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[♪♪]

I'M TELLING YOU, OKAY?

THAT OLD RICH LADY WHO LIVED HERE

DIED LAST YEAR.

THIS PLACE GIVES ME THE CREEPS.

COME ON! WHO KNOWS WHAT WE COULD FIND?

[♪♪]

SWEET.

COME ON.

[LADDER RATTLING]

[♪♪]

YOU KNOW, WE COULD PROBABLY--

TREVOR?

[♪♪]

-AH! -OH!

[LAUGHS]

YOU'RE A JERK!

OOH, HOO-HOO. IT'S WHAT YOU GET.

[CLATTERING]

[WOOD SAWING]

SOMEONE'S DOWNSTAIRS.

DUDE.

[♪♪]

[BOTH GASPING]

GO, GO, GO!

THIS WAY!

[GASPING]

[♪♪]

MAC?

COMING!

HEY! I ALMOST WENT TO DRAG YOU OUT OF BED.

YEAH, I WAS UP LATE LAST NIGHT, WRITING.

AND YET, YOU STILL GOT UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR MY PROJECT.

WHAT A GUY!

YOU TOLD ME I HAD NO CHOICE.

TRUE.

BUT IF MY DAD AND I ARE GONNA FINISH THIS PROJECT,

WE HAVE TO MARSHAL ALL OF OUR RESOURCES.

THANK YOU, BY THE WAY,

FOR DELAYING THE WORK ON YOUR HOUSE.

OH, I DON'T MIND THE DELAY.

I LIKE MY LITTLE WRITING PAD,

AND MY MOSTLY-NICE LANDLADY.

"MOSTLY"?

YOU MIGHT WANT TO RETHINK THAT,

IF YOU WANT A RIDE TO THE FORREST HOUSE.

OH, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO MEET YOU THERE.

I'M PICKING UP MY NIECE AT THE FERRY THIS MORNING.

THAT'S RIGHT! TODAY IS THE DAY.

UH, I'M ALL READY.

I HAVE CLEAN SHEETS ON THE BED

IN THE GUEST ROOM.

YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?

I MEAN, A TEENAGER IN THE HOUSE FOR TWO WEEKS?

I HEAR THAT TEENAGERS ARE PEOPLE, TOO.

SERIOUSLY. I AM EXCITED TO GET TO KNOW HER.

WELL, I'LL BRING CALLIE BY THE HOUSE THEN.

YOU CAN PUT A POWER TOOL IN HER HAND.

LET'S START WITH A PAINTBRUSH.

YEAH.

BETTER IDEA? OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU THERE.

BYE.

[♪♪]

WOW! LOOK AT ALL THE VOLUNTEERS.

MORNING!

ALTHOUGH, I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE

THAT THE BANK ACTUALLY DONATED THIS HOUSE.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

THE MORTGAGE FOR MY B&B

IS FROM THE SAME BANK, AND LET'S JUST SAY

I TRY VERY HARD NOT TO MISS A PAYMENT.

HMM.

WOW. THIS IS GREAT!

HEY, MARIE!

SHANNON!

HELLO.

THE BIG DAY IS FINALLY HERE.

WE ARE VERY EXCITED.

JENN, THIS IS MARIE BISHOP.

HEY.

SHE IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT SUNNY SITE HOUSING.

IT WAS HER IDEA

TO TURN THIS HOUSE INTO APARTMENTS

FOR HER LOW-INCOME CLIENTS.

SUCH A GREAT IDEA.

IT WILL BE, IF WE CAN GET IT DONE IN TIME.

THAT'S DAVE DRUMMOND OVER THERE.

[MOUTHS WORDS]

I THINK YOU MET HIM.

YEAH, THE VICE PRESIDENT AT THE BANK.

YEAH, HE'S CHECKING TO SEE

IF THE BANK PRESIDENT WILL SHOW FOR THE PHOTO OP THAT I SET UP

WITH THE NEWSPAPER.

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

MORE PUBLICITY WILL MEAN MORE VOLUNTEERS.

THAT'S THE IDEA!

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL SEE GUYS BOTH INSIDE.

-YOU BET. -PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

YOU TOO.

SO, WHAT DID SHE MEAN,

IF YOU PULL IT OFF IN TIME?

DONATIONS TO NON-PROFITS COME WITH CONDITIONS.

THE CONDITION ON THIS ONE

IS IT HAS TO BE DONE

IN A THREE-MONTH TIMEFRAME,

OTHERWISE, THE HOUSE REVERTS BACK TO THE BANK.

SHANNON, THAT ISN'T A LOT OF TIME.

[EXHALES HEAVILY] WE'LL GET IT DONE.

SO, IS MR. POTTER COMING?

PATRICE SAID SHE PUT IT ON HIS CALENDAR,

AND HE DIDN'T SAY HE'S NOT COMING.

THAT DOESN'T SOUND PROMISING.

WELL, HE LOST THE VOTE,

AND THE BOARD APPROVED THE DONATION,

AND HE NEEDS TO GET OVER IT.

[♪♪]

UNCLE MAC!

CALLIE!

LOOK AT YOU!

YOU'RE LIKE A FOOT TALLER THAN WHEN I SAW YOU LAST!

WELL, AT LEAST AN INCH, ANYWAY.

YEAH, HOW WAS THAT FERRY RIDE?

THRILLING.

OH, WELL, SAY GOODBYE TO THOSE THRILLS.

I'M PUTTING YOU TO WORK FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS.

ON WHAT?

WELL, YOU'LL SEE.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

AH! THERE YOU ARE.

JUST GIVE ME A SECOND.

SO, ALL THESE PEOPLE KEEP ASKING ME WHERE THEY SHOULD GO,

AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT TO TELL THEM.

OH, WELL--

HI! HI, SEAN.

JENNIFER, HEY.

-HEY! -WOW. IT'S BEEN AWHILE.

MM-HMM. YEAH.

UM, HOPE YOU'RE OKAY GETTING A LITTLE PAINT

ON THAT OUTFIT.

OH, A LITTLE SPLASH OF COLOR MIGHT BRIGHTEN THINGS UP.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

SO...

DO ANY OF THESE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING, OR--?

WELL, IF THEY DON'T, WE CAN TEACH THEM.

I TAUGHT YOU, DIDN'T I?

DAD, I THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE JENN START A SIGN-UP SHEET.

SHE COULD GET PEOPLE'S CONTACT INFORMATION,

AND THEN SEE IF THEY HAVE SKILLS THAT WE COULD USE.

GOOD IDEA.

SEAN, GRAB A COUPLE OF BOYS

AND UNLOAD THE SUPPLIES, OKAY?

WE'LL SET UP A COMMAND CENTER INSIDE.

YES, SIR.

I ALWAYS THOUGHT SEAN WAS KINDA CUTE.

OKAY.

ALL RIGHT, EVERYONE! CAN I GET A LINE-UP OF VOLUNTEERS

ALONG THE WALL HERE, PLEASE?

♪ GOOD MORNING! ♪

[♪♪]

WHAT A TURNOUT, HUH?

[MAC]: YEAH, IT'S GOOD TO SEE PEOPLE PITCHING IN

FOR A GOOD A CAUSE.

OH, MY GOSH. YOU'RE HIM! MACINTYRE SULLIVAN.

WOW, I FINALLY GET TO MEET YOU.

HI! UH, I'M WHITNEY SLOANE.

I OWN BEACON BOOKS.

OH! YEAH, I LOVE THAT PLACE.

THIS IS MY NIECE, CALLIE.

HELLO.

HI.

NOW, "SLOANE"?

ANY RELATION TO TOMMY SLOANE, THE POLICE OFFICER?

YEAH. HE'S MY BROTHER.

HE SAID THAT HE KNOWS YOU,

AND I'VE BEEN BUGGING HIM TO ASK

IF YOU'D DO A SIGNING AT MY SHOP.

WELL, NOW YOU CAN BUG ME YOURSELF.

SHALL WE?

COME ON.

SO, WE'LL USE OUR GUYS TO FRAME IN THE WALLS

HERE AND HERE,

AND THEN WE'LL USE VOLUNTEERS TO HANG THE SHEETROCK.

IT'S GONNA TAKE A LOT OF QUALITY CONTROL.

HEY THERE, MARIE.

I HAVE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO ONE OF OUR FAMILIES.

THIS IS JIM HOPKINS AND HIS SON, ELLIOT.

HEY.

THEY'RE SLATED TO GET

ONE OF THE APARTMENTS WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

YES, AND I'M TOLD NONE OF THIS WOULD BE POSSIBLE

IF THE TWO OF YOU DIDN'T VOLUNTEER AND TAKE CHARGE,

SO THANK YOU.

HAPPY TO HELP.

THIS'LL BE

THE FIRST HOME OF THEIR OWN IN OVER A YEAR.

YES. I LOST MY JOB WHEN THE CEMENT PLANT SHUT DOWN.

HASN'T BEEN EASY, BUT WITH ALL THIS GOING ON,

IT LOOKS LIKE THINGS ARE LOOKING UP.

SO, ELLIOT, ARE YOU GONNA HELP WITH THE RENOVATION?

UH, YEAH, WELL, DON'T LIKE SLEEPING

ON MY COUSIN'S COUCH TOO MUCH.

WELL, IN RETURN FOR YOUR HARD WORK,

YOU AND YOUR DAD CAN PICK OUT

THE APARTMENT YOU LIKE BEST.

DEAL.

OH, UM, THE NEWSPAPER PEOPLE SHOULD BE HERE NOW,

SO, COME ON, ELLIOT, LET'S GO SAY "CHEESE" FOR THE CAMERAS.

-OKAY? -PICTURE TIME.

HEY, MAC. YOU ARE JUST IN TIME

TO BE MEMORIALIZED IN THE LIGHTHOUSE COVE NEWS.

WOW...

YOU MUST BE CALLIE.

PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

I'M VERY PLEASED TO MEET YOU.

OKAY, EVERYONE! COME ON IN!

COME ON. WE'RE GONNA TAKE A PHOTO, EVERYONE!

THAT'S GOOD! COME ON. GET IN NICE AND CLOSE.

OKAY, EVERYONE, SQUEEZE TOGETHER.

MAKE A COUPLE LINES.

SORRY.

THAT'S GREAT. OKAY.

EVERYONE, GET IN, AND SQUEEZE TOGETHER!

YEAH. OKAY.

WAIT.

OH, SO CHARLES DEIGNED TO SHOW HIS FACE AFTER ALL.

MR. POTTER!

PATRICE. SO GLAD YOU MADE IT.

WOULDN'T MISS IT.

[MARIE]: EVERYONE, MAKE ROOM FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE BANK.

OKAY, EVERYBODY...

SMILE!

OKAY, WE'RE SPLITTING UP THE VOLUNTEER ASSIGNMENTS

BETWEEN THOSE THAT REQUIRE EXPERTISE,

AND THOSE THAT DON'T.

TERRIFIC. I'LL TAKE THESE TO JENNIFER,

AND IN A FEW MINUTES,

YOU'LL BE HEARING THE SWEET SOUND OF CONSTRUCTION.

THANKS, DAD.

NOW, MR. POTTER,

MY SOURCES TELL ME YOU OPPOSED THIS DONATION.

I MAKE NO APOLOGIES FOR THAT.

IT'S MY JOB TO ENSURE A PROFIT FOR THE BANK.

IT'S ALSO MY JOB TO CARRY OUT

THE WISHES OF MY BOARD OF DIRECTORS,

SO I WILL BE KEEPING MY EYE ON THE RENOVATION,

AND MAKING SURE THE DONATION IS USED PROPERLY.

I JUST HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION, THOUGH,

ABOUT THE PROJECT,

AND I UNDERSTAND FROM MY SOURCES...

I'M GUESSING HE'S THE ONE THAT CAME UP

WITH THE THREE-MONTH DEADLINE.

