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This is Dr. Samantha Waters, our profiler.

Grace Alvarez, forensic pathologist.

Hi. Of course you know John.

Bobby. Detective Bobby Perkins, Atlanta PD.

Shame we couldn't acquaint ourselves under less dire circumstances.

Last week, Atlanta PD handled a female killed in the same fashion.

Packed to death. Burned diagonally across the chest.

This makes two.

Ritualistic, but it doesn't look like any occult ceremonies that I'm familiar

with. For all we know, could be an old -fashioned axe murder on the loose.

Or maybe a new age act murder. Take a look at this.

Crystals are usually associated with purity, cleansing.

The body is not yet dry. I'd say this happened two hours ago.

Apparently the groundskeeper came across the body around 8 .30.

Not many runners use his trail, but he recognizes the victim as a regular.

If the killer knew his habits, then he could have followed him here, knowing

that it would be deserted.

He was burnt more than once. His jacket's been singed.

I know this is weird, but what are we doing here?

It's an FBI Academy T -shirt.

the background of the victims, George. Okay.

Most recent first.

FBI agent Steve Kidwell, 37, killed this morning.

Signed to the local bureau office for the last two years.

He was a damn good agent.

Married to Shelley Murphy Kidwell four years ago.

She's a training consultant for a national chain of seafood restaurants.

Where is she now?

In San Francisco. I informed her an hour ago. She's on her way back. What about

the first victim?

Last Thursday.

Hillary Reed, 45. She was killed walking outside of her apartment complex.

She's survived by her husband, Robert, and two sons, Thomas, 16, and James, 5.

Now, murders took place less than five miles apart, but so far, no connection

between Kidwell and Reed that I can find.

I'd say that the weapon was either a machete or even a sword.

What about height and build? You can tell that from the pattern of the

right? Yeah, we've already started that.

Also, we found traces of rubber cement in the wounds. It's highly flammable,

which explains the singeing around the wounds.

Not just the sword.

The flaming sword.

Burned is like a brand.

They were made post -mortem with the flat side of the hot plate. If the

is using crystals for purification, then he thinks that his victims are soiled.

Run a check into Kidwell's current and past cases. Maybe someone wanted

We need to find out more about the origin of this ritual. George, legends,

myths, anything?

Crystals, flaming swords, rituals, revenge.

This is a full moon?

It's my fault.

I should have quit that job like Steve wanted.

Mrs. Kittle, what happened to your husband?

It had nothing to do with your job.

No, you don't understand.

When I was home, we jumped together.

Was your husband ever threatened by anyone?

My husband is... was a good man.

Nobody had any reason to kill him.

And your marriage, it was a good one.

Steve loved me very much.

Did you notice something strange about her?

I mean, it was almost like she wanted to tell us something, but she was afraid.

Afraid of her husband.

We've got a hunch we'll keep looking into it.

All right.

I'll see you. Wait a second.

This is for you.

The American Association of Women in Law invites you and a guest to attend a

dinner honoring Dr. Samantha Waters.

Congratulations.

You've earned it.

Oh, well, no more than anyone else here.

I'll take it yourself as accepting an award for all of us.

Oh, Bill, I'm not going to go to this. I mean, you have to give a speech. We'll

do fine. Will you accept a compliment for once?

You know you'll need an escort.

No, I'm not going to go.

Good night.

I checked Hillary Reid and Steve Kidwell against police reports, and there was a

911 call made from a payphone last week two blocks from the Kidwells' house.

Listen, Mr. Kidwell is beating his wife again. Send the police to 4595 Culverton

Place, please.

You've got to help Mrs. Kidwell.

So Kidwell was a wife beater.

That would explain Shelley Kidwell's behavior at the interview this morning.

Was there any confirmation of the beating?

The officers who responded said it was an argument. No complaint filed.

Any idea on the caller?

No, but I did a stress analysis, and it's off the chart.

Someone who took it pretty personally.

Sounds youthful. I think that it is a young person. He called them Mr. and

That's a form of address that a young person would use. He also said again

he'd seen it before.

Neighbor?

How about young men or teenage boys in neighborhood?

Yeah, three on the same block, two have houses, a 21 -year -old mechanic, a 24

-year -old boxer at Norton's Market, and a 16 -year -old student from Hamilton

High looks right across the street.

