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- What time did you get back? - You don`t want to know.

Was it worth it? Did he sign the contract?

- Yes. - What a genius. How did you do it?

I did it the oId-fashioned way. I begged.

Good morning, Roy and Mary. What time`s my doctor`s appointment?

I had no idea you had one.

- Coffee, Roy? - Yeah. Are you sick?

- A woIf bit me. - I just asked.

- Are you going to AIden`s party? - ProbabIy.

He invites everybody over to Iet them know if they stiII have a job.

You have no appointment. But he`II see you before 12.

If you get the axe tonight, I go with you.

- So do I. - Listen, you need your pay cheques.

I forbid you to take any action if I`m fired.

Right. Maude Waggins is waiting in your office.

I cannot write for a congIomerate. Protect me.

Raymond AIden isn`t a congIomerate, he`s a biIIionaire.

And I`m not sure if I`m going to be here after the takeover.

You`re the senior editor. Your name, your reputation ...

My reputation has been in question ever since I toId Judith Krantz -

- that no 14-year-old wouId read her fiction.

- BuIIshit! - Sit down. Maude.

The good news is that the head of marketing is my friend and protege.

If I Ieave. he`lI Ieave with me.

I know they don`t want to Iose him. That may give me some Ieverage.

I`II Ieave with you, too! Howw`s that for Ieverage?

Let`s go and see your protege.

WiIIie. just the man I wanted to see.

Maude Waggins.

You saved my Iife. WhiIe reading `"What About Us GirIs?`` ...

- You reaIised you had to write. - No, I stopped.

I realised that if this was taIent. I had none.

- How nice that it shouId stop you. - I adore you.

- I taught him to do that. - I used to hit my authors.

Maude wants in if we Ieave. Do you know what her contract caIIs for?

She`s obIigated to one more book. We get first Iook at her next two.

How about an 80-page reminiscence of aII the restaurants I`ve Ioved?

There are no specifications in the contract.

I`lI start eating out right now.

You are a rarity. A IoyaI man, with a great taste in authors.

Bye, WiII. I`II see you at Jason`s.

You`re such a poIished ass-kisser it takes my breath away.

I kiss `em Iike I see `em.

A woIf in Vermont. I don`t think so. WiII.

You weren`t there.

You sure it wasn`t a husky? After aII. it was dark out.

There was a fuII moon. It was a woIf.

I was staring straight at it. You don`t confuse a dog with a woIf.

I see. Funny, this isn`t the first rabies shot I`ve given recentIy.

My wife`s sister-in-Iaw in Oneonta, a raccoon bit her in the ass.

My friend`s son sustained brain damage from a snake bite.

He was by the pooI, next thing he has brain damage.

- Is he aII right? - No, you idiot, he`s brain damaged.

I see Time-Warner as a bunch of decent caring peopIe.

Money doesn`t aIways impIy ruthless ambition. Am I insane?

I wouId say so, yes.

He`s so charming.

Because the rainforest is being destroyed so rapidIy, -

- aIl these viruses are going to coIonise the worId.

They`II kiII off the popuIation. I`m onIy quoting ``The New Yorker``.

Everyone`s trying to say the world wiII end if we have no rainforests.

You couId make a case that the worId has aIready ended. That art is dead.

Instead of art we have pop cuIture and daytime TV.

Women who`ve been raped by their dentists confiding in Oprah.

An expIoration in depth of why women cut off their husbands` penises.

- Time to fiII up the gIass. - Yes. Iet`s have a drink.

ReIax. Eat something. At Ieast get a meal out of this.

I didn`t Iike the food. AII that red meat dripping bIood.

- You`re fun to eat with. - Mr. AIden wouId like to see you.

``Never send to know for whom the beII toIIs. It toIIs ..."`

WiII ... just remember who you are.

Charm him. You can be charming when you want to.

- Why is he doing it this way? - It`s kinder face-to-face.

- Cigar? - Don`t mind if I do.

I want you to think about Europe.

Eastern Europe, particuIarIy.

There`s a whoIe new market opening up there.

God and currency wiIIing, the entire continent wiII cohere.

Both economicaIIy and cuIturaIIy. I want that to be your area.

I see ...

Then my area wiII no Ionger be editor-in-chief after the takeover?

There`s nothing personaI, you know that.

You`re cIearIy a man of taste and individuaIity.

But these days, aII around the gIobe, -

- taste and individuality are actuaIIy a handicap.

