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What's the big rush?

David's picking me up. Did I tell you? He finished his residency at St. Joe's

and joined a pediatric group in Burbank.

Oh, that's wonderful.

Yeah. So you've got some big changes coming in your life, huh? Yeah.

As much as I've enjoyed this job, Dr. Sloan, the first order of business is to

quit working.

It's all yours.

Okay.

know how to put this so i'm i'm just gonna say it i want a divorce

did you hear what i said i said i want a divorce why don't you grow up

okay look all right our marriage is old it's stale it's not fun

anymore well of course it's not fun i've been working 60 hours a week to put you

through med school and residency i'm I'm tired, David.

You've done more for me than anyone could ever ask.

I can't live like this.

I know that I've been distant and angry sometimes, but we can work it out. We

can see someone.

Laura, it's over.

Just like that.

It's over.

Seven years I spent working for your dream, and now when it's my turn, when I

finally get to quit this lousy job and do what I want, you say it's over? Don't

worry. I'm going to take care of you.

Son of a bitch.

It's Julie, isn't it? It's more.

It's Julie.

Did you?

Did you? Did you? Stop it.

David? David, where are you? I can't see anything.

So far, I haven't found any physical damage to the eye.

Then why can't I see?

I'm concerned that there may be damage to the optic nerve.

Let's get an MRI.

Laura, it's Mark.

You've taken a pretty good blow to the head, and that could cause a disturbance

in the occipital cortex, that part of the brain that translates the signal

the eye to the brain.

Probably why you can't see.

Will this last very long?

Well, we'll have to look at an MRI first.

I think you have to face the fact, Laura.

This might be permanent.

You're telling us Laura's never going to see you again?

Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Damn. Honey, are you all right?

No.

Look, I'll move the table against the wall.

I can't do this.

I can't get around my own house. How am I supposed to get anywhere else? You can

do this.

Oh, how do you know?

Do you have any idea what this is like?

No.

If you had given me a choice of losing my hearing or a hand or a foot, the last

thing that I would have chosen was this.

Laura, blind people, they live full, wonderful lives.

You know, they have families, jobs.

Families?

Are we a family, David?

I'd like to try.

What happens when I can take care of myself? What happens then? Nothing.

I think you leave.

I am not leaving, Laura.

I have thought a lot about what you said in the car. Oh, please.

I want to give our marriage another try.

This is the guilt speaking.

Laura, we had a good thing once.

Maybe we can get it back.

Don't do this because you feel sorry for me.

Because I can survive.

I can survive without you.

Or anybody else.

I want to move back into our bedroom.

On one condition.

We swear you'll never see Julie again.

I haven't talked to David since the accident.

I have to call him. I can't take it any longer.

I have to talk to him.

I hear his voice.

Julie, it's been two months. I know how long it's been.

All right, then don't do it. You've waited this long.

God, I've lost him once to that.

I can't believe I've lost him again.

I know he loves me.

Julie, if he loves you, then why did he marry Laura?

You don't know her.

She wanted to be a doctor's wife. That's all. She never loved David. I loved

David.

Julie.

Even if he left Laura, I mean, how would you know for sure that he's being

faithful to you?

Because. Look, if David wanted to marry you, he would have left his wife.

Thanks for coming over.

I didn't know who else to call.

Well, better me than him.

You're going to be fine.

He makes the worst.

You gotta forget about him, Julie.

Is there anything you need during the night?

Wake me up.

You know, you don't have to say that every night.

I have to see you.

Come over.

I can't.

Then I'm coming over there.

It's Julie.

I think she's been drinking.

Did you hear me? I said I'm coming over there.

Julie, I don't want to see you.

Why are you saying that?

Because Laura's right there?

Because she's blind and you feel guilty?

I'm saying it because I don't want to see you. And I don't want you to call.

You don't mean that.

Julie, please.

I can't live without you, David.

I won't live without you.

What does that mean? It means I can't go on like this.

I'm going to get us an unlisted number.

She called here intentionally just to upset me. She knows I'm sitting here.