GOOD GUESS.

I SHOULD GET BACK TO THE BANK.

LET ME KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE I CAN DO

TO HELP MOVE THE PROJECT, UH, ALONG.

[MARIE]: THANKS, DAVE.

YOU'VE BEEN AWESOME.

SO, WHAT IS MY WORK ASSIGNMENT FOR TODAY?

OH, GREAT! YOU'RE A PLUMBER!

YOU'RE GONNA BE JOINING THE CREW IN THE BASEMENT.

THANK YOU.

HELLO, LADIES!

I'M GOING TO HAVE YOU SANDING CABINETS IN THE KITCHEN.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

HEY, ANDY. HOW'S IT GOING?

YOU'RE UP PAINTING IN THE MASTER BEDROOM.

THANKS.

AREN'T YOU WORRIED

THAT ONE'S A SPY FOR MR. POTTER?

WHO? PATRICE?

HI THERE.

I'M HAVING YOU OFF-LOADING SUPPLIES

JUST AT THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE.

YOU JUST KNOW SHE'S THE ONE THAT WRITES THOSE LETTERS.

THE ONES THAT MAKE YOU FEEL

LIKE THEY'RE ABOUT TO SNATCH YOUR PLACE

AWAY FROM YOU.

I'M GONNA GET YOU IN THE CLEAN-UP CREW.

IT'S ON THE THIRD FLOOR.

SO I'M GUESSING THAT

YOU HAVE A MORTGAGE WITH HIS BANK ALSO?

MY BOOKSTORE.

RECENTLY, I TRIED TO REFINANCE,

BUT EVEN THOUGH THE LOAN OFFICER APPROVED IT,

POTTER SHOT IT DOWN.

OH, HE IS A MICRO-MANAGER, ALL RIGHT.

HE'S WORSE THAN THAT.

HE IS--

DONUT?

OOH! COCONUT! MY FAVE.

I WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU BOTH GOT ONE BEFORE THEY'RE GONE.

SO GOOD.

LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE TOOK A SAW TO THIS.

[JIM, IRATE]: I WORKED 25 YEARS AT MY JOB,

AND IT'S NOT MY FAULT THE CEMENT PLANT SHUT DOWN.

[POTTER]: THAT'S NOT MY PROBLEM.

WHAT KIND OF A MAN ARE YOU?

THE KIND OF MAN WHO DOESN'T RELY ON HANDOUTS.

EXCUSE ME.

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

ARE YOU IN CHARGE OF THIS RENOVATION?

YEAH. MY DAD AND I.

IF THAT'S THE QUALITY OF HELP YOU HAVE,

I'D BE WORRIED ABOUT MAKING YOUR DEADLINE.

I'M SORRY, MR. POTTER, BUT IS THERE A PROBLEM?

I JUST SAW ONE OF OUR CLIENTS LOOKING VERY UPSET.

MS. BISHOP, I'VE BEEN WANTING TO TALK TO YOU.

I HAVE REASON TO BELIEVE

THAT DAVE DRUMMOND DUPED OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS

INTO APPROVING THIS "DONATION".

WELL, YOU CAN'T BE SERIOUS.

ARE YOU SAYING YOU KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT?

I'M SAYING THAT YOU MUST BE MISTAKEN.

AND WHAT ABOUT YOU?

DID DRUMMOND OFFER YOU SOMETHING TO STAY QUIET?

STAY QUIET ABOUT WHAT?

MR. POTTER,

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU THINK IS HAPPENING,

BUT SHANNON HAS VOLUNTEERED HER TIME AND HER EXPERTISE--

MOST VOLUNTEERS I KNOW LADLE SOUP IN A KITCHEN,

THEY DON'T WORK GRATIS FOR MONTHS.

UNLESS THEY EXPECT TO GET SOMETHING IN RETURN.

WELL, WHAT I GET IN RETURN

IS THE SATISFACTION OF HELPING PEOPLE.

WELL, FOR YOUR SAKE, I HOPE THAT'S TRUE.

WOW.

WELL, I HOPE THIS HASN'T MADE YOU

RETHINK TAKING ON THIS PROJECT.

NO. NO, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I AM NOT EASILY INTIMIDATED.

BUT THAT GUY IS RILED UP ABOUT SOMETHING.

THERE YOU GO. THIRD FLOOR.

SEAN!

WOW, THIS PLACE LOOKS GREAT.

IT'S AMAZING HOW FAST

YOU GOT ALL THIS TOGETHER.

YEAH, IT'S 'CAUSE I'VE HAD A LITTLE HELP

FROM MY NEW SUPPLY CREW.

I WAS WONDERING, IS THIS A REAL JOB,

OR JUST WHERE YOU STICK THE KIDS?

WELL, THIS IS ACTUALLY

THE HUB OF THE ENTIRE OPERATION.

HEY, JUST LETTING YOU KNOW I'M LEAVING NOW.

THIS IS FOR YOU-- MY CARD...

IF YOU WANT TO SET UP THAT BOOK SIGNING.

YOU SHOULD DO IT, UNCLE MAC!

I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ONE OF YOUR BOOK SIGNINGS BEFORE.

UH, THANKS, YEAH.

I'LL PICK A DATE AND I'LL GIVE YOU A CALL.

GREAT.

YOU MEAN, I COULD GET A CHANCE TO STAND IN LINE

AND GET YOUR AUTOGRAPH?

YOU'RE MAKING FUN OF ME.

NO. YES. A LITTLE.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[♪♪]

AND THIS IS YOUR ROOM.

AND YOUR UNCLE IS RIGHT OUT BACK,

IF YOU NEED TO TALK TO HIM.

OR I CAN JUST TEXT HIM.

HE WRITES PRETTY FUNNY TEXTS.

HE DOES WRITE FUNNY TEXTS.

HE'S REALLY HAPPY THAT YOU'RE HERE.

I MISSED HIM.

LIKE, SO MUCH.

I WISH HE HADN'T MOVED AWAY, BUT...

GUESS I DON'T BLAME HIM,

AFTER ALL THAT DRAMA FROM HIM CALLING OFF THE WEDDING.

BATHROOM'S DOWN THAT WAY, RIGHT?

UH, MAC-- HE WAS ENGAGED?

THOUGHT YOU KNEW.

PRETEND I DIDN'T SAY THAT.

HE WAS ENGAGED?

[♪♪]

WHAT?

THIS SERIOUSLY MIGHT BE

ONE OF THE PRETTIEST PLACES I'VE EVER BEEN.

WAIT TILL YOU SEE

THE HOUSE THAT YOUR UNCLE BOUGHT.

IT'S RIGHT ON THE WATER.

YEAH, SHANNON'S RENOVATING THAT ONE, TOO.

ALTHOUGH HE DOESN'T MAKE IT EASY.

ALWAYS ADDING CHANGES THAT HE WANTS.

HE'S A VERY DEMANDING CLIENT.

I THINK THE WORD YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IS "DISCRIMINATING".

NO, THAT'S NOT THE WORD I'M LOOKING FOR.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

I'D LIKE TO PROPOSE A TOAST

TO CALLIE'S ARRIVAL IN LIGHTHOUSE COVE.

TO CALLIE.

[PHONE RINGS]

MM. EXCUSE ME.

WHAT?

WHAT'S UP?

SOME TILES WE NEED FIRST THING TOMORROW

DIDN'T MAKE THE DELIVERY TRUCK TODAY.

I BETTER TEXT SEAN, SEE IF HE CAN HELP ME

GET THEM TO THE JOB SITE TONIGHT.

WELL, UNCLE MAC, YOU CAN HELP HER.

NO.

IT'S YOUR FIRST NIGHT HERE. IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.

YEAH, I'M GONNA HANG WITH YOU.

WELL, MY FAVORITE SHOW IS ON TONIGHT.

I'LL WATCH IT WITH YOU!

I'M NOT GONNA LEAVE YOU ALONE

IN AN UNFAMILIAR PLACE.

I DON'T NEED A BABYSITTER.

I'M ALMOST 15.

THAT IS PRETTY OLD.

SO THEN YOU CAN HELP SHANNON.

APPARENTLY, IT'S SETTLED.

WELL, THEN,

I PROPOSE ANOTHER TOAST TO CALLIE.

I THINK THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.

[ENGINE CHUGGING]

I WONDER WHO THAT WAS.

NICE OF SOMEONE TO LEAVE THE LIGHT ON IN THE GARAGE.

THE GARAGE SHOULD BE LOCKED UP TIGHT.

SEAN WOULDN'T HAVE LEFT IT OPEN LIKE THAT.

WELL, MAYBE HE CAME BACK TO GET SOME WORK DONE.

[SHANNON]: SOMETHING ISN'T RIGHT.

[♪♪]

OH, NO!

THAT'S CHARLES POTTER,

THE BANK PRESIDENT.

I CAN'T A FIND A PULSE.

[♪♪]

[SIREN DRAWING NEAR]

[♪♪]

OKAY, YOU SAID YOU SAW

A PICK-UP PARKED OUT FRONT WHEN YOU ARRIVED?

YEAH. A FORD.

IT PULLED AWAY AS SOON AS WE GOT HERE.

I'M PRETTY SURE IT WAS BLUE,

WITH A WHITE HARD TOP-- LIKE AN OLDER MODEL.

ANY IDEA WHO IT BELONGED TO?

NO.

AND YOU DON'T KNOW WHY POTTER WAS HERE TONIGHT?

OR WHO ELSE MIGHT HAVE BEEN HERE WITH HIM?

NO, BUT WHEN HE WAS HERE EARLIER TODAY,

HE RUBBED A LOT OF PEOPLE THE WRONG WAY.

LIKE WHO?

ME, FOR ONE.

UH, MARIE BISHOP, THE DIRECTOR OF THE NON-PROFIT.

HE HAD WORDS WITH ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS, JIM HOPKINS.

WELL, THE CORONER IS PRETTY SURE

WE'RE LOOKING AT THE CAUSE OF DEATH

AS BLUNT-FORCE TRAUMA TO THE HEAD.

COULD IT HAVE BEEN WITH A CRESCENT WRENCH?

WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?

WHILE WE WERE WAITING,

I NOTICED ONE OF OURS IS MISSING.

THAT PEG IS EMPTY.

WHEN I LEFT WORK EARLIER TODAY,

THERE WAS A CRESCENT WRENCH

HANGING FROM IT,

BLACK AND RED GRIP.

[MAC]: OH, TELL THEM WHAT ELSE YOU NOTICED.

UH, THE HEM OF POTTER'S PANTS,

IF YOU LOOK ALONG THE BOTTOM,

THERE'S DARKER STAINS.

THEY'RE FADING NOW,

BUT THEY WERE DARKER WHEN WE GOT HERE.

YEAH, LOOKED TO US

LIKE THE BOTTOM OF HIS PANTS WERE WET.

IT'S FAINT,

BUT I SEE IT NOW THAT YOU POINT IT OUT.

YOU MAKE SURE ED GETS A PICTURE BEFORE IT DRIES ANY MORE.

I TOOK A PICTURE, RIGHT AFTER I CALLED YOU GUYS,

IF YOU WANT IT.

[GUITAR PLAYING FAINTLY]

[STOPS STRUMMING]

CALLIE'S SOUND ASLEEP.

GOOD. THAT MEANS SHE'S COMFORTABLE.

YOU OKAY?

[SIGHS HEAVILY]

I DON'T UNDERSTAND...

YEAH.

I MEAN, ALL THE YEARS I COVERED CRIME,

I COULD NEVER COME UP WITH A SATISFACTORY EXPLANATION

FOR WHY MURDER HAPPENS SO OFTEN.

I GUESS THAT'S WHY I FEEL COMPELLED TO WRITE ABOUT IT.

TO TRY AND MAKE SENSE OF IT.

