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from the house.

The rest will be sold at auction

to pay for your 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 was just...

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 figured if

either of them got killed...

they'd need

a lot of compensation.

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?

Of course 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 financial 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 of anything.

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 failed in getting

a further postponement of the trial.

The trial will be

in three weeks.

I do have to say I would advise

you to reconsider your plea.

Thank you.

All my life

I've been a slave

Just put me down

and let me be

Free from all

This misery

Mmm, that was Olivia Kamen with

'Put No Headstone On My Grave..."

a song made famous

by Little Esther Phillips...

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 was just 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!

Thank you.

Thank you 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 thank you for loving the music.

Drive safe on your way home.

Good night.

- Who loves you so, mm-hmm

- That's her voice.

I'd know it if she 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 identified the body.

- Someone else?

- A doctor.

- A doctor?

- Yeah.

I'll bet you $ 1.000 if you

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 all the trouble

you've caused me

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 of the judicial

system to a man of your intelligence?

Evidence. Dear boy.

Evidence.

So find it. You old bastard.

Find it.

Help me up.

- Hi. Dad. Bye. Dad.

- Say. Don't slam the door.

- No fighting. Junior. I mean it.

- Mama.

- You called me.

- Yeah. I thought you'd call me back.

l-I normally don't do

business here at my home.

- What'd you find 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 for you 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 finished here in a minute.

- I'm gonna start dinner.

Sorry to intrude.

But I did find the doctor who

signed that death certificate.

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 of the 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 of you feel

qualified to deal with him...

or do we actually bring somebody

else in? Is that a possibility?

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