[♪♪♪]
[COUNTDOWN BEEPING]
[♪♪♪]
[SHIP'S HORN HONKING]
[♪♪♪]
[BEEPING]
[ENGINE REVVING]
[BEEPING]
[♪♪♪]
All right.
Thanks, guys. Appreciate it.
Moment of truth...
There! What do you think?
Oh, Shannon...
It's gorgeous!
Thank you so much for coming
and helping me install it last minute.
I am so glad the chandelier showed up
in time for the opening.
Yeah.
I knew it'd give this room a nice warm glow.
Hey, hey, hey!
[LAUGHS] Sorry, I'm starving.
Wait a minute, I thought that what's-his-name,
my loan officer,
he asked you out for lunch.
Oh, yeah. He asked.
What?
I told you,
I'm done with dating for a while.
I might be great at fixing up old houses,
but men?
Hmm, not so much.
Well, you know, I wouldn't mind a guy
that needed a little fixing up,
so long as he was nice.
Well, now that you have this place,
I know a nice guy is going to walk through the door,
he'll rent a room from you...
Just make sure Mr. Nice Guy passes muster with me
before you let him sweep you off your feet.
Uncle Jesse!
I'm so glad you made it.
And you, you must be the yoga teacher
I've been hearing so much about.
Make that the "yogi."
Althea keeps telling me
the proper term is "yogi," not "yoga teacher."
Sorry.
See? I'm learning.
[CHUCKLING]
So glad to finally meet you, Jennifer.
These are for you.
Oh, thank you.
These are beautiful.
Just like this place.
Nicest bed and breakfast in town.
You must have hired yourself one talented contractor.
Oh, you know I did.
Um, althea, this is, like, my best friend
since... forever?
This is Shannon Hughes.
Shannon also built those cabinets you like so much
in my kitchen.
Well then, you're a marvel.
I take all the credit for her carpentry skills.
Well, I think I had something to do with it.
I did take her to work with me every summer.
Aw, hey... yes, dad.
Hey, where's the third musketeer?
I know wherever you two are,
ned can't be far behind.
Oh, Shannon, remember that...
Ned isn't really talking to Jesse right now...
[PARTY CONVERSATION HUMMING]
Jennifer used to come visit me every summer,
and I'd take her out on my boat.
We were on the lookout for mermaids, of course...
[LAUGHTER]
Oh, you laugh, you laugh,
but I saw one, out past pine point,
back in '95.
A mermaid gliding through the waves,
sun glinting off her fins,
it was beautiful.
That's when you need a smartphone...
Jesse's still telling his tall tales, I see.
Stephen, hey.
Nice to see you.
I didn't know you were back in town.
Yeah, I rolled in last night.
Is your dad with you?
No, he is at home,
sulking over yoga lady picking Jesse over him.
Oh, it really is serious.
Yeah. Speaking of which...
Hey, Jesse!
Tell the story
about how you found blackbeard's treasure
on one of your dives, huh?
One at a time...
No, no, no,
I want to hear the one where you found the necklace,
the one that belonged
to the Spanish Princess!
Hey, hey, hey, I thought
that we were supposed to be talking about me.
That's right, that's right.
This is all my way of saying
that Jennifer has always tried to make her guests
feel comfortable and happy,
and I know anyone who stays at the hennessey manor
is gonna leave with a smile on their face,
so here's to my wonderful niece, Jenny,
and her new enterprise.
[EVERYONE]: Hear, hear!
So, I didn't realize
that Stephen was back in town.
Hmm?
What are you looking at?
Who is that guy?
He looks familiar.
Really?
Yeah.
I don't think I've ever seen him before.
And why does he look like he's casing the place?
That's a good question.
[WHISPERING] Shannon!
Can I help you?
You seem to be looking for something.
Uh, looking for someone.
Uh, the owner of Hughes restoration.
Is he here?
Well, I don't know.
Who should I tell "him" is asking?
Well, who am I talking with?
Are you his assistant?
Careful.
Don't dig the hole too deep.
Oh, right, not his assistant, clearly.
[LAUGHS]
Um...
Bodyguard.
I'll tell you what,
why don't you give me your information,
and I will do my very best to pass it along?
I have the number of the company.
I'll call it if I need it.
Uh, I'll just...
Let myself out.
Thank you for...
Um, sorta... helping me.
It's, uh... tricky.
Good luck.
Oh no, is he gone?
I know where I've seen him.
Mackintyre Sullivan,
investigative reporter.
Yeah, okay,
so this book is about a big murder case
that happened last year in Idaho.
Shannon, it gave me chills.
Really?
Yeah.
Well, you met the writer.
Ran into him at the hardware store.
He just bought the old craddock house,
wants to renovate it.
I gave him your card, Shannon,
told him to come down,
and check out your work.
Shannon, that could be a huge job.
Yeah... yeah.
It would have been.
Pretty sure I just lost it.
[♪♪♪]
I see Jenny sent you home
with leftovers, too!
Yeah.
As always.
Hey, dad.
Whatcha lookin' at?
You need to get over it,
start showing up again.
I sent you, didn't I?
Okay, I am going out,
I will see you in the morning.
[♪♪♪]
[GROANS, BODY THUDS HEAVILY]
[CHURCH BELLS TOLLING]
Okay, let's go!
Look at you guys,
what, did you get your father's hand-me-downs?
Hey, dad.
Hey, darlin'.
I thought you weren't going fishing till Friday.
Ah, Jesse made other plans,
so ned called me at 5:00 this morning,
and said we might as well go.
And then he woke me up
and talked me into going, too.
Yeah,
I gotta keep a close eye on him,
make sure he's still sane.
Oh, uh,
I quit my finance job.
I want to be a chef,
and dad's not exactly thrilled about it.
Well, I am.
Love your job,
and you never have to work another day in your life.
Oh, sure, sure, you can say that.
Your daughter hasn't quit her job.
Oh, yeah, which reminds me,
I'm going to go finish Mrs. Wallace's catio.
[TOGETHER]: "Catio?"
What's that?
It's this patio,
it's enclosed, but it's for cats.
It has perches, and ramps.
Hey, you can't say
I don't get interesting work.
[SIGHING] I forgot my lures.
I'm going to go ask Jesse for some...
No, Pete, Pete, come on, I got lots,
let's go.
Yeah, Pete, let's just get this show on the road.
See you later.
[CHUCKLING FONDLY] Have fun.
[CAR STEREO PLAYING]
[♪♪♪]
Oh, no...
So you're Hughes restoration?
Shannon Hughes. [CHUCKLING] That's me.
And you're Mackintyre Sullivan,
famous crime reporter.
Well, still getting used to the "famous" part,
but, yeah.
Call me Mac.
Flat tire?
Yeah. Yeah, I have triple-a.
They'll be an hour or so.
Pop your trunk.
I'll have a spare on in, like, five minutes.
Uh, no.
I appreciate the offer,
but I can't stand there and watch you change my tire.
'Cause I... might break a nail?
[SIGHS]
You're killing me.
It's not like I don't know how to change a tire,
it's just, I didn't want to mess up my suit.
