Consenting Adults (1992) - full transcript

Richard and Priscilla Parker's lives take a turn for the better when Eddy and Kay move into the house next door. Eddy's a risk taker and shows his new neighbours how to enjoy life at the expense of a rule or convention or two. What Richard doesn't realise is that Eddy's little games are just a prelude to something that's intended to destroy his neighbours' lives.

Richard, hold it.

Richard, what's the matter?

I'm not selling these skis

to my mother.

Please, a more neon sound.

Remember: to be free,

to soar like an eagle...

to slip the surly bonds of Earth.

Right?

That's the feel.

Here we go.

The guys are tired, you know?

If the guys are tired,

it sounds that way in the ad.

- All right.

- Cut!

They've never let you down before,

Jimmy. They've never let you down.

Richard, listen,

we talked about this yesterday...

and I'm not getting

the sound that we're looking for.

Look, we're all tired, but we

might as well not be recording this...

unless we're going

to get some punch.

Now, maybe my ears are clogged

or something, but it's-

- Jimmy, we agreed on this yesterday.

- Say it'. Tell me.

We've been playing a long time.

We need a lunch break.

Why don't we just

get through one track, one take...

- and then give us your notes, okay?

- Okay but I want...

We can fix it in the mix.

We can do it in the mix, but I want to

hear it in the performance too.

- Just surge.

- I want a. Whee!

- Jimmy!

- Richard, look...

It's not the fucking

"Leonora Overture, " okay?

It's a jingle.

Just let us get through it once, okay?

And then we'll have lunch,

and then we'll have notes...

and then we'll fix it

in the mix, okay?

Hey!

Mom wants you to come home right now!

She's waiting for you.

If she can stand it, I can. Play it.

Yes, boss.

I think we should apologize

To Jimmy Schwartz tomorrow.

And ready, pull!

Wish for something expensive.

- Mom.

- Mom!

- Good-bye.

- Okay.

Take care.

Say hi to your mom.

Nice party, Mrs. Parker.

- Thanks for coming.

- You're welcome. You're welcome.

I guess we have new neighbors, eh?

Hey, you mind if I run along with you?

No, be my guest.

- Richard Parker.

- Oh, hey. Eddy Otis.

Where's your beautiful

daughter today?

She's away at school.

She comes home

every other weekend.

Uh, whereabouts?

It's a couple of hours from here.

It's a school for

musically-gifted children.

Oh, you must be very proud.

You could say.

Let me guess.

You're in something to do with the arts.

Maybe graphics, maybe advertising.

No, definitely advertising.

I'm a composer.

I write jingles for ads.

How did you guess?

I used to sell insurance.

You get a feel for stuff like that.

What do you do?

I'm not even gonna guess.

- I give financial advice.

- Oh, like what?

- Okay, health clubs.

- Good, huh?

- Lousy. Trust me.

- Oh.

Home security?

- Better?

- Oh, much better.

He said they didn't know

anyone, that they were lonely.

- What could I say?

- Do you need these?

Mmm.

And this.

I know how you feel about neighbors,

but it's only drinks.

I don't drink.

Since when?

I thought I was getting fat.

You didn't notice.

What? The getting fat

or the not drinking?

Jamaica for the weekend

scuba diving.

Anyway, on our way to the airport

to come back we get caught in a riot.

I swear to God, a riot.

It was fascinating.

While I'm so busy protecting my wife...

I don't notice them

stealing all the luggage.

Hence, the outfit when we arrived.

Everything else was packed.

Have you never been in a riot,

Priscilla?

Sorry I'm late.

I'm Katherine...

but everybody calls me Kay.

Kay, this is Richard Parker...

and his lovely wife, Priscilla.

The way I look at life, the way I look

at it is this: money is like blood.

It's no big deal,

but if you want to live...

you've gotta have a lot of it

pumpin' through the system.

Most people will never know what it's like

to drive a boat at 100 miles an hour...

or go to Jamaica for the weekend or see

the Grand Canyon from a hot air balloon.

You see what I'm saying?

Without money...

you shrivel up.

So how do you explain all those

shriveled up rich people?

I'll tell you how.

