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01:13Thanks.
01:15I can't believe you walked away from all this.
01:18I never made it here.
01:19I never got past midget cars and short tracks.
01:22Yeah, but you could have if you stuck with it.
01:24It was just all that excitement, big money, women, parties.
01:27It just wasn't for me, Jeff.
01:32Steve.
01:36Hey, Eddie.
01:37Not like the old days, huh?
01:39No, not at all like the old days.
01:40Hey, Steve.
01:41Dad said you'd be here today.
01:43Allen?
01:45My God.
01:45I haven't seen you since, uh...
01:47The Alcatina 300.
01:48I nearly wet my pants when you won that race.
01:50Well, you were, what, seven years old?
01:51Yeah, I've never forgotten it.
01:53Allen, uh, Eddie, this is Jesse Travis.
01:55He works at Community General with Dad.
01:57Doc.
01:57Hey.
01:58Damn nice to meet you.
01:59Nice to meet you.
02:00Hey, I'm looking forward to seeing your race.
02:01Ah, well, um, actually...
02:03Actually, Allen here's just our show driver.
02:05There's not much on the track, but he's hell on supermarket openings.
02:09This is Matt Thomas, our lead driver.
02:12Yeah, I just do publicity stuff.
02:14Yeah.
02:14Allen here reps us at all our car shows and flea markets.
02:17But maybe someday he'll get a shot at racing.
02:20Maybe.
02:21Hey, are we gonna qualify today or just yak?
02:27Allen, why don't you take Steve and Jesse up to the owner's box?
02:31Yeah.
02:33You anything like that guy when you raced?
02:35Only when I won.
02:36So I was a sweetheart most of the time.
02:39Let's go for it.
02:39Next car to qualify, car 51, driven by Matt Thomas.
02:43Let's go for it.
02:44A team racing out of Torrance, California.
03:31Where are all the other cars?
03:32Well, this is qualifying, Jess.
03:33Right now it's just Thomas against the clock.
03:35It's sure important.
03:37They don't do well this morning.
03:37They don't have a chance on Sunday.
03:46Drop the hammer on the straightaway, Thomas.
03:48I want that pole position.
03:49Take it easy, Eddie.
03:51You'll get it.
03:58She's losing the turns.
03:59The brakes are fading.
04:03Fairly holding on.
04:04Hitting the wall is a distinct possibility.
04:09Damn, I lost my engine.
04:11Oh, she's wild.
04:12Thomas.
04:14Talk to me.
04:15Come in, Thomas.
04:26There's another reason I quit racing.
04:45I'll do it.
04:47I'll be right back if we actually hit the net on the track.
04:49I'm sorry.
04:49I'm sorry.
04:53I'm sorry.
04:54Not bad.
04:55Go to me.
04:59I'm sorry.
05:03I'm sorry.
05:05Go to my side.
05:06Go to my side.
05:06Go.
05:06Go.
05:07Go.
05:09Go.
05:11Go.
05:16Dr. Travis says there's no bone injury, just a little soft tissue damage.
05:20Your driver's gonna be fine, but that is rotten luck about your engine.
05:23According to Eddie, they've had a lot of rotten luck lately.
05:27Tires, trannies, you name it, it's let us down.
05:29Could just get a break for a change.
05:31Eddie, I came as soon as I heard. How's Matt?
05:34Don't worry, Mrs. Egan, he's gonna be fine.
05:36You know Marianne?
05:38I treated her husband a couple of years ago, thrombophobitis, wasn't it?
05:42Speaking of treatment, could I get an aspirin?
05:45This is your lucky day, we've got a sale on aspirin, right this way.
05:49You know, Paul Egan and Egan Racing, I didn't make the connection.
05:53Paul loved the team, so I kept it on as a kind of memorial.
05:57However, if I'd known what I was getting myself into...
06:00Oh, I can imagine.
06:01You know, the happiest day of my life is when Steve said he gave up racing, but don't tell him
06:05I said that.
06:07Marianne, don't worry. Your driver's a very capable hand, really.
06:12Oh.
06:14Ouch!
06:15Ow!
06:17Hey, hey, hey, hey!
06:19Where the hell did you get your license?
06:21One of those Caribbean diploma factories?
06:23I'm sorry.
06:25Uh, you know, there are no breaks, no muscle damage.
06:28I'd say your initial diagnosis of a mild sprain was right on target, Dr. Travis.
06:32Thanks.
06:33What are you, a bone specialist?
06:34I'm a pathologist.
06:36What, like a coroner?
06:38Wow, what a shame.
