" Richard." "Hold it." "Richard, what's the matter?" " Okay." "What happened?" "I'm not selling these skis to my mother." "Please, a more neon sound." " Mr Ron, I can't be waiting at the whim..." " Remember: to be free..." " ofyour attorney." " to soar like an eagle, to slip the surly bonds of Earth." " All right." "Thankyou." " Right?" "That's the feel." "Here we go." " The guys are tired, you know?" "No, ifthey start losing..." " Well, ifthe guys are tired..." " their chops" " All right." " it sounds that way in the ad, my dear." " All right." "They've never let you down before,Jimmy." " Cut!" " They've never let you down before." " Uh, Richard, listen." "We talked about this yesterday, and l-l'm not getting the sound that we, uh, we're looking for." "Look, we're alltired, but, you know, we might as wellnot be recording this... unless we'regonnaget somepunch." "Now, maybe..." " myearsare clogged orsomething, but, uh, it'sa" "Jimmy, we" " We agreed on this yesterday." " Say it." "What?" "What?" "Tellme." "We've been playing a long time." "Okay?" "We need a lunch break." "Why don't wejust get through one track, one take... and then give us your notes, okay?" " Okay, but, you know, I want" " Holdit." " We can fiîx it in the mix." "We can do it in the mix, but l-l-l want to hear it in the performance too." " How's it going?" "Just, just surge." " No, that's fiîne." "I'll hold." " I want a" " Whee!" "Jimmy!" " Wha" " Richard, look." "At the risk" "It's not the fucking "Leonora Overture," okay?" "It's a jingle." "Just let us get through it once, okay?" "And then we'll have lunch and then we'll have notes... and then we'll fiîx it in the mix, okay?" "Mom wants you to come home right now!" "She's waiting foryou." " Hi." " Hi." "Ifshe can standit, lcan." "Play it." "Yes, boss." "I think we should apologize toJimmy Schwartz tomorrow." " Get ready, pull." " Sweet." "Pull." "Wish for something expensive." " Mom." " Mom." " Okay." " Goodbye." "Take care ofyourself." " All right." "You take care." "Say hi to your mom." " Nice party, Mrs Parker." "You're welcome." "You're welcome." "Thanks for coming." "Good night." "I guess we have new neighbours, eh?" "Hey, you mind if I run along with you?" "No, be my guest." "Richard Parker." "Oh, hey, Eddy Otis." "Where's your beautiful daughter today?" "She's away at school." "She comes home every other weekend." " Uh, whereabouts?" " It's a couple of hours from here." "It's a school for musically-gifted children." " Oh, you must be very proud." " You could say." "Let me guess." "You're in something to do with the arts." "Maybe graphics, maybe advertising." "No, defiînitely advertising." "I'm a composer." "I writejingles for ads." "How'd you guess?" "I used to sell insurance." "You get a feel for stuff like that." "What do you do?" "I'm not even gonna guess." " I give fiînancial advice." " Oh, like what?" " Okay, health clubs." " Good, huh?" " Lousy, trust me." " Oh." "Home security?" " Better?" " Oh, much better." "He said they didn't know anyone, that they were lonely." "What could I say?" " Do you need these?" " Mmm." "And this." "I know how you feel about neighbours, but it's only drinks." " I don't drink." " Since when?" "I thought I was getting fat." " You didn't notice." " What?" "The getting fat or the not drinking?" "...Jamaica for the weekend scuba diving." "Anyway, on our way to the airport to come back and move houses... we get caught up in a riot." "I swear to God, a riot." "It was fascinating." "While I'm so busy protecting my wife..." "I don't notice them stealing all the luggage." "Hence, the outfiît when we arrived." "Everything else was packed." " Have you never been in a riot, Priscilla?" " Sorry I'm late." "I'm Katherine, but everybody calls me Kay." "Kay, this is Richard Parker and his lovely wife Priscilla." "The way I look at life, the way I look at it is this: money is like blood." "It's no big deal, but ifyou want to live... you've gotta have a lot of it pumping through the system." "For example... most people will never know what it's like to drive a boat at 1 00 miles an hour... or go toJamaica for the weekend or see the Grand Canyon from a hot air balloon." "You see what I'm saying?" "Without money... you shrivel up." "So how do you explain all those shrivelled-up, rich