1 00:00:01,160 --> 00:00:13,640 Speaker 1: Hmm. Let your breath fall in and out. Just read 2 00:00:16,079 --> 00:00:21,720 Speaker 1: mm hmmm. I have to admit it's hard to relax 3 00:00:21,800 --> 00:00:25,720 Speaker 1: given everything I just told you, But that's what these 4 00:00:25,760 --> 00:00:29,560 Speaker 1: singing bowls are for. Mr Morelli. The sound vibrations will 5 00:00:29,600 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: help your body enter a state of deep relaxation. So 6 00:00:35,280 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: breathing in and breathing out good. Just follow where the 7 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:50,440 Speaker 1: sounds take you. Hm hmm. I seem to have left 8 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:54,400 Speaker 1: my shooting box next door. Continue that deep breathing and 9 00:00:54,560 --> 00:01:17,480 Speaker 1: I'll be right back. Mm hmmm. So what does a 10 00:01:17,520 --> 00:01:46,160 Speaker 1: shrewdy box anyway? Really? But everyone just is ridiculous. It's 11 00:01:46,200 --> 00:01:49,080 Speaker 1: going to be all right. Can you do it for 12 00:01:49,160 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: your father? To creezad? Oh my god, look shy, Oh 13 00:01:55,960 --> 00:02:03,920 Speaker 1: my god, breathing, Oh my god, that job god. People. 14 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:18,480 Speaker 1: Welcome to Solve, the interactive mystery podcast where you don't 15 00:02:18,520 --> 00:02:22,720 Speaker 1: just hear about crimes, you solve them. Each episode will 16 00:02:22,760 --> 00:02:25,440 Speaker 1: present you with a different case inspired by a true crime. 17 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:30,680 Speaker 1: You'll interrogate suspects, piece together evidence, and investigate the crime scene. 18 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:34,920 Speaker 1: You're the detective. This is your case, can you solve it? 19 00:02:35,880 --> 00:02:49,359 Speaker 1: Solve presents family feud. Thank you for Halio. That will 20 00:02:49,400 --> 00:02:52,799 Speaker 1: be all and make sure no one comes onto the 21 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 1: veranda while we're out here. Of course, you think I 22 00:02:58,120 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 1: killed my dad, that's why you're walking to me first. Well, 23 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:08,160 Speaker 1: write this down. I wanted in black and white. I 24 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: did not, could not, would not hurt my own father. Look, 25 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,000 Speaker 1: I get it. I'm not a hysterical mess. So I 26 00:03:17,040 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 1: look suspicious. But everyone grieves differently, and my father taught 27 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: me to never show weakness. So here we are. This 28 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:35,680 Speaker 1: whole god forsaken spa trip was my father's idea. Oh Dad, huh. Ever, 29 00:03:35,880 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: the master manipulator. He wanted to keep all of us 30 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: on this compound in the middle of the freaking desert 31 00:03:44,560 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 1: and have us duke it out old school show of 32 00:03:47,760 --> 00:03:52,840 Speaker 1: love and work ethic. Well he got what he wished for. 33 00:03:55,640 --> 00:03:58,960 Speaker 1: Holy fuck, it's hot his balls. What's your mouth, Benji, 34 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:02,600 Speaker 1: I'm on the phone, always on the phone. Face so sorry, 35 00:04:02,640 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: I mean, Piper, It's called work. Try it sometimes, trust me. 36 00:04:06,120 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: I'm good. I like it out here. Oh look, Satan 37 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:13,280 Speaker 1: spawn likes the heat. You. Dorian is so glad to 38 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:16,760 Speaker 1: see you made it. Don't be a dick me, how 39 00:04:16,920 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 1: Mr child Woo, that's stop number? You know? Mind being 40 00:04:20,600 --> 00:04:24,480 Speaker 1: called satan spawn do you Dorean? Well, if anything is 41 00:04:24,520 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 1: an insult to your mom, not you boy about mom. God, 42 00:04:32,839 --> 00:04:36,800 Speaker 1: It's like I always say, Meredith, children can't live with him, 43 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:41,960 Speaker 1: which is why I'm never having him. Oh, Benjamin, I 44 00:04:42,000 --> 00:04:46,480 Speaker 1: didn't know someone was waiting to bear your child. That 45 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:53,279 Speaker 1: great call in the desert getaway sarcasm is an appalling habit. Sorry, sir, 46 00:04:54,240 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: good to see you all finally decided to show up. 47 00:04:57,279 --> 00:05:01,159 Speaker 1: Meredith and I have been here for an hour. Where 48 00:05:01,240 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: are Piper and Dorian? We're supposed to be connecting as 49 00:05:05,160 --> 00:05:12,560 Speaker 1: a family. Excuse me, I have to take this since 50 00:05:12,640 --> 00:05:15,600 Speaker 1: when does Mr laid Back jump for a ringing phone? 