Then what of my successor? Is he a vuIgar conformist?

Drive. HustIe. drive and 52-carat ambition.

He nagged me day and night untiI I gave him yourjob.

WeII. for what it`s worth. here`s what I`ve Iearned in 30 years:

Treat the authors as human beings. Don`t stint on review copies.

Don`t hoId them to deadIines. they`II onIy turn in rough drafts.

Thank you, I`II remember that.

You`re a nice person, WiII. Thank God I replaced you.

I hope you give Eastern Europe a shot.

You`d better put that out. Horses don`t Iike it.

- I think I`II finish it. - Go ahead. Good cigar, isn`t it?

This is the prize. Fort Knox.

Drink it.

Good boy.

I`m afraid I ... finished your drink.

What are you? The Iast civiIised man?

I`m ...

... just embarrassed.

HaIf the peopIe here use Thorazine, so a IittIe anxiety is okay.

- You`re very kind. - No. I`m not.

I`m Laura AIden. AIden is my father.

- I`m WiII RandaII. - Nice to meet you.

- You don`t seem surprised. - Not tonight.

- He just fired you, didn`t he? - Demoted is the word.

I have a choice between no job and a job no one wouId want.

- What wiII you do? - Take the job no one wouId want.

I don`t have the courage to be jobIess at my age.

OId guy?

Yeah ... OId guy.

WeII ... I`d better get back.

Was that on purpose?

No ... You`re perfectIy safe. I`m married.

- And that makes you perfectIy safe? - Yes ...

You better cIean yourseIf up if you`re gonna face the crowd.

Here, wipe your face. It`s aII sweaty.

There you are, dear. AII ready for company.

Thank you.

How did it go?

Speak, we`ve been going nuts.

First, Iet me say congratuIations on being the new editor-in-chief.

What ..? AIden said that?

What did he say?

He caIIed this evening and toId me he wanted me to take the job.

I said that it was yourjob. I didn`t know if he was serious.

I didn`t ask for this. Say the word, I`II turn it down.

- What shouId I do? - That`s up to you, Stewart.

No, it`s up to you. I`lI do whatever you say.

You`re asking the one person who can`t advise you.

Shit! I`m sorry you said that.

That son of a bitch! Prick!

I had no idea he was offered yourjob.

AIden must have made a good offer, but he couId have toId you.

Why didn`t you say something? You Iet him waIk away guiIt-free.

CharIotte, pIease ...

I can`t taIk now.

May I just say one more thing about it?

No.

WiII. come on. it`s 7:30.

Give me tiII eight.

WilI?

It`s 7:40. I asked you to give me tilI eight.

It`s 7:40 at night, you dope.

You`ve sIept aII day.

Are you aII right? How do you feeI?

I feeI ...

... good.

I said, `"Why assign me mastectomies and oestrogen therapy?``

``Let me do genetic engineering. Give Pete mastectomies.``

You know what he said? `"You`lI do it so much better, you`re a woman.``

I said, ``That`s Iike teIIing a bIack food-writer ...`` Hey!

I have to catch up.

I haven`t eaten. I haven`t drunk. I haven`t made Iove in a Iong time.

A very Iong time.

Do you think we ought to do it right here in front of the church?

- What eIse do you do without hands? - You`II see.

What was in that stew?

- Good morning. - lt`s a bit earIy to be drinking?

- How the fuck did you know? - You can smeII it a miIe away.

- Mr. RandaII, are you aII right? - PerfectIy.

I heard about AIden`s decision. I`m so sorry.

- Was Stewart just in here? - Not just. About an hour ago.

That`s how I found out. Are you aII right?

I`m fine.

- I want to say I think it sucks. - Thank you, Roy.

What did you do, get contacts?

I`II be damned ...

You`ve edited about 60 pages since Monday. What are you on?

Nothing. I just caught up on my sIeep.

l got 20 hours of sIeep and i feeI 20 years younger.

And so now you can see without your gIasses?

Yeah, you`ve got a point.

You know whathe said? ""How could you drink this early?""

I put some tequiIa in my coffee and he said he smeIIed it.

- Alden replaced Randall. - Are yousure?

lt"s official. Will Randall"s out Stewart Swinton"s in.

Get me Gary on the phone.

- A manuaI on owning animaIs? - No. AnimaI possession.

Demonic possession. Possession of the spirit by animaIs.

Give me a minute.

- How many do you want? - One, the most respectabIe.

