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Glen?

Glen?

Stop.

Stop!

Leslie?

What is it?

What's happened?

He's dead.

Give me that gun.

You'd better go upstairs to bed.

Glen, what are you going to do?

What I always do...
Clean up after you.

♪♪

Sorry I startled you.
Breakfast is ready.

Mrs. Fielding's downstairs.

Thank you.

Good morning.
Have some breakfast?

Just coffee, please.

Are you going out?

I have to see John Ogilvy
about some contracts.

On Saturday?

All great fortunes
were made on Saturday.

Thank you Mrs. Allen.

Glen?

Last night it did
happen, didn't it?

It happened.

I swear I didn't
know it was him.

You couldn't pray for
anyone to believe that,

under the circumstances.

Well you believe me, don't you?

Of course I believe you.

But I'm not paid by the
city to doubt your word.

What did you do?

Leslie, you've got to go on
as if nothing had happened.

Just put it out of
your mind forever.

How can I do that?

By concentrating
on the alternative...

A lifetime spent
in a prison cell.

Is that how you want to
punish yourself for him?

Why do you put up with me?

As your mother would say,

the pay is right.

Oh, may I help you?

Well, I...

Mildred?

Mildred Oliver!

Ah, it's good to see you.

Peggy, I want you to
meet Mrs. Mildred Oliver.

Her kitchen sustained me
through my last two years of college.

- How do you do?
- Hello.

- Would you like some coffee?
- Oh, no thank you.

I had a late breakfast.

Ah, it's so good to see you,
Mildred. Come in. Come in.

I was just passing by
and I... I saw the name.

Sit down. Golly,
how long has it been?

Now, don't you dare.
I'm not as old as I look.

You look just as beautiful.

It's talk like that that used to allow you
to raid the refrigerator, as I remember.

Well, after all, I was going
to school on a G.I. Bill...

$110 a month and
all you could read.

Those were good days, Joe.

And Mr. Oliver's great
barbecues... What a feast.

Matthew loved to have young
people around, especially you, Joe.

Thank you for that
wonderful letter.

Well, he was a great guy.

And Leslie... how is she?

Fine, as far as I know.

You weren't just passing
by, were you, Mildred?

I'm worried about her, Joe.

She's drinking...

excessively, I think is
the clinical word for it.

She was always a
high-spirited girl...

Foolish but forgivable.

But parties are just the public
part of her drinking these days.

It goes on day and night.

When did this all start?

I don't know exactly.

It was as if...

the wind changed
and no one noticed.

She got worse
after Matthew died.

I let it go, hoping
she'd find herself.

But she wasn't really looking.

In fact, there was a time when she
lost herself completely for months.

When was that?

Five years ago. She
just dropped out of sight.

I was worried sick.

Why didn't you call me, Mildred?

I thought of it many times.

She turned up, finally...

Married.

Yeah, I know.

I remember seeing his picture.

On a tennis court, no doubt.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I shouldn't say that.
Hardly know Glen, really.

Mothers rarely approve of their
daughters' choice in husbands, do they?

Well, that's all history,
Mildred. What about today?

Something's bothering
her terribly, Joe.

We were supposed to go shopping
on Saturday, and she cancelled.

Then I called her on Sunday and Glen said
she was out but she never called me back.

Then yesterday we were
supposed to meet for lunch

and she never showed up.

And I still can't get
through to her on the phone.

Something's
dreadfully wrong, Joe.

How can I help?

Well...

they're having a cocktail
party today at the house.

Glen's invited, oh, some
important buyers from the East.

I'm still on the board
so they had to invite me.

And you have to invite
me for old times' sake.

Well, I hope they don't mind.

Of course we don't
mind, Mr. Mannix.

- We'd be delighted to have you.
- Thank you.

Joe's an old friend of Leslie's.
I just happened to run into him.

Well, it couldn't have happened
on a better day. Let's have a drink.

I understand that you and
Leslie went to school together.

Yes.

Mrs. Oliver, how good to see
you again. You look marvelous.

John Ogilvy, Joe Mannix.

- How do you do?
- Mannix?

A pleasure.

Where's Leslie?

Oh, you know Leslie.

