[♪♪♪]
I TOLD HIM.
YOU DIDN'T?
I DID.
I'LL QUIT IF I HAVE TO.
I FEEL SO STUPID BEING IN THIS POSITION.
WHAT DID HE SAY?
HE WEASELED AROUND,
THE USUAL.
HE SAID JUST TO HANG ON,
NOT MUCH LONGER.
YOU'RE SERIOUS THIS TIME.
YEAH.
I'VE HAD IT.
WELL, GOOD.
GOOD FOR YOU.
OKAY, WE GOTTA GO,
'CAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO BE LATE.
I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW EXCITING THIS IS,
NEW CD, NEW TOUR,
IT FEELS GREAT TO SAY THANKS BACK TO THE FANS.
YOU'VE PLAYED THE SMALLER MARKETS
PRETTY CONSISTENTLY
FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS.
WHY START OFF WITH A SHOW HERE
IN YOUR HOME TOWN?
IT'S WHERE I FEEL MOST COMFORTABLE,
AND MY FRIENDS HERE ARE VERY FORGIVING.
[CHUCKLES]
TELL ME ABOUT THE NEW CD.
YOU RECORDED IT LOCALLY, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE NOT ON A LABEL AT THE MOMENT,
BUT WE CAN FUND AND PRODUCE OUR OWN CD,
AVAILABLE AT THE SHOWS OR ON OUR WEBSITE.
JOHN, WHY THE NEW CD?
WHY NOW?
MY WIFE, PAMELA...
[♪♪♪]
SHE FELT I OWED IT TO MY FANS.
AND I THINK SHE WAS JUST TIRED OF ME
HANGING AROUND THE HOUSE.
[LAUGHTER]
BUT SERIOUSLY,
SHE'S THE REASON I'M WRITING AGAIN.
SHE'S MY BEST CRITIC,
MY MUSE,
AND THE BOSS.
AFTER 10 YEARS OF MARRIAGE, I KNOW ENOUGH NOT TO ARGUE.
[LAUGHTER]
[♪♪♪]
CHOCOLATE DONUT OR BEAR CLAW?
WHAT HAPPENED TO SMOOTHIES AND KALE?
THIS IS MEDICINE.
DONUT OR BEAR CLAW?
BEAR CLAW, SMALL PIECE.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
IT'S MY SISTER.
IS SHE OKAY?
SHE'S COMING FOR A VISIT.
I'LL TAKE A BIGGER PIECE.
WHEN IS SHE COMING?
SATURDAY.
WHY? WHY AFTER ALL THIS TIME?
SHE SAID SHE MISSES ME.
WELL, THAT COULD BE GOOD.
I MEAN, THAT COULD BE A GOOD THING.
OR YOU COULD EAT YOUR FEELINGS.
MM-HMM.
[SHOP'S ENTRY BELL JINGLES]
HI.
CAN WE HELP YOU?
YEAH, WE'RE LOOKING FOR A VINTAGE COAT.
LIKE, MEN'S, MOHAIR, BLONDE...?
LIKE A CAR COAT?
LIKE JOHN DALTON WORE ON HIS FIRST ALBUM?
[CHUCKLES WRYLY] UH, YEAH, EXACTLY THAT.
IT'S FOR JOHN.
I'M CASSIE PARKER,
I'M JOHN'S WARDROBE DESIGNER,
AND THIS IS LITA MERRILL,
SHE PLAYS BASS IN THE BAND.
WELL, I'M JENN, AND THIS IS DANI.
SHE IS A BIG FAN.
I'M JUST, I LOVE HIS MUSIC.
I DID READ
THAT HE WAS PLAYING A LOCAL CLUB?
THAT'S RIGHT.
I'D GET YOU GUYS TICKETS
BUT IT'S SOLD OUT TO FAN CLUB MEMBERS.
YEAH, I HEARD THAT, TOO.
OH, I KNEW YOU SHOULD HAVE JOINED THAT FAN CLUB.
YOU COULD COME
TO THE SOUND CHECK,
NEXT BEST THING.
YEAH, OR WE COULD MAYBE GET JOHN
TO SWING BY THE STORE.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
I MEAN, WE WOULD JUST-- WE WOULD LOVE THAT.
OKAY.
JOHN DID SEND US ON A MISSION, THOUGH,
TO TRY TO FIND THE COAT FROM THAT ALBUM COVER?
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT,
BUT WE DON'T HAVE ONE.
YOU MIGHT TRY VINTAGE THREADS ON ELM.
COOL.
IT WAS REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU GUYS.
I'LL GET YOU ON THE LIST FOR SOUND CHECK.
THANK YOU!
[GASPING IN DELIGHT]
THAT'S SO COOL.
WOW! "SOUND CHECK," SOUNDS SO OFFICIAL.
[♪♪♪]
DANI LOVES HIM,
AND I'D LIKE TO GO TO A SOUND CHECK.
I'VE NEVER BEEN TO ONE.
JOHNNY DALTON.
COUNTRY MUSIC, RIGHT?
I NEVER HEARD OF HIM.
HE'S COUNTRY,
BUT KIND OF MODERN.
HE HAD THAT ONE BIG HIT, UH, "TRUE TO YOU."
I LOVE THAT SONG.
THAT SONG WAS EVERYWHERE A FEW YEARS AGO.
THEN, NOTHING.
I'D TAKE THE MONEY FROM ONE BIG HIT.
[CHUCKLING]
WELL, I'VE GOT SOME, UH, I'VE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS.
WE JUST SIGNED A BIG CONTRACT TO BUILD NEW LUXURY CONDOS
ONCE THEY TEAR DOWN THE OLD HATCHER BUILDING.
AND YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THIS,
IT'S COMPLETELY SUSTAINABLE AND STATE OF THE ART.
ISN'T THAT BUILDING ON THE HISTORIC REGISTER?
NO.
NO, IT'S OLD, IT DOESN'T LOOK IT,
BUT IT'S OLD, AND IT'S... IT'S COMPLETELY FALLING APART.
IT IS OLD.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THAT DANI HAD A SISTER.
BETH ANN, SHE'S OLDER.
A BIT JUDGMENTAL AND CRITICAL,
THINKS DANI SHOULD HAVE MARRIED, HAD KIDS, GOTTEN A "REAL JOB."
OWNING AN ANTIQUE STORE ISN'T A REAL JOB?
BETH ANN SAYS IT'S A HOBBY.
NEEDLESS TO SAY,
THERE'S A LOT OF TENSION BETWEEN THEM.
WHAT DOES SHE DO?
CHARITY WORK.
SHE'S ON THE BOARD OF THIS AND THAT.
HER HUSBAND IS SOME BIG CORPORATE EXECUTIVE.
DOESN'T SOUND REMOTELY LIKE DANI.
SO, WHY IS SHE COMING TO VISIT?
THEREIN LIES THE MYSTERY.
AH, THAT WORD...
AT LEAST WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS.
HOW'S THAT?
WELL, WE'VE GOT A MYSTERY, BUT THERE'S NO DEAD BODIES.
FUNNY.
[CHUCKLING]
GOOD NIGHT, SWEETIE.
GOOD NIGHT.
NO, TICKETS ARE SELLING,
JUST NOT AS WELL AS WE'D HOPED.
THAT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.
WELL, WHAT IF WE SWITCH UP SOME OF THESE VENUES?
YOU KNOW, SMALLER CLUBS INSTEAD OF THEATRES?
RICK, YOU ARE NOT CHANGING ONE THING.
THOSE SEATS WILL SELL WHEN THE REVIEWS COME IN
AND JOHN'S NEW CD IS STREAMING.
OKAY, THIS AND THIS ARE BOTH "NO"S.
THIS IS OKAY.
I'M SERIOUS, RICK, NO JUNK.
GET A DIFFERENT DESIGNER IF HE CAN'T DO BETTER.
JUST WANTED YOU TO SEE 'EM.
I SAW THEM.
YOU'D BETTER GET MOVING
IF YOU'RE GOING TO GET TO REHEARSAL ON TIME.
[CLEARS THROAT]
CAN I HELP YOU?
BETH ANN?
JENNIFER!
OH! IT'S BEEN SUCH A LONG TIME.
IT HAS BEEN.
WONDERFUL TO SEE YOU.
THANK YOU.
IS DANI HERE?
OH, NO, SHE'S OUT, BUT SHE'LL BE BACK VERY SOON.
WHERE'S YOUR LUGGAGE?
DID YOU COME STRAIGHT FROM THE AIRPORT?
OH, NO. [LAUGHS] NO, NO.
I'M AT THE REGENT.
DANI'S PLACE IS A LITTLE COZY FOR ME.
OH.
WOW, YOU KNOW,
I HAVEN'T EVER BEEN TO YOUR STORE.
IT'S CUTE.
YOU ACTUALLY HAVE SOME... SOME NICE PIECES.
THANK YOU.
OH, WELL, LISTEN,
I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO THE HOTEL TO REST,
BUT THE CONCIERGE RECOMMENDED A LOVELY PLACE FOR DINNER.
WILL YOU JOIN?
MY TREAT.
THANK YOU FOR THE OFFER, I'M AFRAID I CAN'T.
BUT MAYBE ANOTHER NIGHT.
THAT'D BE WONDERFUL.
SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.
YOU TOO.
WOW.
IT REALLY IS LOVELY.
HEY, DANI?
FASTEN YOUR SEAT BELT.
SHE'S HERE.
♪ AND IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS ♪
♪ WHEN I'M NOT WITH YOU YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I MISS ♪
♪ YOU GOTTA BELIEVE WHAT I'M SAYING TO YOU ♪
♪ GOTTA BELIEVE MY HEART HAS BEEN TRUE ♪
♪ SINCE THAT VERY FIRST KISS... ♪
[SONG ENDS]
TAKE FIVE, EVERYBODY.
WOW, JOHN, MAN, THAT WAS AMAZING.
I REALLY FELT THAT.
-IT WAS GREAT, WASN'T IT? -IT'S A HIT.
HEY, LITA.
COME HERE, I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
LEAVE YOUR PERSONAL ISSUES AT THE DOOR, OKAY?
IF YOU CAN'T EVEN ACT LIKE YOU'RE INTO IT,
THEN BASS PLAYERS ARE A DIME A DOZEN.
DO YOU WANT TO DO THIS TOUR?
OF COURSE, I WANT TO DO THE TOUR--
THEN ACT LIKE IT.
[♪♪♪]
[ENTRY BELL JINGLES]
HEY!
HI!
SO, I WAS ABLE TO GET YOU ON THE LIST FOR THE SOUND CHECK.
DANI IS GONNA BE THRILLED, THANK YOU.
AND...
I HAVE SOME DALTON TOUR JACKETS
I'D LIKE TO SELL ON CONSIGNMENT.
OH, WOW, THESE ARE COOL.
THAT ONE HAS AN AUTOGRAPH, SO...
IT SHOULD BE WORTH MORE.
DANI MIGHT BUY IT FOR HERSELF.
[CHUCKLING]
IS THE REAL JOHN LIKE THE ONE THE PUBLIC SEES?
SURE.
EVEN BETTER.
IT'S NICE HE'S BEEN MARRIED TO HIS HIGH-SCHOOL SWEETHEART
FOR ALL THESE YEARS.
DON'T FORGET, JOHN'S THE GUY WHO WROTE "TRUE TO YOU."
DO YOU REALLY THINK THE FANS WOULD HAVE STAYED
IF THEY'D BROKEN UP?
I DO THINK THEY LIKE THE FACT THAT THEY'VE STAYED TOGETHER,
BUT EVERYONE'S HUMAN.
EVEN SONNY AND CHER SPLIT UP.
