1 00:00:00,209 --> 00:00:02,336 [Jessica] Tonight, on Murder, She Wrote. 2 00:00:02,545 --> 00:00:04,213 This is a subpoena to appear 3 00:00:04,296 --> 00:00:05,881 before the Federal Grand Jury. 4 00:00:05,965 --> 00:00:07,133 If Mrs. Fletcher calls again, 5 00:00:07,216 --> 00:00:08,509 would you please get in touch with me? 6 00:00:08,592 --> 00:00:10,886 Well, first of all, she’s got to catch me. 7 00:00:10,970 --> 00:00:12,263 Are you trying to give me a stroke? 8 00:00:12,346 --> 00:00:13,681 Paige has a right to be afraid. 9 00:00:13,764 --> 00:00:14,932 Three words come to mind-- 10 00:00:15,015 --> 00:00:16,976 shredding, erasing and speed. 11 00:00:17,059 --> 00:00:18,352 Would either of you have seen a woman 12 00:00:18,436 --> 00:00:20,062 by the name of Jessica Fletcher? 13 00:00:20,146 --> 00:00:22,690 What’s going on, Mr. Logan, is murder. 14 00:00:22,773 --> 00:00:25,276 But I’ve never met the President of the United States. 15 00:00:25,359 --> 00:00:27,945 You are in contempt of this Federal Grand Jury. 16 00:00:28,028 --> 00:00:30,614 Was kidnapping my father your errand? 17 00:01:26,962 --> 00:01:28,130 [Tiffany] if this is a crisis meeting, 18 00:01:28,214 --> 00:01:30,382 why isn’t Doug Fremont here? 19 00:01:30,466 --> 00:01:32,092 He said he had an appointment out of the office. 20 00:01:32,176 --> 00:01:34,136 Figures. In business school, Doug was voted 21 00:01:34,220 --> 00:01:36,430 "most likely to bail at the first sign of trouble." 22 00:01:36,597 --> 00:01:39,099 Now, what trouble? We are a respected company. 23 00:01:39,183 --> 00:01:41,101 We may have overlooked a couple of regulations. 24 00:01:41,185 --> 00:01:43,604 -It happens all the time. -Be sure to tell that 25 00:01:43,687 --> 00:01:45,523 to the securities and exchange commission. 26 00:01:45,606 --> 00:01:46,899 No, I’m afraid this is about certain irregularities 27 00:01:46,982 --> 00:01:48,442 with many of our mutual funds. 28 00:01:48,526 --> 00:01:50,402 Mason, you never sugarcoat the facts. 29 00:01:50,486 --> 00:01:52,279 Where do we stand? 30 00:01:52,363 --> 00:01:53,823 On the deck of the Titanic, 31 00:01:53,906 --> 00:01:55,825 rapidly approaching a very large iceberg. 32 00:01:56,617 --> 00:01:58,577 Take your pick. Insider trades, 33 00:01:58,661 --> 00:02:00,746 improper filings, unlawful margins, fraud... 34 00:02:00,830 --> 00:02:02,373 And if they start asking the right questions, 35 00:02:02,456 --> 00:02:05,042 somebody is gonna have to go down with the ship. 36 00:02:05,125 --> 00:02:07,253 Our attorneys should be here now. Where are they? 37 00:02:07,336 --> 00:02:09,505 Well, I suspect they’re conferring with their attorneys. 38 00:02:09,755 --> 00:02:11,048 [Reed] Oh, come on, please. 39 00:02:11,131 --> 00:02:13,968 Excuse me, but I’ve got this distinct feeling 40 00:02:14,051 --> 00:02:16,011 that our CEO is trying to avoid biting the bullet. 41 00:02:16,095 --> 00:02:17,096 What about it, Paige? Come on. 42 00:02:17,179 --> 00:02:19,348 Reed, Reed, wait a minute. 43 00:02:19,431 --> 00:02:22,142 Paige has a right to be afraid. So have I. 44 00:02:22,726 --> 00:02:24,311 Neither of us have enough time left 45 00:02:24,395 --> 00:02:26,397 to spend any of it behind bars. 46 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,357 Jail? You’re serious. 47 00:02:28,816 --> 00:02:31,443 The Grand Jury is serious. 48 00:02:31,694 --> 00:02:33,904 But as Board Chairman, I give you my assurance 49 00:02:33,988 --> 00:02:35,531 that Logan Investment Services 50 00:02:35,614 --> 00:02:37,491 will devote whatever resources are necessary to... 51 00:02:37,575 --> 00:02:39,243 -[knock on door] -...to protect all of us. 52 00:02:39,326 --> 00:02:40,327 There’s nothing to worry about. 53 00:02:40,411 --> 00:02:42,246 Dad, I hate to interrupt. 54 00:02:42,329 --> 00:02:44,999 You got a call from my friend? 55 00:02:45,082 --> 00:02:46,709 Yeah, the Feds are gonna be here in about five minutes. 56 00:02:46,792 --> 00:02:48,419 I have a freight elevator waiting. 57 00:02:48,502 --> 00:02:50,421 Um... 58 00:02:50,504 --> 00:02:52,464 [sighing] Damn, I didn’t think it would be this quick. 59 00:02:52,548 --> 00:02:54,675 Well, gentlemen and ladies, 60 00:02:54,758 --> 00:02:56,218 while I don’t wish to be quoted on this, 61 00:02:56,302 --> 00:02:57,636 three words come to mind-- 62 00:02:57,720 --> 00:03:00,431 shredding, erasing and speed. 63 00:03:00,514 --> 00:03:03,142 I also suggest we all take the rest of the day off. 64 00:03:04,810 --> 00:03:06,937 You know, when I was a kid in the numbers racket, 65 00:03:07,021 --> 00:03:08,689 and the cops pulled a raid, 66 00:03:08,772 --> 00:03:10,858 I used to just swallow the slips. 67 00:03:10,941 --> 00:03:13,235 Unfortunately, life has gotten more complicated. 68 00:03:24,038 --> 00:03:27,666 [officers chattering on radio] 69 00:03:27,750 --> 00:03:30,210 Spread out and check all the offices. 70 00:03:31,337 --> 00:03:33,130 Be firm, but polite with the secretaries. 71 00:03:33,213 --> 00:03:35,132 I may need them as witnesses. 72 00:03:35,382 --> 00:03:37,718 Miss, I’m Assistant US Attorney, Annette Rayburn. 73 00:03:37,801 --> 00:03:39,678 What’s your job with Logan Investment Services? 74 00:03:39,762 --> 00:03:41,639 I’m Vice President. Tiffany Beckman. 75 00:03:41,722 --> 00:03:43,641 Good, then you’ll want to see this warrant. 76 00:03:43,724 --> 00:03:44,934 It enables me to conduct a search of all files, 77 00:03:45,017 --> 00:03:46,185 computer disks, 78 00:03:46,268 --> 00:03:48,062 and hard copy relating to all 79 00:03:48,145 --> 00:03:50,606 past and present securities trading by this company. 80 00:03:50,689 --> 00:03:52,566 Tell Mason Logan I want to see him. 81 00:03:52,650 --> 00:03:53,734 Mr. Logan isn’t in. 82 00:03:53,817 --> 00:03:56,362 Perhaps you’d like to come back tomorrow, or the next day. 83 00:03:56,445 --> 00:03:57,529 Careful, sweetie. 84 00:03:57,613 --> 00:03:58,697 I can have you whimpering in a paddy wagon 85 00:03:58,781 --> 00:04:00,908 before you can spell swindle. 86 00:04:00,991 --> 00:04:02,701 Now, you go tell your CEo 87 00:04:02,785 --> 00:04:04,912 that the ax just fell on his neck by default. 88 00:04:06,705 --> 00:04:08,540 Great. 89 00:04:11,210 --> 00:04:13,253 [woman on tv] The raid is in progress at this minute 90 00:04:13,337 --> 00:04:16,340 in the Wall Street offices of Logan Investment Services. 91 00:04:16,423 --> 00:04:18,550 It has been learned that Douglas Fremont, 92 00:04:18,634 --> 00:04:21,512 an Executive Vice President of Logan Investment Services, 93 00:04:21,595 --> 00:04:24,056 who was scheduled to appear before a Grand Jury, 94 00:04:24,139 --> 00:04:26,058 has fled to Argentina. 95 00:04:26,141 --> 00:04:27,726 Stay tuned for further... 96 00:04:36,902 --> 00:04:38,737 [phone ringing] 97 00:04:38,821 --> 00:04:40,364 [man] Hello? 98 00:04:40,447 --> 00:04:42,616 Yes, hello. This is Jessica Fletcher. 99 00:04:42,700 --> 00:04:45,744 I just heard some unsettling news on the television 100 00:04:46,245 --> 00:04:48,372 and I have a question about some mutual fund shares 101 00:04:48,455 --> 00:04:51,709 that I recently purchased through Douglas Fremont. 102 00:04:52,126 --> 00:04:54,211 Ma’am, this is a US marshal. 103 00:04:54,795 --> 00:04:56,422 [sniffing] Everyone is busy right now. 104 00:04:56,505 --> 00:04:58,632 I suggest you call your lawyer and get in line 105 00:04:58,716 --> 00:05:00,509 to sue the pants off this bunch of crooks. 106 00:05:01,051 --> 00:05:03,387 [exclaims] Thank you. 107 00:05:06,348 --> 00:05:08,684 [people chattering] 108 00:05:15,149 --> 00:05:17,901 Duffy, I don’t remember inviting the press. 109 00:05:17,985 --> 00:05:20,029 I saw your motorcade arrive. 110 00:05:20,112 --> 00:05:21,071 Care to give me a statement about... 111 00:05:21,155 --> 00:05:23,907 -Out. Now. -Wait a minute. 112 00:05:23,991 --> 00:05:25,617 You, as Federal Prosecutor, 113 00:05:25,701 --> 00:05:26,952 are supposed to uphold the public’s right to... 114 00:05:27,036 --> 00:05:30,414 Officer, if he’s not out in 20 seconds, 115 00:05:30,497 --> 00:05:32,791 throw him out. 116 00:06:21,090 --> 00:06:22,758 -Did you get it? -Get what? 117 00:06:22,841 --> 00:06:24,593 The Hong Kong file, of course. 