I THINK IT'S JUST HITTING ME.

A GUY THAT I TALKED TO JUST HOURS AGO,

MURDERED IN SUCH A BRUTAL WAY.

IT'S NOT AN IMAGE I'M GONNA GET

OUT OF MY MIND ANY TIME SOON.

[CALLIE]: WHAT?

SOMEONE YOU KNOW WAS MURDERED?

HERE. HOT COCOA.

IT'LL MAKE YOU FEEL SLEEPY AGAIN.

THANKS, UNCLE MAC.

I DON'T NEED THAT TO FALL ASLEEP.

I'M NOT A LITTLE KID.

OH, WELL, MORE FOR ME, THEN.

I'LL DRINK IT 'CAUSE I LIKE IT.

CAN'T BELIEVE SOMEONE WAS KILLED IN THAT HOUSE,

PRACTICALLY RIGHT WHERE I WAS STANDING.

I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO FIND OUT LIKE THIS.

DO YOU THINK THE KILLER WAS SOMEONE YOU KNOW?

LET'S SAY NO MORE QUESTIONS FOR TONIGHT, OKAY?

YOU KNOW, WHEN I WAS YOUNG,

AND WOULD WORRY,

MY MOM WOULD TELL ME

THAT IF I WOULD QUIET MY MIND AND LISTEN REALLY WELL,

THAT I COULD HEAR ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS IN THE WORLD,

AND THAT THEY OUTWEIGHED THE BAD.

[POLICE RADIOS CRACKLING]

THE PROJECT IS RESUMING.

WE'LL LET YOU KNOW--

-OKAY, THANKS FOR VOLUNTEERING. -TAKE CARE. BYE.

WELL, THAT'S THE SECOND VOLUNTEER THAT'S HAD

A TERRIBLE STORY ABOUT CHARLES POTTER.

I'M GETTING THE STRANGEST REACTIONS, TOO.

WE SHOULD WRITE DOWN WHAT PEOPLE ARE TELLING US.

MAYBE ONE OF THE STORIES

WILL LEAD TO WHOEVER KILLED POTTER.

OR MAYBE YOU COULD LEAVE THAT TO THE POLICE.

DAD. HI. WHAT I MEANT

WAS, UH, THAT I WOULD BE PASSING THE STORIES ALONG TO TOMMY.

IT'S HIS JOB TO COLLECT THEM, NOT YOURS.

YOU START ASKING QUESTIONS TO SOMEONE

WHO HAPPENS TO BE THE KILLER, WHAT HAPPENS THEN?

WE FIND THE KILLER.

THAT'S KIND OF LIKE

PUTTING A TARGET ON YOURSELF.

LAST TIME YOU WERE CURIOUS ABOUT A MURDER,

YOU PUT YOUR LIFE IN DANGER.

PROMISE ME YOU'LL LET THE POLICE HANDLE THIS.

COME ON, SHANNON.

YOU DON'T WANT YOUR DAD WORRYING, DO YOU?

NO, I DON'T.

I PROMISE THAT I WILL LEAVE

THE QUESTION-ASKING TO THE POLICE.

THANK YOU.

I'M GONNA GO PICK UP THE HOIST FOR TOMORROW.

JENNIFER, MAYBE WE COULD GO GRAB A BITE TO EAT,

GO TO A MOVIE, SOMETIME?

UH, SURE. A MOVIE SOUNDS GREAT.

OKAY.

BYE.

I TOTALLY THINK HE JUST ASKED YOU ON A DATE.

UH, I THINK THAT YOU MIGHT BE RIGHT.

SO, LISTEN, TELL ME,

WHY HAVEN'T YOU AND MAC EVER GONE TO THE MOVIES?

W-WE, UH...

NEITHER OF US ARE IN DATING MODE RIGHT NOW.

OKAY, BUT YOU'VE GONE FOR DINNER A FEW TIMES, RIGHT?

DO YOU CONSIDER THAT A DATE?

YES.

I... I DON'T KNOW.

WE MADE THIS AGREEMENT,

THAT BOTH OF US ARE FINE JUST BEING FRIENDS, SO...

MM-HMM. MM. SURE.

OKAY.

WHAT'S NEXT?

[BOTH LAUGHING]

UH... A WEEK FROM FRIDAY LOOKS GOOD.

THAT'LL BE SOMETHING FUN FOR CALLIE'S LAST NIGHT.

WONDERFUL.

I'M SURE THAT YOU'LL GET A GREAT TURNOUT.

SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE HEARD YOU LIVE HERE,

AND THEY'VE ALL BEEN ASKING ABOUT YOU.

NOW THEY FINALLY GET TO MEET YOU.

WELL, I'M GLAD IT PUTS YOU IN SUCH A GOOD MOOD.

OH. SOUNDS AWFUL, DOESN'T IT?

TO BE IN SUCH A GOOD MOOD WHEN CHARLES POTTER IS DEAD.

I MEAN, IT'S AWFUL HE WAS MURDERED,

BUT I CAN'T HELP BUT BE RELIEVED

HE WON'T BE MAKING MY LIFE SO DIFFICULT ANYMORE,

AND I'M SURE I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE.

YOU KNOW SOMEONE WHO MIGHT HAVE WANTED HIM, UH--

MY UNCLE WOULD LIKE TO BUY THESE BOOKS FOR ME, PLEASE.

I MEAN, YOU ALWAYS SAY

BOOKS ARE A WORTHY INVESTMENT.

I DO SAY THAT.

WELL, I CAN TELL YOU

ALL THE GREAT READING SPOTS IN TOWN.

ALTHOUGH THE BEST ONE BY FAR IS AT ROCKY POINT PARK.

THERE'S A BENCH THAT OVERLOOKS THE WATER,

AND IT'S SO QUIET AND PEACEFUL.

IT'S THE BEST SPOT EVER TO ESCAPE FROM THE WORLD.

THANKS. WE'LL CHECK IT OUT.

GREAT CHOICES.

YES. THANK YOU. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

ALL RIGHT. BYE.

ALL RIGHT, WHO IS NEXT?

WELL, WE JUST HAVE A FEW MORE,

BUT I CAN'T-- I CAN'T READ THEIR WRITING.

IS THAT A FIVE OR IS THAT A THREE?

THAT'S IT.

THAT IS THE BLUE TRUCK

WE SAW LEAVING HERE LAST NIGHT,

JUST BEFORE WE FOUND POTTER'S BODY.

SO, WHAT, YOU THINK THAT THAT COULD BE HIS KILLER?

[♪♪]

SHANNON...

SO, CHARLES POTTER WAS KILLED HERE LAST NIGHT?

AS IN, RIGHT HERE?

WELL, OUT BACK, BY THE GARAGE, BUT YES.

WOW. THAT'S TERRIBLE.

I MEAN, LOOK,

I DIDN'T EXACTLY LIKE HIM, RIGHT, BUT...

YOU HEARD HIM--

HOW HE IMPLIED "A REAL MAN" WOULDN'T TAKE A HANDOUT.

I DIDN'T HEAR WHAT HE WAS SAYING TO YOU,

BUT, UH, I DID HEAR

SOMEBODY SAW YOUR TRUCK PARKED HERE LAST NIGHT.

OH, YEAH. IT WAS ME AND ELLIOT.

WE, UH, CAME BY TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR FUTURE HOUSE.

PARKED AWHILE, TALKED...

MADE PLANS FOR THE NEW PLACE.

DID YOU SEE ANYBODY COME OR GO?

NO. NOBODY.

HEY, IF WE'RE NOT GONNA WORK TODAY,

I'M GONNA GET GOING,

SO, UH, LET ME KNOW IF YOU NEED ME.

HEY, WE DON'T HAVE YOUR NUMBER!

BISHOP HAS IT!

[♪♪]

HE'S DEFINITELY IN A HURRY TO GET OUT OF HERE.

YEAH, AND, SHANNON,

YOU DEFINITELY JUST BROKE YOUR PROMISE TO YOUR DAD,

ASKING JIM ALL THOSE QUESTIONS.

I KNOW. YOU KNOW ME.

I CANNOT HELP IT.

SHANNON! WHAT IF HE IS THE KILLER?

HE'S PROBABLY GONNA FIGURE OUT THAT YOU ARE THE WITNESS.

OH, GOOD. IT'S TOMMY.

HEY, TOMMY. YOU GOT TO GO CATCH UP WITH JIM HOPKINS.

THAT'S EXACTLY WHO I'M LOOKING FOR.

AFTER YOU TOLD US HE HAD WORDS WITH POTTER,

I RAN A BACKGROUND CHECK.

HE'S GOT A RECORD,

AND HIS DMV PRINTOUT SHOWS THAT HE DRIVES A--

A BLUE TRUCK. HE WAS JUST HERE,

AND HE ADMITTED THAT HE WAS HERE LAST NIGHT.

HE WENT THAT WAY.

I JUST HATE TO THINK THAT A SINGLE FATHER

WHO HAS TO TAKE CARE OF A KID

WOULD COMMIT MURDER.

I KNOW. ME TOO.

[SIREN WAILING]

HEY, DO YOU THINK IT WOULD IT BE BREAKING MY PROMISE TO MY DAD

IF I TRIED TO FIND OUT WHY JIM HOPKINS HAS A RECORD?

I MEAN, I GUESS NOT.

WHAT IF I ASKED MARIE BISHOP

HOW JIM HOPKINS BECAME A CLIENT OF SUNNY SITE HOUSING?

OKAY, THAT WOULD DEFINITELY BE BREAKING YOUR PROMISE.

YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.

YEAH.

WHAT IF YOU ASKED FOR ME?

SHANNON, NO.

AND DON'T THINK YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TALK ME INTO IT THIS TIME.

[FRUSTRATED SIGH]

[MUTTERING]: HOW DOES SHE DO IT?

HOW DOES SHE TALK ME INTO THESE THINGS?

DAVE-- DAVE, STOP.

THIS CONVERSATION IS NOT FINISHED.

YOU CAN'T JUST PRETEND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN.

WHAT DID YOU EXPECT ME TO DO? HMM?

[MARIE SIGHS]

[♪♪]

[PHONE STARTS RINGING]

[BEEP]

SHANNON. BEEN WONDERING WHERE YOU ARE.

AT THE FORREST HOUSE,

WAITING FOR MY DAD TO DROP A HOIST OFF.

YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO BE NEAR A COMPUTER RIGHT NOW, WOULD YOU?

UH, YEAH, TRYING TO SQUEEZE OUT A FEW PARAGRAPHS

WHILE I WAIT FOR CALLIE.

WE'RE HEADED TO THE PARK IN A BIT.

GOOD.

SO TELL ME, HOW WOULD YOU, AS AN INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER,

FIND OUT SOMEONE'S PRIOR CONVICTIONS?

WELL, I'D PROBABLY DO A QUICK SEARCH OF PUBLIC RECORDS...

[BEEP]

WHAT'S HIS NAME?

JIM HOPKINS. PROBABLY JAMES HOPKINS.

JAMES... HOPKINS.

GIVE IT A SEC.

EVEN IN THE INTERNET AGE,

IT TAKES SOME TIME TO PRY OPEN A MAN'S SECRETS.

HMM. MAYBE I SHOULD'VE CONDUCTED AN ONLINE SEARCH ON YOU.

ME?

WHY? YOU THINK I HAVE SECRETS?

I DON'T KNOW. DO YOU?

UH... SEARCH RESULTS COMING IN.

SO, JIM HOPKINS-- IS HE A SUSPECT?

HE SHOWED UP HERE

IN THE BLUE TRUCK THAT WE SAW LAST NIGHT.

TOMMY SAYS HE HAS A RECORD.

HE DOES.

HE'S, UH, WAS CONVICTED FOR GRAND THEFT AUTO,

MATHES COUNTY, JULY, 1997.