She just can't stand that you chose me over her.

What are you doing?

I'm getting dressed.

Don't do this, David. She's been drinking.

I gotta go make sure she's okay.

Please, David, don't do this to me. I would never forgive myself if something

happened to her.

Do you really expect me to believe she'll try to kill herself?

I've never heard her like this before.

Please be honest.

This is just a pathetic excuse to go see her.

Look, I won't be long.

You said you loved me.

You said we'd get married.

That is what I want.

She'll survive without you.

Don't you see what she's doing here? She wants to punish you. She's trying to

make you suffer for the rest of your life. It's not like that. Oh, no, you're

right. I'm sorry.

She's a really sweet, loving person. That's why she stole you away from me.

Oh, now we're going to have to go through this again.

And I'm just positive that she forgave you for having an affair with me. And

asking her for a divorce. Yes, she forgave him for that one. Julie, listen.

Please.

I love you.

Then leave her.

You sure you don't want to ride?

No, I need to learn how to take the bus.

Okay. Laura, I'm not sure you're ready for this.

Well, I am.

Better get some ice on that.

Bye.

What are you doing here?

Just doing the house.

Are you ready?

The camera's on. Go for it.

Okay.

Here's a wall.

Here's another wall.

This is incredible.

I'm doing okay.

I'm okay.

Another wall.

Table.

This is amazing.

I've got it. It's the door.

Nice going, Laura.

I want this. Can I take it home?

Sorry. It's still experimental.

Laura?

It's Mark.

Well, look at you. You're here and on your own.

I was looking for you.

Which is a strange thing for a blind person to say.

What are you doing here?

I'm in Dr. Gregg's research project downstairs.

Oh, the mini TV cameras, yeah? Uh -huh. We get down early, so I thought I'd say

hello. But we haven't seen each other for so long.

And I'll probably never see you again.

You know you're handling this very, very well.

As best I can.

Look, I'm about to leave. You want to ride?

I can get home the way I came, by bus. Besides, I've got my new best friend,

Sam, here, who can help me cross the street. Oh, come on. Give us a chance to

talk, okay?

Okay. Well, it's nice to meet you, Sam.

I read about this blind woman who ran in the Special Olympics,

and then she tried out for the regular Olympics and made the American team.

A blind woman? Yeah.

She said she didn't want to be known as a blind runner. She wanted to be known

just as a runner.

You know, I'll tell you this. The more time I spend with you, the less I think

of you as blind.

Well, that was the point.

Can I get you something to drink?

Oh, not really. I just...

Laura, stay here for just a minute.

Is something wrong?

What's the matter?

I'll be right back.

What is it?

Mark?

Mark, what's going on?

Hold on.

In the bathroom.

Watch it.

What is it? Where's David?

He's been shot, Laura.

I'm sorry.

He's dead.

Well, Steve would like to ask you a few questions if you're up to it.

Do you know anybody that might do something like this?

You said it was a robber.

Yeah, that's what we thought at first, but now we think it was somebody trying

to make it look like a robbery.

He was smart enough to break the window on the French doors from the outside in,

but the sprinklers were on last night.

It's muddy outside. There were no footprints near the front door, and no

tracked mud inside.

And David had a magazine in his hand, and he was shot from down the hall.

We think the shooter was probably someone David knew.

Blair, how did David get the bruise?

Um, it's very embarrassing.

Why?

David was having an affair with a woman named Julie Warren.

It ended about two months ago, but last night she called and...

She threatened to kill herself and he went over to see her.

I don't know what happened when she punched him in the eye.

Lieutenant? Excuse me.

You can't stay here.

Now it's a crime scene, Laura. You're going to come home with me.

Let us through, please.

Folks, the police will be out and make a statement in just a few minutes.

Excuse me.

Please, excuse me.

Laura, can you describe this woman for me as Julie Warren?

I can't believe he's gone.

It doesn't seem real.

And the worst of it is, you're the only person I can talk to about it. You're

like, can't go to the funeral.

