Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters Page #7

KARL AND LOUISE:

GET RID OF MARTIN,

AND THEY GET THE ENTIRE BUSINESS

PLUS THE HOUSE.

CONROY MAY HAVE BEEN ACTING

ENTIRELY ON HIS OWN, YOU KNOW.

MAYBE.

DOESN'T SEEM LIKELY, THOUGH.

"LOOSE STONES TAKEN

IN BRAZEN DAYLIGHT ROBBERY

"AT COLLINS JEWELLERY.

THE SUSPECTS LATER FOUND DEAD

FROM GUNSHOT WOUNDS."

YOUNG COUPLE CAME IN THE STORE,

LOOKING FOR A VERY

EXPENSIVE ENGAGEMENT RING,

BUT THEY WERE JUST USING THE STORE

AS A MEANS TO GAIN ACCESS

TO THE COURIER TRUCK.

THE YOUNG COUPLE...

HORRIBLE.

SHOT TO DEATH.

BODIES FOUND IN A CAR.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA

WHAT BECAME OF THE DIAMONDS?

PROBABLY CUT INTO SMALLER-SIZED STONES.

IT'S EASIER TO SELL THAT WAY,

BUT THE VALUE:

IS GREATLY DIMINISHED.

THESE WERE 3-5 KARAT DIAMONDS

OF EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY.

WHY ARE YOU SO CURIOUS ABOUT THIS?

OH, I HAVE A SECOND-HAND ANTIQUE STORE.

RAGS TO RICHES?

I RECENTLY GOT THIS BOOK ON DIAMONDS,

AND INSIDE, THERE WAS

AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE ROBBERY.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN

FASCINATED BY DIAMONDS.

WELL, THIS WAS FIVE YEARS AGO.

THOSE DIAMONDS ARE LONG GONE.

IF SOMEONE GOT THE PROPER TOOLS,

COULD YOU CUT THEM YOURSELF?

[CHUCKLES DOUBTFULLY]

ONE WRONG CUT,

AND I'D RUIN THE DIAMOND.

YOU'D NEED A MASTER CUTTER,

AND ONE WITHOUT ETHICS

OR REGARD FOR THE LAW.

HMM.

NOT SOMEONE YOU'D FIND ON YELP.

NO, YOU'D HAVE TO

GO TO MUMBAI OR ANTWERP

AND YOU WOULD HAVE TO

SMUGGLE THE DIAMONDS

INTO THE COUNTRY FIRST.

ANTWERP,

THAT'S BELGIUM, ISN'T IT?

MM-HMM.

[TELEPHONE RINGING]

[DANI]:

HI, YOU'VE REACHED DANIELLE.

PLEASE LEAVE ME A MESSAGE.

HEY, DANI, I KNOW YOU'RE

ON A DATE, BUT CALL ME.

I HAVE SOME THOUGHTS ABOU THAT STORAGE UNIT WE BOUGHT.

ONE, NEWSPAPER PADDING

FROM FIVE YEARS AGO.

DIAMOND ROBBERY,

FIVE YEARS AGO.

TWO, BALANCING SCALES AND TOOLS

THAT A JEWELER MIGHT HAVE.

THREE,

MONEY FROM BELGIUM.

BUT WHY MONEY FROM COSTA RICA?

FOUR, BOOK ON DIAMONDS.

FIVE...

NEWSPAPER ARTICLE

ON DIAMOND ROBBERY

AND DEATH OF SUSPECTS.

PURA VIDA...

PURA VIDA...

"LA PURA VIDA,"

LITERALLY "'PURE LIFE,

"GOOD LIFE'.

A POPULAR SAYING USED IN COSTA RICA."

[LAUGHTER ECHOES]

TO GOOD HEALTH.

PURA VIDA.

[CHUCKLES]

"PURA VIDA,"

DOES THAT MEAN "PURE LIFE"?

UH, CLOSE, UH...

"GOOD LIFE".

ALAN...

ALAN BERNARD,

ALAN BERNARD,

ALAN BERNARD...

NO ALAN BERNARD:

ON LOUISE'S LIST.

[SIGHS]

"D.B."

D.B., D.B., D.B., D.B....

