Garage Sale Killer (2022) - full transcript

Okay, that'll be $10, please.

-Here you go.
-Thank you.

Thank you.

-Have a nice day.
-Thanks.

Hi.

See anything you like?

I love these old lampshades.

They were my mother's.

They're beautiful.

I was curious.

Is there anything else
inside the house



that you might be selling?

Yeah.

Yeah, come on.

Linda, watch the box.

Look at all of this.

There's a lamp you might like
down the hall.

This door?

Keep goin'.

Wow.

What do you think of that?

Oh my lord, look at this.

1912.

Vintage.

Mother loved collecting
old things.



I miss her.

Every day.

Go ahead.

Touch it.

Feel how... smooth it is.

Stop!

Stop him!

I gotta go.

Let's go, go, go.

Help! Stop them!

Woo-Hoo-Hoo!

How much?

$2,400 and change.

Woo-Hoo!

And...

I got you this.

Oh my gosh, I love her.

Not bad for 10 minutes of work.

Candice!

Candice, can you help me?

Please, honey,
it'll just take a minute.

I have a big shoot
next week

and I'm trying to get
my mood board done.

I told you, I'm on a deadline.

It's due Monday.

I'm on a deadline, too, honey.

The garage sale's tomorrow.

People are gonna be here
at dawn.

What was our agreement?

-What?
-I said, and specifically,

that I would help you
put items in the front yard

on the day of the garage sale,
not before, on the day.

And by checking the time,
I can see, oh, gee,

would you look at that,
it's 11:00 P.M.,

it is not the day yet.

I just need you to help me
advertise it.

-Advertise it?
-Yeah, you know,

the thing you do with your
cellphone in your media class?

Livestream?

You want me to livestream
your garage sale?

Oh, god, please no.

I just want you to invite
all of your friends.

You have, like, a thousand
followers, right?

Just tell them and their parents
to drop by tomorrow.

I'm a serious journalist, mom.

I don't do commercials
for garage sales.

Fine, then show me
how to do it.

Okay, here.

You go to the website
like that,

you click that button,
hit "livestream media,"

then hit the red button,

and then you're live.

Now I've got work to do.

Please do it for me?

I'll never figure this out.

Please?

Fine.

Hey, you guys, Candice here.

My mom is having another
garage sale tomorrow,

this is the fourth one
this year,

and she's got a lot
of cool stuff to sell.

So, tell your peeps
come on by,

she's got lemonade, cookies.

It'll be fun.

Say hi, mom!

Hi, everybody,
I hope you can make it.

Just take the 5 to the 14th
north...

I...I'll post the address.

All right, I'll see you
all here tomorrow.

Peace out.

Bye!

-Thanks, that'll really help.
-I doubt it.

I keep telling you, nobody wants
to buy your stuff, mom.

One woman's trash is another
woman's treasure.

And I'm sick of living
in a junkyard.

It's 4:00 in the morning.

Where are you going?

Where the hell's
it look like? Work.

-No, you hate that job.
-What else is new?

Gotta pay the rent.

Have you seen
the car keys?

-You're not going.
-Come on, I'm gonna be late.

Well, you don't need
that gig anymore.

We made a lot of money
yesterday.

Yeah, and it was fun,
but it was a one-time thing.

Can you just give me the...

No!

What if it was not
a one-time thing?

You wanna do it again?

I'm thinkin' about it.

You know
how many estate sales

are advertised online
every weekend?

I mean... no cameras.

No security guards.

Just a bunch of dumb rich people
selling their stuff.

Easy.

You sound just like dad.

I sound like dad?
How is that?

He's a con artist
and a thief.

-Mm.
-Taught you right.

He taught us both right,
little sister.

Besides, you've been
paying my bills

the last couple of months,
this is the least I can do.

Let's talk about this
when I get back from work.

Made 2400 bucks in 10 minutes.

Think about it.

♪ do what you've gotta do
and take it to the top ♪

♪ a one-way ticket now,
we can't lose tonight ♪♪

Oh, yeah,
that will be the $2.50.

Great.

Out of five?

There we go.

And why don't you go have
some lemonade?

I have some cookies
right over there as well.

Thank you.

Okay, that's it from the den.

Can I go now?

Actually, honey, I need you
to help me set up those books.

Do you see that box underneath
the table right there?

This garage sale is not allowed
by the homeowners' association.

Hi, Evelyn.

How're you doing?

This is the fifth garage sale

you've had
in the last 18 months.

And we've sent you
how many warnings?

At least a hundred.

Listen, Evelyn,
I'm not bothering anybody,

and I'm keeping everything
on my side of the property.

-You get the bylaws, right?
-I get the bylaws.

-Do you read them?
-Of course I read them.

Is there a reason
why you don't respect them?

I'm not trying to disrespect
the bylaws.

Do you want me
to quote the bylaw?

It specifically says
all yard sales, estate sales,

garage sales are not allowed
in this subdivision.

There's like 30 bucks
in the box.

Let's come back later.

I'm gonna see
what they got in the house.

-Don't.
-Shh.

I got this.

Is anybody complaining?

Do you guys mind
if I do this?

No, we love it.

Can I get you some lemonade?

Don't patronize me, Marcia.

