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El Nino has arrived with a vengeance.

All area canyons are now under a flood watch.

Residents are being asked to avoid low water crossings and be on the lookout

possible mudslides. You know, Pierce Maxwell ain't the kind of guy who's just

going to put up with being used and dumped.

You were used?

I'm the one you cheated on.

You don't know anything, all right? The only thing you know is what your mama

told you.

And mama only knows what her private investigator told her.

You put a private investigator on me.

You may be able to intimidate my daughter, Pierce, but touch me.

My lawyers will bury you.

Well, we'll just see who buries who, won't we? Get in my way, you dead woman.

It's nothing.

You don't say.

Wait. Wait. We can't take the station wagon. Ellen has it. She just walked in

the front door.

What did you do? Fly up from the mall? I took a cab.

You don't expect me to drive in this weather, do you?

The road is barely passable as it is with all the potholes and the birds and

birds. Mother, mother, can we discuss the deficiencies of the municipal

government after we do something with Pierce's dead body? What do you suggest?

We'll put him in my car.

It's a two -seater. So we'll stuff him in the trunk. I don't think he'll mind.

Don't panic.

We'll get rid of the body later after our guests leave.

What, Kat?

Oh, you didn't invite Uncle David.

Well, you picked the terrific night to invite them to dinner.

Trust me.

If I knew we were going to kill Pierce, I would have made other plans.

Just stuff him in here.

I have dinner.

And he closes the body later.

Good to see you both.

Good to see you, Vivian.

Good to get out of the rain. It's pouring.

Wait, you can't put them in there.

I mean, they're wet.

I know, dear.

I'll put them by the fireplace to dry.

You should take Amanda's pastries into the kitchen and make sure everything is

all right in there.

Well, the remodeling has just gone beautifully, Vivian. Oh.

You haven't been here since we began?

No, not since you started the second story edition.

You can't tell that you've added on at all. Everything looks exactly the same,

especially the roof. Well, that's because the area over the entryway

touched. I went to a great deal of effort to maintain the profile of the

original house.

Over the objections of my so -called contractor, I might add.

It appears to be a problem in that area, too.

Not anymore.

Would you like a drink?

Some wine, soft drink, water?

No, I've had enough water for one night, thank you.

You know, I think a tonic and wine would be nice. Okay.

Well, I think I'm in the mood for something a little stronger.

Vivian, hope there's no trouble. We arrived early.

Oh, don't be silly.

It's just my cook went out to run some errands, and she's overdue.

But I'm sure Amy has everything in hand. Well, let me see if I can help.

Amy!

I'm just cleaning up Ellen's latest mess. I'll be out in a minute. Let me

you. No, everything's under control.

What did she use

this for?

Beef.

Heart. Beef heart.

I'm very, very British, you know. We're always having beef, hot.

I'm kidney.

She's been trailed.

Picked out to Naspix. Calm down. Calm down. I know exactly what's going on.

You do?

Your mother's told me everything.

About Pierce Maxwell.

She did?

Yes, and she's worried to death that you're going to marry him and drop out

school.

That.

Mother doesn't need to worry. Not now. But I thought you and Pierce were... Oh,

no.

It's over. The wedding is definitely on.

How do you feel about that?

Tripping.

Oh. Something wrong?

No, everything's fine.

You must be starving.

I think Ellen made some hors d 'oeuvres before she left.

Uh, chips.

Looks good.

Really, you don't want us to talk to Amy?

Oh, not about Pierce.

He's, uh, history.

But I would appreciate it if you would remind her not to throw away all she's

accomplished. Oh, well, 4 .0 average, magna cum laude, scholarship to

Stanford.

I think I'd be a little remiss if I didn't encourage her to go on with her

education. Where are you going with those? Well, these are dry. I thought

hang them up. Oh, that's my job.

You're the guest, remember?

Who could that be?

Nina.

Hiya, Viv.

Where's Amy?

You all right?

Oh, I'm great.

I just took first place in the Topanga International Mud Wrestling Tournament.

My car skidded off the road and got stuck.

I had to walk up in the rain.

You look like you crawled up.

