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I'm sure you'd rather wait for
your investigator to get here.
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She's here.
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I could hardly ignore a
telegram from a dear old friend
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saying that someone
was trying to kill her.
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If Jessica needs help,
then you're hired,
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for muscle, mop-up...
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Muscle?
Magnum...
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I'm sorry,
but I'm not available.
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Even for twice
your normal rate?
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Look out! Get down!
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Good luck
with your investigation.
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Thanks. Good luck
with your next novel.
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Thank you.
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Echoes of Ecstasy. Mr. Masters
had hoped to complete it
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in time to be here
for your arrival.
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But he feels confident that
he'll finish the final pages today
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and leave Greece
this evening.
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Echoes of Ecstasy?
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What's wrong with it?
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Oh, nothing, as a title
for a soap opera.
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But it hardly heralds
quality prose.
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Serpent's Whisper.
That was his best title.
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Thank you.
I suggested that.
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You know, Robin was gonna call
that one Valley of the Vipers.
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Pamela, I thought
we'd have tea at the estate
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before I deliver your friends
to their hotel.
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Oh, good.
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Joan, please, will you
cancel that reservation?
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I didn't talk you
into making this trip
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just so you'd hole up
at some hotel.
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Darling, please,
don't start in again.
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Just meeting Robin Masters
will be quite enough.
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Amy and I
wouldn't want to impose.
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Oh, don't be silly.
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Robin would want my friends
to stay there with me.
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Right, Jonathan?
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No.
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He can't possibly pass here.
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I just can't jump
into something that risky.
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Risky?
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Thomas, my friend Ron
works for the hotel chain.
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He guarantees me
that they're gonna make a bid
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on the whole Makali Pua
Valley within a month.
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People go to Maui
for the beaches.
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Why would anybody build
a hotel that far inland?
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Who cares? The point is,
it's gonna triple in value
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once they make the bid
overnight.
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Yeah, but when it doesn't,
I'm stuck with the payments
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on a $10,000 loan.
I'm sorry.
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Come on, Thomas. Look, T.C. And
I are committed to this deal.
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We can't swing it by
ourselves. You gotta help us.
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Oh, Rick...
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Okay, maybe I'll go along, but only
'cause you two guys are my friends
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and you need a third partner.
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I guess I can talk
to the bank next week.
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Today.
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We're leaving for Maui
in the morning.
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Tomorrow? I can't qualify
for a loan that fast.
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I hadn't thought of that.
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I guess you can't qualify
at all.
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Yes, I can. I'm just...
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Hi, Higgins.
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May I present
Miss Pamela Bates,
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Mrs. Joan Fulton and her
secretary, Miss Amy Salyer.
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Jonathan, for God's sake, this
is no time for introductions.
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Joan, as soon as
I've made my call,
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you phone the hotel
and cancel.
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You and Amy are staying right
here until this matter is settled.
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Pamela, I've had closer calls
in cabs on 7th Avenue.
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Wait a minute.
What matter?
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Yeah, what happened
to the car?
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En route from the airport, we
were involved in an incident
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with suspicious overtones.
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This is no time
to be euphemistic.
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Somebody just tried
to kill us.
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It could have been deliberate
on the driver's part.
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And then again, it could have
been an act of carelessness.
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Maybe the driver
planned on being careless.
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I don't think that truck
had a license plate.
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It was a truck? What kind?
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You got things to do,
remember? Don't get involved.
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At least not until
we've been introduced.
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Oh, Thomas Magnum.
This is Rick Wright.
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If you ladies will make
yourselves comfortable,
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I'll arrange for your rooms.
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Mrs. Fulton,
it would be safer here.
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I guess we'll find out.
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I'll show you around.
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Okay, Higgins. Let's have it.
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Thank you.
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That's not what I meant.
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Look, I know you don't want to
show concern in front of the ladies
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before you get me
to take the case.
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Yes, if you could take another
one, that would be most helpful.
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Oh, will you cut it out?
Why are you being evasive?
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What really happened
out on that road?
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It's a routine police matter, and I
can't understand why you or Pamela feel
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that a private investigator
is needed.
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Oh, Miss Bates
wants to hire me.
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It will only distress you
to continue this conversation.
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Distress me? Why?
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Very well, if you insist,
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no one wants to hire you
for the case, Magnum.
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Not Pamela
and certainly not I.
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Excuse me.
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My Aunt Mildred should have
been in the diplomatic corps.
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She was a master
of reverse psychology.
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Whatever she wanted you to do,
she'd forbid you to do it.
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I'd learned that Higgins was
no slouch at the art, either.
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Telling me
that I wasn't wanted
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was supposed to make me
come begging.
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And swallowing my pride might be
preferable to eating a big real estate loss,
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but it was a lot easier to lose
to Aunt Mildred than to Higgins.
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Forget it, Higgins.
It's too late.
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I leave for Maui
in 15 minutes.
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I only need five.
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I thought
you'd still be in bed.
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Mrs. Fulton,
I'm very busy.
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Please call me Joan.
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Know any good beaches?
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We got a great one
right here.
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I'd prefer one
with more men than Dobermans.
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Well, I'm sure Higgins can arrange
for you to use the one at the Club.
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Or maybe you could?
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I'm sorry,
but I'm not available.
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Even for twice
your normal rate?
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Higgins told me you were
a private investigator.
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I thought you weren't concerned
about what happened yesterday.
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I wasn't, but Pamela
can be very convincing.
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Yeah, I've noticed.
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I love to watch men pack.
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Look, all you have to do
is keep an eye on me
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until Pamela's investigator gets
here and cleans up this mess.
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Until her what gets here?
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Oh, damn.
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Higgins hasn't told you?
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I wanted to spare you
further pain.
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Pain? Higgins,
I never wanted the case.
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I'm not sure
there even is a case.
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Besides, this trip
is very important to me.
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So does this big mainland
investigator have a name?
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Pamela Bates prefers that
I not divulge the name,
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and I must honor her request.
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Miss Bates is a very old
friend of Mr. Masters,
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the editor of some of
his earliest successes.
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Does that mean you don't
like her hiring this guy?
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You're just obliging her?
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Not at all. I...
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T.C. Is landing here again
without my permission.
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Don't change the subject,
Higgins.
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Since when am I incapable of
handling a simple auto accident?
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Magnum, I regret to inform
you it may not be that simple.
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No, Higgins!
They could be after you.
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There were four people in
your car yesterday, remember?
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You're grasping at straws. I'm not
going to ask you to investigate.
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I don't want you to.
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Then lift off immediately.
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Did you qualify?
No.
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He means,
did I qualify for my loan?
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No, but I will. I only got
the application late yesterday.
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Application?
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We just called our banks and
got ours approved by phone.
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Well, I'm not as liquid
as you are.
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Jonathan, just what the hell is going on?
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Pamela Bates,
Theodore Calvin.
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Pleased to meet you, Miss
Bates. Don't bet on it.
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Jonathan, just what kind of
security do you call this?
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The killer could have been
in that chopper.
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Miss Bates, T.C. Does
not hire out to killers.
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He and Rick are here to pick
me up for a business trip,
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which I am taking,
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if you're sure you still have
someone else for the case.
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Well, of course
I have someone else.
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I mean, look,
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I'm sure you do very well
as an estate security guard,
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but, well, I need
professional, competent help.
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Where's Amy going?
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Shopping.
She asked for the Ferrari
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as Joan is not yet back
with the Audi.
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You mean you just handed them
both the car keys and said go?
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They're not prisoners here,
Pamela.
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God give me strength!
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Hear, hear.
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Let's go to Maui.
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Higgins, if this investigator
didn't work out,
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you wouldn't be too proud
to call me, would you?
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For the last time,
Pamela doesn't want your help.
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Now lift off!
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Maui, Thomas.