Look, Evelyn,
I am begging you.

Please let me have this sale.

I need the money.

Yeah, well,
we all need money.

My husband's dead.

My kids are gone.

I live by myself.

And you know what?

Somehow, I manage
to pay the bills.

Maybe you should think
about getting a job.

Hey, why don't you
leave my mother alone

before I kick your ass
up and down the street?

I'm reporting you
to the board.

This... is going to cost you.

You don't deserve that.

Who is that woman?

Eh, she's the head of HOA.

I'd say
she's a royal pain the butt.

She's right,
I am breaking the rules.

-I like your style.
-Hm.

You have a really nice sale.

Appreciate that.

I'll be right back.

How old is this?

Do you know the age?

Ah... this is my aunt Dorothy's.

So I don't know...

-I think, um...
-I'd say like 1920s?

Older, turn of the century,
at least.

Really?

-Wow, that's amazing.
-I know.

Where do you get
all of this stuff?

Friends, families,
other people's garage sales.

I get that.

It doesn't matter
where I'm driving to,

if I see a garage sale,
I pull over.

-Do you do that?
-Well...

She does that.

Excuse me.

Hey!

What are you doing?

-Hey!
-Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!

-Let me go!
-No, you can't have that.

Let go of me, lady!

Oh my god.

Mom?

Someone call the police!

Candice, call 911!

Quickly.

Okay.

Hello? Yes, there's been
an emergency, um...

Hi, hi, yes, hi, um, my name
is Marcia Clattenburg,

I caught a burglar
in my house.

He fell down the stairs.

He's not breathing
and I can't find a pulse.

No, he's not moving at all.

Yeah, okay,
yeah, I'm listening.

How do you spell
your last name?

Clattenburg.

C-l-a-t-t-e-n-b-u-r-g.

Ms. Clattenburg,

did you advertise
the garage sale online?

Yeah, we did.

Well, my daughter did.

Okay.

And how long was he in
the house, do you think?

I don't know,
maybe five minutes.

And he just knew exactly
where your jewelry was,

where you keep your cash?

What are you implying?

I'm not implying anything,
I just think it's a little odd.

I mean, total stranger
comes to your garage sale,

goes into your house,

and in under five minutes
finds all your valuables.

My guess would be that
he's been in your house before

or that you knew him.

I did not know him.

You didn't see him
around the neighborhood?

Maybe you threw a party, right?

Someone else brought him.

No, my mom
doesn't throw parties.

This place is too much of a mess
to throw parties.

I have no idea who he was.

A lot of people come
to these garage sales.

You know how it goes.

He had zero identification
on him,

so we ran prints through
our national database,

found nothing.

Can't tell you his name
or anything.

Typical John Doe.

-You got lucky, Ms. Clattenburg.
-How's that?

Well, it could have been you
who fell down those stairs.

Next time you catch a burglar
in your house stealing jewelry,

just let him go.

It's just... stuff.

We should move.

We should get
the hell out of here.

I'm sick of living
in this mess.

Don't say that.

If you wouldn't have all
these stupid garage sales,

we wouldn't have all these
creepy people

crawling around our house.

You bring junk into your life,
mom.

Junky antiques
and junky people.

Candice...

Good morning.

This is the last one.

I'm trying to get
the house clean

so you're not upset with me
all the time.

Hi, let me know if I can
help you find anything.

Actually, I'm looking
for the homeowner.

Oh, well, that's me.

What can I do for you?

Mom!

Hi, let me know if I can
help you find anything.

Yeah, I'm looking
for like, um,

a lamp for a table
in my living room.

Do you have anything
from the 1950s?

Maybe something red?

You look familiar.

Have we met before?

No, I don't think so.

Yeah, you were at another
garage sale we had.

When was it, four months ago,
last June?

Oh, yes, that's right.

How are you?

-What's your name?
-Marcia.

-And you are?
-Trudee.

-Hi.
-Hi.

Candice, trudee came
to our garage sale before.

Oh, gee, which one?

Wait a minute.

I remember now.

The...

That man,
he went into your house?

Uh, yeah.

One of the worst days
of my life.

You okay?

How are you holding up?

I'm all right.

He could have killed you.

I know.

You could have lost everything.

I appreciate that, trudee.

You know,
you're the first person

to ask me what I went through
that day.

Hey, do you ever go
to the saugus swap meet?

Are you kidding?

-I'd never miss it.
-We should go.

I would love the opportunity
to learn from you.

I mean, that is
if you don't mind

an amateur like me
tagging along.

Sure.

♪ we've got dreams ♪

♪ we've got hope ♪

♪ never sit around and mope ♪

♪ got each other ♪

♪ all we need ♪♪

I cannot believe
how cheap everything was.

Every time I go there,
I have such a good time.

Me too, I mean,
look at all this stuff.

That's...aw...i mean,
look at this.

How cute is this?

Oh my gosh, yes,
and this.

-Right?
-So vintage, 1970.

The matching pair.

-Aw, I can't.
-So cute.

Honey, look at all this stuff
we got from the swap meet.

Wow, more stuff. Yay.

Honey, you see this?

I bought it for five bucks.

I can easily turn that around
for 20.

Are you kidding me?