The first victim, Hillary Reed, she had a son who was 16 years old. Where did he

go to high school?

Hamilton. Let's put Hamilton on a map.

Mr. Spalding, we need to talk to one of your students about a murder we're

investigating. Tommy Reed.

It's tragic about his mother.

No, actually, we're looking for a Ryan Wilson. We may want to talk to Tommy as

well. You don't have the flu and you're going back to class. All you've got is

acute testitis.

I used to get that.

We think that Ryan placed a 911 call to the second victim who was his name. I

must admit, I'm thrown.

First time he reads mother, now a neighbor of Ryan Wilson's.

My whole life, I've never known anyone who was murdered before.

You may or may not relate back to the school, but I'd like to put some of my

agents on campus and talk with your staff.

The kids' safety is my primary concern.

I understand.

I'll also need access to your personnel records, list of suppliers, people who

make deliveries.

Sorry, but Brian Wilson's not here.

Where is he?

He's been home sick for three days.

I already talked to some cops yesterday about what happened to Mr. Kibble. We

just have a few more questions.

Were you friends with either Mr. or Mrs. Kibble?

Not really.

I mean, they were neighbors, that's about it.

You couldn't see the answer, could you?

You can if you're looking.

And you looked often enough to see that he was beating his wife, didn't you?

Yeah.

You're the one who called 911, right?

Look, I know it wasn't my business, but I just can take it, you know?

He was such a jerk, and she never did anything about it. So you saw them

fighting more than once?

Well, mostly I heard them.

Seemed like every weekend.

You ever notice anyone else at their home? Anyone else who may have been

watching them?

No.

What? I don't know.

You're very talented.

Like to dream, I guess.

What do you do with your work?

Oh, I pin it up, give it away to friends, stuff like that.

One more thing.

Why aren't you at school?

Oh, I've got kind of a cold.

You want a note from my doctor?

Transferred here from Macon to a place a guy named Rogers. I think he got the

dick or something.

Yeah, he's got the bug.

Where's the blue one? Blue?

Some new deal. Warren wants to ensure that no one unauthorized is in or out

while they're shifting around Sharon Lesher. The bell of the ball and deep

Right.

Hey, I play the jack.

Just take another look in the north wing.

Okay. Thanks, Gary.

Right.

George, I'm at Hamilton High.

We finished with the faculty interviews a long time ago. I'm just waiting for

the cleaning crew.

Oh, a very nice woman named Roxanne Bartano called for you. She didn't leave

number. She would have to call tonight. I've been asking her out on a date for

weeks.

Just do me a favor. Go to my desk, get my phone book, and give me your number.

I'll give her a call.

Personal calls?

Then on bureau time? Then on a stakeout?

I'm almost finished with the background checks on the high school employees.

Great.

What's that? Meet me in the west wing.

Done.

What do we got here?

Erica Smoot, RN.

She's been working with Hamilton over the past six years.

You saw her earlier in the hall.

She got it down to a science.

Pretty efficient.

Same kind of wounds.

And again, the brand across the chest.

It's getting very bold. Did this one right under our noses.

I need to talk to Tom Murray, the first victim's son.

Tell me, I know this is painful, but I have to ask you a few questions about

your mother.

Did your mother have any enemies that you know of?

No.

I got to study, so

can I go soon?

Sure.

few more minutes.

Tommy, did you fight with your mother?

Did she punish you?

Or ever hurt you physically?

No. Told you that.

You know, it's tough when you're young.

You never get a chance to see your parents as people.

People with their own insecurities and problems.

You always just sort of have to accept them as being right.

So you end up blaming yourself for whatever is wrong.

What are you saying?

I loved my mom.

I know you did.

You always will.

But that doesn't mean that she was without flaws.

Well, she had it hard.

You see me and my little brother?

It's hard for her.

Well, I think that you probably had it hard too.

I think that your mother took out her unhappiness on you and your little

brother, didn't she?

You know, it's tough when you're a kid. You can't fight back.

It's not very fair.

I used to wish she would die.

It's not your fault.

Shh.

It's not your fault.

Get all the physical evidence over to the BCT, all right? Yeah.

Hillary Reid abused her boys.

Tommy told me that he came to school more than once with a black eye.