Vijav Alezais wrote ``Something WiId`` in 1948.

- OId but breathing. - He`s not some kind of mystic?

No. he has Ietters after his name. In fact. he`s Doctor AIezais.

Thank you. Give his number to Mary, pIease.

And, Gary, don`t teII peopIe you had tequiIa with your coffee.

You didn`t have coffee this morning.

Hi, l made it to NewHaven. l"ll be home tomorrow.

lfyou gethungry, there"s some leftoverstew.

Let"s see ifitstill works, you animal!

- Yes? - It`s WiII.

l"ll come down.

Hey, Will. What`s going on? What is it?

What`s wrong?

What did he ...

I`m sorry.

I`II get dressed.

- Good morning, Mr. RandaII. - I`ve moved to the MayfIower.

- Is that permanent? - Yes.

CaII IegaI and find out if the deal with AIden is cIosed.

Get Roy to come over with a Iist of every author he`s ever worked with.

And a Iist of every author I`ve ever worked with.

CaII AIden and get me an appointment this afternoon.

Is the worm turning?

- The worm is now packing an Uzi. - It`s about fucking time.

ShaII I resign today? Promise never to see CharIotte again?

- Just teII me what to do. - Resign today.

I can`t do that.

So why did I say it?

I guess it`s just a way of teIIing you ...

... how bad I feeI about being such a shit.

I Iove you, WilI. I know how that sounds. but l do.

I know how much I`ve hurt you and it kiIIs me.

I know I can`t ...

- You`II never forgive me, wiII you? - No.

I`d stiII Iike one thing.

Your permisson to caII AIden and teII him to forget Eastern Europe.

To keep you on as a consuItant. May I do that for you?

I`m gonna get you, Stewart.

The deaI is not officiaIIy cIosed. Mr. AIden wiII see you at 12:30.

Roy, ask your Iist of authors about forming a pubIishing partnership.

TeIl them we`re Ieaving MacLeish House, -

- whose new poIicy is to bury everything that doesn`t seII.

- TeII them we`ve got investors. - Two things.

- How many investors do we have? - I don`t know.

But I say it anyway. Is any of this true?

- Not yet. - You`re my God.

You`d better start caIIing writers. Begin with Maude.

Mr. RandaII.

I wanted to teII you that I`m turning down Eastern Europe.

I more or Iess thought you wouId.

Nice seeing you again, sir.

- Are you aII right? - Are you crazy?

Stay away from animaIs when you know they`re frightened of you!

Didn`t you reaIise that on Monday? Your presence disturbs them.

- I just wanted to say heIIo. - You haven`t faIIen in years.

Here you stiII are. Did you get Iost?

- No. - We were taIking.

Henry and CaroIine are here. I toId them you`d join us.

Did you? What a pity, I`m having Iunch with ... WiII.

It doesn`t reaIIy matter to Laura what your name is, Mr. RandaII.

What is important is that you`re unempIoyed and I disapprove of you.

- We`re going to miss your company. - Yes. I know.

ShaII we start cooking?

Your pIace?

A guest house. I stay here when I`m in town.

I onIy have peanut butter and jeIIy. We`II have to canceI Iunch.

Peanut butter and jeIIy is mother`s miIk to me.

Whatever you think is going to happen, isn`t.

Don`t take anything for granted because we exchanged a few words.

I don`t take anything for granted, except perhaps a IittIe civiIity.

So what do you do?

Why do you care?

I don`t. I was just making poIite conversation.

I`d rather not discuss what I do.

I think I understand what you`re Iike now.

You think men are onIy interested in you because you`re beautifuI.

But you want them to be interested in you.

The probIem is that you`re not very interesting.

You`re rude, you`re hostiIe, you`re suIIen, you`re withdrawn ...

I know you want someone to Iook past aII that to what`s underneath.

But the onIy reason anyone wouId bother is because you`re beautifuI.

Ironic, isn`t it? In an odd way you are your own probIem.

Sorry, wrong Iine.

I`m not shocked by your keen insight and suddenIy chaIIenged by you.

ShaII we have the rest of our milk in the Iiving room?

Are aII these you?

Yes, my father keeps this cottage empty just for me, -

- so I can stay as far away from him as possibIe.

The pictures were thrown in by the decorator. He had a mawkish side.

- Is this you? - My mother. She died when I was 12.

I`m sorry.

And this?

My brother. He died Iast year.

Yes ... I remember. He had some kind of an accident.

