Original subtitles

[WOMAN VOCALIZING]

She said it.

She said it.

She did.

[MUMBLING]

MAN: [ON RADIO] ...with some precipitation in the Central Valley.

Reno area, a little milder. Looking like a low predicted at 37 degrees

and a high at 42.

The low-pressure systems continue in the mountains of the Sierras.

We've got some snow flurries at times down to about 5,000 feet.

And we are gonna see some hazy sunshine in the morning.

[CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

Go, Mick, go.

Yeah, okay.

[SHUTTER CLOSING]

Thank you.

Good morning.Jerry.

[PHONE RINGING]

There you are.Morning.

Oh, I've gotta plug that fridge back in. l thought it was going with you.

JEAN: l put everything in boxes. Everything except your pictures.

Every time l pack pictures, something gets broken and l get blamed.

So you can do that yourself.

And don't forget your lunch with the Lieutenant.

1:30!It's at...

It's at 1:30...At the Luau.

It's at 1:30 at the Luau.

[EXHALES] Thank you, Jean.

l'm out here if you need me.

[ENGINE DYING]

[POLICE SIREN WAILS]

MAN: [OVER LOUDSPEAKER] Driver of the yellow car,

Reno police. No more parking on this street today.

Move it.

POLICE OFFICER: Come on, Stan, you're late.

[CROW CAWING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

ALL: Surprise!

[ALL CHEERING AND APPLAUDING]

[ALL SINGING] ♪ For he's a jolly good fellow

♪ For he's a jolly good fellow

♪ For he's a jolly good fellow

♪ Which nobody can deny ♪

[ALL APPLAUDING AND CHEERING]

Congratulations, Jerry.

No parking on this street.You saw that?

Come on now, Jerry!

Hey, Larry. You outlasted me.[CHUCKLES]

Hey, thanks for coming.

Congratulations.Good to see you. Thanks for comin'.

Congratulations.Appreciate it.

COP 1: Enjoy yourself.JERRY: Thank you.

COP 2: Congratulations.JERRY: Thanks.

[GRUNTS]

[GROANS SOFTLY]

[GROANS]

[CAR DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]

[GRUNTING]

[ALL APPLAUDING]

Thank you.

Yeah.

Knowing you like we do, Jerry,

we all thought it was about time you went and got that marlin

you been dreaming about for all these years.

So the whole department, officers, staff,

volunteers, everybody, we all pooled our nickels together

and got you this ticket.

lt's supposed to be the best marlin fishing in all of Baja.

So go catch a big one for us, Jer.

[ALL APPLAUD AND CHEER]

Gee.

Well. [CLEARS THROAT]

Appreciation all around, uh...

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

What can l say? You shouldn't have.

But you did, and uh...

Hits me deep.

Thank you.

[RAVEN CAWING]

[GASPING]

[PANTING]

[SLOW JAZZ MUSIC PLAYING]

Hi.

Hi.See ya', Jer.

Thank you.

POLLACK: l'm going back to the station. Get Becker County on the phone.

You guys should go on up.KROLAK: It's gonna be dark by the time we get up there...

Thanks.

What's up?

Juvenile homicide.Becker County.

Possible sexual assault. Little girl.

Upper lakes? Why isn't the local handling it?

Our hard-core crime unit assists that jurisdiction now.

Jerry, for Christ sake, you're retiring.

l still got six more hours.

As far as l'm concerned, you're gone. lt's Krolak's case.

He's in charge, his call.lt's fine with me.

KROLAK: If you want to leave your own party.My coat's upstairs.

REPORTER: Good evening, this is Elena Ryan and I'm just outside of Reno,

and in behind you have the crime scene

where the body of a young girl has just been found.

And we have emergency vehicles coming in and out of here.

[POLICE SIREN WAILING]

We have state troopers, we have Reno police.

[CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY ON POLICE RADIO]

[SIRENS WAILING]

STROM: Bruising and lacerations evident on the interior of both thighs.

Bruising and possible wrist fractures due to restraints.

Neck slashed.

KROLAK: Did you get her age in there?

SHERIFF: She, uh...

She was a second-grader. l guess that'd put her about seven and a half, eight.

Coupled with initial signs of lividity, all indications

are the victim's body was not moved from initial place of death.

SHERIFF: We checked the entire perimeter.

Even with the snow, this path's the only way in or out.

So what the fuck are you doing standing on it?Oh, l'm sorry.

STROM: ...and other weather-related contamination.

Whose fucking pen is this?STROM: Lashes on both...

Oh, Jesus, that's... lt's mine. Pardon me.

Any sign of a weapon?

SHERIFF: No, but, l mean, a knife like that, you could chuck it pretty far.

Assuming it was a knife.KROLAK: How long before you can wrap this up?

Couple more minutes.

Okay, I'm gonna let the Coroner know he can pick her up. [SNIFFS]

The buttons.

Have the lab guys check for prints on the buttons.

On both the coat and the dress.

Goddamn it.

[SNIFFS] Strom, be sure and secure all the buttons for lab work

before you move her out.

Hey, guys, get the buttons...KROLAK: Let's go, big guy.

[CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS]

What about the little girl's parents?

Duane and Margaret Larsen.

They got a turkey farm about 10 miles from here.

Good people.You can go ahead and pick her up now!

KROLAK: Have you interviewed them?SHERIFF: No.

Uh, we haven't told them yet.

None of us knew what to say.

[SIGHS] Jesus Christ.

KROLAK: Nobody told the little girl's parents.

KROLAK: ls this the little boy right here?SHERIFF 1: Yeah.

Evening, son.

Chilly out here, isn't it?

[CHATTERING ON POLICE RADIO]

Why don't you take him back to your station. l'll talk to him there.

Right.Anything on the suspect or his truck?

Hang on.

Highway Patrol got anything?

SHERIFF 2: Todd said he put it out there.

lt's out statewide, and l got highway patrol on it.

Congratulations.

Now, who's gonna tell the parents?

Does anybody here know them?

l got one of my deputies, but he'd rather not.

[CHUCKLES]

He'd rather not.

