Darrow & Darrow: In The Key of Murder Page #7

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EVERYBODY.

I MEAN, FOR A GIRL

TO REALLY BE ABLE TO COMPETE,

SHE'D HAVE TO BE EXCEPTIONAL.

OH!

OH, SO SHE'D HAVE TO BE

BETTER THAN THE RES JUST TO GET TO PLAY?

YEAH, I GUESS,

BUT WHY GE HER HOPES UP ANYWAY?

LET HER PLAY SOFTBALL, JO.

THAT'S A GIRL'S SPORT.

BUT SHE LOVES:

BASEBALL.

I MEAN, WHY SHOULDN' SHE BE ABLE

TO PLAY THE GAME

SHE LOVES?

I MEAN, ESPECIALLY

IF SHE'S GOOD AT IT,

AND SHE IS GOOD:

AT IT...

AND IF YOU'RE GOOD

AT ONE THING,

JUST ONE THING,

THAT CAN AFFECT THE

REST OF YOUR LIFE,

AND... IT CAN MAKE

YOU BELIEVE:

THAT YOU CAN:

DO ANYTHING.

YOU REALLY WANT TO STAND

IN THE WAY OF THAT?

OKAY.

I'LL GIVE HER A SHOT.

REALLY?

SURE THING.

IT'S GOOD COFFEE.

THE NEXT ONE'S ON ME.

THANK YOU FOR:

BAILING ME OUT.

OF COURSE.

I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW

HOW I'M GOING

TO PAY YOU BACK.

I'LL GET THE MONEY BACK

WHEN YOU SHOW UP

FOR TRIAL... RIGHT?

RIGHT. OF COURSE.

WHERE ELSE WOULD I BE?

I KNOW THINGS DON'T LOOK GREA RIGHT NOW,

BUT CLAIRE IS THE BES ATTORNEY IN THE STATE.

I KNOW, BUT...

JUST GOT TO HAVE FAITH.

OKAY?

OKAY. OKAY.

OKAY.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S NO PROBLEM.

IT'S OUR SPACE.

CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?

IT ACTUALLY WORKED.

HUH.

CLAIRE?

WHAT?

YOU WERE ON ANOTHER PLANET.

YOU WERE IN ORBIT THERE.

DID YOU BRING ANYTHING BACK?

NO.

NO.

DID YOU TALK TO MRS. YASBECK?

YES, I DID.

OKAY.

SHE TOOK THE GUN

AWAY FROM MRS. HUDDLESTON

BECAUSE SHE WAS AFRAID

SHE WAS GOING:

TO HURT HERSELF WITH I BECAUSE SHE'S

IN EARLY-STAGE DEMENTIA.

SO MRS. YASBECK SAYS.

SHE GAVE THE GUN TO TERRY,

WHO KEPT IT IN HIS OFFICE.

SO ANYONE COULD HAVE GOTTEN

THEIR HANDS ON IT.

INCLUDING PHOEBE.

UGH, SO WE'RE BACK

TO SQUARE ONE.

DO YOU THINK:

SHE'S BEING FRAMED?

I THINK:

THERE'S TWO POSSIBILITIES.

ONE,

SHE'S BEING FRAMED...

AND I DON'T THINK YOU WAN TO CONSIDER THE SECOND

POSSIBILITY...

I CONSIDER ALL POSSIBILITIES.

THAT SHE KILLED TERRY YASBECK?

SHE DIDN'T KILL HIM.

LOOK, USING OCCAM'S RAZOR...

OH, OCCAM'S RAZOR AGAIN,

I HATE OCCAM'S RAZOR.

OKAY, THERE ARE

TWO POSSIBILITIES.

THE SIMPLEST ONE

IS THE MOST LIKELY.

WHAT DOES OCCAM KNOW?

I DIDN'T EVEN THINK

THERE WAS AN OCCAM.

WELL, THERE WAS.

HE WAS A FRANCISCAN FRIAR.

OKAY, WELL, NOW I FEEL BAD,

BUT HE WASN'T A LAWYER.

NO, NO,

HE WASN'T A LAWYER.

