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[Woman]Tonight on Murder, She Wrote.
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- He didn't die in bed.
- He was an alcoholic.
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I'm not a killer,
and I wasn't drunk.
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The governor is going to
ask you to fill the seat.
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I'm not a politician.
Which is precisely whyyou're the perfect choice.
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Well, Harry's never denied
knowing her, only killing her.
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- He could have been set up.
- Not by me.
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You're scum, Dixon!
And so are you!
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Three nights ago, I spotted Marta
coming out of the Watergate.
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It's the amateurs
who tend to get hurt.
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[Gasps]
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[Man]I figure I got an obligation...
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to everybody who
voted for me, right, Harry?
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Absolutely, Dan. Absolutely.
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A lot of these guys,
they think a seat in Congress
is like a free ride,
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a great big cookie jar
they can just dip their mitts into...
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So where's my old buddy
Wendell Joyner?
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I thought he was coming.
He'll be here, Congressman.
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Meanwhile, Harry and I
would like to talk to you
about that cannery bill, huh?
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Harry.
Come on. That's business, Mr. Dixon.
We're here to party.
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[Dan]What time is it?And where is everybody?
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[Dixon] Well, we wantedto keep the group small.
[Shutter Clicking]
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Give us a chance to talk.
Talk? About what?
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You need a refill, Dan.
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Marta, why don't you fill up
the congressman's glass?
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Good idea, Marta.
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Martini on the rocks, luscious.
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I don't like this guy.
Come on, Ray. He's on the committee.
We need him.
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[Knocking]
Betty.
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And another thing.
Why did you tell him
Joyner was coming?
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Joyner hates my guts.
I know. It was the only way
we could get him here.
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Pardon me, young lady.
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Dan.
Wendell. Why are you so late?
Where've you been?
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[Dan]We... We were wonderingwhere you were.
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- Congressman Joyner, how gracious
of you to accept our invitation.
- Come on, Dan.
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Now surely, Congressman,
you're not rushing off?
You'll join us for a drink.
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Yeah, Wendell.
The party's just started.
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Dan's right, Congressman.
What'll I fix you?
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[Sighs]
You couldn't leave him alone,
could you, Dixon?
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- You two rattlesnakes.
You find a man's weakness...
- Wait a minute, Joyner...
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You're scum, Dixon!
And so are you!
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- Tomorrow I'm making a full report
to the House Ethics Committee...
- You try it!
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With great pleasure!
It's about time somebody stood...
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- Wendell.
- Ohh!
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What... What's the matter with him?
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Congressman?
Get him up on the sofa.
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No! Don't move him!
Call an ambulance!
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- [Shutter Clicking]
- No. No. No ambulance.No ambulance.
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[Jessica]No bother at all, Eleanor.
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Voter registration is a lotmore important than my lunch.
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[Laughing]
[Doorbell Rings]
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Ooh, there's somebody at the door.
I've got to go. I'll see you at 12:00.
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Mrs. Fletcher?
Yes?
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I'm Harold DeWitt. I'm an aide
to the governor, and I'm here
on a matter of great urgency.
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Dead? I can't believe it.
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Congressman Joyner
had a serious heart problem.
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It's the reason
he'd decided to retire.
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His housekeeper found him
in his bed early this morning.
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The news hasn't
been released yet.
Except to me.
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As you know, the party's
two most qualified candidates
are competing in the primary.
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Oh, yes. I've been working
with the voter registration committee.
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Well, normally, the governor
would appoint our party's nominee
to fill the vacant seat,
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but we won't know who that is
for another six weeks at least.
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That's why the governor is
going to ask you to fill the seat,
on an interim basis, of course.
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Me? Oh, don't be silly.
I'm not a politician.
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Which is precisely whyyou're the perfect choice.
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You have no political ambitions,
you're nationally known,
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and your integrity is not in question.
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Mrs. Fletcher, several importantpieces of legislation...
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are going to be considered
in the next few weeks.
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Maine's interests must be represented.
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I don't know what to say.
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Say yes.
Your state needs you,
if only for a few weeks.
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[Ringing]
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This is Diana Simms.
Oh, yes, Mr. Speaker.
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No, I'm sorry.
Mrs. Fletcher hasn't arrived yet.
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She's being met at the airport
by our Media Liaison Officer, Joe Blinn.
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[Jessica]
I have gotten red-carpet treatment
before, Mr. Blinn,
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but, uh, ooh, nothing like this.
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Well, you better get used to it.
And, please, uh, call me Joe.
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We've, uh, checked you into
a suite at the Embassy Towers.
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If you want something fancier,
let me know.
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Oh, I'm sure that'll be fine.
My job is to get your name
in the papers, Mrs. Fletcher,
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or to keep it out,
whatever you prefer.
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You've inherited a crackerjack staff
from Congressman Joyner.
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So your biggest problem should be
deciding where to have lunch.
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Joe, even though I'll only
be here for a few weeks,
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I intend doing this job
to the very best of my ability.
I am sure you will.
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We'll get along just fine
if you try to remember...
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that I'm not your addlepated
great-aunt from East Nowhere.
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[Both Chuckling]
Whoops. I'm sorry, Mrs. Fletcher.
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Let me start again.
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Whatever I can do for you,
consider it done.
Thank you.
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[Chuckling]
[Sighs]
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My goodness,
this is impressive.
Yes, it is, isn't it?
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Wait'll the first time you step foot
on the House floor.
It'll knock you over.
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[Laughs]
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Mrs. Fletcher.
Dan Keppner, Mrs. Fletcher.
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We share
a couple of committees.
Oh, how do you do?
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Congressman Joyner was my friend.
His death was tragic.
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I agree, Mr. Keppner.
Look, uh,
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I'd like to drop by later.
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There are several important matters
that I'd like to discuss,
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particularly the Maine cannery bill.
Oh, yes, of course.
Well, I'm so glad we met.
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My pleasure.
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What a nice man.
Where's he from?
East Nowhere.
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Diana.
Oh, Mrs. Fletcher, welcome.
Diana Simms.
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Oh, how do you do, Miss Simms?
Diana's your A.A.
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My what?
Administrative Assistant.
Right-hand gal. Indispensable.
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I'd introduce you
to the rest of the staff,
but as you can see, it's lunchtime.
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Speaking of which, I am off.
Uh, be back around twoish.
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Thanks for the lift, Joe.
Sure.
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Let me show you
your office.
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Oh, this is nice.
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Oh, yes, very nice indeed.
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Mrs. Fletcher, my resignation
is already on your desk.
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But I want you to know that
I'm prepared to work closely
with your incoming staff.
