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- HA-HA! - [ Screams ]

[ Maniacal Laughter ]

[ Giggling ]

[ Screams ]

OH, CAROL.

I KNEW YOU’D COME BACK HERE.

WHOA!

SO, UH, HOW DO YOU LIKE IT?

RIDES PRETTY GOOD.

I MEAN MY CAR-- THE LOVE TUB HERE.

LOVE TUB? HOW MANY GIRLS YOU BRING UP HERE ANYWAY?

UH, I TAKE THE FIFTH.

I BET YOU DO.

BOY, IF THIS CAR COULD TALK.

OH, BUT IT DOES TALK-- BUT ONLY TO ME.

HONEY, THIS IS MY FAITHFUL...

’66 CHECKER CLASSIC--

THE FAB CAB.

I’M GOING UP TO THE CABIN. YOU WANT ANYTHING?

NO, I GOTTA FINISH WORKING ON THE CAR TONIGHT.

[ Footsteps Approaching ]

HONEY, C-CAN YOU HAND ME THE THREE-EIGHTHS WRENCH?

IT’S OVER THERE BY THE TOOLBOX.

THANKS.

OH, THIS IS THE WRONG SIZE. I NEED THE THREE-EIGHTHS WRENCH.

OW! HEY, WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH YOU?

JESUS CHRIST.

[ Thud ] [ Groans ]

[ Horn Honks Out "Shave And A Haircut" ]

[ Honking Continues ]

[ Horn Blares ]

HONEY, WANT SOME BEER?

WANT SOME OF MY BEER, SWEETHEART?

HONEY.

HANK?

[ Clatter ]

[ Crash ]

I’LL CATCH YOU LATER.

OKAY. LET’S GO.

LOOK, HONEY.

COME DOWN HERE AND GIVE ME THE MONEY.

I’M SURE I DIDN’T DO IT.

OF COURSE I’M SURE. WHAT DO YOU TAKE ME FOR? COME ON.

HERE ARE THE PRINTS YOU NEEDED ON THAT GIRL THEY BROUGHT TO THE MORGUE LAST NIGHT.

THANKS.

MARK!

I WANT YOU TO MEET RYDELL KING.

IT’S A PLEASURE.

I UNDERSTAND YOU’LL BE WORKING WITH US ON THESE HOMICIDES. IS THAT CORRECT?

- YES, SIR. - DROP THE "SIR." JUST CALL ME RYDELL, WOULD YOU?

I WANT YOU TO GIVE RYDELL ANY FURTHER INFORMATION HE NEEDS.

AND I’LL SEE YOU BOTH LATER THIS AFTERNOON IN MY OFFICE.

- OKAY. - HERE ARE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE LATEST VICTIM.

YOU KNOW THE NEWSPAPERS HAVE NICKNAMED THE COED KILLER "THE BLACK ANGEL."

THE MURDERS HAVEN’T ALL HAPPENED IN ONE PART OF TOWN.

BUT THE VICTIMS ALL KNEW ONE ANOTHER AT THE SAME SCHOOL.

THE BLACK ANGEL PROBABLY KNEW THE VICTIMS PERSONALLY.

AW. IT’S A SHAME.

THERE’S A YOUNG WOMAN HERE NOW GOING THROUGH THE MUG SHOTS, TRYING TO IDENTIFY THE KILLER.

- HE MAY BE A FORMER BOYFRIEND OF HERS. - OH, YES. LEE FAULKNER.

DID SHE MAKE A POSITIVE IDENTIFICATION YET?

NO. IT SEEMS LIKE SHE’S HAVING A HARD TIME REMEMBERING WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE.

OKAY. LET’S GO AND TALK TO HER.

MISS LEE FAULKNER, RYDELL KING. HELLO.

NOW LET ME GET MY FILE.

IT’S NICE OF YOU TO COME DOWN AND HELP US WITH THIS INVESTIGATION.

NOW I’D LIKE TO ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS CONCERNING CAROL WILLIAMS.

ANYTHING I CAN DO TO HELP.

HAVE YOU SEEN HER PARENTS?

YES, HER FATHER CAME DOWN...

FROM IRELAND FOR THE FUNERAL,

AND HER MOM DIED A FEW YEARS BACK.

UH-HUH.

AND HOW ARE YOU AND THE GIRLS THAT KNEW CAROL TAKING THIS?

IT’S BEEN REAL SAD.

CAROL WAS A REAL CLOSE FRIEND, ALMOST LIKE A SISTER.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN CAROL?

FOUR YEARS.

DO YOU LIVE AT, UH,

4936 WINTERDALE DRIVE?

YEAH.

DO YOU KNOW OF ANYONE THAT MIGHT HAVE WANTED CAROL KILLED?

NO. CAROL WAS A REAL NICE PERSON.

SHE HAD LOTS OF FRIENDS, NOT ENEMIES, NOT ANYBODY WHO WOULD WANT TO KILL HER.

DID YOU LOOK AT ALL THE PHOTOS?

MM-HMM.

ANY OF THESE MEN FRIENDS OF CAROL’S?

NO.

ARE YOU SURE?

HAVE YOU KNOWN ANY OF THESE PEOPLE BEFORE?

NO.

WHAT ABOUT JAMES SCOTT?

DON’T YOU KNOW HIM?

WASN’T HE GOING WITH CAROL?

AND ISN’T HE NOW YOUR CURRENT BOYFRIEND AND LOVER?

WELL, YES.

AND WASN’T JIMMY WITH YOU YESTERDAY?

NO, I DIDN’T SEE HIM.

THAT’S SURPRISING.

