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I don't care!

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The drilling has been nonstop!

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Well, it's affecting sales,
so it is my business!

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No...

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No!

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Look, somethin' ain't right.

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How long does it take
to put in cable internet?

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You've been saying that all week!

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I've just had a conversation
with my lawyers.

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You keep this up, and heads will roll.

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Understand me?

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Good!

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Hey, what are you.

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I thought we agreed

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not to use emojis in the outline.

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They show tone.

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You know we don't get paid
by the comma?

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Because run-on sentences

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are just so charming and rebellious.

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Commas slow down the read,

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but whatever.

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Honestly, I think it's ready.

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Okay, well,

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I can't look at it anymore.

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Rest in peace, Nash.

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I hope we did you justice.

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Ship it.

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I tell you...

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the publishers,

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they'd better love this.

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It's been years
since I pulled an all-nighter.

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I do my best work at night.

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I believe that.

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All right, now that we are done with this,

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I guess I am gonna have to go
to the town council meeting

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this evening.

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That sounds charming

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in a "Children of the Corn" kind of way.

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It's boring as hell,

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but I am the outgoing honorary mayor,

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and it is tradition that I pass the baton.

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Except in Founders Cove,
it's a golden rake.

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What?

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It's a clamming thing.

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What's next, a seaweed sash

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and an oyster crown?

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Why have you been
skipping calls this week?

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It's just telemarketers.

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It's nothing.

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You know, maybe I will tag along

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to this town meeting thing.

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They go on for hours.

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Trust me, you're gonna be
bored out of your skull.

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Something tells me

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they're gonna have a lot to talk about.

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"Local car dealer Burt McKerrin."

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Jeez, I bought my SUV from him.

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"Found dead in his backyard."

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It appears he died

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when an electronic insect killer

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fell into his outdoor spa.

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His body was then...

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It was then moved and posed nearby!

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It's your first book, Allie,
it's exactly how Edgar died.

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It doesn't say how he was posed.

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Okay, you know what,

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the-the police need to know this.

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Okay.

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<i>You've reached
the Founders Cove crime hotline.</i>

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<i>You are the 18th caller.</i>

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You know what,

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it's gonna be much faster

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if we can just drive there.

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Dammit, my SUV is in the shop.

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I can drive us.

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I was supposed to meet Noah
for coffee anyway.

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So...

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coffee with Noah?

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Yup.

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I'm, surprised.

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Why?

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Come on.

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Seriously?

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What is all this crap?

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She just needs a second.

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Is it a new thing?

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No, she always does this.

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No,

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I meant Noah.

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Yeah?

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I guess?

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Well, it's just

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that you and Oliver seemed...

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You know, I mean, after the wedding...

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when I interrupted you, and.

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In bed?

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And now Noah?

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We're just friends, okay?

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Take a deep breath.

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And Oliver?

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Have you ever heard of boundaries?

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There she goes.

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Bring it down, further.

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Okay, it's great

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that the cable company
is upgrading the internet,

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but it's taking forever.

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"Forever"?

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You've only been here a month.

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Really?

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Seems longer.

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- Hey, Ms. Chandler.
- Hey.

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Give me five minutes?

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Yeah, no problem.

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Jack, we need to talk
about Burt McKerrin.

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Okay.

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He was electrocuted in a hot tub,

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and then pulled from the tub

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and posed on the ground.

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You read the story.

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No, I wrote the story.

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That's how the victim

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in my first Selena St. Cloud
novel got killed.

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Well, that's a coincidence.

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There were four stones
placed on the body,

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weren't there?

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How do you know that?

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Plato's four cardinal virtues.

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The killer in my first novel

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placed four smooth basalt river stones

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on his victim's body,

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because the stones were purified
by the rush of water.

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It was my "symbolic" period.

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I see.

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So, is this, like,

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one of those copycat things?

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Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

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We're still looking at leads,

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but if this is related to one of your books,

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then I need to know,

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have you had any problems
with anyone lately?

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You mean, besides you?

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Good one. No, like, any threats?

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Any obsessed fans?

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No.

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You're sure?

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Completely sure.

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Cross my heart.

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Well, in that case,

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if you think of anything,

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you let me know.

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Okay.

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Also...

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That name you gave me?

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- Andi's mom?
- Yeah,

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so I called in a favor
with a friend from the FBI.

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I haven't heard back,

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but I'll let you know.

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Sorry, Noah.

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She's gonna have to take a rain check.

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Come on, we're going.

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Brakes, brakes, brakes!

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Paging Uncle Fester.

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Okay, Norman is the president

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of the Selena St. Cloud fan club.

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Wait, we're meeting
with one of your fans?

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If there is a crazy person

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who plans to become Founders Cove's

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first copycat killer,

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Norman will know who it is.

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How well do you know this person?

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He won a contest a few years ago.

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I picked him up, I took him to coffee.

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He stole the hairbrush out of my purse,

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which was a little strange.

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Actually, he just took the hair,

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but he's a really sweet guy, you'll see.

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Allison Chandler?

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Hi, Norman.

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This is Andi, my new...

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whatever.

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We need your help.

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Anything you need. Please...

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Please, come in.

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Thanks.

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I love what you've done
with the place, Norman.

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You're too kind!

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How do you take your tea?

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Do not eat or drink anything.

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You are being paranoid.

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Look at that bottle of arsenic.

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I'm pretty sure it's real.

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Milk and sugar,!

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Your wish is my command.

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Is... Is that...?

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Selena St. Cloud's signature trench coat

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from "Hemlock and Heartache".

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Actually, it's my trench coat.

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Norman won it at a charity auction.

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Technically, he stole it
from a charity auction.

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Yeah.

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That's totally normal.

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Poisonberry tea for my lovely guests...

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Thank you.

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Okay.

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And try the murder morsels,

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they're a Baights family recipe.

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I'm sorry, did you say Bates?

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Your name is Norman Bates?

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B-A-I-G-H-T-S.

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My mother had
a wicked sense of humor.

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Is she down in the fruit cellar?

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I'm so sorry.

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She has no manners,

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so back to the murder.

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That car salesman, yes.

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I bought a car from him a few years ago.

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I think he ripped me off.

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He rips everyone off.

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Whoever killed him would have to have

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an insatiable attention to detail,

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to copy the murder from your book,

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right down to the four stones

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of cardinal virtue?

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Which reminds me,

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I have to show you something.

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Ta-dah!

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I only turn it on when I have company.

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Eeee!

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Can you think of anyone

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who might have wanted to?

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A few people come to mind.

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I'll make you a list...

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and it goes without saying,

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if you'd like to lay low,

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you could always stay here.

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Okay, I recognize
some of the names on this list,

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Grayson Doyle.

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He sends the strangest Christmas cards.

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Are you blind?

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It's clearly Norman!

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The bug zapper?

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The bowl of polished stones?

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I mean, don't you think
it's a little coincidental,

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given what happened to McKerrin?

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It is the signature killing method

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from my first novel.

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Frankly, I'd be a little offended

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if he didn't have the bug zapper

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or the bowl of rocks.

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He bought his car from McKerrin Motors,

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and he said that Burt ripped him off.

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Trust me, Norman wouldn't do anything

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to hurt the Selena St. Cloud franchise.

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The guy adores me.

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Yeah.

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He adores you so much
he wants to wear your skin.

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I did a background check
before I met him.

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He's just... a little eccentric.

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We're gonna be late
for the town meeting.

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Come on, let's go.

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All right, everyone,

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before we start our council meeting,

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I have the great privilege

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of overseeing the transfer of power.

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Tonight we will be welcoming

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our newly elected Honorary Mayor

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and local meteorologist on Channel 49,

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Miss Connie Newsome!

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As per town bylaws,

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the ceremony is not complete

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without the passing of the Golden Rake

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from our outgoing honorary mayor,

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Allison Chandler.

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Thank you, Martin,

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our long-time Town Council Chair.

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It was a close election,

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and I know I have big shoes to fill.

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Size 11, right, Allison?

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Thank you to all of you,

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00:10:23,840 --> 00:10:25,680
and here's to a future
filled with sunny skies!

281
00:10:29,411 --> 00:10:30,411
Thank you.

282
00:10:34,329 --> 00:10:36,263
You didn't tell me

283
00:10:36,287 --> 00:10:37,264
that there was an election,

284
00:10:37,288 --> 00:10:39,092
and you lost to the weather slut.

285
00:10:39,116 --> 00:10:40,485
It was rigged.

286
00:10:40,509 --> 00:10:41,747
Now, everyone, before we continue,

287
00:10:41,771 --> 00:10:44,576
please bow your heads
for a moment of silence...

288
00:10:44,600 --> 00:10:46,622
and remember our friend,

289
00:10:46,646 --> 00:10:49,146
Burt McKerrin,

290
00:10:49,170 --> 00:10:50,887
as well as our friend, Nash Gilbert,

291
00:10:50,911 --> 00:10:52,932
Allison Chandler's mentor.

292
00:10:52,956 --> 00:10:55,152
And, Brandon Hayes.

293
00:10:55,176 --> 00:10:57,284
He wasn't from here, he was just visiting,

294
00:10:57,308 --> 00:10:59,939
but he was murdered here also,

295
00:10:59,963 --> 00:11:03,052
at Allison Chandler's house.

296
00:11:04,620 --> 00:11:06,946
Thank you, everyone.

297
00:11:06,970 --> 00:11:08,121
On to town business.