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My what? But I don't have
an incoming staff.
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It's customary for a congressperson
to appoint his or her own people.
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Diana, don't you like your job?
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Of course.
Well, in that case,
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Congressman Joyner's staff
will do me just fine.
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[Chuckles]
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- [Knocking]
- Yes?
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Mrs. Fletcher?
Yes.
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Harry Parmel, an attorney by trade.
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By choice, an acknowledged expert
on this city's finest restaurants.
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Would you do me the honor
of joining me for lunch?
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Why, thank you. Uh...
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You're very kind, Mr. Parmel,
but I ate on the plane.
Uh, perhaps another time.
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At your convenience, dear lady.
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I look forward to the opportunity
of working with you closely
whenever I'm needed. May I?
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Thank you.
Thank you.
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Diana.
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And what was that?
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Harry is a lobbyist
for Pendrake Foods.
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To Harry, "working closely"
translates to wining and dining...
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and doling out dollars
to get you to vote his way.
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The opening salvo?
Mm-hmm. Most lobbyistsare good people.
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They know the rules.
Harry not only breaks the rules,
he's never heard of them.
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I can see that I am going toneed a fast education.
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[Joe]Mrs. Fletcher, I must tell you thatI enjoyed your last book very much.
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Oh, I'm so glad.
When's the next one?
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Well, we hope to have it out
in about three months.
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Mm, I can't wait.
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[Woman]
May I help you?
Yes, Mrs. Fletcher... 2560.
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Oh, yes, Mrs. Fletcher.
So nice to have you with us.
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Thank you.
Your luggage is
already up in your room.
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Oh, good.
I'll get your key.
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Mm-hmm.
Well, if you don't need me anymore?
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No, you run along, Joe.
Got a heavy date
with a lady from the S.E.C.
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Ah, ears like an elephant.
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Last time she dropped a stock tip
on me, I just about cornered
the entire sports car market.
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Mm. Doesn't sound
very honest to me.
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In this city, that is a word for
which there is no clear definition.
Well, good night.
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Well, I'll see you tomorrow
and thanks.
[Bell Dings]
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[Woman] Show Mrs. Fletcherto her room, please.[Jessica] Thank you.
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[Coins Clinking]
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[Rings]
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- Yes?
- Mrs. Fletcher? Dan Keppner.
We met today in the hall.
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Oh, yes.
Sorry if I woke you, but...
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Look, um, there's something
I have to talk to you about.
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Uh, well, uh, actually,
Mr. Keppner, l-I'm in bed.
I'm awfully tired.
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- Could it wait until
tomorrow morning?
- Tomorrow? Sure.
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How about breakfast at your hotel?
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Say 8:00?
I'll see you then.
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Hey, cabbie?
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Congressman?
Sorry, honey, not tonight.
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Mr. Keppner, it's Marta Craig.
Remember me? From the party?
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Sure. Marta, how are you?
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I'm not so good.
I'm scared.
About what?
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You know about what.
The other night, moving the body?
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Sorry, l...
Hey, Congressman.
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I was there, remember?
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Excuse me.
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May I ask who you are
and why you are following me?
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Detective Lieutenant Avery Mendelsohn,
Mrs. Fletcher.
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And I am following you
in the hopes of maybe finding out...
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who the hell killed
Congressman Wendell Joyner.
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So, maybe I'm wrong.
Maybe he wasn't murdered.
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The coroner says
cause of death was a heart attack.
But let me also tell you this.
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He didn't die in bed.
Somebody moved his body.
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And when people move bodies,
I ask myself why.
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Well, I'm sorry, Lieutenant,
but I was in Maine
when the congressman died.
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Oh, no. Don't misunderstand.
Not for one minute would I suggest
that you are in any way involved.
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Thank you.
Ohh!
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Oh, are you all right?
No. No, no.
No, i-it's just a back pain.
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Nothing serious.
It's, uh, it's chronic.
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My sister Rachel
has the same thing.
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Ah, you get a little old,
get a little heavy,
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you begin to expect it.
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Bad feet, bad back...
runs in the family.
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My father, now there
was a man with pain.
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I am very sorry.
Lieutenant...
[Stomach Growling]
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Huh. My stomach's acting up too.
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Maybe I'm making
somethin' out of nothin'.
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When my gut starts to growl,
it's a sure sign there's
a fox loose in the china shop.
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What the hell? Hey!
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Hey, my wallet!
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[Horn Honking]
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[Man]Watch him!
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Charlie, hold it!
That's the guy!
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So, Congressman,
are these yours?
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That's my jacket and my wallet.
Where did you find them?
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What about this key?
We found this in your jacket.
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It's not mine.
That's right. It belongs to
a woman named Marta Craig.
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It did. She's dead.
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What?
Beaten to death...
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in her apartment
sometime last evening.
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Cheekbone crushed,
jaw broken, nose spattered.
Not a pretty sight.
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Wait a minute...
We found your jacket
draped over a chair.
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And considering
the condition of your hands,
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I think you have
a few questions to answer.
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Uh, the bill would permitthe construction of a fish canneryon McHenry's Point.
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I believe that's only
a few miles from Cabot Cove.
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Oh, yes.
I read up on it last night.
It's a very complicated issue.
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It's a classic case
of business interests
versus the environmentalists'.
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Congressman Joyner was going to
vote against the measure.
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Well, I may, too, Diana,
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after I've sifted through the testimony
and had a chance to make up
my own mind.
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- Of course.
- Diana, I'm sorry,
but I have to ask you something.
222
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The police talked to methis morning.
223
00:16:10,236 --> 00:16:14,195
They think that Congressman Joyner
did not die in his bed.
224
00:16:14,273 --> 00:16:17,674
What?
They say that he died elsewhere...
225
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and that his body was moved.
226
00:16:20,113 --> 00:16:22,411
Mrs. Fletcher, that's awful.
227
00:16:22,482 --> 00:16:27,476
Now, someone is trying very hardto muddy some waters.
228
00:16:28,821 --> 00:16:33,224
Diana, where was
he supposed to be that night?
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Where he was every night.
He didn't care much for
Washington nightlife.
230
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Just what I thought. He had
nothing scheduled on the 12th.
231
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Wait a minute.There was one thing.
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Harry Parmel invited him
to a party that evening.
233
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Harry Parmel?
The unctuous gentleman bearing roses.
Right.
234
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Only Congressman Joynerturned him down.
235
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We're due at
a committee meeting.
[Gasps]
236
00:17:06,059 --> 00:17:08,118
Excuse me,Mrs. Fletcher?
