01x19 - Vintage Steele

[bunniefuu]

Any banker might yield
to the impulse and...


Steal a body? You stole a body?



There's a better
than even chance...



Oh, my god!



[man] this is the bottling
section of the winery.



[Man] do you think we lost him?



You ain't seen nothin' yet.



Acapulco!



[men hollering]



I don't think
that's safe at all.



So we'll live
dangerously. Mm
hmm.



[steele] watch out!



[laura] try this for a
deep, dark secret...



the great detective
remington steele?



he doesn't exist.
I invented him.



follow... I always
loved excitement.



so I studied and apprenticed...



and put my name on an office.



but absolutely nobody
knocked down my door.



a female private investigator
seemed so... Feminine.



so I invented a superior.



a decidedly masculine superior.



suddenly, there were
cases around the block.



it was working like a charm.



until the day he walked in...



with his blue eyes
and mysterious past.



and before I knew it,



he assumed remington
steele's identity.



now I do the work,
and he takes the bows.



it's a dangerous way to live,



but as long as people buy it,



i can get the job done.



we never mix
business with pleasure.



well, almost never.



i don't even know his real name.



[Laughing] [woman]
let's get things going.



Whenever you're
ready. [Man] fire away.



Mr. Jeffries, it's been rumored
that your bank is thinking...



Of financing an expansion
for vandermeer wineries...



To the tune of $ million.



could you comment on that? I think
it's safe to say that if we do proceed,



We'll have no doubt about
putting our full support...



Behind a prize
winning
cabernet like this.



[man] critics have praised
this vandermeer cabernet...



As a "leggy, full
bodied
wine," with a "marvelous nose,"



A "rich ruby robe," an
"almost transcendental finish."



That's an awful lot of adjectives
for grape juice, wouldn't you say?



[Chuckles] I think the
person best qualified...



To answer that question
is the man responsible...



For creating the cabernet,
mr. Claude vandermeer.



[applause] I'm gonna
stretch my legs.



[man] what really makes this vintage
so exceptional, mr. Vandermeer?



Well, as you remember...



When we presented this cabernet
at the competition last year...



A marvelous nose,
rich ruby robe,



And, oh... [Chuckles]



So leggy.



Good morning, miss
wolfe. Any matters here...



Of great consequence that
demand my immediate attention?



They're bills, sir. Bills. Good.



and he's waiting for
laura, so I don't think you...



Shh. Ah
ah.



Remington steele. Perhaps
I can be of some assistance.



Mr. Steele, will
miss holt be in soon?



Oh, any moment, I'm sure,



But you're welcome
to wait in my office, mr...



Jeffries, wilson jeffries.



[Sniffing]



That wouldn't be a cabernet you're
wearing by any chance, jeffries?



One of the best.



I don't quite know how
to say this, mr. Steele,



But i... Eh?


I'm a banker. A banker.



Executive vice president
of mutual guarantee,



Manager of corporate finances.



I... [Sighs]


How is she? She?


Miss holt. Oh, miss holt. She's fine.



But as for your banking...



It was my proposal to
diversify and finance the winery.



Correct me if I'm wrong,
but I don't believe...



That banking in itself is
cause for investigation.



Unless, of course... I did it.



I can't believe
I did, but I did it.



You did say miss holt
was coming in soon?



Oh, yes, yes, yes. A brief
traffic delay at worst.



But anyone can
appreciate your dilemma.



Faced with the prospect
of a vast financing, a banker,



Any banker, might yield
to the impulse and...



Steal a body?



You stole a body?



[Cheerfully] good morning.



That might be a little
rash. How's that?



I can't fight him
anymore, laura.



If he gets here before you
do and grabs hold of a client,



I won't be held responsible.



I don't know what came over me.



Excuse me for being late, but...



Oh, my god!



That was miss holt just
now. Would you excuse me?



I don't believe it.



It's not as if it's the first time
I've seen a client before you did.



Don't you think you're
overreacting just a touch?



We're supposed to
be professionals.



What are you doing here? Laura, I
had no idea this was going to happen.



Haven't I heard that from you
before? I take it you already met.



