Man: VASQUEZ. DeSTEFANO.
SHAUNESSY.
GOOD SCOTCH.
Man: YEAH, RIGHT.
DOUGLAS.
YOU'RE ALL HERE.
GOOD. WELL, SIT DOWN,
I HAVE SOMETHING
I WANT TO SHOW YOU.
OVER THE NEXT 3 DECADES
HORNING CEREALS
BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL
CONGLOMERATE
WITH BRANCHES, OR SHOULD I SAY,
TENTACLES ALL OVER THE GLOBE
WITH EVERY DECISION IN THA BOARD ROOM COMING FROM ONE MAN--
MELVILLE HORNING.
INSIDERS SAY THERE WAS
A VEIL OF SECRECY PROTECTED
WITH AN ALMOST CARTOONISH
FERVOR BY MELVILLE HIMSELF.
A SIGN OF A VERY PARANOID
AND TROUBLED MIND.
THE MIND OF MELVILLE HORNING.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN
CATCH HIM.
HERE IS. MR. HORNING?
IS IT TRUE THAT YOU DUMP
EXPIRED AND CONTAMINATED FOOD
IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES?
WHO ARE YOU? WHA ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
- BOBBY WALKERS, A FILMMAKER.
- EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.
AND ISN'T IT TRUE
THAT YOU TAKE HUGE
TAX DEDUCTIONS
FROM DISASTER CHARITIES?
OF COURSE NOT,
WHO IS THIS?
WELL, I HAVE
EVIDENCE RIGHT HERE.
SIR, PLEASE--
EVIDENCE...
HE HAS...EVIDENCE.
WHICH ONE OF MY LOYAL
VICE-PRESIDENTS
TALKED TO THIS CRACKPOT?
OH, PLEASE.
IT WASN'T ME, SIR,
I JUST GOT BACK
FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA,
LAST WEEK.
MR. HORNING,
I DIDN'T DO IT.
I MEAN, NONE OF US WOULD TALK
TO THIS CREEP, MR. HORNING.
I SWEAR--
THAT WHOEVER LEAKED
THIS INFORMATION...
IS GOING TO PAY
FOR IT DEARLY.
LET'S GO.
MR. HORNING,
LISTEN TO ME.
WHY IN THE WORLD
WOULD WE--
VASQUEZ, STICK AROUND.
[GROANS]
OH, MY HEAD.
[GROANING]
[WATER SPLASHES]
MAN OVERBOARD!
IT'S MR. HORNING!
OH, WHAT TIME IS IT?
- WHAT'S GOING ON?
- WHAT'S THE MATTER?
AH, IT'S THE BOSS,
HE FELL OVERBOARD.
I THINK HE'S DROWNING.
- WHAT?
- HOW?
OVERBOARD?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
HE SAYS
HORNING'S OVERBOARD.
I SAW HIM.
I KNOW I SAW HIM.
YOU IDIOT.
DON'T, DON'T.
LOOK, WAIT, DON'T JUMP.
OH, MR. HORNING,
I GOT YOU.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT HIM.
I'M GOING AROUND BACK.
HERE.
DANNY, SWIM HIM AROUND.
THAT'S IT.
BRING HIM TO THE BACK.
HERE, HERE, HERE.
ALL RIGHT. GIVE ME
HIS BELT.
JEEZ, HELP ME.
HELP ME LIFT HIM UP.
WE'LL DRAG HIM
UP ON THE DECK.
1, 2, 3.
IT'S TOO LATE.
MR. HORNING,
I GOT YOU.
LISTEN, THIS
WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED,
IF YOU HADN'T GOTTEN
HAMMERED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I'M TELL YOU
I'M NOT DRUNK, I'M--
GET BACK TO YOUR CABIN
AND SLEEP IT OFF.
[GRUNTING]
PERFECT.
JIM!
[DOOR OPENING]
OH, CAPTAIN,
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WE IN PORT ALREADY?
GET UP, JIM.
HEY, HOW'S OLD MAN HORNING?
I HAD THE WEIRDEST DREAM.
I THOUGHT HE FELL OVERBOARD.
YOURS WAS NO DREAM.
HORNING DID FALL
IN THE DRINK LAST NIGHT.
I FEEL LIKE A JERK,
'CAUSE I SLEPT RIGHT THROUGH IT.
BUT HORNING,
HE'S MAD AS HELL.
NOW I KNOW EVERYONE HAD A LITTLE
TOO MUCH TO DRINK LAST NIGHT,
BUT I THOUGHT YOU
MEANT IT THIS TIME.
HEY, I WASN'T DRUNK,
BARNEY. I SWEAR.
I WANT TO BELIEVE YOU,
BUT THE GUY'S SAFETY
WAS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.
HORNING WANT YOU
OUT OF HERE. NOW.
BARNEY, COME ON.
COME ON, I NEED
THIS GIG, MAN.
I'M SORRY.
AT LEAST LET ME
TALK TO HORNING.
IT'S TOO LATE. HE'S ALREADY
SPLIT WITH THE ITALIAN WOMAN.
GET YOUR GEAR TOGETHER.
LET'S GO.
YOU GOT EVERYTHING?
LOOK WHO'S HERE.
[SIGHS]
THERE HE IS.
WE EVEN BOXED
OLD JIM.
SHOULD'VE LEF THAT SEAT FOR HIM.
- HE NEEDS A LOT OF HELP.
- WHAT'S HE LOOKING AT?
COME ON.
GO HOME, JIM.
[HUMMING]
YOU'RE HOME EARLY.
YEAH.
HI.
HOW WAS CHURCH?
IT WAS GOOD.
THE BOAT'S NOT DUE
BACK UNTIL TONIGHT.
OH, NO.
NOT AGAIN. YOU GO FIRED, DIDN'T YOU?
IT WASN'T MY FAULT, MAGGIE.
GIVE ME A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN.
EXPLAIN WHAT?
HONEY, THIS WAS A VERY
GOOD JOB OPPORTUNITY.
WHAT DID YOU DO?
I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
THE OLD MAN SLIPPED
AND FELL OVERBOARD.
WHO SLIPPED?
MELVILLE HORNING,
THE BIG BOSS.
SOMEBODY HAD TO TAKE
THE BLAME, SO THEY FIRED ME.
THEY WOULDN'T EVEN
LET ME SEE HIM.
I TOLD THEM I WASN'T DRUNK,
BUT THEY FIRED ME ANYWAY.
WHY DIDN'T THEY
BELIEVE YOU?
I WAS HAVING--
SOME KIND OF DIZZY SPELL.
WERE YOU DRINKING AGAIN?
MAGGIE--
I SWEAR TO YOU
I HAVEN'T HAD A DRINK
IN 91/2 MONTHS.
YOU GOT TO BELIEVE ME.
I CAN'T.
I'M SORRY.
I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE.
[DOOR OPENS]
[DOOR CLOSES]
CATHY DAVIS,
HAVE YOU THOUGHT UP
A NEW BRAINTEASER?
FEEL LIKE BEING TEASED?
BY YOU? ANY TIME.
ALL RIGHT.
THIS ONE'S A RIDDLE.
RIDDLE ME.
OK.
AT NIGHT THEM COME
WITHOUT BEING FETCHED.
AND AT DAY THEY'RE LOS WITHOUT BEING STOLEN.
AT NIGHT THEY COME
WITHOUT BEING FETCHED.
AND BY DAY THEY'RE LOS WITHOUT BEING STOLEN.
TINKER, TAILOR, HOUSEWIFE,
SPY, AND PUZZLE MAKER.
HAVE I LEFT ANYTHING OUT?
I PREFER
DOMESTIC GODDESS
OF THE CENTRAL
SECURITY AGENCY.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, HAVE YOU
HEARD FROM FRANK DARNELL LATELY?
NO, I HAVEN'T.
I GUESS HE DOESN'T NEED ME.
GOOD, WELL, THAT MAKES
MORE FOR ME.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I JUST NEED TO TAPE SOMETHING
ON THE FINANCE CHANNEL.
WHAT?
THE FINANCE CHANNEL?
IT'S MY RARE PLEASURE
TO BE SPEAKING LIVE
IN OUR STUDIO
WITH NOTORIOUSLY RECLUSIVE
BREAKFAST CEREAL MAGNATE,
MELVILLE HORNING.
WE JUST DON' LIKE CONTROVERSY.
NOW IS THAT WHY
YOU'RE SUING
FILMMAKER ROBBIE WATERS
TO KEEP HIS DOCUMENTARY,
SERIAL KILLER,
OFF THE AIR?
OURS IS A HIGHLY
COMPETITIVE FIELD.
THE COMPANY--
IT'S FOR ECONOMICS CLASS.
I OWN HORNING FOODS
IN MY FANTASY
STOCK PORTFOLIO.
WE'RE BEING GRADED ON IT.
IT'S A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT.
WELL, THE WORLD MAKES
SENSE AGAIN.
DAD, I JUST WANTED
TO MAKE SURE
THEY DIDN'T ANNOUNCE
ANYTHING IMPORTAN OR GO BANKRUP BEFORE CLASS TOMORROW.
IF IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH NUMBERS,
YOU'RE GONNA MESS IT UP.
OH, YEAH? WELL,
THEN HOW COME MY PORTFOLIO'S INCREASED
BY 23% ALREADY?
EASY. YOU ADDED WRONG.
ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO,
GO TO BED.
WHAT?
I THINK THAT'S OUR CUE.
SAY 10 GRAMS OF SUGAR--
PER SERVING.
WHAT COMES TO MIND?
WHOA! THAT GUY'S
KIND OF CREEPY.
BOTH OF THEM.
WELL, LET'S GO FIND
SOMEBODY LESS CREEPY.
WE'RE FOLLOWING A BREAKING
STORY THIS TUESDAY MORNING.
THE OWNER OF THIS MULTIMILLION
DOLLAR BEACHFRONT HOME
WAS FOUND DEAD
A WATER'S EDGE
JUST AFTER DAWN
BY A JOGGERS.
THE VICTIM HAS BEEN
IDENTIFIED AS
THE RECLUSIVE CEO
OF HORNING INTERNATIONAL,
MELVILLE HORNING.
THERE'S NO SIGN
OF FOUL PLAY
AND THE PULMONARY
CAUSE OF DEATH
IS LISTED AS
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.
IN OTHER NEWS IN THE SOUTHLAND
THIS MORNING, CARL--
HERE YOU GO, FRANK.
THANK YOU.
YOU SAID ON THE PHONE
THAT YOU NEEDED MY HELP.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WELL, IT'S ABOUT JIM.
I ASKED HIM TO LEAVE.
THE BOOZE AGAIN?
YEAH.
AT LEAST THAT'S WHA I THOUGHT,
UNTIL I TURNED ON
THE NEWS THIS MORNING
AND I HEARD ABOU MELVILLE HORNING.
HORNING. YEAH,
WE WENT OVER THAT IN OUR DAILY BRIEFING.
JIM WAS WORKING FOR HIM.
WELL, YOU KNOW HOW JIM HAS BEEN
STRUGGLING WITH HIS ALCOHOLISM.
RIGHT.
WELL, THE LAST COUPLE YEARS
SINCE HE GOT LET GO OF
FROM THE C.S.A.
IT'S BEEN THE WORST.
I MEAN,
HE'D HAVE A COUPLE MONTHS OF SOBRIETY
AND THEN HE'D STAR DRINKING AGAIN--
YOU KNOW, LOOK, MAGGIE,
I NEVER WANTED HIM FIRED
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I KNOW, FRANK.
AND I NEVER BLAMED
YOU FOR THAT.
RIGHT.
ANYWAY, AN OLD
NAVY BUDDY OF HIS
GETS HIM THE GIG AS PRIVATE
SECURITY FOR MELVILLE HORNING.
THAT'S A BIG JOB.
THE THING IS--
JIM TOLD ME, SUNDAY MORNING,
THAT HE SAW HORNING FALL
OVERBOARD AND DROWN
SATURDAY NIGHT.
THEY SAID HE WAS DRUNK.
AND THEY FIRED HIM.
AND THEN HORNING
TURNS UP DEAD,
DROWNED, IN FACT.
THAT'S QUITE A COINCIDENCE.
MAYBE I COULD HAVE CATHY
HELP ME OUT ON THIS ONE.
THOSE TWO USED TO BE PARTNERS.
CATHY DAVIS?
YEAH.
SHE STILL WORKS WITH YOU?
YEAH, WELL...
I GUESS YOU CAN SAY
I KIND OF...
DRAGGED HER BACK IN.
TELL YOU WHAT.
LET ME SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
OK?
AHH! UNI.
UH, SURPRISE.
[DOOR SLAMS]
HI, MOM.
HEY, DON'T SLAM
THE DOOR SO HARD.
- HEY.
- HI.
HI.
HEY, WAIT, WAIT,
SUSAN, COME HERE.