237
00:17:08,194 --> 00:17:12,290
I'm Thor Danziger.
I'm with the Ecological Foundation.
Oh, how do you do?
238
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I wonder if I could spare
a few moments of your time
to take a look at these papers?
239
00:17:14,634 --> 00:17:17,228
They have to do
with the cannery bill.
We're late, Mr. Danziger.
240
00:17:17,303 --> 00:17:19,635
Look, Miss Simms, I just want
a couple of minutes of her time.
241
00:17:19,705 --> 00:17:22,697
Your position is
already on the record.
Would you excuse us, please?
242
00:17:22,775 --> 00:17:26,176
Nice to meet you.
243
00:17:26,245 --> 00:17:28,372
Diana, weren't we rather rude
to that young man?
244
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They had their chance last week.
245
00:17:31,451 --> 00:17:33,919
[Man]May I have your attention, please?
246
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Before we start,
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the Chair wishes to welcome
the distinguished congresswoman
from the state of Maine.
248
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Thank you very much.
One moment, please.
249
00:17:45,865 --> 00:17:50,928
Congressman Keppner was
supposed to meet me for breakfast
this morning to talk about this bill.
250
00:17:51,003 --> 00:17:54,439
I don't suppose he called you?
I haven't heard from him.
251
00:17:54,507 --> 00:17:58,273
Mr. Dixon, are you ready?
252
00:17:58,344 --> 00:18:01,313
Yes. Thank you, sir.
253
00:18:01,380 --> 00:18:05,510
Mr. Chairman, distinguished
representatives, guests.
254
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My name is Raymond Dixon.
I am vice president in charge
of operations for Pendrake Foods,
255
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a nationally known firm involvedin the packaging of foodstuffs.
Why is he reading his speech?
256
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He's testifying.
257
00:18:17,864 --> 00:18:22,767
I know. But if it's all written out,
why are we wasting each other's time?
258
00:18:22,835 --> 00:18:26,293
That's the way we do things
here in Congress.
259
00:18:26,372 --> 00:18:29,364
Oh.
260
00:18:29,442 --> 00:18:31,376
I don't knowany Kaye Sheppard.
261
00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:35,744
She's only
the empress of Washington gossip,
syndicated in 98 newspapers.
262
00:18:35,815 --> 00:18:37,749
Now, believe me...
Look, Mrs. Fletcher,
263
00:18:37,817 --> 00:18:39,876
you're gonna get good exposure
and a great lunch.
264
00:18:39,952 --> 00:18:44,013
But I don't need exposure, Joe,
and I know I don't need a great lunch.
265
00:18:44,090 --> 00:18:46,957
But if you'll just...
I'm sorry.
I know that you mean well,
266
00:18:47,026 --> 00:18:49,324
but just now,
I don't have the time.
267
00:18:49,395 --> 00:18:51,863
You have lunch with Miss Sheppard.
268
00:18:51,931 --> 00:18:55,992
Sure, and then afterwards
I'll drop in on the president
for afternoon tea.
269
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I'm gonna keep trying.
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Lieutenant.
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Oh, you'll excuse me.
They said it was okay for me
to wait in here.
272
00:19:04,076 --> 00:19:08,740
Oh, of course, but, uh...
You didn't tell me you were meeting
Congressman Keppner for breakfast.
273
00:19:08,814 --> 00:19:13,513
You didn't ask.
Anyway, I overslept,
and he never showed up.
274
00:19:13,586 --> 00:19:16,578
Well, that's right.
We're holding him
on suspicion of murder.
275
00:19:16,656 --> 00:19:20,251
What?
We've got the evidence,
and I should book him, but...
276
00:19:20,326 --> 00:19:24,990
But you're having, uh,
trouble with your stomach.
Also my feet.
277
00:19:25,064 --> 00:19:27,692
See, my gut tells me there's trouble,
278
00:19:27,767 --> 00:19:33,399
but when my feet hurt,
it's a... it's a sign that things
are not exactly kosher.
279
00:19:33,472 --> 00:19:35,269
You got a minute?
280
00:19:35,341 --> 00:19:40,244
It was dumb to move Wendell's body,
but I was too drunk to think straight.
281
00:19:40,313 --> 00:19:44,215
[Sighs]
That's why I wanted to talk to you
this morning, Mrs. Fletcher,
282
00:19:44,283 --> 00:19:46,547
to tell you what happened.
283
00:19:46,619 --> 00:19:51,352
But how does moving the body
involve the dead girl?
Marta was at the party.
284
00:19:52,425 --> 00:19:57,089
Last night, I'd ducked
into some bar to call you...
285
00:19:57,163 --> 00:19:59,597
I don't remember which one...
286
00:19:59,665 --> 00:20:02,031
and when I came out,
there she was.
287
00:20:02,101 --> 00:20:05,537
She showed me this picture
she'd taken of me...
288
00:20:05,605 --> 00:20:08,039
and Parmel and Dixon...
289
00:20:08,107 --> 00:20:10,803
with the congressman dead
on the floor of Dixon's penthouse.
290
00:20:10,876 --> 00:20:13,743
I was scared.So I went with her to her place.
291
00:20:13,813 --> 00:20:18,750
I remember having a drink...ginger ale.
292
00:20:18,818 --> 00:20:20,877
Why did you have the key
of her apartment?
293
00:20:20,953 --> 00:20:24,150
That was planted on my jacket.
I never saw it before.
294
00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:26,851
That still doesn't explain the blood
and makeup on your shirt...
295
00:20:26,926 --> 00:20:29,087
and the scrapes and bruises
on your hands.
296
00:20:29,161 --> 00:20:31,322
I didn't kill her!
I swear to God!
297
00:20:34,367 --> 00:20:38,201
Mrs. Fletcher, I'm not a killer,
and I wasn't drunk...
298
00:20:38,271 --> 00:20:40,262
as God is my witness.
299
00:20:42,041 --> 00:20:45,010
You've gotta believe me.
300
00:20:58,724 --> 00:21:02,023
I'm sorry, Mrs. Fletcher.
I told you it wasn't pretty.
301
00:21:04,797 --> 00:21:09,029
Lieutenant, Congressman Keppner
did not kill that woman.
302
00:21:09,101 --> 00:21:11,626
Oh, so now you're telling me
I know what I don't know.
303
00:21:11,704 --> 00:21:15,003
If Mr. Keppner had
beaten that woman,
304
00:21:15,074 --> 00:21:17,941
he would have spattered blood
all over his shirt.
305
00:21:18,010 --> 00:21:23,141
In case you didn't notice, Mrs. Fletcher,
there was both blood and makeup
on the front of his shirt.
