Treacherous Beauties (1994) - full transcript
A female photographer hears that her brother has been shot dead at a horse rearing farm. She decides to go there herself and uncovers a murky conspiracy.
[music playing]
[neighing]
Whoa.
Let's go.
[music playing]
Easy.
Here.
[music playing]
[gun loading]
[gunshot]
[helicopter whirring]
[tires screeching]
Ugh.
[panting] [sighing]
OK, one more time.
Ready?
On the count of three--
one, two--
Forget it.
They're much too deep.
Come on, Barry.
That chopper isn't
going to wait for us.
Well, maybe you can
get those pooches.
They'll push.
If they catch us, we'll
be on the same endangered
species list as these guys.
Come on.
[HELICOPTER WHIRRING IN THE
DISTANCE]
OK, Paco.
Turn it over.
[engine starting]
[engine revving]
[tires screeching]
BARRY: [gasping]
[tires screeching]
[glass breaking]
[speaking spanish]
[yelling in the distance]
BARRY: They found us.
- Barry?
Cover us.
Oh, great.
Who's going to cover me?
ANN MARIE: Paco, grab the cage.
[growling]
Head to the chopper.
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
(SHOUTING) What the
hell is all this shooting?
(SHOUTING) Poachers.
We liberated [inaudible] men.
Listen, lady, I was hired
to pick up some photographer
and her partner, not some pet.
[gunshots]
(YELLING) Come on.
Let's go.
[speaking spanish]
Hurry.
PILOT: Let's go.
Let's go.
Come on.
We need to hurry.
Ann Marie.
[inaudible].
[speaking spanish]
You are, without a
doubt, the craziest woman
I have ever known.
Come on.
I could have just won us a
Pulitzer, and you know it.
[chuckling]
PILOT: Go ahead, tower.
You Ann Marie Carr?
Yeah.
Message for you.
Ann Marie Kerr, go ahead.
From the magazine--
BARRY: Let me guess,
made a mistake, sent you
to the wrong damn continent.
Ann Marie?
Message received.
[music playing]
What is it?
It's my brother, Alan.
He's been shot and killed.
[music playing]
TIFFANY: Ann Marie?
Yes?
I'm Tiffany Underwood.
Allen was always
talking about you.
You were a friend?
His fiance.
I used to work part time at
the stables grooming horses.
When Alan made lead trainer, we
started spending a lot of time
together, and then one
thing led to another.
Anyway, I just
wanted to meet you
and tell you how much everyone
in Devil's Gorge loved him.
He was really special.
We hadn't talked much
the last few years.
I feel a little like
I'm missing someone
who was already out of my life.
Was he happy?
Yeah, I think so.
He loved his work.
He had a beautiful
cabin on the gorge.
We had so many plans.
He found all my
globe trotting crazy.
He used to say the
only goal in life
is to find someone to love
and share the future with.
So if it's any comfort, he must
have made his life complete.
Thank you.
When are you going back home?
I'm not, not while
Jason is there.
Jason?
Jason Hollister.
Right, Hollister's Stables.
Alan worked for him.
Jason promised
Alan a thoroughbred
as a bonus for his recent
work, but after he died,
he said that the horse Alan
deserved hadn't been born yet.
He can be so cruel.
[sobbing quietly]
Did the police tell
you how he died?
A hunting accident.
Jason must have paid
a bundle for that one.
The Hollister's buy their
way out of everything.
They own everybody.
What are you saying?
Alan found out
something crooked
was going on at the farm.
He said the Hollister's would
be ruined if it got out.
I don't know what it was,
but the day Alan died,
he had a huge
argument with Jason.
It wasn't an accident.
Alan was killed
to keep him quiet.
You're a photographer,
Ann Marie, not a detective.
Let the police handle this.
Tiffany says the
Hollisters have the police
in their back pocket.
The police wear
very large pants.
Don't try to be funny, Barry.
I'm not in the mood.
Listen, I'm just
trying to understand
what's really going on here.
What do you mean?
We've been around the world
six times as the magazine team,
and I don't remember taking
even one afternoon off to look
up your dear departed brother.
Well, what's going
on, Ann Marie?
What's going on?
Alan was just out of high
school when our parents died.
I was 13.
He put his whole life on
hold to take care of me,
and I was hoping
that one day I'd
be able to return the favor.
(SOBBING) He was all the family
I had, and now he's gone.
Yesterday, you said
you wanted to get back
to work as soon as possible.
The magazine wants us
in Zaire next week.
Oh, tell them I'm sick.
Screw up the visas.
I don't know-- do something.
Just buy me some time, OK?
OK.
But promise me you'll take
some time for yourself too.
Barry--
I mean it.
You refuse to take a break after
that train wreck of a divorce
two years ago, and
you've pushed yourself
to the brink ever since.
You deserve a life too.
OK, fine.
God, sometimes I think
you're my mother.
[music playing]
MATT: Ugh, sorry I'm late.
The campers down by the river
thought they saw a bear.
Matt Garvin, forestry service.
You are the woman Miss
Kerr told me about?
Yes.
Yes.
Anna McKenzie.
Can I help you with your bag?
Thank you.
Ellen had a pretty
good place here.
You've got indoor plumbing.
You've got a sauna
out in the trees.
You've got the
best view in town,
outside of the Hollisters.
The Hollisters?
Yeah, that big house
across the gorge.
Come on, I'll show you.
What a spectacular view.
The modern looking place is
where Brent lives with his wife
and son, and his older brother,
Jason, lives with their mother
in the stone one.
They raise horses, right?
Mm-hmm.
- You're a friend of the family?
- Well, it's a small town.
Everybody knows everybody.
So I'll likely run into them?
I suppose so.
Sorry, just curious.
I like to find out everything
I can about a place.
I guess Miss Kerr probably
told you that her brother--
Yes, she did.
How did it happen?
Hunting accident, we think.
We?
Well, me-- I'm sort of
the forest ranger, town cop,
fire chief, and
whatever else you
got in a uniform around here.
[music playing]
Did you know Alan Kerr well?
Yes.
He was a nice guy.
It was a damn shame.
I hope I haven't changed
my mind about staying here.
No, not at all.
Well in that
case, I'll need you
to sign this personal
property release form,
so I can give the keys.
I need you to sign right there.
Miss Kerr said it
was OK to turn over
what was on the body to you.
There you go.
Right.
Great.
Well, welcome to Devil's
Gorge, Miss McKenzie.
I hope you find whatever
it is you're looking for.
Yes, so do I.
[music playing]
[sobbing]
Oh my god.
[phone ringing]
Hello?
Barry, it's me.
Are you all right?
No, I'm fine.
I need you to get in touch
with the mounted police
detachment nearest here.
There's something missing
from Alan's wallet.
Something he would
never part with.
[music playing]
Morning.
Good morning.
Hi, Lois Parsons.
Are you here to get
information on the auction?
No, I'm looking for a
job as a photographer.
A photographer?
Do we need a photographer?
- I hope so.
- Come on through.
I think they're in the garden.
If they're not there, then
they'll be at the stables.
MRS. HOLLISTER: Wipe your feet.
It's just me.
Nothing to worry about.
The ranch hands are
always tracking mud in.
Oh, it's you, Lois.
Mrs. Hollister,
this lady wants
to talk to you about a job.
A job?
I've got to get
back to the office.
Oh, make sure you speak up.
She is a little hard of
hearing, and good luck.
Mrs. Hollister, my
name's Anna McKenzie.
I have a proposition for you.
What kind of proposition?
My sons handle
all of the business.
I'm simply the matriarch
of figure head these days.
Oh, mother.
Please.
You must be Jason Hollister.
And you must be from out
of town to make that mistake.
I'm Jason's brother, Brent.
What can I do for
you, Miss McKenzie?
I read about your auction.
It said you were offering
a list of available stock?
Yes.
I thought I might sell you
on the idea of a catalog.
These are absolutely
spectacular.
I'm told a good
photograph can increase
a horse's price significantly.
Well, you know, we've thought
about doing this before,
but the numbers of
people involved are--
I can do it all myself, and
the price will be competitive.
Hollister's stock tends to
sell on its pedigree alone,
Miss McKenzie.
If that were the
case, you wouldn't
need to have an auction.
Breeders need to see how an
animal exhibits its bloodline.
They need to imagine
its attributes
superimposed on the
offspring of the one
they want to mate it with.
And your pictures can do that?
Yes.
And more importantly,
they'll bring
your horses to
people who haven't
taken the time to come to them.
And what would
you need from us?
Family portraits,
family history--
we'll be selling you,
as well as your stock--
access to the horses,
and the training records.
Well, I'd have to talk
to Jason about that part.
He likes to know who's
looking through the files.
Of course.
Most of our breeding stock
is housed in those two stables.
It's a much bigger
operation than I imagined.
Well, it was only a
hobby farm for my father,
but Jason and I always wanted
it to be something more.
You're being very thorough
with your research.
Well, I find it
very interesting.
I didn't realize you
own the whole valley.
Well, land was very
cheap when my father first
came prospecting.
When he hit his
first vein of silver,
he bought up everything in
any direction it might run.
Is the mine still here?
No, it played out years ago.
I keep trying to divest what
can't be turned into pasture,
but Jason says that
that's our wilderness.
I can't seem to make him
understand just how much
wilderness goes for these days.
I haven't met Jason yet.
Well, he's more
hands-on with the horses.
You'll like him.
But watch yourself, horses
aren't the only thing
he's hands-on with.
Whoa.
What is this?
Our indoor paddock
for the yearlings.
We do our training here
in the winter months.
Oh, I see.
And up there is our
lead trainers' office.
Who is your lead trainer?
Well, we don't actually
have one at the moment.
He died a little while ago.
His name was Alan Kerr.
Right, Matt Garvin said
it was a hunting accident.
I guess.
That gorge can be
very risky with all
those weekend warriors.
Look, I'm sure you
have better things to do.
If it's OK, I'm just
going to wonder and see
if I can find good backdrops.
OK, I'll be in my
office if you need me.
Oh and Anna?
If you do meet Jason, don't
ask him too many questions.
He's very protective
of our privacy.
Sure, I-- I
didn't mean to pry.
No, no, it's OK.
I understand, but Jason may not.
[music playing]
JASON: Glen, I thought you
were bringing the yearlings
in from paddock three.
GLEN: Just looking for
some extra [inaudible]
There's probably
some in Alan's office.
I'll take a look.
You go on ahead, Glen.
I'll catch up.
[music playing]
[neighing]
JASON: Come on.
Quit horsing around.
[spraying]
[horse grumbling]
Yeah-- ah-- ah-- ah.
Feel good?
Huh?
Come on, it's warm.
[horse grumbling]
[horse grumbling]
Hi.
I was just looking
for the way to the--
I haven't see you
around here before.
I just started yesterday.
Started what?
I have to go find--
[gasping]
Your shoes.
Oh.
I guess I'm not
really dressed for--
[gasping]
[chuckling]
[gasping] I'm not
used to being treated
like a damsel in distress.
Even on those rare
occasions when you are one?
[music playing]
[phone ringing]
Hello?
ANNE MARIE (ON PHONE):
Barry, it's me.
Darling, how are you?
Any smoldering glances
around the old corral?
Well, now that
you mention it--
[laughing]
I need you to do
something else for me.
Wait, you mean besides
writing this horse catalog--
which, by the way,
will make you look
more talented than you deserve.
Besides that.
I want to take a look at
Alan's autopsy report.
A letter from Miss Kerr's
lawyer should do the trick.
BARRY (ON PHONE): Mhm, I
always fancied myself a lawyer.
Who does it go to?
A Dr. Wingate, he's the local
GP medical examiner, coroner--
Busy man.
Well, it's not a busy place.
Everybody seems to have three
jobs, with the Hollisters
supervising all of them.
Any idea which skeleton
Alan found in their closet?
ANN MARIE (ON
PHONE): No, not yet.
It seems he was in charge
of their breeding program.
