Garage Sale Mystery: The Beach Murder Page #6

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LITTLE SPRAY PAINT.

-SPRAY PAINT?

-YEAH.

"LOCALS ONLY.

EAT THE RICH."

[FRANK]:

THEN WHAT HAPPENED?

[TUCKER]:

ABOUT A WEEK OR SO LATER,

WINTERS COMES OUT AGAIN,

REALLY EARLY,

AND IT'S NO THE SAME BEACH AS BEFORE.

JESSE'S THERE,

HE SEES WINTERS.

HE DOESN'T SAY A WORD,

JUST PADDLES OUT,

KNOCKS THE DUDE:

OFF HIS SURFBOARD,

AND HOLDS HIM UNDER.

HE KILLS A MAN:

FOR SURFING IN THE WRONG SPOT?

HE DIDN'T MEAN TO KILL HIM.

HE MEANT TO HALF-DROWN HIM.

[FRANK]:
YOU SAW THIS?

[TUCKER]:
YEAH.

[FRANK]:
ANYONE ELSE SEE IT?

[TUCKER]:
NO.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

EVERYTHING FITS,

ALL THE WAY DOWN

TO THE SPRAY PAINT ON THE CAR.

SOUNDS LIKE MURDER.

WHAT DO WE GO THIS TIME,

LITTERING,

A PARKING TICKET?

MURDER, JESSE.

HANDS BEHIND YOUR BACK.

NO, NO, NO,

I DIDN'T KILL THAT DUDE.

OKAY, JUST, JUST...

AT LEAST LET ME:

CHANGE MY CLOTHES, OKAY?

IT'S RIGHT HERE

IN MY CAR.

AH, I THINK I MIGH HAVE SOMETHING

DOWN AT THE JAIL

FOR YOU.

DO YOU LIKE ORANGE?

OH, COME ON...

JENN, COME ON IN.

ANNE, I WANTED

TO TELL YOU IN PERSON

THAT A WITNESS:

CAME FORWARD, AND...

SAID THEY SAW A SURFER

DROWN STEVE.

[GASPS]

ARE YOU OKAY?

YES.

IN A WEIRD WAY, I'M...

I'M RELIEVED IT'S NOT TODD.

[SIGHS DEEPLY]

HE MUST BE DEVASTATED.

I'M SO SORRY I SUSPECTED HIM.

ANYTHING WE DIDN'T EXPECT?

NO.

JESSE DENIES HAVING ANYTHING

TO DO WITH WINTERS' DROWNING.

HE ADMITS THE CONFRONTATION,

BUT SAYS HE NEVER SAW HIM

AFTER THAT.

DO YOU THINK TUCKER

IS TELLING THE TRUTH?

DO YOU?

WELL, HE SEEMS TO HAVE

ALL THE DETAILS RIGHT.

HE HAS EVERY REASON

IN THE WORLD TO LIE.

I MEAN, IF THE D.A.

ACCEPTS HIS DEAL,

WELL, THEN HE WALKS,

BUT IF HE DOESN'T,

WELL, HE'S GOING

STRAIGHT TO JAIL.

SO, HE'S NO A RELIABLE WITNESS.

NOT EXACTLY.

BUT TRUST ME,

I'M GOING TO BE INTERVIEWING

EVERY SURFER:

UP AND DOWN THE COAST,

LOOKING FOR CORROBORATION.

ANY CHANCE JESSE'LL GET BAIL?

POSSIBLY,

NOT LIKELY.

I MEAN, HERE'S A GUY

WHO ALMOST BEAT A SURFER

TO DEATH LAST YEAR.

WHAT ABOUT LOCATING TODD?

IT'S NO A PRIORITY.

HE COULD BE IN VEGAS

FOR ALL WE KNOW.

NO, I GOT A HOLD OF ANNE,

TOLD HER TO CALL ME

IF HE SHOWS UP.

ANYWAY, I'VE GO SOME SURFERS TO TALK TO.

IF TUCKER KNOWS ANYTHING

ABOUT STEVE'S MURDER,

HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE.