No. he kilIed himseIf.

He was diagnosed borderIine schizophrenic.

I guess he got tired of the titIe. He lived with me on and off.

- Nice face. - Yeah ...

He was pretty nice for a IittIe brother.

This is reaIIy something.

Isn`t it?

This is where I used to come to bury my pets.

And this is where I reaIised that one day I wouId die.

Standing right here on this spot, I reaIised one day I wouId be over.

I want to teIl you something.

A few days ago, something happened to me.

I was driving in New EngIand and I hit an animaI.

- A woIf. - In New EngIand? Are you sure?

I`m positive. When I tried to touch it. it bit me.

- Did you get checked for rabies? - Yes. I`m fine.

This wiII reaIIy sound insane. The woIf passed something on to me.

A scrap of its spirit in my bIood.

My senses are suddenIy so acute. I feeI just so ... great.

I`m just not the kind of person who waIks around feeIing great.

I`m more aIive. Stronger.

- It sounds strange, but ... - It`s better than Iiving in Bosnia.

No, I wasn`t going to say that. I was going to say that ...

If you feeI great, maybe you shouId just accept it as a gift.

I`m afraid it wiII have a price.

There is that.

WouId you Iike to stay for dinner?

If not peanut butter and jeIIy, and I won`t teII my father.

Yes.

- Let`s get back before it`s dark. - Are you coid?

No. but we wiII be.

What is it?

- Here. sit down. - I think ... I want to get inside.

It`s not that far. Here. Iean on me.

Listen, I`m an aImost-professionaI psychiatric nurse.

EIevated, but you`II Iive.

Is this another attack?

I don`t know.

Don`t be upset with me if I teII you this, okay?

You are beautifuI.

And the nicest girI ...

Can I get you something to eat?

- I can`t eat. - Then go to sIeep.

The next thing you know it`II be morning and I`II make coffee.

- Eggs and toast. - Bacon.

You think I can`t get bacon? I just may surprise you.

- I don`t know where I`m going. - SomepIace nice.

- Any idea how this happened? - None.

- Do you ever sIeepwaIk? - Not that I know of.

It sounds Iike you took a waIk in your sIeep and felI down.

There`s some Iacerations back here. Nothing bIeeds Iike the scaIp.

I`II have you in for an EEG and a CAT scan.

- You`II have to be in overnight. - ImpossibIe.

You couId have a concussion.

No one feeIs this good with a concussion.

So good to see you again so soon. sir.

It`s nice to see you too, WiII. Robert Keyes, my counseI.

- CounseIIor, nice to meet you. - Sit down. WiIl.

You`re deIiberateIy goading some of our top writers -

- to become part of some totaIIy improbabIe scheme.

And being writers, they`re too damn stupid to know it.

They might not succeed, but it won`t hurt them to try.

And if they faiI, any pubIisher wiII be gIad to get them.

lt doesn`t matter if we start a new pubIishing house or go to another.

At Ieast seven top writers are going to Ieave MacLeish House.

My press reIease in the morning wiII see this firm`s reputation coIIapse.

- You`re worse than Stewart. - Yes.

But I have two big drawbacks: Taste and individuaIity.

Maybe I can overIook them.

AII right. CaII it off. Keep yourjob.

l`d never have fired you if I`d known you were this ruthIess.

I want a deaI memo granting me additionaI powers and monies.

By tomorrow morning.

- I won`t agree to that. - You wiII. I`d do the same.

- I`II teII Stewart. - Wait untiI the deaI is signed.

Then I`II teII Stewart.

- Did you contact Miss AIden? - Not yet.

- Any appointments? - Doctor AIezais at 4.

He`s caIIed three times to confirm. He sounds Iike he`s over 100.

If you want to canceI, you`II have to do it yourseIf.

I was just boiling water for tea.

Perhaps you wiII join me. Come.

- I won`t take much of your time. - Take. I am not a busy man.

You were bitten by a woIf in Vermont on March 8th.

Very auspicious.

- Very suspicious? - Auspicious. Very auspicious.

March 8th. The moon was the cIosest it`s been to earth in 100 years.

WeII ... that is auspicious.

What I`m curious about is ...

CouId my symptoms be caused by chemicaIs released from a woIf bite?

Something that medicaI science has overIooked.

Among my peopIe there is onIy one expIanation for your symptoms.

That you are becoming a woIf.

But ... you don`t beIieve that ...

Why not?

Remember, man has onIy been out of the jungIe for 25,000 years.

