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I know I may get caught someday.

But they'll never take me alive.

Oh, I swear it.

They're still looking for the killer of those girls, Jason.

I wonder who he really is.

The thing I got about girls... I... I like to look at them.

Sometimes I follow them.

Sometimes I get a little carried away when I'm making a pass.

I won't stop.

I'll kill them all.

I'll kill them all.

starring Ephraim Zimbalist, Jr., also starring Philip Abbott and

Shelley Novak, with guest stars Daniel J. Trevati,

Robert Pine, Mary Fran,

Elliot Street.

Tonight's episode, Confessions of a Madman.

Maria McMahon, age 22, a postgraduate student in a college in Maryland, was

attacked on the night of September 23rd at approximately 10 o 'clock, shortly

after leaving the college library.

She was taking a shortcut to her sorority house.

Before reaching her destination, she was stabbed and almost killed by person or

persons unknown.

Because the crime took place on United States government property, the FBI was

called in.

Laurie McMahon.

Susan August.

Agnes Martin.

Two dead and one still holding on.

What's her condition?

Hopeful, but she's still in intensive care. The hospital let us know if

any change.

An eccentric?

Well, he's recovering from a hard blow in the back of the neck. He sustained a

concussion, but he didn't see a thing.

What did he learn about the two girls who were killed?

I checked the local police files. There's one link between all three

They all belong to the same sorority.

Erskine. Lewis, how's it going out there?

Oh, Arthur, I was just about to call you.

So far, no witnesses, no clues, no suspects.

Have you been able to talk to the McMahon girl?

Not yet.

And the sentry can't remember anything. He's had a concussion.

Well, I think I've got something for you.

Hello, Mr. Ward.

I'm glad I wasn't your target, Miss Driscoll.

Your marksmanship is excellent, even in the rain.

Thank you, sir.

Your SAC called and asked that your in -service training be cut short.

You're to return to Baltimore this afternoon.

We're assigning you to Inspector Erskine on a special at the Fairhaven Missile

Site.

The Gloria McMahon stabbing?

Yes.

We feel the case is tied in with the recent murders of two other girls in

area. All three were sorority sisters, the same sorority you belonged to when

you attended the university.

You know the town, you know the university, you know the sorority.

If you were training, that kind of knowledge could be invaluable.

Okay, let's go!

Stand up against the wall. Come on.

Let's go.

All right. Come on.

Okay,

you all here?

Hey, Professor.

How are you?

Hey, look, if you really want to improve your distance, you know, if you just

reach your arm...

Hey, look, uh...

Professor, having read the papers, I guess I should have realized that...

realized what?

Nothing. Realized what, Vaughn?

Well, just that two of those girls being in your class, I guess it kind of makes

it more personal to you.

Yes, it did.

Especially since all three were students of mine.

Professor, I wasn't implying anything.

I mean, I don't want you to think... Forget it. I'm tired.

How'd your team do at the out -of -town meet last weekend?

You should have been there. We won it easy.

Hey!

Roger, get out of the pool. Now, come on.

Cut that horsing around.

They're really good kids.

Yeah, next up is our big three -day meet with all the youth help comes from all

over the state.

That's the big one to win.

I don't know what we would have done if the university hadn't let us use the

pool for our home meets and our practices.

It's their contribution to civic endeavor.

Good luck on the big meet.

Yeah. Thanks, President.

Hey, and look, if you really want to improve that distance, practice your

you know, kick from the hip.

Next time I'll try harder.

Sure.

All right, you frogs, let's get in the pool.

Come on, get on the side of the pool.

I want 50 kicks.

All right?

That's it. Kick, kick, kick, kick.

Kick, that's it.

That's it. Kick from the hip.

The police have beefed up security on the campus. There's warning signs out

against hitchhiking.

Bicycle patrols at night.

Some of the more wooded, secluded areas have been ruled off campus both days and

night. And there's warning spot announcements on radio and television.

We suspect the killer must have some knowledge of anatomy.

Each of the girls was stabbed in the same way.

There must be a connection with the Philander house.

It used to be so clean here.

So free and safe.

Gloria kept getting these phone calls.

From whom, Janie?

I don't know.

She never said.

I remember she always seemed embarrassed.

She never talked about it, even when we joked about who this mysterious guy was.

You never heard her mention his name?

It just hit me.

Gloria never did date.

Could they have been obscene calls?

I don't know.

Gloria kept to herself mostly. She was a loner.

Could you make a guess?