298
00:11:08,145 --> 00:11:10,384
Now, look, as most of you know,

299
00:11:10,408 --> 00:11:13,561
we've been in an economic downturn,

300
00:11:13,585 --> 00:11:15,651
and, Sealine Bank, of all places,

301
00:11:15,675 --> 00:11:18,566
is going to be moving its branch
to a newer facility...

302
00:11:18,590 --> 00:11:19,655
Isn't that the guy
from the mystery convention?

303
00:11:19,679 --> 00:11:21,221
Martin Adams.

304
00:11:21,245 --> 00:11:24,137
His grandfather started
Founders Chowder

305
00:11:24,161 --> 00:11:25,661
in, like, the '40s.

306
00:11:25,685 --> 00:11:27,532
Used to be a real hotspot,

307
00:11:27,556 --> 00:11:30,666
then, Martin took it over
a couple years ago,

308
00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:33,407
poured every penny he has into it.

309
00:11:33,431 --> 00:11:35,061
So planning the future,

310
00:11:35,085 --> 00:11:36,802
your town council

311
00:11:36,826 --> 00:11:38,848
has pushed for
an aggressive modernization

312
00:11:38,872 --> 00:11:40,763
of town infrastructure,

313
00:11:40,787 --> 00:11:44,398
starting with state-of-the-art,
fiber-optic internet!

314
00:11:45,748 --> 00:11:47,465
Martin!

315
00:11:47,489 --> 00:11:49,206
You don't have a packed house
here tonight

316
00:11:49,230 --> 00:11:50,468
because of the dang inter web!

317
00:11:50,492 --> 00:11:51,687
Who's that?

318
00:11:51,711 --> 00:11:54,211
Tammy Bustane, real local buzzkill.

319
00:11:54,235 --> 00:11:55,603
The cats,

320
00:11:55,627 --> 00:11:57,823
they're the real brains
behind the operation.

321
00:11:57,847 --> 00:11:59,390
Speak for yourself, Tammy.

322
00:11:59,414 --> 00:12:00,521
Jennings Creek installed fiber optics

323
00:12:00,545 --> 00:12:02,480
in less than two weeks.

324
00:12:02,504 --> 00:12:04,090
It's been going on for over a month here.

325
00:12:04,114 --> 00:12:05,744
It's killing business at my bakery.

326
00:12:05,768 --> 00:12:08,399
Melody Chopra,
she owns a bakery downtown.

327
00:12:08,423 --> 00:12:11,271
Look, I have spoken personally
with Whitley Cable,

328
00:12:11,295 --> 00:12:13,099
and Carl tells me that his crew

329
00:12:13,123 --> 00:12:14,013
can get this done within the week.

330
00:12:14,037 --> 00:12:15,101
Carl?

331
00:12:15,125 --> 00:12:16,450
My crew's working around the clock

332
00:12:16,474 --> 00:12:17,625
to get the job done, Mr. Adams.

333
00:12:17,649 --> 00:12:19,018
What everyone here

334
00:12:19,042 --> 00:12:20,193
wants to know

335
00:12:20,217 --> 00:12:21,673
is what you're planning to do

336
00:12:21,697 --> 00:12:24,197
about the recent murders
in Founders Cove.

337
00:12:24,221 --> 00:12:25,982
Yeah!

338
00:12:26,006 --> 00:12:27,723
Our local law enforcement

339
00:12:27,747 --> 00:12:29,899
is doing everything in its power

340
00:12:29,923 --> 00:12:31,378
to track down those responsible.

341
00:12:31,402 --> 00:12:32,902
Now,

342
00:12:32,926 --> 00:12:34,381
it's great that some of you
are making more money

343
00:12:34,405 --> 00:12:35,731
because we're becoming

344
00:12:35,755 --> 00:12:37,515
the murder capital of New England,

345
00:12:37,539 --> 00:12:39,691
but the person that stands
to benefit the most

346
00:12:39,715 --> 00:12:40,692
is Allison Chandler,

347
00:12:40,716 --> 00:12:42,259
and frankly,

348
00:12:42,283 --> 00:12:43,956
she should be ashamed of herself.

349
00:12:43,980 --> 00:12:47,090
Sales of Selena St. Cloud novels
have tripled,

350
00:12:47,114 --> 00:12:48,482
and this latest murder?

351
00:12:48,506 --> 00:12:51,529
Ripped from the pages of her books.

352
00:12:51,553 --> 00:12:52,835
It's not her fault.

353
00:12:52,859 --> 00:12:54,532
Can we get back
to the cable issue, please?

354
00:12:54,556 --> 00:12:56,316
Okay, if it's not her fault,

355
00:12:56,340 --> 00:12:58,536
then whose fault is it?

356
00:12:58,560 --> 00:12:59,537
You wanna tell me who that guy is?

357
00:12:59,561 --> 00:13:02,322
He is... no one.

358
00:13:02,346 --> 00:13:04,107
All right, okay, settle down, people, look...

359
00:13:04,131 --> 00:13:05,282
police are investigating
the death from this morning,

360
00:13:05,306 --> 00:13:06,283
all right?

361
00:13:06,307 --> 00:13:08,024
At this moment,

362
00:13:08,048 --> 00:13:10,940
we have no reason to suspect
an ongoing threat,

363
00:13:10,964 --> 00:13:12,419
but of course, if you see something,

364
00:13:12,443 --> 00:13:14,401
please call us, okay?

365
00:13:21,888 --> 00:13:22,952
Peter...

366
00:13:22,976 --> 00:13:24,673
wait up.

367
00:13:25,935 --> 00:13:28,218
We need to talk.

368
00:13:28,242 --> 00:13:30,133
I've been calling you all week,
you haven't picked up.

369
00:13:30,157 --> 00:13:31,525
Why are you so angry with me?

370
00:13:31,549 --> 00:13:32,788
Please, Allie.

371
00:13:32,812 --> 00:13:34,790
Stupid doesn't become you.

372
00:13:34,814 --> 00:13:37,662
Who gave you all the ideas
for those books?

373
00:13:37,686 --> 00:13:39,664
The poison ring
in "Hemlock and Heartache".

374
00:13:39,688 --> 00:13:41,057
The candlestick
in "Passion from the Ashes"?

375
00:13:41,081 --> 00:13:42,493
Me!

376
00:13:42,517 --> 00:13:45,148
Didn't you say
what I did was beneath you.

377
00:13:45,172 --> 00:13:47,846
I was there for you, and you know it.

378
00:13:47,870 --> 00:13:49,630
We're not done.

379
00:13:49,654 --> 00:13:50,936
Lately,

380
00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:52,372
we've been flooded by city folks.

381
00:13:52,396 --> 00:13:54,505
It used to be so quiet here
before they came.

382
00:13:54,529 --> 00:13:55,572
You know?

383
00:14:44,231 --> 00:14:46,252
No prints so far, Jack, the place is clean.

384
00:14:46,276 --> 00:14:47,843
I'm not surprised.

385
00:14:50,367 --> 00:14:52,824
"Love, Music and Homicide."

386
00:14:52,848 --> 00:14:54,173
Title of your second book,
if I'm not mistaken.

387
00:14:54,197 --> 00:14:56,828
Melody Chopra would normally

388
00:14:56,852 --> 00:14:59,222
start her days at the bakery at 5:00 a.m.

389
00:14:59,246 --> 00:15:02,268
Today, she was a no-show, because...

390
00:15:02,292 --> 00:15:03,791
blunt-force trauma to the head.

391
00:15:03,815 --> 00:15:05,532
Just like my book.

392
00:15:05,556 --> 00:15:07,012
Just like your book...

393
00:15:07,036 --> 00:15:08,516
Chopin's "Nocturne in C-sharp minor."

394
00:15:10,605 --> 00:15:11,930
Wait, wasn't Norman playing this?

395
00:15:11,954 --> 00:15:14,498
- Who's Norman?
- An acquaintance.

396
00:15:14,522 --> 00:15:15,368
Norman's her obsessed fan.

397
00:15:15,392 --> 00:15:16,761
And I thought

398
00:15:16,785 --> 00:15:18,937
you didn't have any obsessed fans.

399
00:15:18,961 --> 00:15:20,852
He's not obsessed,
he's just enthusiastic.

400
00:15:20,876 --> 00:15:22,810
Norman was playing this piece of music

401
00:15:22,834 --> 00:15:24,247
when we were at his house.

402
00:15:24,271 --> 00:15:25,509
You went to his house?

403
00:15:25,533 --> 00:15:27,554
Could you just Stop talking?

404
00:15:27,578 --> 00:15:28,991
Time out. Is this Norman
someone I need to look at.

405
00:15:29,015 --> 00:15:30,688
No, shh, everybody just for one second!

406
00:15:30,712 --> 00:15:31,689
Let me think.

407
00:15:31,713 --> 00:15:33,038
The metronome.

408
00:15:33,062 --> 00:15:35,388
You turned it off when we got here,

409
00:15:35,412 --> 00:15:36,476
but it was too fast.

410
00:15:36,500 --> 00:15:37,564
Too fast for what?

411
00:15:37,588 --> 00:15:40,045
Chopin's Nocturne in C-sharp minor.

412
00:15:40,069 --> 00:15:41,481
The tempo is Lento.

413
00:15:41,505 --> 00:15:43,048
Excuse me?

414
00:15:43,072 --> 00:15:44,876
Ten years of piano lessons.

415
00:15:44,900 --> 00:15:46,704
If Melody was playing
with the metronome

416
00:15:46,728 --> 00:15:48,010
at this tempo,

417
00:15:48,034 --> 00:15:52,144
she wasn't playing this piece of music.

