A Perfect Murder Page #4

l'm going to check on our patient.

Sorry, David.

Emily's resting right now.

But I think you and I've

got something to talk about.

Who was he?

Somebody l met at Berkeley.

Can he be connected to you?

Not anymore.

You got any idea

who you're f***ing with?

Yeah.

You're the guy who hired me

to kill your wife...

...because you couldn't

do the wet work yourself.

Well, neither could l.

So how do you know

he didn't talk to someone?

Ron was a good man.

Not quite good enough.

Okay.

So what's plan B?

lt's a little coincidental

if there's another attempt on her life.

Gee, you think?

So we wait.

For what?

l'll let you know.

Do l keep f***ing your wife

in the meantime, or what?

Thank you, Charles.

Steven called while you were asleep.

He's getting everything ready

for you to come home.

He wants to send the car

for you tomorrow.

l'm not going home.

l'm going to move in with Raquel

for a while.

Em, what's going on?

l'm leaving Steven.

They've started liquidating

your long positions to cover.

Which ones?

DMG and Barclays.

Why didn't anybody tell me?

We tried, Steven.

We couldn't find you.

l said no calls!

Albert.

-May l please have our house key?

-Sure enough, Mrs. Taylor.

What happened to yours?

l've absolutely no idea.

lt doesn't work.

Did my husband change the locks?

No, not that l know of.

Who is this?

Emily, it's me.

l didn't hear you come in.

Because you left

the front door wide open.

Don't.

l'm your husband.

Oh, God! l can't stay here.

lt's all right.

We'll get out of here tonight.

l can't stay with you, Steven.

l can't stay with you anymore.

Raquel's waiting for me downstairs.

Okay, there are fresh towels

in the bathroom...

...and you can have anything

you want in the fridge...

...including your favorite yogurt.

Let me ask you a question.

What do you think Steven would do

if he knew about David?

Screwing around is the second oldest

reason in the world to kill somebody.

Really? And what would be the first?

Money, honey.

But Steven's already rich and you with

your money, you must've had a prenup.

Tell me you had a prenup.

He offered. l said no.

So if you die he gets, like...

...a hundred million bucks?

Something like that.

Lucky guy.

l assume you have a very good reason

for asking me to do this.

We'll sure miss you around here.

Come.

Come and see me on your way out.

This is Robert Harrington.

Bobby is the Deputy Director

of the Commodities Trade Commission.

Please.

Take all the time that you need.

Mrs. Taylor...

...passing this kind of information,

even to a spouse...

...is unethical.

l understand.

Your husband has been buying U.S.

and foreign bonds on margin...

...and using those securities

as collateral.

That's illegal.

ln fact, his company's been under

investigation for almost a year.

Some months ago...

...U.S. interest rates started

moving against him.

He should've gotten some horrific

margin calls...

...but the banks he's in bed with

have been hiding the losses...

...hoping that things

will turn around.

lt isn't happening.

Sooner or later...

...those margin calls will come.

And when they do,

your husband will be...

...wiped out.

Yep, where's the subpoena?

But l can't get

the records without it.

l've waited two days.

Just get back to me.

Detective.

Please sit down.

To what do l owe the pleasure,

Mrs. Taylor?

l have some information

about my husband.

Concerning?

lt seems that he's in serious

financial trouble...

...and he was hiding it from me.

And l thought that...

...might be a possible reason...

...a possible reason for him to....

Hire someone to kill you?

Yes.

l know what you're worth,

Mrs. Taylor...

...and that kind of money

is always a motive.

Do you mean he's already a suspect?

Was.

Until we traced a cell phone call

he made the night you were attacked.

The trace led us to an automated

quote system at his office.

lt lasted from five minutes

before ten to nine minutes after.

That has to be one of the cleaner

alibis l've come across.

l took your case apart

a thousand times...

...then l put it back together again.

There was always one piece

left out on the table...

... 1 ike a screw that didn't quite fit.

The dead man had a wallet,

cash and change, driver's license...

...membership card

to a video store, but...

...not a single key.

Not one.

Not even to his apartment.

ln case you forgot, Elliot,

it's a zero-sum game.

l just don't think you've got

the balls for it.

This time tomorrow, neither of us

will have any balls left.

Just don't panic.

You're damn right I am.

So what's it to you?

You drop 50 million in a day.

You know how fast 50 can become 500?

Not now. What's the spot rate?

You look at it.

We're sitting at ground zero.

You're telling me,

''Think happy thoughts''?

l said not now!

I'm sorry, but I have a caller

who says this is an emergency.

He says it concerns Emily.

-Who is it?

-He won't identify himself.

Who is this?

A tragic confrontation will ensue.

It should appear to be...

...stupid and...

...spur-of-the-moment.

I've always thought that ''bludgeon''

has a spur-of-the-moment sound.

Maybe you could use one of these.

Meet me at the diner at the corner

of Maiden and South.

Right now.

He was a con named Ronald Diggs.

Fresh from state prison in California.

Must be hard for you.

Mr. Taylor.

You didn't get those

fancy shoes dirty...

...walking over here, did you?

What do you want?

The rest of my money.

You didn't fulfill your end

of the bargain, did you?

So?

So what do l get?

You get this superfine thing.

Hell, you might even call it....

What was that?

''Legitimately sublime.''

What exactly is this superfine thing?

You're looking at it.

lt's called time outside of prison,

old partner.

You can't beat it with a stick.

Exactly how much time does $400,000

buy me?

Whatever the market will bear.

lt'll take me a few days.

You got four hours.

That's impossible and you know it.

Come on, Steve.

Your ought to be able to

come up with 400 grand in no time.

Where?

My place.

You don't show up with the cash...

...l'll do a mailing of Steven's

greatest hits.

l understand.

Make f***ing sure you do.

What are you doing here?

That's not happiness to see me,

is it?

Try surprise.

The key to the dead man's

apartment was on my key chain.

Someone put it there

after l killed him...

...and there's only one person

in the world who could've done that.

Me.

Why?

To protect you.

From what?

Your lover.

Unless somebody else

sent these pictures.

Oh, my God!

Amazing how you can tell two people

are in love even from across the street.

He called me here in the office

about two months ago...

...bragged about how hard

you'd fallen for him.

l've shelled out over

$ 1 00,000 already...

...but he wants a lot more.

For what?

For breaking it off.

l don't believe you.

Did he mention Belize?

That's where he took

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