[♪♪♪]
[HORSE NEIGHS]
[FOOTSTEPS]
[♪♪♪]
[GATE CREAKS AND OPENS]
[♪♪♪]
[DOOR OPENS]
[♪♪♪]
[DOG BARKING]
[BARKING AND GROWLING]
[WHINING IN GREETING]
[WOMAN]: PRINCE?
WHAT IS IT?
IS SOMEBODY THERE?
OKAY, PRINCE, COME ON BACK TO BED.
[♪♪♪]
[GIRLS LAUGHING AND CHATTING]
[SHOP BELL JINGLES]
HEY, MOM.
YOU HAVE A SEC?
HI, MRS. SHANNON!
[GIRLS GIGGLING]
WE'RE HAVING A FUNDRAISER.
-IT'S GOING TO BE SO BIG -- --AND SO MUCH FUN, TOO.
THE CAUSE IS REALLY IMPORTANT.
IT'S REALLY NEEDED.
OH, WHAT'S THE CAUSE?
TRI-COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER.
SEEING THESE POOR DOGS AND CATS
IS HEART-BREAKING.
IT'S OUR KAPPA YEARLY CHARITY EVENT.
AND THIS YEAR-- ARE YOU READY--
WE'RE DOING A GARAGE SALE!
IT'S GONNA BE HUGE!
ALL THE MOMS ARE CLEANING OUT THEIR ATTICS,
BRINGING REALLY COOL STUFF.
BUT WE'RE GONNA BE DOING THE REAL WORK OF SELLING IT.
WE WANTED TO ASK YOU, 'CAUSE YOU'RE THE EXPERTS,
WOULD YOU TAKE CHARGE AND RUN THE SALE?
TAYLOR'S MOM SAID THAT WE COULD USE HER GARAGE AND DRIVEWAY.
UH, SURE.
WHATEVER WE CAN DO.
-ARE YOU SURE? -HAPPY TO.
[ALL GIGGLING IN DELIGHT]
SO, ALL THE MOMS WANT TO GET TOGETHER
AND HAVE A BIG ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, JUST THE MOMS--
BUT THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT GARAGE SALES --
-YOU'LL CHAIR IT, RIGHT? -OKAY.
[CHANTING TOGETHER]: KAPPA KAPPA KAPPA!
WHOO!
[LAUGHING AND GIGGLING]
LOGAN'S GOING TO HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT WHERE HE WANTS TO GO.
OH, WE'VE STILL GOT A COUPLE YEARS.
NOT REALLY.
I WANT TO SET UP SOME CAMPUS TRIPS,
MAYBE HE CAN FIND SOMETHING THAT'S NOT OUT OF STATE.
[CHUCKLES]
OH...
WHAT A BEAUTY.
I HAD A CAR LIKE THIS IN COLLEGE.
I REMEMBER IT WELL.
THAT WAS A GREAT CAR.
[CHUCKLES] WHEN IT WAS RUNNING.
'65 MG, CHROME BUMPERS,
WHICH THEY CHANGED IN '74,
WIRE-RIM WHEELS...
IT WAS FANTASTIC.
I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND HOW GUYS REMEMBER THINGS
LIKE THE DIFFERENCES IN BUMPERS.
WHEN I WAS A KID,
I COULD TELL YOU WHAT YEAR IT WAS
BY ITS TAIL LIGHTS.
I KNEW I MARRIED YOU FOR A REASON.
YEAH.
[CHUCKLING]
[♪♪♪]
WHATCHA LOOKING AT?
NOTHIN'.
MAN, WHEN I SAW THAT MG TODAY,
IT REALLY BROUGHT ME BACK.
TELL ME THE TRUTH, JENN,
IS MY, UH, NECK GETTING SAGGY?
NO, YOU'RE VINTAGE, LIKE THAT CAR.
[CHUCKLING]
YOU KNOW WHAT I DO
WHEN I SEE A WRINKLE I DON'T LIKE?
WHAT?
I TURN OUT THE LIGHTS.
DOES IT WORK?
LIKE A CHARM.
COME HERE.
WEREN'T THOSE WIRE WHEELS BEAUTIFUL?
IT'S ALL I CAN THINK ABOUT.
[CHUCKLING]
GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.
'NIGHT.
I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU, TOO.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
[TRAIN HORN BLARES DISTANTLY]
[TRAIN WHEELS CLACKING]
HOW'S IT COMING?
OH, FANTASTIC, TINA.
I KNOW YOU HATE THESE PORTRAITS,
BUT IT'S MONEY.
-YEAH, RIGHT. -OH, HONEY.
OH... YOUR TIME IS COMING.
I KNOW IT.
I SAW THE LETTER FROM THE BANK.
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FORECLOSE.
NO, NOT FOR 30 DAYS.
I'M TALKING TO THEM ABOUT IT.
I WILL RE-FINANCE.
I'VE GOT TO GO TO WORK.
ASK FOR A RAISE!
YOU GUYS REALLY SAVED US
BY ORGANIZING THE GARAGE SALE.
IS THERE ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP YOU WITH THE MEETING?
OH, I THINK WE'RE GOOD.
-ARE WE GOOD? -WE'RE GOOD.
SO, THIS MEETING IS JUST THE MOMS, AND NOT THE GIRLS?
[CHUCKLING] IT IS EVERYTHING WE COULD DO
TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM THE SALE.
THEY'RE WAY INTO THIS.
YOU'VE BEEN WARNED.
[LAUGHING]
ABBEY, HAVE I MET YOUR MOTHER?
I DON'T KNOW.
HER NAME'S SYDNEY.
STEPMOM.
PARENTS DIVORCED,
DAD REMARRIED.
NOT VERY COOL.
I'M SORRY.
IT HAPPENS.
I MEAN, SHE TRIES,
LIKE WITH THIS GARAGE SALE, FOR INSTANCE.
HOW SO?
NOTHING REALLY,
JUST WANTING TO BE A PART OF EVERYTHING.
[HANNAH]: WELL, WE'VE GOTTA RUN,
BUT I WANTED TO GIVE YOU A HEADS-UP ABOUT TONIGHT.
OKAY, HONEY.
SEE YOU LATER.
THANKS.
BYE, HANNAH. BYE, ABBEY.
OOPS...
I FORGOT, I CAN'T MAKE IT TONIGHT.
WHAT?
I'M TAKING A VIBRATIONAL COOKING CLASS
AT THE COLLEGE EXTENSION.
VIBRATIONAL COOKING?
YEAH, THERE'S LIVE FOOD AND THERE'S DEAD FOOD,
AND LIVE FOOD HAS A HIGHER VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCY.
GOOD TO KNOW.
[ALL CHATTING AND LAUGHING]
OKAY, OKAY,
BUT HERE'S THE SECRET TO A SUCCESSFUL GARAGE SALE,
DO NOT PUT PRICES ON YOUR ITEMS.
-[ALL EXCLAIMING] WHAT? -THAT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
THERE HAS TO BE PRICE TAGS!
HOW DO WE KNOW WHAT TO CHARGE?
-EXACTLY! -YEAH!
YOU ASK THE CUSTOMER TO NAME THEIR PRICE.
IS THAT HOW THEY DO IT?
I DON'T THINK THAT'S HOW IT'S DONE.
I MEAN, HAVE YOU HEARD OF THAT BEFORE?
MY NEIGHBOR HAD A GARAGE SALE, AND--
[ALL TALKING AT ONCE]
LADIES!
LADIES...
RAISE YOUR HAND
IF YOU'VE EVER PUT ON A GARAGE SALE.
[AWKWARD SILENCE]
ALL RIGHT.
THIS IS WHY
WE'VE ASKED JENNIFER TO HELP,
BECAUSE SHE UNDERSTANDS HOW IT'S DONE.
I'M NOT GOING TO NEGOTIATE
LIKE I'M IN SOME THIRD-WORLD BAZAAR.
MARSHA...
THE GIRLS ARE DOING THE SELLING, MARSHA--
AND I'VE SEEN YOU HAGGLE WITH THE BEST OF THEM--
CAN YOU PLEASE TELL US WHY YOU SUGGEST
NOT TO PUT PRICES ON THE ITEMS?
BECAUSE THE SORORITY WILL MAKE MORE MONEY,
AND THIS IS A FUNDRAISER, RIGHT?
THERE WE GO.
MOST OF THE TIME,
PEOPLE WILL OFFER MORE THAN YOU'RE ASKING,
AND THEY THINK THAT THEY ARE GETTING A GREAT DEAL.
THEY NEVER PAY THE MARKED PRICE ANYWAY,
SO IT SAVES ON ALL THE HAGGLING.
THAT MAKES MORE SENSE.
ACTUALLY, THAT MAKES SENSE.
MORE MONEY? CHECK.
[LAUGHTER]
CLEAN OUT YOUR CLOSETS, YOUR GARAGES,
BRING EVERYTHING YOU DON'T WANT.
WHERE ARE WE STAGING THIS?
MY HOUSE.
MY HUSBAND'S GONNA MOVE ALL HIS CARS,
SO WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF ROOM.
GREAT, WELL, LET'S REMEMBER THIS IS FOR THE GIRLS.
ON THE DAY OF THE SALE, NO MOMS.
I'D FEEL BETTER IF WE WERE THERE.
YOU ARE SUCH A HELICOPTER.
LET THE GIRLS DO IT. THEY WILL BE FINE.
-AND YOU'RE NOT? -I'M NOT!
WELL, SYDNEY, THAT WAS A GOOD MEETING.
I THINK.
[LAUGHING]
I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU HELPING ME WITH THIS.
OH, NO PROBLEM AT ALL. I LOVE DOING IT,
AND IT'S HARD FOR ME TO SAY NO TO MY DAUGHTER.
WELL, I THINK ABBEY WOULD APPRECIATE IT
IF I WASN'T SO INVOLVED.
I'M JUST GETTING TO KNOW ABBEY.
SHE'S GOT HER DAD WRAPPED AROUND HER FINGER,
AND I'M THE STEP-MOM.
[LAUGHS] IT'S OKAY, WE'RE GETTING THERE.
[CAR HONKING] [ABBEY CALLS]: HI, JENN!
HEY, ABBEY
I'VE GOTTA GO! WE'VE GOT CLASS.
OKAY, A SECOND!
UM, I REALLY NEED TO COME BY THE SHOP,
BECAUSE I'M REDECORATING
AND I WANTED TO FIND A FEW UNIQUE PIECES.
OH, OF COURSE. ANYTIME.
I WOULD LOVE TO HELP.
ALL RIGHT, BUT I THINK I'LL WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE GARAGE SALE.
GOOD IDEA--
I'M LATE. WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE.
DRIVE SAFELY.
WE WILL.
LIVE FOOD!
LIVING.
MM, DELICIOUS!
I CAN FEEL THE ENERGY.
LIVING FOOD
IS THE HIGHEST VIBRATIONAL SOURCE.
A HEALTHY HUMAN
IS AROUND 65 HERTZ.
SO, IF WE RAISE OUR VIBRATION,
BACTERIA, FUNGI, DISEASE
CAN'T LIVE.
