Original subtitles

OFFICER, WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME WHY I WAS STOPPED?

THE WAY HE WAS KILLED, IT LOOKS LIKE AN EXECUTION.

WELL, IT'S A VERY SMALL TOWN.

AND YOU'RE IN MY JURISDICTION.

I ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO ARREST YOU, SHERIFF.

I DO HAVE A SORT OF A PART-TIME PRIVATE LIFE.

ARE YOU FOR REAL, DEE DEE?

WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A RIDE.

WHAT IS THIS... SOME KIND OF A JOKE?

BINGO.

YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD TOP THAT OFF?

IT WORKS FOR ME.

YOUR LUNCH GUEST HAS ARRIVED, MR. SMITH.

YOUR WAITER WILL BE RIGHT WITH YOU.

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, CHARLIE,

LET'S GET THIS OVER WITH AS SOON AS WE CAN.

I'VE GOT A 2:00 APPOINTMENT.

IT'S ALL THERE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO COUNT IT.

"MR. SMITH."

THAT'S REAL SHARP. I GOT TO HAND IT TO YOU, CHARLIE.

YOU WON TODAY. YOU GOT YOUR MONEY.

BUT IF YOU EVER TRY TAPPING IN TO ME AGAIN,

OR IF I EVER HAPPEN TO SEE YOU AGAIN,

I'M GOING TO TURN YOU INTO THE LOSER YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN.

YOU WON'T SEE ME AGAIN, MR. BELLAMY.

I'VE GOT ALL I WANT AND ALL I NEED.

GOOD.

ARE THE GENTLEMEN READY TO ORDER?

UH, NOTHING FOR ME.

I'M STARVING.

Bellamy: I'LL HAVE A PRIME RIB,

TOSSED GREEN SALAD, NO DRESSING,

AND A POT OF COFFEE.

BRING THAT TO ME NOW.

OUI, MONSIEUR. AND FOR YOU, SIR?

PERHAPS I COULD INTEREST YOU

IN THE SPECIALITE DE LA MAISON.

NOTHING, THANK YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, CHARLIE?

YOU GOING TO USE THAT BACK EXIT OVER THERE

FOR A GETAWAY AS SOON AS I LET YOU TAKE THE MONEY?

YOU WERE ALWAYS IN CONTROL, MR. BELLAMY.

OR ALWAYS HAD THE ANSWERS. TELL ME, HOW DOES IT FEEL

TO HAVE SOMEONE ELSE DICTATING THE TERMS?

GOOD-BYE, CHARLIE.

THIS IS THE POLICE!

PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD!

GET OUT OF THE CAR!

OFFICER, WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME WHY I WAS STOPPED?

YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD TOP THAT OFF?

Waiter: OUI, MONSIEUR?

A HOT SLICE OF APPLE PIE.

IT'S A RENTED CAR.

TWO PACKED SUITCASES IN THE TRUNK,

ONE AIRLINE TICKET TO SAN DIEGO

UNDER THE NAME OF CHARLES SMITH,

AND ONE FULL PACK OF MATCHES IN THE ASHTRAY. THAT'S IT.

WELL, THE "CHARLES" IS RIGHT.

CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S LICENSE

SAYS THIS GUY'S NAME IS CHARLES LATTIMER.

LIVES IN CAMPO ALTO, CALIFORNIA,

43 YEARS OF AGE AND SINGLE.

YOU CAN RULE OUT ROBBERY.

THIS GUY HAD OVER 900 BUCKS IN HIS WALLET.

YOU GOT HIM, BOYS.

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S WEIRD.

THE WAY HE WAS KILLED,

IT LOOKS LIKE AN EXECUTION, LIKE GANGLAND STYLE,

BUT THE REST OF IT'S... I DON'T KNOW. "SMITH"?

IT SOUNDS LIKE SOME GUY CHEATING ON HIS WIFE.

PACK OF MATCHES COULD HAVE BEEN LEFT

BY THE LAST RENTER.

"LE ROUGE."

PIERRE!

OUI, MADEMOISELLE. MAY I BE OF SERVICE?

PIERRE, THESE PEOPLE ARE POLICE OFFICERS,

AND THEY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT THE TWO GENTLEMEN

THAT SAT AT TABLE 11 DURING LUNCH.

THIS IS ONE OF THEM.

YEAH! TABLE 11, RIGHT?

HEY, THE NAME'S REALLY CHUCK. I'M BETWEEN ACTING JOBS.

YEAH, THOSE TWO ON TABLE 11.

ONLY ONE ORDERED LUNCH... THE OLDER GUY.

THE OTHER ONE TOOK HIS BRIEFCASE AND LEFT

BEFORE I EVEN GOT BACK WITH THE FOOD.

DID HE PAY WITH A CREDIT CARD?

N-O. CASH ALL THE WAY.

UNDERCOVER? WHY? YOU TWO NEED A NEW WARDROBE?

YEAH.

SEND HIM IN.

WHY UNDERCOVER?

BECAUSE LATTIMER LIVED IN CAMPO ALTO ALL HIS LIFE.

NOW, HE HAS NO CRIMINAL RECORD,

NOT EVEN... A TRAFFIC CITATION.

HE LEFT THERE SUDDENLY ABOUT 10 DAYS AGO,

REGISTERED HERE UNDER A FALSE NAME,

AND TODAY HE GETS BLOWN AWAY

LIKE SOME NEW YORK GANG CHIEF

AND LEFT WITH A WALLET FULL OF MONEY.

DIDN'T ANSWER MY QUESTION.

Wyler: WHY UNDERCOVER?

YEAH.

I'LL SEE HIM IN 5 MINUTES.