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Just follow her
a little further.
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Hey, Thomas,
didn't you get the hint?
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Higgins said
to stay out of it.
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Come on, Rick,
you saw Amy yesterday.
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She was too scared
to stay at a hotel.
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Now, all of a sudden,
she wants to go shopping?
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It's her business.
And speaking of business,
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what about the cash for
your part of the closing?
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Oh, I can't get the cash until I
show the bank a deed for collateral.
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She's going shopping
in an office?
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T.C., can you get closer?
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00:11:13,945 --> 00:11:16,436
Listen, Thomas, if you
really think you can qualify,
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well, maybe I can advance you
your part of the down.
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Down. T.C., please,
can you set down?
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I'd rather
set her down on Maui.
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I know
what you're thinking.
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Okay, so maybe
I was still hoping
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that the big mainland
investigator was a myth,
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that maybe Higgins had pulled
the ultimate Aunt Mildred
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to get me on the case.
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Or maybe I was beginning to believe
that there really was a case.
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Or maybe I just wanted
an excuse not to go to Maui.
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Miss Salyer?
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00:12:47,873 --> 00:12:50,000
If he can afford
to buy land on Maui,
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00:12:50,141 --> 00:12:53,872
why does Robin let him
loaf around here rent-free?
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00:12:54,079 --> 00:12:57,105
Pamela, I'm afraid you have
some misconceptions about Magnum.
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He's neither a loafer
nor a sponge, exactly,
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and he isn't without merit
as an investigator.
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Fine. Good. I'm just glad
his merits are on Maui.
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Higgins.
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Magnum,
how did you get here?
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I took the bus. Did Amy and Miss
Bates' investigator come back here?
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My what?
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00:13:15,834 --> 00:13:17,927
The guy you hired to handle
this case. Was he tailing Amy?
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00:13:19,471 --> 00:13:21,871
Robin's Nest. Mr. Magnum, I don't
know what you're talking about.
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My help
hasn't even arrived yet.
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I saw somebody
take off after her.
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Yes, yes, she's a guest here.
Did you get a license number?
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No, the car was too far away.
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Brother.
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And you wonder why I don't
want you on this case.
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Miss Bates, could we forget about
your opinion of me for the time being?
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I think Amy could be
in real trouble.
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What a brilliant deduction.
That was the police.
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The Ferrari has been found
abandoned, and there's no sign of Amy.
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And you saw her?
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You could have saved her
and you just stood there?
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00:13:50,869 --> 00:13:52,734
Magnum, how could you?
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00:13:57,809 --> 00:14:00,209
Look, I'm not supposed to
tell you anything, Magnum,
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except, "Go to Maui."
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00:14:04,849 --> 00:14:06,476
Does that mean something
to you?
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00:14:06,551 --> 00:14:09,418
It means Pamela Bates is
giving the orders, as usual.
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00:14:09,487 --> 00:14:12,615
Yeah, well,
she's the girl's next of kin.
243
00:14:12,691 --> 00:14:13,783
Next of kin?
244
00:14:13,858 --> 00:14:15,985
Sergeant, who's handling
the Amy Salyer case?
245
00:14:16,061 --> 00:14:17,619
Me.
246
00:14:17,696 --> 00:14:20,790
Oh, Pamela asked you to
handle it personally, huh?
247
00:14:20,865 --> 00:14:23,561
She doesn't want you
involved, and neither do I.
248
00:14:23,635 --> 00:14:26,832
Well, I'm involved, whether
anybody likes it or not, Browning.
249
00:14:26,905 --> 00:14:29,032
I've been out all night
looking for Amy.
250
00:14:29,107 --> 00:14:31,132
Captain Browning.
251
00:14:31,309 --> 00:14:33,334
Listen,
you have your car back,
252
00:14:33,411 --> 00:14:36,847
and I'm sure you can get another
girl. Just let us find this one.
253
00:14:36,915 --> 00:14:39,110
And what about the guy
who was following her?
254
00:14:40,051 --> 00:14:41,575
Who told you about him?
255
00:14:41,653 --> 00:14:42,847
I'm the one who saw him.
256
00:14:42,921 --> 00:14:45,719
I guess the next of kin
didn't bother to tell you that.
257
00:14:46,491 --> 00:14:49,426
She just said that the bum
that ID'ed the car
258
00:14:49,494 --> 00:14:51,928
was too inept
to get a license number.
259
00:14:53,231 --> 00:14:54,664
Captain?
260
00:14:58,770 --> 00:15:00,965
Captain Browning here.
261
00:15:01,072 --> 00:15:02,539
Yes, ma'am.
262
00:15:03,208 --> 00:15:04,766
Oh, I understand.
263
00:15:46,618 --> 00:15:48,779
Oh, I'm sorry.
Your door was open.
264
00:15:48,853 --> 00:15:51,879
I just wanted to call home, see
if maybe Amy had contacted them.
265
00:15:54,426 --> 00:15:59,125
Look, Captain, it's 6:00 a. m.
You wanna get some coffee?
266
00:16:00,999 --> 00:16:02,591
Get out, Magnum.
267
00:16:03,268 --> 00:16:04,826
If Amy Salyer
turns into a homicide,
268
00:16:04,903 --> 00:16:07,736
you can come back here and
buy Tanaka a whole breakfast,
269
00:16:07,806 --> 00:16:10,172
but me,
you don't manipulate.
270
00:16:11,710 --> 00:16:14,201
Thanks for letting me
use the phone.
271
00:16:14,279 --> 00:16:15,940
You didn't use it.
272
00:16:16,281 --> 00:16:18,010
Not to call the estate,
anyway.
273
00:16:18,083 --> 00:16:20,745
If you had, you'd have known
that was Pamela Bates
274
00:16:20,819 --> 00:16:22,616
on the phone just now.
275
00:16:22,721 --> 00:16:24,211
Now her sister's missing.
276
00:16:24,889 --> 00:16:26,220
Her sister?
277
00:16:26,291 --> 00:16:28,885
Joan wouldn't stay out
all night without phoning.
278
00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,554
I guess you know your sister
better than anybody.
279
00:16:32,230 --> 00:16:33,424
Cute.
280
00:16:33,498 --> 00:16:35,796
Amy's not my niece, either.
281
00:16:35,867 --> 00:16:39,928
Well, I just wanted to avoid all
those unimportant explanations.
282
00:16:41,172 --> 00:16:44,039
No, Miss Bates, I think you just
wanted to control the situation.
283
00:16:44,109 --> 00:16:47,408
Either that or you don't want the
police to know much about your friends.
284
00:16:47,479 --> 00:16:52,109
Mr. Magnum, I've asked you to
get lost as nicely as I know how.
285
00:16:52,784 --> 00:16:56,811
And I believe you. And I believe I
know why you don't want me around.
286
00:16:56,888 --> 00:16:58,947
And if you tell me the truth,
maybe I'll stay quiet.
287
00:16:59,023 --> 00:17:00,581
Now, what the hell
does that mean?
288
00:17:00,658 --> 00:17:03,593
It means that if Joan Fulton
had a book to promote,
289
00:17:03,661 --> 00:17:05,060
this'd be a great way
to do it.
290
00:17:05,130 --> 00:17:06,791
What a preposterous theory.
291
00:17:06,865 --> 00:17:08,526
Mrs. Fulton
is not even a writer!
292
00:17:08,600 --> 00:17:10,693
Then why does she have
a secretary with her?
293
00:17:10,769 --> 00:17:12,930
Her husband dropped dead
three months ago
294
00:17:13,004 --> 00:17:15,438
and left a business
for her to run.
295
00:17:16,307 --> 00:17:19,367
Well, maybe Amy's the one
with the book to promote.
296
00:17:19,444 --> 00:17:21,878
Look, nobody's
promoting anything.