Because those people

know how to make money...

but they don't know

how to spend it.

Getting money's easy.

We have to talk.

- What would you invest in?

- Myself?

- Yeah.

- Drug and alcohol rehab centers.

I'm serious.

It's the number-one

investment op of the '90s.

Priscilla, people are sheep.

You tell them they can't quit on their

own and suddenly everybody needs help.

I mean, the human mind.

What can you say?

- If I had some serious money

Come on.

Help me out here.

♪Don't put no headstone

on my grave ♪

♪ All my life I've been a slave ♪

♪ And I don't want the world to know ♪

♪ Here lies the fool who loves you so ♪

♪ Free from all this ♪

♪ Misery ♪

Richard.

Come to bed.

You know, me and Kay were saying,

you two have really got it made.

A nice home, a nice business...

a beautiful, talented daughter...

a great marriage.

I'm very lucky.

What's the trick?

- To which? - Marriage. How

do you hold it all together?

Trust, I guess.

Trust. That's very interesting.

I'm planning this trip

down to South Carolina this weekend.

I'm flying down in my plane.

I got some property to check out.

Why don't you and Priscilla

come along?

- You have a plane?

- Just a little twin engine Piper.

Well, I'm sure we'd love to, but-

- If money's a problem-

- It's not money-

- We'll have fun.

- Let's just, uh-

- Do you think we ought to-

- Now, watch this.

Eddy, careful!

Eddy!

Well, let's say 5,000.

With 5,000, I'd put one in the bank,

one in bonds...

and play the stock market

with the rest.

The stock market?

- Mm-hmm.Yeah.

- Yeah. Okay.

How come you never

pursued a singing career?

There's a lot worse voices out there.

I guess Eddy got

all the self-confidence.

Maybe I can help you.

That way I'd get to play

some blues, and-

You know, you-

I would take this wall out.

You know, take it out,

make this whole area screened in.

It would open it up a lot.

Then put blue shutters on it

to give it a bit of life.

It could use it.

- What?

- Nothing. Go ahead.

I'm being my usual self, right?

- No, I like it.

- I'm gonna take over.

Oh, never mind.

Come on.

I'm surprised Priscilla hasn't tried...

to sell off some of her investments.

She was up to 15,000

last time I went over it.

Fifteen from five?

She has a good head on her shoulders.

Squeeze when you come up.

That five was a gift left by an uncle

to go towards a sailboat.

Can't touch that.

How much do you owe?

It's not that much.

Let's not talk about it.

No, Richard, I'm serious.

Maybe I can be of some help here.

You can't be, believe me.

Is there anything

we can't talk about?

Now, come on.

- You really want to know?

- Yes.

Current debts, credit cards,

bank loans, about 25,000.

Is that all?

I can get you that

in an afternoon.

How?

Leave it to me, Bubbi.

Three to six weeks, okay?

- What Kind of interest are we talking

about? - No Kind of interest.

I don't loan money to my friends.

It's a gift.

Our greatest glory, Dicky boy,

is not in never falling...

but in rising every time we fall.

You left yourself open for that one.

You deserved it.

Now, come on, come on, that's it.

Come on. That's right.

Come on, that's it, that's it.

Hit my hand.

That's it. Come on.

Keep it in. Keep it in.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God, Eddy.

- Call an ambulance.

- Oh, Richard.

- Thank you, Dr. Pettering.

- Talk to you tomorrow.

You know how to reach us.

Call if you need anything.

I will. Thanks a lot.

- Take care.

- Oh, my God.

- Poor guy. I feel terrible.

- He didn't look as bad as I thought.

Didn't he say he was

coming to take us out to dinner?

- Everybody, five minutes.

- Okay.

Priscilla, could you come here

and help me?

Sure, sure. What is it?

I'd like to get up.

- I've been lying in the same position

too long. - Okay, okay, here.

- You grab on to me.

- Okay, be careful, please.

- I will. I will. Now, on three, okay?

- Okay.Wait.

Ready? One, two-

- Up... we go.

- Wait, slow.

- Oh, slow.

- You all right? Here you go.

- Yeah. Oh! Oh!

