"Kate  It'll be our secret." "You can tell me." "Ellie  He's okay, but I really wanted a sister." "Really?" "Why is that?" "'Causegirlsrule." "That'strue." "Why else?" "Wecanwearmatchingdresses." "Thereisthat." "Andboysareapest ." "They're mean." "Race ya." "[music]" "Ellie  Mummy, we saw a fish jump right out of the water." "Ann  You did?" "Ellie  Yup." "They was eating mosquitos." "Ann  No way." "Did she drive you crazy?" "No." "But do you know where fish sleep at night?" "Ann  I haven't even thought about it." "Kate  He sleeps through everything, doesn't he?" "Ann  Yeah." "Wait till you have yours." "They sleep through everything but the night, then you never sleep at all." "I'llmakethattrade." "[music] [sounds of football game on TV]" "TV  That's gotta hurt." "That's going to leave a mark, too." "What will it do...?" "Mike  I can't even look." "TV  ...at this point in the game?" "I mean, I don't know." "It's just like..." "Yes." "Comeon ,comeon." "TV  ...it's got to make the play here, 86 yards." "Canweassumeyou  haven't started dinner?" "Mike  Overtime, baby." "Kate  We should start heading home." "You've got court tomorrow morning." "Katy,I 'vegotit ." "We'll leave right after we eat." "[cheer on TV] [groans in the room] [disappointed exclamations] Nowyou'renotrunning!" "TV  Unbelievable!" "Whatareyoudoing?" "TV  Picks it up..." "[whomp!" "]" "[clunk of closing door]" "Mike  Are we in?" "Tim  That's it." "Mike  Good." "[thunk of car trunk]" "Hey, Tim's riding with me." "You girls are on your own." "Ann  Fine with us." "Mike  Do you want to ride with us in a cool car with cool guys going really fast or do you want to ride with them?" "Gowithyou." "Mike  That's what I thought." "Let's go." "Hey, we'll beat them home." "I've got something I want to show you." "Surroundsound?" "Mike  Better." "In you go." "Buckle up." "[car doors thunk closed] [car engines start] [music]" "Ann  Come on, Kate, you don't have to carry that over." "Iknow,butifI don't go fetch my husband he'll be there for hours." "Mike  Check it out." "Tim  Oh...wow." "I thought you were going to wait." "Yeah,yeah,Iwas gonna, but, uh..." "I guess I didn't." "Ellie and I picked them up yesterday." "Graphite shafts." "Forged titanium heads." "Theyweremadespecial." "Mommy doesn't know." "You have to keep it a secret." "Ann  Here, hold your godson for a sec, will you, Kate?" "Sure." "He looks like he got a tan." "Ann  Oh, I used SPF30." "There you go, munchkin." "You know, I should get out to the lake more often." "You know my parents don't go out there anymore." "Anytime." "We used to have a ball down there, remember?" "Before the husbands." "Andbabies." "What do you want to bet Mike's showing your husband his new 'secret' golf clubs." "Hedidn't." "Hedid...3,200bucks." "You didn't want to go to college anyway, did you?" "Howdoyouguysdoit ?" "Mike can't make much more than Tim." "Wedon't." "It's..." "like he just has to have all this stuff and it has to be the best." "My folks help us out now and then." "Mike doesn't know it, but it's about to come to a screeching halt." "Andthenwhat?" "Thenwelive within our means." "What a concept." "Time for Mike to grow up." "Let's go, munchkin." "[baby coos] [kisses] [music]" "Isn't he beautiful?" "Or am I just being his mother?" "You'rejustbeinghis mother." "[music]" "Kate  What did you think of Ann's living room?" "Thoughtitwasgreat." "I thought the whole house was great." "She didn't have any help?" "Kate  Nope." "She designed it all herself." "Ithinkshe missed her calling." "[squeaking bed springs]" "Wanttoturnout the light?" "Yeah,just..." "just give me a second." "Hon, I've got to be in court at eight tomorrow." "Iknow,butmytemp  was up this morning." "IthoughtDr.Winnsaid ..." "Theyweredoing the checks again." "They could be wrong." "My temp was up." "[paper rustles] What do you say, Counsellor?" "Well,ifIhaveto." "[click of lamp switch] [birds chirp]" "Kate  Hey, you want some more coffee?" "Tim  No, I got to go." "I shouldn't be later than seven tonight." "Want to work out?" "Sure,I coulduseaswim ." "Meet you at the club?" "I'llcallyou." "You at the hospital this afternoon?" "Yes." "[phone rings] Tim  I'm not here." "[music] [footsteps]" "Goodmorning,Kate." "'Morning." "Do you have some good news?" "Dr. Winn  No." "I'm sorry." "I'm afraid the test results are the same." "There'snochance that maybe..." "No." "No." "And there's no point in repeating these tests over and over again." "The results are accurate." "Whataboutin vitro?" "Dr. Winn  Well, that hasn't changed either." "It's just not an option for you." "Look, I can give you the name of another Ob-Gyn." "Get a second opinion." "But I've reviewed everything." "I've been through your tests, your MRI with a couple of the other doctors here in the practice, and..." "Thereareno otheroptions?" "IwishIhad another answer for you." "Kate" "I don't think he wants to be here." "Well,hemayhavesomething better for you to do." "There's a new program involving infants." "Newborns with no parents." "Sothesechildren have been abandoned?" "Well,that,andsome of the parents are incapable of taking care of them." "It's real simple." "You go to the nursery for a two-hour shift, take a baby for 30 minutes, rock him, hold him, talk to him, put him back and take another." "These children just need to be touched by another human being." "If you're interested you could start tomorrow." "[music]" "Kate  Hello, fairy princess." "Doyouwantawish ?" "Kate  Oh, yes." "Thencloseyoureyes." "Your wish is granted." "Ann  Well?" "We'llsee." "Comeon,Mummy,let 'sgo." "Hey,we'regoing." "I really appreciate this, Kate." "Mike promised he'd be home." "He'sbeenworking late a lot lately, huh?" "Yeah." "They're breaking ground on some big building in