All language subtitles for The Stepmother 1972

Hey, Margo.

Alan, no, please.

Please.

Don't give me that.

Please.

Amigo, how was Acapulco?

I was having a drink with your wife.

Fuck you!

You fellas are big!

I won't give you what you take!

He's married, I think.

Why?

Because I was tired.

Tired?

What were you doing until 2 in the morning?

Nothing.

Liar!

I want to go home.

No!

I don't forget!

Hurry up!

Margo!

Who's here?

Alan.

Hey, shut up, goof.

My old man got home last night.

Frank, where is he?

Hey, Frank, get out of the sack.

It's Sunday. Yeah, leave it till tomorrow

What's everybody drinking?

Fru-diver!

And me too!

Where's Alan?

His advice was over and doesn't show up.

Maybe he's popping some chick in LA.

Oh, goo.

Hey Margo, where's Frank?

Did you get the contract signed?

No.

You will not believe it.

I want to ask you...

Has to go back again.
Oh, for Christ's sake.

Well, they okayed the hotel in Acapulco.

But I would like to work some
more details in the apartment.

Oh, manana manana.

Don't worry.

The deal is closed.

I guess they're just enjoying
my sparkling personality.

Hey, amigo.

You sure you're one of them?

Hey, look, last night I, uh, got to Alan.

I had to sit on him a bit.

But he's going to bring
us that check today.

Hey, come on, amigo. It's fine.

Hey, we can finish the house for him.

Come on, you two.

One more business, and that's final.

Come on, Richard.

Where's our host?

He's a ghost.

His partner.

He's a ghost.

His party will be over before he appears.

I'd better go and try and call him.

I think you'd better.

Ouch!

There were no stab wounds
or bullet wounds on his body.

Cause of his death? Strangulation.

Early this morning, three hippies found
the body of a young Mexican woman.

Cause of her death? Strangulation.

When our boys arrived to
go over the scene of the crime,

they found some freshly turned over dirt.

They dug up the soil, and they found it.

They dug up the soil and found
the body of Alan Richmond.

The medical report shows
that Richmond was under

the influence of drugs
when he was strangled.

His body was found approximately
11 hours after the murder.

That means the killing
must have taken place about

2 o'clock in the morning
of the previous night.

Just about the same hour as the
young Mexican woman was strangled.

Two murders, huh?

Both happened at the same
time in the same general area.

This is a strange one.

This guy, Alan Richmond,
he's got a place at the beach.

He's got a townhouse.

And he's building a big
joint out in Beverly Hills.

I'm gonna make a run
over to that townhouse.

I'll see what kind of a guy he was.

Hello? Hello?

Hey, I'm trying to reach
Alan Richmond. Is he there?

Not here. You want to leave a message?

No, never mind. I'll call back.

Hey!

Hey, Frank!

Come on in!

Come on!

Yeah.

Why did the killer leave the
woman's body in plain view?

Richmond gets buried.

How did this car crash into the ocean 20

miles away from his body?

Find anything worthwhile at Richmond's?

No, nothing.

Listen, I'm going to make a
run up to that beach house.

I, uh, may come up with
some kind of good fare.

This is going to be a tough nut

to crack.

For my money, it's going
to be one of these cases

that's never closed.

Yeah.

Never is a long time.

We have nothing much to go on.

Absolutely nothing.

I've gambled with
nothing before in one, Si.

Let's say I'm lucky.

That's funny.

Called up there a while ago.

A guy answered.

A lot of noise in the background,
like there was a party going on.

Listen, Cy, if anything
turns up, call me here.

This is the number at the beach house.

Frank, do you realize this is the first
Sunday we've all spent together in a week?

You get sucked in.

He's helpful, isn't he?

When you're an architect,
you build a building, and

then you want to make a
better one and a bigger one.

Before you know it, you are rich.

On paper, anyhow.

How did you finish this?

A few minutes.

Remember the first time you posed for me?

Dick and I were together
on the tennis team.

Whatever happened to that sketch?

My son had one.

Steve's proud of you.

Crazy day.

Remember the time we
missed the tennis match?

That cop took me to the police station.

He said I was a word back.

How come you're so preoccupied today?

What's the problem?

Dick told me that, uh, Alan's finally

agreed to give you the money.

I'm going home.

I'm going home.

Last time I saw Alan was Monday morning.

