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Yeah, nah.

Rebecca. Rebecca, we came here to talk. Let's talk.

Rebecca, come on. I'm going to take you home now. Let's do it.

Hey, Rudy.

Hey.

Mark.

So what happened tonight?

I thought we were supposed to get together and go over cases for

test.

Something came up.

I'm sorry.

No, no. It's all right. I mean, I guess I got to get used to it.

I mean, once you graduate, I'll have to do all the research anyway.

Listen, I gotta go, Virgil.

I must have researched it by myself.

Mark didn't show.

You know, I'm really going to miss that guy when he graduates.

He's really come a long way, hasn't he?

From a high school dropout to a law school graduate, I'll say.

Does he know where he wants to practice?

Not yet.

Do you?

Well...

I think I'm going to start in the public defender's office.

Oh, honey, why not the DA's office?

That's what I do now.

Yeah, I know, but Virgil, if you want to run for office, the DA's office is the

best place to start.

Oh, well, I'm just too tired to think about it, Theo.

She's over there.

Here, go ahead and show us.

She's all white and gross.

Show us anyway.

Looks like the girl that works for Polly's over there.

It is.

Rebecca Lewis.

Pretty girl.

I'll call her in.

Yeah.

Was this a drowning?

Yeah, probably.

Only bruise I see is the one on her head there.

Lou Anne, why don't you go do something about those onlookers? Let's try and

give this girl some privacy.

Well, it's a house key, isn't it? You ever known anyone to wear a house key

around their neck?

Well, I guess you wouldn't have to worry about losing it that way, huh?

There was no sign of a purse anywhere.

I've got Rebecca Lewis's address.

Well, let's see if it fits.

Tell Dee to try and find Virgil. Yes, sir, Chief.

That was a lot harder than the midterm. How'd you do?

Terrible. I wasn't prepared.

That's a surprise.

See, if you had just been at the library last night... I've got to make a call.

I'll talk to you later, Virgil. No, hold on. I'll be right back. I want to talk

to you.

Yeah,

Dee. Hi.

Hey, Detective, let me put the chief on.

Detective Ted's chief.

They found a young woman's body out at the river.

Her name is Rebecca Lewis.

Rebecca Lewis.

Sounds familiar.

She drowned?

Well, maybe she did.

She had no identification on her.

Did you find a purse?

There's no sign of one.

Well, maybe she left it at home.

Okay, I'll see you in about 20 minutes.

Hey, Virgil, I gotta go.

What's going on with you these days, man?

Don't get rattled on me.

You're almost out of here.

No, it's nothing like that.

Okay, come on. Is there something you want to tell me?

No.

I mean, it isn't anything.

I mean, it's nothing, really.

Have it the way you want.

I'll see you later.

Okay, Ma.

I'd say that bruise on her head made her lose consciousness.

But it didn't kill her.

She drowned.

Lungs were full of water.

Well, maybe she jumped and hit her head.

after she went over the fall.

But, uh, maybe somebody hit her on the head before she went over. Well, I wish

could help you, but there is no way to tell from that contusion what caused it.

Not a word you called us down here to say that there isn't a whole lot you can

say. Well, I can tell you the time of death.

Well, don't let us hold you up.

About 10 p .m., I'd say.

Why are you looking at her in that funny way? Do you know this girl?

No.

But I think I saw her one day with a friend of mine, Mark Myers.

Was she a close friend of this friend of yours?

I don't know.

I don't know.

When did you say the time of death was? He said 10 p .m.

Mark didn't show last night. He was supposed to meet me at 9.

Does that by itself make him a suspect?

No, of course not. Why?

There's no reason for him to be a suspect.

No, none at all.

Might not have anything to do with this.

Well, you never know.

Go get the casket, kiddo.

Hey, Cap.

Yeah, Cody.

Just covered both sides of the river.

Lots of people have things to say.

But nothing worth much, right?

Right, sir.

Talk to him?

No. Looks like you hate me.

Well, hold on. I'll do it.

Looks like he hates you, too.

Yeah, well.

Hey, y 'all.

Hey.

Ain't enough fish around here as it is.

Whoa. Sorry about that.

Look here.

I was just wondering.

Did you see anything funny going on around here last night?

I ain't seen nothing funny nowhere in years.

Yeah, well, I heard that.

How about unusual?

You want me to tell you about flying saucers and little green men?