Chicago." "He's been going crazy with last minute changes in the blueprints." "Come on, I got a bottle for Logan in the fridge." "Don't look at the mess." "[footsteps] [music]" "[excited children's voices] [music]" "Quitting?" "When did you decide this?" "I thought you love volunteering at the hospital." "Itoldthemthisafternoon." "Why?" "It'sjustgottenold ." "I mean, how many magazines can you deliver." "Idon'tknowhow you did it." "The hospital depresses the hell out of me." "Well,itwasjustsomething to do while I took time off from the agency." "Dr. Winn thought that not working as a stressed out exec might help us get pregnant." "Anynewson thatfront?" "Notyet,butthey'reredoing the tests and in vitro might be a possibility." "Oh,man,Ihopenot." "You just keep Tim on the job." "It'll happen." "Logan was a total surprise." "We wanted to wait at least another year." "Well,we'retrying." "Hey,takealookatthat." "The family photo just came back." "[clink of dishes]" "He's beginning to look so much like Mike it's scary." "If I didn't know any better I'd wonder who the mother is." "[music]" "Hey,how'dit go ?" "Heate." "He slept." "Trick or treaters keep you busy?" "Earlier,butit 'sbeen pretty quiet the last hour." "[doorbell rings]" "Theywaited'tilIgothome." "[sounds from TV]" "All  Trick or treat." "[rustle of plastic wrappers]" "HappyHalloween." "[music] [footsteps] [music]" "[clatter of dishes] [phone rings]" "Hello?" "Hey,Kate,it 'sMike." "Listen, could do me a favour?" "I was talking to Ann on the phone a while ago and she got up to answer the door and I think she left the phone off the hook." "I keep calling back but nobody picks up." "Can you please go next door and ask my wife to hang the phone up?" "Kate  Sure." "Mike  Okay, I'll see you." "Bye." "[footsteps] [music] [microwave beeps] [rustle of popcorn bag] [music] [door bursts open] Tim....!" "[Kate screams, cries] [music]" "ANN!" "[baby cries in background] [running footsteps] [baby cries] [music]" "Tim  Ann?" "[music]" "Ann?" "[music]" "[dialing beeps]" "Ineedan ambulance." "I need an ambulance right now." "[sound of car tires] [music] [sound of helicopter rotors] [music]" "Mike  She's my wife." "SHE'S MY WIFE." "Mr.Harding,Iunderstand how you must feel, but it's really important that no one be in here." "She'smywife,dammit!" "Youwantus to catch this guy, don't you?" "This room has to be untouched." "[music]" "Mike  Aw, jezus, Tim." "Kate  The door was slightly open." "Ann would never leave the door like that." "I knocked." "I went inside." "The baby was crying upstairs." "Didyougo straight to the kitchen?" "Why?" "Idon'tknow,it..." "I had this terrible feeling that something was wrong." "The phone was off the hook." "Then I..." "I don't know." "Billings  It's all right, Mrs. Powell, take your time." "What happened then?" "Ijust..." "ran home... to Tim and I was pretty hysterical." "This..." "Frankensteinyousaw." "Tell me about him." "Hewaswiththe lastgroup." "It was late." "They were older." "He seemed taller, maybe it was the costume." "Didhespeaktoyou?" "Did you hear his voice?" "When you saw him go up the walk to the Harding house, was he with the group?" "No,theothers went next door." "He was by himself." "Billings  When was the last time you talked to her?" "Around9 :15I calledher to tell her I'd be working for another half hour or so." "And the doorbell rang." ""Trick or treaters," she said." "I waited for five minutes or so and then I hung up." "I thought it was the baby was crying, or she got distracted." "Whileyouwerewaiting did you hear anything?" "Ididn'thearanything." "Youthought she'd call you back?" "Yeah." "I tried again, uh..." "I guess ten minutes later and, uh... no one answered." "Youhavecallwaiting?" "Yes." "I just thought somebody had left the phone off the hook, so I called Kate next door." "And I asked her to come over here." "And I asked her to tell Ann to hang up the damn phone." "Ifthisis arandomthing, a guy in a costume murdering whoever answers the door, it'll be tough, real tough." "There's no motive." "There's no connection whatsoever between the killer and the victim." "This is Halloween." "You open your door for anyone." "Isthereanything else that we can do?" "No,butif youremember anything, some small detail that might help, write it down." "Again, Mr. Harding, I'm terribly sorry." "Good night." "Goodnight." "[door clicks open and closed]" "Mike,you'restaying in our guest room tonight." "I don't want you here by yourself." "No,no,I'mall right." "I am." "I really appreciate you guys taking care of the kids." "If they wake up... if they're scared or anything, will you call me, please?" "Youwantme to stayawhile?" "No." "No, I decided I really..." "I really want to be by myself." "[music]" "[rustle of sheets] [soft footsteps] [gurgle of water]" "Whooo... [soft footsteps] [sigh] [music] [distant 'clunk'] [music] [door clicks open] [whack] Mike?" "[door clicks closed] [whack] [music] [regular 'whacks' continue...]" "[WHACK!" "]" "[WHACK!" "] [grunt!" "]" "[WHACK!" "] Youallright?" "IhopeI'mnot all right." "[WHACK, crash!" "]" "[SMASH!" "SMASH!" "...] [panting]" "Damnthiscar." "Damn these clubs." "[music] [slurps]" "Mike  Gawd help me, I had to have it all." "I mean, look at this house." "Look at all the crap that we have." "That television in there cost $5,500." "I have a little brass machine on the kitchen counter for making my cappuccinos." "$500." "The car, the golf clubs, the stereo, it is all just garbage!" "Mike..." "What does this have to do with Ann?" "Comeon,whydoyouthink  I've been working so much?" "Huh?" "Taking on extra projects?" "This..." "this stuff... this stuff is what I traded my wife for." "This is my faualt." "This is..." "Don'tdothistoyourself." "It'sdone!" "Never to be