51 00:05:17,760 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: Piper thought she was Dad's favorite, but everyone knew it 52 00:05:21,839 --> 00:05:26,800 Speaker 1: was me and that drove her crazy. Worked yourself like 53 00:05:26,839 --> 00:05:28,840 Speaker 1: a dog, and it was never good enough for dad. 54 00:05:30,320 --> 00:05:33,520 Speaker 1: But Dad had a soft spot for me. It's firstborn. 55 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,680 Speaker 1: So you forgot your credit card in the room? Oh shit, 56 00:05:40,440 --> 00:05:42,200 Speaker 1: this is the one link to my dad's account, right, 57 00:05:42,760 --> 00:05:46,400 Speaker 1: that's right, sir, cool, I'm good. Thanks for helly y'all. 58 00:05:48,400 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 1: I'll tell you this though, my dad purposely brought us 59 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:53,440 Speaker 1: to the middle of the desert to mine funck us. 60 00:05:54,040 --> 00:05:56,159 Speaker 1: He was playing chicken with our heads and one of 61 00:05:56,279 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 1: us cracked. You know who really couldn't hand of the pressure, Dorian? 62 00:06:03,120 --> 00:06:06,520 Speaker 1: That kid is weird man. Meredith doesn't like anyone to know, 63 00:06:06,680 --> 00:06:09,159 Speaker 1: but we all can see what a freak he is. 64 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: Lizard lizard lizard, you lizard lizard. Yeah, missed so fast, couch, Dorian. 65 00:06:22,560 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: You're not going rocks it lizards again? Are you? And 66 00:06:24,839 --> 00:06:28,120 Speaker 1: I get two seconds to myself? Mom? And why are 67 00:06:28,160 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: you wearing high heels in the desert? You look stupid. 68 00:06:31,160 --> 00:06:33,919 Speaker 1: I've been looking everywhere for you. The whole family is 69 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:36,240 Speaker 1: moving into the cabin, so what are you doing all 70 00:06:36,320 --> 00:06:38,920 Speaker 1: the way out here? Earlier? Can unpack my bags, come 71 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:41,520 Speaker 1: inside and join the group. Your father expects you to 72 00:06:41,520 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 1: be already think I'm a psycho. Mom, I don't know. 73 00:06:47,760 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: I mean, I start almost feel bad for mom. She's 74 00:06:50,680 --> 00:06:53,040 Speaker 1: not very smart. She married my dad for his money 75 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:57,880 Speaker 1: after Benji and Piper's mom died. Total code digger. I 76 00:06:57,960 --> 00:07:00,279 Speaker 1: didn't mean that. Why did I say that? Did I 77 00:07:00,320 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 1: see that? Such an idiot? God? Um, look, I don't 78 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:09,600 Speaker 1: I don't know who killed my dad. I swear, but 79 00:07:09,760 --> 00:07:15,880 Speaker 1: it wasn't me. I would never hurt anything. Oh, lizard here, lizard, lizard, lizard, lizard. Heybody, 80 00:07:15,880 --> 00:07:28,440 Speaker 1: slow down, slow, oh, Dorian. Dorian is well. James and 81 00:07:28,480 --> 00:07:31,040 Speaker 1: I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars when he was 82 00:07:31,080 --> 00:07:35,000 Speaker 1: a child to try and figure out what was what 83 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,240 Speaker 1: was wrong with him, But no one could give me 84 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 1: anything definitive, so we just learned to live with his peculiarities. 85 00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 1: I just I just say that he's my special boy. 86 00:07:53,200 --> 00:07:55,680 Speaker 1: I know if he only spent more time learning the 87 00:07:55,720 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 1: family business than he did kicking rocks and animals, he 88 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:04,280 Speaker 1: could be so successful. But I really thought james Is 89 00:08:04,280 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 1: announcement would get Dorrian to change what you stopped everyone 90 00:08:10,560 --> 00:08:16,280 Speaker 1: set out. First of all, thanks for coming all this way. 91 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,400 Speaker 1: I thought it was important for us to connect now 92 00:08:19,440 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: that I'm almost dead. Fiber, I came to this country 93 00:08:24,800 --> 00:08:27,200 Speaker 1: when I was fifteen years old with just twenty dollars 94 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,160 Speaker 1: in my pocket, and I built a distribution company that 95 00:08:30,200 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: I can be proud of billion dollars as of this morning. 