306
00:21:23,215 --> 00:21:27,345
Some, but not much,
and no makeup on his hands.
307
00:21:27,420 --> 00:21:30,548
Now, if he had hit that woman
that severely,
308
00:21:30,623 --> 00:21:34,753
his hands would have shown
not only blood but makeup as well.
309
00:21:36,395 --> 00:21:39,592
I noticed that.
Lieutenant,
if you believe his story,
310
00:21:39,665 --> 00:21:44,364
you have to believe that he was dragged
unconscious from that apartment
and dumped in that alley.
311
00:21:44,437 --> 00:21:48,271
Would you mind giving me
your jacket?
What?
312
00:21:48,341 --> 00:21:50,639
Your jacket.
Would you take it off, please?
313
00:21:52,445 --> 00:21:54,640
Okay. It's off.
314
00:21:54,714 --> 00:21:57,114
Now, assume that I am the killer.
315
00:21:57,183 --> 00:22:00,812
My hands are covered
with Marta's blood and makeup.
316
00:22:00,886 --> 00:22:05,152
Now, I have to move
an unconscious body.
317
00:22:05,224 --> 00:22:07,215
How would I do that?
318
00:22:10,029 --> 00:22:12,589
Traces of blood and makeup
from the killer's hands.
319
00:22:12,665 --> 00:22:14,860
That's good, Mrs. Fletcher.
Very good.
320
00:22:14,934 --> 00:22:16,731
Maybe you should have
been a cop.
321
00:22:16,802 --> 00:22:20,033
I am a cop,
when I'm at the typewriter.
322
00:22:20,106 --> 00:22:23,200
You're not at
your typewriter now.
323
00:22:24,377 --> 00:22:26,743
[Diana]Dan Keppner. It's unbelievable.
324
00:22:26,812 --> 00:22:31,272
He had his problems, sure.
He was an alcoholic.
325
00:22:31,350 --> 00:22:35,878
But for six years,he'd been attending meetings,working the program.
326
00:22:35,955 --> 00:22:39,857
Well, then,
a couple of months ago, he...
327
00:22:39,925 --> 00:22:42,086
Diana, I need to know.
328
00:22:45,164 --> 00:22:48,964
His wife left him.
Took the kids to New York.
He started drinking again.
329
00:22:49,034 --> 00:22:51,434
Wendell was trying to
get him back on track.
330
00:22:51,504 --> 00:22:55,634
Mrs. Fletcher, I know Dan
well enough to know he'd never
hurt anyone, no matter what.
331
00:22:56,809 --> 00:22:59,437
Well, I'm glad to hear you say that,
332
00:22:59,512 --> 00:23:01,446
because he's been framed...
333
00:23:01,514 --> 00:23:03,448
and very clumsily too.
334
00:23:03,516 --> 00:23:06,952
Joe, you're an expert on this town.
335
00:23:07,019 --> 00:23:09,647
I want you to find outeverything about Marta Craig.
336
00:23:09,722 --> 00:23:12,054
Who she was?
Who she knew?
337
00:23:12,124 --> 00:23:16,356
Any ties that she might have had
with Harry Parmel, Raymond Dixon...
338
00:23:16,429 --> 00:23:20,092
Now wait a minute, Mrs. F.
I'm a press agent.
I'm not a-a detective.
339
00:23:20,166 --> 00:23:24,432
And you're also a bright
and resourceful young man.
340
00:23:24,503 --> 00:23:27,438
That is what you told me.
341
00:23:27,506 --> 00:23:30,441
Hey. Well, all right.
342
00:23:30,509 --> 00:23:32,500
I'll see what I can do.
343
00:23:33,579 --> 00:23:35,342
[Door Closes]
344
00:23:45,958 --> 00:23:49,121
Ray.
Harry.
345
00:23:49,195 --> 00:23:52,926
I'd ask you to join me,
but I'm expecting Senator Wexler.
346
00:23:52,998 --> 00:23:56,263
I won't be staying, Ray.
I don't think I like
the edge in your voice.
347
00:23:56,335 --> 00:24:00,795
I want you to understand me.
My job does not include murder...
before, during or after the fact.
348
00:24:00,873 --> 00:24:02,670
What are you talking about?
349
00:24:02,741 --> 00:24:06,438
One of my contacts on
the District police force
slipped me this.
350
00:24:06,512 --> 00:24:09,879
Marta Craig murdered by
Congressman Keppner, hmm?
351
00:24:09,949 --> 00:24:14,045
She's dead, all right.
Whether Keppner did it?
He could have been set up.
352
00:24:14,119 --> 00:24:17,486
- Not by me.
- After what happenedthe other night?
353
00:24:17,556 --> 00:24:19,490
That's a nasty temper you got, Ray.
354
00:24:19,558 --> 00:24:23,688
- I've always told you it was gonna
get you in trouble one of these days.
- I don't have to answer to you, Harry.
355
00:24:23,762 --> 00:24:26,356
Maybe not. But you'd better
pay attention to this.
356
00:24:26,432 --> 00:24:31,096
The first sign
I'm getting dragged into a murder,
I protect myself, not you.
357
00:24:45,384 --> 00:24:47,375
[Gasps]
358
00:24:49,855 --> 00:24:51,880
Thor.
359
00:24:58,063 --> 00:25:01,658
What is it?
I saw it on the news about Marta.
360
00:25:04,069 --> 00:25:06,060
What is it, Thor?
361
00:25:07,973 --> 00:25:10,032
These came in the mail.
362
00:25:15,114 --> 00:25:18,447
You showed me these photos
last week. You told me they were
faked and I believed you.
363
00:25:18,517 --> 00:25:22,544
They're a duplicate set, Diana.
They came with this note.
364
00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:28,425
"Stay away from Mrs. Fletcher.
You won't be warned again!"
365
00:25:34,433 --> 00:25:37,197
Miss Craig certainly livedvery well for a secretary.
366
00:25:37,269 --> 00:25:42,502
Maybe she put in overtime.
So, Mrs. Fletcher, could you tell me
what you expect to find?
367
00:25:42,575 --> 00:25:47,274
Well, maybe nothing.
I didn't know the young lady,
Lieutenant.
368
00:25:47,346 --> 00:25:50,941
Just what was on your police report
and that wasn't very much.
369
00:25:51,016 --> 00:25:55,385
You call two charges of extortion
and blackmail not very much?
370
00:25:55,454 --> 00:25:58,821
[Sighs]I should've been a doctor.
371
00:25:58,891 --> 00:26:03,089
If I'd have been smart enough,
I would have gone to medical school.
