All language subtitles for Winter Kill 1974_ing

IT WILL BE HARD,

BUT WHO ELSE
CAN I GO TO BUT ELAINE?

SHE'S OLDER, MARRIED,
AND KNOWS MORE ABOUT LIFE.

AND SHE KNOWS HIM.

I NEED HER ADVICE,

HER HELP.

I KNOW SHE'LL UNDERSTAND.

CYNTHIA, YOU COULDN'T
HAVE BEEN THAT FOOLISH.

THAT WAS
DOWNRIGHT DUMB.

YOU DON'T TRY TO TRAP
A GUY INTO MARRIAGE

BY DELIBERATELY
GETTING PREGNANT.

I WASN'T TRYING
TO TRAP HIM.

WHERE HAVE
YOU BEEN LATELY?

THIS IS THE AGE
OF LIBERATION.

SEXUAL BLACKMAIL
WENT OUT WITH THE PILL.

BUT IT WASN'T
BLACKMAIL.

IT WAS LOVE.

WITH DAVE MICHAELS?

CYNTHIA,
HE IS AN ATHLETE,

A BEDROOM PRO.

HE ONLY CARES
ABOUT A SCORE.

LOOK. EVEN IF
YOU DID GET HIM,

YOU WOULDN'T LIKE
TO LIVE WITH HIM.

OH, CYNTHIA, IT'S NOT
THE END OF THE WORLD.

THERE'S AN ABORTION CLINIC
IN LANCASTER,

AND IT'S
PERFECTLY LEGAL.

ELAINE...

THAT'S
NOT THE POINT.

I LOVE HIM.

WELL, OBVIOUSLY,
HE DOESN'T LOVE YOU.

EAGLE ONE
TO EAGLE CENTRAL.

COME IN, PLEASE.

EAGLE ONE
TO EAGLE CENTRAL.

COME IN, EAGLE CENTRAL.

I--I REALLY--

I CAN'T
BELIEVE IT, BUT--

DORIS!

HOLD ON A MINUTE,
MRS. YOUNG.

I'VE GOT YOU, SAM.

I'LL BE BACK
IN HALF A MINUTE.

I'LL GET HIM
RIGHT ON OVER THERE.

NOW DON'T TOUCH
ANYTHING.

DORIS!

JUST WAIT
RIGHT OUTSIDE.

COME IN, DORIS!

I'M BACK, SAM.

O.K., DORIS.
I'M OUT ON 126.

SOMEBODY SPRAY-PAINTED
OUR EAGLE LAKE SIGN.

SAM, SOMETHING
REALLY TERRIBLE
HAS HAPPENED.

WHAT?

WELL, I CAN'T
BELIEVE IT,

NOT IN EAGLE LAKE.

THAT WAS
MILDRED YOUNG.

SHE LIVES BY
MRS. WILLIAM CARTER.

I KNOW.
WHAT'S HAPPENED?

SOMEBODY SHOT HER.

MRS. YOUNG?

MRS. CARTER.
MILDRED YOUNG FOUND
HER THIS MORNING.

DEAD?

YES.

DOES MRS. YOUNG
KNOW WHO MIGHT
HAVE DONE IT?

WELL, NO.

WHERE'S BILL CARTER?

OH, I FORGOT TO ASK.

NEVER MIND, DORIS.
I'M ON MY WAY.

FIND JERRY TROY.
CALL DOC HAMMOND.

ALERT OFFICERS
CARLSON AND MANUALS.

SHOULD I CALL
THE MORTUARY?

WE'LL WAIT
FOR BILL CARTER.

MORNING, SAM.

MORNING, MILDRED.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. DOWNSTAIRS.

WHEN DID YOU
COME OVER HERE,
MILDRED?

JUST A FEW MINUTES
BEFORE I CALLED YOU.

HOW DID YOU KNOW
ABOUT IT?

ABOUT 5:00
THIS MORNING,

I WAS GETTING PIES
READY FOR THE OVEN.

YOU SURE
GET UP EARLY.

AT MY AGE,
YOU DON'T WAIT
TO GET UP

FOR FEAR
YOU WON'T MAKE IT.

I PUT THEM
IN THE OVEN
AT EXACTLY 5:30.

THEN I TURNED ON
THE NEWS

AND WENT TO WASH
MY TEETH.

THAT'S
WHEN I HEARD IT.

JUST ONE SHOT.

WITH A COUPLE
OF ECHOES MAYBE.

IT WASN'T
A CAR BACKFIRING.

MY JAKE
PULLED THE TRIGGER
ON ENOUGH SHOTGUNS

FOR ME TO KNOW WHAT
THEY SOUND LIKE.

I STEPPED OUT
ON MY PORCH

TO FIGURE OUT
WHAT DIRECTION

IT MIGHT HAVE
COME FROM.

DID YOU SEE
ANYTHING?

ONLY THE TREES
AND SNOW,

BUT I HEARD
SOMETHING--

A CAR WAY UP THERE
BY THE HIGHWAY,

MOVING SLOW AND SOFT

AS IF IT DIDN'T
WANT TO HAVE
ANY ATTENTION.

AND THEY WENT ON
TOWARD TOWN,

OR AT ANY RATE,
TOWARD THE LOCKHARD
PLACE,

WHICH IS BETWEEN
HERE AND THERE.

UH-HUH.
THEN WHAT?

WELL, THEN
I CAME BACK IN,
CHECKED MY PIES,

AND THEN I SAT DOWN,
LISTENED TO THE NEWS,

WAITING
FOR A DECENT HOUR

TO COME OVER
AND ASK ELAINE

IF SHE'D HEARD IT.

THEY DIDN'T ANSWER
THE DOOR,

SO I TOOK
A MOSEY AROUND.

WHEN I SAW THE HOLE
IN THE BEDROOM WINDOW,

I KNEW I DIDN'T HAVE
TIME TO WASTE,

SO I LET MYSELF IN.

DO YOU HAVE A KEY?

NO, BUT THEY KEEP ONE
UNDER THE PORCH RAILING.

I WENT DOWN
TO THE BEDROOM
AND FOUND HER,

POOR THING.

UH, WHERE'S
BILL CARTER?

HE ISN'T HERE.
HIS CAR'S GONE.

OH.

MILDRED,
THANK YOU
FOR YOUR HELP.

IF THERE'S
ANYTHING ELSE
I CAN DO,

JUST LET ME KNOW.

HI, DOC.

THERE'S SOMETHING
REALLY WEIRD.

SOMEBODY TOOK
A SPRAY CAN

AND WROTE
"THE FIRST"
IN THE SNOW.

THE FIRST?

I SURE DON'T LIKE
THE SOUND OF THAT.

THAT COULD BE SOME NUT
FROM THE OUTSIDE.

I DON'T KNOW.

EVER HEARD OF
A CRIME OF PASSION?

STRANGERS AREN'T
PASSIONATE ABOUT
OTHER STRANGERS.

I'M HERE, SIR.

I KNOW.
GET YOUR CAMERA.

TAKE THE BEDROOM,
THE VICTIM,

THE BROKEN WINDOW,
THE FOOTPRINTS,

AND THE WRITING
IN THE SNOW.

WRITING
IN THE SNOW?

IT'LL
EXPLAIN ITSELF.

WELL...

OH, YES, SIR.

JERRY.

YES, SIR?

YOU'RE OUT
OF THE ARMY,

SO JUST
CALL ME SAM.

YES, SIR.

HAVE YOU REACHED
BILL CARTER?

HOW DO YOU KNOW
HE WASN'T HERE?

HE STOPPED BY
YESTERDAY,

SAID HE WAS
GOING TO L.A.

THEY NEEDED
SOME TRANQUILIZERS.

ANY IDEA
WHERE HE STAYS?

YEAH. THE CENTURY
CANYON HOTEL,
USUALLY.

BILL CARTER
MADE A RESERVATION
AT THE HOTEL,

BUT HE NEVER
SHOWED UP.

IS IT ALL RIGHT
IF I GO OUTSIDE?

SURE. THE AIR WILL
MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER.

TAKE PICTURES
OF THE SPRAY PAINTING.

YES, SIR.

I'VE ALREADY SENT
FOR THE AMBULANCE.

I'LL BE
AT THE OFFICE.