96 00:08:35,320 --> 00:08:40,040 Speaker 1: Roughly as I was saying, I'm old that I'm not 97 00:08:40,080 --> 00:08:42,480 Speaker 1: a fool, I know which way the wind is blowing, 98 00:08:43,240 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: meaning what that I'm passing off the company. Honey, I 99 00:08:51,880 --> 00:08:57,679 Speaker 1: will make my final decision on Friday, So try and 100 00:08:57,800 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: enjoy the week and don't suck up to me too much. 101 00:09:02,440 --> 00:09:07,080 Speaker 1: All right, let's say damn it, Dad, I just want 102 00:09:07,120 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: to say. I think it's brave of you to admit 103 00:09:09,080 --> 00:09:11,640 Speaker 1: that you're ready to pass the torch to us, the 104 00:09:11,720 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: younger generation. I'm sure it wasn't an easy decision. Now 105 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:18,360 Speaker 1: you just have to let us show you how smart 106 00:09:18,400 --> 00:09:22,280 Speaker 1: we are. I have to use the restaurant. Excuse me, 107 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 1: pardon me, sir, but I couldn't help. But notice you 108 00:09:36,400 --> 00:09:40,760 Speaker 1: left abruptly. Is everything all right? Am I making a 109 00:09:40,880 --> 00:09:45,560 Speaker 1: mistake here? In thirty five years, I've yet to see 110 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:48,760 Speaker 1: you make one mistake. Oh blow smoke up my ass. 111 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:53,240 Speaker 1: You don't make mistakes. You test options. You know what 112 00:09:53,440 --> 00:09:56,840 Speaker 1: I see, sir. I see a man who has the 113 00:09:56,880 --> 00:10:02,120 Speaker 1: life experience to know what's right. M m hm hm. 114 00:10:03,720 --> 00:10:11,800 Speaker 1: I don't deserve you, Roelio, Thank you, sir. I was 115 00:10:11,880 --> 00:10:14,760 Speaker 1: proud to serve Mr Morelli. I've been in his side 116 00:10:14,760 --> 00:10:18,079 Speaker 1: for the best and worst of times. When his first 117 00:10:18,160 --> 00:10:21,080 Speaker 1: wife passed, the man was so distraught the business seemed 118 00:10:21,120 --> 00:10:24,480 Speaker 1: like it would fail in his absence. I don't think 119 00:10:24,520 --> 00:10:28,320 Speaker 1: you'd mind me saying it was I who stepped in 120 00:10:28,320 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 1: and covered for him. He just needed some time. So 121 00:10:32,720 --> 00:10:36,160 Speaker 1: you could say that without me, there would be no 122 00:10:36,440 --> 00:10:40,360 Speaker 1: Morelli enterprises today, and that's why Mr Morelli put me 123 00:10:40,400 --> 00:10:45,120 Speaker 1: in his will. Still, his family treated me like a 124 00:10:45,120 --> 00:10:51,280 Speaker 1: common servant. Would you like some wine, Miss Piper? No 125 00:10:51,280 --> 00:10:54,280 Speaker 1: none for me, Ralio, but fetch me some sparkling water. 126 00:10:56,280 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 1: Everything okay, dear find Meredith. Ah, you look radiant tonight, 127 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:09,120 Speaker 1: by the way, absolutely glowing. Thank you. If I didn't 128 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: know any better, I think you are pregnant. But it's 129 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:23,199 Speaker 1: bad luck to deny a pregnancy. Motherhood was the best 130 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:28,560 Speaker 1: thing that ever happened to me. I haven't told anyone. 131 00:11:28,600 --> 00:11:32,640 Speaker 1: It's still really early. Please don't tell my dad. Your 132 00:11:32,760 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 1: secret is safe with me. Excuse me? Where was I? Oh? Good, James, 133 00:11:38,760 --> 00:11:43,080 Speaker 1: You're back comes it comes it. We're all still reeling 134 00:11:43,360 --> 00:11:46,720 Speaker 1: from your exciting announcement. But I'd like to give a toast. 135 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:51,240 Speaker 1: This will prove to be a truly special week to 136 00:11:51,520 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: family to fall for laxy stuff. Dorian, Honey, you enjoying 137 00:12:02,840 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: your massage? Yeah, you know you have come so far. 138 00:12:07,440 --> 00:12:09,920 Speaker 1: When you were a boy, you would scream bloody murder 139 00:12:09,920 --> 00:12:16,679 Speaker 1: if anyone touched you now, could you What do you 140 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:20,640 Speaker 1: think about your father's announcement? Oh? Could you get my 141 00:12:20,720 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 1: upper arms and shoulders they're sore from yesterday's workout. Ah, 142 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:29,880 Speaker 1: there you go. I am so proud of your father 143 00:12:29,960 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 1: for taking time for himself in the later years of 144 00:12:32,280 --> 00:12:40,160 Speaker 1: his life. All of my men coming into their own. Okay, 145 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:46,000 Speaker 1: this is a big opportunity. Dorian. Why are you just saying, Okay, 146 00:12:46,360 --> 00:12:48,720 Speaker 1: don't you care about your future because he isn't going 147 00:12:48,760 --> 00:12:51,000 Speaker 1: to give me the company? Why would you say that? 148 00:12:51,120 --> 00:12:53,720 Speaker 1: Because it's true. You just have to make him see 149 00:12:53,720 --> 00:12:58,080 Speaker 1: how brilliant you are, sweetie, and you are. You are brilliant. 