See, I might be a victim of my own expectation here, but when the great Benoit Blanc comes knocking at my door, I expect it's going to be about something, if not extraordinary, then at least interesting. But... I'm sorry, this is an open-and-shut case of suicide and, uh, quite frankly, Benny, we're getting to the point where I need to know what we're doing here. The method? Throat slit? Typical for a suicide? Yes, I mean, that's dramatic. But look around. I mean, the guy practically lives in a Clue board.
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Why I hired you? You're right, let's back it up... To the night of the party. Your argument with Harlan. What were the overheard words by the Nazi child masturbating in the bathroom? "My will," and "I'm warning you." You and Harlan were drama mamas, you shared a love of twisting the knife into one another. You see, I don't believe he would have slipped it in halfway, no, no, no.
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And you knew if Marta was responsible for his death, even unintentionally, the slayer rule would nullify the changed will and you would get your share back. You used the syringes in the kit to switch the liquids in the two medication vials.
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But there is at least one truly guilty party behind it all, guilty in the true sense of acting with malice and committing a heinous crime with selfish intent.
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That was it. Sorry. Forgot.
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Damn it. Richard!
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My mind's made up.
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And a plan forms.
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To see Harlan?
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Yes.
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Joni, have you seen Richard? No, I was, uh, just done with the, um... Okay, thanks. No.
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You have been double-dipping Meg's tuition and stealing from me. $100,000 a year, for the past four years. Harlan, I don't know how this mix-up happened, but I swear to God... So, now I am writing this tuition check, but you must know that this is the last money you or Meg will get from me. Please, you don't understand... Joni, I know it'll hurt, but it's all for the best.
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Yes. Uh... Harlan had finally decided to put his mom in a nursing home and Linda had always opposed that. And I wanted to wait until we got back to Boston, uh, to tell Linda, so, to avoid a whole scene, and Harlan wanted me to tell her then.
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What were you seeing Harlan about? It was just a mix-up with the, uh, the payment for Meg's tuition. I'm... I'm... I'm sorry to press, but what kind of mix-up?
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It was, uh, a money wiring issue with the office at the school. So I had to ask Harlan to cut a check for the semester. Mmm. No big deal.
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Well... Why don't we, uh, just take a little break and we'll resu... Oh, no... She's gone.