40 at least.

Hey, do you have any plans
tonight?

You wanna stay for dinner?

Actually, I don't have plans,

but I couldn't ask that of you.

How much money did you spend
on me today?

I am cooking for you.

I need to go
to the ladies room.

Will you pour trudee
some of that iced tea, please?

Ooh, iced tea sounds good.

It was so hot out there.

So, Candice, uh,
your mom tells me

you're quite
the student journalist.

What kind of stories
are you working on?

Look, I don't know who you are
or why you're so interested

in shopping with my mom
all of a sudden,

but I'd appreciate it
if you wouldn't encourage her.

Is Candice's father
in the picture?

I adopted Candice
from a foster home

when she was three years old.

And you raised her
all by yourself?

Yep.

Just me.

And a lot of daycare.

You never married?

Uh, I came close once,

but, um, no.

How do you pay for all of this?

I was a paralegal.

I worked at
a Beverly Hills law firm

for about 20 years.

They called it
the evil empire.

And then about six months ago,

I just... I had enough, so...

I quit.

Never been happier.

What about you?

Is there anyone in your life?

There was.

Until this woman
took him away from me.

What happened?

One day, he went
to her house and...

Suddenly I was all alone.

I hate her.

Well, don't forget,
no one forced him into it.

I mean, he has to take
some of the blame as well,

-doesn't he?
-No.

I blame her.

Entirely.

I'm sorry that happened to you.

You don't deserve it.

No, Marcia... I don't.

Hey, honey, how was school?

Awesome, we did a live
three-camera broadcast today.

Killed it.

Good for you.

What's going on?

You sound bummed.

I just got through
balancing my checkbook

for the last three months.

And?

I am officially out of money.

No, you're not.

You have my college fund.

We're not touching that.

Mom, don't be silly.

That money's to send you
to school,

and I refuse to use it
for anything else. Period.

Are you gonna go back to work
at the law firm?

I called.

They're downsizing.

Everybody's downsizing.

So, what are you gonna do?

I was thinking about something
completely different.

What?

Not another garage sale.

Not a garage sale,
a series of them.

-Oh, no.
-Like six in a row.

-No!
-Just on the weekends.

-No!
-Do you realize

that every time
we have a sale,

we average $700 a day?

I mean, that's enough
to keep us afloat

until I find a real job.

Please?

I really need your help.

On one condition.

Name it.

That you don't buy anymore stuff
to resell.

This time, we clean out
the house for good.

No more garage sales
after this.

Well, can't I just have just...

No.

Those are my terms, mom.

Take it... or leave it.

You drive a hard bargain, kid.

Deal.

Hey, garage sale queen.

Hi, trudee.

How you been?

Ah, it's been
a rough couple of weeks.

I've been callin' around
tryin' to get a job,

but... nobody's hiring,

so I decided to do
a couple more garage sales

just to help pay the mortgage.

Well, do you need some help?

No, that's okay.

Candice and I can handle it.

No, please,
I have time on the weekends,

I'd love to help.

That is, if you don't mind.

Well, actually, I guess
we could use the help.

-Thanks, trudee.
-Yeah.

Hi, I have a question.

Oh. Yeah, what's up?

Hey, Candice!

Hey, trudee.

Another garage sale.

Yep.

Do you have a minute?

I'd like to talk to you
about something.

Sure, what's up?

Privately.

It'll only take a minute.

Come on.

We're almost there.

Go on.

Get in.

I want to change
your mother's life.

Permanently.

Okay.

I wanna give her
a big surprise.

You do?

What?

You know that back bedroom
in your house

that is just full of stuff?

Well, I want to clean it up
and turn it into an office

for you guys.

I brought cleaning supplies
and everything.

Oh, okay, that sounds great.

I thought you might like that.

And I know we got off
on the wrong foot.

So, I thought
this might be a way

for you and me to...

You all right?

Yeah, I was just worried
for a second.

About what?

I thought you were gonna
do something awful.

Something awful?

I thought you were
gonna kidnap me?

Really?

Yeah, I thought you were
gonna knock me out

with those chemicals
back there...

Tie me up,
take me to a cabin,

-and...
-Kill you?

-Yes!
-Why would I do that?

I don't know.

What an incredible imagination
you have.

-Really?
-Yeah, I love your ideas.

Score.

One, two, three, open.

Oh my goodness.

Where did all the stuff go?

Thank you so much, sweetie.

It was Trudee's idea.

Thank you, trudee.

Hi, good morning.

Oh, that will be eight dollars.

-Eight dollars?
-Yes.

-Here's ten.
-Out of ten.

Here you go.
Thank you so much.

-Thank you.
-Have a good one.

Trudee, can you come...

Do you mind?

Hi.

Anything special
you're looking for?

Uh, yeah, actually.

Christmas items.

Oh, I've got a bunch
of Christmas stuff

right over there.

Yeah, let me show you.

They're one of my favorite
stations, actually.

-Colors, wow.
-I know, right?

Wow, look at these,

-these are great.
-Thanks!

-They were my mom's.
-Oh.

So, how much for all of it?

Uh, well, the Christmas stuff.

Okay, yeah,
I know who you are, fella.

-You do?
-Yeah.