He probably left for Acapulco.

Yeah, we had a meeting at
Alan's office, the three of us.

What kind of a meeting?

A business meeting.

I didn't know Alan
Richman was your partner.

I didn't say that.

Oh, no, we were building a house for him.

What time did your plane arrive last night?

After midnight.

Was Mr. Richman still at your house then?

Yeah.

We all were except Frank.

We had a small informal party.

And what time did everyone else leave?

Around 1.

Richman too?

No, he stayed for a last drink with me.

And he left about 2
a.m., about an hour later.

That was the last I saw him.

Do you remember the hour
your husband arrived home?

4 o'clock in the morning.

No.

Now, I thought you said
you arrived at midnight.

12.25.

After customs and passports, I
left the airport around 1 o'clock.

Then I went to the office
to check some papers.

I arrived home at 4 o'clock in the morning.

Did you call your wife and your husband?

No.

Did you see anyone at your
office when you went there?

No, I didn't.

Was there a guard?

No.

Anybody?

Nobody.

No, I went through the private entrance.

Now, where were you two?

After the party.

Home, in a compromising position.

What about your chick?

Stoned.

Ripped.

Okay.

You know a girl named Maria Sessions?

How awful.

I don't know.

I never saw her.

No, huh?

I don't know that chick, ma'am.

Do you?

Thank you for your cooperation, folks.

I can assure you we'll
do everything we can,

and I'll probably be calling on you again.

Last drink with me.

And he left about 2
a.m., about an hour later.

That was the last I saw of him.

After I left the beach, I
stopped at Delgado's house,

questioned his servants.

They confirmed everything Mr. Delgado says.

Delgado's the only one
who doesn't have a witness

who can testify where
he was for three hours.

That's not reason enough to
suspect him of being involved.

Now listen to this.

1225.

After some passports, I left
the airport around 1 o'clock.

Then I went to the office
to check some papers.

I arrived home at 4 o'clock in the morning.

I don't like his story.
It sounds funny to me.

Our job is to go on proven facts.

Better keep an eye on the whole group.

In about one hour.

Yeah, he's here. Would
you like to talk to him?

Yeah. My room.

Hi, lovely.

Hi. Sonia's here. For barbecue and chicken.

Hens or cocks?

Hens. Hurry up. We're waiting.

That old man of yours,
he's really too much.

Yeah, I'm happy to say.

Wish I had your problem.

Oh, come on now, Frank.

Sexiest looking man I've ever seen.

He used to be.

Oh, hey, I called Rita and
Goof to come over for dinner.

Yeah?

Goof's busy on his new film.

I missed her, Goof.

You think we'll see him now that Alan...

Oh, did I tell you that Goof said
he thought that it was groovy?

Rita slept with Alan.

He said, you know, Goof, he said,

how can you make love with
the same person every day?

That's Goof's cop-out.

I bet he's a bummer in bed.

Oh, God.

Yeah, right.

If I ever made out with
anyone, Dick would kill me.

Seriously, what do you think he'd do?

Seriously?

Never thought about it.

Oh, he'd probably roar like a lion.

At least he better get jealous.

Anyway, I'm sure we're tight enough

that a scene would
never hurt our relationship.

And what if that happened to Dick?

Well, I'd crack the whip.

I wouldn't let Richard, the chicken heart,

get in the way.

I had any idea that he's free

just to run wild with all
the chicks in the barnyard.

What would you do to Frank?

Cut it off.

Oh, Margo.

What would Frank do to you?

Divorce me?

No, no, no.

He loves you too much.

Besides, he's still hung up on Catholicism.

All the more reason.

Adultery's a sin to him.

No second chances. He's too proud.

I'm afraid he'll leave me.

What do you mean he'll leave you?

Sonia, if you say anything, I'll never...

You know me better than that?

You remember the last
night we all saw Alan alive?

Yeah.

You and Dick left early.

Rita and Goof left shortly afterwards.

Alan just stayed and stayed.

He wouldn't go.

I don't know.

He was on a trip of some kind.

Finally, I got so tired, I decided
we'd go upstairs and go to bed.

So, I went to bed.

I was so tired. I was so tired.

I figured he'd split.

I fell asleep and, uh...

I woke up and he was next to me.

Yeah, Frank must have found out.

I don't know how.

He hasn't made love to me since that night.