I have to talk to you.
Prior case, no doubt.



I don't think this is the place
for that. Friend of the family?



It can't wait.
Wilson, I work here.



A cousin perhaps?
Skiing instructor?



I had no choice. Why?



Because he stole a
body. You stole a body?



Well, I took a body.
I mean, I have a body.



What do you mean you have
a body? We all have a body.



Mine's in the trunk of the car.



Look at me. My suit.



I'm falling apart. You
can't imagine what it's like,



Lifting a body
from a vat of wine.



I'm sure the bouquet is
overwhelming. What size are you?



, Regular.



You mean to tell me...



White belts,
t
shirts that say...



"Bankers do it with interest."



You still have those
clothes of mine?



You lived together? I assumed
you had some history, but...



It's ancient history now.



[Wilson clears throat]



All right, we're
here. Let's see it.



Brace yourself. It's not
an easy thing... Open it.



Oh, no. No. He was right there.



I swear it! Someone
must have taken him.



From a moving car?
That hardly seems likely.



[Clears throat]



Perhaps in light of the
personal nature of this affair,



We should refer wilson
to another agency.



There's nothing personal
going on here. I am over it.



All right. Completely.



All right, wilson.



We're both adults.
Both professionals.



If you insist that there
was a body in that trunk,



I think the thing to
do is to proceed...



With a series of strictly
professional questions.



[Sighs] on the way from the
winery, did you stop anywhere?



No.



Yes. Once.



I had to.



Where? [Clears throat]



Ah, wine country.
Warm, friendly, inviting.



Can you describe this body?



Well, it was... Heavy.



I really didn't look
at it that closely.



Slow down. I think this is it.



You stopped here?



Well, there was...



There was so much wine
at the press conference,



I didn't know when I'd
find a gas station, so...



You mean you needed to...
Yeah, by that tree over there.



Ah. Maybe it was that
tree. I don't know.



It's so dark. I can't tell now.



Oh. But I was only there
for a minute or two.



You didn't hear or see anything?



Sure I did. I heard harcourt...



Tear up a year's worth
of work in seconds.



I heard the board
kick me out of the bank.



I heard my whole life
coming down around my ears.



I saw that body in the vat, and
suddenly I thought to myself,



"What would laura
do about this?"



So you stuffed him in the trunk
of a car and ran away with it.



Are you talking
about this laura here?



The loan is set to go
through in less than hours.



There were reporters
all over the place.



I had to do something!



Well, there are signs
here of truck treads,



Maybe some rubber boots, a
few horseshoe impressions,



But in this area none
of those is unusual.



In that case, I think we
should proceed to the winery...



And inspect the original
source of, um, the problem.



[horse whinnies]



Whoa, arnold!



Whoa! Ow.



Are you all right? Once
more, arnold, my pet,



Once more and you're
dog meat, you hear me?


Is that your car there? It's mine.



Arnold doesn't like cars.
Never has. What's it doing there?



Well, we were just
admiring the view.


What view? To students of nature
like ourselves,



Even the most
mundane surroundings...



Can afford a
panorama of delight.



I want that car out
of here in five minutes.


This is a public road. Not when it runs through
my land, it isn't.



[horse whinnies] don't you move
from that spot, arnold. You hear me?



What an engaging attitude.



Hers? Arnold's.



Wonderful wine country, huh?



Well... [galloping hoofbeats]



[Steele] wilson.



There are a number of
private vintner estates



In the area, so, with
the way you drive...



What's wrong with
her driving anyway?



[Tires screeching]



Well, you certainly taught that
road a lesson it won't soon forget.



No sense in dragging
this thing out.



[Wilson] it's inside.
I'll show you.



Oh.



If you don't mind
my asking, wilson,



When you and miss holt were...



"Cohabitating."
Yes. [Clears throat]



Was her driving
always so... Exuberant?



If anything, it's
gotten a little better.



But I'm sure you
know how she is.



Impulsive, uninhibited,



Absurdly passionate.



It must get trying for you
at times, keeping her in check.



Oh, well, I do what I can. Hmm.



Absurdly passionate, eh?



Wilson, thank god! I was so worried when
you disappeared last night without a word.