That's not a good idea.

Maybe a meeting or two wouldn't hurt.

I'm not going to drink, Jess.

Can you get some time off?

Yeah, probably.

Why? I don't know. Maybe you should take a trip. Just get away.

Just forget about him.

Geography's not going to help.

He's here.

In my head.

What's that?

Who is it?

Lieutenant Steve Sloan, LAPD.

Steve. What are you doing here?

Why don't you tell me what you're doing here?

I mean, Julie's a friend of mine. I mean, we work out together.

I've told you about her.

Come on in.

Steve's my buddy and my partner in barbecue.

I'm Miss Warren.

Miss. Kind of formal, isn't it? Jesse, please.

All right. Sorry.

You were seen at David King's house shortly before he was murdered.

Yeah, I was there at 2 o 'clock.

You didn't tell me you were there. Jess.

Okay, okay.

You were having an affair with David King?

How often did you go to his house?

I never went there.

He sent me an email and asked me to come over.

Steve, you don't think that Julie had anything to do with this murder, do you?

She was seen at the house, Jess. The investigation's just getting started.

David said that come around too. Laura wouldn't be home. Here, here's the

I printed it out.

You know, it was strange.

He said he was surprised to see me and that he didn't send the email.

So what happened?

Well, we argued. I wanted him to leave Laura. He said he couldn't.

David was so nervous having me in the house, he made me leave.

How long were you there?

Five minutes, Max.

He was alive when I left.

You own a gun?

Yes, it's registered. It's legal.

Do you mind if I see it?

No, you can see it.

That's weird.

The gun's not here.

I don't know what the hell happened to it.

How'd you get in the gate?

Manager, we don't like to let people know we're coming up. You don't give

too much time. You never know what they'll do.

Listen, I don't think Julie could have done this. I mean, she's torn up over

David's death. She loved the guy. And besides, there's another obvious

David King was shot at a distance of 12 feet.

appeared to be moving at the time, and just one shot was fired, which makes it

somewhere between unlikely and impossible that his wife, who was blind,

have done it, which leaves Julie, our rejected lover, as our number one

So you're keeping her under surveillance?

For the time being.

All right, thanks.

Yeah, this is Lieutenant Steve Sloan with the LAPD.

How are you?

I'm calling in a homicide we're investigating.

I'm looking for any .32 caliber automatic pistols that might have been

this afternoon or this evening.

What make?

All right, don't go anywhere. I'm coming to see you.

Right, thanks.

Stay here.

Hey there.

You see the man in the car over there?

He owns a pawn shop.

He said you hocked this gun last night.

And you would be?

Lieutenant Steve Sloan, LAPD.

Nice to meet you, Steve.

So, did you hock the gun or not?

Maybe I did, maybe I didn't.

Where'd you get it?

I don't remember.

Twenty dollars says that you do.

Hi, Steve.

I'm getting old. My memory's not as good as it used to be.

Ten dollars says you'll tell me fast, or you'll tell me for nothing.

Twenty.

Fine.

Some woman tossed a gun in a dumpster.

What'd she look like?

She looked like a woman.

So after you left, I searched my whole apartment and the gun isn't here. I

But I did find my ammunition, which I wanted to show you hasn't been opened.

We found your gun, Julie.

Really? Where?

In a pawn shop downtown.

According to ballistics, this gun, which is registered to you, fired the bullet

that killed David King.

Oh, my God.

We can place you at the crime scene.

You think I did this?

And your fingerprints are on the gun.

You're going to arrest me?

You're under arrest for the murder of David King. I didn't kill David. I loved

him.

I really wish you'd come to lunch with us. We're going to this new place on the

pier. They do something with sand babs. It's the most delectable thing you've

ever tasted.

Oh, now I'm going to relax a few minutes and go to Santa Monica for my class.

Okay, we'll give you a ride.

Oh, they're sending a van for me.

Oh, okay.

I'll be fine, Mark. You don't have to worry.

I can't help it.

I know.

Thank you.

