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Que prohiben fumar En todas las areas De la terminal.

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Good.

your son-in-law dealt With the dry cleaning franchise During the day.

He saw that woman Every night.

The specifics Are in my report And information about the woman.

It's unpleasant, i know.

Discreet, isn't he ? What an imbecile.

I tried To warn my daughter, But what can you do ?

It's the children I'm worried about the most.

You'll find my invoice In the envelope, If that's all.

Yes, mr. Welles. Thank you. Certainly, senator.

Let me know if i can be of Further assistance to you. I'll be in touch.

Hello ! Hey, you're home.

We're back here.

How did it go ? I think very well.

Oh, good. Daddy's home, sweetheart.

Yeah ! Daddy ! How's the textbook business ?

Well, i got 10,000 words On the federal theater project.

It's supposed to be 4,000. And the writer doesn't Want to change anything.

So kind of bad.

How was miami ?

Fine. Lonesome. Mm.

Couldn't pay me enough To live down there. Yeah. Then why did you go ?

Senator michaelson Has powerful friends. Oh.

Hey. Hey ! Yes.

Hello, cinderella.

Did you miss me ? I sure missed you.

Yeah, she missed you. Aw, that's my girl.

She missed you. I missed you.

You been smoking ?

Smoking ? I'm not smoking.

Oh, come on, honey.

You reek of it.

Amy, i've been sitting around In bars and everywhere Following this guy.

Is this the first thing I get, before even "hello" ? I said-- i'm not accusing you.

I'm not. Well, i'm not smoking.

We've been all Through that. Okay.

I'll make dinner. Are you hungry ? You're cooking ?

I missed you. I missed you.

I don't like it When you leave.

Should i go ? I'm going to do it.

Okay.

Shh.

Come on. What's All the trouble, Cinderella ? Hmm ?

There, there. Shh.

Okay. Shh.

I love you.

I love you.

Honey, phone.

Okay, i've got it.

Sorry. I was just Switching phones.

[man speaking, Indistinct]

Well, it's a pleasure To make your acquaintance, Mr. Longdale.

How can i be Of assistance to you ?

[speaking, Indistinct]

About 4:00 ? 4:00 would be fine.

Well, i think i-- I think i know Where it is.

I'll be in touch. Bye.

Mr. Welles, Daniel longdale.

We spoke on the phone. Pleasure.

I'm the christians' attorney And one of the executors Of the estate.

And this is mrs. Christian. It's an honor To meet you, ma'am.

You come highly Recommended, Mr. Welles.

I've spoken to associates Of mine in harrisburg and Lancaster and hershey.

You have friends In influential places. I've been privileged...

To provide services For people i admire.

You were praised For your discretion,

Your strict adherence To confidentiality.

Thank you, ma'am.

Daniel.

As you know, my husband Passed away recently.

Yes. My condolences, Mrs. Christian.

His passing has left me With something Of a dilemma.

I'll do whatever I can to help.

My husband's Inner sanctum.

Not many people have Been inside this room.

My father worked The pittsburgh mill.

Irving united steel, I believe.

But you attended penn On an academic scholarship.

- that's right. - peers went into Law and finance.

But you chose surveillance. I decided It was the future.

Your husband Is a legend. Please.

We were married 45 years.

Four children, Seven grandchildren.

But his true passion Lay in his work.

But he was always loyal.

- i loved him... Deeply. - i understand.

Daniel.

My husband was the only one With the combination To this safe.

- we had to hire somebody To open it for us. - i prevented anyone...

From seeing the contents.

I felt these were My husband's private things.

I didn't--

I didn't realize--

Do you want to tell me What you found, Mrs. Christian ?

Cash, stock certificates.

Nothing out of the ordinary, Really, except that.

It's a film...

Where a girl appears To be murdered.

I'm not sure I understand. It's very realistic.

But how many people seem To be realistically killed In movies and on tv every day ?

It begins as a relatively Sleazy bit of pornography...

And rapidly turns Quite violent and bloody.

