1 00:00:00,209 --> 00:00:01,168 He said that this time, 2 00:00:01,252 --> 00:00:02,420 he was gonna kill her. 3 00:00:02,503 --> 00:00:04,505 [Jessica] Tonight on Murder, She Wrote. 4 00:00:04,588 --> 00:00:05,756 If you don't smarten up, Sheriff, 5 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:07,717 you are gonna get so much heat. 6 00:00:07,800 --> 00:00:08,926 But what can I do? 7 00:00:09,009 --> 00:00:10,177 You're not caving in 8 00:00:10,261 --> 00:00:12,221 to political pressure, are you? 9 00:00:12,304 --> 00:00:13,681 I ought to let you rot here. 10 00:00:13,764 --> 00:00:14,890 That'll look real good on the front page 11 00:00:14,974 --> 00:00:16,559 of "the Washington Post." 12 00:00:16,642 --> 00:00:18,728 It's the way they play in the big leagues. 13 00:00:18,811 --> 00:00:19,979 You murdered the prisoner. 14 00:00:20,062 --> 00:00:22,398 Somebody should've killed that guy long ago. 15 00:00:22,481 --> 00:00:24,024 It's really a shame that your sheriff 16 00:00:24,108 --> 00:00:25,484 didn't drop the charges. 17 00:00:25,568 --> 00:00:27,361 I thought you had more fight in you than that. 18 00:00:27,445 --> 00:00:28,529 Stand up to them, Mort. 19 00:00:32,074 --> 00:00:34,994 [cheerful orchestral music] 20 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,459 [dramatic music] 21 00:01:30,633 --> 00:01:32,843 Morning, Len, Mrs. Costner, Janet. 22 00:01:32,927 --> 00:01:35,012 Lovely day. We need rain. 23 00:01:35,095 --> 00:01:37,389 Yes, it's been a mite dry lately, hasn't it? 24 00:01:37,473 --> 00:01:38,682 Well, you know what they say. 25 00:01:38,766 --> 00:01:40,392 Sunshine brings the tourists out. 26 00:01:40,476 --> 00:01:42,061 Tourists! Hmph! 27 00:01:42,144 --> 00:01:44,647 The reason I retired to Cabot Cove four years ago 28 00:01:44,730 --> 00:01:46,524 was to get away from those people, Mayor. 29 00:01:46,607 --> 00:01:48,359 Well, that's why the good people of Cabot Cove 30 00:01:48,442 --> 00:01:50,903 elected me Mayor: to make sure that nothing 31 00:01:50,986 --> 00:01:53,447 spoils our fair little community. 32 00:01:54,365 --> 00:01:56,242 Well, you look very lovely today, Janet. 33 00:01:56,325 --> 00:01:57,701 You been around to register yet? 34 00:01:57,785 --> 00:02:00,287 Why vote? It only encourages them. 35 00:02:02,998 --> 00:02:04,834 Yeah, what's shaking, Floyd? 36 00:02:04,917 --> 00:02:06,919 The only call was from Shorty down at the garage. 37 00:02:07,002 --> 00:02:08,838 Says your Caddy will be ready about 5:00. 38 00:02:08,921 --> 00:02:10,381 Listen, if things are that quiet, 39 00:02:10,464 --> 00:02:12,007 maybe I'll just stop and hit a bucket of balls 40 00:02:12,091 --> 00:02:13,259 on the way in, huh? 41 00:02:13,342 --> 00:02:15,386 That's a-okay here. 42 00:02:15,469 --> 00:02:17,096 Oh, listen, Floyd, I forgot to tell you. 43 00:02:17,179 --> 00:02:18,347 Mrs. Fletcher's gonna be stopping by 44 00:02:18,430 --> 00:02:19,890 to look at some files. 45 00:02:19,974 --> 00:02:22,059 Give her all the help she needs, okay? 46 00:02:22,142 --> 00:02:24,103 Roger. 10-4. 47 00:02:24,186 --> 00:02:27,189 [tires squealing] 48 00:02:32,111 --> 00:02:35,906 [siren wailing] 49 00:03:06,937 --> 00:03:09,940 [indistinct police radio chatter] 50 00:03:16,488 --> 00:03:17,823 What's the problem, officer? 51 00:03:17,907 --> 00:03:19,950 You missed a stop sign back there, sir. 52 00:03:20,034 --> 00:03:21,827 I didn't see any stop sign. 53 00:03:21,911 --> 00:03:23,829 Maybe that's because you were going so fast. 54 00:03:23,913 --> 00:03:26,165 Can I see your driver's license and registration, please? 55 00:03:26,248 --> 00:03:29,752 Oh, come on, give me a break. No harm, no foul. 56 00:03:30,544 --> 00:03:33,631 Driver's license and auto registration. 57 00:03:33,714 --> 00:03:35,591 Ah, jeez. 58 00:03:40,638 --> 00:03:42,181 Well, here's the registration. 59 00:03:42,264 --> 00:03:43,766 You know, I think I must've left 60 00:03:43,849 --> 00:03:46,018 my driver's license at home. 61 00:03:46,101 --> 00:03:47,686 That's pretty dumb, isn't it? 62 00:03:47,770 --> 00:03:49,271 May I see some kind of identification? 63 00:03:49,355 --> 00:03:52,483 Sure; I think I've got something right here. 64 00:03:52,566 --> 00:03:53,943 Right here. 65 00:03:57,821 --> 00:03:59,406 That's my name, right under the picture. 66 00:03:59,490 --> 00:04:00,783 Ben Franklin. 67 00:04:01,992 --> 00:04:04,078 You keep that. I got another one at home. 68 00:04:04,578 --> 00:04:06,205 You want to step out of the car, sir? 69 00:04:07,915 --> 00:04:10,626 Oh, look, my friend, what's a lousy stop sign 70 00:04:10,709 --> 00:04:12,586 go for in this burg, huh? 71 00:04:12,670 --> 00:04:14,838 $200? 72 00:04:14,922 --> 00:04:17,174 Hey! Come on! 73 00:04:17,257 --> 00:04:18,884 What the hell you doing? 74 00:04:18,968 --> 00:04:22,554 What I'm doing, sonny boy, is taking you to jail. 75 00:04:22,638 --> 00:04:24,139 Find what you were looking for, Ms. Fletcher? 76 00:04:24,223 --> 00:04:26,767 Well, I was at a sticky place in my book. 77 00:04:26,850 --> 00:04:29,895 I had to get my facts straight about the medical report, 78 00:04:29,979 --> 00:04:32,398 and then I remembered something that happened years ago 79 00:04:32,481 --> 00:04:33,899 when Amos Tupper was sheriff. 80 00:04:33,983 --> 00:04:35,442 [tires screeching] 81 00:04:35,526 --> 00:04:37,111 If that's Sheriff Metzger coming back, 82 00:04:37,194 --> 00:04:38,862 I think I'd better give him back his desk. 83 00:04:38,946 --> 00:04:40,531 Maybe he forgot his golf clubs. 84 00:04:40,614 --> 00:04:42,199 [laughs] 85 00:04:43,409 --> 00:04:46,078 You are making a big mistake here, my friend. 86 00:04:46,161 --> 00:04:47,079 Yeah, yeah. 87 00:04:47,162 --> 00:04:49,289 Hey, hey, can't we talk about this? 88 00:04:49,373 --> 00:04:50,666 I mean, be reasonable! 89 00:04:50,749 --> 00:04:52,084 I can see you're busy, Sheriff. 90 00:04:52,167 --> 00:04:53,669 Why don't I come back later? 91 00:04:53,752 --> 00:04:55,295 Floyd, book that guy. 92 00:04:55,379 --> 00:04:59,383 Drunk driving, speeding, driving without a license, 93 00:04:59,466 --> 00:05:01,510 and trying to bribe a police officer. 94 00:05:01,593 --> 00:05:03,971 Bribe? You must be kidding. 95 00:05:04,054 --> 00:05:06,598 All I did was ask him for change to make a phone call! 96 00:05:06,682 --> 00:05:07,808 And I want to make that call now! 97 00:05:07,891 --> 00:05:09,226 You'll make a phone call 98 00:05:09,309 --> 00:05:10,310 when I say you can make a phone call. 99 00:05:10,394 --> 00:05:11,395 You got that? 100 00:05:12,855 --> 00:05:13,689 Floyd, count this. 101 00:05:13,772 --> 00:05:16,150 There must be 20, 25 grand in there. 102 00:05:16,233 --> 00:05:17,776 Mrs. F., if you'd be so kind as to check his figures 103 00:05:17,860 --> 00:05:19,778 and sign this sheet as a witness. 104 00:05:20,446 --> 00:05:23,532 And this one, put in a special envelope. 105 00:05:23,615 --> 00:05:26,035 Man! Do you know who I am? 106 00:05:27,119 --> 00:05:29,371 Hellman, Bradley. Two L's. 107 00:05:29,455 --> 00:05:33,625 Do you know who my old man is? Ambassador Hellman. 108 00:05:33,709 --> 00:05:36,378 Maybe you've heard of him even in this hick town. 109 00:05:36,462 --> 00:05:38,672 Ambassador Chandler Hellman from New York? 110 00:05:40,049 --> 00:05:41,800 This is false arrest! 111 00:05:41,884 --> 00:05:44,344 He's gonna have your butt with a knife and fork. 112 00:05:44,428 --> 00:05:46,972 Look, you sit down and you shut up 113 00:05:47,056 --> 00:05:48,557 until I ask you a question. 114 00:05:48,640 --> 00:05:50,309 You got that? 115 00:05:50,392 --> 00:05:51,852 I don't care if your dad is the King of England. 116 00:05:51,935 --> 00:05:53,312 Now, you're gonna do time for this. 117 00:05:53,395 --> 00:05:55,355 On that you got my personal guarantee. 118 00:05:55,439 --> 00:05:57,608 And if you're even thinking about making bail, 119 00:05:58,275 --> 00:05:59,359 forget it. 120 00:06:01,653 --> 00:06:03,572 Chandler Hellman? 121 00:06:03,655 --> 00:06:06,241 The biggest Washington clout that money can buy, Jessica, 122 00:06:06,325 --> 00:06:09,078 but his real power base is right here in New York. 123 00:06:09,161 --> 00:06:10,454 And if you're thinking of putting him 124 00:06:10,537 --> 00:06:12,456 in one of your books, forget it. 125 00:06:12,539 --> 00:06:14,208 His lawyers will have you in court 126 00:06:14,291 --> 00:06:16,043 before the dirt gets on the page. 127 00:06:16,126 --> 00:06:18,420 Well, I'm afraid a Woodward-Bernstein 128 00:06:18,504 --> 00:06:21,757 slashing expose isn't my forte, Haskell. 