1 00:00:00,084 --> 00:00:02,169 [Jessica] Tonight, on Murder, She Wrote. 2 00:00:02,253 --> 00:00:03,337 Sheriff. 3 00:00:03,421 --> 00:00:04,797 He planted the damn thing in my car to get even with me. 4 00:00:04,964 --> 00:00:06,257 Maybe I should just roll over and play dead 5 00:00:06,340 --> 00:00:07,425 after what you pulled on me. 6 00:00:07,508 --> 00:00:08,759 I wouldn’t be surprised 7 00:00:08,843 --> 00:00:10,052 if he did tamper with the evidence. 8 00:00:10,177 --> 00:00:12,054 There’s something here that just isn’t tracking. 9 00:00:12,138 --> 00:00:14,348 Oh, you’re not talking about proof that he killed Boggs? 10 00:00:14,432 --> 00:00:15,725 Take your hands off the lady. 11 00:00:15,850 --> 00:00:17,476 Looks like Leverett was gonna blackmail Fred. 12 00:00:17,560 --> 00:00:18,936 Well, you believe me, don’t you? 13 00:00:19,061 --> 00:00:21,313 Well, I would if I thought I could get a straight answer. 14 00:00:21,439 --> 00:00:23,232 His honesty has never been questioned. 15 00:00:23,315 --> 00:00:25,443 Well, I’ve even heard yours being questioned. 16 00:00:25,526 --> 00:00:26,694 I call them the way I see them. 17 00:00:26,777 --> 00:00:28,237 You mean, I’m suspended? 18 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:29,780 I’ve got all the pieces. 19 00:00:29,864 --> 00:00:31,198 I have this awful feeling 20 00:00:31,282 --> 00:00:32,742 I’ve got the wrong corpse. 21 00:01:23,584 --> 00:01:26,879 [sirens wailing] 22 00:01:28,839 --> 00:01:31,300 [Metzger] Okay. Turn around, Mr. Berrigan and go back this way. 23 00:01:31,759 --> 00:01:32,843 [indistinct talking on police radio] 24 00:01:32,927 --> 00:01:36,514 [Metzger] That’s fine. Okay. Now turn around. 25 00:01:36,597 --> 00:01:38,432 I’m gonna have you touch your nose with your index finger. 26 00:01:38,641 --> 00:01:40,643 Put your arms straight out to the side. Leave ’em out there. 27 00:01:40,726 --> 00:01:42,102 One at a time. 28 00:01:44,146 --> 00:01:46,148 -There, you satisfied? -Not especially. 29 00:01:46,690 --> 00:01:48,651 Your breath smells of booze. 30 00:01:48,734 --> 00:01:50,820 You ran two stop signs. You were all over the road. 31 00:01:50,903 --> 00:01:52,571 Look, I was dialing my car phone. 32 00:01:52,655 --> 00:01:54,657 And I haven’t had a drink in three hours. 33 00:01:54,740 --> 00:01:55,908 I mean, this was his idea, wasn’t it? 34 00:01:55,991 --> 00:01:57,910 Fred, I wouldn’t waste the energy! 35 00:01:57,993 --> 00:01:59,620 Andy. 36 00:01:59,703 --> 00:02:01,080 You know, you’ve got yourself 37 00:02:01,163 --> 00:02:02,706 a real attitude problem there, Mr. Berrigan. 38 00:02:02,790 --> 00:02:04,583 [Fred] Oh, me? What about your buddy here? 39 00:02:04,667 --> 00:02:06,252 Sheriff. 40 00:02:06,335 --> 00:02:08,796 Okay, Andy, drive him on down to the station, 41 00:02:08,879 --> 00:02:10,047 and I’ll sort things out here. 42 00:02:10,130 --> 00:02:12,049 Wait a minute. Just consider 43 00:02:12,132 --> 00:02:14,134 who it is claims he found that bottle. 44 00:02:14,218 --> 00:02:15,928 Okay. That’s it! Put the cuffs on him! 45 00:02:17,596 --> 00:02:19,306 Look, sheriff... 46 00:02:19,390 --> 00:02:21,767 instead of writing him up, why don’t I just take him home? 47 00:02:21,851 --> 00:02:23,227 That way he won’t lose his license. 48 00:02:23,310 --> 00:02:25,312 Ah, you couldn’t make it stick anyway. 49 00:02:25,396 --> 00:02:28,148 Broom, if you’re looking for an extension, forget about it. 50 00:02:28,816 --> 00:02:30,317 That down payment is due tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. 51 00:02:30,401 --> 00:02:31,986 be there with a check or-- 52 00:02:32,069 --> 00:02:33,612 Oh, no! That’s enough, Fred. All right? 53 00:02:34,446 --> 00:02:35,739 Now, Andy, you really wanna do this? 54 00:02:38,742 --> 00:02:40,160 Get him out of my sight. 55 00:02:46,792 --> 00:02:49,670 [scuffling] 56 00:02:58,012 --> 00:02:59,513 Hello? 57 00:03:10,357 --> 00:03:12,318 Hello? 58 00:03:12,401 --> 00:03:14,820 [cat meowing] 59 00:03:21,160 --> 00:03:22,286 Leverett? 60 00:03:31,378 --> 00:03:33,672 It appears to be as you said, Mort. 61 00:03:33,756 --> 00:03:37,343 Strangulation with some kind of cord or wire. 62 00:03:37,426 --> 00:03:39,261 Leverett Boggs, of all people. 63 00:03:39,345 --> 00:03:40,638 I just can’t believe it. 64 00:03:40,721 --> 00:03:42,014 He was coming over for dinner 65 00:03:42,097 --> 00:03:43,849 and a game of chess tonight. 66 00:03:43,933 --> 00:03:45,726 Oh, yeah. You have to wonder why 67 00:03:45,809 --> 00:03:46,977 a thing like that would happen. 68 00:03:47,061 --> 00:03:48,270 Oh, I can give you the "why." 69 00:03:48,354 --> 00:03:50,189 His pockets were empty except for his keys. 70 00:03:50,272 --> 00:03:51,649 A mugging in Cabot Cove? 71 00:03:51,732 --> 00:03:52,900 Well, we’ve been getting more and more 72 00:03:52,983 --> 00:03:54,985 drifters coming through here lately. 73 00:03:55,069 --> 00:03:56,153 What have you got, Mrs. F? 74 00:03:56,236 --> 00:03:58,364 [Jessica] A piece of nylon cord. 75 00:03:59,198 --> 00:04:01,158 That could’ve been used to choke Leverett. 76 00:04:01,450 --> 00:04:03,243 Well, let’s check it out. 77 00:04:04,495 --> 00:04:06,372 Anyway, this is one you don’t have to worry about, 78 00:04:06,956 --> 00:04:08,290 especially with all those story problems you told us about. 79 00:04:08,374 --> 00:04:09,458 How’s that coming? 80 00:04:09,541 --> 00:04:11,377 Well, not great. 81 00:04:11,460 --> 00:04:12,962 I’ve got all the pieces. 82 00:04:13,045 --> 00:04:15,673 The crime, the suspect, the setting. 83 00:04:15,756 --> 00:04:18,133 But I have this awful feeling I’ve got the wrong culprit, 84 00:04:18,217 --> 00:04:19,843 maybe even the wrong corpse. 85 00:04:20,678 --> 00:04:23,722 I can’t remember the last time I was stumped like this. 86 00:04:23,806 --> 00:04:25,599 Try about this time a year ago. 87 00:04:28,644 --> 00:04:31,271 -Hey, Andy, how’d it go? -Mrs. Fletcher. Doc. 88 00:04:31,355 --> 00:04:32,982 Well, you’re looking at a genuine homeowner. 89 00:04:33,065 --> 00:04:35,025 Ah! 90 00:04:36,151 --> 00:04:37,444 Oh, you’d never catch me 91 00:04:37,528 --> 00:04:40,948 buying a used house from Fred Berrigan. 92 00:04:48,706 --> 00:04:50,249 You’ll have to fill in for Leverett Boggs 93 00:04:50,332 --> 00:04:51,917 till we find a replacement for him. 94 00:04:52,001 --> 00:04:54,420 Oh. Well, I’ll do my best, Mr. Berrigan. 95 00:04:54,503 --> 00:04:57,923 And may I say how sorry I am about Mr. Boggs. 96 00:05:03,012 --> 00:05:04,388 [woman over PA] Steve Uptown, you’re needed in receiving. 97 00:05:04,471 --> 00:05:06,056 The answer’s still the same. 98 00:05:06,140 --> 00:05:07,683 The quality of your leather gets worse and worse 99 00:05:07,766 --> 00:05:09,018 and your prices keep going up. 100 00:05:09,101 --> 00:05:10,936 Mr. Berrigan, I can assure you, 101 00:05:11,020 --> 00:05:13,105 we are only shipping you our top quality stuff. 102 00:05:13,188 --> 00:05:14,314 The problem here is we-- 103 00:05:14,398 --> 00:05:15,649 The problem is... 104 00:05:15,733 --> 00:05:17,317 I can’t think of any more ways 105 00:05:17,401 --> 00:05:19,028 to say I don’t wanna do business with you anymore. 106 00:05:19,111 --> 00:05:20,863 -Just feel this-- -Honey, Craig was offering-- 107 00:05:20,946 --> 00:05:22,239 Ah, Meg, what do you want from me? 108 00:05:22,322 --> 00:05:24,241 We kicked this around, like you insisted. 109 00:05:24,324 --> 00:05:27,870 We made our decision. Case closed. 110 00:05:33,375 --> 00:05:35,627 Uh, Ms. Berrigan. 111 00:05:35,711 --> 00:05:38,297 I’m going to be in town for a couple more days 112 00:05:38,380 --> 00:05:41,216 servicing a few other clients in the area, 113 00:05:41,300 --> 00:05:44,219 and I would be, well, incredibly grateful 114 00:05:44,303 --> 00:05:45,846 if, well, you know, you could... 115 00:05:45,929 --> 00:05:47,306 I’ll try, Craig, 116 00:05:47,389 --> 00:05:49,224 but I’m not about to countermand him. 117 00:05:49,308 --> 00:05:50,517 Oh, of course! I understand. 118 00:05:50,601 --> 00:05:51,852 But, you know, as I said, 119 00:05:51,935 --> 00:05:53,353 I’m willing to do anything here. 120 00:05:53,437 --> 00:05:55,981 I mean, including major price concessions 121 00:05:56,065 --> 00:05:58,067 and like I said, I intend to personally 122 00:05:58,150 --> 00:06:02,154 jump all over our quality control people. 123 00:06:02,237 --> 00:06:04,198 Fred hasn’t been quite himself lately. 124 00:06:04,281 --> 00:06:06,825 Of course not. All this stuff with Mr. Boggs going on. 125 00:06:06,909 --> 00:06:10,120 It must, you know, be a terrible strain on everyone. 