Mod Squad (1968–1973): Season 1, Episode 18 - A Hint of Darkness, a Hint of Light - full transcript
Hello?
No!
No!
Hey! Who's screaming?
Janny! Janny!
Janny! Janny!
Janny! Janny! What's wrong?!
Janny!
Janny!
Come on, Janny. Come on.
No!
Go with me.
No!
What happened? Did
you see what happened?
No, ma'am. We heard a scream.
It's all right, baby,
I'm here. I'm here!
Help me get her to the car.
Help me!
Help me!
It's all right, it's all right.
Help me!
It's all right, baby.
I'm here. I'm here.
Help me!
Help me get her to the car.
Help me! Help me!
Get in the car. It's all right.
Help me!
She's not much help.
It's this place.
It was wrong to
bring her back here.
Was there anybody else
on the beach yesterday
besides those two boys?
No, it's always
deserted late in the day.
That's why she liked
to come down here.
Captain...
I don't want this to
get into the papers.
Janny has a very private life.
I don't want morbid,
curious people bothering her.
It's more than she could handle.
All right, Miss Caine,
I'll keep it quiet,
but I want your help
with this plan of mine.
You think it's really
necessary to have bodyguards?
Until I get some more answers,
yes.
Look, my people will
join you at your place.
Thank you.
That's Janny Wills, the victim.
Notice anything unusual?
No.
She's a pretty girl.
Who is the lady with her?
That's Helen Caine,
her companion.
I mean, you notice
anything else about the girl?
Captain, is this some
kind of test we've flunked?
No.
I just wanted to see
if she could fool three
casual observers.
Fool us?
About what?
Janny Wills is blind.
Well, this is her place.
I'll have your things sent over.
It's a nice pad, isn't it?
Yeah, her parents
left her pretty well off.
They were killed in an
accident some years back.
Father was an
appellate court judge.
Judge's daughter?
Well, that could be the motive.
Yeah, could be,
but chances are it was some flip
who spotted a girl
on a lonely beach.
Janny's our only lead to him.
Now, I want you to be
very careful with her, huh?
But find out anything
she remembers.
What if it wasn't some
guy who just flipped out?
What if somebody
wanted her dead?
That's possible, too,
and that's why you're
going to stay here.
See that she goes
through her regular routine,
round the clock,
but be with her.
And keep your eyes open, huh?
You're Janny's bodyguards?
The captain wasn't exaggerating
when he said you were young.
Come in.
Janny, the police are here.
I'm very pleased to meet you.
My name is Julie.
Oh, you must
look like a princess.
She does. I'm Pete.
Hello, Pete.
Hi.
I-I'm Linc.
Oh, you're not happy about this.
What?
You're not smiling.
It's not that.
If you don't mind,
we have a few questions
we'd like to ask you.
Helen, perhaps our guests
would like some coffee?
Yeah. Coffee'd be fine.
Thank you.
Now, you're uneasy. Don't be.
I think it will be very
pleasant to have visitors.
I'd like you to feel welcome.
We don't have
radio or television...
Helen says they're vulgar...
But we do have fine records.
Now, you said you had questions.
Yes.
May I call you Janny?
Yes.
All right, first, the man.
Could you tell how tall he was?
No.
Well, how did he grab you?
My, my throat.
Now I'm gonna try something.
Like this?
Well, at-at first, before
he pushed me down,
he held my wrist.
Which one?
Th-the, the, the left.
Now, can you tell if he was
taller or shorter than I am?
I-I don't know.
Please.
I don't know.
What are you doing?!
Are you all right, Janny?
Yes. I'm fine.
I'm sorry.
It's just that it suddenly
brought it all back.
Yes.
The man was about your height.
Um, shorter perhaps,
but... heavier.
Good. Did he say anything?
Janny's had enough
of this for now.
I think she'd better
lie down for a while.
Time is important to
all of us, Miss Caine.
Janny's health
is more important.
Yes, of course.
Come along, darling.
Will you be here?
We'll all be here.
Will you give me that
license number again?
W, V... What?
Y. W-V-Y...
eight, six, oh.
W-V-Y-8-6-0.
Uh, when did the accident occur?
This morning.
I, uh... I hit this
woman's fender,
but... but I didn't stop.
And, uh, you haven't told your
regular insurance company?
Oh.
Well, I-I was afraid to
admit I hadn't stopped,
but I-I do want to
pay for the damage.
You're refreshingly generous.
Uh, look, if you could
find this car for me,
sort of on the q.t.,
I'd be happy to pay
you, say, um, $20?
Oh.
I'll see what I can do.
I'm very grateful.
Oh, you, uh, better
leave your number
in case I have to phone you.
No, I'd-I'd rather phone you.
Okay.
Try me later in the day.
Thanks.
It's quite a library.
I've chosen those
books very carefully.
Janny was raised
on fine literature.
Moliere, Dumas, Bronte.
It's good stuff.
You're supposed
to be resting, Janny.
I can't, Helen.
We don't have
houseguests every day,
and I want to be with them.
Is that you, Linc?
Right here.
Admiring your books.
Is the beach pretty now?
I guess so.
You guess so?
We can do better than that.
Come on, I've got
something to show you.
Now follow me.
Pete. Hmm?
Come look.
Well, it's chilly,
but the sun's out,
and, judging from the sound,
the water is relatively calm.
So, why are you frowning again?
But I'm not.
Oh... good.
Now I know your secret.
You guess a lot.
Oh, I like having visitors.
You make it sound like it
doesn't happen very often.
Almost never.
You must see other
people besides Helen.
Well, there's you and...
Pete and Julie.
Well, I mean besides us. No.
No one.
Except a man who attacked you.
I'd like to forget that, Linc.