WE BECOME CALM, HAPPY,
AND NEGATIVE THOUGHTS DISAPPEAR.
THOSE ARE BEAUTIFUL.
THANK YOU.
WONDERFUL.
HERE.
THIS IS NOT...
GOOD VIBRATIONS.
WHAT IS THIS?
IT'S A RED CABBAGE CABOCHE
AVEC CANTALOUPE,
WITH A TANGY POMEGRANATE MOLASSES DRESSING.
ALL JUST PICKED.
DO YOU FEEL LIGHTER?
NO.
MORE CLEAR?
NO.
-VIBRATIONALLY ATTUNED? -MAYBE.
OH! WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
OH, I HAVE TO MEET WITH THE KAPPA MOMS.
OH.
WISH I COULD GO.
OH, YOU ARE MORE THAN WELCOME TO COME.
HAVE FUN!
OH--
WELCOME TO RAGS TO RICHES.
CAN I HELP YOU WITH ANYTHING?
YEAH.
THIS WAS MY GRANDMOTHER'S.
DO YOU BUY THIS KIND OF THING HERE?
WE DO.
YEAH, THIS IS GOLD-PLATED STERLING.
OH.
IS IT WORTH A LOT?
IT'S MORE VALUABLE IN A COMPLETE SET.
A STRAY SPOON
WOULD PROBABLY FETCH ABOUT $40.
OKAY.
THANKS.
YEAH, I'LL COME BACK.
TINA, ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS?
IT'S JUST A GARAGE SALE.
YES, I WANT TO SPEND TIME WITH MY FRIEND
WHO I DON'T SEE ENOUGH.
I GET AN HOUR FOR LUNCH, SO WE SHOULD GET GOING.
WELL, WE CAN STILL GO EAT.
NO, NO, LET'S JUST GO EXPLORE.
WE'VE GOT A GARAGE SALE TO FILL.
HEY, SON.
HEY.
ISN'T SHE A BEAUT?
YOU KNOW, MOM ALREADY TALKED TO ME
ABOUT PLAYING TOO MANY VIDEO GAMES.
UH-HUH?
YOU KNOW WHAT, FINE,
I'LL JUST GO SKATEBOARDING, GET SOME EXERCISE.
OH, THIS ISN'T ABOUT YOU.
THIS IS ABOUT ME.
I'M GONNA GET BACK IN SHAPE.
CAN YOU PASS ME THE NUTS AND BOLTS, PLEASE?
YEAH.
YOU'RE IN PRETTY GOOD SHAPE
FOR YOUR AGE, DAD.
I'M UH, GONNA START RUNNING, TOO.
YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT DOING A 10K?
NO.
THOUGHT WE COULD DO IT TOGETHER,
KIND OF A FATHER-SON THING.
I NEED THE RATCHET AS WELL, PLEASE.
YOU KNOW, MY FRIEND ZACH'S DAD RUNS.
REALLY?
YEAH. HE HAD TO GET A HIP REPLACEMENT.
HUH.
YOU KNOW,
WE COULD PLAY SOME VIDEO GAMES SOMETIME.
YOU KNOW, JUST SOMETHING AGE APPROPRIATE.
JUST LET ME KNOW, OKAY?
I WILL THINK ABOUT IT.
LOOK AT THAT...
[LAUGHING AND CHATTING]
I'M TELLING YOU, THOSE LADIES...
[LAUGHING]
I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.
ARE YOU KIDDING ME? I'M SO GLAD TO SEE YOU.
SO, WAIT, ARE WE NOT GOING TO GO
AND SAY HI TO YOUR MOM?
OH, NO, NO, NO, I THINK SHE'S AT BRIDGE CLUB.
AND IF NOT, I'D BE DOING CHORES FOR AN HOUR.
SHE FIRED THE HANDYMAN.
[LAUGHING] AGAIN?
I'LL SEE HER THIS WEEKEND AND GET IT DONE.
[CHUCKLING] OKAY, GOT IT.
UPSTAIRS.
[CHUCKLING TOGETHER]
[GASPS]
WELL, IF I WANTED JUNK, I FOUND IT.
WOW.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME YOU WERE UP HERE?
[EXHALES] IT'S BEEN YEARS.
[COUGHS]
HUH, GOOD FOR THE GARAGE SALE?
PERFECT.
LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS, LIKE, REAL WICKER.
SO COOL...
[GASPING] OH, MY GOODNESS,
I REMEMBER THIS, I HAD THIS WHEN I WAS A KID.
WHAT, REALLY?
[LAUGHS] YEAH.
WELL, HERE, YOU WANT TO CARRY IT DOWN?
NO, LET'S JUST PUT EVERYTHING TO THE MIDDLE,
AND THEN I'LL COME BACK AND GET IT LATER.
I KNOW YOU HAVE TO GO.
I KNOW. SORRY.
WHAT ABOUT THIS PAINTING?
YOU KNOW ART.
OH, LET ME LOOK.
[♪♪♪]
UM...
YEAH, NO, NO.
[SCOFFS] NO, DON'T BOTHER,
LIKE, NOT EVEN FOR A GARAGE SALE.
IT'S LIKE PAINT BY NUMBERS FROM A KIT OR SOMETHING.
[CLEARS THROAT AWKWARDLY]
THIS, THOUGH, LOOK, LOOK.
THIS COULD BE WORTH SOMETHING.
IT'S GOT THE OLD REEL ON IT, AND EVERYTHING.
[CHUCKLES]
JUST PUT IT WITH THE REST OF THE STUFF,
I'LL COME BACK AND GET IT.
ALL RIGHT.
[TYPING]
SO YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT YOU FOUND
A 19TH-CENTURY JASPER CROPSEY
IN AN ATTIC?
I'M SERIOUS,
I THINK IT WAS THE REAL DEAL.
DO YOU KNOW, ONE OF THESE WENT AT AUCTION
FOR OVER $100,000.
SO, WHAT DID SHE SAY WHEN YOU TOLD HER?
I DIDN'T TELL HER. [GROANS IN DISMAY]
YOU DIDN'T TELL HER?
I... I TOLD HER TO LEAVE IT THERE,
BUT I...
I DIDN'T TELL HER WHAT IT WAS.
SO, WHAT WAS YOUR PLAN THERE,
YOU'RE GOING TO, LIKE SNEAK IN
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND STEAL IT?
NO... NO!
JUST, WE COULD REALLY USE THE MONEY.
BUT I'M NOT A THIEF, SO...
RIGHT, RIGHT.
SO, NO, I'M...
OKAY, SO...
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL HER THEN, HUH?
I DON'T KNOW, I DON'T KNOW...
IT JUST SEEMED LIKE
IT WOULD SOLVE ALL OUR PROBLEMS, YOU KNOW?
WELL, IT WOULD, RIGHT?
I MEAN, IT'S A VERY VALUABLE PAINTING
THAT NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT,
AND WITH YOUR... AUCTION HOUSE CONNECTIONS,
YOU COULD SELL IT TO A SECRET BUYER.
AND THEN...
AND THEN WHEN YOU GOT CAUGHT,
THEN I COULD, YOU KNOW, COME AND VISIT YOU IN PRISON.
I'D MAKE YOU A PLASTIC TOOTHBRUSH SHANK...
[LAUGHING]
YOU'D BAKE IT IN A LITTLE CAKE FOR ME?
YEAH, YOU'D LOOK GOOD IN ORANGE.
[LAUGHING]
[♪♪♪]
[SHOP BELL JINGLES]
HEY, DANI.
HEY.
HEY!
I JUST GOT A CALL FROM ABBEY,
AND SHE'S REALLY UPSET.
HER STEP-MOM DIDN'T COME HOME LAST NIGHT.
DID THEY CALL THE POLICE?
THEY DID, AND THE POLICE SAID THEY HAVE TO WAIT 24 HOURS
BEFORE THEY CAN FILE
A MISSING PERSON'S REPORT.
DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHERE SHE WAS GOING?
ABBEY SAID SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE LUNCH
WITH AN OLD FRIEND,
AND THEN SHE WAS GOING BACK HOME
TO GET STUFF FOR THE SALE.
MAYBE AN ACCIDENT?
THEY'RE CALLING THE HOSPITALS.
HOW CAN WE HELP?
THIS IS A LIST
OF ALL THE OTHER MOMS,
OTHER FRIENDS OF SYDNEY'S.
IT'S THEIR PHONE NUMBERS.
WE'LL START MAKING CALLS RIGHT NOW.
DOES SHE HAVE ANY MEDICAL ISSUES,
LIKE BLACKOUTS,
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT?
I DON'T KNOW.
OH, THE FRIEND SHE WAS HAVING LUNCH WITH IS ON THE LIST,
TINA PARSONS.
SHE'S NOT ONE OF THE MOMS.
MOST MISSING PEOPLE TURN UP UNHARMED WITHIN 24 HOURS.
FRANK...
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
I'LL CHECK HER LICENSE PLATE,
SEE IF HER CAR GOT IN AN ACCIDENT,
OR MAYBE GOT TOWED SOMEWHERE.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
OH, IT'S DANI.
HEY, DANI, WHAT'S UP?
I'M HERE WITH DETECTIVE LYNWOOD.
OH, CAN YOU TEXT ME THAT ADDRESS?
THANKS.
SOMEONE THINKS
SHE MIGHT HAVE GONE TO HER MOM'S.
I'M GOING TO CHECK IT OUT.
CALL ME IF ANYTHING TURNS UP ON HER CAR.
OKAY.
[DIALING CALL]
HI. I'M JENN.
HI.
WELL, COME ON IN.
OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT PRINCE.
HE'S VERY FRIENDLY.
HE'S A GOOD WATCH DOG, THOUGH.
COME.
THANK YOU.
RAYMOND, HER HUSBAND, CALLED ME LAST NIGHT.
THEY STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM HER?
I'M AFRAID NOT.
THAT ISN'T LIKE HER.
SOMEONE SAID
SHE MIGHT HAVE GONE INTO YOUR STORAGE ATTIC.
STORAGE ATTIC?
WHY WOULD...
IF SHE WERE HERE,
SHE WOULD HAVE COME TO SAY HELLO.
DO YOU MIND IF I GO OUT THERE AND TAKE A LOOK?
WELL, GO AHEAD.
IT'S RIGHT THERE ABOVE THE WORKSHOP.
YOU SEE?
[♪♪♪]
[GASPS]
[SIGHS]
OH, NO.
I'M A POLICE DETECTIVE,
AND I DON'T STUMBLE ACROSS AS MANY DEAD BODIES AS YOU.
REMIND ME NOT TO GET ON YOUR BAD SIDE.
IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A MURDER.
OH, THAT'S A FIRST.
YOU TOUCH ANYTHING?
THE LIGHT SWITCH.
ALL RIGHT.
WELL...
APPEARS TO BE A HEAD INJURY.
MAYBE SHE TRIPPED OVER THIS OBJECT,
AND FELL AND HIT HER HEAD.
ON?
UM...
THAT PIPE?
YEAH, SEEMS LIKE BLOOD,
RIGHT WHERE SHE WOULD HAVE STRUCK HER HEAD
IF SHE HAD FALLEN.
