1 00:00:00,251 --> 00:00:02,545 [Jessica] Tonight on Murder, She Wrote. 2 00:00:02,712 --> 00:00:05,214 I feel as if I were inside Hastings Manor. 3 00:00:05,381 --> 00:00:07,049 We don’t call this virtual reality for nothing. 4 00:00:07,216 --> 00:00:08,718 We’re not going for a writing award. 5 00:00:08,884 --> 00:00:11,011 I’m going to do my best to fix your program. 6 00:00:11,178 --> 00:00:13,222 You’re destroying Michael, you know that, don’t you? 7 00:00:13,389 --> 00:00:15,266 I want a signing bonus of 300,000. 8 00:00:15,433 --> 00:00:17,226 Wait a minute. I’m not about to pay you another penny. 9 00:00:17,393 --> 00:00:20,271 I believe what you do is known as extortion. 10 00:00:20,438 --> 00:00:23,774 So you discussed it again, argued, then you killed him. 11 00:00:23,941 --> 00:00:25,651 I think you’re terrified that you’re going to be the next target. 12 00:00:25,818 --> 00:00:27,319 The man was that crazy. 13 00:00:27,486 --> 00:00:30,281 Hack my way inside? Total piece of cake. 14 00:00:30,448 --> 00:00:34,076 Welcome to the mind of the total paranoiac. 15 00:00:34,243 --> 00:00:36,871 [laughing] 16 00:01:36,555 --> 00:01:38,891 [Jessica] Thank goodness it’s nonstop from Boston. 17 00:01:39,058 --> 00:01:40,768 [Doc Hazlitt] To Silicon Valley, huh? 18 00:01:40,935 --> 00:01:42,686 Let me get this straight. 19 00:01:42,853 --> 00:01:45,231 You’ve made up an arcade game, is that it? 20 00:01:45,397 --> 00:01:48,108 What is it, one of those mind-numbing 21 00:01:48,275 --> 00:01:50,236 blast the enemy’s spaceship gizmos? 22 00:01:50,402 --> 00:01:51,821 Or perhaps it’s the one 23 00:01:51,987 --> 00:01:54,281 where one little face goes running around 24 00:01:54,448 --> 00:01:56,242 eating up all the other little faces. 25 00:01:56,408 --> 00:01:57,910 Oh, of course not. Stop it! 26 00:01:58,077 --> 00:02:01,413 This is very fresh. It’s a whole new technology, 27 00:02:01,580 --> 00:02:03,332 and they call it virtual reality. 28 00:02:03,499 --> 00:02:05,292 They? These computer experts, 29 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:06,544 this Michael what’s-his-name? 30 00:02:06,710 --> 00:02:08,379 Michael Burke, Callie Burke’s boy. 31 00:02:08,546 --> 00:02:11,298 You remember, from Kennebunk. Michael’s her son. 32 00:02:11,465 --> 00:02:13,425 One of the brilliant young men in the field. 33 00:02:13,592 --> 00:02:16,262 Of children’s game. I can’t believe you’re doing this. 34 00:02:16,428 --> 00:02:19,223 Seth, we’re about to enter the 21st century. 35 00:02:19,390 --> 00:02:20,975 I mean, we’ve got to stay with it. 36 00:02:21,141 --> 00:02:23,727 To begin with, this isn’t just for children. 37 00:02:23,894 --> 00:02:25,938 It’s partly a game, partly an environment. 38 00:02:26,105 --> 00:02:28,482 It’s really quite an experience. 39 00:02:28,649 --> 00:02:30,734 Technology, environment, experience. 40 00:02:30,901 --> 00:02:32,653 Oh, Jess, come on! 41 00:02:32,820 --> 00:02:34,113 Listen to me, Seth. 42 00:02:34,280 --> 00:02:36,323 You wear these electronic goggles 43 00:02:36,490 --> 00:02:39,243 that are really rather like little TV screens. 44 00:02:39,410 --> 00:02:40,870 Then you put on this glove, 45 00:02:41,036 --> 00:02:42,454 and suddenly, you’re in a world 46 00:02:42,621 --> 00:02:45,833 that only exists inside of a computer. 47 00:02:46,000 --> 00:02:47,209 How do you expect me-- 48 00:02:47,376 --> 00:02:50,796 Except that it feels quite real. 49 00:02:50,963 --> 00:02:52,590 It’s a bit disorienting, 50 00:02:52,756 --> 00:02:55,175 as if you’re visiting this strange, almost alien place. 51 00:02:55,342 --> 00:02:57,052 It’s rather wonderful. 52 00:02:57,219 --> 00:02:59,680 You’re completely surrounded by it, moving through it, 53 00:02:59,847 --> 00:03:01,974 and yet, you’re simply standing there-- 54 00:03:02,141 --> 00:03:03,934 And you wrote all this? 55 00:03:04,101 --> 00:03:05,936 Well, just the script. 56 00:03:06,103 --> 00:03:10,107 And then, these young programmers turned it into virtual reality. 57 00:03:10,274 --> 00:03:14,236 The game’s called "A Killing at Hastings' Rock." 58 00:03:31,295 --> 00:03:32,963 [Jessica] Michael, I’m so excited to be 59 00:03:33,130 --> 00:03:34,590 part of this new frontier with you. 60 00:03:34,757 --> 00:03:36,467 [Michael] It’s your words and imagination 61 00:03:36,634 --> 00:03:38,385 that has brought it to life, Jessica. 62 00:03:43,974 --> 00:03:45,184 [Jessica] Well, here we go. 63 00:03:54,193 --> 00:03:55,694 [Jessica] Oh, Michael, it’s breathtaking. 64 00:03:55,861 --> 00:03:57,655 The realism is incredible. 65 00:03:58,948 --> 00:04:00,282 Good evening. 66 00:04:04,119 --> 00:04:06,288 Welcome to Hastings’ Rock. 67 00:04:06,455 --> 00:04:10,292 I trust you will find your stay here... intriguing. 68 00:04:10,459 --> 00:04:12,211 Oh, Jeremy Hastings is perfect. 69 00:04:12,378 --> 00:04:15,130 Exactly as I wrote him. 70 00:04:15,297 --> 00:04:17,383 What about the setting and ambiance? 71 00:04:17,549 --> 00:04:19,426 [Jessica] Just as I imagined. 72 00:04:21,261 --> 00:04:24,598 I feel as if I were inside Hastings Manor. 73 00:04:27,309 --> 00:04:29,228 Well, that’s the idea. 74 00:04:29,395 --> 00:04:31,188 We don’t call this virtual reality for nothing. 75 00:04:31,355 --> 00:04:33,399 [computer beeping] 76 00:04:37,027 --> 00:04:40,280 My compliments, Michael, James, everyone. 77 00:04:40,447 --> 00:04:41,907 It’s amazing. 78 00:04:42,074 --> 00:04:43,826 [Michael] Why, thank you, Jessica. 79 00:04:43,993 --> 00:04:45,577 [Michael] Please, go on. 80 00:04:47,579 --> 00:04:49,039 Excuse me. 81 00:04:49,206 --> 00:04:51,625 Mr. Salisbury is waiting in the... 82 00:04:51,792 --> 00:04:53,419 [gasps] 83 00:04:54,753 --> 00:04:56,338 Have I done something wrong? 84 00:04:56,505 --> 00:04:59,383 No. Alex, are you picking up anything? 85 00:04:59,550 --> 00:05:02,219 Uh, no, Sir. The glitch is in the program. 86 00:05:02,386 --> 00:05:04,388 -I tried to tell you that-- -Hold it, Alex, please. 87 00:05:06,265 --> 00:05:08,100 Jessica, there seems to be a problem in the programming. 88 00:05:08,267 --> 00:05:09,560 Turn away and try again. 89 00:05:09,727 --> 00:05:11,812 Let’s pray it doesn’t cost us any money. 90 00:05:11,979 --> 00:05:14,273 Relax, David. We’re almost there. 91 00:05:17,109 --> 00:05:18,485 Excuse me. 92 00:05:18,652 --> 00:05:20,988 Mr. Salisbury is waiting in the... 93 00:05:26,326 --> 00:05:29,455 We have a major problem. Shut it down. 94 00:05:29,621 --> 00:05:33,375 -You can come out, Mrs. Fletcher. -Oh, God. 95 00:05:33,542 --> 00:05:36,712 [Computerized voice] Alex Porter, please return your mother’s call. 96 00:05:36,879 --> 00:05:38,464 Damn it. 97 00:05:42,468 --> 00:05:44,303 You left your pager again. 98 00:05:51,185 --> 00:05:53,687 That bug never should’ve happened. 99 00:05:53,854 --> 00:05:56,106 In a perfect world, Alex, maybe not. 100 00:05:56,273 --> 00:05:58,692 No, Mrs. Fletcher, that’s a no-brainer. Any high school hacker-- 101 00:05:58,859 --> 00:06:00,152 [woman over P.A.] Alex, will you please remember 102 00:06:00,319 --> 00:06:01,945 to keep your beeper with you, 103 00:06:02,112 --> 00:06:04,448 and Alex, return your mother’s call. 104 00:06:04,615 --> 00:06:07,367 She’s been like this ever since I was a kid. 105 00:06:07,534 --> 00:06:08,827 She keeps on calling, 106 00:06:08,994 --> 00:06:10,788 so Lindstrom devised this system 107 00:06:10,954 --> 00:06:13,290 so that everybody’s messages go directly to their pager. 