Look, later this afternoon we'll go back to your place and pick up some more

clothes. I want you to stay here with us.

I already feel like I'm imposing. I should go home.

You're not imposing. Besides, you can't go home. It's still a crime scene.

And you can't stay in a hotel.

Mark! Yeah, we're out here.

Okay, I'll go get my jacket.

See, Laura's got everything she needs.

Hey, Laura.

Hey. Need anything?

Yeah. Tell me what's going on at the beach.

Some people walking and a guy swimming.

And two very attractive young females jogging along the water.

I keep crying ever since David died. I can't help myself all of a sudden. I

find myself crying.

Sorry.

Okay, all set.

You sure you don't want to come with us?

Yeah, I'm positive.

Did he tell you about the sand dams?

Yeah, he told me.

Have a good time. I'll see you tonight.

You better put a sweater on.

Dad, what are you doing?

Talk louder.

Why? Just keep talking.

What the hell are you doing?

Did I get you?

Oh, I never liked that race anyway.

So then I was right. It is possible.

What's possible? For a blind person to shoot someone.

At lunch, Jesse had this cockamamie idea.

It's not that cockamamie.

He's so sure that Julie Warren didn't kill David, he's trying to convince me

that Laura could have.

Dad, assuming Laura could fire the gun, the big question is, how did she even

get the gun?

May I help you?

Oh, yes, thank you. I'm trying to ring my daughter's apartment. I can't see to

punch in the code.

I'm blind.

Who is your daughter?

Julie Warren.

Oh, I'll help you.

Thank you.

Here, here you go, right here. Oh, thank you. I appreciate it so much.

Sofa. Chair.

Lamp.

Head.

Chair.

Hand on that dresser.

Spread them.

Also, you don't understand.

I'm a police consultant.

Yeah, and I'm Tiger Woods. Hands on the dresser. Move it. Dad?

Get your hands up.

I'm a cop.

My ID's in my inside jacket pocket.

We've got a search warrant.

Take your ID out.

Slowly.

Put it above your head.

Sorry.

What's he doing here?

We're running an investigation.

Yeah, next time?

Turn off the silent alarm.

Was I right? The gun's in the underwear drawer?

You're guessing.

No, your mom used to hide everything in the underwear drawer.

Well, that's great, Dad. There's just one problem.

How would a blind person know to turn off the silent alarm?

That's a good question.

Come on, it'll only take a minute.

All right.

When Laura and I were sitting out on the deck, the sun was hitting her in the

eyes and they started to tear up.

Boy, that happens to me all the time.

Yeah, you can see.

Well, blind people are sensitive to light, too, and heat.

Tell her. If eyes are going to tear from the sun, it's far more likely to happen

to someone with sight.

But it isn't impossible for a blind person, is it?

No. You know, but the thing of it is, if she had said that her eyes were

sensitive because of the sun, I would have believed that. But she said she

crying over David.

I haven't seen her cry.

Neither have I.

Do you think she can see?

I don't know, but I think we should get her eyes tested again. Well, wouldn't

she tell you if she could see?

Not necessarily.

I'll make an appointment with Laura.

Hello, residence.

Hi, Mark.

Well, if I were getting my sight back, wouldn't I be the first to know?

Oh, I see.

No. No, I understand.

I'll be there.

Okay, bye.

This is Lieutenant Sloan. I need paramedics for 3231 Beach Drive.

We've got an unconscious woman.

It's like she tripped and fell down the stairs.

P -E -C -F -D.

Did you know this was going to happen? There was a chance. We knew that much.

Try the next line.

Do you think the fall gave me my sight back?

The next line?

L -Q -O -P -A.

See, I don't buy it.

Which means?

The minute she knew she was going to be tested again, she couldn't pretend to be

blind anymore.

You think she's been lying all along?

No. She was blind. She was given every test. There's no question that she

couldn't see.

The question is, when did she regain her sight?

Julie Warren couldn't do this.

Well, whoever killed David had to have been able to see.

