1 00:01:28,602 --> 00:01:31,594 They were tearing up an old road to lay more freeway... 2 00:01:31,671 --> 00:01:33,662 a few miles south of Las Vegas. 3 00:01:35,575 --> 00:01:38,738 The State of Nevada's Department of Highway's digging... 4 00:01:38,812 --> 00:01:41,144 would be a help to thousands of motorists, 5 00:01:41,214 --> 00:01:44,047 but to one other person, it would turn out to be a nightmare. 6 00:01:57,063 --> 00:01:58,997 May 2, 8:15 p. m. 7 00:01:59,065 --> 00:02:02,228 Airline stewardess Elena Munoz missed the detour sign... 8 00:02:02,302 --> 00:02:05,271 and blew a steel-belted radial on a jagged rock. 9 00:02:05,338 --> 00:02:08,136 She cursed the power of advertising. 10 00:02:08,208 --> 00:02:11,803 She had no idea how cursed her evening really was. 11 00:02:56,089 --> 00:02:58,785 When Miss Munoz returned with sheriff's deputies, they found nothing. 12 00:02:58,859 --> 00:03:00,793 Just excavated earth. 13 00:03:00,861 --> 00:03:03,830 Elena Munoz's name was placed on the crank list. 14 00:03:41,001 --> 00:03:44,698 In Chicago, it was the hottest, muggiest spring anyone could remember. 15 00:03:44,771 --> 00:03:49,105 An old reporter buddy of mine from Las Vegas had stopped in to collect an old debt from me. 16 00:03:49,175 --> 00:03:52,667 I paid off, and Jim "The Swede'"Brytoski, 17 00:03:52,746 --> 00:03:55,806 now known as James Bright and moving up in the world, 18 00:03:55,882 --> 00:03:58,715 told me something that made me forget the hot weather. 19 00:03:58,785 --> 00:04:02,277 Three deaths so far, and that's the way the police out there are handling it. 20 00:04:02,355 --> 00:04:06,553 Yeah, all the careful words that aren't really words and the blank stares, yeah, I know. 21 00:04:06,626 --> 00:04:09,459 The lid is on the pot, but you can sure smell something cooking. 22 00:04:09,529 --> 00:04:11,622 All in Vegas? 23 00:04:11,698 --> 00:04:14,895 No, no, no. West. Erie, Goodsprings. 24 00:04:14,968 --> 00:04:16,993 Has anyone seen the assignment roster? 25 00:04:17,070 --> 00:04:19,061 On the way to Los Angeles. Oh, yeah. 26 00:04:19,139 --> 00:04:22,040 The word around the coroner's office is that all of these bodies... 27 00:04:22,108 --> 00:04:24,440 were missing an inordinate amount of blood. 28 00:04:24,511 --> 00:04:28,003 If I didn't have thatjob as an anchorman in Cincinnati, I would follow this right- 29 00:04:28,081 --> 00:04:30,072 What do you mean, "an inordinate amount of blood"? 30 00:04:30,150 --> 00:04:32,983 Pardon me. I just heard you mention you're an anchorman? 31 00:04:33,053 --> 00:04:35,647 I don't want to be nosy, but that pays very well, doesn't it? 32 00:04:35,722 --> 00:04:38,782 Yeah, well, you are being nosy, Uptight. Now, fade, will ya? 33 00:04:42,128 --> 00:04:44,653 What about the blood, the murders? Are your sources reliable? 34 00:04:44,731 --> 00:04:47,666 Very. They tell me- 35 00:04:47,734 --> 00:04:51,500 I thought you told me on the phone that Vincenzo was gonna take a long lunch hour. 36 00:04:51,571 --> 00:04:53,436 I did. He was. Now, what about the story? 37 00:04:53,506 --> 00:04:57,840 - Is there a back way out of here? - Yeah, down the fire stairs, but-James! 38 00:04:57,911 --> 00:05:00,141 See you later, Carl, and take my advice. 39 00:05:00,213 --> 00:05:04,149 Get yourself a haircut, a new suit of clothes and move up to TV news. 40 00:05:04,217 --> 00:05:06,617 It's the only way to fly. Ciao, Carl. 41 00:05:06,686 --> 00:05:09,018 But, James! 42 00:05:12,559 --> 00:05:15,187 Where'd he go? I wanted to talk to him more about television. 43 00:05:15,261 --> 00:05:18,025 Was that Swede Brytoski I just saw heading out of here? Who? 44 00:05:18,098 --> 00:05:21,727 Swede Brytoski. Ah, it was one of my sources. A very secretive guy. 45 00:05:21,801 --> 00:05:25,396 Oh, sure looked like Swede. He still owes me 500 bucks from Vegas. 46 00:05:25,472 --> 00:05:27,633 Really? Uh, Mr. Vincenzo. 47 00:05:27,707 --> 00:05:31,541 This just came in over the wire. New York wants somebody from this office to go to Los Angeles. 48 00:05:31,611 --> 00:05:33,977 Why? What for? To do a piece on Amerta Mera. 49 00:05:34,047 --> 00:05:36,379 The 15-year-old guru. Guru? 50 00:05:36,449 --> 00:05:39,543 My budget doesn't allow for junkets all over the country on a whim. 51 00:05:39,619 --> 00:05:43,612 A whim? This is something big. He is getting married. 52 00:05:43,690 --> 00:05:47,456 Who do they think I am, theJob Corps? I'm understaffed enough as it is. 53 00:05:47,527 --> 00:05:50,587 It's a major financial undertaking to replace a lightbulb around here. 54 00:05:50,664 --> 00:05:52,962 You think we're having trouble with this, Mr. Vincenzo. 55 00:05:53,033 --> 00:05:56,230 All four of the reporters in the Los Angeles office were in an accident. 56 00:05:56,302 --> 00:05:58,702 Their station wagon overturned, and they're in the hospital. 57 00:05:58,772 --> 00:06:02,401 I could go. I'm not that busy. 58 00:06:03,977 --> 00:06:09,040 - Carl. - Oh, no, not me, Tony. No, no, no. I'm in it up to my eyeballs right here. 59 00:06:09,115 --> 00:06:13,108 Carl, do you mind if I make the decisions on the utilization of manpower around here? 60 00:06:13,186 --> 00:06:15,586 Whatever you say, Tony. 61 00:06:15,655 --> 00:06:18,215 I have read a few articles on transcendental meditation, 62 00:06:18,291 --> 00:06:21,454 and I feel I could handle the story pretty well. 63 00:06:21,528 --> 00:06:25,020 Uh, what books have you read, Ron? The, uh, Murti book? 64 00:06:25,098 --> 00:06:27,396 The Harris and Lopato work? 65 00:06:27,467 --> 00:06:30,231 The, uh, A Sense of Selfby Sidney Uvandi? 66 00:06:30,303 --> 00:06:33,864 Just the Murti book and some articles. I don't know the others. 67 00:06:33,940 --> 00:06:36,738 Uh-huh. Well, the Murti book is fine, Tony. It's just fine. 68 00:06:36,810 --> 00:06:39,438 It'll give him enough information and knowledge to write the story. 69 00:06:39,512 --> 00:06:41,707 Superficial, but enough. 70 00:06:41,781 --> 00:06:44,409 Carl, I want you to go. Mr. Vincenzo, don't you see what he- 71 00:06:44,484 --> 00:06:47,476 - No. Now, wait a minute, Tony. - There is no time for discussion. 72 00:06:47,554 --> 00:06:51,354 According to this, the interview's already been set up with Amerta Mera. I want you on that plane today. 73 00:06:51,424 --> 00:06:53,892 Not me. I'm not going out, and that's that. 74 00:06:53,960 --> 00:06:56,952 You are going out to Los Angeles. You're going to give the story your best efforts, 75 00:06:57,030 --> 00:06:59,624 - and you're going to keep me posted while you're out there. - Tony! 76 00:06:59,699 --> 00:07:02,065 That is it, Carl! 77 00:07:02,135 --> 00:07:04,069 I'm sorry, Ron. 78 00:07:16,816 --> 00:07:18,750 Sorry, Ron. 79 00:07:37,337 --> 00:07:39,271 May 6, 11:15 p. m. 80 00:07:39,339 --> 00:07:42,172 Los Angeles's fabled Sunset Strip. 