Well, hell, I said unusual.

Talked to a whole bunch of people that saw that.

There was a young lady that drowned out here. I didn't see that.

I did see a white fella in a red car.

About what time was that?

Around 10.

Now, what was this fella do?

Looking in the water.

See his face?

No, he hightailed it out of here. I did see the car.

Pretty little thing.

Red Chevy Malibu.

72. Always wanted one like that.

I remember back when those... Yeah, well, look here. I'm going to have to go

now, but I sure appreciate your help.

Sorry if I messed up the fishing.

Ha! Well, I ain't never caught nothing here anyway.

Anything?

Lots of overdue bills, no suicide notes.

There's no sign of the first either.

Find what you're looking for.

No, ma 'am. This is Mrs. Lawrence, the landlady.

What about the key?

Didn't fit any of the locks.

Do you have any idea what this key might be to?

It was Rebecca's.

That's the one she wore around her neck, isn't it?

Couldn't tell you what it's to, though.

Well, did she always wear it?

Well, she's been wearing it a while.

Poor girl.

Did you see her last night?

Sure. She went out with Mark Myers.

Who's he?

Mark Myers?

One of her friends. He picked her up about 9 o 'clock last night.

Very smart young man. I told Rebecca she better hang on to that one.

Hey, Bob, how are you?

Bubba, they said she's coming right in.

Hey, Parker.

Bubba. Hey, Jennifer.

Don't tell me you guys are just leaving.

No, ma 'am.

We came here to ask a few things.

Sure.

Jennifer, have you heard about Rebecca Lewis?

They called me in because she didn't show.

What happened?

Well, honey, she's dead.

Yeah, yeah, she drowned in the river.

And I hate to do this to you right now, but like Parker said, we're going to

have to ask you a few questions.

Now, did she ever talk about her boyfriends?

Which one?

Did she have a lot of them?

More than I got.

This is terrible.

Do you know Mark Myers?

She was crazy about him.

Poor Becca.

I didn't think she'd ever get over him.

I called him every day for about a month.

Was she calling anybody else?

Not that I know of.

This is really terrible.

Oh, really?

Jeff. Hey, Virgil.

What's up?

Looking for Mark.

You pin him?

Not since last night.

He left the apartment early.

Something wrong?

Rebecca Lewis is dead.

What?

Did Mark say anything about her last night?

Well, he got a call from her.

Went out to meet her, I guess.

How long has Mark been seeing her?

They haven't been.

They broke up about four months ago.

How'd she die?

We're not sure, Jeff.

Well, you don't think Mark had anything to do with it?

If you see Mark, tell him. Tell him to give me a call.

Yeah, sure, Virgil.

You had any sign of him, Detective?

He's missed all his afternoon classes.

Nobody's seen him. Not even his roommate.

Well, we heard that Rebecca was really hung up on the boy.

She might have been driving him crazy.

Maybe a little bit too crazy, huh?

Go ahead, Chief.

You find Mark?

No, nobody's seen him.

Well, that red Malibu the fella told Bubba about, that's Mark's car.

I hate hearing that.

Yeah. Well, I'm going to call over and get a warrant.

Maybe it's not what it seems, Detective.

As the fellow says, maybe it's not a bull, but it's got everything a bull

They threw it in them bushes over there. Threw what?

I don't know. I didn't even look.

Why not?

There might have been a head off in the body.

Now who wants to look at a head off in the body?

Um, Colby is stationed at Mark Myers' house.

All right, Lorraine.

Thank you.

What's that?

Rebecca Lewis had a doctor's appointment today before she died.

What kind of doctor?

A psychiatrist.

Langley, Chief Gillespie and Detective Tibbs are here to see you.

It's all right, Sharon.

It's about one of my patients. Which patient?

Rebecca Lewis.

The girl that drowned.

Give us a moment, will you?

Certainly, Langley.

Chief. Doctor.

Detective, do you want to have a seat? Yes, yes, thank you.

Dr. Phillips.

How long has she been treating Rebecca Lewis?

About a year.

For severe depression.

Did you know much about her relationship with Mark Myers?

Most of our sessions concerned Mark.

Or her father.

It's all in my files.

Is that confidential?

No more.

She's dead.

Oh, I see.

Well, what about...

Another man. A more recent relationship.

No.

Not that I can recall.

Why? Well, you saw her on that day of the night that she was killed.

