Murder She Baked: A Plum Pudding Murder Mystery Page #5

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Smooth. No bitterness.

Thank you.

Don't you think it's weird

that Courtney's husband died,

leaves her all that money,

and she just happens to meet

Larry jaeger

in her lawyer's office,

right after the reading

of her husband's will?

And six weeks later,

they're engaged,

and then she's investing

in his tree lot?

I mean,

love is a powerful emotion,

but I think

that whole situation stinks.

You are investigating

this murder, Hannah.

No! Courtney just

told me all of that

the first time I met her.

Isn't it true that most murder

victims know their killer?

- Hannah. Courtney had motive--

- Hannah...

- She definitely had opportunity.

Hannah!

And I know it's weird to think

a woman would do

something like that, but

I'm a woman, you never know--

- ...what I'm capable of.

- Stop!

I'm not discussing this case,

and if you continue to interfere

and obstruct justice,

then I will arrest you.

Oh, yeah, you're really

gonna do that?

I'm a detective.

You never know

what I'm capable of.

Thank you.

Luanne?

Would you like

a cookie on the house?

Fresh out of the oven.

Thank you, Hannah.

That's so sweet.

Oh.

I just died and went to heaven.

Christmas lace cookies

are my favorite.

I remember.

- Thank you.

- Mm-hmm.

Will you double-check

that's on its way in?

Thank you.

Um...

I remember seeing you

talking to Courtney Miller

at the tree lot.

It's so horrible,

what happened to Larry jaeger.

I know.

You were doing

their books, right?

Larry does all

the books for the tree lot,

but Courtney asked me

to take a look at the books,

as a second set of eyes.

Why's that?

Is it because

she was asking you

to check for discrepancies?

Were there any?

Yes.

The numbers didn't add up.

It's an all-cash business,

so there are a lot of ways

to hide profits.

Like how?

You charge one price,

you record another.

It looks like

you're breaking even,

but you're really

making a profit.

Did you get the feeling

that Courtney

went behind Larry's back

because she didn't trust him?

Courtney told me there was

a third investor in the lot,

a silent partner, a "Mr. Haded,"

who I think was Larry's uncle.

He was collecting

a third of the profits,

but I couldn't find

any documents to prove

he ever made an investment

in the business.

A silent partner?

Yes. I even asked a colleague,

a professor,

to double-check my work.

Do you still have the paperwork

that Courtney gave you?

I do.

I-- I shouldn't.

Luanne, a man has been murdered.

Okay.

I'll email you a copy.

But only for your eyes.

Please?

Of course. Of course.

Hey.

Norman, hi.

How you doing?

Uh, I was just

heading to the market.

Oh, I'll walk you over.

Oh, thanks.

I was just out doing

some Christmas shopping.

I always leave it

till the last minute,

then I'm rushing

all over the place,

trying to get it done. You know?

Yeah, well, I'm lucky,

I usually bake my presents.

Right. Of course.

Okay, well, I gotta run,

gotta head back

to work, but, uh...

Okay.

- Nice seeing you.

- Yeah. You too.

- I'll see you soon?

- Yeah. You will.

She wasn't sure

she should go into the office,

but she had a feeling

something was terribly wrong,

so she felt

it was her duty to investigate.

She found

a nearly-empty bottle

of Brandy on the floor.

And, for a brief moment,

she thought maybe Larry

was passed out drunk,

but he wasn't drunk...

Was he?

Excuse me.

Tom, take the till.

Hi.

Thank goodness you are here.

What in the world

is going on out there?

Lisa was just telling everyone

the entire story all over again.

Oh, please. Not again.

But everyone just wants to know

what happened

to poor Mr. Jaeger.

I'm sorry you have to

deal with that.

I just tell everybody

what I read in the papers,

and that seems

to satisfy everyone,

then they just buy

their cookies and leave.

We're all just

so vulnerable right now,

what, with a killer

on the loose?

He could be anywhere.

- Well, I don't--

- And, you, Hannah--

...are the most

vulnerable of anyone.

You are single, you live alone,

you have absolutely

nobody to protect you.

I do not know

how you sleep at night.

I don't know that I will now.

Thank you.

Lisa?

Would you mind boxing me up

some chocolate-raspberry

truffles, please?

Of course.

Hi, Lydia.

Hannah! What a surprise.

I brought you a treat.

Ohh...

Chocolate-raspberry truffles.

It is so sweet of you

to remember

that those are my favorite

and that my birthday's tomorrow.

Happy early birthday.

Mm.

Oh.

This is divine.

Mm!

Always prepared!

Something I can help you

with today?

Yes. Yes. Actually,

I brought in my check

from the crazy elf tree lot...

I was concerned

that you might close the account

after what happened.

Just horrible news.

Yeah.

Well, the account isn't closed,

but you have reason

to be concerned--

The balance is quite low.

Do you want cash or should

I deposit it into your account?

Oh, no, if you could

just deposit it

into the cookie jar account,

that would be great.

And, um...

One more thing?

I wanted to ask you about

some other checks

that I got from Larry jaeger.

They don't look the same,

though, they look different.

- They look different?

- Yeah, uh, a different color,

and I just wonder

if maybe he had

another account or something.

Yes.

He has a second account.

I wonder why he would have

two accounts.

I'm sorry, Hannah.

That's confidential

bank information.

Oh. Of course.

I just wondered if

maybe the cookie jar

should have two accounts.

Do you mind, though,

telling me

if I should rush right in

to cash those checks?

I wouldn't want them to bounce.

Well, I can't give you

any information

about a client's account,

but I can tell you

that any checks you may have

from this client...

Will be more than covered.

Great.

And that's the account with

Benjamin Haded's name on it?

There's only one name

on this account.

Larry jaeger.

Hannah? What are you doing here?

Banking. That's what

a person does at the bank.

Hey, what are you doing

tomorrow at 2:
00 P.M.?

Not banking?

Okay. Pick you up

then-- 2:
00 P.M.

Wear comfortable clothes.

What?

Why?

What are you doing here?

I just came by to say hi.

Can't a sister just stop by?

At midnight?

Bill's working late

and I got scared,

with this whole jaeger thing

and all the robber

stuff going on.

Mm-hmm. Andrea...

Do you want to sleep over?

What am I, a baby?

How do you deal with bill

being in danger all the time?

If you get involved

with a guy who's

running towards danger

when everyone else

is running the other way,

you just learn

to hold your breath

and pray a lot.

You don't really have a choice.

Fall in love with a hero,

that's the price you pay.

So, how is Dr. Love's book?

It's interesting.

She basically says

you should choose a partner

based on a person

who understands you

and accepts you

for who you really are.

So...?

Who knows you better?

Norman or Mike?

I don't know.

Neither.

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