She's upstairs putting
on the finishing touches.

Will you excuse us, please? I'd
like you to see something, John.

Excuse me.

Mildred, uh...

where does Ogilvy fit into this?

He's the firm's new attorney...
One of Glen's friends.

Beware of young men

whose income has not yet
reached the level of their ambition.

Joe.

"Leslie Oliver, our
homecoming queen...

"Was just sent home
by request of the dean."

It's Joe!

Joe Mannix!

Leslie, how are you?

Oh, I'm fine.

Oh, it's been too long.

I can't believe it...
Seeing you again.

Yes, it... it has
been a long time.

You all right, Leslie?

Oh, I'm fine. I'm just fine.

Oh, Mrs. Fielding,
it's good to see you.

It's good to see you, too.

- It's a very nice party.
- Lovely,

except the hostess
doesn't have a drink.

I think that's shocking,
don't you? Thank you.

A little brandy in that, please.
And Mr. Mannix will have...

Scotch and water, tall.

- You know I'm disappointed in you, Leslie.
- Oh?

I'd figured that you'd have a whole
station wagon full of kids by now.

Did I say something?

Oh, I guess motherhood just isn't
one of my favorite subjects, that's all.

- I'm sorry.
- It's all right.

How about you? How many wives?

One? Two?

Zero.

Oh, I've come close
a couple of times.

Close doesn't count.

I'd like to see the ones
that came close, though.

You know I threw myself
at you for a whole semester

and you didn't even
try to be serious.

The dues were pretty
high in your club.

I might have paid them.

Free rides are for
hitchhikers, Leslie.

You can get let off in
the middle of nowhere.

The middle of nowhere...

That sounds good. Everyone
should go there once.

Joe?

I need another drink.

Are you sure?

Mm-hmm.

I'll drink and you count, okay?

Did you by any chance see
that marvelous collection of...

Won't you come in?

I'd like to speak with,
uh, Mrs. Leslie Fielding.

I'm sorry. I'm afraid
they're having a party.

Well, it'll just take
a few minutes.

One moment.

Mrs. Oliver, please.

- What is it, Ellie?
- There's a gentlemen to see Mrs. Fielding.

He says he's from the police.

I'm Mrs. Fielding's mother.

I'm Lieutenant Tobias.

I'd like to speak with
your daughter if I may...

Just a couple of questions.

Ellie, please ask Mr. and Mrs.
Fielding to come to the library.

- This way, Lieutenant.
- Thank you.

Lieutenant, may I ask
the nature of your visit?

Oh, it's routine. That's the nature of
most of our business, I assure you.

Lieutenant, would you mind
telling us what this is all about?

- You've come at a very awkward moment.
- I'm sorry about that,

but I had to ask Mrs.
Fielding some questions.

As Mrs. Fielding's attorney, I'd really
prefer she didn't answer any questions.

I'm perfectly all right.

Perhaps you'd be more
comfortable if you sat down.

Madame.

Joe.

Mrs. Fielding, do you
know a man called Gantry...

Lloyd Gantry?

No, I don't think so.

Are you certain?

- She answered you, Adam.
- I'm sorry about that, Joe.

She seemed a little uncertain.

No, no, I'm positive.

Now, Lieutenant, will you
tell us what this is all about?

Lloyd Gantry was found floating
in the harbor. He'd been shot.

You're a long way
from the harbor, Adam.

He also had a check in
his wallet for $1,000 in it,

and made out to cash,
signed by Mrs. Leslie Fielding.

What?

May I see that?

Facsimile.

Yes, that's the check.

It was stolen from my briefcase
in my car about a week ago.

Did you report it to the police?

No. I was in a hurry
on a business trip,

but I stopped payment.
You can check with the bank.

I see.

Well, sorry to have caused
you the inconvenience.

Oh, that's all
right, Lieutenant.

Well, if you're through
with us, we have a party.

You don't mind
seeing yourself out?

What are you doing here, Joe?

Strictly pleasure, Adam.

- Nice party.
- Where are you heading?

Back to my office.
County coroner's report.

Gantry was shot
twice, .32 caliber,

been dead since Saturday.

Saturday?

