Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress (2015) - full transcript

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[MAN]: OKAY, EVERYBODY--
BIG SMILE!

OVER HERE, HELEN.

VERY NICE.

HAPPY COUPLE!

CHARLES, HELEN,
BIG SMILE!

LOOKING GOOD, LADIES!

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TED! TED!

JUST MOVE
A LITTLE TO YOUR RIGHT?



CHARLES, HELEN!
OVER HERE.

OKAY! WE GOT IT, EVERYBODY.

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[SNAP]

[POLICE RADIOS
CRACKLING INDISTINCTLY]

I WENT TO TOUCH UP
MY MAKE-UP IN THE BATHROOM.

[BRIDE SNIFFLES]

WE WERE GOING TO
WALK IN TOGETHER.

[SOBBING]

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I'VE HEARD OF THE GROOM
BOLTING BEFORE THE WEDDING,

BUT NEVER AFTER.

SO, BETWEEN THE PICTURES
AND THE RECEPTION,

THE GROOM JUST DISAPPEARS?



I DON'T GET IT.

AND IT HAD TO BE ON FOOT,
HE DIDN'T HAVE A CAR.

WAS HE AMBIVALENT
ABOUT THE MARRIAGE?

NO!

THIS IS NOT LIKE HIM.

DID HELEN SAY ANYTHING ABOUT
ANY PROBLEMS WITH CHARLES?

NOTHING.

NO. I WAS WITH HER
LAST NIGHT.

SHE WAS SO EXCITED AND
HAPPY.

[TROUBLED SIGH]

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[JENN]: SO... TELL ME, DANI.

YEAH. NO, WE TALKED.

AND?

WE'RE GOING
OUT FOR DINNER

ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

-NICE! WHAT'S HIS NAME?
-JAKE.

IS HE
THE PHARMACIST?

FIREMAN.

REALLY?

DON'T GO THERE.

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING.

-OKAY.
-WHAT MONTH?

HE WAS MR. JULY.

BUT IT WAS YEARS AGO.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

-DANI!
-HEY...

SO ISN'T THIS JUST
A FANCY GARAGE SALE?

OH, HANNAH.

WHAT?

OH! HANNAH, HANNAH, HANNAH.

MY DARLING DAUGHTER.

WE ARE GOING TO AN ESTATE
SALE.

OH!

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AND YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES,

IT'S JUST LIKE
THE OCCUPANTS LEFT IT.

WHY WOULD
THEY DO THAT?

WELL, MAYBE
THEY PASSED AWAY,

OR THEY WENT TO
A CARE FACILITY.

EVERYTHING INSIDE IS
LEFT JUST AS IT WAS,

AND EVERYTHING
IS FOR SALE,

SO KEEP YOUR EYES
PEELED.

THAT SOUNDS CREEPY.

SO WE MIGHT BE BUYING
STUFF FROM DEAD PEOPLE?

[LAUGHING]

THAT'S USUALLY HOW IT WORKS
IN THE ANTIQUE BUSINESS,

SWEETHEART.

HUH.

THIS DOESN'T LOOK
LIKE AN "ESTATE."

WELL, LET'S HOPE FOR THE
BEST.

WE'RE GOIN' IN.

OKAY.

[DANI]: REMEMBER,

WE BARELY HAVE
ANY ROOM LEFT IN STORAGE,
JENN.

[JENN]: I KNOW, DANI.

SLIM PICKINGS,
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW.

I'LL TAKE
THE KITCHEN.

I'LL TAKE THE UPSTAIRS.

I'LL TAKE THE REST.

[QUIET BACKGROUND CHATTER]

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[GASPS]

SORRY.

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[RUSTLING]

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[DANI]: WHY ARE WE TAKING
SO MANY BOXES BACK TO THE
SHOP?

[JENN]:
YOU COULDN'T PICK AND
CHOOSE,

YOU HAD TO TAKE 'EM ALL.

-COME ON, 20 BUCKS.
-EXCUSE ME.

-GREAT.
-YOU WAIT AND SEE.

I'M EXCITED.

-A LOT OF TREASURE IN THERE.
-MM-HMM.

-GET ME OUT OF HERE.
-LET'S GO.

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-TANNER?
-"TYLER!"

TYLER!
HE'S VERY NICE.

HE IS VERY NICE.

HE'S ALSO SMART,
GOOD-LOOKING,

AND HE MAKES ME LAUGH.

OH! MY EX
MADE ME LAUGH...

FOR ALL
THE WRONG REASONS.

[LAUGHS]
WHAT'S HIS MAJOR?

POLI-SCI.

HE'S ALSO ON
THE TRACK TEAM.

THINK "LACE."

WELL, I'M THINKING
"WOMEN'S SHELTER."

REALLY? NO LACE?

POLYESTER, SO FAR!

[DEJECTED] OH.

OH! WHOA. WAIT A MINUTE.
I'M FEELING LACE.

[GASPS]
OH. LOTS OF LACE!

[ALL GASPING]

[GASPING LOUDER]

SEE? WHAT DID I TELL YOU?

NICE CATCH, JENN!

OH!

IT'S A D'ARCET.

-[GASPING DEEPLY] OH...
-IS THAT GOOD?

OH! IT'S LIKE... DIOR.
VERY HAUTE COUTURE.

YEAH. IT'S OLD,

AND IT WASN'T
STORED PROPERLY,

AND THE BOTTOM'S DIRTY.

WASN'T WASHED
AFTER THE WEDDING.

WELL, EVEN IF A DRESS
IS NOT RESTORABLE,

VINTAGE LACE ALONE
IS ALWAYS VALUABLE.

WELL, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

YOU COULD'VE BOUGHT A CAR
FOR WHAT THIS COST NEW.

[HANNAH]:
WHEN DO YOU THINK THAT WAS?

OH, 30,
40 YEARS AGO?

WE COULD PROBABLY LOOK UP
THE D'ARCET COLLECTION
ONLINE.

-MM-HMM.
-LET'S SEE WHAT'S
SALVAGEABLE.

THERE WE GO.

OH, THEY DON'T MAKE DRESSES
LIKE THIS ANYMORE.

I WISH THEY DID.

OH, PERFECT!

DOESN'T
SHE LOOK PRETTY?

WOW!

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SWEETHEART, DINNER
WILL BE IN 15 MINUTES.

[DISTRACTED]: MM.

WAS THAT AN
"I'LL BE RIGHT IN?" MM?

NO, IT'S AN "I'M
CONCENTRATING" MM.

OKAY, THEN.

I'M GONNA CALL LOGAN
AT COMPUTER CAMP BEFORE WE
EAT.

THIS IS NOT BAD.

YOU GET IT
AT THE STORE?

MM-HMM.

ANYTHING INTERESTING
HAPPEN AT WORK?

MM-MM.

[SETS CUTLERY DOWN]

OKAY, I GET IT.

I APOLOGIZE.

THANK YOU.

WHAT'S GOING ON WITH YOU?

AH, THINGS HAVE BEEN
REALLY CRAZY AT WORK.

WE GOT THAT NEW BUILDING
GOING UP

AND THE CLIENTS ARE FLYING
OUT
IN A COUPLE WEEKS.

THE WEEK AFTER NEXT?

RIGHT.

HOW LONG ARE THEY HERE?

THROUGH THE WEEKEND,
PROBABLY.

THERE'LL BE ENTERTAINING,
DINNERS...

I'M REALLY NOT
LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.

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HOW WAS YOUR DATE
WITH THE FIREMAN?

WAS IT HOT?

VERY FUNNY.

WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME.

THIS DRESS IS IN BETTER
SHAPE THAN I THOUGHT.

DRYCLEANING,
A FEW LOOSE SEAMS...

PERFECT!

HEY! IS THAT IT?

WOW! THAT'S IT. HUH.

THIS DRESS IS, LIKE,
35 YEARS OLD.

I WONDER WHO THE BRIDE WAS.

AN EXPENSIVE DRESS LIKE
THAT,

IT SURE WASN'T ANYBODY
WHO LIVED IN THAT OLD HOUSE!

OH, THERE'S A LABEL INSIDE
THAT SAYS "STILLMAN'S."

MAYBE IT'S
THE DRESS SHOP.

SEARCH IT.

[KEYS CLACKING]

WELL, THEY'RE STILL
IN BUSINESS,

OVER IN FAIRVIEW.

PRACTICALLY
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

OOH! HIDDEN POCKET.

OH! SO THE BRIDE COULD
KEEP HER HANDKERCHIEF

OR SOME PERSONAL THINGS.

DANI, LOOK AT THIS.

LOOKS LIKE DRIED BLOOD.

SO WHAT?

SOMEBODY HAD A BLOODY NOSE,

AND THE BRIDE PUT
THE HANDKERCHIEF IN HER
POCKET.

[SCOFFS]

WHY WOULDN'T THE BRIDE
THROW IT AWAY?

WHY GET IT ANYWHERE NEAR
THIS BEAUTIFUL WEDDING
DRESS?

NO. PLEASE, NO!

AREN'T YOU CURIOUS?

NOT PARTICULARLY.

I SMELL A MYSTERY.

[DOOR BELLS JINGLE]

IT'S PROBABLY
NOT ANYTHING,

BUT IT MIGHT BE.

IT'S A NICE DRIVE.

THEY MAY KEEP
RECORDS OF ALL DRESSES

THEY SOLD WAY BACK WHEN,
ESPECIALLY D'ARCET.

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[SIGHS]

I'M IMPRESSED.

WHAT?
I'M NOT ADDICTED.

NEITHER AM I!

MAYBE ON THE WAY BACK.

OKAY.

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[DANI]: HEY, DON'T YOU GUYS
HAVE AN ANNIVERSARY COMING
UP?

[JENN]: YUP, WE DO.

OH, BOY! I CAN'T
REMEMBER THE LAST TIME

I WAS AT
THE BRIDAL BOUTIQUE.

[SIGHS WISTFULLY]
NEITHER CAN I.

WE DO KEEP RECORDS,

ESPECIALLY WITH
COUTURE DRESSES...

NOT AS FAR BACK
AS THE '70S.

WELL...

THAT'S US.

SOMETIMES,
THERE'S ANOTHER TAG

WITH THE BRIDE'S
MAIDEN NAME

AND WEDDING DATE.

THE LABEL WOULD'VE
HAD BLUE STITCHING.

WHY BLUE?

"SOMETHING BORROWED..."

"...SOMETHING BLUE."

OH. RIGHT.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

HERE IT IS!
THE OTHER TAG.

THE BRIDE'S MAIDEN NAME?

JUST HER INITIALS...
"H.W."

CAN YOU THINK OF ANY OTHER
WAY WE COULD TRACE HER?

A DESIGNER DRESS
WOULD MEAN A BIG CHURCH
WEDDING.

YOUR BEST BET IS LOOK
THROUGH
OLD NEWSPAPERS AT THE
LIBRARY.

THERE'LL BE A PICTURE.

NICE WORK!

GONNA START
CALLING YOU "WATSON."

WELL.

[SIGHS] THIS IS
GONNA TAKE FOREVER.

WHY NOT
CUT TO THE CHASE?

BIGGEST MONTH FOR WEDDINGS
IS JUNE,

AND WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENTS
ARE
IN THE "SPECIAL EVENTS"
COLUMN,

EVERY THURSDAY.

WHOSE WEDDING
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

I DON'T KNOW.

ACTUALLY, I'M...
I'M LOOKING FOR A DRESS.

