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THIS AFTERNOON,
CAUSING A MASSIVE TRAFFIC JAM.
SIX OF THE BIRDS ARE STILL AT LARGE, SO IF YOU GO OUT
TO A RESTAURANT TONIGHT, TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THE HEAD WAITER.
THAT'S THE NEWS.
I'M SETH MILLER.
DAN, DO YOU KNOW WHERE MARTHA IS?
IT'S JEFF'S BIRTHDAY NEXT WEEK, AND I WANTED TO PLAN A LITTLE--
SHE'S IN OTTAWA. SHE DIDN'T TELL YOU?
SHE TRIED, BUT I DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO CALL HER BACK.
SHE'S BEEN SHORTLISTED FOR A JOB
IN CONSUMER AFFAIRS -- THE FINAL INTERVIEW'S TOMORROW.
A JOB?
A JOB IN OTTAWA?
WHY DIDN'T SHE TELL ME?
WELL, I WOULD SAY SHE TRIED.
SO, UH, WHAT MOVIE ARE YOU GOING TO SEE?
OH, THAT RUSSIAN FILM.
OH, YES, MY NEW REFRIGERATOR.
SEEING THAT MYSLEF.
UM, WELL, I'M GOING WITH MIKE.
OH, WELL, UH...
I'M GOING TO SEE J.C.
DO YOU WANT TO COME?
HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE ME.
HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE ANYONE.
DID YOU GET A HOLD OF HER?
NO.
. SHE HASN'T MOVED YET.
OH...SHE'S NOT GOING TO TAKE MY KIDS.
I SWEAR I'LL GET A COURT ORDER.
HEY, KELLY.
GOOD EVENING
TONIGHT, ON PUBLIC ENEMY.
A CURVACEOUS KILLER STILL ON THE RUN.
MARCH 28th, 1989, AT APPROXIMATELY 2 A.M.,
WEALTHY PALO ALTO DEVELOPER ARTHUR PLAYFAIR,
AGED 53, WAS AT HOME WATCHING TV
WHEN SOMEBODY SHOT HIM TWICE IN THE BACK OF THE HEAD
WITH A .38-CALIBRE HANDGUN.
A WEEK LATER, POLICE CHARGED
HIS WIFE MISSY, A FORMER MASSEUSE,
NUDE MODEL AND TABLE DANCER, WITH *** ONE.
HER MOTIVE: AN ESTATE WORTH MORE THAN $10 MILLION.
THE SENSATIONAL TRIAL WAS INTERRUPTED
REPEATEDLY BY MILITANT FEMINISTS
WHO CLAIM THAT MISSY WAS BEING VICTIMIZED
AND THAT HER ONLY REAL CRIME WAS HER PAST.
BUT THE JURY DIDN'T BUY IT.
MISSY WAS FOUND GUILTY AND SENTENCED TO LIFE.
LAST OCTOBER, SHE FAKED A SUICIDE,
THEN, WITH THE HELP OF AN ACCOMPLICE, ESCAPED
FROM A PRISON HOSPITAL.
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE
SHE IS NOW IN CANADA.
POLICE ARE OFFERING A $20,000 REWARD
FOR INFORMATION LEADING
TO THE ARREST OF MISSY PLAYFAIR.
INFORMATION, PLEASE
CALL THE NUMBER APPEARING ON YOUR SCREEN.
IT'S YOU.
YOU'RE MISSY.
I DIDN'T DO IT.
I DIDN'T KILL HIM.
DON'T LET THEM SEE ME.
[ HONKING ]
I DIDN'T DO IT.
HELP ME.
FIRST ONE ON YOUR LEFT.
THERE'S YOUR KEY.
[ KNOCKING ]
OK, THE BATHROOM.
UH, THE KEY TO THE MINI-BAR.
I ALMOST FORGOT IT.
DO YOU NEED ANY CLEAN TOWELS?
UH, NO, I'M FINE. THANKS A LOT.
OK, THANK YOU.
IT'S JUST THE MOTEL GUY.
GAVE US THE KEY TO THE MINI-BAR.
YOU SEEMED A LITTLE FAR AWAY TONIGHT.
DID I?
MM-HMM. IS IT WORK?
ACTUALLY, I'M GOING TO THIS WEDDING.
IT'S A DAUGHTER OF A FRIEND OF MINE.
I MET HER WHEN SHE WAS ONE DAY OLD.
NOW SHE'S GETTING MARRIED.
IT STARTED ME THINKING, AS THEY SAY.
WELL...
YOU WANT TO GO--
...FOR A COFFEE? HA, HA, HA.
YEAH.
WELL, THERE'S THE LIBERTY CAFE
AROUND THE CORNER.
OK, SURE. WHY NOT?
THEY SAY YOU HAD AN ACCOMPLICE WHEN YOU ESCAPED FROM JAIL.
A FRIEND.
HE DROVE ME TO THE BORDER.
FRIEND?
PRIVATE ***.
HIS NAME IS WEBSTER.
HE SPENT THREE YEARS TRYING TO
GET THEM TO REOPEN MY CASE.