Something sort of
came up suddenly.



I guess waiting for final approval
on the loan has us all a bit strained.



Well, wilson was so excited
about something in your wine,



He insisted we come
up and have a look.



Forgive me. Claude
vandermeer, this is miss holt and...



Linsey
woolsey.
Nigel linsey
woolsey.



Wilson asked us
not to say anything,



But I'm preparing the definitive
text on california wines.



Miss holt is my assistant.



And if the reports
can be trusted,



We might do a feature
on your cabernet.



Mind if we have a look around?



For a feature write
up, I'll
give you a grand tour. [Chuckles]



Wilson, you clever dog, you.



When you grab something, you
run with it all the way, don't you?



Just as far and
as fast as he can.



Of course, you know that wine
consumption in the united states...



Over the last years
has more than doubled.



Mm
hmm, mm
hmm. This, of
course, is our bottling area...



Where the results of months of
hard work finally come to fruition.



Laura, from your experience,



Would you say wilson sees things
from an unusual perspective?



I don't know anymore
what he sees. Why?



Well, he claims to take a
body from a vat of wine,



Which then
mysteriously disappears.



You don't believe him?
No, no, it's not that,



But with all the stress
from this business loan,



The man he found might
have been merely intoxicated.



But I sweat out every
inch of the process,



So that I know that
when I press this button...



[whirring, clanking] all the months
of careful fermentation,



The endless checking
and blending and sampling...



Will produce the most
extraordinary vintage...



Wilson's made a career out
of being accurate and specific.



If he said it was a body,



There's a better
than even chance...



What the hell was that?


The body. What?



[Together] the body.



Who... Who is it? You
don't recognize him?



It's the same one, all
right. You recognize him?



Just from the trunk of my car.
But how did he get back here?



Back here? It appears to be a
blow to the back of the head.



Enough to make
him drown in a vat?



That would be my
professional opinion.



What vat? What opinion?
Since when does a wine writer...



Have professional
opinions about bodies?



Wilson, what in god's
name is happening here?



I would like to be more
specific with you about that,



But as for the moment...
[man] jeffries, you back there?



Oh, no. It's harcourt.
That means westfield.



The whole board is... I was
expecting them today, but... Oh, no.



[harcourt] jeffries! help me!



Give me as much time
as you can. Go on, go on.



Intriguing problem, eh?



Well, then, perhaps you gentlemen
would like to start with some wine?



Wine? Perhaps later.



Just now, we're anxious to have
a look at what we're buying into.



What's this way? Ah, this way.



Push. Push. I'm
pushing. The arm.



Oh, god. [Grunts]



This is the bottling
section of the winery...



[Loudly] where the
wine is put in bottles.



Oh. Oh.



[wilson] oh.



Allow me to introduce the
noted wine author, nigel woolly...


[No audible dialogue] lentil.



Chester harcourt.
Never heard of you.



I don't publish that
much now in the colonies.


And his assistant, miss holt. Hello.



But you do seem familiar to me.



Really? I can't imagine where
we would have met before.



Well, we still have a
lot to see. Shall we?



If you'll excuse
us. I'll just...



Oops. Here we go. [Grunts]



Excuse me, lentil. I'm
not usually so clumsy.



Oh, yes. Well, we all
miss a step now and then.



Carry on, wilson.



[Laura] there's no telling
why he turned up back here.



Sabotage maybe? Let
me get to the side of it.



It's tough to know
why he was k*lled...



If we don't even know who he is.



That's the trouble with harry.



What makes you think his
name was harry? Paramount.



[Both] .



Hey! John forsythe,
shirley maclaine.



They had a similar problem,
keeping up with a roving corpse.



[Grunts] oh, I'm sorry.



Shake that any harder,
you'll k*ll it for sure.



Ah. But then who said
students of nature...



Knew anything
about handling wine.



[Chuckles] and here I thought
your forte was horses.



Or has arnold got
his back up again?



When you run an
estate of , acres,



You learn to be
good at lots of things.



You must be here for claude. I
should've guessed that before.


And you must be... Alexis vandermeer.


Vandermeer? Then you're... His mother? I'm afraid so.