06:39Such a pretty lady spending all her time with dead people.
06:42How about a live one tonight?
06:43I have a live one, thank you.
06:45Well, I'll say, two years old and more energy than a three-
06:47Why don't you get a babysitter?
06:49Come down to the race on Sunday as my guest.
06:51We can discuss energy.
06:55I can't drive Sunday.
06:57Yes, you can, if you're very careful.
07:04Glad you're all right, Matt.
07:06Tell me something, Eddie.
07:07What's that number one rule of yours?
07:08And you don't say a word.
07:11Well, come on, Eddie.
07:11It's your rule.
07:13The driver can't do it if the team doesn't do it first.
07:16And what the hell did your team do with that engine?
07:18It wouldn't have blown if you hadn't over-revved it.
07:19Oh, right, right.
07:20The engine's my fault.
07:22Just like every blown tire and busted brake line's my fault.
07:26My crew chief here is just an innocent bystander.
07:28You do not know what you're talking about, Dad.
07:30You do not have to take this.
07:31Let's get out of here.
07:38Hey, I am not the one wrecking this team.
07:41That's your new crew chief's job.
07:42You accusing Eddie of sabotaging your car?
07:45Well, if he didn't, somebody did.
07:47That engine did not blow on its own.
07:49You're imagining things.
07:50We're just having some bad luck.
07:53Come on, Mrs. Egan.
07:54Every time I get in a car, somebody's trying to bury me.
08:02All right, just look at their stats.
08:04The Egan team's average start is sixth.
08:06The average finish, third.
08:07Overall points, first.
08:09I mean, Fireball Roberts would die for these numbers.
08:12Fireball Roberts is dead.
08:15Yeah, I mean, you know, I meant if he was alive.
08:18Jesse, I have no idea you're such a big racing fan.
08:20Well, I wasn't until yesterday.
08:22And I spent all last night surfing the net.
08:25This is really good.
08:27You know, the amazing thing is that Egan has done this
08:29with a team made up of people
08:31that nobody else wanted.
08:32People like Matt Thomas.
08:33Well, it's no wonder his career stats
08:35are even worse than his personality.
08:37And the man hasn't had a winning season in years until now.
08:40You know, I doubt Thomas would be having such a good season
08:43if he didn't have Eddie on his crew.
08:45That's right.
08:45It's Eddie Wallace's first season as crew chief.
08:47And so far, he's done a phenomenal job.
08:49And according to Matt Thomas, not lately at least,
08:53sabotage is the way he described it.
08:55You know, I haven't been to the races
08:57since Steve retired.
08:59Might be kind of fun to see one
09:01without having to chew my nails through the whole thing.
09:03Well, maybe you guys should see it in style
09:06from the owner's booth.
09:09Hey.
09:10You don't want to come?
09:12No, I have a date with my own fireball
09:14and he has his heart set on the zoo.
09:17By the way, Dad,
09:19what did you say this was?
09:20I call this Espanol frittata.
09:23You like it?
09:28Tastes better than it smells.
09:33Welcome, race fans,
09:35to the 21st running of the CalPAC 500.
09:38Teams are racing today for 900 series points
09:41and a record verse of over $3 million.
09:44Today's field is the fastest ever in this event's history
09:47with a multi-position average speed of 1 to 192.64 miles an hour.
09:52Listen, 10 miles an hour separates our entire field of 40 drivers.
09:56So it's looking like it'll be a great race.
09:59The race will start on schedule in 30 minutes.
10:01Hey, Steve.
10:02Hey, Jess.
10:03Where's your dad?
10:03He's in the garage wondering where you are.
10:05Oh, I kind of get distracted.
10:07Nice hat.
10:07Isn't it?
10:08Hey.
10:09Whoa, whoa, whoa, wait a minute there.
10:10I know you.
10:11You're Jeff Gordon, right?
10:12No.
10:12Uh, Jesse, this is Tommy Kendall.
10:15That's right.
10:16You were the Trans Am Series champion.
10:18Three times.
10:19Four.
10:20Hey, can I get an autograph?
10:21Sure.
10:23I don't have a...
10:23You gotta...
10:24Ah, no.
10:25Come on over to the garage.
10:26I'll sign a photo for you
10:27and see if we can't introduce you to Jeff Gordon.
10:29Yeah.
10:30Catch up with you later.
10:32That's all you gotta be the ride with.
10:34Bye, boy.
10:38Yeah, see you soon.
10:53Dad, that's right.
10:54Just put it down.
10:57Sub-vehicle.