- Okay, Richard.

Richard!

Don't touch me. Don't-

Just give me a little air.

I can't move.

I can't move.

Or can I?

Oh!

Oh, that's much better.

Well-Well, what's this?

Your insurance company.

Neck and back

scares the shit out of them.

I'm in the business, pal.

It was easy.

I got this pet doctor.

It was nothing.

Oh, I'm gonna keep five...

if that's okay with you guys.

Yes...

Priscilla, it's true.

It was a scam.

And I'm-

I'm terribly, terribly sorry.

You broke the law, Eddy.

For us?

What are friends for?

Oh, I don't think

we can accept this.

- We appreciate it. We really do-

- I love this woman.

"I don't think

we can accept it"?

It's not that

we don't need the money.

Priscilla, please, don't insult me.

I did this for you.

For you.

Now, come on.

I've been wearing that neck brace

for weeks.

What do you say?

I don't know what to say.

But thanks.

- Can't sleep?

- No.

You think too much.

What about you?

Is Priscilla asleep?

What about Eddy?

No.

He's at the Watkins's...

you know,

the people that own the cabins.

Probably trying to buy the place.

Always looking for a deal.

How long you been married?

Thirteen?

Fourteen years.

Have you been faithful

all those years?

Yeah. What about you?

I guess I'm kind of

old-fashioned that way.

I guess we both are, huh?

Lori?

Hi, honey. It's Mom.

Yeah, we're in a bar.

No, it's very, very nice.

Honey, we decided to stay another night,

so, if you need anything-

♪ Till I see the light ♪

♪ I want a piece of the party ♪

♪ And party till I see the light ♪

Give 'em hell.

♪ As I reach out to you ♪

♪ Like a child would do ♪

♪ Darling, don't let me down ♪

♪ I love you so ♪

♪ And I guess you know ♪

♪ That I'm too far gone ♪

♪ To turn around ♪

You wanna fuck my wife, don't you?

- Oh, don't look so scared, Richard.

It's no big deal.

Most guys wanna fuck my wife.

I've kind of gotten used to the idea.

♪ - Don't treat me like dirt on the ground ♪

- As it happens..

I'm not entirely immune

to that kind of thought myself.

♪ Give me a break, ♪

♪ For heaven's sake... ♪

- Nobody wants to blow their marriage.

♪ -'Cause I'm too far gone... ♪

- But, God...

♪ - for just one night! ♪

- To turn around,

♪ - But I'm too far gone, ♪

- Wouldn't that be sweet?

- You are insane, Eddy, fucking insane.

♪ - For backing up now, ♪

♪ - I'm too far gone. ♪

- And so safe.

♪ - To stop ♪

- Let me ask you something.

♪ - I'm flying high♪- You ever

wake up in the middle of the night...

♪ - Like a bird up in the sky ♪

- and just sort of do it?

- Like, half asleep?

- Yeah, sure.

♪ Don't let me down ♪

I wonder what would happen If..

You and I got up

in the middle of the night...

went next door and crept into

the other man's bedroom?

♪ Oh, don't turn my life ♪

♪ - Upside down, ♪

- Would they know the difference?

I think so.

♪ - I need you so..♪ - And

would they mind? Richard, take a look.

♪ - And I guess you know, ♪

- They want exactly what we want.

In the heat of the moment...

♪ - That I'm too far gone ♪

- they'll love it.

♪ - To turn around ♪

- Hey.

Hey. It's all set.

♪ I'm too far gone ♪

♪ To turn around. ♪

I'll bet you $1,000

we could pull it off.

- Eddy, come on. Enough with this.

- Enough? Enough?

You say "enough" real quick,

don't you?

Are you-

Wait, wait, are you sure?

Let me tell you something.

I can't remember when I've liked a guy

as much as I like you...

but the truth is, you're a wimp.

You think you can be alive

without taking risks.

- There's a lot of different ways-

- No, you do.

That's why you end up

living this 50*** existence...

when there's a 100***

waiting out there to be had.

You're full of fear.

Your life is choked.

You write jingles

when you'd rather be doing albums.

You do it for money,

but you're always in debt.