YUP.
DIDN'T HURT HER CAREER.
-HEY, HON'. -HEY, SWEETHEART.
[CHUCKLING] WHAT A DAY.
LOOKS LIKE WE MADE THE NEWS,
SOMETHING ABOUT OUR NEW CONDO PROJECT?
REALLY? WHAT ABOUT IT?
I'M NOT SURE,
THEY JUST GAVE ME A HEADS-UP TO WATCH TONIGHT.
OH.
COLLEGE STUDENTS
WERE AT THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING TODAY
SEEKING HISTORICAL STATUS FOR THE OLD HATCHER BUILDING,
SLATED FOR DEMOLITION...
WE ARE HERE TODAY TO PRESENT A PETITION
SIGNED BY 112 CONCERNED CITIZENS
TO SAVE THE HATCHER BUILDING--
[PAUSES TV PLAYBACK]
THAT'S HANNAH!
HANNAH, HOW WAS YOUR DAY?
IT WAS FINE.
DO ANYTHING INTERESTING?
NO, NOT PARTICULARLY.
HMM.
LOOKED LIKE YOU ON THE NEWS TONIGHT.
WE MADE THE NEWS?
THAT'S GREAT.
MAY I BE EXCUSED? I'VE GOT TO TELL EVERYBODY.
WHOA, THERE.
YOU KNOW THAT'S MY COMPANY BUILDING THE CONDOS.
I KNOW. BUT YOU CAN'T.
ACTUALLY, WE CAN.
DAD, A LOT OF PEOPLE REALLY CARE
ABOUT THAT BUILDING'S HISTORY.
YOU CAN'T TEAR IT DOWN TO BUILD CONDOS.
WE'LL TALK LATER.
DO YOU KNOW THE HATCHER BUILDING?
NO.
BUT, I MEAN, IF YOU BUILD A SKATE PARK THERE
INSTEAD OF SOME CONDOS,
YOU'VE DEFINITELY GOT MY VOTE.
[CHUCKLING]
OF COURSE, I WANTED TO SEE YOUR PLACE.
I JUST KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT CAN BE
TO HAVE A HOUSE GUEST.
WELL, YOU'RE NOT A HOUSE GUEST,
YOU'RE MY SISTER,
AND I DO HAVE A GUEST BEDROOM.
OH, YOU KNOW ME,
I LIKE STAYING AT NICE HOTELS.
AND ROOM SERVICE.
YEAH, THAT TOO.
OH, WOW...
THANK YOU.
MM-HMM.
YOU KNOW, DANI,
YOUR PLACE IS REALLY NICE.
YOU THINK?
YEAH.
WELL...
IT TAKES A LITTLE GETTING USED TO,
BUT I MEAN THAT IN A GOOD WAY.
YEAH.
I'M A LITTLE SURPRISED
THAT JUST, OUT OF THE BLUE, YOU DECIDED TO VISIT.
WELL, YOU KNOW,
I WAS JUST THINKING ABOUT
HOW FAST TIME IS JUST SLIPPING AWAY,
AND YOU HAVE TRIED TO GET TOGETHER
SO MANY TIMES OVER THE YEARS,
SO... HERE I AM.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, RIGHT?
OKAY...
OOH, YOU KNOW WHAT,
I'M GOING TO SHOW YOU PICTURES OF THE GIRLS.
YOU WILL NOT BELIEVE HOW BIG THEY'RE GETTING.
MM.
ONE SECOND.
[♪♪♪]
NO, IT WAS... IT WAS FUN.
I MEAN, EVERY SO OFTEN,
THE OLD BETH ANN WOULD PEEK OUT,
BUT FOR THE MOST PART, SHE WAS... NICE.
DANI, DON'T BE SO CYNICAL.
PEOPLE CHANGE.
[ENTRY BELL JINGLES]
HI.
UM, WE WERE JUST OUT
LOOKING FOR SOME THINGS FOR THE TOUR...
AND CASSIE SAID
THERE WAS A FAN OF MINE IN HERE.
RIGHT HERE.
YOU MUST BE DANI.
[LAUGHS GIDDILY] HI. JOHN....
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
AND YOU'RE PAMELA!
I'VE LOVED YOU BOTH FOR SO LONG.
AW, THANKS.
DANI, NOW'S YOUR CHANCE, YOU CAN GET A PHOTO.
OH, I DON'T WANT TO BOTHER JOHN.
IT'S NO BOTHER.
GIVE PAM YOUR PHONE.
I DON'T HAVE A PHONE.
JENN, I DON'T HAVE A PHONE--
OH, USE MINE.
HERE.
[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]
PERFECT.
OKAY, BABE,
YOU ARE GOING TO BE LATE.
I'M GOING TO STAY AND DO SOME SHOPPING.
YES, MA'AM.
IT WAS NICE TO MEET YOU BOTH.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU, TOO.
THANK YOU.
JOHN DALTON...
I HAVE A SET OF ROYAL ALBERT AND I'M MISSING A COUPLE PIECES.
DO YOU HAVE ANY?
OH, UH, YES.
BACK IN THE CORNER.
HOW CUTE IS THAT?
[STRUMMING]
[EXPERIMENTALLY HUMMING A TUNE]
[♪♪♪]
[DOORBELL RINGS]
SORRY TO COME BY SO LATE.
CAN WE TALK?
SURE.
COME ON IN.
SO, LISTEN, I'M SORRY ABOUT THIS AFTERNOON.
OKAY?
YOU ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THIS BAND,
AND I-- AND JOHN--
WE COULDN'T IMAGINE GOING ON THIS TOUR WITHOUT YOU.
JOHN MUST HAVE REALLY LET YOU HAVE IT.
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH JOHN.
I OVERREACTED.
I KNOW THAT WHEN THAT CURTAIN GOES UP,
YOU WILL BE THERE 100%.
WELL, THANK YOU.
IS THERE ANYTHING GOING ON?
ANYTHING YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT?
I'M FINE.
I ALWAYS GET A LITTLE... EMOTIONAL BEFORE A TOUR.
HEY, YEAH, I GET THAT.
I GET THAT. ME TOO.
WELL, THANK YOU FOR COMING OVER.
YOU KNOW, I COULD USE A DRINK.
UH...
IT'S KINDA LATE, RICK.
YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
I'LL LET MYSELF OUT.
GOODNIGHT.
YEAH.
YOU'VE BEEN TO THE SECOND AVE CLUB BEFORE, RIGHT?
A LONG TIME AGO.
WOULDN'T IT BE GREAT IF WE STUCK AROUND
AND WE COULD SEE THE ACTUAL SHOW?
YEAH, BUT SOUND CHECK WILL BE FUN.
OH, BETH ANN SAYS
SHE WANTS TO WORK HERE ONE AFTERNOON.
OH.
NOT HANG OUT, BUT WORK?
THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.
I SAY LET HER.
SHE KNOWS ANTIQUES.
OH, BUT CAN SHE SELL?
I'VE ONLY EVER SEEN HER BUY.
[♪♪♪]
WHEW!
HI. JENN AND DANI?
WE'RE ON THE LIST?
THANK YOU.
I WILL FIGURE IT OUT--
-FIND HER. -I WILL DEAL WITH IT--
-FIND HER. -OKAY.
[PAMELA SIGHING TESTILY]
-HI. -HI.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
LITA, OUR BASS PLAYER, NEEDS TO BE HERE NOW.
OUR SOUND CHECK STARTS IN MINUTES.
JOHN USES THIS AS A LAST REHEARSAL,
RUNS THROUGH STOPS AND STARTS--
PAMELA!
WHAT IS THIS?
WE ALL JUST GOT THIS.
"I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
"LOVE YOU ALL. GOODBYE.
LITA."
SHE CAN'T QUIT.
NOT NOW.
I'M GOING TO DRAG HER BACK HERE BY THE SCRUFF OF THE NECK.
CASSIE, DRIVE ME OVER.
I'LL HAVE HER BACK IN HALF AN HOUR.
[RICK]: ALL RIGHT, BACK TO WORK!
BACK TO WORK!
SOUND CHECK IN 30 MINUTES.
THE SHOW STARTS ON TIME, ALL RIGHT?
YOU GUYS ARE WELCOME TO STAY.
LOOKS LIKE WE'LL BE DELAYED HALF AN HOUR OR SO.
WHAT HAPPENED?
OUR BASS PLAYER JUST QUIT,
BY TEXT.
HER CAR'S HERE.
YEAH.
LITA!
[BANGING]
OPEN THE DOOR!
[POUNDING]
USE YOUR KEY.
LITA?
[GASPS IN HORROR]
CALL 9-1-1.
I-I NEED... I NEED AN AMBULANCE.
[CAMERA SHUTTERS SNAPPING]
YOU GOT IT?
YEAH.
THANK YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
THIS ISN'T A HOMICIDE.
A DETECTIVE GOES TO THE SCENE OF ANY UNATTENDED DEATH.
AND YOU?
WELL, I WAS AT THE CLUB WHEN EVERYONE GOT THE TEXT.
LITA MERRILL BROUGHT SOME THINGS INTO MY STORE.
SHE'S SELLING THEM ON CONSIGNMENT.
AND?
WELL, WHY DOES SOMEONE SELL THINGS ON CONSIGNMENT
IF THEY'RE PLANNING ON KILLING THEMSELVES?
WELL, THAT APPEARS TO BE WHAT HAPPENED.
OKAY.
IF IT'S NOT A CRIME SCENE,
THEN YOU DON'T MIND IF I TAKE A LOOK AROUND, DO YOU?
[SIGHS]
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL HUMOR YOU.
JUST TAKE A LOOK AROUND, AND TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE.
I'LL BE BACK IN A MINUTE,
AND DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING.
[SIGHS SADLY]
OKAY, SHERLOCK,
KNOCK YOURSELF OUT.
LET'S HEAR WHAT YOU GOT.
WELL, LET ME FIRST SAY, THIS IS INCREDIBLY SAD.
I MEAN, I DIDN'T KNOW LITA MERRILL THAT WELL,
BUT IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE SHE'S GONE.
BUT FROM A MYSTERY STANDPOINT,
THERE DOESN'T APPEAR TO BE ANY FORCED ENTRY.
WERE THE DOORS LOCKED, THE WINDOWS UNDISTURBED?
ALL OF THEM.
DID YOU SEE THE TEXT?
NO.
BUT PAMELA TOLD ME THAT LITA WROTE
SHE COULDN'T DO THIS ANYMORE, SHE LOVED EVERYONE,
AND GOODBYE.
AND THERE'S YOUR SUICIDE NOTE.
NOW, FROM WHAT I KNOW,
DALTON AND CASSIE, THEY KNOCKED ON THE DOOR,
THERE'S NO ANSWER,
AND THEY LET THEMSELVES IN.
WAIT, THEY HAD A KEY?
YES.
CASSIE HAS ONE FOR EVERY BAND MEMBER.
SO, THEY ENTERED,
THEY SAW HER HANGING.
CASSIE CALLED 9-1-1,
AND THEN JOHN LIFTED HER DOWN,
AND ATTEMPTED RESUSCITATION.
WHAT'S YOUR THEORY?
SHE SEEMED SO HAPPY, FRANK.
SHE WAS VERY EXCITED ABOUT GOING ON TOUR.
IT JUST DOESN'T FIT.
WELL, A LOT OF PEOPLE,
YOU KNOW, TROUBLED PEOPLE,
THEY'RE ABLE TO HIDE THEIR PROBLEMS.
I'VE SEEN IT MANY TIMES BEFORE.
NOW WHAT HAPPENS?