10:58Yeah, for $170,000, you're gonna have one just like it.
11:01I thought they were stock cars.
11:03I thought they were stock about them.
11:04Custom-built from the ground up.
11:06Tell Alonzo I'm personally good for it.
11:07Okay.
11:08Thanks.
11:08No problem.
11:09Tough day, Eddie?
11:11Nah, not really.
11:13Our tire supplier is somebody who decides he wants cash payments.
11:16Lloyd, our engine guy, has disappeared on a parts run,
11:19and I don't...
11:19George!
11:20Whoa!
11:21Where you going?
11:22You're our backup driver, remember?
11:25Even if Thomas doesn't show,
11:26it's too late for me to substitute.
11:28I'm gonna find some place with air conditioning and cold beer.
11:32George!
11:33What?
11:34Is Thomas missing?
11:35Nah, he just likes to make a dramatic entrance.
11:41Copy that, Alan.
11:43No, you stay put until I say different.
11:47It's looking good, yeah.
11:48At least Alan's where he's supposed to be.
11:50He's up in the stands spotting for us today.
11:52Eddie?
11:52Oh, okay.
11:53All right, all right.
11:54Oh, no, not today.
11:56Not an investment tour.
11:58Not now.
11:58Eddie, this is Monsieur Lambert and Monsieur Dupre,
12:01and they're very interested in getting involved with the team.
12:04So, if you could just give us a minute or two.
12:06Yeah, I've got all the time in the world.
12:11Bonjour.
12:12Bonjour.
12:16He said he liked the racing very much.
12:19He would like very much to be sponsoring.
12:21French?
12:22Oh.
12:30No sign of Thomas yet, Mrs. Egan.
12:39Don't worry, gentlemen, he hasn't missed a race yet.
12:42You know, it's pretty exciting being up here.
12:44I don't know how I managed to talk you into giving it up.
12:47As I recall, it only took about a year,
12:49with you on one side and Eddie on the other.
12:51One of the few times in your life you haven't listened to me,
12:53and I'm not so sure I was right.
12:55Oh, you were right.
12:56Hey, guys.
12:58Who wants a hat?
12:59Look at that.
13:00Hey.
13:01Did you meet Jeff Gordon or rob him?
13:03Oh, I met him.
13:04And I met Dale Earnhardt and Ricky Rudd,
13:06Terry Labonte,
13:08really nice guys.
13:09Seems like they liked you, too.
13:10Oh, yeah.
13:11They even gave me an official Team Egan racing watch.
13:14It's got a little checkered flag that flashes.
13:16See?
13:17There he is.
13:26You're cutting it kind of close, aren't you?
13:27See you.
13:41Attention, race fans.
13:43Welcome to the 21st Calpac 500,
13:46where 40 great drivers are about to mix it up.
13:49So why don't we just cut to the chase
13:51and say what you all come to hear.
13:53Gentlemen,
13:54start your engines.
13:56Let's go.
14:27Let's go.
14:57She's losing the turns.
14:58The brakes are fading.
14:59Come on in the pit.
15:00We'll slap on a hot set of four.
15:03Looks like Matt Thomas' car 51 has a problem.
15:07He's heading into the pit road.
15:15Are they changing tires already?
15:17Tires win races, yeah.
15:19At $1,500 a set and 10 sets a race, they better.
15:23$1,500?
15:24Oh, yeah.
15:25That must be some special tire.
15:26They even have their own heated room.
15:29Yeah, it makes the rubber more flexible for a faster drive, right?
15:32They're getting words out of my mouth.
15:52We're losing time here, guys.
15:54It's better than losing a tire at 200 miles an hour.
15:57We're losing time here.
16:43Heads up in the booth.
16:45Alex has checked in from the stands.
16:47Thomas just took the lead.
16:48He's got it.
16:49This race is a lock.
16:50If you ignore the fact that he's still got 100 laps to go.
16:53Well, 99, really.
16:57We've got a crash in turn three.
17:0351.
17:04You get caught up in that?
17:05Take it easy, Eddie.
17:07He's okay.
17:08Oh, thank goodness.
17:09The yellow flag is out.
17:12David Lane slammed into the wall in turn three.
17:15Track is just about to clear.
17:16And the green flag is coming out.
17:18The countback by Leonard is back underway.
17:23With only three laps to go.
17:26Karin, Damian Shige continues to lead.
17:29Car 11 turned by Richard Reigns.
17:30Only three seconds back in second place.
17:42Matt Thomas passing it into second place.
17:45Matt Thomas, car 51 continuing his incredible run.
