:19:01
That would leave me
embarrassingly short.
:19:04
- Now, look...
- But...
:19:05
...I have a prospective client.
:19:08
The one that called here on Tuesday.
:19:10
I am meeting her
in exactly three minutes.
:19:13
And I shall extract a sizable retainer,
have no fear.
:19:17
What does this one want?
:19:18
Is her husband stepping out on her,
or what?
:19:21
Murder.
:19:33
- Mrs. Kraft?
- Obviously. Who'd you expect?
:19:36
Quite so. It distresses me
that we must meet here...
:19:39
...but they are redecorating my suite,
and I cannot tolerate the smell of paint.
:19:43
- I hope you're a good detective.
- Didn't someone refer you to me?
:19:47
No. Your name just came first
in the classified phone book.
:19:51
Well, I've been in this business
some 20 years.
:19:54
Being still alive, the deduction is
I have not starved at my trade.
:20:00
- That beer.
- Does it every time.
:20:02
Well, Mrs. Kraft, how can I serve you?
:20:05
You can serve me by finding the rat
who killed poor Laury.
:20:08
She had the best time of anybody
I ever knew, that Laury Palmer.
:20:12
Just hearing her tell about her doings
was all the fun I had left in life.
:20:16
So now whoever did her in
is gonna get his. I'll see to that.
:20:20
You realize, of course, Mrs. Kraft, that
this will be a particularly difficult case.
:20:25
I have had no opportunity to inspect
the scene of the crime or evidence.
:20:29
I have none of the advantages
enjoyed by the police.
:20:31
- I know all that.
- So under these circumstances...
:20:34
...I cannot promise you anything
but effort.
:20:37
- That is, if I'm retained.
- You're retained, so hop to it.
:20:41
First, there is a slight
monetary transaction.
:20:45
How much?
:20:46
Five hundred dollars
should retain me nicely.
:20:48
Five hundred?
You think I'm a millionaire?
:20:51
Laury Palmer left you her house
and quite a nice bit of money.
:20:56
How do you know?
:20:58
I'm a detective. Remember?