1 00:01:06,126 --> 00:01:08,026 Where have you been? I've been waiting since 7:00. 2 00:01:08,496 --> 00:01:10,396 Get in. I had to find fireworks. 3 00:01:10,926 --> 00:01:12,226 Let me drive. 4 00:01:12,226 --> 00:01:14,536 Get in. I haven't eaten in 24 hours. 5 00:01:17,466 --> 00:01:19,366 Are you coming or not? 6 00:01:39,956 --> 00:01:41,856 It's too crowded. 7 00:01:41,956 --> 00:01:43,856 I thought you were starving. 8 00:01:45,566 --> 00:01:47,766 Let's go someplace quiet. 9 00:01:49,266 --> 00:01:51,166 Okay. 10 00:02:02,016 --> 00:02:03,916 What are we doing? 11 00:02:05,346 --> 00:02:09,596 Sitting. Listening to music. Talking. 12 00:02:10,626 --> 00:02:14,496 -You seem weird. Is everything okay? -Yeah, everything's fine. 13 00:02:22,336 --> 00:02:24,236 It's July. How many shirts are you wearing? 14 00:02:25,136 --> 00:02:28,276 -I'm cold. -You're cold on the Fourth of July? 15 00:02:32,706 --> 00:02:34,816 Fuck off and die! 16 00:02:41,116 --> 00:02:44,256 -What? -"Fuck off and die"? 17 00:02:45,856 --> 00:02:47,756 Shut up. 18 00:03:12,486 --> 00:03:14,626 Was that car at the drive-in? 19 00:03:17,156 --> 00:03:19,296 I saw that car at Mr. Ed's. 20 00:03:25,666 --> 00:03:28,976 -Do you want me to tell him to leave? -Stay in the car. 21 00:03:44,246 --> 00:03:46,386 -Was that your husband? -No. 22 00:03:50,626 --> 00:03:52,526 Who was that, Darlene? 23 00:03:53,386 --> 00:03:55,286 Don't worry about it. 24 00:03:55,596 --> 00:03:59,066 -Don't tell me not to worry. Who was it? -It's nothing. 25 00:04:18,716 --> 00:04:20,616 Oh, shit. 26 00:04:23,586 --> 00:04:25,486 Let's go. 27 00:04:28,396 --> 00:04:30,296 Now, D. 28 00:04:41,906 --> 00:04:43,806 Get your wallet. 29 00:04:51,986 --> 00:04:53,986 Man, you really creeped us out. 30 00:05:56,546 --> 00:05:58,446 -Vallejo Police Department. -I want to report a double murder. 31 00:05:59,346 --> 00:06:01,046 May I have your name and where you are calling... 32 00:06:01,056 --> 00:06:02,956 If you go one mile east on Columbus Parkway, 33 00:06:03,516 --> 00:06:06,796 a public park, you'll find kids in a brown car. 34 00:06:07,696 --> 00:06:10,536 They were shot with a 9mm Luger. 35 00:06:11,466 --> 00:06:13,706 I also killed those kids last year. 36 00:06:14,796 --> 00:06:16,906 Goodbye. 37 00:06:34,816 --> 00:06:36,716 Spit. 38 00:06:36,716 --> 00:06:38,586 Come on, buddy. 39 00:06:38,586 --> 00:06:40,486 -I swallowed it. -Why? 40 00:06:41,656 --> 00:06:43,556 It was minty. 41 00:06:44,066 --> 00:06:46,566 You can't do that. It's not good for you. 42 00:06:47,436 --> 00:06:49,036 Lunch box. 43 00:06:49,036 --> 00:06:52,016 -Why am I not going on the bus? -Because we're late. 44 00:06:53,936 --> 00:06:57,316 Okay, you're staying with your mom and Aaron tonight. 45 00:06:57,906 --> 00:06:59,806 So, you don't like having a new little brother? 46 00:07:00,206 --> 00:07:03,586 -No, not really. -Oh, that's honest. 47 00:07:05,546 --> 00:07:07,446 Learn a lot. 48 00:07:10,756 --> 00:07:12,666 There will be a test tonight! 49 00:07:47,896 --> 00:07:49,796 Morning. 50 00:07:49,956 --> 00:07:51,856 -Hi. -Good morning. 51 00:07:52,026 --> 00:07:53,926 -Morning. -Morning. 52 00:08:14,556 --> 00:08:16,456 How's the coffee today, Shorty? 53 00:09:02,836 --> 00:09:04,736 Editorial in two. 54 00:09:34,436 --> 00:09:35,666 Good morning, gentlemen. 55 00:09:35,666 --> 00:09:36,996 -Good morning. -Good morning. 56 00:09:36,996 --> 00:09:38,896 Well, Stanton, tell Mr. Howe 57 00:09:39,036 --> 00:09:41,576 the draft board piece was damn near perfect. 58 00:09:42,736 --> 00:09:44,636 Mr. Graysmith. 59 00:09:45,746 --> 00:09:48,416 Horrid. 60 00:09:48,416 --> 00:09:50,316 Not so horrid. 61 00:09:50,716 --> 00:09:52,616 Horrid. I'm thinking we go with not so horrid. 62 00:09:56,216 --> 00:09:58,116 Paul, what's on the crime beat? 63 00:09:58,956 --> 00:10:00,856 Janice in Datebook left the fondue party before everyone got naked. 