Come on, Joe.

- How long have we known each other?
- I don't know.

- You keeping track?
- No, I'm not keeping track.

But you don't leave a party like that to
come down here and drink stale coffee.

I told you, Adam, Leslie
Fielding's an old friend of mine.

Sure. She's getting older
fast, too, from what I saw.

- So she's got a problem.
- And one problem leads to another.

Sometimes.

Listen, Joe, are you sure
you're not working on a case?

Is there a case?

Well, when we find the gun that fired
those two shots, we'll know, won't we?

- When you find a gun.
- Oh, we're going to find it.

Then maybe you'll
have a case, eh?

Okay, okay, got it.

Is that all? Thanks, Vivian.

Listen, if you find out anything
else, will you give us a call?

Right.

- Good morning, Peggy.
- Good morning, Joe.

- There's your mail.
- Thank you.

I got an early run-down
on the dead man.

- You want the preliminaries?
- Yeah, go.

Lloyd Gantry, 42,
ex-musician... trumpet,

hasn't worked or paid his
union dues in four years.

Last place of employment, Sea
Breeze Bar in North Redondo Beach.

Had a penthouse apartment in Brentwood.
Drove a late model expensive sports car.

Unmarried.

- I was afraid of that.
- What, that he was a bachelor?

No, that's he was out of work and in
the money. That always spells trouble.

- For anyone we know?
- I hope not.

What's the name of that bar?

Sea Breeze.

Yeah, we used to have a band,

round about four years ago.

Not good, but loud.

- Did Lloyd Gantry play with the band?
- Yeah, like I told the Lieutenant.

I wonder who knocked Gantry off.

He left me with a tab
you wouldn't believe.

Did he come in here
after the band folded?

All the time.

Big spender?

Well, he'd start off the
month with a bundle.

Then he'd get broke
and start signing the tabs.

Said a rich uncle of his died
and left him some money,

but he could only get a
certain amount a month.

Did he ever come in with a lady?

Are you kidding? He
never came in without one.

They used to start the party here and
then head for Tijuana and points south.

He loved those
south-of-the-border parties

and the horses.

I wonder how much rich
uncles are leaving these days.

$1,000 a month... That's
what he was spending.

Not bad for an
unemployed trumpet player.

Yeah, and every month for four
years. We found his bank book.

Doesn't that strike you
as a coincidence? 1,000?

It's a nice round
figure, frequently used.

Yeah. Mrs. Fielding's check
was for the same round figure.

Well, her husband
explained that.

Yeah, I know. We checked the
bank... He stopped payment, all right.

Don't act so disappointed when
somebody tells you the truth, Adam.

Why don't you tell me the truth?
Is Leslie Fielding a client of yours?

Are you trying to make her one?

How'd you know Lloyd
Gantry was a trumpet player?

Peggy told me.
She follows bands.

Look, when you find out what's
happened, let me know, eh?

If you don't find out
before me, right?

And besides, you don't have a case until
you find a motive or at least find the gun.

Thanks for the
on-the-job-training.

Joe?

That gun may still be in
the murderer's hot little hand.

Give me an hour, Lieutenant.
I'll tell you if it's the same gun.

Stop it! Just stop it! Why
can't you leave me alone!

Leslie dear, I only
wanted to help.

- There!
- Leslie!

Are you satisfied? I've stopped!

- Here's another piece, Ellie.
- Thank you.

I'll get it.

Joe. Oh, Joe, come in.

Hello, Mildred. Is Leslie in?

Well, if you want to talk to her,
you've picked a very bad day.

Well, I guess I should
have called first.

If you have a moment,
could we have a little talk?

Certainly.

Let's go in the library.

Is she in some
sort of trouble, Joe?

Well, I'm not sure yet.

It depends on the truth
and how much I know of it.

I've... I've never
told this to a soul.

Maybe it's time, Mildred.

Leslie's in trouble.

Her secrecy is killing her.

I told you she was
missing five years ago.

I couldn't come to you,
Joe. It was so personal.

So I hired a big firm that handles
investigations all over the world.

They trace people
with computers.

And?

They looked for her in all her
favorite playgrounds in Europe.