You own one of those
Christmas stores, don't you?

You go around
to all the garage sales

and buy their ornaments,
their reindeers, their snowmen,

and then you sell them
at your shop

for ten times as much
as you pay for them.

I'm right, aren't I?

No, that's not it at all.

Uh-huh.

No, the truth is
I have a sister in Houston

whose house recently flooded,

and all the family
Christmas decorations

got ruined in the garage, so,

my plan was to...

Pack my car full of a bunch
of Christmas stuff,

drive out there,

and surprise her and her kids
with a real, old-fashioned...

Classic Christmas.

I know it's corny,
but she's been through a lot.

So, no, I do not own
a Christmas store.

Well, uh...

My mistake.

Uh, what do you do?

Uh, nothing really.

I'm retired.

You're too young
to be retired.

Well, I used to work
in silicon valley,

and, uh, and I sold all my
shares at just the right time...

So now the few rental
properties, you know,

they keep me out of trouble.

Oh.

I'm Rick, by the way.

Sorry, Rick Breedlove.

Marcia, Marcia clattenburg.

Nice to meet you.

Hi.

So, how much for the, uh...

Christmas stuff, uh-huh.

Um, uh, I don't know,

maybe five, ten...

How 'bout $300 for all of it?

Uh...

-Yes.
-Yeah?

-Yeah.
-Great.

-Oh, okay.
-Yeah.

Cash, that's great.

Here you go.

Oh, wow, thank you very much.

No, thank you.

Okay, well, I guess I'll put
this stuff in my car.

Let...let me help you.

I actually...

I have these guys.

Here you go.

I'll take that half,
you take this half.

Christmas reminds
of when I was a kid.

-Yeah?
-You know?

Do you have a lot
of nieces and nephews

out there with your sister?

-Just two.
-Who's the guy?

I don't know.

New friend of your mom's,
I guess.

Hm.

He's kinda cute.

My car's right over there.

Yeah, I might have some more
stuff in the attic probably.

-Yeah?
-In case you...

In case you need
anything else...

-Oh, wow.
-Okay.

Your...your car
is really clean.

I'll just slide it right there.

Great, there's so much room.

And maybe put this down here.

Um, uh, all right, well,
guess that's everything.

Well, thank you, Marcia.

My sister will be quite happy.

When do you leave?

Uh, for Christmas in Houston?

I was thinkin' maybe, uh,
December.

Great.

That, uh... that makes sense.

Mm-hm.

Well, uh...

Thanks for coming by.

It's a pleasure meeting you.

Yeah, me too.

-Well, I...
-Right.

-Mm-hm.
-Listen, can I ask you

-a question?
-Sure.

Would you like
to have dinner sometime?

Yes, um, I'd love that.

Okay, well, let me, uh...

Oh, right,
phones, right, phones.

-Yeah.
-We can text each other

or what do we do?

Did you pack a toothbrush?

Yes, mother,
and I found my sleeping bag

under that pile of junk
you keep in the den.

It was miraculous.

Please tell me
Brittany's not gonna have

any alcohol at this party.

Of course not, her parents
are going to be there.

Now, would you hold still?

I'm trying!

I just haven't been on a date
in so long.

You'll do fine.

Do you want my advice?

Not really.

Don't let him pick the movie.

Girls choose.

We're not going to the movies.

We're going to a nice dinner.

Ugh, boring.

Oh, that's him.
He's early.

Panic, mayhem.

Okay, um, just go downstairs

and tell him
that I'll be right down.

-Okay.
-Okay.

Oh, god, uh...

Hi, I'm Rick.

You must be Candice.

No, actually I'm Marcia,
this is all Botox.

Come on in.

My mom will be down in a minute.

You want something to drink?

Water, iced tea?

Water would be great, please.

Your mom tells me
you're quite the writer.

She has incredible taste
in literature.

Yeah? Where do you think
you'll go to college?

Stanford or Berkeley.

Wow, Stanford's pricey.

I used to live up there.

So you got a scholarship?

Uh, my mom has saved up.

Plus, I'll probably get
some financial aid, I hope.

So what do you think you'll
major in, creative writing?

Uh, broadcast journalism.

I wanna have my own podcast,

and someday, hopefully,
my own network.

Well, something tells me
you'll be a huge success,

Candice.

Cheers.

Hi, thanks for waiting.

Hi, uh...

You look great.

Thanks.

Okay, that's my cue.

I'm gonna get out of here.

I'll see you tomorrow.

Bye, honey.

-Have fun.
-Bye. Thank you.

Rick, nice to meet you.

Nice to meet you.

Well, she's, uh,
something else, huh?

Yeah.

She's going to a sleepover
at her friend's house.

A bunch of girls
from her school will be there.

Yeah, you told me.

Right.

I did, didn't I?

You ready?

Can only imagine
how difficult it's been

raising a daughter
all by yourself.

Toughest part's the mortgage,

and the HOA,

but I'm almost paid off,
which is nice.

Southern California real
estate's usually a good bet,

so you invested wisely.

Coming from someone like you,

that...that means a lot.

Well, I hope you like seafood.

I made reservations
at the sandpiper.

Oh, that place by the beach?

