Hunter (1984–1991): Season 3, Episode 3 - Crime of Passion - full transcript

I'M VERY SORRY ABOUT YOUR WIFE.

YOU ACTUALLY THINK THAT
I MAY HAVE KILLED MY WIFE?

WE WOULDN'T BE
SITTING HERE IF WE DIDN'T.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
DO? GOOD COP, BAD COP?

MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE
LET YOU PLAY GOOD COP.

THE STORY YOU TOLD US STINKS.

LET'S JUST NOT JUMP TO
ANY CONCLUSIONS HERE.

I'M STARVED.

ME, TOO.

THAT'S HIM, THE ONE ON THE END.

I SAW HIM RIGHT UP
CLOSE. THAT'S THE GUY.



BARNEY, WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELL, THE DECEASED'S NAME IS
KAREN PARKER. 29, CAUCASIAN.

BLOW TO THE HEAD PUT HER OUT,

THEN SHE HAD HER NOSE AND
MOUTH HELD SHUT TILL SHE DIED.

ANY GUESS AS TO WHEN?

PROBABLY BETWEEN 2:00
AND 5:00 THIS MORNING.

AUTOPSY WILL NARROW
IT DOWN TO THE HOUR.

DENNIS STONE?

YEAH.

SERGEANT HUNTER, SERGEANT
McCALL, METRO HOMICIDE.

LIKE TO ASK YOU A
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS,

IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY
PRESENT, YOU CAN DO THAT.

ATTORNEY?

DID THE OFFICER YOU SPOKE WITH



READ YOU YOUR RIGHTS?

YEAH... AM I UNDER ARREST HERE?

WELL, WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
WHAT WAS YOUR RELATIONSHIP

TO THE DECEASED, KAREN PARKER?

SHE'S AN INTERIOR DESIGNER. SHE
WAS DECORATING MY HOUSE IN BEL AIR.

WELL, WHAT ARE YOU DOING
HERE AT HER APARTMENT?

WE HAD A MEETING.

MEETING... DID SHE
HAVE AN OFFICE?

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
AM I A SUSPECT HERE?

WELL, YOU SEE, WE'RE
JUST HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME

UNDERSTANDING YOUR
ACTIONS, MR. STONE.

YOU SAY YOU CAME TO THE DOOR,

AND SHE DIDN'T ANSWER
IT, CORRECT? MM-HMM.

BUT THEN, YOUR NEXT MOVE

WAS TO HAVE THE MANAGER
COME AND OPEN THE DOOR?

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT KIND OF STRIKES US

AS A STRANGE SEQUENCE OF EVENTS.

I'M A FILM DIRECTOR.

I'M USED TO AND I HAVE TO
HAVE THINGS RUN ON SCHEDULE.

THE WOMAN WAS VERY PUNCTUAL.
WHEN SHE DIDN'T ANSWER THE DOOR,

I KNEW SOMETHING
WAS WRONG. THAT'S IT.

SERGEANT? THE
DECEASED'S HUSBAND IS HERE.

MR. PARKER? I'M VERY
SORRY ABOUT YOUR WIFE.

EXCUSE ME, I'VE GOT A PRODUCTION
MEETING IN ABOUT 40 MINUTES.

DO YOU NEED ME
FOR ANYTHING ELSE?

NO. IF WE DO, WE'LL BE ABLE
TO FIND YOU, THOUGH, RIGHT?

OH, YEAH.

I'M TERRIBLY SORRY.

I'M DENNIS STONE. KAREN
WAS DOING MY HOUSE.

OH, YES, SHE MENTIONED YOU.

I'M REAL SORRY.

THANK YOU.

MR. PARKER, WE'RE GOING TO
NEED A STATEMENT FROM YOU.

DO YOU FEEL UP TO IT NOW?

YES, I THINK SO.

SERGEANT HUNTER, LIEUTENANT
FINN ON THE PHONE FOR YOU.

EXCUSE ME.

HEY, GIVE ME THIS.

HEY, NO WAY,
BUDDY. THIS IS NEWS.

GIVE ME THE CAMERA. HEY!

I'LL GIVE YOU THE NEWS.

I'M A HOMICIDE DETECTIVE,

AND ONE THING I DON'T NEED IS
MY PICTURE IN THE NEWSPAPER.

NOW, YOU WANT TO COME
IN HERE AND TAKE A PICTURE

OF THE CORPUS DELICTI, TREES,
PLANTS, RUG, BE MY GUEST.

BUT NOT OF ME, YOU GOT IT?

BUT I'VE GOT OTHER
PICTURES IN THERE.

IF THEY COME OUT,
I'LL MAIL THEM TO YOU.

HUNTER, DO I NEED TO REMIND YOU

THAT WE'VE HAD 4
DIRECTIVES IN THE LAST MONTH

TO KEEP A SMOOTH
RELATIONSHIP WITH THE PRESS?

OH, WELL, EXCUSE ME,
MISS INTERNAL AFFAIRS.

YOU'RE BEGINNING TO SOUND LIKE
BERNIE TERWILLIGER EVERY SINGLE DAY.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, WHEN
I GET BACK TO THE PRECINCT,

I'M GONNA HAVE MY PEOPLE
MOVE YOUR DESK UP NEXT TO HIS.

WELL, DIDN'T WE GET UP ON THE
WRONG SIDE OF THE BED THIS MORNING?

YES, WE DID.

Parker: GOOD MORNING.

HI. HI.

MR. PARKER.

YES, I HAD THEM
SHOW YOU OUT HERE

BECAUSE THEY'RE
CLEANING MY ROOM.

AH.

WOULD YOU LIKE SOME
BREAKFAST? COFFEE?

MAYBE A LITTLE COFFEE
AND A ROLL, HUH?

WAITER? CAN WE HAVE
SOME COFFEE, PLEASE?

SO...

YOU WERE READ YOUR
RIGHTS YESTERDAY.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
THEY ARE STILL IN EFFECT?

YES, IF YOU SAY SO.

WE FOUND OUT A FEW THINGS
AFTER WE LAST SPOKE WITH YOU.

YOU SAY THAT YOU
WERE IN SANTA BARBARA

THE NIGHT THAT YOUR WIFE WAS
KILLED, THAT YOU WERE IN BED ASLEEP.

I WAS, YES.

WELL, THE HOUSEKEEPER
SAYS THAT, UH,

YOUR ROOMS ARE ON
OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE HOUSE.