That's right.

Did she seem suicidal to you?

No.

Just severe depression.

You never can tell, really.

Well, we want to borrow those files.

Of course.

I'll have Sarah bring them over to you.

You surely don't think Mark left town for good.

I don't know.

Well, I'm sure he's going to have an explanation.

It looks pretty incriminating.

When somebody leaves town, you got to be suspicious.

Is that what Sherlock Holmes used to say?

Not Holmes.

Watson said it more than once.

What the Dr. Fire's going to tell you, Virgil?

That's confidential.

That's why it's worth reading.

Are we expecting someone?

What the difference?

You got someone.

Hey,

is Virgil home?

Mm -hmm.

We're all having dinner, but come on in.

Virgil.

Mark. Hey, Virgil.

I'm sorry.

I gotta talk to you.

I guess so.

I hate to tell you this, Mark, but I gotta put you under arrest.

Oh, honey, in our house?

Sweetheart, the warrant said anywhere.

Sorry, Mark.

You say you took a long drive.

Where?

Oh, over to Natchez.

I had to think.

Yeah, I'd say you had a lot to think about.

Mark, tell the chief about Rebecca's call.

She said you had to talk to me.

She wouldn't take no for an answer.

So I picked her up.

But she wanted to go to the falls.

Well, we used to go there sometimes.

I told you.

I'm seeing someone else now.

I need you to.

Becca, I can't.

Becca, we went through all of this months ago. Why are we doing this again?

I'm sorry, Mark.

I just need somebody.

I thought...

I know you don't love me.

But he doesn't either.

They told me so.

I don't think he ever did.

Who is this guy? Is this somebody I know?

Does it matter?

I just can't keep doing this.

But I know I will.

I do what I came here to do.

It's the only way.

I don't think there is a God.

And I certainly don't think you're going to do anything stupid just to upset me.

Rebecca.

Rebecca, we came here to talk. Let's talk.

Rebecca, come on. I'm going to take you home now. This is Philly.

I didn't think she'd do it.

She talked about suicide a few times, but she never did anything.

Did you see anyone else there that night?

Yes.

There was a man. He was walking down the bridge.

Yeah, well, he saw you too when you brought back the purse.

This look familiar to you.

Is that Rebecca's?

Yeah, yeah. She was wearing it around her neck when we pulled her out of the

river. I know. She kept fooling with it that night.

What is it for?

Mark, what was it she said?

He doesn't love me anymore.

Do you know who she meant?

No idea.

Why didn't you tell me this at first, man?

I thought it might look like I did it.

Why? Unless you had some reason to do it, did you? No.

Was she holding something over your head?

No, she jumped, I swear.

Virgil, believe me.

I mean, she was involved with this other guy.

Look, she killed herself.

I mean, talk to her psychiatrist. He'll tell you how she was. She had problems.

He told her she wasn't suicidal.

Well,

I'm no different. I mean, she said she was going to do it, and she did it.

Well, we'll wait and see what the doctor's files have to say.

What a history.

Now, her father died when she was 14 years old.

Her stepmother threw out the house after that.

She's been on her own ever since.

Well, not exactly.

According to this, she went from one man to the other after she left home.

Yeah, the doctor said she was looking for someone like her father.

Well, I haven't seen any mention of suicide.

Rebecca told the doctor that Mark threatened her.

Told her he didn't know what he'd do if she didn't leave him alone.

Well, that's what she said.

Here's the last entry right here.

Friday, June 21st. That's the day before she died, isn't it? Mm -hmm.

Feel patient needs the advantage of another therapist's perspective.

I referred her to Dr. Stevens.

Terminated treatment.

Well...

It seems like the good doctor forgot to tell us that, didn't he?

Now, I wonder what else he left out.

Mark.

Hey.

Hi. Hey.

What's going on? Sit down.

Tell me something.

What did Rebecca think of Dr.

Phillips? Did she ever say?

She said he was real nice to her.

Nice?

How?

What do you mean?

Fatherly, like a father?

Yeah, you know, like... She seemed to like him a lot.

Sexually?

Did he seem to be helping her professionally?

Well, I thought she was worse.

Pete, open up.

What is it?

I'll talk to you.

All right. I'll talk to you.

Parker, is the chief there?

Hold on, detective. He's coming. Be right with you.

Hi, what's doing?

Chief, Dr.

