Murder on Spec

Kate Graham thought her marriage was ideal, but her husband, Duke Fairbanks, who had been unfaithful with her friend Diana Coles, suddenly asks for a divorce after months of neglecting her. She decides to forgo the nearly one million dollars stipulated in their prenuptial agreement, allowing her to temporarily keep the house while Duke moves onto his yacht. Shortly thereafter, his body is discovered on the yacht. A mysterious man contacts Kate, claiming he killed Duke “for her” and demands 10% of Duke’s substantial inheritance. When her gay friend is arrested and denied bail, Kate enlists her lawyer to defend him. The killer insists on having dinner with her, evades Seattle PD detective Paul Tannon, demonstrates his knowledge of her preferences, reveals how he framed Jim, and increases his demand to 20% now that she has two lives to cover. The mysterious killer turns out to be a tax official named Mathis.