129 00:06:21,840 --> 00:06:24,051 [laughs] Well, there's not much to know 130 00:06:24,134 --> 00:06:26,095 about Chandler Hellman, Jessica. 131 00:06:26,178 --> 00:06:28,806 The man's about as deep as plastic food wrap 132 00:06:28,889 --> 00:06:31,100 and just as transparent. 133 00:06:31,183 --> 00:06:33,435 He made a fortune in defense contracts. 134 00:06:33,519 --> 00:06:36,605 He laid out some heavy bucks in political contributions 135 00:06:36,688 --> 00:06:40,359 and got rewarded with a couple of minor ambassadorial gigs. 136 00:06:40,442 --> 00:06:42,319 So now he and his new wife... 137 00:06:42,402 --> 00:06:44,613 He traded in his old model, Jessica... 138 00:06:44,696 --> 00:06:47,658 Are buying their way into the power elite circles. 139 00:06:47,741 --> 00:06:49,743 I understand there's a son. 140 00:06:49,827 --> 00:06:51,203 Oh, yeah, him. 141 00:06:51,286 --> 00:06:54,873 A snotty little wastrel, as I remember. 142 00:06:54,957 --> 00:06:58,168 He nearly got himself into the deep dumper a few years ago. 143 00:06:58,252 --> 00:06:59,711 Oh? 144 00:06:59,795 --> 00:07:01,922 Yeah, but it all got swept under the rug. 145 00:07:02,005 --> 00:07:04,591 But the word is, he got drunk one night. 146 00:07:04,675 --> 00:07:07,469 He totaled the new car that his daddy bought him 147 00:07:07,553 --> 00:07:09,346 and wiped out four people: 148 00:07:09,429 --> 00:07:11,473 an off-duty policeman, his wife and kids. 149 00:07:11,557 --> 00:07:13,308 Oh, how awful. 150 00:07:13,392 --> 00:07:16,061 Like I said, Daddy managed to tidy things up. 151 00:07:16,145 --> 00:07:17,729 I don't think anything ever came of it. 152 00:07:17,813 --> 00:07:20,607 -An off-duty policeman? -Yeah. 153 00:07:20,691 --> 00:07:23,819 -Hmm, that might explain it. -Explain what? 154 00:07:23,902 --> 00:07:26,363 Oh, probably nothing. Thanks, Haskell. 155 00:07:26,446 --> 00:07:28,824 I'll call you again if I need anything more. 156 00:07:31,493 --> 00:07:32,786 We seem to be having 157 00:07:32,870 --> 00:07:34,371 a communication problem here, Sheriff. 158 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:37,082 I am representing Ambassador Hellman's son. 159 00:07:37,166 --> 00:07:40,252 He has a right to legal representation. 160 00:07:40,335 --> 00:07:41,962 Oh, yeah, we've heard about that. 161 00:07:42,045 --> 00:07:43,463 Even here in Cabot Cove. 162 00:07:43,547 --> 00:07:44,965 Then let's make it simple. 163 00:07:45,048 --> 00:07:46,675 You reduce the charges to misdemeanor... 164 00:07:46,758 --> 00:07:49,803 Driving without a license... and we'll pay a fine. 165 00:07:49,887 --> 00:07:51,722 You get your paperwork done by lunchtime, 166 00:07:51,805 --> 00:07:53,098 we're on our way back to New York. 167 00:07:53,182 --> 00:07:54,141 No deal. 168 00:07:54,224 --> 00:07:55,517 I got him on drunk driving 169 00:07:55,601 --> 00:07:57,269 and trying to bribe a police officer. 170 00:07:57,352 --> 00:07:59,313 Legally speaking, you got nothing, Sheriff. 171 00:07:59,396 --> 00:08:01,231 Brad tells me that you failed to advise him 172 00:08:01,315 --> 00:08:04,443 of his right to refuse a breathalyzer test. 173 00:08:04,526 --> 00:08:08,697 Anyway, we're gonna make that claim in court. 174 00:08:10,199 --> 00:08:11,742 He tried to bribe me. 175 00:08:11,825 --> 00:08:13,911 Yeah, well, since you don't have any witnesses, 176 00:08:13,994 --> 00:08:16,747 that's gonna be very difficult to prove. 177 00:08:17,581 --> 00:08:18,999 Face it, Sheriff. 178 00:08:19,082 --> 00:08:21,001 If you press those charges, 179 00:08:21,084 --> 00:08:23,670 you're only gonna embarrass yourself in court. 180 00:08:23,754 --> 00:08:24,963 Watch me. 181 00:08:25,047 --> 00:08:26,882 I don't embarrass easily. 182 00:08:28,217 --> 00:08:30,135 -I want my client out on bail. -Then why don't you call 183 00:08:30,219 --> 00:08:32,346 the bail commissioner in Augusta? 184 00:08:32,429 --> 00:08:34,348 I already did. He doesn't have paperwork yet. 185 00:08:35,849 --> 00:08:37,517 Maybe it got lost. 186 00:08:38,560 --> 00:08:39,686 I'll run a tracer for you. 187 00:08:42,272 --> 00:08:44,066 So that's the way it's gonna be? 188 00:08:45,359 --> 00:08:47,152 That's the way it's gonna be, Counselor. 189 00:08:47,236 --> 00:08:49,071 If you don't smarten up, Sheriff, 190 00:08:49,154 --> 00:08:50,530 you are gonna get so much heat 191 00:08:50,614 --> 00:08:52,783 that they're gonna be able to fry eggs 192 00:08:53,408 --> 00:08:54,826 on your backside. 193 00:09:05,671 --> 00:09:08,507 Yes, Mr. Congressman, I'm looking into it personally. 194 00:09:08,590 --> 00:09:09,758 Yes, sir. 195 00:09:09,841 --> 00:09:11,176 Well, I'll call you 196 00:09:11,260 --> 00:09:13,178 just as soon as I get things sorted out. 197 00:09:13,262 --> 00:09:14,429 Bye. 198 00:09:16,098 --> 00:09:18,058 Sam, I came as soon as I got your message. 199 00:09:18,141 --> 00:09:20,394 Mabel said it was a matter of life and death. 200 00:09:20,477 --> 00:09:21,687 It is, Jessica. 201 00:09:21,770 --> 00:09:23,355 Mayor, there's a Mr. Grundle 202 00:09:23,438 --> 00:09:25,357 from the governor's office on line two. 203 00:09:25,440 --> 00:09:26,984 Well, tell him I'll call him. 204 00:09:27,067 --> 00:09:28,402 Tell him I'm in a meeting. 205 00:09:28,485 --> 00:09:29,945 Hold all my calls, Mabel. 206 00:09:30,028 --> 00:09:31,613 Sam, what's the matter? 207 00:09:31,697 --> 00:09:33,115 You've got to talk with him, Jessica. 208 00:09:33,198 --> 00:09:34,992 -With who? -Sheriff Metzger. 209 00:09:35,075 --> 00:09:37,244 He's got some very important people upset with him. 210 00:09:37,327 --> 00:09:38,537 My phone's been ringing all morning. 211 00:09:38,620 --> 00:09:40,956 Let me guess: Brad Hellman. 212 00:09:41,039 --> 00:09:42,582 I feel like I've run over a hornets' nest 213 00:09:42,666 --> 00:09:44,167 with my power mower. 214 00:09:44,251 --> 00:09:45,836 Sheriff Metzger won't listen to me. 215 00:09:45,919 --> 00:09:49,214 I went over there, and he told me he to... 216 00:09:49,298 --> 00:09:51,174 Well, it was very rude. 217 00:09:51,258 --> 00:09:53,010 Now, Sam, you're not caving in 218 00:09:53,093 --> 00:09:55,178 to political pressure, are you? 219 00:09:55,262 --> 00:09:57,597 Oh, of course not. 220 00:09:57,681 --> 00:09:59,808 I mean, you do plan to stand firmly 221 00:09:59,891 --> 00:10:02,060 behind our sheriff, don't you, Sam? 222 00:10:02,728 --> 00:10:05,272 Oh, absolutely, Jessica. 223 00:10:05,355 --> 00:10:07,733 -Excuse me, Mayor... -I said hold my calls! 224 00:10:07,816 --> 00:10:09,526 But there's someone here to see you, Mayor. 225 00:10:09,609 --> 00:10:11,111 Mayor Booth, 226 00:10:11,194 --> 00:10:13,030 I am Ambassador Chandler Hellman. 227 00:10:13,113 --> 00:10:14,614 This is Mrs. Hellman. 228 00:10:14,698 --> 00:10:17,492 And I do not mind telling you I am very upset. 229 00:10:17,576 --> 00:10:19,911 Yes. Yes, indeed, Mr. Ambassador, 230 00:10:19,995 --> 00:10:22,122 and I am very concerned myself. 231 00:10:22,205 --> 00:10:26,168 What kind of a place is it where a boy 232 00:10:26,251 --> 00:10:29,129 can be terrorized and thrown into jail 233 00:10:29,212 --> 00:10:31,173 over a simple traffic violation? 234 00:10:31,256 --> 00:10:33,008 Well, I'm looking into the matter personally, 235 00:10:33,091 --> 00:10:34,426 Mr. Ambassador. 236 00:10:34,509 --> 00:10:36,178 I was just over at the sheriff's office, 237 00:10:36,261 --> 00:10:38,138 where I demanded an explanation. 238 00:10:38,221 --> 00:10:40,265 [clears throat] Sam... 239 00:10:40,349 --> 00:10:42,642 Oh, may I introduce Jessica Fletcher, 240 00:10:42,726 --> 00:10:43,977 the famous author. 241 00:10:44,061 --> 00:10:45,562 Mr. And Mrs. Ambassador Hellman. 242 00:10:45,645 --> 00:10:46,938 How do you do? 243 00:10:47,022 --> 00:10:49,399 -Mrs. Fletcher. -J.B. Fletcher? 244 00:10:49,483 --> 00:10:51,360 Oh, of course. 245 00:10:51,443 --> 00:10:52,778 Well, I knew that you lived in Maine, 246 00:10:52,861 --> 00:10:54,780 but I had no idea it was here. 247 00:10:54,863 --> 00:10:58,158 Oh, Chandler, Mrs. Fletcher is quite a celebrity. 