OH. A DRESS?

WELL, GOOD LUCK.

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BINGO.

IT'S STRANGE.

BIG WEDDING.

THE GROOM DISAPPEARS
RIGHT AFTER THE CEREMONY

AND BEFORE
THE RECEPTION.

HERE WE GO.

OH, YOU ALWAYS
GET CONCERNED

WHEN I'M INVOLVED
WITH A MYSTERY,

BUT THIS TIME,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY,

BECAUSE IT HAPPENED
IN 1979.

PERFECT!

AFTER THAT, YOU CAN FIGURE
OUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO AMELIA
EARHART.

YEAH, VERY FUNNY.

ARE YOUR CLIENTS
STILL COMING IN TO TOWN

AT THE END OF THE MONTH?

I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD
HAVE THEM OVER FOR DINNER.

I THINK DINNER HERE

WOULD BE A LITTLE BORING
FOR THIS GROUP.

THEY WANT TO GO OUT,
HAVE A FEW DRINKS.

AH. GOT IT.

IT'S A TOUGH JOB,
BUT SOMEONE'S GOT TO DO IT.

AM I RIGHT?

YOU'RE RIGHT!
THAT'S THE SAME DRESS.

CHECK OUT THE ARTICLE--

THE GROOM VANISHES
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE
WEDDING.

CHARLES AND HELEN CARTER,
OF FAIRVIEW.

BUT THE TAG SAID "H.W."

HELEN CARTER
WOULD BE "H.C."

DANI. HER MAIDEN NAME
WAS "WHITNEY."

WOW!

GOSH, I WONDER
WHAT THE STORY IS.

DID HE EVER TURN UP,

OR DID HE JUST STAY
DISAPPEARED, FOREVER?

[JENN]: SHE'S STILL HERE,
AND SHE'S A PRETTY BIG DEAL.

YEAH!

SHE'S ON THE BOARDS
OF A LOT A CHARITIES.

SCHOLARSHIPS, PROGRAMS
FOR DISADVANTAGED KIDS...

[CLACK]

[DANI]: SHE'S STILL
STUNNING.

AND WE'VE GOT
HER WEDDING DRESS.

UM! HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

A GROOM DISAPPEARS
IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE
WEDDING,

NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN,

AND WE FIND WHAT COULD BE
BLOODSTAINS ON A HIDDEN
POCKET?

THIS COULD BE EVIDENCE.

JENN, THE DRESS
IS 35 YEARS OLD!

IT'S A COLD CASE!

IT'S NOT COLD,
IT'S FROZEN.

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WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

SHE'LL SEE ME.

WAS THAT HER?

-NO, IT WAS "SEAN."
-OH.

ARE THEY MARRIED?

I DOUBT IT. HE REFERRED TO
HER
AS "MRS. CARTER."

AHH... ARE YOU
TAKING THE DRESS?

UH, NO. I DON'T KNOW
WHERE THE BLOOD CAME FROM.

GONNA DO A LITTLE RESEARCH.

GOOD LUCK WITH THAT,
SLEUTHY.

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JENNIFER SHANNON?

YES.

I'M SEAN WATSON.
I WORK FOR MRS. CARTER.

-OH, NICE TO MEET YOU.
-COME ON IN.

THANK YOU.

[GATE CREAKING]

PLEASE WAIT HERE.

THANK YOU.

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AH! JENNIFER.

HELLO!

HI.

THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR COMING OUT.

OH, WELL, THANK YOU
FOR SEEING ME.

I WAS OUT IN THE GARDEN,
DOING SOME WORK.

WE HAVE SOME LEMONADE
ON THE PATIO. SOUND GOOD?

SOUNDS GREAT.

YOUR HOME IS MAGNIFICENT.

OH, THANK YOU.

A LITTLE RIDICULOUS
FOR ONE PERSON,

BUT WONDERFUL
FOR FUNDRAISERS AND SUCH!

IS THAT CARPET
AUBUSSON?

I DON'T KNOW.

MY MOTHER DID
THE HOUSE YEARS AGO.

YOUR SHOP
SOUNDS FASCINATING.

I'M GONNA DROP BY.

CUTE NAME.

THANK YOU.

WE BUY A LOT OF
OLD ITEMS FOR THE STORE,

AND, UH, RECENTLY
CAME UPON A WEDDING DRESS

THAT I THINK COULD BE YOURS.

OH. THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW
ABOUT MY WEDDING?

WELL, I... I SAW
A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

THAT SAID YOUR HUSBAND
SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED.

IS THAT TRUE?

YES.

WE NEVER HEARD FROM HIM
AGAIN.

I'M SO SORRY.

THANK YOU.

OH, IT GOT PRETTY WILD...
YOU KNOW, ALL THE
SPECULATION.

HE WAS KIDNAPPED
AND HELD FOR RANSOM,

THEN HE FOUGHT BACK
AND WAS KILLED.

HE RAN OFF
TO THE SOUTH SEAS.

HE HAD A BREAKDOWN

AND WAS LIVING
WITH THE HOMELESS,

AND, UM... OH!

AND THEN THERE WAS TALK

THAT I HAD HIM KILLED
FOR HIS FAMILY MONEY.

I MEAN, REALLY,

WOULDN'T I HAVE HAD THE
DECENCY

TO WAIT TILL
AFTER THE RECEPTION?

AND FOR THE MONEY?
UH... WELL.

MY FAMILY HAD MORE THAN HIS,
ACTUALLY.

WHY IS IT NOT POSSIBLE

FOR THE DRESS TO HAVE
REAPPEARED
AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?

I GAVE IT TO MY MAID...

TO BURN IT.

OH, MY GOODNESS!

[ASTONISHED CHUCKLE]

THAT LOOKS LIKE THE DRESS,
BUT...

I-IT CAN'T BE.

I MEAN,
SURELY, THERE WERE OTHERS.

IT HAS A STILLMAN'S LABEL

AND YOUR INITIALS
ARE IN IT.

PERHAPS THE MAID
DIDN'T BURN IT,

MAYBE SHE JUST HID IT.

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WOULD YOU LIKE IT BACK?

I NEVER WANT TO SEE IT
AGAIN.

MAY I BUY IT FROM YOU?

I CAN TRUST SEAN
TO DESTROY IT.

I WON'T SELL IT TO YOU.

IT'S YOURS.

YOU CAN HAVE IT.

SEAN CAN COME BY
AND PICK IT UP

WHENEVER HE HAS TIME.

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[CELLPHONE BEGINS RINGING]

HI, HONEY.

OH, I-I CAN'T TODAY.

I'M... RUNNING SOME ERRANDS.

WHERE AM I?

WELL, I'M JUST TRYING TO
FIND SOME HISTORY OUT

ON THAT WEDDING DRESS.

I ALWAYS STAY OUT OF
TROUBLE.

[LAUGHS]

OKAY. I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

BYE.

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YEAH.

I'D SAY
IT'S DEFINITELY BLOOD,

BUT IS IT HUMAN OR ANIMAL?

WELL, I CAN RUN SOME TESTS.

HOW LONG
WILL THAT TAKE?

WELL, IT WON'T BE A
PRIORITY.

WHERE DID THIS COME FROM?

IT'S AN INNER POCKET

FROM A DRESS
THAT CAME INTO THE STORE.

HOW OLD
IS THE DRESS?

IT'S FROM 1979.

[SCOFFS]
THAT'S A LONG TIME AGO.

IF THIS BLOOD
CAME FROM AN INJURY,

THAT PERSON MIGHT STILL
BE AROUND.

I HOPE SO.

DID YOU WORK HERE THEN?

OH, YOU'RE VERY FUNNY.

I WAS IN COLLEGE.

AND I HAVE AN AUTOPSY TO DO.
WOULD YOU, UH, LIKE TO
OBSERVE?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THE INVITE,

BUT I THINK I WILL PASS.

I'LL CALL YOU WHEN I GET
THE RESULTS BACK ON THE
STAIN.

AND THANKS FOR THE HUMOR,

IT'S USUALLY PRETTY DEAD
AROUND HERE.

OH! I'M GOING NOW.

I'LL BE HERE ALL WEEK.

DON'T QUIT YOUR DAY JOB.

I WOULD,
BUT IT'S KILLING ME.

OH, BOY.

[BOTH LAUGHING]

[DOOR BELLS JINGLE]

-THANK YOU.
-ANY TIME.

-HEY, DANI!
-HI!

THIS IS TYLER.

-TYLER.
-HI.

NICE TO MEET YOU.

WHERE'S MOM?

OH, SHE'S ON A QUEST.

THE WEDDING DRESS?

YUP! MM-HMM.

I GOTTA RUN.

-BYE.
-TAKE CARE.

YOU TOO.

[BELLS JINGLING]

LOOKS LIKE
IT'S GOING WELL.

YEAH... I DON'T KNOW.

I WASN'T LOOKING
FOR ANYTHING SERIOUS,

BUT I THINK IT MIGHT
BE GETTING THAT WAY.

-REALLY?
-I THINK SO.

I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

I THINK HE HAS SOMETHING
IMPORTANT ON HIS MIND.

IMPORTANT?
"IMPORTANT" IMPORTANT?

YOU'RE A JUNIOR IN COLLEGE!

HOW IMPORTANT
DO YOU WANT IT TO BE?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHEN YOU FIND "THE ONE,"
HOW DO YOU KNOW?

OHH...

HONEY, YOU'RE ASKING
THE WRONG PERSON.

I FOUND "THE ONE."

AND THEN I FOUND THE NEXT
"ONE."

RIGHT.

YOU WANT HELP?

-YES, PLEASE.
-ALL RIGHT.

IT WASN'T A CRIME.

A MISSING PERSONS'
COMPLAINT. YOU KNOW?

AN ADULT HAS
THE RIGHT TO DISAPPEAR,

IF THEY SO WANT TO.

THEY HAVE THE RIGHT
TO BE A RUNAWAY GROOM,

EVEN IF THEY WAIT
UNTIL AFTER THE CEREMONY.

BUT HE WAS NEVER
HEARD FROM AGAIN.

PEOPLE DON'T JUST VANISH!

AS A MATTER OF FACT,
THEY DO.

AND THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS,
THEY GOT THIS SAYING--

"NO BODY, NO CRIME."

WAS THERE AN INVESTIGATION?

WELL, THERE WAS,
BUT IT DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE.

THE FAMILY HIRED A P.I.

HE CAME UP WITH ZILCH,
REALLY.

LISTEN.

I JUST GOTTA SAY
I AM SO RELIEVED

TO SEE THAT YOU ARE STAYING
CLEAR OF ALL THE CURRENT
CASES.

I SUPPORT THIS
WHOLEHEARTEDLY.

MUCH SAFER.

THANK YOU.

NOW-- AND
I HATE TO ASK,

BUT WHY YOU THINK
A MISSING PERSON'S CASE

FROM 1979

IS ANYTHING BUT THAT?

OKAY.

I SAW A WEDDING PICTURE,

A BRIDE AND A GROOM,
JUST MARRIED.

THE BRIDE GOES INTO
THE LADIES' ROOM

TO FIX HER MAKE-UP,

AND WHEN SHE COMES OUT,
HER HUSBAND IS GONE.

NEVER TO BE HEARD FROM
AGAIN.

AND THERE'S BLOOD IN A
HIDDEN
POCKET ON HER WEDDING DRESS.

THAT'S IT?

THAT'S ALL YOU GOT?