418
00:15:52,168 --> 00:15:53,841
Maybe the killer changed the tempo.

419
00:15:53,865 --> 00:15:55,365
Or...

420
00:15:55,389 --> 00:15:57,584
maybe the killer planted the sheet music

421
00:15:57,608 --> 00:15:59,959
to make it look like the murder
came from Allie's book.

422
00:16:01,743 --> 00:16:03,895
"To my biggest fan, Norman.

423
00:16:03,919 --> 00:16:05,331
All the best,

424
00:16:05,355 --> 00:16:07,488
Allison Chandler."

425
00:16:11,796 --> 00:16:13,383
Ooh!

426
00:16:13,407 --> 00:16:15,820
This is exactly how I pictured
the interrogation room!

427
00:16:15,844 --> 00:16:17,953
Remember when Selena was questioned

428
00:16:17,977 --> 00:16:19,258
for the murder of Colette Vandalay,

429
00:16:19,282 --> 00:16:20,781
when she was wrongly accused
of Colette's murder

430
00:16:20,805 --> 00:16:21,826
in "Love, Music and Homicide?"

431
00:16:21,850 --> 00:16:22,958
Mister Baights,

432
00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:24,872
where were you last night
around 9:00 p.m.?

433
00:16:24,896 --> 00:16:26,396
Is this where the hardened detective

434
00:16:26,420 --> 00:16:27,875
pokes holes in the poor suspect's story

435
00:16:27,899 --> 00:16:28,789
until he finally breaks and confesses?

436
00:16:28,813 --> 00:16:30,835
This is serious.

437
00:16:30,859 --> 00:16:34,143
We found your signed sheet music
at the crime scene.

438
00:16:34,167 --> 00:16:36,101
A Chopin's "Nocturne".

439
00:16:36,125 --> 00:16:37,885
"Nocturne in C-sharp minor"?

440
00:16:37,909 --> 00:16:39,713
Yes, yes,
from chapter three, in book two.

441
00:16:39,737 --> 00:16:41,541
Of course, yes! It's my favorite.

442
00:16:41,565 --> 00:16:42,673
And you were playing that

443
00:16:42,697 --> 00:16:44,022
when Ms. Chandler came to visit you.

444
00:16:44,046 --> 00:16:44,980
I play it all the time.

445
00:16:45,004 --> 00:16:45,893
You had an altercation

446
00:16:45,917 --> 00:16:46,894
with a Burt McKerrin

447
00:16:46,918 --> 00:16:48,548
at his dealership?

448
00:16:48,572 --> 00:16:50,637
I did. I attended a St. Cloud
Soiree in Burlington,

449
00:16:50,661 --> 00:16:52,509
and installed a fog machine in my trunk.

450
00:16:52,533 --> 00:16:55,381
McKerrin said it invalidated my warranty,

451
00:16:55,405 --> 00:16:57,253
but it was absolutely worth it.

452
00:16:57,277 --> 00:16:59,603
We also found your fingerprints
on the stones

453
00:16:59,627 --> 00:17:01,227
that were placed on Mr. McKerrin's body.

454
00:17:02,412 --> 00:17:04,434
Well, that's interesting, isn't it?

455
00:17:04,458 --> 00:17:05,826
Where were you last night,

456
00:17:05,850 --> 00:17:07,698
and the night before?

457
00:17:07,722 --> 00:17:09,917
You gonna book me?

458
00:17:09,941 --> 00:17:11,397
Then it's true! I have no alibi!

459
00:17:11,421 --> 00:17:12,616
I did it! Take me away, copper!

460
00:17:12,640 --> 00:17:13,530
Mister Baights

461
00:17:13,554 --> 00:17:14,444
I have only one request.

462
00:17:14,468 --> 00:17:15,836
What's that?

463
00:17:15,860 --> 00:17:17,534
I want to call my lawyer Conrad Tiddle!

464
00:17:17,558 --> 00:17:18,883
That's the lawyer

465
00:17:18,907 --> 00:17:20,319
from the Selena St. Cloud
mysteries, isn't it?

466
00:17:20,343 --> 00:17:22,408
He never loses a case!

467
00:17:22,432 --> 00:17:24,193
Okay.

468
00:17:24,217 --> 00:17:26,412
Can we now please agree

469
00:17:26,436 --> 00:17:28,371
that there is plenty of hard evidence?

470
00:17:28,395 --> 00:17:30,329
Norman is a little delusional,

471
00:17:30,353 --> 00:17:32,114
but he wouldn't hurt a fly.

472
00:17:32,138 --> 00:17:33,332
Okay.

473
00:17:33,356 --> 00:17:34,551
Sell me.

474
00:17:34,575 --> 00:17:36,988
Okay, he's enjoying this way too much.

475
00:17:37,012 --> 00:17:38,337
He's not showing any signs
of stress or guilt,

476
00:17:38,361 --> 00:17:40,035
and he was surprised

477
00:17:40,059 --> 00:17:42,167
when Jack mentioned the sheet music,

478
00:17:42,191 --> 00:17:43,908
and the fingerprints on the stones.

479
00:17:43,932 --> 00:17:45,910
He clearly has no idea
how they got there.

480
00:17:45,934 --> 00:17:46,867
Take me away!

481
00:17:46,891 --> 00:17:48,521
Throw the book at me,

482
00:17:48,545 --> 00:17:50,633
lest I strike again!

483
00:17:52,636 --> 00:17:55,311
The evidence against Norman is solid,

484
00:17:55,335 --> 00:17:56,703
plus he confessed,

485
00:17:56,727 --> 00:17:58,053
so I have to take that seriously.

486
00:17:58,077 --> 00:18:00,533
Unless you think that

487
00:18:00,557 --> 00:18:01,752
that gentleman you were talking to

488
00:18:01,776 --> 00:18:03,449
last night after the meeting

489
00:18:03,473 --> 00:18:05,582
is someone I should be
worried about instead.

490
00:18:05,606 --> 00:18:06,737
Don't be worried.

491
00:18:07,782 --> 00:18:09,238
All right.

492
00:18:09,262 --> 00:18:11,370
Well, I hate to break up
the party yet again,

493
00:18:11,394 --> 00:18:13,807
but we've got to go.

494
00:18:13,831 --> 00:18:15,461
I hear and I obey.

495
00:18:15,485 --> 00:18:17,356
I wish.

496
00:18:23,928 --> 00:18:26,298
Where are they headed?

497
00:18:26,322 --> 00:18:27,802
They didn't say.

498
00:18:30,935 --> 00:18:32,130
So where are we going?

499
00:18:32,154 --> 00:18:34,001
Back to Norman's house.

500
00:18:34,025 --> 00:18:35,133
What the hell for?

501
00:18:35,157 --> 00:18:36,597
Evidence that he didn't kill anyone.

502
00:18:52,522 --> 00:18:54,457
Nice flashlight, by the way.

503
00:18:54,481 --> 00:18:55,893
Did you get that in a Happy Meal?

504
00:18:55,917 --> 00:18:57,329
You know, it works, doesn't it?

505
00:18:57,353 --> 00:18:59,418
This is breaking and entering.

506
00:18:59,442 --> 00:19:00,487
Grow a pair.

507
00:19:01,879 --> 00:19:03,553
See?

508
00:19:03,577 --> 00:19:04,926
It was open.

509
00:19:06,232 --> 00:19:06,991
What exactly are we looking for

510
00:19:07,015 --> 00:19:08,079
in here anyway?

511
00:19:08,103 --> 00:19:09,124
I don't know, clues?

512
00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:10,168
Isn't that what we do?

513
00:19:10,192 --> 00:19:11,343
Everything in this house is a clue!

514
00:19:11,367 --> 00:19:12,214
Well then, you can wait in the car.

515
00:19:12,238 --> 00:19:13,519
No!

516
00:19:13,543 --> 00:19:15,217
Classic murder mystery faux pas
number one.

517
00:19:15,241 --> 00:19:17,088
The first one to wander off

518
00:19:17,112 --> 00:19:18,307
is always the first one to get killed.

519
00:19:18,331 --> 00:19:20,506
Look at this.

520
00:19:21,812 --> 00:19:22,833
Noah?

521
00:19:22,857 --> 00:19:24,791
Look, before you get mad,

522
00:19:24,815 --> 00:19:26,010
Jack made me follow you.

523
00:19:26,034 --> 00:19:27,620
How did you get inside?

524
00:19:27,644 --> 00:19:29,753
Mr. Baights gave me the key.

525
00:19:29,777 --> 00:19:32,234
He seemed pretty excited
to have me poke around.

526
00:19:32,258 --> 00:19:33,298
Well, you should see this.

527
00:19:42,137 --> 00:19:43,984
Looks like someone broke in.

528
00:19:44,008 --> 00:19:46,272
I bet Norman didn't even notice.

529
00:19:49,318 --> 00:19:50,643
Well, I told Norman

530
00:19:50,667 --> 00:19:52,123
someone broke into his house.

531
00:19:52,147 --> 00:19:53,168
Which means

532
00:19:53,192 --> 00:19:54,473
that they could have stolen the rocks

533
00:19:54,497 --> 00:19:55,648
and the sheet music,

534
00:19:55,672 --> 00:19:57,112
and planted them at the crime scene.

535
00:19:57,718 --> 00:19:59,086
Did Norman finally admit

536
00:19:59,110 --> 00:20:00,610
that he didn't kill Melody or Burt?