248 00:10:58,241 --> 00:11:01,036 Now, then, what is it that I can do to help you, 249 00:11:01,119 --> 00:11:02,412 Mr. Ambassador? 250 00:11:02,496 --> 00:11:05,040 You can remove that sheriff from office 251 00:11:05,123 --> 00:11:08,293 and replace him with someone a little bit less corrupt! 252 00:11:08,377 --> 00:11:11,546 I beg your pardon. Did you say "corrupt"? 253 00:11:11,630 --> 00:11:14,966 Mr. Farrell, our family attorney, 254 00:11:15,050 --> 00:11:18,762 informs me that this local police authority 255 00:11:18,845 --> 00:11:21,431 is holding my son on a trumped-up charge 256 00:11:21,515 --> 00:11:24,768 and trying to extort money from him. 257 00:11:24,851 --> 00:11:27,604 Oh, I'm sorry, but I can't believe that for a moment. 258 00:11:29,106 --> 00:11:32,484 Chandler, dear, perhaps we better talk with this sheriff 259 00:11:32,567 --> 00:11:34,486 before we get too excited about all this. 260 00:11:34,569 --> 00:11:35,987 You know, maybe there's a way to settle it 261 00:11:36,071 --> 00:11:38,031 without too much fuss, hmm? 262 00:11:38,115 --> 00:11:39,408 What do you think, Mrs. Fletcher? 263 00:11:39,491 --> 00:11:41,076 Well, I certainly don't approve 264 00:11:41,159 --> 00:11:43,203 of pressure tactics. 265 00:11:43,286 --> 00:11:45,789 Oh, absolutely not. 266 00:11:47,290 --> 00:11:51,545 Chandler, dear, now you really have to calm down. 267 00:11:51,628 --> 00:11:54,172 You haven't even talked to Brad yet. 268 00:11:59,928 --> 00:12:02,848 Bradley, what is it gonna take to straighten you out? 269 00:12:02,931 --> 00:12:05,559 Hey, they've got it in for strangers here. 270 00:12:05,642 --> 00:12:08,937 They're making it sound a lot worse than it was, Dad. 271 00:12:09,020 --> 00:12:11,815 Bradley, you forget that I know you. 272 00:12:11,898 --> 00:12:13,859 I ought to let you rot here for a while. 273 00:12:13,942 --> 00:12:16,194 It might finally make a man out of you. 274 00:12:16,278 --> 00:12:18,196 Oh, sure, sure. 275 00:12:18,280 --> 00:12:19,531 Maybe they ought to send me to jail 276 00:12:19,614 --> 00:12:21,408 for a couple of years. 277 00:12:21,491 --> 00:12:22,826 That'll look real good on the front page 278 00:12:22,909 --> 00:12:24,703 of "the Washington Post." 279 00:12:28,582 --> 00:12:32,836 Hmm, I guess my husband is giving Brad a good talking to. 280 00:12:33,795 --> 00:12:36,131 Poor boy. Things haven't always been easy for him. 281 00:12:36,214 --> 00:12:37,799 Sheriff, do you mind if I help myself 282 00:12:37,883 --> 00:12:39,759 -to some of this coffee? -Oh, here. 283 00:12:39,843 --> 00:12:42,345 Let me get that for you, Mrs. Hellman. 284 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:45,098 -Cream? Sugar? -Black, thank you. 285 00:12:45,182 --> 00:12:47,392 Do you have any children, Mayor? 286 00:12:47,476 --> 00:12:49,227 No. No, I don't. 287 00:12:50,312 --> 00:12:52,230 They can be such a trial. 288 00:12:52,314 --> 00:12:54,566 You know, Mrs. Hellman, you seem much too young 289 00:12:54,649 --> 00:12:56,193 to be Brad's mother. 290 00:12:56,276 --> 00:12:59,696 Oh, Brad's mother was Chandler's first wife. 291 00:13:00,405 --> 00:13:03,450 I'm afraid he was rather neglected. 292 00:13:03,533 --> 00:13:06,036 Well, Chandler was so busy and away so much of the time, 293 00:13:06,119 --> 00:13:07,996 and even when he was there, 294 00:13:08,079 --> 00:13:10,665 I suspect he was rather stern with him. 295 00:13:12,334 --> 00:13:14,377 Poor boy. 296 00:13:14,461 --> 00:13:16,463 Well, it would be such a shame if his whole life were ruined 297 00:13:16,546 --> 00:13:18,965 just because of one little... misunderstanding. 298 00:13:20,133 --> 00:13:21,510 What about Frank Casey's life? 299 00:13:22,469 --> 00:13:24,262 And his wife and two kids? 300 00:13:27,057 --> 00:13:30,435 Oh, I don't believe we know any Frank Casey. 301 00:13:30,519 --> 00:13:33,605 [chuckles] But we meet so many people. 302 00:13:34,189 --> 00:13:37,067 Damn it, Mayor. I will not stand for this! 303 00:13:37,150 --> 00:13:40,111 I want bail posted immediately! 304 00:13:41,446 --> 00:13:44,074 And I am giving you notice that I intend to file charges 305 00:13:44,157 --> 00:13:45,992 of police brutality! 306 00:13:47,327 --> 00:13:48,453 Now, just a moment. 307 00:13:48,537 --> 00:13:50,872 There's never been any question of brutality. 308 00:13:50,956 --> 00:13:54,459 Oh, no? That is not how it looks to me! 309 00:14:01,591 --> 00:14:03,301 Who did this to you? 310 00:14:09,391 --> 00:14:10,892 He did it! 311 00:14:20,819 --> 00:14:22,237 What can I do? 312 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:26,116 For openers, you can show some backbone, Sam. 313 00:14:26,199 --> 00:14:28,743 Listen, Mort Metzger has done a wonderful job 314 00:14:28,827 --> 00:14:30,537 as sheriff since he came from New York. 315 00:14:30,620 --> 00:14:33,081 Maybe so, but he's got it in for that boy, 316 00:14:33,164 --> 00:14:34,958 and we can't have it! 317 00:14:35,041 --> 00:14:37,627 Well, maybe he was a little bit stern with Brad Hellman. 318 00:14:37,711 --> 00:14:40,130 But I mean, he has gone by the book, Sam. 319 00:14:40,213 --> 00:14:43,842 Stern? We can't have him beating up people in our jail, 320 00:14:43,925 --> 00:14:45,552 especially the sons of influential people 321 00:14:45,635 --> 00:14:47,637 -from Washington! -Oh, nonsense. 322 00:14:47,721 --> 00:14:49,180 I don't believe for a moment 323 00:14:49,264 --> 00:14:51,600 that Sheriff Metzger struck that young man. 324 00:14:51,683 --> 00:14:53,893 Floyd told me that there wasn't a mark on him 325 00:14:53,977 --> 00:14:56,271 until his father went back in to see him. 326 00:14:56,354 --> 00:14:59,941 Now, if you ask me, Ambassador Hellman hit him. 327 00:15:00,025 --> 00:15:03,361 Well, maybe so, but that's not what the boy says. 328 00:15:03,445 --> 00:15:06,281 Now they're sending an official from the state capital 329 00:15:06,364 --> 00:15:08,074 to investigate. 330 00:15:08,158 --> 00:15:09,618 There's nothing more I can do. 331 00:15:09,701 --> 00:15:12,912 Well, somebody has to do something. 332 00:15:26,885 --> 00:15:28,261 What can we do for you, Len? 333 00:15:28,345 --> 00:15:29,387 I brought over your prisoner's lunch 334 00:15:29,471 --> 00:15:30,555 from the diner. 335 00:15:30,639 --> 00:15:32,390 You working at the diner now? 336 00:15:32,474 --> 00:15:34,768 -I thought you were retired. -I'm not working anyplace. 337 00:15:34,851 --> 00:15:37,520 Trudy was busy and short-handed and I offered to help out. 338 00:15:38,772 --> 00:15:40,440 Well, just set it there on the counter. 339 00:15:40,523 --> 00:15:41,900 I'll take it in to him as soon as I'm finished here. 340 00:15:41,983 --> 00:15:43,360 Trudy says be sure it don't get cold. 341 00:15:43,443 --> 00:15:45,779 I'll just take it back to him. 342 00:15:50,116 --> 00:15:51,409 Fine. 343 00:15:51,493 --> 00:15:52,619 Listen, pick up the breakfast tray 344 00:15:52,702 --> 00:15:53,703 while you're back there, will you? 345 00:16:03,630 --> 00:16:05,131 Got your lunch. 346 00:16:07,008 --> 00:16:09,052 You've made my day. 347 00:16:15,558 --> 00:16:17,769 Meat loaf, mashed potatoes, and carrots. 348 00:16:17,852 --> 00:16:18,812 Terrific! 349 00:16:19,979 --> 00:16:21,815 I don't believe this! 350 00:16:26,611 --> 00:16:28,655 Are you gonna stand there and watch me eat? 351 00:16:29,072 --> 00:16:31,658 What? You think I'm gonna steal the silverware? 352 00:16:36,579 --> 00:16:38,790 [doorbell rings] 353 00:16:41,376 --> 00:16:42,961 Oh, Mrs. Hellman. 354 00:16:43,044 --> 00:16:44,587 I hope I'm not disturbing you, Mrs. Fletcher. 355 00:16:44,671 --> 00:16:47,173 Oh, not at all. Would you like a cup of coffee? 356 00:16:47,257 --> 00:16:48,717 I was just going in for a refill. 357 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,302 Oh, no, thank you. I'm already on edge. 358 00:16:51,386 --> 00:16:53,138 I've just been to see Brad, 359 00:16:53,221 --> 00:16:55,223 bring him some fresh clothes from the hotel. 360 00:16:55,306 --> 00:16:57,684 Poor boy, he seems so depressed. 361 00:16:57,767 --> 00:16:59,394 Well, yes, I suppose he would be. 362 00:16:59,477 --> 00:17:00,979 -Won't you sit down? -Thank you. 363 00:17:01,062 --> 00:17:04,399 Jessica, I need your help to... 364 00:17:04,482 --> 00:17:06,401 well, defuse a difficult situation 365 00:17:06,484 --> 00:17:08,236 before it gets out of hand. 366 00:17:08,319 --> 00:17:10,572 Now, I know that you have a lot of influence 367 00:17:10,655 --> 00:17:12,323 in this little community. 