HOW HAVE MY HUNCHES
WORKED OUT IN THE PAST?

PRETTY GOOD.

WELL...

I GOT A HUNCH.

AY-YI-YI. [SIGHS]

WHO DID THE INITIAL
INVESTIGATION,

WHEN THEY DETERMINED IT
A "MISSING PERSONS" CASE?

DETECTIVE STAN PATEL.

OH, HE MUST BE RETIRED BY
NOW.

HE'LL PROBABLY
HAVE PLENTY OF TIME TO TALK.

PROBABLY NOT.

HE'S DEAD.

MM-HMM.

[TYLER]:
NOW YOU GOTTA TRY THIS.

IT'S GOING TO BE HOT,
BUT THAT'S HUNAN.

HUMAN?

"WHO-NAN."

GO AHEAD.

OH!

[EXHALING] OH... THAT'S HOT.

BUT...?

IT'S GOOD.

WOW.

OKAY, I'LL TRY A SMALLER
BITE.

OKAY. OKAY.

SMALLER BITE.

MM...

MM, NICE KICK.

MM-HMM.

SO WHY DO THEY CALL IT
HUNAN?

IT'S A PROVINCE,
IT'S LIKE A STATE.

DIFFERENT PROVINCES IN CHINA
HAVE DIFFERENT CUISINE.

WHEN DID YOU GET
SO INTO CHINESE FOOD?

PRETTY RECENTLY, ACTUALLY.

SO...

THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU WANTED TO TALK ABOUT?

MAYBE IN A WEEK.

NOT YET.

YOU'RE MEAN!

I JUST NEED TO BE SURE.

ARE YOU NOT SURE?

I'M PRETTY SURE.

MAY I GET YOU ANYTHING ELSE?

WE'RE FINE.
[SPEAKS CHINESE]

NOW YOU GOTTA TRY THIS.

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[SIGHS]

[DOORBELL JINGLES]

HI, JENN.

HI!

MEET MY SON, MATT.
HE WORKS WITH ME,

KEEPING THAT BIG HOUSE
UP AND RUNNING.

IT'S VERY NICE
TO MEET YOU, MATT.

PLEASURE, MA'AM.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

THERE'S A LOT OF
COOL STUFF HERE.

GO AHEAD AND LOOK AROUND
WHILE I PICK UP THE DRESS.

WELL...

HERE YOU GO.

WHAT ARE YOU
GOING TO DO WITH IT?

WELL, I'M GONNA
BURN IT.

JUST AS
MRS. CARTER WISHES.

I NOTICED THERE WAS
A SCHOOL VAN AT THE HOUSE.

WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

MRS. CARTER FUNDS
A MATH PROGRAM

FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED KIDS
WHO SHOW EXCEPTIONAL
ABILITY.

WOW.

I-I DIDN'T WANT TO PRY
WHEN I WAS THERE,

BUT...

DOES CHARLES CARTER HAVE
ANY LIVING RELATIVES?

BOTH PARENTS HAVE PASSED.

THERE'S A SISTER, ALICE,
IN BOSTON.

MRS. CARTER
ASKED ME TO CONVEY

HER SINCERE GRATITUDE
IN SEEING THIS RETURNED.

MY PLEASURE.

MATT?

BYE, NOW.

BYE.

SHOULD I BE CONCERNED?

I DON'T THINK SO.

I DON'T KNOW.

THIS ROMANCE WITH TYLER,
IT'S...

IT'S GETTING
A LITTLE TOO INVOLVED.

WELL, MY PARENTS
WEREN'T THRILLED

WHEN WE GOT ENGAGED.

THEY THOUGHT
I WAS TOO YOUNG.

YOU WERE TOO YOUNG.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

WHAT, LIKE WE MADE A
MISTAKE?

NO! WE WERE BOTH SENIORS.

HANNAH AND TYLER,
THEY'RE JUNIORS.

RIGHT.

BIG DIFFERENCE.

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[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

HEY.

OH, HEY.

SO...

WHY ARE YOU BOTHERING
TO FIX AN OLD STEREO,

WHEN YOU COULD JUST
DOWNLOAD 1,000 SONGS

ONTO A FLASH-DRIVE

AND HEAR THEM
THROUGH EAR-BUDS?

DIGITAL
IS LIKE FAST FOOD.

"OLD STEREO" IS LIKE DINING
AT A FINE FRENCH RESTAURANT.

WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER?

DEPENDS ON WHO'S BUYING.

[CHUCKLES]

[CLICK]

SO...

WHEN DID YOU KNOW
YOU WERE GONNA MARRY MOM?

WHEN I FIRST SAW HER.

SHE WAS STUDYING BY HERSELF
AT THE LIBRARY.

I WATCHED HER FOR A COUPLE
WEEKS
BEFORE I MADE MY MOVE.

YOU STALKED MOM?

WE USED TO
CALL IT SHYNESS.

AND SHE JUST
WENT OUT WITH YOU?

EVENTUALLY.

SHE WAS CHARMED
BY MY PERSISTENCE, GOOD
LOOKS,

AND FUTURE EARNING
POTENTIAL.

AHH. SHE SAID

SHE WENT OUT WITH YOU
TO MAKE HER BOYFRIEND
JEALOUS.

[CHUCKLES]

SO WHY THE SUDDEN INTEREST
IN HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER?

I DON'T KNOW.
JUST WONDERING.

HMM.

UH, I'M GONNA
CALL IT A NIGHT.

GOODNIGHT, DAD.

GOODNIGHT, SWEETIE.

[♪♪♪]

HUH.

IT'S OUR ANNIVERSARY, DANI.

IT'S LIKE
HE'S COMPLETELY FORGOTTEN.

I'M SURE
HE HASN'T.

REALLY?

HE'S GOT CLIENTS COMING IN
FROM OUT OF TOWN,

HE'S ENTERTAINING ON THE
NIGHT.

HAVE YOU
TALKED TO HIM ABOUT IT?

NO! IT DOESN'T COUNT

IF YOU HAVE TO REMIND THEM
THAT IT'S YOUR ANNIVERSARY.

BUT HE'S MAKING ME... OOH!

UH-OH.

[BELLS JINGLE]

HI.

WHO'S JENNIFER?

THAT WOULD BE ME.

I GOT A CALL
FROM FRANK LYNWOOD.

HE SAID THAT YOU WERE
INTERESTED
IN THE CHARLES CARTER CASE.

-I AM.
-THIS SHOULD BE ALL THE
STUFF.

-OH!
-OH, IT'S HEAVY.

OH, WELL, YOU CAN PUT IT
RIGHT THERE. THANK YOU!

MY DAD WAS A DETECTIVE
ON THE CASE.

DETECTIVE PATEL?

RIGHT.

I'M HIS SON, KEITH.

OH!

DAD KEPT EVERYTHING.

THERE'S INTERVIEWS, NOTES,
OLD PHOTOS...

ALL KINDS OF STUFF.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
JUST WADE THROUGH IT ALL.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU KNOW, THIS ONE
ALWAYS PUZZLED MY DAD.

I REMEMBER HIM
TALKING ABOUT IT.

DID HE EVER SAY WHAT
HE THOUGHT MIGHT'VE
HAPPENED?

[KEITH]: JUST THAT THE TRUTH
WOULD HAVE TO COME OUT
SOMEDAY.

THIS CASE ALWAYS BUGGED HIM.

LISTEN,
WHEN YOU'RE DONE WITH ALL
THAT,

JUST GO AHEAD AND CHUCK IT.

THANK YOU, KEITH.
I REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

-BYE.
-[BELLS JINGLING]

OH!

DANI! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?
IT'S LIKE CHRISTMAS CAME
EARLY!

OH! LOOK AT ALL THESE FILES!

I LIKE JEWELRY.

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[JENN]: PICTURES OF THE
DRESS,
PAST AND PRESENT.

NOW, THE BLOODWORK'S NOT
BACK,
BUT LET'S ASSUME IT'S HUMAN.

WELL, WHO ELSE IS GONNA
BE AT A WEDDING? A DOG?

THAT'S WHY I'M
ASSUMING IT'S HUMAN.

MAY I?

YES. PLEASE.
SORRY. CONTINUE.

HERE'S HELEN.

LAST PERSON
TO SEE CHARLES ALIVE.

AND HERE'S CHARLES.

DISAPPEARS RIGHT BEFORE
THE WEDDING RECEPTION.

TED THOMPSON, BEST MAN.

MEG RICHMOND, MAID OF HONOR.

THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE
COUPLE

RIGHT BEFORE
THEY LEFT THE CHAPEL.

WOW. RIGHT BEFORE
HE DISAPPEARED?

THAT'S THE LAST PHOTO TAKEN
OF CHARLES.

HE DOES NOT
LOOK LIKE A MAN

WHO JUST GOT MARRIED.

NO, BUT MAYBE HE'S TIRED,

OR THEY'RE THEMSELVES
BEFORE THE RECEPTION.

DID YOU STAY UP
ALL NIGHT?

YES. I WANTED TO READ
THE POLICE TRANSCRIPTS.

NOBODY HAD ANY REASON
TO HARM CHARLES.

EVERYBODY THOUGHT
THAT HE AND HELEN

WERE A GREAT COUPLE
AND VERY MUCH IN LOVE.

THIS ONE ISN'T SO HARD.

REALLY?

THE GUY FREAKED OUT!

HE WAS RICH.

EVERYONE WENT OUT ONE DOOR,

HE WENT OUT THE OTHER,
KEPT GOING.

MONEY IN A SWISS BANK
ACCOUNT,

HE'S LIVING
IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE.

I DON'T THINK SO.

MM. WHAT ARE YOUR THEORIES?

KIDNAPPING? MURDER?
ALIEN ABDUCTION?

OH! YES. GOOD ONE.
ANY AND ALL OF THE ABOVE.

WELL, NOW
WE'RE GETTING SOMEWHERE.

PEOPLE WILL START
TELLING THE TRUTH.

YOU JUST HAVE TO
KEEP ASKING.

MY BACHELOR'S WAS
IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING.

SIX YEARS,
UNDERGRAD AND GRAD ALL IN
ONE.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU WERE
PRETTY FOCUSED, MR. SHANNON.

YEAH. ALL I EVER WANTED TO
DO
WAS BUILD THINGS.

HANNAH TELLS ME YOU'RE
STUDYING
POLITICAL SCIENCE.

YEAH. I HOPE TO GO INTO
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS.

AND... ACTUALLY,

THERE'S SOMETHING IMPORTANT
I WANTED TO SHARE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I, UH...

I'VE JUST BEEN ACCEPTED

INTO THE YEAR-ABROAD PROGRAM
AT SCHOOL.

I'M GOING TO CHINA.

THAT'S GREAT, TYLER.

CONGRATULATIONS.

WOW...

CHINA.

WE CAN SKYPE ALL THE TIME.

IT'LL BE LIKE
YOU'RE RIGHT NEXT DOOR.

[THUMPS TABLE]

WHO'S HAVING
DESSERT?

[♪♪♪]

[SIGHS]

YOU KNOW, YOU KINDA MESSED
UP.

YEAH, I'M GETTING
THAT IMPRESSION.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE
SPRUNG IT ON HER.

I DIDN'T KNOW
I WOULD GET IN.

THE PROGRAM WAS FULL.
SOMEONE HAD TO DROP OUT.

OH, YOUR
GIRLFRIEND THINKS

YOU'RE GONNA SPEND
YOUR SENIOR YEAR TOGETHER

AND THEN YOU PULL THE RUG
OUT
FROM UNDER HER?