INTELLIGENCE SAYS THAT THE LAW THERE

IS REAL INBRED, VERY UPTIGHT.

THINKS WE'LL DO A LOT BETTER IF WE GO IN

AND NOT FLASH OUR BADGES.

EXCUSE ME, SIR. BILLINGS IS HERE.

SHALL I SEND HIM UP TO I.A.?

NO, I WANT TO SEE HIM.

HOW MUCH?

OH, ABOUT $100 A DAY AND THE RENTAL OF A NEW JAG.

JAG?

NOT A CHEVY?

CAN'T MAKE DO WITH A... FORD, CHRYSLER?

NO, SIR. YOU SEE, WE CHECKED IT OUT.

THERE'S NO PLACE IN TOWN THAT CAN HANDLE A JAG.

HE'S GOING TO BREAK DOWN JUST OUTSIDE OF TOWN.

THE PART HE NEEDS WILL TAKE AT LEAST A WEEK TO GET.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DRIVE... A MERCEDES?

NO, SIR. AS SOON AS WE DETERMINE

WHAT MY COVER WILL BE, I'LL GO IN ON THE BUS.

Hunter: BOY, YOU GOT A NICE TOWN HERE.

KIND OF LIKE A PICTURE POSTCARD.

YEAH, WE LIKE IT. I'M GOING TO

HAVE TO SEND FOR A NEW WATER PUMP.

COULD TAKE UP TO A WEEK TO GET YOU ANOTHER ONE.

Hunter: HOPE YOU DON'T MIND WATCHING THIS STUFF

WHILE YOU WORK ON THE CAR.

Mechanic: SURE, NO BOTHER.

I'LL KEEP IT LOCKED UP IN THE OFFICE FOR YOU.

I SEE YOU DO SOME DIVING. TOO BAD.

WE GOT EVERYTHING IN CAMPO ALTO

EXCEPT DEEP WATER.

YEAH, I'M AN OCEANOGRAPHER ON MY WAY TO CORPUS CHRISTI.

NEED A PLACE TO STAY?

YEAH.

TRY THE ROYAL ARMS MOTEL.

I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL THERE WHEN I KNOW WHERE WE STAND.

THE ROYAL ARMS.

RIGHT.

"TANKS."

McCALL.

Hunter: YEAH, IT'S ME.

REMEMBER LAST JANUARY,

WHEN WE BUSTED THAT SLEAZEBALL MOLINAS?

YOU HAD TO DO SOME SINGING AT THE...

AT A NIGHTCLUB, RIGHT? WERE YOU ANY GOOD?

I HAD THEM STANDING IN THE AISLES. WHY?

WELL, THE BAND AT THE CAMPO ALTO COUNTRY CLUB NEEDS A SINGER.

THE ONE THEY'VE GOT IS PREGNANT AND, UH...

UH, DO YOU THINK YOU CAN HANDLE IT?

THEY'LL BE OFFERING ME A LONG-TERM CONTRACT.

DON'T GET CARRIED AWAY. A WEEK WILL DO.

I'M STAYING HERE AT THE ROYAL ARMS MOTEL.

HOW'S THINGS GOING? ANYTHING TO REPORT?

YEAH, I DO, McCALL. THE, UH...

THE VIEW HERE IS GREAT.

MORNING.

MORNING.

THERE'S NOTHING EVER GOOD IN THE NEWS,

IS THERE, MR. LATTIMER?

EH...

ALL IT DOES IS GET YOU DEPRESSED.

OH, EXCUSE ME.

THERE YOU GO.

THANKS.

Hunter: EXCUSE ME.

MR. LATTIMER?

YES?

YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO BE FROM KANSAS CITY, WOULD YOU?

Lattimer: NO... MY BOY WASN'T MARRIED.

HAD A FIANCEE, THOUGH. REAL NICE GIRL.

GOOD EDUCATION, GOOD BREEDING.

ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN HERE.

SHE TOOK MY BOY'S DEATH PRETTY HARD.

HOW ABOUT YOU, MR. STONER?

YOU A MARRIED MAN?

NO, I'M NOT, MR. LATTIMER, BUT I'M THINKING ABOUT IT.

Hunter: I'M STAYING AT THE ROYAL ARMS MOTEL.

OK.

JUST HAVE THE BOOKS BACK BY FRIDAY, MR. STONER.

FRIDAY. THANK YOU.

OH, YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO KNOW

A REAL GOOD PLACE TO EAT IN TOWN, WOULD YOU?

WELL, THE NICEST PLACE IS THE COUNTRY CLUB.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO DINE,

AND THE FOOD IS GREAT.

WHAT I REALLY NEED IS SOMEONE

TO SHARE DINNER WITH, BUT... MY LUCK,

YOU'RE PROBABLY MARRIED AND HAVE 10 KIDS, RIGHT?

NO, I'M NOT MARRIED.

OH... YOU GOT ANY KIDS?

CERTAINLY NOT.

WELL, ARE YOU ENGAGED?

NO.

NOT ANYMORE.

HAVEN'T WE DONE THIS BEFORE?

YES, AND ONCE WAS ENOUGH.

I MEAN, THIS IS EMBARRASSING.

DON'T YOU HAVE YOUR OWN BATHROOM?

I DON'T EVEN HAVE MY OWN ROOM UNTIL 5:00.

YOU WANT TO HAND ME A TOWEL, PLEASE?

AND I DON'T MEAN A WASHCLOTH.

McCall: I JUST DECIDED IT WOULDN'T BE A GOOD IDEA

IF I CALLED YOU, OR WAS EVEN SEEN WITH YOU,

SO I JUST PICKED THE LOCK AND LET MYSELF IN.