537
00:20:00,634 --> 00:20:01,785
Well, not at first,

538
00:20:01,809 --> 00:20:03,134
until I pointed out

539
00:20:03,158 --> 00:20:04,179
that he was taking time away
from your writing,

540
00:20:04,203 --> 00:20:06,877
and he gave us an alibi just like that.

541
00:20:06,901 --> 00:20:08,226
Okay, I'm gonna go get a candy bar.

542
00:20:08,250 --> 00:20:09,706
You want anything?

543
00:20:09,730 --> 00:20:11,011
- No, I'm good.
- Good.

544
00:20:11,035 --> 00:20:11,969
Okay.

545
00:20:11,993 --> 00:20:13,840
How about a coffee?

546
00:20:13,864 --> 00:20:16,365
High-test, police-grade?

547
00:20:16,389 --> 00:20:17,390
Why not?

548
00:20:23,570 --> 00:20:26,244
I know this is crazy,

549
00:20:26,268 --> 00:20:30,054
but I... can't help thinking
that these murders are my fault.

550
00:20:32,492 --> 00:20:35,906
Look, there's a lot
of bad actors out there,

551
00:20:35,930 --> 00:20:37,995
and nothing you can do changes that,

552
00:20:38,019 --> 00:20:40,998
but don't forget,

553
00:20:41,022 --> 00:20:42,695
what you do,

554
00:20:42,719 --> 00:20:44,001
it's important.

555
00:20:44,025 --> 00:20:46,960
Your work...

556
00:20:46,984 --> 00:20:48,701
makes people happy.

557
00:20:48,725 --> 00:20:50,181
Right?

558
00:20:50,205 --> 00:20:52,120
That's what matters.

559
00:20:53,426 --> 00:20:54,577
So...

560
00:20:54,601 --> 00:20:56,231
what'd I miss?

561
00:20:56,255 --> 00:20:58,145
Confirmed

562
00:20:58,169 --> 00:20:59,930
with the grocery store
over on Henniset Ave.

563
00:20:59,954 --> 00:21:02,237
They remember seeing Norman
at the time of Chopra's murder.

564
00:21:02,261 --> 00:21:03,847
Yeah? All right,

565
00:21:03,871 --> 00:21:05,675
cut him loose, let him go,

566
00:21:05,699 --> 00:21:07,677
and Noah...

567
00:21:07,701 --> 00:21:09,548
make sure he leaves.

568
00:21:09,572 --> 00:21:10,897
Yeah.

569
00:21:10,921 --> 00:21:11,768
Okay, so if it's not Norman,

570
00:21:11,792 --> 00:21:13,552
who's the prime suspect?

571
00:21:13,576 --> 00:21:15,641
I don't know, but whoever it is,

572
00:21:15,665 --> 00:21:18,644
they're following
the order of Allie's books.

573
00:21:18,668 --> 00:21:21,212
The killer copied the murders
in the first two.

574
00:21:21,236 --> 00:21:22,648
What's the third one?

575
00:21:22,672 --> 00:21:24,171
- "Whiskers in the Dark".
- "Whiskers in the Dark".

576
00:21:24,195 --> 00:21:26,348
The cat lady gets whacked.

577
00:21:26,372 --> 00:21:29,264
And that character
was based on Tammy Bustane.

578
00:21:29,288 --> 00:21:31,638
She was at the town meeting last night.

579
00:21:38,775 --> 00:21:40,187
"Chandler wrote the murders,

580
00:21:40,211 --> 00:21:42,581
the killer just followed the script."

581
00:21:42,605 --> 00:21:43,713
And this one.

582
00:21:43,737 --> 00:21:45,062
"Plot twist,

583
00:21:45,086 --> 00:21:47,847
the real killer might be holding the pen."

584
00:21:47,871 --> 00:21:50,459
Can you believe what
they're writing about me?

585
00:21:50,483 --> 00:21:52,591
Can you please help me
go through book number three?

586
00:21:52,615 --> 00:21:54,332
There's got to be a clue
in here somewhere.

587
00:21:54,356 --> 00:21:56,096
No. I don't read my work.

588
00:21:57,664 --> 00:21:59,381
Once I send the manuscript,
I just move on.

589
00:21:59,405 --> 00:22:00,928
Make an exception.

590
00:22:03,800 --> 00:22:04,800
Fine.

591
00:22:08,675 --> 00:22:10,957
I lost my favorite glasses again...

592
00:22:10,981 --> 00:22:11,981
They're on your head.

593
00:22:17,466 --> 00:22:19,338
I knew that.

594
00:22:21,296 --> 00:22:23,753
Noah, we're on the move.

595
00:22:23,777 --> 00:22:25,145
We're on a stakeout
at the cat lady's house.

596
00:22:25,169 --> 00:22:26,625
Sounds exciting.

597
00:22:26,649 --> 00:22:28,192
You're serious?

598
00:22:28,216 --> 00:22:29,889
You got any better leads?

599
00:22:29,913 --> 00:22:30,629
No, not since we cleared Norman.

600
00:22:30,653 --> 00:22:31,717
I got nothing.

601
00:22:31,741 --> 00:22:33,110
Andi was right,

602
00:22:33,134 --> 00:22:34,546
nothing about this case
makes any sense.

603
00:22:34,570 --> 00:22:35,634
Speaking of Andi,

604
00:22:35,658 --> 00:22:37,549
you two are kind of chummy.

605
00:22:37,573 --> 00:22:38,942
I was going to say the same thing

606
00:22:38,966 --> 00:22:39,966
about you and Allie.

607
00:22:48,367 --> 00:22:51,041
This is so good.

608
00:22:51,065 --> 00:22:53,391
I totally forgot that Selena
had a one-night stand

609
00:22:53,415 --> 00:22:55,088
with the local sheriff.

610
00:22:55,112 --> 00:22:56,897
Well done, Selena.

611
00:22:58,681 --> 00:23:00,595
Allie?

612
00:23:01,815 --> 00:23:03,096
Did you forget that there's an attempt

613
00:23:03,120 --> 00:23:05,011
on Selena St. Cloud's life

614
00:23:05,035 --> 00:23:06,317
halfway through this novel?

615
00:23:06,341 --> 00:23:07,231
Yeah, right.

616
00:23:07,255 --> 00:23:08,188
The BandE, right?

617
00:23:08,212 --> 00:23:09,494
Yeah.

618
00:23:09,518 --> 00:23:11,085
A masked assailant
breaks into her home.

619
00:23:12,260 --> 00:23:14,107
Okay, so?

620
00:23:14,131 --> 00:23:16,132
So isn't Selena St. Cloud based on you?

621
00:23:19,833 --> 00:23:21,724
Okay.

622
00:23:21,748 --> 00:23:23,900
So not happy right now.

623
00:23:23,924 --> 00:23:26,076
Let me get my flashlight.

624
00:23:26,100 --> 00:23:27,077
Flashlight? We need a real flashlight!

625
00:23:27,101 --> 00:23:28,208
Where's my phone?

626
00:23:28,232 --> 00:23:29,645
Did you just see that?

627
00:23:29,669 --> 00:23:30,733
No!

628
00:23:30,757 --> 00:23:33,126
I'm calling 911.

629
00:23:33,150 --> 00:23:33,953
You go find weapons.

630
00:23:33,977 --> 00:23:35,041
Weapons?

631
00:23:35,065 --> 00:23:37,827
Like what, a dictionary?

632
00:23:37,851 --> 00:23:39,721
God, the cell tower must be down.

633
00:23:42,116 --> 00:23:43,899
That came from downstairs.

634
00:23:51,865 --> 00:23:53,582
Maybe

635
00:23:53,606 --> 00:23:55,105
we should just lock ourselves
in the bathroom instead?

636
00:23:55,129 --> 00:23:56,628
You might as well save time

637
00:23:56,652 --> 00:23:58,262
and just jump in the wood chipper!

638
00:24:05,618 --> 00:24:06,618
Look over there.

639
00:24:08,621 --> 00:24:10,360
There!

640
00:24:11,972 --> 00:24:13,297
I got him! I got him!

641
00:24:13,321 --> 00:24:14,777
- Wait, wait, wait!
- Hit him with the bottle!

642
00:24:14,801 --> 00:24:15,865
Stop! Stop, stop, stop!

643
00:24:15,889 --> 00:24:18,084
- Please, please!
- Peter?

644
00:24:18,108 --> 00:24:21,044
What the hell are you doing here?

645
00:24:21,068 --> 00:24:23,525
I told you, we're not done.

646
00:24:23,549 --> 00:24:24,961
Whoa, whoa, whoa,
you two know each other?

647
00:24:24,985 --> 00:24:26,333
Yeah, I'm her.

648
00:24:28,641 --> 00:24:30,749
Norman! What the hell?

649
00:24:30,773 --> 00:24:32,447
I saw the scoundrel
creeping through the bushes.

650
00:24:32,471 --> 00:24:34,100
What were you doing in my bushes?

651
00:24:34,124 --> 00:24:35,275
I was worried about you.

652
00:24:35,299 --> 00:24:36,494
Rewind.

653
00:24:36,518 --> 00:24:37,823
How do you two know each other?

654
00:24:39,826 --> 00:24:41,760
He's... He's...

655
00:24:41,784 --> 00:24:43,414
He's my ex-husband.

656
00:24:43,438 --> 00:24:44,873
One of them.

657
00:24:47,616 --> 00:24:49,289
I wasn't going to hurt anyone, all right?

658
00:24:49,313 --> 00:24:50,421
And she owes me money.

