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Flight 69 from New York

meet at the la guardia terminal, now arriving gate 5a,

concourse a.

- Hi little sister.

Good to see you.

- Yeah, it's really good to see you.

- The best surprise so far this year.

- Yeah I heard about you and Carol splitting.

It's really a surprise.

- Yeah, it's probably for the best though.

She dating Dan now.

You know what I mean.

Why don't you come back and go to newcombe?

Oh it's a better school, besides you don't make it

as a vassar girl.

- You know darling, my dear vassar isn't exactly

the dream school.

Just far enough away from my big brother.

Look by the way where is he?

I told you I had to see you both.

I made that clear on the phone, Vance.

- Yeah, what's wrong, Denise?

- It's nothing but look I've got something to tell you both

and I have to go back to school tonight.

Look is he here?

- No, he's home playing big brother as usual.

I tell you, he's really pissed

that you won't talk about this on the phone.

- Look Vance, you don't talk about this on the phone.

- Yeah but you know how he blew his top

when you decided to go to vassar.

He's afraid some yankee carpetbagger's gonna seduce you

on one of your weekends in New York.

- Okay if a southern bigot at lsu in Baton Rouge seduces me?

- You're in rare form, honey.

- Look Vance, please don't let him...

Oh Christ, this is such a bummer.

- Denise, what is it?

- I have something to tell you both

and please Vance when I tell you don't cop out on me.

You're the only family I've got.

- Alright, let's have it.

Well?

- I'm getting married.

- Of course Denise, what else does a young lady of culture

and breeding do when she finishes school?

But that's hardly any reason to fly down here

and get me out of court.

- Oh don't use your courtroom technique on me, Dan.

Know what I mean?

I'm getting married now and I'm not going to finish school.

I can't finish school.

- Just what do you mean you can't finish school?

After all the money I've spent on that damn yankee

institution I think you'd better

clarify that last statement!

- Hey, hey hold it!

Take it easy.

Honey, why can't you finish school?

You can tell us.

You've got to tell us.

- I can't finish school because I'm getting married next

week in New York.

And I'm pregnant.

- Oh Jesus.

- Well I'll be a son of a bitch.

I would have bet my last dime that a Robert woman

could handle her first school romance without this.

- This isn't a school romance, Dan.

My pregnancy isn't an accident.

- Oh spare us the details, Denise.

Look I'll arrange an immediate abortion

- and you'll return to school. - Abortion?

For Christ sakes Dan!

- There is one thing, however.

This boy, I want to talk to him and his parents.

And I hope to god Denise he comes from a decent family.

- Just stop!

- Oh d. - Please sit down, Vance.

I haven't told you everything.

Vance, I love you very much.

I know how you feel about things, Dan.

I mean about life in general.

Don't know how to tell you the rest.

- Good lord Denise, I've had enough.

- Will you out with it? - Alright Dan!

The man.

A black man.

- What?

- A black man.

- You.

My baby sister.

You let a stinking degenerate nigger into your body?

Hey Dan!

You'll kill her!

- She's better off dead.

No nigger son of a bitch is gonna marry my sister!

- Damnit Dan!

You're a real shit, you know that Dan?

- I knew it.

You knew about this all along, didn't you?

Well you listen to me little brother.

She doesn't exist.

As far as I'm concerned I don't have a sister!

You, as for you you little slut.

You go back to that nigger and I'll kill him,

do you hear me?

I'll kill him!

- Let go of her Dan!

- I'll kill the both of 'em!

He's a dead nigger, I promise you he's as good as dead!

- You are nuts, Dan!

You belong in a goddamn cage!

- Carol doesn't think so now does she little brother?

Your former girlfriend is going to marry me.

She couldn't take any more of your nigger loving ways.

- Denise!

Honey, where you going?

- I don't wanna talk about it Vance.

I love him.

I'm going back to New York where he is.

- Oh Denise, it can't work.

Think about it!

You know, these things they just don't work!

- Never thought I'd hear that from you, Vance.

- Oh d if it was just you and me

and this crummy world didn't exist it could work,

you know I believe that.

What are you gonna do?

- I don't know what I'm gonna do.

But I'll do something.

Whatever it is I'll do it with him.

-Oh d!

- He scares me.

I know what Dan is capable of.

- I'm not gonna run, baby.

- But you don't understand, he's capable of murder.

- You can't run, Denise.

You just can't.

- I had to tell you.

I couldn't keep it in any longer.

- It'll be alright baby.