64 00:10:03,196 --> 00:10:04,996 That's a crime. 65 00:10:04,996 --> 00:10:06,896 Have you seen her? Wouldn't kid you. 66 00:10:07,226 --> 00:10:10,006 It may be the beginning of a crime wave. 67 00:10:10,496 --> 00:10:12,396 You need to see this. 68 00:10:17,746 --> 00:10:19,646 Go get the publisher. 69 00:10:19,676 --> 00:10:20,876 "Dear Editor, 70 00:10:20,876 --> 00:10:22,046 "This is the murderer 71 00:10:22,046 --> 00:10:23,946 "of the two teenagers last Christmas at Lake Herman 72 00:10:24,216 --> 00:10:26,116 "and the girl on the Fourth of July near the golf course in Vallejo. 73 00:10:27,486 --> 00:10:28,656 "To prove I killed them, 74 00:10:28,656 --> 00:10:30,556 "I shall state some facts which only I and the police know. 75 00:10:32,456 --> 00:10:35,836 "Christmas, brand name of ammo, Super-X. 76 00:10:36,696 --> 00:10:38,256 "Ten shots were fired. 77 00:10:38,266 --> 00:10:40,166 "The boy was on his back with his feet to the car. 78 00:10:41,166 --> 00:10:43,066 "The girl... " 79 00:10:44,636 --> 00:10:47,706 Would you read that, please? 80 00:10:48,906 --> 00:10:50,806 "The girl was on her right side, feet to the west. 81 00:10:51,506 --> 00:10:53,276 "Fourth of July. 82 00:10:53,276 --> 00:10:55,176 "One, girl was wearing patterned slacks. 83 00:10:56,246 --> 00:10:58,146 "The boy was also shot in the knee. 84 00:10:58,416 --> 00:11:00,796 "Brand name of ammo was Western. 85 00:11:01,456 --> 00:11:03,316 "Here is part of a cipher. 86 00:11:03,316 --> 00:11:05,216 "The other two parts of this cipher are being mailed to the editors of 87 00:11:06,926 --> 00:11:08,826 '"the Vallejo Times and S.F. Examiner. 88 00:11:09,856 --> 00:11:11,756 "I want you to print this cipher on the front page of your paper. 89 00:11:13,766 --> 00:11:15,666 "In this cipher is my identity. 90 00:11:16,266 --> 00:11:18,166 "If you do not print this cipher by the afternoon of Fry," 91 00:11:18,866 --> 00:11:20,766 F-R-Y, "First of Aug '69 I will go on a kill rampage Fry night. 92 00:11:24,976 --> 00:11:26,876 "I will cruise around all weekend killing lone people in the night 93 00:11:29,376 --> 00:11:30,916 "then move on to kill again 94 00:11:30,916 --> 00:11:32,816 "until I end up with a dozen people over the weekend. " 95 00:11:34,756 --> 00:11:37,256 It's unsigned except for a symbol. 96 00:11:38,456 --> 00:11:41,626 Is it me, or does that look like a gunsight? 97 00:11:43,156 --> 00:11:45,056 Today's August first. 98 00:11:45,126 --> 00:11:46,866 He wants his code in the afternoon edition. 99 00:11:46,866 --> 00:11:48,766 If the Examiner doesn't have the balls to run it, we scoop the Bay. 100 00:11:49,696 --> 00:11:51,596 Al, this man is talking about shooting 12 people. 101 00:11:51,836 --> 00:11:53,736 And not running this might make him do that. 102 00:11:53,736 --> 00:11:55,636 If we run it, we might be setting a very dangerous precedent. 103 00:11:56,306 --> 00:11:57,836 Oh, come on, now, it's newsworthy. 104 00:11:57,846 --> 00:11:59,746 Well, giving some sick bastard a soapbox, 105 00:12:00,176 --> 00:12:01,306 what does that say to people? 106 00:12:01,316 --> 00:12:03,216 Back up. Is this Vallejo story true? Do we know that? 107 00:12:04,616 --> 00:12:07,616 -Paul? -What? I cover crime in Vallejo? 108 00:12:08,786 --> 00:12:10,686 Yeah, I cover crime in Vallejo. Ten minutes. 109 00:12:10,826 --> 00:12:12,726 Let's shoot the code and call SFPD. 110 00:12:13,226 --> 00:12:17,066 If it turns out to be real, at least we'll have the material. 111 00:12:17,496 --> 00:12:19,396 All right. 112 00:12:19,626 --> 00:12:21,526 Graysmith, don't you have that cartoon to finish? 113 00:12:21,996 --> 00:12:23,896 Oh, yeah. 114 00:12:29,776 --> 00:12:31,676 Hi, this is Paul Avery from the San Francisco Chronicle. 115 00:12:32,106 --> 00:12:34,006 I'm looking for someone to shed some light on a letter we received. 