Secret Lives

WE SHARE OUR LIVES WITH PEOPLE.

WE THINK WE KNOW THEM.

BUT DO WE EVER REALLY KNOW ANYONE?

HI, I'M LOOKING FOR JILL THOMPSON.

YES?

I'M MIKE MCCOY. I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT

YOUR...LATE HUSBAND, LEONARD THOMPSON.

IT'S ABOUT HIS INSURANCE.

WHATEVER IT IS YOU HAVE TO SAY, I'M NOT INTERESTED.

MRS. THOMPSON-- GOOD DAY.

PLEASE. IT'LL ONLY TAKE A MINUTE.

WELL, I WAS JUST ABOUT TO MAKE SOME COFFEE. COME IN.

THANK YOU.

DID YOU PAINT ALL THESE?

YES, I DID.

AFTER LEONARD DIED, I NEVER GOT AROUND TO FINISHING THAT ONE.

I HAVE A WHOLE STORAGE ROOM DOWNTOWN. CAREFUL, IT'S HOT.

THANK YOU.

DID YOU EVER THINK OF SELLING?

OH, I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

WELL, YOU HAVE A STRONG HAND.

CONFIDENT SENSE OF COLOR.

YOU'RE A TEACHER, RIGHT?

YEAH.

I'M A PROFESSOR

OF ART HISTORY AT UNIVERSITY OF OREGON.

SO, WHAT'S ALL THIS ABOUT?

I WORK FOR BREMMER INSURANCE.

WE INSURE ARTHUR WHITE,

WHERE YOUR HUSBAND USED TO WORK. UH-HUH.

YOU KNOW, I WOULD THINK AFTER ALL THESE YEARS THAT THIS WOULD STOP.

DO YOU KNOW HOW LONG IT TOOK TO PAY OFF HIS FUNERAL EXPENSES?

I AM NOT A RICH WOMAN.

NO ONE'S ACCUSING YOU OF ANYTHING.

NO?

SO WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

YOU CAME ALL THE WAY HERE TO ENGAGE A LONELY WIDOW IN SOME CASUAL CHITCHAT.

MRS. THOMPSON-- YOU KNOW, I HAVE SO MUCH WORK TO DO.

SO IF YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO TELL ME THAT I HAVEN'T ALREADY HEARD,

I WOULD LIKE YOU TO LEAVE NOW, PLEASE.

WE BELIEVE YOUR HUSBAND DIED A WEEK AGO.

THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.

MY HUSBAND DIED TEN YEARS AGO IN A FIRE.

WE'VE, UH,

ALWAYS BEEN SUSPICIOUS OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES

SURROUNDING YOUR HUSBAND'S DEATH.

ESPECIALLY AFTER THE EMBEZZLING CHARGES.

THREE DAYS AGO,

MY COMPANY RECEIVED AN ANONYMOUS TIP THAT

LEONARD THOMPSON, YOUR HUSBAND,

WAS LIVING IN WASHINGTON UNDER THE NAME OF BILL ROBBINS.

THIS ISN'T POSSIBLE.

THAT PHOTO IS, UH,

ONLY A FEW MONTHS OLD.

BUT MY HUSBAND DIED IN A FIRE

TEN YEARS AGO.

WHEN I CALLED THEM--

HILLBROOK POLICE DEPARTMENT TO CONFIRM THE TIP,

THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY

FOUND HIS BODY LYING ON A PATH IN THE WOODS.

APPARENTLY HE DIED OF A STROKE.

NO, I BURIED HIS BODY... TEN YEARS AGO.

I NEED SOMEONE TO CONFIRM THE IDENTITY OF THE BODY.

WE NEED TO MAKE THE CLAIM OFFICIAL.

IT'S IMPORTANT.

I'M SORRY. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS. NO.

I KNOW THIS IS PAINFUL.

I REALLY DO NEED YOUR HELP.

LOOK, I DON'T WANT-- I CAN'T DO THIS.

IF YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND...

YOU JUST DON'T TAKE "NO" FOR AN ANSWER, DO YOU?

HERE'S MY CARD. IT'S GOT MY CELL NUMBER ON IT. CALL ME ANYTIME.

JUST TAKE IT.

THANKS FOR THE COFFEE.

MCCOY.

YOU JUST NEED ME TO IDENTIFY THE BODY?

THAT'S RIGHT. WHEN DO WE LEAVE?

I'LL PICK YOU UP 00.

FINE.

MRS. THOMPSON.

AH! SHOOT!

MORNING, ERNIE.

MORNIN', MADGE. ANY MESSAGES?

UH, JUDGE HUTCHINSON CALLED.

SOMEONE TOILET-PAPERED HIS HOUSE LAST NIGHT.

WE'LL PUT OUT AN APB.

EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION.

SUSPECT MAY BE ARMED WITH PAPER.

YOUR WIFE WOULDN'T APPROVE.

I'M ALLOWED ONE VICE, MADGE.

AND AN INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR DROPPED BY TO SEE YOU.

ALL THE WAY FROM LOS ANGELES.

HE'S WAITING IN YOUR OFFICE.

HI, THERE. HI.

DOUGHNUT? NO, THANKS.

BEAR CLAW? UH, NO, THANK YOU.

MIKE MCCOY, BREMMER INSURANCE.

WELL, MIKE MCCOY, WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT HERE TO THE WILDERNESS?

WE'VE COME TO, UH...

CONFIRM BILL ROBBINS' IDENTITY.

WELL, I'M SORRY TO WASTE YOUR TIME, MR. MCCOY,

BUT THE BODY'S ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED.