126 00:06:10,204 --> 00:06:12,164 You know? Thank you. 127 00:06:14,124 --> 00:06:15,667 I had no idea. 128 00:06:15,751 --> 00:06:17,586 They actually had to shut down the assembly line? 129 00:06:17,669 --> 00:06:19,129 Well, it’s what happens when we run short 130 00:06:19,213 --> 00:06:20,756 of one of the components. In this case, 131 00:06:20,839 --> 00:06:22,633 it’s the adhesives for the soles. 132 00:06:22,716 --> 00:06:24,259 It’s very, very costly. 133 00:06:24,343 --> 00:06:26,887 Oh, Mr. Parkins I feel terrible. 134 00:06:26,970 --> 00:06:29,014 Wendy, it’s George. 135 00:06:29,098 --> 00:06:31,058 And this is strictly between us. 136 00:06:31,141 --> 00:06:32,935 All part of the learning curve, you know. 137 00:06:34,561 --> 00:06:38,398 Wendy? What is it? 138 00:06:38,482 --> 00:06:40,025 Maybe I shouldn’t say. 139 00:06:40,109 --> 00:06:42,319 Are you telling me this is somebody else’s goof? 140 00:06:42,402 --> 00:06:44,488 My, oh my, doesn’t she look smashing? 141 00:06:44,571 --> 00:06:45,823 Wendy, listen I don’t have to be 142 00:06:45,906 --> 00:06:48,200 back in Boston now for a couple of days, 143 00:06:48,283 --> 00:06:49,910 so how about some dinner tonight? 144 00:06:49,993 --> 00:06:51,328 Maybe? The Hill House? 145 00:06:51,411 --> 00:06:53,247 Oh, sure. That’d be great, Craig. 146 00:06:53,330 --> 00:06:55,249 Great. Hello, George. 147 00:06:55,332 --> 00:06:57,126 Craig. 148 00:06:57,209 --> 00:06:59,837 So, I’ll pick you up at 7:30. 149 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:01,421 Terrific. 150 00:07:04,133 --> 00:07:08,178 Wendy, I understand that you want to protect a fellow worker, 151 00:07:08,262 --> 00:07:10,389 but there is a bigger issue here. 152 00:07:10,472 --> 00:07:12,724 This could hurt the company. 153 00:07:12,808 --> 00:07:15,060 Well, I just hate to get anyone in trouble. 154 00:07:15,144 --> 00:07:18,230 Wendy, I’ll worry about that. Now what happened? 155 00:07:18,313 --> 00:07:20,607 Well, I initialed the requisition 156 00:07:20,691 --> 00:07:23,152 for the adhesive two days ago. 157 00:07:23,235 --> 00:07:26,071 Oh, this is a copy that I made. 158 00:07:26,155 --> 00:07:29,116 And like I was supposed to do, I passed it along to... 159 00:07:30,617 --> 00:07:32,369 -Isaac? -Yeah. 160 00:07:33,996 --> 00:07:35,164 You know, this isn’t the first time 161 00:07:35,247 --> 00:07:37,833 that he’s goofed in the past few months. 162 00:07:37,916 --> 00:07:40,210 Wendy, trust me, you did the right thing. 163 00:07:45,632 --> 00:07:47,342 [Andy] Dean, you gotta be kidding me. 164 00:07:47,426 --> 00:07:48,969 You mean it’s worse than the flooded kitchen 165 00:07:49,052 --> 00:07:50,304 and basement I just walked in on? 166 00:07:50,387 --> 00:07:52,556 Afraid so. Besides the rusted pipes, 167 00:07:52,639 --> 00:07:54,892 some of the beams and joists are rotted 168 00:07:54,975 --> 00:07:56,393 and there’s extensive termite damage. 169 00:07:56,476 --> 00:07:57,895 Fred’s tenants are lucky 170 00:07:57,978 --> 00:07:59,438 the place didn’t come down on ’em. 171 00:07:59,521 --> 00:08:02,608 Oh, boy. I knew the place was a fixer-upper, but... 172 00:08:04,318 --> 00:08:07,070 but I had it inspected and none of this showed up. 173 00:08:07,154 --> 00:08:08,947 I mean, how could he miss something like that? 174 00:08:09,031 --> 00:08:10,407 Fairly easy, actually. 175 00:08:10,490 --> 00:08:12,451 The last remodel was largely cosmetic. 176 00:08:12,534 --> 00:08:14,703 Oh, this is just terrific! 177 00:08:14,786 --> 00:08:16,622 Your old nemesis doing it to you again? 178 00:08:16,705 --> 00:08:19,082 Well, we don’t know that. 179 00:08:19,166 --> 00:08:20,876 Well, I’ll tell you though. 180 00:08:20,959 --> 00:08:23,462 If Fred was aware of this stuff and failed to disclose it, 181 00:08:23,545 --> 00:08:25,130 he’s liable for the repairs. 182 00:08:25,214 --> 00:08:27,090 And we’re talking fairly serious money. 183 00:08:27,174 --> 00:08:28,675 How serious? 184 00:08:33,430 --> 00:08:34,514 [Jessica] Oh, I don’t know, Seth. 185 00:08:34,598 --> 00:08:37,768 Between my plot problems and Leverett Boggs’ murder, 186 00:08:37,851 --> 00:08:39,770 I can’t seem to get it together here. 187 00:08:39,853 --> 00:08:41,897 So I’ve noticed. You’re out of cream! 188 00:08:41,980 --> 00:08:43,774 Well, use milk. It’s better for you. 189 00:08:43,857 --> 00:08:45,108 Huh. 190 00:08:45,192 --> 00:08:46,735 You and Hannah Parkins. 191 00:08:46,818 --> 00:08:49,029 -What about Hannah? -Oh, haven’t you heard? 192 00:08:49,738 --> 00:08:52,616 I’ve been savoring her chicken pot pie for what, 193 00:08:52,699 --> 00:08:53,825 20 years. 194 00:08:53,909 --> 00:08:58,121 All of a sudden it has gone fat and cholesterol free. 195 00:08:58,205 --> 00:09:00,165 And flavor-free into the bargain. 196 00:09:00,249 --> 00:09:02,000 Her entire menu! 197 00:09:02,584 --> 00:09:04,753 Well, it sounds very healthy. 198 00:09:04,836 --> 00:09:07,172 I mean, it’ll probably help people to live longer. 199 00:09:07,256 --> 00:09:09,633 Not if they die of boredom from her food. 200 00:09:09,716 --> 00:09:12,386 What’s this note with Leverett Boggs’ name on it? 201 00:09:12,469 --> 00:09:14,346 Oh, I’d forgotten all about that. 202 00:09:14,429 --> 00:09:16,598 Gosh! He’d asked me for the name and number 203 00:09:16,682 --> 00:09:19,184 of my New York accountant and my attorney. 204 00:09:19,434 --> 00:09:21,645 I’d planned to give it to him this evening. 205 00:09:21,728 --> 00:09:23,021 That’s strange. 206 00:09:23,105 --> 00:09:25,357 Leverett always hated lawyers, 207 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:28,110 bean counters, other than himself, 208 00:09:28,777 --> 00:09:30,779 and towns of more than 5,000 population, 209 00:09:30,862 --> 00:09:32,823 not necessarily in that order. 210 00:09:33,573 --> 00:09:34,950 Jess, what is it? 211 00:09:35,492 --> 00:09:36,493 You just said it. 212 00:09:36,576 --> 00:09:39,121 I don’t know why it had never occurred to me. 213 00:09:39,579 --> 00:09:42,833 But why did he ask for them? 214 00:09:42,916 --> 00:09:43,750 [Fred] If you have to know, I got it 215 00:09:43,834 --> 00:09:45,377 out of the employee suggestion box. 216 00:09:45,460 --> 00:09:47,087 It was an anonymous message. 217 00:09:47,170 --> 00:09:49,923 -And you believe it? -I’ve checked and double-checked. 218 00:09:50,299 --> 00:09:52,092 Ms. Arnold initialed the adhesive requisition 219 00:09:52,175 --> 00:09:53,593 and forwarded it to your attention. 220 00:09:53,677 --> 00:09:56,596 This... it’s like I’m being gaslighted. 221 00:09:56,972 --> 00:09:59,558 Look, Fred, I swear that requisition never came across my desk. 222 00:09:59,641 --> 00:10:01,310 This isn’t the first time. 223 00:10:01,393 --> 00:10:02,769 [Isaac] Not the-- Says who? 224 00:10:04,146 --> 00:10:06,398 You mean, I don’t get to face my accusers? 225 00:10:06,481 --> 00:10:08,191 [Fred] It really saddens me, Isaac. 226 00:10:08,275 --> 00:10:09,860 If you’d owned up to it, 227 00:10:10,444 --> 00:10:12,654 I would’ve be willing to give you another shot. 228 00:10:12,738 --> 00:10:14,990 But the one thing I cannot countenance is lying. 229 00:10:15,532 --> 00:10:16,450 You’re saying I’m... 230 00:10:16,533 --> 00:10:18,368 Terminated. Effective immediately. 231 00:10:19,077 --> 00:10:20,370 Fred, please. 232 00:10:20,912 --> 00:10:22,789 Thirty years I’ve been with the company. 233 00:10:22,873 --> 00:10:24,082 Your father never would’ve-- 234 00:10:24,166 --> 00:10:26,376 I want you to clean out your desk by 5:00. 235 00:10:31,256 --> 00:10:32,466 [exhaling forcefully] 236 00:10:36,928 --> 00:10:38,513 I hope you don’t mind, Mr. Berrigan, 237 00:10:38,597 --> 00:10:41,099 but I authorized these purchases. 238 00:10:41,183 --> 00:10:44,102 The special price was about to expire and... 239 00:10:44,644 --> 00:10:46,772 since you and Mrs. Berrigan were out 240 00:10:46,855 --> 00:10:49,983 and George was nowhere to be found... 241 00:10:50,067 --> 00:10:53,153 Well, I didn’t even know about the discount offer. 242 00:10:53,862 --> 00:10:56,865 That’s good work, Ms. Arnold. You saved us a lot of money. 243 00:10:56,948 --> 00:11:01,078 Thank you. It comes to about $17,000. 244 00:11:05,749 --> 00:11:07,751 Can you tell me why George wasn’t available? 245 00:11:07,834 --> 00:11:11,254 No. But I’m sure it had to do with company business. 246 00:11:11,338 --> 00:11:13,173 So, may I ask you a question? 247 00:11:13,256 --> 00:11:17,135 So do you ever go for drinks after work with, 248 00:11:17,219 --> 00:11:19,971 you know, any of your employees? 