WAIT FOR THE CORONER'S REPORT,
AND IF ALL IS AS IT SEEMS, THEN...
IT IS WHAT IT IS.
HERE YOU GO.
THANK YOU.
TAKE-OUT'S IN THE KITCHEN.
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT NEED ITALIAN.
YOU KNOW ME SO WELL.
I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR FRIEND.
I KEEP THINKING ABOUT THE LAST TIME I SAW LITA.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO
WITH THE STUFF SHE BROUGHT IN THE STORE.
WELL, IT BELONGS TO THE ESTATE,
SO SOMEONE CAN COME AND CLAIM IT,
OR YOU CAN BRING IT TO THE POLICE.
DOES SHE HAVE FAMILY HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I REALLY DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT HER.
WE ARE LUCKY.
WE HAVE EACH OTHER,
WE HAVE TWO GREAT KIDS.
LIFE IS GOOD.
BUT AS FOR THE TWO GREAT KIDS...
[CHUCKLES]
RIGHT NOW, I'M THINKING ONLY ONE.
HANNAH IS CAUSING ME SO MUCH GRIEF AT WORK.
ACTUALLY, NOT HANNAH, MY DAUGHTER,
BECAUSE NO ONE KNOWS IT'S MY DAUGHTER
WHO'S WORKING AGAINST MY COMPANY'S BIGGEST PROJECT.
IT'LL BE OKAY.
I'LL, UH, GET YOU THE FOOD.
THANKS.
[♪♪♪]
IT'S HORRIBLE. I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.
I KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG
THE MINUTE EVERYONE CAME ON STAGE
WITH THEIR CELL PHONES.
YOU COULD SEE FROM THEIR FACES,
THE BAND WAS JUST DEVASTATED.
WHERE'S YOUR SISTER?
UM, SHE'S BACK AT THE HOTEL.
SHE GOT THEATRE TICKETS.
WE'RE GOING LATER.
OH, I THOUGHT SHE WANTED TO WORK IN THE STORE.
OH, SHE DOES.
SHE'S WORKING UP TO IT.
WHAT ARE YOU READING?
OH, JUST A LITTLE AGATHA CHRISTIE.
OH, NO.
WHAT?
YOU'RE DOING IT AGAIN.
DOING WHAT?
I'M JUST READING A LITTLE MYSTERY BOOK.
OH, YES, AND MY SISTER'S HERE BECAUSE SHE MISSES ME.
SOLVE THAT MYSTERY.
-HEY, DAD. -HEY.
UH, ARE YOU GOING?
-I WAS GOING TO TALK TO YOU. -YEAH, I'VE GOT STUDY GROUP.
UM, NOT SURE WHEN I'LL BE BACK,
BUT WE'LL TALK.
OKAY.
I TALKED TO HANNAH ABOUT THE HATCHER BUILDING.
THAT BUILDING HAS NO HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
I MEAN, IT LOOKS GOOD ON THE OUTSIDE,
BUT THE INSIDE IS COMPLETELY ROTTING.
SHE'S PRETTY PASSIONATE ABOUT IT,
AND ISN'T THAT HOW WE RAISED HER,
TO FIGHT FOR WHAT SHE BELIEVES IN?
WELL, WHY COULDN'T SHE BE PASSIONATE ABOUT NEW CONDOS?
[CHUCKLES]
[♪♪♪]
THE SHOW'S BEEN RESCHEDULED.
IT'LL BE A TRIBUTE TO LITA.
I HAVE TICKETS, IF YOU'RE STILL INTERESTED.
WELL, I AM.
THANK YOU.
HOW'S JOHN?
IT'S BEEN ROUGH.
HE KIND OF WITHDREW INTO HIMSELF FOR A FEW DAYS.
IT WAS SO TRAUMATIC.
HE HAD NO CLUE LITA WAS GOING THROUGH ANYTHING.
I GUESS SOMETIMES
IT'S HARD TO SEE THE SIGNS.
ACTUALLY,
OUR MANAGER NOTICED
SHE SEEMED A LITTLE OUT OF IT AT REHEARSAL.
BUT...
POOR JOHN.
HE'S NEVER BEEN GOOD AROUND DEATH,
AND HE WALKS IN--
THOUGHT SHE MIGHT STILL BE ALIVE.
HE PERFORMED CPR
UNTIL THE AMBULANCE GUYS ARRIVED.
REALLY FREAKED HIM OUT.
I'M SORRY.
THANK YOU.
IT'LL TAKE TIME, BUT... WE'LL GET THROUGH IT.
OKAY, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO LIKE WHAT I'M THINKING.
I ALREADY DON'T LIKE IT.
I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD SENSE ABOUT PEOPLE,
YOU GRANT ME THAT, RIGHT?
OKAY, GRANTED.
I TOLD YOU THAT LITA CAME INTO THE STORE
BEFORE ALL THIS HAPPENED?
I KNOW.
SHE BROUGHT SOME THINGS IN TO SELL ON CONSIGNMENT.
YES.
THAT'S NOT WHAT A SERIOUSLY DEPRESSED PERSON DOES.
I JUST DIDN'T GET THAT FEELING FROM HER.
SO..?
SO, THIS REMINDS ME OF AN AGATHA CHRISTIE MYSTERY,
WHERE THERE WAS A STAGED SUICIDE.
GO AHEAD.
I DON'T KNOW THAT LITA MERRILL
EVEN KICKED THAT CHAIR OVER.
IS IT POSSIBLE
THAT SOMEONE TIED THAT ROPE OVER THE BEAM,
LIFTED HER UP, AND PLACED HER INTO THE ROPE,
THEN FLUNG THE CHAIR OVER
MAKING IT LOOK LIKE IT WAS KICKED?
AND I TOOK A CLOSE LOOK AT THAT CHAIR?
THERE WAS A LOOSE SCREW ON THE LEG.
I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF IT COULD HAVE SUPPORTED THE WEIGHT
OF SOMEONE STANDING ON IT.
SO, MY AIRTIGHT,
LOCKED-UP-AND-DONE SUICIDE
IS NOW MURDER?
NOT YET.
BUT CAN WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK?
SHE WAS PRETTY MUCH ALONE IN THE WORLD.
BOTH PARENTS DEAD,
NO BROTHERS AND SISTERS.
DID SHE OWN THIS HOUSE?
WHO WOULD IT GO TO?
WELL, IT DOESN'T APPEAR SHE HAD A WILL,
AND IF NO HEIRS COME FORWARD,
THE ASSETS WILL GO TO THE STATE.
WHAT WERE THE ASSETS?
NOT MUCH.
THE HOUSE HAS A MORTGAGE.
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD CAR.
IT'S SPOOKY IN HERE NOW.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO SAY YOU GET USED TO IT,
BUT... NOT REALLY.
SO...
WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA FOR US TODAY?
WELL, I NEVER REALLY DID GET TO SEE
THE WHOLE HOUSE, SO...
MAYBE JUST LOOK AROUND, OKAY?
MM-HMM.
A HOME RECORDING STUDIO.
I WONDER IF SHE LEFT A MESSAGE.
WELL, I THINK THAT TEXT COVERS MESSAGES.
SHE SAID HER GOODBYES.
DID SHE HAVE A DIARY, OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
NOPE.
WHAT ABOUT A BOYFRIEND OR AN EX?
HER LAST RELATIONSHIP ENDED
ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO.
HE'S MARRIED NOW, LIVES IN FLORIDA.
HEY, THERE ARE TWO TOOTHBRUSHES IN HERE.
TWO TOOTHBRUSHES?
REALLY?
SHE WAS MURDERED.
MY WIFE HAS TWO TOOTHBRUSHES.
SO WHAT?
CAN WE WRAP THIS UP?
I'VE GOT A REAL MURDER TO FOLLOW UP ON.
FRANK...
SEE?
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
WELL, IT'S A LITTLE WOBBLY,
DOESN'T MEAN SOMEBODY COULDN'T STAND ON IT.
YEAH, YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.
I DON'T KNOW, I JUST...
SOMETHING DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.
HEY, DID YOU SEE THIS?
THERE'S A SCRATCH ON THE FLOOR
WHERE THE CHAIR WOULD HAVE BEEN,
BUT THE LEGS ON THE CHAIR HAVE FELT PADS.
THEN THAT CHAIR DIDN'T MAKE THAT SCRATCH.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT DID?
OR HOW LONG AGO?
OKAY, TIME TO GO.
[SIGHS]
FRANK...
THANK YOU.
[SQUEALS IN EXCITEMENT]
YOU WENT SHOPPING.
HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO MY BABY SISTER.
OH.
HERE WE GO.
LOOK.
SO PRETTY.
OH. WOW...
I LOVE THIS ONE.
UM...
OH, HONEY, I...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
"THANK YOU." [LAUGHS]
EXCEPT I JUST,
I WOULDN'T WEAR ANY OF THESE.
DANI, I WANTED TO GET YOU SOMETHING NICE.
AND THEY ARE NICE.
AND THEY WOULD LOOK LOVELY ON YOU.
LISTEN, DANI, I AM...
I'M TRYING TO HELP YOU.
SWEETHEART, YOU'RE STILL SINGLE,
AND YOU DRESS ARTSY.
MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, IT'S TIME TO...
I DON'T KNOW, TAKE THINGS MORE SERIOUSLY.
DO SOMETHING MORE IMPORTANT WITH YOUR LIFE.
I WENT TO THE BATHROOM WHEN I NEEDED SOAP,
I WENT UNDER YOUR SINK,
AND I FOUND CRYSTALS ATTACHED TO YOUR PIPES.
[LAUGHS] DANI...
COME ON, I MEAN, THAT NEW-AGE STUFF,
IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN OVER YEARS AGO.
THEY CLEANSE THE ENERGY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BELIEVE IT.
WELL, I DON'T.
IT'S OKAY, IT'S FINE,
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST GONNA RETURN THESE.
BETH ANN, I'M SORRY--
NOT A BIG DEAL.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO HURT YOUR FEELINGS.
REALLY, IT'S TOTALLY FINE.
IT'S OKAY.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
EXCUSE ME?
HEY.
DO YOU HAVE ACCESS?
I'D LIKE TO GET INSIDE AND TAKE SOME PHOTOS.
WELL, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO CONTACT THE OWNERS.
SORRY.
YOU KNOW THEY WANT TO TEAR THIS DOWN
AND MAKE CONDOS?
YEAH, I HEARD.
IT'S BEEN DETERIORATING FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW.
WELL, IT DOESN'T LOOK IT.
YOU KNOW, A BUNCH OF US AT SCHOOL
ARE TRYING TO GET IT DESIGNATED AS A HISTORICAL BUILDING.
THEY CAN'T JUST TEAR IT DOWN.
THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS THE WAY THEY LOOK.
THESE OLD BUILDINGS ARE IMPORTANT.
WE'RE LOSING ALL SENSE OF OUR PAST.
I AGREE WITH YOU THERE,
BUT THERE MIGHT BE BETTER BUILDINGS FOR YOU TO SAVE.
WELL, WE'RE STARTING WITH THIS ONE.
THEN WE'LL TACKLE THE OTHERS.
DR. TRAMELL.
OH, JENNIFER,
THIS IS A SURPRISE,
I HAVEN'T HAD ANY MURDERS LATELY.
I WAS AT THE SOUND CHECK
WHEN LITA MERRILL COMMITTED SUICIDE.
I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS,
OFF THE RECORD.
I WON'T TELL A SOUL.
I'M JUST SPECULATING,
HAVE YOU EVER HAD A MURDER STAGED TO APPEAR AS A SUICIDE?
WHY IN THE WORLD
WOULD YOU EVEN BEGIN TO THINK THAT IN THIS CASE?