I SPOKE TO SEVERAL OF THE GIRLS THAT TOLD ME THAT JIMMY WAS WITH YOU.

AND NOT ONLY THAT, BUT JIMMY AND CAROL HAD AN ARGUMENT,

AND JIMMY LEFT CAROL BECAUSE OF YOU.

NOW YOU GONNA TELL ME YOU DON’T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT?

NO. CAN I GO NOW? I’M TIRED. NO, YOU CAN’T!

SIT DOWN!

NOW LET’S JUST CUT THE BULLSHIT!

ALL RIGHT, DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR--

ARRESTING-OFFICER JOHNSON,

PROSTITUTION,

CARSON HEIGHTS MOTEL?

DOES THIS LOOK FAMILIAR?

YOU KNOW, YOU MUST THINK WE’RE PRETTY STUPID.

NOW WE FOUND A HELL OF A LOT MORE LAST NIGHT THAN JUST A COUPLE OF DEAD BODIES.

DID I DO ANYTHING WRONG? DID I DO ANYTHING WRONG--

YOU CAN SAVE ME A LOT OF TROUBLE BY FINDING JIMMY SCOTT!

HOW THE HELL AM I SUPPOSED TO FIND HIM?

WELL, NOW, IF YOU CAN’T, I CAN.

I’LL GIVE YOU EXACTLY 24 HOURS TO FIND JAMES SCOTT.

HUH?

GO ON! GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Jazz Bass ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Continues ]

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

[ Ends ] [ Applause ]

WELL, NOW SINCE IT’S LEE’S BIRTHDAY,

WHY DON’T I GET LEE TO COME UP AND LEARN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT MAGIC.

COME ON UP HERE. [ Man ] ALL RIGHT, LEE. COME ON UP HERE, HONEY.

I WANT YOU TO DO, IS I WANT YOU TO...

SELECT A CARD FROM THE DECK,

ANY ONE YOU LIKE,

AND DON’T SHOW ME THE CARD, BUT SHOW IT TO THE AUDIENCE.

- OKAY. - JUST ONE CARD, LEE.

[ Whispers ] THE DEATH CARD.

PLACE IT BACK IN THE DECK ANYWHERE YOU LIKE.

[ Magician ] JUST LIKE SO.

OKAY, I’LL CLOSE UP THE DECK.

NOW WHAT I HAVE IS A...

HANDFUL OF BULLETS, AND I WANT YOU TO SELECT ONE.

OKAY.

OKAY, THAT’S THE ONE YOU WANT.

WHAT WE’RE GONNA DO WITH THAT,

WE’RE GOING TO LOAD THIS HANDGUN WITH IT.

JUST LIKE SO. CLOSE THE CHAMBER.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, LEE. YOU CAN SIT DOWN NOW.

GIVE LEE A HAND FOR HELPING ME THERE.

NOW, I’M GONNA ATTEMPT TO FIND LEE’S CARD...

WITH THE BULLET IN THAT GUN, BY THE COUNT OF THREE.

- ONE-- - TWO.

[ Magician ] TWO--

- THREE! - OOH!

- WAS THAT YOUR CARD? - YES. IT IS.

- [ Magician ] THE DEATH CARD. - [ Man ] ALL RIGHT.

HOW ABOUT THAT MAGIC! YEAH, ALL RIGHT.

[ Magician ] THE ONLY THING A MAGICIAN EVER REALLY DOES IS TO ASK ONE QUESTION.

"WHAT’S REAL AND WHAT’S ILLUSION?" LET’S GO FOR A SWIM.

[ Magician ] WHAT CAN BE MORE REAL THAN A NEWSPAPER?

YOU ALL KNOW EVERYTHING YOU READ IN THE NEWSPAPER IS TRUE. MAYBE LATER, OKAY?

HERE’S A NEWSPAPER THAT’S VERY SOLID AND VERY REAL. I LIKE THIS.

IF I WERE TO TEAR THIS PAPER INTO SHREDS, IT WOULD BECOME A TORN NEWSPAPER,

IMPOSSIBLE TO PUT BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL ONE PIECE.

SO THAT YOU RECOGNIZE THIS NEWSPAPER WHEN YOU SEE IT AGAIN, NO, LATER.

I’M PAGING THROUGH IT TO REMEMBER A PICTURE FROM WITHIN. I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

SO TALK. JESUS. W-WE’RE IN FRONT OF FRIENDS. NOW THE ILLUSION BEGINS.

YOUR FRIENDS. I CALL THIS PART THE ILLUSION...

BECAUSE I NEVER REALLY TEAR THE PAPER. PRIVATELY.

LOOK, I DON’T WANT TO GO!

I’M HAVING FUN.

I DON’T WANT TO MAKE A SCENE. THEN GO!

OKAY? WHY DON’T YOU JUST GO FOR YOUR SWIM!

I’LL JOIN YOU IN FIVE MINUTES, ALL RIGHT. I PROMISE.

YEAH, OKAY. FINE. [ Magician ] PEOPLE COME UP TO ME AFTER THE SHOW,

AND SAY, "JOHN, I COULD’VE--" WELL, LOOK, I GOT SOMETHING I WANT TO SAY TO YOU TOO.

PERHAPS THEY’RE LED TO BELIEVE THIS BY THE SENSES THEY’VE TRUSTED ALL THEIR LIVES.

THEIR EYES, THEIR EARS--

[ Bass ]

[ Applause ]

- [ Glass Shatters ] - I KNOW YOU’RE THERE, JIMMY.

NOTHING YOU DO SURPRISES ME ANYMORE.

WELL-- WHERE ARE YOU?

[ Splash ]

OKAY, JIMMY, YOU CAN COME OUT NOW.