Phillips has a little hideaway out in the country.

Is that where you are now?

I'm looking at it right now.

Is he alone?

Chief, Dr. Phillips' guest just arrived. She's a blonde, but much younger than

his wife.

Well, what do you know?

She has her own key, Chief.

She has a key.

Oh, listen.

Read me her license plate, will you?

You see, we can't find out who that young lady is.

Excuse me, ma 'am, but I was supposed to meet Mary Engle here, but she hasn't

shown up yet. Could you tell me, has she canceled her appointment?

Today? Yes, ma 'am.

This is Dr. Phillips' office, right?

Right place.

Wrong day.

Mary's appointment isn't until next week.

Well, shoot.

She must have got the days mixed up. Or maybe you did, bum skinner.

Okay, you know that gal, Mary Ingalls, whose call you saw at the cabin?

Yeah. The young blonde?

Yeah, the one we did the tag check on. Well, she is a patient of Dr. Phillips.

Well, there you go.

Well, Phillips must have been carrying on with Rebecca Lewis the same way.

Oh, until Mary came along, and he liked her problems more.

Dear.

So the poor girl did kill herself, huh?

I think so.

I wish you could prove it.

I want to know about this key.

Nobody in the back room.

Doesn't seem to be anybody here at all.

Chief, look at this.

Looks like we caught the man at home with his wife. Do tell.

Miss Phillips, we'd like to talk to your husband for a few minutes, if we may.

Of course. Come on in. He's in a study.

Thank you, ma 'am.

Langley, what's this all about?

Gentlemen, I already told you about one of my patients.

Oh, no, no. I think Mrs. Phillips ought to stay.

It doesn't bother me. Does it bother you, Virgil?

Oh, no, not at all. By all means, do.

Now, this doesn't concern my wife. I'd prefer she be left out of it. Now,

please. Well, now, I prefer if she stay and be part of this whole thing.

Go ahead, Virgil.

Yes.

Dr. Phillips, we have something that belongs to you.

I don't know what this is about.

Am I supposed to recognize that key?

Well, maybe Miss Phillips recognized it.

It, um... It looks like the key to our cabin, doesn't it, Lionel?

It is the key to your cabin.

Do you want it back, Doctor?

It's always good to have a spare.

Where did you get it?

That poor girl, Rebecca Lewis, was wearing it around her neck.

I guess I don't have to ask you why she had it.

Sharon, please.

Don't form any conclusions.

Oh, yes, I will. Because I have just formed the most important conclusion of

life.

I don't want to be married to you anymore.

Sharon, this is neither the place nor the time.

It's the perfect time and place.

Don't you think so, Chief Gillespie?

I wouldn't miss it for the world.

How could you? How?

I thought you might have had a few affairs.

But with what of your patients?

This particular affair cost the life of this patient.

Are you satisfied, gentlemen?

Not really, no.

I'm going to turn this key into the State Board of Medical Licensing.

Now, it may not be proof enough to suspend your license to practice, but

certainly start an inquiry.

You're very lucky.

The state of Mississippi doesn't normally put people in jail for...

a heinous offense like this.

But maybe we can get the state legislature to make a change in that.

I believe I'll try that.

Yeah, I think I'll call my old friend Senator Raisin first thing in the

I can't believe that's all Dr. Phillips is going to get.

Well, if I told you how many unpunishable cases we have in the files,

wouldn't believe it. Well, as Holmes used to say, for every crime, life gives

out its own just desserts.

Now, Etta, I know you just made that one up.

No, that was Holmes.

Freely translated.

Ladies and gentlemen, the celebration feast is now ready.

Right this way. You want to go?

Let's go.

Yeah.

Mark, if you would, at the end there.

Oh, pretty.

Chief.

Over here.

Okay.

Okay,

Chief. If you would, would you say the blessing, please?

Oh, yes, indeed.

I will.

Join hands.

We want to thank you, Lord, for all the wonderful gifts you have put on the

table for us tonight and for the love of friends. We wish everybody could be as

fortunate as we.

And we want to thank you especially for helping this young fellow here out of

his trouble.

He could go on in law school and finish that law school with his friend Virgil

Tibbs. And may they prove to be a valuable addition to the legal

which I don't have to tell you, Lord, could stand a little improvement. Amen.

Amen.

Amen.

Okay.

We better catch up because she's going to have to start on everybody.

Oh, no, I know.