108 00:06:13,457 --> 00:06:15,167 Sounds sensible to me. 109 00:06:15,334 --> 00:06:18,545 Yeah, but I have to remember to take it with me. 110 00:06:18,712 --> 00:06:20,714 I don’t make mistakes like this, James. 111 00:06:20,881 --> 00:06:23,133 The servant girl was your responsibility. 112 00:06:23,300 --> 00:06:25,511 Look, both of you, I don’t give a damn whose fault it was. 113 00:06:25,677 --> 00:06:28,388 -Can we just fix it? -Michael, I want you to understand that-- 114 00:06:28,555 --> 00:06:30,390 Sharon, get yourself together. 115 00:06:30,557 --> 00:06:32,518 Go get a cup of coffee or something. 116 00:06:35,646 --> 00:06:37,731 [Alex] It’s not your fault. 117 00:06:37,898 --> 00:06:40,400 I’m afraid we have to reprogram the servant girl. 118 00:06:40,567 --> 00:06:42,486 We still have 24 hours before the introduction. 119 00:06:42,653 --> 00:06:44,947 And if we hit a cascade, we’ll be lucky to solve it 120 00:06:45,114 --> 00:06:47,658 in 24 days. -The risk is that, 121 00:06:47,825 --> 00:06:50,536 sometimes, reprogramming one element creates a kind of snowball effect, 122 00:06:50,702 --> 00:06:53,288 a cascade of glitches that messes up the whole program. 123 00:06:53,455 --> 00:06:55,207 Michael, we can’t spend another dollar on this project. 124 00:06:55,374 --> 00:06:58,043 -We just don’t have it. -I’ve got an idea. 125 00:06:58,210 --> 00:07:01,964 And a buggy product, Mrs. Fletcher, means returns, angry customers and retailers, 126 00:07:02,131 --> 00:07:05,134 and a loss in faith in the publisher and the programmer. 127 00:07:05,300 --> 00:07:07,803 -If you would’ve taken time to beta test-- -Fix it, James. 128 00:07:07,970 --> 00:07:10,264 Not with my reputation on the line. 129 00:07:10,430 --> 00:07:12,307 Cancel the reception. 130 00:07:12,474 --> 00:07:14,560 We can’t. It’s a done deal. 131 00:07:14,726 --> 00:07:16,603 We have media and buyers coming from all over the country. 132 00:07:16,770 --> 00:07:18,313 Why don’t you just change the script? 133 00:07:18,480 --> 00:07:20,232 Why don’t you just be a good little intern 134 00:07:20,399 --> 00:07:22,192 and call your mother? -He may have something. 135 00:07:22,359 --> 00:07:24,486 No time, Michael. No time. 136 00:07:24,653 --> 00:07:26,363 Look, I may be right off-base here, 137 00:07:26,530 --> 00:07:29,950 but would it create the same danger of a cascade 138 00:07:30,117 --> 00:07:33,203 if I were to simply write the servant girl out of the story? 139 00:07:33,370 --> 00:07:36,874 A literary solution to a binary problem. 140 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:38,584 It might work. 141 00:07:38,750 --> 00:07:40,335 How long will it take? 142 00:07:40,502 --> 00:07:41,837 Well, I’m not sure. 143 00:07:42,004 --> 00:07:43,505 The servant girl runs right through the story, 144 00:07:43,672 --> 00:07:45,632 and provides a lot of the clues. 145 00:07:45,799 --> 00:07:48,427 I’d have to give a lot of her dialogue to the other characters. 146 00:07:48,594 --> 00:07:50,971 Look, I should get back to the hotel if I’m gonna start this. 147 00:07:51,138 --> 00:07:53,765 -Alex, stay with her. -Yeah, sure. 148 00:07:53,932 --> 00:07:55,893 Mrs. Fletcher, keep it simple. 149 00:07:56,059 --> 00:07:57,477 We’re not going for a writing award. 150 00:07:57,644 --> 00:08:00,314 Mr. Lindstrom, I’m gonna do my best 151 00:08:00,480 --> 00:08:01,648 to fix your program. 152 00:08:01,815 --> 00:08:03,400 And don’t worry, David. 153 00:08:03,567 --> 00:08:06,320 It’s on me. Come on, Alex. 154 00:08:14,119 --> 00:08:16,955 There’s not much more we can do until Mrs. Fletcher gets back, 155 00:08:17,122 --> 00:08:18,999 whenever that may be. 156 00:08:19,166 --> 00:08:21,501 Why don’t you finish up and stand by? 157 00:08:21,668 --> 00:08:22,920 I’ll see you later. 158 00:08:25,380 --> 00:08:28,300 I’m not an expert on masochism, but I’m learning more every day. 159 00:08:28,467 --> 00:08:30,427 Oh? 160 00:08:30,594 --> 00:08:34,348 Watching you put up with an S.O.B. like Lindstrom just to be near Michael, 161 00:08:34,514 --> 00:08:36,475 when you don’t stand a chance. 162 00:08:36,642 --> 00:08:38,560 If that were true, 163 00:08:38,727 --> 00:08:41,396 we wouldn’t be discussing it, now would we? 164 00:09:13,637 --> 00:09:17,724 Subject departs Marathon Images by car, 7:17 p.m. 165 00:09:17,891 --> 00:09:21,728 the car is a late-model aqua Corvette convertible. 166 00:09:31,238 --> 00:09:33,323 Oh, Alex, would you please stop pacing? 167 00:09:33,490 --> 00:09:35,492 I’m having enough trouble as it is. 168 00:09:35,659 --> 00:09:38,370 I’m trying to find someone else to give this glove clue to. 169 00:09:38,537 --> 00:09:40,372 Sorry. 170 00:09:43,292 --> 00:09:45,877 Man, I’m really bummed, Mrs. Fletcher. 171 00:09:46,044 --> 00:09:47,045 None of this had to happen. 172 00:09:49,172 --> 00:09:50,257 What do you mean? 173 00:09:50,424 --> 00:09:52,843 Well... 174 00:09:53,010 --> 00:09:55,887 I designed a program to test the game at high speeds, 175 00:09:56,054 --> 00:09:57,973 but Lindstrom, the Prince of Paranoia, 176 00:09:58,140 --> 00:10:00,267 nixed the idea because I would have to have used 177 00:10:00,434 --> 00:10:03,603 his source codes, which he guards like Fort Knox. 178 00:10:03,770 --> 00:10:05,605 When people turn 25, 179 00:10:05,772 --> 00:10:08,942 is there a suspicion gene that suddenly kicks in? 180 00:10:09,109 --> 00:10:11,153 Oh, Alex. 181 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,489 I’m sorry, Mrs. Fletcher. 182 00:10:14,656 --> 00:10:17,159 By the way, have you considered giving that clue to Mr. McCauley? 183 00:10:17,326 --> 00:10:19,745 Mr. McCauley. 184 00:10:19,911 --> 00:10:21,413 Sure. He was down in the wine cellar 185 00:10:21,580 --> 00:10:24,249 just after the servant girl was there... wasn’t he? 186 00:10:24,416 --> 00:10:27,586 Which means that he could’ve seen the Colonel’s glove. 187 00:10:32,799 --> 00:10:34,217 Thank you, Alex. 188 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:42,809 Where’s Lindstrom? 189 00:10:42,976 --> 00:10:44,394 He took off. 190 00:10:44,561 --> 00:10:46,855 I just tried him. He’s not in his office. 191 00:10:47,022 --> 00:10:50,400 [Computerized voice] Michael Burke, there is a call for you on line eight. 192 00:10:52,652 --> 00:10:54,029 Michael Burke. 193 00:10:54,196 --> 00:10:56,156 Oh, hi, Karl, how are you? 194 00:10:56,323 --> 00:10:59,034 No, we’re excited out of our minds. You’ll love it. 195 00:11:00,827 --> 00:11:02,913 It’ll be worth the trip, I promise. 196 00:11:04,289 --> 00:11:05,957 And don’t forget your checkbook. 197 00:11:06,124 --> 00:11:08,168 Okay. I’ll see ya. Bye. 198 00:11:11,254 --> 00:11:13,173 Not the first time we’ve been here. 199 00:11:13,340 --> 00:11:15,342 Your father’s garage. 