[TURKEYS GOBBLING]

[WAILING]

No! [SOBBING]

[WAILING]

[SNIFFS]

Most Wednesdays, Ginny stays in town.

For music lessons with my mother.

But when she's behind on her homework,

[SOBBING] she comes straight home.

So her grandmother would've assumed that she came home?

We always let Ginny...

Yes.

[DOOR OPENS]

Excuse me, um,

Pastor Holcomb's on his way over.JERRY: Thank you.

Would you mind not smoking in the house, please?

Sorry.

[SOBS] It isn't possible.

There can't be such a devil.

There are such devils.

[SOBBING]

l want to see my daughter.

l don't think that's a good idea, Mr. Larsen, uh...

[SIGHING] l know what l'm saying might sound cruel but...

l think it's better if you don't go to your Ginny now.

Why would it be better for me not to see my daughter?

Why would that be better?

Because we hardly dared to look ourselves.

[MARGARET SOBBING]

You can go to your Ginny tomorrow evening.

[SOBBING]

Then there won't be anything that's, um...

MARGARET: What?JERRY: She'll look just like she fell asleep. Believe me.

[SNIFFLES]

Who did this?

We intend to find out, Mrs. Larsen.

Do you promise me that you will?

[EXHALES]

Yes.

Yes, Mrs. Larsen, l promise.

By your soul's salvation?

Do you swear...

By your soul's salvation on this cross,

made by the hands of our daughter?

Yes.

Yes, on my soul's salvation.

[EXHALES]

[WHISPERING] You've sworn by your salvation.

We will pray.

[SOBS]

DEPUTY: Detective!

Detective Black?

Looks like they got him.

Highway Patrol picked up a match on the truck with an Indian driver.

[KROLAK SINGING] ♪ One little two little three little Indians

♪ Four little five little six little Indians

♪ Seven little eight little nine little Indians

♪ Ten little Indian boys ♪

KROLAK: l gave you a new headband, Toby. l know you lost yours.

KROLAK: Toby, l can't see your eyes, buddy.

You'll like this.

Let's see it.

[SIGHS]

KROLAK: Ah, Toby,

you've already served time for one charge of juvenile rape now.

Statutory. The girl was 16 years old.

KROLAK: Toby, would you tell him that rape is rape?

You got three years of juvenile, you got some burglary.

You got some theft, grand theft.

KROLAK: The man likes his marijuana.

Multiple counts of marijuana possession, Toby, and then that first rape.

Section Four. Man's got a mental handicap, Stan.

KROLAK: No.

Well, number one, that might not take the violence out of you.

Number two, l'm gonna get a confession.

And number three, l'm gonna do it in record time.

[WHISPERING INDISTINCTLY]

How you doing, chief?

Scared of this thing? Let's get it out of the way then.

[WHISPERS INDISTINCTLY]

KROLAK: Who you talking to, chief?

[MURMURS INDISTINCTLY]

You got those little voices in your head?

You a policeman?Yeah, l'm a policeman.

l want to be a policeman too.You do, huh?

Policeman drive me here very fast. Drive me fast.

l'm just a trapper.We don't need this.

l trap beaver today.

Fifteen pounds or 25,

or 35, something like that. Maybe 80.

You mean beaver or you mean "beaver"?

Beaver.Beaver? Pretty, young pussy?

l don't know you joking me.You don't know if I'm jokin'?

l don't know.

No, l'm not joking you. So you catch beaver, huh?

Yeah, l...

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Yeah, l catch beaver.You catch beaver? Little girl?

You catch little girl today, huh? You rape little girl?

ls that what you did?

l rape, l rape.

You raped her, huh?

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

Yeah.KROLAK: Yeah.

He could be talking about the other rape, the one on his record.

We got a positive ID from the kid.

This is a small town. Just let him do his job.

KROLAK: Tell me about that little girl.

You rape a little girl today?

lt's okay.

You can tell me.

Hmm?

You killed her.

Didn't you, Toby? Hmm?

lt's all right. lt's okay, bud. Huh?

Something simply came over you today, didn't it?

Huh?

All at once you became like an animal?

You attacked and you raped her.

You raped that little girl.

Huh?

Then, Toby, you know, without wanting to...

You know, but sometimes you can't stop yourself, you know?

And you murdered her, didn't you?

Huh?

That hurts right there, doesn't it?

Huh?

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

Yeah? You like that, huh?[CHUCKLES]

You like that? Huh?

Toby, maybe you just wanted her to be quiet.

Huh?

You just wanted her to stop screaming at you.

Something was stronger than you, Toby.

Then, when you came to yourself...

You were horrified.

Then you saw that little girl...

And you ran.

l ran. l ran, l ran.

Yeah, you ran.

Yeah. l ran.

lt's all right.

lt's all right, Toby.

l ran.

You ran.

Yeah.

lt's all right.

[PANTS]

You want to cry?

Huh?

Come here. Come here.

[GRUNTS AND PANTS]

lt's all right. Come on.

[GRUNTS AND PANTS]

Toby, you've gotta stand up for what you did, okay?

You gotta stand up.

He don't know what the heck Stan's talkin' about. Stand up and confess. Okay?

[TOBY GRUNTS AND SOBS]

[WHISPERING] lt's all right.

[GRUNTS]

I... I killed her.

You killed her?

l killed her.You killed her?

Yeah.

[TOBY GRUNTS]

KROLAK: Say it.TOBY: I killed a little girl.

Say itI... I killed a little girl.

You killed that little girl?Yeah, I killed that little girl.

You killed that little girl?Yeah, yeah.

Huh?Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Say it. Just put your head up to heaven and say it, Toby.

What did you say? Say it!

[GRUNTS]

Say it, Toby![PANTS AND SOBS]

Yeah, you killed her, didn't you, Toby?

KROLAK: Yeah, it's okay. TOBY: I remember, I kill, I...

Toby, Toby, it's okay. l got you. l got you.

l got you.[SOBBING]

He practically blew him.[CHUCKLES]

[PANTS AND SOBS]

Coroner just called.

They found chocolate in the little girl's stomach.

We got wrappers all over the cab of the Indian's truck.

