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on the sound stage. It's where your favorite movie and television shows are

created.

Now, right up ahead there on stage 15, Catherine Weldon is currently filming.

Here,

Catherine, let me.

Ron,

you know me. It's always better if I do it myself.

How's that boy of yours, huh? Getting bigger?

Oh, yeah. Just started high school.

He's great.

Sweet as ever, Catherine.

How did you get onto the lot and into my dressing room?

Oh, hi, Peter. You look great. I missed you.

I'm about five minutes away from shooting a commercial, Peter.

For Catherine Walden Cosmetics?

What do you want?

I saw your fourth quarter sale from the journal.

Twelve million.

I'm thrilled for you, Katie.

Ron, would you tell them I'm... Just be a minute.

Of course.

Thank you.

All right.

Why are you here?

I knew you'd want to see me.

I mean, after all, we were partners.

Is that what you're calling it these days?

Of course.

We were living together when we both came up with the idea of creating a

cosmetic line in your name.

You had nothing to do with that.

I think your memory's a little vague.

I weren't exactly sober in those days.

So?

Are you threatening me? Catherine.

Your secret is safe with me.

I'd never want anyone to know that you're a woman who drank herself out of

movie career, disappeared from sight, and then emerged sober and beautiful

a successful cosmetic line.

If you think you're getting a penny from me... I want half.

For what?

Get out.

Oh, my, my, my.

Trust me, Katie.

You don't want me to take you to court.

Katie, I've got great... Peter.

Hi, Jackie.

How nice, your little sister's still around to pick up after you. Get out of

here.

Take it over, Katie.

I'll be in touch.

What's he doing here?

and thousands of dollars I'm willing to give them this year. Just thousands and

thousands and thousands.

Why don't you let your accountant sort that out? You tax laws, you can't hardly

write off anything.

I mean anything.

Why don't you work?

I'm in a slightly lower tax bracket.

You think I could deduct something? All I do is work.

Is this your way of telling me you're not coming to Los Angeles?

You going to Los Angeles?

Ben, I told you I was going.

Oh. Aren't you coming?

There's thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars. I wouldn't be any

Oh, my friend Jackie is dying to meet you.

Remember I told you her sister is Catherine Weldon?

Oh, I know.

I bet I've seen the river runs deep six times.

Well? I'm a huge Catherine Weldon fan.

Well?

Oh, I just can't. It's just thousands and thousands and thousands and

of dollars.

Okay, when I see her, I'm going to tell her you're a huge fan.

Wait a minute.

Yeah, this dinner for two at Renoir's, isn't it where I took you after the

Morgan trial?

You can't deduct that.

Why not?

You took me there for my birthday, and we didn't talk business.

Well, I was thinking about it.

While you were holding my hand?

Well, I don't have to know that.

I know.

Katie, I'm delighted.

Come in.

Looks familiar.

It is familiar.

Peter, please.

I came over to... After what happened today.

I was abrupt.

I apologize.

It was my fault. I should have called.

I haven't forgotten how close we once were.

So if you need money, I would be more than happy to help you.

How generous of you, huh?

You can't expect more, Peter.

You want to know what I expect?

I expect four million dollars.

Or what?

You'll sue?

You had nothing to do with my company.

I'll walk into court with pictures that will make the front page of the National

Informer.

Remember how you looked when we were living together?

Not exactly the youthful, glamorous image your public has

in mind when they buy Catherine Weldon cosmetics, expecting to look exactly

you.

Goodbye, image.

Goodbye, prophets.

Thank you.

Oh,

you're positively skinny.

Oh, you don't look a day older.

Tell me about Ben. Is he cute?

Very cute.

Does he lavish you with expensive gifts?

He's very cute.

Oh, he's a big fan of your sister.

Who isn't?

So what about you?

What lucky guy is sweeping you off your feet?

My last date was, let me see, about seven months

ago, this Saturday.

I think this is what they call a slump. Oh, no.

Well, you need some fun.

Let's spend tomorrow together.

Oh, I love that.

Oh, but first I have to listen to a new ad agency pitch and then interview

someone for a job.

