"555-0136." "In case you check in, I'm heading for the airport early." "Meet me for coffee." "They're gonna mark you tardy." "I've got court today." "You working late?" "I can if you are." "Thought I'd take you to the Palm." "I'm wanna get my dad one of those weather radios." "The nothing but weather ones?" "Now that he's on the water." "Get him a book." "Let him dope it out tor himselt." "He'd like that." "You'd like that." "He doesn't think the weatherman's gonna lie to him." "He wants to know it a hurricane's coming." "What's wrong with the Palm?" "It's Friday night." "It'll be crowded." "You like it crowded." "Okay, let's go to the Palm." "If you're just killing time" "Help!" "Did he talk about God?" "Ask it God said anything back." "It we can get him to say God speaks to him" "That thing's cordless." "What else did he say?" "Baloney!" "Tru, she's on the phone." "She'll be right down." "What does he know about the democratic process?" "I gotta go." " Got any cash?" " Sure." "I need a half a million bucks." "Harold Cornelius is gonna run against me as a write-in." " He's a nut case." " With drugstores and a lot of money." " Where're you going?" " New York." "New Hampshire will not stand for him buying a seat in Congress." " This guy is Elmer Fudd." " Yeah, sure." "Jessie's birthday is Wednesday." "I said we'd both be home." "Sure." "Attention all aircraft." "Convective Sigmet three Echo in effect... for Washington-Baltimore area." "A line of thunderstorms 60 miles wide moving... from 260 degrees at 15 knots with tops to flight level 350." "Wind gusts to 60 knots and possible lightning." "I said I wouldn't take PAC money." "That's when we didn't need it." "What do I say now?" "Do you swear to tell the whole truth, so help you God?" "I do." "Name and occupation tor the jury, please." "William Van Den Broeck." "I'm a sergeant in the internal Attairs Division... of the District of Columbia Police Department." "What's your job?" "Internal Aftairs is responsible tor investigating... incidents or allegations ot misconduct... involving sworn officers and civilian employees of the District of Columbia." "Plane to Miami now boarding." "Does he think we'll let him get away with that?" "Depose Henry." "Sure." "I'll see you." "Sergeant Van Den Broeck... you had to take a test to make sergeant, didn't you?" "There's a written exam." "It I put into evidence records that show 56 ofticers took the same test as you... and you did better than 54 of them, would that be about right?" "Look it up." "The point is, you're a smart guy." "Number two on the written, 11 years as sergeant." "How come you're not a lieutenant?" " Where are we going with this?" " Think it's 'cause you're white?" "Get out!" "She cannot do that!" "Your Honor?" "From 11 News, this is a special report." "May I help you?" "I'm looking tor a gift for my wife." "Is there an all-weather radio or just for weather?" "It's tor my tather-in-law in Florida." "I got a couple back here." "I'll show you." "From a Southern Airline spokesperson... a normal crew is two pilots and three cabin attendants." "The aircraft involved was a 737... which normally is configured for seats from 96 to 138" " Where's this?" " Down in the Bay." "Anything happening?" "School cops at king took a nine out ot this girl's locker." "Same gun got logged into evidence six weeks ago." "Weapon in a drive-by." "...at an altitude of reportedly 8,000 feet... when it veered off course and began a steep descent." "The only thing he isn't short on is cash." "He will buy a million dollars' worth of TV time... and hide behind the best advertising money can buy." "I can beat him if I can get on television myselt." "The issue here is whether someone totally unsuited tor public office... can buy his way into the United States Congress." "I hope your answer's no." "I said " buy"' too many times, right?" "Let's eat." "You got no lunchroom here?" "Here's what we got." "We got a gun that was used in a homicide and killed someone." "Then it got stolen out of the property room." "Maybe some cop sold it." "Then we've got you in possession of that gun." "We ain't got no lunchroom." "Some tool say he found some gun in my locker." "I wouldn't know." "I wasn't there." "I ain't possessing nothing." "How did it get in your locker, Shyla?" "Don't use my Christian name like we gonna be friends." "It's my impression you weren't in the market for corporate support." "I hate making these calls." "I thought I wouldn't have to, but now I need the money." "We had a good relationship with your father." "He understood the communications business." "We appreciated that." " Who's doing your media?" " I guess I was." "Never needed much till Cornelius came out of lett tield" " Right tield." "What do you think of Carl Broman?" "Offshore breeze and clearing this afternoon." "Low tonight in the 70s." "So?" "Juvenile's got her brother tor knocking over gas stations." "She's holding for him... but she ain't gonna talk to us." " We can get her a week in detention." " Yeah?" "How?" "I'll lose her paperwork." "You'd do that?" "Hold her without a charge?" "For a week?" "Sure." "If she wants to go home, maybe we get a name." "Dutch, line three." "Van Den Broeck." "Clayton and George Beaufort." "Friday's payday, I guess." "Stick with them until Alcee and I catch up with you." "I want this son of a bitch." "Alcee, we're on the roll." "I didn't do anything." "We were just talking." "Don't even think that way." "Shit like that makes people hate cops." "Grab a radio." "You got a car tor me?" "Not the "pimpmobile." This is surveillance, not narcotics." "This is it." "Your wife called when you were in court." "Things came up at work." "She can't eat with you." "Call betore you go home." "The tail section of the Southern Airliner is sticking out of the water." "You can hear choppers." "Choppers are getting a better look." "Search and rescue operations" "About an hour ago, with a reported 103 passengers on board." "There's Clayton." "What the hell is he doing?" " What is this clown doing?" " I don't know." "Where's George?" "Wait a minute." "Get Elton and Tommy back here quick." "Tom, we need you guys back here." "Something's going down." "Clayton?" "How you doin'?" "What's goin' on?" "Where's George?" "Where's your partner?" "In the basement." "The basement?" "What's he doing in the basement?" "A guy named Marvin is pouring booze without a license." "We're gettin' ready to write him." "He comes