200 00:11:15,509 --> 00:11:17,427 At 4:00 in the morning, 201 00:11:17,594 --> 00:11:19,763 a virus gobbling up the program. 202 00:11:19,930 --> 00:11:22,474 We thought our careers were over before they started. 203 00:11:22,641 --> 00:11:24,518 But we got through that, 204 00:11:24,684 --> 00:11:26,478 and then, we went to the beach, 205 00:11:26,645 --> 00:11:28,230 and watched the sunrise. 206 00:11:29,940 --> 00:11:31,650 Seems like a lifetime ago. 207 00:11:31,817 --> 00:11:33,110 Not to me. 208 00:11:40,367 --> 00:11:43,870 Mrs. Fletcher just called. She’s done the rewrite. 209 00:11:44,037 --> 00:11:45,622 That’s great. 210 00:11:46,915 --> 00:11:48,625 Now where the hell’s Lindstrom? 211 00:12:14,317 --> 00:12:16,903 Subject arrives Redwood Concepts, 212 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:18,989 11:05 p.m. 213 00:12:33,545 --> 00:12:34,880 What do you know? 214 00:12:35,046 --> 00:12:38,175 It seems Mr. David Salt of Rival Marathon Images 215 00:12:38,341 --> 00:12:40,635 has business in the same place. 216 00:12:42,137 --> 00:12:44,598 James, what’s your problem? 217 00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:47,726 Simply that the deal David presented is with John Crowley. 218 00:12:47,893 --> 00:12:51,021 Now I discover it’s really with a certain Charles Kroll. 219 00:12:51,188 --> 00:12:53,064 [laughs] 220 00:12:53,231 --> 00:12:55,400 A legal name change? 221 00:12:55,567 --> 00:12:58,278 Reinventing oneself is about as American 222 00:12:58,445 --> 00:13:00,197 as mom’s apple pie, no? 223 00:13:00,363 --> 00:13:03,408 I took the liberty of hacking into the FBI mainframe. 224 00:13:03,575 --> 00:13:06,536 Three years at marion for extortion and attempted murder. 225 00:13:06,703 --> 00:13:08,872 For the past seven, Chief of Operations 226 00:13:09,039 --> 00:13:10,999 for Leavitt Games International. 227 00:13:11,166 --> 00:13:12,709 It seems that the Justice Department 228 00:13:12,876 --> 00:13:15,045 has a very keen interest in the rather gross methods 229 00:13:15,212 --> 00:13:17,464 you employ to convince casino owners 230 00:13:17,631 --> 00:13:19,508 to use Leavitt slot machines. 231 00:13:19,674 --> 00:13:23,011 James, why are we rehashing the past? 232 00:13:23,178 --> 00:13:25,138 This is a new day. 233 00:13:25,305 --> 00:13:27,182 It’s a new place, it’s a new industry. 234 00:13:27,349 --> 00:13:30,185 Very good. Fair enough. 235 00:13:30,352 --> 00:13:33,605 Your offer is basically acceptable. 236 00:13:33,772 --> 00:13:36,191 But I want a signing bonus of 300,000. 237 00:13:37,859 --> 00:13:39,319 Forget it. 238 00:13:39,486 --> 00:13:41,696 -Ciao. -Come on, James, this is wrong. 239 00:13:41,863 --> 00:13:43,949 Listen to him, Lindstrom. 240 00:13:44,115 --> 00:13:45,742 My people won’t like this. 241 00:13:45,909 --> 00:13:47,953 I know you’re not stupid, so I can only conclude 242 00:13:48,119 --> 00:13:50,956 that you must be very naive. 243 00:13:51,122 --> 00:13:55,168 Remind your people they’re not dealing in one-armed bandits anymore. 244 00:13:55,335 --> 00:13:59,381 And the ones with two arms, they don’t scan in this business. 245 00:14:03,134 --> 00:14:06,096 David, you are in trouble. 246 00:14:06,263 --> 00:14:08,890 You couldn’t come up with some money? 247 00:14:09,057 --> 00:14:12,686 Davey, based on your representations to me, 248 00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:15,647 and his word, which is clearly worth very little, 249 00:14:15,814 --> 00:14:18,567 I have put my tail on the line with some people 250 00:14:18,733 --> 00:14:21,319 who have an even lower threshold of sympathy than I have. 251 00:14:21,486 --> 00:14:23,613 So tomorrow, 252 00:14:23,780 --> 00:14:26,491 if I am unable to announce Lindstrom’s defection 253 00:14:26,658 --> 00:14:28,743 to Redwood Concepts, 254 00:14:28,910 --> 00:14:32,956 you are gonna be in far deeper trouble than I am. 255 00:14:37,168 --> 00:14:38,628 There’s another way. 256 00:14:40,171 --> 00:14:42,424 There always is. 257 00:14:42,591 --> 00:14:44,926 If you had Lindstrom’s source codes, 258 00:14:45,093 --> 00:14:47,804 the ones he wrote for Marathon’s V.R. game, 259 00:14:47,971 --> 00:14:50,724 you wouldn’t need him at all. 260 00:15:01,109 --> 00:15:02,944 Sharon, we’re running out of time. Just set it up. 261 00:15:03,111 --> 00:15:05,822 We’re gonna get started without Lindstrom. 262 00:15:31,139 --> 00:15:32,641 What do you think you’re doing? 263 00:15:32,807 --> 00:15:34,559 Obviously, I’m looking for your codes 264 00:15:34,726 --> 00:15:36,269 so we can get started up there. 265 00:15:36,436 --> 00:15:38,772 The rewrite’s on its way. 266 00:15:38,938 --> 00:15:42,233 My codes are right here where they always are. 267 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:44,027 I’ll meet you on the bridge. 268 00:15:44,194 --> 00:15:45,904 Now get out. 269 00:16:02,921 --> 00:16:04,381 Okay. 270 00:16:04,547 --> 00:16:07,133 That should do it. Back it up, Alex. 271 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:09,761 Done and done. 272 00:16:09,928 --> 00:16:11,596 All right. Thanks, everyone. 273 00:16:11,763 --> 00:16:14,099 Let’s go for a final run-through. 274 00:16:14,265 --> 00:16:17,018 Jessica, nobody will fault you if you want to go to your hotel and crash 275 00:16:17,185 --> 00:16:18,603 till the reception. 276 00:16:18,770 --> 00:16:21,064 I’d never be able to sleep a wink. 277 00:16:21,231 --> 00:16:25,276 Michael, is it too late to change one word of Mr. McCauley’s dialogue? 278 00:16:25,443 --> 00:16:28,154 -It’s no problem. -Oh, great. 279 00:16:28,321 --> 00:16:30,949 Your tinkering is becoming tedious, Mrs. Fletcher. 280 00:16:31,116 --> 00:16:33,952 It’s just part of the creative process. 281 00:16:34,119 --> 00:16:36,705 What is it that disturbs you, the disorder? 282 00:16:36,871 --> 00:16:39,290 You could say that, yes. 283 00:16:39,457 --> 00:16:41,459 The beauty of the binary system 284 00:16:41,626 --> 00:16:44,129 is that everything is reducible to zeros or ones. 285 00:16:44,295 --> 00:16:47,632 It either is or it isn’t. Clean, precise, exact. 286 00:16:47,799 --> 00:16:51,720 Words that hardly apply to human behavior, wouldn’t you say? 287 00:16:51,886 --> 00:16:54,389 I mean, gray areas are just feelings, 288 00:16:54,556 --> 00:16:56,933 emotions, irrationality. 289 00:16:57,100 --> 00:16:58,810 Eventually, we’ll codify all of it. 290 00:16:58,977 --> 00:17:01,813 Computers that not only think but feel? 291 00:17:01,980 --> 00:17:03,273 The future. 292 00:17:03,440 --> 00:17:04,983 Tell me the truth. 293 00:17:05,150 --> 00:17:06,484 Won’t that be far more preferable 294 00:17:06,651 --> 00:17:08,611 than the chaos in which we now exist? 295 00:17:10,363 --> 00:17:12,407 I suppose it would... 296 00:17:12,574 --> 00:17:15,702 if control was what I lived for. 297 00:17:18,747 --> 00:17:20,540 In the scene where Mr. McCauley 298 00:17:20,707 --> 00:17:23,835 is talking about Victoria Hastings, 299 00:17:24,002 --> 00:17:25,962 will you please change the word "lust" 300 00:17:26,129 --> 00:17:28,089 to "love"? 301 00:17:35,180 --> 00:17:37,223 [Lindstrom] Another glitch, and we’re dead. 302 00:17:37,390 --> 00:17:38,725 Bite your tongue. 