I'll tell Jake and everything will be fine.

- Oh god I love you.

I love you so much.

- Well, what do I say father?

- Amen might be appropriate.

- Yes, it might at that.

- You know Jessie the church could stand a bit more

humility itself at times.

Practicing what one preaches is sometimes

a very biblical thing to do.

But you came back and that's what's important.

You know it's a whole lot like the parable of

the prodigal son.

You see that story Jessie is not just about

the son that returned to the fold.

No, there was another son.

He stayed, and ended up hating his father, his brother,

his very home itself.

Now the church is your home, and you came back.

And if we couldn't accept your humanity well

the church would be the loser.

This way we both win.

You have the church, but most important the church has you.

- Yes.

Well I want to thank you for helping me

get my old parish back in New Orleans.

- Father babbin figures returning to the scene of the crime

is standard procedure in criminology.

Maybe in theology it has its place also.

God bless you my son.

- Thank you very much, father.

- And goodbye. - Goodbye.

- Jessie!

- Father Jessie! - Ann.

- Oh it's great to have you back.

Why didn't you telephone, tell us you were coming?

We didn't expect you for another three days.

- I didn't want to inconvenience anybody.

Let me look at you.

So how you been?

- Fine.

- You look great.

- Thank you.

- Welcome home. - Thank you.

Well, the place sure hasn't changed much, has it?

- Well I like that.

All our brilliant carpentry and you didn't even notice.

- Notice what?

- The wall father.

We finally got our new window in.

Oh that!

Yeah well it looks good.

- Well look father, I have to run.

Let's get together for lunch, okay?

- Fine.

- I have to teach my biology class about reptiles.

I'll see you later.

- In the cafeteria. - Yes.

Bye bye.

- For your penance say an our father and a hail Mary.

By the authority of our lord Jesus Christ I absolve you

from your sins in the name of the father and of the son

and of the holy spirit, amen.

God bless you and go in peace.

- Father York, can I see you for a moment please?

- Sure Jim.

What is it?

- Jessie, I'm going to take over your duties

here at the rectory for several days.

- Why father?

Have I done something wrong?

- No that's just the point, your work here has been superb.

It's just that you're spending all of your time here

and that isn't good.

Now why don't you take it easy?

Renew acquaintances.

And there is one very touchy situation in which

you could be extremely helpful.

The Roberts.

- Oh you mean between Dan and Vance.

- Mm, have you seen them yet?

- No father, I've been...

- Then you don't know about Denise.

- Denise, what about Denise?

- About her suicide.

- Her what?

- Yes, she committed suicide.

You were away at the time and then

you went into the monastery incommunicado.

- My god.

Well why, what happened?

- I don't think anybody knows the whole story,

but it split Dan and Vance.

Jessie why don't you go and see them?

I think you could make a lot more headway with them

than I can.

And take all the time you need, don't worry about

the rectory, I'll cover your duties here.

- Thank you father.

Yes, of course, I'll do that.

D try to do me in

d I won't take it lyin' down

El man gotta play for all he's worth

El life is a mean old town

- father babbin told you?

- What?

Oh Ann.

Come in.

Sit down.

- About Denise's suicide.

- Oh yes, that, yes he did.

- Who's that young man?

- Some guy she was going with at the time I think,

I'm not sure.

- Did father babbin tell you about the rumor?

- Rumor, what rumor?

- She was pregnant and the father was black.

- Oh.

No, he didn't.

- Nobody wants to talk about it.

Vance won't talk about it, even with me.

- Even to you?

- Oh I'm sorry, you couldn't know.

Vance and I are going together now.

- Well, how long has that been going on?

- Ever since Carol...

- Yes, yes.

- It's gettin' pretty bad.

Vance is still hung up on losing Carol

and sometimes I think Dan's marrying her

just to spite Vance.

That's my problem, I talk too much anyway.

I've got to get through to Vance, for our sake.

- I just don't want to see you get hurt.

Not with all that's coming down

with the wedding and all.

- Yeah, I know what you mean.

- How's Vance taking it?

- Oh, he doesn't love Carol, he never did.

It's just his male ego, his pride that's hurt.

Dan tends to rub things in.

- Yeah.

- Father I've got to run.

Vance is picking me up, I'm late already.

Bye father, thanks.

- Hey.

You play it cool, okay?

- Where is he?

Where is that little punk?

- I may be your law partner and your best man

but I'm not your brother's keeper.

- Dan, we're ready when you are.