people?" "I'll tell you how." "Because those people... they know how to make money, but they don't know how to spend it." "Gettin' money's easy." "We have to talk." " What would you invest in?" " Myself?" " Yeah." " Drug and alcohol rehab centres." "I'm serious." "It's the number one investment op ofthe '90s." "Priscilla, people are sheep." "You tell them they can't quit on their own and suddenly everybody needs help." "I mean, the human mind." "What can you say?" "You know what I'd do if I had some serious money?" "Misery" "Come on, help me out here." "Don'tput no headstone on mygrave" "Allmy life I've been a slave" "Andldon't want the worldto know" "Here lies the fool who lovesyouso" "Free from allthis" "Misery" "Richard." "Come to bed." "You know, me and Kay were saying, you two have really got it made:" "a nice home, a nice business, a beautiful, talented daughter... a great marriage." " I'm very lucky." " What's the trick?" " To which?" " Marriage." "How do you hold it all together?" "Trust, I guess." "Trust." "That's very interesting." "You know, I'm planning this trip down to South Carolina this weekend." "I'm gonna fly down in my plane." "I got some property to check out." " Why don't you and Priscilla come along?" " You have a plane?" "Just a little twin engine Piper." " Well, I'm sure we'd love to but" " Look, if money's a problem" " No, it's not really the money" " Well, good." "Then we'll have fun." " It'sjus" " Uh." "Do you think we ought to" " Now watch this." "Eddy." "Careful!" "Eddy!" "Well, let's say 5,000." "With 5,000, I'd put one in the bank, one in bonds and play the stock market with the rest." "The stock market?" " Yeah." " Yeah." "Okay." "How come you never pursued a singing career?" "There's a lot worse voices out there." "I guess Eddy got all the self-confiîdence." "Maybe I could help you." "That way I'd get to play some blues, and, uh..." "You know, you" "I would take this wall out." "You know, take it out, make this whole area screened in." "It would open it up a lot and then put like blue shutters on it or something... to give it a bit of life, you know?" "It could use it." " What?" " Nothing." "Go ahead." " I'm being my usual self, right?" " No, I like it." "I'm gonna take over." "Oh, never mind." "Come on." "I'm surprised Priscilla hasn't tried to sell offsome of her investments." "She was up to 1 5,000 last time I went over it." "Fifteen from fiîve?" "She has a good head on her shoulders." "What can I tell you?" "Squeeze when you come up." "That fiîve was a gift left by an uncle to go towards a sailboat." "Can't touch that." "How much do you owe?" "It's not that much, Eddy." "Let's not talk about it." "No, Richard, I'm serious." "Maybe I can be ofsome help here." "You can't, believe me." "Is there anything we can't talk about?" "Now, come on." " You really wanna know?" " Yes." "Current debts, credit cards, bank loans, about 25,000." "Is that all?" "I can get you that in an afternoon." "How?" "Leave it to me, Bubbi." "Three to six weeks, okay?" " What-What kind of interest are we talking about?" " No kind of interest." "I don't loan money to my friends." "It's a gift." "Our greatest glory, Dicky boy, is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall." "Oh!" "Do you see?" "Now you left yourself open for that one." "You deserved it." "Now, come on." "Come on." "That's it." "Come on." "That's right." "Come on." "Come on." "That's it." "That's it." "That's it." "Hit mine." "That's it." "Come on." "Come on." "Keep it in." "Keep it in." "All right, now, keep it" "Oh, my God!" " Oh, my God." "Eddy." " Call an ambulance." " Oh, Richard." " Thankyou, Dr Pettering." " Talk to you tomorrow." " You know how to reach us." " Call ifyou need anything." "I will." "Thanks a lot." "Take care." " Oh, my God." " Poor guy." "I feel terrible." "He didn't look as bad as I thought." "You know, but he" "Didn't he say he was coming to take us out to dinner?" " Now." " Okay, everybody, fiîve minutes." " Okay." " Priscilla?" " Baby, I fudged." " Could you come here and help me?" "Sure." "Sure." "What is it?" "I-l'd like to get up." "I've been lying in the same position too long." "Okay." "Okay." "Here." "You grab on to me." " Okay." "Be careful, please." " I will, dear." "I will." "Now, on