This time she
wasn't out playing.

No.

She was just down
the coast a few miles,

place called
Shepherd of the Angels.

It's an orphanage and...

And hospital for
girls in trouble

who can't go to their mothers.

Leslie had a baby.

Isn't it... isn't it funny, Joe?

How a tiny baby can bring so
much joy to everyone around it

when it comes into
the world wanted?

What happened to the child?

She left it there for adoption.

I thought maybe
it was for the best.

I couldn't tell her that I knew and
let her know I was spying on her.

She never mentioned the child.

Soon after she... She
met Glen and married him.

I assumed it was a secret
she wanted locked up forever.

I'm afraid forever is
closing in fast on Leslie.

Hello?

Yes, he's here.

It's your secretary.

Yeah, Peggy?

Joe? The police found a gun

and it may be the one
that killed Lloyd Gantry.

This bullet was taken
from Gantry's body.

This one is fired for comparison

from the gun recovered
on the playground.

Playground?

Yeah, a kid found it. What's
your professional opinion, Harry?

Peas in a pod.

Take a look at the
blow-up, Lieutenant...

All fired from the same gun.

Okay. Thanks.

- Adam?
- Yeah?

Have you put a name to the gun?

It's registered to Mrs.
Leslie Fielding, Joe.

I'm sorry. I'm going
to have to pick her up.

You mind if I go along?

Well, I'd have a hard time
stopping you, wouldn't I?

Come in Mr. Mannix.
Thank heavens you're here.

What's the matter?

She's locked herself in her room
and she won't even answer me.

- Which one is it?
- Up there, first bedroom on the right.

I've been pounding on her door
and she won't even listen to me.

Leslie! Leslie, it's Joe.

Leslie, are you all right?

Leslie. Leslie!

She's pretty weak, Adam.

Come on, Leslie, on your feet.

- Come on, Leslie.
- This is Tobias.

Get an ambulance up
to 680 Briar Valley Road.

- Let's go. Come on, Leslie!
- Tell 'em it's an overdose.

Come on, Leslie, take
a deep breath. Leslie.

Wake up! Leslie,
take a deep breath.

Come on.

Oh, Leslie, why? Why?

Oh, I killed him, Joe!

I killed him.

Oh, just let it be over.

Dr. Ward, 561 west, please.

Dr. Ward, go to 561 west.

Doc? How is she?

She'll be all right.

A few minutes later and it
would have been all over.

You can talk to her
tomorrow, Lieutenant.

Lieutenant?

How is Leslie? Where is she?

She's in the emergency room.
The doctor says she'll be all right.

I have to talk to her.

I'd rather you talk to
me first, Mr. Fielding.

Let me get one thing straight...

Did it occur to you that you were
making yourself an accomplice

by trying to get rid of
Gantry's body and the gun?

You don't have to say anything,
Glen. You have the right to remain silent.

No.

I forfeited the right
to remain silent

when Leslie tried
to take her own life.

I had no idea.

I didn't think.

I love my wife.

I was trying to protect her.

Didn't you know
your wife had a gun?

I gave it to her months ago.

We'd had prowlers.

You can check your
own records, Lieutenant.

I thought she'd feel safer.

Was Gantry blackmailing her?

I think so.

I don't know what
for. I don't care.

After Mr. Ogilvy took
over the company's books,

he discovered the payments that
had been made to Gantry by my wife.

How did Mrs. Fielding
explain the payments?

She wouldn't explain.
She was terrified.

Her drinking got worse.

Glen ordered me to stop the payments.
That explains the cancelled check.

Blackmailers are
half bluff, anyway.

And half greed. You
should have counted on that.

So when the money stopped,
Gantry called on your wife.

He threatened her, they
quarreled and she shot him.

I don't know.

There's only one other explanation
for your actions, Mr. Fielding.

You were afraid that she asked
him to come to the house to kill him.

Eh?

Yes.

Well...

we'll need a statement.

That can wait until tomorrow.

Thank you, Mr. Fielding.

Adam, you're not tying
a ribbon on this case?

Cut and dried. Open and shut,

and all the other clichés
we big city cops use, Joe.