372
00:26:03,162 --> 00:26:06,893
It's a little late to, uh,
second-guess that choice, isn't it?
373
00:26:06,966 --> 00:26:10,060
What choice?
I said if I was smart.
I wasn't smart.
374
00:26:10,135 --> 00:26:13,070
C- plus average.
375
00:26:13,138 --> 00:26:15,766
[Sighs]Did I tell you I wasthe first cop in my family?
376
00:26:17,009 --> 00:26:22,072
My two brothers are rabbis.My sister's a cantor in Baltimore.
377
00:26:22,147 --> 00:26:26,982
Ah, why should I complain?
I could have gone to work
for the phone company.
378
00:26:27,052 --> 00:26:29,520
Ah, the phone company,that's security.
379
00:26:30,589 --> 00:26:34,116
Well, Mrs. Fletcher,
I gotta get back to the office.
You had enough?
380
00:26:34,193 --> 00:26:36,354
Oh, yes, quite enough,
thank you.
381
00:26:36,428 --> 00:26:41,092
I wonder, could you drop me off
at the Library of Congress?
Why not?
382
00:26:42,101 --> 00:26:44,661
[Woman]Mrs. Fletcher, how delightfulyou could join me.
383
00:26:44,737 --> 00:26:50,198
I could hardly refuse
your urgent invitation, Mrs., uh,
or is it Miss Sheppard?
384
00:26:50,275 --> 00:26:54,769
Miss. Permanently, irrevocably.
Call me Kaye.
385
00:26:54,847 --> 00:26:56,940
This is Peanuts.
386
00:26:57,016 --> 00:27:01,817
Mmm.
He was given to me by a former
occupant of the White House.
387
00:27:01,887 --> 00:27:03,821
I defy you to guess which one.
388
00:27:03,889 --> 00:27:07,882
[Both Chuckling]
Oh, thank you, Richard.
389
00:27:07,960 --> 00:27:10,929
Come on, sweetie.
[Mumbling]
390
00:27:10,996 --> 00:27:14,227
[Meows]
Such a baby doll, yes.
391
00:27:14,299 --> 00:27:17,530
I shouldn't think they'd allow that.
392
00:27:17,603 --> 00:27:20,697
They don't.
Want a drink?
393
00:27:20,773 --> 00:27:22,638
An iced tea.
394
00:27:24,743 --> 00:27:26,904
One more time on this one.
395
00:27:28,947 --> 00:27:32,576
Look, Jessica...
I'm going to call you Jessica...
396
00:27:32,651 --> 00:27:36,747
the first thing you've
got to learn about this town
is that everyone responds to clout.
397
00:27:36,822 --> 00:27:38,756
When you've got it, use it.
398
00:27:38,824 --> 00:27:42,988
Well, in your note you said you had
information about Marta Craig's killing.
399
00:27:43,062 --> 00:27:46,327
The second thing you learn is
the fine art of back-scratching.
400
00:27:46,398 --> 00:27:49,731
I see. A trade-off?
401
00:27:49,802 --> 00:27:54,398
Hmm. You've been helping
the cops with the Craig murder.
402
00:27:54,473 --> 00:27:57,840
My instinct tells me that
you're going to help bust it open.
403
00:27:57,910 --> 00:28:03,576
- Oh, that's very flattering, but...
- And when you do, I want an exclusiveright from the horse's mouth.
404
00:28:03,649 --> 00:28:07,847
And in return,
you'll pass along to me what?
405
00:28:07,920 --> 00:28:13,517
Information I couldn't give the police
because of repercussions.
406
00:28:13,592 --> 00:28:17,619
I have to live in this town.
You don't. Do we deal?
407
00:28:18,697 --> 00:28:24,533
- I'm listening.
- My sources tell me that Marta
was playing both sides of the street.
408
00:28:24,603 --> 00:28:27,265
Thank you, Richard.
[Giggles]
409
00:28:28,340 --> 00:28:32,299
As I was saying, Jessica,
this town is run by clout,
410
00:28:32,377 --> 00:28:35,312
and clout is fueled by information.
411
00:28:35,380 --> 00:28:39,407
Three nights ago, I spotted Marta
coming out of the Watergate.
412
00:28:39,485 --> 00:28:41,646
She was upset.
413
00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:45,656
Suddenly Dixon came running out
after her, grabbed her arm, they fought.
414
00:28:45,724 --> 00:28:48,716
About what?
I wish I knew.
415
00:28:48,794 --> 00:28:53,128
I was in my car
about a half-block away.
416
00:28:53,198 --> 00:28:55,291
But I can tell you this.
417
00:28:55,367 --> 00:28:57,835
Ray Dixon looked
mad enough to kill.
418
00:29:01,607 --> 00:29:07,170
Well, congratulations.You are the talk of the town.
419
00:29:07,246 --> 00:29:11,649
Oh?
Yes. Meetings with Kaye Sheppard
do not go unnoticed.
420
00:29:11,717 --> 00:29:16,017
I found her very interesting.
Uh-huh.
Should I check for stab wounds?
421
00:29:16,088 --> 00:29:18,716
What did you find out
about Marta Craig?
422
00:29:18,791 --> 00:29:22,420
Not much. She had, uh,
six jobs in the last four years,
423
00:29:22,494 --> 00:29:25,588
uh, did the party circuit
five, six nights a week.
424
00:29:25,664 --> 00:29:28,531
Uh, not much else.
Hmm. Where's Diana?
425
00:29:28,600 --> 00:29:31,967
I don't know.
She called in sick after lunch.
Said she would talk to you later.
426
00:29:32,037 --> 00:29:34,471
Listen,
if you don't need me any more
today, I have a date tonight...
427
00:29:34,540 --> 00:29:36,667
with a very hot number
from the State Department.
428
00:29:36,742 --> 00:29:39,870
Oh? Go ahead.
Oh, and, Joe?
Yes?
429
00:29:39,945 --> 00:29:44,507
Tomorrow, a little more
on Marta Craig, please?
430
00:29:46,084 --> 00:29:48,109
I will do my best.
431
00:29:56,428 --> 00:30:00,262
- [Knocking]
- Mind if I come in?
432
00:30:01,266 --> 00:30:04,292
I'm glad to see you've been released.
433
00:30:05,404 --> 00:30:08,862
- Look, Mrs. Fletcher...
- Jessica, please.
434
00:30:14,346 --> 00:30:17,042
Jessica, I appreciate
everything you've done,
435
00:30:17,115 --> 00:30:20,084
but don't go to any more trouble
on my account.