659
00:24:50,445 --> 00:24:51,291
That is so not true.

660
00:24:51,315 --> 00:24:52,467
I just went back

661
00:24:52,491 --> 00:24:53,990
to grab a few personal belongings.

662
00:24:54,014 --> 00:24:55,121
Like what?

663
00:24:55,145 --> 00:24:56,035
Like my wine collection,

664
00:24:56,059 --> 00:24:57,167
and my snowblower!

665
00:24:57,191 --> 00:24:59,169
I paid for that snowblower!

666
00:24:59,193 --> 00:25:00,649
All right, all I need to know

667
00:25:00,673 --> 00:25:02,283
is do you plan on pressing charges.

668
00:25:04,546 --> 00:25:06,132
Okay, if she won't, then I will!

669
00:25:06,156 --> 00:25:07,331
He broke into her house.

670
00:25:09,812 --> 00:25:11,790
Okay.

671
00:25:11,814 --> 00:25:13,531
What?

672
00:25:13,555 --> 00:25:16,229
Okay, I know this is not great timing,

673
00:25:16,253 --> 00:25:17,143
but I'll need you to come downtown

674
00:25:17,167 --> 00:25:18,057
to take your statements.

675
00:25:18,081 --> 00:25:19,319
Fine.

676
00:25:19,343 --> 00:25:20,343
Okay.

677
00:25:21,998 --> 00:25:23,477
Watch your head.

678
00:25:27,830 --> 00:25:29,199
I'm okay, everyone,

679
00:25:29,223 --> 00:25:32,007
thanks for asking.

680
00:25:35,142 --> 00:25:36,902
I told you,

681
00:25:36,926 --> 00:25:38,425
Allie wouldn't pay me what I'm owed,

682
00:25:38,449 --> 00:25:40,471
so I did what I had to do.

683
00:25:40,495 --> 00:25:41,820
You've been divorced for over a decade,

684
00:25:41,844 --> 00:25:42,647
she still pays you alimony?

685
00:25:42,671 --> 00:25:44,040
That's right.

686
00:25:44,064 --> 00:25:45,955
You've been arrested before, right?

687
00:25:45,979 --> 00:25:46,956
Harassment,

688
00:25:46,980 --> 00:25:48,827
trespassing,

689
00:25:48,851 --> 00:25:50,026
threats?

690
00:25:51,158 --> 00:25:53,136
A car you purchased at McKerrin Motors

691
00:25:53,160 --> 00:25:54,920
was recently repossessed, is that right?

692
00:25:54,944 --> 00:25:56,400
Yeah, I tried to work something out,

693
00:25:56,424 --> 00:25:58,663
McKerrin wouldn't listen.

694
00:25:58,687 --> 00:25:59,534
Plus, you had run-ins
with Melody Chopra

695
00:25:59,558 --> 00:26:00,733
at town council meetings?

696
00:26:04,606 --> 00:26:06,062
I get it.

697
00:26:06,086 --> 00:26:09,500
This has nothing to do
with breaking into Allie's.

698
00:26:09,524 --> 00:26:11,197
You think I had something
to do with those two murders?

699
00:26:11,221 --> 00:26:12,895
Run-ins with both the victims,

700
00:26:12,919 --> 00:26:14,331
the killer clearly wants
to implicate Allie Chandler

701
00:26:14,355 --> 00:26:16,333
through her novels.

702
00:26:16,357 --> 00:26:18,335
Where were you Sunday night?

703
00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:19,684
Where were you Monday night?

704
00:26:19,708 --> 00:26:20,685
I stayed in.

705
00:26:20,709 --> 00:26:22,102
Both nights.

706
00:26:23,277 --> 00:26:24,559
Can anyone corroborate?

707
00:26:24,583 --> 00:26:26,236
Nope.

708
00:26:27,629 --> 00:26:30,042
Might want to contact
your lawyer, Mr. Altwhistle.

709
00:26:30,066 --> 00:26:31,217
I can't afford a lawyer!

710
00:26:31,241 --> 00:26:32,895
Allie left me high and dry!

711
00:26:35,202 --> 00:26:37,746
She smiles like Sunday
and stings like Monday.

712
00:26:37,770 --> 00:26:40,424
I pity the next man
that gets tangled in her web.

713
00:26:51,522 --> 00:26:53,239
It's a witness statement, not a book.

714
00:26:53,263 --> 00:26:55,111
Just write what you saw.

715
00:26:55,135 --> 00:26:56,503
My dear friend, I have penned

716
00:26:56,527 --> 00:26:59,115
14 Selena St. Cloud fan fic novels.

717
00:26:59,139 --> 00:27:00,725
Not only does this have to be perfect,

718
00:27:00,749 --> 00:27:02,248
but it has to sing.

719
00:27:02,272 --> 00:27:04,903
So, we've got enough to hold him.

720
00:27:04,927 --> 00:27:06,775
I know it looks bad,

721
00:27:06,799 --> 00:27:09,299
but Peter has never been
physically violent.

722
00:27:09,323 --> 00:27:10,779
Altercations with both the victims,

723
00:27:10,803 --> 00:27:12,650
no alibi at the time of the murders,

724
00:27:12,674 --> 00:27:14,633
plus... he clearly has a problem with you.

725
00:27:16,069 --> 00:27:18,830
What if the connections
to the books is all a cover?

726
00:27:18,854 --> 00:27:21,137
Maybe the victims are related somehow?

727
00:27:21,161 --> 00:27:22,660
Noah ran a background check
on both of them.

728
00:27:22,684 --> 00:27:23,946
No connections.

729
00:27:26,209 --> 00:27:28,797
So...

730
00:27:28,821 --> 00:27:29,972
Peter?

731
00:27:29,996 --> 00:27:31,321
Please don't.

732
00:27:31,345 --> 00:27:32,539
It's been a long night,

733
00:27:32,563 --> 00:27:34,367
and the only sound that I want to hear

734
00:27:34,391 --> 00:27:36,805
is ice hitting a tall glass of bourbon.

735
00:27:36,829 --> 00:27:38,284
Okay,

736
00:27:38,308 --> 00:27:39,908
but why do you put up with his bullshit?

737
00:27:41,877 --> 00:27:44,987
Peter was this incredible playwright,

738
00:27:45,011 --> 00:27:46,336
and I was a suddenly single mom

739
00:27:46,360 --> 00:27:48,773
of a teenage boy.

740
00:27:48,797 --> 00:27:51,341
My novels hadn't hit it yet,

741
00:27:51,365 --> 00:27:55,084
and Peter always dreamed
of moving to New York City,

742
00:27:55,108 --> 00:27:56,955
the theater scene,

743
00:27:56,979 --> 00:27:58,478
and then...

744
00:27:58,502 --> 00:28:00,480
I hit it big,

745
00:28:00,504 --> 00:28:01,873
and instead of being happy for me,

746
00:28:01,897 --> 00:28:03,638
he just became resentful.

747
00:28:04,813 --> 00:28:06,269
It took me years

748
00:28:06,293 --> 00:28:08,338
to build up the courage to leave him.

749
00:28:10,558 --> 00:28:11,883
I just feel bad

750
00:28:11,907 --> 00:28:14,146
that he sacrificed his success for me.

751
00:28:14,170 --> 00:28:17,280
But you know that that's not true, right?

752
00:28:17,304 --> 00:28:18,847
The funny thing is,

753
00:28:18,871 --> 00:28:20,022
the dummy doesn't even realize

754
00:28:20,046 --> 00:28:21,240
I could have stopped paying alimony

755
00:28:21,264 --> 00:28:22,764
a year after the divorce,

756
00:28:22,788 --> 00:28:24,940
but I kept paying.

757
00:28:24,964 --> 00:28:26,463
Why?

758
00:28:26,487 --> 00:28:27,507
I don't know.

759
00:28:27,531 --> 00:28:30,772
Guilt?

760
00:28:30,796 --> 00:28:32,817
Listen to me, Allie,

761
00:28:32,841 --> 00:28:35,037
It's time to kick this loser to the curb.

762
00:28:35,061 --> 00:28:37,648
I'm going to take
relationship advice from you?

763
00:28:37,672 --> 00:28:39,258
For whatever reason,

764
00:28:39,282 --> 00:28:40,956
this asshole still has power over you,

765
00:28:40,980 --> 00:28:43,741
and he's gonna have it
until you put your foot down.

766
00:28:43,765 --> 00:28:47,353
Your success didn't deprive him
of anything.

767
00:28:47,377 --> 00:28:48,857
I need you to know that.

768
00:28:51,991 --> 00:28:53,795
My car's gonna be ready in two hours.

769
00:28:53,819 --> 00:28:55,516
And I'm going to go grab some breakfast.

770
00:28:57,387 --> 00:28:58,974
See you later,

771
00:28:58,998 --> 00:29:00,279
and Allie,

772
00:29:00,303 --> 00:29:02,717
not that it's any of your business,

773
00:29:02,741 --> 00:29:03,761
but Oliver and I text.

774
00:29:03,785 --> 00:29:05,676
He's in New York, and I'm here,

775
00:29:05,700 --> 00:29:08,398
so it's no big deal.

776
00:29:14,274 --> 00:29:15,405
Norman.

777
00:29:16,493 --> 00:29:17,843
Thank you.

778
00:29:20,454 --> 00:29:21,605
I need a ride back to my car.

779
00:29:21,629 --> 00:29:22,935
It's near Ms. Chandler's house.

780
00:29:25,764 --> 00:29:27,200
Come on.

