1 00:00:00,126 --> 00:00:01,127 Hands up or I'll shoot. 2 00:00:01,210 --> 00:00:03,212 [Jessica] Tonight on Murder, She Wrote. 3 00:00:03,838 --> 00:00:05,631 Yates has been coverin' up a murder. 4 00:00:05,965 --> 00:00:07,133 Folks around here know better than 5 00:00:07,216 --> 00:00:09,051 to make threats against the sheriff. 6 00:00:09,135 --> 00:00:12,346 Where I come from the sheriff upholds the law. 7 00:00:12,430 --> 00:00:14,682 There's one thing I know how to do is follow orders. 8 00:00:14,765 --> 00:00:16,600 A trained dog can do that. 9 00:00:16,684 --> 00:00:17,893 Wayne's a good boy. 10 00:00:17,977 --> 00:00:19,603 I think he'd make a good sheriff. 11 00:00:19,687 --> 00:00:22,148 Hell, she's crookeder than a dog's hind leg. 12 00:00:22,231 --> 00:00:23,566 Watch yourself. You could get hurt. 13 00:00:25,067 --> 00:00:26,026 Pull over, let him pass. 14 00:00:26,485 --> 00:00:28,028 I don't think he wants to pass. 15 00:00:28,821 --> 00:00:29,989 Hang on! 16 00:00:32,032 --> 00:00:33,993 [cheerful orchestral music] 17 00:00:34,076 --> 00:00:36,078 [music playing] 18 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:33,302 [rooster crowing] 19 00:01:38,098 --> 00:01:39,934 [engine stopping] 20 00:01:40,434 --> 00:01:42,603 [dog barking in a distance] 21 00:01:45,856 --> 00:01:47,900 [dramatic music] 22 00:02:29,608 --> 00:02:33,195 Ooh, you're deep in the dung heap now, old man. 23 00:02:33,279 --> 00:02:34,446 Breaking and entering is a felony. 24 00:02:34,530 --> 00:02:35,739 [groans] 25 00:02:35,823 --> 00:02:38,284 What's that? I can't hear you. 26 00:02:38,367 --> 00:02:40,494 What's the matter? Cat got your tongue, huh? 27 00:02:40,578 --> 00:02:42,204 [laughs] 28 00:02:42,288 --> 00:02:43,747 Ease off, Wayne. 29 00:02:43,831 --> 00:02:45,916 That's no way to treat a senior citizen. 30 00:02:46,750 --> 00:02:48,335 Yeah, you see what he done to that gate? 31 00:02:48,419 --> 00:02:49,378 Let him be. 32 00:02:58,470 --> 00:03:00,598 Harry, you all right? 33 00:03:00,681 --> 00:03:02,641 No, thanks to your deputy. 34 00:03:02,725 --> 00:03:04,310 Well, you shouldn't be here, Harry. 35 00:03:04,393 --> 00:03:06,395 I got a right to look at Jimmy's car. 36 00:03:06,478 --> 00:03:08,772 Not while it's locked up in my pound. 37 00:03:08,856 --> 00:03:10,608 It shouldn't be locked up in your pound. 38 00:03:10,691 --> 00:03:12,818 It should've been released to Jimmy's wife six weeks ago. 39 00:03:12,902 --> 00:03:16,071 No reason to get riled up over a little red tape. 40 00:03:17,114 --> 00:03:18,866 I liked your boy. 41 00:03:18,949 --> 00:03:20,534 He was an honest Mayor. 42 00:03:20,618 --> 00:03:23,495 Yeah, that's what probably got him killed. 43 00:03:24,955 --> 00:03:26,749 You know, Harry, it grieves me 44 00:03:26,832 --> 00:03:29,460 to see you hung up on that damn fool notion. 45 00:03:29,543 --> 00:03:32,546 Jim's death was an accident, pure and simple. 46 00:03:32,630 --> 00:03:33,964 Maybe I'll believe that 47 00:03:34,048 --> 00:03:35,716 when I examine this wreck for myself. 48 00:03:35,799 --> 00:03:37,176 And I mean to do that, Yates, 49 00:03:37,259 --> 00:03:38,886 even if I have to get a court order. 50 00:03:38,969 --> 00:03:39,929 Careful now, Harry. 51 00:03:40,012 --> 00:03:41,347 A man of your age, 52 00:03:41,430 --> 00:03:42,598 it's dangerous to get so worked up. 53 00:03:42,681 --> 00:03:43,724 Humph! 54 00:03:45,351 --> 00:03:47,686 I'll have the county bill you for that busted gate. 55 00:03:47,770 --> 00:03:49,229 You do that. 56 00:03:52,274 --> 00:03:53,692 Beeler, you get away from my truck 57 00:03:53,776 --> 00:03:55,569 before I run over your size 12s. 58 00:03:59,573 --> 00:04:01,367 [engine turns over] 59 00:04:13,128 --> 00:04:16,674 [background music intensifies] 60 00:04:21,637 --> 00:04:23,180 I found out about it 61 00:04:23,263 --> 00:04:25,015 when I called Seth Hazlitt from Rome. 62 00:04:25,099 --> 00:04:26,976 And he told me that he'd heard about the accident 63 00:04:27,059 --> 00:04:28,185 from your mother. 64 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:30,354 You shouldn't have canceled your plans, 65 00:04:30,437 --> 00:04:31,772 but I'm glad you're here. 66 00:04:31,855 --> 00:04:34,024 I'm only sorry I couldn't have gotten here sooner. 67 00:04:40,406 --> 00:04:42,616 I have such wonderful memories 68 00:04:42,700 --> 00:04:45,577 of that picnic on the beach at Cabot Cove, 69 00:04:46,453 --> 00:04:48,580 the two of you cutting up like a couple of kids. 70 00:04:50,207 --> 00:04:51,583 [sighs] 71 00:04:51,667 --> 00:04:52,668 And how are you, Linda? 72 00:04:53,794 --> 00:04:55,838 I'm holding together. 73 00:04:55,921 --> 00:04:56,922 Barely, sometimes. 74 00:04:58,632 --> 00:05:02,136 I wake up groggy, and Jim isn't there. 75 00:05:02,636 --> 00:05:04,179 Yes. 76 00:05:04,263 --> 00:05:05,973 I find myself inventing places 77 00:05:06,056 --> 00:05:07,766 where he must be, 78 00:05:07,850 --> 00:05:09,518 'cause he can't be dead. 79 00:05:10,185 --> 00:05:11,645 I miss him so much. 80 00:05:13,147 --> 00:05:14,148 I know. 81 00:05:16,525 --> 00:05:18,694 But you are keeping busy, I hope. 82 00:05:19,611 --> 00:05:21,655 You mentioned something on the telephone about 83 00:05:21,739 --> 00:05:24,491 being involved in some special election? 84 00:05:24,575 --> 00:05:25,784 To replace Jim as Mayor. 85 00:05:26,618 --> 00:05:29,621 Oh, I--I promised to pick up some posters. 86 00:05:29,705 --> 00:05:32,041 Mind if we make one quick stop at the city hall? 87 00:05:32,124 --> 00:05:33,250 Not a bit. Come on. 88 00:05:36,503 --> 00:05:39,256 Well, I know, George, that the incumbent has the edge, 89 00:05:39,339 --> 00:05:41,467 but the trouble is, I'm not the incumbent. 90 00:05:41,550 --> 00:05:42,926 I'm only the acting Mayor. 91 00:05:43,010 --> 00:05:44,428 What are you trying to say? 92 00:05:44,511 --> 00:05:45,804 That you've got a fight on your hands? 93 00:05:45,888 --> 00:05:46,972 Hell, it says that on your poster. 94 00:05:47,056 --> 00:05:48,474 Well, I don't mind a scrap 95 00:05:48,557 --> 00:05:49,892 as long as there's a crowd behind me. 96 00:05:49,975 --> 00:05:51,435 The decent element of this town 97 00:05:51,518 --> 00:05:52,936 is solidly behind you. 98 00:05:53,020 --> 00:05:54,438 You've got me on the city council. 99 00:05:54,521 --> 00:05:56,023 I can deliver most of the others. 100 00:05:56,106 --> 00:05:58,067 Don't belittle your position, David. 101 00:05:58,150 --> 00:06:01,403 Well, the decent element has yet to stand up and be counted. 102 00:06:01,487 --> 00:06:03,197 And I'm not so sure 103 00:06:03,280 --> 00:06:05,783 whether my being backed by most of the council equals 104 00:06:05,866 --> 00:06:09,286 the civic club's wholesale endorsement of Orville Yates. 105 00:06:09,369 --> 00:06:11,205 Kate gunnerson's civic club? 106 00:06:11,288 --> 00:06:13,707 Hell, she's crookeder than a dog's hind leg. 107 00:06:13,791 --> 00:06:16,293 Don't even think about that bunch. 108 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:18,128 Rita, I said no interruptions. 109 00:06:18,879 --> 00:06:21,006 Oh, that's different. Send her in. 110 00:06:21,090 --> 00:06:22,091 Linda Stevens. 111 00:06:24,051 --> 00:06:26,053 David, I'm sorry to drop in like this. 112 00:06:26,136 --> 00:06:27,221 Oh, hi, George. 113 00:06:27,304 --> 00:06:29,014 Don't I get a hug anymore? 114 00:06:29,098 --> 00:06:30,766 Always. 115 00:06:30,849 --> 00:06:32,059 How's it going, kiddo? 116 00:06:32,142 --> 00:06:34,770 Oh, it's better since Jessica arrived. 117 00:06:34,853 --> 00:06:37,231 Jessica, may I present George McDaniels, 118 00:06:37,314 --> 00:06:38,982 the best hugger West of the Mississippi. 119 00:06:39,066 --> 00:06:41,401 -Hello, George. -My pleasure, ma'am. 120 00:06:41,485 --> 00:06:44,154 -And David Carroll. -Oh, Jim's friend. 121 00:06:44,238 --> 00:06:46,281 He told me about the time you went hunting jackrabbits 122 00:06:46,365 --> 00:06:48,492 and almost shot a cow. 123 00:06:48,575 --> 00:06:49,952 Is nothing sacred? 124 00:06:50,035 --> 00:06:51,662 In defense of David, 125 00:06:51,745 --> 00:06:54,581 it was a very small cow with very long ears. 126 00:06:54,665 --> 00:06:56,834 I dropped by to pick up some more posters. 127 00:06:56,917 --> 00:06:59,378 Oh, well, here they are. 128 00:06:59,461 --> 00:07:01,421 Uh, I don't know where you're gonna put them, though. 129 00:07:01,505 --> 00:07:03,132 There isn't an empty square inch of fence 130 00:07:03,215 --> 00:07:04,758 left in this town. 131 00:07:04,842 --> 00:07:06,343 I'm tellin' you, I gotta see David right now! 132 00:07:06,426 --> 00:07:08,011 -But Mr. Stevens-- -Outta my way, girl. 133 00:07:08,095 --> 00:07:09,680 You can't go in there! 134 00:07:09,763 --> 00:07:11,640 David, I need some kind of legal paper 135 00:07:11,723 --> 00:07:13,016 to use on sheriff Yates. 136 00:07:13,100 --> 00:07:14,852 Harry, now what have you been up to? 137 00:07:14,935 --> 00:07:17,437 I tried to look at Jimmy's brakes and steerin', 138 00:07:17,521 --> 00:07:20,607 but Yates and his bully-boy deputy stopped me cold. 139 00:07:20,691 --> 00:07:21,900 I asked you not to do it. 140 00:07:21,984 --> 00:07:24,361 That death car is evidence, 141 00:07:24,444 --> 00:07:25,904 and sheriff Yates is sittin' on it, 142 00:07:25,988 --> 00:07:26,989 big as you please. 