IT'S BAD.

WELL... [SIGHS]

WHAT SHOULD I SAY?

"SORRY" IS ALWAYS A GOOD
START.

[TYLER]: CAN WE TALK?

SURE.

CAN YOU STOP
TEXTING, PLEASE?

I'M SORRY.

I WAS GONNA TELL YOU
WHEN WE WENT FOR CHINESE
FOOD,

BUT IT WASN'T OFFICIAL.

NO BIGGIE.

YOU JUST TOOK ME BY
SURPRISE.

YOU SURE?

IT'S COOL.

ANYWAY, I HAVE
A PSYCH PAPER TO DO,

SO I SHOULD PROBABLY
GET TO IT.

IT'S NOT GONNA
BE THAT LONG.

I'LL BE HOME
FOR CHRISTMAS.

YOU'LL HARDLY BE GONE.

CHINA WILL BE GREAT.

WE CAN WRITE LETTERS.

[♪♪♪]

WHAT?

YOU TELL ME.

NOTHING TO TELL YOU.

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

GOOD.

[TEARFULLY]: NO.

IT'S NOT.

[SOBS]

I REALLY LOVE HIM, MOM.

I DON'T WANT HIM TO GO.

I KNOW, HANNAH.

I KNOW.

I HATE TO LOSE
MY LUNCH HOURS,

SO CAN WE GET THIS
OVER WITH?

WOULDN'T IT BE AMAZING
IF, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS,

WE FIGURED OUT WHAT HAPPENED
TO CHARLES CARTER?

NOT REALLY.

I'M JUST HERE
BECAUSE I OWE YOU ONE.

AND I APPRECIATE THAT.

I JUST WANT TO SEE
WHERE EVERYBODY WAS

AND WHERE EVERYBODY WENT.

HERE WE GO.

AFTER THE PICTURES,

EVERYONE WENT
OUT THE FRONT DOORS,

STRAIGHT TO THE GUILD HALL
TO THE RECEPTION,

EXCEPT CHARLES AND HELEN,
WHO WAITED BEHIND.

NOW, THE PHOTOGRAPHER
WAS PACKING UP HIS
EQUIPMENT.

HE SAID THEY SEEMED QUIET,
THEY WERE BARELY TALKING,

WHICH STRUCK HIM AS ODD,

BECAUSE NEWLYWEDS
ARE USUALLY UP AND EXCITED.

EVENTUALLY,
THEY WENT OUT THE SIDE DOOR.

SIDE DOOR!

"SIDE DOOR."

THIS IS FUN,
ISN'T IT?

YEAH.

EVERYBODY
WAS ALREADY INSIDE,

WAITING FOR THEM
TO MAKE THEIR BIG ENTRANCE.

THEY CAME IN THE BACK, HERE.

DOWN HERE IS THE DOOR
TO THE RECEPTION HALL.

HELEN WANTED
TO FIX HER MAKE-UP,

SO SHE WENT INTO
THE LADIES' ROOM RIGHT
THERE.

WHEN SHE CAME OUT,

CHARLES SHOULD'VE BEEN
STANDING
RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE,

BUT HE WASN'T.

NOW SHE'S CONFUSED.

WHERE IS HE?

SO...

SHE GOES THIS WAY.

HELEN IS NOW FRANTICALLY
SEARCHING FOR CHARLES.

HE'S NOWHERE TO BE FOUND.

THE GROOMSMEN
SPRING INTO ACTION.

THEY LOOK IN THE CHAPEL,
THE RECTORY.

THEY EVEN GET IN THEIR CARS
AND SEARCH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

CAN'T FIND HIM.

MEANWHILE,
BACK AT THE RECEPTION,

HELEN IS LOSING IT.
THE POLICE ARE CALLED.

DETECTIVE PATEL COMES IN
AND INTERVIEWS

THE WEDDING PARTY.

WOW. HALLWAY.

"HALLWAY."

THIS IS THE LAST-KNOWN
LOCATION
FOR CHARLES.

HELEN GOES TO THE RESTROOM
TO FIX HER MAKEUP,

AND HE DOES... WHAT?

WELL, HE GOES OUT THE BACK
DOOR
AND HE RUNS AWAY.

MAYBE HE RUNS.

OR...

"OR..."

[♪♪♪]

HE COULD HAVE HIDDEN IN
HERE.

SO, NOW YOU HAVE HIM
HIDING IN HERE

BECAUSE HE CAN'T BRING
HIMSELF
TO ATTEND THE RECEPTION.

BUT HE MANNED UP
AND GOT THROUGH THE WEDDING?

I DON'T BUY IT.

WELL, THERE ARE OTHER
THEORIES.

HIS PARENTS HAD A LOT OF
MONEY.

I MEAN, WHO WOULD'VE SEEN IT

IF KIDNAPPERS PULLED UP
TO THE BACK OF THE HALL,

GRABBED HIM WHILE HELEN
WAS DOING HER MAKE-UP,

AND TOOK OFF?

AND THEN FORGET
TO ASK FOR A RANSOM?

WELL, MAYBE THEY TOOK HIM
SOMEWHERE TO HOLD HIM,

HE TRIED TO ESCAPE,

THERE WAS A STRUGGLE
AND HE ENDED UP DEAD.

THAT WOULD EXPLAIN WHY
NO ONE EVER HEARD FROM HIM
AGAIN

AND THERE WAS NO RANSOM.

YOU'RE REACHING.

AND THIS ALL HAPPENED,
LIKE, 35 YEARS AGO.

THERE'S NO STATUTE
OF LIMITATIONS ON MURDER.

[SCOFFS] OKAY.

DO YOU HAVE ANY EVIDENCE
TO SUPPORT SUCH A THING?

ANYTHING?

WORKING ON IT.

[PROJECTOR CLICKS AND WHIRS]

AHH... AH-HAH!

[BELLS JINGLING]

[PROJECTOR SLOWING TO A
HALT]

I BROUGHT THIS FOR YOU
FROM THE SALON.

IT'S THE LATEST ISSUE OF
TODAY'S MODERN WOMAN.

OH, FOR GOODNESS SAKES.

YOU KNOW I HATE THESE
MAGAZINES.

IF YOU THINK THAT JASON'S
FORGOTTEN YOUR ANNIVERSARY,

LEAVE THAT LYING AROUND,
LIKE ON HIS WORKBENCH...

GIVE HIM SOME IDEAS.

"CELLULITE LIFETIME CURE."

WHAT?

NO, NO, NO, THE ARTICLE ON

"EXCITING
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY IDEAS."

HERE IT IS.

"GO FOR A HOT-AIR BALLOON
RIDE."

-OOH!
-"SWIM WITH THE DOLPHINS."

FUN!

"COUPLES' BUNGEE-JUMPING."
REALLY?

WELL, YOU'RE THE ONE
WHO'S ALL GRUMPY,

THINKING HE'S BLOWING YOU
OFF
TO ENTERTAIN CLIENTS.

WHAT DO YOU WANT HIM TO DO?
CANCEL THEM?

NO, BUT HE COULD
SEND ME FLOWERS,

OR PROMISE ME
A NICE WEEKEND AWAY.

IS THAT ALL THERE IS?

GRUNTING AT EACH OTHER
IN PASSING?

YEP. THAT'S IT.

[GASPS] OH, YOU'RE MEAN!

-I DIDN'T MAKE THE RULES.
-MEAN, MEAN.

[♪♪♪]

WELL, IT IS
DEFINITELY HUMAN BLOOD.

TYPE "O"-NEG,
AT THAT.

IS THAT SIGNIFICANT?

IT'S QUITE UNCOMMON--
ONLY 8% OF THE POPULATION.

WAIT A MINUTE.

HERE IT IS.

CHARLES CARTER WAS
"O"-NEGATIVE.

IT'S A LITTLE SUSPICIOUS,
GRANTED,

BUT IT WOULDN'T GET YOU
ANYWHERE
IN A COURT OF LAW.

WHY? WHY NOT,
IF IT'S THAT RARE?

I SAID "UNCOMMON,"
NOT RARE.

OUT OF 100 PEOPLE,
8 WOULD HAVE THAT BLOOD
TYPE.

OKAY, WELL, THEN
CROSS-REFERENCE THOSE EIGHT

WITH PEOPLE WHO DISAPPEARED
UNDER SUSPICIOUS
CIRCUMSTANCES.

WELL...

YOU MAY HAVE A POINT.

I THINK THESE BLOODSTAINS
ARE FROM CHARLES CARTER.

[♪♪♪]

THIS IS A BIG CLUE.

NOT ONLY IS IT HUMAN BLOOD,

IT MATCHES
CHARLES'S UNCOMMON TYPE.

BUT...

WHAT ABOUT
HELEN'S BLOOD TYPE?

OR THE MAID OF HONOR'S?

OR THE WHOLE REST
OF THE WEDDING PARTY?

WELL, ALL I KNOW IS

THERE IS
A 92% PROBABILITY

THAT THEIRS
IS NOT "O"-NEGATIVE,

SO I AM GOING WITH THAT.

CHARLES CARTER SEEMINGLY
HAD EVERYTHING AHEAD OF HIM.

HANDSOME, ATHLETIC, WEALTHY,
MARRYING A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN,

AND, POOF, HE JUST
DISAPPEARS.

BEST MAN WAS KINDA CUTE.

-TED, RIGHT?
-RIGHT.

WONDER WHAT
HE LOOKS LIKE NOW.

OH, I'LL LET YOU KNOW.

I'M SEEING HIM
THIS AFTERNOON.

-MM?
-MM.

[♪♪♪]

-HELLO.
-HI.

HI. YOU MUST BE JENN.

YES, THANK YOU
FOR SEEING ME, MR.--

-AH!
-OH! ...MR. THOMPSON.

TED. PLEASE.

UH, LISTEN, I'M JUST DOING
A LITTLE WORK ON MY BABY.

WOULD YOU MIND IF WE TALK
WHILE I WORK?

OH, NOT AT ALL.

SO, I'M CURIOUS.

WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO FIGURE
OUT

SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED
MORE THAN 30 YEARS AGO?

OH, I LOVE MYSTERIES.

I LIKE TO SOLVE 'EM.

BOTHERS ME
WHEN I CAN'T.

SO YOU WANT TO SOLVE

THE MYSTERY OF
THE DISAPPEARING BRIDEGROOM?

I DO.

THAT'S A WEDDING JOKE.

-[BOTH LAUGHING]
-ATTEMPT AT.

WELL, HERE SHE IS.

1970 CHEVELLE SS.

BOUGHT HER ABOUT 30 YEARS
AGO,
FRAME-UP RESTORATION.

PRETTY SWEET, HUH?

MY HUSBAND WOULD LOVE THIS.

WELL, SEND
HIM ON BY.

I'LL LET HIM
TAKE IT FOR A SPIN.

ARE YOU KIDDING? I'M AFRAID
I WOULDN'T GET HIM BACK.

[TED LAUGHS]

SO, WHAT'S YOUR THEORY?

I, UH, READ A TRANSCRIPT
OF AN INTERVIEW

YOU GAVE
TO DETECTIVE PATEL.

SO YOU KNOW
THE STORY.

WELL, PART OF IT.

YOU AND CHARLES
WERE CHILDHOOD FRIENDS?