As if it never happened.
But it did.
But it didn't seem real.
I mean... people
aren't like that.
And the world isn't like that.
My world is.
Believe it, Janny.
Oh, no, that can't be true.
You couldn't be what you are.
What?
Gentle.
That's just your
influence on me, Janny.
Well, it's not just chilly,
it's downright cold.
Come on.
I'll fix you something hot.
Hey, wait a sec.
Don't you know a
man's supposed to lead?
Oh, that would be nice!
Kamin Insurance.
Mr. Kamin speaking.
Uh, Mr. Kamin,
this is Mrs. Smith.
Oh, yes, Mrs. Smith.
I... I'm glad you called.
I traced that license plate.
That's wonderful. Where is it?
Uh, 24246 Malibu Road.
Uh, but there seems to
be some sort of confusion.
Confusion?
Yes, it's, uh, the
car is registered
to a Miss Janny Wills,
but there's no damage on it.
Oh, there must be some mistake.
Ar-Are you sure you got
down the right license number?
W-V-Y-8-6-0.
You wrote it down
wrong, Mr. Kamin.
Uh, look, uh, just
keep the $20.00
and forget the whole thing.
Hmm.
"Miss Janny Wills,
24246 Malibu Road."
Buddy, please.
There must be some other way.
No other way.
We could pack up.
Get out of here... No!
If we run, we lose it all.
We stay.
She goes.
No, thank you, Janny.
Pete?
No, thank you, I'm fine.
You're something else.
Something else?
Does that mean good?
That means very good.
I'm afraid she doesn't
understand your slang, Mr. Hayes.
I'm sorry, I'll try and
clean it up some.
May I help you do the dishes?
Oh, no. No, no,
thank you very much.
Want to go for a walk?
Sure.
We'll see you
guys a little later.
Okay, Pete.
Some more questions, huh?
No. I've upset you
enough for one day.
We'll try again tomorrow.
It won't be any easier, then.
No, you were right
to be firm with me.
I'm all right.
The man, Janny, the
man heavier than I am...
Could you tell if his
hair was short or long?
I don't know.
It's almost like he had no hair.
Why do you say that?
Well, you see, it was smooth.
You mean bald?
Ye-Yes, I... think so.
But... well, it all
happened so fast that...
All right, Janny, during the
struggle, did you scratch him...
mark him at all?
No.
Well, are you sure he
was trying to kill you?
What do you mean?
Well, I mean...
maybe the attack was sexual.
Oh, no.
No, he was trying to kill me.
Janny, this is very important.
Do you know anybody
who would want you dead?
No. Well, a man...
a boy from the past?
No.
There's been no one, I told you.
Well, your parents...
did they have any enemies?
My father was a gentle man.
But judges make enemies.
Not my father.
Oh, I'm sorry, Linc.
I'm a terrible witness,
and I haven't been
much help to you.
Yes, you have.
We'll drop it for now.
Would you like
me to read to you?
Sure.
♪ ♪
"I walk upon the sand,
"infinite...
infinitesimal eternities
"heaving beneath my feet.
"I hear the petulant, angry
voice of each homecoming wave
"spent now, after its journey
from distant, smiling places.
"I hear each tell its story...
"and how I wish the
tale were mine to tell...
"to touch...
"to see...
"to know a hint of darkness,
a hint of light before
it's time to go."
That's what a day at
the beach means to me.
You memorized that?
I wrote it.
You?
This, and three others.
You're some lady.
You liked it?
I liked.
What color are you, Janny?
Black.
Do you know what that means?
Well, I've heard some things,
but I don't really understand.
I understand.
You?
We're the same color, Janny.
Oh...
Oh, this
makes everything
very special, doesn't it?
In a way.
Linc...
what do I look like?
You're beautiful, Janny.
Oh, that's nice.
That's very nice.
Mr. Hayes?
A call for you.
You'll take it in here, please.
It's getting late, Janny.
He's the same as me.
You didn't tell me that.
No, he's not the same as you.
Nobody is.
You go to bed now.
Listen, Captain, I'm sorry.
I just haven't got
anything more to tell.
Janny's trying.
It's not easy.
She's never had to
deal with ugliness before.
I know, Linc.
Okay.
About as tall as
you, maybe bald.
Well, it's something.
I've got a little
something for you, too.
How's Miss Caine been acting?
A little uptight. Why?
I found an interesting wrinkle:
Janny's trust fund is a
quarter of a million dollars,
with Helen Caine as a trustee.
In the event of Janny's death,
guess who gets all the money?
I see.
That is a wrinkle.
I guess so.
Look, I want someone
on watch through the night.
You and Pete work
it out between you.
Okay, I'll call you in the
morning with a schedule.
Right.
Miss Caine, what's wrong?
You, Mr. Hayes.
You... and your
police mentality.
I want you out of this house.
Miss Caine, if I've
annoyed you in any...
Annoyed!
I asked you here
to protect Janny,
not to tear her world apart!
Well, I won't stand
for it another minute!
Miss Caine, please...
First you trick her
into believing
you care about her
And then you expose her to...
to things she can't
possibly cope with.
And now you...
now you're ready to
turn her against me
with lies...
insinuations!
Miss Caine, I don't know
what you're talking about.
Oh... don't play
innocent with me!
I was listening to
your conversation.
Oh.
You and your... captain.
How dare you imply
that I would have reason to...
to want her dead!
Miss Caine, no one
was implying anything.
I've been with Janny
since she was two years old.
I love her as if she
were my own, Mr. Hayes.
Can you possibly
understand that?
Yes, ma'am.
Then understand this...
All I've ever done
in Janny's life
was to keep my
promise to her parents.
They wanted a world
for their blind child.
They wanted a world
of only beautiful things.