ANYTHING ELSE?
SEEMS LIKE SHE WAS HOLDING HER CELL PHONE
WHEN SHE FELL.
THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL.
[DOOR OPENS]
LET'S JUST LET THESE GUYS DO THEIR JOB,
ALL RIGHT?
FIRST GLANCE, SEEMS LIKE AN ACCIDENT.
DECEASED HAS RIGOR,
PROBABLY AROUND 12 HOURS.
JUST LEAVE EVERYTHING TO THE M.E.
I'LL ATTACH A NOTE TO YOUR REPORT.
THANKS, LIEUTENANT.
YEAH.
JENNIFER?
[SIGHS] NOW I GOTTA BREAK THE NEWS
TO MRS. MELLON.
I HATE THIS.
DO YOU WANT ME TO GO WITH YOU?
YES. PLEASE.
WE HAD PLANNED TO JUST HAVE LUNCH,
BUT SYDNEY JUST WANTED TO LOOK FOR SOME STUFF
IN HER MOM'S ATTIC,
SO WE JUST CAME OVER,
FOR AN HOUR.
WE FOUND SOME STUFF,
AND WE JUST PUT IT ASIDE FOR HER TO COME BACK LATER.
[SNIFFLES]
I KNOW SHE TOOK SOME STUFF FROM OUR GARAGE.
MUST HAVE BEEN RIGHT BEFORE SHE WENT BACK.
DID SHE SAY ANYTHING TO YOU, HONEY?
NO, DAD, SHE DIDN'T.
I WAS AT SCHOOL.
I SPOKE TO HER IN THE AFTERNOON.
SHE CAME BY THE HOUSE
WHEN WE WERE BRINGING THE GARAGE SALE ITEMS.
DID YOU TALK TO HER, JENNIFER?
IT WAS SO HECTIC.
I SAW HER, BUT WE DIDN'T TALK.
SHE SAID SHE WAS GONNA GET SOME OTHER STUFF
AND THEN COME BACK TOMORROW.
JUST SO NORMAL.
AND THEN SHE WALKED OUT AND SMILED.
YOU OKAY?
I CAN'T BELIEVE
I WAS JUST WITH ONE OF MY OLDEST FRIENDS,
AND NOW SHE'S DEAD.
I'M SORRY, BABE.
I MEAN, HOW DOES SOMEONE JUST TRIP ON SOMETHING
AND WIND UP DEAD?
I DON'T KNOW.
AREN'T YOU GLAD YOU DIDN'T GO BACK
AND TAKE THAT PAINTING NOW?
I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE.
SO, I TOLD ABBEY WHAT YOU WERE TELLING ME,
AND I THOUGHT SHE SHOULD TALK WITH YOU.
THIS IS PROBABLY PRETTY DUMB.
IT'S NOT.
I FEEL WEIRD TALKING ABOUT THIS,
BUT IT'S REALLY BEEN BOTHERING ME.
IT'S OKAY, ABBEY.
TELL HER WHAT YOU WERE TELLING ME.
MY STEP-MOTHER WAS A DANCER.
HER WHOLE LIFE.
SHE TOOK CLASSES TWICE A WEEK,
SO SHE WAS GOOD ON HER FEET.
I JUST DON'T SEE
HOW SHE, LIKE, STUMBLES,
OR TRIPS OR WHATEVER,
HITS HER HEAD AND JUST DIES.
WELL, THAT SEEMS TO BE WHAT HAPPENED.
THEY GAVE US HER PERSONAL EFFECTS,
AND I LOOKED AT HER PHONE.
IT WAS ASLEEP,
SO I WOKE IT UP,
AND IT SEEMS LIKE SHE WAS TRYING TO MAKE A CALL
WHEN SHE FELL.
BUT SHE ONLY DIALED ONE NUMBER--
"9".
WAS SHE TRYING TO DIAL "911?"
WHY?
SHE COULD HAVE BEEN CONSCIOUS AFTER SHE FELL.
WAS SHE TRYING TO GET MEDICAL HELP?
NO, THAT'S NOT RIGHT.
THE PHONE ENDED UP FOUR FEET AWAY FROM HER.
IF SHE HAD BEEN CONSCIOUS AFTER THE FALL,
THE PHONE WOULD HAVE STILL BEEN IN HER HAND.
SHE TRIED TO MAKE THIS CALL
BEFORE SHE FELL.
I'M JUST HAPPY THAT WE CAN HAVE A LUNCH
WITHOUT A MURDER TO DISCUSS.
IT IS NICE.
YEAH, IT'S A SOCIAL LUNCH.
RIGHT.
A NO-MURDER LUNCH.
[CHUCKLES]
SO, HOW'S JASON?
OH, HE'S GOOD.
HE'S GOT A BIG BIRTHDAY COMING UP.
OH, WOW, WE'LL HAVE TO DO SOMETHING FUN.
HEY, HOW YOU DOING?
ALL RIGHT.
AFTER YOU.
LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION ABOUT SYDNEY WENTON.
[SIGHING]
HERE WE GO.
THE MEDICAL EXAMINER RULED IT AN ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
DID HE ESTIMATE THE TIME OF DEATH?
HUMOR ME.
SOMETIME AROUND 10:30 P.M., GIVE OR TAKE.
SYDNEY'S STEPDAUGHTER, ABBEY, LOOKED AT SYDNEY'S PHONE.
SYDNEY ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A PHONE CALL
AT 10:24 P.M.,
BUT SHE ONLY DIALED ONE NUMBER,
A "9."
OKAY, SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD,
REMAINED CONSCIOUS LONG ENOUGH TO DIAL 911,
PASSED OUT BEFORE SHE COULD FINISH.
THEN THE PHONE WOULD HAVE BEEN IN HER HAND,
OR NEARBY.
LET'S ASSUME
SHE WAS TRYING TO DIAL 911--
BECAUSE A KILLER WAS WAITING FOR HER,
WAITING FOR HER TO COME UP TO THE ATTIC
AND WHACK HER IN THE HEAD?
I KNOW, I KNOW...
AND THE BLOOD ON THE PIPE?
WELL, THAT TOO.
MY PROFESSIONAL OPINION?
HERE'S A LIKELY SCENARIO,
SHE WAS CALLING SOMEONE ON HER PHONE.
AS SHE WAS ABOUT TO HIT THE FIRST NUMBER,
SHE TRIPS, PRESSES THE "9" BY MISTAKE,
FALLS, HITS HER HEAD.
SO, WHAT, SHE DIDN'T INTEND TO DIAL THE "9",
SHE MEANT TO HIT A "5" OR A "4" INSTEAD?
YEAH, OR ANOTHER NUMBER.
HEY.
UH, OH, THIS IS MY TREAT, OKAY?
ONLY BECAUSE IT'S A SOCIAL LUNCH,
AND IT'S A SOCIAL LUNCH,
BECAUSE WE HAVE NO CRIME TO TALK ABOUT.
RIGHT?
RIGHT.
NO CRIME.
YEAH, I'M GOING TO HAVE THE GRILLED CHEESE SPECIAL.
HOW WAS YOUR COOKING CLASS LAST NIGHT?
OH, WE GOT OUR FINAL ASSIGNED.
A DINNER FOR SIX WITH A HIGH VIBRATIONAL MENU.
THAT SOUNDS EXCITING.
IT IS, EXCEPT I CAN'T SEE FITTING SIX PEOPLE
AROUND MY KITCHEN TABLE.
YOU COULD HAVE THE PARTY AT MY HOUSE.
I COULDN'T DO THAT.
OH, IT'D BE FUN.
OKAY, I WAS THINKING FRANK AND SUSAN LYNWOOD,
AND YOU AND JASON,
AND HANNAH AND LOGAN.
WHAT CHINA?
HMM... THE NORITAKE.
OH, PERFECT.
[HANNAH YAWNING]
MOM?
YEAH?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I AM TRYING TO VISUALIZE
WHAT HAPPENED IN THAT ATTIC.
NOW, SUPPOSEDLY,
SYDNEY WAS ON HER CELL PHONE AND DISTRACTED.
SHE TRIPS, FALLS,
HITS HER HEAD ON A PIPE.
THE IMPACT IS SO STRONG,
IT FLIPS HER OVER,
AND SHE LANDS ON HER BACK.
CAN YOU HELP ME FOR ONE SECOND?
DON'T MOVE.
UM...
HERE.
TAKE THIS DECK OF CARDS.
PRETEND THIS DECK OF CARDS
IS A CELL PHONE.
I WANT YOU TO, UH, JUST STAND RIGHT THERE.
I'M GOING TO USE THIS AS THE DOORSTOP.
I WANT YOU TO PRETEND YOU'RE ON YOUR CELL PHONE,
YOU'RE DISTRACTED,
YOU TRIP OVER THE DOORSTOP,
AND YOU FALL ONTO THE CUSHIONS.
SERIOUSLY?
YEAH, I'M GETTING TOO OLD TO DO MY OWN STUNTS.
OKAY...
OKAY, I FEEL REALLY STUPID.
OOH!
-YOU OKAY? -[HANNAH GROANS]
ONLY HURT MY DIGNITY.
HMM...
WHAT DID YOU LEARN?
I'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT.
MOM...
I LOVE YOUR MIND.
I DO.
IS THAT A COMPLIMENT?
[CHUCKLES] DEFINITIVELY.
I WILL BE YOUR WATSON
ANY TIME YOU WANT.
CAN I GO BACK TO BED NOW?
OH! YES, OF COURSE.
PLEASE GO BACK TO BE.
-THANK YOU. -I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
GOOD NIGHT.
[MUTTERING] INTERESTING...
ASPHYXIA DUE TO CEREBELLAR HEMORRHAGE...
COMPLETED AT, UM, 10:46 A.M.,
ON WEDNESDAY.
YOU BROUGHT COFFEE.
NOT JUST ANY COFFEE, MY FRIEND.
CARAMEL MACCHIATO, YOUR FAVORITE.
MM!
OH, DID YOU HEAR ABOUT THE CHICKPEA FARMER
WHO DIED AT DINNER?
THE CORONER IS RULING IT A HUMMUS-CIDE.
HUH?
IT'S A HUMMUS-CIDE!
WELL...
THIS CROWD IS-- [MOANING]
OH, BOY.
SO, YOU HAVE COME HERE TO ASK ME ABOUT SYDNEY WENTON.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
SHE FELL DOWN, HIT HER HEAD.
IT HAPPENS MORE OFTEN THAN YOU WOULD THINK.
OKAY, BUT WHEN SOMEONE TRIPS AND GOES DOWN,
THEIR ARM AUTOMATICALLY SHOOTS OUT IN FRONT OF THEM
TO BREAK THEIR FALL, RIGHT?
THAT IS CORRECT. INSTINCTUAL MOVEMENT.
AND THEREFORE, SYDNEY'S ARM WOULD HAVE HIT THE PIPE,
PROTECTING HER HEAD.
WELL, USUALLY, BUT IN MY BUSINESS...
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
DO I HAVE TO?
