Blood on Her Hands (1998) Movie Script

(MultiCom Jingle)

(sexy music)

♪ Fell so deep it must

have been for sure ♪

♪ Where no man in

love had gone before ♪

♪ And though I picked up

some dreams along the way ♪

♪ That foolishly I said

we'd share another day ♪

♪ To know you won't be there

♪ Is more than I bear

- Sweetheart don't

play with your food.

- Mommy always lets me.

(phone rings)

- Well, Mommy isn't

here right now.

- [Eve] Collins residence.

- Eve, the traffic

is just awful.

Tell Mr. Collins I'll be

home as soon as I can.

- [Eve] Of course.

- Thanks.

Thank God for nannies.

- I wasn't sure if you'd

be here to tuck me in.

- Who loves you

more than anyone?

- Mommy.

- And who's the one person

in the whole world

you can count on?

- Mommy.

(giggles)

(gentle music)

- I shot an 85 today

playing golf with O'Brien.

He beat me by four strokes.

Took me three ways for 30 bucks.

That was my day.

Married people tell each

other about their days.

It's your turn, go ahead.

- I'm sorry I'm late.

Didn't Eve give you my message?

I was shopping, I

lost track of time.

The traffic was horrendous.

- I could grill you on

what stores you went to.

I could demand that you

show me what you bought.

- Stewart please don't do this.

- I can make you

show me the receipts.

- Stewart.

- Where were you?

- I was at

Bloomingdale's for shoes.

Neiman Marcus for perfume and

Bergdorf's for a dozen sailors

who made love to

me all afternoon.

(gasps)

You always liked it

rough didn't you?

- Isabelle.

You won't make a fool out of me.

What the hell is

happening to us?

- Sold to the lady on

table number three at 1500.

(audience clapping)

I'm sure you and your family

will enjoy it for

many years to come.

(audience clapping)

Next, item number 626.

Quite an unusual item this.

Created by the artist

Salvador DelGado.

The only one of its kind.

Bidding will begin at 2,000.

2,000 it is.

Do I hear 2500?

2500?

2500, we have 2500.

2500 going once.

2500 going twice.

3,000, we have 3,000.

- It's not worth that much.

- Do I hear 3500?

3500?

We have 3500.

4,000.

- Isabelle would you stop it?

- 4,000 going once, going, 4500.

- 5,000, we have 5,000 dollars.

5,000 going once,

5,000 going twice.

- 8,000.

(crowd murmuring)

- 8,000.

We have 8,000 dollars.

Going once, going twice.

Sold to the gentleman

on my right.

(crowd clapping)

- When can we go home?

- Home?

Honey, how many other

the little girls

can say they've been to a

grown up party like this?

Come on, sit down, sit

down next to mommy.

- Isabelle, you're going to

have to settle this for us.

Your husband is arguing that

the economy can't possibly

expand without the

threat of inflation.

- James, just because my wife

is an authority

on spending money,

does not make her an

authority on the economy.

- That's enough out of you.

What do you think?

- My husband's right.

My expertise lies

in other areas.

(laughing)

- I'll see you later.

- Excuse me.

I'd like to introduce myself.

I'm Richard Davis.

- I'm Stewart Collins and

this is my wife Isabelle.

- And I'm Ruby.

- Well, you're as

beautiful as your mother.

I hope there are no hard

feelings about the brooch.

- Of course there are.

My wife never forgives

anyone who prevents her

from getting what she wants.

- Well then I'll have

to work extra hard

to make restitution.

Perhaps I can begin by asking

your wife for this dance.

- Excuse me.

(ballroom music)

- You're a very gracious winner.

- Must be the rented tux.

- You carry it well as if you

were born to these soirees.

- I'll take that

as a compliment.

- Oh, here's another.

You're a very good dancer.

- Thank you, it takes awhile

to learn to give yourself up

to the music.

- Give yourself up?

That sounds scary.

- Not if you have a

partner you can trust.

- Someone who understands

rhythm, tempo?

- Exactly.

- Someone who knows

when to slow down?

- When to speed up?

- These days it's so

hard to find a man

who knows how to lead.

- One may be closer

than you think.

(ballroom music)

- You know I can't get

over that Davis guy.

Spending all that

money on a brooch.

(chuckling)

Who was he trying to impress?

- You sound like it's personal.

- You were the one who

seemed to make it personal.

- Stewart.

We just danced.

What's your point?

- There's no point, it

was just an observation.

- I'm tired, let's not argue.

Besides, you know I

only have eyes for you.

- I hope that's true, Isabelle.

- You know it's true.

- No, I don't know

that that is true.

- Well then, I'll just

have to prove it to you.

(moaning)

- [Woman] Isabelle, I told

you not to go out there.

Your father doesn't

want to play.

He'll just ignore

you anyway, Isabelle.

He doesn't care about

anyone but himself.

It's a trap Isabelle.

You don't need him.

You can't trust him.