[SHANNON]: 20 YEARS AGO.

SO NOTHING ELSE? NOTHING VIOLENT?

THAT'S ALL THAT COMES UP.

OKAY. THANKS. OKAY, GOTTA GO,

BEFORE MY DAD THINKS

I'M PAINTING A TARGET ON MY BACK.

TARGET?

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU--

READY TO GO?

YEP.

[PETE]: OKAY. GOOD.

SLIDE 'ER DOWN. SLOWLY.

GOOD.

THERE YOU GO.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL GET IT THE REST OF THE WAY.

OH. ALMOST FORGOT. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

I WAS FINISHING THE PAPERWORK FOR THE COUNTY,

AND TOOK ANOTHER LOOK AT THE APPRAISAL.

THEN I THOUGHT, THIS CAN'T BE THE APPRAISAL FOR THIS HOUSE.

MAYBE THEY GAVE US THE WRONG ONE.

THAT'S THE RIGHT ADDRESS.

YEAH, BUT LOOK AT THE APPRAISAL VALUE.

YEAH, THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT, IT'S TOO LOW.

THIS HOUSE IS WORTH AT LEAST THREE TIMES AS MUCH.

ABSOLUTELY.

I WONDER IF THAT'S WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

WHAT WHO WAS TALKING ABOUT?

I'M GONNA HEAD DOWN TO THE BANK,

SEE HOW THIS HAPPENED.

JUST GIVE IT TO ME. I'LL HANDLE IT.

NO, YOU GUYS KEEP WORKING. I GOT IT.

[PETE SIGHS]

[♪♪]

[GULLS CRYING]

I'M GONNA WALK AROUND A BIT.

MM-HMM.

HEY, ELLIOT.

HEY, CALLIE.

NICE SPOT, HUH?

YEAH.

SO...

I HEARD MY UNCLE TALKING ON THE PHONE.

DO THE POLICE THINK YOUR DAD HAD SOMETHING TO DO

WITH THAT OLD MAN GETTING KILLED?

I GUESS.

DAD MADE ME LEAVE

WHEN THE POLICE CAME TO SEARCH MY COUSIN'S HOUSE,

BUT I STILL SAW THEM PUT HIM IN A POLICE CAR.

THAT'S TERRIBLE.

DO YOU THINK THAT...?

YOU ASKING ME IF I THINK MY DAD KILLED MR. POTTER?

[♪♪]

...APPARENTLY.

WELL, YOU'VE GOT TO GO TELL HIM.

[CONVERSATION CONTINUES, INDISTINCT]

ELLIOT?

CALLIE...

EVERYTHING OKAY?

[♪♪]

[♪♪]

PATRICE...

OH! HI!

SORRY, UH...

I'M JUST-- I'M JUST PACKING UP MR. POTTER'S THINGS

TO MAKE ROOM FOR THE NEW ACTING PRESIDENT.

I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT.

I WAS JUST WANTING TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE APPRAISAL

FOR THE HOUSE DONATED TO SUNNY SITE.

OH, WELL, YOU SHOULD ASK MR. DRUMMOND,

WHO IS ALSO THE NEW ACTING PRESIDENT.

AT LEAST UNTIL THE BOARD APPOINTS HIM

TO THE POSITION PERMANENTLY.

DRUMMOND GOT POTTER'S JOB?

UH, YES.

HE'S ALWAYS WANTED TO BE PRESIDENT OF THIS BANK.

-OH, LET ME HELP YOU WITH THAT. -OH, THANK YOU.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S HEAVIER THAN I THOUGHT.

MAYBE WE COULD FIND A SECURITY GUARD

TO HELP CARRY IT?

RIGHT. I'LL ASK BRAD.

[CHUCKLES]

[♪♪]

[THUD]

OH. I DIDN'T SEE YOU THERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

YOU'RE MOVING IN ALREADY?

I SUPPOSE IT'S BAD FORM

TO MOVE IN TO CHARLES'S OFFICE SO FAST.

MAYBE I SHOULD WAIT A WEEK OR TWO.

YEAH, I DON'T KNOW THE PROTOCOL ON THAT ONE.

I WAS JUST WONDERING

IF YOU MIGHT TAKE A LOOK AT THIS FOR ME.

IT'S THE APPRAISAL ON THE FORREST HOUSE.

COULD YOU TELL ME IF ANYTHING LOOKS STRANGE TO YOU?

THE VALUE FOR THE PROPERTY DOESN'T SEEM TOO LOW?

W-WELL, THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT...

YOU DIDN'T KNOW?

IF THE BOARD VOTED

TO DONATE THE HOUSE AT THAT VALUE, THEN IT'S--

WELL, I'M NOT A VOTING MEMBER OF THE BOARD,

SO I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT VALUE THEY APPROVED.

WOULDN'T IT BE IN THE MEETING MINUTES?

YOU'RE RIGHT. I-I WILL TRY TO DIG THOSE UP.

YOU KNOW, I'D BE HAPPY TO TRACK THE APPRAISER DOWN,

SEE WHY THE NUMBER IS SO OFF.

OH, THAT'S OKAY. YOU KNOW WHAT? I WILL DO THAT.

UH, I'D LIKE TO GET AN EXPLANATION

FOR ALL THE PAPERWORK THAT I'M GONNA HAVE TO DO

TO CORRECT HIS MISTAKE.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHEN YOU GET IT, LET ME KNOW,

BECAUSE I NEED TO HAVE ACCURATE NUMBERS

TO FILE WITH THE COUNTY FOR THE RENOVATION.

YEAH, I'LL DO THAT.

ALL RIGHT.

[♪♪]

SO I'M THINKING THIS BOOK-SIGNING

WILL DRAW A BIG CROWD,

AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU CAN HELP ME

FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT PARKING.

EARTH TO TOMMY?

UH, SORRY. CAN WE TALK ABOUT THAT TOMORROW?

I'M KINDA BUSY RIGHT NOW.

I JUST GOT BACK THE AUTOPSY RESULTS ON POTTER.

WHAT'S IT SAY?

WELL, NO BIG SURPRISES.

SO IS IT TRUE THAT YOU HAVE A SUSPECT?

UH, TOMMY?

DO YOU HAVE A MINUTE?

[PHONE RINGING]

HEY, JENN. CAN I CALL YOU RIGHT BACK?

I WAS ABOUT TO CALL TOMMY.

NO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO CALL ME BACK.

I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I WENT TO SUNNY SITE,

BUT I WASN'T ABLE TO TALK TO MARIE BISHOP.

SHE WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF SOME KIND OF AN ARGUMENT.

WAIT. AN ARGUMENT? WITH WHO?

THAT VICE-PRESIDENT FROM THE BANK.

WHAT'S HIS NAME? UH, DAVE DRUMMOND?

REALLY?

[ELLIOT]: CAN I AT LEAST SEE MY DAD?

[TOMMY]: CHIEF? THIS IS ELLIOT HOPKINS.

NOW, SON, JUST TELL CHIEF JENSEN HERE

WHAT YOU JUST TOLD ME.

UM... LAST NIGHT,

ME AND MY DAD WENT TO THE STORE, AND...

I ASKED IF WE COULD STOP BY OUR NEW HOUSE ON THE WAY BACK,

SO WE DID.

AND WE JUST KINDA PARKED THERE FOR AWHILE.

OKAY. SO, FOR HOW LONG?

I DON'T KNOW. LIKE, 20 MINUTES?

SO DID EITHER OF YOU

GET OUT OF THE TRUCK AT ANY TIME,

YOU KNOW, FOR ANY REASON AT ALL?

NO. NO, WE JUST TALKED AND MADE PLANS.

LIKE, I WANT AN X-BOX.

SO YOU WERE WITH YOUR FATHER FOR THE ENTIRE 20 MINUTES?

YOU NEVER LEFT HIS SIGHT?

NO, SIR.

AND YOU DIDN'T SEE ANYONE COMING

OR GOING FROM THE PROPERTY, CORRECT?

SORRY. YOUR JOB TO ASK QUESTIONS.

MY DAD DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

YOU SHOULDN'T BE KEEPING HIM HERE.

WELL, ELLIOT,

WE ONLY BROUGHT YOUR FATHER IN FOR QUESTIONING,

BUT SEEING AS NOTHING TURNED UP IN THE SEARCH,

AND NOW THAT YOU HAVE ACCOUNTED FOR HIS TIME...

WELL, I THINK THAT WE CAN LET HIM GO HOME WITH YOU.

THANK YOU, SIR.

OKAY, BUT IF EITHER OF YOU THINK OF ANYTHING

YOU MIGHT'VE SEEN WHEN YOU WERE IN FRONT OF--

[PHONE RINGS]

TOMMY, IT'S SHANNON.

THERE'S SOMETHING DOWN AT THE BANK

I NEED YOU TO SEE.

AND WHAT THE MEETING

WITH THE SOUTH BRANCH MANAGER ON THURSDAY?

OFFICER SLOANE.

YOU DIDN'T TELL US YOU'D BE COMING BACK TODAY.

YEAH, I JUST NEED TO LOOK AROUND POTTER'S OFFICE

ONE MORE TIME.

I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS

I THOUGHT A LICENSED CONTRACTOR MIGHT HELP WITH.

THAT'S ME. I'M VERY LICENSED.

WHICH, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW.

IT'S STARTING TO IRRITATE ME

HOW SHE KEEPS POPPING UP AROUND HERE.

THESE MARKS AROUND THE LOCK...

SOMEONE TRIED TO BREAK INTO THE DRAWER WITH SOMETHING SHARP.

I SEE IT ALL THE TIME WITH OLD HOUSES THAT I WORK ON.

PEOPLE LOSE KEYS TO THE LOCK,

AND SOMEONE TRIES TO FORCE THEM OPEN.

THE GOUGES IN THE WOOD ARE FRESH.

YEAH, I'D SAY SO. THEY WEREN'T HERE EARLIER,

WHEN WE SEARCHED THE OFFICE.

I HAVE A TOOL IN MY TRUCK.

I COULD GET THIS DRAWER OPEN, IF YOU WANTED.

NAH, WE'D NEED A WARRANT FOR THAT.

OR PERMISSION FROM DAVE DRUMMOND.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

THE DAY POTTER WAS KILLED,

HE MENTIONED TO MARIE BISHOP

HE THOUGHT DRUMMOND HAD DUPED THE BOARD

INTO DONATING THE FORREST HOUSE.

AND YOU'RE ONLY TELLING ME THIS NOW?

I NEED TO TALK TO DRUMMOND.

MR. DRUMMOND!

CAN I HELP YOU, OFFICER SLOANE?

FIRST OF ALL,

I NEED THE BANK'S PERMISSION

TO GET INTO A LOCKED DRAWER INSIDE CHARLES POTTER'S DESK.

UH, YEAH, SURE. WHATEVER YOU NEED.

I'LL GET MY TOOLBOX, THEN.

ALSO, I'D LIKE YOU TO FIND SOME TIME THIS AFTERNOON

TO MAYBE COME DOWN TO THE STATION,

ANSWER A FEW QUESTIONS.

WELL, WHAT KIND OF QUESTIONS?

JUST SIT TIGHT FOR A SECOND.

WHY? WHAT'S WRONG?

MY MISSING WRENCH. RED AND BLACK GRIP.

MR. DRUMMOND, DO I HAVE YOUR PERMISSION

TO OPEN YOUR BACK DOOR?

UH... YEAH, I-I GUESS.

UNLOCK IT FOR ME, PLEASE?

HEY, I'VE NEVER SEEN THAT BEFORE.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT GOT IN THERE.

SIR, I'M GONNA HAVE TO ASK YOU TO GET OUT OF YOUR CAR.

SOMEBODY ELSE PUT THAT IN MY CAR!

STEP OUT OF YOUR CAR, PLEASE, SIR!

