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''Murder by Numbers'' is a 2002 psychological thriller film produced and directed by Barbet Schroeder. It stars Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling and Michael Pitt. It is loosely based on the Leopold and Loeb case.〔(Trivia for 'Murder by Numbers' (2002) ), ''IMDb''. Retrieved 2010-10-24.〕 The film was screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival.〔(Festival de Cannes: Murder by Numbers ). Retrieved 2009-11-04.〕 ==Plot== Richard Haywood and Justin Pendleton, two wealthy, intellectual high school students, plan to commit the "perfect murder" to prove their superiority over other people. They kill a woman and set up Richard's marijuana dealer, janitor Ray Feathers. They then incinerate the evidence. The case is assigned to Detective Cassie Mayweather and her new partner, Sam Kennedy. They work together well, and begin a romantic relationship very early on in their partnership. Footprints found at the crime scene lead to Haywood, who has an alibi. Cassie becomes obsessed with the idea that Haywood is guilty, and refuses to pursue the case from other angles. This displeases Captain Rod Cody and Cassie's vindictive ex, Assistant D.A. Al Swanson, who fear that Richard's influential parents will end their careers. Meanwhile, Haywood kills Feathers and makes it look like suicide. Sam and Cassie fall out over differences in their professional attitudes towards the investigation, and Cody bans Cassie from pursuing the investigation further when she disobeys instructions. Pendleton is interested in his classmate Lisa Mills, and ignores Haywood in order to go on a date with her. Haywood sees them kissing, becomes jealous, and shows Pendleton a tape of Lisa having sex with him. This enrages Pendleton, who destroys the composite photo, but regains control of his emotions and remains friends with Haywood. Determined to prove that Haywood and Pendleton are in fact guilty, Cassie secretly takes pictures of them together. However, Haywood sees her, and attempts to frighten her by seducing her. To protect herself, Cassie hits Haywood in the face. Haywood's father contacts Captain Cody, who orders Cassie to see a psychiatrist. However, Sam decides that Cassie may be right, and further investigates the case. Cassie begins receiving phone calls from her abusive ex-husband, Carl Hudson, who was sent to prison for trying to kill her; his parole hearing is coming up, and he wants her to speak on his behalf. Cassie hangs up on him and tries to ignore the problem, but confides in Sam that she is afraid to see Hudson again. She also reveals that she joined the police department to prove to herself that she is not a victim. Sam and Cassie bring Haywood and Pendleton in for interrogation. Using the Lisa Mills incident, they try to convince the young men to confess, bribing them with a lighter sentence. Although they know that both Haywood and Pendleton were involved in the crime, they are unsure of which of them actually killed the woman. However, neither suspect is willing to talk, and they are released. When Haywood attempts to save himself by making a false "confession" to the DA, Cassie and Sam decide to arrest both Haywood and Pendleton immediately. The two flee to the resort, but Pendleton first visits Lisa and admits what he did. Lisa calls the police and tells them where to find Haywood and Pendleton. Meanwhile, Haywood hands Pendleton a pistol, and holds one himself, stating they will both commit suicide. However, Pendleton discovers that Haywood did not put bullets in his own gun. Cassie arrives, and tries to arrest them. Justin surrenders, but Haywood fires at Cassie but shoots Pendleton in the shoulder as he pushes her away and flees upstairs. Cassie pursues Haywood, who tricks her into going out onto an unstable balcony. Haywood tries to strangle Cassie, but she fights back and pushes him over the railing, and he falls to his death. But, before Cassie can get back inside, the porch breaks. Pendleton saves her, and she tells him that he will likely get a light sentence. When Cassie examines the strangulation marks on her neck, she realizes that the marks on the dead woman's neck were not made by Haywood, meaning that Pendleton was the actual killer. Cassie and Sam trick him into confessing. Cassie then testifies at the parole hearing where she is called by her real name, Jessica Marie Hudson. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Murder by Numbers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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