781
00:29:31,291 --> 00:29:34,336
Well, if it isn't the great Allison Chandler.

782
00:29:35,208 --> 00:29:36,925
Hey there, Martin.

783
00:29:36,949 --> 00:29:39,754
You know, I don't see you
at my restaurant anymore.

784
00:29:39,778 --> 00:29:41,494
I've just been very busy.

785
00:29:41,518 --> 00:29:42,931
I'll make sure to stop by.

786
00:29:42,955 --> 00:29:44,783
Yeah, that's what everyone says.

787
00:29:46,262 --> 00:29:48,066
You know, Allison...

788
00:29:48,090 --> 00:29:49,981
I still remember

789
00:29:50,005 --> 00:29:52,679
when this place was just
a sleepy little town.

790
00:29:52,703 --> 00:29:54,551
People loved to...

791
00:29:54,575 --> 00:29:55,639
well, to do this,

792
00:29:55,663 --> 00:29:56,945
to sit down across from each other

793
00:29:56,969 --> 00:29:59,121
and break bread,

794
00:29:59,145 --> 00:30:01,819
but since the flood of folks from the city,

795
00:30:01,843 --> 00:30:05,040
now we're the murder capital
of New England.

796
00:30:05,064 --> 00:30:09,435
Sure sells a lot of books, doesn't it?

797
00:30:09,459 --> 00:30:11,156
Allison, I'm kidding.

798
00:30:12,506 --> 00:30:14,310
You know how much I love
a good St. Cloud mystery, right?

799
00:30:14,334 --> 00:30:15,441
Yeah...

800
00:30:15,465 --> 00:30:16,965
You might even call me a "Cloudy".

801
00:30:16,989 --> 00:30:18,618
- You cloudy.
- Yeah.

802
00:30:18,642 --> 00:30:22,187
Well, enjoy your breakfast, Allison.

803
00:30:22,211 --> 00:30:23,822
Thank you, Martin.

804
00:30:29,740 --> 00:30:31,351
I almost didn't recognize you.

805
00:30:32,787 --> 00:30:34,286
You look terrible, Allison.

806
00:30:34,310 --> 00:30:36,201
How you holding up?

807
00:30:36,225 --> 00:30:38,290
I'm, doing the best I can.

808
00:30:38,314 --> 00:30:40,510
If I were you, I would head up
to Sparkling Hills.

809
00:30:40,534 --> 00:30:41,990
The retreat in Vermont?

810
00:30:42,014 --> 00:30:43,513
It's the perfect place to hide out

811
00:30:43,537 --> 00:30:45,254
until this whole murder thing blows over.

812
00:30:45,278 --> 00:30:47,299
I heard Martin was just there last month.

813
00:30:47,323 --> 00:30:48,910
Poor guy,

814
00:30:48,934 --> 00:30:50,172
he needed a little getaway

815
00:30:50,196 --> 00:30:52,304
after the bank
turned him down for a loan,

816
00:30:52,328 --> 00:30:55,394
but he came back
looking ten years younger.

817
00:30:55,418 --> 00:30:56,656
You should try it.

818
00:30:56,680 --> 00:30:58,745
I don't need to hide out.

819
00:30:58,769 --> 00:31:00,008
Well, those bags under your eyes

820
00:31:00,032 --> 00:31:01,531
aren't gonna go away on their own.

821
00:31:01,555 --> 00:31:04,664
Ask for Elle, she works miracles.

822
00:31:04,688 --> 00:31:05,820
See ya.

823
00:31:16,875 --> 00:31:18,287
Okay.

824
00:31:18,311 --> 00:31:19,505
Thanks for the ride.

825
00:31:19,529 --> 00:31:20,898
Yeah.

826
00:31:20,922 --> 00:31:23,577
And, if Ms. Chandler
needs a bodyguard...

827
00:31:26,058 --> 00:31:27,339
I'm happy to volunteer.

828
00:31:27,363 --> 00:31:29,472
Yeah, I, I think things
are gonna calm down,

829
00:31:29,496 --> 00:31:32,910
now that the cops are watching
the cat lady's house 24-7.

830
00:31:32,934 --> 00:31:34,172
If the killer can't kill the cat lady,

831
00:31:34,196 --> 00:31:35,260
- then what happens?
- I don't know,

832
00:31:35,284 --> 00:31:36,783
I guess the killer moves on
to the next book?

833
00:31:36,807 --> 00:31:38,394
Maybe,

834
00:31:38,418 --> 00:31:40,048
but my God!

835
00:31:40,072 --> 00:31:40,962
Do you not remember the last chapter

836
00:31:40,986 --> 00:31:41,963
of "Whiskers in the Dark?"

837
00:31:41,987 --> 00:31:43,094
Norman, I've read so many books,

838
00:31:43,118 --> 00:31:44,269
they're just blending together
at this point.

839
00:31:44,293 --> 00:31:46,141
There's a second attempt
on Selena's life!

840
00:31:46,165 --> 00:31:47,490
Someone tries to kill her
with a car bomb!

841
00:31:47,514 --> 00:31:49,492
My God,

842
00:31:49,516 --> 00:31:52,257
Allie's on her way to the shop
to get her car right now!

843
00:31:53,824 --> 00:31:55,303
No, no, this can't be happening.

844
00:31:56,915 --> 00:31:58,327
This is a nightmare!

845
00:31:58,351 --> 00:32:00,024
My God.

846
00:32:00,048 --> 00:32:01,025
<i>Hi, this is Allie Chandler...</i>

847
00:32:01,049 --> 00:32:02,722
Damn it, this woman
never answers her phone!

848
00:32:02,746 --> 00:32:04,202
What's the point in having it!

849
00:32:04,226 --> 00:32:05,160
What are you doing?

850
00:32:05,184 --> 00:32:07,205
My queen needs me.

851
00:32:07,229 --> 00:32:08,229
I'm coming with you.

852
00:32:11,755 --> 00:32:12,755
Shit!

853
00:32:17,370 --> 00:32:18,390
Here you go, Ms. Chandler.

854
00:32:18,414 --> 00:32:19,696
Sorry for the wait.

855
00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:21,263
It's been crazy around here.

856
00:32:21,287 --> 00:32:23,830
I was so sorry to hear about Burt.

857
00:32:23,854 --> 00:32:25,484
Yeah, poor guy'd been
under a lot of stress.

858
00:32:25,508 --> 00:32:26,921
All the drilling that's been going on

859
00:32:26,945 --> 00:32:28,748
customers didn't want to come in.

860
00:32:28,772 --> 00:32:31,775
Mr. McKerrin even wrote a letter
to the town council.

861
00:32:33,429 --> 00:32:35,735
Thank you. Bye.

862
00:32:40,175 --> 00:32:41,815
There! There, there, there, there, there!

863
00:32:43,091 --> 00:32:44,808
Ms. Chandler, stop!

864
00:32:44,832 --> 00:32:46,592
Okay, try not to panic,

865
00:32:46,616 --> 00:32:48,681
but we think there's a bomb in your car!

866
00:32:48,705 --> 00:32:49,813
The ending of "Whiskers in the Dark!"

867
00:32:49,837 --> 00:32:50,770
Someone tries to kill Selena St. Cloud

868
00:32:50,794 --> 00:32:52,424
with a car bomb!

869
00:32:52,448 --> 00:32:53,904
You think that the copycat killer

870
00:32:53,928 --> 00:32:55,384
is trying to kill me?

871
00:32:55,408 --> 00:32:57,386
Yes! If they're following your books!

872
00:32:57,410 --> 00:32:58,865
Andi, I'm exhausted. I want to go home.

873
00:32:58,889 --> 00:33:00,998
If the good lord wants to take me,

874
00:33:01,022 --> 00:33:02,521
he can take me in a warm bubble bath,

875
00:33:02,545 --> 00:33:05,307
not from a ridiculous car bomb.

876
00:33:05,331 --> 00:33:07,767
No!

877
00:33:30,399 --> 00:33:31,986
So, again,

878
00:33:32,010 --> 00:33:33,857
you did not see anyone suspicious?

879
00:33:33,881 --> 00:33:35,641
I wasn't looking.

880
00:33:35,665 --> 00:33:38,016
I'll be back as soon as I can.

881
00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:40,800
I'm glad you're okay.

882
00:33:42,498 --> 00:33:44,650
The copycat killer couldn't be attacked

883
00:33:44,674 --> 00:33:45,651
without getting attacked...

884
00:33:45,675 --> 00:33:46,696
You know, if you hadn't warned me.

885
00:33:46,720 --> 00:33:48,263
No! No, no, no.

886
00:33:48,287 --> 00:33:50,787
Please, no public displays of gratitude.

887
00:33:50,811 --> 00:33:52,963
Norman was the one
who remembered the car bomb,

888
00:33:52,987 --> 00:33:55,748
so you owe him your favorite
pair of underwear,

889
00:33:55,772 --> 00:33:58,360
or toenail clippings,
I can't remember which.

890
00:33:58,384 --> 00:33:59,578
Probably both.

891
00:33:59,602 --> 00:34:00,908
Yeah, it's probably both.

892
00:34:05,173 --> 00:34:08,413
Hey, does it bug you

893
00:34:08,437 --> 00:34:09,849
that the two people who were killed

894
00:34:09,873 --> 00:34:11,068
worked basically

895
00:34:11,092 --> 00:34:13,157
across the street from each other?

896
00:34:13,181 --> 00:34:14,811
I hadn't thought of it.