249 00:11:20,055 --> 00:11:22,349 I don’t think that’d be a good idea right now. 250 00:11:22,766 --> 00:11:24,518 Oh. I see. 251 00:11:31,024 --> 00:11:33,151 What was that about? 252 00:11:33,235 --> 00:11:34,861 [chuckles] Nothing. 253 00:11:44,538 --> 00:11:49,084 "C"? Well, it could’ve been carrots, I suppose. 254 00:11:49,167 --> 00:11:50,669 Or cooking pot, or maybe that 255 00:11:50,752 --> 00:11:52,587 cerise sweater that I ordered. 256 00:11:52,671 --> 00:11:55,382 It’d help if you could be a little more specific. 257 00:11:55,465 --> 00:11:56,967 $32 may not seem like a lot, 258 00:11:57,050 --> 00:11:58,468 but these little deductions really add up. 259 00:11:58,552 --> 00:12:00,178 Patty, one of these days, 260 00:12:00,262 --> 00:12:02,013 I promise I’ll start acting my age, 261 00:12:02,097 --> 00:12:05,684 but, meantime, that is what I pay you for. 262 00:12:05,767 --> 00:12:08,145 Right now, I feel like that’s why I’m engaged to her. 263 00:12:08,437 --> 00:12:09,521 [bell ringing] 264 00:12:13,066 --> 00:12:15,944 Honey, you weren’t being childish. 265 00:12:16,236 --> 00:12:19,364 And you weren’t foolish to assume that Fred would be honorable. 266 00:12:20,282 --> 00:12:23,410 Trusting people is certainly better than being a cynic. 267 00:12:23,493 --> 00:12:27,747 Yeah, but Fred Berrigan is Fred Berrigan. 268 00:12:27,831 --> 00:12:29,458 And I should know that by now. 269 00:12:30,125 --> 00:12:32,085 [sighs] A great way to start a marriage, 270 00:12:32,169 --> 00:12:33,920 with thousands of dollars in house repairs 271 00:12:34,004 --> 00:12:35,338 just to make the place livable. 272 00:12:35,422 --> 00:12:36,715 Andy, I feel terrible. 273 00:12:36,798 --> 00:12:38,008 Look, Patty, 274 00:12:38,091 --> 00:12:40,343 I liked that house as much as you did. 275 00:12:42,471 --> 00:12:44,848 Okay, almost as much. 276 00:12:44,931 --> 00:12:46,766 The point is, you didn’t drag me into this. 277 00:12:47,267 --> 00:12:49,728 Look, we can fix it up later. 278 00:12:50,145 --> 00:12:51,688 And the extra bedroom, 279 00:12:51,771 --> 00:12:53,190 we can make it into a nursery 280 00:12:53,273 --> 00:12:55,859 with a few dollars worth of paint and wallpaper. 281 00:12:56,401 --> 00:12:58,236 I’ve got to call in to Fred. 282 00:12:58,320 --> 00:12:59,779 Maybe he’ll do the honorable thing 283 00:12:59,863 --> 00:13:01,948 and agree to pay for at least part of it. 284 00:13:02,866 --> 00:13:04,242 And I’m an astronaut. 285 00:13:04,326 --> 00:13:05,577 [laughs] 286 00:13:05,660 --> 00:13:07,913 Look, I gotta get to work. 287 00:13:07,996 --> 00:13:09,414 I’ll see you tonight. 288 00:13:12,167 --> 00:13:14,753 Some things never change. 289 00:13:14,836 --> 00:13:17,631 I remember when Andy and Fred were still in high school. 290 00:13:17,714 --> 00:13:20,050 They had one of their fights right over there by that window. 291 00:13:20,133 --> 00:13:23,303 I practically had to brain them with a skillet. 292 00:13:23,386 --> 00:13:25,055 Hey, Patty. Hey, mom. 293 00:13:25,138 --> 00:13:26,473 Ms. Arnold. 294 00:13:26,556 --> 00:13:29,392 George, what is going on over there? 295 00:13:29,476 --> 00:13:31,144 First poor Mr. Boggs 296 00:13:31,228 --> 00:13:33,230 and then did I hear right about poor Isaac Meecham? 297 00:13:33,313 --> 00:13:36,816 Yep. I’ll have a tuna salad on whole wheat, please. 298 00:13:36,900 --> 00:13:38,527 Oh, it’s getting crazy, Mrs. Parkins. 299 00:13:38,610 --> 00:13:42,447 Mrs. Berrigan just read George the riot act for no good reason. 300 00:13:42,531 --> 00:13:44,324 Some purchase orders I was supposed to sign. 301 00:13:44,407 --> 00:13:47,244 Only I "wasn’t available." She wouldn’t believe me 302 00:13:47,327 --> 00:13:49,371 when I told her I was right there the whole time. 303 00:13:49,454 --> 00:13:51,122 [Wendy] You know, I know I haven’t been 304 00:13:51,206 --> 00:13:53,041 at Down East Footwear long enough to make judgments, 305 00:13:53,375 --> 00:13:56,711 but certain people can sure be unreasonable. 306 00:13:58,838 --> 00:14:00,215 [Fred] Mort, I don’t have all day. 307 00:14:00,340 --> 00:14:01,883 [Metzger] Fred, will you relax? 308 00:14:01,967 --> 00:14:03,635 I told you Andy’s bringing your car around. 309 00:14:03,718 --> 00:14:07,180 Excuse me, sheriff. You might wanna check this out. 310 00:14:07,264 --> 00:14:08,598 It looks an awful lot like the stuff 311 00:14:08,682 --> 00:14:10,809 that was used to strangle Leverett Boggs. 312 00:14:10,892 --> 00:14:13,562 It sure does. Where’d you get it? 313 00:14:14,062 --> 00:14:16,565 Out of Fred’s car. I remembered seeing it there last night. 314 00:14:16,648 --> 00:14:19,526 Wait a minute. I’ve never seen that before in my life! 315 00:14:19,776 --> 00:14:22,070 And besides, that’s an invasion of my privacy! 316 00:14:22,153 --> 00:14:23,655 It sure looks like a match to me, sheriff. 317 00:14:23,738 --> 00:14:25,115 This piece that was used to kill Leverett Boggs 318 00:14:25,198 --> 00:14:27,075 sure looks like it was cut from this coil. 319 00:14:27,158 --> 00:14:29,327 Oh. Now I get it. Don’t you see what he’s doing, Mort? 320 00:14:29,411 --> 00:14:31,454 This is because he can’t stick me for those repairs. 321 00:14:31,538 --> 00:14:33,665 -That’s enough, Berrigan. -What? 322 00:14:33,748 --> 00:14:35,667 He planted the damn thing in my car to get even with me. 323 00:14:35,750 --> 00:14:36,876 Just like he did with the bottle. 324 00:14:36,960 --> 00:14:38,795 [Metzger] I said to knock it off, Fred! 325 00:14:38,878 --> 00:14:40,672 I’m placing you under arrest 326 00:14:40,755 --> 00:14:42,132 on suspicion of murdering Leverett Boggs. 327 00:14:42,215 --> 00:14:43,341 Andy, lock him up. 328 00:14:57,314 --> 00:14:59,024 [Metzger] I appreciate what you’re saying, Mrs. Berrigan, 329 00:14:59,524 --> 00:15:01,610 but your husband can’t account for his whereabouts 330 00:15:01,693 --> 00:15:02,944 the night of Leverett’s murder, 331 00:15:03,028 --> 00:15:04,863 and I have no choice but to hold him. 332 00:15:04,946 --> 00:15:06,114 And if you don’t understand that, I don’t know what-- 333 00:15:06,197 --> 00:15:07,532 Come on, sheriff. 334 00:15:07,616 --> 00:15:09,492 Mort. 335 00:15:09,576 --> 00:15:13,622 Hello, Meg. Mort, those grooves on Fred’s hands 336 00:15:13,705 --> 00:15:15,498 could be the result of his pulling 337 00:15:15,582 --> 00:15:19,044 on that nylon cord around Leverett’s throat. 338 00:15:19,544 --> 00:15:23,256 Oh, for pity-- Didn’t he explain 339 00:15:23,340 --> 00:15:25,467 that those are rope Burns from the rigging on our sailboat? 340 00:15:25,550 --> 00:15:27,052 He did, ma’am. 341 00:15:27,135 --> 00:15:29,012 And have you found anything like a reason 342 00:15:29,095 --> 00:15:31,264 why my husband would want to harm Leverett Boggs? 343 00:15:31,348 --> 00:15:33,808 I may have found a motive. This letter. 344 00:15:33,892 --> 00:15:36,686 I took another look around Leverett’s apartment. 345 00:15:36,770 --> 00:15:38,563 Found it stuffed behind some books. 346 00:15:38,647 --> 00:15:40,315 It seems to be a copy. 347 00:15:40,398 --> 00:15:43,234 Dated three days ago from Leverett Boggs to Fred Berrigan, 348 00:15:43,610 --> 00:15:46,112 Down East Footwear company, etcetera, etcetera... 349 00:15:46,196 --> 00:15:47,197 "Dear Fred, I think you should know 350 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:49,491 that I’ve become aware of certain indiscretions 351 00:15:49,574 --> 00:15:51,743 that I don't think you'd want Meg to find out about. 352 00:15:53,495 --> 00:15:55,622 Says he wants to meet him Tuesday night. 353 00:15:55,705 --> 00:15:57,957 [Seth] Well, that would be last night. 354 00:15:58,041 --> 00:15:59,668 Looks like Leverett was gonna blackmail Fred. 355 00:15:59,751 --> 00:16:03,004 Okay. This is absolutely outrageous! 356 00:16:03,088 --> 00:16:04,631 "Indiscretions"? 357 00:16:04,714 --> 00:16:06,299 Everybody in town knows Fred is a straight arrow. 358 00:16:06,716 --> 00:16:08,176 Including the source of all this 359 00:16:08,259 --> 00:16:10,011 so called evidence against my husband! 360 00:16:10,095 --> 00:16:12,597 The one man in Cabot Cove who’s hated Fred 361 00:16:12,681 --> 00:16:14,391 for as long as anyone can remember. 362 00:16:14,474 --> 00:16:16,643 Mrs. Berrigan, I really think you should cool down 363 00:16:16,726 --> 00:16:18,103 before you say another word. 364 00:16:18,186 --> 00:16:19,229 Believe me, sheriff, 365 00:16:19,312 --> 00:16:20,438 you haven’t heard the half of it! 366 00:16:37,747 --> 00:16:39,708 [sighs] That’s weird. 367 00:16:40,208 --> 00:16:41,084 What’s weird? 368 00:16:42,001 --> 00:16:45,046 Oh! Hi! You’re early. 