There's this weird guy, Dorothy.

He must have been here a hundred times. He delivers pizza from town.

He'd always have this strange look in his eyes for Gloria when he'd come to

deliver the pizza.

Can you recall any strange or unusual types hanging around the sorority house?

Well, there is this Darcy.

He's the way of blowing his horn at you as he comes driving by and you're

walking. He comes driving right up alongside you in his little truck and

his horn.

A tiny little beep, but he makes sure you hear him.

Do you know what I mean?

We're looking for Darcy Neal.

Darcy? Oh, he's out on delivery.

I'll give you his route.

Thank you.

You know, he's the best worker I ever had.

Always delivers on time.

That kind of boy's hard to find these days, right?

Hey!

Hey, honey.

I'm on a break. Come on. Let's go for a ride.

Come on.

Come on, let's go for a ride.

Get lost.

Oh, come on. Come on.

Let's go do some homework.

Don't go, you creep.

Oh, come on, come on. Come on, let's go.

That's Josie Neils -John.

Yeah, sure. I know Gloria.

I called her lots of times.

Sometimes I'd drive up alongside her in the street.

Other times I'd wait for her at the library nights.

I tried to talk her into going out with me, but she always frosts me.

I like that girl. I really like her.

Gloria was initiated into Fire Lambo a few years after me.

Now, the police found this pin in your possession, Darcy.

Initials on the back are G -M -C -M.

That's Gloria McMahon's sorority pin. How'd you get it?

Well, I made a delivery one night to her room, and

she had to go get some money from another girl.

And I saw the pin there on her dresser.

Well, I borrowed it.

You mean you stole it?

Oh, now, back off.

You can't try to hang me, Philip, in a five -buck pen.

I told you I liked her.

Why did you run away from the patrol car?

You mind if I get a drink of water?

Go ahead.

You'll find out anyway.

I'm a dropout from West Virginia.

I was in pre -med there.

I got in some trouble.

The court put me on two years probation.

It's the thing I got about girls.

I like to look at them.

Sometimes I follow them.

Sometimes I get a little carried away when I'm making a pass.

I can't help myself.

It's like a compulsion.

You know, one time I went too far. I got too rough and I

got busted. You know what I mean? I couldn't...

So naturally, that's why I got scared and ran. I could see it all breaking out

in the open.

Who'd want me around?

Who'd hire me?

But I haven't hurt anybody since.

I swear it.

And I didn't knife Gloria.

How well did you know Susan August and Agnes Martin, Darcy?

I knew them. I knew them like I knew the other girls. You know, like when I made

deliveries to the house.

Well, I'm the assistant swim coach at the Youth Help Club.

I pick up a little extra money.

Well, you can't nail me for those other two girls because I was out of town on

swim meets both times when those other two girls were killed.

And the night Gloria McMahon was stabbed?

What's the matter, Dorsey?

Don't you remember?

I couldn't go with the swim team last week. I was sick.

You can ask Vaughn Teller. He's the swim coach.

We'll do that.

Get caught someday.

But they'll never take me alive.

Oh, I swear it.

And they hear this, they'll know.

on Gloria McMahon before she got to the library.

And I'll need the names of everyone who checked books in or out that night.

Tell Gloria hello for me, will you, Inspector?

Tell her I'll stop by the hospital and see her as soon as I can. I'll do that.

We'll interview Von Teller.

for the alumni reunion. You were just starting out with youth health.

I'm sorry. It just doesn't ring a bell.

Pat Driscoll.

Oh, yeah, yeah, sure.

Look, I'm in kind of a hurry. Is there something I can do for you?

I'm with the FBI now, Vaughn.

And this is Special Agent Chris Daniels.

We'd like to talk to you.

Yeah, well, about what?

Darcy Neal.

Yeah, wait just a minute.

Okay, all you frogs, I want you to go in there. Wait a minute.

your swimsuits and don't leave that locker room until I get there, all

Okay.

We've got a big interstate meet coming up next.

So, you want to talk about Darcy Neal?

Yes. We're investigating the stabbing that took place recently on the missile

site.

And we're also looking into the cases of the two other girls who were stabbed to

death before that.

Wow.

Darcy. You think Darcy had something to do with that? He says he works for you

as your assistant coach.

He told you that?

Mm -hmm.

Doesn't he?

Well, wait just a minute.

Park it around back, all right?

Yeah, well, Darcy, I let him babysit the kids in the pool every once in a while.

