Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall Page #4

JIM MONROE CALLED YOU,

DIDN'T HE?

UM--

LOOK, JIM'S A GOOD GUY.

BUT HE'S BEEN KNOWN

TO SEE PINK ELEPHANTS,

IF YOU CATCH MY DRIFT.

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK

REALLY HAPPENED?

NOTHING TO REPORT.

I WAS BELOW DECK SLEEPING.

DIDN'T HEAR A THING.

THE GUESTS REPORTED THA HORNING SLIPPED AND FELL

AND ONE OF THE GUESTS PULLED

HIM TO SAFETY. END OF STORY.

SO YOU DON'T THINK THIS

HORNING FELLOW DROWNED?

NOT ON SATURDAY NIGHT,

HE DIDN'T.

HORNING GAVE THE ORDER

TO RETURN TO POR ON SUNDAY MORNING.

HE LOADED HIS FISH INTO HIS

CAR AND SIGNED THE LOG.

OH, COULD I SEE THAT?

SURE. THIS WAY.

OH, HERE WE ARE.

THANK YOU.

HMM. WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?

OOH, LOOK AT ALL THESE

MELVILLE HORNING ENTRIES.

THIS LAST ONE LOOKS

A LITTLE DIFFERENT HERE.

YEAH, YOU'RE RIGHT.

COULD I SEE:

YOUR CREW QUARTERS, PLEASE?

THIS WAY.

DOWNSTAIRS.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING

FOR A BOTTLE,

I ALREADY CHECKED.

THERE WASN'T ONE.

NO LITTLE BOTTLES

OF WINE?

NOT AS FAR AS I KNOW.

THINK BACK:

TO SUNDAY MORNING.

DID MR. HORNING SAY ANYTHING

TO YOU ABOUT THE INCIDEN WHEN YOU RETURNED TO PORT?

NO.

HE WAS GONE BEFORE I SECURED

THE BOAT TO THE DOCK.

I WASN'T FEELING SO GOOD

THAT MORNING EITHER.

DID YOU ACTUALLY

SEE, OR HEAR,

OR SPEAK:

TO MR. HORNING

ANYTIME AFTER:

YOU TURNED IN:

ON SATURDAY NIGHT?

NOW THAT I THINK

ABOUT IT--

NO.

HMM.

HERE'S YOUR PASS.

KIND OF WEIRD:

TO BE BACK, HUH?

YEAH.

- HI, JIM.

- HEY, FRANK.

- WELCOME BACK.

- THANKS, MAN.

IF JANE DOE HERE IS RIGHT,

WHICH SHE USUALLY IS,

THOSE 4 VICE PRESIDENTS

JUST PULLED OFF:

A MAJOR STOCK SWINDLE.

JANE DOE?

IS THAT THE CODENAME

DARNELL GAVE YOU?

HE THINKS IT'S FUNNY.

I HEARD THAT.

SO, UH, FRANK.

DOES THAT MEAN IF I

HELP YOU BREAK THE CASE,

I GET REINSTATED?

I THOUGHT YOU WANTED

ME TO HELP YOU PROVE

YOU WEREN'T SEEING THINGS.

YOU DON'T WANNA

WORK HERE ANYWAY.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT.

IF YOU PAN OUT AS

AN OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR

ON THIS OPERATION,

I'LL PUT IN A GOOD WORD

FOR YOU, HOW'S THAT?

PERFECT. THANKS.

HERE IT IS.

OK. THESE ARE, UH--

HORNING CEREAL'S

SENIOR EXECUTIVES.

WHEN HORNING DIED

ON SATURDAY NIGHT,

THE ONLY ONE NOT ON THE

BOAT WAS STELLA ANDRE

WHO JUST BECAME:

TEMPORARY CEO.

THE PROBLEM IS--

IS THAT WE DON' HAVE ANY PROOF

THAT HORNING DIED

ON SATURDAY NIGHT.

YEAH. WE NEED TO KNOW

IF YOU REMEMBER ANYTHING

AT ALL THAT'S NEW.