"WHAT A TO DO TO DIE TODAY

AT A MINUTE OR TWO TILL 2:00."

HEY, WHATCHA DOING?

IT'S AN ACTING LESSON

I FOUND ONLINE,

AND, UH, YEAH,

THE FIRST STEP:

IS ENUNCIATION.

HMM.

YOU CAN DO ANYTHING

ONLINE THESE DAYS,

CAN'T YOU?

I, UH, TRIED REHEARSING

WITH HANNAH, MOM,

AND, UH...

I WASN'T VERY GOOD.

AH, WELL, IT TAKES

A LOT OF PRACTICE.

I'M JUST WORRIED THAT...

YOU KNOW,

PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LAUGH.

THEN WHY ARE YOU DOING IT?

I'VE BEEN ASKING MYSELF

THE SAME THING.

PERHAPS THERE'S A GIRL

YOU'RE TRYING TO IMPRESS?

HOW DID YOU KNOW?

MOM INSTINCTS.

OKAY, UM, HER NAME IS REGAN,

AND SHE'S PLAYING JULIET,

AND I JUST, I THOUGH IT WOULD BE COOL

IF I PLAYED ROMEO, YOU KNOW?

YOU KNOW, LOGAN,

JUST BEING YOU MIGHT BE ENOUGH.

ANY GIRL WOULD BE LUCKY

TO DATE YOU.

[CHUCKLES AWKWARDLY]

THANKS.

BUT YOU LIKE:

THIS GIRL, RIGHT?

YEAH. THAT'S AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

AND YOU'D LIKE HER TO KNOW IT,

BUT YOU'RE A COMPUTER GUY,

AND SHE'S A DRAMA GIRL,

AND THERE'S NO WAY

THE TWO OF YOU:

SHOULD BE TOGETHER.

WE LIVE IN, LIKE,

TWO SEPARATE WORLDS.

HMM...

BUT YOU LIKE HER.

IF ONLY THERE WAS A WAY

YOU COULD TELL HER...

RIGHT.

SO, CLIMB OVER HER GARDEN WALL

AND TELL HER:

WHEN NO ONE'S AROUND.

I GET IT.

SO, I'M LIKE ROMEO.

YES, USE THA AS YOUR MOTIVATION.

I STILL MIGHT STINK.

MAYBE.

BUT "BETTER TO HAVE LOVED

AND LOS THAN NEVER LOVED AT ALL."

I WAS THINKING,

BETTER TO HAVE NEVER

STEPPED FOOT ON STAGE

THAN GETTING BOOED OFF.

WELL...

THERE'S THAT, TOO.

[SIGHS]

I WONDERED WHAT THE LIGH WAS DOING ON DOWN HERE.

OH, I'M JUST THINKING

ABOUT SOME STUFF.

I THOUGH THEY MADE AN ARREST.

THEY DID,

BUT SOME THINGS:

BOTHER ME.

WASN'T THERE

AN EYEWITNESS?

YUP, HIS NAME

IS TUCKER.

HE SAYS THAT JESSE

HELD STEVE UNDER THE WATER,

DIDN'T MEAN TO DROWN HIM,

JUST WANTED TO SCARE HIM.

SO, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

IT SOUNDS LIKE:

THEY HAVE THE GUY.

WELL, A COUPLE OF THINGS.

TUCKER IS LOOKING

TO BEAT A JAIL SENTENCE.

HMM, SO HE COULD BE LYING.

AND THE OTHER:

THING IS,

ANNE SUSPECTS:

STEVE'S BROTHER, TODD.

I MEAN, HE HAD MOTIVE,

AND HE HASN'T BEEN SEEN

SINCE BEFORE STEVE'S DEATH.

SOUNDS COMPLICATED.

I'M GOING BACK TO BED.

YOU SHOULD, TOO.

I WILL, IN A BIT.

GOOD NIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT, HONEY.

[]

THIS WOULD GO PERFECTLY

IN OUR LIVING ROOM.

THE WALLS ARE GOING TO BE

A VERY LIGHT PEACH.

AND WHAT'S THE SOFA?