150 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 1: I'm your mother, and I know what is best for you. Listen, 151 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:08,720 Speaker 1: you can do it. I believe in you. Okay, Mom, Okay, 152 00:13:09,600 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 1: I love you. Yeah you too, Oh Benjamin, Dorian and 153 00:13:17,360 --> 00:13:21,480 Speaker 1: I were just finishing up. Come on, Dorian, Dorian, you're 154 00:13:21,480 --> 00:13:24,040 Speaker 1: getting a massage that I didn't like it when people 155 00:13:24,160 --> 00:13:31,280 Speaker 1: touched you know, I do, It's just sometimes I don't whatever, Okay, 156 00:13:32,360 --> 00:13:39,600 Speaker 1: totally normal guy, fucking it. He has a conneption if 157 00:13:39,640 --> 00:13:42,800 Speaker 1: you hug him. But he's cool with a massage, and 158 00:13:43,000 --> 00:13:48,880 Speaker 1: that's is so just he's not trustworthy. I mean, for real, 159 00:13:48,920 --> 00:13:53,320 Speaker 1: though he's always given me the heady jeemies creepy creepy dude, 160 00:13:54,640 --> 00:14:00,000 Speaker 1: and after that weird running, I definitely needed a massage, 161 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: but of course I was rudely interrupted. Ah, I like 162 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:15,160 Speaker 1: a lot of pressure, dude. Yeah, that's good. There you 163 00:14:15,200 --> 00:14:19,400 Speaker 1: are Jesus Christ, Piper. What the hell are you kidding 164 00:14:19,440 --> 00:14:23,120 Speaker 1: me with the massage right now? What did you sleep 165 00:14:23,120 --> 00:14:25,840 Speaker 1: through Dad's big announcement last night or what? We're not 166 00:14:25,960 --> 00:14:29,120 Speaker 1: here from massages. We're here to win a company, so 167 00:14:29,240 --> 00:14:33,200 Speaker 1: I'm on it. Bullshit, But I have a plan you 168 00:14:33,240 --> 00:14:35,480 Speaker 1: don't even want to hear mine. Does yours involve getting 169 00:14:35,480 --> 00:14:38,160 Speaker 1: a rub and tug? Because no, we've got to get 170 00:14:38,160 --> 00:14:40,840 Speaker 1: ahead of this. I say we tag team Dad, turn 171 00:14:40,920 --> 00:14:45,160 Speaker 1: him against Dorian. Wait, do you think that's really going 172 00:14:45,200 --> 00:14:49,160 Speaker 1: to consider Satan's spawn? Dorian is the only option besides us, 173 00:14:49,200 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 1: And you know that Meredith is in Dad's ears constantly 174 00:14:51,880 --> 00:14:55,200 Speaker 1: buzzing about her weird golden boy. But if we're a 175 00:14:55,240 --> 00:14:58,000 Speaker 1: team and we show him how insane that kid is, 176 00:14:58,320 --> 00:15:04,200 Speaker 1: then Dad can't not choose us. So what will you go? Fift? Well, 177 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:07,200 Speaker 1: since it's my idea and I already worked within the company. Well, 178 00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:14,600 Speaker 1: I worked there too. Sometimes the balls on this chick, 179 00:15:15,560 --> 00:15:18,120 Speaker 1: I don't need you. In fact, teaming up with you 180 00:15:18,200 --> 00:15:21,200 Speaker 1: as a risk I can't take. I lose my stock 181 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:24,480 Speaker 1: options and fucked. I guess what. Dad can't stand you, 182 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:28,480 Speaker 1: he told me himself, probably because you're adopted. I'm not five. 183 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:31,440 Speaker 1: That adoption line doesn't work on me anymore. And if 184 00:15:31,520 --> 00:15:34,480 Speaker 1: Dad can't stand anyone, it's you. Whatever you have to 185 00:15:34,520 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 1: tell yourself. So that's it. We're going it alone. That's it. Shit. Uh, 186 00:15:44,800 --> 00:15:51,520 Speaker 1: I gotta take this. What the hell? I shouldn't have 187 00:15:51,520 --> 00:15:53,920 Speaker 1: been surprised that Benji would throw his only sister under 188 00:15:53,960 --> 00:15:57,920 Speaker 1: the bus, but it hurts. He was so cut throat, 189 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: you know, he killed just to keep his goddamn stock options. 190 00:16:04,760 --> 00:16:07,520 Speaker 1: Benshi was acting odd from the start, in my opinion. 191 00:16:08,760 --> 00:16:12,720 Speaker 1: Whenever you'd catch him unawares, he'd be wild eyed and sweaty, 192 00:16:12,760 --> 00:16:15,400 Speaker 1: but in the next breath he'd flip the switch and 193 00:16:15,440 --> 00:16:19,080 Speaker 1: be back to wise cracking. Oh. On Wednesday morning, I 194 00:16:19,120 --> 00:16:22,000 Speaker 1: found him kissing up to James. Yeah. I heard the 195 00:16:22,000 --> 00:16:25,680 Speaker 1: whole thing while meditating next door. The walls are made 196 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: of straw, you know. I was skeptical at first, Dad, 197 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:35,520 Speaker 1: But I think this place is really something special good. 198 00:16:36,200 --> 00:16:38,640 Speaker 1: It's given any time to think, you know, to brainstorm 199 00:16:38,680 --> 00:16:44,360 Speaker 1: about ideas for the company. How so well, it seems 200 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:47,320 Speaker 1: to me that if we want to capture larger slice 201 00:16:47,320 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 1: of the marketplace, we should, you know, stay ahead of 202 00:16:49,600 --> 00:16:52,280 Speaker 1: the curve. I mean, have you thought about drone power 203 00:16:52,360 --> 00:16:58,440 Speaker 1: delivery services? Interesting? I've got a ton of ideas like that. 204 00:16:58,480 --> 00:17:01,600 Speaker 1: They just come to me all day long. You're not 205 00:17:01,680 --> 00:17:06,080 Speaker 1: gambling anymore than I haven't been to a casino going 206 00:17:06,080 --> 00:17:09,840 Speaker 1: on six years. You know that. Uh well, it's not 207 00:17:09,920 --> 00:17:13,280 Speaker 1: that yours is a stupid idea, son, it's just common. 