Don't expect anything from him.

Learn to take what you need.

You have to stay in control.

Don't expect anything from him.

You have to stay in control.

Learn to take what you need.

Stay in control.

You have to stay in

control, Isabelle.

Stay in control.

Stay in control, Isabelle.

- Stan, you're killing me,

you're destroying me.

- [Stan On Phone] Tell you what.

You take the sloop

off me for 260

and I'll throw in

a sunfish for free.

- Stan, the boat has

a gash in its hull.

- [Stan On Phone]

Just a little one.

You put 5,000 into repairing it,

you resell it for

twice what you paid.

- Uh huh.

You got it all

figured out don't you?

- [Stan On Phone] Yeah, I do.

- Okay, I'll tell you what.

I'll give you 185,000

but you have to haul

it up here yourself.

- [Stan On Phone] It's a deal.

Thanks Rich, you know

I appreciate this.

- Mm hmn, I know

you do, you should.

I gotta go.

(clears throat)

What am I gonna do with a

boat that's got a hole in it?

- Sounds like you're a softie.

- He's an old friend.

He's having a hard time.

- I come bearing gifts.

Time you had one of your own.

That auction is not the last

time you're gonna need a tux.

- Thank you.

I kind of surprised myself.

I had a pretty good time.

I might even sell a boat or two.

I don't know what

I'd do without you.

- Well let's not ever

consider that possibility.

- Aren't you afraid

somebody will see us

through the windows?

- Not any more than

I ever have been.

- It's kind of interesting

seeing Stewart for

the first time.

- And?

- He doesn't seem

like such a bad guy.

- Well, Stewart is at his

best in a public arena.

- Uh huh, and I'm more of a

private arena kind of guy, huh?

Country clubs, prep

schools, charity auctions.

It's a whole different

world where I grew up.

- Well, you're in

this world now.

It suits you just fine.

- Maybe.

Somebody asked me to

come back tomorrow

and speak at the

Maritime society seminar.

- Are you surprised?

I mean, you know so much

more about boats than any

of those old fogies.

- The only thing I know is

how good I feel

when I'm with you.

- Wouldn't it be nice if it

could always be like this?

- It could be.

If you divorce Stewart.

- Shh, don't ruin things.

- In the three months and two

weeks that we've been together

all I've heard about is how

much happier you are with me.

- You don't understand.

Stewart would never let

me have custody of Ruby.

So let's just

enjoy what we have.

- I've got something for you.

- You do?

- Yup.

- What is this?

- Open it.

(gasps)

- Oh, Richard.

You didn't have to.

I didn't expect this.

Oh, it's beautiful.

- I want you to have it.

- Oh, you know I can't wear it.

- Sure you can.

When you're with me.

Looks perfect.

- I'll treasure it.

- Where you going?

- I'm thirsty.

Want something to drink?

- Sure.

Surprise me.

- Don't I always?

(gasps)

My God.

- What is it?

- Outside, there's a man.

- Where?

- There's a man out there.

- Where?

- I know he was there.

- I don't see anybody.

- Stewart did this.

He's having me followed.

- What are you talking about?

- He knows about us.

- Since when?

- I've gotta get out of here.

- Isabelle has this

happened before?

- I've gotta get

out of here now.

- So what if this happened?

So what if he knows?

- You don't know Stewart.

- Isabelle, Isabelle wait.

- I can't, I can't.

- Isabelle.

(suspenseful music)

(cellphone rings)

- Hello?

- You're right, somebody

was following you.

- Stewart suspects.

- [Right] What did he say?

- I can't talk now,

we got into a fight and

he got violent again.

- Isabelle I want you

out of that house now.

- Thank you very much.

(dial tone)

- I enjoyed that

so when we can do it again

I'll make myself available.

Thank you very much.

- Davis?

Stewart Collins, we met the

other night at the auction.

- Yes, how are you?

- I'm fine, I didn't know

you were a member here.

- I'm not.

At least not yet.

I've applied.

I'm not sure I'll

make the grade.

- Well, we have to

keep the riffraff out.

- Excuse me?

- I'm joking.

Just joking.

- The Maritime society

asked me to speak

at one of their

panel discussions.

- Is that right?

Well, why don't you

join me for a cigar?

- They let the riffraff

smoke cigars in here?

- Well, we'll make an

exception just this once.

Come on.

So what is it you do again?

- I own a yacht

brokerage business.

- Oh, you sell boats.

- Does offshore

investments sound better?

(laughing)

- My wife loves boats.

You remember my wife don't you?

- Yes.

- Beautiful woman

don't you think?

- Yes, she is.

- Great dancer.

(chuckling)

I don't like boats.

Never did, never will.

- Different strokes.

- I'm kind of a land guy myself.

I like to know I've got

solid ground underneath me.

I'm the kind of guy that

likes to build a fort,

dig a moat and then defend

it with everything he's got.

You know what I mean?

