▁to ▁Les ▁as ▁proof ▁of ▁ad ul tery ▁so ▁she ▁won ' t ▁receive ▁any ▁re comp ense . ▁Carl ▁leaves , ▁heading ▁back ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁to ▁begin ▁divor ce ▁proceed ings . ▁ ▁Cla ire ▁h atch es ▁a ▁plan ; ▁she ▁heads ▁to ▁an ▁air field ▁where ▁she ▁finds ▁a ▁pilot , ▁Black ie ▁Tal on , ▁who ▁is ▁willing ▁to ▁fly ▁her ▁immediately ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁and ▁back . ▁She ▁pays ▁him ▁extra ▁to ▁buy ▁his ▁silence . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁morning ▁Cla ire ▁ph ones ▁Les ▁and ▁tells ▁him ▁Carl ▁has ▁flow n ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁on ▁business ▁and ▁she ▁is ▁planning ▁to ▁return ▁to ▁San ▁Francisco ▁where ▁she ' ll ▁spend ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁her ▁h one ym oon ▁time ▁with ▁him . ▁She ▁asks ▁Les ▁to ▁ar range ▁a ▁flight ▁for ▁her ▁and ▁to ▁pick ▁her ▁up ▁at ▁the ▁air port . ▁After ▁the ▁pick - up ▁Cla ire ▁asks ▁him ▁to ▁drive ▁to ▁Carl ' s ▁m ansion ▁so ▁she ▁can ▁get ▁some ▁clothes . ▁ ▁Upon ▁arriv ing , ▁Les ▁makes ▁a ▁gru esome ▁discovery ▁- ▁Carl ' s ▁dead ▁body ▁in ▁an ▁easy ▁chair , ▁a ▁gun ▁on ▁the ▁car pet . ▁It ▁looks ▁like ▁suic ide . ▁Les ▁ph ones ▁the ▁police , ▁although ▁Cla ire ▁seems ▁unf az ed . ▁The ▁two ▁are ▁question ed ▁at ▁the ▁police ▁station . ▁The ▁police ▁think ▁Carl ' s ▁death ▁could ▁not ▁have ▁been ▁suic ide ▁as ▁there ▁are ▁no ▁finger print s ▁on