118 00:06:24,676 --> 00:06:26,637 Did you think I wouldn’t know why you went back? 119 00:06:26,720 --> 00:06:28,889 This can make us very, very rich. Are you with me, babe? 120 00:06:28,972 --> 00:06:31,934 All the way. Just don’t call me babe. 121 00:06:32,893 --> 00:06:34,645 -Mr. Corbin. -Hmm? 122 00:06:34,728 --> 00:06:36,814 I was so hoping I’d run into you. 123 00:06:36,897 --> 00:06:38,899 Do you have time for a few questions? 124 00:06:38,982 --> 00:06:40,651 Well, as a matter of fact, miss... 125 00:06:40,734 --> 00:06:41,902 -Ms. Rayburn. -Rayburn. 126 00:06:42,361 --> 00:06:45,155 I have an appointment that I’m already late for. 127 00:06:45,239 --> 00:06:47,157 Well, then, please accept this with my compliments. 128 00:06:47,699 --> 00:06:50,077 It’s a subpoena to appear before the Federal Grand Jury. 129 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:51,703 You’ll find it’s all in order. 130 00:06:51,787 --> 00:06:53,664 Your advice of rights and so forth. 131 00:06:53,747 --> 00:06:54,623 And I’d also appreciate 132 00:06:54,706 --> 00:06:56,542 having a look at the contents of your briefcase. 133 00:06:56,917 --> 00:06:58,544 Just a minute. 134 00:06:58,627 --> 00:07:00,796 I’m just as shocked by these allegations as anyone, 135 00:07:01,046 --> 00:07:03,048 and I have nothing to hide. 136 00:07:03,132 --> 00:07:05,717 But until I’ve had the opportunity to conduct my own inquiry, 137 00:07:05,801 --> 00:07:07,511 I don’t see how I can be of any use to you 138 00:07:07,594 --> 00:07:09,054 and your investigation. 139 00:07:10,430 --> 00:07:11,849 Ms. Rayburn? 140 00:07:11,932 --> 00:07:13,976 You don’t get it, do you, Mr. Corbin? 141 00:07:14,059 --> 00:07:16,186 When your Chairman of the Board, Mason Logan left, 142 00:07:16,270 --> 00:07:17,729 you became the designated goat. 143 00:07:19,189 --> 00:07:21,817 Mason Logan is my friend. 144 00:07:21,900 --> 00:07:24,945 Really? Well, wouldn’t a friend have left room for you 145 00:07:25,028 --> 00:07:26,196 in his stretch limo? 146 00:07:27,072 --> 00:07:28,907 The office is closed today. 147 00:07:28,991 --> 00:07:30,701 I’m sure Mason will be in his office tomorrow. 148 00:07:30,784 --> 00:07:32,661 -Just like Douglas Fremont. -What are you talking about? 149 00:07:32,744 --> 00:07:34,997 I spoke to his wife. 150 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:37,040 He left in the middle of the night without even saying goodbye to her. 151 00:07:37,124 --> 00:07:38,834 She thinks Mason Logan scared him away. 152 00:07:39,293 --> 00:07:42,254 That’s nonsense. Logan and I go back 30 years. 153 00:07:42,337 --> 00:07:45,757 Yes, and he’s counting on your loyalty, Mr. Corbin. 154 00:07:46,425 --> 00:07:47,926 He’s hoping that you’ll take your silence 155 00:07:48,010 --> 00:07:50,554 to prison with you to protect a friend. 156 00:07:50,804 --> 00:07:53,265 Now, wouldn’t that be foolish if you could save yourself? 157 00:07:55,058 --> 00:07:56,393 Shall we talk? 158 00:07:58,604 --> 00:08:00,439 [Jessica] Lou, please come in. [Lou] Thank you. 159 00:08:00,522 --> 00:08:03,400 I’m really sorry to bother a busy lawyer with this, 160 00:08:03,483 --> 00:08:06,403 but it is so frustrating not to get an answer. 161 00:08:06,486 --> 00:08:08,864 -Please, sit down. -Thank you. 162 00:08:08,947 --> 00:08:11,200 Apparently there’s nobody home today 163 00:08:11,283 --> 00:08:13,076 at Logan Investment Services. 164 00:08:13,702 --> 00:08:15,120 But I did find out enough 165 00:08:15,204 --> 00:08:17,164 to make me glad that I’m not a customer, 166 00:08:17,247 --> 00:08:18,207 and sorry that you are. 167 00:08:18,290 --> 00:08:20,000 How much are you in for, Jessica? 168 00:08:20,083 --> 00:08:21,543 Well, only the price of a few shares 169 00:08:21,627 --> 00:08:23,420 in the Pacific Rim mutual fund. 170 00:08:23,503 --> 00:08:25,756 I bought them for my grand-niece’s birthday. 171 00:08:26,381 --> 00:08:27,257 That’s a shame. 172 00:08:27,341 --> 00:08:30,135 I had given her this pep talk about investing, 173 00:08:30,219 --> 00:08:32,971 and how it drives the economy, and she was thrilled. 174 00:08:33,388 --> 00:08:36,391 And now, as I understand, the shares are worthless. 175 00:08:36,475 --> 00:08:38,393 It’s looking that way. 176 00:08:38,477 --> 00:08:40,729 I doubt I can get your money back, but I’ll put in for it. 177 00:08:41,104 --> 00:08:42,648 There anything else? 178 00:08:42,731 --> 00:08:45,108 What am I going to tell that little girl? 179 00:08:57,621 --> 00:08:59,206 Back on the juice again, dad? 180 00:08:59,289 --> 00:09:00,707 Am I having a drink? 181 00:09:00,791 --> 00:09:01,917 Yes! 182 00:09:02,751 --> 00:09:05,212 And I assume that means that your little visit is over. 183 00:09:05,295 --> 00:09:07,297 You come home for 60 minutes, 184 00:09:07,381 --> 00:09:08,590 spend 58 of them upstairs in your old room, 185 00:09:08,674 --> 00:09:09,883 picking out a dress. 186 00:09:09,967 --> 00:09:11,343 Why do you keep your clothes here? 187 00:09:12,594 --> 00:09:14,638 I’ve told you, I have a very small closet, 188 00:09:14,721 --> 00:09:16,515 and I can’t fit all my clothes in it. 189 00:09:17,641 --> 00:09:19,393 Now, what shall we talk about? Your business? 190 00:09:19,476 --> 00:09:22,562 No, no, I’ve already heard about that on the news, 191 00:09:22,646 --> 00:09:24,439 and so have all the other teachers in the school, 192 00:09:24,731 --> 00:09:26,733 not to mention the parents of my students. 193 00:09:26,817 --> 00:09:28,485 You teach a bunch of little hoodlums. 194 00:09:28,860 --> 00:09:31,989 No, I teach a bunch of kids so they don’t become hoodlums. 195 00:09:32,614 --> 00:09:34,449 Or even white-collar criminals. 196 00:09:35,951 --> 00:09:37,411 Nice talking to you, dad. 197 00:09:37,744 --> 00:09:40,247 Maria, I’ve been thinking, you’d be better off if I cut you loose. 198 00:09:40,330 --> 00:09:41,290 Give me your key back. 199 00:09:42,874 --> 00:09:43,959 My key? 200 00:09:44,042 --> 00:09:46,128 You don’t need it. You’ve got your own place. 201 00:09:55,554 --> 00:09:56,471 Thank you. 202 00:09:58,432 --> 00:10:00,726 You won’t have to deal with me anymore. 203 00:10:00,809 --> 00:10:02,936 You think that’s why I’m doing this? 204 00:10:03,020 --> 00:10:05,564 Take the rest of your clothes with you. 205 00:10:05,647 --> 00:10:08,108 Give them to the Salvation Army. 206 00:10:12,654 --> 00:10:15,407 [sighing] Bye, baby. [door closing] 207 00:10:15,490 --> 00:10:17,117 At least you’re out of this. 208 00:10:29,629 --> 00:10:31,214 [knock on door] 209 00:10:33,216 --> 00:10:36,303 Paige, this is a wild guess. 210 00:10:36,386 --> 00:10:38,096 You’re drunk. 211 00:10:38,180 --> 00:10:40,390 I’m just trying to find out who my friends are. 212 00:10:40,474 --> 00:10:43,560 You don’t leave a friend to take the rap, Mason. 213 00:10:43,643 --> 00:10:46,396 They can find me any time with no trouble at all. 214 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:48,273 They’re saving me for last, for dessert. 215 00:10:48,357 --> 00:10:50,400 They’re making their case on what you told them. 216 00:10:50,484 --> 00:10:52,819 I swear to God! I haven’t told them anything. 217 00:10:52,903 --> 00:10:55,697 They’re going to force me to testify. What can I do, Mason? 218 00:10:55,781 --> 00:10:57,532 My lawyers are working on it. 219 00:10:57,616 --> 00:10:59,076 It’s a dream of a defense team. 220 00:10:59,159 --> 00:11:01,078 They’re building a paper wall around us. 221 00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:02,746 So don’t you go off the deep end. 222 00:11:02,829 --> 00:11:06,500 You and I know they’re going to ask me about Hong Kong. 223 00:11:08,502 --> 00:11:11,171 I think our foreign partners would take a very dim view 224 00:11:11,254 --> 00:11:13,757 of anything you might reveal about that. 225 00:11:13,840 --> 00:11:16,134 You’d stay a lot healthier if you just did some time in Lexington. 226 00:11:16,218 --> 00:11:18,387 Are you trying to give me a stroke? 227 00:11:18,595 --> 00:11:20,514 No, I’m trying to talk some sense into you, 228 00:11:20,597 --> 00:11:22,641 because there’s no way that Grand Jury or the SCC, 229 00:11:22,724 --> 00:11:26,186 or anybody else who can hurt us, knows about Hong Kong, 230 00:11:27,020 --> 00:11:28,188 so you just keep your mouth shut, 231 00:11:28,772 --> 00:11:30,190 and you stay off the bottle. 232 00:11:31,900 --> 00:11:34,319 I’ll get you out of this, Paige, I promise. 233 00:11:34,403 --> 00:11:35,779 Yeah. 234 00:11:43,829 --> 00:11:46,665 How could he throw you out when you don’t live at home? 235 00:11:46,748 --> 00:11:48,959 All I know is, I suddenly felt like an orphan 236 00:11:49,042 --> 00:11:51,169 instead of only half an orphan. 