Actually, I tripped over one of Pierce's trash piles in the dark.

Remind me to kick his ass. Dana, I had no idea you were coming over tonight.

It's a little awkward, but... I invited her.

How nice.

Hiya, Ames.

What's happening?

Chips and salsa?

Surely we can do better than that.

Why don't we take a look in the kitchen, Amy?

Now.

Looks like nobody's going to introduce us.

I'm Dana Neal, Amy's pal.

Hi, Dana. I'm Mark Sloan. I'm Amy's pal, too.

Uh -huh.

And you?

Amanda Bentley.

Yeah, you're new here.

What happened to Ellen?

I dare you to invite her without telling me. You invited Mark and Amanda without

telling me. The last thing we need is that little parasite roaming around.

is not a parasite.

Oh? When was the last time you borrowed money from her?

Hey, guys, can I borrow some clothes?

What a surprise.

I'm freezing my butt off out here. Could you just leave us for a minute, please?

Mother!

Don't you bother me.

We have a dead man in the closet in the house full of guests.

The situation is salvageable.

All we have to do is stick together and avoid any more surprises.

Yo, Viv, I'm dripping all over your precious little carpets.

The torrential rainfall is taking a heavy toll on local dams and reservoirs.

flood -controlled dam in Bouquet Canyon collapsed without warning early tonight,

leading to a dramatic rescue of two teens.

The two teenagers were swept down the river channel north of Alhambra.

Luckily, bystanders were able to pull both... You know, we may have trouble

getting home.

Unless we swim.

What kind of shape are your guest rooms in?

Uh, unfinished.

But they're dry.

And drafty and, uh, uninsulated.

Uh -huh.

Put your circuit breaker, Vivian.

It's in the closet.

No!

Uh... I'm sorry. I didn't mean to sound, uh...

It's Dryden's. It's just, um... Oh, what was I thinking? Um, actually, it's not

in the closet anymore.

Pierce moved them during the remodel. Yes, he installed a temporary power drop

upstairs. Oh, upstairs.

Do you have a flashlight?

No. Oh. Well, I'll take care of that.

Hello? Ellen, thank God. We're...

Where haven't I been? Posting your mail, picking up your dry cleaning, which is

about the only dry thing in L .A. just now, and procuring provisions enough for

the royal family, all of which was delayed because your car wouldn't start.

Frankly, Mrs. Sanderson, you need more reliable transportation if you insist on

living in these canyons.

Thank you, Dr. Sloan.

Mark!

Mom, I think we should go check on Dana.

Yes.

She's probably pawed through half your wardrobe by now.

Actually, she's more your size. I told her to look in your closet.

Does all this strike you as a little strange?

A little strange?

How about full -blown weird?

He couldn't have just walked away.

We killed him. What if I didn't?

What if Pierce is still alive?

Then he's gone.

And out of our lives.

Mom, I'm not so sure.

I got paged a little while ago.

It was Pierce's cell number.

What?

Why didn't you tell me?

Because I just figured it was some sort of glitch. I mean, he was dead. How

could he be paging me?

All right.

He's alive.

It's even better.

It's his word against ours. You were only trying to protect me. Do you

that carpenter? The one who got injured last week?

Cost me $3 ,500 in medical expenses.

That was no accident.

You're saying Pierce put him in the hospital?

Yes, and that was a simple misunderstanding.

I mean, we tried to kill him.

Hey, guys, what do you think?

I think that is a designer original.

A Linnelli.

Really?

Dana, it might be a bit much for the occasion.

Yeah.

I guess I'll just put on a sleazy shirt and jeans.

This kind of clashes with my tattoo anyway.

Can you believe I came here to get away from rainy old England?

Well, it's perfect weather to hole up or write a dissertation.

It would be if the Sandisons had lived up to their end of the bargain.

I'm a servant first and a scholar on my day off, whenever that is.

I didn't know that they worked you so hard.

Between the remodeling and Amy's on -again, off -again wedding, my life is

full, thank you. You may be in for a break.

The word is the wedding's definitely off.

Piers and Amy are finished?

That is news.

Good news, actually.