368 00:17:12,407 --> 00:17:15,493 Mrs. Hellman, if you're asking me to use my influence 369 00:17:15,577 --> 00:17:18,079 to persuade Sheriff Metzger to drop the charges 370 00:17:18,163 --> 00:17:21,207 against your stepson, I can't do that. 371 00:17:21,291 --> 00:17:23,042 But all the accusations against Brad 372 00:17:23,126 --> 00:17:25,003 are so hopelessly muddled. 373 00:17:25,086 --> 00:17:29,674 I mean, nothing can be proved. So why stir up an ugly mess? 374 00:17:29,758 --> 00:17:32,427 I believe that's for the courts to decide. 375 00:17:32,510 --> 00:17:33,595 Of course. 376 00:17:34,679 --> 00:17:37,140 Jessica, my husband has been 377 00:17:37,223 --> 00:17:39,684 under a great deal of pressure lately. 378 00:17:39,768 --> 00:17:42,270 He's up for a very important post. 379 00:17:42,353 --> 00:17:45,732 Now, an incident like this, even though it can't be proved, 380 00:17:45,815 --> 00:17:48,651 well, you know the media, they would have a field day. 381 00:17:48,735 --> 00:17:51,529 Apparently, the press was effectively muzzled 382 00:17:51,613 --> 00:17:54,532 when that family was killed in the drunk-driving accident 383 00:17:54,616 --> 00:17:56,493 four years ago in New York. 384 00:17:56,576 --> 00:17:58,620 Oh, well, I don't know what you heard about that, 385 00:17:58,703 --> 00:18:01,247 but Brad was absolved of any wrongdoing. 386 00:18:01,331 --> 00:18:03,082 Yes, I understand that the authorities 387 00:18:03,166 --> 00:18:04,626 were persuaded to drop the charges 388 00:18:04,709 --> 00:18:06,628 against your stepson. 389 00:18:06,711 --> 00:18:09,798 But I'm afraid that wouldn't work in Cabot Cove. 390 00:18:12,175 --> 00:18:15,720 Mrs. Fletcher, my husband is a very powerful man. 391 00:18:15,804 --> 00:18:19,182 -Yes, I'm sure. -He's also very determined. 392 00:18:19,265 --> 00:18:23,853 Unless your Sheriff Metzger can wake up and smell the coffee, 393 00:18:23,937 --> 00:18:26,481 he could find himself in a lot of trouble. 394 00:18:26,564 --> 00:18:29,818 I don't think Sheriff Metzger is intimidated by threats. 395 00:18:29,901 --> 00:18:31,986 And I can assure you I'm not. 396 00:18:32,070 --> 00:18:34,489 Oh, it's not a threat, Jessica. 397 00:18:34,572 --> 00:18:37,116 It's the way they play in the big leagues. 398 00:18:37,617 --> 00:18:38,827 It's a fact of life. 399 00:18:41,037 --> 00:18:43,706 Thank you. I won't keep you any longer. 400 00:18:43,790 --> 00:18:46,584 Oh, if that sheriff is really a friend of yours, 401 00:18:46,668 --> 00:18:48,086 do him a favor. 402 00:18:48,837 --> 00:18:50,713 Advise him to back off. 403 00:18:50,797 --> 00:18:51,881 Good night. 404 00:18:55,552 --> 00:18:58,471 [melancholy orchestral music] 405 00:19:09,065 --> 00:19:12,443 Is this a private party, or is there room for a friend? 406 00:19:13,570 --> 00:19:14,571 Hi, Mrs. F. 407 00:19:15,363 --> 00:19:17,198 I'm afraid I'm not very good company. 408 00:19:17,574 --> 00:19:20,910 Me either. Care to compare notes? 409 00:19:20,994 --> 00:19:23,162 [chuckles] 410 00:19:23,246 --> 00:19:24,330 You first. 411 00:19:25,832 --> 00:19:27,542 I'm a little discouraged, 412 00:19:27,625 --> 00:19:31,796 the way some people seem to be able to bend the rules, 413 00:19:33,172 --> 00:19:38,052 particularly if they are powerful and privileged. 414 00:19:38,803 --> 00:19:41,306 It's not gonna be my problem anymore. 415 00:19:42,891 --> 00:19:44,100 I'm hanging 'em up. 416 00:19:44,934 --> 00:19:45,935 You're quitting? 417 00:19:46,769 --> 00:19:49,230 I thought you had more fight in you than that. 418 00:19:50,148 --> 00:19:53,109 One of the reasons I left the NYPD was because... 419 00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:55,945 I couldn't handle politics in police work. 420 00:19:57,780 --> 00:19:59,657 What exactly happened in New York? 421 00:20:00,283 --> 00:20:04,454 Who was Frank Casey? Was he a friend of yours? 422 00:20:05,997 --> 00:20:08,041 Frank Casey was a good cop. 423 00:20:09,500 --> 00:20:11,210 I'm not saying he was my best buddy. 424 00:20:12,295 --> 00:20:14,881 We... We used to bowl together. I knew his family, okay? 425 00:20:16,758 --> 00:20:18,801 One night, Frank and Doris and the two kids 426 00:20:20,053 --> 00:20:22,388 are driving home from a movie 427 00:20:24,140 --> 00:20:26,017 when a drunk driver runs a red light, 428 00:20:26,100 --> 00:20:27,268 broadsides 'em. 429 00:20:28,561 --> 00:20:30,146 All of 'em gone. 430 00:20:32,899 --> 00:20:33,900 But the drunk driver, 431 00:20:36,027 --> 00:20:37,403 not a scratch. 432 00:20:39,656 --> 00:20:41,407 Brad Hellman. 433 00:20:43,409 --> 00:20:45,828 I wasn't there. I didn't see it with my own eyes. 434 00:20:45,912 --> 00:20:47,330 But there were people who knew. 435 00:20:48,706 --> 00:20:50,917 There was a wino who saw the whole thing happen. 436 00:20:52,377 --> 00:20:54,671 The medics who had to clean up the mess. 437 00:20:56,255 --> 00:20:58,299 All the guys in the precinct knew the score. 438 00:21:00,218 --> 00:21:03,888 But Brad Hellman's old man put it in a fix. 439 00:21:03,972 --> 00:21:06,516 But surely they couldn't pretend that it never happened. 440 00:21:06,599 --> 00:21:08,476 Four people were dead! 441 00:21:09,185 --> 00:21:10,937 They just let it slip away. 442 00:21:12,188 --> 00:21:13,898 Wino went south. 443 00:21:14,983 --> 00:21:18,820 The official records were either changed or got lost. 444 00:21:20,697 --> 00:21:23,491 Kid claimed somebody else was driving the car. 445 00:21:25,868 --> 00:21:27,537 Anyway, Brad Hellman gets off 446 00:21:27,620 --> 00:21:29,747 with a revoked driver's license. 447 00:21:32,333 --> 00:21:35,211 Frank Casey and his family got a ride to the cemetery. 448 00:21:36,713 --> 00:21:38,089 I'm sorry. 449 00:21:41,384 --> 00:21:43,636 Stand up to them, Mort. We'll back you. 450 00:21:44,846 --> 00:21:45,930 It's too late. 451 00:21:47,056 --> 00:21:49,225 Brad Hellman made bail an hour ago. 452 00:21:50,184 --> 00:21:51,853 He's gonna beat it again. 453 00:21:52,895 --> 00:21:54,689 And if they have to smear me to make it happen, 454 00:21:54,772 --> 00:21:56,983 well, I just don't count for that much. 455 00:21:57,984 --> 00:22:00,653 Not if we don't let them smear you. 456 00:22:01,279 --> 00:22:03,865 Not if we all fight this thing together. 457 00:22:05,324 --> 00:22:06,284 Well, we'll see. 458 00:22:08,161 --> 00:22:09,412 But anyway, 459 00:22:11,914 --> 00:22:13,041 thank you, Mrs. F. 460 00:22:24,052 --> 00:22:26,387 [water splashes] 461 00:22:29,724 --> 00:22:31,184 Come on, Billy. Get the lead out! 462 00:22:31,267 --> 00:22:33,853 Wait a minute, Mickey. I'm thirsty. 463 00:22:33,936 --> 00:22:36,064 Why is it that we haven't gone a mile yet 464 00:22:36,147 --> 00:22:38,357 and already you're drinking all the water? 465 00:22:39,025 --> 00:22:42,195 Mickey, look over there. 466 00:22:47,950 --> 00:22:49,702 Yeah, I'm on top of the situation, Mayor. 467 00:22:49,786 --> 00:22:51,120 Why shouldn't I be? 468 00:22:51,913 --> 00:22:53,790 We sent the body over to the morgue. 469 00:22:55,374 --> 00:22:56,834 Well, as far as I can make out, 470 00:22:56,918 --> 00:22:58,836 it happened sometime late last night. 471 00:23:00,713 --> 00:23:03,132 No, I haven't had time to inform the next of kin yet. 472 00:23:03,216 --> 00:23:04,801 I've been kind of busy. 473 00:23:09,847 --> 00:23:11,349 I was just on my way over to the Navarro Inn 474 00:23:11,432 --> 00:23:13,017 to see you folks. 475 00:23:13,101 --> 00:23:14,685 I'm afraid I've got some bad news for you. 476 00:23:14,769 --> 00:23:16,312 I've already got the news, Metzger. 477 00:23:16,395 --> 00:23:17,814 Somebody from the coroner's office 478 00:23:17,897 --> 00:23:19,816 called me five minutes ago at the hotel. 479 00:23:21,192 --> 00:23:22,110 [sighs] I'm sorry. 480 00:23:22,193 --> 00:23:24,237 Not as sorry as you're gonna be, pal. 481 00:23:24,320 --> 00:23:25,863 What are you talking about? 482 00:23:26,614 --> 00:23:28,449 If it is the last thing that I do, 483 00:23:28,533 --> 00:23:32,370 I am going to see you charged with the murder of my son. 484 00:23:39,502 --> 00:23:40,711 You wanted to see me, Mr. Mayor? 