I'M GOING

TO RECOVER IT.

I'M THINKING A SUBTLE

FLORAL PATTERN.

[ENTRY BELL JINGLES]

MORE FLOWERS?

WE'VE GOT FLOWERS EVERYWHERE.

SEE, KAY WANTS TO LIVE

IN A REST HOME,

FLOWERS AND LAVENDER PERFUME.

AND HE WANTS TO LIVE

IN AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP.

WE GOT ALONG GREA BEFORE BUYING THIS NEW HOUSE.

NOW EVERYTHING'S A FIGHT.

THAT'S GOING

IN OUR LIVING ROOM.

THAT'S WHAT I WAN IN THE LIVING ROOM.

I DON'T LIKE FLOWERS.

THIS HAS BEEN ONE BIG MISTAKE.

A MISTAKE...

THAT'S WHAT HE THINKS.

I'M SURE

HE DIDN'T MEAN IT.

I THINK HE DID.

MAYBE HE'S RIGHT.

[]

I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

IT'S ALWAYS BOTHERED ME, TOO.

IT JUST DOESN'T SEEM

TO ADD UP.

WOULD YOU MIND WALKING ME

THROUGH THE DAY THAT STEVE DIED,

EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED?

SURE.

WELL, STEVE WAS ALWAYS UP

AROUND 5:
00 OR 6:00.

HE LOVED:

THAT TIME OF THE MORNING.

STEVE WOULD:

JUMP ON THE COMPUTER

AND CHECK THE SURF.

IF THE SURF WAS UP,

HE'D GRAB A BOARD

AND GET A SESSION IN

BEFORE WORK.

IF IT WAS FLAT,

HE WOULD FLOA AND DO HIS MEDITATION.

FLOAT?

HERE?

TAKE A LOOK.

STEVE WOULD FLOAT FOR AN HOUR.

HE SAID HE WAS MEDITATING,

BUT I THINK HE WAS JUS GRABBING SOME MORE SLEEP.

HE'D SHOWER OFF

AND GO TO WORK.

DANI'S BEEN DOING THIS.

THEY HAVE A RENTAL

PLACE DOWNTOWN.

HUH.

WELL, STEVE, HE LOVED IT.

HE SAID HE GO SOME OF HIS BEST WORK DONE

IN THERE.

WHY SO MANY WETSUITS?

WEATHER.

WINTER WOULD BE:

A THICK SUIT,

AND SUMMER WOULD BE

REALLY THIN.

OH, I CAN'T IMAGINE

HOW THEY GO OUT THERE

IN THE COLD.

THIS ONE'S PRETTY THICK.

THAT'S DEFINITELY

A WINTER SUIT.

SURFERS ARE PASSIONATE.

IF THE SWELL IS RIGHT,

THEY'RE GOING OUT.

THE GOOD NEWS IS

THE D.A. IS FILING

MURDER CHARGES:

AGAINST JESSE FULLER.

THEY ARE GOING WITH

TUCKER'S EYEWITNESS STATEMENT.

PERSONAL EFFECTS

OF STEVEN WINTERS.

ANYTHING INTERESTING

FROM THE SURFERS

YOU TALKED TO?

NO, THEY'RE LIKE GANG MEMBERS,

NO ONE WANTS TO BE A SNITCH.

JUST GOT WINTERS'

AUTOPSY REPORT.

NO SURPRISES.

CAUSE OF DEATH, DROWNING.

NO SIGNS OF TRAUMA TO THE HEAD,

WHICH RULES OU ANY SUBMERGED ROCKS OR LOGS.

NO BRUISING:

AROUND THE NECK:

OR SHOULDERS:

THAT WOULD INDICATE

BEING FORCED UNDERWATER...

WAIT A SEC.

TUCKER SAID THAT JESSE FORCIBLY

HELD WINTERS UNDERWATER.

WHY NO BRUISING?

FEEL THIS, FRANK.

IT'S VERY SOFT RUBBER.

YOU MIGHT NOT BRUISE THROUGH IT.

SINCE WHEN DO YOU KNOW

ABOUT WETSUITS?

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