You don't like it?

I don't much care for bad boys, and Piers was the baddest.

Sounds like David Copperfield has arrived.

Amy's uncle.

David Coopersmith.

Hope you don't mind being groped.

David.

I'm very good.

Well, good. I'm glad to see you. We need to talk.

Uh -oh. What's wrong?

Hello, friend.

Dr. Sloan failed to live up to his mission. Hello, Mark.

David.

Amy.

Mark's on a mission or part of your conspiracy?

Hey, relax there, kiddo.

I'm on your side.

Yeah, mine are the trust funds.

Well, this should be open and allowed to breathe.

Yeah, why is it in this family only wine's allowed to breathe?

Amy.

You know, it wasn't my intention to come here and tell you what and what not to

do with your life.

That's what sets you apart from everyone else.

I'm here for you, Amy.

Your father was a dear, dear friend.

Like you are to me.

Now, if I was a corkscrew, where would I be?

Not there.

And did you redesign this entire kitchen just to prolong my agony?

Sir, I wouldn't do anything to prolong this.

The object of my search.

Hello there. You must be Mark's friend, Amanda.

Dr. Amanda, then.

Well, I've heard nothing but good things about you.

Yes, and I've heard about you, too.

Would you care for some wine?

Mom, I thought you turned the security system off. I did.

Somebody turned it back on. Well, maybe.

Maybe not.

You just charged me a fortune for this thing. It's never worked properly.

Okay, let's get her in this chair.

Okay. And I was going to start kickboxing classes next week.

What happened, Dana?

Did you trip?

And how soon should we expect the lawsuit?

Mom, I didn't trip.

I was pushed.

Pushed? That's impossible.

There was no one up there to push you.

Hey, I know what I felt.

I'll need an ice bag if you have one.

I'll have Ellen get right on it.

We're going to have to have a splint on this. Yeah. Is it sprained?

Sprained. Is it broken?

It doesn't seem too badly, and it won't be until we get an x -ray.

We need to get you to the hospital right away.

Have you checked the weather lately, Amanda? There's no way that I can get an

ambulance up there.

No, not even if it's life -threatening. I'm sorry.

No, it's okay, Jesse. I understand.

We'll try to get it down to you.

All right, I'll be here.

Any luck?

Nope, we're on our own.

With a lot of questions.

Yeah, like why were Vivian and Amy so frantic about that closet?

Yeah.

Is that

blood? Sure looks like it.

Well, we need to be in Amy about this.

I doubt they'll give us any straight answers.

So what do we do?

Well, you know, our first priority is to get Dana at the hospital. We've got to

get her to the community general.

Oh, boy, I can't wait to drive down a flooded canyon road in the dark. You

David Cooper Smith has a ranger over. Maybe if we ask him nicely.

I would rather hit that man over the head and steal his keys.

I'll ask him nicely.

Why don't you let me help you with that?

I'm sorry for interrupting Mr. Cooper Smith, but we have an emergency.

You all right, Amy?

It's just a headache.

It's been a tense night.

It's going to stay tense until she wises up and takes off with Pierce.

I didn't think you had any fans around here.

Anyone's an improvement over this crowd.

Vivian told me that Amy and Pierce broke up.

No way.

Those two are together till the death.

I have a Range Rover, Doctor, not a submarine.

Call the auto club and find out if those roads are even passable. Mr.

Coopersmith, the girl is in pain.

Which I hear she's kind of into.

Well, we have a busy signal.

We'll just have to try again later, huh?

You must think I'm something of a jerk, huh?

Oh, that's awful.

But being a jerk is a big part of my job in this family.

And what job might that be?

Protecting Amy's trust fund.

If I didn't know how to say no...

Vivian and my niece would have looted that fund years ago.

Vivian? How do you think she paid for this remodel?

Well, I thought Pierce Maxwell was the great threat to Amy's fortune.

Pierce has got to get through me, then he gets to Vivian before he gets to the

money.

Besides, there's no way I would let her marry that man. I'll cut her off so fast

her head will spin.

Well, at least until she comes to her senses, right?

Amy's financial well -being is my number one priority.