17:49Car 51 passes his car on the outside.
17:52He's in first place.
17:56We're out on the bottom line.
17:58With car 51 closing in on an easy way.
18:01It's car 51 closing in on an easy way.
18:04Woo!
18:13Damn!
18:15The brakes!
18:17The brakes!
18:18She's wild!
18:19Matt's got a problem.
18:21Hitting the wall!
18:25Matt, you copy.
18:31Matt!
18:32Matt!
18:36Matt!
18:49Mother!
18:50Mother!
18:56Matt!
19:14I just got the word, Mrs. Egan.
19:17That Thomas is dead.
19:28It looks like a cerebral hemorrhage due to a blow to the temple.
19:32How?
19:33This helmet isn't damaged. It's not even scratched.
19:36How did he manage to get out of his car and walk around with a cerebral hemorrhage?
19:40Well, I've seen people with worse injuries do a lot more.
19:43Strange things happen in accidents.
19:45If it was an accident, remember those lug nuts the crew changed during the race?
19:50They went down to the pits and had a look.
19:53Let me see them.
19:56Well, I'm no expert. That doesn't look like normal wear and tear to me.
19:59I have a feeling forensics will agree with you.
20:01Maybe Thomas wasn't imagining things when he started yelling sabotage.
20:05And he changed those lug nuts during the middle of the race.
20:08It couldn't have caused the accident.
20:09Well, the one who did the lug nuts may not have stopped right there.
20:13You know, I remember that Thomas did radio that his brakes were going out right before the crash.
20:17Bad brakes on a race car?
20:19That doesn't sound like an everyday occurrence.
20:21Unless you drive for the Egan team.
20:23This is definitely beginning to look like a homicide investigation.
20:28No one had anything to gain by hurting Matt Thomas.
20:31He's the one that made this season happen for us.
20:33Yeah, right.
20:35Is that what you think, Lloyd?
20:36Thinking's not a crime.
20:37Murder is.
20:38Hey, I get nothing out of this.
20:41Not like Halsey.
20:42He's got a shot at being lead driver now that Thomas is gone.
20:45Yeah, Lloyd, you get nothing.
20:46Except payback.
20:47What'd you tell the detective how Thomas had you busted from crew chief to grease monkey?
20:52Yeah, that turned out real good for the team, didn't it?
20:53Hey, what's that supposed to mean, huh?
20:54This car ran a hell of a lot better when I was chief.
20:57Yeah, but you count last is better.
20:58Why don't you get out of my face?
21:00All right, that's it.
21:02This conversation is over.
21:03I'm impounding this car pending further investigation.
21:06And the first one that objects will also be impounded.
21:09Straight into county jail.
21:16Forensics confirmed our suspicions.
21:18Someone definitely tampered with the lug nut.
21:20Someone very determined.
21:21Yeah, when that didn't work, they went after the brakes.
21:23Forensics also says that the brakes checked out fine, along with everything else on the car.
21:27Well, then why did Thomas say the brakes went out?
21:29Why did the car crash anyway?
21:30Very good questions, but I am fresh out of answers.
21:33Any suggestions?
21:34How about taking another look at the crash?
21:36I mean, the team keeps a video record of everything for post-race analysis.
21:40Yeti, that's a very good idea.
21:41I'll get a court order.
21:44What time you got?
21:451.10. Why?
21:46Damn, it's stuck at noon.
21:48It's supposed to be Mrs. Matthews' bedside every hour.
21:51She sends out search parties.
21:53Miss Egan watches me.
21:54I know that. Look, something's bothering you.
21:57During that race, there was one very serious accident.
22:00The man walked away with minor injuries.
22:02And Matt Thomas was in a much less severe accident and died.
22:05That bothers you?
22:06Uh-huh.
22:06That bothers me.
22:07I think I'll move up Thomas' autopsy.
22:09Good.
22:13You won our race tapes.
22:16They're yours, Steve.
22:18I appreciate your cooperation.
22:20The irony is that yesterday was probably the best driving Thomas had done all season.
22:26Maybe ever.
22:27Which is a roundabout way of saying that I hope we get these back.
22:31I'd like to give them to his family.
22:33I'll see to it personally.
22:50I'll see you.
22:52I'll see you.
22:56driver. Oh, we'll be racing next week. Gracias. That is one nervous venture capitalist. He should
23:06be. We'll never be ready by Sunday, not with that cop looking to cause his grief. Don't listen to
23:13him, Mrs. Egan. Steve's a fair guy. He'll treat us right. I'm sure he will. In any case, it's in
23:19the team's best interest to clear this up as quickly as possible. There's nothing to clear
23:23up. Matt Thomas was a loser. Reality finally caught up with him. I don't see what the big
23:28deal is. The big deal is making sure that Thomas's final reality didn't have any help.