JUST A HUNCH.
FOLLOW ME.
LITA MERRILL,
A 30-YEAR-OLD FEMALE,
NORMAL WEIGHT, APPARENTLY HEALTHY,
NO OTHER SIGNS OF TRAUMA
OTHER THAN THAT ASSOCIATED WITH HANGING.
WHAT IF SHE WAS STRANGLED FIRST?
WELL, THE BRUISE ON HER NECK
WOULD BE DIFFERENT.
HERE, WE HAVE AN INVERTED "V",
WHICH DOESN'T HAPPEN WITH A STRANGULATION.
THAT WOULD BE A STRAIGHT LINE.
OKAY.
WHAT IF SHE WERE DRUGGED FIRST?
WELL, THERE WOULD BE EVIDENCE OF THAT
IN HER BLOOD STREAM,
AND THERE'S NOT.
HEY.
HI, HON.
YOU'RE LOOKING AT OLD BUILDINGS?
THE HATCHER BUILDING, TO BE PRECISE.
I WAS OUT THERE TODAY,
AND I RAN INTO THAT STUDENT
WHO WAS GIVING THE SPEECH AT CITY COUNCIL.
THE ONE HANNAH WAS AT?
YEAH.
SHE KNOWS I WOULDN'T TEAR DOWN AN IMPORTANT BUILDING.
BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO FIND
ANYTHING IMPORTANT ABOUT IT.
WHAT DOES HANNAH SAY?
WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT CONVERSATION.
BUT I DID TALK WITH FRANK LYNWOOD TODAY.
HE SAID YOU DRAGGED HIM OUT TO THAT HOUSE
WHERE THE MUSICIAN DIED.
AND HE'S HOPING YOU'LL TALK SOME SENSE INTO ME?
LET ME ASK YOU THIS,
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THIS IS JUST A CASE
OF A DISTRAUGHT WOMAN WHO TOOK HER OWN LIFE?
YES.
AND FRANK SAID
THAT SHE HAD SENT A TEXT FROM HER PHONE
WITHIN AN HOUR OF THEM DISCOVERING HER?
THAT'S TRUE, TOO.
AND THERE ARE NO SUSPECTS, AND NO MOTIVE.
BUT YOU THINK...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I THINK.
I JUST GO BY MY FEELINGS,
AND SOMETHING DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.
HEY...
YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT
ON THE DRIVE HOME?
OH, I COULD GUESS.
THAT OMELETTE YOU MAKE?
THE ONE WITH THE SWISS CHEESE
AND THE PROVOLONE.
OH, IT'S SO GOOD.
I GUESSED WRONG.
[LAUGHING]
I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG SHE'S GOING TO STAY.
WE KIND OF GOT INTO IT.
SHE BOUGHT ME SOME NEW CLOTHES,
THINKS I SHOULD LOOK LESS "ARTSY,"
AS SHE PUTS IT.
WHICH YOU TAKE AS--
HER BEING CRITICAL.
AH.
MAYBE I'M OVER-REACTING?
MAYBE.
AT LEAST I SPOKE THE TRUTH.
THAT'S PROGRESS, RIGHT?
THAT IS PROGRESS.
[ENTRY BELL JINGLES]
EXCUSE ME, CAN WE HELP YOU?
I UNDERSTAND LITA MERRILL BROUGHT SOME STUFF IN HERE
TO SELL?
UM...
DO YOU KNOW LITA?
YEAH.
SHE'S MY WIFE.
NOW DECEASED.
ANYTHING SHE OWNED BELONGS TO ME,
AND I'D LIKE THEM BACK.
WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I DON'T KNOW YOU,
AND I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE ANYTHING
TO SOMEONE OFF THE STREET.
I'LL BE GIVING LITA'S BELONGINGS
TO THE POLICE,
AND YOU CAN DEAL WITH THEM.
OH, I WILL.
YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO KEEP THEM.
THEY BELONG TO ME.
IT'S BEEN SO HARD,
ESPECIALLY FINDING HER AND SEEING HER LIKE THAT.
DID SHE SEEM DEPRESSED AT ALL?
I THINK SHE WAS HAVING RELATIONSHIP PROBLEMS.
DO YOU KNOW WHO SHE WAS INVOLVED WITH?
NOT REALLY, NO.
UM, ALL I KNOW IS THAT
ONE DAY, LITA WAS REALLY HAPPY,
AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, SHE WASN'T.
YOU KNOW, SHE WAS REALLY EXCITED TO GO ON TOUR,
AND THEN IT WAS LIKE
A DARK CLOUD JUST MOVED IN.
ANYBODY IN THE BAND OR ON THE CREW
THAT KNEW HER WELL?
NO.
SHE WAS KIND OF A LONER.
SHE KEPT TO HERSELF, KEPT HER SECRETS.
I WAS PROBABLY THE CLOSEST TO HER.
THERE WAS A GUY THAT CAME INTO MY STORE
AND SAID THAT HE WAS MARRIED TO LITA.
BO?
WOW.
THEY DIVORCED YEARS AGO.
I MEAN, BEFORE I EVEN MET HER.
DID SHE TALK ABOUT HIM?
YEAH, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT SHE HAD ANY CONTACT.
I MEAN, BO WAS A REAL MISTAKE.
HE LIED, HE CHEATED,
HE WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE IN LIFE,
EXCEPT TO BE IN A BAR BAND.
LITA DUMPED HIM SHE NEVER LOOKED BACK.
HE SAYS THEY'RE STILL MARRIED.
NO WAY.
UH-HUH...
ALL RIGHT, I'VE GOT IT.
THANKS.
[HANGS UP PHONE]
OKAY, A BRODIE TAYLOR,
"BO",
IS CURRENTLY CLAIMING
HE'S STILL MARRIED TO LITA MERRILL.
LITA TOLD EVERYONE
SHE WAS DIVORCED A LONG TIME AGO.
OKAY.
WE'LL SEE WHAT THE RECORDS SAY.
ALL RIGHT.
THEY WERE MARRIED 10 YEARS AGO...
NO RECORD OF A DIVORCE.
LOOKS LIKE THEY WERE STILL MARRIED
AT THE TIME OF HER DEATH.
WHEN DOES HE TAKE POSSESSION OF HER BELONGINGS?
NOT YET.
THE PAPERWORK IS STILL IN THE PROCESS.
DON'T YOU FIND IT ODD
THAT AFTER LITA DIES,
HER ESTRANGED HUSBAND SUDDENLY SHOWS UP?
YOU'RE ASKING ME TO TREAT THIS LIKE A MURDER.
WELL, YOU WANT A SUSPECT.
YOU WANT MOTIVE.
THE HUSBAND IS ALWAYS THE PRIME SUSPECT, RIGHT?
AND THE MOTIVE IS HER ESTATE.
FLIERS AND POSTERS ARE FINE,
BUT WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING
THAT'S REALLY GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT.
WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN MIND?
I WAS THINKING ALONG THE LINES
OF A SHORT VIDEO WE COULD PUT ON THE NET.
THAT'S COOL.
PEOPLE COULD REALLY SEE IT.
WE COULD HAVE A MONTAGE
OF ALL THE OLD BUILDINGS IN THIS TOWN
THAT ARE NO LONGER HERE...
ENDING WITH THE HATCHER BUILDING
WE NEED A SCRIPT.
AMY CAN DO THAT.
CAMERA?
I'VE GOT IT.
AND WE NEED A NARRATOR.
COME ON, AJ, I'M NOT REALLY--
DONE.
YOU WILL BE GREAT.
[ENTRY BELL JINGLES]
I DIDN'T COME HERE TO UPSET YOU, DANI,
BUT THAT IS ALL I SEEM TO DO.
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT I WAS BEING THOUGHTFUL
AND GENEROUS.
I KNOW,
AND I APPRECIATE IT.
UH... [CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY]
I DON'T SEE ANY POINT IN STAYING ANY LONGER.
I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU CAN'T ACCEPT ME
JUST FOR BEING ME.
ANYWAY, I JUST, I WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M...
I'M LEAVING NOW.
GOODBYE.
BYE.
SO, YOU DON'T WANT TO SAVE THE BUILDING?
NO, I WANT TO BUILD NEW BUILDINGS.
HANNAH TOLD ME
THAT YOU GUYS ARE GOING TO MOVE
THE CONDO PROJECT.
REALLY?
YEAH.
WELL, WE'RE NOT.
YOU KNOW, THAT'LL GO EASIER
IF YOU HEAT IT WITH A HAIR DRYER.
HANNAH'S GOT ONE.
[SIGHS]
[ZIPPING LUGGAGE]
[KNOCK ON BEDROOM DOOR]
DANI...
HI.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO GO.
I MEAN, NOT LIKE THIS.
WE OBVIOUSLY HAVE
SOME STUFF TO WORK THROUGH,
BUT I'M WILLING IF YOU ARE.
BESIDES,
YOU PROMISED TO HELP OUT AT THE STORE.
[GUSHES] AW...!
AW, DANI,
THANK YOU FOR COMING.
IT MEANS SO MUCH TO ME.
I BROUGHT YOU A PRESENT.
YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
NO, I KNOW, BUT I WANTED TO.
I WANTED TO APOLOGIZE.
THANK YOU.
[LAUGHS]
-CRYSTALS? -MM-HMM.
AW...
OH, DARLING, THEY'RE LOVELY.
NOW, THEY WILL WORK ANYWHERE.
JUST ON THE DRESSER IS FINE.
ALL RIGHT,
AND THEY'LL CLEAR OUT ALL OF THE BAD ENERGY?
MAYBE.
WE WON'T BE NEEDING THAT.
SHE'S STAYING.
THANK YOU.
BYE, MOM.
HAVE A GOOD DAY, HONEY.
HAVE YOU SEEN HANNAH?
GONE.
SHE HAD A COMMITTEE MEETING.
WELL, WHEN YOU SEE HER, CAN YOU TELL HER
THAT SHE AND I NEED TO SIT DOWN AND HAVE A TALK?
THAT'S FUNNY,
SHE TOLD ME TO TELL YOU THE SAME THING.
AW, COME ON.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
OKAY, LET'S TAKE IT AGAIN, AND THIS TIME,
GESTURE AT THE OLD BUILDING
THAT'S ABOUT TO BE TORN DOWN.
-YOU READY? -YEAH.
OKAY.
ACTION.
FIRST BUILDING IN THIS COUNTY WITH AN ELEVATOR,
DESIGNED BY NOTED ARCHITECT
ADRIAN BERNARD,
AND THREE PRESIDENTS HAVE STAYED UNDER ITS ROOF.
NOW WE HAVE A CHANCE TO SAVE IT.
CONDOS CAN GO ANYWHERE.
THE HATCHER BUILDING CAN ONLY BE HERE.
[BEEPS RECORDING OFF]
THAT WAS GREAT, HANNAH.
WE'RE GOOD?
YEAH, I THINK WE GOT IT.
SO...
DO YOU WANT TO GET TOGETHER SATURDAY NIGHT?
TO, LIKE, EDIT?
I WAS THINKING MAYBE WE COULD JUST GO FOR DINNER,
OR HANG OUT?
LIKE A DATE?
YEAH, I GUESS.
UH, YEAH.
I'D LIKE THAT.
-GOOD. -COOL.
I JUST WALKED RIGHT INTO HER ROOM
AND TOLD HER I WANTED HER TO STAY.
WOW.
I'M IMPRESSED.
WE'VE GOT A LONG WAY TO GO,
BUT I GAVE HER SOME CRYSTALS,
SHE ACCEPTED THEM.
