In Manhattan Murder Mystery
...when Diane Keaton's character, Carol Lipton, takes the key to her neighbor's apartment, this background music starts -- it's very jumpy, staccato, concentrated, and makes the audience feel both anticipatory and nervous.
The song is "Big Noise from Winnetka" performed by Bob Crosby, his Orchestra, and the Bobcats.
In the earlier scene where the Liptons are at Elaine's Restaurant with Ted and the other couple, Sy and Marilyn, and they are talking about the shock of Mrs. House's sudden death -- ("...And she did not look like she was ready to go...") there's background music: it's "Take Five" by Dave Brubeck.
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INT. Paul's apartment - Day
Carol walks through the kitchen. She kneels down to look into the cupboard where she had found the funeral urn. The urn is not there anymore.
EXT. A New York City Street - Day
LONG SHOT on a crosswalk: Paul House is walking across the street.
CAMERA zooms in on Paul. He has almost reached the opposite sidewalk. He pats his jacket, feeling for something. He seems like he has forgotten something; he turns around and starts walking back.
INT. Paul's apartment kitchen - Day
Carol is still looking in all the cupboards. She finishes looking, and goes into the living room. The CAMERA follows her around the room, as she is looking into things, and under things. Light streams through the windows.
EXT. New York Street - Day
MEDIUM SHOT of Paul walking back toward his building.
INT. Paul's living room - Day
Carol has picked up some papers from a low table; she's examining them. She takes reading glasses out of a pocket and puts them on.
INT. The apartment building lobby - Day
Through the window, we get a FULL SHOT of Paul approaching the entrance. An attendant hurries to open the door for him.
INT. Paul's living room - Day
Carol is sitting at the desk. She has a drawer open and is looking through the contents. She takes out an Air France ticket folder and looks inside it -- then she picks up another one.
INT. Building lobby - day
MEDIUM SHOT: Paul House, entering the elevator.
INT. Paul's living room - Day
Carol closes the drawer of the desk. She stands up and takes the receiver from the phone and starts dialing.
INT. Ted's apartment - Day
Ted answers the phone, at his desk.
TED
Hello?
INT. Paul's apartment
CAROL
(speaking in a very low voice)
Ted -- I'm in his apartment.
INT. Elevator
Paul, standing still as the elevator rises.
INT. Paul's apartment
CAROL
(on phone)
The urn is missing. It's gone. Yeah, I think it might have been. He had this satchel last night. He was carrying this bag, and I think that might have been what he had in his satchel.
INT. Ted's apartment
TED
(seated at his typewriter)
Listen, I'd get out of there right away, if I were you.
(listens)
No, no, no. Go, go, go. We'll do... We'll talk more from your apartment.
INT. Paul's apartment
CAROL
He's not going snorkeling with his brother. He's got two tickets to Paris, and he's got reservations at the Georges Cinq hotel with a woman named Helen Moss.
She turns around and looks toward the door to the outside hallway.
INT. Landing and hallway on their floor - Day
One of the neighbors is standing, waiting for the elevator. The elevator dings, and the door opens. Paul comes out.
NEIGHBOR
Oh. Hi. How are you?
PAUL
Good morning. How are you?
Paul has his key in his hand and is ready to open his apartment door.
NEIGHBOR
Good. You got the notice on the... Uh, maintenance increase?
Paul turns around to look at him.
PAUL
No. When did that happen?
INT. Paul's apartment
CAROL
(whispering on the phone)
I'm gonna look around and see what else I can dig up here, okay? Yeah. I'm telling you, this is just... Ted, I-I'm just dizzy with freedom. This is just... uh, this is just the craziest thing I've ever done.
INT. Ted's apartment
CLOSE-UP: ashtray, where a cigarette is burning slowly.
TED
Yes, it's crazy. But soon, we'll be too old to do anything crazy. Go, leave, leave -- leave!
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