143 00:07:27,072 --> 00:07:28,699 Evidence? 144 00:07:28,782 --> 00:07:30,242 Harry's got it in his head that Jim was murdered. 145 00:07:30,325 --> 00:07:31,785 But I thought it was an accident. 146 00:07:31,869 --> 00:07:33,495 It was. 147 00:07:33,579 --> 00:07:35,539 Oh, a one-car accident on a stretch of straight road 148 00:07:35,622 --> 00:07:38,000 that Jimmy had driven over 900 times before? 149 00:07:38,083 --> 00:07:39,251 Don't you believe it! 150 00:07:39,334 --> 00:07:41,003 Jessica, I'm sorry. 151 00:07:41,086 --> 00:07:42,921 I didn't mean to burden you with Harry's obsession. 152 00:07:44,923 --> 00:07:47,217 Jessica, you be the friend from back East? 153 00:07:47,301 --> 00:07:48,343 Yes. 154 00:07:48,427 --> 00:07:50,220 Well, then you know my son. 155 00:07:50,304 --> 00:07:53,307 He wasn't careless, and he wasn't reckless. 156 00:07:53,390 --> 00:07:55,976 Somebody tampered with his car. 157 00:07:56,059 --> 00:07:57,519 And I was fixin' to examine it 158 00:07:57,603 --> 00:07:59,897 when deputy Beeler got a choke hold on me. 159 00:07:59,980 --> 00:08:01,607 He used force on you? 160 00:08:01,690 --> 00:08:03,192 Thought he was gonna break my neck. 161 00:08:04,943 --> 00:08:07,404 That wrecked car should have been released to Linda 162 00:08:07,487 --> 00:08:08,530 within 30 days. 163 00:08:08,614 --> 00:08:09,907 You had every right to see it, 164 00:08:09,990 --> 00:08:11,033 and they had no right to stop you. 165 00:08:14,203 --> 00:08:16,413 Getting a court order in the middle of an election 166 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:18,165 might look like politicking. 167 00:08:18,248 --> 00:08:19,750 You know, George, I really don't care. 168 00:08:19,833 --> 00:08:22,753 Linda, you'll see. 169 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:24,463 Yates has been coverin' up a murder. 170 00:08:26,381 --> 00:08:27,382 Get me Judge reardon. 171 00:08:29,676 --> 00:08:31,053 Harry, are you sure? 172 00:08:31,136 --> 00:08:32,888 Sure as I'm standin' on this spot. 173 00:08:32,971 --> 00:08:34,598 Jimmy's wrecked car was right here. 174 00:08:34,681 --> 00:08:36,225 You must be mistaken. 175 00:08:36,308 --> 00:08:38,101 Well, something stood here until recently. 176 00:08:38,185 --> 00:08:39,937 That oil stain is still fresh. 177 00:08:40,020 --> 00:08:42,689 Well, you folks have a problem? 178 00:08:42,773 --> 00:08:44,066 What did you do with Jim's car? 179 00:08:45,108 --> 00:08:47,194 Wayne, you know anything about a missin' car? 180 00:08:48,278 --> 00:08:50,405 Well, last week you told me to clean this area up. 181 00:08:50,489 --> 00:08:53,242 That old piece of junk was a terrible eyesore. 182 00:08:53,325 --> 00:08:56,203 Yates, that car was an important piece of evidence 183 00:08:56,286 --> 00:08:57,746 you conveniently got rid of. 184 00:08:57,829 --> 00:08:59,498 That what you think, Mrs. Stevens? 185 00:08:59,581 --> 00:09:02,084 That car is my property sheriff. 186 00:09:02,167 --> 00:09:03,669 I want it returned immediately. 187 00:09:03,752 --> 00:09:06,088 Well, now, I'd like to oblige you, ma'am, 188 00:09:06,171 --> 00:09:08,966 but this is a big county with lots of junkyards. 189 00:09:09,049 --> 00:09:12,177 And by now, it's probably been shoved into some compactor 190 00:09:12,261 --> 00:09:14,680 and scrunched up to the size of a suitcase. 191 00:09:14,763 --> 00:09:16,890 I don't think you understand, sheriff. 192 00:09:16,974 --> 00:09:18,892 The court order directs you 193 00:09:18,976 --> 00:09:20,686 to return the car to Mrs. Stevens. 194 00:09:20,769 --> 00:09:22,771 I mean, surely you don't want a violation of the law 195 00:09:22,854 --> 00:09:25,399 hanging over your head just before election time. 196 00:09:29,403 --> 00:09:30,862 You must be from out of town. 197 00:09:31,947 --> 00:09:33,240 Well, what's that got to do with it? 198 00:09:33,323 --> 00:09:34,658 Folks around here know better than 199 00:09:34,741 --> 00:09:36,368 to make threats against the sheriff. 200 00:09:36,451 --> 00:09:37,869 Where I come from, 201 00:09:37,953 --> 00:09:40,580 folks don't have to make threats. 202 00:09:40,664 --> 00:09:43,083 The sheriff upholds the law. 203 00:09:44,251 --> 00:09:46,378 I don't believe I caught your name, ma'am. 204 00:09:49,381 --> 00:09:52,676 Just who the hell is this Jessica Fletcher? 205 00:09:52,759 --> 00:09:55,762 My wife says she's some kind of book writer. 206 00:09:55,846 --> 00:09:57,139 What kind of books? 207 00:09:57,222 --> 00:09:58,515 I don't know what kind of books. 208 00:09:58,598 --> 00:10:00,600 Why? You takin' up readin', Kate? 209 00:10:00,684 --> 00:10:02,519 Strangers make me edgy. 210 00:10:04,062 --> 00:10:06,440 That wasn't too smart of you, Orville, 211 00:10:06,523 --> 00:10:09,067 makin' Jim Stevens' car disappear. 212 00:10:09,151 --> 00:10:10,610 Well, maybe I should've left it there, 213 00:10:10,694 --> 00:10:12,029 let 'em all examine it. 214 00:10:12,112 --> 00:10:13,655 Maybe you should've got rid of it 215 00:10:13,739 --> 00:10:15,824 before that old man started asking questions 216 00:10:15,907 --> 00:10:17,200 you can't answer. 217 00:10:17,284 --> 00:10:18,618 Nobody'd listen to him for a minute 218 00:10:18,702 --> 00:10:20,245 if it wasn't Jim Stevens' pa. 219 00:10:20,329 --> 00:10:21,997 Let me worry about old Harry. 220 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,458 Strikes me you don't worry near enough. 221 00:10:24,541 --> 00:10:27,127 You know, this special election ain't in the bag. 222 00:10:27,210 --> 00:10:29,838 You've got yourself a real candidate this time. 223 00:10:29,921 --> 00:10:31,214 -Is that right? -Yes. 224 00:10:33,133 --> 00:10:35,927 I didn't call this meeting to an end. 225 00:10:36,011 --> 00:10:37,763 Orville, you come back here. You owe us. 226 00:10:37,846 --> 00:10:39,556 I don't owe you spit in the wind, Stokes. 227 00:10:39,639 --> 00:10:41,558 I been savin' your butts all the while. 228 00:10:41,641 --> 00:10:43,560 Or ain't that weekend gamblin' club of yours 229 00:10:43,643 --> 00:10:44,728 still wide open? 230 00:10:45,937 --> 00:10:47,773 Nobody come close to shuttin' you down 231 00:10:47,856 --> 00:10:50,942 but Jim Stevens, and he's gone. 232 00:10:51,026 --> 00:10:52,903 You've been gettin' your share, Orville. 233 00:10:54,196 --> 00:10:56,281 Or maybe it's not enough. 234 00:10:56,365 --> 00:10:58,992 That it, Orville? You lookin' for more? 235 00:11:00,952 --> 00:11:02,204 Thanks for the suds. 236 00:11:08,210 --> 00:11:09,836 I wish you could stay a few days longer. 237 00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:12,047 Well, I really have to get home. 238 00:11:12,130 --> 00:11:14,174 Amos Tupper may uphold the law, 239 00:11:14,257 --> 00:11:16,343 but I can't trust him to water my plants. 240 00:11:18,178 --> 00:11:20,472 And I have so much work to do. 241 00:11:20,555 --> 00:11:22,224 Well, I could get you a typewriter. 242 00:11:22,307 --> 00:11:23,975 [laughs] 243 00:11:24,059 --> 00:11:27,604 Linda, when I'm writing, I am the world's worst company. 244 00:11:28,730 --> 00:11:30,273 Well, I'll never forget 245 00:11:30,357 --> 00:11:32,776 the way you stood up to sheriff Yates. 246 00:11:32,859 --> 00:11:35,028 I don't believe he's covering up anything, 247 00:11:35,112 --> 00:11:36,530 but he's sure not somebody I trust. 248 00:11:36,613 --> 00:11:38,240 Jim said there's a rumor 249 00:11:38,323 --> 00:11:40,659 he won his first election by the cemetery vote. 250 00:11:40,742 --> 00:11:41,576 The what? 251 00:11:42,035 --> 00:11:44,287 Oh, you know, copying names off tombstones 252 00:11:44,371 --> 00:11:45,622 to cast extra votes on election day. 253 00:11:45,705 --> 00:11:46,665 Oh, yeah. 254 00:11:46,748 --> 00:11:49,876 Yates was a heavy favorite with the R.I.P. crowd. 255 00:11:50,877 --> 00:11:52,629 Too bad Jim couldn't prove it. 256 00:11:53,004 --> 00:11:53,964 [glass shattering] 257 00:11:54,047 --> 00:11:55,424 What was that? 258 00:11:57,717 --> 00:11:59,636 Somebody's in the house. 259 00:11:59,719 --> 00:12:00,762 -We should call the police. -Sheriff Yates? 260 00:12:00,846 --> 00:12:03,390 I'd rather take my chances with the burglar. 261 00:12:12,065 --> 00:12:13,859 -Is that loaded? -I don't know. 262 00:12:39,134 --> 00:12:40,260 Hands up or I'll shoot! 263 00:12:45,849 --> 00:12:47,559 Ain't that Jimmy's old jackrabbit gun? 264 00:12:48,602 --> 00:12:51,771 -Harry. -My goodness. 265 00:12:51,855 --> 00:12:53,648 You frightened us half to death. 266 00:12:53,732 --> 00:12:56,735 Well, I rang the doorbell. Guess it ain't workin' again. 267 00:12:56,818 --> 00:12:58,236 I'll have a look at it tomorrow. 268 00:12:58,320 --> 00:12:59,779 Why are you going through Jim's desk? 269 00:12:59,863 --> 00:13:02,657 Jimmy said he was gonna clean up this town. 270 00:13:02,741 --> 00:13:04,326 Now I got to thinkin' about the illegal gambling 271 00:13:04,409 --> 00:13:06,286 that goes on every Friday and Saturday 272 00:13:06,369 --> 00:13:08,997 in Gil Stokes's warehouse near the railroad tracks. 