DO YOU BELIEVE ME?
LISTEN, NOBODY KNOWS YOU'REE.
MAYBE NO ONE WILL MAKE THE CONNECTION.
YOU DID.
I GOT CASH AND A PASSPORT
AT THE BAR STASHED AWAY IN THE LADIES CAN.
ALL I NEED IS A PLANE TICKET TO PANAMA OR MEXICO.
HELP ME, JAKE.
IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE--
IT IS TRUE!
OK.
GOOD.
SO WE GO TO THE COPS.
YOU TURN YOURSELF IN--
YOU ***, YOU HAD ME FOOLED. YOU WANT THE REWARD MONEY.
HEY, HEY, KELLY, COME ON.
I AM NOT GOING BACK TO PRISON!
THAT'S NOT WHAT I MEANT. I'M NOT TURNING YOU IN.
GET OFF OF ME!
YOU'RE NOT IN THE STATES NOW.
IF WHAT YOU SAY IS TRUE, YOU CAN HAVE A HEARING.
YOU CAN GET REFUGEE STATUS. PEOPLE WILL LISTEN TO YOU HERE.
WHY? I'M STILL MISSY THE ***.
THEY'LL SEND ME BACK.
WE'VE HAD SERIAL KILLERS HERE,
AND IT STILL TAKES YEARS TO EXTRADITE THEM.
WE'LL PUSH THE FEMINIST THING.
WE'LL MAKE A HUGE STINK ABOUT HOW YOU WERE RAILROADED.
I'M IN NEWS. I KNOW HOW THIS WORKS.
YOU WANT TO HELP ME?
THEN JUST GET ME THE MONEY AND A PASSPORT AND A TICKET.
YOU WANT TO SPEND THE REST OF YOUR LIFE ON THE RUN?
I'M NOT GOING BACK TO JAIL.
NOT NOW, NOT EVER.
I'D RATHER BE DEAD.
I MEAN THAT.
JUST GIVE ME A SHOT AT IT.
OK?
LET ME TRY.
WHAT ABOUT THE TICKET?
ALL RIGHT, BUT...
YOU GOTTA GO WITH ME ON THIS.
YOU GOTTA BACK ME.
OK? DEAL?
YES.
THE REAL QUESTION IS, HOW MUCH LONGER DO WE WAIT -- YOU SAID
YOURSELF HE WON'T SEE A PSYCHIATRIST.
HE WON'T EVEN DISCUSS OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY.
HE NEEDS TIME.
WE NEED ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT EDITOR. MAC'S GOING CRAZY.
MAC IS CRAZY. HE'S DOING FINE.
BUT MAC DOUBLING UP
IS NOT A PERMANENT SOLUTION, OBVIOUSLY.
I THINK WE'RE WASTING TIME.
HE'S GIVEN UP. HE DOESN'T CARE.
OH, GREAT, WHY DON'T WE JUST CUT HIM LOOSE?
OH, HE'S CUTTING HIMSELF LOOSE.
WHY DON'T WE KILL HIM?
LOOK, YOU SPENT THREE YEARS RATIONALIZING HIS ALCOHOLISM.
WHERE DID THAT GET US OR HIM?
MIKE, ANNE, COME ON.
SORRY.
ALL RIGHT, HERE'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO.
HE CAN HAVE WHATEVER TIME HE NEEDS --
A MONTH, TWO MONTHS, WHATEVER'S REASONABLE --
BUT WE ARE NOT PREPARED TO WAIT FOREVER.
HE HAS GOT TO UNDERSTAND THAT.
LOOK, SORRY.
I DIDN'T MEAN THAT.
IT'S ALL RIGHT.
HOW WAS THE MOVIE?
IT WAS GOOD.
WELL, IT WAS SAD.
HA, HA, IT WAS FUNNY...BUT SAD.
IT'S NOT OPEN YET.
I THINK I LOST MY WALLET HERE LAST NIGHT.
UH, EXCUSE ME.
UM, I WAS HERE LAST NIGHT, AND I CAN'T FIND MY WALLET.
DID ANYONE TURN A WALLET IN?
NO.
NO, YOU'RE SURE?
YEAH, I'M SURE.
[ SIGHING ]
YOU MIND IF I LOOK AROUND?
GO AHEAD.
THANKS.
HE WAS TALKING TO HER.
FIND YOUR WALLET?
NO.
YOU KNOW A KELLY FENTON, MR...?
I.
UH, KELLY FENTON.
UM, KELLY, KELLY THE WAITRESS, YEAH.
YEAH.
SHE WORKS HERE. WHY, WHAT DID SHE DO?
SCOOP THE TILL OR SOMETHING?
COME ON, I WORK FOR CHANNEL 10 NEWS. GIMME THE SCOOP.
SO I SEE.
SO, WHAT'S GOING ON?
WE'LL BE MAKING A STATEMENT AT 11:00.
OH...HERE?
OK, GOOD. THANKS.
IT'S TOO LATE.
WHAT?