KROLAK: Deputy![SIGHS]

There you go.

[TOBY GRUNTING]

[STRUGGLING]

Come on, Toby.Goddamn it!

[PANTING]

Come on, walk like a policeman, Toby. You're a policeman now.

[TOBY GROANS]

Okay to use this phone?

SHERIFF: Yeah, go ahead.Christ!

[COUGHS]

You fish the lakes up here, l'm told?Yeah.

SHERIFF: Anglers haven't been doing much.Watch your step.

But spear houses have been hitting pretty heavy. It could be the snow cover.

Could be that.

What about the noise...[GUN FIRES]

DEPUTY: He's got my gun! He's got my gun![TOBY GRUNTS AND GROANS]

KROLAK: Tell me when, Jerry.DEPUTY: Drop it! Drop it!

[TOBY GRUNTS AND GROANS]

COP 1: He's got Hamilton!DEPUTY: Let go!

JERRY: Freeze!Put it down, Toby!

[GRUNTS][SCREAMS]

No![SCREAMS]

Don't shoot me! Please don't shoot me! Don't shoot me!

Toby, put it down!l kill little girl!

JERRY: No goddamn it. No!

[GUN FIRES]

[GUN FALLS]

Oh, God. ls everyone okay?

JERRY: Get a roll call! Fitz!

COP 2: l'm on it.

JERRY: Fitz!SHERIFF: Hamilton! Michael!

Are you hit?

l don't think so.Oh, Jesus.

All right. Oh, Mike, you all right?

[GROANING]

Oh, my God.

Jesus Christ.You all right?

SHERIFF: Get an ambulance. Do it.COP 1: Right.

l thought he was gonna kill me.

You're all right. You're okay.

KROLAK: What's that, the bullet?

His tooth.

[WOMAN ANNOUNCING OVER PA][AIRPLANE PASSING BY]

Gate 42. And they'll be boarding in about a half an hour.

ls that Concourse E?Yes, it is, sir.

Thank you very much.You're welcome.

Next in line, please.

Hi, how are you folks today?

Thank you. Going to Cabo San Lucas today.

Wadenah had been previously convicted of similar crimes,

a repeat offender, still on parole.

Regarding the alleged suicide of the suspect while in custody,

state's attorney Paul Ross has organized an investigative committee

to look into the tactics of the Becker County Sheriff's Office.

Now we turn to John Qulgley in Becker County. John?

You okay?

Hmm. Yes, thank you.

Sheriff's Department investigators worked in concert

with Reno homicide detectives for several hours,

piecing together the evidence trail

that led to the brisk apprehension of Wadenah.

Authorities here, while understandably disturbed

by the brief hostage-taking of one of their deputies,

are taking some comfort

in the swift justice of this very dramatic evening.[AIRPLANE PASSING BY]

[SLOT MACHINE WHIRRING AND DINGS]

[COINS CLATTERING][CLOCK TICKING]

[SIRENS WAILING] Yet, while an investigation is underway,

the consensus seems clear.

Wadenah confessed after being identified by the young snowmobiler.

His suicide brought a brutal end...

WOMAN: [ON PA] Final boarding call, Northwest flight 1607 to Cabo San Lucas.

[DOOR CHIMING]

STORE CLERK: Customer, Oliver!

Morning.Morning.

Nice day today. Can we help you with anything?

Anything in particular?

Well, actually, probably there is.

l'm looking for a person. Annalise, or Anna-Lisa Hansen.

Yes. She would live above the electric store.

That would be a small unit. lt's two doors down to your left.

Okay?

And if l were you, I'd go around the corner and take the stairs up.

You shouldn't have any trouble finding her.

And if you don't, come back.

Thank you very much. l appreciate your help.

You're welcome.

[CHIMES]

ANNALISE: So, what is it that you need to know?

[SIGHS] Well, l'm trying to fill in the gaps, uh...

Fit all the pieces together, Mrs. Hansen.

[INHALES] lf you could remember anything

from when you were interviewed, uh...

Anything in particular that might, um...

It was Wednesday and she never came.

They said that she never got on the bus,

never even made it to the school.

Now, l assumed that she'd gone home.

[GRUNTS]

[SIGHS]

And, uh, wh... What was she like, uh...

What were your Wednesdays with Ginny...

What were they like?

Oh, she would come in with her little knapsack

and plop it on the floor.

Give me a kiss on my cheek.

Big kiss, always my left cheek.

And then, it was time for work.

The moment she would sit at the piano,

we were all business.

And l would give her

her lesson just the same as all my other pupils.

And it was no "Grandma" this or "Grandma" that.

But the moment we were done,

she was my Ginny again.

How could God be so greedy?

Ma'am, l...

[SIGHS]

[CHUCKLES]

And after the lesson?

Cookies.

We would have cookies, if I'd baked them.

Or sometimes l would send her down to the Land of Christmas.

The store downstairs, for candy or ice cream.

She would eat her sweets and l would read to her.

She loved Andersen.

Who?

Do you know what he wrote in his story The Angel?

No. [CHUCKLES]

Here.

"Whenever a good child dies,

"an angel of God

"comes down from heaven

"and takes the child in his arms.

"And spreads out his great white wings.

"And flies with her

"over all the places

"that she loved during her life.

"And then, the child carries

"a large handful of flowers

"up to God."

Beautiful.

[CHATTERING AND YELLING]

JERRY: What's your name?

Becky. Becky Fiske.

And you were Ginny's best friend?

We sat together.

She died.

Yeah. l know.

Her grandmother told me that Ginny liked to tell stories.

Sometimes.

[SNIFFS]

What kind of stories?

Ginny knew a giant.

Giant?

[CHUCKLES]

Really?

He was as big as a mountain and gave her porcupines.

She called him "The Wizard."

Ginny made a picture of him.

Ginny drew a picture of a giant?

Can l see it?

lt's on the wall in the hallway.

We put Ginny's picture.

[SCHOOL BELL RINGS]

l gotta go.

[INHALES]

[TURNS OFF FLASHLIGHT]

[TYPEWRITER TYPING]

Jean, hold my calls.

[PHONE RINGING]

I thought you were supposed to be fishing in Mexico.