23:42Steve? How far are you going to go with this thing? I mean, why waste time on an investigation
23:47that's going nowhere? I'm just doing my job. My team is trying to do theirs. But you
23:53keep poking around, getting in everybody's way, they're going to fall apart. We'll lose
23:56our sponsors. Matt Thomas lost a lot more than a sponsor, Eddie. It was an accident. The
24:03man shut it out. It happens. You've raced. You know that. So no one sabotaged his car. Nobody
24:08wanted him out of the way. Look, Steve. I've crewed on every podunk team between here and
24:13Talladega. It's taken me 20 years to make crew chief on a top-rated outfit. Don't screw this
24:19up for me. Please. It's a police matter now, Eddie. I'm sorry.
24:46Here's your autopsy report, Dr. Sloan, as requested. Hmm. You seeing how that got done right at dinner time? We
24:51knew it was Turkish night. It is.
24:56Bon appetit. Anything interesting in this report? Uh, well, as I suspected, the cause of death
25:02was from a cerebral hemorrhage. Hmm. Hmm. This is different. Ah, what is it?
25:09Uskemuru dalmasi. It's a baked mackerel with pine nuts and currants and a nice herb stuffing.
25:17Anyway, about that autopsy report? Well, given the time of death and the condition of the body,
25:22the liver temperature was a lot lower than I would have expected. 76.3 degrees. You're right.
25:27That's low. And, uh, that's a mystery? Not really. The liver never lies. And what is the liver saying?
25:34That Matt Thomas didn't die when we think he did. He was killed at least three hours before their race.
25:54Okay. What do you see?
25:57Of course. Matt Thomas had a sprained arm. There's no way he could have climbed into the car like that.
26:02Okay, so now we know for sure an impostor did the driving, but how do we know that he made
26:06the switch
26:07with Thomas' body and why? Well, I guess we know the answer to the why part, and that's to cover
26:11up a murder.
26:12And as for the how, he could have planted the body in the infield before the race.
26:16Right. And then slipped away in all that smoke and confusion after the wreck.
26:20Yeah, but he still had to fool Eddie and the entire pit crew.
26:24Well, the guy was wearing a helmet and a driving suit. I mean, there's no way anybody could have gotten
26:28a clear look at him.
26:30And he didn't show up at the pit till the last minute, so nobody had a chance to talk to
26:33him, either.
26:33We did hear his voice come over the radio, but it could have been somebody who sounded like Thomas.
26:37Well, I've got kind of a theory about that, but right now I'm more concerned about what caused his death.
26:45Oh, you made a notation in there. Amanda, about, um... Let me see.
26:53Yeah, here it is. About the body cavity having an abnormal amount of blood.
26:57Yes, it's a strong indication that for some reason the man's blood wasn't clotting properly.
27:02Well, could Thomas have had hemophilia?
27:03Well, that's not likely. The whole team had to take an annual physical.
27:06Well, then the internal bleeding may be the result of something artificial.
27:11Hey, maybe you should, uh...
27:12Order a complete toxicology panel. I already did, and we should have the results soon.
27:16Right at dinner time, no doubt.
27:18Hey, that's right. It's Nepalese night tonight, huh?
27:21One of these days I'm going to talk Dad into trying something truly radical, like, uh, burgers and fries.
27:26Anything show up in the infield?
27:28Besides bottle caps and dust, just this.
27:31An official Egan racing watch with no usable prints.
27:35Well, according to my inventory, Thomas was wearing his watch.
27:39Well, the killer could have left it at the scene of the crime.
27:42Hmm. Or anyone who has one.
27:44I mean, there's hundreds of these around the track.
27:48Well, at least it'll give me an excuse to go back out there and ask some more questions.
27:51And there are a lot of questions to ask.
27:53Like, who took Thomas's place?
27:55Well, whoever it was, he drove one heck of a race.
27:57You know, that's the other thing that bothers me.
27:59Why would anybody that good get involved in this?
28:01How about someone who really had something to gain?
28:03Like the team's backup driver.
28:07Halsey? Ridiculous.
28:10I've watched both him and Thomas race for years, and believe me, that was not George Halsey out there.
28:15What about Thomas? When was the last time you actually saw him?
28:19The night before the race, we discussed strategy after dinner.
