Murder She Baked: A Plum Pudding Murder Mystery Page #9

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to pick her up

in 20 minutes for the auction.

- Yeah.

- By the way--

- I'll see you there.

- ...These are good.

Thanks.

"Salvador bianco"?

Aw, poor Nancy...

Christmas Eve in jail.

That's an injustice!

Look, I think it's gonna snow.

Aww! White Christmas.

Yeah.

Mother, what kind of

car does Dr. Love drive?

Uh... a red station wagon.

The license plate

says "Dr. Love."

Clever, huh?

Hark the herald angels sing

Glory to the new born king

Wow, that was beautiful.

Thank you, folks.

Let's have a big hand

for Eden's own "grace notes"!

Bravissimo!

You know,

I'd just like to announce

that we have raised, tonight,

$20,000

for the children's hospital.

You know what, we're going

to make some more money.

It's now time

for our live auction.

So, first up on the dock,

we have six months

free dry cleaning,

generously donated

by Hampton's cleaners.

Let's have a big hand

for Hampton's cleaners.

Mom, you need that.

$20? I got $20.

$20. Do I hear 30?

$30! Do I hear 40?

$40! Do I hear 50?

$50!

$50 for Mrs. Houser.

I've got $50. Do I hear 60?

$60!

$60 for deputy Todd.

We got 60. Do I hear 70?

70? Do I hear 70?

We have 60.

$70!

Sold to deputy bill Todd!

Well done.

All right,

next up on the dock is...

A year's supply

of delicious desserts

offered by Hannah Swensen

of Hannah's cookie jar.

Stand up, Hannah! Take a bow!

Stand up, honey. Stand up.

You may not know this,

but I do like the odd dessert

every once in a while,

so I'm gonna open the bids

with $75.

Do I hear 80?

$80!

Mother!

Mother, sit down.

You get it for free.

What are you doing?

This is how you drive up

the price, Hannah, you watch.

90! I got $80. Do I hear 90?

100!

$100! That's wonderful!

We have $100, going once...

We have $100 going twice...

And--

$200!

Yes! Thank you, Mike.

200!

Well, somebody's got

a sweet tooth.

We got a war, folks.

That's $200! Do I hear 250?

Yep. 250.

- Mike is so romantic!

- 250. Do we got $300?

We got 250. 300?

250! Do I hear 300?

$300!

$300! Holey moley!

This is incredible! Wow!

Wow!

Norman's fighting for you.

Mayor? Wait, mayor?

Okay, hold on, folks.

This... this is incredible.

Um, I was just thinking

that if both gentlemen

would be willing

to donate $250

to the children's hospital,

I'd be willing

to give both of them

free desserts

for the whole year.

Ahh!

What a wonderful idea, Hannah.

Thank you very much.

Well done, darling.

Mike is amazing.

All right! That's $250 each

for a great cause--

...By a couple of great guys!

All right!

I'm sorry. Can you repeat that

for me, please?

Now it's time

for the grace notes

to sing another song!

Yes. I will hold.

And we have more items

up for auction coming up soon,

so we'll be back later on,

all right?

Hey, I need you at the station.

we wish you

a merry Christmas...

I've got them on the phone

right now.

Who?

- Minneapolis P.D.

- Go ahead. I'll catch up.

Okay. Hannah. Come here. Quick.

Hannah! Hannah!

Good tiding we bring

to you and your kin

I would've give you

that dessert for free.

I would've paid double.

So, good call

on the surveillance cameras.

Okay?

Oh, it's a blue Toyota corolla?

No doubt about it.

You see it pull up

to the tree lot

right before jaeger was shot.

Unfortunately, the camera's view

of where the car's parked

is partially blocked,

so you can't see

who actually gets out.

You can zoom in, right?

You can zoom in on the--?

No, the video deteriorates

in the magnification.

Right now, I'm on hold

with the Minneapolis P.D.

They have the equipment

to be able to do that.

Look.

Can we-- can we

talk about all this,

about what's happening?

- I want to--

- Okay.

I want... yes!

No, no! I'm-- I'm...

I'm still here.

Great.

Yeah, okay, yes, I will

be at the station.

Can you-- can you just hold on

for one second, please?

Just give me one second, please.

They think they have something.

- This could make it

or break it,

so I do have to go.

Go.

I really want to talk to you.

I need to talk to you. Okay?

Okay.

Promise?

I promise.

Okay. Yes. Okay.

Yeah.

Yeah, no, I'm listening.

I'm listening.

I'm walking out right now.

Okay...

I don't have my glasses.

What's next?

I got "White Christmas,"

but it's in Italian.

"Bianco Natale."

Or that.

"O, Christmas tree," in German.

Oh, "O, Tannenbaum."

I feel so international!

Mother, "bianco"

is "white" in Italian?

"Bianco!"

Yes, it's "white" in Italian.

We need Italian lessons.

Miss Whiting--

You know, your teacher, right?

Did she change her name?

Maybe she Americanized it?

Oh, who knows. Shh.

You said she moved here.

Where did she move from?

I don't remember.

Uh, Green Bay? I don't know.

Honey, they're starting.

"Bianco Media Center."

Shh.

No reception...

I have to go.

- What?

- I'll be right back.

Honey, you might miss something.

I already have.

Your coat.

...Sleep in heavenly peace

Sleep in heavenly peace

Okay...

Bankruptcy?

All is calm...

All is bright

sleep in heavenly peace

It's Larry jaeger.

With Salvador bianco.

He had a daughter...

He had a daughter.

No, Hannah. You can't do that.

- I have to. I'm sorry, but I--

- Put the phone down.

- On the hood.

- Okay.

Now.

- Okay.

- Back away.

This won't do.

This won't do at all, Hannah!

The police?

Murders have to be solved...

Kimberly.

That is your name, isn't it?

"Kimberly bianco."

It's who I once was.

Bianco media center,

green bay, Wisconsin.

Salvador bianco was your father.

And I know that Larry jaeger

intentionally bankrupted

your family's company.

Larry's a con man.

That's what he does.

...did.

You killed him.

He killed my father!

Salvador bianco

had a heart attack

just before the bankruptcy,

didn't he?

My father died

from a broken heart!

Bankrupting his company

destroyed his life!

Larry left him

with nothing to live for!

I'm sorry, I just don't see

that there's another solution.

Crazy elf is crazy!

Okay, what do you got?

Wisconsin plates, yeah.

"2G1-RDS". Great.

Got it.

All right. Run this.

Get the pink slip.

- Copy that. Yeah.

- Okay, you got that?

Hannah!

You loved him, Larry jaeger,

didn't you?

He broke your heart.

Yes. I was a lovesick fool.

He used me.

Bill, we got to go,

I know where they are!

Let's get some backup!

Let's get some backup

to the tree lot!

All available units

to the tree lot! Now!

He urged me

to persuade my father

to take him into the business,

to make Larry a partner,

and I did it!

I will live with my shame

until the day I die.

But you executed your revenge.

Perfectly.

You did it.

Down to the last detail.

Why did you wait so long?

I searched for him

for 14 months!

It wasn't luck

that gave me my revenge,

but fate!

His fiancee got suspicious.

Hired a local accountant--

Luanne Granger!

She came to you for help.

Yes, of course.

Luanne was very

concerned and upset.

I knew I could stop him

before he caused anymore pain.

You have every right to be hurt

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