YOU DON'T THINK

SHE DID IT, DO YOU?

JUDGING BY THE FACTS,

I THINK SHE DID, YES.

BUT WHAT DOES YOUR GUT SAY?

MY GUT TELLS ME:

THAT YOU REALLY WANT HER

TO BE INNOCENT.

- THAT WASN'T THE QUESTION.

- I KNOW.

CHESTER?

HAVE YOU LEARNED ANYTHING

FROM YASBECK'S COMPUTER SYSTEM?

JUST THAT I DON'T CARE

FOR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC.

KEEP LOOKING.

UH, I THINK I MAY

HAVE SOMETHING HERE.

WHAT?

YOU WANTED ME:

TO CALL DR. ARMSTRONG

AND HAVE HIM ANALYZE

THE BRAKE FLUID.

WELL, HE CAME BACK

WITH SOMETHING:

PRETTY INTERESTING.

IT'S A BRAND OF FLUID THA ISN'T USED VERY MUCH ANYMORE,

MOSTLY ON OLD MUSCLE CARS.

UH-HUH...

YOU'RE THINKING

JONAH'S MUSTANG?

I AM.

OKAY...

SO YOU THINK:

THAT MAYBE DELIBERATELY,

SOMEONE PU BRAKE-FLUID OIL

ON HER HANDS:

TO CAUSE A FALSE POSITIVE

ON THE GUNSHOT-RESIDUE TEST?

THAT'S EXACTLY

WHAT I'M THINKING.

ALL RIGHT, WELL, LET'S

TRACK THIS THROUGH, THEN.

WHO WOULD KNOW:

THAT THAT WOULD WORK?

UH... SOMEBODY

WITH A BACKGROUND IN, UH...

SCIENCE, CHEMISTRY,

LAW ENFORCEMENT?

OR HE COULD HAVE GOOGLED IT.

THAT'S WHAT I DID.

I HATE THE INTERNET.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

OH, WAIT, SO...

YOU'RE SAYING

YOU THINK:

THE BRAKE FLUID CAME

FROM JONAH'S CAR?

I'M JUST SAYING, IT'S

WORTH CHECKING OUT.

ALL RIGHT.

[RINGING DOORBELL]

[KNOCKING]

[RINGING DOORBELL]

PHOEBE?

MILES!

UH, I WAS JUST LOOKING

FOR JONAH.

WE ARE TOO.

WELL, THERE'S A SIDE DOOR.

[COUGHING]

OH, MY GOSH.

JONAH!

JONAH!

OH, MY GOSH.

CALL 911.

HEY!

HEY, HEY...

HOW'S JONAH?

IS HE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT?

NOBODY WILL TELL ME ANYTHING.

HE HAS A CONCUSSION.

HE'S GOING TO RECOVER,

BUT IF:

WE HADN'T COME IN,

HE WOULD HAVE DIED

FROM CARBON-MONOXIDE

POISONING.

SO DO YOU THINK:

SOMEBODY HIT HIM ON THE HEAD

AND THEN STARTED THE CAR

TO KILL HIM?

YES.

CONSENSUS OF OPINION

SEEMS TO BE THAT WAS YOU.

I SWEAR TO GOD,

I JUST GOT THERE

WHEN YOU DID.

WHAT WERE YOU DOING THERE

IN THE FIRST PLACE?

I GOT A PHONE CALL.

FROM WHO?

I DON'T KNOW.

THE NUMBER WAS BLOCKED.

SO WHY'D YOU ANSWER IT?

I JUST DID. YOU KNOW,

SOMETIMES, YOU JUST DO.

NO, I DON'T.

I DON'T EVER...

WELL, I JUST DID.

OKAY.

ANYWAY,

WHO WAS IT?

I STILL DIDN'T KNOW.

THE VOICE WAS ALTERED

ELECTRONICALLY.

WHAT DID IT SAY?

THAT JONAH HAD MY ALBUM.

AND YOU BELIEVED IT?

NO, OF COURSE,

I DIDN'T BELIEVE IT.

I STILL HAD TO GO CHECK IT OU AND SEE, DIDN'T I?