WHAT'S WRONG?
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
SHE WON'T TELL
ME WHAT'S WRONG.
IS IT BOY TROUBLE? WHAT--
MY FANTASY
STOCK PORTFOLIO.
IT CRASHED,
'CAUSE THE STUPID HEAD
OF STUPID HORNING FOODS DIED
AND NOW THE STUPID STOCK
IS WORTHLESS.
WELL, AT LEAST IT'S
A FANTASY PORTFOLIO.
I GUESS.
HONEY--
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
HI.
HOW ARE YOU?
IT'S FOR YOU.
IT'S YOUR BOSS FRANK DARNELL
FROM THE U.S. PUZZLE COMPANY.
HELLO?
CATHY, IT'S FRANK.
HEY, FRANK.
IT'S JIM MONROE.
HE NEEDS A HAND.
OH, ALL RIGHT,
I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.
YOU GO OUT AND SAVE THE WORLD
TONIGHT AND I'LL DO THE COOKING.
AND TOMORROW NIGH WE'LL SWITCH.
I THINK BUILDING HOUSES IS A
TERRIFIC WAY OF SAVING THE WORLD.
BYE.
HEY, HEY, DOES YOUR RIDDLE THING
HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH DOGS?
I MEAN, THEY COME
WITHOUT BEING FETCHED.
THIS SOUNDS LIKE
A DOG THING.
NOT EVEN CLOSE.
YEAH.
JIM WAS LIKE
A BIG BROTHER TO ME
WHEN I FIRST JOINED
THE C.S.A.
IF I REMEMBER RIGHT,
HE SAVED YOUR LIFE A OF COUPLE TIMES.
REMEMBER THAT TIME
IN PORTUGAL?
OH, AND THE TIME IN DC.
I GUESS YOU OWE HIM ONE.
OH, YEAH.
CATHY DAVIS.
OH!
LOOK AT YOU.
ME? LOOK AT YOU,
STILL THE PRETTIEST SPY
IN NORTH AMERICA.
SEE WHY I LIKE
HIM SO MUCH?
JIM.
LONG TIME.
FRANK, HOW YOU DOING?
HAVE A SEAT.
I HAVEN'T SEE YOU
SINCE I LEFT THE C.S.A. OR--
TRIED TO LEAVE.
AND NOW YOU'VE LEFT, TOO.
YEAH, RIGHT, ALTHOUGH I GO THROWN OUT ON MY DRUNKEN BUTT.
HEY, I'M A SPY,
NOT A GOSSIP.
UH, JIM, LOOK, I'VE--
I'VE FILLED CATHY IN
ON THE BASICS--
HOW YOU GOT THE JOB
ON HORNING'S YACH AND WHAT YOU SAID THA YOU SAW SATURDAY NIGHT.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU
REMEMBER-- ANYTHING AT ALL?
WELL, THE MORE
I THINK OF IT,
THE MORE I'M SURE
I SAW HORNING DROWN.
BUT IT'S LIKE--
I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE WAS WATCHING IT,
YOU KNOW, THROUGH MY EYES.
FRANK SAID YOU FEL WOOZY, MESSED UP.
I NEVER HAD
A MIGRAINE BEFORE,
BUT IT SURE FELT LIKE ONE.
I'M 9 MONTHS SOBER, CATHY.
IF THAT'S WHA YOU'RE WONDERING.
THAT'S GREAT, JIM.
THINK MAYBE YOU
GOT SEASICK?
IS THAT A POSSIBILITY?
IF I GOT SEASICK,
DO YOU REALLY THINK
I'D GET A JOB ON A BOAT,
FRANK, I MEAN, REALLY.
LOOK, JIM, WE'RE JUS TRYING TO HELP--
- ARE YOU?
- YES, WE ARE.
LOOK, I TOLD
YOU WHAT I SAW.
I WAS A GOOD AGENT, FRANK.
SOMETHING HAPPENED
ON THAT BOA AND LOST MY JOB AND MY
WIFE BECAUSE OF IT.
IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME,
I'M GONNA PROVE IT MYSELF.
WHY DID YOU PARK
SO FAR AWAY.
I WANTED TO SAVE
5 BUCKS, OK?
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ABOUT HIS STORY?
NO, ABOUT HIS DRINKING.
WELL, MY INTUITION SAYS
HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.
SO DOES MY EDUCATED NOSE.
AHH, I GUESS HIS STORY
ABOUT HORNING DROWNING
ON SATURDAY NIGHT--
IT IS POSSIBLE.
IT COULD BE POSSIBLE,
BUT IS IT PLAUSIBLE?
NO, NOT SO FAR.
THE CORONER SAYS, BECAUSE OF THE
RIGOR AND DECOMP OF THE BODY,
HORNING DIED ON MONDAY
AT MIDNIGHT.
BETWEEN 10 P.M.
ON MONDAY
AND 2 A.M. TUESDAY
DOESN'T EXACTLY INCLUDE
SATURDAY NIGHT.
ANY SIGN OF FOUL PLAY?
WELL, THAT'S WHA I WANT YOU TO DECIDE.
FRANK--
IF THE CORONER DIDN'T FIND
ANY EVIDENCE OF WRONGDOING
IT'S GONNA BE TOUGH, BUT--
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL LOOK IN TO IT.
JIM'S A GREAT GUY.
I JUST WISH I HADN'T SEEN
MELVILLE HORNING
ON LIVE TELEVISION
2 DAYS AFTER
JIM SAID HE SAW HIM DEAD.
SUSAN! WHAT IS SHE DOING?
HURRY IT UP!
WE HAVEN'T GOT ALL DAY!
COME ON, SUSAN!
[HORN HONKS]
I'M COMING.
WELL, I SAY HE'S BEEN
PROPERLY MEMORIALIZED.
CAN WE GO NOW, DOUG?
STELLA, WHY WASN' HE BURIED?
WELL, HE WAS
TOO PARANOID.
MELVILLE STIPULATED IN HIS
WILL HE WANTED A FULL AUTOPSY.
WHAT?
I NEED ANOTHER DRINK.
WELL, WELL, HEY,
DOUGIE BOY.
WELL, IF IT ISN' THE INTERIM CEO.
YEAH, I SEE YOU GO WHAT YOU WANTED--
BIG OFFICE, BIG TITLE--
IF YOU THINK I WANTED
THE CHAIRMANSHIP LIKE THIS,
YOU'RE AN EVEN
WORSE HUMAN BEING
THAN I TOOK YOU FOR.
THE MAN I DEAD
FOR GOD SAKES,
CAN WE SHOW A LITTLE
RESPECT HERE, DANIEL?
A LITTLE BIT.
COME ON,
LET'S GET A DRINK.
OH, NOT MUCH
OF A TURNOU CONSIDERING WHA A POWERFUL MAN HE WAS.
I GUESS THE INFLUENCE
DIES WITH THE MAN.
THOUGHT I MIGHT FIND YOU
LURKING AROUND HERE
AT HORNING'S
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
AH, WELL, I'M A SPY.
LURKING'S WHAT I DO.
DID--
I CAN'T JUS LET IT GO.
WHO'S THE BLONDE?
THAT'S STELLA ANDRE,
HORNING'S CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER.
SHE WAS APPOINTED TEMPORARY
CEO TO EVERYONE'S SURPRISE.
WHY SURPRISE?
'CAUSE THEY THOUGH IT WAS GONNA BE
THE GOLDEN BOY,
DOUGLAS MAYNARD,
THE ALL-AMERICAN
SUCCESS STORY.
RAISED IN AN ORPHANAGE,
WON A SCHOLARSHIP
TO PRINCETON.
HE WAS THE OLD MAN'S FAVORITE
OR SO EVERYONE THOUGHT.
THAT'S TOM SHAUNESSY,
HE HANDLES
THE SOUTH PACIFIC REGION.
NEVER MET A COLD FOSTERS
HE DIDN'T LIKE.
ALSO FOND OF THE LADIES.
MMM. LIKE THAT ONE?
FRANCES DeSTEFANO,
SHE'S ITALIAN.
DON'T LET THE GLAMOUR GIRL
LOOKS FOOL YOU,
SHE'S ONE TOUGH COOKIE.
AND THAT LEAVES--
DANIEL VASQUEZ, OR EL REY,
AS THE CREW CALLED HIM,
DIRECTOR OF EUROPEAN
OPERATIONS.
HE COMES FROM FLORIDA.
MADE HIS BONES AT DISNEY.
SO YOU THINK ALL 4
OF THEM ARE GONNA CONFESS
TO SOME KIND OF COVER UP
IN SIGN LANGUAGE, JIM?
LOOK, I KNOW WHAT I SAW
ON THAT BOAT, CATHY.
BUT APPARENTLY,
NONE OF YOU TRUST ME
ENOUGH TO INVESTIGATE.
WHAT AM I, CHOPPED LIVER?
I'M HERE. I WANT TO HELP YOU.
I DON'T NEED
YOUR CHARITY.
I'LL DO IT MYSELF.
WELL, ANY REASONABLE PERSON,
ANY SOBER PERSON
WOULD ACCEPT ANY HELP
THEY COULD GET.
YOU'RE TOO SMAR FOR ME, YOU KNOW THAT?
OK. WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO?
THE HARDEST THING
OF ALL--
NOTHING.
IF HORNING DID DIE
ON SATURDAY
AND THOSE 4 ARE
COVERING IT UP,
YOU'RE THE LAST PERSON
WE WANT TALKING TO THEM.
THEY KNOW YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?
I'M GONNA FIND OUT WHY--
IF HORNING DIED
ON SATURDAY NIGHT,
I SAW HIM ON LIVE TV
ON MONDAY.
NAOMI, NAOMI, NAOMI,
HOW MANY TIMES
DO HAVE TO REITERATE?
THE SPORT TOP BOTTLE
WAS DESIGNED BY PHILISTINES
TO SERVE NEANDERTHALS.
PELLEGRINO, PLEASE.
YES, MR. LEONARD.
SORRY, MR. LEONARD.
IN REAL GLASS.
AHH!
AND YOU MUST BE
THE REPORTER
FROM THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.
YOU ARE VERY PUNCTUAL.
SO RARE THESE DAYS.
I WOULDN'T BE LATE FOR AN
INTERVIEW WITH LEN LEONARD.
I'M JUST SO HONORED
TO BE HERE.
ANYTHING FOR THE WSJ
AS I LIKE TO CALL
YOUR ESTEEMED PUBLICATION.
SO THIS IS WHERE
IT ALL HAPPENS?
THIS IS IT.
PLEASE--
OH!
THIS IS WHERE
WE MAKE THE MAGIC.
WOW!
WOW!
THIS IS GREAT.
NOW--
FIRE AWAY.
WHAT IS IT YOU
WANT TO KNOW?
WELL, I WANT TO KNOW
HOW YOU DID IT?
HOW DID I DO WHAT?
GOT THE CEO
OF HORNING FOODS
TO AGREE TO A LIVE,
ON THE AIR INTERVIEW.
AH!
BECAUSE, UH,
AS THEY SAY--
MELVILLE HORNING ONLY
TALKS TO ONE PERSON--
MELVILLE HORNING.
WELL, THERE'S NOTHING
LIKE BEING DUBBED
THE SMARTEST MAN
ON THE AIR
TO GET PEOPLE TO SIT UP
AND TAKE NOTICE.
I'VE BEEN TRYING
TO GET HIM
IN FRONT OF THAT CASSETTE
RECORDER FOR YEARS.
WELL, YOU WON' GET HIM NOW. BAD LUCK.
I'M SORRY, THAT WAS COLD.
THEY DON'T CALL US--
HARD-BITTEN JOURNALISTS
FOR NOTHING.
WELL, UM--
OH, ARE YOU
UNCOMFORTABLE?
UH, NO. I WAS JUST TRYING
TO MOVE A LITTLE CLOSER.
BOLTED TO THE FLOOR
I'M AFRAID.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO GE THESE TECHNICIANS
TO ADJUS THEIR FIELD OF FOCUS.
YOU KNOW, THAT PUTS ME
IN MIND OF THE MOS HILARIOUS ESCAPADE WHEN I WAS
IN PUBLIC TELEVISION IN DC.
BILL BUCKLEY AND I
ARE SITTING
WITH JULIA CHILD
AND FRED ROGERS
DICK--
OH, SORRY.
UH, I'M SORRY,
I HAVE TO TAKE THIS.
I DIDN'T EVEN
HEAR A RING.
IT'S VERY SILENT.
WEST COAST BUREAU, JANE.
AH, I'M IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE MOS FASCINATING INTERVIEW.
AHH!
ALL RIGHT, FINE. FINE.
I'M SORRY, I HAVE TO GO.
THEY NEVER INTERRUPT ME
DURING ONE OF THOSE
MIND-NUMBING BANK
MERGER PIECES.