up with a shotgun, says he wants money." "Tells me to go get it." "He's got George down there." "Somebody's holding George Beautort hostage." "Send us an ear." "What's the plan, Ofticer?" "We could call the police." "Is that what you're getting ready to do, call the police?" "There's a lot ot police here already." "The guy's got a gun on George." "We gotta do something." "Oh, no." "We're internal Attairs." "You got a policeman that screws up... you got a policeman that abuses his position, steals... that's us." "What do you think's going on here?" "You think we just happened by?" "We've been on you all day, all week." "We've been on you all month." "You know what I think's going on?" "Somebody got sick and tired ot paying you otf." "You corroborate that, gives us a reason... to drag George's sorry ass out of the basement." "Otherwise, we'll talk to the guy with the shotgun, see what his version is." "You asking me to turn George in?" "Just push me and push me." "Marvin?" "Marvin?" "Marvin, I'm Sergeant Van Den Broeck." "Hello, asshole." "You're under arrest." "Who is the real Kay Chandler?" "What's she stand for?" "Do you know?" "What's she doing in Congress anyway?" "Harold Cornelius for your congressman." "Shirley Magnuson did it." "Pretty good." "You think so?" "She knows you'll run as Arthur Spencer's daughter." "She can't go after him." "He's dead." "And when he wasn't, he got a lot ot votes." "All she does is ask a couple of questions." "And the subtext is:" "She only got elected 'cause of her daddy." "She didn't earn it." "This is America, and that ain't tair." "I'm not running as Arthur Spencer's daughter." " Will you run as " nice person"?" " I have my own record." "City Attorney?" "National Committeewoman?" "A record is when somebody who votes remembers what you did tor them." " I beat Harvey Galin tive to three." " My, my." "Five to three." "How did three people vote democratic in a district... that hasn't voted for a Democrat since Roosevelt?" "They're trying to send you a message." "This ain't gonna be a nice election... folks talking about the "amber waves ot grain."" "This is about the man with the money against the woman with the name." "Can't beat you on your record." "You haven't got one." "And he won't beat you on the issues." "On the issues, I'll kick his ass." "The real question is:" "Can you beat Shirley Magnuson?" "I'm not running against Shirley Magnuson." "Whatever you don't want to see in the papers... whatever you and your husband haven't told each other, Shirley will tind it." "Shirley's wasting her time." " How's your marriage?" " Swell." "How's yours?" "It I was running tor ottice, I'd be in trouble." "You fool around, Mrs. Chandler?" "A little " slap and tickle"?" "Any special triends?" "Not at the moment, but I'll keep you posted." " What's the worst thing you've done?" " You need a life." "God, tor a moment, I thought we weren't gonna have any tun at all." "Got to grease all them people, else they shut you down !" "I didn't take a dime trom you, you crazy old bastard." "Marvin, we don't come up soon, they're gonna come down and get us." "What you think they do about me?" "For sure you'll pay a tine tor pouring liquor without a license." "But I need you to testify against George." "You've got some leverage." "Want to make your situation worse?" "Just keep thinking what you're thinking." "You pay a little tine, plead to disorderly." "But you gotta promise me you're gonna show up against George." "I've gotta have that shotgun, now." "You're a good man." "Go on up." "Alcee, Marvin's coming up." "Get him downtown." "Take real good care ot him." "Were you really gonna shoot that old man?" "He had that shotgun pointed right at me." "What were you thinking you'd do about me?" "I figured he'd shoot you." "And I'd shoot him, get myselt a medal." "You'd be dead." "You've got a right to remain silent, Ofticer." "Use it." "Ninety-five passengers and crew members are feared lost." "Navy divers were expected to work throughout the night." "Will Thomas, are you there?" "Over my shoulder, they have a crane hoisting the plane out of the water." "We've got divers in the water." "Where's Peyton?" "Working late." "You gonna eat?" "We've got bay scallops." "I'll see if I can tind her." "The plane struck the surface at a shallow angle... and bounced at least one time before plowing into the water, nose first." "I'm at Billy's." "I'll call you at home." "If we don't catch up, I'll eat here." "He's got bay scallops." "Love you." "Bye." "It's the Van Den Broecks'." "Leave a message and we'll call you back." "To play back your messages, press one." "Hi." "I'm at the airport." "The first time I send a catalog to Miami without me, and it's falling apart." "The new stylist locations don't work, bugs biting the girls." "You don't want to know what else." "Therefore, I am on the plane to kill critters and counsel careers." "I'll try to get back tomorrow, but it may not be till Sunday." "God knows where l'll sleep." "They're in the Keys someplace." "I'll call you when I can." "I had fun this morning." "I love you." "Find her?" " That plane was going to Miami?" " Yeah." "Give me some quarters." "I once got laid in Miami." "My name's Van Den Broeck." "I'm a Washington D.C. police ofticer it that makes any ditference." "You get lots ot crazies when something like this happens." "That's why I say it." "I think it's possible my wife may have been on your airplane." "Peyton Van Den Broeck." "Great." "She must be on another flight." "Boy, that'll wake you up." "What are the other tlights to Miami?" "Check the 1 :15, but it doesn't make sense." "She lett tor the airport at 9:00." "Excuse me." "I'm Bill Van Den Broeck, Peyton's husband." "She went to Miami today." "I need to know what plane she was on." "I can be with you in a moment." "We don't have this in a six, but I can order it for you." "I can try it in an eight." "Excuse me." "I'm Bill Van Den Broeck, Peyton's husband." "She went to Miami today." "I need to tind out what plane she was on." " You're the policeman?" " That's right." "Mary Claire Clark books the travel, but she goes home at 5:30." "Can you reach her at home?" "Oh, my God." "The plane that crashed." "I don't know." "She's was going to Miami, but they don't have her listed." "Molly, how do we get ahold of Mary Claire Clark?" "Excuse me." "Must you shout?" "Peyton was going to Miami." "She might be on the plane that crashed." "We have to