369 00:16:46,131 --> 00:16:50,009 This Norcom, it’s listed on the printout 370 00:16:50,093 --> 00:16:51,678 of company computer files, 371 00:16:51,761 --> 00:16:53,096 but isn’t listed on my computer.... 372 00:16:53,763 --> 00:16:55,515 or Mr. Boggs’. 373 00:16:56,391 --> 00:16:57,559 Unless... 374 00:16:57,726 --> 00:16:58,727 Unless what? 375 00:16:59,769 --> 00:17:03,398 [Wendy] Oh, so, I heard about your problem with Mr. Berrigan. 376 00:17:04,441 --> 00:17:05,608 Yeah. 377 00:17:06,443 --> 00:17:10,739 I bet that you could use some leverage. 378 00:17:11,114 --> 00:17:12,490 Leverage? 379 00:17:12,574 --> 00:17:13,992 Yeah. You know. 380 00:17:14,075 --> 00:17:17,704 Something to convince him to change his mind about you. 381 00:17:17,787 --> 00:17:20,915 You know, like something that Mr. Berrigan 382 00:17:20,999 --> 00:17:23,042 might not want anyone to know about. 383 00:17:23,126 --> 00:17:25,545 Oh, you’re not talking about proof that he killed Boggs? 384 00:17:25,628 --> 00:17:27,505 No! No! Nothing like that. 385 00:17:27,672 --> 00:17:29,466 Besides, that sheriff’s deputy 386 00:17:29,549 --> 00:17:30,633 is just trying to set him up, don’t you think? 387 00:17:30,884 --> 00:17:32,010 Mmm-hmm. 388 00:17:32,093 --> 00:17:33,803 Look, if you think I’m being out of line or something-- 389 00:17:33,887 --> 00:17:35,972 No. No, I don’t. 390 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:39,768 Are we talking about something particular here? 391 00:17:40,185 --> 00:17:41,978 Uh, no. 392 00:17:43,104 --> 00:17:44,939 Not at the moment, but... 393 00:17:45,482 --> 00:17:47,692 Well, Craig, you know, the thing is... 394 00:17:47,859 --> 00:17:50,528 -Yeah? -It could cost me my job, and... 395 00:17:50,612 --> 00:17:51,946 Don’t worry about it. 396 00:17:52,030 --> 00:17:55,658 Look, suppose I could come up with enough 397 00:17:55,784 --> 00:17:57,202 to make the risk worth your while. 398 00:17:57,285 --> 00:17:59,913 Let’s say $1,000? 399 00:18:00,413 --> 00:18:01,748 For starters? 400 00:18:03,458 --> 00:18:05,960 When do you figure you could actually have something for me? 401 00:18:08,588 --> 00:18:09,631 [chuckles] 402 00:18:11,466 --> 00:18:13,301 [Andy] Hey, that’s not even the worst of it. 403 00:18:13,384 --> 00:18:14,969 I heard from the lawyer. 404 00:18:15,053 --> 00:18:16,429 He nixed the idea of a lawsuit. 405 00:18:16,513 --> 00:18:18,097 He said that it’d be next to impossible 406 00:18:18,181 --> 00:18:19,390 to prove that Fred actually knew 407 00:18:19,474 --> 00:18:20,975 about the conditions of the house. 408 00:18:24,020 --> 00:18:25,146 I guess. 409 00:18:25,939 --> 00:18:27,732 Even if there was a paper trail, 410 00:18:27,816 --> 00:18:29,901 Fred could insist he’d never seen it. 411 00:18:30,610 --> 00:18:32,153 Oh, Andy. 412 00:18:33,154 --> 00:18:35,657 Look, more to the point, 413 00:18:36,074 --> 00:18:37,951 the things people have been saying I-- 414 00:18:38,660 --> 00:18:42,497 Well, I just hope you don’t think that I’ve 415 00:18:42,580 --> 00:18:43,873 let my feelings about Fred get in the way of-- 416 00:18:43,957 --> 00:18:46,167 Oh, sweetheart, no! 417 00:18:46,251 --> 00:18:48,920 Are you sure? Not even a little? 418 00:18:49,003 --> 00:18:52,090 Not ever. Not even for a second. 419 00:18:57,178 --> 00:18:58,555 [sighs] I needed that. 420 00:19:03,142 --> 00:19:04,769 [Seth] Sory problem still hanging you up? 421 00:19:04,853 --> 00:19:06,020 [Jessica] Mmm-hmm. 422 00:19:06,104 --> 00:19:08,940 I just can’t seem to focus on it. 423 00:19:09,023 --> 00:19:11,901 The unlikely image of Leverett Boggs as a blackmailer 424 00:19:11,985 --> 00:19:13,570 keeps getting in the way. 425 00:19:13,820 --> 00:19:16,698 Well, that means the letter Andy found is a fake. 426 00:19:16,781 --> 00:19:18,783 But if that’s the case, 427 00:19:18,867 --> 00:19:20,410 then it doesn’t make an awful lot of sense 428 00:19:20,493 --> 00:19:22,620 for Fred to be planting a letter 429 00:19:22,704 --> 00:19:24,247 that indicates he has a motive. 430 00:19:24,330 --> 00:19:25,498 Well, all right. 431 00:19:25,582 --> 00:19:28,459 Suppose Fred didn’t murder Leverett. 432 00:19:28,543 --> 00:19:31,796 Ah, well, then the letter and the nylon cord indicate 433 00:19:31,880 --> 00:19:33,631 someone’s trying to frame him. 434 00:19:33,715 --> 00:19:36,551 Seth, it was not Andy Broom. 435 00:19:36,634 --> 00:19:38,344 Did I mention his name? 436 00:19:38,428 --> 00:19:42,181 Well, I’m surprised that you even consider that possibility. 437 00:19:42,265 --> 00:19:44,601 Or it could be you’re trying to convince yourself? 438 00:19:44,684 --> 00:19:46,769 Hey, Mrs. F. Doc, I’ve been looking all over for you. 439 00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:48,354 Thought you might like to know 440 00:19:48,438 --> 00:19:49,814 that your professional opinion’s been refuted. 441 00:19:49,898 --> 00:19:51,149 Oh? 442 00:19:51,232 --> 00:19:52,650 [Metzger] Yeah. So far today, two doctors 443 00:19:52,734 --> 00:19:54,027 have shown up at the sheriff’s station. 444 00:19:54,110 --> 00:19:56,112 One from New York, one from Boston. 445 00:19:56,195 --> 00:19:58,573 They both examined Fred Berrigan’s hands. 446 00:19:58,656 --> 00:19:59,949 They’re both willing to testify 447 00:20:00,033 --> 00:20:01,576 that the rope Burns on Fred’s hand 448 00:20:01,659 --> 00:20:03,328 could not have been caused by the nylon cord 449 00:20:03,411 --> 00:20:05,371 that Andy found in his car. 450 00:20:05,455 --> 00:20:06,664 [exclaims softly] 451 00:20:09,751 --> 00:20:11,669 Uh, Mrs. Berrigan? Yes, what is it? 452 00:20:11,753 --> 00:20:13,046 Uh, Mrs. Berrigan, I just-- 453 00:20:13,129 --> 00:20:14,672 Forgive me. I didn’t mean to snap at you. 454 00:20:14,756 --> 00:20:17,216 No. No. I can imagine how upset you must be. 455 00:20:17,300 --> 00:20:19,677 I mean, I just wanted you to know that I... 456 00:20:19,761 --> 00:20:23,222 well, we... all of us are pulling for Mr. Berrigan. 457 00:20:23,306 --> 00:20:25,725 Thank you, Wendy. 458 00:20:25,808 --> 00:20:28,061 [Wendy] I mean, I can’t believe that he would do such a thing. 459 00:20:28,144 --> 00:20:31,189 And from what I’ve been hearing about this deputy Broom... 460 00:20:31,272 --> 00:20:33,608 well, I wouldn’t be surprised if he did tamper with the evidence. 461 00:20:35,234 --> 00:20:38,112 What? Mrs. Berrigan, is something wrong? 462 00:20:38,196 --> 00:20:40,823 Not really. 463 00:20:43,785 --> 00:20:45,328 Wendy, are you okay? 464 00:20:45,411 --> 00:20:48,665 Oh, yeah. That was sweet of you to ask. 465 00:20:48,748 --> 00:20:51,876 George, have you heard of a computer file called Norcom? 466 00:20:51,960 --> 00:20:53,378 Norcom. No, why? 467 00:20:53,461 --> 00:20:55,088 [woman on PA] Wendy Arnold, line two. 468 00:20:57,632 --> 00:20:59,217 Miss Arnold speaking. 469 00:20:59,300 --> 00:21:00,802 [Craig] Hello, sweetheart. You were gonna call me? 470 00:21:00,885 --> 00:21:02,679 So, what is happening 471 00:21:02,762 --> 00:21:05,056 with this Norcom.doc file? 472 00:21:05,139 --> 00:21:07,266 Look, I’m working on it. There hasn’t been the time. 473 00:21:07,350 --> 00:21:09,102 Yeah. Well, I need to know if this is something 474 00:21:09,185 --> 00:21:11,437 that I can use and fast. 475 00:21:11,521 --> 00:21:14,023 Yeah. Well, you made that quite clear. Thank you. 476 00:21:23,032 --> 00:21:24,909 -Andy. -Isaac. 477 00:21:24,993 --> 00:21:26,160 Sorry to hear you got laid off. 478 00:21:26,244 --> 00:21:27,578 Yeah. Thanks. 479 00:21:27,662 --> 00:21:29,205 Got a couple of leads down in Portland. 480 00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:32,166 I guess we’re both victims of Fred Berrigan. 481 00:21:32,458 --> 00:21:34,085 But at least you did something about it. 482 00:21:34,168 --> 00:21:35,461 Isaac, if you mean what I think you do-- 483 00:21:35,545 --> 00:21:37,422 -Andy! -Hey, no offense. Honest. 484 00:21:38,172 --> 00:21:40,341 Fact is, I’m one of the few people in town 485 00:21:40,425 --> 00:21:41,718 that’s on your side. 486 00:21:44,721 --> 00:21:47,849 [Metzger] No, Mrs. Wycoff, I did not personally see deputy Broom 487 00:21:47,932 --> 00:21:49,809 discover the cord in Fred’s car. 488 00:21:49,892 --> 00:21:52,228 But if that’s where he said he found it... 489 00:21:53,563 --> 00:21:58,109 Uh-huh. Yes. Well, you have a nice day, too, Mrs. Wycoff. 490 00:21:58,192 --> 00:21:59,944 What is going on here, Mrs. F? 491 00:22:00,028 --> 00:22:01,571 That’s maybe the 20th call today. 