JIMMY.

STOP IT! DAMN YOU.

I’M SICK OF YOU.

[ Gasps ]

[ Gasping, Coughing ]

JESUS.

THESE LACERATIONS ARE FROM HER HEAD HITTING THE SIDE OF THE POOL.

THERE’S A DEFINITE CRUSHING HERE,

LIKE HER THROAT WAS PUT INTO A VISE.

I’LL BE ABLE TO TELL BETTER ONCE I GET HER DOWNTOWN.

LOOKS LIKE SHE PUT UP A HELL OF A FIGHT.

WELL, MAYBE THE GIRL NEVER HAD A CHANCE.

I SUPPOSE YOU CAN MAKE ME OUT A REPORT AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

SURE. SURE. ALL RIGHT. THANKS, FRANK.

YEAH.

[ Sirens Wailing ]

WHO WAS THAT? THAT’S RYDELL KING.

YOU’RE KIDDING. I DIDN’T RECOGNIZE HIM.

[ Frank ] MAN’S BEEN ON A LEAVE OF ABSENCE.

THE MAN’S A LEGEND.

WASN’T HIS DAUGHTER KIDNAPPED? YEAH.

THEY FOUND HER BODY,

BUT THEY NEVER FOUND THE KILLER.

LET’S GET HER OUT OF HERE.

[ Man ] WERE YOU HERE A LONG TIME? [ Woman ] YES.

FOR THE THIRD TIME IN MANY WEEKS,

IT APPEARS THE COED STRANGLER HAS STRUCK AGAIN.

THIS TIME HE HAS BRUTALLY MURDERED LEE FAULKNER,

A 24-YEAR-OLD STUDENT AT DORSEY COLLEGE.

MISS FAULKNER WAS MALICIOUSLY AND VIOLENTLY STRANGLED IN HER OWN SWIMMING POOL.

THE KILLER EXERCISED A BOLDNESS UNSEEN IN HIS PREVIOUS KILLINGS...

BY PERPETRATING THIS BRUTAL ACT...

WHILE A PARTY WAS IN PROGRESS IN THIS HOUSE.

THE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR MISS FAULKNER’S BOYFRIEND, JIMMY SCOTT, FOR QUESTIONING.

SCOTT WAS THE LAST PERSON TO SEE LEE FAULKNER ALIVE.

I DON’T CARE. I THINK IT’S CRIMINAL THE WAY YOU CONTROL THAT GIRL’S LIFE.

HELEN, SHE’S MY RESPONSIBILITY. SHE’S MY SISTER!

I’LL DECIDE WHAT’S RIGHT FOR HER.

AT THE RISK OF JEOPARDIZING HER LIFE.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. HOW WAS I TO KNOW HE WOULD BE THERE?

HE’S KILLED BEFORE, AND IN THAT AREA.

YEAH, BUT NEVER AT A PARTY.

[ Phone Rings ]

HELLO?

HELLO? [ Man, Softly ] JUDY.

WHO IS THIS?

I’M COMING TO GET YOU.

WHO IS THIS? I DON’T THINK THIS IS FUNNY.

JUDY.

[ Phone Rings ]

[ Man, Softly ] I’M COMING TO GET YOU.

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YES, I THINK SO, EXCEPT FOR THE NIGHTMARES I’LL HAVE.

POOR BABY. DAMN, YOU’RE LUCKY.

COULD HAVE BEEN YOU IN THAT POOL.

YOU KNOW, I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND YOUR BROTHER.

DOESN’T HE KNOW THERE’S A NUT OUT THERE?

I MEAN, THE GUY’S ALREADY KILLED THREE GIRLS.

I GUESS HE DOESN’T THINK IT COULD HAPPEN TO ME.

DID YOU CALL ME LAST NIGHT? NO, WHY?

I HAD THE STRANGEST PHONE CALL--

HEAVY BREATHING, AND THEN THIS VOICE.

MUST HAVE BEEN SOME PHONE PERVERT.

THAT’S WHAT I THOUGHT-- MY FIRST OBSCENE PHONE CALL.

WE BETTER GO BEFORE MY BROTHER GETS BACK.

[ Engine Starts ]

[ Dog Barking ]

[ Tires Squeal ]

IS THERE ANYTHING ON? NO.

AT ALL? NOTHING.

IT’S GONNA BE OKAY.

REALLY, YOU SHOULD TRY A SMILE.

[ No Audible Dialogue ]

- MORGAN! - WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE, ANYWAY?

GET OUT OF HERE!

[ Grunts ] [ Groans ]

NO!

STOP IT!

MORGAN! STOP IT!

NO!

MORGAN--

STOP IT! YOU’RE KILLING HIM!

DON’T SEE HIM AGAIN. DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

I’VE ALWAYS TRIED TO DO WHAT WAS BEST FOR YOU.

I SWEATED TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A DECENT LIFE.

- I WILL NOT PERMIT YOU TO THROW IT AWAY ON SOME GHETTO-- - NIGGER!

SAY IT. ISN’T THAT WHAT YOU REALLY OBJECT TO MOST?

ME-- MORGAN COLE’S SISTER--

RUNNING AROUND WITH A NIGGER.

JUDY!

[ Ringing ]

[ Ringing Continues ]

[ Line Ringing ]

[ Rock ]

HI, HONEY. I THOUGHT YOU’D NEVER GET HERE.

HEY, I WAS JUST KIDDING.

I WAS THINKING OF HAVING A LITTLE DESSERT FIRST.

OKAY, TARZAN.

I LEFT A COUPLE OF SIX-PACKS IN THE BACK OF THE PICKUP.