273 00:13:09,080 --> 00:13:10,332 That isn't a secret. 274 00:13:10,415 --> 00:13:11,875 Everybody in town knows about it. 275 00:13:11,958 --> 00:13:13,585 Supposing Jimmy had proof 276 00:13:13,668 --> 00:13:16,755 that sheriff Yates was gettin' his cut off the top, 277 00:13:16,838 --> 00:13:19,174 that he was, like, a partner in it. 278 00:13:19,257 --> 00:13:20,842 Well, it explains a few things 279 00:13:20,926 --> 00:13:23,261 about law and order in this town. 280 00:13:23,345 --> 00:13:26,139 -But there isn't any proof. -Are you sure? 281 00:13:26,223 --> 00:13:27,724 Jimmy was very careful. 282 00:13:27,807 --> 00:13:29,142 He would have put it down on paper 283 00:13:29,226 --> 00:13:31,061 so somebody would see it just in case. 284 00:13:31,144 --> 00:13:33,939 Jimmy lost control of his car. 285 00:13:34,022 --> 00:13:35,690 He fell asleep at the wheel. 286 00:13:35,774 --> 00:13:38,235 Linda, that's what they want you to think. 287 00:13:38,318 --> 00:13:41,404 But where is the car? Where is Jimmy's car? 288 00:13:42,989 --> 00:13:44,866 Look, I'm going to put on some coffee. 289 00:13:44,950 --> 00:13:46,284 I can't sleep anyway. 290 00:13:50,330 --> 00:13:52,666 I guess I do talk crazy sometimes. 291 00:13:52,749 --> 00:13:55,544 Not to me. Look, that car is missing. 292 00:13:55,627 --> 00:13:58,713 Frankly, if Yates was the sheriff of my hometown, 293 00:13:58,797 --> 00:14:00,507 I wouldn't call a special election. 294 00:14:00,590 --> 00:14:02,634 I would call the state's attorney 295 00:14:02,717 --> 00:14:03,802 or the exterminator. 296 00:14:04,970 --> 00:14:06,972 You know, Linda's a smart girl, 297 00:14:07,055 --> 00:14:08,431 levelheaded most of the time. 298 00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:12,936 But she's got a blind spot when it comes to Jimmy's death. 299 00:14:15,063 --> 00:14:18,149 Look at this. Jimmy's personal effects. 300 00:14:18,233 --> 00:14:19,234 Guess Linda couldn't deal with 'em. 301 00:14:20,569 --> 00:14:21,903 Hey, look at this ring. 302 00:14:23,196 --> 00:14:24,489 Ever seen a ring like this? 303 00:14:24,573 --> 00:14:27,242 Oh, not in years. 304 00:14:27,325 --> 00:14:28,952 That's a horseshoe nail, isn't it? 305 00:14:29,035 --> 00:14:30,328 Just looks like one, 306 00:14:30,412 --> 00:14:31,663 but my daddy made this specially-- 307 00:14:31,746 --> 00:14:34,833 -Mm-hmm. -Out of a $10 gold piece. 308 00:14:34,916 --> 00:14:36,209 He was a blacksmith. 309 00:14:36,293 --> 00:14:38,378 He gave it to me when I was just, well, 310 00:14:38,461 --> 00:14:40,005 wet behind the ears. 311 00:14:40,088 --> 00:14:42,048 Said it was lucky, so I passed it on to Jimmy. 312 00:14:43,633 --> 00:14:45,719 And now it's come back to me. 313 00:14:47,596 --> 00:14:49,347 You know, I ain't worn a ring in years. 314 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:52,892 Still fits. 315 00:14:54,644 --> 00:14:57,355 Harry, take a look at this. 316 00:14:58,607 --> 00:15:00,984 It could be a cipher of some sort. 317 00:15:01,651 --> 00:15:05,405 Jessica, this here is just what I was lookin' for. 318 00:15:05,488 --> 00:15:07,824 A bunch of numbers and letters? 319 00:15:07,907 --> 00:15:09,868 Surely that can't be the proof of anything. 320 00:15:09,951 --> 00:15:11,745 Maybe this isn't the proof, 321 00:15:11,828 --> 00:15:14,247 but it tells me where I can find it. 322 00:15:14,331 --> 00:15:17,125 And that's where I'm going, and when I get it, 323 00:15:17,667 --> 00:15:19,377 I want you to tell Linda 324 00:15:19,461 --> 00:15:21,087 that I'm takin' it straight to Ernie Lenko 325 00:15:21,171 --> 00:15:22,547 at the state police. 326 00:15:22,631 --> 00:15:23,632 [keys jingling] 327 00:15:24,674 --> 00:15:25,842 Harry, be careful. 328 00:15:27,761 --> 00:15:29,137 Don't worry, 329 00:15:29,220 --> 00:15:31,139 I ain't gonna fall asleep at the wheel. 330 00:15:31,222 --> 00:15:32,223 And thanks, Jessica. 331 00:15:50,825 --> 00:15:52,952 Mrs. Stevens, I'm gonna ask you to identify the body 332 00:15:53,036 --> 00:15:55,372 since you bein' practically next of kin. 333 00:15:55,455 --> 00:15:57,374 Sheriff, is that really necessary? 334 00:15:57,457 --> 00:16:00,085 I can make an identification, if you won't. 335 00:16:00,168 --> 00:16:01,795 Matter of form, Mrs. Fletcher. 336 00:16:01,878 --> 00:16:03,338 Papers need signin'. Won't take but a few minutes. 337 00:16:05,048 --> 00:16:07,092 -I'll be all right. -Okay. 338 00:16:07,175 --> 00:16:08,968 Come on, Bernard. Let's get it over with. 339 00:16:09,052 --> 00:16:10,553 Sure am sorry, Mrs. Stevens. 340 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:12,847 The town won't be the same without old Harry. 341 00:16:12,931 --> 00:16:14,557 There's some benches there by the front door. 342 00:16:14,641 --> 00:16:16,142 Like to find a magazine or two, ma'am. 343 00:16:16,226 --> 00:16:17,227 Excuse me. 344 00:16:25,652 --> 00:16:28,154 Sheriff, may I ask you a question? 345 00:16:28,238 --> 00:16:29,572 It's up to you, ma'am. 346 00:16:29,656 --> 00:16:30,782 When your deputy came to the house, 347 00:16:30,865 --> 00:16:32,534 he only told Mrs. Stevens 348 00:16:32,617 --> 00:16:34,869 that Harry's body had been found on the highway. 349 00:16:34,953 --> 00:16:36,871 Exactly how did he die? 350 00:16:38,081 --> 00:16:39,124 You know, that bench out there 351 00:16:39,207 --> 00:16:40,875 is a real nice place to wait. 352 00:16:40,959 --> 00:16:42,419 Was he struck by a car? 353 00:16:42,502 --> 00:16:45,255 And why was he alone out on that highway? 354 00:16:45,338 --> 00:16:46,840 Surely you're not going to claim that 355 00:16:46,923 --> 00:16:49,092 that was another accident. 356 00:16:49,175 --> 00:16:50,593 You know, for the life of me, ma'am, 357 00:16:50,677 --> 00:16:51,678 I don't think it's any of your business. 358 00:16:51,761 --> 00:16:53,680 Linda is a friend of mine, 359 00:16:53,763 --> 00:16:55,974 and so was Jimmy, and so was Harry. 360 00:16:56,057 --> 00:16:58,518 For some reason, nobody wanted to listen 361 00:16:58,601 --> 00:17:01,479 when Harry said his son had been murdered. 362 00:17:01,563 --> 00:17:02,772 You know, I think folks around here 363 00:17:02,856 --> 00:17:05,275 put a lot of faith in proof 364 00:17:05,358 --> 00:17:07,485 and not in the ravings of a grievin' old man. 365 00:17:07,569 --> 00:17:11,740 Last night, Harry was sure that he had turned up proof. 366 00:17:11,823 --> 00:17:14,492 Now I ask you again, sheriff: how did he die? 367 00:17:15,785 --> 00:17:16,870 Somebody banged him over the head 368 00:17:16,953 --> 00:17:18,580 and shoved him out of a car. 369 00:17:18,663 --> 00:17:20,331 Coroner says he was dead before he hit the pavement. 370 00:17:20,415 --> 00:17:23,460 That was sometime last night. Satisfied? 371 00:17:23,543 --> 00:17:25,253 I see. 372 00:17:25,336 --> 00:17:26,796 First the son is killed on one of your lonely roads, 373 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:27,964 then the father. 374 00:17:28,047 --> 00:17:29,215 Are you going to tell me that 375 00:17:29,299 --> 00:17:32,051 that was a coincidence? 376 00:17:32,135 --> 00:17:33,553 Harry was muleheaded. 377 00:17:33,636 --> 00:17:35,597 He spoke his mind. He got folks riled up. 378 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:37,056 Anyone could've done it. 379 00:17:37,140 --> 00:17:38,308 It didn't have to be the same one who-- 380 00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:39,768 The same one who killed Jimmy. 381 00:17:39,851 --> 00:17:41,311 Is that what you were going to say? 382 00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:43,605 No, ma'am. If I said that, I would be lyin'. 383 00:17:43,688 --> 00:17:45,940 Jim Stevens died in a car accident. 384 00:17:46,024 --> 00:17:47,066 That's official. 385 00:17:49,152 --> 00:17:50,820 Now, is there anything else I can do for you, ma'am? 386 00:17:50,904 --> 00:17:54,032 Can I maybe buy you a can of soda pop from the machine? 387 00:17:54,115 --> 00:17:55,158 [sighs] 388 00:17:56,910 --> 00:17:58,661 Yates. 389 00:17:58,745 --> 00:18:01,956 They told me Linda was identifying the body. 390 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,000 Now, that is a lousy thing to put her through 391 00:18:04,083 --> 00:18:05,418 and totally unnecessary. 392 00:18:05,502 --> 00:18:07,170 Somebody had to do it. 393 00:18:07,253 --> 00:18:08,880 Oh, come on, Yates. 394 00:18:08,963 --> 00:18:10,173 You could have corroborated 395 00:18:10,256 --> 00:18:12,175 your own identification of Harry 396 00:18:12,258 --> 00:18:15,720 with his driver's license and signed the forms yourself. 397 00:18:15,804 --> 00:18:18,389 Maybe, if he had a driver's license. 398 00:18:19,849 --> 00:18:21,810 -He drove a pickup truck. -Yes, ma'am. 399 00:18:21,893 --> 00:18:23,144 Look, Yates, I don't know 400 00:18:23,228 --> 00:18:24,145 what you're trying to pull here, 401 00:18:24,229 --> 00:18:25,688 but I'm gonna settle it. 402 00:18:25,772 --> 00:18:27,732 Now, as Mrs. Stevens' personal attorney, 403 00:18:27,816 --> 00:18:29,400 I have the authority 404 00:18:29,484 --> 00:18:31,152 to take possession of Harry's personal effects. 