492 00:22:01,654 --> 00:22:03,656 Now in all of the years that Andy’s been a deputy, 493 00:22:03,740 --> 00:22:05,992 his honesty has never been questioned. Not once. 494 00:22:06,075 --> 00:22:08,286 Well, I’ve even heard yours being questioned 495 00:22:08,369 --> 00:22:09,620 for having defended him. 496 00:22:10,038 --> 00:22:11,456 Well, that figures. Any luck? 497 00:22:11,539 --> 00:22:14,042 Well, there certainly isn’t anything obvious about Leverett 498 00:22:14,125 --> 00:22:17,420 or his affairs that would give anyone reason to want to kill him. 499 00:22:17,503 --> 00:22:19,172 Yeah. No relatives. 500 00:22:19,255 --> 00:22:22,800 He leaves all of his assets to the university. 501 00:22:22,884 --> 00:22:25,970 Some stocks, bonds, a little cash. 502 00:22:26,054 --> 00:22:27,513 Mrs. Fletcher. Sheriff. 503 00:22:27,597 --> 00:22:30,725 Andy, there’s a whole new stack of messages on my desk for you. 504 00:22:30,808 --> 00:22:33,728 If they’re like the other ones, I don’t wanna see ’em. 505 00:22:34,937 --> 00:22:37,648 Norcom. Does that mean anything to you? 506 00:22:37,732 --> 00:22:39,734 Sounds like one of those stock market names to me. 507 00:22:39,817 --> 00:22:42,487 In which case, I’m definitely not the one to talk to about it. 508 00:22:42,570 --> 00:22:45,740 Apparently, Leverett had some questions about it. 509 00:22:46,407 --> 00:22:48,785 I’ve got to run. I’ll talk to you later. 510 00:22:53,414 --> 00:22:56,501 [Fred] This is cheddar. I told you Swiss. 511 00:22:56,584 --> 00:22:58,544 Swiss is what I ordered. 512 00:22:59,879 --> 00:23:02,215 Look, Fred, I want you to know 513 00:23:02,298 --> 00:23:04,258 I didn’t plant that cord or that letter. 514 00:23:04,342 --> 00:23:06,177 -So if you’d-- -Save it for your priest. 515 00:23:06,844 --> 00:23:09,514 Fine. Suit yourself. 516 00:23:09,597 --> 00:23:11,182 Hey, hey! 517 00:23:11,265 --> 00:23:13,851 We both know what this is really about. 518 00:23:13,935 --> 00:23:15,269 Ever since grade school, 519 00:23:15,353 --> 00:23:17,355 you’ve held it against me for being wealthy, 520 00:23:17,438 --> 00:23:20,024 better looking and a better athlete. 521 00:23:20,108 --> 00:23:21,359 Fred, that’s just not true. 522 00:23:21,442 --> 00:23:22,485 [scoffs] 523 00:23:23,111 --> 00:23:24,779 Maybe it’s time you made your peace with it. 524 00:23:24,862 --> 00:23:26,072 Yeah? 525 00:23:26,531 --> 00:23:28,491 Like maybe I should just roll over and play dead 526 00:23:28,574 --> 00:23:30,493 after what you pulled on me with the house? 527 00:23:31,452 --> 00:23:33,788 Fred, I just got a call I think you’re gonna like. 528 00:23:33,871 --> 00:23:35,289 Even as we speak, your attorney’s 529 00:23:35,373 --> 00:23:37,208 over at the courthouse posting your bail. 530 00:23:37,291 --> 00:23:38,501 You’ll be out of here within the hour. 531 00:23:38,584 --> 00:23:40,378 -Yeah! -Andy, we have to talk. 532 00:23:46,634 --> 00:23:50,304 Actually, I got two phone calls. 533 00:23:50,680 --> 00:23:52,223 The other was from the county prosecutor. 534 00:23:52,306 --> 00:23:53,766 They’re thinking about dropping the case against Berrigan. 535 00:23:53,850 --> 00:23:55,393 -You’re kidding. -Now look, 536 00:23:55,476 --> 00:23:57,436 I don’t want you to take this the wrong way. 537 00:23:58,062 --> 00:24:00,690 They feel because of your relationship with Fred, 538 00:24:01,107 --> 00:24:02,984 that the evidence might be tainted. 539 00:24:03,609 --> 00:24:05,403 The Berrigans might sue the county. 540 00:24:06,737 --> 00:24:08,030 Sheriff, are you saying that-- 541 00:24:08,114 --> 00:24:10,616 Now look, I want you to know I believe in you 100%. 542 00:24:10,700 --> 00:24:12,034 I just feel for the good of everybody, 543 00:24:12,118 --> 00:24:13,578 maybe you should take a few days off. 544 00:24:16,539 --> 00:24:18,124 You mean that I’m suspended? 545 00:24:18,207 --> 00:24:19,625 Just go home, okay? 546 00:24:34,849 --> 00:24:37,143 Well, now come on, Seth. Admit it. 547 00:24:37,226 --> 00:24:39,687 I mean, this soup and this low calorie chicken pot pie 548 00:24:39,896 --> 00:24:41,606 is pretty darn good! 549 00:24:41,689 --> 00:24:44,233 Oh, forget it, Jessica. He’s hopeless. 550 00:24:44,317 --> 00:24:47,361 On the other hand, I figure we can all use it. 551 00:24:47,445 --> 00:24:50,364 [Seth] That answers my question which is, 552 00:24:50,448 --> 00:24:52,283 whose health are we talking about, 553 00:24:52,366 --> 00:24:54,368 the purveyor’s or the patron’s? 554 00:25:00,833 --> 00:25:02,293 You see, George? She doesn’t like me. 555 00:25:02,376 --> 00:25:03,920 Wendy, it’s just mother biz. 556 00:25:04,003 --> 00:25:05,421 I mean, there’s no woman in the world 557 00:25:05,504 --> 00:25:07,465 that’s good enough for her son, that’s all. 558 00:25:07,548 --> 00:25:10,801 Hey! You were gonna call, yeah? 559 00:25:12,053 --> 00:25:13,763 [Wendy] Craig, this isn’t the time or the place. 560 00:25:13,846 --> 00:25:15,598 I’m working on it. 561 00:25:15,681 --> 00:25:17,516 I think you said that this afternoon. 562 00:25:17,600 --> 00:25:19,936 I need answers. Now. 563 00:25:20,019 --> 00:25:22,355 Look, she doesn’t wanna talk to you, Haber! 564 00:25:22,438 --> 00:25:24,607 Oh. Hello, George. 565 00:25:28,236 --> 00:25:30,279 I’ll call you later. 566 00:25:31,572 --> 00:25:33,491 [sighs] 567 00:25:33,574 --> 00:25:35,868 Well, that was very sweet of you, George. 568 00:25:35,952 --> 00:25:37,870 Yeah. I made the mistake of promising 569 00:25:37,954 --> 00:25:39,956 to contact some people for him. 570 00:25:40,039 --> 00:25:41,249 Thank you. 571 00:25:47,630 --> 00:25:48,839 Mmm. 572 00:25:49,423 --> 00:25:54,303 Well, at least she hasn’t fiddled with the apple pie. 573 00:25:54,804 --> 00:25:57,348 No? Take a look at the menu. 574 00:25:58,391 --> 00:26:01,143 Reduced fat, reduced calories. 575 00:26:01,227 --> 00:26:03,813 Hmm. Well, in that case, 576 00:26:04,188 --> 00:26:08,818 Hannah, I wonder if possibly I could get another slab? 577 00:26:11,153 --> 00:26:12,280 [chuckles] 578 00:26:14,407 --> 00:26:16,367 Hi, Dr. Hazlitt. Mrs. Fletcher. 579 00:26:16,450 --> 00:26:18,786 Oh, hello, George. Ms. Arnold. 580 00:26:19,036 --> 00:26:20,705 Oh, by the way, Hannah was telling me 581 00:26:20,788 --> 00:26:22,415 that you’re from Exeter, New Hampshire. 582 00:26:22,498 --> 00:26:23,666 Mmm-hmm. 583 00:26:23,749 --> 00:26:26,085 And you probably know 584 00:26:26,168 --> 00:26:27,753 my cousin, Teddy. Teddy Lawrence? 585 00:26:28,879 --> 00:26:30,631 Oh, not really. 586 00:26:30,715 --> 00:26:33,175 I think I met him once at some function. 587 00:26:33,259 --> 00:26:34,343 Oh. 588 00:26:34,844 --> 00:26:37,513 Well, good evening, then. 589 00:26:37,596 --> 00:26:39,473 Evening. 590 00:26:46,439 --> 00:26:49,692 Oh! Thank you, Hannah. 591 00:26:53,362 --> 00:26:56,115 All right, Jessica, what does that look mean? 592 00:26:57,074 --> 00:26:58,534 My cousin Teddy in Exeter. 593 00:26:59,452 --> 00:27:02,955 Oh! You mean the fellow she said she met? 594 00:27:03,456 --> 00:27:04,874 Teddy is a she. 595 00:27:16,927 --> 00:27:18,054 [footsteps approaching] 596 00:27:26,771 --> 00:27:27,897 [thuds] 597 00:27:38,407 --> 00:27:39,867 [grunts] 598 00:28:00,137 --> 00:28:02,473 [dialing tone beeps] 599 00:28:05,059 --> 00:28:07,061 -Metzger. -Yeah. Sheriff, it’s me. 600 00:28:07,144 --> 00:28:08,479 Yeah, Andy. 601 00:28:08,562 --> 00:28:10,106 I want to report a murder. 602 00:28:15,403 --> 00:28:17,154 [Andy] I know how it looks, sheriff, 603 00:28:17,238 --> 00:28:19,865 but I just thought maybe I could find some more evidence 604 00:28:19,949 --> 00:28:21,659 that Fred killed Mr. Boggs. 605 00:28:21,867 --> 00:28:23,494 So I tailed him to the country club. 606 00:28:23,577 --> 00:28:25,663 He played a round of golf and then he had a drink 607 00:28:25,746 --> 00:28:28,499 with that shoe leather salesman, then drove back here. 608 00:28:29,417 --> 00:28:32,128 I was around the corner maybe 20 feet behind him. 609 00:28:33,087 --> 00:28:34,839 I heard Fred shout, 610 00:28:35,423 --> 00:28:37,716 then a dull sound when he was hit and... 611 00:28:38,634 --> 00:28:40,636 when I got there he was... 612 00:28:40,886 --> 00:28:43,431 And you didn’t see or hear anyone else? 613 00:28:43,514 --> 00:28:44,723 No. Nothing. 614 00:28:45,558 --> 00:28:46,809 Anything missing, Mrs. Berrigan? 615 00:28:47,393 --> 00:28:49,437 There doesn’t appear to be, no. 616 00:28:51,147 --> 00:28:53,107 Meg, I feel horrible about this. 617 00:28:54,150 --> 00:28:55,860 If I’d have been just a little closer behind him, 618 00:28:55,943 --> 00:28:57,445 I’d have seen his assailant, 619 00:28:57,653 --> 00:28:58,988 maybe been able to save Fred’s life. 620 00:28:59,738 --> 00:29:01,907 I think it’s better that I don’t say anything right now. 621 00:29:02,741 --> 00:29:04,452 Caleb, do you wanna take Mrs. Berrigan home, please? 