UH, WELL,
MY FATHER WAS THE GARDENER

FOR THEIR ESTATE,

SO, YES, CHARLES AND I
GREW UP TOGETHER,

BUT WE'RE AS DIFFERENT
AS DIFFERENT COULD BE.

HOW SO?

WELL, I WAS
A SCRAPPY NON-CONFORMIST.

I RODE A MOTORCYCLE.

CHARLES, HE HAD A WHOLE
DIFFERENT SET OF
EXPECTATIONS.

RIGHT? HE WAS SUPPOSED TO
TAKE OVER THE FAMILY
BUSINESS,

AND IT WAS THE WHOLE
COUNTRY-CLUB LIFESTYLE.

I MEAN, SOCIETY BALLS
AND WHATNOT.

IT MUST'VE
BEEN STRANGE

TO BE PART
OF A SOCIETY WEDDING.

I THOUGHT IT WAS A HOOT.

YOU KNOW, THE FUNNY THING
IS,

I'M LIVING THE LIFE
THAT CHARLES WANTED.

ALL RIGHT, I LOOK BACK ON
IT,
AND I THINK I DID OKAY.

I MEAN, I OWN THIS PLACE.

DID YOU KNOW HELEN AS WELL?

SHE WAS, YOU KNOW,
MY BEST FRIEND'S FIANCEE,

SO YEAH,
WE SAW EACH OTHER,

BUT, I MEAN, WE WERE FROM
TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS.

IT WAS A WHOLE
UPSTAIRS/DOWNSTAIRS THING.

HOW DID SHE HANDLE IT,
AFTER THE DISAPPEARANCE?

HARD.

CHARLES'S PARENTS

SPENT A LOT OF MONEY
TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT,

AND THEY CAME UP WITH ZIP.

AFTER THAT,
SHE JUST LOCKED HERSELF
AWAY.

I NEVER SPOKE TO HER SINCE,
AND I NEVER SAW HER AGAIN.

DID YOU TRY
TO SEE HER?

I, UH...
CALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES.

DROPPED BY.

SHE WOULDN'T SEE ME.

I THINK IT WAS TOO PAINFUL.

WHAT ABOUT
THE MAID OF HONOR MEG
RICHMOND?

HAVE YOU TALKED TO HER?

NO, I NEVER
SPOKE TO MEG.

THEY WERE A PART
OF THE SAME CROWD.

DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE

THAT SOMEONE
WANTED TO HARM CHARLES?

WELL, I SUPPOSE
ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE.

NOTHING I KNEW ABOUT,
THOUGH.

I WANT TO SHOW YOU
SOMETHING.

HAVE A LOOK AT THAT.

IT'S DATED 1989.

NO MESSAGE.

10 YEARS
SINCE CHARLES DISAPPEARED,

TO THE DAY.

DID YOU TAKE THIS
TO THE POLICE?

WELL, YEAH,
BUT THERE'S NOTHING

TO CONNECT IT
WITH CHARLES.

I MEAN, IT'S NOT EVEN
HIS HANDWRITING.

WELL, MAYBE SOMEONE
ELSE ADDRESSED IT.

YEAH. MAYBE.

I JUST THINK IT'S A SICK
JOKE.

YOU CAN KEEP THAT, IF YOU
WANT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK
HAPPENED TO CHARLES?

I'VE THOUGHT A LOT ABOUT
THAT
OVER THE YEARS.

I LIKE TO THINK
HE'S ALIVE AND WELL.

[BELLS JINGLING]

OH, HEY, TYLER.

HEY, MRS. SHANNON.

HANNAH'S NOT WORKING TODAY.

I KNOW.

ARE YOU OKAY?

I DON'T THINK SO.

CAN I BUY YOU A CUP
OF COFFEE OR SOMETHING?

I NEED YOUR ADVICE.

SURE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

OKAY.

I'M NOT REALLY SLEEPING.

IT JUST KEEPS GOING AROUND
IN MY HEAD.

HANNAH'S BEEN SO DISTANT.

I KNOW SHE CARES,

SO WHY IS SHE ACTING
LIKE SHE DOESN'T?

OH, SHE CARES.

I'VE NEVER FELT THIS WAY
ABOUT A GIRL BEFORE.

I'M THINKING ABOUT NOT GOING
IF IT MEANS THAT MUCH TO
HER.

TYLER...

IF YOU DON'T GO TO CHINA,

YOU MIGHT REGRET THAT
DECISION
FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.

BUT IF I LOSE HANNAH,
IT MIGHT BE WORSE.

MAYBE.

I'M AFRAID
THERE IS NO EASY ANSWER.

YOU CAN'T JUST TELL ME
WHAT TO DO?

OH, SWEETHEART,
I WISH I COULD.

EVERY RELATIONSHIP HAS
BUMPS,

YOU JUST HAVE TO
FIND YOUR WAY THROUGH.

THIS FEELS MORE LIKE
A SINKHOLE.

[♪♪♪]

PATEL'S NOTES SAY

THAT THERE ARE A NUMBER
OF DIFFERENT HOME MOVIES

THAT ARE SPLICED TOGETHER
ON ONE REEL.

OKAY.

[WHIRRING]

[♪♪♪]

WAIT A MINUTE.

WAS THAT HELEN AND TED
IN THE BACKGROUND?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

IT WENT BY SO FAST,
I CAN'T TELL.

CAN YOU PAUSE IT?

NO. I DON'T THINK
YOU CAN PAUSE FILM.

IT'LL MELT OR SOMETHING.

CAN THAT BE DIGITIZED?

I DON'T KNOW. PROBABLY.

YOU'D HAVE TO FIND A PLACE
THAT DOES THAT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK'S IT TIME TO GO
HOME.

FOR YOU, TOO.

IF YOU'RE NOT
IRRITATED WITH ME,

THEN HOW COME
I HAVE THAT FEELING?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU SURE?

JUST TIRED.

HONEY,
IF YOU DON'T TELL ME,

I CAN'T FIX IT.

SWEETHEART, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO "FIX" ANYTHING.

GOODNIGHT. LOVE YOU.

[SIGHS]

LOVE YOU, TOO.

[♪♪♪]

[DANI]: SO?

WELL, I THINK HE'S FINALLY
STARTING TO GET THE MESSAGE.

THEY DO NEED
A LOT OF GUIDANCE.

MM.

[BELLS JINGLE]

FLOWERS FOR JENNIFER
SHANNON?

OH. OVER HERE.

-OH...
-HERE YOU GO.

-THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
-HAVE A GREAT DAY.

YOU TOO.

"I BLEW IT. I'M SORRY.

"I'LL TAKE YOU AND THE...
KIDS

"OUT FOR A SPECIAL DINNER
TO MAKE UP.

LOVE, JASON."

HE DIDN'T.

-HE DID!
-WITH THE KIDS?

-WITH THE KIDS.
-WOW.

OH... WELL, APPARENTLY,
HE ONLY GOT HALF THE
MESSAGE.

[BELLS JINGLE]

[SIGHS QUIETLY]

HELLO!
WELCOME TO RAGS TO RICHES.

I'M LOOKING FOR THE OWNER,
A MRS. SHANNON?

OH, I'M JENNIFER SHANNON.

I'M ALICE CARTER.

CHARLES'S LITTLE SISTER.

[♪♪♪]

[ALICE]: YOU NEED TO SEE
THIS.

[JENN]: I DIDN'T KNOW
THIS PLACE WAS HERE.

DO YOU LIKE IT?

OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

AND IT'S LOVELY THAT
IT'S NAMED AFTER YOUR
BROTHER.

SHE NEVER WANTED
HIM FORGOTTEN.

SHE?

HELEN WHITNEY.

YOU MEAN
HELEN CARTER?

RIGHT, THEY WERE MARRIED,
I GUESS.

EVEN A HALF-HOUR COUNTS.

ALICE,
DID YOU THINK

THE MARRIAGE
WASN'T VALID?

[ALICE HUFFS DISMISSIVELY]

HOW OLD WERE YOU
WHEN THEY GOT MARRIED?

17.

YOU WEREN'T IN
ANY OF THE PICTURES.

NO.

I THOUGHT
I SHOULD HAVE BEEN.

DON'T YOU?

OH, I DON'T KNOW.

PERHAPS
YOU WERE TOO YOUNG.

DID YOU KNOW MEG RICHMOND,
THE MAID OF HONOR?

OH, YES.

BEAUTIFUL MEG.

HAVE YOU SPOKEN
TO HER RECENTLY?

SHE PASSED YEARS AGO.

CAR ACCIDENT,
I THINK.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED
ON THAT DAY?

I HAVE NO IDEA.

I WAS OUT IN THE PARKING
LOT.

YOU WEREN'T AT THE
RECEPTION?
WHY?

I HAD A BOYFRIEND.

IT WASN'T OFTEN
WE COULD GET AWAY.

I UNDERSTAND YOUR FAMILY
HIRED PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS.

ONE OF THE THEM
TALKED TO A GROUNDSKEEPER

WHO WAS WORKING AT THE
CHURCH.

HE WAS DOING SOME PLANTING,

A FAIR DISTANCE
AWAY FROM THE GUILD HALL.

HE LOOKED UP

AND SAW CHARLES AND HELEN
ENTER THE BACK OF THE
BUILDING.

HE NEVER SAW CHARLES COME
OUT.

[♪♪♪]

WELL, HERE YOU GO. ENJOY.

WELL! WHILE YOU'RE OUT
SOLVING MYSTERIES,

I'M KEEPING
THE STORE AFLOAT.

OH. SELL SOMETHING?

YES! BAKELITE
BACKGAMMON SET, $125.

NICE!

HEY, UH,
AND HELEN CARTER CALLED
HERE.

ASKED IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND
GOING BY THIS AFTERNOON.

KINDA INTERESTING
THAT SHE CALLS

THE SAME DAY
THAT ALICE SHOWS UP.

"KINDA"? WHAT DID
ALICE HAVE TO SAY?

WELL, SHE'S A LITTLE ODD.

SHE DEFINITELY
DOESN'T LIKE HELEN.

MM. SO WHAT'D SHE SAY?

WELL, TURNS OUT
THERE WAS A GARDENER,

WHO SAW CHARLES
GO INTO THIS BUILDING,

BUT DID NOT SEE HIM LEAVE.

YOU SAID THERE WAS A ROOM
HE COULD'VE HIDDEN IN.

YES, A STORAGE ROOM.

AND IF THE GARDENER
WAS DIGGING WITH HIS HEAD
DOWN,

CHARLES COULD'VE
GONE OUT THE BACK,

HE NEVER WOULD'VE NOTICED.

THAT'S POSSIBLE.

WASN'T HANNAH SUPPOSED TO
BE WORKING TODAY?

YEAH. SHE CALLED.

ASKED IF IT WOULD BE OKAY
IF SHE DIDN'T COME IN.

SHE SOUNDED KIND OF DOWN.

[SIGHS]

THANK YOU.

FEEL BETTER?

[CHUCKLES]

A LITTLE.

TELL ME.

REALLY?

REALLY.

OKAY, FINE.

MEN ARE
A SUB-HUMAN SPECIES.

WELL, EXCEPT FOR DAD.

HOW DID YOU
GET SO LUCKY?

WELL, I OVERLOOK
SOME THINGS.

[BOTH CHUCKLING]

I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE
ALL SENIOR YEAR

WHILE TYLER IS IN CHINA.

WHAT HAVE YOU TOLD HIM?

NOTHING,

BUT I THINK
HE'S GETTING THE MESSAGE.