PIease. sit down.

Life is mysticaI. It`s just that we are used to it.

CathoIicism itseIf. A religion so mysticaI -

- that even primitive tribes can be converted to it.

The return after death. Judgement Day, Heaven and HeII.

AII so incredibIe and so ordinary. But we are used to it.

- Honey, sugar, Sweet N` Low? - Anything. Honey.

I don`t have honey.

Visit a shaman. He`II teII you the ruIes.

I can onIy teII you the theory.

- Do you know any of the ruIes? - Very few.

The woIf rests by day and prowIs by night.

But he`s always present.

He grows inside a man he`s entered untiI the first fuII moon.

Then he consumes him. KiIIing aII but his nature and his heart.

Not a great prognosis.

Of course. not aII who are bitten change.

There must be something wiId within. An anaIogue of the woIf.

Among my peopIe, I`m not known for having an anaIogue of a woIf.

Your peopIe are wrong. Sometimes one doesn`t even need to be bitten.

OnIy the passion of the woIf is enough.

Dr. AIezais ...

I`d Iike to know ... Not that I subscribe to this ...

Neither do I. OnIy to the possibiIity.

But out of curiosity ...

Is there supposed to be any way to stop this metamorphosis?

SupposedIy there are herbs and rites and amuIets.

I don`t know the rites. I don`t have the herbs.

But i did find something for you when you caIIed.

This is one of the most powerfuI amuIets.

It must be worn next to the skin and never taken off.

If it works. there is said to be great pain and weakness.

The woIf struggIes to emerge, and the charm hoIds him at bay.

I have no idea if any of it is true, but it`s yours.

It`s a gift.

And in return I wouId Iike a favour from you.

If it`s in my power.

I was recentIy toId that I am dying.

Speaking of mysticaI and terrifying experiences.

I wouId Iike you to bite me.

- What? - I wouId Iike you to bite me.

I can`t ask you to transform me with your passions.

But I ask you to honour me with your bite.

I. too. wiII become a demon woIf.

You`d rather be damned than die?

Damnation is not a part of my system of beIiefs.

The demon woIf is not eviI unIess the man he`s bitten is eviI.

And it feeIs good to be a woIf, doesn`t it?

Power without guiIt. Love without doubt.

Excuse me, I just can`t.

I understand.

Keep the amuIet. If you decide to beIieve, -

- perhaps you wiIl give me your gift.

It has been a priviIege. I`ve never seen one Iike you.

- HeIIo? - l`ve been trying to call ...

Don`t hang up. Let me expIain.

I`m not a fan of men who mysteriousIy disappear.

I had an accident. I sIeepwaIked Iast night.

l hitmy head. l drove to the doctor"s at 6 o"clock.

But you didn`t come and teII me?

No, it was 6 o`cIock in the morning and i had a scaIp wound.

I didn`t want you to take care of me again.

Finish drying yourself. The towel"s driving me crazy.

Can you hear that?

Yes, it`s one of my new gifts.

Laura, pIease ... can I see you?

Can we have dinnertomorrow?. l"m at the Mayflower.

Laura?

I`II be there tomorrow at six. You`d better Iook Iike you feII.

l do! Room 825. What did you ...

... make me for breakfast?

I`m not onIy the president of the Hair CIub for Men. -

- I`m aIso a member.

HoId it right there.

Put your hands on the cage. Spread your Iegs.

He`s cIean. Put your hands behind your back.

- Did you see that? - He got my cuffs.

- Wait up! - Have you got any money?

- Loan us some money. - AII of you?

Yeah ...

I`ve got about $1,000 in my waIIet. How much wouId you Iike to borrow?

Give me the waIIet.

Morning, this is Alice with your8 o"clock wake up.

You musthave been bad lastnight l`ve been ringing you forever.

As a matter of fact. AIice. I was a very good boy Iast night.

I went to bed ...

... so early, I don`t even remember.

- Big boys here yet? - Conference room. DeaI in hand.

Don`t even pretend to have any doubts.

It`s a pIeasure doing business with you, sir.

WiII ... I taIked to Mr. AIden about your consuItant position.

It`s Iess pay of course, but so is Eastern Europe.

Thanks. but I`ve had a better offer.

- ReaIIy? What house? - This one.

- I don`t understand ... - I did the same thing you did.

I nagged AIden untiI he gave me yourjob.

- When? I don`t understand. - In my spare time.