81 00:07:42,242 --> 00:07:44,233 While I was dozing on a cross-country flight, 82 00:07:44,310 --> 00:07:46,938 Catherine Rawlins, 25, was stopped on the street... 83 00:07:47,013 --> 00:07:49,573 by someone she hadn't seen in three years. 84 00:07:49,649 --> 00:07:52,209 A lot had changed in three years. 85 00:07:52,285 --> 00:07:54,219 A whole lot. 86 00:08:22,816 --> 00:08:24,750 The same night, 12:30 a. m. 87 00:08:24,818 --> 00:08:27,480 Linda Courtner returned home early with a splitting headache... 88 00:08:27,554 --> 00:08:29,488 to the apartment she shared. 89 00:08:36,830 --> 00:08:40,561 The pain of Linda's headache was nothing compared to the agony she experienced... 90 00:08:40,633 --> 00:08:42,624 before she died. 91 00:09:00,186 --> 00:09:02,177 Can I get a doorman here? 92 00:09:03,189 --> 00:09:05,783 Uh- 93 00:09:18,238 --> 00:09:20,399 I'll pick my car up later. 94 00:09:38,758 --> 00:09:42,091 There's three radio stations here and the rest is TV, sir. 95 00:09:42,161 --> 00:09:44,356 Yeah, sure. Whatever. 96 00:09:55,608 --> 00:09:57,872 Thank you very much. Thank you. 97 00:10:20,800 --> 00:10:22,791 Yeah, operator. I'd like to call my mother, please. 98 00:10:22,869 --> 00:10:26,134 Person-to-person. Mr. Antonio Vincenzo. 99 00:10:26,205 --> 00:10:28,901 Yeah, area code 312-555-8842. 100 00:10:28,975 --> 00:10:32,934 It is believed that Mitchell fell asleep in the auto and then succumbed... 101 00:10:33,012 --> 00:10:37,176 to the high desert temperatures, which sometimes reach 125at midday. 102 00:10:37,250 --> 00:10:40,310 In Barstow, deputies stated, Mitchell's body was in a severely dehydrated- 103 00:10:40,386 --> 00:10:43,412 Operator, cancel that call. ... vital fluids all but gone. 104 00:10:43,489 --> 00:10:46,754 Turning to business news, the stock market opened higher today. 105 00:10:58,071 --> 00:11:00,096 Listen, tell me, uh- 106 00:11:00,173 --> 00:11:02,107 Tell me, Mr. - Mr. Sample, 107 00:11:02,175 --> 00:11:05,838 what time does the coroner think that Mr. Mitchell died? 108 00:11:05,912 --> 00:11:09,507 Oh, I'd say about 5:00, 5:30 a. m. 109 00:11:09,582 --> 00:11:11,573 I think he lost consciousness way before then. 110 00:11:11,651 --> 00:11:14,643 Beautiful country you got up here. Just gorgeous. Gorgeous country. 111 00:11:14,721 --> 00:11:16,882 Fresh, clean air, bright sunshine. 112 00:11:16,956 --> 00:11:19,356 Yes, it's very beautiful. It is indeed. 113 00:11:19,425 --> 00:11:21,825 Tell me, what time does the sun come up around here? 114 00:11:21,894 --> 00:11:24,419 In the morning, early. Oh, I know that! 115 00:11:24,497 --> 00:11:27,091 What time, about 5:00, 5:30? 116 00:11:27,166 --> 00:11:29,634 Well, it depends on the season. Why would you want to know that? 117 00:11:29,702 --> 00:11:32,694 Because I think that's about the time that Mr. Mitchell was murdered. 118 00:11:32,772 --> 00:11:37,141 You been chewing mescal? Who said he was murdered? I say he died of exposure. 119 00:11:37,210 --> 00:11:39,872 You know, Mitchell done stole that car in Vegas. 120 00:11:39,946 --> 00:11:43,541 Then he decided to repaint it, and that's why he taped the windows. 121 00:11:43,616 --> 00:11:47,052 Where did he repaint it, huh? On the inside? 122 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,452 I mean, that's where the windows are taped. 123 00:11:49,522 --> 00:11:51,956 On the inside. 124 00:11:52,025 --> 00:11:55,517 You're one of them fellows who likes to hear himself talk, ain't you? 125 00:11:55,595 --> 00:12:00,498 Tell me, did Mr. Mitchell have a couple of puncture marks on his throat, like fang marks? 126 00:12:00,566 --> 00:12:02,830 The last nosy fellow who come through Barstow, 127 00:12:02,902 --> 00:12:05,871 somebody done come out and punctured all his tires. 128 00:12:05,938 --> 00:12:07,963 Is that a fact? Yes, he did. 129 00:12:08,041 --> 00:12:10,771 Thank you very much for your advice, Mr. Sample. 130 00:12:10,843 --> 00:12:14,176 It's been a pleasure meeting you and your dog. 131 00:12:24,290 --> 00:12:26,383 My trip had been very illuminating, 132 00:12:26,459 --> 00:12:29,053 but unless I had something to show on Amerta Mera... 133 00:12:29,128 --> 00:12:31,062 and transcendental meditation, 134 00:12:31,130 --> 00:12:35,089 Vincenzo would do some serious meditating on having me fired. 135 00:12:40,673 --> 00:12:43,164 Of course, if this is too small for you, 136 00:12:43,242 --> 00:12:46,075 you might look at the Basil Rathbone- 137 00:12:46,145 --> 00:12:48,340 Excuse me. 138 00:12:48,414 --> 00:12:52,783 You're late. We were expecting the termite inspection this morning. 139 00:12:52,852 --> 00:12:55,878 Well, late I am, but termite inspector I'm not. 140 00:12:55,955 --> 00:12:58,753 Although I have been known to bug a few people. 141 00:12:58,825 --> 00:13:00,816 I'll be right with you. 142 00:13:00,893 --> 00:13:02,827 It doesn't have a basement. Basement? 143 00:13:02,895 --> 00:13:05,728 He's an oenophile. It's up above the smog here. 144 00:13:05,798 --> 00:13:09,791 He's a wine freak. I have to have the right place for my Romanee Contis. 145 00:13:09,869 --> 00:13:12,633 Yes, dear. Well, why don't you look at the Rathbone? 146 00:13:12,705 --> 00:13:15,401 It's right down the road, and it is charming. 147 00:13:15,475 --> 00:13:17,705 Well, I hope that he has a basement. 148 00:13:19,412 --> 00:13:22,313 It's a dandy buy at 525,500. 149 00:13:22,381 --> 00:13:25,714 It has, uh, eight bedrooms, four and a half baths. 150 00:13:25,785 --> 00:13:28,583 All of the fireplaces are made out of Estruscan marble, 151 00:13:28,654 --> 00:13:30,918 and the floors are quarry tiled. 152 00:13:30,990 --> 00:13:33,550 No, no, no. Wait a minute. I'm not looking for a house. 153 00:13:33,626 --> 00:13:36,652 No, you don't have that buyer look. No, I'm looking for Amerta Mera. 154 00:13:36,729 --> 00:13:39,129 I think I missed him. Indeed. 155 00:13:39,198 --> 00:13:43,259 Oh, you must be Mr. Chandra. My name is, uh, Kolchak. We had an appointment. 156 00:13:43,336 --> 00:13:47,432 Yes, we did, and I told them that if you wish to speak with my most perfect master, 157 00:13:47,507 --> 00:13:49,441 you should be here by noon of today. 158 00:13:49,509 --> 00:13:53,502 I was delayed. Unavoidably delayed. But I still must meet with Amerta Mera. 159 00:13:53,579 --> 00:13:57,413 Just as your delay was unavoidable, so shall be your disappointment. 160 00:13:57,483 --> 00:13:59,815 He has just gone to meet the faithful in Dallas. 161 00:13:59,886 --> 00:14:02,047 When can I meet him again? In time, no doubt. 162 00:14:02,121 --> 00:14:05,989 In time for my deadline? Thank you very much for everything, Faye. 163 00:14:06,058 --> 00:14:09,118 Good-bye, Chandra. Give my love to everyone. 