MARTHA'S BEING INTERVIEWED RIGHT NOW.
YOU MISSED HER...AGAIN.
OH.
HI, THE COPS WERE THERE.
THEY KNOW.
THE MONEY? THE PASSPORT?
I COULDN'T FIND THEM.
THEY WEREN'T THERE.
I GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
THE POLICE ARE-- THE POLICE ARE HOLDING A PRESS CONFERENCE.
IF YOU TRY TO RUN, THEY'RE GOING TO NAB YOU.
JUST SIT TIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO DO WHAT I SAID, OK?
I SAY WE BUMP THE PREMIER
ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM AND LEAD WITH MISSY.
IS SHE THAT IMPORTANT?
YOU DON'T REMEMBER THE TRIAL?
IT WAS ON FRONT PAGE.
IN THE TABLOIDS.
THEY HAD NO EVIDENCE.
HOW DID YOU FIND OUT ABOUT THIS?
OH, I HANG OUT AT PRIVATE EYE'S,
AND, UM, MISSY WAS TENDING BAR.
I LEFT MY WALLET THERE LAST NIGHT.
I WENT BY THERE THIS MORNING TO LOOK FOR IT.
THE PLACE WAS SWARMING WITH COPS.
HER HUSBAND WAS INVOLVED WITH THE MOB,
BUT THE JUDGE THREW OUT HER WHOLE DEFENCE.
I DON'T KNOW.
COME ON, YOU GUYS, GET GOING.
I WANT THAT TAPE BACK BY NOON.
WE'RE GOING TO DO A NOON UPDATE.
MY NAME IS MISSY PLAYFAIR.
I DID NOT KILL MY HUSBAND.
THE PEOPLE WHO PROSECUTED ME KNOW THIS,
BUT THEY WANTED TO SHUT ME UP.
SO THEY SENT ME TO PRISON FOR LIFE.
IT WAS EITHER THAT OR KILL ME.
ARTY WAS, LIKE, THE MIDDLE MAN.
ON WHAT THE GOVERNMENT
WAS GOING TO DO, LIKE EXPROPRIATE LAND OR SOMETHING.
HE'D TELL THE MOB GUYS.
THE MOB GUYS WOULD GET AN INSIDE TRACK.
ARTY WOULD TAKE A COMMISSION.
THE RICH GET RICHER.
YOU KNOW HOW IT GOES.
AMEN.
THEN SOME DEALS STARTED TO GO BAD.
MOB GUYS WANTED ARTY TO MAKE IT GOOD.
ARTY TOLD THEM TO SHOVE IT.
HE FIGURED HIS FRIENDS IN THE GOVERNMENT WOULD PROTECT HIM.
BUT I COULDN'T PROVE A DAMN THING.
THE JUDGE THREW MY WHOLE DEFENCE OUT OF COURT.
HI. SOMEBODY DROPPED OFF SOMETHING FOR MAC AT SOME POINT.
DID YOU HAPPEN TO SEE WHO IT WAS?
WHEN?
OK, THANKS.
ABOUT MID-MORNING, IT JUST APPEARED.
I DON'T LIKE IT.
SHE'S USING US TO WHIP UP PUBLIC SYMPATHY.
SHE'S RUNNING FOR HER LIFE. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT?
ESCAPES
PLEAD THEIR CASE ON THE 6:00 NEWS?
NOT ANY CONVICTED MURDERER.
THIS IS ONE SPECIFIC WOMAN WHO WAS RAILROADED BY THE SYSTEM.
OH, YOU'RE SO SURE SHE'S INNOCENT?
.
O.
AGAI
THERE WASN'T ONE SHRED OF EVIDENCE.
YOU KNOW WHAT THEY HAD? A STACK OF GLOSSIES.
MISSY IN A BIKINI, MISSY NAKED ON A BEARSKIN RUG.
MISSY THE HOMICIDAL ***.
MISSY THE GOLD-DIGGER.
SHE WAS UP AGAINST A BUNCH OF FAT-CAT REPUBLICAN MILLIONAIRES.
SHE DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE.
SHE WAS DONE FOR THE MINUTE SHE WAS CHARGED.
WE'RE WASTING TIME.
ALL RIGHT, WE'LL RUN AN UPDATE
AND CUT OUT A NOONER, BUT I WANT THE CONTEXT.
WHAT CONTEXT?
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STORY.
[ PHONE RINGING ]
ANNE HILDEBRANDT.
WHO?
WEBSTER?
WHO ARE YOU?
DO YOU CONSIDER MISSY PLAYFAIR DANGEROUS?
I WOULDN'T WANT THE PUBLIC TO BE UNDULY ALARMED.
IF I MAY, SERGEANT.
THIS IS ERIC CHAPMAN
FROM THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE IN PALO ALTO.
HE'S HERE TO LIAISE WITH US IN OUR INVESTIGATION.
MY OFFICE HAS PLEDGED FULL SUPPORT
TO THE CANADIAN AUTHORITIES IN AN EFFORT TO APPREHEND
MISSY PLAYFAIR BEFORE SHE KILLS AGAIN.