SO, WHY DON’T YOU GO GET THEM, AND I’LL FRESHEN UP.

DANNY?

OH, WHAT’S THE MATTER, DID WE GET SLEEPY?

GOOD MORNING. IT’S TIME FOR BIG BOYS TO WAKE UP.

[ Phone Ringing ]

HELLO. [ Man, Softly ] JUDY.

HELLO. I’M WATCHING YOU.

WHAT?

I’M COMING FOR YOU.

IS THAT YOU, JIMMY SCOTT? THIS IS YOUR FATHER.

PLEASE, STOP IT.

JUST, GO AWAY!

GO AWAY!

JUDY, WHAT’S WRONG?

[ Phone Rings ]

HELLO.

WHO IS THIS?

WHO WAS IT?

JIMMY SCOTT.

HE’S WANTED BY THE POLICE.

WHY DO YOU THINK IT WAS JAMES SCOTT THAT CALLED YOU?

I’M NOT CERTAIN.

IT JUST SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING HE WOULD DO.

[ Chuckles ] WOULD YOU MIND EXPLAINING THAT?

WELL, JIMMY ASKED ME TO GO OUT WITH HIM,

AND I REFUSED.

HE DIDN’T LIKE PEOPLE TO SAY NO TO HIM.

WHY’D YOU REFUSE HIM?

HE WAS ALREADY GOING OUT WITH LEE FAULKNER.

I DIDN’T SEE ANY POINT IN IT.

[ Rydell ] I SEE.

NOT EXACTLY FAITHFUL, IS HE?

THAT WAS HIS WAY. JIMMY THOUGHT OF HIMSELF AS A FREE SOUL.

HE DIDN’T LIKE RULES.

KNOWING THAT, WHY DO YOU SUPPOSE LEE FAULKNER WENT OUT WITH SCOTT?

LEE SORT OF LIKED THE WILD TYPE.

SHE LIKED TO PARTY AND HAVE A GOOD TIME.

DID YOU KNOW A LISA JAMES?

SHE WAS A MODEL IN ONE OF MY ART CLASSES. AND THE FIRST VICTIM.

YOU KNOW, THESE CALLS COULD BE COMING FROM A CRANK.

IT’S UNLIKELY THAT A CRIMINAL ON THE RUN WOULD MAKE THEM.

HOWEVER, WE’RE NOT EXACTLY DEALING WITH ANY ORDINARY CRIMINAL NOW, ARE WE?

I THINK WE BETTER PLAY IT SAFE AND PUT A TAP ON YOUR PHONE.

SERGEANT RYDELL, DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD HAVE SOME POLICE PROTECTION FOR JUDY?

NO, NO, I DON’T THINK THAT’S NECESSARY.

I THINK IT’S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME THAT WE GET JAMES SCOTT.

SERGEANT, HAVE YOUR MEN DISCOVERED WHY HE’S KILLING THESE COLLEGE GIRLS?

IF IT’S NOT RAPE, WHAT’S THE MOTIVE?

WHAT IS DRIVING THIS GUY?

WELL, WE’RE NOT QUITE SURE AT THIS POINT.

IT SEEMS THAT MOST OF THESE GIRLS...

MAY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN PROSTITUTION-- POSSIBLY DRUGS.

SURELY,

YOU DON’T INCLUDE LEE FAULKNER IN THAT GROUP NOW.

WELL, WE’RE LOOKING INTO THAT.

WE DID FIND A BOOK WITH NAMES, ADDRESSES, PHONE NUMBERS--

IT SEEMS THAT ALL THESE GIRLS WERE VERY CLOSE FRIENDS.

SERGEANT RYDELL, WHAT YOU’RE IMPLYING TO US...

IS THAT JIMMY SCOTT MAY BE SOME SORT OF...

MORAL VIGILANTE.

THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE HIS M.O., YES.

IF THAT’S TRUE, WHAT DOES HE WANT WITH JUDY?

I’M AFRAID I CAN’T ANSWER THAT.

BILLY.

ARE YOU OKAY?

YEAH, SURE.

YOU KNOW, NOBODY BEATS ME LIKE THAT--

ESPECIALLY NOT YOUR BROTHER.

HE WAS ONLY TRYING TO PROTECT ME.

PROTECT YOU?

HE ALMOST KILLED ME.

IF IT WASN’T FOR YOU PULLING HIM OFF, HE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE.

HE’S GOT TO BE CRAZY.

EVER SINCE MY PARENTS DIED,

HE’S BEEN TRYING TO BE BOTH A MOTHER AND FATHER TO ME.

BILLY, HE DIDN’T MEAN ANY HARM.

[ Door Slams ]

WANT A DRINK?

YOU KNOW WHAT I WANT. YES.

I’LL GO SLIP INTO SOMETHING A LITTLE MORE COMFY.

ARE YOU, UH, SURE YOUR HUSBAND WON’T BE HOME EARLY?

[ Man Moaning ]

[ Helen Moaning ]

[ Bed Creaking ]

[ Moaning Continues ]

HOW WAS YOUR DAY AT SCHOOL?

AVERAGE.

- ANYTHING HAPPEN OVER HERE? - AVERAGE.

MORGAN, YOUR LAW PARTNER, FRANKLIN, STOPPED BY.

HE HAD SOME PAPERS FOR YOU TO SIGN.

YES, HE FOUND ME.

JUDY,

I’M GONNA HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL LOCKS PLACED ON YOUR BEDROOM WINDOW THIS WEEKEND.

ANY PARTICULAR REASON?

I’D JUST FEEL A BIT SAFER.

RYDELL KING THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA.

AT LEAST UNTIL JAMES SCOTT’S BEHIND BARS.