tind out what flight she was on." "Does anyone know what Mary Claire Clark was doing tonight?" "Call the switchboard." "Get her number at home." "The airline won't tell you?" "They don't have her listed on the tlight." "She's not listed on any tlight." "I know she was going." "She lett me a message at work and at home." "They can't give out home numbers." "This is Molly loli." "Who's this?" "ii, Carla." "I need your helpi" "I'm supervisor in Designer Wear." "Contirm that by calling back extension iii." "I need the home telephone number ot Mary Claire Clark." "She's the department secretary." "We are managing an emergency." "Do you understand?" "Thank you." "You must be iutch." "I'm Molly." "What was she doing in Miami?" "Sounded like some kind ot crisis." "You're shooting something, catalog, in the keys that was falling apart?" "What would we be shooting in the keys?" " Did she say which catalog?" " No." "Thank you." "Sarah, would you get her tor me?" "I'm going to get my boss." "What catalog?" " What happened to Peyton?" " I didn't know we were doing a catalog." "Susan, are you working?" "Peyton didn't know she was going." "We had a dinner date." "There's no answer." "She went directly to the airpoit." "Somebody must've called her." "Would she call Mary Claire tor a reservation or use a travel agent?" "This is Mr. Driker, Vice President of Designer Wear." "He's our boss." " Would you excuse us, please?" " Sure." " Is Peyton on that plane?" " We don't know." " Either way, she's toast." " Just zip it." "We don't have a catalog shooting in Florida or anywhere else." "The next catalog's not till Christmas." "Maybe it's not a catalog." "Something involving models." "The girls are getting bit by bugs." "No, there's nothing like that." "If Peyton's traveling, I don't think it's for the store." "I know when our people are out ot town." "I have to approve it... and we're stingy on travel." "Are you saying she lied to me?" "I'm saying I don't know where she isi" "I'm trying to think of something I can do." "I would like to be helptul." "There was this iudge someplace who had two whole, entire families." "kids, dogs, everything." "A judge." "We think we know." "We don't know." "Nobody knows." "You just don't know." "Ohi my God." "Maybe she was traveling as someone's wite." "If anyone knows what his name is, I could check that plane." "I don't know, honestly." "Beats me." "She seemed" "She never looked like she was lookini." "Like girls look it they're looking." "Okay?" "Mr. Van Den Broeck..." "I think I know Peyton as well as anyone here." " I've got no idea." " Are you surprised?" "The important thing is, we don't know it she was on the plane or not." "I think she was on the plane." "Jessie, tell me the truth." "Are kids drinking at these parties?" "I invented some ot the excuses you're giving me." "I've been 15." "You've never been i5." "Okay, 37." "I'll see for myself Wednesday." "Identification is the risponsibility of the County Coroner." "5'6" , 1i0." "Blue eyes." "A wedding band, plain." "A diamond ring, emerald cuti about a carat." "I'm telling you, she was on your airplanei" "It I'm wrong, greati lf l'm right, you know who to call !" " Can I have some empty boxes?" " Ask the guy out back." " Excuse me." "Are you Mr. Van Den Broeck?" " Yeah." "I'm David Dotson." "This is Phyllis ionaparte, Southern Airlines." "Do you have a minute to talk to us?" "Sure." "We don't show your wite as anybody's passenger on any flight to Miami." "Hi." "I'm at the airport." "The first time I send a catalog to iiami without me, and it's falling apart." "The new stylist locations don't work, lugs biting the girls." "You don't want to know what else." "Therefore, I am on the plane to kill" "No one named Van Den Broeck made a reservation or bought a ticket to Miami." "There is no catalog shoot." "She works tor Saks." "They don't know where she is." "I think she was gonna spend the weekend in Miami." "I assume with another guy." "It she wasi would she tell the truth about her destination?" "The trick is not to lie any more than you have to." " You got a passenger list?" " I'm not supposed to let you see it." "I tigure the guy bought the tickets Mr. and Mrs." "iut I think he's married." "Be interesting when you call his housei" " I'm not allowed" " Let him see the list." " I need that back." " They'll give you another one." "There's a loyal Regency Hotel near where the plane went down." "We have rooms for family members." "Why don't you drive down with us?" "You'll have to be there to identify-- To make the identification." "Sit around with the next ot kin?" "I don't think so." "I've got things to do." "Mr. Van Den Broeck, I don't think you should be alone right now." "Oh, yeah?" "I was alone before you got here." "Everybody, listen up." "We got a guy thinks his wile was on i37... traveling with another man on Mr. and Mrs. tickets." "The guy's a D.C. copi As tar as we know, he's not nuts." "Who the wife's boyfriend is, he hasn't got a clue." "We got nine M and M's on the manitest." "Another two pair sitting together, same last name." "Married, cousins, who knows." "ie caretul." "Do not assume a deceased Mrs. is for real." "We've got two problems." "We don't want to tell some widow her husband died happy." "And we don't want to tell the kids Mom's gone when Mom's asleep in Bethesda." "What does your sex life have to do with saving Social Security?" "Tell me that." "According to Shirley Magnuson, everything." "What is the worst thing you've ever done?" "It I've already done it, it's gonna be a real dull life." "You're gonna be a big disappointment to oil Shirley." "Think Cullen's the last man you'll ever sleep with?" "Wendy!" "College was best." "All that stutf going on." "When's he gonna call?" "When's he gonna kiss me?" "At night, when I bring it back..." "I get that ache all over again." "I'm gonna tell Richard we'd better host a tund-raiseri" "Come over tonight, both ot you." "We can make a guest list." "He's in New York." "What the hell you doing here on Saturday?" "George and Clayton made bond." "You know this ain't the best case we ever made." "Got Clayton's statement." "Did you read him his rights?" "He'll say I didn't." "We got Marvin." "Something wrong with you?" "What's wrong?" "Dick?" "Dick?" "Sorry." "iA and B. Mr. and irs." "Cullen Chandler." "No one's called." "There's an unlisted number tor Cullen Chandler at the Metropolitan." "And you ready tor this?" "Doorman