Why don't you two come
behind me and watch your dick?

There's a letter on the table from Steve.

Hello, Sonia.

Oh, you white bastard.

Want a drink?

No, thank you.

How's the number one son?

Fantastic.

He's coming home in a couple of weeks.

Oh, good.

Good to see the little stinger.

Good boy.

Come on, you two. Dinner's ready.

Come on, Dick. Open the wine bottle.

I don't like this place.

They're crazy.

Back?

Yes, afternoon. You want to come?

No.

That is your department.

Here comes pride, intelligence, and guts.

You put it in the elevators. I
tried to catch it at your office.

So this is the Richmond house, huh?

Was. We're stuck with it now, though.

What can we do for you?

I need both of you at
headquarters to see if

you can identify a suspect
in the Richmond case.

Routine.

Now?

Now would be fine, yeah.

Okay.

We've arrested a man
for the murder of a woman.

The murder occurred near the spot
where Alan Richmond's body was found.

But so far, he refuses to
admit to the killing of Richmond.

Bring Lopez in, please.

I didn't kill Mr. Richmond, I told
you. I didn't even know Mr. Richmond.

I killed Maria because she was lying to me.

She was making it with everyone
and I was going to marry her.

I don't love you no more.

I killed her so nobody can
make love to her. Nobody!

I love her, but I didn't kill Mr. Richmond.

I didn't kill him. I
didn't kill Mr. Richmond.

I didn't kill him. I didn't kill him.

Ever seen this man?

Mr. Delgado.

Delgado?

You ever seen him?

No.

Well, I guess we went to
a lot of trouble for nothing.

What'll we get for the girls?

A life imprisonment if he's lucky.

A gas chamber if he's not.

Jesus. Does he have a good lawyer?

Best.

Court will appoint one.

Mr. Delgado.

Mr. Hill. I want to
thank you for coming in.

Right.

Strange guy.

Delgado.

Quick lunch and off to the bank.

Okay, see you later.

I was at an art gallery
nearby and thought I'd

persuade you charming
muchachos to buy me some lunch.

Oh, I'm sorry. You just
missed Dick. He just left.

How come you didn't go with him?

Well, I didn't feel like eating.

Besides, he has to go
to the bank afterwards.

That's right. I forgot.

I think you can find him at the steakhouse.

Oh, you come with me. I might not find him.

I have some building inspectors coming
tomorrow. I have a few things to check out.

Oh, come on, Francisquito.
You're too gallant, little lady, darling.

Well, I have to really stay here.

And we won't stay more than an hour, I
promise. And besides, you have to eat.

Come on.

I got to go to the other room.

What did you do to that? Let's go join him.

Why he didn't tell me he was
going to meet here for lunch?

I'm sure it's perfectly innocent.

Then how come he didn't tell me?

How come you didn't tell
him you're here with me?

Here.

What's the matter?

Can't talk to him, but I
just don't understand it.

Well, when did it all start? I
mean, there's got to be a reason.

The people like you just don't dry up.

Did Sonia tell you anything?

No.

I can't trust her anymore.

Why, Franny?

I have already.

I just don't know how to
make it all come out right.

No way can I tell him.

You too.

Oh, God, I got sleep water.

Oh, okay, okay.

Okay.

I'll find out for Dick what's going on.

Take it easy.

Talk to you later.

Yeah.

Talk.

Thank you.

I'm sorry, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Where have you been?

Who are you putting me on?

I've been to the bank.

Before the bank?

Hey, I've got the loan!

We can finish the stinking house!

Wait!

Answer my question!

Where have you been before the bank?

At the steakhouse.

With whom?

No one.

I was alone.

You're lying to me.

Hey, now listen.

You're tired.

You've been working too many long hours.

Now why don't you just go and relax
and let me take care of everything, huh?

Oh, of course.

You will take care of everything.

Including Margo.

Right?

Do you know what the
hell you're talking about?

Yes, I know what the
hell I'm talking about.

I know very well what
the fuck I'm talking about.

You and Margo, you were
together at the restaurant.

You have been seeing her behind my back.

Now you just hold on one second.

No!

Wait!

You can't just leave me.

I'm not leaving.

I'm going to leave.

Before one of us does
something, he's going to regret.

Look, Margo loves you,
and she would never...

She wouldn't what?

She'd only...

