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That lady found out the same animal. Right down to the last detail.

Mutilated. Sexual assault. The case is still open. Six girls are dead.

And I owe them. I walked in there. I saw her all cut up. It was a nightmare.

How long is this going to go on before we stop?

If an animal kills like this, I want to put them in a cage.

They're pimps. They killed her.

Mary, what was that?

I don't know.

I'm going to call the police.

4 Adam 30, unknown trouble, 714 West 71st Street. See the woman.

4 Adam 30, roger.

4 Adam 16, show us backing up 30.

That's him!

Hooker to control.

I have a car burning at the corner of Wingate and 12.

Send fire equipment and a unit to pick me up.

The girl named Matt Banning is dead now.

Bad scene.

Who's crying?

The girl who found the body. Her name is Mary Stockman. Stay taken care of.

a coroner.

Put all the APB on the guy he was chasing.

Young, by the way, he ran.

Wearing jeans and cowboy boots.

Right. It's not much.

How did Stacy take all this?

She had a couple of bad minutes.

What about you?

Nothing bothers me anymore.

Let's talk to the girls who lived here.

See if we can ID the guy who ran out.

Let's find out everything.

Who lives here?

Boyfriends, that works.

He was just a kid.

Yeah.

Cowboy boots.

Guy I chased was wearing cowboy boots.

Miss Stockman, what about the guy that ran past you?

It was dark.

It happened so fast, I didn't see him.

What about Miss Banning's boyfriend?

Is anybody special?

There was one, Sonny.

She met him maybe a week ago. I don't know his last name.

Were those his boots in the closet?

Look, she was a nice girl, you know.

But I go home for the weekends, and maybe he stays with her.

Can you describe him?

Tall, light brown hair, early 20s, I think.

Nice looking.

I only saw him once. He seemed to like her.

Okay.

It's her mother.

She was really into these. She had stacks of them.

Clothes. They're going to come right off the page with the magazine.

Make sure the lab does a number on those cowboy boots in the closet.

Right. I'm getting a feeling of deja vu about this.

Do I know a case?

Four years.

And the M .O. is exactly the same if she was sexually assaulted.

Six girls, just like this one.

And they were stabbed and mutilated with an ordinary butcher knife. And then the

murders suddenly stopped.

Maybe everybody got lucky and the killer died.

What's more likely is he was doing time somewhere on some other charge.

You're right, and it looks like he's out now.

What about the other girls you were talking to?

Whoever ran out of that room, no one saw his face.

Yeah, he'd make sure of that.

Lieutenant, do you remember the Knight Ripper case?

Yeah.

I've been going over the file page by page.

And the M .O. fits every detail we know about the murder last night. What do we

know?

Young girl going to college.

Long, dark hair.

Probable sexual assault.

Disfigurement of the body with a butcher knife.

Everything fits.

This Knight Ripper, that was how long ago?

Four years ago.

I know what your question is.

Why did he stop?

And why has he started to kill again now?

My guess is he was in jail or an institution.

Maybe he didn't stop.

Maybe he moved away. Did his dirty work somewhere else.

I want him. Okay.

Say I agree it's the same killer.

How do I justify putting you back on the case?

Because the case is still open.

Because I missed him first time around.

Because six girls are dead.

And I owe them.

Now I owe another one. The captain already has Marino and Schilling lined

investigate. To hell with Marino and Schilling.

Okay.

Let's see what I can do. But you'll need a team.

Corrigan and Sheridan. All right, you got it. One thing, Hooker.

I'll back you all the way, but our butts are going to be on the line.

What else is there?

6 -3, 16 -30.

Pick me up on TAC -2.

30, go ahead, 16.

We've got a couple of addresses from the phone company on Ann Banning's list.

Anything on a Sonny?

We've got a department artist talking to Mary Stockman now. He's doing a sketch.

Okay, hit the first name on the list.

I'm going to talk to Ann Banning's mother.

Roger and out.

Yes? Sergeant Hunter, LCPT.

Police have already been here. Tell me all about what happened.

Mrs. Louise Banning?

That's right.

Never could do anything with Ann.

Always done what she wanted. She never cared what I thought about it.

I was hoping that you might tell me something about your daughter's habits.

Something that might help me find whoever killed her.

