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Did the victim die from the fire,

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or from the blow to the head?

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[Jessica] Tonight on Murder, She Wrote.

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Only a fool would think
that was an accident.

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They seemed so happy.

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We knew so little about her.

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Oh, yes. She completely captivated Jim.

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Oliver Quayle is a genius.

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You know, he's never lost a murder trial.

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I hadn't planned to leave.

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I think it would be
best for Jim if you did.

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Madam, it seems that one of New England's

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most respected families

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is a breeding ground
for homicidal maniacs.

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[cheerful orchestral music]

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-Good morning.
-I'm Jessica Fletcher.

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I believe Mr. Quayle is expecting me.

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Oh, yes, Mrs. Fletcher.

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Indeed, yes. Please follow me.

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Sir?

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Oh!

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Welcome to Quebec, Mrs. Fletcher.

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Well, I've been traveling,
and I only just received

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your letter yesterday, Mr. Quayle.

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Oh, dear me, no. I'm not Oliver Quayle.

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No, I'm merely his assistant,
Barnaby Friar.

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Well, not merely, exactly.

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[chuckles]

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Can I get you something?

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Well, thank you, Mr. Friar, I'm just fine,

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but you could tell me
what this is all about.

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The letter mentioned a trial...

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The Crown versus James Harlan.

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Why don't I let Mr. Quayle
fill you in himself?

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Oh, no trouble at all, Sir Randolph.

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I won't be needing it again
until next month.

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You're most welcome. Don't mention it.

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Have an absolutely splendid time.

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Yes. Bye-bye.

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I'm so sorry, Mrs. Fletcher.

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Dear friend of mine
wanting to borrow my jet

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for a couple of weeks.

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It's so kind of you to come.

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Please... Please sit down.

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I don't imagine we'll have to
impose on your valuable time

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for more than a few days.

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Jim has told me
wonderful things about you.

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Where is Jim?

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I more or less expected him to be here.

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Uh, Mrs. Fletcher, I preferred
to have our little chat alone.

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Alone?

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Oh, my tailor?

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Oh, yes, I find, with
a schedule as busy as mine,

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I sometimes have to accomplish
two things at the same time.

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Yes, I would now like to hear
from your own lips

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your best recollection of the events

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that led up to that
fateful day his wife died.

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You have my full attention.

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Just a little more cuff showing,
don't you think?

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Well, it was six months ago.

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Jim was about to publish his second novel,

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and he had invited me up to
Quebec for the weekend to, uh...

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well, to have a look at the galleys.

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I had shown encouragement
to him on his first book,

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and, uh, well, we became friends.

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Well?

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Jim, I think you've got
a real page-turner here.

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You're not just saying that?

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Oh, no, no.

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Your characters are richer,

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you handle your narrative
with more authority,

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and it has a real ring of truth about it.

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Oh, thank you.

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Would you be willing to write
the review for The Times?

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I will if they ask me.

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[horn honks]

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-Patricia's back.
-Oh.

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[shears snipping]

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Shopping all day.

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Did you get something nice? Let me see it.

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Ooh, nothing that you'd be interested in.

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It's for Monica.
A little going-away present.

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I'm afraid I have to be getting back.

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My wife's lovely ex-roommate
suddenly appears out of the blue

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and then steals away
before I've had a chance

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to pump her about old college romances.

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He'd probably change the names
and put 'em in his book.

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Well, I'm afraid writers
are accused of that, you know.

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[clears throat] Yes, speaking of writers,

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Jessica has pronounced my opus readable.

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[chuckles] I'd tell you
what I really thought,

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but he'd need a larger hat size.

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Ooh.

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Oh, my, Patricia.

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What a lovely brooch.

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A present from my thoughtful husband

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on our first wedding anniversary.

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It's a family heirloom.
It belonged to my grandmother.

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Monica, I insist you stay for dinner.

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Actually, I have a 7:40 flight.

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I booked Maurice to do my hair at 6:00.

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Jim, would you be a dear
and run Monica to the airport

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on your way into the city?

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Well, sure, we'll stop
and have a couple of drinks

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and get better acquainted
before you slip away.

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[chuckles]

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That evening, we gathered for dinner

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at the Harlan Townhouse
in the city at 8:30 precisely.

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We sat down to eat,

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even though Patricia
hadn't yet returned home.

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As you must know, Jim's mother,
Judith, is a woman

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who lets nothing
disrupt her daily routine.

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Jim tells me that
you've been very flattering

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about his book, Jessica.

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I thought only mothers had
that kind of blind admiration.

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It wasn't flattery.
And certainly not blind.

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Well, I'm delighted, of course.

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Not that I'm an expert,
or even much of a reader.

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Jim, will you please
stop fiddling with that watch?

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Patricia knows very well
we always dine at 8:30.

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Well, no doubt she's been delayed

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taking that friend of hers to the airport.

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Actually, we took Monica to the airport.

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At least, Jim did.

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That was after he dropped me off here.

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Mother, what's the matter?

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There's been a fire at the country house.

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Jim was devastated when he learned

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that Patricia had died in that fire.

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A tragic accident.

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If it was an accident,

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why is Jim on trial for her murder?

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Have no fear, dear lady.

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I, Oliver Quayle, will prove

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that there is not a shred
of evidence against him.

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Yes, but--

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And you, madam, have a part
to play in this drama,

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small but vital,

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when I call you as a witness
to tell the jury

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about the deep and abiding
affection that existed

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between James Harlan
and his devoted young wife.

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Yes, of course, but--

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And you will testify
with clarity and conviction

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to the fact that he was with you
and his devoted mother

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at the time of the unfortunate accident.

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Mr. Quayle, you keep
calling it an accident,

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but surely the state,

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uh, the Crown, must have
some evidence against him.

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What an excellent witness
you're going to make.

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Mrs. Fletcher, national reputation,

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no notoriety, Cabot Cove, Maine.

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The jury is going to love that rustic...

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uh, do you have a hat?

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An old straw with some violets?

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I've never owned
a hat like that in my life.

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Well, no, never mind.
Barnaby will get you one.

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And an umbrella, yes,

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an umbrella will be a nice touch.

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Mr. Quayle, I'm sorry,

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but I am not going to play
a countrified character

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for you or for anyone else.

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[knocks]

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Your ex on line two, Mr. Q.

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Oh, yes. Fine, fine, yes.

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Dierdre.

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Dierdre, my darling,
how lovely to hear your voice.

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Uh, where are you?

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Corfu?

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Oh, that sounds absolutely splendid.

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Yes. How much?

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Not to worry, my dear.

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I'll have Barnaby wire it to you.

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Love you too, darling.

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Love you. Bye-bye.

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Oh, alas, Mrs. Fletcher,
we seem to have run out of time.

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I'll rehearse your testimony later.

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Barnaby will make an appointment for you.

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But why were you charged
with murdering Patricia?

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I couldn't get anything
but pompous platitudes

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out of your attorney.

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The authorities believe that
the fire was deliberately set.

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Arson? Oh, my Lord.

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Jessica, my dear.
How sweet of you to come.

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Of course we knew we could rely on you.

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Judith, I'm so terribly sorry it had to be

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under these circumstances.

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I would have come sooner,
but I had no idea.

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What a travesty of justice.

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[sighs] Poor boy.

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Jim, you really should get some rest.

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You can't look worried when you go

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in front of that jury tomorrow.

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You're right.

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I'm, I am feeling a bit wrung out.

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If you don't mind, Jessica,
I'm going to turn in.

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Sure.

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-Good night, mother.
-Good night.

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Good night, Jessica.

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Thank you. Thank you.

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And now, Jessica

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what did you think of Oliver Quayle?

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Well, one word comes to mind:
overpowering.

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Yes. He's the very best man in Canada.

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Oh, Judith. This is such a shock.

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I mean, it's hard to accept
that Patricia was murdered.

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We knew so little about her.

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-They seemed so happy.
-Oh, yes.

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She completely captivated Jim.

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He was such a serious, studious boy

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that he really had had no experience

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with that sort of person.

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And after the completion of
your laboratory investigations,

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what did you determine
was the cause of the fire?

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The gas line to the hot water
heater in the basement

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had been disconnected,
allowing gas to escape.

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-Deliberately disconnected?
-Yes.

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And what did you determine

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was the actual cause of the fire?

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Gas jet had been left burning
upstairs in the kitchen,

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inevitably causing a gas explosion

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that engulfed the whole house.

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Then it would be your expert opinion

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that the fire was deliberately set?

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Yes.

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The learned counsel for defense care

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to cross-examine?

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Indeed, I would.

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A few simple questions

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to clarify the excellent presentation

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so competently elicited by Mrs. Pirage.

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-Oh, or is it "miss?"
-Miss.

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Thank you, Miss Pirage.

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I'm a man who likes to be
precise about small things,

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and I would hate to get off to a bad start

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by giving you a husband
if you don't have one.

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When I decide I want one,

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I'll remember
your generous offer, Mr. Quayle.

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[laughter]

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Well, thank you, Miss Pirage.

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Uh, Mr. Fouchet,

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if you arrived home
from the police lab one evening

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and you found that a water pipe had burst

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and your whole house
was inundated by water,

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what would you do?

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Call a plumber.

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And so would we all,

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even queen's counsel, Miss Pirage.

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[laughter]

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You would not undertake
the repairs yourself?

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No.

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Then you do not feel yourself
to be a qualified plumber?

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Well, no.

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But you do feel qualified
to testify about matters

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that in the normal course of events

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would be dealt with
by a qualified plumber?

