Body Heat Page #3

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I love it.

- I want to see.

- Here.

Hello, sweetheart.

Have I got a nice present for you.

Hi, Aunt Matty.

Heather.

- What is it again?

- Rover.

- It's between first and second.

- That's not a shortstop?

No. The shortstop is between

second and third.

Good, that's the way I remember it.

Have a good time.

You don't really mind, do you?

Roz will pick her up Thursday.

Don't worry,

Roz won't stay overnight.

She can do whatever she wants.

Oh, my God. You scared me.

You shouldn't be here.

Heather's upstairs.

Asleep.

And I know what I want.

I know. I know, I missed you so badly,

but it's too dangerous.

- She won't wake up now.

- You're so wet.

I'd been waiting out there for two hours.

So salty.

Let me.

Lie back.

Aunt Matty?

What do you say?

- I did.

- She did.

Thank you, Aunt Matty.

- Thanks, Matty. We appreciate it.

- A pleasure, Roz. Any time.

- Hi, Ned.

- It's just me tonight, Filomena.

Okay. Just one minute, all right?

Well, hello to you.

Hello. Darling, this is Mr. Racine.

I'm sorry, I don't know your first name.

Ned.

Edmund Walker.

Nice to meet you.

Mr. Racine is the lawyer

I told you about.

You remember, darling, he had a client

who wanted to buy the house.

- I told him we weren't selling.

- Right.

That hasn't changed, has it?

No, we're very happy with it.

I can understand that.

It's a terrific place.

- Are you going in?

- I was gonna grab a bite, yeah.

Well, join us.

- No. Thanks, I don't want to interfere.

- No, don't be silly.

We have room for three, don't we?

I've heard this place is great.

But you can't get near it on weekends.

- I don't get down during the week much.

- Is that right?

I was a lawyer.

I still am, I guess, but I don't practice.

- I went to Columbia. You?

- F.S.U.

A good school.

I got bored with it quick.

I guess I didn't have the temperament for it.

I wanted to make the money faster.

- Is there a living in it here?

- I can afford to send out my shirts...

...and eat here once a month

if I don't order an appetizer.

Yeah. Yeah, I figured that honest lawyers

didn't make very much...

...and the other kind are too slimy for me.

I'd rather be up-front

about shafting somebody.

Edmund, really...

...it's Mr. Racine's profession.

- No, that's all right.

I don't like it much.

Call me Ned, will you?

What's to like?

That's the way of the world.

Most people despise their jobs.

- Do you?

- No.

No, I love it.

But it's not a job.

What is it exactly?

Well, various things.

This and that.

- Here and there.

- You don't have to be specific.

Finance, basically.

Venture capital, real estate...

...investments.

We're into a few things.

- Around here?

- Some.

- We own some things here.

- Edmund's company owns The Breakers.

- Really?

- It's not that simple, really.

We have an interest

in a few places along the shore.

For the land, you know, someday.

Don't try and explain that to her.

I'm too dumb.

A woman, you know.

Well, I'll be right back.

Then maybe we can talk about

pantyhose or something interesting.

She's something, isn't she?

- She is a lovely lady.

- Yes, she is.

And I'm crazy about her.

If I thought she was seeing

another guy...

I don't know.

I could understand how it could happen,

her being the way she is.

I could understand it...

...but I think I'd kill the guy

with my bare hands.

That's understanding.

Please.

You'd never believe the dorkus

she was with when I met her.

The guy came to us

with a business proposition.

We're always looking for opportunities.

We're willing to take

an occasional risk...

...if the downside isn't too steep,

if the conditions are right.

But this guy,

he hadn't done his homework.

He didn't know the bottom line.

That's how I knew he was full of sh*t.

Got to know the bottom line.

That's all that counts.

But he didn't have the goods, this guy.

He's like lots of guys you run into.

They wanna get rich.

They wanna do it quick.

They wanna be there with one score.

But they're not willing to do what's

necessary. You know what I mean?

I'm not sure. You mean

do the groundwork? Earn it?

No. No, I mean do what's necessary.

Whatever is necessary.

Yeah...

...I know that kind of guy.

I hate that. It makes me sick.

- Me too.

- I'm a lot like that.

Some messages are on your desk.

I'll be back in an hour.

Jesus. Did Beverly see you?

I waited until I saw her leave.

Please, don't be angry.

Angry? I'm not angry.

How did you get in?

It didn't lock.

Ned, hold me.

Please.

Just hold me.

God, I love you.

He left this morning.

- I had to see you.

- I know.

I couldn't call.

I was afraid to. I was afraid

you wouldn't let me come.

That's right, you mustn't call.

Never call.

Be very careful.

The phone company keeps records.

I am careful.

Ned, I hated it.

I hated sitting there with the two of you.

I thought I'd scream.

You called my apartment from the house.

- No, never.

- Those two times?

I went to phone booths.

I'm afraid of him, Ned.

That's good. You have to be

very careful now about the phones.

- Why do you say this now?

- We can account for a couple of calls.

- We've had some contact. It'd make sense.

- Why, Ned? What's happened?

Because we're going to kill him.

We both know that.

It's what you want, isn't it?

We knew it was coming.

It's the only way we can

have everything we want, isn't it?

That man is going to die...

...for no reason but we want him dead.

He doesn't deserve it.

Let's not ever say that.

We'll do it for us, and you'll inherit half

of everything he owns.

That's what the will says, right?

That's it, then.

That's it, then.

We're going to kill him,

and I think I know how.

- It's real, then?

- It's real, all right.

And if we're not careful,

it'll be the last real thing we do.

Her mother works plenty hard

to keep Heather on Edmund's mind.

Always bringing her around,

reporting on everything she does in school.

That Roz is a smart one.

And anything Heather inherits

goes straight to Roz.

Heather won't even get a look at it.

That's the part I can't stand.

That's what seems so wrong...

...that half of it should go to her.

- There's nothing we can do about it.

Are you sure?

I was thinking that maybe there is.

The will is with Edmund's lawyer

in Miami. I know that.

What if I can get him to bring it home?

Then couldn't we rewrite it?

Change it?

Every little change

would mean a lot for us.

And you're a lawyer,

you know how to write it.

It wouldn't seem so odd.

I could say he brought it home,

and we talked about it...

...and decided to make

some changes up here.

- And I knew you already...

- No. Forget it.

- I don't see why Heather should take half?

- Listen to me, Matty...

...nothing strange can happen

in his life right now.

Not one thing out of the ordinary.

That's vital.

That's the most important thing.

If it does,

the chances double that we get caught.

You'll get half of everything.

It'll be plenty. No matter what it is,

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