I GOT A FEW TEXTS
FROM HIS FRIENDS

THAT SAY HE'S ALL TORN UP

AND THAT HE MIGHT PULL OUT
OF THE CHINA THING.

I WANT TO GIVE YOU
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.

IS THIS CLICHE TIME?

"IF YOU LOVE SOMEBODY,
LET THEM GO..."

NO.

IT'S JUST THE BEST
MOM-ADVICE I HAVE.

IF YOU REALLY LOVE SOMEBODY,

AN INTERESTING THING
STARTS TO HAPPEN--

YOU END UP WANTING
WHAT THEY WANT.

[♪♪♪]

SO YOU CAN JUST TAKE THAT
AROUND TO THE BACK. OKAY?

THANK YOU. HI!

HI.

SORRY ABOUT ALL THE HUB-BUB.

WE'RE HAVING A FUNDRAISER
FOR
THE FREE CLINIC THIS
WEEKEND.

200 PEOPLE!

OH! THAT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
AT 4:00 IN THESE BIG HOUSES?

TEA. COME ON.

IT ALMOST MAKES
THE PROPERTY TAXES WORTH IT.

[♪♪♪]

THANK YOU.

I WANTED TO
THANK YOU PERSONALLY

FOR BRINGING
THE DRESS BACK.

OH, I WAS HAPPY
TO DO IT.

YOU KNOW...

A LOT OF MEMORIES HAVE
BEEN UNEARTHED WITH THAT.

I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE
TAKEN AN INTEREST

IN CHARLES'
DISAPPEARANCE?

I HAVE.

I'M FASCINATED BY A MYSTERY
AND THIS CERTAINLY IS ONE.

YOU KNEW TED THOMPSON.

WHAT CAN YOU TELL ME
ABOUT HIM?

TED?

WELL, UM, I DIDN'T
REALLY KNOW HIM THAT WELL.

HE WAS A CHILDHOOD
FRIEND OF CHARLES',

AND HE DIDN'T REALLY
FIT IN OUR GROUP.

SO YOU SPOKE TO HIM?

YES, AND HE,
LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE,

IS AT A LOSS
TO WHAT HAPPENED ON THAT
DAY.

CHARLES' FATHER WAS
CONVINCED
THAT IT WAS A KIDNAPPING.

WHY?

WELL, HE HAD
A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES.

CONSTRUCTION,
BIG GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS,

AND I GUESS THERE WAS
SOME DIFFICULTY WITH THE
UNION,

AND THERE WERE SOME THREATS.

AGAINST CHARLES?

NO, AGAINST
HIS FATHER,

AND EDWARD WOULD NOT BUCKLE
TO THEIR DEMANDS,

SO, IN HIS OPINION,

CHARLES'S DISAPPEARANCE
WAS TIED TO THAT SOMEHOW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

[SCOFFS QUIETLY]

RIDICULOUS.

THIS IS NOT
A MISSING PERSONS CASE.

IT'S MURDER.

HOLD ON A SECOND.

ARE YOU SAYING THAT HELEN
CARTER
KILLED HER HUSBAND

ON HER WEDDING DAY?

NO, I'M NOT SAYING THAT.

GOOD!

SHE'S A PILLAR OF THE
COMMUNITY.

NO ONE DOES MORE THAN HER.

SCHOLARSHIPS, CHARITIES--

I MEAN, SHE HAS
A MAGNET SCHOOL IN HER HOME,

FOR GOODNESS SAKES.

I'M NOT SUGGESTING
THAT HELEN IS A KILLER,

BUT I THINK
SHE KNOWS WHO IS.

CHARLES CARTER'S BLOOD
IS ON HER WEDDING DRESS.

FRANK, SHE WAS THERE!

NO. NOT NECESSARILY.

THAT BLOOD IS ONLY HIS TYPE.

HOW MANY PEOPLE
WERE AT THE WEDDING?

200.

AND HOW MANY PEOPLE
HAVE WORN THAT DRESS

IN THE LAST 35 YEARS?

I DON'T THINK
ANYONE HAS.

HER INITIALS ARE STILL IN
IT.

I THINK IT SAT IN THE BOX
FOR ALL THOSE YEARS.

AND WE KNOW
THAT HELEN WANTED IT
DESTROYED.

I THINK WHATEVER
HAPPENED TO CHARLES

HAPPENED IN THE BACK
OF THAT RECEPTION HALL.

ALL RIGHT,
THEN HE WAS SEEN GOING IN--

AND NOBODY SAW HIM COME OUT.

WHAT IF I CAN SHOW

THAT THERE WAS BLOOD
SHED AT THE CHURCH

AND IT MATCHES
THE STAINS ON THE DRESS?

[GRUNTS]

WHAT'S THAT STUFF
THAT YOU SPRAY

TO REVEAL BLOODSTAINS
THAT HAVE BEEN CLEANED UP?

-LUMINOL.
-LUMINOL!

WOULD IT WORK
ON SOMETHING THIS OLD?

WELL, IF THE BLOOD WAS
INDOORS,

AND IT WAS PROTECTED
FROM THE ELEMENTS...

AND NO,

I AM NOT GOING TO DO
A FORENSIC INVESTIGATION

FOR YOU.

OH... FINE.

CAN I BORROW SOME?

THANKS FOR THE PIE.

[SIGHS GRUDGINGLY]

LUMINOL IS AVAILABLE ONLINE.

AND I DO NOT WANT TO KNOW.

[BACKGROUND CHATTER]

[♪♪♪]

WELL, I'M NOT
GONNA STAY.

YOU SHOULD GO, TOO.

I WANT TO CATCH UP
ON THESE ORDERS.

JASON'S WORKING LATE.
I'LL BE FINE.

ALL RIGHT.
NIGHT-NIGHT.

NIGHT.

-SEE YOU TOMORROW.
-OKAY.

[♪♪♪]

[KEYS CLACKING]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[LOUD THUD]

[GASPS]

[DOGS BARKING NEARBY]

[♪♪♪]

[DISPATCH RADIO CRACKLING]

YOU OKAY, HON'?

OH, YEAH, I'M FINE,
IT'S JUST A FLAT TIRE.

CAN YOU SEE
WHAT SHE RAN OVER?

SHE DIDN'T RUN OVER
ANYTHING.

THIS WAS DELIBERATE.

I'M NOT SURE, JENN.

WHAT IF
THIS WAS A WARNING?

SOMEONE TELLING YOU
TO BACK OFF?

I DON'T THINK SO.

TIRES GET SLASHED.

IT'S PROBABLY JUST
VANDALISM.

NOT IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.

HONEY, I DON'T THINK
THE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS
CASE

ARE THE TIRE-SLASHING TYPES.

JUST BE
CAREFUL, OKAY?

DON'T WORK LATE BY YOURSELF.

CALL ME IF YOU NEED TO.
BE EXTRA AWARE.

I WILL...

BUT SOMETIMES A FLAT TIRE
IS JUST A FLAT TIRE.

OH, DID YOU GET
THE FLOWERS I SENT YOU?

THANK YOU.

I KNEW YOU'D REMEMBER.

YEAH. IT'LL BE FUN.

WE DON'T GET OUT MUCH
AS A FAMILY ANYMORE.

[FORCED CHUCKLE]

NAH, YOU CAN'T FIX THIS.
YOU'RE GONNA NEED A NEW
TIRE.

I'LL GET ONE OF MY GUYS
ON IT RIGHT AWAY.

I CAN'T REMEMBER THE LAST
TIME
I SAW A TIRE SLASHED LIKE
THAT.

OH, IT'S PROBABLY
JUST VANDALISM.

WELL, YOU SAID
YOU WENT TO THE CHURCH

WITH THE POLICE, RIGHT?

ARE THEY INTERESTED
IN THIS AGAIN?

NO, DETECTIVE LYNWOOD
IS JUST AN OLD FRIEND.

IT'S NOTHING OFFICIAL.

MM. SO HAVE YOU
MADE ANY PROGRESS?

NOT MUCH.

WHAT ELSE DO YOU REMEMBER
FROM THAT DAY?

WHAT WAS HELEN'S MOOD LIKE

WHEN THEY WERE
TAKING THE PHOTOS?

UH, MY RECOLLECTION IS-IS
THAT
SHE WAS LAUGHING, UPBEAT.

EVERYBODY WAS HAVING FUN.

AND EVERYONE WALKED INTO
THE RECEPTION TOGETHER?

DID ANYONE
STRAGGLE BEHIND?

GO TO THEIR CAR? ANYTHING?

WELL, I-- YOU KNOW,
I CAN'T BE SURE,

BUT IF SOMEONE WENT TO THEIR
CAR
TO GET SOMETHING,

I MIGHT NOT HAVE NOTICED.

LUMINOL? ARE YOU SERIOUS?

WHAT, NOW
YOU'RE DOING FORENSICS?

WELL, WHY NOT?
MAYBE WE'LL FIND SOME
ANSWERS.

I WANT TO
SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

I HAD
THOSE EIGHT-MILLIMETER FILMS

TRANSFERRED TO DVD.

I WANT YOU
TO WATCH 'EM AGAIN.

BOTH HELEN CARTER
AND TED THOMPSON TOLD ME

THAT THEY REALLY DIDN'T
KNOW EACH OTHER,

DIDN'T HAVE MUCH
INTERACTION,
TRAVELED IN DIFFERENT
CIRCLES,

SO WATCH THIS.

[♪♪♪]

HMM...

THAT'S PRETTY FRIENDLY.

MM.

SO IF I PAUSE...

[HITS KEY]

AND ZOOM IN...

WHY IS HE LYING?

'CAUSE AFTER
THE LAST FOUR DECADES,

THINGS HAVE GOTTEN
A LITTLE HAZY?

FAIR ENOUGH.

WHAT DO WE GOT?

UM...

WELL, IN A 15-MINUTE WINDOW
BETWEEN THE PHOTO SESSION

AND HELEN ENTERING
THE RECEPTION HALL,

CHARLES DISAPPEARS.

THERE ARE
THREE POSSIBILITIES--

ONE, TO YOUR POINT,

HELEN WENT IN THE BATHROOM
TO DO HER MAKE-UP,

AND CHARLES
BOLTED OUT THE BACK DOOR

TO TAHITI OR SOMEPLACE.

NOT LIKELY.

BUT THERE IS THAT POSTCARD.

TWO, HELEN WENT
IN THE BATHROOM

AND KIDNAPPERS
CAME IN THE BACK DOOR

AND GRABBED CHARLES.

HE WOULD'VE PUT UP A FIGHT.

UNLESS THEY HAD A GUN ON
HIM.

OR, THREE,

SOMEBODY KILLED CHARLES IN
THE BACK OF THAT RECEPTION
HALL.

WE HAVE THE GARDENER
THAT SAW HIM GO IN THE
BUILDING,

BUT DIDN'T SEE HIM LEAVE,

AND WE HAVE THE BLOODSTAINS
IN THE HIDDEN POCKET

THAT MATCH CHARLES'S
RARE BLOOD TYPE.

IF SOMEONE'S KILLED,
THERE'S A BODY.

WHERE'S THE BODY?

LET'S FIND OUT.

I'M HAPPY TO HELP,
BUT THIS WAS ALL...

OF COURSE, BEFORE MY TIME.

DO YOU NEED ANYTHING ELSE?

NO, I THINK
WE'RE GOOD.

I'LL BE IN THE RECTORY.

JUST LEAVE THE DOOR
UNLOCKED WHEN YOU GO.