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Well, I--

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No, no, there's no need
to answer that, Mr. Fouchet.

258
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There is one other simple point
that I would like to clarify.

259
00:11:49,084 --> 00:11:50,877
You testified that a gas jet

260
00:11:50,961 --> 00:11:52,587
had been left burning in the kitchen.

261
00:11:52,671 --> 00:11:54,089
That's right.

262
00:11:54,172 --> 00:11:56,216
But wasn't the central gas main turned off

263
00:11:56,299 --> 00:11:58,009
by the fire brigade in the normal,

264
00:11:58,093 --> 00:11:59,678
routine performance of their duties?

265
00:11:59,761 --> 00:12:01,680
Yes, I suppose it was.

266
00:12:01,763 --> 00:12:04,433
You suppose it was?

267
00:12:04,516 --> 00:12:07,686
But you testified that
a jet had been left burning.

268
00:12:07,769 --> 00:12:10,689
Did you see the jet burning
in the kitchen?

269
00:12:10,772 --> 00:12:12,649
Well, no, of course not.

270
00:12:12,732 --> 00:12:15,068
We found the valve on the range
open afterwards.

271
00:12:15,152 --> 00:12:19,489
So your opinion as to
the actual cause of the fire

272
00:12:19,573 --> 00:12:21,450
is merely conjecture, is it not?

273
00:12:21,533 --> 00:12:22,451
Well, yeah, there's--

274
00:12:22,534 --> 00:12:23,994
Quite right. You see?

275
00:12:24,077 --> 00:12:26,788
It does pay to call in
a qualified plumber.

276
00:12:26,872 --> 00:12:28,248
[laughter]

277
00:12:29,499 --> 00:12:31,001
You are dismissed.

278
00:12:35,297 --> 00:12:37,507
If the Crown would care
to call her next witness.

279
00:12:39,718 --> 00:12:41,845
The Crown calls Clay McLeod.

280
00:12:46,266 --> 00:12:47,726
Now, Mr. McLeod,

281
00:12:48,268 --> 00:12:49,686
let me direct your attention

282
00:12:49,769 --> 00:12:52,522
to the weekend of May 7th of last year.

283
00:12:53,356 --> 00:12:58,278
That was the weekend before
the death of Patricia Harlan.

284
00:12:58,361 --> 00:13:02,073
In the course of your duties,
did you observe any, uh,

285
00:13:02,157 --> 00:13:04,993
exchange between the defendant
and his wife?

286
00:13:05,076 --> 00:13:06,786
Yeah. I heard 'em fighting.

287
00:13:07,370 --> 00:13:10,415
Fighting? Could you be more specific?

288
00:13:11,249 --> 00:13:12,584
Yeah.

289
00:13:12,667 --> 00:13:13,960
I mean, they were yelling at each other.

290
00:13:14,044 --> 00:13:16,087
I see.

291
00:13:16,171 --> 00:13:18,006
And what was the nature of their dispute?

292
00:13:18,548 --> 00:13:20,425
She wanted a divorce.

293
00:13:20,509 --> 00:13:22,511
And what was the defendant's response?

294
00:13:22,594 --> 00:13:24,054
Oh, he got real hot...

295
00:13:25,805 --> 00:13:27,307
You know, uh, mad.

296
00:13:27,807 --> 00:13:29,976
Can you recall his specific words?

297
00:13:30,685 --> 00:13:33,271
Oh, yeah. I remember 'em real clear.

298
00:13:34,022 --> 00:13:35,398
He said,

299
00:13:36,399 --> 00:13:41,238
"before I give you a divorce,
I'll see you dead."

300
00:13:41,321 --> 00:13:43,532
[crowd murmuring]

301
00:13:52,207 --> 00:13:54,251
Is it not true, Mr. McLeod,

302
00:13:54,334 --> 00:13:56,795
that among your many occupations

303
00:13:56,878 --> 00:13:58,755
you are also employed as an auto mechanic?

304
00:14:00,215 --> 00:14:01,925
Yeah. I guess.

305
00:14:02,008 --> 00:14:05,428
Oh, come now, Mr. McLeod.
Don't be so modest.

306
00:14:05,512 --> 00:14:08,265
Did you not receive
a certificate of completion

307
00:14:08,348 --> 00:14:09,975
for a course in auto mechanics

308
00:14:10,058 --> 00:14:12,727
from the Commonwealth
Penitentiary in Calgary?

309
00:14:12,811 --> 00:14:14,688
-Objection.
-Sustained.

310
00:14:14,771 --> 00:14:17,357
Please, Mr. Quayle.
You know better than that.

311
00:14:17,440 --> 00:14:20,443
My apologies, your Lordship.
An inadvertent slip.

312
00:14:20,527 --> 00:14:22,779
The jury will disregard any reference

313
00:14:22,862 --> 00:14:24,239
to the commonwealth penitentiary.

314
00:14:24,322 --> 00:14:26,199
Would you say, Mr. McLeod,

315
00:14:26,283 --> 00:14:28,451
that someone trained in auto mechanics

316
00:14:28,535 --> 00:14:30,370
would know how to disconnect the gas line

317
00:14:30,453 --> 00:14:31,997
to a hot water heater?

318
00:14:32,080 --> 00:14:34,249
Anybody could do that
with a pair of pliers.

319
00:14:34,332 --> 00:14:37,168
And is it not true that
the day after Mrs. Harlan's

320
00:14:37,252 --> 00:14:40,046
unfortunate death, you were discharged?

321
00:14:40,130 --> 00:14:42,882
Yeah, there wasn't a lot left
for me to look after, was there?

322
00:14:42,966 --> 00:14:45,885
What was the reason given
for your dismissal?

323
00:14:48,471 --> 00:14:51,725
They said that, uh,
some stuff was missing.

324
00:14:51,808 --> 00:14:54,227
-It wasn't.
-You were discharged for theft?

325
00:14:54,311 --> 00:14:55,854
That's a lie!

326
00:14:55,937 --> 00:14:57,397
They were just trying
to make trouble for me.

327
00:14:57,480 --> 00:14:59,399
I... I was about to ask

328
00:14:59,482 --> 00:15:02,569
if you had any feelings
of bitterness or hostility

329
00:15:02,652 --> 00:15:03,945
toward the Harlan family,

330
00:15:04,446 --> 00:15:06,656
but it would appear that you have

331
00:15:06,740 --> 00:15:09,451
told us about that already.

332
00:15:11,661 --> 00:15:12,954
Uh, no further questions.

333
00:15:20,295 --> 00:15:24,507
The almost total destruction
of the cadaver by fire

334
00:15:24,591 --> 00:15:26,885
made the postmortem very difficult.

335
00:15:27,469 --> 00:15:30,013
In fact, there wasn't
enough left of the body

336
00:15:30,096 --> 00:15:32,432
to fill a large plastic bag.

337
00:15:32,766 --> 00:15:35,435
Uh, as you know,
identification was only made

338
00:15:35,518 --> 00:15:36,936
by the jewelry recovered.

339
00:15:37,020 --> 00:15:38,563
Yes, Dr. Cornwall,

340
00:15:38,647 --> 00:15:40,398
the engraved wedding band
and the engagement ring

341
00:15:40,482 --> 00:15:42,025
have already been
introduced into evidence.

342
00:15:42,108 --> 00:15:44,194
But to return to the postmortem.

343
00:15:44,653 --> 00:15:46,780
Were you able to determine cause of death?

344
00:15:46,863 --> 00:15:48,490
Clinically, there was very little

345
00:15:48,573 --> 00:15:49,824
left to go on, other than--

346
00:15:49,908 --> 00:15:52,827
But wasn't there something unusual

347
00:15:52,911 --> 00:15:54,913
about the victim's skull?

348
00:15:55,288 --> 00:15:56,748
Yes. Quite right.

349
00:15:56,831 --> 00:15:59,250
The skull, or what remained of it,

350
00:15:59,501 --> 00:16:03,046
Showed a massive fracture
of the frontal lobe.

351
00:16:03,546 --> 00:16:05,965
Consistent with a blow
from a heavy instrument?

352
00:16:06,049 --> 00:16:07,092
Yes.

353
00:16:08,510 --> 00:16:11,680
Is it your opinion that
such a blow would be fatal?

354
00:16:11,763 --> 00:16:13,264
Yes. Quite fatal.

355
00:16:13,348 --> 00:16:15,517
Then what is your expert opinion?

356
00:16:16,226 --> 00:16:19,354
Did the victim die from the fire...

357
00:16:21,481 --> 00:16:22,941
or from the blow to the head?

358
00:16:24,150 --> 00:16:25,276
No question about it.

359
00:16:25,360 --> 00:16:26,695
She died from a blow to the head.

360
00:16:26,778 --> 00:16:28,488
[crowd murmuring]

361
00:16:33,326 --> 00:16:34,911
-Barnaby!
-Yes, Sir?

362
00:16:34,994 --> 00:16:37,372
Get me that list of doctors!

363
00:16:37,580 --> 00:16:40,125
Who was that fellow we used
in the rucklehouse murder?

364
00:16:40,208 --> 00:16:41,501
Dr. Ashcroft.

365
00:16:41,584 --> 00:16:42,961
But he's testifying in Vancouver.

366
00:16:43,044 --> 00:16:44,629
What about Snidden?

367
00:16:44,713 --> 00:16:46,798
His medical license
was revoked last month.