Shake.

Right.

Okay, okay, okay, I met her.

But she wanted me to help her.

Now, you know goddamn well I would
never touch anything that was yours.

Now, she wanted me to talk to you.

And I think you know about what, right?

Okay, now it's your turn.

What the hell's been eating you?

So, all right, she made it with Alan.

She tried to fight him off.
There was nothing she could do.

Look, this son of a bitch is dead and
good riddance, so please, forget it. Frank!

Please.

What the hell's the matter with you?

Leave me alone.

The way you've been acting, good Christ.

Ever since the night Alan died...

My son.

I made a sin have to be dead.

I didn't have any time to explain to him.

I was suspicious of him because of Alan.

I killed Alan.

It wasn't self defense, but I hated him.

Hatred is a sin.

I still hate him.

I don't know what is inside my heart.

My wife, Anne Allen, she asked
me to forgive her, but I can't.

I can't.

She took my pride, my self-respect.

You committed a crime, my son.

You must go to the authorities and confess.

They will never believe me.

Never.

Never believe me.

I'll pray for you, my son.

I'm going inside to change.

I have to go to the
office in a moment, okay?

You let me out.

You're not my little anymore.

Oh, you must be exhausted.

No, no.

Same old tacky suitcase, I see.

Thank you.

Hey, Margo?

What?

Tell me, why's Dad wearing a black tie?

Didn't he tell you in the letter?

No. Tell me what?

Dick died in an accident.

Oh, no.

Dick?

What happened?

He fell from an open terrace
in the construction last month.

Dick.

Oh, Christine, honey, don't talk about
it around your father right now, all right?

He's still upset about it.

Who's she?

Girl I know and her brother.

Margo, excuse me.

I've been married to your
father for two years now,

and I know you've never liked me
or accepted me as your stepmother,

because I'm a gringo.

No, I like you fine.

Steve, when I came to this
house, you were sent away.

Now, maybe you think that was my doing,

but your father wanted
you to be independent.

I always wanted you with us.

Your dad asked if we should let
you go back to Mexico to go to school,

and I said, no, no,
you should stay with us.

You can go to USC.

Two years is enough time.

Margo, thank you.

But I'd rather go back to Mexico City.

All my friends are there.

I just want to be friends.

Here you are.

I've been calling you all morning.

Where were you?

I went to the airport to pick up Steve.

How is he?

He's fine.

I feel so guilty not being at home now.

Promise to bring him over tomorrow?

Okay.

I'm sorry that I called
because you're so busy,

but Dick's insurance
policy, it's $300,000.

I'm sure Dick would have wanted
it. I want to put it into the company.

Sonia, I appreciate that, but why didn't
you call me at the office to tell me that?

I thought you were hungry.
Come on. Let's have some lunch.

We can eat on the terrace.

It's empty without Dick.

Maybe I ought to go away somewhere.

Oh, Lieutenant Arnazi, please come in.

Mr. Delgado.

How's it going?

Fine, fine, thank you.

Sorry to bust in like this. I
just have a few questions.

Listen, you two go ahead.
I was on my way out.

I'll see you later.

See you later.

Oh, Mr. Delgado.

Yes.

I wonder, uh, would it
be convenient for you to

meet me in my office
about 7 o'clock tonight?

Okay, 7 o'clock. I'll be there.

Bye.

Come in.

Yeah.

We're, uh, of course, a little
anxious to finish the routine

investigation of Mr. Hill's
death and mark that case closed.

What are the charges?

Uh, I don't know.

What are some of the problems
between Mr. Delgado and your husband?

There were none.

No difficulties at all?

No, none.

No, uh, financial problems? Now, you must
have seen them fight or argue on occasion.

On the contrary. They
were best friends for over

15 years, since college.
They were like brothers.

I see.

We're, uh, still trying to get a confession
out of our suspect in the Richmond case.

Uh, Lopez sticks to that denial.

Uh, do you see much of your friend,
uh, the director, Goof, uh, his wife, Rita?

I haven't seen Goof
since, uh, Dick's funeral.

Besides, he's busy on
his new film with Rita.

Yeah, yeah. Dainese, right?

Right.

Dig up any new corpses, huh?

I'm gonna ask a few
questions about Richmond.

Lay on me.

Sitting Delgado lately?

Oh, man, no. You know, we're
not in the same bag, you dig?