SO SAY HELLO, HUNTER.

HELLO, HUNTER. WHEN DID YOU GET IN?

THIS MORNING. IT WAS REALLY HOT.

TOOK A CAB ON OVER TO THE COUNTRY CLUB,

MET THE BANDLEADER.

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS? HIS NAME IS IZZY O'DAY.

ANYWAY, I TRIED OUT.

WELL, WAS THAT IT?

THEY LIKED ME.

I GOT TO BE OVER THERE TONIGHT

FOR REHEARSALS IN JUST A COUPLE HOURS.

THAT'S WHY I NEEDED A BATH.

THE BUS WAS LARGE, BUT INTIMATE.

DID THEY ASK YOU HOW YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT THE JOB?

I JUST TOLD HIM WOODY ZALLER PUT ME ON TO HIM.

WOODY OWES ME. HE'S READY IF THEY CALL.

BY THE WAY, THANKS FOR THE COVER.

YOU NEVER KNOW.

MAYBE THEY'LL LET ME DO ONE OF MY OWN SONGS.

ONE OF YOUR OWN SONGS?

YEAH. WHEN I'M NOT PUTTING MY BODY AND SOUL

ON THE LINE FOR METRO P.D.,

I DO HAVE SORT OF A PART-TIME PRIVATE LIFE, YOU KNOW.

YOU WRITE YOUR OWN SONGS?

YEAH. I ALSO BAKE CAKES.

YOU GOT ANY OTHER SECRETS

YOU'VE BEEN KEEPING FROM ME, McCALL?

UH-HUH. YOU KNOW WHAT MAKES THEM SECRETS?

I DON'T TELL 'EM TO ANYONE.

SLOPPY.

YEAH. LET ME USE YOUR TOWEL, WILL YA?

NICE PLACE, ISN'T IT?

WELL, IT SHOULD BE.

THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS READS LIKE A PAGE

OUT OF MILLIONAIRES' QUARTERLY.

THE MEN AT THAT TABLE...

COULD PROBABLY HELP BALANCE THE NATIONAL DEBT.

Announcer: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

NOW, SOMETHING A BIT UNEXPECTED,

A DELIGHTFUL SURPRISE.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO...

IT'S HER FIRST TIME IN CAMPO ALTO...

SO LET'S GIVE A NICE, WARM WELCOME

TO MISS DEE DEE BENNETT.

THANK YOU.

WELL, YOU SAID YOU WEREN'T ENGAGED ANYMORE.

WHAT HAPPENED? WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?

I'M A GOOD LISTENER.

OH, I'M SURE YOU ARE, BUT...

MY FIANCE WAS KILLED, MURDERED.

OH, AMY, I'M SORRY.

HE WAS SHOT IN LOS ANGELES,

WITH THE KIND OF GUN THAT GANGSTERS USE.

BUT HE WAS AN ACCOUNTANT

WITH BELLAMY ENTERPRISES HERE,

AND HE NEVER DID ANYTHING ILLEGAL IN HIS WHOLE LIFE.

WELL, DO THE POLICE KNOW WHO DID IT?

DID ANYTHING UNUSUAL HAPPEN BEFORE HE WAS KILLED?

WELL, HE ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM.

HE SAID HE WANTED TO QUIT HIS JOB

AND GO DOWN TO MEXICO

AND JUST FISH AND LIE IN THE SUN.

WELL, THE POLICE KNOW ABOUT THAT?

OH, YEAH, I TOLD SHERIFF JOHNSON.

♪ LOVE SO NEW...

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO THAT YOUNG LADY

AS SOON AS YOU GET A CHANCE.

WHO IS IT?

McCall: HUNTER, IT'S ME.

I WAS BEGINNING TO THINK

THIS WAS GOING TO BE AN ALL-NIGHTER.

CAN I HELP IT IF THE BIGGEST MAN IN TOWN

THINKS I'M WONDERFUL?

YOU MEAN THE HEAVYWEIGHT WITH THE WHITE SIDEWALLS?

RAYMOND BELLAMY,

PRESIDENT OF BELLAMY ENTERPRISES.

DID YOU NOTICE SOMETHING REAL INTERESTING ABOUT HIM?

YEAH, BELLAMY FITS THE DESCRIPTION

THE WAITER GAVE US LIKE A SILK GLOVE.

ALSO, LATTIMER WORKED FOR BELLAMY.

BINGO. THINK WE OUGHT TO BRING THAT WAITER DOWN HERE

TO I.D. THE MAN?

WHY DON'T WE JUST GET SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF HIM?

IT WILL BE CHEAPER.

AND WHO GETS TO TAKE THE PICTURES?

WELL, HE DID INVITE ME

OVER TO HIS HORSE RANCH TOMORROW.

YEAH... BEAUTY, HUH?

YES, THE BEST MONEY CAN BUY.

I CAN SPOT A WINNER EVERY TIME.

SHE'S A BEAUTY.

AND I CAN ALSO SPOT A KIND OF PROBLEM.

WHAT KIND OF PROBLEM IS THAT?

YOU KNOW THAT GIRL THAT LATTIMER WAS ENGAGED TO?

AMY. YEAH.

EVERYBODY'S TALKING ABOUT HOW HARD SHE'S TAKING HIS DEATH.

WELL, LAST NIGHT SHE SASHAYED INTO THE CLUB

ON THE ARM OF THIS TALL GUY I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE.

NOW, IF SHE'S NURSING A BROKEN HEART...

I'M ANN LANDERS. I WANT YOU TO FIND OUT

WHO THIS GUY IS AND HOW HE GOT TOGETHER WITH HER.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF THAT, MR. BELLAMY.

HOW'S IT GOING?