undone." "If I had been here tonight..." "If I had been home... then Ann would have been alive right now, and I guarantee you that." "I need to be unconscious." "Hecan'tblame himself for this." "Wellhedoes." "He's real worried about Logan and Ellie growing up without a mother." "You know he asked if anything happened to him if we would take the kids." "Whatdidyousay ?" "Isaidof course, not to worry." "Well,I 'msureif something did happen they would go to their grandparents." "No." "Ann and I talked about this." "Not about this, but when Logan was christened, about what would happen if she and Mike were in a car accident or something." "Ann did not want those kids brought up by their grandparents." "We would take the kids, Tim." "Okay." "I just don't think this is something we need to worry about." "[music]" "Man  So they didn't find any fingerprints?" "Not even on the knife?" "NotthatBillings will tell us." "Whataretheydoingthen ?" "Idon'tknow." "It's like they've sort of just thrown up their hands." "Halloween." "People wearing costumes." "Richard  You tell him." "Go ahead." "Iknowthisguy who works in the Police Department." "I called him yesterday." "He says this is the third murder in the last year like this." "Jennifer  A guy in a costume?" "No,everythingbut." "The stabbing." "Woman home alone." "No motive." "No robbery." "No assault." "You think Billings wants to even consider this could be connected?" "[music]" "Hey." "You don't look like you're doing so good." "Isawher." "Who?" "Mymommyin hercoffin." "I saw her." "Who's going to take care of me?" "Yourdaddy." "He's going to take care of you." "He loves you very much." "ButDaddygoestowork  and he goes on trips." "Well,somebodyverynice is going to take care of you." "And sometimes if you want, you could stay at my house." "[music]" "Tim  Kate wanted me to tell you that it's not a problem, really." "She's happy to take care of Logan for a couple of days 'til you get your balance." "Ellie might be plenty for you to handle right now." "No,I just..." "I want them both at home." "I might not get much sleep today." "I'm uh...not getting much sleep anyway, you know?" "Kate did tell me that she'd watch them during the day, so, uh...if I could drop them off first thing in the morning, that'd be great." "Areyougoing back to work already?" "Yup." "Yeah, I was thinking about it." "It's better than not." "I've got a big project going up in Chicago." "Maybe it'll, uh..." "Maybe it would just help me take my mind off all this." "You know, I don't want to be insensitive, or..." "This is really the wrong time, but..." "Goahead." "Do...doyou want to get a boat?" "What?" "Doyouwanttogeta boat?" "Whatdoyoumean?" "Imean..." "I mean a boat." "I was thinking about it." "I've been thinking about it for awhile and I thought a..." "I thought maybe you'd want to go in on it with me." "You know, be partners." "I..." "Idon'tknow,uh..." "Iwantto getasailboat." "Maybe like a forty footer, something that... that sleeps six." "You know, think about it." "It could be fun." "[deep intake of breath]" "Gawd, it's beautiful here, isn't it?" "Really,hesaidthat?" "I wouldn't pay much attention to it." "Living in the present's got to be so painful." "Yeah,I guess you got a point." "I'mmoreworried for the kids." "Why?" "Mike'sneverbeenalone with them all night." "Logan's only a few months old." "What's he going to do when he needs a two a.m. feeding?" "Don'tgettoo close to those kids." "Somewhere down the line I'm sure he'll remarry." "Those kids don't need to lose a mother twice." "[sound of car engine] [music] [click of door lock] [music]" "Kate  Hey, how did he do?" "Hesleptlikeababy ." "Woke up around three, I gave him a bottle." "He's fine." "Kate  How did you do?" "Iwokeup aroundfour." "Gave myself a bottle." "Listen, I'm, uh..." "driving Ann's car today." "The tow truck's coming to pick up the Beemer, take it to the body shop." "Goodbye, baby." "[kiss]" "I love you, and I'll see you this afternoon." "Okay." "Youbegoodfor AuntKate , all right?" "Callmeif youwantme to feed them dinner." "Yup." "[car door clunks closed] [engine starts]" "WewereallatU Dub together." "Mike was on a full ride, baseball." "He met Ann, uh... sophomore year?" "And, um...that was that." "They started going together almost immediately." "Got married a year out of school." "Didhehaveany brothers?" "Sisters?" "No." "Actually, you know, to tell you the truth, I'm not sure." "Does he have any?" "Notthathe evermentioned." "He wasn't close to his family." "His, um...his folks lived in Bellingham, I think." "Uh..." "Markleeville, just south a few miles." "Arehisparentsalive?" "Umm...notsure." "He just wasn't close to them." "After he left for college he never went back." "Didhisparents go to their wedding?" "No." "No." "Actually, we've never even met them." "Can I ask you a question?" "Yeah." "It'smyunderstandingthat there have been two other similar murders this year." "I want to know if Ann's murder could be connected?" "I'mnotdiscounting that possibility." "But we have a lot of murders in this city." "A lot of them go unsolved." "We had 40 this year." "Howmanywerehomeinvasions?" "A woman alone." "A stabbing." "No sexual assault." "YouknowIcan 'ttell you that, Counsellor." "Right." "Wouldn't want the papers going around saying there's a serial killer on the loose." "Billings  No, we wouldn't." "Onethat'salreadykilled three times." "Especiallyifit gets in the way of investigating this murder." "Thank you for your time." "[music]" "Okay, you know where everything is, right?" "Yes,thankyou." "Andthegrandparents have them next weekend." "Um-hum." "Howaboutyou?" "You okay?" "Yeah." "Youwantme to bring you a present from Chicago?" "Come here." "Oh, I love you, little girl." "[kiss]" "You