I mean, we all met through Alan.

What was your connection with Richmond?

He put some bread in a flick I made.
Look at these flicks. Did you see that?

No, I didn't get to see that one.

Oh, man, that's too bad. That was a gas.

Actually, it was the pissiest shit
that did ever bring in the money.

Wait till you see my next one.

Right, right. What about Delgado?

Oh, yeah, yeah. I mean,
Frank. Frank, Frank, right.

Well, you know, I got the feeling that
Margo had a drag-fank to these things,

you know, when he
couldn't beg off. You dig?

I mean, he and Dick were
always working on the weekends.

Yeah, that was a bitch.

Well, so sometimes I
take the girl to balance,

to get away from the smog
and all that. You understand?

Yeah, they didn't mind letting
her always go off alone like that.

Oh, man, no. Those
cats were always working.

Hey, listen, you can't take a look.

Let's go.

I've run a few.

What about some of the others?

Any fights?

Who?

Oh, no.

Well, you know, maybe once, you know.

I mean, Alan got a little high,

tried to kiss Marlon, Frank pushing away.

And you know, Frank
never talked to him after that,

come to think of it.

How about Delgado
and Hill and the Triple L?

Oh, no way. You're putting me on.

That's all I can remember.

I cannot add any more details.

Couldn't it have been a suicide?

A lot of debts, financial problems?

It was an accident.

He fell.

My job, Mr. Delgado, is to
make certain of the reasons

for Mr. Hill's death.

You were the only witness,

the only one to see him fall.

I understand Mrs. Hill.

Sonia is to receive a letter

with a considerable sum in the insurance.

Yes, you told me.

$300,000, isn't it?

I think so.

I understand she's going to
turn the money over to you,

put it all back into the
construction business.

That's very generous of her.

It's a good investment.

She's also thinking about
selling her part in the business.

It would be a shame to lose
such an attractive partner.

Mr. Hernandez,

my son came from Mexico today.

And I'm leaving for Mexico this evening.

I would like to spend a
few moments with him,

if you don't mind.

Well, no, I think that about does it.

Sorry I held you.

By the way

in a break in the Richmond case.

Evidence might help us
in arresting the murderer.

Good night, Mr. Darnacy.

Sonia?

Sonia?

Sonia?

What a nice surprise.

I just found it.

I'm sorry it came like this, but...

I just wanted to ask you...

What did Ernesti say?

He's insane.

What did he say?

He said that you and
I are having an affair,

that Dick's death may
not have been an accident,

but intentional.

What did he ask you?

Same thing.

How about a glass of wine?
You look nervous tonight.

I'll relax you.

No, no, no. I'm going to Acapulco tonight.

I'm sorry if I look like this.

What time does the plane leave?

12.30.

I'm going to come with you.

Oh, please, no.

Listen, D'Arnesi's thinking
we're having an affair.

Frank, I need the change.

Sonia, would you do it for me?

Not this time.

I don't care about D'Arnesi.
It's not his business.

You're my partner.

Not this time. Please.

It's so quiet.

Next weekend, we'll go to the mountains.

All right?

We'll go to the cabin.

And we'll have a great time.

Let's go this weekend.

Why this weekend?

You know, next weekend.

I'm going to Acapulco tonight.

I have some business to attend there.

Excuse me, I'm not hungry.

I'm going to go to bed.

Okay.

Hi.

Yeah, you must be tired.

Go ahead.

Excuse me.

Do you have any arguments?

No.

He's just hurt.

Why?

Because he just got home.

This is his first day here.

You know how sensitive he is.

I know.

He just feels you're neglecting him.

I have...

I wish I could stay.

There's no way.

Why don't you go talk to him?

Wow! Who is she?

Girlfriend. Her brother.

And you?

You can bring them here.

Why don't you buy them?

Can I really?

Of course.

I put this in here.

Are you going to bed?

Yeah.

Maybe we can have a little talk.

Sounds so formal, right?

I don't know how to communicate with you.

Why don't you stay here?

Dad.

Look, listen, I really need you now.

You know, now we can
talk, we can communicate.

You don't need to go back to Mexico.

Yeah, man. All my friends are there.

I don't need them.

You know, you change.

You know, it would be so
nice to have you here now.

Really.

You know, we can get
to know each other finally.

I came, Dad. This is a vacation for me.