DERRICK BROOKS.

[GASPS]

OH, WOW, THIS IS REALLY NICE.

THANK YOU.

NOW, THERE'S A BOTTLE OF

WINE IN THE FRIDGE

THAT NEEDS OPENING,

OKAY.

AND GLASSES ARE IN THE RACK.

ALL RIGHT, I CAN DO THAT.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

OKAY.

YOU HAVE A CORKSCREW ANYWHERE?

TOP RIGHT-HAND DRAWER OF THE ISLAND.

THE ISLAND, TOP RIGHT.

COLD ENOUGH?

YEAH, IT'S PERFECT.

ABSOLUTELY.

THIS IS A REALLY CUTE

PICTURE OF THE BEAR.

YEAH, THAT'S MY GODCHILD.

YEAH, WELL, SHE'S CUTE, TOO.

[LAUGHS]

THE BEAR IN THE SHOP

WAS ALL ORIGINAL.

THIS ONE WE FOUND

IN A STORAGE UNIT.

IT HAD BEEN:

REFURBISHED A LITTLE.

WELL, THAT'LL KILL ITS VALUE.

YES, IT WILL.

YEAH.

I HAD A WONDERFUL EVENING.

SO DID I.

THAT'S VERY NICE.

IT WAS VERY NICE.

I GOTTA GO.

WHY?

BECAUSE IF I DON'T LEAVE NOW,

I'LL PROBABLY STAY A LONG TIME.

OKAY.

-I'VE GOT A BIG MORNING.

-RIGHT.

I'LL CALL YOU, OKAY?

[TEXT MESSAGE ALERT SOUNDING]

[PHONE RINGS]

HI, JENN.

DANI, IS HE THERE?

SAY YES OR NO.

HE JUST LEFT,

BUT IT WAS REALLY WEIRD.

DANI, IT'S HIS STORAGE UNIT WE BOUGHT.

HIS NAME IS DERRICK BROOKS,

AND SOMEWHERE IN ALL THAT STUFF

ARE SOME DIAMONDS.

OH, NO.

-OH, THAT COULD EXPLAIN IT.

-WHAT?

COULD THE DIAMONDS

BE IN THE BEAR?

HE SAW THE PICTURE OF ALLIE AND THE BEAR,

AND HE COULDN'T GET OUT OF

HERE FAST ENOUGH,

AND HE TOOK THE ENVELOPE

WITH MARYANNE'S ADDRESS ON IT.

OH, MY GOODNESS.

DANI, CALL MARYANNE,

TELL HER TO GRAB ALLIE

AND GET OUT OF THAT HOUSE.

I'M CALLING FRANK.

FRANK, IT'S JENNIFER AGAIN.

I'M ON MY WAY

TO 145 SYCAMORE STREET.

ALAN BERNARD:

IS ON HIS WAY THERE, TOO.

I THINK THAT HE'S THE ONE

THAT KILLED MARTIN.

MARYANNE AND ALLIE

COULD BE IN GRAVE DANGER.

PLEASE CALL ME BACK, FRANK.

I'M CALLING 911.

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

HELLO?

ALLIE, IT'S AUNTIE DANI, HONEY.

IT'S REALLY IMPORTAN I TALK TO MOMMY RIGHT NOW.

SHE'S IN THE SHOWER.

WANT ME TO HAVE HER CALL YOU

WHEN SHE GETS OUT?

NO, HONEY, RIGHT NOW,

TAKE THE PHONE UP TO MOMMY,

AND TELL HER IT'S AN EMERGENCY.

-OKAY.

-RUN.

CAREFUL.

YES, DANI, I'M GOING

STRAIGHT TO MY CAR.

[KEYS JINGLING]

[SCREAMS]

[DANI]:
MARYANNE?

PUT THE PHONE DOWN.

[DANI]:
HELLO?

-PUT THE PHONE DOWN.

-[DANI]:
MARYANNE!

JUST TAKE WHAT YOU WANT,

MY PURSE:

IS RIGHT THERE,

THERE'S AN ATM CARD--

SHH, SHH, SHH...

[SIGHS]

WHERE'S YOUR LITTLE

STUFFED TEDDY BEAR?