237 00:11:51,545 --> 00:11:53,171 [cellphone ringing] 238 00:11:58,135 --> 00:11:59,052 Hello? 239 00:11:59,136 --> 00:12:02,764 That little job? It’s become a necessity. 240 00:12:02,848 --> 00:12:04,307 I told you it would. 241 00:12:04,391 --> 00:12:06,476 He’ll be at the townhouse. 242 00:12:06,560 --> 00:12:07,894 I understand. I’ll take care of it. 243 00:12:09,896 --> 00:12:12,774 I’m sorry, honey. I’m gonna have to winkle out on you. 244 00:12:12,858 --> 00:12:15,360 -I’ve got an errand to run. -Oh. How about later? 245 00:12:15,444 --> 00:12:17,028 I don’t know how long it’s gonna be. 246 00:12:17,112 --> 00:12:19,823 It’s okay, I’ll be awake. 247 00:12:19,906 --> 00:12:21,575 You’ve got an early class in the morning. 248 00:12:21,658 --> 00:12:24,953 -I said I’ll be awake. -I’ll be there. 249 00:12:35,797 --> 00:12:37,507 [knock on door] 250 00:12:44,222 --> 00:12:46,433 Uncle Paige, it’s Nick. 251 00:12:46,516 --> 00:12:48,143 [softly] Damn! 252 00:12:51,104 --> 00:12:53,607 Come on, Paige, I know you’re in there. 253 00:12:58,153 --> 00:12:59,196 Uncle Paige? 254 00:13:01,615 --> 00:13:04,409 Come on, Paige, open the door. I’m here to help. 255 00:13:05,994 --> 00:13:07,996 [banging on door] 256 00:13:17,714 --> 00:13:19,966 [ringing] 257 00:13:23,220 --> 00:13:24,971 Hello? 258 00:13:26,223 --> 00:13:27,641 [Jessica] Hello? 259 00:13:41,363 --> 00:13:42,614 I just thought you’d like to know 260 00:13:42,697 --> 00:13:44,741 the Attorney General is hopping mad. 261 00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:47,369 Why? Because of my little excursion into the marketplace? 262 00:13:47,452 --> 00:13:49,287 No, the big emotional outburst 263 00:13:49,371 --> 00:13:51,623 came with the news of your star witness’ disappearance. 264 00:13:51,706 --> 00:13:53,708 Douglas Fremont’s extradition from South America 265 00:13:53,792 --> 00:13:55,210 is already underway. 266 00:13:55,293 --> 00:13:57,295 Good luck. Besides, that’s old news. 267 00:13:57,379 --> 00:13:59,256 I’m talking about his replacement, Paige Corbin. 268 00:13:59,339 --> 00:14:01,633 Well, I’m waiting for the punch line, Johnny. 269 00:14:01,716 --> 00:14:03,677 I can’t believe you haven’t heard yet. 270 00:14:03,760 --> 00:14:06,012 Corbin vanished from his townhouse last night. 271 00:14:06,346 --> 00:14:07,472 Are you so terrifying to your staff 272 00:14:07,556 --> 00:14:08,807 they don’t tell you anything? 273 00:14:08,890 --> 00:14:10,767 Don’t be ridiculous. 274 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:12,978 No, Annette, I don’t think I need to remind you, 275 00:14:13,061 --> 00:14:15,063 -but I will because I care. -Oh, give me a break, Johnny. 276 00:14:15,146 --> 00:14:18,733 Fremont or no, Mason Logan will buy his way out of anything. 277 00:14:18,817 --> 00:14:22,237 So what it comes to is, without Corbin, you’ve got no case, 278 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,615 followed very shortly by no career, unless... 279 00:14:25,699 --> 00:14:28,410 Unless I decide to cut my losses 280 00:14:28,493 --> 00:14:30,495 and settle for middle-management fish. 281 00:14:30,579 --> 00:14:31,580 Annette, you know very well 282 00:14:31,663 --> 00:14:32,914 there’s always a big downside potential, 283 00:14:32,998 --> 00:14:35,250 taking on these heavyweights. 284 00:14:35,333 --> 00:14:39,129 Johnny, that’s a game I decided to play a long time ago. 285 00:14:39,212 --> 00:14:41,423 I’ll take my chances. 286 00:14:41,506 --> 00:14:44,384 Now, don’t you have somewhere else to go? 287 00:14:49,347 --> 00:14:51,391 [woman on PA] On behalf of the police charities fund, 288 00:14:51,474 --> 00:14:53,393 J.B. Fletcher will be signing her latest novel 289 00:14:53,727 --> 00:14:55,061 in the second floor squad room. 290 00:14:55,145 --> 00:14:56,646 Oh, thank you, Mrs. Fletcher. 291 00:14:56,730 --> 00:14:59,065 My grandmother will be thrilled. 292 00:14:59,149 --> 00:15:01,276 She’s been reading your books since she was a little girl. 293 00:15:01,359 --> 00:15:03,653 How nice, sergeant. 294 00:15:03,737 --> 00:15:06,364 My great-great-grandpa used to read your books 295 00:15:06,448 --> 00:15:08,908 in front of a fireplace with Abraham Lincoln. 296 00:15:08,992 --> 00:15:10,619 How are you doing, Jessica? 297 00:15:10,702 --> 00:15:12,495 I’m holding up, Shawn. 298 00:15:12,579 --> 00:15:14,164 Oh, make it out to Maggie, please. 299 00:15:14,247 --> 00:15:15,081 Okay. 300 00:15:15,165 --> 00:15:17,083 -[cellphone ringing] -Oh, I’m afraid that’s me. 301 00:15:18,668 --> 00:15:20,128 Riley. What have you got? 302 00:15:21,796 --> 00:15:24,132 Okay, ten minutes. 303 00:15:24,215 --> 00:15:25,592 Well, I got to go to work. 304 00:15:25,967 --> 00:15:27,969 Another Grand Jury witness vanished last night. 305 00:15:28,053 --> 00:15:29,471 Guy named Corbin. 306 00:15:29,804 --> 00:15:31,848 Logan Investment Services? 307 00:15:31,931 --> 00:15:33,266 Yeah. Apparently someone broke into his townhouse 308 00:15:33,350 --> 00:15:34,392 and hauled him off. 309 00:15:34,976 --> 00:15:36,936 Well, give my regards to Maggie. 310 00:15:37,020 --> 00:15:39,064 I will. She’s gonna love this. Thank you. 311 00:15:39,147 --> 00:15:40,690 Uh, could you make that out, 312 00:15:40,774 --> 00:15:43,109 "To Bill Morgan, I forgive you." 313 00:15:43,652 --> 00:15:46,488 That’s an unusual inscription. Why do you need forgiving? 314 00:15:46,571 --> 00:15:50,367 [chuckling] For this, ma’am. See, I’m a US marshal, 315 00:15:50,450 --> 00:15:53,411 and this is a subpoena to appear before the Federal Grand Jury. 316 00:15:53,495 --> 00:15:57,165 Oh, thanks for the autograph. 317 00:16:05,006 --> 00:16:06,675 Jessica, I made a discreet inquiry 318 00:16:06,758 --> 00:16:08,301 into the Grand Jury’s agenda, 319 00:16:08,385 --> 00:16:10,178 and was struck by a coincidence. 320 00:16:10,261 --> 00:16:12,263 They’re looking into the ransacking 321 00:16:12,347 --> 00:16:14,140 of Logan Investment Services mutual funds. 322 00:16:14,224 --> 00:16:16,393 Now, has anyone there returned your calls? 323 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:18,520 Well, only a recorded voice 324 00:16:18,603 --> 00:16:19,688 saying that due to the number of clients 325 00:16:19,771 --> 00:16:20,939 who have been calling, 326 00:16:21,022 --> 00:16:23,775 it might be a few days before they get back to me. 327 00:16:23,858 --> 00:16:25,694 Now, about this subpoena, 328 00:16:25,777 --> 00:16:28,822 all I did was to buy some stocks for a ten-year-old girl. 329 00:16:28,905 --> 00:16:31,574 Now, why should they want me to testify? 330 00:16:31,658 --> 00:16:34,327 I have no idea, Jessica, but I have to warn you, 331 00:16:34,411 --> 00:16:36,454 the prosecutor, Annette Rayburn, 332 00:16:36,538 --> 00:16:38,998 is a very methodical, determined lady. 333 00:16:39,082 --> 00:16:40,583 One tough cookie. 334 00:16:40,667 --> 00:16:42,711 Apparently you know her quite well. 335 00:16:42,794 --> 00:16:44,587 Actually, we were very close in law school. 336 00:16:44,671 --> 00:16:45,964 When we broke up, 337 00:16:46,047 --> 00:16:47,924 I had what would have been our engagement ring in my pocket. 338 00:16:48,007 --> 00:16:51,636 Now we merely nod politely in courthouse corridors. 339 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:54,264 Oh, my. And I was just about to ask 340 00:16:54,347 --> 00:16:56,808 if you could approach her personally and explain 341 00:16:56,891 --> 00:16:59,102 that I have almost nothing to do 342 00:16:59,185 --> 00:17:00,311 with that dreadful company. 343 00:17:00,395 --> 00:17:02,480 Why don’t I give it a try? 344 00:17:02,564 --> 00:17:04,983 My love story always did need an ending. 345 00:17:05,066 --> 00:17:06,735 This might be it. I’ll call you later. 346 00:17:06,818 --> 00:17:10,071 -Okay. -[sighing] 347 00:17:10,155 --> 00:17:12,699 Where is he, Nick? What did you do with him? 348 00:17:12,782 --> 00:17:15,160 Me? What is the matter with you? 349 00:17:15,243 --> 00:17:16,202 The police say he’s been missing since last night. 350 00:17:16,286 --> 00:17:17,871 Somebody broke his door down. 351 00:17:17,954 --> 00:17:19,873 You left me last night to run an errand. 352 00:17:19,956 --> 00:17:21,791 I waited up for you till 4:00 a.m. 353 00:17:22,041 --> 00:17:23,334 you never showed up, you never called. 