28:23Now, if you'll excuse me, I've got an appointment.
28:27Uh, I just had one more question.
28:31I'm sorry.
28:32I'll replace it, but I can't refund your money.
28:36I just wanted to know if you'd seen it before.
28:39Detective, I've handed out dozens of those to the crew, our sponsors, racing officials, even my Uncle Harry.
28:47And when I get around to it, I'm going to sue the manufacturer.
28:51They're absolute junk.
29:09Real sorry about that, officer.
29:12Guess I'm a little rusty.
29:15Too rusty to have won yesterday's race?
29:18Now, what's that supposed to mean?
29:19Depends where you were during the race.
29:21Guys, I don't have time for this.
29:22Uh, make time, Halsey.
29:24I'm investigating a possible homicide.
29:27You really think Thomas was murdered?
29:31Look, I don't want this to get around, but I was meeting with Leon Sanford.
29:34Sanford shocks?
29:36Leon's starting a new team. He wants me on as lead driver.
29:39I'll be sure to talk to Leon about that.
29:42You do that.
29:43While you're at it, you ought to check out Alan Wallace.
29:45How does Alan fit into this?
29:46If the kid knew I was leaving the team, then the only thing that stood between him and his chance
29:50to race was Matt Thomas.
29:56Your dad's completely wrong about this.
29:58That was Matt Thomas out there.
30:00The man drove that car, spun out, and died. End of story.
30:02And you were in the stands watching.
30:05Did anyone see you?
30:06He was up there. Hell, I was talking to him the whole time.
30:09Well, we only got your word for that.
30:11Yeah, just like we only got your word you were on a parts run to Oxnard.
30:15What's that supposed to mean?
30:16Lloyd, Eddie, that's enough.
30:17You were a hell of a driver once, Lloyd.
30:20You got your own reason to see Matt Thomas done in out there.
30:23Matt Thomas was stupid.
30:24Not so stupid he couldn't see what a lousy crew chief you were.
30:28You smart mouth.
30:30Don't you?
30:30Alan, back up.
30:32You too.
30:34Nice work, Steve.
30:35You got us all on each other's throats.
30:38Thanks.
30:44Damn, the brakes.
30:46The brakes.
30:47She's wild.
30:48Hitting the wall.
30:49Sounds like Thomas, just before he crashed.
30:51It is, Thomas, but that is not from the race.
30:53We edited this from the tapes of the qualifying lab that you and I saw.
30:56Listen to the original.
30:58The brakes.
30:59The brakes are fading.
31:00Barely holding on.
31:02Hitting the wall.
31:03It's a distinct possibility.
31:05Damn, I lost my engine.
31:07Oh, she's wild.
31:09So if the killer did the same thing before the race...
31:11He could have transmitted the edited phrases from the car.
31:14And fooled everyone into thinking they were hearing Thomas.
31:16What about the team watch?
31:18Did you get any leads from it?
31:19Not directly, but I've identified the three most likely suspects.
31:22Lloyd Nichols, George Halsey, and Alan Wallace.
31:26Well, whoever our killer is, this guy is a real miracle worker.
31:30Look what he's managed to do so far.
31:31He edited the audio tapes, and then he hid the body in the infield.
31:35And he drove in Thomas' place, won the race, staged an accident, and switched places.
31:40All to cover up the fact that he had killed Thomas hours earlier.
31:43And let's not forget that somehow during all this, our killer managed to keep the body, outwardly at least, warm.
31:49Well, his fire suit would have provided some heat retention.
31:52But not enough to make a difference after several hours.
31:56That's right.
31:57That's how they did it.
31:59Come on in to the pit.
32:00Slap on a hot set of four.
32:09Boy, do they keep it warm in here.
32:11It's like an incubator.
32:13If they don't, keep it clean.
32:16Dad was right.
32:18Look.
32:19What do you want to bet that's Matt Thomas' blood?
32:25What are you doing here?
32:27Investigating a murder.
32:29What about you?
32:31I work here.
32:32I came in to clean up.
32:34It's a good thing, because it looks like you've got a real mess on your hands.
32:42So how does it work, Alan?
32:45You bash us over the head and then hope it all goes away?
32:49Listen to him, son.
32:52It's over.
32:57I'm sorry.
33:03Thomas knew my boy wanted to race.
33:05He thought he was after his job.
33:08That night we got into it in the garage.
33:11He took a swing at me.
33:12You were trying to protect yourself.
33:17I only hit him once.
33:18He went down and...
33:20And then Eddie cooked up this plan to cover it up.
