Wolf (1994)

Richard Jenkins: Detective Bridger

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• Detective Wade : We got five new murders. What is there about a full moon?

  Detective Bridger : More light.

• Stewart Swinton : Here, Miss Alden. Take my seat.

  Laura : No, that's all right.

  Stewart Swinton : Please.

  Laura : No I want to stand.

  Stewart Swinton : You don't know me, do you? I'm Stewart Swinton.

  Laura : No.

  Stewart Swinton : I've been out to visit your father several times, but we never really met. I'm a very close friend of Will Randalls. He's the husband of...

  Laura : I know who he is

  Stewart Swinton : Oh you've met?

  Laura : No, I just know the name.

  Stewart Swinton : Ah. Well this is such a terrible, terrible thing. I'm just in shock over it. Will Randall was more than a friend and a colleague, he was my mentor.

  Laura : And you were his protege?

  Stewart Swinton : Yes, a better word. It's a true pleasure

  [holds her hand] 

  Stewart Swinton : What an interesting sent you have Miss Alden. At once, new and familiar, very familiar.

  Laura : Thank you.

  [Notices that his hand is bandaged] 

  Laura : Were you bitten

  Stewart Swinton : What?

  Laura : Were you bitten?

  Stewart Swinton : [curiously and suspiciously tilts his head]  What an odd question. What a very odd question. What made you ask such a question?

  Laura : I don't know. People... . When people are bitten, oftentimes it's on the hand.

  Stewart Swinton : What are you here for?

  Stewart Swinton : I.. they want some information about the publishing house and I'm standing in for my father.

  Detective Bridger : Stewart Swinton! Come on in.

  Stewart Swinton : Would you have a drink with me when we're done here, Miss Alden? I'd really like to get to know you and perhaps I could tell you a little about Will.

  Laura : Thank you. Thats very sweet. Of course. I'd love to.

  Stewart Swinton : Wonderful. Well.. don't break our date now.

  Laura : Oh, I won't.

  [She leaves the police station as he enters the office] 

• Laura : [answers phone]  Hello?

  Detective Bridger : Laura Alden?

  Laura : Yes?

  Detective Bridger : This is Detective Carl Bridger, NYPD.

  Laura : Yes, I know who you are

  Detective Bridger : And as you see, we now know who you are.

  Laura : Did you just dial? How long have you been ringing?

  Detective Bridger : About 2 minutes, but I've been trying to reach you ever since you left the hotel.

  Laura : What can I do for you?

  Detective Bridger : You can come in tomorrow with Mr. Randall and give me the statement that I asked for today.

  Laura : All right. Um... Do you still want blood and tissue samples for Mr. Randall?

  Detective Bridger : I'm afraid they'd be useless. We seemed have messed up the tissue samples that we took from the body.

  Laura : Why? What happened?

  Detective Bridger : There was canine DNA found in all the tissue samples, so that could mean that the victim was attacked by some kind of animal after she was killed. Or it may mean that one of the lab assistants had a dog and she forgot to wash her hands. So...

  [Laura hangs up] 

• Raymond Alden : Is my daughter all right? Have you found my daughter?

  Detective Bridger : I thought she was with you the whole time?

  Raymond Alden : Laura!

  Laura : [comes out wearing a black sweater]  What's happening? I heard gunshots. I was afraid to come out.

  Raymond Alden : Are you with Will Randall?

  Detective Wade : Where's Randall?

  Laura : I'm not sure. I just hung up on him. As far as I know, he's on his way to Teterboro Airport. I told him I wasn't going with him and he hung up on me.

  Cop : We'd like to check the cottage.

  Raymond Alden : Of course

  Laura : What's happening?

  Raymond Alden : They think Tom shot Stewart Swinton.

  Laura : What?

  Raymond Alden : Laura, Tom's dead. And George, too. He was run down

  Detective Bridger : With Stewart Swinton's car.

  Laura : He was after Will. I... I knew it. At the police station, he kept asking me where Will was.

  Detective Wade : There's a plane at Teterboro chartered by Laura Alden.

