Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder

Synopsis: Jenn suspects a murder when a body of a surfer washes up on a beach. Drowning is suspected, but the surfer's wife thinks as he was a good swimmer, this does not ring true. Meanwhile Jenn's son is preparing for an audition for the "Romeo and Juliet" play.
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Director(s): Neill Fearnley
Production: Bargain Street Productions Ltd.
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
7.0
Year:
2017
285 Views


[]

LOCALS ONLY, BUD.

NO ONE OWNS:

THE OCEAN.

TRUE, THAT.

NICE CAR, MAN!

OH, MAN...

WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT.

THOSE LITTLE:

PUNKS, HUH?

HERE, LET ME

HELP YOU CLEAN THIS.

DON'T.

LOOK, I'M JUST TRYING

TO HELP YOU OUT HERE--

YOU TOUCH THE CAR,

AND IT'S ON.

ALL RIGHT,

I'M SORRY.

HEY, YOU, UM,

YOU SHOULD PROBABLY

KNOW THAT THIS...

THAT THIS SPOT HERE,

IT'S... IT'S DANGEROUS.

THE ROCKS ARE RIGH UNDER THE SURFACE.

HELL, YOU MIGHT END UP

GETTING HURT, HUH?

THANKS FOR THE ADVICE.

YOU SHOULD:

TAKE IT.

[]

THEY'RE BEAUTIFUL,

AREN'T THEY?

THEY'RE A LOT LIKE

ONES WE HAVE.

SUPPOSED TO BE:

ONE OF A KIND.

THEY WERE:

A WEDDING GIFT,

YEARS AGO.

THESE ARE OURS.

MY WIFE MUST HAVE

BROUGHT THEM IN.

WHAT IS SHE DOING?

I DON'T KNOW.

SHE WANTS A DIVORCE.

THESE WERE:

A WEDDING GIFT.

THAT'S THE ONLY THING

THAT MAKES SENSE.

I GUESS THEY'RE YOURS NOW.

WELL, SOMEONE HAS PU A DEPOSIT DOWN,

SO, TECHNICALLY,

THE NEW BUYER OWNS THEM.

FINE.

TWO CAN PLAY THIS.

BUT DO ME A FAVOR,

CALL WHOEVER BOUGHT THEM.

THESE HAVE:

SENTIMENTAL VALUE TO ME.

I WANT THEM BACK.

OF COURSE.

THANK YOU.

[BELL JINGLES ON SHOP DOOR]

IT'S NOT JUST E-SPORTS,

IT'S PROFESSIONAL E-SPORTS.

YOU GET PAID:

FOR PLAYING VIDEO GAMES?

YEAH.

YEAH, THEY'RE

LIVE-STREAMING

THE ENTIRE CHAMPIONSHIP

THIS YEAR...

[DREAM HARP CHIMES]

DUDE...

SHE TOTALLY:

SMILED AT YOU.

DON'T EVEN

THINK ABOUT IT.

SHE'S, LIKE--

OUT OF OUR LEAGUE.

DREAM ON.

I HEARD SHE'S GOING

TO BE AN ACTRESS.

SHE'S DRAMA CLUB.

YOU?

YOU'RE COMPUTER CLUB.

SWANS FLY WITH SWANS.

DUCKS FLY WITH DUCKS, RIGHT?

[CHUCKLING]

THESE FUNERAL FANS

ARE FABULOUS.

1930S?

1920S, COMPLETE COLLECTION

FROM A KANSAS FUNERAL HOME.

$100 FOR THE WHOLE SET.

OH...

THIS ONE'S A LITTLE FRAYED,

AND IT'S TORN THERE...

YOU'RE ASKING 40 FOR THIS?

THAT'S PRETTY OPTIMISTIC.

WHAT DO YOU:

WANT TO PAY?

LESS.

I CAN'T GIVE YOU

MORE THAN 20.

[SIGHS]

YOU ARE TOUGH.

FINE.

20. DONE.

REMIND ME,

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME

SOMEBODY CAME IN

LOOKING:

FOR A SURFBOARD?

OH, THIS ISN' GOING TO THE STORE.

ANNE WINTERS'

HUSBAND, STEVE,

COLLECTS:

THESE OLD SURFBOARDS.

WOULD HE WAN ONE LIKE THAT?