Come, go hunting, fishing. I love you.

But my friends are in
Mexico, man. I gotta go back.

I want to finish school there.

I'm sure I would have said the same thing.

Goodnight, huh?

Goodnight.

Steve.

Grown up.

Did you have a good talk?

You know, there are things

that mean much more than
anything we said, you know.

You're funny.

Wow.

He's leaving.

That's all right.

Don't worry.

Thank you.

I don't miss my claim.

Did you talk to Sonia?

She called.

Oh, yeah?

What did she want?

Nothing.

I miss my play.

I must know just...

Am I not your business partner?

Sonia, I don't believe it.

You know what you're doing?

You can get me in a
lot of trouble with this.

Darnasi, just now...

Oh, what the hell was Darnasi?

Would you care for some drinks?

Some champagne?

No.

Are you in bed, Sonia?

I'm in Mexico. I'll be
back in a couple of days.

Please leave your name and
message when you hear the beep.

Thank you.

Soft as the blood, the
silver dove leaves our wings

Spooky.

Yeah.

Excuse me.

You hate me?

I know that's a silly question.

Go ahead.

No, no, I don't want to.

I didn't mean to upset
you, really. Go ahead, here.

Go on, I'll help out.

I'll play with you, come here.

Margo.

Too much.

This is a little baby, huh?

Marco

Do you think that I'm a fool?

No

No

No

Never!

How could...

I couldn't sleep.

Sorry if I woke you.

What time is it?

Six.

Oh, wow.

Can I have a drink?

Frank?

Can I have a drink?

I was having a nightmare.

I was tossing.

Wow.

Can I have a little more?

I guess so.

Anything you want.

It's beautiful, the bay.

The last time I was here
was with my husband.

We used to go swimming
at this time of the morning,

watch the sunrise.

Then we'd run hand in hand across the sand

and see the sun rise.

Fall asleep.

Now the sun woke us.

Those days are over.

Finished.

Come on, Sonia. Come here.

Sit down.

I couldn't have gotten
through these days without you.

You've been a great friend.

Thank you. I really
appreciate that you say that.

Please, Frank. Please, just hold me.

Steve!

Get the noisy bird out of here.

You're a bad girl.

Shut up!

Steve?

Where are you going?

I'm going up to the cabin.

I'll be back tomorrow when Dad gets home.

Okay, but be careful with that motorbike.

I will.

Okay.

Hey, Steve.

Where are you going?

I have to go.

Come here.

I can't. I gotta go.

Steve!

Come up here now. I want to talk to you.

Come on in. Close the door.

Where were you going?

To church.

Church?

Why don't you and I go up to the cabin?

There's a lot of work
that has to be done there

before we go up to your
father next weekend.

I need you to help me get it ready.

No, take Lupe and Jose.

They have too much to do here already.

Look, I promised some friends I
was gonna meet them downtown.

Meet them some other time.

We'll be back by the
time your father returns.

Margo, I don't want to go.

About last night.

Leave me alone!

I'll be back in a minute.

Okay, Lupe, okay. I will
try to be home this evening.

Don't worry. Everything will be all right.

Okay. Bye-bye.

I'm sorry. A little family problem.

I don't mean to rush you, but do you think
we can sign the contract this afternoon?

I would like to be home this evening.

Of course. But you missed the
dinner party in the honor tonight.

Frank, how about taking
the plane tomorrow morning?

Oh, I'm sorry. I can't.

Why don't you stay?

No, I'll go with you.

But I hope we can have
a rain check next trip.

My pleasure, Mrs. Hill.

I'll have these typed and ready to
be signed this afternoon at your hotel.

Thank you.

It's been a pleasure.

Adios.

Thank you so much.

Thank you.

I'll see you later.

Well, what are you doing here?

What are you doing here?

I told you someone had
to come and clean up.

I want to finish what I was
trying to tell you when you left.

Come here. I can't talk
to you way over there.

I know you're upset about last night.

You needn't worry. I
won't tell your father.

You won't tell him, will you?

I'm in a hurry because
Steve went to the mountains.

But you know the kid is on vacation.

He has to have fun.

Why are you in a hurry?

How can I not hurry if
Margo went to the mountains?

You're always thinking badly of him.

Hey, what are you doing?

Get out of here.

Go to the kitchen.

Morning.

