Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall Page #7

NOW, YOU DIDN'T KNOW THA BECAUSE HORNING

HAD DISMISSED YOU,

SO YOU DID YOUR ROUNDS,

SAW SHAUNESSY AND DeSTEFANO

BEHIND THE BLEACHERS,

AND ATE YOUR DINNER

THAT YOUR WIFE GAVE YOU,

AND SETTLED IN:

FOR THE NIGHT.

THEN YOU WOKE UP WITH THA MYSTERIOUS MIGRAINE HEADACHE.

YOU HEARD SOMETHING.

YOU WENT UP ON DECK,

SAW HORNING IN THE WATER,

CALLED FOR HELP--

MAN OVERBOARD!

AND EVEN THOUGH:

YOU THOUGHT HORNING WAS DEAD,

WHEN THE 4 VICE PRESIDENTS

PULLED HIM UP ON DECK,

THEY SAID HE WAS ALIVE.

AND HERE'S THE THING,

YOU WERE RIGHT.

HORNING DID FALL OVERBOARD

AND DROWN.

HE WAS MAYBE:

EVEN MURDERED,

BECAUSE EVERY ONE

OF THOSE VICE PRESIDENTS

WANTED HIM DEAD,

BUT NOT YET.

IS HE DEAD?

OH, HE'S DEAD ALL RIGHT.

OH, MY GOD.

HE'S DEAD?

WELL, WHAT THE HELL

ARE WE GONNA DO NOW?

DON'T WIMP OU ON US, DOUG.

WIMP OUT? HE'S DEAD.

EVERYBODY JUST CALM DOWN,

ALL RIGHT?

WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER

AND I MEAN NOW.

ALL RIGHT.

I HAVE AN IDEA.

NOW, THEIR PLAN

WAS ELEGANTLY SIMPLE.

THEY PUT HORNING'S BODY

ON ICE, LITERALLY,

IN THE BOAT'S CATCH COOLER.

AND THEN THE NEXT MORNING,

THEY CUT THE FISHING

TRIP SHOR AND FIRED THE ONLY OUTSIDE

WITNESS TO HORNING'S DEATH,

YOU.

THEY KEPT HORNING'S BODY

AT A COMFORTABLE MINUS 15

DEGREES CENTIGRADE,

AND SET ABOUT MAKING

IT LOOK LIKE HORNING

WAS ALIVE AND WELL

AT HIS BEACH HOUSE.

I KNOW THAT HORNING DIDN'T LE HIS GARDENER IN THE HOUSE,

AND HE ALSO DIDN'T HAVE A MAID

BECAUSE HE WAS SO PARANOID,

BUT WHEN I TURNED ON

THE TELEVISION SET,

IT WAS ON A SPANISH

LANGUAGE STATION.

I THINK IT WAS DeSTEFANO.

WE HAVE A SUSPEC NAMED VASQUEZ.

I THINK IT WAS HIM.

MM-MMM. DeSTEFANO.

I GOT 5 BUCKS

ON VASQUEZ.

I THINK IT WAS VASQUEZ.

YOU NEVER LEARN,

DO YOU?

[CLICKS TONGUE]

WELL, ANYWAY,

ON MONDAY NIGHT,

THEY PUT HORNING

IN HIS SWIMMING TRUNKS

AND TOSSED HIM:

INTO THE OCEAN:

TO BE DISCOVERED

ON TUESDAY MORNING,

A SEEMINGLY FRESH

DROWNING VICTIM.

AFTER THEY SOLD:

THEIR STOCK.

EXACTLY.

ALL RIGHT. ONE PROBLEM.

CORONER STILL SAYS THAT THE

TIME OF DEATH WAS MONDAY NIGHT.

THEN THE CORONER'S WRONG.

I'M GETTING

COMFORTABLE HERE.

THAT BOTHERS ME.

YOU WERE RIGH TO BE SUSPICIOUS.

FURTHER ANALYSIS

OF THE HORNING AUTOPSY

REVEALS HEIGHTENED LEVELS

OF DEHYDROGENASE.