three, okay?" " Okay." "Wait." " Ready?" "One, two" " Up we go." " Wait, slow." "Go slow." " Are you all right?" "There you go." " Yeah." " There you go!" "Okay, Richard." " Ow!" "Ow!" " Ow!" "Don't touch me." "Don't." " Richard." "Just give me a little air." "I can't move." "I can't move." "Or can l?" " Oh!" " Ah." "Oh, that's-that's much better." "Well" "Well, what's this?" "Your insurance company." "Neck and back scares the shit out ofthem." "I'm in the business, pal." "It was easy." "I got this pet doctor." "It was nothing." "Oh, I'm gonna keep fiîve ifthat's okay with you guys." "Yes, Priscilla." "It's true." "It-lt was a scam." "And I'm" "I'm terribly, terribly sorry." "You broke the law, Eddy." "For us?" "What are friends for?" "Oh, I don't think we can accept this." "We appreciate it." " We really do." " I love this woman." ""I don't think we can accept it"?" "It's not that we don't need the money." "Priscilla, please, don't insult me." "I did this foryou." "Foryou." "Now, come on." "I've been wearing that neck brace for weeks." "What do you say?" "I don't know what to say." "But thanks." "Can't sleep?" "No." "You think too much." "What about you?" "Is Priscilla asleep?" "What about Eddy?" "No." "He's at the Watkins', you know, the people that own the cabins." "Probably trying to buy the place." "Always looking for a deal." "How long you been married?" "Thirteen?" "Fourteen years." "Have you been faithful all those years?" "Yeah." "What about you?" "I guess I'm kind of old-fashioned that way." "I guess we both are, huh?" " Baby, yeah" " Lori?" " Hi, honey, it's Mom." " I wannajump in the middle" " Yeah, we're in a bar." " And wallowaround" " Andkeep on drinkin'till lfeellike I'm drowned" " No, it's very, very nice." " Honey, we decided to stay another night, all right?" " I want apiece oftheparty" " So ifyou need anything" " AndpartytiIllsee the light" " Go on." "Go on." " I want apiece oftheparty" " AndpartytiIllsee the light" " I'm gonna talk to the guy, and you're gonna do it." "Give 'em hell." "Aslreach out toyou" "Like a child woulddo" "Darling, don't let me down" "Iloveyouso" "Andlguessyou know" "That I'm too fargone" "To turn around" "You wanna fuck my wife, don't you?" " Iflgiveyou myheart" " Oh, don't look so scared, Richard." "It's no big deal." "Most guys want to fuck my wife." " Please don't telephone" "I've kind of gotten used to the idea." " Don't treat me like dirt on theground" " As it happens..." "I'm not entirely immune to that kind ofthought myself." "Give me a break" " Forheaven's sake" " I mean, nobody wants to blow their marriage, God forbid." " But God." " 'Cause I'm too fargone" " Forjust one night." " To turn around" " Wouldn't that be sweet?" " I'm too fargone" " You are insane, Eddy, fucking insane." " Forbacking up now" " I'm too fargone" " And so safe." " To stop" " Let me askyou something." " I'm flyinghigh" " You ever wake up in the middle ofthe night and..." " Like a bird up in thesky - you know, just sort ofdo it?" " Like, halfasleep?" " Darling" " Yeah, sure." " Don't let me down" "I wonder what would happen if..." " you and I got up in the middle ofthe night, went next door..." " Don't make ityou" " and crept into the other man's bedroom?" " Whateveryou do" " Oh, don't turn my life" " Would they know the difference?" "Upside down" "I think so." " Ineedyouso" " And would they mind?" "Richard, take a look." " Andlguessyou know" " They want exactly what we want." " That I'm too fargone" " In the heat ofthe moment, they'll love it." "To turn around" " Hey." "It's all set." " I'm too fargone" "To turn around" "I'll bet you a thousand dollars we could pull it off." " Eddy, come on." "Enough with this." " Enough?" "Enough?" "You say "enough" real quick, don't you?" "Are you" "Wait, wait, are you sure?" "Let me tell you something." "I can't remember when I've liked a guy as much as I like you, but the truth ofthe matter is... you're a wimp." "You thinkyou can be alive without taking risks." " There's a lot ofdifferent ways" " No, that" " You do." "That's why you end up living this 50% existence... when there's 1 00% waiting out there to be had." "You're full offear." "Your life is choked." "You-You writejingles when you'd rather be doing albums." "You do it for money, but you're always in debt." "You wanna