I got a meeting in the city this morning.
Yeah, no, I get it.
This is awful.
You wouldn't want to wreck that snazzy suit.
No, it's just my ego getting wrecked.
So, Jesse tells me that you bought the craddock estate.
Yeah. Yeah,
maybe not the wisest real-estate purchase.
No, it's a really beautiful mansion.
No, it is, it is.
And it matches this image I have of myself as a writer.
You know, it's a surprising thing
when your book suddenly hits the bestseller list,
and you can afford all sorts of things.
I had no idea I wanted a drafty old manor
that needs major work,
which is why I went looking for you yesterday.
[WINCES] Yeah,
and I chased you away.
I'm sorry about that.
Nah...
You know, the work you did on the b&b was stellar.
Thank you.
Maybe you could come by the house this afternoon,
and tell me how you could return it
to its former glory?
I would love the chance to work on that house,
that would be amazing.
It's a date... appointment!
It's an appointment.
Guess you can't meet me if you can't get home.
[CHUCKLING] Right.
[CHUCKLING]
I know.
I changed his tire.
I'm going to his house later today
to give him an estimate.
Shannon, that's amazing,
that house, it's huge.
He said he wants to restore the whole thing.
He said money is no object.
You're kidding?
[CHUCKLES]
This is gonna be the biggest job I have ever had,
the most challenging job I've ever had.
[KNOCKING]
Yeah, and you know what,
you're gonna do a great job for him,
just like you did for me...
[YELPS]
You okay?
Yeah, I just dropped my spoon.
I'm trying to bake.
[KNOCKING] Jesse! It's Shannon!
You're at uncle Jesse's?
Yeah, I stopped by to thank him.
For giving my card to Mac, but he's not answering.
Well, you know what, I tried calling him this morning.
He's probably with althea.
I don't think so, his car is in the driveway.
You know what, um, do me a favor.
There's a key underneath the flower pot,
can you go in, and check on him for me?
Really?
It seems kinda weird just to walk in.
No, it-it's fine, tell him I was worried.
All right.
Okay, bye.
Jesse!
Jesse, it's Shannon!
[GASPS]
Oh, no... Jesse.
No...
Jesse.
Hey.
I just gotta say again how sorry I am.
I know how close you were to Jesse.
Yesterday, he was making everybody laugh
at Jennifer's grand opening,
and now it's like...
[GURNEY CLANKING]
What are they doing?
Aren't you guys supposed to call a forensics team
before they move the body?
That's only if we suspect foul play.
You mean you don't?
You mean you do?
Well, I just...
Something feels wrong.
Hey...
It is wrong.
For him to go in that kind of a freak accident.
You're sure it was an accident?
Well... the medical examiner,
she was in there with chief Jensen,
and she said it was obviously a slip and fall.
Okay...
Come here.
I noticed this earlier.
Look at this.
These divots in the carpet,
it's like the couch has been moved.
Oh, and the screws...
This grate has been taken off
and put back on.
What do you make of this, chief?
Well, it looks like Jesse had his furnace fixed.
He comes to me for repairs.
No, this grate has definitely been taken off
and put back on.
I'm a contractor.
It's my job to notice these things.
I'm still not clear as to why
the state of the furnace grate
matters, you know, right now.
Well, doesn't it seem odd to you?
Yeah, she was wondering
why we're not bringing forensics in.
Forensics?
Well, we would
if there were signs of forced entry,
or a struggle near the body,
but we don't see any of that here.
Now, if the autopsy shows us anything different,
we'll let you know.
Back in school,
you were always the girl with her hand up,
never satisfied with the answers in the book.
That's not what this is about, Tommy.
Is this about what happened to your mom?
Shannon...
I promise,
I'll ask the coroner
all the right questions.
Okay?
But first, um...
Do you want to be the one to tell Jennifer,
or should I?
Oh... [SIGHING]
I will.
[CRYING]
I don't get it, it's so unfair, you know?
I know, it's senseless.
Like, he was...
He was the best man in the whole world.
And he's been so happy lately.
It's devastating. I don't know what to say.
There you are, Jennifer.
I want to drop off your dish.
I'd stay and chat,
but I'm going to go check on Jesse.
He normally calls every morning
to say good morn...
What is it?
What's wrong?
Althea...
Something terrible has happened.
Althea...
Jesse is...
Jesse is dead.
[QUIETLY] No...
That can't be.
My Jesse?
I found him,
in his den this morning.
They think he, uh, died
sometime in the middle of the night.
I just...
I don't understand.
I know, I don't either.
It's awful.
How did he die?
The police think he fell and hit his head.
But...
I don't know.
[GASPING IN SHOCK]
I... this can't be happening.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
- Hello? - I'm so sorry.
This is Shannon.
Glad to hear it. This is Mac.
You know,
the guy with the dilapidated house
you're supposed to be giving an estimate on right now?
Oh.
Yes.
Hi, um...
Can you hang on just a minute, please?
It's the writer.
I was supposed to give him that quote today.
I'm gonna tell him I can't make it.
No, no, don't you dare.
You're not gonna miss out on the biggest job you've ever had.
Shannon, no.
I'll stay with Jennifer.
No...
No, I'll just reschedule.
Shannon...
Jesse would want you to go.
Just go, okay? We're fine.
Uh...
Yes, uh...
Can I still meet you a little bit later?
I can be there in a little while.
Okay.
[♪♪♪]
Tell me I didn't make a mistake buying this place.
I mean, this thing sat empty for 20 years.
I know, most people can't see past the dirt
and the cobwebs,
but this place has great bones,
and it's really a beautiful location.
When we get done, it's gonna be stunning.
I hope so.
Oh, look, that's our lighthouse.
That's where general craddock turned back the invading French.
Craddock's the guy who built this place.
Yeah, that's him.
I actually read that the foundation of this house
is built of the same stone they used to build the fort,
and it's still there.
Huh...
This molding's really spectacular.
Yeah,
you can't buy this stuff at the hardware store.
It's just a little bit of cracking,
but nothing we can't repair.
Great.
This mantle.
Classic victorian.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
You and that angel having a private conversation?
Uh... I'm sorry,
I should have rescheduled today.
After I changed your tire,
I found out my friend, Jesse,
passed away.
Jesse hennessey?
He was the friendly guy at the hardware store
who gave me your card.
Yeah, that's him.
That beautiful, lovely guy,
and now he's gone, and I...
I can't get myself to believe it,
and I should probably just go.
[SIGHS]
Um...
I'm really sorry.
Thank you.
You know...
For what it's worth, I think the old cliche is true.
That the people we love live on inside of us.
Although, I don't think that helps
if you're mad you can't be with him anymore.
That's exactly how I feel.
You want someone to realize it's a mistake,
and fix it.
Exactly.
In my job, I was around a lot of people
at the worst moments in their lives,
and I could never decide what was harder to deal with,
a purposeful crime, or a senseless accident.
What if you don't know which one it is?
Um...
You know, I should get your quote.
Is it okay if I email it to you?
Yeah.
Yeah, I won't have Internet up and running
for a couple days,
but I'll get...