Oh, you're just so cool. Corporate. I know.

Isn't it great?

Twelve million in national sales. Some might say a staggering figure

for a company only two years young. It sounds.

True. I believe, however, that you have just touched the surface.

Good. It sounds even better. I submit to you that this company does not sell

cosmetics. No.

It sells your image, Ms. Wellman.

And that's what we propose to do with our campaign.

We are going to make your products as sexy as the woman herself.

Your divorce is working out so much

better than your marriage.

Someone call security now. Calm down.

I'm just making a quick delivery.

I'm legally entitled to 30 % of Catherine Weldon Cosmetics. What?

If I don't have $4 million by tomorrow, I'm suing this company.

And this will be Exhibit A.

Interesting to see what would happen to Catherine's image and your investment if

I drag these pictures into court.

Oh, my God.

Never saw your ex -wife like that before, did you?

Edgar, please.

It was a long time ago.

Katie, all those fans who idolize you, how do you think they feel?

Seeing you drunk and rolling around in bed with me.

Think about it.

Oh, Julie, the police think she killed Peter. And our attorney's out of town.

Would you act as counsel for Katie while the police question it?

Please. Of course.

Oh, thank you.

So you recognize this makeup bag, Miss Weldon, or any of its contents?

Yes.

So it is your bag then, ma 'am? Yes, but I... Detective Stoner, this makeup kit

is hardly sufficient grounds for an indictment no matter whom it belongs to.

Mr. Bates was in the process of filing a multi -million dollar lawsuit against

your client.

And there was an eyewitness.

What? That's impossible.

A neighbor of the victim saw your car leaving the murder scene at exactly 6

p .m. I wouldn't. May I speak to Miss Weldon for a moment alone, please?

Be my guest.

My God.

What's happening to me? You're going to be all right, Catherine.

We'll straighten this out.

I left that makeup kit at Peter's last night.

Julie, I didn't kill him.

I wasn't there tonight.

Obviously, the neighbor was mistaken, but I'm afraid that's enough to file

murder charges.

Julie.

What do I do?

Will you represent me?

I'm a prosecuting attorney, Catherine. You need a defense lawyer.

Well, then get me the best.

And I mean the very best.

Oh, no, I

woke you. I'm sorry.

Yeah, I was just... Sleeping? I know, I'm sorry. How are the taxes going?

Oh, there's thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars.

I, um...

I saw Catherine Weldon.

What? I saw Catherine Weldon.

Oh, good. Did you tell her I'm a big fan?

Yes, I did, and she wants to fly you out here to meet her.

She wants to pay my airplane fare to Los Angeles?

Yes, she's very anxious to talk with you, and I'd love to see you, too.

I will. I get to meet her and see you.

Maybe I can do a little business. Let's make it a business trip.

You know, deductible. I think I can arrange that.

What did your sister see in this chair?

Oh, what can I tell you, Ben?

Peter was a good -looking hustler.

He took advantage of Catherine at a very low point in her life.

She had gained a lot of weight. She was drinking heavily.

You wouldn't even recognize her.

Her career seemed to be over.

Why were these pictures he took of her so important?

Ben, Catherine became a star playing the loyal wife, the good, beautiful woman.

That's her image.

These pictures are so awful.

Well, they could destroy her and our company.

Well, who else was at this meeting when Miss Peter

came in?

Well, aside from Katie and me, there was her personal manager, Gil Altman, and

also Edgar, Catherine's ex -husband.

What was her ex -husband doing?

Well, Edgar and Katie have remained very good friends. Edgar's a brilliant

businessman, and he's the company's financial advisor.

Well, pretty soon I better go meet my new client.

Ben, I can't thank you enough for coming out here so fast.

Now I know why Julie's been bragging about you.

You were bragging about me? I told her you were cute.

So what do you think?

I think I'm okay.

I'm talking about the case.

Oh.

Well, if I were Catherine Weldon's manager and my income were tied to her

company, those pictures would make me very nervous. I'll go talk to Mr.

Altman.

I'll fly Conrad out.

Why? You know I'm going to want to stay close to him. Oh, I... Jackie and I are

like sisters.