You know, he clocks the kids for a time and comes to the meets, things like

that. How about the last meet?

Let's see.

Well, he missed it.

Said he was sick.

Was he?

Well, he said he was.

Well, what about some of the other meats?

Was he there for all of those?

Well, he might have been. I just don't remember.

Yeah, but come to think of it, there is something kind of strange about Darcy.

He gets this...

queer look in his eye every once in a while. You know, you'll look at him, and

he doesn't seem to be there.

You know what I mean?

Did he ever mention girls to you?

Well, what do you mean?

Well, did he ever talk about anyone he ever took out?

No, I guess he never mentioned that.

Well, if you do remember him missing any of the other meets, be sure and let us

know, will you?

Sure, sure.

Thank you very much.

Hey, there, uh... Wait a minute.

There was this one time one of the kids got sick the night before the meet and

he went to Darcy's door and knocked on it and he didn't get any answer.

Of course, the kid couldn't have been too sick because he went back to his

went to sleep, next morning woke up, he was fine.

Won his heat, too.

Yeah, Darcy was probably just snoring off a beer, you know?

Maybe.

Well, Vaughn, good luck with your team.

Yeah, good luck with your team.

Starting early today, Wilma.

You usually wait until the sun goes down.

Daylight saving, Jason. Sun stays up longer.

And in the winter, the days get darker sooner.

You have your own year -round built -in timetable, haven't you?

I'll drink whenever I like it and without asking your permission.

A couple of students of mine are dropping by this evening.

If you're planning to stay drunk, I'd appreciate you doing it alone.

You mean stay out of sight, drop dead?

You said that.

Female students, of course.

Have another drink.

Maybe I will.

I know I'm so much dirt to you, Mr.

Superior. I know you always wanted her.

Well, I'm sticking.

I'm not going back to the old hometown.

I'm staying right here, and I'm going right on being the professor's wife.

You married me on the rebound, prof... and you're stuck with me. So I'm dumb,

I'm dirt, and I drink.

But she's dead.

They're still looking for the killer of those girls, Jason.

I wonder who he really is.

How's Gloria doing?

Much better.

She couldn't tell me anything. She never got a look at him.

Oh, Inspector.

The librarian didn't see anybody follow Gloria out.

And she's still compiling a list of people who checked books in and out that

night. Good, Pat.

What did Von Teller have to say?

Well, he confirmed Darcy was at those out -of -town meets, but he reported

and missed the last one. And that was the night Gloria was attacked.

Inspector, this came for you in the mail today.

Local postmark.

Wouldn't be your birthday, would it, Inspector?

I don't know. I stopped counting.

Does this mean anything to you?

I'm not sure.

Grant. Grant.

Jason Grant.

Of course.

This is Professor Grant.

He was engaged to a friend of mine, Lorna Thorne.

She was a sorority sister of mine, too.

They were going to get married. In fact, they were going to announce it the

night of our graduation dance.

But that night he found Lorna.

Dead.

What do you mean?

Apparently, she'd been walking across the old footbridge in the back part of

campus. It had been condemned. It was totally off limits until they could

rebuild it.

Part of the bridge gave way.

Naturally, Lorna fell.

There was a ravine below it.

There was an investigation, of course, and...

The coroner ruled accidental death.

And Grant discovered the body.

Tell me which is Jason Grant.

Jason Grant?

I'm Professor Grant.

Inspector Erskine, FBI.

Do you remember Pat Driscoll?

Definitely. She just squeaked by in Physiology 1.

Well, it was tough, sir.

That's one of our agents now.

That's nice.

When a member of the FBI introduces himself, I don't imagine it's all

Not exactly.

I must advise you that you have the right to remain silent.

Anything you say can be used against you, and you may call an attorney if you

wish. The attack on Gloria McMahon?

Can't be serious.

These arrived in the mail addressed to me.

Do you have an explanation?

We use scalpels for dissections in my lab every day. You can also buy them at

any medical supply house. Maybe it's a joke.

Professor, can you tell us where you were on the nights that Susan August and

Agnes Martin were killed?

I was teaching an adult extension course on campus.

The night Gloria McMahon was stabbed?

That was the night of the final exam.

Medical evidence indicates that a scalpel was used in all three cases.

I already explained that anybody could have taken that knife and sent it to

The janitor, a student, my wife, anybody with a perverse sense of humor.

Excuse me, please.

I understand you were going to marry one of your students, Lorna Thorne.

You found her body the night the announcement was going to be made?

I went over all that with the police.