What did I tell you? I haven't already told the others.

I never gave him nothing but trouble.

When your daddy died, he left you some money and trust for college, and she

home as soon as she could.

You must have had some friends.

She never brought any home.

There ain't any of my calls or letters asking for a little help now and then

either.

This is Banning.

I need your help to find your daughter's killer.

She wasn't my daughter.

Her mother died giving birth to her.

I brought her up like my own, and what thanks did I get?

Not one dollar.

It all went to her.

She was never no good.

Always says she'd come to a bad end.

Isn't there something you can tell me that might help us? That's all there is.

My TV show's coming on soon. You finished?

Yes, I'm finished.

If you care to see her, I'll make arrangements.

Larry Dunn? Yeah.

I'd like to talk to you about a friend of yours.

Ann Banning.

What's she do? You know her well? Nothing special.

We, uh, been at parties on campus a couple of times, that's all. She wrote

name on a piece of paper in her room. Any idea why?

Hey, wait a minute.

I don't know what's going down, but if she's in some kind of trouble, I don't

know anything about it. She's in the worst trouble anyone can get into.

She's dead.

Murdered. Ann murdered?

Are you kidding me?

Where were you last night?

I'd say about 8 o 'clock.

Hey, wait a minute.

I was right here at home. I don't know anything about it.

It's horrible.

She was a nice kid.

What about that piece of paper with your name on it? We need an answer to that.

She was looking for part -time work. Maybe I said I would try and help her

What kind of work?

She said she modeled.

Nude stuff, you know. She said she had an interview with somebody. I don't

remember who. I said if the deal fell through that maybe I would try and help

her out.

You have contacts in the modeling business?

Well, no. It's just that if she... Wanted to pose for some pictures for

extra money.

Maybe I can help. She was so eager.

Look, I felt sorry for the girl.

I was just trying to cheer her up. Do you know what I mean?

Yeah, we know exactly what you mean. You know a friend of hers named Sonny? Did

you ever mention him?

Sonny?

No, look, I'm sorry.

I would really like to help if I could.

Yeah, I can see you're a helpful kind of guy.

on tap two.

Hey, this is 16. Go.

Got anything?

I don't think so, but we'll check our man's story.

Okay, Jim, I want you to get the composite of this Sonny into

I'll try a computer match -up, too. Do that, and then check out the other name

on Don Banning's list.

Have Stacy meet me at the coroner's office with a copy of the composite.

Okay, that's a roger.

Death was probably about 8 .15.

She was strangled first.

The knife wounds are post -mortem.

Sexually assaulted?

Definitely. This guy's artistic with a blade. A real cut -up.

Look at this.

See what I mean?

I've seen dead bodies before.

I don't need protection.

Not like this yet.

It's just being so damn callous about it.

Well, these people...

They have to deal with this kind of thing every day. They see it time after

until they become immune.

They can't personalize it, otherwise they go to the edge.

Last night she was alive and pretty.

Today she's some kind of sick joke.

The jokes and the wisecracks are just their way of blocking off the real

What we've got to do is find this guy before he kills again.

Who is it?

Would you help me, please? I'm looking for someone.

Just a sec.

Who is it you want?

You. What?

I don't know you.

You will.

Thank you,

Melissa.

I don't know exactly what you're looking for, but this is our current personnel

list.

I run the business side. I leave the hiring, firing, shooting sessions up to

assistant. Does he keep his ever list of the models he uses or might use?

Why don't we ask him?

I don't interfere in the creative side, but anytime you want a model here, I'll

make an exception, Miss Sheridan.

I find it very difficult to call anyone as pretty as you, officer.

This way, please.

You were inquiring about freelancers.

Actually, what we do here is we get our models from the agencies, and we hardly

ever go freelancers. But you do on some occasions.

Oh, one or two, maybe. You can take a look through the girls' files if you

but there's definitely no Anne Banning that's worked for us since I've been

here, anyway.

How long is that, Mr. Richard?

Doug, please.

Uh, several months, Doug.

Well, she may not have worked here, but she might have come in here looking for

a job.

This is her picture.

I don't really recognize her. I'm sorry.

I wish I could have been of some help to you folks.

Well, that was a long shot.

May I excuse me, please?

Lovely girl, isn't she?