HE FELL OFF
THE FOURTH-FLOOR BALCONY,
AND HE LOOKS BETTER THAN ME.
MY POINT IS THAT, IN MY BUSINESS,
"USUALLY" IS PROVEN WRONG EVERY DAY.
IN THE CASE OF SYDNEY WENTON,
THE PIPE MATCHES THE INDENTATION IN HER SKULL.
HER MOMENTUM WAS SUFFICIENT FOR A FATAL INJURY.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH,
THANK YOU AND GOOD NIGHT.
[♪♪♪]
THIS IS IT.
I HAD A CAR LIKE THIS IN COLLEGE,
SAME COLOR, SAME YEAR.
I'VE GOT A BIRTHDAY COMING UP.
I SHOULD GET MYSELF A LITTLE PRESENT.
MAY I?
PLEASE.
IT'S A LITTLE TIGHTER THAN I REMEMBER.
HOW MUCH?
$10,000.
THAT'S MORE THAN IT COST WHEN IT WAS BRAND-NEW.
WHAT AN INVESTMENT.
YEAH.
[VIDEO GAME WEAPONS BLASTING]
LOGAN...
HYPOTHETICALLY,
HOW MUCH TIME SHOULD A TEENAGER
DEVOTE TO A VIDEO GAME?
AS LONG AS IT TAKES TO GET TO LEVEL SIX.
BUT I JUST CRASHED AND BURNED, ACTUALLY.
OH, THAT'S MY FAULT?
[SIGHS]
NO. NO, I NORMALLY
CAN'T GET PAST THAT SPOT ANYWAYS.
HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH DAD?
HE'S GETTING KIND OF WEIRD.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
IS HE HAVING, LIKE, A "MID-LIFE CRISIS"
OR SOMETHING?
I MEAN, HE PUT A GYM IN THE GARAGE,
AND HE SAID THAT HE WANTS TO START RUNNING 10KS.
WELL, HE'S GOT A BIG BIRTHDAY COMING UP.
IT'S ONLY NORMAL TO WORRY ABOUT GETTING OLDER.
I THINK HE'S BEING SILLY.
YEAH, AND I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO START
RUNNING ANY 10KS, SO...
[SIGHS]
I'VE GOT A PLAN.
YOU WANNA HELP?
[♪♪♪]
WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT TOY SOLDIERS?
YOU BUYING OR SELLING?
OOH.
WHAT WOULD THIS BE WORTH?
WELL, THEY'RE IN GOOD CONDITION.
ABOUT $30 APIECE.
HMM. WELL, THIS IS KIND OF ODD,
BUT ELIZABETH MELLON, SYDNEY'S MOTHER,
SHE CLAIMS SHE HAD A BURGLARY IN THE HOUSE.
THE THIEF SUPPOSEDLY BROKE IN
AND STOLE TWO TOY SOLDIERS.
WELL, SHE THINKS THEY'RE WORTH FIVE GRAND APIECE.
IS THAT EVEN POSSIBLE?
WELL, IT'S POSSIBLE.
CERTAIN RARE PIECES CAN GO FOR A LOT OF MONEY.
WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?
SHE'S NOT SURE.
DON'T YOU FIND IT STRANGE
THAT THIS HAPPENED IN THE SAME HOUSE
WHERE SYDNEY HAD HER ACCIDENT?
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
I DO.
CAN YOU MEET ME OUT THERE LATER?
I'D LIKE YOU TO LOOK AT THESE SOLDIERS,
'CAUSE IF THEY ARE WORTH THAT MUCH,
IT'S A FELONY.
[♪♪♪]
SYDNEY LOVED THESE LITTLE TOYS.
THEY WERE HER FATHER'S WHEN HE WAS A BOY.
THEY WERE SO SPECIAL TO HER.
I WAS REMINISCING,
AND I NOTICED THAT TWO WERE MISSING,
THE WASHINGTON
AND THE GEORGE CORNWALLIS.
THEY'RE VERY VALUABLE TO ME.
I WANT THEM BACK.
THESE ARE LINEOL.
VERY COLLECTIBLE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THE MISSING PIECES?
HOW OLD THEY ARE, SO ON AND SO FORTH?
RICHARD, MY LATE HUSBAND,
DOCUMENTED EVERYTHING,
ALL OF OUR ARTWORK, ALL OF OUR VALUABLES.
UM...
THERE, THOSE TWO.
THESE ARE RARE.
YOU THINK SOMEONE BROKE IN WHILE YOU WERE HERE?
I KNOW WHO IT WAS.
IT WAS SAM BRISCO.
HE WAS MY HANDYMAN.
I'M SURE HE WAS THE ONE WHO BROKE IN AND TOOK THEM.
WHY ARE YOU SURE?
BECAUSE PRINCE WOULD DEVOUR ANY STRANGER
WHO CAME IN THIS HOUSE.
BUT HE KNEW SAM.
I CAUGHT HIM GIVING HIM TREATS.
[SIGHS]
THE DOOR IN THE KITCHEN
DOESN'T LOCK PROPERLY.
I ASKED SAM TO FIX IT.
HE DIDN'T.
SO, DID YOU FIRE HIM?
YES.
HE WAS ALWAYS LOOKING AT THE PAINTINGS,
"WHO WAS THE ARTIST?," OR "HOW OLD IS THIS?"
WE USED TO ROTATE THE PAINTINGS IN THE HOUSE
WITH THE ONES IN STORAGE
IN THE ATTIC,
SAM KNEW WHAT WE HAD UP THERE.
DO YOU HAVE HIS CURRENT ADDRESS?
NO.
NO, I DON'T.
SO, SOME OF THE PAINTINGS ARE IN THE HOUSE,
BUT SOME ARE STORED?
THAT'S RIGHT.
NEXT DOOR, IN THE...
IN THE ATTIC.
ELIZABETH THINKS
THAT SAM KNEW SHE HAD VALUABLES IN THE ATTIC.
YOU DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT VALUABLES
WHEN YOU WERE UP THERE.
NO, I WAS A LITTLE DISTRACTED
BY THE DEAD BODY ON THE FLOOR.
[SHOP BELL JINGLING]
WHAT IF SAM WAS IN THE ATTIC
STEALING SOMETHING,
AND SYDNEY DISCOVERED HIM?
[SIGHS] JENN, EVERYONE BUT YOU
THINKS HER DEATH WAS AN ACCIDENT.
I MEAN, PEOPLE DO HAVE ACCIDENTS.
I KNOW, BUT WHEN ABBEY CAME TO ME WITH HER DOUBTS,
IT GOT ME THINKING.
OKAY, I CAN HELP.
TONIGHT'S MY COOKING CLASS.
WHY DON'T YOU COME WITH ME?
IT'LL BE REALLY, REALLY FUN,
AND IT'LL TAKE YOUR MIND OFF THINGS.
AW, THANKS, BUT NO.
I GET ENOUGH VIBRATIONAL COOKING
FROM MY MICROWAVE.
[SHOP BELL JINGLES]
HEY, TINA.
I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE BEFORE.
YOU HAVE A REALLY WONDERFUL SHOP.
AW, THANK YOU.
YEAH, I NEED TO COME BACK WHEN I CAN REALLY BROWSE.
LISTEN, JENN, DO YOU MAYBE HAVE TIME
TO GRAB A CUP OF COFFEE OR SOMETHING?
I JUST CAN'T SEEM TO SHAKE IT, YOU KNOW?
I TOLD HER I HAD TO GO BACK TO WORK.
IF I WOULD HAVE JUST STAYED AND HELPED HER,
THEN SYDNEY WOULDN'T HAVE GONE BACK,
AND SHE MIGHT STILL BE ALIVE.
YOU CAN'T BLAME YOURSELF FOR THIS, TINA.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
I HEARD ABOUT THE HANDYMAN.
IS IT POSSIBLE THAT HE WAS IN THE ATTIC
WHEN SYDNEY WENT BACK?
OH, ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.
DETECTIVE LYNWOOD'S GOING TO TALK TO HIM.
AS OF NOW, ALL WE KNOW
IS THAT ELIZABETH IS MISSING SOME TOY SOLDIERS
FROM HER FRONT ROOM,
AND SHE THINKS THAT HER HANDYMAN, BRISCO,
TOOK THEM.
REALLY?
I MEAN, ALL I SAW WAS JUNK IN THE ATTIC.
WHAT DOES ELIZABETH THINK IS OUT THERE?
WELL, SHE SAID SOME ARTWORK.
THERE'S A BINDER
THAT HAS EVERYTHING DOCUMENTED,
BUT EVEN IF SOMETHING'S MISSING, WHO KNOWS WHEN IT WAS TAKEN?
IT COULD HAVE BEEN YEARS AGO.
[SIGHS] YEAH.
WELL, I GUESS IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE EITHER WAY,
DOES IT?
SYDNEY'S NOT COMING BACK.
WELL, IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE IF IT WASN'T AN ACCIDENT.
THAT MEANS SOMEONE IS GETTING AWAY WITH MURDER.
WHAT A DAY TO BE WORKING OUTSIDE, HUH?
WELL, WHAT CAN YOU DO?
LIEUTENANT FRANK LYNWOOD.
MIND IF I HAVE A WORD WITH YOU?
I JUST GOT THIS JOB.
IT WON'T LOOK TOO GOOD IF THE POLICE ARE OUT HERE.
WOULD IT BE OKAY IF WE MET SOMEWHERE ELSE?
LOOK, THERE'S A COFFEE SHOP
OVER ON ELM STREET.
CAN I MEET YOU THERE?
WHEN?
I COULD TAKE A BREAK IN AN HOUR.
I NEED THIS JOB.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL SEE YOU THEN.
IT'S ONLY BEEN A FEW MINUTES, SAM.
COFFEE SHOP IS IN THE OTHER DIRECTION.
[BRAKES SCREECH]
[KNOCKS SHARPLY]
ALL I WANTED TO DO WAS HAVE A LITTLE CONVERSATION,
AND YOU'RE RUNNING FROM ME?
WHY?
NOTHING GOOD EVER HAPPENED
WHENEVER I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH A COP.
HMM.
AM I UNDER ARREST?
NOT YET.
YOU WANNA BE?
COME ON.
I WANNA SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
LET'S GO.
I WANT YOU ALL TO LIVE WHAT I'M TEACHING.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S AN ENERGY SHIFT HAPPENING
ACROSS THE ENTIRE PLANET.
YEAH, I FEEL THAT.
IT'S LIKE
WHAT WE PUT OUT WE GET BACK.
EXACTLY.
SO, WHAT FOODS HAVE THE HIGHEST VIBRATIONS?
RAW FRUIT.
IDEALLY, PICKED RIGHT FROM THE TREE.
YOU EAT NOTHING BUT RAW FRUIT FOR THREE DAYS,
THEN SEE HOW YOU FEEL.
DO YOU THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA
TO GIVE THE FINAL DINNER PARTY
FOR PEOPLE WHO EAT UNCONSCIOUSLY?
THESE PEOPLE EAT PROCESSED,
REFINED FOOD,
NO NUTRITIONAL VALUE?