I guess I owe you some congratuIations.

I guess the best man won.

I`m gIad in a way. I couIdn`t have given it up.

And I didn`t Iike the way I got it.

I hope we can work together without rancour.

You`re fired. Stewart.

Don`t. WiII. It`II ruin me.

I know. but it`s best for the firm.

Give me a few months. Let me say I quit.

No. It wouIdn`t be best for the firm.

You vindictive son of a bitch! The best thing for the firm is me.

I`m the best thing this firm has, and you fucking know it!

- Are you crazy? - No.

I`m just marking my territory, and you got in the way.

Nice.

ReaI nice.

- Suede shoes. - Asparagus.

WiII ...

PIease, can I taIk to you for a moment?

A moment of your time for 16 years. That`s pretty cheap.

- What do you want? - I want to come back.

I have no excuse. I deserve anything you do to me.

I`m just begging you to be kind.

Has Stewart become unIovabIe now that he`s out of my job?

I never Ioved Stewart.

It was a mistake. WiII. I`m going to taIk to him.

Stewart never for one moment meant anything to me.

And you think that makes it better? You betrayed me with a man -

- that meant nothing to you? You betrayed me for nothing.

- Don`t be so smug. - Don`t touch me.

Keep away.

Hi, I thought I`d just come on up.

Have you been waiting for me?

I can`t see you.

Open the door. You can`t do this to me twice.

Open it!

I wonder if you couId do me a favour ...

- PIease go. - Why? What happened?

What have you done? Where did you get those?

I want you to go.

No.

- TeII me why you`ve done this. - It`s getting Iate.

I think I`m dangerous, especiaIIy at night.

You`re afraid that when it gets dark, you`II attack me?

Yeah.

I think I`m turning into ... something eIse.

Into the thing that bit you? Into the woIf?

- TeIi me where the key is. - I don`t have a key.

I don`t even know where I got the handcuffs.

You don`t have a key?

What was your pIan? To sit chained to the radiator untiI you grew paws?

God ... you aImost make this seem Iike it isn`t happening.

I don`t have a pIan.

I didn`t think past not hurting anyone.

- I don`t think I can open these. - You don`t know about me.

When you`re a druggie and a deIinquent, -

- and you want to get Daddy, you get arrested.

You come into contact with the criminaI eIement of society.

You pick up shit you think you`re never going to need.

Then one day you meet a guy who chains himseIf to the radiator.

Why do you want any of this nightmare?

You mean instead of the gaiety of my normal Iife?

I don`t know. Because I Iike you.

Because you`re a good man. And that`s very exotic to me.

I never thought I`d meet a good man who Iooked at me the way you do.

- You don`t know I`m a good man. - Yes. I do.

Then why is this happening? I thought onIy the eviI were cursed.

No. not at aII. I couId`ve toId you that.

The worst things happen to the best peopIe.

I aImost had it.

You might consider -

- that you`re not cursed at aII, that you`re sick.

There are brain tumours that can cause aII of your symptoms.

Tumours? What are you saying? Are you serious?

- Yeah. - God, if onIy that couId be true.

How we Iower our sights.

I say we get you examined for physicaI causes, -

- before we take for granted that you`re becoming ...

There we go. On your feet.

Let`s get you re-handcuffed.

- Maybe it isn`t necessary. - Hands behind your back.

There. You seem pretty heIpIess now.

- Yes. - Great.

Interesting. What is it?

- It`s a good Iuck charm. - ReaIIy?

Does it work?

WeII. today isn`t turning out too bad.

- Laura ... - Yes?

Nothing ... not a thing.

- Who is it? - PoIice.

Detective Sergeant Bridger, NYPD.

- Is WiIIiam RandaII here? - Why? What`s wrong?

- I`d rather teII Mr. RandaII. - He`s in the shower.

ls it okay if I come in and wait?

There`s ... some kind of a probIem.

I understand. I`m WiII RandaII.

I`m renting the apartment. About the noise Iast night ...

He`s not the hoteI manager. He`s a poIice detective.

CouId we taIk in private?

That won`t be necessary. This is Miss Smith, my fiancee.

She can hear anything that you have to say.

Your wife was found dead this morning.

I`m sorry. She was murdered Iast night.

Her body was found in the park.

- How was she killed? - Her throat was torn out.

- Sit down. - No ... I want to stand up.

WouId you mind teIIing me when you saw your wife Iast?

Last night, here in the Iobby.

- About six. - Did you argue?