be a good girl, all right?" "Okay." "[sighs]" "Ummm..." "That's it." "Oh, hey, I almost forgot." "I'm going to have some work done on the house." "So don't freak out if you see people coming and going." "Okay." "Allright,that'sit." "I'll, uh..." "I'll see you." "I'll call tonight." "[door clunks closed] [music]" "Ican'tthinkof anything else, can you?" "Want to go look at your room?" "Come on, let's go." "Oops." "You think this is okay?" "We can get you more stuff tomorrow." "Hey, want to talk about it?" "I'm listening." "IsDaddygoingtocome back ?" "Ofcoursehe 'scomingback." "Do you remember your daddy going on business trips before?" "Yes." "Hashealwayscomeback ?" "Yes." "Well,hewillthistime , too, I promise." "Ten days, that's all." "Everyday we'll count them, okay?" "Okay." "Kate, are you going to be my mommy now?" "Sweetie..." "Sweetie, I'm going to be like your mommy." "And I love you." "I'm going to take care of you." "And you never have to worry about anything." "Promise?" "Ipromise." "I promise." "[music]" "Ellie  I'm getting hungry." "Kate  Well, the pizza will be here soon, honey." "CanI goplayavideogame?" "Idon'tknow." "Maybe if you ask your Uncle Tim." "Your little brother is ready for a change." "Ellie  Please?" "Tim  Do you have any money?" "Ellie  No." "Please?" "[music]" "Woman  Hm." "You got a real cutie." "Thanks." "What'shisname?" "ThisisLogan." "What's his name?" "ThisisSteven." "Oh, he's getting to be such a big boy." "Logan looks, about three months?" "Right." "Stevenhadnothing but problems at that age." "Otitis something?" "Earaches." "I don't know." "I do know that I did not sleep for an entire two months." "Is he your first?" "Hello?" "Ihaveasix yearold,  Ellie." "Oh." "I'm hoping for a girl." "But if we don't get one, we'll just do it again." "[music]" "Ihopeit goeswellforyou." "Thanks." "[music] [sounds of TV] [baby wails in background]" "Look,just..." "just leave him." "He'll stop crying." "You go to him, you'll only encourage him." "[baby screams]" "Hey,thatTV  keeping you up, baby?" "[loud crying] Come here, come on." "Yes." "Kate sings..."Hush little baby Don't say a word." "Momma's going to buy you a mockingbird." "If that mockingbird don't sing," "Momma's going to buy you a diamond ring." "If that diamond ring don't shine..."" "[Kate hums softly] [sound of car engine]" "Ellie  Why are all those boxes in front?" "Kate  I'm not sure, hon." "Your dad said he was having some work done." "[music]" "Man #1  These ones as well." "Man #2  Yeah." "[music]" "Stephanie  Hi." "You must be Kate." "Hi." "Miketoldme you'dbearound." "I'm Stephanie Saunders, Mike's interior designer." "Butthehouse was just redone." "Ann just decorated the whole thing." "Itlookedwonderful." "She had quite an eye." "Yeah,sowhyishe...?" "Mikedidn'tsay." "I can guess...you walk in the house and you're reminded of her everywhere you turn." "After a tragedy a lot of people simply move." "Itseemslikesuchawaste ." "Stephanie  Some of the furniture is going to Goodwill." "Kate  Uh...you know, I have space in my basement." "Ann worked hard in the church rummage sale, maybe... maybe we could store it at my house." "[footsteps]" "Right on top of that box would be good." "[clink of cutlery on plates]" "I'vegotworktodo." "We are going to have some time for ourselves this weekend, right?" "Or is that too much to ask?" "[footsteps] [phone rings]" "Hello?" "Mike." "Guess who it is." "Daddy." "Someonehereinsists on speaking with you." "Just a sec." "Hello." "Hi, daddy." "[footsteps]" "I'msorrythedeath of our friend has inconvenienced your life." "I'd appreciate it, though, if at least you tried to mask your feelings around Ellie." "This is hard enough for her." "I'd like her to feel she's welcome." "I'mtellingyou,Kate." "You're getting too attached to these kids." "It's going to really tear you up when they're gone." "[footsteps]" "There'sa coupleof  clothing stores right here, so I go through it pretty good before we compress." "It was wrapped up, taped up tight in that wrapping paper." "Looks like bloodstains." "I seen it on TV." "Whenwasthelasttime  you emptied that dumpster?" "Well,normallyeveryweek." "But the streets have been so torn up out there... it's been about three weeks." "Thankyou." "Noproblem." "[footsteps]" "Tim  And just have copies made for everyone in the office." "Thank you." "Hey." "Hey." "CanI buyyoulunch?" "Oh,gawd,that'dbegreat, but I've got a meeting to prepare for this afternoon." "Doyouhaveaminutenow?" "It's a legal question." "Um...sure." "Yeah, okay." "Kate  I just dropped off the kids at their grandparents." "Right,wepickthemup Sunday before the game." "Idon'tthinkthey can take care of them." "Whatdoyoumean?" "They'regettingold." "Logan's a real handful." "Are they going to wake up when he cries?" "Grandma Patterson doesn't have the slightest clue what to feed him." "Theyarethe children's grandparents." "And whether they're capable of caring for them or not is" "Mike's call, don't you think?" "Now, what's your question?" "I've got a mountain of stuff here." "Simple." "How can we become the kids' legal guardians if something happens to Mike?" "Ithinkthepersonalquestion precedes the legal here." "And that is, do we even want them?" "Or do I have no say in the matter at all?" "You even listen to what I have to say?" "OfcourseIdo, Tim ,but ..." "We've been trying..." "We'vebeentrying to have our own kids." "And to answer your question, yes, Mike could name us as guardians for his children." "But that is something that we need to talk about first." "[music]" "Billings  There he is." "[music]" "Mike  What is it?" "What's going on?" "Billings  I'm arresting you for the murder of Ann Harding." "Youknow,thisisn 'texactly what I had in mind when I asked for results." "Billings  