THANK YOU.

THANKS.

[♪♪♪]

DANI.

YES.

WATCH YOUR STEP.

YEAH.

I THINK
THIS IS WHERE IT HAPPENED.

-SOMEONE--
-WHO?

WHOA, SLOW DOWN THERE,
WATSON.

I'M ON "WHAT HAPPENED,"
NOT "WHODUNNIT."

BUT I DON'T THINK
IT WAS PLANNED.

CRIME OF PASSION?

PERHAPS.

I THINK
SOMEONE MET CHARLES HERE,

MAYBE IN THE HALLWAY.

THEY BEGAN TO HAVE WORDS,

THEY CAME IN HERE
FOR MORE PRIVACY.

THE ARGUMENT BECAME A
STRUGGLE.

CHARLES WAS KILLED,
PROBABLY BY A KNIFE.

SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

HELEN COMES IN
AND SEES THE FIGHT,

OR SHE COMES IN AFTERWARDS.

THE KILLER IS IN SOME KIND
OF
RELATIONSHIP WITH HELEN,

AND THEY NEED TO
MAKE THIS NIGHTMARE GO AWAY.

FIRST, HIDE THE WEAPON.

THE KILLER
GRABS A CLOTH NAPKIN,

CAREFULLY REMOVES THE KNIFE
FROM THE BODY,

PUTS THE BLADE
IN THE CLOTH NAPKIN,

HANDS IT TO HELEN,

WHO PUTS IT
IN THE HIDDEN POCKET.

NOW FOR THE BODY.

YOU COULD HIDE A BODY
IN ANY OF THESE CABINETS.

PLENTY OF ROOM.

PUT THE BODY IN THERE,
CLOSE THE DOOR.

THE BODY IS GONE--

AT LEAST TEMPORARILY.

THERE MIGHT STILL BE
SOME BLOOD RESIDUE

IN ONE OF THESE CABINETS.

HERE. HELP ME.

I'M GONNA TAKE SOME LUMINOL,

I'M GOING TO SPRAY IT
ON THE BOTTOM OF THIS
CABINET,

I'M GONNA TURN THE LIGHTS
OFF,
AND IF I'M RIGHT,

WE SHOULD SEE
SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING.

[♪♪♪]

[SPRITZING]

[♪♪♪]

[SNAP]

WOW.

I'M GONNA DENY IT
IF YOU TELL ANYONE THIS,

BUT... [SIGHING]

YOU SURE ARE SOMETHING.

THANK YOU, FRANK.

BUT...

I AM NOT GONNA GO TO THE
D.A.

AND OPEN UP A COLD CASE
INVOLVING A PROMINENT
CITIZEN

WITHOUT
MORE THAN THIS.

A LOT MORE.

LIKE WHAT?

LIKE,WHO DID IT?

LIKE WHERE'S THE BODY?

WHAT'S THE MOTIVATION?

OKAY.

I THINK THE KILLER
IS TED, THE BEST MAN.

THE ACCOMPLICE--
HELEN, THE BRIDE.

THEY WERE IN SOME KIND
OF RELATIONSHIP TOGETHER.

THERE'S YOUR MOTIVATION.

WHERE'S THE BODY?

THE BODY WAS HIDDEN
IN A STORAGE CABINET,

RETRIEVED LATER,
AND DISPOSED OF.

FRANK, THE BLOOD STAIN WAS
RIGHT
WHERE I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

THAT IS WHAT
WE CALL CIRCUMSTANTIAL.

WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED?

THE MURDER WEAPON.

FINGERPRINTS. A WITNESS.

A BODY.

[SIGHING]

I DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT.

THEN GET ME A CONFESSION.

[JASON]: IF LOGAN
WASN'T AT COMPUTER CAMP,

I'D ASK HIM TO JOIN US.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE
YOU'RE BOTH AVAILABLE.

THE SATURDAY AFTER THIS?

THAT'S RIGHT.

I WANT TO TAKE
YOU AND YOUR MOM OUT

TO CELEBRATE
OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.

ISN'T YOUR ANNIVERSARY
THIS WEEKEND?

I'VE GOT CLIENTS
COMING INTO TOWN

AND I TOTALLY FORGOT.

YOUR MOTHER, THANKFULLY,
WAS VERY UNDERSTANDING.

MM, I WASN'T SO
UNDERSTANDING

UNTIL HE APOLOGIZED
PROFUSELY
AND SENT ME FLOWERS.

WOW, MOM REALLY IS RIGHT.

ABOUT?

SHE SAID,

FOR A RELATIONSHIP TO WORK,

YOU HAVE TO OVERLOOK
A LOT OF THINGS.

THAT'S GOOD ADVICE.

NOW, CAN I GET
THE POTATOES, PLEASE?

HERE YOU GO, DAD.

-THANKS.
-NO PROBLEM.

YOU HAVE A GOOD DAY.

MORE TIRE PROBLEMS?

NO.

I'VE MADE
SOME PROGRESS,

BUT LET ME ASK YOU
A QUESTION FIRST, IF I MAY.

SHOOT.

YOU NEVER MARRIED, RIGHT?

THAT'S RIGHT.

AFTER CHARLES,
NEITHER DID HELEN.

I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.

I CAN'T HELP BUT WONDER

IF HELEN MARRIED CHARLES
OUT OF FAMILY EXPECTATIONS,

BUT WAS REALLY IN LOVE
WITH SOMEONE ELSE...

AND THAT SOMEONE ELSE
WAS IN LOVE WITH HER, TOO.

GO ON.

THAT SOMEONE,

LET'S CALL HIM
"JACK,"

MET HELEN AND CHARLES IN
THE BACK OF THE RECEPTION
HALL.

WORDS WERE SPOKEN,

TRUTHS CAME OUT,

AND THE ARGUMENT MOVED
TO THE STORAGE ROOM...

AND IN A JEALOUS RAGE,

"JACK" GRABBED A KNIFE
IN THERE,

NEVER INTENDING
ON KILLING ANYONE,

BUT THINGS GOT OUT OF HAND.

THE BODY WAS SHOVED
IN A CABINET,

THE KNIFE WAS WRAPPED
IN A CLOTH NAPKIN...

SAFELY HIDDEN

IN A DISCREET POCKET
INSIDE OF HELEN'S WEDDING
DRESS.

SO YOU'RE SERIOUSLY
SUGGESTING

THAT HELEN CARTER
WITNESSED A MURDER

AND DIDN'T SAY A WORD?

OUT OF ALL THE
POSSIBILITIES,

THIS IS THE ONE
THAT MAKES THE MOST SENSE.

HERE IS THE POCKET
FROM THE WEDDING DRESS,

AND THOSE ARE BLOOD STAINS.

"O"-NEGATIVE, NOT COMMON.
CHARLES'S TYPE.

IF HELEN TOOK THAT KNIFE,
THAT MAKES HER AN ACCESSORY,

AND THERE IS NO STATUTE
OF LIMITATIONS ON MURDER.

SO... WHAT, YOU'RE GONNA
DESTROY HER LIFE?

AFTER ALL THE PEOPLE

SHE'S HELPED
AND CONTINUES TO HELP,

AND AFTER
ALL THE GOOD SHE'S DONE?

BECAUSE THE "MYSTERY"
ABOUT A GUY

WHO DISAPPEARED 35 YEARS AGO

IS JUST SOMETHING
YOU WANT TO "SOLVE?"

NO, I DON'T WANT TO
DESTROY HER LIFE.

I THINK THAT HELEN WAS
STUNNED
BY WHAT HAPPENED.

I THINK "JACK" TOLD HER
TO TAKE THE KNIFE,

AND SHE DID.

AND I THINK IF "JACK"
CAME FORWARD AND TOLD THE
TRUTH,

IT WOULD FREE HELEN
OF A TERRIBLE BURDEN

SHE'S BEEN CARRYING
ALL THESE YEARS.

THEY SAY CONFESSION
IS GOOD FOR THE SOUL.

[♪♪♪]

HEY.

HI.

I'M KIND OF SURPRISED
YOU WANTED TO MEET HERE.

AM I GONNA LIKE THIS?

THAT DEPENDS.

I THINK
YOU SHOULD GO TO CHINA.

YOU WANT ME TO GO?

YOU WANT TO GO.

I DON'T KNOW ANYMORE.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S GONNA
HAPPEN IF YOU DON'T GO?

WHAT?

I'M ALWAYS GONNA BE

THAT PERSON THAT KEPT YOU
FROM THAT GREAT ADVENTURE.

[♪♪♪]

NOW...

WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND?

AND SOMETHING NOT
SO SPICY THIS TIME.

[♪♪♪]

I DIDN'T SAY IT DIRECTLY,
BUT I WAS PRETTY CLEAR--

I THINK HE KILLED CHARLES.

WELL, HOW DID HE REACT?

[STAMMERS]
HE WAS MORE CONCERNED

ABOUT HELEN BEING
DRAGGED INTO THE WHOLE
THING.

HMM.

[PHONE BUZZES]

OH, IT'S DETECTIVE LYNWOOD.

TED THOMPSON
JUST TURNED HIMSELF IN.

THE GUYS WALKS IN.

I'VE NEVER
SEEN THAT BEFORE.

-FRANK!
-WHAT?

HE WANTS TO MAKE
A CONFESSION.

-HUH!
-YEAH.

I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU DID IT,

BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
WE MAY HAVE FOUND

AN ANSWER
TO A 35-YEAR-OLD CRIME.

[TED, OVER SPEAKER]:
YEAH, WE WERE IN LOVE...

BUT WE NEVER ACTED ON IT.

I MEAN, WE COULDN'T.

UH...

I WAS THE SON OF A GARDENER,

AND BOTH FAMILIES KNEW
THAT...

HELEN AND CHARLES
WERE GONNA BE MARRIED, SO...

WHAT HAPPENED ON THE DAY?

THERE WAS THIS GIRL
THAT I HAD DATED, AND--

NAME?

UH, SARAH GORDON.
SHE'S DECEASED NOW.

ANYWAY,

I HAD BROKEN UP WITH HER,

AND SHE DID NOT TAKE IT
WELL.

SHE KNEW MY FEELINGS FOR
HELEN,

AND SHE KNEW THAT
CHARLES AND I WERE BEST
FRIENDS.

TWO DAYS BEFORE THE WEDDING,

WANTING TO HURT ME,

SHE LIED TO CHARLES
AND TOLD HIM

THAT HELEN AND I
WERE HAVING AN AFFAIR.

OF COURSE,
CHARLES WAS FURIOUS,

BUT HE NEVER SAID ANYTHING
TO HELEN OR ME.

SO THE WEDDING WENT ON
AS PLANNED,

AND I COULD TELL THAT
CHARLES
WAS DISTANT, HE WAS COLD.

AND THEN SARAH TOLD ME
WHAT SHE HAD DONE.

WELL, I TRIED TO TALK TO
HIM.

I MEAN, I WANTED
TO STRAIGHTEN THINGS OUT,

AND I TRIED TO DO IT
BEFORE THE WEDDING,

BUT HE-HE-HE...
HE WOULDN'T TALK TO ME.

SO, THEN I-I KNEW THAT
RIGHT BEFORE THE
RECEPTION...

I'D BE ABLE TO GET HIM
ALONE--

GET OUT OF HERE.

I MEAN IT.

WE ARE GOING TO TALK.
I NEED TO EXPLAIN THIS.

LEAVE NOW, OR I WILL--

IT'S NOT TRUE!