164 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,134 Well, that's that. 165 00:14:16,202 --> 00:14:20,502 They're not too concerned with earthly pressures, the daily grind. 166 00:14:20,573 --> 00:14:24,509 They should meet my boss. He'd turn Buddha into a chain-smoker. 167 00:14:24,577 --> 00:14:27,740 Apparently, Mr. Chandra doesn't find you too earthly. 168 00:14:29,315 --> 00:14:31,875 Well, I'm friends with the whole inner circle. 169 00:14:31,951 --> 00:14:34,943 You see, I sold Amerta Mera this house, 170 00:14:35,021 --> 00:14:37,512 and now I'm selling it over again. 171 00:14:37,590 --> 00:14:39,581 Yeah. Uh- 172 00:14:40,793 --> 00:14:43,660 My name is Carl Kolchak. I'm with the I.N.S. 173 00:14:43,729 --> 00:14:46,095 When are you bureaucrats... 174 00:14:46,165 --> 00:14:49,191 gonna stop hounding that young man? 175 00:14:49,268 --> 00:14:52,101 He only came to this country to bring love and peace. 176 00:14:52,171 --> 00:14:55,265 So what if his followers give him money freely? 177 00:14:55,341 --> 00:14:57,332 Is that any reason to keep badgering him? 178 00:14:57,410 --> 00:15:00,538 It's either you or it's the Immigration people or- 179 00:15:00,613 --> 00:15:02,604 Oh, no! Wait a minute. No. No. 180 00:15:02,682 --> 00:15:06,778 I said I.N.S., not I.R.S. 181 00:15:06,852 --> 00:15:08,786 Oh. 182 00:15:08,854 --> 00:15:12,153 I.N.S. Is a news service. Independent News Service. 183 00:15:12,225 --> 00:15:15,626 Oh! I never heard of it. 184 00:15:16,696 --> 00:15:20,962 But isn't that something? You know, I took journalism at North Carolina State. 185 00:15:21,033 --> 00:15:23,866 Then I was a reporter for a while with the Greensboro Republican. 186 00:15:23,936 --> 00:15:26,996 Then I had a bad marriage, and it all ended. 187 00:15:27,073 --> 00:15:29,735 Here I am. My name is Faye Kruger. 188 00:15:29,809 --> 00:15:31,970 Hello, Faye Kruger. 189 00:15:32,044 --> 00:15:35,741 I was sent out here to get a story on transcendental meditation, 190 00:15:35,815 --> 00:15:40,309 but, uh, I'm not too much interested in the subject anyway. 191 00:15:41,320 --> 00:15:43,254 Well, you should be. It's fascinating. 192 00:15:43,322 --> 00:15:48,316 I have had lots of talks with Amerta Mera about it while he was living here. 193 00:15:48,394 --> 00:15:51,363 You did? Oh, sure. He's fascinating. 194 00:15:53,099 --> 00:15:56,865 Faye, how would you like to... 195 00:15:56,936 --> 00:15:59,598 go back into journalism? 196 00:15:59,672 --> 00:16:02,004 I'll proof what you write, of course, 197 00:16:02,074 --> 00:16:06,306 and, uh, I'll correct any kind of mistakes you may make and send it on. 198 00:16:06,379 --> 00:16:09,177 Then you sign my byline to it, send it on back to Chicago. 199 00:16:09,248 --> 00:16:12,740 Sign your byline? Yeah, sure. Oh, just at first, of course. 200 00:16:12,818 --> 00:16:15,343 I mean, after they see how really good you are, 201 00:16:15,421 --> 00:16:17,981 why, I'll use every bit of influence I have on my boss... 202 00:16:18,057 --> 00:16:21,584 to get you a job as a syndicated columnist. 203 00:16:21,661 --> 00:16:25,461 He must be really high on you. He's up in the ionosphere with me. 204 00:16:25,531 --> 00:16:28,193 The bodies were discovered sometime this morning. 205 00:16:28,267 --> 00:16:31,532 I'm trying to get a comment from LieutenantJack Matteo of the Los Angeles Police Department, 206 00:16:31,604 --> 00:16:33,538 but so far he's declined. 207 00:16:33,606 --> 00:16:36,302 Apparently, they've already arrested some suspects in the case. 208 00:16:36,375 --> 00:16:40,209 I just had word the police will hold a briefing for the press right here at the scene any minute. 209 00:16:40,279 --> 00:16:43,407 Start writing right now, honey, 'cause you're about to become a journalist. 210 00:16:46,018 --> 00:16:48,680 L- It's room 212. Start without me. 211 00:16:53,492 --> 00:16:56,484 Acting on tips furnished by police informants, 212 00:16:56,562 --> 00:16:59,895 we arrested the two suspects a few hours ago. 213 00:16:59,965 --> 00:17:01,956 Oh, I'm terribly sorry, ma'am. Now, these two- 214 00:17:02,034 --> 00:17:04,025 The door on the left. Yes, I- 215 00:17:06,872 --> 00:17:09,238 Excuse me. I'm late. I'm sorry. 216 00:17:09,308 --> 00:17:12,937 Thank you. The two suspects both... 217 00:17:13,012 --> 00:17:16,175 are admitted members of the Dark Star Coven, 218 00:17:16,248 --> 00:17:18,443 a group of Satan worshippers. 219 00:17:18,517 --> 00:17:20,451 - Captain. - Lieutenant. 220 00:17:20,519 --> 00:17:23,488 - Lieutenant- - Matteo. 221 00:17:23,556 --> 00:17:26,582 Lieutenant Matteo, how do you explain the loss of blood in the victims? 222 00:17:26,659 --> 00:17:30,026 That information has already been furnished and on the air, hasn't it? 223 00:17:30,096 --> 00:17:32,087 We're on to other things, Mr. - 224 00:17:32,164 --> 00:17:35,656 You mean, by the suction device found in the possession of the suspects? 225 00:17:35,735 --> 00:17:39,671 Seems to me a thing like that would take a long time. Oh, these people- 226 00:17:39,739 --> 00:17:42,731 Lieutenant, why didn't they just take the bodies with them... 227 00:17:42,808 --> 00:17:46,300 and drain them in the safety of their home where you caught them? 228 00:17:46,379 --> 00:17:48,313 That makes sense. 229 00:17:48,381 --> 00:17:51,544 Do you really believe that the suspects hung around the murder scene all that time? 230 00:17:51,617 --> 00:17:54,279 These people don't have much presence of mind. They're deranged. 231 00:17:54,353 --> 00:17:57,686 - Lieutenant, a question, please. - Yes. 232 00:17:57,757 --> 00:18:00,885 Do you feel that there's a connection between these murders and the ones in Erie and Barstow? 233 00:18:00,960 --> 00:18:03,622 Our department are looking into all leads. 234 00:18:03,696 --> 00:18:07,393 If a connection is found, the news will be released - I mean, if it serves a purpose. 235 00:18:07,466 --> 00:18:10,128 The murdered man was large, wasn't he? He was a former stuntman. 236 00:18:10,202 --> 00:18:12,136 A former stuntman? Yeah. 237 00:18:12,204 --> 00:18:15,196 Then the killer must have had immense strength in order to subdue a man like that. 238 00:18:15,274 --> 00:18:17,765 Constantine Praxanos, one of our suspects, 239 00:18:17,843 --> 00:18:20,971 is 6'2" and weighs 250 pounds. 240 00:18:21,046 --> 00:18:25,005 Uh, uh, uh- Is that strong enough for you, Mr. - Wow. He's a big guy. 241 00:18:25,084 --> 00:18:27,143 Lieutenant, how do you spell that, please? 242 00:18:27,219 --> 00:18:30,655 P- R-A-X- Uh-Yeah. Lieutenant? Lieutenant? 243 00:18:30,723 --> 00:18:34,215 There must have been quite a struggle, yet I see no evidence of that. 244 00:18:35,361 --> 00:18:37,329 Now, Dr. Kornbaum- 245 00:18:37,396 --> 00:18:41,355 - Kornbaum? Is that with a "K" or a "C," sir? - "K." 246 00:18:41,434 --> 00:18:43,368 Our police psychiatrist... 247 00:18:43,436 --> 00:18:45,768 believes that these murders... 