PACKED FULL OF WHITE FLOUR,
PRESERVATIVES AND CHEMICALS?
YEAH, THAT'S KINDA THEM.
HMM.
PERFECT.
THEY'RE GOING TO LOVE IT.
IT'LL BE LIKE THEY'VE NEVER EATEN BEFORE.
YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY
TO HEALTH, HAPPINESS, AND PROSPERITY, DANI.
YOU'VE GOT THE GLOW.
HEY, GUYS, I'M HOME!
JENN?
[GOLF CLUB SWATS OUTSIDE]
SINCE WHEN DO YOU PLAY?
OH, WELL, I DON'T...
BUT, I MEAN, I'D LIKE TO LEARN.
I BORROWED THESE CLUBS
FROM MATT.
YOU'VE NEVER SAID A WORD
ABOUT WANTING TO PLAY GOLF BEFORE.
YEAH, WELL, I MEAN,
YOU KNOW, YOU STARTED TALKING ABOUT THOSE 10KS,
AND, YOU KNOW...
IT GOT ME THINKING
THAT MAYBE YOU AND I
SHOULD HAVE SOME SORT OF FATHER-AND-SON ACTIVITY.
WELL, I WAS THINKING
SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE PHYSICAL.
LIKE... PLAYING HOOPS?
MATT PLAYS GOLF WITH HIS GRANDAD.
HIS GRANDAD, REALLY.
COME ON, IT'S RELAXING.
I MEAN, NOBODY GETS HURT, RIGHT?
YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
[♪♪♪]
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE DIET?
WHAT DIET?
I JUST WANTED TO DROP A FEW POUNDS.
I'LL WORK OUT HARDER.
DID YOU KNOW YOUR SON WAS PLAYING GOLF?
HMM, I WONDER WHY.
HE THINKS I'M GETTING OLDER,
AND HE WANTED TO FIND SOME KIND OF ACTIVITY
WE COULD DO TOGETHER.
WELL, HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT PLAYING GOLF?
[CHUCKLES] NO.
I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT MOUNTAIN CLIMBING,
OR, UH, THE IRON MAN,
OR PLAYING IN A MEN'S BASKETBALL LEAGUE.
OH, I HEAR THEY HAVE A SENIOR LEAGUE AT THE Y.
[LAUGHING]
I'M JUST KIDDING...
FUNNY.
HONEY, LOOK AT YOU,
IF YOU'RE GETTING OLD, WHAT DOES THAT MAKE ME?
WE ARE NOT GETTING OLD.
YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK?
I THINK WE'RE EXACTLY THE SAME
AS WE WERE IN COLLEGE.
WE ARE.
[SIGHING HEAVILY]
HEY.
I DIDN'T HEAR YOU COME IN.
HEY.
YEAH, I WAS JUST BRINGING IN THE MAIL.
WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT CROPSEY PAINTINGS ONLINE?
SO HOW LONG UNTIL THEY FORECLOSE?
THREE WEEKS.
-THREE WEEKS? -YEAH.
SO, WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GO?
I DON'T KNOW, UM,
WE GET AN APARTMENT.
FIND SOMEPLACE SMALLER.
HOW'S THAT GOING TO WORK?
I MEAN, HOW AM I GOING TO PAINT IN SOME LITTLE APARTMENT?
HOW ARE WE GOING TO FIT OUR LIFE
INTO SOME LITTLE APARTMENT?
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO TALK TO YOUR CONNECTIONS
AND SEE ABOUT WORKING OUT A SHOW FOR ME.
I TRIED.
I MEAN, I'M IN THE RESTORATION DEPARTMENT,
I'M NOT IMPORTANT,
I CAN'T PUSH IT.
THEY LOVE YOUR WORK.
YOU'RE... YOU'RE SO GOOD.
IF I HAVE TO PAINT ANOTHER BUSINESSMAN
IN A PIN-STRIPED SUIT,
IT JUST...
IT'S JUST KILLING ME.
I KNOW...
I KNOW.
BELIEVE ME, I KNOW.
WE JUST HAVE TO HANG IN.
OUR LUCK IS GONNA CHANGE.
MAYBE IT ALREADY HAS.
HMM? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WELL, NOT TO BE INSENSITIVE,
BUT YOUR FRIEND...
SYDNEY IS DEAD.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOTHING YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO
TO BRING HER BACK,
BUT THAT PAINTING IS STILL SITTING THERE.
WE COULD... WE COULD GO GET IT.
NO. NO! NO...
GOD, I'M SORRY IT EVEN CROSSED MY MIND.
NOBODY EVEN KNOWS ABOUT IT.
SYDNEY'S MOTHER HAS AN INVENTORY
OF EVERYTHING.
IF WE QUIETLY WENT AND GOT IT,
WE COULD BE IN...
IN THE SOUTH OF SPAIN, LIKE, WITHIN THE MONTH.
NO, COME ON, ANDREW.
NO, WE'RE GOING TO BE FINE, OKAY?
I PROMISE.
YOU RECOGNIZE THIS HOUSE?
YEAH, I USED TO WORK HERE.
I LEFT IT.
LEFT OR FIRED?
MUTUAL.
MRS. MELLON IS PARANOID, ALWAYS ACCUSING ME OF STUFF.
AND SHE HAS A VICIOUS DOG.
HE'S GOING TO BITE SOMEONE SOMEDAY.
YEAH, THANKS FOR THE HEADS UP.
I... I DON'T LIKE AGGRESSIVE DOGS.
WELL, BE CAREFUL WITH THIS ONE.
HE WENT AFTER ME ONE DAY.
HEY, UH,
YOU EVER BEEN OUT TO THE WORKSHOP?
WELL, YEAH.
I WAS THE HANDYMAN.
TOOLS AND THINGS ARE KEPT BACK THERE.
MRS. MELLON WOULD SOMETIMES HAVE ME MOVE THINGS AROUND.
BUT SHE HAS A HARD TIME KEEPING STAFF.
RIGHT.
WELL, MRS. MELLON DOESN'T WISH TO SEE YOU.
LET ME SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
COME ON.
YOU SEE ANYTHING MISSING HERE?
[CHUCKLES] HOW WOULD I KNOW?
WELL, THE BACK DOOR DOESN'T LOCK PROPERLY.
MUST HAVE HAPPENED AFTER I LEFT.
I DON'T LEAVE THINGS BROKEN.
RIGHT.
JENNIFER, COULD YOU JOIN US, PLEASE?
YOU KEEP AHOLD OF HIM!
LET HIM GO.
[DOG WHINING AFFECTIONATELY]
SAM, THAT'S NOT A NORMAL DOG,
THAT'S A LIE DETECTION DOG.
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR BURGLARY.
AH, YOU CAN SEE THE ENERGY COMING OFF THIS GUY.
HE EATS NOTHING BUT RAW FOOD.
HE DOESN'T COOK?
WELL, NO, I MEAN, YOU CAN COOK,
BUT ONLY A LITTLE,
'CAUSE HE ACTUALLY KILLS THE FOOD.
SO, THIS DINNER PARTY YOU'RE HAVING
IS GOING TO BE RAW?
IT'S GOING TO BE WONDERFUL.
-HEY! -OH, HI, TINA!
HI! ANDREW, THIS IS DANI AND JENN.
THEY OWN THIS WONDERFUL STORE.
TINA TELLS ME YOU'RE AN ARTIST.
AH, WELL, I'M WORKING AT IT.
OH, STOP. HE'S VERY TALENTED.
WELL, YOU'RE KIND OF BIASED.
WHAT KIND OF STUFF DO YOU DO?
I'M A PAINTER,
ABSTRACT IMPRESSIONISM, YOU COULD CALL IT, I GUESS.
YOU REALLY SHOULD SEE IT.
WE'RE TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A GALLERY SHOW.
OH, WELL, WE'LL BE THERE.
OH, GREAT.
HEY, HEY, LISTEN,
I HEARD THAT THE HANDYMAN GOT ARRESTED.
OH, YES, HE'S IN JAIL,
HAD A COUPLE OF OLD WARRANTS.
ASSAULT, PETTY THEFT.
LYNWOOD'S TRYING TO CONNECT HIM TO THE THEFTS
AT MRS. MELLON'S HOUSE.
SO COULD HE HAVE BEEN THERE THE NIGHT OF SYDNEY'S DEATH?
MAYBE. HE'S GOT A PRETTY SHAKY ALIBI.
WELL, WHERE DID HE SAY HE WAS?
AT HIS APARTMENT WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND,
ALONE.
REMEMBER, JENN, SPRING BREAK?
[CHUCKLES]
YOU STAYED AT YOUR PARENTS' HOUSE?
YOU WENT HOME FOR SPRING BREAK?
WHAT A CONCEPT.
I HAD THAT AMAZING BLUE MG SPORTS CAR,
AND WE WENT ON THAT DATE,
EXCEPT WE NEVER MAKE IT TO THE MOVIES.
WE WENT TO THAT GREAT SPOT UP OVERLOOKING TAYLOR LAKE.
SO PRETTY.
OH, LOVER'S LANE. YEAH, IT'S STILL THERE.
[SIGHING]
ANYWAY.
UM...
WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME,
JUST TALKING, HANNAH...
[LAUGHING]
AND THEN WE WERE GOING TO GO HOME,
BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START, REMEMBER?
HAD TO CALL YOUR DAD TO COME RESCUE US.
[CHUCKLES]
[LAUGHTER]
IT WAS NOT FUN.
WAIT, NO, THERE'S SOMETHING FISHY ABOUT THAT STORY.
REALLY?
THERE WAS NO CELL PHONES BACK THEN.
NO, THEY WERE CALLED
"PAYPHONES."
AND WE HAD TO WALK HALF A MILE TO FIND ONE.
WHAT DID GRANDPA SAY
WHEN HE HAD TO DRIVE DOWN THERE?
I'D RATHER NOT SAY.
[LAUGHTER]
HEY, GUYS, UM...
I'D LIKE TO PUT SOMETHING OUT ON THE TABLE HERE.
WE ALL KNOW
MY BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP...
SOON,
AND I DON'T WANT A PARTY.
I DON'T WANT ANY GIFTS,
SO IF YOU WANT TO MAKE ME HAPPY,
LET'S JUST IGNORE IT.
OKAY, HONEY.
SURE, DAD.
NO, PROBLEM.
GOOD.
[CHUCKLES] GOOD.
HEY, DAD,
YOU KNOW HOW YOU'VE GIVEN ME ALL THAT ADVICE
OVER THE YEARS?
CAN I GIVE YOU SOME?
SURE, GO AHEAD.
WHEN SOMEONE GOES THROUGH A LOT OF TROUBLE
TO GET YOU SOMETHING REALLY, REALLY COOL,
THEY PUT IN A LOT OF EFFORT
AND A LOT OF PLANNING....
I GET IT.
I FIGURED YOUR MOTHER WAS UP TO SOMETHING.
SO, WHEN YOU WERE PLAYING GOLF, THE OTHER DAY,
SHE WAS BEHIND THAT, RIGHT?
SHE THINKS I'M GETTING OLD.
