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Tonight on The Sentinel.

Hey, who do you think we're going to fight? Spider -Man or the Hulk?

No contest.

I don't want to kick his butt. I know it. You don't know that. I know it.

You knew.

What did you tell the police? That Wayne Hollow would go to jail and die because

of you? Get the hell out of my face.

I'll be there.

Jimmy.

In the jungles of Peru, the fight for survival heightened his senses.

Now, Detective James Ellison with the Sentinel in the fight for justice.

Seeing before others see.

Sensing what others can.

An ever -vigilant watchman in the war against crime.

I'm sick and tired of this happening here. This shouldn't happen at a school.

Shouldn't happen anywhere, Chief.

What is it?

I just thought I smelled something.

Sir? Who is it?

Technically a John Doe. While it was found on the body empty, except for a

snapshot, there was no ID.

But the students who found him say it was a teacher here, David McCade.

His first name's Robert.

He's a psych professor.

Did you know him well?

No, not all that well. We were in different departments, but... I think he

wife. Any witnesses?

Nobody saw or heard anything. Whoever did this knew what they were doing.

The victim was strangled with something like piano wire and was stabbed in the

chest.

This could be a ritual killing.

The stab wound is post -mortem.

What are we missing here?

What do you mean?

They took the time to empty the wall.

Why not just take the whole thing?

Maybe it's part of the ritual.

Maybe the photograph did something.

You know if McCain had a son?

Yes.

This isn't McCain's son, sir. This is me.

You feel that, do I? idea why this guy would have a picture of you in his

wallet. None whatsoever.

Never even heard the guy's name before last night.

Yeah.

Hey, guys.

I just came from the university where I ran into a grad student who was

assisting McCain.

Said McCain was doing research on serial killers. Said he'd focused in on one in

particular called the Country Club Strangler.

Yeah, I remember that cat. He had a two -year spree in the early 70s.

Yeah, that's right. He had seven victims. All of them were middle -aged,

businessmen. They were all strangled and then stabbed in the chest after they

were dead. And then their empty wallets were placed on the wound.

Fritz Schell even had a weird name.

Wayne Hollow.

Claimed he was innocent.

Never changed his story.

After he was arrested, there were no more murders.

Didn't he kill himself?

Yeah, from right before it went to trial. So everybody figured they had

man. Case closed.

All right, so what am I missing here?

Go ahead, tell him the rest.

Well, right before the police arrested Hollow, Jim found his last victim, a guy

named Carl Hadish.

You know, this is just the type of information that a captain would like

detective to tell him.

I didn't remember it, sir, until Sandberg mentioned it.

How could you forget something like that? I was ten years old. It was a long

time ago.

So now we have a copycat.

I don't think so.

At the murder scene, there was a scent.

It was very faint, but distinct.

I've smelled it before.

It was on the body I found, Captain.

It could be our killer.

You know, the smell is closely linked to memory, Simon.

You know what this means? If what you smelled last night was beyond what a

normal human being could smell, this means that you had your sentinel

as a kid.

With all due respect, Sandberg, that was in the past. I'm more concerned with

the present.

Right now, we have a real -life killer running around.

Someone who possibly could have left that photo in the wallet. And if that's

case, they're trying to send you a message.

Gunshot wound number one to left anterior wall is 1 .3 centimeters

Absence of tattooing indicates weapon expired from at least.

If this is a bad time, he's not going anywhere. What's up?

Did you finish McCain's autopsy?

A couple of hours ago.

You should get the paperwork before the end of the day. I'm interested in the

wound to the chest.

It's what I thought. Post -mortem, straight to the heart.

Angle of the wound was left to right.

You sure?

Yeah. The killer was probably left -handed.

You still have McCain's clothing?

I was about to send them up to forensics.

There was blood residue, skin fragments, all from the victim.

You want me to hang on to the clothes?

Uh, no.

Um, go ahead. Send them up to forensics.

Thanks.

Hi. Want me to go along?

Nothing's going on. Why?

I just sort of feel like I'm interrupting a romantic interlude here

and your football.

Come on, Shaq. You're killing me.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine. Why?

I don't know.

Things might be bothering you.

I don't know.

Maybe this country club strangler thing.

It's got to be bringing some stuff up, huh?

Yeah, it's bringing up some stuff.

There's nothing I can't handle.