HI.

I'M SHERIFF CARL JOHNSON.

YOU'RE RICK STONER.

HOW ARE YOU DOING? WANT SOME TOAST?

NO, THANKS. I UNDERSTAND

YOU'RE WAITING ON A PART FOR YOUR CAR.

MUST BE TOUGH BEING STRANDED IN A STRANGE TOWN,

WAITING AROUND FOR YOUR CAR TO BE FIXED.

ME, I'D GO CRAZY.

YOU GOT A REAL NICE TOWN HERE, SHERIFF.

MAKES IT EASIER.

MIND IF I ASK YOU A PERSONAL QUESTION, MR. STONER?

WELL, YOU CAN ASK.

THERE WAS A MURDER OUTSIDE OF MY JURISDICTION,

BUT IT CONCERNS THIS TOWN.

A LONGTIME RESIDENT WAS KILLED...

CHARLIE LATTIMER. NOW, HE WAS ENGAGED

TO A YOUNG LADY NAMED AMY LAURTON.

HEAR SHE WAS PRETTY SHOOK UP ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.

THEN I GET A REPORT THAT SHE COMES WALTZING

INTO THE COUNTRY CLUB LAST NIGHT

WITH A MAN THAT NOBODY SEEMS TO KNOW.

WONDER IF YOU COULD TELL ME ABOUT THAT?

I'D LIKE TO, BUT I DON'T SEE IT

AS BEING ANY OF YOUR BUSINESS.

WELL, MAYBE I CAN HELP YOU THERE.

YOU SEE, IT IS MY BUSINESS

BECAUSE I'M MAKING IT MY BUSINESS.

NOW, THIS CITIZEN WAS MURDERED IN LOS ANGELES.

ARE YOU FROM LOS ANGELES?

SAN DIEGO.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW HOW IT WORKS IN SAN DIEGO,

BUT HERE IN CAMPO ALTO,

WHEN I ASK SOMEONE A QUESTION,

I DON'T EXPECT TO BE TOLD

IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.

YOU GET MY MEANING?

LOOK, SHERIFF, I DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO ONE DAY,

SO I WAS WALKING DOWN THE STREET,

AND I WENT INTO THE LIBRARY

TO CHECK OUT A COUPLE OF BOOKS.

I SAW AMY, SO I STARTED TALKING TO HER.

I ASKED HER TO DINNER. SHE SAID SHE'D GO. THAT'S IT.

I'M SURE WE'LL HAVE YOUR CAR FIXED FOR YOU

REAL SOON, MR. STONER, I'LL SEE YOU AROUND.

BOY, THESE ARE BEAUTIES.

I LOVE HORSES.

I LOVE TO RIDE THEM.

I LOVE TO TAKE PICTURES OF THEM.

LIKE TO PAINT THEM, TOO.

YEAH, I'LL BET YOU DO.

THERE'S A PHONE CALL FOR YOU, MR. BELLAMY.

I'LL JUST BE A SECOND.

BYE.

BELLAMY HERE.

Johnson: I TALKED TO HIM, MR. BELLAMY.

HIS NAME IS RICK STONER.

CLAIMS HE'S AN OCEANOGRAPHER.

HE'S WAITING FOR HIS CAR TO BE FIXED.

THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THIS GUY I JUST DON'T LIKE.

IF YOU'RE WORRIED, CARL, SO AM I.

HANDLE IT.

HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE?

Hunter: THROUGH THE BACK DOOR.

BUT WHY?

SIT DOWN, AMY.

I'M SERGEANT HUNTER, L.A. HOMICIDE.

I'M HERE IN TOWN

TO INVESTIGATE THE MURDER OF YOUR FIANCE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND...

LOOK, AMY, I HATE TO TELL YOU THIS,

BUT I THINK CHARLIE WAS INVOLVED

IN SOME SORT OF EXTORTION OR BLACKMAIL.

HE WAS KILLED THE DAY HE WAS PAID OFF.

YOU'RE WRONG. THE CHARLES I KNEW

WOULDN'T EVEN CHEAT ON HIS INCOME TAX.

CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW HE PLANNED TO MOVE TO MEXICO?

CHARLES LIVED VERY SIMPLY, AND HE HAD INVESTMENTS.

THAT'S WHAT WE WERE GOING TO LIVE ON.

TELL ME ABOUT RAYMOND BELLAMY.

MR. BELLAMY AND CHARLES HAVE BEEN TOGETHER

EVER SINCE MR. BELLAMY STARTED HIS FIRST BUSINESS.

IT WAS BELLAMY INSURANCE COMPANY THEN.

WELL, JUDGING FROM THE SIZE OF HIS BUILDING,

HE MUST HAVE SOLD AN AWFUL LOT OF INSURANCE.

OH, HE WENT INTO OTHER THINGS...

RANCHING, MINING.

LOOK, HE'S POPULAR AND RESPECTED, AND HIS RECORD

IS PROBABLY EVERY BIT AS CLEAN AS CHARLES'.

YEAH, IT IS. I CHECKED IT OUT.

BUT YOU KNOW SOMETHING,

YOU DON'T DIE THE WAY CHARLES DID

WITHOUT BEING A DIRECT THREAT TO SOMEBODY.

THERE'S GOT TO BE ANOTHER EXPLANATION.

MAYBE CHARLES WAS MISTAKEN FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

YOU DON'T BELIEVE THAT, DO YOU, AMY?

UH, WHO IS IT?

SHERIFF JOHNSON.

LIKE TO TALK TO YOU, AMY.

UH, JUST ONE MINUTE.

MAY I COME IN?

THANK YOU.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIT DOWN?

NO, I JUST HAVE A MINUTE.