- Thank you father.

- I'm sorry I'm late.

- Alright little brother, get your coat on.

We've been waiting 20 minutes on you.

- We've been waiting 20 minutes on you.

- What did you say?

You're drunk.

- You're right!

I am drunk.

- For once... - Vance, shape up!

Think you're gonna mess up Carol's wedding you're crazy.

- Carol's wedding?

Oh, Carol's wedding.

No sir.

No I wouldn't mess up Carol's wedding.

Hey not me do that?

I mean after all she almost married me.

- You little bastard.

If that rationalization suits your adolescent ego

you go right ahead.

I think the lady decided she wanted a better man.

- Dan, stop!

Dan!

- You damn black nigger.

- That's right Dan.

I may be a nigger, but this is the lord's house

and no man black or white is gonna defame it.

Come on Vance, let's go.

- Hey it's a beautiful wedding, huh?

- Come on.

- Beauty and the bigot.

Keep the family name untarnished, Dan.

Blue blood to blue blood.

Keeping the names pure!

I bet you never saw a wedding like that huh Jessie?

- You're right, that's a new one for me alright.

- Hey I gotta go back!

- What you gotta go back for?

- I forgot to kiss the bride, Jessie.

- Don't worry about it, neither did I.

Come on.

- Jessie!

That's it!

We both gotta go back and kiss the bride

and then when you kiss her Dan is gonna have a heart attack

and then I'll move in on Carol.

- Come on, let's talk about it in the car, okay?

Hey, I'm driving.

And I'm buying the coffee, okay?

Who's gonna pay for it?

What?

- You see Carol was raised believing that being born

into the daughters of the confederacy was second

only to salvation, you know?

But she started coming around when I was going with her.

Then I went to 'nam and my brother moved in and his money

and his social...

- Listen, have you ever considered that losing Carol

might be the best thing?

For you I mean.

I mean if it's what she wants.

We know it's what Dan wants.

Frankly I think they deserve each other man

and you're better off out of it.

- I'll be alright.

As soon as my ego heals.

At least that's what Ann tells me.

Dan Robert's got a big one coming, Jessie.

That's a promise.

You know I never told anybody this before,

but Denise, she'd be alive today if that racist bastard,

if he had thought about her instead of his social image.

- Yeah, yeah.

Yeah I heard about Denise.

Vance.

Is there any truth to the rumor that she was pregnant

and that the father was black?

- Oh it's not a rumor Jessie, he was black alright.

That's why she's dead!

She couldn't take Dan's bigotry.

Then he, he completely disowned her, he beat her up,

he threatened to kill her!

Then he killed both of them!

He killed her.

He might as well have cut her wrists himself

and damnit Jessie that man's gonna pay for it.

- Well well, miss Carol.

You sure make a pretty bride.

- Thank you Willie.

- And marrying Mr. Dan too.

And all the while I thought Mr. Vance was the one.

- That's enough Willie.

- Dan, it's alright, it's alright.

- Carol honey would you wait for me on the porch?

I'll be right there.

Willie I thought I told you to stay out of the way.

- I'm sorry Mr. Dan, just trying to...

- I don't care what you were just trying to do, Willie.

I'm tired of you stumblebumming around here day after day,

year after year.

I want you out of here, you're dismissed.

- Dismissed?

You mean fired?

But Mr. Dan, I can't find another job just like that.

I've been working for you and your daddy so long

I haven't even had time to think about

working anywhere else.

- That's not a subject I wish to discuss, Willie.

My father's dead and I'm in charge now.

You've got your notice, you're dismissed.

- Mr. Dan, what about Clara may?

I mean you know how long she been sick.

All that medicine, all that debt I'm in.

I can't afford to miss one payday let alone

look for another job.

- You heard me Willie.

You have your notice.

I want you and all of your tools

out of my garage by tomorrow.

- I understand you handled these in 'nam, right?

You don't know the time I had keeping

that little devil alive.

Well, have fun.

- Hi father Jessie.

- Oh hello Vance. - Yeah.

- Well how are you doing today?

- Fine.

Well better anyway.

Dan still won't talk to me.

Can't really blame him, I guess I did kinda

screw up the wedding, eh?

- Oh you have to give him a little time.

That's why I'm here.

I thought I'd send him over some flowers

to help smooth things out.

- Oh he's gonna love that.

A token negro priest asking for his forgiveness.

Massa Dan, sure sorry I stopped ya from defamin' the church

and killing your younger brother.

He'll really love that.