Somebody had to teach the
poor creature how to make wine.



You with the bank
that's hoping to cash in...



On that so
called cabernet?


And what if we are? You'll be throwing away a lot
of good money, that's all.



Land on this side of
the valley's too sandy.



One freak harvest of good
grapes is not gonna change that.



I warned him it was just a matter
of time before the soil gave out...



When he insisted
on buying this place.



You can see what he
thinks of my opinion.



Then it's safe to assume you
don't wish him every success.



I broke my butt to
build something...



I could pass on to claude.



And he threw it back at me.



What would you
suggest I wish for now?



And I'd put that cask
inside if I were you.



It'll draw flies in
the sun like that.



[Clears throat] she does
have a point there.



It would seem claude
and his mother...



Have a very thick
and stormy past. Mmm.



Careful. [Grunts]



Might that apply
elsewhere, do you think?



If you're referring
to wilson and me,



We were only together
for a year... Year and a half.



It ended.



Badly? I'm sorry.



I'm hardly in a position
to question your past.



I just never thought it
contained very many... Surprises.



We all have our secrets and
our reasons for keeping them.



That is still your philosophy?



Perhaps to a fault.



Well, then, until we're
ready to break with tradition,



I suggest we stand harry
back up on end and check in on...



Come on.



[Steele] ah.



[German accent] you
lose something, maybe?



In a manner of speaking, yes.



We'd be happy to pay
for that fence. That



Was your fence? Don't
play the fool with me.



I know how vandermeer loves
to taunt me with his success.



So he sends you with
his precious cabernet...



In my nose to rub it, yes?



Beg pardon? Claude had...



I've been growing my grapes
for years, meine liebe kinder,



Like my father and my
grandfather along the rhine.



And that... That schtunk,
a know
nothing moves in,



And in the same soil,
under the same sun,



Grows a cabernet
good enough to die for.



You're not looking forward
to his expansion, I imagine.



Nature has played
a cruel joke on me.



But you tell claude vandermeer,



Werner shumann doesn't
need his prizes or his wine.


[Laura yelps] [werner mumbles]



I don't suppose there's an
easier way back up there?



yes? No.



[German accent, mockingly]
wonderful wine country.



Wonderful. You just gotta get to
know them, I suppose. Oh, come on.



[men] ♪ three nights and
days we sailed the sea ♪



♪ We think of her constantly ♪



♪ And on... ♪ ♪ Louie,
louie whoa, whoa, whoa ♪



♪♪ [continues, indistinct]



It would appear someone
might be using harry here...



To sabotage your deal.



Harry? You found out
his name. That's great.



Yes. Well, I'm afraid it's more
endearing than accurate.



This neighbor of
yours, werner...



Do you think he
might be responsible?



Well, he's not one
of my bigger fans,



But I can't believe he's
capable of k*lling anyone.



My mother on the other hand...



Thick and stormy past, eh?



When I was nine, I set
up a lemonade stand.



My mother told me the
key to good lemonade...



Was to scratch the
sugar and double the salt.



And when I had a paper route,



She used to go through
my papers every day...



And take out the funnies.



She's always had this
problem with me succeeding.



She knows that this
wine is my chance...



To finally make it on my own.



I wouldn't put
anything past her.



Not after watching her drive
my father, arnold, to his grave.



Your father's name was arnold?



[wilson] wait!
Wait, I'll get it.



[harcourt] all right. [Laughs]



[Laughs]



[All laugh]



[Laughs] damn fine brew...



You've got here, vandermeer.



Don't you think so, lentil?



Huh?



Oh, yes. In a class all
by itself. [harcourt] yeah.



But we're running
just a little bit low.



And there it is.



[harcourt] in here, boys.


Fresh supplies. We'll get you some more.



I don't think this would be to
your liking. It hasn't aged yet.



Nonsense. I love 'em
when they're young.



And botrytized? Oops. What?



botrytis cinerea. a fungus found
on certain species of the grape.



We fear that this
barrel may be tainted.



Yes. You think we've
had too much, don't you?



Oh, no. No, not at all.



[harcourt] yeah.