What about her emotional well -being?

There's a difference?

Amy?

Amy?

Vivian?

Thank you.

It came from the kitchen!

Text Sloan.

Hello? Hello?

I'm up in Topanga Canyon.

Dad, I can barely hear you.

This man, Coopersmith, showed up unexpectedly.

No, we're going to need help.

Hello?

How much you heard of that?

Yeah, I can't get a line out here either. You know, the canyon's probably

blocking the signal.

I sure would feel a lot better if I knew Steve was on his way.

Whoever killed Mr.

Coopersmith is probably still around.

Yeah, whoever being the big question of the night.

You think I killed my own brother?

No, but I think your guest might have. The one you haven't introduced us to.

What are you talking about, Mark? You've met everyone here.

Not the person you've been hiding in that closet.

It was Pierce.

He knew Uncle David hated him, so he killed him.

And he's not going to stop there.

Why would he want to kill anybody?

Because I brought him up here tonight. Oh, Amy, be quiet. Stop. Just don't say

word, not until I can talk to our lawyer.

Our lawyer is dead, Mom.

Pierce killed him.

And now he's after us.

Because I tried to kill him. Well, apparently you didn't do a very good job

it. She was just protecting me.

So you hit him with a skillet. That explains the blood in the cap in the

kitchen. And then you moved the body into the closet. That's why you two were

jumpy. But he decided to come back, and that's when the balcony alarm sounded.

Just before Dana was pushed down those stairs.

Remember the alarm going off? The balcony doors were open.

And that's when I found the wet footprints and the tool belt, and

disappeared from the kitchen.

I wouldn't be surprised if the blows that killed Cooper Smith were made by a

claw hammer.

Mr. Raft, along with the oxycodone, I'd like to offer you a tad bit of advice.

Don't spread plastic on your roof in the middle of a storm.

Next time you may want to wait for a roofer.

Hey, Jess.

Hey. Do you know where Dad is? He called me earlier, but the phone went out.

Oh, you know, the phones are out here, too. They're probably even worse than

Topanga.

That's where your dad is. Vivian Sanderson's place.

He's up in Topanga in this weather? Well, Vivian's daughter had some sort of

problem with her fiancé, Pierce Maxwell.

Oh, terrific. A domestic situation.

Steve, what's wrong?

I don't know. It's just when he called, it sounded like there might be some

trouble.

All right. Well, my shift ended 15 minutes ago. You want to have a go?

Yeah, good idea. My truck should be able to make it up there.

Guys, I don't want to stay in this house a minute longer than I have to.

I can hobble out to the car, really.

Data, until we find out how bad that ankle is, you have to stay off it, okay?

Yeah, now just relax and let us roll you out into the fire.

We'd better hurry. There's a new storm front coming in. We'll be lucky if a

slide doesn't take the road out. We'll be lucky if we get out at all.

He slashed the tires on the cars.

Mine too?

All of them, except the rover.

I got it, Bill. Thanks.

Pierce Maxwell's got a couple of priors.

Assault and a DUI. Well, it doesn't necessarily make him a killer.

Not unless you check into his juvie record.

It was sealed, but I had a pal of mine take a peek.

When he was 15 years old, Maxwell killed his stepfather with a pickaxe.

They're not there?

Well, maybe he put them down someplace, or Pierce took them.

It's okay. We take care of Uncle David's house and car whenever he's out of

town. Mom has a spare set upstairs.

Amy! Wait!

I'm tired of being scared of Pierce Maxwell.

Ellen, shut up.

Pierce didn't do this. It was the storm.

Amanda?

Amy?

We're going to have to go find them.

Do you have a flashlight?

In the kitchen.

Right, Ellen?

Don't worry about us.

Just get out there and find them. We'll lock the door.

You'll sure be all right.

Yeah, let Pierce come in here.

I'll give him a nine -iron lobotomy.

It's me. It's me. Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

He's up there. Who?

Parrish Maxwell. He is up there, and he came at me with a hammer, and Amy's

missing, and she could be up there with him.

Hey.

Two mudslides are blocking the road between here and the center.

Oh, man.