405 00:18:31,236 --> 00:18:33,947 Well, now, that might be a bit of a problem. 406 00:18:34,030 --> 00:18:35,448 Since he didn't have any. 407 00:18:35,532 --> 00:18:37,617 His watch, his wallet, his ring, 408 00:18:37,700 --> 00:18:39,160 the key to his pickup. 409 00:18:39,244 --> 00:18:40,578 We didn't find none of those things on him. 410 00:18:42,205 --> 00:18:43,414 He wasn't even wearin' boots. 411 00:18:45,375 --> 00:18:46,417 What are you talking about? 412 00:18:47,585 --> 00:18:50,296 Why would the killer take Harry's boots? 413 00:18:51,756 --> 00:18:52,799 That's a good question. 414 00:18:55,051 --> 00:18:56,970 Captain, I am out of Patience, 415 00:18:57,053 --> 00:18:58,930 and I am not going to be shined on. 416 00:18:59,013 --> 00:19:01,099 Comstock is having a crime wave, 417 00:19:01,182 --> 00:19:03,852 and you people are just sitting here. 418 00:19:03,935 --> 00:19:05,520 Are you finished? 419 00:19:05,603 --> 00:19:07,355 No, I have lots more to say on the subject. 420 00:19:07,438 --> 00:19:09,858 Uh, ma'am, may I break in for a minute? 421 00:19:09,941 --> 00:19:11,276 In the first place, 422 00:19:11,359 --> 00:19:12,902 Harry Stevens was a friend of mine. 423 00:19:12,986 --> 00:19:14,529 I knew him all my life. 424 00:19:14,612 --> 00:19:16,865 He was my track coach when I was a kid, 425 00:19:16,948 --> 00:19:18,825 turned me into a pretty good miler. 426 00:19:18,908 --> 00:19:20,243 That old man was something else. 427 00:19:20,326 --> 00:19:22,620 So don't tell me I'm looking the other way 428 00:19:22,704 --> 00:19:24,163 when it comes to Harry. 429 00:19:24,247 --> 00:19:25,999 Now, as far as this illegal gambling goes, 430 00:19:26,082 --> 00:19:29,002 I'd give a year's salary to lead a mop-up operation. 431 00:19:29,085 --> 00:19:30,378 Twice, I've led raids 432 00:19:30,461 --> 00:19:32,255 in conjunction with sheriff Yates. 433 00:19:32,338 --> 00:19:34,799 You know what we found in that hardware company warehouse? 434 00:19:34,883 --> 00:19:38,678 Lawn mowers, chain saws, and pickle jar openers. 435 00:19:38,761 --> 00:19:40,138 That's all you're going to find 436 00:19:40,221 --> 00:19:43,099 as long as Yates is running things. 437 00:19:43,182 --> 00:19:44,809 Ma'am, I know the score. 438 00:19:44,893 --> 00:19:47,520 I have a separate file cabinet full of complaints 439 00:19:47,604 --> 00:19:50,565 from suckers who got trimmed at that warehouse-- 440 00:19:50,648 --> 00:19:52,567 And not by a lawn mower. 441 00:19:52,650 --> 00:19:53,651 But if I want to raid the place, 442 00:19:53,735 --> 00:19:54,986 I'm required to tell Yates. 443 00:19:55,069 --> 00:19:57,071 And as soon as I tell him, 444 00:19:57,155 --> 00:19:59,282 I know what I'm going to find there. 445 00:19:59,365 --> 00:20:01,784 Nevertheless, I've still got to go through the motions. 446 00:20:01,868 --> 00:20:03,536 Something to do with political jurisdictions? 447 00:20:03,620 --> 00:20:06,080 Yes, and if I want to make a move on my own, 448 00:20:06,164 --> 00:20:07,498 I've got to have hard evidence 449 00:20:07,582 --> 00:20:09,417 connecting Yates with that gambling club. 450 00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:13,046 Well, surely Jim Stevens supplied some information. 451 00:20:13,129 --> 00:20:15,465 Yes, we worked together on it. 452 00:20:15,548 --> 00:20:18,384 Once, when Yates was in reno at a sheriff's convention, 453 00:20:18,468 --> 00:20:20,720 we pulled a surprise raid. 454 00:20:20,803 --> 00:20:22,305 We had no more luck then 455 00:20:22,388 --> 00:20:24,349 than we did the other two times. 456 00:20:24,432 --> 00:20:25,808 When was that? 457 00:20:25,892 --> 00:20:27,727 Two nights before Jim's car crash. 458 00:20:27,810 --> 00:20:29,312 I have my suspicions about that too. 459 00:20:30,355 --> 00:20:32,482 You know, Harry wanted to see you last night. 460 00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:35,568 He thought something we found in Jim's wallet 461 00:20:35,652 --> 00:20:37,820 might lead you to that hard evidence 462 00:20:37,904 --> 00:20:38,905 that you're looking for. 463 00:20:41,032 --> 00:20:42,450 What's it mean? 464 00:20:42,533 --> 00:20:43,576 Well, I was hoping you could tell me. 465 00:20:44,702 --> 00:20:46,454 Reminds me of something, 466 00:20:48,373 --> 00:20:50,333 something you might find on a library card. 467 00:20:50,959 --> 00:20:52,001 Sorry, I can't help you. 468 00:20:53,670 --> 00:20:54,712 You may have already. 469 00:20:56,339 --> 00:20:58,549 Wendell? George McDaniels. 470 00:20:58,633 --> 00:21:00,301 Fine. 471 00:21:00,385 --> 00:21:01,678 I'm here with David and thought it'd be a good idea 472 00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:03,096 to touch base with you about-- 473 00:21:03,179 --> 00:21:04,222 [typewriter keys clattering] 474 00:21:12,021 --> 00:21:14,232 pardon me, I'm looking for Mrs. Stevens. 475 00:21:14,315 --> 00:21:17,360 Hello, Mrs. Fletcher. She's inside. 476 00:21:17,443 --> 00:21:20,488 I'm Cindy March. I was Mayor Stevens' secretary. 477 00:21:20,571 --> 00:21:23,074 By the way, he just loved that inscribed book you sent him. 478 00:21:23,157 --> 00:21:26,077 -It's still on his desk. -His desk? 479 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:27,870 Well, his office is just the way he left it. 480 00:21:29,163 --> 00:21:30,289 I'll show you right in. 481 00:21:33,126 --> 00:21:35,044 Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Fletcher is here. 482 00:21:35,128 --> 00:21:36,713 Oh, Jessica. 483 00:21:36,796 --> 00:21:38,840 -I thought you'd gotten lost. -Oh, no. 484 00:21:40,717 --> 00:21:43,553 Yes, I can see Jim in here. 485 00:21:44,887 --> 00:21:46,472 Can you see Orville Yates? 486 00:21:46,556 --> 00:21:47,807 Oh, I won't even try. 487 00:21:49,809 --> 00:21:51,436 David thought it would be better for him 488 00:21:51,519 --> 00:21:54,022 to remain in his office during the interim period, 489 00:21:54,105 --> 00:21:55,982 and Cindy has been busy getting the files in order 490 00:21:56,065 --> 00:21:57,108 for the next occupant. 491 00:21:58,693 --> 00:22:00,194 And you couldn't find it in your heart 492 00:22:00,278 --> 00:22:03,990 to clear out Jim's personal possessions. 493 00:22:04,073 --> 00:22:05,074 They were a lot alike. 494 00:22:05,158 --> 00:22:06,868 Yes. 495 00:22:06,951 --> 00:22:08,786 Strong, honest, muleheaded. 496 00:22:10,788 --> 00:22:13,374 I've been talking to captain Lenko, Linda, 497 00:22:13,458 --> 00:22:15,585 and he feels, as I do, 498 00:22:15,668 --> 00:22:18,421 that Harry was killed by the same person who killed Jim. 499 00:22:21,674 --> 00:22:23,009 Why do you keep saying that? 500 00:22:23,092 --> 00:22:24,427 Jim wasn't murdered. 501 00:22:26,888 --> 00:22:29,932 Look, what happened to Harry was horrible, 502 00:22:30,016 --> 00:22:31,309 but it had nothing to do with Jim. 503 00:22:32,101 --> 00:22:34,395 Linda, you know that isn't true. 504 00:22:34,479 --> 00:22:37,398 It is. It must be true. 505 00:22:37,482 --> 00:22:39,067 Please, Jessica, I don't want to discuss it, 506 00:22:39,150 --> 00:22:41,319 especially not now. 507 00:22:41,402 --> 00:22:43,446 I've been here stuffing Campaign material 508 00:22:43,529 --> 00:22:45,740 and trying to erase that image of the morgue. 509 00:22:45,823 --> 00:22:47,617 I can't handle anything else. 510 00:22:49,494 --> 00:22:52,038 Jessica, I didn't know you were one of my volunteers. 511 00:22:52,121 --> 00:22:53,748 Well, I'm not. 512 00:22:53,831 --> 00:22:56,042 You caught me just as I was about to make my escape. 513 00:22:56,125 --> 00:22:58,002 Oh, good. I have to leave too. 514 00:22:58,086 --> 00:22:59,754 -You want a lift? -Yes, thank you. 515 00:23:00,546 --> 00:23:01,589 Linda, you want to come? 516 00:23:03,257 --> 00:23:04,926 What, and miss out on all this? 517 00:23:05,009 --> 00:23:07,428 No, thanks. I'm developing a rhythm. 518 00:23:08,513 --> 00:23:09,889 I'll stay and finish up. 519 00:23:09,972 --> 00:23:11,349 Well, I'll be back in a little while. 520 00:23:11,432 --> 00:23:13,351 I'm just going to stop at the library. 521 00:23:13,434 --> 00:23:15,311 I'll be here. 522 00:23:15,394 --> 00:23:17,688 Before we go to the library, I'd like to see where he died. 523 00:23:17,772 --> 00:23:18,773 -Harry? -Jim. 524 00:23:21,567 --> 00:23:23,903 Let me get my keys, I'll tell my secretary 525 00:23:23,986 --> 00:23:27,073 to make up some new telephone excuses till I get back. 526 00:23:27,156 --> 00:23:28,157 Right. 527 00:23:30,409 --> 00:23:31,953 Since they built the interstate, 528 00:23:32,036 --> 00:23:34,580 not many people drive these old country roads. 529 00:23:34,664 --> 00:23:36,332 Jim would have preferred the solitude, 530 00:23:36,415 --> 00:23:38,042 you know, the country feeling. 531 00:23:38,126 --> 00:23:40,336 We're not far from where he went off the road, 532 00:23:40,419 --> 00:23:41,504 about a mile or so. 533 00:23:53,766 --> 00:23:54,767 Is something wrong? 