Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder Page #2

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HI, EVERYBODY,

SORRY,

I'M SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION.

TODD, PLEASE, COME IN,

WE HAVE PLENTY.

HAVE A SEAT.

OH, NO, I'VE ALREADY EATEN,

THANK YOU.

I JUST NEED TO GRAB

MY LITTLE BROTHER

JUST FOR A SECOND.

AGAIN, I'M SO SORRY.

I SHOULD COME, TOO.

OH, NO. NO, IT'S FINE.

I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

[MITCH SIGHS]

[QUIETLY] TODD WAS

WITH THE COMPANY.

WE HAD TO LET HIM GO

ABOUT A MONTH AGO.

STEVE HAD A HARD TIME WITH IT.

HOW DO YOU FIRE:

YOUR BIG BROTHER?

OOH, THAT HAD

TO BE TOUGH.

WHO'S HUNGRY?

LET'S HAVE DINNER.

COME ON, IT'S READY.

YEAH, IT SMELLS SO GOOD.

WE'RE SO GLAD

YOU GUYS CAME OVER.

WE HAD A REALLY:

NICE TIME.

THANKS AGAIN:

FOR THE SURFBOARD.

OH, YOU'RE WELCOME.

HEY, JASON, WE SHOULD

GET YOU TO COME BY

AND TAKE A LOOK:

AT OUR BUILDING.

WE'RE GROWING FAST,

WE'RE GOING TO NEED

MORE ROOM.

I'D BE HAPPY TO.

WELL, THANKS AGAIN.

GOOD NIGHT.

THANKS, HONEY.

GOOD NIGHT, GUYS.

SEE YOU.

THAT WAS FUN.

YEAH.

[CHUCKLING]

THAT WAS KIND OF FUN.

YEAH, ANNE IS GREAT.

STEVE SEEMS REALLY NICE.

MM.

HIS BROTHER TODD'S

A LITTLE ODD.

-YEAH. [CHUCKLES]

-NICE HOUSE.

THEY HAVE A MAID.

MAYBE I SHOULD INVENT AN APP.

-MAYBE YOU SHOULD.

-I MIGHT.

A NAP APP.

SCHEDULE MY NAPS...

WE WOULD MAKE MILLIONS!

OH YOU'RE

SO FUNNY, HONEY.

[LAUGHING]

GOOD MORNING.

-GOOD MORNING.

-GOOD MORNING.

-GOODBYE.

-BYE.

I'M OUT, TOO.

BYE, HONEY.

HAVE A GOOD DAY.

YOU TOO.

SEE YOU, BUD.

LATER.

HEY, UM, SO, MOM,

YOU USED TO BE:

IN SCHOOL PLAYS, RIGHT?

I WAS, INDEED.

SO, YOU WOULDN'T MIND

HELPING ME:

WITH MY "ROMEO AND JULIET"

AUDITION, WOULD YOU?

NO, I WOULDN'T MIND AT ALL,

BUT I THINK YOU HAVE

A BETTER OPTION.

WHAT'S THAT?

YOUR SISTER.

ARE YOU SERIOUS?

YEAH, SHE WROTE

A SHAKESPEARE TERM PAPER

LAST SEMESTER.

OKAY, YEAH, THAT'LL WORK.

YOU KNOW, THIS COULD TOTALLY

BE AN EPIC FAIL.

OH, HONEY, YOU'LL BE FINE.

YOU KNOW, YOUR FATHER

WAS IN A PLAY.

DAD WAS?

REALLY?

ASK HIM SOMETIME.

HE STILL REMEMBERS HIS LINES.

[ENTRY BELL JINGLES]

OH!

HI!

GOOD MORNING, JENN.

HI, STEVE.

OH, DANI, THIS IS STEVE,

ANNE'S HUSBAND.

HI.

HI. SO, LOOK,

I MEANT TO ASK YOU,

WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE CHARITY?

WHY?

ANNE SAID THE STORE

SUPPORTS A CHARITY

WITH A FUNDRAISER,

BUT SHE WASN'T SURE WHICH ONE.

CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL.

WE RUN AN ANNUAL

GARAGE SALE FOR THEM.

AH, PERFECT.

THAT SURFBOARD IS WORTH MORE

THAN I PAID.

ANNE SAID YOU PROBABLY

WOULDN'T ACCEP ANY MORE MONEY,

SO WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THIS...

AND USE IT TO JUMP STAR THE FUNDRAISER.

OH, MY GOODNESS,

$3,000.

WHAT?

STEVE, IS THE SURFBOARD

WORTH THAT MUCH?

IT'S VERY

COLLECTIBLE.

LOOK, I'VE GOT TO RUN.

NICE TO MEET YOU,

AND GREAT TO SEE YOU AND JASON

THE OTHER NIGHT.

WELL, UH, THANK YOU.

[CHUCKLING IN DELIGHT] OH...

NICE.

VERY NICE.

I WILL NEVER QUESTION

ONE OF YOUR GARAGE SALE

PURCHASES AGAIN.

THANK YOU.

ACTUALLY,

I TAKE THAT BACK.

WHAT IS THIS?

FOLK ART.

[ENTRY BELL JINGLING]

HI.

OH...

I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR

GETTING MY CANDLESTICKS BACK.

YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

NOW, I HAVE SOME STUFF

I WANT TO SELL.

AUTOGRAPHED HELMET,

PENNANT,

AND OFFICIAL TEAM JERSEY.

YOU MUST BE A COWBOYS FAN.

OH, NO,

I'M A PACKERS FAN.

WELL, WHO'S THE COWBOYS FAN?

MY WIFE.

WILL YOU EXCUSE ME

FOR ONE MOMENT?

SURE.

I DON'T THINK

HE REALLY WANTS A DIVORCE.

I MEAN, THE CANDLESTICKS

WERE A WEDDING GIFT.

SO, WHY IS HE BRINGING IN

HER COWBOYS STUFF?

HE'S HURT, ANGRY.

AND YOU'RE GETTING INVOLVED

IN THIS WHY?

I THINK THEY MIGHT MAKE UP,

AND WANT ALL THEIR STUFF BACK.

OKAY, SO WE DON'T ACTUALLY

SELL ANY OF THIS STUFF.

HERE'S WHAT WE DO...

OKAY...

WE'LL TAKE THAT STUFF

ON CONSIGNMENT.

FINE.

JUST SO IT'S OUT OF THE HOUSE.

THANKS.

EXCUSE ME, UM...

IF YOU DON'T MIND ME ASKING,

IS THERE ANY CHANCE

YOU'LL STAY TOGETHER?

NOT LIKELY.

I MARRIED MISS RIGHT.

I JUST DIDN'T KNOW

HER FIRST NAME WAS "ALWAYS".

[SIGHS]

IT MUST BE LOVE.

NO, IT'S NOT.

WHOA, WHY ELSE

WOULD YOU TRY OU FOR THE SCHOOL PLAY?

LOOK, I JUST THOUGH IT WOULD BE FUN.

NO, REGAN

SMILED AT YOU,

AND YOU THOUGH YOU'D IMPRESS HER.

NO WAY.

WAY.

I KNOW A GIRL:

IN DRAMA CLUB,

SHE TELLS ME:

THAT REGAN HAS ALREADY

BEEN CAST AS JULIET.

I GOTTA GO.

I GUESS YOU'LL BE

AUDITIONING WITH HER.

I DON'T THINK I COULD

EVEN TALK TO HER,

LET ALONE:

ACT IN A PLAY.

SO, I GOTTA HAND I TO YOU, DUDE.

THANKS, MAN.

NOT THAT YOU STAND

A CHANCE WITH HER,

BUT STILL,

I ADMIRE THE EFFORT.

SEE YA.

[SIGHS]

HEY, HON', COME TAKE A LOOK.

STEVE MENTIONED HIS COMPANY

MIGHT BE DOUBLING IN SIZE,

SO I, UH,

ROUGHED THIS UP FOR HIM.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THANKS.