BUT COULD I TAKE
A RAIN CHECK?
I INSIST.
THANK YOU.
OH, UM, I JUST HAVE
ONE MORE THING.
COULD I TAKE A PICTURE
OF YOU ON YOUR SET?
OH, ABSOLUTELY.
ALL RIGHT.
THAT'S PERFECT. OK.
SMILE.
PERFECT. THANK YOU.
DOES THIS TIE
MAKE ME LOOK FRENCH?
Radio: ROGER THAT,
WE GOT A GOOD LOOK.
OH, WAIT. LET ME
HELP YOU WITH THAT.
OH, THANK YOU.
I'M PATHETIC,
AREN'T I?
THAT MAKES TWO OF US.
YOUR BOSS IS
JUST AS BAD AS MINE.
LEAVES ME OUT OF THE LOOP,
TAKES CREDIT FOR ALL OF MY IDEAS,
MAKES NO ALLOWANCE
FOR MY HUSBAND AND MY KIDS.
BUT WHEN IT COME TO HIM
AND HIS PROBLEMS, STAND BACK.
UH-HUH.
WHY DO WE
PUT UP WITH THAT?
'CAUSE LIFE WOULD BE
SO DULL WITHOUT THEM.
YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.
HUH.
I GOT TO CHECK SOMETHING.
HUH, MAYBE.
- WHERE ARE WE GOING?
- THIS WAY.
- WHAT'S HE DOING IN THERE?
- AW, HE'S A JERK.
WHEN I SAY--
10 GRAMS OF SUGAR--
PER SERVING.
WHAT COMES TO MIND?
WELL, THE CORN RINGS
HAVE ALWAYS BEEN--
WAIT A MINUTE.
THE CHAIR.
UH, THIS GARAGE
IS A MESS.
YOU TWO, I'M GOING
TO THE BANK
SO DON'T KILL EACH OTHER,
ALL RIGHT?
I'M GOING TO QUENTIN'S.
THAT'S GREAT, HONEY.
- Both: BYE, MOM
- BYE, HUN.
HEY, NICK,
CAN I TALK TO YOU?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
YOU'RE ACTING EVEN
WEIRDER THAN USUAL.
MOM ALWAYS SAID
WHEN PUSH CAME TO SHOVE,
IT'S FAMILY THAT WILL
COME THROUGH FOR YOU.
THAT IN THE END,
YOU AND I WILL ALWAYS BE ABLE
TO DEPEND ON EACH OTHER, RIGHT?
DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU
WANT TO DEPEND ON ME FOR.
YOU HAVE TO PROMISE
NOT TO TELL MOM AND DAD.
I'M IN TROUBLE.
YOU KNOW THAT FANTASY
STOCK PORTFOLIO
I PUT TOGETHER
FOR ECONOMICS CLASS?
UH-HUH.
WELL, IT'S NO COMPLETELY FANTASY.
I USED REAL MONEY.
HOW'D YOU GET MONEY
TO INVEST IN THE STOCK MARKET?
I BORROWED I FROM MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT.
THAT'S FOR COLLEGE.
HOW'D YOU EVEN GET IT?
I USED MOM'S PASSWORD
FROM HER COMPUTER.
MOM IS GONNA KILL YOU.
I DID ALL THE RESEARCH
AND I PICKED
REALLY GOOD STOCKS.
AND I WAS DOING REALLY WELL
UNTIL STUPID HORNING DIED.
NICK, IF MOM AND DAD FIND
OUT THAT I LOST MY SAVINGS,
DAD'S GONNA HAVE
A HEART ATTACK.
THEN IT'S OBVIOUS,
ISN'T IT?
THEY CAN'T FIND OUT.
THANKS. SO WHAT ARE
WE GONNA DO?
I GOT SOME IDEAS.
HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE.
LET ME HELP YOU
WITH THESE.
OH, THANKS.
OH, IT'S YOU. HI.
- HI.
- LOOK, UM,
WHAT I SAID
ABOUT MR. LEONARD,
YOU'RE NOT GONNA PRIN ANY OF THAT, ARE YOU?
AND GET YOU IN TROUBLE
WITH YOUR BOSS?
I'M NOT THAT KIND
OF REPORTER.
GOOD. BECAUSE I LOVE
MY JOB.
WELL--
I DON'T REALLY LOVE IT.
IT'S PRETTY LOUSY ACTUALLY.
LOOK, I JUST WANTED
TO ASK YOU ONE QUESTION.
AS LONG AS IT'S NO ABOUT MR. LEONARD.
NO, NO, NO. IT'S ABOU MELVILLE HORNING.
NOW YOU MET HIM,
WHAT IS HE REALLY LIKE?
HORNING?
UM--
UH--
YOU KNOW, HE'S NOT AS BAD
AS EVERYONE SAYS, I GUESS.
UM--
HE WAS NEVER HERE,
WAS HE?
LOOK, I TOLD YOU BEFORE
I'M NOT THAT KIND
OF REPORTER.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY ANYTHING.
JUST MOVE YOUR HEAD.
WAS MELVILLE HORNING
EVEN HERE ON MONDAY?
YEAH. THEY SAID HE WAS OFF
IN SOME SECRET STUDIO
SOMEWHERE BECAUSE OF HOW
PARANOID AND WEIRD HE IS.
BUT I DON'T EVEN THINK
IT WAS A LIVE FEED.
I THINK IT WAS SOME OLD
CANNED PIECE THEY EDITED IN.
I PROOFREAD THE QUESTIONS--
THEY WERE CONSTRUCTED
TO GO WITH THE ANSWERS.
NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND.
WHY WOULD SOMEONE WITH
LEN LEONARD'S REPUTATION
DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?
THE BUZZ IS THA THE BIG BRASS
BOUGHT PRESSURE TO BEAR,
BUT I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY.
I THINK I DO.
ADVERTISING REVENUE.
WELL, HORNING'S CEREAL DOESN' ADVERTISE ON THE FINANCE CHANNEL.
TRUE. BUT THEY'RE THE NUMBER
ONE ADVERTISER ON KID TV.
AND ACCORDING TO
THE LATEST FCC FILING,
KID TV OWNS
THE FINANCE CHANNEL.
OH!
HEY, FRANK.
SO WHAT DO YOU
GOT FOR ME?
SOMETHING PRETTY GOOD.
CHECK THIS OUT.
GREAT. YOU HAVE
ONE OF THESE RIGHT HERE.
CHECK THIS OUT.
NOW THIS IS THE GUEST CHAIR
ON THE SET OF MONEY TALKS.
WHERE HORNING WAS
SUPPOSEDLY INTERVIEWED
LIVE ON THE AIR
BY LEN LEONARD ON MONDAY.
THE CHAIRS ARE SCREWED
TO THE FLOOR, SEE?
- RIGHT.
- OK.
AND THIS IS HORNING AS HE
ACTUALLY APPEARED ON CAMERA.
SO IT'S A DIFFERENT CHAIR.
MAYBE THEY REDECORATED.
NOPE. I CHECKED.
HORNING WAS NEVER
IN THE STUDIO AT ALL.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS ON MONDAY,
I'M STILL WORKING ON THAT.
BUT I KNOW HE WASN' ON THE SET OF MONEY TALKS.
NOW TAKE A LOOK
AT THIS STOCK REPORT.
"CEREAL COMPANY SENIOR
EXECUTIVES SELL OFF HOLDINGS."
WELL, ANYONE WOULD
SELL THEIR STOCK
AFTER THE BOSS TAKES
A LONG WALK ON A SHORT PIER.
LOOK.
THIS ARTICLE'S
DATED MONDAY.
HORNING'S-- HORNING'S
VICE PRESIDENTS
ALL SOLD THEIR STOCKS
BEFORE HORNING TURNED UP DEAD.
YES. THEREBY REALIZING
A HUGE PROFIT,
INSTEAD OF A HUGE LOSS.
LUCKY COINCIDENCE
FOR THEM, HUH?
RIGHT. KEEP DIGGING.
YOU JUST WANNA CLEAR
JIM MONROE'S REPUTATION.
NO, I TOLD YOU
I'M-- I'M JUST CURIOUS.
I THINK JIM'S A GOOD MAN. I'D LIKE TO
SEE HIM GET IT TOGETHER THAT'S ALL.
SOFTIE.
WHERE YOU GOING?
I'M GOING FISHING.
CAPTAIN BARNES.
THAT'S ME.
PERMISSION TO COME ABOARD?
YEAH.
DO YOU ALWAYS
SWAB YOUR OWN DECKS?
I FIND IT THERAPEUTIC.
AND YOU ARE?
OH, JANE DOE,
HARBOR PATROL.
JUST TRANSFERRED IN
FROM REDONDO.
DO YOU EVER USE BAKING SODA
ON THAT THING?
AND TOMATO JUICE, LEMONS,
INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH
ODOR EATERS.
CATCH COOLERS
SMELL LIKE FISH.
WELL, HERE'S THE THING,
CAPTAIN BARNES.
WE RECEIVED A REPORT THA A MELVILLE HORNING DIED
ON YOUR LAST VOYAGE.
IT SEEMS LIKE THE SORT OF THING A
CAPTAIN WOULD REPORT, YOU KNOW.
HE WOULD,
IF IT HAPPENED.
JIM MONROE CALLED YOU,
DIDN'T HE?
UM--
LOOK, JIM'S A GOOD GUY.
BUT HE'S BEEN KNOWN
TO SEE PINK ELEPHANTS,
IF YOU CATCH MY DRIFT.
SO WHAT DO YOU THINK
REALLY HAPPENED?
NOTHING TO REPORT.
I WAS BELOW DECK SLEEPING.
DIDN'T HEAR A THING.
THE GUESTS REPORTED THA HORNING SLIPPED AND FELL
AND ONE OF THE GUESTS PULLED
HIM TO SAFETY. END OF STORY.
SO YOU DON'T THINK THIS
HORNING FELLOW DROWNED?
NOT ON SATURDAY NIGHT,
HE DIDN'T.
HORNING GAVE THE ORDER
TO RETURN TO POR ON SUNDAY MORNING.
HE LOADED HIS FISH INTO HIS
CAR AND SIGNED THE LOG.
OH, COULD I SEE THAT?
SURE. THIS WAY.
OH, HERE WE ARE.
THANK YOU.
HMM. WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?
OOH, LOOK AT ALL THESE
MELVILLE HORNING ENTRIES.
THIS LAST ONE LOOKS
A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE.
YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.
COULD I SEE
YOUR CREW QUARTERS, PLEASE?
THIS WAY.
DOWNSTAIRS.
IF YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR A BOTTLE,
I ALREADY CHECKED.
THERE WASN'T ONE.
NO LITTLE BOTTLES
OF WINE?
NOT AS FAR AS I KNOW.
THINK BACK
TO SUNDAY MORNING.
DID MR. HORNING SAY ANYTHING
TO YOU ABOUT THE INCIDEN WHEN YOU RETURNED TO PORT?
NO.
HE WAS GONE BEFORE I SECURED
THE BOAT TO THE DOCK.
I WASN'T FEELING SO GOOD
THAT MORNING EITHER.
DID YOU ACTUALLY
SEE, OR HEAR,
OR SPEAK
TO MR. HORNING
ANYTIME AFTER
YOU TURNED IN
ON SATURDAY NIGHT?
NOW THAT I THINK
ABOUT IT--
NO.
HMM.
HERE'S YOUR PASS.
KIND OF WEIRD
TO BE BACK, HUH?
YEAH.
- HI, JIM.
- HEY, FRANK.
- WELCOME BACK.
- THANKS, MAN.
IF JANE DOE HERE IS RIGHT,
WHICH SHE USUALLY IS,
THOSE 4 VICE PRESIDENTS
JUST PULLED OFF
A MAJOR STOCK SWINDLE.
JANE DOE?
IS THAT THE CODENAME
DARNELL GAVE YOU?
HE THINKS IT'S FUNNY.
I HEARD THAT.
SO, UH, FRANK.
DOES THAT MEAN IF I
HELP YOU BREAK THE CASE,
I GET REINSTATED?
I THOUGHT YOU WANTED
ME TO HELP YOU PROVE
YOU WEREN'T SEEING THINGS.
YOU DON'T WANNA
WORK HERE ANYWAY.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.
IF YOU PAN OUT AS
AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR
ON THIS OPERATION,
I'LL PUT IN A GOOD WORD
FOR YOU, HOW'S THAT?
PERFECT. THANKS.
HERE IT IS.
OK. THESE ARE, UH--
HORNING CEREAL'S
SENIOR EXECUTIVES.
WHEN HORNING DIED
ON SATURDAY NIGHT,
THE ONLY ONE NOT ON THE
BOAT WAS STELLA ANDRE
WHO JUST BECAME
TEMPORARY CEO.