368
00:16:46,881 --> 00:16:49,384
Well, don't just stand there.

369
00:16:49,467 --> 00:16:50,927
Bring me the list!

370
00:16:51,386 --> 00:16:52,429
Excuse me.

371
00:16:59,728 --> 00:17:01,396
I do realize that

372
00:17:01,479 --> 00:17:04,399
you probably have a great deal
on your mind, Mr. Quayle,

373
00:17:04,482 --> 00:17:06,276
but it does seem to me

374
00:17:06,359 --> 00:17:09,112
that Patricia was dead
before the fire started.

375
00:17:09,195 --> 00:17:11,614
Do you have some medical qualifications

376
00:17:11,698 --> 00:17:13,867
of which we are not aware, Mrs. Fletcher?

377
00:17:13,950 --> 00:17:17,036
Oh, no, no, it's just
a matter of common sense.

378
00:17:17,412 --> 00:17:19,122
I mean, it must have taken quite some time

379
00:17:19,205 --> 00:17:20,915
for the escaping gas from the basement

380
00:17:20,999 --> 00:17:22,542
to have reached the open flame
in the kitchen.

381
00:17:23,084 --> 00:17:26,379
If Patricia were alive or conscious,

382
00:17:26,463 --> 00:17:29,466
she would have smelled the gas,
don't you think?

383
00:17:29,549 --> 00:17:32,218
The Crown must prove that
she didn't die in that fire.

384
00:17:32,302 --> 00:17:34,596
It's not a matter of proof.
It's a matter of logic.

385
00:17:34,679 --> 00:17:37,849
Madam, there are many ways
to defend a murder charge.

386
00:17:37,932 --> 00:17:39,642
I happen to have chosen the one

387
00:17:39,726 --> 00:17:41,728
that I deem most likely to succeed.

388
00:17:42,604 --> 00:17:45,190
Your ex on line one, Mr. Quayle.

389
00:17:45,273 --> 00:17:47,150
Oh, Dierdre.

390
00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:50,528
Ruth! Ruth, my dear.

391
00:17:50,612 --> 00:17:53,448
Yes, how lovely to hear your voice.

392
00:17:53,531 --> 00:17:56,242
Where are you? Maui?

393
00:17:57,702 --> 00:17:59,287
Quayle's pretty sharp, isn't he?

394
00:17:59,370 --> 00:18:00,997
Oh, he is clever,

395
00:18:01,080 --> 00:18:03,249
but I am not at all sure
that he is on the right track.

396
00:18:03,333 --> 00:18:07,295
I mean, if Patricia did die
before the fire started...

397
00:18:07,378 --> 00:18:11,174
well, you may need
to establish your whereabouts

398
00:18:11,257 --> 00:18:12,926
between the time that you dropped me

399
00:18:13,009 --> 00:18:14,719
and the time that you returned for dinner.

400
00:18:14,803 --> 00:18:17,889
Well, you remember, Jessica.
I took Monica to the airport.

401
00:18:17,972 --> 00:18:19,599
Exactly.

402
00:18:20,141 --> 00:18:22,602
Monica Blane may be able to help establish

403
00:18:22,685 --> 00:18:24,604
where you were before...

404
00:18:24,687 --> 00:18:26,105
well, before the fire started.

405
00:18:26,189 --> 00:18:28,441
Yes, but Monica seems to have disappeared.

406
00:18:28,525 --> 00:18:30,151
Nobody has been able
to make contact with her

407
00:18:30,235 --> 00:18:31,486
since I left her at the airport.

408
00:18:33,154 --> 00:18:35,573
Mr. Quayle, the last thing in the world

409
00:18:35,657 --> 00:18:37,325
that I would want to do
is to run your defense,

410
00:18:37,408 --> 00:18:41,496
but have you made any attempt
to contact Monica Blane?

411
00:18:41,579 --> 00:18:44,290
I shall not require
your assistance, madam.

412
00:18:44,374 --> 00:18:45,792
In fact, I have decided

413
00:18:45,875 --> 00:18:47,669
that your testimony will not be needed.

414
00:18:47,752 --> 00:18:50,338
Barnaby here will reimburse you
for any expenses incurred.

415
00:18:50,839 --> 00:18:54,801
Have a pleasant journey
back to Maine, Mrs. Fletcher.

416
00:19:03,852 --> 00:19:07,063
Jessica, I have no idea
why he changed his mind.

417
00:19:07,146 --> 00:19:08,773
Well, I'm very confused myself.

418
00:19:08,857 --> 00:19:12,235
I mean, I was hustled up here
to appear on your behalf

419
00:19:12,318 --> 00:19:14,153
and then summarily
given my walking papers.

420
00:19:14,237 --> 00:19:15,780
I don't know.

421
00:19:15,864 --> 00:19:17,365
Mother says that Quayle
knows what he's doing.

422
00:19:17,448 --> 00:19:20,285
Well, I hope so. For your sake.

423
00:19:20,368 --> 00:19:22,787
But he seems to be
hanging his entire defense

424
00:19:22,871 --> 00:19:25,456
on the theory that
Patricia's death was accidental.

425
00:19:25,999 --> 00:19:27,917
Don't you think that
the jury will buy that?

426
00:19:28,001 --> 00:19:30,420
But the jury heard what I heard

427
00:19:30,503 --> 00:19:31,838
the testimony of the gardener.

428
00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,720
She had been going through a lot of money.

429
00:19:39,429 --> 00:19:41,890
Mother tried to warn me
about it, of course.

430
00:19:41,973 --> 00:19:43,892
Not that I really cared about the money,

431
00:19:43,975 --> 00:19:46,394
but Patricia refused to account for it.

432
00:19:47,562 --> 00:19:50,273
We both said some things
that we didn't mean.

433
00:19:51,149 --> 00:19:52,609
I didn't threaten her.

434
00:19:53,109 --> 00:19:54,694
I would never have hurt her. I loved her.

435
00:19:54,777 --> 00:19:57,280
Well, in that case, the gardener is lying.

436
00:19:57,363 --> 00:19:58,990
The question is, why?

437
00:20:08,458 --> 00:20:09,500
Thank you.

438
00:20:11,127 --> 00:20:13,254
[in a singsong voice] Hello, Mr. McLeod?

439
00:20:14,005 --> 00:20:15,590
Hello there.

440
00:20:15,673 --> 00:20:17,425
My name is Jessica Fletcher,
and I'm from Cabot Cove.

441
00:20:17,508 --> 00:20:18,968
That's in Maine.

442
00:20:19,052 --> 00:20:20,511
Oh, yeah. I remember you.

443
00:20:20,595 --> 00:20:22,305
You were staying at the Harlans' place

444
00:20:22,388 --> 00:20:23,806
a couple months back.

445
00:20:23,890 --> 00:20:25,266
You're some sort of writer or something?

446
00:20:25,350 --> 00:20:27,143
Oh, well, nothing important, really.

447
00:20:27,226 --> 00:20:29,187
I mean, mostly things that
I type up at the kitchen table.

448
00:20:29,270 --> 00:20:31,189
But the editor of The Cabot Cove Gazette

449
00:20:31,272 --> 00:20:33,608
has promised to print something of mine

450
00:20:33,691 --> 00:20:35,401
if it is interesting.

451
00:20:35,485 --> 00:20:36,945
Uh-huh.

452
00:20:37,028 --> 00:20:38,154
You mean, sort of like a reporter.

453
00:20:38,237 --> 00:20:39,864
Well, not official, really.

454
00:20:39,948 --> 00:20:42,575
I mean, I do know the family...
casually, of course.

455
00:20:42,659 --> 00:20:45,620
Um, reporters call that "background."

456
00:20:45,703 --> 00:20:47,789
But I thought I could start off
by taking a few notes.

457
00:20:47,872 --> 00:20:48,831
You know, about the accident.

458
00:20:48,915 --> 00:20:51,084
[chuckles]

459
00:20:51,167 --> 00:20:53,252
Only a fool would think
that was an accident.

460
00:20:53,336 --> 00:20:56,089
Oh? But the family says--

461
00:20:56,172 --> 00:20:57,715
Yeah, well...

462
00:20:58,800 --> 00:21:00,885
Look, I need a beer.
You want to come inside?

463
00:21:05,431 --> 00:21:06,432
[sighs]

464
00:21:07,976 --> 00:21:09,727
You want a beer?

465
00:21:09,811 --> 00:21:12,480
Oh, thank you very much,
but I don't think I'd better.

466
00:21:14,607 --> 00:21:16,609
I went out to the house.

467
00:21:16,693 --> 00:21:18,236
I think it's so important
when you're writing

468
00:21:18,319 --> 00:21:20,613
to establish the feel of a place...

469
00:21:20,697 --> 00:21:23,199
Colors, textures, you know, set the scene.

470
00:21:23,783 --> 00:21:26,119
There was nothing much left but ashes.

471
00:21:27,078 --> 00:21:29,998
Lady, I'm sorry.
There's nothing I can tell you.

472
00:21:30,081 --> 00:21:31,290
You know, I thought your testimony

473
00:21:31,374 --> 00:21:33,251
was so interesting.

474
00:21:33,334 --> 00:21:35,878
I got the impression
that more was going on

475
00:21:35,962 --> 00:21:37,255
than what the family had told me.

476
00:21:37,338 --> 00:21:38,923
[chuckles]

477
00:21:39,007 --> 00:21:42,218
I mean, Jim Harlan
is such a refined young man.

478
00:21:42,301 --> 00:21:45,096
But you know what they say
about still waters running deep.