248 00:18:45,838 --> 00:18:48,102 are ritual by nature. 249 00:18:48,174 --> 00:18:52,474 Satan worshippers of the type we've arraigned... 250 00:18:52,545 --> 00:18:55,105 often serve human blood during sabbats. 251 00:18:55,181 --> 00:18:57,775 Blood! Blood. Exactly, yes. 252 00:18:57,850 --> 00:19:00,785 Uh, what marks were on the body, Lieutenant? 253 00:19:00,853 --> 00:19:03,879 Were there any marked bruises? Are they beaten or bruised? 254 00:19:03,956 --> 00:19:06,447 Lieutenant, where was the suction device attached? 255 00:19:06,525 --> 00:19:09,892 Yeah. Where was it? We're withholding certain specific facts. 256 00:19:09,962 --> 00:19:12,954 Oh, come on! Facts that only an involved party could verify. 257 00:19:13,032 --> 00:19:16,126 Is there any truth to the rumor that the only marks on the body... 258 00:19:16,202 --> 00:19:19,137 were two marks in the throat, like a vampire's? 259 00:19:19,205 --> 00:19:21,139 Vampire? First I've heard of that. 260 00:19:21,207 --> 00:19:23,266 You-You with the hat. 261 00:19:23,342 --> 00:19:26,641 Just what paper do you work for? 262 00:19:26,712 --> 00:19:28,646 Manchester Guardian. 263 00:19:34,019 --> 00:19:35,987 Hi. Oh, hi! 264 00:19:36,055 --> 00:19:39,650 Hey. Did, uh, I get any calls from Vegas? 265 00:19:39,725 --> 00:19:43,024 Well, I don't know. You told me not to answer the phone. 266 00:19:43,095 --> 00:19:45,086 Oh, yeah. Yeah, that's right. 267 00:19:49,101 --> 00:19:52,229 Hello, operator? Yeah, I'd like to place a long-distance call to Las Vegas, please. 268 00:19:52,304 --> 00:19:57,640 Area code 702-554-7726. 269 00:19:57,710 --> 00:20:00,702 - Thank you. How's the story coming? - Oh. Oh, fine. Just fine. 270 00:20:00,779 --> 00:20:03,873 I read snatches of it to the, uh, room service waiter, 271 00:20:03,949 --> 00:20:05,917 and he really seemed intrigued. 272 00:20:05,985 --> 00:20:08,818 When are you gonna proofread it? Just as soon as I'm finished with this. 273 00:20:08,888 --> 00:20:12,051 Yeah. Hello, Frank? How you coming with that missing persons list? 274 00:20:12,124 --> 00:20:15,616 Oh, Carl, do you spell "magically" with one "L" or two? 275 00:20:15,694 --> 00:20:17,821 Two, two. Yeah. 276 00:20:17,897 --> 00:20:21,333 How many? Eighty-seven people? 277 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:23,561 Well, I guess you'd better- 278 00:20:23,636 --> 00:20:27,231 Yeah, wire me the list down here at the hotel, collect. 279 00:20:27,306 --> 00:20:29,797 Yeah. Yeah, thanks, Frank. I owe you. 280 00:20:36,615 --> 00:20:39,448 - It been doing that a lot? - Uh-huh. 281 00:20:40,719 --> 00:20:42,653 Uh-huh. 282 00:20:47,526 --> 00:20:49,517 Kolchak? 283 00:20:49,595 --> 00:20:52,120 Hello, operator? Hello. 284 00:20:52,197 --> 00:20:56,031 Look, I could hear you a lot better if you took that submarine sandwich out of your mouth. 285 00:20:56,101 --> 00:21:00,231 Uh, hello- Hello, Tony? Tony. This is a real lousy connection. 286 00:21:00,306 --> 00:21:02,797 How did the interview go with Amerta Mera? 287 00:21:02,875 --> 00:21:06,470 Oh, she did, huh? I said, Amerta Mera! 288 00:21:06,545 --> 00:21:09,742 Yeah, well, there's a little place down off the lobby down here. 289 00:21:09,815 --> 00:21:13,751 It's, uh- It's called The Char-Pit. It's real cheap, Tony. 290 00:21:13,819 --> 00:21:16,811 The guru, Carl. Did you get what we need? 291 00:21:16,889 --> 00:21:19,414 How did the interview go with the guru? 292 00:21:19,491 --> 00:21:24,428 Overcooked. Yeah, the T-bone was lousy, but the chocolate mousse was passable. 293 00:21:24,496 --> 00:21:29,092 You just get that story wired in and fast! And it better be a real jewel! 294 00:21:29,168 --> 00:21:31,659 Tony, listen, this hotel is awfully close to the airport. 295 00:21:31,737 --> 00:21:35,468 There's another 747 coming over. I can't- Hello? 296 00:21:35,541 --> 00:21:37,805 Hello? Good-bye! 297 00:21:46,719 --> 00:21:52,214 Carl, when you use "its," as in "ofttimes loses its own charm," 298 00:21:52,291 --> 00:21:56,057 do you put the apostrophe before or after the "S'"? 299 00:21:56,128 --> 00:21:58,289 Oft? Ofttimes? 300 00:21:58,364 --> 00:22:01,527 Balaban and Matteo, Unit 1-Baker-Nevada, checking out. 301 00:22:01,600 --> 00:22:03,568 We're at 3200 Windsor Place. 302 00:22:03,636 --> 00:22:07,265 We'll be away from the unit 45 minutes to an hour. Code 27. 303 00:22:07,339 --> 00:22:10,331 10-4. Copy. When are you gonna proofread this? 304 00:22:10,409 --> 00:22:13,810 Uh, why don't you proofread it and put it out on the wires, okay? 305 00:22:13,879 --> 00:22:16,575 You don't have anymore "ofts," do you? 306 00:22:16,649 --> 00:22:19,812 Or "narys" or "dost thous"? 307 00:22:19,885 --> 00:22:23,685 I never use "dost thou. " Um, oh, I do have a "nary" in here though. 308 00:22:23,756 --> 00:22:25,690 What's wrong with that? 309 00:22:25,758 --> 00:22:27,692 Well, it went out with "methinks. " 310 00:22:27,760 --> 00:22:32,561 Lose the, uh, "nary" and the "ofts" and put it on the wire, okay? 311 00:22:32,631 --> 00:22:37,001 Okay. 312 00:22:41,407 --> 00:22:43,807 Hollywood. 313 00:22:43,876 --> 00:22:47,039 I was beginning to see they do things strangely there. 314 00:22:47,112 --> 00:22:49,910 A detective lieutenant puts two suspects in jail... 315 00:22:49,982 --> 00:22:53,281 and then goes back to the scene of the crime to do his investigation. 316 00:22:55,254 --> 00:22:57,814 What can you expect from a city that erects a building... 317 00:22:57,890 --> 00:22:59,824 to look like a stack offlapjacks... 318 00:22:59,892 --> 00:23:02,417 and where some of the men dust their eyebrows with glitter? 319 00:23:02,494 --> 00:23:07,796 Compared to Tinseltown, Chicago was beginning to look like the Garden of Eden. 320 00:23:53,145 --> 00:23:55,136 Hey. 321 00:23:56,315 --> 00:23:58,783 - What's your name? - Uh, Carl Kolchak. 322 00:23:58,851 --> 00:24:01,342 What are you doing here? I'm a reporter with the I.N.S. In Chicago. 323 00:24:01,420 --> 00:24:04,082 Yeah, well, we have enough homegrown reporters. 324 00:24:04,156 --> 00:24:06,488 Your help is not needed. I think you do need some help. 325 00:24:06,558 --> 00:24:09,686 You got two suspects down in jail. Yet here you are at the scene of the murder, 326 00:24:09,762 --> 00:24:14,062 fretting in this apartment that your department has gone over with a fine-tooth comb. 327 00:24:14,133 --> 00:24:16,533 I'm a compulsive worrier, okay? 328 00:24:16,602 --> 00:24:19,435 If you're worried about those two warlocks you got in jail being innocent, 329 00:24:19,505 --> 00:24:21,496 I think you've got every right to worry. 330 00:24:21,573 --> 00:24:23,507 Is that right? Yeah. 331 00:24:23,575 --> 00:24:25,509 Why is that? 332 00:24:25,577 --> 00:24:30,514 The two victims that were killed in this apartment were killed for food by a vampire. 