116 00:12:35,246 --> 00:12:37,146 Thank you. 117 00:12:37,546 --> 00:12:38,686 Sergeant Mulanax. 118 00:12:38,686 --> 00:12:40,546 Sergeant, Paul Avery from the San Francisco Chronicle. 119 00:12:40,546 --> 00:12:41,686 I just wanted to check 120 00:12:41,686 --> 00:12:43,586 if you had an unsolved firearm-related homicide 121 00:12:43,586 --> 00:12:45,486 on Christmas and maybe one on July fourth. 122 00:12:46,586 --> 00:12:48,286 Shit. 123 00:12:48,296 --> 00:12:50,196 You guys got one, too? 124 00:12:50,726 --> 00:12:52,626 Confirmed. VPD, they confirmed the shootings. 125 00:12:53,996 --> 00:12:55,166 Al's on the phone with the Examiner. 126 00:12:55,166 --> 00:12:56,666 They got the same letter with a different code. 127 00:12:56,666 --> 00:12:57,836 So did Times-Herald. 128 00:12:57,836 --> 00:12:59,736 Christmas, two teenagers on lover's lane. Both DOA. 129 00:13:00,306 --> 00:13:02,006 David Faraday and Betty Jensen. 130 00:13:02,006 --> 00:13:03,906 July fourth, Darlene Ferrin and Michael... 131 00:13:04,676 --> 00:13:06,576 I think it's "Mayhew. " Anyway, he lived, she didn't. 132 00:13:06,646 --> 00:13:07,806 The murder weapons? 133 00:13:07,816 --> 00:13:09,716 Ballistics, everything he said in the letters matched. 134 00:13:10,816 --> 00:13:12,716 I mean, I think the Times-Herald's gonna go with it. 135 00:13:13,986 --> 00:13:15,886 The Examiner's going, but won't go front page. 136 00:13:16,956 --> 00:13:21,196 I say let's go front page. If he kills 12 people, it's not our fault. 137 00:13:21,726 --> 00:13:24,326 Robert! We need the cartoon. 138 00:13:26,196 --> 00:13:28,096 -You're not finished? -No, I'm finished, Carol. I'm finished. 139 00:13:29,466 --> 00:13:31,266 Thieriot's still here. 140 00:13:31,266 --> 00:13:32,906 Really? 141 00:13:32,906 --> 00:13:36,216 The first edition is off the floor in 10, Charles. 142 00:13:39,646 --> 00:13:41,546 Give us a sec. 143 00:13:44,046 --> 00:13:45,946 Okay, re-plate. 144 00:13:46,016 --> 00:13:48,586 We'll go on page... Page four. 145 00:13:50,416 --> 00:13:52,316 What do you say, 20 bucks whoever cracks the psycho's name? 146 00:13:53,656 --> 00:13:55,566 He won't give his name. 147 00:13:56,796 --> 00:13:58,626 Morti's? Anyone? 148 00:13:58,626 --> 00:14:00,906 -That's where I'm heading. -All right. 149 00:14:27,456 --> 00:14:30,266 Put those on my desk. Turn on the light. 150 00:14:41,206 --> 00:14:43,106 Grab your book. 151 00:14:45,706 --> 00:14:47,816 Now go get your jammies on. 152 00:14:50,676 --> 00:14:52,576 All right, people, listen up. 153 00:14:52,586 --> 00:14:54,486 The cipher's broken into three sections, each with eight lines and 17 symbols. 154 00:14:57,756 --> 00:14:59,656 No breaks between the symbols denoting different words. 155 00:15:00,386 --> 00:15:02,286 No numbers or clues to substitution keys. 156 00:15:02,856 --> 00:15:04,966 And you got symbols from at least seven different sources. 157 00:15:06,266 --> 00:15:10,936 Greek, Morse code, Navy semaphore, weather symbols, astrological signs. 158 00:15:16,736 --> 00:15:19,946 -Hey, take a gander at this code thing. -Okay. 159 00:15:25,216 --> 00:15:27,116 You wanna give it a go? 160 00:15:28,886 --> 00:15:30,786 Guy who used to sit there was a great cartoonist. Bob Bastian. 161 00:15:31,956 --> 00:15:35,296 Now he's doing public television. For some reason. 162 00:15:36,826 --> 00:15:38,726 Paul Avery. 163 00:15:39,666 --> 00:15:42,666 Robert Graysmith. I've been here nine months. 164 00:15:45,666 --> 00:15:47,566 You were right, by the way. He didn't give his name. 165 00:15:48,036 --> 00:15:49,106 Who cracked it? 166 00:15:49,106 --> 00:15:51,006 A history teacher and his wife in Salinas. 167 00:15:51,446 --> 00:15:53,346 "I like killing people because it is so much fun. 168 00:15:54,646 --> 00:15:56,546 "It is more fun than killing wild game in the forest 169 00:15:58,786 --> 00:16:00,686 "because man is the most dangerous animal of all to kill. 170 00:16:03,416 --> 00:16:05,316 "Something gives me the most thrilling experience. 