make love to my wife, but you're afraid you'll get caught." "This is how you die, step by step... these little things you deny yourself... this cowardice." " It's not that." " No, that is what it is." "Who care" "Who cares ifwe get caught?" "Big deal." "Aw, forget it." "You've lost yourjuice." "It's no big deal." "It's your life." "Make a fiîst." "Too tight?" "You really amaze me Richard, you know.Just when things start getting interesting around here... you go cautious on me, climb back into your little shell." "And what about Priscilla?" "Hasn't she told you how much more alive she feels?" "Eddy, goddam it." "That's enough, okay?" "The subject is closed." "It's not gonna happen." "I hope we can stay friends." "I don't know." "You make me feel bad." "You're sojudgmental." "I'm notjudgmental." "We'rejust different, okay?" " You're you and I'm me." " Oh, that is absolutely right!" "I got balls and you don't." "I'm a giver and you're a taker." "That's clear." "Well, in this particular case, it's a hell of a lot easier foryou to give than for me, pal." "I happen to sleep with my wife." "Boy, when you stick it in" "Fun, fun in thesun" "Fun in thesun" "Fun in thesun" "Fun in thesun" " Sounds good." " Fun, fun in thesun" "Fun in thesun" "When you deem me worthy..." "I'd like to know what happened between you and Eddy." "Oh." "I got it." "All right, uh, a little to the left, I think." "Yeah." "Perfect!" "Is that a beautiful tree or is that a beautiful tree?" " Think this tree is big enough?" " It's huge." " What are we gonna sing?" " It's beautiful." "Dashing through thesnow in a one-horse open sleigh" "O'erthe fields wego Laughingallthe way, ha-ha-ha" "Bells on bobtails ring Making spiritsbright" "What fun it is to ride and singa sleighingsong tonight" " Richard, will you please tell me what happened..." " Jingle bells,Jingle bells" " between you and Eddy?" " Jingle allthe way" "Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh, hey" " Is it about Kay?" " Jingle bells,Jingle bells,jingle allthe way" " Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh" " Did you sleep with her?" "No." "Priscilla, please." "Don't bejealous." "There's nothing to bejealous of." "I'm notjealous." "Godrestye merrygentlemen Let nothingyou dismay" " RememberChrist ourSaviour wasborn on Christmasday" " It'sjust that" "To save usail from Satan'spower" "Something went missing from this marriage..." " Oh, tidings ofcomfort andjoy Comfort andjoy - and for a while it..." " Oh, tidings ofcomfort andjoy - seemed to come back again." " From GodourHeavenly Father a blessedangelcame" " Now" " Andunto certain shepherds" " We never should have taken that money." "Brought tidings to thesame" "Howthat in Bethlehem wasborn theSon ofGodbyname" "Oh, tidings ofcomfort andjoy Comfort andjoy" " We should never have taken that money?" " Oh, tidings ofcomfort andjoy" "Now you say something?" "Now you're gonna make your moral judgement." "It's cold tonight, don't you think?" "Is that what this is all about?" "Eddy lacks your moral fiîbre?" "What about gratitude, Richard?" " On the first dayofChristmas mytrue love gave to me" " He risked his reputation." " He risked his life for us!" " A partridge in apeartree" " On theseconddayofChristmas mytrue love gave to me" " No, he may not always..." " play by the rules," " Two turtle doves" " but at least he's in the game." " Andapartridge in apeartree" " On the thirddayofChristmas" " When was the last time you took a risk?" "Mytrue love gave to me" "Three French hens Two turtle doves" "Andapartridge in apeartree" "On the fourth dayofChristmas mytrue love gave to me" "Fourcallingbirds Three French hens" "Two turtle doves andapartridge in apeartree" "On the fifth dayofChristmas mytrue love gave to me" "Fivegolden rings" "Fourcallingbirds Three French hens" "Two turtle doves andapartridge in apeartree" "On thesixth dayofChristmas mytrue love gave to me" "Sixgeese a-laying Fivegolden rings" "Fourcallingbirds Three French hens" "Two turtle doves andapartridge in apeartree" "On theseventh dayofChristmas mytrue love gave to me" "Seven swansa-swimming Sixgeese a-laying" "Fivegolden rings" "Fourcallingbirds Three French hens" "Two turtle doves andapartridge in apeartree" "On the eighth dayofChristmas mytrue love gave to me" "Eight