You wanna make love to my wife...

but you're afraid you'll get caught.

This is how you die,

step by step...

these little things you deny yourself...

this cowardice.

- It's not that.

- No, that is what it is.

Who cares if we get caught?

Big deal.

Aw, forget it.

You've lost your juice.

It's no big deal.

It's your life.

Make a fist.

Too tight?

You really amaze me, Richard.

Just when things start getting

interesting, you go cautious on me...

climb back into your little shell.

What about Priscilla? Hasn't she

told you how much more alive she feels?

Eddy, goddamn it.

That's enough, okay?

The subject is closed.

It's not gonna happen.

I hope we can stay friends.

I don't know.

You make me feel bad.

You're so judgmental.

I'm not judgmental.

We're just different.

- You're you and I'm me.

- Oh, that is absolutely right.

I got balls and you don't. I'm a giver,

you're a taker. That's clear.

In this particular case, it's a hell of

a lot easier for you to give than me, pal.

I happen to sleep with my wife.

Boy, when you stick it in.

♪ - Fun, fun in the sun, ♪

♪ Fun in the sun ♪

♪ Fun in the sun ♪

♪ Fun in the sun ♪

- Sounds good.

♪- Fun, fun in the sun ♪

♪ Fun in the sun ♪

When you deem me worthy...

I'd like to know what happened

between you and Eddy.

Oh, good.

All right, a little to the left,

I think.

Yeah. Perfect!

Is that a beautiful tree

or is that a beautiful tree?

Think this tree is big enough?

It's huge.

- What are we gonna sing?

♪ Dashing through the snow ♪

♪ in a one-horse open sleigh ♪

♪ O'er the fields we go ♪

♪ laughing all the way ♪

♪ Sells on bobtails ring ♪

♪ making spirits bright ♪

♪ What fun it is to ride ♪

♪ and sing a sleighing song ♪

Richard, will you please tell me

what happened between you and Eddy?

♪ Jingle all the way ♪

♪ Oh what fun it is to ride ♪

♪ in a one-horse open sleigh ♪

Is it about Kay?

Did you sleep with her?

No.

Priscilla, please.

Don't be jealous.

There's nothing to be jealous of.

I'm not jealous.

♪ God rest ye merry gentlemen ♪

♪ let nothing you dismay, ♪

♪ Remember Christ, our Savior ♪

It's just that-

Something went missing

from this marriage...

and for a while it...

seemed to come back again.

Now-

We never should have

taken that money.

We should never

have taken that money?

Now you say something?

Now you're going to make

your moral judgment.

Is that what this is all about?

Eddy lacks your moral fiber?

What about gratitude, Richard?

He risked his reputation.

He risked his life for us!

No, he may not always

play by the rules...

but at least he's in the game.

When was the last time

you took a risk?

♪ Three French hens ♪

♪ Two turtle doves, ♪

♪ And a partridge in a pear tree ♪

♪ On the fourth day of Christmas ♪

♪ my true love gave to me ♪

♪ Four calling birds ♪

♪ Three French hens, ♪

♪ Two turtle doves ♪

♪ and a partridge in a pear tree ♪

♪ On the fifth day of Christmas ♪

♪ my true love gave to me ♪

♪ Five golden rings ♪

♪ Four calling birds, three French hens ♪

♪ Two turtle doves ♪

♪ And a partridge in a pear tree ♪

♪ On the sixth day of Christmas ♪

♪ my true love gave to me ♪

♪ Six geese a-laying ♪

♪ Five golden rings ♪

♪ Four calling birds, three French hens ♪

♪ Two turtle doves ♪

♪ And a partridge in a pear tree ♪

♪ On the seventh day of Christmas ♪

♪ My true love gave to me ♪

♪ Seven swans a-swimming ♪

♪ Six geese a-laying ♪

♪ Five golden rings ♪

♪ Four calling birds, three French hens ♪

♪ Two turtle doves ♪

♪ And a partridge in a pear tree ♪

♪ On the eighth day of Christmas ♪

♪ My true love gave to me ♪

♪ Eight maids a-milking Seven swans ♪

♪ a-swimming Six geese a-laying ♪

♪ Five golden rings ♪

♪ Four calling birds, three French hens ♪

♪ Two turtle doves ♪

♪ And a partridge in a pear tree ♪

♪ On the ninth day of Christmas ♪

♪ my true love gave to me ♪

♪ Nine ladies dancing ♪

♪ Eight maids a-milking ♪

♪ Seven swans a-swimming ♪

♪ Six geese a-laying ♪

♪ Five golden rings ♪

♪ Four calling birds, three French hens ♪

♪ Two turtle doves, ♪

♪ And a partridge in a pear tree ♪

- Whoa!

