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But I'm not the only writer on this investigation. No, but you're the only

one who pulled a stunt like that. How many more young women will die before we

find this maniac?

Hello? You wanted proof?

Go to the Bloor Towers.

I warned you. You inflated this maniac's ego. You started him dreaming of making

millions.

Thank you.

See how the guys on the roof are doing now, huh?

What do we got there?

Another one, Steve.

Same as the others?

Looks that way.

Who's the victim?

Aaron Black, 27, airline stewardess. That makes three stewardesses.

Yeah, two models, three entertainers.

Came in through the balcony again?

The only entrance is the front door.

It was deadbolted and chain-locked from the inside.

Fits the pattern exactly, Dano.

On to the red carnation.

Any luck with the florist this time? Said it was a man. That's all the

florist remembered.

Popped a name.

We checked it out. It was a phony.

And the roof?

Lab boys are up there, but it's not promising. We gotta get a breakdown.

This is victim number eight. Eight!

We'll get him.

How many guys can there be in this city? You know how to climb up and down

buildings. It's just a matter of time. Time?

My God, time.

How many more young women will die before we find this maniac?

Everybody's doing their best, Steve. I know, Dino. I know.

This thing is getting to me.

There's a month's to lose out there, and so far I haven't been able to do

anything about it.

We'll get him.

Steve, you gotta see this. Today's paper in the classifieds.

Skyline killer. Your story's worth millions.

Write to P.O. Box 10275.

My God.

That's the most despicable thing I ever heard of.

Duke, go down to the paper and find out who placed this ad.

Now, call the post office department.

We're gonna have a little surprise for this character when he comes to pick up

his mail. Right.

Are you the holder of Box 102-75?

Where do you want to know?

Five-0, State Police.

I'm not impressed.

What do you want?

Some conversation downtown.

Okay.

Okay, Mr. Klain.

We finally located you, huh?

Now, what is this all about?

News, Mr. McGarrett.

Your skyline killer is news all over the world, and I'm not the only writer on

this investigation. No, but you're the only one who pulled a stunt like that.

He may not answer.

But if he does, how are you gonna sort him out from the crazies? I guarantee

you we'll answer that ad.

My reporter's instinct never fails me.

Yeah, well, I think it failed you in this case.

I'm well aware of your reputation, your penchant for theatrics, but I will not

have you turning this investigation into some kind of freak show.

Even in a beautiful place like Hawaii, cops are stamped from the same mold.

Mr. McGarrett, have you ever heard of the First Amendment to the Constitution,

the one that guarantees the freedom of the press?

And did you ever hear of obstruction of justice, Mr. Klain? Many times, and in

many states. The Skyline Killer is news, and I intend to do everything legally.

within my power to get a story.

Okay, since we're discussing legalities, you understand that you are obligated by

law to provide me with every piece of evidence which might be pertinent to

this case.

I think we may have a difference of opinion as to what my obligations under

the law are.

Very well, then let me clarify them for you.

Any contact, and I repeat, any contact by letter...

phone or in person, that you may have with this monster.

I want to know about it immediately.

Now, is that clear?

I can't do that, McGarrett.

Any conversation between myself and any potential news source is confidential

until I decide how important it is. Until you decide?

Don't worry.

Anything I can tell you, I will. I'm just as anxious as you are to get this

nut off the streets.

Then why do I get the distinct impression that we're working at cross

-purposes?

Because you're accustomed to being the law and not having to work within it.

You're walking a tightrope, Mr. Klain. Be careful.

Because if you fall off on the wrong side, I'll be waiting to catch you.

I wouldn't have it any other way.

Well, maybe we'll change your mind.

I'm going to keep these letters.

Technically, you can't.

They were acquired through an illegal search of my person, but I would have

given them to you anyway.

Okay, thank you very much. I'll see that you get copies. That's the least I can

do. That's all for now, Clay.

Mm-hmm. See you around.

That was quite a skirmish.

What's wrong?

Oh, Clay is what's wrong.

Who is that guy, anyway?

Oh, he's a...

one of a growing number of so-called investigative reporters who value their

bank accounts above their consciences. Instead of doing a responsible job in

reporting the facts, they exploit tragedy purely to make a profit.

Now, in a case like this, Mr. Klain is planning to make murder profitable for

the murderer.

Wasn't his book, Judgment on America, a bestseller?

It was indeed. Did you read it, Donald?

No. Well, I did. It's a perfect example of what I mean.

Case history of a convicted killer who blamed society for all his crimes.

And went to the gas chamber a rich man.

Yeah. Finally, after using all the money for high-priced lawyers and appeals, he

stalled justice in California for years.

Now Klain is trying to get the Skyline killer's story before he's caught so

that he can write another bestseller.