- Come on Vance now don't be so bitter.

That attitude'll kill you in the long run.

After all, to ask forgiveness is humility.

But to forgive, salvation.

You really ought to give Dan a chance.

- Oh Jessie how can you say that?

I mean after all the crap you've had to put up with

from people like him?

- People like him.

Let me tell you something.

I get it from both sides.

For some whites I'm a good nigger.

The only difference between a good nigger and a nigger

is the word good.

And for some blacks, I'm an uncle Tom nigger.

Believe me, it's all the same thing.

Nigger's an ugly word but it is, after all, only a word.

- You're too much, Jessie.

- Vance.

Those roses are exactly what I want.

How much are they?

- Oh nothing, on the house.

- Come on now.

Welfare case I'm not, how much?

- Okay, 18.50 a dozen.

I'll bill you later.

- Will he get that today?

- Oh yeah, if I have to deliver 'em myself.

- Well Vance I'm really happy for you.

- Good to see you, yeah.

Glad you came by.

-So am I.

- Hiya Willie, how you doing?

Got some more flowers for you.

You got enough flowers here to make a funeral.

- Who these from?

- I don't know.

- Well go on, I'll take it over now.

- Come on in, Willie.

- Some more flowers, miss Carol.

- Thank you, aren't these lovely.

- And miss Carol, tell Mr. - Dan I'll be leaving tomorrow

like he said.

- Oh yes Willie, I am sorry.

I'll tell him.

Hello?

This is father Jessie.

- Why yes father Jessie, this is Carol.

Carol I'm sorry about yesterday.

- Well I am too, father.

Is Dan home?

- Yes, he's in his study.

I'd like to come over and apologize in person.

- Oh I wish you would come over.

Oh by the way father, your flowers arrived

and they're breathtaking.

Thanks so much.

You're welcome.

Is dinnertime okay?

- Fine.

About seven o'clock then?

That's good.

- Good, we'll be waiting for you.

Goodbye.

- Come in father, so good to see you.

- Good evening Mrs. Robert.

- You have a seat and I'll get Dan.

- Thank you.

Oh I hope I'm not disturbing him.

- Not at all, I'll get Dan and be right back.

- Good evening father.

Come on up.

- Well Dan, hello.

And how is the new husband?

- As well as can be expected under the circumstances.

What can I do for you?

- Well I actually came over to talk to you.

- Come over and have a seat.

- Thank you Dan.

- Would you like a drink?

- No, I don't want to be a bother to you.

- No bother.

Would you like some wine?

- No, not really.

What I came to talk to you about was...

- Dan, aren't these beautiful?

Father Jessie sent them.

Thanks again, father.

Think I'll put them in the bedroom.

- Put them on the dresser, dear.

That was a very nice gesture father, thank you.

- You're welcome.

On second thought I think I will have just a little wine.

- Carol.

Carol honey.

- Yes dear?

- Would you get us some wine please?

- Of course darling.

- What I came to talk to you about was the incident

at the church.

I'm sorry I struck you.

I know it was wrong of me to lose my temper.

- Apology accepted, father.

I didn't mean to call you a ni...

Call you that.

I mean look.

You're not one of those.

You're a, well you're a black man.

Dan?

Honey?

I can't find the wine.

- Excuse me father.

I'll be right back.

What the hell is this?

- Dan, I just want you to please be nice to him.

- What do you mean be nice to him?

- Dan he's a man of god.

-Aman...

No nigger's a man much less a man of god!

- Oh Dan please.

- I don't want to talk about this.

- I hadn't had a chance to congratulate you yet.

You're a very lucky man, Dan.

- Lucky hell.

I just take what I want.

There's no luck to that, father.

- Well I better say goodnight.

When do you plan to leave on the honeymoon?

- As soon as the trial's over.

Probably be a couple of more days.

Leaving father so soon?

Yes Mrs. Robert, I have a few more calls to make

and I didn't want to overstay my visit.

- Oh come by anytime.

I hope I see you two in church Sunday.

Possibly, father.

It all depends on the trial.

- I love you.

I love you.

- What is it?

- I love you.

- I love you too.

Now go back to sleep.

Carol.

Honey I've got to go to court in the morning at eight.

Please go back to sleep.

- But I'm not sleepy.

I wanna play.

- Carol go play in the shower.

Now I've gotta get some sleep.

- I'll be glad when this trial is over.

- Carol, where are you going?

- Nowhere.

Aren't these beautiful?