THANKS, GIL.

WELL, I SEE YOU GOT
YOUR COLOR BACK.

SORRY.

DON'T BE SORRY.
SHOWS YOU HAVE
FEELINGS.

AIR PERKED ME UP.

IT'LL DO IT.

DID YOU GET
PICTURES?

YEAH.

TAKE THEM OVER
TO MONAHAN'S.

TELL HIM WE NEED
PRINTS RIGHT AWAY.

GET BILL'S
DESCRIPTION,

CAR MAKE, COLOR,
PLATE NUMBER

TO THE L.A. POLICE
AND THE HIGHWAY
PATROL.

TELL THEM TO PUT OUT
AN ALL-POINTS.

THEN SUPERVISE
THE BODY'S REMOVAL.

PETER.

GOOD MORNING, SAM.

WHAT'S GOING ON
AT THE CARTER HOUSE?

YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO
USE BINOCULARS.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

FROM THE WINDOW
UP THERE.

OH. WELL, THAT WAS
PROBABLY GRACE.

SHE'S UP TO HER EARS
IN AUDUBON.

SOMEBODY BREAK IN?

WITH A SHOTGUN.

WHAT?

ELAINE CARTER'S
BEEN KILLED.

OH, NO.

I KNEW SHE
WAS ALONE, BUT--

HOW'D
YOU KNOW THAT?

I WAS AWARE
THAT BILL CARTER
WAS GONE.

YEAH?

SHOULDN'T I BE?

HE STOPPED IN
YESTERDAY

AND ASKED ME TO DO
A TITLE SEARCH.

HE MENTIONED
HE WAS GOING
TO LOS ANGELES.

GIL HAMMOND
TOLD ME THAT.

THERE'S NOTHING
SINISTER ABOUT THAT,

IS THERE, SAM?

I DON'T KNOW.

ALL RIGHT, PETER.

YOU CAN BRING DOWN
MY LUGGAGE NOW.

YES, GRACE.
RIGHT AWAY.

WELL, GOOD MORNING,
CHIEF McNEAL.

MRS. LOCKHARD.

HAS SOMETHING
HAPPENED?

DID YOU SEE ANYTHING
THROUGH YOUR BINOCULARS?

OH, BIRDS,
MR. McNEAL.

PURPLE FINCH,
CHICKADEES,
FOX SPARROWS.

OH, BE CAREFUL WITH
THAT MAKE-UP CASE,
PETER.

WELL, WHY DON'T WE
STOP FENCING?

WHAT'S THE BAD NEWS?

HOW'D YOU KNOW
IT WAS BAD?

I CAN REASON.

BESIDES,
I HEARD YOU
TELL PETER.

DO YOU HAVE
A REPORT

ON THE HIGHWAY
CONDITIONS?

I'M CATCHING
A PLANE.

DOESN'T IT
BOTHER YOU?

IF IT DID,
I WOULDN'T GO.

I'M TALKING
ABOUT ELAINE.

YOU MUST THINK
I'M COMPLETELY
INSENSITIVE.

IT'S JUST THAT
WE WERE NOT...

PARTICULARLY
FRIENDLY,
THAT'S ALL.

YEAH?

NOT THAT IT'S ANY
OF YOUR BUSINESS,

BUT I DIDN'T CARE
FOR HER LIFE STYLE.

WHEN YOU PUT
THE LUGGAGE
IN THE TRUNK,

TRY NOT TO SCRATCH
THE LEATHER.

IS THE INTERROGATION
OVER?

WHILE YOU WERE
BIRD-WATCHING,

DID YOU SEE ANYTHING
THAT MIGHT HELP US?

OR DID EITHER OF YOU
HEAR A GUNSHOT

OR SEE ANYTHING
ABOUT 5:45 THIS MORNING?

I DON'T SEE
WHY EITHER OF US--

I'M A VERY
SOUND SLEEPER.

PETER...

IS A SOUND
SLEEPER, TOO.

RIGHT, PETER?

YEAH.

NOW, BE SURE TO
TURN OFF THE LIGHTS

WHEN YOU'RE NOT
USING THEM.

DON'T FORGET TO LOCK
THE FRONT DOOR.

GRACE...
I'LL REMEMBER.

YOU WON'T
IF I DON'T REMIND YOU.

I'VE GOT
TO HURRY NOW.

HURRY BACK,
DARLING.

I'LL MISS YOU.

OF COURSE YOU WILL.

HAVE YOU DISCOVERED
WHO THE MURDERER IS YET?

NO.

OH. WELL,
DON'T WORRY.
YOU WILL.

THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE
A POLICEMAN FOR.

BE SURE TO DRESS
WARMLY.

I WILL.

MY WIFE LIKES
TO CONCENTRATE

ON THE MATTERS
IMMEDIATELY AT HAND.

I COULD TELL.

I MIGHT WANT TO
TALK TO YOU LATER.

I'LL BE
IN MY OFFICE.

IF YOU THINK
OF ANYTHING,

WELL,
LET ME KNOW.

I NEED
A LITTLE GAS, GEORGE.

HEY, SAM.

HELLO, CLINT.

WHAT WILL WE DO
ABOUT THIS MESS--

THE SPRAY PAINTING,
THE SENSATIONALISM?

THE FIRST THING
IS TO FEEL SORRY
FOR THE VICTIM.

WELL, OF COURSE.
WE ALL DO.

THEN YOU FIND
THE MURDERER

AND LET JUSTICE
TAKE ITS COURSE.

YOU KNOW WHAT
I MEAN, SAM.

IT'S WINTER
CARNIVAL TIME,

OUR BIGGEST
FINANCIAL SEASON.

THAT'S WHAT MY JOB
IS ALL ABOUT.

WHAT ARE
YOU GETTING AT?

COULDN'T YOU
PLAY IT DOWN,

KEEP IT OUT
OF THE PAPERS?

I COULD TAKE THE BODY
DOWN THE BACK ROAD.

INTIMATE
IT WAS SUICIDE.

I'LL TELL YOU
WHAT, CLINT.

WE'LL HANDLE IT
REAL POLITE,

LIKE IT WERE
YOUR OWN MURDER.

SAM, I'M
A 47-YEAR-OLD
TOWN MANAGER

WITH NO PLACE
TO GO

UNLESS THEY
REAPPOINT ME.

NEXT SPRING,
AT THE TOWN MEETING,

THEY'LL JUDGE ME
ON THE BUDGET ONLY.

THIS BUSINESS
OF ELAINE CARTER

WILL BE
LONG FORGOTTEN.

NOT BY ME.

CLINT CATCH UP
WITH YOU?

YEAH. IT HASN'T BEEN
MY BEST MORNING.

THERE'S STILL
NO RESPONSE

ON THAT APB
ON MR. CARTER.

I HOPE IT DOESN'T
MAKE HIM FEEL
LIKE A CRIMINAL.

DIDN'T JERRY
TELL THEM

BILL WASN'T WANTED
FOR THE CRIME?

NO, HE FORGOT.

I CLEARED IT UP.

I DON'T KNOW
WHAT WE'D DO
WITHOUT YOU, DORIS.

HE'LL GET USED
TO THE JOB.

WHO WILL?

HI, CHARLIE.

YOU GOT YOUR HANDS FULL
WITH ELAINE CARTER.

WHAT YOU
GOING TO DO?

I WISH HARVEY
WOULD STOP REVVING
THAT ENGINE.

SHE FINALLY
PLAYED AROUND

WITH THE WRONG MAN.

I'D LOOK
FOR A JEALOUS WOMAN.

IT'S NOT
A WOMAN'S CRIME,
CHARLIE.

WHY NOT?

SHOTGUNS
AND SNOW BOOTS,

WANDERING
IN THE WOODS
AT DAWN.

EVER HEAR
OF ANNIE OAKLEY?

YEAH.

WELL?

LETTER FROM YOUR SISTER
IN BOULDER.

I GOT THAT ENGINE TUNED
TO SUCH A DELICATE PITCH,

I CAN'T DECIDE WHETHER TO PUT IT
IN THE INDIANAPOLIS 500

OR THE SAN FRANCISCO
SYMPHONY.

DID I GET ANYTHING,
CHARLIE?

NOTHING MUCH,
HARVEY.