AMY, EVEN THOUGH IT HAPPENED IN LOS ANGELES,

I'M DOING EVERYTHING I CAN TO SOLVE CHARLIE'S MURDER.

MR. BELLAMY FEELS THE SAME AS I DO.

HE'S POSTING A REWARD FOR INFORMATION LEADING TO

THE APPREHENSION OF THE KILLER OR KILLERS.

I KNOW YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING YOU CAN, SHERIFF.

THIS, UH...

THIS FELLA YOU'VE BEEN SEEN WITH,

THIS RICK STONER.

NOW, HE COULD BE INVOLVED.

I PICKED UP A SET OF FINGERPRINTS OFF HIS CAR.

HE'S FROM CHICAGO,

AND HE HAS A RAP SHEET 10 YARDS LONG.

I THINK HE'S AFTER SOMETHING FROM YOU.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE...

WE TALKED ABOUT HIS JOB, MY JOB,

THINGS WE LIKE TO DO...

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME

HE DIDN'T ASK YOU ANYTHING ABOUT CHARLIE?

YOU WOULDN'T BE HOLDING ANYTHING BACK FROM ME,

WOULD YOU, AMY?

NO, I'M NOT!

I DON'T KNOW WHAT ANYONE WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD

WOULD POSSIBLY WANT WITH ME.

WELL... AMY, FOR ALL WE KNOW,

STONER COULD HAVE KILLED CHARLIE,

SO I DON'T WANT YOU TO LEAVE ANYTHING OUT.

I'M NOT LEAVING ANYTHING OUT, SHERIFF.

I TOLD YOU ALL THERE IS.

NOW, IF HE CALLS OR COMES BY, ANYTHING...

YOU GET IN TOUCH WITH ME.

I'LL SEE YOU.

Hunter: THANKS, AMY.

WHERE WERE YOU?

BEHIND THAT VERY TINY DOOR.

AND THANKS FOR HAVING SOME FAITH IN ME IN THERE.

I APPRECIATE THAT.

WELL, GIVE ME A GOOD REASON

TO HAVE SOME FAITH IN YOU. WHO ARE YOU?

THIS TELEPHONE NUMBER IS A DIRECT LINE

INTO THE L.A. HOMICIDE. CALL THEM AND ASK THEM

IF HUNTER IS ASSIGNED TO THIS DIVISION.

HAVE THEM DESCRIBE ME TO YOU.

ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU ARE A POLICE OFFICER...

WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?

♪ I

♪ LIE TO A HISTORY

♪ GOOD-BYE TO OUR MYSTERY

♪ GOOD-BYE

♪ GOOD-BYE TO ALL AND I

♪ GOOD-BYE

HI.

HEY, WHAT'S GOOD TO EAT? I AM STARVED.

MM-HMM.

RAY, IS SOMETHING WRONG?

YOU SEE THAT TALL GUY

SITTING OVER THERE WITH THAT PRETTY BLONDE?

YEAH.

I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE BOTH STAYING AT THE SAME MOTEL.

YEAH? IT'S NEWS TO ME.

WELL, YOU ARE.

NOW, WHAT'S THE CONNECTION BETWEEN YOU TWO?

RAY, I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT GUY BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

NOW, LISTEN. YOU BOTH CAME INTO TOWN THE SAME TIME,

AND YOU'RE BOTH REGISTERED AT THE SAME MOTEL.

RAY, HOW MANY MOTELS ARE THERE IN THIS TOWN?

YEAH, YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

YEAH, THERE'S ONLY ONE GOOD MOTEL,

AND YOU'RE STAYING IN IT.

YEAH.

I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU WERE GOING TO BLINK...

AND YOU DIDN'T.

SHERIFF JOHNSON'S PROBABLY GONNA CALL ME TONIGHT.

HE'S GONNA WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT.

WHAT SHOULD I TELL HIM?

TELL HIM YOU HAD A GOOD TIME,

TELL HIM I DID NOT TRY

TO GET ANY INFORMATION OUT OF YOU AT ALL,

AND THAT I INVITED YOU BACK TO MY MOTEL ROOM

FOR THE EVENING.

AND WHAT DID I SAY?

WHAT WOULD SHERIFF JOHNSON EXPECT YOU TO SAY?

HE'D EXPECT ME TO SAY NO.

THEN YOU SAID NO.

I HOPE HE BELIEVES ME.

I WONDER WHAT HE'S DOING RIGHT NOW.

Johnson: WHAT DO YOU GOT?

NOTHING. JUST THESE PAMPHLETS.

GARBAGE. LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THAT SINGER'S ROOM.

♪ GONE OUT ANOTHER NIGHT

♪ LIVE TO TELL THE TALE

♪ LOVE DON'T TELL...

JUST TALKED TO FREDDY. HE SAID YOUR PART CAME IN.

I KNOW HOW ANXIOUS YOU ARE

TO BE ON YOUR WAY, MR. STONER,

SO I ASKED FREDDY TO DO ME A LITTLE FAVOR AND WORK LATE.

SAID YOUR CAR WOULD BE READY BY 8 A.M. SHARP.

I DO HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED YOUR STAY

IN OUR LITTLE TOWN, MR. STONER.

♪ DON'T YOU CROSS

♪ CAN'T BELIEVE

HIYA, SHERIFF.

FREDDY TELLS ME YOU DIDN'T SHOW TO PICK UP YOUR CAR.

HERE IT IS, NOON,

AND YOU'RE STILL IN OUR LITTLE TOWN.

WELL, LIKE I SAID,

I LIKE IT IN THIS LITTLE TOWN.

I MET A GIRL I LIKE, TOO. SHE LIKES ME.