303 00:17:38,892 --> 00:17:40,977 And then pray. Ready, people? 304 00:17:41,144 --> 00:17:42,979 Up and running. 305 00:17:43,146 --> 00:17:44,731 [Michael] Here we go, Jessica. 306 00:17:44,898 --> 00:17:47,066 No matter what happens, thank you for everything. 307 00:17:47,233 --> 00:17:49,402 I have a feeling it’s gonna work fine this time. No glitches, 308 00:17:49,569 --> 00:17:50,862 no crashes. 309 00:17:53,698 --> 00:17:55,366 For luck. 310 00:17:55,533 --> 00:17:57,786 Take it, Jessica. 311 00:18:05,835 --> 00:18:07,378 Fine so far. 312 00:18:09,506 --> 00:18:12,217 Oh. Good evening. 313 00:18:17,013 --> 00:18:19,349 Welcome to Hastings’ Rock. 314 00:18:19,516 --> 00:18:22,602 I trust you will find your stay here... 315 00:18:22,769 --> 00:18:24,562 intriguing. 316 00:18:27,357 --> 00:18:28,817 [Michael] How’s it looking, Jess? 317 00:18:30,735 --> 00:18:33,154 No servant girl, no hors d’oeuvres. 318 00:18:33,321 --> 00:18:35,114 I’ll miss those little hot dogs. 319 00:18:35,281 --> 00:18:37,242 [Michael] Fine so far. 320 00:18:40,537 --> 00:18:42,163 [clearing throat] 321 00:18:42,330 --> 00:18:43,706 I’ll meet you in the drawing room. 322 00:18:47,085 --> 00:18:48,253 If you’re lucky. 323 00:18:50,964 --> 00:18:53,758 [Jessica laughs] And now, all I have to do is find the drawing room. 324 00:18:57,637 --> 00:18:59,681 The Hastings family has a long history 325 00:18:59,848 --> 00:19:01,724 of military service in the cavalry. 326 00:19:01,891 --> 00:19:03,768 Could we change the battle axes to crossed sabers? 327 00:19:03,935 --> 00:19:05,728 Bring up the weapons file. 328 00:19:09,858 --> 00:19:11,150 [Sharon] We’ve got crossed sabers. 329 00:19:11,317 --> 00:19:13,820 [Michael] Keep your eye on the axes. 330 00:19:16,531 --> 00:19:18,658 My compliments. 331 00:19:20,451 --> 00:19:22,745 My lawyer may write me back into the will. 332 00:19:24,789 --> 00:19:26,958 Meet me in the garden at 10:00. 333 00:19:27,125 --> 00:19:29,627 [Jessica] I’ll be there, Carrie, but I happento know you won’t. 334 00:19:29,794 --> 00:19:31,337 [Sharon] Still looking good. 335 00:19:41,264 --> 00:19:42,557 Shut the door. 336 00:19:45,810 --> 00:19:47,729 Exactly in character, Ms. Deavers. 337 00:19:57,739 --> 00:20:01,159 Michael, this door won’t open. 338 00:20:01,326 --> 00:20:05,788 And I don’t recall writing doors on both sides of the hall. 339 00:20:05,955 --> 00:20:07,373 Where did they come from? 340 00:20:07,540 --> 00:20:09,500 Those are static moments, 341 00:20:09,667 --> 00:20:10,960 and they’re an experiment. 342 00:20:11,127 --> 00:20:13,338 -Can we erase them? -No, we cannot. 343 00:20:13,504 --> 00:20:15,924 We changed the axes; why not the doors? 344 00:20:16,090 --> 00:20:18,718 The axes were an appendage. 345 00:20:18,885 --> 00:20:20,720 The doors are an integral part of the structure. 346 00:20:20,887 --> 00:20:22,597 Well, a locked door that cannot be opened 347 00:20:22,764 --> 00:20:24,349 is unfair to the players. 348 00:20:24,515 --> 00:20:27,310 They’ll assume that it holds some significance. 349 00:20:27,477 --> 00:20:28,686 James. 350 00:20:28,853 --> 00:20:30,605 We’re talking major reprogramming. 351 00:20:32,231 --> 00:20:36,277 Jessica, it’s too risky. I promise 352 00:20:36,444 --> 00:20:38,404 we’ll fix it after the press reception. 353 00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:40,114 I understand, Michael. 354 00:20:48,373 --> 00:20:49,499 Attention, please. Attention. 355 00:20:49,666 --> 00:20:51,376 I would like to make a toast. 356 00:20:51,542 --> 00:20:54,087 To Sharon, James, 357 00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:57,632 Kate, Alex, Alex’s mother, 358 00:20:57,799 --> 00:21:00,093 and of course, to Jessica, 359 00:21:00,259 --> 00:21:02,261 without whose intriguing playful mystery 360 00:21:02,428 --> 00:21:05,264 all of this never would’ve come into existence. 361 00:21:05,431 --> 00:21:06,766 [computer beeping] 362 00:21:06,933 --> 00:21:08,601 [Computerized voice] Call, Michael, on four. 363 00:21:08,768 --> 00:21:10,561 Wouldn’t give his name. 364 00:21:10,728 --> 00:21:12,355 Excuse me a moment. 365 00:21:12,522 --> 00:21:15,233 Could be a live one, or a guy with an identity problem. 366 00:21:15,400 --> 00:21:17,193 Michael, I have a lot of work to do. I’ll see you later. 367 00:21:17,360 --> 00:21:18,820 Okay. 368 00:21:18,987 --> 00:21:20,989 Uh, likewise. 369 00:21:23,491 --> 00:21:25,159 Hello. 370 00:21:25,326 --> 00:21:27,495 I figured I better report in. 371 00:21:27,662 --> 00:21:29,414 I spent last evening tailing Lindstrom. 372 00:21:29,580 --> 00:21:31,124 Okay, so where does it stand? 373 00:21:31,290 --> 00:21:33,459 Lindstrom isn’t your only problem. 374 00:21:33,626 --> 00:21:35,169 [Michael] What are you saying? 375 00:21:35,336 --> 00:21:37,505 We’re talking a new case file, Mr. Burke. 376 00:21:37,672 --> 00:21:39,424 A sweeter pot. 377 00:21:39,590 --> 00:21:41,968 Wait a minute, I’m not about to pay you another penny. 378 00:21:42,135 --> 00:21:44,220 You know where to reach me. 379 00:21:44,387 --> 00:21:46,305 Think it over. 380 00:21:46,472 --> 00:21:48,391 Porter! 381 00:21:53,354 --> 00:21:54,939 Uh, I think... 382 00:21:55,106 --> 00:21:57,025 we can all use some rest. 383 00:21:57,191 --> 00:21:58,818 Got a big day ahead. 384 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:11,831 You would have Marathon’s patented game glasses and gloves, 385 00:22:11,998 --> 00:22:14,792 along with a total audio experience sound system. 386 00:22:14,959 --> 00:22:17,587 It’s a full-service package featuring software and hardware 387 00:22:17,754 --> 00:22:20,506 that we believe will change the face of arcade gaming. 388 00:22:20,673 --> 00:22:22,341 Thank you. I’ll see you later. 389 00:22:22,508 --> 00:22:24,218 Well, yes, in a novel, 390 00:22:24,385 --> 00:22:27,096 the author does get to direct the readers’ attention, 391 00:22:27,263 --> 00:22:29,807 as opposed to this virtual reality game, 392 00:22:29,974 --> 00:22:32,852 in which the player gets to make the choices. 393 00:22:33,019 --> 00:22:35,104 Mrs. Fletcher will be glad to answer all your questions 394 00:22:35,271 --> 00:22:36,939 after you’ve played "Killing at Hastings’ rock." 395 00:22:37,106 --> 00:22:39,317 -We’ll go online shortly. -Thanks, Kate. 396 00:22:39,484 --> 00:22:41,944 I wasn’t quite ready to have a discussion about alternate realities. 397 00:22:42,111 --> 00:22:43,821 You’re doing great. 398 00:22:43,988 --> 00:22:45,907 Don’t blow smoke at me. You were with John Crowley last night. 399 00:22:46,074 --> 00:22:48,117 What I wanna know is why. 400 00:22:48,284 --> 00:22:51,662 Maybe you should find yourself a better private investigator. 401 00:22:51,829 --> 00:22:53,998 James, don’t do this. 402 00:22:58,920 --> 00:23:01,672 Why don’t you find out from the horse’s mouth? 403 00:23:01,839 --> 00:23:03,591 I don’t believe this. 404 00:23:06,302 --> 00:23:08,179 Where the hell did you get that? 405 00:23:08,346 --> 00:23:12,100 Gee, I suddenly can’t remember. I don’t know. 406 00:23:12,266 --> 00:23:14,811 Why, is it a crime to check out the competition? 