BY WHOM? AN ACQUAINTANCE.

WHAT KIND OF ACQUAINTANCE?

AN ACQUAINTANCE. I THINK YOU SHOULD LET HIS WIFE TAKE A LOOK.

WELL, HE WASN'T MARRIED. THAT YOU KNOW OF.

I DON'T FOLLOW YOU, GUYS.

SHERIFF, THIS IS JILL THOMPSON.

SHE WAS MARRIED TO THE DECEASED FOR 13 YEARS

PRIOR TO HIS ARRIVAL HERE.

MY COMPANY'S BEEN INVESTIGATING THIS MAN FOR YEARS.

HE IS SUSPECTED

OF EMBEZZLING SUBSTANTIAL FUNDS FROM HIS EMPLOYER.

THE MONEY WAS INSURED BY MY FIRM.

IF THERE'S A CHANCE OF RETRIEVING ANY OF THE LOSS,

WE'D LIKE TO DO SO.

MUST HAVE BEEN QUITE SUBSTANTIAL FOR YOU TO COME ALL THIS WAY, MR. MCCOY.

$10 MILLION.

WELL, THAT'S, UH...

THAT'S VERY INTERESTING.

OBVIOUSLY, I NEED TO BE SURE IT'S OUR MAN.

AND IF IT ISN'T, I PROMISE YOU,

I'LL GET OUT OF YOUR HAIR IMMEDIATELY.

AND IF IT IS?

THEN THERE'S SOME WORK TO BE DONE.

BILL MOVED HERE ABOUT NINE, TEN YEARS AGO.

HE WAS KIND OF A QUIET TYPE.

NEVER BOTHERED MUCH WITH THE LOCALS.

HE SAID HE WAS FROM SOME BIG OIL FAMILY DOWN THERE IN TEXAS.

BUILT THE KIDS A LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD...

I GUESS IF YOU DONATE ENOUGH MONEY, NO ONE ASKS QUESTIONS, IS THAT RIGHT?

DID HE EVER MENTION A WIFE?

YEAH, I RECALL, UH, SOMETHING ABOUT HER DYING IN A FIRE,

MOVED AWAY TO GET AWAY FROM THE PAIN, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

ARE YOU READY?

JILL? CAN YOU CONFIRM?

THAT'S HIM.

I'M NOT LEAVING YET.

THAT'S ALL RIGHT, JILL.

YOU'VE IDENTIFIED THE BODY. YOU'VE DONE MORE THAN ENOUGH.

I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE UNTIL I FIGURE OUT WHAT'S GOING ON.

YOU OWE ME THAT.

I'D LIKE TO SEE HIS HOUSE.

AIN'T THIS SOMETHING?

YEAH. IT LOOKS LIKE WE KNOW WHERE THE MONEY WENT.

LEONARD ALWAYS LIKED TO LIVE LARGE.

OH, IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

LOOK AT THE VIEW. AMAZING.

IT'S QUITE A COLLECTION OF ART.

YOU KNOW, WHEN I FIRST MET LEONARD,

HE DIDN'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PICASSO AND PISSARRO.

SURE LEARNED FAST.

WHAT'S THIS?

THAT'S AN ODD ONE, HUH?

HUH. WELL, EVERY ART COLLECTOR HAS HIS ECCENTRICITIES.

YOU'LL FIND THE HOUSE EXACTLY AS HE LEFT IT.

EXCEPT FOR SOME JUICE IN THE KITCHEN. WE PUT THAT BACK IN THE FRIDGE.

JUICE? WHAT ABOUT THE JUICE?

HE HATED IT COLD. HE ALWAYS HAD IT ON THE COUNTER BEFORE HE WENT RUNNING.

WHOA.

ARE YOU SURE THIS PLACE IS THE WAY YOU LEFT IT, SHERIFF?

WHAT...

IT WASN'T LIKE THIS BEFORE.

WELL, YOU, UH--

YOU MIGHT THINK ABOUT GETTING A PADLOCK ON THAT DOOR.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I HAVE TO CALL THE PRECINCT.

WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED?

MAYBE THEY WERE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN HERE.

BUT WHY DIDN'T THEY JUST TAKE THE ART? IT'S WORTH A MILLION, EASY.

MAYBE OUR INTRUDER DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT ART.

YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN PARTICULAR?

YES. SOMETHING HE ALWAYS HAD.

LOOKS LIKE YOUR HUSBAND WAS A MAN OF MANY SECRETS.

I'M GONNA GO TALK TO ERNIE,

SEE IF HE CAN TELL US WHO THIS ACQUAINTANCE WAS.

I NEED SOME AIR.

SO LEONARD FINALLY GOT WHAT HE WANTED.

HE GOT THE MONEY.

HE GOT TO LIVE LIKE THIS.

SECLUDED FROM THE WORLD.

I THOUGHT I KNEW HIM.

SOMETIMES...

WE DON'T KNOW PEOPLE AS WELL AS WE THINK WE DO.

DO YOU KNOW THAT WE WERE SO IN DEBT I BARELY GOT A CENT OF HIS LIFE INSURANCE?

HE CHARGED EVERYTHING-- EVERY TRIP, EVERY LITTLE TRINKET.

LOOK, IF WE...

IF WE RECOVER ANYTHING, I'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE REIMBURSED.

WITH INTEREST.

OKAY?

SHERIFF?

I'D LIKE TO SEE WHERE THE BODY WAS FOUND.

MA'AM, THIS IS STILL AN ONGOING POLICE INVESTIGATION.