[ Man On Television ] IF YOU DON’T LIKE THE PROGRAM,

WHY DON’T YOU JUST CHANGE THE STATION?

[ Woman On Television ] I THOUGHT WE MIGHT DO SOMETHING ELSE FOR A WHILE.

[ Man On Television ] HEY--

[ Woman on Television Continues, Indistinct ]

[ Woman On Television Screams ] [ Thunder On Television ]

[ Man On Television ] MUFFY?

[ Man On Television ] MUFFY?

[ Man On Television ] DAMN CAT’S GETTIN’ SMARTER EVERY DAY.

[ Man On Television ] WHO ARE YOU?

[ Gunshots On Television ]

[ Moans ]

[ Both Moaning ]

[ Woman On Television, Indistinct ]

[ Man On Television ] ALL RIGHT. COME AND GET IT.

[ Man On Television ] YEOW! THAT’S NOT EVEN GOOD.

[ Man On Television ] OH, MY GOD!

[ Man On Television ] OH, MY GOD.

[ Woman On Television ] WOW, YOU’RE NOT EVEN HARD.

I’LL GO GET SOMETHING TO EAT. YOU WANT SOMETHING?

SURE.

[ Woman On Television ] OH, I MEAN IT.

[ Woman On Television Continues, Indistinct ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Screaming Continues ]

[ Screaming Stops ]

ALL RIGHT. SHALL WE START FROM THE BEGINNING?

WHERE DID YOU GO AFTER YOU LEFT THE PARTY?

- I ALREADY, UH, TOLD HIM THAT. - SCOTT, YOU’RE JUST GONNA HAVE TO TELL ME AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT? WHERE DID YOU GO AFTER YOU LEFT THE PARTY?

ALL RIGHT. UM, I, UH-- SPEAK UP, SCOTT!

I-I WENT TO GET SOME BEER.

WE-- THE PARTY RAN OUT.

CAN YOU TELL ME THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU HAD AN ARGUMENT WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND LEE FAULKNER?

[ Scott ] NO! THEN YOU WALKED OUT ON HER?

IT WAS JUST A DISAGREEMENT. WE’VE HAD ’EM BEFORE.

UH, I JUST WENT TO GET SOME BEER.

[ Knocking ] WHAT IS IT?

SERGEANT BISHOP. YEAH, SERGEANT? WHAT DO YOU HAVE?

I GOT THE, UH, ROBERT LAWRENCE FILE HERE.

SIGN RIGHT HERE. SERGEANT, DIDN’T I TELL YOU...

THAT I REALLY DIDN’T WANT ANY INTERRUPTIONS DURING INTERROGATION?

HMM?

THANKS.

OKAY. WHAT TIME WAS IT THAT YOU LEFT THE PARTY?

MM. 8:10, I GUESS.

DO YOU KNOW FOR SURE, OR YOU DO YOU JUST GUESS?

8:10? I JUST GUESS.

YOU DON’T KNOW?

ALL RIGHT. WHAT’S THE NAME OF THE LIQUOR STORE-- JOE’S LIQUOR STORE!

AND WHAT TIME DID YOU ARRIVE THERE?

I DON’T KNOW.

WHAT TIME DID YOU ARRIVE THERE, SCOTT?

ALL RIGHT. UM--

SCOTT? ALL RIGHT. WHAT-- UM,

8:10?

8:10? 8:30.

8:30? YOU’RE SURE OF THAT? 8:30.

I GUESS.

SCOTT, 8:30?

ALL RIGHT. WHERE’D YOU GO AFTER YOU LEFT THE STORE? HMM?

I CAME BACK TO THE PARTY. YOU WENT BACK TO THE PARTY.

I CAME BACK TO THE PARTY AND, UH--

CAME BACK TO THE-- PARKED ACROSS THE STREET AND I DRANK A BEER.

DRANK A BEER. DID YOU OBSERVE ANYTHING UNUSUAL HAPPENING?

NO. I DIDN’T SEE ANYTHING BUT POLICE CARS.

THAT’S ALL YOU SAW? JUST SAW POLICE CARS.

UH-HUH.

WELL, I WANT TO REMIND YOU OF SOMETHING, SCOTT.

WE HAVE A RAP SHEET HERE. HUH?

AND IT’S LONG ENOUGH, JUST LONG ENOUGH,

TO PUT YOU AWAY FOR A HELL OF A LONG TIME.

DO YOU KNOW THAT? SO FOR YOUR SAKE, SCOTTY, BABY, YOU BETTER BE TELLING THE TRUTH!

I AM. OKAY? I JUST--

WHAT DO I SAY TO CONVINCE YOU?

[ Huffs ] JUST THE TRUTH, PUNK. THAT’S ALL. JUST THE TRUTH.

NOW ALL YOU’VE BEEN DOING IS SITTING ON YOUR FUCKING ASS LYING TO ME!

WELL, NOW I’M GONNA TELL YOU WHAT YOU DID DO!

YOU WENT TO THE PARTY. YOU HAD AN ARGUMENT WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND LEE FAULKNER.

YOU LEFT THE PARTY. YOU LEFT THE PARTY. RIGHT?

GIVING EVERYONE THE IMPRESSION THAT YOU WERE GOING FOR BEER, BUT INSTEAD--

INSTEAD, SCOTT, YOU WENT TO THE POOL,

YOU WAITED AND YOU KILLED HER.

DIDN’T YOU? AND THEN-- AND THEN-- WAIT.

THEN YOU WENT TO THE VAN, HAD A LITTLE BEER OUT OF THE FRIDGE,

NOT REALIZING THE AMOUNT OF TIME IT TOOK YOU TO GO TO THE VAN.