AND MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT.
IF SHE IS CORNERED, SHE WILL KILL AGAIN.
THAT'S ALL FOR NOW.
HOW DID YOU CONVICT HER WITHOUT ANY PROOF?
I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE TIME
OR THE PLACE TO REHASH THE DETAILS
OF A VERY COMPLEX TRIAL PROCEDURE.
YOU FOUND HER GUILTY BECAUSE SHE
WAS A STRIPPER, ISN'T THAT RIGHT?
ISN'T THAT WHY FEMINIST GROUPS WANTED A NEW TRIAL?
AND I DON'T THINK THIS IS
THE TIME OR THE PLACE TO DISCUSS
THE POLITICAL AGENDA OF THE CALIFORNIA FEMINIST MOVEMENT.
WASN'T PLAYFAIR KILLED BY THE MOB?
THANK YOU.
WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?
WHAT? I ASKED A FEW QUESTIONS.
SOMEBODY HAD TO.
AND WHAT MAKES YOU AN EXPERT?
LOOK, YOU KNOW CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM.
I KNOW KILLER STRIPPERS ON THE LAM.
IF THEY WANT TO CALL THEMSELVES A DISTINCT SOCIETY, LET THEM.
WHO CARES?
BUT, TERRY, WHAT ARE THE LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF
DISTINCT SOCIETY IN LAW?
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW?
I DON'T CARE, AND NEITHER DOES ANYBODY ELSE IN THIS COUNTRY.
OH, BUT WHEN YOU SAY THIS COUNTRY,
ARE YOU INCLUDING QUEBEC?
OR PERHAPS YOU'RE REFERRING TO THE TWO-NATION CONCEPT.
MAYBE COMMUNITY OF COMMUNITIES.
OH, SHUT UP.
THIS IS DAN'S TURF ANYWAY.
HE LOVES THIS CONSTITUTION STUFF.
I HATE THIS STUFF.
HAVE FUN LAST NIGHT?
YEAH. I THINK I DRANK TOO MUCH COFFEE THOUGH.
I COULD HARDLY SLEEP.
YOU?
BEING ON A DATE.
EXCE YOUR
I HAVE TO GIVE A SPEECH AT THE WEDDING.
HOW'S THIS SOUND?
TWO PEOPLE WERE MARRIED TODAY.
WITNESSES SAY THE CEREMONY WENT OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT.
SURE.
HEY, YOU WANT TO GO TO THE WEDDING?
YEAH, BE MY DATE.
OH, I HAVE A LOT OF IRONING TO DO, BUT I GUESS IT CAN WAIT.
I'D LOVE TO.
GREAT.
NEWSROOM. WATSON.
HI. HOW DID IT GO?
GOOD FOR YOU.
WHEN DO YOU FIND OUT FOR SURE?
IS THAT MARTHA?
GIMME THAT.
HI, IT'S ME.
SOMETHING CAME UP.
NEVER MIND ABOUT THAT NOW.
LOOK, YOU CAN'T TAKE THE KIDS AND MOVE AWAY.
BECAUSE I'M THEIR FATHER, THAT'S WHY.
OK, LOOK, OK, WHEN ARE YOU GETTING BACK HERE?
OK, COME STRAIGHT TO THE STATION.
WE'LL GO OUT FOR DINNER.
WE'LL TALK, OK?
OK.
BYE.
[ SIGHING ]
YOU'RE SUCH A SELFISH JERK.
THEY'RE MY KIDS.
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M SETH MILLER WITH A CHANNEL 1O NEWSBREAK.
ARE YOU WATCHING?
YEAH.
[ SETH ]: ...TELLS HER SIDE OF THE STORY.
THE D.A. WHO PROSECUTED ME,
CHAPMAN.
HE MAY NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHO KILLED MY HUSBAND.
BUT HE KNOWS MORE OR LESS,
BECAUSE THESE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE
WHO ARE BACKING HIS BID TO BE GOVERNOR.
THAT'S WHY THEY HAD TO NAIL ME.
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES.
IT'S GOING TO GET BIGGER AND BETTER.
JAKE, THAT CLERK KEEPS STICKING
HIS FILTHY FACE IN HERE EVERY FIVE MINUTES.
HE KEEPS LOOKING AT ME LIKE HE KNOWS WHO I AM.
OK, KELLY, I MEAN, MISSY--
IF YOU DON'T GET ME OUT OF HERE, I'M GOING TO RUN FOR IT.
OK, JUST RELAX. TAKE IT EASY.
DON'T MOVE. I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
YEAH.
CABINS ARE ALL CLOSED UP.
ONLY PERSON THAT LIVES AROUND HERE IS THE GUY
AT THE HEAD OF THE ROAD.
[ TELEVISION ]: IT BEGAN EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WHEN THE FIRST
MISSY PLAYFAIR LOOKALIKE TURNED HERSELF IN AT 62 DIVISION.
BY 2:00 P.M., SEVEN MORE
MISSIES HAD TURNED UP AT METRO POLICE STATIONS.