- Yeah, I'm a lot

like that myself.

- There, you see?

You and I have

something in common.

Are you looking for this?

- You scared me.

- Where are you running off to?

- To meet Evelyn.

I haven't seen her in ages.

- I want to talk to you.

- I can't, I'm already late.

- Well then a few minutes

more isn't gonna matter is it?

- You wouldn't let me

have the real thing.

So I treated myself to

the costume version.

- What about this?

- What is it?

- It's a bill from

a detective agency.

- I'm having you followed.

- Me?

- If you're cheating

on me I want to know.

- Oh you are sharp, Isabelle.

Just be careful you

don't cut yourself.

- I have to go.

- New rules, dear.

I'm reeling you in.

You have no more

access to my money.

There's no credit cards.

If you want a blessed red

cent from me you get down

on your knees and you beg.

Like the good

little wife you are.

Isabelle.

You forgot something.

(tense music)

- Damn it.

(tense music)

- All right, let's

see what we got.

I think we left one jar of

caviar back at the shop.

Maybe I should go and look.

- Oh, stop.

I just bought the

bare necessities.

- Champagne, brie,

some necessities.

- When you taste the pâté

you're gonna think you died

and went to heaven.

- Isabelle, it's just food.

- We're gonna have so much fun.

- [Richard] You know,

a sunrise on a sailboat

is pretty hard to beat.

I wish you could spend

the whole night some time.

- [Isabelle] Oh, me too.

- How's that?

It's great.

Just a little bit higher.

Higher.

(moans)

- Okay, higher?

- Perfect, yes.

- What's that?

- Huh?

Oh, nothing.

- It's not nothing.

It's a bruise, how

did you get it?

(exhales sharply)

- Richard stop,

really, it's nothing.

- Stewart did this didn't he?

- He didn't mean to.

We got into a fight and he...

- And he choked you?

You've gotta get

out of that house.

- I can't.

- If he won't give you a

divorce, we'll just leave.

- Richard, you don't

know Stewart like I do.

- You and me and Ruby

will just disappear.

- Richard, I tried to

leave him once before.

He tracked me down

in less than a week

and dragged me back.

- Well then, we'll go to court.

We'll get a restraining order.

- Richard, it just won't work.

He's too well connected.

I can't run away.

If I did he'd find me.

He'd take Ruby from me.

(sighs)

- Guys like Stewart, I've

watched them my whole life.

They think all they have

to do is look at something

and they own it.

- It'll be all right.

Everything will be all right.

It really will.

(soft music)

Don't worry.

I had a wonderful afternoon.

- So did I.

And the pâté wasn't bad either.

- I'll see you soon.

- You can count on it.

Drive carefully.

- Okay.

- Isabelle.

Isabelle.

Are you okay?

- I think so.

- Are you sure?

- Uh huh.

- I saw the car sliding,

I thought you were gonna

go through the fence.

What happened?

- I don't know.

The brakes.

The brakes, I pressed,

and nothing happened.

- There's a clean cut right

through the brake line.

He's out of his mind.

- Oh God.

(crying)

- I'm sorry.

Here, here, you're trembling.

- I just can't believe

that Stewart would actually

do something like this.

- If he would

sabotage your brakes

what else do you think

he's willing to do?

- Richard you know

what this means.

We're gonna have

to break it off.

- That's just what the

son of a bitch wants.

- Stewart's won, he's won.

- Isabelle, no.

You cannot go back to Stewart.

Do you want Ruby growing up

in the same house with him?

What about us?

I love you.

- He's too powerful.

He's too connected.

- No he's not.

- You don't know

Stewart like I do.

- For enough money

anyone can get connected.

- I don't understand.

- We have to take care of him

before he takes care of us.

- What are you talking about?

- I'll take care of everything.

- Richard.

- It's all right.

I just want you to trust me.

Trust me.

Plain black coffee please.

- Live a little why don't ya?

I recommend double

mocha cappuccino with

the arabica blend.

(sniffs)

One for me, he's buying.

- Are you Mike Lee?

- No, I'm Juan Valdez.

My donkey's parked

around the corner.

- Coffee guy, very funny.

Here you go.

- Go ahead sweetheart.

- But he's playing golf.

- I know, he won't say yes

but he'll like that you

wanted to be with him.

Then ask about

the bike you want.

Go ahead sweetheart.

- Hey, there's my girl.

(whispering)

Well, you're not gonna

have any fun watching daddy

hit golf balls all afternoon.

(whispering)

Okay, okay, okay, all right.

I don't think you need

a ten speed quite yet.

You're becoming more and more

like your mother every day.

- I'm doing some research

and I saw your name,

Soldiers International.

- Hey, 10% discount

for mentioning the ad.

- I guess you've been in

some pretty risky situations.

- Look, I gotta believe you're

not here for my memoirs.

Why don't we just

cut to the chase?

- Okay.

If a person wanted

another person eliminated

could that be arranged?

