Murder by Numbers Page #4

Synopsis: Richard Haywood, a Californian high school's coolest kid, secretly teams up with another rich kid in his class, brilliant nerd Justin 'Bonaparte' Pendleton, whose erudition, specially in forensic matters, allows them to plan elaborately perfect murders, just for the kick, for which they set up Richard's marijuana supplier, their school's janitor Ray Feathers, as a psychotic serial killer. The case is assigned to detectives Cassie 'the hyena' Mayweather, who carries a sequoia-size chip on the shoulder from her previous life, and her brilliant new partner, Sam Kennedy, who just transferred from the vice squad; they can work together very well, and even fit romantically, but fall out over different professional attitudes towards the investigation, which Captain Rod Cody and her understandably vindictive abused ex, Assistant D.A. Al Swanson, soon ban her from when she disobeys instructions and hand to him. When the plotting boys both dig class-mate Lisa Mills, their unnatural bond comes un
Director(s): Barbet Schroeder
Production: Omega Entertainment
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
50
R
Year:
2002
115 min
522 Views


No. lf you got him, l'm happy for you.

After we close this case, maybe we

should look for different partners.

Might be better.

Whatever you want.

Good.

-Nice work, guys.

-l gotta take a piss.

Don't worry,

l won't contaminate any evidence.

-She pees standing up, that one.

-Al.

Don't talk about her

like that, please.

You've slept with her already?

-What?

-You will. That's Cassie's m.o.

She lets you get close,

then pushes you away.

Ask her what's wrong, she picks

a fight. You're working with her. . .

. . .because no one else will.

Looks like a body dump.

Now we know where

that baboon hair came from.

lt's okay.

Hey, Lisa.

-You want a ride?

-We already did that.

That's not what l'm talking about.

l want to talk to you.

-Want me to beg? Please.

-You'll get in an accident.

Please. l don't care.

You make me sad. Come on.

Come on. lt's fun in here.

Hello, Justin.

How you doing?

What are you--?

What are you doing here?

-You stood me up for that slut?

-Lisa? She's not a slut.

-Did you tell her anything about us?

-Of course not.

-Of course not.

-You f*** her?

-l was helping her with her physics.

-You f***ed her, and l saw you.

We kissed.

-You kissed.

-That was it, l swear.

Oh, Justin.

You helped Lisa,

and you didn't even get laid?

-What a schmuck.

-She's not like that.

Bullshit. She spreads

like peanut butter.

You'd be surprised what a girl without

a dad will do for male attention.

Lisa.

Do you hate me?

I had to do it.

I don 't want to hurt you, but I had

to show you what she's really like.

She's not good enough for you.

She doesn 't appreciate you. She's

like your mom, dad and everyone else.

l'm the only person

who really cares about you.

l think l'm the only person who sees

how incredible you really are.

Don't go away, Justin. Come on.

What we did. . .

. . .together. . .

. . .how many people have done that?

We proved something to each other.

We showed what we're capable of.

There's no limits for men like us.

Did you hear about Ray?

They're onto him.

Just one last thing to do

and we're home free, right?

Do we have to?

You tell me.

Do we have to?

Richard?

ls that you?

Did you bring the pom-poms?

l brought something to help you sleep.

What the f***?!

My physics test. l got a B + .

You are a genius.

Don't.

l have something for you.

-What is this?

-You're quite the slut.

What?

What?!

How long has he been here?

Nurse on the night shift

said he came in about 4.

How are you feeling?

l'm okay.

l'm a little sore, but. . . .

What are you doing here?

l figured you'd want

an immediate report.

Yeah, l do.

So?

-We got everything.

-Excellent.

-The boots?

-That's an affirmative.

And a pair of tin snips,

and a Phillips-head, traces of blood.

And a finger, right?

Was it in a jar behind

a stack of magazines. . .

. . .or in the freezer

under the turkey thigh?

Behind the vanilla fudge ice cream.

Good work.

All you need now is a confession.

There won't be one.

Feathers committed suicide last night.