[GEARS THUD]

-[TIRES SQUEALING] -HEY!

HEY!

STOP!

[♪♪]

STOP THE CAR!

ALL RIGHT, DRUMMOND! SHOW ME YOUR HANDS!

STEP OUT OF THE CAR.

STEP OUT OF THE CAR.

OKAY.

[SHANNON]: AND YOU THINK IT WAS DAVE DRUMMOND?

HIS LAWYER WON'T LET HIM SAY TWO WORDS TO ME.

AND YET HE SWORE UP AND DOWN

THAT THE WRENCH WAS PLANTED IN HIS CAR.

AND THE LAB CONFIRMED THAT IT IS THE MURDER WEAPON.

I'M SORRY.

I THOUGHT I HAD AN EXTRA COPY

OF THE APPRAISAL.

I CAN'T FIND IT.

ALL RIGHT, I GUESS

I'LL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT ANOTHER WAY

OF TRACKING DOWN THIS APPRAISER.

I WISH I COULD TELL YOU WHO IT WAS.

I WAS SO FOCUSED ON THE NUMBER,

I DIDN'T CATCH THE NAME.

YEAH. WHEN THE JUDGE IS IN TOMORROW,

WE'LL BE ASKING HIM TO SIGN SEARCH WARRANTS

FOR DRUMMOND'S OFFICE AND COMPUTER.

I SHOULD HAVE IT IN THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

BYE.

OH! HEY, TOMMY. HOW'S IT GOING?

BUSY.

HEY, I HEARD YOU'RE DOING A BOOK SIGNING

AT MY SISTER'S BOOK STORE.

THANKS FOR DOING THAT.

YEAH, WELL, I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

WHAT WAS HE DOING HERE?

OH, LOOKING FOR SOMETHING I DON'T HAVE.

WHAT IS THAT?

UNCLE MAC WON THIS GUY FOR ME AT THE ARCADE.

I'M GONNA GO POST SOME PICTURES OF HIM ONLINE.

WOW!

IT LOOKS LIKE YOU GUYS HAD FUN.

WE DID! WE DID.

I HAVEN'T BEEN TO AN ARCADE IN YEARS.

I MEAN, THEY HAVE ALL SORTS OF RETRO GAMES.

IT WAS FUN! WE SHOULD GO.

YOU AND ME?

DO YOU MEAN LIKE A DATE?

NO!

NO, NO...

THAT IS, I MEAN, I KNOW

Y-YOU'RE NOT READY FOR ANYTHING LIKE THAT YET. RIGHT?

ARE YOU?

I MEAN, I KNOW THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE REASONS

TO NOT WANT TO GO THERE.

YOU GUYS HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO COMMUNICATE, DO YOU?

[♪♪]

[PHONE CHIMES]

IT'S MY DAD.

CHIEF JENSEN CLEARED US TO GO BACK INTO THE FORREST HOUSE.

THE PROJECT IS BACK ON.

HEY, GUYS!

AH. GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

LISTEN, I WANTED TO THANK YOU

FOR HELPING US OUT

WITH THAT POLICE SITUATION.

NO PROBLEM.

SO, UH, PRETTY QUIET HERE TODAY.

YEAH, WHERE ARE ALL THE VOLUNTEERS?

WELL, I'M GUESSING MOST OF THEM HAVEN'T REALIZED

WE'RE BACK IN BUSINESS YET.

WELL, JENNIFER TOLD US

THAT CALLIE'S ON PAINT CREW TODAY.

OH! WELL, LET ME GIVE YOU A RUNDOWN, CALLIE.

I CAN SHOW HER WHAT TO DO.

[MAC]: GOOD! SEAN CAN SHOW ME HOW TO HANG DRYWALL.

RIGHT THIS WAY, MR. DRYWALL.

[GASPS] THE APPRAISAL! YES!

OF COURSE!

WE KEEP EXTRA COPIES OF EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW THAT.

DAD... YOU ARE AWESOME.

MM-MWAH! HEY.

HAVE YOU SEEN MAC YET THIS MORNING?

NO, I HAVEN'T.

HEY, YOU GUYS. IT'S ALREADY 10:00.

I STILL HAVE OVER HALF THE ASSIGNMENTS,

AND NO ONE TO GIVE THEM TO.

I REALLY HOPED

MORE VOLUNTEERS WOULD BE TRICKLING IN BY NOW.

I KNOW.

I CALLED A FEW OF THEM TO SEE WHY THEY'RE NOT SHOWING UP,

AND EVERYONE'S SAYING THE SAME THING--

THEY'RE UPSET ABOUT THE MURDER, YOU KNOW?

THEY DON'T FEEL SAFE.

NO. I DON'T KNOW WHO CAN FEEL SAFE IN THIS TOWN

UNTIL THE KILLER IS CAUGHT.

DAD...

YOU HAVE TO LET ME OUT OF THAT PROMISE I MADE.

I WANT TO HELP FIGURE OUT WHO KILLED CHARLES POTTER.

THE POLICE HAVE DAVE DRUMMOND IN CUSTODY.

THEY HAVEN'T CHARGED HIM. I DON'T THINK THEY HAVE ENOUGH.

SO GIVE THEM TIME.

THEY MIGHT HAVE TIME, BUT WE DON'T.

IF THIS MURDER ISN'T SOLVED SOON,

THIS PROJECT IS IN REAL TROUBLE.

I UNDERSTAND--

NO. THE HOUSE IS GONNA REVERT BACK TO THE BANK.

LOOK--

EVERYBODY COUNTING ON HAVING A HOME HERE WON'T HAVE IT.

I'VE BEEN PLANNING THIS PROJECT FOR A YEAR,

AND, BARELY THREE DAYS IN, IT'S ALREADY IN JEOPARDY.

WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR BEST.

AND YOU MIGHT PULL IT OFF, BUT...

I NEED TO TELL OUR CLIENTS

THAT THEY MIGHT NEED TO MAKE OTHER PLANS.

AT LEAST WAIT TILL THE END OF THE WEEK.

THEY MIGHT CHARGE DAVE DRUMMOND.

I DON'T BELIEVE DAVE DID IT.

DAVE HAS BEEN OUR CHAMPION THIS ENTIRE TIME

AND HE'S A GOOD PERSON.

YET YOU WERE ARGUING WITH HIM OUTSIDE YOUR OFFICE YESTERDAY.

WHY WAS THAT?

DID IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO

WITH THE APPRAISAL OF THIS PROPERTY BEING OFF?

[LOUD CRASHING, MAN SCREAMING]

MAC! ARE YOU OKAY?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

I WAS...

IT'S OKAY.

WE ALLOW FOR SHEETROCK LOSS IN THE BUDGET.

I DID EXACTLY WHAT SEAN TOLD ME TO DO.

I WAS JUST REPLACING A LITTLE DAMAGED SECTION.

I'LL TAKE A LOOK AT IT. BUT...

I NEED YOU TO DO SOMETHING FOR ME

THAT MIGHT BE A LITTLE BETTER SUITED TO YOUR SKILL SET.

TRACK DOWN THIS APPRAISER FOR ME.

THIS GUY HERE.

SEE WHY HE VALUED THIS PROPERTY

AT ABOUT A THIRD OF WHAT IT'S WORTH.

I WANT TO KNOW BEFORE I BRING THIS TO TOMMY.

OKAY. GOTTA BE EASIER THAN HANGING DRYWALL.

I'M CUTTING DRUMMOND LOOSE FOR THE MOMENT.

OKAY, I KNOW IT'S A PROBLEM HIS PRINTS AREN'T ON THE WEAPON,

BUT THE WRENCH WAS FOUND IN HIS CAR.

THAT'S SOLID EVIDENCE.

WELL, IT'S NOT ENOUGH TO CHARGE HIM,

AND THE D.A. AGREES.

WE CAN'T HOLD HIM.

YES, SIR.

OKAY. YOU ARE FREE TO GO,

BUT DON'T PLAN ON MAKING ANY TRIPS.

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

[♪♪]

[JENNIFER]: AND WHAT EXACTLY IS IT YOU'RE DOING?

IT'S STRANGE... THIS WOOD IS DAMP.

YOU SEE THAT? THAT'S WATER DAMAGE.

[BEEPING]

I'M GETTING HIGH MOISTURE NUMBERS.

[BEEPING CEASES]

YOU SEE HOW THE EDGES OF THE TILE HERE ARE BUCKLED?

MM-HMM.

IT MEANS THE WOOD UNDERNEATH IS WARPED.

I WOULD SAY THAT THIS ROOM WAS FLOODED WITH WATER RECENTLY.

MAYBE IT SEEPED THROUGH A CRACK IN THE VANITY.

[SHANNON SIGHS]

THIS ENTIRE FLOOR IS GONNA HAVE TO BE TORN UP AND REPLACED.

WHO KNOWS HOW FAR THE WATER EVEN SEEPED INTO THE OTHER ROOMS?

BUT ISN'T THAT GONNA ADD ON MORE TIME TO THE RENOVATION?

THREE, MAYBE FOUR DAYS?

I CHECKED THIS ROOM BEFORE I TOOK THE JOB.

I WOULD HAVE NOTICED BUCKLED TILES.

LOOK AT THIS.

SOMEONE'S TOOK A WRENCH TO THIS PIPE.

THESE MARKS ARE FRESH.

I THINK SOMEONE CREATED A LEAK UNDER THE SINK ON PURPOSE.

THE BOTTOM OF POTTER'S PANTS WERE WET.

SO WAIT A MINUTE.

YOU THINK THAT, POTTER, HE CAUGHT SOMEONE

TRYING TO CAUSE WATER DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE?

NO. I THINK SOMEONE CAUGHT POTTER

CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE HOUSE,

AND IT LED TO A TERRIBLE FIGHT.

WHAT IF POTTER WAS SABOTAGING THIS PROJECT?

TRYING TO MAKE IT TAKE SO LONG

THAT THE HOUSE WOULD REVERT BACK TO THE BANK?

JENN, I THINK WE JUST FOUND THE MOTIVE FOR HIS MURDER.

[THUD]

SHANNON...

[♪♪]

[GASPS]

HEY.

JIM. YOU'RE STILL HERE.

YEAH, I THOUGHT I HEARD A KNOCK OR SOMETHING.

IT WAS PROBABLY THE BROOM.

SHANNON? WE'RE GONNA CALL TOMMY NOW, RIGHT?

YEAH. GO AHEAD AND CALL HIM.

PAINT LOOKS GOOD.

THANKS.

[♪♪]

SO I HAVE A COPY HERE

OF THE APPRAISALS ON THE FORREST HOUSE, LAST MARCH.

THIS IS YOUR SIGNATURE, RIGHT?

UH, YEAH. THAT'S ME.

ALL RIGHT. DO YOU REMEMBER DOING THE APPRAISAL?

HA! I DO FOUR OR FIVE APPRAISALS EVERY DAY.

THEY ALL KIND OF BLUR TOGETHER.

THIS WAS A REALLY BIG HOUSE.

IT'S SORT OF HARD TO FORGET.

LET'S SEE IF THIS JOGS YOUR MEMORY.

NO, LIKE I SAID,

I'M NOT GONNA REMEMBER A HOUSE I DID MONTHS--

LOOK AT THE VALUE.

IT'S A LITTLE LOW FOR A SEVEN-BEDROOM HOUSE,

WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

WHAT THE...? THAT'S NOT--

NOT... WHAT?

YOU SAYING THAT NUMBER ISN'T ACCURATE?

NO. THAT'S... THAT'S NOT THE NUMBER I CAME UP WITH.

SO YOU DO REMEMBER.

THAT APPRAISAL'S BEEN ALTERED.

YOU SEEM PRETTY ANGRY ABOUT THAT.

AH, YOU THINK?

WELL, WHY WOULD YOU BE ANGRY

IF SOMEBODY ALTERED YOUR APPRAISAL?

