Birdland

Okay.

You want to show us where the rest of the cameras are?

What do you have to hide?

Test.

You're watching a detective.

Yeah, that's right.

I see you.

Yeah, I mean you.

What?

I need your badge.

Off the record, how long you been taking police equipment?

I'm sorry, Hood, they asked me to take your badge.

It wasn't my idea.

That's interesting.

Don't really know what to say.

- You know that we're here to talk about Tom,

and why he is in jail under suspicion of two murders,

Merle James and Ray Starling.

- I know when it comes to murder, everyone is a suspect.

- When did things start to go off the rails, Hood?

- My life is perfect, isn't yours?

Tom.

Hi.

What'd you get up to today?

- When you put in master cameras at your husband's work

and your own home, I mean you must have some idea

what you were chasing after in all this.

- At first, it was just an awful feeling

in the pit of my stomach.

- So why didn't you just confront Tom about Merle?

- Until then, I'd never heard of Merle.

At the time, I really didn't know what I was looking for.

Now I think you all can see

how this will benefit the entire community.

- You're destroying everything I care about!

Starling.

Merle, come on, let's go.

Merle, please, come on.

- Starling, will you talk some sense into your girl?

I'm nobody's girl.

- What was the most striking thing

you learned about her?

- She was blonde, is that what you want to know?

You claim.

- She was very different from me.

How so?

- I guess I admired her strong moral principles.

- And that's why she slept with your husband.

Maybe.

Don't feel so bad.

Most marriages are based in denial.

Was working for Merle's dad

the first time you started moonlighting?

Guess so.

You have a thing for the Medieval era?

- Give me back the Knights of the Round Table

and the search of the San Graal.

Sounds so noble.

What would we women do without you?

Hmm.

Who are they?

- This is my daughter Merle and my daughter Hazel.

Have you ever tried archery, Miss Hood?

- It's not exactly my weapon of choice.

- Of course Merle's the crack shot in the family.

You must try it sometime.

- I always worry when I see my dad

alone with a beautiful woman.

This is my daughter Hazel.

This is Sheila Hood.

Hi.

Be nice to my father now.

- Your father strikes me as a man

who knows how to look after himself.

- So, how can I help you, Miss Hood?

- I'd like to help you, Mr. James.

- Oh really, well how are you going to help me?

- I'd like to get to the bottom of your sabotage problem.

And what's in it for you?

Are you in debt, or something?

Or is this personal?

Of course I deal with a lot of people but,

I've a hunch this is something to do with my daughter Merle.

You see Merle is one of those people

who blames everything in the world on global warming.

- You're too beautiful to be a cop.

So, what gives?

By the way, what do you think of my father, the silver fox?

- I'm not really sure what to think of your father.

- Hmm, he's a man of grand appetites and passions.

Merle inherited his stubbornness.

You're lucky he likes you.

Watch out for Starling, though, he's a pretty dangerous guy.

How so?

He's not the kind of guy who's

particularly interested in your nice ass.

He's more interested in taking advantage of your wounds.

So what do you like about him?

He lets me sing at his bar,

and he likes to touch women inappropriately.

Aren't you going to ask me about my sister?

Of course.

If I could say anything,

I admire her sense of purpose.

How she became so different remains a mystery to me.

How do you mean?

She believes in something.

Compared to Merle, I'm pretty crass

and materialistic.

Ladies and gentlemen, my sister,

Merle James.

* Lullaby of Birdland, that's what I *

* Always hear when you say

* Never in my wordland could there be ways to reveal *

* In a phrase how I feel

* Have you ever heard two turtle doves *

* Bill and coo when they love

* That's the kind of magic music we make with our lips *

* When we kiss

No peeking.

Smells like Cubans.

Mm hmm.

That's part of the story.

Louisiana whiskey, no less.

You can open your eyes now.

The ivory-billed woodpecker.

How?

This is a museum piece.

The cigar box is antique.

It's made from the trees they cut down in Louisiana.

The cigar is from Cuba where they did the same.

I remember you telling me

that's why the ivory-bill went extinct.

Don't you like it?

That was

very touching, Hood.

I mean, I thought you'd be angry enough to kill a guy

and you, you just give him a present?

- It was like if I could just create something

that I knew he loved, maybe I could still

somehow hold onto what we had.

Do you have any evidence yet that it is sabotage?

None.

Other than damage from the fires.

But I also have this.

Life is full of inexplicable things.

Someone sent these to you?

- Now I should tell you Merle was having an affair

which led to her breaking off her engagement

with Raymond Starling.

Go ahead, shoot me.

Now point it up just a little.

Good.

Now release the arrow.

Let it go.

Not bad for a first try.

Only with your help.

- I'm just gonna go make a phone call,

why don't you go get the arrows, I'll be right back.

Poor thing.

Ah, he looks so peaceful, but he died so violently.

Mm hmm, mm hmm.

Yeah?

Yeah, it's good.

What?

Let's go.

What?

Nothing, it's ...

Your pictures, it's like

you're photographic a crime scene, you know?

Oh, for real then?

Hey, come here.

This one's still breathing.

- (sighs) Birds don't understand windows.

We should put it out of its misery.

No!

No, we need to take him to the wildlife center.

- What was going on with

this whole dead bird thing?

- We were bird rescue volunteers,

looking for stunned or injured birds

that had collided with buildings.

I tagged along, documenting the deaths because

it was something we could do together.