Hypothetically.

- Not by me.

- I thought you had some

experience in this field.

- Look, I'm a professional

soldier, a mercenary.

Have AK-47, will travel.

What you need is a contract

guy, hypothetically.

- Could you give me a name?

- I might.

It'll cost you more than

a cappuccino though.

- There has to be another way.

- There isn't.

- Richard please don't do this.

- Look, I'm not gonna

sit by and do nothing

while your life if

being threatened.

- But you're putting

your life in danger too.

- Once I make the arrangements

there'll be nothing

to worry about.

- What if something

happens to you?

- Nothing's gonna happen.

The only thing

that's gonna happen

is that we're gonna be together.

Like we planned.

(background chatter)

- [Man] Paging all units.

- Are you Kevin Doggett?

- Are you my limo driver?

- You still need work?

- All I need right now

my friend is a drink.

- Okay.

Cheers.

- I'll tell you exactly

where to find him

and when he'll be alone.

No.

7500 now, 75 when it's done.

- Okay, but I want that money.

I want it in small bills,

and I want it 10s, 20s.

Aren't you prepared?

- I want it done as

soon as possible.

Early next week,

Monday or Tuesday.

- Pretty good.

At your service.

- Tomorrow afternoon, make

sure that you're in public

and seen by lots of people.

- I don't know if I can

go through with this.

- Stewart upped the ante.

We're just protecting ourselves.

- I know.

But I'm scared.

- I know you are.

Everything's taken care of.

(expectant music)

- Don't do that sweetheart,

it's so unfeminine.

(expectant music)

- [Man] Sir.

(ballet music)

- Stewart Collins.

- Who the hell are you?

(gun cocks)

Take whatever the hell you

want, you get out of here, okay?

- [Doggett] Thank you, I will.

- [Richard] I barely saw you,

I can't identify you so

nobody's gotta get hurt.

- Except you.

- Leave my family out

of this all right?

- Your family?

Your wife's out with the kiddies

and the nanny's got the day off.

- How did you know that?

How did you know that?

Did somebody set

you up on this, huh?

Did somebody set

me up on this, who?

- Shut up.

- Are they paying you?

They're paying you aren't they?

- Oh, deal maker.

You want to make a deal?

- Yeah.

I'll match it, I'll double it.

Just tell me how much

they're paying you, come on.

- Now, Stewart.

It's a lot of money.

It's like $20,000.

- All right, I'll

give you 40 right now.

I got 40.

I got 40 right in

the study, here.

I got a gold watch, right here.

You take this right now,

that's gotta be worth 10 grand.

Come on, take it.

Take it.

- Wow.

(ballet music)

- There.

Take it.

- You're doing really good.

I just wanted to tell you that.

We're almost done right here.

I just gotta get you

to do one last thing.

Could you possibly get on

your knees and on the floor?

- Why?

Because I don't want

the cops getting here

before I get a

chance to get away

because you called

them so on your knees

and let me tie you

up with something.

Put your hands behind your back.

(ballet music)

- Nobody has to get hurt.

We're just a couple

of business men right?

- Yeah, right.

(gun cocks)

And a deal is a deal.

(ballet music)

(gunshot)

(ballet music)

(gunshot)

(parents applauding)

- Hello?

Is anyone home?

Hello?

Mr. Collins.

Mrs. Collins.

Is anyone here?

(ballet music)

- Excuse me, we're looking

for Mrs. Stewart Collins.

- Oh, um, Ruby's mother.

Well, there's Ruby in the pink

and it's the woman

talking to her.

- You were inspirational.

You could be a prima

ballerina one day.

- Mrs. Stewart Collins?

- Yes.

- I'm Detective Beers, this is

my partner Detective Nelson.

We're with robbery homicide.

- What is this about?

- May we speak

with you privately?

- Ruby honey, why don't you

go back and ask Mrs. Charles

what your costume's

gonna look like.

- [Beers] Mrs. Collins,

I'm sorry to inform you

that your husband is dead.

- What?

- We're very sorry for

your loss, Mrs. Collins.

But we're gonna have to

ask you some questions.

- Where is my husband?

I have to see him.

- The medical examiner

is at your house.

We need you to

identify the body.

- Excuse me.

I have to be with my daughter.

- Of course, we'll

check in with you later.

- Ruby, we have to go.

- What's wrong mommy?

- You have to be mommy's

brave little girl now.

Something terrible

has happened honey.

Something that will

change our lives forever.

I don't understand who would

do something like this.

- [Nelson] That's what

we're trying to find out.

- [Beers] What did

your husband do

for a living Mrs. Collins?

- He was in investments.

- What kind?

- I never really understood.

Some kind of venture capital.

- Did your husband

have any enemies?

- Not that I know of.

I'm a little confused.

One of your officers said

this looked like a robbery?

- We need to look at

it from all the angles.

- A man of your husband's

wealth and position might have

ventured someone's capital

who wasn't so happy

with the results.