Oh, no, you don't plan on staying here
while we renovate, do you?
Well, like you said,
some of the rooms are in decent shape.
Hmm...
Hang on, let me show you something.
I'm sure this entire house is covered in lead paint.
We'll test it, but...
It would be a health hazard to let you stay here
while we renovate.
I just gave up my place.
I have to be out by Saturday.
Well, I know a very nice bed and breakfast
you could stay at.
Uh... no.
No, with the tourists coming and going,
that's not a great place for a writer to work.
Um...
I do have another option.
This is the first structure
I ever put up by myself,
to prove to my dad,
and me, I guess,
that I was ready to strike out on my own.
Right here in my own backyard.
This was your starter project?
It's not big, but it's cozy.
I lived here when I was renovating my place.
Do you think you can work here?
Yeah.
Yeah, I can feel the sentences forming already.
Um... how much is rent?
No rent.
No rent?
No, not if my working on your house
is the reason you can't be there.
Why don't you go in,
check it out,
see if it's up to your standards.
Oh, I'm sure it'll be fine.
Are you okay?
No, not really.
You know what,
I still have to deal with the mortuary, and...
They need instructions on what to do
with Jesse's body,
and Jennifer thought his wishes might be in his will,
so I brought her over to help her look
before I head home.
I'll help, too.
- Come on. - Thanks, Shannon.
I love this picture.
Look at Jesse and ned,
so pleased with themselves.
The sextant they found on that salvage dive,
it's in the maritime museum.
I know.
That's where I met the two of them.
They made me laugh until I cried
with their stories.
[CHUCKLING FONDLY]
I heard it was ned who asked you out first.
Yeah,
but it was Jesse
who signed up for my yoga class.
And he tried so hard, just to impress me,
that's how he stole my heart.
Hi!
Can I help you?
[STARTING ENGINE HASTILY]
Huh?
Hey! Hey!
These cupboards...
They're a mess.
That's a man for you.
Not Jesse.
I used to tease him he was practically ocd.
He kept things really tidy.
Shannon...
Guys, look what I found.
Althea, looks like
Jesse was planning on asking you to marry him.
Oh, it's beautiful.
He said he had a special night planned
for Friday.
Oh, althea...
Oh, my goodness.
[CAR ALARM BLARING]
Oh, my goodness, that sounds like my car.
[CAR ALARM BLARING]
What is going on?
I knew it was my car.
[BEEPS ALARM OFF]
Althea...
Someone broke into your car.
[GROANING]
Oh, no...
Oh, wow.
We need to call the police.
Nothing's missing but my tote bag
and a yoga mat.
Nothing important.
We should still call the police.
And take a photo for the insurance.
How can I care about police reports
and insurance claims right now?
The man I loved just died...
You're right, you shouldn't worry about any of this.
You know what, Shannon, I'm gonna take althea inside.
And don't worry,
I'll take pictures just in case.
Okay.
I don't believe this.
[SHUTTER CLICKS]
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
Dad, hey.
Hey, darlin', back in cell-phone range.
I saw that you called. Everything okay?
Something terrible has happened.
Jesse is dead.
What?
No, I-I can't have heard that right.
Tell me I didn't hear that right.
Everything okay?
I'm so sorry.
What happened?
I found him, in his den.
The police think that he fell and hit his head.
Jesse's dead?
It's awful.
Oh, sweetheart,
I'll be home as soon as I can.
You gonna be okay?
I think so.
I don't know what I feel anymore.
[DARK BARKING OUTSIDE]
Yes, I'd like to report a break-in
happening right now, 1120 ambleside.
[TIRES SCREECHING]
Shannon!
You okay?
Yeah.
I think so.
What are you doing?
Why are you in the middle of the street?
There's someone in Jesse's house.
Okay, uh, better call the police...
I called them.
I'm not letting this guy get away.
Shannon!
I don't like this idea.
I don't see anything, do you?
No, it's too dark.
The key is missing.
[CRASHING]
What was that?
He's getting out the back.
Stay here. I got this.
[SIRENS WAILING]
They went out back.
All right, you stay here, we'll take care of this.
Hey!
He jumped the fence!
Police! Freeze!
You've got the wrong guy.
Get down,
and put your hands up where I can see them!
[GRUMBLING]
The guy you want just went over the fence.
Do it!
Okay.
Hands behind your back.
That's not the guy that broke into the house!
That's my tenant!
As I said,
the guy you want just jumped over the fence.
What are you waiting for, get after him!
[POLICE RADIO CRACKLING] This is unit 17,
witness reports that suspect escaped over back fence
1120 ambleside.
Officer nesbitt is in pursuit.
Notify chief Jensen.
Are you okay?
Did he hurt you?
No, not unless you count another bruise to my ego.
Well, um, I'll try and get him to take the handcuffs off.
[POLICE RADIO DISPATCH CRACKLING]
Now, you don't remember anything else about this guy?
That's all I could see.
Medium height.
It was hard to tell the build with the bulky black jacket,
but I know he had a bit of a hard time
getting over the fence.
[TOMMY]: Yeah, by the time officer nesbitt
got over the fence,
the suspect had fled.
He didn't see anything either.
[CHIEF JENSEN]: Okay,
we'll have nesbitt canvass the area,
maybe one of the neighbors saw something.
[MAC]: You might want to start
with the streets to the south here.
I mean, that's where he was going.
Why Jesse's place?
We've seen this sort of thing before.
You know, when someone dies,
the thieves know the house is empty,
so they break in...
He didn't break in.
He used the key from under the flower pot.
It was missing,
and the front door was open.
So then,
it was someone Jesse knew.
Or it was someone who was smart enough
to look under the flower pot.
To search
for what he couldn't find last night.
Wait, you're saying it was the same person
who was here last night, the night that Jesse died?
I noticed some things out of place this morning,
and then later this afternoon,
when I was here with Jennifer and althea.
Like somebody was searching for something.
Okay, a loose furnace grate or a few things out of place
is not proof of a search.
Now, that room that you were just in,
that's what a place looks like
when someone's trying to find something to steal.
What if he used the key under the flower pot,
but had to be more careful because Jesse was home?
What if Jesse woke up,
he caught the guy searching the den?
What if Jesse didn't fall, but he was attacked?
You're suggesting Jesse may have been murdered?
Someone was looking for something tonight,
and someone broke into Jesse's...
All right, you know what,
let's just hop off the speculation train
right now.
Chief, I gotta say,
I've been covering crime in the city for 20 years.
What she's saying sounds plausible.
I'm not saying it's not plausible.
I'm saying we have no evidence.
You haven't even looked for evidence
as far as I can see.
Sorry.
Now, what I was about to say was,
out of an abundance of caution,
we will seal off this house,
and we will process it as a crime scene...
Until we get Jesse's autopsy results.
Thank you.
No, you're right, it's not a coincidence
this guy broke into Jesse's house
only a few hours
after someone broke into his girlfriend's car.
Yeah, he smashed the window, stole the bag
no more than 15 minutes
after I gave you the keys to the cottage...
Oh, hey, hang on, I have a picture.
Oh.
Um... there.
Hold on.