Take these six answers to Klain's ad, get all the help you need, and check

them out. Have HPD put around-the-clock surveillance on that post office box.

Should we try to get a court order for a tap on his phone?

I don't think we have enough evidence, Dano.

Shall we just continue our original line of investigation?

Yeah, I think so, Dano.

This maniac has got to be someone with the instincts of a mountain goat.

Could be a circus performer, mountain climber, or

a high-rise construction worker.

This town is full of high-rise projects.

Yeah, I know, Dano.

How well I know.

Room 440.

Thank you.

You put the ad in the paper?

Yes, I... There's a phone booth in front of the hotel.

Be there in one minute.

It's me.

Who are you?

Norman Klain.

I'm a writer. You may have heard of me. Judgment on America?

How do I know you're really Klain and not a cop?

My picture's been in the paper plenty of times. You can check me out. You'll see.

My story's worth millions.

How?

An exclusive interview with a tabloid, a book I'm planning, a movie sale.

We'll split 50-50.

What about the cops?

You're a news source. They can't compel me to reveal your identity.

Now, I want to ask you a few questions.

Not now.

I want to think about this.

I'll be in touch.

Now, wait a minute.

I'm sorry, Steve, but Klain must be a student of the law, at least where it

applies to the press. You mean there's no way to force him to cooperate?

On occasion, it's been possible to compel a reporter to reveal sources and

privileged information to a grand jury.

But there's no justification for that in this instance.

No justification? What do you mean, Ben, no justification?

That maniac he's trying to interview murdered eight women.

No one realizes that more than I, Steve.

But if there was some legal way to make plain talk, he'd fight it.

You'd be lucky to get him on the stand in two years.

And obviously, we don't have that kind of time, are there?

Okay, thanks anyway.

Appreciate your coming over.

Sorry I couldn't do more.

Well, you can do more. Go through the law books and find me a precedent to get

this reporter into court.

You're a persistent man, Steve.

Sure am.

Dano, I hope you've got some good news for me. I wish I did.

Duke checked those six letters.

They're all from Ding Dongs.

Dano, this is one of the most, one of the most frustrating cases that I've

ever had. It's like...

It's like trying to catch a shadow.

Well, the guys are crazy, Steve.

There's no way to predict his moves.

We can't just sit around and wait for him to get a parking ticket the way they

caught the son of Sam.

No, not Adam.

No, it's up to us to make something happen here.

Like what?

Yes, Luana?

Mr. Norman Klain is here to see you.

Mr. Klain?

Send him in.

Yes, Mr. Klain, what can we do for you?

It's what I can do for you. These came today.

And since they could be important evidence with fingerprints, you brought

them right over, correct?

Correct. After you opened them and ruined any possibility of detection,

huh? Boy, that was smart.

Mr. McGarrett, I'd like to apologize for not being more cooperative yesterday. I

was a little out of line, and I'm sorry.

Well, that's a switch.

But there's no reason why we both can't get what we want out of this.

Oh? What did you have in mind, Mr. Clayton?

As long as I continue to bring over whatever is in my box, uh, I can count

on you to share your information with me.

My information?

What information are you referring to, specifically?

Well, as I was reading these letters, I realized there was a big problem.

See, if this guy does contact me, how do I know for sure that it's really him?

Yes, get to the point, will you?

All right, now, in these cases, the police usually withhold some bit of

information which only the real killer knows about.

It sort of screens out the kooks and the compulsive confessors, doesn't it? Yes,

that's true in many cases.

Well, what's the secret clue in this case?

Get this guy, will you? You know, you amaze me.

Now, if I told you, it wouldn't be a secret very long, would it, Mr. Klain?

I guess I deserve that.

Keep the letters coming, unopened.

Boy, how's that for a change in attitude?

What would you say, about 180 degrees?

You know, Dono, the more I think about that Klain guy, the more I realize he

may be the break we're looking for.

That ad of his reeks of the worst kind of...

irresponsible commercial exploitation.

But frankly, it just might appeal to a deranged mind.

Hello? Daddy?

Mary Ellen?

I got your message. What are you doing in Honolulu?

Well, I'm on a story. What else?

Can you take a break and have dinner with your only daughter?

Oh, honey, I can't. Not now. I'm waiting for an important phone call.

If it's that important, they'll call back.

But I've been waiting a very long time.

Daddy, I haven't seen you in months.

Well, it is pretty late for him to call again tonight.

There's a great place called Sally's. It's on Cogito, right by King's Alley.

All right, I'll find it.

Fifteen minutes?

You talk me into it. Bye.

You look great. Have you been? Not bad. Good, in fact.

And how's the new apartment working out?

Great. It's only 20 minutes from the office, and I have a spectacular view of

the coast.

Sounds expensive.

You found a new roommate yet?

Well, one of the girls from the office is going to move in with me next month.