WHICH MEANS THE BODY

COULD HAVE BEEN PACKED IN ICE?

COULD HAVE BEEN AND WAS.

I ALSO FOUND CRYSTALLIZED SODIUM

CHLORIDE IN THE EPIDERMIS.

- SALT.

- EXACTLY.

BUT AT MUCH HIGHER LEVELS

THAN YOU WOULD FIND IN SEAWATER.

SO THE BODY WAS PACKED

IN ICE AND ROCK SALT?

YES.

THERE WERE SIGNIFICAN CONTUSIONS, NATURALLY,

FROM THE BODY BEING POUNDED

ON THE ROCKS.

- DO YOU WANNA SEE THE PHOTOGRAPHS?

- NO.

THERE WAS ONE SIGNIFICAN SKULL LACERATION

THAT WAS DEFINITELY

PERIMORTEM.

PRE-DEATH.

SO HE WAS HI ON THE HEAD

BEFORE HE WEN IN THE WATER?

WHICH MEANS THIS IS NO LONGER

A CASE OF STOCK FRAUD.

THIS IS MURDER.

SO YOU GUYS HUNGRY?

YOU WANNA GRAB SOMETHING?

NO, NO, NO.

WE'RE GOOD.

- THANK YOU.

- THANK YOU.

OK. RAIN CHECK.

SO NOW WE KNOW.

ONE OF THE 4 VICE PRESIDENTS

KILLED HORNING.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M NOT SURE ANY ONE OF THEM

HAD THE GUTS TO KILL HIM.

MAYBE. MAYBE NOT.

I WANNA MAKE SURE,

THOUGH.

MAYBE YOU SHOULD

GO DOWN TO HORNING

AND TRY TO GET SOME

MORE INFO:

OUT OF YOUR GIRLFRIEND

STELLA ANDRE.

YOU SHOULD USE HER.

YOU ACTUALLY THINK

I'D USE A GIRL

TO GET INFORMATION

OUT OF HER?

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE

WELCOME TO THE TEAM BASKET.

OH, I'M HAPPY

YOU'RE WITH US, MORRIS.

HOW'S THE NEW

C.E.O. DOING?

VERY WELL.

CAN'T BE THAT EASY

WITHOUT HAVING THE VICE

PRESIDENTS TO SHARE THE LOAD.

HONESTLY,

IT'S MORE EFFICIEN NOT HAVING

MIDDLE MANAGEMENT.

I'M ABOUT TO GO GE A BREATH OF FRESH AIR.

WOULD YOU LIKE:

TO COME WITH ME?

YEAH, SURE.

[LAUGHTER]

Stella:
THAT IS HORRIBLE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE

YOU DID THAT.

Frank:
NO, I'M SERIOUS.

LOOK, I'M NOT KIDDING.

WHEN YOU WERE:

IN BULGARIA,

YOU BETTER DO:

WHAT THE BULGARIANS DO.

BELIEVE ME.

I LEARNED THAT THE HARD WAY.

OH, I HAVEN'T LAUGHED

THIS MUCH SINCE...

SINCE BEFORE MELVILLE

HIRED ME.

YOU KNOW, I NEED

TO LOOK A LITTLE CLOSER

INTO YOUR BOSS' DEATH.

REALLY? WHY?

WELL, I'M NO AT LIBERTY TO SAY.

I'D APPRECIATE FILES

ON ALL YOUR FORMER EMPLOYEES,

ESPECIALLY THE CORPORATE

VICE PRESIDENTS:

IF THAT'S OK.

TOM AND FRANCES:

AND DANIEL,

HAVE THEY DONE:

SOMETHING WRONG?

I DON'T KNOW.

OH. I SEE,

IT'S ALL BUSINESS.

VERY WELL.

I'LL FAX THE INFORMATION

OVER TO YOU RIGHT AWAY.

YOU KNOW, I'M-- I'M--

I'M CURIOUS ABOUT SOMETHING.

EVERYONE THAT KNEW HORNING

ALWAYS CALLED HIM HORNING,

BUT YOU REFER TO HIM

AS MELVILLE.

WHY IS THAT?