Yeah, I'm going to go up on foot.

All right, I'm going, too.

You don't have to, Jess. I know, but I'm going to go. Hey, promise me one thing.

You run into any deep puddles, I can ride on your shoulders.

Come on.

Amy hasn't listened to me since she was 12 years old. I told her Ferris was

dangerous.

Dangerous? How about total psycho?

Oh, now you agree with me.

Now that it's too late.

Yep, it's all my fault. Look, beating each other up won't do anybody any good.

We need to focus on finding Amy and get the hell out of here.

Oh.

Amanda, it's me.

I'm sorry.

No sign of Amy.

And now Ellen's disappeared. I couldn't find any working flashlights when I

turned around.

She was gone.

Buck, we've got to find her.

Before you can find anybody in this barn, you've got to get the power back

Power drops upstairs.

Well, then that's where we've got to go.

Are you sure there isn't at least one flashlight in this house somewhere?

I found two, both with dead batteries.

I don't understand that.

Ellen knows better than to let that happen. That woman has been a major

disappointment.

Vivian, I thought the power was out.

Well, the security system has a backup battery.

Activate it. Hurry.

Now? Yes.

Yes, that's a great idea. You see, if Pierce Maxwell is in this house, we can

track his movements.

Sounds like Pierce Maxwell just left the building.

Amy.

Where's Amy?

No!

No! No!

Vivian, stay right here. No!

You hear me? Stay here. Take care of her. Mark,

help me.

It's all right. We'll get you out of here.

Front door. Moment. That could be Ellen.

Probably Pierce. Let's hurry.

Front door open.

Open.

Open.

Open. Open. Open.

Open. Open.

Open. Open. Open. Open.

Open. Open. Open. Open.

Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open.

Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open.

Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Open. Are you kidding?

He's still out there. We've all got to stay here. Together.

I think that Pierce left the house. Which makes no difference. Dana is

all should stay put until help comes.

But if we close that front door, we'll know. If he comes back in, we'll be able

to track his movement.

Tracked him before.

Did Vivian a lot of good.

Well, maybe we'll be luckier this time.

Go with him, Amanda.

He'll have a better chance if he's not by himself.

Go.

We'll be okay.

So glad to see you in my life.

Found her up the road.

I was going for help.

Someone had to.

Your bravery is duly noted. She told us quite a story. About some guy being

murdered. Yes, David Cooper Smith. Unfortunately, he's not the only one.

Vivian Sanderson was killed, too.

The killer is still somewhere close by. Maybe in the house. We don't know.

It's Dana.

Like trying to run.

Nothing.

Considering what Amy's been through, she's in decent enough shape. I put a

splint on Dana's ankle. It looks like a compound fracture.

Was it definitely broken? I thought at worst it was a hairline fracture.

Which is probably a lot worse than she jumped out of that chair.

I made a complete search of the ground floor. Checked all the doors and

No sign of Pierce Maxwell or anybody else.

Steve, there's still the upstairs.

I'm going to check that now. Maybe get the lights on. There's a power drop up

there somewhere.

I'm going with you.

Well, you're going to need somebody to watch your back in the dark.

Amanda, I have a flashlight and a gun. If Maxwell's in the house, he won't be

much of a problem.

Maybe. But if I show you the way, you'll find that power drop a lot sooner.

Listen, remember, Pierce knows this house better than anyone. Be careful.

I thought you said you knew where it was. I'm not quite sure.

Why don't you come up here with me?

Because you have the gun.

Great. Well, it's got to be up here somewhere.

That's got to be it.

remind me not to resent paying my electric bill let's get back downstairs

wait a minute what that wasn't there before

what wasn't there that ladder are you sure yeah

Be careful.

It's Pierce.

Electrocuted? Yeah, he must have grabbed a live wire while he was up there.

Oh, good.

Saved the state the trouble.

Same kind of a wound as Cooper Smith.

What trauma? Probably from a hammer.

And I think I just found the murder weapon. No doubt we'll find Pierce's

fingerprints all over it. Along with David Cooper Smith and Vivian

blood.

Did Pierce throw the hammer at you?