BOOK CLUB NEWS,
MOSTLY.

HEY, SAM.
I WAS THINKING.

MAYBE SOMEBODY
WAS AFTER MR. CARTER,

MADE A MISTAKE.

WHY WOULD ANYBODY
BE AFTER HIM?

WELL, THERE'S
CONSIDERABLE FEELING

THAT HIS PREFAB
MOBILE HOME DEVELOPMENT

IS A BLIGHT
ON THE LAND.

MAYBE SOMEBODY
TOOK AFTER HIM.

COULD BE.

YOU KNOW THAT NOVEL
I'M WRITING--

I GOT A CHARACTER
A LOT LIKE ELAINE.

I'VE BEEN HEARING
ABOUT THAT NOVEL
FOR THREE YEARS.

I'D LIKE TO READ IT.

THE PURPOSE
OF WRITING IT
IS TO SELL IT,

NOT GIVE IT AWAY.

ANYWAY, THIS WOMAN--
FRANCINE--

SHE HAS
A LOVE AFFAIR
WITH A GOLF PRO.

IT'S ONE
OF HER MANY,

AND IT GETS
TOO SERIOUS.

HOW DOES IT
COME OUT?

WELL, FRANCINE
REALLY IS ELAINE,

AND THE GOLF PRO
IS A SKIING INSTRUCTOR.

WHICH ONE?

DAVE MICHAELS.
DIDN'T YOU KNOW?

THAT WAS OVER
A LONG TIME AGO.

I HAVEN'T EVEN SEEN
ELAINE CARTER

IN OVER A MONTH.

I'M AS SHOCKED
AS ANYBODY
AT HER DEATH.

WHO CALLED
IT OFF?

I DID. SHE BECAME
TOO POSSESSIVE.

LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING

ABOUT MARRIED WOMEN.

THEY'RE SELFISH,
SPOILED BRATS.

DAVE! DAVE, HURRY UP!
WE'RE GETTING COLD.

I'LL BE RIGHT
WITH YOU, DIANE.

LOOK, SAM.
I DIDN'T KILL HER.

I HAD
NO REASON TO.

IF ANYBODY WAS MAD,
IT WAS HER AT ME.

DID HER HUSBAND
KNOW ABOUT YOU?

YEAH.
SURE, HE DID,

AND WE HAD
A FEW WORDS.

HE KNEW
HE COULDN'T
TAKE ME ON.

AFTER
IT WAS OVER,

WE GOT TO BE
GOOD FRIENDS.

HE SHOULD HAVE JUST
KICKED HER TAIL.

WHAT WAS RIGHT FOR YOU
WAS WRONG FOR HER?

NOW,
I WASN'T MARRIED.

I HAVEN'T
TAKEN AN OATH

TO BE FAITHFUL
TO ANYBODY.

I'M JUST DOOMED
TO PLAY THE FIELD.

I'LL PROBABLY END UP
A LONESOME,

BUT ENVIED OLD MAN.

DAVE, WE'RE
GETTING COLD!

FOOLISH TO WASTE
SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
HUH, SAM?

YEAH, I THINK
MOST PEOPLE

WOULD AGREE
WITH YOU.

SOMETIME WHEN
YOU'RE OFF-DUTY,

STOP OVER
AT MY PLACE,

AND I'LL
SET YOU UP.

EAGLE CENTRAL
TO EAGLE ONE.

EAGLE ONE.
WHAT IS IT, DORIS?

MR. CARTER'S BACK,
SAM.

THE HIGHWAY PATROL
STOPPED HIM.

HE WANTS
TO SEE YOU.

WHERE?

AT HIS HOUSE.

PETER LOCKHARD
CALLED AND SAID
HE JUST REMEMBERED

THERE WAS A GIRL

WHO LIVED WITH
THE CARTERS BEFORE.

THANKS, DORIS.

SEE IF DOC HAMMOND
CAN COME OUT
TO THE CARTERS'.

I'VE ALREADY TALKED
WITH HER MOTHER.

SHE WANTS
THE SERVICES

TO BE HELD
IN RIVERSIDE,

WHERE
WE WERE MARRIED.

AND THE BURIAL
WILL BE AT...

THE FAMILY PLOT
AT WOODBINE.

YES. THAT'S
ALL RIGHT WITH ME.

NO.
A MAHOGANY COFFIN.

AND FLOWERS.

SHE LOVED FLOWERS.

YELLOW TEA ROSES.

ALL RIGHT.

IF YOU HAVE
ANY MORE QUESTIONS,

I'LL BE HERE.

HELLO, BILL.

SHE NEVER
HURT ANYBODY

IN HER
WHOLE LIFE, SAM...

EXCEPT MAYBE ME
ONCE IN A WHILE.

SHE GAVE EVERYTHING
SHE HAD.

SHE...YOU KNOW, SHE
TOOK IN STRAY CATS,

DOGS, PEOPLE.

AND THAT PAINTING
IN THE SNOW--
"THE FIRST."

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

I DON'T KNOW.

SHE WOULDN'T EVEN
KILL A SPIDER.

SHE'D TAKE IT
OUTSIDE FIRST.

WELL...

WHERE DO WE START,
BILL?

THERE ARE QUESTIONS
THAT HAVE TO BE ASKED.

DO YOU HAVE
ANYTHING YET?

THE SIGN,
SHOTGUN SHELLS,
BOOT TRACKS,

TIME OF DAY,
SOUND OF A CAR.

WELL, THAT'S
NOT MUCH.

NO. WHY DIDN'T
YOU SHOW UP

AT THE CENTURY CANYON
HOTEL YESTERDAY?

WELL, IT SURE DIDN'T
TAKE YOU MUCH TIME

TO GET ON MY TRAIL,
DID IT?

I WAS LOOKING FOR YOU.

I JUST CHANGED MY MIND
AND STAYED IN A MOTEL.

I'LL NEED
THE NAME AND ADDRESS.

SURE. CHARGE SLIP'S
IN THE CAR.

STAY ALL NIGHT?

OF COURSE I DID.

YOU'LL HAVE TO
TAKE MY WORD.

I LEFT BEFORE
ANYBODY WAS UP.

IS THAT A SHOTGUN MISSING
FROM THE RACK UPSTAIRS?

YEAH.

BOY, YOU SURE DON'T
MISS A THING, DO YOU?

HASN'T BEEN GONE LONG.

YOU CAN TELL FROM
THE DUST RING.

WHERE IS IT?

BOTTOM OF THE LAKE.

HOW DID IT GET THERE?

I THREW IT THERE

AFTER I MISSED
MY THIRD DUCK WITH IT

ABOUT A WEEK AGO.

IT'S PROBABLY BURIED
UNDER 10 FEET OF MUD.

DID ANYBODY LIVE WITH
YOU AND ELAINE RECENTLY?

NOBODY.

NOT A GIRL?

NAH.

OH, YEAH. YES.

THERE'S MRS. HOWE'S
DAUGHTER.

THAT WAS ABOUT
A YEAR AGO. WHY?

SOMEBODY MENTIONED IT.

MRS. HOWE?

SHE USED TO
KEEP HOUSE FOR US HERE.

LIVED ACROSS THE LAKE.

SHE WAS A WIDOW.
SHE DIED.

TYPICALLY, ELAINE TOOK
THE DAUGHTER IN

UNTIL SHE FINISHED
SCHOOL.

YOU KNOW WHERE
SHE IS NOW?

NO. L.A., I SUPPOSE.

I DON'T KNOW.
WE LOST TOUCH.

WHAT'S HER NAME?

CYNTHIA--
CYNTHIA HOWE.

WELL, BILL, I'M SORRY.

SAM, HOW'S HE DOING?

NOT BAD,
UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES.

DRINKING A LITTLE.

YOU EVER KNOW A GIRL
NAMED CYNTHIA HOWE?

THE NAME SOUNDS
FAMILIAR,

BUT I CAN'T PUT
A FACE WITH IT.

I'LL CHECK MY RECORDS.

BETTER FIND OUT
WHAT DUCK BLIND

BILL CARTER'S
BEEN USING.

GET SOME GUYS
TO SEE IF THEY CAN
FIND HIS GUN.

YES, SIR.

WHAT DID THEY SAY
IS WRONG WITH YOUR CAR?