407 00:23:14,977 --> 00:23:17,939 Get out, before I have security throw you out. 408 00:23:22,652 --> 00:23:24,570 With virtual reality glasses on, 409 00:23:24,737 --> 00:23:26,280 you simply look in any direction you want. 410 00:23:26,447 --> 00:23:28,783 To move through the game, you move your body forward, 411 00:23:28,950 --> 00:23:30,868 backward, to the left, or to the right. 412 00:23:31,035 --> 00:23:32,912 You’ll be in booth number one. 413 00:23:33,079 --> 00:23:35,164 [lock beeping] 414 00:23:37,208 --> 00:23:39,168 You’ll be in booth number two. 415 00:23:47,176 --> 00:23:49,637 Alex, could you check this door, please? 416 00:23:49,804 --> 00:23:51,430 Uh, yeah, sure. Excuse me. 417 00:23:53,349 --> 00:23:55,351 Welcome to the world of fibertech, folks, 418 00:23:55,518 --> 00:23:57,186 where everything works perfectly 419 00:23:57,353 --> 00:23:59,188 until people get involved. 420 00:23:59,355 --> 00:24:00,356 [laughter] 421 00:24:19,000 --> 00:24:20,835 Those source codes, 422 00:24:21,002 --> 00:24:22,003 you’re sure Lindstrom had them on his person? 423 00:24:22,170 --> 00:24:24,172 No, I can’t be sure. 424 00:24:24,338 --> 00:24:25,590 He did have them last night. 425 00:24:25,756 --> 00:24:27,091 But he had to have had them 426 00:24:27,258 --> 00:24:28,885 to boot up the game on the computer. 427 00:24:29,051 --> 00:24:30,678 But he would’ve put them back in his pocket, too. 428 00:24:30,845 --> 00:24:32,346 He was totally ’noid about them. 429 00:24:33,723 --> 00:24:35,016 Paranoid. 430 00:24:35,183 --> 00:24:37,810 Paranoid. That covers a lot of territory. 431 00:24:37,977 --> 00:24:40,605 Well, like you’d have to kill him to get them away from him. 432 00:24:40,771 --> 00:24:42,982 Are they really worth killing a man for? 433 00:24:43,149 --> 00:24:44,901 Sergeant, the codes are the basic operating system. 434 00:24:45,067 --> 00:24:47,153 A good programmer could change the elements, 435 00:24:47,320 --> 00:24:49,780 make it a cruise ship, new characters. 436 00:24:49,947 --> 00:24:51,449 Create a whole new game. 437 00:24:51,616 --> 00:24:53,326 It’d be almost impossible to prove it was stolen, 438 00:24:53,492 --> 00:24:54,952 unless you had the codes. 439 00:24:55,119 --> 00:24:57,997 You boys here in The Valley are pretty competitive. 440 00:24:58,164 --> 00:24:59,081 Any ideas? 441 00:24:59,248 --> 00:25:01,042 John Crowley. 442 00:25:01,209 --> 00:25:02,585 Redwood Concepts. 443 00:25:04,545 --> 00:25:06,214 Sergeant. 444 00:25:08,549 --> 00:25:11,260 Security guard saw Lindstrom enter the virtual reality deck 445 00:25:11,427 --> 00:25:12,470 at 4:30. 446 00:25:12,637 --> 00:25:14,764 No one else was inside at the time. 447 00:25:14,931 --> 00:25:16,766 Did he see anybody else go in after that? 448 00:25:16,933 --> 00:25:19,227 He took a ten-minute coffee break, and returned at 4:50. 449 00:25:19,393 --> 00:25:21,979 We didn’t lock the deck, just the bridge. 450 00:25:22,146 --> 00:25:24,440 I heard Lindstrom being paged at 4:45. 451 00:25:24,607 --> 00:25:26,776 I was coming out of the tape library, 452 00:25:26,943 --> 00:25:29,862 and I checked my watch because I didn’t want to be late for the preview. 453 00:25:32,490 --> 00:25:34,033 Follow it up. 454 00:25:34,200 --> 00:25:36,452 If Lindstrom didn’t respond to this page, 455 00:25:36,619 --> 00:25:39,038 at least we have the shooting narrowed down to a 15-minute window. 456 00:25:39,205 --> 00:25:41,249 -All right? -Gotcha. 457 00:25:41,415 --> 00:25:43,626 Till I give the word, everybody remains available for questioning. 458 00:25:43,793 --> 00:25:45,753 Any problems with that? 459 00:25:45,920 --> 00:25:50,466 Um, I do have some important appointments in Manhattan tomorrow. 460 00:25:50,633 --> 00:25:52,969 Just so I know where to find you. 461 00:25:53,135 --> 00:25:55,012 I was wondering what a celebrity like you was doing here 462 00:25:55,179 --> 00:25:56,806 at The Valley of the Klingons. 463 00:25:56,973 --> 00:25:59,183 But I guess everyone can use a few extra bucks, right? 464 00:25:59,350 --> 00:26:01,727 Well, I do have a business arrangement 465 00:26:01,894 --> 00:26:03,437 with Marathon, if that’s what you’re asking. 466 00:26:03,604 --> 00:26:06,065 Cold-blooded murder. I’m asking everything. 467 00:26:06,232 --> 00:26:08,609 I’ve been working this valley for 17 years. 468 00:26:08,776 --> 00:26:10,653 Every once in a while, one of you guys 469 00:26:10,820 --> 00:26:13,114 will flip out and attack somebody with a spinach salad 470 00:26:13,281 --> 00:26:14,740 or a floppy disk. 471 00:26:14,907 --> 00:26:16,117 But preliminary reports indicate 472 00:26:16,284 --> 00:26:18,077 that Lindstrom was shot with a .22. 473 00:26:18,244 --> 00:26:20,121 That kind of hit you find up on the Embarcadero 474 00:26:20,288 --> 00:26:21,998 in Frisco by the wise guys. 475 00:26:22,164 --> 00:26:24,625 Are you implying that James Lindstrom was murdered 476 00:26:24,792 --> 00:26:26,002 by a professional killer? 477 00:26:26,168 --> 00:26:27,920 It wasn’t a spinach salad, was it? 478 00:26:39,056 --> 00:26:40,725 What time did you leave Marathon? 479 00:26:40,891 --> 00:26:42,810 Right after Michael Burke threw me out. 480 00:26:42,977 --> 00:26:45,229 The reception was still going on, 481 00:26:45,396 --> 00:26:47,940 and believe me, Lindstrom was very much alive. 482 00:26:48,107 --> 00:26:50,568 Burke said you were trying to hire Lindstrom away. 483 00:26:50,735 --> 00:26:53,237 We’d been discussing that, yes. 484 00:26:53,404 --> 00:26:54,822 Coffee? 485 00:26:54,989 --> 00:26:56,490 No, thank you. 486 00:26:56,657 --> 00:26:59,493 So you discussed it again, and argued, 487 00:26:59,660 --> 00:27:01,037 and you killed him. 488 00:27:02,663 --> 00:27:04,457 Yeah. Come on, Sergeant. 489 00:27:04,623 --> 00:27:06,208 You can do better than that. 490 00:27:06,375 --> 00:27:07,960 Where’d you go after you left the reception? 491 00:27:08,127 --> 00:27:11,172 Back to my office. I had some paperwork to do. 492 00:27:11,339 --> 00:27:12,256 Anybody see you? 493 00:27:12,423 --> 00:27:14,258 Not that I know of. 494 00:27:14,425 --> 00:27:15,760 How about your Secretary? 495 00:27:15,926 --> 00:27:17,720 Oh, I’d given her the afternoon off. 496 00:27:17,887 --> 00:27:21,223 -No alibi. -No. 497 00:27:21,390 --> 00:27:24,935 Kind of careless of you, wasn’t it, Mr. Kroll? 498 00:27:26,103 --> 00:27:27,438 [knocking on door] 499 00:27:27,605 --> 00:27:28,856 Excuse me, Sergeant. 500 00:27:29,023 --> 00:27:31,400 Just heard from Brennan. 501 00:27:31,567 --> 00:27:33,861 They found a weapon in the bushes outside Marathon. 502 00:27:34,028 --> 00:27:36,155 A .22 handgun, recently fired. 503 00:27:36,322 --> 00:27:38,741 It was registered to James Lindstrom. 504 00:27:43,454 --> 00:27:44,914 All right. 505 00:27:46,957 --> 00:27:48,584 But even without the codes, 506 00:27:48,751 --> 00:27:50,753 can’t the game still be marketed? 507 00:27:50,920 --> 00:27:52,922 Well, yes, but given its incredible complexity, 508 00:27:53,089 --> 00:27:55,925 bugs can’t be fixed, I won’t be able to update, 509 00:27:56,092 --> 00:27:57,885 and developing the next generation will require 510 00:27:58,052 --> 00:27:59,512 going back to square one 511 00:27:59,678 --> 00:28:01,680 with enormous development costs. 