THERE'S NO WAY
SHE COULD'VE KNOWN

IF YOU'D GOTTEN UP
AND DRIVEN AWAY OR NOT.

WELL, THAT'S TRUE, BUT I DIDN'T.

WELL, WAS THERE ANYONE
THERE TO VERIFY THAT?

I MEAN, DID YOU MAKE ANY PHONE
CALLS? DID YOU RECEIVE ANY?

NO.

YOU ACTUALLY THINK THAT
I MAY HAVE KILLED MY WIFE?

WE WOULDN'T BE
SITTING HERE IF WE DIDN'T.

THERE WERE 2 LIQUEUR
GLASSES ON THE COFFEE TABLE,

BOTH OF THEM HAD
FRESH RESIDUE IN THEM.

ONE HAD COGNAC IN IT

AND YOUR WIFE'S
FINGERPRINTS ON THE GLASS.

THE OTHER ONE CONTAINED A
PORTUGUESE LIQUEUR CALLED BAIRRADA.

WE FOUND A BOTTLE OF THAT
LIQUEUR AT THE BACK OF THE BAR

WITH YOUR FINGERPRINTS ON IT.

YOU KNOW WHAT IT
SOUNDS LIKE TO ME?

IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMEBODY'S
TRYING TO SET ME UP.

BAIRRADA IS MY FAVORITE DRINK.

I TOOK A DRINK FROM
THAT BOTTLE 3 DAYS AGO

WHEN I WENT TO VISIT KAREN.

WELL, WHATEVER
WAS IN THAT GLASS,

IT HAD ONLY BEEN THERE
A COUPLE OF HOURS.

IS THAT ALL YOU HAVE?

WELL, THERE WAS NO FORCED ENTRY,

AND YOUR PRINTS WERE
ALL OVER THE INSIDE, SO...

IT DOESN'T LOOK TOO
GOOD FOR YOU, ALEX.

SERGEANT HUNTER, I TOLD
YOU I WAS THERE 3 DAYS AGO.

KAREN AND I MAY HAVE
BEEN GETTING A DIVORCE,

BUT DURING THE 2 YEARS
OF OUR SEPARATION,

WE WERE STILL VERY GOOD FRIENDS.

WELL, BOTH YOUR
ATTORNEYS TOLD US

THAT YOU WERE INVOLVED IN
A BITTER PROPERTY DISPUTE.

WHATEVER BITTERNESS THERE WAS
EXISTED BETWEEN OUR ATTORNEYS,

NOT BETWEEN KAREN AND ME.

IN FACT, I WENT THERE THAT DAY

BECAUSE I WANTED TO TRY
AND STRAIGHTEN SOMETHING OUT

THAT I FELT THEY WERE
HANDLING VERY BADLY.

YOU KNOW, MAYBE I SHOULD
HAVE HAD MY LAWYER HERE.

IT NEVER CROSSED MY
MIND THAT I WAS A SUSPECT.

WELL, ALEX, YOU'RE
THE ONLY SUSPECT.

AH-AH. HERE COMES FELLINI.

PROBABLY WANTS TO COME BY AND
TELL US WHY HE HAD THE DOOR OPENED.

I CALLED HIM. HE WASN'T
IN, SO I LEFT A MESSAGE.

THANKS FOR THE WARNING.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU NEEDED ONE.

WHAT DO YOU WANT TO
DO? GOOD COP, BAD COP?

YEAH. LET ME BE THE GOOD COP.

YOU? COME ON.

HI. HI.

I GOT A CALL YOU
WANTED TO SEE ME.

YEAH. THANK YOU FOR COMING IN.

SIT DOWN, MR. STONE.

LIGHTEN UP, WILL YOU, HUNTER?

MR. STONE IS NOT A SUSPECT.

HE'S HERE DOING US A FAVOR.

I'VE HAD A VERY TRYING DAY, OK?

HEY, IT'S NO PROBLEM.
IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.

I EXPECT THE ACTION GETS PRETTY
INTENSE IN YOUR LINE OF WORK.

YEAH, I THRIVE ON
ACTION, DENNIS.

OK. SO, WHAT DID YOU
WANT TO SEE ME ABOUT?

WE'D LIKE TO KNOW
A LITTLE BIT MORE

ABOUT YOUR RELATIONSHIP
WITH KAREN PARKER.

WHAT'S TO KNOW?

SAW HER WORK,
LIKED IT, HIRED HER.

IS THAT IT?

THAT'S IT.

YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH THAT?

YEAH, I GOT A PROBLEM
WITH IT, DENNIS.

AND HERE'S MY PROBLEM.

THE STORY YOU TOLD US STINKS.

YOU SAID THAT KAREN PARKER'S
MANAGER OPENED UP HER DOOR FOR YOU

BECAUSE SHE WAS A COUPLE
OF MINUTES LATE FOR A MEETING?

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT. WE'VE
GONE OVER THIS ALREADY.

AND WE'RE GONNA
GO OVER IT AGAIN.

AS I TOLD YOU, YOU COULD
SET YOUR CLOCK BY THAT LADY,

AND I DON'T HAVE A LOT
OF TIME TO HANG AROUND.

WELL, IT'S JUST THAT...

THAT WAS SORT OF A
STRANGE THING TO DO,

YOU KNOW, I MEAN OPENING
THE DOOR LIKE THAT AND ALL.

MOST PEOPLE WOULD DO THAT

IF THEY HAVEN'T SEEN
SOMEBODY FOR DAYS, NOT MINUTES.

I THOUGHT I WASN'T
A SUSPECT HERE.

OK.

CAN I LEVEL WITH YOU?

KAREN PARKER WAS UP AT
THE HOUSE ALMOST EVERY DAY

FOR THE PAST 2 1/2 MONTHS.

NOW, AT FIRST, IT WAS
STRICTLY PROFESSIONAL,

NOTHING MORE THAN THAT.

I DON'T KNOW. TIME GOES BY,

WE STARTED TO GET
ATTRACTED TO EACH OTHER.

SO WHEN SHE CALLED AND
ASKED ME TO COME OVER,

I GOT THE DISTINCT IMPRESSION

SHE HAD SOMETHING MORE
THAN BUSINESS ON HER MIND.

SEX?

THAT'S PUTTING IT BLUNTLY.

WHAT'S THE MATTER,
COULDN'T YOU WAIT?

I GOT TO TELL YOU
SOMETHING, SERGEANT.

I DON'T LIKE YOUR ATTITUDE.