Okay, but promise me you'll be careful.

Ms. Weldon?

I didn't know you were in here swimming. I can come back.

First of all, my friends call me Katie.

And secondly, I swim laps twice a day, so you're going to have to get used to

meeting by the pool.

I could get used to that.

Something wrong?

You have a birthmark. I've never noticed that in any of your movies.

Makeup.

Would you like some iced tea? Yeah.

So?

Well.

Shall we get started?

Yeah. Yeah, this... I did this with Peter Bates.

How did you meet him?

My sister introduced us at a Lakers game. She had season tickets.

His seats were right behind hers.

I've seen pictures of him. He was a nice -looking fellow.

He was a hustler looking for a meal ticket.

Until I got sober, I didn't see him for what he was.

Well, you quit drinking. That's the main thing.

Did he help you create your cosmetic?

Absolutely not.

Why did you go visit him the night before the murder?

I thought if I offered him some money, he might go away.

And that's when you left your makeup kit?

Now, I know the police have a witness who says she saw my car the night of the

murder. What I don't know is whether she's lying or just mistaken.

Now, Ben.

May I call you Ben?

Why, yes.

Ben, you know how much I appreciate you coming out here to defend me. Oh, I

wouldn't miss this.

Would you mind, I'd like to see every document and hear about every phone call

that pertains to this case.

Would that be all right?

Why, yes, that would be all right. That would be fine. You'd be involved.

Of course, I don't want to be a pest.

Oh, you couldn't be a pest.

I mean, a mosquito's a pest, and you're not a mosquito.

You have nice hair.

Oh, no.

You have nice hair, too.

I'll... Bye,

Ben. Let me know if there's anything I can do to help.

Aren't you going to start the car?

Thank

you.

Ms. March, please come in.

Hello, Mr. Altman.

I really appreciate your seeing me on such short notice. Not at all. I just

to help Katie. Please.

My goodness.

You certainly know a lot of celebrities.

Well, I've been in the biz for 20 years.

And I understand that right now Catherine is your only client.

Well, Katie's career is certainly a handful.

Aren't those the photographs of Catherine that Peter gave you?

Yes, they are.

I saw them.

Catherine Weldon.

Every man's dream.

Shocked the hell out of me.

No one else is your TV.

I hope not.

If those photographs were made public, it would ruin both of you.

Both of us? Oh, yes.

Catherine's image is what gets her acting roles and sells her makeup and

your mortgage.

You know, Ms. March, People think agents and managers in this town are bad, but

not that bad.

Now, don't you think it would have been stupid of me to kill Peter and frame my

client? I mean, isn't that kind of like shooting myself in the foot?

I don't think Catherine was framed.

Who are these people? The couples I had at my house for a barbecue the night

Peter was killed.

Just in case you want to verify my whereabouts.

That looks delicious.

Well, I've got to tell you, I have never heard a wife

speak so highly of her ex -husband, ever.

Well, I adore Katie, too.

And I've got to hand it to you.

Most men wouldn't look after their wives' business affairs after the

But our marriage is over, but our friendship is.

Besides, I want a piece of the company.

May I bring you something? Yes, some soup, anything.

I bet you hated it when...

Catherine left with that Peter Bates.

Broke my heart to see her with that creep.

How long did she live with him?

A year, year and a half.

Did he try to stop her?

She wouldn't listen.

See, her career was in trouble.

She started drinking.

And he made her feel young.

See, beautiful women like Catherine.

They know that beauty won't last, and it terrifies them.

In a way, that face is her curse.

I know a lot of women would like to be cursed like that.

I bet you could have cheerfully wrung his neck when

he walked in there with a little picture of Catherine.

Mr. Matlock, you know that?

You know what I mean.

Yeah.

What is that you're having?

Steak and mushrooms.

You want a bite?

Oh, well.

You'd like to know where I was that night, wouldn't you?

That wasn't mine.

Well, I was in there losing my shirt, playing bridge all night long.

What's wrong?

What is it?

Well, I found a letter over at Peter Bates' house.

What kind of a letter?

Love letter.

Poor Catherine.

What Peter put her through.