354 00:17:23,418 --> 00:17:25,587 Was that it, Nick? 355 00:17:25,670 --> 00:17:27,589 Was kidnapping my father your errand, 356 00:17:27,672 --> 00:17:29,007 and then you couldn’t face me? 357 00:17:29,090 --> 00:17:31,176 Not 24 hours ago, you were telling me 358 00:17:31,259 --> 00:17:32,343 you never wanted to see him again. 359 00:17:32,427 --> 00:17:34,596 Well, I guess I care, okay? 360 00:17:34,679 --> 00:17:37,056 Tell me where he is. 361 00:17:37,140 --> 00:17:39,934 Look, for now, it’s better if you don’t know. 362 00:17:40,018 --> 00:17:41,686 Trust me. 363 00:17:52,113 --> 00:17:53,323 Annette, can I have a moment? 364 00:17:53,573 --> 00:17:55,784 [laughs] Why, Lou, I can’t believe this. 365 00:17:55,867 --> 00:17:58,119 Strange, isn’t it? Seems like we’re in a time warp. 366 00:17:58,203 --> 00:18:00,079 Fifteen years wiped out. 367 00:18:00,163 --> 00:18:02,749 Not that you haven’t done well, you have. Congratulations. 368 00:18:02,832 --> 00:18:05,627 Well, you look like you’re doing all right. You married? 369 00:18:05,710 --> 00:18:10,048 No, I could never find a lady with the right-sized finger. 370 00:18:10,131 --> 00:18:11,841 You still knock me out, Annie. 371 00:18:11,925 --> 00:18:15,553 You are the only person who ever called me Annie. 372 00:18:17,889 --> 00:18:20,016 I assume you’re here on business. 373 00:18:20,099 --> 00:18:21,893 A client who is also a friend. Jessica Fletcher. 374 00:18:21,976 --> 00:18:24,062 She was served with one of your subpoenas, 375 00:18:24,145 --> 00:18:26,064 and she can’t imagine why. 376 00:18:26,147 --> 00:18:29,067 She doesn’t have to know why; she just has to be there. 377 00:18:29,150 --> 00:18:31,903 For old time’s sake, how about telling me why. 378 00:18:31,986 --> 00:18:34,239 For the same reason we broke up, Lou, 379 00:18:34,322 --> 00:18:36,407 because I wanted it to happen. 380 00:18:38,701 --> 00:18:41,496 I thought we broke up because you were afraid to be happy. 381 00:18:43,289 --> 00:18:45,834 Goodbye, Lou. I am very busy. 382 00:18:45,917 --> 00:18:47,669 I’m sorry I spoiled your morning. 383 00:18:47,752 --> 00:18:51,005 Maybe I’ll see you again in another 15 years, Annette. 384 00:18:57,470 --> 00:19:00,723 Mrs. Fletcher, how many mystery novels have you written? 385 00:19:00,807 --> 00:19:04,185 My 23rd was published this week. 386 00:19:04,269 --> 00:19:05,812 That’s very impressive. 387 00:19:05,895 --> 00:19:08,439 It must be difficult to come up with new stories. 388 00:19:08,523 --> 00:19:09,941 Well, sometimes. 389 00:19:10,024 --> 00:19:11,609 I mean, I’m always meeting people 390 00:19:11,693 --> 00:19:14,821 who are eager to share their mystery ideas with me. 391 00:19:14,904 --> 00:19:17,198 Is that why Paige Corbin telephoned you 392 00:19:17,282 --> 00:19:18,199 the night he disappeared? 393 00:19:18,283 --> 00:19:20,159 To share an idea for a mystery? 394 00:19:20,243 --> 00:19:22,620 No, I mean... 395 00:19:22,704 --> 00:19:24,455 Why did he call you? 396 00:19:24,539 --> 00:19:26,249 He didn’t. 397 00:19:26,332 --> 00:19:28,167 I don’t know Paige Corbin. 398 00:19:29,043 --> 00:19:31,921 This is a telephone company log of the phone calls 399 00:19:32,005 --> 00:19:34,465 that Paige Corbin made that night. 400 00:19:34,966 --> 00:19:37,510 The final call was at 9:42 p.m. 401 00:19:37,594 --> 00:19:39,554 it is to a Manhattan number. 402 00:19:39,637 --> 00:19:41,306 Mrs. Fletcher, do you recognize this number? 403 00:19:42,473 --> 00:19:43,766 It’s my number, yes. But... 404 00:19:43,850 --> 00:19:46,269 Yes. Let the record show that the number is 405 00:19:46,352 --> 00:19:50,273 area code 2-1-2-1-2-4-7-1-9-9. 406 00:19:50,356 --> 00:19:53,234 Why did Paige Corbin call you, Mrs. Fletcher? 407 00:19:53,318 --> 00:19:55,403 I have no idea, Ms. Rayburn. 408 00:19:55,486 --> 00:19:57,196 I didn’t know the man, 409 00:19:57,280 --> 00:20:00,158 and I’m sure that the phone company log is mistaken. 410 00:20:01,576 --> 00:20:03,202 Here is a partial list of customers 411 00:20:03,286 --> 00:20:05,538 for Logan Investment Services in New York. 412 00:20:05,622 --> 00:20:08,041 Would you please read the second name on the list 413 00:20:08,124 --> 00:20:09,667 so that the jury can hear you? 414 00:20:11,961 --> 00:20:13,254 Jessica Fletcher. 415 00:20:13,338 --> 00:20:16,257 Do you still insist that you do not know Paige Corbin? 416 00:20:17,550 --> 00:20:20,261 I also own government bonds, 417 00:20:20,386 --> 00:20:23,264 but I’ve never met the President of the United States. 418 00:20:23,348 --> 00:20:25,058 [all laughing] 419 00:20:26,351 --> 00:20:27,727 And do you still deny 420 00:20:27,810 --> 00:20:30,438 that you received a phone call that night at 9:42 p.m.? 421 00:20:30,980 --> 00:20:34,817 Wait, there was a call. 422 00:20:35,944 --> 00:20:37,737 I’d been working late with an editor, 423 00:20:37,820 --> 00:20:39,822 and I stopped at an all-night grocery. 424 00:20:39,906 --> 00:20:41,991 The phone was ringing when I got home. 425 00:20:42,075 --> 00:20:44,744 I answered it just as the caller hung up. 426 00:20:45,286 --> 00:20:48,206 Doesn’t that record show that the call ended immediately? 427 00:20:48,790 --> 00:20:49,832 Yes, it does. 428 00:20:49,916 --> 00:20:52,335 For the record, its duration was eight seconds. 429 00:20:53,002 --> 00:20:55,046 So, I never spoke to the man. 430 00:20:55,129 --> 00:20:58,716 Mrs. Fletcher, as I’m sure you know, Paige Corbin is missing. 431 00:20:59,092 --> 00:21:01,302 Possibly the victim of foul play. 432 00:21:01,386 --> 00:21:03,137 He is also a material witness 433 00:21:03,221 --> 00:21:06,182 in a federal investigation of massive proportions. 434 00:21:06,265 --> 00:21:07,976 As a student of mystery writing, 435 00:21:08,059 --> 00:21:10,561 are you aware of the device wherein a phone caller, 436 00:21:10,645 --> 00:21:12,605 in order to send a signal, 437 00:21:12,689 --> 00:21:15,024 hangs up on the other party as soon as they answer? 438 00:21:15,108 --> 00:21:17,610 Yes. Yes, of course I am, but... 439 00:21:17,694 --> 00:21:20,238 Mrs. Fletcher, you have one last chance 440 00:21:20,321 --> 00:21:23,199 to answer this question truthfully. 441 00:21:23,908 --> 00:21:26,285 If you do not, you will be charged with contempt. 442 00:21:26,369 --> 00:21:28,579 Think carefully before you answer. 443 00:21:29,372 --> 00:21:32,625 Paige Corbin called your telephone number that night. 444 00:21:33,418 --> 00:21:34,961 We know this for a fact. 445 00:21:35,044 --> 00:21:36,504 We have proof. 446 00:21:37,171 --> 00:21:38,548 Why did he call you? 447 00:21:38,631 --> 00:21:41,592 What message was he conveying by doing so? 448 00:21:41,676 --> 00:21:43,761 Look, I don’t know how many ways I can tell you 449 00:21:43,845 --> 00:21:46,264 that I don’t know, and frankly, at this point, 450 00:21:46,347 --> 00:21:48,850 I’m tempted to take the fifth amendment and refuse to answer. 451 00:21:48,933 --> 00:21:50,643 It’s too late for that. You have already waived that privilege 452 00:21:50,727 --> 00:21:52,687 by answering the other questions. 453 00:21:52,770 --> 00:21:55,773 Mrs. Fletcher, I am ordering you to answer. 454 00:21:56,941 --> 00:21:59,402 There’s nothing I can say. 455 00:21:59,485 --> 00:22:00,945 Very well. 456 00:22:01,029 --> 00:22:03,740 You are in contempt of this Federal Grand Jury. 457 00:22:03,823 --> 00:22:05,867 I am sending you to Judge Morrison 458 00:22:05,950 --> 00:22:07,243 for a contempt hearing, 459 00:22:07,326 --> 00:22:11,956 at which time, you may or may not decide to cooperate. 460 00:22:16,169 --> 00:22:18,755 It looks like Paige Corbin skipped town. 461 00:22:18,838 --> 00:22:21,257 Leaving us stuck with Grand Jury subpoenas. 462 00:22:21,340 --> 00:22:22,467 Well, he could be under wraps. 463 00:22:22,550 --> 00:22:24,427 With his dear old friend protecting him. 464 00:22:24,510 --> 00:22:26,929 Or he could be hiding from that friend 465 00:22:27,013 --> 00:22:28,765 who wants him deader than road-kill. 466 00:22:28,848 --> 00:22:30,808 Or he could be dead already. 467 00:22:30,892 --> 00:22:33,102 Reed, what will we tell the Grand Jury? 468 00:22:33,186 --> 00:22:34,896 That our CEO and our Board Chairman 469 00:22:34,979 --> 00:22:36,147 kept us out of the loop? 470 00:22:36,230 --> 00:22:38,524 Exactly, and then we’re off the hook. 471 00:22:38,608 --> 00:22:39,567 Listen, if Mason Logan 472 00:22:39,650 --> 00:22:41,944 was that frightened to have his buddy killed, 473 00:22:42,028 --> 00:22:43,780 then the Hong Kong files are gonna be worth 474 00:22:43,863 --> 00:22:45,448 a lot more to him than we thought. 