Yeah. [CLEARS THROAT] I know, Stan.

l went to the airport.

l heard the boarding announcement.

And I... I just didn't feel right.

Something went off. l need more time on this.

You want me to reopen a case because you got a hunch?

[MOUTHING] Yeah.

Jerry, no offense, but you're retired. You don't work here anymore.

[SIGHS]

Okay.

l know, Stan.

l know. But could you run it through the system for me anyway?

You know, just a standard query.

Similar crimes, profile, victims.

Could you?

Say, for...

The last 10, 12 years.

Could you, Stan?

Please?

[COMPUTER BEEPING]

MAN: This is eight years ago when this happened. [GROANS]

I'm on the job only six months at the point

when this very big deal goes down.

Talk about baptism by fire.

And to top off everything else,

it was in the summer season.

"Politics of tourism" and all that nonsense.

So we all feel the pressure to make the bogeyman of it all disappear.

The brass were pretty clear in the presumption

that it was one of those festival-goers.

Which seemed like, you know, a pretty good bet.

Not to mention, a good way to diffuse the kind of panic that people get.

You know, when they feel like there's a bogeyman amongst them.

[GROANS] So we all figured,

and l do feel accurately, that's why we never did catch him.

The odds were on a perpetrator

who'd cleared the county before the body was ever found.

Yeah.

Look at that.

Look at the slit in that neck.

I don't know, but for me...

For me, it's like being in a movie.

This stuff just doesn't bother me like it does some people. You?

Luanne Rotze.

A little 10-year-old girl.

Real little. l mean, real small for her age.

You know what, though?

As horrible as that kind of thing is,

l got an adrenaline rush being part of it.

I don't know if that's bad, but, hey, don't hurt me.

That's just the way it hit me.

Nothing like it ever happened before in that area.

By the way, nothing like it ever happened since.

And l think that says a lot.

You mind if l keep this one?

I couldn't let you do that.

We always like to be of help, but

strictly technically, the case is still open.

Well, then how about the report?

I'll make you a copy. How's that?

Sure would appreciate it.

But keep it between us.

I'm not sure what the policy is on this kind of thing. Okay?

My lips are sealed.

Lucy!

A two-year-old horse is like a woman. You can't predict what they're gonna do.

They're crazy.

Excuse me. Sir?

Sir?

I wonder if you could tell me where a man named James Olstad might be?

Olstad's not a patient here.

Oh. Well, l believe he's the custodian, sir.

Maybe in the building, mopping? But he's not a patient here.

Mopping in the building?Yeah, but not a patient here.

Er...

James Olstad?

[BIRDS FLAPPING]

Um...

I'm Jerry Black. I'm a police detective.

I'd just like to talk to you about your daughter.

What daughter?

You did have a daughter that went missing three years ago, didn't you?

Did you come here to tell me that, uh,

something happened to her?

No, sir. lt was...

Did you find her dead or something?

No. No, sir. We're, uh...

We're still trying to find her.

Anything you might tell me about her?

Could you describe her?

Well, she...

She must be...

She must be different now.

She was so pretty.

Hmm.

[SNIFFLES]

I miss her so much!

[SOBBING]

Well...

We just used to, like, hold each other.

[SOBBING]

I was supposed to take care of her.

She was my little girl, you know?

[SNIFFLES]

I just...

Ah...

Where is my little girl?

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Where is my baby?

The break is Monash County.

Eight years ago, we got a homicide.

Same MO.

Exact same victim profile

description as the Ginny Larsen case.

I interviewed one of the local officers for the particulars.

Little blonde girl, 10 years old, sexual assault, throat slit.

The photos show that she was wearing a red dress.

Detectives out at Morehead covered this case.

The case is still open.

At the time of the murders,

Toby Wadenah was in Stillwater Penitentiary,

doing time on his own rape conviction.

So, he couldn't have done it.

Jerry, the man shot himself.

What more do you want?You told him what he did and he believed you.

All right, let's just calm down here a minute and see what Jerry's got.

You got something, Jerry?

And there's more. More.

Here. See here?

This is the Larsen murder.

This is the Monash County girl. And here...

Here, you see this pattern?

Three years ago, l got a girl gone missing, Cathy Olstad.

Same exact description, a little blonde girl, nine years old,

last seen wearing a red dress.

And?

And?

[SCOFFS]

Don't you see?

I see you've given a description

that could fit any number of juvenile murders.

And a victim profile that matches

every other little girl in the state, just about,

give or take the red dress.

I mean, why didn't you mention that her eyes were blue while you were at it?

Come on, Jerry!

I mean, whatever made you think

that the Larsen girl wasn't murdered by Wadenah?

This did.

This convinced me.

Ginny's drawing of the Porcupine Giant.

I have reason to believe, based on my conversations and interviews,

that Ginny Larsen made this drawing

just days before she was murdered.

I have reason to believe that she was meeting with this man,

seen here as a giant, all dressed in black, on a regular basis.

This is not an lndian. This is not an lndian type.

And you see this car here? This big, black car?

This is not a truck.

This is not a maroon truck like Wadenah drove.

This is a big, black station wagon.

And these right here,

these, according to an interview l had

with a girl named Beck... [STAMMERS]

Betsy Fiske, these are porcupines.

Okay. Whoa! Hold it.

Porcupines and giants and...

You got to get ahold of yourself, Jerry.

The case is closed.

I made a promise.

I made a promise to find

Ginny Larsen's murderer.

I intend to keep it.

[DOOR OPENS]

Listen, Jerry.

[DOOR CLOSES]

You gotta start getting on with your life, you know?

I mean, sometimes when you

go through big changes,

and retirement's definitely one of them,

it can cause a lot of added stress.

Sometimes it's a good idea just to

talk to someone. You know, someone

professional.

I made a promise, Eric.

You're old enough to remember when that meant something.

[SIGHS] Get a life.

WOMAN: Jerry, got your fresh towels here!

Most folks don't need them every day.

But I'd appreciate it if you'd not get them so dirty

that they're not to be white again.

Here's your nice little sunroom.

You can smoke in here.