Doesn't it make you uncomfortable
when they come this easy?

I don't get paid any more for the
hard ones than I do for the easy ones.

Yeah, well I
don't like it at all.

Well, don't go fishing in
the bathtub, Joe... no fish.

I know.

But I keep thinking of the big
one you pulled out of the harbor.

Well, I hope your coffee
is as good as your timing.

Oh, where you able to
reach Derek in Tijuana?

Yes, and you'll have
the phone bill to prove it.

- Yeah.
- He's got about seven offices...

All phone booths.

Well, you can't beat the
rent. What did he say?

He said he'd have the information on
Gantry by the time you crossed the border.

He also said, "C.O.D.," and
you'd know what that meant.

That means come
on down with cash.

- Did he really work for Scotland Yard?
- Uh oh.

That means bring
an extra $50. Hmm.

- It's not.
- You going now?

Yeah, I have to make
a stop on the way down.

- Where?
- An orphanage.

All right, children. You
can go and play now.

- Yay!
- Sister Angelica?

- Yes.
- I'm Joe Mannix.

They said at the office you might
be able to tell me about Leslie Oliver.

- Leslie Oliver?
- Yes. Her name is now Leslie Fielding.

She's an old friend of mine.
She's in serious trouble.

You might be able to help.

I remember.

- She was a very troubled young lady.
- She had a child.

Leslie doesn't think she
has anything to live for.

I'd like to try and give her
something. I thought I might find it here.

Leslie insisted on giving up
the baby without ever seeing her.

I was very sad for her.

Was she adopted?

It's very difficult, unfortunately,
to place children with handicaps.

Linda was born blind.

But she's quite a
remarkable child.

May I see her?

She's over there doing her homework.
Go and speak to her if you like.

Mr. Mannix,

do it without pity in your voice,
please. As I said, she's quite bright.

Thank you.

Linda?

Hello. Who are you?

I'm Joe Mannix.

You're tall, I can tell.

Well, is that better?

You doing your lessons?

- Want to watch me spell?
- I certainly do.

"A" like in apple.

And that's "B" like a bird.

Hey, before you know it,
you'll be reading whole books.

Are you going to stay here
and help me with my lessons?

Well, I'd like to
honey, but I can't.

- I'll be back.
- Oh.

You see, I have to
run down to Mexico.

- Black 10 on a red Jack.
- Joseph!

- Hello, Derek.
- What a delightful surprise.

Surprise?

Anyone that keeps an appointment
with me, it's always a surprise.

Always carry a deck
of cards, Joseph,

and you'll never be
without 52 companions.

Well, how are you? You look
very prosperous. Business good?

Well, business has been very
slow, Derek. Clients are scarce.

Aha! You're a clever man.

When your client is as
wealthy as Leslie Fielding,

you don't really need
too many, do you, lad?

Have you got
something for me, Derek?

Tequila?

Would that entitle me
to buy a whole bottle?

Oh, if you insist. Nacho,
la botella, por favor.

Sí, ¿cómo no?

Keeps the inside the same
temperature as the outside.

- Poor man's air conditioning.
- Derek, I drove a long way.

So you did. So you did.

And a very worthwhile trip.

January first, 1966,

wedding bells, Joseph,
for Mr. Lloyd Gantry

and Miss Leslie Ann Oliver.

Marriage? Are you sure, Derek?

I saw the certificate.

And from her signature, it would
appear the young lady might have been,

if you'll pardon the
expression, smashed.

Mr. Gantry, however, knew
exactly what he was doing

when he married
a rich young lady.

Let's hear the rest of it.

Well, he was a big gambler and
the ponies never ran well for him.

The bookies have been after
him for years, and getting tougher.

As recently as last week,

he promised some of
his very large creditors

he was coming into
a sizable fortune.

Do you know anything
about that, Joseph?

I'm learning more every minute.

Well, there you are,
Derek. C.O.D., right?

- Joseph, you do, understand why I...
- Well, of course.

And I don't care what Scotland
Yard says, you're a genius.

Thanks, Derek.

Gracias.

Hello, Leslie. How
are you feeling?

Just about the way I
look, I guess... Shameful.

Leslie...