THE PROBLEM IS--
IS THAT WE DON' HAVE ANY PROOF
THAT HORNING DIED
ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
YEAH. WE NEED TO KNOW
IF YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING
AT ALL THAT'S NEW.
WELL, EVERYTHING WAS
FINE UP THROUGH DINNER.
THEY COOKED ONE OF THE
TUNA THE OLD MAN CAUGHT.
SO HE WAS IN A GOOD MOOD
FOR HIM.
THEN HE SCREENED THAT FLAME
THROWER OF A DOCUMENTARY.
HE CALLED THEM
BACK IN TO THE SALON
ONE AT A TIME TO RIP
THEM EACH A NEW ONE.
HE LET ME GO
FOR THE NIGHT FIRST.
I GUESS HE DIDN' WANT AN AUDIENCE.
SHAUNESSY AND DeSTEFANO
WERE OFF BEHIND
THE BLEACHERS AS USUAL.
WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE
YOU HEARD THE SPLASH?
WELL, I WOKE UP
A LITTLE BEFORE MIDNIGHT.
MY HEAD WAS SPLITTING.
SO THEN YOU WEN UP ON DECK
AND YOU SAW HORNING
IN THE WATER.
AND THEN YOU SAW
THE 4 VICE PRESIDENTS
FISH HIM OUT.
NOW DID YOU--
FEEL HIS SKIN
AT ALL-- THE TEMPERATURE
OR HIS PULSE-- ANYTHING?
WELL, LIKE I SAID
THEY THOUGHT I WAS DRUNK.
THEY WOULDN'T LET ME
GET CLOSE ENOUGH.
WELL, JIM, DID YOU
EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING
THAT MIGHT HAVE
AFFECTED YOU?
WHAT? YOU THINK SOMEONE SPIKED
THE PUNCH OR SOMETHING?
I KNOW MOLDY RYE GRAIN HAS BEEN
KNOWN TO CAUSE HALLUCINATIONS.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT SOME PEOPLE
THINK CAUSED THE SALEM WITCH HUNTS.
WELL, MAGGIE MADE ME
A BAG LUNCH
AND SOMEONE FROM HORNING'S OFFICE
SENT THE CREW COOKIES. YEAH.
DID YOU SEE HORNING DEAD?
HEY, LOOK, WE'RE
WASTING TIME, FRANK.
I SAY WE TURN HORNING
CEREAL UPSIDE DOWN
AND SHAKE IT UNTIL
THE PRIZE FALLS OUT.
WHAT, YOU WAN TO SEARCH THE OFFICES?
- YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
- BASED ON WHAT?
YOU GOT 4 VICE PRESIDENTS WHO
WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TO HORNING
TO KNOW IF HE WAS DEAD
OR ALIVE. THEY SAY ALIVE.
- OH, THEY SAY ALIVE--
- THAT'S IT.
BUT WHAT I SAY
MEANS NOTHING, IS THAT IT?
THAT'S NOT WHA WE'RE SAYING, JIM.
FINE.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.
HEY, JIM.
COME ON,
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH.
WE'RE NOT GONNA
LET YOU DOWN.
SORRY, CATHY,
IT'S...
IT'S...
JUST HARD TO ASK FOR HELP SOMETIMES,
YOU KNOW.
YEAH, I KNOW.
LOOK. FRANK AND I
WILL GO DOWN
AND INTERVIEW THOSE 4
VICE PRESIDENTS TOMORROW.
I PROMISE YOU.
WELL, THANKS.
I APPRECIATE IT.
UH, COULD YOU?
OH, YEAH.
[BEEPING]
[DOOR OPENS]
YOU AND I ARE
ON THIS CASE TOGETHER,
NO MATTER
WHAT FRANK SAYS, OK?
OK.
SEE YA LATER.
[ELEVATOR DOORS CLOSE]
[FOOTSTEPS]
HEY, DAD.
WE WERE WONDERING IF WE COULD--
HEY, NICK, I'VE GO A RIDDLE FOR YOU.
AT NIGHT THEY COME
WITHOUT BEING FETCHED.
BY DAY THEY ARE LOS WITHOUT BEING STOLEN.
MOM DOESN'T LIKE I WHEN I GIVE YOU THE ANSWERS.
IT WAS WORTH A TRY.
BUT SUSAN AND I
WERE WONDERING
IF WE COULD HAVE PERMISSION
TO CLEAN OUT THE GARAGE.
[CHUCKLES]
FOR A SECOND THERE
I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WANTED
TO CLEAN OUT THE GARAGE.
UH-HUH.
WITH YOUR SISTER?
- YES.
- ON PURPOSE?
- YES AND YES.
- WHAT'S THE CATCH?
NO CATCH.
CAN WE, UH, START NOW?
SURE.
THANKS.
PUSH BROOM'S
BEHIND THE LAWN MOWER.
HAVE FUN.
HAVE FUN DOING WHAT?
YOU'RE NOT GONNA
BELIEVE THIS.
THEY WANNA CLEAN OU THE GARAGE TOGETHER.
JUST START ROLLING.
IT'S ALREADY 9:00.
WE'RE GONNA BE LATE
FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE.
WELL, SOMEONE HAD TO PICK
UP THEIR DRY CLEANING.
I'M SORRY. YOU KNOW
I HAVE A LIFE, FRANK.
Woman: THANK YOU, LADIES
AND GENTLEMEN, FOR COMING.
I APPRECIATE
YOUR PATIENCE.
MELVILLE HORNING'S DEATH IS
A SAD LOSS FOR THIS COMPANY
AND FOR ME PERSONALLY.
GOOD MORNING,
I'M STELLA ANDRE.
I'M THE TEMPORARY
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
OF HORNING FOODS
AND HORNING INTERNATIONAL.
THE LAST THING I WAN TO DO IS COMPOUND TRAGEDY
WITH RUMOR AND INNUENDO,
SO I'VE INVITED THE COUNTY
CORONER TO SHARE HIS FINDINGS.
WILL YOU SUCCEED HORNING
AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,
MS. ANDRE?
THAT'LL BE UP
TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
JUST TO FOLLOW UP.
ONE MORE QUESTION.
THAT CHICK IS CHIC.
...OUR MEDIA RELATIONS
DEPARTMEN WILL DO THEIR BEST TO HELP.
THANK YOU AND GOOD DAY.
NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE
YOU TO THE COUNTY CORONER.
LET'S NOT MAKE THIS
SUCH A BIG PROBLEM
BECAUSE IT ISN'T.
SPEAK FOR YOURSELF.
I AGREE WITH HIM.
WHAT?
MAY I HELP YOU?
OH, I'M FINE,
BUT ARE YOU DANIEL VASQUEZ?
YEAH. DO I KNOW YOU?
WHY ARE YOU BARGING
IN ON US?
OH, I'M SORRY.
IT'S SO RUDE.
I FORGOT TO INTRODUCE
MYSELF.
UM, I'M AGENT DOE
FROM THE C.S.A.,
AND THIS IS NATIONAL
SECURITY BUSINESS...
MS. DeSTEFANO.
YOU KNOW MY NAME.
YES. YES.
AND YOUR SOCIAL
SECURITY NUMBER
AND YOUR
GRADE POINT AVERAGE
AND IF I WAS REALLY PRESSED,
I COULD PROBABLY COME
UP WITH YOUR MEASUREMENTS.
AND DOUG HERE,
DID YOU KNOW
THAT HE WAS ON THE DEAN'S
LIST FOR 4 YEARS RUNNING?
VERY IMPRESSIVE,
BUT WHAT DOES ANY OF THIS
GOT TO DO WITH THE C.S.A.?
LOOK, WE'RE JUS SALES AND MARKETING PEOPLE.
AHH. WELL, YOU SEE,
YOUR COMPANY SELLS AND MARKETS
TAINTED FOOD
TO THE THIRD WORLD,
AND THAT AFFECTS
NATIONAL SECURITY...
NEGATIVELY.
LISTEN, IF THIS SO-CALLED
DUMPING EVEN EXISTED
OUTSIDE THE IMAGINATION
OF THAT FILMMAKER,
IT WAS DONE WITHOU OUR COOPERATION.
WE KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT.
WELL, HOW ABOU STOCK FRAUD?
HOW DARE YOU WALK IN HERE
AND THROW WORDS
LIKE STOCK FRAUD AROUND.
WELL, HERE'S
THE DEAL, DANIEL.
YOU SEE,
YOUR BOSS DIED ON MONDAY,
GUARANTEEING THAT YOUR COMPANY'S
STOCK PRICES WOULD FALL ON TUESDAY.
YOU KNOW, HOW DID IT HAPPEN
THAT ALL 4 OF YOU
SOLD ALL OF YOUR STOCKS
ON MONDAY MORNING?
QUITE SIMPLE.
WE WERE ALL FIRED
OVER THE WEEKEND.
WHAT?
YEAH, HORNING
WAS CONVINCED
THAT ONE OF US
SOLD HIM OUT,
BUT NATURALLY,
HE HAD NO PROOF.
BECAUSE NONE OF US DID.
YEAH, SO THE OLD KING
CHOCKED US ALL OUT,
WE ALL KNEW ABOUT IT THEN,
BUT IT JUST BECAME
PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE THIS MORNING.
IF YOU KNEW
ABOUT THAT DOCUMENTARY
AND YOU JUST GOT FIRED,
WHAT WOULD YOU DO
WITH YOUR STOCK?
HUH.
I'D SELL IT.
GOOD DAY, AGENT DOE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
- YEAH, RIGHT.
- TAKE CARE.
HAVE A GREAT DAY.
WELL, HE FIRED THEM,
ALL OF THEM.
IT WAS THE LAST THING
HE TOLD ME BEFORE HE...
IT WAS THE LAST THING
HE TOLD ME.
HUH.
WHEN DID HE FIRE
THE VICE PRESIDENT?
WHEN HE WAS
ON HIS YACHT.
IT WAS A GAME OF HIS.
MELVILLE WOULD INVITE
PEOPLE ON A FISHING TRIP,
AND THE PEOPLE WOULD END UP
THE FISH.
HE WASN'T A NICE MAN,
YOU KNOW.
WELL, HE NEVER FIRED YOU.
I'M WORTH TWICE
WHAT HE PAID ME,
AND HE KNEW IT.
WELL, YOU'RE
THE BIG BOSS NOW,
GIVE YOURSELF A RAISE.
OH, I WILL,
AND I'LL WORK
3 TIMES AS HARD.
ANYWAY, THERE'S NO A PAYCHECK BIG ENOUGH
TO COVER MY RECEN STOCK LOSSES.
I INVEST HEAVILY
IN HORNING STOCK.
DON'T YOU FIND I SUSPICIOUS
THAT 4 VICE PRESIDENTS
DUMPED THEIR STOCK
RIGHT BEFORE HORNING DIED?
NO. I'D SELL OUT, TOO
IF I WAS DEEMED GUILTY
UNTIL PROVEN INNOCEN AND SUMMARILY FIRED.
PLEASE, FRANK, SIT.
THANKS.
UM...
YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW ANYTHING
ABOUT THE CHARGES
ON THE PRODUCT DUMP?
NO. AND IF I DID,
I'D TAKE THE FIFTH
AND INSIST YOU SPEAK
TO MY ATTORNEY ABOUT IT.
SO I ASSUME YOU DIDN'T COOPERATE
WITH THE FILMMAKER AT ALL?
I LIKE TO TAKE RISKS,
BUT NOT WITH MY CAREER.
WHAT ABOUT YOU, FRANK?
YOU LIKE TO TAKE RISKS?
YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHO THE SOURCE MIGHT BE?
NO.
BUT IF YOU WANT A LIS OF PEOPLE
WHO DIDN'T LIKE MELVILLE,
GET YOURSELF
A PHONE BOOK.
HOW ABOUT HIS NAME?
I MEAN, HE MUST HAVE
LEFT A CARD HERE
WITH YOU SOMEWHERE,
RIGHT?
YES, HE APPROACHED ME.
ROBBIE SOMETHING.
ANYWAY, I TOOK HIS CARD,
I TOSSED IT IN THE TRASH. I TOLD HIM--
YOU TOLD HIM THAT YOU DON' BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS.
EXACTLY.
OH, I'M SO GLAD
I CAUGHT YOU.
YOUR SENIOR STAFF
JUST TOLD ME THAT, UH,
THEY WERE FIRED
BEFORE HORNING DIED.
IS THAT TRUE?
I'M SORRY. MS. ANDRE,
THIS IS MY ASSOCIATE
JANE DOE.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
YES, THE FISHING WEEKENDS
WERE NOTORIOUS
FOR STUNTS LIKE THAT.
ANYWAY, I NEED TO GE DOWNSTAIRS TO QUALITY CONTROL.
SOMEONE FOUND A HAIR
IN THE FRUITY POPS.