I saw that blue hatchback when I was leaving.
It was parked in exactly the same spot.
The driver had, uh, white hair.
He was in his 50s.
When I approached the car, he drove off.
But the car's still there in the picture.
Well, he probably came back after I left.
And maybe you came out of the house
faster than expected
after he smashed that window?
Can you tell if that was the same guy
you saw jumping over the fence?
No.
But it's got to be, right?
I should have gotten the license plate.
Normally, I would have done that.
Does that mean this guy has been racking althea?
That he followed her to Jennifer's,
and then over to Jesse's?
Possibly, yeah.
I'm going to talk to althea first thing in the morning.
I'll show her the picture,
and see if she knows anything that could help us.
I'll come with you.
Thank you.
But don't you have a masterpiece to be writing?
Yeah, but I'm also an investigative reporter,
and I can't resist a knot
that needs unraveling.
The question is,
why are you pushing this?
I mean, why not wait for the police?
Well...
Let's just say that I have paid a huge price
waiting for the police to take action
when I knew something was wrong.
Never again.
Oh, Shannon,
good to see you.
This is Mac Sullivan, the writer.
Hello, althea.
I'm sorry for your loss.
Thank you.
I wish we were meeting under better circumstances.
It's been a...
A sad, sad time for all of us.
I can only imagine.
Althea, we were wondering if you had a few moments to talk?
Sure.
I've never seen this car before.
I didn't even notice it yesterday.
I don't understand why you would think this person
would be looking for something of Jesse's in my car.
Well, we're not sure if he is.
It's just that
you've been spending the most time with Jesse
lately, so...
Did he give you any presents recently,
even something that didn't seem to have any value?
Jesse wasn't materialistic.
He believed in sharing experiences.
He took me places, but didn't give me things.
Did he mention anything he was working on,
maybe a secret project?
Jesse didn't keep secrets.
That's true.
Everything Jesse did
became a story he shared with everyone.
Especially his salvage dives.
Well, did he talk to either one of you
about something he found, something he was excited about?
You mean, besides a mermaid?
Or blackbeard's treasure...
Let's see, there was the one
about the lost necklace of the Spanish Princess.
All his stories
were about entertaining us.
Anyway, he told me
he donated anything worthwhile
to the maritime museum here in lighthouse cove.
[DOORBELL BUZZES]
Oh. That must be a delivery.
Would you excuse me for a minute?
I guess althea is a dead end.
Well...
There's no such thing as a dead end.
We keep looking
until we find another way,
and I know exactly where to look next.
The maritime museum.
Here we go,
the Jesse hennessey collection.
We have the ship's wheel from the laraina,
which sank in 1943,
not far from our very own lighthouse.
We have a turn-of-the-century diver's boot,
and a lovely captain's tea service
from a ship that sank in 1901.
You hardly ever see a full set intact like this.
And here it is,
the pride and joy of the museum,
our oldest piece.
It's a sextant from the San Mateo,
a Spanish ship which sank off the coast of Florida
in 1788.
It took two years
for Jesse to be granted his claim on this.
The government of Spain took everything he found,
but let him keep this as payment.
The day he got the papers, he signed them over to us.
Carol, did Jesse find anything new?
I mean, I know he hadn't been on any dives lately, but...
No, nothing new.
And believe me, I asked him every time I saw him.
Uh, the last time you asked him,
did he say he was planning on making a new donation?
No, he just kept saying
the same thing he's been saying for the past year.
What was that?
"I got something big coming for you, Carol.
Something that'll make this museum famous."
But after what Carol just told us...
Okay, now, first off, Jesse was full of fictions.
But even if he did have something big to donate,
that'd only give us a reasons
as to why someone may want to Rob Jesse's house,
not a reason to suspect murder.
But what about the blue hatchback,
the picture we just showed you?
Yeah, I even gave you a description of the driver.
All right, look,
now, the autopsy confirmed
that Jesse took a fall and struck his head,
probably on the edge of the fireplace in the den.
How can anyone know if he fell or was pushed...
Shannon, the coroner found prescription sleeping medication
in his blood.
A drug that would make anyone groggy,
or unsure of their footing in the middle of the night.
Oh.
So you don't mind hopping on the speculation train
as long as it's heading the other direction.
All right, listen.
All right, now, Jesse died, and you want a reason,
you want someone to blame.
But there's no one to blame here, Shannon.
There hasn't been a crime.
So do me a favor.
Just... go home,
mourn the passing of a good man.
Go on with your life.
[SIGHING]
Maybe chief Jensen's right.
Maybe I'm trying too hard
to make sense of something that'll never make sense,
and I should just quit obsessing
and focus on your renovation, and...
What are you doing? You're not listening to me.
Where's my phone?
Why do you need your phone?
I see the hatchback guy.
That's him.
That's him,
and he's leaving the museum.
[SHANNON]: Hey!
- Shannon... - Hey, wait!
[TIRES SQUEALING]
Did you get the number!
No.
But I know one thing for sure,
if the police aren't going to find out
if Jesse was murdered,
then I will.
[♪♪♪]
So, every Christmas,
Jesse, he would... He would send a calendar,
and every night, I would Mark off another box,
because I knew that in June,
I would be heading to lighthouse cove
to spend the summer with...
With my favorite person in the world,
uncle Jesse.
He was always telling his funny stories,
and singing,
and I remember that we would always sing in his truck
when I'd go with my summertime friend
on fishing trips.
So I've asked that really amazing girl
from across the street
to come up here today and to sing a song for Jesse.
I know that he would have loved it.
Shannon?
Thank you.
[♪♪♪]
♪ There's a hole in my heart ♪
♪ so I'll carry it wherever I go ♪
♪ like a treasure that travels with me ♪
♪ down every road ♪
♪ there's this longing and it's lonesome ♪
♪ and it's deep ♪
♪ kind of bitter ♪
♪ but it's kind of sweet ♪
♪ there's a hole in my heart ♪
♪ there's a hole ♪
♪ in my heart ♪
♪ there's a hole ♪
♪ in my heart ♪
♪ but it's in the shape of... ♪
♪ You... ♪
[♪♪♪]
[BUSTLE OF CROWD]
That was beautiful.
Thank you.
Everyone was so touched.
Well...
Except for Stephen.
[MAC]: Well, what about ned?
[SHANNON]: Well, he always did like althea.
Enough to want Jesse out of the way?
Stop.
Ned was Jesse's best friend.
He was the only one Jesse ever took on any of his dives.
Not even my dad got that.
Statistically speaking,
80% of murder victims know the killer.
And then there's the missing key
under the flower pot.
Yeah, which was probably taken
by the guy in the blue hatchback.
The guy that did not know Jesse.
Maybe the guy who hired him did.
A hired killer?
Or a hired thief.
You know, who killed to stop from getting caught.
Anyway, um...
The man in the car, any sign of him here?
No,
and I've been looking.
I wish Carol had seen him the other day.
I'd love to know what he was looking at.
My guess is, something Jesse donated.
[♪♪♪]
Wait, Mac...
This photo is in Jesse's house, too.
It was hanging crooked after the break-in.