Yeah, right, of course, I'm sorry.

You can handle it.

So you want me to leave you two alone?

Come on.

Jim, I'm a friend.

All right?

Friends help each other.

That's what we do.

I've been trying to help myself, man. I've been trying to figure this out.

It's like some cruel joke, and I'm the punchline. I'm a cop.

I was working on a case that involves me, and I can't remember a thing from my

past. Well, quit beating yourself up.

You were a kid. You had something terrible happen to you, and I'm sure

trauma of that experience has shut everything off. I mean, your senses,

memory, everything.

I mean, sort of like what happened when you came out of Peru.

So how do I get unstuck? First of all, you relax.

I just keep going around in circles, Chief. What I'm talking about is sense

memory.

All right? The sense of smell.

Focus in on that smell, and then see where that leads you.

Yeah, see?

Putting some action on it.

Hope I can throw this ball on Sunday.

You remind your dad to save me a spot in the bleachers.

I don't think he's going to be there.

Championship. He's got to be there.

He's got an important business meeting he has to go to.

Those things happen, Jimmy.

I'm sure it couldn't be helped.

Bud, do you ever think about what it would have been like if you played pro?

You know, the anorexia knee?

I used to think about it quite a lot. Not so much anymore.

Anyway, no guarantee I would have made the pros.

I was good.

Not that good.

Think I can ever be that good?

You know, I think you can be anything you want to be, Jimmy.

But... But what?

Sometimes you hold back.

It's as though you're afraid to trust yourself.

Steve is coming.

How'd you know?

I just do. Here.

I suppose you know what you have for dinner tonight, too.

Smells like roast beef.

You better run along, then.

Wouldn't want it to overcook.

Jimmy, remember what I told you.

Trust your instincts.

I will, bud. See you on Sunday.

All right, Chief.

I'll be there.

That's it.

I tapped out.

Who's Bud?

You kept on mentioning a man named Bud.

Bud was a man who lived down the street, a business man like my father.

He was a friend. He was kind of like my mentor.

You got a picture of him?

I wouldn't have anything like that around here.

Well, what about at your old man's place?

I don't want to deal with my old man.

Come on. I know you don't want to hear this, but your father may know some

things that could help you.

You know, you're right. I don't want to hear this.

Hey, Stevie. Is Daddy with us?

I don't know. He's talking to Mom.

Hey,

who do you think would win in a fight? Spider -Man or the Hulk?

No contest.

I don't want to kick his butt. Bet he couldn't.

Bet he couldn't!

running an open case.

So much for buying time.

Yeah, but who leaked it?

Damn to find one.

Thanks.

Yeah, he's right here.

Thank you, sir.

Nelson. I saw you in a paper, Jimmy.

Who is this?

I think you know.

Take a trip to the Cascade dump.

Don't forget to check the pocket.

Putting some action on it.

The body's been here all night.

Rain destroyed most of the evidence, but it's a strangler's MO.

By the time you left an ID.

Ryan Smith.

Says here he was a banker born in 1941. That would make him 57 years old.

What's that?

Strangler's back.

Wasn't this in this morning's paper?

I thought you said he was killed last night.

The killer came back after he saw the paper.

Now, wait a minute, Jim. That doesn't make any sense. Why would the killer

capture just to leave a note?

This guy's trying to make it personal, Simon.

This has to do with that body I found as a kid.

This guy's trying to mess with my head.

Excuse me.

What about the tent?

The tent?

See, this is a dump.

Let's hear it, Al.

Bring back any memories?

Nothing that connects.

Just bits and pieces.

We gotta go back to where this all started from. We gotta go back to your

No, no, no. Look, this isn't just about the case anymore. It's about you and

whatever baggage you're dragging around. You gotta get rid of it.

I'm warm and tingly with the tenderness here, Chief.

Oh, yeah, that's good.

I'll deal with it, all right? I will deal with it.

Uh -huh.

Detective Alastair.

Don't give me that right now, all right? Why don't you just...

Take a ride with Diamond. Oh, that's good. That's good, Jim. Yeah, keep

You know, sooner or later, this is going to catch up to you.

Chief, I'm going to go see my father right now. Are you satisfied?

Yes.

It's the perfect day for the game.

Just make sure you come home with a trophy, huh? I'm gonna try.

Just remember, winning isn't everything.

It's how you play the game.

Correction.

