District attorney: Thank you for coming on such short notice. Due to new evidence and a close look at the case, I've decided¹ to reopen the investigation² into the disappearance³ of Katherine Marks. Katherine disappeared in 1982, almost 20 years ago and she remains⁴ a missing person to this day. Now there are plenty of people who thought they got away with crimes that we're now finding can be solved based on DNA⁵ and other forensic⁶ evidence. And I'm sure that puts a lot of people on edge right now. I'll take your questions.

 

(reporters clamoring)

 

Lawyer: Well, what did you believe was going on?

 

David: Well, it was clear to me that the district attorney was reopening the investigation to further her political career. There wasn't anybody who didn't know about it. You couldn't walk down the street, you couldn't walk past the newspaper stand. It was just, you know, everywhere.

 

Lawyer: What did you do then?

 

David: I...intended to fill up my car with clothing and linen⁷ and go somewhere and hide and disguise myself. It seemed to me that the problem was being David Marks...so I just wanted not to be David Marks anymore.

 

(Latin rap music playing)

 

(door opens)

 

Malvern: Hey! Do you mind? Can you just hold it down a little bit? You know, it's just very abrasive⁸ on my ears. And you don't have to let the door slam like that. You know, I just need a little consideration. What?

 

Lawyer: So now you're living in Galveston, Texas, and you meet Malvern Bump for the first time. Did you pretend to be mute?

 

David: Uh, yeah.

 

Malvern: Yeah well, just be sure and turn the hall light off when you're coming and leaving, 'cause it's on my meter.

 

Lawyer: Do you think Malvern believed you were a mute?

 

David: I doubt it.

 

Lawyer: Do you think he believed you were a woman?

 

David: Probably not.

 

Reporter: 18 years ago this lakeside cottage was a weekend retreat for New York real estate heir David Marks and his wife Katherine, a beautiful young medical student. Now according to Westchester County District Attorney Janice Rizzo, it is being considered a possible crime scene. Earlier today, in an exhaustive search, cadaver⁹ dogs uncovered a body. Unfortunately for hopeful investigators¹⁰, it was just the remains of a dead dog. Sources inside the DA's office say that Rizzo's interest in the case was triggered by an unpublished manuscript written by this woman, Deborah Lehrman. Lehrman's novel apparently¹¹ describes a murder, the details of which are strikingly similar...

 

(phone ringing)

 

Reporter: ...to those surrounding the disappearance of Katie Marks in 1982. Investigators are also interested in talking to David Marks, but at the moment, no one seems to be able to find him.

 

 

1. on such short notice: 提前这么短的时间通知（没给充分的准备时间）。without notice意思是“不事先通告地；不另行通知地”，看一下例子：The servant left without notice.（这仆人不辞而别。）

 

2. get away with: 侥幸逃脱。看一下例子：How did she get away with cheating?（她是怎么作弊成功的？）

 

3. forensic evidence: 法庭证据。

 

4. put somebody on edge: 使某人紧张。

 

5. abrasive: 恼人的。

 

6. slam: 猛地关上。请看例句：His neighbor slammed the door in his face.（他的邻居当着他的面把门砰地一声关上了。）

 

7. mute: 哑的，不会说话的。

 

8. meter: 计量器，仪表。例如水表是water meter。meter也可以表示“出租车计价器”。

 

9. retreat: 休养所。

 

10. exhaustive: 彻底的，无遗漏的。请看例句：After an exhaustive search the missing document was found.（经过彻底搜寻丢失的文件被找到了。）

 

11. cadaver dog: 寻尸犬。

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