Barry, how much time were you
able to buy from the magazine?
ANN MARIE (ON PHONE):
A couple of weeks.
An old Newsweek
story I did found
its way to the Zaire embassy.
They're making sure I'm
not a counter-revolutionary
before they let us in.
Thanks.
I'll be in touch.
Right.
Now, tell me about those
smoldering glances.
It-- it was nothing.
I didn't-- I don't
even know his name.
BARRY (ON PHONE):
Well, like I said,
take some time for yourself.
You've got a lot
to give someone.
Yeah.
I'll call, OK?
BARRY (ON PHONE): OK.
[dial tone]
There is something vaguely
unsettling about a woman
who is real handy with an axe.
Hi, Matt.
Good morning.
Hi.
This came in on the bus.
I take it inside for you?
Thanks.
Don't tell me you work
for the post office too?
No, just being neighborly.
Right over there
would be great.
OK.
I've got some fresh
coffee on if you like some.
Great.
So I hear you got a new
job with the Hollisters.
How's it going?
Fine.
But then you probably
already know that.
[chuckling] Listen, I didn't
come by just to bring you that.
My eldest daughter,
Sandy, is cooking tonight.
Now, she's not as good
as her mother was,
but of the six kids, she's the
only one I'd risk company on.
Would you like to
join us for dinner?
Aw, thanks, but
I'm working tonight.
Oh, maybe some other time.
You have six kids?
Yeah, there was a time horses
weren't the only stallions
in the valley.
[laughing] Um, how did
you take your coffee?
Black is fine.
Hey, I got a better idea.
Why don't you come with me
to the yearling auction ball?
It's a big do the
Hollister's throw.
It'll give you a chance
to meet the rest of town.
Sure.
Fine.
Thank you.
Matt, the man who lived
here, did he socialize much?
He sort of had a girlfriend.
Sort of?
Why are you so interested?
I just want to know a
little more about him.
Well, her name was
Tiffany Underwood,
and she was engaged
to somebody else.
Who?
Jason Hollister.
Does she still live in town?
No, there was a lot of
talk after what happened.
You know how people are.
What kind of talk?
Well, some folks thought that
he might have had something
to do with it, but there was
a thorough investigation,
and Jason had an alibi, so--
What made people suspicious?
Jason was the one
who found Alan's body.
[music playing]
[music playing]
[doorbell ringing]
Hi, I'm Anna McKenzie.
Are you Simone?
- Anna.
Yes.
Brent told me he'd
hired a photographer.
Come in.
Imagine, someone from an
actual city to talk to.
I hope he told you I was
coming over to take a family
portrait for the catalog.
No.
But luckily, I always
dress for breakfast.
[laughing] He'll be
back in a minute.
Your house is
really something.
Brent had it renovated for me.
He said I was a contractor's
worst nightmare--
someone who knows
what they want.
[laughing]
[baby crying]
Oh, Christopher, he always makes
a fuss when he hears visitors.
Why don't you set up
where you think is best.
I'll be right back.
[crying]
[music playing]
Lettie says you moved into
Alan Kerr's old cabin.
Yes.
Did you know him?
Not really.
The Hollisters tend to look down
on fraternizing with the staff.
This is Christopher.
He's almost one.
Christopher, this is
mommy's new friend, Anna.
[fussing]
Oh, hello, Christopher.
BRENT: Simone?
Here's Brent now.
It's OK, sweetheart.
Hey, little buddy.
What are you doing up?
He heard Anna come in,
and he just had to meet her.
Oh, really?
Already chasing girls, are we?
Hi, Anna.
Hi.
Look what came in the mail.
How much do you love it?
Don't worry, you didn't
have to pay for it,
and I won't show Jason.
JASON: Show me what?
Jason, this is Anna.
JASON: Yes, we've already met.
Anna, where would
you like to do this?
On the deck, I think.
OK, I'll just go out
and set up some chairs.
Simone?
Can I offer you
something to drink?
Some water.
This way.
Did you really need
to get another bracelet?
Don't worry, he didn't see it.
You won't have to make any
excuses, or apologize for me.
That's not the point.
No, the point
is I'm your wife.
And darling, if I
want to buy something
to look more beautiful for you,
it's none of Jason's business.
If you don't like it, if you
don't want me to have it,
I'll send it back--
but it's your decision, not his.
I'm your wife.
Well?
I'd rather we just get
rid of some of these toys.
I suppose I should apologize.
Oh, I can see you feel
really bad about it.
So, uh, let me
make it up to you.
How about a hike in the gorge?
You won't find a more
experienced guide.
Yes, I'm heard you're
very experienced.
To what do we owe the honor?
What do you mean?
You appear out of nowhere,
charging less than the
going rate while
seeking access to a lot
of private information.
Your brother seemed
satisfied with my references.
If you'd like to
check them out--
I have.
Breeding thoroughbred
race horses
demands the utmost discretion.
The last thing I have
ever been is indiscreet.
All right.
Well, from here on in, anything
you need goes through me.
I'm just trying to do
my job, Mr. Hollister.
And I'm doing mine.
Nothing happens around
here without me knowing
about it, Miss McKenzie.
Is that clear?
I need to see medical
and training records.
Whatever your lead trainer
had on file, would be fine.
They were moved to the
office vault this morning.
I'll give you a
synopsis in a few days.
I don't mind wading
through them myself.
I do.
SIMONE: Anna?
Anna, we're ready.
Do you need me on this?
No, I was planning on
dealing with you separately.
JASON: Beautiful.
Just like that.
Yeah.
Come on.
Get up.
Come on, that's it.
That's it.
[neighing]
That's it.
Come on.
There you go.
Uh-huh.
Perfect.
Thanks.
Run, run, run, run.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
He's really quite
something, isn't he?
JASON: Come on.
Your son, certainly has--
JASON: Come on.
- -- a way with horses.
- That's it.
That's it.
LETTIE: Jason seems
to be able to exercise
that kind of control
over everything
he gets involved with.
Everything?
You know what?
You're going to be
as good as your daddy
as soon as you learn to listen.
That's right.
[honking]
You pig.
Good morning to you, Simone.
SIMONE: How dare
you do this to me.
Excuse me, I--
JASON: How dare I do what?
I better get in
the middle of this.
JASON: You know I
can't read your mind,
not that I'd want to.
How dare you talk Brent
out of taking me with him.
There's too many stores
in New York, Simone.
I thought it might be easier
on Brent's finances and mine,
for that matter.
What's the matter, Simone?
He stopped me from
going away with Brent.
Aw--
LETTIE: Oh, Jason, her
family's in New York.
JASON: Well, maybe she
should move back there.
Another month, Jason, and
you will never be able to make
my life miserable again.
Don't push me.
You push me, I'll make misery
seem like a day at the beach.
Jason, you're being
too hard on her.
I'm not hard enough on her.
And if Brent wasn't so
blindly in love with her,
he'd be harder on her than I am.
Jason, you come back here
and apologize to Simone.
[music playing]
Sorry you, uh,
had to witness that.
Simone just knows the
right buttons to push.
You know maybe--
My family's affairs
are not your concern.
Just do the job you're
being paid to do.
I'm not going to
mention this to anybody.
I promise.
OK.
Like you said, maybe
we should start over.
All right.
This, uh-- this is Gold Goddess.
She's due soon.
And with luck, the next Kentucky
Derby winner is right in here.
The real champions.
Oh, well, even a horse
with perfect parents
can be outclassed by a nobody.
You just got to wait
and see until they run--
but we try.
I found some notes from Alan
Kerr saying he'd be getting
a racehorse for his work here.
Yeah, sometimes we pay
our trainers with stock.
Not that that makes any
difference to Alan now.
Were you two close?
No.
I'm careful about
who I get close to.
BRENT: Jason?
Jason, are you in here?
Has Simone been here?
Been and gone.
She seemed very upset
when she left the house.
Yeah.
Are you on your
way to the airport?
Yes.
But, well-- call me
when you get to New York.
If you'll excuse me.
I'll be getting back.
Any last minute instructions?
Just don't blow this.
We had enough
trouble around there.
Brent?
There's only so much
we can cover up.
[music playing]
[music playing]
You know my
definition of a friend?
Someone who knows exactly
when you need to be pampered.
Mhm.
Thanks for inviting me here.
Well, it was awful
the way Jason stopped
Brent from taking you with him.
What business is it of his
what you do with your husband?
Hollister business.
He's treated you
this way before?
You're very curious
about him, aren't you?
Not that I blame you.
He's very attractive-- a
fine catch, as they say.
I'm not trying to catch him.
I've caught his kind before.
You're the one who
ends up being trapped.
Are we talking about
an ex-husband here?
Mhm.
Was he a wheeler/dealer
like Jason?
He conducted business,
when he wasn't conducting
women into hotel rooms.
He made a lot of promises,
and I kept thinking
things would get better.
They didn't.
Men, they're all dogs--
except for Brent,
only that doesn't
amount to much sometimes.
Because of the way he
lets Jason boss him around?
That and other things too.
We're not intimate that often.
Mhm.
I'm sorry.
It's not that
important, not when
two people love each other.
But I thought we'd never--
never have children.
It's called
hyper pigmentation.
It's kind of a birthmark.
Apparently, it's very rare.
It's such a pretty
shape, a perfect heart.
It's a hereditary thing,
my whole family has it.
So you were telling
me about Jason?
No, no more about men.
It's settled.
We came here to
relax, let's relax.
OK, that's good.
OK, hold that.
[neighing]
JASON: How's the
photo session coming?
Just finishing up.
Then all I have left is you.
Have you decided where
you want to do it?
JASON: Get on.
You do ride, don't you?
A little.
Where are we going?
You know you shouldn't be so
afraid of being alone with me.
Who knows, you might
learn a few things.
You want a hand?
OK.
All right?
Mm-hmm.
Those stirrups OK?
Yeah.
Whoa, whoa boy.
Ease up.
We can walk them from here.
Lettie says you were
joining Brent in New York.
Yeah, I have to go
out there and give
him some help with
the International
Thoroughbred Federation.
Who are they?
Well, our stallions stand to
stud at about $50,000 a pop.
So that makes Brent
and I high class pimps,
and the Federation makes
sure we're honest ones.
I don't understand.
Well, a horse
that's bred for racing
has to be conceived
with the stallion
and the mare at the same
place at the same time.
It's not much different
from the rest of us, is it?
[laughing] Well, nowadays,
artificial insemination
is pretty standard
breeding practice,
except for race horses.
Why's that?
Well, because an unscrupulous
breeder could claim
he was providing
genetic material
from a champion when he wasn't.
And, uh, stallions
like Sergeant Blue
are just way too valuable
to ship around the world.
And last year, the
Federation gave us
permission to try breeding
without live coverage, so--
And Alan Kerr kept you
on the straight and narrow.
You gave me his
records, remember?
Now they make sense.
What was he like?
Alan?
I hated him.
You hated him?
Why?
He just, uh--
he knew everything
there was to know about horses.
That's all.
You know, he could
look at a mare
and know what stallion
was perfect for her,
and he was never wrong.
It's, uh-- it's just up here.
Whoa.
It's beautiful.
Yep.
Brent wants to sell this section
off for condos and cabins.
My father tore up the
valley with his strip mines
and, I don't know,
I just figure it's
my job to put it back together.
I guess I'm just a simple
country boy at heart.
Yeah and I'm a vogue model.
[laughing]
So you want to do
something or-- no?
OK.
Why don't you get down
and, uh, stand here.
JASON: Yes, ma'am.
OK, look-- look to the left.
Just my-- my left?
OK.
This?
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, that's your best side.
My best side.
It's not a compliment.
Everybody has one, even you.
[chuckling]
[camera shooting]
All right, give me 3/4.
[camera shooting]
ANN MARIE: Uh--
No?
No.
Right here.
I think I got what I need.
Have a good trip to New York.
OK.
[music playing]
[knocking]
Who is it?