ANYWAY, NICE TO MEET YOU
AND SEE YOU AROUND, FRANK.
SURE.
I THINK SHE LIKES ME.
THAT'S SWEET, FRANK.
INAPPROPRIATE, BUT SWEET.
YOU KNOW THIS SHOOTS
A BIG HOLE IN YOUR SCENARIO.
YEP.
ALL 4 VICE PRESIDENTS HAD A GOOD
REASON TO SELL OFF THEIR STOCK.
WE DON'T HAVE A CASE.
I THINK JIM WAS WRONG.
JIM WASN'T WRONG.
OHH.
I LIKE THIS GUY.
OH, WAIT. HIDE.
HIDE THIS.
[BRAKES SQUEAK]
DON'T LET DAD SEE IT.
LOOK AT YOU.
HI, DADDY.
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW
THIS HOUSE HAD A 2-CAR GARAGE.
BETTER NOT TELL THE BANK,
OR THEY'LL INCREASE
OUR MORTGAGE.
NO, THEY CAN'T DO THAT.
WE HAVE A VARIABLE RATE LOAN
BASED ON THE LIBOR INDEX.
WOW. YOU'RE REALLY TAKING THIS
ECONOMICS CLASS SERIOUSLY.
SERIOUS
AS A HEART ATTACK.
I DIDN'T CATCH THAT.
UH, NOTHING.
NEVER MIND.
DO YOU CARE WHA GOES IN THE TRASH
AND WHAT GOES
IN THE GOODWILL?
NO, WHATEVER
YOU GUYS WANT.
JUST DON'T TOSS
ANY OF MOM'S PUZZLES.
SHE MAY NEED 'EM.
OH, AND TOSS ANY BEER,
I MIGHT NEED THAT.
WHEW.
OH, MY GOD.
[CAR HORNS HONKING]
DR. EDELSTEIN?
THEY TOLD ME
YOU WERE DOWN HERE.
I'M JANE DOE.
WE GET A LO OF YOUR RELATIVES.
[CHUCKLES]
LOOK, IT'S ABOU YOUR AUTOPSY
ON MELVILLE HORNING.
I WAS WONDERING IF YOU
CHECKED THE POTASSIUM LEVELS
ON THE VITREOUS FLUID
TO PINPOINT THE TIME OF DEATH.
ARE YOU
THE RECORDS CLERK?
NO.
OH.
NO, ACTUALLY
I WORK FOR THE C.S.A.,
AND WE'RE INVESTIGATING
MELVILLE HORNING'S DEATH.
HE DROWNED, DIDN'T HE?
I'M SURE WE RELEASED
OUR FINDINGS.
I REALLY NEED
A RECORDS CLERK.
[STAMMERING]
YOU SEE, I DID
READ YOUR REPORT,
AND I KNOW THA A DEAD BODY COOLS
AT A RATE OF ONE
AND A HALF DEGREES PER HOUR.
AND ALSO, FREEZING TEMPERATURES
CAN MAKE IT VERY DIFFICUL TO HAVE AN ACCURATE
TIME OF DEATH.
COLD ALSO DELAYS
RIGOR MORTIS AND DECOMPOSITION.
ARE YOU TRYING
TO TELL ME
HOW TO PERFORM AN AUTOPSY,
YOUNG LADY?
NO, DOCTOR.
I CAN SEE THAT YOU'RE
OVERWORKED AND UNDERSTAFFED,
BUT I NEED YOU TO LOOK
INTO THIS CASE ONE MORE TIME.
ARE YOU SURE YOU DON' WANNA BE A RECORDS CLERK?
THERE'S PERKS.
REALLY?
NO.
NO PERKS.
THANK YOU, DOCTOR.
BYE.
YEAH.
VASQUEZ, WHAT'S WITH
ALL THIS CLANDESTINE STUFF?
WE'VE ALREADY
DISCUSSED THIS.
WHAT DO WE DO
ABOUT THE C.S.A. AGENT?
IT'S BEING HANDLED,
VASQUEZ.
NOTHING'S GONNA JUMP UP
AND BITE US
IF WE JUST KEEP
OUR MOUTHS SHUT.
KEEP OUR MOUTHS SHUT.
YEAH, AND LET THE C.S.A.
RUIN MY LIFE?
I DON'T THINK SO.
YES, DANIEL.
COME ON.
WE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE
MEETING LIKE THIS.
- [ENGINE STARTS]
- JUST CHILL, DANNY BOY.
JEEZ LOUISE.
YOU ABOUT GAVE ME
AN ANEURYSM.
YOU KNOW,
YOU'RE EASY TO FIND, JIM.
WHAT AN INTERESTING PLACE
YOU HAVE.
EH. CAN'T BEAT THE RENT.
HEY, JIM.
WHAT'S THIS ALL ABOUT?
YOU SEARCH YOUR KIDS'
DRAWERS, TOO?
IT WAS RIGHT HERE.
WELL, IT'S SEALED
IF YOU DIDN'T NOTICE.
WHAT BUSINESS IS I OF YOURS, ANYWAY?
PLENTY OF MY BUSINESS.
I'M YOUR FRIEND.
FRIENDS DON'T GO
SNOOPIN' ON FRIENDS.
UGH.
I HAVE ASKED FOR FAVORS,
I HAVE PUT OUT MARKERS,
I HAVE USED ALL OF
MY NONEXISTENT FREE TIME
TO PROVE THA YOU'RE NOT SEEING THINGS,
AND YOU'RE GONNA THROW
IT ALL WAY FOR THAT?
IF I TOLD YOU
I WASN'T DRINKING,
IF I LOOKED YOU
STRAIGHT IN THE EYE
AND I SWORE,
MY HAND TO GOD,
THAT THIS BOTTLE
IS NOT MINE,
WOULD YOU TRUST ME?
YES.
READ IT.
"CATHY, I HOPE THIS IS
STILL YOUR FAVORITE MERLOT.
"THANKS FOR BELIEVING IN ME.
JIM."
SORRY.
BY THE WAY,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
HA.
WORKING ON A CASE,
REMEMBER?
WE NEED TO DO
SOME SERIOUS SEARCHING,
NONE OF THIS CRAZY STUFF.
NO WAY. NO WAY.
DARNELL WANTS ME
OFF THIS CASE.
IF I HELP YOU BREAK
INTO HORNING'S OFFICE,
HE'LL KILL ME.
WHAT FRANK DOESN'T KNOW
WON'T HURT HIM, OK?
I'VE ALREADY BEEN
TO HORNING'S OFFICE.
LET'S HIT HIS BEACH HOUSE.
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
HE'S NOT GONNA LIKE IT.
- COME ON.
- I DON'T KNOW.
CAN I TAKE THIS?
- IT'S YOURS.
- [LAUGHS]
I DON'T DRINK.
- THANKS.
- ALL RIGHT.
YOU KNOW, HORNING'S
APPEARANCE ON LIVE TELEVISION
ON MONDAY WAS FAKE.
ABSOLUTELY.
AND NOT ONLY THAT,
NO ONE EXCEPT FOR
THE 4 VICE PRESIDENTS
ACTUALLY SAW HIM ALIVE
ON SUNDAY.
SO HERE'S HOW I SEE IT.
HORNING DID DIE,
JUST LIKE YOU THINK,
ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
BUT THE V.P.s REALIZED THEY'D
TAKE A HUGE FINANCIAL HI WITH THEIR STOCKS,
SO SOMEHOW THEY COVERED UP
THE TIME OF DEATH.
I HEAR A BUT.
THE CORONER ABSOLUTELY
PLACES THE TIME OF DEATH
LATE MONDAY NIGHT.
AND NOT ONLY THAT,
THE 4 V.P.s, THEY SWEAR
THAT THEY WERE FIRED
ON THE YACHT.
YEAH, I WAS GOING AROUND.
SO THEIR STOCK SALE,
WHICH IS OUR ONLY EVIDENCE,
COULD BE TOTALLY INNOCENT,
BUT TO ME,
I SMELL MURDER.
FRANK DOESN'T THINK
WE HAVE A CASE, OF COURSE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
EH, FRANK'S WRONG.
WE GOTTA KEEP SEARCHING...
EVEN THOUGH WE DON' HAVE A WARRANT.
NEVER STOPPED US BEFORE.
[INDISTINCT SHOUTING]
[INDISTINCT CHATTER]
YOU ROBBIE WATERS?
YOU'RE NOT THE SPEEDY
MESSENGER SERVICE.
COOL.
HEY, IT'S ABOU HORNING, ISN'T IT?
YEAH.
WE'RE LOOKING INTO
THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS DEATH.
I COULD SURE USE
YOUR INPUT.
WHAT'S MY MOTIVATION?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU TELL ME.
WELL, WITH CITIZEN KANE
GONE BYE-BYE,
HIS INJUNCTION
GOES BYE-BYE.
MY FILM SERIAL KILLER,
THAT OPENS TO GREAT FANFARE,
MY REPUTATION IS MADE.
SEE WHAT I MEAN?
NO ONE HAS MORE TO GAIN
FROM HIS DEATH THAN ME
EXCEPT HIS KIDS
IF HE HAD KIDS,
WHICH HE DOESN'T.
SO WHY SHOULD I HELP YOU?
DO YOU KNOW WHAT A BUNCH OF
FEDS WITH A SEARCH WARRAN WOULD DO TO YOUR
FILING SYSTEM HERE?
TURN TO YOUR LEFT.
NO, YOUR OTHER LEFT.
WOW. THAT'S WHA I CALL A PROFILE.
COULD I FOLLOW YOU AROUND
WITH A CAMERA SOME DAY,
KIND OF A DAY IN THE CENTRAL
SECURITY AGENCY KIND OF A THING?
NO.
OK.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU NEED?
HORNING WAS CONVINCED
THAT YOU GO YOUR INSIDE INFORMATION FROM
ONE OF HIS TOP EXECUTIVES.
WHAT ABOUT THAT?
WAS HE RIGHT?
I GOT EVERYTHING
FROM ANONYMOUS E-MAILS,
PHOTOS, SPREADSHEETS,
FILMS, EVERYTHING.
IT WAS FANTASTIC.
IT WAS LIKE MANNA
FROM HEAVEN.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA
WHO THE SENDER WAS, RIGHT?
NO.
I THINK HE'S FRENCH.
HE CALLS HIMSELF
MONSIEUR LeVILLE.
[CAR DOOR SHUTS]
NICE.
IT'S KINDA LIKE
OLD TIMES, YOU KNOW.
HEH HEH HEH.
FEELS GOOD.
WHY DON'T YOU DISARM
THE SECURITY SYSTEM OVER THERE?
OK.
YOU GET THE NEIGHBOR.
THEY'RE AREN' ANY DOGS,
BUT I STILL WOULDN'T GO IN.
I'M WITH THE CENTRAL
SECURITY AGENCY.
WE'RE INVESTIGATING
MR. HORNING'S DEATH.
HORNING HATED HAVING
ANYONE IN HIS HOUSE.
HE DID HIS OWN CLEANING JUST SO
THE MAID WOULDN'T HAVE TO COME IN.
THEN HIS GARDENER WOULD
COME OVER HERE
TO USE MY BATHROOM.
UH, WELL, THANK YOU
FOR, UM, THAT.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW MR. HORNING?
- ALIVE, YOU MEAN?
- MM-HMM.
THAT WOULD BE SUNDAY,
I THINK IT WAS.
HE-- WHEN HE GOT BACK
FROM HIS FISHING TRIP.
DID HE SHOW YOU
HIS CATCH?
HIM?
[CHUCKLES] NEVER. NO.
HE JUST DROVE THA GAS GUZZLING SPORT UTE
STRAIGHT INTO HIS GARAGE
AND SHUT THE DOOR.
[CAMERA BEEPING]
CAN YOU BE REALLY SURE
THAT IT WAS HIM?
WHO ELSE WOULD GO INTO
MELVILLE HORNING'S BEDROOM
AND WATCH MELVILLE
HORNING'S TV?
OF COURSE IT WAS HIM.
HEH.
C.S.A., YOU SAY.
HEH. MUST BE
CASUAL THURSDAY.
WELL, I'LL GE OUT OF YOUR WAY.
UM, HUH.
THANK YOU.
[ALARM BEEPING]
PLACE IS ARMED
TO THE GILLS.
- [BEEP]
- YEAH.
I JUST DISARMED
THE SYSTEM.
ALL THAT C.S.A. TRAINING
WASN'T TOTALLY WASTED.
THIS HORNING GUY
WAS PRETTY CRAZY.
WE BETTER BE CAREFUL.
SHALL WE?
MINIMALISM.
I COULD DO MINIMALISM
IF I DIDN'T HAVE KIDS.
Announcer:
SON PLTANOS RICOS!
SON PLTANOS CON SABOR!
SON PLTANOS DELICIOSOS!
LET'S CHECK THE GARAGE.
HI.