This is the living room area. No partying, please, no.

Kitchen, of course. All the amenities of home.

Bedroom. We just put a new mattress on there.

So it should be really comfy.

And, oh, yeah, trash goes in the covered dumpster.

And fish guts you gotta wrap and place in the covered pail

next to the cleaning station.

Rules and regulations of Sugar Bush up here. Yep.

And no nude sunbathing.

So, l'll leave these here

and I'll get Rose to come make up your bed.

If there's anything else you'll be needing,

just let me know. Okeydokey?

[DRIZZLING]

[CHATTERING ON TV]

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

[DOOR OPENS]

Good morning.

I'll have a pack of lights.

That the owner?

My daddy.

Yeah?

What can l do for you?

Well, l was just having a look around.

How long you had this place?

Oh, 30 years.

Ever think about selling it?

No.

Well, uh, gee.

What would it take to get you to think about selling?

[CLEARS THROAT] lt's not for sale.

[CHUCKLES]

Uh-huh. Well...

I'll tell you what.

I'll, uh...

I'll give you my number over where l'm staying.

At Thompson's Sugar Bush Resort.

I don't mean to be pushy, but...

If you'd think about it...

I'll wait to hear from you over at Thompson's, if it's all right.

Been a pleasure.Thanks for coming in.

Nice place.

[DOOR CLOSES]

Hmm.

RESORT OWNER: You didn't tell me you were a cop!

Ex-cop.Ha! Once a cop...

I'm retired.

Uh, what l wanted to tell you was that Floyd Cage called.

The fellow with the gas station. He says he wants to talk to you.

Oh.

l see they're biting.

You bet. Sure does look like it.

You can use the phone up in the front cabin here.

Thank you.

Well, Floyd, Jerry signed all the papers. You're ready to go.

Well, l sure appreciate it. You've done a good job.

Good luck.

When we get a number down in Arizona, we'll give you a call, leave you our number.

I'm going to Arizona!

So if you forget something or want to know where something is,

or whatever...

Good luck to you.JERRY: Thank you.

[ENGINE STARTING]

WOMAN: Sure hope you're gonna be happy here.

'Cause you're never gonna be able to sell this place for what you paid for it.

Well, thank you, I'll do my best.

DRIVER: Hey, is this working or what?

I just have to get a key. I'll be right with you. Thank you.

[RIPPING PAPER]

[CHUCKLING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[RAIN FALLING]

[WOMAN LAUGHING]

[MUSIC PLAYING]

[BILLIARD BALLS CLICKING]

LORI: Be right with you.JERRY: Thank you.

LORI: What can l get you?

Just a beer, thanks.

You're the city cop that bought the service station?

I'm retired from the police department.

And you bought Floyd's station?

l did.

That's a strange thing to do. You must be an angler.

How'd you guess?[LAUGHS] Nothing else to do around here.

Yeah.

Sorry about that.

These only work about half the time.

[JERRY GRUNTS][MACHINE CLICKING]

All right, just sign right there for me, if you would.

JERRY: That's for you.

[PAPER SNAPPING][JERRY WHISTLING]

[RATTLING]

There you are.

Thank you and...

Here's your receipt.Thank you, sir. Have a good day.

[DOOR CLOSING]

[CAR BRAKES SQUEAKING]

[GAS GURGLING]

All right, 10 regular.

Nice wagon. Sticks out around here though, doesn't it?

Never thought about it being different. [CHUCKLING]

Just know I always get them black, so they don't show the dirt as much.

Ten it is. Well, thanks for stopping by.[ENGINE STARTING]

All right. [TAPPING CAR]

ANNALISE: " Whenever a good child dies,

"an angel of God comes down from heaven

"and takes the dead child in his arms.

"And spreads out his great white wings.

"And flies with her

"over all the places that she loved in her life."

DOCTOR: And what do you feel is represented here?

Well, the porcupine giant. Ginny told her friends at school

that she was meeting with a giant in the forest

and that he gave her little porcupines.

What do you mean?You see these... Hmm?

What do you mean by "porcupines"?

l don't know exactly.

Those are the words of a 7-year-old girl.

Ginny's friends. Friend, sorry.

And this is in the imagination of a 7-year-old girl. Correct?

Mmm-hmm. Well,

you could be right. But...

On the other hand, the car is very well depicted,

and the giant is...Giants are imaginary.

Yes?

[CLEARING THROAT]

Well,

a tall, heavyset man could appear

to be a giant to a little girl.

And the Indian man, was he a tall man?

Well,

not a giant, but tall, yes.

Why did you bring this to me, Mr. Black?

Sorry?

Why did you bring this to me, Mr. Black?

Well,

I need to know who I'm looking for.

I'm like a layman looking at an X-ray.

l don't know how to read it. l need help interpreting it.

This drawing can tell you nothing about

the murderer. All that drawing can do

is tell you about the child who drew it.

Without more information, l don't think l can be of any value to you.

Humor me, Doc.

Consider this a working hypothesis and assume for the moment

that this is a drawing of the murderer.

Well,

your giant certainly looks tall, massive,

very imposing.

If this really does depict the relationship between the giant and the little girl,

then these things you call porcupines would appear to be gifts

that the little girl is accepting.

That's implying a trust.

Was the girl in Monash County killed the same way?

Exactly the same.

Do the victims resemble one another?

Yes, a lot.

And what did you say the time intervals were between the murders?

The Monash County case was eight years ago.

The little girl missing, three,

and Ginny was just... Just last winter.

So the intervals are getting shorter.

lf that's the case, then yes, you could...

Remember, this is a hypothetical case.

Mmm-hmm.But yes, you could expect another incident within...

A matter of months.

Maybe a year, if the opportunity arose.

But this could just as well be the product

of a 7-year-old child's imagination.

Hmm.

Right.

You came to me for help.

Yes.Do you mind if l ask you some questions?

Shoot.

You recently retired, right?

Yes.

Have you always been a chain smoker?

MARGARET: Impossible. There can't be such a devil.

You always been a chain smoker?JERRY: Yes, there are such devils.

Recent. Recent.

MARGARET: Do you swear...Are you still sexually active?