SIMONE: It's me.
[knocking]
Just a minute.
I didn't hear your car.
There's a trail
through the gorge.
I came as soon as Jason
left for New York.
I don't know who
else to turn to.
He's evil, Anna.
What?
He's convinced
everyone I married
Brent for his money, all
because I won't let him have me.
He tried to seduce me when
Brent first brought me out here.
And when I resisted,
he almost raped me.
He knows if I told Brent
he'd never believed me,
so he makes my
life a living hell.
Yesterday, he tried again.
And when I resisted, he threw
my new bracelet into the gorge.
He's capable of anything, Anna.
He killed one of our trainers.
The police told everyone
it was an accident,
but Jason shot him for
stealing his finance.
What happened?
He found out about the affair.
He told Alan to meet him in the
woods, and then he shot him.
To make it seem
less suspicious, he
even called the police himself.
Do you have any proof?
The gun--
Jason still has it.
How do you know all of this?
I overheard him
telling Brent it
was an accident,
that they struggled,
and the gun went off.
Why didn't Brent
go to the police?
You think the police
don't already know?
The Hollister's have paid
Matt to keep quiet before.
They'll stop at nothing.
Well, you've got nothing to
prove what she says is true.
Not yet, but Jason's
back from New York.
I'm going over there tonight
so he can approve the catalog.
This auction is coming up fast.
Yeah, so is our date
the jungles of Zaire.
Barry, you've got to stall.
I'm finally getting somewhere.
Yes, well, I'll do the
best that I possibly--
What is it?
I got a letter
from the coroner.
And?
You can't read the report.
Why?
Why not?
BARRY (ON PHONE): He
lent his only copy
to an interested
party who lost it.
Who?
Jason Hollister.
This is excellent work, Anna.
Yeah, congratulations.
Has mother seen this?
I thought you and Brent
should have the first look.
Well, I-- I don't think either
of us could be more pleased.
I'll get Mrs. Hollister.
You know if this
works, it could
really solve our
financial problems,
And put us right back on top.
Yeah, it might polish
up our image a little too.
You should have thought
of this months ago.
- (LAUGHING) Me?
- Yeah.
What are you talking about?
You're the image expert.
You really charmed the
pants off those New Yorkers.
Well, luckily for us.
Look at this.
This is the only picture that
I remember of the both of us
with dad teaching us to shoot.
Remember?
Those were good
times, huh, Jace?
(WHISPERING) Yep.
[thundering]
Lettie?
They'd like you to come
and see the layouts.
Mrs. Hollister?
Lettie?
[gasping] Oh, Anna, it's you.
Oh, you startled me.
You must never ever walk
up to a woman of my age
without warning.
They want you to come
and approve my work.
- So Jason likes them.
- Yes.
I knew it.
Good for you.
And if you like them, we'll
take them to the printer
tomorrow.
And, uh, what
happens next with you?
I might stick around awhile.
I'm beginning to like it here.
Well, I'll talk to Jason.
I'm sure he'd have
something that you could do.
Are you coming?
It's been a long day.
I should go home.
Well, I'll ask Jason
if he'll drive you.
Oh, no, I'm just
across the gorge.
I brought a flashlight.
No, the trails are
dangerous during the day,
never mind at night.
I'll be fine.
Absolutely not.
Jason will take you.
Why, just last month, a young
man was killed out there.
We heard the gunshot.
You what?
Yeah, Jason and
I. We heard it.
We were dining on the terrace,
and, uh, well, obviously, I
didn't hear it, but Jason did.
He grabbed his rifle and
went out to have a look.
His rifle?
He came back in about
an hour with Matt Garvin,
and, um, they had found the
body at the bottom of the gorge.
I'll never forget
the look on his face.
He's a lot more sensitive
than he lets on.
I can tell he's
still affected by it.
Mother said Simone's been
spending more time with you.
What's the real reason
Simone hates you so much?
The real--
The reason-- what is it?
Because I won't let her get
away with bankrupting Brent.
Brent can't take
care of himself?
Not when she's
been able to make
him dip into our company's
capital to cover their debts,
no.
Does that answer your question?
I'm not the monster
she makes me out to be.
How can I make you see that?
No, no.
It just drives me crazy,
the way you look afraid of me.
What are you scared of?
[music playing]
I have to go.
(SOBBING) I can't.
Why not?
Why not?
You're too fast.
Well, how about we try a
more acceptable approach?
Will you be my date at
the yearling auction ball?
I already said
yes to someone else.
I'm sorry.
That makes two of us.
Well, I think you'll
be fine from here--
in your own backyard
to negotiate.
[music playing]
What are you doing here?
Came in out of the rain.
I see you've got Jason
Hollister to walk to you home.
Is there a problem with that?
Not unless he finds
out who you really are.
The RCMP called me.
They have new
information on Alan Kerr,
and they wanted me to get
in touch with his sister.
After your writer friend
reported it missing,
we got a call from
a local coin dealer.
He appraised it for
your brother a year ago.
Alan's lucky gold piece.
He never that is
out of his sight.
Our father bought it for
him when he was born.
It had been pawned.
We're trying to
put together an ID,
but the pawn shop
can only remember
that the seller was a woman.
He'd never give this away.
Because of it's value?
No, he wanted to pass
it on to his own son,
turn it into a family heirloom.
Did you speak to
Tiffany Underwood?
No, I called
her earlier today.
She'd never even seen it.
It had to be someone else.
I said there was
an investigation.
I did not say that
the case was closed.
Then you do think
he was murdered.
Let's just say I'm
keeping an open mind.
Simone says Jason admitted
the killing to Brent.
And Lettie says that he was with
her when they heard the shot.
She couldn't have heard it.
She's protecting him.
Like I said, I'm
keeping an open mind.
Well, maybe one of you can
tell me why Jason was allowed
to see the autopsy report?
Well, Jason had gotten
a temporary government ban
on game hunting in
the gorge, and he
was hoping that that report
would help make it permanent.
So, what are you going to
do now that you know who I am?
What would you like me to do?
Keep quiet.
Please, Matt.
I have to find out what
happened to my brother.
I owe it to him.
Oh--
[laughing]
--Lois, you look great.
BOUTIQUE EMPLOYEE:
Miss McKenzie?
Now, this dress
was made for you.
I think this one's good.
Don't you?
No-- oh, come on.
We want to be the hottest
babes at the ball.
The one you have on
is classic and simple.
That one is classic,
simple, and sexy.
How long have you
known the Hollister's?
LOIS: All my life.
Jason was a legend
in our high school.
He almost killed a guy who
tried to steal his girlfriend.
Rumor has it, his dad
paid off the police.
Nobody ever pressed charges?
Are you kidding?
Arrest a Hollister?
Jason was always pretty
tough, but you know,
he's been harder on
people since his dad died.
I think he feels responsible
for the family now, you know?
Have you ever seen
him lose his temper?
Oh, yeah.
He had a big blow-out with Alan
Kerr just before the accident--
I mean like screaming at him.
God, it was ugly.
Do you know what it was about?
Alan said Brent was
interfering with the breeding
program to cover his debts.
Simone went so
crazy on that house,
Brent almost had to sell
his share of the company.
Well, why didn't
Jason bail him out?
LOIS: He doesn't have
that kind of money.
Well, didn't he inherit
money from his father?
I don't think their
dad shared Brent
and Jason's passion for horses.
What do you mean?
It's not like
mining, you know,
where you can make
a fortune overnight.
Foals can't be sold
until they're yearlings.
You raise them a full
year before you can
even make a profit off of them.
So?
So, old Mr. Hollister put
this weird clause in his will
that Brent and Jason can't
touch their inheritance
until their own first born
children are a year old.
I see.
Jason's got everything he
owns tied up in those horses.
Anything happens to the
farm before he's married
and has kids, and he's finished.
So come on, let's see
how that dress looks.
Oh, Anna, you're beautiful.
[laughing]
MATT: This is where
Alan's body was found.
He gets into the river and
makes it through these rapids,
and washes up down here.
Right there.
Thanks for bringing
me here, Matt.
I'm not sure what good
this is going to do.
Ah, it's just for
me, but I couldn't
ask anyone else to bring
me here without having
to answer a lot of questions.
Now we found marks on
some rocks over there
to indicate that that's
where he was shot.
This is near Brent
and Simone's isn't it?
Yeah.
- Did they hear anything?
- No.
Simone and the baby were
sleeping, and Brent was out.
Did anyone vouch for him?
Nope.
What about rifles?
Did Brent or Jason own one?
Every man in this
valley has one.
Ann Marie, the first thing a
good cop looks for is motive.
Who gains from the crime?
If Alan's death
wasn't accidental--
and that's still a big if--
I haven't found
out who profited.
And until you do, you're
not going to do anything.
No, I just don't
want to badger a lot
of people who maybe innocent.
Or too rich and
powerful to mess with.
Matt, people say that
the Hollisters have paid
you to keep quiet about things.
That was a long time ago, OK?
I was a rookie cop, and
Jason was a hotheaded kid.
Can I trust you?
Well, I've kept my mouth
shut about you, haven't I?
Have you?
Yeah, I'm good
at keeping quiet--
even if I'm not getting paid.
[music playing]
Matt, there's
something in the water.
[gunshot]
[gasping]
I want you to get cover now.
[coughing]
(YELLING) Matt!
Grab my hand.
Grab my hand.
[gasping]
I got you.
[grunting] Are you all right?
(BREATHING HEAVILY) Yes.
Are you sure?
Yes.
Well, we've better get
you into some dry clothes.
Look, the difference
between catching a chill
and hypothermia could be
the distance from here
to your place so--
MATT: Let me have
the rifle, Jason.
Here-- hand.
You all right?
(EXASPERATED) Yeah.
Somebody took a
shot at us, Jason.
What?
What, you-- you think-- oh, man.
Here.
It hasn't been fired in months.
Well, it hasn't been fired
in the last few minutes anyway.
Do you mind if I take it?
No-- pfft.
No.
Do whatever you want.
The important thing is to
get her home and get her dry.
Even You're going to come
back to the house now, right?
I'm sure I'll be OK.
Yeah, you'll come back to
the house, and you'll be fine.
I'll come by as soon as
I take a good look around.
Matty.
[music playing]
Just over here.
[inaudible]
- No, I can do it, so--
- OK, fine.
Fine.
Fine.
And there's a lock on the door.
[music playing]
You said that door had a lock.
I know how to pick it.
Have a seat.
Where are my clothes?
They're in the dryer, but
that has a lock on it too.
Oh, come on.
Come on.
It's warmer over
here, and I made you
a nice cup of hot chocolate.
Just relax, and let me take
care of you for a second.
So what were you doing
down there by the rapids?
You mean besides
being shot at?
Well, we get a
lot of idiot hunters
down there who just shoot
at anything that moves.
That seems to be the
explanation for all
the shootings around here.
Matt said it was the same
place your trainer was killed.
Yeah, I suppose he
also told you the rumor
that I'm the murderer.
I had heard that
your trainer was having
an affair with your fiance.
Yeah, he was.
And I was furious with
Tiffany when she told me.
[sighing] It was
just because she
kept it a secret for so long.
She wasn't good at understanding
distinctions like that,
or maybe that's why I had
already realized it wasn't
going to work out between us.
So, uh, in a way, Alan
was doing me a favor.
[music playing]
You have to be
careful in the gorge.
You know it's a lot more
dangerous than it seems.
[sighing] But you're safe here.
[music playing]
What is it?
Is there something
you want to tell me?
What's the real reason
you came to Devil's Gorge?
What are you talking about?
I think your clothes
are dry by now.
[music playing]
[knocking]
Did you find it?
Yeah, but I don't
have a clue what it is.
It's a shipping
vial from the farm.
It's filled with semen from
a stallion that's being bred.
The vial goes into a
larger container filled
with coolant to keep it fresh.
And maybe that shot
was taken by someone who
wouldn't want us to find it.
