Dolores Claiborne

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00:01:38 No, Dolores!
00:01:40 Leave me be!
00:01:43 Let go of me!
00:01:46 Let go of me, Dolores!
00:01:49 Let me go!
00:02:51 Please, Dolores.
00:02:56 Got a certified letter here.
00:02:58 Never believe what happened
00:03:02 Dolores Claiborne, what the hell are you....
00:03:05 Oh, my God.
00:03:09 What have you done?
00:03:14 Put it down. Do you hear me?
00:03:19 Jesus, Dolores.
00:03:27 Oh, God.
00:03:29 Oh, my God.
00:03:32 You killed her.
00:03:58 -So you lose the picture.
00:04:01 It"s half a page.
00:04:02 I"ll let you write the caption.
00:04:04 -Come on, Peter. It"s crucial.
00:04:07 I"m setting up the whole campaign.
00:04:09 It"s a better piece without it.
00:04:11 You already said it was brilliant.
00:04:15 I said it was wonderful.
00:04:17 -There"s a difference?
00:04:19 Half a page.
00:04:24 Fine.
00:04:25 I only left it in so you"d cut it out anyway.
00:04:29 I"m ready for Arizona.
00:04:31 You should see what l have
00:04:34 -The surgeon"s ex-wife--
00:04:36 Had her on the phone
00:04:39 -I haven"t assigned you that story.
00:04:41 Slow down.
00:04:43 Come on, Peter. There"s a book here.
00:04:45 I deserve this.
00:04:47 Why does every story have to be do or die
00:04:50 You"re not the only writer here, okay?
00:04:53 I"ve got a dozen people out there
00:04:57 Great.
00:04:58 So now you"re not only not fucking me
00:05:06 What is it, Helen?
00:05:07 There"s a fax here for Selena.
00:05:09 From Phoenix?
00:05:10 No, it"s a clipping
00:05:14 "Socialite Dead,
00:05:17 -"Mrs. Dolores St. George of--"
00:08:19 Fax?
00:08:20 Forget it.
00:08:21 They"re hardly out of the 19th century
00:08:25 Are you kidding?
00:08:27 No, there"s no motel. One restaurant.
00:08:30 They"ve got me sleeping
00:08:33 Tell him to relax. This is no vacation.
00:08:36 I"ll be back on the mainland
00:08:50 -Can l help you?
00:08:54 And you are?
00:08:55 I"m her daughter.
00:08:58 I"m John Mackey.
00:09:00 -Detective, Maine State Police.
00:09:04 Would you please call
00:09:07 -Get him to come right out.
00:09:09 I"m sorry.
00:09:11 No smoking. Public building.
00:09:16 We"ve met before, Miss St. George.
00:09:18 Have we?
00:09:19 You were about 13.
00:09:22 What year was that, the eclipse?
00:09:25 Must have been, what, "75?
00:09:28 I was the investigator...
00:09:30 ...when your father died.
00:09:32 We met at the hearing.
00:09:34 What"s up, John?
00:09:36 Miss St. George is here.
00:09:39 Selena?
00:09:42 Oh, my gravy.
00:09:43 Frank Stamshaw.
00:09:45 Marshall"s brother.
00:09:47 -Right.
00:09:49 -Of course. How are you?
00:09:52 Certainly has.
00:09:55 To be honest,
00:09:58 Your mom"s been pretty firm
00:10:01 -I didn"t know Dolores made any calls.
00:10:05 I saw the Bangor paper.
00:10:07 And where"s that?
00:10:09 I came up from New York.
00:10:11 Look, is she here or not?
00:10:13 -Yeah. She"s right upstairs.
00:10:16 But....
00:10:17 John?
00:10:20 Is she under arrest?
00:10:22 Technically, no.
00:10:24 Detective Mackey came last night,
00:10:28 On what?
00:10:29 We"ve scheduled an inquest
00:10:31 We"ll sort things out over the weekend.
00:10:33 If she"s not under arrest
00:10:36 Right, okay. Vera Donovan is dead.
00:10:39 There"s an autopsy in Machais
00:10:42 And, you know...
00:10:44 ...she died from a fall.
00:10:46 Your mother was the only person
00:10:51 That was her job, wasn"t it?
00:10:53 I"m afraid, Miss St. George...
00:10:56 ...there"s a little more to this
00:11:09 What are you doing?
00:11:12 Straightening up this friggin" mess,
00:11:14 Gorry, but this place is a dump.
00:11:17 Jesus. You"re a suspect, you"re not a maid.
00:11:20 Just leave that be.
00:11:22 There"s someone to see you here.
00:11:24 I told you, l don"t want no lawyer.
00:11:33 It"s your daughter.
00:11:41 My God.
00:11:43 Look at you.
00:11:51 You cut your hair.
00:11:55 I didn"t....
00:12:01 You call her?
00:12:03 Is that what you did?
00:12:05 -Jeezly crow, you got some nerve.
00:12:15 Look at you.
00:12:22 I"m just....
00:12:26 My God.
00:12:32 Is it really you?
00:12:47 Look.
00:12:51 -Hey, Ms. Claiborne!
00:12:54 Not yet. When l change my mind,
00:12:57 -Go home.
00:12:59 Right there across the street.
00:13:02 You"ve been living at the Donovan"s.
00:13:04 It"s a crime scene now.
00:13:05 I got my own house, and you know it.
00:13:07 We"d like her to stay here for at least
00:13:10 If l decide to make my grand escape
00:13:14 -I"d appreciate it.
00:13:17 Name is Claiborne!
00:13:19 I changed it when Joe died,
00:13:21 I"m very sorry, Ms. Claiborne.
00:13:24 "Morning, Pam.
00:13:27 I"m sorry, but l think it"s for the best
00:13:32 You"re sorry, are you?
00:13:33 Last time you were sorry was
00:13:37 ...and the string on your pet dime broke.
00:14:00 I"m just muzzy here,
00:14:05 All grown up...
00:14:08 ...looking so....
00:14:09 You turned out a beautiful woman, Selena.
00:14:12 I just can"t believe you"re here.
00:14:15 That makes two of us.
00:14:20 There must be a reason
00:14:23 ...to antagonize them like that.
00:14:26 Sometimes being a bitch
00:14:34 Nice car.
00:14:36 It"s a rental.
00:14:39 You pay by the day or by the week?
00:14:42 I assume that"s your way of asking
00:14:45 Good gorry, you"re more nervous than me.
00:14:48 I have to be in Phoenix on Monday.
00:14:52 It"s a big story. I"m trying to get out of it,
00:15:02 I didn"t kill her.
00:15:05 I didn"t push her down
00:15:08 That"s what you want to know?
00:15:10 Well, l"m telling you.
00:15:12 I did not murder that bitch any more
00:15:17 He"s got an eyewitness...
00:15:18 ...who puts you standing over a dead body
00:15:22 When did you start smoking?
00:15:23 Are you not listening to me?
00:15:29 You"re lucky l didn"t have to post bail.
00:15:59 Spooky, ain"t it?
00:16:02 Can"t stand out here all day.
00:16:06 What a mess.
00:16:09 A regular bunch of artistes.
00:16:13 Look at this mess.
00:16:19 Cheese and crackers.
00:16:26 Friggin" little bastards.
00:16:29 I"ve got an idea who they are, too.
00:16:37 Let me try.
00:17:14 Selena.
00:17:19 Get in the house.
00:17:21 Selena, l said get in the house, right now.
00:17:25 I am in the house.
00:18:01 It"s cold, l know.
00:18:06 God, it"s a dust bowl.
00:18:10 Thank God l kept the electric up.
00:18:14 I got some wood.
00:18:20 Clean linens upstairs, last l looked.
00:18:24 Longer you stand there,
00:18:30 It"s dead.
00:18:32 It"s off three years, at least.
00:18:36 I"d know that if l called more often, right?
00:18:41 You called Vera"s last Christmas.
00:18:44 The lines go both ways, Mother.
00:18:52 Look, this isn"t gonna work.
00:18:56 I"m gonna stay at the motel.
00:18:58 It"s closed.
00:19:00 It"s off-season.
00:19:03 What about Riner"s lnn?
00:19:05 He"s gone.
00:19:07 Burned down.
00:19:08 Must be five years ago by now.
00:19:13 Shit.
00:19:16 There"s phones in town.
00:19:18 -We"ve gotta go shoppin" anyway.
00:19:21 Alone.
00:19:24 I"ll take care of it.
00:19:26 You don"t know what we need.
00:19:29 I"m assuming it"s everything.
00:21:20 You know what? l've got a game.