Yeah, well, she can see. Laura King can definitely see. We just don't know how

long that's been the case.

S -L -N -R -J -G.

P -E -Z -F -T -D.

Very good.

We found this automatic in the nightstand next to your bed. You

house. You need a warrant to search my house.

I have one.

Well, in that case, what is your point? You know that's not the gun that was

used to kill David.

That's true, but Julie has the same type of gun.

Well, David probably gave it to her.

Well, her ammunition was never opened.

Your ammunition, which I found with the gun in your bedroom, is missing a full

clip of bullets.

David took me to the country and he taught me how to fire the gun.

Are you suggesting that I shot David?

How could I shoot David when I couldn't see?

You brought me here so he could question me.

Well, actually, Laura, I had a couple of questions I wanted to ask you myself.

So now I'm not surprised.

Well, Julie Warren said that you weren't here at 2 o 'clock on the day of the

murder.

But the hospital's only about a half an hour from here.

You didn't get there till 3 .30.

And that leaves an hour unaccounted for.

You're not accusing me of anything, but you sure are checking me out.

Where were you during that hour?

I took my dog to the pet shop and I got him a bath.

There's also the fingerprints on the computer.

What fingerprints? What are you talking about?

Your fingerprints overlapped all the other fingerprints on the computer

keyboard. Which means you were the last one to use it.

And you might have written an email to Julie.

Well, I wrote a letter to my mother. That's what I wrote.

How could you do that when you can't see?

I was a receptionist for five years. I touch type. I use the hot keys instead

a mouth.

Is this still a crime scene?

Uh, no, we have everything we need.

So I can have my house back?

Yes. Good.

Then get out.

Both of you, just get out!

I was sitting right next to Laura over there, and she asked me to tell her what

was going on at the beach, and I could tell that she could see.

Quit selling, Jesse.

Jesse, we're convinced Julie didn't do it. Then why is she still in prison?

She'll be out in a couple of hours.

I'm going to meet with her later. You can come with me if you want.

Thanks. It'd be great.

Here's what I think happened.

Laura takes the dog to the pet shop for a bath.

It's true. I checked.

Then she goes by Julie's and steals the gun.

She gets home and realizes it's empty.

Uses her own ammunition to shoot David.

Then picks up the dog and goes to the hospital.

I assume she gets around by bus, but none of the drivers could identify her.

she could see.

Well, she certainly couldn't see when we examined her.

But she must have been able to see when she shot David.

Revenge. And that's why she framed Julie.

Yeah. That, she probably figured that David would divorce her when he found

she could see.

You should know when I talked to the DA about releasing Julie, he had a serious

problem. Like what?

He says this is all theory.

We've got no evidence.

How you doing?

Fine. How does it feel to be asked?

You know, I'll be okay.

You've got a hell of a friend in Jesse here.

I know that.

Never stopped fighting for you.

Didn't believe you were guilty for a second.

Thanks. How do you do the same for me?

Oh, I don't know. Maybe not.

My heads are brought over here because we need your help.

Well, frankly, you're the last person I wanted to see.

I can understand that.

but I would do anything to get Laura for framing me.

Good. Let's get started.

She stole your gun. How'd she get past the silent alarm?

Well, David used to meet me at my apartment.

Sometimes he would get there before I would, and he could never remember the

code for the silent alarm, so I made him write it down and keep it in his

wallet.

Maybe Laura came across it, you know, before the accident.

Or afterwards.

But she wouldn't have known the code for the front door, though. That would have

changed last month.

Well, we think we know how she did that.

Are you saying she regained her sight before the murder?

Yeah. It doesn't require a fall to get your vision back. Sometimes it comes

spontaneously, especially after a few months have passed.

I know this isn't exactly pleasant, but if you could look through these, maybe

you'll see something that we missed.

Look at these.

These were taken by the news photographer.

How dare you come to my house?

I can't wait to show you. How the hell did you get out of jail?

They didn't have enough evidence to hold me.

And if I were you, I wouldn't try to plant anymore.