208 00:17:14,160 --> 00:17:16,639 Speaker 1: But then you'd have to be in on internal company 209 00:17:16,760 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: discussions to know that we do, in fact have a 210 00:17:19,880 --> 00:17:23,440 Speaker 1: drone fleet, but it's focused on delivering secure packages within 211 00:17:23,480 --> 00:17:28,359 Speaker 1: the military. Oh it was Piper's idea. Actually, I see, 212 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:34,280 Speaker 1: so the military delivering weapons or ramo or whatever. In 213 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:38,320 Speaker 1: today's call out culture, I don't know, imagine the Twitter 214 00:17:38,400 --> 00:17:40,919 Speaker 1: takedown and social justice warriors got a whiff of that. 215 00:17:41,640 --> 00:17:44,439 Speaker 1: Now we have to think of our brand. It's not 216 00:17:44,520 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: a bad point, I know, it's not. Piper is stuck. 217 00:17:49,560 --> 00:17:51,600 Speaker 1: You can't lead a company with a play by the 218 00:17:51,680 --> 00:17:57,439 Speaker 1: rules mindset. You do. If you keep this up, I 219 00:17:57,480 --> 00:18:02,760 Speaker 1: can see a place for you at the table. So 220 00:18:02,880 --> 00:18:05,520 Speaker 1: I'm in the stupid little hut next door, trying to 221 00:18:05,640 --> 00:18:09,200 Speaker 1: focus on my breath while meditating. But all I can 222 00:18:09,240 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: think about is Benji weaseling his way in with James 223 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:18,560 Speaker 1: like that. Disgraceful. Of course I said something to James 224 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:26,440 Speaker 1: the minute he returned to our room. How is your 225 00:18:26,520 --> 00:18:36,159 Speaker 1: son and my love? I'm thirsty? I bet hey, let 226 00:18:36,200 --> 00:18:47,719 Speaker 1: me rub your feet. It feels great. Thank you. Of 227 00:18:47,800 --> 00:18:51,480 Speaker 1: course you know I couldn't help. But overhear your conversation 228 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:58,040 Speaker 1: with Benji during my meditation session. Oh is it considered 229 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:02,240 Speaker 1: spying when the walls are made of grass? Deer? Well, 230 00:19:03,520 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: what do you think? The boy is clearly trying to 231 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:11,920 Speaker 1: reform his ways, But do you believe him? He's been 232 00:19:11,960 --> 00:19:17,520 Speaker 1: acting oddly? M I agree. I'm sorry to say I 233 00:19:17,520 --> 00:19:22,600 Speaker 1: I don't think he can be trusted, not right now. 234 00:19:23,160 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 1: You never stop worrying about your children. You never stop 235 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:33,679 Speaker 1: being a parent until, of course, you become a grandparent grandparent. 236 00:19:34,560 --> 00:19:37,360 Speaker 1: I wasn't supposed to say anything. Did bench you get 237 00:19:37,440 --> 00:19:41,199 Speaker 1: some girls pregnant? Not that I know of Piper. Is 238 00:19:41,240 --> 00:19:44,280 Speaker 1: she pregnant? You didn't hear it from me? Well, why 239 00:19:44,320 --> 00:19:48,000 Speaker 1: would she keep that from me? Motherhood is a big calling. 240 00:19:49,080 --> 00:19:52,600 Speaker 1: Maybe she fears it would negatively affect her work. This 241 00:19:52,760 --> 00:19:56,919 Speaker 1: changes everything. I don't say anything, my love. She's not 242 00:19:57,000 --> 00:20:02,480 Speaker 1: telling people yet. Of course, not come here line with 243 00:20:02,640 --> 00:20:12,600 Speaker 1: me yet. Well, Meredith was right about one thing. The 244 00:20:12,680 --> 00:20:18,320 Speaker 1: walls are thin. Yeah, I heard her. Whatever, I'm used 245 00:20:18,320 --> 00:20:21,840 Speaker 1: to it. So my family doesn't support me. Whatever. I 246 00:20:21,880 --> 00:20:24,879 Speaker 1: just keep doing my thing. Dad saw how hard I worked. 247 00:20:25,920 --> 00:20:29,720 Speaker 1: I deserve the company. I mean, I'm working my ass 248 00:20:29,760 --> 00:20:33,040 Speaker 1: off while being pregnant. Do you know how tired you 249 00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:37,399 Speaker 1: are in the first trimester? Honestly, Meredith can go fuck. 250 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:43,840 Speaker 1: Oh my god. She is so manipulative. She drives me crazy. 251 00:20:46,560 --> 00:20:49,720 Speaker 1: Another delicious meal, Dad, I didn't cook it, Piper, but 252 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: you organized it. Thank you. You got some brown stuff 253 00:20:52,760 --> 00:20:54,879 Speaker 1: on your nose. Pie. You went to talk, Benji. We 254 00:20:54,920 --> 00:20:57,560 Speaker 1: all see you sneaking around, sucking up to Dad. This 255 00:20:57,640 --> 00:21:01,080 Speaker 1: father and son bonding. You're the worst one. You can 256 00:21:01,080 --> 00:21:07,600 Speaker 1: do it. Okay? Oh shit, look, James, my love Dorian 257 00:21:07,680 --> 00:21:11,199 Speaker 1: has something he wants to share. Hey, Dad, Um, so 258 00:21:11,440 --> 00:21:13,800 Speaker 1: I was thinking spick up son, I cat her. Oh 259 00:21:14,880 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: well I was. I was thinking about some ideas for 260 00:21:17,480 --> 00:21:19,399 Speaker 1: you know, the company that I thought you might like, 261 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,119 Speaker 1: sort of you know, well, it's well, it's kind of 262 00:21:22,160 --> 00:21:28,560 Speaker 1: like like this. Um oh, social media. We're being pushed 263 00:21:28,560 --> 00:21:32,160 Speaker 1: out by satan spawn? You're right? Are you really that stupid? 