436
00:30:20,152 --> 00:30:22,211
The fact is,
I've decided not to seek reelection.
437
00:30:22,287 --> 00:30:26,053
I've got a call in toNew York right now.
438
00:30:26,124 --> 00:30:28,524
That is a very foolish decision, I think.
439
00:30:28,594 --> 00:30:31,062
You don't know all the facts.
And what are those?
440
00:30:31,129 --> 00:30:33,256
That you're an alcoholic?
441
00:30:33,332 --> 00:30:38,099
That you've spent
the last six years sober,
until last month?
442
00:30:38,170 --> 00:30:43,472
And I've been sober ever since
the night Wendell died.
So what?
443
00:30:43,542 --> 00:30:48,377
Don't you understand, Jessica?
I'm living on the edge every day.
444
00:30:48,447 --> 00:30:50,642
It's been like that
for a year and a half.
445
00:30:50,716 --> 00:30:53,708
Trying to live up to
two responsibilities...
446
00:30:53,785 --> 00:30:56,219
to the people who elected me
and to my wife and kids.
447
00:30:57,289 --> 00:30:59,917
[Sighs]I don't know.Maybe it's the way I'm built.
448
00:30:59,992 --> 00:31:03,291
I can't go halfway
into anything.
449
00:31:03,362 --> 00:31:06,525
I drove them away because of my work,
and now I've got nothing.
450
00:31:07,599 --> 00:31:11,365
I don't believe that
and neither do you.
451
00:31:12,471 --> 00:31:16,237
Ever since that night I've been going
to two and three meetings a day,
452
00:31:16,308 --> 00:31:19,573
but I still don't know from one day
to the next if I'm going to slip.
453
00:31:20,646 --> 00:31:25,481
Dan, like most of us,
you're slightly imperfect,
but that's not a capital offense.
454
00:31:25,550 --> 00:31:29,452
If I were you,
I'd cancel that telephone call.
455
00:31:29,521 --> 00:31:33,617
I'd catch the first plane home
and talk to that wife of yours,
456
00:31:33,692 --> 00:31:36,661
find out what she thinks.
457
00:31:36,728 --> 00:31:41,597
She might surprise you.
Women in love do that.
458
00:31:44,836 --> 00:31:48,033
I guess things
can't get much worse.
459
00:31:48,106 --> 00:31:51,007
That's one way of looking at it.
[Chuckles]
460
00:31:52,644 --> 00:31:54,635
Oh, my goodness.
461
00:31:59,551 --> 00:32:03,351
You know, Jessica, this is
the first time in eight weeks...
462
00:32:03,422 --> 00:32:06,414
that I'm beginning
to feel good about myself.
463
00:32:06,491 --> 00:32:09,358
Thank you.
464
00:32:11,330 --> 00:32:15,391
If you'll excuse me...
I've got to cancel
that call to New York.
465
00:32:16,401 --> 00:32:21,737
By the way,
I think I'll hang around
until after tomorrow's vote.
466
00:32:21,807 --> 00:32:25,937
I think I owe Ray Dixon
a good kick in the slats.
467
00:32:26,011 --> 00:32:28,241
[Knocking]
468
00:32:30,215 --> 00:32:32,308
Mrs. Fletcher.
469
00:32:34,953 --> 00:32:37,114
Diana, I'm so sorry
you're not feeling well.
470
00:32:37,189 --> 00:32:41,319
I've got a couple of questions.
I'm very confused by this cannery bill.
471
00:32:41,393 --> 00:32:44,556
If it's not too much trouble,
could we talk?
Well, I really...
472
00:32:44,629 --> 00:32:49,896
I hate to impose on you like this,
but I really do need clarification
on a couple of points.
473
00:32:50,902 --> 00:32:52,836
Perhaps we could askthat nice Mr. Danziger,
474
00:32:52,904 --> 00:32:55,372
the young man from
the environmental group.
475
00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:59,570
- I'm sure he'd be glad to help.
- Well, suppose we ask him.
476
00:33:01,146 --> 00:33:06,049
- Why don't you have him
come out of the bedroom?
- Well, Mrs. - -
477
00:33:06,118 --> 00:33:10,885
I couldn't help but noticethe No Smoking signon your desk in the office.
478
00:33:15,794 --> 00:33:17,785
[Sighs]
479
00:33:19,231 --> 00:33:22,530
Thor? Thor?
480
00:33:32,077 --> 00:33:36,309
- How did you know it was me?
- Well, it was a guess.
481
00:33:36,381 --> 00:33:42,047
But I did notice the tiepin
you were wearing the day that we met...
the lion's head...
482
00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:47,387
the same designthat Marta and Diana hadon their cheerleader costumes.
483
00:33:47,459 --> 00:33:49,393
Then I checked withthe Library of Congress and...
484
00:33:49,461 --> 00:33:54,262
You dug up an old Brighton University
yearbook and found out that the three of us
had attended school together.
485
00:33:55,333 --> 00:34:00,703
- And then you two made such
a production of not liking each other.
- You jumped to a conclusion.
486
00:34:02,507 --> 00:34:05,806
We couldn't make our relationship
common knowledge, Mrs. Fletcher.
487
00:34:05,877 --> 00:34:08,971
In my position,
it would be construed
as a conflict of interest.
488
00:34:09,047 --> 00:34:12,244
What about your relationship
with Marta Craig?
489
00:34:12,317 --> 00:34:14,785
We used to be good friends.
490
00:34:14,853 --> 00:34:18,414
Then Marta got in
with the wrong crowd.
491
00:34:18,490 --> 00:34:22,256
She started up with Harry Parmel
and men like him,
working the party circuit.
492
00:34:22,327 --> 00:34:26,161
But if your relationship with Marta
was so casual,
493
00:34:26,231 --> 00:34:29,166
why did you hide it from me?
494
00:34:29,234 --> 00:34:31,168
We were scared.
495
00:34:31,236 --> 00:34:34,205
After Marta's death,
we were sure that the police
would be looking for suspects,
496
00:34:34,272 --> 00:34:36,263
and I knew I would be
at the top of the list.
497
00:34:40,345 --> 00:34:43,143
Now those photos were faked,
Lieutenant.
498
00:34:43,215 --> 00:34:46,116
As you can see,
I was unconscious.
499
00:34:46,184 --> 00:34:48,550
[Sighs]
Marta had asked me
up to her apartment.
500
00:34:48,620 --> 00:34:50,884
She said she wanted to
discuss something.
501
00:34:50,956 --> 00:34:54,255
I took one drink.
She must have drugged me.
502
00:34:54,326 --> 00:34:57,523
Thor wanted to bring you the photos,
but I stopped him.