MEANWHILE, AN UMBRELLA FEMINIST
COLLECTIVE IS DEMANDING
THAT MISSY--
HEY.
DIDN'T WORK THE LAST TIME EITHER.
YOU'RE FUNNY.
YOU COME ON LIKE THIS COOL GUY WHO CAN HANDLE ANYTHING.
BUT YOU'RE REALLY JUST A BIG KID
WHO BELIEVES EVERYTHING WORKS OUT IN THE END.
WELL, YOU GOT TO BELIEVE
IN SOMETHING, RIGHT?
THIS IS SERGEANT HALLIDAY, METRO POLICE, AND THIS
IS MR. CHAPMAN FROM THE PALO ALTO D.A.'S OFFICE.
DO YOU HAVE A TAPE OF MISSY PLAYFAIR?
WE'RE GLAD TO PROVIDE YOU A COPY.
ASK HIM WHERE HE GOT IT.
I'LL HANDLE THIS.
SOMEONE DROPPED IT OFF AT RECEPTION.
WHAT ABOUT THE CAMERAMAN?
ANTONELLI. HE CAME BY THE BAR.
HE WAS LOOKING FOR HIS WALLET.
HE WAS ALSO THERE LAST NIGHT--
TALKING WITH PLAYFAIR -- SHE DISAPPEARED
SO WHAT?
WAS THIS WHAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR?
IT'S A PASSPORT AND $2,000 CASH.
THAT'S WHAT HE WAS LOOKING FOR, NOT HIS WALLET.
WE'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO HIM.
LOOK, IF YOU'RE PROTECTING HIM--
I'M WARNING YOU.
THIS WOMAN IS A CONVICTED MURDERER.
IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE RIGHT TO THREATEN US.
GOD, WHAT KIND OF COUNTRY IS THIS?
OURS.
HAVE MR. ANTONELLI CALL US AS SOON AS HE GETS BACK.
WHAT HAPPENED?
NEWS.
WE ORDERED IN.
TELL ME AGAIN.
WHAT WAS JAKE DOING IN THAT BAR THIS MORNING?
LOOKING FOR HIS WALLET.
DID HE KNOW MISSY?
I...I DON'T KNOW. ASK HIM.
THAT TAPE WAS BETA, PROFESSIONAL QUALITY.
CUT TO THE CHASE, MIKE.
DID HE SHOOT IT? IS HE HIDING HER?
OH, COME ON. HE'S NOT THAT CRAZY.
NO?
CAB?
NO, I HAVEN'T BEEN UP THERE IN WEEKS.
YOU'RE KIDDING!
ABSOLUTELY, CALL THE POLICE!
YEAH.
THANK YOU, AND LET ME KNOW.
OK, GOODBYE.
MARTHA.
HOW WAS OTTAWA?
OH, COLD, SLOW, DULL.
I'M TOLD IT'S VERY NICE IN SPRING.
ALL RIGHT, WHERE'S JAKE?
DON'T TELL ME HE ISN'T HERE.
HE ISN'T HERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.
DAMN HIM!
DAMN HIM!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET MY EX-WIFE.
WELL, WHEN WILL YOU BE BACK?
UH, OH, I'LL AS SOON
I NEED MY SHIRT.
JAKE...
I NEED A PASSPORT.
YOU WON'T NEED IT NOW.
PLEASE.
JUST SO I CAN FEEL I HAVE A NET, OK?
UH, WELL...
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
I WAS GOING TO THE BATHROOM TO GET A GLASS OF WATER.
I FELT THIS DRAUGHT LIKE SOMEBODY HAD OPENED
A WINDOW OR SOMETHING.
AND THEN I HEARD THESE TWO NOISES, LIKE ZIP, ZIP.
I WENT INTO THE LIVING ROOM.
THERE WAS BLOOD ALL OVER THE WALL.
ERE.
I DIDN'T SCREAM.
I DIDN'T CRY.
I JUST STOOD THERE.
AND THEN I CALLED THE POLICE.
[ JANE ]: AND WE'LL BE BACK TO WRAP UP AFTER THESE MESSAGES.
THE POLICE ARE GOING TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT -- 82 DIVISION.
WHAT, MISSY -- THEY GOT HER?
I DON'T KNOW.
TERRI, IT LOOKS LIKE
THEY GOT MISSY -- 82 DIVISION.
SCREW HIM!
I'M NOT WAITING HERE ALL NIGHT.
HE NEVER CHANGES, NEVER.
WHAT DOES HE EXPECT ME TO DO, LEAVE THE KIDS WITH HIM?
HE'S NEVER AROUND.
HE'S TERRIFIED OF LOSING THEM.
YOU THE OWNER OF A CABIN
ON SMOKEY LAKE?
THAT'S RIGHT.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU WERE THERE, WATSON?
I DON'T KNOW,
ABOUT THREE, FOUR WEEKS AGO.
SO YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT MISSY PLAYFAIR
BEING APPREHENDED IN YOUR CABIN?