THE GARAGE IS EVEN NICE.
IT COULD USE
MORE WOOD, ACTUALLY.
[RADIO STATIC]
THIS IS UNIT 846.
WE GOT A POSSIBLE
BREAKING AND ENTERING.
NOTHING HERE.
[HINGES CREAK]
HERE EITHER.
OPEN UP!
L.A.P.D.
OH, MAN.
[SIGHS]
JUST LIKE OLD TIMES.
YEP.
COME OU WITH YOUR HANDS UP.
LET ME SEE YOUR HANDS.
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, HERE WE ARE.
I GOT THE ALARM,
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO
DISARM THE NEIGHBOR.
SAVE IT FOR YOUR LAWYER.
LOOK, OFFICER,
MR. MONROE AND I
ARE ON YOUR SIDE.
UH, WE WORK FOR
THE CENTRAL SECURITY AGENCY.
YEAH.
YES. WELL, WE'RE
FREELANCE,
WHICH IS WHY DON'T HAVE
ANY OFFICIAL IDENTIFICATION.
WE JUST NEED TO MAKE
A PHONE CALL.
- JUST GET IN THE CAR.
- COME ON, WE'RE C.S.A.
YEAH, YOU'RE C.S.A.
AND I'M J. EDGAR HOOVER.
OFFICER, REALLY.
HONESTLY,
I AM AGENT JANE DOE.
HAVE A SEAT, JANE.
Jim: DIDN'T BRING
YOUR BADGE, RIGHT?
Cathy: WELL, I FORGOT IT.
Jim: DID YOU HAVE
TO TELL HIM?
Cathy: YES.
Jim: ALL RIGHT.
- LET'S DO THE DOG BIT.
- GOOD IDEA.
BREAKING AND ENTERING
IS NOT A GOOD THING.
THERE WAS THIS DOG.
YEAH. YEAH.
YOU KNOW ALL THAT WHIMPERING, WHINING.
NOBODY TO FEED I OR GIVE IT WATER.
COULDN'T LE THE POOR THING SUFFER.
THERE WAS NO DOG.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THERE WAS A SIGN.
JIM, A SIGN
IS NOT A DOG.
IT SAID "BEWARE OF DOG."
THERE WAS NO DOG
AND YOU KNOW IT.
OH, SURE.
WE KNOW IT NOW.
YEAH.
LOOK, YOU TWO
ARE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE
TO BE INVESTIGATING
THIS THING ANYMORE.
NEITHER ARE YOU.
THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT.
ALL RIGHT,
WHAT DID YOU GE FROM THAT FILMMAKER
ROBBIE WATERS?
I GOT A BUNCH OF NOTHING,
BUT...
HE GETS ALL OF HIS INFO IN
EMAILS FROM A MONSIEUR LeVILLE.
MONSIEUR LeVILLE.
LIKE THAT?
YEAH, THAT'S IT.
THAT'S AN ANAGRAM
FOR MELVILLE.
AS IN MELVILLE HORNING.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT'D YOU GET?
WE DIDN'T GET ANYTHING
REALLY.
JUST MAYBE ANOTHER PIECE
OF THE PUZZLE.
I'M SORRY, JIM.
HEY, FRANK, CAN YOU--
CAN YOU GIVE HIM A RIDE?
DON'T LOOK AT ME, FRANK.
YOU TRAINED HER.
ALL RIGHT, GET IN.
PERMISSION
TO COME ABOARD, SIR.
COME ABOARD,
MISS HARBOR PATROL.
WE CAN DISPENSE
WITH THE FORMALITIES.
I'M NO LONGER CAPTAIN
OF THIS HERE CRAFT.
OH, I'M SORRY.
DID THE NEW C.E.O.
LET YOU GO?
THE C.E.O. LET GO
OF THE WHOLE BOAT.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING SADDER
THAN A MAN WITHOUT A SHIP,
I DON'T KNOW
WHAT IT IS.
NEVER MIND THAT.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
I JUST WANTED TO ASK
YOU ABOUT THIS CATCH COOLER.
FITS UNDER
THE DECK SEATING.
IT'S BEAUTIFULLY INSULATED.
YOUR MARLIN WILL LOOK AS
PERFECT THE DAY YOU MOUNT HIM
AS THE DAY YOU REELED
HIM IN.
SO HOW LONG
WOULD IT KEEP FISH FRESH?
PUT SOME ICE
AND ROCK SALT IN THERE,
IT'LL KEEP 200 POUNDS
OF FISH FRESH 6, 7 DAYS OR MORE.
200 POUNDS OF SOMETHING.
HMM.
THERE WERE NO FISH.
NO FISH?
WHERE?
IN HORNING'S
GIANT FREEZER.
IT DIDN'T SMELL LIKE FISH,
AND IT TAKES AGES
TO GET THAT SMELL OUT.
AND THAT'S
WHEN I FIGURED OU HOW THE 4 OF THEM DID IT.
WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?
THIS WHOLE
CONSPIRACY THING.
OK, LET ME STAR AT THE BEGINNING.
NOW, IT ALL STARTED
JUST LIKE YOU SAID.
IT WAS A TYPICAL
CORPORATE RETREAT,
BUT SOMEONE HAD TOLD HORNING
THAT ONE OF
THE 4 VICE PRESIDENTS
HAD LEAKED DAMAGING SECRETS
TO THAT FILMMAKER
ROBBIE WATERS, RIGHT?
SO AFTER HE SCREENED
THE DOCUMENTARY,
HE MADE EACH ONE OF THEM
COME INTO THE SALON
AND HE THREATENED THEM,
HOPING THAT SOMEONE
WOULD SELL SOMEONE ELSE OUT,
BUT THEY DIDN'T.
SO HE FIRED THEM ALL.
NOW, YOU DIDN'T KNOW THA BECAUSE HORNING
HAD DISMISSED YOU,
SO YOU DID YOUR ROUNDS,
SAW SHAUNESSY AND DeSTEFANO
BEHIND THE BLEACHERS,
AND ATE YOUR DINNER
THAT YOUR WIFE GAVE YOU,
AND SETTLED IN
FOR THE NIGHT.
THEN YOU WOKE UP WITH THA MYSTERIOUS MIGRAINE HEADACHE.
YOU HEARD SOMETHING.
YOU WENT UP ON DECK,
SAW HORNING IN THE WATER,
CALLED FOR HELP--
MAN OVERBOARD!
AND EVEN THOUGH
YOU THOUGHT HORNING WAS DEAD,
WHEN THE 4 VICE PRESIDENTS
PULLED HIM UP ON DECK,
THEY SAID HE WAS ALIVE.
AND HERE'S THE THING,
YOU WERE RIGHT.
HORNING DID FALL OVERBOARD
AND DROWN.
HE WAS MAYBE
EVEN MURDERED,
BECAUSE EVERY ONE
OF THOSE VICE PRESIDENTS
WANTED HIM DEAD,
BUT NOT YET.
IS HE DEAD?
OH, HE'S DEAD ALL RIGHT.
OH, MY GOD.
HE'S DEAD?
WELL, WHAT THE HELL
ARE WE GONNA DO NOW?
DON'T WIMP OU ON US, DOUG.
WIMP OUT? HE'S DEAD.
EVERYBODY JUST CALM DOWN,
ALL RIGHT?
WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER
AND I MEAN NOW.
ALL RIGHT.
I HAVE AN IDEA.
NOW, THEIR PLAN
WAS ELEGANTLY SIMPLE.
THEY PUT HORNING'S BODY
ON ICE, LITERALLY,
IN THE BOAT'S CATCH COOLER.
AND THEN THE NEXT MORNING,
THEY CUT THE FISHING
TRIP SHOR AND FIRED THE ONLY OUTSIDE
WITNESS TO HORNING'S DEATH,
YOU.
THEY KEPT HORNING'S BODY
AT A COMFORTABLE MINUS 15
DEGREES CENTIGRADE,
AND SET ABOUT MAKING
IT LOOK LIKE HORNING
WAS ALIVE AND WELL
AT HIS BEACH HOUSE.
I KNOW THAT HORNING DIDN'T LE HIS GARDENER IN THE HOUSE,
AND HE ALSO DIDN'T HAVE A MAID
BECAUSE HE WAS SO PARANOID,
BUT WHEN I TURNED ON
THE TELEVISION SET,
IT WAS ON A SPANISH
LANGUAGE STATION.
I THINK IT WAS DeSTEFANO.
WE HAVE A SUSPEC NAMED VASQUEZ.
I THINK IT WAS HIM.
MM-MMM. DeSTEFANO.
I GOT 5 BUCKS
ON VASQUEZ.
I THINK IT WAS VASQUEZ.
YOU NEVER LEARN,
DO YOU?
[CLICKS TONGUE]
WELL, ANYWAY,
ON MONDAY NIGHT,
THEY PUT HORNING
IN HIS SWIMMING TRUNKS
AND TOSSED HIM
INTO THE OCEAN
TO BE DISCOVERED
ON TUESDAY MORNING,
A SEEMINGLY FRESH
DROWNING VICTIM.
AFTER THEY SOLD
THEIR STOCK.
EXACTLY.
ALL RIGHT. ONE PROBLEM.
CORONER STILL SAYS THAT THE
TIME OF DEATH WAS MONDAY NIGHT.
THEN THE CORONER'S WRONG.
I'M GETTING
COMFORTABLE HERE.
THAT BOTHERS ME.
YOU WERE RIGH TO BE SUSPICIOUS.
FURTHER ANALYSIS
OF THE HORNING AUTOPSY
REVEALS HEIGHTENED LEVELS
OF DEHYDROGENASE.
WHICH MEANS THE BODY
COULD HAVE BEEN PACKED IN ICE?
COULD HAVE BEEN AND WAS.
I ALSO FOUND CRYSTALLIZED SODIUM
CHLORIDE IN THE EPIDERMIS.
- SALT.
- EXACTLY.
BUT AT MUCH HIGHER LEVELS
THAN YOU WOULD FIND IN SEAWATER.
SO THE BODY WAS PACKED
IN ICE AND ROCK SALT?
YES.
THERE WERE SIGNIFICAN CONTUSIONS, NATURALLY,
FROM THE BODY BEING POUNDED
ON THE ROCKS.
- DO YOU WANNA SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS?
- NO.
THERE WAS ONE SIGNIFICAN SKULL LACERATION
THAT WAS DEFINITELY
PERIMORTEM.
PRE-DEATH.
SO HE WAS HI ON THE HEAD
BEFORE HE WEN IN THE WATER?
WHICH MEANS THIS IS NO LONGER
A CASE OF STOCK FRAUD.
THIS IS MURDER.
SO YOU GUYS HUNGRY?
YOU WANNA GRAB SOMETHING?
NO, NO, NO.
WE'RE GOOD.
- THANK YOU.
- THANK YOU.
OK. RAIN CHECK.
SO NOW WE KNOW.
ONE OF THE 4 VICE PRESIDENTS
KILLED HORNING.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'M NOT SURE ANY ONE OF THEM
HAD THE GUTS TO KILL HIM.
MAYBE. MAYBE NOT.
I WANNA MAKE SURE,
THOUGH.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD
GO DOWN TO HORNING
AND TRY TO GET SOME
MORE INFO
OUT OF YOUR GIRLFRIEND
STELLA ANDRE.
YOU SHOULD USE HER.
YOU ACTUALLY THINK
I'D USE A GIRL
TO GET INFORMATION
OUT OF HER?
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE
WELCOME TO THE TEAM BASKET.
OH, I'M HAPPY
YOU'RE WITH US, MORRIS.
HOW'S THE NEW
C.E.O. DOING?
VERY WELL.
CAN'T BE THAT EASY
WITHOUT HAVING THE VICE
PRESIDENTS TO SHARE THE LOAD.
HONESTLY,
IT'S MORE EFFICIEN NOT HAVING
MIDDLE MANAGEMENT.
I'M ABOUT TO GO GE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.
WOULD YOU LIKE
TO COME WITH ME?
YEAH, SURE.
[LAUGHTER]
Stella: THAT IS HORRIBLE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU DID THAT.
Frank: NO, I'M SERIOUS.
LOOK, I'M NOT KIDDING.
WHEN YOU WERE
IN BULGARIA,
YOU BETTER DO
WHAT THE BULGARIANS DO.
BELIEVE ME.
I LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY.
OH, I HAVEN'T LAUGHED
THIS MUCH SINCE...
SINCE BEFORE MELVILLE
HIRED ME.
YOU KNOW, I NEED
TO LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER
INTO YOUR BOSS' DEATH.
REALLY? WHY?
WELL, I'M NO AT LIBERTY TO SAY.
I'D APPRECIATE FILES
ON ALL YOUR FORMER EMPLOYEES,
ESPECIALLY THE CORPORATE
VICE PRESIDENTS
IF THAT'S OK.