- I just can't believe it.

Stewart is really dead.

I can't believe

this is happening.

- How much cash did your

husband keep in the lockbox?

- Maybe a few thousand

dollars for emergencies.

- Did he keep anything

else in there?

- I never opened it.

He never gave me

the combination.

- Mrs. Collins, we're sorry we

have to ask you this question

but did you and your

husband have any problems?

- Problems?

- Marital difficulties.

- God, no.

Stewart and I loved each other.

Of course,

we bickered now and then

like all married couples.

I just don't know what

I'm gonna do without him.

I can't believe that

he's really gone.

I can't believe it.

(sobbing)

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, this is hard for me.

I relied on Stewart

for everything.

- I'm sorry for your loss.

Thanks a lot.

Nice job officer.

She's a good looking lady.

- She didn't spend too much

time asking us how soon

we're gonna catch the killer.

- Maybe she reads the papers.

Maybe she knows the odds of

catching a perp nowadays.

- Maybe, maybe, maybe.

(sad music)

- What are we gonna

do without daddy?

- We're gonna depend

on each other.

Can I count on you to help me?

- Yeah.

- You're the most important

person in the whole world.

The most important person

in the whole world to me.

We have to be strong

for each other.

It's just the two of us now.

(sexy music)

♪ Yeah yeah

♪ When we gently kiss

♪ Gentle fire

- What are you doing here?

(gasps)

- I'm sorry.

I just had to come.

- You shouldn't be here.

We shouldn't be seen together.

- Please don't be mad at me.

It's just without

you I was terrified.

- It's over.

It's done.

♪ My heart starts to sing

♪ I am yours love

me completely ♪

♪ I believe that I'm in love

♪ How I love you so

(clapping)

- Make a wish sweetheart.

(blowing)

(clapping)

- How's Ruby doing?

- Ask her therapist

in about 20 years.

- Ruby, happy birthday.

- Thank you.

- [Richard] Do you like it?

- I love it.

Thank you.

- [Richard] You're welcome.

- [Isabelle] Want to

show your friends?

- [Ruby] Okay.

- She liked it.

- Yes.

- What a beautiful necklace.

I don't believe you've

introduced us, Isabelle.

- Oh, I'm sorry.

Martha Clark, this is

my friend Richard Davis.

- Nice to meet you.

- Martha is an essential

part of our little community.

She makes sure that all

the gossip is relayed

in timely fashion.

- [Officer] That's

right sir, uh huh, okay.

- [Beers] No Denny's tonight.

- [Nelson] So what else is new?

- [Beers] She's already

seeing another guy.

- So?

- So, ha ha.

I like to think when my

time comes that Hannah's

gonna grieve more than four

weeks before she starts

dating another guy.

- All due respect

to your wife Lenny,

Isabelle Collins doesn't

strike me as the kind of woman

who's gonna be sitting at

home on a Saturday night.

- Well, something stinks, okay?

- Look Lenny, we talked to

the nanny, the gardener,

the neighbors, his

friends, her friends.

We came up with nothing.

- Nothing huh?

Well listen, what if she was

seeing this guy on the side

before her husband got whacked?

- We got no proof of that.

- Not yet.

- As Stewart's attorney

and a friend to both of you

it's my responsibility to make

sure that Stewart's assets

are transferred to you

without complications.

- I was wondering Harold,

and I don't know much

about these things,

but would it possible

to have some of Stewart's

assets liquidated?

- Well yes, but it

could take some time.

It's a very complicated

set of transactions.

- You see, without Stewart's

income I'm afraid that Ruby

and I will find

ourselves short of cash.

- Yes, of course.

Stewart had several industrial

properties just west of here

which might be

put on the market.

Let me make a couple of calls.

- Thank you Harold.

I just can't tell you how

lost I feel with Stewart gone.

I don't know what I would

do without you Harold.

Richard.

You didn't tell me that

you were coming over.

- No, I know I didn't.

- Is something wrong?

- Yes, there is.

It's my arm.

It's my right arm.

- They're gorgeous.

What's the occasion?

- I didn't know there had to

be an occasion for flowers.

But, actually I

suppose there is.

I've been doing a lot

of thinking Isabelle

and I don't want us to

live separately anymore.

I think Ruby loves me.

Is she here?

And I'm very fond of her.

I want us to be a family.

- What are you talking about?

- We should make a definite

move with our lives.

I want us to get married.

- Married?

Don't you think it's too soon?

- No, I don't.

Three months, six months,

it's not gonna make a

difference to anybody.

- Richard.

- Isabelle, my whole

life I've been waiting.

Waiting to get out of the Navy,

waiting to start

my own business,

waiting for the right woman.

Well, I've met her and

I'm in love with her

and I don't want

to wait any longer.

- I just don't think

it's necessary.

- Well, it's not a matter

of what's necessary.

We're in love with

each other, aren't we?

Isabelle?