00:21:24 You don't. I can teach you.
00:21:29 Ket's count by fives. You want to play
00:21:33 5, 10,15, 20...
00:21:36 ...25, 30.
00:21:44 Where is she? Where did she go?
00:21:48 I hear an awful lot of thunder upstairs,
00:21:53 Where is she?
00:21:54 Is she lost?
00:21:56 What was that l heard?
00:21:58 What did l hear?
00:22:00 I don't know. I think l heard something.
00:22:24 There you are.
00:22:26 Let me help you. That"s my job.
00:22:28 -You must be starving.
00:22:31 Ended up longer than l thought.
00:22:33 Water"s warm.
00:22:35 You"ll want a nice, hot bath. I got this.
00:22:37 I spent an hour finding this radiologist...
00:22:40 ...just so that he could tell me
00:22:43 Is that your new story?
00:22:49 You say there"s hot water?
00:22:53 Why don"t you go on up
00:22:58 Go on.
00:22:59 It won"t bite you.
00:23:41 Must be a lot of pressure.
00:23:45 All them famous people...
00:23:46 ...talking to them.
00:23:49 I framed the picture.
00:23:51 You and Richard Nixon.
00:23:53 He was selling a book.
00:23:55 I got a scrapbook.
00:23:57 Saved all your articles.
00:23:59 Drugstore in Jonesport puts them aside
00:24:02 I used to read them to Vera...
00:24:06 ...when she was clear enough to listen.
00:24:09 You"ve done so well for yourself.
00:24:12 Is that what you think?
00:24:15 How well l"ve done?
00:24:17 Hell, even Miss Vera Kiss-My-Back-Cheeks
00:24:23 Her look when she saw
00:24:26 You would"ve thought she passed a brick.
00:24:31 Maybe you ought to slow down.
00:24:33 Believe me, l know my limit.
00:24:38 Don"t that sound familiar?
00:24:45 I"d leave it alone if l were you.
00:24:49 I"ve seen my share of drunks, is all.
00:24:52 That"s all l"m sayin".
00:24:55 What did he have to be happy about?
00:25:01 I suppose making sure everyone was
00:25:07 Is that why you killed him?
00:25:25 Oh, tough question, l guess.
00:25:30 Occupational hazard.
00:25:33 Don"t feel too bad, Ma.
00:25:36 I asked Jean Harris the same thing once.
00:25:45 Let"s face it, Mother.
00:25:46 We barely know each other.
00:25:48 We haven"t spoken in years, and that"s
00:25:53 You didn"t kill Vera, great.
00:25:55 You"ve got nothing to worry about.
00:25:57 If you did, then you deserve
00:26:00 Just...
00:26:02 ...let"s not pretend we"re in some goddamn
00:26:07 I"m sorry, Ma, but that"s where we are.
00:26:10 And as for Dad...
00:26:13 ...the few memories l have of him...
00:26:17 ...l"d like to keep.
00:26:20 Are you listening to me?
00:26:37 Daddy.
00:26:39 We made tapioca!
00:26:41 Get out.
00:26:42 We did. And it"s not instant either.
00:26:45 And with real cream.
00:26:48 And the next thing you"ll tell me
00:26:53 Oh, McCrea, there"s that St. George smile.
00:26:57 -Don"t you look just like my mother?
00:27:01 Tell her she"s got homework to do.
00:27:03 You better do your homework.
00:27:11 Theo called about the chain winch.
00:27:13 He"s got them parts sittin" there.
00:27:17 I changed my mind. I ain"t sellin".
00:27:21 It"s not worth $100. You said so yourself.
00:27:24 He"s got those boats in dry dock.
00:27:26 He needs the damn thing.
00:27:28 Ain"t that the point in AA,
00:27:32 "Helpin" out."
00:27:34 Shit.
00:27:40 Besides, if l get that thing runnin",
00:27:47 Goddamn it! The soda"s warm!
00:27:50 I only got home a half hour ago.
00:27:54 It"s hard enough drinkin" this stuff cold.
00:28:03 What"s so fuckin" funny?
00:28:06 Your pants.
00:28:08 They"re split clear the way up.
00:28:13 Well, ain"t that a scream!
00:28:18 You"re pretty goddamn frisky
00:28:24 Let me guess. I"ll bet that Vera Donovan"s
00:28:30 Take them off. I"ll mend them after supper.
00:28:33 What"s the deal?
00:28:35 You kiss that rich summer ass all day long,
00:28:41 Just remember, your father used to scrape
00:28:44 ...so don"t be gettin" high and mighty
00:28:47 If you still had the boats,
00:28:59 Looky here.
00:29:09 A big old smiley moon.
00:29:11 This is just for you.
00:29:13 Want to see the dark side?
00:29:15 Yeah, l guess it is pretty funny.
00:29:22 I hope you haven"t been walkin" around
00:29:30 Why the hell"d you make me do it?
00:30:04 14 times 4 equals 28?
00:30:09 Go on.
00:30:10 Sure it is. It"s 14.
00:30:11 It"s not!
00:30:13 You take 14...
00:30:14 ...you bend it till it snaps in half....
00:30:20 Could l have another, with raisins?
00:30:22 Not till after dinner.
00:30:25 -You were right about that real cream.
00:30:29 He said it"s my best ever.
00:30:32 Mom, the cabbage.
00:30:34 Move it off the heat for me, will ya?
00:30:37 I"m just....
00:30:39 I"m just resting here a minute.
00:30:42 That"s right.
00:30:44 She run her mouth off
00:30:49 Plum tuckered out.
00:30:57 Mom?
00:30:59 Do you want me to set the table?
00:31:04 That"d be nice. Thank you, dear.
00:31:15 Stay tuned now for Walter Cronkite.
00:31:19 Each girl is representing a lifeguard station
00:31:25 "Algonquin," you goddamn flylander.
00:31:38 Damn it, that better not be one
00:31:44 You ought to take a look at this.
00:31:48 You might want to see
00:31:52 Them guys on the boat...
00:31:54 ...always talking...
00:31:55 ...everybody saying what a looker you are.
00:31:58 You know what l do?
00:32:02 I say, "Shit, she may be ugly now, but you
00:32:13 My mother warned me
00:32:18 Fat ass, lousy cooking...
00:32:22 ...running that goddamn mouth--
00:32:27 Guess what, Joe? l ain"t tired anymore.
00:32:31 You better sit back down,
00:32:35 Mommy?
00:32:40 Go on back to bed, honey.
00:32:42 Your father and l are just having
00:32:46 Is everything all right?
00:32:48 Yeah.
00:32:49 Isn"t it, Joe?
00:32:53 Right as rain.
00:32:56 You go ahead, honey.
00:32:57 Go on back to bed now.
00:32:59 Daddy?
00:33:00 Go on.
00:33:08 Oh, bitch...
00:33:10 ...ain"t you gonna get a payback.
00:33:18 Go on. All l ask is that you do it quick.
00:33:21 Don"t let Selena see the mess
00:33:24 You want to run me down?
00:33:27 You can be as mean and hurtful
00:33:30 But this is the last time
00:33:34 You do it again...
00:33:36 ...one of us is going to the bone yard.
00:33:43 Well, make yourself useful, woman.
00:33:47 Bring me a towel for my head!
00:33:49 I"m bleeding all over my goddamn shirt!
00:34:06 That was one lesson he got the first time.
00:34:10 Maybe the only one.
00:34:16 It"s been a long day.
00:34:18 You must be tired.
00:34:22 What do you want me to say?
00:34:24 "Thanks for sharing?"
00:35:00 Been looking all over for you.
00:35:04 It"s as cold as Christmas.
00:35:06 What are you doing?
00:35:08 I couldn"t sleep.
00:35:11 Catch your death out here.
00:35:14 Tell me about Plan B.
00:35:16 I want you to tell me
00:35:18 If it"s about money, it shouldn"t be.
00:35:22 I"ve got my sociable security.
00:35:25 I can still work. I don"t need much.
00:35:27 You need a lawyer.
00:35:28 These guys don"t say "get an attorney"
00:35:34 It"s you l"m worried about, Selena.
00:35:37 Let"s not get off track here.
00:35:42 You"re my daughter.
00:35:45 I know that probably feels like something
00:35:50 You"re still my Selena.
00:35:51 You"re still my good girl.
00:35:55 My God, your hands.
00:36:00 Scary.
00:36:07 I guess if you want to know
00:36:10 ...you look at their hands.
00:36:20 That's what 22 years of Vera Donovan
00:36:29 Mrs. Donovan, l promise
00:36:32 You're excused, Susan.