Turn around, Mike." "Youknow,detective, I think you're going to be very embarrassed." "I'llMirandizeyou on the way downtown." "[music]" "[footsteps] [keys clink] [door squeaks open] [footsteps] [clang]" "You'vegotno idea." "Well,I canimagine." "IthoughtIwas goingtobe  in there for a long, long time." "Where'd you come up with the $100,000?" "Ididn't." "Richard  McGuire's one of the best." "Certainly in this city he's tops." "He said the preliminary hearings will be in about 11, 12 days." "Mike..." "Why does Billings think it was you?" "Iknowacouplethings." "First, they found the Frankenstein costume with" "Ann's blood on it in a dumpster, apparently half way between my house and my office." "Billingsthinksthatyou  went home, put on a costume, killed Ann and then went back so that you could be at work when I called you." "That's ludicrous." "Whatelse?" "Mike  Her life insurance policy." "Apparently that gives me motive." "Tim  That was Ann's idea." "I remember talking to her about it when Ellie was just a baby." "Iknow,Iknow,Tim." "I'm just telling you what they think." "Allright,whenwillweknow if they have anything else?" "McGuire'sworking on that now." "Strictly speaking we should hear, uh... for the first time at the hearing." "There'snothingelse." "There's..." "There's nothing." "Richard, I..." "I..." "I don't know." "I just can't tell you how much I appreciate you guys supporting me." "Mike,we'reherefor you ." "Thankyou." "Wehaveto getgoing." "McGuire  At the least, I'd like one of you to give character witness at the hearing." "Well,I thinkKatewouldmake  more of an impression than me." "Iagree." "As Ann's best friend I think she'd be very effective." "Kate?" "Sure." "WhatwouldIsay?" "They'llbewanting a sense of Mike's character." "Who he is, how you perceived their marriage." "The kind of things that can't be written down in black and white." "Can you do that?" "Sure." "McGuire  All right." "Let's take a look at what Billings has." "They feel they have motive." "Mike is the beneficiary of a life insurance policy on Ann, taken out at the time of Ellie's birth," "$500,000." "Can you think of anything else that Billings could come up with?" "Likewhat?" "McGuire  Were you having problems in your marriage?" "No..." "Imean,it wasn't sunshine and flowers every day, but what marriage is?" "Ann and I had a good marriage." "We loved each other." "Didyoueverhaveanaffair?" "Isthatwhat they're implying?" "No,no,theseare just obvious areas that Billings will pursue." "No." "No." "I'm not having an affair." "I've never had an affair." "Good." "Billings will make the case that you had the opportunity." "Your office is a 20 minute drive from home." "You drove home, killed your wife, drove back to work, called Kate." "Was anybody else working late?" "Somebody who could corroborate your story?" "No." "Janitor?" "Parking lot attendant?" "No." "No,Idon 'tthinkso." "McGuire  Billings is going to argue that Mike, using Halloween as a cover, entered the house with a key, surprised Ann in the kitchen, and murdered her there." "Richard  They've got nothing more concrete than this... this vague speculation?" "IthinkBillings took a big gamble." "Unless something new and very damning turns up, this shouldn't even go to trial." "[music]" "Haveyouthought about going back to work?" "No,I haven't." "Maybeyoushould." "I mean, I don't think pretending to be Ellie and Logan's mom..." "Pretending?" "I'm not pretending anything, especially about being their mother." "But I am going to do everything I can to help those kids." "If it means taking care of them full time, then that's what I'll do." "And if you don't like it, Tim," "I could care less." "I made a promise to Ann and I intend to keep it." "[phone rings]" "Hello." "Hi." "Sure." "No, no problem." "I'll be right over." "[beep] [sigh]" "That was Mike." "Logan's been crying all night." "He won't stop." "Should I call him back and say, "Hey, this is not our problem, you deal with it?"" "I didn't think so." "I've got to go." "[footsteps] [baby cries] Shhhh..." "Hey, Kate, sorry to call you." "I just..." "I can't get him to stop crying." "Whendidhe gethis bottle?" "About40minutesago ." "I tried burping him, but nothing comes out." "Didyoutrythis?" "Uh-uh." "[baby's crying slows] Sh,sh,sh ... [burp] Ahhh..." "Big old gas bubble." "Is that what you had?" "Nowwheredidyou  learn how to do that?" "Doyourealizehow muchtime  you spent away working last year?" "Ann and I spent a lot of time together." "Looks like a different house." "Yeah,it'sdifferent." "I'm not sure if it works, but it's, uh... it's definitely different." "Hey, can you sit for a second?" "Yeah." "Kate,doyouthinkIdid it?" "Didyou?" "No,I didn't." "Did you?" "You killed her, didn't you?" "You killed her because you can't have kids of your own and it's the only way you could get them." "Whata horriblethingtosay." "No,no,it 'snot." "Because it's true." "You were the last person to see her alive." "And you're the only person who saw this Frankenstein character." "And besides me, you're the only person who's got a key to this house." "After I called you, you went next door and you killed Ann." "And then you ran and you told Tim that you found her dead on the floor, didn't you?" "Didn't you?" "You see?" "You see how that feels?" "Of course you didn't kill her, I know that." "But for anybody to even ask that question is unimaginable." "Kate, things have gotten so bizarre I don't even know what's real anymore." "All I know is that I need you to believe in me." "[music]" "Tim'sprobably wondering where I am." "Thankyou." "[music]" "McGuire  Again, let me stress, this is informal." "It's not a trial." "It's a hearing." "All that will be determined is that there's probable cause for a trial, and