- If I agree to marry you,

will you promise never to

doubt my love for you again?

(deep sigh)

- Yes, I promise.

- Well then yes.

I'll marry you.

- Everything's

working out perfectly.

(phone rings)

- Homicide.

- [Woman] May I speak

to Detective Beers?

- You got him.

- This is Isabelle Collins.

I finally found the strength

to go through my husband's

belongings and I found something

I thought you should know about.

- [Beers] What's that?

- My husband's watch is missing.

He wore it every day.

- What kind of watch was it?

- A Rolex President, solid gold.

I don't know if

he registered it.

- [Beers] It sounds expensive.

- I'm not sure of

the exact value.

I guess somewhere

around ten thousand.

And I found something.

A registration number: J95723.

Is this helpful detective?

- It could be.

- Please call me immediately

if it leads to anything.

- [Beers] You'll be

the first to know.

- Thank you, detective.

- What's up Lenny?

- Let's say you got a

hold of a $10,000 watch.

What's the first

thing you're gonna do?

- I'm gonna drop to my

knees and thank Saint Jude.

- But you stole it.

- I'm gonna lie low

until things cool down.

- And?

- And I'm gonna call on

the pawn shops and dealers

in the area.

- This is the one.

Ruby, what do you think?

- Get that one, mommy.

- It's beautiful.

It's gorgeous, we'll take it.

- Richard.

This is a $20,000 ring.

- So?

I want you to have the best.

- You sure?

- Sweetheart, this

is not a problem.

In a few days,

everything that's mine

will be yours anyway.

- Sure thing.

It'll be here waiting for you.

But you're gonna have to come

down and pick it up yourself.

No, no, no problem.

Uh huh.

And give my love to Sarah.

- Okay.

Let's go Jr.

- What's going on?

- We just got lucky.

(scoffs)

- It's worth twice that.

- Not to me.

- All right, okay, okay.

- Just give me a couple

of minutes to write up,

I'll get you the cash.

- Just hurry it up, okay?

- Young people are

so testy these days.

- Oh, please.

- Guy in a reddish shirt.

Around the corner.

(exhales)

- [Beers] Police!

Hey!

Go get him.

(exciting music)

(fire alarm blaring)

Don't move.

- [Nelson] Stay where you are.

If you don't move

you don't get hurt.

- I'm not moving.

- [Nelson] If you don't

move you don't get hurt.

- Dearly beloved,

we are gathered here

in the presence of God

to witness and bless

the joining together

of this man and this

woman in holy matrimony.

- Right now ballistics is

testing your gun against

the bullet we pulled out

of Stewart Collins' head.

If it's a match, or should

I say when it's a match,

your ass is going down.

- Yeah, yeah, yeah.

- You got one

choice left to you.

How much time you do.

Keep your mouth

shut you do life.

Tell us who hired you

maybe we can swing a deal.

- Hired?

How do you know I was hired?

- Because a jerk like you can't

even find Stewart Collins'

part of town without

someone leading the way.

(chuckles)

- Richard, do you take Isabelle

to be your lawfully wedded wife?

In sickness and in health so

long as you both shall live?

- I do.

- So what kind of a deal

are we talking about?

- That's the DA's call.

- Nah, DA goes with the cop's

recommendation, you know that.

- Isabelle, do you take

Richard to love and honor

from this day forth,

forsaking all others?

In sickness and in health so

long as you both shall live?

- I do.

- In a situation like this,

the best they'll do is man-1.

- Man-1?

That's for 25, you're

out of your mind.

No way, no deal, forget it.

- Would you prefer a permanent

address on death row?

- Is there anyone here

who knows any reason

why these two people should not

be joined in holy matrimony?

If there is, let him speak

now or forever hold his peace.

- [Doggett] I told you,

I do not know his name.

- Okay, okay, how'd

the guy find you?

- He picked me up.

When I come out of

prison he was just there.

He just picked me up in his car.

- What kind of car?

- A white car.

- Come on Doggett, think.

What kind of car?

- One thing I can say

definitely, it was a rental car.

- What makes you say that?

- Because it had that

thingamajiggy on the rear view.

You know, like when they

finish working on it?

- Yeah.

The guy that hired you,

what did he look like?

- I don't know.

- What did he look like?

- See, he was

wearing sunglasses.

- Come on, Doggett.

You can do better than that.

- Let me show you the

family photo album,

maybe this will

refresh your memory.

(soft music)

- [Richard] With this

ring, I thee wed.

- [Doggett] That's him.

- You sure?

- Yeah.

Positive.

- Let's go.

- Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

- With this ring, I thee wed.

- By the power vested in me,

I now pronounce you

husband and wife.

You may kiss the bride.

(soft music)

- [Woman] Congratulations.

(cheering)

(exciting music)

- [Beers] Richard Davis.

- Yes?

- What is this?

Is something wrong?

- [Beers] You're under arrest

for the murder of

Stewart Collins.