HMM?

IN MY PLAYROOM.

OKAY.

IT'S ONLY GOING TO

TAKE TWO SECONDS,

NO ONE'S GOING TO GET HURT,

BUT I THINK WE SHOULD ALL

GO LOOK FOR IT TOGETHER, OKAY?

LET'S GO.

LET'S GO.

WOW.

YOU HAVE LOTS OF NICE

STUFFED ANIMALS, DON'T YOU?

AH...

THERE HE IS.

WHERE ARE MY DIAMONDS?

THEY'RE NOT REAL.

THEY'RE TOY DIAMONDS.

OKAY.

WHERE ARE MY TOY DIAMONDS, SWEETIE-PIE?

HMM?

IN MY JEWELRY BOX.

THANK YOU.

WHY, YES, THEY ARE.

THANK YOU.

THE POLICE ARE ON THEIR WAY.

[CHUCKLES]

WELL, WE DON'T HAVE

MUCH TIME, THEN, DO WE?

YOU KNOW, I WAS JUS GOING TO TAKE THE DIAMONDS,

AND LEAVE, BUT...

UNFORTUNATELY, NOW I HAVE

THREE EYE-WITNESSES.

FOUR.

[CHUCKLES]

PRETTY MUCH THE SAME THING.

YOU WON'T GET TWO STEPS

OUT THE FRONT DOOR.

I'LL MAKE THIS QUICK, DANI.

DERRICK!

[SCREAMING]

GIVE ME A REASON.

I'M GOING TO PICK UP THESE DIAMONDS,

THEN I'M GOING TO WALK OUT THAT DOOR.

I DON'T THINK SO.

YOU KNOW, SHOOTING SOMEBODY

IS A LOT HARDER THAN YOU THINK,

TRUST ME, I KNOW.

IT'S GOING TO MAKE

A NICE A LIFE-LONG MEMORY

FOR THAT LITTLE GIRL, TOO,

DON'T YOU THINK?

[WHISPERING] MARYANNE,

GET HER OUT OF HERE.

LET'S GO.

SHE WILL SHOOT YOU.

NO, I DOUBT IT.

ONE MORE STEP, JERK.

[FIRES, CHANDELIER SMASHES]

YOU HAVE NO IDEA

HOW CLOSE YOU CAME.

I GOT IT, DANI.

PUT THE GUN DOWN

BEFORE YOU HURT SOMEBODY.

[GENTLY] DANI...

DANI, PUT THE GUN DOWN.

PUT THE GUN DOWN.

FACE DOWN:

ON THE FLOOR.

NOW.

[BREATHING HARD]

YOU OKAY?

YEAH. YEAH...

[GROANING]

REMEMBER AT DINNER,

HE SAID HE WAS A WHITE SOX FAN?

YEAH, BUT HE ALSO SAID

HE GREW UP IN CHICAGO.

YES, BUT WHEN HE CAME TO THE SHOP,

HE SAID HE WAS A CUBS FAN.

YOU'RE ONE OR THE OTHER,

YOU'RE NEVER BOTH.

ALL RIGHT,

I GOTTA HEAD DOWN

TO THE STATION RIGHT NOW

TO PROCESS HIM.

TOMORROW,

I'M COMING BY THE SHOP FIRST THING

TO GET FULL STATEMENTS.

HOW IS SHE?

FAST ASLEEP.

HER BIGGEST CONCERN

WAS GETTING THE BEAR BACK.

AW...

OH. RIGHT.

UH...

WELL, IT'S GOING TO BE

IN EVIDENCE FOR A WHILE,

BUT WE'LL...

9:
00 A.M. TOMORROW?

YES. 9:
00 A.M.

I'LL SEE YOU THEN.

HEY, YOU MISSED

ALL THE GUNPLAY.

DANI THERE, WELL, SHE WAS

DOING ALL THE SHOOTING,

BUT YOUR WIFE,

WELL, SHE WAS JUMPING ON A BAD GUY

AFTER THROWING:

A BASEBALL BAT IN HIS FACE.

[SIGHS IN FRUSTRATION]

WOULD YOU TAKE HER HOME, PLEASE,

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