we're going to show there isn't." "The Prosecution will state their case, then I will answer." "And then, if the judge wishes, Kate will talk with him." "Whenwillwe know?" "Ifthejudgerulesthat  there's insufficient evidence to take this to trial, Mike's a free man and we will know today." "Kate  We shared an apartment for a year after college." "AndyoufeelAnn wouldtalk  to you about any problems in the relationship?" "YourHonour,Idon 'tthink there was anything Ann didn't talk to me about." "Isyourfriendship with Mike as close?" "No,notlikewithAnn." "I mean we were like sisters." "But, I'd say I know Mike very well." "We spent a lot of time together as couples." "We vacationed together." "Your Honour, Mike didn't do this." "He loved Ann very much." "He loved his family, the life he had." "I never heard or saw anything to indicate otherwise, never." "[footsteps]" "Notrial." "Why so glum?" "You're a free man." "Allitestablishesis that I didn't kill Ann." "I already knew that." "This doesn't bring her back." "And the person who did kill her is still out there." "Kate  It wasn't like talking to a judge, was it?" "It was like he was just trying to get a sense of who Mike is." "SometimesI wonderif Iknow." "Whatdoyoumean?" "Imeanhe canlie with a perfectly straight face." "Whatisthat supposed to mean?" "I mean, what is he lying about, Tim?" "Heliedaboutnever having an affair." "Last year, when his company used our firm and we took that trip to Chicago..." "WhenAnnwaspregnant?" "Wewentoutfor dinner and a couple of women," "Mike's friends, met us." "I didn't do anything, just dinner and I left." "But Mike hooked up with one of them and was gone all night." "Youletme go in that courtroom and give character testimony?" "ExactlywhyIdidn't say anything." "Yeah, Mike cheated on Ann once." "But that doesn't mean he killed her." "Look, you don't think for a second..." "Kate, Mike did not kill Ann." "We both know that." "[music] [birds chirp] [doorbell rings] [footsteps]" "Hey." "Tim  Hey." "Haveyouseenthe kids?" "Uh..." "Katesaidshewas  taking them down to the park." "Mike!" "I told Kate about Chicago." "She's pretty upset." "[footsteps] [door clicks closed] [background children's voices]" "Kate?" "[sigh] [background children's voices]" "It was one night." "Never happened again." "Look, I know you got no reason to believe me, but... that's the truth." "Ellie..." "Let's go home, honey." "Daddy,I 'mhavingfun." "Can I stay with Aunt Kate?" "Sure." "Mike." "When Tim told me what you did, he also said that being unfaithful doesn't make you a killer." "He was right." "Did Ann know?" "Katy,itwasamistake." "I felt terrible about it." "It never happened again." "DidTimdo anything?" "Timmy'strueblue." "He was uncomfortable even having dinner with us." "Thank you for... for speaking today at my hearing." "[music]" "[knock, knock, knock]" "Mr. Harding  What do you want?" "Mr.Harding,I'mafriend of your son Mike." "Do you have a moment?" "Mr. Harding  Get you a coffee or a soda?" "Kate  No thank you." "Don'tgetmanyvisitors." "Friend of Mike's, you say?" "Well..." "Thankyou." "How can I help you?" "DidyouknowMike'swife  was murdered?" "No." "Damn." "Ann, was it?" "Never met the girl." "Really?" "Why?" "Whywhat?" "Whydidyounever meet your son's wife?" "He'sgoing to bring her here?" "Let me tell you something about Mike." "The only thing the boy ever cared about was money." "And we didn't have it." "He got a scholarship to that fancy college, and he was gone, and never looked back." "Married a rich girl and elevated himself." "Soyouhaven'thad any  contact with him at all?" "Oh,yeah,everymonth he sends me a little cheque." "He came home once, when his mother died." "Not since." "But you're his friend." "What did he tell you about me?" "Notmuch,really." "I think in college he said that you owned a construction company." "Is that true?" "Livedhere35 years." "Mike lived here." "Owned a construction company?" "I used to frame houses." "Drove a truck for awhile." "He don't know you're here, does he?" "No." "I'dappreciate you not telling him." "He doesn't send me much but I kinda depend on it." "So who did it?" "Whodidwhat?" "Whokilledthe boy's wife, Ann?" "Oh,someonebrokein the house on Halloween." "Damn." "That's a shame." "I heard he had a boy or something." "[music]" "Mr.Harding,meet your grandson, Logan." "[music]" "Kate  What else?" "Ellie  We have five 'super-spellers' we have to learn by tomorrow." "Kate  That's a lot of homework." "Ellie  I know." "And we have to use them in a sentence." "[motor slows] [car doors open and close]" "Kate  What book were we supposed to remember?" "Myreadingbook." "[footsteps] [door clicks open]" "Yourunup andget  your clothes, okay?" "I'll be in the kitchen." "Ellie  Okay." "[footsteps] [beep of answering machine] Voice on machine  Hi, sweetie, it's me." "My plane lands about 8:00 o'clock and I'll see you in front about 8:15." "Can't wait." "[beep] [music]" "I'mready." "Allright." "Let's go." "[music]" "Kate  This little guy needs a bottle and a nap." "CanI goupstairsand play?" "Sureyoucan,sweetie." "I'm just going to go put him down, and then I'm going to go do some laundry, okay?" "Okay." "Kate  You going to be all right?" "Yup." "[footsteps] [washing machine churns] [sound of door opening]" "Hey." "Mygawd,youscaredme." "Sorry." "I left work a little early." "I was going to call, but, uh..." "Where did you get that stuff?" "Oh,itwasgetting thrown out." "I thought for the church rummage sale..." "Uh!" "Uh!" "Ommph!" "[crash!" "]" "You'vegotno right!" "You have got...!" "I don't want this stuff sold!" "I don't want anyone to have this!" "Do you understand me?" "This was Ann's." "[crash, slam, bang] [music] [footsteps]" "WhydoIget the feeling that we're going out for