Well, word is the students didn't have any love for the nurse who was killed

last night. She went out of her way to make life difficult.

Tommy even told her about the beatings, and she wouldn't report it.

You know, compassion, that itself is a crime to a child.

Kid, what was a wife beater?

Three victims, all abusers.

I'd say we have a vigilante on our hands.

Yes?

You finished?

Another? Chloe, you're turning into a speed reader.

Mom, can you stay a little longer?

I don't think so.

Can we leave the light on?

Sure you can.

Oh.

That was a scary one, wasn't it? That witch was awful.

She tried to put him in her oven.

Yeah, well, the good people came along and stopped her, though, right? That's a

good thing.

Why are witches so ugly with their pointy noses with their warts on them?

I don't know. I think it's because they're bad.

But it's funny, there's pointy chin and pointy nose in there. I'm going to get

ready for bed.

Command center, Fraley.

Hey, George and Sam.

Listen, check out children's literature.

Fairy tales, fables, monster stories, horror stories, things like that.

You know what?

You can try comic books, fantasy, even the underground stuff.

Okay, I've narrowed it to sword and sorcery. Crystals?

Not uncommon.

Crystals are big.

And what about a main character who's a vigilante, a protector, I believe?

Only one bit of planning is for it.

Bonjour. There were just five issues published almost 20 years ago.

Comics kept alive by a handful of teenage fans.

Does she brand her victims?

Yes, she does.

Bonjour's coup de grace is a diagonal burn across the victim's heart.

Who's Vangela?

She's a comic book...

superhero who slays evil creatures with a broadsword and leaves crystal to

cleanse the victim's spirits.

She was entombed in a landslide when Atlantis sank and she absorbed the

vibrations.

You know, I've dabbled in a lot of this stuff. I never heard of this one. I

mean, the market for Ventura can't be too big. They were written and drawn by

woman who quit ten years ago.

Not exactly a cult powerhouse.

Hey, Sam asked me to analyze some patterns of all three victims.

The arrows represent the slashes and cuts on the victim.

The strokes are at the same height. I would say that the attacker is between 5

'6 and 5 '10.

The majority are uppercuts.

Tiller could be fighting the weight of the sword.

Well, it's an antique weapon.

Lord swords are heavy. They're usually made of steel.

Even well balanced, they're about 5 to 8 pounds.

This could be a woman.

What do we know about the author?

Her name is Evie Long.

She lives in Virginia, and she did a stint in Culpeper from 1989 to 1993.

Culpeper's a mental hospital.

Looks like the right place.

It's long.

Check around back.

Yeah. Evening, Long.

I was just resting.

Welcome.

Welcome to my home.

Next month's issue.

I'm excited.

I think you're going to like it.

I'm Agent Malone. This is Agent Waters and Agent Grant.

Sit down.

I haven't had a visit from my fan club in weeks and weeks.

Maybe longer.

It's been a series of murders in Georgia.

Thank you. That may be linked to Vanjore.

Oh, I wouldn't be surprised.

Ever since Vanjore returned to Atlantis, there has been mayhem.

That proud civilization was destroyed by a giant crystal.

Milong, do you think that any of your fans have ever imitated Vanjore?

Why not?

The cleansing steel, the purifying blood.

Like the phoenix rider, Vanjore was born in flame.

She flies to the city to avenge the five females.

Before she kills, she reveals herself by igniting her sword.

That's very interesting.

Very interesting. Can I take a look at the sword?

Of course.

Thank you.

I have others.

I see none of your letters have been opened.

Oh, my secretary abandoned me.

Lost to the dark side.

Well, we'd be happy to open them for you.

Thank you. As a matter of fact, how would you like to come to Atlanta and

us?

Atlanta.

Oh, I wanted to go there my entire life.

Hey. You made the Bureau Bulletin.

Oh. Agents receive service awards.

Please tell me there's no photo.

So, did you get a date yet?

No. I mean, I'll probably just take Angel and Chloe with me, yeah.

How about you?

Oh, you know, Ellen Behar left a message last week, said a divorce was final.

Maybe I'll give her a call.

You should.

Yeah.

You know, last time we got involved, it turned into a major distraction.

The U .S. attorney called.

He finally cleared your interview with Sharon Lesher tomorrow.