It wasn't from her. It was from Jackie.

Jackie?

Fleming? Wrote a love letter to Peter?

She was the one who introduced Catherine to him.

Jackie Fleming was in love with Peter and she never told me?

Oh, don't do that.

Jackie didn't kill Peter.

You can't be sure. Yes, I am.

She didn't.

Well, I'm going to have to talk with her anyway.

I'll talk to her.

She... She tells me everything.

Except about Peter.

No doubt about it. Ben is adorable.

Must be his white hair.

So distinguished.

So real.

Most L .A. lawyers are so plastic.

You've got to get him to move to L .A.

He'll make a fortune.

Then you'll get married and you and I can see each other every day. Why didn't

you tell me about your relationship with Peter?

Ben found a letter you wrote to Peter three years ago.

You were in love with him, Jackie.

I never lied to you, Julie.

You know that Peter had seasoned basketball tickets in the row behind

Catherine mentioned that to Ben.

And we struck up an acquaintance and then a friendship.

And then we began dating.

Was he interested in you only as a friend? We never even kissed.

Then why did you write that letter?

Because as good as I am in business, that's how bad I am about men.

A man pays a little attention to me and I fall head over heels in two minutes.

Does Catherine know you dated Peter?

No. Oh, Jackie, why?

Why didn't you just tell her that you had feelings for him?

Because he didn't share them.

That romance happened so fast.

Ten days after I introduced him, Peter moved in with Catherine.

And she was crazy about him.

And so were you.

Oh, yeah.

I just couldn't tell her.

Not even after she left Peter?

I didn't want her to know how messed up I had gotten over a guy who turned out

to be a bum.

You want to know the worst part?

Now that I think about it, I'm convinced that Peter struck up a friendship with

me so he could meet Katie.

Jackie, do you know how this could look to people who don't know you?

Jilly, do you know where I was that night?

In my office, in a meeting.

That's the truth.

You won't believe me.

Thanks for coming over so fast.

Oh, yeah.

Come over here.

I want to show you something I found in this police report.

Okay. I found something. I don't know whether it means anything.

What?

Boy, you're really hands -on on this, aren't you?

Well, Ben, when I left Peter, it came down to me making a choice.

I could be one of those actresses you read about that wallow in self -pity

their career slows down, or I could take responsibility for my life.

You're a finder.

Oh, yeah.

So what'd you find?

Right here. The makeup kit I left at Peter's. The police list six items.

Yeah? Well, the concealer's missing. There should be seven items in this kit.

Are you sure? I'm positive.

Well, why would someone steal your makeup?

It was Marge. Hi.

Hi. I'm sorry, Miss Fleming isn't in. Actually, I wanted to talk to you.

Sure, what about? Well, you know that I'm helping Mr. Matlock investigate

Bates' murder.

I didn't really know him.

I know that.

But on the night he was killed, Miss Fleming interviewed a man named... Ken

Evans.

Did Mr. Evans kill him? Oh, no, no, no, no. I just need to know where everybody

was. Now, the meeting was at six o 'clock.

Oh, it was supposed to be at 6.

It wasn't?

Well, Miss Durbin called and said he had car trouble and Miss Fleming asked me

to go pick him up.

How long were you gone?

Almost an hour.

Detective Stoner, did you find any evidence of Catherine Weldon's presence

Peter Bates' house on the night of the murder?

Yes, sir, I did.

I'd like to show you People's Exhibit 27, this makeup kit, and ask if you can

identify it. This has my mark.

I found this makeup kit in Mr. Bates' living room. Did you discover who owns

Yes, sir, we did.

See, that kit looks exactly like every other makeup kit sold throughout the

by the Captain Weldon Cosmetic Company. Uh -huh. But there's one difference.

The regular kits that are sold at retail have plastic tops that are painted

gold. This kit has solid gold tops.

There was only one specifically made that way.

And who was this Nate for?

Catherine Weldon.

She's the only one that has a makeup kit with solid gold tops.

Thank you.

No further questions, Your Honor.

Your witness, Mr. Matlock.

Thank you.

Detective Stoner, there's no real way of telling

when this makeup kit was left at Mr.

