Miles asks how she intends to keep him quiet, implying she might sleep with him, since he has long lusted after her. Miles describes in detail how she had plotted the murder to end Grace's blackmail and pinned the murder on Hill. Grace has been blackmailing Rowena with this knowledge. A younger Grace watches from her window as they bury his body. Rowena flashes back to a memory of her father attempting to molest her and her mother subsequently bludgeoning him to death with a fireplace poker. He then tells her that he knows she is the real killer and has been using this investigation to frame Hill. She goes to the police, who arrest Harrison for the murder of Grace.Īfter Hill's conviction, Miles visits Rowena. Miles arrives home and Rowena confronts him, who defends himself by providing evidence that Hill had access to belladona for poisoning.

She flirts with Hill both online and in real life (not realizing the online Hill is actually Miles) but when he catches her snooping, believing her to be a corporate spy, he fires her.Īt Miles's apartment, Rowena discovers a shrine to her and explicit pictures of Miles and Grace. With Miles' help Rowena goes undercover as a temp at his company. Grace gives Rowena her e-mails as proof of their extramarital affair, which Hill recently ended.Ī few days later Grace is found dead, leading Rowena to suspect Harrison. While walking home, Rowena meets her childhood friend, Grace Clayton ( Nicki Aycox), who seeks her help in taking down Harrison Hill ( Bruce Willis), a wealthy advertising executive.

The editor also insists she take a vacation and won't take no for an answer. The story is shut down, however, when the source clams up and Rowena's editor, a supporter of the senator, puts a stop to the story. The film opens with reporter Rowena Price ( Halle Berry) and researcher Miles Haley ( Giovanni Ribisi) going after a conservative senator who has been having secret sexual encounters with his male interns despite his publicly anti-gay agenda.

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