dinner tonight?" "Huh?" "Hey." "What's wrong?" "DidMikekillAnn ?" "Could he have done that?" "Whathappened?" "Iwasin thebasement, looking through the boxes for sale." "Mike came down." "He went crazy when he saw the stuff." "I mean he was out of his mind." "Becauseoftheboxes?" "Hewaslikeadifferentguy." "I didn't know this guy." "Well,I mean,comeon, honey." "He threw that stuff out." "He never wanted to see it again." "Ithoughthe was going to hurt me." "If you had seen his eyes..." "I drove down to meet his father." "He lives in a rundown shack, almost." "Mike pays him to stay away." "He never even met the grandkids." "Fine." "Fine,so he 's estranged from his family." "We already knew that." "Tell me something, one thing that...that indicates that he killed Ann." "Thatflingin Chicago..." "was it a one-night stand?" "Yes." "Yes, that I know." "Iheardamessage on the phone machine." "She's flying in." "He's still seeing her, Tim." "Youknowthisfor sure?" "Iheardamessagetoday." "[music] [doorbell rings]" "Hi,Kate." "Hi,honey." "Allright." "Here." "Listen, Kate." "I, um..." "I want to apologize for yesterday." "I don't know what got into me." "I just walked in, and I saw that stuff, and I..." "It just took me back." "Iunderstand." "Don't worry about it." "Hey..." "I do worry about it." "I was out of line." "And I'm sorry." "I'll see you this afternoon." "[footsteps] [door squeaks closed] [music]" "Iknownoneofthis  is conclusive, but it's just too much to ignore." "Billings  This might come as a surprise to you, but, none of this is news to me." "Mike was always Suspect One." "Suspect Two was you." "I found that you'd been struggling to have children." "Had been seeing a fertility specialist to no avail." "Suddenly quit your work at the hospital when asked to work with newborns." "You were the only one who knew if Ann was alive or not when you walked into that house." "The death of your best friend gave you everything you wanted." "But do I think you did it?" "No, not really." "Now Mike is another story." "It stunk from square one." "Everything you laid out and more." "This is the security tape from the parking garage where Mike worked." "[whirr of tape]" "This is Mike's car." "It never left during Ann's murder." "I also checked the tapes at the front entrance." "SoMikewasat work the whole time?" "I'msureyou'reawarethat  months prior to Ann's murder, there were two seemingly random homicides." "Both women were murdered in their houses." "One stabbed." "One strangled." "Last week we made an arrest." "Something completely unrelated." "A guy brags to his cell mate about body count." "So we gave him a DNA screening." "It matched the skin found under the fingernails of victim number two." "This is a copy of a traffic ticket he got on Halloween night." "It fits in the window the coroner gave for the time of death." "And it's a block away from Ann's house." "We've got our guy." "[music]" "Ioweyouanapology." "Katy,youdon't owe me anything." "Pleaseletme do this,Mike." "Allright,comeonin." "Have a seat." "Can I get you, a..." "something to drink?" "No,thanks." "I was so angry at you Mike." "At your infidelity." "Angry for Ann because she never had the chance." "And I saw everything through that anger." "You know, it just made sense." "If Ann had found out, I don't know if you would have worked it out or she would have left you." "But, I know she would have put the kids first." "I want you to forgive me, Mike." "I'm sorry." "Comehere." "Thank you." "[music]" "I..." "Iwantto thankyou all  for being here with me tonight." "Somebody asked me earlier how I felt about Ann's killer being arrested today." "Truth is, I don't know how I feel." "I'd like to be happy, but, uh..." "I think I'm just more relieved that this man has been stopped before he could..." "I'd like to make a toast." "To the Police Department, who I did doubt, and more importantly, to you, my friends, for standing by me through this." "And in particular, to Kate and Tim, who are not just my friends, but my family." "I love them both." "[multi slurps]" "Thoughthearrest won't bring Ann back" "I hope that we can at least have some closure." "Let's have a moment of silence for Ann." "[music] [footsteps]" "Areyousurewine goes with cookies?" "It'sa perfectcomplement." "[crunch]" "Mm." "You're right." "Brings out the sugar." "Kindofweirdtonight." "How." "All of a sudden, the guy just confesses?" "Well,theyhadhim  with the DNA on the other." "It's not like they can execute him twice." "Meaning...?" "There'snoreason for him not to confess." "You'reright." "Weneedto talk." "I've been pretty self-centred lately." "Um...pretty much a jerk." "But I've seen you with the kids and I realize how important it is to you." "What a great mother you'd be." "So, I'll help." "I'll participate." "And if Mike decides to remarry, or he and the kids move away or something, then..." "we'll adopt." "Hell, maybe we should, anyway." "What?" "[kiss]" "That'swhat." "[clinking of glasses] [music]" "Kate  Did you know that it was at this lake that Ann first told me about meeting you?" "Mike  Yeah?" "What did she say?" "Shesaidyouwereajock." "She also said that you were arrogant, and cute." "Yeah,shewouldn'tgo out with me at first." "Ireallymissher , every day." "Yeah,itdoesn'tget  any easier, does it?" "I keep thinking she's on a long vacation or something." "You know, when they caught him I thought I would, uh..." "I thought I'd feel better." "Itdoesn'twork that way, does it?" "No." "Kate  You know I should tell you I went to see your father." "It's none of my business." "Didhetellyou how  I abandoned him?" "How I pay to keep him away?" "My dad's an alcoholic." "He used to beat me and my mom for exercise, and I won't see him again." "Ididn'tknow." "I'm