475 00:22:46,199 --> 00:22:48,451 Here’s to more. 476 00:22:48,534 --> 00:22:51,454 I see you’re admiring my photography. I’m Ted Duffy. 477 00:22:52,121 --> 00:22:53,414 Who cares? 478 00:22:53,498 --> 00:22:56,042 [chuckling] I’ve got some others you might prefer. 479 00:22:56,125 --> 00:22:59,212 I think I captured the moment quite nicely, don’t you? 480 00:22:59,295 --> 00:23:00,588 [Reed] You were there at Mason’s office. 481 00:23:00,671 --> 00:23:01,714 Uh-huh. 482 00:23:01,798 --> 00:23:04,759 All right, so you took my picture. Big deal. 483 00:23:04,842 --> 00:23:08,012 It enlarged really well. I’m so proud. 484 00:23:08,096 --> 00:23:11,724 Oh, my God! We can’t let anyone see these. 485 00:23:11,808 --> 00:23:13,309 That’s the general idea. 486 00:23:13,392 --> 00:23:15,019 Well, you can keep those as a souvenir. 487 00:23:15,103 --> 00:23:18,856 The negatives are on sale for $10,000. 488 00:23:19,774 --> 00:23:20,733 No, wait, wait, wait. Only ten? 489 00:23:20,817 --> 00:23:22,693 How would you like 50,000? 490 00:23:25,113 --> 00:23:28,032 I’m as greedy as the next guy. Spell it out. 491 00:23:28,241 --> 00:23:31,285 Use your street rat connections to locate Paige Corbin 492 00:23:31,369 --> 00:23:33,538 before the police and feds find him. 493 00:23:33,621 --> 00:23:36,707 What are you gonna do, squeeze him along with Mason Logan? 494 00:23:37,583 --> 00:23:39,335 [laughs] Well, that’s my business. 495 00:23:39,836 --> 00:23:41,671 But don’t worry, you’ll get your story, 496 00:23:41,754 --> 00:23:43,965 and some walking-around cash. 497 00:23:45,091 --> 00:23:47,760 [laughs] For that kind of cash, I’ll find Jimmy Hoffa. 498 00:23:52,598 --> 00:23:55,017 Lou, you are a magician. How in the world... 499 00:23:55,101 --> 00:23:56,811 it was nothing, Jessica. 500 00:23:56,894 --> 00:23:58,187 First, I summoned all the legal skills 501 00:23:58,271 --> 00:23:59,105 in my command, 502 00:23:59,188 --> 00:24:01,357 and then I took another look at your subpoena, 503 00:24:01,440 --> 00:24:03,734 and I realized it was invalid because they neglected 504 00:24:03,818 --> 00:24:06,362 to include the required advice of rights. 505 00:24:06,445 --> 00:24:07,405 It’s a little form 506 00:24:07,488 --> 00:24:10,116 the department of justice insists that they provide. 507 00:24:10,533 --> 00:24:11,617 It tells you things like the fact 508 00:24:11,701 --> 00:24:13,369 that if you get asked a tough question, 509 00:24:13,452 --> 00:24:15,496 they have to let you step outside the Grand Jury room 510 00:24:15,580 --> 00:24:17,957 to confer with your attorney. Things like that. 511 00:24:18,040 --> 00:24:19,917 I mean, that would have been such a big help. 512 00:24:20,001 --> 00:24:21,752 Anyway, thank you. 513 00:24:21,836 --> 00:24:23,588 And thank heaven that nightmare is over. 514 00:24:23,671 --> 00:24:25,506 Don’t be too sure. 515 00:24:25,590 --> 00:24:27,675 If I know Annette Rayburn, you can expect to be served again, 516 00:24:27,758 --> 00:24:29,886 and this time, she’ll get it right. 517 00:24:29,969 --> 00:24:32,180 You mean, I’ll find myself in the same catch-22? 518 00:24:32,263 --> 00:24:34,432 Lou, what is her problem? 519 00:24:34,515 --> 00:24:36,267 You have to understand. 520 00:24:36,350 --> 00:24:37,643 What makes her such a tenacious prosecutor 521 00:24:37,727 --> 00:24:39,979 is that it’s all so personal to her, 522 00:24:40,062 --> 00:24:42,899 like she’s on a mission to nail the world’s bad guys. 523 00:24:43,149 --> 00:24:45,067 -As long as I’ve known her. -Oh, and she’s convinced 524 00:24:45,151 --> 00:24:47,528 that I’m one of them. Well, I don’t think so. 525 00:24:47,612 --> 00:24:48,446 What do you mean? 526 00:24:48,571 --> 00:24:50,823 Well, first of all, she’s got to catch me. 527 00:24:50,907 --> 00:24:53,659 And in the meantime, I’m just going to have to find out 528 00:24:53,743 --> 00:24:56,621 why Paige Corbin phoned my number. 529 00:25:22,230 --> 00:25:24,690 It’s amazing. They fixed the door already. 530 00:25:24,774 --> 00:25:26,567 I’ve been waiting six months for my landlord 531 00:25:26,651 --> 00:25:28,194 to replace the float in my toilet tank. 532 00:25:28,277 --> 00:25:30,821 Where was Mr. Corbin when he dialed my phone number? 533 00:25:30,905 --> 00:25:31,948 In here. 534 00:25:32,490 --> 00:25:33,699 The phone’s on the desk. 535 00:25:37,161 --> 00:25:39,497 Hmm. I wonder if my phone number is in here. 536 00:25:39,789 --> 00:25:42,166 -[knock on door] -Uh, excuse me. 537 00:25:49,924 --> 00:25:51,592 May I help you? 538 00:25:52,093 --> 00:25:55,638 Lieutenant Riley, I’m Annette Rayburn, Assistant District Attorney. 539 00:25:56,222 --> 00:25:57,848 Your office told me that 45 minutes ago, 540 00:25:57,932 --> 00:25:59,100 you got a call from J.B. Fletcher. 541 00:25:59,350 --> 00:26:01,727 That’s right. We met for coffee. 542 00:26:01,811 --> 00:26:03,854 They also told me that you’re friends. 543 00:26:04,105 --> 00:26:06,232 Did she happen to mention that we’re trying to find her 544 00:26:06,315 --> 00:26:07,900 to serve her with a summons to appear before the Grand Jury? 545 00:26:07,984 --> 00:26:10,444 -Another one? -Don’t con me, lieutenant. 546 00:26:10,861 --> 00:26:12,363 She’s avoiding my people. 547 00:26:12,446 --> 00:26:13,447 Do you know where she is? 548 00:26:14,824 --> 00:26:15,950 Not at the moment, no. 549 00:26:16,993 --> 00:26:19,245 Now look, Ms. Rayburn, I’m right in the middle of something here, so... 550 00:26:20,371 --> 00:26:21,497 Lieutenant, you could get into a lot of trouble 551 00:26:21,580 --> 00:26:23,207 lying to a federal prosecutor. 552 00:26:23,291 --> 00:26:25,334 Tell me. 553 00:26:25,418 --> 00:26:27,628 Now, look, you want us to find this Corbin guy, don’t you? 554 00:26:27,920 --> 00:26:29,213 If Mrs. Fletcher calls again, 555 00:26:29,297 --> 00:26:30,548 would you please get in touch with me? 556 00:26:30,631 --> 00:26:32,883 -Absolutely. -[door closing] 557 00:26:35,803 --> 00:26:37,013 I did not lie. 558 00:26:37,555 --> 00:26:38,931 From where I was at that moment, 559 00:26:39,015 --> 00:26:40,975 I didn’t know where you were exactly. 560 00:26:41,058 --> 00:26:42,476 Well, I appreciate it, Shawn. 561 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:45,313 Look, I think that this may explain 562 00:26:45,396 --> 00:26:47,982 how Mr. Corbin happened to call me. 563 00:26:48,065 --> 00:26:52,695 Look, the first four digits of this emergency number are the same as mine. 564 00:26:53,154 --> 00:26:55,281 1-2-4-7. 565 00:26:55,781 --> 00:27:00,619 And this card has my last three numbers, 1-9-9. 566 00:27:00,703 --> 00:27:01,954 That’s it. 567 00:27:02,038 --> 00:27:04,040 Wait a minute. Am I missing something? 568 00:27:04,457 --> 00:27:05,791 Suppose the noise at the door 569 00:27:05,875 --> 00:27:07,376 distracted Paige Corbin while he was looking up 570 00:27:07,460 --> 00:27:09,879 the number that he wanted to call. 571 00:27:09,962 --> 00:27:13,716 He dialed the first four numbers on this card, 572 00:27:14,300 --> 00:27:16,052 then turned toward the noise, 573 00:27:16,135 --> 00:27:19,930 unaware that the wheel moved and the next card dropped. 574 00:27:20,681 --> 00:27:23,184 He finished dialing the last three numbers 575 00:27:23,267 --> 00:27:24,852 of the second card. 576 00:27:24,935 --> 00:27:27,438 Well, son of a gun! Then you were a wrong number. 577 00:27:27,521 --> 00:27:31,025 Now we need to find out who he was calling. 578 00:27:32,276 --> 00:27:34,653 [dialing] 579 00:27:34,737 --> 00:27:36,697 [automated voice] May I take a message? 580 00:27:36,781 --> 00:27:38,366 Hold, please. 581 00:27:38,449 --> 00:27:39,867 It seems to be an answering service. 582 00:27:40,284 --> 00:27:42,161 [woman] Yes, ma’am. 583 00:27:42,244 --> 00:27:44,580 Can you tell me whose number I’ve reached? 584 00:27:44,663 --> 00:27:46,248 No, I can’t. 585 00:27:46,332 --> 00:27:48,709 Well, what’s the name of your service? 586 00:27:48,793 --> 00:27:52,296 Got The Message. Ma’am, would you like to leave a message? 587 00:27:52,380 --> 00:27:54,507 Thank you, no. 588 00:27:54,590 --> 00:27:55,591 Got the Message. 589 00:27:55,674 --> 00:27:57,802 I’ll get a warrant and search their records. 