says Mrs. Chandler is a congresswoman." "And he saw her today." "She was going jogging." "When I was small, I knew my father was in politics... but I didn't know what that was or why he had to go to Washington." "Let's make it "my dad"... instead ot " tather" to warm it up a little." "iad." "Right." "Okay." "kay Chandler, take three." "Hello." "I'm kay Chandler and I'm running for iongress." "When I was small, I knew my dad was in politics" "Maybe it should be "kid."" "i"When I was a kid."" "" When I was just a kid." low about that?" "When I was a kid." "Help you?" "We need to speak to Mrs. Chandler." " We're taping a spot here." " It's all right." "What is it?" "Mrs. Chandler, I'm Dick Montoya." "This is Phyllis Bonaiarte." "We're with iouthern Airlines." "Is there somewhere we can talk?" "About what?" "I'm sorry to have to tell you." "Your husband was on our flight to Miami yesterday." "What?" "The one that" "Cullen's in New York." "I wish that were so, ma'am." "You do fly to New York, don't you?" "Not trom Washington, no, ma'am." "I'm atraid the identification is correct." "I'm awtully sorry." "He said he was going to New York." "Why would he go to Miami?" "The identitication is correct." "We have his wallet." "I'm very sorry." "Mrs. Chandler, it something did happen to your husband... it'll lead the news tonight in New Hampshire." "Where's your daughter?" "We have a daughter." "She's 15." "We won't release the casualty list till all the families are notitied." "But we need your help identitying your husband." " Where is he?" " Patuxent Naval Air Station." " I have to get home." " I understand." "Let us help." "Call lick Taradisian at the White House." "Tell him what the deal is." "Ask him if there's any possible way to get a plane to meet us at Patuxent." "It the Air Force can't do it, call G. M. or anybody who's got a let." "He did say Miami." "Usually it's New York, but this time he said Miami." "Mr. Van Den Broeci, we have a car tor you." "Mom, what are you doing home?" "Where's Dad?" "Thou anointest my head with oil." "My cup runneth over." "Surely goodiess and mercy shall folloi me... all the days ot my lite." "And I will dwell in the House of the Lord torever." "Let us pray." "Almighty God... lather of mercies and Giver ot all comfort" "I met this guy because he was smart enough to get out of the rain." "I was too." "So we waited under the arch until it was over." "And then he asked me it I knew where the bookstore wasi" "And I said I happened to be going there myselt." "Which was a lie of course, but" "We had so many great days." "lust not enough years." "But we had his love." "I'll call you lateri" "Excuse me." "Are you Mary Claire Clark?" "Yes." "I am sorry." "Name Cuilen Chandler mean anything to you?" "If I'd called my wife at work that morning, what would you have said?" "That she called in and said she was taking the day ott." "But you wouldn't have gotten me." "She sent me to shop Tyson's Corners... and told me I could go home trom there." "I would've gotten her voice mail?" " Yeah." " Thank you." " Mr. Van Den Broeck?" " Yesi" "I have some of her personal things." "I could drop them otf." "I'll take them now." "I know." "I've just gotta get out ot here." "i'il take Jess with me." "kay, it's gonna look like" "I donit care." "Just get us back to Washington." "I can't see all these people." "It's like going through" "Don't make a mistake now, Mrs. Chandler." "iverybody's watching." "Just one more day." "How can I find out if a guy was on one of your flights to Miami in May?" "Hello." "My name is Bill Van Den Broeck." " Yes." "You said you were a policemani" " Yeah, I am." "But I'm not working right now." "What is this about?" "My wife was on that plane that your husband was on." "I'm sorry." "I wonder if I could have a tew minutes." "I just got home." "This isn't a good time tor me." "For me, either." "So you're visiting survivors?" "You're the only one." "I'd ask you to s" "I don't understand." "My daughter's due back any minute." "Do you have kids?" "Jessica is 1i." "Is there something you want to know, Mr." "I'm sorry." "I torgot your name." "It's Van len Broeck." "No, l" "I lust thought" "I'm so sorry." "It's really" "It's unspeakable." "Unspeakable." "You seem okay." "Do I?" "Paper said your husband was a lawyer in New Hampshire." "He has an otfice here." "Most ot his work was here." "And I'm in Congress." "Yeah, I know." "Why was he going to Miami?" "Business." "He had business there." "Are you investiiating something?" "They were sitting together on the plane." "Your husband, my wite." "Did you know that?" "3A and B." "iirst class." "First class isn't what it used to be." "It isn't worth the money." "Is there anything else?" "You mad at me?" "I don't know you, Lieutenant." "Why would I be mad at you?" "I'm a sergeant." "What are you, a sophisticator?" "That's my daughter." "Sorry." "An airline guy left Dad's things downstairs... so I brought them up." "This is my dahghter Jessica." " This is Sergeant" " Van len Broeck." "They call me Dutch." "It's easier." "He lost his wite on the plane." "Oh." "I'm sorry." "I've never been to New Hampshire." "You go to school there or here?" "I go to Andover." "It's a prep school." "I won't take any more of your time." " Sorry about your dad." " Thanks." "Nice to meet youi" "I need an hour." "It's not a lot to ask." "Don't come here again." "They must've had them cleaned." "I'm sure it's tor your birthday." "Dad said he was gonna get you something great." "Expensive." "He'd knew i'd say no." "Mom..." "I know you're worried about me, but I still want you to run." "I'll be tine." "I don't want us to sit around and be depressed." "I'm goini back to school tomorrow." "All my friends are there, and it's only 4i miles." "So I can come home on weekends if I want." "Somebody popped iarvin." "Jesus Christ!" "Shit!" "George Beautort did this." "Find anything else in here?" "This a bad time?" "I don't need to go through all that garbage." "My case is gonna get kicked 'cause somebody killed my only witness." " Now get in there and do it!" " Easy." " The last pickup was a week ago." " It hasn't been that long." "Sure smells long." " Sheila, what are you doing here?" " That ain't even my name." "Let's talk to these people." "You take that side, I'll take this side." "It's Homicide's." "We're oft it." "The hell we are." "I will not allow you" "I don't have any choice." "I need your help." "Before you dropped