OOH... WELL, I MIGHT BE SEEING YOU
IN A SWEATER SET AND PEARLS AFTER ALL.
NOT LIKELY.
[LAUGHS] [ENTRY BELL JINGLES]
HEY.
[EXHALING]
OKAY.
NOW, I FOUND OUT THAT LITA AND BO
WERE SEPARATED YEARS AGO.
THE DIVORCE WAS STARTED, BUT NEVER COMPLETED.
WHY IS HE HERE?
WELL, HE LIVES OUT OF STATE,
AND FOR REASONS YET UNLEARNED,
HE CAME HERE A FEW DAYS BEFORE LITA'S DEATH.
THAT IS VERY INTERESTING.
WELL, IT GETS MORE INTERESTING.
THERE'S A LIFE-INSURANCE POLICY ON LITA.
BO IS THE BENEFICIARY.
SHE MAY NOT EVEN HAVE KNOWN ABOUT IT.
HE'S BEEN PAYING THE PREMIUMS?
LOOKS THAT WAY.
THANKS FOR COMING.
I'M HAPPY TO HELP IN ANY WAY I CAN.
THANK YOU.
I CHECKED WITH DETECTIVE LYNWOOD,
AND HE SAID YOU WERE DISCREET,
WHICH WE APPRECIATE.
WE ARE ALL DISTRAUGHT OVER LITA'S DEATH.
I UNDERSTAND.
DETECTIVE LYNWOOD TOLD ME THAT LITA WAS STILL MARRIED,
AND THAT HER HUSBAND IS HERE.
THAT CAN'T BE TRUE.
IT APPEARS THEY WERE.
I HANDLED ALL OF LITA'S CONTRACTS,
HER TAX FORMS.
SHE NEVER SAID SHE WAS MARRIED IN ANY OF THEM.
THEY SEPARATED EIGHT YEARS AGO.
THEY STARTED DIVORCE PROCEEDINGS,
BUT NOTHING WAS FINALIZED.
SO, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
THE CAUSE OF DEATH IS LISTED AS A SUICIDE.
THAT HASN'T CHANGED, HAS IT?
NO.
THAT TEXT WAS CLEARLY A SUICIDE NOTE,
AND JOHN AND CASSIE WENT TO HER HOUSE
RIGHT AFTER GETTING IT.
HOW COULD IT POSSIBLY BE ANYTHING ELSE?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT CASSIE HAD THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU THINK
THAT THIS MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN A SUICIDE.
WHEN I SAW LITA, SHE WAS UPBEAT AND HAPPY.
SHE EVEN BROUGHT SOME THINGS INTO MY STORE
TO BE SOLD ON CONSIGNMENT.
THAT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR.
WELL, ON THE DAY BEFORE SHE DIED,
SHE SEEMED REALLY DOWN.
WE HAD A TALK.
FRANKLY, I WAS WORRIED TO THE POINT
THAT I WENT TO SEE HER THAT NIGHT.
DID SHE SAY WHAT WAS BOTHERING HER?
NO.
BUT I COULD TELL SOMETHING WAS UP.
SHE WASN'T HERSELF.
[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]
JOHN.
JENNIFER.
I'VE BEEN WRITING SOMETHING.
MAYBE OPEN THE SHOW WITH... FOR LITA...
LET'S HEAR.
YEAH.
YEAH...
I JUST STARTED...
A LYRIC.
[♪♪♪]
♪ NEVER SAID GOODBYE ♪
♪ NEVER THOUGHT SHE'D GO ♪
♪ STILL DON'T KNOW WHY ♪
♪ AND I GUESS I'LL NEVER KNOW... ♪
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
IT'S A START.
IT'S A GOOD START.
YEAH, MAN, THAT'S ONE FROM THE HEART.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
THINK SO?
I DO.
THEN I'LL TRY TO FINISH IT.
JENN...
THIS HAS HIT JOHN HARD.
HE WAS CONSIDERING CANCELING THE TOUR.
WE HAVEN'T TOLD HIM YET THAT BO TAYLOR SHOWED UP,
OR ANYTHING ELSE.
I DON'T THINK HE COULD HANDLE IT.
I UNDERSTAND.
I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF ANYTHING COMES UP.
ALL RIGHT, I ASKED HIM
TO DROP BY FOR AN INTERVIEW.
NOW, HE'S NOT A SUSPECT, AND THERE IS NO CRIME,
EXCEPT IN THAT OVER-ACTIVE MIND OF YOURS,
BUT I THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO OBSERVE.
[LYNWOOD]: I APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN.
NOW, THE PRELIMINARY REPORTS SAY DEATH BY SUICIDE,
SO ONCE THAT'S ALL FORMALIZED,
LITA'S ESTATE WILL BE PROCESSED.
[BO]: I HOPE SO.
THIS HAS TAKEN WAY TOO LONG.
I NEED TO GET BACK TO SOUTH CAROLINA.
I UNDERSTAND.
WELL, IF YOU JUST HELP US FILL IN SOME HOLES,
WE'LL GET IT PROCESSED FASTER.
SOUNDS GOOD.
ARE YOU AWARE
THAT LITA NEVER TOLD ANYONE THAT SHE WAS STILL MARRIED?
ON HER TAX RETURNS, ON HER EMPLOYMENT CONTRACTS...
SHE SAID SHE WAS SINGLE.
[CHUCKLES]
SHE PROBABLY THOUGHT SHE WAS DIVORCED.
I NEVER FILED IT.
THERE WAS NO SUPPORT, NO ALIMONY,
NO PROPERTY TO SPLIT UP.
WHY DIDN'T YOU FILE THE PAPERS?
I ALWAYS KNEW
HOW TALENTED SHE WAS.
I THOUGHT SHE MIGHT AMOUNT TO SOMETHING.
SHE DID.
[LYNWOOD]: SO, YOU LIVE A COUPLE THOUSAND MILES AWAY,
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN IN CONTACT FOR YEARS...
YET YOU FLY OUT
AND JUST HAPPEN TO BE HERE WHEN SHE COMMITS SUICIDE?
I THOUGHT THIS WAS A FRIENDLY INTERVIEW, DETECTIVE.
IT IS.
IT IS, BUT YOU GOT TO ADMIT IT IS A LITTLE BIT...
COINCIDENTAL.
OKAY.
THINGS HAVEN'T BEEN GOING SO WELL FOR ME.
I DON'T HAVE A GIG.
I'M BEHIND ON MY RENT.
I NEEDED A LOAN.
SO, WHY, AFTER ALL THIS TIME,
WOULD SHE LOAN YOU MONEY?
YEAH, I MUST HAVE BEEN CRAZY.
SHE LAUGHED AT ME.
I WAS LIKE A STRANGER, SOMEONE SHE USED TO KNOW.
SO, SHE REFUSED TO GIVE YOU MONEY?
[BO]: THAT WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.
SHE JUST WENT OFF, HOW HORRIBLE I WAS.
[LYNWOOD]: AND DID YOU MENTION
THAT YOU NEVER FINALIZED THE DIVORCE?
I OFFERED TO FINALLY TAKE CARE OF IT,
FOR A $5,000 LOAN.
SHE TOLD ME TO GET OUT.
AND HOW ABOUT THAT INSURANCE POLICY
YOU PUT OUT ON HER?
[CHUCKLES]
HOW'D YOU KNOW ABOUT THAT?
[CHUCKLES KNOWINGLY]
30 BUCKS A MONTH, 10 YEARS AGO.
I GUESS SHE GETS THE LAST LAUGH.
LIFE INSURANCE DOESN'T PAY IF YOU KILL YOURSELF.
DO YOU THINK HE'S SMART?
BECAUSE I DON'T THINK HE'S THAT SMART.
[CHUCKLES] HARD TO SAY.
LIFE INSURANCE PAYS
EVEN IN THE CASE OF A SUICIDE
TWO YEARS AFTER THE POLICY.
HOW MUCH IS THE PAYOUT?
MM, ABOUT 100 GRAND.
THAT COULD BE A LOT OF MONEY FOR BO.
SO, HE KILLS HER, FAKES THE SUICIDE,
COLLECTS THE INSURANCE,
AND THERE'S NO MURDER INVESTIGATION.
BUT HOW?
SHE'S NOT JUST GOING TO SIT THERE
AND LET HIM DO THAT TO HER.
CORONER SAID NO SIGN OF STRUGGLE.
MAYBE HE INCAPACITATED HER SOMEHOW.
CHLOROFORM?
WOULD HAVE SHOWN UP IN THE AUTOPSY.
AS WOULD HAVE SLEEPING PILLS,
ROOFIES, WHATEVER.
YOU'RE OVER-THINKING THIS.
I KNOW.
NO, IF HE DID STAGE THE WHOLE THING,
WHY NOT LEAVE AFTER SHE DIED?
WHY COME IN THE STORE
AND ASK FOR HER CONSIGNMENT ITEMS?
HMM.
YEAH.
[♪♪♪]
LADIES...
HOW DO I LOOK? IS THIS GOOD?
-YOU LOOK GREAT. -GORGEOUS.
EXCELLENT.
MAY I MAKE A LITTLE SUGGESTION ABOUT THE STORE?
PLEASE.
I NOTICED THIS YESTERDAY.
THIS PIECE HERE...
AND THIS PIECE
ARE MADE FROM THE SAME ENGLISH MAKER,
AND I WAS THINKING THAT MAYBE,
PERHAPS WE SHOULD PLACE THEM TOGETHER,
BECAUSE IF SOMEONE IS INTERESTED IN ONE,
THEY MIGHT LIKE BOTH.
THAT'S GOOD.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
[ENTRY BELL JINGLES]
OH, SURE.
[♪♪♪]
HELLO.
WELCOME TO RAGS TO RICHES.
CAN I HELP YOU WITH ANYTHING?
I'M NOT SURE I'M REALLY EVEN IN THE RIGHT PLACE.
IS THAT A VINTAGE HAMILTON?
OH, YES, IT IS.
GOOD EYE.
THANK YOU.
NICE EYE YOURSELF.
OH, THAT'S LOVELY.
NOW, I WAS LOOKING FOR A BIRTHDAY PRESENT
FOR MY NIECE.
HOW OLD IS SHE?
12.
YOU KNOW WHAT, I THINK I MAY HAVE THE PERFECT THING.
COME WITH ME.
IT'S A SET,
AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY EXQUISITE.
HEY, SWEETHEART.
THOSE ARE COOL.
CAN I HAVE ONE?
NO, THEY'RE GOING TO THE POLICE TOMORROW.
WE WERE GOING TO SELL THEM ON CONSIGNMENT,
BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THE OWNER PASSED AWAY.
THAT'S SAD.
YEAH.
YOU KNOW THERE'S NOTHING TO EAT IN THE KITCHEN.
WHAT?
I JUST WENT TO THE MARKET.
THERE'S PLENTY TO EAT IN THE FRIDGE.
[HUFFS TESTILY]
TEENAGERS...
LOGAN!
HEY.
CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT'S ON THIS?
YEAH, I COULD TRY.
[TYPING]
THAT DOESN'T WORK.
AND...
THAT DIDN'T WORK EITHER.
LOOKS LIKE SOME KIND OF MUSIC SOFTWARE.
WE MAY HAVE TO BUY A COPY
BEFORE WE CAN SEE WHAT'S ON IT.
WELL, DO YOUR BEST.
CAN YOU MAKE A DUPLICATE?
YEAH, THAT'S NO PROBLEM.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT'S ON THERE,
WE EITHER NEED THE SOFTWARE
OR THE COMPUTER IT CAME FROM.
THE PROJECT IS GOING FORWARD.
NO ONE BUT HANNAH AND HER GROUP
THINKS THE BUILDING IS WORTH SAVING.
