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Mr. Randall was with me last night.

All night.

I arrived at 6:
30, and I didn't leave.

You can check that with the desk.

I will.

We've taken some blood

and tissue samples from your-

The victim.

We're trying to match them

with known offenders...

...and it would really help

if you would submit some samples-

Forget it. Not without a court order.

Just a request.

Okay.

Well...

Here's my number...

...in case you wanna reach me

about anything.

Here.

I would appreciate it if you

came down to the station later today...

...and gave a statement.

Both of you.

All right.

And thank you for your cooperation.

He's got an alibi. The girl says

she was with him all night long.

Airtight?

Depends on

who the girl turns out to be.

- with her throat torn open.

Charlotte Skyler Randall...

...wife of the senior editor

of MacLeish House...

...the publishing company recently

purchased by Raymond Alden.

Police have no suspects in custody

at this time. Elsewhere in the city-

- My God.

- Yeah, stunning, isn't it?

I just hope they don't go after Will.

Will? Go after Will?

Why would they go after Will?

The husband.

That's who they go after...

...when there are no suspects

and they were separated.

That would not be great

for the stock.

Well, you don't know that, sir.

It could be a bonanza for the stock.

It's heat. It's gossip.

That's what I think publishing

is all about.

Well, you handle it

any way you think best.

You're back in marketing.

Thank you, sir.

If they do go after Will...

...and I hope to God they don't,

but if they do...

...I'd like to put in another bid

for the job.

Randall's contract gives him the right

to name his own replacement...

...and he's named Roy Macallister.

I see.

Well...

Would that contract still hold

if Will was arrested?

Yes, unless, of course,

he was convicted...

...so I guess you'll just

have to keep your fingers crossed.

I didn't mean...

Really? What did you mean?

I mean that I love Will,

and I hope to God that he's innocent...

...and if he is, screw the job...

...but if he's guilty...

...screw Roy Macallister.

It's not much farther now.

What if I killed her?

What if you killed her?

Excuse me, but aren't you

the guy I spent the night with?

I mean, you look so much like him.

I could have gone out after

you fell asleep and not remembered it.

God damn you, Will.

Why does it always

have to be the worst news?

The worst pain? The worst defeat?

- Because what if it is?

- It's not.

It's not.

Well?

They've left the hotel.

The night clerk identified the girl.

- Who is she?

- Laura Alden.

How's that for an airtight alibi?

Where are we?

We're almost home.

Jesus.

Where did the day go?

You better duck down.

- Hi, Ms. Alden.

- Hi, George.

Stay down.

Hi, Tom.

I'd be careful of the woods,

Ms. Alden.

Think we may have some wild dogs

getting past the fence.

What do you mean?

We found a deer.

Something brought him down.

Thanks. I'll be careful.

- Good night.

- Good night.

I want you to lock me up

before it gets dark.

Then what?

Then maybe it won't happen.

I don't know where else to put you

but the barn.

Everything else has windows.

The barn sounds good.

The barn sounds great.

I'm gonna beat this, Laura.

I'm gonna beat this.

Your phone is ringing.

How do you know?

I can hear it.

I'll be right back.

Hello?

- Laura Alden?

- Yes?

This is Detective Carl Bridger, NYPD.

Yes, I know who you are.

And, as you see,

we now know who you are.

Did you just dial? About how long

have you been ringing?

About two minutes. I've been trying

to reach you since you left the hotel.

What can I do for you?

You can come in tomorrow

with Mr. Randall...

...and give me the statement

that I asked for today.

All right.

Do you still want blood

and tissue samples from Mr. Randall?

Well, I'm afraid they'd be useless.

We seem to have messed up

the tissue samples...

...that we took from the body.

Why? What happened?

There was canine DNA

found in all the tissue samples.

So that could mean

that the victim was attacked...

...by some kind of animal

after she was killed...

...or it may mean

that one of the lab assistants...

...pet a dog

and she forgot to wash her hands.

So...

You scared me.

You were right.

The phone was ringing.

It was that detective, Bridger.

Well, he traced me, and he...

Now he's threatening to subpoena

the entire state of New York...

...if I don't give him

a statement tonight.

Will you be all right if I go in?

Yes.

Don't look so scared.

Maybe there's happy endings even

for people who don't believe in them.

Yeah.

I want you to know something.

I've never loved anybody this way.

I've never looked at a woman

and thought:

If civilization fails...

...if the world ends,

I'll still understand what God meant...

...if I'm with her.

Laura Alden just called.

She's coming in tonight.

It sounds like she's been crying.

Interesting. I just got a call from a guy

who says he's Randall's best friend.

- He wants to see me tonight.

- You got a busy night, pal.

The entire family of the kid whose

fingers were torn off is out there.

We got five new murders.

- What is there about a full moon?

- More light.

If a rich white boy

had had his fingers torn off...

...somebody would be in jail by now.

- I know.

- I don't know anything about that.

You're gonna have to call uptown.

- Laura Alden for Detective Bridger.

- He's running behind.

Can you sit down?

- Here, Ms. Alden, take my seat.

- No, that's all right.

- Please.

- No, I wanna stand.

You don't know me, do you?

I'm Stewart Swinton.

- No.

- I've been known to visit your father...

...but we never met.

I'm a friend of Will Randall's.

- He's the husband of-

- I know who he is.

Oh, you've met?

No, I just know the name.

Well, this is such a terrible,

terrible thing. I'm just in shock over it.

I mean, Will Randall was more

than a friend and a colleague.

He was my mentor.

- And you were his protg?

- Yes, a better word.

It's a true pleasure.

What an interesting scent you have,

Ms. Alden.

At once new and familiar.

Very familiar.

Thank you.

Were you bitten?

- What?

- Were you bitten?

What an odd question.

What a very odd question.

What made you ask

such a question?

I don't know. People, you know...

When people are bitten,

oftentimes, it's on the hand.

What are you here for?

I...

They want information

about the publishing house.

- I'm standing in for my father.

- Stewart Swinton.

Come on in.

Would you have a drink with me?

I'd really like to get to know you, and

perhaps tell you a little bit about Will.

Thank you, that's very sweet.

Of course. I'd love to.

Wonderful. Well...

- Don't break our date, now.

- Oh, I won't.

This is not easy.

Will Randall is a very close,

very dear friend of mine.

And I'm not proud

of what I'm going to say.

Charlotte Randall and I...

This is hard.

Charlotte Randall and I were

having an affair.

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