by to tell me my husband was screwing your wife... did you think that might be a hurttul thing to do?" "You knew already." "Suppose l didn'ti" "How did you know?" "He told me he was going to New York." "He was on the wrong plane, so it must be another woman?" "Just like that?" "It could've been amnesia." "My wite was in Miami in February and May." "Was your husband?" "What difterence does it make?" "It's entirely over." "He's through with her, she's through with him." "And we're through with both of them." "We can't even get a divorce." "You can do that." "I have a child." "I try and go back in my head." "What's the last thing you remember about you and your husband you know is true?" "I gotta find out how far back I have to go to do that." "This is where they were gonna stay." " i've got work to do." " Don't you want to know how it started?" "How long it was going on?" "You don't want to know what their plans were?" "You don't want to know anything?" "What she thought about when she thought about me." "I'd like to know that." "I thought you might like to know what she looked like." "You leave me alone." "I mean it." "Thirty." "Take a number and have a seat." "Alice Beaufort?" "George ieaufort's wite?" "Is he all right?" "He's tine." "I'm Sergeant Van Den Broeck." "I'd like to ask you a tew iuestions." " He was with me." " What time was that?" "Anytime you're talking about." "Thirty-one." "You got an envelope." "February was swimsuits, and May was fall tashion." "You saw those catalogs?" "Yesi Dutch, I saw the catalogs." "I told you twice." "I'll get them tor you." "How do we know she shot those books in Miami?" "What it she lust said" "Because there were palm trees, a beach and a very big ocean." "It she doesnit run, she's crazy." "Tell him." "Just a sympathy bounce, but she's up 14 points since the funeral." "I think she'll stay in, but she'll need some time." "She's a brave widow, she's got this kid." " They're eating it up." " You're hard." "She knows." "I know she knows." "Maybe he was buying a boat." "Maybe it was drugs or government work." "Why are you so determined it's another woman?" "Why are you protecting him?" "It you know who it is, I swear to God" "What's your thought?" "I lied the first tive times, and now I'm gonna cave?" "Why is this so important to you?" "I caught Sam with a woman once." "I spilled a milkshake on my skirt, so I ran home from lunch." "I heard them in the shower." "At first I thought it was the radio." "But what she was saying, you don't hear on the radio." "I ran." "I couldn't go back to work." "For hours, literally..." "I didn't remember that I was involved with someone else." "I had been tor months." "And I liked my lite with Sam." "Things were fine." "What'd you do?" "I kept my mouth shut... and I never went home again without calling tirst." "To say that involvement" "I don't mean casual sex, I mean romance." "To say that that whole part of lite, half the fun ot life has to end... if you told me that had to be over..." "I'd teel old." "If you had known about Peyton, would you tell me?" "Now, I mean." "I am going to run to the ladies' room." "Get me another one." "Broman's over there, dreamini up ways to remind you ot my loss." "A detective came by the otfice today asking about Cullen." "I wasn't there." "Barry said he asked how much Cullen traveled." "He seemed to be particularly interested in Miami, who our Miami clients were." "Said he was going there tomorrow." "Is this anything I should know about?" "I have no idea." "I'm sorry, you're right." "It's too soon." "I wanna go home." " Wait till Wendy" " I'll get a cab." "Tell Wendy I'm sorry." "leave a message." "I'll call you back." "Mr. Van Den Broeck?" "ii." "I'm so sorry about Peyton." "Come." "We have a cotfee." "February we shoot in the studios." "May, the keys, to get away from tourists." "Why come to iiami twice in a row?" "Why not go somewhere else?" "I would like to think it was my work, but" "I suspect so she can walk the city and sketch." "She loved the streets, the markets." "The Latin music." "Was there a man?" "I don't think there is a man, no." "What about after work?" "What did she do atter work?" "More walking." "Sometimes the clubs, tor music and to watch the dancing." "You know who she went with?" "It I can say... it you want to be with a woman, these shoots are not so good tor that." "Did you ever sleep with Peyton?" "Your situation is very difficult." "I excuse the question." "I wonder it I could talk to somebody in your security departmenti" "Ii there someplace we can talk?" "Stoli, please, on the rocks." "I'm trom a little town in a little state." "And untortunately, I'm in Congress so when you interview people... it's easy to stirt talk." "They might even stumble on the truth." "You can't want that." " I only want to talk to you." " I don't know anythingi" "What do you want to know?" " How long it was going on." " So we know how stupid to feel?" " How they met." "Their plans." " I can't help you." " At least you tried." " Are you trying to be tunny?" "No." "Not anymore." "Don't you fuck with mei" "It you donit like that word, don't use it." "Do you know what happens when a member ot Congress accuses you ot harassment?" "We get our names in the newspapers." " That's very close to blackmail." " I'm not a lawyer." "And I'm not some investigation." "You can't rummage through my life." "Who's next on your list?" "My neighbors, iy statf, my friends?" " Then talk to me." " So you can paw through my marriage?" "Make me confess to something?" "It's my lite, mine to iudge, not yours." " You're not the only one involved." " Look!" "If they tind out about your wite, it's gossip." "It they tind out about my husband, it's in the newspapers." "I have a daughter who adores her father, who doesn't know." "What do I tell her?" "I don't know." "Come on." "Let me show you something." "Nice, huh?" "I figure they would've had drinks here." " Want to see their room?" " Noi" " They never got here." " Not this time, anyway." "She stayed here February ii." "Also May 14 on business." "If he was with her, he didn't reiister." "Did your husband like Latin stutf?" "Music, dancing?" "Why?" "He had the concierge book him a table at someplace called La Roca." "Cullen liked classical music." "You sure?" " What?" " Nothing." "You know what I do tor a living." "I get paid to notice stuft." "I get paid to know who's lying." "I didn't have a clue." "iissed it." "I thought