297
00:17:21,946 --> 00:17:24,938
And I refuse to stand here
defending my concerns,
298
00:17:25,016 --> 00:17:27,610
not when there's real help
on the way.
299
00:17:29,354 --> 00:17:30,480
Why are you doing this?
300
00:17:30,555 --> 00:17:33,718
Why are you? I wanna know
this real help's name.
301
00:17:33,792 --> 00:17:36,317
Pamela's investigator is one
of the finest in the field,
302
00:17:36,394 --> 00:17:38,123
a renowned name in the
intelligence community.
303
00:17:38,196 --> 00:17:40,790
Well, if he's so renowned, why
can't you tell me who he is?
304
00:17:40,865 --> 00:17:42,890
I have a right to know
who's replacing me.
305
00:17:42,967 --> 00:17:46,198
You're not being replaced.
You were never hired.
306
00:17:46,337 --> 00:17:48,862
Maybe because
there never was a case.
307
00:17:49,808 --> 00:17:53,767
If it eases your pain to believe
that, then by all means do so.
308
00:18:02,086 --> 00:18:05,112
And by all means go to Maui.
309
00:18:08,459 --> 00:18:11,951
"Amy Salyer? She said to look
her up when I got to the Islands.
310
00:18:12,030 --> 00:18:14,430
"Receptionist:
What was your name, sir?
311
00:18:14,499 --> 00:18:17,468
"Response: Well, I kind of
wanted to surprise Amy.
312
00:18:17,535 --> 00:18:19,469
"Can you tell me
how to reach her?
313
00:18:19,537 --> 00:18:22,062
"Receptionist:
Please have a seat."
314
00:18:23,374 --> 00:18:25,672
Then she called you,
Mr. Houston.
315
00:18:25,743 --> 00:18:28,439
Transcription from the
reception area voice recorder.
316
00:18:28,513 --> 00:18:31,141
Miss Salyer's told you that
she worked here, Mr. Magnum?
317
00:18:31,216 --> 00:18:34,708
Yeah, but I didn't expect to rate
the president of the company's help.
318
00:18:34,786 --> 00:18:37,254
She's one of your top people?
319
00:18:38,256 --> 00:18:40,850
Cut it out and tell me
why you're here.
320
00:18:40,925 --> 00:18:43,359
Press?
Undercover police?
321
00:18:43,428 --> 00:18:45,555
Well, I'm just here
to see an old friend.
322
00:18:45,630 --> 00:18:49,828
Tell me, does everything everybody
says here get written down or recorded?
323
00:18:49,901 --> 00:18:51,892
In Amy Salyer's case, yes.
324
00:18:51,970 --> 00:18:53,232
My attorneys want a record.
325
00:18:53,304 --> 00:18:56,205
I intend to go after the first
paper that prints a headline like,
326
00:18:56,274 --> 00:18:58,868
"Pacisle Mystery Woman
Still Missing."
327
00:18:59,477 --> 00:19:02,275
Well, maybe you should just
explain what she was doing here.
328
00:19:02,347 --> 00:19:04,338
She's never been here.
329
00:19:04,749 --> 00:19:07,684
But one idiot claims he saw
her run from this building,
330
00:19:07,752 --> 00:19:09,777
and everybody
takes him seriously.
331
00:19:09,854 --> 00:19:11,321
She was here.
332
00:19:13,024 --> 00:19:14,651
You're the idiot?
333
00:19:18,563 --> 00:19:20,895
Can I talk
to your security guard?
334
00:19:20,965 --> 00:19:22,865
I saw Amy speak to him.
335
00:19:23,401 --> 00:19:25,631
The police
already questioned him,
336
00:19:25,970 --> 00:19:28,803
and he says that no one fitting
Miss Salyer's description
337
00:19:28,873 --> 00:19:30,500
came into Pacisle yesterday.
338
00:19:32,010 --> 00:19:35,446
And I'm busy.
Goodbye, Mr. Magnum.
339
00:19:39,851 --> 00:19:42,081
Yes?
Wait a minute!
340
00:19:45,757 --> 00:19:47,884
Did you ask your doctor
to call you here?
341
00:19:47,992 --> 00:19:48,981
Doc Ibold?
342
00:19:49,060 --> 00:19:50,049
I...
343
00:19:50,128 --> 00:19:52,494
Bold. B-O-L-D. May I?
344
00:19:56,267 --> 00:19:57,291
Hi, Doc.
345
00:19:57,368 --> 00:20:00,269
Her dyphylline prescription
was phoned into Pill Box Drugs.
346
00:20:00,338 --> 00:20:02,272
She wants it delivered
to the Seaview Motel,
347
00:20:02,340 --> 00:20:04,069
room number 1.
348
00:22:17,842 --> 00:22:21,437
You should've tried the
bathroom window. It was open.
349
00:22:22,346 --> 00:22:23,813
What are you doing
in my room?
350
00:22:23,881 --> 00:22:25,280
It's not yours.
Now, who are you,
351
00:22:25,349 --> 00:22:27,317
and what do you want
with Amy Salyer?
352
00:22:27,385 --> 00:22:29,751
What are you doing
in my room?
353
00:22:30,288 --> 00:22:31,346
Look out!
354
00:23:08,860 --> 00:23:10,122
Thanks.
355
00:23:26,811 --> 00:23:29,712
Your delivery
from Pill Box Drugstore.
356
00:23:31,749 --> 00:23:33,080
Very good.
357
00:23:34,118 --> 00:23:36,052
I'll bet you're the only private eye in town
358
00:23:36,120 --> 00:23:38,680
who knows that asthmatics
can't be without their medicine.
359
00:23:38,756 --> 00:23:40,348
It's
"private investigator,"
360
00:23:40,424 --> 00:23:43,450
and my doctor asked his asthma
specialist friends to call him
361
00:23:43,528 --> 00:23:45,553
if you made contact.
362
00:23:45,630 --> 00:23:47,791
One of his golfing foursome
phoned in your prescription
363
00:23:47,865 --> 00:23:49,423
to Pill Box Drugs.
364
00:23:49,500 --> 00:23:51,991
Why'd I have to panic and
leave my dyphylline in the car?
365
00:23:52,069 --> 00:23:53,297
Yes, Amy, why?
366
00:23:53,371 --> 00:23:55,601
Now, come on, you must have
some idea who this guy is.
367
00:23:55,673 --> 00:23:57,402
I told you I don't.
368
00:23:58,309 --> 00:24:00,641
Well, why'd you
run away from him?
369
00:24:00,711 --> 00:24:02,941
Well, because I dumped
my boyfriend.
370
00:24:03,014 --> 00:24:04,481
I had this friend in New York.
371
00:24:04,549 --> 00:24:06,915
I just left without even
leaving a note or anything.
372
00:24:06,984 --> 00:24:10,818
And I think this man may be a
detective he's hired to bring me back.
373
00:24:12,390 --> 00:24:13,721
That's it?
374
00:24:14,859 --> 00:24:16,952
For that,
you went into hiding,
375
00:24:17,028 --> 00:24:18,393
let everybody worry?
376
00:24:18,462 --> 00:24:19,486
Yeah.
377
00:24:19,564 --> 00:24:20,826
No.
378
00:24:20,898 --> 00:24:22,957
Look, I just didn't plan
any of this.
379
00:24:23,034 --> 00:24:25,935
You didn't plan to go
in the Pacisle offices?
380
00:24:26,003 --> 00:24:28,062
No. I was lost.
381
00:24:28,139 --> 00:24:30,664
I just stopped
to ask for directions.
382
00:24:30,808 --> 00:24:33,276
Amy, you knew exactly
where you were going.
383
00:24:33,344 --> 00:24:35,107
You were nowhere near
the shopping district.
384
00:24:35,179 --> 00:24:38,512
Amy! Oh!