33:24I thought if the truth came out,
33:25no sponsor would ever want Alan to race for them.
33:29Even if it was self-defense?
33:33With sponsors, it's all about image.
33:35I really thought we could pull it off.
33:40We figured out how to fake the radio calls.
33:42The crash.
33:44Everything.
33:46Everything except biology.
33:48It was Thomas' internal temperature that tripped you up.
33:53Hell, I thought it was my watch.
33:57Must have dropped it out there when we took the body out to the infield.
34:02Cheap piece of crap.
34:08Sloan.
34:09Mark, I just got the toxicology report back.
34:13Uh-huh.
34:15Oh, good work, Amanda.
34:20Dead?
34:21Dead?
34:22Yeah.
34:23What Eddie and Alan say is true, except for one thing.
34:27Alan is not responsible for Thomas' death.
34:31But-but I-I hit him.
34:33You didn't kill him.
34:35The only thing you two are guilty of is covering it up and framing yourselves for murder.
34:42The real killer's still out there.
34:50The toxicology report has lots of surprises.
34:53Full anticoagulation presented with a prothrombin time of 40 seconds, activity less than 10% INR of over 10.
34:59And in English, that would mean?
35:01Well, Thomas ingested a large dose of warfarin, a blood thinner.
35:05It's a standard treatment for phorbitis, which Matt Thomas did not have.
35:09How dangerous is this stuff?
35:11Let's just say he was a walking dead man.
35:13Even a relatively minor trauma would lead to fatal internal bleeding.
35:17After administering the warfarin, about all the killer had to do was arrange some kind of an accident during the
35:21race.
35:21And it would look like the crash killed.
35:23Well, that explains the sabotage lug nuts.
35:26Except the murderer wasn't anticipating that Thomas was going to get in a fight with Alan before the race began.
35:30Now, all we've got to do is figure out who had the motive, who had the opportunity, and who had
35:35the knowledge to sabotage that car and poison Thomas.
35:41Torque, 611.
35:42Oil pressure, 70 pounds.
35:45I asked if you could prove you were in Oxnard on Sunday.
35:48Hell yes.
35:51RPMs, 8,000.
35:53Or is that 8,500?
35:55Then do it.
35:56Now.
35:57Now.
36:03Gas, hotel, dinner, breakfast, all with a date and time stamp.
36:08Team rule.
36:10You've got to do that or you won't get reimbursed.
36:14Two engines in one week.
36:17Are you trying to ruin me?
36:18Second time.
36:24This has nothing to do with me or my work, Miss Segan.
36:28Feel that grit?
36:31Somebody spiked her with metal filings.
36:34Tore her heart out.
36:36Who else had access to this engine?
36:39Who didn't?
36:48There's one thing consistent about this case.
36:50Everybody who had a motive to go after Thomas turns out to have an airtight alibi.
36:54You know, that could mean that Thomas was not the target.
36:57You mean the killer was after someone else?
36:59Or something else.
37:00A whole team.
37:01That would explain the sabotage continuing like that.
37:04But that doesn't make any sense.
37:05The team was about to go bankrupt.
37:07Yeah, and why kill Thomas?
37:09You think the competition wanted to get rid of him that badly?
37:11I don't know the answer to any of those questions.
37:18What's the matter?
37:20Nothing.
37:22You want it well done?
37:23I'll put it back on the grill.
37:24Oh, no.
37:26It's...
37:26It just lacks something.
37:29Personality.
37:30Exactly.
37:31How about some mango chutney?
37:33Hey, maybe some pineapple rings and a little salsa.
37:36Fresh ground ginger, please.
37:38That would be tasty.
37:38You know, do you have any of that teriyaki sauce?
37:40Guys, it's a hamburger.
37:42Grease gives it flavor.
37:43You know what bothers me the most about it?
37:46Whoever poisoned Thomas had to know that he would only be vulnerable for a very limited period of time.
37:51You've lost me again.
37:53Well, within a 12-hour period, Thomas' body would have metabolized the warfarin in his system.
37:58He was at risk only if he suffered trauma during that time.
38:02Yeah, otherwise, the worst he'd have is a nose blade.
38:04Well, that tells us one thing.
38:06The killer had a fairly sophisticated knowledge of medicine.
38:10That's exactly right.
38:12Of course.
38:13Very likely only one person could have killed Thomas.
38:17Of course, now we've got to figure out the why.
38:21Come on, Lloyd.
38:22We're doing okay.
38:23Yeah, all right.
38:23Hold on now.
38:24Hold on.