They wanted to spare her
the cruelty that they'd
known, every pain.
Even the pain of being black.
Well, I built that world for
Janny, with love and trust,
and you're not going
to destroy it now.
Miss Caine, I'm
not a destroyer...
but someone out there is.
Now, someone
tried to kill Janny.
Now, he's the one who shook
your perfect little world, not me!
Now are you gonna kick us out
or help us try to find him?
It's cold.
No, it's just your imagination.
Come on.
That's the place.
Any police? No.
Visitor... kids.
Give it up, please?
All right, for now.
She's gotta come
out of that house
sooner or later.
Tomorrow's another day.
How far is it to
the grocery store?
About a mile and a half.
Hungry?
Not really.
Just sleepy.
Tonight, you take
the late watch.
Solid.
Where is she?
In the store with Linc.
What are you doing here?
Something's happened.
I got a report from
Motor Vehicles.
Someone put a trace on
Janny's license plates yesterday.
The man on the beach?
I have to assume that
while we're checking it out.
I guess that means he's
looking for her. Yeah.
What it means, I've
got to get her home
and put a detail of
officers around her house.
Now let's get her.
They're coming now.
All right, now don't alarm
her. I'll follow you home.
Helen? Helen?
Helen?
Helen...
Oh, Helen!
Helen!
Okay, Doc, you let me know.
Helen Caine's still in surgery.
Doctors won't speculate,
say we just have to wait.
You said there was
something that I can do.
Oh, yeah.
"The Happy Hour"?
You got some sense of humor.
That's a bar on 15th Street.
I want you to get over there
and find me this mystery lady.
She's a blond, in her
late 20s, about five-four.
She's the one who put
the trace on Janny's car.
How do you know?
Well, DMV led us to
an insurance broker
by the name of Kamin.
He said that she came to him and
asked him to do
it for her on the q.t.
And when she got
Janny's address and name,
she said it was a mistake.
But she left those
matches behind.
Here's a sketch from
Kamin's description.
We checked the Happy Hour,
it's a long shot,
but it could fit
the owner's wife,
Claudine Enson.
Okay.
It's a long shot, but...
Yeah, I guess
so, but give it try.
And look, if you find
her, be careful, huh?
I mean, don't scare her off.
She's our only possible
lead to the man we want.
Happy Hour.
Where are you?
Working on a solution
to our problem.
There is no solution. You
really messed it up good.
We've got to get out of here.
Just keep calm.
I'm not running yet.
But the police will guard
the girl's house now.
You'll never get near her.
No? Well, I think
there is a way.
Now you stay cool.
I'll see you later.
Hello.
Are you open?
Uh... sure. What'll it be?
Just a bottle of beer.
Coming up.
It's a groovy place, you own it?
Yeah.
I don't need a glass.
Oh...
My name's Pete Cochrane.
Claudine Enson. Hi. Hi.
Miss?
Mrs.
Sorry.
Is that your old man?
Yeah. You're putting me on?
Uh-uh.
No, really, he looks familiar.
Emmett?
Oh, everyone says that.
No, I, I'm serious.
Is he around?
No, he's, uh, he's
off doing his thing.
Which is what?
What else? Fishing.
Helen!
No! Don't!
Don't!
It's all right, Janny,
everything's all right.
I'm here, it's okay.
It's okay.
She was having a nightmare.
Linc?
No one's gonna hurt you.
Now, Julie and I are here
and there are policemen
watching outside.
Want some coffee?
Yes... yes, yes, please.
Sit back and try and relax.
Don't go, Linc.
I won't, I won't.
Have you... heard
from the hospital?
A few minutes ago.
Helen's out of surgery
and she's gonna be all right.
You're sure?
She's out of danger,
Janny, I promise.
Now that's good news.
And something else.
I was talking to
Pete a little while ago.
We have a lead.
I don't want to talk about it.
You have to.
Now, you have to try.
Does the Happy Hour
Bar mean anything?
All right, how about
Mr. and Mrs. Enson?
Emmett and Claudine Enson?
No. None of it means anything.
Think, Janny.
I can't!
I can't!
Oh, Linc, please, please
make it all go away.
Make it like it was again.
I'd like to, Janny, but I can't!
You can! You can! Oh, Linc...
Listen! Listen!
You're not a child, Janny.
You're a mature,
intelligent woman.
Now you're right to be afraid.
You've gone through
frightening things.
But they're gonna go
on being frightening
until you face up to them.
Until you do
something about them!
Now, you've got to fight back!
Not me, Janny, you!
Do you understand that?
Okay. Now let's try again.
Have you ever heard of a
man called Emmett Enson?
I... I don't think so.
No.
Emmett Enson?!
Do I know him?
Why, he's just about
my best customer.
Yes, sir, my best. My very best.
I figured as much, he
talks a lot about you.
Yeah, talk.
Yeah, that's him, all right.
Yeah, he's a great talker.
Champeen talker,
talk your head off.
I recollect one time...
Excuse me, what was the name
of the boat that he liked so much?
Boat? Glory Bee.
The Glory Bee, that's right.
Is that available?
Oh, of course not.
Emmett's out on it now.
Did he leave today?
Oh, no, no.
He's been gone for two days.
Maybe this time he'll
stay away for good.
He's always threatening to.
That's Emmett.
Uh, what time did you
say he left Monday?
Let's see..
It was in the... it
was in the afternoon.
Uh... yes, sir. Late
in the afternoon.
Late in the afternoon?
That's no help.
Can't you pin down the time?
No, that's all he
could come up with.
I could talk to him again,
but all I'd get is
the story of his life.
Well, Enson could be our man.
That boat is a
good alibi, but...
he could have parked it any
time and committed both attacks.