MARGARET: By your soul's salvation...

Are you still sexually active?

Are you still sexually active?

JERRY: Yes, on my soul's salvation.Does that embarrass you?

Have you experienced any...

Have you experienced any sudden fevers, perspiration?

No. POLLACK: Got to get ahold of yourself, Jerry.

Or voices. Do you hear voices?

TOBY: I kill the girl. I kill the girl.KROLAK: No, goddamn it! No!

[GUN FIRES]

[CHATTERING ON TV]

MAN: [ON TV] Lucky West's prescription has always been that with the predatory fish,

your best bet's live bait.

Here you see Kwan Lee, who's gone from worms

to the little fishies.

Where are those pancakes?

LORI: Don't forget your orange juice, baby.

MAN 1: Can l get a touchup, please?

Thanks, doll.

MAN 2: l could use a little fresh-up too.

Boy. Nice picture.

Thank you.

Aren't you gonna finish your orange juice?

Mommy.

Oh, hi, Officer. It's okay, honey, he's a friend.

Pack up, 'cause the bus is coming. Any coffee?

Yes, please.

And what name would a pretty little girl like you have?

Chrissy.

Ah.

[BUS HONKING]That's a nice name.

Okay, love bug, this is it. Come on, let's go.

Bye. Can l have a hug?

Have a good day.

[DOOR OPENING]

[DOOR CLOSING]

Beautiful little girl.Oh, thank you.

JERRY: How old is she?

She'll be eight next month. First day of school's always a biggie.

Oh, l forgot your coffee.Thank you.

[CAR ENGINE STARTING]

Thank you very much.

[CAR DOOR CLOSING]

There you go.Oh, thank you.

Want some breakfast?Yeah.

I'd like bacon and eggs and...

How do you like your eggs?Over easy. And rye toast.

Okay.l got a question for you.

Fire away.

Where would an old bachelor like me find some used furniture?

Nothing too fancy, you know. A couch, dinette set.

Something between the not-too-expensive and poverty-stricken range.

My range. Um...

[CHUCKLES]

There's a flea market up...

You go right up this road, Old Pass Road.

Go north about 20, 25 miles up here.

And you're gonna hit a T-junction.

And once you get past a T-junction, it's gonna

fork into two roads, two dirt roads.

There's no sign or anything that locals...Do you like shopping?

[ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

Mommy, can l have a balloon?Yeah.

What color do you want?Here, here, l got it.

Orange.

Orange. There you go.Well, you got pink.

That's okay.Pink? l like pink, too.

Thank you.Thank you very much.

l'm looking for Formica here.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

lt wipes easy.That won't be a problem.

[KIDS CLAMORING]

[CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

Ah, well, uh, what about this one right here?

WOMAN: I think this gives a room a very warm feeling.

Now, this one's oak veneer.

Veneer, huh?WOMAN: Yeah.

I can take five dollars off the top.

JERRY: And what would that bring the total to?

Where's Chrissy?

Chrissy?

Where is she? She, she was just right here.

Chrissy!

I'll get back to you.

Chrissy!

Chrissy!

Chrissy!

Chrissy!

She's on the swing.

Bye.

LORI: Chrissy!

[SIGHS] Don't leave me like that.

Mommy, that girl gave this to me.

lsn't it cute?

What is it?

WOMAN: It's a boot cleaner in the shape of a porcupine.

lt's made by one of our local craft artists.

She makes doormats, too. Here, you want to come see?

HELEN: Fifteen apiece for the little fellows,

25 for the big.[WHIRRING]

The mats are 10 bucks even.

You don't run this whole place yourself, do you?

Are you a religious man, Mr. Black?

Um, baptized. But l'm not churchgoing.

You got a wife?

Two-time loser. What about you, ma'am?

My son, Gary, is the true gift of the Lord.

He dotes on me hand and foot, he does!

The hardest working boy you ever saw.

Works construction all summer.

Runs a snowplow for the county in the winter.

And ministers at our church.

Hmm. And, uh... What about him?

Does he have a family, uh... Kids?

HELEN: No wife, no kids. No little ones.

I pray every day

he'll find a woman good enough for him.

The Lord hasn't come through yet.

[KEYS JANGLING]

[DOOR SHUTS AND ENGINE STARTS]

[HEAVY METAL MUSIC PLAYING IN CAR STEREO]

God bless.

[SIZZLING]

[KNOCKING AT DOOR]

Closed!

[KNOCKING CONTINUES]

l'm closed!

[KNOCKING CONTINUES]

Yeah, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right.

[KNOCKING CONTINUES]

Closed.

[SIGHS]

Lori?

Woman, what has happened to you? Come in.

[SOBBING] So... Sorry.

My ex...

And I was just so scared.

He was gonna kill me!

lt's all right. lt's all right.

Shh. Shh.

[SOBBING] And you being a cop...

Where's Chrissy?She's in the car.

No, no, l got it. l got it.

Oh, no, no, no.But she's okay.

It's all right, I'll take care of her.He didn't touch her.

No. No.He didn't touch her.

He didn't, he didn't...

[TRAIN PASSING IN THE DISTANCE]

LORI: With a restraining order, he's still gonna beat me up.

JERRY: Mmm-hmm.

LORI: And then they put him in jail for it.

He won't be able to pay child support payments.

JERRY: All right.

That's why he's beatin' me up to begin with.

Ow. [INHALES]Uh-huh.

[SHUSHING] Just hold still. Uh-huh.

All right, this might...

All right, that's okay now.

Just hold still for a minute.[GASPING] All right.

'Cause this one might sting a little bit. Okay?

[PANTS] Yeah.All right. Just hold still.

All right.

[GASPS]Right here, that's it.

All right, hold still, that's it.Oh.

That's it. All right, all right, okay.

[SIGHS]All right.

Yeah.[MOANS]

Yeah. Well, your eye looks okay.

[MUMBLES] I'm not sure you might not want to think about getting

a stitch in that lip.

[SIGHS]

I'm gonna miss that, uh, half-tooth of yours.

[CHUCKLES, PANTS]

[SNIFFLES]

I'll drink out of this side for a while, anyway.