- Operator, gimme the police.

Jack, it's Dan.

Listen, come over right away.

Damnit Jack get over here!

Carol's been murdered.

Jack, are you still there?

Jack I know who did it.

I know who murdered her.

- Hey boys, hold on.

The lady's dead.

She's upstairs and don't touch anything til hebert

gets here with his crew from the coroner's office.

Oh and leave that snake alone too.

- Jim. - Yeah.

- Better go up there and watch

and make sure they don't mess up.

Hey Tony!

- Hello hebert.

She's upstairs and there's a dead snake there too.

Where's your crew?

- They're coming.

Snake?

Sure it's dead?

- Yeah I'm sure it's dead hebert, now listen.

I need a double set of photographs,

special attention to the body position in the room.

Now I don't want you to rush on this one.

You know who this guy is, don't you?

- Yeah, I know.

- Okay, now do it right, hurry up,

I want the body downtown fast with the snake.

- Gotcha. - Okay.

Now who'd you say you were again sir?

- I'm Jack markam, Dan's law partner.

- Oh yeah, Mr. Markam.

You handled that investment corporation scandal.

I mean, case.

- That's right.

Well lieutenant, what can I do to wind up

this nightmare for you?

- Well, first thing you can do is ask Mr. Robert

if he feels like talking now or later.

- Really lieutenant?

Is that absolutely necessary?

- It's not only necessary Mr. Markham, it's compulsory.

- Hey boy, where do you think you're going?

- Oh excuse me.

This is detective bunch, my partner.

This is... who'd you say you were again?

- Markam, Jack markam.

- Mr. Markam this is Mr. Bunch.

Mr. Markam is Mr. Robert's law partner.

- Hello. - Excuse me.

- I'll wait outside, Tony.

- Alright.

Mr. Robert?

- Yes?

- We'll be through here in a little while.

For tonight anyway.

Be nice if you could answer a couple questions.

- What do you want to know?

- Dan, you know you don't have to say anything, don't you?

- That's right Mr. Robert.

You think about it.

I'll be right back.

- You honkies are crazy, you know that?

- What?

- You heard me man, I said you honkies are crazy.

- What do you mean by that, Jim?

- Well I mean we shoot 'em or we cut 'em.

But a snake?

Shit.

- Hey Jim.

Who do you think that snake was really meant for?

- That's a good question.

- What do you say, Mr. Robert?

- Go ahead, lieutenant.

- The snake, Mr. Robert,

how do you think it got in the house?

- I haven't the faintest idea.

- Did Mrs. Robert have any enemies you know about,

who you think might try something like this?

- No, none.

- Did you?

- No.

- Excuse me Mr. Robert.

Hey.

- If you are alive, may the lord forgive you

by the soul you know he and the sins you may have

committed in this life.

Blessed are thou almighty god, father.

In the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit.

Amen.

Got your message.

You call Vance yet?

- No.

- Call him now.

- Hello?

- Hello, this is father Jessie, Vance.

I'm at Dan's.

Carol is...

Carol is dead.

- What?

- Come right over, Carol is dead.

- Get dressed.

Get dressed!

- Now can you tell me what you remember

from the beginning, Mr. Robert?

Especially about the snake.

- The snake struck at her from the bouquet.

And by the time I'd killed it, Carol was...

- Well what'd you do next?

- Called.

I called the police and then I called Jack.

- You're an attorney, Mr. Robert.

Doesn't it seem a little strange to you

that a man's bride is murdered and the first thing he does

is call his law partner?

- Now that's enough.

Dan, you don't have to answer any more questions.

Lieutenant I suggest you get your facts straight.

Mr. Robert called the police first and then he called me.

I'll testify to that.

- Who said anything about testifying?

- I'm really sorry, Dan.

I'm really sorry.

You know what kind of snake it is, doc?

- Whoever killed it did one hell of a job.

I haven't been able to identify it yet.

But I did get the poison sack out

and I sent it down to the lab along with some of

her blood samples.

I feel like a kid back in zoology class again.

I haven't dissected a snake since then.

Only people.

Doc, how long would it take a snake bite to kill somebody?

- What do you mean?

- Well you see I have to know how long

it'd take a snake to kill someone.

If it took like hours then how come the husband

didn't call sooner?

- That depends on where he came from

and how it got in the victim.

- You won't believe it doc, it came in some flowers.

- Oh, excuse me.

Pathology.

Yeah.

Asia?

What do you mean Asia?

Wait a minute, let me get that down.