Do you mind going through it with us?

Lorna said she'd meet me at the graduation dance.

When she didn't show up, I went looking for her.

I found her.

Here. Her body was lying there among the rocks.

She looked so small.

So fragile.

Like a doll that had fallen out of a child's crib.

I was afraid if I touched her, she'd crack into a hundred pieces.

Did anything happen between the two of you?

Argument?

Talk of postponing the wedding?

Lorna was very uptight earlier that afternoon, very withdrawn.

She seemed to have turned off all of a sudden.

I went to the sorority house that night, asked her what was the matter, if

I could help.

She just stared.

I remember her saying,

I'm looking for the right words to say the right things.

What made you think you'd find her here later on?

When she didn't show at the dance, it was a last resort.

She'd come here to think.

To be alone.

To get away from reality.

You've met her here on those occasions?

Sometimes.

You listen to me.

I've been through this once already with the police and I'm not letting you or

anyone else put me through it again.

This was the girl I was engaged to marry. I didn't kill her. If you've got

charges against me, press them.

Do you believe him, sir?

I'll tell you what I don't believe.

I don't believe he's a hundred proof.

Pat, I want a complete background check on Lorna Thorne.

Inspector, do you think he could have done it?

Either that or somebody wants me to pretty badly.

Hello?

He said it wasn't going to end with me.

It wasn't going to stop.

That he was going to kill me.

He was going to kill all of the girls where I came from.

All the girls?

All the girls. And that we were going to pay.

Pay for what?

Did he say, Gloria?

I threw the phone down. I couldn't listen anymore.

Did you recognize the voice?

I don't know.

I couldn't tell.

I don't know.

Notify the police.

And after I leave, ask her permission to monitor incoming calls.

You'll be safe here, Ms. McMahon.

Nobody's going to hurt you.

There'll be a police officer outside your door 24 hours a day.

Thank you.

We'll talk to you again when you're feeling better.

I'll try to stop by and see you tomorrow, Gloria, okay?

I'm sorry I cracked up.

I still can't tell you who that voice was.

Nothing unusual on Lorna Thorne.

Born and raised in Whiteford, a small farming region near northern Maryland.

Parents died three years ago.

No brothers, no sisters, no living relatives.

Pulled a 3 .4 average in high school, applied for entrance, and was accepted

the university.

Coroner's autopsy report showed instant death upon impact of fall.

Primary cause of death, broken neck.

Multiple lacerations, internal injuries, non -contributory factors.

Another statistic in another local coroner's accidental death report.

Let's concentrate on what we do know.

We know that two girls were killed, one almost killed, between the hours of 9 p

.m.

and 12.

All three on fatality.

What was going on in this town at that time?

Could it have given the killer the cover he needed?

And what's happening next Saturday night?

Jason Grant's new adult extension course.

You know, we've been searching for answers inside the town. But what if the

killer used an out -of -town cover?

Well, the swim team stays away overnight.

So why couldn't Darcy Neal have made it back those two Saturday nights, then

returned the same night with nobody being the wiser?

Vaughn Teller told us, remember?

One of the team members got sick at a meet. He knocked on Darcy's door, got no

answer.

Somebody else could have made it back, too, just as easily.

Vaughn Teller.

All three meets were over by 7 p .m.

That's just about the time this Saturday's event is scheduled to finish.

There's no question, Mr. Ward, they match.

Why did the Wilmington police pick him up? He was wandering the streets, just

out of the service.

Traumatic amnesia.

They sent us his prints. We matched them against his military fingerprint card.

And Teller was born in Whiteford, Maryland?

Yes, sir. The same town Lorna Thorne came from.

This is the assistant director, Ward. Get me Inspector Erskine.

She claims it's him, sir.

Seems pretty sure.

I'm at the car rental agency right now, Inspector, and I... Yes, sir, that was

on Saturday night.

Now, the speedometer reading shows that the mileage from here to the university

is 30 miles, and that is 30 miles right back to where they held that meet.

No, sir, she says that she'd swear on a stack of Bibles that he's the one.

Mm -hmm, I did, I sure did.

He's really a groovy -looking guy.

Yes, sir.

Vaughn Teller.

Thank you.

The swim team already left for their meet.

Teller arrived in town, joined the youth help club as swimming coach a month

before Lorna Thorne died.

What do you suppose his connection was with her beyond the fact that they both

came from the same town?

Excuse me, sir. Mrs.

Gatsby called Teller's landlady. She said she heard him talking.