512 00:28:01,847 --> 00:28:03,349 My investors are ready to jump ship already 513 00:28:03,516 --> 00:28:05,726 because of our current cost overrun. 514 00:28:05,893 --> 00:28:08,938 And if we don’t market "A Killing at Hastings’ Rock," 515 00:28:09,105 --> 00:28:13,651 well, my chance of raising any new investment capital will be nil. 516 00:28:13,818 --> 00:28:15,528 [knock on door] 517 00:28:19,240 --> 00:28:20,991 Sergeant Delcanto. 518 00:28:21,158 --> 00:28:22,618 I was told Michael Burke is here. 519 00:28:22,785 --> 00:28:24,286 Yes, he’s about to drive me to the airport. 520 00:28:24,453 --> 00:28:27,206 I suggest you call a cab. 521 00:28:27,373 --> 00:28:28,707 Mr. Burke, you’re under arrest 522 00:28:28,874 --> 00:28:30,543 for the murder of James Lindstrom. 523 00:28:30,709 --> 00:28:32,211 Sergeant, may I ask-- 524 00:28:32,378 --> 00:28:34,130 the victim’s gun was the murder weapon, 525 00:28:34,296 --> 00:28:36,632 but Mr. Burke’s fingerprints were all over it. 526 00:28:43,848 --> 00:28:45,516 This way, Mr. Burke. 527 00:28:45,683 --> 00:28:47,893 Have a safe flight back to New York. 528 00:28:56,360 --> 00:28:58,571 I just can’t believe it, Jessica. 529 00:28:58,737 --> 00:29:01,198 Michael is maybe the world’s gentlest person. 530 00:29:01,365 --> 00:29:03,284 That’s certainly my impression. 531 00:29:03,451 --> 00:29:05,536 On the other hand, James Lindstrom could make almost anyone 532 00:29:05,703 --> 00:29:06,912 want to take a shot at him. 533 00:29:07,079 --> 00:29:08,914 Okay, Michael’s phone list. 534 00:29:09,081 --> 00:29:10,708 Did you say Parker? 535 00:29:10,875 --> 00:29:12,543 I think that’s what I heard. 536 00:29:14,962 --> 00:29:18,048 Parker. Nope. No Parker. 537 00:29:18,215 --> 00:29:22,052 I’m almost certain that it started with a "p." 538 00:29:22,219 --> 00:29:24,889 Um, Porter. 539 00:29:25,055 --> 00:29:27,099 Maybe that was it. Try Porter. 540 00:29:28,392 --> 00:29:31,604 Porter. Porter Electrical. 541 00:29:31,770 --> 00:29:33,147 Porter Investigations. 542 00:29:33,314 --> 00:29:36,150 Investigations. Dan Porter. That’s it. 543 00:29:36,317 --> 00:29:38,235 A private investigator? 544 00:29:38,402 --> 00:29:40,070 What’s that about? 545 00:29:40,237 --> 00:29:42,990 I’m not sure, Kate, but it could be the key 546 00:29:43,157 --> 00:29:45,034 that will prove Michael’s innocence. 547 00:29:50,289 --> 00:29:53,167 Well, you seem to have lucked out, Mrs. Fletcher. 548 00:29:53,334 --> 00:29:55,461 It happens I just finished up an important case 549 00:29:55,628 --> 00:29:57,379 earlier than I expected. 550 00:29:57,546 --> 00:29:59,840 I got this little window before I start my next one. 551 00:30:00,007 --> 00:30:01,217 That’s wonderful, Mr. Porter. 552 00:30:01,383 --> 00:30:02,426 Won’t you have a seat? 553 00:30:02,593 --> 00:30:03,719 Thanks. 554 00:30:05,679 --> 00:30:07,264 Oh, by the way, 555 00:30:07,431 --> 00:30:09,725 how did you happen to, uh, hear about me? 556 00:30:09,892 --> 00:30:13,145 Oh, from Michael Burke, and the police. 557 00:30:13,312 --> 00:30:15,314 Uh... [clears throat] 558 00:30:15,481 --> 00:30:17,816 uh... the police? 559 00:30:17,983 --> 00:30:20,486 They have some rather interesting things to say about you. 560 00:30:20,653 --> 00:30:22,446 Wait a minute. 561 00:30:22,613 --> 00:30:25,032 You said you had someone you want followed. 562 00:30:25,199 --> 00:30:26,784 I don’t, Mr. Porter. 563 00:30:26,951 --> 00:30:28,786 That was a ploy. 564 00:30:28,953 --> 00:30:30,579 Oh, yeah? 565 00:30:30,746 --> 00:30:33,332 Well, I’m not gonna play games with you, lady. 566 00:30:33,499 --> 00:30:37,211 Oh, and you’re gonna get a bill for this, too, ya know? 567 00:30:37,378 --> 00:30:38,879 See you around. 568 00:30:39,046 --> 00:30:41,715 Mr. Porter, I was interested to learn 569 00:30:41,882 --> 00:30:44,677 that the most recent invoice that you submitted to Michael Burke 570 00:30:44,843 --> 00:30:47,429 included a sizable charge under the heading of 571 00:30:47,596 --> 00:30:49,223 "additional expenses." 572 00:30:49,390 --> 00:30:51,350 What are you getting at? 573 00:30:51,517 --> 00:30:54,603 That’s how you collect far more than your legitimate fees, isn’t it, 574 00:30:54,770 --> 00:30:57,273 by withholding information that you’ve been hired to gather, 575 00:30:57,439 --> 00:30:59,400 and offering it to the highest bidder, 576 00:30:59,567 --> 00:31:02,778 whether it be your client or the subject of your investigation? 577 00:31:02,945 --> 00:31:04,822 Hey, I don’t have to listen to this. 578 00:31:04,989 --> 00:31:06,865 I think it would be wise if you did. 579 00:31:07,032 --> 00:31:10,327 I believe what you do is known as extortion, or blackmail, 580 00:31:10,494 --> 00:31:12,413 depending upon who it is you collect from. 581 00:31:12,580 --> 00:31:14,373 Either one is illegal. 582 00:31:14,540 --> 00:31:18,043 Lady, nobody’s ever been able to prove anything. 583 00:31:18,210 --> 00:31:20,921 Till now, but I’m sure the police would like to hear about your part 584 00:31:21,088 --> 00:31:24,550 in this investigation, since it involves a capital crime, 585 00:31:24,717 --> 00:31:27,386 and you are a possible accessory to a murder. 586 00:31:38,355 --> 00:31:40,441 Talk to me. 587 00:31:40,608 --> 00:31:45,487 Tell me what it is you weren’t telling Michael Burke. 588 00:31:50,242 --> 00:31:51,952 I don’t know what you’re talking about. 589 00:31:52,119 --> 00:31:53,871 I think you do, David. 590 00:31:54,038 --> 00:31:57,916 How much did John Crowley pay you to bring him James Lindstrom? 591 00:31:58,083 --> 00:32:00,794 Mrs. Fletcher, I did nothing illegal. 592 00:32:00,961 --> 00:32:03,922 Perhaps not illegal, but certainly not ethical. 593 00:32:04,089 --> 00:32:05,424 Michael trusted you. 594 00:32:05,591 --> 00:32:07,885 Look, if you’ll excuse me. 595 00:32:08,052 --> 00:32:10,346 I think judging from your hasty getaway, 596 00:32:10,512 --> 00:32:13,599 you believe that Lindstrom was murdered by a professional hit man 597 00:32:13,766 --> 00:32:15,768 ordered by John Crowley. 598 00:32:15,934 --> 00:32:18,937 Michael couldn’t kill anybody. 599 00:32:19,104 --> 00:32:21,940 I think you’re terrified that you’re going to be the next target 600 00:32:22,107 --> 00:32:23,817 because you can implicate Crowley. 601 00:32:23,984 --> 00:32:25,653 No. 602 00:32:25,819 --> 00:32:27,738 I don’t know. 603 00:32:27,905 --> 00:32:30,115 I don’t even know that James Lindstrom wasn’t suicidal; 604 00:32:30,282 --> 00:32:31,950 that he didn’t hire his own hit man 605 00:32:32,117 --> 00:32:33,577 just so he could take Michael down with him. 606 00:32:33,744 --> 00:32:36,038 -That is a bizarre notion. -Is it? 607 00:32:36,205 --> 00:32:38,207 The man was that crazy. 608 00:32:38,374 --> 00:32:39,875 Mrs. Fletcher, if anyone ever opened the door 609 00:32:40,042 --> 00:32:41,502 to James Lindstrom’s head, 610 00:32:41,669 --> 00:32:43,545 I’d stake my life they’d have found 611 00:32:43,712 --> 00:32:45,673 that nothing was beyond the realm of possibility. 