TOM AND FRANCES
AND DANIEL,
HAVE THEY DONE
SOMETHING WRONG?
I DON'T KNOW.
OH. I SEE,
IT'S ALL BUSINESS.
VERY WELL.
I'LL FAX THE INFORMATION
OVER TO YOU RIGHT AWAY.
YOU KNOW, I'M-- I'M--
I'M CURIOUS ABOUT SOMETHING.
EVERYONE THAT KNEW HORNING
ALWAYS CALLED HIM HORNING,
BUT YOU REFER TO HIM
AS MELVILLE.
WHY IS THAT?
I'VE ALWAYS CALLED PEOPLE
BY THEIR FIRST NAME.
I GUESS...
I'M JUST KINDA LIKE THAT,
FRANK.
[TROPICAL MUSIC PLAYING]
[HUMMING]
HUH?
WHO IS THIS?
IS THIS GUY FOLLOWING ME?
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
[RING]
JEEZ. NOW'S NO A GOOD TIME.
CATHY HERE.
YOU'LL NEVER GUESS
WHAT THE KIDS DID.
I DON'T THINK
I WANNA KNOW.
THEY CLEANED OU THE GARAGE.
UHH. WOW.
WELL, JEEZ,
THAT'S GREAT, HONEY,
BUT NOW'S NO A VERY GOOD TIME.
ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.
I JUST THOUGHT YOU COULD
USE A LITTLE EXCITEMEN IN YOUR DAY.
HEH. BYE.
MORE EXCITEMENT?
YEAH, RIGHT.
HUH.
HE IS FOLLOWING ME.
CALIFORNIA DRIVERS.
CALL FRANK DARNELL.
CALLING.
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
THIS IS FRANK.
HEY, FRANK.
I'M BEING FOLLOWED.
A SEDAN. LICENSE PLATE
3-A-M-Q-5-8-5.
OK, I'LL RUN IT.
THANKS.
- WHAT DID YOU DO?
- I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.
WHAT'D YOU GE OUT OF THAT STELLA ANDRE?
NOTHING YET.
DO I HAVE TO DO
EVERYTHING MYSELF?
ARE YOU STILL
BEING TAILED?
YES.
WHY DON'T YOU TRY
LOSING HIM?
OK, I WILL.
[CELL PHONE BEEPS]
I BET YOU I KNOW
HOW TO LOSE HIM.
[AIRPLANE APPROACHING]
TAKE IT FOR A SPIN.
ALL RIGHT.
OH!
- HONEY!
- SORRY.
FOOT SLIPPED.
GREAT.
AN EMPTY SPACE.
PERFECT.
BINGO.
I LOST HER.
AH, LATER.
AT LEAST MY STUFF SELLS
FOR MORE.
HOW MUCH FOR A HIGHLY
COLLECTIBLE BALLERINA DOLL
COMPLETE WITH...
ONE PURPLE POINTE SHOE?
[TYPING]
[BEEPING]
OK, HERE WE GO.
SELLS FOR ABOUT 10 BUCKS.
WHAT? PEOPLE PAY FORTUNES
FOR THESE THINGS.
I READ ABOUT IT IN FORBES.
I BET A LO OF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE
MY SPACE SHUTTLE
PHOTO ALBUM.
IT'S PRETTY HOT RIGHT NOW.
WHY? HAS THERE BEEN
SOME SORT OF A NERD BOOM?
I DON'T HAVE TO HELP YOU,
YOU KNOW?
I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.
IT'S JUST--
WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE.
EVEN IF WE AUCTIONED OFF
ALL THIS STUFF FOR TOP DOLLAR,
WE'D STILL BE 88% SHOR OF OUR GOAL.
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?
YOU THINK MOM WOULD NOTICE IF ONE
OF OUR BEDS WAS SUDDENLY GONE?
NICK.
JIM.
JIM.
WHAT'S UP?
- HE WAS MURDERED.
- WHAT?
HORNING DIDN'T JUS FALL OVERBOARD AND DROWN.
HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD FIRS THEN THROWN OVERBOARD.
GET YOUR GUARD GEAR.
WE GOTTA GO.
- GO WHERE?
- HORNING'S OFFICE.
I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING
IN THERE.
OK. GIVE ME A SEC.
I GOTTA CHANGE.
YOU KNOW
THAT WHOLE COVER-UP
WITH THE 4
VICE PRESIDENTS--
PUTTING HIS BODY
ON ICE AND SAL AND MAKING IT LOOK LIKE
HE DIED ON MONDAY
INSTEAD OF SATURDAY?
THAT'S A CRIME
OF CONVENIENCE.
BUT DRUGGING YOU
AND THE CAPTAIN?
THAT'S PREMEDITATED MURDER.
SO YOU THINK
I WAS DRUGGED?
I'M SURE OF IT.
THANKS.
CAN'T BELIEVE I LET YOU
TALK ME INTO THIS AGAIN.
DON'T WORRY.
FRANK'S NOT GONNA FIND OUT.
LET'S TRY THIS.
IT'S CLEAR. COME ON.
- SO YOU UNDERSTAND?
- IT'S HORRIBLE.
THEY WON'T LOOK TWICE
WHEN I ESCORT YOU IN,
BUT YOU DON'T WANT TO GE CAUGHT IN HORNING'S OFFICE.
THERE'S A SECURITY SWEEP
EVERY 2 HOURS.
THE SPY GUNS ARE DISGUISED
AS SO MUCH SEXIER IN NOVELS.
CAN YOU PULL IT OFF?
CLEAN ONE ROOM IN 2 HOURS
WITH NO TEENAGERS INVOLVED--
I THINK I CAN HANDLE IT.
YOU'LL BE SEARCHED
ON THE WAY OUT,
SO DON'T TAKE ANYTHING.
GOT IT.
ELEVATOR'S UP THERE.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
MM-HMM.
[ELEVATOR DINGS]
[INDISTINCT]
[MAN SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]
Guard: JUST DO
A CLEAN SWEEP,
THEN YOU'LL CALL, UH...
[GUARD SPEAKING INAUDIBLY]
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF
A COINCIDENCE
THAT SHAUNESSY AND DeSTEFANO
HAVE THE SAME ADDRESS.
MAYBE THEY ELOPED.
SO NOW THAT WE'RE SURE
THAT ONE OF THE 4 VICE
PRESIDENTS MURDERED HORNING,
YOU'RE BRINGING 'EM IN, HUH?
LET'S SEE WHA THEY HAVE TO SAY FIRST.
OH, I'M SURE
THEY'LL HAVE A LOT TO SAY.
HERE IT IS.
WELL, THE SALE
CAN'T BE DOWN,
SO I'M GONNA HAVE TO GET ALL
THE EXPENSES BALANCED...
HELLO.
INTERESTING FINDING
YOU BOTH HERE TOGETHER.
MR. DARNELL, MS. DOE.
THERE'S A SIMPLE
EXPLANATION.
WHAT WOULD THAT BE?
WE WENT INTO BUSINESS
TOGETHER.
OURSELVES--
AS MARKETING CONSULTANTS
TO THE CEREAL INDUSTRY.
FRANCESCA AND I HAVE
ALWAYS GOTTEN ON WELL,
SO WE THOUGH AFTER HORNING'S DEATH
WE WOULD GET TOGETHER,
OPEN UP OUR OWN SHOP.
I DON'T THINK SO.
CUSTOM-MADE SIGN,
PRIME REAL ESTATE.
ENGRAVED LETTERING
ON YOUR BUSINESS CARDS.
THAT ALL TAKES TIME.
HIS DEATH WAS PRETTY
CONVENIENT FOR YOU.
OH, YEAH. YOU COULD SAY
HIS BAD LUCK WAS OUR GOOD LUCK.
PERSONA DE LA SUERTE?
A PERSON MAKES HIS OWN LUCK?
WHAT ARE YOU IMPLYING?
I CAN SAVE YOU A LOT OF TIME.
WE DID IT.
WE'RE GUILTY.
WE GOT TOGETHER
WITH THE OTHER EXECS,
WE COVERED UP THE TIME
OF THE OLD MAN'S DEATH.
I DON'T KNOW WHY
IT'S SUCH A BIG DEAL.
HE WAS ALREADY GONE.
HORNING JUST DIDN'T FALL
INTO THE OCEAN.
SOMEONE KNOCKED HIM OU AND PUSHED HIM OVERBOARD.
HE WAS MURDERED?
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU CAN'T BE THINKING
THAT WE HAD ANYTHING
TO DO WITH IT.
YOU BOTH HAD MOTIVE.
WE COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT.
WE WERE TOGETHER
THE WHOLE TIME.
SHE WAS NEVER
OUT OF MY SIGHT.
LOOK, YOU'VE
ALREADY ADMITTED
TO COVERING UP HIS DEATH.
BUT IT WASN'T MURDER.
THIS IS-- THIS IS
A WHOLE OTHER THING.
- I WASN'T--
- SAVE IT.
GUYS...
IT'S OK.
IT'S OK, BABY.
I NEED YOU TO STAND UP,
PUT YOUR HANDS UP
AGAINST THE WALL.
THEY CAN ALIBI EACH OTHER
ALL THEY WANT.
IT'S TAINTED TESTIMONY.
FELONY MURDER--
EVERYBODY TAKES A HIT.
YEAH. WELL, I DON'T THINK
THEY DID IT.
SURE, THEY HAD
AN ECONOMIC MOTIVE,
BUT SOMETHING ABOUT THIS
SAYS CRIME OF PASSION TO ME.
LET'S TRY VASQUEZ.
YOU JUST WANT TO SEE
IF HE SPEAKS SPANISH
SO YOU DON'T LOSE YOUR BET.
VASQUEZ WAS THE ONE
TAILING YOU YESTERDAY.
THAT'S WEIRD.
WONDER WHY.
DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE HE THINKS YOU'RE CUTE.
IT'S THE C.S.A.
NOW WHAT DO YOU WANT?
WANT TO CLEAR UP SOME
DETAILS ON YOUR BOSS' DEATH.
WHAT EXACTLY WAS YOUR
RELATIONSHIP WITH HORNING?
HONESTLY?
I HATED HIM.
HE TREATED US LIKE SERVANTS.
THE MAN WOULD HAVE MEETINGS
WHILE HE WAS IN THE BATHTUB,
ALL RIGHT?
IT WAS HUMILIATING.
WHY DIDN'T YOU LEAVE?
DID YOU EVER READ ONE
OF HIS EMPLOYEE CONTRACTS?
I WOULD HAVE LOS MY HEALTH BENEFITS,
MY RETIREMENT PLAN.
I THINK HE HAD AN OPTION
ON MY FIRSTBORN CHILD.
WHAT IF I TOLD YOU
HE WAS MURDERED?
SEEMS LIKE
YOU HAVE A MOTIVE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU'RE SAYING
THAT I KILLED HIM?
I'M THE ONE WHO JUMPED IN
AFTER HIM.
THE TWO AREN'T MUTUALLY
EXCLUSIVE, MR. VASQUEZ.
WELL, THEY ARE
IN MY PLANET.
NO GOOD DEED GOES
UNPUNISHED.
NINGUNOS NO TAN BUENOS.
WHAT WAS THAT?
I'M SORRY. I JUST ASSUMED
YOU SPOKE SPANISH.
WELL, YOU SHOULDN'T DO THA 'CAUSE I'M FROM FLORIDA,
AND FLORIDA'S
IN THE UNITED STATES,
AND I DON'T WANT TO TALK
TO YOU PEOPLE ANYMORE.
YOU'RE...MAKING ME ANGRY.
NOT WITHOUT MY LAWYER.
MR. VASQUEZ, THESE GENTLEMEN
CAN HELP YOU WITH A LAWYER.
TAKE HIM OUT OF HERE.
HEH HEH.
YEAH, TOUGH GUY.
ALL RIGHT. YEAH.
ALL RIGHT. WHAT DO
YOU THINK OF VASQUEZ?
I DON'T THINK
HE SPEAKS SPANISH.
THANK YOU, FRANK.
I CAN SEE HIM DOING IT,
BUT I DON'T THINK
WE'RE THERE YET.
SOME OF THE PIECES
ARE MISSING.
WHO DRUGGED JIM?
WHO SPILLED THE BEANS
TO THE FILMMAKER?
ARE THEY EVEN CONNECTED?
I DON'T KNOW.
[CELL PHONE RINGING]
- HELLO?
- YOU'VE GOT MAIL.
YES!
HORNING'S PERSONAL FILES.
I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE
TO READ THEM.
ANYTHING JUMP OUT AT YOU, JIM?
YOU COULD SAY THAT.
GREAT, THANKS.
WHAT?
GOT THE PIECE WE NEED.
CATH, WHY YOU THINK
MAYNARD WILL BE HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
JUST A HUNCH.
[DOOR OPENS]
DOUG MAYNARD?