YOU'LL HAVE TO HAVE A TALK WITH HER.
I'M NOT SURE THAT'S GOING TO DO ANY GOOD.
WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE BUILT THERE?
ISN'T THERE SOME KIND OF COMPROMISE
YOU GUYS CAN MAKE?
EVERYONE AT WORK THINKS IT'S GONNA BLOW OVER.
WE HAVE THE APPROVALS, WE HAVE THE PERMITS.
I'D SAY DON'T WORRY, BUT...
BUT WHAT?
BUT EVER SINCE HANNAH WAS THREE,
SHE COULD GET YOU TO DO ANYTHING SHE WANTED.
OH, BOY.
IT'LL PROBABLY WORK ON LITA'S LAPTOP.
YOU'VE GOT A SUSPECT AND MOTIVE.
I KNOW.
I DID A LITTLE DIGGING.
BO TAYLOR HAS A RECORD, MAINLY ALCOHOL RELATED,
BUT SOME DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
SEEMS HE HAS A TEMPER.
WHERE WAS HE THE DAY LITA DIED?
THERE'S NO ALIBI,
BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT TIES HIM TO LITA'S DEATH
OTHER THAN CIRCUMSTANTIAL.
WE NEED MORE.
OKAY.
I'D LIKE TO GO THROUGH LITA'S STUFF,
COMPUTER, NOTEBOOKS, PAPERS?
SOMEHOW, I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO DO THAT.
I CHECKED WITH THE CHIEF.
HE SAYS IT'S OKAY IF YOU TAKE A LOOK,
BUT INSISTS THAT I BE THERE
THE WHOLE TIME.
GREAT, LET'S GO.
LET'S NOT.
I STILL HAVE PAPERWORK TO FINISH UP HERE.
I CAN MEET YOU UP AT LITA'S HOUSE
AROUND 4:00.
I'LL BE THERE.
I'M SURE YOU WILL.
DANI, CAN YOU BE BACK FOR 3:30?
YES, MA'AM.
NOW, COME WITH ME OR STAY?
IT'S UP TO YOU.
OH, NO, I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A GARAGE SALE.
AREN'T THOSE JUST BASICALLY JUNK SALES?
YOU KNOW, THIS LOOKS LIKE A MEISSEN.
IS THIS A REPRO?
IT'S REAL.
19TH CENTURY.
FOUND IT AT A GARAGE SALE.
$3.00.
OKAY, I'M GOING.
GET YOUR COAT.
WE USUALLY SPLIT UP TO COVER MORE GROUND.
DO YOU WANT TO GO ON YOUR OWN,
OR DO YOU WANT TO COME WITH ME?
CAN I LOOK IN CLOSETS AND JUST SNOOP AROUND?
UNLESS THERE'S A SIGN THAT SAYS "OFF LIMITS,"
EVERYTHING IS FAIR GAME.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S SPLIT UP THEN.
[♪♪♪]
[BETH ANN, DISTRAUGHT]: NO...
PETER, THERE IS NO GOING BACK,
THERE'S NO STARTING OVER,
I DON'T WANT TO.
I'M DONE.
I MEAN IT.
NO, PLEASE, CAN YOU...
PLEASE, JUST BE OUT BY THE TIME I GET HOME.
YES, REALLY, PETER.
YEAH.
[STIFLES A SOB]
WELL, I AM CONCERNED.
IF THERE'S ANY DELAYS,
THE COSTS ARE GOING TO ESCALATE.
THIS BUILDING DOESN'T QUALIFY
FOR HISTORICAL STATUS, RIGHT?
NOT AS FAR AS WE CAN MAKE OUT.
IT WAS DESIGNED BY A NOTED ARCHITECT,
BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT.
ANY REASON
WE CAN'T MOVE UP THE GROUND-BREAKING?
NO.
[♪♪♪]
[GASPS IN FRIGHT]
[SIGHS] OH...
THANKS A LOT.
ARE WE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING IN PARTICULAR,
OR ARE WE JUST WANDERING AROUND?
OH, I DEFINITELY HAVE SOME THINGS IN MIND.
[EXHALING]
WE CAN LOOK AT HER MOST RECENT INTERNET SEARCHES.
IF YOU HAVE HER PASSWORD.
OR IF IT DOESN'T NEED ONE.
AND IT DOESN'T.
OKAY, HERE IS WHERE SHE WENT.
WHEN?
NIGHT BEFORE HER DEATH.
ROAD TESTS FOR NEW CARS...
HERE'S A WEB SITE FOR CAR LOANS.
THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE SOMEONE ABOUT TO DO THEMSELVES IN.
NO MENTAL HEALTH HOTLINES,
NO WEB SEARCHES ABOUT DEPRESSION OR SUICIDE.
NONE OF THAT CHANGES THE FACT
THAT JOHN AND CASSIE DISCOVERED THE BODY
35 MINUTES AFTER SHE SENT THE TEXT.
IF YOU CAN'T EXPLAIN THAT, YOU GOT NOTHING.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
WHAT EXACTLY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
IF SOMEONE STAGED THE SUICIDE...
THEN THE TIPPED-OVER CHAIR WAS JUST FOR SHOW,
AND THE HARDWOOD FLOOR
HAS WHAT LOOKS TO BE A FRESH SCRATCH.
FRANK, LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S MISSING A RUBBER LEG CAP, AND IT'S BARE METAL.
HMM.
I'LL GIVE IT TO YOU,
THAT SCRATCH WAS MADE BY THAT STEPLADDER.
WHAT'S THIS?
LOOKS LIKE AN AFID TAG.
WHICH IS?
IT'S A PIECE OF CONFETTI FROM A TASER.
THAT NUMBER, IT'S A SERIAL NUMBER.
IT HELPS IDENTIFY THE OWNER.
THIS TINY PIECE OF PAPER CAME FROM A TASER?
A WHOLE BUNCH OF THEM,
THEY SHOOT OUT WHEN THE PROBES ARE DEPLOYED.
WE CAN'T USE BALLISTICS, SO WE USE CONFETTI.
[♪♪♪]
FRANK, THAT'S IT.
THAT'S HOW SHE WAS INCAPACITATED.
WOULD A TASER INCAPACITATE HER
LONG ENOUGH FOR SOMEONE TO HANG HER
WITHOUT A STRUGGLE?
IT'S QUESTIONABLE.
WHEN YOU GET HIT WITH 50,000 VOLTS,
YOU ARE TEMPORARILY PARALYZED.
FOR HOW LONG?
ASSUME 30 SECONDS,
BUT IF THE PROBE'S STILL ATTACHED,
PULL THE TRIGGER AGAIN, 30 SECONDS MORE.
A PERSON COULD BE STUNNED
IF THEY FALL AND HIT THEIR HEAD...
WH-WHAT SORT OF FLOOR WAS THIS?
HARDWOOD.
BUT DON'T TASERS LEAVE MARKS ON THE BODY?
WELL, NOT IF THE PRONGS HIT CLOTHING.
THE CHARGE WOULD THEN ARC TO THE BODY.
LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT,
YOU'RE SAYING
THE KILLER MADE IT LOOK LIKE A SUICIDE,
STAGED EVERYTHING?
RIGHT.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
I REMEMBER, I OPENED THE DOOR,
JOHN RAN IN, AND HE GOT HER DOWN,
AND THAT DOOR WAS LOCKED,
SO HOW CAN THAT BE MURDER?
THE TIMING WORKS
IF THE KILLER FORCED HER TO SEND THE TEXT.
THEN, HE LEAVES,
LOCKS THE DOOR WITH HER KEY.
YOU AND JOHN SHOW UP,
AND IT LOOKS LIKE A SUICIDE.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SUPPORT THIS?
THERE WAS EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE
THAT A TASER MIGHT HAVE BEEN USED.
EITHER YOU'RE CRAZY, OR YOU'RE MAKING THINGS UP.
YOU KNOW, LITA MERRILL, SHE WAS A REAL PERSON,
AND IT'S BEEN HARD ENOUGH DEALING WITH HER DEATH
WITHOUT HAVING TO RELIVE IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN
BECAUSE YOU LIKE MYSTERY BOOKS,
SO PLEASE LEAVE.
I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T MEAN TO UPSET YOU.
I WAS ALREADY UPSET.
NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I HAVE WORK TO DO.
NO, I HAVEN'T DECIDED.
IT'S KIND OF SCARY.
YEAH, I'VE SPENT MY WHOLE LIFE IN SCHOOL.
ONE MORE YEAR, AND GRADUATION.
WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD.
GRAD SCHOOL'S SOUNDING BETTER AND BETTER.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
I WANT TO TRAVEL.
PARIS?
-OH, ABSOLUTELY. -ME, TOO.
I SPENT THREE YEARS TAKING FRENCH,
SO I FIGURED I MIGHT AS WELL USE IT.
THAT'S SO FUNNY.
I'VE BEEN WATCHING THIS DOCUMENTARY
ON WHAT'S UNDERNEATH PARIS,
OLD ROMAN AQUADUCTS, CATACOMBS.
IT'S REALLY COOL.
I WANT TO SEE IT.
HMM? ALLONS CHEZ MOI.
BETH...
PARENTS ARE ALWAYS MORE STRICT WITH THE FIRST CHILD, RIGHT?
COME ON, IT WENT WAY BEYOND THAT.
DANI, I HAD TO BE RESPONSIBLE,
GET STRAIGHT "A"S,
ONLY DATE BOYS
THAT THEY APPROVED OF.
DO YOU REMEMBER
DAD USED TO ALWAYS CALL ME HIS "PRIDE."
YES.
BUT YOU WERE HIS "JOY."
I WANTED TO BE HIS JOY, TOO.
OH, MAN, I WAS SO JEALOUS OF THE WAY HE WOULD LIGHT UP
WHENEVER YOU WERE AROUND.
AND OF YOUR TALENT.
YOU'RE TALENTED.
NOT LIKE YOU.
YOU'RE THE ARTIST.
I'M JUST...
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
OH, WOW, THAT'S OUR HOUSE,
WHERE WE GREW UP...
MM-HMM.
YOU PAINTED THAT.
WHAT?
OH, MY GOODNESS, I DID.
DIDN'T I?
MM-HMM.
YOU'VE KEPT THIS?
OF COURSE, I KEPT IT, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
BETH, YOU'RE REALLY GOOD.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
HONEY, I OVERHEARD YOUR PHONE CALL TODAY.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, I WAS OUTSIDE THE DOOR WHEN YOU WERE TALKING TO PETER.
MY MARRIAGE IS OVER.
BETH, I AM SO SORRY.
IT'S OKAY.
AND I FEEL OKAY.
AND I HOPE WE'RE OKAY.
ARE WE OKAY?
WE'RE GOOD, RIGHT?
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, WE'RE GETTING THERE.
I DON'T KNOW, I FEEL STRONGER.
I FEEL LIKE I'M READY TO GO BACK
AND DEAL WITH THE THINGS THAT I NEED TO DEAL WITH.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK HELPED?
WHAT?
THE CRYSTALS.
YEAH.
FOR REAL.
I MEAN, I REALLY ACTUALLY THINK THAT THEY WORK.
[WHISPERING] I HAVE MORE.
IT'S SPOOKY DOWN THERE.
ALL THOSE BONES? WOW...
I'D STILL GO.
I LOVE THAT PART OF NOTRE DAME.
HANNAH...
CAN I TALK TO YOU FOR A MINUTE?
AJ, THIS IS MY DAD, JASON,
AND DAD, THIS IS AJ.
WE'VE ALREADY MET.
HELLO, AJ.
HI.
YOU'RE HANNAH'S DAD?