612 00:32:52,596 --> 00:32:54,515 Open the door. 613 00:32:55,683 --> 00:32:58,686 The door. Of course. 614 00:32:59,895 --> 00:33:01,480 This isn’t fair. 615 00:33:01,647 --> 00:33:03,691 You have no right to fire me. 616 00:33:03,857 --> 00:33:06,694 Wrong. Until Michael returns, I’m running Marathon. 617 00:33:06,860 --> 00:33:09,071 You have until Friday noon to clear out your office. 618 00:33:09,238 --> 00:33:11,699 You’re destroying Michael, you know that, don’t you? 619 00:33:11,865 --> 00:33:14,576 I’m the only one who can clean up the mess James Lindstrom left. 620 00:33:14,743 --> 00:33:15,911 Don’t flatter yourself. 621 00:33:16,078 --> 00:33:18,288 The Valley is full of programmers. 622 00:33:18,455 --> 00:33:20,499 Michael and I will survive very well without you. 623 00:33:20,666 --> 00:33:22,668 Don’t bet on it. 624 00:33:26,088 --> 00:33:28,215 When Lindstrom said we couldn’t 86 that door, 625 00:33:28,382 --> 00:33:31,343 I remember thinking his explanation sounded seriously bogus. 626 00:33:31,510 --> 00:33:34,138 I mean, there’s no way it could be that hard to do. 627 00:33:34,304 --> 00:33:35,764 Can you open it? 628 00:33:35,931 --> 00:33:38,142 Hack my way inside? Total piece of cake, Mrs. Fletcher. 629 00:33:38,308 --> 00:33:40,477 As easy as the New York Stock Exchange? 630 00:33:42,855 --> 00:33:45,941 I happened to see your file in Sergeant Delcanto’s office. 631 00:33:46,108 --> 00:33:48,026 Great. Can you believe, after five years, 632 00:33:48,193 --> 00:33:49,278 I’m still on probation? 633 00:33:49,445 --> 00:33:51,572 You mean, you were only eleven? 634 00:33:51,739 --> 00:33:54,158 Well, I was just trying to see if I could, 635 00:33:54,324 --> 00:33:56,034 you know, crack their password. 636 00:33:56,201 --> 00:33:57,578 It wasn’t like I was gonna steal anything. 637 00:33:59,788 --> 00:34:02,332 [Jessica] Do you know the password? 638 00:34:02,499 --> 00:34:04,084 No, but I will. 639 00:34:10,340 --> 00:34:11,925 Oh, man. 640 00:34:12,092 --> 00:34:14,052 This... it’s unreal. 641 00:34:14,219 --> 00:34:16,889 I’ve run my random character generator, my password algorithm, 642 00:34:17,055 --> 00:34:20,392 I’ve never met a computer I couldn’t crack in less than ten minutes. 643 00:34:20,559 --> 00:34:24,354 Alex, James Lindstrom was a genius, right? 644 00:34:24,521 --> 00:34:26,732 Oh, he told you, too, huh? 645 00:34:27,900 --> 00:34:30,819 Often, what stymies the rest of us about genius 646 00:34:30,986 --> 00:34:34,156 is its ability to reduce the complex to the simple, 647 00:34:34,323 --> 00:34:36,575 to the obvious. 648 00:34:36,742 --> 00:34:39,203 I mean, what about something basic, like... 649 00:34:39,369 --> 00:34:41,663 "open door." 650 00:34:50,172 --> 00:34:51,924 That’s it. We’re in. 651 00:35:02,810 --> 00:35:05,604 All right, Alex, I’m at the door. 652 00:35:05,771 --> 00:35:06,980 Awesome. Let’s go for it. 653 00:35:07,147 --> 00:35:09,191 Keep going. It should just open. 654 00:35:11,985 --> 00:35:15,823 Welcome to the mind of the total paranoiac. 655 00:35:22,579 --> 00:35:25,999 What you are witnessing is not an isolated event, 656 00:35:26,291 --> 00:35:28,168 but one of many similar legacies 657 00:35:28,335 --> 00:35:32,673 I have put into every single program 658 00:35:32,840 --> 00:35:34,132 I have ever created. 659 00:35:34,299 --> 00:35:36,385 -Oh, man. -The truth to my accomplishments 660 00:35:36,552 --> 00:35:38,720 will be discovered by computer hackers 661 00:35:38,887 --> 00:35:41,807 like yourself, for generations to come. 662 00:35:42,516 --> 00:35:44,268 Give me a break. 663 00:35:44,434 --> 00:35:46,103 Ah, but what of the future? 664 00:35:46,270 --> 00:35:48,438 Allow me to foretell it 665 00:35:48,605 --> 00:35:51,984 with a tasty little riddle that goes... 666 00:35:52,150 --> 00:35:56,363 What purpose can be served by the mind of man, 667 00:35:56,530 --> 00:35:58,365 that cannot be better served 668 00:35:58,532 --> 00:36:00,284 by the binary brain? 669 00:36:02,494 --> 00:36:06,540 A lengthy meditation may be appropriate. 670 00:36:14,381 --> 00:36:16,842 Now that is a major nut case. 671 00:36:17,009 --> 00:36:18,468 [sighs] 672 00:36:18,635 --> 00:36:22,180 With an ego the size of a watermelon. 673 00:36:30,480 --> 00:36:32,107 Can you believe that bozo? 674 00:36:32,274 --> 00:36:33,942 At least with a virus, you can get rid of it. 675 00:36:34,109 --> 00:36:35,986 What’s your take on his riddle? 676 00:36:36,153 --> 00:36:37,863 Well, I was hoping that you’d have a thought or two. 677 00:36:38,030 --> 00:36:39,239 The obvious. 678 00:36:39,406 --> 00:36:41,491 Give artificial intelligence a few more years, 679 00:36:41,658 --> 00:36:43,952 and there won’t be anything a computer can’t be programmed 680 00:36:44,119 --> 00:36:45,871 to think out more efficiently than the human mind. 681 00:36:46,038 --> 00:36:47,497 Well, that’s a somewhat disquieting thought. 682 00:36:47,664 --> 00:36:49,499 On the other hand, maybe there is no answer. 683 00:36:49,666 --> 00:36:51,543 Say what? 684 00:36:51,710 --> 00:36:54,338 Well, certain classic mystery stories have been based on 685 00:36:54,504 --> 00:36:56,423 unsolvable riddles, conundrums, 686 00:36:56,590 --> 00:36:58,425 whose only purpose was to lead a reader 687 00:36:58,592 --> 00:37:00,218 into new channels of thought. 688 00:37:00,385 --> 00:37:02,095 Maybe that explains who’s writing 689 00:37:02,262 --> 00:37:04,681 all those undecipherable software manuals. 690 00:37:04,848 --> 00:37:09,019 In any case, I’m afraid we’re back to square one. 691 00:37:09,186 --> 00:37:10,646 I was hoping that James Lindstrom 692 00:37:10,812 --> 00:37:12,606 would have something more specific to tell us. 693 00:37:12,773 --> 00:37:15,108 Mmm. Hey, listen, hacking always makes me hungry. 694 00:37:15,275 --> 00:37:17,527 How about you? 695 00:37:17,694 --> 00:37:20,030 [Woman on P.A.] Alex, your mother wants you home for dinner, 696 00:37:20,197 --> 00:37:21,782 and she doesn’t sound too happy. 697 00:37:21,949 --> 00:37:23,241 Uh-oh. 698 00:37:24,868 --> 00:37:28,246 Oh, I left my pager down by the booth. 699 00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:30,290 I swear it’s subconscious. 700 00:37:30,457 --> 00:37:34,836 Alex, explain the paging system to me once again. 701 00:37:35,003 --> 00:37:38,006 Well, each of the pagers is set up on a different frequency, 702 00:37:38,173 --> 00:37:41,593 and the messages go directly to the personal pagers that we all carry. 703 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,179 Earlier, you mentioned a computer virus. 704 00:37:44,346 --> 00:37:46,348 What if James Lindstrom had planted a virus? 705 00:37:46,515 --> 00:37:48,600 Would there be any way of stopping it? 706 00:37:48,767 --> 00:37:50,727 If he worked them into the source codes, 707 00:37:50,894 --> 00:37:52,646 it’d be almost impossible, 708 00:37:52,813 --> 00:37:53,981 unless, of course, you had the codes. 709 00:37:54,147 --> 00:37:56,233 Which we don’t. 710 00:37:56,400 --> 00:37:58,276 Alex, could you stick around a little longer 711 00:37:58,443 --> 00:38:00,362 without getting into any more trouble with your mother? 