THAT DOESN'T BOTHER ME.

I WAS ON LOCATION 50
MILES OUTSIDE OF TOWN

THE NIGHT THAT KAREN WAS KILLED,

WHICH I'M SURE YOU'VE
CHECKED OUT BY NOW.

I THEN DROVE STRAIGHT HOME,

WHICH MY WIFE AND MY
DAUGHTER CAN VERIFY,

IF YOU WANT TO CHECK THAT OUT.

SO UNLESS YOU'VE GOT SOME
SPECIFIC REASON FOR ASKING ME,

I'D APPRECIATE IT IF YOU'D
KNOCK IT THE HELL OFF!

I CAME HERE TO TRY AND HELP.

I KNOW THAT, AND
I APPRECIATE IT,

I DO. SO DOES HE, REALLY.

REALLY? HE'S GOT A
FUNNY WAY OF SHOWING IT.

CAN I GO NOW?

YEAH.

YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME.

MAYBE I SHOULD HAVE
LET YOU PLAY GOOD COP.

WHEN IN DOUBT, HAMMER
THE WITNESS, RIGHT?

YOU HAMMERED THE WITNESS
RIGHT OUT OF THE BUILDING.

WELL, IT WAS YOUR IDEA,
WASN'T IT? GOOD COP, BAD COP?

BESIDES, WE GOT WHAT
WE WANTED. HE LIED,

WHICH MAKES HIS STORY A
LITTLE BIT MORE SENSIBLE NOW.

YEAH, AND IT GIVES
US ALEX PARKER.

WE'VE GOT MATERIAL
EVIDENCE, NO ALIBI,

AND A SERVICEABLE MOTIVE.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIND
SOMEBODY WHO CAN PUT HIM IN L.A.

ON THE NIGHT HIS
WIFE WAS MURDERED.

HUNTER, HOMICIDE.

YEAH, JUST A SECOND.

IT'S ALEX PARKER.

YEAH?

HE WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.

WELL, WAIT A MINUTE, WHY
DOES HE WANT TO TALK TO YOU?

WHY DOESN'T HE WANT TO
TALK TO ME? I'M ON THIS CASE.

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE
YOU'RE NOT HIS TYPE.

GIVE ME THE PHONE.

YEAH, THIS IS SERGEANT McCALL.

HELLO, MR. PARKER.

UH, 1:00 TODAY?

OK, I'LL BE THERE.

HE WANTS ME TO HAVE LUNCH
WITH HIM AT 1:00 AT HIS HOTEL.

WITH OR WITHOUT HIS ATTORNEY?

I DON'T KNOW, HE DIDN'T
SAY. PROBABLY WITHOUT.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

TONE OF VOICE. THIS WASN'T
A MAN SETTING UP A MEETING

BETWEEN A COP AND AN ATTORNEY,

IT WAS A MAN ASKING
A WOMAN TO LUNCH.

WELL, HE PROBABLY THINKS YOU'LL
CUT HIM MORE SLACK THAN I WILL.

LITTLE DOES HE KNOW YOU'RE
THE ALLIGATOR OF THE TWO.

HA! YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.

Hunter: OH, LISTEN,
DO ME A FAVOR.

WHEN YOU GET TO THE
HOTEL, DON'T GO TO HIS ROOM.

CALL, HAVE HIM MEET
YOU IN THE LOBBY.

I'M A COP, TOO, REMEMBER?

IS IT MY MOVE?

THAT DEPENDS ON THE MOVE.

WHY DIDN'T YOU WANT
MY PARTNER HERE?

OH, HUNTER'S A BURNED OUT...

THERE'S NOTHING LEFT
THERE BUT A HARD NOSE.

WHAT AM I, A PIECE OF CAKE?

NO, NOT AT ALL.

I JUST THOUGHT
THAT I'D HAVE A...

BETTER CHANCE OF
OPENING YOUR MIND.

IT'S NOT CLOSED.

WELL, THEN WHY DO I FEEL LIKE
WE'RE GETTING INTO A DEBATE?

I'M A COP AND YOU'RE A SUSPECT.

IT GOES WITH THE TURF.

THAT'S KIND OF A SHAME.

NOW, HUNTER KNOCKED
ME FOR A LOOP YESTERDAY

WHEN HE SAID THAT I
WAS YOUR ONLY SUSPECT.

IS THAT STILL THE CASE?

YES, IT IS.

WELL, THEN, WE ALL
HAVE A BIG PROBLEM,

BECAUSE I DIDN'T KILL MY WIFE.

YOU COULD HAVE TOLD
ME THAT OVER THE PHONE.

BUT COULD I HAVE
MADE YOU BELIEVE IT?

WHAT I BELIEVE IS IRRELEVANT.

IT'S A MATTER OF EVIDENCE.

IT TERRIFIES ME THAT YOU AND
HUNTER HAVE ALREADY DECIDED

I KILLED MY WIFE.

THAT MEANS YOU'RE NOT EVEN
LOOKING FOR WHOEVER DID.

IT'S JUST THAT RIGHT NOW ALL
OF THE EVIDENCE POINTS TO YOU.

MAY I EXPLAIN SOMETHING TO YOU?

KAREN AND I...

WERE DEEPLY IN
LOVE FOR 10 YEARS.

EVEN AFTER OUR SEPARATION,

WE REMAINED THE BEST OF FRIENDS.

SO, NO MATTER WHAT EVIDENCE
YOU MAY HAVE AGAINST ME,

THE FACT REMAINS, I
DIDN'T KILL MY WIFE.

AND IF YOU AND HUNTER WON'T DO
ANYTHING ABOUT THAT, THEN I WILL.

SUCH AS WHAT?

I'LL HIRE THE BEST
INVESTIGATIVE FIRM IN THIS CITY,

AND HAVE THEM DO THE JOB
YOU AND HUNTER WON'T DO.

DID KAREN HAVE ANY BOYFRIENDS?

WE NEVER TALKED ABOUT IT.

WHAT ABOUT BEFORE YOU SEPARATED?

NO. NO, SHE LOVED HER WORK,

AND SHE GOT VERY SUCCESSFUL.

NEITHER ONE OF US PAID MUCH
ATTENTION TO OUR MARRIAGE.

IT DIED OF NEGLECT, NOT
BECAUSE OF ANOTHER MAN.

WE JUST GOT A STATEMENT
FROM DENNIS STONE.