And he sounded insane, shouted something about killing them all.

Pat, I want you to go to the sorority house and warn the girls not to go out

night for any reason whatsoever.

Right.

I thought he was such a nice, quiet man.

No wild parties, babies went on time. I never dreamed there was anything wrong

with him until... Well, I heard him talking in his room. I knew he was

I hope I did the right thing bringing his tape recorder to this room.

You never know about them, do you?

Go and listen for yourself.

Oh, I waited.

You know I waited, Lorna.

Oh, I didn't want to kill you.

It was them.

Oh, yeah, it was them. All those girls.

from the farm.

But that was our life together before you came here, wasn't it, Lorna?

They killed you.

Oh, yeah, they killed you.

But I'm gonna get him.

I'm gonna get them all.

And I'm gonna get him.

I'm gonna get him.

The man they wanted you to marry.

Oh, I'm gonna kill him.

I found this book.

In his room next to the recorder. I thought it might be important.

That's Pat.

It was her picture he cut out. He's going after her next.

Now use your phone.

This is Inspector Iskin with the FBI. Would you put me through to the

office in Mason Falls right away, please?

T -E -L -L -E -R.

First name Vaughn?

Right, Inspector.

I'll send a unit over to the high school pool to stand by for you.

Thank you, Lieutenant. We'll be there as soon as we can.

What are you doing here, Norm?

Why aren't you over to the high school?

Well, that swim meet's been canceled.

Inspector, the swim meet's been canceled.

FBI.

FBI.

Sergeant White here.

Yes, Sergeant. What's happened?

Well, one of the visiting team boys got sick.

diagnosed as meningitis.

Shook up the officials pretty bad.

They figured to call the whole thing off right now to avoid any epidemic.

Sergeant, can you tell me anything about a Vaughn Teller, one of the visiting

coaches? Did he leave with a team bus or on his own?

Now, that I don't know, but we'll sure check it out for you.

Thank you, Sergeant.

Yes, officer, I heard Miss Driscoll ordered the cab driver to take her to

Phi Lambda house.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Philander? Yes, is Pat Driscoll there, please?

Yes, she is. I'll get her. No, no, no. That's all right.

Just tell her to be waiting outside in ten minutes.

Inspector Erskine will pick her up.

It's very important.

Okay, I'll tell her.

Thank you very much.

Take a little walk, you and me.

Because we've got some things to talk about.

She's gone.

They said that you called and you'd pick her up out in front in ten minutes.

Check with her, me too.

Thank you.

No, sir.

He said he was Detective Sergeant Wallace from Homicide.

Yes, sir?

I told him I heard Miss Driscoll ordered a taxi driver to take her to the

sorority house.

And then he made a call from the public telephone booth here in the lobby.

Well, where do you think he's taking her?

Try the footbridge.

It's a long shot, but it's the only shot we've got.

Let's go.

They twisted your mind with their money.

They wanted you to be like they were. Vaughn, listen to me now.

Lorna is dead.

She has been dead a long time.

I loved you, Lorna.

I waited for you.

But you wouldn't see me, would you? No.

I'm not good enough for you anymore.

Now, Vaughn, now let's go back.

This is a mistake. Just take me back. Let's go back. They're going to pay

girls.

They're going to pay for what they did to you and to me.

Those years in the army and Vietnam.

Coming back to you was the only thing that kept me alive.

Why'd you do it to me, Lorna?

I don't want to kill you.

It's those rich friends of yours.

They're responsible.

I can't let you marry him.

I can't let you do that.

You know I can't let you do that, Warner.

FBI, tell her. Let her go.

Don't shoot.

Don't ever get me alive, Lorna.

I told you, I'd kill myself first.

Killing yourself isn't the answer, Vaughn. It won't help.

Oh, Lorna.

Lorna! Lorna is dead.

Look, she's dead.

It's all over now.

Gloria said to say goodbye to you.

How is she?

She'll be all right.

But she'll never understand about Vaughn.

Why he blamed her, held her responsible for Lorna's death.

Especially when Lorna never even mentioned him to any of the other girls.

Well, he had to blame someone.

By the way, Pat.

That was a nice move you made for the knife.

Thank you, Inspector.

In view of the more serious charges facing him in the state of Maryland,

prosecution of Vaughn Teller for crime on a government reservation was declined

in favor of local prosecution.

And Teller, together with the evidence the FBI had gathered against him in the

murders of the Coeds, was turned over to Maryland authorities.

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