171 00:16:06,186 --> 00:16:08,086 "It is even better than getting your rocks off with a girl. 172 00:16:10,256 --> 00:16:12,156 "The best part of it is that when I die, 173 00:16:13,996 --> 00:16:15,896 "I will be reborn in paradise. 174 00:16:17,066 --> 00:16:18,966 "And all that I have killed will become my slaves. 175 00:16:20,536 --> 00:16:22,436 "I will not give you my name because you will try to slow down 176 00:16:24,406 --> 00:16:26,306 "or stop my collecting of slaves for my afterlife. " 177 00:16:27,716 --> 00:16:29,616 Methinks our friend's a tad bit fuckered in the head. 178 00:16:29,676 --> 00:16:31,576 I heard he even sent Vallejo a code key, just to help. 179 00:16:33,946 --> 00:16:35,846 -What is that at the bottom? -Leftovers. 180 00:16:36,416 --> 00:16:38,316 Maybe an anagram. 181 00:16:54,506 --> 00:16:56,986 How does one do that? 182 00:16:57,776 --> 00:16:59,986 I like puzzles. I do them a lot. 183 00:17:01,316 --> 00:17:04,386 How did you know he wasn't gonna give his name? 184 00:17:04,916 --> 00:17:06,816 Dangerous animal. 185 00:17:07,416 --> 00:17:09,316 Dangerous animal. 186 00:17:09,956 --> 00:17:12,866 What dangerous animal? How do I know that? 187 00:17:20,196 --> 00:17:21,896 -Paul. -Yes, Templeton. 188 00:17:21,896 --> 00:17:24,006 -Editorial, now. -Very well. 189 00:17:26,136 --> 00:17:27,806 Another letter. 190 00:17:27,806 --> 00:17:31,146 More of the same. Details about the murders. 191 00:17:32,246 --> 00:17:34,146 He taped a flashlight to the gun. That's how he hit them in the dark. 192 00:17:36,246 --> 00:17:38,346 And he gave himself a name. 193 00:17:59,466 --> 00:18:01,366 You know this used to be the town of Montecello? 194 00:18:02,676 --> 00:18:04,106 But at some point, 195 00:18:04,106 --> 00:18:06,006 the county decided that the land would work better as a lake. 196 00:18:07,376 --> 00:18:09,276 So they flooded it. 197 00:18:10,546 --> 00:18:12,446 -But there's an entire... -Hidden city under the water. 198 00:18:14,416 --> 00:18:16,316 We were here last spring, remember? 199 00:18:16,616 --> 00:18:18,516 Oh, yeah. 200 00:18:24,226 --> 00:18:26,066 Somebody else is here. 201 00:18:26,066 --> 00:18:27,966 It is a public park. 202 00:18:30,466 --> 00:18:32,366 I think he's watching us. 203 00:18:32,666 --> 00:18:34,946 Well, we're very good-looking. 204 00:18:40,576 --> 00:18:42,476 Where'd he go? 205 00:18:44,786 --> 00:18:46,546 He went behind that tree. 206 00:18:46,546 --> 00:18:48,966 All right. So he's taking a leak. 207 00:18:55,926 --> 00:18:57,836 He's coming towards us. 208 00:18:59,896 --> 00:19:01,896 Oh, my God, he has a gun. 209 00:19:02,666 --> 00:19:04,236 Don't move. 210 00:19:04,236 --> 00:19:07,146 -I want your money and your car keys. -Okay. 211 00:19:07,806 --> 00:19:09,506 We're not gonna do anything, okay? 212 00:19:09,506 --> 00:19:13,246 We're gonna cooperate. Just tell me what you want us to do. 213 00:19:16,876 --> 00:19:18,776 Here. 214 00:19:20,316 --> 00:19:22,856 You're welcome to everything I have. 215 00:19:26,386 --> 00:19:28,286 If there's anything else I could do for you... 216 00:19:28,926 --> 00:19:31,266 Maybe I could write you a check? 217 00:19:33,796 --> 00:19:36,436 Okay, I could give you my phone number. 218 00:19:36,996 --> 00:19:38,896 You know, I might be able to help you. 219 00:19:39,806 --> 00:19:41,706 Even more than you might think. 220 00:19:42,006 --> 00:19:44,106 He's a sociology major. 221 00:19:45,606 --> 00:19:48,246 Pre-law, actually. 222 00:19:50,346 --> 00:19:51,916 Oh, keys. 223 00:19:51,916 --> 00:19:53,816 You know, I'm sorry, I don't know exactly where I put my keys. 224 00:19:54,146 --> 00:19:57,156 They might be on the blanket. Is it okay if... 225 00:20:01,896 --> 00:20:03,796 Here's the keys. 226 00:20:04,926 --> 00:20:06,826 Don't get up. 227 00:20:06,866 --> 00:20:08,896 I want her to tie you up. 228 00:20:13,036 --> 00:20:14,936 Okay. 229 00:20:33,886 --> 00:20:35,786 You know, if he comes any closer, I might be able to get that gun. 230 00:20:37,026 --> 00:20:38,926 -Don't get any ideas. -I'm not. 231 00:20:39,326 --> 00:20:41,226 I killed a guard escaping from prison in Montana. 