Bates' house, is there?

No, not really.

It could have been left there a month ago or a week ago or the night before

Bates was murdered, couldn't it?

Yes. And my client told you that she left this makeup kit at Mr.

Bates' house the night before the murder. She had brought Mr.

Bates a gift, a kind of peace offering, right?

Yeah, she said something about a crystal elephant.

Which makes no sense, since no such elephant was found on the premises.

Your Honor, would you instruct the witness to just answer my questions

editorializing?

Detective Stoner, you've appeared in my courtroom before. You know better than

that.

Excuse me, Your Honor.

Ask for a reset.

Mr. Matlock.

Right there, Your Honor.

Mr. Matlock.

Your Honor, defense

would like to request a recess until tomorrow morning. In the middle of

counsel's cross -examination, may I ask why?

Yes, sir.

Your Honor, I ate one of those fat...

California hot dog with some real strong onions on it, and they're kind of

coming back on me. Maybe you noticed.

This court is adjourned till 9 a .m. tomorrow.

Why did I do that?

Because I asked you to. That's so sweet of you.

Are you going to tell me why you asked me to do that? I can't tell you right

now. I'll tell you later. But meet me at your hotel at 6 o 'clock.

Promise.

I don't want to have this conversation with you. Well, then why are we here?

Even now you won't admit it, will you? What?

You were at Peter's on the night of the murder. Ah.

The crystal elephant, Jackie. The one that Catherine gave Peter. The one the

police couldn't find. It's in your den.

You lied. You lied to me. You lied to Ben. You lied to your sister. You can't

believe I killed him. What's going on?

Well, I went to Peter's house. to offer him $100 ,000 for the speeches of

Catherine. Since all he wanted was money, I thought he'd grab it.

And he would have.

But he was dead when I got there.

You must believe me. When I saw him, I panicked and I ran.

What about the elephant?

Well, it was there, sitting in a box with a note from Catherine. I took it so

could protect her.

Why didn't you tell Catherine you were there?

Because... Because I don't know whether she killed Peter or not.

I'm sorry I'm late. The freeway is a parking lot. Would you tell me what's

on? It was Jackie who was at Peter Bates' house on the night of the murder,

Catherine. How do you know?

Jackie.

Jackie took the crystal elephant. She took it home with her, but she didn't

Peter. Was she driving Catherine's car? Yes.

Jackie had loaned her car to her secretary.

Catherine's car just happened to be there, so Jackie borrowed it. She wanted

go to Peter's to offer him money for the pictures, but when she got there, he

was already dead.

Julie, I know that Jackie's a friend of yours.

I know.

But I believe her.

I've known her for such a long time, I would know if she were lying.

And she's telling the truth.

Well, if that's so, then it must be Gil Altman.

I'm going to double -check his alibi.

I would.

What I don't get is if Gil Altman killed Peter Bates, why didn't he steal

Catherine's makeup?

You know a lot of good -looking women.

Yes, I do.

What, did you come here to talk about celebrities?

Well, no. No, I came to talk about the night of the murder.

Oh, I thought we already discussed that. Well, you gave a barbecue that night.

I talked to your guests, and they said they had a wonderful time, but that you

left your own party for over an hour.

That's what this is all about. I ran out of propane gas for the barbecue, and I

had to have my tank refilled. Oh.

You remember where you took your tank to be filled? Sure.

I'll write it down for you. Okay.

It should be right here.

Are those the pictures of Catherine at Peter Bates' house?

Yeah. Yeah, they are.

Let me see.

Ah, there it is.

On the night Peter Bates was killed, you had some friends over for a

barbecue. Is that right?

Yes.

But somewhere around six o 'clock, you left your house for around an hour. As I

told you earlier, I ran out of propane gas for my barbecue, and I went out to

have the tank refilled.

That's right. This is the receipt from Phil's truck rental.

Now, you have a standard ten -pound tank?

Yes, I do.

Well, look here. When they filled it, they could only get in two pounds.

You had eight pounds of propane in that tank when you came in there.

That's enough to cook hamburgers for this whole courtroom, maybe more.