534 00:23:55,977 --> 00:23:57,270 That truck behind us. 535 00:24:02,400 --> 00:24:04,318 Oh, my goodness. He's going awfully fast. 536 00:24:04,402 --> 00:24:05,736 Too fast. 537 00:24:05,820 --> 00:24:07,488 I haven't been able to shake him. 538 00:24:07,572 --> 00:24:09,115 He was probably lying in wait 539 00:24:09,198 --> 00:24:11,492 on one of those side roads we passed. 540 00:24:12,869 --> 00:24:14,120 Aren't you letting your-- 541 00:24:14,203 --> 00:24:16,289 Your imagination run away with you? 542 00:24:16,372 --> 00:24:17,373 Am I? 543 00:24:22,628 --> 00:24:23,671 What's he doing? 544 00:24:27,175 --> 00:24:28,926 David, pull over and let him pass. 545 00:24:30,178 --> 00:24:31,429 I don't think he wants to pass. 546 00:24:46,777 --> 00:24:47,862 Hang on! 547 00:25:09,383 --> 00:25:10,885 How many fingers am I holding up? 548 00:25:10,968 --> 00:25:11,969 Two. 549 00:25:12,053 --> 00:25:13,262 I don't have concussion. 550 00:25:13,346 --> 00:25:14,222 I wasn't hit on the head. 551 00:25:14,847 --> 00:25:16,766 Now what we need is a ride back to town. 552 00:25:16,849 --> 00:25:17,725 -Yeah. -[siren blaring] 553 00:25:17,808 --> 00:25:19,936 We can take you as far as the hospital. 554 00:25:20,019 --> 00:25:21,687 Tell me that isn't who I think it is. 555 00:25:24,565 --> 00:25:25,650 Sheriff Yates. 556 00:25:36,035 --> 00:25:37,495 Well, that ain't no way 557 00:25:37,578 --> 00:25:38,829 to treat a nice car like that, Mr. Carroll. 558 00:25:38,913 --> 00:25:40,081 You oughta be more careful, boy. 559 00:25:40,164 --> 00:25:41,958 Looks like you folks ran into some trouble. 560 00:25:42,041 --> 00:25:43,626 Ran into a ditch is more like it. 561 00:25:44,043 --> 00:25:46,462 Sheriff, isn't there some law about keeping him on a leash? 562 00:25:46,545 --> 00:25:47,922 Easy, now. 563 00:25:48,005 --> 00:25:49,966 Wayne, go and help them direct traffic. 564 00:25:50,049 --> 00:25:51,050 I'll take care of this. 565 00:25:52,426 --> 00:25:53,552 Yeah, right. 566 00:25:54,095 --> 00:25:55,972 Well, now, Mrs. Fletcher, 567 00:25:56,055 --> 00:25:57,807 you seem to be right on the scene here. 568 00:25:58,266 --> 00:25:59,267 Like to tell me what happened? 569 00:26:00,142 --> 00:26:02,061 A truck forced us off the road. 570 00:26:03,187 --> 00:26:04,605 Did you see this truck, ma'am? 571 00:26:04,689 --> 00:26:06,857 Yes, I saw it clearly. It was a black one. 572 00:26:07,358 --> 00:26:08,484 What make was it? 573 00:26:08,985 --> 00:26:10,945 Well, I--I don't know one make from another. 574 00:26:11,028 --> 00:26:11,946 Dark black cab. 575 00:26:12,029 --> 00:26:13,072 Did you see who was driving it? 576 00:26:13,155 --> 00:26:16,659 Was he fat, skinny, White, black, hairy, bald? 577 00:26:16,742 --> 00:26:18,327 I couldn't see him 578 00:26:18,411 --> 00:26:20,413 because of the mud splattered on the windshield. 579 00:26:20,496 --> 00:26:22,832 Well, maybe you can give me the license number. 580 00:26:24,083 --> 00:26:27,128 It was smeared with mud too. I couldn't read it. 581 00:26:28,921 --> 00:26:30,798 We are talkin' about the same truck, 582 00:26:30,881 --> 00:26:32,508 aren't we, ma'am? 583 00:26:32,591 --> 00:26:35,386 -The one you saw very clearly? -Yes, I saw it. 584 00:26:35,469 --> 00:26:38,764 And I also felt it bump into the rear of David's car. 585 00:26:38,848 --> 00:26:40,975 And then it pushed you off the road? 586 00:26:41,058 --> 00:26:43,686 No, I turned off the road to get away from it. 587 00:26:44,395 --> 00:26:46,355 So you drove it into the ditch under your own power. 588 00:26:46,439 --> 00:26:47,690 Is that the way it was? 589 00:26:47,773 --> 00:26:49,317 No, that is not the way it was. 590 00:26:49,400 --> 00:26:51,527 Jessica, he's not gonna listen to us. 591 00:26:51,610 --> 00:26:53,404 Where do you think you're going? 592 00:26:53,487 --> 00:26:55,031 To the hospital. 593 00:27:02,830 --> 00:27:04,457 Ooh, 594 00:27:04,540 --> 00:27:07,543 I feel as though that truck ran over me a few times. 595 00:27:07,626 --> 00:27:09,337 And I thought soaking in a hot tub 596 00:27:09,420 --> 00:27:12,214 would help take away some of the pain from your bruises. 597 00:27:12,298 --> 00:27:13,841 You were in the tub for an hour. 598 00:27:13,924 --> 00:27:16,177 Well, I soaked for ten minutes, 599 00:27:16,260 --> 00:27:17,511 but it took me the rest of the time 600 00:27:17,595 --> 00:27:19,221 to get in and out. 601 00:27:19,347 --> 00:27:20,222 [whistling] 602 00:27:20,306 --> 00:27:21,599 David said you both could have been killed. 603 00:27:22,183 --> 00:27:23,768 Yes, I think the driver could have killed us 604 00:27:23,851 --> 00:27:26,062 if he'd wanted to, but somehow, 605 00:27:26,145 --> 00:27:28,356 I don't think that was his intention. 606 00:27:28,439 --> 00:27:30,316 Don't be too sure. They killed Harry. 607 00:27:30,399 --> 00:27:31,734 But not Jim? 608 00:27:32,610 --> 00:27:37,198 Linda, whatever it is you've got bottled up, 609 00:27:37,281 --> 00:27:38,491 let it go. 610 00:27:43,287 --> 00:27:45,122 He was happy as a lawyer, 611 00:27:45,873 --> 00:27:47,375 defending the poor, 612 00:27:48,709 --> 00:27:50,169 fighting for justice. 613 00:27:52,463 --> 00:27:55,674 It was so bleak, without any kind of future. 614 00:27:56,634 --> 00:27:58,969 I talked Jim into running for office. 615 00:28:00,304 --> 00:28:02,431 I told him of all the good he could do 616 00:28:02,515 --> 00:28:03,891 operating from a power base. 617 00:28:06,060 --> 00:28:07,812 But all the time, I was selfishly thinking 618 00:28:07,895 --> 00:28:11,357 about the exciting lives we would lead 619 00:28:11,440 --> 00:28:14,235 in the state capitol or even in Washington. 620 00:28:15,444 --> 00:28:18,114 And now Jimmy has no life. 621 00:28:18,197 --> 00:28:21,951 If he died because he was trying to do his job, 622 00:28:22,034 --> 00:28:23,828 I can't live with that. 623 00:28:23,911 --> 00:28:26,080 Listen to me. 624 00:28:26,163 --> 00:28:27,957 Jimmy was murdered, 625 00:28:28,040 --> 00:28:29,458 and it's not your fault. 626 00:28:29,542 --> 00:28:33,337 -It is! -It is not your fault. 627 00:28:33,421 --> 00:28:36,257 Now Jimmy and his father were one of a kind-- 628 00:28:36,340 --> 00:28:38,008 Bullheaded, stubborn. 629 00:28:39,427 --> 00:28:41,470 Neither one of them would do something 630 00:28:41,554 --> 00:28:43,305 unless they wanted to do it. 631 00:28:43,389 --> 00:28:45,433 Now, you know that. 632 00:28:45,516 --> 00:28:47,852 Serving the people, serving the town, 633 00:28:47,935 --> 00:28:50,813 that was Jim's decision, not yours. 634 00:28:50,896 --> 00:28:53,441 I couldn't face it if it was politics, 635 00:28:53,524 --> 00:28:55,109 if Yates killed him. 636 00:28:55,192 --> 00:28:56,735 Yates? Oh, I wonder. 637 00:28:56,819 --> 00:29:00,531 Your sheriff is a crafty fox. 638 00:29:00,614 --> 00:29:02,241 But if he was responsible, 639 00:29:02,324 --> 00:29:03,993 why would he go to all the trouble of 640 00:29:04,076 --> 00:29:06,287 making Jim's death look like an accident 641 00:29:06,370 --> 00:29:08,038 and then turn around 642 00:29:08,122 --> 00:29:10,958 and leave poor Harry's beaten body 643 00:29:11,041 --> 00:29:13,961 out in the middle of nowhere, so obviously a murder? 644 00:29:15,796 --> 00:29:18,549 -Jessica. -Oh. Ow. 645 00:29:18,632 --> 00:29:19,925 Oh, I'm sorry. 646 00:29:20,009 --> 00:29:22,470 It's all right. I forgot myself. 647 00:29:22,553 --> 00:29:24,221 I'm going to make you some hot soup. 648 00:29:24,305 --> 00:29:25,473 Now hop into bed. 649 00:29:25,556 --> 00:29:26,557 -[groans] -Hop. 650 00:29:34,190 --> 00:29:35,232 Oh. 651 00:29:55,794 --> 00:29:58,130 The state police barracks, please. 652 00:29:58,214 --> 00:30:00,216 Captain Lenko. 653 00:30:00,299 --> 00:30:03,302 -Jessica, are you in bed? -Yes! 654 00:30:04,512 --> 00:30:06,847 Captain Lenko? This is Jessica Fletcher. 655 00:30:07,389 --> 00:30:08,891 How did you know I'd be here this late? 656 00:30:08,974 --> 00:30:10,643 Well, I had a hunch. 657 00:30:10,726 --> 00:30:12,811 I was going to call you. I thought you'd be in bed. 658 00:30:12,895 --> 00:30:14,271 What happened this afternoon? 659 00:30:14,355 --> 00:30:16,148 Well, somebody tried to scare me, 660 00:30:16,232 --> 00:30:19,318 and they did a darn good job of it. 661 00:30:19,401 --> 00:30:20,861 Yeah, well, that's what I figured. 662 00:30:20,945 --> 00:30:22,196 Of course, that's not 663 00:30:22,279 --> 00:30:23,572 what it says in the sheriff's report. 664 00:30:23,656 --> 00:30:25,741 Captain, I had a thought on Harry. 665 00:30:26,534 --> 00:30:31,163 In your experience, who goes around stealing shoes? 666 00:30:31,247 --> 00:30:32,581 Nobody these days, 667 00:30:32,665 --> 00:30:34,542 unless you're flat broke and need them. 668 00:30:34,625 --> 00:30:36,252 Oh, I see what you mean, yeah. 669 00:30:36,335 --> 00:30:38,879 Somebody may have come along and robbed Harry's body. 670 00:30:38,963 --> 00:30:41,632 A vagrant, a hitchhiker, something like that. 671 00:30:41,715 --> 00:30:44,009 I'll check it out. Anything else? 672 00:30:44,093 --> 00:30:45,344 Yes, 673 00:30:45,427 --> 00:30:49,390 you mentioned a third raid on Stokes's warehouse, 674 00:30:49,473 --> 00:30:50,766 one that Jim arranged 675 00:30:50,849 --> 00:30:53,060 while sheriff Yates was out of town. 676 00:30:53,143 --> 00:30:56,188 That's right. And like the other two times, it didn't come off. 677 00:30:56,272 --> 00:30:58,983 But it should have come off, with Yates gone, 678 00:30:59,066 --> 00:31:02,945 unless someone else was on the payroll. 