Murder by Numbers Page #2

Synopsis: Richard Haywood, a Californian high school's coolest kid, secretly teams up with another rich kid in his class, brilliant nerd Justin 'Bonaparte' Pendleton, whose erudition, specially in forensic matters, allows them to plan elaborately perfect murders, just for the kick, for which they set up Richard's marijuana supplier, their school's janitor Ray Feathers, as a psychotic serial killer. The case is assigned to detectives Cassie 'the hyena' Mayweather, who carries a sequoia-size chip on the shoulder from her previous life, and her brilliant new partner, Sam Kennedy, who just transferred from the vice squad; they can work together very well, and even fit romantically, but fall out over different professional attitudes towards the investigation, which Captain Rod Cody and her understandably vindictive abused ex, Assistant D.A. Al Swanson, soon ban her from when she disobeys instructions and hand to him. When the plotting boys both dig class-mate Lisa Mills, their unnatural bond comes un
Director(s): Barbet Schroeder
Production: Omega Entertainment
  2 nominations.
 
IMDB:
6.1
Metacritic:
50
R
Year:
2002
115 min
385 Views


-Why don't you get on that?

-Let's start with you.

-Ever been married?

-Nope.

What's this?

An old murder case l was involved in.

The guy's up for parole,

they want me to testify.

What do we have on Jane Doe?

l'm checking missing persons

nationwide.

Run her prints,

have an artist do a sketch.

l got it.

Bonaparte!

l didn't think you'd show. Come in.

Who did these?

They're quite good.

Thank you.

-You did them?

-Don't look so surprised.

l modeled for them too.

Bonaparte, you're blushing.

Why do you call me that?

Ever take a career aptitude test?

No.

lf you ever did, they'd recommend

you a career as a dictator.

Why?

Who would listen to me?

Where's your physics book?

You're overfeeding that thing.

lt'll get as fat as you are.

l hope this is better

than that other stuff.

lt's KGB.

For $400,

it better put me on the moon.

You'll be totally satisfied,

l guarantee it.

Money back?

Come on, can't we cut a deal?

-You don't want it?

-l want it.

Richie Rich.

-l hate it when you call me that.

-lt's a deal.

Bring me a couple

pigtailed cheerleaders. . .

. . .then l give it to you free.

-How can l trust that?

-l love this part.

Can l just get the product already?

Check this out.

-Come on--

-You'll get it. Hang on.

Listen to her. She loves it.

We got our Jane Doe.

Her name was Olivia Lake.

She missed three days of work.

Her supervisor

found the place like this.

What do we know about the supervisor?

Married, two kids, solid alibi.

Maybe she caught somebody in the

middle of a 459, and he panicked?

And what, took the body with him?

Where did these mud prints come from?

There's a planting bed out here.

Looks dry as a bone.

Maybe she watered the lawn.

We got a time of death?

Based on stomach content,

between 9 and 1 0 Thursday night.

How about 9:
27?

Can we come in?

Let the games begin.

Sam Kennedy, Al Swanson.

New assistant D.A.

and former member of our department.

Nice to meet you.

Miss Mayweather, always a pleasure.

Heard you finally passed the bar.

Did they make it true or false?

She hasn't lost her sting.

-What are you doing here?

-Staying informed.

Really?

Sam, please keep him informed.

Thank you.

What do we got here?

Sorry.

-Can l have you sign off?

-Okay.

Sam, it's me. l'll be a little late.

Why don't you get started?

Looks like a body dump.

Jesus, she's alive!

Nice detective work.

How'd you find me?

Rule one:
Talk to the neighbors.

You said a little late,

and it's been three hours.

This about that D.A., Swanson?

That a**hole? No.

-He seemed okay.

-Yeah, well, try dating him.

He got rough with me,

so l broke his nose with a cat.

A cat?

Well, a ceramic cat.

No, thanks.

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Tony Gayton

Tony Gayton was born in 1959. He is a writer and producer, known for Faster (2010), Hell on Wheels (2011) and Murder by Numbers (2002). more…

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