And you're sure everything's okay?

Daddy, I'm 23 years old, remember?

Just barely.

And when I was 23, girls were a lot different.

Vive la difference.

Mm-hmm.

Norman Klein?

Norman Klein, the writer?

Is he here?

Hang on. I'll go see.

Excuse me, are you Norman Klein?

You got me.

There's a phone call for you.

Come on, I'll show you.

Okay, thank you.

I'll be right back.

Yes, this is Klain. Who's this?

Guess.

How did you know where to... Shut up and listen.

There's a high-rise under construction at a Cala Cala Marine.

Meet me there.

You mean now?

Mary Ellen, I'm sorry, but something very important has come up.

Oh, Daddy.

I'll make it up to you. We'll have dinner tomorrow night, I promise.

Plane! Where are you?

Over here.

Stay where you are.

I'd like to see who I'm talking to.

Later, if things go right.

If I agree to let you tell my story, it has to be the truth.

I don't want you changing what I tell you.

Nope.

Don't worry your point of view is what I want the world wants to hear how you

think they want to know why you're doing this I'm doing it because it must be

done those tramps exposing themselves at their windows wearing those clothes that

show Someone has to do it.

Don't worry.

I'll tell it just the way you give it to me.

You'd better Hey, I hear you loud and clear

It's your story, and you'll get all the credit.

It's the first time anything like this has been done before.

Don't waste your time trying to appeal to my ego. I'm not a fool.

I'm not implying that you are, but we have a little problem here.

How do I know you're really who you say you are? I mean, you have to admit, I'm

pretty wide open for a rip-off.

We're talking about a lot of money now, which nobody is going to give me unless

I can prove you are who you say you are.

You want proof?

I'll give it to you.

Yeah? What kind of proof?

Hello? You wanted proof?

Go to the Blewett Towers, apartment 2102.

Waiter!

i shouldn't be doing this you want to do it the hard way we can always call the

cops let's hope that won't be necessary i already tried that

miss howard bedroom

see she's not even here

If you had called me before you went to meet him last night, that poor girl

might still be alive.

How could I know for sure it was him?

Oh, stop trying to excuse yourself, Klain. That girl's death is on your

conscience. He's probably planning to kill her anyway.

Yeah, well, making decisions is not your job.

I warned you. You inflated this maniac's ego. You started him dreaming of making

millions. Now he's killed again just to show you that he's capable of it. I

thought I could get his story and...

Talk him into giving himself up. Oh, boy, you really are something, aren't

you? If I could bring her back, I would. What do you want me to do?

When this is over, I want you to be tried for obstruction of justice and

anything else you may be guilty of. But in the meantime, I expect your total

cooperation. There's still a killer to stop.

How can I help?

Go back to your hotel and wait for him. Wait for him to contact you again.

Arrange another meeting with him.

I don't think he'll go for it. Well, make him go for it. Dangle a carrot. Use

some of your famous powers of persuasion.

Tell him you must meet him face to face.

Where do you want the rendezvous?

Wherever we can get to him. We've got to take him. Do you understand that?

I'll try.

Plain, you better do more than try. You better succeed.

Thanks for the information.

Mr. Klain decide to cooperate?

That's what he says.

You believe him?

Not for a second.

Tell Duke I want a 24-hour tale on Klain.

And take another run at Judge King.

Tell him what happened here tonight.

See if he'll change his mind about that tap on Klain's phone.

Sally? Over here, Steve.

Ah.

Ah, rice, eggs, Portuguese sausage.

That's the national dish here, isn't it?

Yeah, it's the best.

You like some?

No, thank you. I've been up since four, Sally.

Skyline Kula's a real tough one, huh?

Maybe the toughest yet.

Sally, Klain told me you called him to the phone when he was in here with his

daughter. Is that correct?

Mm-hmm.

What about it? Did you know that call came from the Skyland Killer?

Really? No doubt about it. So any detail you can remember about that call is

important. For instance, what about background noises?

Could you hear anything like music or construction sounds, the sounds of the

surf or traffic noise?

What about his voice?

It's ordinary.

By ordinary, what do you mean?

The same thing like yours, you know.

You mean he had no local accent?

No. Then he was probably, uh, Howley, Caucasian for the mainland.

Probably.

Sally,

you see, you did know something.

Not much.

Well, on the contrary, it could mean a lot.

We've been checking the high-rise construction workers.

Now, thanks to you, we can concentrate on a smaller group.

That looks good.

Should have won some.

I could have beat it. Keep in touch, reading.

Hello.

Satisfied?

Well, I... Shut up.

There's a payphone by the towel shack. You got one minute.

No,

it's for me.

I'm here.

Now that you have your proof, when do I get the money? Well, it doesn't work

that way. First of all, I've got to write something, a sample at least.