POINTS, CONDENSER--
SOME KIND OF IGNITION PROBLEM.

THEY DON'T KNOW.

WELL, IT GIVES
US A CHANCE
TO RIDE TOGETHER.

YES, SIR.

I BELIEVE I HINTED
I DIDN'T WANT YOU
TO CALL ME SIR.

FIVE YEARS OF MILITARY POLICE
IS A HARD HABIT TO BREAK.

YOU WERE A LIEUTENANT.

IN A WORLD FULL OF
CAPTAINS AND MAJORS.

YOU ARE THE CHIEF
OF POLICE.

TO ME,
THAT REPRESENTS A SIR.

IN THE CITY,
I MIGHT BE A GENERAL,

BUT THIS IS JUST
A SMALL TOWN.

WHEN I FIRST GOT OUT
OF THE SERVICE

AND DECIDED
TO BECOME A COP,

I THOUGHT I'D START OUT
IN A SMALL, QUIET TOWN.

YOU PICKED
THE WRONG TOWN
AT THE WRONG TIME.

HOW YOU LIKE
YOUR PLACE?

OH, IT'S FINE, SIR.

GOOD. GOT A VIEW?

YES, SIR.

WHEN I LEAN WAY OUT
OVER THE EDGE OF THE BALCONY,

I SEE A TINY PIECE
OF THE LAKE.

I HOPE YOU LIKE IT
WELL ENOUGH TO STAY.

THANK YOU, SIR.

WHAT DO YOU WEIGH?

190.

190--WHAT, ARE YOU
ABOUT 6' 2"?

6' 2".

IF WE EVER
GET IN A POSITION

WHERE WE HAVE TO
FIGHT,

YOU DO
THE FIGHTING.

YES, SIR.

I HAVE TO TRY AGAIN.

I'LL TELL DAVID WHAT ELAINE
TOLD ME TO DO WITH HIS BABY.

I HOPE HE'LL
TALK ME OUT OF IT.

I KNOW HE LOVES ME.
HE TOLD ME SO.

HE TOLD ME
OVER AND OVER.

HE SAID I WAS THE ONLY ONE
HE EVER REALLY LOVED.

PLEASE, GOD,
MAKE HIM LOVE ME NOW.

I DON'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE,
AND I'M SCARED.

PLEASE HELP HIM UNDERSTAND
I NEED HIM.

I NEED HIM SO MUCH.

CYNTHIA, HOW MANY TIMES
HAVE I TOLD YOU

NOT TO COME OVER
UNLESS YOU CALL FIRST.

NOW, I'M BUSY!

DAVE WAS MOVING.

WHOEVER HIT HIM
IS SURE SOME SHOT.

COULD SOMEBODY LIKE THAT
MISS THREE DUCKS IN A ROW?

HUH?

NOTHING. I WAS JUST
THINKING OUT LOUD.

CHIEF!

SIR!

OVER HERE!

BETTY!

SAM.

WELL?

WELL, WHAT?

AREN'T YOU GOING TO
SAY ANYTHING?

ABOUT WHAT?

YOU DIDN'T
COME BY LAST NIGHT,
REMEMBER?

OH, I'M SORRY.
I FORGOT.

OH,
THAT'S ALL RIGHT.

I JUST HAD
EVERYTHING SET UP
FOR THE BIG PLAY--

MUSIC, DINNER,
CANDLELIGHTS,
FIREPLACE.

WE WOULD HAVE BEEN
A SMASH...

EXCEPT FOR
ONE THING--

MY LEADING MAN
NEVER SHOWED.

I WAS WORKING ON
THE ELAINE CARTER BUSINESS.

YEAH, YEAH.
EXCUSE ACCEPTED.

CAN I GET YOU
SOMETHING?

A HAMBURGER.

ONIONS?

NO.

JERRY?

CHEESEBURGER, PLEASE,
AND COFFEE.

I GOT EVERYTHING
ON HOLD.

WHAT TIME ARE YOU
COMING BY TONIGHT?

WELL, BETTY...

SAM!

I MEAN, WHAT IS IT?
JUST TELL ME!

DID I DO SOMETHING?

NO. NO.

DAVE MICHAELS
WAS KILLED THIS MORNING.

OH, NO.

SHOT THE SAME WAY
ELAINE CARTER WAS.

SAM, WHAT'S GOING ON
AROUND HERE?

I MEAN,
WHAT'S HAPPENING?

OH, NO.

I'LL BE BACK
IN A MINUTE.

EVIDENCE?

I'M NOT SURE, ROGER.

I JUST HAD A CALL
FROM THE STATE EDITOR

OF THE L.A. TIMES--
PERSONALLY, HIMSELF.

THEY'RE CRYING
FOR COPY,

MORE THAN WE'RE FEEDING
THE WIRE SERVICES.

A FULL FEATURE--

PICTURES, COLOR,
BACKGROUND.

THE CONTRAST BETWEEN

A SLEEPY LITTLE
RESORT TOWN

AND THE SUDDEN SHOCK
OF VIOLENCE.

BLOOD IN THE SNOW,

FEAR STALKING
THE ONCE-QUIET STREETS.

I'M GOING TO USE THAT.

I HAVE THE FACTS
AND SOME PICTURES.

I NEED WHAT'S GOING ON
BEHIND THE SCENES

AND HOW YOU FEEL
ABOUT THIS.

CONFUSED,
FRUSTRATED, MAD.

IS THAT ALL?

ROGER, I CAN'T
DISCUSS IT PUBLICLY.

JUST WRITE
WE'RE WORKING HARD.

I NEED MORE, SAM.

THIS IS MY BEST CHANCE
FOR A BY-LINE,

MAYBE GET SOMEWHERE
IN THE WORLD.

I'D LIKE TO HELP YOU.

YOU WERE YOUNG ONCE.

I WAS TILL
A COUPLE DAYS AGO.

WELL, SUPPOSE SOMEBODY
HELPED YOU.

YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN
SUCCESSFUL.

ROGER...

LISTEN--EXCUSE ME.

CLINT.

SAM.

WHAT'S BEN RAVITCH
DOING HERE?

I SENT FOR HIM.

YOU SENT FOR HIM?

YEAH.

YOU DIDN'T WANT POLICE

CRAWLING
ALL OVER THE PLACE,

IF YOU REMEMBER
THE EAGLE LAKE IMAGE.

THAT WAS BEFORE
DAVE MICHAELS.

THIS IS MASS MURDER.

YOU'RE NOT EQUIPPED
TO HANDLE IT.

WHAT WILL HE DO?

BRING IN MANPOWER.

BRING IN 20 MEN--
100, 200 MEN.

THE KILLER'S GOING TO
GO TO COVER,

RETURN
AFTER THEY'VE GONE.

DO I UNDERSTAND
YOU DON'T WANT HELP, SAM?

NO.

TWO PEOPLE
HAVE BEEN KILLED.

I'LL TAKE HELP
FROM THE DEVIL

IF HE CAN
GIVE ME ANY.

BEN.

SAM,
YOU FINALLY HIT
THE BIG TIME--

TWO MURDERS
IN TWO DAYS.

IT'S GOING REAL WELL.

BEN, THANKS
FOR COMING.

SAM'S DONE EVERYTHING
HUMANLY POSSIBLE
TO SOLVE THIS,

WE JUST NEED HELP.

WOULDN'T YOU
SAY SO, SAM?

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

ALL RIGHT, BEN.

WE GOT PICTURES OF
THE FIRST CRIME AND VICTIM.

THE SECOND SHOULD BE HERE
ANY MINUTE.

PICTURES OF
BOTH SPRAY PAINTINGS
IN THE SNOW.

PICTURES OF
THE SNOW BOOT TRACKS,

BOTH THE SAME SIZE.

2 SHOTGUN SHELLS--
12-GAUGE, HIGH BASE.

NO FINGERPRINTS
OR REAL CLUES
AS TO THE KILLER.

I HAVE NO IDEA
WHO'S DOING THIS.

WHAT GOOD WILL IT DO
TO HAVE BOTH OF US HERE

WITH NO IDEA
WHO'S DOING THIS?

DIDN'T YOU
SEND FOR ME?

NO. HE DID.

WELL, THE RIDE UP
WAS NICE, ANYWAY.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

BACK DOWN THE HILL.

