Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters Page #4

A MURDER SCENE.

I WON'T BE GOING TO THE STORE

BY MYSELF ANYMORE AT NIGHT.

NO, YOU WILL NOT,

AND WE SHOULD HAVE

UPGRADED THE ALARM SYSTEM

A LONG TIME AGO.

I KNOW.

CHECK IT OUT...

THERE'S A WHOLE BOX OF THESE.

THAT'S MONEY, RIGHT HERE.

CUTE.

WELL, HERE WE HAVE A SIGN...

NICE.

AND A BOX:

FULL OF TRAVEL BOOKS.

EUROPE, BELGIUM,

COSTA RICA, INDIA...

WE GO SOME BOOKS HERE, TOO.

NOTHING OLD ENOUGH

TO BE WORTH ANY MONEY,

I DON'T THINK.

LOVE THIS, THOUGH.

"FAMOUS DIAMONDS AND THEIR HISTORY."

I SHOULD PUT THA IN THE HOUSE,

IT MIGHT INSPIRE JASON.

[LAUGHS]

WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?

OH, JUST LITTLE THINGS.

PENS, NOTEBOOK...

OOH, MONEY!

[GASPING] DID YOU SAY

THE MAGIC WORD?

WELL, EXCEPT THAT IT'S FROM

COSTA RICA AND BELGIUM.

WE'LL HAVE TO CHECK

THE EXCHANGE RATE.

HERE, HELP ME

WITH THIS BOX.

IT'S KIND OF HEAVY.

OOH.

WOW.

HEY...

NEAT.

SO, WHO WOULD USE THAT,

PHARMACISTS?

AND GOLD DEALERS,

I THINK.

NEAT.

AND WHAT HAVE WE HERE?

TOOLS.

FOR...

A WATCHMAKER:

OR SOMETHING.

OKAY, WELL, I THINK

WE CAN DEFINITELY SELL

THE TOOLBOX:

AND THE SCALE, AGREED?

YES.

NOW, WHAT ABOU THE FEDERAL TABLE?

OH, A POSSIBLE BUYER

COMING THIS AFTERNOON.

SELL IT.

WHO WOULD LET ALL THIS

COOL STUFF GO TO AUCTION?

GEORGE HEPPLEWHITE WAS BRITISH.

THE PIECES MADE IN NEW ENGLAND

ARE AFTER HIS STYLE.

I WOULD DATE THIS

EARLY 19th CENTURY.

IT'S VERY NICE.

I ALREADY HAVE SOME

INTEREST.

JENNIFER, PLEASE,

THE ONLY BUYER FOR THIS

WONDERFUL PIECE WOULD BE ME.

MAKE ME AN OFFER.

I THINK $1,500 WOULD BE

MORE THAN GENEROUS.

A REAL OFFER.

I NEED TO MAKE SOME MONEY

ON IT WHEN I SELL IT.

SO DO I.

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

MORE. A LOT MORE.

[]

NOT QUITE:

IN SEASON, ARE THEY?

HEY.

HELLO, AGAIN.

HI.

NO, NO, NOT REALLY,

BUT GETTING THERE,

I THINK.

DO YOU ALWAYS BUY ORGANIC?

UH, WELL, YEAH,

WHEN I FOUND OU WHAT THEY SPRAY

ON THE OTHER STUFF.

-YEAH.

-YES.

I SEE YOU LIKE, UM...

-KALE?

-KALE.

NO. WELL...

[CHUCKLING]

IT'S KIND OF BITTER.

YEAH.

BUT I PUT I IN GREEN DRINKS,

AND IF YOU MIX I WITH APPLE JUICE,

THEN IT'S NOT SO BAD.

-DO YOU JUICE?

-HMM? SORRY?

-DO YOU JUICE?

-JUICE, UH... WELL, YEAH.

I'M LEARNING.

SOMETIMES.

WELL, YOU SHOULD

COME BY THE SHOP,

AND I CAN MAKE YOU ONE.

WITH JUICE.