479
00:21:45,179 --> 00:21:47,306
He's one of those rich wimps.

480
00:21:47,390 --> 00:21:49,434
Wimps?

481
00:21:49,517 --> 00:21:52,061
Yeah, his wife was more woman
than he could handle.

482
00:21:52,145 --> 00:21:53,938
Oh, well, I don't suppose

483
00:21:54,022 --> 00:21:55,690
The Cabot Cove Gazette
would want to print that.

484
00:21:57,608 --> 00:22:00,153
Do you think that he actually murdered her

485
00:22:00,236 --> 00:22:02,780
and then set the fire to cover it up?

486
00:22:02,864 --> 00:22:04,615
All I know is,

487
00:22:05,366 --> 00:22:06,993
she was dead before the fire started.

488
00:22:07,076 --> 00:22:09,162
Oh, but how do you know that?

489
00:22:10,163 --> 00:22:14,000
Unless you actually saw him murder her.

490
00:22:14,083 --> 00:22:17,754
I didn't see him do it,
but I'll tell you something.

491
00:22:19,213 --> 00:22:22,216
I went back there to get
some wages that they owed me.

492
00:22:24,302 --> 00:22:26,220
I looked in the window,

493
00:22:27,513 --> 00:22:29,974
and I saw her laying on the floor.

494
00:22:30,641 --> 00:22:32,101
Oh, my goodness.

495
00:22:32,185 --> 00:22:33,561
You mean, you saw her dead on the floor?

496
00:22:33,644 --> 00:22:35,521
Oh, I think I would have fainted.

497
00:22:36,230 --> 00:22:38,149
But didn't you call the police?

498
00:22:38,232 --> 00:22:40,443
Lady, I stay pretty clear of the police.

499
00:22:40,526 --> 00:22:42,278
Matter of fact, if anybody asked me,

500
00:22:42,361 --> 00:22:44,072
I'd deny what I just told you.

501
00:22:44,155 --> 00:22:46,991
Oh, the girls in Cabot Cove
are never gonna believe

502
00:22:47,075 --> 00:22:49,118
that I actually talked to the man

503
00:22:49,202 --> 00:22:51,788
who actually saw a dead body.

504
00:22:53,873 --> 00:22:56,292
Yes, doctor, I believe you testified

505
00:22:56,375 --> 00:22:59,545
there is no clinical evidence
to determine the time of death.

506
00:22:59,629 --> 00:23:01,422
Is that right?

507
00:23:01,506 --> 00:23:03,216
Well, the fire had almost
totally consumed the remains--

508
00:23:03,299 --> 00:23:04,967
Yes, so you said.

509
00:23:05,051 --> 00:23:06,719
You also testified
that her skull was damaged.

510
00:23:06,803 --> 00:23:07,762
That's correct.

511
00:23:07,845 --> 00:23:09,222
Isn't it possible

512
00:23:09,305 --> 00:23:10,515
that the skull could have been crushed

513
00:23:10,598 --> 00:23:12,850
by a falling beam during the fire?

514
00:23:13,226 --> 00:23:14,769
Oh, come now, doctor.

515
00:23:14,852 --> 00:23:17,021
Isn't it most likely
that the skull was crushed

516
00:23:17,105 --> 00:23:20,399
by the heavy beams in the roof
when they collapsed

517
00:23:20,483 --> 00:23:21,692
during the conflagration?

518
00:23:21,776 --> 00:23:23,486
Yes, I suppose it's possible.

519
00:23:23,569 --> 00:23:27,323
Thank you, Dr. Cornwall. You are excused.

520
00:23:28,783 --> 00:23:30,910
The Crown calls Nathan Klebber.

521
00:23:31,744 --> 00:23:34,914
Now, Mr. Klebber,
you are the owner and operator

522
00:23:34,997 --> 00:23:37,083
of the Blue Sky Motel

523
00:23:37,166 --> 00:23:38,918
on Aviation Boulevard, near the airport?

524
00:23:39,001 --> 00:23:40,461
I am.

525
00:23:40,545 --> 00:23:43,506
On May 14 of last year,
did you rent a room

526
00:23:43,589 --> 00:23:46,008
to an attractive blonde woman
in her early 30s?

527
00:23:46,092 --> 00:23:47,301
I did.

528
00:23:47,385 --> 00:23:49,762
I punched the card at 6:53 p.m.

529
00:23:49,846 --> 00:23:52,640
with everybody traveling,
sometimes we, uh,

530
00:23:52,723 --> 00:23:54,100
rent by the hour.

531
00:23:54,183 --> 00:23:55,935
Mm-hmm. Yes.

532
00:23:56,018 --> 00:23:59,897
And what name did she give
on the registration card?

533
00:23:59,981 --> 00:24:02,525
Monica Blane from Phoenix, Arizona.

534
00:24:02,608 --> 00:24:04,360
At least, that's the name she put down.

535
00:24:05,236 --> 00:24:06,529
Was she alone?

536
00:24:06,612 --> 00:24:08,364
She came into the office alone,

537
00:24:08,447 --> 00:24:09,532
but there was a man with her.

538
00:24:09,615 --> 00:24:11,367
I seen him.

539
00:24:11,450 --> 00:24:14,704
And how long did Monica Blane
and her companion stay?

540
00:24:14,787 --> 00:24:16,622
Don't rightly know.

541
00:24:16,706 --> 00:24:18,583
She paid in advance. Cash.

542
00:24:20,042 --> 00:24:24,630
This, uh, gentleman companion
of Monica Blane's...

543
00:24:24,714 --> 00:24:25,798
did you get a good look at him?

544
00:24:25,882 --> 00:24:27,133
Sure did.

545
00:24:27,633 --> 00:24:30,386
Do you see him anywhere
here in the courtroom?

546
00:24:30,469 --> 00:24:32,305
That's him sitting right there.

547
00:24:32,388 --> 00:24:34,223
[crowd murmuring]

548
00:24:36,017 --> 00:24:38,144
Let the record show the witness identified

549
00:24:38,227 --> 00:24:39,604
the defendant, James Harlan.

550
00:24:41,063 --> 00:24:42,148
Cross-examine, Mr. Quayle?

551
00:24:43,482 --> 00:24:45,151
If your Lordship would permit me

552
00:24:45,234 --> 00:24:47,445
to cross-examine at a later time.

553
00:24:47,862 --> 00:24:50,865
I see no problem with that, Mr. Quayle.

554
00:24:50,948 --> 00:24:53,576
Does the Crown wish to call
any further witnesses?

555
00:24:53,993 --> 00:24:55,995
The Crown calls Jessica Fletcher.

556
00:25:06,047 --> 00:25:09,717
Mrs. Fletcher, at what time did you,

557
00:25:09,800 --> 00:25:12,386
the defendant, and Monica Blane
leave the country house?

558
00:25:12,470 --> 00:25:14,513
It was just before 6:00 in the evening.

559
00:25:14,597 --> 00:25:17,058
And the decedent, Patricia Harlan,

560
00:25:17,141 --> 00:25:19,018
remained at the country house
when you left?

561
00:25:19,101 --> 00:25:21,646
-She had a hair appointment.
-I see.

562
00:25:21,729 --> 00:25:24,899
So you, the defendant, and Monica Blane

563
00:25:24,982 --> 00:25:27,318
left her there and proceeded by car

564
00:25:27,401 --> 00:25:28,569
to the Harlan Townhouse?

565
00:25:28,653 --> 00:25:30,112
Yes, they dropped me there.

566
00:25:30,196 --> 00:25:32,073
We were all having dinner together later.

567
00:25:32,156 --> 00:25:34,867
Not Miss Blane, but Patricia
was planning to join us

568
00:25:34,951 --> 00:25:36,035
after her hair appointment.

569
00:25:36,118 --> 00:25:37,495
I see.

570
00:25:37,578 --> 00:25:41,249
And what time did they drop you off?

571
00:25:42,041 --> 00:25:43,918
Just after 6:30.

572
00:25:44,377 --> 00:25:48,130
And the defendant
and Monica Blane proceeded on?

573
00:25:48,214 --> 00:25:50,258
Yes, Jim took her to the airport.

574
00:25:50,341 --> 00:25:54,220
So there was a period
of approximately two hours,

575
00:25:54,303 --> 00:25:57,348
between 6:30 and 8:30,

576
00:25:57,765 --> 00:26:01,227
when you have no knowledge
of James Harlan's movements?

577
00:26:02,478 --> 00:26:04,605
Well, yes. Yes, that is true.

578
00:26:05,982 --> 00:26:07,650
Two hours.

579
00:26:08,526 --> 00:26:12,154
Plenty of time for the defendant
to return to the country house,

580
00:26:12,238 --> 00:26:15,032
murder his wife, and get back
to the city for dinner.

581
00:26:15,116 --> 00:26:16,409
Objection!

582
00:26:16,492 --> 00:26:18,327
The question calls for a conclusion

583
00:26:18,411 --> 00:26:20,579
and supposes facts
that are not in evidence.

584
00:26:20,663 --> 00:26:22,164
Sustained.

585
00:26:22,248 --> 00:26:23,916
No further questions.

586
00:26:25,209 --> 00:26:26,794
Mrs. Fletcher,

587
00:26:27,211 --> 00:26:31,340
have you ever used the alias
"J.B. Fletcher?"

588
00:26:31,424 --> 00:26:33,926
Yes, on my books. They're my initials.

589
00:26:34,010 --> 00:26:35,845
So you admit that you are a writer?