Hold on.

Spell it for me, will ya?

E-I-a-p-i-d.

Elapid.

Hiya Jim.

Bungarus, yeah.

Yeah.

Wait, wait, not so fast.

That's it, oh good.

Thanks a lot.

Well Jim, see you're still with the dynamic dago.

- Hell doc, you know how it is.

I let him move in my neighborhood and he ran it down.

So I gotta stay with him til I can teach him

a little culture, you know?

- Culture, that's what I need working around here.

Come on doc, what do you got there?

- Your killer.

Extremely venomous nocturnal elapid snake.

Genus bungarus of eastern Asia and adjacent islands.

Its venom can kill in seconds.

Front fang, small, body approximately 12 inches in length.

Venom paralyzes the nervous system.

Victim suffocates.

- Asia.

That's over 10,000 miles away.

- And from the location of the wound

I'd say it was accelerated.

She was dead before she'd hit the floor, I'd estimate.

Well, you boys have a lot of fun with this one.

- Yeah, okay doc.

Thanks a lot.

Come on bro, buy you some lunch.

- Come again some other time, boys.

- Now Dan, for Carol's parents' sake, please.

- Alright Jack.

I promise.

Feeling good little brother?

Playing with snakes make you feel better?

More like a man?

I don't know who you were after,

but you're gonna die for this, I promise you that.

- Dan.

- Yeah?

Yeah?

Mr. Robert?

- Yeah, who is this?

My name is not important, Mr. Robert.

- Well it's important to me.

I don't talk to people I don't know.

Hello?

Mr. Robert, don't hang up.

I'm calling concerning a certain business transaction

in New York City about a year and a half ago.

- Who is this?

I demand to know who this is.

Mr. Robert, we performed a certain service for you

17 months ago and we haven't been paid.

We fulfilled our end of the agreement

and we can't afford to extend credit

if you know what I mean.

- Look, I thought I told you before...

Mr. Robert, we've been through all that before.

Your blaming us for your sister's

untimely demise is foolish.

You should have considered the consequences

before you initiated the contract.

We want payment in full, now.

We don't have legal recourse, if you know what I mean.

- Is that a threat?

Look do you know who you're talking to?

No threats, Mr. Robert.

- Are you trying to threaten me?

No threats.

We simply can't afford to let a client

not make payment in full.

It would ruin our professional reputation

if you know what I mean.

- You go to hell!

What are you doing?

How long have you been here?

- Not long.

Not long Dan, please don't point that thing at me.

You scared me to death.

- Well what do you want?

- Wait a second, I need to catch my breath.

I wasn't sure before whether I wanted to finish

what I came for.

I think I'll just come back.

- What did you come for?

Did my little brother send you?

- No.

Vance didn't send me, I came on my own.

What I wanted to talk about was...

Well I heard what you told Vance at Carol's wake.

Aren't you gonna say anything?

I don't believe he's a murderer.

Dan?

For god's sake he's your brother.

Doesn't that mean anything?

- You listen to me.

My brotherly love died the night Carol was murdered.

And I have my plans for the person I feel was responsible.

Do you understand that?

- I'm going to marry Vance!

I'm not going to let you manipulate our lives

like you do with everyone else!

I'm not going to be scared away by threats.

Neither is Vance.

- That's a decision you may have cause to regret.

- Got you Mr. Dan, I gotcha!

- Oh Willie, stop!

I can help you more alive than dead!

- You can't help my wife, mister dismissed.

Clara may's dead!

You know that?

She died on account of you.

You're gonna die on account of me!

Hi, where you been?

- Nowhere, had to go by school for a while.

- I called, they said you'd left.

Want a cookie?

- Well you must have just missed me.

- Doesn't take an hour and a half to get here.

What happened?

- Wouldn't you like to know?

- Oh.

I catch you fooling around, huh?

All this time I thought you loved only me.

- Hey, what are you talking, hey, hold on!

- I intend to.

- That's what I like about you,

you're so damn subtle.

- Yes I'm here now.

Right.

Alright, I'll talk to you later.

- It's too bad you had to kill him.

Now we'll never know his story.

- I know his story.

- What?

- Nothing.

- Nothing hell.

- Now look lieutenant de vivo...

- And you shut up!

How come you're always on the scene before the police?

Lieutenant, I resent that!

- Nevermind, just sit down and stay out of my way.

Would you like me to sit you down, Mr. Markam?

Now Mr. Robert, what's this I know his story crap?