HE SAYS THAT HE WAS ON HIS
WAY TO KAREN'S APARTMENT...

FOR SEX, NOT BUSINESS.

YOU'RE SERIOUS?
THAT'S WHAT HE SAID.

NO, I SAW MR. STONE.

KAREN WOULDN'T HAVE
GOTTEN WITHIN 10 FEET OF HIM

IF THEY WERE LOCKED
TOGETHER IN A FREEZER.

YOU SOUND PRETTY SURE.
WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?

SHE TOLD ME ABOUT HIM.

SHE DIDN'T LIKE HIM.

HE'S LYING.

WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE OLD
ALEX REALLY PUT IT TO YOU, HUH?

PUT WHAT TO ME?

YOU'VE BEEN CONNED.

OH, COME ON, WILL YOU?
LOOK, THE GUY IS RIGHT.

HE'S RIGHT. WE WERE ZEROING
IN ON HIM AND NOBODY ELSE.

NEED I TELL YOU
THAT IN A HOMICIDE,

UNLESS IT INVOLVES
DOPE OR CRIME,

70% OF THE TIME IT'S THE
SPOUSE THAT'S THE KILLER.

I KNOW THAT, BUT I HAVE A
REALLY STRONG FEELING HERE.

LOOK, YOU EVER HEAR
OF WOMEN'S INTUITION?

YES, FROM MY GRANDMOTHER. SHE
HAD A FRUIT STAND IN NEW JERSEY.

SHE ALSO BELIEVED IN GHOSTS.

SO DO I.

AND MY WOMAN'S
INTUITION IS TELLING ME

THAT MAYBE ALEX PARKER
DID NOT KILL HIS WIFE.

WASTING YOUR TIME.

WE'VE ALMOST GOT ENOUGH
ON PARKER FOR THE D.A. AS IT IS.

I'M GOING TO GO OUT
AND TRY TO GET THE REST.

IF YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND
TRY SOMEBODY ELSE, BE MY GUEST.

I WILL.

BUCKLE UP.

BISMARCK! BISMARCK, HEEL!

AH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT HIM.

HE'S REALLY SUCH A MEATBALL.

I'M JODY STONE.

HI. DEE DEE McCALL.

THANKS FOR AGREEING
TO SEE ME TODAY.

OH. OH, SEE THAT?

HE LIKES YOU ALREADY.

HELLO...

HELLO.

NO! SHAME ON YOU.
NOW GO LIE DOWN.

GO ON!

HEH. SORRY ABOUT THAT.

PUREBREDS CAN BE
SO UNPREDICTABLE.

YEAH. YEAH.

HEY, WHY DON'T WE
GO AROUND BACK?

FRONT HALL IS STILL BEING
REDECORATED. SUCH A MESS.

I'M NOT READY TO
GET OUT OF THE POOL.

COME ON, YOU GOT
TO GET READY, STACEY.

I'LL GET READY WHEN I'M READY!

EXCUSE ME A SECOND.
MOTHER'S WORK, YOU KNOW?

STACEY, GET OUT OF THE POOL.

MOM...

RIGHT NOW!

DON'T YOU DO THIS TO ME.

I'M SORRY.

THAT'S TWICE I'VE
SAID I'M SORRY. HA HA!

COME ON INSIDE.

WOULD YOU LIKE A DRINK, A SODA?

NO, THANK YOU, I'M FINE.

OH. YOU HAVE A LOT
OF PICTURES HERE.

UNUSUAL SHOT.

Jody: THAT'S FROM DENNIS'S
MOVIE NIGHT SHOCK.

THAT'S WHERE DENNIS AND I MET.

STACEY HAD A PRETTY
GOOD PART IN THAT.

OH, THEN DENNIS
ISN'T STACEY'S FATHER.

NO, WE'VE ONLY BEEN
MARRIED A COUPLE OF YEARS.

BUT HE TAKES CARE OF
HER LIKE HIS OWN DAUGHTER.

SO HE DIRECTS AND YOU
MANAGE STACEY'S CAREER, HUH?

NO.

STACEY HASN'T WORKED
SINCE BRIAN AND I GOT MARRIED.

I MEAN, HE DOESN'T BELIEVE
THAT KIDS SHOULD WORK,

ESPECIALLY IN SHOW BUSINESS,

BUT I HAVE BEEN KEEPING
HER SKILLS GOOD AND SHARP.

I MEAN, SHE'S NOT GOING
TO BE A KID FOREVER.

MRS. STONE, I HAVE SOMETHING

THAT'S A LITTLE
DIFFICULT TO SAY.

IT'S BOUND TO COME OUT,
SO I MIGHT AS WELL TELL YOU.

YOUR HUSBAND CAME TO
US AND MADE A STATEMENT

THAT HE WENT TO SEE KAREN
PARKER TO HAVE SEX WITH HER.

SORRY.

DRINK?

NO, THANKS.

I TELL MYSELF IT
DOESN'T BOTHER ME.

THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME?

NO.

MY HUSBAND IS A FILM DIRECTOR.

DO YOU KNOW HOW OFTEN HE GETS
PROPOSITIONED BY BEAUTIFUL WOMEN?

TALKING ABOUT KAREN?

NO, SHE HAD TOO
MUCH CLASS FOR THAT.

I WAS VERY REALISTIC
WHEN I MARRIED DENNIS.

I PROMISED MYSELF I
WOULDN'T GET UPSET

ABOUT THE OCCASIONAL OTHER WOMEN

BECAUSE THAT KIND OF THING SORT
OF GOES WITH THE JOB, YOU KNOW?

Maid: SHE WON'T WEAR HER SHOES.

I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR SHOES.

IT'S TOO WARM OUT.

TELL HER I DON'T HAVE
TO WEAR SHOES, MOM.

IT'S OK, MARIA.

HAVEN'T SEEN YOU
AROUND HERE BEFORE.

STACEY, THIS IS DEE DEE.

HI, STACEY.

YOU THE NEW DECORATOR?

Jody: NO, DEAR,
DEE DEE'S A FRIEND.

MUST BE A NEW FRIEND.

YOU BETTER HURRY UP, DEAR.

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE
LATE FOR MRS. TALBOT.

I HATE MRS. TALBOT.

SHE SMELLS LIKE BATHROOM SPRAY.

Jody: STACEY!

ALL RIGHT, MOM.

YOU HAVE ANY KIDS, DEE DEE? NO.

DON'T BE IN A HURRY.