Yeah, thought we could,
you know,

sit outside
and listen to the ocean.

I didn't bring my jacket.

Well, they probably
have outdoor heaters.

Last time I went there,
I almost froze.

We need to go back to the house.

I need to get my coat.

Oh, I might have a sweatshirt
in the backseat here.

I'd prefer to wear something
a bit more ladylike.

If that's all right with you?

We have time, don't we?

Uh, sure.

Are you okay?

I thought I heard something.

Yeah, I'm fine.

Did you just come check on me?

Yeah.

An empty house at night.

Burglars.

You never know.

That is... that's so sweet.

Well, shall we?

Thank you.

Okay, um...

It's, uh...

It's been a long time.

Same here.

Come here.

I guess we're not goin'
to dinner.

Nope.

What was that?

What?

You didn't hear that?

Who's there?

Hey, hey, wait.

I'll go, you stay here.

Did you get it?

What was it?

I have bad news.

-You have mice.
-What?

Yeah, I saw one climbin'
on a big pile of stuff

-that fell over.
-Oh, no!

Little guy ran off
when he saw me.

That's probably
what the noise was.

Candice is gonna kill me.

Well, let me call
an exterminator I know.

He'll take care of it.

-Yeah?
-Yeah.

-Not right now.
-Not right now?

-Again?
-Mm-hm.

-We should do this again.
-Yeah, I'd like that.

-Had a good time.
-Me too.

-Oh.
-Honey!

I thought you wouldn't be back
till this afternoon.

Yeah, the, uh, slumber party
ended early, so...

-Hi, Candice.
-Hi, Rick.

-I'll see you later?
-Okay.

Okay, all right.

-See you.
-Bye.

You slept with him?

Relax.

You just met the guy!

-So?
-It was your first date!

What, he takes you
to a nice restaurant

so you just jump in bed
with him, just like that?

We never made it
to the restaurant.

Oh my god!

If I were to do that,
you'd ground me for a year.

It's different
when you're my age.

Oh, really? How?

Talk to me in 20 years,
I'll explain it to you.

You barely know him!

You don't know anything
about him!

I know he's a great guy,
and... I really like him.

Look, this might be hard
for you to understand,

but... imagine
not having sex for...

Eight years?

I think I'm entitled.

Whatever.

Yeah, we're all done
for the day.

Gotta pack it all up.

Thanks for coming, guys.

How'd we do?

Not great.

$115 and change.

Tomorrow will be better.

We've got a bunch of furniture
in the den we can unload.

Mom...

Use the college money.

Please. This is crazy.

I might have to, baby.

Trudee, thanks again
for all you're doing for us.

My pleasure.

-Take this inside.
-Yeah.

What the hell?

What's the matter?

Uh, nothing.

Hi, yes, um, I have a question

about a transaction
that was done on march 7th.

The transfer, right,
I didn't do that.

I don't care that it came
from my ip address,

whatever that is.

I did not do that transfer.

Can you tell me
who it was transferred to?

The name on the account?

I'll need to talk
to your supervisor.

I'll call you back.

Mom, what's going on?

That's 39,500 for you...

39,500 for me,
split right down the middle.

To Peter.

To Pete.

There should've been more.

Well, you said that's all
she had in her account,

so that's it,
right, we're done.

I'm not done.

I want her house.

Yeah, how you gonna get
her house?

You know how.

The quitclaim thing.

You said you used to do it
all the time.

That was a while ago, all right?

Besides, you know how it works.

You hit 'em once,
you get out clean.

You never hit 'em twice.

-I'm hitting her twice.
-Trudee, let it go.

Let it go?

Dad, she kills your son,

and you're telling me
to let it go.

I'm not gonna let it go.

I'm going to burn that woman.

I'm going to take her house.

I'm going to take over her life.

I'm going to let her know
what it feels like

to lose everything.

-It's not worth it.
-It is to me!

After you left home...

After mom started tweaking...

Pete took care of me.

He protected me from her.

I'm doing this.

You with me or not?

How much equity
does Marcia have in her house?

What we know is this:

On the night of march 7th,
apparently somebody got

on your computer
and made a wire transfer

to a bank account belonging
to a Richard Breedlove.

He must've gotten up
in the middle of the night

when I was sleeping.

Starting the following morning,

for the next five days,

whoever it was started making
cash withdrawals

until the account
was liquidated.

Now, we have a photograph

of the person making
the withdrawals,

but as you can see,

he managed to conceal
his face pretty well.

That's Rick!

That's Rick Breedlove.

No, it's somebody,
but it's not Rick Breedlove.

Rick Breedlove is
a fictitious name.

The account was
entirely fraudulent.

Are you saying there's no way
to recover my money?

I'm saying that the man
in this photograph is a ghost.

Okay, he's a con artist.

We have no idea who he is
or how to find him.

So, yes, Ms. Clattenburg,

I'm afraid that your money
is gone for good.

And in the future,
I would suggest

keeping your passwords
in a secure lockbox

and changing them frequently.

Well, aren't you a lot of help?

What do you expect us to do?

I don't know, you're the cop.

Do your job, I guess.

I'm a homicide detective, ma'am.

I don't usually handle
cases of bank fraud.