I'VE ALWAYS CALLED PEOPLE

BY THEIR FIRST NAME.

I GUESS...

I'M JUST KINDA LIKE THAT,

FRANK.

[TROPICAL MUSIC PLAYING]

[HUMMING]

HUH?

WHO IS THIS?

IS THIS GUY FOLLOWING ME?

[CELL PHONE RINGS]

[RING]

JEEZ. NOW'S NO A GOOD TIME.

CATHY HERE.

YOU'LL NEVER GUESS

WHAT THE KIDS DID.

I DON'T THINK

I WANNA KNOW.

THEY CLEANED OU THE GARAGE.

UHH. WOW.

WELL, JEEZ,

THAT'S GREAT, HONEY,

BUT NOW'S NO A VERY GOOD TIME.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

I JUST THOUGHT YOU COULD

USE A LITTLE EXCITEMEN IN YOUR DAY.

HEH. BYE.

MORE EXCITEMENT?

YEAH, RIGHT.

HUH.

HE IS FOLLOWING ME.

CALIFORNIA DRIVERS.

CALL FRANK DARNELL.

CALLING.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

THIS IS FRANK.

HEY, FRANK.

I'M BEING FOLLOWED.

A SEDAN. LICENSE PLATE

3-A-M-Q-5-8-5.

OK, I'LL RUN IT.

THANKS.

- WHAT DID YOU DO?

- I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING.

WHAT'D YOU GE OUT OF THAT STELLA ANDRE?

NOTHING YET.

DO I HAVE TO DO:

EVERYTHING MYSELF?

ARE YOU STILL:

BEING TAILED?

YES.

WHY DON'T YOU TRY

LOSING HIM?

OK, I WILL.

[CELL PHONE BEEPS]

I BET YOU I KNOW

HOW TO LOSE HIM.

[AIRPLANE APPROACHING]

TAKE IT FOR A SPIN.

ALL RIGHT.

OH!

- HONEY!

- SORRY.

FOOT SLIPPED.

GREAT.

AN EMPTY SPACE.

PERFECT.

BINGO.

I LOST HER.

AH, LATER.

AT LEAST MY STUFF SELLS

FOR MORE.

HOW MUCH FOR A HIGHLY

COLLECTIBLE BALLERINA DOLL

COMPLETE WITH...

ONE PURPLE POINTE SHOE?

[TYPING]

[BEEPING]

OK, HERE WE GO.

SELLS FOR ABOUT 10 BUCKS.

WHAT? PEOPLE PAY FORTUNES

FOR THESE THINGS.

I READ ABOUT IT IN FORBES.

I BET A LO OF PEOPLE WOULD LIKE

MY SPACE SHUTTLE

PHOTO ALBUM.

IT'S PRETTY HOT RIGHT NOW.

WHY? HAS THERE BEEN

SOME SORT OF A NERD BOOM?

I DON'T HAVE TO HELP YOU,

YOU KNOW?

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

IT'S JUST--

WE'RE NOT EVEN CLOSE.

EVEN IF WE AUCTIONED OFF

ALL THIS STUFF FOR TOP DOLLAR,

WE'D STILL BE 88% SHOR OF OUR GOAL.

WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO?

YOU THINK MOM WOULD NOTICE IF ONE

OF OUR BEDS WAS SUDDENLY GONE?

NICK.

JIM.

JIM.

WHAT'S UP?

- HE WAS MURDERED.

- WHAT?

HORNING DIDN'T JUS FALL OVERBOARD AND DROWN.

HE WAS HIT IN THE HEAD FIRS THEN THROWN OVERBOARD.

GET YOUR GUARD GEAR.

WE GOTTA GO.

- GO WHERE?

- HORNING'S OFFICE.

I KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING

IN THERE.

OK. GIVE ME A SEC.

I GOTTA CHANGE.

YOU KNOW:

THAT WHOLE COVER-UP

WITH THE 4

VICE PRESIDENTS--

PUTTING HIS BODY

ON ICE AND SAL AND MAKING IT LOOK LIKE

HE DIED ON MONDAY

INSTEAD OF SATURDAY?

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