I THOUGHT WE'D FIND YOU HERE.
HEY.
UH,
WHY DON'T YOU, UH,
GRAB A BEER?
JOIN THE PARTY.
UH...
WE HAVE SOME QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOUR BOSS' DEATH.
[SIGHS] YOU GUYS,
YOU DON'T--
YOU NEVER GIVE UP, HUH?
WELL, THAT'S 'CAUSE
WE JUST FOUND OU HE WAS MURDERED.
WHAT?
WELL, W-W-WHA MAKES YOU THINK THAT?
HIS HEAD WAS BASHED IN.
W--
DO YOU KNOW WHO?
UH, YOU CHECKED OU THAT, UM,
UH, THE GUY JIM MONROE,
THE, UM-- THE SECURITY GUARD?
I NEVER TRUSTED THAT GUY.
REALLY? HE USED TO BE
ONE OF MY OPERATIVES.
YOU KNOW, I'M--
I'M OBVIOUSLY, UH,
YOU KNOW, MORE UPSE AND FREAKED OU ABOUT HORNING'S DEATH
THAN ANYBODY.
SO, I DON'T REALLY KNOW--
I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE
I COULD TELL YOU GUYS.
WELL, THAT'S
UNDERSTANDABLE
SINCE YOU'RE HIS SON.
WHO TOLD YOU THAT?
HE DID.
HE KEPT ALL THE RECORDS
FROM YOUR FOSTER HOMES,
YOUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE,
YOUR REPORT CARDS.
HE MAY NOT HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED
YOU AS HIS SON,
BUT HE DID CARE ABOUT YOU.
YEAH. HE CARED
ABOUT ME, HUH?
HIS BASTARD SON.
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T THINK YOU ABANDON
A CHILD THAT YOU CARE ABOUT.
DO YOU?
YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK
YOU HIRE HIM
JUST TO LIE TO HIS FACE
FOR 12 YEARS
ONLY TO FIRE ME
ALL OVER AGAIN.
NO. DOESN'T FEEL
LIKE CARING.
IS THAT WHY
YOU KILLED HIM?
DO YOU THINK
I COULD DO THAT?
[QUIETLY] YEAH.
YOU ALMOST GOT AWAY
WITH IT, TOO.
YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR THE
MURDER OF MELVILLE HORNING.
I NEVER WANTED ANY
OF THIS TO HAPPEN, OK?
I DIDN'T WANT HIM TO DIE.
I JUST WANTED A FATHER,
YOU KNOW?
Man on TV: BYE, GUYS!
BUCKLE UP!
[INDISTINCT]
Man on TV: HI, GUYS!
ARE ANY OF YOU IN CHARGE
OF SHIPPING
THE ROTTEN FOOD OVERSEAS
TO THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES?
CATHY, WHAT ARE YOU
STILL DOING HERE?
IT'S OVER.
YEAH, I KNOW,
BUT MY BRAIN ITCHES.
YOU KNOW?
THAT FEELING YOU GE IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR BACK,
WHEN YOU'RE JUST NOT GONNA BE
SATISFIED UNTIL YOU SCRATCH IT?
YEAH, I HATE THAT.
YEAH, WELL, SOME PIECE
OF THIS PUZZLE IS MISSING,
AND I'M JUST NOT GONNA BE
SATISFIED UNTIL I FIND IT.
LOOK, WHY DON'T YOU
FIND IT TOMORROW?
YOUR HUSBAND'S GONNA
HAVE MY HEAD
IF YOU'RE NOT HOME
BY DINNERTIME.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE THE BOSS.
YEAH.
ANYBODY HOME?
[TELEPHONE RINGS]
[RING]
Cathy on machine: YOU'VE
REACHED THE DAVIS RESIDENCE.
PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE
AFTER THE TONE.
CATHY, IT'S FRANK.
YOU THERE?
UH, LISTEN.
I KNOW WHO THE LEAK WAS.
YOU NEED TO GET BACK TO ME.
[ENGINE STARTS]
[BEEP]
WOMAN, YOU'VE GOT 8 PHONES.
ANSWER ONE OF THEM.
I REMEMBERED SOMETHING.
I KNOW WHO DRUGGED ME.
I'LL SPEAK TO HIM THEN.
YES. OK.
HI.
JANE.
YOUR SECRETARY JUST TOLD
ME THAT YOU WERE UP HERE.
YOU'RE TAKING A HELICOPTER
TO L.A.X.?
UH, I JUST HAD ONE QUESTION.
YOU SET UP HORNING'S
FAMILY TRUST, RIGHT?
UM, YOU MUST HAVE KNOWN
THAT MAYNARD WAS
HORNING'S BIOLOGICAL SON.
YES, I KNEW.
DID YOU TELL HIM?
MELVILLE DIDN'T WAN DOUGLAS TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
MAYNARD FOUND OUT SOMEHOW.
DID YOU LET IT SLIP?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
I'D LIKE TO STAY AND CHAT,
BUT I REALLY DON'T CARE TO,
SO I'M VERY HAPPY
YOU'VE COME UP HERE,
BUT I HONESTLY-- I'D LIKE
THE CONVERSATION TO STOP NOW.
YOU WERE SEEING HIM,
WEREN'T YOU?
DON'T REMIND ME.
SO IT WAS YOU.
[SCOFFS] YOU SEEMED
SO INNOCEN BECAUSE YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO
DIDN'T SELL OFF YOUR STOCK,
BUT YOU WERE THE ONLY ONE
SMART ENOUGH
TO KNOW IT WOULD COME BACK.
WELL, YOU'RE NOT AS
PROVINCIAL AS I THOUGHT, JANE.
PLEASE, CONTINUE.
AND THOSE GIFT BASKETS--
DO YOU SEND THOSE INTERESTING
COOKIES TO EVERYONE?
[CHUCKLING]
OF COURSE NOT.
JUST THE PEONS!
SO YOU DRUGGED
THE CAPTAIN AND JIM,
AND THEN YOU CONVINCED
YOUR POOR BOYFRIEND
TO BASH HIS OWN FATHER
IN THE SKULL
AND THROW HIM OVERBOARD.
WELL, YOU JUST MAKE I SOUND SO UGLY.
I DON'T THINK YOU COUNTED
ON THOSE 4 VICE PRESIDENTS
COVERING IT UP.
NO. I NEVER SAW THAT COMING.
AND THEN, YOU GOT THE MOS INEPT CORONER IN LOS ANGELES
TO-- TO TAKE HORNING'S BODY.
HEH. GENIUS.
POOR MAN. JANE,
THANK GOODNESS
HE ONLY WORKS
ON DEAD PEOPLE.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE?
YES. YES, THERE IS.
I THINK YOU STARTED
BY GIVING YOUR BOSS' DIRTY
SECRETS TO THAT FILMMAKER.
AND THEN, THEN YOU DID
THAT INCREDIBLE SWITCHEROO
WITH THE TAPE AND
THE FINANCIAL CHANNEL.
I'M SO BAD, AREN'T I?
IT WAS ALL ABOUT MONEY
AND POWER, WASN'T IT?
IT USUALLY IS, JANE.
WAIT, STELLA!
YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THIS.
OH, I DON'T?
MELVILLE COULDN'T STOP ME,
SO YOU CERTAINLY CAN'T.
YOU SHOULD'VE GONE HOME
WHEN YOU HAD A CHANCE, JANE.
HOW COULD YOU BE SURE THAT MAYNARD
WOULD KILL HIS OWN FATHER?
BECAUSE I KNEW THEM BOTH
SO VERY WELL.
IT WAS JUST LIKE PUTTING
A PUZZLE TOGETHER.
DO YOU LIKE PUZZLES, JANE?
THIS IS YOUR LAST ONE.
CATHY, GET DOWN!
UHH! UHH!
UHH.
FRANK, CALL IN THE MEDIVAC.
- NO!
- TAKE HER, TAKE HER. - AH!
[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]
UHH.
OH.
OH, JIM.
- JIM?
- AAH!
OH, OH.
JIM? JIM? HEY, HEY.
LOOK AT ME, LOOK AT ME.
WHERE WERE YOU HIT?
ON MY RIB.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
I WORE MY BODY ARMOR.
I'VE BEEN CUT WORSE SHAVING.
H.Q., I GOT A MAN DOWN.
GUNSHOT WOUND.
I NEED AN AMBULANCE ASAP.
LET'S MOVE, BOYS.
THAT'S THREE YOU OWE ME,
DAVIS.
OH.
[JIM GRUNTS]
THERE WAS SOMETHING ABOU THIS GIRL THAT I DIDN'T TRUST.
STELLA HAD THIS HABIT OF
CALLING HORNING MELVILLE.
IT ALWAYS MADE ME DOUBT HER.
THEN THE FILMMAKER,
HE WAS GETTING EMAILS
FROM, UH, M. LeVILLE.
MELVILLE.
SO IT ALL POINTED TO HER
AS THE LEAK.
PLUS SHE'S THE ONE
WHO SENT THE GIFT BASKET.
THAT'S THE ONLY THING I ATE
THAT COULD'VE BEEN DRUGGED.
WELL, MAYNARD
DELIVERED THE BLOW
THAT STELLA SENT.
MURDER BY PROXY.
KIND OF LIKE TEASING
A DOG FOR WEEKS
AND THEN GETTING SOMEBODY
TO BREAK INTO YOUR HOUSE.
[DOOR SHUTS]
[WHISPERING] Here she comes.
Here she comes.
JIM?
HEY, MAGGIE.
ARE YOU OK?
YEAH, I'M FINE, BABY.
I AM SORRY
I DIDN'T BELIEVE YOU.
OH, IT'S ALL RIGHT.
WHEN YOU GET ESCORTED
TO THE E.R. BY THE C.S.A.,
THEY PATCH YOU UP
PRETTY QUICK.
WE NEVER WOULD'VE CAUGHT HER
IF HE WASN'T SO STUBBORN.
WELL, I'D LIKE TO THINK
OF IT AS PERSISTENT.
DID YOU JUST CONTRADIC A SUPERIOR OFFICER?
DID YOU JUST--
DID YOU JUST SAY WHA I THOUGHT YOU JUST SAID?
I TOLD YOU I'D PUT IN
A GOOD WORD FOR YOU.
OH. HEH.
WELCOME BACK.
OH, MAN. OH!
EASY. TAKE IT-- HA HA.
HA HA HA HA.
OH!
WELCOME HOME.
SOFTY.
HEY.
SORRY I'M LATE. I, UH--
I HAD A REALLY HARD DAY.
LOOK, I NEED TO TALK TO YOU GUYS
ABOUT THE GARAGE.
DO YOU TWO HAVE ANYTHING
TO TELL US?
ARE YOU PLANNING ON SELLING
YOUR PARENTS ON eBAY, TOO?
DON'T BLAME NICK.
I MADE HIM DO IT.
I TOOK MONEY OUT OF
MY SAVINGS ACCOUN TO BUY REAL STOCK
INSTEAD OF FANTASY STOCK.
AND MY PORTFOLIO CRASHED,
AND NICK AND I THOUGHT OF
EVERYTHING WE COULD POSSIBLY SELL
TO MAKE UP THE DIFFERENCE,
BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH,
AND YOU GUYS ARE
GONNA FIND OU AS SOON AS YOUR
BANK STATEMENT COMES,
SO I MIGHT AS WELL TELL YOU.
DOES SHE MEAN THE BANK
STATEMENTS WE GET ONLINE?
THE ONES YOU CHECK EVERY DAY
TO GUARD AGAINS IDENTITY THEFT?
- I THINK SO.
- YOU KNEW?
MOM, WHY DIDN' YOU SAY ANYTHING?
'CAUSE WE WANTED TO SEE
WHAT YOU TWO WOULD DO.
AND IT WAS A PRETTY SMAR SOLUTION, BY THE WAY.
NOT THAT GOOD
OF A SOLUTION.
ALL WE GOT WAS 120 BUCKS
AND BLISTERS.
BUT WE GOT A NICE,
CLEAN, SPACIOUS GARAGE.
OH, YEAH AND BY THE WAY,
UM, I DON'T KNOW
IF YOU CHECKED,
BUT HORNING STOCK
WENT WAY UP.
- YEAH!
- YES!
AND OF COURSE,
YOU'RE GROUNDED.
YAY.
COME ON.
OH, MY GOD, IT DID.
WHOA.
YES!
HEY, YOU.
SOMEONE OWES ME
THE ANSWER TO A RIDDLE.
AT NIGHT, THEY COME
WITHOUT BEING FETCHED.
BY DAY, THEY ARE LOS WITHOUT BEING STOLEN.
- AND THE ANSWER IS--
- UH-HUH?
THE STARS.
OH.
JUST LIKE THE ONES
IN YOUR EYES.
I KNEW I COULDN' TRIP YOU UP.