Mmm.[EXHALES]

Listen, uh... Lori,

all things considered,

l think it might be best if you and your girl

stayed out here with me for a while.

That's not why I came here.Just hear me out.

No strings attached, no obligations, uh...

But I've seen these things go from bad to worse.

Now I've got more rooms out here than I know what to do with.

l wouldn't ask anything of you.

Except maybe help out around the station every once in a while,

you know, when you're feeling better.

[SIGHS] Hmm? Well, just, uh,

just, uh, think about it.

Just think about it.

JERRY: Mine's up here at the top.

[CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]

Mommy, this house is so big!

You got a whole new one, right?Yeah, that whole...

ls it real?

Well, it's not real. [LAUGHS] It's called a cap.

[CONTINUING INAUDIBLY]

♪ You're my sunshine, my only sunshine

♪ You make me happy when skies are gray ♪

[INDISTINCT SPORTS COMMENTARY ON TV]

[PAN SIZZLING]

[CHATTERING INDISTINCTLY]

[SINGS INDISTINCTLY]

♪ Please don't take my sunshine away

♪ You are my sunshine my only sunshine

♪ You make me happy when skies are gray

♪ You'll never know, dear, how much I love you

ANNOUNCER: There's a pass to Murphy, in the net.

Backhander deflected by Jackson. Another backhander...

♪ Please don't take my sunshine away ♪

GARY: Nice snowman you got going there.

Does he have a name?

Should l guess?

If I guess, will you tell me your name?

He looks cold. Do you want to put my hat on him?

[ANNOUNCER SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

[CROWD CHEERING ON TV]ANNOUNCER: Goal!

Goal.

[ANNOUNCER CONTINUES SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

Has your mommy talked to you about the Word?

Do you know what I mean by that?

[ENGINE STARTS]

[BRAKES SCREECH]

BUS DRIVER: Merry Christmas, Chrissy.

Merry Christmas.

JERRY: There she is!

[LAUGHS]Yeah!

[LAUGHS] How are you?Good.

[CHUCKLES]Come on.

"She knew the mole would never permit her to leave his side.

"She wept as she felt the warmth upon her face.

"and made ready to go back.

"Then suddenly, above the hill, she heard a shower of notes.

"A glorious morning song.

"She looked up, and there was the swallow.

"She told the bird how she disliked

"having to marry the ugly mole

"and live deep down under the earth,

"where the sun never shone.

"She couldn't help crying at the thought.

"'The cold winter will soon be here,' said the swallow.

"'l'm going far away to the warm countries.

"'Will you come with me?

"'You can sit on my back.

"'Just tie yourself on with your sash,

"'and we'll fly from the ugly mole and his dingy house,

"'far away, across the mountains,

"'to the warm countries

"'where the sun shines more brightly than it does here,

"'and it's always summer, with its lovely flowers.

"'Dear little Thumbelina.'"

[LORI SIGHS]

[SOBBING]

[SOBBING SOFTLY]

[SOBS]

Lori?

Are you all right?

Here, hon.Oh.

Chrissy is gonna go nuts when she sees this.

This is so neat, Jerry.

[CHUCKLES] Yeah. She'll like it.

LORI: She'll love it.

You sure you want it here, though, Jerry? It's so close to the road.

We got all that space back behind the house over there.

Well, we can see her right from the station.

We should keep our eye on her, you know?

Out back...[SIGHS]

There's all that space, you know.

I mean, she could just disappear, you know?

No, you're right.

You think?

You're probably right.

l'll get that.

Yeah, she's gonna love it.[CHUCKLES]

JERRY: Yep.

[CHEERING, APPLAUDING AND WOLF WHISTLING]

[BAND PLAYING]

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

[BUGLE PLAYING]

CHRISSY: Mommy, l like this one.

LORI: Yeah?

Well, it's nice.

Uh, Jerry, what do you think of this?

Well, uh, real nice.Yeah?

I mean, it's not really your taste, sugar.

lt is her color.You like it?

l like it.

Yeah?

Let's see how this looks to you.Oh, no.

[CHUCKLES]LORI: Yee-haw.

JERRY: Come on, Tex.

[BAND PLAYING][CROWD CHEERING]

You only have chocolate?That's all.

CHRISSY: Thank you.

JERRY: Let's have three of them.

LORI: Did you see that?[CHUCKLES]

[BOOING]

[HORN BLARES]

LORI: lsn't he at your school?

CHRISSY: Yeah.

[CROWD CHEERING]

CHRISSY: Thump, thump, thump.

JERRY: "They heard the giant's footsteps.

"As quick as a wink, the lad once again hid in the oven.

"In came the giant for the second time and he bellowed... Fe...

Fi.Fo!

Fum.

BOTH: "'l smell the blood of an Englishman.

"'Be he alive or be he dead.

"'l'll grind his bones

"to make my bread."

[CHRISSY SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]

[SIGHS]

JERRY: "Hush now, dear." said the giant's wife.

Here you are, sir. A buck-fifty is your change.

Okay, thank you.There's your receipt.

Thanks for stopping by.See you again, yeah?

CHRISSY: Jerry!

Look what Gary gave me!

lt's glow-in-the-dark so that Jesus can always be with me.

Uh-huh.

Can you push me on the swings?

Yeah. What did Mr. Jackson want, Chrissy?

He invited me to his church.

You think Mommy will let me go?

Well, honey, you know,

a lot of people believe a lot of different things.

Some people believe that the stories in the Bible are real,

and some think they're like your fairy tales,

where the giants aren't really real.

Chrissy, l want you to promise me something.

If anybody tries to talk to you, any man...

Whether it's Mr. Jackson or not.

Especially if it's a big, tall man,

I want you to tell me, all right?

Promise me that you'll tell me, honey.

l promise.

All right, honey.

Could you push me on the swings now?

Yeah. All right. Give me your tootsies.

Here we go.

[PANTING]

[WIND HOWLING]

♪ We've been through everything there is[LORI SINGING ALONG]

♪ I can't imagine anything we've missed

♪ Can't imagine anything the two of us can't do ♪

Lori.

LORI: Hi.