The only reason I'm here is
to see if there's a connection

to the man who fell
down your stairs.

Well, is there?

At this point, we can't tell.

Great.

Thanks for your time.

Look, if I find
any more information,

I'll reach out to you.

It's my fault.

What? No, it's not.

I told Rick,
or whatever his name is,

that you had saved up money
for my college.

A lot of parents

have college savings
for their children, honey.

That's not unusual.

Yeah, but if I would've kept
my mouth shut,

he wouldn't have known
about the account.

You heard what the cop said.

He was a con artist.

He probably did his homework
and knew the name

of my first pet
when I was a child.

This is not your fault,
all right?

This is entirely on me.

You were right.

I should have never slept
with him.

I'll get a job.

I can work for a couple years
and I can save up,

and I can put myself
through school.

Yeah, but...
You shouldn't have to.

I worked hard
and saved for 18 years

so that you could have
the chance to go

to the college of your dreams,
and then I ruined it all

by bringing that son of a bitch
into our house.

Mom, it's okay.

I can't believe I did this
to my baby.

You don't deserve this.

You work hard at school.

You helped me
with the garage sales,

the other night
you made me dinner.

Find me one daughter
that would do

the same thing
for her mother.

And what do I do?

I let this guy into our house,

steal your whole future...

-What about this?
-No.

-No? It's just two dollars.
-I'm not interested.

Okay, well, you said
you love things from the '70s.

I have a lot of things
from the '70s right...

You're leaving?

Oh, well, thanks for coming.

Marcia, may I have a word
with you please?

Evelyn, I know what
you're gonna say...

This is the fifth weekend
in a row

you've held this yard sale.

I'm shutting it down.

Folks, this sale is over.

You can go home now.

Please, please don't do this.

You're running
a commercial business

in a residential zone.

You worked at a law firm.

You know exactly
what you're doing.

This is a cease and desist order

from the HOA board.

And this is a small fine

in case you think
we weren't serious.

What?

I can't afford this.

You have 48 hours

to clean all this up
and make payment.

If you fail to comply,
we will fine you

another three months,
every month, until you do.

Please, Evelyn, this is
my only source of income.

My bank account got hacked.

I'm completely broke.

I have nothing
except for these garage sales.

You had a good job,
and you quit.

Why?
Because you didn't like it?

Well, a lot of us
have to do things

we don't like to do.

You have 48 hours.

Thanks.

That was worth $300.

You're paying for that!

Whoops.

You bitch!

You leave my mother alone,
you hear me,

or I swear to god,
I'll kill you!

Enough!

Could you please
not record this?

Inside now.

Good morning, detective.

Did you find the guy?

-The guy?
-Who stole my money.

Oh, no, this is about
something else entirely.

May we come in?

Sure.

Mind if my associates
have a look around?

Be my guest.

Pretty much everything here

is for sale,
if you guys want anything.

Marcia, where were you between
the hours of 1 and 4 A.M.?

I was here, at home, why?

What about you, Candice?

-Were you here too?
-I was here.

And were you both awake
during that time?

-No, we were sleeping.
-If you were sleeping,

Ms. Clattenburg,
how can you be certain

that your daughter
was in the house with you?

She could've left the house
in the middle of the night

and you wouldn't have known,
right?

Okay, you're starting
to scare me.

Why are you asking
all these questions?

Evelyn Rogers was found murdered
in her home this morning.

-What?!
-Less than eight hours earlier,

this video was recorded
by one of your neighbors.

That was...That was worth $300.

You're paying for that!

You bitch!

Leave my mother alone,
you hear me,

or I'll kill you,
I swear to god, I'll kill you!

Stop it, enough.

Could you please
not record this?

Am I a suspect?

Candice, don't say anything.

Ms. Rogers was stabbed
multiple times

with this pair of scissors.

Now, we've managed to decipher
a set of fingerprints

on the murder weapon,
and with your permission,

I'd like to run
both of your biometrics.

-Mom, what the hell is going on?
-Shh.

We're not doing anything
without a lawyer present.

Look, this video alone
is probable cause,

which means that I can
legally arrest you both,

take you down to the station,
and run your biometrics there,

or we can do it here,
right now,

rule out a match.

It's up to you.

Okay, let's do it now.

Place your index finger
on the scanner.

Middle finger.

Ring.

Pinkie.

And thumb.

All clear. Not a match.

Candice.

It's okay.

What's taking so long?

Slow Internet.

We have a match.

-What?
-Candice clattenburg,

you're under arrest
for the murder of Evelyn Rogers.

No, no, baby, baby, don't!

No, no, let me go, let me go!

-Hey, hey, hey!
-Mom!

You don't have to be so rough
with her, all right?

Don't say anything, okay?

Just do exactly
what they tell you, okay?

-We'll figure this out.
-If you cannot afford

an attorney,
one will be provided for you.

Mom, please don't let them
do this to me.

I'll get you out, okay?

-I will get you out, all right?
-Do you understand the rights

that I have just explained
to you?

With these rights in mind,
do you wish to speak to us now?

No, no, no. No.

I know we're all friends,
Marcia,

and everyone at the firm
is on your side,

but we can't do
this whole thing pro Bono.

I know that.