She is one of our best and most popular models.

Young, of course, but she knows her way around, if you know what I mean.

Very cooperative.

I'm sure she is. Just like you, Mr. B.

Yes.

Well, I do have to get back to work. Thanks for your help.

I guess he means well. So do street pimps.

4X -Ray 30, come in.

30, go ahead.

4X -816 has requested you meet him at 1027 Kester Cove 2.

Roger.

Sonny's our boy. He's been at it again. Another girl.

Who is she?

Heidi Davis, 19, a freshman at the college.

Home's in Oregon, Salem. Landlady found her late this morning.

Same MMO? Right down to the last detail.

Physical characteristics mutilated.

Sexual assault.

Help them finish up here.

How long is this going to go on before we stop it?

An animal kills like this, I want to put him in a cage.

It's the last name on the banning list.

I stopped by yesterday, but nobody was home.

Maybe we'll get lucky this time.

It's the witness.

That's right.

Oh.

I suppose it's about that girl who got herself killed. And that.

Yes.

Did you know her?

She went to school with my son.

Not that that means anything.

There was no hanky -panky between them. I kept a close eye on them.

I'm afraid you're a jumper too ahead of us, Mr. Williams.

My son hasn't seen that girl in over a year.

I put a stop to it.

Heard she had round heels, if you know what I mean.

We'd like to talk to him if we might.

Just routine. We have to check everything.

Well, you're wasting your time.

But I'll get him.

Is Papa's boss man around here? I think Papa thinks he is.

Tom.

Sergeant Hooker, Officer Carter.

We're investigating Ann Banning's murder. We're hoping you can help us.

I don't know anything about it except what I saw on the TV.

We're making a list of her friends, people who knew her.

I already told you Tom hasn't seen her.

How long has it been, son?

A year or so. A long time.

You went to school together and you haven't seen her in a year?

It's a big campus. We don't have any classes together.

So you don't know who she was running around with?

Boyfriends? Anything like that?

No, sorry.

Sorry, officers. I'd like to help you, but the way it is.

I understand.

It's just that...

We never know the one thing that might be important.

Ann Banning died a horrible death.

Whoever did it, we want.

I mean, he's got to be caught.

Well,

good, Vic. He was ready to fall apart.

With his father holding onto his arm like that.

I got a hunch. Let's stick around.

I had to talk to you.

Only my father can't know.

Whatever you say to us doesn't get back to him, okay?

Okay.

Look, I never really stopped seeing Anne. I mean, we were just good friends

I couldn't see anything wrong with just getting together to talk or watch TV.

When did you last see her?

Day before yesterday.

I lied about the classes.

We have a three o 'clock together.

She ever mentioned anyone named Sonny? Yeah, when we got out of class, he was

waiting for us. What I wanted to tell you, he's a new guy and they went off

together.

Is this him?

Yes, sir. I'll swear to it.

I talked to him some.

What'd you talk about?

Mostly him. He's a cowboy or something. Ann was all hung up on him.

She's had a thing for horses and they were going to go riding. He was going to

pick her up later on.

After what happened, I thought you ought to know.

Did they say where they were going to get the horses?

Yeah, where he works. A riding place called Easy Trails in the West Valley.

She was my friend.

And if he did it, I want him caught.

We'll take it from here.

Thanks for telling us the truth.

Take it easy.

It's going to break my arm. We've been wanting to meet you for a long time,

I want the truth, Sonny.

Tell me again about going to Ann's room.

You mean when I walked in?

You're not.

Sure.

We had a date, but she didn't answer.

So I tried the door. It was unlocked, so I walked in. I told you a hundred

times. And you saw her.

Where?

On the floor by the bed.

It was horrible, all that blood.

I tried to help her, but she was dead.

Where'd you get the knife, Sonny?

On the floor beside her. I didn't get it anywhere. I never saw it.

before why didn't you take your boots with you boots what the

ones in the closet you gotta be kidding and they were your boots i didn't think

about them in a time like that i left them there before i stayed all night a

couple of times but i swear i never did nothing to her but you're gonna pin this

on me aren't you because you can't find who did it so it's me right did you do

it no you sure I walked in there. I saw her all cut up. It was a nightmare.

I heard someone outside. I turned out the lights. And when they came in, I

pushed them out of the way and I ran. I didn't do it.