THE BODY HAD ALREADY BEEN DISCOVERED. THE POLICE ON THEIR WAY.

NO. SO YOU WERE STUCK THERE, WEREN’T YOU, BOY?

AND WITH YOUR RECORD, YOU DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO, SO YOU JUST SAT THERE WATCHING.

HUH? WATCHING AND DRINKING. NO.

DIDN’T YOU? DIDN’T YOU? NO. NO.

- [ Yelling ] DIDN’T YOU? DIDN’T YOU? - I DIDN’T.

- NO! I DIDN’T KILL HER! - DON’T LIE TO ME, YOU PUNK! I’LL--

DETECTIVE! HEY!

RIGHT.

AW, BOOK THE SON OF A BITCH! GET HIM OUTTA MY SIGHT!

MR. COLE, PLEASE.

MR. COLE? SERGEANT RYDELL HERE.

WELL, WE GOT HIM.

THAT’S RIGHT. SO YOU CAN INFORM YOUR SISTER THERE’S NOTHING MORE TO WORRY ABOUT.

AND WE’LL KEEP IN TOUCH.

[ Sighs ] THAT’S RIGHT, MR. COLE. ALL RIGHT, SIR.

GOOD-BYE.

[ Crickets Chirping ]

[ Gasps ] SHIT! WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU TRYING DO,

SCARE ME TO DEATH?

CREEPING UP ON ME LIKE THAT.

I WAS TRYING TO SCARE YOU OFF YOUR FAT ASS INTO GETTING A JOB.

YOU DON’T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND, GEORGIE.

ONE PAYCHECK ISN’T CUTTING IT ANYMORE.

WITH THE LANDLORD TALKING ABOUT ANOTHER RAISE--

I WAS OUT THERE LOOKING. NOTHING.

TSK. THERE IS AT THE CLUB.

LOOK. FRANK KNOWS.

HE DOESN’T CARE.

HE’S PRACTICALLY GUARANTEED YOU THE JOB.

WON’T YOU AT LEAST COME DOWN AND TALK TO HIM?

[ Baby Crying ]

DAMN. JOEY’S UP.

HEY. WHY DON’T YOU SEND HIM BACK TO YOUR EX?

I WOULD IF I COULD FIND THE BUM.

[ Baby Continues Crying ]

[ Crying ]

[ Crying Subsides ]

[ Steam Whistle Blowing ]

GEORGIE?

[ Steam Whistle Continues ]

GEORGIE?

[ Steam Whistle Continues ]

GEORGIE?

[ Steam Whistle Subsides ]

[ Man, Softly ] MOMMY

MOMMY

[ Whelps ]

[ Screaming ]

[ Screaming, Whimpers ]

[ Screams ]

[ Screams ]

MAY WE ASK WHAT YOUR NAME IS, PLEASE?

SURE. MURPHY. FATHER MURPHY.

IS THAT YOUR LEGAL NAME?

WELL, I’M AN ORDAINED MINISTER UNDER THAT NAME.

MAY WE ASK WHERE YOUR PARISH IS?

WELL, ACTUALLY, I’M BETWEEN CHURCHES RIGHT NOW,

BUT I’M STAYING DOWNTOWN UNTIL I GET ANOTHER ASSIGNMENT.

I-I LIVE AT 220 MAIN, APARTMENT 117.

OKAY. WOULD YOU LIKE SOME COFFEE?

COULD I TROUBLE YOU FOR SOME EARL GREY TEA?

UH, WELL, UH,

ALL WE HAVE IS COFFEE AND WATER.

MMM. WATER WILL DO FINE. THANK YOU.

OKAY. WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE?

UH, FATHER MURPHY, I’D LIKE YOU TO MEET DETECTIVE SERGEANT RYDELL KING.

HE’LL BE ASKING YOU A FEW QUESTIONS. GOOD. GOOD.

FATHER MURPHY. I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE SOME THINGS TO TELL US. IS THAT RIGHT?

YES. MM-HMM. UH, DID YOU KNOW JULIE BANKS?

YES.

Y-YOU READ WHAT HAPPENED TO HER? MM-HMM.

DARK HAIRED. TWENTY-ONE-YEAR-OLD STUDENT AT-AT DORSEY COLLEGE.

SHE USED TO WORK AT THE CAMPUS BOOKSTORE.

SHE HAD A RADIANT SMILE.

THE CLEAREST BLUE EYES YOU EVER DID SEE.

BUT SHE USED TO GO TO THOSE WILD PARTIES.

THE PARTIES OVER AT DELTA PHI HOUSE.

YOU COULD HEAR ’EM TWO BLOCKS AWAY.

PEOPLE IN CARS ALL OVER THE FRONT LAWNS.

BEER BY THE CASE.

YOUNG GIRLS LEARNING ALL ABOUT LIFE IN THE BACKSEAT OF CARS.

WELL, YOU KNOW HOW THEY DO.

SMOKING GRASS. AND THEY GOT COKE NOW TOO.

HOW IS THIS RELEVANT-- JULIE WAS INTO THESE SORTA THINGS--

PROBABLY MORE THAN ANYBODY ELSE.

AWAY FROM HER PARENTS.

NO ONE TO DISCIPLINE HER.

NO ONE TO LIFT HER OUT OF THIS FILTH.

EXCEPT FOR ME.

YOU KILLED HER, DIDN’T YOU?

I EXCOMMUNICATED HER FROM THE HUMAN RACE.

I HAVE NO REGRETS. SHE DESERVED TO BE.

SHE CONTAMINATED SOCIETY WITH HER INDISCRETIONS.