Are you sure I'm the only
one who knows who you are?
Yes.
We'll start
watching your back,
and I want to know what you're
doing every minute of the day.
Is that a seal on the end there?
Yes.
The veterinarian certifies
the contents and the date
it was taken.
B-2-2-1-2-1.
I think that's Sergeant Blue.
Is the, uh, stuff in here now?
Yeah, that's why it's sealed.
The vet supervising the
mare is the only one
authorized to break it.
That way, you know you're
getting what you paid for.
Yep, it's Sergeant
Blue all right.
So what's it worth?
$50,000.
$50,000?
If I would have known
it was worth that much,
I wouldn't have had a vasectomy.
You had a vasectomy?
Yeah, my wife said if
the doctors didn't do it,
then she would.
So what the hell is
that doing in the river?
There-- being thrown
from her hand.
She said Jason threw her
new bracelet into the gorge,
but they were
fighting over this.
The day Alan died, he confronted
Jason over some breeding
irregularities.
He must have suspected they
were selling this on the side,
or passing off material from
some other stallion that's
coming from Sergeant Blue.
But to get his
sealed Brent would
need the vet's cooperation.
VET: There it is.
I did six tags for
Brent on the same day.
And you sealed all the vials?
Of course.
And you're always there.
Always.
The day they do it
is my first call.
Sergeant Blue is happiest
first thing in the morning.
Now, can I go back to bed,
or do you plan on coming back
with another harebrained idea?
No, sorry we woke you.
(MUMBLING) It's all right.
All right.
MATT: Doc?
What other calls did
you make that day?
For crying out loud, Matt,
how the hell would I know?
That was almost a year ago.
There-- seven AM, Hollister's.
I also had to see a mare Brent
thought was going into labor.
Doc?
Jason and Alan weren't
around that morning.
They got Sergeant
Blue ready, and then
Brent came in all in a panic
and had me go and see the mare.
And she was fine--
false alarm.
But when I got back to the
barn, they had Sergeant Blue
back in the stall.
And Brent had
the filled vials?
So you didn't actually see
which horse it came from.
I know these boys.
They could lose everything if
something like this got out.
And maybe Brent
made sure it didn't.
Simone's been implicating
Jason to protect her husband.
You going to pick up Brent?
Not yet.
But you have a motive.
We know there's something
fishy about those files.
Alan found out.
Brent had to keep him quiet.
Look, it makes sense, but
it's still circumstantial,
and Jason might
still be involved.
I have to be careful
how I deal with this.
(YELLING) Why?
Why are the Hollisters
so damn special?
I had an affair with Simone.
It was about a year
after they got married.
My wife was gone, and
I was feeling lonely.
I was flattered someone that
beautiful would be interested.
I didn't want it to end.
She did.
Oh, Matt.
I'll pick up his rifle, have
the mounties do ballistics when
they finish with Jason's gun.
I just-- I don't
want her thinking
this is about something else.
Who was at the door?
Matt.
He was asking some more
questions about Alan.
It's OK, darling.
I took care of it.
I thought this was over.
It is.
He said it was merely routine.
I'm going to have
to talk to him.
Brent, no.
Look, I won't tell him
everything-- just enough
to keep him off our back.
No, you can't.
We have been through too
much to lose everything now.
Simone, I've got to.
[music playing]
You let me handle
everything like always.
ANN MARIE: Lois?
I've got the last
of the catalogs.
Lois?
Lois?
LOIS: Be right there, Anna.
OK.
Lettie is at the hotel so
she can supervise the party.
You want a ride
back to your place?
No, thanks.
I have some work to finish.
Oh, come on.
You can't be late for the ball.
It's the biggest
night of the year.
The buyers come from all
over, and they're loaded.
[laughing]
Besides, if you're not there
when the Hollisters arrive,
I won't have anyone to
dish Jason's date with.
Jason's date?
Oh, she's a buyer
from back east
who has been after
him for years.
She got a divorce and called
to ask him to go with her.
I'll bet she's coming loaded for
bear, if you know what I mean.
MAN: Honey, go ahead.
I'll catch up.
[music playing]
Isn't this just the best?
Oh, there's Jason.
[inaudible].
Jason.
Hey.
LOIS: Oh god, he's gorgeous.
But he's not
the marrying kind.
Maybe I could just
borrow him for awhile.
[laughing] Oh, look-- look.
That's Nicole.
[music playing]
Do you want some punch?
Two punch, please.
Oh, Matt, there's a phone
call for you in the lobby.
Oh.
Go ahead.
I'll get some air.
I'll find you.
[laughing]
SIMONE: I won't
do that to Brent.
JASON: [inaudible]
worry about is yourself.
I know exactly what you want.
It's all you've ever wanted.
Don't touch me like that.
You're hurting me.
You bully.
Let go of me.
JASON: Don't you
give me an excuse
to tell him about Christopher.
What was that all about?
He said he saw
Christopher almost fall
off the deck the other day.
He called me an unfit
mother after what
I went through to get pregnant.
BRENT: Honey?
Everything all right?
Yes, darling.
We'll be there in a minute.
I really think this
is his best [inaudible]..
Did you tell anyone
what I said about Jason?
No.
You don't believe me.
No.
You're falling in love
with him, aren't you?
I told you, I--
I don't--
You're not the first
woman he's tricked,
and you won't be the last.
Anna, champagne is
just beginning to flow.
You look beautiful.
I'd like to introduce
you to Nicole.
I'm helping her find a
position in our operation.
Yes, I'm sure you are.
Can you let me go, please?
Are you sure
that's what you want?
I said let me go, please.
Why can't you be honest
about what you want?
Guys, take five.
There's no need to
stop the Music, Matt.
You could have just asked
if you wanted to cut in.
Jason Hollister, I have
a warrant for your arrest.
For what?
The murder of Alan Kerr.
You're serious.
I've got the ballistics
report back on your rifle.
It's the one that killed Alan.
Would you come with me, sir.
Matt-- Matt,
what are you doing?
I'm going to go with him.
Now, call our lawyer and make
sure he gets to the police
station before we do.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry, excuse me.
What are you doing?
The evidence doesn't lie.
There's been a mistake.
What about Brent's rifle?
Brent doesn't have a rifle.
Simone made him get rid of
it after the baby was born.
This doesn't fit with
anything we talked about, Matt.
Then find me some proof.
[music playing]
[music playing]
[glass shattering]
[gasping]
Ann Marie, are you all right?
It's Jason.
I knew you didn't do it.
I knew.
[music playing]
Morning.
Morning.
I made some coffee.
Do you want some?
Mhm.
[laughing]
You never told me how you
got out of jail so fast.
Nicole.
Nicole posted my bail.
And you didn't have
to repay her generosity?
Mhm, well-- no, I think that's
what she had in mind-- but, no.
No.
[laughing]
You know what?
Your brother is the
last person in the world
that I ever would have harmed.
Yeah, I read the autopsy report.
He had the same mark.
There's one family in
10,000 carries that gene.
The chance that you weren't
related was too remote.
Alan found out that Brent
was cheating your customers,
didn't he?
- Brent was trapped.
Simone has just run
up enormous debts.
I--
Did Brent kill Alan?
No.
How can you be sure?
Well, I-- because
I know my brother.
Did you know he was a thief?
When Alan died I thought
Brent might have done it,
but I couldn't find
any proof, so--
Just a motive.
Why are you protecting him?
You have to tell Matt
what was going on.
No.
No, just let me deal with
this in my own way, OK?
You can't buy Brent
out of a murder wrap.
I found the letter you wrote
to the Thoroughbred Federation.
Brent went to New York
to plead for mercy,
and you followed up in
typical Hollister fashion,
paying back the breeders
and promising them Sergeant
Blue's services for free.
Yeah, I did what was
best for the family.
I solved the problem.
How do you plan to solve me?
Yeah, but-- what are
you-- where are you going?
- To talk to Matt.
- No.
No, you can't.
No, you can't do this.
Yes, I can.
Maybe Brent used your gun
without you knowing it.
Have you thought about that?
No, my rifle was locked
in the gun cabinet.
I mean I only got
it out when I went
to investigate the shot that
I heard with my-- my mother.
But that can't be.
What--
Because it was your
rifle that killed Alan,
and Brent doesn't even own.
- Yes, he does.
No, he doesn't.
Simone made him get rid of it.
Oh, no.
Where are you going?
Jason?
JASON: I don't need you
interfering, Simone.
Get out of the way.
SIMONE: How dare you come
into our house and do this.
BRENT: (YELLING) Stop it!
JASON: It's a simple
question, Brent.
Let me ask you--
BRENT: [inaudible] over--
JASON: --one more time.
BRENT: --and over again.
JASON: (YELLING) Where is it?
BRENT: What do you mean?
I've given you the answer.
JASON: Where is the rifle?
How the hell should I know?
I haven't touched it in years.
I told you.
I gave it away.
(ANGRILY) Don't
hand me that, Simone.
Where is it?
Jason-- Jason just calm down.
She doesn't know.
You don't know what she knows.
[inaudible]
BRENT: We don't know
where the rifle is.
I don't even remember
what it looks like.
JASON: It looks exactly
like mine, dammit,
and I know you wouldn't let
her give it away, because it
means too much to you.
Jason, we've been
all through this.
(YELLING) I didn't kill him.
Look it, somebody
used your rifle,
and then swapped it for mine
when we were in New York.
That's the only explanation.
[crying]
Oh, Christopher.
Christopher, shhhh.
You're a sweetie, come.
Shush, oh-- it's OK.
It's OK.
Yes, it's all right.
Yeah, it's better.
Isn't it?
Yes, that's better.
Don't say a word.
[gun loading]
You were the one who
wanted Alan to keep quiet.
He gave the coin to
Christopher, because--
One more word, and I'll shoot
you while he's in your arms.
Brent couldn't
give you a baby,
neither could Matt, but Alan--
(YELLING) I said shut up.
Simone?
She's in love with Jason.
She'll do anything
to set him free,
even if it means destroying us.
- Simone, please.
Drop the gun.
I've been through too
much, too close to winning
to let them stop me.
You pawned the coin.
He gave it to Christopher.
His--
- (YELLING) I said shut up.
- Simone, it's finished.
It's finished.
Give me the gun.
You won't share any
of it, will you, Jason?
You Hollisters have
to have everything.
[gunshot]
(YELLING) Jason!
[baby crying]
[screaming]
(YELLING) Simone!
No!
[baby crying]
Well, I guess that
pretty much wrap things up.
The corner usually
likes to hold an inquest
into something like this, but--
Um, but no need to drag the
Hollister name into a scandal.
It won't change anything.
What's done is done.
Maybe it's time we let both
Alan and Simone rest in peace.
All she cared
about was the money.
That baby was Simone's
key to the Hollister vault.
When she saw the
mark on my back,
she realized I was Alan's sister
and tried to make me believe
that Jason was the killer.
Well, with him out of the way,
she'd get the whole fortune,
not just Brent's share.
Right.
So what happens now with you?
[sighing] Well tomorrow, I
guess I'll be heading home.
Can't talk you
into staying, huh?
Thanks for everything, though.
You've been a good friend.
I couldn't have done
this without you.
Well, keep in touch.
Come visit us sometime.
I will.
I promise.
[music playing]
[neighing]
How you doing?
OK.
You find everything
of Alan's OK?
Yeah.
It's hard packing
up someone's life.
I feel like I'm
missing something.
You are.
[music playing]
[crying]
[sighing]
I've got something to show you.
Mhm.
[laughing] That's beautiful.
Isn't she?
Can I touch her?
Yeah, go ahead.
Yes.
When I said the horse that
Alan deserved hadn't been born,
I meant this one.
She would have been his.
Now she's yours.
Where am I going
to keep a horse?
Right here.
How would you feel
about staying?
What?
I'm not going to ask you
to give up anything for me.
I just-- I want to wake up
next to you from now on.
I love you, Ann Marie.
I want you to stay.