DESK SERGEANT TOOK
THAT MESSAGE DOWN

FOR ONE SERGEANT DEE DEE
McCALL FROM ONE ALEX PARKER.

HE SAYS HE HAS SOMETHING
EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO TELL YOU.

WELL, WHAT CAN I SAY, HUNTER?
HE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

HE THINKS YOU'RE
A BURNT-OUT CASE.

HE'S VERY PERCEPTIVE.

HOW'D YOU DO WITH MRS. STONE?

SHE CORROBORATED HIS ALIBI.

WELL, DID YOU EXPECT
ANYTHING ELSE?

NO, NOT REALLY. WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WELL, I DID SOME REAL
POLICE WORK TODAY.

I TOOK ALEX PARKER'S PICTURE AND
PASSED IT AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

ANYTHING?

NO, NOT YET, BUT, UH...

SOMEWHERE IN THAT
NEIGHBORHOOD IS A LITTLE OLD LADY

WHO SAW EVERYTHING.
I'M GOING TO FIND HER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
A LITTLE OLD LADY?

WHY DOES IT HAVE TO
BE A LITTLE OLD LADY?

IT'S ALWAYS A LITTLE OLD LADY.

HELLO?

YEAH, HI, THIS IS
SERGEANT McCALL.

YES, I HAVE SOMETHING VERY
IMPORTANT I HAVE TO TELL YOU.

OK, HOLD ON A SECOND. GO.

WELL, I REALLY DON'T WANT $TO SAY IT
OVER THE PHONE, BUT IT IS IMPORTANT.

WHERE ARE YOU? THIS
ISN'T THE HOTEL NUMBER.

A CLIENT OF MINE LEFT
FOR EUROPE THIS MORNING,

AND HE CALLED ME UP ON
THE PHONE AND HE SAID,

"YOU BUILT THIS
PLACE, LIVE IN IT."

IT'S IN MALIBU.

MALIBU, HUH? WELL, THAT'S
KIND OF FAR AWAY FROM HERE.

YOU SURE YOU CAN'T
TELL ME OVER THE PHONE?

POSITIVE. BESIDES, I'VE JUST
BEEN DOWN TO THE ROCKS,

AND I'VE HARVESTED
A WHOLE BUCKETFUL

OF WHAT THE SPANISH
CALL PERCEBES.

I WAS HOPING THAT YOU
COULD SHARE THEM WITH ME.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY ARE.

THEY'RE AN ABSOLUTELY
INDESCRIBABLE DELICACY

YOU JUST HAVE TO
TASTE TO BELIEVE.

WHAT'S THE ADDRESS?

IT'S 33428 PACIFIC
COAST HIGHWAY.

YOU WON'T BE SORRY.

NOW WHAT? DINNER IN MALIBU?

YEAH.

IT'S SOMETHING HE CAN'T
TELL ME OVER THE PHONE.

WELL, YOU WANT BACKUP?

NO, YOU DON'T HAVE
TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

REALLY, I DON'T THINK THE GUY'S
DANGEROUS AT ALL. NOT AT ALL.

THE EVIDENCE SAYS HE IS.

YOU JUST KEEP LOOKING
FOR YOUR LITTLE OLD LADY.

McCall: BARNACLES?

NOT BARNACLES, PERCEBES.

PREC... PERCEB...

PERCEBES.

WELL, THEY LOOK
LIKE BARNACLES TO ME.

WELL, TO THE
UNTRAINED EYE, PERHAPS,

BUT IN SPAIN, YOU PAY
ABOUT 70 OR 80 BUCKS

FOR A BUNCH LIKE THIS,
IF YOU CAN FIND THEM.

AND...

SPANISH VINO DE CASA.

HOUSE WINE.

YEP. GOOD AND CHEAP.

HA!

SOUNDS GOOD.

HERE'S TO, UH, BARNACLES

AND CHEAP WINE.

I'LL DRINK TO THAT.

NOT TO DIGRESS,
BUT DIDN'T YOU SAY

YOU HAD SOMETHING
IMPORTANT TO TELL ME?

YEAH. THESE WILL
BE READY IN A MINUTE.

I GOT A CALL FROM
KAREN'S MOTHER TODAY.

KAREN WROTE HER A
LETTER ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

SHE'S GOING TO
BRING IT BY TOMORROW.

REMEMBER I TOLD YOU
THAT KAREN TOLD ME

THAT SHE DIDN'T LIKE
DENNIS STONE? YEAH.

WELL, NOW WE HAVE MORE
THAN JUST MY WORD ON THAT.

ACCORDING TO KAREN'S LETTER, THE
ONLY PERSON IN THAT WHOLE HOUSE

SHE COULD STAND
WAS THE LITTLE GIRL.

SHE FOUND HER LONELY AND AFRAID
AND IN DESPERATE NEED OF A FRIEND.

AND AS FOR DENNIS STONE,

SHE WAS, QUOTE,
"COUNTING THE MINUTES

UNTIL THE JOB WAS FINISHED."

SHE FOUND HIM
ABSOLUTELY REVOLTING

AND HIS WIFE WEIRD.

SO, NOW WE KNOW
FOR A FACT THAT HE LIED.

WELL, ACTUALLY,
ALL WE REALLY KNOW

IS WHAT KAREN TOLD HER MOTHER.

WHY WOULD SHE WRITE THAT TO
HER OWN MOTHER IF IT WASN'T TRUE?

WHY COULDN'T YOU TELL
ME THAT OVER THE PHONE?

BECAUSE OF THE PERCEBES.

OF COURSE. THE PERCEBES. YES.

WHICH ARE NOW READY.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SHOW ME THIS?

YOU WEREN'T
SUPPOSED TO SEE IT YET.

IT'S NOT READY.

NOT READY? THIS IS...

THIS IS BEAUTIFUL.

TOO BEAUTIFUL.

WHAT CAN I SAY?

I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SUBJECT.

I BETTER GO.

YOU DON'T MEAN THAT.

YEAH, I DO. I SHOULD... I...

I HAVE HAD A GREAT TIME, ALEX.

I'LL BE GETTING KAREN'S LETTER.

WELL, YOU CAN SEND IT TO ME.

BETTER YET, YOU CAN
COME HERE AND PICK IT UP.

ALEX...

DEE DEE, IF YOU WANT THE LETTER,

IT'LL BE HERE.

SO WILL I.

HEY! CATCH OF THE DAY.

FRESH MUSSELS.