I CAN'T DO
ANYTHING HERE.

IF I CAN HELP LATER,
CALL ME, SAM.

YOU'RE A STUBBORN MAN!

I'VE GOT SOME STUFF
IN MY CAR

FROM DAVE MICHAELS' PLACE
I'VE GOT TO GO THROUGH.

HE SHOULD HAVE LET
BICKFORD TAKE OVER.

HE'D BE OFF THE HOOK.

WOULD YOU LET
SOMEBODY PUT OUT
YOUR FIRE?

SAM, I'M ON MY WAY
TO THE FUNERAL.

LET'S GET IT OVER WITH.

YOU KNOW YOUR WIFE
AND DAVE MICHAELS
WERE FRIENDS ONCE.

THAT'S WATER
UNDER THE DAM.

WELL, SINCE THEY WERE
BOTH KILLED,

THERE MIGHT BE
SOME CONNECTION.

WITH WHO? ME?

YOU'RE STILL
HUNG UP ON MY ALIBI

AND THE GUN IN THE LAKE,
AREN'T YOU?

THERE WAS A TIME
WHEN I COULD HAVE KILLED
ELAINE AND DAVE,

BUT I DIDN'T,
AND I WOULDN'T NOW.

ALL RIGHT.

WOULD YOU SEE
IF YOU KNOW
WHO THIS PERSON IS

IN THE PICTURE WITH
DAVE MICHAELS?

HOW WOULD I KNOW?

YOUR WIFE'S
IN THE PICTURE.

THAT'S CYNTHIA--
THE GIRL WHO LIVED WITH US.

YEAH. CYNTHIA HOWE.

AND YOU DON'T KNOW
WHERE SHE IS NOW?

I HAVEN'T SEEN HER
IN OVER A YEAR.

LOOK, SAM, I'M LATE.
I'VE GOT TO GO.

SAM!

SAM, THEY NEVER LEARN,
DO THEY?

WHAT?

COMING DOWN
A NOSE-DIVE

IS LIKE DRIVING A CAR
AT 50 MILES AN HOUR

WITHOUT STEERING WHEEL
AND BRAKES.

THEY THINK THEY KNOW,
AND THEY DON'T KNOW.

THAT BOY IS GOING TO BE
SIX MONTHS IN A CAST

WITH THAT HIP.

I'VE GOT SOMETHING
YOU MIGHT WANT TO SEE.

WANT LUNCH?

SURE. THANK YOU.

I WAS LOOKING THROUGH

THE HOSPITAL RECORDS
LAST NIGHT,

AND "HOWE, BERTA F.,

"DIED OF
AN AORTAL ANEURYSM

"2 1/2 YEARS AGO.

"SURVIVED BY
DAUGHTER CYNTHIA,

HUSBAND UNLISTED,"
LEFT BLANK.

ANYTHING ON
CYNTHIA HOWE?

CYNTHIA...
YEAH, HERE IT IS.

SHE WASN'T ONE OF
MY PATIENTS,

AND SHE HAD
A DIFFERENT ADDRESS.

I FOUND THIS
IN DR. LITTLE'S FILES.

HE LEFT THEM
WHEN HE MOVED.

HE TREATED HER ONCE.

WELL, NOT TREATED HER.
HE SAW HER.

FOR WHAT?

PREGNANCY TEST.

WAS SHE?

VERY.

SHE DIDN'T HAVE
THE BABY HERE.

LOOK HERE.

"FATHER OF CHILD--
DAVE MICHAELS."

HOW ABOUT THAT?

I THOUGHT
YOU'D LIKE THAT.

CYNTHIA LIVED WITH
THE CARTERS, YOU KNOW.

DID SHE?

YEAH.

MAYBE ELAINE CARTER
TOOK DAVE AWAY FROM HER.

MAYBE SHE WANTED REVENGE.

MAYBE THE KILLER
I'M LOOKING FOR
IS A WOMAN.

THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT
OF MAYBES, SAM.

YEAH.

LOOK HERE.

"MOTHER DECEASED.
FATHER NONE."

FATHER NONE?

SHE HAD TO HAVE
A FATHER.

SHE COULD HAVE BEEN BORN
OUT OF WEDLOCK.

DIDN'T KNOW HIM.

WHY NOT LEAVE IT BLANK
OR PUT DOWN UNKNOWN?

SHE PUT DOWN NONE.

THAT COULD SHOW
DISAPPOINTMENT OR ANGER.

MAYBE.

IF THESE MAYBES ADD UP,
I BETTER FIND THAT FATHER.

IF HE'S ALIVE,
HE COULD BE THE THIRD.

WELL, LET'S GO.

I THINK THEY'RE HAVING
FRANKS AND BEANS TODAY.

HAVEN'T HAD THAT
SINCE YESTERDAY.

HA HA HA!

NONE.

AUGUST 23rd--

WE WERE ALL TIED UP
IN SUCH AN EMOTIONAL KNOT.

NOBODY ACTED NORMALLY,
INCLUDING MYSELF.

I THOUGHT MAYBE
SOME THIRD PERSON,

WISER THAN THE THREE OF US,
COULD HELP UNTIE IT.

I WENT TO SEE
REVEREND PHILLIPS.

HE HELPED MAMMA
WHEN SHE WAS IN TROUBLE.

HE PROMISED TO SPEAK TO DAVID
AND TALK WITH ME TONIGHT.

HE DENIES IT.

HE MAINTAINS IT COULD HAVE
BEEN A NUMBER OF YOUNG MEN,

INCLUDING MR. CARTER.

IT'S NOT!

THERE WAS
NOBODY ELSE!

THERE SHOULDN'T EVEN
HAVE BEEN ONE.

YOU CAN TAKE HIM TO COURT
FOR A BLOOD MATCH-UP

AFTER THE BABY COMES,

OR HAVE THE BABY
AND PUT IT UP FOR ADOPTION.

HAVE IT GROW UP
NOT KNOWING ITS PARENTS.

I'LL DO WHAT I HAVE TO.

TO ME, ABORTION IS
MORALLY DISGRACEFUL.

BUT IT'S LEGAL.

ONLY UNDER TEMPORAL LAW,

WHICH BENDS
TO SOCIAL PRESSURE.

BUT UNDER DIVINE LAW,
IT'S MURDER!

THAT MAY BE
YOUR INTERPRETATION,

BUT YOU'RE NOT
PREGNANT,

AND YOU'RE NOT A WOMAN!

YOU CAME FOR MY ADVICE.
WHY DON'T YOU TAKE IT?

BECAUSE I CAN'T
TAKE IT.

I CAN'T TAKE IT

AND LIVE WITH
MYSELF.

OTHER SIDE!

JERRY, HERE IT IS.

SHE HAD
AN APPOINTMENT
WITH HIM.

"AUGUST 23rd,
8 P.M.,

CYNTHIA HOWE."

SHE'S THE KEY
TO THE WHOLE THING.

IF WE CAN JUST
FIGURE IT OUT.

YEAH!

I'M ON MY WAY!

COME IN, JERRY.

YEAH, SAM.
YOU KNOW WHAT--

GET ANY SLEEP?

ABOUT TWO MINUTES
IN THE SHOWER.

CLINTON BICKFORD
CALLED AN EMERGENCY MEETING
OF THE TOWN COUNCIL.

GOOD. IT'LL KEEP HIM
OUT OF OUR WAY.

IT'S NOT GOOD.

THEY CALLED PETE LOCKHARD
FOR LEGAL ADVICE

ON WHETHER
THEY CAN FIRE YOU.

WELL, CAN THEY?

CALL DORIS
AND TELL HER
I'LL BE LATE.

EAGLE CENTRAL,
THIS IS EAGLE ONE.

COME IN, PLEASE.

SAM, BEFORE YOU START
SPOUTING RULE-BOOK CLICHES

ABOUT LAW AND ORDER
AND CITIZEN WITCH HUNTS,

I WANT YOU TO KNOW

THAT THIS TOWN COUNCIL
SITS HERE AS ONE--UNITED.

UNITED ABOUT WHAT,
CLINT?

HUNTING DOWN THAT KILLER.

TELL ME WHO,
AND I'LL GO.

YOU'VE HAD
YOUR CHANCE.