679 00:31:03,445 --> 00:31:05,948 A mole in Jim's office? That's possible. 680 00:31:06,031 --> 00:31:07,408 What made you think of it? 681 00:31:07,491 --> 00:31:08,701 The truck that ran us off the road 682 00:31:08,784 --> 00:31:10,536 was lying in wait. 683 00:31:10,619 --> 00:31:13,581 I mean, the driver knew that we would be coming that way. 684 00:31:13,664 --> 00:31:15,541 Which means the mole is still there. 685 00:31:16,000 --> 00:31:17,459 Watch yourself. You could get hurt. 686 00:31:20,879 --> 00:31:22,214 Oh, Jessica. 687 00:31:22,298 --> 00:31:23,716 Can you come in here a minute, please? 688 00:31:23,799 --> 00:31:25,175 -Will it take long? -I don't think so. 689 00:31:25,259 --> 00:31:26,802 Ernie Lenko called me last night, 690 00:31:26,885 --> 00:31:28,137 and I started asking questions this morning. 691 00:31:28,220 --> 00:31:29,263 I found your mole. 692 00:31:31,515 --> 00:31:33,225 Rita, nobody's angry with you. 693 00:31:33,309 --> 00:31:34,810 We just want the truth. 694 00:31:34,893 --> 00:31:36,437 I'm sorry, Mr. Carroll. 695 00:31:36,520 --> 00:31:38,188 I guess I should have said something sooner. 696 00:31:38,272 --> 00:31:40,399 Well, I know. A conflict of loyalties. 697 00:31:40,482 --> 00:31:42,359 Now, Rita, I want you to tell Mrs. Fletcher 698 00:31:42,443 --> 00:31:43,652 exactly what you told us. 699 00:31:45,613 --> 00:31:46,447 Look. 700 00:31:46,530 --> 00:31:49,617 I sure hate sayin' things about somebody I work with, 701 00:31:49,950 --> 00:31:52,202 but I told Cindy I didn't like what she was doing. 702 00:31:52,286 --> 00:31:53,370 Cindy? 703 00:31:53,454 --> 00:31:54,288 Where is Cindy anyway? 704 00:31:54,872 --> 00:31:56,540 She hasn't come in yet. 705 00:31:57,291 --> 00:31:59,168 You won't tell her that I told you? 706 00:31:59,585 --> 00:32:01,879 Rita, please, what has Cindy done? 707 00:32:02,921 --> 00:32:06,300 Now, Mrs. Fletcher, don't you misunderstand. 708 00:32:06,383 --> 00:32:08,677 I'm not accusing her of anything, 709 00:32:08,761 --> 00:32:10,387 except maybe bad judgment. 710 00:32:11,263 --> 00:32:12,765 I just don't think it's right for her 711 00:32:12,848 --> 00:32:14,391 to be running around with a married man. 712 00:32:14,475 --> 00:32:15,976 Rita, skip the moral issue. 713 00:32:16,060 --> 00:32:17,353 Tell her the man's name. 714 00:32:20,439 --> 00:32:21,690 His name is Wayne. 715 00:32:23,442 --> 00:32:24,735 Wayne Beeler. 716 00:32:35,496 --> 00:32:36,830 No. 717 00:32:36,914 --> 00:32:38,457 Wayne. I have to go. 718 00:32:38,540 --> 00:32:40,876 What is the matter with you this morning? 719 00:32:42,670 --> 00:32:45,297 I woke up a couple of times last night 720 00:32:45,381 --> 00:32:48,092 thinking about what you told me about you and that truck. 721 00:32:48,175 --> 00:32:51,762 Oh, you keep your mouth shut about that. 722 00:32:51,845 --> 00:32:53,555 What if you'd killed them? Didn't you think about that? 723 00:32:53,639 --> 00:32:56,266 I wasn't supposed to kill 'em. 724 00:32:56,350 --> 00:32:58,519 I done just like I was told. 725 00:32:59,645 --> 00:33:01,939 There's one thing I know how to do is follow orders. 726 00:33:02,022 --> 00:33:04,066 A trained dog can do that. Ow! 727 00:33:04,858 --> 00:33:06,402 I ain't nobody's dog. 728 00:33:07,653 --> 00:33:10,739 And when I'm sheriff, I'm gonna be givin' the orders. 729 00:33:10,823 --> 00:33:12,157 I'll make this old county jump. 730 00:33:12,241 --> 00:33:13,242 -[loud smack] -[trembles] 731 00:33:13,325 --> 00:33:14,785 You just see if I don't. 732 00:33:15,786 --> 00:33:17,705 Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Hey. Hey. 733 00:33:17,788 --> 00:33:19,456 Where do you think you're going? 734 00:33:19,540 --> 00:33:20,916 To work. I'm late as it is. 735 00:33:22,126 --> 00:33:24,837 You'll go when I say you can go. 736 00:33:24,920 --> 00:33:25,921 Wayne. 737 00:33:27,506 --> 00:33:28,716 You just remember 738 00:33:28,799 --> 00:33:30,092 who you're workin' for, darlin'. 739 00:33:39,476 --> 00:33:41,270 You overheard my conversation 740 00:33:41,353 --> 00:33:43,188 in the outside office with Mr. Carroll 741 00:33:43,272 --> 00:33:44,898 and told deputy Beeler 742 00:33:44,982 --> 00:33:46,900 that we were driving on the county road. 743 00:33:46,984 --> 00:33:47,860 No. 744 00:33:48,360 --> 00:33:49,778 Oh, Cindy, for heaven's sakes. 745 00:33:49,862 --> 00:33:51,447 I swear, Mrs. Fletcher. 746 00:33:51,530 --> 00:33:53,824 I didn't even talk to Wayne until afterwards. 747 00:33:53,907 --> 00:33:55,826 If I'd have known he was gonna pull a stunt like that, 748 00:33:55,909 --> 00:33:57,411 I would've tried to stop him. 749 00:33:57,494 --> 00:33:59,163 Haven't you been giving him information 750 00:33:59,246 --> 00:34:01,081 ever since you came to work at city hall? 751 00:34:02,040 --> 00:34:03,333 Now, Cindy, don't lie to me. 752 00:34:03,834 --> 00:34:05,794 Two people have been murdered. 753 00:34:05,878 --> 00:34:07,337 Don't make things worse for yourself. 754 00:34:09,381 --> 00:34:11,175 All right. 755 00:34:11,258 --> 00:34:13,177 Yeah, sometimes I had to. 756 00:34:14,136 --> 00:34:15,429 I was afraid of him. 757 00:34:16,013 --> 00:34:17,431 When Wayne doesn't get his own way, 758 00:34:17,514 --> 00:34:18,390 he can be real mean. 759 00:34:19,183 --> 00:34:20,851 Well--Well, why didn't you stop seeing him? 760 00:34:22,060 --> 00:34:23,187 I can't. 761 00:34:24,021 --> 00:34:25,314 I love him. 762 00:34:25,397 --> 00:34:26,565 He loves me too. 763 00:34:28,442 --> 00:34:31,361 -Oh, Cindy. -It's true. 764 00:34:31,445 --> 00:34:33,071 He's gonna ask his wife for a divorce 765 00:34:33,155 --> 00:34:34,490 just as soon as she has her baby. 766 00:34:35,574 --> 00:34:36,950 I know how awful that sounds. 767 00:34:38,076 --> 00:34:39,870 Other people are happy. 768 00:34:39,953 --> 00:34:41,789 Oh, god, why is all of this happening to me? 769 00:34:43,791 --> 00:34:44,875 Cindy, sit down. 770 00:34:47,836 --> 00:34:49,505 Now, I need your help. 771 00:34:50,214 --> 00:34:52,466 I want you to be totally honest with me, 772 00:34:52,549 --> 00:34:55,886 and I'll do everything I can to help you. 773 00:34:55,969 --> 00:34:58,222 Now, when you were Mayor Stevens' secretary, 774 00:34:58,305 --> 00:35:00,015 did you tell this deputy 775 00:35:00,098 --> 00:35:03,060 that the Mayor had arranged for the state police 776 00:35:03,143 --> 00:35:04,978 to raid the illegal gambling club 777 00:35:05,062 --> 00:35:06,605 while the sheriff was out of town? 778 00:35:07,189 --> 00:35:09,399 No, I didn't even know about it. 779 00:35:09,483 --> 00:35:11,068 -You're sure? -I swear. 780 00:35:12,611 --> 00:35:14,363 Well, there's something else. 781 00:35:14,446 --> 00:35:16,990 This morning, I talked to the public librarian 782 00:35:17,074 --> 00:35:18,784 about something that Mayor Stevens 783 00:35:18,867 --> 00:35:22,079 had been carrying around with him on a slip of paper. 784 00:35:22,454 --> 00:35:25,958 She said that it wasn't a card catalog number. 785 00:35:26,041 --> 00:35:30,003 However, she suggested it might be a legal reference. 786 00:35:31,213 --> 00:35:33,423 When he wanted me to look up something in his law books, 787 00:35:33,507 --> 00:35:34,925 this is how he'd write it. 788 00:35:35,551 --> 00:35:37,135 Actually, this has two different references 789 00:35:37,219 --> 00:35:38,512 with a lot of different parts. 790 00:35:39,596 --> 00:35:41,056 Would you like me to find them for you? 791 00:35:41,139 --> 00:35:42,307 Oh, please. 792 00:35:42,391 --> 00:35:45,269 You see, I was puzzled by the "six" at the beginning. 793 00:35:45,727 --> 00:35:46,895 That's not a six. 794 00:35:46,979 --> 00:35:49,606 That's an "s" for state and "ix" for volume 9. 795 00:35:50,899 --> 00:35:51,900 Here it is. 796 00:35:53,610 --> 00:35:55,821 Let me see. Page 560. 797 00:35:55,904 --> 00:35:57,948 And "d" for docket 584. 798 00:36:04,204 --> 00:36:07,541 Here it is. People versus Pawley, 1979. 799 00:36:10,502 --> 00:36:12,129 You found this in a law book? 800 00:36:12,212 --> 00:36:14,339 Where Jim kept it from praying eyes. 801 00:36:14,423 --> 00:36:16,383 His files were too accessible. 802 00:36:16,466 --> 00:36:18,385 It's a signed statement from an electrician 803 00:36:18,468 --> 00:36:20,178 who had to make some emergency repairs 804 00:36:20,262 --> 00:36:22,764 at Stokes's warehouse on a Saturday night. 805 00:36:22,848 --> 00:36:25,183 He says that sheriff Yates was present 806 00:36:25,267 --> 00:36:27,019 while people were gambling. 807 00:36:27,102 --> 00:36:28,478 Sworn to and notarized. 808 00:36:28,562 --> 00:36:30,856 Well, this is reason enough not to let him in on the next raid. 809 00:36:30,939 --> 00:36:32,649 It was tucked into a book next to a case 810 00:36:32,733 --> 00:36:34,443 about a local official who accepted bribes 811 00:36:34,526 --> 00:36:36,361 in the form of political support. 812 00:36:36,445 --> 00:36:38,030 Fits Yates like a glove. 