232 00:20:42,036 --> 00:20:43,936 I'm not doing anything, okay? 233 00:20:44,096 --> 00:20:46,306 I'm not afraid to kill again. 234 00:20:47,806 --> 00:20:49,706 Look away. 235 00:20:56,376 --> 00:20:58,796 What was the name of that prison? 236 00:21:02,556 --> 00:21:05,156 Hey, you said it was in Montana, right? 237 00:21:06,256 --> 00:21:08,026 I'm taking your car. 238 00:21:08,026 --> 00:21:09,926 I'm going to Mexico. 239 00:21:10,026 --> 00:21:11,926 We didn't complain when you tied our hands. 240 00:21:12,196 --> 00:21:14,096 Okay, you have everything that I have. 241 00:21:14,266 --> 00:21:16,166 We have done everything that you've asked. 242 00:21:17,196 --> 00:21:18,636 It's okay. It's okay. 243 00:21:18,636 --> 00:21:20,946 She tied you loose, didn't she? 244 00:21:24,106 --> 00:21:26,006 Get on your stomach so I can tie your feet. 245 00:21:26,246 --> 00:21:28,146 Okay. It gets really cold out here at night. 246 00:21:28,816 --> 00:21:30,716 We could freeze. 247 00:21:38,786 --> 00:21:40,686 Okay, you all done? 248 00:21:42,526 --> 00:21:44,326 You know, just because people are gonna ask, 249 00:21:44,326 --> 00:21:46,436 was that thing even loaded? 250 00:21:57,376 --> 00:21:59,276 It's okay. 251 00:21:59,406 --> 00:22:01,476 This is all gonna be okay. 252 00:22:30,436 --> 00:22:32,336 Dispatch, this is 43L2, heading south on Knoxville Road. 253 00:22:34,176 --> 00:22:37,916 I've got an abandoned white VW Karmann-Ghia... 254 00:22:51,966 --> 00:22:53,866 Napa Police Department. 255 00:22:53,866 --> 00:22:58,146 I want to report a murder. No, a double murder. 256 00:22:59,636 --> 00:23:01,536 They are two miles north of park headquarters. 257 00:23:03,036 --> 00:23:06,646 They were in a white Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia. 258 00:23:08,176 --> 00:23:10,076 I'm the one that did it. 259 00:23:10,346 --> 00:23:12,246 43L2 has a male victim with him. 260 00:23:12,516 --> 00:23:15,156 Piner's ambulance has been dispatched. 261 00:23:16,086 --> 00:23:17,986 Boy lived, the girl didn't. Again. 262 00:23:18,356 --> 00:23:20,256 God, can you imagine surviving something like that? 263 00:23:20,826 --> 00:23:22,326 Writing the dates on the side of the car. 264 00:23:22,326 --> 00:23:24,226 We got two Vallejo killings, now there's one in Napa. Why Napa? 265 00:23:25,526 --> 00:23:27,426 What the hell is he doing out of Vallejo? 266 00:23:27,526 --> 00:23:29,426 Sweet mother of Christ, what are you drawing? 267 00:23:31,096 --> 00:23:32,706 Kid at the lake. 268 00:23:32,706 --> 00:23:34,606 This is what he said the Zodiac was wearing. 269 00:23:34,606 --> 00:23:35,936 God, that's a hell of a get-up. 270 00:23:35,936 --> 00:23:37,836 -Paul, what are you doing? -Hyman, I wrote it. It's done. 271 00:23:38,646 --> 00:23:39,806 Now I just got to type it up. 272 00:23:39,806 --> 00:23:41,706 Type it up? It's not finished until you type it up. 273 00:23:42,046 --> 00:23:43,946 We've got to read it. 274 00:23:46,446 --> 00:23:48,346 -What's that? -That's the Zodiac at the lake. 275 00:23:49,356 --> 00:23:50,886 What's the story with the kid? 276 00:23:50,886 --> 00:23:52,786 He seems a little touched or medicated or... 277 00:23:53,356 --> 00:23:54,586 -Graysmith? -Yeah, what is it? 278 00:23:54,586 --> 00:23:56,196 He's a fucking boy scout. 279 00:23:56,196 --> 00:23:58,096 He doesn't smoke, he doesn't drink, he doesn't curse. 280 00:23:58,496 --> 00:24:00,026 -And he's back. -I knew it. 281 00:24:00,026 --> 00:24:01,466 "Man is the most dangerous animal of all. " 282 00:24:01,466 --> 00:24:02,666 I knew that I heard that from somewhere. 