590
00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:38,514
Well, I've never felt
any need to deny it,

591
00:26:38,597 --> 00:26:41,225
at least, uh, not so far.

592
00:26:41,851 --> 00:26:43,519
And it was in the guise of a writer

593
00:26:43,602 --> 00:26:45,062
that you wheedled your way

594
00:26:45,146 --> 00:26:46,814
into the confidence of the Harlan family?

595
00:26:46,897 --> 00:26:48,691
Wheedled?

596
00:26:48,774 --> 00:26:50,609
Do you deny that the plot
for your next book was stolen

597
00:26:50,693 --> 00:26:53,195
from an unpublished manuscript
by James Harlan?

598
00:26:53,279 --> 00:26:55,156
I certainly do.

599
00:26:55,239 --> 00:26:58,451
That is a matter we will leave
for the civil courts to decide.

600
00:26:58,743 --> 00:27:01,620
Mrs. J.B. Fletcher,

601
00:27:01,704 --> 00:27:05,416
have you any recollection
of being committed

602
00:27:05,499 --> 00:27:09,837
to the State of Maine Institute
for the Criminally Insane

603
00:27:09,920 --> 00:27:14,300
between the months of May
and July in the year 1985?

604
00:27:14,383 --> 00:27:17,094
-Objection!
-Sustained.

605
00:27:17,178 --> 00:27:19,013
I was never committed anywhere.

606
00:27:19,096 --> 00:27:21,140
I entered the institution voluntarily.

607
00:27:21,223 --> 00:27:23,893
Under the care of Dr. Sidney Bachmann,

608
00:27:23,976 --> 00:27:27,104
who is a specialist in the field
of Criminal Psychosis?

609
00:27:27,188 --> 00:27:29,023
Yes. I was researching a book.

610
00:27:29,106 --> 00:27:31,901
Indeed? What a perfect subterfuge.

611
00:27:31,984 --> 00:27:34,111
The book was called Sanitarium of Death.

612
00:27:34,195 --> 00:27:36,364
It was dedicated to Dr. Bachmann.

613
00:27:36,447 --> 00:27:38,157
Out of gratitude, no doubt,

614
00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:39,742
for the excellent care you received.

615
00:27:39,825 --> 00:27:41,285
Your Lordship, I must protest.

616
00:27:41,994 --> 00:27:45,247
Mr. Quayle is attempting
to smear with innuendo

617
00:27:45,331 --> 00:27:48,209
a woman of impeccable
reputation and character

618
00:27:48,292 --> 00:27:50,878
who comes from a respected
family in New England.

619
00:27:50,961 --> 00:27:53,839
Mr. Quayle, I must admonish you

620
00:27:53,923 --> 00:27:57,718
to refrain from vague
suggestions and innuendo.

621
00:27:57,802 --> 00:27:59,553
My apologies, your Lordship,

622
00:27:59,637 --> 00:28:02,390
if my line of questioning
was not quite clear.

623
00:28:02,473 --> 00:28:05,226
I will now concentrate on the facts.

624
00:28:05,309 --> 00:28:08,312
Is it not a fact, Mrs. Fletcher,

625
00:28:08,396 --> 00:28:10,564
that a niece of yours, Victoria Griffin,

626
00:28:10,648 --> 00:28:12,441
was arrested for murder last year?

627
00:28:12,525 --> 00:28:13,901
Yes, but--

628
00:28:13,984 --> 00:28:15,611
Is it not a fact that another niece,

629
00:28:15,694 --> 00:28:18,114
Tracy McGill,
was also arrested for murder?

630
00:28:18,197 --> 00:28:19,615
Yes, but I can explain.

631
00:28:19,698 --> 00:28:21,534
And that your nephew, Grady Fletcher,

632
00:28:21,617 --> 00:28:23,577
was arrested not once but twice.

633
00:28:23,661 --> 00:28:24,995
Yes, I know how that must seem--

634
00:28:25,079 --> 00:28:26,122
Also on a charge of homicide? "Seems?"

635
00:28:26,205 --> 00:28:27,748
Madam, it seems

636
00:28:27,832 --> 00:28:30,084
that one of New England's
most respected families

637
00:28:30,167 --> 00:28:32,378
is a breeding ground
for homicidal maniacs!

638
00:28:32,461 --> 00:28:34,588
The charges were dropped

639
00:28:34,672 --> 00:28:36,298
in every single one of those cases.

640
00:28:36,382 --> 00:28:37,675
"Dropped?"

641
00:28:37,758 --> 00:28:39,260
Oh, yes, then indeed, you must also be

642
00:28:39,343 --> 00:28:42,555
one of the most powerful
families in your country.

643
00:28:42,638 --> 00:28:44,014
I have no further questions.

644
00:28:44,098 --> 00:28:45,808
They were innocent.

645
00:28:45,891 --> 00:28:48,519
Oh, I'm quite sure they were.
You are dismissed, madam.

646
00:28:50,187 --> 00:28:51,480
Your Lordship--

647
00:28:51,564 --> 00:28:53,941
You may step down, Mrs. Fletcher.

648
00:28:58,112 --> 00:29:00,656
Judge Valentine,
please come to your chambers.

649
00:29:00,739 --> 00:29:02,533
[speaking French]

650
00:29:04,410 --> 00:29:06,120
Miss Doris Perry, please report

651
00:29:06,203 --> 00:29:07,955
to the superior court number two.

652
00:29:08,038 --> 00:29:09,331
[french]

653
00:29:09,415 --> 00:29:10,499
Whew.

654
00:29:10,583 --> 00:29:11,625
[chuckles]

655
00:29:11,709 --> 00:29:12,877
I know.

656
00:29:12,960 --> 00:29:14,879
It's like being mugged.

657
00:29:14,962 --> 00:29:17,923
Is that kind of
character assassination legal?

658
00:29:18,007 --> 00:29:21,343
Not very, but it's what
Oliver Quayle does best.

659
00:29:21,427 --> 00:29:24,472
I'm no expert, but I thought
I noticed you landing

660
00:29:24,555 --> 00:29:26,265
one or two low blows yourself.

661
00:29:26,891 --> 00:29:29,435
When a girl steps into
the alley to Duke it out

662
00:29:29,518 --> 00:29:31,312
with the great Oliver Quayle,

663
00:29:31,395 --> 00:29:33,772
she better have a set of
brass knuckles in her glove.

664
00:29:35,065 --> 00:29:37,109
Miss Pirage, maybe
I shouldn't even ask you this,

665
00:29:37,193 --> 00:29:41,113
but do you really believe that
Jim Harlan murdered his wife?

666
00:29:43,741 --> 00:29:45,868
I'll tell you what I intend to prove

667
00:29:46,118 --> 00:29:49,246
that James Harlan
conspired with Monica Blane

668
00:29:49,330 --> 00:29:51,290
to murder Patricia Harlan.

669
00:29:52,500 --> 00:29:55,794
Then you think that Jim
went back, killed Patricia,

670
00:29:55,878 --> 00:29:58,631
and Monica Blane set the fire later

671
00:29:58,714 --> 00:29:59,673
so that he'd have an alibi?

672
00:29:59,757 --> 00:30:01,217
[chuckles]

673
00:30:01,300 --> 00:30:03,052
You'd make a good lawyer.

674
00:30:04,803 --> 00:30:07,556
Well, out of curiosity,
where is Monica Blane?

675
00:30:07,640 --> 00:30:09,183
Good question.

676
00:30:09,266 --> 00:30:10,851
We've been trying to find her for months.

677
00:30:14,230 --> 00:30:15,814
Jim, you asked for my help.

678
00:30:15,898 --> 00:30:17,816
I want to help, but at every turn

679
00:30:17,900 --> 00:30:20,986
something pops up
that you haven't told me.

680
00:30:22,071 --> 00:30:23,405
What would you like to know?

681
00:30:23,489 --> 00:30:25,908
The truth about you and Patricia.

682
00:30:25,991 --> 00:30:27,493
All right.

683
00:30:28,577 --> 00:30:30,037
We tried to keep up appearances,

684
00:30:30,120 --> 00:30:33,123
but our marriage was sinking fast.

685
00:30:33,666 --> 00:30:35,376
She went through money
like you wouldn't believe.

686
00:30:35,459 --> 00:30:38,295
Even on the day she died,
she took out 20,000 cash.

687
00:30:38,379 --> 00:30:40,839
Cash? Was it ever found?

688
00:30:40,923 --> 00:30:42,424
No.

689
00:30:42,508 --> 00:30:44,093
It must have gone up in smoke in the fire.

690
00:30:44,885 --> 00:30:46,220
Tell me about this business

691
00:30:46,303 --> 00:30:48,556
with you and Monica Blane at the motel.

692
00:30:48,639 --> 00:30:50,140
Is that true?

693
00:30:50,224 --> 00:30:51,517
It's not something that I'm very proud of,

694
00:30:51,600 --> 00:30:54,812
but yes, it happened, okay?

695
00:30:55,312 --> 00:30:56,897
And what time did you leave the motel?

696
00:30:56,981 --> 00:30:59,483
8:00, just in time to get back
to the house for dinner.

697
00:31:00,192 --> 00:31:02,444
Monica took a taxi to catch her flight.

698
00:31:03,821 --> 00:31:05,447
I guess it's not a very pretty picture.

699
00:31:05,531 --> 00:31:07,616
You can see why I didn't want
to tell anyone about it.

700
00:31:08,325 --> 00:31:09,535
I agree.