333 00:24:30,582 --> 00:24:32,516 A real one! 334 00:24:35,654 --> 00:24:39,522 One of the reasons I went into police work is because I thought I'd meet all kinds of people. 335 00:24:39,591 --> 00:24:42,583 You know, interesting people. That's the truth. 336 00:24:42,661 --> 00:24:45,494 But you're not interesting. You're just idiotic. 337 00:24:45,564 --> 00:24:48,897 No, I spoke to that deputy sheriff up in Barstow. 338 00:24:48,967 --> 00:24:51,902 I asked him if there were puncture marks on the neck of the victims up there. 339 00:24:51,970 --> 00:24:54,370 You know what he said? He denied it completely! 340 00:24:54,439 --> 00:24:56,930 Yet the truth was hanging out all over his face. 341 00:24:57,009 --> 00:25:01,309 Come on. You know and I know that Linda Courtner and her boyfriend here in this apartment- 342 00:25:01,380 --> 00:25:03,371 both had puncture marks on their throats. 343 00:25:03,448 --> 00:25:05,439 If I knew that, I would have told the press. 344 00:25:05,517 --> 00:25:07,451 Why are you having this fantasy? 345 00:25:07,519 --> 00:25:10,682 This is not a fantasy. There's a pattern to these murders. 346 00:25:10,756 --> 00:25:13,088 You know about the car up in Barstow. 347 00:25:13,158 --> 00:25:17,288 From what I hear of it, it's grand theft auto. Yeah, then you didn't hear enough. 348 00:25:17,362 --> 00:25:20,798 The windows in that car were taped up with black paper... 349 00:25:20,866 --> 00:25:23,630 on the inside... 350 00:25:23,702 --> 00:25:26,102 to keep the sunlight... 351 00:25:26,171 --> 00:25:28,503 from coming in. 352 00:25:30,776 --> 00:25:33,802 I have one thing to tell you, Kolchak- 353 00:25:33,879 --> 00:25:38,407 I want you to get out of town. I want you to get out of town today. 354 00:25:38,483 --> 00:25:42,180 On your way home, you can drop off your vampire story in Transylvania. 355 00:25:42,254 --> 00:25:45,587 This vampire didn't come from Transylvania. It came from Las Vegas. 356 00:25:45,657 --> 00:25:48,319 You put one word of that nonsense on a Teletype, 357 00:25:48,393 --> 00:25:51,385 and you're back in Windy City before you have a chance to pull your hat down tight! 358 00:25:51,463 --> 00:25:53,397 Forget the Teletype. That's unimportant. 359 00:25:53,465 --> 00:25:56,798 What is important is that you and everybody else in this city stop that vampire. Kill it! 360 00:25:56,869 --> 00:26:00,032 The only way you're gonna find it is if you start treating it as a vampire. 361 00:26:00,105 --> 00:26:02,733 Get out of here. No, the only way you can kill it is that. 362 00:26:02,808 --> 00:26:05,641 Listen to me, please. This is very important. Get out! 363 00:26:05,711 --> 00:26:09,875 Now, they have superhuman strength. Will you- 364 00:26:09,948 --> 00:26:13,475 The only way you can hold it at bay is with a cross. 365 00:26:13,552 --> 00:26:17,181 Now, you kill it by driving a stake through its- 366 00:26:17,256 --> 00:26:19,190 Get out. 367 00:26:22,694 --> 00:26:25,993 You the manager? Yeah, and the painter. 368 00:26:26,064 --> 00:26:28,055 And the plumber, and the gardener. 369 00:26:29,201 --> 00:26:31,863 Did you know Linda Courtner? Hmm? 370 00:26:31,937 --> 00:26:34,667 You haven't been talking to reporters, have you? 371 00:26:34,740 --> 00:26:37,231 No. Police gave me strict instructions. 372 00:26:37,309 --> 00:26:41,803 I'm glad to see you're complying. Carl Kolchak, I.N.S. 373 00:26:41,880 --> 00:26:44,246 Oh. Well, I'll be glad to help in any way I can. 374 00:26:44,316 --> 00:26:46,784 That's good. We'll be grateful for your cooperation. 375 00:26:46,852 --> 00:26:50,788 There's a lot of female clothes missing from that apartment. You have any idea who took 'em? 376 00:26:50,856 --> 00:26:54,417 Oh, not at all. That's odd, isn't it? I mean, two men were- 377 00:26:54,493 --> 00:26:57,053 That's under investigation. Oh. 378 00:26:57,129 --> 00:27:01,657 Would you give us a list or description of those clothes and jewelry so we can put a search on 'em? 379 00:27:01,733 --> 00:27:04,201 She had an awful lot of clothes. A lot of expensive things. 380 00:27:04,269 --> 00:27:06,499 Expensive? I guess she needed them for her work. 381 00:27:06,571 --> 00:27:10,063 What kind of work? Her hours were very bad. 382 00:27:10,142 --> 00:27:12,076 She'd come in late, go out late. 383 00:27:12,144 --> 00:27:14,635 Some kind of entertainment thing. Hostessing or something. 384 00:27:14,713 --> 00:27:16,647 Yeah? For whom? 385 00:27:16,715 --> 00:27:19,309 Grace's Catering Service. That's the name of the firm, I believe. 386 00:27:19,384 --> 00:27:21,716 That's right. Grace's Catering Service. That's right. 387 00:27:21,787 --> 00:27:25,120 She was an entertainer, a performer? Yeah, I guess so. 388 00:27:25,190 --> 00:27:28,216 My wife overheard her talking about doing some stunts. 389 00:27:28,293 --> 00:27:30,227 Stunts. 390 00:27:30,295 --> 00:27:32,593 Are you sure she didn't say "tricks"? 391 00:27:34,199 --> 00:27:37,430 Oh, the reason she made that mistake is because her sister went out of town... 392 00:27:37,502 --> 00:27:39,834 to go into show business, and we naturally assumed- 393 00:27:39,905 --> 00:27:43,204 She went out of town and went into show business where? Las Vegas. 394 00:27:43,275 --> 00:27:46,767 Las Vegas. She was gonna be a showgirl, but then she disappeared, 395 00:27:46,845 --> 00:27:48,779 and Mrs. Courtner was very upset. 396 00:27:50,682 --> 00:27:53,207 Yes, her name- her name was- Catherine. 397 00:27:53,285 --> 00:27:55,276 Catherine. That's right. Catherine Courtner. 398 00:27:55,354 --> 00:27:57,686 No. She never married, that I know of. 399 00:27:57,756 --> 00:28:03,023 No, the family name was Stallings or Rawlings. Rawlins! That was it! 400 00:28:03,095 --> 00:28:05,825 R- A-W- Hey, where you going? 401 00:28:08,066 --> 00:28:11,297 Did you tell him anything? No, I didn't tell him anything. 402 00:28:11,370 --> 00:28:13,861 And he didn't know anything. 403 00:28:19,778 --> 00:28:21,712 May 8, 8:10 p. m. 404 00:28:21,780 --> 00:28:24,578 Ichabod Grace, businessman, entrepreneur, 405 00:28:24,649 --> 00:28:27,140 was about to make an investment. 406 00:28:29,488 --> 00:28:31,979 More of a takeover than a merger. 407 00:28:40,766 --> 00:28:44,896 Ichabod's terms were fair, his pitch persuasive. 408 00:28:44,970 --> 00:28:49,703 Ichabod thought he had added another filly to his stable of trotters. 409 00:28:49,775 --> 00:28:54,178 In Ichabod's parlance, his new acquisition was called a "fox. '" 410 00:28:54,246 --> 00:28:58,910 He had no way ofknowing she was actually more closely related to the bat. 411 00:29:12,564 --> 00:29:15,590 I picked up the missing persons list from Las Vegas at the desk. 412 00:29:15,667 --> 00:29:18,602 A Miss Catherine Rawlins was number 56 on the sheet. 413 00:29:18,670 --> 00:29:21,036 She had been arrested a few times for prostitution. 