590 00:27:58,219 --> 00:27:59,762 But that still leaves us without a clue 591 00:27:59,845 --> 00:28:01,180 as to what happened to Corbin. 592 00:28:01,263 --> 00:28:03,808 Or who figured to profit from his disappearance. 593 00:28:04,683 --> 00:28:08,145 You said that his daughter, Maria, wasn’t much help. 594 00:28:08,479 --> 00:28:11,023 Nada. On top of which, she’s going with the son 595 00:28:11,107 --> 00:28:14,735 of Logan Investment Services Board Chairman, Mason Logan. 596 00:28:14,819 --> 00:28:16,612 She wouldn’t even tell us how to find him. 597 00:28:16,987 --> 00:28:18,239 Name’s Nick. 598 00:28:18,781 --> 00:28:22,660 Oh, here, got the old man. 599 00:28:22,743 --> 00:28:25,037 Soho Storage. That’s strange. 600 00:28:25,121 --> 00:28:28,874 I mean, Soho Storage should be among the s’s, not the l’s. 601 00:28:28,958 --> 00:28:30,334 Unless... 602 00:28:30,835 --> 00:28:34,588 Soho Storage stands for Logan. 603 00:28:48,477 --> 00:28:49,979 [Jessica] Somebody slept here. 604 00:28:50,062 --> 00:28:51,605 Well, there’s no one here now. 605 00:29:07,163 --> 00:29:09,623 I’m afraid that’s not true. 606 00:29:10,916 --> 00:29:13,878 You looking for me? 607 00:29:13,961 --> 00:29:17,047 Who are you? What is going on? 608 00:29:17,131 --> 00:29:20,009 What’s going on, Mr. Logan, is murder. 609 00:29:30,561 --> 00:29:33,105 The last time I saw him alive was when I went out for lunch. 610 00:29:33,189 --> 00:29:35,024 -Where did you eat? -Who cares where he ate? 611 00:29:35,274 --> 00:29:36,525 Somebody might remember seeing him. 612 00:29:36,609 --> 00:29:38,777 -It doesn’t matter where he ate. -Okay. 613 00:29:39,612 --> 00:29:41,489 You went to his townhouse last night to kidnap him. 614 00:29:41,572 --> 00:29:42,406 He puts up a fight... 615 00:29:42,490 --> 00:29:45,659 No. I went there to try to talk him into coming with me. 616 00:29:46,076 --> 00:29:48,162 He got scared, he wouldn’t open his door. 617 00:29:48,871 --> 00:29:50,372 Look, his bags were already packed. 618 00:29:50,456 --> 00:29:51,790 [Riley] That adds up. 619 00:29:51,999 --> 00:29:53,834 We checked the call he made before he phoned Mrs. Fletcher. 620 00:29:53,918 --> 00:29:56,212 It was to a limousine service, to take him to JFK. 621 00:29:56,295 --> 00:29:58,380 Has the Fletcher woman called you since we spoke? 622 00:29:58,589 --> 00:30:01,300 No. Where were you gonna take him? 623 00:30:02,176 --> 00:30:04,929 Here for a day or so, then out of the country. 624 00:30:05,012 --> 00:30:06,555 To protect your father from prosecution. 625 00:30:06,764 --> 00:30:08,891 Are you also willing to go to prison for him? 626 00:30:10,017 --> 00:30:11,936 I don’t think I’m going to answer any more questions. 627 00:30:12,811 --> 00:30:15,356 You will when I bring you in front of the Grand Jury. 628 00:30:15,481 --> 00:30:16,398 In the meantime, pal, 629 00:30:16,482 --> 00:30:18,651 you’re under arrest for suspicion of murder. 630 00:30:18,859 --> 00:30:21,111 Oh, come on. Now, if I wanted to murder the man, 631 00:30:21,195 --> 00:30:23,531 why would I feed him and put him up for the night? 632 00:30:23,739 --> 00:30:26,867 Can anybody tell me that? And why would I have come back here? 633 00:30:28,953 --> 00:30:29,870 [Maria] It was you, wasn’t it? 634 00:30:29,954 --> 00:30:32,456 You killed my father, or had your own son do it for you. 635 00:30:32,665 --> 00:30:34,250 Maria, Paige and I, we were friends... 636 00:30:34,333 --> 00:30:35,459 Save it, all right? 637 00:30:35,543 --> 00:30:37,378 You’d set him up to take the fall. 638 00:30:37,461 --> 00:30:39,588 Then he changed his mind, and that meant he had to die, 639 00:30:39,672 --> 00:30:41,006 and now you’re protecting Nick. 640 00:30:41,215 --> 00:30:43,092 You don’t understand, but, look, 641 00:30:43,175 --> 00:30:45,010 I’ve got to go, so if you’ll excuse me... 642 00:30:45,094 --> 00:30:47,763 Not before we’ve had a chance to talk, Mr. Logan. 643 00:30:47,846 --> 00:30:50,349 My name is Jessica Fletcher. 644 00:30:50,558 --> 00:30:52,893 You’re Paige Corbin’s daughter, aren’t you? 645 00:30:53,227 --> 00:30:54,853 I saw your picture in his townhouse. 646 00:30:55,354 --> 00:30:58,524 -I’m sorry about what happened. -Thank you. 647 00:30:59,024 --> 00:31:03,028 Shortly before he left the townhouse, or was abducted, 648 00:31:03,112 --> 00:31:06,031 he inadvertently dialed my phone number. 649 00:31:06,156 --> 00:31:11,745 Now, the number that he intended to call was 1-2-4-7-5-2-3. 650 00:31:11,912 --> 00:31:14,915 It’s an answering service called "Got The Message." 651 00:31:15,791 --> 00:31:17,668 He was trying to leave a message for someone? 652 00:31:17,751 --> 00:31:18,836 Mmm-hmm. 653 00:31:18,919 --> 00:31:21,005 I don’t know, either, Mrs. Fletcher. 654 00:31:21,088 --> 00:31:23,215 Look, I apologize for any inconvenience 655 00:31:23,299 --> 00:31:24,508 all this has caused you, 656 00:31:24,592 --> 00:31:25,551 but now, if you will excuse me... 657 00:31:25,634 --> 00:31:27,720 Not yet, Mr. Logan. 658 00:31:27,803 --> 00:31:30,097 Look, I have been subpoenaed, jailed. 659 00:31:30,180 --> 00:31:31,932 I’m currently evading a process server, 660 00:31:32,182 --> 00:31:34,018 and a federal prosecutor is convinced 661 00:31:34,101 --> 00:31:36,270 that I am part of a criminal conspiracy, 662 00:31:36,353 --> 00:31:37,855 and now, there’s been a murder, 663 00:31:37,938 --> 00:31:39,982 in which your son happens to be a suspect. 664 00:31:40,274 --> 00:31:41,609 I’m not leaving until I get answers. 665 00:31:41,692 --> 00:31:43,444 Yes, ma’am, as you wish. 666 00:31:43,527 --> 00:31:45,529 I went into some old newspaper files 667 00:31:45,613 --> 00:31:47,656 on internet this afternoon. 668 00:31:47,740 --> 00:31:50,618 About 30 years ago, the SCC was investigating 669 00:31:50,701 --> 00:31:52,161 you and your company 670 00:31:52,244 --> 00:31:55,456 for illegally dipping into customer accounts. 671 00:31:55,539 --> 00:31:58,042 -You? -That investigation was dropped. 672 00:31:58,125 --> 00:32:00,294 Why don’t you tell Maria why? 673 00:32:01,670 --> 00:32:03,172 The SCC agent in charge 674 00:32:03,255 --> 00:32:06,008 was killed in a terrible automobile accident. 675 00:32:06,091 --> 00:32:07,926 His car caught fire. 676 00:32:08,010 --> 00:32:10,137 All the notes on the case went up in flames. 677 00:32:10,220 --> 00:32:13,098 Along with their spurious case against me. 678 00:32:13,182 --> 00:32:14,183 But now, what does any of this got to do 679 00:32:14,266 --> 00:32:15,934 with Paige Corbin’s murder, anyway? 680 00:32:16,018 --> 00:32:18,395 Well, that’s what I’m here to ask you, Mr. Logan. 681 00:32:18,479 --> 00:32:21,607 All I know is, now they’re coming after us again, 682 00:32:21,690 --> 00:32:24,443 and it’s cost me the life of the best friend I’ve ever had. 683 00:32:24,526 --> 00:32:26,362 Now, does that answer your question? 684 00:32:26,737 --> 00:32:30,407 I’m not sure, Mr. Logan. But thank you. 685 00:32:30,491 --> 00:32:34,244 -[ringing] -Excuse me. Yes? 686 00:32:34,662 --> 00:32:35,871 [woman] Mr. Logan, there’s a US marshal 687 00:32:35,954 --> 00:32:37,081 coming in to see you. 688 00:32:41,210 --> 00:32:43,003 Okay, Mr. Logan, 689 00:32:43,087 --> 00:32:45,589 I’m placing you under arrest on this bench warrant, 690 00:32:45,673 --> 00:32:48,634 for failure to appear before a Federal Grand Jury hearing. 691 00:32:48,717 --> 00:32:52,137 Oh, Marshal, I’m afraid I’m not gonna be able to go with you, 692 00:32:52,304 --> 00:32:53,263 because, as my attorney 693 00:32:53,347 --> 00:32:56,350 is no doubt making clear to Ms. Rayburn as we speak, 694 00:32:56,433 --> 00:32:58,852 I’m due to check in at university hospital in... 695 00:32:58,936 --> 00:33:01,146 Oh, my goodness! 696 00:33:01,230 --> 00:33:04,858 ...in 20 minutes for spinal surgery first thing tomorrow, 697 00:33:04,942 --> 00:33:07,194 and I suspect it’ll probably be a waste of time, but... 698 00:33:07,277 --> 00:33:09,613 All right, all right, all right. I’ll check with the office. 699 00:33:09,697 --> 00:33:11,949 [dialing] 700 00:33:12,491 --> 00:33:14,451 Listen, would either of you have seen a woman 701 00:33:14,535 --> 00:33:15,536 by the name of Jessica Fletcher? 702 00:33:24,378 --> 00:33:26,046 All right, Duffy. 703 00:33:26,130 --> 00:33:27,464 All right. 704 00:33:27,548 --> 00:33:30,092 Before Reed gets here, this is what it’s about. 