Out of Time Page #6

l sent it to your office. My guy just left.

He should be up there in about an hour.

lf you still have a problem, after l hang up

in ten seconds, tell the lRS to audit me.

- You little bastard, l'll tell...

- Agent Stark?

What?

- l meant five seconds.

- Dammit, Chief...

Sorry, l can't hear you.

You're breaking up.

Can you hear me? Can you hear me?

Sorry about your phone.

Can you hear me now?

(Stark) Chief?. Can you hear me?

Costa Coral Hotel. Good afternoon.

l just checked into your hotel,

l'm trying to access my voice mail.

- l see.

- l'm on my cellphone.

- That's no problem.

- Can you help me?

Sure. What's your room number?

- l don't remember. l just checked in.

- What's your name?

- Paul Cabot.

- OK. Please hold.

- You're in room 7 1 5.

- 7 1 5?

Yes. And to access your voice mail...

Alex, we got a Paul Cabot at a Costa Coral

Hotel in Miami. lt's on Atlantic.

- You're meant to be here.

- (Chris) These people work slow.

- Did you get those things?

- Yeah. Watch pay-per-view.

Forget pay-per-view, man. You got

your wife under control? ls she cool?

She's not talking to nobody.

She's not going nowhere.

- She's got too much to lose, you know?

- All right.

- Damn, man! You take a terrible picture.

- Get over here. We gotta get out of town.

Right, right.

Excuse me. How you doing?

l left my key up in my room.

Like a knucklehead. 7 1 5. lt's Cabot.

Paul Cabot, 7 1 5.

Happens all the time, Mr Cabot.

Thank you.

Paul?

Paul Cabot? lt's the police.

(TV in background)

(dispatcher talks on radio)

- There's somebody up there!

- (man) What?

- There's somebody up there.

- Oh, my God.

Where?

See you, Mr Cabot.

- (Baste) ls a Paul Cabot registered here?

- Cabot? Yeah.

- Someone was pushed off the balcony!

- (Alex) Pushed?

A man was seen behind him

climbing back into his room.

That's the guy!

That's him! That's Cabot!

l'll take four, you go upstairs.

(door slams, footsteps running)

- Stop!

- Jesus.

Mathias!

- l pulled in after you.

- Did he come down?

- Nobody came past.

- Meet you in the lobby.

ln the lobby.

Get these people out.

l'll shut down the elevators.

lt's him. lt's him!

(alarm)

Police officer. Check upstairs.

Upstairs. l'm coming back.

(Chae) You got the money?

- Yeah.

- Great. Where'd you stash it?

- Right behind the seat.

- Flight number 601, nonstop to San Jose.

l'm not taking a flight to Costa Rica.

Get off the phone.

l gotta go. l gotta go. Bye.

- Your new girl?

- No.

Weren't we supposed

to meet in the lobby?

Yeah. l just had to come get my cell

out of the car, make a call.

Back to the office, you know. Checking on

a lead. Let's go back upstairs.

- No. My boys are on it.

- OK.

Why don't we go have a talk?

- Sure.

- OK.

(Alex) You got something

you wanna tell me? Or need to tell me?

What do you mean?

l mean, something that l ought to know

but that you might not want to say?

Congratulations on making detective.

l'm proud of you.

- l know l never said it, but l am.

- l know you are, you don't have to say it.

Anyway, that's not what l'm talking about.

How'd you get to the hotel so fast?

l heard it on the radio.

So, nothing else you wanna say?

- l'm gonna sign those divorce papers...

- l'm not talking about that.

- That's OK. That's cool.

- When we leave here, l'll sign them.

We're in no hurry. Are we?

l'm not.

You know what this place reminds me of?

When we first started going out.

Remember when we used

to talk on the phone for hours?

You had this thing. You'd say...

''Well, l guess that's everything.''

Then you'd hang up on me.

Then you'd call right back.

- That's right.

- What would you say?

That l love you.

Very much.

l liked that.

Come here. Come here,

you have something in your hair.

Hey, Chief. Chief.

These are from Agent Stark. He sounded

kinda pissed. See you tomorrow, OK?

(officer) Detective? The hotel called.

The clerk's on his way from the hospital.

Detective?

See if the insurance company

found out who the beneficiary is.

OK. You got it.

- City Hall.

- Accounting, please.

Sure. Let me get that number for you.

You know what? l'm sorry,

they've gone home for the day.

- Of course they have. Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Alex? Did Cabot make

any phone calls from his hotel?

- We're waiting on 'em.

- All right.

Chief. The hotel called.

They left a message.

The clerk left about half an hour ago,

so he should be here any minute.

(phone rings)

Right.

(phone continues ringing)

Whitlock.

- Hello?

- (Ann, emotionally) Matt? Oh, Matt.

- Ann?

- l'm so sorry.

l'm so sorry.

- lt was never...

- This is a surprise.

l know.

There's so much l have... to tell you.

l-l need to...

- You got people worried about you.

- l know.

We all had the funny idea

that you were dead.

- l'm sorry, Matt. l'm so sorry. l'm so sorry.

- Where's Chris?

Oh, God, l've lied to you so much.

He forced me to do this.

He and his friend Paul found out

about that Scarcetti thing.

- They stole bodies from the morgue.

- You switched the dental records.

l had to. l had to,

they said they'd kill me.

- See, Paul was a criminal, Matt.

- Was?

Yes. He was killed today.

They made me do this.

And now it looks like you and l faked my

death to collect on the insurance policy.

So, what do you want me to do?

l don't want to have to face them,

to have to answer questions about this.

l gotta get out of town,

but l don't know where to go.

And l need money.

So, where's Chris?

You're right. l should have come

to you earlier, but...

- He's there, isn't he?

- Yes.

Uh-huh?

l would have contacted you earlier,

but l knew you'd think it was another trick.

And l don't blame you.

See, he beat me up and...

- Matt?

- Yeah?

He beat me up and...

See, Paul had the money.

- l have the money.

- Oh, Matt.

No. l don't want

to involve you in any more of this.

Where are you?

- l'm here, at the old boat.

- OK, stay there. l'll meet you there.

We have interviewed her twice already

and it does match up.

- Neil? Detective Diaz Whitlock.

- Hi.

- Ouch. How you feeling?

- l'm OK.

You're up for answering a few questions?

Need anything else?

- No.

- This way.

All right, Neil. Take a seat to your left.

- Here you go.

- Where's Chief Whitlock?

l don't know. Bathroom, maybe.

- Alex, insurance company, line two.

- Detective Diaz Whitlock.

Detective, l've got your beneficiary.

lt's a Mathias Lee Whitlock.

Thank you.

Matt?

Matt?

Agent Stark, DEA.

l'm looking for Chief Whitlock.

- How much was it?

- 485,000.

Did he arrange to have it picked up?

- He said he'd send it. Nobody showed.

- l'm sure it's just a miscommunication.

(beeping)

(Ann screams)

That's a .38, Chris.

Only six shots.

(click)

Gimme the gun. Gimme the gun.

(gunshot)

He's gone.

You all right?

Ann, give me the gun.

Wait a minute, wait a minute. Ann.

You said he beat you up.

lt was self-defence.

There's not a jury in the world

that's gonna convict you.

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