00:36:34 But Mrs. Donovan, please!
00:36:36 Kook on the bright side, dear.
00:36:38 You may not have gotten the job...
00:36:41 ...but think what fun you"ll have
00:36:43 ...what a bitch Vera Donovan is.
00:36:49 Next!
00:36:55 I"ve been working since l was 13 years old.
00:36:58 Started by housekeeping in a hotel.
00:37:02 ...l was cleaning three floors all by myself.
00:37:06 I took care of my father"s house
00:37:09 I"m married and l have a daughter.
00:37:12 This is a big house, but l"m a big woman,
00:37:16 I do not pretend to be an easy woman
00:37:22 "Dolores."
00:37:27 This house has a number of rules.
00:37:30 I"m sure you"ve heard them second-hand.
00:37:32 But l"ll tell you in person...
00:37:35 ...so we can avoid a teary scene later on.
00:37:38 I like all the windows open every day
00:37:43 She did have her ways, did she ever.
00:37:46 I don't know where she got them,
00:37:50 The silver has to be checked and...
00:37:52 ...cleaned every week. It may look clean
00:37:57 The tubs had to be scrubbed out every day
00:38:01 Tablecloths, napkins, handkerchiefs...
00:38:04 ...everything hand-washed,
00:38:07 Mildew was grounds for firing.
00:38:10 The sheets.
00:38:13 ...ever want to get wrong.
00:38:15 You could've cut off
00:38:17 ...and she'd still smell a sheet
00:38:20 ...from one baked in the dryer.
00:38:23 Excuse me, Mr. Donovan.
00:38:26 Do you have to do that now?
00:38:28 Talk to the Missus.
00:38:30 Her husband...
00:38:31 ...Jack.
00:38:33 He only came up once all summer.
00:38:35 Most of which he spent
00:38:38 She could've easily had the clothesline
00:38:41 But not Vera Donovan. No, ma'am.
00:38:43 She had to have the south wind blowin'
00:38:46 And that meant trampin' up and down
00:38:53 Isn"t this glorious, Jack?
00:39:00 Six pins, Dolores!
00:39:02 You know that"s the way l like it.
00:39:05 Six pins, not five!
00:39:10 Jack?
00:39:12 It"s 4:30.
00:39:13 Don"t you want a cocktail?
00:39:22 Three square meals of bitchery
00:39:24 ...but l kept my head down
00:39:27 Every week that $40 went in the bank.
00:39:29 There wasn't a damn thing
00:39:32 Thanks a lot.
00:39:33 As much as she crabbed
00:39:35 ...l must have done something right.
00:39:40 I"m sure your winter schedule
00:39:44 ...but l need someone to touch up
00:39:47 Dusting.
00:39:49 Keeping the mice company.
00:39:51 I could do that for you.
00:39:54 $12 a week was...
00:39:55 ...what l had in mind.
00:39:59 That"d be fine.
00:40:02 I"ll see you next Memorial Day.
00:40:11 That winter, Jack Donovan passed on.
00:40:14 He died in a car crash in Maryland.
00:40:16 I wasn't sure what to expect from Vera.
00:40:19 Gorry if she didn't show up in high spirits.
00:40:23 I believe l told you more than once...
00:40:26 ...l want the welcome mats
00:40:29 Yes, ma"am.
00:40:31 She'd sold her place in Baltimore.
00:40:33 She was moving up permanent.
00:40:36 Get that out of here and put that there.
00:40:38 And take away this disgusting sofa.
00:40:41 It took two days to load in
00:40:44 She offered me full time and l took it.
00:40:48 I knew what kind of hell it would be.
00:40:51 Hell ain't something
00:40:54 The real hell comes on you as slow...
00:40:57 ...and steady as a line
00:41:00 Snot leaking offyour nose.
00:41:02 Your hands so cold and raw...
00:41:04 ...you start wishing they'd go numb.
00:41:06 It's only December.
00:41:09 ...the skin's gonna be cracked so bad, it'll
00:41:14 But you go to the next...
00:41:15 ...and the next and before you know it,
00:41:19 Nobody made you stay there.
00:41:22 -I needed the money.
00:41:26 That"s when l needed it the most.
00:41:28 Not for me, for you.
00:41:30 That"s perfect.
00:41:32 So it"s my fault.
00:41:34 You think your father cared
00:41:37 Here we go.
00:41:39 I put that money...
00:41:40 ...every week, l put it away
00:41:43 ...for school.
00:41:45 To get you out of this place,
00:41:49 Well, it worked like a charm.
00:41:51 Hello, ladies.
00:41:53 A little morning walk?
00:41:55 Nope.
00:41:56 Just packing up the speed boat
00:42:00 Something we can help you with?
00:42:05 We need a hair sample.
00:42:07 How was that?
00:42:08 We need a piece of your hair.
00:42:12 -Are you now?
00:42:14 I think we"ll take a pass on that.
00:42:16 Look...
00:42:17 ...right now it"s voluntary.
00:42:19 I"d appreciate it, is all.
00:42:22 Bring your scissors, did you?
00:42:23 I said we"ll pass.
00:42:26 I"ll have a warrant here this afternoon.
00:42:30 You want it...
00:42:32 ...you cut it.
00:42:35 Actually, l need to pull it.
00:42:39 We need the root.
00:42:47 Go on.
00:42:48 Take what you want.
00:42:51 I ain"t doing any beauty pageants
00:43:03 -Anything else?
00:43:06 We spoke to Sheila Jolander last night.
00:43:09 She said she"d heard you more than once
00:43:13 Is that true?
00:43:16 If she"d come every day not once a week,
00:43:19 -Get in the house.
00:43:22 ...the way she got, it"s a wonder
00:43:27 You go ahead, Mr. Mackey.
00:43:30 You scribble that down in your pad there.
00:43:33 You make a note on that.
00:43:35 As long as you write down
00:43:38 ...are two separate things.
00:43:41 But, your wife probably
00:43:44 Dolores, that"s enough.
00:43:50 My wife...
00:43:52 ...Ms. Claiborne...
00:43:54 ...died 12 years ago of bone cancer.
00:44:00 Natural causes.
00:44:05 Okay, l guess we"ll press on here.
00:44:15 Frank.
00:44:17 I want to get into Vera"s.
00:44:19 I got things up there l need.
00:44:22 We can go over tomorrow. We"re shipping
00:44:26 Fine by me.
00:44:30 What the hell did l just see?
00:44:34 That"s the last guy in the world
00:44:38 I ain"t making one, l"m keeping one.
00:44:40 What is that supposed to mean?
00:44:45 You"re gonna tell me
00:44:53 That"s all well and good, Miss St. George...
00:44:57 ...but you told me that at the time
00:45:00 ...you were working as a maid in a hotel
00:45:05 Yes.
00:45:06 Well...
00:45:07 ...Mrs. Devereaux...
00:45:10 ...at the hotel....
00:45:13 Remember?
00:45:16 Mrs. Devereaux said...
00:45:18 ...she was surprised to see you.
00:45:20 She said your mom was pretty strict about
00:45:26 Isn"t that true?
00:45:29 I guess.
00:45:35 So why did she let you stay
00:45:45 Problems at home, perhaps?
00:45:48 Your mom and dad...
00:45:51 ...is that a happy situation?
00:45:53 Miss St. George?
00:45:55 The eclipse.
00:46:00 Because of the eclipse, the hotel was full.
00:46:04 So the money....
00:46:06 They said that we"d make twice as much.
00:46:12 So this was all about money?
00:46:16 My mom let me stay.
00:46:19 They said that we"d make twice as much.
00:46:23 So your father...
00:46:25 ...that was just a coincidence, was it?
00:46:27 How long are you gonna let this go on?
00:46:30 The sooner she starts telling the truth,
00:46:33 If he"s out to torture someone,
00:46:37 Anybody who accuses me of killing
00:46:47 Detective Mackey, you understand,
00:46:51 Trying to turn an accident into a murder?
00:46:53 Making a girl who just lost her father
00:46:57 If that"s just doing his job then
00:47:00 All right, let"s split them up.
00:47:03 Slow down, John.
00:47:04 Five minutes, alone, without her.
00:47:09 Enough, John.
00:47:10 I only need five minutes!
00:47:12 I said, "Enough."
00:47:25 So don"t be talkin" to me
00:47:28 No, sir. No, ma"am.
00:47:31 That son of a bitch has been waitin"
00:47:37 Hand me that ax.
00:47:40 Just look at this window.
00:47:44 I ought to call their parents
00:47:49 Now l gotta go buy glass and...
00:47:51 ...putty and God knows what else.