we were happy." "Not giddy." "Not ecstatic." "We weren't unhappy." "I wasn't." "I was pretty happy." "I don't want to be here." "That's kay Chandler." "Hi." "Peter Suchet." "East Concord." "Voted tor your dad." "Do you mind?" "ioney, take another picture." " They took our picture." " io you know them?" "They're trom Concord." "They took our picturei i bury my husband and go nightclubbing in iiami." "Stay here." " Where are you going?" " To get the tllm." "God no!" "You can't just mug some guy." "It'll make things worse." "You are a cop." "Is that gonna be trouble for you?" "What'd we look like?" "We looked like" "You had your hand on my shoulder." "You don't care who knows, do you?" "About her and him, I mean." "I care." "They know anyway." "Sooner or lateri everybody knows everything." "What time is it?" "My plane's at iiii." "Little atter i:00." "Sure you don't wanna stay over?" "Yes." "Maybe we should split up." "We should've stayed." "I'm in restricted parking." "I took the Metro." "It's not running now." " I'll get a cab." " Where do you live?" " Northwest." "It's out ot your way." " Do you want me to drop you or not?" "You know where we're going." "Why?" "Stayed why?" "Why?" "Because they did?" "iecause they were going to?" "God!" "Easy!" "Goddamn it!" "Stop it!" "Stop it now!" "Well, that was tun." "Don'ti" "Just drive." "Unbelievable." " You want to come in or" " Don't be ridiculousi" "Pick up the phone, you son of a bitchi you like scaring women?" "You come around my wife one more time, and" "No, no." "You come and try to scare me, assholei" "Chickenshiti 1ii52 p.m." "End of messages." "Last number calledi 555-ii21." "Press 1 to connect." "iarkway lanes." "Is George Beautort still there?" "Hold on, man." "What the hell you" "Whoa!" "Baik it up!" "knock it offi Take it outsidei" "Get otf mei" "Son of a bitch!" "Come on !" "Somebody call the police!" "I have your badge now, baby." "You better get a lawyer." "George killed that man." "Goddamn it." "You can't go around beating up suspects." "You're suspended." "There's gonna be a trial board." "You assaulted a man." "You can lose your lob." "How tough would it be if somebody swears they saw George at that iumpster?" "I was thinking, it you went to see the shrink" "It wouldn't cost nothing." "Talk about Peyton." "It could help." "I don't need to talk about Peyton." "I could tell 'em you got stressed out on the lob." "It wouldn't be a lie!" "Honk if you're screwin' him." "We could save a plane ticket." "Where'd you get that?" "ihirley Magnuson." "Says she thinks it's phony." "Says I'm settin' her up." "Setting her up?" "I take the picture, make sure it gets sliiped to her, she uses it." "I provide a pertectly innocent explanation." "Ta-dai" " Her candidate's a mudslinger." " My God, you people!" "Pretty good idea." "I wish I had had it." "It you have to explain that picture, can you do it?" "Yes." "Jessie!" " Where's your bracelet?" " It's around." "You didn't lose it." "It's around." "What's the matter?" "It's not my bracelet." "What?" "Dad didn't have any clients in Miami, did he?" "He was with that cop's wifei huh?" "What was going on?" "Something." "I'm not sure what." "Were they serious?" "That would be my guess." "Do a lot ot people know?" "leave a message." "I'll call you back." "It's me." "iemember?" "From restricted parking?" "So you picked Peyton." "And Cullen picked Peyton." "That's two-zip against the home team." "ihave we been introduced?" "i... she says, straightening her clothes." "I thoight I should introduce myself, and fill you in on my plans." "I'm packing it in." "No." "That sounds like suicide." "All I mean is, like you saidi sooner or later everybody knows everything." "This will be in the papers." "I can't handle that." "I can't let Jessica be mowed down... by gossip she had nothing to do with." "But if i'm not in Congress, it I'm out... it's not news anymore." "She's safe." "You know?" "You do know, don't you?" "You're the only one who does." "I miss that." "Hey, do me a tavor." "Erase this." "iod, I'm glad you're not therei kay?" "She's getting a lot ot points tor showing up." " How are you doing?" " Fine, how are you?" "Excuse me." "My contribution." "If you quit, they win." "And the crash got us all." "Don't let them do that." "I'm not the only one involved." "She should know her mom's no quitter." "I lust want to say how impressed I am that you're staying in." "I have to say a tew things." "The name ot this group is iriends of kay Chandler." "I'm sorry about that phone call." "We're not getting much sleep, are we?" " I'm atraid of what's playing." " Me too." "Might give it a try." "Turn in around i:ii." "Cullen would be so proud ot you." "I know you know." "I don't know how many times I've introduced kay Chandler." "There's a lot between 3:00 and 5:ii." "Australian tootball." "May I present your friend... your congresswoman..." "Don't go away." "your next representative tor the second district ot New Hampshire... kay Spencer-Chandler!" "Thank you." "Thank you, Richard." "Thank you all." "It's good to be home." "I wanted to say just a word." "Just a few words." "You're all being very nice to me." "I don't want to disappoint you." "But I just don't want to talk politics tonight." "I'm just glad to be home." "Richard and Wendy, thank you so much." "Thanks, all ot you, for your friendship, your support... for showing up here tonight." "Thanks." "i mean it." "Don't anybody leave without me getting a chance to talk to you, okay?" "We love you, kayi" "Well done, lay." "Very nice." "I want a chance to talk to you." " You told me 15 times already." " Do you have the number?" "Sorry." "I wish I could get out of the party." " No way." " lome of these are i1,iii tolks." "I just wish I didn't have to goi" "It was good of you to come." "It was our party." "kinda had to." "I appreciate it, that's all." "Thank you." " Get a ticket?" " A road map." "iaybe someone thought it tell out ot my car." "Listen, time to commit." "All the way in or not?" "It you're not gonna run, we need to return that fund-raiser money iuickly." "Maybe I'll take a day." "Do some thinking." "i'll be around." "I was wondering it you'd come." "A guy like you, a girl like me, what reason could there be not to?" "Sorry I'm late." "I had to change a tew times and pack." "I thought if I packed real light, it'd look like I knew what I was doing." "But then I didn't know what I was doing... so I didn't know what to