Where did you find her?
385
00:24:38,583 --> 00:24:39,743
Find her?
386
00:24:39,817 --> 00:24:41,648
Oh, I just happened
to run into Amy, Miss Bates.
387
00:24:41,719 --> 00:24:43,914
I mean, I wouldn't want you
to think I was on the case.
388
00:24:43,988 --> 00:24:45,012
Mr. Magnum...
389
00:24:45,089 --> 00:24:46,078
Incidentally,
390
00:24:46,157 --> 00:24:49,354
I may have also run into the guy
who tried to run you off the road.
391
00:24:49,427 --> 00:24:50,792
I got the license number
this time,
392
00:24:50,861 --> 00:24:54,024
but I'm sure you'd rather wait
for your investigator to get here.
393
00:24:54,832 --> 00:24:56,094
She's here.
394
00:24:56,901 --> 00:24:58,061
She?
395
00:25:02,540 --> 00:25:03,837
She.
396
00:25:07,678 --> 00:25:09,077
J.B. Fletcher.
397
00:25:09,146 --> 00:25:10,443
I know J.B. Fletcher.
398
00:25:10,514 --> 00:25:11,913
Well, I mean,
I know of J.B. Fletcher,
399
00:25:11,983 --> 00:25:13,143
but I thought
he was an author.
400
00:25:13,217 --> 00:25:16,243
No, I mean, if you're the
J.B. Fletcher I know of,
401
00:25:16,320 --> 00:25:18,015
I just didn't know
you were a woman.
402
00:25:18,089 --> 00:25:20,182
That is,
that he was a she,
403
00:25:20,258 --> 00:25:22,419
and that she was also
an investigator.
404
00:25:24,562 --> 00:25:26,086
An investigator?
405
00:25:26,697 --> 00:25:30,064
Mr. Magnum, I'm afraid you have
me confused with someone else.
406
00:25:30,334 --> 00:25:32,700
No, no,
he has his terms confused.
407
00:25:32,770 --> 00:25:34,670
I said help was coming.
408
00:25:34,905 --> 00:25:36,600
Will everyone
please excuse me?
409
00:25:36,674 --> 00:25:38,699
It was very nice meeting you,
Mrs. Fletcher.
410
00:25:38,776 --> 00:25:42,769
Oh, yes, of course. I'm sure that
you've been through quite an ordeal.
411
00:25:42,847 --> 00:25:44,781
And I'm sure we haven't heard
all the details of it,
412
00:25:44,849 --> 00:25:46,339
right, Amy?
413
00:25:46,417 --> 00:25:49,750
Mr. Magnum, I have to speak to Jessica alone.
414
00:25:49,887 --> 00:25:52,651
I know
that you will find out
415
00:25:52,723 --> 00:25:56,625
if Amy's little secrets have any real
bearing on the case, Mrs. Fletcher.
416
00:25:56,694 --> 00:25:58,753
Look,
she just arrived.
417
00:25:58,829 --> 00:26:01,093
We've hardly
had time to talk.
418
00:26:01,165 --> 00:26:02,826
Just a moment,
Pamela.
419
00:26:02,900 --> 00:26:06,836
Mr. Magnum, I could hardly ignore
a telegram from a dear old friend
420
00:26:06,904 --> 00:26:08,838
saying that someone
was trying to kill her,
421
00:26:08,906 --> 00:26:12,205
but I am certainly not here
to "work on a case."
422
00:26:12,276 --> 00:26:14,437
Oh, my God.
423
00:26:16,380 --> 00:26:18,075
J.B. Fletcher.
424
00:26:18,683 --> 00:26:21,618
Jessica, Jonathan Higgins.
425
00:26:23,988 --> 00:26:26,115
Oh, Mr. Higgins.
426
00:26:26,624 --> 00:26:30,219
Forgive me.
I'm somewhat overwhelmed.
427
00:26:30,294 --> 00:26:32,353
Please forgive my appearance.
428
00:26:32,430 --> 00:26:34,193
Oh, yes, of course.
429
00:26:34,265 --> 00:26:38,133
Cymbidiums always need care,
no matter what the crisis.
430
00:26:38,202 --> 00:26:40,227
Extraordinary.
How did you know?
431
00:26:40,738 --> 00:26:43,502
Well, it's obvious
that you have been working
432
00:26:43,574 --> 00:26:45,508
with a compound of hapu'u
and volcanic ash,
433
00:26:45,576 --> 00:26:49,171
which, incidentally, is an
excellent bed for cymbidiums.
434
00:26:49,347 --> 00:26:51,815
I should have known that
you'd be a lover of flowers.
435
00:26:51,882 --> 00:26:55,113
I think you should have known
a lot more than that, Higgins.
436
00:26:55,186 --> 00:26:58,349
Miss Bates never mentioned
Mrs. Fletcher's name to you?
437
00:26:58,422 --> 00:26:59,582
No, I didn't.
438
00:26:59,657 --> 00:27:01,716
Well, then, this must be
kind of a shock for him,
439
00:27:01,792 --> 00:27:05,353
to finally learn the identity
of the big mainland investigator.
440
00:27:06,364 --> 00:27:09,128
Pamela, what have you
been saying about me?
441
00:27:10,167 --> 00:27:12,465
Nothing, Mrs. Fletcher. Maybe
you shouldn't be in here.
442
00:27:12,536 --> 00:27:15,562
You're dropping dirt
on the rug. Excuse me.
443
00:27:20,811 --> 00:27:23,837
Mr. Higgins, is there
somewhere a bit more private
444
00:27:23,914 --> 00:27:25,939
where Pamela and I
could go and talk?
445
00:27:26,016 --> 00:27:28,541
We have a little catching up
to do.
446
00:27:28,619 --> 00:27:30,109
Yes.
447
00:27:35,826 --> 00:27:39,762
But, Jessica, I swear I never
called you an investigator.
448
00:27:40,164 --> 00:27:43,327
Well, perhaps not, but
apparently you inferred that I...
449
00:27:43,401 --> 00:27:46,370
Inferred. That's a good
word. Now, that's all I did.
450
00:27:46,437 --> 00:27:49,895
I suppose Jonathan told
the bum P.I. All those lies
451
00:27:49,974 --> 00:27:51,339
just to keep him
off the case.
452
00:27:51,409 --> 00:27:52,433
Keep him off?
453
00:27:52,510 --> 00:27:56,276
Oh, Jessica, please,
I need a friend helping me.
454
00:27:56,347 --> 00:27:59,714
Pamela, I am here as your
friend, and that is all I am.
455
00:27:59,784 --> 00:28:01,684
But you need
professional help,
456
00:28:01,752 --> 00:28:04,880
and if this Mr. Magnum
is a P. I...
457
00:28:04,955 --> 00:28:06,354
He's a bum.
458
00:28:06,424 --> 00:28:07,823
Yes?
459
00:28:09,827 --> 00:28:11,590
I've arranged
for a light lunch.
460
00:28:11,662 --> 00:28:13,994
Maine lobster salad
in honor of your arrival.
461
00:28:14,064 --> 00:28:16,362
Oh, how very kind of you,
Mr. Higgins.
462
00:28:16,434 --> 00:28:19,301
Will you ask Mr. Magnum
to join us?
463
00:28:25,676 --> 00:28:27,769
Heliconia seemed appropriate.
464
00:28:27,845 --> 00:28:31,542
In the Fijis, it's the flower
presented to important visitors.
465
00:28:31,615 --> 00:28:34,948
Oh. Well, it's certainly
a lovely centerpiece,
466
00:28:35,019 --> 00:28:37,283
but are you certain
that we couldn't squeeze up,
467
00:28:37,354 --> 00:28:39,015
make a little bit more room
at the table?