SO I THOUGHT I'D STAY AROUND A LITTLE BIT.

BESIDES, I DON'T HAVE TO BE IN CORPUS CHRISTI

TILL ABOUT, OH, THE 28th, 29th OF THE MONTH.

BUT YOU CAN TELL FREDDY

I'LL COME BY THIS AFTERNOON AND PICK MY CAR UP.

THERE'S NO LAW

SAYING YOU CAN'T STAY IN THIS TOWN, MR. STONER,

BUT IF I WERE YOU...

I'D WATCH OUT FOR THIS SUN.

YOU GET TOO MUCH OF IT, AND IT WILL KILL YOU.

YES, SIR, MR. STONER.

YOU MADE A BIG MISTAKE, COMIN' INTO OUR LITTLE TOWN.

I ASK YOU A POLITE, SIMPLE QUESTION,

YOU TELL ME IT'S NONE OF MY BUSINESS.

WELL, I DON'T LIKE ANYBODY TELLING ME MY BUSINESS,

AND I ESPECIALLY DON'T LIKE YOU.

OHH!

DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT COMING BACK HERE

AND PRESSING CHARGES ON ME.

WHAT HAPPENED HERE TONIGHT

IS GOING TO BE OUR LITTLE SECRET.

MY PALS HERE,

THEY DON'T EVEN LIVE IN CAMPO ALTO,

AND YOU'LL HAVE A HELL OF A TIME FINDING THEM.

GIVE ME THE KEY.

HERE, YOUR BAGS ARE IN THE TRUNK,

AND THIS ROAD LEADS STRAIGHT TO CORPUS CHRISTI,

IN THE BEAUTIFUL LAND OF TEXAS.

ADIOS.

SHERIFF.

UH...

YOU KNOW, THE ONE THING I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS...

HOW IN THE HECK DO YOU...

OK, COWBOYS, BACK UP. MOVE!

NOW, TAKE THOSE GUNS,

AND THROW THEM RIGHT OVER THERE ON THAT DIRT.

THAT'S REAL GOOD. THAT'S REAL NICE.

NOW, ALL YOU IDIOTS GET ON THE GROUND. MOVE!

Hunter: YEAH...

YOU LOOK GOOD DOWN THERE.

DON'T YOU GUYS HAVE ANYTHING BETTER TO DO

THAN TO LAY AROUND OUT HERE?

CIAO.

THOUGHT YOU KNOT HEADS COULDN'T BE FOUND.

SERGEANT HUNTER, L.A. METRO HOMICIDE.

I'M INVESTIGATING THE MURDER OF CHARLES LATTIMER.

I'M OFFICIALLY LETTING YOU KNOW

I'M IN TOWN, SHERIFF,

AND I FULLY EXPECT THE COOPERATION AND COURTESY

AFFORDED A FELLOW POLICE OFFICER

IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

WHAT IS THIS... SOME KIND OF A JOKE?

MURDER'S NO JOKE, SHERIFF.

YOU'RE NOT IN LOS ANGELES NOW.

YOU'RE IN MY JURISDICTION.

I ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO ARREST YOU, SHERIFF,

OR ANYBODY THAT I FIND MEDDLING

IN MY INVESTIGATION.

I ALSO HAVE THE RIGHT TO INVESTIGATE ANYBODY

I FEEL IS INVOLVED IN THIS HOMICIDE,

INCLUDING YOU... AND MR. BELLAMY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, QUESTION MR. BELLAMY?

YOU HEARD ME, PAL.

SO WHY DON'T YOU GET ON THE HORN

AND CALL MR. BELLAMY,

AND TELL HIM WE'RE ON OUR WAY OUT?

WELL...

SHERIFF JOHNSON HERE TELLS ME THAT YOU

WANT TO TALK TO ME ABOUT CHARLES LATTIMER'S DEATH.

YES, I DO. CHARLES LATTIMER MET A MAN

IN A LOS ANGELES RESTAURANT CALLED LE ROUGE.

THE WAITER AND THE HOSTESS AT THAT RESTAURANT

IDENTIFIED YOU AS THAT MAN.

YES, I WAS THERE.

CHARLIE CALLED ME AND WANTED TO KNOW

IF I'D MEET HIM IN LOS ANGELES.

WELL, I WAS... I WAS FLYING UP THERE ANYWAY,

AND I TOLD HIM I WOULD.

Bellamy: AFTER ALL,

YOU KNOW, THE MAN WORKED FOR ME FOR 20 YEARS.

Hunter: YEAH, SO I HEAR. WHAT DID YOU TALK ABOUT?

WELL, HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS LEAVING THE COUNTRY.

I WISHED HIM WELL.

WE HAD A PLEASANT LUNCH. THAT WAS IT.

NO, YOU ATE ALONE.

YOU SEE, HE LEFT BEFORE YOU ORDERED.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PUT UP WITH THIS, MR. BELLAMY.

SERGEANT HUNTER HERE ASKED A QUESTION.

I THINK HE DESERVES AN ANSWER.

SEE, CHARLIE WAS COMPLAINING AGAIN, UH...

I PASSED HIM OVER ON A BIG PROMOTION.

WE'D HAD IT OUT BEFORE. I DIDN'T THINK

IT WAS NECESSARY TO GO THROUGH IT AGAIN.

I TOLD HIM SO.

HE GOT ANGRY, GOT UP, AND LEFT.

15 MINUTES LATER, HE WAS DEAD?

IF YOU'RE INSINUATING

THAT I HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH HIS DEATH,

YOU'RE GOING TO NEED MORE THAN THE FACT

THAT CHARLIE AND I MET IN A RESTAURANT

BEFORE HE WAS KILLED.