Or he could be really fishing.
But there is one thing, Yeah.
He is bald like
Janny's description.
I got it.
Now you get back
to the beach house.
I'll put a tail on Mrs. Enson.
I'll check the coast
guard on this Glory Bee.
All right, keep in touch.
Right.
There you are, fellas.
Where you been?
Miller Beach
Construction Company.
Who are they?
They built the
house she lives in.
I saw the plans.
There's a pull access
door under the piling.
A what?
A trap door and a ladder.
And you think you'll get
close enough to use it?
Yeah.
At high tide.
Honey, please, it's crazy.
We can't take any more chances.
Look, we have to,
we're running out of time.
The police find
that other little thing,
they start putting
two and two together,
she better be dead by then.
She can identify me.
And I'm not exactly alone.
Look, maybe she
can't identify you.
Maybe she didn't get
a good look at you.
No, she saw me all right.
Looked right at me.
Eh.
Don't sweat it, honey.
High tide's at 11:05 tonight.
I just talked to the hospital.
Miss Caine must
be feeling better,
because she's starting to
give the nurses a bad time.
Well, that's good news.
Linc!
Linc!
I'm here.
I'm here.
A sound.
I remember a sound.
Before the man came close.
What kind of sound?
Can you imitate it?
It was a...
whooshing sound.
It's not much help.
It could be.
Let me think about
it for a minute.
The important thing
is that you're trying.
I'm so proud of you.
Oh, Linc.
What's wrong,
Janny? I'm so scared.
But you're doing just fine.
No.
Not really.
I want you to be proud of me.
I want you to think I'm brave,
but...
Hey.
Nobody expects miracles.
I want you to lie back down.
Linc...
don't go far.
I'll be sitting right outside.
She all right?
She's resting.
Are you all right?
I don't know how to help her.
I'm fumbling around.
I don't even know what's right.
I think whatever you feel,
I think that's what's right.
I don't know what I feel.
Admiration.
Responsibility.
Love?
I just don't know.
It's gotta be almost 11:00.
The captain should be coming.
I'm gonna go
outside and meet him.
You look tired, angel.
Why don't you try
and get some rest.
Linc.
Captain's here.
Anything new?
I guess so.
Emmett Enson, your
bald-headed fisherman,
he's dead.
How'd it happen?
The boat he rented.
Piece of the keel
was washed ashore
near where the
girl was attacked.
They sent divers down,
located the hull at the bottom.
Emmett in the cabin.
How'd it sink?
Some sort of explosion.
Accidental?
We don't know that either.
One thing we do know though
is Emmett's not our man.
He's been dead in
the water for two days.
Which leaves us
fresh out of a suspect.
Yeah,
unless the boat was
deliberately sunk.
By the wife, maybe another man.
That's fine.
Only what's it got
to do with Janny?
I don't know.
Let's put it together.
The bald-headed guy
walks down the beach,
tries to kill Janny,
about the same time
a guy's being murdered
in a boat. Maybe murdered.
The dead guy's wife owns a bar,
and Janny has never
heard of any of them before.
The man on the beach
doesn't know Janny.
But he has to finish her so
she can't point a finger at him.
How could she point
a finger? She's blind.
Doesn't know she's blind.
He thinks she saw something.
Something he did.
Like killing a guy in a boat.
What if the guy didn't
come from the beach?
What if he came from the water?
So he kills the guy, blows
up the boat, swims ashore
to a deserted beach
and Janny's right
in front of him.
He assumes she sees him. Right.
So he panics
and tries to kill her.
Something else.
Tonight, Janny remembered a
whooshing sound on the beach.
Could have been a scuba tank.
Yeah, maybe.
Maybe it's time for me to pick
up Mrs. Enson for questioning.
Wanna come along, Pete?
Yeah.
From underwater.
No!
Hey!
Get back over there.
I'll kill her.
Easy, Julie.
I mean it, I'll kill her.
Back up.
Back up.
I'll use this!
Drop that gun.
Drop it!
All right, now back up.
Back up! I'll kill her!
I'll kill her.
I'll kill her.
I'll kill her.
Pete!
Hey.
Pete!
Pete!
It's all right, Janny.
Julie, are you all right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Linc...
where is he?
Where'd he go?
He's gone, Janny.
He's gone.
Blind?
It's all over.
Time for your afternoon pill.
Then you can have
tea and cookies
to tied you over
till I make dinner.
Mm, Janny, this is silly.
I should be up and around.
The doctor said
one more day of rest.
So that's that.
Now, you can't manage dinner.
The kitchen's disorganized,
there's no food in the house...
The kitchen's fine, Helen.
Linc helped me
to rearrange things
and the market does
deliver, you know.
It's really quite simple.
Now take your pill.
Good.
I'll be back in a little while.
Linc...
A minute, Janny.
I just wanted to say good-bye.
And I'm glad you're better.
Yes, I guess I'm fine.
Under the circumstances.
What do you mean?
My life's changed, Mr. Hayes.
Whether I like it or not.
Janny's changed.
Well, this has
made her stronger.
Is that bad? No.
It's just gonna take
a little getting used to.
You see, she...
she's always needed me.
She still does, Miss Caine.
She loves you.
Don't you know that?
Good-bye.
Good-bye, Linc.
You have to go.
The captain's expecting me.
I guess I've
dreaded this moment.
The end of a chapter.
It's the beginning
of a new book.
I'll see you soon.
Is the beach pretty now?
Mm-hmm.
Sun's hanging low in the
sky like a great big orange ball.
Trying to decide
if the water's too
cold for swimming.
But a poet described it better.
"To touch, to see,"
"To know a hint of darkness,
"A hint of light
before it's time to go."
You remembered.
I remembered.