If you know anything you better tell me right now.

Or I'll run your ass in so fast it'll make your head spin.

I don't care who you are, do you understand me?

- Hey Tony...

- I'm sorry, lieutenant.

I don't know anything else.

I'm really very sorry.

- I'm sorry.

- What's the matter?

- Nothing.

- Nothing?

It's certainly not nothing.

- It's nothing, just drop it.

- You don't wanna talk about it.

Well I do wanna talk about it.

- Please, just drop it!

- Hey, where were you today?

Something happened today and I want to know what it is!

- Look, it's no big thing.

- Well how about letting me decide my half

- of what a big thing? - Okay!

Okay.

I went to see Dan on the boat, that's all.

- You did what?

- I went to see Dan.

- You just went and saw Dan?

- Yes, is there something wrong with that?

- Yeah there's something wrong with that!

I told you he was my business!

- Excuse me.

I thought his threat was our business.

- To hell with his damn threats!

- Vance, grow up!

Why don't you admit that he frightens you?

He frightens me!

- Dan doesn't frighten me!

I'm not afraid of him!

I told you that before and I also told you

to stop bugging me about him!

Oh shit.

Yeah?

- Excuse me Mr. Robert, is miss novak here?

I'd like to talk to her.

- Come on in.

Ann, it's lieutenant de vivo.

- Excuse me, I hope I didn't disturb anything.

- Yeah well you did.

- Vance.

No lieutenant, what can I do for you?

- Miss novak, I'd like to know where you were this morning.

- What do you want to know for?

What difference does it make where she was this morning?

- Mr. Robert, do you mind?

I'm asking the questions.

- Yeah I do mind as a matter of fact!

What right do you have to come in here...

- Vance, stop.

I went to see Dan on the boat.

- Miss novak, about what time was that?

- It was about 10:30, but I don't understand.

What time did you leave the boat?

I don't know.

I guess it was about...

- Oh wait a minute.

You don't have to answer any more of these questions!

I'd like to know what this is all about.

- In the first place I don't like being interrupted

when I'm talking to someone.

In the second place it's my day off

and I've got no time to fool around with you.

And in third place they've just thrown

two homicides in my lap.

Two weeks ago or maybe you've forgotten

your sister in law was killed by some imported snake,

and nobody wanted to say anything about that.

And 30 minutes ago your brother killed

the family gardener.

And you're trying to tell me about her rights?

The hell is going on in this family?

Come on, let's go.

- Man, what's happening?

- Nothing man, nothing.

Novak was there alright and she was on the boat today too

but she doesn't know any more about it than we do.

It's that family that's driving me up the wall.

Let's get out of here, come on.

Put spinelli on.

Well he hasn't done anything since that Wesley Stewart

St. Charles murder case.

I wish I could help you Bert but I'm really jammed up.

Yeah hold on a second.

Yeah man.

- Ann novak is here.

- Tell her to wait in the conference room, I'll be right in.

- Right.

- Yeah Bert?

Yeah.

Yeah I'm sure he can handle it.

Dago's honor.

Yeah okay.

Well let me know how it comes in.

I'll talk to you later.

I'm sorry miss novak.

What can I do to help you?

- What I came about lieutenant, first let me say

I'm sorry about the other day.

Vance isn't like that.

Well his brother's always been a sore...

- Forget it, miss novak.

What can I do to help you?

- Well there's something I think you should know about.

I've tried to get Vance to tell you, but he won't.

Lieutenant, Vance has asked me to marry him.

- Oh, well congratulations.

Is that what you came down here to tell me?

Did you know that Dan fired Willie

just before Carol was killed?

- Yes miss novak.

- Oh.

Well did you know Dan threatened Vance at Carol's wake?

- Threatened him, how?

- He accused Vance of murdering Carol.

That's why I went to the boat, to talk to him.

I don't mind telling you lieutenant, Dan scares me.

- Now you believe he meant that?

People often say things under stress, miss novak.

- I think Dan meant it.

Lieutenant, do you suspect Vance?

- This is a homicide case, miss novak.

Everyone is a suspect.

- Everyone?

Dan too?

- It's possible.

- Well I feel a little better anyway.

I just thought you should know.

- Well you did the right thing, miss novak,

and thank you.

I wouldn't worry too much about idle threats.

- Thank you.

- Goodbye, miss novak.

- Hi Charlie.

How are things going?

- Normal Saturday Mr. Robert, just checking things out.

- Okay, thanks a lot Charlie.