414 00:29:21,106 --> 00:29:25,406 Late in 1970, at the age of 25, she'd been listed as a missing person. 415 00:29:25,477 --> 00:29:27,468 Two things were now clear- 416 00:29:27,546 --> 00:29:31,038 She was no longer missing, nor could she now be considered a person. 417 00:29:48,333 --> 00:29:50,267 Hello? 418 00:29:50,335 --> 00:29:54,601 When I brushed my teeth this morning, Kolchak, you were still alive, 419 00:29:54,673 --> 00:29:58,404 but then I started shaving, and the whole world ended for you. 420 00:29:58,477 --> 00:30:01,002 Tony? Is it Tony? I can't hear you, Tony! 421 00:30:01,079 --> 00:30:02,842 Turn the shaver off, Carl. 422 00:30:06,184 --> 00:30:08,948 Now, where have you been, 423 00:30:09,020 --> 00:30:11,511 why the games, and why haven't you returned my calls? 424 00:30:13,125 --> 00:30:17,027 Well, I haven't been in the hotel room. I've been working, and it's paying off. 425 00:30:17,095 --> 00:30:19,996 Listen, there's more to this meditation thing than meets the eye. 426 00:30:20,065 --> 00:30:23,057 I've been running down some interesting side roads, 427 00:30:23,135 --> 00:30:25,626 and I've gotten- It's really very interesting. 428 00:30:25,704 --> 00:30:27,638 Is that right? Mmm. 429 00:30:27,706 --> 00:30:31,665 I'd like to ask you a few questions about the Amerta Mera interview itself. 430 00:30:31,743 --> 00:30:34,041 Could I call you back on that? No! 431 00:30:34,112 --> 00:30:37,206 Does Mera's mansion really have copper pipes throughout? 432 00:30:37,282 --> 00:30:39,773 - Copper pipes? - Yes, plumbing. Plumbing! 433 00:30:39,851 --> 00:30:44,151 Uh-Well, yes, Tony. Some of these old, uh- these old mansions, 434 00:30:44,222 --> 00:30:47,055 they do have, uh, copper pipes. 435 00:30:47,125 --> 00:30:49,059 Fascinating. 436 00:30:49,127 --> 00:30:51,823 And they also have "low-maintenance grounds, a Spanish tile roof... 437 00:30:51,897 --> 00:30:53,831 and a separate adobe cabana"? 438 00:30:53,899 --> 00:30:58,563 Yeah, that's what it says, Tony. Yeah, that's right. I thought it was very interesting. 439 00:30:58,637 --> 00:31:01,105 I thought I had my wires crossed with Better Homes and Gardens. 440 00:31:01,173 --> 00:31:03,164 I didn't send you there to interview real estate. 441 00:31:03,241 --> 00:31:06,301 Well, Tony, I thought it was a new angle, you see? 442 00:31:06,378 --> 00:31:09,677 However, if you'd like a rewrite, I'll have it on the way for you tomorrow. 443 00:31:09,748 --> 00:31:11,943 Oh, you will have a rewrite on the way tomorrow, 444 00:31:12,017 --> 00:31:15,350 but if another story comes in looking like this, it will be the end. 445 00:31:15,420 --> 00:31:17,479 You got it? Yeah, got it. Got it. 446 00:31:17,556 --> 00:31:20,252 Good! And, Carl? Yes? 447 00:31:20,325 --> 00:31:22,987 You can go on and finish your shave now. 448 00:31:27,065 --> 00:31:31,161 He didn't like it, did he? He wants a rewrite. 449 00:31:31,236 --> 00:31:34,069 No, no, no. He was really very excited about it. 450 00:31:34,139 --> 00:31:37,973 Yeah, he, uh- he doesn't want a rewrite, exactly. 451 00:31:38,043 --> 00:31:42,571 He just wants a, uh, polish. 452 00:31:42,647 --> 00:31:44,581 Then why was he shouting? 453 00:31:44,649 --> 00:31:48,210 Oh, listen. Editors shout a lot. You gotta get used to that. 454 00:31:48,286 --> 00:31:52,086 Well, I'll look over my notes and see if I can tighten it up a little bit. 455 00:31:52,157 --> 00:31:57,151 Yeah, listen, uh, I heard about a-a business named Grace's Catering Service, 456 00:31:57,229 --> 00:32:00,027 but, Faye, it's not listed here in the directory. 457 00:32:00,098 --> 00:32:02,692 You, uh-You wouldn't have heard about it, would you? 458 00:32:02,767 --> 00:32:05,258 No, I don't think I have. It's not listed under "Catering. " 459 00:32:05,337 --> 00:32:07,862 Maybe it's under "Restaurants. " 460 00:32:08,873 --> 00:32:10,807 "P." "R." That's it. 461 00:32:10,875 --> 00:32:12,866 Restaurants. 462 00:32:12,944 --> 00:32:14,878 "G" and Ninth. 463 00:32:28,593 --> 00:32:30,561 Afternoon. Grace's Catering Service. 464 00:32:30,629 --> 00:32:32,563 Yeah, I'd like- 465 00:32:34,399 --> 00:32:36,333 I'd like to speak to Catherine Rawlins. 466 00:32:36,401 --> 00:32:38,835 She's not in right now. I could take a message. 467 00:32:38,903 --> 00:32:43,340 Well, do you know where I could see her, where I could reach her? 468 00:32:43,408 --> 00:32:45,933 You could reach her through me. That's about it. 469 00:32:46,011 --> 00:32:48,377 I see. 470 00:32:48,446 --> 00:32:51,438 Well, I'd like, uh- I'd like her to deliver... 471 00:32:51,516 --> 00:32:54,713 something warm, if that's possible. 472 00:32:55,920 --> 00:32:58,548 - That's what we're here for. - Good. 473 00:32:58,623 --> 00:33:00,887 Could she deliver it to my hotel room? 474 00:33:01,960 --> 00:33:04,155 Hold on a minute. 475 00:33:04,229 --> 00:33:07,790 - Little after 8:00 okay? - No, no. No. 476 00:33:07,866 --> 00:33:10,426 Later. How about after 4:00? 4:00 a. m. 477 00:33:10,502 --> 00:33:12,197 No dice. 478 00:33:13,371 --> 00:33:15,305 Well, okay. Make it after 8:00. 479 00:33:15,373 --> 00:33:19,036 All right. Give me your room number, where you're at and your first name. 480 00:33:20,645 --> 00:33:22,579 Sure. 481 00:33:22,647 --> 00:33:25,377 Uh, 212. The name is Tony. 482 00:33:25,450 --> 00:33:28,783 Okay, friend. You got yourself an appointment. 483 00:33:32,891 --> 00:33:37,123 - Now, about the rewrite- - Yeah. We'll get on that tomorrow. 484 00:33:37,195 --> 00:33:39,129 Tomorrow? Mm-hmm. 485 00:33:39,197 --> 00:33:42,064 But, look, I'm worried about your editor. He expects the rewrite. 486 00:33:42,133 --> 00:33:44,966 I was hoping you'd help me. Sure, sure, sure. Listen. We'll do it tomorrow. 487 00:33:45,036 --> 00:33:48,528 We'll just, uh-We'll get into it and do an absolutely... 488 00:33:48,606 --> 00:33:51,404 fantastic job tomorrow. 489 00:33:51,476 --> 00:33:53,410 Okay? 490 00:33:54,579 --> 00:33:56,513 Tomorrow. Tomorrow. 491 00:33:56,581 --> 00:33:58,515 Good-bye. Oh, Faye. 492 00:33:58,583 --> 00:34:01,484 Uh, could you lend me your lipstick? 493 00:34:05,824 --> 00:34:08,315 Is there something you'd like to talk about? 494 00:34:08,393 --> 00:34:10,623 I mean, maybe I could help you in some way. 495 00:34:10,695 --> 00:34:13,186 We will! We will. I'll tell you everything tomorrow. 496 00:34:13,264 --> 00:34:17,098 I'll give you a full explanation, but right now could I just borrow your lipstick? 497 00:34:20,405 --> 00:34:22,896 Thank you very much. Bye. 498 00:34:55,540 --> 00:34:58,202 Who is it? Grace's Catering. 499 00:34:59,377 --> 00:35:01,368 Door's open. Come on in. 500 00:35:06,284 --> 00:35:08,878 Tony? Come on in. 501 00:35:20,665 --> 00:35:23,361 Back! 502 00:35:25,904 --> 00:35:29,101 All right. Which freako scene is this? 503 00:35:37,115 --> 00:35:42,109 You're not Catherine Rawlins. You're not Marcello Mastroianni, but you don't hear me crying about it. 504 00:35:42,187 --> 00:35:45,748 Where's Catherine? Well, you're all flattery, aren't you, Father? 