Winning isn't everything.

It's the only thing.

You got that?

Can I come in?

Yeah.

You look good.

Thanks. You too.

The place hasn't changed much.

No.

How's Sally?

She's older.

She'll be sorry she missed you. She had to go shopping.

Oh, yeah.

Tell her I'll know when you see her.

I'm working on a case, Dad. Yeah, the strangler. I read about it in the paper.

I only read the business section.

You really think it's the same person?

I'm not sure.

I could use your help.

What can I do?

I need any old pictures or items.

Clippings, anything you got from the time that we found the body.

Oh.

Sure, yeah. Everything we got is all packed away upstairs. Come on.

Sally's got a lot more of this stuff around somewhere.

Once she gets back from shopping, I'll ask her where she keeps it.

What are you looking for?

So many things in this case happened a long time ago. I figured I'd try to come

up here and go through some of the old stuff and jog my memory.

Huh? Stephen and his Air Force.

Remember that? He'd spend all day building one of these things, and then

boys would take it outside and blow it up.

We had some good times, didn't we?

Did we?

Seems to me that Stephen and I don't remember it that way.

Ah, come on.

Come on, Jimmy.

I admit I was a little preoccupied with work.

I had a job to do. I did the best I could.

What are you going, rich boy?

You don't own the park.

Jimmy's going to take your foot out there today.

You can't buy this, you punk.

You've got to earn it.

Boys, get over here.

Alright, let's get in there.

This is the big game.

Alright, let's get the proud fathers in there.

Come on everybody, stand next to your son.

Alright, let's have a smile.

Come on everybody, smile.

I've tried to defuse as much as I can, but this has gotten out of hand. You

can't go around shoving members of the press without provocation.

Well, it wasn't much of a show.

It was enough.

We could be looking at a lawsuit here. I'll practice more self -restraint, sir.

That, that, that, that, that.

Now, looks like I may have to pull you out of this case.

Whatever, Simon, whatever.

Jim, hear me out, Al.

I understand how you feel. Really, I do. But with your past involvement in the

case, this whole thing has turned into a media circus.

It's gotten way too personal.

Well, it's personal for the killer, too, Simon. I mean, he's the one that keeps

contacting Jim here.

I mean, you know, serial killers, they never do anything impulsively.

they do has a purpose.

Seiberg, I don't have time for this right now.

Even if he's right?

I mean, like it or not, sir, whether I'm on the case or off of it, I'm a part of

it.

How can I go wrong with logic like that?

Look, I got a call from the guy who owns a video place.

Evidently, he was dubbing some tapes from a cane.

Why don't you go check it out?

Jim.

Try not to make this too personal.

Okay.

Whoa.

What do you think, Al's out to lunch?

Maybe in me.

Here it is.

What is that?

Tape the calendar.

It's an electric magnet. Erases everything.

What? That's it?

Come on.

Call for backup.

Stay alert.

reason for me.

The score needs to be settled.

It's payback time.

This should help.

Lucky that guy didn't kill you.

He didn't want to kill me. He just wants to play up this game.

Whatever the hell that is.

Any word from forensics on the knife?

Yeah, they were able to determine the scent. On the handle, it's made from

bark. It's from this small tree only found in Spain.

No wonder the only other time you smelled it was at the crime scene when

found Bud.

You know, when you said the victim that I found was Carl Haydash...

I should have known that's who it was.

Bud, I think you're being a little hard on yourself, Jim. I mean, this guy was

like a father figure to you, and the shock of finding him?

No wonder you repressed him.

I wonder what the hell else I'm repressing.

Well, that guy at the railroad track said something about having a

score to settle with me.

You know, like we knew each other.

over yet, rich boy.

Back, Aaron.

Make me.

You want it? Go get it.

Kick his butt, chicken.

You got one little fingerprint from that knife.

Ran through every database we could find. Finally got a match for the

Turns out it belongs to Scott Jeffries.

Jeffries went AWOL from the Army above.

30 years ago, while he was stationed in Spain.

Spain? Wait a minute.

Apart from the tree.

That's where the knife's from.

Well, evidently there were three unsolved murders while Jeffries was in

Sam and Rose, the country book guy? Harvard copies.

Jeffries was a prime suspect, but before they could arrest him, he disappeared

along with his five -year -old son.