- What?

- [Beers] You have the

right to remain silent.

- [Richard] What are

you talking about?

- [Beers] Anything you say can

and will be held against you

in a court of law.

- [Richard] This is ridiculous.

- [Isabelle] Oh my God.

- [Beers] You have the

right to an attorney.

If you cannot

afford an attorney.

- Richard.

- [Richard] Can I have an

explanation for this please?

- The court will

appoint one for you.

- [Isabelle] Richard.

- [Beers] Do you

understand your rights?

- Richard.

- I just want to make

sure I'm clear on this.

The man you want me to defend,

the police's number one

suspect for instigating

your husband's murder is the

man you're now married to?

- [Isabelle] That's correct.

- And the judge

won't grant him bail

because he's considered

a flight risk?

- Correct again.

- Well, I'm deeply flattered

you think I'm the right

attorney for the job.

- I've done my homework.

Your reputation is impressive.

- Which part of it?

- The part where you put

your clients on the stand

and they convince the jury

that they're innocent.

- That's a risky tactic.

It can backfire if the

attorney fails to efficiently

prepare his client.

- The DA has made a deal with

the man who shot Stewart.

He will testify that

Richard hired him.

- Well, if he's an

ex-con like you said,

I can tear his

testimony to shreds.

- I hope so.

But if not, Richard's only

chance may be to take the stand.

With your help, he can stand

the DA's cross examination.

- You seem to know quite

a bit about the law.

- No.

I just know a lot about you.

You and my husband of course

will have to come to

this decision together.

- A trial like this

is gonna be expensive.

- Money's no problem.

I like to consider myself a

woman of unlimited resources.

- [Harold] We have

a buyer interested

in those properties

we were discussing.

- Oh, Harold, that's wonderful.

Will we have an answer soon?

- [Harold] I think so but

these things take time.

- I'm sorry, I'm sure you think

I'm just a hysterical woman.

- Not at all.

You've been under

enormous stress.

I don't want you to worry.

Just let me take

care of everything.

- Oh, Harold.

It is so comforting to have

someone like you I can trust.

Thank you.

- Mommy.

- Yes, sweetheart.

- Is Richard ever coming back?

- Oh, honey.

Come here.

We have to be prepared

for anything, all right?

And you just remember.

No matter what happens,

you always have me

and I always have you.

- We'll plead not guilty

and watch the state try

to prove their case.

- Kevin Doggett is

a lowlife ex-con.

- He says you were waiting

for him when he stepped out

of the prison gate.

- Well, he can say

whatever he wants.

- But you were up in that area?

- I was checking out

some real estate.

- I called the real estate agent

you said you went up to see.

- Look, I made an

appointment with him

to check out some property.

I meant to see him.

When I got up there I figured

I'd get a better lay of the

land if I drove myself around.

I ended up getting lost,

I forgot to call the real

estate guy to cancel.

I'm innocent.

I barely knew Stewart Collins.

- You ended up

marrying his wife.

- Is that a crime?

- [Kendrick] To some juries.

- Then pick one that

you can convince.

- I'm on your side.

- My wife told me that

you made a reputation

for yourself by putting your

clients on the witness stand.

- Yes, and that's exactly

what I'm gonna do with you.

- It seems a little risky to me.

I mean, a good prosecutor

can make even an

innocent man look guilty.

- In my opinion, you

don't have much choice.

- [Woman] Here she comes.

- [Reporter] Mrs. Davis,

can we get a statement from you?

Do you have any comments

on the proceedings so far?

Do you think that the final

outcome will be a positive one?

- Mr. Doggett, I want to

make sure we understand

your role here today.

You are the man who killed

Stewart Collins is that correct?

- Objection, your honor,

the witness has

already admitted to...

- Overruled.

- Once again, Mr. Doggett,

did you shoot Stewart Collins

in the back of the head

with a .38 caliber pistol?

- Yeah.

- Mr. Doggett, did you steal

the victim's Rolex watch?

- Yeah.

- So you sneaked into

the victim's home,

you stole from him,

and then you shot him.

And then after you were

caught you accuse my client

of masterminding

the entire crime.

- Objection.

Is there a question?

- Sustained.

Counselor.

- Mr. Doggett, in exchange

for identifying my client

as the man who hired you,

were you offered a

manslaughter plea?

- Yeah.

- No further questions.

(siren wailing in distance)

(peculiar music)

- Richard asked me to bring him

his blue suit for his

testimony tomorrow.

What do you think?

- That'll be fine.

Don't worry.

- I never do.

- So, is there anything

else I can do for you?

- I thought a good lawyer knew

the answer to every question

before he asked it.

You're a good lawyer aren't you?

- I'm very good.

- You made Doggett

look very bad today.

- I know how to do my job.

- I'm sure you do.

(door buzzes)

- What do you want?

- Relax, sit down.

This is completely

off the record.

- Uh huh, I don't

have anything to say.