I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T CARE

ABOUT THE ALBUM.

IT'S STILL TWO YEARS' WORTH

OF WORK,

OF SWEAT AND TEARS.

I AT LEAST HAD TO GO

TALK TO JONAH,

JUST SEE IF HE HAD IT,

AND THAT'S WHEN I RAN

INTO YOU GUYS.

SO THE ONLY ONE:

WHO CAN CORROBORATE THIS STORY

IS AN UNIDENTIFIED VOICE

ON THE TELEPHONE?

DOESN'T SOUND TOO GOOD,

DOES IT?

NO, IT DOESN'T.

[MILES]:

NOT SO GOOD, NO,

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

WE'LL GO TALK

TO JONAH...

YEAH.

SEE IF HE HAS ANYTHING

HE CAN SAY ABOUT THIS.

WELL, TELL HIM

I SAY HELLO...

AND THAT I DIDN'T TRY

TO KILL HIM.

YEAH, LOOK,

PHOEBES...

THIS IS ALL GOING

TO BE OKAY.

I KNOW YOU'RE LYING, BUT...

THANK YOU FOR SAYING THAT.

HANG TIGHT.

I WAS LUCKY.

YOU CALL THIS LUCKY?

CALL ME A "SKULL HALF-CRUSHED"

KIND OF GUY.

ANOTHER FEW MINUTES,

AND I'D HAVE BEEN DEAD.

I LIKE THA HALF-CRUSHED ANALOGY.

HALF-CRUSHED IS GOOD,

FULL-CRUSHED IS BAD.

DID YOU SEE WHO HIT YOU

ON THE HEAD?

I DON'T REMEMBER.

IT'S ALL KIND OF JUMBLED.

DID YOU SEE PHOEBE

IN THE GARAGE?

I DON'T REMEMBER.

DO YOU HAVE:

PHOEBE'S ALBUM?

NO, OF COURSE NOT.

WHY WOULD YOU ASK THAT?

I ASK YOU THA BECAUSE...

PHOEBE GOT A--

WHAT WOULD YOU CALL IT,

AN ANONYMOUS CALL FROM AN--

- A ROBOT...

- ELECTRONICALLY-ALTERED VOICE

THAT SAID:

YOU HAD HER ALBUM.

WELL, I DON'T.

WHO WOULD MAKE A CALL LIKE THAT?

WE DON'T KNOW.

DID ANYBODY ELSE HEAR THE CALL?

- NO.

- NO.

WELL, THEN HOW DO YOU KNOW...?

WE DON'T. WE...

WE DON'T KNOW

THAT PHOEBE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

WHO HAS THE ALBUM?

WELL, I COULDN'T SAY.

YOU COULDN'T SAY?

WELL, UNLESS...

EVAN CARLTON.

HOW WOULD HE:

GET IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

I JUST KNOW THAT HE WAS TRYING

TO GET IT AWAY FROM TERRY.

HOW?

I DON'T KNOW.

MAYBE HE WENT TO SEE TERRY

THE NIGHT HE...

THE NIGHT HE WAS KILLED?

YEAH,

IT WOULD HAVE TO HAVE BEEN.

OKAY, WELL...

OH, UM...

PHOEBE SAYS TO SAY HI...

AND SHE DIDN'T TRY

TO KILL YOU.

OKAY.

OKAY.

TELL HER I BELIEVE HER.

I WILL.

FEEL BETTER.

[HOSPITAL P.A.]:
DR. FORREST,

PLEASE DIAL 118.

NO, EVAN CARLTON WANTED

TO STEAL PHOEBE AWAY

FROM TERRY,

BECAUSE TERRY STOLE

EVAN'S WIFE AWAY FROM HIM.

HE HATED TERRY.

SO YOU THINK:

EVAN CARLTON:

KILLED:

TERRY YASBECK?

TRY THIS ONE OU FOR SIZE.

EVAN GOES TO TERRY

AND SAYS, "HEY,

I'M GOING TO TAKE

PHOEBE AWAY FROM YOU,

AND NOT ONLY THAT,

I'M GOING TO TAKE PHOEBE'S

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