705 00:33:30,175 --> 00:33:31,093 He offered you $50,000 706 00:33:31,176 --> 00:33:32,428 for the negatives and the information. 707 00:33:32,511 --> 00:33:34,763 -Right. -I’ll double it 708 00:33:34,847 --> 00:33:36,473 if you bring me the Hong Kong disk. 709 00:33:36,557 --> 00:33:39,643 Me take it off Reed? 710 00:33:41,395 --> 00:33:43,480 What’s on it? No, wait, don’t tell me. 711 00:33:43,564 --> 00:33:45,941 Secret accounts in Far East banks 712 00:33:46,024 --> 00:33:49,445 where Corbin and Logan kept their illicit gain. 713 00:33:49,528 --> 00:33:53,449 In the right hands, my hands, power. 714 00:33:53,532 --> 00:33:58,746 That kind of power must be worth a lot to you. 715 00:34:01,081 --> 00:34:04,001 We can talk about that later, at my place. 716 00:34:07,337 --> 00:34:09,006 Sorry, babe. 717 00:34:09,548 --> 00:34:11,633 Is my take on you wrong? 718 00:34:12,301 --> 00:34:15,971 Not at all. It’s just that Reed is a very dangerous man. 719 00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:18,140 The late Paige Corbin is proof of that. 720 00:34:18,932 --> 00:34:21,018 Funny. I thought you might have been responsible. 721 00:34:21,101 --> 00:34:23,228 Or it could have been you, 722 00:34:23,312 --> 00:34:26,106 which is an even better reason not to play your little game. 723 00:34:26,190 --> 00:34:28,859 What a delicious sense of humor. 724 00:34:28,942 --> 00:34:31,487 Reed, darling, Duffy’s been entertaining me. 725 00:34:32,613 --> 00:34:34,239 You wouldn’t be hitting on my woman, now, 726 00:34:34,323 --> 00:34:35,449 would you, Duff? 727 00:34:36,158 --> 00:34:38,702 The thought never entered my mind, Reed. 728 00:34:39,912 --> 00:34:41,914 And what kind of day have you been having, darling? 729 00:34:42,623 --> 00:34:45,292 So far, lousy. I’ve lost a good friend. 730 00:34:45,793 --> 00:34:48,128 But if Mason Logan survives his surgery, 731 00:34:48,212 --> 00:34:50,547 well, the rest of the week promises to be very rewarding. 732 00:34:50,631 --> 00:34:52,174 Here’s to Hong Kong. 733 00:34:56,887 --> 00:34:59,973 Look, it’s not my decision. I’m just the messenger. 734 00:35:00,057 --> 00:35:02,476 Washington wants the plug pulled on this as of now. 735 00:35:02,559 --> 00:35:04,645 Johnny, no. I’m getting close. 736 00:35:04,728 --> 00:35:06,939 I know I’ll be able to indict before this is over. 737 00:35:07,022 --> 00:35:09,316 Indict who? They figure with Corbin dead and Logan iffy, 738 00:35:09,399 --> 00:35:11,318 you’ve got no one to prosecute, Annette. 739 00:35:11,401 --> 00:35:13,362 They don’t want egg on their faces. 740 00:35:13,445 --> 00:35:14,655 Listen, I have all the middle-management people 741 00:35:14,738 --> 00:35:17,866 under subpoena, just like Washington wanted. 742 00:35:17,950 --> 00:35:19,827 Reed Harding, Tiffany Beckman, three or four more. 743 00:35:19,910 --> 00:35:21,578 What about the novelist, that Fletcher woman? 744 00:35:21,662 --> 00:35:22,704 Well, we still haven’t caught up with her. 745 00:35:22,788 --> 00:35:24,456 But when we do, she’s going to sit in a cell 746 00:35:24,540 --> 00:35:26,667 until she tells me the truth. 747 00:35:26,750 --> 00:35:28,669 Johnny, please. 748 00:35:28,752 --> 00:35:31,004 These people are crooks! They’re going to walk unless... 749 00:35:31,964 --> 00:35:34,675 Look, I need your help. 24 hours. 750 00:35:35,217 --> 00:35:37,302 Okay. Okay, but that’s my limit. 751 00:35:37,386 --> 00:35:39,429 I’m not going to fall on my sword for you, Annette. 752 00:35:39,721 --> 00:35:40,764 Thanks, Johnny. 753 00:35:42,850 --> 00:35:43,725 Traffic detail said 754 00:35:43,809 --> 00:35:45,978 they didn’t keep very complete accident records 755 00:35:46,061 --> 00:35:48,480 that far back, except that they know it was unsolved. 756 00:35:48,564 --> 00:35:50,190 But I remembered that you mentioned 757 00:35:50,274 --> 00:35:51,567 that the car had burned, 758 00:35:51,650 --> 00:35:53,986 so I got in touch with the fire department. 759 00:35:54,069 --> 00:35:56,029 Well, that was brilliant, Shawn. 760 00:35:56,113 --> 00:35:57,406 Well, we hope. 761 00:35:58,866 --> 00:36:00,993 Jessica, what is it? 762 00:36:01,076 --> 00:36:03,370 Well, the fire boss’s report indicates that the SCC agent, 763 00:36:03,453 --> 00:36:04,663 James Holland, was killed 764 00:36:04,746 --> 00:36:07,833 when his car was struck by a hit-and-run driver. 765 00:36:07,916 --> 00:36:09,334 And there was an eyewitness, 766 00:36:09,418 --> 00:36:11,128 his ten-year-old daughter, Carla. 767 00:36:11,211 --> 00:36:12,754 -Which leaves us where? -[printer beeping] 768 00:36:15,048 --> 00:36:18,343 "We found this in the James Holland file. 769 00:36:18,427 --> 00:36:20,304 Based on the kid’s description of the hit-and-run driver." 770 00:36:22,472 --> 00:36:24,683 But I still don’t see what this has got to do 771 00:36:24,766 --> 00:36:26,643 with the murder of Annette Rayburn’s star witness, 772 00:36:26,727 --> 00:36:28,896 or your hassles with her Grand Jury. 773 00:36:29,104 --> 00:36:32,232 Star witness. May I use your phone? 774 00:36:36,403 --> 00:36:37,571 When I’m finished, 775 00:36:37,905 --> 00:36:40,449 I think we should take a quick trip to the murder scene. 776 00:36:46,622 --> 00:36:48,040 Annette. 777 00:36:48,123 --> 00:36:50,792 Lou, save it. We have nothing to talk about. 778 00:36:50,876 --> 00:36:52,502 Jessica Fletcher would like me to tell you 779 00:36:52,586 --> 00:36:53,921 that she’s sorry if... 780 00:36:54,004 --> 00:36:57,299 Well, you can tell her that I do not accept her apology. 781 00:36:57,799 --> 00:36:59,426 Oh, and actually, there is something. 782 00:36:59,927 --> 00:37:02,638 Didn’t you used to represent Mason Logan and Paige Corbin? 783 00:37:03,138 --> 00:37:05,682 A long time ago, yes. 784 00:37:05,766 --> 00:37:08,101 They were clients of the firm I worked for when I first passed the bar. Why? 785 00:37:08,518 --> 00:37:10,729 It proves to me we never could have had anything in common. 786 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:16,860 You know what? 787 00:37:17,778 --> 00:37:19,780 If I had given you a ring, I’d want it back. 788 00:37:23,241 --> 00:37:24,868 [tires screeching] 789 00:37:39,633 --> 00:37:42,469 Hello, Marshal Morgan. Anything for me? 790 00:37:42,552 --> 00:37:44,554 Mrs. Fletcher, where the hell have you been? 791 00:37:44,638 --> 00:37:46,056 Looking all over for you. 792 00:37:46,556 --> 00:37:48,934 Oh, I’m not gonna fall for that one. 793 00:37:49,017 --> 00:37:50,769 Thank you. 794 00:37:50,852 --> 00:37:52,479 As my mother used to say, 795 00:37:52,562 --> 00:37:54,564 you can’t see the show without a ticket. 796 00:38:00,028 --> 00:38:01,613 [Annette] Ladies and gentlemen, 797 00:38:01,780 --> 00:38:03,949 Mrs. Fletcher has returned of her own volition 798 00:38:04,032 --> 00:38:05,617 to complete her testimony. 799 00:38:05,701 --> 00:38:08,203 The contempt charge was dismissed with my approval. 800 00:38:08,286 --> 00:38:11,540 This Grand Jury has no wish to reward cooperation 801 00:38:11,707 --> 00:38:13,166 with punitive measures. 802 00:38:13,250 --> 00:38:14,501 Are you ready to begin? 803 00:38:15,127 --> 00:38:16,253 When you were on the stand before, 804 00:38:16,336 --> 00:38:17,796 I asked you about the telephone call 805 00:38:17,879 --> 00:38:19,464 you received from Paige Corbin. 806 00:38:19,881 --> 00:38:22,175 And I told you that I never spoke to him. 807 00:38:22,718 --> 00:38:25,303 -Would you care to try again? -But if I can prove it? 808 00:38:25,470 --> 00:38:27,222 Mrs. Fletcher, are you shopping for a new contempt charge? 809 00:38:27,305 --> 00:38:29,307 Oh, heavens, no! 810 00:38:30,350 --> 00:38:32,811 [laughs] Before you reward me with another punitive measure, 811 00:38:32,894 --> 00:38:35,981 may I remind you that there was a witness? 812 00:38:36,148 --> 00:38:37,774 Nick Logan was with Paige Corbin 813 00:38:37,858 --> 00:38:39,443 when he hung up the phone without speaking. 814 00:38:39,985 --> 00:38:41,486 Yes, and may I remind you 815 00:38:41,570 --> 00:38:43,864 that Nick Logan is an alleged murderer? 816 00:38:44,740 --> 00:38:47,075 We do seem to cross swords, don’t we? 817 00:38:47,576 --> 00:38:49,202 Look, to avoid any further misunderstanding, 818 00:38:49,286 --> 00:38:51,621 I’d like to make myself clear to the Grand Jury. 819 00:38:51,705 --> 00:38:53,832 -Mrs. Fletcher... -[door opening] 820 00:38:53,915 --> 00:38:56,126 -...unless you answer my questions... -[footsteps approaching] 821 00:38:56,293 --> 00:38:57,711 ...this Grand Jury will not be interested 822 00:38:57,794 --> 00:38:59,880 in anything that you have to say. 823 00:39:00,297 --> 00:39:02,007 Maybe you’ve forgotten, Ms. Rayburn, 824 00:39:02,299 --> 00:39:03,675 they call it a hearing. 