- Tomorrow's your big

day on the stand, huh?

Here.

- No.

- Sugarless.

New bridgework so I gotta

chew a special brand

that doesn't stick.

- Let me get this straight.

You tell me about your dental

work and now supposedly

we're such good buddies that

I can't help but confess

to murdering Stewart Collins?

- Mr. Davis, I don't

think you're guilty.

- So that's why I'm locked

up and standing trial.

- I want you to

listen very carefully,

your life may depend on it.

I'm not after you,

I don't want you.

I want your wife.

- I think you're

a little confused.

- If you tell us everything

and testify against her,

I can get the DA to

make a deal with you.

- Listen to me.

Neither Isabelle nor I

had anything to do

with murdering Collins.

Guard.

I don't have anything

else to say to you.

- Then good luck tomorrow.

- Mr. Davis, you gave a

very convincing performance

on that stand today.

I would say your attorney

rehearsed you well.

- Objection.

- Does counsel have a question?

- Oh, yes your honor, I do.

As part of your testimony today,

you've already admitted to

having traveled to the vicinity

of Isley State Prison and

rented a car three days

before Stewart Collins' murder.

Is that correct?

- Yes, I think I've explained

that I was exploring

some real estate opportunities.

- And how do you explain

the fact that a guard

at Isley State Prison

testified that he saw a man

matching your description

speaking to Kevin Doggett

on the day of his release?

- The guard was mistaken.

- Mistaken?

- Yes, mistaken.

- So you expect this jury

to believe that on that day

there was another man who

looked exactly like you

and who was driving a

car of the same make

and color you rented?

- Look, whoever that

guard saw, it wasn't me.

- Interesting.

That's interesting.

Mr. Davis, in your

business dealings,

do you ever have occasion

to have cash transactions?

- Yes, I do.

- And how much cash would

you ordinarily have on hand?

- I don't know, it

varies from time to time.

- Would you ever have kept as

much as $15,000 in your safe?

- Objection, your honor,

where is this going?

- Sustained, get on

with it counselor.

- Mr. Davis, isn't it true

that you paid Kevin Doggett

$15,000 cash to kill

Stewart Collins?

- No, I don't even

know this Doggett guy,

I've never met him.

- Let's move on.

Mr. Davis, your father

was a plumber, was he not?

- Objection.

Relevance.

- The defendant's life

attitudes, disposition,

and character all go

to motive, your honor.

- I'll admit that but please

don't belabor the point.

Proceed.

- Plumbing, did you ever

work with your father?

- Yeah, from the time

I could walk I'd go out

on jobs with him.

- Okay, let's flash

forward 20 odd years

and the plumber's son

has been to college,

served in the Navy, and now

sells yachts and sailboats.

Is it important in your business

to socialize with people

who can afford such

expensive luxury items?

- It can't hurt.

- And when you contemplated

marrying the victim's wife

did you imagine that your

social status in this city

would rise a few notches?

- When I married Isabelle,

we married because

we were in love.

- But once you were married,

you did expect to find

yourself accepted in a wider,

should I say, more

elevated social circle?

- Look, I'm not a snob.

Mansion or shack, I don't

care where you live.

I don't care how

much money you make.

- Did you ever tell your

clients to whom you sold yachts

that you used to fix toilets?

- No, why should

I tell them that?

- So you were

ashamed of your past?

- No, I am not ashamed.

- Well, at any time before you

and your wife were a couple,

did you ever feel that

other people judged you?

- Yes, sometimes.

- And you resented it?

- Well, who wouldn't?

Look, I have spent my whole

life working myself up.

I have earned everything

I have ever gotten.

I deserve respect.

- You deserve Isabelle Collins.

- You're damn right I do.

(crowd murmuring)

- No further questions.

- You can step down Mr. Davis.

♪ Fell so deep in love it

must have been for sure ♪

♪ Where no man in

love had gone before ♪

- [Kendrick] The DA took

Richard for quite a ride today.

- What do you think

is gonna happen?

- That's in the

jury's hands now.

There's nothing we

can do but relax.

- No problem, counselor.

♪ To know you won't be there

♪ Is more than I can bear

♪ How could love be so unfair

(anxious music)

- [Judge] The

defendant will stand.

- We the jury in above entitled

action find the defendant

Richard Davis guilty of

murder in first degree.

(pounding gavel)

- [Isabelle] Richard.

- [Judge] Order.

- [Richard] It's over.

- There's still

grounds for appeal.

- It's not gonna matter.

- I'll never give up Richard.

- You can get to the parking

lot down those stairs.

- [Reporters] Mr. Kendrick.

- [Kendrick] One at a time.

- [Reporters] Mr. Kendrick.

- [Kendrick] I don't think

it had anything to do with.

- [Beers] Mrs. Davis.

- I'm sorry detective, I have

to get home to my daughter.

I can't answer any

Blood on Her Hands (1998) - full transcript