712 00:38:00,529 --> 00:38:03,073 -Are you kidding? -Great. 713 00:38:03,240 --> 00:38:04,741 Yeah, mom. 714 00:38:04,908 --> 00:38:06,493 I know, mom. 715 00:38:08,328 --> 00:38:09,746 Yes, I’ll be home. 716 00:38:11,665 --> 00:38:13,667 Yes, it will be some time this century. 717 00:38:15,043 --> 00:38:16,294 She’s really terrific, 718 00:38:16,461 --> 00:38:17,796 except she obsesses about things 719 00:38:17,963 --> 00:38:19,881 like when I eat and sleep and stuff. 720 00:38:20,048 --> 00:38:21,258 It’s not healthy. 721 00:38:24,011 --> 00:38:25,887 Are you certain that this will get the point across? 722 00:38:26,054 --> 00:38:26,972 Oh, positive. 723 00:38:31,518 --> 00:38:32,728 Hello. 724 00:38:32,894 --> 00:38:34,980 Yeah, this is Jessica Fletcher. 725 00:38:36,481 --> 00:38:39,192 I was wondering if you could help me. 726 00:38:39,359 --> 00:38:41,361 Uh, I have discovered a riddle 727 00:38:41,528 --> 00:38:43,488 that was left by James Lindstrom, 728 00:38:43,655 --> 00:38:45,907 and for the life of me, I can’t make head or tail of it. 729 00:38:47,284 --> 00:38:52,789 Well, the riddle goes, "When do 23 and 0014 730 00:38:53,457 --> 00:38:56,001 "combine to penetrate stone, 731 00:38:56,668 --> 00:38:59,963 and nurture a total mutation?" 732 00:39:01,256 --> 00:39:02,716 I see. 733 00:39:02,883 --> 00:39:06,636 Well, I had hoped that it might be a clue of some kind. 734 00:39:06,803 --> 00:39:10,682 Well, possibly it’s just one of those meant to remain unsolved. 735 00:39:12,059 --> 00:39:13,810 Yes, well, thank you very much. 736 00:39:13,977 --> 00:39:16,063 So, what do you think? 737 00:39:16,229 --> 00:39:19,858 Alex, I think we may have started a cascade 738 00:39:20,025 --> 00:39:21,902 that will bring James Lindstrom’s murderer 739 00:39:22,069 --> 00:39:23,904 out into the open. 740 00:40:20,877 --> 00:40:23,547 I’m the only one Michael can trust. 741 00:40:23,713 --> 00:40:25,507 Sharon. 742 00:40:25,674 --> 00:40:27,050 What are you doing here? 743 00:40:27,217 --> 00:40:29,761 I’m saving Michael’s dream. 744 00:40:29,928 --> 00:40:31,346 Mrs. Fletcher called me. 745 00:40:31,513 --> 00:40:33,890 Apparently, James left a riddle. 746 00:40:34,057 --> 00:40:37,811 "When do 23 and 0014 combine 747 00:40:37,978 --> 00:40:41,982 to penetrate stone and nurture a total mutation?" 748 00:40:42,149 --> 00:40:44,067 She didn’t know what it meant. 749 00:40:44,234 --> 00:40:45,944 But I did. 750 00:40:46,111 --> 00:40:48,822 James has planted a fatal virus 751 00:40:48,989 --> 00:40:51,408 in "A Killing at Hastings’ Rock." 752 00:40:51,575 --> 00:40:53,827 A time bomb set to begin destroying his brain child 753 00:40:53,994 --> 00:40:56,913 in exactly four minutes. 754 00:40:57,080 --> 00:40:58,582 My god. 755 00:40:58,748 --> 00:41:00,709 Genius version of "last tag," 756 00:41:00,876 --> 00:41:04,129 but he didn’t count on me. 757 00:41:04,296 --> 00:41:07,757 The source codes. You killed him. 758 00:41:09,092 --> 00:41:10,177 Put it in. 759 00:41:13,013 --> 00:41:15,765 Zero or one. 760 00:41:15,932 --> 00:41:18,518 I promised myself a long time ago 761 00:41:18,685 --> 00:41:21,730 that I’d never live in that gray world in between. 762 00:41:21,897 --> 00:41:25,483 It’s either everything or nothing for me. 763 00:41:25,650 --> 00:41:27,736 I really had no choice. 764 00:41:27,903 --> 00:41:29,863 James was going to destroy Michael, 765 00:41:30,030 --> 00:41:32,073 and Michael is everything. 766 00:41:33,241 --> 00:41:36,536 So after I save him from James’ virus... 767 00:41:38,622 --> 00:41:40,290 I’m going to save him from you. 768 00:41:40,457 --> 00:41:41,625 Police. Freeze. 769 00:41:45,629 --> 00:41:46,755 The V.R. game. 770 00:41:46,922 --> 00:41:48,673 The virus is programmed to start in-- 771 00:41:48,840 --> 00:41:52,636 when 23 and 0014 combine at 14 minutes after midnight 772 00:41:52,802 --> 00:41:53,970 on the 23rd? 773 00:41:54,137 --> 00:41:56,473 No, Sharon. There’s no virus. 774 00:41:56,640 --> 00:41:58,683 But... 775 00:41:58,850 --> 00:42:02,103 Alex composed a riddle we hoped you’d solve. 776 00:42:02,270 --> 00:42:04,606 But it was only designed as a distraction, 777 00:42:04,773 --> 00:42:06,858 like the one you hoped to create by using 778 00:42:07,025 --> 00:42:08,902 Lindstrom’s own gun to kill him. 779 00:42:09,069 --> 00:42:10,612 Your plan backfired, 780 00:42:10,779 --> 00:42:14,783 because you didn’t know Michael’s fingerprints were on it. 781 00:42:16,576 --> 00:42:18,912 The reception provided a perfect opportunity, 782 00:42:19,079 --> 00:42:22,874 and an abundance of suspects. 783 00:42:23,041 --> 00:42:25,252 Lindstrom never saw you coming. 784 00:42:25,418 --> 00:42:27,212 He was defenseless. 785 00:42:27,379 --> 00:42:29,673 Vulnerable deep inside the world he created. 786 00:42:29,839 --> 00:42:31,800 As you approached him in the booth, 787 00:42:31,967 --> 00:42:34,010 you heard him being paged. 788 00:42:34,177 --> 00:42:36,721 [Computerized voice] James Lindstrom, you have a call 789 00:42:36,888 --> 00:42:38,807 holding on line eight. 790 00:42:45,146 --> 00:42:46,606 [Sharon] I threw the gun in the shrubbery, 791 00:42:47,524 --> 00:42:49,776 and went back to the reception. 792 00:42:49,943 --> 00:42:52,028 But in your haste, you forgot about Lindstrom’s 793 00:42:52,195 --> 00:42:54,155 novel paging system. 794 00:42:54,322 --> 00:42:56,908 You see, had you been coming out of the tape library 795 00:42:57,075 --> 00:42:59,119 as you claimed, you could not possibly 796 00:42:59,286 --> 00:43:01,037 have heard Lindstrom being paged. 797 00:43:01,204 --> 00:43:02,706 The only way that you could’ve heard that page 798 00:43:02,872 --> 00:43:05,709 was if you were in or near the V.R. booth 799 00:43:05,875 --> 00:43:07,502 with Lindstrom. 800 00:43:10,297 --> 00:43:11,840 Let’s go. 801 00:43:12,007 --> 00:43:14,634 [Jessica] Consider yourself lucky to be alive, Mr. Salt. 802 00:43:17,929 --> 00:43:21,099 Well, thank you very much for your help, Mrs. Fletcher. 803 00:43:21,266 --> 00:43:23,143 You’re very welcome, Sergeant. 804 00:43:31,026 --> 00:43:33,320 My mother’s really stoked about meeting you, Mrs. Fletcher. 805 00:43:33,486 --> 00:43:35,780 I just hope it gets me off the hook for a while. 806 00:43:35,947 --> 00:43:37,365 Well, so do I. 807 00:43:37,532 --> 00:43:39,159 -Have a great trip, Jessica. -Thank you. 808 00:43:39,326 --> 00:43:41,828 Jessica, thank you again for everything. 809 00:43:41,995 --> 00:43:44,414 -Have a safe flight. -Thank you, Michael. 810 00:43:45,415 --> 00:43:48,793 You know, we may just be looking at the answer 811 00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:51,212 to James Lindstrom’s riddle. 812 00:43:51,379 --> 00:43:54,632 "What purpose can be served by the mind of man 813 00:43:54,799 --> 00:43:57,969 that cannot be better served by the binary mind?" 814 00:43:58,136 --> 00:44:02,307 I wonder if a computer can ever be programmed 815 00:44:02,474 --> 00:44:04,351 to enjoy something as simple 816 00:44:04,517 --> 00:44:06,978 and as beautiful as this.