IT LOOKS PRETTY:

BEAT UP.

HANNAH AND I WERE

WATCHING "GIDGET"

THE OTHER NIGHT,

AND MOONDOGGIE HAD

A SURFBOARD:

JUST LIKE THIS ONE.

I ALREADY TEXTED ANNE

A PICTURE,

AND SHE OFFERED $100.

AND YOU PAID...?

NICE WORK, PARTNER.

[LAUGHS] NOW...

HOW AM I GOING:

TO GET THIS IN THE CAR?

OKAY, WATCH

YOUR STEP.

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE THIS?

ON THE TABLE:

IS PERFECT.

WHAT HAPPENED:

TO STEVE'S CAR?

I'LL LET STEVE EXPLAIN.

HE WAS OUT SURFING

THIS MORNING.

OOH, SURFING?

A LITTLE COLD:

FOR THAT, ISN'T IT?

WETSUITS.

THEY GO OUT YEAR 'ROUND.

IT'S CRAZY.

I'LL LET HIM KNOW

THE BOARD'S HERE.

WOW, WOW, WOW!

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THIS IS?

IT LOOKED LIKE:

THE ONE IN "GIDGET."

SAME MAKER.

THIS IS:

AN ORIGINAL VELZY.

TOO COOL.

THANK YOU, JENN.

WELL, IT HAD YOUR NAME

WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.

HEY, WHAT HAPPENED

TO YOUR CAR?

YOUNG PUNK SURFERS,

THEY DON'T KNOW ANY BETTER.

THEY GET TERRITORIAL

OVER THEIR FAVORITE SPOTS.

I DON'T WANT YOU

GOING OUT THERE AGAIN.

THEY'RE JUST LUCKY

I DIDN'T CATCH THEM.

[CHUCKLING RUEFULLY]

WELL, I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T.

HEY...

ARE YOU AND JASON

DOING ANYTHING SATURDAY NIGHT?

NO.

...AND IT FULFILLS

MY SCIENCE REQUIREMENT.

IT SOUNDS:

INTERESTING.

MM-HMM.

VOLCANOES, TOO?

OH, YEAH.

ALL NATURAL DISASTERS.

WE JUST STUDIED:

KRAKATOA.

VOLCANOES ARE COOL.

ACTUALLY, THEY'RE HOT.

OR NOT.

DORMANT IS COOL.

ONLY AT THE SURFACE.

LOGAN, ARE YOU

DOING A PROJEC FOR COMPUTER CLUB

THIS YEAR?

ACTUALLY, UM,

I WAS THINKING:

ABOUT GOING OU FOR MY SCHOOL PLAY,

SO... THAT'LL BE KIND OF FUN.

WHAT'S THE PLAY?

IT'S, UH,

"ROMEO AND JULIET."

I HAVEN'T READ IT BEFORE,

BUT I HEARD SHAKESPEARE

IS PRETTY GOOD,

GENERALLY.

WHY WOULD LOGAN:

BE TRYING OU FOR THE SCHOOL PLAY?

AND SHAKESPEARE?

I'M NOT SURE.

I FOUND OU IT'S A CONTEMPORARY

VERSION,

SO THERE'S THAT.

HUH, MAYBE HE INHERITED

MY ACTING SKILLS.

[GIGGLES]

WHEN WERE YOU AN ACTOR?

GRADE SIX.

CINDERELLA.

I WAS PRINCE CHARMING.

OH, OF COURSE YOU WERE.

I STILL REMEMBER MY LINES.

YOU WANT TO HEAR THEM?

"THE SHOE FITS!

THE SHOE FITS!

"WE SHALL BE MARRIED,

AND YOU WILL BE MY QUEEN."

OH, SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING

YOU ONCE TOLD ME.

AND IT WORKED.

WELL, PRINCE CHARMING,

I HAVE SOME SHELVES

THAT NEED TO GO UP AT THE STORE.

OH, AND WE HAVE

DINNER PLANS:

ON SATURDAY.

AS YOU WISH.

LONG LIVE THE QUEEN.

[CHUCKLING]

[]

SO, WHO LEGALLY

OWNS THEM?

YOU DO.

YOU BOUGHT THEM:

FROM THE OWNER.

DOESN'T THE HUSBAND

OWN THEM, TOO?

HE IS. SHE IS.

THEY BOTH ARE.