Mounting this defense is
gonna cost you some money.

-What kind of money?
-Like...

You-should-think-about-selling-
your-house kind of money.

Cream, sugar?

-My daughter didn't kill her.
-All right, then.

Who did?

We have to make a case

that somebody else
might've done this.

Well... what about
that Rick guy,

or whatever his name is?

What about him?

He's a con artist.

He's after fast money.

Why would he kill
the woman at your HOA?

Look, Marcia,

the Da is gonna throw everything
at Candice.

They've got motive,

they've got her fingerprints
on the murder weapon,

and they found Evelyn's blood
on your side gate

and at the back door
of your house.

They're gonna say
Candice grabbed the scissors

from her bedroom,
snuck out of the house,

went over to Evelyn's,
and stabbed her.

And when she snuck back
into the house,

she left a blood trail.

She's a straight-a student.

She's the editor
of her school news website.

She's never been in trouble
before, for anything!

She threatened to murder
the woman, on camera.

So she had one outburst
with the HOA lady.

Does that mean she's a murderer?

Neighbors say this isn't
the first time she screamed

at Evelyn Rogers.

Candice has a temper.

It's a part of who she is.

Part of who she is?

I didn't wanna be
the one to tell you this,

but as your lawyer, it's my job
to be straight with you.

They're gonna bring up the fact

that Candice was a foster child

and her birth parents
were both trouble-makers.

Her father died in prison
serving time for manslaughter,

and her mother was arrested for
assaulting her heroin dealer.

-I know all that.
-They're gonna say

that this type
of violent behavior

is in Candice's DNA.

Do you believe it's in her DNA?

Doesn't matter what I believe.

It's about what we can prove.

And right now, the proof
is on their side.

So basically you're saying
we can't win this case.

Before we even start it.

It would be her first offense.

She'll be eligible for parole

in 25 years, maybe 20
if we're lucky.

Lucky?

-Hi.
-Hi.

I know what you're thinking,
but I'm okay.

The food in here
is better than I expected.

Um, so, what did the lawyer say?

Well, they said

that they were putting it
all together,

-and, um...
-Don't candy-coat it.

What did they say?

I'm gonna fight this.

What did they say?

Said it doesn't look so good.

Somebody framed me, mom.

Who would do that?

Why would anybody do that?

I don't know, but I swear
to you, I didn't kill her.

Why are you looking at me
that way?

There's just so much evidence,

Candice...

You believe I did it?

No, I didn't say that.

-But you do.
-No, I don't!

I don't know how
to explain this.

I don't know what to say
to defend you.

You think I'm just like
my parents, don't you?

Please don't accuse me of that.

I love you.

Like I've never loved anybody.

I'm gonna get you outta there.

You should, uh, talk
to Evelyn's neighbors

and ask them
if they saw anything

the night she was murdered.

What?

That's exactly
what my baby girl would do.

You're the news reporter
of the family.

And you're so brave.

I gotta figure out a way
to pay for these lawyers.

I'm gonna...
I'm gonna clean up the house

and we're gonna sell it.

While you're at it, can you sell

all the junk
that's inside the house?

I miss you.

You can't sell the house
in this condition.

I know.

-I need to...
-You need to get rid

of all this stuff.

Sell it, throw it away,
whatever.

It's gonna take some time.

I need to go through everything.

Okay, then how much time
do you need?

Like...

Two months?

The only problem is
I don't have any money

to pay for the mortgage
for the next two months.

What if I paid your mortgage
for the next two months?

Oh, trudee,
I can't ask you to do that.

You're not asking.

I'm offering.

Are you serious?

Why would you want to do that?

I'm in the process of
moving out of my place anyway.

I could stay here
for a couple of months,

till you get back
on your feet.

Is that okay?

Sure.

Here's for this month.

That should cover the mortgage
and the utilities.

I'm gonna pay you back.

Let's just get this place
cleaned up and ready to sell.

What are you doing?!

Trudee, what...
What are you doing?

I thought I'd get rid
of a few things.

You can't just throw those away!

This is worth $30!

And this was my uncle's
when he was in Vietnam.

-I...
-Marcia, Marcia,

you don't need these things.

Yes, I do.

Do you need them
or do you want them?

Throw them away.

-I can't.
-You can do it.

Good! More.

Good.

Now all of it.

No, no, not Isabella.

I can't! She was my mother's.

She was mine when I was a child,

and now she belongs to Candice.

I can't throw her away!

You need to clean up this house
and sell it

so you can pay those lawyers.

Candice doesn't need
a baby doll anymore.

She needs her mother
to mount a good defense.

Missed a spot.

Where?

There.

Here?

That's, uh...

It's a stain from the, uh...

From the what?

-It's from the...
-From the day

you killed that guy
who came into your house?

I didn't kill him.

He fell.

Oh, right.

I thought you pushed him.

My mistake.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I remember now.

That man,
he went into your house.

Is there anyone in your life?

There was...

Until this woman
took him away from me.

One day, he went to her house

and... suddenly I was all alone.

I hate her.

I blame her entirely.

I didn't kill him.

He fell.

Oh, right.

I thought you pushed him.

I thought you pushed him.

I thought you pushed him.

These are a little runny.