00:47:54 Could have burned down
00:48:04 I thought the malpractice story
00:48:07 If you"d left the number
00:48:09 Yeah, right. Kook.
00:48:11 The radiologist l told you about...
00:48:14 ...he got cold feet.
00:48:16 But, the intern, Levitt...
00:48:19 ...he"s a talker.
00:48:20 I thought you were going up there
00:48:23 It"s a small domestic drama up here, Peter.
00:48:26 I can be in Phoenix Tuesday.
00:48:28 It'll be over Monday.
00:48:29 Family things, l"ve been through it.
00:48:31 They take a lot.
00:48:32 I am telling you, it's not a problem.
00:48:36 We both want me to do this story.
00:48:41 You want a wet dream?
00:48:43 Wait till l tell you what Kevitt said.
00:48:48 Are you there?
00:48:52 I gave the piece to Maureen.
00:48:57 Kook, l'm sorry. I couldn't wait.
00:49:01 It has nothing to do with you,
00:49:05 So, l guess you"re fucking Maureen now?
00:49:07 Nice try. Come on, Selena.
00:49:10 You couldn't tell me to my face?
00:49:11 Look, l never promised you--
00:49:13 You goddamn pimp.
00:49:15 -Careful.
00:49:19 There are other stories, better stories.
00:49:22 Bullshit. This was the one.
00:49:25 It"s over.
00:49:26 Selena, it doesn"t have to be--
00:49:34 I"ll do this again.
00:49:51 Shouldn"t you be off somewhere
00:49:55 Well, l was thinking how hard
00:49:59 Protecting her like this.
00:50:04 She"s a hearty soul, isn"t she?
00:50:10 Next eclipse is due in "96.
00:50:15 ...she might actually have
00:50:18 ...kill again, before she"s through.
00:50:24 Is that something you want
00:50:31 I had a problem with that myself.
00:50:36 You know, we"re probably more alike
00:50:45 We live alone...
00:50:46 ...no children.
00:50:48 We have our work.
00:50:51 In 30 years, l"ve handled 86 homicides.
00:50:57 ...to my satisfaction.
00:51:00 I underestimated your mother.
00:51:04 It won"t happen again.
00:51:12 You sent that fax to my office...
00:51:16 ...didn"t you?
00:51:20 "For God will bring every work
00:51:22 "...with every secret thing...
00:51:25 "...whether it be good or evil."
00:51:29 You son of a bitch.
00:51:31 Vera Donovan"s on my head.
00:51:34 The next one"s on yours.
00:51:50 You know, Selena...
00:51:53 ...l can"t help remembering...
00:51:56 ...you were a wonderful cook.
00:52:00 Please.
00:52:01 You were.
00:52:03 I can"t even defrost.
00:52:05 You put supper on the table
00:52:08 I was working, l"d come back...
00:52:10 ...you"d have the house clean,
00:52:19 You"re just out of practice, that"s all.
00:52:24 You"ll find someone to look after.
00:52:27 It"ll all come back to you.
00:52:31 Someone to look after.
00:52:33 You must have boyfriends.
00:52:35 Beautiful girl like you,
00:52:44 Are you tellin" me there"s nobody?
00:52:48 I"m telling you there"s a lot of nobodies.
00:52:58 Friggin" yahoos.
00:53:01 Come on out here, Dolores!
00:53:05 Friggin" little bastards.
00:53:07 Get off the island,
00:53:11 Come on down here,
00:53:14 How many people are you gonna kill
00:53:18 Come on! Come on, you little chickens!
00:53:21 Going to jail this time!
00:53:24 I know who you are.
00:53:26 Chester Lavelier and the rest of you.
00:53:29 You got something to say to me?
00:53:31 They"re gonna put you in the chair!
00:54:00 What are you doin"?
00:54:04 What does it look like?
00:54:05 Selena, you"ve been drinkin".
00:54:08 No shit.
00:54:10 I wish you wouldn"t.
00:54:13 Look at me.
00:54:15 Look at me. You see how l am right now?
00:54:21 What good is that gonna do?
00:54:23 Because in 10 minutes...
00:54:25 ...l"m going to be fine.
00:54:28 Just give me 10 minutes.
00:54:38 Just give me 10 minutes!
00:54:45 God!
00:54:55 I saw your father last night.
00:54:57 Did you help your ma kill your dad?
00:55:00 Murderer!
00:55:07 Who is this?
00:55:09 You fat, ugly cow!
00:55:10 When l find out who this is, l"ll hang
00:55:15 Selena, stop that!
00:55:18 Honey, it"s gonna be all right.
00:55:20 It won"t.
00:55:24 -My God!
00:55:35 It was a bad patch.
00:55:37 You had a bad patch,
00:55:41 Bad patch?
00:55:43 I had a fucking nervous breakdown,
00:55:46 Don"t say words like that.
00:55:49 It was a hard time. You got through it.
00:55:53 Oh, what am l doing?
00:55:58 You just needed a rest, that"s all.
00:56:00 You snapped out of it just fine.
00:56:06 You can"t have one of those...
00:56:08 ...and get a full scholarship
00:56:12 It was just a bad patch.
00:56:14 I must have been out of my mind
00:56:26 Here! Over here!
00:56:29 What did you do to him?
00:56:31 Nothing, baby. I promise.
00:56:34 Shit! Look at this!
00:56:52 Fuck!
00:56:53 Goddamn it!
00:57:22 Selena, let me take these from you here.
00:57:25 Dolores, l"ll take you upstairs.
00:57:27 I"m gonna ask you to...
00:57:29 ...step very carefully on the way up.
00:57:32 Still taking blood samples here.
00:57:34 If you feel more comfortable...
00:57:36 ...you can always use the back stairs.
00:57:46 John, is it all right if we go upstairs
00:57:50 Go on.
00:57:52 I"m sorry.
00:58:00 He got a search warrant, so...
00:58:04 ...had to go through it for evidence. Yep.
00:58:08 It"s pretty routine.
00:58:10 Okay, let"s get this over with.
00:58:14 So....
00:58:16 You can pack up and take anything
00:58:19 ...bagged or tagged.
00:58:21 I know that doesn"t leave much.
00:58:24 Sorry, Dolores.
00:58:28 I"ll give you a hand here.
00:58:48 Dolores, is that it then?
00:58:50 No. I got something in Vera"s room.
00:58:53 This room"s off-limits.
00:58:59 I"m still going through things here.
00:59:05 Ms. Claiborne.
00:59:08 What"s this then?
00:59:09 It"s my scrapbook.
00:59:12 It"s Selena"s articles.
00:59:14 I"d read them to Vera.
00:59:23 Almost got away with it, didn"t she?
00:59:33 I read that. That"s good stuff.
00:59:36 You really got him to open up there.
00:59:40 Scholarship.
00:59:42 Vassar.
00:59:44 Very impressive.
01:00:05 Jeezly crow.
01:00:12 Couldn"t you clean up after her?
01:00:14 -What kind of people are you?
01:00:17 You"ll tell me this is evidence?
01:00:19 -That"s exactly what l"m telling you.
01:00:25 Goddamn it!
01:00:26 I"m tryin" to do you a favor here
01:00:30 I ain"t leavin" here without my scrapbook.
01:00:36 Sorry, John.
01:00:40 I"ll see you day after tomorrow,
01:00:44 Don"t put your fur up, Frank. I"ll be there.
01:00:48 I have a feeling we could wrap this up
01:00:52 It"s not gonna be like last time.
01:00:57 Is that so?
01:00:58 Let"s just go. Okay?
01:01:02 Now you listen to me, Mister Grand High
01:01:06 I"m just about half past give a shit
01:01:10 My husband"s death was ruled an accident
01:01:14 "Death by misadventure," to be exact.
01:01:17 I"m sure there"s people who"d tell you...
01:01:19 ...l had plenty of reasons to kill Joe.
01:01:22 But Vera, why the hell would l kill her?
01:01:25 All l am is out of a job...
01:01:27 ...a nice room to sleep in.
01:01:29 You don"t need a job, do you?
01:01:32 Motive?
01:01:34 I"d say $1,600,000...
01:01:39 ...is quite a motive.
01:01:41 What?
01:01:42 Your mother"s a wealthy woman, Selena.
01:01:48 What the hell are you talkin" about?
01:01:50 I spoke to Vera"s lawyer
01:01:53 John.
01:01:54 -She left you everything.
01:01:57 Every last cent.
01:02:01 She can"t do that.
01:02:05 You"re lyin".
01:02:06 You"re a millionaire, Ms. Claiborne.
01:02:08 Wait a minute.