Linc, you're something else.
You, too.
♪ ♪
No!
No!
Hey! Who's screaming?
Janny! Janny!
Janny! Janny!
Janny! Janny! What's wrong?!
Janny!
Janny!
Come on, Janny. Come on.
No!
Go with me.
No!
What happened? Did
you see what happened?
No, ma'am. We heard a scream.
It's all right, baby,
I'm here. I'm here!
Help me get her to the car.
Help me!
Help me!
It's all right, it's all right.
Help me!
It's all right, baby.
I'm here. I'm here.
Help me!
Help me get her to the car.
Help me! Help me!
Get in the car. It's all right.
Help me!
She's not much help.
It's this place.
It was wrong to
bring her back here.
Was there anybody else
on the beach yesterday
besides those two boys?
No, it's always
deserted late in the day.
That's why she liked
to come down here.
Captain...
I don't want this to
get into the papers.
Janny has a very private life.
I don't want morbid,
curious people bothering her.
It's more than she could handle.
All right, Miss Caine,
I'll keep it quiet,
but I want your help
with this plan of mine.
You think it's really
necessary to have bodyguards?
Until I get some more answers,
yes.
Look, my people will
join you at your place.
Thank you.
That's Janny Wills, the victim.
Notice anything unusual?
No.
She's a pretty girl.
Who is the lady with her?
That's Helen Caine,
her companion.
I mean, you notice
anything else about the girl?
Captain, is this some
kind of test we've flunked?
No.
I just wanted to see
if she could fool three
casual observers.
Fool us?
About what?
Janny Wills is blind.
Well, this is her place.
I'll have your things sent over.
It's a nice pad, isn't it?
Yeah, her parents
left her pretty well off.
They were killed in an
accident some years back.
Father was an
appellate court judge.
Judge's daughter?
Well, that could be the motive.
Yeah, could be,
but chances are it was some flip
who spotted a girl
on a lonely beach.
Janny's our only lead to him.
Now, I want you to be
very careful with her, huh?
But find out anything
she remembers.
What if it wasn't some
guy who just flipped out?
What if somebody
wanted her dead?
That's possible, too,
and that's why you're
going to stay here.
See that she goes
through her regular routine,
round the clock,
but be with her.
And keep your eyes open, huh?
You're Janny's bodyguards?
The captain wasn't exaggerating
when he said you were young.
Come in.
Janny, the police are here.
I'm very pleased to meet you.
My name is Julie.
Oh, you must
look like a princess.
She does. I'm Pete.
Hello, Pete.
Hi.
I-I'm Linc.
Oh, you're not happy about this.
What?
You're not smiling.
It's not that.
If you don't mind,
we have a few questions
we'd like to ask you.
Helen, perhaps our guests
would like some coffee?
Yeah. Coffee'd be fine.
Thank you.
Now, you're uneasy. Don't be.
I think it will be very
pleasant to have visitors.
I'd like you to feel welcome.
We don't have
radio or television...
Helen says they're vulgar...
But we do have fine records.
Now, you said you had questions.
Yes.
May I call you Janny?
Yes.
All right, first, the man.
Could you tell how tall he was?
No.
Well, how did he grab you?
My, my throat.
Now I'm gonna try something.
Like this?
Well, at-at first, before
he pushed me down,
he held my wrist.
Which one?
Th-the, the, the left.
Now, can you tell if he was
taller or shorter than I am?
I-I don't know.
Please.
I don't know.
What are you doing?!
Are you all right, Janny?
Yes. I'm fine.
I'm sorry.
It's just that it suddenly
brought it all back.
Yes.
The man was about your height.
Um, shorter perhaps,
but... heavier.
Good. Did he say anything?
Janny's had enough
of this for now.
I think she'd better
lie down for a while.
Time is important to
all of us, Miss Caine.
Janny's health
is more important.
Yes, of course.
Come along, darling.
Will you be here?
We'll all be here.
Will you give me that
license number again?
W, V... What?
Y. W-V-Y...
eight, six, oh.
W-V-Y-8-6-0.
Uh, when did the accident occur?
This morning.
I, uh... I hit this
woman's fender,
but... but I didn't stop.
And, uh, you haven't told your
regular insurance company?
Oh.
Well, I-I was afraid to
admit I hadn't stopped,
but I-I do want to
pay for the damage.
You're refreshingly generous.
Uh, look, if you could
find this car for me,
sort of on the q.t.,
I'd be happy to pay
you, say, um, $20?
Oh.
I'll see what I can do.
I'm very grateful.
Oh, you, uh, better
leave your number
in case I have to phone you.
No, I'd-I'd rather phone you.
Okay.
Try me later in the day.
Thanks.
It's quite a library.
I've chosen those
books very carefully.
Janny was raised
on fine literature.
Moliere, Dumas, Bronte.
It's good stuff.
You're supposed
to be resting, Janny.
I can't, Helen.
We don't have
houseguests every day,
and I want to be with them.
Is that you, Linc?
Right here.
Admiring your books.
Is the beach pretty now?
I guess so.
You guess so?
We can do better than that.
Come on, I've got
something to show you.
Now follow me.
Pete. Hmm?
Come look.
Well, it's chilly,
but the sun's out,
and, judging from the sound,
the water is relatively calm.
So, why are you frowning again?
But I'm not.
Oh... good.
Now I know your secret.
You guess a lot.
Oh, I like having visitors.
You make it sound like it
doesn't happen very often.
Almost never.
You must see other
people besides Helen.
Well, there's you and...
Pete and Julie.
Well, I mean besides us. No.
No one.
Except a man who attacked you.
I'd like to forget that, Linc.
As if it never happened.
But it did.
But it didn't seem real.
I mean... people
aren't like that.
