The Postman Always Rings Twice Page #3

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Do it...do it.

Come on, Cora. Do it!

Hurt me.

Now, you got this on the dash.

And you don't know where you got this.

Oh, God! No!

Stop!

There's been an accident!

Please help me! Oh, God!

Thank you.

How are you today?

Fine.

Have you ever been in San Francisco?

Yeah.

In Buffalo?

Who are you, mister?

You know who I am.

You did time in Buffalo.

In Wichita, armed robbery,

reduced to attempted assault.

-Could we talk about this another day?

-St. Louis you held up a card game.

Moline, Illinois, 13 months.

Assault on a railroad investigator.

They gave me something.

If you plead innocent and

make me try you for homicide...

...l'm going to see that you pay.

What're you sayin'?

This have something

to do with this accident?

-I wasn't even driving.

-Oh, you weren't even driving.

You were too drunk to drive.

You were too drunk to walk.

You have a witness

at the filling station, yes.

Who do you think you're dealing with?

-I know you killed him.

-Come on.

Why would I want to kill him?

Oh, buddy, I saw her.

I might kill for her.

Why would I want to kill for that?

Forget the girl.

They'll hang you for the money.

What money?

A $10,000 life insurance policy.

Issued on Nick Papadakis

by Pacific Reliance...

...his wife, the sole beneficiary.

Does that look familiar, Frank?

Don't play around with

the insurance company.

They don't like to lose.

Mister, I swear I don't know nothin'

about no insurance policy.

Oh, come on, Frank.

Either she did it, or you did

it together. Now, which is it?

I didn't kill him.

Prove it to me, Frank.

How can I prove it to you?

Sign this.

What is this?

It's the only thing that'll convince me

and the jury of your innocence.

All right, Frank?

Let's get out of here.

It's all right.

My name is Katz.

I'm representing you and Mrs. Papadakis.

The two of you are going

to be arraigned tomorrow.

Until then, anybody ask you anything...

...you say, "Talk to the lawyer."

Do you understand that, Frank?

Yeah.

Good.

Did you sign this?

Don't sign anything else, huh?

You got yourself pretty banged up.

Good. It'll look good in court.

Hey, are you gonna see Cora?

Yeah.

Tell her I didn't mean it.

It was broken in the act.

'Cause it was used

to strike the victim on the head...

...which caused his death.

In your opinion could the victim's

injuries have been caused by...

...an overturning car?

No.

I object, Your Honor.

This man is not a doctor.

This man is an acknowledged expert

in the field of insurance fraud.

This man is an interested party.

If my clients were to be convicted,

his company, Pacific Reliance...

...stands to save $10,000.

Your Honor, I strenuously object

and request that...

...his entire testimony be stricken.

Overruled.

Thank you, I'm finished.

Now, Your Honor, at this time

I will submit a complaint and...

...request for damages sworn

by Frank Chambers against...

-...Mrs. Cora Papadakis...

-What?

...for injuries sustained

in a car under her control.

-I object to this complaint.

-What complaint?

Under the California Vehicle Act....

Did you sign something, Frank?

Did you sign something against me?

Sit down, Cora.

You wouldn't do that to me, would you?

He wouldn't do that to me.

-Your Honor, that is exactly....

-What did he sign?! What complaint?!

This supposed complaint...

...acts on the adjudication

of the matter...

-Show it to me!

-...can have no bearing.

I want to see it! I don't believe it!

Show it to me!

Overruled.

-Enter the complaint.

-I don't believe he says I did it.

You cannot enter the complaint.

It was extorted from a man...

...a seriously injured man

under the influence of drugs...

...and extraordinary pain

without the benefit of counsel....

I've ruled on it.

Will you proceed?

Under the circumstances of this ruling,

I have no alternative but...

...to withdraw my plea of "Not guilty"

and to plead Mrs. Papadakis...

..."Guilty as charged."

State accepts the plea.

Your Honor, I move to adjourn.

Accepted.

Wait!

You're workin' for the state.

He changed her plea to "Guilty."

-You're making a terrible mistake.

-Just shut up.

Okay, ready?

Okay, this is my statement.

We did it all.

Frank Chambers and I planned it

and killed my husband.

-I'll just be a few minutes.

-Fine.

-I appreciate you seeing me.

-Okay, what is it? They're guilty.

That's yet to be decided.

They're guilty.

What you want me to do?

I can turn around and plead

them innocent. I've got 48 hours.

Look, they've tried to kill him

once before.

Oh, that's very interesting

you should think that.

On March 5th, there was a party.

I've got a f***ing Greek army's

gonna tromp in here and...

...swear that Papadakis threw his arms

around Chambers and said:

"That's the man who saved my life."

I think you got it backwards.

Off the record.

Sure.

You don't mean to sit there and

tell me you think they're innocent?

That is precisely what I'm telling you.

And that's what I'm telling the jury.

The prosecution's got no case.

They've got no evidence,

no witnesses, nothing.

All they've got is you.

And what are you doin'?

Don't forget.

I am talking to poor people out there.

Now, that jury....

They've got an attractive...

...grief-stricken, young woman

on that stand on the one hand.

On the other hand...

...they've got you, pal.

You and your...

...big insurance company

trying to save ten grand.

We'll see.

What do you think?

I still think they're gonna burn 'em.

And if they don't...

...you've cost your company ten grand.

There goes your Christmas bonus.

You wanna take that chance?

I'm gonna show you a way

that you don't have to take a chance.

Now what?

Okay.

This is Art Beeman, Claims Department,

Western Equitable.

-Hello, Beeman.

-Glad to meet you.

Tell him.

Well...

...my company issued

a $25,000 liability policy...

...home, business, auto,

to Mr. Nick Papadakis, just...

...slightly before his death.

Frank Chambers

was a passenger in the car.

He sustained various lacerations...

...a concussion,

and severe back trauma...

...which will, I'm advised,

impair for the rest of his life...

...his ability to walk.

If she was trying to kill her husband,

and in the process...

...made my man, an employee

and passenger in her car...

...a cripple for life.

I'll go into court.

I'm gonna sue Western Equitable here

for 25 grand and I'm gonna win.

-Here's what he's prepared to do.

-Would you excuse us, please?

I would.

Western's in an unprotected

posture here.

You're saying you'd reimburse?

Precisely.

Now, if you were prepared,

we'd pay the $10,000 death benefit.

Cleared this with your people?

Absolutely.

Well, I think we can do business.

Here you go, Frank.

I already signed for 'em.

Go ahead.

Come on, take it.

Come here.

They never had a thing.

They bluffed ya.

Sackett bluffed ya.

Gets you to sign a complaint against

the woman, uses the complaint...

...to get her to confess

and you both walk the plank.

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