01:02:10 -This isn"t the place to be bringing--
01:02:14 He"s crazy.
01:02:16 That"s plain crazy.
01:02:20 She"d never do that.
01:02:22 Did she keep it a secret
01:02:25 Or maybe you knew about it.
01:02:28 Because this will....
01:02:31 I mean, hell...
01:02:32 ...it"s only eight years old.
01:02:37 Frank!
01:02:40 You want to wait for the District Attorney
01:02:43 Or should we take care of this now?
01:02:58 Get in the car, Mother.
01:03:02 Get in the goddamn car!
01:03:16 You had no idea she left you the money?
01:03:19 I swear it.
01:03:21 Over $1,000,000.
01:03:23 That bitch. The malicious,
01:03:27 Cut the bullshit!
01:03:30 You can afford a lawyer now.
01:03:39 Car trouble?
01:03:40 We"re quite fine, thank you.
01:03:46 I wish l had killed her.
01:03:49 Leavin" me that money.
01:03:52 I wish l had!
01:03:55 I wish l had killed her!
01:04:09 What happened in that house?
01:04:17 Dolores.
01:04:27 Hell"s bells.
01:04:31 Look who"s up.
01:04:39 I"m wet.
01:04:42 What else is new?
01:04:44 How long this time?
01:04:47 Since you last made sense?
01:04:50 Just leave me wet, don"t you?
01:04:55 When l"m not thinking straight enough
01:05:01 That"s what you do...
01:05:03 ...isn"t it?
01:05:05 Yeah, it"s a regular party around here
01:05:09 Where"s my china pig?
01:05:12 There"s only 200 of them around.
01:05:16 Are you being smart?
01:05:19 No, Vera. If l"d been smart, l"d have done
01:05:23 Let"s see what you got left.
01:05:27 Goddamn it! Are you gonna sit here
01:05:33 You"re gonna get on this fanny pan
01:05:36 Come on.
01:05:39 There we go.
01:05:43 Your chariot awaits, Your Highness.
01:05:49 Now hold on with your good arm.
01:05:51 Hold on this time.
01:05:53 Push with your good leg.
01:05:55 I don"t know why you make me do this.
00:00:07 Your days of silk and satin are over, Vera.
00:00:11 From now on it"s wash "n" wear.
00:00:18 You"re poisoning me...
00:00:20 ...aren"t you, Dolores?
00:00:22 Slow...
00:00:24 ...but sure.
00:00:25 That"s what you"re doing.
00:00:27 No, ma"am.
00:00:29 When l"m ready to settle your hash,
00:00:32 I"ll just shove you out the window. There"ll
00:00:42 Don"t we have a hair...
00:00:44 ...across our ass today.
00:00:47 Dolores Claiborne.
00:00:53 I want my china pig!
00:00:56 Get off your royal duff and go and get it.
00:00:58 We both know you can do it.
00:01:00 Do you good.
00:01:01 You need the exercise.
00:01:03 What l need...
00:01:05 ...is someone who"ll do as they"re told!
00:01:09 Don"t go too far, Vera.
00:01:11 I"ll go as far...
00:01:14 ...as l damn well want!
00:01:18 Yes.
00:01:20 I will!
00:01:26 If this...
00:01:28 ...is what"s going to pass as living...
00:01:33 ...l"ll damn well say what l want!
00:01:37 "Oh, this little piggy had champagne.
00:01:41 "This little piggy ate beans."
00:01:43 I"ll fix you some tea. You"ll feel better.
00:01:45 No!
00:01:47 I won"t.
00:01:51 I won"t feel better.
00:01:55 I never will.
00:01:57 I"ll never feel better again.
00:03:06 Oh, my God.
00:03:31 What the hell are you doing?
00:03:36 Get out of my way, Dolores.
00:03:38 Where do you think you"re going?
00:03:43 What in God"s name has gotten into you?
00:03:47 Let go of me, Dolores!
00:03:53 Leave me go!
00:04:12 Oh, my God!
00:04:18 Oh, my God.
00:04:21 Don"t try to talk.
00:04:24 I"m going to go call the doctor.
00:04:26 No doctor.
00:04:28 No hospital.
00:04:29 You"re gonna be all right, Vera.
00:04:31 You just lie still, don"t move.
00:04:35 You"re gonna be fine.
00:04:38 Dolores Claiborne says l"m gonna be fine.
00:04:43 What a relief it is...
00:04:45 ...to have a professional opinion.
00:04:49 Why?
00:04:51 Why"d you do this, Vera?
00:04:53 -Why?
00:04:56 ...l hate...
00:04:58 ...the smell of being old.
00:05:01 I"m tired...
00:05:03 ...and l want to be done.
00:05:07 Will you help me, Dolores?
00:05:11 Will you please...
00:05:14 ...help me die?
00:05:17 Don"t let me die in some hospital.
00:05:22 Kill me now.
00:05:43 If you really want to help me...
00:05:48 ...please hurry.
00:05:53 Dolores, got a certified letter here.
00:06:02 You don"t believe me, do you?
00:06:05 You think l killed her.
00:06:07 What l think doesn"t mean shit.
00:06:11 It"s the rest of the world
00:06:32 I made a list of attorneys.
00:06:36 These are all the big muscle firms
00:06:38 It could take a couple of days,
00:06:41 ...you"re not gonna say a word.
00:06:46 Take it.
00:07:04 In case you missed it,
00:07:08 You think l give a fiddler"s fuck
00:07:11 Oh, Jesus.
00:07:13 It"s you.
00:07:15 What you think is the only thing left
00:07:17 I can"t send you to prison.
00:07:20 You think that"s the end of the world?
00:07:23 Gorry, that"d be a relief.
00:07:25 Sit and sleep...
00:07:27 ...three meals served every day.
00:07:28 Maybe you"re just happier being miserable.
00:07:32 Is that it, Mother?
00:07:34 If it makes it easier for you.
00:07:36 Vera"s a bitch. She"s abusive,
00:07:41 Why not leave?
00:07:42 Why not just walk?
00:07:44 Like they do in New York?
00:07:46 Someone hurts me...
00:07:48 ...l leave.
00:07:50 Believe me, l learned that long
00:07:55 I"m not the one that hurt you.
00:07:57 What is that supposed to mean?
00:08:01 You"re blaming him?
00:08:03 Is that what we"re into now?
00:08:07 He was a drunk.
00:08:09 Barely got out of his own way.
00:08:13 Fine...
00:08:14 ...maybe he hit you.
00:08:16 I don"t remember it.
00:08:18 You don"t seem to remember
00:08:21 But then, he"s not exactly around
00:08:30 You honest to God don"t remember,
00:08:35 Look.
00:08:40 Here"s the goddamn list.
00:08:43 You do what you want with it.
00:08:45 That"s why you"re so unsettled, ain"t it?
00:08:47 Unsettled?
00:08:49 Don"t you mean "boogery," Mother?
00:08:52 If you"re attempting
00:08:54 ...perhaps we"d best define our terms.
00:08:56 A cornerstone of critical thinking...
00:08:58 ...is communicating
00:09:01 Go have another drink.
00:09:02 No, l"ve had my fun for the night.
00:09:08 You sit down right this minute
00:09:19 We"re gonna sit down at this table,
00:09:22 ...and we"re gonna have a drink.
00:09:24 When we"re through....
00:09:26 When l"m through...
00:09:27 ...you can run upstairs and take whichever
00:09:49 Don"t say a goddamn word.
00:09:55 Before you get too deep in that
00:09:58 ...take a look at her report card.
00:10:00 I saw it.
00:10:02 So what?
00:10:04 Everybody slips now and then.
00:10:06 Can l be excused?
00:10:08 Not till you say how an honor student...
00:10:10 ...who skips the seventh grade...
00:10:12 ...goes from straight A"s to C"s and D"s
00:10:15 Will you leave her alone already?
00:10:17 It"s not like you were some great genius
00:10:21 No Claiborne wasn"t even born
00:10:25 May l please be excused?
00:10:27 No, you may not.
00:10:29 Yes, you may. Go right ahead, dear.
00:10:37 Thanks a lot.
00:10:39 You better learn to stow it.
00:10:41 You"ll drive her right out the door.
00:10:56 Mom, what are you doing here?
00:10:58 Thought you and l might ride back
00:11:10 Beautiful, ain"t it?
00:11:16 You used to be beautiful too.
00:11:20 Why ain"t you anymore?
00:11:24 When was the last time
00:11:36 It"s drugs, ain"t it?
00:11:39 You"ve changed.
00:11:42 You"re 13 years old, you"re smoking pot.