264 00:21:32,680 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: I wouldn't tie myself to you if you were the 265 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,240 Speaker 1: only block of wood floating by in this empty ocean 266 00:21:37,280 --> 00:21:39,960 Speaker 1: of a family reunion? You're done? What are you talking 267 00:21:40,000 --> 00:21:42,840 Speaker 1: about that's going to choose me? What did you do? 268 00:21:43,280 --> 00:21:45,960 Speaker 1: I just reminded that of your nature, you know how 269 00:21:46,000 --> 00:21:49,080 Speaker 1: you're afraid of breaking the rules. God, I could killed you. 270 00:21:49,400 --> 00:21:53,320 Speaker 1: Piper is everything? Okay? Stay out of this, Meredith. We 271 00:21:53,359 --> 00:21:56,080 Speaker 1: all know how good you are with secrets. Oh dear, 272 00:21:56,480 --> 00:22:00,080 Speaker 1: you know, yeah, I know. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to, 273 00:22:00,680 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: but don't be so angry. You can't let those hormones 274 00:22:03,600 --> 00:22:06,960 Speaker 1: get the best of you. What's going on here? Just 275 00:22:07,240 --> 00:22:12,520 Speaker 1: Piper being Piper? Dad, go check on her, please. Absolutely, 276 00:22:17,440 --> 00:22:21,960 Speaker 1: Piper locked herself in her room. The ice Princess didn't 277 00:22:21,960 --> 00:22:26,480 Speaker 1: want anyone to see her cry. Everything with the morales 278 00:22:26,600 --> 00:22:30,879 Speaker 1: is big, dramatic. You know, I'm up two hours before 279 00:22:30,920 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: and two hours after all of them. I never take 280 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:38,000 Speaker 1: a vacation, but you don't see me crying in my room. 281 00:22:38,040 --> 00:22:40,200 Speaker 1: I have to make sure their lives are in other 282 00:22:40,560 --> 00:22:44,440 Speaker 1: especially Mr Morale. If it won't for me, Meredith would 283 00:22:44,520 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 1: run right over him. Come here, honey, Yeah, James sweeny. Um, 284 00:22:56,119 --> 00:22:59,199 Speaker 1: I'm just I'm just not in the mood. I'm sorry. 285 00:22:59,560 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 1: What's I'm just I'm I'm worried about Dorian. Now. He 286 00:23:05,760 --> 00:23:08,120 Speaker 1: told me he's been wanting to spend more time with you, 287 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,720 Speaker 1: but it's been so hard with you working so much. 288 00:23:12,280 --> 00:23:19,600 Speaker 1: The boy needs his father. See, I just worried that 289 00:23:19,640 --> 00:23:23,360 Speaker 1: he barely knows you. With Benji and Piper, you were 290 00:23:23,400 --> 00:23:27,440 Speaker 1: just starting out. Then you had more time for them, 291 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,480 Speaker 1: but by the time Dorian came along, you were already. 292 00:23:31,600 --> 00:23:36,480 Speaker 1: James MORRELLI I'm sorry. I'm not blaming you. You do 293 00:23:36,640 --> 00:23:42,200 Speaker 1: so much for your family. I'm sorry. It's just don't cry. 294 00:23:42,480 --> 00:23:53,760 Speaker 1: Shook her face. Dorian has very good idea. Yeah, I 295 00:23:53,920 --> 00:23:59,600 Speaker 1: think good enough to consider passing off the company. Maybe 296 00:24:00,040 --> 00:24:12,240 Speaker 1: him maybe. Oh. I love you, I really do. Oh. 297 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:30,600 Speaker 1: I can't take this chop at the Lizard. It's just 298 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:43,159 Speaker 1: no way. Hey, Dorian, hyper leave me. Alone. You know 299 00:24:43,280 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: that people who torture animals end up being serial killers. Right, 300 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:48,960 Speaker 1: do you think Dad's gonna give his company to a 301 00:24:49,119 --> 00:24:53,200 Speaker 1: serial killer? I didn't I didn't do anything, Paul. Dorian 302 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:58,040 Speaker 1: is everything. Okay, Why are you wearing just a sheet? Hyper? 303 00:24:58,560 --> 00:25:02,400 Speaker 1: Leave Dorian alone? Are protecting him, Meredith? In fact, Dad 304 00:25:02,400 --> 00:25:05,720 Speaker 1: should know how he spends his time. Dad, what is 305 00:25:05,760 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: going on out here? Piper stuff? You're just emotional because 306 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:13,120 Speaker 1: you go to hell, Meredith, Dad, look what Dorian does 307 00:25:13,240 --> 00:25:17,439 Speaker 1: for fun? Did you kill that lizard? Dorian? Don't answer that, 308 00:25:17,480 --> 00:25:19,879 Speaker 1: Dorian and know he was He was supposed to run 309 00:25:19,880 --> 00:25:22,840 Speaker 1: away before I could kill I didn't mean to your 310 00:25:23,400 --> 00:25:28,280 Speaker 1: family awaking the coyotes. Last is always Benjie Piper gotten 311 00:25:28,320 --> 00:25:31,280 Speaker 1: into you. I'm not your mindless worker, be Dad. I 312 00:25:31,440 --> 00:25:34,280 Speaker 1: deserved the company. Whoa whoa. If anyone deserves it, it's 313 00:25:34,320 --> 00:25:36,600 Speaker 1: your firstborn. I think I deserve it because I have 314 00:25:36,600 --> 00:25:47,120 Speaker 1: the best ideas. And Dad even Dorian. His phone rang 315 00:25:47,160 --> 00:25:49,920 Speaker 1: and he turned into a ten year old boy. Ben. 316 00:25:50,000 --> 00:25:57,119 Speaker 1: She just never grew up. He has a problem. I guess. Yeah, 317 00:25:57,600 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 1: it's really sad. But in the moment we all went 318 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 1: for blood, and maybe we made him snap. Who's always 319 00:26:07,520 --> 00:26:10,880 Speaker 1: calling you? Benji? Yeah? Benji? What's going on? No near business? 