I know that you worked on her day and night.

Still a legal tangle.

She's wanted in five states for six months.

She's gonna give you Jack.

I really don't care what kind of tangle she's involved in.

Sam, your safety is my first priority.

I know, thank you.

I pulled 32 letters from Atlanta.

Three in the past two years. This one's from Ryan Wilson. The kid will live

across from Kidwell.

Let's find out how Deepi's admiration runs. I'll get a warrant for his

apartment.

Just tell me what you're looking for. Maybe I can help you.

This is a start.

I was just looking at this for a new character.

Bailey, and I suppose you channel spirits for spare cash, huh?

Okay, Ryan, come with us. You're going to have to answer a few questions. After

you.

You are the science priest.

Oh, actually, no. I'm Grace Alvarez. I'm a pathologist.

and I would like to show you some of our evidence, and maybe you could see

something that would help us find Vanjore. Right this way.

Vanjore doesn't hide.

You simply have to summon her via the crystal emanations.

But you know that, don't you?

Why don't we try that after we look at the photographs?

These are pictures of the three victims.

Study them, take your time, and just tell us what you see.

This is exactly how she does it. First a blow to the right arm, then to the

left. And the crystal left at the base of the thumb.

She's alive.

Sam, we just found another body in an alley off Larkman Avenue.

When did it happen? So far, it looks like somewhere between 6 and 4 a .m. We

already detained Ryan by then, right? Ryan Wilson's not the killer, but he's

mixed up in this.

Fourth victim is James Garrett Paul, 17, street dealer, who was butchered

outside his supplier's flat, mostly 20 feet from a busy street.

Evie Long's an unlikely suspect.

And we have Ryan Wilson.

You know, this Paul was a dropout from Hamilton.

He was busted ten times for assault.

The kids steered clear of him, hated him. One bully, another abuser.

We're still inside a five -mile zone with Hamilton High at the center.

This is a very small world we're in.

I think that we're dealing with a female.

We know that she's fighting the word of the sword, and Ben -Jur would appeal

more to females than males.

It's a pretty grim form of payback, whatever the sex.

Ben -Jur is a teenage fantasy.

The high school seems to be the nexus. And all of the victims of abuse are

teenagers, or were known by the students.

I can't be certain, but I think that we're dealing with a killer who is still

child.

Sit down.

Sit.

What do you want?

Jack.

Get real.

Sharon Lesher, born and raised Aurora, Illinois.

Such a small town.

But you don't seem to have left much of an impression.

Got out as fast as I could. I had bigger plans.

You were driven out in the backseat of a charity car.

Your bigger plans brought you here.

Jack was impressed.

He picked me.

He picked a blank slate.

He got rid of what you there was and tried replacing it with me. You are

a facsimile.

A surrogate.

I know what Jack likes.

He never touched you.

He loves touching me.

He loves you the way a cat loves a mouse.

Something to play with.

Didn't you hear me?

Jack loves me.

He taught me a new name.

He taught me how to kill what you love, Sam.

Yes,

he did.

But he didn't tell you to kill me, did he?

That was very impulsive of you, Sharon.

You don't know that.

You don't know a damn thing about him.

Don't I?

You'd just love to look inside my head, wouldn't you?

I've seen his face.

Not you.

Yes, you have.

your problem.

You're a liability to him.

Jack doesn't leave.

Who says?

Jack's gonna get me out of here.

No.

He's going to kill you in here.

If you keep eating all the batter, there's not going to be any cookies left

the girls.

Well, it's their own fault.

They bailed out on us.

So, you invited anyone to the awards banquet yet?

No.

You planning on asking someone?

Uh -uh.

You're not going to go alone, are you? No, I'm not going to go alone. I'm going

to go with you and Chloe.

Sam, you're going to be the center of attention, which is something that you

hate. It might be fun to have a guy there to distract you.

Hey, Rick.

Hi, Angel.

Hey, how you doing? Good.

Where's my little monster?

Oh, I think they're in the enclosure.

Hey, what's up?

Oh, just baking.

So, Sam is getting an award on Saturday night.

Really? What for?

Oh, um, just a work thing.

Well, maybe you could come and join us.

Well, I do love boring awards, Dennis.

Daddy! Hi!