How long will that take?

How can we get together?

Get together?

Sure. We can't talk about this on the phone. Why not?

If I'm going to tell your story properly, I'm going to have to get to

know you, and I sure as hell can't do that on a telephone.

Now, listen.

If I try to sell something and it sounds like I made it up, they're going to

throw me out of the office.

Okay. We'll meet at that bar where you met the girl.

Sally's? Oh, I was hoping for something a little more private.

Yeah, I know you were, but I like it this way.

Okay. There's a happy hour between 5 and 7.

Be there at 5. Take a seat at the bar.

How will I know you?

I'll say I'm a friend of Mary Ellen's.

And how did you know her name?

Go inside. Call the office and tell them where we are.

Hi. What'll you have?

Uh, scotch on the rocks.

And you better make it a double.

You're Norman Klein, aren't you?

Yes. Well, I read Judgment on America, and it was terrific.

I just wanted to shake your hand.

Oh, thank you very much. That's very kind of you. If you don't mind, I'm

expecting somebody.

Well, that's okay. I just wanted to shake your hand.

You Norman Klain?

Yes, I'm Klain.

I know Mary Helen.

Police! Come on, turn around.

Okay, is this the one?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Come on, Klain. Is this the killer, isn't he? Hey, man, it ain't me.

All right, Klain. How about it? No more lies. The charges are piling up.

He knew the code.

What code?

He's supposed to say he's a friend of Mary Ellen's. She's my daughter.

I don't know any Mary Ellen, man.

Yeah? Then why did you say you were a friend of hers? Some guy gave me 50

bucks to say it. Who gave you 50 bucks? I don't know. Some guy outside.

Okay, take him away. Book him.

Well, he outsmarted us.

He's got too anxious.

Any luck?

Be back.

Steve, the story checks out. He's got an ironclad alibi for the time of at least

three of the murders.

I'd go back to my hotel, but I don't think there's any chance of his calling

me again.

If you had handled this properly in the first place, we wouldn't have needed

another chance.

McGarrett. Mr. McGarrett, there's a call for Mr. Klain on line five.

He says he's a Skyline killer.

It's him.

Take it there, Lieutenant.

Try to get a trace.

One, two, go.

It's clean.

You tried to set me up.

No, I didn't know they were going to be there.

Don't give me that, you Judas goat. I saw you with them.

They made me go. I'm under arrest.

You ruined everything.

I wanted my story told.

Well, we can still do that.

Why don't you just give yourself up? There'll be plenty of time to tell your

side of things.

You think I'm stupid?

No, of course not. but i do think you need help you mean the nut house never

never again i'm not crazy i didn't say you were look why don't you just relax

so we can talk you mean so you can trace this call no way i just called to tell

you one thing because of you someone's going to die tonight

you can't cover every high-rise in the city.

Yeah, with a little luck, we may not have to.

We may not know where he's going to strike, but we know when. Tonight.

He just said so himself.

What about helicopters?

No, no, no. Too visible.

He'd just wait for another night.

What about putting a warning on TV?

That really could cause a panic.

Frightened women are already reporting every shadow. No, no, no.

Now, we're gonna play our ace in the hole.

Which is?

The killer sent a dozen red carnations to each of his victims, remember?

Now, those posies could be his undoing.

Now, now, call HBD. Ask him to check every flower shop in the city.

I want a list of orders for red carnations placed today for delivery

today. Right on.

Do you mind if I see this through?

Why?

So you can get your story?

So I can try to get this girl off my conscience.

Well, that's going to take some doing, pal.

Please. I'd like to help.

I'm sure I'd recognize his voice again.

When we catch him, you'll get your chance.

Hi, Jimmy.

He's just arrived for you.

What, another secret admirer?

Must be tough being so popular.

Not as tough as it would be if they stopped coming.

Thank you. Bye-bye. Bye.

Chief, I need all of your off-duty men.

Yes, I realize that, but this may be our one shot at the killer.

No, no, there's no way we can cover all the possible targets with the manpower

we have available.

Good.

Good. Thank you, Chief. I appreciate your cooperation.

Steve? Yeah, Dano?

This just came in. These are the orders of shops that deliver until midnight.

Can't be too many, Dano. You'd be surprised.

My God, look at this.

One dozen red carnations to a Mary Ellen Klain.

Klain's daughter.

Yeah.

Can you think of a more likely victim for his sick mind?

The order came from a Maui flower shop.

For a psycho.

He went to a lot of trouble to throw us off the track.

Boy, he sure did.

Good work, Daniel.

Thank you.

Coming down the inside stairs.

Bye.

Thank you.

Move this arm away from the building!

McGarrett, Hawaii Five-0, move it!

officers.

Thank you.

Book him, Tano.

Book him.

Farewell, Steve.