pack." "Where are we exactly?" "Chesapeake Bay's a couple miles oft that wayi" "I won't make small talk." "I don't want there to be any junk between us." "No littering." "There's so many reasons I might be doing this." "I kept thinking I'll go one more mile, and then I'll... turn around and" "I was thinking about your mouth." "Nobody knows who I am anymore." "Nobody knows how easily I could do this." "I know who you are." "I have to know something." "Are you a democrat?" "What it I am?" "We'd talk." "I'd give you boois to read." "I like it when there's just the two ot us." "Are you hungry?" "I'm hungry." "No TV?" "Is there a phone?" "Not so tar." "What's that like?" "iuiet." "What is this?" "Do you know?" "Heineken." "The start ot something?" "Yeah." "That's whit I thought." "I want to know who is this woman wearing my clothes... and using my bodyi" "Is she permanent?" "Or is she only around when you are?" "I say we hide here tor a couple ot years and make a run tor the border." "I always thought when I had my time in..." "I'd like to live down here." "Start a little security service." "The raccoons are knocking over the garbage cans?" "A lot of Washington-Baltimore people have places on the water here." "They always think they're gonna get robbed." "You had plans." "I don't think we had any plans." "I always wanted a boat." "One you could sleep on." "We've got a boat." "Defense iests." "Get it?" "I've got a boat." "I'll give it to you." "I don't trust this any more than you do." "But you're the only thing that's real." "let me ask you something tough." "Are you sorry the plane went down?" "What are you doing?" "Think about it." "You can have it all back the way it was... but you gotta take it all." "He's lying." "ie's screwing another woman." " Laughing at how easy we are to tool." " Stop. ion't do that." "I'm done with them." "Done with them!" " The thing is" " Stop." "Come on." "Let's go homei" "You know those drugstore kits that tell you when you're pregnant?" "They should have one that tells you when you're sane." "I think they had a place they'd meet." "An apartment makes sense." "low could it make sense?" "No driving." "No motels." "If they did, they did." "They're on their own." "This was in her desk at work." "is that why you drew the map?" "is that why you came to Concord?" "I came to Concord 'cause I didn't want you to iuit." " people have keys." " Did you see one like this?" " No!" " In his luggage maybe?" "So they had a place." "They're not there anymore!" "And I don't care." "I just don't carei" "Then maybe you didn't lose that much." "Or you're lying to yourseIt." "The sun's going down." "It's time to go." "When will you be back?" "The root's got a leak." "I've got time... so thought I'd try and make it worse." "iaybe we'll never get clear the way we met... maybe we'Il tind we'Il never be alone." "But I don't want us to lose this chance." "If it's just gonna be about them, it it's always gonna be tour of us" "You be careful driving home." "Thanks for driving all the way to Concord." "And tor the contribution." "That was something." "And I don't even live in your district." "You have one message." "It's me, Wendy." "Where have you been?" "I have i50,000 from your friends and neighbors, and nobody to give it to." "What do you walna doi Lunch tomorrowi live me a call." "Come on, Alcee!" "lust get me a picture." "Head shot's okay." "Give me the photo trom his I.D." "All right." "I'll call you when I get back." "I want Jessica out there, smiling like Chelsea and keepini her mouth shut." "ier job is good kid, no opinions." "She can wear jeans." "No short-shorts, no bra tois." "No Jessica." "She's in school." "school?" "I thought we're trying to win an election." "No Jessica." "I don't want her" "I think I may be losing what it takes to lie." " This may become a problem." " Letis take a break." "I'm not liking this." "We're telling the whole southeast side a police otticer's a murder susiect." "You think George ain't gonna hear?" "You're not supposed to be working!" "That's why you're here." "Shylai you in there?" "hello?" "Anybody home?" "Hey, Shyla, we need to talk a second." "Can we come in?" " Noi you can't come in." " You want to come out then?" "You get outta here!" "Folks see I'm talking to you, my ass is in trouble." "Goddamn it, Dutchi Come on, man!" " You got no right in herei - l ain't gonna hurt you." "let's go." "You got no warrant." "She's already said no." "It my brother was facini 15 monthsi looking at one picture wouldn't hurt." "Seen this man before?" "That's Big Georie." "I see him all over." "Did you see him in the alley the night we tound the body?" "You didn't maybe see him dump the man in the Dumpster?" "Maybe with somebody else?" "Look again." "Maybe it'll come back to you." "Any chance your brother'lI get out?" "That's it!" "You didn't see the man." "We're sorry to have disturbed you." "I want you out right now!" "Out nowi" "What the hell's the matter with you?" "Dutch, I'm sorry about your wite." "But you want George to come atter you?" "Is that it?" "So you can shoot him?" " You got tired ot working cheap?" " What?" "You know goddamn well he's guilty." "Why are you protecting him?" "Is he paying you now?" "Oh, man." "Here. I teel like a bagman." "There's cash in there so be caretul." "Well, guess what?" "CuIlen was having an aftairi" "Tru says the ahi tuna's incredible here." "That's why he was going to Miami." "How long?" "What's the difference?" "is beini deaf, dumb and blind a liability for a congresswoman?" "I think he kept an apartment that I don't know about." " would you like to hear our specials?" " Give us a minute, please." "I thought maybe..." "Cullen had told Richard... and iichard had said something." "Hey, come on!" "It's only adultery." "Nobody gives a damn, except the people it's happening to... and it's not happening to you" "My Godi ih, kay, please give me a chance to explain." "Shut up." "It didn't mean" " I was always gonna tell you." " Where is it?" "It's been over a year." "I haven't been there." "Where is it?" "The Colton Building on Rhode liIand." "It's just stupid." "I'm not very hungry." "It you can get the check, please?" "Stop, please." "Listen to me, because... it we don't see you, then iichard will know." "I can't keep seeing you so your husband won't know you've been screwing mine." "Please." "I need to tell you how rotten I teel." "Let me go." " hello?" " Hello." "It's me." "Bad time?" "How's