YOU EVEN REFUSED
THE SHERIFF'S
HELP.

THAT'S NOT TRUE,
FRANK!

WHAT DOES THIS
GROUP OF VIGILANTES
PROPOSE?

WE JUST CAN'T SIT HERE
DOING NOTHING,

WATCHING YOU DO
EVEN LESS.

NOW, HOLD IT--

I'VE HAD OVER
20 PHONE CALLS

FROM NEWSPAPERS,
WIRE SERVICES
ALL OVER THE STATE!

THEY'RE CALLING THIS
THE MURDER CAPITAL
OF THE MOUNTAINS.

OUR COMMERCIAL SEASON
IS ALMOST HERE.

CANCELLATIONS
ARE POURING IN!

WHAT WILL WE LIVE ON?

LET'S KEEP CALM.

PANIC WILL ONLY
MAKE THINGS WORSE.

I'M NOT QUALIFIED TO RUN
THE GROCERY STORE,

THE NEWSPAPER,
THE DRUG STORE

ANY MORE THAN
YOU'RE QUALIFIED

TO RUN
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.

WHY DON'T YOU--

JUST SIT BACK
AND WONDER
WHO'S NEXT?

HOW MANY MORE BODIES
DO YOU NEED?

YOU'RE
THE SECOND-HIGHEST-
PAID OFFICIAL

IN THIS TOWN.

FOR ISSUING
PARKING TICKETS!

COMES DOWN TO THIS--

WE HIRED YOU.
WE CAN FIRE YOU.

TEAR UP MY CONTRACT
AND KEEP MY SALARY.

I'LL WORK
FOR NOTHING.

WHETHER YOU
BELIEVE IT,

I'M MORE FRUSTRATED
THAN ALL OF YOU!

BUT I'LL NOT RUN
SCREAMING DOWN
MAIN STREET FOR YOU.

I'LL NOT ALLOW
ANY AMATEUR
POLICEMAN

TO TAKE THE LAW
IN HIS OWN HANDS.

IF YOU TRY,
I'LL SQUASH YOU.

I'M SORRY, SAM.

I DON'T HAVE
THE TIME NOR ENERGY

TO LOSE MY TEMPER
THAT WAY.

IS THERE ANYTHING
I CAN DO?

OH, THAT GIRL WHO LIVED
WITH THE CARTERS--

NAME WAS CYNTHIA HOWE.

CAN YOU TELL ME
ANYTHING ABOUT HER?

NO. WHY?

EVERYBODY KILLED
SEEMED TO KNOW HER.

THERE'S SOME CONNECTION.

GRACE MIGHT KNOW
SOMETHING.

ASK HER WHEN
SHE COMES BACK.

I'LL DO BETTER
THAN THAT.

IT'LL GIVE ME AN EXCUSE
TO CALL HER.

YOU THINK I HAD
NOTHING BETTER TO DO

THAN SPY ON
A CLEANING WOMAN'S
DAUGHTER?

I PROMISED SAM
I'D ASK YOU.

NOW YOU'VE DONE
YOUR NEIGHBORLY DUTY.

IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE
YOU WANT?

I WANT TO KNOW WHEN
YOU'RE COMING HOME.

WHY?

WELL, I MISS YOU.

PETER, WE'VE BEEN
MISSING EACH OTHER
FOR YEARS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WANT ME
TO SPELL IT OUT?

YEAH.

I WASN'T GOING TO
DISCUSS THIS ON THE PHONE,

BUT SINCE YOU FORCED ME--

I WENT TO SEE
A LAWYER TODAY.

WHAT FOR?

WELL, I'M COMING HOME,

AND I'M GOING TO START
PACKING.

GRACE, YOU CAN'T.
I LOVE YOU.

WHO ARE YOU KIDDING?
YOU MARRIED ME FOR MONEY.

NO!

I TOLD YOU,
I DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS IT.

IT'S OVER, O.K.?
IT IS OVER.

THE LOS ANGELES
POLICE DEPARTMENT

WITH A REPORT
ON YOUR QUERY.

THEY'VE LOCATED
2 CYNTHIA HOWES--
ONE 59, THE OTHER 7.

THERE'S NO RECORD OF
A CYNTHIA HOWE DEATH.

THERE ARE MANY JANE DOES
THAT COULD FIT
THE DESCRIPTION,

BUT YOU'LL HAVE TO GO THERE
TO SEE THE MORGUE SHOTS.

NOTHING SEEMS TO BE GOING
RIGHT FOR US, DOES IT?

NO.

CLINTON BICKFORD
WAS IN TO SEE YOU.

YEAH?

HE'S SETTING UP
A CITIZENS'
ACTION COMMITTEE

AND PUTTING
COLONEL MOONEY
IN CHARGE.

TO DO WHAT?

PROVIDE ARMED ESCORT
FOR WOMEN

AND ANSWER
PROWLER REPORTS.

IT'S
TO KEEP THE PEACE.

HOW DOES BICKFORD FIGURE
HE CAN KEEP THE PEACE

BY SPREADING FEAR?

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

I'VE SHOUTED AND THREATENED
ALL I CAN.

COLONEL MOONEY'S
IN CHARGE.

MAYBE HE AND CLINT
WILL SHOOT ONE ANOTHER
IN THE FOOT.

WELL,
THAT WASN'T BAD.

IT WAS O.K.

I COULD HAVE DONE
A WHOLE LOT BETTER.

SAM, YOU NEED TO RELAX,
YOU KNOW?

SOMETIMES IF YOU LOOK
AT SOMETHING TOO LONG,

YOU DON'T SEE IT
ANYMORE.

GET AWAY FROM IT,

AND YOU'LL SEE IT
DIFFERENTLY.

I HAVE
NO PLACE TO GO

TO COME BACK
AND SEE IT
DIFFERENTLY.

YES, YOU DO.

YOUR PLACE?

MY PLACE.

I'M BACK.

I SAW YOU.

HEAR YOU GOT ANOTHER ONE
SINCE I LEFT.

THAT'S RIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU GOING
TO DO ABOUT IT?

I'M DOING
THE BEST I CAN.

MM-HMM.
THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.

I'M DOING
WHAT I CAN.

AND I TOLD YOU,
THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.

YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING
FOR WHOEVER DID IT,

INSTEAD OF FOOLING
AROUND IN A LAKE

LOOKING FOR MY GUN.

I'M GOING TO GO
HUNTING, MYSELF.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHO
TO LOOK FOR EITHER.

HALF THE TOWN'S ARMED,

AND YOU KNOW IT.

I KNOW
ABOUT BICKFORD

AND HIS CITIZENS'
COMMITTEE.

DON'T LET ME
CATCH YOU

FOOLING WITH
ANY GUNS.

WE'LL SEE.

WE'LL SEE.

BILL...

WHY DIDN'T YOU
TELL ME

CYNTHIA HOWE
WAS PREGNANT?

OH, COME ON, NOW.

I DIDN'T KNOW
SHE WAS PREGNANT.

YOU GOING TO SAY
I DID THAT, TOO?

NO. DAVE MICHAELS
DID THAT.

HE WAS KILLED.

SHE CONFIDED
IN YOUR WIFE,

AND SHE WAS KILLED.

SHE VISITED
REVEREND PHILLIPS,

AND HE WAS KILLED.

I DON'T KNOW
WHO COULD BE
NUMBER FOUR.

TAKE IT EASY,
BILL.

I KNOW YOU'RE UPSET.

I AM, TOO.

YOU DIDN'T
LOSE A WIFE

THAT YOU LOVED.

I DID.

I DID.

I KNEW CYNTHIA HOWE.

YOU DID?

YEAH. JUST CASUALLY,

BUT I KNEW HER.

WHEN DID YOU
SEE HER LAST?

SHE WAS HITCHHIKING
DOWN THE HILL TO L.A.

I PICKED HER UP.
SHE CHANGED HER MIND

AND SAID SHE WANTED
ME TO DROP HER OFF

AT DESERT CITY MOTEL,

AND THAT'S THE LAST
TIME I SAW HER.

WHY DIDN'T YOU
SAY SOMETHING?

BECAUSE I HAVEN'T
SEEN YOU.

YOU LOOK WORRIED.

I AM WORRIED.