[laughing]
[music playing]
[neighing]
Whoa.
Let's go.
[music playing]
Easy.
Here.
[music playing]
[gun loading]
[gunshot]
[helicopter whirring]
[tires screeching]
Ugh.
[panting] [sighing]
OK, one more time.
Ready?
On the count of three--
one, two--
Forget it.
They're much too deep.
Come on, Barry.
That chopper isn't
going to wait for us.
Well, maybe you can
get those pooches.
They'll push.
If they catch us, we'll
be on the same endangered
species list as these guys.
Come on.
[HELICOPTER WHIRRING IN THE
DISTANCE]
OK, Paco.
Turn it over.
[engine starting]
[engine revving]
[tires screeching]
BARRY: [gasping]
[tires screeching]
[glass breaking]
[speaking spanish]
[yelling in the distance]
BARRY: They found us.
- Barry?
Cover us.
Oh, great.
Who's going to cover me?
ANN MARIE: Paco, grab the cage.
[growling]
Head to the chopper.
[gunshots]
[gunshots]
(SHOUTING) What the
hell is all this shooting?
(SHOUTING) Poachers.
We liberated [inaudible] men.
Listen, lady, I was hired
to pick up some photographer
and her partner, not some pet.
[gunshots]
(YELLING) Come on.
Let's go.
[speaking spanish]
Hurry.
PILOT: Let's go.
Let's go.
Come on.
We need to hurry.
Ann Marie.
[inaudible].
[speaking spanish]
You are, without a
doubt, the craziest woman
I have ever known.
Come on.
I could have just won us a
Pulitzer, and you know it.
[chuckling]
PILOT: Go ahead, tower.
You Ann Marie Carr?
Yeah.
Message for you.
Ann Marie Kerr, go ahead.
From the magazine--
BARRY: Let me guess,
made a mistake, sent you
to the wrong damn continent.
Ann Marie?
Message received.
[music playing]
What is it?
It's my brother, Alan.
He's been shot and killed.
[music playing]
TIFFANY: Ann Marie?
Yes?
I'm Tiffany Underwood.
Allen was always
talking about you.
You were a friend?
His fiance.
I used to work part time at
the stables grooming horses.
When Alan made lead trainer, we
started spending a lot of time
together, and then one
thing led to another.
Anyway, I just
wanted to meet you
and tell you how much everyone
in Devil's Gorge loved him.
He was really special.
We hadn't talked much
the last few years.
I feel a little like
I'm missing someone
who was already out of my life.
Was he happy?
Yeah, I think so.
He loved his work.
He had a beautiful
cabin on the gorge.
We had so many plans.
He found all my
globe trotting crazy.
He used to say the
only goal in life
is to find someone to love
and share the future with.
So if it's any comfort, he must
have made his life complete.
Thank you.
When are you going back home?
I'm not, not while
Jason is there.
Jason?
Jason Hollister.
Right, Hollister's Stables.
Alan worked for him.
Jason promised
Alan a thoroughbred
as a bonus for his recent
work, but after he died,
he said that the horse Alan
deserved hadn't been born yet.
He can be so cruel.
[sobbing quietly]
Did the police tell
you how he died?
A hunting accident.
Jason must have paid
a bundle for that one.
The Hollister's buy their
way out of everything.
They own everybody.
What are you saying?
Alan found out
something crooked
was going on at the farm.
He said the Hollister's would
be ruined if it got out.
I don't know what it was,
but the day Alan died,
he had a huge
argument with Jason.
It wasn't an accident.
Alan was killed
to keep him quiet.
You're a photographer,
Ann Marie, not a detective.
Let the police handle this.
Tiffany says the
Hollisters have the police
in their back pocket.
The police wear
very large pants.
Don't try to be funny, Barry.
I'm not in the mood.
Listen, I'm just
trying to understand
what's really going on here.
What do you mean?
We've been around the world
six times as the magazine team,
and I don't remember taking
even one afternoon off to look
up your dear departed brother.
Well, what's going
on, Ann Marie?
What's going on?
Alan was just out of high
school when our parents died.
I was 13.
He put his whole life on
hold to take care of me,
and I was hoping
that one day I'd
be able to return the favor.
(SOBBING) He was all the family
I had, and now he's gone.
Yesterday, you said
you wanted to get back
to work as soon as possible.
The magazine wants us
in Zaire next week.
Oh, tell them I'm sick.
Screw up the visas.
I don't know-- do something.
Just buy me some time, OK?
OK.
But promise me you'll take
some time for yourself too.
Barry--
I mean it.
You refuse to take a break after
that train wreck of a divorce
two years ago, and
you've pushed yourself
to the brink ever since.
You deserve a life too.
OK, fine.
God, sometimes I think
you're my mother.
[music playing]
MATT: Ugh, sorry I'm late.
The campers down by the river
thought they saw a bear.
Matt Garvin, forestry service.
You are the woman Miss
Kerr told me about?
Yes.
Yes.
Anna McKenzie.
Can I help you with your bag?
Thank you.
Ellen had a pretty
good place here.
You've got indoor plumbing.
You've got a sauna
out in the trees.
You've got the
best view in town,
outside of the Hollisters.
The Hollisters?
Yeah, that big house
across the gorge.
Come on, I'll show you.
What a spectacular view.
The modern looking place is
where Brent lives with his wife
and son, and his older brother,
Jason, lives with their mother
in the stone one.
They raise horses, right?
Mm-hmm.
- You're a friend of the family?
- Well, it's a small town.
Everybody knows everybody.
So I'll likely run into them?
I suppose so.
Sorry, just curious.
I like to find out everything
I can about a place.
I guess Miss Kerr probably
told you that her brother--
Yes, she did.
How did it happen?
Hunting accident, we think.
We?
Well, me-- I'm sort of
the forest ranger, town cop,
fire chief, and
whatever else you
got in a uniform around here.
[music playing]
Did you know Alan Kerr well?
Yes.
He was a nice guy.
It was a damn shame.
I hope I haven't changed
my mind about staying here.
No, not at all.
Well in that
case, I'll need you
to sign this personal
property release form,
so I can give the keys.
I need you to sign right there.
Miss Kerr said it
was OK to turn over
what was on the body to you.
There you go.
Right.
Great.
Well, welcome to Devil's
Gorge, Miss McKenzie.
I hope you find whatever
it is you're looking for.
Yes, so do I.
[music playing]
[sobbing]
Oh my god.
[phone ringing]
Hello?
Barry, it's me.
Are you all right?
No, I'm fine.
I need you to get in touch
with the mounted police
detachment nearest here.
There's something missing
from Alan's wallet.
Something he would
never part with.
[music playing]
Morning.
Good morning.
Hi, Lois Parsons.
Are you here to get
information on the auction?
No, I'm looking for a
job as a photographer.
A photographer?
Do we need a photographer?
- I hope so.
- Come on through.
I think they're in the garden.
If they're not there, then
they'll be at the stables.
MRS. HOLLISTER: Wipe your feet.
It's just me.
Nothing to worry about.
The ranch hands are
always tracking mud in.
Oh, it's you, Lois.
Mrs. Hollister,
this lady wants
to talk to you about a job.
A job?
I've got to get
back to the office.
Oh, make sure you speak up.
She is a little hard of
hearing, and good luck.
Mrs. Hollister, my
name's Anna McKenzie.
I have a proposition for you.
What kind of proposition?
My sons handle
all of the business.
I'm simply the matriarch
of figure head these days.
Oh, mother.
Please.
You must be Jason Hollister.
And you must be from out
of town to make that mistake.
I'm Jason's brother, Brent.
What can I do for
you, Miss McKenzie?
I read about your auction.
It said you were offering
a list of available stock?
Yes.
I thought I might sell you
on the idea of a catalog.
These are absolutely
spectacular.
I'm told a good
photograph can increase
a horse's price significantly.
Well, you know, we've thought
about doing this before,
but the numbers of
people involved are--
I can do it all myself, and
the price will be competitive.
Hollister's stock tends to
sell on its pedigree alone,
Miss McKenzie.
If that were the
case, you wouldn't
need to have an auction.
Breeders need to see how an
animal exhibits its bloodline.
They need to imagine
its attributes
superimposed on the
offspring of the one
they want to mate it with.
And your pictures can do that?
Yes.
And more importantly,
they'll bring
your horses to
people who haven't
taken the time to come to them.
And what would
you need from us?
Family portraits,
family history--
we'll be selling you,
as well as your stock--
access to the horses,
and the training records.
Well, I'd have to talk
to Jason about that part.
He likes to know who's
looking through the files.
Of course.
Most of our breeding stock
is housed in those two stables.
It's a much bigger
operation than I imagined.
Well, it was only a
hobby farm for my father,
but Jason and I always wanted
it to be something more.
You're being very thorough
with your research.
Well, I find it
very interesting.
I didn't realize you
own the whole valley.
Well, land was very
cheap when my father first
came prospecting.
When he hit his
first vein of silver,
he bought up everything in
any direction it might run.
Is the mine still here?
No, it played out years ago.
I keep trying to divest what
can't be turned into pasture,
but Jason says that
that's our wilderness.
I can't seem to make him
understand just how much
wilderness goes for these days.
I haven't met Jason yet.
Well, he's more
hands-on with the horses.
You'll like him.
But watch yourself, horses
aren't the only thing
he's hands-on with.
Whoa.
What is this?
Our indoor paddock
for the yearlings.
We do our training here
in the winter months.
Oh, I see.
And up there is our
lead trainers' office.
Who is your lead trainer?
Well, we don't actually
have one at the moment.
He died a little while ago.
His name was Alan Kerr.
Right, Matt Garvin said
it was a hunting accident.
I guess.
That gorge can be
very risky with all
those weekend warriors.
Look, I'm sure you
have better things to do.
If it's OK, I'm just
going to wonder and see
if I can find good backdrops.
OK, I'll be in my
office if you need me.
Oh and Anna?
If you do meet Jason, don't
ask him too many questions.
He's very protective
of our privacy.
Sure, I-- I
didn't mean to pry.
No, no, it's OK.
I understand, but Jason may not.
[music playing]
JASON: Glen, I thought you
were bringing the yearlings
in from paddock three.
GLEN: Just looking for
some extra [inaudible]
There's probably
some in Alan's office.
I'll take a look.
You go on ahead, Glen.
I'll catch up.
[music playing]
[neighing]
JASON: Come on.
Quit horsing around.
[spraying]
[horse grumbling]
Yeah-- ah-- ah-- ah.
Feel good?
Huh?
Come on, it's warm.
[horse grumbling]
[horse grumbling]
Hi.
I was just looking
for the way to the--
I haven't see you
around here before.
I just started yesterday.
Started what?
I have to go find--
[gasping]
Your shoes.
Oh.
I guess I'm not
really dressed for--
[gasping]
[chuckling]
[gasping] I'm not
used to being treated
like a damsel in distress.
Even on those rare
occasions when you are one?
[music playing]
[phone ringing]
Hello?
ANNE MARIE (ON PHONE):
Barry, it's me.
Darling, how are you?
Any smoldering glances
around the old corral?
Well, now that
you mention it--
[laughing]
I need you to do
something else for me.
Wait, you mean besides
writing this horse catalog--
which, by the way,
will make you look
more talented than you deserve.
Besides that.
I want to take a look at
Alan's autopsy report.
A letter from Miss Kerr's
lawyer should do the trick.
BARRY (ON PHONE): Mhm, I
always fancied myself a lawyer.
Who does it go to?
A Dr. Wingate, he's the local
GP medical examiner, coroner--
Busy man.
Well, it's not a busy place.
Everybody seems to have three
jobs, with the Hollisters
supervising all of them.
Any idea which skeleton
Alan found in their closet?
ANN MARIE (ON
PHONE): No, not yet.
It seems he was in charge
of their breeding program.
Barry, how much time were you
able to buy from the magazine?
ANN MARIE (ON PHONE):
A couple of weeks.