NOW, IS THA AN ENTIRELY NEW BUILDING?

NO, NO, NO,

JUST MODIFYING:

THE ONE THEY HAVE NOW.

WOW.

YOU KNOW, STEVE CAME

IN THE SHOP TODAY,

AND HE MADE A BIG DONATION

TO THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

FUNDRAISER.

HOW BIG?

APPARENTLY, THAT SURFBOARD

WAS WORTH A LOT OF MONEY.

$3,000.

FOR AN OLD SURFBOARD?

IT'S COLLECTIBLE.

WAIT, HOW MUCH DID YOU...

SELL IT FOR?

ONE...

HUNDRED DOLLARS.

A HUNDRED BUCKS?

WHAT HAPPENED TO JUICING?

IT WAS TOO MUCH WASTE.

SKINS AND PULP...

NO, NOW WE'RE SOUPING.

IT'S MORE FIBER,

AND WITHOUT THE SUGAR SPIKE

THAT YOU GET FROM JUICE.

EVERYTHING:

JUST ALL MUSHED TOGETHER?

RIGHT.

WITHOUT ANY OF THE GOODNESS

STRAINED OUT.

OH...

[CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY]

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

HEY, ANNE.

OH, NO...

OH, ANNE, I'M SO SORRY.

YES, OF COURSE, I CAN.

[GASPS] OH...

IT'S STEVE.

THEY THINK HE DROWNED.

A CAR REGISTERED TO STEVE

WAS THE ONLY ONE AROUND.

HE WAS DISCOVERED BY SOMEBODY

WALKING THEIR DOG.

DID HE OFTEN:

GO SURFING BY HIMSELF

IN ISOLATED AREAS?

UH... YES.

HE LOVED THAT.

I'M SO VERY SORRY,

I JUST NEED:

YOUR IDENTIFICATION.

[GASPS AND SOBS]

YES...

[SOBBING]

THAT'S MY HUSBAND.

...AND SOMEBODY'S GO TO GET THE LAND ROVER.

IT'LL GET TOWED TO IMPOUND

IF THEY DON'T.

WHEN WILL THEY RELEASE

THE BODY?

IF IT IS RULED:

AN ACCIDENTAL DROWNING,

IT COULD BE AS EARLY

AS THE DAY AFTER TOMORROW.

ANNE'S GOT TO CONTAC THE FUNERAL HOME,

MAKE ARRANGEMENTS.

I'LL TALK TO HER.

OKAY.

BYE.

[SIGHS SADLY]

HOW DOES HE DROWN?

HE WAS A COMPETITIVE SWIMMER,

A LIFEGUARD.

HE SAVED PEOPLE,

HE DOESN'T DROWN.

I-I JUST DON'T GET IT.

ANNE...

I KNOW THIS IS DIFFICULT,

BUT YOU HAVE:

TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS

WITH A MORTUARY.

IS THERE SOMEONE

IN YOUR FAMILY:

WHO COULD HELP YOU

WITH THAT?

MY DAD, I GUESS.

AND THE LAND ROVER

NEEDS TO BE PICKED UP.

I WANT TO SEE WHERE HE DROWNED.

JENN, WILL YOU TAKE ME?

WAIT...

HIS BODY WAS FOUND

50 YARDS NORTH OF THE CAR.

IS THIS MY FAULT?

ANNE, DON'T SAY THAT.

I ASKED HIM NOT TO GO BACK

TO THE OTHER BEACH.

MAYBE HE DIDN' KNOW THIS PLACE,

YOU KNOW, MAYBE

THERE WAS A ROCK.

THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT.

OKAY...

LET'S GET THE CAR

AND GET OUT OF HERE.

DO YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR STUFF IN

THE CAR?

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?

I'M JUST WONDERING

WHY THE BODY WAS FOUND

WAY BACK THERE,

BUT THE CAR IS UP HERE.

I MEAN, THIS IS WHERE

HE MUST HAVE ENTERED THE WATER.

I DON'T KNOW.

CURRENTS?

THIS CARPET IS WET.

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