485 00:23:40,795 --> 00:23:42,171 Uh, yes. 486 00:23:42,255 --> 00:23:43,923 Well, that is to say, no. I mean, not me. 487 00:23:44,006 --> 00:23:46,509 It's Lieutenant Powell here who wants to see you. 488 00:23:46,592 --> 00:23:49,428 State Police, Criminal Investigation Division. 489 00:23:50,429 --> 00:23:52,014 Yeah, well, I didn't request anything. 490 00:23:52,098 --> 00:23:54,767 Somebody at the state capital apparently thought... 491 00:23:54,851 --> 00:23:56,727 our situation needed some oversight. 492 00:23:56,811 --> 00:23:58,896 I'll be conducting the investigation. 493 00:23:58,980 --> 00:24:00,565 You'll find my authority spelled out 494 00:24:00,648 --> 00:24:03,192 in this letter from the state attorney's office. 495 00:24:05,319 --> 00:24:08,447 Yeah, well, thanks for the offer, 496 00:24:09,365 --> 00:24:12,076 but I'll be investigating Brad Hellman's murder myself. 497 00:24:12,994 --> 00:24:14,036 Maybe I didn't make myself clear. 498 00:24:14,120 --> 00:24:16,581 I'm here to investigate you. 499 00:24:17,415 --> 00:24:18,583 Well, everyone here in Cabot Cove thinks 500 00:24:18,666 --> 00:24:21,794 that Sheriff Metzger has done a wonderful job, 501 00:24:22,628 --> 00:24:24,547 at least until now. 502 00:24:24,630 --> 00:24:26,632 You're suspended from all official duties, Metzger, 503 00:24:26,716 --> 00:24:28,301 pending formal charges. 504 00:24:28,384 --> 00:24:30,094 Charges? What charges? 505 00:24:30,178 --> 00:24:32,555 It's been alleged that you tried to solicit a bribe 506 00:24:32,638 --> 00:24:35,474 from a prisoner, one Bradley Hellman. 507 00:24:35,558 --> 00:24:37,059 You've got that one backwards, pal. 508 00:24:37,143 --> 00:24:38,769 And while the prisoner was in your custody, 509 00:24:38,853 --> 00:24:42,899 you beat him, trying to extort $25,000 he was carrying, 510 00:24:42,982 --> 00:24:44,609 which is still missing. 511 00:24:44,692 --> 00:24:46,360 I don't believe this. 512 00:24:46,444 --> 00:24:48,738 It's further alleged that you murdered the prisoner 513 00:24:48,821 --> 00:24:51,032 either in the cell or after you released him 514 00:24:51,115 --> 00:24:53,034 to prevent him from pressing charges. 515 00:24:53,117 --> 00:24:54,911 What the hell is going on here? 516 00:24:54,994 --> 00:24:56,579 I mean, I know his old man has got juice, 517 00:24:56,662 --> 00:24:58,831 but this is absolutely ridiculous. 518 00:24:58,915 --> 00:25:00,249 I'll need your service revolver 519 00:25:00,333 --> 00:25:01,626 as possible evidence, Metzger. 520 00:25:01,709 --> 00:25:04,003 -Hand it over. -Oh, now, that's great. 521 00:25:04,086 --> 00:25:05,713 You think I snuffed the kid, and then you think 522 00:25:05,796 --> 00:25:07,965 I'm dumb enough to use my service revolver? 523 00:25:08,049 --> 00:25:09,342 Maybe not, but under suspension, 524 00:25:09,425 --> 00:25:11,594 you have no authority to carry it. 525 00:25:17,892 --> 00:25:20,186 It's probably temporary, Sheriff. 526 00:25:20,269 --> 00:25:21,938 I mean, if you're cleared, 527 00:25:22,021 --> 00:25:23,731 I'm sure they'll give it back to you. 528 00:25:28,569 --> 00:25:31,322 You can all go to hell. I quit. 529 00:25:37,453 --> 00:25:38,663 You can't quit. 530 00:25:38,746 --> 00:25:41,499 Nobody in Cabot Cove wants you to quit. 531 00:25:41,582 --> 00:25:43,084 What am I supposed to do? 532 00:25:43,167 --> 00:25:44,627 I mean, what have I got, a sign on my chest 533 00:25:44,710 --> 00:25:46,712 that says "welcome, wipe your feet here"? 534 00:25:46,796 --> 00:25:48,297 Those charges are ridiculous! 535 00:25:48,381 --> 00:25:50,508 Yes, but that's not the point. 536 00:25:50,591 --> 00:25:52,468 The point is, those charges may be ridiculous, 537 00:25:52,551 --> 00:25:54,136 but they are serious! 538 00:25:54,220 --> 00:25:55,680 Oh, come on, Mrs. F. 539 00:25:55,763 --> 00:25:58,641 That desk jockey cop from Augusta has nothing! 540 00:25:58,724 --> 00:26:00,935 Look, somebody murdered Brad Hellman. 541 00:26:01,018 --> 00:26:03,813 And you've got to find out who, all right? 542 00:26:03,896 --> 00:26:08,150 For openers, why was Brad Hellman in Cabot Cove? 543 00:26:08,818 --> 00:26:10,444 Well, I don't know. 544 00:26:10,528 --> 00:26:11,988 He said he was just passing through. 545 00:26:12,071 --> 00:26:13,823 But Mrs. Hellman said that she picked up 546 00:26:13,906 --> 00:26:16,242 some clean clothes for him from the hotel. 547 00:26:16,325 --> 00:26:18,869 Now, if he was staying at the Navarro Inn, 548 00:26:18,953 --> 00:26:21,706 he certainly wasn't just passing through. 549 00:26:21,789 --> 00:26:23,541 Hey, and what about his car? 550 00:26:23,624 --> 00:26:25,710 He said that it belonged to somebody else! 551 00:26:25,793 --> 00:26:27,670 Well, New York plates, 552 00:26:27,753 --> 00:26:29,922 registered to a Morgan Phillips. 553 00:26:30,006 --> 00:26:31,465 East 54th street. 554 00:26:31,549 --> 00:26:33,217 Do you still have some friends 555 00:26:33,301 --> 00:26:35,511 on the New York force who could run a check for you? 556 00:26:35,594 --> 00:26:37,471 My old partner, Vinnie. 557 00:26:37,555 --> 00:26:39,640 Come to think of it, he's still got my bowling shoes. 558 00:26:40,641 --> 00:26:43,894 But surely there must be morgue files or something. 559 00:26:43,978 --> 00:26:45,396 Well, there really wasn't very much 560 00:26:45,479 --> 00:26:47,732 that got into the papers, Jessica. 561 00:26:47,815 --> 00:26:49,525 Well, what about background, Haskell? 562 00:26:49,608 --> 00:26:52,320 I mean, I thought New York newspapermen always had 563 00:26:52,403 --> 00:26:54,030 the inside scoop on everything. 564 00:26:54,113 --> 00:26:57,366 [chuckling] Okay. So maybe I heard some rumors. 565 00:26:57,450 --> 00:26:59,910 One story I heard was that Bradley Hellman claimed 566 00:26:59,994 --> 00:27:01,787 he wasn't driving the car. 567 00:27:01,871 --> 00:27:03,205 Well, believe it or not, 568 00:27:03,289 --> 00:27:04,790 I got that one right here in Cabot Cove. 569 00:27:04,874 --> 00:27:07,043 Oh, really? Well, how about this one? 570 00:27:07,126 --> 00:27:09,545 Some reporter told me that he read upside down 571 00:27:09,628 --> 00:27:12,923 on some policeman's desk that there was an anonymous call 572 00:27:13,007 --> 00:27:15,051 from a hysterical young woman 573 00:27:15,134 --> 00:27:18,429 reporting an accident and requesting an ambulance. 574 00:27:18,512 --> 00:27:20,973 Maybe the girl who was with Brad Hellman. 575 00:27:21,057 --> 00:27:24,101 Well, it sure was somebody in the vicinity, Jessica. 576 00:27:24,185 --> 00:27:26,437 But if she was sober enough and responsible enough 577 00:27:26,520 --> 00:27:27,772 to call an ambulance, 578 00:27:27,855 --> 00:27:30,149 maybe she wasn't the one who was driving. 579 00:27:30,232 --> 00:27:32,610 Sorry, but I don't have a name and an address. 580 00:27:32,693 --> 00:27:35,196 Well, I can't be sure, but I might have it. 581 00:27:35,279 --> 00:27:37,573 Now, the car that he was driving here in Cabot Cove 582 00:27:37,656 --> 00:27:41,077 was registered to a Morgan Phillips of New York City, 583 00:27:41,160 --> 00:27:42,995 who Sheriff Metzger checked out 584 00:27:43,079 --> 00:27:44,830 and who turns out to be a 24-year-old 585 00:27:44,914 --> 00:27:46,999 of the female persuasion. 586 00:27:48,709 --> 00:27:52,088 Mayor Booth explained your special qualifications, 587 00:27:52,171 --> 00:27:53,881 Mrs. Fletcher, 588 00:27:53,964 --> 00:27:56,092 but an automobile accident that happened four years ago 589 00:27:56,175 --> 00:27:57,468 in New York City 590 00:27:57,551 --> 00:27:59,428 has no bearing on my investigation 591 00:27:59,512 --> 00:28:01,847 of the murder of Bradley Hellman. 592 00:28:01,931 --> 00:28:04,100 Yes, but I suspect that it does, Lieutenant Powell. 593 00:28:04,183 --> 00:28:06,769 And New York is out of my jurisdiction. 594 00:28:06,852 --> 00:28:08,437 -But... -Mrs. Fletcher, 595 00:28:08,521 --> 00:28:11,732 I have everything well in hand. 596 00:28:11,816 --> 00:28:14,110 As a matter of fact, I've made a breakthrough. 597 00:28:14,193 --> 00:28:16,445 I think we've found our murder weapon. 598 00:28:16,529 --> 00:28:18,656 Oh, surely not Sheriff Metzger's service revolver. 599 00:28:18,739 --> 00:28:20,324 No. A different caliber. 600 00:28:20,408 --> 00:28:22,118 Some joggers found it on the beach this morning 601 00:28:22,201 --> 00:28:24,036 not far from where the body was discovered. 