Tasty Mystery Baskets of Clips

You know, I must find out who does the hedges here.

ALL: To Joe. Joe Strombel.

I mean, what kind of a reporter am I?

You're out? This is it?

Do me a favor, put two and two together someplace else,

I mean, all of a sudden you're ready to dump the whole story.

There's no knowing where he'll strike next,

Have you ever had an experience

Everyone called her Betty. That was her name.

(CHUCKLING) Yes, of course, of course, blessed offspring.

Oh, right, Jack Fulton. Yes, lovely chap.

Oh, great. Sunday? What's Sunday? Not a fox hunt?

You know, I don't know how to break this to you, honey, but you were adopted. Okay?

I think he likes that or something.

Come on, open it.

If we put our heads together, you'll hear a hollow noise.

I'll do the jokes, Sondra.

A great credit to the fourth estate.

STROMBEL: I only have a minute. Would you hurry?

Then he realizes that you're, you know,

because they'll take away your driver's license.

Oh, hello, Sidney. It's Peter Lyman.

I'll be right back. I'm just gonna use the bathroom.

I'm sure he's smart enough to have an alibi.

Well, this upright chap certainly enjoyed patronizing some dodgy women.

Look, these guys never use their real names, okay?

Now exactly what are we looking for in here? This is all...

What are you putting in your Metamucil?

You really want to know? Yes.

He'll be obliged to save you that way.

Right. We gave her piano lessons when she was a little girl,

No wine, but it's rodent free.

But Mr. Lyman is the only person to have the combination to that room.

Right. (CHUCKLES) I love that. I love the moat line.

Now, I checked all the girls that were murdered.

although it's a tantalizing thought.

What color bathing suit does he have on?

You gotta have the com... I got to get in there. No, no.

Yeah. Unfortunately, where you're headed there is no first.

Ah. PETER: There you are.

Lord Lyman's son. Yes, impressive young man.

Go ahead, take any card you want.

typically, Joe found someone to bribe

She had steady clients?

Fine, it's her birthday.

he would certainly have pursued it himself,

I mean, in my own defense, there really was no other way out.

It didn't matter how high up the political scandal went,

Well, wherever you are now, Joe, it won't be the same without you, mate.

(MUFFLED SCREAMING)

Hey, Mandelbaum! From the school newspaper, am I right?

No newspaper should or would ever run this story.

so let me know if anything happens,

Like a lead weight, she sinks to the bottom all the time.

Yes, Strombel's in there! I got a tremendous hand from the audience.

There's also a possibility that he poisoned his secretary

I sensed you were falling in love. I escaped again.

This could be very big for my career.

(STUTTERING) Me, I was born into the Hebrew persuasion,

and smoking cigarettes with the hat back. Now, what kind of...

And if it turns out to be Lyman,

is dinner without heartburn after it.

Take a seat right over there.

but more women will be murdered until he is stopped.

A blonde? But in the paper... The pictures in the paper...

Now I want you to take a card.

You don't understand! It would kill his reputation!

I haven't been swimming in so long.

You are a cynical crapehanger

No, no, no, it's fine. I'm glad.

That's okay. She gave me this number to call. May I speak with her?

I mean, what, he was late for a poker game?

It's not gonna hurt. I just ate. Is this gonna make me...

That's how you follow a guy? It's not even Peter Lyman!

Well, I just can't seem to get the vision of you in your swimsuit out of my mind.

Difficult? How?

I can't keep obsessing over tantalizing conspiracy theories.

Just how ironic life is, and tragic.

It's... You take after your father. Mmm-hmm. Great.

I don't like the whole process.

Henry Banks confessed to all the murders.

Now that I've seen how good you are at cards, can we trust you?

Look, I'm sure you've been wrong plenty of times.

I should be home, working on my magic.

I do occasional bar mitzvahs and kids' parties.

I'm a journalist, he's a journalist.

You can only cheat death so many times,

totally understand if you never want to speak to me again

and I'd love you to come.

I was wondering if we could just ask you a couple of questions.

Sondra Pransky.

and break this case wide open!

How can we see what we're dealing with here?

I always get a sincere sensation,

I know. I understand. ...and he's innocent and we can't make the story...

You're gonna phone one in on Peter Lyman!

And I'm gonna be driving up there later and she asked me

(AUDIENCE LAUGHING) God bless you, sweetheart.

Oh, I was just about to pull some quarters out of Mrs. Quincy's nose.

No. No, wait! I got an instinct for what a person is studying.

What about a fly who speaks?

The point is, I told the whole school

And since you like Chinese food,

known to the police as the Tarot Card Killer.

but don't try and bring it through customs.

I'm a journalism student.

Now put it in your pocketbook. Put the card...

Kid, you're in over your head.