468
00:28:39,089 --> 00:28:41,956
No, that would require a complete
resetting. Magnum understands.
469
00:28:42,026 --> 00:28:44,824
I'm fine, Mrs. Fletcher.
Really.
470
00:28:44,895 --> 00:28:46,294
You wanted to talk to me?
471
00:28:46,363 --> 00:28:48,854
Yes, about Pamela's problem.
472
00:28:48,933 --> 00:28:51,367
Could you conduct
an investigation?
473
00:28:52,470 --> 00:28:53,937
With all due respect,
Mrs. Fletcher,
474
00:28:54,004 --> 00:28:56,199
I think that's what
you're supposed to do.
475
00:28:56,507 --> 00:28:58,475
Yes, but wouldn't that be
a little ridiculous?
476
00:28:58,542 --> 00:29:01,340
I mean, with a private
investigator available,
477
00:29:01,412 --> 00:29:02,504
why would you need me?
478
00:29:02,580 --> 00:29:03,979
I mean,
don't you agree, Pamela?
479
00:29:04,048 --> 00:29:07,540
Well... What is this lead
you claim you have?
480
00:29:07,952 --> 00:29:09,044
Lead?
481
00:29:09,119 --> 00:29:12,088
You said earlier you thought
you knew who ran us off the road.
482
00:29:12,156 --> 00:29:13,680
Did I say that?
483
00:29:14,792 --> 00:29:21,027
I think that Mr. Magnum has a reason
for not wanting to reveal his clues.
484
00:29:22,166 --> 00:29:24,361
Yes, Mrs. Fletcher, I do.
485
00:29:24,435 --> 00:29:27,427
I quite understand. I mean, after
all, it's your responsibility,
486
00:29:27,505 --> 00:29:28,733
professionally.
487
00:29:28,806 --> 00:29:31,331
And I'm just so glad that
you're going to take the case.
488
00:29:31,408 --> 00:29:33,171
I'm not on the case.
489
00:29:34,278 --> 00:29:37,338
Amy, what a lovely diamond.
May I see it?
490
00:29:37,414 --> 00:29:38,881
Oh, sure.
491
00:29:39,517 --> 00:29:41,485
I just wish it was real.
492
00:29:42,520 --> 00:29:44,317
I'm not on the case.
493
00:29:45,055 --> 00:29:47,046
Are we still
arguing that point?
494
00:29:47,124 --> 00:29:48,955
Where in hell
have you been?
495
00:29:49,026 --> 00:29:51,654
On the beach,
more or less.
496
00:29:51,762 --> 00:29:55,357
Well, in your "less" periods,
couldn't you have called?
497
00:29:55,432 --> 00:29:57,593
I've got the police
looking for you.
498
00:29:57,668 --> 00:30:00,136
Pamela, I'm f... 39.
499
00:30:00,204 --> 00:30:02,672
I'm an adult.
I don't need a babysitter.
500
00:30:02,740 --> 00:30:04,605
Oh, this is Jason.
501
00:30:06,110 --> 00:30:09,477
Jason Bryan.
Joan and I met on the beach.
502
00:30:10,281 --> 00:30:12,579
I'm sorry
to interrupt your lunch.
503
00:30:12,650 --> 00:30:15,050
Joan said it was urgent
that she stop by here.
504
00:30:15,119 --> 00:30:18,316
What was so urgent, if you didn't
know anybody was looking for you?
505
00:30:18,522 --> 00:30:20,922
I have been in these clothes
since yesterday.
506
00:30:21,492 --> 00:30:22,584
I doubt it.
507
00:30:22,993 --> 00:30:24,517
Pamela, please.
508
00:30:24,795 --> 00:30:28,196
May I present
Mrs. Jessica Fletcher.
509
00:30:28,766 --> 00:30:30,199
How do you do?
510
00:30:30,901 --> 00:30:33,062
Well, I'm impressed.
511
00:30:33,137 --> 00:30:34,570
I came here to meet
a famous writer,
512
00:30:34,638 --> 00:30:36,469
and I'm finally
getting to meet one.
513
00:30:36,540 --> 00:30:39,873
Well, we're all so pleased
that you're safe, Mrs. Fulton.
514
00:30:40,144 --> 00:30:42,942
You seem to have been spending a
great deal of time on the beach.
515
00:30:43,013 --> 00:30:44,640
Couldn't drag her away
yesterday.
516
00:30:44,715 --> 00:30:46,876
I'll arrange for more salads.
517
00:30:46,984 --> 00:30:48,952
Well, I feel like
this is an imposition,
518
00:30:49,019 --> 00:30:50,953
and I'd like to reciprocate
by inviting you all
519
00:30:51,021 --> 00:30:52,648
over to my place
at 5:00 today.
520
00:30:52,723 --> 00:30:54,452
I'm having
a little cocktail party.
521
00:30:54,525 --> 00:30:56,049
Mr. Bryan, we appreciate
your invitation,
522
00:30:56,126 --> 00:30:58,617
but Mr. Masters
is expected here this evening.
523
00:30:58,696 --> 00:31:00,994
Yes, and you ladies
probably shouldn't go out
524
00:31:01,065 --> 00:31:03,465
until Mr. Magnum
has solved the case.
525
00:31:03,534 --> 00:31:04,558
I'm not on the case.
526
00:31:04,635 --> 00:31:06,000
Oh, yes, you are.
527
00:31:06,070 --> 00:31:08,163
If Jessica needs help,
then you're hired,
528
00:31:08,238 --> 00:31:11,002
for muscle, mop-up,
whatever.
529
00:31:11,141 --> 00:31:13,268
Muscle? Mop-up?
530
00:31:13,477 --> 00:31:14,535
Magnum...
531
00:31:14,612 --> 00:31:16,136
No, Higgins, that's it.
532
00:31:16,213 --> 00:31:18,613
I have had it!
No more abuse!
533
00:31:18,682 --> 00:31:20,377
Now, I have tried
to put up with it
534
00:31:20,451 --> 00:31:22,715
because I thought there
might be a real problem here.
535
00:31:22,786 --> 00:31:24,913
But if there is, nobody
wants to talk about it.
536
00:31:24,989 --> 00:31:28,117
Amy won't talk, Joan has
absolutely nothing to say,
537
00:31:28,192 --> 00:31:30,717
and you, Miss Bates, have
never even offered a reason
538
00:31:30,794 --> 00:31:32,022
why somebody would
wanna kill you.
539
00:31:32,096 --> 00:31:33,893
And I'm the only one
who's been shot at!
540
00:31:33,964 --> 00:31:35,625
Magnum,
sit down and be calm.
541
00:31:35,699 --> 00:31:37,496
Higgins, stop treating me
like a child!
542
00:31:37,568 --> 00:31:40,059
I'm an adult!
No more abuse!
543
00:31:40,437 --> 00:31:41,961
Look out! Get down!
544
00:31:43,407 --> 00:31:45,307
Is everybody all right?
545
00:31:46,010 --> 00:31:48,774
Excuse me, please.
546
00:32:03,193 --> 00:32:05,127
It was foolish of me
to give her the code.
547
00:32:05,195 --> 00:32:07,390
I should have realized she
might be irresponsible enough
548
00:32:07,464 --> 00:32:08,590
to leave
the gates open.
549
00:32:08,666 --> 00:32:11,362
I wanna know why someone just
happened to be waiting there
550
00:32:11,435 --> 00:32:12,424
to follow them in.
551
00:32:12,503 --> 00:32:14,095
Perhaps
they were tailed here.
552
00:32:14,171 --> 00:32:15,661
Or Amy and I were.
553
00:32:15,739 --> 00:32:17,934
You know, Mayfield could
have had the place staked out.
554
00:32:18,008 --> 00:32:18,997
Mayfield?
555
00:32:19,076 --> 00:32:20,600
The guy
who was after Amy.