And the world isn't like that.
My world is.
Believe it, Janny.
Oh, no, that can't be true.
You couldn't be what you are.
What?
Gentle.
That's just your
influence on me, Janny.
Well, it's not just chilly,
it's downright cold.
Come on.
I'll fix you something hot.
Hey, wait a sec.
Don't you know a
man's supposed to lead?
Oh, that would be nice!
Kamin Insurance.
Mr. Kamin speaking.
Uh, Mr. Kamin,
this is Mrs. Smith.
Oh, yes, Mrs. Smith.
I... I'm glad you called.
I traced that license plate.
That's wonderful. Where is it?
Uh, 24246 Malibu Road.
Uh, but there seems to
be some sort of confusion.
Confusion?
Yes, it's, uh, the
car is registered
to a Miss Janny Wills,
but there's no damage on it.
Oh, there must be some mistake.
Ar-Are you sure you got
down the right license number?
W-V-Y-8-6-0.
You wrote it down
wrong, Mr. Kamin.
Uh, look, uh, just
keep the $20.00
and forget the whole thing.
Hmm.
"Miss Janny Wills,
24246 Malibu Road."
Buddy, please.
There must be some other way.
No other way.
We could pack up.
Get out of here... No!
If we run, we lose it all.
We stay.
She goes.
No, thank you, Janny.
Pete?
No, thank you, I'm fine.
You're something else.
Something else?
Does that mean good?
That means very good.
I'm afraid she doesn't
understand your slang, Mr. Hayes.
I'm sorry, I'll try and
clean it up some.
May I help you do the dishes?
Oh, no. No, no,
thank you very much.
Want to go for a walk?
Sure.
We'll see you
guys a little later.
Okay, Pete.
Some more questions, huh?
No. I've upset you
enough for one day.
We'll try again tomorrow.
It won't be any easier, then.
No, you were right
to be firm with me.
I'm all right.
The man, Janny, the
man heavier than I am...
Could you tell if his
hair was short or long?
I don't know.
It's almost like he had no hair.
Why do you say that?
Well, you see, it was smooth.
You mean bald?
Ye-Yes, I... think so.
But... well, it all
happened so fast that...
All right, Janny, during the
struggle, did you scratch him...
mark him at all?
No.
Well, are you sure he
was trying to kill you?
What do you mean?
Well, I mean...
maybe the attack was sexual.
Oh, no.
No, he was trying to kill me.
Janny, this is very important.
Do you know anybody
who would want you dead?
No. Well, a man...
a boy from the past?
No.
There's been no one, I told you.
Well, your parents...
did they have any enemies?
My father was a gentle man.
But judges make enemies.
Not my father.
Oh, I'm sorry, Linc.
I'm a terrible witness,
and I haven't been
much help to you.
Yes, you have.
We'll drop it for now.
Would you like
me to read to you?
Sure.
♪ ♪
"I walk upon the sand,
"infinite...
infinitesimal eternities
"heaving beneath my feet.
"I hear the petulant, angry
voice of each homecoming wave
"spent now, after its journey
from distant, smiling places.
"I hear each tell its story...
"and how I wish the
tale were mine to tell...
"to touch...
"to see...
"to know a hint of darkness,
a hint of light before
it's time to go."
That's what a day at
the beach means to me.
You memorized that?
I wrote it.
You?
This, and three others.
You're some lady.
You liked it?
I liked.
What color are you, Janny?
Black.
Do you know what that means?
Well, I've heard some things,
but I don't really understand.
I understand.
You?
We're the same color, Janny.
Oh...
Oh, this
makes everything
very special, doesn't it?
In a way.
Linc...
what do I look like?
You're beautiful, Janny.
Oh, that's nice.
That's very nice.
Mr. Hayes?
A call for you.
You'll take it in here, please.
It's getting late, Janny.
He's the same as me.
You didn't tell me that.
No, he's not the same as you.
Nobody is.
You go to bed now.
Listen, Captain, I'm sorry.
I just haven't got
anything more to tell.
Janny's trying.
It's not easy.
She's never had to
deal with ugliness before.
I know, Linc.
Okay.
About as tall as
you, maybe bald.
Well, it's something.
I've got a little
something for you, too.
How's Miss Caine been acting?
A little uptight. Why?
I found an interesting wrinkle:
Janny's trust fund is a
quarter of a million dollars,
with Helen Caine as a trustee.
In the event of Janny's death,
guess who gets all the money?
I see.
That is a wrinkle.
I guess so.
Look, I want someone
on watch through the night.
You and Pete work
it out between you.
Okay, I'll call you in the
morning with a schedule.
Right.
Miss Caine, what's wrong?
You, Mr. Hayes.
You... and your
police mentality.
I want you out of this house.
Miss Caine, if I've
annoyed you in any...
Annoyed!
I asked you here
to protect Janny,
not to tear her world apart!
Well, I won't stand
for it another minute!
Miss Caine, please...
First you trick her
into believing
you care about her
And then you expose her to...
to things she can't
possibly cope with.
And now you...
now you're ready to
turn her against me
with lies...
insinuations!
Miss Caine, I don't know
what you're talking about.
Oh... don't play
innocent with me!
I was listening to
your conversation.
Oh.
You and your... captain.
How dare you imply
that I would have reason to...
to want her dead!
Miss Caine, no one
was implying anything.
I've been with Janny
since she was two years old.
I love her as if she
were my own, Mr. Hayes.
Can you possibly
understand that?
Yes, ma'am.
Then understand this...
All I've ever done
in Janny's life
was to keep my
promise to her parents.
They wanted a world
for their blind child.
They wanted a world
of only beautiful things.
They wanted to spare her
the cruelty that they'd
known, every pain.