YOU DON'T THINK THAT
BECAUSE I...JUST...

I DON'T KNOW.

LET'S GO.

WHERE?

YOUR PLACE.

I'M SCARED, SAM.

I MEAN,
I'M REALLY SCARED.

IT MAY BE NOTHING.

WE MAY BE WORRIED
ABOUT JUST NOTHING.

I'LL HAVE SOMEBODY WITH
YOU AT ALL TIMES, O.K.?

O.K.

MORNING, DORIS.

MORNING, ROGER.

HOW YOU FEELING
TODAY, SAM?

FINE, CHARLIE.

NOT MUCH MAIL.

A LETTER
FOR YOU.

OH, I'VE BEEN
WAITING FOR THAT.

HEY, CHARLIE?

CHARLIE?

YES, SAM?

HAVE YOU HEARD
OF CYNTHIA HOWE?

ROBERTA HOWE'S GIRL?

YOU KNEW HER?

I DELIVERED
MAIL TO THEM

ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF THE LAKE.

NOT MUCH MAIL.

GO ON.

ROBERTA,
THE MOTHER, WAS QUIET...

POLITE...
INVITED ME IN

FOR TEA AND COOKIES.

SHE WAS LONESOME.

MR. CARTER SHOULD KNOW.
SHE WORKED FOR HIM.

THE GIRL, CYNTHIA,

YOU KNEW HER?

SAM, SEEING'S
ONE THING,

KNOWING'S ANOTHER.

SHE JUST CAME
OUT TO THE MAILBOX.

ANYTHING ELSE?

NOT OFFHAND.
IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

DO YOU HAVE
ANY IDEA
WHERE SHE WENT?

DID SHE LEAVE
A FORWARDING
ADDRESS?

NOT THAT I RECALL.

DID SHE EVER MENTION

A FATHER ANYWHERE?

YOU EXPECT
ME TO RECITE

EVERY CONVERSATION
I'VE EVER HEARD?

NO, I GUESS NOT,
CHARLIE.

THANKS, ANYWAY.

I SUPPOSE
AFTER I FINISH

I COULD GO THROUGH
THE OLD FILES

IF THEY HAVEN'T
BEEN THROWN OUT.

I'D APPRECIATE
IT, CHARLIE.

I'LL BE AT THE DESERT
CITY MOTEL

IN 45 MINUTES.

I'M GLAD YOU'RE BACK.

JUST GET
MY BAGS OUT.

I'VE THOUGHT
A LOT ABOUT US.

WE CAN WORK
THINGS OUT.

CAN'T YOU FACE
THE TRUTH?

I COULD IF
YOU LET ME.

WHEN I BECOME
COUNTY ATTORNEY--

WHICH YOU NEVER WILL.

THAT TAKES
CHARACTER AND MONEY.

YOU HAVE NEITHER.

CAREFUL. THERE'S
A POINT BEYOND WHICH

YOU CAN'T PUSH ME

OR BUY ME.

BEEN REHEARSING
THAT SPEECH LONG?

THERE'S MORE
IF YOU'LL LISTEN.

SURE. IT'LL GIVE
ME SOMETHING TO DO

WHILE I'M PACKING.

YEAH, I REMEMBER HER...
WELL.

SOMETIMES I WISH
I COULD FORGET HER.

HERE IT IS RIGHT HERE.

"CYNTHIA HOWE."

COMMITTED SUICIDE
IN ROOM 12.

WHO KEEPS IT UP?

SAME FELLA THAT
BOUGHT THE STONE.

YOU KNOW HIS NAME?

HE SAID HE WAS
A RELATIVE.

COMES HERE SOMETIMES

AND PUTS DOWN
FRESH FLOWERS.

COULD YOU
DESCRIBE HIM?

I'LL MAKE
A STAB AT IT.

STRANGE TIME
FOR YOU TO CALL.

I'VE GOT TO
DELIVER MAIL

LONG BEFORE ANYBODY
IN TOWN'S UP.

I KNOW, BUT
IT'S IMPORTANT.

YOU BEEN DOING
MUCH HUNTING LATELY?

NOT LIKE I USED TO.

YOU'RE STILL
A GOOD SHOT, THOUGH?

I CAN STILL GET
MY LIMIT.

WHAT ARE YOU
GETTING AT?

WHY IS THE KILLER
USING A SHOTGUN?

I'D SAY A PERSON
USES WHAT HE'S GOT,

WHAT HE'S USED TO.

YOU CAN
KILL MOOSE

WITH A SHOTGUN.

I CAN'T WASTE SLEEP
ON THESE QUESTIONS.

I'M NOT FINISHED,
CHARLIE.

SAM, I DON'T HAVE
TO TALK TO YOU

IF I DON'T WANT TO.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

YOU AFRAID OF SOMETHING?

PETER?

PETER?

WHERE ARE YOU?

GRACE? GRACE,
IT'S ME OUTSIDE.

I LOCKED MYSELF OUT.

I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN.

CHARLIE, I THINK
I'M COMING
PRETTY CLOSE

TO FINDING
THE KILLER.

I FOUND
CYNTHIA HOWE.

YOU FOUND HER?

I FOUND HER GRAVE.

SOMEBODY MUST
STILL LOVE HER.

HE BRINGS
FLOWERS REGULARLY.

YOU CERTAIN IT'S A HE?

POSITIVE.

DO YOU KNOW WHO HE IS?

I DON'T KNOW
HIS NAME,

BUT IT'S SOMEBODY
WHO'S CLOSE
TO HER...

IN DEATH,
IF NOT IN LIFE.

WHAT?

SOMEBODY
WHO'S REPAYING

A DEBT TO HER
WITH FLOWERS.

SOMEBODY TOO AFRAID
TO ACKNOWLEDGE HER

WHEN SHE WAS ALIVE,

ASHAMED OF
HIMSELF IN HER,

REFUSING TO GIVE
ONE SIMPLE
EXPRESSION OF LOVE,

EVEN PRIVATELY.

IMAGINE SOMEBODY
LIKE THAT, CHARLIE.

YOU'RE MAKING
HIM SOUND

LIKE A TERRIBLE
PERSON, SAM.

I'M GOING
TO GET HIM.

I'LL NAIL HIM

FOR EVERY CRIME
HE'S COMMITTED.

WHY TELL ME
ALL THIS?

SO HE KNOWS

I'M LOOKING DOWN
THE BARREL AT HIM.

IF HE'LL GIVE
HIMSELF UP,

HE'LL GET EVERY
RIGHT IN THE BOOK

BECAUSE HE'S GOT
THE BEST DEFENSE THERE IS--

INSANITY.

SAM?

GOT A CALL
FROM LAKESIDE
SECURITY PATROL.

SOMEBODY KILLED
MRS. LOCKHARD.

SHOTGUN, SPRAY PAINT--
SAME PATTERN AS
ALL THE OTHERS.

GOOD LORD, NO.

CALL CARLSON.

GO TO THE LOCKHARD'S.

TELL DOC HAMMOND.

RIGHT AWAY.

I'M SORRY, CHARLIE,
I THOUGHT...

YOU MIGHT BE ABLE
TO HELP.

I'M SORRY.

THANKS, JERRY.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

HEY, GIL.

SEE SOMETHING, SAM?

HE HEADED FOR THE LAKE.

LOOKS LIKE HE WAS RUNNING.

THERE'S YOUR
KILLER, SAM.

HIS WORLD JUST FELL
OUT FROM UNDER HIM.

SURE LOOKS LIKE.

I GUESS WE'D
BETTER GET HIM

BEFORE
HE SLIPS UNDER.

WE'D HAVE TO
WAIT TILL SPRING

TO FIND OUT
WHO IT IS.

AUGUST 29TH.

I LOVE DAVID MORE THAN
ANYTHING IN THE WORLD,

BUT HE DOESN'T LOVE ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.

I FEEL SO DESERTED AND ALONE.

I JUST DON'T SEE
ANY FUTURE FOR ME.

I DECIDED TO GO TO
THE CLINIC IN LANCASTER.

BETTY WHO WORKS AT
THE DINER PICKED ME UP.

BETTY?

YEAH?

I DON'T WANT TO GO
TO LOS ANGELES.

COULD YOU JUST DROP
ME OFF AT DESERT CITY,

SOME MOTEL?