Mr. Harcourt. Wilson.



Wilson, maybe you haven't
explained the situation...



Clearly to everyone.



We're the guys
who have to push...



The final button on your loan.



Now, you're not
trying to tell me...



That a couple of sh*ts
from that barrel...



Are worth more than
million, are you?



Of course not, mr. Harcourt.



It's just that claude here...



Wouldn't have you drink anything
less than his very best, right?



Wait a minute. Now I remember.



Yeah, I thought you
looked familiar. Wilson!



[harcourt] wilson,
isn't she... no. No.



Acapulco!



No. You're the
gal from acapulco.


Acapulco? Yeah, you brought her
down to the convention.



No, it was somebody
else. [harcourt] hey, guys.



It's her. Remember
the gal from acapulco?



You know, she did the
big fan dance on the bar.



The big fan dance on the bar?



The dance was big, the
fans weren't. Was it?



It is acapulco.



Come on, boys.
Let's get the barrel.



[harcourt] roll out the
barrel. [steele] no, no.



[Laura laughs]



[man] careful.
it's all over now.



I want you to forget the next
five minutes of your life. What?



All right, boys. There's no
sense in denying the past...



While there's still a
future to be lived, right?



Think acapulco was fun?



[glass shatters]



You ain't seen nothin' yet.



Mmm.



Anything you catch, you keep.



Acapulco!



[Hollering]



Laura!



[man] which way did she
go? Which way did she go?



[steele] laura! psst. Psst.



[Laura laughs]



[harcourt] touchdown, acapulco.



[Men] acapulco. Acapulco.



[laura] hi, lover.



[Laughs]



[man] acapulco.



[Grunts] oh. Um.



[Grunts] ow. Laura, I
appreciate your
your zeal,



But we can't let the
situation get out of hand.



It's all right. I can handle
them. [harcourt] there she is.



Just get harry out
of here. Okay. Yes.



[Grunts] that way. Yes.



The barrel. What happened?



I don't know. Somebody
hit me from behind.



Could it have been one of the
bankers? The board is all back there.



Steele, the barrel.
Don't tell me...



Oh, no. Here you
go. Could you...



[Both grunt]



You didn't take it. No.



I didn't take it. No.



They didn't take it. Uh
huh.



Okay, where'd you put him?
Where'd we put him? Steele?



yes, it appears someone
thought all the excitement...



was more than
harry could handle.



Oh, no!



[Laura] are you sure you
didn't see who hit you?



All I remember is harcourt, running
in front of me, shouting "acapul..."



Yes, we know. This sounds
ridiculous, but is it possible...



That I saw a monk
in there last night?



A monk? What would
a monk be doing here?



This is hardly the place
for a... Religious experience?



Wait a minute. Isn't there a monastery
somewhere around here, claude?



Well, there's the order
of st. Costello, of course,



But the monks hardly
ever leave the monastery,



And I can't imagine them
lugging a body around.



Well, whoever took it may already
have tried to plant it back here,



Waiting to let it drop
at the right moment.



Harry's timing has been
rather precise before.



I suggest we find
him before he finds us.



I was just, uh,
checking in here.



Me too.



[Clears throat]



All right, wilson, say it.



Maybe we should
just forget last night.



Why? Because there
was wild, crazy laura...



Making a fool of you in
front of the whole bank?



Laura, I know I
asked for your help.



I just didn't expect
anything like that.



I never expected
you to leave me.



It just wasn't
working out, laura.



For whom? for either of us.



I like things being organized,
regular, predictable.



You love spontaneity, being
reckless, living dangerously.



I also loved you.



You think this werner
character could've taken it?



None of us heard a
car or truck last night.



And harry did disappear
rather quickly.



You're not suggesting that he
rolled it all the way down here?



Anything's possible.



If we're right about this track,



Harry should be
in here somewhere.



[Laura] harry could be anywhere.



[Wilson] there must
be hundreds of them.



[Steele] mmm. It seems harry's
bent on challenging us, eh?



Well, I guess I'll
check down there.



Tell me if you find anything.



Look, what happened before
with wilson... Uh, uh, uh.



You don't have
to explain, laura.