How are you? Good. We've been making chocolate chip cookies. See?

They look good.

What have we got on the possible bonjours?

You got it down to 20 girls.

No extracurricular activities, but each one with a history that runs from

domestic violence to chronic absenteeism to psychological disorder.

places of angels.

Well, I think we can eliminate those who've applied for college.

Our girl is too lost in a fantasy world.

So check police records. There may have been a public display of anger.

Cindy Hammett.

Your father turned up at the emergency room six weeks ago.

He was suffering from a knife wound.

His name is Marty Hammett.

He was visiting from Biloxi. Mugged, a long knife wound across the chest.

Like a sword wound.

According to employment records, he stayed in Atlanta after the attack.

He works as a stage manager at the City Opera House.

Cindy and her mom Linda moved to Atlanta from Biloxi at the beginning of the

school year. Get this.

They put out a restraining order on Marty back in Mississippi.

So Cindy's father abused her mother.

I think he may have run into Vanajor.

Sir, you have no idea where your daughter is. No, I do not.

She doesn't tell me anything anymore.

She's mad at me.

At us.

At my husband and me.

You're aware of the incident that occurred between Cindy and your husband.

You want to tell us why she attacked him?

Marty found us.

We had to move to Atlanta.

He was ignoring the restraining order.

And Cindy got the sword that she has and she just went crazy.

She was defending me.

She always has.

Cindy's a suspect in four murders, Mrs. Hammett.

So please tell us what you know.

I'm sure you don't want to be considered an accessory.

Your husband, he remained in town after the attack. Because we're trying to

reconcile.

We're even in counseling.

And Cindy just has a hard time with that.

She hates him, she blames me.

Hardly even speaking.

Your husband ever hit her?

Or sexually abuse her?

No.

She was always his little angel.

But she saw him hit you, right?

Yes, and it scared her.

And when she got older, she would try to stop him.

I see.

Can we please take a look at Cindy's room?

Brian Wilson do this?

Mm -hmm.

Frankly, I'm surprised.

She's very particular about the way she keeps this room.

Since she had a sword, that's what she kept.

Yep.

Bailey, there's a drawing for each one of the four murders.

They're allegorical. Look here, we have the abusive mother, the cop, the nurse,

the boy.

They're all signed by Ryan Wilson.

Yeah, and dated.

She started killing after he drew them.

He's an accomplice.

But Evie Long said that Vanjie was going to vanquish the five evils, so there's

one missing.

Cindy was at my place until today. When I woke up, she was gone.

You know what she's doing, don't you?

How does she pick her victims?

We'd heard about them.

You know, the way kids talk at school.

Like everybody knew that Tommy got beat all the time.

I was the one who told her about the way Cable treated his wife.

There are five evils. There are only four here. What's the fifth?

Taking pleasure in hatred.

Then you probably have that one.

Drop one.

Go ahead. Drop.

Ryan, who is guilty of taking pleasure in hatred?

are an accessory to murder.

Don't let anyone else die.

Cindy?

Cindy was the first girl, whoever.

We're really in love.

I just couldn't believe she'd be doing any of this.

Pretend that it wasn't true.

She's all I have.

I understand.

I'm sorry.

But you have to tell me who it is.

It's her mom and dad.

Where's it taking place?

What is this, some sort of stage?

Your mom goes to the opera house every Thursday to pick up her dad.

I love

you

very much.

Look, I know that you're in pain.

I know that you feel alone.

You're using your imagination to try to escape that pain, but it's just making

you more of a prisoner.

Not once in a whole life.

Sam, Bailey, come and take a look at this.

Live from Sharon Lesher's cell.

It's a single rose.

Any reports of a security breach?

No, nothing.

Jack's found a way inside.

And if that mockingbird does sing, Daddy's gonna have to teach it another

Thank you very much. I don't know what to say. It's just such a wonderful honor

just for doing my job.

But it is an honor that I share with all of the people that I work with, people

who risk their lives every day to save other people's lives, people

who I love very much.

share this honor with my best friend, Angel Brown, who has been like a sister

me since we were the age of my own daughter, Chloe, who is the light of my

Anyway, without further ado, I would just like to say thank you from all of

Thank you.

Excuse me. Yeah, I could. Absolutely.

Thank you, Pam.

Thank you.