WELL, EVERYTHING WAS

FINE UP THROUGH DINNER.

THEY COOKED ONE OF THE

TUNA THE OLD MAN CAUGHT.

SO HE WAS IN A GOOD MOOD

FOR HIM.

THEN HE SCREENED THAT FLAME

THROWER OF A DOCUMENTARY.

HE CALLED THEM:

BACK IN TO THE SALON

ONE AT A TIME TO RIP

THEM EACH A NEW ONE.

HE LET ME GO:

FOR THE NIGHT FIRST.

I GUESS HE DIDN' WANT AN AUDIENCE.

SHAUNESSY AND DeSTEFANO

WERE OFF BEHIND:

THE BLEACHERS AS USUAL.

WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE

YOU HEARD THE SPLASH?

WELL, I WOKE UP

A LITTLE BEFORE MIDNIGHT.

MY HEAD WAS SPLITTING.

SO THEN YOU WEN UP ON DECK

AND YOU SAW HORNING

IN THE WATER.

AND THEN YOU SAW

THE 4 VICE PRESIDENTS

FISH HIM OUT.

NOW DID YOU--

FEEL HIS SKIN:

AT ALL-- THE TEMPERATURE

OR HIS PULSE-- ANYTHING?

WELL, LIKE I SAID

THEY THOUGHT I WAS DRUNK.

THEY WOULDN'T LET ME

GET CLOSE ENOUGH.

WELL, JIM, DID YOU

EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING

THAT MIGHT HAVE:

AFFECTED YOU?

WHAT? YOU THINK SOMEONE SPIKED

THE PUNCH OR SOMETHING?

I KNOW MOLDY RYE GRAIN HAS BEEN

KNOWN TO CAUSE HALLUCINATIONS.

I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT SOME PEOPLE

THINK CAUSED THE SALEM WITCH HUNTS.

WELL, MAGGIE MADE ME

A BAG LUNCH:

AND SOMEONE FROM HORNING'S OFFICE

SENT THE CREW COOKIES. YEAH.

DID YOU SEE HORNING DEAD?

HEY, LOOK, WE'RE

WASTING TIME, FRANK.

I SAY WE TURN HORNING

CEREAL UPSIDE DOWN

AND SHAKE IT UNTIL

THE PRIZE FALLS OUT.

WHAT, YOU WAN TO SEARCH THE OFFICES?

- YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

- BASED ON WHAT?

YOU GOT 4 VICE PRESIDENTS WHO

WERE CLOSE ENOUGH TO HORNING

TO KNOW IF HE WAS DEAD

OR ALIVE. THEY SAY ALIVE.

- OH, THEY SAY ALIVE--

- THAT'S IT.

BUT WHAT I SAY:

MEANS NOTHING, IS THAT IT?

THAT'S NOT WHA WE'RE SAYING, JIM.

FINE.

THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

HEY, JIM.

COME ON,

HAVE A LITTLE FAITH.

WE'RE NOT GONNA

LET YOU DOWN.

SORRY, CATHY,

IT'S...

IT'S...

JUST HARD TO ASK FOR HELP SOMETIMES,

YOU KNOW.

YEAH, I KNOW.

LOOK. FRANK AND I

WILL GO DOWN:

AND INTERVIEW THOSE 4

VICE PRESIDENTS TOMORROW.

I PROMISE YOU.

WELL, THANKS.

I APPRECIATE IT.

UH, COULD YOU?

OH, YEAH.

[BEEPING]

[DOOR OPENS]

YOU AND I ARE:

ON THIS CASE TOGETHER,

NO MATTER:

WHAT FRANK SAYS, OK?

OK.

SEE YA LATER.

[ELEVATOR DOORS CLOSE]

[FOOTSTEPS]

HEY, DAD.

WE WERE WONDERING IF WE COULD--

HEY, NICK, I'VE GO A RIDDLE FOR YOU.

AT NIGHT THEY COME

WITHOUT BEING FETCHED.