-Suicide?

-Yeah.

lt was a gun to the head.

Powder burns, GSR on his right hand.

Ever heard of a ritual mutilator,

an impulsive serial-type killer. . .

. . .committing suicide?

Don't do that.

l can't think of one.

Psychos want to get caught.

Lie down.

l'm actually feeling

a lot better, thank you.

These kids did this.

They're not even hiding it.

They want us to know.

So let's get to know them

a little better.

Turn around.

We got Ray on this.

Why did he run if he didn't do it?

-There's a reason.

-Are you jealous because l got him. . .

. . .or are you so obsessed

with Richard you're not thinking?

l'm sorry--

You've been angling for this for

a while, taking over the case!

They made me take it

because they think you're losing it!

Who thinks l'm losing it? Who?

Rod?

l don't care if l'm losing it.

l'm right.

How did you come by this?

lt was the weirdest thing.

l was driving by the house. . .

. . .the trash can got knocked over,

and the stuff fell out.

What a break.

Some of this will be the mom's,

some will be the boy's.

-What is this?

-Don't ask, don't tell.

We won't know until we get the report

if it matches the puke's DNA.

Lucky he gave us some blood

with his dinner.

Be sure to get

a signed purchase order.

-When will we know?

-Depends on the lab.

-Want me to call him?

-No! Last time l had to calm him down.

-Just make it fast.

-l'll take care of it. See you.

What's this?

-A purchase order for the DNA--

-l know what it is.

This case is closed. Closed!

Now, if you can't understand that,

then maybe we--

-You need some time off?

-Nope, l'm fine.

You're not fine.

You're brilliant sometimes,

but never really fine.

You want to see Doc Sluzer again?

-No.

-Then no more on this case.

Not another minute, not another penny.

l've about had it with you.

You hear me?

Hi, it's Cass. l'll need another day

or two on that purchase order.

No, just bookkeeping, changing

the software, things like that.

So you'll run an analysis

on that puke?

Thanks, honey.

-l'm sorry. l shouldn't have done it.

-Come on!

-You threw up? Why didn't you tell me?

-l don't remember doing it.

He doesn't remember.

What if they l.D. you?

With the DNA, can they do that?

l doubt it. The stomach acids

usually eat away--

-You doubt it?

-l doubt it.

-lt could put us in the electric chair!

-Gas chamber.

-What?

-California uses a gas chamber.

-That's very informative.

-lt doesn't matter.

No, thank you.

You told her you tutor me too?

What are you thinking?

lf she found out on her own. . .

. . .and l hadn't mentioned it,

it would look even worse!

They have nothing.

They have nothing on me.

Don't worry, l'm not a backstabber

like you, Richard.

How am l a back--?

l'm not the one talking,

giving away all the information. . .

. . .trying to get us caught

because l'm a b*tch!

-Don't talk to me like that.

-l'll talk to you how l want to.

l trust you with forensic stuff, and you

have no idea what you're talking about!

-You're supposed to be smart!

-Stop.

-No, you're not smart, you're dumb!

-Stop!

l'm sorry.

Come here.

That's a good boy.

You're not still mad about that girl,

are you?

Let's just stick together and stay

calm until this is over, okay?

And then what?

And then what?

Justin? Where are you going?

We can't be seen together.

Do you think this

is some kind of game?

Come on, come on.

This is Sam Kennedy.

I'm not here to take your call--

What are you doing here?

What are you doing here?

Do you want something?

Like what?

l don't know.

Everybody wants something, don't they?

Do they?

They just don't know

how to ask for it.

What do you want?

Richard, get out of the way.

-You think l'm too young?

-There was a killer at your school.

The whole time,

somebody you were close to.

-What do you mean?

-Raymond Feathers.

-You guys were friends, right?

-With that degenerate?

No. He didn't really have

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Tony Gayton

Tony Gayton was born in 1959. He is a writer and producer, known for Faster (2010), Hell on Wheels (2011) and Murder by Numbers (2002). more…

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