701
00:31:09,618 --> 00:31:12,037
It certainly won't endear you to the jury,

702
00:31:12,121 --> 00:31:15,082
but at least Monica Blane
can give you an alibi.

703
00:31:15,624 --> 00:31:17,334
If anybody can find her.

704
00:31:20,504 --> 00:31:21,797
[knocking at door]

705
00:31:29,096 --> 00:31:29,930
Judith.

706
00:31:30,431 --> 00:31:32,182
Please forgive this late hour,

707
00:31:32,266 --> 00:31:34,643
but I wonder if I could speak
to you for a few minutes.

708
00:31:34,727 --> 00:31:36,854
-Yes, of course. Come on in.
-Thank you.

709
00:31:39,732 --> 00:31:42,776
I always felt the mark of good breeding

710
00:31:42,860 --> 00:31:45,821
was good manners,
so I simply must apologize

711
00:31:45,904 --> 00:31:48,699
for the vicious way that
Jim's attorney attacked you.

712
00:31:49,241 --> 00:31:50,868
I mean, it was unconscionable.

713
00:31:50,951 --> 00:31:54,079
[chuckles] Well, I suppose
that's what he's paid to do,

714
00:31:54,163 --> 00:31:56,665
and very handsomely, from what I can see.

715
00:31:56,749 --> 00:31:58,751
I wouldn't want you to leave Quebec

716
00:31:58,834 --> 00:32:01,045
harboring any ill feelings.

717
00:32:01,128 --> 00:32:03,088
Well, I hadn't planned to leave.

718
00:32:03,797 --> 00:32:06,008
I think it would be best
for Jim if you did--

719
00:32:06,634 --> 00:32:07,635
Immediately.

720
00:32:09,428 --> 00:32:11,013
Jim told you about our conversation today,

721
00:32:11,096 --> 00:32:12,640
didn't he?

722
00:32:12,723 --> 00:32:15,059
Of course he did,
otherwise you wouldn't be here.

723
00:32:15,142 --> 00:32:17,353
I wonder why I get
the feeling, Judith, that...

724
00:32:17,436 --> 00:32:18,604
That you're Pulling the strings.

725
00:32:19,647 --> 00:32:23,233
Jim is... is all I have left, Jessica.

726
00:32:23,525 --> 00:32:26,445
I would do anything to protect him.

727
00:32:26,528 --> 00:32:29,198
This whole trial must be an agony for you.

728
00:32:30,115 --> 00:32:33,869
I admit I was very upset
when Jim and Patricia eloped.

729
00:32:34,203 --> 00:32:36,705
After all, he'd only known her
a few weeks.

730
00:32:38,082 --> 00:32:40,793
Perhaps it was
mothers' instinct or whatever,

731
00:32:40,876 --> 00:32:43,295
but I hired a private investigator.

732
00:32:44,046 --> 00:32:45,673
I got my money's worth.

733
00:32:46,799 --> 00:32:50,761
He found out that Patricia had
spent a year in jail in Arizona

734
00:32:51,345 --> 00:32:54,056
for embezzling funds
from the bank where she worked.

735
00:32:55,224 --> 00:32:56,892
I also learned that she was nothing more

736
00:32:56,975 --> 00:33:00,312
than a common Las Vegas showgirl
when he met her.

737
00:33:00,396 --> 00:33:01,939
And her friend, Monica Blane?

738
00:33:03,399 --> 00:33:06,694
I can guess. They weren't schoolmates.

739
00:33:06,777 --> 00:33:08,987
They were in jail together, right?

740
00:33:09,613 --> 00:33:11,699
I see you have good instincts too.

741
00:33:12,533 --> 00:33:14,368
So that's where all the money went.

742
00:33:14,451 --> 00:33:17,496
-Monica was blackmailing her.
-Evidently.

743
00:33:18,038 --> 00:33:21,125
At any rate, after all this happened,

744
00:33:21,208 --> 00:33:24,211
I paid Monica a great deal
of money to disappear.

745
00:33:24,294 --> 00:33:27,381
I didn't want any of this
sordid business to come out.

746
00:33:27,464 --> 00:33:29,800
And you gave her the money yourself

747
00:33:29,883 --> 00:33:31,885
after Patricia died?

748
00:33:31,969 --> 00:33:34,304
No, no, it was through an intermediary,

749
00:33:34,388 --> 00:33:36,432
the private investigator.

750
00:33:36,515 --> 00:33:38,475
Judith,

751
00:33:38,559 --> 00:33:42,020
has Jim ever admitted to you
that he murdered Patricia?

752
00:33:43,230 --> 00:33:45,482
No. No, he denies it.

753
00:33:46,108 --> 00:33:48,026
I am his mother,

754
00:33:48,110 --> 00:33:50,571
and as long as he continues to deny it,

755
00:33:51,029 --> 00:33:53,198
I'll continue to believe him.

756
00:33:57,661 --> 00:34:00,664
Good morning, Barnaby.
I'd like to see Mr. Quayle.

757
00:34:00,748 --> 00:34:02,082
Oh, Mrs. Fletcher, my goodness.

758
00:34:02,166 --> 00:34:03,250
We all thought you'd gone back to Maine.

759
00:34:03,333 --> 00:34:04,793
Well, there's a little matter

760
00:34:04,877 --> 00:34:06,503
I'd like to discuss
with the great man first.

761
00:34:06,587 --> 00:34:08,046
I do hope you realize
there was nothing personal

762
00:34:08,130 --> 00:34:09,757
in Mr. Quayle's cross-examination.

763
00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:12,301
On the contrary, I thought
it was all very personal.

764
00:34:12,384 --> 00:34:13,719
Is he in there?

765
00:34:13,802 --> 00:34:16,305
Uh, no, no. I'm afraid he's not here.

766
00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:17,681
Really, Mrs. Fletcher, you must understand

767
00:34:17,765 --> 00:34:19,391
it's all tactics.

768
00:34:19,475 --> 00:34:20,476
Is there something I could do?

769
00:34:20,559 --> 00:34:24,104
No, no, I don't think so.

770
00:34:24,188 --> 00:34:27,441
I mean, I don't suppose that
you would have the authority

771
00:34:27,524 --> 00:34:30,819
to show me the, uh, police report.

772
00:34:31,445 --> 00:34:35,616
I have more authority
than most people suppose.

773
00:34:35,699 --> 00:34:38,243
I am, after all, his assistant.

774
00:34:39,745 --> 00:34:41,246
What were you curious about?

775
00:34:41,330 --> 00:34:44,291
Well, I'm not exactly sure.

776
00:34:44,374 --> 00:34:46,418
I guess that I'm not quite clear

777
00:34:46,502 --> 00:34:49,129
as to how you identified the body.

778
00:34:49,213 --> 00:34:53,509
I mean, uh, I wonder
if you checked that closely.

779
00:34:53,592 --> 00:34:54,968
Let me assure you,

780
00:34:55,052 --> 00:34:57,346
nothing escapes Mr. Quayle's attention,

781
00:34:57,429 --> 00:34:58,847
or mine.

782
00:35:01,809 --> 00:35:04,853
Her initials, and Mr. Harlan's,

783
00:35:05,145 --> 00:35:07,105
were engraved on the inside
of the wedding ring

784
00:35:07,189 --> 00:35:08,690
and the engagement ring.

785
00:35:08,774 --> 00:35:10,150
Five karats.

786
00:35:10,234 --> 00:35:11,902
That's funny.

787
00:35:11,985 --> 00:35:14,029
Where's the diamond brooch
that she was wearing?

788
00:35:14,112 --> 00:35:16,490
No mention of any brooch
in the police file.

789
00:35:16,573 --> 00:35:17,908
Barnaby?

790
00:35:18,325 --> 00:35:19,660
There's a man here to see Mr. Q.

791
00:35:19,743 --> 00:35:21,662
Name's Rudy Plansky.

792
00:35:21,745 --> 00:35:25,207
A private investigator.
Says it's very important.

793
00:35:26,875 --> 00:35:28,377
I'm afraid he's not here at the moment.

794
00:35:28,460 --> 00:35:29,753
Could I possibly help?

795
00:35:29,837 --> 00:35:31,296
Yeah, tell him I'm waitin' for him

796
00:35:31,380 --> 00:35:32,840
down the street at Marcel's.

797
00:35:32,923 --> 00:35:35,717
May I tell him
what it's about, Mr. Plansky?

798
00:35:35,801 --> 00:35:38,512
[snickers] Yeah, just mention
the name Monica Blane.

799
00:35:38,595 --> 00:35:41,223
And tell him to bring along five large.

800
00:35:42,766 --> 00:35:44,059
Five large what?

801
00:35:44,560 --> 00:35:46,812
Uh, maybe Mr. Quayle will know.

802
00:35:47,187 --> 00:35:49,147
Well, here I am going on and on,

803
00:35:49,231 --> 00:35:52,025
and interfering with your valuable time.

804
00:35:52,943 --> 00:35:54,361
I must get to the post office.

805
00:35:54,444 --> 00:35:55,737
I wonder, could you lend me an envelope?

806
00:35:55,821 --> 00:35:56,864
Oh, certainly.

807
00:35:58,365 --> 00:35:59,575
Thank you.

808
00:35:59,658 --> 00:36:01,076
[background chatter]

809
00:36:09,459 --> 00:36:11,044
Don't you think it was a little careless,

810
00:36:11,128 --> 00:36:12,880
walking into the office like that?