I HAVE TO THINK.

YEAH, SURE.
WHY NOT?

LISTEN, I...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S
BOTHERING YOU,

BUT MAYBE IF YOU HAD

A GOOD NIGHT'S
SLEEP, HUH?

SOUNDS SILLY,

BUT I THINK YOU
MIGHT FEEL BETTER.

THINK MAYBE
YOU OUGHT
TO TAKE SOMETHING?

I DON'T HAVE
ANYTHING.

LOOK IN MY
MAKE-UP BAG,

THERE IN
THE GREEN BOTTLE.

TAKE ONE OF THOSE.

ARE THEY SAFE?

YEAH, SURE,
IF YOU ONLY TAKE
ONE OR TWO.

I'LL JUST...I'LL JUST
TAKE ONE FOR TONIGHT.

THIS IS THE BEST
EXCUSE I'VE HAD

FOR A NIGHTCAP
RECENTLY.

EVEN EDITH
CAN'T COMPLAIN
ABOUT THIS.

HERE YOU GO,
SAM.

HARVEY.

JERRY.

THANK YOU,
DORIS.

SAM, YOU KNOW
YOU AND I

DON'T ALWAYS
SEE EYE-TO-EYE.

BUT I'D LIKE
TO PROPOSE
A TOAST.

TO SAM McNEAL,

THE BEST POLICE
CHIEF IN THE WEST.

YOU WON'T FIND
THE TOWN COUNCIL

LACKING IN
APPRECIATION.

WE MIGHT EVEN
PAY HIM.

PETER LOCKHARD...

IT DON'T SEEM POSSIBLE.

YEAH?

WHY?

HE JUST DOESN'T
FIT THE MOLD.

FIT THE MOLD OR NOT,

SAM FOUND HIM
WITH THE GOODS.

NOW MAYBE THIS TOWN

CAN START LIVING
INSTEAD OF DYING.

I'D BETTER
GET BACK TO
THE BALL-AND-CHAIN.

I'LL SEE YOU
TOMORROW, SAM.

WE'RE ALL VERY
GRATEFUL TO YOU.

I'LL WALK
ALONG WITH YOU.

GET SOME REST, SAM.
YOU NEED IT.

GOOD NIGHT.

NIGHT.

SAM, I'M GLAD
THAT'S OVER.

I WAS GIVING
UP HOPE FOR YOU.

I KNOW.

WHY DON'T YOU COME IN
ABOUT NOON TOMORROW?

YOU MIGHT
FIND YOU CAN

GET ALONG
WITHOUT ME.

BESIDES, I'M PROUD
OF MY COFFEE.

THAT'S WHAT
DRIVES YOU

INTO THE STREETS.

NIGHT, SAM.

NIGHT, DORIS.

HELLO?

I HEARD THE NEWS.

IT'S TIME TO UNWIND.

THAT SOUNDS GOOD.

I'M JUST FINISHING UP.

DON'T TAKE TOO LONG.

WE SHOULD RELAX
AND CELEBRATE.

I'M ON MY WAY HOME.

SEE YOU IN
A FEW MINUTES.

BYE.

SOMETHING'S REALLY
GNAWING AT YOU, ISN'T IT?

EVERYTHING
HAPPENED SO FAST.

LOOK AT THESE PICTURES
OF THE SNOW PAINTINGS.

THE FIRST,
SECOND, AND THIRD--

ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.

THE FOURTH IS
BOTH UPPER
AND LOWER CASE.

MAYBE HE WAS IN
AN AWFUL HURRY.

PICTURES
OF THE SNOW BOOT TRACKS...

DO THEY APPEAR
TO BE DIFFERENT?

YEAH, THEY DO.

MAYBE HARVEY
HAD SOMETHING.

MAYBE LOCKHARD
DOESN'T FIT THE MOLD.

IT'S A DIFFERENT
SIZED SHOT

AT THE LOCKHARD KILLING.

COULD WE HAVE
ANOTHER KILLER?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT DO WE DO?

GO OUT TO
BETTY'S HOUSE.

PARK HALFWAY
DOWN THE ROAD.

STAY TILL
I ARRIVE.

RIGHT AWAY, SAM.

MISS PRITCHARD?

SAM McNEAL.

CHARLIE EASTMAN, PLEASE.

YOU HAVEN'T?

WELL, MAYBE
HE'S AT WORK.

SORRY TO HAVE
CALLED SO LATE.

REPORTS OF A SUNNIER
POLITICAL CLIMATE

DROVE THE STOCK MARKET
HIGHER ON WALL STREET.

DEAR DADDY,

OH, HOW I'VE WANTED

TO WRITE THOSE WORDS.

I KNOW YOU'RE
MY FATHER.

GOING THROUGH
SOME OF MOM'S THINGS,

I FOUND SOME
LETTERS FROM YOU

DELIVERED WHEN
I WAS BORN.

THERE WAS A PICTURE
OF YOU FROM A NEWSPAPER.

MOM MUST HAVE SAVED
THEM FOR A REASON.

I KNOW YOU'RE THE REASON.

DADDY, I'M SENDING
YOU THIS DIARY

BECAUSE IT'S ALL
I'VE GOT LEFT.

EVERYBODY I'VE
TRIED TO TALK TO

OR ASK HELP FROM
JUST HAVEN'T BEEN THERE FOR ME,

AND I FEEL SO EMPTY.

THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE
I WANT TO GO TO NOW,

AND BETTY'S PILLS
CAN HELP ME GET THERE.

I COULD HAVE CALLED YOU DADDY
AND LOVED YOU,

BUT IT ISN'T POSSIBLE NOW

BECAUSE OF THEM.

GOOD-BYE.

CYNTHIA.

...SNOW COMING EASTWARD

IN THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.

NOW FOR THE LOCAL WEATHER.

74 IN LOS ANGELES
UNDER SMOG-LADEN SKIES.

A WARM FRONT
JUST OFF THE COAST

WILL KEEP IT PLEASANT

FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.

BUT IT WILL MEAN
THE SMOG SITUATION

IS NOT GOING
TO GET ANY BETTER.

THERE WILL BE GUSTY WINDS
AT HIGHER ALTITUDES.

THE COLDEST SPOT...

YEAH, I...

THE LOW DESERTS
IN PALM SPRINGS

WILL HIT 80 DEGREES
TOMORROW.

THE CONDITIONS WILL BE
RIPE FOR SOME FOG.

FOG HAS ALREADY
FORCED THE CLOSURE

OF LOS ANGELES
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TONIGHT

ON AN INTERIM BASIS.

CALL YOUR AIRLINE
BEFORE YOU GO.

A HIGH-PRESSURE SYSTEM

OVER CANADA HAS MADE

1/3 OF THE UNITED STATES
CHILLY.

ATLANTA WAS ONLY
IN THE MID-50s,

WASHINGTON D.C.
IN THE MID-40s...

Sam, please be there.

THAT'S THE WEATHER.

EAGLE ONE TO EAGLE TWO.

COME ON.

PLEASE, SAM.

EAGLE ONE TO EAGLE TWO.

COME ON, JERRY.

PLEASE, SOMEBODY!

PUT IT DOWN, CHARLIE, NOW!

I'M NOT FINISHED, SAM!

GIVE UP WHILE
YOU CAN.

I'M GOING TO MAKE UP
FOR WHAT THEY DID TO HER,

AND YOU CAN'T STOP ME.

THEY DIDN'T
DO ANYTHING,
CHARLIE.

YOU DID.

THAT'S NOT TRUE, SAM.

YOU NEVER
ACCEPTED CYNTHIA.

I COULDN'T. I WANTED TO,
BUT I COULDN'T.

DROP IT, CHARLIE.

DO LIKE HE SAYS.

CHARLIE?

SAM...

IN MY COAT...

RIGHT SIDE...

THIS?

IT'S ALL IN THERE.

ALL OF IT.

I HAD TO DO IT.

I HAD TO MAKE THEM THEM PAY

FOR KILLING CYNTHIA.

ELAINE CARTER,

DAVE MICHAELS,

REVEREND PHILLIPS.

CHARLIE,

YOU WERE CYNTHIA'S
FATHER, WEREN'T YOU?

YES.

BUT...

I NEVER TOLD HER.