320 00:26:11,000 --> 00:26:18,359 Speaker 1: Let me see your phone? Son, Give it to me. Dad, No, Benjamin? Hello, 321 00:26:18,520 --> 00:26:22,720 Speaker 1: who is this? This is James Morelli. Why are you 322 00:26:22,760 --> 00:26:29,360 Speaker 1: calling my son? I see I can explain how much 323 00:26:29,800 --> 00:26:33,400 Speaker 1: you're gambling again, only with friends. It's under control, Dad, 324 00:26:33,440 --> 00:26:38,120 Speaker 1: I swear Jesus Christ, what's wrong with you? Answer your father? Benjamin? 325 00:26:38,160 --> 00:26:48,920 Speaker 1: How much? Seven? What kind of friends? Stay out of this? Hello? Yes, 326 00:26:50,080 --> 00:26:53,000 Speaker 1: call the most recent number on Benji's phone. Get the 327 00:26:53,000 --> 00:26:57,280 Speaker 1: people's information. I gotta wire them seven d dollars to 328 00:26:57,359 --> 00:27:03,040 Speaker 1: save my delinquent subs. Right away, your phone, Benjamin, that 329 00:27:03,280 --> 00:27:07,480 Speaker 1: I don't need you to there you go, Hell you, 330 00:27:09,560 --> 00:27:12,080 Speaker 1: I don't want to see and if your faces until tomorrow, 331 00:27:12,760 --> 00:27:15,240 Speaker 1: we're doing a sound bath in the morning. Until then, 332 00:27:15,280 --> 00:27:17,600 Speaker 1: I need a break from all of you, from you 333 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:21,840 Speaker 1: to Meredith. I'll sleep in a different room tonight. James, 334 00:27:25,160 --> 00:27:36,960 Speaker 1: this is all your fault. Jesus can't You're gonna hurt yourself. Dorian, child, 335 00:27:37,840 --> 00:27:39,840 Speaker 1: it is over. And if they've fucked it all up, 336 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:42,240 Speaker 1: that's never gonna trust me. Now. I swear to God 337 00:27:42,359 --> 00:27:45,600 Speaker 1: my child will not turn out like him. What child. 338 00:27:46,680 --> 00:27:49,600 Speaker 1: You got your wish, Benji, we're all on our own. 339 00:27:51,240 --> 00:28:02,119 Speaker 1: You're pregnant, God damn it. Hello, oh hello Mr Morrali, 340 00:28:03,280 --> 00:28:07,320 Speaker 1: you're early. If you're not earlier late, you're the sound 341 00:28:07,320 --> 00:28:11,800 Speaker 1: bath guide. Yes, sir, good, let's get started. Should we 342 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:18,000 Speaker 1: wait for your family? My family like my eldest son, 343 00:28:18,440 --> 00:28:23,000 Speaker 1: the lying gambler, and my daughter who hit her pregnancy 344 00:28:23,040 --> 00:28:30,400 Speaker 1: from me, or my youngest the freak up family. Children 345 00:28:30,560 --> 00:28:33,800 Speaker 1: especially can be difficult. No, you want to talk about difficulty, 346 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: you should meet. My wife plays my children against each other. 347 00:28:39,240 --> 00:28:44,520 Speaker 1: All I wanted was to reconnect with my family. Instead 348 00:28:44,560 --> 00:28:49,240 Speaker 1: they turned it into a blood bath. Well, these retreats 349 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,080 Speaker 1: are meant to help you release that which doesn't serve you. 350 00:28:52,840 --> 00:28:55,600 Speaker 1: So how do you plan to release this conflict with 351 00:28:55,640 --> 00:29:01,880 Speaker 1: your loved ones? Tell them my decision, which is I 352 00:29:02,040 --> 00:29:06,400 Speaker 1: will not be handing off the company. That's the only solution. 353 00:29:07,400 --> 00:29:12,480 Speaker 1: None of them can be trusted. Well, then you certainly 354 00:29:12,600 --> 00:29:20,680 Speaker 1: need to unwind. Mm hmm, let your breath fall in 355 00:29:23,160 --> 00:29:35,840 Speaker 1: and out. Just mm hmmm. I have to admit it's 356 00:29:35,840 --> 00:29:39,840 Speaker 1: hard to relax given everything I just told you. But 357 00:29:39,960 --> 00:29:43,160 Speaker 1: that's what these singing bowls are for. Mr Morelli the 358 00:29:43,280 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: sound vibrations will help your body enter a state of 359 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:59,120 Speaker 1: deep relaxation. So breathing in and breathing out good. Just 360 00:29:59,360 --> 00:30:04,920 Speaker 1: follow where the sounds take you. Hm hmm, I seem 361 00:30:04,960 --> 00:30:08,120 Speaker 1: to have left my shrewty box next door. Continue that 362 00:30:08,280 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: deep breathing and I'll be right back. M So what 363 00:30:31,640 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: does a shrewdy box anyway? M hm. Really, what everyone 364 00:30:59,680 --> 00:31:03,480 Speaker 1: try is ridiculous. It's going to be all right. Can 365 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:08,000 Speaker 1: you do it for your father to gree Oh my god, look, 366 00:31:09,600 --> 00:31:28,120 Speaker 1: heads on the ground. Oh my god. People, you've reached 367 00:31:28,160 --> 00:31:31,000 Speaker 1: the end of the investigation. It's time to decide who 368 00:31:31,080 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 1: you think James's killer is. Here are your suspects. James's 369 00:31:35,920 --> 00:31:40,600 Speaker 1: gambling son Benji. Piper thought she was Dad's favorite, but 370 00:31:41,440 --> 00:31:48,120 Speaker 1: everyone knews me and that drove her crazy. James's workaholic daughter, Piper, 371 00:31:48,720 --> 00:31:52,560 Speaker 1: I deserve the company. I mean, I'm working my ass 372 00:31:52,600 --> 00:31:56,240 Speaker 1: off while being pregnant. James is eager to please second 373 00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:59,920 Speaker 1: wife Meredith saw him in the stupid little hut next door, 374 00:32:00,360 --> 00:32:03,680 Speaker 1: trying to focus on my breath while meditating. But all 375 00:32:03,720 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 1: I can think about is Benji weaseling his way in 376 00:32:07,440 --> 00:32:12,720 Speaker 1: with James like that. James's oddball son from his second marriage, Dorian. 