OH, HELLO. LOOK AT THAT.

THEY LOOK GREAT. HA HA!

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL, I THINK IT'S
PRETTY OBVIOUS

YOUR WIFE THOUGHT
DENNIS STONE WAS A JERK.

WHICH MEANS HE'S ALSO A LIAR.

IT IS THE FIRST POINT IN
YOUR FAVOR, THOUGH, ALEX.

ASIDE FROM THE FACT
THAT I'M NOT GUILTY.

I BELIEVE YOU.

THAT LEAVES SERGEANT HUNTER.

YEAH, WELL...

HE'S OUT LOOKING
FOR A LITTLE OLD LADY.

A WHAT?

NOTHING. NEVER MIND.
HE'S NOT GONNA FIND HER.

COME ON. TIDE'S COMING IN.

BESIDES, I'M STARVED.

ME, TOO.

HELLO?

IT'S FOR YOU.

AHEM. HELLO?

HUNTER?

GET UP AND GET YOUR CLOTHES ON.

WE GOT ANOTHER
MURDER ON OUR HANDS.

WHO? DENNIS STONE.

Man: YOU KNOW, FOR ONCE, I
HAPPEN TO AGREE WITH THE M.E.

WHACKED ON THE BACK OF THE HEAD.

YOU SEE THESE CUTE LITTLE
BRUISES AROUND HIS NOSE AND MOUTH?

A HAND WAS CLAMPED OVER
THEM UNTIL HIS E.E.G. WENT FLAT.

THAT'S EXACTLY HOW
KAREN PARKER WAS KILLED.

YEAH. THEN HE WAS PROPPED
UP BEHIND THE WHEEL OF HIS CAR

AND DRIVEN OVER THE
SIDE OF THE MULHOLLAND.

WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN?

M.E. FIGURES 3:00, MAYBE
4:00, THIS AFTERNOON.

NO WITNESSES?

A COUPLE OF TEENAGERS
FOUND THE BODY AT 8:30.

RUINED THEIR WHOLE EVENING.

YEAH, MINE, TOO.

HOLLYWOOD'S GOING
TO MISS YOU, BABY.

HIM, NOT YOU.

WHAT TIME DID YOU GET TO ALEX'S?

ABOUT 5:30,

WHICH MEANS YOU'RE RIGHT,

HE WOULD'VE HAD THE
TIME TO HAVE DONE IT,

BUT WHY WOULD HE?

DENNIS STONE MUST HAVE HAD
A LOT OF ENEMIES, YOU KNOW?

LOOK, WHOEVER KILLED DENNIS
STONE ALSO KILLED KAREN PARKER.

SAME M.O.

IF WE THOUGHT WE
HAD 2 SUSPECTS BEFORE,

WE'VE GOT ONE NOW.

WELL, LET'S JUST NOT JUMP
TO ANY CONCLUSIONS HERE.

McCALL, IT'S A FACT... ON
A GROWING LIST OF FACTS.

THE MAN THAT I JUST
SPENT THE EVENING WITH

WAS NOT A MAN WHO HAD
JUST COMMITTED A MURDER.

WELL, LET'S NOT
JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS.

DAMN IT, HUNTER!

LOOK, UH...

I'M GOING TO GO
AND TRY AND FIND OUT

WHERE DENNIS STONE'S
WIFE WAS THIS AFTERNOON.

HIS WIFE? WHY?

BECAUSE YOU SAID IT YOURSELF.

70% OF THE TIME, UNLESS
THERE'S DOPE OR CRIME INVOLVED,

THE SPOUSE IS GUILTY,
AND THIS SPOUSE IS WEIRD.

IT'S 3:00 IN THE MORNING. YOU'RE
NOT GOING OVER THERE NOW, ARE YOU?

NO. I'M NOT GOING
OVER THERE NOW.

I'M GOING TO GO HOME.
I'LL TALK TO HER LATER.

TALK TO YOU LATER, TOO.

NO GOOD, HUH?

HUNTER, I PUSHED SO HARD,

FOR A MINUTE THERE,
I THOUGHT I WAS YOU.

BOTH THE HOUSEKEEPER
AND THE DAUGHTER SAID

THAT JODY STONE WAS AT HOME
THE DAY HER HUSBAND WAS KILLED.

SHE DIDN'T EVEN TELL
THE LITTLE GIRL YET.

SHE DOESN'T SEEM TO THINK
SHE'LL BE ABLE TO HANDLE IT.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S
SOMETHING VERY BIZARRE

ABOUT THAT ENTIRE HOUSEHOLD.

Man: SERGEANT HUNTER?

YEAH.

MY NAME'S DEAN FORD.

HI, HOW YOU DOING? GOOD.

SERGEANT McCALL. HI.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

WELL, I WAS JUST
WAITING TO GET A HAIRCUT,

AND I HAPPENED TO
PICK UP THIS NEWSPAPER.

THE ARTICLE SAYS THIS GUY CLAIMS
HE WAS IN SANTA BARBARA FRIDAY NIGHT.

SO WHAT?

WELL, UH, HEH...

I'M PRETTY SURE I SAW
HIM IN L.A. THAT NIGHT.

WHERE?

I DRIVE A LIMOUSINE
FOR CITY LIGHTS,

AND I DROPPED A BUNCH OF KIDS
OFF AT A PARTY NEAR WESTWOOD,

AND I HAD A COUPLE
OF HOURS TO KILL,

SO I CRUISED UP TO ROY'S
SMOKEHOUSE FOR A BURGER.

IT'S KIND OF A HANGOUT OF MINE.

YOU'RE SURE IT WAS THIS
GUY? YOU'RE POSITIVE?

IT WAS... YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY
SURE IT WAS THIS MAN?

WELL, I WAS COMING
OUT OF THE BATHROOM,

WHICH IS BACK BEHIND
THE PHONES THERE,

AND THIS GUY WAS
JUST HANGING UP.

TURNED AROUND, WE PRACTICALLY
BUMPED INTO EACH OTHER.

HE SAID, "EXCUSE ME," AND I
GOT A REAL UP-CLOSE LOOK AT HIM.

THIS IS HIM.

I THINK I JUST FOUND
MY LITTLE OLD LADY.

THAT'S HIM. THE ONE ON THE END.

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE?

NO DOUBT ABOUT IT. I
SAW HIM RIGHT UP-CLOSE.

THAT'S THE GUY.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. FORD.

THAT'S IT?

IT IS FOR NOW, MR. FORD.