622 00:29:04,535 --> 00:29:05,786 You got it, sheriff. 623 00:29:06,412 --> 00:29:07,997 Meg, would you like some company? 624 00:29:08,080 --> 00:29:11,208 Thank you, Jessica. I think I’ll be just fine. 625 00:29:12,126 --> 00:29:13,627 Oh, Mrs. Berrigan, 626 00:29:14,378 --> 00:29:15,254 would you mind telling me 627 00:29:15,337 --> 00:29:17,256 where you were at 9:35 this evening? 628 00:29:18,591 --> 00:29:21,135 I was home, on the phone, 629 00:29:21,218 --> 00:29:23,554 to our distributor in Boston 630 00:29:25,222 --> 00:29:28,434 from 9:15 to almost 10:00, I guess, 631 00:29:28,517 --> 00:29:29,768 when your deputy showed up. 632 00:29:30,978 --> 00:29:32,938 Sorry to have kept you here so long, ma’am. 633 00:29:37,860 --> 00:29:39,320 So what do you make of it, Doc? 634 00:29:42,114 --> 00:29:43,699 Massive head trauma. 635 00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:46,410 Must have been hit pretty hard with something heavy. 636 00:29:48,746 --> 00:29:50,623 [sighs] Now, look, Andy, 637 00:29:51,207 --> 00:29:53,167 this time I’m not fooling. I want you to go home, 638 00:29:53,250 --> 00:29:54,877 and I want you to stay there! 639 00:30:05,179 --> 00:30:07,181 [Wendy] All right. It’s all there, $1,000. 640 00:30:07,264 --> 00:30:09,642 But why are you giving it back to me? 641 00:30:09,725 --> 00:30:11,393 Come on, Craig. 642 00:30:11,477 --> 00:30:12,728 Fred wouldn’t do business with you when he was alive 643 00:30:12,811 --> 00:30:13,979 and now he’s dead? 644 00:30:14,063 --> 00:30:15,731 -Hey! Hey! -What? What? 645 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:18,359 You know, I may not be the most... 646 00:30:19,068 --> 00:30:22,530 together guy in the world, but that nuts, I’m not. 647 00:30:22,613 --> 00:30:25,699 Whatever. Anyway, I couldn’t find what you wanted. 648 00:30:28,327 --> 00:30:30,120 Well, what about this Norcom? 649 00:30:30,204 --> 00:30:31,830 Dead end. 650 00:30:31,914 --> 00:30:33,207 And with the factory shut down for a few days, 651 00:30:33,290 --> 00:30:34,583 I’m out of here. 652 00:30:34,667 --> 00:30:36,126 -Really? -Really. 653 00:30:36,210 --> 00:30:37,628 -Come here! -What? 654 00:30:37,711 --> 00:30:39,255 What? Did you find stuff out? 655 00:30:39,338 --> 00:30:41,257 -Craig! -[Wendy] Let go of me! 656 00:30:41,340 --> 00:30:43,175 Take your hands off the lady. 657 00:30:43,259 --> 00:30:45,261 -Are you okay? -Thanks, George. 658 00:30:45,344 --> 00:30:47,137 Come on. Let’s go. 659 00:30:48,264 --> 00:30:50,766 You got that all wrong, my friend. 660 00:30:51,100 --> 00:30:52,601 I am not your friend! 661 00:30:52,685 --> 00:30:54,728 And you just stay away from her from now on, Haber! 662 00:30:54,812 --> 00:30:57,606 You got the hots for her, don’t you? 663 00:30:57,690 --> 00:31:00,901 Well, let me tell you something, buddy boy, 664 00:31:00,985 --> 00:31:02,278 you’re in for quite a few surprises. 665 00:31:02,361 --> 00:31:03,904 What’re you talking about? 666 00:31:03,988 --> 00:31:06,115 For starters? 667 00:31:07,116 --> 00:31:10,119 Why don’t you ask her where she was 668 00:31:10,202 --> 00:31:13,080 about the time your boss was killed. 669 00:31:13,163 --> 00:31:14,540 Try that. 670 00:31:14,623 --> 00:31:15,874 What? 671 00:31:15,958 --> 00:31:18,419 Good night, Georgie. 672 00:31:28,345 --> 00:31:30,055 Mother, how can you say that? 673 00:31:30,139 --> 00:31:31,724 You haven’t even exchanged ten words with Wendy. 674 00:31:31,807 --> 00:31:34,518 It’s known as trusting this and this. 675 00:31:34,852 --> 00:31:36,854 Besides, you asked. 676 00:31:38,772 --> 00:31:41,108 Better return Jessica’s call. 677 00:31:41,191 --> 00:31:42,568 You know, I get the feeling 678 00:31:42,651 --> 00:31:45,070 you’re not all that sure about Wendy yourself. 679 00:31:48,032 --> 00:31:50,993 Your tax returns. I apologize for the delay. 680 00:31:51,076 --> 00:31:53,495 Hey, who can blame you? 681 00:31:53,871 --> 00:31:55,873 So, how did the job interview go? 682 00:31:55,956 --> 00:31:57,458 Not too bad. 683 00:31:58,167 --> 00:32:00,294 Can’t say I was surprised to hear about Fred. 684 00:32:00,878 --> 00:32:02,004 Or that Andy might’ve... 685 00:32:04,715 --> 00:32:05,716 you know. 686 00:32:06,634 --> 00:32:08,385 Yeah. It’s a real shame. 687 00:32:14,933 --> 00:32:20,105 You know, it might be nice if you people knew when to shut up! 688 00:32:20,189 --> 00:32:22,483 Wait a minute. Wendy lied to you? 689 00:32:22,566 --> 00:32:24,401 I’m afraid so. 690 00:32:24,485 --> 00:32:26,070 [George] Okay. What’re you looking for? 691 00:32:26,153 --> 00:32:29,531 Well, I’m not sure. References. 692 00:32:29,615 --> 00:32:31,950 Where she went to school, you know, that sort of thing. 693 00:32:32,034 --> 00:32:34,286 And Norcom. 694 00:32:34,370 --> 00:32:36,747 All right. I’ll get into it right away. I’ll call you later. 695 00:32:36,830 --> 00:32:37,831 Thanks. 696 00:32:41,460 --> 00:32:43,921 Actually, I can’t think of much else to tell you about Fred. 697 00:32:44,004 --> 00:32:46,924 There was just something almost chemical between us. 698 00:32:47,007 --> 00:32:49,927 You said something about the Elm street house situation 699 00:32:50,010 --> 00:32:51,804 being out of character for him? 700 00:32:51,887 --> 00:32:53,347 Yeah, in a way it was. 701 00:32:53,430 --> 00:32:55,265 I mean, it was consistent with 702 00:32:55,349 --> 00:32:56,809 his mean-spiritedness and all, 703 00:32:56,892 --> 00:32:58,811 but the one thing I could never accuse Fred of 704 00:32:58,894 --> 00:33:00,646 was dishonesty about money. 705 00:33:00,729 --> 00:33:03,440 He always had a thing about paying off his debts and stuff. 706 00:33:03,524 --> 00:33:05,943 So maybe he really didn’t know 707 00:33:06,026 --> 00:33:07,736 about the problems with the house. 708 00:33:07,820 --> 00:33:09,363 [Andy] And he just assumed that I was 709 00:33:09,446 --> 00:33:10,823 trying to pull something on him. 710 00:33:11,657 --> 00:33:14,451 Which would make me the one that was paranoid. 711 00:33:14,535 --> 00:33:16,620 [clears throat] 712 00:33:17,621 --> 00:33:19,331 [Andy] Well, anyway, I hope that was a help. 713 00:33:19,415 --> 00:33:21,458 It was, Andy. Thanks. 714 00:33:27,965 --> 00:33:30,300 Truth to tell, I feel kind of sorry for him. 715 00:33:30,384 --> 00:33:32,010 How’s your writer’s block? 716 00:33:32,094 --> 00:33:35,305 Well, I was up at least once every hour last night, 717 00:33:35,389 --> 00:33:37,975 groggily dictating thoughts into my tape machine. 718 00:33:38,058 --> 00:33:41,395 I only hope when I listen to them they make some sense. 719 00:33:41,478 --> 00:33:44,815 Oh, that Norcom. 720 00:33:44,898 --> 00:33:46,984 Couldn’t find it in the pharmacopoeia 721 00:33:47,067 --> 00:33:48,610 or any of the medical journals. 722 00:33:48,694 --> 00:33:50,446 Well, according to George Parkins, 723 00:33:50,529 --> 00:33:52,698 it’s some sort of a computer file. 724 00:33:52,781 --> 00:33:54,408 But what I don’t understand is, 725 00:33:54,491 --> 00:33:57,161 why Wendy Arnold was inquiring about it, too. 726 00:33:57,244 --> 00:33:58,495 Why don’t you ask her? 727 00:33:58,579 --> 00:34:00,581 Well, I would if I thought I could get a straight answer. 728 00:34:00,664 --> 00:34:02,750 Hmm. 729 00:34:02,833 --> 00:34:04,376 Has it ever occurred to you 730 00:34:04,460 --> 00:34:05,919 that there might be no connection at all 731 00:34:06,003 --> 00:34:09,757 between this and the murder of Leverett Boggs? 732 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:11,675 Yes, it has. 733 00:34:11,759 --> 00:34:13,635 [Craig] I am sorry. 734 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:16,680 No, I could not have gotten back to you sooner, Mr. Fellman. 735 00:34:16,764 --> 00:34:20,893 I was busy giving a statement to the local sheriff. 736 00:34:21,226 --> 00:34:24,480 Look, look, look. The good news here 737 00:34:24,938 --> 00:34:27,399 is that with her husband out of the picture, 738 00:34:27,775 --> 00:34:30,110 there is no more problem with the Down East Footwear account. 739 00:34:30,736 --> 00:34:34,782 Right. Yes, I am sure of that. 740 00:34:35,282 --> 00:34:36,408 Goodbye. 741 00:34:41,789 --> 00:34:43,540 [Metzger] The phone company confirms that Meg Berrigan 742 00:34:43,624 --> 00:34:45,000 was talking on the phone 743 00:34:45,083 --> 00:34:47,002 to Boston last night just like she said. 744 00:34:47,085 --> 00:34:48,545 Okay, Mrs. F. Now this stuff 745 00:34:48,629 --> 00:34:50,214 about Wendy Arnold’s personnel file. 746 00:34:50,297 --> 00:34:51,548 You want to run that by me again? 