897
00:34:14,835 --> 00:34:15,855
Maybe because they were both at home,

898
00:34:15,879 --> 00:34:17,770
and not at work, when they died.

899
00:34:17,794 --> 00:34:19,772
Burt McKerrin and Melody Chopra

900
00:34:19,796 --> 00:34:21,905
both complained about
the cable construction downtown.

901
00:34:21,929 --> 00:34:23,820
Everybody was upset about the noise,

902
00:34:23,844 --> 00:34:24,777
not just them.

903
00:34:24,801 --> 00:34:26,388
Yeah, okay, but...

904
00:34:26,412 --> 00:34:28,240
maybe it's about more than that.

905
00:34:29,589 --> 00:34:31,828
The dealership is here, right?

906
00:34:31,852 --> 00:34:34,787
Melody's bakery is there...

907
00:34:34,811 --> 00:34:36,311
and what's right down the street

908
00:34:36,335 --> 00:34:37,684
from both of them?

909
00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:40,120
The bank.

910
00:34:42,036 --> 00:34:44,406
What if all of this cable construction

911
00:34:44,430 --> 00:34:45,561
is just a distraction?

912
00:34:46,519 --> 00:34:47,974
Martin said

913
00:34:47,998 --> 00:34:50,325
that the bank
is moving locations next month.

914
00:34:50,349 --> 00:34:51,804
That building is super old.

915
00:34:51,828 --> 00:34:54,807
A new location would probably
have better security.

916
00:34:54,831 --> 00:34:56,157
Okay, good theory.

917
00:34:56,181 --> 00:34:57,158
Sell me.

918
00:34:57,182 --> 00:34:58,289
Okay,

919
00:34:58,313 --> 00:35:00,074
all of those drills and jackhammers

920
00:35:00,098 --> 00:35:02,598
that the installers are using,

921
00:35:02,622 --> 00:35:05,340
that seems like total overkill
for a simple cable upgrade.

922
00:35:05,364 --> 00:35:06,471
<i>I got a business to run here!</i>

923
00:35:06,495 --> 00:35:07,429
Burt had a short fuse, right?

924
00:35:07,453 --> 00:35:08,560
He's had enough,

925
00:35:08,584 --> 00:35:09,561
so he complains to the crew.

926
00:35:09,585 --> 00:35:11,215
They placate him, for a while,

927
00:35:11,239 --> 00:35:13,087
but he notices the big tools.

928
00:35:13,111 --> 00:35:15,176
He starts asking too many questions.

929
00:35:15,200 --> 00:35:17,352
Maybe he threatens to go to the police

930
00:35:17,376 --> 00:35:18,464
and have them investigate.

931
00:35:19,465 --> 00:35:20,595
Melody...

932
00:35:21,902 --> 00:35:24,185
Melody works early mornings
at the bakery,

933
00:35:24,209 --> 00:35:27,318
so maybe she saw something
she shouldn't have.

934
00:35:27,342 --> 00:35:29,494
She gets suspicious,
she threatens to report them.

935
00:35:29,518 --> 00:35:31,627
And if either one of them

936
00:35:31,651 --> 00:35:33,716
had contacted the town council

937
00:35:33,740 --> 00:35:35,631
or the police to complain,

938
00:35:35,655 --> 00:35:37,763
they would need to be silenced.

939
00:35:37,787 --> 00:35:39,330
But to divert suspicion,

940
00:35:39,354 --> 00:35:41,724
the killer copies the murders
from your books.

941
00:35:41,748 --> 00:35:43,943
And the tunnels under the street

942
00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:47,686
would go directly under the bank.

943
00:35:47,710 --> 00:35:48,818
So they drill through the floor,

944
00:35:48,842 --> 00:35:51,081
they snatch the cash from the vault,

945
00:35:51,105 --> 00:35:52,300
without ever triggering an alarm,

946
00:35:52,324 --> 00:35:53,605
and all of that noise

947
00:35:53,629 --> 00:35:56,478
is chalked up to a town-wide
fiber-optic upgrade.

948
00:35:56,502 --> 00:35:57,696
And they're not working right now,

949
00:35:57,720 --> 00:35:59,263
so where are they?

950
00:35:59,287 --> 00:36:00,766
Well, we need to tell Jack.

951
00:36:05,685 --> 00:36:07,774
I think he might already know.

952
00:36:09,863 --> 00:36:13,147
Put out a BOLO
on a white Whitley Cable van,

953
00:36:13,171 --> 00:36:14,844
heading out of Founders Cove.

954
00:36:14,868 --> 00:36:15,845
Block all exits, block all highways,

955
00:36:15,869 --> 00:36:17,325
do it now.

956
00:36:17,349 --> 00:36:18,674
Noah, start a canvass. Somebody
must have seen something.

957
00:36:18,698 --> 00:36:20,066
Got it.

958
00:36:20,090 --> 00:36:22,025
Start at the end of the street,
work your way back.

959
00:36:22,049 --> 00:36:23,635
- You're with me.
- They hit the vault,

960
00:36:23,659 --> 00:36:24,549
cleaned it out,

961
00:36:24,573 --> 00:36:26,160
and they're gone.

962
00:36:26,184 --> 00:36:27,465
- How long ago?
- Rebar's still warm,

963
00:36:27,489 --> 00:36:28,771
so it just happened.

964
00:36:28,795 --> 00:36:30,033
Hopefully, we got something
on the radio soon.

965
00:36:30,057 --> 00:36:32,644
Okay, but there's still the copycat angle.

966
00:36:32,668 --> 00:36:34,124
I mean, whoever is behind this

967
00:36:34,148 --> 00:36:35,604
has to know my work

968
00:36:35,628 --> 00:36:37,345
down to the last little gritty detail.

969
00:36:37,369 --> 00:36:39,651
Which brings us right back
to crazed fan or your ex.

970
00:36:39,675 --> 00:36:40,826
Could there be anyone else?

971
00:36:40,850 --> 00:36:42,480
Wait a sec, who was the one

972
00:36:42,504 --> 00:36:43,944
who pushed for the internet upgrade?

973
00:36:44,811 --> 00:36:46,441
Martin Adams.

974
00:36:46,465 --> 00:36:49,835
I mean, he pressured all of us
to vote for it.

975
00:36:49,859 --> 00:36:52,925
The service tech at McKerrin Motors

976
00:36:52,949 --> 00:36:55,363
said that Burt had filed a complaint

977
00:36:55,387 --> 00:36:56,233
with the town council,

978
00:36:56,257 --> 00:36:58,104
but I was still on town council

979
00:36:58,128 --> 00:36:59,367
when that complaint would've come in,

980
00:36:59,391 --> 00:37:01,195
and I didn't hear one word about it.

981
00:37:01,219 --> 00:37:02,544
He must have
made the complaint to Martin,

982
00:37:02,568 --> 00:37:05,329
and Martin didn't want
anyone to know about it.

983
00:37:05,353 --> 00:37:06,983
I mean, everyone knows

984
00:37:07,007 --> 00:37:09,420
that Founders Cove Chowder
was in trouble,

985
00:37:09,444 --> 00:37:10,813
and Connie said

986
00:37:10,837 --> 00:37:12,336
that he had just
been turned down for a loan

987
00:37:12,360 --> 00:37:13,468
by the bank.

988
00:37:13,492 --> 00:37:14,860
So he decided to rob the bank instead

989
00:37:14,884 --> 00:37:16,364
and now he's skipping town.

990
00:37:18,366 --> 00:37:21,998
APB on Martin Adams,
APB on Martin Adams!

991
00:37:22,022 --> 00:37:23,979
Whoop!

992
00:37:29,899 --> 00:37:30,899
Fine.

993
00:37:38,734 --> 00:37:40,669
Around back.

994
00:37:40,693 --> 00:37:44,107
Burt McKerrin and Melody Chopra
were murdered

995
00:37:44,131 --> 00:37:46,588
because they suspected
that the cable crew

996
00:37:46,612 --> 00:37:49,504
was doing more than just installing cable.

997
00:37:49,528 --> 00:37:51,375
What about the similarity to your books?

998
00:37:51,399 --> 00:37:52,768
That was just a distraction,

999
00:37:52,792 --> 00:37:54,160
but whoever planned this

1000
00:37:54,184 --> 00:37:55,858
forgot to take one thing into account.

1001
00:37:55,882 --> 00:37:57,207
What's that?

1002
00:37:57,231 --> 00:38:00,950
Selena St. Cloud
is always one step ahead.

1003
00:38:00,974 --> 00:38:02,715
Thanks, J.J. Thanks, guys.

1004
00:38:04,499 --> 00:38:06,303
That's right, fawn all over

1005
00:38:06,327 --> 00:38:08,174
the high and mighty Allison Chandler!

1006
00:38:08,198 --> 00:38:10,002
You know, this used to be a nice town

1007
00:38:10,026 --> 00:38:11,177
before people like her showed up!

1008
00:38:11,201 --> 00:38:12,701
Settle down, tough guy.

1009
00:38:12,725 --> 00:38:15,704
Police caught the cable crew
going south.

1010
00:38:15,728 --> 00:38:17,836
Turns out Whitley Cable
was a complete front.

1011
00:38:17,860 --> 00:38:19,534
Those guys were all convicted felons.

1012
00:38:19,558 --> 00:38:22,711
How did Martin
get tangled up with them?

1013
00:38:22,735 --> 00:38:24,887
So that guy that was pretending
to be the foreman, Carl,

1014
00:38:24,911 --> 00:38:27,150
so Carl was a regular
at Martin's restaurant.