SHE'S GETTING ME GOLF CLUBS.
LOOK, JUST, WHATEVER SHE GETS YOU,
BE VERY, VERY HAPPY, OKAY?
OF COURSE.
[♪♪♪]
I DIDN'T STEAL ANYTHING FROM THAT HOUSE.
I'M FALSELY ACCUSED.
FIRST TIME I'VE EVER HEARD THAT.
WHAT WARRANTS DO YOU GOT ME ON?
PETTY THEFT?
YOU'RE GOING TO JAIL
BECAUSE YOU SKIPPED A COURT DATE.
[SIGHS]
AND AN ASSAULT CHARGE.
THAT GARDENER?
MM-HMM.
THAT WAS SELF-DEFENSE. HE SWUNG FIRST.
BUT YOU SKIPPED THAT COURT DATE, TOO.
BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M INTERESTED IN.
BREAKING INTO A HOUSE WHEN THE OWNER IS HOME
IS A FELONY.
ADD GRAND THEFT?
THERE WAS A LOT OF VALUABLES IN THAT HOUSE,
IN THAT ATTIC, TOO.
I'VE BEEN UP THERE A BUNCH OF TIMES.
THERE'S NOTHING BUT JUNK.
LET'S TALK ABOUT MARCH 5TH,
IN THE EVENING.
THE JUDGE WON'T GIVE US A SEARCH WARRANT
BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ANY ACTUAL EVIDENCE
THAT HE COMMITTED THE ROBBERY,
ASIDE FROM THE DOG'S TESTIMONY.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING ONLINE
FOR THE STOLEN TOY SOLDIERS,
BUT NOTHING HAS TURNED UP.
WELL, BRISCO STILL MAINTAINS
HE DIDN'T ROB THE HOUSE
AND THAT HE KNOWS NOTHING
ABOUT ANYTHING OF VALUE IN THE ATTIC.
WHAT ABOUT SYDNEY'S DEATH?
ASIDE FROM YOUR FEELING,
WHY ISN'T THIS ANYTHING MORE THAN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT?
ABBEY, SYDNEY'S STEPDAUGHTER,
CAME TO ME AND TOLD ME THAT SYDNEY WAS STRONG AND AGILE.
SHE WAS A DANCER.
WHAT'S YOUR POINT?
WELL, AN ATHLETE LIKE A DANCER DOESN'T JUST FALL.
THEY HAVE GOOD BALANCE AND BODY CONTROL.
AND A DANCER ISN'T GOING TO FALL HEAD FIRST
AND NOT DO ANYTHING TO PROTECT THEMSELVES,
OR BREAK THEIR FALL.
LOOK, I HAD HANNAH PRETEND
SHE WAS TALKING ON A CELL PHONE
AND FALL ONTO SOME CUSHIONS.
THE MINUTE SHE FELL,
HER HAND NATURALLY WENT OUT IN FRONT OF HER
TO BREAK HER FALL.
SO, WHY DIDN'T SYDNEY'S?
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
IT WAS THAT "9" SHE DIALED THAT GOT ME THINKING.
[GRUMBLES]
I KNOW, IT WAS PROBABLY A MISTAKE.
MM-HMM.
HOW LONG WILL BRISCO BE IN JAIL?
HE COULD EASILY BE IN THERE 30 DAYS
FOR SKIPPING HIS PREVIOUS WARRANTS.
[♪♪♪]
PHEW! I GOT IT.
THAT WASN'T TOO HARD.
KINDA SCARY WHAT'S ONLINE.
SO, YOU GOT HIS ADDRESS, NOW WHAT?
WELL, I'M GOING TO GO TALK TO HIS GIRLFRIEND,
SEE IF SHE HAS ANY VALUABLE TOY SOLDIERS TO SELL.
I DON'T LIKE THAT.
WELL, SHE'S NOT A CRIMINAL,
I'M JUST GOING TO CHAT WITH HER.
[LAUGHS DERISIVELY] HOW DO YOU KNOW?
IF YOU GO, I'M GOING WITH YOU.
BUT SHE MIGHT GET INTIMIDATED IF IT'S TWO OF US.
SO? I'LL WAIT IN THE CAR.
ALL RIGHT, SUIT YOURSELF, THERE, WATSON.
[KNOCKS SHARPLY]
[WHISPERING] FIVE MINUTES.
OKAY, FIVE MINUTES.
[BUZZING INTERCOM]
[DOOR LOCK BUZZES OPEN]
[KNOCKS]
HI.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
MY NAME IS JENNIFER SHANNON,
I OWN AN ANTIQUE STORE.
I HEARD THAT SAM MIGHT HAVE SOME ITEMS HE'D LIKE TO SELL.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IN MY BUSINESS,
DISCRETION IS VERY IMPORTANT.
I BROUGHT CASH.
COME ON IN.
SAM'S A JERK.
I NEED TO GET AWAY FROM HIM.
THE POLICE ARE ASKING ALL THESE QUESTIONS
ABOUT WHERE HE WAS, WHAT HE DID,
ALL OVER SOME THINGS THEY THINK HE STOLE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK I DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND WHEN HE GETS OUT.
GOD, I ALWAYS END UP WITH SUCH LOSERS.
IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING
THAT YOU THINK WOULD BE RIGHT FOR MY SHOP,
I'D BE INTERESTED.
ARE THESE REALLY WORTH $200?
AT LEAST.
MY LIFE'S A MESS.
I ASKED HIM IF THEY WERE STOLEN,
AND HE SAID NO.
I KNEW BETTER.
PEGGY, I DON'T WANT TO BUY THESE.
I WANT YOU TO GIVE THESE TO ME,
SO I CAN RETURN THEM TO THEIR PROPER OWNER.
I REALLY NEED THE MONEY.
I KNOW THAT YOU DO.
BUT IF YOU GIVE THESE BACK
BECAUSE IT'S THE RIGHT THING TO DO,
YOU'LL SAVE YOURSELF A LOT OF TROUBLE.
FINE.
TAKE THEM.
I DON'T WANT ANY MORE TROUBLE.
I WOULD LIKE TO BUY THIS.
THAT'S JUNK.
IT'S WORTH NOTHING.
ACTUALLY, I THINK IT'S WORTH...
$200.
[OFFICERS CHATTING]
FRANK!
BRISCO'S GIRLFRIEND WANTS TO RETURN THE STOLEN PROPERTY.
YOU WENT TO SEE HER?
YEAH.
SHE FEELS BADLY ABOUT THE THEFT.
SHE DOESN'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH BRISCO.
SOUNDS LIKE AN ACCOMPLICE TO ME.
FRANK, SHE RETURNED EVERYTHING.
I DON'T THINK SHE WAS INVOLVED.
PLEASE, CAN YOU JUST TRUST ME ON THIS ONE?
OKAY, OKAY, YEAH,
SHE'S AN UPSTANDING CITIZEN,
WHO RETURNED STOLEN PROPERTY.
[SNAPS DRAWER SHUT]
IT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS,
YOU KNOW THAT.
OH, I HAD DANI WAITING OUTSIDE IN THE CAR.
OH. OH, WELL, JEEZ,
I FEEL SO MUCH BETTER NOW.
LOG THEM BOTH FOR THE MELLON CASE.
FRANK, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,
BRISCO WASN'T WITH PENNY
THE NIGHT THAT SYDNEY DIED.
SHE REMEMBERS
BECAUSE IT WAS HER BIRTHDAY.
HE CAME HOME LATE, AND HE HAD BEEN DRINKING.
OKAY, GOOD.
NOW YOU CAN START SOLVING BURGLARIES
INSTEAD OF MURDERS.
A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
[SIGHS]
WE'RE ALL ON CALL SATURDAY
FOR DANI'S DINNER PARTY.
HONEY, HOLD STILL, I'LL BE DONE IN A SEC.
MOM, SHE'S GOT
SOME STRANGE EATING HABITS, OKAY,
I'M SCARED.
[HANNAH]: WE ALL LOVE DANI,
BUT I'VE HAD HER SMOOTHIES.
WE'RE GOING TO EAT HER FOOD,
AND TELL HER IT'S WONDERFUL.
I FIT PRETTY GOOD OFF THE RACK.
I KNOW YOU DON'T WANT TO CELEBRATE YOUR BIRTHDAY,
BUT YOU DO NEED A NEW SPORT COAT.
[HANNAH]: WHAT KIND OF COOKING IS IT?
FRENCH? ITALIAN?
VIBRATIONAL.
DIFFERENT FOODS
HAVE HIGHER AND LOWER VIBRATIONS.
[CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY]
THEY'RE WEARING COATS TIGHTER THESE DAYS.
I'M GONNA BE DOWN A FEW POUNDS BY MY BIRTHDAY, SO...
OH. ON YOUR ICE-CREAM DIET?
[CHUCKLES]
I WAS JUST BEGINNING TO ACCEPT
MY STEPMOTHER'S DEATH WAS AN ACCIDENT,
AND THEN THEY ARREST THE HANDYMAN?
NOW I'M BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
COULD HE HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH HER DEATH?
DID YOU KNOW SAM BRISCO?
YES.
I SAW HIM WHEN I WENT TO MY GRANDMOTHER'S.
I DIDN'T LIKE HIM.
WHY?
I DON'T KNOW,
HE WAS CREEPY.
IF HE KILLED HER...
WHY?
YOUR GRANDMOTHER SAID
THERE WERE SOME VALUABLES IN THE ATTIC.
SAM MIGHT HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THEM.
SO...
HE'S UP IN THE ATTIC WHEN SYDNEY SHOWS UP.
SHE CATCHES HIM IN THE ACT, AND HE KILLS HER?
THAT'S JUST A WILD IDEA, OKAY?
JUST A POSSIBILITY.
MRS. SHANNON,
I REALLY APPRECIATE
YOU HELPING ME TRY TO FIGURE THIS OUT.
I MISS HER.
I'M UPSET THAT SHE'S GONE.
I MEAN, I KNEW SHE LOVED ME,
BUT I DIDN'T THINK
THAT I LOVED HER.
I BLAMED HER
FOR MY PARENTS' DIVORCE.
BUT IT WASN'T HER FAULT.
[VOICE BREAKING] AND SHE TRIED...
SHE REALLY TRIED.
OH, ABBEY...
IT'S OKAY.
I DIDN'T KNOW I CARED SO MUCH.
IT'S OKAY.
[♪♪♪]
JENN?
HEY, HON!
I FORGOT MY LUNCH.
GOTTA GET MY PROTEIN AND VEG...
[♪♪♪]
SO, WE HAVE A MOTIVE,
ROBBERY.
SAM BROKE INTO THE MAIN HOUSE,
STOLE THE TOY SOLDIERS.
SOMETIME LATER, HE RETURNS TO HIT THE STORAGE ATTIC.
SYDNEY SHOWS UP, FINDS HIM THERE,
WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME.
WELL, WHAT WAS IN THE ATTIC THAT'S WORTH KILLING OVER?
WE DON'T KNOW.
ELIZABETH IS DOING INVENTORY
ON ALL HER ART WORK.