813 00:36:38,113 --> 00:36:40,115 Well, so does the case in the other law book, 814 00:36:40,198 --> 00:36:41,742 election fraud. 815 00:36:41,825 --> 00:36:44,202 A candidate for office used the cemetery vote 816 00:36:44,286 --> 00:36:46,747 to insure his victory at the polls. 817 00:36:46,830 --> 00:36:48,165 Oddly enough, there was no evidence 818 00:36:48,248 --> 00:36:49,750 tucked into that one. 819 00:36:49,833 --> 00:36:50,876 Well, maybe Jim was still working on it. 820 00:36:50,959 --> 00:36:52,502 I got something for you too. 821 00:36:52,586 --> 00:36:54,212 You were right about Harry's shoes. 822 00:36:54,296 --> 00:36:56,882 The police in Castorville picked up a Wino 823 00:36:56,965 --> 00:37:00,677 trying to buy muscatel with, uh, Harry's credit card. 824 00:37:00,761 --> 00:37:02,429 Is it possible that he killed Harry? 825 00:37:02,512 --> 00:37:04,473 Oh, no, no, no, on the night of the murder, 826 00:37:04,556 --> 00:37:06,558 he was in the country drunk tank. 827 00:37:06,642 --> 00:37:08,518 They let him go just before Dawn 828 00:37:08,602 --> 00:37:10,896 so they wouldn't have to feed him breakfast. 829 00:37:10,979 --> 00:37:12,356 He was walking out of town. 830 00:37:12,439 --> 00:37:13,899 He must have run into Harry's body. 831 00:37:14,316 --> 00:37:15,525 And took Harry's boots. 832 00:37:15,984 --> 00:37:18,362 Took Harry's everything, his wallet, his keys. 833 00:37:18,445 --> 00:37:20,322 -Two sets of keys? -Only one. 834 00:37:20,989 --> 00:37:22,658 That's strange. 835 00:37:22,741 --> 00:37:25,035 I saw Harry pick up Jim's keys from the desk 836 00:37:25,118 --> 00:37:26,453 before he left the house. 837 00:37:26,912 --> 00:37:28,538 That's strange. I'm sorry. 838 00:37:28,622 --> 00:37:30,207 I didn't mean to interrupt your train of thought. 839 00:37:30,290 --> 00:37:31,708 Oh, no, that's about it. 840 00:37:31,792 --> 00:37:33,794 Wallet, keys, uh, wristwatch, and a ring. 841 00:37:34,670 --> 00:37:36,505 -Ring? -Yeah, Harry's gold ring. 842 00:37:36,588 --> 00:37:37,756 I don't know why the guy didn't pawn it. 843 00:37:39,591 --> 00:37:41,343 The ring. Of course, of course. 844 00:37:42,678 --> 00:37:43,929 That explains everything. 845 00:37:44,012 --> 00:37:45,722 Would you mind explaining it to me? 846 00:37:45,806 --> 00:37:47,099 Oh, I will, as soon as 847 00:37:47,182 --> 00:37:49,059 you set up the raid on the warehouse. 848 00:37:49,142 --> 00:37:50,602 I have a feeling that this time, 849 00:37:50,686 --> 00:37:52,980 you'll find more than lawn furniture there. 850 00:37:54,439 --> 00:37:55,983 [door closes] 851 00:37:56,066 --> 00:37:58,402 Come on back, come on back. 852 00:37:58,485 --> 00:37:59,945 Okay, baby, give me a little six puff on 'em. 853 00:38:00,028 --> 00:38:02,322 Come on, puff'em-six! 854 00:38:02,406 --> 00:38:04,324 Yeah! Whoo-hoo! 855 00:38:06,952 --> 00:38:09,037 Yeah, come on back, come on back. 856 00:38:09,121 --> 00:38:11,081 [chattering] 857 00:38:25,595 --> 00:38:27,848 -Kate, how's it goin' tonight? -It's still early. 858 00:38:27,931 --> 00:38:29,182 The high rollers can't get away 859 00:38:29,266 --> 00:38:31,852 from their wives till after midnight. 860 00:38:31,935 --> 00:38:33,311 Here, Orville. 861 00:38:33,395 --> 00:38:34,855 Try your luck. 862 00:38:34,938 --> 00:38:36,356 Go ahead. It's on the house. 863 00:38:36,440 --> 00:38:37,899 Not for me, thanks. 864 00:38:37,983 --> 00:38:41,611 Orville's not a big gambler like his deputy. 865 00:38:42,112 --> 00:38:43,905 Yeah, Wayne ain't exactly cautious. 866 00:38:44,364 --> 00:38:47,951 He's willing to take chances to better himself. 867 00:38:48,035 --> 00:38:49,286 That's how you play the game. 868 00:38:49,369 --> 00:38:50,829 What game is that, Kate? 869 00:38:50,912 --> 00:38:52,706 There's only one game. 870 00:38:52,789 --> 00:38:55,000 It has different names. 871 00:38:55,083 --> 00:38:56,793 You talking about politics? 872 00:38:56,877 --> 00:38:58,879 That's one name. 873 00:38:58,962 --> 00:39:00,338 Another is "gettin' rich." 874 00:39:01,214 --> 00:39:05,010 In case you hadn't noticed, I play to win. 875 00:39:05,135 --> 00:39:06,511 That why you told Wayne Beeler 876 00:39:06,595 --> 00:39:07,721 to run Carroll and the Fletcher woman 877 00:39:07,804 --> 00:39:08,805 off the road yesterday? 878 00:39:08,889 --> 00:39:10,223 Shh! Not so loud. 879 00:39:12,934 --> 00:39:13,977 What makes you say that? 880 00:39:14,061 --> 00:39:15,604 -[sighs] -It wasn't me. 881 00:39:15,687 --> 00:39:18,523 I see Wayne actin' like he owns the place. 882 00:39:18,607 --> 00:39:19,775 You givin' him testimonials. 883 00:39:19,858 --> 00:39:21,693 What am I supposed to think? 884 00:39:21,777 --> 00:39:24,196 You should've been a detective, Orville. 885 00:39:24,279 --> 00:39:25,864 If I was, maybe I'd have known 886 00:39:25,947 --> 00:39:27,741 who killed Jim and Harry Stevens. 887 00:39:27,824 --> 00:39:29,659 Are you crazy? Hold it down. 888 00:39:30,327 --> 00:39:31,620 You think it was Wayne? 889 00:39:31,703 --> 00:39:32,746 It come to me. 890 00:39:32,829 --> 00:39:35,624 Wayne's a good boy. He does what he's told. 891 00:39:36,583 --> 00:39:38,418 I think he'd make a good sheriff. 892 00:39:39,544 --> 00:39:41,379 We agreed the Mayor would have a say in that. 893 00:39:42,672 --> 00:39:43,757 The Mayor will. 894 00:39:46,259 --> 00:39:48,470 [door opens, closes] 895 00:39:48,553 --> 00:39:49,429 Hello? 896 00:39:49,888 --> 00:39:52,641 David? Is that you? 897 00:39:52,724 --> 00:39:55,268 Oh, I was beginning to think you weren't coming. 898 00:39:55,352 --> 00:39:56,978 Well, I nearly didn't. 899 00:39:57,062 --> 00:39:58,438 I mean, after I got off the phone with you, 900 00:39:58,522 --> 00:39:59,940 I wasn't sure I had the time correctly. 901 00:40:00,148 --> 00:40:02,526 I mean, nobody meets at city hall at this hour. 902 00:40:02,609 --> 00:40:03,693 Forgive me. I'm a writer. 903 00:40:03,777 --> 00:40:05,695 We work at all hours. 904 00:40:05,779 --> 00:40:08,031 But I did think that this was important. 905 00:40:08,115 --> 00:40:09,574 Well, I've burned the midnight 906 00:40:09,658 --> 00:40:11,910 oil myself on occasion. 907 00:40:11,993 --> 00:40:13,537 You mentioned a piece of evidence 908 00:40:13,620 --> 00:40:15,580 that Jim left in one of his law books? 909 00:40:15,664 --> 00:40:18,917 Yes, his instructions indicated two law books, 910 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:20,877 but only one of them contained a paper 911 00:40:20,961 --> 00:40:23,672 A letter placing sheriff Yates 912 00:40:23,755 --> 00:40:26,216 at the scene of illegal gambling. 913 00:40:27,300 --> 00:40:28,426 That's great. 914 00:40:28,510 --> 00:40:30,178 Then Jim was able to get something on Yates. 915 00:40:31,263 --> 00:40:32,722 I only wish he'd had a chance 916 00:40:32,806 --> 00:40:34,432 to pass it on to captain Lenko himself, 917 00:40:34,516 --> 00:40:37,352 but I gave it to him today. 918 00:40:37,435 --> 00:40:42,190 And tonight he's leading a raid on the gambling club. 919 00:40:43,024 --> 00:40:44,025 Fantastic. 920 00:40:44,109 --> 00:40:45,235 What time? 921 00:40:45,318 --> 00:40:46,528 Oh, in a couple of hours. 922 00:40:46,611 --> 00:40:48,446 Oh, for heaven's sakes. 923 00:40:48,530 --> 00:40:49,656 Linda's supposed to be picking me up, 924 00:40:49,739 --> 00:40:51,324 and I've got her keys. 925 00:40:51,408 --> 00:40:52,367 I was supposed to meet her out at the front door. 926 00:40:52,450 --> 00:40:53,910 Would you excuse me? 927 00:40:53,994 --> 00:40:55,704 -Well, I'll go if you like. -Oh, no, no, no. 928 00:40:55,787 --> 00:40:57,998 I kept her waiting, and I'll make the apologies. 929 00:41:08,383 --> 00:41:10,051 Get me Kate Gunnerson. It's urgent. 930 00:41:11,553 --> 00:41:13,263 What do you mean she's not available? 931 00:41:13,346 --> 00:41:14,973 Well, you find her quick, and you give her this message. 932 00:41:15,056 --> 00:41:16,850 You tell her that 933 00:41:16,933 --> 00:41:18,351 the state troopers are gonna hit the place in two hours. 934 00:41:18,435 --> 00:41:19,436 You got that? 935 00:41:21,396 --> 00:41:24,065 Yes, Mr. Carroll. We've got your warning on tape. 936 00:41:24,733 --> 00:41:26,359 No, I'm sorry, uh, 937 00:41:26,443 --> 00:41:28,236 Kate can't come to the phone just now. 938 00:41:28,320 --> 00:41:30,405 But you can speak to me. 939 00:41:30,488 --> 00:41:33,283 This is captain Lenko of the state police. 940 00:41:33,366 --> 00:41:34,868 You can't do this to me. 941 00:41:34,951 --> 00:41:36,328 I'm gonna be the next sheriff. Let go of me! 942 00:41:36,411 --> 00:41:38,038 I'll shove that badge down your throat! 943 00:41:38,121 --> 00:41:39,206 Now what was that you were saying 944 00:41:39,289 --> 00:41:40,874 about a raid, Mr. Carroll? 945 00:41:42,584 --> 00:41:46,213 Sorry, I must have been wrong about the time. 946 00:41:48,882 --> 00:41:51,259 -You set me up. -Yes. 947 00:41:51,343 --> 00:41:54,221 A small part of me hoped that I was wrong, 948 00:41:54,304 --> 00:41:56,598 but I knew that I wasn't. 949 00:41:56,681 --> 00:41:57,933 What a pity. 950 00:41:58,016 --> 00:41:59,601 You had all the tools, David: 951 00:41:59,684 --> 00:42:02,270 looks, charm, intelligence. 