BECAUSE THEN IT MAKES PEOPLE LIKE YOU SHOW UP,

ASKING ME QUESTIONS.

OH, AND YOU DON'T WANT ME ASKING QUESTIONS.

-NO. THAT WASN'T THE-- -"WASN'T THE" WHAT?

...THE DEAL? THE ARRANGEMENT?

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

WHAT SORT OF DEAL DID YOU HAVE

WITH DAVE DRUMMOND?

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW ANY DAVE DRUMMOND.

WHO ORDERED THIS APPRAISAL? WAS IT CHARLES POTTER?

YOU HAVE SOME KIND OF DEAL WITH CHARLES POTTER?

LOOK! BACK OFF, MAN!

FINE. I'LL GET THIS TO THE POLICE.

TELL THEM TO HANDLE IT.

HEY, THERE'S NO REASON FOR THAT.

WELL... NOT IF YOU TELL ME

WHAT SORT OF DEAL YOU HAD WITH POTTER.

I'M HERE TO SEE PATRICE DORAN.

THANKS.

[PATRICE]: I'LL ASK YOU ONE MORE TIME.

I DON'T SEE WHY YOU HAD TO GO BEHIND MR. POTTER'S DESK.

OH! HI, SHANNON. UM...

I WAS JUST TELLING PATRICE

THAT I BROUGHT MRS. POTTER A CARD TO THANK HER

FOR DONATING THE BOOKS TO MY SHOP.

I JUST THOUGHT,

IF I PUT IT IN WITH HIS MAIL, IT WOULD GET TO HER.

I'M SORRY.

IF YOU WANT TO GIVE IT TO HER YOURSELF, THAT'S FINE.

I SHOULD BE BACK VOLUNTEERING AT THE FORREST HOUSE

BY TOMORROW.

PATRICE? ARE YOU OKAY?

DID WHITNEY UPSET YOU?

WHAT? HER?

[SCOFFS LIGHTLY]

NO. IT'S JUST, I HEARD THAT, UM,

MR. DRUMMOND WAS RELEASED, AND, UH...

WELL, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER HE'S COMING BACK TO WORK OR...

DO YOU THINK HE COULD HAVE KILLED MR. POTTER?

I DON'T KNOW.

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT.

WE?

WHITNEY... HI.

NOT WHO I EXPECTED TO SEE.

DID YOU SEE THE AD IN THE PAPER FOR YOUR BOOK SIGNING?

ALREADY GOT A LOT OF PHONE CALLS.

WELL, THAT'S... GREAT.

OH, GOOD, YOU'RE HERE.

ABOUT THAT MOVIE... HOW ABOUT THIS WEEKEND?

UM...

SURE, I'D LOVE THAT,

IF YOU DON'T BURY ME IN PAINT SUPPLIES FIRST.

[SEAN]: HEY, GUYS? YOU WANT TO COME

GIVE JENNIFER A HAND HERE?

WONDER WHAT THAT WAS ALL ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW,

I THINK THEY'RE PLANNING A MUTINY OR SOMETHING.

[CHUCKLING]

OKAY!

YOU LIED TO THE POLICE?

I HAD TO!

SO, THE NIGHT MR. POTTER WAS KILLED,

YOU WEREN'T ACTUALLY WITH YOUR DAD THE WHOLE TIME?

LOOK, WHEN WE WERE PARKED OUT FRONT,

HE SAID HE HAD TO GO CHECK ON SOMETHING

AND HE GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK,

THEN HE DISAPPEARED INTO THE DARK.

IT WAS ONLY, LIKE, FIVE MINUTES!

IT DOESN'T MEAN HE KILLED ANYONE.

PLEASE...

PLEASE DON'T TELL THEM.

SO THIS APPRAISER SAID THAT POTTER PAID HIM TO COME IN LOW

ON CERTAIN HOUSES OWNED BY THE BANK,

BUT NOT TOO LOW, 40,000, 50,000.

WE'RE THINKING SO THAT HE COULD SELL LOW

TO THE SAME DEVELOPER OR HOUSE FLIPPER.

[MAC]: WE THINK THAT POTTER WAS TAKING KICKBACKS.

THIS ISN'T NEWS TO YOU.

I OVERHEARD MR. DRUMMOND ACCUSE MR. POTTER OF THAT.

THEY WERE ARGUING OVER THE FORREST HOUSE.

MR. POTTER ALREADY HAD A BUYER LINED UP.

BUT DRUMMOND GOT THE BOARD TO APPROVE THE DONATION

TO SUNNY SITE INSTEAD.

BUT I DON'T SEE WHY ALTERING THE APPRAISAL WOULD HELP.

WELL...

A DONATION UNDER A MILLION DOLLARS

DOESN'T NEED APPROVAL BY THE BANK PRESIDENT.

SO THAT'S HOW DRUMMOND GOT AROUND HIM.

I THINK POTTER

WAS TRYING TO OUTSMART DRUMMOND

BY SABOTAGING THE PROJECT,

MAKING US TAKE SO LONG, WE'D MISS OUR DEADLINE,

THEN THE HOUSE WOULD REVERT BACK TO BANK.

DO YOU THINK HE WOULD DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

I HOPE NOT. THAT WOULD-- THAT WOULD BE TERRIBLE.

WE'RE HOPING YOU CAN HELP US

PROVE THAT POTTER WAS TAKING KICKBACKS.

IF YOU HAD A LIST OF HOUSE SALES

THAT POTTER WAS DIRECTLY INVOLVED WITH,

MAYBE TO THE SAME BUYER?

I COULDN'T DO THAT. I COULD GET IN A LOT OF TROUBLE.

I DON'T KNOW.

I MEAN, HOME SALES ARE PUBLIC RECORD.

WE COULD JUST LOOK THEM UP OURSELVES.

BUT IF YOU TOLD US

WHAT HOUSES WE WERE LOOKING FOR,

IT WOULD SAVE US A LOT OF TIME.

[AWKWARD CHUCKLE]

WELL, I...

I SUPPOSE I COULD LEAD YOU TO THE FILE ROOM

IN THE BASEMENT...

TELL YOU WHICH DRAWER TO LOOK IN.

THANK YOU.

THOSE FILE CABINETS THERE.

LOOK FOR SALES TO "MULFORD INDUSTRIES".

THANK YOU, PATRICE.

OH, AND LEAVE THE DOOR PROPPED OPEN,

IT LOCKS AUTOMATICALLY,

AND I DON'T DARE GIVE YOU MY KEYS.

NO, WE DON'T WANT YOU GETTING IN TROUBLE.

AND PLEASE HURRY.

OKAY...

SHE SAID "MULFORD..."

YEAH, I THINK SO.

MCCARTHY... MULFORD.

[♪♪]

WAIT.

THIS APPRAISAL LISTS

"PREVIOUS OWNER" AS JAMES HOPKINS.

THIS BANK FORECLOSED ON JIM'S HOUSE?

[DOOR BANGS]

[THUMPING]

[MUFFLED]: HEY!

NO CELL SIGNAL, HOWEVER...

SOMEONE'S BOUND TO COME DOWN EVENTUALLY, RIGHT?

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S THE COMPUTER AGE.

I THINK FILING IS AN AFTERTHOUGHT.

BUT I THINK I COULD GET US OUT OF HERE

IF I FOUND THE RIGHT TOOLS.

SUCH AS?

SOMETHING LONG AND THIN,

LIKE A NAIL...

OR A PEN.

OKAY, NOW I JUST NEED SOMETHING TO DRIVE IT WITH,

LIKE A HAMMER.

ALL RIGHT.

[♪♪]

SO, CALLIE TELLS ME HOW MUCH SHE MISSES YOU

SINCE YOU MOVED AWAY.

YEAH, I MISS HER LIKE CRAZY.

HOW ABOUT A STAPLER?

SHE ALSO SORT OF TOLD ME

WHY YOU MOVED AWAY.

SHOULD'VE SEEN THAT COMING.

YOU NEVER TOLD ME YOU WERE ENGAGED.

NEVER TOLD YOU

THAT I LEFT MY BRIDE-TO-BE AT THE ALTAR

AND GAINED A REPUTATION AS THE WORLD'S BIGGEST CAD?

BUT YOU'RE NOT A CAD.

THERE MUST BE MORE TO THE STORY.

WELL, THAT MAKES YOU ONE OF THE FEW PEOPLE

WHO GIVES ME THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.

I'D LOVE TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.

[STAMMERS]

NO--

IT'S OKAY. I UNDERSTAND.

[STARTS HAMMERING]

MY FIANCÉE HAD

TRUTH ISSUES...

WHICH I LEARNED ABOUT

WHEN SHE TOLD ME THAT, TECHNICALLY,

I WAS NOT GONNA BE HER FIRST HUSBAND,

BECAUSE, "TECHNICALLY",

SHE'D NEVER GOT AROUND TO FILING FOR DIVORCE.

BUT INSTEAD OF TELLING EVERYBODY

WHY YOU DIDN'T GO THROUGH WITH THE WEDDING,

YOU LET THEM THINK YOU WERE THE BAD GUY?

THAT MUST HAVE BEEN VERY PAINFUL.

THAT'S ONE WORD FOR IT.

AND THAT'S WHY YOU TOLD ME YOU WEREN'T READY TO DATE AGAIN.

YEAH.

SO...

NOW YOU KNOW MY REASON.

WHEN ARE YOU GONNA TELL ME YOURS?

GOT THE PINS OUT.

WE'RE FREE.

[OFFICE PHONES RINGING]

OH. SHANNON, HELLO.

MARIE.

ARE YOU OKAY?

YES. I-I'M LOOKING FOR DAVE.

I HEARD THE POLICE LET HIM GO,

AND I NEED TO TALK TO HIM.

HE'S NOT HERE.

AT LEAST, HE WASN'T IN HIS OFFICE.

OH.

WELL, I'M SURE HE'LL CALL ME BACK SOON.

THANKS.

WERE YOU HERE TO TALK TO HIM

ABOUT THE APPRAISAL ON THE FORREST HOUSE?

WE KNOW THAT HE ALTERED IT.

[SHANNON]: YOU KNEW, DIDN'T YOU?

THAT'S WHY YOU WERE ARGUING WITH HIM THAT DAY,

AFTER POTTER WAS KILLED.

[QUIETLY]: OKAY... YES.

BUT I SWEAR I DIDN'T KNOW BEFORE POTTER WAS KILLED,

AND IF I HAD KNOWN...

[CHUCKLES SADLY]

YOU DON'T KNOW HOW DIFFICULT

IT WAS TO DEAL WITH SOMEONE LIKE CHARLES POTTER.

HE HAD A WAY OF MAKING GOOD PEOPLE DO THINGS

THAT THEY WOULD OTHERWISE NEVER DO,

MAKING THEM FEEL THAT IT'S PERFECTLY REASONABLE

TO DO THE WRONG THING TO GET THE RIGHT RESULT.

[AWKWARD CHUCKLE]

I'M SORRY. I'M JUST...

IGNORE ME, I'M JUST UPSET.

I HAVE TO GO.

DID IT SOUND LIKE

SHE WAS JUST ABOUT TO CONFESS TO THE MURDER?

WELL, OR SHE'S FIGURED OUT THAT IT WAS DRUMMOND WHO DID IT.

I SHOULD GO LET TOMMY KNOW

EVERYTHING WE FOUND OUT TODAY.

I GOT TO PICK UP CALLIE.

I'LL MEET YOU BACK AT YOUR PLACE.

OKAY.

[♪♪]

[GASPS]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WAITING FOR YOU.

I'M CALLING THE POLICE.

-NO, PLEASE DON'T. -STEP BACK!

NOT UNTIL YOU HEAR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.

I'M SORRY IF I SCARED YOU, OKAY?

