The Rich Man's Wife Page #3

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a greedy little b*tch...

who married

a sugar daddy.

And they will say

that this little b*tch has motive.

And I don't.

I'm calling the police.

Oh, please.

Give me the phone.

Just give me the phone.

Give me the goddamn phone!

- Christ!

- What is it that you want?

You know, if you had been

this much nicer to me,

things-things would've

been very different.

I want 30 grand

by Friday.

And you have to suffer

just a little bit...

for the way you

treated me, okay?

Because the way I see it, you're just

a hooker with a wedding ring.

I got a feeling

that's the police.

So come on, get up. Get up,

get up, get up. Clean yourself up.

Come on. You're so pretty.

Be pretty here, okay?

They're gonna think

it was a carjacking.

You let them think it was

a carjacking, all right?

If you tell them about me,

then we both go to jail.

Okay? 'Cause I'll tell them that you

were in it with me.

- I swear to God I'll

make them believe it.

Now, we're partners,

right? Right?

Okay, go.

You, you go downstairs.

You look beautiful.

Go on.

Wipe the tears.

Mrs. Potenza?

Yes?

I'm Detective Dan Fredricks and this is

my partner, Detective Ron Lewis.

It's about your

husband, ma'am.

Somebody must've

heard something.

Nobody heard a thing.

All right, come on.

- Man, this is f***ed up.

Why you guys pick me up?

He's the one who rolled up

on me. Man, this is f***ed up!

I don't know why you guys didn't arrest

him too. He's gonna jam me up.

Hey, can you help me?

Please, help me.

- Please, please!

- Lady, come on.

See how they treat me?

Go ahead.

Right in.

Come on in.

Sit down, Mrs. Potenza.

We'll be recording this

interview, with your permission.

State your name

for the record.

josie Potenza.

Mrs. Potenza, when was the last time

you spoke with your husband today?

He called

at about 7:
45.

- He called you?

- Yes, he did.

And he told me he'd be home

in about 20 minutes.

We were supposed

to go out to dinner.

How can you be

so sure of the time?

'Cause I looked at the clock.

And then?

I decided to call him

on his car phone.

But then when I called...

I didn't get an answer.

Did your husband

have any enemies?

Outstanding debts?

Disgruntled business partners?

Anything like that?

No.

Can you think of anybody

who would've benefited from his death?

No, I can't.

Mrs. Potenza, do you have any idea who

might have killed your husband?

No, I don't.

I'm letting the wife go.

What did you think

about her?

What?

Think it was

a real carjacking?

Yeah. Don't you?

Then why'd the perp

leave the Caddy?

The alarm scared him away.

Did you get a good look

at the, uh, widow Potenza?

She's a shitload younger

than her husband.

No alibi. Alone at

the time of the murder.

And black.

Well, that's got

nothing to do with it.

Spouse is always

a suspect, right?

He's stretchin', man.

Yeah, Ron, I'm stretching.

Oh, you remember that instateller

receipt we found in Potenza's pocket?

Yeah.

What about it?

I just saw the bank video.

There was a guy standing directly

behind him when he got his cash.

Yeah.

What kind of guy?

Ayo.

In full view of the camera,

a black man standing behind

Potenza while he got the cash.

Damn! Case closed.

Don't get all sensitive, Ronnie.

I'm just pointing out a fact.

It might've been

a local out for a run.

A black man, Ron,

in the Palisades?

One dead white man,

two black suspects.

Whew!

You're on a roll.

Here we are.

Look, if you, uh, think

of anything else, just call.

This is a direct line

to my offce, okay?

Thank you.

I'm sorry about everything.

Well, you've been very kind.

Thank you.

All right, and you

take care of yourself.

Okay.

Good night.

Good night.

The peace of an exclusive

Los Angeles neighborhood...

has been shattered

by news of a brutal murder.

Anthony Potenza, a prominent

executive at PBC Broadcasting,

was shot and killed last night

in Pacifiic Palisades.

No motive is yet known

for the killing,

but it appears that Potenza

was the victim of a carjacking.

It was shortly

after 8:
00 p. m. last night...

when Potenza stopped for cash

at this instateller.

Police believe the victim

was accosted here,

then driven

to a park nearby.

A violent struggle ensued,

in which Potenza fought for his life...

as he was shot repeatedly.

No suspect

is yet in custody,

but police are looking

to question this man.

Anyone with information

as to his whereabouts...

is asked to call police

immediately.

Mr. Golden, can we please

get a statement from you?

When was the last time

he was in your restaurant?

Do the police

have any idea?

Is she expecting

your visit, sir?

Sir, can we at least

get a statement?

Anything I can do?

just leave, Jake.

Please.

No. You need a friend.

You shouldn't be alone now.

You don't understand.

What don't I understand?

I want to tell you, Jake, but

I can't. It's too dangerous.

Hey, come on, it's me.

- No, I'm in big, big trouble.

- It's all right.

No, listen, I know who killed Tony,

but I didn't tell the police.

It's not what

you think, okay?

I met this guy

in the mountains.

I met him at a bar, and I started

telling him about me and Tony and...

- I didn't know the man was crazy.

- Crazy? What the...

He tried to rape me, Jake.

So I used this gun to get him off me.

Then he followed me here,

and he killed Tony.

And now he's trying to say

that it was all my idea.

He said I have to pay him

$30,000 by Friday.

Wait a minute, slow down. Why do you have

to pay him if you had nothing to do with it?

If I don't give him the money, he's

gonna tell the cops that I was in on it.

He's gonna say

it was all my idea.

He's gonna say that

I paid him to kill Tony.

Did you?

Oh, my God!

Even you think I'm guilty.

Want to know what the really

horrible thing here is?

It's that for one minute,

I wanted this to happen.

But I swear to God,

I didn't make it happen.

Do you believe me?

Of course

I believe you.

Listen, I...

I shouldn't be here.

W- We can't be seen together.

If the police fnd out about us...

I know. I already

thought about that.

- So how are you gonna get rid of him?

- I'm gonna have to pay him.

But I don't want you to have

anything to do with it.

I just want you to tell me

you believe I didn't do it.

Yeah, I believe you. But for God's sake,

Josie, don't tell anyone else.

Okay, I promise.

I'll call you later, okay?

Okay.

Who you callin; Jake?

What the hell

are you doing here?

What, no hello?

How are you?

How you been doing?

You idiot.

I just sawJosie.

Are you out

of your mind?

What kind of stunt are you pulling,

blackmailing her?

What's this?

What... does it look like?

See, I been thinking.

Now that I deal with Josie

directly, why do I need you?

Okay, you thought the plan up,

but who did all the work?

I did, didn't I?

Didn't I?

Yeah, you did, you did.

You did it brilliantly.

So let's not blow it now.

I can help you get your money.

I can make sure thatJosie doesn't go to

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