Maybe the tank wasn't hooked up right. I wasn't getting anything.

Oh, it was hooked up right.

You just needed an excuse.

To leave your house, go to Peter Bates' house, kill him, and come back without

arousing suspicion.

What, are you crazy?

You know I'm not crazy.

Now, besides that nearly full propane tank, this is

People's Exhibit 27.

Catherine Welland's makeup kit. It was found at the scene of the crime the

of the murder.

As you can see, it has six items in it.

Yeah, that's very interesting.

Catherine tells me the kit that she left at Peter Bates' house the night before

the murder had seven items in it.

Catherine should know. She created the kit. Yeah. Where's the seventh item? The

concealer.

I don't know.

Your guess is as good as mine. You know what a concealer is?

Yes, it's used... It's used to cover something, to conceal a blemish, a mark.

A black eye.

I'm sure all killers hope for a quick kill, an immediate death. But I'm also

sure that sometimes the gun or the poker or the knife misses that crucial spot

just an instant, giving the victim time to strike out.

Maybe that's what happened to you when you stabbed Peter Bates. He lived just

long enough to strike out.

And the result was a black eye.

And you couldn't go home to your friends with a black eye. Where'd you get it,

they'd say.

And there it was, right in front of you in the living room.

Her concealer.

With that, you could go home with no questions asked.

Objection. Speculation.

Sustained. That's what happened, isn't it, Mr. Matlock? I went from my house to

Phil's truck rentals and back to my house.

You know, I didn't know much about makeup.

Until I got involved in this case.

Did you know that a lot of people are allergic to certain makeups?

No. Would you tell me, Mr. Altman, who Dr.

Seymour Weinstock is?

He's my dermatologist.

When did you see him last, remember?

No, I don't remember.

You saw him...

Two days after Peter Bates was killed.

Do you know why you saw it?

Uh, yeah, there... I do remember why. I had a rash.

A rash or an allergic reaction to something? A rash.

So you put more makeup on this rash, probably a

different kind, because no one noticed it.

Not even your wife.

Objection, Your Honor. Mr. Matlock is engaging in rampant speculation and then

offering a peer say to support his unfounded allegations.

Sustained. I never went to Peter Bates' house.

You know Julie Marsh?

Yes, of course I do.

You remember she came by your office a couple days after Peter Bates' kill?

I remember the visit.

You remember...

While you were talking with her, you tore up those awful photos of Catherine.

Those pictures that Peter was going to use to blackmail her. Of course I tore

them up. My job is to protect Ms. Weldon.

You know, the other day, I found this set of pictures at

your house.

I'll just show them to you.

Okay?

Where'd you get them?

Peter Bates, I suppose.

But he only made up four sets of these pictures.

He gave one to Jackie Fleming, one to Edgar Weldon.

He kept one, gave you one that you tore up, so I ask you again, where'd you get

these?

Maybe you found them at Peter Bates' house after you killed him.

But you couldn't leave them there. What if someone saw them?

Couldn't have that.

Catherine Weldon paid you a lot of money to protect her.

So that's what you did. You took... Object!

For what it's worth, I don't think you framed Catherine on purpose. But when

was arrested, you didn't come forward. And money's one thing, and murder

charges, something else is... Object! Your Honor, objection!

Speculation! Sustained.

Speculation.

Let me say this.

I'm sure you'll have to admit, sir.

And you.

And you.

That his leaving his house for an hour, maybe more.

That nearly full tank of propane.

The missing concealer.

The rash.

More makeup.

The set of pictures that only Peter Bates should have had.

Cast more than a shadow of doubt that my client could have in any way

committed this murder.

I wish you all good caution in your decision.

We find the defendant, Catherine Weldon, not guilty.

Come on, give us a break. All the pictures you want downstairs, all right?

Come on, knock it off.

Julie, I can't thank you enough.

I decided to tell Catherine everything.

Good, make a clean slate.

Ben's offered to take us all out for dinner.

Oh, great.

Well, it's your town, you name it. I must warn you, I have very expensive

What's money for?

Oh, lucky you.

I'm going to save this receipt and write this sucker off.