I know you killed David, and I think I can prove it.

Isn't it enough that you had an affair with my husband?

Why do you want to hurt me like this?

You tried to frame me for murder.

Please. Do you expect anybody to believe that?

And David never loved you. He kept leaving you and coming home to me.

You're the one with the motive, not me.

You may be right about that.

Maybe David never did love me.

But you didn't believe he loved you either, did you?

I want to show you something. Can we go inside?

But trust me, you'll want to see this.

What's wrong with this picture?

I don't know.

What does this have to do with anything?

Look at it.

I did. I don't see anything.

You're the most fastidious dresser I know.

You'll go back to a tailor over and over again until something fits exactly the

way you want it to.

You have shoes that go with every outfit.

David used to complain about that all the time.

Oh, what a charming anecdote. I'll take it as a compliment. Don't.

Look at the picture. Your shoes are the wrong color. They don't go with those

pants.

Well, in case you've forgotten, I was blind.

Oh, I think the jury's out on that.

But even if you were, you still would have known those pants weren't cut for

those shoes.

Most people wouldn't have noticed.

Look, Laura.

Those pants are very short.

My guess is something happened so that you can't wear the right shoes. Maybe

got blood on them after you killed David.

Oh, right.

You tell me.

I didn't kill David.

Well, then you have nothing to worry about.

Where did you get that picture?

From the newspaper.

But I haven't gone to the police, not yet.

I want you to know that your life is in my hands.

And I can destroy you anytime I want.

Whatever you're looking for is gone.

But you took it?

Depends on what you're looking for. What'd you take?

A couple things.

A gun.

What else?

You know, I have a dream. What else did you take out of the dumpster? I dream

I'm not sitting here.

Where are the ladies?

I dream I'm in a room with a bed eating a wonderful meal.

There are a pair of lady's shoes in there along with the gun. What did you

with them?

That will cost you another hundred, my dear.

Over there.

Around the bend.

Friend of mine has them.

Hi. Knock, knock.

Excuse me?

Knock, knock.

Who's there?

Boo.

Boo who?

Girl, you'll stop all that crying. I ain't gonna talk to you.

Well, that's really funny.

Boy, you tell me. You tell me a joke.

Well, you know, I don't know any. I never remember jokes.

Don't let me talk to nobody who won't tell me no joke.

Well, I'll tell you something really funny.

You're sleeping in the street and shoes worth over $300.

You want them?

Yeah.

Tell you what, I'll buy them from you.

Can't have.

Now that's funny.

You can name your price.

Would you take me to Honda's, walk around here barefoot?

I'll buy you new shoes.

My friend, he gave me these shoes.

Don't you think they're me?

I want the shoes.

They're mine. No, they're mine.

What you trying to say, huh? You trying to say my friend, he stole these shoes?

No, no, your friend did not steal the shoes. I just, I threw them away by

accident, and now I have to have them back.

Allow me to introduce myself.

Detective First Class Barbara Quinn.

I believe you know Detective Sloan.

I'm sure he's heard every word you said, and if not, I have it on tape.

David's blood is on the shoes.

We just had to prove they were yours.

You're under arrest.

Take her away and read her rights.

Good work, hobo cop.

I don't know what came over me.

David, you mean?

Yeah, it was some strange stuff, like a drug or something.

I thought if I didn't hear his voice or smell his aftershave, I was going to

die.

Have you ever felt that way?

Oh, well, let me think. No?

Well, fortunately, I'm coming out of it.

Okay, glad to have you back. Oh, thank you. I'll race you to the bluff.

Hey.

I think she just might meet Jesse. Oh, easy.

Will you explain something to me?

Yeah, if I can.

Why is it someone like Imelda Marcos has hundreds of pairs of shoes?

Because she's got hundreds of pairs of feet?

Well, like with Laura.

If she hadn't been so vain about her appearance, about how other people see

nobody would have thought twice about those shoes.

She could have gotten away with murder.

What are you kidding? Was Sherlock Sloan on the case?

She never had a chance.

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