811
00:36:15,340 --> 00:36:16,675
Where's Quayle?

812
00:36:16,758 --> 00:36:18,677
Tied up. I came instead.

813
00:36:20,095 --> 00:36:22,890
Oh, yeah? Who, exactly, are you?

814
00:36:23,765 --> 00:36:27,144
The name I use in Quebec is Fletcher.

815
00:36:31,481 --> 00:36:33,609
We want to be sure that
the information you're selling

816
00:36:33,692 --> 00:36:36,194
is worth five large.

817
00:36:38,488 --> 00:36:39,823
Well, I seen you up in his office,

818
00:36:39,907 --> 00:36:43,327
but how do I know you're working with him?

819
00:36:44,494 --> 00:36:47,998
Does the name Judith Harlan
ring a bell with you?

820
00:36:48,081 --> 00:36:49,291
Quayle knows about that?

821
00:36:50,500 --> 00:36:52,961
You think Mr. Quayle is stupid?

822
00:36:54,046 --> 00:36:57,799
You think he'd take this case
if he didn't know all the facts?

823
00:36:57,883 --> 00:37:02,012
And what, may I ask, are you
doing here, Mrs. Fletcher?

824
00:37:11,188 --> 00:37:13,649
I thought I had made it clear,
Mrs. Fletcher,

825
00:37:13,732 --> 00:37:16,318
that your interference
will no longer be tolerated.

826
00:37:16,401 --> 00:37:19,112
Mr. Plansky has information
about Monica Blane.

827
00:37:19,196 --> 00:37:21,782
I know where she is, Quayle,

828
00:37:21,865 --> 00:37:24,534
and it's gonna cost you five grand.

829
00:37:24,618 --> 00:37:26,536
And why would Miss Blane's whereabouts

830
00:37:26,620 --> 00:37:28,413
be worth $5,000 to me?

831
00:37:28,497 --> 00:37:30,082
Because Jim was with her

832
00:37:30,165 --> 00:37:32,584
at the motel when Patricia was murdered.

833
00:37:32,668 --> 00:37:34,836
If we can find Monica Blane,
and she'll testify,

834
00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:36,046
Jim will have an alibi.

835
00:37:36,129 --> 00:37:37,673
From a convicted felon?

836
00:37:37,756 --> 00:37:40,258
That is not the thrust
of my defense, madam.

837
00:37:41,093 --> 00:37:42,219
Well, maybe it should be.

838
00:37:51,103 --> 00:37:53,981
She's staying at that address.
New York City.

839
00:37:55,107 --> 00:37:56,400
Well, I must be running along.

840
00:37:56,483 --> 00:37:57,818
Uh, just a minute. What's this?

841
00:37:57,901 --> 00:38:01,029
-Oh, uh, that's mine.
-From my office?

842
00:38:01,113 --> 00:38:02,489
Uh, it's just some recipes

843
00:38:02,572 --> 00:38:04,032
I was clipping out of the local paper,

844
00:38:04,116 --> 00:38:05,659
and Barnaby gave me one of your envelopes.

845
00:38:08,829 --> 00:38:12,416
These, I'm afraid,
would give me indigestion.

846
00:38:13,458 --> 00:38:15,669
I'm sure you're well
intentioned, Mrs. Fletcher,

847
00:38:15,752 --> 00:38:18,588
but you're also a meddlesome busybody,

848
00:38:18,672 --> 00:38:20,298
and you're sorely trying my patience.

849
00:38:20,382 --> 00:38:22,092
And you, Mr. Quayle, are trying mine

850
00:38:22,175 --> 00:38:24,219
by mangling Jim Harlan's defense

851
00:38:24,302 --> 00:38:26,638
by not conceding
that his wife was murdered.

852
00:38:26,722 --> 00:38:29,599
If we concede murder,
then we concede the case.

853
00:38:29,683 --> 00:38:32,644
My client had both motive and opportunity.

854
00:38:32,728 --> 00:38:35,188
And by ignoring the fact
that Patricia Harlan

855
00:38:35,272 --> 00:38:37,774
withdrew $20,000 cash
the day that she was murdered.

856
00:38:37,858 --> 00:38:41,403
Now, Monica Blane
may have been blackmailing her.

857
00:38:42,571 --> 00:38:44,239
Blackmail?

858
00:38:44,322 --> 00:38:47,034
And that Judith Harlan
paid Monica Blane to disappear.

859
00:38:47,117 --> 00:38:48,618
And if I'm not mistaken,

860
00:38:48,702 --> 00:38:51,747
that little man to whom
you just gave $5,000

861
00:38:51,830 --> 00:38:53,790
delivered the payment.

862
00:39:00,297 --> 00:39:01,882
Mrs. Fletcher!

863
00:39:01,965 --> 00:39:03,467
We've had an enormous break in the case.

864
00:39:03,550 --> 00:39:04,926
That's wonderful news, Barnaby.

865
00:39:05,010 --> 00:39:06,261
Mr. Quayle got a tip,

866
00:39:06,344 --> 00:39:07,679
and I flew to New York last night

867
00:39:07,763 --> 00:39:09,806
and located Monica Blane.

868
00:39:10,682 --> 00:39:13,226
She's here? And willing to testify?

869
00:39:13,727 --> 00:39:15,020
I think you'll find that our client

870
00:39:15,103 --> 00:39:17,230
has a very solid alibi, counselor.

871
00:39:21,735 --> 00:39:24,404
Is the defense prepared
to proceed, Mr. Quayle?

872
00:39:24,488 --> 00:39:26,656
We are, your Lordship.

873
00:39:26,740 --> 00:39:28,033
If it pleases the court,

874
00:39:28,116 --> 00:39:30,744
the Crown has one further witness to call.

875
00:39:30,827 --> 00:39:32,871
Well, I was under the impression

876
00:39:32,954 --> 00:39:34,790
that the prosecution had rested its case,

877
00:39:34,873 --> 00:39:37,542
but very well.

878
00:39:38,794 --> 00:39:41,463
The Crown calls Monica Blane.

879
00:39:45,759 --> 00:39:48,178
No. I told you.

880
00:39:48,261 --> 00:39:51,473
I never saw Jim Harlan
in my life before that weekend.

881
00:39:51,556 --> 00:39:54,601
But you did go to the motel
with him, didn't you?

882
00:39:54,684 --> 00:39:56,937
What's the big deal? We're both over 21.

883
00:39:57,020 --> 00:39:58,188
At what time did you

884
00:39:58,271 --> 00:40:00,107
and the defendant leave the motel?

885
00:40:00,190 --> 00:40:02,234
I took a taxi.

886
00:40:02,317 --> 00:40:04,361
I had a 7:40 flight.

887
00:40:04,444 --> 00:40:07,781
So the defendant didn't
drive you to the airport?

888
00:40:09,449 --> 00:40:13,245
No. He didn't have time.

889
00:40:13,328 --> 00:40:15,455
He said he had to go back
to the country house

890
00:40:15,539 --> 00:40:17,958
and, uh, straighten
something out with his wife.

891
00:40:18,041 --> 00:40:20,335
No! That's not true.

892
00:40:20,418 --> 00:40:23,255
-She's lying.
-Sit down, Mr. Harlan.

893
00:40:29,427 --> 00:40:30,595
It's a lie.

894
00:40:31,638 --> 00:40:33,473
Why would Monica say such a thing?

895
00:40:33,557 --> 00:40:35,642
Well, if she was blackmailing Patricia,

896
00:40:35,725 --> 00:40:37,352
maybe she was trying
to cover her own tracks

897
00:40:37,435 --> 00:40:38,603
by incriminating you.

898
00:40:39,187 --> 00:40:41,106
Maybe she never took that flight.

899
00:40:41,189 --> 00:40:43,525
Maybe she went back to the country house.

900
00:40:44,234 --> 00:40:46,611
Mrs. Fletcher.

901
00:40:46,695 --> 00:40:48,446
It is you, Mrs. Fletcher,

902
00:40:48,530 --> 00:40:51,032
who are responsible for this fiasco.

903
00:40:51,116 --> 00:40:54,870
I will brook no further
interference from you, madam!

904
00:40:57,664 --> 00:41:00,208
Mrs. Harlan, James, in here.

905
00:41:02,502 --> 00:41:03,670
Jim.

906
00:41:05,797 --> 00:41:07,799
Sometimes, when things aren't going well,

907
00:41:07,883 --> 00:41:09,342
he forgets his manners.

908
00:41:09,426 --> 00:41:10,760
Well, when the jury brings in a verdict,

909
00:41:10,844 --> 00:41:12,888
you'd better have a muzzle handy.

910
00:41:12,971 --> 00:41:15,307
There's a call
from his ex-wife on line two.

911
00:41:15,390 --> 00:41:16,766
You think I should interrupt?

912
00:41:16,850 --> 00:41:20,604
Uh, maybe I'd better talk to her.

913
00:41:24,107 --> 00:41:26,484
Hello. Wilhelmina.

914
00:41:26,568 --> 00:41:28,320
No, he's not in. Can I help?

915
00:41:28,403 --> 00:41:31,031
-Wilhelmina?
-His second wife.

916
00:41:31,114 --> 00:41:33,366
How many ex-wives does Mr. Quayle have?

917
00:41:33,450 --> 00:41:34,868
Three.

918
00:41:34,951 --> 00:41:36,578
All originally his secretaries.

919
00:41:38,121 --> 00:41:40,540
Yes, Wilhelmina, I can see the problem.