SHE WAS A JEZEBEL. YOU KNOW WHO JEZEBEL WAS?

SHE WAS AN ADULTERESS.

KING AHAB’S WIFE WAS BROUGHT TO HER KNEES BY THE PROFIT ELIJAH.

HOW DID YOU KILL THESE WOMEN?

WITH JACK AND BOB.

OH, I’M SORRY, SERGEANT. YOU NEVER MET THEM.

WELL, ALLOW ME TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU.

THIS IS JACK AND-AND THIS IS BOB.

Y-YOU DON’T LIKE THEM?

THEY CAN-- THEY CAN BE VERY FRIENDLY,

OR THEY CAN BE VERY ANGRY.

I-I PLACED JACK AND BOB AROUND HER THROAT.

I COULD HEAR THEM HUMMING.

THEY SQUEEZED.

I COULD FEEL THE ENERGY FLOWING FROM THE GIRL’S BODY INTO JACK AND BOB.

THE NERVE ENDINGS CAME ALIVE.

WAIT. I’M NOT FINISHED YET.

I’M BOOKING YOU.

DO YOU HAVE THE PHOTOS ON THAT REPORT?

YES. I’VE GOT THEM IN THE FILE HERE. GOOD.

I JUST DON’T UNDERSTAND RYDELL. WE HAD THIS KOOK IN HERE-- FATHER MURPHY.

GOD KNOWS WHAT HIS REAL NAME IS.

RYDELL BOOKED HIM ON SUSPICION OF A 187.

PROBABLY HAD GOOD CAUSE.

I WISH I KNEW. ALL I SAW WAS A GUY...

THAT WOULD CONFESS TO ANYTHING JUST TO GET ATTENTION.

AND THE WAY RYDELL INTERROGATED JIMMY SCOTT.

HEY, KING IS VERY THOROUGH.

LOOK, KID. GET IN THERE WITH HIM AND LEARN SOMETHING.

DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER LEADS OF YOUR OWN?

NO.

[ Crickets Chirping ]

[ Telephone Rings ]

[ Rings ]

HELLO? [ Man, Softly ] JUDY.

JUDY.

I’LL BE THERE SOON.

SHH. SHH. I DIDN’T MEAN TO SCARE YOU.

I HAD ANOTHER CALL. BUT HE’S IN JAIL. IT’S IN ALL THE PAPERS.

HE WAS ON THE PHONE. THE SAME VOICE.

THEN IT NEVER WAS SCOTT. IT COULDN’T HAVE BEEN HIM.

BILLY, WHY’D YOU COME HERE TONIGHT?

I CAME TO TALK TO YOUR BROTHER.

BUT I CHICKENED OUT.

YOU KNOW, IT’S CRAZY-- ME APOLOGIZING TO SOME MONKEY AFTER HE DAMN NEAR KILLED ME.

BUT-BUT I JUST WANTED TO TELL HIM THAT I LOVE YOU.

I WISH YOU COULD TELL HIM, BUT HE WOULDN’T LISTEN.

YOU’VE GOT TO LEAVE. PLEASE.

IF HE FINDS YOU HERE, HE’LL KILL YOU.

[ Telephone Ringing ]

- [ Rings ] - [ Knocking On Door ]

JUDY?

[ Rings ] JUDY?

[ Rings ]

JUDY? [ Rings ]

HELLO. [ Man, Softly ] I HAVE JUDY, MR. COLE.

I’M SAVING HER FROM YOU.

WHO IS THIS?

I HAVE JUDY. HOW DO I KNOW YOU HAVE HER?

SHE HAS A BIRTHMARK ON HER RIGHT INNER THIGH.

YOU BASTARD. IF YOU TOUCH HER, I’LL--

SHUT UP. NOW GO TO 30 WILEY AVENUE.

- WHAT IS IT? - IT’S JUDY.

SHE’S DISAPPEARED.

DON’T WORRY. I’M GONNA TAKE CARE OF IT.

CALL THE POLICE. WHY NOT? NO.

I HAVE TO FIND OUT WHO I’M DEALING WITH.

HE COULD BE THAT KID SHE’S BEEN SLIPPING OUT TO SEE.

THE BLACK KID? YEAH.

AND IF IT’S HIM, IT COULD BE A SETUP.

THEN CALL THE POLICE. THEY’LL KNOW WHAT TO DO.

HOW CAN YOU BE SURE IT’S THE BOY?

WHO ELSE WOULD IT BE? SCOTT’S IN JAIL.

BEATING THAT LITTLE BASTARD WASN’T ENOUGH.

I WON’T MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN.

DIDN’T YOU SAY THAT SHE MIGHT HAVE GONE WITH HIM?

HE TOOK HER, AND I’M GONNA GET HER BACK.

MORGAN, PLEASE CALL THE POLICE. NO!

HE’LL KILL HER. I’LL BE AT 30 WILEY AVENUE.

WELL, THEN CALL RYDELL KING.

[ Honk Honk ]

[ Ringing ]

BILLY? SHE’S STILL MISSING.

LOOK. MORGAN THINKS YOU’VE TAKEN JUDY.

HE JUST LEFT HERE WITH A GUN.

[ Creaking, Squeaks ]

FINALLY. WHERE IS SHE?

[ Billy ] NOW-NOW HOLD ON, MR. COLE.

[ Cole ] WHERE’S JUDY? WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY SISTER?

I THOUGHT I RECOGNIZED YOUR VOICE ON THE PHONE.

I NEVER CALLED YOU. I TALKED TO YOUR WIFE.

[ Billy ] SHE TOLD ME YOU’D BE HERE.

[ Muffled Whimpering ] [ Cole ] YOU LYING SON OF A BITCH!