503
00:34:57,596 --> 00:35:01,657
Innocent or guilty,
it would have cost him his job
at the Ecological Foundation.
504
00:35:01,733 --> 00:35:03,792
They're very publicity shy.
505
00:35:03,869 --> 00:35:06,838
Okay, all right.
All right, the two of you can go.
506
00:35:09,241 --> 00:35:11,368
Keep yourselves available.
507
00:35:16,615 --> 00:35:21,609
Faked photos, a murder,
attempted frame.
508
00:35:21,686 --> 00:35:24,120
It seems to me,
if you'll pardon the presumption,
509
00:35:24,189 --> 00:35:27,886
that this guy Marta was working foris more than likely the guywho beat her to death.
510
00:35:27,959 --> 00:35:32,225
Why do you say guy, Lieutenant?
It could just as easily
have been a woman.
511
00:35:38,069 --> 00:35:41,835
At around, uh, 6:30, she had an earlysupper with some middle-level guyfrom the State Department.
512
00:35:41,907 --> 00:35:44,171
He's married but doesn't
let that get in the way. Uhh...
513
00:35:44,242 --> 00:35:46,676
[Tires Screeching]
514
00:35:46,745 --> 00:35:49,179
Your driving's not getting in
the way of your reading, is it?
515
00:35:49,247 --> 00:35:52,705
Oh, this? No.
I do this all the time. Anyway,
516
00:35:52,784 --> 00:35:55,878
uh, she and the guy left,
uh, the restaurant separately...
517
00:35:55,954 --> 00:35:59,446
and then, uh, she picked up
Congressman Keppner
at around 9:30...
518
00:35:59,524 --> 00:36:03,392
outside the, uh,
Stockman's Bar and that's it.
519
00:36:03,461 --> 00:36:05,691
Bottom line is
she had no close friends.
520
00:36:05,764 --> 00:36:08,824
Nobody seems to know
much about her private life.
521
00:36:08,900 --> 00:36:10,925
Well, there has to be something.
522
00:36:11,002 --> 00:36:14,938
I mean, her meeting with
Harry Parmel at the hairdresser
proves that they had a relationship.
523
00:36:15,006 --> 00:36:18,407
Well, Harry never denied
knowing her, just killing her.
524
00:36:19,511 --> 00:36:22,480
Mrs. Fletcher.Your hotel said you had left.
525
00:36:22,547 --> 00:36:25,914
I was hoping
we might have a chat
before your day begins.
526
00:36:25,984 --> 00:36:29,351
I'd love to, Mr. Dixon.
That's very generous of you.
527
00:36:29,421 --> 00:36:34,256
You don't know how much this
cannery bill means to my company
and to me personally.
528
00:36:34,326 --> 00:36:39,286
Oh, I'm sorry. I thought
you wanted to chat with me
about Marta Craig's murder.
529
00:36:39,364 --> 00:36:43,357
I wouldn't know anything about that.
I hardly knew the woman.
530
00:36:43,435 --> 00:36:48,304
Amazing. You didn't choke,
and you hardly blinked an eyelash.
531
00:36:48,373 --> 00:36:52,241
What?
Lying is a very difficult art,
Mr. Dixon,
532
00:36:52,310 --> 00:36:57,043
but you have mastered it beautifully.
Mrs. Fletcher, I assure you...
533
00:36:57,115 --> 00:37:00,448
I know. You want to assure me that
it wasn't you who chased Marta Craig...
534
00:37:00,518 --> 00:37:03,817
out of the Watergate
three nights ago.
535
00:37:03,888 --> 00:37:06,516
Mrs. Fletcher,
we play a game in this town.
536
00:37:06,591 --> 00:37:09,651
Those of us who are good at it,
get things done.
537
00:37:09,728 --> 00:37:12,754
It's the amateurs
who tend to get hurt.
538
00:37:22,674 --> 00:37:25,404
Morning, Diana.
Good morning.
539
00:37:25,477 --> 00:37:29,072
I ought to warn you Ray Dixon's
already been sniffing around.
Yes, I know.
540
00:37:29,147 --> 00:37:33,083
The committee meeting's less
than two hours away. Is there
anything I can help you with...
541
00:37:33,151 --> 00:37:38,248
- Mrs. Fletcher?
- Hmm?
542
00:37:39,424 --> 00:37:42,985
Oh. Diana, I have to go out.
543
00:37:43,061 --> 00:37:45,325
Don't let them
start the vote without me.
544
00:37:45,397 --> 00:37:47,456
But the meeting starts
in less than two hours.
545
00:37:53,038 --> 00:37:57,737
[Dan]The problem of wastewas carefully researched...
546
00:37:57,809 --> 00:38:02,212
by Dr. A. Bruno Townshend...
547
00:38:02,280 --> 00:38:06,341
of the Universityof Western Minnesota...
548
00:38:06,418 --> 00:38:09,046
in his 1981 tract...
549
00:38:09,120 --> 00:38:13,648
Investments in our Coastline,
a sociological treatise...
550
00:38:13,725 --> 00:38:16,353
published by Acorn Press.
551
00:38:18,730 --> 00:38:21,927
Uh.
Joe, I'm so glad you're here.
552
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:23,968
Aren't you supposed to be
in the committee meeting?
553
00:38:24,035 --> 00:38:27,232
Oh, never mind that.
Come with me.
554
00:38:27,305 --> 00:38:29,296
Uh, later.
555
00:38:34,879 --> 00:38:36,813
So?
556
00:38:36,881 --> 00:38:42,285
I just got a most wonderful
lead from Kaye Sheppard.
557
00:38:42,354 --> 00:38:46,586
It seems a jilted boyfriend of Marta's
was hanging around her apartment...
558
00:38:46,658 --> 00:38:50,150
when she brought Dan
home with her.
What?
559
00:38:50,228 --> 00:38:55,689
A few minutes later,
the boyfriend saw
another man going inside.
560
00:38:55,767 --> 00:39:00,261
- Now, he didn't get a very good look,
but it had to be Ray Dixon.
- Are you sure?
561
00:39:00,338 --> 00:39:03,307
Well, after that terrible fight
they had at the Watergate,
562
00:39:03,375 --> 00:39:05,843
Marta was probably
blackmailing him too.
563
00:39:05,910 --> 00:39:09,903
He went inside the apartment,saw Dan passed out,
564
00:39:09,981 --> 00:39:13,883
killed Marta
and blamed it on Dan.
565
00:39:13,952 --> 00:39:16,716
Oh, boy.
If that were true, then...