- Holy cow!

It's out of the park!

Oh!

Come on, Richard.

It's the bat.

It must be the bat.

It's all right. It's the bat.

Hey, look at them!

I would like to propose a toast.

To neighbors...

and friends.

Psst!

Hmm?

♪ Heaven, I'm in heaven ♪

♪ And my heart beats so ♪

♪ That I can hardly speak ♪

♪ And I seem to find ♪

♪ The happiness I seek ♪

You okay?

Fine.

There's coffee.

Priscilla.

The sports.

I love you.

I love you.

You kids get out of the street!

- What happened? I'm their best friend!

- You can't go in! Hey!

You! You!

Samples taken from the victim's body

prove you had sex with her...

within a half hour of her death.

Otis claims you had

an obsessive fixation on his wife...

and the murder weapon

has your prints on it.

- We played softball that afternoon.

- Yes.

Meanwhile,

Otis says that your story...

about crossing back and forth during

the night, et cetera, is nonsense...

and says that immediately after dinner,

around 9:00 p.m...

he departed for Appalachia Lake,

leaving his wife behind.

That's a five-hour trip.

Luke Watkins

of Watkins Fishing Lodge...

says Otis woke him

at 2:00 a.m. for the keys.

It's a lie.

The time of death has been set

between 1:00 and 3:00 a.m.

If Otis's story is true, the closest

he could have been to his wife...

at the time she was killed

was somewhere in the middle...

- of the Chattahoochee National Forest.

- I'm telling you, it's a lie.

If I were you,

I'd consider some kind of plea.

Otherwise,

unless we can break Eddy's alibi...

you could be in deep, deep shit.

Knee! down.

Hands behind your head, please.

Okay.

Are they treating you okay?

Don't worry about me.

How's Lori?

What do I tell her?

Tell her the truth.

Tell her the truth.

This is a nightmare.

You have to help me

understand this, Richard.

Please, help me. Please.

I thought it was

what everyone wanted.

It seems like everyone

was pushing me to do it, even you.

Who was pushing you to kill her?

Are you insane?

Priscilla, I didn't kill her.

Richard, you just said you-

Mrs. Parker,

to the best of your knowledge...

did any other person,

other than your husband...

enter your room

the night of the murder?

No. No, of course not.

That was your story, Richard?

I thought that was something

the papers made up.

You please, you please,

think of some other defense, please!

How could this have happened?

How could you have done this to Lori,

Richard?

How could you have done this

to our, our family?

Richard?

Oh, God!

Everyone told me

not to come here today...

but I couldn't let anyone else

do this for me.

I suppose I never was

as strong as I pretended.

And I don't have the strength...

to be both the good wife...

and the good mother.

So I'm going to be

the good mother.

I want to take Lori

away from all of this.

I want my name back.

I want a divorce.

Lori is in hell, Richard.

And I can't save you both.

This defines

the financial terms of the divorce...

to the satisfaction

of the bondsman.

Along with your car

and musical instruments...

this pays my initial fee

and secures the bond.

She's being very generous,

acting so fast.

You have 24 hours to remove

whatever personal effects...

you want from the house.

The rest will be sold at auction

to pay for your defense.

And don't get into any trouble.

Oh, Jesus!

Who the hell are you?

My name is David Duttonville.

I'm a private investigator.

I, um-

I'm gonna sit down now.

You scared me.

Door was open.

I used to live next door.

- I was just-

- Yes, I know who you are.

I thought you were

still in the, uh-

I made bail.

Great.