825 00:39:04,509 --> 00:39:06,261 What is lieutenant Riley doing here? 826 00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:09,973 I do not remember inviting a policeman into my jury room. 827 00:39:10,724 --> 00:39:13,727 I suggest you continue with the witness. 828 00:39:19,024 --> 00:39:20,192 Mrs. Fletcher. 829 00:39:20,358 --> 00:39:21,193 Thank you. 830 00:39:21,693 --> 00:39:24,738 This is a fax of June 2nd, 1966, 831 00:39:24,905 --> 00:39:26,990 an early edition of The New York Sentinel. 832 00:39:27,074 --> 00:39:30,786 Mrs. Fletcher, we are examining current criminal activities, 833 00:39:30,869 --> 00:39:33,330 not excavating ancient history. 834 00:39:33,413 --> 00:39:35,040 James Holland, 33, 835 00:39:35,123 --> 00:39:36,958 a securities and exchange commission agent, 836 00:39:37,042 --> 00:39:39,419 was on his way to pick up his ten-year-old daughter, Carla, 837 00:39:39,503 --> 00:39:41,379 at school yesterday afternoon. 838 00:39:41,463 --> 00:39:44,216 The little girl saw his car side-swiped and run off the road 839 00:39:44,382 --> 00:39:46,510 by a hit-and-run driver. 840 00:39:46,593 --> 00:39:49,387 Mr. Holland’s car collided with an abutment. 841 00:39:49,471 --> 00:39:52,724 He was killed instantly. The car burst into flames. 842 00:39:52,808 --> 00:39:56,770 The newspaper left out Carla Holland’s middle name. 843 00:39:57,646 --> 00:39:58,980 Annette. 844 00:39:59,314 --> 00:40:01,149 Rayburn was her mother’s maiden name. 845 00:40:01,316 --> 00:40:03,944 -You were that little girl. -Mrs. Fletcher... 846 00:40:04,111 --> 00:40:06,488 James Holland was your father. 847 00:40:06,863 --> 00:40:10,117 He’d been investigating a stockbroker named Mason Logan. 848 00:40:10,200 --> 00:40:12,744 You were horrified, and so frightened. 849 00:40:13,161 --> 00:40:15,205 You saw the driver of the other car. 850 00:40:15,747 --> 00:40:17,666 It was two days before you could bring yourself 851 00:40:17,749 --> 00:40:20,460 to describe him to a police sketch artist, 852 00:40:20,877 --> 00:40:22,796 but he drew this. 853 00:40:26,133 --> 00:40:29,094 The man who killed your father was never caught. 854 00:40:30,011 --> 00:40:33,431 But the incident marked you, and 30 years later, 855 00:40:33,515 --> 00:40:36,810 just a few days ago, you saw the man in the flesh. 856 00:40:36,893 --> 00:40:39,771 It was Paige Corbin, and you killed him. 857 00:40:39,855 --> 00:40:42,941 Madam Foreman, this witness is excused. 858 00:40:43,483 --> 00:40:45,152 A little while ago, when I saw the sketch 859 00:40:45,235 --> 00:40:46,319 that the police had made 860 00:40:46,820 --> 00:40:48,989 from your description of the killer 30 years ago, 861 00:40:49,072 --> 00:40:52,325 I realized that it resembled Paige Corbin. 862 00:40:52,659 --> 00:40:55,036 And when lieutenant Riley referred to Mr. Corbin 863 00:40:55,120 --> 00:40:58,290 as your star witness, it reminded me of 864 00:40:58,373 --> 00:41:00,292 something that I’d noticed at the murder scene, 865 00:41:00,375 --> 00:41:02,502 but I hadn’t thought much about. 866 00:41:02,586 --> 00:41:04,129 Something on the desk, 867 00:41:04,212 --> 00:41:06,548 amid the paper clips and the rubber bands. 868 00:41:06,631 --> 00:41:08,925 A tiny gold star 869 00:41:09,342 --> 00:41:12,095 that matches the one in your right ear, 870 00:41:12,179 --> 00:41:13,847 and is missing from your left. 871 00:41:15,348 --> 00:41:16,391 This one... 872 00:41:17,767 --> 00:41:21,021 which you lost when you murdered Mr. Corbin. 873 00:41:21,188 --> 00:41:24,065 [exclaims] That’s ridiculous. I must have lost it 874 00:41:24,149 --> 00:41:26,860 when I met lieutenant Riley at the murder scene. 875 00:41:27,027 --> 00:41:29,070 That’s not true, Ms. Rayburn. 876 00:41:29,154 --> 00:41:31,364 This crime scene photo happened to have been snapped 877 00:41:31,448 --> 00:41:34,659 at the moment you entered Nick Logan’s warehouse office. 878 00:41:35,368 --> 00:41:39,664 As you can see, the little star wasn’t in your ear. 879 00:41:53,845 --> 00:41:58,141 When I saw Paige Corbin, yesterday, I was stunned. 880 00:41:58,975 --> 00:42:00,185 Suddenly, there I was, 881 00:42:00,268 --> 00:42:02,479 face-to-face with the cause of all my nightmares. 882 00:42:02,646 --> 00:42:04,522 But you had provided Mr. Corbin 883 00:42:04,606 --> 00:42:07,025 with a number where he could reach you, 884 00:42:07,108 --> 00:42:08,276 an answering service 885 00:42:08,360 --> 00:42:10,904 to which you subscribed under the name of John Smith. 886 00:42:11,613 --> 00:42:13,657 The number he was trying to call 887 00:42:13,740 --> 00:42:16,701 when he accidentally reached mine instead. 888 00:42:17,244 --> 00:42:20,413 Yes, but that night, I went to confront him. 889 00:42:20,872 --> 00:42:23,416 I saw that the door had been kicked in and he was gone. 890 00:42:23,583 --> 00:42:25,961 Spirited away by Nick Logan. 891 00:42:27,128 --> 00:42:29,798 But early this morning, he called the service. 892 00:42:30,340 --> 00:42:32,300 He said that he was afraid. 893 00:42:32,384 --> 00:42:36,054 He said that he wanted to testify against Mason Logan 894 00:42:36,221 --> 00:42:39,015 in exchange for immunity from prosecution. 895 00:42:39,182 --> 00:42:41,184 I said that that would be no problem. 896 00:42:41,643 --> 00:42:43,853 I mean, my father had been investigating 897 00:42:43,937 --> 00:42:46,106 Mason Logan for years. 898 00:42:48,233 --> 00:42:50,318 I told him that he would be picked up 899 00:42:50,402 --> 00:42:52,737 and placed in protective custody. 900 00:42:54,531 --> 00:42:59,411 Then he gave me the number of the warehouse and the address. 901 00:43:00,829 --> 00:43:03,415 So, I decided to go myself to pick him up. 902 00:43:03,832 --> 00:43:05,709 Oh, I just wanted him to admit it. 903 00:43:05,792 --> 00:43:10,046 I just wanted him to admit what he did to my father. 904 00:43:10,130 --> 00:43:13,466 But he didn’t. 905 00:43:13,550 --> 00:43:15,260 He denied it. 906 00:43:15,343 --> 00:43:19,264 He... he laughed. 907 00:43:19,431 --> 00:43:24,269 I saw the letter opener on the desk, and suddenly, I... 908 00:43:24,436 --> 00:43:28,356 I just... I just wanted him to feel a little bit 909 00:43:28,440 --> 00:43:30,692 of what I’d been feeling all those years. 910 00:43:34,738 --> 00:43:40,410 Lieutenant Riley, will you do the honors? 911 00:43:40,577 --> 00:43:42,203 Of course. 912 00:43:47,584 --> 00:43:49,252 Excuse me, Ms. Rayburn, I’m Reed Harding. 913 00:43:49,336 --> 00:43:51,338 I’d like to make a deal. 914 00:43:51,421 --> 00:43:53,715 This computer disk has all that you’ll need to nail your case 915 00:43:53,798 --> 00:43:55,550 against Logan Investment Services. 916 00:43:55,717 --> 00:43:58,136 It’s yours in exchange for my immunity. 917 00:43:58,303 --> 00:44:00,805 [laughs] 918 00:44:00,889 --> 00:44:02,974 Lieutenant, since I’m no longer in a position 919 00:44:03,058 --> 00:44:05,060 to bargain with this man, he’s your prisoner. 920 00:44:05,226 --> 00:44:07,020 Prisoner? What are you... 921 00:44:07,103 --> 00:44:08,146 I believe you have a point there, Ms. Rayburn. 922 00:44:08,229 --> 00:44:09,981 Shell, cuff this guy. 923 00:44:10,065 --> 00:44:11,566 Oh, no, no! You can’t do this! Stop! 924 00:44:11,649 --> 00:44:12,817 [Duffy] Can I get a smile, please? 925 00:44:20,200 --> 00:44:21,534 Good news, Jessica. 926 00:44:22,035 --> 00:44:23,870 Mason Logan’s surgery was a huge success. 927 00:44:23,953 --> 00:44:25,914 Great. 928 00:44:25,997 --> 00:44:28,375 He’ll be able to face a judge after all. And Nick Logan? 929 00:44:28,833 --> 00:44:30,752 Well, he’s got plenty of explaining to do 930 00:44:30,835 --> 00:44:33,671 before he and Maria Corbin can get their lives back together. 931 00:44:34,214 --> 00:44:36,007 -Mmm-hmm. -Can I buy you lunch? 932 00:44:36,091 --> 00:44:37,008 Oh, thanks, but I’m already a week behind 933 00:44:37,092 --> 00:44:38,968 on an important deadline. 934 00:44:39,135 --> 00:44:40,261 Oh, no! 935 00:44:41,429 --> 00:44:42,931 Not to worry, Mrs. Fletcher. 936 00:44:43,014 --> 00:44:45,683 You forgot your reading glasses down at the courthouse. 937 00:44:45,850 --> 00:44:48,770 [all laughing]