505 00:35:45,824 --> 00:35:49,624 No, no. I didn't want her to come up here for, uh- for, uh- 506 00:35:49,694 --> 00:35:52,185 No, it's very important that I meet her. 507 00:35:52,263 --> 00:35:54,754 Ichabod sent her off on another gig at the last minute. 508 00:35:54,833 --> 00:35:57,597 What-What does that witch have that I don't? 509 00:35:57,669 --> 00:36:00,968 Believe me, baby, you would not want to know. Now, who's Ichabod? 510 00:36:01,039 --> 00:36:03,098 Ichabod Grace, the main man. 511 00:36:03,174 --> 00:36:06,166 My sugar mac. Catherine's too. Uh-huh. 512 00:36:06,244 --> 00:36:08,735 And where do I find Catherine? Where does she live? Do you know? 513 00:36:08,813 --> 00:36:10,747 That creep doesn't talk to anybody. 514 00:36:10,815 --> 00:36:13,477 I don't know anything about her except she uses four pounds... 515 00:36:13,551 --> 00:36:17,078 of pancake and rouge on her face, and guys pay for that. 516 00:36:17,155 --> 00:36:19,783 Well, she has to use it. She's not well. 517 00:36:19,858 --> 00:36:21,792 Aww. Where do I find Ichabod? 518 00:36:21,860 --> 00:36:26,695 You're gonna find him hoppin' mad when he hears I came up here and didn't get paid. 519 00:36:26,764 --> 00:36:28,823 Two hundred dollars, sweetcheeks. 520 00:36:28,900 --> 00:36:32,631 Two hundred dollars? Welcome to Hollywood, sailor. 521 00:36:32,704 --> 00:36:36,606 I don't have to answer questions like that about my business. 522 00:36:36,674 --> 00:36:40,337 That's an invasion of the laissez-faire principle of free enterprise. 523 00:36:40,411 --> 00:36:42,971 Yeah, Linda Courtner used to work for you, is that right? 524 00:36:43,047 --> 00:36:45,174 Maybe. So what? Catherine Rawlins killed her. 525 00:36:45,250 --> 00:36:48,242 You're nuts. Why would she want to do a thing like that? 526 00:36:48,319 --> 00:36:51,311 Uh, well, Catherine Rawlins was Linda Courtner's sister, 527 00:36:51,389 --> 00:36:53,949 and she had reasons that even you wouldn't understand. 528 00:36:54,025 --> 00:36:55,959 Sister? Yeah. 529 00:36:56,027 --> 00:36:58,587 You are crazy. I am? 530 00:36:58,663 --> 00:37:01,257 What has Catherine been wearing lately in the way of clothes? 531 00:37:01,332 --> 00:37:04,267 I'll bet my bottom dollar they all belong to Linda. 532 00:37:06,371 --> 00:37:10,034 You know, maybe there is some kind of family resemblance. 533 00:37:10,108 --> 00:37:14,204 I just never noticed it. And that Catherine- She is weird. 534 00:37:14,279 --> 00:37:17,942 You could be considered an accessory to a murder. Now, where is she? 535 00:37:18,016 --> 00:37:20,143 Talk to my lawyer. You talk to your lawyer. 536 00:37:20,218 --> 00:37:23,710 You're withholding evidence in a killing. Now, where is she? 537 00:37:27,659 --> 00:37:31,151 I sent her over to Stacker's pad. Stacker? Stacker who? 538 00:37:31,229 --> 00:37:35,188 "Stacker who?" Don't you follow football, chum? 539 00:37:35,266 --> 00:37:38,497 Clayton "Stacker" Schumaker of the Los Angeles Rams. 540 00:37:52,250 --> 00:37:54,411 10:43 p. m. 541 00:37:54,485 --> 00:37:57,818 Tackle Hugo Maltz and the famous Rams Godzilla Gang arrived... 542 00:37:57,889 --> 00:38:01,222 at the home of Stacker Schumaker to give their amorous teammate... 543 00:38:01,292 --> 00:38:04,750 what Maltz had called one hellacious surprise. 544 00:38:04,829 --> 00:38:06,820 The surprise was all theirs. 545 00:38:45,503 --> 00:38:48,666 It-It got- It got knocked in there during the fight. Be careful! Careful, will you? 546 00:38:48,740 --> 00:38:52,836 Please, they might be good. There. Okay. 547 00:38:52,910 --> 00:38:55,504 Oh, that's terrific. That's just terrific. 548 00:38:55,580 --> 00:38:58,413 Listen, these pictures would have shown - I know. A woman. 549 00:38:58,483 --> 00:39:00,610 Yeah. A woman did all this, huh? 550 00:39:00,685 --> 00:39:03,916 Ask your men. They chased her for three blocks. Ask them what they saw. 551 00:39:03,988 --> 00:39:05,956 All they saw is someone with long hair. 552 00:39:06,024 --> 00:39:09,255 Could have been a guy from the Dark Star Coven. They all have long hair. 553 00:39:09,327 --> 00:39:11,454 Yeah. Are they all built like Veronica Lake? 554 00:39:11,529 --> 00:39:14,327 Can they juggle the Godzilla Gang single-handedly, huh? 555 00:39:14,399 --> 00:39:16,333 Ever hear of karate, kung fu? 556 00:39:16,401 --> 00:39:19,734 Listen, what I saw was not kung fu, and it wasn't chow mein. 557 00:39:19,804 --> 00:39:22,534 It was a female vampire. I don't want to hear that word again! 558 00:39:22,607 --> 00:39:26,065 With superhuman strength. But I don't have superhuman patience! 559 00:39:26,144 --> 00:39:28,078 What I do have is all used up. 560 00:39:28,146 --> 00:39:31,877 Her name is Catherine Rawlins. She's the sister of Linda Courtner. 561 00:39:31,949 --> 00:39:36,852 She disappeared in Las Vegas after having been bitten by a vam- 562 00:39:37,922 --> 00:39:40,220 Thousands of people disappear! 563 00:39:40,291 --> 00:39:43,226 Is Amelia Earhart supposed to show up as a vampire? 564 00:39:43,294 --> 00:39:45,421 Uh-huh! Uh-huh! Ha-ha-ha! 565 00:39:45,496 --> 00:39:47,987 She was a high-priced hooker in Vegas. 566 00:39:48,066 --> 00:39:50,557 She probably operates exactly the same way down here. 567 00:39:50,635 --> 00:39:53,399 Go on. Find her. Look for her. Kill her. Use your resources. 568 00:39:53,471 --> 00:39:57,066 Chicago, Lieutenant. I'm gonna use my resources on you. 569 00:39:57,141 --> 00:40:00,110 Collect, right? Collect. 570 00:40:00,178 --> 00:40:04,308 Hello. Mr. Anthony Vincenzo? Yes. Yes. 571 00:40:04,382 --> 00:40:08,716 - Lieutenant Matteo, L.A.P.D. - Oh! It's Kolchak, isn't it? 572 00:40:08,786 --> 00:40:11,516 He was found on the scene of a multiple homicide. 573 00:40:11,589 --> 00:40:15,081 He's a material witness, and if we want to, we can make him more than that. 574 00:40:15,159 --> 00:40:19,061 Pretty soon the flak is gonna start flying back to Chicago. 575 00:40:19,130 --> 00:40:23,260 Please, please, Lieutenant. Uh, let me speak to him. 576 00:40:24,569 --> 00:40:27,060 I don't want that word mentioned. 577 00:40:31,309 --> 00:40:33,243 Hi, Tony. 578 00:40:33,311 --> 00:40:36,280 I'm tired of it, Kolchak. I am fed up! 579 00:40:36,347 --> 00:40:39,714 I've got a brother-in-law who's got a 14-year-old kid he's always bailing out of juvenile hall, 580 00:40:39,784 --> 00:40:42,082 but I've got you, and you are worse! 581 00:40:42,153 --> 00:40:47,022 Tony, they're just pressuring me, that's all. What they're doing isn't even legal. 582 00:40:47,091 --> 00:40:50,527 Whatever it is, you do it, Carl, or so help me, you haven't got a job here. 583 00:40:50,595 --> 00:40:52,586 But, Tony, 584 00:40:52,663 --> 00:40:56,360 it was an absolutely remarkable thing: It's an incredible story. 