283 00:24:02,666 --> 00:24:04,566 The Most Dangerous Game. 284 00:24:05,066 --> 00:24:06,966 It's a movie about a Count who hunts people for sport. 285 00:24:08,136 --> 00:24:09,276 People. 286 00:24:09,276 --> 00:24:11,276 The Most Dangerous Game. 287 00:24:12,006 --> 00:24:13,906 -Who's that? -That's Count Zaroff. 288 00:24:14,546 --> 00:24:16,686 Zaroff? With a "Z"? 289 00:24:19,316 --> 00:24:21,146 And that will be all for the news on the 20. 290 00:24:21,146 --> 00:24:23,046 We've got curfews in effect tonight for the following counties, 291 00:24:23,756 --> 00:24:25,656 Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin, and San Mateo. 292 00:24:27,786 --> 00:24:29,686 So please, everyone, stay safe. 293 00:24:30,026 --> 00:24:31,926 Vic in San Francisco, you're on the line. You're not scared of the Zodiac? 294 00:24:33,426 --> 00:24:35,326 Heck no, he's only shooting those farm kids. 295 00:24:36,596 --> 00:24:38,496 What scares me is those hippies out in the Haight 296 00:24:39,306 --> 00:24:41,206 with their free love and weird clothes. 297 00:24:41,266 --> 00:24:43,166 We've got Alfred from Vacaville. 298 00:24:43,376 --> 00:24:45,276 You know, I think that was really offensive. 299 00:24:45,746 --> 00:24:47,476 It's not just farm kids. 300 00:24:47,476 --> 00:24:49,376 These are nice, clean-cut young people. 301 00:24:49,446 --> 00:24:51,346 Hey, nobody's downplaying the loss of human life here, Alfred. 302 00:24:51,986 --> 00:24:53,886 Well, that last guy was. 303 00:24:54,086 --> 00:24:55,986 We have good solid communities out here in the North Bay. 304 00:24:57,016 --> 00:24:58,916 Unlike in the city where you have Satanists running around. 305 00:25:00,656 --> 00:25:02,556 Well, you bring up a good question. Is the Zodiac a Satanist? 306 00:25:04,226 --> 00:25:06,026 Amber from Oakland, what do you think? 307 00:25:06,026 --> 00:25:07,326 I don't really know, 308 00:25:07,326 --> 00:25:09,226 but I thought that code they printed didn't look very Christian. 309 00:25:10,536 --> 00:25:12,436 But I think the bigger problem is that the papers shouldn't have printed 310 00:25:13,336 --> 00:25:15,236 anything that the Zodiac has been doing. 311 00:25:15,276 --> 00:25:17,176 That they're just printing all that stuff to sell more newspapers. 312 00:25:18,506 --> 00:25:20,406 Well, the Zodiac did demand they print his letters 313 00:25:20,776 --> 00:25:22,476 or he'd kill more people. 314 00:25:22,476 --> 00:25:23,876 Yeah, but he would have done it anyway, 315 00:25:23,876 --> 00:25:25,546 whether they printed it or not, I think. 316 00:25:25,546 --> 00:25:27,086 An interesting point. 317 00:25:27,086 --> 00:25:29,286 So, what do you think he'll do next? 318 00:25:49,976 --> 00:25:51,876 -San Francisco Police Department. -Yes. There's a fight in a cab! 319 00:25:53,446 --> 00:25:54,776 What is your location? 320 00:25:54,776 --> 00:25:56,676 3398 Washington, at the corner of Cherry. 321 00:25:57,846 --> 00:25:59,686 One's drunk and we think he's robbing him. 322 00:25:59,686 --> 00:26:03,066 -Is the crime still in progress? -Yes, please hurry. 323 00:26:04,516 --> 00:26:06,416 Oh, my God, look! 324 00:26:29,016 --> 00:26:30,916 Nuts! 325 00:26:33,546 --> 00:26:35,446 Whoever this is, you owe me a new lamp. 326 00:26:35,456 --> 00:26:37,356 Cabbie's been shot three blocks from the Presidio. 327 00:26:38,186 --> 00:26:40,086 Well, it wasn't me. I've been with my bride all night. 328 00:26:40,486 --> 00:26:42,386 -She can vouch. -Go put on the Folgers. 329 00:26:43,556 --> 00:26:45,056 You'll pick me up? 330 00:26:45,066 --> 00:26:46,966 Let me just describe the lamp you're gonna buy me. 331 00:26:55,736 --> 00:26:57,636 -I just got to sleep. -Suspect's Negro, male adult. 332 00:26:58,776 --> 00:27:00,676 Walt's on scene, locked up the cab and secured the crowd. 333 00:27:01,776 --> 00:27:03,676 Seriously, dead asleep. I lost feeling in my arm and everything. 