  Detective Bridger : Stewart Swinton was looking for Will Randall. Do you remember this? He asked us if Randall was on the Alden estate.

  Detective Wade : And when he found out that Laura Alden was gone, he took off, remember? He just bolted.

  Raymond Alden : All this might not have happened, but I was so dead set against Will Randall because he was after my daughter.

  Laura : You were just trying to save me from a disastrous relationship. I would have left him within a week. He was much too tame for me.

  Detective Bridger : Yeah. That's what I thought when I saw you together at the Mayflower. Well, I hope this time you will come in and give us a statement.

  Laura : [smiling]  it would be my pleasure. Could I send you something to drink, detective? Another vodka tonic?

  Detective Bridger : [confused]  Another... .uh.. No, thanks.

  Laura : Let me know if you change your mind.

  Detective Bridger : [to his partner]  How the hell does she know what we've been drinking?

  Laura : I can smell it. I can smell it a mile away.

• Detective Bridger : Your wife was found dead this morning, Mr. Randall. I'm sorry. She was murdered sometime late last night. Her body was found in the park.

  Will Randall : How was she killed?

  Detective Bridger : Her throat was torn out.

  Laura : Sit down.

  Will Randall : No, I... I want to stand up.

  Detective Bridger : Would you mind telling me when you saw your wife last, Mr. Randall?

  Will Randall : Last night. Last night, here in the lobby. About... About 6:00.

  Detective Bridger : Did you argue?

  Laura : Don't answer anything else, Will.

  Detective Bridger : I was just trying to clear up a fact, Miss Smith. The clerk who was on last night said that Mr. Randall and his wife had argued.

  Laura : So you already know they argued. These are not straight questions. Jusy refuse to answer.

  Detective Bridger : Well, I would like to ask Mr. Randall's whereabouts last night. I mean certainly that's a straight question.

  Laura : Mr. Randall was with me last night. All night. I arrived at 6:30 and I didn't leave. You can check that with the desk.

  Detective Bridger : I will. Uh... We've taken some blood and tissue samples from your... The victim. We're trying to match them up with any known offenders, and it would really help if you would submit some blood and tissue samples just to .

  Laura : Forget it. Not without a court order.

  Detective Bridger : Oh, it's just a request. Okay. Well, here's my number in case you want to reach me about anything. Here. I would appreciate it if you came down to the station later on today and gave us a statement. Both of you.

  Laura : All right.

  Detective Bridger : And thank you for your cooperation.

• Stewart Swinton : [giving a statement]  Will Randall was a very close, very dear friend of mine. And I'm not proud of what I'm going to say. Charlotte Randall and I... This is hard. Charlotte Randall and I were having an affair. It just happened, and Will found out. He was like a madman. He was a madman. I mean, he bit me. He actually urinated on my shoe.

  Detective Bridger : [writing on notepad]  Urinated.

  Stewart Swinton : He told me he would kill her, and I didn't listen. I didn't believe him. I blame myself. I mean if you have any idea of pinning a first degree murder rap on Will, forget it. This is true temporary insanity. And if Will is arrested, I'll testify to that in his defense.

  Detective Bridger : I understand.

  Stewart Swinton : Is he... He's staying at the Alden place, isn't he? With Miss Alden? I really must find him right away.

  Detective Bridger : Why don't you ask her? She's outside.

  Stewart Swinton : Yes, of course.

  Detective Bridger : Laura Alden? Alden! Laura Alden?

  Receptionist : She's gone. She left right after Mr. Swinton went in.

  Stewart Swinton : Excuse me.

  [He leaves the station] 

  Detective Bridger : We don't need her. Wake someone up and get a warrant for Randall. This is our case. Did he say "on his shoe" or "in his shoe"

• Detective Wade : Laura Alden just called. She's coming in tonight. Sounds like she's been crying.

  Detective Bridger : [while typing on a typewriter]  that's interesting. I just got a call from a guy who says he's Randall's best friend and he wants to see me tonight.

  Detective Wade : You got a busy night, pal. The entire family of the kid whose fingers were torn off is out there. We got five new murders. What is there about a full moon?

  Detective Bridger : More light.