Harper

Lew Harper for Mrs. Sampson.

- Yes?

- Lew Harper.

Park it over there.

This way, Mr. Harper.

- Mrs. Sampson?

- That's right.

Lew Harper.

Albert Graves telephoned. Said

you needed me for something.

Oh.

- A drink, Mr. Harper?

- Not before lunch, thanks.

- I thought you were a detective.

- New type.

Oh.

Albert Graves is one of our lawyers.

It's on his recommendation I'm hiring you.

It's about time he threw

some business my way.

I've known Albert since he was DA up here.

Oh. He said you were good at finding things.

My husband's...

You're sitting on my robe.

My husband's disappeared.

Tried Missing Persons?

Well, that might mean publicity.

Ralph loathes publicity.

Besides, he's got an

abnormal fear of the police.

I simply want you to find him and

tell me which female he's with.

- Any particular female?

- I haven't the least notion.

Ralph need never know about this.

He'd be sure I was gathering

material for divorce proceedings.

Actually, I have no

intention of divorcing him.

I only intend to outlive him. I

only want to see him in his grave.

- What a terrible thing to say.

- People in love will say anything.

I used to love him, before we were married.

But after we took our

vows, I had an accident,

and that very same week Ralph started

fooling around with a new lady.

It's taken me a while to forgive him.

A long, long while.

When did your husband...

Don't you want to know what happened to me?

Not necessary.

- When did your husband disappear?

- Yesterday.

Our pilot, Allan, flew Ralph down from Vegas.

When they reached the airport,

Allan put the plane away.

When he came back, Ralph

had given him the slip.

- Any particular reason?

- Drunk.

I don't like him drunk on the loose.

He gets sloppy, sentimental.

He gives things away.

Last time it happened, he

gave away a whole mountain.

He gave it to some semi-nude

religious nut from Los Angeles.

You know, LA is the big

league for religious nuts.

That's 'cause there's nothing to do at night.

If you can find him quickly, I'd be grateful.

And if he's with another woman, I'd be...

Well, more than interested.

Felix.

You're lurking in doorways again.

I did not want to interrupt.

You can go now. I'll have

my lunch up here as usual.

Thank you.

Allan's down by the pool.

Any more particulars you

want you can get from him.

I'll leave the matter of fee

up to Albert Graves to settle.

Did you drive up from LA?

Leave your car here.

Felix will drive you to Albert's

office. It's only 10 minutes away.

Goodbye, Mr. Harper.

It would help some if I knew

what your husband looked like.

Oh, silly of me.

Here.

You can keep that one.

"A poor thing, but mine own. "

Where's the telephone?

I have to call Los Angeles.

Do you got one with a little more privacy?

That's the phone the help's supposed to use.

- Hello.

- Hello, Fred? It's Lew.

Is Susan there yet?

Yes.

Tell her I'm not gonna

be able to make it today.

I got called in on a situation.

And we were going to get

everything settled today.

Where is he this time?

I'm up in Santa Theresa.

Tell her Albert Graves called.

Said he needed me for

something. She'll understand.

Something about Albert Graves needing him

and you'll understand.

No. No, I don't.

I've been trying to get this divorce

thing settled for too long now,

and I have lately been

running low on understanding.

- She says she's...

- I heard.

Tell her that I...

We're supposed to be

handling this like adults.

Now, I don't want a screaming match,

but the last time we were going

to meet something came up, too.

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