UH, NO, I DON'T.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
WE APPREHENDED MISSY PLAYFAIR IN MR. WATSON'S CABIN.
WE WERE WONDERING HOW SHE GOT THERE.
SHE MUST HAVE BROKEN IN.
CAN YOU ACCOUNT FOR YOUR WHEREABOUTS
DURING THE LAST 48 HOURS?
YEAH, YOU BET I CAN, PAL.
I'M THE GUY THAT TOLD MacNEIL TO CALL THE POLICE -- ASK HIM.
WHERE'S MR. ANTONELLI?
DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH TROUBLE HE COULD BE IN?
I'LL BE IN TOUCH.
WE'LL WANT A STATEMENT.
WHERE IS HE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW.
JUST WORK WITH ME.
PUSH YOURSELF UP.
I WANT TO GO BACK TO THE ROOM.
JUST WORK WITH ME.
IT.
I DON'T WANT TO!
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE TALKING TO A WALL.
ALL HE WANTS IS A DRINK.
J.C., THERAPIST TELLS ME YOU'RE MAKING GREAT PROGRESS.
EVERYBODY SAID YOU COULDN'T DO IT, BUT I KNEW THEY WERE WRONG.
DON'T PATRONIZE ME.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I DIDN'T COME HERE TO LISTEN TO YOU WHINE.
WHEN ARE YOU COMING BACK?
WE NEED AN ASSIGNMENT EDITOR.
I ASSUME YOU'RE COMING BACK.
EVERYONE ASSUMES YOU'RE COMING BACK.
YOU SHOULD TELL ME, SO I DON'T WASTE MY TIME.
J.C...
YOU'VE GOT A WEEK.
EAR ME?
WHAT THEN?
WHAT HAPPENS THEN, HUH?
WHAT -- DO THESE COME BACK THEN?
STOP IT, STOP IT!
ARE THEY COMING BACK? I WANT TO KNOW!
DON'T, J.C., DON'T, DON'T!
DON'T!
MARTHA.
YOU SON OF A ***!
DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG I'VE BEEN WAITING HERE?
DAN, I GOTTA TALK TO YOU.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT -- ME, HER AND THE COPS.
I COME STRAIGHT FROM THE AIRPORT 'CAUSE YOU ASKED!
I DON'T EVEN GO HOME AND BRUSH MY TEETH,
AND YOU DON'T EVEN SHOW UP!
THE COPS WERE HERE?
ARE YOU LISTENING TO ME?
JUST A SECOND.
NO!
JAKE, JAKE!
MARTHA, JUST GIVE ME A SEC, WILL YOU?
YOU ***, YOU WERE HIDING HER AT MY PLACE.
THE COPS CAME HERE FOR ME.
SHE WILL SAY SHE BROKE IN.
YEAH, SURE SHE WILL.
SHUT UP AND LET ME EXPLAIN--
WAS HE INVOLVED?
NO, NOW--
SHUT UP -- GET LOST!
OK, KELLY, MISSY--
DON'T TELL ME ANYTHING I MAY HAVE TO REPEAT IN COURT.
MIKE, SHE'S INNOCENT.
JUST BE VERY, VERY CAREFUL WHAT YOU SAY.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
JUST ANSWER YES OR NO.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE INVOLVED?
NO.
IS THERE ANY ONE WHO CAN IMPLICATE YOU?
A CLERK AT A--
YES OR NO!
MAYBE.
YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO GROW UP!
MIKE--
SHUT UP! YOU'RE GOING TO CONTACT OUR LAWYERS.
YOU'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO THEM,
YOU'RE GOING TO DO WHAT THEY SAY.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?
I HE
E.
.
THIS IS WAY, WAY OVER THE LINE.
WELL, GO AHEAD, SAY IT.
SHE IS INNOCENT, MIKE.
YOU KNOW THAT FOR A FACT?
I KNOW WHAT I KNOW.
THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH!
THIS IS A PROFESSION, THIS IS A BUSINESS.
YOU'RE PART OF A TEAM.
THAT IMPLIES SELF-DISCIPLINE, ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY.
AND YOU ARE THE MOST IRRESPONSIBLE PERSON I KNOW.
ANNE, THIS IS PETER WEBSTER,
THE PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR
FROM SAN FRANCISCO.
PLEASED TO MEET YOU, MS HILDEBRANDT.
HI.
DID YOU COME FROM THE AIRPORT?
OH, NO, THESE ARE MY FILES ON MISSY.
IT'S ALL IN THERE, EVERYTHING.
I WORKED FOR THREE YEARS ON THIS CASE, MS HILDEBRANDT.
SHE'S INNOCENT.
ARE THEY GOING TO CHARGE YOU?
I DON'T THINK SO.
WHAT DID YOU TELL THEM?
LET ME OPEN MY MOUTH.
JAKE, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME, OK?
I'M NOT GOING TO SAY ANYTHING.
HOW YOU DOING -- ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
I CAN'T MAKE IT, JAKE.
SURE YOU CAN.
DON'T WORRY.