maidsa-milking Seven swansa-swimming" "Sixgeese a-laying Fivegolden rings" "Fourcallingbirds Three French hens" "Two turtle doves andapartridge in apeartree" "On the ninth dayofChristmas mytrue love gave to me" "Nine ladies dancing Eight maidsa-milking" "Seven swansa-swimming Sixgeese a-laying" "Fivegolden rings" "Fourcallingbirds Three French hens" "Two turtle doves andapartridge in apeartree" " Whoa!" " Holy cow!" "It's out ofthe park!" " Swing." "Whoa!" " Oh!" "Come on, Richard." "I know I'm-- I'm a tough act to follow." "It's the bat." "It must be the bat." " It's all right." " It's the bat." " It's the bat." " Go, go, go!" " Get her!" " No!" "No!" " No!" " Hey, look at them." "I would like to propose a toast." "To neighbours... and friends." "Heaven" "I'm in heaven" "Andmyheart beatsso" "That lcan hardlyspeak" "Andlseem to find" "The happinesslseek" " You okay?" " Fine." "There's coffee." "Priscilla" "The sports." "I love you." "I love you." "You kids get out ofthe street." " What happened?" " You can't go in." " I'm their best friend." " You can't go in!" "Hey!" "You!" "You." "Samples taken from the victim's body prove you had sex with her within a half-hour of her death." "Otis claims you had a "obsessive fiîxation" on his wife." "And the murder weapon has your prints on it." " We played softball that afternoon." " Yes." "Meanwhile, Otis says that your story about crossing back and forth... during the night, etcetera, is nonsense." "And says that immediately after dinner, around 9.00 p.m.... he departed for Appalachia Lake, leaving his wife behind." "Now that's a fiîve-hour trip." "Luke Watkins ofWatkins Fishing Lodge... says Otis woke him at 2.00 a.m. for the keys." " It's a lie." " Now the time ofdeath has been set between 1 .00 and 3.00 a.m." "Now if Otis's story is true, the closest he could have been to his wife... at the time she was killed was somewhere in the middle ofthe Chattahoochee National Forest." "I'm telling you, it's a lie." "If I were you, I'd consider some kind of plea." "Otherwise, unless we can break Eddy's alibi... you could be in deep, deep shit." "Kneel down." "Hands behind your head, please." "Okay." "Are they treating you okay?" "Don't worry about me." "How's Lori?" "What do I tell her?" "Tell her the truth." "Tell her the truth." "This is a nightmare." "You have to help me understand this, Richard." "Please, help me." "Please." "I thought it was what everyone wanted." "It seems like everyone was pushing me to do it, even you." "Who was pushing you to kill her?" "Are you insane?" "Priscilla, I didn't kill her." "Richard, you just said you" "Mrs Parker, to the best ofyour knowledge... did any other person other than your husband... enteryour room the night ofthe murder?" "No." "No, ofcourse not." "That was your story, Richard?" "I thought that was something the papers made up." "You please, you please think ofsome other defence, please!" "How could this have happened?" "How could you have done this to Lori, Richard?" "How could you have done this to our- our family?" "Richard!" "Oh, God!" "Everyone told me not to come here today... but I couldn't let anyone else do this for me." "I suppose I never was as strong as I pretended." "And I don't have the strength... to be both the good wife... and the good mother." "So I'm going to be the good mother." "I want to take Lori away from all ofthis." "I want my name back." "I want a divorce." "Lori is in hell, Richard." "And I can't save you both." "What this does is defiîne the fiînancial terms ofthe divorce... to the satisfaction ofthe bondsman." "Along with your car and musical instruments... this pays my initial fee and secures the bond." "She's being very generous, acting so fast." "Well, you have 24 hours to remove whatever personal effects you want from the house." "The rest will be sold at auction to pay foryour defence." "And don't get into any trouble." "Oh,Jesus." "Who the hell are you?" "My name is David Duttonville." "I'm a private investigator." "I, um" "I'm gonna sit down now." "You scared me." "Door was open." "I used to live next door, I wasjust" "Yes, I know who you are." "I thought you were still in the, uh" " I made bail." " Great." "My company, Duttonville Research-- it's been hired by three insurance companies... to investigate a