An old Newsweek
story I did found
its way to the Zaire embassy.
They're making sure I'm
not a counter-revolutionary
before they let us in.
Thanks.
I'll be in touch.
Right.
Now, tell me about those
smoldering glances.
It-- it was nothing.
I didn't-- I don't
even know his name.
BARRY (ON PHONE):
Well, like I said,
take some time for yourself.
You've got a lot
to give someone.
Yeah.
I'll call, OK?
BARRY (ON PHONE): OK.
[dial tone]
There is something vaguely
unsettling about a woman
who is real handy with an axe.
Hi, Matt.
Good morning.
Hi.
This came in on the bus.
I take it inside for you?
Thanks.
Don't tell me you work
for the post office too?
No, just being neighborly.
Right over there
would be great.
OK.
I've got some fresh
coffee on if you like some.
Great.
So I hear you got a new
job with the Hollisters.
How's it going?
Fine.
But then you probably
already know that.
[chuckling] Listen, I didn't
come by just to bring you that.
My eldest daughter,
Sandy, is cooking tonight.
Now, she's not as good
as her mother was,
but of the six kids, she's the
only one I'd risk company on.
Would you like to
join us for dinner?
Aw, thanks, but
I'm working tonight.
Oh, maybe some other time.
You have six kids?
Yeah, there was a time horses
weren't the only stallions
in the valley.
[laughing] Um, how did
you take your coffee?
Black is fine.
Hey, I got a better idea.
Why don't you come with me
to the yearling auction ball?
It's a big do the
Hollister's throw.
It'll give you a chance
to meet the rest of town.
Sure.
Fine.
Thank you.
Matt, the man who lived
here, did he socialize much?
He sort of had a girlfriend.
Sort of?
Why are you so interested?
I just want to know a
little more about him.
Well, her name was
Tiffany Underwood,
and she was engaged
to somebody else.
Who?
Jason Hollister.
Does she still live in town?
No, there was a lot of
talk after what happened.
You know how people are.
What kind of talk?
Well, some folks thought that
he might have had something
to do with it, but there was
a thorough investigation,
and Jason had an alibi, so--
What made people suspicious?
Jason was the one
who found Alan's body.
[music playing]
[music playing]
[doorbell ringing]
Hi, I'm Anna McKenzie.
Are you Simone?
- Anna.
Yes.
Brent told me he'd
hired a photographer.
Come in.
Imagine, someone from an
actual city to talk to.
I hope he told you I was
coming over to take a family
portrait for the catalog.
No.
But luckily, I always
dress for breakfast.
[laughing] He'll be
back in a minute.
Your house is
really something.
Brent had it renovated for me.
He said I was a contractor's
worst nightmare--
someone who knows
what they want.
[laughing]
[baby crying]
Oh, Christopher, he always makes
a fuss when he hears visitors.
Why don't you set up
where you think is best.
I'll be right back.
[crying]
[music playing]
Lettie says you moved into
Alan Kerr's old cabin.
Yes.
Did you know him?
Not really.
The Hollisters tend to look down
on fraternizing with the staff.
This is Christopher.
He's almost one.
Christopher, this is
mommy's new friend, Anna.
[fussing]
Oh, hello, Christopher.
BRENT: Simone?
Here's Brent now.
It's OK, sweetheart.
Hey, little buddy.
What are you doing up?
He heard Anna come in,
and he just had to meet her.
Oh, really?
Already chasing girls, are we?
Hi, Anna.
Hi.
Look what came in the mail.
How much do you love it?
Don't worry, you didn't
have to pay for it,
and I won't show Jason.
JASON: Show me what?
Jason, this is Anna.
JASON: Yes, we've already met.
Anna, where would
you like to do this?
On the deck, I think.
OK, I'll just go out
and set up some chairs.
Simone?
Can I offer you
something to drink?
Some water.
This way.
Did you really need
to get another bracelet?
Don't worry, he didn't see it.
You won't have to make any
excuses, or apologize for me.
That's not the point.
No, the point
is I'm your wife.
And darling, if I
want to buy something
to look more beautiful for you,
it's none of Jason's business.
If you don't like it, if you
don't want me to have it,
I'll send it back--
but it's your decision, not his.
I'm your wife.
Well?
I'd rather we just get
rid of some of these toys.
I suppose I should apologize.
Oh, I can see you feel
really bad about it.
So, uh, let me
make it up to you.
How about a hike in the gorge?
You won't find a more
experienced guide.
Yes, I'm heard you're
very experienced.
To what do we owe the honor?
What do you mean?
You appear out of nowhere,
charging less than the
going rate while
seeking access to a lot
of private information.
Your brother seemed
satisfied with my references.
If you'd like to
check them out--
I have.
Breeding thoroughbred
race horses
demands the utmost discretion.
The last thing I have
ever been is indiscreet.
All right.
Well, from here on in, anything
you need goes through me.
I'm just trying to do
my job, Mr. Hollister.
And I'm doing mine.
Nothing happens around
here without me knowing
about it, Miss McKenzie.
Is that clear?
I need to see medical
and training records.
Whatever your lead trainer
had on file, would be fine.
They were moved to the
office vault this morning.
I'll give you a
synopsis in a few days.
I don't mind wading
through them myself.
I do.
SIMONE: Anna?
Anna, we're ready.
Do you need me on this?
No, I was planning on
dealing with you separately.
JASON: Beautiful.
Just like that.
Yeah.
Come on.
Get up.
Come on, that's it.
That's it.
[neighing]
That's it.
Come on.
There you go.
Uh-huh.
Perfect.
Thanks.
Run, run, run, run.
Come on.
Come on.
Come on.
He's really quite
something, isn't he?
JASON: Come on.
Your son, certainly has--
JASON: Come on.
- -- a way with horses.
- That's it.
That's it.
LETTIE: Jason seems
to be able to exercise
that kind of control
over everything
he gets involved with.
Everything?
You know what?
You're going to be
as good as your daddy
as soon as you learn to listen.
That's right.
[honking]
You pig.
Good morning to you, Simone.
SIMONE: How dare
you do this to me.
Excuse me, I--
JASON: How dare I do what?
I better get in
the middle of this.
JASON: You know I
can't read your mind,
not that I'd want to.
How dare you talk Brent
out of taking me with him.
There's too many stores
in New York, Simone.
I thought it might be easier
on Brent's finances and mine,
for that matter.
What's the matter, Simone?
He stopped me from
going away with Brent.
Aw--
LETTIE: Oh, Jason, her
family's in New York.
JASON: Well, maybe she
should move back there.
Another month, Jason, and
you will never be able to make
my life miserable again.
Don't push me.
You push me, I'll make misery
seem like a day at the beach.
Jason, you're being
too hard on her.
I'm not hard enough on her.
And if Brent wasn't so
blindly in love with her,
he'd be harder on her than I am.
Jason, you come back here
and apologize to Simone.
[music playing]
Sorry you, uh,
had to witness that.
Simone just knows the
right buttons to push.
You know maybe--
My family's affairs
are not your concern.
Just do the job you're
being paid to do.
I'm not going to
mention this to anybody.
I promise.
OK.
Like you said, maybe
we should start over.
All right.
This, uh-- this is Gold Goddess.
She's due soon.
And with luck, the next Kentucky
Derby winner is right in here.
The real champions.
Oh, well, even a horse
with perfect parents
can be outclassed by a nobody.
You just got to wait
and see until they run--
but we try.
I found some notes from Alan
Kerr saying he'd be getting
a racehorse for his work here.
Yeah, sometimes we pay
our trainers with stock.
Not that that makes any
difference to Alan now.
Were you two close?
No.
I'm careful about
who I get close to.
BRENT: Jason?
Jason, are you in here?
Has Simone been here?
Been and gone.
She seemed very upset
when she left the house.
Yeah.
Are you on your
way to the airport?
Yes.
But, well-- call me
when you get to New York.
If you'll excuse me.
I'll be getting back.
Any last minute instructions?
Just don't blow this.
We had enough
trouble around there.
Brent?
There's only so much
we can cover up.
[music playing]
[music playing]
You know my
definition of a friend?
Someone who knows exactly
when you need to be pampered.
Mhm.
Thanks for inviting me here.
Well, it was awful
the way Jason stopped
Brent from taking you with him.
What business is it of his
what you do with your husband?
Hollister business.
He's treated you
this way before?
You're very curious
about him, aren't you?
Not that I blame you.
He's very attractive-- a
fine catch, as they say.
I'm not trying to catch him.
I've caught his kind before.
You're the one who
ends up being trapped.
Are we talking about
an ex-husband here?
Mhm.
Was he a wheeler/dealer
like Jason?
He conducted business,
when he wasn't conducting
women into hotel rooms.
He made a lot of promises,
and I kept thinking
things would get better.
They didn't.
Men, they're all dogs--
except for Brent,
only that doesn't
amount to much sometimes.
Because of the way he
lets Jason boss him around?
That and other things too.
We're not intimate that often.
Mhm.
I'm sorry.
It's not that
important, not when
two people love each other.
But I thought we'd never--
never have children.
It's called
hyper pigmentation.
It's kind of a birthmark.
Apparently, it's very rare.
It's such a pretty
shape, a perfect heart.
It's a hereditary thing,
my whole family has it.
So you were telling
me about Jason?
No, no more about men.
It's settled.
We came here to
relax, let's relax.
OK, that's good.
OK, hold that.
[neighing]
JASON: How's the
photo session coming?
Just finishing up.
Then all I have left is you.
Have you decided where
you want to do it?
JASON: Get on.
You do ride, don't you?
A little.
Where are we going?
You know you shouldn't be so
afraid of being alone with me.
Who knows, you might
learn a few things.
You want a hand?
OK.
All right?
Mm-hmm.
Those stirrups OK?
Yeah.
Whoa, whoa boy.
Ease up.
We can walk them from here.
Lettie says you were
joining Brent in New York.
Yeah, I have to go
out there and give
him some help with
the International
Thoroughbred Federation.
Who are they?
Well, our stallions stand to
stud at about $50,000 a pop.
So that makes Brent
and I high class pimps,
and the Federation makes
sure we're honest ones.
I don't understand.
Well, a horse
that's bred for racing
has to be conceived
with the stallion
and the mare at the same
place at the same time.
It's not much different
from the rest of us, is it?
[laughing] Well, nowadays,
artificial insemination
is pretty standard
breeding practice,
except for race horses.
Why's that?
Well, because an unscrupulous
breeder could claim
he was providing
genetic material
from a champion when he wasn't.
And, uh, stallions
like Sergeant Blue
are just way too valuable
to ship around the world.
And last year, the
Federation gave us
permission to try breeding
without live coverage, so--
And Alan Kerr kept you
on the straight and narrow.
You gave me his
records, remember?
Now they make sense.
What was he like?
Alan?
I hated him.
You hated him?
Why?
He just, uh--
he knew everything
there was to know about horses.
That's all.
You know, he could
look at a mare
and know what stallion
was perfect for her,
and he was never wrong.
It's, uh-- it's just up here.
Whoa.
It's beautiful.
Yep.
Brent wants to sell this section
off for condos and cabins.
My father tore up the
valley with his strip mines
and, I don't know,
I just figure it's
my job to put it back together.
I guess I'm just a simple
country boy at heart.
Yeah and I'm a vogue model.
[laughing]
So you want to do
something or-- no?
OK.
Why don't you get down
and, uh, stand here.
JASON: Yes, ma'am.
OK, look-- look to the left.
Just my-- my left?
OK.
This?
Mm-hmm.
Yeah, that's your best side.
My best side.
It's not a compliment.
Everybody has one, even you.
[chuckling]
[camera shooting]
All right, give me 3/4.
[camera shooting]
ANN MARIE: Uh--
No?
No.
Right here.
I think I got what I need.
Have a good trip to New York.
OK.
[music playing]
[knocking]
Who is it?
SIMONE: It's me.
[knocking]
Just a minute.