I HAVE, MR. BELLAMY. I HAVE.

OH, UH...

BOTH OF YOU ENTERED THAT RESTAURANT WITH BRIEFCASES.

DID HE LEAVE WITH HIS?

YES.

Bellamy: WHY?

OH, I'M JUST CURIOUS.

YOU KNOW, IT'S A FUNNY THING,

I HAVE AN IDEA I'M GOING TO FIND THAT BRIEFCASE

RIGHT HER IN CAMPO ALTO. WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

OH, YOU DON'T? WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT...

AS SOON AS I FIND OUT WHAT WAS IN THAT BRIEFCASE,

YOU'LL BE THE FIRST ONE TO KNOW.

I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

HI, BABE.

YES?

MR. BELLAMY, THIS IS AMY LAURTON.

I HAVE SOMETHING I WANT TO DISCUSS WITH YOU.

WELL, I'M SURE IF YOU CALL MY OFFICE,

MY SECRETARY WILL BE HAPPY

TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR YOU, MISS LAURTON.

I DON'T THINK YOU WANT ME TO CALL YOUR SECRETARY.

WE'LL BE DISCUSSING SOMETHING

ABOUT THE INSURANCE BUSINESS THAT I'M SURE

YOU'LL WANT TO KEEP VERY PRIVATE.

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET?

SOMEPLACE VERY PUBLIC.

SAY, UH... THE PARK IN THE CENTER OF TOWN...

IN 20 MINUTES.

YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHY I'M HERE?

LET ME TELL YOU THE STORY

OF THE MOST IMPORTANT MAN IN CAMPO ALTO.

HE COMES TO OUR TOWN ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO,

MAKES LOTS OF FRIENDS,

AND OPENS HIS OWN INSURANCE COMPANY.

HE GETS THE ACCOUNT

TO INSURE PUBLIC WORKS IN THE COUNTY,

THINGS LIKE BRIDGES AND AQUEDUCTS.

WHATEVER HAPPENS TO A BRIDGE... OR AN AQUEDUCT?

SO, HE DOESN'T SEND THE POLICIES IN TO THE HOME OFFICE.

HE POCKETS THE PREMIUMS HIMSELF.

I SEE CHARLIE DID TALK TO YOU.

I DIDN'T THINK HE WOULD.

NOT ONLY DID WE TALK...

CHARLES GAVE ME COPIES OF THE POLICIES.

SO, YOU WANT THE MONEY

THAT CHARLIE WAS SUPPOSED TO GET.

I'M NOT AS TIMID AS CHARLES.

I WANT MORE.

OH, AND IT WOULD BE STUPID TO TRY TO KILL ME.

SERGEANT HUNTER ALREADY KNOWS

THAT IT WAS BLACKMAIL THAT GOT CHARLES KILLED,

AND HE'S PRETTY SURE IT WAS YOU,

BUT... UNLESS HE KNOWS WHY...

HE REALLY CAN'T DO MUCH ABOUT IT, CAN HE?

NOW, HOW MUCH DID CHARLIE TELL YOU

THAT I AGREED TO PAY HIM?

DOESN'T MATTER.

WELL, HE SAID 1 MILLION,

BUT I WANT 2 MILLION.

I'VE GIVEN AN ENVELOPE

TO A CERTAIN PERSON LIVING OUT OF STATE, WHOM I TRUST.

AND IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME,

THAT ENVELOPE GOES STRAIGHT

TO THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS IN LOS ANGELES.

Bellamy: I DON'T LIKE ANYONE

WAVING A MURDER ONE TAG OVER MY HEAD.

SHE DECIDES TO BURN US, WE'RE DEAD.

WE GOT TO FIND OUT WHO SHE GAVE THAT STUFF TO.

I THINK I KNOW WHO.

NOW, SHE HASN'T LEFT TOWN

FOR THE PAST 6 MONTHS. I'VE CHECKED.

SHE'S NOT ABOUT TO SEND THAT STUFF

THROUGH THE MAIL. MAIL GETS LOST.

NO, IT HAD TO BE SOMEONE RIGHT HERE IN TOWN.

MM-HMM. HOW ABOUT CHARLIE'S OLD MAN?

YOU GOT IT, MR. BELLAMY. HE'S CRAZY ABOUT HER.

HE'D DO ANYTHING SHE ASKED.

ALL RIGHT. MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A BREAK-IN AND ROBBERY.

Bellamy: HEY! YOU NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE ME.

THERE'S A PHONE CALL FOR YOU, MR. BELLAMY.

OK.

HERE, WHY DON'T YOU COOL THEM ON DOWN, HUH?

YEAH.

YEAH, THANKS.

YEAH?

MR. BELLAMY, WE HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM.

ANOTHER PROBLEM? WHAT'S THAT?

WELL, THE NIGHT CLERK AT THE ROYAL ARMS SAW HUNTER

COMING OUT OF THE WING WHERE THAT NEW SINGER'S STAYING.

MAKES YOU KIND OF WONDER,

HUNTER'S ROOM BEING IN THE OTHER WING.

THEY'VE GOT TWO DOZEN BEDROOMS IN THAT WING.

LISTEN, CARL, WE GOT ENOUGH PROBLEMS.

DON'T GO INVENTING ANY.

WHATEVER YOU SAY, MR. BELLAMY.

I'LL GET THE BALL ROLLING

TO GET HUNTER OFF OUR BACK.

YOU WANT MY OPINION, SHE'S HIS BACK-UP.

SHE SHOULDN'T BE RUNNING AROUND LOOSE.

YEAH? WELL, MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

OK, I'LL LOOK INTO IT.

Woman: AMY? HAVEN'T YOU HEARD?