YUP.
WHERE DID YOU MEET?
HANNAH?
OH, IT CAN'T BE THAT BAD.
MY DAUGHTER'S GOING OUT WITH A GUY
WHO THINKS I'M TRYING TO DESTROY OUR TOWN'S HISTORY.
THEY'RE JUST FRIENDS.
JENN...
NO ONE'S JUST FRIENDS AT THAT AGE.
IS THERE A WAY
FOR YOU TWO TO FIND A COMMON GROUND?
I'M WORKING ON IT.
SO, I WAS AT THE MORGUE TODAY...
WHEN DO YOU WANT TO EDIT?
ARE YOU SURE?
YOUR DAD'S NOT GOING TO BE HAPPY...
OH, LET ME WORRY ABOUT MY DAD.
HE'S COOL, REALLY.
I'LL TAKE YOUR WORD FOR IT.
[CHUCKLING]
HOW'S TUESDAY SOUND?
THAT WORKS.
AND... I REALLY HAD FUN TONIGHT.
I MEAN, BEFORE.
ME, TOO.
SEE YOU TUESDAY.
SEE YOU THEN.
DETECTIVE LYNWOOD SAID
HE IS NOW SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING
THIS COULD BE A MURDER.
HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE?
IT'S STILL UP IN THE AIR,
BUT THEY FOUND EVIDENCE THAT A TASER MIGHT HAVE BEEN USED.
I DIDN'T SEE A TASER.
NO TASER FOUND,
JUST EVIDENCE THAT ONE MIGHT HAVE BEEN USED.
[JOHN]: THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
[SIGHS] THIS IS HORRIBLE.
WAS IT THIS BO TAYLOR?
DETECTIVE LYNWOOD IS TRYING TO FIND OUT WHO OWNED IT.
HOW?
THEY LEAVE BEHIND TAGS THAT CAN I.D. THE OWNER.
REALLY?
THAT'LL BE INTERESTING.
THAT'S NOT "INTERESTING."
I CAN'T HANDLE THIS.
I'M SORRY.
WE CAN DEAL WITH A MUSICIAN DYING BEFORE THE TOUR.
IT'S SAD, AND WE'LL HONOR HER.
BUT A MURDER?
THAT'S ALL THE PRESS IS GONNA CARE ABOUT.
[GLASS SHATTERING]
[LOUD THUD]
[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]
JENN, HEY.
YOU CAN'T GO IN THERE,
THEY'RE STILL COLLECTING EVIDENCE.
I JUST SAW CASSIE YESTERDAY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
LOOKS LIKE A ROBBERY GONE WRONG.
TYPICAL SMASH-AND-GRAB.
HOW DID SHE DIE?
APPEARS SHE CONFRONTED THE THIEF.
IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT,
OBVIOUSLY, HE ASSUMED SHE WAS SLEEPING.
THERE'S SOME DEFINITE EVIDENCE OF A STRUGGLE.
SHE TOOK SOME BLOWS TO THE HEAD FROM A BRASS LAMP.
YOU SHOULD GO BACK TO THE STORE, JENN.
I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.
OKAY.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING,
AND I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS CONNECTED
TO LITA MERRILL'S DEATH OR NOT.
FRANK, ONE MORE THING,
ANY WORD ON THE OWNER OF THE TASER GUN?
NOT YET.
WE'VE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THOUGH.
OH, AND TO MAKE THINGS A LITTLE MORE INTERESTING,
BO'S DISAPPEARED.
I WENT TO THE MOTEL WHERE HE'S BEEN STAYING.
YEAH, THE MANAGER SAID THAT HE CLEARED OUT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
IT'S TOO MUCH OF A COINCIDENCE.
LYNWOOD SAYS IT WAS A ROBBERY, BUT I DON'T THINK SO.
IF THESE DEATHS ARE CONNECTED,
WHAT DID CASSIE KNOW THAT GOT HER KILLED?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT WHEN I SAW HER YESTERDAY, SOMETHING WAS OFF.
BO TAYLOR WAS YOUR SUSPECT IN LITA'S DEATH.
NOW, WHAT IS THERE TO CONNECT HIM TO CASSIE?
I DON'T SEE A CONNECTION.
MAYBE IT WAS A ROBBERY.
HI, LOGAN.
HEY, DANI.
HEY, UM, I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE FLASH.
MY FRIEND HAS A HOME STUDIO.
GREAT. WHAT WAS ON IT?
BUNCH OF SONGS, SOUNDED LIKE DEMOS.
MOSTLY "LOVE IS WONDERFUL" KIND OF STUFF,
BUT THE MOST RECENT ONE IT'S DIFFERENT.
IT'S A REAL DOWNER.
WELL, CAN I HEAR IT?
YEAH, THE SOFTWARE'S ON MY COMPUTER,
SO YOU'LL HAVE TO LISTEN TO IT WHEN YOU GET HOME,
BUT HERE, I WROTE YOU DOWN THE LYRICS.
ANYWAYS, I'VE GOT TO BOOK IT, SO...
SEE YA.
THANKS, HONEY, I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.
WHAT'S IT SAY?
SEEMS TO BE ABOUT A...
A WOMAN IN LOVE WITH A...
WELL, I'M GUESSING, A MARRIED MAN.
IT SAYS, "YOU SAID YOU'D TELL HER YOURSELF.
"WELL, I CAN'T WAIT HERE ON THE SHELF.
"SHE'S GOING TO HEAR THE NEWS FROM ME.
"IT'S TIME THAT WE WERE ALL SET FREE.
"TRUE TO YOU IS JUST NOT TRUE
AND NOT BEING TRUE IS ALL ABOUT YOU..."
YOU DIDN'T HAPPEN TO MENTION THE GUY'S NAME
IN THERE ANYWHERE?
AFRAID NOT.
IT COULD JUST BE A SONG.
RIGHT.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OBJECTION.
I ACTUALLY LIKE THE IDEA.
DO YOU THINK IT'LL GET PASSED?
I SPENT HALF THE DAY YESTERDAY
AT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.
THEY'RE ALL SUPPORTIVE.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
YEAH?
OKAY, THANKS.
THERE'S SOMETHING I THINK WE SHOULD TAKE A LOOK AT.
[VIDEO PLAYING BACK]
FIRST BUILDING IN THIS COUNTY WITH AN ELEVATOR,
DESIGNED BY NOTED ARCHITECT ADRIAN BERNARD...
"SHANNON?"
[CHUCKLING] ANY RELATION TO YOU, JASON?
YEAH.
THAT'S MY DAUGHTER.
...BUT THE HATCHER BUILDING CAN ONLY BE HERE.
-HANNAH! -YEAH?
COULD YOU COME DOWN FOR A SEC?
I GUESS YOU SAW THE INTERNET VIDEO.
YEAH, WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT THAT--
I CALLED YOU EARLIER.
I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO BE SURPRISED.
WELL, I WAS--
WELL, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, BUT NOT ABOUT THE VIDEO.
-I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND-- -I DO.
DAD, I'VE NEVER BEEN DISAPPOINTED IN YOU.
YOU COULD DO ANYTHING.
YOU'RE MY HERO. YOU STILL ARE,
BUT I JUST WISH YOUR COMPANY WASN'T BUILDING THIS PROJECT.
I'VE GOTTA GO,
I'M BEING INTERVIEWED BY THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER.
HANNAH...
I WANT YOU TO MEET ME AT THE BUILDING IN AN HOUR.
I MAY HAVE A BETTER STORY FOR YOU.
AH, NO, IT REALLY HAS BEEN GREAT,
BUT I DO, I NEED TO GET BACK.
WELL, HOPEFULLY, YOU'LL COME BACK AND VISIT.
I THINK YOU HAVE A FUTURE IN ANTIQUE SALES.
YEAH.
I WILL. HONESTLY, WORKING HERE
HAS BEEN THE MOST FUN I'VE HAD IN AGES.
OH, HEY, DANI WAS TELLING ME
ABOUT THE MYSTERY YOU'RE TRYING TO SOLVE.
DO YOU EVER READ CONAN DOYLE?
OH, MY MYSTERY BIBLE.
ALONG WITH AGATHA.
ME TOO. YOU KNOW WHAT, NEXT TRIP,
WE'LL HAVE TO TALK MYSTERIES.
HE HAS THIS SAYING,
"ONCE YOU HAVE ELIMINATED THE IMPOSSIBLE,
WHATEVER REMAINS, HOWEVER IMPROBABLE--"
"--MUST BE TRUE."
YES.
DOES THAT HELP?
ACTUALLY, IT DOES.
THANK YOU, BETH.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
LET'S WALK.
IT'S A PRETTY COOL-LOOKING BUILDING.
YEAH, I THINK SO.
YOU MOTHER WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS ANY WAY
WE COULD GET YOUR GROUP TO, UH,
GO ALONG WITH THIS PROJECT?
UH, NOT UNLESS YOU'RE WILLING
TO BUILD IT SOMEPLACE ELSE.
THAT'S A THOUGHT.
THE DEVELOPER IS ONLY INTERESTED
IN MAKING MONEY.
SAD, BUT TRUE.
SO, I LOOKED INTO IT, AND YOU WERE RIGHT.
ABOUT?
ABOUT GAINING HISTORIC STATUS.
THE CITY, IT TURNS OUT, LOVES THE IDEA,
SO WE'RE APPLYING FOR A HISTORICAL DESIGNATION.
DAD...
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
YUP.
WAIT, WHAT ABOUT YOUR PROJECT?
THAT STAYS RIGHT HERE.
BY RESTORING THE BUILDING WITH A HISTORIC DESIGNATION,
THERE ARE TAX CREDITS, SPECIAL LOANS,
ALL IN ALL, IT'S A WIN-WIN.
YOU'RE NOT KIDDING?
LOOK AT THE SIGN.
DAD...
YOU'RE THE BEST.
[WHISPERING] JASON!
[GRUMBLES] MM?
THE PROBLEM IS THE TEXT.
WHAT?
EVERYTHING ELSE POINTS TO MURDER,
AND IF CASSIE'S DEATH IS CONNECTED,
IT'S PROBABLY NOT THE EX-HUSBAND BO TAYLOR.
YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT. NOW GO BACK TO SLEEP.
BUT HOW DOES SOMEONE
SEND A TEXT FROM LITA'S PHONE
IF IT'S NOT LITA?
AND HOW DOES THE PHONE END UP ON HER BODY?
[GROGGILY] DON'T... KNOW...
[GROANS SLEEPILY]
[KNOCKS] LOGAN?
[KNOCKING]
LOGAN?
[VIDEO GAME BLEEPING]
OH.
HEY, YEAH, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO TO BED.
I CAN SEE THAT.
I NEED YOUR HELP.
WITH A LIFE PROBLEM OR A MYSTERY PROBLEM?
MYSTERY PROBLEM.
I KNOW THERE'S AN APP
THAT CAN FIND YOUR CELL PHONE
IF IT'S LOST OR STOLEN.
RIGHT, YEAH, YOU CAN GET THAT ON YOUR LAPTOP, TOO.
BUT CAN YOU GO BACK IN TIME,
SAY, TWO WEEKS,
AND SEE WHERE YOUR PHONE WAS?
NO, ALL THE APPS ARE IN REAL TIME.
BUT I MEAN, IF YOU MADE A CELL PHONE CALL,
YOU COULD GET THE POLICE
TO GO AND CHECK WHICH TOWER IT CAME FROM.
WHAT ABOUT A TEXT?
YEAH, SAME.
HERE, LET ME SHOW YOU.
OKAY, SO, HERE'S A MAP OF OUR TOWN,
AND THESE LITTLE SYMBOLS, THOSE ARE CELL TOWERS.