747 00:34:51,632 --> 00:34:53,217 Don’t do it, Jessica, 748 00:34:53,300 --> 00:34:55,552 unless he promises to take that banana out of his ear. 749 00:34:55,636 --> 00:34:57,179 [Jessica] Well, on her job application, 750 00:34:57,262 --> 00:34:58,889 she claimed to have an MBA from Harvard. 751 00:34:58,972 --> 00:35:00,307 But a friend of mine on the faculty 752 00:35:00,390 --> 00:35:01,850 said there’s no record of that, 753 00:35:01,934 --> 00:35:03,936 but he did recall a Wendy Arnett 754 00:35:04,019 --> 00:35:05,229 from a couple of years earlier. 755 00:35:05,312 --> 00:35:08,398 And when Jessica described Wendy Arnold, 756 00:35:08,482 --> 00:35:10,025 it sounded to him like the same girl. 757 00:35:10,108 --> 00:35:11,860 This Wendy Arnett never got her degree. 758 00:35:11,944 --> 00:35:15,572 In fact, she was thrown out for cheating in her exams. 759 00:35:15,656 --> 00:35:17,866 But that was only the last of a series of infractions 760 00:35:17,950 --> 00:35:18,992 like computer hacking-- 761 00:35:19,076 --> 00:35:21,620 Wait, wait, wait, Mrs. F. Wait a minute. 762 00:35:22,037 --> 00:35:23,372 I’m shorthanded, 763 00:35:23,705 --> 00:35:25,749 I’ve got two homicide investigations, and so far, 764 00:35:25,833 --> 00:35:27,459 nobody at Down East Footwear 765 00:35:27,543 --> 00:35:28,710 has filed any complaints against this lady. 766 00:35:28,794 --> 00:35:30,504 Excuse me, sheriff. 767 00:35:35,008 --> 00:35:36,134 [Metzger] Where’d you find these? 768 00:35:36,218 --> 00:35:37,678 Trash can. 769 00:35:37,761 --> 00:35:39,429 Out back of Andy’s apartment. 770 00:35:41,390 --> 00:35:42,850 Receipts for the purchase 771 00:35:42,933 --> 00:35:44,977 of a pair of work gloves and a coil of nylon cord. 772 00:35:46,436 --> 00:35:48,772 The kind that was used to strangle Leverett. 773 00:35:48,856 --> 00:35:52,359 The kind Andy claims to have found in Fred Berrigan’s car. 774 00:35:55,779 --> 00:35:57,614 [Wendy] So when you’re suspended, 775 00:35:57,698 --> 00:36:00,242 you don’t have any authority as a police officer, do you? 776 00:36:00,325 --> 00:36:01,994 [Andy] No, I don’t, but... 777 00:36:02,077 --> 00:36:03,912 Then I don’t have to answer any more of your questions. 778 00:36:03,996 --> 00:36:05,289 Darling, let it go. 779 00:36:05,372 --> 00:36:07,040 [Andy] Oh, just one, okay? 780 00:36:07,541 --> 00:36:09,251 Mrs. Fletcher and Doc Hazlitt 781 00:36:09,334 --> 00:36:11,169 said you left the coffee shop with George last night. 782 00:36:11,253 --> 00:36:13,297 Now did you go over to the shoe factory? 783 00:36:13,380 --> 00:36:15,048 Look, like I told the sheriff, 784 00:36:15,132 --> 00:36:17,342 I went home and that’s where I’m going now. 785 00:36:17,426 --> 00:36:18,844 Patty. Andy. 786 00:36:19,553 --> 00:36:21,054 [Andy] Sheriff. Those receipts. 787 00:36:21,138 --> 00:36:23,056 Did you verify my fingerprints weren’t on them? 788 00:36:23,140 --> 00:36:25,017 [Metzger] This isn’t about receipts, Andy. 789 00:36:25,100 --> 00:36:27,269 Five minutes ago, we found 790 00:36:27,477 --> 00:36:29,771 what looks like the weapon that killed Fred Berrigan. 791 00:36:30,814 --> 00:36:32,858 It’s a heavy wrench with blood and hair on it. 792 00:36:33,692 --> 00:36:34,651 Where’d you find it? 793 00:36:35,444 --> 00:36:36,778 In the trunk of your car. 794 00:36:39,698 --> 00:36:40,824 [Metzger] Andy, I’m arresting you for murder. 795 00:36:45,412 --> 00:36:47,247 [Metzger] Yeah. Thanks, Mike. I appreciate it very much. 796 00:36:47,331 --> 00:36:50,918 Talk to you later on. Forensics. 797 00:36:51,418 --> 00:36:53,211 Preliminary ID on the hair and blood 798 00:36:53,295 --> 00:36:55,464 indicates it was Fred Berrigan’s. 799 00:36:55,547 --> 00:36:57,674 And there were no fingerprints on the wrench? 800 00:36:57,758 --> 00:36:59,176 [Andy] Or on the receipts. 801 00:36:59,259 --> 00:37:00,636 Like I’ve been telling you, sheriff. 802 00:37:00,719 --> 00:37:02,721 Look, Andy, I wanna believe you, 803 00:37:02,804 --> 00:37:04,348 but look what we have to work with here. 804 00:37:04,431 --> 00:37:07,309 You claim to have discovered the evidence against Fred. 805 00:37:07,392 --> 00:37:11,647 You blame Fred for cheating you and Patty big time on the house. 806 00:37:11,730 --> 00:37:13,941 And now, you allegedly discover Fred’s body. 807 00:37:14,024 --> 00:37:15,567 Excuse me. I could’ve sworn 808 00:37:15,651 --> 00:37:17,235 you said you wanted to believe him? 809 00:37:17,319 --> 00:37:18,904 Look, Patty. Mort... 810 00:37:18,987 --> 00:37:21,573 there’s something here that just isn’t tracking. 811 00:37:21,657 --> 00:37:25,619 Nobody is suggesting that Andy killed Leverett Boggs. 812 00:37:25,702 --> 00:37:27,162 [Andy] Thank you, Mrs. Fletcher. 813 00:37:27,245 --> 00:37:28,580 [Jessica] And if Andy didn’t place 814 00:37:28,664 --> 00:37:29,957 that evidence against Fred... 815 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:31,541 Then either Fred strangled Leverett 816 00:37:31,625 --> 00:37:33,752 or somebody else did to frame Fred. 817 00:37:33,835 --> 00:37:35,796 Which is what Andy’s been saying all along. 818 00:37:35,879 --> 00:37:39,257 It all seems to hinge on questionable evidence. 819 00:37:39,341 --> 00:37:42,552 Hinge. Of course. 820 00:37:45,514 --> 00:37:46,515 The gate hinge. 821 00:37:46,598 --> 00:37:47,641 [Metzger] Say what? 822 00:37:48,642 --> 00:37:53,188 Norcom. I believe I know how to find out what it is. 823 00:37:53,271 --> 00:37:55,315 Look, sheriff, Mrs. Fletcher, 824 00:37:55,399 --> 00:37:57,442 I swear I never even heard of this... 825 00:37:57,526 --> 00:37:59,277 what is it, Norcom? 826 00:37:59,361 --> 00:38:02,155 And I certainly was not in the office last night. 827 00:38:02,239 --> 00:38:05,409 Then how do you explain these fibers? 828 00:38:06,868 --> 00:38:07,995 [Jessica] After Fred was killed, 829 00:38:08,078 --> 00:38:10,872 I snagged my sleeve on the gate hinge 830 00:38:10,956 --> 00:38:12,165 between his and Meg’s office. 831 00:38:12,249 --> 00:38:14,084 Now I noticed that someone else 832 00:38:14,167 --> 00:38:15,627 had caught themselves on it. 833 00:38:15,711 --> 00:38:17,587 Someone wearing the same colors 834 00:38:17,671 --> 00:38:20,590 as the muffler that you wore earlier in the coffee shop. 835 00:38:20,674 --> 00:38:23,385 Now, George told me that when he picked you up at your apartment, 836 00:38:23,468 --> 00:38:25,387 you were removing the price tag. 837 00:38:25,470 --> 00:38:27,264 Meaning you just bought it. 838 00:38:29,224 --> 00:38:31,935 All right. Yes. I was there. 839 00:38:32,019 --> 00:38:35,814 You were trying to learn about the Norcom file? 840 00:38:35,897 --> 00:38:39,317 I found it on a printed list 841 00:38:39,401 --> 00:38:41,653 of Down East Footwear’s computer files 842 00:38:41,737 --> 00:38:44,281 that Leverett Boggs kept in his desk. 843 00:38:44,573 --> 00:38:46,199 He’d underlined it. 844 00:38:46,283 --> 00:38:48,160 But I couldn’t find it on any of their computers. 845 00:38:48,744 --> 00:38:52,873 I had tried them all except for Mr. Berrigan’s. 846 00:38:52,956 --> 00:38:54,708 So you went back to his place 847 00:38:54,791 --> 00:38:56,626 to see if you could find it on his computer. 848 00:38:56,710 --> 00:38:57,544 And was it there? 849 00:38:57,627 --> 00:38:59,212 Oh, I never found out. 850 00:38:59,296 --> 00:39:01,548 I had just fired up Mr. Berrigan’s computer 851 00:39:01,631 --> 00:39:03,133 when I heard the door open. 852 00:39:03,216 --> 00:39:05,385 I thought it was him. 853 00:39:05,469 --> 00:39:07,804 I snuck out as fast as I could. 854 00:39:07,888 --> 00:39:11,141 So you never actually saw Fred or Andy? 855 00:39:11,224 --> 00:39:14,394 No. I never saw anybody. Really. 856 00:39:16,271 --> 00:39:17,689 You believe me, don’t you? 857 00:39:17,773 --> 00:39:19,649 Come on, I’ll take you home. 858 00:39:19,733 --> 00:39:21,401 Just don’t leave town. 859 00:39:21,485 --> 00:39:24,446 Um, are you gonna tell Mrs. Berrigan 860 00:39:24,529 --> 00:39:26,239 that I gave false information? 861 00:39:26,323 --> 00:39:28,200 That is your decision, Wendy. 862 00:39:28,283 --> 00:39:31,286 Yeah. I don’t know that that broke any laws. 863 00:39:34,331 --> 00:39:35,707 [sighs] 864 00:39:35,791 --> 00:39:38,210 [groans] 865 00:39:38,293 --> 00:39:39,586 Seth, what on earth are you doing? 866 00:39:39,669 --> 00:39:42,005 Trying to reach-- Oh! Shh! Shh! Shh! 867 00:39:43,173 --> 00:39:44,466 [Jessica on tape] When Doris leaves, 868 00:39:44,549 --> 00:39:46,093 inspector Cardiff should recall 869 00:39:46,176 --> 00:39:48,762 the telltale coffee stain he saw on page 42. 