602 00:28:24,120 --> 00:28:25,663 The perp must've thought he was throwing it 603 00:28:25,746 --> 00:28:27,415 in the ocean, but it fell short. 604 00:28:27,498 --> 00:28:30,084 Oh, well, three cartridges have been fired. 605 00:28:30,167 --> 00:28:31,919 Any fingerprints on the gun? 606 00:28:32,002 --> 00:28:33,879 As a matter of fact, there are. 607 00:28:33,963 --> 00:28:36,048 But I'm not releasing any information. 608 00:28:37,716 --> 00:28:39,135 I suppose you checked 609 00:28:39,218 --> 00:28:40,970 the registration number on the gun. 610 00:28:41,053 --> 00:28:42,388 I faxed the registration number 611 00:28:42,471 --> 00:28:44,390 to Augusta an hour ago. 612 00:28:44,473 --> 00:28:47,309 -Now if you'll excuse me. -Of course. 613 00:28:50,646 --> 00:28:52,523 Yes, this is lieutenant Avery Powell 614 00:28:52,606 --> 00:28:54,191 calling from Cabot Cove. 615 00:28:54,275 --> 00:28:55,609 Would you put me through 616 00:28:55,693 --> 00:28:56,944 to records and registration, please? 617 00:28:58,904 --> 00:29:01,866 [mouthing words] 618 00:29:01,949 --> 00:29:03,659 That's it. 619 00:29:03,742 --> 00:29:05,536 That's the number on the piece. 620 00:29:06,662 --> 00:29:08,247 Vinnie, take the gum out of your mouth, will you, 621 00:29:08,330 --> 00:29:09,874 and give me the last part again. 622 00:29:11,876 --> 00:29:15,463 Oh, thanks. You are a prince among men. 623 00:29:15,546 --> 00:29:17,256 What do you mean, I owe you? 624 00:29:17,339 --> 00:29:19,008 You still owe me $10 from the World Series. 625 00:29:19,091 --> 00:29:21,010 Love to Vi. Thanks, pal. 626 00:29:21,093 --> 00:29:23,012 So the revolver is registered in New York? 627 00:29:23,095 --> 00:29:24,096 Better than that. 628 00:29:24,555 --> 00:29:25,973 It's registered to the same Morgan Phillips 629 00:29:26,056 --> 00:29:27,475 who owns the car. 630 00:29:28,309 --> 00:29:32,396 I think that we are starting to connect some of the dots. 631 00:29:37,109 --> 00:29:40,321 Excuse me. Please forgive me for intruding. 632 00:29:40,404 --> 00:29:43,073 But I did want to offer my sympathy. 633 00:29:43,991 --> 00:29:45,618 How thoughtful of you, Mrs. Fletcher. 634 00:29:46,744 --> 00:29:49,830 Of course, we are all in a state of shock. 635 00:29:50,956 --> 00:29:55,336 When I think of that sheriff shooting our boy not once 636 00:29:55,419 --> 00:29:56,420 but three times... 637 00:29:58,631 --> 00:29:59,924 It breaks my heart. 638 00:30:00,758 --> 00:30:03,844 Oh, this is Brad's fiancee. 639 00:30:03,928 --> 00:30:05,804 She flew up this morning to be with us. 640 00:30:05,888 --> 00:30:08,933 Oh, yes. It's Miss Phillips, isn't it? 641 00:30:10,518 --> 00:30:12,144 Yes, that's right. 642 00:30:12,228 --> 00:30:14,605 It's a pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Fletcher. 643 00:30:14,688 --> 00:30:17,107 Oh, you must be devastated by all this. 644 00:30:17,191 --> 00:30:18,984 Did you say that you just arrived? 645 00:30:19,068 --> 00:30:19,985 Yes. 646 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:23,656 She flew up in the family jet this morning. 647 00:30:25,533 --> 00:30:28,911 I know that this is a very sad time for all of you, 648 00:30:28,994 --> 00:30:30,663 but I was hoping to be able to have a little talk 649 00:30:30,746 --> 00:30:31,580 with Miss Phillips. 650 00:30:31,664 --> 00:30:35,668 I'm sorry, Mrs. Fletcher, but we are very late 651 00:30:35,751 --> 00:30:37,378 for an important appointment. 652 00:30:37,461 --> 00:30:40,089 -Please excuse us. -Yes, well, some other time. 653 00:30:55,271 --> 00:30:57,773 Arnold, you remember that young man 654 00:30:57,856 --> 00:30:59,567 who was murdered, Bradley Hellman? 655 00:30:59,650 --> 00:31:02,778 Yeah. The family's staying here now. 656 00:31:02,861 --> 00:31:03,946 Terrible thing to have happened. 657 00:31:04,029 --> 00:31:06,407 Oh, yes. A tragedy. 658 00:31:06,490 --> 00:31:10,703 But he was staying here before he was arrested, wasn't he? 659 00:31:10,786 --> 00:31:12,329 Yeah. 660 00:31:12,413 --> 00:31:15,958 Was he alone? Or was there someone with him? 661 00:31:16,041 --> 00:31:20,504 Well, he was registered as a single. 662 00:31:20,588 --> 00:31:22,298 Oh, yes, of course. 663 00:31:22,381 --> 00:31:25,426 But that wouldn't necessarily mean that he was alone. 664 00:31:25,509 --> 00:31:28,387 Now, Jessica, the guests at the Navarro Inn 665 00:31:28,470 --> 00:31:30,097 are entitled to their privacy. 666 00:31:30,180 --> 00:31:31,849 Oh, yes, yes, of course. 667 00:31:31,932 --> 00:31:36,228 Ambassador Hellman is a very open-handed man, Jessica, 668 00:31:36,312 --> 00:31:37,855 generous to a fault. 669 00:31:37,938 --> 00:31:41,233 I see. A good tipper? 670 00:31:41,317 --> 00:31:44,153 The ambassador and I have had a private word. 671 00:31:44,236 --> 00:31:45,613 If you take my meaning. 672 00:31:46,363 --> 00:31:49,533 Arnold, I wouldn't dream of asking you 673 00:31:49,617 --> 00:31:51,952 to betray any confidences. 674 00:31:52,036 --> 00:31:53,412 Well... 675 00:31:53,495 --> 00:31:55,789 especially if they've been paid for, 676 00:31:55,873 --> 00:31:58,709 but if that very attractive young woman 677 00:31:58,792 --> 00:32:02,463 who was having lunch with ambassador and Mrs. Hellman 678 00:32:02,546 --> 00:32:06,091 was with Bradley Hellman before, 679 00:32:06,175 --> 00:32:10,471 could you, you know, let us say, 680 00:32:10,554 --> 00:32:11,930 scratch your ear? 681 00:32:20,064 --> 00:32:22,232 So she was with him before he was arrested 682 00:32:22,316 --> 00:32:23,776 and before he was murdered? 683 00:32:26,987 --> 00:32:29,198 But you didn't hear it from me, Jessica. 684 00:32:29,281 --> 00:32:33,202 It's very reassuring to know that there are still people 685 00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:35,913 who can be relied upon to keep a secret. 686 00:32:42,336 --> 00:32:44,129 Oh, Lieutenant Powell... 687 00:32:44,213 --> 00:32:46,423 Sorry, Mrs. Fletcher, I don't have time right now. 688 00:32:46,507 --> 00:32:48,967 What have you learned about the gun registration? 689 00:32:49,051 --> 00:32:50,969 My people at the capital haven't gotten back to me yet. 690 00:32:51,053 --> 00:32:53,305 Yes, but that's because it was registered in New York 691 00:32:53,389 --> 00:32:55,224 to the same young woman who owned the car 692 00:32:55,307 --> 00:32:56,767 that he was driving. 693 00:32:56,850 --> 00:32:58,477 How do you know that? 694 00:32:58,560 --> 00:33:00,396 And not only is that young woman here in Cabot Cove, 695 00:33:00,479 --> 00:33:03,148 but she was here before Brad Hellman was murdered 696 00:33:03,232 --> 00:33:04,650 and is lying about it. 697 00:33:04,733 --> 00:33:06,568 And what about the fingerprints? 698 00:33:06,652 --> 00:33:08,028 They're not Metzger's 699 00:33:08,112 --> 00:33:09,655 and they're not on file with the FBI. 700 00:33:09,738 --> 00:33:11,156 Well, perhaps they belong to the young woman 701 00:33:11,240 --> 00:33:13,701 who owned the gun, Miss Morgan Phillips. 702 00:33:16,203 --> 00:33:17,579 We know this is your revolver. 703 00:33:17,663 --> 00:33:18,956 We have a ballistics report 704 00:33:19,039 --> 00:33:20,040 confirming it's the murder weapon, 705 00:33:20,124 --> 00:33:21,250 and we have fingerprints. 706 00:33:24,044 --> 00:33:26,797 Miss Phillips, why did you say that you had just arrived 707 00:33:26,880 --> 00:33:30,426 when in fact you had been here before Brad was murdered? 708 00:33:30,509 --> 00:33:32,302 I have enough evidence to book you on suspicion 709 00:33:32,386 --> 00:33:33,679 and take your fingerprints! 710 00:33:33,762 --> 00:33:35,347 Lieutenant, if she owns the gun, 711 00:33:35,431 --> 00:33:38,434 her fingerprints on it might easily be explained. 712 00:33:44,189 --> 00:33:46,024 Why don't you tell us what happened? 713 00:33:52,906 --> 00:33:55,617 Brad and I were engaged last spring. 714 00:33:55,701 --> 00:33:58,162 My parents thought he was a real catch. 715 00:34:00,414 --> 00:34:03,083 But he...He had problems. 716 00:34:04,168 --> 00:34:05,419 His drinking? 717 00:34:06,044 --> 00:34:08,297 Yes, yes, but it was much more than that. 718 00:34:08,380 --> 00:34:10,841 He was very angry and frightened. 