According to the Army report, Jeffries grew up on a farm in Montana with his

father. And when he was 12 years old, the bank repossessed the farm.

Old man was so upset he ended up hanging himself.

No wonder he always goes after businessmen.

I mean, they represent the people responsible for his father's death.

That's what the army strengths figure, too. The killings didn't even start

after Jeffries got turned down for a government loan.

Any record of him living here?

Nothing. Of course, he could have changed his identity.

So he moves here, he settles in.

Something triggers off another killing spree.

Why does he stop?

Why did Jack the Ripper stop at the Zodiac Killer? It happens.

I think it was hollow.

When he took the fall, it was the ultimate triumph for Jeffries. He got

clean.

Come in.

Captain, the army finally faxed over that picture you were waiting on.

Miguel.

Gentlemen, I'd like you to meet Scott Jeffries.

This one here, it's the same guy.

Now, I think his first name was Aaron. I need a last name.

God, Jimmy, I don't know. You know, I mean, I didn't get involved with any of

these parents.

I didn't go to that many games.

I know, I know, Dad. Just think, anything you can come up with from that

correspondence from the league, interaction with the parents, anything.

Okay, it was 25 years ago, Jim.

I know.

Anything.

Thank you.

Let's see.

It seems... Well, there was this phone call.

Phone call? Yeah.

What was I doing? I was late for a business meeting. I remember Sally.

took a call and she gave me the phone because she said this guy said it was

important. He had to talk to me.

Turned out that he was the father of one of the boys.

one of the other teams, and something to do with dissatisfaction with the

league. He wanted to start another league, and he wanted support. I didn't

time for that. I told him that, and I remember it because he got very, very

angry. He made a big deal. He said, Ellison, my time is as valuable as your

time, even though I haven't got your money.

You remember the guy's name?

Foster, yeah.

Yeah, Mick Foster.

I remember that because he was so adamant about that. You know, he said it

such conviction.

You're sure about that?

Yeah. All right.

Thanks, Dad. I didn't know. Yeah.

That picture with the boys with their fathers.

I'm sorry that I wasn't there.

Yeah, me too.

No, you see, I was a single parent before anybody else was.

I thought it was my responsibility to go out and make a living. That's what a

man did.

Some men did that, Dad.

Some men did more.

Yeah, like Bud.

Yeah, I'm sorry about that, too.

That's water under the bridge.

Jim, I'm trying to get past this.

I looked over there. I saw a male with a knife. The one with the mark on his

head.

They say he was over there by the edge of the woods.

Yes, sir.

Well, it's 75 yards away.

If you guys don't mind, I think I'd like to take a look, okay?

I'm not lying. You believe me, don't you, Dad? Just calm down. Stand here for

minute.

I'm going to talk to the detectives.

Guys, I'm sorry. I want to apologize for my son's imagination.

Well, that's all right, Mr. Ellis. We understand.

A thing like this is pretty tough on a kid.

He wants to help, so he imagines that he saw a killer when it's obvious he

couldn't. Yeah.

The best thing to do is reassure him that he didn't do anything wrong.

And maybe get him some counsel.

Yeah. Thanks.

I warned you about your fantasies, didn't I?

I did see him. Sometimes I can just see and hear things. No, you can't. Nobody

can. Jimmy, this is not a game.

Do you hear me? This is serious. A man is dead.

You understand what I'm trying to tell you? A man is dead.

And your nonsense can keep you from finding out who did it. Is that getting

through to you?

But, Dad.

No buts.

Now, you've got to stop pretending or people are going to think you're a

You understand?

Huh? Is that what you want?

For people to think there's something wrong with you?

I was telling the truth.

What?

I was telling the truth.

See, that's what Bud was talking about.

What do you mean?

That I held back.

That I didn't follow my instincts.

But all I ever got from you was that there was something wrong with me. I

stuffed who I was, who I am, down inside of me.

See, I have a gift, Dad.

It could be a burden sometimes, but it's a gift. It's just who I am.

I know you were, Jim. What do you mean? I know you were telling the truth.

I know it. No, you don't know that.

You don't know that. I know it.

I was trying to protect you. Do you understand? I didn't think people would

understand you. That they would think that you were different and that would

hurt you. And I didn't want anything to hurt you. You're my son, Jimmy.

You knew.

I wish I could go back and change it all.

water or something.

Do you know what I think?

Huh? No.