total $1 .5 million double indemnity claim... by Eddy Otis on his wife, Kay Otis." "In fact, we were hopin' that you might be able to help us." "$1 .5 million?" "Yes." "That's the point." "It is rather a lot to take out on a would-be lounge singer... who never earned a cent in her entire life." "However, there's no law against it." "She had a policy on him in the same amount." "Eddy's explanation is... that they loved each other so much... he fiîgured if either ofthem got killed... they'd need a lot ofcompensation." "It's a funny attitude." "The world is a funny place." "So he went back in there... and he beat her to death... for money." "Just as simple as that." "Isn't that amazing?" "I even think he liked her." "You're saying he killed Kay Otis?" "Ofcourse he killed her." "But what a set-up." "The whole thing just so he could" "$1 .5 million." "I checked his alibi." "It's gonna hold." "What about the people at the lodge?" "I wonder how much he paid them." "Me too." "But who is Eddy?" "Where'd he come from?" "I was hoping you knew." "He told me he was a fiînancial advisor." "Great." "Now I know." "I'm on this for a week." "There's a limit to what one can do in a week." "I need something solid." "You got anything?" "Just what I already told them." "The police know about the insurance, I suppose?" "They're not interested." "I think they feel comfortable with you." " Comfortable?" " You know what I mean." "They got a good case." "Look, you got my card." "You think ofanything, you give me a call." "Oh, and by the way, in case you're interested... when I interviewed Otis, he was with your spouse." "The grieving widower comforting the lonely wife." "I'm gonna get going." "Goodbye." "I'm Richard Parker." "Why are you doing this to me?" " Who is it?" " Call the police." "Get my gun, then call the police." "I've lost my wife... my child, my home." "I'm facing a death sentence or life imprisonment." "Call the police." "How do you sleep at night?" "Damn it, woman, call the police." "Didn't he pay you enough to kill me?" "Richard, uh, this is George Gordon." "I'm afraid we failedingetting a furtherpostponement ofthe trial." "The trial willbe in three weeks." "Ido have to sayi wouldadvise you to reconsideryourplea." "Thankyou." "Allmy life I've been a slave" "Justput me down andlet me be" "Free from all" "Thismisery" "Mmm, that was Olivia Kamen with 'Put No Headstone On My Grave... "" "a songmade famous byLittle EstherPhillips... at The Blues Connection here in Five Points, Atlanta." "Next" "There you go." "Kay?" "Sorry." "What happened to the contest?" "Contest?" "There was a blues contest on the radio." " I wasjust listening to it." " Oh, that was last week." "You must have been listening to a repeat." "There was a singer, Olivia Kamen?" "Oh, she won." "But when we went out lookin' for her... to give her the prize, she lit out." "Didn't leave an address or nothin'." " What does she look like?" " What does she look like?" "Ooh, she looked good!" " All right!" " Yeah!" "Thankyou." "Thankyou very much." "And thanks to our friend that we haven't seen in a long time." " Tip your bartenders and waitresses." " They're not bad." "And remember, we love you." "We thankyou for loving the music." "Drive safe on your way home." "Good night." " Who lovesyouso, mm-hmm" " That's her voice." "I'd know it ifshe was singing underwater." "So who got killed that night?" "I don't know." "We gotta exhume the body and get a closer look." "Can't exhume the body." "It was cremated." "I checked on the way over." "Besides, Otis is not the only one who identifiîed the body." " Someone else?" " A doctor." " A doctor?" " Yeah." "I'll bet you $1 ,000 ifyou call my insurance company... you will see that same doctor's name on an insurance claim... that Eddy made when he faked an accident involving my car." "You're suggesting that Otis..." " went out and hired someone..." " Probably." "who resembled Kay, so you could make love to her..." " and he could then beat her to death." " Yes." "I'll think about it." "From allthe trouble you've causedme" "Okay, okay, she's got a nice voice." " Turn it off before I break down and cry." " Don't" " Do you have any other recordings?" " Like what?" "Recordings like she made before she died." "I told you, she didn't record anything." "That's