Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall

Man:
VASQUEZ. DeSTEFANO.

SHAUNESSY.

GOOD SCOTCH.

Man:
YEAH, RIGHT.

DOUGLAS.

YOU'RE ALL HERE.

GOOD. WELL, SIT DOWN,

I HAVE SOMETHING

I WANT TO SHOW YOU.

OVER THE NEXT 3 DECADES

HORNING CEREALS:

BECAME AN INTERNATIONAL

CONGLOMERATE:

WITH BRANCHES, OR SHOULD I SAY,

TENTACLES ALL OVER THE GLOBE

WITH EVERY DECISION IN THA BOARD ROOM COMING FROM ONE MAN--

MELVILLE HORNING.

INSIDERS SAY THERE WAS

A VEIL OF SECRECY PROTECTED

WITH AN ALMOST CARTOONISH

FERVOR BY MELVILLE HIMSELF.

A SIGN OF A VERY PARANOID

AND TROUBLED MIND.

THE MIND OF MELVILLE HORNING.

LET'S SEE IF WE CAN

CATCH HIM.

HERE IS. MR. HORNING?

IS IT TRUE THAT YOU DUMP

EXPIRED AND CONTAMINATED FOOD

IN THIRD WORLD COUNTRIES?

WHO ARE YOU? WHA ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

- BOBBY WALKERS, A FILMMAKER.

- EXCUSE ME, PLEASE.

AND ISN'T IT TRUE

THAT YOU TAKE HUGE

TAX DEDUCTIONS:

FROM DISASTER CHARITIES?

OF COURSE NOT,

WHO IS THIS?

WELL, I HAVE

EVIDENCE RIGHT HERE.

SIR, PLEASE--

EVIDENCE...

HE HAS...EVIDENCE.

WHICH ONE OF MY LOYAL

VICE-PRESIDENTS

TALKED TO THIS CRACKPOT?

OH, PLEASE.

IT WASN'T ME, SIR,

I JUST GOT BACK:

FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA,

LAST WEEK.

MR. HORNING,

I DIDN'T DO IT.

I MEAN, NONE OF US WOULD TALK

TO THIS CREEP, MR. HORNING.

I SWEAR--

THAT WHOEVER LEAKED

THIS INFORMATION...

IS GOING TO PAY:

FOR IT DEARLY.

LET'S GO.

MR. HORNING,

LISTEN TO ME.

WHY IN THE WORLD

WOULD WE--

VASQUEZ, STICK AROUND.

[GROANS]

OH, MY HEAD.

[GROANING]

[WATER SPLASHES]

MAN OVERBOARD!

IT'S MR. HORNING!

OH, WHAT TIME IS IT?

- WHAT'S GOING ON?

- WHAT'S THE MATTER?

AH, IT'S THE BOSS,

HE FELL OVERBOARD.

I THINK HE'S DROWNING.

- WHAT?

- HOW?

OVERBOARD?

WHAT'S GOING ON?

HE SAYS:

HORNING'S OVERBOARD.

I SAW HIM.

I KNOW I SAW HIM.

YOU IDIOT.

DON'T, DON'T.

LOOK, WAIT, DON'T JUMP.

OH, MR. HORNING,

I GOT YOU.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT HIM.

I'M GOING AROUND BACK.

HERE.

DANNY, SWIM HIM AROUND.

THAT'S IT.

BRING HIM TO THE BACK.

HERE, HERE, HERE.

ALL RIGHT. GIVE ME

HIS BELT.

JEEZ, HELP ME.

HELP ME LIFT HIM UP.

WE'LL DRAG HIM

UP ON THE DECK.

1, 2, 3.

IT'S TOO LATE.

MR. HORNING,

I GOT YOU.

LISTEN, THIS

WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED,

IF YOU HADN'T GOTTEN

HAMMERED IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I'M TELL YOU

I'M NOT DRUNK, I'M--

GET BACK TO YOUR CABIN

AND SLEEP IT OFF.

[GRUNTING]

PERFECT.

JIM!