How would it get that way,
unless the thief touched it,
or took it off the wall to look at it?
What if the thief is looking for something
Jesse found on the San Mateo?
That's the path we follow.
We have to talk to Carol again.
Well, let's let her finish talking to everyone first.
And lose the chance to see how the others react?
Oh, Shannon...
Stephen's offered to help me
with the menu at the hennessey manor.
No way. That's amazing.
[TOGETHER] Yeah.
Great. Is that a paying job?
Well, of course, I'm going to pay him.
Well, be careful with your money.
A new business takes time to become profitable.
He's right.
I still haven't turned a profit on my studio.
Oh, I don't think she has to worry about that.
I mean, Jesse's only close living relative?
You'll inherit the whole kit and caboodle, right?
[QUIETLY] Ned...
I'm not even thinking about that right now,
and besides,
the will-reading, it's not till next week.
Well, if the display back there is any indication,
the museum might be the beneficiary.
What do you think, Carol?
Think there's anything more from the San Mateo
coming your way?
Maybe the "something big" Jesse used to talk about?
I doubt there's anything new
coming from the San Mateo.
The Spanish government claimed everything
except the sextant.
Well, maybe Jesse kept a little something on the down-low.
Jesse wouldn't do that.
He always played by the rules.
If he didn't get the legal right
for something he salvaged,
it would be worthless to him anyway.
To the museum as well.
That's why we kept the law firm
that handled Jesse's salvage rights
on speed dial.
Hey, what do you think
about this as an appetizer?
Oh, it looks delicious.
- Here, let me see. - Nice!
Thanks. I appreciate it.
Well, um...
The lawyer said that Carol was right,
everything that Jesse salvaged
from the San Mateo
is accounted for,
so unless Jesse broke some rules,
that wreck isn't going to lead us anywhere.
That's too bad.
Yeah.
Hmm.
Guess I'll go up and get changed.
Okay.
Hey, did you notice how, um, your friend, Stephen,
avoided the whole
who-inherited-what-from-Jesse conversation?
That's a big red flag right there.
And then, on the other side of things,
ned?
Was unusually interested.
Even violated the rules of polite conversation
by asking Jennifer a direct question
about her inheritance.
Well, he was his best friend.
Maybe he thought Jesse left something for him.
You told me
ned went on some other salvage dives, too,
with Jesse, right?
Like, not just the Spanish ship?
So he might know if Jesse found something big.
Plus, he knows where the spare key is,
and didn't you say that it was his idea
to go on the fishing trip the morning you found Jesse?
My gut tells me
that ned davison is hiding something.
I say we go next door,
and we see if we can make him crack.
We're not going to go over there
and browbeat ned.
It's the next logical step.
Mac...
These are people I know, and love,
and respect.
People that were with me when my mom died.
It's hard for me to watch you grill them...
Like I'm some
bulldog reporter.
Yeah, I get it.
So, maybe, um...
You should go over and talk to ned?
Thank you.
Oh.
I keep forgetting to give you this.
It's the estimate for the renovation.
Oh.
I'll be right back.
[COUGHING]
[INHALING] Mm-hmm...
[KNOCKS]
Hey, ned.
Hope it's okay I stopped by.
Um... can I come in?
Uh...
No, it's not a good time.
Ned, I have this terrible feeling
Jesse's death wasn't an accident.
You know about the break-in the other night.
I think somebody's been searching his house.
They even broke into althea's car.
And I just want to know if, you know,
you know anything
that could help the police figure out what's going on.
Can I please come in?
- Ned? - Sorry.
[DOOR OPENS]
That didn't take long.
He wouldn't let me in.
He barely even looked at me.
[SIGHS] You were right.
Ned is hiding something.
And now you've tipped him off that you know it.
Shannon...
You could be in danger.
[SCOFFS]
[♪♪♪]
[GASPS] What! What happened?
[CHUCKLING] Some watchdog you are.
I already left the house and came back again, so...
I got you some coffee.
I said I was a bulldog,
not a watchdog.
Totally different animal.
Where'd you go?
I told you last night,
it is silly of you
to spend your time keeping an eye on me.
Not that I don't appreciate the chivalry.
It's not chivalrous. It's self-interest.
I mean, who's gonna renovate my place
if something happens to you?
Nice.
[LAUGHS] Well...
Luckily, I don't think I'm in danger from ned davison,
even if he is hiding something.
But I do think it's a good idea
if we keep an eye on Jesse's house,
in case the thief comes back.
So...
I bought a security camera.
[DRILL WHIRRING]
All right, I have 'em up.
All right, not yet!
Hold on a sec!
Okay, um,
picture's up!
But you're gonna have to move the camera
a little to your left!
Your other left!
Whatcha doing?
[GASPS] Oh, Stephen.
You scared me.
Uh...
Installing a security system.
Thought it'd be a good idea
after what happened at Jesse's.
Huh.
Maybe we should install one.
I think we're good.
Yeah, anyone comes
within a hundred feet of those cameras,
we're gonna see the whites of their eyes.
You and the writer are hanging out a lot now.
You two dating?
What?
No.
No, no, he's my client.
And my tenant.
Right.
Whatever you say.
So, I'm going to set it to continuous record.
Great.
Maybe we'll find the criminal
returning to the scene of the crime.
[CHUCKLING] I hope so.
All right, I am off to that house of yours.
I'm going to go meet my crew,
we're going to get that bad paint off.
Um, about what, uh, Stephen was asking,
asking if we're dating?
Oh, uh...
Just not really dating right now.
Not that you are not prime dating material.
[CHUCKLES]
You are... smart,
and handsome.
And relatively funny.
You forgot rich.
Super rich.
[LAUGHS] Luckily, rich was never high on my list.
Good,
'cause I just got an estimate from my contractor...
I won't be rich for very long.
And I will go get to work.
[CHUCKLING AWKWARDLY]
And I'm going to go to the cottage
and do the same.
Yes.
Work is good.
[CHUCKLING] Right.
Lock the door on your way out.
[TOOLS WHINING AND DRONING]
Well, four or five layers of paint,
a house this size will be at least a month,
so I'll get you a few more guys.
Hello!
Hey! Dad!
Coffee break.
Yay. I could use some.
Well, if you got me out here
to talk me into helping you with this job...
I just might consider it.
This is quite the place.
Thanks, but...
I actually wanted to talk with you about ned.
He doesn't seem himself lately.
He just seems very closed off.
You noticed.
Was he like that on your fishing trip?
Worse.
Really?
More like blowing a gasket.
He was yelling at Stephen.
I gather Stephen got himself into debt.
I don't know if it was gambling or what,
but ned was not inclined to help him out.
What's this all about?
Well, I'm wondering about the break-in at Jesse's.
The place had been ransacked,
and I'm wondering what the thief was looking for.
Maybe it was that "something big"
Jesse told Carol was coming.
Jesse was usually all talk.
I know,
but maybe he did find something,
and he was hiding it
until he got the rights to it.
Well, I doubt it was the fuselage
of Amelia earhart's plane
tucked away in his house.
[LAUGHING TOGETHER]
That was his big story a few years back.