I usually like them
a little more well-done.

-Sorry.
-That's okay, now you know.

Oh, hey, I, uh, found
this new floor cleaner online.

It says it removes blood stains
from hardwood.

Hmm, that's good.

What you said yesterday
got me thinking.

What did I say?

That you thought I pushed him.

I never told anybody this,
but...

You know how they say
that... time slows down

when you're in
a life-and-death situation?

Yeah.

There was a... split second

when his feet started slipping
on the necklace

that I thought,
"this guy's gonna fall.

Should I catch him?"

And the truth is,
I didn't really... try

to catch him.

I could've,
but instead I just...

Let him go.

-You know?
-Mm-hmm.

Frankly, I'm glad he fell.

I am glad he snapped his neck.

I mean, the guy comes
into my house,

goes right into my bedroom,
robs me.

I mean, he could've raped me,
or Candice.

He could've killed us both.

You never know
with these scumbags.

He deserved to die,
don't you think?

I mean, don't you think so,
trudee?

That he had it coming?

Excuse me.

I wanna do this now,
I wanna do this tonight.

She's pissing me off,
I'm sick of her!

When can you meet?

What do you mean
you want to talk first?

All right, fine.

You wanna talk in person,
we can do that.

Meet me at my place.

I'm on my way there now.

Come on, come on!

Come on, come on, come on.

-So what's wrong with our deal?
-It's not fair.

-How is it not fair?
-I'm the one taking the risk.

You're taking the risk?
What about me?

Well, I'm the one
who made the fake ids

and got the money
out of the banks.

I could've been busted
every time I walked in.

Yeah, but you weren't,

because I cased 'em out
ahead of time.

I planned it all out!

I told you where
the cameras were.

What about the HOA lady,
was that part of the plan, huh?

You didn't have to chop her up.

The daughter's in jail,
isn't she?

-It was perfect.
-No, it was sloppy.

You know, if you really wanted
to have a say

in how I run my operation,

then you should've been around
a little more often.

And what's that
supposed to mean?

It means you took off, dad,

for years, and when you do that,

you forfeit your right
to tell me how to run my life.

I'm not telling you
how to run your life.

-Sure sounds like it.
-All I'm saying is that

you got a little cocky
and you pushed things too far.

You want to be a success
in this business?

You don't go leaving dead bodies
all over the place!

Who says?

What, is there some rulebook
in some library somewhere

with all kinds of helpful hints
on how to do this kind of thing?

It's common sense, trudee.

Don't be a frickin' moron!

Are you trying
to blow this, huh?

-Do you want to end up in jail?
-No.

What is it, amateur hour?

I taught you better than that.

And it wasn't part of our deal.

Yo!

Our deal?

Sorry, but this was my gig
from the get-go.

I just brought you in on this,
dad, and you know it.

I want 70 percent.

-You're crazy.
-Well, you can't get her house

without my help and you know it,
so why don't you call me

when you get a clue, huh?

You don't have to get
all sensitive on me.

-No!
-No, no, no.

Damn it, she heard.

She not only heard it,
she probably recorded it.

Bitch.

We have to do this now.

50/50.

Fine.

-You bring the papers?
-In my bag.

Hey, stop it!

Stop it.

You're gonna sign
your house over to me,

your favorite roommate.

You're not gonna get away
with this.

You need a notary.

He's a notary.

He'll make sure it's all legal.

My day job.

-Now sign it.
-Go to hell.

Sign it, we let you go.

All right, I did it,
now let me go.

-Tie her up.
-Let me go!

-Tie her up!
-No.

No, no, no. No, no, no.

Help!

Help!

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

We're gonna cut her up
into little pieces

and flush it down the toilet.

It's gonna look like
she had a nervous breakdown

and disappeared.

With her daughter in jail,

she couldn't handle
the pressure,

so she signed her house over

to her good friend trudee
and took off.

No, we're done with her,
all right?

We're not gonna kill her.

Yes, we are. She'll talk.

No, she won't talk because
we're gonna keep her locked up

until the house gets liquidated
and we get the cash.

Then we split town.

By that time, it won't matter
what she says to anybody.

Okay, we already planned this.

Listen to me.

We do not have to kill her.

We kill her if I say so.

How did you...

Live stream.

Candice taught me.

Everyone was watching, trudee.

It's over.

Hey, guys, big shout-out

to those of you who watched
my mom's livestream broadcast

and called the cops.

Thank you. And get this:

Because of what my mom
captured on video,

they let me out of jail!

The cops arrested trudee
and her dad, and it looks like

they'll be both going away
for a very, very long time.

-We did it.
-You did it.

Real good news is that my mom
got the house cleaned up

all by herself.

Can you believe it?

I mean, look at this place!

I think she's finally beat
the clutter-bug disease.

And from this moment forward,

mom and I are going
full-on feng shui

and we're gonna bring a ton of
positive energy into our lives.

So, that's all the good news
for now.

This is Candice clattenburg
reporting live from...

Home.

Got something for you.

What?

Oh my god, you rescued Isabella?

There's no way
I was letting her go.

Oh my god, thank you, mom.

We should celebrate.

What do you wanna do?

Wanna go to the swap meet?

No!