I JUST-- I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN,

AND YOU SEEM TO BE THE ONE PERSON

WHO ACTUALLY CARES ABOUT FINDING OUT THE TRUTH.

I'M LISTENING.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE,

BEING FRAMED FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU DIDN'T DO.

YOU ALTERED THE APPRAISAL.

I DID.

I DID, BUT IT WAS FOR A GOOD CAUSE,

AND JUST ONCE, I WANTED TO BEAT CHARLES AT HIS OWN GAME,

BUT I'M NO GOOD AT IT!

I DON'T HAVE HIS TALENT FOR CORRUPTION.

YOU MEAN THE KICKBACKS THAT HE'S BEEN POCKETING?

YEAH. I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

A FRIEND OF MINE WHO WORKS AT THE GREEN MEADOWS CREDIT UNION

SAID THAT CHARLES HAD OPENED A SAFE DEPOSIT BOX

UNDER AN ASSUMED NAME.

DID YOU TELL THIS TO THE POLICE?

NO! MY LAWYER WON'T LET ME TELL THEM ANYTHING.

HE SAYS ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS PROVING ME GUILTY,

WHICH WHY I'M HERE,

BECAUSE I NEED SOMEONE TO PROVE ME INNOCENT.

PLEASE. I-I HAVE A WIFE, I HAVE KIDS,

AND I CANNOT END UP IN PRISON FOR A MURDER I DIDN'T COMMIT.

[SIGHS] PLEASE.

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

DRUMMOND WAS WAITING FOR YOU,

AND YOU DIDN'T CALL THE POLICE?

SHH! YOU'RE GONNA WAKE CALLIE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE CALLED TOMMY.

YOU SHOULD'VE CALLED ME!

I DID CALL TOMMY.

HE'S OUT ON A LEAD.

HE SAID HE WOULD BE HERE IN THE MORNING, BUT...

THE THING IS, IS I BELIEVED DRUMMOND.

SHANNON...

HE LIED TO YOUR FACE ABOUT THE APPRAISAL.

HE'S BEING FRAMED FOR MURDER.

CAN YOU BLAME HIM FOR BEING DESPERATE?

HE LIED TO YOU BEFORE HE WAS A MURDER SUSPECT,

BEFORE YOU FOUND THE MURDER WEAPON IN HIS CAR.

THAT'S TRUE...

BUT IF HE'S GUILTY,

WHY WOULD HE WANT ME TO PROVE THAT HE'S INNOCENT?

WHY WOULD A MURDERER WANT YOU ON HIS SIDE?

LOOK, I DON'T WANT YOU AND CALLIE

ALONE IN THIS HOUSE WITH THAT GUY RUNNING AROUND.

I'D FEEL BETTER

IF I COULD SLEEP ON THE COUCH.

[♪♪]

'KAY.

DOES MY HEART GOOD

TO SEE FRESH FLOWERS ON YOUR MOTHER'S GRAVE.

DAD.

DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU HERE.

I COME HERE ONCE OR TWICE A WEEK,

SAY HELLO TO THE LOVE OF MY LIFE.

SO DO I. SOMETIMES, I FEEL LIKE

I CAN HEAR HER SAYING HELLO BACK.

MM.

YOU KNOW WHAT SHE'D BE SAYING RIGHT NOW?

DAD, IF YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME

THAT I SHOULDN'T BE BUTTING INTO THE MURDER INVESTIGATION AGAIN--

NOT WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY.

OH.

SO I'M NOT A MIND-READER.

MM.

I WAS GONNA SAY...

SHE'D BE WONDERING

WHEN YOU'RE GOING TO TURN YOUR ATTENTION

TO FINDING THE LOVE OF YOUR LIFE.

WE CAN'T ALL BE AS LUCKY AS YOU AND MOM WERE.

DARLIN'...

LOVE IS LESS ABOUT LUCK,

AND MORE ABOUT THE WILLINGNESS

TO OPEN YOUR HEART.

IT'S RINGING A BELL.

I THINK I HEARD IT IN A SONG ONCE.

YOU ALWAYS MAKE A JOKE EVERY TIME SOMEONE

BRINGS UP YOUR LOVE LIFE.

OR LACK THEREOF.

SEE WHAT I MEAN?

I'VE WATCHED YOU SINCE YOU WERE BORN.

I WATCHED HOW YOU ONCE

OPENED YOUR HEART TO THE WORLD,

AND WHEN YOUR MOTHER DIED,

I WATCHED HOW YOU WITHDREW IT.

YES, WELL...

WE ALL DID.

TRUE.

BUT YOU WERE SO YOUNG,

AND YOUR HEART WAS SO BROKEN,

YOU DEVELOPED THIS HABIT OF BEING CAUTIOUS

BEFORE YOU HAD THE TIME TO UNDERSTAND

HOW RESILIENT THE HEART CAN BE.

IF YOU THOUGHT THIS ABOUT ME,

WHY DIDN'T YOU S...

I KNOW. WHY DIDN'T I TELL YOU BEFORE?

BECAUSE I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU WITH ANYONE

WHERE I THOUGHT "MAYBE IT'S WORTH IT

THROWING CAUTION AT THE WIND."

AND YOU THINK MAC IS WORTH IT?

QUESTION IS... DO YOU THINK HE IS?

TALK TO YOUR MOTHER ABOUT IT.

LOVE YOU.

[♪♪]

UH, JENNIFER CALLED,

ASKED IF SHE COULD TAKE YOU DOWNTOWN,

RECRUIT MORE VOLUNTEERS FOR THE RENOVATION.

IS THAT SOMETHING YOU WANT TO DO?

CALLIE?

YOU OKAY?

WHAT IF YOU KNOW SOMETHING, BUT YOU PROMISED NOT TO TELL?

WHAT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO?

[PHONE RINGING]

HEY, TOMMY. WHAT'S UP?

WELL, I'VE BEEN LOOKING THROUGH THESE PICTURES YOU SENT ME,

TRYING TO FIGURE OUT POTTER'S KICKBACK SCHEME.

THERE ARE SOME ACRONYMS IN THESE FILES

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

TRY CALLING PATRICE. I BET SHE COULD HELP WITH THAT.

WELL, THAT'S THE THING. I CALLED THE BANK.

THEY SAID SHE DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR WORK TODAY.

SHE DIDN'T CALL EITHER.

HMM. THAT'S STRANGE.

YEAH, IT'S BOTHERING ME.

YOU SAID SHE WAS

WORRIED ABOUT REPERCUSSIONS FOR SHOWING YOU THIS STUFF.

[SIGHS] YOU KNOW, SHE LIVES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.

WHY DON'T I STOP BY

AND MAKE SURE SHE'S OKAY?

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, SHANNON.

SO, ELLIOT, YOU REALLY THINK YOU'RE READY FOR POWER TOOLS?

OH, HE'S READY!

[♪♪]

SORRY, ELLIOT...

BUT I HAD TO TELL.

JIM?

YOU WANT TO COME WITH ME TO TALK TO THE POLICE,

OR SHOULD I HAVE THEM COME HERE?

[♪♪]

SO YOU'RE TELLING ME,

THE NIGHT OF POTTER'S MURDER,

THAT YOU DID GET OUT OF YOUR TRUCK?

YES, THAT'S RIGHT.

THE FRONT DOOR WAS OPEN.

I SAW A SHADOW, THEN SOMEONE LEAVING THE HOUSE,

SO I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK TO CHECK IT OUT.

AND YOU SAW WHO IT WAS?

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING UP UNTIL NOW,

BECAUSE, WELL, YOU ALREADY HAULED ME IN ONCE,

AND SO... [SIGHS]

I DIDN'T WANT TO MAKE THINGS WORSE FOR MYSELF.

THAT DOESN'T EVEN MAKE ANY SENSE.

I ASKED YOU TEN TIMES IF YOU SAW ANYONE.

I'M AN EX-CON.

I KNOW IT DOESN'T PAY TO POINT A FINGER

AT SOMEONE WHO'S RELATED TO A COP.

HE SAW YOUR SISTER...

TOMMY.

[JIM]: THAT'S RIGHT.

THE WOMAN I SAW LEAVING THE HOUSE THAT NIGHT...

WAS WHITNEY SLOANE.

[♪♪]

PATRICE?

NO, SHE'S BREATHING OKAY.

HER EYES HAVEN'T OPENED YET.

OKAY, I'LL WAIT UNTIL YOU GET HERE.

WHITNEY, WHAT HAPPENED HERE?

I GOT HERE RIGHT BEFORE YOU DID.

SHE WAS ALREADY LYING HERE LIKE THAT.

BUT WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

I SHOULD GO.

WHITNEY!

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

[♪♪]

IT SAYS HERE EXACTLY WHAT YOU TOLD ME.

AT APPROXIMATELY 7:40 P.M., OUTSIDE THE FORREST HOUSE,

YOU WITNESSED WHITNEY SLOANE EXIT THROUGH THE FRONT DOOR.

IF THAT'S CORRECT,

THEN, PLEASE, SIGN YOUR STATEMENT RIGHT HERE.

I'M SORRY IT CAME TO THIS.

YEAH. WELL,

WE PREFER TO DEAL IN FACTS HERE,

SO IF THOSE ARE THE FACTS...

I'M GONNA GO CHECK ON THE KIDS.

ALL RIGHT, THANKS.

YOU KNOW, EVEN IF WHITNEY WAS THERE,

SHE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH POTTER'S MURDER.

THAT GIRL, SHE CRIES OVER DEAD BUGS.

[PHONE BEGINS RINGING]

OFFICER SLOANE.

IT'S SHANNON.

PATRICE WAS INJURED.

THERE'S SOMETHING I HAVE TO TELL YOU ABOUT WHITNEY.

[SIREN WAILING]

YES, SIR.

[RADIOS CRACKLING INDISTINCTLY]

THE CHIEF SAYS WHITNEY'S NOT AT HOME,

OR AT THE BOOKSTORE.

HE JUST ISSUED AN APB ON HER.

WHITNEY SAID SHE DIDN'T DO IT, RIGHT?

IT COULD HAVE BEEN DRUMMOND.

IT COULD'VE BEEN.

SHE'S CONSCIOUS NOW.

PUPILS RESPONSIVE, NO SIGNS OF CONTUSIONS,

JUST THE CUT ON HER HEAD. LUCKILY, WHOEVER HIT HER

DIDN'T HIT TOO HARD,

BUT WE'LL TAKE HER DOWN FOR A CT SCAN,

JUST TO BE SURE.

YOU CAN TALK TO HER BEFORE WE GO.

I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD.

I MEAN, NOT IF SHE'S GONNA ACCUSE MY SISTER.

I'LL CALL THE CHIEF,

SEE IF HE THINKS I SHOULD RECUSE MYSELF.

OFFICER SLOANE, I KNOW-- I KNOW WHY YOUR SISTER WAS HERE.

SHE-- SHE... SHE WAS LOOKING FOR THE LETTER.

MA'AM, YOU SHOULD PROBABLY WAIT AND TELL THIS TO--

WHAT LETTER?

YOU-- YOU REMEMBER, WHEN SHE CAME BY THE BANK

TO DROP OFF A CARD FOR MRS. POTTER?

I CAUGHT HER LOOKING THROUGH MR. POTTER'S MAIL BASKET.

I FOUND WHAT SHE WAS LOOKING FOR.

IT'S RIGHT THERE, ON THE COUNTER.

READ IT.

PLEASE? YOU NEED TO KNOW. EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW.

[♪♪]

IT'S WHITNEY'S HANDWRITING, ALL RIGHT.

IT'S A LETTER TO POTTER.

WHITNEY THREATENED TO KILL HIM.

[♪♪]

HEY. SHE ISN'T HERE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

THE AMBULANCE WAS ONLY TEN MINUTES AHEAD OF US.