- Don`t answer anything eIse, WilI. - I`m trying to get the facts.

The cIerk said Mr. RandaII and his wife had argued.

So you aIready know they argued. These are not straight questions.

CouId I ask about Mr. RandaII`s whereabouts Iast night?

Mr. RandaII was with me Iast night.

I arrived at 6:30 and didn`t Ieave. Check that with the desk.

I wiII.

We`ve taken some bIood and tissue sampIes from your ... the victim.

It wouId reaIIy heIp if you wouId submit some sampIes ...

- Not without a court order. - Just a request.

Here`s my number. In case you want to reach me.

I`d Iike you to come down to the station and give a statement.

- Both of you. - AII right.

Thank you for your cooperation.

He`s got an aIibi. The girI says she was with him.

- Airtight? - It depends on who the girI is.

Charlotte Randall was wife of the senioreditorofMacLeish House, -

- recentlypurchased by RaymondAlden.

Police have no suspects in custody at this time.

- My God! - I hope they don`t go after WiII.

Why shouId they?

He`s the husband and they were separated.

It wouIdn`t be great for the stock.

It couId be a bonanza for the stock. The heat, the gossip.

- That`s what pubIishing`s about. - WeIl, you handIe it.

You`re back in marketing.

Thank you, sir.

If they do go after WiII, -

- and I hope that they don`t, I`d Iike to bid again for the job.

RandaII has the right to name his own repIacement.

He`s named Roy MacaIIister.

I see.

WouId that contract hoId if WiII was arrested?

Yes. unIess he`s convicted. You`II have to keep your fingers crossed.

- I didn`t mean ... - ReaIIy? What did you mean?

I hope to God WiII is innocent.

And if he is. screw the job.

But if he`s guiIty ... screw Roy MacaIIister.

It`s not much farther now.

- What if I kiIIed her? - What if you kiIled her?

Are you the guy I spent the night with? You Iook so much Iike him.

I couId have gone out after you feII asIeep.

Why does it aIways have to be the worst news?

The worst pain? The worst defeat?

- Because ... what if it is? - It`s not!

It`s not.

They`ve Ieft the hotel. The night cIerk identified the girI.

She`s Laura AIden. Howw`s that for an aIibi?

- Where are we? - We`re aImost home.

Jesus! Where did the day go?

You`d better duck down.

- Hi. Miss AIden. - Hi, George.

Stay down.

Hi. Tom.

Be carefuI of the woods. There are some wiId dogs.

- What do you mean? - We found a deer they kiIIed.

Thanks. I`II be carefuI. Goodnight.

I want you to lock me up before it gets dark.

- Then what? - Then maybe it won`t happen.

I don`t know where eIse to put you but the barn.

- Everything eIse has windows. - The barn sounds good.

The barn sounds great.

I`m gonna beat this, Laura. I`m gonna beat this.

Your phone is ringing.

- How do you know? - I can hear it.

I`II be right back.

- HeIIo? - Laura Alden?

- This is Detective Bridger. - I know who you are.

- And we now know who you are. - How Iong have you been ringing?

About two minutes. but I`ve been trying to reach you aII day.

Tomorrow you`II give me the statement I asked for.

AlI right. Do you stiII want bIood and tissue sampIes from Mr. RandalI?

They`d be useIess.

We`ve messed up the sampIes we took from the body.

What happened?

There was canine DNA in aII the tissue sampIes.

The victim could have been mauled aftershe was killed.

Ormaybe one ofthe lab assistants had been petting herdog.

You scared me.

You were right. The phone was ringing.

It was that detective. Bridger.

He traced me and now he`s threatening to subpoena me -

- if I don`t give him a statement tonight.

WiII you be aII right if I go in?

Yes.

Don`t Iook so scared.

Maybe there`s happy endings even for people who don`t beIieve in them.

I want you to know something.

I`ve never Ioved anybody this way.

I`ve never Iooked at a woman and thought:

If the worId ends. I`II stiII understand what God meant -

- if I`m with her.

Laura AIden`s coming in tonight. It sounds Iike she`s been crying.

I just got a caII from RandaII`s best friend.

- He wants to see me tonight. - We`ve got a busy night.

The the famiIy of a kid who got his fingers torn off is out there.

- What is there about a fuII moon? - More Iight.

If a rich, white boy had his fingers torn off, they`d do something.

- Laura AIden for Mr. Bridger. - He`s running behind.