I didn't hear your car.
There's a trail
through the gorge.
I came as soon as Jason
left for New York.
I don't know who
else to turn to.
He's evil, Anna.
What?
He's convinced
everyone I married
Brent for his money, all
because I won't let him have me.
He tried to seduce me when
Brent first brought me out here.
And when I resisted,
he almost raped me.
He knows if I told Brent
he'd never believed me,
so he makes my
life a living hell.
Yesterday, he tried again.
And when I resisted, he threw
my new bracelet into the gorge.
He's capable of anything, Anna.
He killed one of our trainers.
The police told everyone
it was an accident,
but Jason shot him for
stealing his finance.
What happened?
He found out about the affair.
He told Alan to meet him in the
woods, and then he shot him.
To make it seem
less suspicious, he
even called the police himself.
Do you have any proof?
The gun--
Jason still has it.
How do you know all of this?
I overheard him
telling Brent it
was an accident,
that they struggled,
and the gun went off.
Why didn't Brent
go to the police?
You think the police
don't already know?
The Hollister's have paid
Matt to keep quiet before.
They'll stop at nothing.
Well, you've got nothing to
prove what she says is true.
Not yet, but Jason's
back from New York.
I'm going over there tonight
so he can approve the catalog.
This auction is coming up fast.
Yeah, so is our date
the jungles of Zaire.
Barry, you've got to stall.
I'm finally getting somewhere.
Yes, well, I'll do the
best that I possibly--
What is it?
I got a letter
from the coroner.
And?
You can't read the report.
Why?
Why not?
BARRY (ON PHONE): He
lent his only copy
to an interested
party who lost it.
Who?
Jason Hollister.
This is excellent work, Anna.
Yeah, congratulations.
Has mother seen this?
I thought you and Brent
should have the first look.
Well, I-- I don't think either
of us could be more pleased.
I'll get Mrs. Hollister.
You know if this
works, it could
really solve our
financial problems,
And put us right back on top.
Yeah, it might polish
up our image a little too.
You should have thought
of this months ago.
- (LAUGHING) Me?
- Yeah.
What are you talking about?
You're the image expert.
You really charmed the
pants off those New Yorkers.
Well, luckily for us.
Look at this.
This is the only picture that
I remember of the both of us
with dad teaching us to shoot.
Remember?
Those were good
times, huh, Jace?
(WHISPERING) Yep.
[thundering]
Lettie?
They'd like you to come
and see the layouts.
Mrs. Hollister?
Lettie?
[gasping] Oh, Anna, it's you.
Oh, you startled me.
You must never ever walk
up to a woman of my age
without warning.
They want you to come
and approve my work.
- So Jason likes them.
- Yes.
I knew it.
Good for you.
And if you like them, we'll
take them to the printer
tomorrow.
And, uh, what
happens next with you?
I might stick around awhile.
I'm beginning to like it here.
Well, I'll talk to Jason.
I'm sure he'd have
something that you could do.
Are you coming?
It's been a long day.
I should go home.
Well, I'll ask Jason
if he'll drive you.
Oh, no, I'm just
across the gorge.
I brought a flashlight.
No, the trails are
dangerous during the day,
never mind at night.
I'll be fine.
Absolutely not.
Jason will take you.
Why, just last month, a young
man was killed out there.
We heard the gunshot.
You what?
Yeah, Jason and
I. We heard it.
We were dining on the terrace,
and, uh, well, obviously, I
didn't hear it, but Jason did.
He grabbed his rifle and
went out to have a look.
His rifle?
He came back in about
an hour with Matt Garvin,
and, um, they had found the
body at the bottom of the gorge.
I'll never forget
the look on his face.
He's a lot more sensitive
than he lets on.
I can tell he's
still affected by it.
Mother said Simone's been
spending more time with you.
What's the real reason
Simone hates you so much?
The real--
The reason-- what is it?
Because I won't let her get
away with bankrupting Brent.
Brent can't take
care of himself?
Not when she's
been able to make
him dip into our company's
capital to cover their debts,
no.
Does that answer your question?
I'm not the monster
she makes me out to be.
How can I make you see that?
No, no.
It just drives me crazy,
the way you look afraid of me.
What are you scared of?
[music playing]
I have to go.
(SOBBING) I can't.
Why not?
Why not?
You're too fast.
Well, how about we try a
more acceptable approach?
Will you be my date at
the yearling auction ball?
I already said
yes to someone else.
I'm sorry.
That makes two of us.
Well, I think you'll
be fine from here--
in your own backyard
to negotiate.
[music playing]
What are you doing here?
Came in out of the rain.
I see you've got Jason
Hollister to walk to you home.
Is there a problem with that?
Not unless he finds
out who you really are.
The RCMP called me.
They have new
information on Alan Kerr,
and they wanted me to get
in touch with his sister.
After your writer friend
reported it missing,
we got a call from
a local coin dealer.
He appraised it for
your brother a year ago.
Alan's lucky gold piece.
He never that is
out of his sight.
Our father bought it for
him when he was born.
It had been pawned.
We're trying to
put together an ID,
but the pawn shop
can only remember
that the seller was a woman.
He'd never give this away.
Because of it's value?
No, he wanted to pass
it on to his own son,
turn it into a family heirloom.
Did you speak to
Tiffany Underwood?
No, I called
her earlier today.
She'd never even seen it.
It had to be someone else.
I said there was
an investigation.
I did not say that
the case was closed.
Then you do think
he was murdered.
Let's just say I'm
keeping an open mind.
Simone says Jason admitted
the killing to Brent.
And Lettie says that he was with
her when they heard the shot.
She couldn't have heard it.
She's protecting him.
Like I said, I'm
keeping an open mind.
Well, maybe one of you can
tell me why Jason was allowed
to see the autopsy report?
Well, Jason had gotten
a temporary government ban
on game hunting in
the gorge, and he
was hoping that that report
would help make it permanent.
So, what are you going to
do now that you know who I am?
What would you like me to do?
Keep quiet.
Please, Matt.
I have to find out what
happened to my brother.
I owe it to him.
Oh--
[laughing]
--Lois, you look great.
BOUTIQUE EMPLOYEE:
Miss McKenzie?
Now, this dress
was made for you.
I think this one's good.
Don't you?
No-- oh, come on.
We want to be the hottest
babes at the ball.
The one you have on
is classic and simple.
That one is classic,
simple, and sexy.
How long have you
known the Hollister's?
LOIS: All my life.
Jason was a legend
in our high school.
He almost killed a guy who
tried to steal his girlfriend.
Rumor has it, his dad
paid off the police.
Nobody ever pressed charges?
Are you kidding?
Arrest a Hollister?
Jason was always pretty
tough, but you know,
he's been harder on
people since his dad died.
I think he feels responsible
for the family now, you know?
Have you ever seen
him lose his temper?
Oh, yeah.
He had a big blow-out with Alan
Kerr just before the accident--
I mean like screaming at him.
God, it was ugly.
Do you know what it was about?
Alan said Brent was
interfering with the breeding
program to cover his debts.
Simone went so
crazy on that house,
Brent almost had to sell
his share of the company.
Well, why didn't
Jason bail him out?
LOIS: He doesn't have
that kind of money.
Well, didn't he inherit
money from his father?
I don't think their
dad shared Brent
and Jason's passion for horses.
What do you mean?
It's not like
mining, you know,
where you can make
a fortune overnight.
Foals can't be sold
until they're yearlings.
You raise them a full
year before you can
even make a profit off of them.
So?
So, old Mr. Hollister put
this weird clause in his will
that Brent and Jason can't
touch their inheritance
until their own first born
children are a year old.
I see.
Jason's got everything he
owns tied up in those horses.
Anything happens to the
farm before he's married
and has kids, and he's finished.
So come on, let's see
how that dress looks.
Oh, Anna, you're beautiful.
[laughing]
MATT: This is where
Alan's body was found.
He gets into the river and
makes it through these rapids,
and washes up down here.
Right there.
Thanks for bringing
me here, Matt.
I'm not sure what good
this is going to do.
Ah, it's just for
me, but I couldn't
ask anyone else to bring
me here without having
to answer a lot of questions.
Now we found marks on
some rocks over there
to indicate that that's
where he was shot.
This is near Brent
and Simone's isn't it?
Yeah.
- Did they hear anything?
- No.
Simone and the baby were
sleeping, and Brent was out.
Did anyone vouch for him?
Nope.
What about rifles?
Did Brent or Jason own one?
Every man in this
valley has one.
Ann Marie, the first thing a
good cop looks for is motive.
Who gains from the crime?
If Alan's death
wasn't accidental--
and that's still a big if--
I haven't found
out who profited.
And until you do, you're
not going to do anything.
No, I just don't
want to badger a lot
of people who maybe innocent.
Or too rich and
powerful to mess with.
Matt, people say that
the Hollisters have paid
you to keep quiet about things.
That was a long time ago, OK?
I was a rookie cop, and
Jason was a hotheaded kid.
Can I trust you?
Well, I've kept my mouth
shut about you, haven't I?
Have you?
Yeah, I'm good
at keeping quiet--
even if I'm not getting paid.
[music playing]
Matt, there's
something in the water.
[gunshot]
[gasping]
I want you to get cover now.
[coughing]
(YELLING) Matt!
Grab my hand.
Grab my hand.
[gasping]
I got you.
[grunting] Are you all right?
(BREATHING HEAVILY) Yes.
Are you sure?
Yes.
Well, we've better get
you into some dry clothes.
Look, the difference
between catching a chill
and hypothermia could be
the distance from here
to your place so--
MATT: Let me have
the rifle, Jason.
Here-- hand.
You all right?
(EXASPERATED) Yeah.
Somebody took a
shot at us, Jason.
What?
What, you-- you think-- oh, man.
Here.
It hasn't been fired in months.
Well, it hasn't been fired
in the last few minutes anyway.
Do you mind if I take it?
No-- pfft.
No.
Do whatever you want.
The important thing is to
get her home and get her dry.
Even You're going to come
back to the house now, right?
I'm sure I'll be OK.
Yeah, you'll come back to
the house, and you'll be fine.
I'll come by as soon as
I take a good look around.
Matty.
[music playing]
Just over here.
[inaudible]
- No, I can do it, so--
- OK, fine.
Fine.
Fine.
And there's a lock on the door.
[music playing]
You said that door had a lock.
I know how to pick it.
Have a seat.
Where are my clothes?
They're in the dryer, but
that has a lock on it too.
Oh, come on.
Come on.
It's warmer over
here, and I made you
a nice cup of hot chocolate.
Just relax, and let me take
care of you for a second.
So what were you doing
down there by the rapids?
You mean besides
being shot at?
Well, we get a
lot of idiot hunters
down there who just shoot
at anything that moves.
That seems to be the
explanation for all
the shootings around here.
Matt said it was the same
place your trainer was killed.
Yeah, I suppose he
also told you the rumor
that I'm the murderer.
I had heard that
your trainer was having
an affair with your fiance.
Yeah, he was.
And I was furious with
Tiffany when she told me.
[sighing] It was
just because she
kept it a secret for so long.
She wasn't good at understanding
distinctions like that,
or maybe that's why I had
already realized it wasn't
going to work out between us.
So, uh, in a way, Alan
was doing me a favor.
[music playing]
You have to be
careful in the gorge.
You know it's a lot more
dangerous than it seems.
[sighing] But you're safe here.
[music playing]
What is it?
Is there something
you want to tell me?
What's the real reason
you came to Devil's Gorge?
What are you talking about?
I think your clothes
are dry by now.
[music playing]
[knocking]
Did you find it?
Yeah, but I don't
have a clue what it is.
It's a shipping
vial from the farm.
It's filled with semen from
a stallion that's being bred.
The vial goes into a
larger container filled
with coolant to keep it fresh.
And maybe that shot
was taken by someone who
wouldn't want us to find it.
Are you sure I'm the only
one who knows who you are?
Yes.