I didn't do it.

Look,

we had a date. I didn't do anything to her.

I didn't do it.

You think he did it?

We have no prints.

We got no hard evidence of any kind. Nothing that ties him in, except the

that he was there.

If he killed that girl...

We're going to need a confession.

What about the original murders?

He would have been only 16 years old then.

He says he was in Oklahoma at the time of those murders.

If he can prove where he was on the dates those girls were killed, we've got

let him go.

What have we got left?

Coed Fashions magazine.

Are you saying we missed something?

I'm saying we didn't dig deep enough.

That little model, Tina, she didn't miss a beat of what was going on. I'd like

to talk to her.

But away from Beeman and Richards.

Come on.

Stacy, you find where she hangs out.

Here is the place.

Mr. Beeman, lie to me.

This is the kind of place that sticks to the social issues.

Sweet little Miss America hangs out here?

Remember you and you.

You know, I saw you watch me yesterday, and I thought maybe you were going to

hit on me, but you just walked out.

Well, you know, that all makes business a pleasure.

Wrong, I don't know.

But I'd like to.

What we want right now are some answers to some questions. Do you think you can

handle it? Sure. Do you want to know about that girl?

Um, what was her name?

Ann Banning. Right, right.

She came in one day last week, cute, but she did not know anything about being a

model. Was she looking for work?

Oh, yeah, she wanted a job.

Why do you think Richard said she hadn't been there?

I don't know.

How many times have you been there?

As far as I know, just that one time.

No, I've never had a thing with a cop.

Well, I don't think you're going to, unless you want an appointment with a

from Vice.

That's not what I had in mind.

Well, thank you, Tina.

You've been a great help.

Anytime.

I mean, anytime at all.

Beeman and company have a lot of plenty to do.

Let's get out of here.

Hey, woman, blonde, wearing dark glasses. Yeah. Who is she?

I don't know.

There's something about her.

I don't know. We just got a call.

They found the body. Looks like another Ripper.

Where? Six blocks from here. Let's go.

next door heard a lot of screaming.

They called the police.

Husband banged on the wall.

Probably scared the killer out.

But he didn't do much work with his knife.

He left it behind.

Well, we can forget about Sonny. He didn't do this one.

What is it?

It's hairs from a wig.

The woman who got away.

Now I know why she seems so familiar.

Thank you.

The knife down, Richardson.

Let her go.

You stay away.

You stay back!

If she dies... Come on, let me go.

Shh, shh, shh.

You were gonna be next anyway, baby. You know that.

No, she wasn't.

What are you kidding?

She's blonde.

You don't kill blondes. Only girls with dark hair.

It... It can't prove that.

That knife you're holding, that'll prove it for me.

Well, nobody is gonna believe you.

The jury will believe me.

When they see how that knife matches the other knives.

And they're going to want to know who it is you keep killing over and over

again. I'll take it.

You take one more step and she dies.

You.

Come on over there. You're not listening to me.

That's not the girl.

Look at her.

Look at her.

I'll put the light down.

No.

You lock me up.

I couldn't stand that again.

Is that where you've been the past four years, Richards?

Well, that's for you to figure out now.

Isn't it?

Richards, we want to help you.

Let her go.

You're trying to trick me.

Just like she did.

It's not going to work.

You see, I told her how much I loved her.

And she laughed at me.

I need to stop laughing. Nobody's laughing at you now. Believe me.

Killing her Again And again

But She wouldn't Stay dead

Whoever

she

was She'll stay dead this time

How'd you put it together? Simple.

When Richards bumped into me at the club, I didn't have the urge to dance

him.

Even though he looked good in heels? Not my type.

And the blonde hair with the gun at the end of it? That tied in with the

modeling in the magazine.

Ann Banning and the other victims weren't afraid of another woman. That's

Richards did close to four years in the New Jersey cycle ward for a knife attack

on a young woman. Well, that ties it up, doesn't it? All but one little thing. A

McSweeney over at the motor pool is wondering if you can be put back on foot

support. Me? Why?

That was the third black and white you've told me in the last ten months.

I never does it count that I got out alive.

Not to McSweeney.

Tell him I'll be more careful next time.

Me bet I got some swamp land in Arizona for sale.