He must've meant a
great deal to you.



Last night made
that clear enough.



Yeah, last night.



He was in trouble and,
without thought of yourself,



You rushed to his aid.



Frankly, i... I rather
envied his predicament.



Were you shocked?



Well, I never knew you'd
been to acapulco before.



No.



But there was more than
just helping wilson in that.



There was a lot of me too.



Yes, I saw that.



Where do you suppose that
laura's been all this time?



Hiding.



She already cost
me one relationship.



I couldn't take a chance
on her doing it again.



[steele] watch out!



Laura? Steele?
Are you all right?



A few splintered
nerves, but unharmed.



Come on.



You think we can catch him?



Well, if laura drives. I'm getting
very possessive about harry.



[wilson] I don't see him
anymore. We lost him.



[Laura] he must have disappeared
somewhere back in here.



Empty. Damn! I was almost
getting used to seeing him in there.



It doesn't make sense. Werner has
him and we don't. That's clear enough.



We're chasing him. Why would
he stop just to take harry out?



Perhaps they didn't stop.
And the barrel fell out?



Then where's the body? That's
the part that doesn't make sense.



He just didn't dust
himself off and walk away.



I wouldn't sell harry short.



He's managed to get around
fairly well for a dead man.


Unless he did walk away. To where?



To someplace where
rope belts are in fashion?


[steele] st. Costello's? let's go down there and have
a word with those people.



I don't think that would
be our wisest choice.



People who take
bodies have a tendency...



To try to conceal
that fact, remember?



Oh, right. But we might wanna
have a look around on our own.



Anyone have any plans
for this evening, hmm?



Give me a moment to find a soft
spot in their defenses, okay?



Listen, laura,
about last night...



We've been through
this already, wilson.



No.



Seeing you cut
loose the way you can,



Just made me realize how
much I miss that in my life now.



If it weren't for you, I'd still be
setting out my clothes the night before...



And making hospital
corners on my bed.



You've stopped? Mm
hmm.



And you know, every once
in a while I'll call in sick...



Spend the whole
day at the movies.



Really? Mm
hmm.



It's from you, laura.



It has to be. You and your...



Terminal flights of frivolity.



I guess you used to
hear that from me a lot.



That, and how important
it was to be levelheaded,



Conscientious, keeping up
the right sort of appearances.



Pretty dull. i don't know.



I mean, look what's
happened to me since then.



I've really thrown
myself into my career,



Moved up the ranks,
started my own agency.



When was that?



Oh, that was before I started
working for mr. Steele.



I'm sorry if I hurt you, laura.



I'm sorry it didn't
work out better.



But we're just too...



Different?



It's nice to know
it wasn't all bad.



No, wasn't all bad.



[Laughs] I think I found a spot.



[Clears throat] what's
everyone laughing about?



Progress.



There's a wall around the side
that doesn't look too difficult.


You coming, wilson? I'm still the vice president
of a bank.


I'll stand guard. Fair enough.



[Quietly] perhaps it would be better
if we dressed for the occasion.



Yes. Well, do you really think
the medieval cut is called for?



[Laura] oops.



It's awfully quiet in here.



I've yet to even hear
someone talking.



If I had to wear one
of these all the time,



I wouldn't know
what to say either.



Hello, harry. Nice
to see you again.



At least we know
where harry is now.



And his wardrobe's certainly
taken a turn for the better.



Oops.



Do you think
harry's here to stay,



Or is this merely another
stop along the road?



I don't know.



What would these monks want
with his body in the first place? [Grunts]



Yes. Perhaps they're planning
on taking him back to claude's.



That would mean that they
were behind the sabotage.



Well, monks have been
known to do stranger things.



Think of rasputin. [Cork pops]


Rasputin? Yes. rasputin and the empress.



Mgm, . John, lionel
and ethel barrymore.



Oh, wonderful
stuff. [Inhales sharply]



The mad monk rasputin
terrorizes all of russia.



But why would a group of
monks want to sabotage a winery?



Because they have a
winery of their own, hmm?



Mmm. And a very
good vintage too.



Mmm. It is good.



Very familiar. You know,
it makes me think of... What?