YOU'RE A MATERIAL
WITNESS TO A MURDER.

IF WE COULD HAVE YOUR ADDRESS

AND YOUR PHONE NUMBER
ON THAT PIECE OF PAPER.

IF YOU DECIDE TO LEAVE
TOWN, PLEASE CALL US.

SEND THEM BACK.
THANK YOU, GENTLEMEN.

HERE YOU GO. THANK YOU.

WELL?

IT'S NOT ENOUGH, GUYS. IT'S
NOT A PROSECUTABLE CASE.

NOT YET.

I THINK WE'RE HANDING
YOU A DAMN GOOD CASE.

COME ON, CAPTAIN. NO
DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN THE STATE

IS GONNA TAKE A GUY THAT
LOOKS LIKE THAT IN FRONT OF A JURY

ON THE STRENGTH
OF WHAT YOU'VE GOT.

WAIT A MINUTE. WE'VE GOT
MATERIAL EVIDENCE, NO ALIBI,

A MAN WHO PUTS PARKER IN LOS
ANGELES THE NIGHT OF THE MURDER.

WHICH MEANS PARKER LIED.
WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?

I THINK THEY CALL IT
THE "SMOKING GUN."

OH, YEAH. THE
"SMOKING GUN." YEAH.

YEAH, HELLO?

Alex: DEE DEE, IT'S ALEX. I...

WHO IS IT?

IT'S ALEX.

I DON'T WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

DEE DEE, FOR GOD'S
SAKE, I GOT TO TALK TO YOU.

COME ON, OPEN THE DOOR.

PLEASE!

WELL, I CAN'T TALK
TO YOU LIKE THIS.

THAT'S TOO BAD.
YOU'RE NOT COMING IN.

MY LAWYER TOLD ME THAT
SOMEONE PLACED ME IN LOS ANGELES

ON THE NIGHT THAT
KAREN WAS MURDERED.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WELL, WHOEVER THAT
PERSON IS IS LYING.

SURE.

DAMN IT, DEE DEE,
SOMEONE IS SETTING ME UP!

YOU KNOW, YOU SAID THAT
TO ME THE FIRST TIME WE MET.

IT WASN'T ENOUGH JUST TO GET
ME ON YOUR SIDE, THOUGH, WAS IT?

YOU HAD TO GET ME INTO
YOUR BED! WHAT WAS THAT FOR?

SO YOU COULD HAVE ME
COMPLETELY UNDER YOUR CONTROL?

NO.

I THOUGHT...

I WAS FALLING IN LOVE WITH YOU.

YOU FINISHED?

NO, NOT QUITE.

I WANT YOU TO LOOK AT ME

AND TELL ME THAT YOU
HONESTLY BELIEVE I KILLED MY WIFE,

AND THEN KILLED DENNIS STONE.

I BELIEVE IT.

HERE YOU GO, MY FRIEND.

JUST THE WAY YOU LIKE IT...

WITH A LITTLE TWIST OF LIME.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

I WANT TO ASK YOU A
COUPLE OF QUESTIONS.

YOU KNOW A GUY NAMED DEAN FORD?

OH, SURE, I KNOW
DEAN. HE DRIVES A LIMO.

COMES IN HERE ALL THE TIME.

WAS HE IN HERE
LAST FRIDAY NIGHT?

NOW, THAT I COULDN'T TELL YOU.

WHY NOT?

ME AND MY OLD
LADY FLEW TO VEGAS.

TOOK THE WEEKEND OFF.

AH.

BUT YOU NORMALLY WORK
HERE EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT, RIGHT?

OH, YEAH, YEAH, AND I WISH I
HAD WORKED LAST FRIDAY NIGHT.

I LOST $600, JUST LIKE THAT.

OK, THANKS.

STAY OUT OF VEGAS.

I'LL DO THAT.

HELLO?

YEAH, MR. FORD? SERGEANT
HUNTER, HOW YOU DOING?

YEAH. WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

WELL, IN GOING
OVER MY NOTES HERE,

I REALIZED I FORGOT TO WRITE
DOWN THE NAME OF THE RESTAURANT

IN WHICH YOU SAW ALEX
PARKER LAST FRIDAY.

ROY'S SMOKEHOUSE.

ROY'S SMOKEHOUSE, THAT'S IT.

THAT'S IN WESTWOOD, RIGHT?

YEAH.

WAS THERE ANYTHING
UNUSUAL THAT OCCURRED?

ANYTHING YOU NOTICED
THAT YOU THOUGHT

MIGHT HAVE BEEN
OUT OF THE NORMAL?

NO, NOT REALLY.

WHAT WAS THE NAME
OF THE BARTENDER?

YOU MEAN JIM.

JIM, JIM, YEAH.

HE WAS THERE
FRIDAY NIGHT, RIGHT?

YEAH.

OH.

WELL, GOOD, DEAN,
THAT HELPS ME OUT.

THANKS VERY MUCH.
YOU'VE BEEN A BIG HELP.

WHO IS IT?!

Hunter: WHO DO YOU
THINK IT IS? OPEN UP!

BOY, YOU DON'T LOOK
VERY GOOD. THANK YOU.

YOU'RE NOT ANSWERING
YOUR PHONE. HOW COME?

THAT'S BECAUSE I DON'T
WANT TO ANSWER THE PHONE.

WELL, GET YOUR
CLOTHES ON. LET'S GO.

WHAT, DO WE HAVE ANOTHER MURDER?

NO, NOT ANOTHER
MURDER. THE GUY LIED.

WHO LIED?

THE LIMOUSINE DRIVER.

HE WASN'T AT THE RESTAURANT
LIKE HE SAID HE WAS,

WHICH MEANS ALEX PARKER
WASN'T THERE, EITHER, SO LET'S GO.

WHAT? YEAH.

THAT'S HIM.

EVENING. YOU FOLKS
CALL FOR A LIMOUSINE?

YEAH.

HEY, MAN! YOU CAN'T DO THIS.

OH, YES, WE CAN. GET OVER
THERE. READ HIM HIS RIGHTS.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

IF YOU GIVE UP THE RIGHT TO
REMAIN SILENT, ANYTHING YOU SAY

CAN AND WILL BE USED
AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO
HAVE AN ATTORNEY PRESENT.

AND IF YOU'D LIKE TO HAVE AN
ATTORNEY BEFORE WE SPEAK TO YOU,

I HIGHLY SUGGEST IT.

