Life

Previously on life...

Yeah, i have the interview with the dean from the business school.

It's for a teaching position.

You asked my husband permission to have sex with me?

He punched me, then you slapped me. Maybe we're even?

It's just that she won't speak.

It's not physical... she could speak if she wanted to.

There was six. There is five.

There are five officers in this photo, ted.

- There could just as easily be four. - Be four.

That's a threat, charlie. Against jack reese.

Who are you afraid of, jack?

There was six. There is five.

There could just as easily be four.

There was six. There is five.

There could just as easily be four.

James frances dunn.

Went through the academy with jack reese.

Committed suicide 1988.

That's what the newspaper said.

- You don't believe them? - Newspaper said i was guilty.

Yeah... said i was guilty too.

Ted, you were guilty.

I know, but it still hurt to see it there like that in print.

Where you gonna start?

With the woman.

Thanks for seeing me, mrs. Dunn.

Of course.

You said you were looking into jimmy's death?

The police report said his gun discharged when he was cleaning it?

Well, that was because of the pension.

If it had said the other,

There would have been no pension.

I understand.

But everybody knew what it meant.

At the funeral... all the cops knew.

The force went over this years ago.

Why come around and ask this now?

Do you remember these men?

No, i don't.

I'm afraid i don't remember much about that day.

Maybe i can help you.

That man there, his name is jack reese.

No.

- That wedding ring you wear... - It's the one jimmy gave me.

Oh, it's not real.

It's wax. It's not real.

Lots of feeling here.

All these cars were once brand new.

A lot of these cars were someone's very first car.

Remember your first car?

Yeah, it cost $300 and smelled of cat piss.

- Did you have a cat? - No.

I remember my first car. God, i loved that car.

Maybe a little too much.

That's a really flat car.

What do we got?

Is that a...

Yeah.

- What about that stuff up there? - I think that's him too.

- And that stuff up there? - Him too.

Gonna open it up now.

If he was lucky, he was dead when he went in there.

Yeah, if he was lucky.

Life 205 synchro : flolo

- You knew the victim? Mike? - Mike brody.

He's, uh, one of our drivers.

College kid. He lucked into a union card.

What was he doing in there?

- We're curious about that ourselves. - Hey, i stopped the crusher

As soon as i saw what was in there. I called the cops.

Look, i just take the cars off the line and i crush 'em up.

- Who puts the cars in the line? - I do.

- And you are? - I'm rob dow.

I'm the dispatcher here. I put that car in line.

- You check if the cars are empty? - Yeah, when they come in.

All right, we're gonna need statements from all of you.

And i'm gonna need an address for mike brody.

- Can you get me that? - Sure.

I think he just moved in with his girlfriend, rosa.

Yes?

Ma'am, do you know a mike brody?

- Why, has something happened? - May we come in?

- Ma'am. - I don't wanna hear it.

I don't wanna hear what you have to say.

Ma'am, this is happening.

It's happening whether you close this door on us or not.

You had just moved in together?

A few months ago.

Mike and i were engaged.

Was he having trouble with anyone?

- You think someone murdered mike? - We're looking into everything.

- What about the people at work? - No. Everyone liked him.

Rosa?

What is it?

Probably nothing.

Probably nothing, but, well, tell us anyway.

Just to be sure.

In this last month, at night,

When mike thought i was asleep,

He'd go to the garage, lock the door.

Almost every night.

Did you ever ask him about this?

No. I thought he was nervous.

Because the wedding...

I thought men need their space.

I never asked.

I thought men need their space.

Who is that?

Who the hell is that?!

Mike brody.

The squashed guy.

Crushed. Crushed guy.

Been in the car for about a day, dead, before the crusher got him.

We got a positive i.D. Off dental records.

So crushed guy, weeks before his wedding,

Decides to go into the garage and do a little online thing with...

According to these i.M.S he saved, a girl who calls herself bethany.

They met in a chat room. "Strangers seeking strangers.

What's with the nudie pics?

They were playing a game. She sent him a piece of herself

Each time he did something for her.

Something? Like what something?

Why in heaven's name would you want to do this by yourself?

I'm not saying you would want to do this at all,

But if you were to do this,

Why would you do it by yourself, am i right?

He didn't think he was by himself. He thought he was with her.

Well, let me tell you something, there is no her.

And there is no bethany, okay?

There is a 13-Year-Old member of the marching band

With an online account and a social disorder.

- You played the... - Trombone. And i was good.

Let's look for a suspect in the real world, shall we?

What about the girl? Did she know what mikey was up to?

- Didn't look like it. - Engaged for about a month.

She was spending the night at her sister's.

"Why would you want to be with that fat cowboy?"

Fat cowboy?

"If that's what he told you he looks like, it's not true.

"He's not slim. He's not athletic.

"He doesn't have blue eyes or blond hair.

He's lying to you, bethany."

I think we need to go back to the wrecking yard.

You wanna know what he really looks like?

He must weigh 300 pounds. Mud-Brown eyes.

He's balding under that hat.

He's not tall, and he's ugly.

Why would you want to be with that, bethany?

Why would you want to be with someone like...

Rob. Why don't you stand away from the desk for us?

Hey, rob,

If that's bethany, tell her i say hello, okay?

He's on me.

- Reese? - Crews, get him off.

Get him off of me! He's on me!

How 'bout you get off my partner?

Okay, uh, first day...

No problem.

Nobody shows up, i'll deal with it.

Every rejection is a step forward.

Just get to "yes."

This is... quite the turnout.

This is the right classroom?

"A practical introduction to effective business practices"?

Yes? Great.

Uh, good morning.

My name is ted earley.

As in the early bird, but...

With an "e"...

Between...

The...

"L" and the...

The "y."

Okay, we've got a long way to go,

So let's start with a simple question.

What is business?

Uh, yes, miss.

Is this class gonna be graded or pass/fail?

So, what... is...

What is business?

The answer is everything.

Everything is business.

Every historical event, every war.

Every decision made by every government.

Any book stocked or sold.

From the moment that eve first decided

To accept delivery of that apple

From that snake,

We have been engaged in...

Business.

- I don't like getting sat on, rob. - She doesn't.

You know, you did a good job trashing your computer.

But we got guys in the basement,

All they do is pull stuff off computers.

Pulled some pretty good stuff off of yours.

You know, you'd probably like a job like that.

Down there in the dark, just you and a computer.

Wanna talk about bethany?

- Please don't say her name. - Why not? It's a pretty name.