Joe, please don't get
mixed up in this mess.

Leslie, I need your help.

Oh, isn't that marvelous?

You need my help.

I want you to tell me exactly
what happened that night,

every step you took,
everything you heard.

I killed him, Joe.
Don't you understand?

Maybe I wanted to.

- When I saw his face, I...
- No, before that.

Now your dog heard something.

You got a gun, went down the
stairs and into the living room.

Oh, don't, Joe, please...

Now you've got to
remember, Leslie!

I just stood there.

He was closing the
doors to the patio

and then he turned around.

I said, "Stop."

And he started to come
toward me and I shot him.

- I shot him.
- How many times?

- Two or three.
- Exactly!

Now it's important. Try
and remember, Leslie.

Try and hear the
shots. Count them.

Three... three times.

Three.

Lloyd Gantry was your
husband, wasn't he?

You were married in Tijuana.

I was very drunk
at the time, Joe.

The next morning when
I realized what I'd done,

- I begged him to get an annulment.
- And did he?

Well, he said he did. I
gave him money and he left.

And when you married
Glen Fielding, he came back.

There was no
annulment, was there?

Bigamy must have
been quite a shock.

And you paid for
it, a month at a time.

Oh, Joe, whatever happened to
the laughs and the bright lights?

It's like somebody pulled the
switch and everything went dark.

Now there's just nothing.

Not nothing, Leslie.

You've got a beautiful daughter.

You've seen her?

And, she's had a little
trouble with the dark, too.

She's blind.

Oh, no.

Oh, no!

But she hasn't given up, Leslie.

I'm not sure I like this.

I told you there'd be
occasional night work.

- What if Fielding comes home?
- He won't.

Mildred Oliver's keeping
him very busy tonight.

Now Leslie's dog heard
a noise, woke her up.

She came down those
stairs, across this foyer

and stood right
here in the dark.

Now Peggy, stand
here where she did.

Now Gantry came through
these doors from the patio.

He closed the doors behind him.

He turned around.

And he started toward her
and she fired three times.

And he must have
fallen right about here.

What's this whole
charade supposed to prove?

You see, Peggy,

Leslie is positive she
fired at him three times.

And yet they only found
two bullets in Gantry's body.

He closed those
doors behind him.

What happened
to the third bullet?

The doors were closed.

Now what happened
to that third bullet?

Well, it wasn't in the room.

Now if the doors were open,

I could explain what
happened to the third bullet.

It could have been out
in the yard someplace.

But Leslie is positive Gantry
closed the doors behind him.

And the glass in the doors
hadn't been replaced recently.

Now why did Gantry
close the doors behind him?

- Maybe he wanted to leave by the front.
- Oh, thanks a lot.

Okay, okay. Maybe
he was invited.

- What did you say?
- I said maybe he was invited.

You know I've been putting myself
in everybody's place but Gantry's.

Maybe that's it.

What was he thinking about
when he came through those doors

and closed them?

He didn't expect to have to leave
in a hurry. I think you're right, Peggy.

I think he expected to
leave by the front door.

And we know Leslie
didn't invite him there.

So?

So that could explain
why he was there.

And that could also explain
why there was no third bullet.

No, no, no, Joe. That's
no good, believe me.

Look, I got a body, a weapon,
a motive and a confession.

Man, that's perfect
score in my business.

Not quite, Adam. You
still need the missing bullet.

Oh, come on, Joe. We
searched for that third bullet.

It's probably outside somewhere.

All right, a sharp lawyer may try
to make something out of it, but...

No, no, no, Leslie said that Gantry
closed those doors before she fired.

Leslie was drunk and frightened.

Then you're not going
to go along with me?

- Don't make me say it, Joe.
- Say it.

She'll be arraigned tomorrow.

Okay. Then I'll play a hunch.

Don't get into any trouble, Joe.

What makes you say that?

Because you do some
pretty crazy things sometimes

and I worry about you.

Well, just hang close to your phone,
Adam. You may get a call from me.

- Hi.
- Hi. Remember me?

Sure. Once I see a face,
that's it... Like a camera.

You were asking me
about Lloyd Gantry.

Yeah, you said he always
came in with different women.