Yeah, I forgot about that one.
I can't imagine which jurisdiction
would give him the rights to blackbeard's treasure.
I don't suppose it could be the lost necklace
of the Spanish Princess.
I know he already got everything Spain was willing to give him.
You mean the lost necklace of the Portuguese Princess.
Wait, say that again?
Nobody ever gets that story right.
It was the lost necklace of the Princess from Portugal.
A Princess Sonja or...
Sophia!
That's it.
Oh, my gosh, how could I forget?
Jesse told us that story at dinner,
about hoe he found the jewelry box
half buried in the mud.
It was the Princess Sophia of Portugal!
Dad... thank you.
I gotta go.
Uh, you're welcome.
I think.
[KNOCKING BRISKLY] Hey!
- Hey! - I'm here!
Come here.
Look at this.
So, what is it? What's so urgent?
[SIGHS] Look at this,
this is Princess Sophia of Portugal.
This is urgent, how?
Wait till I tell you her story.
Okay.
Okay, when Sophia was 16,
she fell in love with a spice merchant.
She begged her dad to let her marry him,
but the king had already betrothed her
to prince ferdinand of Spain.
Neat...
To convince his daughter to go through with the wedding,
he made her a necklace.
It was an extravagant necklace.
It was made of gold, and diamonds, and emeralds.
A necklace that, today,
they think would be worth about $10 million.
That's a lot of millions.
He gave it to her the morning of the wedding,
but Sophia never showed.
It was rumored
that she eloped with the spice merchant.
Now... guess which year this happened?
Tell me.
1788.
It's the same year the San Mateo sank.
I think Sophia and the necklace went down with the ship,
and I think Jesse found this necklace on that wreck.
But then why didn't it go back to Spain
along with everything else?
Because...
The necklace belonged to Portugal,
and not Spain.
I reached out to the law firm
that you spoke to the other day.
They said that they don't deal with the Portuguese government.
There's only one law firm in the entire state that does,
and they're only about three hours from here.
So...
Do you want to drive, or shall I?
Uh... you can.
Wow, um...
Thought I was the bulldog.
I don't show any Jesse hennessey
that's ever been a client of our firm.
Are you sure?
Did you try different spellings of his last name?
Yes.
I tried it with one "n", one "s"...
If you knew the name
of the specific attorney that your friend saw,
that might help.
[SIGHS] We don't.
We were hoping you could tell us.
Sorry.
Okay, well, this was a shot in the dark anyway.
We appreciate your help.
Sure.
I was so sure we were on the right track.
I know...
We were on the right track.
Wait, that's the...
The guy with the blue car.
Oh, that's...
This is our friend's attorney.
Can you tell us his name?
Uh...
Well, that's Andrew gosin...
We would like to talk to him as soon as we can.
I'm afraid that's impossible.
Mr. Gosin died two months ago.
I don't understand.
You're saying that this man died months ago?
Yes.
Same day as Mr. Duarte,
the founder of our firm.
There was an explosion on Mr. Duarte's boat.
The whole thing sank.
The coast guard could find hardly any of the remains.
We were... devastated.
Uh... no.
No, no, no, that's impossible...
Would you excuse us?
We'll hang this back up for you.
So sorry.
Um...
I don't get it.
How does a lawyer who's supposed to be dead
not really be dead?
I don't know.
[WHISPERING] Maybe he faked his death?
But what about his boss, duarte?
Okay, if he's really dead,
it's either an accident, or...
Murder?
What if Andrew gosin murdered his boss,
and then Jesse,
just to get his hands on that necklace?
That's one explanation.
So, do we tell her that he's still alive?
And put targets on our back?
No. No, we take what we have to chief Jensen.
[SIGHING HEAVILY] You're right.
All right, we should get a photo.
I got it.
[SHUTTER CLICKS]
So, let me get this straight.
You think Jesse found a famous necklace
of a Spanish Princess...
It's a Portuguese Princess...
And he hired a lawyer
to help him get the rights to this,
and this lawyer supposedly died in some sort of explosion,
but he didn't actually die.
Yes.
I saw him once, Mac saw him twice,
and he drives a blue hatchback.
Can we talk to whatever detective
is investigating Jesse's death?
No, that's a case closed situation.
The death was ruled accidental.
After the break-in?
And now everything we've just told you?
I'll talk to the chief first thing tomorrow,
but I know what he's gonna say.
Unless we have hard evidence of criminal activity...
I have this. Hang on.
I took this picture of althea's broken window.
That's Andrew gosin's car parked across the street.
Do you think we're making this up?
No.
In fact, I saw a blue hatchback just like this yesterday.
Wait, you saw that car?
Where did you see it, Tommy?
Shannon, you know I can't tell you that.
Why don't you just wait
until I get in touch with the chief, okay?
Yes. Do that, but in the meantime,
tell us where you saw that car.
Or do I have to remind you of all the times
I let you copy off my homework?
Um...
The clerk says yeah, our guy is staying here,
and yeah, he drives a blue hatchback.
Room 25.
How did you get all that information out of her?
'Cause I'm charming.
Also, gave her 20 bucks.
[CHUCKLES]
Hey, wait, where are you going?
His car isn't here.
Oh, he may have left a key under the flower pot.
Hey, I can see in the window.
What have we got?
[MAC]: Uh, messy bed, binoculars,
a box... wonder what's in that...
And a bag with a blue...
That's a yoga mat.
I bet that's the one stolen out of althea's car.
I'm going to go talk to her.
Okay.
Um, can you drop me back at the house?
I'm going to come back
and see if the not-quite-dead lawyer will turn up.
I can tell by your face you recognize him.
I do, I...
Just I can't seem to place him.
I think he's been following you.
Why would you think that?
Because this is the man who broke into your car.
Mac Sullivan saw him outside Jesse's house,
just before your window was smashed.
Your writer friend, he saw him?
His name is Andrew gosin.
He's a lawyer Jesse hired
to help him get claim to a famous necklace that...
I think he found.
Did Jesse ever tell you anything about it?
Well, he...
Told me that story about the Spanish Princess.
It's actually a Portuguese Princess.
So, you really think this man is following me?
Why?
He might think you have the necklace,
or maybe you know where it is.
Well, I don't know anything about it.
I'm sorry.
I didn't come here to try and scare you.
Well, you did.
I just...
Don't know how I'm going to feel safe
all alone here at night.
Maybe you could stay with Jennifer
at hennessey manor,
just until I can get all this sorted out.
Shannon...
How are you going to do that?
I'm going to do whatever it takes
to find this necklace.
[♪♪♪]
If you're here to wind me up about Jesse again, don't...
Ned, I know about the necklace.
I know it's not just another crazy Jesse story,
and I know you were probably there,
and you must have seen it.
Yeah, I saw it.
Why haven't you said anything?
Because he asked me not to, that's why.
Not until he got legal right to it.
Do you know where it is?
Like, where he hid it?
No!
I never wanted to know,
and I told him it was bad luck to keep it.
He wasn't going to keep it,
he was donating it to the museum.
Sure, but like I told him,
you can't just let millions of dollars
sit around.