Oh, wow! [LAUGHS]

Hold the roast, honey. Let's eat these.

Those are beauties. Let me clean up the sink here for you.

I can't wait to tell her about the size of this bully here.

Chrissy!Oh. She's not here.

The Jacksons came over to take her to church.

Who?Put those in there.

Jackson?You know, that "Bless the Children" Day?

She's been asking me...You let Jackson...

Oh, Jesus.What?

[CLATTERS]

What? Jerry!No, l...

l, uh, I told her that l'd go to church with her.

We were talking about the Bible yesterday.

l'm just gonna go try and go by.

For God's sakes, it's just church!

[PANTING]

[OIL SIZZLING]

You're gonna give yourself a heart attack, Jerry!

[ALL CHATTERING]

[HORN BLARING]

[LOWING]

Damn!

Come on! Move it.

[HORN BLARING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

Oh, God, no!

No!

[ALL GASP]

[MURMURING INDISTINCTLY]

Welcome to the House of Our Lord.

May Jesus be with you.

ALL: May Jesus be with you.

[BRAKES SCREECHING]

[ENGINE IDLING]

[CAR DOOR OPENS]

[CRICKETS CHIRPING]

CHRISSY: Jerry!

Jerry!

Yes, hon. What is it?

l can't sleep. Could you read me a story?

Another story?

Please?

Well, all right.

[INHALES SHARPLY] But just a short one.

Scooch over.

Let's see what we got here.

We've got...

The Elves and the Shoemaker.

We've got...l met The Wizard today.

What?

l had to promise not to tell my parents.

So you can't tell Mommy

or he'll be very angry with me and never come back again.

Uh, Chrissy, l...

[CLICKS TONGUE] l don't believe you.

Wizards don't exist.

No, Jerry, you're wrong. And l can prove it.

Huh. You can, huh?

He gave me these.

They're yummy.

JERRY: Mmm-hmm.

But you can't have them, Jerry.

[CHUCKLING]

He said he'd give me more tomorrow.

Huh? Tomorrow. Uh, where?

[WHISPERING] At the picnic grounds.

Aren't they cute?

My itty-bitty baby porcupines.

The Wizard said they came from a land far, far away.

Jerry, can l go see The Wizard tomorrow?

Well, he seems like such a nice wizard.

l don't see why not.

But let's keep this our secret.

Thank you, Jerry.

Okay.

KROLAK: [OVER RADIO] Strom, how's your position?

l'm in position right across the river from you, Stan.

[OVER RADIO] We've got a clear view

of the little girl at the picnic ground.

You're out of position.

KROLAK: What?You should be over closer.

KROLAK: Jerry, we got a whole SWAT team out here doing you a big favor.

[SIGHS]Just stay where you are.

[HUMS]

KROLAK: [OVER RADIO] Snipers one and two, recheck your fields of fire.

♪ Jesus loves me this I know

♪ For the Bible tells me so

KROLAK: Jerry?He's coming.

What's the matter with you?

l'm fine, Stan. [SNICKERS]

CHRISSY: Want some tea?

You're very thirsty today, aren't you?

STORE CLERK: Oliver!

Oliver!

Oliver!

Oliver!

Where did you hide them chocolates, Oliver?

[GRUNTS]

Oh, there's some porcupines!

l'm just gonna go down to the water for a minute.

Jerry...

[BREATHES DEEPLY]ls this guy really coming?

[INSECT BUZZING]

[SIGHS]

[EXHALES]

Strom, Jerry's coming towards you right now, across the river.

STROM: Yeah, l got him.

What the hell is he doing?

Jesus Christ, l have no idea.

This may have been a mistake, Stan.

Hold him, l'll be right there.

He had big, big eggs and...

So he went up to the eggs, and it started shaking.

Jerry.

l don't know.

What's going on?

Jerry?

STROM: Okay, guys. Hold your positions.

[STAMMERS] Stan, we're out of position.

Jerry, l got eight guys out here,

hung up, doing you a big favor.

You don't know what you're fucking dealing with here.

I know this guy is real.Jerry, this is...

You understand? You don't know what you're dealing with here.

This guy is real, and l know it.

There's no Wizard, Jerry.

We got our man a year-and-a-half ago.

Toby Wadenah.

You're making this real difficult for me.

What, Stan?

We're calling it quits.

Calling it quits. We're outta here.

lt's over. That's it.

Okay, Stan.

You do what you gotta do.

l'll do what l gotta do.

Just when you leave, don't compromise this operation.

You understand me?

Come on.

Jerry's staying on, so do your best not to engage the girl.

STROM: Okay, guys. We are pulling out.

l want you to know l have to tell the mother.

[HORN BLARING][TIRES SCREECH]

[TALKING INDISTINCTLY]

RUDY: Wish you'd have known Jerry 20 years ago.STROM: Whew.

He was a good cop.

He was a great cop.

Just, it's... It's just sad.

He's become a drunk and a clown.

[SNIFFS]

Fucking clown.

[REVVING]

[PANTS]

LORI: Chrissy!

[PANTING] Chrissy!

Oh, my God, baby!

Oh, my God!

Mommy, no!No, let's go.

No, Mommy.No, let's go.

No, Mommy.[PANTING]

No! No!Chrissy, stop it. Let's go.

Jerry! Jerry!

Get in the car.

I want my bike and my dolly.

Damn it, go!

Jerry!

LORI: Get in the car, now.

l want my bike!

Get in the car!

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

You fucking bastard, Jerry.

How could you do it to Chrissy?

Why would you do it to her?

[SOBS] She's eight years old, Jerry!

She's only eight years old!

She could have been killed!

Fucking

bastard!

Fucking crazy!

Why were you pretending

the whole time that you loved her and,

that we were starting this life together?

You fucking bastard.

You're fucking crazy.

STROM: Oh, boy. This was a bad one.

Jesus.

KROLAK: Poor bastard.

JERRY: He's coming.

He's coming.

He's coming.

He is.

I know it.

[INAUDIBLE]

[MUMBLING INDISTINCTLY]

[MUMBLING CONTINUES]

She said it.

She said it.

She did.