My company,

Duttonville Research...

it's been hired

by three insurance companies...

to investigate a total

$1.5 million double indemnity claim...

by Eddy Otis.

On his wife, Kay Otis.

In fact, we were hopin'

that you might be able to help us.

$1.5 million?

Yes. That's the point.

It is rather a lot to take out

on a would-be lounge singer...

who never earned a cent

in her entire life.

However,

there's no law against it.

She had a policy on him

in the same amount.

Eddy's explanation is that

they loved each other so much...

he figured

if either of them got killed...

they'd need a lot of compensation.

It's a funny attitude.

But the world is a funny place.

So he went back in there...

and he beat her to death...

for money.

Just as simple as that.

Isn't that amazing?

I even think he liked her.

You're saying he killed Kay Otis?

Of course he killed her.

But what a setup!

The whole thing

just so he could-

$1.5 million.

I checked his alibi.

It's gonna hold.

What about the people at the lodge?

I wonder how much he paid them?

Me too.

But who is Eddy?

Where'd he come from?

I was hoping you knew.

He told me

he was a financial advisor.

Great.

Now I know.

I'm on this for a week.

There's a limit to what

one can do in a week.

I need something solid.

You got anything?

Just what I already told them.

The police know about the insurance,

I suppose.

They're not interested.

I think they feel comfortable with you.

Comfortable?

You know what I mean.

They got a good case.

Look, you got my card.

You think of anything,

you give me a call.

Oh, and by the way,

in case you're interested...

when I interviewed Otis,

he was with your spouse.

The grieving widower

comforting the lonely wife.

I'm gonna get going.

Good-bye.

I'm Richard Parker.

Why are you doing this to me?

- Who is it?

- Call the police.

Get my gun, then call the police.

I've lost my wife...

my child...

my home.

I'm facing a death sentence

or life imprisonment.

Call the police.

How do you sleep at night?

Damn it, woman, call the police.

Didn't he pay you enough

to kill me?

Richard, uh,

this is George Gordon.

I'm afraid we failed in getting

a further postponement of the trial.

The trial will be in three weeks.

I do have to say I would advise you

to reconsider your plea.

Thank you.

♪ All my life I've been a slave ♪

♪ Just put me down ♪

♪ and let me be ♪

♪ Free from all ♪

♪ This misery ♪

That was Olivia Kamen

with "Put No Headstone On My Grave"...

a song made famous

by Little Esther Phillips...

at the Blues Connection

here in Five Points, Atlanta. Next-

Kay?

Sorry.

What happened to the contest?

Contest?

There was a blues contest on the radio.

I was just listening to it.

Oh, that was last week.

You must have been listening

to a repeat.

There was a singer, Olivia Kamen?

Oh, she won.

When we went looking for her

to give her the prize, she lit out.

Didn't leave an address

or nothing.

What did she look like?

What does she look like?

Ooh, she looked good.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

And thanks to our friend

that we haven't seen in a long time.

Tip your bartenders

and waitresses...

and remember, we love you.

We thank you for loving the music.

Drive safe on your way home.

Good night.

- That's her voice.

I'd know it

if she was singing underwater.

So, who got killed that night?

I don't know.

We gotta exhume the body

and get a closer look.

Can't exhume the body.

It's cremated.

I checked on the way over.

Besides, Otis is not the only one

who identified the body.

Someone else?

A doctor.

- A doctor?

- Yeah.

I bet you $1,000

if you call my insurance company...

you will see that same doctor's

name on an insurance claim...

that Eddy made when he faked

an accident involving my car.

You're suggesting that Otis...

went out and hired someone...

Probably.

Who resembled Kay,

so you could make love to her...

and he could

then beat her to death.

Yes.

I'll think about it.

♪ From all the trouble you caused me ♪

Okay, okay, she's got a nice voice.

Turn her off

before I break down and cry.

Do you have any other recordings?

- Like what?

- Recordings like she made before she died.

I told you, she didn't record anything.

That's my point.

No, that's my point.

We have no comparison.

A broad in some club

in Five Points...

sounds like some broad

who got snuffed in Huntcliffe...

according to you,

the accused snuffer.