SHE GOT TO BE HERE.

I MADE THEM CHECK THREE TIMES.

UH... HEY!

EXCUSE ME?

MISS. YOU BROUGHT OUR FRIEND PATRICE HERE.

WE BROUGHT HER HERE, BUT SHE REFUSED TO COME IN,

SAID SHE HAD TO GET TO WORK.

CONCUSSIONS CAN DO THAT,

MAKE A PERSON DISORIENTED.

SO YOU LET HER JUST WALK AWAY?

PEOPLE WALK AWAY AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE ALL THE TIME.

BUT YOU PICKED HER UP FROM HER HOUSE.

DON'T YOU DON'T THINK YOU HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY--

IT'S OKAY. WE'LL TRACK HER DOWN.

THANK YOU.

MAYBE WE CAN FIND HER AT THE BANK.

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU GO LOOK FOR PATRICE.

I THINK I KNOW WHERE WHITNEY MIGHT ME.

OKAY.

[GULLS CRYING]

[♪♪]

WELL, IF SOMEONE HAD TO FIND ME,

AT LEAST IT'S YOU.

YOU DIDN'T WANT TO BE FOUND?

WHAT I WANT

IS TO NOT BE SO AFRAID ANYMORE.

I'VE BEEN SO TERRIFIED

EVER SINCE I SENT THAT LETTER.

YOU THREATENED TO KILL CHARLES POTTER.

I WAS SO DESPERATE WHEN I WROTE THAT LETTER.

I GOT A NOTICE FROM THE BANK,

SAYING THEY WERE GOING TO FORECLOSE ON MY SHOP,

AND SO I CALLED

AND I BEGGED HIM TO GIVE ME MORE TIME.

HE BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ALL MY FAULT,

AND THEN HE HUNG UP ON ME.

HE UPSET ME SO MUCH,

I JUST WANTED TO UPSET HIM, TOO.

I DIDN'T REALLY WANT TO KILL HIM,

BUT WHEN HE ENDED UP MURDERED,

I KNEW THAT THAT LETTER WOULD MAKE ME LOOK SO GUILTY.

A WITNESS SAW YOU AT THE FORREST HOUSE

THE NIGHT HE WAS KILLED.

[QUIET GASP]

I...

I LOST MY PHONE THAT MORNING,

AND THOUGHT I LEFT IT AT THE HOUSE,

SO I WENT THERE TO LOOK FOR IT.

THE LAST THING IN THE WORLD I EXPECTED TO SEE

WAS POTTER WITH A WRENCH!

WHY DIDN'T YOU REPORT HIM THAT NIGHT?

TELL YOUR BROTHER?

-SOMEONE? -I DON'T KNOW!

OKAY? I DON'T KNOW! I DON'T KNOW.

I THOUGHT MAYBE HE HAD A REASON FOR BEING THERE.

AND THEN...

I LOST MY TEMPER,

AND I SAID SOME THINGS

I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID,

BUT THAT'S ALL.

I SWEAR, I DID NOT KILL HIM.

THEN WHO DID?

PATRICE?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'LL ASK YOU AGAIN-- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I'M LOOKING FOR PATRICE.

WHEN I ASKED YOU TO KEEP DIGGING,

I DIDN'T MEAN DIGGING HERE.

I WAS AN IDIOT FOR THINKING YOU'D BELIEVE ME, WASN'T I?

YOU JUST WANT TO PROVE ME GUILTY, TOO.

YOU NEED TO BACK UP.

[DEFLATING GASP]

YOU THINK I'M GONNA HURT YOU?

NO.

GOD, NO.

[HUFFS DEJECTEDLY]

[♪♪]

WHAT IS IT?

YOU REALLY DIDN'T KILL CHARLES POTTER.

I DON'T KNOW WHO HURT PATRICE,

BUT SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE THINKS

SHE KNOWS WHO KILLED POTTER,

AND SHE THOUGHT SHE COULD PROVE IT.

WHEN DID SHE TELL YOU THAT?

WHEN SHE CALLED TO SAY THAT

SHE'D GIVE ME THE LETTER

IF I BROUGHT HER THE BOOKS,

BUT I'D ALREADY PUT THE BOOKS ON THE SHELVES--

BOOKS? WHAT BOOKS?

MS. SLOANE?

I'M GONNA NEED YOU TO COME WITH ME.

[♪♪]

IT WAS PATRICE WHO TRIED TO BREAK INTO POTTER'S DESK

THE MORNING AFTER HE WAS KILLED,

ALTHOUGH I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SHE WAS LOOKING FOR.

DO YOU THINK IT COULD'VE BEEN SOME KIND OF BOOK?

BECAUSE WHITNEY SAYS THAT PATRICE CALLED HER,

TO TRADE HER THREATENING LETTER FOR SOME BOOKS.

WHY WOULD SHE--? WAIT!

MRS. POTTER DONATED ALL OF HER HUSBAND'S BOOKS

TO WHITNEY'S SHOP.

YEAH, WHITNEY SAYS

THAT SHE PUT 'EM ON HER SHELVES FOR SALE.

YOU THINK ONE OF THE BOOKS WAS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY?

I DID SEE HER FLIPPING THROUGH THEM

WHEN SHE WAS PACKING.

MAYBE SOMETHING WAS HIDDEN INSIDE ONE OF THEM.

MAYBE.

IS IT POSSIBLE THAT PATRICE GAVE HERSELF

THE CUT ON THE FOREHEAD,

AND FAKED BEING UNCONSCIOUS

TO GET RID WHITNEY,

JUST TO FIND THE BOOKS?

NO IDEA. I'LL CALL TOMMY, TELL HIM YOUR THEORY, BUT--

YES, TELL HIM.

I'M HEADING TO WHITNEY'S SHOP, TO FIND THOSE BOOKS.

WAIT. SHANNON!

[♪♪]

[♪♪]

I SEE YOU FOUND

THE BOOK YOU'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.

THAT MUST BE THE KEY TO POTTER'S SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.

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

YOU WERE HIS ASSISTANT.

IF ANYONE HAD A CHANCE TO SEE HIM SLIP A KEY INSIDE A BOOK,

AND LOCK IT INSIDE A DRAWER, IT WAS YOU.

IS THAT WHY YOU KILLED HIM?

TO GET THE MONEY?

I KNOW POTTER

WAS SECRETLY TRYING TO SABOTAGE MY WORKSITE

FOR ANOTHER KICKBACK.

WHAT I DON'T KNOW

IS IF YOU WERE AT THE FORREST HOUSE

HELPING HIM WITH THE SABOTAGE.

I WOULD NEVER DO THAT!

I WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING THAT WOULD COST PEOPLE THEIR HOMES.

THAT'S WHAT HE DID.

HE LET THE BANK TAKE MY FATHER'S HOUSE.

WOULDN'T LIFT A FINGER TO STOP IT.

I WOULD NEVER HELP THAT MAN.

SO IF YOU WEREN'T THERE TO HELP HIM,

THEN YOU MUST'VE FOLLOWED HIM THERE.

I KNEW WHAT HE WAS DOING, AND I WAS GONNA GET PROOF,

TAKE PICTURES, EXPOSE HIM.

DID HE CATCH YOU? IS THAT IT?

I HATED THAT MAN,

BUT I DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL HIM.

I HAD TO DEFEND MYSELF.

SHANNON!

[GRUNTS]

[BOOKS CRASHING]

YOU OKAY?

YEAH! GO AROUND! I'LL FOLLOW HER.

[♪♪]

-WHERE IS SHE? -I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK I KNOW WHERE SHE WAS HEADED.

[SHANNON]: IT'S THE PLACE DRUMMOND MENTIONED.

GREEN MEADOWS CREDIT UNION.

WE'RE ALMOST THERE. WE'LL BE CAREFUL.

SO TOMMY LOOKED UP PATRICE'S FATHER.

HE DIED A YEAR AGO,

JUST A FEW MONTHS

AFTER THE BANK FORECLOSED ON HIS HOUSE.

[♪♪]

DO YOU SEE HER?

UH-UH.

[♪♪]

THERE SHE IS.

[♪♪]

EXCUSE ME. DO YOU HAVE A WASHROOM I COULD USE?

THANK YOU.

I'LL FOLLOW HER.

SEE IF THERE'S A WAY OUT THE BACK.

[♪♪]

WHY COULDN'T YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE,

LET ME GET THE MONEY?

I WOULD HAVE GIVEN MOST OF IT BACK.

I JUST NEEDED ENOUGH TO GET AWAY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN,

NOT IF IT WAS SELF-DEFENSE.

NO ONE'S GONNA BELIEVE ME.

I BELIEVE YOU.

BUT I FORGED POTTER'S SIGNATURE

TO GET ACCESS TO HIS SAFE DEPOSIT BOX.

THAT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE I PLANNED IT.

OR IT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE

YOU WANTED PROOF OF WHAT HE WAS DOING.

PATRICE, LISTEN TO ME.

I KNOW THAT YOUR FATHER DIED AFTER THE BANK TOOK HIS HOUSE.

IT WAS THE SHAME THAT KILLED HIM.

HE COULDN'T BEAR TO FEEL SUCH SHAME.

AND NOW I UNDERSTAND.

[♪♪]

[SHANNON]: PATRICE, I AM ON YOUR SIDE.

I KNOW HOW MUCH IT HURTS TO LOSE SOMEONE.

I UNDERSTAND, TOO.

THE FEELING OF INJUSTICE WHEN HE DIED,

WANTING TO RIGHT THAT WRONG.

I KNOW IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.

LOOK AT ME.

I MEANT WHAT I SAID.

I'LL GO WITH YOU TO THE POLICE.

I CAN HELP EXPLAIN.

I'LL TALK TO THEM.

THEY KNOW ME.

PLEASE.

LET ME HELP YOU.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO THIS.

WE CAN MAKE IT RIGHT.

[SIRENS WAILING]

JUST TALK TO ME.

PLEASE.

[TEARFULLY]: NO. IT'S TOO LATE.

NO.

[PATRICE YELPS AND SOBS]

IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.

[♪♪]

[♪♪]

[MARIE]: I KNOW I'VE SAID IT BEFORE,

BUT I HAVE TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR FINDING OUT THE TRUTH,

AND FOR SAVING THE RENOVATION.

AND YOUR DAD TELLS US

YOU'LL COME IN RIGHT ON SCHEDULE.

I THINK WE WILL.

I NEED TO THANK YOU, TOO.

IT MEANS THE WORLD TO ME

THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO GIVE MY SON A HOME.

THANK YOU FOR ALL THE VOLUNTEER HOURS

YOU'VE BEEN PUTTING IN.

OH, HEY, IF YOU'VE GOT A VOLUNTEER JOB,

I'M YOUR MAN!

I'LL TAKE IT!

COME ON, UNCLE MAC.

CAN'T BE LATE FOR YOUR OWN BOOK SIGNING.

YEAH, "UNCLE MAC," YOUR FANS ARE WAITING!

[♪♪]

DON'T TELL ME

THE FAMOUS WRITER IS NERVOUS.

[LAUGHS] I AM. BUT NOT ABOUT THAT.

ABOUT, UH, WHAT I WANT TO TELL YOU.

WHAT IS IT?

YOU WERE RIGHT.

EVER SINCE MY WEDDING-THAT-WASN'T,

I'VE BEEN IN NO HURRY TO START A RELATIONSHIP.

I UNDERSTAND CAUTION.

BUT LATELY...

WHEN I'M WITH YOU,

I'M FEELING

A DEFINITE IMPATIENCE.

THE TRUTH IS, I'M CRAZY ABOUT YOU.

AND I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN IN NO HURRY

TO START A RELATIONSHIP, AND--

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COME ON.

I HAVE TO GO STAND IN LINE TO GET AN AUTOGRAPH

FROM MY FAVORITE WRITER.

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