I’M GONNA TEACH YOU A LESSON. YOUR TIME’S UP!

I SHOULD HAVE CALLED THE POLICE THE LAST TIME I BEAT YOU.

[ Billy ] NOW-NOW HOLD ON THERE, MR. COLE.

I KNOW WE’VE HAD DIFFERENCES IN THE PAST, BUT LET’S TRY TO WORK TOGETHER.

MR. COLE, I KNOW IT LOOKS BAD FOR ME,

BUT I SWEAR TO GOD, I DIDN’T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH JUDY’S DISAPPEARANCE.

YOU LYING BASTARD.

NOW-NOW HOLD ON, MR. COLE. YOU GOTTA HEAR ME OUT.

[ Muffled Sobbing ]

I’M HERE FOR THE SAME REASONS YOU ARE.

I DIDN’T KIDNAP JUDY.

LET’S NOT DO ANYTHING CRAZY.

YOU LITTLE PUNK.

YOU PULL A KNIFE ON ME, WILL YA?

[ Muffled Sobbing Continues ]

[ Gasps ]

[ Resumes Sobbing ]

[ Sobbing Continues ]

[ Sobbing Continues ]

IT’S ALL RIGHT, JUDY.

HE WON’T BOTHER YOU AGAIN.

[ Sniffs ] HE’S NOT THE ONE.

BILLY DIDN’T KIDNAP ME.

WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? YOU’VE KILLED THE WRONG PERSON.

IT HAD TO BE. THERE’S NO ONE ELSE.

SCOTT. JAMES SCOTT.

I THINK IT’S FRANKLIN.

I SAW HIM MAKING LOVE TO HELEN IN YOUR BED.

F-FRANKLIN? NO.

I CAME HOME FROM SCHOOL EARLY. THEY DIDN’T KNOW IT.

AND I SAW THEM IN YOUR BED.

[ Man ] MORGAN!

FRANKLIN? DON’T GO.

- WE CAN GET OUT. - NO! I HAVE TO FINISH IT.

MORGAN!

[ Gunshot ]

[ Screaming ]

WHY, JUDY. THANK GOD I FOUND YOU.

SERGEANT RYDELL.

I’M SORRY ABOUT YOUR BROTHER AND BILLY.

I TRIED TO MAKE IT HERE AS SOON AS I COULD.

[ Sighs ] I ONLY WISH YOUR BROTHER...

HADN’T HAVE TRIED TO TAKE THINGS INTO HIS OWN HANDS.

WELL, UH-- WELL AT LEAST YOU’RE OKAY.

WHAT’S THE MATTER?

NOTHING.

I JUST WANNA GET OUT OF THIS PLACE.

WELL, OF COURSE. OF COURSE, UH, CONSIDERING THE ORDEAL YOU WENT THROUGH.

JUDY, FOLLOW ME.

THIS ISN’T THE WAY OUT.

I KNOW ANOTHER WAY.

NOW, DON’T WORRY.

NOW THAT I HAVE YOU, I’LL NEVER LET YOU GO.

[ Clatter ]

YOU STAY RIGHT HERE.

I’LL BE RIGHT BACK.

JUDY!

[ Grunting ]

[ Breathing Heavily ]

I TOLD YOU THERE WAS NO PLACE TO GO.

NOW, I CALLED OUT TO YOU, JUDY, TO COME BACK, BUT YOU DIDN’T LISTEN.

NOW, WHAT IS A DADDY TO DO WHEN HIS LITTLE GIRL DOESN’T LISTEN, WHEN SHE DISOBEYS?

WHEN SHE’S BECOMING LIKE THE OTHERS? HMM?

YOU THINK I’M GOING TO ALLOW THAT?

YOU KNOW THOSE COLLEGE GIRLS. THEY’RE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM TO BE.

[ Rydell ] TAKE SANDY, FOR INSTANCE.

SWEET, INNOCENT-LOOKING SANDY.

WHOEVER THOUGHT, THOUGH, THAT SHE WAS A TOPLESS DANCER...

AND LIVING WITH A DYKE.

YOUR FRIEND LEE FAULKNER.

RICH, SPOILED LITTLE PARTY GIRL, LEE FAULKNER.

OH, AND WHAT ABOUT JANET? GOOD OL’ JANET. EVERYBODY’S FRIEND JANET.

IF YOU HAD AN ITCH, SHE’D SATISFY IT.

THAT’S WHY THOSE AND THE OTHERS HAD TO BE DISPOSED OF,

WEEDED OUT.

BECAUSE THEY WERE STRANGLING THE INNOCENT ONES,

JUST LIKE THEY DID MY JUDY.

JUDY.

SHE WAS SUCH A SWEET LITTLE GIRL.

A GOOD LITTLE GIRL. BUT THEY SAW TO CHANGE HER.

THEY CONTAMINATED HER. THAT’S WHY I COULDN’T LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN.

I HAD TO SAVE YOU. YOU’RE SO MUCH LIKE MY JUDY.

DON’T YOU SEE? I HAD TO PROTECT YOU FROM THEM,

FROM THAT BLACK--

YOU WERE BECOMING LIKE THE OTHERS. SLEEPING WITH THAT NIGGER,

GOING TO THEIR PARTIES.

I CAN SAVE YOU. I’LL NEVER LET THEM TOUCH YOU AGAIN.

OH, GOD.

I FOUND MY JUDY.

I LOST HER ONCE,

BUT NOW I FOUND HER.

I’M-I’M NEVER GONNA LOSE HER AGAIN.

DON’T COME ANY CLOSER!

AAAH!

BILLY! BILLY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

I’M OKAY.