Gardening?

I was here before.

You're the police who came here

investigating after
Mr. Richmond was killed.

That's right. You've got a good memory.

Uh...

Is Delgado home?

No, he's in Mexico.

Mrs. Delgado?

She's in the mountains.
They're all out of town.

Did you buy the spades?

I don't know.

Oh, about three months ago.

The spade yours?

Yes, sir. That's my spade.

I told you I never touched it.

Well, who took it from my garden?

You sure this spade belongs to you?

Sure, I'm sure. You
see that J carved there?

That's for Jose.

That's me.

Your spade, Jose, was found
inside a car at the bottom of the ocean.

It was used to bury a murder victim.

I'll have to keep this.

It'll be used as evidence in court.

Señor, maybe belongs to another Jose.

Possible.

Look at the records. Outstanding
student, champion tennis player.

Married at 19 to his
high school sweetheart, a

Mexican girl who died
giving birth to his only child.

Highly decorated hero in the Korean War.

Strong religious background.
Honesty in all his references.

Married his second wife two years ago.

Built himself up a very
successful construction company.

He's a self-made man.

He never even had a traffic violation.

All right.

All right, maybe he had a motive.

All right.

His wife is a beautiful, sexy woman.

From what I've seen of her, she's not a
conventional type like his first wife was.

Maybe she and Richmond were messing around.

I mean, Richmond had a pretty good
reputation for messing around, okay?

From what the nutty director tells me,

Frank was jealous as hell of
Richmond's behavior with his wife.

Frank had strong pride.
He was highly emotional.

His wife was home alone with
Richmond the night he was murdered.

Now, Frank has a very
feeble excuse for where he was

from the time he left L.A.
airport till he reached home.

That's two and a half hours.

A little time, plenty of
time to commit a murder.

A guy arrives home unexpectedly, finds
his wife in the rack with this Richmond.

Listen, for a guy like Delgado,
that's a highly explosive situation.

Story sounds convincing, all right.

Damn right.

You think Delgado's
responsible for Dick Hill's death?

Delgado's involved with Hill's
wife and the insurance money.

Now they're in Acapulco at the Hilton, huh?

One month after her husband's death.

The two ideas just don't mesh.

Why would he be jealous of
his wife if he's having an affair?

It's all too circumstantial, no real proof.

You want to try to get a man
into the gas chamber on that?

I have the shovel that
was used to bury Richmond.

That's certain.

I'm gonna use it to get a confession.

Then, uh, did your dad
quit the Merchant Marines?

No.

But he'd be gone almost the whole year.

First year, I cried myself
to sleep every night.

I thought I'd never see him again.

Then out of the blue, he'd come
home and we'd be a family for a while...

till he had to go away again.

My mother got a lover.

She divorced my father to
marry him. I never forgave her.

What happened to your dad?

He died while in port in Hong Kong.

That's when I finally left
New York and decided

to come out here and
try my locket modeling.

So I'm like you.

I don't know.

No brothers, no sisters, nothing.

Lupe.

See?

Are they still in the mountains?

They're still in the mountains.

But the inspector came
by with our missing page.

What did he say?

He wanted to know if it was our space.

What did you tell him?

Jose told him it was our space.

But he took it anyway.

He said that he needed it
for some evidence in court.

I'm going to the mountains.

It's your spade, Mr. Delgado.

I need it. It'll be used
as evidence to convict

the killer of your
friend, Mr. Richmond.

I'm sorry, Mr. D'Arnesi. I don't
know what you're talking about.

Your spade was used to bury Alan Richmond.

I'll look for you in my
office in about an hour.

Bye, Mr. Delgado.

Answer me!

Why are you protecting him?

You saw Frank, now tell me where!

How? You were with him!

You both killed Alan Richmond!

No, no, it's for that! I never saw Frank!

I... don't remember...

Do you remember the car?

No!

And you saw a car.

Near me.

Near you.

What color?

What make?

Who was in it?

No say.

Frank was in it.

How could you ever do that to me?

I could shoot you.

Forgive me, Dad.

Forgive me.

Who am I to judge?

I killed a man.

I am going out to the police.

Stefano, put this away for me.

He's got a gun!

That sing of desire, bright are
the dreams we are dreaming of.

Love is fashioned of smoke and
of fire, strange are the ways of love.

Strange are the ways of love.