DO YOU LOVE HER?

[ROARS]: DO YOU LOVE HER?

JUST LISTEN TO ME.

-[THUD]
-I WANT AN ANSWER!

NOTHING HAPPENED.

[RAGES]

[TED CHOKING]

[KNIFE PLUNGES]

[THUD]

[♪♪♪]

AND, UH...

I HAD TO HIDE THE KNIFE.

[TWO RAPS ON DOOR]

[♪♪♪]

JUST BE A SECOND.

[♪♪♪]

I UNDERSTAND TED THOMPSON
IS HERE TO MAKE A
CONFESSION.

YEAH.

I CAN'T ALLOW IT.

I KILLED MY HUSBAND.

TED IS FULLY INNOCENT.

[♪♪♪]

WE WANTED TO COME IN
FROM THE BACK

TO SURPRISE EVERYONE.

SO...

WE WALKED FROM THE CHAPEL...

TO THE BACK OF THE GUILD
HALL...

[♪♪♪]

I FIXED MY MAKE-UP
AND THEN I WENT OUT

INTO THE HALL...

AND CHARLES WASN'T THERE...

AND I HEARD THIS ODD NOISE
COMING FROM THE STORAGE
ROOM.

[HELEN GETS WEEPY]:
CHARLES WAS CHOKING TED...

HIS FACE WAS TURNING
PURPLE.

AND I--

CHARLES!

I HIT HIM
AND I-I PULLED HIM,

AND HE WOULDN'T STOP.

STOP! STOP!

YOU'RE KILLING HIM!

TED WAS DYING...

I STABBED HIM.

[GASPING AND CHOKING]

STOP!

[GASPING]

[SOBBING] OH!

TED WAS JUST...

STARING AT ME.

AND I...

I HAD A STRANGE CLARITY
OF WHAT NEEDED TO BE DONE.

I SAW THE CABINET

AND I TOLD HIM
TO HIDE THE BODY THERE,

AND THEN I--

I REACHED FOR A NAPKIN,

AND I REMOVED THE KNIFE,

THEN HID THE KNIFE

IN THE POCKET
OF MY WEDDING DRESS.

THEN I TOLD TED
TO GO BACK INTO THE
RECEPTION

AND JUST ACT LIKE
NOTHING HAD HAPPENED.

PEOPLE WERE JUST GETTING
SEATED,

SO NO ONE WOULD KNOW
IF HE HAD BEEN THERE OR NOT.

I'D WAIT A FEW MINUTES,

AND THEN
I'D START LOOKING FOR
CHARLES

AS IF HE'D VANISHED.

I WENT INTO THE BATHROOM,

AND I REMEMBER
LOOKING IN THE MIRROR

AND SHAKING...

AND THEN I WENT OUT
AND I PLAYED MY PART.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BODY?

LATE THAT NIGHT,

TED CAME BACK
AND HE TOOK THE BODY,

AND HE DROVE OUT
TO SOME REMOTE WOODS

AND BURIED IT.

JUST BEFORE SUNRISE,

WE MET AT A POND
ON MY FAMILY'S ESTATE...

AND WE AGREED THAT
WE WOULD NEVER TALK AGAIN...

NEVER SEE EACH OTHER
AGAIN...

AND WE HAVEN'T.

I JUST SECLUDED MYSELF
IN THE HOUSE

AND I DIDN'T COME OUT
FOR OVER A YEAR.

[♪♪♪]

FRANK HAD A LONG
MEETING WITH THE D.A.

HE TALKED TO HELEN
AND TED SEPARATELY.

THEY'RE BOTH STICKING
TO THEIR STORIES.

OBVIOUSLY,
ONE OF 'EM'S LYING.

LIE-DETECTOR TESTS
FOR BOTH OF THEM TOMORROW.

SO WHO'S THE KILLER?

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT WHAT BOTHERS ME IS...

I REALLY LIKE BOTH OF THEM.

[TESTER]: DID YOU HAVE
A ROMANTIC ATTRACTION TO
HELEN?

YES.

DID THIS RELATIONSHIP
BECOME PHYSICAL?

NO.

DID YOU ARGUE WITH CHARLES

IN THE BACK AREA
OF THE RECEPTION HALL?

YES.

DID YOU KILL
CHARLES CARTER

WITH A KNIFE?

YES.

DID YOU HAVE
A ROMANTIC ATTRACTION

TO TED THOMPSON?

YES.

DID YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH HIM BECOME PHYSICAL?

JUST A KISS.

JUST PRIOR
TO THE RECEPTION,

DID YOU WITNESS AN
ALTERCATION
BETWEEN CHARLES AND TED?

YES.

DID YOU FEAR FOR TED'S LIFE?

YES.

DID YOU KILL CHARLES CARTER
WITH A KNIFE?

YES.

THANK YOU.
I HAVE NO MORE QUESTIONS.

FRANK!

OHH...
THAT WAS NOT FUN.

JUST GOT OUT
OF A LONG MEETING

WITH THE D.A.,
POLYGRAPH EXAMINER AND ME.

AND?

TED IS LYING.

HELEN WAS TELLING THE TRUTH
ON ALL COUNTS.

SO THAT MEANS...

HELEN KILLED CHARLES CARTER.

[EXHALES DEEPLY]

WOW.

YEAH.

WHAT HAPPENS NOW?

WELL, BECAUSE THERE WAS

AN "IMMINENT THREAT
TO THE LIFE OF ANOTHER,"

AND SHE HAD NO INTENT
TO COMMIT VIOLENCE,

IT'S CLEARLY A CASE
OF JUSTIFIABLE HOMICIDE.

SO, NO ARREST, NO TRIAL?

THE REALITY IS,
SHE ONLY ACTED TO SAVE A
LIFE.

NO CRIME.

[RELIEVED SIGH]

[♪♪♪]

BUT WHAT ABOUT
WITHHOLDING EVIDENCE?

THAT'S A CRIME, RIGHT?

OH, THE D.A. JUST WANTS
TO PUT THIS BEHIND THEM.

NO ONE WANTS TO SEE
HELEN CARTER IN COURT.

OH.

-[BELLS JINGLING]
-SEAN!

JENN.

MY SON WILL BE COMING IN
TO SPEAK TO YOU LATER.

I'M SORRY TO SAY
HE SLASHED YOUR TIRE.

HE'LL BE PAYING FOR THE
DAMAGES
OUT OF HIS EARNINGS.

WHY IN THE WORLD
WOULD HE DO THAT?

HELEN WAS UPSET
ABOUT YOUR INVESTIGATION,

MATT OVERHEARD US TALKING,

AND TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF
TO TRY TO SCARE YOU OFF.

I AM EMBARRASSED.

PLEASE.

I'LL ACCEPT HIS APOLOGY,
BUT THIS IS NOT YOUR DOING.

WELL, THANK YOU FOR THAT,
BUT I FEEL RESPONSIBLE.

MRS. CARTER WANTED ME
TO DELIVER THIS.

AND THANKS AGAIN
FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.

"IF POSSIBLE,

"PLEASE JOIN ME
FOR 4:00 TEA

"AT THE CONSERVANCY.

HELEN CARTER."

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

I-- WELL, WE--

WANTED TO THANK YOU
FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

IT WAS A TERRIBLE SECRET
TO HAVE TO KEEP ALL THOSE
YEARS.

WHY DID YOU MARRY HIM
IF YOU WEREN'T IN LOVE WITH
HIM?

WELL, SOMETIMES, MARRIAGE
IS ABOUT MORE THAN LOVE.

SOMETIMES IT'S ABOUT
A FAMILY'S EXPECTATIONS

AND A PERSON'S OBLIGATIONS,

AND, YEAH, I DIDN'T
MARRY CHARLES AGAINST MY
WILL.

I CARED FOR HIM
AND I RESPECTED HIM.

BUT YOU DIDN'T LOVE HIM.

I WOULD HAVE DONE
MY VERY BEST

TO MAKE IT WORK.

YOU KNOW, IN RETROSPECT,

WE SHOULD'VE TOLD THE TRUTH
AND FACED THE CONSEQUENCES,

BUT, UM...

WE PANICKED.

YOU KNOW,
DETECTIVE LYNWOOD SAID

THAT YOU WERE VERY GOOD
AT SOLVING MYSTERIES.

OHH.

BUT I THINK
THE WORD IS...

"EXTRAORDINARY."

BUT I HAD IT ALL WRONG.

WHAT MADE YOU THINK
YOU COULD BEAT A LIE
DETECTOR?

I HAD TO TRY.

TELL ME ABOUT
THE POSTCARD.

AH, A FRIEND
WAS ON A CRUISE.

I GOT HIM
TO SEND IT.

I THOUGHT, YOU KNOW,

MIGHT COME IN
USEFUL SOMEHOW.

AND YOU TWO HAVEN'T SPOKEN
IN 35 YEARS?

NEVER.

WE HAVE
SOME CATCHING UP TO DO.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I LOVE WALKS.

ME TOO.

[CHUCKLES]

JENNIFER, YOU WANT
TO COME WITH US?

OH, I THINK
I WILL JUST FINISH MY TEA

AND HEAD BACK TO WORK.

[♪♪♪]

YOU SEEM TO HAVE
GOTTEN OVER IT.

OH, I HAVEN'T GOTTEN OVER
IT.
I'M JUST NOT DWELLING ON IT.

WELL, AT LEAST
JASON REMEMBERED

AND SENT YOU ROSES.

YES, AND HE INVITED ME
TO DINNER NEXT WEEK...

WITH THE KIDS.

WELL, WE'LL CELEBRATE
YOUR ANNIVERSARY TONIGHT.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL HAVE FUN.

A GIRLFRIEND
OF MINE WANTED ME

TO CHECK OUT
A B&B FOR HER--

THE PRINCESS AND THE PEA.

DO YOU MIND IF WE STOP
IN ON THE WAY TO DINNER?

OH, I'VE ALWAYS
WANTED TO GO THERE.

MIGHT AS WELL BE WITH YOU.

COME ON, MILADY.

SHE'S JUST HAD
SOME REALLY BAD EXPERIENCES

AND DOESN'T TRUST
THE ONLINE REVIEWS.

OH, LOOKS
PRETTY GOOD SO FAR!

YEAH! LET'S
CHECK OUT UPSTAIRS.

OH, OKAY.

THIS PLACE IS
SO SWEET, ISN'T IT?

YEAH. I COULD
TOTALLY LIVE HERE.

OH! THAT WOULD BE SO COOL!

WE COULD HAVE
LIKE A MURDER MYSTERY PARTY!

[BOTH GASPING]

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

IT'S PERFECT.

ARE YOU SURE
THIS ROOM IS VACANT?

THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID
AT THE FRONT DESK.

WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT...

THAT LOOKS LIKE MY--

THAT'S MY DRESS.

IS IT?

THAT'S FUNNY.

[DANI LEAVES]

[♪♪♪]

I'VE HAD THIS BOOKED
FOR TWO MONTHS.

THERE ARE NO CLIENTS?

NOPE.

[SIGHS] OH...

[LAUGHS] OH!

YOU BETTER GET DRESSED.

I'VE GOT A TABLE
WAITING FOR US DOWNSTAIRS.

OH, JASON.

[CLINK]

I SO GOT YOU.

YOU DID.

THE BEST ANNIVERSARY EVER.

NOT YET.

[MUSIC RISES]

MAY I HAVE
THIS DANCE?

[♪♪♪]