Jane Doe: The Harder They Fall Page #3

Synopsis: Californian food tycoon Melville Horning dies, apparently drowned accidentally on a yacht cruise with his firm's four executive directors, actually murdered. The prime suspect, his security chief Jim Monroe, implores his former CSA colleagues to investigate, claiming jurisdiction as the recent machinations in the firm, probably inside trading, not only affected stock prices but also US export. Frank and Jane work out what's with a recent TV interview, allegedly live, the yacht cruise, each director's possible motives and the fifth executive who actually succeeded as CEO. Meanwhile good son Nick gets into trouble by trying to help his foolish brat sister cover up her reckless college fund speculation.
Genre: Crime, Family, Mystery
Director(s): Lea Thompson
Production: RHI Entertainment
 
IMDB:
6.0
Year:
2006
81 min
44 Views


IT'S YOUR BOSS FRANK DARNELL

FROM THE U.S. PUZZLE COMPANY.

HELLO?

CATHY, IT'S FRANK.

HEY, FRANK.

IT'S JIM MONROE.

HE NEEDS A HAND.

OH, ALL RIGHT,

I'LL BE RIGHT THERE.

YOU GO OUT AND SAVE THE WORLD

TONIGHT AND I'LL DO THE COOKING.

AND TOMORROW NIGH WE'LL SWITCH.

I THINK BUILDING HOUSES IS A

TERRIFIC WAY OF SAVING THE WORLD.

BYE.

HEY, HEY, DOES YOUR RIDDLE THING

HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH DOGS?

I MEAN, THEY COME

WITHOUT BEING FETCHED.

THIS SOUNDS LIKE

A DOG THING.

NOT EVEN CLOSE.

YEAH.

JIM WAS LIKE:

A BIG BROTHER TO ME

WHEN I FIRST JOINED

THE C.S.A.

IF I REMEMBER RIGHT,

HE SAVED YOUR LIFE A OF COUPLE TIMES.

REMEMBER THAT TIME

IN PORTUGAL?

OH, AND THE TIME IN DC.

I GUESS YOU OWE HIM ONE.

OH, YEAH.

CATHY DAVIS.

OH!

LOOK AT YOU.

ME? LOOK AT YOU,

STILL THE PRETTIEST SPY

IN NORTH AMERICA.

SEE WHY I LIKE:

HIM SO MUCH?

JIM.

LONG TIME.

FRANK, HOW YOU DOING?

HAVE A SEAT.

I HAVEN'T SEE YOU

SINCE I LEFT THE C.S.A. OR--

TRIED TO LEAVE.

AND NOW YOU'VE LEFT, TOO.

YEAH, RIGHT, ALTHOUGH I GO THROWN OUT ON MY DRUNKEN BUTT.

HEY, I'M A SPY,

NOT A GOSSIP.

UH, JIM, LOOK, I'VE--

I'VE FILLED CATHY IN

ON THE BASICS--

HOW YOU GOT THE JOB

ON HORNING'S YACH AND WHAT YOU SAID THA YOU SAW SATURDAY NIGHT.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU

REMEMBER-- ANYTHING AT ALL?

WELL, THE MORE

I THINK OF IT,

THE MORE I'M SURE

I SAW HORNING DROWN.

BUT IT'S LIKE--

I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S LIKE SOMEBODY ELSE WAS WATCHING IT,

YOU KNOW, THROUGH MY EYES.

FRANK SAID YOU FEL WOOZY, MESSED UP.

I NEVER HAD:

A MIGRAINE BEFORE,

BUT IT SURE FELT LIKE ONE.

I'M 9 MONTHS SOBER, CATHY.

IF THAT'S WHA YOU'RE WONDERING.

THAT'S GREAT, JIM.

THINK MAYBE YOU:

GOT SEASICK?

IS THAT A POSSIBILITY?

IF I GOT SEASICK,

DO YOU REALLY THINK

I'D GET A JOB ON A BOAT,

FRANK, I MEAN, REALLY.

LOOK, JIM, WE'RE JUS TRYING TO HELP--

- ARE YOU?

- YES, WE ARE.

LOOK, I TOLD

YOU WHAT I SAW.

I WAS A GOOD AGENT, FRANK.

SOMETHING HAPPENED

ON THAT BOA AND LOST MY JOB AND MY

WIFE BECAUSE OF IT.

IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME,

I'M GONNA PROVE IT MYSELF.

WHY DID YOU PARK

SO FAR AWAY.

I WANTED TO SAVE

5 BUCKS, OK?

SO WHAT DO YOU THINK?

ABOUT HIS STORY?

NO, ABOUT HIS DRINKING.

WELL, MY INTUITION SAYS

HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH.

SO DOES MY EDUCATED NOSE.

AHH, I GUESS HIS STORY

ABOUT HORNING DROWNING

ON SATURDAY NIGHT--

IT IS POSSIBLE.

IT COULD BE POSSIBLE,

BUT IS IT PLAUSIBLE?

NO, NOT SO FAR.

THE CORONER SAYS, BECAUSE OF THE

RIGOR AND DECOMP OF THE BODY,

HORNING DIED ON MONDAY

AT MIDNIGHT.

BETWEEN 10 P.M.

ON MONDAY:

AND 2 A.M. TUESDAY

DOESN'T EXACTLY INCLUDE

SATURDAY NIGHT.

ANY SIGN OF FOUL PLAY?

WELL, THAT'S WHA I WANT YOU TO DECIDE.

FRANK--

IF THE CORONER DIDN'T FIND

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Dean Hargrove

Dean Hargrove (born July 27, 1938 in Iola, Kansas) is an American television producer, writer, and director. His background includes graduating the St. John's Military School and attending the UCLA Film School as a graduate student. He specializes in creating mystery series. He frequently works with television producer Fred Silverman and television writer Joel Steiger. more…

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