377 00:32:14,600 --> 00:32:16,640 Speaker 1: It is over and they even sucked it all up. 378 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:20,400 Speaker 1: That's never gonna trust me now or the long time 379 00:32:20,440 --> 00:32:26,280 Speaker 1: butler Roehellio, So you could say it. Without me, there 380 00:32:26,280 --> 00:32:30,480 Speaker 1: would be no Morelli Enterprises today, and that's why Mr 381 00:32:30,520 --> 00:32:33,240 Speaker 1: Morelli put me in his will. We'll be back with 382 00:32:33,280 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 1: the answer after a word from our sponsor. Now it's 383 00:32:46,000 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 1: time to learn who killed James. James's killer was his 384 00:32:50,160 --> 00:32:54,280 Speaker 1: wife Meredith. She had a habit of eavesdropping on her 385 00:32:54,280 --> 00:32:57,440 Speaker 1: family's conversations, and I heard the whole thing while meditating 386 00:32:57,480 --> 00:33:02,320 Speaker 1: next door. The walls are made a stray. No considered 387 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 1: spying when the walls are made of grass deer. And 388 00:33:06,240 --> 00:33:09,280 Speaker 1: when she overheard James telling the sound Bath Guide that 389 00:33:09,320 --> 00:33:12,400 Speaker 1: her precious boy Dorian wouldn't be getting the company, she 390 00:33:12,520 --> 00:33:17,800 Speaker 1: was furious. Or my youngest the freakly, I will not 391 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:23,280 Speaker 1: be handing off the company. That's the only solution, after all. 392 00:33:23,560 --> 00:33:26,360 Speaker 1: She only married James so that her future child would 393 00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:29,520 Speaker 1: inherit the family business. She married my dad for his money. 394 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:32,400 Speaker 1: After Benjie Piper's mom Day, she worked hard to keep 395 00:33:32,440 --> 00:33:36,520 Speaker 1: up appearances, but what gave her away were her high heels, 396 00:33:36,520 --> 00:33:39,720 Speaker 1: something she wore everywhere she went. Can I get two 397 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:43,040 Speaker 1: seconds to myself? Mom? And why are you wearing high 398 00:33:43,040 --> 00:33:48,000 Speaker 1: heels in the desert? You look stupid relaxing stuff, Dorian, honey, 399 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:53,000 Speaker 1: you enjoying your massage. And if you listen closely, you 400 00:33:53,040 --> 00:33:55,920 Speaker 1: could hear the heels in the sound bathroom when James 401 00:33:55,960 --> 00:34:17,719 Speaker 1: was murdered. So what does that shrewdy box? Anyway? This 402 00:34:17,800 --> 00:34:21,120 Speaker 1: episode was inspired by a true crime from two thousand twelve, 403 00:34:21,440 --> 00:34:24,120 Speaker 1: when the mysterious death of a man made headlines when 404 00:34:24,120 --> 00:34:26,040 Speaker 1: it was revealed that he and his wife had been 405 00:34:26,080 --> 00:34:30,480 Speaker 1: expelled from a desert meditation retreat, a retreat which turned 406 00:34:30,480 --> 00:34:37,000 Speaker 1: out to be a deadly cult. James Morrelli was played 407 00:34:37,000 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 1: by John Sanderford, Meredith Morrelli by Lisa Fussen, Piper Morelli 408 00:34:42,719 --> 00:34:48,280 Speaker 1: by Carla Delaney, Benji Morelli by Austin Bassis, Dorian Morrelli 409 00:34:48,360 --> 00:34:54,080 Speaker 1: by Patrick Havanaugh, Rohelio by Clayton Frowning, Sound bath guide 410 00:34:54,200 --> 00:34:57,960 Speaker 1: by Cathy Voo. This episode of Solve was written and 411 00:34:58,000 --> 00:35:03,640 Speaker 1: directed by Amelia Phillips, Executive produced by Corey Serge and 412 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:10,480 Speaker 1: Walt Palmer, Produced, recorded, and mixed by Salt Audio Sound 413 00:35:10,520 --> 00:35:13,720 Speaker 1: Design and edited by Jasper van Dyke for Salt Audio. 414 00:35:15,440 --> 00:35:19,920 Speaker 1: Mixed by Zack Jurich. Original music and score by Noah 415 00:35:19,960 --> 00:35:25,680 Speaker 1: Gersh and Jamie Scheffman at Salt Audio. Production coordinator Liz LeMay, 416 00:35:26,360 --> 00:35:32,799 Speaker 1: Casting by Romy Stuttman, Casting Assistant Daisy Laura. Recorded at 417 00:35:32,800 --> 00:35:37,359 Speaker 1: Bang Zoom Studios. This episode of Solve was hosted by 418 00:35:37,360 --> 00:35:51,000 Speaker 1: Me Mike McNeil. Next Time on Solve, a journalist uncovers 419 00:35:51,040 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 1: a deadly scandal. It's it's Senator Leslie, and that's not 420 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:59,319 Speaker 1: his wife. That's not a woman, and that's not a 421 00:35:59,360 --> 00:36:02,840 Speaker 1: bible least something was Avery in over her head? Just 422 00:36:03,040 --> 00:36:06,120 Speaker 1: how deep did this conspiracy go? People don't drop on 423 00:36:06,200 --> 00:36:09,560 Speaker 1: the lips of cash on your coffee table to squash allegations. 424 00:36:09,680 --> 00:36:12,560 Speaker 1: I'll keep digging, you'll stop digging. I told you to 425 00:36:12,680 --> 00:36:16,280 Speaker 1: drop this, and you win. Rogue anyway, If a story 426 00:36:16,320 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 1: is no good, you're killing. Tune in next week to 427 00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:20,759 Speaker 1: find out