I go into court with a thing like that,

they'll laugh in my face.

And the initials K.O.,

O.K., Olivia Kamen-

Oh, please, please, Mr. Parker...

I'm an old man.

Does it fall to me at this time of life

to have to explain...

the fundamental principles of the judicial

system to a man of your intelligence?

Evidence, dear boy. Evidence.

So find it, you old bastard.

Find it.

Help me up.

- Don't slam the door.

- Bye, Dad.

No fighting.

I mean it.

You called me.

Yeah. I thought

you'd call me back.

I normally don't do business

here at my home.

What'd you find out?

- Have a seat.

- Ready or not, here I come.

There's not a trace so far.

But there was a woman disappeared

that night, similar appearance.

Hi, honey. The boys are waiting

for you to play basketball.

This is Richard Parker,

that insurance case-

Hello, Richard.

- Nice to meet you.

- Nice to meet you.

- We'll be finished in a minute.

- I'm gonna start dinner.

Sorry to intrude.

But I did find the doctor

who signed that death certificate.

Name's, uh, Dr. Pettering.

He also signed

Eddy's injury claim.

Seems he was a promising

young doctor in Chicago...

till he got greedy

and blew himself up.

He's got a scar down

one side of his face.

Yeah, otherwise

he's real good-lookin'.

A month after the murder...

he and Eddy went into partnership.

They call it a residential treatment

center for addictive disorders.

There is a third partner.

A third partner.

Partner in both senses

of the word.

Do you catch my drift?

Your wife...

Priscilla.

If Eddy catches you

prowling around his property...

he will have your bail revoked.

He's got my wife and child.

Do any of you feel qualified

to deal with him...

or do we bring somebody else in?

Is that a possibility,

or is that pretty much a moot point?

- Hello.

- I got your message.

Didn't I tell you not

to go to Charleston?

Why didn't he kill the real Kay?

It would have been a lot easier.

Maybe they were partners in it.

Maybe he liked her too much.

- I don't-

- Maybe they're still in touch.

It's a possibility, I guess.

It's my last possibility.

You don't seem depressed

like you used to.

These are so special.

Mom, I really want this.

- Hello. Hi, Eddy.

- Priscilla, hi.

- Did you get the samples?

- Yeah, I got them. I'm on my way.

- Want to go out to dinner tonight?

- I think we should stay in.

Lori goes back in a few days

and she seems a bit upset lately.

So, it'd be great if we could

spend the night in the house.

- I'll see you in a little while.

- Love you.

Okay. Bye-bye

Richard, go away!

- Leave me alone, Richard!

- Priscilla!

- Don't!

- Listen to me!

Don't hurt me, please.

I'm not gonna hurt you.

- I want you to play this for Eddy.

It's Kay. She's alive.

It was another one

of Eddy's scams.

This one was

for a million and a half.

Oh, Richard. Ohh.

Just play the tape...

for Eddy... tonight.

May I go now?

- You'll play it?

- I'll play the tape.

How's Lori?

Can I see her?

Please? Please!

Priscilla?

Where are you staying?

The Carolina Motel.

For how long?

That depends.

Be careful.

♪ Don't put no headstone on my grave ♪

♪ All my life I've been a slave ♪

♪ Now tell my mother not to cry ♪

♪ I'll see her in the by-and-by ♪

♪ Tell her that I'm finally free ♪

♪ From all the trouble you caused me ♪

♪ Don't put no headstone ♪

♪ On my grave ♪

♪ All my life I've been a slave ♪

♪ Just put me down and let me be ♪

♪ Free from all ♪

♪ This misery. ♪

I'm sorry.

That sounded so much like Kay.

It really got to me.

Where did you find that?

I got it in the mail.

It's from Richard.

I got it in the mail.

Oh, that poor, sick bastard.

What's he trying to do to us?

He finds some girl

that sounds like Kay...

and records it

and sends it here?

You think you've started a life...

and you hear something like this

and it just brings it all back!

I'm sorry.

You got anything?

Got, uh, three Memphis.

- I got a Memphis, Savannahs.

- Savannah here.

- Atlantic City, New York, Chicago.