00:11:44 Where do you get it?
00:11:46 I don"t do drugs, Mother.
00:11:50 Whatever trouble you"re in
00:11:54 I can"t begin to help you out of it
00:12:00 Are you pregnant?
00:12:02 Get real.
00:12:04 You want to end up like me?
00:12:07 Think l push you so hard
00:12:10 ...and clean up after people forever?
00:12:13 I"m not pregnant.
00:12:15 Then....
00:12:16 What is it?
00:12:19 -Leave me alone.
00:12:21 We"ll ride the ferry all day till you say...
00:12:24 ...what"s wrong.
00:12:25 Leave me be!
00:12:26 -Why won"t you talk to me?
00:12:29 What?
00:12:30 Stop it!
00:12:32 I got you.
00:12:34 Get off of me!
00:12:36 What is the matter with you?
00:12:39 Talk to me!
00:12:42 Where did you get this?
00:12:44 What"re you doin"?
00:12:46 This is your grandma St. George"s cameo.
00:12:49 -It"s mine.
00:12:51 Did you go in your father"s closet?
00:12:52 Mom, please....
00:12:54 -Selena, did you steal this?
00:13:05 Oh, my God.
00:13:39 As you can see, Mrs. St. George...
00:13:43 ...this account"s been closed out
00:13:46 How can that be?
00:13:48 That"s my life savings. How can that be
00:13:53 You see, Mrs. St. George, that is...
00:13:55 ...was what we call
00:13:59 That means either parent
00:14:04 This doesn"t show any withdrawals.
00:14:06 How"d he get the money
00:14:09 Mrs. St. George...
00:14:11 ...if l could ask you
00:14:16 According to this, your husband stated,
00:14:21 He asked to be issued a new one.
00:14:23 It"s common enough.
00:14:25 Common be damned.
00:14:28 Who do you think put the money
00:14:30 Please, Mrs. St. George.
00:14:33 I"m sorry, but l assure you
00:14:37 ...but standard bank practice.
00:14:39 Maybe it"s legal and maybe it ain"t.
00:14:41 I can"t believe standard practice
00:14:44 ...one single goddamn phone call...
00:14:46 ...to the person whose name
00:14:48 I"m very sorry--
00:14:50 Say you"re sorry again, l"ll kick your butt
00:14:58 Lydia.
00:15:09 It"s "cause l"m a woman, ain"t it?
00:15:14 If l"d been the one passing off a fairy story
00:15:18 ...and asked for a new one....
00:15:20 If l"d been the one who started drawing out
00:15:24 ...you would have called Joe.
00:15:34 Well....
00:15:36 I suppose it"s one of two things.
00:15:38 Either he"s buried it in a mason jar
00:15:42 ...he opened up a new account.
00:15:50 Mr. Pease....
00:15:53 You don"t have to tell me,
00:15:57 ...about the grief and heartache you could
00:16:04 I"m asking you to please tell me
00:16:09 ...or if l"ve gotta start digging holes
00:16:18 As soon as the luncheon silver is clean,
00:16:23 I"ll want to go over the linens
00:16:27 ...and the sun room.
00:16:29 No, Joy, l don"t like those colors together.
00:16:32 Dolores, did you check on the flowers?
00:16:35 Must you look so trod-upon, Dolores?
00:16:39 In 36 hours you will have
00:16:43 ...of standing at the epicenter
00:16:46 I"ve got guests traveling 800 miles
00:17:00 Did you see Dolores?
00:17:04 As soon as the caterers arrive, l want you
00:17:09 I"ve made a list.
00:17:11 I want no last-minute frantic runs
00:17:15 Do you hear me?
00:17:22 Would you put on some tea?
00:17:36 -Are we quite finished?
00:17:41 "Vera."
00:17:44 I insist all women who have hysterics
00:17:47 ...call me by my Christian name.
00:17:53 So, enlighten me, Dolores.
00:17:58 What turns a stone-hard woman like you
00:18:07 Joe stole my money.
00:18:10 I went to close out my account....
00:18:13 It was money l"d been saving for Selena.
00:18:16 $3,000. I went to get it out
00:18:22 Well, don"t look to me, Dolores.
00:18:24 All my money"s tied up in cash.
00:18:31 Planning on playing the stock market,
00:18:33 I was going to leave.
00:18:37 I was going to take Selena away with me
00:18:46 Well...
00:18:48 ...isn"t that dramatic.
00:18:51 And why, exactly, are we running away?
00:18:57 Well, go on, Dolores.
00:19:00 Perhaps it"s not as bad as it seems.
00:19:02 Give it to me. It"s mine!
00:19:05 Oh, my God.
00:19:07 It"s your father.
00:19:10 What are you talking about?
00:19:11 -What"s he done to you?
00:19:13 -He"s been touchin" you, hasn"t he?
00:19:16 What"s he done to you?
00:19:17 You"ve gotta tell me the truth.
00:19:21 Leave me alone!
00:19:25 You bitch!
00:19:26 You crazy old lying bitch!
00:19:29 You"re a fucking psychotic.
00:19:31 -You think l"d make this up?
00:19:35 -How can you not remember?
00:19:38 That l remember.
00:19:39 I remember the blood on his face,
00:19:43 -You"re not responsible.
00:19:47 -Fuck you!
00:19:50 No, l don"t.
00:20:07 Don"t try and stop me.
00:20:08 I"m going to the hotel.
00:20:10 Mrs. Devereaux needs extra help
00:20:17 -I"ll be back in a few days.
00:20:21 I don"t care what we talked about.
00:20:29 I don"t want to be here when you talk
00:20:33 Come back here right now!
00:20:34 Just leave me alone!
00:21:52 For 12 hours sleep, you don"t look so good.
00:21:56 I need to be in Arizona.
00:21:58 It"s a big story and l need it.
00:22:02 I know.
00:22:06 I packed your things.
00:22:09 You had stuff lyin" around.
00:22:12 Coffee"s on the stove.
00:22:48 What is it?
00:22:50 It"s Detective Mackey"s report. Here.
00:22:53 I don"t want it.
00:22:58 How remarkably brave, Mother.
00:23:03 I"ll make some calls.
00:23:06 You"ll have your phone
00:23:09 I"ll take the report.
00:23:11 I"m gonna fax it to a lawyer.
00:23:13 You can expect a call tomorrow.
00:23:16 And when you talk
00:23:19 ...you damn well better do what he says.
00:23:21 You"ll miss your ferry.
00:23:23 You want to hang yourself?
00:23:24 Go into that inquest tomorrow
00:23:38 I"m sorry, Mother.
00:23:43 "Sometimes being a bitch is the only thing
00:24:27 Shit!
00:24:35 I hope l'm doing this right,
00:24:38 Don't these Japanese make
00:24:43 You're sleeping now, Selena...
00:24:44 ...but l know when you get up,
00:24:48 By the time you hear this,
00:24:52 By now it"s all been said and done.
00:24:57 You can forget about the lawyer.
00:24:59 I'm gonna go down tomorrow
00:25:02 ...l ain't makin' a stink about it no more.
00:25:06 I'm telling you now
00:25:10 Ijust thought you ought to hear it
00:25:13 How far has he gone, Dolores?
00:25:17 She says it ain"t never happened.
00:25:20 And she screamed and cried
00:25:25 I should"ve....
00:25:27 The way she"s been acting around him,
00:25:31 My God.
00:25:33 How far has he gone?
00:25:38 He wasn"t always like this.
00:25:40 When we started out
00:25:42 Has he fucked her?
00:25:48 I don"t know.
00:25:51 I don"t know.
00:25:56 But if he hasn"t, he"s gonna soon enough.
00:26:00 He"s working the boats.
00:26:04 That money....
00:26:07 I was gonna use that $3,000 to get us
00:26:11 And how far is that, Dolores?
00:26:14 Jonesport? Bangor?
00:26:18 You"ve never been more than 50 miles
00:26:24 How long do you think
00:26:30 It"s a depressingly masculine world
00:26:35 Maybe l"m wrong.
00:26:36 What if you"re right?
00:26:40 Husbands die every day, Dolores.
00:26:43 Why...
00:26:44 ...one is probably dying right now,
00:26:50 They die...
00:26:51 ...and leave their wives their money.
00:26:55 I should know, shouldn"t l?
00:26:59 Sometimes they"re driving home
00:27:03 ...and their brakes suddenly fail.
00:27:06 An accident, Dolores...
00:27:09 ...can be an unhappy woman"s best friend.
00:28:04 Don"t you just love the bossa nova?
00:28:07 I found them in New York.