OKAY, SO LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT,
SYDNEY AND TINA GO THERE TOGETHER
IN THE AFTERNOON,
AND THEN SYDNEY GOES BACK
BY HERSELF THAT EVENING?
RIGHT.
WHAT IF SYDNEY STAYED IN THE ATTIC?
WHAT IF TINA--
-KILLED HER? -UH-HUH.
I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT, BUT IT DOESN'T WORK,
BECAUSE I SAW SYDNEY LATER THAT AFTERNOON,
AFTER SHE DROPPED TINA OFF AT WORK.
WELL, IT'S A HEAD-SCRATCHER.
HMM... ANYWAY,
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE
WHAT WE WILL BE EATING
AT YOUR VIBRATIONAL DINNER PARTY TONIGHT?
NO, IT'S A SURPRISE.
BUT WE WILL ALL FEEL LIGHTER...
OOH.
...AND HEALTHIER...
...AND MORE ATTUNED
WHEN WE ARE FINISHED EATING.
"ATTUNED?"
[TOGETHER, JOKINGLY]: ...LIKE A PIANO!
[LAUGHING]
YOU'RE SO CUTE WHEN YOU SAY THAT.
[GIGGLING]
THANK YOU.
OH, HEY! JENN!
OH, HI, TINA.
HEY, DID THE POLICE GET THAT WARRANT?
NOT EXACTLY,
BUT THEY DID RECOVER THE STOLEN TOY SOLDIERS.
WAS IT THE HANDYMAN, BRISCO?
POSSIBLY.
THEY'RE TRYING TO CONNECT HIM TO THE ATTIC.
ELIZABETH THINKS
SHE MIGHT HAVE HAD SOME VALUABLE PAINTINGS UP THERE.
SHE'S NOT SURE?
NOT YET.
BUT THEY'RE LOOKING THROUGH EVERYTHING.
IF SOMETHING'S BEEN TAKEN, THEY'LL KNOW.
YEAH.
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH, I'M JUST LATE FOR WORK.
THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE.
[♪♪♪]
JENN, THESE ARE REALLY NICE...
THE DIAMOND EARRINGS, AND A TENNIS BRACELET?
I KNOW...
IT'S STUFF I JUST DON'T WEAR ANYMORE.
HOW MUCH ARE YOU GOING TO GET FOR IT?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW,
BUT I HOPE A LOT.
I'M GOING TO SEE CALLIE AT DEMARRO'S.
SHE'S GOING TO GIVE ME AN APPRAISAL,
AND THEN A CHECK.
WELL, SHE OWES US, REMEMBER?
WE GAVE HER THAT DEAL ON THAT SHAKER HUTCH SHE WANTED.
OH, GOOD POINT, I'LL REMIND HER.
YOUR HUSBAND IS A VERY LUCKY MAN.
I KEEP TELLING HIM THAT.
[DISHES CLATTERING]
OKAY, NOW THIS IS SLICED BRUSSELS SPROUT
WITH TAHINI GARLIC DRIZZLE.
OH...
THAT'S, UM...
GOOD.
OH, YEAH?
MM, IT'S AMAZING!
IS IT?
MM-HMM.
OKAY, UH...
YEAH?
JASON?
IT'S VERY INTERESTING.
OH, YOU DON'T LIKE IT.
NO, NO, IT'S, UH,
JUST TAKES A LITTLE GETTING USED TO.
UH-HUH? JENN?
WOW.
IT'S REALLY...
RAW,
BUT YUMMY.
OH, GOOD, OKAY.
NOW, THE MAIN ENTREE.
YOU WILL NEED YOUR FORKS.
SO, THIS IS THE MAIN COURSE?
MM-HMM.
SUPER HIGH-VIBRATIONAL.
IT LOOKS GOOD!
UH-HUH.
YOU START WITH A NICE EGGPLANT BASE--
IT'S NOT COOKED?
A LITTLE,
IT'S LIVE AS IT CAN BE.
GINGER...
[CHUCKLING DUBIOUSLY]
...AND BASIL...
WOW, IT'S COLORFUL.
ISN'T IT?
[SIGHING NERVOUSLY] BON APPETIT.
GOOD.
AW, YOU GUYS HATE IT.
[MURMURING]
"HATE" IS SUCH A STRONG WORD.
IT REALLY IS.
I THINK I FEEL THE VIBRATIONS.
[DOORBELL RINGS]
HEY, LOGAN, CAN YOU GET THAT?
YEAH, SURE.
YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY THAT YOU DON'T LIKE IT.
TO PASS THE CLASS,
ALL I HAD TO DO WAS HAVE THE DINNER PARTY,
AND YOU HAD TO TASTE THE FOOD, SO...
I FIGURE, MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
YEAH?
GREAT.
HEY, LOOK, LOOKS LIKE THE CAVALRY'S HERE.
[GASPING] PIZZA!
I ORDERED BACK-UP.
DANI...
OH, YOU ARE SO SMART!
[ALL LAUGHING AND EXCLAIMING IN DELIGHT]
PERFECT!
THANK YOU, DANI!
[DELIGHTED LAUGHTER]
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE VIBRATIONAL CONTENT
OF A SLICE OF THIS DOUBLE CHEESE VEGGIE EXTRAVAGANZA IS?
I WOULDN'T KNOW. JENN?
HMM? HIGH. VERY HIGH.
[LAUGHTER]
OH, THESE MEANT SO MUCH TO SYDNEY,
I'M JUST SO GLAD THEY'RE BACK.
THANK YOU.
DID YOU COMPLETE THE INVENTORY OF THE ARTWORK?
WAS THERE ANYTHING ELSE MISSING?
YES, ACTUALLY, THERE WAS.
A PAINTING.
COME, I'LL SHOW YOU.
[SHUTTER CLICKS]
IT'S FROM MY HUSBAND'S FAMILY.
YOU HAVE NO RECORD
OF WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE STORED?
NO. THINGS GOT MOVED AROUND.
DO YOU MIND IF I GO BACK TO THE ATTIC
AND TAKE A LOOK?
CERTAINLY. GO AHEAD.
[♪♪♪]
[SHUTTER CLICKS]
FRANK, CHECK THIS OUT.
I'M STUMPED. I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW ELIZABETH DID AN INVENTORY
OF ALL THE PAINTINGS IN THE BINDER.
ONE OF THEM WAS MISSING.
WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IS AN OUTLINE LEFT IN THE DUST
AFTER IT WAS TAKEN.
WHAT PAINTING'S MISSING?
IT'S A 19TH-CENTURY LANDSCAPE
BY AN ARTIST NAMED JASPER CROPSEY.
-WHAT'S IT WORTH? -$100,000.
100,000?
THE SIZE OF THE DUST IMPRINT
MATCHES THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FRAME.
THE CROPSEY WAS IN THE ATTIC, FRANK,
AND SOMEONE TOOK IT.
YEAH, BUT THAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED A DAY,
OR A WEEK BEFORE SYDNEY EVEN GOT UP THERE.
ALL RIGHT, WHAT'S YOUR THEORY?
SAM BRISCO COULD HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THE PAINTING.
HE PREVIOUSLY ROBBED THE HOUSE AND GOT AWAY WITH IT.
SO MAYBE HE WENT BACK FOR THE PAINTING,
SYDNEY CAUGHT HIM IN THE ACT,
AND HE HIT HER WITH A PIPE TO TRY TO GET AWAY--
HOLD ON, HOLD ON,
HIT HER WITH A PIPE ON THE HEAD?
SO HOW DID THE BLOOD GET ON THE OTHER PIPE
ATTACHED TO THE WALL?
HE PUT IT THERE.
AND THEN HE MOVED THE DOORSTOP
TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE SHE TRIPPED.
THERE ARE A BUNCH OF PIPES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ATTIC.
ONE OF THEM COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN THE WEAPON.
SO, NOW...
IT'S BURGLARY WITH THE RESIDENT AT HOME.
THAT'S A SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE.
THAT'S MINIMUM SIX YEARS.
MAYBE I GET A YEAR.
WELL, ADDING MURDER CHANGES EVERYTHING.
OH, NO, THAT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN!
I DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY, I DIDN'T SEE ANYONE!
YEAH, I TOOK SOME TOYS SOLDIERS, BIG DEAL!
YOU'RE NOT GONNA PIN A MURDER ON ME!
HEY, YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME!
I DIDN'T DO IT!
GET HIM OUTTA HERE...
I'M INNOCENT! I DIDN'T DO IT!
YOU'RE BACK. WHAT LOOKS GOOD TODAY?
THE MG.
THE ROBIN-EGG-BLUE MG WITH THE CHROME BUMPERS,
THAT'S WHAT LOOKS GOOD TODAY...
WHERE IS IT?
BOUGHT, SHIPPED, AND GONE.
BUT WE HAVE A FANTASTIC FERRARI 348...
THE '65 MG,
THAT'S WHAT I WANT.
HAVE YOU EVER DRIVEN A FERRARI?
WHAT ABOUT A FERRARI 360 SPIDER?
NOT AN MG.
NOT LIKE THE ONE I HAD.
WE GOT A PROBLEM.
I WENT OVER BRISCO'S ALIBI
ON THE NIGHT OF SYDNEY'S DEATH.
HE CLAIMS HE WAS AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE DRINKING.
HE BOUGHT SOME THINGS AT THE LIQUOR STORE
ON HIS WAY OVER.
SO, HERE'S SOME SECURITY-CAM FOOTAGE
FROM THE STORE THAT NIGHT.
NOW, LOOK AT THIS.
THIS IS WAY OVER AT RIDGESIDE FALLS.
IT'S 10:45 AT NIGHT.
SO, BRISCO COULDN'T HAVE BEEN IN THE ATTIC WITH SYDNEY.
NOPE.
OH, HI, THIS IS JENNIFER SHANNON.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU HAD TIME TO MEET
FOR A QUICK CUP OF COFFEE.
[TINA]: YOU'RE SAYING
THE PAINTING WAS REMOVED FROM THE ATTIC?
YES, AND VERY RECENTLY.
MY GUESS IS IT WAS TAKEN
THE NIGHT THAT SYDNEY DIED.
THE HANDYMAN?
NO.
HE HAS A SOLID ALIBI.
I'M TRYING TO PUT TOGETHER A TIMELINE.
DO YOU REMEMBER
WHEN SYDNEY DROPPED YOU BACK AT WORK?
TINA?
[SCOFFING] WHY ARE YOU EVEN RE-HASHING THIS
OVER AND OVER?
I MEAN, WHAT ARE YOU, THE POLICE?
ARE YOU A FAMILY MEMBER?
I MEAN, WHO MADE YOU THE CHIEF INVESTIGATOR
IN MY FRIEND'S DEATH?
I'M SORRY, I THOUGHT YOU'D WANT TO KNOW.
[GASPING] I'M SORRY, JENN.
[SNIFFLING]
IT'S JUST, THINGS HAVE JUST GOTTEN REALLY STRESSFUL AT WORK.
YOU KNOW, THEY CUT BACK MY HOURS,
AND I HAVE THIS BALLOON PAYMENT ON MY HOME LOAN,
AND IT JUST FEELS LIKE
EVERYTHING IS HAPPENING AT ONCE.