I don't think I should
say. It might surprise you.



Considering recent events,
I don't think that's possible.



Do you think there's any danger
in feeling too much too soon?



It all depends on, uh,
what you're feeling.



Something like this.



I don't think
that's safe at all.



So we'll live dangerously.



[footfalls]



That's him! Ah
ah.
Got you. Got you.



Icy calm. Icy calm.



No, no. We don't
want to hurt you.



We only want to talk
to you. Really. No?



"The order of st. Costello
has taken a vow of silence.



Thank you for understanding."



A vow of silence? Oh, wonderful.



How are we supposed
to question him, press him



For facts, elicit
information vital to the case?


I don't know. Ah, that's just
a clever ploy, isn't it?



You k*lled him,
didn't you? Hmm? Hmm?



Us? You think we k*lled him?



That's a rash statement,
if ever I heard one.



We had nothing to do with his death.
We don't even know who harry is.



The fellow upstairs.
You know who he is?



Hmm?



Unfortunately, charades has
never been one of my strong points.



Allow me. Uh, body.
Person. Body upstairs.



Is you? Is... No.



Is like you? Is like you.



Like you. Who could that be?



Try brother.



[laura] brother? Brother.
Okay, his brother.



His brother monkey? Monkey?
His brother monkey. Monk.



Harry was a monk?



He was a monk. Oh.



No.



Two syllables. First syllable.



Sounds like.
Sounds like. Uh, talk.



Chatter. Babble. Blabber.
Blab. [steele] talks, talks.



Blab? Blab? Bl
bl
blab.



Bla
bla...
Bl
ab
ab
ab. Ab
ab. Ab?



Ab. Ab.



First syllable, ab. Second
syllable. You're doing wonderful.



[Exhales] second syllable.



Circle. Dust.



Bowl. Chamber.



Pot. Pot? Pot.



Ab
pot? Ab
pot. Ab
bot. Abbot?



Abbot. Harry was the abbot?



Ooh. Shh. Well done, laura.



If that's the truth, then harry
was the abbot of costello.



Sorry. Costello.
[Chuckles] sorry.



Do you know who k*lled
your abbot or why?



Oh. Well, that simply leaves
us with the body. Again.



Maybe that's the key.



We've been chasing all
over town after harry.



Don't you think it's time he
did a little something for us?



Laura, I realize that harry
has been a bit elusive at times,



Even uncooperative,
but the man's dead.



Do you really wanna know
who k*lled your abbot?



How badly?



Damn. Are you still
convinced this is a good idea?



What makes you think the
k*ller will return for him?



He has every other time.
Did you contact everyone?



Yes, yes. I tipped a field
hand to pass on the news...



Of his shocking discovery
to all the right people.



They'll know he's here. I best
check to make sure that we are.



Everything in order?
No pun intended.



Good. It was awfully generous
of you to loan us harry...



I mean, your abbot, like this.



Yes, I suppose justice
is the point here.



You know what to do
when the time comes.



Oh. [Chuckles]



Yes, something to ward
off the chill, eh? Good man.



[Grunts] it shouldn't be
long now. Here, hold this.



Good thinking. It'd
never occur to me...



To turn something like this
into a pleasant experience.



What shall we drink
to? Catching the culprit?


How about harry? How about... Laura?



To laura.



Funny thing about wine.



Some you enjoy when
they're young, impudent, brash.



Others mellow with age.
And then there are some...



That never lose their mystery,
no matter when you find them.



Here's to... Mystery.



[twig snaps]



Now!



[Grunts] so, werner.
Just as I suspected, eh?



Bitter about claude's success,
you m*rder*d the abbot...



And used him to
crush the expansion.



I k*lled no one! There's
no sense in lying.



We know you took the body
from the winery last night.



nein. I steal a barrel
of wine to test,



To analyze this cabernet.



And what do I find?
Him. Dead, gott im himmel.



But you toppled the barrels
down on them before you ran.



I was frightened. I
think maybe you came...



To blame werner for the
body, or k*ll him too, yes?



Ah, yes, uh, come here.



You think he's lying? I don't know.
What he says makes sense enough,



And I can't figure
why he'd k*ll the abbot.