Even the pain of being black.
Well, I built that world for
Janny, with love and trust,
and you're not going
to destroy it now.
Miss Caine, I'm
not a destroyer...
but someone out there is.
Now, someone
tried to kill Janny.
Now, he's the one who shook
your perfect little world, not me!
Now are you gonna kick us out
or help us try to find him?
It's cold.
No, it's just your imagination.
Come on.
That's the place.
Any police? No.
Visitor... kids.
Give it up, please?
All right, for now.
She's gotta come
out of that house
sooner or later.
Tomorrow's another day.
How far is it to
the grocery store?
About a mile and a half.
Hungry?
Not really.
Just sleepy.
Tonight, you take
the late watch.
Solid.
Where is she?
In the store with Linc.
What are you doing here?
Something's happened.
I got a report from
Motor Vehicles.
Someone put a trace on
Janny's license plates yesterday.
The man on the beach?
I have to assume that
while we're checking it out.
I guess that means he's
looking for her. Yeah.
What it means, I've
got to get her home
and put a detail of
officers around her house.
Now let's get her.
They're coming now.
All right, now don't alarm
her. I'll follow you home.
Helen? Helen?
Helen?
Helen...
Oh, Helen!
Helen!
Okay, Doc, you let me know.
Helen Caine's still in surgery.
Doctors won't speculate,
say we just have to wait.
You said there was
something that I can do.
Oh, yeah.
"The Happy Hour"?
You got some sense of humor.
That's a bar on 15th Street.
I want you to get over there
and find me this mystery lady.
She's a blond, in her
late 20s, about five-four.
She's the one who put
the trace on Janny's car.
How do you know?
Well, DMV led us to
an insurance broker
by the name of Kamin.
He said that she came to him and
asked him to do
it for her on the q.t.
And when she got
Janny's address and name,
she said it was a mistake.
But she left those
matches behind.
Here's a sketch from
Kamin's description.
We checked the Happy Hour,
it's a long shot,
but it could fit
the owner's wife,
Claudine Enson.
Okay.
It's a long shot, but...
Yeah, I guess
so, but give it try.
And look, if you find
her, be careful, huh?
I mean, don't scare her off.
She's our only possible
lead to the man we want.
Happy Hour.
Where are you?
Working on a solution
to our problem.
There is no solution. You
really messed it up good.
We've got to get out of here.
Just keep calm.
I'm not running yet.
But the police will guard
the girl's house now.
You'll never get near her.
No? Well, I think
there is a way.
Now you stay cool.
I'll see you later.
Hello.
Are you open?
Uh... sure. What'll it be?
Just a bottle of beer.
Coming up.
It's a groovy place, you own it?
Yeah.
I don't need a glass.
Oh...
My name's Pete Cochrane.
Claudine Enson. Hi. Hi.
Miss?
Mrs.
Sorry.
Is that your old man?
Yeah. You're putting me on?
Uh-uh.
No, really, he looks familiar.
Emmett?
Oh, everyone says that.
No, I, I'm serious.
Is he around?
No, he's, uh, he's
off doing his thing.
Which is what?
What else? Fishing.
Helen!
No! Don't!
Don't!
It's all right, Janny,
everything's all right.
I'm here, it's okay.
It's okay.
She was having a nightmare.
Linc?
No one's gonna hurt you.
Now, Julie and I are here
and there are policemen
watching outside.
Want some coffee?
Yes... yes, yes, please.
Sit back and try and relax.
Don't go, Linc.
I won't, I won't.
Have you... heard
from the hospital?
A few minutes ago.
Helen's out of surgery
and she's gonna be all right.
You're sure?
She's out of danger,
Janny, I promise.
Now that's good news.
And something else.
I was talking to
Pete a little while ago.
We have a lead.
I don't want to talk about it.
You have to.
Now, you have to try.
Does the Happy Hour
Bar mean anything?
All right, how about
Mr. and Mrs. Enson?
Emmett and Claudine Enson?
No. None of it means anything.
Think, Janny.
I can't!
I can't!
Oh, Linc, please, please
make it all go away.
Make it like it was again.
I'd like to, Janny, but I can't!
You can! You can! Oh, Linc...
Listen! Listen!
You're not a child, Janny.
You're a mature,
intelligent woman.
Now you're right to be afraid.
You've gone through
frightening things.
But they're gonna go
on being frightening
until you face up to them.
Until you do
something about them!
Now, you've got to fight back!
Not me, Janny, you!
Do you understand that?
Okay. Now let's try again.
Have you ever heard of a
man called Emmett Enson?
I... I don't think so.
No.
Emmett Enson?!
Do I know him?
Why, he's just about
my best customer.
Yes, sir, my best. My very best.
I figured as much, he
talks a lot about you.
Yeah, talk.
Yeah, that's him, all right.
Yeah, he's a great talker.
Champeen talker,
talk your head off.
I recollect one time...
Excuse me, what was the name
of the boat that he liked so much?
Boat? Glory Bee.
The Glory Bee, that's right.
Is that available?
Oh, of course not.
Emmett's out on it now.
Did he leave today?
Oh, no, no.
He's been gone for two days.
Maybe this time he'll
stay away for good.
He's always threatening to.
That's Emmett.
Uh, what time did you
say he left Monday?
Let's see..
It was in the... it
was in the afternoon.
Uh... yes, sir. Late
in the afternoon.
Late in the afternoon?
That's no help.
Can't you pin down the time?
No, that's all he
could come up with.
I could talk to him again,
but all I'd get is
the story of his life.
Well, Enson could be our man.
That boat is a
good alibi, but...
he could have parked it any
time and committed both attacks.
Or he could be really fishing.
But there is one thing, Yeah.