I don't care Jack, I need that money now!

Would you shut up and listen!

I don't think they're gonna wait any longer.

Well what do you want to do?

Okay, okay.

- Hey what are you doing there?

You come out, come on!

He was just kneeling there in broad daylight with that gun!

- Okay, okay.

In which direction was he pointing the weapon?

- Um, that way, south.

- He was right about here, huh?

- Yeah, kneeling.

- About like this?

Yeah, yeah.

- Just pointing out that way, huh?

Yeah.

- Hey Tony.

Think I got something here.

- What do you got?

- Take a look at this.

That name mean anything to you?

Coincidence?

- It's no coincidence, take a look out here.

Yeah, I see what you mean.

- Oh you big Turkey.

Why would a gardener try to kill his boss?

- Why would a boss want to kill his gardener?

- Come on.

It's amazing how many people hate Dan Robert.

I mean his gardener tried to knife him.

His brother may have hated him enough

to plant a snake in his bedroom.

And those guys from new York send a hitman down here

to try and get rid of him.

I can't figure it Jim.

- Hey you know I only met him twice before myself,

and I don't like him very much.

- What is that, 12-nothing?

- Hey you know those guys from New York?

- Yeah.

- What did he have to do with them?

- What about his brother?

If he missed the first time you know

he could be trying again with some outside help.

- And we can't forget about the girlfriend.

- Hey Tony.

Hi Mike.

- Here's the message on the 10:26 to New York.

Who's winning?

- Shit.

- Smartass.

- Just thought I'd ask.

- Goodbye, Mike.

Records checked last five years show Robert yellow sheet

indicates suicide.

One Denise Robert, white, female, age 20.

Home address New Orleans.

Next of kin, Daniel Robert.

Same address.

- Wonder if she hated him too.

- We could check on that.

I got a feeling we're racing against time.

Who's ever behind this hasn't finished yet.

They haven't got to Dan Robert.

- Still think the brother's our best suspect.

- Possible, that could be.

Let's take a shower, come on.

- May the god of Abraham and the god of Isaac

and the god of Jacob be with you.

And may he fulfill his blessings in you

that you may see your children's children

even to the third and fourth generation

and thereafter have life everlasting.

By the grace of our lord Jesus Christ,

who with the father and the holy spirit

lives and reigns, god world without end, amen.

Well are you gonna kiss her

or are you gonna stand there grinning at me?

Congratulations.

- Thanks Jessie!

- Well.

I'm sorry I was a little late.

Things could have been so much better for this.

- Hey, what is it?

- It's Dan.

- Did you invite him?

- Yeah, I sent him a note.

Kind of a peace offering.

Oh I wish he'd come.

I mean we're all the family that's left.

I love him, he's my brother.

- Oh, he'll come around.

After we get back from New York, you'll see.

- Hey, you're going to New York.

- Yeah.

A little business and a lot of pleasure.

Well, thanks again.

See you when we get back.

- Good luck to you Vance.

- Thank you. - Good luck to both of you.

- Ann? - Ann!

- What is it?

Ann!

Oh Jesus he killed her Jessie, he killed her!

- Who's there?

- Why you son of a...

- For god's sake father, help me, please.

- Man, that was one hell of a shot.

You know you really should have been there.

I don't know who your man was but the cat is good.

I mean in 'nam we use a much smaller caliber of weapon

but that thing, man that thing blasted his ass apart.

And there we were.

Me my twin brother, the priest.

His little white chick.

On a picnic.

That's a heavy scene in itself, can you dig that?

This black catholic priest and his pregnant honky whore.

If I burn my brother's body.

Man, I burn my brother's body.

So I figure that the Roberts have got to get theirs too.

You see I figure I got me some dues to pay.

And I might as well start with the first Robert I know.

I took Denise's diary.

I took all my brother's things.

His priest's habit.

His briefcase.

Everything.

You see I took his place.

I even called the church.

Asked them to let me spend a year in the monastery

just so I could get the moves down, you understand?

I mean I took his place.

And it worked out fine.

I bet you're wondering about that snake, huh?

A little vc trick I learned in 'nam.

Hey, I got Ann too.

That's why that knife's sticking out of your chest.

I got you all.

This jive ass nigger got you all.

And you know what?

It was easy!

Easy!

- All we do is wait around.

- Yeah man.

It's hot out here too.

- Oh no, no father, I can...

- Heard you're taking a trip.

- Yep.

Thank you, lieutenant.

Shit!