We'll start
watching your back,
and I want to know what you're
doing every minute of the day.
Is that a seal on the end there?
Yes.
The veterinarian certifies
the contents and the date
it was taken.
B-2-2-1-2-1.
I think that's Sergeant Blue.
Is the, uh, stuff in here now?
Yeah, that's why it's sealed.
The vet supervising the
mare is the only one
authorized to break it.
That way, you know you're
getting what you paid for.
Yep, it's Sergeant
Blue all right.
So what's it worth?
$50,000.
$50,000?
If I would have known
it was worth that much,
I wouldn't have had a vasectomy.
You had a vasectomy?
Yeah, my wife said if
the doctors didn't do it,
then she would.
So what the hell is
that doing in the river?
There-- being thrown
from her hand.
She said Jason threw her
new bracelet into the gorge,
but they were
fighting over this.
The day Alan died, he confronted
Jason over some breeding
irregularities.
He must have suspected they
were selling this on the side,
or passing off material from
some other stallion that's
coming from Sergeant Blue.
But to get his
sealed Brent would
need the vet's cooperation.
VET: There it is.
I did six tags for
Brent on the same day.
And you sealed all the vials?
Of course.
And you're always there.
Always.
The day they do it
is my first call.
Sergeant Blue is happiest
first thing in the morning.
Now, can I go back to bed,
or do you plan on coming back
with another harebrained idea?
No, sorry we woke you.
(MUMBLING) It's all right.
All right.
MATT: Doc?
What other calls did
you make that day?
For crying out loud, Matt,
how the hell would I know?
That was almost a year ago.
There-- seven AM, Hollister's.
I also had to see a mare Brent
thought was going into labor.
Doc?
Jason and Alan weren't
around that morning.
They got Sergeant
Blue ready, and then
Brent came in all in a panic
and had me go and see the mare.
And she was fine--
false alarm.
But when I got back to the
barn, they had Sergeant Blue
back in the stall.
And Brent had
the filled vials?
So you didn't actually see
which horse it came from.
I know these boys.
They could lose everything if
something like this got out.
And maybe Brent
made sure it didn't.
Simone's been implicating
Jason to protect her husband.
You going to pick up Brent?
Not yet.
But you have a motive.
We know there's something
fishy about those files.
Alan found out.
Brent had to keep him quiet.
Look, it makes sense, but
it's still circumstantial,
and Jason might
still be involved.
I have to be careful
how I deal with this.
(YELLING) Why?
Why are the Hollisters
so damn special?
I had an affair with Simone.
It was about a year
after they got married.
My wife was gone, and
I was feeling lonely.
I was flattered someone that
beautiful would be interested.
I didn't want it to end.
She did.
Oh, Matt.
I'll pick up his rifle, have
the mounties do ballistics when
they finish with Jason's gun.
I just-- I don't
want her thinking
this is about something else.
Who was at the door?
Matt.
He was asking some more
questions about Alan.
It's OK, darling.
I took care of it.
I thought this was over.
It is.
He said it was merely routine.
I'm going to have
to talk to him.
Brent, no.
Look, I won't tell him
everything-- just enough
to keep him off our back.
No, you can't.
We have been through too
much to lose everything now.
Simone, I've got to.
[music playing]
You let me handle
everything like always.
ANN MARIE: Lois?
I've got the last
of the catalogs.
Lois?
Lois?
LOIS: Be right there, Anna.
OK.
Lettie is at the hotel so
she can supervise the party.
You want a ride
back to your place?
No, thanks.
I have some work to finish.
Oh, come on.
You can't be late for the ball.
It's the biggest
night of the year.
The buyers come from all
over, and they're loaded.
[laughing]
Besides, if you're not there
when the Hollisters arrive,
I won't have anyone to
dish Jason's date with.
Jason's date?
Oh, she's a buyer
from back east
who has been after
him for years.
She got a divorce and called
to ask him to go with her.
I'll bet she's coming loaded for
bear, if you know what I mean.
MAN: Honey, go ahead.
I'll catch up.
[music playing]
Isn't this just the best?
Oh, there's Jason.
[inaudible].
Jason.
Hey.
LOIS: Oh god, he's gorgeous.
But he's not
the marrying kind.
Maybe I could just
borrow him for awhile.
[laughing] Oh, look-- look.
That's Nicole.
[music playing]
Do you want some punch?
Two punch, please.
Oh, Matt, there's a phone
call for you in the lobby.
Oh.
Go ahead.
I'll get some air.
I'll find you.
[laughing]
SIMONE: I won't
do that to Brent.
JASON: [inaudible]
worry about is yourself.
I know exactly what you want.
It's all you've ever wanted.
Don't touch me like that.
You're hurting me.
You bully.
Let go of me.
JASON: Don't you
give me an excuse
to tell him about Christopher.
What was that all about?
He said he saw
Christopher almost fall
off the deck the other day.
He called me an unfit
mother after what
I went through to get pregnant.
BRENT: Honey?
Everything all right?
Yes, darling.
We'll be there in a minute.
I really think this
is his best [inaudible]..
Did you tell anyone
what I said about Jason?
No.
You don't believe me.
No.
You're falling in love
with him, aren't you?
I told you, I--
I don't--
You're not the first
woman he's tricked,
and you won't be the last.
Anna, champagne is
just beginning to flow.
You look beautiful.
I'd like to introduce
you to Nicole.
I'm helping her find a
position in our operation.
Yes, I'm sure you are.
Can you let me go, please?
Are you sure
that's what you want?
I said let me go, please.
Why can't you be honest
about what you want?
Guys, take five.
There's no need to
stop the Music, Matt.
You could have just asked
if you wanted to cut in.
Jason Hollister, I have
a warrant for your arrest.
For what?
The murder of Alan Kerr.
You're serious.
I've got the ballistics
report back on your rifle.
It's the one that killed Alan.
Would you come with me, sir.
Matt-- Matt,
what are you doing?
I'm going to go with him.
Now, call our lawyer and make
sure he gets to the police
station before we do.
Excuse me.
I'm sorry, excuse me.
What are you doing?
The evidence doesn't lie.
There's been a mistake.
What about Brent's rifle?
Brent doesn't have a rifle.
Simone made him get rid of
it after the baby was born.
This doesn't fit with
anything we talked about, Matt.
Then find me some proof.
[music playing]
[music playing]
[glass shattering]
[gasping]
Ann Marie, are you all right?
It's Jason.
I knew you didn't do it.
I knew.
[music playing]
Morning.
Morning.
I made some coffee.
Do you want some?
Mhm.
[laughing]
You never told me how you
got out of jail so fast.
Nicole.
Nicole posted my bail.
And you didn't have
to repay her generosity?
Mhm, well-- no, I think that's
what she had in mind-- but, no.
No.
[laughing]
You know what?
Your brother is the
last person in the world
that I ever would have harmed.
Yeah, I read the autopsy report.
He had the same mark.
There's one family in
10,000 carries that gene.
The chance that you weren't
related was too remote.
Alan found out that Brent
was cheating your customers,
didn't he?
- Brent was trapped.
Simone has just run
up enormous debts.
I--
Did Brent kill Alan?
No.
How can you be sure?
Well, I-- because
I know my brother.
Did you know he was a thief?
When Alan died I thought
Brent might have done it,
but I couldn't find
any proof, so--
Just a motive.
Why are you protecting him?
You have to tell Matt
what was going on.
No.
No, just let me deal with
this in my own way, OK?
You can't buy Brent
out of a murder wrap.
I found the letter you wrote
to the Thoroughbred Federation.
Brent went to New York
to plead for mercy,
and you followed up in
typical Hollister fashion,
paying back the breeders
and promising them Sergeant
Blue's services for free.
Yeah, I did what was
best for the family.
I solved the problem.
How do you plan to solve me?
Yeah, but-- what are
you-- where are you going?
- To talk to Matt.
- No.
No, you can't.
No, you can't do this.
Yes, I can.
Maybe Brent used your gun
without you knowing it.
Have you thought about that?
No, my rifle was locked
in the gun cabinet.
I mean I only got
it out when I went
to investigate the shot that
I heard with my-- my mother.
But that can't be.
What--
Because it was your
rifle that killed Alan,
and Brent doesn't even own.
- Yes, he does.
No, he doesn't.
Simone made him get rid of it.
Oh, no.
Where are you going?
Jason?
JASON: I don't need you
interfering, Simone.
Get out of the way.
SIMONE: How dare you come
into our house and do this.
BRENT: (YELLING) Stop it!
JASON: It's a simple
question, Brent.
Let me ask you--
BRENT: [inaudible] over--
JASON: --one more time.
BRENT: --and over again.
JASON: (YELLING) Where is it?
BRENT: What do you mean?
I've given you the answer.
JASON: Where is the rifle?
How the hell should I know?
I haven't touched it in years.
I told you.
I gave it away.
(ANGRILY) Don't
hand me that, Simone.
Where is it?
Jason-- Jason just calm down.
She doesn't know.
You don't know what she knows.
[inaudible]
BRENT: We don't know
where the rifle is.
I don't even remember
what it looks like.
JASON: It looks exactly
like mine, dammit,
and I know you wouldn't let
her give it away, because it
means too much to you.
Jason, we've been
all through this.
(YELLING) I didn't kill him.
Look it, somebody
used your rifle,
and then swapped it for mine
when we were in New York.
That's the only explanation.
[crying]
Oh, Christopher.
Christopher, shhhh.
You're a sweetie, come.
Shush, oh-- it's OK.
It's OK.
Yes, it's all right.
Yeah, it's better.
Isn't it?
Yes, that's better.
Don't say a word.
[gun loading]
You were the one who
wanted Alan to keep quiet.
He gave the coin to
Christopher, because--
One more word, and I'll shoot
you while he's in your arms.
Brent couldn't
give you a baby,
neither could Matt, but Alan--
(YELLING) I said shut up.
Simone?
She's in love with Jason.
She'll do anything
to set him free,
even if it means destroying us.
- Simone, please.
Drop the gun.
I've been through too
much, too close to winning
to let them stop me.
You pawned the coin.
He gave it to Christopher.
His--
- (YELLING) I said shut up.
- Simone, it's finished.
It's finished.
Give me the gun.
You won't share any
of it, will you, Jason?
You Hollisters have
to have everything.
[gunshot]
(YELLING) Jason!
[baby crying]
[screaming]
(YELLING) Simone!
No!
[baby crying]
Well, I guess that
pretty much wrap things up.
The corner usually
likes to hold an inquest
into something like this, but--
Um, but no need to drag the
Hollister name into a scandal.
It won't change anything.
What's done is done.
Maybe it's time we let both
Alan and Simone rest in peace.
All she cared
about was the money.
That baby was Simone's
key to the Hollister vault.
When she saw the
mark on my back,
she realized I was Alan's sister
and tried to make me believe
that Jason was the killer.
Well, with him out of the way,
she'd get the whole fortune,
not just Brent's share.
Right.
So what happens now with you?
[sighing] Well tomorrow, I
guess I'll be heading home.
Can't talk you
into staying, huh?
Thanks for everything, though.
You've been a good friend.
I couldn't have done
this without you.
Well, keep in touch.
Come visit us sometime.
I will.
I promise.
[music playing]
[neighing]
How you doing?
OK.
You find everything
of Alan's OK?
Yeah.
It's hard packing
up someone's life.
I feel like I'm
missing something.
You are.
[music playing]
[crying]
[sighing]
I've got something to show you.
Mhm.
[laughing] That's beautiful.
Isn't she?
Can I touch her?
Yeah, go ahead.
Yes.
When I said the horse that
Alan deserved hadn't been born,
I meant this one.
She would have been his.
Now she's yours.
Where am I going
to keep a horse?
Right here.
How would you feel
about staying?
What?
I'm not going to ask you
to give up anything for me.
I just-- I want to wake up
next to you from now on.
I love you, Ann Marie.
I want you to stay.
[laughing]
[music playing]