What you seem To be talking about is Called a "snuff film."

From what i know, Snuff films are A kind of urban myth.

Sex industry folklore. There's no such thing.

That's what i explained To mrs. Christian.

This is probably An s & m film of some sort.

Simulated rape, Simulated violence.

It's hard to stomach, But there are ways Of doing it.

- fake blood, special effects. - would you look at the film And give us your opinion ?

All i want is to know That this atrocity Is false.

I want the proof.

Well, whoever made the film Was adept at authenticity. But i'm no expert.

I suggest going to the police And letting them make A determination.

Out of the question.

That would be So completely unnecessary For any number of reasons,

Not the least of which is Mr. Christian's reputation.

We want you to find out Who made this film...

And establish whether Or not it's real.

You can fairly name Your price,

And you'll be provided With whatever you need To purchase information.

The girl's All i've got to go on.

I could treat it Like a missing persons case. understood.

Of course we need To be assured...

That you would not copy Or reproduce this film In any manner.

You have my word on that. But i'll be dealing directly With you, mrs. Christian.

Your relationship With your attorney Is your own.

No offense. None taken.

I-- i realize you've given This careful consideration.

You could've Destroyed the film.

Tell me the poor girl Wasn't killed.

Please. Find her alive.

I'll do the best I can, ma'am.

cleveland ? You just got home.

And i wish i could stay, But this is the mortgage. It's cindy's college money.

If i do right By mrs. Christian, With the circle she runs in,

This could be the break we've Been waiting for.

I didn't know We needed a break. Your Father seems to think we do.

Yeah.

So, what was-- what Was mrs. Christian like ?

Like you'd expect, i guess. Feel sorry for her.

It's a missing persons. I told her i'd give it A couple of weeks. Three weeks.

It can't take longer than that. It's such an outside shot.

That's all i can Tell you, honey. Sometimes You can't know what i'm doing.

It's better that way.

It's always that way.

Oh, she's awake. I'm gonna get her. I'll be up in sec.

You're taking the gun ? I'm not gonna need it.

All right, don't take it. I won't even wear it. It's just a precaution.

Don't worry about me. Will you call me when You get there, please ?

I've been hired by a couple Living in philadelphia,

A doctor and his wife.

A few days ago, They picked up a young girl Hitchhiking off of 81,

A runaway About 18, maybe.

They buy her a meal. So all through dinner,

The doctor's trying To convince her...

That the very least She should pick up A phone and call home.

Not surprisingly, The girl ate her meal, Excused herself.

That was the last They saw of her.

We had a friend of mine At the department Work up a sketch.

They want to see If i can i.d. This girl...

And then somehow Pass along a message To the parents...

Letting them know That the kid's alive, Doing all right.

- you don't mind If i run a check ? - go ahead.

You want it, You got it. Knock yourself out.

Anywhere from 850,000 To one million missing Every year.

We've got as much As we can on computer.

Other than that, it's The wet thumb method.

Files are mostly by state and Year of disappearance. We keep Children and adults separate.

No eating Or smoking in here. Coffee machine in the hall.

Any good ? Horrible.

But it'll be your best friend After a few days, If you last that long.

Good luck.

Hi, honey. It's me. hi. How are you ?

I'm good. Where are you ?

I'm still in cleveland. Oh.

How's cindy ? Aw, she's sweet. She's sleeping.

I'm missing you big-time. Yeah, i miss you too.

Well, i'll call you Tomorrow night.

Okay. Good night. Good night, sweetheart.

Hello. Mrs. Christian ? Tom welles. Here's where we stand.

I checked the film stock. It's called supralux 5-4-4.

Now, the company That made that stock Discontinued it in '92.

So the film Was made prior to that.

Yes. And i'm probably Being overly thorough With this,

But you might want To dig up your husband's Financial records...

About six or seven Years ago, just in case,

See if there's anything Out of the ordinary.

Obviously, this isn't The kind of movie you just Drop off at the one-hour photo.

So you think It's one of a kind.

The film that went through The camera is what we've got.