556
00:32:20,678 --> 00:32:23,875
He was driving a rental that was
booked out to a Paul Mayfield.
557
00:32:23,947 --> 00:32:27,110
God, it's busy. And I can't
get ahold of Rick to find out
558
00:32:27,184 --> 00:32:28,742
if he checked the address
or talked to Ice Pick.
559
00:32:28,819 --> 00:32:30,309
Why would he talk
to Mr. Ice Pick?
560
00:32:30,387 --> 00:32:32,947
Higgins, Mayfield
or whoever took the shot
561
00:32:33,023 --> 00:32:34,285
knew exactly
what he was doing.
562
00:32:34,358 --> 00:32:36,258
In and out quick, no traces.
563
00:32:36,326 --> 00:32:37,725
A professional assassin?
564
00:32:39,196 --> 00:32:40,686
Magnum,
your performance at lunch
565
00:32:40,764 --> 00:32:44,325
leads me to feel that I and not
you should pursue this matter.
566
00:32:44,468 --> 00:32:47,869
What hotel were Amy and Joan
staying at originally?
567
00:32:47,938 --> 00:32:49,599
The Royal Hawaiian.
Did you hear what I said?
568
00:32:49,673 --> 00:32:50,970
Please remain off the case.
569
00:32:51,041 --> 00:32:54,374
Fine, I'll take it. But maybe you
shouldn't discuss this with Mrs. Fletcher.
570
00:32:54,445 --> 00:32:56,936
It's getting too messy
for amateurs.
571
00:32:58,482 --> 00:33:01,713
Are you kidding? We're talking
minimal risk. Beautiful flowers.
572
00:33:01,785 --> 00:33:05,312
Why, that's what Makali Pua
means, Thomas, beautiful flowers.
573
00:33:05,389 --> 00:33:07,414
And the flowers here
are great!
574
00:33:07,491 --> 00:33:10,790
Why, Thomas, in the long run, we can't lose.
575
00:33:11,028 --> 00:33:14,486
Long run? You said the land
would triple in value in a month.
576
00:33:14,765 --> 00:33:16,995
It will if the hotel chain
makes a bid.
577
00:33:17,067 --> 00:33:18,056
Lf?
578
00:33:18,135 --> 00:33:21,662
Look, Thomas, other happy investors
have to get on the phone now.
579
00:33:21,739 --> 00:33:23,138
I gotta get off.
580
00:33:23,207 --> 00:33:26,233
Look, T.C. And I put up
your down payment.
581
00:33:26,310 --> 00:33:27,743
Rick, what about Mayfield?
582
00:33:27,811 --> 00:33:30,974
Yeah, he got a place here.
Swanky joint, too.
583
00:33:31,448 --> 00:33:33,882
Now, Thomas,
did you get the loan?
584
00:33:34,017 --> 00:33:35,746
Did you talk to Ice Pick?
585
00:33:35,819 --> 00:33:38,014
No! Come on.
586
00:33:38,088 --> 00:33:40,113
Thomas, you cannot do this
to Rick and me.
587
00:33:40,190 --> 00:33:42,715
I mean, we signed the contract
before we saw the land.
588
00:33:42,793 --> 00:33:45,227
What's wrong with it?
T. C., you level with me.
589
00:33:45,295 --> 00:33:46,853
Tell me about this property.
590
00:33:46,930 --> 00:33:47,988
What's to tell?
591
00:33:48,966 --> 00:33:51,730
Like Rick said,
beautiful flowers.
592
00:33:52,436 --> 00:33:55,462
Oh, yeah? Well, I'll let
you know if I qualify.
593
00:33:55,539 --> 00:33:56,631
When?
594
00:33:56,707 --> 00:33:58,800
When Rick talks to Ice Pick.
595
00:33:58,876 --> 00:34:01,310
Thomas, wait a minute.
You can't... Thomas?
596
00:34:01,745 --> 00:34:03,713
Come on in, Joan.
597
00:34:04,081 --> 00:34:07,448
Oh. Oh, my goodness. Well,
with everything going on,
598
00:34:07,518 --> 00:34:09,782
isn't this a rather strange
time to take a shower?
599
00:34:09,853 --> 00:34:11,514
Well, not when
you smell like wine.
600
00:34:11,588 --> 00:34:13,249
Oh. Did you want something, Mrs. Fletcher?
601
00:34:13,323 --> 00:34:17,885
Well, I thought I might have some things
that could help you with this case.
602
00:34:18,462 --> 00:34:19,486
What case?
603
00:34:19,563 --> 00:34:20,621
Oh, please, Mr. Magnum,
604
00:34:20,697 --> 00:34:22,289
things are beginning
to get serious.
605
00:34:22,366 --> 00:34:24,960
That bullet could have
killed one of us.
606
00:34:25,035 --> 00:34:28,971
So you have some little things
that might help find the gunman?
607
00:34:29,039 --> 00:34:33,135
Well, not exactly, just things
that don't quite make sense.
608
00:34:33,210 --> 00:34:34,677
I mean, for instance,
609
00:34:34,745 --> 00:34:38,203
Joan said that she spent all
of yesterday on the beach.
610
00:34:38,282 --> 00:34:40,910
Well, why wasn't her skin
more flushed?
611
00:34:40,984 --> 00:34:42,315
Sunscreen.
612
00:34:42,386 --> 00:34:45,685
Oh, nothing could block the sun out
for that number of hours, Mr. Magnum.
613
00:34:45,756 --> 00:34:48,691
And what about Amy
lying about her ring?
614
00:34:49,059 --> 00:34:50,526
I mean,
she said it was a fake,
615
00:34:50,594 --> 00:34:53,495
but I noticed that it was
an exceptionally fine stone.
616
00:34:53,564 --> 00:34:55,725
Why does Amy lie
about anything?
617
00:34:55,799 --> 00:34:58,165
Yes, and what is
her marital status?
618
00:34:58,235 --> 00:35:02,228
I noticed, for instance, that
the tan line on her ring finger
619
00:35:02,306 --> 00:35:05,298
was wider
than the diamond band.
620
00:35:05,375 --> 00:35:07,468
Now, what does that
indicate to you?
621
00:35:07,544 --> 00:35:09,842
That her diamond
casts a shadow.
622
00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:11,877
Look, Mrs. Fletcher,
all we know for sure
623
00:35:11,949 --> 00:35:14,008
is there's a potential
murderer running around.
624
00:35:14,084 --> 00:35:16,985
Now, I think it would be best
if you let me,
625
00:35:17,821 --> 00:35:21,188
a competent professional,
look for him or her.
626
00:35:24,895 --> 00:35:26,453
Good luck
with your investigation.
627
00:35:26,530 --> 00:35:28,964
Thanks. Good luck
with your next novel.
628
00:35:29,032 --> 00:35:30,522
Thank you.
629
00:35:31,235 --> 00:35:33,260
Everybody,
deep down inside,
630
00:35:33,337 --> 00:35:36,670
thinks he or she
is a private investigator.
631
00:35:36,740 --> 00:35:38,537
Jessica Fletcher
was no exception.
632
00:35:38,609 --> 00:35:41,476
Despite her denials, I was
sure that she fancied herself
633
00:35:41,545 --> 00:35:44,537
as the consummate
crime solver.
634
00:35:44,615 --> 00:35:46,947
I had to admit
that she had good instincts,
635
00:35:47,017 --> 00:35:48,814
but diamonds and tan lines,
636
00:35:48,886 --> 00:35:50,751
while interesting
observations,
637
00:35:50,821 --> 00:35:52,812
were not germane
to the case.
638
00:35:52,890 --> 00:35:54,517
I mean,
it's okay for a novelist
639
00:35:54,591 --> 00:35:57,389
to use non-germane clues
in the literary process,
640
00:35:57,461 --> 00:36:00,021
but the criminologist
has to have clues
641
00:36:00,097 --> 00:36:02,657
with a relativity
to the relative.
