Deadly Sanctuary Page #6

- [snaps fingers]

- I was... Duane?

Yeah, yeah, sure, sure.

Let me grab them real quick.

Just wait right here.

Hey, you know, I made

some, some fresh coffee.

- World famous. You, uh...

- [Kendall chuckles]

- This is it. You want some?

- Yes, I would love some.

- Thank you.

- I'll be right back.

It's hot.

Um, it's supposed to say "toxicology,"

but there's this handwriting.

Can you read this?

Hmm. Roy's handwriting

is terrible, ain't it?

Yeah, it says "toxicology,"

but then there's nothing written here.

Hmm, that's something.

[phone ringing]

Probably misfiled. I'll look.

You know what?

[phone ringing]

I gotta get that real quick.

Hey, where were these bodies found?

Uh, they were found

on the Starfire Ranch.

You know, the Talverson spread.

Hello?

Right where I'll be on Saturday.

ON PHONE:

Eric Heisler.

Hi, it's Kendall.

I called for a quote from you.

Ah, yes, collecting, are you?

Why don't we get together in person?

How about dinner Friday night?

Okay. Where?

I'll pick you up at 7:00.

Actually, I'll meet you somewhere.

I live in the boonies.

I know every inch of

real estate in Arizona, but...

I'm not familiar with the boonies.

It's Lost Canyon Road.

[chuckles] You are as brave

as you are beautiful.

I don't know any woman

who would want to live

in such isolation.

Well, I'm happy there.

Um, where should I meet you on Friday?

I promised you a special evening.

Well, you are certainly off

to a good start.

Thank you.

- You look great.

- Thank you.

So I brought my notepad.

[both laughing]

Okay. [Clears throat] Okay.

Let's talk about

what you need for your article

so we can get that out of the way,

and the rest of the night can be ours.

- Okay.

- What do you want to know

about Desert Harbor Shelter

and its commitment to helping

young women in crisis?

Well, there are

so many charitable causes

that could benefit

from your involvement.

Why Desert Harbor?

Ah.

It actually came about

as a result of my work

with adoptive parents.

I was driving home from Tucson

one Sunday evening,

and I passed a young girl

on the side of the road

with her thumb out.

Something made me stop.

And for the next hour,

she told me about

her dysfunctional family.

She tried so hard to convince me

that she was in control of her life.

But I saw a frightened little girl

that was desperate

for somebody to care about her.

What did you do with her?

I was haunted

by how tragic her life seemed.

I had just met a girl whose parents

had essentially thrown her away.

Ironically, I was dealing with

a very difficult adoption case

at the time.

I had this childless couple

who were desperate

to have a child

they could call their own.

They would do anything.

That was the inspiration.

And then when a friend mentioned

Desert Harbor Shelter For Girls,

I knew I had to get involved.

I didn't know that.

There's a lot you don't know about me.

But the night is young.

Well, sadly, I have to make it

a short night.

I have a long day tomorrow.

- But tomorrow is Saturday.

- I know.

I was hoping that I could

show you around a little bit.

- Can I take a rain check?

- Really?

[both laughing]

Of course.

How about a dance?

Absolutely.

Oh, my gosh, I see you found

our local thrift stop.

Oh, knock it off, Lucinda.

Hi.

Tal, she doesn't know

to buy a straw hat.

Hey, news flash, honey.

Felt is for winter.

Hey, be nice. Come on.

- Hey, how are you?

- Hi.

Let's get you mounted up over here.

Have you ever ridden a horse before?

- Yes.

- Yeah? Okay.

- Are you really doing this?

- TALLY:
What's up, Jeremy?

Yes, we are doing this.

Hop on up.

- Wow.

- Look at that.

Wow. Could watch it all day.

TALLY:
Mm-hmm.

- [Tally groans]

- Good luck, Tally.

Ah, thank you.

- Come on.

- LUCINDA:
This oughta be good.

[Lucinda laughing]

I was pretty horrified when I

first got to Castle Valley.

It's just so dry here.

But it's very different than it

is back home, that's for sure.

[chuckles]

It grows on you.

Hey, Ginger told me that you

moved to New York a while back.

I mean, but I can definitely understand

why you'd want to come back here.

Yeah, it's in my blood.

And nothing beats riding in the desert.

Then when it rains here, oh, man,

[breathes deep ] you can't

imagine how good it smells.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

Thank you for inviting me here today.

Of course.

But I'm not quite sure

where we're gonna go to eat.

[chuckles] We're almost there.

Almost there.

I don't really see a "there" out there.

Trust me.

[laughing]

Hey, do you mind

if I ask you a question?

Yeah.

It's really nice here.

I don't understand

why Stephanie didn't like it.

Oh, boy. Wow.

Is there anything

Ginger hasn't told you?

I don't know.

Why don't you tell me?

[sighs] Well, did you know

that Stephanie and Eric

were planning on grabbing

half of Starfire

in the divorce settlement?

Ol' Eric had some developers

all ready to buy up the land

and turn it into some kind of,

I don't know, suburb of Phoenix.

Ginger did not tell me that.

Well, there you go.

Some things are just, uh...

[sighs]

Yeah.

- It's so pretty here.

- Mm-hmm.

Stephanie was a fool.

Why you gotta bring her up?

I'm not trying to upset you.

I just don't understand, you know?

I mean, didn't she love you?

Didn't you love her?

No! No, and...

Actually, I hated her.

And I hated John Dexter

for implying that I killed her.

I... I'm sorry.

It's just with John Dexter missing,

I'm trying to piece together how this...

I'm responsible for that too.

You know what?

This conversation's over.

[Kendall scoffs]

Well, that went well.

What the...

ON PHONE:
Tugg here.

Hey, Tugg.

Hey, Kendall, what's going on?

Hi, it's me. I'm really sorry

to bother you on a Sunday night,

but I'm at the office

and the power just went out.

Does that normally happen?

No, no, it doesn't.

Could be a breaker.

The breaker box is in the utility room.

Okay, um, I'll take care of it.

I'm on the way.

No, no, no. Really,

I didn't want to bother you.

I'll see you tomorrow, okay?

- Be careful now.

- Okay. Bye.

- [thump]

- [thud]

MAN'S VOICE, DISTORTED:

Kendall!

Kendall! Hey!

Kendall!

Hey, what happened?

I... I don't... I don't know.

I was here working and I...

The power went out,

and I don't know

if somebody hit me over the head

or I bumped into something.

What are you doing here working so late?

What are you doing here?

I was on my way home

from a baseball game in Phoenix.

I saw your car, so I stopped.

I think we should call the sheriff.

There's no need for that.

I'm part of the sheriff's posse.

- I didn't know that.

- Yeah, a lot of us are.

We help him out when he needs us.

So you have access to his files?

Yeah, of course.

We've been deputized.

Come on.

Let's get out of here.

Come on.

- Kendall, you okay?

- Yeah, she's fine, Tugg.

She's got a little goose egg

on the head. I'll take her home.

I got worried when I called back

and you didn't answer.

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