BY DAY THEY ARE LOS WITHOUT BEING STOLEN.

MOM DOESN'T LIKE I WHEN I GIVE YOU THE ANSWERS.

IT WAS WORTH A TRY.

BUT SUSAN AND I:

WERE WONDERING:

IF WE COULD HAVE PERMISSION

TO CLEAN OUT THE GARAGE.

[CHUCKLES]

FOR A SECOND THERE

I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU WANTED

TO CLEAN OUT THE GARAGE.

UH-HUH.

WITH YOUR SISTER?

- YES.

- ON PURPOSE?

- YES AND YES.

- WHAT'S THE CATCH?

NO CATCH.

CAN WE, UH, START NOW?

SURE.

THANKS.

PUSH BROOM'S

BEHIND THE LAWN MOWER.

HAVE FUN.

HAVE FUN DOING WHAT?

YOU'RE NOT GONNA

BELIEVE THIS.

THEY WANNA CLEAN OU THE GARAGE TOGETHER.

JUST START ROLLING.

IT'S ALREADY 9:
00.

WE'RE GONNA BE LATE

FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE.

WELL, SOMEONE HAD TO PICK

UP THEIR DRY CLEANING.

I'M SORRY. YOU KNOW

I HAVE A LIFE, FRANK.

Woman:
THANK YOU, LADIES

AND GENTLEMEN, FOR COMING.

I APPRECIATE:

YOUR PATIENCE.

MELVILLE HORNING'S DEATH IS

A SAD LOSS FOR THIS COMPANY

AND FOR ME PERSONALLY.

GOOD MORNING,

I'M STELLA ANDRE.

I'M THE TEMPORARY

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

OF HORNING FOODS

AND HORNING INTERNATIONAL.

THE LAST THING I WAN TO DO IS COMPOUND TRAGEDY

WITH RUMOR AND INNUENDO,

SO I'VE INVITED THE COUNTY

CORONER TO SHARE HIS FINDINGS.

WILL YOU SUCCEED HORNING

AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER,

MS. ANDRE?

THAT'LL BE UP

TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

JUST TO FOLLOW UP.

ONE MORE QUESTION.

THAT CHICK IS CHIC.

...OUR MEDIA RELATIONS

DEPARTMEN WILL DO THEIR BEST TO HELP.

THANK YOU AND GOOD DAY.

NOW I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE

YOU TO THE COUNTY CORONER.

LET'S NOT MAKE THIS

SUCH A BIG PROBLEM

BECAUSE IT ISN'T.

SPEAK FOR YOURSELF.

I AGREE WITH HIM.

WHAT?

MAY I HELP YOU?

OH, I'M FINE,

BUT ARE YOU DANIEL VASQUEZ?

YEAH. DO I KNOW YOU?

WHY ARE YOU BARGING

IN ON US?

OH, I'M SORRY.

IT'S SO RUDE.

I FORGOT TO INTRODUCE

MYSELF.

UM, I'M AGENT DOE

FROM THE C.S.A.,

AND THIS IS NATIONAL

SECURITY BUSINESS...

MS. DeSTEFANO.

YOU KNOW MY NAME.

YES. YES.

AND YOUR SOCIAL:

SECURITY NUMBER:

AND YOUR:

GRADE POINT AVERAGE

AND IF I WAS REALLY PRESSED,

I COULD PROBABLY COME

UP WITH YOUR MEASUREMENTS.

AND DOUG HERE,

DID YOU KNOW:

THAT HE WAS ON THE DEAN'S

LIST FOR 4 YEARS RUNNING?

VERY IMPRESSIVE,

BUT WHAT DOES ANY OF THIS

GOT TO DO WITH THE C.S.A.?

LOOK, WE'RE JUS SALES AND MARKETING PEOPLE.

AHH. WELL, YOU SEE,

YOUR COMPANY SELLS AND MARKETS

TAINTED FOOD:

TO THE THIRD WORLD,

AND THAT AFFECTS

NATIONAL SECURITY...

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