585 00:40:56,434 --> 00:40:59,767 I mean it, Carl! I'll fire you. I won't have any choice. 586 00:40:59,837 --> 00:41:03,603 You've lied, you've connived, you've weaseled, and you belong on the unemployment line! 587 00:41:03,674 --> 00:41:07,667 Tony, Tony, listen to me. I was here in the flesh when it happened, when all the killings took place. 588 00:41:07,745 --> 00:41:10,145 It was done by a female vamp- 589 00:41:10,214 --> 00:41:14,514 It was what? Are you there, Kolchak? It was what? 590 00:41:15,653 --> 00:41:17,985 It was a- 591 00:41:18,055 --> 00:41:20,148 Well, some say it was a couple of warlocks. 592 00:41:22,126 --> 00:41:24,890 I don't know what you're talking about, and I don't care. 593 00:41:24,962 --> 00:41:29,296 You just remember this - Whatever you do next, I.N.S. Is not behind you. 594 00:41:29,367 --> 00:41:31,835 I.N.S. Is only behind a story on Amerta Mera, 595 00:41:31,903 --> 00:41:34,064 which, incidentally, I.N.S. Better get, 596 00:41:34,138 --> 00:41:36,333 or you'll be waiting in line at Window "A"! 597 00:41:36,407 --> 00:41:39,308 I understand you, I.N.S. Over and out. 598 00:41:39,377 --> 00:41:41,971 Kolchak. Kolchak! 599 00:41:43,281 --> 00:41:45,772 Oh, I'm sorry. You want to speak to him? 600 00:41:45,850 --> 00:41:49,843 I'll say it to you. Be on a plane by 6:00 this morning. 601 00:41:49,921 --> 00:41:52,321 Well, I don't know if I can make that. 602 00:41:52,390 --> 00:41:55,848 Then we'll carry you on and stuff you into a seat. 603 00:41:55,927 --> 00:42:00,159 Balaban! Give Mr. Kolchak a ride back to his hotel. 604 00:42:00,231 --> 00:42:02,961 He's tired of the smog. He wants to go home. Oh, no, no, I like Los- 605 00:42:03,034 --> 00:42:06,026 If he won't get in the car, jam his tie in the door and drag him. 606 00:42:06,103 --> 00:42:08,765 Oh, that's a sa- That's a dumb thing. 607 00:42:08,840 --> 00:42:10,774 That's a silly... 608 00:42:12,109 --> 00:42:14,043 thing to do. 609 00:42:14,111 --> 00:42:18,377 Uh, Officer, do you have a wife and little ones at home? 610 00:42:28,693 --> 00:42:31,321 Hi. Can I come in? Oh, yeah. Sure. 611 00:42:31,395 --> 00:42:33,329 Oh, here's your lipstick. 612 00:42:33,397 --> 00:42:36,491 Thank you. How'd you make out? 613 00:42:36,567 --> 00:42:39,263 Terrific. 614 00:42:39,337 --> 00:42:41,271 You're not leaving now, are you? 615 00:42:41,339 --> 00:42:46,174 Well, it's either now or after 12 years in San Quentin. 616 00:42:46,244 --> 00:42:50,738 Personally, I prefer now. Carl, I sure hate to see you go. 617 00:42:50,815 --> 00:42:53,648 You're in the minority. We'll keep in touch. 618 00:42:53,718 --> 00:42:57,279 Listen, what about the story? I've got some terrific ideas. I know you're gonna love it. 619 00:42:57,355 --> 00:43:00,188 I'll bet you have. Write it. 620 00:43:00,258 --> 00:43:03,750 Oh, no. It's back to real estate for me. 621 00:43:03,828 --> 00:43:07,559 No, no. You keep on writing. It'll take you a little time to get the hang of it, but- 622 00:43:09,300 --> 00:43:11,234 Real estate? 623 00:43:13,237 --> 00:43:16,604 Do companies out here rent as well as sell houses? 624 00:43:16,674 --> 00:43:18,665 Well, sure. We've got a lot of them. Yeah. 625 00:43:18,743 --> 00:43:22,201 How would a - How would a person find out if a house had been rented or sold, 626 00:43:22,280 --> 00:43:26,944 uh, purchased or bought or leased in the last week or two? 627 00:43:27,018 --> 00:43:30,681 Well, I could look in multiple listings. It covers every broker in town. 628 00:43:30,755 --> 00:43:33,155 It'd take a while. At your office? 629 00:43:33,224 --> 00:43:35,215 Yeah. Where's your office? 630 00:43:49,240 --> 00:43:52,607 It turned out that Los Angeles has nearly as many real estate offices... 631 00:43:52,677 --> 00:43:54,668 as it has traffic jams. 632 00:43:54,745 --> 00:43:58,579 Poor Faye Kruger and I spent 10 straight hours on the phone... 633 00:43:58,649 --> 00:44:00,583 till we finally had some luck, 634 00:44:00,651 --> 00:44:02,585 if you can call it luck. 635 00:44:02,653 --> 00:44:05,588 By the time Catherine Rawlins's house had been located, the sun had gone down, 636 00:44:05,656 --> 00:44:08,625 and if I waited for daylight, I'd find myself on an eastboundjet... 637 00:44:08,693 --> 00:44:10,627 compliments of the police, 638 00:44:10,695 --> 00:44:13,858 and Catherine would be thousands of miles behind me, slumbering, 639 00:44:13,931 --> 00:44:18,061 waiting for the next in an endless number of dark, quiet nights. 640 00:44:20,972 --> 00:44:24,738 The multiple listings had described Catherine's house as a baronial retreat. 641 00:44:24,809 --> 00:44:27,471 It was actually a decayed, turn-of-the-century mansion... 642 00:44:27,545 --> 00:44:29,570 awaiting to be replaced by a condominium, 643 00:44:29,647 --> 00:44:32,013 and it would appeal to a special type of client, 644 00:44:32,083 --> 00:44:35,348 someone unconcerned with earthly comforts. 645 00:44:35,419 --> 00:44:38,980 And it was secluded. Who would go near it? 646 00:44:39,056 --> 00:44:43,516 Only a vampire or some fool looking for her. 647 00:48:56,113 --> 00:48:58,547 Get away! 648 00:48:58,616 --> 00:49:00,550 Yeah! Aah! 649 00:49:00,618 --> 00:49:04,076 Hey! Get away! Get away! 650 00:50:01,011 --> 00:50:05,175 Matteo had a detective tailing me, but he lost me about the time Catherine found me. 651 00:50:05,249 --> 00:50:07,740 I wasn't particularly hard to find after that. 652 00:50:07,818 --> 00:50:09,945 It was just a question of following the light. 653 00:50:11,922 --> 00:50:14,891 I was told it could be seen from the Sunset Strip, 654 00:50:14,958 --> 00:50:17,722 West Los Angeles and Malibu. 655 00:50:25,869 --> 00:50:28,565 It was a local landmark, so I had to pay for another one, 656 00:50:28,639 --> 00:50:30,573 and I didn't mind at all. 657 00:50:30,641 --> 00:50:33,974 I just couldn't think of a way to get it on the expense account. 658 00:50:42,419 --> 00:50:45,911 They booked me for murder, just like I thought they would, 659 00:50:45,989 --> 00:50:48,321 but then, after 12 hours, they let me go. 660 00:50:48,392 --> 00:50:51,953 They never did say why, but as I was sitting in Lieutenant Matteo's office, 661 00:50:52,029 --> 00:50:54,020 waiting for execution, 662 00:50:54,098 --> 00:50:57,431 I happened to see a coroner's report on Catherine Rawlins. 663 00:50:59,503 --> 00:51:01,437 I quote the coroner- 664 00:51:01,505 --> 00:51:05,874 "The tissue structure of the individual appeared to be that of a female, species: Human, 665 00:51:05,943 --> 00:51:09,208 "who had been dead at least three years. 666 00:51:09,279 --> 00:51:13,272 This is a medical conundrum for which I have no explanation. 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