719 00:34:12,342 --> 00:34:14,219 His driver's license was suspended, 720 00:34:14,303 --> 00:34:15,971 and he needed me to drive him up here 721 00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:18,265 because he said that he had something he had to do. 722 00:34:18,348 --> 00:34:22,019 -So you gave him your gun? -No, he brought it. 723 00:34:22,102 --> 00:34:25,063 I didn't even know he had it until we got up here. 724 00:34:25,147 --> 00:34:29,485 What was it that Brad had to do here in Cabot Cove? 725 00:34:29,568 --> 00:34:31,403 He wouldn't tell me. 726 00:34:31,487 --> 00:34:33,197 He said that it was something that was hanging over his head 727 00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:35,574 but that he could take care of it. 728 00:34:35,657 --> 00:34:37,075 [chuckles] 729 00:34:37,159 --> 00:34:39,787 He said that then everything would be better 730 00:34:39,870 --> 00:34:42,080 and then we'd be able to get married. 731 00:34:43,832 --> 00:34:46,585 But it wasn't until we got up here 732 00:34:46,668 --> 00:34:50,047 that I found out what he really wanted to do. 733 00:34:50,130 --> 00:34:53,133 He was drinking, and he told me about this accident 734 00:34:53,217 --> 00:34:55,052 that happened four years ago in New York. 735 00:34:55,135 --> 00:34:57,846 He said that there had been a girl with him, 736 00:34:57,930 --> 00:35:01,517 and she'd slipped away right after the accident. 737 00:35:01,600 --> 00:35:04,520 Brad said that she could have testified against him 738 00:35:04,603 --> 00:35:07,314 that he was drunk and driving. 739 00:35:07,397 --> 00:35:10,442 He said she'd been blackmailing him ever since. 740 00:35:10,526 --> 00:35:12,236 He said that he was sick of it. 741 00:35:13,111 --> 00:35:14,863 He said... 742 00:35:20,869 --> 00:35:23,497 He said that this time, he was gonna kill her. 743 00:35:25,290 --> 00:35:26,667 To shut her up forever. 744 00:35:29,962 --> 00:35:31,880 [sobbing] 745 00:35:34,633 --> 00:35:37,886 I was so terrified, Mrs. Fletcher. 746 00:35:39,596 --> 00:35:43,308 He actually told you he intended to kill this girl? 747 00:35:43,559 --> 00:35:45,435 Yes, that's what he said. 748 00:35:45,519 --> 00:35:47,771 I tried to stop him! I even hid my revolver! 749 00:35:47,855 --> 00:35:49,648 While he was tearing through my suitcase, 750 00:35:49,731 --> 00:35:53,360 I slipped it into his, and he didn't think to look there. 751 00:35:53,443 --> 00:35:56,613 He was just so angry and frustrated, he just left. 752 00:35:56,697 --> 00:35:59,491 Morgan, did Brad tell you who this girl is? 753 00:35:59,575 --> 00:36:01,326 The one who was blackmailing him? 754 00:36:01,410 --> 00:36:03,662 No. If I'd known, I would have warned her. 755 00:36:05,080 --> 00:36:07,583 It strikes me this whole story is pretty far-fetched. 756 00:36:07,666 --> 00:36:09,501 I mean, we only have your word, Miss Phillips, 757 00:36:09,585 --> 00:36:11,378 that this girl even exists. 758 00:36:11,461 --> 00:36:14,631 Well, if this girl does exist, someone knows who she is. 759 00:36:16,425 --> 00:36:19,678 Excuse me, Mr. Farrell, a message for you. 760 00:36:21,096 --> 00:36:22,097 Thank you. 761 00:36:27,519 --> 00:36:30,689 [ominous orchestral music] 762 00:37:26,870 --> 00:37:27,913 So it's the Costner girl. 763 00:37:27,996 --> 00:37:30,040 -Uh-huh. -That fits. 764 00:37:30,123 --> 00:37:32,376 Family moved to Cabot Cove about four years ago. 765 00:37:32,459 --> 00:37:35,003 Mm-hmm, and Len seems to have set himself up 766 00:37:35,087 --> 00:37:37,297 with a comfortable early retirement. 767 00:37:38,090 --> 00:37:40,759 So what do I do now? Go in there and bust Farrell? 768 00:37:40,842 --> 00:37:42,260 Well, they're going to know 769 00:37:42,344 --> 00:37:43,512 that my little note was a setup. 770 00:37:43,595 --> 00:37:45,180 They'll probably deny everything. 771 00:37:46,473 --> 00:37:50,018 Look, why don't you go on home? Let me handle this. 772 00:37:53,605 --> 00:37:56,400 Hello, Janet. Oh, hi, Mrs. Fletcher. 773 00:37:56,483 --> 00:37:57,985 You know, when I was your age, 774 00:37:58,068 --> 00:38:00,070 I used to love to come to this park and read. 775 00:38:00,153 --> 00:38:01,989 There isn't much else to do. 776 00:38:02,072 --> 00:38:06,410 No, I guess Cabot Cove isn't as exciting as New York City. 777 00:38:06,493 --> 00:38:07,744 You seem a little upset. 778 00:38:08,620 --> 00:38:10,998 Is it because of Brad Hellman's death? 779 00:38:11,081 --> 00:38:13,709 I don't know any Brad Hellman. 780 00:38:13,792 --> 00:38:16,712 Yes, I suppose you didn't know him very well. 781 00:38:17,337 --> 00:38:19,673 I mean, you probably only spent one evening 782 00:38:19,756 --> 00:38:21,800 with him in New York four years ago, 783 00:38:22,759 --> 00:38:24,720 and it ended so tragically. 784 00:38:25,804 --> 00:38:27,055 How do you know about that? 785 00:38:28,181 --> 00:38:30,183 Well, let's just say that I do know. 786 00:38:30,267 --> 00:38:32,102 And I'm afraid the police know too, 787 00:38:32,185 --> 00:38:33,603 or they soon will. 788 00:38:34,813 --> 00:38:37,983 I'm not sorry he's dead, if that's what you mean. 789 00:38:38,066 --> 00:38:40,861 Somebody should've killed that guy long ago. 790 00:38:40,944 --> 00:38:43,155 Would you like to talk about it, Janet? 791 00:38:45,907 --> 00:38:49,286 [sighs] There isn't much to tell. 792 00:38:51,413 --> 00:38:54,541 I met him in a bar. He offered me a ride home. 793 00:38:54,624 --> 00:38:56,626 He had a real hot car. 794 00:38:57,210 --> 00:39:00,714 I should have realized how drunk he was. 795 00:39:00,797 --> 00:39:02,674 I guess you know what happened. 796 00:39:03,508 --> 00:39:06,595 Yes, a family was killed. 797 00:39:07,846 --> 00:39:09,306 It was awful. 798 00:39:11,558 --> 00:39:13,268 Is that how you hurt your leg? 799 00:39:14,394 --> 00:39:16,188 It was a broken ankle. 800 00:39:16,271 --> 00:39:18,106 But I managed to walk two blocks on it 801 00:39:18,190 --> 00:39:20,400 to a pay phone to call an ambulance 802 00:39:20,484 --> 00:39:22,444 and then my parents. 803 00:39:22,527 --> 00:39:24,237 But you didn't call the police? 804 00:39:25,447 --> 00:39:27,866 My parents didn't want me to get involved. 805 00:39:29,117 --> 00:39:32,079 And then there were complications with my ankle. 806 00:39:33,205 --> 00:39:37,375 Dad, he found out that Brad was Ambassador Hellman's son. 807 00:39:37,459 --> 00:39:39,753 I wanted him put away in jail, 808 00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:42,255 but Mom and Dad, 809 00:39:43,048 --> 00:39:47,427 well, they said he would have to pay 810 00:39:47,511 --> 00:39:48,845 for what happened to me. 811 00:39:50,680 --> 00:39:52,891 And they've been paying ever since. 812 00:39:52,974 --> 00:39:54,851 It was only right! 813 00:39:56,520 --> 00:39:58,647 After what he did to our little girl. 814 00:39:58,730 --> 00:39:59,940 It wouldn't have done Janet no good 815 00:40:00,023 --> 00:40:01,274 to put him in jail. 816 00:40:01,358 --> 00:40:03,068 It was only fair that they pay. 817 00:40:03,151 --> 00:40:04,945 Well, I can't condone what you did, 818 00:40:05,028 --> 00:40:07,864 but I think I can understand it. 819 00:40:07,948 --> 00:40:10,158 They got lots of money. 820 00:40:10,242 --> 00:40:13,161 Someone told me that Brad came to Cabot Cove 821 00:40:13,245 --> 00:40:14,830 to settle something, 822 00:40:14,913 --> 00:40:18,291 to put an end to the hold that you had over them. 823 00:40:18,375 --> 00:40:20,585 Did you see him that night? 824 00:40:20,669 --> 00:40:22,879 He never came here! 825 00:40:22,963 --> 00:40:24,965 We had nothing to do with his murder. 826 00:40:25,048 --> 00:40:27,175 We were here together watching television, 827 00:40:27,259 --> 00:40:31,054 all of us, all night, and we'll swear to it. 828 00:40:35,892 --> 00:40:37,727 You're not going to do anything? 829 00:40:37,811 --> 00:40:41,064 There's nothing I can do. I checked out what you told me. 830 00:40:41,148 --> 00:40:43,316 The Costners deny it, all of it, 831 00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:45,152 and so does that lawyer, Farrell. 832 00:40:45,235 --> 00:40:47,237 There isn't a shred of evidence. 833 00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:49,531 No, I think that's all a sideshow anyway. 834 00:40:49,614 --> 00:40:51,825 Don't forget, it's Metzger I'm here to investigate. 835 00:40:51,908 --> 00:40:53,201 But you don't have any real evidence 836 00:40:53,285 --> 00:40:54,536 against Sheriff Metzger. 