YOU KNOW, EITHER

CAN LEGALLY SELL THEM.

THE HUSBAND WANTS

TO BUY THEM BACK.

HE SAYS THEY HAVE

SENTIMENTAL VALUE.

SOUNDS LIKE HE DOESN'T WAN TO GET A DIVORCE.

WHATCHA DOING?

I CAN'T MAKE ANY SENSE

OF THIS SHAKESPEARE STUFF,

IT'S LIKE FRENCH OR SOMETHING.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE DOING

A MODERN LANGUAGE VERSION.

NO, WE HAVEN'T GO OUR COPIES YET.

I WENT ONLINE:

AND LOOKED AT THIS OLD FILM,

AND... THE SWORD FIGHTING

WAS COOL.

THE REST WAS PRETTY SAPPY.

SO, WHY THE SUDDEN INTERES IN DRAMA?

I DON'T KNOW, UH...

I JUST THOUGH IT WOULD LOOK GOOD

ON MY COLLEGE APPLICATION,

YOU KNOW?

YOU ARE SUCH A LITTLE LIAR.

WHO IS SHE?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

WE CAN TALK WHEN YOU'RE READY.

HEY, SWEETIE,

WHICH ONES?

OH, IT'S CASUAL,

YOU CAN WEAR YOUR JEANS.

LOVE IT.

SO, HOW DO YOU

KNOW THESE PEOPLE?

ANNE COMES:

IN THE STORE A LOT.

SHE LOVES ANTIQUES.

AND WHAT DOES HE DO,

SOME KIND:

OF SOFTWARE THING?

YES, HE'S PRETTY

SUCCESSFUL.

HE DOES APPS AND STUFF.

THEY DO E-COUP,

DO YOU KNOW IT?

YOU WALK BY THE STORE,

AND IT SENDS YOU

A COUPON TO YOUR PHONE?

MM, THAT'S RIGHT,

BUT THE COUPON IS

ONLY GOOD FOR ONE HOUR,

SO YOU SHOP EVEN THOUGH

YOU DIDN'T PLAN ON IT.

THAT'S JUS WHAT I NEED.

[CHUCKLING]

YOU LOOK NICE.

-YOU LOOK LOVELY.

-THANK YOU.

[]

...WE DO CONVERSIONS

AND NEW CONSTRUCTION--

THEY JUST FINISHED

A 10-STOREY BUILDING DOWNTOWN.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THE ONE:

ON HOWARD STREET,

WITH THE RED MARBLE?

THAT'S IT.

I'VE BEEN INSIDE,

IT'S AMAZING.

THE ATRIUM HAS:

A GARDEN WALL:

TWO STORIES HIGH.

WHAT'S THE DESIGN TREND

FOR INSIDE OFFICE SPACE?

OPEN CONCEPT.

PERIMETER OFFICES

ARE HORSE AND BUGGY.

I ASSUME YOU GUYS

ARE PRETTY MODERN?

YEAH.

IT'S MORE COLLABORATIVE.

WE EVEN HAVE SURF BREAKS.

REALLY?

NOT OFFICIALLY,

BUT MOST PEOPLE LIKE TO SURF

IN OUR OFFICE.

SO, WHEN THE SURF'S UP,

THE OFFICE IS EMPTY.

WELL, SORT OF.

YOU KNOW:

WE ALL WORK FROM HOME LATER,

AND AS LONG AS EVERYONE

IS MEETING THEIR TARGETS,

IT'S COOL.

YOU DON'T SURF, MITCH?

NO, TOO COLD.

HE'S A MOUNTAIN BIKER.

CAN'T REALLY COMPLAIN ABOUT ME

BEING AWAY FROM THE OFFICE.

FAIR ENOUGH.

STEVE, DID YOU EVER

GET YOUR CAR FIXED?

OH, IT WAS JUS A COUPLE OF SCRATCHES.

AND SPRAY PAINT.

THESE KIDS:

ARE LITTLE THUGS.

THEY TRASHED YOUR CAR

OVER A WAVE?

THAT'S WHY

I HAVE INSURANCE.

OH, HEY, UH...

THIS IS MY BROTHER, TODD.

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Walter Klenhard

Walter Klenhard is an American film director, writer and actor. He has written, produced, or directed over thirty full-length films as well as written and produced for episodic television. more…

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