Yeah, dozens.

Newspaper says it was a
babe that shot him... rich, too.

Did he ever come in with a man?

Oh, once or twice.
Mostly chicks.

Did he ever come
in with this man?

No, no, no.

How about him?

Uh-huh.

Put him in a grey business suit,
sit him in that booth over there...

Uh-huh, that's the guy.

He and Gantry were drinking
double Scotches. I remember.

When was that?

Oh, couple of weeks ago, maybe.

You kind of lose
track of time in a bar.

Yeah, a whole
lifetime, some people.

No. I'm sorry, Mr. Mannix.
I can't help you.

To be perfectly candid, I don't intend
to handle Mrs. Fielding's defense.

You abandon ship fast. I thought
it was women and children first.

No, it's not that. It's...

As Mr. Fielding told you, I was
involved... innocently, mind you...

With the payment of
blackmail to Lloyd Gantry.

Haven't you got your
victims mixed up?

- I don't follow you.
- Leslie is the real victim, isn't she?

Well, yes, I suppose she is
in her own unfortunate way.

Excuse me.

Put another one of
these up on the front.

Now Mr. Mannix, I'm a very busy
man. Was there anything else?

Yes.

Gantry was paid
$1,000 a month, right?

Yes, that's been established.

$1,000 a month is mere potatoes

compared to what Fielding would
get if his wife went to the gas chamber.

I'm afraid that one escapes me.

Well, I think Fielding killed Gantry
and arranged for his wife to take the rap.

Why, that's ridiculous.

Yeah, hear me out... Gantry
needed money, a lot of it.

Fielding offered him a lump sum.

Now all Gantry had to do
to get it was go to the house,

take three blank
shots and play dead.

Fielding arrived on
cue, sent Leslie upstairs

and then he and Gantry
just walked out the front door.

That's a pretty fanciful theory.

How did Gantry die?

When Gantry asked for his money
later, Fielding paid him off... two shots,

real bullets in Leslie's gun.

He then planted the check on
Gantry to tie Leslie in with him.

He then threw the
body into the harbor

where he knew he would
be found sooner or later

and did the same with the
gun near the playground.

Now look, Mannix, you're
not trying to tie me in with this.

I found out about the
blackmail payments.

Glen told me to keep on
paying them until this last one.

Now that's all I
had to do with it.

But you wouldn't want
to see an innocent person

convicted of a crime she
didn't commit, would you?

No. No, of course not.

But if any of this is true, why
haven't you gone to the police?

Well, I need a little more
proof. And you can help me.

How?

Are you meeting Fielding today?

Yes, at pump station 2 at 6:00.

- Good. I'll be there.
- For what? In my place?

- Yes.
- I don't know.

You see, Mr. Mannix,

Mr. Fielding has been a
very generous employer.

Of course.

But if there's been a
miscarriage of justice, Mr. Ogilvy,

you'd want to set it straight.

And besides, if Fielding is guilty,
the company will be looking around

for a bright young man to
take the president's place.

Mannix, what's this all about?

I want to talk to you about
how you killed Lloyd Gantry.

Well, let's talk.

You covered your tracks
pretty well, Fielding,

except for that third bullet...

The one you fired into the air

after you remembered that there
had to be three empty shells in the gun.

You should have put
that third bullet into Gantry

before you threw
him into the harbor.

How do you think you're
going to prove any of that?

Well, with a little digging, I
might even be able to find out

where you bought the
blanks for Leslie's pistol.

If you're reaching
for a gun, forget it!

Hold it, Mannix!

Get rid of the gun.

Get down on your knees.

Hands flat on the ground.

Get his gun, Fielding.

Ah!

Hold it.

Drop your gun.

Come on down.

- Adam?
- Joe.

- You didn't have to lay back quite so far.
- Mm-hmm.

You know, one of these days,

you're going to be just a
couple of seconds too late.

Well, I'll just have
to keep trying, Joe.

- I can't do it, Joe.
- Leslie.

Don't turn away from that.

There's no place left to run.

She's beautiful, isn't she?

Why don't you tell her?

Girls like to hear that
from their mothers.

Linda, it's your mother.