YEAH, WELL, I'M GONNA GET
YOU UP ON POLICE BRUTALITY.

WELL, IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN I
MIGHT AS WELL KICK YOUR BRAINS IN.

I THINK HE GETS THE
IDEA. YOU LIED TO US, MAN.

YOUR BARTENDER FRIEND
WAS OUT OF TOWN FRIDAY NIGHT.

WHICH MEANS YOU'RE
EITHER THE MURDERER,

OR SOMEONE PAID YOU A LOT
OF MONEY TO LIE. WHICH IS IT?

I DON'T HAVE TO
TELL YOU ANYTHING.

NO, I KNOW YOU DON'T.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

YOU CAN CALL YOUR ATTORNEY AFTER
WE BOOK YOU FOR MURDER. COME ON.

YOU SAID IT WAS
IMPORTANT? YES, IT IS.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST, MISS STONE.

THE CHARGE IS MURDER.

MOM, WHAT ARE THEY
SAYING?! BE QUIET!

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. GO FIND THE GIRL.

STACEY?

STACEY?

STACEY, IT'S GOING TO
BE ALL RIGHT, HONEY.

SHH. IT'S GOING TO BE OK.

THAT'S A GOOD DOG.
THAT'S A GOOD BOY.

STAY.

BISMARCK, NO!

THANKS.

LIMO DRIVER TURNED OUT TO
BE JODY STONE'S BOYFRIEND.

SHE PAID HIM 5 GRAND
TO TELL US THAT STORY.

SHE DENIED THAT. IN FACT,
SHE'S DENYING EVERYTHING.

WOULDN'T YOU?

HUMOR ME, HUNTER.

WHY DID SHE KILL KAREN
PARKER IN THE FIRST PLACE?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU WHAT? I DON'T KNOW.

YOU BOOKED A SUSPECT
ON SUSPICION OF MURDER...

YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE A MOTIVE?

THAT ABOUT SUMS IT UP.

WHAT THE HELL DO YOU HAVE?

LOOK, MY GUESS IS JODY TOLD HER
HUSBAND SHE KILLED KAREN PARKER.

DENNIS DECIDED TO COVER FOR HER.

THEN SHE KILLS HER ACCOMPLICE?
THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

LOOK, WHEN DENNIS REALIZED HE
WAS AN ACCESSORY TO MURDER,

HE GOT SCARED.

JODY DECIDED IT WOULD
BE SAFER IF HE WAS DEAD.

THAT'S ALL SPECULATION, HUNTER.

YOU GOT LESS ON JODY STONE
THAN YOU HAD ON ALEX PARKER.

JODY STONE PAID
HER BOYFRIEND $5,000

TO PIN THIS MURDER
ON AN INNOCENT MAN.

NOW, ONLY THE
MURDERER WOULD DO THAT.

THAT WAS ALICE DOWN IN JUVENILE.

SHE WANTS US DOWN THERE FAST.

AND MY MOTHER MADE ME
SWEAR NEVER TO TELL ANYONE.

SHE SAID IF I TOLD, WE'D
ALL BE SENT TO PRISON.

AND CAN YOU TELL US NOW?

I CAN'T.

STACEY, HAVE YOU
TOLD ANYONE ELSE?

DID YOU TELL KAREN PARKER?

YES. SHE WAS NICE TO ME.

I TOLD HER, AND
MY MOM FOUND OUT.

SHE HIT ME A LOT.

SHE SAID NEVER TO
TELL ANYBODY AGAIN.

WELL, HONEY...

CAN YOU TELL US NOW?

WILL YOU TELL US
WHAT YOU TOLD KAREN?

IT'S OK.

IT'S OK, HONEY, GO AHEAD.

WHEN I WAS WORKING ON
THAT MOVIE WITH DENNIS...

HE TOOK ME TO HIS TRAILER,

AND HE STARTED
TAKING OFF MY CLOTHES,

AND HE TOOK OFF HIS.

WHAT ABOUT... WHAT ABOUT AFTER?

AFTER HE MARRIED YOUR MOM?

HE DID IT A LOT,

AND MY MOM SAID IT WAS OK

AND TO LET HIM DO
WHATEVER HE WANTED,

BECAUSE IF I DIDN'T,

HE'D LEAVE, AND
WE'D BE POOR AGAIN.

HI.

HI.

MAY I COME IN?

SURE.

LEAVING, HUH?

GOING HOME.

SANTA BARBARA.

ALEX, I DON'T KNOW
QUITE HOW TO SAY THIS,

SO I'M JUST GOING TO SAY IT.

DEE DEE, I... ME FIRST, OK?

OK.

I'M SORRY.

I WAS...

I WAS SO WRONG,

AND I AM VERY SORRY.

YOU JUST DID WHAT YOU
THOUGHT YOU HAD TO DO,

AND IT HURT ME, MORE
THAN I WANT TO SAY,

BUT I DO UNDERSTAND.

THERE'S SOMETHING
I WANT YOU TO HAVE.

OH.

ALEX.

JUST A LITTLE SOMETHING
TO REMEMBER ME BY.

REMEMBER YOU BY, HUH?

YOU KNOW, ALEX, I
WAS THINKING, UM...

I WAS... I WAS HOPING

MAYBE WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO, UH...

I DON'T KNOW, TRY TO
GIVE IT ANOTHER SHOT?

DEE DEE, WHAT HAPPENED IS
LIKE A BIG WALL BETWEEN US.

YOU DIDN'T BUILD THAT
WALL, CIRCUMSTANCES DID,

BUT IT'S THERE.

AND I'M JUST AFRAID
IT'LL ALWAYS BE THERE.

YEAH, I KNOW. I THOUGHT ABOUT
THAT DRIVING OVER HERE, TOO.

AND I... I UNDERSTAND.

I DON'T KNOW. YOU MAY BE RIGHT.

BUT WILL YOU DO
ME A LITTLE FAVOR?

I'D LIKE YOU TO HAVE LUNCH
WITH THIS FRIEND OF MINE.

HER NAME IS DEE DEE McCALL.

SHE'S A PRETTY NICE GAL.

I KNOW THAT SHE WOULD
BE MORE THAN WILLING

TO MAKE THE DRIVE TO
SANTA BARBARA TOMORROW.

NOTHING TOO FANCY.

JUST... LUNCH.

JUST TO, UH...

MEET FOR THE FIRST TIME?

I THINK I'D LIKE THAT.

ME, TOO.