sorry." "Don'tbe." "He is what he is." "I knew by the time I was eight, he was never going to change." "I just wanted to leave." "Ithinkit 'stimefor this guy's lunch and a little nap." "Mike  How about your swim?" "Istillmightgo." "Just looks cold." "Ha!" "Itis cold." "Ihavedonecolder,though." "Come on, Ellie." "Grab your bucket." "Let's go inside." "[music]" "Kate  No, you already looked there." "Ellie  Oh, yeah, right." "He's not there, and he's not there." "Oh, there he is." "He's beside the lions." "Yeah,that'shim." "Now it's time to go to sleep." "[rustle of pages] [music]" "CanI doonemore?" "No,honey." "That was the last one, remember?" "Now it's lights out." "[kiss]" "Good night, sweetie." "[music]" "How'sitgoinginthere?" "It'sgoing." "Wantsomehelp?" "Nope,justcompany." "You know, this might be the finest marinara sauce in history." "Bythemostmodestchef ." "Ifthathusbandofyours doesn't get here soon, we're eating without him." "Well,hedid say he was delayed." "Wow, these are great." "Annsentherfolks pictures of everything." "I think they've got albums upon albums." "[music]" "All right, you know what?" "Timmy's out of luck." "This pasta's hitting water." "I'm starving." "I'mgoingto go check on Logan." "Okay." "[music]" "[dialing beeps]" "ThisisKatePowell." "Is Tim still there?" "Yes,heis ,Mrs.Powell." "They're still in a meeting." "Ineedto speak to him, please." "I'vebeentold not to interrupt." "Thisisveryimportant." "I need to speak to him right now." "I'lltryMrs.Powell." "Mike  Hey, you have got to taste this." "Is he on his way?" "No,notyet." "Oh, hi, Tim." "Dammit,Kate." "This had better be good." "We'rehavingagreattime ." "Whatthehellare  you talking about?" "Good,good,good." "We'll wait for you." "Don'tplayaround,Kate." "I've got to get back." "Absolutely." "Hurry up, okay?" "Issomethingwrong?" "Absolutely." "Yeah, hurry up." "Okay, bye." "Huh?" "Delicioso, si?" "Kate?" "Why did you put this under my bed?" "That'sa goodquestion." "Kate?" "Iwasjust..." "Ithink... she just didn't know where it was supposed to go." "But thank you for bringing it out to us." "Now you go to bed." "[kiss]" "Good night." "[kiss] [music]" "Mike  Unbelievable." "You know, I even remembered to change the tape in the security camera at the garage at work." "There's always one thing you miss." "Just one tiny detail you overlook." "I forgot these even existed." "Mike..." "Kate,Kate,Kate..." "It's okay." "I'm not going to hurt you." "I have a proposition for you." "I think it will work out for both of us." "I met somebody." "And, uh..." "I like her a lot." "Well, the point here for you is that, uh... is I'm going to be traveling a lot." "And my new friend's got no interest in kids." "Whatareyoutalkingabout?" "Isthatforall intentsand purposes, they be yours." "Idon'tunderstand." "Oh,I thinkyoudo, Kate." "And if everything works out, I don't see any reason why you and Tim can't be named legal guardians." "You know, I don't think I ever really loved Ann." "I don't feel one way or another about it." "Kinda funny." "So, Kate, there's the evidence." "And there's the fire." "What are you going to do?" "[music]" "Mike  We all have to make sacrifices, Kate, to get what we want." "Thisisn'twhatIwanted." "[music]" "Nowletme ask you a question." "Do you really think I'd put my life in your hands like this?" "[panicked gasps]" "No...!" "no...!" "[water splashes]" "No...!" "No...!" "[grunts of struggle]" "Ohhhhh!" "Ohhhh!" "[gasps] [music] [silence] [splash!" "]" "[erratic panting] [music]" "[hair dryer whirrs] [music] [sound of approaching car] [music]" "Tim  Hey." "Mike  Hey, man." "It's about time you got here." "I'm draining this pasta soon or it's going to turn to mush." "Where'sKate?" "Shewentforaswim ." "Wentforaswim?" "Um." "Oh,that'sgood." "I know, tell me about it." "I thought she was just going to get wet and come right back." "You know, she's actually been gone for awhile." "[footsteps]" "Tim  Kate!" "Kate!" "KATE!" "KATE!" "KA-A-ATE!" "Mike  I don't see her." "I'm going to call the Sheriff, and I'm going to try and find some flashlights." "KATE!" "KATE!" "[music]" "Tim  She was scared." "I could tell on the phone something was wrong." "Mike  I told her that it was a bad idea, that she shouldn't go." "She said she swam all year, you know?" "Soyouwerecookingdinner?" "Mike  Yeah." "Howlongwasshe gonefor?" "Idon'tknow." "Um..." "Twenty minutes or so." "I didn't really pay any attention to it 'til Tim got here." "[voice murmurs in ear jack]" "Theyontheshore?" "Copy." "Didtheyfindher ?" "Is she alive?" "Sheriff  Yes she's alive." "Stand up, Mr. Harding." "[sound of car approaching] [multi footsteps] [bash!" "] Yousonofabitch!" "Killed the mother of your own children." "If you wanted to be with someone else, why didn't you just leave?" "I hope you rot in hell." "Gethimoutofhere ." "[music]" "Theneighbourson theshore must have been shocked to see you." "You're quite a swimmer." "Kate  What's going to happen to the children tonight?" "Ordinarily,we'dturnthem over to Child's Services." "Kate  They've been staying with us." "Sheriff  That'll be fine." "Of course, they'll go to their grandparents tomorrow, until we make a determination." "Kate  Thank you." "I don't want them to be scared." "Sheriff  I'll get them for you." "[footsteps] [music]" "Ellie  Does she know we're here?" "Kate  I think so." "Me,too." "I miss her a lot." "Kate  I know, honey." "So do I." "Ellie  Uncle Tim said we could paint my room any colour I wanted." "Kate  He did?" "Well, he just wants you to feel at home." "So do I." "[music]" "Buckle up, hon." "[music] [car motor starts]" "Ellie  Kate, you know what I'd really like in my room?" "Kate  What's that, sweetie." "Ellie  A dog." "He could sleep on my bed." "[Kate chuckles]" "We'llsee."