YEAH. NO,

I WOULD LOVE THAT,

THAT'D BE GREAT.

GREAT.

OKAY, THIS IS GOING TO BE

A LITTLE SPUR-OF-THE-MOMENT,

BUT...

IF YOU KNOW, LIKE, A REALLY GOOD

ORGANIC RESTAURANT,

UM...

MAYBE I COULD TAKE YOU OU FOR DINNER TONIGHT.

YES.

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

HELLO.

OKAY, ALAN WAS

AT THE GROCERY STORE.

[CHUCKLES] WAIT.

WHO'S ALAN?

ALAN.

ALAN, ALAN, FROM THE SHOP.

AND HE WAS AT THE GROCERY STORE,

AND I JUST WALKED UP

AND I STARTED TALKING TO HIM.

WAIT, YOU MEAN TO TELL ME

YOU MADE THE FIRST MOVE?

YES!

YES, AND NOW

WE'RE GOING OUT FOR DINNER.

ORGANIC.

CAN YOU BELIEVE IT?

WHAT AM I GOING TO WEAR?

OH, UM...

OH, I KNOW,

HOW ABOUT THAT CUTE DRESS

YOU BOUGHT LAST WEEK?

OH. REALLY?

REALLY.

THAT LOOKS SO HOT ON YOU.

ARE YOU KIDDING?

OH, AND I HAVE THE PERFEC PAIR OF GOLD HOOP EARRINGS

THAT YOU CAN BORROW.

OKAY.

YEAH, OKAY.

GOOD.

OKAY, UM...

BYE-BYE.

BYE.

WHERE DID I PARK?

"AN HONEST MAN LIVES LONG,

AND A THIEF GETS HIS JUST DUE.

BE CAREFUL NOT TO VENTURE UNTO

WHAT BELONGS NOT TO YOU."

THAT SOUNDS LIKE A WARNING.

WELL, I'M NOT SCARED.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP,

THERE'S A SMALL LAKE

WITH A STREAM:

FLOWING INTO IT.

I'M SATELLITE SEARCHING

A 50-MILE RADIUS OF HERE

TO SEE IF I CAN:

FIND A MATCH.

LOGAN, THAT IS VERY SMART.

THERE'S ALSO A RIDDLE HERE.

CHECK IT OUT.

OH, BOY, OKAY.

"THERE IS NO TALLER TO BE FOUND,

"AN OLD SAILOR COULD TAKE ME DOWN,

"AND MAKE ME A BOAT TO SAIL AROUND

HERE EXACT IS FOUND THE GROUND."

AH, "X".

OKAY, COME ON, MOM,

WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

I'M NOT SURE.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

WELL... THE "X" IS OBVIOUS,

THAT'S THE TREASURE.

BUT THE REST?

SOMETIMES, IT'S EASIER

TO CRACK THESE THINGS

IF YOU DON'T HIT 'EM HEAD ON.

WELL, I LIKED I WHEN I WAS THERE.

I REALLY LIKED:

BEING ON THE WATER.

OH, YEAH,

ON THE WATER, IT'S GREA IN THE WATER, NOT SO GREAT.

NO, THE RAIN IN SEATTLE

GETS OLD REALLY FAST.

[CHUCKLING]

IS THAT WHY YOU MOVED?

YEAH, THAT,

AND, UM, YOU KNOW,

THE REAL ESTATE MARKE GOT OVER-HEATED,

AND THERE'S

BETTER OPPORTUNITIES HERE,

AND, UH,

ACTUALLY, MY DAUGHTER

ENDED UP GRADUATING COLLEGE.

OH!

SO, THE TIMING WAS JUS KIND OF RIGHT.

CONGRATULATIONS:

ON A SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH.

WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YEAH, IT'S GREAT,

SHE ACTUALLY GOT A JOB

AT ONE OF THOSE SAN FRANCISCO

TECH COMPANIES, SO...

-OH.

-YEAH.

FREE LATTES?

FREE PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING.

MINI-BUS RIDE TO WORK,

SUSHI FOR LUNCH.