334 00:27:04,376 --> 00:27:06,276 Crackers. 335 00:27:09,556 --> 00:27:11,456 You ever try Japanese food? 336 00:27:11,656 --> 00:27:13,556 -What do you mean, like teriyaki? -No, like the urchin. 337 00:27:14,456 --> 00:27:16,866 -Raw fish. -I'm eating here, Bill. 338 00:27:18,196 --> 00:27:20,096 -I always wanted to try it. -So, why don't you? 339 00:27:21,266 --> 00:27:23,266 Haven't got around to it. 340 00:27:38,846 --> 00:27:40,746 Evening, gents. What a lovely night for a botched robbery. 341 00:27:42,086 --> 00:27:43,986 Yeah, third this week. Must be end of summer rush. 342 00:27:44,756 --> 00:27:46,656 I got foot patrols going through the park, dogs are on the way. 343 00:27:47,986 --> 00:27:49,886 The victim's name is Paul Stine. Dousette pronounced him at 10:10. 344 00:27:52,396 --> 00:27:54,296 Suspect fired one shot to the back of the head. 345 00:27:54,596 --> 00:27:56,496 Driver's wallet and car keys are missing. 346 00:27:56,596 --> 00:27:57,736 How'd you know his name? 347 00:27:57,736 --> 00:27:59,636 Leroy, there, came down from Yellow Cab to ID him. 348 00:28:00,766 --> 00:28:02,436 Neighborhood's pretty high-end for this kind of thing, 349 00:28:02,436 --> 00:28:04,336 so I already set up transpo for the cab. 350 00:28:04,736 --> 00:28:06,306 -Coroner's here. -Any witnesses? 351 00:28:06,306 --> 00:28:08,206 Kids who called it in saw the suspect from that window. 352 00:28:09,846 --> 00:28:11,446 -Did they hear a shot? -No. 353 00:28:11,446 --> 00:28:12,646 They first saw him in the front seat, 354 00:28:12,646 --> 00:28:14,546 thought he was a drunk fighting with the driver. 355 00:28:14,646 --> 00:28:16,546 Oldest kid ran downstairs to get a better look from the dining room, 356 00:28:17,716 --> 00:28:19,616 described him as a white male, glasses, 357 00:28:19,626 --> 00:28:21,526 crew-cut, stocky, and wearing a dark jacket. 358 00:28:21,926 --> 00:28:23,826 Wait, I thought someone said he was black. 359 00:28:23,826 --> 00:28:25,726 That's the description that went out to radio cars. 360 00:28:25,826 --> 00:28:27,726 -We already corrected it. -Oh, well, that's good. 361 00:28:28,866 --> 00:28:30,766 -You guys need anything else? -No. Get out of here. 362 00:28:31,336 --> 00:28:33,236 Thanks. Happy Birthday. 363 00:28:33,366 --> 00:28:35,266 -Wait, it's your birthday? -Yep. 364 00:28:36,176 --> 00:28:38,076 -That's great. Happy birthday. -Thanks. 365 00:28:38,406 --> 00:28:40,306 -Body or scene? -It's your birthday, I'll take the body. 366 00:28:41,506 --> 00:28:43,406 Dave, looks like he wiped the cab down pretty good. 367 00:28:43,746 --> 00:28:45,646 -We got some blood over here. -Prints? 368 00:28:46,246 --> 00:28:48,146 Could very well be. We'll dust it at the Hall. 369 00:28:48,216 --> 00:28:50,116 The odd thing is, we also got gloves. 370 00:28:51,056 --> 00:28:53,496 -Suspect's? -There's blood on them. 371 00:28:54,886 --> 00:28:56,196 -Hey, Pete? -Yeah, Dave. 372 00:28:56,196 --> 00:28:57,456 You through over there, can I get in there? 373 00:28:57,456 --> 00:28:59,356 Yeah, I'm all set. 374 00:29:00,066 --> 00:29:02,096 -Who rolled him? -Stewarts. 375 00:29:08,976 --> 00:29:11,006 I got a single 9mm casing. 376 00:29:15,476 --> 00:29:17,376 Yeah, Luger. 377 00:29:17,446 --> 00:29:19,346 Nothing from the crowd. 378 00:29:19,386 --> 00:29:21,286 Okay. I'm your shooter, Negro male adult, 379 00:29:22,356 --> 00:29:24,256 who also happens to be a stocky, crew-cut Caucasian. 380 00:29:25,786 --> 00:29:27,686 I flag a cab. I give him this address. 381 00:29:28,426 --> 00:29:30,326 Did I give him this address? Who's got the fare book? 382 00:29:31,296 --> 00:29:33,196 Right here. 383 00:29:34,966 --> 00:29:37,876 Washington and Maple. That's one block east. 384 00:29:58,956 --> 00:30:00,226 Lighting's the same over here, 385 00:30:00,226 --> 00:30:02,126 so maybe I see someone walking their dog. 386 00:30:02,756 --> 00:30:04,656 You don't want any witnesses so you tell him to go down a block. 