Murder by Numbers Page #3

You didn't overdo it?

A little bit.

l overdid it a little bit.

You think the person who stole

my shoes committed this murder?

I want you to know

I'm gonna cooperate in any way I can.

Meet me at the bluff tonight.

l can't.

-Why not?

-l have something to do.

-Like what?

-l'll tell you later. l should. . . .

-Know who his father is?

-l wanna search his house.

Lawrence Haywood. He built the mall.

-Big campaign contributor?

-That's right.

And l won't f***

with that guy on this.

l've grown much too fond of my own ass

to do anything that goddamned stupid!

And what is your problem?

Where are you on this, Sam?

-l don't care who his father is.

-l don't mean that.

Do you think we have enough

to go after him?

No. And if we go in too soon,

we could burn the whole case.

Really? And why is that, vice?

No judge would sign a warrant

based on what you have.

Shut up, Swanson!

-This kid with his attitude--

-Attitude isn't a crime.

-lt's an indicator--

-But he doesn't fit the profile.

The profile doesn't fit!

The killer was smart. He didn't drive

to the site, he used Richard's boots. . .

-. . .but the attack was unplanned?

-But if we push too soon--

-Whose case is this?

-Just calm down.

No, l've been trying to find

Olivia's killer, busting my ass--

-Who's Olivia?

-The victim.

-ls this still my case?

-lt's a coordinated effort!

You're getting way too involved

in this, Cassie.

-Cassie!

-What?

-You called her by her first name.

-What?

You said, ""l've been trying

to find Olivia's killer. ""

No, l didn't.

Did l?

You're supposed to be identifying

with the killer, not the victim.

Remember that?

You don 't have any witnesses

or fingerprints or powder burns....

I almost forgot.

Tobias always kept a gun,

right here. Loaded.

Can l come in?

Listen, l'm sorry

l didn't back you up in there.

l'm a big girl.

You said what you thought, right?

-Yes, but--

-Then you did the right thing.

-We can't just bust in there--

-l know. l heard you.

-So can you get out of the way?

-Know what your problem is?

Yeah, you're blocking Matlock.

Out of the way. Please.

l'm trying to apologize here.

All right, apology accepted.

You want to sit down?

You want to have a cookie?

-Hi.

-Hi.

-What's going on?

-We're making up.

-We're still friends, right?

-What's this?

l don't know, let's find out.

-We do this and you throw me out again?

-Or you stay. Or you leave.

l don't know.

lt's hard to tell in advance.

What do you want?

You want promises? You want a ring?

-ls that what you want? A ring?

-Don't!

Look, it's not just about sex, okay?

l really respect you as a person.

ls that what you--?

Why do you always want to hurt people?

l wouldn't say always.

lt kind of happens sometimes.

You're so good at breaking

other people down. . .

. . .but you never stop

and look at yourself.

-Where are you taking me?

-No peeking, we're almost there.

Step up.

Okay.

Open your eyes.

My God, Justin, this is beautiful!

Did you grow these?

What happened? You're different.

Yeah, l am different.

Mayweather.

Collect call from an inmate

in a corrections facility.

-The name of the inmate is....

-Carl Hudson.

If you wish to accept, press--

-l do not wish to accept any calls--

-Cassie?

-What?

-It's Sam.

Hi, l'm sorry. What can l do for you?

-Remember the puke at the body dump?

-Yeah.

Most of it was unidentifiable. . .

. . .but Kevin managed to isolate

some partially digested eggs.

-Fish eggs.

-Caviar?

Apparently so. I've compiled a list

of the local vendors selling caviar.

-What was his name?

-Richard Haywood.

Miles Haywood's kid?

He came in once around Christmas.

Not last week? Thursday?

l rarely see

any high-school kids here.

-Except Justin Pendleton.

-Who?

He used to come with his father,

but his parents split.

Now he comes in alone.

He's a senior at Jefferson.

Richard's a senior at Jefferson.

Justin eats alone?

He always brings a book.

He's a bit of a loner.

But a brilliant kid,

you should hear him talk.

When was he in here last?

The 5th. 7:
30 p.m.

-What time did he leave?

-About 9.

Do you know what he ate?

Justin?

Cassie Mayweather,

with the San Benito Police.

-You're a police officer?

-l'm a homicide investigator.

-Can l ask you a couple questions?

-Sure.

You had dinner

at Maison Saint Croix on the 5th?

-Maison Saint Croix.

-Thank you.

The 5th was a Thursday, and they had

a caviar appetizer. Did you have it?

Yeah, l might have.

Can you tell me what happened?

-Do you know Richard Haywood?

-Everyone knows him.

ls he involved in this?

-ls he a friend of yours?

-No.

l mean, l tutored him for his bio

SAT last year, but we're not. . . .

We don't have much in common.

-Are you in his study group?

-No. What study group?

When you left the restaurant,

did you take leftovers?

You didn't give your friends

at the study group leftovers?

Look, l told you, l barely know him.

He makes fun of me in class.

-Why would he do that?

-Because. . .

. . .he's like that.

He makes fun of everyone.

He's one of the cool kids.

What makes him cool?

You know, he's smart, he's rich. . .

. . .he's witty, and everyone likes him.

And you don't.

Yeah, l knew kids like that.

Superstars of high school.

Five years from now,

nobody will care who they are.

Well, Richard will always be cool.

His daddy's rich and l hate

to admit it, but he's actually smart.

He's lazy and didn't study,

but he got a 71 0 on that bio SAT.

-lt kind of spun me out.

-Spinning out, huh?

You seem to know him well.

You can tell by his behavior in class.

Sorry.

Cassie, where have you been?

Sam I.D. 'd the suspect.

-Who is it?

-Ask Sam. He's in charge of the case.

S.I.D. is over there now

collecting evidence.

-Hi, Cass.

-Hi.

Look at this, sir.

-Could be a match.

-Log that.

l want samples of fabrics, soils,

any molds, plants in here and outside.

John's found a stash

of marijuana buds.

-You mind if we smoke up while we work?

-Yes, l do.

-So who is he?

-Raymond Lee Feathers.

He's a janitor at Jefferson.

l compiled a list of everyone

who might have stolen Richard's boots.

Then l cross-indexed that against

carpet purchases and up came this.

Apparently he sold grass

to the kids at school.

-Good work.

-Thank you.

Where is he?

l don't know. Seems like he took off.

-Did you run him for priors?

-A couple DUls, one pot bust.

But he hasn't shown up for work since

the day we talked to Richard there.

Did you find the boots?

Not yet, but we may have a match

on the yellow carpet fibers.

We've nothing on the vehicle fibers

till we find his car. . .

. . .but he's got a stash

of porno films, mostly bondage. . .

. . .just like the profile.

What?

-He's not a neatness freak.

-What are you saying?

Sloppy enough to leave footprints, but

smart enough to steal shoes in advance?

-This is our guy, no question.

-You find any caviar jars?

Come on, wait a minute.

You're ticked

that l got him, aren't you?

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