[DOOR OPENING]

OH, CAPTAIN,

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE IN PORT ALREADY?

GET UP, JIM.

HEY, HOW'S OLD MAN HORNING?

I HAD THE WEIRDEST DREAM.

I THOUGHT HE FELL OVERBOARD.

YOURS WAS NO DREAM.

HORNING DID FALL

IN THE DRINK LAST NIGHT.

I FEEL LIKE A JERK,

'CAUSE I SLEPT RIGHT THROUGH IT.

BUT HORNING,

HE'S MAD AS HELL.

NOW I KNOW EVERYONE HAD A LITTLE

TOO MUCH TO DRINK LAST NIGHT,

BUT I THOUGHT YOU

MEANT IT THIS TIME.

HEY, I WASN'T DRUNK,

BARNEY. I SWEAR.

I WANT TO BELIEVE YOU,

BUT THE GUY'S SAFETY

WAS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY.

HORNING WANT YOU

OUT OF HERE. NOW.

BARNEY, COME ON.

COME ON, I NEED

THIS GIG, MAN.

I'M SORRY.

AT LEAST LET ME:

TALK TO HORNING.

IT'S TOO LATE. HE'S ALREADY

SPLIT WITH THE ITALIAN WOMAN.

GET YOUR GEAR TOGETHER.

LET'S GO.

YOU GOT EVERYTHING?

LOOK WHO'S HERE.

[SIGHS]

THERE HE IS.

WE EVEN BOXED:

OLD JIM.

SHOULD'VE LEF THAT SEAT FOR HIM.

- HE NEEDS A LOT OF HELP.

- WHAT'S HE LOOKING AT?

COME ON.

GO HOME, JIM.

[HUMMING]

YOU'RE HOME EARLY.

YEAH.

HI.

HOW WAS CHURCH?

IT WAS GOOD.

THE BOAT'S NOT DUE

BACK UNTIL TONIGHT.

OH, NO.

NOT AGAIN. YOU GO FIRED, DIDN'T YOU?

IT WASN'T MY FAULT, MAGGIE.

GIVE ME A CHANCE TO EXPLAIN.

EXPLAIN WHAT?

HONEY, THIS WAS A VERY

GOOD JOB OPPORTUNITY.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

THE OLD MAN SLIPPED

AND FELL OVERBOARD.

WHO SLIPPED?

MELVILLE HORNING,

THE BIG BOSS.

SOMEBODY HAD TO TAKE

THE BLAME, SO THEY FIRED ME.

THEY WOULDN'T EVEN

LET ME SEE HIM.

I TOLD THEM I WASN'T DRUNK,

BUT THEY FIRED ME ANYWAY.

WHY DIDN'T THEY

BELIEVE YOU?

I WAS HAVING--

SOME KIND OF DIZZY SPELL.

WERE YOU DRINKING AGAIN?

MAGGIE--

I SWEAR TO YOU:

I HAVEN'T HAD A DRINK

IN 91/2 MONTHS.

YOU GOT TO BELIEVE ME.

I CAN'T.

I'M SORRY.

I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE.

[DOOR OPENS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

CATHY DAVIS,

HAVE YOU THOUGHT UP

A NEW BRAINTEASER?

FEEL LIKE BEING TEASED?

BY YOU? ANY TIME.

ALL RIGHT.

THIS ONE'S A RIDDLE.

RIDDLE ME.

OK.

AT NIGHT THEM COME

WITHOUT BEING FETCHED.

AND AT DAY THEY'RE LOS WITHOUT BEING STOLEN.

AT NIGHT THEY COME

WITHOUT BEING FETCHED.

AND BY DAY THEY'RE LOS WITHOUT BEING STOLEN.

TINKER, TAILOR, HOUSEWIFE,

SPY, AND PUZZLE MAKER.

HAVE I LEFT ANYTHING OUT?

I PREFER:

DOMESTIC GODDESS

OF THE CENTRAL:

SECURITY AGENCY.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, HAVE YOU

HEARD FROM FRANK DARNELL LATELY?

NO, I HAVEN'T.