You mean, if he was desperate
enough to commit m*rder...



Why not k*ll claude
himself? [rocks clatter]


[Laura] now! Who's there?



[Steele grunts] a little late for riding,
don't you think, mrs. Vandermeer?



Just as I very nearly suspected.



Anxious to get claude
back under your thumb,



You k*lled the abbot and used
him to poison claude's deal.


That's a damned lie. What are you doing here,
mrs. Vandermeer?



All right! I wanted claude's
deal to fall through.



I thought if it did he
might come back to me.



Is it so wrong for a
mother to want that?


It is if she kills for it. I didn't k*ll anyone. I moved
him, but I didn't k*ll him.


Then where did you
get the abbot? From him.



I was on my way into the press
conference when I saw him come out with it.



I followed him through
the woods on arnold,



And when he stopped, I pulled it out of
the trunk and put it back in the winery.



Then I came by the next
day to watch the fireworks.



That was the last I
saw of it until now.



Yes. Excuse us,
will you, please?



Well?



It all tracks. What do
you mean, it all tracks?



This plan was supposed to
isolate the k*ller, remember? Look.



We got harry back
from the monks. Mm
hmm.



The monks got it from
werner. Werner got it from us.



We got it from where
the mother hid it.



The mother got it from wilson. So,
harry makes friends easily. Now what?



We still don't know
how it got into the vat...



Or why someone would k*ll
the abbot in the first place.



Oh. [twig snaps]



Shh. We draw any more
of a crowd up here,



We'll have to throw
a dinner party.



What's happening,
steele? Just pass the wine...



And pray that harry didn't
come from a large family.



[Steele] now!



[Steele grunts] come
here. Got you.



[wilson] claude!



Just as i... No, I never
suspected him at all.



Let him go. Mother. Werner.
What are you doing here?



The question is what
are you doing here?


And wearing the abbot's robes? I don't have to answer that.



You k*lled the abbot and put his body in
the vat to sabotage your own expansion, eh?


That doesn't make sense. That's not always the deciding
factor in these cases.



But why would he wanna sabotage a
chance to expand on his own cabernet?


That's not his wine. It's his wine. What did you say?



I said that's not his
wine, it's... It's his wine.



Hmm. I've done it
again, haven't i?


Yes, mr. Steele, you have. I told you, wilson.



There wasn't going to be
any expansion, was there?



Because that prize
winning
cabernet wasn't yours.



It was really made by the monks.



Your land wasn't good enough
for those grapes. Werner knew that.



I started buying wine from
the abbot a few years ago,



Just a little at first.



Last season at the competition, I
entered some under my own label.



I didn't know it was
gonna take first prize.



You tried to convince the abbot
to go along with your expansion.



But when he found out
what you'd been up to...



He threatened to
expose the whole thing.



So you k*lled the abbot
and hid his body in the vat, eh?



If wilson hadn't
stumbled into it and taken



Him, I would've buried
him later that night.



Speaking of which, um...



You think we should, um...



So long, harry. Peace, harry.



The running's over,
old boy. Get a good rest.



[Mouths words]



Laura, I really want to
thank you for everything.



You found harry.
If it weren't for you,



Claude would've run away with
the money from the financing.



You're a hero,
wilson. [Chuckles]



Harcourt and the
board seem to think so.



They've given me
another promotion. Oh.



Save them enough money
and they have to. [Chuckles]



Look, sometime when I'm in town,



I'd like to give
you a call and...



And we'll have
dinner. I'd like that.



Oh, about this boss
of yours... Steele.



He's a nice guy, but
a little reserved.



Uh
huh.



See if you can loosen
him up a little. A little.



I'll try.



[car engine starts]



[car door closes]



Laura, I've been thinking about
this fan dance you did in acapulco.



Ah. I mean, just
how... "Fanny" was it?



You really wanna
see it, don't you?



Well, being a connoisseur
of exotic dancing,



I always like to explore
new forms. Uh
huh.



Maybe someday. Ah, I see.



Mm
hmm. Everything in its
own time and place, I suppose.



Well, not everything.



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[Mews]