DON'T TELL ME NOT TO WORRY, OK?
YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE.
YOU GOT NO IDEA.
WEBSTER'S HERE.
YEAH?
S?
I DON'T BUT I KNOW HE'S HERE.
A WOMAN.
SHE'S GOING TO DEMAND A HEARING AND PUSH FOR REFUGEE STATUS.
WHAT ABOUT THE PASSPORT?
WHAT GOOD'S A PASSPORT GOING TO DO NOW?
IF I GET OUT OF HERE ON BAIL OR SOMETHING,
I'M NOT GOING TO WAIT AROUND.
I'M ALREADY IN A LOT OF TROUBLE, MISSY.
I'VE DONE THREE YEARS, JAKE.
LOCKED UP LIKE AN ANIMAL, SICKOS PAWING AT ME
24 HOURS A DAY, PEOPLE SCREAMING ALL NIGHT.
I'M GETTIN' OUT OF HERE.
EITHER I WALK OUT THE DOOR
OR THEY CARRY ME OUT IN A BAG,
BUT I'VE DONE ALL THE TIME I'M GOING TO DO.
SORRY, JAKE, NO CAN DO.
IT'S TOO DANGEROUS.
I'D LIKE TO HELP, REALLY, BUT PASSPORTS...
HEY, YOU GETTIN' IT ON WITH HER?
WHAT?
JAKE.
HOW YOU GONNA PAY ME, ANYWAY?
WITH THE MONEY YOU OWE ME, EDDY.
WHAT?
DO YOU REMEMBER THIS?
"I, OWE"
00."
I GOTTA RISK MY NECK FOR NOTHING.
NOT FOR NOTHIN', EDDY -- FOR $4,000 THAT YOU OWE ME,
OR I'M CALLING IT IN.
PPOSED TO MEAN?
M GOING TO CALL IT IN.
,
MAGUIRE -- WHO ARE THESE GUYS?
PEOPLE ARTHUR PLAYFAIR WAS INVOLVED WITH --
AT LEAST 15 RESPECTABLE COMPANIES.
A STATE SENATE COMMITTEE FOUND THAT ALL OF THESE COMPANIES
HAVE LINKS WITH ORGANIZED CRIME.
THESE ARE THE SAME GUYS.
WHO ARE NOW
BACKING CHAPMAN'S BID FOR GOVERNOR.
HE TOOK THE HEAT OFF THEM THREE YEARS AGO.
NOW THEY'RE PAYING OFF THE DEBT.
WHAT ARE THESE?
MEDICAL RECORDS -- NOT IMPORTANT.
LOOK, LOOK AT THIS.
NOW, THIS IS IMPORTANT.
THIS IS WHAT WE SHOULD BE SHOWING A JUDGE.
FRACTURED CHEEKBONE,
BROKEN ARM, BROKEN COLLARBONE...
UH, I GOT A MEETING AT THE LAWYER'S.
UM, I'LL LEAVE ALL THIS STUFF WITH YOU -- YOU TAKE CARE OF IT.
I'LL SEE YOU ALL LATER.
AM I ALLOWED IN?
NOT WITHOUT YOUR LAWYER.
MARTHA CALLED.
USE MY OFFICE.
UH, THANKS.
WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?
I'M NOT SURE.
YOU THINK WE COULD GET TOGETHER TONIGHT?
OK, UH, I SHOULD BE FINISHED AROUND 8:00.
UM, I'LL WAIT FOR YOU HERE -- HOW'S THAT?
I PROMISE.
YEAH, I CROSS MY HEART.
OK.
BYE-BYE.
JAKE, I THINK YOU SHOULD
LOOK AT THESE.
WHAT ARE THEY?
MISSY'S MEDICAL FILES.
WILL YOU SHARE ALL THAT LIFE SHALL BRING BEFORE YOU --
THE GOOD AND THE ILL,
AND UNDERSTAND THAT IN FORTUNE AND IN ADVERSITY,
WE WILL.
[ APPLAUSE ]
IF SOMEBODY CALLS?
METRO DETENTION CENTRE.
YEAH.
SHE'S OUT!
MISSY'S OUT!
SHE SLASHED HER WRISTS IN THE PRISON CAFETERIA,
THEY TOOK HER TO THE HOSPITAL,
SOME GUY JUMPED HER GUARD AND THEY GOT AWAY.
RIGHT ON... WHAT A GAL.
ATTENTION, EVERYONE, UH, ESPECIALLY THE LADIES --
ART --
HEY, HE'S HERE.
PAY UP.
WHEN I HEARD MISSY WAS ON THE LAM--
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE A HIKE.
RELAX, JAKE.
WHO YOU THINK YOU'RE TALKING TO?
RELAX, BOTH OF YOU.
TELL HIM THE NEWS.
WHAT NEWS?
THEY OFFERED ME THE JOB.
I TOOK IT.
HUH, REALLY?
WELL, I GOT NEWS FOR YOU, MARTHA.
YOU DON'T TELL HER WHAT TO DO.
MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, DAN.