566
00:39:16,788 --> 00:39:18,756
You know, he probablytook those photographs too...
567
00:39:18,823 --> 00:39:22,418
the ones at the party
when Congressman Joyner died.
568
00:39:22,494 --> 00:39:27,124
- Joe, we have to get inside his penthouse.
- Well, how're we going to do that?
569
00:39:28,199 --> 00:39:32,226
Ohh, for heaven's sake!
I've got to vote on that bill.
570
00:39:32,303 --> 00:39:37,138
Right after the committee meeting,
I want you to meet with me and Kaye.
571
00:39:37,208 --> 00:39:40,405
We'll talk to Lieutenant Mendelsohn,
and we'll try to get a court order.
572
00:39:40,478 --> 00:39:44,073
Right.
It sounds like a real break.
Oh, I'm sure it is.
573
00:39:45,450 --> 00:39:48,419
[Raspy Voice]It's not just a question of pollution,
574
00:39:48,486 --> 00:39:51,978
but the effect of biodegradables
on the coastline.
575
00:39:53,024 --> 00:39:57,290
Uh, Mr. Keppner,
may I interpret this brief pause...
576
00:39:57,362 --> 00:40:01,890
as a sign that you have finally finishedstating your position on this bill?
577
00:40:01,966 --> 00:40:05,663
I have just a few more
observations, Mr. Chairman.
578
00:40:08,273 --> 00:40:13,768
But, in the interest of time,
I will defer to my esteemed
colleague from Maine.
579
00:40:13,845 --> 00:40:19,112
- Very well, but this is taking
much too long, you know.
- I'm so sorry to be late.
580
00:40:19,184 --> 00:40:22,347
[Chairman]Perhaps now we couldput this measure to a vote,
581
00:40:22,420 --> 00:40:26,413
specifically whether to permitthe construction of a cannery at...
582
00:40:26,491 --> 00:40:28,425
McHenry's Point in Maine.
583
00:40:28,493 --> 00:40:34,125
Uh, excuse me, Mr. Chairman.Would it be possible for meto say a few words?
584
00:40:34,199 --> 00:40:37,362
I would hope, Mrs. Fletcher, thatthey will be considerably fewer...
585
00:40:37,435 --> 00:40:40,427
than those voiced by
your colleague from New York.
586
00:40:41,906 --> 00:40:46,707
Uh, I have studied this bill
very carefully.
587
00:40:46,778 --> 00:40:48,712
And heaven knows...
588
00:40:48,780 --> 00:40:53,342
this cannery would certainly bring
a lot of new jobs to my district.
589
00:40:53,418 --> 00:40:58,754
And if that werethe only consideration, I wouldvote for it without any hesitation.
590
00:40:58,823 --> 00:41:01,849
However, I've discovered
that there are...
591
00:41:01,926 --> 00:41:06,056
seven abandoned canneries
in my state.
592
00:41:06,130 --> 00:41:11,295
Can you imagine?Seven. No longer working,no longer employing people.
593
00:41:11,369 --> 00:41:14,964
And why?Because the ownerswalked away from them...
594
00:41:15,039 --> 00:41:19,237
rather than spend money
to modernize their operations.
595
00:41:19,310 --> 00:41:23,144
Now, I believe two of them
are your companies, Mr. Dixon.
596
00:41:24,215 --> 00:41:29,551
Now, I realize thatthere is expense involvedin updating equipment...
597
00:41:29,621 --> 00:41:33,955
and perhaps those locations
are no longer as convenient...
598
00:41:34,025 --> 00:41:36,050
as McHenry's Point.
599
00:41:36,127 --> 00:41:39,563
But, you know,
I'm very upset by this notion...
600
00:41:39,631 --> 00:41:43,123
that we can just dispose
of buildings or people...
601
00:41:43,201 --> 00:41:47,399
when they become a little
troublesome or unprofitable.
602
00:41:47,472 --> 00:41:50,703
Almost 5,000 people...
603
00:41:50,775 --> 00:41:53,403
used to work at thoseabandoned canneries.
604
00:41:53,478 --> 00:41:57,505
Now, that's truly disgraceful,to put people out of work,
605
00:41:57,582 --> 00:41:59,709
to abandon
perfectly good buildings...
606
00:41:59,784 --> 00:42:04,278
because our tax laws
make it financially advantageous.
607
00:42:04,355 --> 00:42:10,225
Well, I'm sorry, but I think
that sort of attitude is not only
preposterous, but it's inhuman.
608
00:42:10,295 --> 00:42:14,425
Now, the Pendrake Corporation
doesn't need a new cannery.
609
00:42:14,499 --> 00:42:19,163
They need to put the canneries
they already own back into operation.
610
00:42:19,237 --> 00:42:23,901
Now, Mr. Dixon,
you and your fellow canners have been
taking a lot out of the state of Maine...
611
00:42:23,975 --> 00:42:27,376
and I think it's high time
you started putting something back.
612
00:42:40,258 --> 00:42:42,453
Order! Order, please!
613
00:43:30,274 --> 00:43:33,175
It's pretty obvious, Mr. Blinn.
614
00:43:33,244 --> 00:43:38,648
Give us cops credit for a little
intelligence. Ray Dixon would
be smarter than that.
615
00:43:38,716 --> 00:43:41,184
[Chuckles]
616
00:43:41,252 --> 00:43:43,812
I don't know what
you're talking about.
Is that so?
617
00:43:43,888 --> 00:43:46,015
[Knocking]
618
00:43:51,029 --> 00:43:54,624
I'm sorry.
I raced as fast as I could.
You're just in time.
619
00:43:56,200 --> 00:44:00,000
Mrs. Fletcher,
this is not what it seems.
620
00:44:00,071 --> 00:44:03,234
Don't be silly, Joe.
Of course it is.
621
00:44:03,307 --> 00:44:06,674
Those are the photos
from the party, aren't they?
622
00:44:09,814 --> 00:44:13,841
Yes. I found them in the desk.
Really?
623
00:44:13,918 --> 00:44:19,288
You know, until this morning,
I was totally baffled.
624
00:44:19,357 --> 00:44:22,190
Of course, I knew that
Mr. Keppner was innocent...
625
00:44:22,260 --> 00:44:26,629
and I was also pretty sure
that Marta had been murdered
by the person she was working for.
626
00:44:26,698 --> 00:44:30,031
What happened Joe?
Did she get greedy?
627
00:44:30,101 --> 00:44:35,505
Look, you said Dixon was guilty.
That's why I'm here.
628
00:44:35,573 --> 00:44:38,337
Please, Joe. What happened
to your gloves?
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