Yeah, Simon Banks.

Captain Banks here.

Yeah, it's Jim. I found Scott Jeffries. He changed his name to Mick Foster.

Oh, hang on.

Right. Also, I'm going to check on his son, Aaron. Aaron Foster.

Aaron Foster, right.

I'm leaving now.

I'll let you know.

All right.

I got to go, Dad.

Don't you think?

Now you're the one with the business to take care of.

Take care of yourself, Dad.

It's good to see you, Jimmy.

You too.

Yeah, man.

Nick Foster.

Yeah, I remember that weird spot.

It's the birthmark.

Doesn't look like natural causes.

Hey, is this a picture of the photographer?

Yeah.

What's his relationship to the victim?

Nick Foster's son.

Aaron.

It's a killer.

According to this, Aaron was a regular down at social services, in and out of

the system as an abused child, diagnosed as a violent schizophrenic.

This is textbook.

Behavior is a combination of genetics and environment.

His grandfather hangs himself. His father's a serial killer.

He didn't have a chance.

All this time he spent taking care of his father.

What set him off?

I'd say the trigger was probably McCain.

The investigation opened up some old wounds. Aaron snapped.

Why kill your own father?

What do you think about it? This report says that he had serious victim

obsessions.

What do you think had the most power over him?

His father.

I don't know, Jim. You had power over him, too. I mean, remember as kids.

You were the one who found the body. Now you're a cop tracking down the killer.

Makes sense.

Hello, Aaron.

How'd you know it was me?

I just followed the road signs that you left for us the whole time.

We were supposed to be here. You were supposed to call. I mean, it wasn't too

difficult to figure out. What's next?

You'll have to wait and see.

Why don't we meet somewhere so we can talk about this?

Talk about it?

Talk about what, Jimmy?

Your army medals?

How about your wedding?

Lovely bride. You bet it didn't work out.

An accommodation from the mayor.

You just had it all, haven't you?

You like the pictures?

Hold on. I have another call.

Hello. Is that you, Jimmy?

You heard my father. I swear to God, I'll kill you. Hey, don't threaten me.

You're in no position. I'm in charge now.

Time for you to suffer.

I know you're in charge. Just leave my dad out of this. You know where to find

me. I'm on my way.

Some of the bitch is at my house.

You can be aiming a gun at you right now. You just stay right here.

We're going to take the point.

You guys stay here. Don't let anybody pass us. Yes, sir.

Oh, God, Shelly, it's me, Jim.

It's me, Jim. Oh, Jimmy, my God.

Simon!

Are you hurt?

No, he didn't see me.

Okay, all right. I heard a loud crash, and he was fighting with your father.

So I tried to use the phone, but he was on it. All right. So I hit him. You did

the right thing.

This gentleman's going to help you out.

Let's get her some assistance.

It's okay, Shelly.

Upstairs is clear. I'm going to check the rest of the house, all right?

So that's what this is about.

What is it, Jim?

Too late?

14, 13?

That's the screw of the football game.

Football game?

Yeah, a game we played at Manly O 'Field. I got to head over there right

What is it all about?

I'll fill you in later on. Just give me some time before you send in the troops,

all right? Look, Jim, if this is about Aaron, I am not sending you there

backup. Captain, this guy is a spent shell. He wants me. We send in half the

department. He's going to kill my old man. Now give me some time.

All right, I'll give you a few minutes. Not much more.

What's going on?

All right, stay close.

Maybe you were wrong.

No, I'm not wrong.

This is where he wants me.

Where is he?

Go get it.

Stay here. Wait for the police.

He's crazy, Jimmy. He just wants to kill you.

You had everything.

You had nothing.

Even the game.

That old man beat me up because we lost.

Alan, that's a long time ago.

It's over.

Alan, come on.

Give me the knife.

I'll take care of it. No, I gotta end it now, Dad.

Stay with my father.

You okay?

You okay, too? Yeah.

Where's my father?

Get this guy out of here.

Come on.

Have the rice and remain silent.

Got it?

Keep walking. Let's go.

Oh, God, I'm glad you're all right.

Come on.

Let's get you cleaned up.

All right, Simon, isn't that beautiful, man?

What do you think you're doing? Get off.

Come on, little brotherly love. I look like your brother.

From a different mother. Don't you start with me, Sandberg. I'm telling you

right now. Come on, little kid.