00:28:11 Hi, how are you?
00:28:13 There"s a buzzer going off in the kitchen.
00:28:19 I"m sorry, Mrs. Donovan.
00:28:23 Oh, please.
00:28:24 Everything"s charming.
00:28:28 They"re callin" for rain.
00:28:30 Oh, don"t worry.
00:28:32 I"ll have my eclipse.
00:28:35 I"m sending you home, Dolores.
00:28:38 You"ve done a wonderful job
00:28:42 I want you to go and share this remarkable
00:28:47 He will be back, won"t he?
00:28:51 I suppose so.
00:28:55 I"ve got you two eclipse viewers
00:28:59 I thought you and Joe might like them.
00:29:04 I can"t.
00:29:07 Sometimes, Dolores...
00:29:10 ...sometimes you have
00:29:14 ...to survive.
00:29:17 Sometimes...
00:29:19 ...being a bitch...
00:29:21 ...is all a woman has to hang onto.
00:29:37 Thank you, Vera.
00:29:40 Now, go on home.
00:29:43 Pam and Sheila can clean up.
00:29:45 Remember...
00:29:47 ...eclipse at 5:00.
00:30:07 I wouldn"t miss this for the world.
00:30:10 I got some binoculars.
00:30:20 Come on!
00:30:24 All right!
00:30:31 Shit!
00:30:35 You sorry piece of shit.
00:30:41 What the hell are you doing back?
00:30:44 Got the afternoon off.
00:30:46 Welcome home to you too.
00:30:48 Don"t start with me, Dolores.
00:30:51 Where"s Selena?
00:30:55 She"s working at the hotel.
00:30:59 Looks like you bought out the whole store.
00:31:01 What"s all this?
00:31:03 A present to celebrate the eclipse.
00:31:06 Eclipse, shit.
00:31:09 I"ve felt so good lately,
00:31:12 What do you got to feel happy about?
00:31:26 Well, Jesus Christ.
00:31:29 You don"t want it?
00:31:30 I can always pour it down the sink.
00:31:38 Vera sent us some thingamajigs
00:31:42 Yeah, like l give a shit.
00:31:45 I don"t want to fight with you.
00:31:50 Let"s just try and enjoy the day.
00:31:53 That won"t be hard.
00:32:10 That crowd. Looks like D-Day.
00:32:13 Look at them.
00:32:15 The whole goddamn island"s out there.
00:32:24 I hope it rains.
00:32:26 Hope it comes down so hard
00:32:36 What the hell has gotten into you?
00:32:39 Ain"t nothing gonna happen any more
00:32:43 Eat up, Joe, before the flies beat you to it.
00:33:39 Okay, here we go.
00:33:44 Hey, Dee!
00:33:47 Isn"t this what all of you and all the rest
00:33:52 Better get your butt out here.
00:34:11 Goddamn.
00:34:19 She"s disappearing, all right.
00:34:27 I got another surprise for you.
00:34:30 Did somebody invent a pill
00:34:39 You know the money
00:34:44 Yeah, well, what about it?
00:34:47 You took it.
00:34:56 Don"t you look sour.
00:35:03 -I guess it is pretty funny, ain"t it?
00:35:07 I fooled you right and proper, didn"t l?
00:35:10 You fooled me about a lot of things, Joe...
00:35:13 ...but l guess l finally caught up with you.
00:35:15 You already spent $500 of it.
00:35:19 What"d it go for, Joe?
00:35:21 Poker?
00:35:23 Beer?
00:35:26 There you go, selling me short.
00:35:28 It was set aside for school.
00:35:30 You blew all our money, you may as well
00:35:34 School, shit.
00:35:41 You can"t even wipe your ass
00:35:46 I spent the day with the people
00:35:49 It turns out you weren"t supposed
00:35:51 Lie to them.
00:35:53 Make them break their rules.
00:35:56 What did you go and do?
00:35:58 I got all that money
00:36:01 All but the $500 you pissed away.
00:36:04 So you can just go and fuck yourself.
00:36:06 That is if you can get that limp old noodle
00:36:12 I told you what l"d do
00:36:15 Didn"t l?
00:36:17 You believe me now, do you?
00:36:19 Yes. Yes, Joe!
00:36:33 Oh, my God.
00:36:39 Look at that.
00:36:41 A star.
00:36:46 A star.
00:36:48 You"ll see plenty of them if you don"t start
00:36:52 Right now!
00:36:54 I buried it...
00:36:56 ...in the yard.
00:36:59 Out by the field.
00:37:01 Let"s just go get it back where it belongs,
00:37:06 Believe you me,
00:37:11 You"d better save the big talk
00:37:15 I wonder if they"ll think
00:37:17 ...when they find out the only ass
00:37:20 ...belongs to your 13-year-old daughter!
00:37:24 -I don"t know what you"re talking about.
00:37:28 Then how come you look like the devil just
00:37:36 She"s a liar. She"s a little liar.
00:37:39 And a goddamn tease.
00:37:44 How could you do it, Joe?
00:37:48 After everything l did for her...
00:37:52 ...she"s mouthing off like that,
00:37:56 When she gets back l"m gonna get my belt.
00:38:00 I"m gonna get my belt.
00:38:02 The only thing you"re gonna get is
00:38:06 ...for child molesting!
00:38:08 Goddamn bitch!
00:38:14 The more you run, the worse it"s gonna be.
00:38:17 Get off me!
00:38:27 You"re gonna get your payback now, bitch.
00:38:30 And it"s gonna cost you more than money!
00:38:33 You"re mine now!
00:38:48 Give me your hand
00:38:52 Help me before l fall all the way in,
00:38:56 You don"t know what you"re doing.
00:38:59 Where are you going?
00:39:00 Oh, God, what"re you doing?
00:39:04 Where are you going?
00:39:12 Please!
00:39:15 You bitch!
00:39:17 I swear, you"re gonna die.
00:39:22 Help, somebody!
00:39:24 Somebody help me, please.
00:39:26 Help!
00:39:29 Help, somebody!
00:39:31 -Oh, goddamn it!
00:39:34 You bitch! Oh, you just better hope
00:40:11 The eclipse lasted six and a half minutes.
00:40:14 They said it was some kind of record.
00:40:18 It was a lot more than a thunderhead
00:40:23 It was beautiful.
00:40:31 I burned the dress...
00:40:33 ...and l dropped the whiskey bottle
00:40:37 I started askin' folks if they'd seen Joe
00:40:41 Besides Mackey showing up
00:40:44 ...it was easier than l thought.
00:40:53 That's what happened...
00:40:55 ...plain and true.
00:40:56 And l don't care no more who knows it.
00:41:00 I guess all l do care about...
00:41:03 ...all l ever cared about...
00:41:05 ...is that you're safe and sound.
00:41:09 I lied to you.
00:41:13 And l lied to myself.
00:41:16 Now it's time to pay the piper.
00:42:10 Here we go.
00:42:13 One coffee, $1.
00:42:16 Out of $5.
00:42:24 Okay, one coffee, one hot cocoa,
00:42:29 McCrea, it ain't worth half that.
00:42:33 There you go.
00:43:14 You look cold enough
00:43:19 Here, this"ll warm you up.
00:43:28 What"s wrong, you don"t want it?
00:43:29 It's hot chocolate for you.
00:43:31 Come on, let"s take the top off.
00:43:35 You got that little thing l give you?
00:43:37 Ket's have a look at it.
00:43:40 You know, this is very special, Selena.
00:43:43 My mother got it from her mother.
00:43:46 You know, l"m not gonna give it
00:43:48 It"s very special for you, okay, sweetheart?
00:43:52 Here.
00:43:53 Take that.
00:43:54 It"s a very special thing for you.
00:43:58 Your hands cold?
00:43:59 I"m okay.
00:44:02 -Here, give me your hands.
00:44:07 Nobody"s gonna see us, sweetheart.
00:44:09 Here. Come on. Give me your hands.
00:44:11 My cocoa will spill.
00:44:13 Oh, gosh.
00:44:16 I"ll buy you another one.
00:44:18 -Come on, let me dry your hands.
00:44:21 Oh, gosh. Your hand"s cold.
00:44:25 I can"t.
00:44:27 I can"t.
00:44:36 No, Daddy, please.
00:44:46 Come on, now. You know how to do it.
00:44:49 Remember how l showed you?
00:44:54 Come on, baby.
00:44:55 You remember?
00:45:02 You remember how l showed you?
00:45:07 Please.
00:45:09 Come on.
00:45:12 Come on, that"s it.
00:45:13 Oh, that's it.
00:45:15 You're my good girl.