my point." "No, that's my point." "We have no comparison." "A broad in some club in Five Points sounds like... some broad who got snuffed in Huntcliffe... according to you, the accused snuffer." "I go into court with a thing like that, they'll laugh in my face." "And the initials KO, OK, Olivia Kamen" "Oh, please, please, Mr Parker, I'm an old man." "Does it fall to me at this time of life to have to explain... the fundamental principles ofthejudicial system to a man ofyour intelligence?" "Evidence, dear boy." "Evidence." "So fiînd it, you old bastard." "Find it." "Help me up." " Hi, Dad." "Bye, Dad." " Say, don't slam the door." " No fiîghting.Junior, I mean it." " Mama." " You called me." " Yeah." "I thought you'd call me back." "I-l normally don't do business here at my home." " What'd you fiînd out?" " Daddy's coming now." "I know he promised." " Why don't you have a seat?" " Ready or not, here I come." " No, no, no, no, you can't." "You cheated." " There's not a trace so far." "But there was a woman disappeared that night, similar appearance and everything." "Hi, honey." "Uh, the boys are waiting foryou to play basketball." "Oh, this is, uh, Richard Parker, that insurance case" " Hello, Richard." "Mm-hmm." "Nice to meet you." " Nice to meet you." " Uh, we'll be fiînished here in a minute." " I'm gonna start dinner." "Sorry to intrude." "But I did fiînd the doctor who signed that death certifiîcate." "Name's, uh, Dr Pettering." "He also signed Eddy's injury claim." "Seems he was a promising young doctor in Chicago... till he got greedy and blew himself up." "He's got a scar down one side of his face." "Yeah, otherwise he's real good-lookin'." "A month after the murder... he and Eddy went into partnership." "They call it a residential treatment centre for addictive disorders." "There is a third partner." "A third partner." "Partner in both senses ofthe word." "Do you catch my drift?" "Your wife." "Priscilla." "If Eddy catches you prowling around his property... he will have your bail revoked." "He's got my wife and child." "Do you think" " Do any ofyou feel qualifiîed to deal with him... or do we actually bring somebody else in?" "ls that a possibility?" "Or is it pretty much a moot point?" " Hello." " Igotyourmessage." "Didn 't ltellyou not togo to Charleston, Richard?" "Why didn't he kill the real Kay?" "It would have been a lot easier." "Maybe they werepartners in it." "Maybe he likedhertoo much." " But ldon't" " Maybe they're still in touch." " It'sapossibility, lguess." " It's my last possibility." " Hey, Sam, how are ya?" " Oh, I'm just fiîne." "Honey, don't squeeze the bread like that." "These are so special." "Mom, please, I really want that." " Hello." "Hi, Eddy." " Priscilla, hi." " Didyouget thesamples?" " Yeah, I got them." "I'm on my way." " Want togo out to dinnertonight?" " No, I think we should stay in." "Lori goes back in a few days and, uh, she seems a bit upset lately." "So it'd be great ifwe could, uh, you know, spend the night in the house." " All right." "I'll see you in a little while." " Loveyou." "Okay." "Bye-bye." "Rape!" "Richard!" "Go away!" " Leave me alone, please!" " Priscilla!" " No!" " Listen to me!" "Don't-- Don't hurt me, please!" "I'm not gonna hurt you." " I" " I want you to play this for Eddy." "It's Kay." "She's alive." "It was another one of Eddy's scams." "This one was for a million and a half." "Oh, Richard." "Oh." "Just play the tape... for Eddy tonight." " May I go now?" " You'll play it?" "I'll play the tape." "How's Lori?" "Can I see her?" "Please?" "Please!" "Priscilla?" "Where are you staying?" "The Carolina Motel." "For how long?" "That depends." "Be careful." "Don'tput no headstone on mygrave" "Allmy life I've been a slave" "Nowtellmymother not to cry" "I'llsee her in the by-and-by" "Tellherthat I'm finally free" "From allthe trouble you've causedme" "Don'tput no headstone" "On mygrave" "Allmy life I've been a slave" "Justput me down andlet me be" "Free from all" "Thismisery" "I'm sorry." "That sounded so much like Kay." "It really got to me." "Where did you fiînd that?" "I got it in the mail." "It's from Richard." "I got it in the mail." "Oh, that poor, sick bastard." "What's he trying to do to us?" "He fiînds some girl that sounds like Kay." "He records it and