642
00:36:03,133 --> 00:36:05,124
Well, you know what I mean.
643
00:36:05,202 --> 00:36:07,693
Thomas? I talked to Ice Pick.
644
00:36:07,771 --> 00:36:09,602
So call me
when you get your loan.
645
00:36:09,673 --> 00:36:11,231
The deal's getting better
all the time.
646
00:36:11,308 --> 00:36:13,071
We get the flowers
for nothing.
647
00:36:15,012 --> 00:36:17,776
This establishes
the trajectory.
648
00:36:19,283 --> 00:36:21,911
The bullet passed
right over this table.
649
00:36:21,985 --> 00:36:25,580
Yes, where I had stood
only seconds before the shot.
650
00:36:25,656 --> 00:36:29,092
Are you suggesting that
someone was trying to kill you?
651
00:36:30,193 --> 00:36:32,525
I have a colorful past,
Jessica,
652
00:36:32,596 --> 00:36:35,064
with enemies who might well
deploy a professional assassin
653
00:36:35,132 --> 00:36:37,396
to take their vengeance on me.
654
00:36:37,701 --> 00:36:40,534
Sorry, Higgins. Your theory's
only half right. Where's Joan?
655
00:36:40,604 --> 00:36:41,832
What?
656
00:36:41,905 --> 00:36:43,736
Oh, she and Amy
went to Mr. Bryan's party.
657
00:36:43,807 --> 00:36:45,570
We tried to dissuade them,
but...
658
00:36:45,642 --> 00:36:47,075
Well, you should have
tried harder.
659
00:36:47,144 --> 00:36:48,577
A guy matching
Mayfield's description
660
00:36:48,645 --> 00:36:51,910
was at the Royal Hawaiian
yesterday looking for Joan.
661
00:36:51,982 --> 00:36:55,349
Oh, I'm sorry, but you can't
presume that she was a target
662
00:36:55,419 --> 00:36:57,182
just because someone
was looking for her.
663
00:36:57,254 --> 00:36:59,484
Mrs. Fletcher,
guys like Mayfield
664
00:36:59,556 --> 00:37:01,148
only look people up
for one reason.
665
00:37:01,224 --> 00:37:02,521
I think he's
a professional hit man.
666
00:37:02,592 --> 00:37:04,526
He must have a contract
to kill Joan.
667
00:37:19,042 --> 00:37:21,533
Mr. Higgins, ladies, I'm
glad you could make it.
668
00:37:21,611 --> 00:37:23,772
Come in, come in.
669
00:37:25,716 --> 00:37:27,183
Mr. Masters
not flying in tonight?
670
00:37:27,250 --> 00:37:28,274
No.
671
00:37:28,352 --> 00:37:30,980
He deems it necessary
to remain in Greece.
672
00:37:31,421 --> 00:37:33,082
Mr. Bryan, where is Joan?
673
00:37:33,156 --> 00:37:34,180
Hmm?
674
00:37:34,257 --> 00:37:36,521
Oh, well,
she's around someplace.
675
00:37:36,593 --> 00:37:39,858
Now, the bar is over that
way. Just enjoy yourselves.
676
00:37:40,864 --> 00:37:42,593
Party, party.
677
00:37:42,799 --> 00:37:44,790
I cannot believe
we are doing this.
678
00:37:44,868 --> 00:37:46,529
Pamela, please,
I could hardly leave
679
00:37:46,603 --> 00:37:49,868
two women alone on the
estate after today's attempt.
680
00:37:49,940 --> 00:37:51,840
I'll be back shortly.
681
00:37:53,143 --> 00:37:54,735
Pamela,
let's try and find Joan.
682
00:37:54,811 --> 00:37:55,800
Yes.
683
00:38:01,518 --> 00:38:03,748
Jessica, this is ludicrous.
684
00:38:04,287 --> 00:38:06,380
What if the killer is here?
685
00:38:06,523 --> 00:38:09,492
I might just as well walk
up and ask him to murder me.
686
00:38:09,559 --> 00:38:12,084
Pamela, what is it
that you haven't told me?
687
00:38:12,796 --> 00:38:13,785
What?
688
00:38:13,897 --> 00:38:16,229
Well, you seem convinced that
somebody wants to kill you,
689
00:38:16,299 --> 00:38:17,630
you personally,
690
00:38:17,701 --> 00:38:20,761
and yet you haven't given
any reason for thinking that.
691
00:38:21,238 --> 00:38:23,798
Please, Pamela,
you have to tell me
692
00:38:23,874 --> 00:38:26,308
why you're so frightened.
693
00:38:29,613 --> 00:38:32,411
Magnum, perhaps I was rash
in agreeing to this plan.
694
00:38:32,482 --> 00:38:34,416
You have no real proof
about Mr. Mayfield.
695
00:38:34,484 --> 00:38:36,884
Come on, Higgins,
I explained.
696
00:38:36,953 --> 00:38:39,513
Ice Pick says Mayfield
is a well-known hit man
697
00:38:39,589 --> 00:38:40,715
with a very clean image.
698
00:38:40,791 --> 00:38:43,089
Just the type Arthur Houston
would hire to do his dirty work.
699
00:38:43,160 --> 00:38:44,821
And you believe
he's trying to murder Joan
700
00:38:44,895 --> 00:38:46,624
simply because she wants
to own her company?
701
00:38:46,696 --> 00:38:49,927
Well, it makes sense. Pacisle's registered
five bids since her husband died.
702
00:38:50,000 --> 00:38:51,228
I checked with the SEC.
703
00:38:51,301 --> 00:38:54,566
And Mr. Houston, unable
to persuade Joan to sell,
704
00:38:54,838 --> 00:38:57,671
has decided to eliminate her and
simply negotiate with her estate?
705
00:38:57,741 --> 00:38:59,675
Right. When he found out
he couldn't scare her...
706
00:38:59,743 --> 00:39:02,211
With the car incident,
yes.
707
00:39:02,279 --> 00:39:05,373
And you theorize that Amy
Salyer was at Pacisle yesterday
708
00:39:05,449 --> 00:39:07,349
to deliver
Joan's final refusal,
709
00:39:07,417 --> 00:39:09,442
and so he decided to take
more drastic action.
710
00:39:09,519 --> 00:39:12,352
It's not a theory. Joan
would already be dead if...
711
00:39:12,422 --> 00:39:15,448
If Mayfield had known
her whereabouts.
712
00:39:15,559 --> 00:39:18,824
And you speculate that he was following
Amy in order to find his target.
713
00:39:18,895 --> 00:39:21,455
Speculate? He followed Amy
and me to the estate.
714
00:39:21,531 --> 00:39:23,192
He saw Joan go in,
he took a shot.
715
00:39:23,266 --> 00:39:25,734
There's no speculation
about it.
716
00:39:27,370 --> 00:39:29,736
I suppose the theory
is plausible.
717
00:39:29,940 --> 00:39:31,464
Good.
I'm glad you understand.
718
00:39:31,541 --> 00:39:33,338
Now, will you go back in,
stay with Joan
719
00:39:33,410 --> 00:39:36,379
until I can catch Mayfield
making his move?
720
00:39:36,446 --> 00:39:38,846
We haven't found Joan
as of yet.
721
00:39:38,915 --> 00:39:39,939
We?
722
00:39:40,016 --> 00:39:42,246
I had no choice but to bring
Jessica and Pamela with me
723
00:39:42,319 --> 00:39:44,287
in order to go along
with your plan.
724
00:39:44,354 --> 00:39:46,447
I now realize
that that was folly.
725
00:39:46,523 --> 00:39:47,820
Their lives will be
in danger again
726
00:39:47,891 --> 00:39:50,553
when the assassin
makes another attempt on me.
