China Moon Page #4

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Don't it bother you

how come she's so nervous?

You think she's nervous?

Who do you think she is?

She's got a reputation all over town

for having her way with men.

- Is that so?

- I've heard stories here.

What kind of stories?

She used to entertain men

when her husband was away.

- Who told you that?

- Come on, Kyle.

What do you think is going on here?

There was nothing in the car,

not a fingerprint.

Rupert Munro was a big guy.

So wherever he went,

somebody carried him.

You know she got one of her lover-boys

to come over here and kill him.

- Where would they put the body?

- You tell me.

It was raining so hard that night.

No one is going to dig a hole

in the mud and rain.

- Hello, sugar.

- Hi.

- Thanks a lot. How's it going inside?

- We haven't found anything yet.

All right.

Here she comes.

I brought you some lemonade.

It's fresh. I made it this morning.

- Thank you.

- Thank you.

- Who was in your hotel room in Miami?

- What?

- Who called Munro from your room?

- / don't know what you're ta/king about.

You know.

You put someone there.

You came to kill him.

/ didn't.

- Tell me the truth, goddamn it.

- P/ease, / am.

Nobody was there.

Somebody's lying.

This doesn't make any sense.

Kyle.

Just got a call.

Someone saw a car last week

parked out by Camelia Lake at night.

Shiny black car.

- Who made the call?

- Anonymous.

Find anything?

Can't see anything.

We got nothing. We're coming in.

Maybe we'll have to come back.

- Do you think it's here?

- I don't know.

I need a hand.

So that's it.

Wait. / think we got something.

Oh, Jesus, / think we got him.

I think it's him.

You got yourself a big old murder, Kyle.

From the patent decomposition of the body

and water temperature of 72 degrees...

...it is estimated the deceased has been

in the water for a period of seven days.

Last Saturday.

Body evidence is two gunshot wounds,

medium thoracic perforating...

...the lower third of the sternum.

Evidence of slight powder flaking.

No evidence of exit wound.

Second wound is above the right eye.

Patent evidence

of powder and gas scorching.

Exit wound lateral to second vertebra.

You're going to get a bullet.

A bit smashed up, but a bullet.

May I?

Let me see.

Looks like a.38.

Yeah, maybe nine millimetre.

Practically the same.

Let's measure it.

Lee, can I have the calliper?

Thanks.

.38.

Something wrong?

What's wrong?

Nothing. It's a.38.

- Here's a surprise for you.

- What?

- There's water in the lungs.

- So?

Two gunshots wounds in him,

and he was alive at the bottom the lake.

Cause of death:
Asphyxiation by drowning.

Kyle.

Look what's stuck in the heel of his shoe.

- What is it?

- Glass.

I can't be sure yet, but this looks like

the original Victorian glass.

I think it's the same kind

you found on Munro's shoe.

- This is where it happened.

- Maybe.

Her lover-boy or someone came in.

There was a struggle.

The victim was hit in the head

and shot twice.

Thinking he killed him,

he took him to the lake...

...and dropped the car.

We have no fingerprints in the whole place.

He knew what he was doing.

He wiped the place clean.

I think he ran the damn humidifier

to melt down the prints.

We'll find a print somewhere.

We should. We know he was here.

Kyle, we found something.

My, my. Look what we got here.

Dig it out.

Well, Kyle, you were right.

Sooner or later, they all f*** up.

Look at that.

A perfect.38. Look at them riflings.

It will be easy to match this to a gun.

All we need now is the gun.

Who was with you in Miami?

I was alone.

You been sleeping with anyone

other than me?

No.

Why are you asking me this?

I have been hearing things about you.

Don't let them do this, Kyle.

You said that they would try to change

your mind, and now they're doing it.

Where's the gun?

- What gun?

- The gun you shot him with.

- You threw it away at the truck stop.

- That was a nine millimetre.

I know.

What are you saying?

The bullet they took out of your husband's

body was shot from a.38.

The bullet they took out of the wall today

was a.38.

But I shot him with a nine millimetre.

You saw it.

This is the bullet that was taken out

of the wall at Munro's house.

This is the bullet that was taken out

of Munro's body.

The riflings match perfectly.

They were both fired from the same gun.

What are the pits on the bullets

that came out of Munro?

I don't know.

Sand will pit a bullet like that, won't it?

The human body, as wonderful as it is,

contains one and half percent calcium...

...one percent potassium,

65 percent water, and after 5:00...

...somewhat all percentage of alcohol.

But no sand.

- Thank you very much for your help.

- Anytime.

Kyle.

The captain wants to talk to you.

- What about?

- Something about the Munro case.

Kyle, now were you seeing her?

No.

You never went to see her alone

in her house?

No, sir.

You all were called out there, weren't you?

- Yes, sir.

- Yeah, a couple of times.

Her husband filed a complaint with us.

He said you used abusive language.

Did you say that?

He didn't say nothing, Captain.

The guy was a jerk.

This is a lie.

- What was this, domestic violence call?

- Yes, sir.

You took a special interest in this one,

didn't you?

No, not really.

Where were you a week ago

Saturday night, Kyle?

I was at home.

- Munro was shot with a.38, wasn't he?

- According to the autopsy report, yeah.

- You carry a.38 special, don't you, Kyle?

- You know I do.

May I see it?

- You fire this recently?

- Yes, I have.

We recovered a bullet

from that bedroom wall.

The rifling marks are clean.

It won't be too hard to tell

if it came from your gun.

I'm putting you on administrative leave

until such time as we know that.

'Morning.

Sorry, Kyle.

You're going to have to come with us.

- What's going on?

- You tell me.

You're the one who gave him

the wrong gun.

- What are you talking about?

- Wrong serial number.

You didn't give him your gun.

The captain wants to see you again.

I'll be right with you.

I got to tell you, Kyle.

A lot of people are upset and can't believe

you've done something like this.

- Did you see her socially at any time?

- No.

The night you met her, the bartender

showed you a credit card receipt...

...with her name on it.

- Did you call her or contact her in any way?

- No.

She wasn't calling you here at the office?

No.

Who was?

I don't know what calls

you're talking about.

What are you protecting her for, Kyle?

Where's this service revolver signed out

by you, serial number 0876B?

I told you. I don't know.

- Someone took yours, Kyle?

- Maybe.

- Who would that have been?

- I don't know.

- You never went to her house to see her?

- No.

Smarten up, Kyle.

You're going to fry for this

and she is going to walk.

That must've been what she had in mind

all along. Don't you think?

We find your gun or any evidence

that puts you there and you're gone.

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