the root?" "lousy." "is something wrong?" "Want to get something to eat?" "Sure. I'm not that hungry, but I want to see youi" "Everything all right?" "Weren't you ever tempted to cheat on Peyton?" "Tempted?" "Yeah. lure." "Why didn't you?" "Maybe I did." "i don't think so." "I wonder how they got their laundry done it they had a place." "You think this-- everything that happened... you think it's... made you ditferent?" "Difterent how?" "More suspicious?" "Maybe." "But here I am." "I'm leaving you tomorrow." "I knew we should've gone to McDonald's." "I have to try to get elected." "I lost a friend today... being suspicious." "What happens it you don't get elected?" "Country goes to hell." "And I go home... for keeps." "But you're gonna beat this guy, right?" "When I get baik-- l'll be here." "I'Il nail his ass!" "iere you go." "Back Friday." "Wait a second." "You've got some dry cleaning." "Sorry." "Saks Fifth Avenue." " Employees entrance." " l'll get him." "Sorry." " Ladies' room." " Mary Claire?" "Oh, yeah." "You wouldn't believe all the keys I've got." "I've got a key to Vic Tanny's in iochester." "keys to the ones in Westchester." "I don't think there was an apartment." "She was always herei There wasn't time." "No, wait." "She gave me a phone number once." "She was on her way to a meeting." "Just a minute." "Yeah, this is it." "Yeah." "In the bottom in pencil." "Go right ahead." "May I have a i11 supervisor, please?" "This is Sergeant ian Den Broeck, D.C. internal Aftairs. i114." "I need an address please for a telephone number." "How long did you know?" "Did you know when you came to Miami?" "No." "How could you ever think" "When you came to my cabin, did you know then?" "I tound out yesterday." "So you knew last night." "When were you gonna tell me?" "I thought" "I thought maybe years from now... when it's behind us." "What did you tind?" "Nothing." "Dutch, you weren't-- We had a pact." "Then what the hell are you doing here?" "I want to finish it." "I want it over." "That your purse?" "What'd you tind?" "What did you tind?" "There's nothing here." "Oh, Christ!" "I can smell her pertume." "Stop it, Dutch." "There's nothing here." "There's gotta be something lett." "Some" "Some sign." "Stop it!" "You'lI never tind what you're looking for." "Neveri" "You want to know why, and there is no why." "Don't." "In case you check in, I'm heading for the airport early." "Meet me for coffee." "ii, it's mei l'm running late." "There was something I needed to do." "If I'm not therei go without me." "I'll get the next plane and meet you." "What are we doingi Do you know?" "We made love that morning." "That's why she was late." "ihit!" "Get an ambulance!" "Get out ot the car!" "Get outi ieIp!" "kay Chandler." "Congresswoman trom New Hampshire." "Police reports her husband was getting it on with Van Den Broeck's wife." "evidently a love shack." "You all right?" "The press is out there, and they know you're here." "They could get hungry and go somewhere for a hamburier." "How we gonna handle this?" "Handle it!" ""iHandle" is when you've got a client who'll tell you what's going oni" "We can assume they'Il want to know how well the congresswoman knows the cop." " How are we gonna handle this?" " I don't know." "It we get back to New Hampshire and let this age a day" "A back elevator will get us out through the basement." "He's right." "What time is it?" "Almost midnight." "Somebody stole my watch." "Where's Alcee?" "He said he'd come by tomorrow." "I was trying to catch up with you." "What were you gonna say?" "I don't know what I was gonna say." "I justi- l just didn't want you to leave, not like that anyway." "Welcome back." "Hungry?" "Where's my watch?" "They need you in i ray." "Listen." "I probably never would've told you about the place, either." "All I wanted" "What I want really... is lust to tind some way to let her go... and move on." "I donit know how you do that." "Neither do I." "It's not a crime." "You loved your wife." "And you still do." "All set. let me see it I can find a couple ot orderlies." "will you hang around?" "I can't." "You're supposed to be nice to me." "I've been shot." "We did okay." "We did the best we could... under the circumstances." "ieady, Sergeant?" "It's time tor you to go." "Me too." "will that be all iiiht?" "So long, lay." "Here she comes." "I've got to catch a plane, but if you can make it short." "We've been told your husband was having an aftair with Van Den Broeck's wite." "That they had an apartment, and that's where you were. ls that correct?" "Yes, it is." "could you characterize your relationship with the sergeant?" "Sergeant Van Den Broeck's wife was killed on the plane with my husband." "I met the sergeant a few days atter that day." "ie was a triend when I needed a triend." "I hope he teels the same way." "You're lust friends?" "Just triends." "We are surely triends." "We've seen each other through something." "We're more than triends, we're survivors." "Now, you'll have to excuse me." "I really have to get home." "Can you tell us anything more of the sergeant's condition?" "is he responsive?" "Bye, Mom." "Bye, Mrs. Chandleri" "Merry Christmas." "Merry Christmas." "Do I know you?" "I'm Ted Baker." "I work for Mr. CorneIius." "You said we couId" "Yeah, sure." "Make yourselves at home." "hello, kay." "Hi, Sergeant." "Lieutenant." "They made me a lieutenant." "All I had to do was get shot." "Can I get you something?" "Stoli on the rocks." "I haven't had one of those in a while." "I've got a plane." "I don't have time." "What's with those New Hampshire voters?" "They crazy or what?" "I think they could tell I didn't want the job." "Or maybe I wanted the job, I didn't want to do what you have to do to get it." " So you're out ot work." " I guess I am." "Are you as welI as you look?" "Legis a Iittle stitt." "But I think I'm gonna be okay." "You?" "low's that football in australia?" "I tune in once in a while." "Not like betore." "I was a real tan." "I gotta tell you something." "I thought I might run into you here." "Where are you going?" "That's the thing." "Nowhere." "I called your oftice and they said you were headed home." "My tlight's overbooked." "Go later." "Take another plane." "Come on." "It's my Christmas present, running into you." "What'd you get me?" "How 'bout I call you up sometime in New iampshire?" "And say what?" "Say, "iYou wanna go to a movie?"" "What do you say?" "WouIdn't that be something?"