38:25When and last Sunday makes no difference.
38:27We've still got no crew chief.
38:29We've got no drivers.
38:31And how we don't even have an engine for the damn car.
38:33I say we all try to sign on with a new team while we still can.
38:36Yeah.
38:37No!
38:38You quit now.
38:39Our season's over.
38:40Our season ended when that last engine blew.
38:47I thought you two were supposed to be in jail.
38:49Steve straightened things out with the DA.
38:50Hey, it's called justifiable homicide.
38:53Self-defense.
38:54That's not all Steve did.
38:56He got a friend of his down at Glendon Motors to front us a new engine.
39:00We're back in business.
39:01All right.
39:02We're back in business.
39:02Steve, I don't know how to thank you.
39:05Hold on now.
39:07We still don't have a driver.
39:09We got Alan.
39:10After last Sunday's race, I'd say he's a proven commodity.
39:13He certainly is.
39:14Alan, you've got the job.
39:16All right.
39:17All right.
39:17All right.
39:22Welcome to the team, Alan.
39:25Woo!
39:25Woo!
39:25Woo!
39:26Woo!
39:27Woo!
39:39I don't know.
40:09I don't know.
40:27Isn't that something?
40:29You know, the average car can maintain safely 5,000 RPMs.
40:33These precision racing engines can go 11,000, even 12,000.
40:37Isn't that right?
40:38You got it.
40:39I know, Mark.
40:40I own the team.
40:4110,000.
40:4410,500.
40:47Look at that.
40:4911,000 still racing.
40:5111,500.
40:53That's the red line.
40:55Ah!
41:02Sorry.
41:03Guess I, uh, overreacted.
41:05Well, not if you were expecting the engine to blow up and pistons and rods go flying all over.
41:09Which isn't surprising since you sabotaged the engine yourself.
41:13Sabotage, which Eddie detected and repaired this morning early before anybody got to the track.
41:18It was you who was trying to wreck us.
41:20Your own team.
41:22Unfortunately, you didn't stop there.
41:24You murdered Matt Thomas.
41:27I don't have to listen to this.
41:32Hold it, lady.
41:34How can you say I killed Matt Thomas?
41:37It could have been anyone.
41:39Well, not just anyone who would have known about warfarin and its side effects.
41:42Which, because of your husband's illness, you did.
41:45My husband died of a blood clot, doctor.
41:48Matt Thomas died in a fist fight.
41:51No, Matt died of an overdose of warfarin.
41:53It's a blood thinner used to treat thrombophlebitis.
41:57The very disease that caused your husband to have a fatal blood clot.
42:00That's how you knew about the warfarin?
42:01You poisoned Matt by making his blood so thin that even the slightest little injury would have killed him.
42:07And to make sure he was injured, you sabotaged his car.
42:10Oh, right.
42:11That's how we owners get ahead.
42:13We sabotage our cars and kill our drivers.
42:16Your getting ahead is exactly what killed Matt.
42:19I had Steve check your finances.
42:21That's an invasion of privacy.
42:23That's a murder investigation.
42:25And I found out, except for the team, your cash flow is all negative.
42:29You were covering your losses with money you raised for Egan Racing.
42:32Only you got greedy.
42:33You, uh, oversold your shares in the team to every investor you could round up.
42:38Okay.
42:39I needed money.
42:40A lot of it.
42:41I couldn't afford to write this team off as a hobby.
42:45But I...
42:45What you couldn't afford was to have a winning season.
42:47Your investors would have expected a return on their money.
42:53You know, it's really ironic that Matt Thomas died
42:56because he was having the best season of his career.
43:06That burned-out loser
43:09who would have thought that he would just keep winning and winning.
43:15He was destroying me.
43:31We owe you guys.
43:32If there's ever anything we can do.
43:35Well, now that you mention it,
43:36there is one thing.
43:48He's going really fast.
43:50Relax.
43:50You slide into those turns like a pro.
43:54All right.
43:54We're all impressed, 51.
43:55Now drop the hammer and arrow to the stripe.
44:11That's slow.
44:11Sure can run a lap.
44:31So how'd it go, Dad?
44:33You know, for years I've wondered what you saw in car racing.
44:35Now, I'm more mystified than ever.
44:38You know something?
44:38There is no panting in that seat at all.
44:40I think a couple of my feelings might break it loose.
44:42Come on, I'll buy you an ice cream.
44:44Okay.
44:45So when are you going to head back out in the track?
44:46As soon as we eat the ice cream.
44:47Now, I'll bring you an egg.
45:23Viacom
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