IT'S CRAZY.

AND THIS...

THIS IS, I MEAN, THIS IS GREAT.

IT'S AWESOME.

WELL, GOOD.

GOOD.

LISTEN, IF YOU DON'T MIND

MY ASKING, UM...

DO YOU EVER DO:

ANY INTERIOR DESIGN?

OH, WELL, NO PROFESSIONALLY,

BUT, UH, I HELP MY FRIENDS

WHEN THEY ASK.

WELL, GOOD,

'CAUSE WHEN I FIND A PLACE,

I AM GOING TO NEED SOME HELP.

WOULD YOU BE:

LIVING ALONE, OR...

YEAH, WELL, I'M DIVORCED.

OH.

ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY,

I RAN INTO MY EX-WIFE

AT MY DAUGHTER'S GRADUATION,

FOR THE FIRST TIME

IN ABOUT 10 YEARS, SO...

YEAH, THAT WAS SOMETHING.

IT WAS LIKE:

RUNNING INTO SOMEBODY

AT A HIGH SCHOOL REUNION, YOU KNOW?

-HOW ABOUT YOU?

-OH, SAME.

I MEAN, I'M DIVORCED,

NOT THE THING ABOUT THE EX-WIFE

AND THE DAUGHTER'S GRADUATION.

[LAUGHS]

WELL, THAT'S GOOD,

'CAUSE THAT WOULD BE

A LITTLE WEIRD.

WELL...

CHEERS.

CHEERS.

TO A GREAT NIGHT.

HONEY,

HOW MUCH WAS THA ALARM SYSTEM TODAY?

WHAT, YOU FORGOT ALREADY?

REMIND ME.

$1,700.

BUT WE CAN WORK OU A MONTHLY PLAN.

I THINK I'D PREFER TO

TAKE CARE OF IT RIGHT NOW.

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?

BOUGHT A TABLE,

SOLD A TABLE,

BUT THANKS FOR THE LOAN.

WHOA, NOT SO FAST,

WE STILL HAVE THAT JUNK

TO DEAL WITH IN MY GARAGE.

IT'S NOT JUNK.

ARE YOU REALLY COUNTING THAT?

JASON.

WELL, THAT SOUNDS LIKE

A GREAT DATE.

IT WAS.

SO I DON'T THINK

I WANT TO SEE HIM AGAIN.

WHAT? WHY NOT?

BECAUSE IF I DON' SEE HIM AGAIN,

THEN I'LL ALWAYS HAVE THE MEMORY

OF ONE GREAT DATE

WITH A NICE GUY.

OH, YOU'RE CRAZY.

MAYBE, BUT WITH MY LUCK,

HE'LL END UP BEING A POLYGAMIST,

OR A GUY WHO KEEPS LIZARDS AS PETS,

OR A GUY WITH A LINGERIE CLOSET.

[CHUCKLING]

DANI, THAT'S THE GUY.

WHAT, HE'S HERE?

NO, NOT THAT GUY.

THE GUY WHO WAS:

FIGHTING WITH MARTIN.

OH, THAT GUY.

YEAH.

-LET'S GO.

-WHAT?

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

CAN YOU TELL WHAT KIND OF TRUCK?

NO, BUT I DO THINK

YOU SHOULD SLOW DOWN.

I JUST NEED TO GE A GLIMPSE OF THE PLATE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

I FINALLY MEET A NICE GUY,

AND NOW I'M GOING TO DIE.

IS THAT A "3" OR AN "8"?

IT'S A "3".

OR, IT'S AN "8".

[SIREN WAILING]

[GROANS]

I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

[SIREN WAILING]

THAT GUY COULD BE INVOLVED

IN MARTIN'S MURDER.

THAT'S OKAY,

I'M SURE THE NICE

OFFICER WILL UNDERSTAND.

LICENSE AND REGISTRATION, PLEASE?

DO YOU KNOW HOW:

FAST YOU WERE GOING?

50?

ACTUALLY, I CLOCKED YOU

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