sends it here." "You thinkyou've started a life... and you hear something like this and itjust brings it all back!" "I'm sorry." " You got anything?" " Got, uh, three Memphis." " I got a Memphis." "Savannahs." " Savannah here." " Atlantic City, New York, Chicago." " Another Savannah." "Savannah, Savannah, Savannah." "Four Savannahs." "The same day that Eddy heard the tape." "Same number." " Great, let's give it a call." " 91 2-555-3722." " Here, give it a try." " No, you do it, you do it." "Just ask for Olivia Kamen." " Scoville Hotel." " Hello?" "Hello?" " Hello." "Scoville Hotel." " Can lhelpyou?" " Yeah." "Scoville Hotel." "Uh, can you give me Olivia Kamen's room?" " Who?" " That's K-a-m-e-n." "One moment." " What?" " They're ringing her room." "She's there." " What can I do foryou?" " I'm looking for an Olivia Kamen." " She's down at the Dominion Cafe." " Where's that?" "It's a joint on East Broad and Bay." " Could you walk it from here?" " No, but you could." "Once mycup was overflowing" "Andlgave nothin'in return" "Nowlcan't begin to tellyou" "What a lesson" "What a lesson llearned" "Lookingback" "Overmy deeds" "Ican seesigns" "A wise man heeds" "But lknow" "Yes, lknow" "I'llnever make thatsame" "Mistake again" "But lknow" "Yes, lknow" "I'llnever make thatsame" "Mistake again" "You can't go in there." "Where is she?" "Olivia Kamen?" "Where is she?" " She's gone." " Olivia Kamen." "Which room?" "All the way to the top on the roof." " I didn't know!" "I swear" " Don't lie to me!" "I swear." "That night after we played baseball... he told me to go up to the lake to Watkins Lodge... and stay out ofsight." "You drove the Mercedes with the cigarette boat." "The next morning, he shows up on his motorbike." "We go out on the lake... and he tells me everything." "And then he said if I told anyone... he'd say I'd known all along." "Then I went to Canada, and I tried to forget... what I did to you." "Yes?" "There's a David Duttonville downstairs." "He" " He wants to see you alone." " Hi." " Hi." "How was Atlanta?" "I missed you." "Looks like somebody in your family's been travelling." "One, two, three, four shirts, one suit." "Tuesday?" "And you're sure it was Richard?" "The deskman said he saw him go upstairs with Miss Kamen." "There were fiîngerprints all over the place." "The Savannah police think that by now there's a good chance he may have left Savannah." " Do you want us to put some men up by the house?" " No, I have a 24-hour guard." " We have very tight security." " Do you mind ifwejust check around your property..." " to make sure you're adequately protected?" " No, I'd appreciate that." " Eddy?" "Before you come up..." " Yeah?" "will you grab my purse, please?" "It's next to the telephone." "Sure." "Thankyou." "Hello?" "Yes, it is." "What?" "Now?" "Well, it's a little" "All right, tell him I'll be over." "Yeah, fiîve minutes." "Yeah, okay." "The police are over at the clinic." "They want me to come by." "How are you?" "Fine." "You've been through a lot today." "Don't worry." "I won't be long." "I'm not gonna leave you." "Oh, God." "Did you know that I can see things, Priscilla?" "I can see things nobody can." "I'm so good... at predicting... that I can read tomorrow's headline." ""A man last night broke into the home of his ex-wife..." ""and killed for the third and last time." ""Arriving tragically too late..." ""Eddy Otis, the woman's-- the dead woman's friend..." ""shot and killed him." ""The man, Richard Parker, was already wanted... in connection with several other--"" "Oh, yes, he's here." "Priscilla, he's in the house right now, wondering... when he should make his fiînal move." "Why?" "Because I wanted him to." "He's my puppet." "Here he comes." "Come on, Richard." "Come to papa." "Here we are with the WKPJtraffic news." "Goodnews forallyou happy commuters wendingyour wayhome." "Traffic is flowing smoothly on allmajorarteries." "In othernews today, anAtlanta court threwout allcharges against RichardParker... in the murdercase thatshocked the cityearlierthisyear." "Parker, the court concluded, wasset up byhisneighbour, Eddy Otis... in what veteran insurance investigator DavidDuttonville... calledone ofthe most diabolical life insurancescams on record." "When askedabout his futureplans, MrParkersaidhe intends"