IT'S MY BUSINESS -- WHILE YOU'VE BEEN
UNAVAILABLE FOR COMMENT, I'VE BEEN THERE--
STOP IT!
YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T ABOUT EITHER OF YOU.
THIS IS ABOUT ME -- NOT YOU.
COME ON, JAKE.
WE HAVE TO TALK.
THIS WAS AT RECEPTION...
FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, I ALREADY FEEL LIKE
THEY'RE GROWING UP WITHOUT ME,
LIKE I'M MISSING OUT
ON EVERYTHING THAT COUNTS.
NOW WITH YOU IN ANOTHER CITY...
ALL RIGHT, YOU TAKE THEM.
COME ON, MARTHA,
YOU KNOW I CAN'T DO THAT.
I'M TOO BUSY.
RIGHT.
SO YOUR SOLUTION IS I TURN DOWN THE JOB I'VE BEEN DREAMING ABOUT
SINCE I LEFT SCHOOL SO YOU CAN BE WITH THE KIDS.
NOW, IS THAT FAIR?
IS IT?
WHAT'S FAIR GOT TO DO WITH ANYTHING?
DON'T START WITH THAT MELANCHOLY CRAP OF YOURS.
LOOK, WE'LL WORK THIS OUT.
THE KIDS WILL COME HERE AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH,
YOU CAN COME TO OTTAWA ANY TIME YOU WANT
AND YOU'RE STUCK WITH JEFF TILL THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDS ANYWAY.
YOU REALLY WANT THIS JOB?
IT MEANS THAT MUCH TO YOU?
IT'S NOT A JOB, IT'S A CAREER -- FINALLY.
YES, I REALLY WANT IT.
WELL, YOU DESERVE IT.
I KNOW, BUT YOU'RE A SWEETIE FOR SAYING SO.
WELL, I'LL SEE YOU.
YEAH, I'LL SEE YOU.
JAKE.
I DID IT, JAKE, I DID IT -- I'M OUT.
DID YOU GET THE PASSPORT?
YOU DID IT.
YOU KILLED HIM.
HE BEAT YOU TILL YOU COULDN'T TAKE IT ANY MORE,
I'D HAVE
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE DID TO ME.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT'S LIKE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU LEAVE HIM?
HE WOULD HAVE FOUND ME.
THEY ALWAYS DID.
AND EVERYTHING ELSE WAS LIES, RIGHT?
NO.
EVERYTHING ELSE WAS TRUE.
THAT'S WHY I THOUGHT THEY'D BELIEVE ME.
WHAT A SAP I WAS.
IT'S A TERRIBLE THING I DID, JAKE,
BUT YOU WANT TO KNOW THE TRUTH?
I DON'T FEEL GUILTY.
DID YOU GET THE PASSPORT?
YOU COULD GET A REDUCED SENTENCE
IF PEOPLE KNEW WHAT REALLY HAPPENED.
I'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
I CAN'T.
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
I DON'T TRUST ANYBODY...
EXCEPT MAYBE YOU.
JAKE, I GOTTA GO.
I KNEW IT.
I'M SORRY.
YOU'RE THE BEST I EVER KNEW.
ABSOLUTELY THE BEST.
OH, IT WAS, UH...IT WAS...
I DON'T KNOW.
I LOOK AT JANE -- I SEE THE PERFECT LIFE WAITING FOR ME.
SHE'S BEAUTIFUL -- SHE'S GORGEOUS, IN FACT.
SHE'S SMART, SHE'S SENSITIVE, SHE'S UNDERSTANDING,
SHE, SHE MAKES ME LAUGH,
BUT...
WHAT HAPPENED?
NOTHING.
I MEAN, THAT'S THE PROBLEM.
I THOUGHT -- WE BOTH THOUGHT...
UH, BUT WHEN IT GOT RIGHT DOWN TO IT --
NOTHING -- IT JUST WASN'T THERE.
WELL,
MAYBE YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT A CHANCE.
SOMETIMES THEY TAKE TIME TO GROW -- THESE THINGS.
NO...IT HAS TO BE THERE FROM THE BEGINNING --
THAT, THAT SPARK, THAT...THAT CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED LOVE.
MAYBE LOVE'S NOT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
WELL, I THOUGHT OF THAT.
I MEAN, SHE'D MAKE A GREAT COMPANION,
A FRIEND FOR LIFE, BUT...
FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE.
LE.
MARGE, DID YOU EVER MEET
THE PERFECT MAN?
YOU KNOW, ON PAPER -- HE'S GENTLE AND FUNNY AND SENSITIVE,
AND YOU REALLY HAVE A GREAT TIME TOGETHER, BUT...
THERE'S JUST NO MAGIC?
YOU KNOW?
DO I KNOW?
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR MANDRAKE MY WHOLE LIFE.
[ DAN ]: SO THE QUESTION IS WHERE IS MISSY PLAYFAIR NOW?
I'M DAN WATSON FOR CHANNEL 10 NEWS.
JANE...
HI.
CAN WE TALK?
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