By the time he came through that trap door, he was in no condition to throw

anything. Probably dropped it when he went up to the attic.

That makes it kind of convenient for us, doesn't it?

Nasty whack, Amy gave him.

Can you be sure it wasn't a death blow?

Well, given the nature of the wound and the severity of the burns, it's hard to

tell what killed him. I won't know until I perform an autopsy.

Dad, are you saying that Pierce isn't our killer?

I'm just saying we can't be sure he was alive when Vivian and Cooper Smith were

murdered. Mark, we saw Pierce kill Vivian.

We saw someone in that coat and Pierce's hat.

Well, it couldn't have been Amy. She was with you and me when Vivian was killed.

And Dana was downstairs with a broken ankle when both Cooper Smith and Vivian

were killed.

Dad, I hate to say it, but in this case, the simplest answer just might be the

right answer.

He was in the attic, stalking you guys.

There's insulation all over him.

You're right, it's a simple answer.

The killer's still alive, and he's still in this house.

You guys will be okay for a while? Oh, we'll be fine. Just get down to the

mountain and get some help. And some serious painkillers.

I only hope you won't have to walk all the way.

We won't. We found the rover keys in Pierce's pocket.

We'll be back with an ambulance within the hour.

I don't know about you two, but I'm in the mood for a mug of hot tea.

Where are they? They gone?

We just missed them.

Is something wrong? Fairly wrong.

David Cooper's missed body has disappeared.

That's impossible.

You said he was dead.

I thought he was dead. I was wrong. I'm getting out of here.

Don't leave me.

That's not possible.

I mean, he can't be alive.

Shut up, Amy.

Amazing what you can do with an accomplice, isn't it?

Even bring a dead man back to life.

I don't know what you're talking about, either of you.

We're talking about the fact that you killed your uncle right before you found

him.

What?

David Coopersmith and your mother were the only thing standing between you and

your trust fund.

So first you killed Coopersmith, and then Dana killed your mother.

Whoa. That nutcase Pierce killed them, remember?

You saw him.

Pierce Maxwell was dead before this whole thing started.

When you picked a fight with him and hit him in the head with that skillet, then

you and your mother hid the body in the closet.

Your mother didn't know you were in communication with Dana via your pagers.

When you signaled Dana, she crawled in under the house and came up through a

secret trap door in his closet.

And then...

She hoisted Pierce's body through there, up into the attic.

When you went upstairs to change your clothes, you slipped into the attic and

positioned Pierce's body over the trap door.

Then you threw yourself down the stairs and sprained your ankle.

Dr. Dana's ankle was broken when Pierce pushed her.

No, it was broken after she killed Vivian.

When we left them alone, Amy broke Dana's ankle to make it look as if she

couldn't have killed Vivian and made her scream like hell.

You don't have any proof.

Not for any of this. I think we do.

Look what we found hidden upstairs.

A coat and hat just like Pierce's.

And then, of course, there's my eyewitness account. When you arrived

evening, you were covered with insulation from the attic.

I told you I fell into a trash pile outside.

Which didn't have any insulation anywhere in it. I checked.

And if that's not enough, Amy practically admitted in front of all of

she killed David Cooper Smith.

This is all your fault.

I promised it would work.

It did work.

Until you confessed.

Not a

bad

plan. For a murder each, Amy and Dana were going to share airtight alibis.

So what went wrong?

Two surprise dinner guests, Dad and Amanda.

Oh, I get it. Ellen was supposed to be their only witness. To testify that

Pierce committed both murders.

Okay, I'm still not clear on one thing. How did Dana manage to electrocute

Pierce when she wasn't even in the attic?

Think of it as an illusionist trick, Jess.

Dana deliberately left that ladder there to draw our attention to the attic.

Which, of course, was after she moved Pierce's body across the attic.

And she placed the body so the hand would touch a live wire when anyone

up the attic door.

All clear to you now, Jess?

Uh, who made the footprints?

I mean, the wet ones, Amanda found to go to the closet.

Oh,

now, Doug, I'm going to go home. I have to swim the whole way. Oh, I'm right

behind you.