837 00:40:54,619 --> 00:40:55,996 You don't even have his fingerprints 838 00:40:56,079 --> 00:40:57,330 on the murder weapon. 839 00:40:57,414 --> 00:40:59,082 So he wore gloves. 840 00:41:01,877 --> 00:41:04,963 The details of my investigation are confidential, Mrs. Fletcher. 841 00:41:05,755 --> 00:41:08,508 That is a medical examiner's report. 842 00:41:08,592 --> 00:41:10,510 And unless my eyes are bad, 843 00:41:10,594 --> 00:41:13,763 it says that Brad Hellman was shot twice. 844 00:41:13,847 --> 00:41:15,557 I fail to see any significance in that. 845 00:41:15,640 --> 00:41:18,059 But three bullets were fired from the murder weapon. 846 00:41:18,143 --> 00:41:19,978 Nothing unusual there. 847 00:41:20,061 --> 00:41:21,771 It was dark, a deserted place, 848 00:41:21,855 --> 00:41:24,191 so Metzger missed with one shot. 849 00:41:24,274 --> 00:41:25,358 Maybe he was nervous. 850 00:41:27,736 --> 00:41:30,822 Yes. Perhaps that explains it. And the gloves. 851 00:41:32,032 --> 00:41:34,492 Lieutenant Powell, if you're really interested in solving 852 00:41:34,576 --> 00:41:36,244 Brad Hellman's murder, 853 00:41:36,328 --> 00:41:38,496 perhaps you'd like to go along with an experiment. 854 00:41:40,957 --> 00:41:44,336 I suppose our little community will get a black eye over this. 855 00:41:45,253 --> 00:41:47,756 But I didn't want to let you leave before I told you 856 00:41:47,839 --> 00:41:51,384 how very sorry I am about everything. 857 00:41:51,468 --> 00:41:54,596 That's very sweet of you, Mrs. Fletcher. 858 00:41:54,679 --> 00:41:56,306 It's really a shame that your sheriff 859 00:41:56,389 --> 00:41:58,433 didn't drop the charges. 860 00:41:58,516 --> 00:42:00,227 If he had, well... 861 00:42:00,310 --> 00:42:02,604 yes, I'm afraid things don't look too good 862 00:42:02,687 --> 00:42:04,856 for our Sheriff Metzger. 863 00:42:04,940 --> 00:42:07,984 Lieutenant Powell thinks that he has an open-and-shut case. 864 00:42:08,068 --> 00:42:10,070 Except for one small thing. 865 00:42:10,153 --> 00:42:12,614 His fingerprints weren't on the murder weapon. 866 00:42:12,697 --> 00:42:14,324 Obviously he wore gloves. 867 00:42:14,407 --> 00:42:16,743 Well, Lieutenant Powell already thought of that too. 868 00:42:16,826 --> 00:42:19,329 That's why he's having Sheriff Metzger's gloves 869 00:42:19,412 --> 00:42:21,456 tested for traces of nitrate. 870 00:42:22,540 --> 00:42:24,125 Nitrate? 871 00:42:24,209 --> 00:42:27,295 Tiny traces of nitrate, gunpowder, 872 00:42:27,379 --> 00:42:30,674 would be on the gloves if he had fired the shots. 873 00:42:31,591 --> 00:42:34,010 Of course, it's amazing what they can learn these days 874 00:42:34,094 --> 00:42:36,346 from these scientific tests, isn't it? 875 00:42:37,097 --> 00:42:41,434 Yes, well, I'm sure he'll get whatever he deserves. 876 00:42:41,518 --> 00:42:43,353 I have to finish packing. 877 00:42:43,436 --> 00:42:45,563 It was very nice to have met you, Mrs. Fletcher. 878 00:42:45,647 --> 00:42:48,692 I'm sure that we'll meet again soon. 879 00:42:48,775 --> 00:42:51,695 [suspicious orchestral music] 880 00:43:24,769 --> 00:43:27,188 I guess that removes any doubt, Mrs. Hellman. 881 00:43:27,480 --> 00:43:29,566 What the hell are you doing here? 882 00:43:30,191 --> 00:43:32,110 Watching you burn a pair of gloves. 883 00:43:32,777 --> 00:43:34,279 If you hadn't been in such a hurry, 884 00:43:34,362 --> 00:43:36,781 you'd have noticed you burned the wrong pair. 885 00:43:36,865 --> 00:43:39,159 I found these in your suitcase. 886 00:43:40,076 --> 00:43:42,537 Faint odor of nitrate. 887 00:43:42,620 --> 00:43:44,164 The pair you burned were a similar pair 888 00:43:44,247 --> 00:43:45,332 that I put in there. 889 00:43:45,415 --> 00:43:47,083 It was kind of a test. 890 00:43:47,167 --> 00:43:49,544 How dare you go through my belongings 891 00:43:49,627 --> 00:43:51,171 without any authority! 892 00:43:51,629 --> 00:43:53,548 Oh, I got a search warrant. 893 00:43:53,631 --> 00:43:56,092 It was all Mrs. Fletcher's idea. 894 00:43:57,802 --> 00:43:58,803 Come in. 895 00:44:00,347 --> 00:44:03,433 This is outrageous. What is going on here? 896 00:44:03,516 --> 00:44:05,769 Mrs. Hellman, remember? 897 00:44:05,852 --> 00:44:08,563 You told me that you'd gotten Brad fresh clothes 898 00:44:08,646 --> 00:44:10,315 when he was in jail. 899 00:44:10,398 --> 00:44:12,192 You must've gotten them out of his suitcase, 900 00:44:12,275 --> 00:44:15,070 which is where Morgan said that she'd hidden the revolver. 901 00:44:15,570 --> 00:44:16,571 Well? 902 00:44:17,489 --> 00:44:20,033 I mean, are you suggesting that I had anything... 903 00:44:20,116 --> 00:44:22,994 I'm sorry, but you gave yourself away. 904 00:44:23,078 --> 00:44:27,123 When I think of that sheriff shooting our boy not once 905 00:44:28,166 --> 00:44:29,125 but three times... 906 00:44:30,502 --> 00:44:31,920 It breaks my heart. 907 00:44:32,420 --> 00:44:33,421 Three bullets? 908 00:44:34,506 --> 00:44:35,673 Yeah. 909 00:44:35,757 --> 00:44:38,218 The coroner said there were three bullets in the body. 910 00:44:39,010 --> 00:44:40,929 Well, I'm afraid that's another lie. 911 00:44:41,012 --> 00:44:43,640 Only two bullets were found in Brad's body, 912 00:44:43,723 --> 00:44:46,434 according to the medical examiner's report. 913 00:44:46,518 --> 00:44:48,186 You thought there were three shots 914 00:44:48,269 --> 00:44:50,271 because you fired three shots. 915 00:44:50,355 --> 00:44:52,357 Apparently, one of your shots missed. 916 00:44:53,566 --> 00:44:54,734 But then, of course, it was dark 917 00:44:54,818 --> 00:44:56,444 and you were probably nervous. 918 00:44:57,112 --> 00:44:59,489 I mean, that fact that you tried to destroy the gloves 919 00:44:59,572 --> 00:45:00,949 confirms it. 920 00:45:03,785 --> 00:45:06,287 [laughing] 921 00:45:11,626 --> 00:45:13,420 I didn't marry Chandler Hellman 922 00:45:13,503 --> 00:45:16,673 to watch his screwed-up son ruin our career. 923 00:45:17,340 --> 00:45:19,467 The little brat was a dangerous liability. 924 00:45:19,551 --> 00:45:22,262 One scandalous episode after another. 925 00:45:24,681 --> 00:45:26,474 Ah, and then I realized fate had handed me 926 00:45:26,558 --> 00:45:28,810 a wonderful opportunity to put an end 927 00:45:28,893 --> 00:45:31,521 to the problem permanently. 928 00:45:34,190 --> 00:45:38,445 When he was released on bail, I took him for a drive. 929 00:45:39,863 --> 00:45:42,824 To talk some sense into him, or so he thought. 930 00:45:45,034 --> 00:45:47,829 You know, he had no shame for all the trouble 931 00:45:47,912 --> 00:45:49,831 that he'd caused everybody. 932 00:45:52,000 --> 00:45:55,920 No idea how much I despised him 933 00:45:57,547 --> 00:46:01,384 and no inkling of the solution that I had in mind. 934 00:46:13,480 --> 00:46:17,025 He fell backwards into a ditch. 935 00:46:17,901 --> 00:46:19,652 I drove back to the hotel, 936 00:46:20,153 --> 00:46:22,780 had a hot bath and a double martini. 937 00:46:24,532 --> 00:46:29,787 Chandler, as usual, had no idea that once again, 938 00:46:30,371 --> 00:46:32,165 I'd saved his career. 939 00:46:34,667 --> 00:46:35,668 Drink? 940 00:46:40,131 --> 00:46:43,510 That is one cold and calculating lady, Mrs. F. 941 00:46:43,593 --> 00:46:45,512 Yes, the longer I was around her, 942 00:46:45,595 --> 00:46:48,139 the more she reminded me of Lady Macbeth. 943 00:46:48,223 --> 00:46:49,807 Oh, while I'm thinking of it, 944 00:46:49,891 --> 00:46:52,560 there's something I've been saving for you, Sheriff. 945 00:46:52,644 --> 00:46:54,062 Well, now, are you sure 946 00:46:54,145 --> 00:46:56,022 that's what you really want, Mr. Mayor? 947 00:46:56,105 --> 00:46:57,482 Well, absolutely, Sheriff. 948 00:46:57,565 --> 00:46:59,150 You're certain, Sam? 949 00:46:59,234 --> 00:47:01,945 I'm not sure that Mort would want to continue 950 00:47:02,028 --> 00:47:04,531 unless he enjoys your total confidence. 951 00:47:05,490 --> 00:47:06,783 Jessica! 952 00:47:06,866 --> 00:47:08,701 How can you even suggest such a thing? 953 00:47:08,785 --> 00:47:12,080 I never had the slightest doubt about Sheriff Metzger. 954 00:47:12,163 --> 00:47:15,041 -[clears throat] -Well, never for a moment! 955 00:47:15,124 --> 00:47:18,795 Through all this unpleasantness, I was right there behind you. 956 00:47:18,878 --> 00:47:22,590 -Oh, yeah. -Way behind.