870 00:39:48,845 --> 00:39:49,930 Oh, the heck with it! 871 00:39:50,013 --> 00:39:52,140 If Dr. Henry Pinkwater wants to talk, 872 00:39:52,224 --> 00:39:53,558 he’ll have to call me. 873 00:39:53,642 --> 00:39:55,310 Mmm, one of those voicemail setups, huh? 874 00:39:55,393 --> 00:39:56,770 [sighs] Oh, exactly. 875 00:39:56,853 --> 00:39:58,814 An old friend of mine with a big HMO up in Augusta, 876 00:39:58,897 --> 00:40:01,358 they’ve got this recorded voice 877 00:40:01,441 --> 00:40:04,194 that gives you several multiple questions. 878 00:40:04,277 --> 00:40:06,029 And you’re supposed to punch in the answer, 879 00:40:06,113 --> 00:40:08,949 and, Jessica, I tried. I-- Jess? 880 00:40:09,491 --> 00:40:11,159 Oh! 881 00:40:11,701 --> 00:40:14,788 I’ve gone and given you some kind of answers again, haven’t I? 882 00:40:14,871 --> 00:40:16,623 Yes, Seth. You have. 883 00:40:16,706 --> 00:40:19,626 If I’m correct, I know who killed Leverett and Fred, 884 00:40:19,709 --> 00:40:21,711 and I think I know how it was done. 885 00:40:22,254 --> 00:40:24,673 I think I’ve got a Boston telephone directory upstairs. 886 00:40:51,867 --> 00:40:53,285 What is it you wanted me to see? 887 00:40:53,368 --> 00:40:54,870 Oh, I’m running a password program. 888 00:40:54,953 --> 00:40:56,204 It’ll come up in a minute. 889 00:40:58,874 --> 00:41:00,458 [Wendy] You know, this Norcom file, 890 00:41:01,126 --> 00:41:03,336 the only computer in the whole office that’s got it 891 00:41:03,420 --> 00:41:05,297 is your husband’s. 892 00:41:07,257 --> 00:41:08,550 [Wendy] I guess that’s the password. 893 00:41:08,633 --> 00:41:10,594 [Meg chuckles] It figures. 894 00:41:11,678 --> 00:41:17,309 Ah, North Comorra... Norcom. 895 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:19,895 And that’s where you fill in 896 00:41:19,978 --> 00:41:21,146 the amount you want to transfer. 897 00:41:21,229 --> 00:41:22,856 I’ll be damned. 898 00:41:22,939 --> 00:41:25,275 So that’s where all the money was disappearing to. 899 00:41:25,358 --> 00:41:27,819 Fred was skimming it into a Caribbean bank account. 900 00:41:27,903 --> 00:41:30,614 Uh, Mrs. Berrigan, if you’ll forgive me, 901 00:41:30,697 --> 00:41:32,908 I think it was you who was stealing the cash. 902 00:41:32,991 --> 00:41:35,160 But you set it up on your husband’s computer 903 00:41:35,243 --> 00:41:37,329 just in case you were discovered. 904 00:41:37,412 --> 00:41:40,373 And when Leverett Boggs found out what you had done, 905 00:41:40,457 --> 00:41:41,833 you killed him. 906 00:41:41,917 --> 00:41:44,294 And made it look like Mr. Berrigan did it. 907 00:41:44,377 --> 00:41:47,130 -Ah, that’s totally ridiculous! -Oh, really? 908 00:41:47,214 --> 00:41:49,549 Look, you’ve gotta understand, I don’t really care, 909 00:41:49,633 --> 00:41:51,718 any more than the fact that I saw you 910 00:41:51,801 --> 00:41:52,969 kill your husband last night. 911 00:41:53,053 --> 00:41:54,512 What? 912 00:41:54,596 --> 00:41:57,140 I found this by his body. 913 00:41:57,224 --> 00:41:59,559 And I’m sure the police will be able 914 00:41:59,643 --> 00:42:01,728 to match it to your clothing. 915 00:42:01,811 --> 00:42:05,398 Look, all I want is a reasonable amount of money, 916 00:42:05,482 --> 00:42:07,150 say $100,000 to start-- 917 00:42:07,234 --> 00:42:09,569 I knew you were up to something. Give me that button! 918 00:42:09,653 --> 00:42:11,279 [Metzger] Hold it right there, Mrs. Berrigan! 919 00:42:14,866 --> 00:42:15,951 Nice work, miss Arnold. 920 00:42:16,034 --> 00:42:17,244 Work? What do you mean? 921 00:42:17,327 --> 00:42:18,787 Wendy was out of here 922 00:42:18,870 --> 00:42:20,747 before you killed Fred, 923 00:42:20,830 --> 00:42:23,625 and the button came off one of my skirts. 924 00:42:23,708 --> 00:42:25,460 Aren’t you forgetting something? 925 00:42:25,543 --> 00:42:27,003 I was on the phone to our Boston office 926 00:42:27,087 --> 00:42:28,588 when Fred was killed. 927 00:42:28,672 --> 00:42:30,507 No, you weren’t on the phone, Mrs. Berrigan. 928 00:42:30,590 --> 00:42:31,758 But this was. 929 00:42:31,841 --> 00:42:33,176 [Jessica] The call you placed 930 00:42:33,260 --> 00:42:35,262 was to an employee you knew 931 00:42:35,345 --> 00:42:36,763 wouldn’t be there at that hour. 932 00:42:36,846 --> 00:42:39,432 The continuous music from your tape recorder 933 00:42:39,516 --> 00:42:42,852 kept his voicemail line open while you were gone. 934 00:42:42,936 --> 00:42:44,854 And when he listened to his messages this morning, 935 00:42:44,938 --> 00:42:47,607 he heard the music, Beethoven’s Fifth, 936 00:42:47,691 --> 00:42:50,694 the same music we found this evening on this recorder of yours. 937 00:42:53,113 --> 00:42:54,823 I’d had it with Fred! 938 00:42:55,365 --> 00:42:57,867 He was a lazy bum! A rich man’s son. 939 00:42:57,951 --> 00:43:01,037 I did all the work. I made the company viable 940 00:43:01,121 --> 00:43:03,915 while he played golf and ran around with other women. 941 00:43:04,499 --> 00:43:06,084 A little over a year ago, 942 00:43:06,167 --> 00:43:08,128 I began siphoning money into that offshore bank. 943 00:43:08,211 --> 00:43:10,547 They confirmed there’s a little over $3,000,000 in that account. 944 00:43:10,630 --> 00:43:13,258 I figured when I got it up to five, 945 00:43:13,341 --> 00:43:15,593 it’d be "goodbye Fred, goodbye Down East Footwear." 946 00:43:15,677 --> 00:43:18,305 And you put the Norcom file on Fred’s computer 947 00:43:18,388 --> 00:43:21,766 so that if anyone found it, they’d think it was his doing. 948 00:43:21,850 --> 00:43:24,102 And that’s exactly what happened. 949 00:43:24,185 --> 00:43:26,479 Leverett stumbled across it. 950 00:43:26,563 --> 00:43:28,398 And he must’ve discovered the shortages. 951 00:43:28,481 --> 00:43:31,526 He probably wanted someone to confirm his suspicions. 952 00:43:31,609 --> 00:43:33,653 And be sure of the numbers. 953 00:43:33,737 --> 00:43:37,157 So he asked me for the names of my accountant and my attorney. 954 00:43:37,532 --> 00:43:39,659 So you strangled Leverett and tried to hang your husband for it. 955 00:43:39,743 --> 00:43:42,245 I thought I might be able to have it both ways, 956 00:43:42,329 --> 00:43:44,831 hold on to Down East Footwear and get rid of Fred. 957 00:43:44,914 --> 00:43:46,666 But it began to unravel 958 00:43:46,750 --> 00:43:49,794 when it was Andy who happened to find the evidence. 959 00:43:49,878 --> 00:43:52,088 The one person in Cabot Cove 960 00:43:52,172 --> 00:43:54,966 who seemed to have a motive to frame him. 961 00:43:56,801 --> 00:43:59,220 So I figured I’d just stick it out for a few more months. 962 00:43:59,304 --> 00:44:03,016 But then that creep of a salesman, Craig Haber, 963 00:44:03,099 --> 00:44:04,851 found out about Norcom from Wendy. 964 00:44:04,934 --> 00:44:07,020 And he told Fred. 965 00:44:07,103 --> 00:44:09,314 Fred called me from the country club. 966 00:44:09,856 --> 00:44:12,692 I said we should meet at the office and look into it. 967 00:44:12,776 --> 00:44:14,903 I rigged the phone call to Boston, 968 00:44:15,236 --> 00:44:16,905 then went to the factory and waited for him. 969 00:44:18,448 --> 00:44:19,574 No! 970 00:44:22,035 --> 00:44:24,287 I must’ve just missed seeing you. 971 00:44:29,292 --> 00:44:30,835 [Andy] Well, the toughest part? 972 00:44:30,919 --> 00:44:32,670 Trying to convince the folks who doubted me 973 00:44:32,754 --> 00:44:34,089 -that there are no hard feelings. -[Seth] Huh! 974 00:44:34,172 --> 00:44:35,715 Well, if it was me, 975 00:44:35,799 --> 00:44:37,801 I’m not sure I’d be that charitable toward them. 976 00:44:37,884 --> 00:44:39,803 Patty, Andy, thought you might like to see this. 977 00:44:39,886 --> 00:44:42,097 They just faxed it to the office from the county courthouse. 978 00:44:42,180 --> 00:44:45,392 Whoa! They’ve awarded us money from the Berrigans! 979 00:44:45,475 --> 00:44:47,310 [laughs] Enough to pay for all the repairs. 980 00:44:47,394 --> 00:44:48,812 [Seth] Fantastic! 981 00:44:48,895 --> 00:44:50,897 Well, that really is something, isn’t it, Jess? 982 00:44:52,649 --> 00:44:54,484 [Seth] Jess? 983 00:44:54,567 --> 00:44:55,735 Of course! 984 00:44:55,819 --> 00:44:57,195 She didn’t kill those people. 985 00:44:57,278 --> 00:44:59,239 Ralph Melville, the furnace repairman, 986 00:44:59,322 --> 00:45:00,740 he did it. 987 00:45:00,824 --> 00:45:03,076 Well, wait a minute, Mrs. F, you mean Meg Berrigan didn’t... 988 00:45:03,159 --> 00:45:04,786 [laughs] Oh! No, no, no, no, no! 989 00:45:04,869 --> 00:45:07,372 It’s my book. I just solved my story problem. 990 00:45:07,455 --> 00:45:09,082 [laughs]