He is bald like
Janny's description.
I got it.
Now you get back
to the beach house.
I'll put a tail on Mrs. Enson.
I'll check the coast
guard on this Glory Bee.
All right, keep in touch.
Right.
There you are, fellas.
Where you been?
Miller Beach
Construction Company.
Who are they?
They built the
house she lives in.
I saw the plans.
There's a pull access
door under the piling.
A what?
A trap door and a ladder.
And you think you'll get
close enough to use it?
Yeah.
At high tide.
Honey, please, it's crazy.
We can't take any more chances.
Look, we have to,
we're running out of time.
The police find
that other little thing,
they start putting
two and two together,
she better be dead by then.
She can identify me.
And I'm not exactly alone.
Look, maybe she
can't identify you.
Maybe she didn't get
a good look at you.
No, she saw me all right.
Looked right at me.
Eh.
Don't sweat it, honey.
High tide's at 11:05 tonight.
I just talked to the hospital.
Miss Caine must
be feeling better,
because she's starting to
give the nurses a bad time.
Well, that's good news.
Linc!
Linc!
I'm here.
I'm here.
A sound.
I remember a sound.
Before the man came close.
What kind of sound?
Can you imitate it?
It was a...
whooshing sound.
It's not much help.
It could be.
Let me think about
it for a minute.
The important thing
is that you're trying.
I'm so proud of you.
Oh, Linc.
What's wrong,
Janny? I'm so scared.
But you're doing just fine.
No.
Not really.
I want you to be proud of me.
I want you to think I'm brave,
but...
Hey.
Nobody expects miracles.
I want you to lie back down.
Linc...
don't go far.
I'll be sitting right outside.
She all right?
She's resting.
Are you all right?
I don't know how to help her.
I'm fumbling around.
I don't even know what's right.
I think whatever you feel,
I think that's what's right.
I don't know what I feel.
Admiration.
Responsibility.
Love?
I just don't know.
It's gotta be almost 11:00.
The captain should be coming.
I'm gonna go
outside and meet him.
You look tired, angel.
Why don't you try
and get some rest.
Linc.
Captain's here.
Anything new?
I guess so.
Emmett Enson, your
bald-headed fisherman,
he's dead.
How'd it happen?
The boat he rented.
Piece of the keel
was washed ashore
near where the
girl was attacked.
They sent divers down,
located the hull at the bottom.
Emmett in the cabin.
How'd it sink?
Some sort of explosion.
Accidental?
We don't know that either.
One thing we do know though
is Emmett's not our man.
He's been dead in
the water for two days.
Which leaves us
fresh out of a suspect.
Yeah,
unless the boat was
deliberately sunk.
By the wife, maybe another man.
That's fine.
Only what's it got
to do with Janny?
I don't know.
Let's put it together.
The bald-headed guy
walks down the beach,
tries to kill Janny,
about the same time
a guy's being murdered
in a boat. Maybe murdered.
The dead guy's wife owns a bar,
and Janny has never
heard of any of them before.
The man on the beach
doesn't know Janny.
But he has to finish her so
she can't point a finger at him.
How could she point
a finger? She's blind.
Doesn't know she's blind.
He thinks she saw something.
Something he did.
Like killing a guy in a boat.
What if the guy didn't
come from the beach?
What if he came from the water?
So he kills the guy, blows
up the boat, swims ashore
to a deserted beach
and Janny's right
in front of him.
He assumes she sees him. Right.
So he panics
and tries to kill her.
Something else.
Tonight, Janny remembered a
whooshing sound on the beach.
Could have been a scuba tank.
Yeah, maybe.
Maybe it's time for me to pick
up Mrs. Enson for questioning.
Wanna come along, Pete?
Yeah.
From underwater.
No!
Hey!
Get back over there.
I'll kill her.
Easy, Julie.
I mean it, I'll kill her.
Back up.
Back up.
I'll use this!
Drop that gun.
Drop it!
All right, now back up.
Back up! I'll kill her!
I'll kill her.
I'll kill her.
I'll kill her.
Pete!
Hey.
Pete!
Pete!
It's all right, Janny.
Julie, are you all right?
Yeah.
Yeah.
Linc...
where is he?
Where'd he go?
He's gone, Janny.
He's gone.
Blind?
It's all over.
Time for your afternoon pill.
Then you can have
tea and cookies
to tied you over
till I make dinner.
Mm, Janny, this is silly.
I should be up and around.
The doctor said
one more day of rest.
So that's that.
Now, you can't manage dinner.
The kitchen's disorganized,
there's no food in the house...
The kitchen's fine, Helen.
Linc helped me
to rearrange things
and the market does
deliver, you know.
It's really quite simple.
Now take your pill.
Good.
I'll be back in a little while.
Linc...
A minute, Janny.
I just wanted to say good-bye.
And I'm glad you're better.
Yes, I guess I'm fine.
Under the circumstances.
What do you mean?
My life's changed, Mr. Hayes.
Whether I like it or not.
Janny's changed.
Well, this has
made her stronger.
Is that bad? No.
It's just gonna take
a little getting used to.
You see, she...
she's always needed me.
She still does, Miss Caine.
She loves you.
Don't you know that?
Good-bye.
Good-bye, Linc.
You have to go.
The captain's expecting me.
I guess I've
dreaded this moment.
The end of a chapter.
It's the beginning
of a new book.
I'll see you soon.
Is the beach pretty now?
Mm-hmm.
Sun's hanging low in the
sky like a great big orange ball.
Trying to decide
if the water's too
cold for swimming.
But a poet described it better.
"To touch, to see,"
"To know a hint of darkness,
"A hint of light
before it's time to go."
You remembered.
I remembered.
Linc, you're something else.
You, too.
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