952 00:42:02,354 --> 00:42:03,730 All right, 953 00:42:03,813 --> 00:42:05,273 so I was working both sides. 954 00:42:05,690 --> 00:42:07,400 Kate Gunnerson and her friends 955 00:42:07,484 --> 00:42:09,361 carry a lot of weight in this town. 956 00:42:09,444 --> 00:42:12,155 I convinced them that I could be reasonable, 957 00:42:12,239 --> 00:42:13,657 a lot more reasonable than Yates. 958 00:42:14,699 --> 00:42:15,992 I see. 959 00:42:16,076 --> 00:42:17,661 Look, I'd be no good to anyone 960 00:42:17,744 --> 00:42:19,537 unless I got elected. 961 00:42:19,621 --> 00:42:21,873 Now, my relationship with the gambling crowd 962 00:42:21,957 --> 00:42:24,376 is nothing more than temporary expedience. 963 00:42:24,459 --> 00:42:26,878 Oh, no, David, it was a great deal more. 964 00:42:26,962 --> 00:42:29,422 You were willing to do anything, 965 00:42:29,506 --> 00:42:31,007 consort with anyone, 966 00:42:31,091 --> 00:42:32,550 to launch your political career. 967 00:42:32,634 --> 00:42:34,261 You were even willing to commit murder. 968 00:42:34,344 --> 00:42:35,553 Whoa! Oh, no. 969 00:42:35,637 --> 00:42:36,846 Oh, I'm afraid so. 970 00:42:38,306 --> 00:42:41,309 Now, look, I--I was with you in the car 971 00:42:41,393 --> 00:42:42,894 when we were nearly killed. 972 00:42:42,978 --> 00:42:43,937 Were we? 973 00:42:44,020 --> 00:42:45,689 I don't think so. 974 00:42:45,772 --> 00:42:48,275 Cindy swore she never warned her boyfriend, the deputy. 975 00:42:48,358 --> 00:42:49,818 So it must have been you 976 00:42:49,901 --> 00:42:51,736 who set up that phony near-miss accident. 977 00:42:51,820 --> 00:42:54,990 You made an excuse to stop in your office before we left. 978 00:42:55,073 --> 00:42:57,701 That's when you made the call to Kate Gunnerson, 979 00:42:57,784 --> 00:42:59,369 and she notified Wayne Beeler. 980 00:43:00,954 --> 00:43:02,831 Why would I have risked my own neck? 981 00:43:02,914 --> 00:43:04,708 To remove yourself as a suspect. 982 00:43:05,792 --> 00:43:07,836 I think that Jim Stevens discovered 983 00:43:07,919 --> 00:43:10,714 you were the one who tipped off the gambling club owners 984 00:43:10,797 --> 00:43:12,549 about the raid he'd planned. 985 00:43:12,632 --> 00:43:14,759 He would have given you a chance to deny it, 986 00:43:14,843 --> 00:43:16,803 because that was his way. 987 00:43:16,886 --> 00:43:20,515 And you responded by tampering with his car. 988 00:43:21,308 --> 00:43:22,559 That's your way. 989 00:43:22,642 --> 00:43:23,768 [chuckles] 990 00:43:25,812 --> 00:43:28,398 Jessica, you are a spellbinder. 991 00:43:29,899 --> 00:43:32,569 It's amazing how you can weave a story 992 00:43:32,652 --> 00:43:34,070 out of the flimsiest of material, 993 00:43:34,154 --> 00:43:36,448 without any evidence whatsoever. 994 00:43:36,531 --> 00:43:38,825 It's true I can't prove that you killed Jim. 995 00:43:38,908 --> 00:43:40,410 But I know that you killed Harry. 996 00:43:40,493 --> 00:43:43,330 I told you I didn't even see Harry the night he was killed. 997 00:43:43,538 --> 00:43:44,706 No? 998 00:43:44,789 --> 00:43:46,624 Remember in the sheriff's office 999 00:43:46,708 --> 00:43:49,836 when you asked for the return of Harry's personal effects? 1000 00:43:51,087 --> 00:43:54,341 His watch, his wallet, his ring, key to his pickup. 1001 00:43:54,424 --> 00:43:56,259 If you didn't see Harry that night, 1002 00:43:56,343 --> 00:43:58,762 how did you know that he was wearing a ring? 1003 00:43:58,845 --> 00:44:01,181 He told me he hadn't worn one in years. 1004 00:44:01,264 --> 00:44:02,682 The fact is, 1005 00:44:02,766 --> 00:44:04,309 he only put that ring on 1006 00:44:04,392 --> 00:44:06,144 shortly before he left the house. 1007 00:44:06,227 --> 00:44:07,645 Linda told me, of course. 1008 00:44:07,729 --> 00:44:10,023 No, David. I couldn't have told you. 1009 00:44:10,106 --> 00:44:12,942 I wasn't in the room when Harry put the ring on. 1010 00:44:13,026 --> 00:44:14,110 I didn't even know about it 1011 00:44:14,194 --> 00:44:16,529 until Jessica told me on the way over here tonight. 1012 00:44:20,784 --> 00:44:24,454 This isn't really solid evidence, is it? 1013 00:44:24,537 --> 00:44:26,998 Linda, what keys were on Jim's key ring? 1014 00:44:27,415 --> 00:44:29,626 The car keys, the house keys, 1015 00:44:29,709 --> 00:44:31,378 the key to city hall, 1016 00:44:31,461 --> 00:44:33,505 and the key to this office. 1017 00:44:33,588 --> 00:44:36,466 Harry took Jim's keys when he left the house, 1018 00:44:36,549 --> 00:44:39,010 the keys that he needed to get into this building 1019 00:44:39,094 --> 00:44:41,304 and into this office. 1020 00:44:41,388 --> 00:44:42,972 It must have been one of those nights 1021 00:44:43,056 --> 00:44:46,601 when you were burning the midnight oil, David. 1022 00:44:46,684 --> 00:44:48,228 So what? 1023 00:44:48,311 --> 00:44:50,814 Harry came to city hall to check Jim's law books. 1024 00:44:50,897 --> 00:44:52,482 But he must have heard or seen something 1025 00:44:52,565 --> 00:44:55,193 that stopped him, something that led him to you. 1026 00:44:55,276 --> 00:44:56,778 I'm only guessing, 1027 00:44:56,861 --> 00:44:58,613 but he probably overheard you on the phone 1028 00:44:58,696 --> 00:45:01,616 talking to who, Kate Gunnerson? 1029 00:45:01,699 --> 00:45:03,410 He confronted you, 1030 00:45:03,493 --> 00:45:05,787 and you responded to the father as you had to the son. 1031 00:45:05,870 --> 00:45:08,289 You struck him down. 1032 00:45:08,373 --> 00:45:10,750 Then you took the keys and paper with the references 1033 00:45:10,834 --> 00:45:11,709 from his pocket. 1034 00:45:14,170 --> 00:45:15,839 After you got rid of Harry's body, 1035 00:45:15,922 --> 00:45:18,591 you came back and searched through Jim's law books. 1036 00:45:19,467 --> 00:45:20,844 There were two case references, 1037 00:45:20,927 --> 00:45:23,179 both of which could apply to the sheriff. 1038 00:45:23,263 --> 00:45:26,307 But the case in volume nine about malfeasance in office 1039 00:45:26,391 --> 00:45:30,395 could have equally applied to the deputy Mayor. 1040 00:45:31,146 --> 00:45:32,564 That's where Jim probably 1041 00:45:32,647 --> 00:45:35,650 kept his documentation of your betrayal. 1042 00:45:36,151 --> 00:45:37,735 You must have destroyed it. 1043 00:45:38,736 --> 00:45:40,071 When you found the damaging letter 1044 00:45:40,155 --> 00:45:41,865 about sheriff Yates in volume four, 1045 00:45:41,948 --> 00:45:44,033 you switched it to volume nine. 1046 00:45:44,117 --> 00:45:45,618 Anyone who found it would assume that 1047 00:45:45,702 --> 00:45:47,078 Jim had placed it there 1048 00:45:47,162 --> 00:45:48,997 to point out the sheriff's malfeasance. 1049 00:45:49,080 --> 00:45:50,331 Oh, come on now, Jessica. 1050 00:45:50,415 --> 00:45:51,916 You can't make a case 1051 00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:54,127 out of the absence of incriminating evidence. 1052 00:45:54,210 --> 00:45:56,421 Someone took the office keys from Harry 1053 00:45:56,504 --> 00:45:58,465 and the piece of paper that indicated the books. 1054 00:45:58,548 --> 00:45:59,716 Well, it could have been Yates. 1055 00:45:59,799 --> 00:46:02,010 But wouldn't the sheriff have removed the letter 1056 00:46:02,093 --> 00:46:03,178 that incriminated him? 1057 00:46:03,678 --> 00:46:06,222 I'd love to stay here and debate with you, Jessica, 1058 00:46:06,306 --> 00:46:08,183 but I really am much too busy. 1059 00:46:10,768 --> 00:46:12,687 Funny, I can't think of a thing 1060 00:46:12,770 --> 00:46:15,398 you have to do except wait for the state police. 1061 00:46:15,482 --> 00:46:16,733 Get out of my way, George. 1062 00:46:16,816 --> 00:46:18,485 They'll be here before you get to the front door. 1063 00:46:18,568 --> 00:46:19,861 But if you want to try, 1064 00:46:19,944 --> 00:46:21,154 I'd sure love to knock your block off. 1065 00:46:28,620 --> 00:46:30,205 I really wish I could stay, Linda. 1066 00:46:30,288 --> 00:46:31,915 I'm sorry, but I can't. 1067 00:46:31,998 --> 00:46:33,583 Now, don't worry about me, Jess. 1068 00:46:33,666 --> 00:46:34,667 I'm going to be fine. 1069 00:46:34,751 --> 00:46:37,045 -Sure? -Positive. 1070 00:46:37,128 --> 00:46:38,463 You know, you were right. 1071 00:46:39,047 --> 00:46:42,217 Jim was his own person, right or wrong. 1072 00:46:42,300 --> 00:46:45,011 What happened, it's part of living. 1073 00:46:45,094 --> 00:46:47,222 And have you decided what you're going to do now? 1074 00:46:47,305 --> 00:46:49,807 Well, George mcdaniels and some of the others, 1075 00:46:49,891 --> 00:46:51,392 they want me to run for Mayor. 1076 00:46:51,476 --> 00:46:52,852 Oh, my goodness. 1077 00:46:52,936 --> 00:46:54,437 Yes, and with Kate Gunnerson and Yates 1078 00:46:54,521 --> 00:46:56,397 and the rest of that crowd under indictment, 1079 00:46:56,481 --> 00:46:57,982 they say I won't have any trouble winning. 1080 00:46:58,066 --> 00:46:59,442 And are you going to do it? 1081 00:47:00,527 --> 00:47:02,737 I'm a Stevens, aren't I? 1082 00:47:02,820 --> 00:47:04,113 [laughter] 1083 00:47:12,539 --> 00:47:14,541 [cheerful orchestral music]