I...
I JUST CAN'T RE-CREATE
THAT AFTERNOON WITH SYDNEY AGAIN.
I'M SORRY.
I'M SORRY I SNAPPED AT YOU.
THAT'S ALL RIGHT, TINA.
IT'S JUST HARD TO TAKE EVERYTHING IN, YOU KNOW?
SO, IF THE HANDYMAN DIDN'T DO IT,
THEN DO THEY HAVE ANY IDEA WHO MIGHT HAVE?
NO.
[TRAIN HORN BLARING]
HEY... HEY, HAVE YOU LEFT YET?
NO, IT'S JUST TRAFFIC IS CRAZY,
SO I THOUGHT MAYBE, YOU KNOW,
YOU SHOULD JUST GRAB DINNER THERE
AND COME HOME LATER.
YEAH, NO, OTHERWISE YOU'RE JUST GOING TO BE SITTING THERE
LIKE, BUMPER TO BUMPER, RIGHT?
YEAH, OKAY, NO, I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
YEAH, I LOVE YOU, TOO.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
[SIGHS SADLY]
[SNIFFLES]
[CELL PHONE BUZZES]
THIS PIECE IS ACTUALLY FROM 1905.
IT'S REALLY IN VERY GOOD CONDITION...
JENN?
JENN, IT'S TINA.
I-I KNOW ABOUT THE CROPSEY PAINTING.
[WHISPERING] CAN YOU COME OVER, PLEASE?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
[GUN COCKS]
DOES ANYONE ELSE KNOW?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.
DANI...
MM-HMM?
I JUST GOT A MESSAGE FROM TINA,
ABOUT THE PAINTING.
WHAT ABOUT IT?
I'M NOT SURE,
BUT SHE WANTS ME TO GO OVER THERE.
SHE DIDN'T SAY WHY?
NO.
BUT MY GUESS IS SHE KNOWS WHERE IT IS.
YOU SAID YOU WERE IN THE CITY.
I LIED ABOUT THAT.
WE CAN JUST GIVE THE PAINTING BACK.
OKAY?
AND IF YOU KILLED SYDNEY,
YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
OKAY.
SO IT'S NOT MURDER.
IT WASN'T INTENTIONAL.
IT DOESN'T MATTER.
I CAN'T SPEND A DAY IN JAIL.
I HAVE A BUYER FOR THE PAINTING,
AND I'M GONNA SELL IT, AND THEN I'M GOING TO DISAPPEAR.
OKAY.
THEN... THEN YOU GO.
YOU GO, AND I... I WON'T TELL ANYONE, PLEASE...
I'M SORRY.
[SOBS] ANDREW...
[TINA SCREAMS]
[SIGHS]
[♪♪♪]
[KNOCKS]
HEY.
HI. IS TINA HERE?
YEAH, SHE'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.
COME ON IN, I'LL SHOW YOU
SOME OF THE STUFF I'VE BEEN WORKING ON.
OH, THANK YOU.
I GUESS TINA FOUND OUT
ABOUT THAT MISSING PAINTING.
OH, WHAT DID SHE FIND OUT?
THE WHOLE STORY.
I GUESS SOMEBODY BROUGHT IT INTO THE AUCTION HOUSE
TO TRY AND SELL IT.
SO, THIS IS, UH...
THIS IS THE STUFF THAT NOBODY WANTS TO BUY.
WOW.
THEY'RE AMAZING. YOU'RE VERY TALENTED.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW A LOT ABOUT MODERN ART,
BUT THESE ARE POWERFUL.
[MUTTERS] RIGHT.
WELL, HERE,
CHECK THIS OUT.
I... I THINK THE COMPOSITION IS...
REALLY...
YEAH, THAT COLOR RED
IS THE HARDEST THING TO DUPLICATE.
WHAT DID YOU DO WITH TINA?
[SIGHS]
YOU TOOK THE PAINTING.
YOU KILLED SYDNEY.
YOU WANNA SEE IT?
SEE THAT?
THAT IS WORTH MORE MONEY
THAN I HAVE MADE...
IN MY LIFETIME.
AND MINE, WELL...
MINE ARE WORTHLESS.
I DIDN'T PLAN TO KILL ANYONE.
NO, YOU DIDN'T.
YOU JUST WANTED THE PAINTING.
TINA TOLD YOU ABOUT IT...
AND YOU ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS SNEAK IN THE ATTIC,
AND TAKE SOMETHING THAT NO ONE WOULD EVER MISS.
YOU WORKED IN THE DARK,
PROBABLY WITH A FLASHLIGHT,
UNTIL YOU FOUND IT.
[SOFT CLATTER]
HELLO?
SOMEBODY THERE?
YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL HER...
YOU TRIED TO STOP HER FROM CALLING THE POLICE.
BUT SHE WASN'T MOVING, AND YOU KNEW THAT SHE WAS DEAD.
YOU HAD TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE AN ACCIDENT.
YOU SAW THE PIPE ON THE WALL...
...ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AS THE ONE YOU HIT HER WITH.
WHAT IF SHE FELL AND HIT HER HEAD?
BUT WHY WOULD SHE FALL?
SHE TRIPPED.
AND NOW FOR THE LAST TOUCH
THAT WOULD MAKE IT PERFECT...
BLOOD ON THE WALL PIPE.
BUT YOU'RE AN ARTIST...
SO YOU DON'T JUST RUB IT ON.
YOU CAREFULLY APPLY IT
AS IF SOMEONE HIT THEIR HEAD WHEN THEY FELL.
BUT NOW, YOU HAVE TO GET RID OF THE MURDER WEAPON.
YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU.
WHY NOT HIDE IT IN PLAIN SIGHT?
ALL THAT'S LEFT
IS FOR YOU TO TAKE THE PAINTING
AND GET OUT.
[ANDREW]: IT'S LIKE YOU WERE ACTUALLY THERE.
YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
YOU SAID YOU WANTED TO SEE TINA.
DON'T MAKE THIS ANY WORSE, ANDREW--
OH, IT COULDN'T GET ANY WORSE.
COME ON.
COME ON, UPSTAIRS.
GO ON.
OKAY, ALL RIGHT, JUST-- JUST WAIT HERE.
[DOOR SWINGS, CREAKING]
[ROARING WITH EFFORT]
JUST PULL THE TRIGGER.
COME ON, JUST DO IT.
[SIRENS WAILING]
[JENN]: HANG IN THERE, TINA.
THE EMTS SAY YOU'RE GOING TO BE OKAY.
I'M SO SORRY, JENN.
IT'S OKAY.
YOU HAD NO WAY OF KNOWING.
WHAT YOU DID WAS REALLY COURAGEOUS.
I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY
AND EXPLAIN THIS TO JASON.
YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN.
SO, HE NEVER INTENDED TO KILL SYDNEY?
NO, HE THOUGHT HE'D GET IN AND OUT,
AND NO ONE WOULD EVER KNOW.
AH, BUT HE SURE DID INTEND TO KILL TINA,
AND YOU WALKED RIGHT INTO THE MIDDLE OF IT.
SO, DO YOU THINK, MAYBE, PERHAPS,
IT'S TIME TO--
HEY, UM... DAD?
LOOK.
HMM.
IT'S ELIZABETH.
WHY ARE THEY HERE?
ELIZABETH WANTED TO COME BY
AND THANK YOU IN PERSON.
YOU ARE AMAZING.
YOU'RE A VERY LUCKY MAN.
YOUR WIFE IS TENACIOUS,
AND SMART,
AND VERY BRAVE.
AND MAYBE A BIT RECKLESS.
MAYBE.
I... I WANT TO THANK YOU
FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART.
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY DAUGHTER SHOULD NEVER HAVE HAPPENED,
BUT AT LEAST THERE'S JUSTICE.
I ONLY WISH SYDNEY WERE STILL HERE.
IT'S GOING TO BE HARD, BUT...
BUT ABBEY AND I,
WE'LL GET THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.
FRANK, HOW IS TINA?
SHE'S VERY LUCKY.
BUT THEY EXPECT A FULL RECOVERY.
THAT'S GOOD NEWS.
AND I'D LIKE TO OFFICIALLY ANNOUNCE
THAT JENN WILL BE RETIRING FROM CRIME-SOLVING.
OH... [APPLAUDING]
ACTUALLY, I MADE THAT UP.
SOMETHING TO CONSIDER.
FINE.
I'LL CONSIDER IT.
[MURMURING]
SEE, THAT MEANS SHE WON'T.
WELL, I CAN'T HELP IT
IF AN INTERESTING CASE COMES THROUGH THE DOOR.
SHE CANNOT.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, HONEY.
[CHUCKLING]
NO BALLOONS,
NO PARTY, NO BIG DEAL,
JUST LIKE YOU WANTED.
GOOD. THAT IS GOOD.
SO WHY...
DO I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE UP TO SOMETHING?
COME ON, MAKE A WISH, DAD.
WHAT'D YOU WISH FOR?
GOLF CLUBS.
OH, WELL, THEY SHOULD BE OUTSIDE.
LET'S CHECK IT OUT.
-REALLY? -MM-HMM.
OH...
WHAT?
[STAMMERING] NO... WHAT?
[JENN LAUGHING AND CLAPPING IN DELIGHT]
THIS... THIS IS THE CAR!
THIS IS MY CAR!
YES--
THIS WAS MY CAR. THIS IS... WAIT...
YOU DESERVE IT.
THIS IS MY CAR.
YES.
BUT...
I KNOW...
I KNOW HOW MUCH THIS COST.
WELL, I HAD MY OWN LITTLE FUNDRAISER.
HEY...
HOW ABOUT YOU TAKE ME FOR A DRIVE?
I THINK THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
I LOVE YOU.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
[♪♪♪]
SEE? WHO SAYS WE'RE GETTING OLD.
NOT ME.
I THINK THAT WE ARE AS GOOD AS WE EVER WERE.
ME TOO.
WELL...
I GUESS WE SHOULD BE GETTING HOME.
REALLY?
OKAY.
[STARTER CHUGGING]
[CHUCKLES]
[STARTER CHUGGING]
NO, NO, NO, NO...
JUST LIKE YOUR OLD CAR.
[LAUGHING]
[ENGINE DIES]
WELL, AT LEAST WE GOT A CELL PHONE.
YES, WE DO.
YEAH.
I'LL CALL HANNAH.
[DIALING CALL]
HEY, HANNAH, IT'S MOM.
UH, WE'RE HAVING SOME CAR TROUBLE.
WOULD YOU MIND PICKING US UP?
WHERE ARE YOU?
UH...
WE'RE AT TAYLOR LAKE.
OH! LOVER'S LANE!
[WHISPERS] OH, WE ARE SO BUSTED.
[CLEARS THROAT] MM-HMM.
I'LL SEE YOU IN ABOUT HALF AN HOUR.
OKAY, THANK YOU.
MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE CALLED MY DAD.
NAH, I THINK HE'S STILL MAD ABOUT LAST TIME.
[LAUGHING]
[♪♪♪]