1015
00:38:27,174 --> 00:38:28,586
Carl and Martin get to talking,

1016
00:38:28,610 --> 00:38:30,327
Martin needs money, Carl has a plan.

1017
00:38:30,351 --> 00:38:32,155
And Martin had already booked a flight

1018
00:38:32,179 --> 00:38:33,199
to South America,

1019
00:38:33,223 --> 00:38:34,592
and if it weren't for you...

1020
00:38:34,616 --> 00:38:36,028
he would've been long gone.

1021
00:38:36,052 --> 00:38:37,445
Well done.

1022
00:38:39,621 --> 00:38:41,164
- Coffee.
- Yeah.

1023
00:38:41,188 --> 00:38:42,121
So...

1024
00:38:42,145 --> 00:38:44,820
I guess it's too soon

1025
00:38:44,844 --> 00:38:47,126
to have heard back about Andi's mom?

1026
00:38:47,150 --> 00:38:48,998
No, actually, I did hear.

1027
00:38:49,022 --> 00:38:50,956
My friend ran that name

1028
00:38:50,980 --> 00:38:53,959
through every database
they have, state, federal,

1029
00:38:53,983 --> 00:38:55,047
and...

1030
00:38:55,071 --> 00:38:56,071
nothing...

1031
00:38:57,726 --> 00:39:00,270
and I don't mean just nothing
since the disappearance,

1032
00:39:00,294 --> 00:39:02,122
I mean nothing since birth.

1033
00:39:03,341 --> 00:39:05,101
That doesn't make sense.

1034
00:39:05,125 --> 00:39:06,624
No, I know.

1035
00:39:06,648 --> 00:39:07,649
It's like...

1036
00:39:08,911 --> 00:39:13,350
It's like Renée Walker never existed.

1037
00:39:15,178 --> 00:39:16,939
Noah, let's go.

1038
00:39:16,963 --> 00:39:17,963
I've got to go.

1039
00:39:40,116 --> 00:39:41,988
Is this some kind of joke?

1040
00:39:43,555 --> 00:39:47,578
This is the last money
you will ever get from me,

1041
00:39:47,602 --> 00:39:48,927
but there are strings attached.

1042
00:39:48,951 --> 00:39:50,102
You need to leave town.

1043
00:39:50,126 --> 00:39:53,454
You think this is enough to pay me off?

1044
00:39:53,478 --> 00:39:54,998
You owe me a whole lot more than this.

1045
00:39:55,741 --> 00:39:57,719
I don't owe you a damn thing.

1046
00:39:57,743 --> 00:40:01,157
I spent years blaming myself
for leaving you,

1047
00:40:01,181 --> 00:40:03,115
because, believe it or not,

1048
00:40:03,139 --> 00:40:04,552
there was a time when I thought

1049
00:40:04,576 --> 00:40:07,163
you were the most charming,
brilliant man

1050
00:40:07,187 --> 00:40:09,992
that ever walked the planet,

1051
00:40:10,016 --> 00:40:11,320
but looking back...

1052
00:40:12,410 --> 00:40:15,606
you were a god-awful husband.

1053
00:40:15,630 --> 00:40:17,565
You convinced me that I was the reason

1054
00:40:17,589 --> 00:40:19,480
you couldn't pursue
your career in New York.

1055
00:40:19,504 --> 00:40:21,220
Because it was true.

1056
00:40:21,244 --> 00:40:23,658
We've been divorced for years,

1057
00:40:23,682 --> 00:40:26,574
and yet you're still here,

1058
00:40:26,598 --> 00:40:29,925
and all those ideas
that you gave me for my books?

1059
00:40:29,949 --> 00:40:31,709
Stagey clichés.

1060
00:40:31,733 --> 00:40:33,189
I only put them in there

1061
00:40:33,213 --> 00:40:35,800
to make you feel better about yourself.

1062
00:40:35,824 --> 00:40:37,933
I guess I wasn't the one
standing in your way.

1063
00:40:37,957 --> 00:40:39,611
You were.

1064
00:40:40,829 --> 00:40:43,417
Go be miserable somewhere else.

1065
00:40:43,441 --> 00:40:44,641
You're not my problem anymore.

1066
00:40:57,324 --> 00:40:58,214
Ronald!

1067
00:40:58,238 --> 00:40:59,955
This is a surprise.

1068
00:40:59,979 --> 00:41:02,000
Can't a man just call his favorite client

1069
00:41:02,024 --> 00:41:02,914
just to say hello?

1070
00:41:02,938 --> 00:41:04,089
<i>Didn't I tell you</i>

1071
00:41:04,113 --> 00:41:06,245
not to call me while you're eating?

1072
00:41:07,465 --> 00:41:09,660
<i>I heard from the publishers.</i>

1073
00:41:09,684 --> 00:41:12,054
They loved the outline.

1074
00:41:12,078 --> 00:41:14,448
Okay... fantastic.

1075
00:41:14,472 --> 00:41:15,710
<i>But here's the thing.</i>

1076
00:41:15,734 --> 00:41:17,799
There's a shit-ton of hype about this...

1077
00:41:17,823 --> 00:41:19,627
<i>copycat killer in Founders Cove,</i>

1078
00:41:19,651 --> 00:41:22,151
<i>so they have an idea...</i>

1079
00:41:22,175 --> 00:41:23,892
No.

1080
00:41:23,916 --> 00:41:26,372
They never have good ideas.

1081
00:41:26,396 --> 00:41:28,679
Selena St. Cloud sales
are smashing records,

1082
00:41:28,703 --> 00:41:31,377
<i>so they want to shelve</i>

1083
00:41:31,401 --> 00:41:34,424
<i>the Nash Gilbert true-crime story,</i>

1084
00:41:34,448 --> 00:41:35,991
and instead,

1085
00:41:36,015 --> 00:41:39,211
you come up with a new St. Cloud novel.

1086
00:41:39,235 --> 00:41:40,561
Okay, please tell me

1087
00:41:40,585 --> 00:41:41,823
you did not agree to this.

1088
00:41:41,847 --> 00:41:43,215
<i>This is a good thing, Allie!</i>

1089
00:41:43,239 --> 00:41:45,043
It's a great thing, but...

1090
00:41:45,067 --> 00:41:47,393
they need a new outline by next week.

1091
00:41:47,417 --> 00:41:49,004
They're shooting for a December release

1092
00:41:49,028 --> 00:41:50,658
just before Christmas.

1093
00:41:50,682 --> 00:41:53,225
A new outline in a week?

1094
00:41:53,249 --> 00:41:55,053
<i>Yeah, look at the bright side,</i>

1095
00:41:55,077 --> 00:41:56,968
<i>you were never crazy about
working with...</i>

1096
00:41:56,992 --> 00:41:59,493
Andi... whatever her name is,

1097
00:41:59,517 --> 00:42:00,450
so now you don't have to.

1098
00:42:00,474 --> 00:42:01,799
<i>We'll shoot her a few bucks,</i>

1099
00:42:01,823 --> 00:42:02,844
<i>and ba-boom!</i>

1100
00:42:02,868 --> 00:42:05,673
<i>That's that.</i>

1101
00:42:05,697 --> 00:42:08,066
So they're not asking for her, too?

1102
00:42:08,090 --> 00:42:09,154
No.

1103
00:42:09,178 --> 00:42:10,895
Allie, they want you.

1104
00:42:10,919 --> 00:42:12,897
<i>You.</i>

1105
00:42:12,921 --> 00:42:15,533
<i>Call me if you need anything.</i>

1106
00:42:22,191 --> 00:42:24,126
You're trending!

1107
00:42:24,150 --> 00:42:25,997
That means that basically

1108
00:42:26,021 --> 00:42:27,021
I know what trending is.

1109
00:42:28,676 --> 00:42:29,958
So I just got off the phone with Ronald.

1110
00:42:29,982 --> 00:42:31,481
The outline?

1111
00:42:31,505 --> 00:42:32,787
Change of plans.

1112
00:42:32,811 --> 00:42:35,790
They have decided
to put the Nash book on hold,

1113
00:42:35,814 --> 00:42:39,817
and they want a new
Selena St. Cloud novel instead.

1114
00:42:45,084 --> 00:42:46,104
I mean,

1115
00:42:46,128 --> 00:42:48,063
you can understand why.

1116
00:42:48,087 --> 00:42:51,153
All the press, you know,

1117
00:42:51,177 --> 00:42:53,832
and sales are... off the charts.

1118
00:42:55,050 --> 00:42:56,724
No...

1119
00:42:56,748 --> 00:42:59,577
No, yeah... I get it.

1120
00:43:01,448 --> 00:43:03,276
I get it.

1121
00:43:04,538 --> 00:43:06,279
I guess you don't need me
anymore then.

1122
00:43:12,633 --> 00:43:13,895
Got it.

1123
00:43:15,549 --> 00:43:17,725
Not so fast...

1124
00:43:18,987 --> 00:43:22,793
They are adding, a sidekick character,

1125
00:43:22,817 --> 00:43:25,579
to be Selena's assistant,

1126
00:43:25,603 --> 00:43:27,779
and they're making me keep you on.

1127
00:43:29,041 --> 00:43:31,236
Selena's world is already established.

1128
00:43:31,260 --> 00:43:32,455
That's what I told them,

1129
00:43:32,479 --> 00:43:34,979
but they wouldn't listen,

1130
00:43:35,003 --> 00:43:36,154
but, hey, listen,

1131
00:43:36,178 --> 00:43:37,698
if you are not up for the challenge...