920
00:41:40,624 --> 00:41:42,542
How much do you think you'll need?

921
00:41:42,626 --> 00:41:45,295
-Did you lose something?
-An earring.

922
00:41:45,378 --> 00:41:47,214
Yes, I'll take care of that myself.

923
00:41:49,799 --> 00:41:51,968
Oh, gee, thanks.

924
00:41:52,052 --> 00:41:53,970
Well, I mean, it's not
really worth very much,

925
00:41:54,054 --> 00:41:56,264
but for me it has a lot
of sentimental value.

926
00:41:57,933 --> 00:42:00,352
Yes, Wilhelmina. I'll give him your love.

927
00:42:00,977 --> 00:42:02,562
Bye.

928
00:42:02,646 --> 00:42:04,356
Barnaby!

929
00:42:05,023 --> 00:42:06,566
The diamond brooch.

930
00:42:06,650 --> 00:42:07,984
What brooch?

931
00:42:08,068 --> 00:42:09,277
The Diamond brooch that I told you

932
00:42:09,361 --> 00:42:10,528
that Patricia was wearing.

933
00:42:10,612 --> 00:42:12,197
It must have been very valuable,

934
00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:14,449
and it was missing after the fire.

935
00:42:14,532 --> 00:42:16,409
And you think the killer stole it?

936
00:42:16,493 --> 00:42:18,662
That's very astute of you, Barnaby.

937
00:42:18,745 --> 00:42:21,748
Sometimes I think that you ought
to be running the defense.

938
00:42:21,831 --> 00:42:23,792
Actually, I make a bigger
contribution around here

939
00:42:23,875 --> 00:42:25,043
than most people realize.

940
00:42:26,294 --> 00:42:27,629
But I don't quite follow.

941
00:42:27,712 --> 00:42:29,214
You know, Barnaby, I have an idea,

942
00:42:29,297 --> 00:42:32,717
but if I try to explain it to Mr. Quayle,

943
00:42:32,801 --> 00:42:35,428
I don't think he's gonna listen to me.

944
00:42:35,512 --> 00:42:38,640
Suppose you bounce it off me.

945
00:42:39,724 --> 00:42:41,017
Then, if it has merit...

946
00:42:41,101 --> 00:42:45,397
Well, the handyman, Clay McLeod.

947
00:42:45,480 --> 00:42:47,190
He more or less intimated to me

948
00:42:47,274 --> 00:42:49,526
that he had gone back to the house

949
00:42:49,609 --> 00:42:51,736
long after we had all left.

950
00:42:52,112 --> 00:42:53,738
And if he went back,

951
00:42:53,822 --> 00:42:55,198
he may have killed Patricia
and taken the brooch.

952
00:42:55,282 --> 00:42:57,117
What are you talking about, Barnaby?

953
00:42:57,200 --> 00:42:59,244
Oh, Mrs. Fletcher told me that Patricia

954
00:42:59,327 --> 00:43:01,746
had been wearing
a distinctive antique brooch.

955
00:43:01,830 --> 00:43:03,915
That's right. The one I gave to her.

956
00:43:03,999 --> 00:43:05,375
I checked the police file.

957
00:43:05,458 --> 00:43:07,419
It was never recovered after the fire.

958
00:43:07,669 --> 00:43:10,422
We may be onto something here.

959
00:43:10,505 --> 00:43:12,924
Patricia and the gardener?

960
00:43:13,008 --> 00:43:17,429
Infidelity, theft, and murder.

961
00:43:17,512 --> 00:43:19,264
McLeod will deny it, of course.

962
00:43:19,347 --> 00:43:22,017
It would be stupid to sell
or pawn something like that,

963
00:43:22,100 --> 00:43:23,810
at least for a while.

964
00:43:23,893 --> 00:43:25,812
McLeod may be vicious,
but he's not stupid.

965
00:43:27,022 --> 00:43:29,983
He probably still has
the brooch hidden somewhere.

966
00:43:31,943 --> 00:43:35,655
Barnaby, find Judge Mansard.
Get a search warrant.

967
00:43:55,633 --> 00:43:57,218
Mr. McLeod?

968
00:44:00,889 --> 00:44:02,640
Mr. McLeod?

969
00:44:22,035 --> 00:44:23,703
I would imagine that Mr. Quayle

970
00:44:23,787 --> 00:44:27,290
is busily arranging for a search warrant?

971
00:44:32,545 --> 00:44:36,007
Yes, that's the brooch
that Patricia was wearing.

972
00:44:37,050 --> 00:44:38,134
How did you know?

973
00:44:39,552 --> 00:44:42,347
When I admired it, Jim told me
that it was an heirloom,

974
00:44:42,806 --> 00:44:45,016
that it had belonged to his grandmother.

975
00:44:47,143 --> 00:44:49,270
My mother was very fond of it.

976
00:44:49,854 --> 00:44:51,439
A present from my father.

977
00:44:53,108 --> 00:44:54,943
I had to ask myself,

978
00:44:55,276 --> 00:44:56,820
"who would take an antique brooch

979
00:44:56,903 --> 00:44:58,822
and leave a five-karat diamond?"

980
00:45:03,493 --> 00:45:07,747
Patricia's appointment
was not with her hairdresser.

981
00:45:07,831 --> 00:45:09,707
It was with me.

982
00:45:10,959 --> 00:45:13,586
I went out there to confront her privately

983
00:45:14,546 --> 00:45:16,881
with what my investigator had turned up.

984
00:45:18,967 --> 00:45:21,136
I offered her a handsome settlement

985
00:45:21,219 --> 00:45:25,014
to divorce Jim quietly, without scandal.

986
00:45:26,975 --> 00:45:29,144
But Patricia was not only greedy,

987
00:45:29,227 --> 00:45:32,188
she was arrogant,
and she became very abusive.

988
00:45:32,272 --> 00:45:35,400
She... she had the audacity to...

989
00:45:35,483 --> 00:45:37,026
to hit me.

990
00:45:38,486 --> 00:45:41,406
I grasped for whatever was near me,

991
00:45:41,489 --> 00:45:42,782
and it was the poker in the fireplace.

992
00:45:42,866 --> 00:45:44,159
And I,

993
00:45:46,119 --> 00:45:47,579
I struck her down.

994
00:45:50,290 --> 00:45:52,500
So you were the one
who disconnected the gas line

995
00:45:52,584 --> 00:45:54,085
in the basement?

996
00:45:54,169 --> 00:45:56,254
It wasn't difficult.

997
00:45:57,297 --> 00:46:00,842
I calculated I had enough time
to get back to the city

998
00:46:01,593 --> 00:46:03,386
before the fire consumed her.

999
00:46:04,512 --> 00:46:06,973
And you couldn't bear to see
your mother's brooch destroyed,

1000
00:46:07,056 --> 00:46:10,018
so you removed it from the body.

1001
00:46:25,283 --> 00:46:26,910
I hope you realize

1002
00:46:27,410 --> 00:46:30,288
that I never would have
let Jim be convicted

1003
00:46:30,997 --> 00:46:32,207
for something I had done.

1004
00:46:35,627 --> 00:46:38,213
Yes, Jessica, our little ploy
worked brilliantly.

1005
00:46:38,296 --> 00:46:40,882
A clever piece of work,
if I say so myself.

1006
00:46:40,965 --> 00:46:42,634
Well, I do hope
that Mr. Quayle appreciates

1007
00:46:42,717 --> 00:46:44,177
what you did for him.

1008
00:46:44,260 --> 00:46:46,513
As of today, I have a new title.

1009
00:46:46,596 --> 00:46:48,473
"First assistant."

1010
00:46:48,556 --> 00:46:51,267
Oh, that has a good, solid sound.

1011
00:46:51,351 --> 00:46:53,102
That's very impressive.

1012
00:46:53,186 --> 00:46:54,604
Barnaby!

1013
00:46:54,687 --> 00:46:56,147
What did you put
in the coffee this morning?

1014
00:46:56,231 --> 00:46:59,484
It tastes like-- Mrs. Fletcher!

1015
00:46:59,567 --> 00:47:01,486
Oh, why didn't somebody tell me
you were here?

1016
00:47:01,569 --> 00:47:02,946
Well, I just popped in to say good-bye.

1017
00:47:03,029 --> 00:47:04,572
Oh, not good-bye, dear lady.

1018
00:47:04,656 --> 00:47:05,907
Au revoir?

1019
00:47:05,990 --> 00:47:08,201
Well, perhaps sometime.

1020
00:47:08,284 --> 00:47:10,745
Oh, you'll be back here
in a few months for the trial.

1021
00:47:10,828 --> 00:47:12,038
The trial?

1022
00:47:12,121 --> 00:47:13,206
Oh, yes. Didn't Barnaby tell you?

1023
00:47:13,289 --> 00:47:15,124
I'm defending Judith Harlan.

1024
00:47:15,208 --> 00:47:17,752
Even the guilty are entitled
to their day in court.

1025
00:47:17,835 --> 00:47:20,380
And what a glorious day it's going to be.

1026
00:47:20,463 --> 00:47:22,465
I'll get her off, you know.
I always get them off.

1027
00:47:23,883 --> 00:47:25,301
Well, if you don't mind,

1028
00:47:25,385 --> 00:47:28,221
this is one trial I would
just as soon skip.

1029
00:47:28,304 --> 00:47:30,765
Skip? Oh, no. No, no. You must appear.

1030
00:47:30,848 --> 00:47:31,975
I'm going to call you as a witness.

1031
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