- Miss AIden, take my seat. - No.

- PIease. - No. I want to stand.

You don`t know me. Stewart Swinton. I`m a friend of WiII RandaII`s.

I know who he is ... WeII. I know his name.

This is a terribIe thing. I`m in shock over it.

WiII was more than a friend. he was my mentor.

- And you were his protege? - Yes. a better word.

it`s a true pIeasure.

A very interesting scent you have.

At once new. and famiIiar. Very famiIiar.

Thank you.

- Were you bitten? - What?

What a very odd question.

What made you ask such a question?

I don`t know ... When peopIe are bitten. it`s often on the hand.

Why are you here?

They want some information about the pubIishing house.

Stewart Swinton! Come on in.

WiII you have a drink with me? I`II teII you aII about WiII.

Thank you, that`s very sweet. I`d Iove to.

WonderfuI.

- Don`t break our date now. - I won`t.

This is not easy. WiII RandaIl was a very dear friend of mine.

I`m not proud of what I`m going to say.

CharIotte RandaII and I ...

This is hard.

CharIotte RandaII and I were having an affair. It just happened.

And WiII found out.

- Yes. - Will there be anyone else?

There wiII onIy be the two of us.

I`II be fIying with a sick friend.

CouId you pIease have it as near the gate as possibIe?

In about an hour.

He was Iike a madman. He was a madman. He bit me.

- He urinated on my shoe. - Urinated ...

He toId me he wouId kiII her. I didn`t beIieve him.

I bIame myseIf.

If you`re gonna hang a first-degree murder rap on WiII, forget it.

This was true temporary insanity.

If WiII is arrested. I`II testify to that in his defence.

I understand.

He`s staying at the AIden pIace with Miss AIden. isn`t he?

- I reaIIy must find him. - Ask her. She`s outside.

Laura AIden?

She`s gone. She Ieft right after Mr. Swinton went in.

We don`t need her. Get a warrant for RandaII.

Did he say ``on his shoe`` or ``in his shoe``?

No one gets through without a caII! No one!

The horses were restIess tonight.

It`s alI right. Steer clear of the barn tonight.

- WiII you teII the others? - Yes. ma`am.

Can I heIp you?

- Mr. Swinton ... - I`m here to see Miss AIden.

I`m afraid I`II have to caII. May l ask your business?

PIeasure. She`d be the fuck of the decade.

- Back up. - AII right.

Excuse me!

- Can I heIp you? - I`m here to see Miss AIden.

You`re not expected.

ReaIIy? I have a card ...

... and an appointment. Here.

Heilo. Miss AIden. If you scream, I`Il kiII you.

I`II just break your neck, okay?

This is a surprise.

- How did you get in? - I smooth-taIked the guard.

If anyone couId do it ...

Don`t pIay any more games. You know, don`t you?

- What? - What`s happening to me.

You`re pIaying games with me. You pretended not to know WiII.

You know what happened to CharIotte.

AII right, I do know WiII and I do know what`s happening to you.

WiII toId me. when I asked him if there were any more Iike him.

- I`m not a fooI. Laura. - I know that.

If you find me so attractive, how about me fucking you right now?

- How wouId that be? - I`d have to try it first.

HeIIo. WiII. Locked you up, did she?

- Is my daughter aIl right? - I thought she was with you.

Laura!

I heard gunshots. I was afraid to come out.

- Are you with RandaII? - Where`s RandaII?

As far as I know, he`s on his way to Teterboro airport.

I toId him I wasn`t going with him. He hung up on me.

We`d Iike to check the cottage.

- What`s happening? - They think Tom shot Swinton.

Laura. Tom is dead. George, too, he was run down.

- With Stewart Swinton`s car. - He was after WiII.

At the poIice station, he kept asking where WiII was.

Laura AIden chartered a pIane.

Swinton was Iooking for RandaII. He asked us if RandaII was here.

When he found out that Laura AIden was gone, he took off.

AII this might not have happened, -

- but I was against RandaII, because he was after my daughter.

You were just trying to save me from a disastrous reIationship.

It wouId onIy have Iasted a week. He was too tame for me.

That`s what I thought when I saw you together at the MayfIower.

I hope this time you wiII give us a statement.

It wouId be my pIeasure.

CouId I get you something to drink, detective?

- Another vodka-tonic? - Another ... no. thanks.

Let me know if you change your mind.

How did she know I`d been drinking?

I can smeII it. I can smeII it a miIe away.