WHEN YOU MAKE A CELL PHONE CALL,
YOUR PHONE CONNECTS TO THE NEAREST TOWER,
AND IT'S SENT FROM ONE TO ANOTHER
UNTIL IT REACHES ITS DESTINATION.
SO, LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT.
IF I WERE AT DANI'S, AND I KILLED HER--
MOM!
HYPOTHETICAL.
I POISON HER, AND SHE DIES.
I THEN TAKE HER CELL PHONE,
AND I BRING TO A BAR WHERE I'M MEETING SOME FRIENDS.
I GO INTO THE RESTROOM,
AND I SEND A TEXT FROM DANI'S PHONE TO MY PHONE
THAT SAYS "COME ON OVER."
I THEN SHOW THAT TEXT TO MY FRIENDS.
I GET ONE OF THEM TO DRIVE ME OVER THERE.
WE DISCOVER THE BODY--
--AND NOBODY WOULD EVER GUESS
THAT THE PHONE THAT WAS RECEIVING THE TEXT
IS IN THE SAME ROOM AS THE PHONE THAT SENT THE TEXT.
EXACTLY!
CAN I GO TO BED NOW?
OH, YES, OF COURSE.
AND THANK YOU.
YOU ARE A GENIUS.
GOOD NIGHT.
IT APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN A ROBBERY.
SHE DIED AS A RESULT.
CASSIE, OH, MAN...
SHE WAS TOUGH.
SHE PROBABLY WENT RIGHT AT HIM.
THIS HAS BEEN A DIFFICULT TIME...
FOR ALL OF US.
FIRST, LITA'S SUICIDE, AND NOW THIS.
JOHN ASKED ME TO BRING YOU GUYS TOGETHER TODAY, SO...
JOHN?
CASSIE WAS OUR LIGHT.
NEVER ONSTAGE, BUT ALWAYS THERE.
SHE WAS OUR DEN MOTHER,
OUR CONFESSOR.
SHE KNEW OUR SECRETS.
AND, UNFORTUNATELY, KNEW WHEN WE GAINED A FEW POUNDS.
I WANTED TO ASK YOU,
AS A BAND,
HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT MOVING FORWARD.
DO WE PLAY THE SHOW TONIGHT?
DO WE CANCEL THE TOUR?
JOHN, YOU KNOW IF CASS WAS HERE,
SHE'D KICK YOUR BUTT
FOR EVEN SUGGESTING WE QUIT.
SHE WAS A "SHOW MUST GO ON" TYPE,
ALL THE WAY,
BUT JOHNNY, I MEAN, IT'S UP TO YOU.
I MEAN, YOU GOTTA GO FACE THE AUDIENCE.
THEY COME HERE TO SEE YOU,
THEY COME HERE TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.
YOU THINK YOU CAN DO THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
[KNOCKS GENTLY]
COME ON IN, JENN.
MR. TAYLOR HERE WAS JUST ABOUT TO LEAVE.
I'M A LOT OF THINGS, BUT I'M NOT A KILLER.
WELL... IT SEEMS
HE REALLY DIDN'T KNOW THE POLICY WOULD PAY OFF.
WHEN HE FOUND OUT IT DID, WELL, HE PANICKED,
THOUGHT WE'D PIN THE MURDER ON HIM.
AND?
AND... I'VE GOT SOME NEWS FOR YOU.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT ODD.
THE TASER TAG I.D. THAT WE FOUND ON THE STEPLADDER,
IT BELONGS TO A GUN SOLD TO CASSIE PARKER.
CASSIE?
THE TASER BELONGED TO CASSIE?
NO, SHE JUST BOUGHT IT.
IT DOESN'T MEAN SHE FIRED IT.
DOESN'T EVEN MEAN IT WAS FIRED IN LITA'S LIVING ROOM.
BUT IF SHE DIDN'T FIRE IT,
SHE PROBABLY KNEW WHO DID,
AND SUDDENLY,
IT'S NOT LOOKING LIKE A ROBBERY AT CASSIE'S.
FRANK, I DON'T THINK THE TEXT WAS SENT BY LITA,
OR EVEN SENT FROM LITA'S HOUSE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
CAN YOU HAVE THE PHONE COMPANY CHECK THEIR CELL TOWER RECORDS
AND SEE WHERE THAT TEXT ORIGINATED FROM?
I'LL HAVE TO GET A WARRANT,
AND IT WOULDN'T GIVE US THE EXACT LOCATION,
JUST THE NEAREST CELL TOWER.
FINE.
START WITH THE CELL TOWER CLOSET TO THE SOUND CHECK.
[LITA'S DEMOS PLAYING BACK]
♪ ...WELL, I CAN'T WAIT HERE ON THE SHELF ♪
♪ SHE'S GONNA HEAR THE NEWS FROM ME... ♪
WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO?
♪ ...IT'S TIME THAT WE WERE ALL SET FREE... ♪
LITA MERRIL.
SONGS SHE WROTE.
IT'S SAD.
IT'S ALL RIGHT THERE IN HER MUSIC.
WHAT'S ALL RIGHT THERE?
SHE WAS IN LOVE WITH A MARRIED MAN.
SAYS SHE'S GOING TO TELL THE WIFE,
SAYS SHE'S GOING TO TELL THE WORLD.
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
I ASSUME SHE'S TALKING ABOUT HERSELF.
I THINK SO.
SHE DIDN'T MENTION THE GUY'S NAME
ANYWHERE IN THE SONG, DID SHE?
NO.
[KNOCKING ON DOOR]
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN HERE?
I'M ABOUT TO GO ON.
I THINK YOU MIGHT WANT TO HEAR
WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
I'M ABOUT TO CALL SECURITY.
YOU KILLED LITA.
YOU WERE HAVING AN AFFAIR,
AND YOU PROMISED TO DIVORCE PAMELA,
BUT YOU KEPT STALLING,
SO LITA GAVE YOU AN ULTIMATUM.
EITHER YOU GO PUBLIC, OR SHE WOULD.
AND THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN,
BECAUSE YOUR FANS LOVE YOU AND PAMELA TOGETHER.
YOU'VE BEEN "TRUE TO HER," AS THE SONG GOES.
YOU'VE GOT AN ACTIVE IMAGINATION.
NO, I HAVE A FLASH DRIVE
WITH A SONG THAT LITA MERRILL WROTE
DESCRIBING THE WHOLE THING.
LITA WAS DEAD WHEN CASS AND I ARRIVED.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO HAVE KILLED HER.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT CASSIE OR LITA?
BECAUSE THEY'RE BOTH DEAD.
YOU PLANNED LITA'S DEATH PERFECTLY, ALMOST.
YOU STOLE THE TASER FROM CASSIE...
THE TIMING HAD TO BE RIGHT.
ON YOUR WAY TO SOUND CHECK, YOU DROPPED BY LITA'S...
IT WAS EASY TO GET INSIDE BECAUSE YOU HAD YOUR OWN KEY.
LET ME GO GET DRESSED.
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
YOU PLACED THE STEPLADDER UNDER THE BEAM.
YOU HAD TO ACT FAST...
[METAL SCRAPING]
[TASER VOLTS CRACKLING]
YOU HAD THE ROPE,
YOU STAGED THE SUICIDE...
AND YOU MAY NOT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE LITTLE I.D. TAGS
THAT SHOOT OUT,
BUT YOU SURE KNEW NOT TO LEAVE THEM BEHIND.
YOU PICKED THEM UP,
ALL EXCEPT THE ONE THAT LANDED ON THE STEPLADDER,
THE ONE YOU DIDN'T SEE.
THIS IS INSANE.
I GOT THE TEXT AT THE SAME TIME EVERYBODY ELSE DID.
BUT YOU SENT THE TEXT, RIGHT FROM THIS DRESSING ROOM.
YOU'RE ONE CRAZY LADY.
THE PHONE WAS IN HER POCKET WHEN THEY FOUND HER.
AND HOW WOULD YOU KNOW THAT?
YOU KNOW THAT BECAUSE YOU PUT IT THERE.
YOU HAD CASSIE DRIVE YOU BACK TO LITA'S,
WHERE, HORRIFIED,
YOU RUSHED TO LOWER LITA'S BODY.
BUT WHAT YOU REALLY DID WAS
YOU SLID THE PHONE BACK INTO LITA'S PANTS POCKET.
PAM!
GET IN HERE!
YOU CAN'T PROVE A THING.
KEEP THIS WHACK JOB AWAY FROM ME.
I'VE GOT A SHOW TO DO.
HE'S COMING UP, LET'S GO,
LET'S GET OUT THERE, ALL RIGHT?
[MANAGER CLAPPING IN ENCOURAGEMENT]
HERE WE GO.
OKAY, JOHN.
[BAND STARTS PLAYING]
JOHN DALTON,
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST
FOR THE MURDERS OF LITA MERRILL
AND CASSIE PARKER.
WHAT?
[BAND STOPS PLAYING]
[HANDCUFFS RATTLING]
WATCH YOUR HEAD.
[♪♪♪]
-THIS IS FROM BETH ANN? -MM-HMM.
WHAT IN THE WORLD?
OH, I FEEL A FRAME.
IT'S A PAINTING.
OOH...
[GASPS IN DELIGHT]
IT'S REALLY GOOD.
AND IT'S NOT FOR SALE.
ALL RIGHT, GUYS, DINNER'S READY.
HANNAH, DO YOU NEED HELP?
NO, THANKS, I GOT IT COVERED.
BESIDES, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A SURPRISE.
YOU KNOW SHE DOESN'T COOK.
[CHUCKLING]
WHERE WAS I?
OH.
SO...
IT WAS ALMOST THE PERFECT MURDER.
THEN THERE WAS CASSIE PARKER.
JOHN STOLE THE TASER FROM HER.
WHEN HE LEARNED
THE GUN COULD BE TRACED,
HE HAD TO GET RID OF HER.
SHE WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO KNEW HE HAD IT.
I GOT A CALL FROM THE CHIEF TODAY,
CONGRATULATING ME ON ANOTHER JOB WELL DONE.
DID YOU TELL HIM MY MOM FIGURED IT OUT?
ACTUALLY,
I DID.
REALLY?
WELL, IT'S NOT LIKE HE WAS...
CLUELESS.
[ALL GROANING AT THE PUN]
OUCH.
HE REMINDED ME THAT SHERLOCK HOLMES
ACTUALLY WASN'T A POLICE DETECTIVE,
HE WAS A "CONSULTING DETECTIVE,"
UNOFFICIALLY HELPING THE POLICE.
I CAN BE A CONSULTING DETECTIVE?
NO.
HE SAYS YOU CAN'T.
TOO MUCH OF A LIABILITY.
BUT HE WANTS TO THANK YOU,
AND LET YOU KNOW, MOVING FORWARD,
NOT TO CONFRONT KILLERS.
SERIOUSLY.
ALL RIGHT...
IN HONOR OF THE HATCHER BUILDING...
BOEUF BOURGUIGNON.
WOW.
WHAT'S FRENCH ABOUT THE HATCHER BUILDING?
WELL, ADRIAN BERNARD THE ARCHITECT WAS FRENCH.
AND I FOUND AN EASY RECIPE.
[CHUCKLING]
LOOKS GREAT.
WELL, HERE'S TO MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE,
WHO SOMEHOW PUT THE PIECES TOGETHER
AND SOLVED ANOTHER MYSTERY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DOES IT,
BUT I'M SURE SHE'LL KEEP THE CHIEF'S WISE WORDS IN MIND.
AND KEEP SOLVING CRIMES?
SAFELY.
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