727
00:39:50,627 --> 00:39:51,651
On you?
728
00:39:51,728 --> 00:39:54,288
You said you understood.
729
00:39:54,364 --> 00:39:56,355
You agreed that Mayfield
was after Joan.
730
00:39:56,433 --> 00:39:57,764
I did not agree,
731
00:39:57,834 --> 00:39:59,995
and I understood your theory
the first time around.
732
00:40:00,070 --> 00:40:01,560
I said it was plausible.
733
00:40:01,638 --> 00:40:03,128
But as usual,
you're basing it on a hunch
734
00:40:03,206 --> 00:40:04,764
rather than
on deductive reasoning.
735
00:40:04,841 --> 00:40:07,833
Higgins... I shall give Mr.
Mayfield 30 minutes to arrive
736
00:40:07,911 --> 00:40:09,538
and make an attempt
on someone
737
00:40:09,613 --> 00:40:11,945
before taking
the ladies home.
738
00:40:14,151 --> 00:40:16,551
That's the last place
I'd wanna go right now.
739
00:40:16,853 --> 00:40:20,289
You have to go back to New
York and deal with it. Tomorrow.
740
00:40:20,357 --> 00:40:21,756
No.
741
00:40:21,858 --> 00:40:24,691
Do you realize
we're talking about millions?
742
00:40:25,095 --> 00:40:28,531
Pamela, do you have proof that
he's been embezzling the royalties?
743
00:40:28,598 --> 00:40:31,999
Well, I took some
very incriminating papers
744
00:40:32,068 --> 00:40:34,093
I found in his sock drawer.
745
00:40:34,204 --> 00:40:37,640
Please don't ask me why I was
looking in his sock drawer.
746
00:40:37,707 --> 00:40:41,165
Look, all I ask is that you
go back and talk to the police.
747
00:40:41,244 --> 00:40:42,302
Talk?
748
00:40:42,379 --> 00:40:45,280
You think they'd take my word
over a powerful publisher?
749
00:40:45,348 --> 00:40:47,213
Yes. You have proof.
750
00:40:47,284 --> 00:40:49,946
No, I'd never get there.
751
00:40:50,587 --> 00:40:52,782
Pamela,
you asked for my help,
752
00:40:52,856 --> 00:40:54,289
and that's what
you're gonna get.
753
00:40:54,357 --> 00:40:56,825
Now, you and I are going to
take the first flight to New York
754
00:40:56,893 --> 00:40:57,951
tomorrow morning.
755
00:41:26,923 --> 00:41:27,947
Paul.
756
00:41:28,024 --> 00:41:29,048
Jason.
757
00:41:29,125 --> 00:41:30,285
Good to see you.
Arthur.
758
00:41:30,360 --> 00:41:32,487
Paul. Come on, I'll get you a drink.
759
00:41:32,562 --> 00:41:35,053
So tell me, Paul,
how's Molly these days?
760
00:41:35,131 --> 00:41:36,120
Fine.
761
00:41:37,801 --> 00:41:38,859
Jonathan.
762
00:41:38,935 --> 00:41:40,527
Mrs. Fletcher,
I was getting concerned.
763
00:41:40,604 --> 00:41:41,662
Have you seen Pamela?
764
00:41:41,738 --> 00:41:44,639
Yes, and I'm afraid
we're going to have to leave.
765
00:41:45,075 --> 00:41:46,201
Leave?
766
00:41:46,276 --> 00:41:47,903
Why, how long
have you been here?
767
00:41:47,978 --> 00:41:50,469
Glad you changed your mind about
coming. Anyone else with you?
768
00:41:50,547 --> 00:41:52,378
Everyone.
Joan, where have you been?
769
00:41:52,449 --> 00:41:53,848
I've searched the house,
the grounds...
770
00:41:53,917 --> 00:41:55,851
I've been around.
771
00:41:55,919 --> 00:41:59,013
Will everyone stop acting
like I need a keeper?
772
00:42:01,157 --> 00:42:03,091
I think you better
stay with her, Jonathan,
773
00:42:03,159 --> 00:42:04,956
just in case
Mr. Magnum is right.
774
00:42:05,028 --> 00:42:08,327
Pamela and I can take a taxi back
to the estate. We have packing to do.
775
00:42:08,398 --> 00:42:09,592
Packing?
I don't understand.
776
00:42:09,666 --> 00:42:10,963
I'll explain later.
777
00:42:13,036 --> 00:42:15,698
Pamela! Pamela,
I've called a taxi.
778
00:42:15,939 --> 00:42:16,928
Pamela?
779
00:42:17,007 --> 00:42:18,031
She isn't here,
Mrs. Fletcher.
780
00:42:18,108 --> 00:42:20,668
Oh, yes, so I see.
781
00:42:24,281 --> 00:42:26,078
What are you doing?
782
00:42:27,050 --> 00:42:29,518
I'm trying to keep an eye on
Mayfield without him seeing me.
783
00:42:29,586 --> 00:42:31,053
Did Higgins
find Joan yet?
784
00:42:31,121 --> 00:42:33,988
Yes. If you don't mind
my making a suggestion,
785
00:42:34,057 --> 00:42:37,356
I have a hunch that it's Amy who
may be in some kind of trouble
786
00:42:37,427 --> 00:42:38,917
and not Joan.
787
00:42:40,030 --> 00:42:41,019
Uh...
788
00:42:41,631 --> 00:42:44,725
I don't play hunches. I stick
to logic and deductive reasoning.
789
00:42:45,468 --> 00:42:48,437
Oh, and it's logical to think
that this man is after Joan,
790
00:42:48,505 --> 00:42:50,302
when you found him
following Amy?
791
00:42:50,373 --> 00:42:53,774
Yes, because he was
following Amy to get to Joan.
792
00:42:53,843 --> 00:42:55,470
Relativity, Mrs. Fletcher.
793
00:42:55,545 --> 00:42:58,275
That's the kind of knowledge that
makes me a private investigator
794
00:42:58,348 --> 00:43:00,179
and you a novelist,
and a very good one.
795
00:43:00,250 --> 00:43:01,239
Thank you.
796
00:43:01,484 --> 00:43:04,351
I'm sure that normally you're
very good at what you do.
797
00:43:04,421 --> 00:43:07,185
Well, I'm afraid I have to
say goodbye and find Pamela.
798
00:43:07,257 --> 00:43:08,246
Goodbye?
799
00:43:08,325 --> 00:43:10,691
Yes, we're leaving
for New York in the morning.
800
00:43:10,760 --> 00:43:12,284
Well,
801
00:43:12,829 --> 00:43:14,956
good luck
on your next novel.
802
00:43:15,031 --> 00:43:18,000
Oh, and good luck
on your next investigation.
803
00:43:18,068 --> 00:43:19,057
Yeah.
804
00:43:19,736 --> 00:43:20,794
Wait!
805
00:43:20,870 --> 00:43:23,634
Mrs. Fletcher,
we may have a problem.
806
00:43:23,707 --> 00:43:25,504
Could you please call the
police, tell them to hurry,
807
00:43:25,575 --> 00:43:26,701
and then get Joan
out of sight?
808
00:43:26,776 --> 00:43:28,403
Oh, yes, of course.
Thank you.
809
00:43:54,371 --> 00:43:57,704
All right, Mayfield,
come on out. Come on.
810
00:44:03,646 --> 00:44:04,635
Hey, what...
811
00:44:16,826 --> 00:44:18,521
Jessica, please,
stay behind me.
812
00:45:46,583 --> 00:45:48,073
Freeze!
813
00:45:48,751 --> 00:45:51,345
No, no, look,
he had a gun.
814
00:45:51,955 --> 00:45:54,389
You're under arrest
for murder.