Beautiful & Twisted Page #4

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- She broke her teeth.

Her jaw was broken. She broke her ribs.

- She broke her arm.

- She reeked of gin, Mr. Novack.

And this wasn't the first time

that she's fallen.

She was hospitalized

just a couple of weeks ago after collapsing.

Look, you're some interesting people,

and I know you have a flair for the dramatic,

but sometimes an accident

is just an accident.

I'm sorry for your loss, Mr. Novack.

Benny, have I got something for you.

No, just the other stuff this time.

This is a first.

Where can I get one of those?

Follow me.

Some people might have thought I was being

a little bit over the top, too paranoid,

but the truth is

I wasn't being paranoid enough.

Move along.

You, just move on.

Yes, I'm at 955 Palmetto.

I'd like to report a possible prowler.

Are you kidding me? Ten minutes?

Move along.

Okay, maybe things were getting

a little bit out of hand,

but in a crisis, it's natural

to run back to what you know,

to what's familiar.

And this was my familiar.

What's that for, Benny?

Protection.

Safe sex.

It stays on.

Okay.

Welcome, sir.

Mr. Novack, what a surprise.

We weren't expecting you.

No kidding.

Where's all the security that I asked for?

I have CEOs coming to this,

captains of industry.

How do you know this isn't a bomb?

How do you know?

We're very sorry, Mr. Novack.

We'll get right on it.

Where's my daughter?

Daughter. Yes, I'm sorry...

There she is. There she is.

What... Hey.

You really didn't have to come up here.

Excuse us.

- I have everything under control.

- It's not that.

- Is Mom with you?

- No, she's coming up later.

Are you all right?

Look, I know it's no secret

that your mom and I

have been having problems.

I just want you to know

that no matter what happens with us,

you will always be my daughter.

Yeah, I know.

It's a miracle that you survived us.

You must be some superhuman kid.

You know how much

your mom and I love you.

Yeah, I do. You, anyway.

So, whatever happens with me,

I need to make sure that you can take this on,

run with it, the business, all of it.

I want to make sure you're taken care of.

What are you talking about? I'm fine.

Yeah.

I haven't talked to your mother,

but I have talked to a lawyer,

and I'd like to make it official.

Make what?

I'd like to adopt you,

make you my legal daughter,

if you'll have me.

Of course.

I'm gonna go check into the room.

Would you just hold down the fort

and put this in the safe?

How much?

Aye, aye, captain.

Hey. Dad just went up.

I saw. What was that all about?

Dad asked to adopt me.

He wants me to become his legal daughter.

I know he hasn't talked to you about it yet,

and I know things can get

kind of crazy between you two,

but this is gonna be great, Mom.

I mean, we'll be a real family,

legally and everything.

Sorry, I got to run,

but we'll talk about it later, okay?

Were you gonna tell me or just surprise me?

About May.

I'm almost done in here. It's all yours.

I just have to finish this up.

You should really get some sleep.

You don't want to be dead tomorrow.

We don't have to sleep if you don't want.

We can do something else to tire you out.

Maybe I'm a sucker. Maybe I deserved it.

But you see, I thought,

even with screwed-up people

like me and Narcy,

love would eventually win out.

I guess I could finish this tomorrow.

I always knew,

no matter what the end was gonna be,

I was gonna enjoy it

for as long as I possibly could.

So, are you guys here for the convention?

Yeah.

You know, I thought dinner

was a little average last night.

What do you think?

Have a nice day.

But nothing lasts forever.

Hey!

I wanted you to love me, Ben.

I wanted you to look at me like all the others.

Why?

I married you.

Shut him up. Make him be quiet.

You didn't want a wife,

just some piece of ass

to play out your fantasies,

some cartoon character

for you to collect and look at.

Well, guess what.

This isn't a fantasy. This is real.

Excuse me, Mrs. Novack.

Mrs. Novack, I'm so sorry to bother you.

I'm looking for your husband.

I tried the room.

Ben was up all night working,

so he's still out cold.

Well, I'll talk to him when he comes down.

He should be down soon, I think.

We're gonna seat group one first,

and then have the rest of the people lined up

outside the ballroom somewhere here.

Yeah, Jill can check them in.

That's a good idea.

Yeah, okay.

Mom?

One second.

You're up early.

I thought I'd help. Crazy morning, huh?

Yeah.

- Dad still sleeping?

- Like a rock.

He was up late doing contracts and...

We're starting to let people in in five minutes.

Then I better go get him.

Watch this.

I mean, this is what I'm talking about.

Narcy never did anything halfway.

Here she goes.

I opened the door,

and there was blood everywhere.

A little much, right?

And his eyes...

But everybody was buying it.

No sign of forced entry.

Does a thief pass on a $40,000 Rolex?

What kind of monsters...

Those are mine.

Those glasses.

They broke on the flight.

I kept meaning to get them fixed,

but I'm sure I have the rest of them.

Okay, okay.

We're just sweeping everything, ma'am.

You never know when something will help.

May.

Hi.

Do you know if your stepfather

kept any money in his room?

He gave me some money

to put in the hotel safe.

How much?

I'm not sure. He said 100.

- $100,000?

- Yeah.

Dad always rolled with lots of cash.

He was always waiting for

that mint 1940 number one Joker edition

to walk through his door.

Okay.

Do you know if your father had any enemies?

I guess he had some people that didn't like

the way he handled himself sometimes.

I'm so sorry. Just one minute, May, okay?

- Mrs. Novack.

- Yes?

I was just talking to May,

and given the brutality of this crime,

I'd like to assign an officer

to you and your daughter,

just to be safe, just for a few days,

until we get a better handle on all of this.

Am I in danger?

Do you think someone

would hurt me or May?

Just to be safe.

Well, I would like to go home.

I think it's gonna be the best

for me and for May.

Okay, I can have someone assigned

to help us out.

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

Boy, she could really turn on

the innocent victim when she had to.

Yeah.

I'm gonna need an escort.

Can you stay with the car? I'll be right out.

Come on, sweetie. Come on.

You know, dogs aren't allowed

inside the bank.

I'm sorry to scare you, miss.

Can I talk to you, please?

I want to talk about

Ben and Narcy and Bernice.

I don't know what more I can tell you

than I already have.

My mom is different,

maybe even a little crazy,

but she couldn't kill anyone, especially not...

What is she doing in there?

When did you last see your husband?

It was around 7:
00 a.m. when I left the room.

- Was your husband alive then?

- Yes.

Did you have anything to do with

the murder of your husband, Mrs. Novack?

No.

Did you have anything to do with

the murder of Bernice Novack?

No.

- What does that mean?

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