And I was right, too.
He told me his lawyer got killed,
and now Jesse gone in a freak accident?
No, I told you, Jesse's death,
I don't think it was an accident.
Well, the police said it was.
Ned, Jesse's lawyer isn't dead.
He's alive,
I saw him here in town.
Mac saw him on this street the day after Jesse died.
Look, I know Stephen's been having money problems.
Did he know that Jesse was hiding the necklace?
I don't want to hear another word about this.
It's nonsense, all of it.
Guess the old man's mood isn't much better
than when I left this morning.
What did you say to him?
I was asking him about you, actually.
If you knew about the $10 million necklace
Jesse's been hiding.
Uh... what are you talking about?
The lost necklace of the Princess of Portugal?
[LAUGHS]
Can't say I remember that one.
It's not a story.
He actually found it. Your dad just admitted it.
Huh.
Who woulda thunk.
Uh...
Oh, so hey, Jennifer wanted me to tell you
that we're doing a recipe-tasting on Friday.
You should come.
Bring your client you're not really dating.
[THUNDER RUMBLING]
So Stephen was completely uninterested
that a multi-million dollar necklace
might be hiding right across the street from him?
Yeah.
That's how it seemed to me.
Well, that lack of interest.
Isn't normal.
He's hiding something.
Yeah, his dad seemed to be worried about that.
Oh, I got ahold of Tommy.
He talked to chief Jensen,
and he wants to see us both first thing in the morning.
Well, at least there's that.
Maybe Andrew gosin will turn up by then.
Are you really going to sit out in the parking lot all night?
Oh, I'm a night person.
Well...
I'm going to be here,
watching Jesse's house on the security camera.
Maybe Andrew gosin will show up here.
All right, whoever sees him first wins.
[CHUCKLES] Oh, yeah? Wins what?
Dinner,
or, uh, lunch, or, like...
A coffee...
All right, talk to you later!
[BEEPS PHONE OFF]
[TIRES SQUEALING]
[SIRENS WAILING]
Tommy!
What's going on?
We're here to arrest Stephen.
What? What for?
For the hit-and-run murder of Andrew gosin.
Go back in the house.
Check every house, knock on every door...
Hey...
- Mac. - Yeah.
The police are here.
They're trying to arrest Stephen for...
For running down Andrew gosin,
I know.
I called them.
I saw a silver car fleeing the scene.
You're sure it was his?
Yeah.
I got the license plate this time.
It's just so hard to believe.
This could be my fault.
I'm the one
that told ned and Stephen
that Andrew gosin is alive and still in town.
[TOMMY]: No one here, chief.
House is empty.
There's no Stephen davison, no ned davison.
Put out an apb on one Stephen davison,
age 33, brown hair, blue eyes...
I'm going to call my dad.
Sorry I missed your call. Please leave a message.
It's voicemail.
[BEEP]
Dad, where are you?
The police are here,
they're trying to arrest Stephen,
and he's missing,
and so is ned,
and... you're not answering.
Just, call me as soon as you can.
What is going on?
I don't know.
I'd better get to Jennifer and althea.
I'm going to tell them what's happening.
Okay, I'm going to stay here,
all right.
Shannon...
Be careful.
Okay, so, Stephen,
he intentionally killed someone with his car?
That... I just, I don't believe that.
He's been here every day this week,
and he's been so sweet...
I was afraid something was wrong.
The way ned sounded on the phone last night.
Ned called you?
He called to say he was sorry
how things had gone haywire.
And then he said, "but I'm going to get what I want",
and I'll do whatever it takes."
Well, I thought he was planning on asking me out again,
but his voice was so strange.
Uh...
Maybe he was talking about the necklace.
Maybe Stephen and ned are working together
to try and find it.
Shannon, what are you talking about?
These people, they're practically our family.
I know, but...
You said yourself,
Stephen's been here constantly.
Maybe he's been trying to figure out if you have it.
I mean, I just, I don't...
I don't believe it, you know?
Stephen and I, we're finally...
We're finally starting to get close.
I don't think we should stay here.
Maybe you shouldn't,
at least not until the police find Stephen,
and they can sort this whole thing out.
Okay, so where are we going to stay?
Well, I have a friend
that has a big house near the city.
I'm sure she would let us stay with her.
Perfect.
Pack up and go as soon as you can.
I'm going to see what I can find out from the police.
I'll call you as soon as it's safe to come back.
Okay.
Thank you, althea.
Hey, dad, it's me again.
There's so much going on, and you're not answering.
I'm starting to worry.
Please call me back.
- [SCREAMING] - Shh!
Don't scream. Okay?
You can't scream.
I'm not going to hurt you, okay?
I'm here because I need your help.
I'm going to let you go now, okay?
Please, just...
Hear me out.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to scare you.
It's just...
I'm really, really desperate here.
The police are trying to arrest me
for something I didn't do.
Stephen, there was a witness.
They saw you run down Andrew gosin...
Okay, first, I have no idea who that is!
And second of all,
maybe somebody did see my car,
but they didn't see me, okay?
Because I was at home sleeping all night!
And when I went outside in the morning,
my car wasn't in the driveway.
You're saying your car got stolen?
Yes!
And I'm standing outside, getting ready to call the police
when all these cop cars come rushing up,
and I just, I...
I was scared.
And I could overhear what they were saying,
and they were accusing me of hit-and-run, and murder?
But that wasn't me.
Shannon, that wasn't me.
Okay?
And you have a security camera
on your front porch.
You can prove me innocent.
[SHANNON]: There he is, that's him.
Okay, the guy I saw coming out of Jesse's house,
that's what he was wearing,
bulky black jacket, just like that.
We can't identify a face.
It could be davison here, for all we know...
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
you think I'd fake breaking into my own car?
That wasn't me, okay?
Ask my dad, he'll tell you I was at home all night.
Stephen, nobody knows where your dad is.
He's not at home?
No.
Yeah, if you were home all night,
then I'd think you'd know he wasn't there,
now, wouldn't you?
Tell them, Shannon.
Please, okay?
Tell them you know that's not me in that video
stealing my own car!
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
That's probably my dad.
Maybe he can tell us where ned is.
Excuse me.
Hey, dad?
Shannon! Oh, my god, Shannon!
Jen, is that you?
Shannon, please, you have to help me!
Jen, are you okay?
[DISGUISED VOICE INTERRUPTS]: Shannon Hughes,
listen carefully.
Who is this?
I have your friends.
Who is this? Ned?
If you want to see them alive again,
you'll bring me the necklace.
I don't have the necklace.
I don't even know where it is...
Then you'd better find it.
I'll call you in exactly three hours.
And tell you where you can trade it.
For the lives of Jennifer and althea.
No, please don't do this. I have no idea.
And if you tell the police anything about this,
anything at all,
your friends will die.
[CALL DISCONNECTS]
Something's happened.
It's already been an hour.
What if I can't find it?
What if Jennifer and althea are already dead...
Don't think about it. We're gonna find it.
We just need to focus on what we're doing.
If it really is ned that snatched them,
it's not the ned I've always known.
Well, sometimes,
money makes people forget who they are.