- Another Savannah.

Savannah, Savannah, Savannah.

Four Savannahs the same day

that Eddy heard the tape.

- Same number.

- Let's give it a call.

912-555-3722.

Here, give it a try.

No, you do it.

Just ask for Olivia Kamen.

- Hello?

- Hello.

- Scoville Hotel. Can I help you?

- Scoville Hotel?

- Can you give me Olivia Kamen's room?

- Who?

That's K-A-M-E-N.

One moment, please.

- What?

- They're ringing her room.

She's there.

What can I do for you?

I'm looking for an Olivia Kamen.

- She's down at the Dominion Cafe.

- Where's that?

It's a joint on East Broad and Bay.

- Could you walk it from here?

- No, but you could.

♪ Once my cup was overflowing ♪

♪ And I gave nothin' in return ♪

♪ Now I can't begin to tell you ♪

♪ What a lesson ♪

♪ What a lesson I learned ♪

♪ Looking back ♪

♪ Over my deeds ♪

♪ I can see signs ♪

♪ A wise man heeds ♪

♪ But I know ♪

♪ Yes, I know ♪

♪ I'll never make ♪

♪ that same mistake again ♪

♪ But I know ♪

♪ Yes, I know ♪

♪ I'll never make that same, ♪

♪ Mistake again ♪

You can't go in there.

Where is she?

- Olivia Kamen? Where is she?

- She's gone.

Olivia Kamen.

Which room?

All the way to the top

on the roof.

- I didn't know!

- Don't lie to me!

I swear. That night

after we played baseball...

he told me to go up to the lake

to Watkins' Lodge and stay out of sight.

You drove the Mercedes

with the cigarette boat.

The next morning,

he shows up on his motorbike.

We go out on the lake...

and he tells me... everything.

And then he said if I told anyone...

he'd say I'd known all along.

Then I went to Canada...

and I tried to forget...

what I did to you.

Yes?

There's a David Duttonville downstairs.

He wants to see you.

Alone.

- Hi.

- Hi.

How was Atlanta?

I missed you.

Looks like somebody in your family's

been traveling.

One, two, three, four shirts,

one suit.

Tuesday?

And you're sure it was Richard?

The deskman said he saw him

go upstairs with Miss Kamen.

There were fingerprints

all over the place.

The Savannah police think

he may have left Savannah.

Do you want us

to put men by the house?

No, I have a 24-hour guard.

We have tight security.

Do you mind if we check around to

make sure you're adequately protected?

No, I'd appreciate that.

- Eddy?

- Yeah.

Before you come up,

will you grab my purse, please?

It's next to the telephone.

Sure.

Thank you.

Hello.

Yes, it is.

Wha-now?

Well, it's a little-

All right, tell him I'll be over.

Yeah, five minutes.

Yeah, okay.

The police are at the clinic.

They want me to come by.

- How are you?

- Fine.

You've been through a lot today.

Don't worry. I won't be long.

I'm not gonna leave you.

Oh, God.

Agh.

Did you know...

that I can see things, Priscilla?

I can see things nobody can.

I'm so good...

at predicting...

that I can read

tomorrow's headline:

"A man last night broke into

the home of his ex-wife...

"and killed for the third

and last time.

"Arriving tragically too late...

"Eddy Otis, the woman's-

"the dead woman's friend...

"shot and killed him.

"The man, Richard Parker...

was already wanted in connection

with several other-"

Oh, yes, he's here.

Priscilla, he's in the house right now,

wondering...

when he should make

his final move.

Why?

Because I wanted him to.

He's my puppet.

Here he comes.

Come on, Richard.

Come to papa.

Here we are with the WKPJ traffic news.

Good news for all you happy

commuters wending your way home.

Traffic is flowing smoothly

on all major arteries.

In other news, an Atlanta court threw

out all charges against Richard Parker...

in the murder case

that shocked the city earlier this year.

Parker, the court concluded,

was set up by his neighbor, Eddy Otis...

in what veteran insurance investigator

David Duttonville...

called one of the most diabolical

life insurance scams on record.

When asked about his future plans,

Mr. Parker said he intends-