HEARD WHAT?

OH, GOD. I'M SO SORRY.

THEY JUST FOUND MR. LATTIMER, CHARLIE'S FATHER, DEAD.

DEAD?

HIS HOUSE WAS RANSACKED, AND SHERIFF JOHNSON THINKS

THAT HE WALKED IN ON SOMEONE BURGLARIZING HIS HOUSE.

WHEN DID IT HAPPEN?

ABOUT 40 MINUTES AGO.

YOU WONDER IF ANYONE'S SAFE ANYMORE.

HEY, GAINES, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THOSE HORSES

OVER TO THE HOTWALKER?

YES, SIR.

BUSINESS?

COULD BE. WANT A DRINK?

YEAH.

RAY, WHAT IS THIS? IS THIS FOR REAL?

ARE YOU FOR REAL, DEE DEE?

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

LOOK, I DON'T THINK THIS IS VERY FUNNY.

I DIDN'T INTEND IT TO BE.

WHAT WAS THAT HUNTER DOING IN YOUR ROOM LAST NIGHT?

HU... WHO'S HUNTER?

HE'S THAT FELLA THAT I ASKED YOU ABOUT AT THE CLUB.

SERGEANT HUNTER, AS IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW.

I DON'T KNOW.

THE GUY WAS NOT IN MY ROOM LAST NIGHT

OR ANY OTHER NIGHT.

BESIDES, WHO SAYS HE WAS, ANYWAY?

THE NIGHT CLERK SAID HE SAW HIM

COMING OUT OF THE WING AT YOUR MOTEL.

COME ON, RAY, THAT... THAT PUTS HIM IN MY ROOM?

WELL, MAYBE YOU ARE WHAT YOU CLAIM TO BE.

THEN AGAIN, MAYBE YOU'RE NOT,

AND I HAVEN'T DECIDED WHICH.

YOU KNOW, YOU MIGHT BE A COP.

DO I LOOK LIKE A COP?

NEVER SAW A FEMALE COP THAT DID.

THEN YOU AND HUNTER

ARRIVED IN TOWN THE SAME TIME

AND REGISTERED AT THE SAME MOTEL.

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,

I GOT MYSELF A SLEW OF PROBLEMS

THAT I NEVER HAD BEFORE.

YEAH, WELL, I'M NOT ONE OF THEM.

WELL, MAYBE I'M MAKING A MISTAKE ABOUT YOU, HONEY.

AND THEN AGAIN, MAYBE I'M NOT.

BUT IF I AM, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO LIVE WITH IT.

NOW, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A RIDE.

WE'RE GOING IN THAT TRUCK, SO COME ON.

HELLO.

RICK? IT'S AMY.

I THINK I FOUND COPIES OF WHAT CHARLIE WAS USING

TO BLACKMAIL MR. BELLAMY WITH.

IT'S ALL HERE, EVERYTHING.

WELL, AMY, WHY DON'T YOU MEET ME

OVER HERE AT THE MOTEL?

I THINK IT'S SAFER IF WE MEET SOMEPLACE OUT OF TOWN

SO WE'RE NOT SEEN TOGETHER.

THERE'S A TURN-OFF ABOUT 3 MILES SOUTH OUT OF TOWN,

ON OLD SAN ROSA ROAD.

I'M ON MY WAY.

YOU MAKE ONE FALSE MOVE OR TRY TO SIGNAL HUNTER,

I'LL BLOW YOU AWAY, YOU UNDERSTAND?

YOU UNDERSTAND?!

OW! HEY!

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING, LADY?

Hunter: I'LL TAKE THAT, BELLAMY.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

McCall: YEAH.

Hunter: NOW GET ON THE GROUND! MOVE IT!

DROP IT, SHERIFF!

I'M GOING TO MAKE YOU A DEAL, SHERIFF,

THAT MIGHT KEEP YOU OUT OF THE CALIFORNIA GAS CHAMBER.

BELLAMY'S THE ONE WE WANT

FOR THE MURDER OF CHARLES LATTIMER.

NOW, WE KNOW YOU PULLED THE TRIGGER ON HIM,

BUT MAYBE THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY

WILL DROP THE SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES CHARGES

FOR A LITTLE COOPERATION.

GIVE ME AN ANSWER, OR I'LL OFFER THE DEAL TO BELLAMY.

I'LL THINK ABOUT THE DEAL.

WELL, RICK...

DID MR. BELLAMY TELL YOU ANYTHING ABOUT ME?

WELL, LIKE WHAT?

LIKE I TRIED TO BLACKMAIL HIM.

YOU DID, HUH?

YEAH, I TOLD HIM I FOUND COPIES

OF THE INSURANCE POLICIES

THAT HE DIDN'T SEND IN TO THE HOME OFFICE.

WELL, AMY, I DON'T THINK MR. BELLAMY

IS GOING TO BE TAKING THE WITNESS STAND.

AND SOMEHOW, I DON'T THINK THE INSURANCE POLICIES

OR YOUR NAME IS GOING TO COME UP.

BUT I DID TRY TO BLACKMAIL HIM.

BUT, AMY, NOBODY IS GOING TO HAVE TO CALL ON YOU.

LOOK, SHERIFF JOHNSON DECIDED TO TURN STATE'S EVIDENCE.

THERE IS NOT AN ATTORNEY ANYWHERE THAT COULD KEEP

BELLAMY FROM BEING CONVICTED OF CHARLES' MURDER.

AND, AMY, YOU DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT...

AND I SUGGEST YOU DO.

THANKS... BUT I WANT YOU TO KNOW...

I NEVER WOULD HAVE DONE IT IF HE HADN'T KILLED CHARLES.