00:45:17 I love you, Selena.
00:45:20 You"re my good girl.
00:45:25 You want your change or what?
00:45:33 No. You keep it.
00:46:09 I was gonna kill her, Your Honor.
00:46:12 She tried to do it herself...
00:46:13 ...but she was still alive.
00:46:16 She begged me to finish what she started.
00:46:20 I didn"t know if l could do it or not.
00:46:23 By the time l got back from the kitchen
00:46:26 Just your good luck, l guess.
00:46:31 They tell me you"ve waived your right
00:46:34 Yes, sir.
00:46:36 I tell you, l"ve married people
00:46:40 Let"s just get this over with.
00:46:44 Before l sign Detective Mackey"s report...
00:46:47 ...there are a few things
00:46:50 Ms. Claiborne...
00:46:52 ...l have several witnesses...
00:46:53 ...who say they were present when
00:47:00 Now that"s true, is it not?
00:47:01 Why don"t you just go ahead and ask me
00:47:05 In due time, Ms. Claiborne. In due time.
00:47:09 -Is it true you made those threats?
00:47:12 She told you herself on Saturday.
00:47:14 I"m sorry. This is a closed hearing.
00:47:18 The woman sitting over there, the one
00:47:22 This isn"t a trial.
00:47:27 Selena St. George.
00:47:28 Don"t stop. Let"s just wrap this up
00:47:32 This report is incomplete.
00:47:35 We"re in the middle of a questioning here,
00:47:39 My mother did not kill Vera Donovan.
00:47:41 That"s funny. I"ve got 30 pages here
00:47:44 This thing is totally circumstantial.
00:47:47 I"ve covered enough courtrooms
00:47:50 Circumstantial? Samuel Marchant, page 6!
00:47:54 Tell him what"s not in the report.
00:47:56 You"ve had the whole weekend
00:48:00 What is it that"s not in the report?
00:48:05 These two women loved each other.
00:48:10 Oh, really?
00:48:13 Now that"s something we"d like to hear.
00:48:17 That"s something...
00:48:18 ...we definitely missed
00:48:22 ...isn"t it, Frank?
00:48:26 Why don"t you tell us
00:48:31 Your personal observations.
00:48:34 How"d they get along when you"d visit?
00:48:37 Christmas, birthdays, holidays...
00:48:40 ...whenever you could tear yourself away
00:48:46 Why don"t you tell us, Miss St. George?
00:48:49 When was your last visit?
00:48:56 Miss?
00:49:00 Fifteen years ago.
00:49:06 You must have some memory.
00:49:10 These women were together for 22 years.
00:49:13 My mother spent the last 10 caring
00:49:15 ...24 hours a day, 365 days a year...
00:49:19 ...for $80 a week.
00:49:20 You should quit while you"re ahead.
00:49:22 He says they hated each other.
00:49:25 I want to know if you hated each other
00:49:29 There were other jobs...
00:49:31 ...better jobs.
00:49:33 Why go through 20 years of hell?
00:49:36 -Why, Mother?
00:49:39 You"re supposed to be a professional,
00:49:42 We know l never visited.
00:49:44 Who did?
00:49:46 In the past few years,
00:49:50 Doc Collin came once a month.
00:49:52 Let"s not forget Sammy Marchant.
00:49:56 Nobody else gave a damn
00:49:59 All they had was each other.
00:50:02 That"s why you stayed together.
00:50:05 I mean, is that what you do
00:50:07 You trade off your life for...
00:50:11 ...what, 20 cents an hour
00:50:14 Please, all this is very touching.
00:50:17 But $1,600,000...
00:50:21 ...is a little more than 20 cents an hour.
00:50:24 My mother never knew about the will.
00:50:26 Come on, Miss St. George.
00:50:29 The will is eight years old.
00:50:33 You were there, Frank.
00:50:34 When Mackey told her about the will.
00:50:37 You think she knew?
00:50:38 He is not on trial.
00:50:40 Neither is my mother.
00:50:42 Constable?
00:50:51 She seemed pretty surprised, l guess...
00:50:54 ...to me.
00:50:59 That"s how l saw it.
00:51:05 You want us to believe
00:51:07 ...and alone for eight years
00:51:12 I think people can keep secrets
00:51:15 A $1,600,000 secret?
00:51:19 Come on!
00:51:22 Did you know about the will,
00:51:26 No, sir.
00:51:29 Vera made it pretty clear she was plannin"
00:51:33 I figured when she died there"d be
00:51:37 Isn"t that convenient?
00:51:39 You don"t believe her?
00:51:41 Then l tell you what, Detective.
00:51:43 We may be in the presence
00:51:47 For eight years she"s a heartbeat away...
00:51:50 ...from being the richest woman
00:51:52 So what does she do?
00:51:54 Does she wait one year
00:51:57 Three years starving her?
00:51:59 You"re digging in deeper.
00:52:01 Smother her in her sleep?
00:52:03 Drug her?
00:52:05 My mother"s plan is far more brilliant
00:52:10 She waits through eight years of bed pans,
00:52:15 She waits eight years until Vera"s
00:52:19 Then what does she do?
00:52:20 -We know.
00:52:23 She waited eight years
00:52:25 Yes. To make it look like an accident.
00:52:27 An accident? She ransacked the kitchen
00:52:31 Calm down!
00:52:32 How will beating Vera to death
00:52:35 She panicked, just as you"re doing now.
00:52:44 Sammy Marchant brought the mail
00:52:47 -Why not wait?
00:52:49 -She knew she had to finish--
00:52:52 Fourteen years" experience.
00:52:53 -You"ve never been wrong.
00:52:56 -That"s right, you"re 85 for 86, aren"t you?
00:53:00 -One case away from a perfect record.
00:53:03 Truth? Bullshit! Why don"t you tell him
00:53:14 Go on.
00:53:18 Tell him.
00:53:27 Because she"s done it before.
00:53:29 Wait a minute.
00:53:38 No, there"s not.
00:53:40 They wouldn"t indict her.
00:53:50 Eighteen years ago...
00:53:54 ...my father drank some scotch...
00:53:56 ...and fell down a well.
00:53:58 Detective Mackey didn"t think
00:54:02 ...why we"re here today.
00:54:06 What do you think, Selena?
00:54:11 I think that l owe you an apology.
00:54:17 I called you a son of a bitch.
00:54:20 You said you thought we were a lot alike.
00:54:23 And you were right.
00:54:26 We"ve both spent the past 18 years
00:54:30 We came out here...
00:54:32 ...l know l did...
00:54:35 ...believing she was guilty.
00:54:37 We forgot this case is
00:54:41 ...not my father.
00:54:43 And what if it wasn"t an accident?
00:54:46 Look...
00:54:50 ...it"s been 18 years.
00:54:55 I don"t know what this has done to you...
00:54:58 ...but let me tell you, it"s consumed me.
00:55:03 I have lived with this every day of my life.
00:55:08 Every day.
00:55:14 But it was wrong...
00:55:16 ...and l won"t do it anymore.
00:55:20 And if l can say that, my God...
00:55:24 ...can"t you?
00:55:32 She didn"t kill Vera Donovan.
00:55:34 You"ve been out here looking
00:55:37 There isn"t one.
00:55:39 All you"ve got is a 30-page description
00:55:43 I"m asking you...
00:55:45 ...as an honorable man...
00:55:49 ...with all of your experience...
00:55:52 ...all that you"ve seen...
00:55:55 ...would we be here now...
00:55:56 ...if this was anyone other
00:56:02 This report"s the truth!
00:56:29 I"d like you to know that if you go
00:56:35 You"d better ask yourself
00:56:39 I"ve got a long list of New York lawyers...
00:56:41 ...who"d just love to take you
00:56:51 Mother....
00:56:52 Come on, let"s go.
00:56:54 They can"t hurt you anymore.
00:57:00 John?
00:57:01 This is your ball game.
00:57:03 I"m gonna leave this up to you.
00:57:13 Come on.
00:57:15 It"s time.
00:58:18 Even when it"s warm here, it"s cold.
00:58:23 It won"t be like that in Arizona.
00:58:33 There is no Arizona.
00:58:38 I don"t have to go.
00:58:40 It was a lie.
00:58:45 My editor...
00:58:47 ...the story, the book...
00:58:50 ...it"s all over.
00:58:57 Do l still have to worry about you?
00:59:06 I don"t know how to feel
00:59:10 Maybe l never will.
00:59:18 But l know you did it for me.
00:59:35 I don"t want to lose you again.
00:59:40 Go on.
00:59:42 You"re not gonna lose me.
00:59:47 You go on.