I GUESS HE DOESN'T NEED ME.

GOOD, WELL, THAT MAKES

MORE FOR ME.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I JUST NEED TO TAPE SOMETHING

ON THE FINANCE CHANNEL.

WHAT?

THE FINANCE CHANNEL?

IT'S MY RARE PLEASURE

TO BE SPEAKING LIVE

IN OUR STUDIO:

WITH NOTORIOUSLY RECLUSIVE

BREAKFAST CEREAL MAGNATE,

MELVILLE HORNING.

WE JUST DON' LIKE CONTROVERSY.

NOW IS THAT WHY:

YOU'RE SUING

FILMMAKER ROBBIE WATERS

TO KEEP HIS DOCUMENTARY,

SERIAL KILLER,

OFF THE AIR?

OURS IS A HIGHLY

COMPETITIVE FIELD.

THE COMPANY--

IT'S FOR ECONOMICS CLASS.

I OWN HORNING FOODS

IN MY FANTASY:

STOCK PORTFOLIO.

WE'RE BEING GRADED ON IT.

IT'S A HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT.

WELL, THE WORLD MAKES

SENSE AGAIN.

DAD, I JUST WANTED

TO MAKE SURE:

THEY DIDN'T ANNOUNCE

ANYTHING IMPORTAN OR GO BANKRUP BEFORE CLASS TOMORROW.

IF IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH NUMBERS,

YOU'RE GONNA MESS IT UP.

OH, YEAH? WELL,

THEN HOW COME MY PORTFOLIO'S INCREASED

BY 23% ALREADY?

EASY. YOU ADDED WRONG.

ALL RIGHT, YOU TWO,

GO TO BED.

WHAT?

I THINK THAT'S OUR CUE.

SAY 10 GRAMS OF SUGAR--

PER SERVING.

WHAT COMES TO MIND?

WHOA! THAT GUY'S

KIND OF CREEPY.

BOTH OF THEM.

WELL, LET'S GO FIND

SOMEBODY LESS CREEPY.

WE'RE FOLLOWING A BREAKING

STORY THIS TUESDAY MORNING.

THE OWNER OF THIS MULTIMILLION

DOLLAR BEACHFRONT HOME

WAS FOUND DEAD:

A WATER'S EDGE

JUST AFTER DAWN:

BY A JOGGERS.

THE VICTIM HAS BEEN

IDENTIFIED AS:

THE RECLUSIVE CEO

OF HORNING INTERNATIONAL,

MELVILLE HORNING.

THERE'S NO SIGN

OF FOUL PLAY:

AND THE PULMONARY

CAUSE OF DEATH:

IS LISTED AS:

ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.

IN OTHER NEWS IN THE SOUTHLAND

THIS MORNING, CARL--

HERE YOU GO, FRANK.

THANK YOU.

YOU SAID ON THE PHONE

THAT YOU NEEDED MY HELP.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELL, IT'S ABOUT JIM.

I ASKED HIM TO LEAVE.

THE BOOZE AGAIN?

YEAH.

AT LEAST THAT'S WHA I THOUGHT,

UNTIL I TURNED ON

THE NEWS THIS MORNING

AND I HEARD ABOU MELVILLE HORNING.

HORNING. YEAH,

WE WENT OVER THAT IN OUR DAILY BRIEFING.

JIM WAS WORKING FOR HIM.

WELL, YOU KNOW HOW JIM HAS BEEN

STRUGGLING WITH HIS ALCOHOLISM.

RIGHT.

WELL, THE LAST COUPLE YEARS

SINCE HE GOT LET GO OF

FROM THE C.S.A.

IT'S BEEN THE WORST.

I MEAN,

HE'D HAVE A COUPLE MONTHS OF SOBRIETY

AND THEN HE'D STAR DRINKING AGAIN--

YOU KNOW, LOOK, MAGGIE,

I NEVER WANTED HIM FIRED

IN THE FIRST PLACE.

I KNOW, FRANK.

AND I NEVER BLAMED

YOU FOR THAT.

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