Hey, wait a minute.
Hey, I think I found something.
This wainscoting, it's been replaced.
[SIGHS]
Nothing.
It's all right.
We'll keep looking.
Wait a minute,
this has a different finish.
This part's been patched over.
[SMASHING PLASTER]
Nothing.
Nothing but an old electrical box.
[SIGHS HEAVILY]
Maybe it's time to call the police.
Like that would do any good.
Why do you say that?
It doesn't matter.
It does. It matters to me.
What's going on?
I had just started college.
My dad was out of town on a job,
but my mom...
She said she could drive up.
Uh...
But she never showed.
And I knew something was wrong.
I called the police,
and I begged them to go look for her,
but they said I had to wait the 24-hour period.
They found her the next morning.
Her car had slid into a ditch.
It got below zero that night.
What do you want to do?
[EXHALES DEEPLY]
I want to find that necklace.
Oh, we already looked there.
I'm thirsty.
Wait a minute.
Something looks off.
I built these cabinets for Jesse,
and I did not put that board here.
[GASPING]
- We found it! - You found it.
[LAUGHING IN TRIUMPH]
Okay...
Wow...
It's a letter from duarte, Goodman, and bencourt.
"Dear Mr. Hennessey,
"we regret to inform you
"that the salvage claim 44843 has been denied.
"Please be advised
"that if you attempt to sell item 44843,
"you will be subject to prosecution
for violations under the marine salvage act,"
blah, blah, blah, blah...
Signed, "sincerely, Andrea Fleming,
assistant to Andrew gosin, esquire."
So... Jesse didn't have the rights to the necklace.
It seems odd that the assistant to the lawyer
would sign her name to the letter,
and not her boss...
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
[SIGHING] It's my dad. Finally!
Dad!
Where are you? Are you okay?
I'm fine.
We heard the salmon were running this morning,
so we went out early to try our luck.
Wait, ned's with you?
Has he been with you all morning?
Yup.
He's in a sour mood, though.
Didn't get a single bite.
Shannon, you gotta see this.
Uh, dad, I gotta go.
Okay.
Why are you showing me a picture of althea?
I'm not.
This is a photo from the law firm's website.
This is a picture of Andrea Fleming.
What?
She must be the one who stole Stephen's car
and ran down her boss, Andrew gosin.
So she killed Jesse.
And now she has Jennifer.
[CELL PHONE RINGS]
Hello.
[DISGUISED VOICE]: Do you have the necklace?
Yes, I found it.
It was with a letter to Jesse.
A letter signed by somebody named Andrea Fleming.
I know it's you, althea.
I know your real name is Andrea.
You can quit disguising your voice.
I bet Jesse's claim on the necklace.
Was actually approved, wasn't it?
And you wrote him a letter saying it had been denied.
Then you got rid of Andrew gosin and his boss,
and you moved out here,
and you tricked Jesse into falling in love with you.
To get your hands on a necklace.
Am I close, Andrea?
[BEEPS OFF VOICE DISGUISER]
Do you want to see Jennifer alive again, or not?
You better not hurt her.
Meet me at the lighthouse, 4:00, with the necklace.
No police, just you.
And if I see any signs.
Of someone else with you,
Jennifer will die.
Your smarty pants friend is gonna get you killed,
but at least then,
your terrible week will be over.
[MUFFLED SOBS]
Okay, um, I know you don't have
a lot of faith in the police...
We're not calling them.
She said she would kill Jennifer,
and I believe her.
She might kill her anyway, and then kill you, too.
Then we'll come up with a plan,
a way to stop her.
Y...
Where's the necklace?
Where's Jennifer?
It's live.
Go ahead,
talk to her.
Jennifer!
[MUFFLED SCREAMS]
I am coming to get you out...
[BEEPS PHONE OFF]
Where is she?
First, the necklace.
Not until I have Jennifer.
[CHUCKLES]
I don't mean to be crude,
but I will be the one
who decides when you get Jennifer.
Now, the necklace.
I left it on the viewing deck.
You can get the necklace while I get Jennifer.
It's only fair.
This is not about fair.
Don't make me use this awful gun.
I hate guns.
I prefer other weapons.
And today's weapon is leverage.
I hold Jennifer's life in my hands.
Although...
It's good to have insurance.
Now, take me to the necklace.
I know you were in Jesse's house
the night he died.
I'd been in Jesse's house every night for a week
before he died.
Did Jesse even fall, or did you kill him?
I liked Jesse.
He was very adoring.
I could have married him,
but he would have donated that necklace anyway.
So you did kill him?
Well, technically, the fall killed him,
saving me the trouble
of having to bash him in the head myself.
You are a psychopath...
No, no, no,
I was an assistant to a psychopath.
It was Andrew's idea
to cheat Jesse out of that necklace.
He even came up with the idea for me to win Jesse's affection,
so that I could lure him away from the house
while Andrew searched it.
But you didn't want to split the $10 million.
Why should I?
When I was the one that did all the work
preparing the papers,
and winning the claim?
So you tried to kill him,
and his boss, because he knew about the necklace, too,
by rigging an explosion on a boat?
I thought I got 'em both.
It was you
who told me that Andrew was still alive
and trying to steal the necklace out from under me.
You must be planning to shoot me.
Why else would you tell me all of this?
I told you, I am not a psychopath.
[CHUCKLES IN DISBELIEF]
Look, I will be long gone
by the time you go rescue little Jenny
and tell the police what you know.
I'll be on my way to a nice, warm, sunny country
where no one will ever find me.
Now, move!
I got a plane to catch.
You left it on the rail like that?
You idiot!
[WOOD SPLINTERING]
[ALTHEA YELPS]
[WINCING IN PAIN]
Well, Andrea, my weapon today is knowledge.
You see, old wooden decks,
they begin to lean
on just a few steel lag bolts with time.
You take those out,
the whole thing falls apart.
[WINCING IN PAIN]
Did she tell you where Jennifer is yet?
No,
and I will never tell you now.
She doesn't have to.
From what I saw,
Jennifer's laying on a floor made of stone.
It's the same stone that made up the craddock fort.
[WINCING] Oh...
Can we call the police now?
Yeah.
Jen, where are you!
Are you here?
Jen!
[MUFFLED SCREAMS]
I think I hear her!
[SIGHS IN RELIEF]
[MUFFLED CRIES]
Oh, Jen...
[MUFFLED SOBS]
Don't worry, you're safe.
Oh, gosh...
It's althea!
I know.
We got her. Shh, shh, shh...
And on that note,
I hereby dedicate this new section
of the maritime museum
the Jesse hennessey memorial room!
[APPLAUSE AND CHEERS]
And a very special thank you
to my amazing friend, Shannon Hughes,
who made this possible,
and who also saved my life.
Thank you, Shannon.
[CHEERING AND APPLAUSE]
[QUIETLY] I second the amazing part.
Thank you.
Now, about the renovation on my fixer-upper,
there's a couple of things we need to discuss.
No, you're not going to renegotiate my quote.
Well, you haven't even heard my terms.
[LAUGHING] I don't have to.
[♪♪♪]