387 00:30:05,696 --> 00:30:06,866 He pulls over. 388 00:30:06,866 --> 00:30:08,766 I wait for him to put it in park because I'm smart 389 00:30:08,896 --> 00:30:10,296 and I don't want him hitting the accelerator 390 00:30:10,296 --> 00:30:11,666 when I shoot him. May I? 391 00:30:11,666 --> 00:30:13,566 He stops, puts it in park, boom. 392 00:30:14,136 --> 00:30:16,036 I shoot him on the right side, he slumps right? 393 00:30:16,936 --> 00:30:18,836 Maybe you've got your hand on his collar when you shoot. 394 00:30:19,046 --> 00:30:20,306 All right. So, either way, 395 00:30:20,306 --> 00:30:22,106 I just dumped a quart of blood in the front seat. 396 00:30:22,116 --> 00:30:24,016 -So, why do you get in the front seat? -For the money. 397 00:30:25,346 --> 00:30:26,486 But he's dead. 398 00:30:26,486 --> 00:30:28,286 You could just reach over the seat, pull out his wallet. 399 00:30:28,286 --> 00:30:30,186 You don't have to go anywhere near the blood. 400 00:30:30,556 --> 00:30:33,056 So, why'd he get in the front seat? 401 00:30:33,556 --> 00:30:35,256 -I'm an idiot. -But you're not an idiot. 402 00:30:35,256 --> 00:30:37,096 You waited for him to put it in park. 403 00:30:37,096 --> 00:30:39,336 -Right. Thank you. -Yeah, sure. 404 00:30:41,026 --> 00:30:42,926 -Can I see that? -Yeah. 405 00:30:43,396 --> 00:30:45,296 I am an idiot. I just killed a man for $8.25. 406 00:30:46,766 --> 00:30:51,116 It's his third fare of the night. Does anyone have any animal crackers? 407 00:30:51,606 --> 00:30:53,506 -Animal crackers? -They're in the car. 408 00:30:53,906 --> 00:30:55,806 I'm saving those for later. 409 00:30:56,216 --> 00:30:58,116 Fine. 410 00:31:01,856 --> 00:31:03,756 -Are you a reporter? -No, I'm Inspector Dave Toschi, SFPD. 411 00:31:05,656 --> 00:31:07,556 Sir, I was wondering if I'd be able to talk to your children, 412 00:31:08,286 --> 00:31:10,186 one at a time and preferably alone? 413 00:31:10,626 --> 00:31:12,526 They just saw a man murdered. 414 00:31:12,996 --> 00:31:14,466 I understand. 415 00:31:14,466 --> 00:31:16,236 It looked like they were drunk and fighting. 416 00:31:16,236 --> 00:31:17,636 Yeah, and he had a rag. 417 00:31:17,636 --> 00:31:19,536 He came around the side of the car and he was wiping stuff. 418 00:31:20,106 --> 00:31:22,006 -Did you get a chance to see his face? -I did. 419 00:31:23,536 --> 00:31:25,436 Well, sort of. 420 00:31:26,346 --> 00:31:28,876 Did you remember what he looked like? 421 00:31:30,346 --> 00:31:32,246 -Normal. -Yeah. 422 00:31:32,446 --> 00:31:34,346 "Normal?" 423 00:31:56,476 --> 00:31:58,136 "This is the Zodiac speaking. 424 00:31:58,136 --> 00:32:00,036 "I am the murderer of the taxi driver 425 00:32:00,606 --> 00:32:02,506 "over by Washington Street and Maple Street last night. 426 00:32:04,146 --> 00:32:06,046 "To prove this, here is a blood-stained piece of his shirt. 427 00:32:06,686 --> 00:32:08,586 "I am the same man who did in the people in the North Bay Area. 428 00:32:11,716 --> 00:32:13,616 "The S.F. Police could have caught me last night 429 00:32:14,386 --> 00:32:16,026 "if they had searched the park properly 430 00:32:16,026 --> 00:32:17,926 "instead of holding road races with their motorcicles. " 431 00:32:19,396 --> 00:32:20,996 -Gentlemen. -Dave. 432 00:32:20,996 --> 00:32:22,976 Paul. Where's the shirt? 433 00:32:24,366 --> 00:32:26,266 Right there, boss. 434 00:32:27,166 --> 00:32:28,836 There's your rag the kids talked about. 435 00:32:28,836 --> 00:32:30,736 So he got in the front seat to tear off a piece of the shirt. 436 00:32:30,936 --> 00:32:32,836 -Is this on the record? -Well, what do you think? 437 00:32:33,446 --> 00:32:35,346 He confirms the Vallejo and Napa killings. 438 00:32:35,576 --> 00:32:37,246 Gets worse. 439 00:32:37,246 --> 00:32:39,146 Robert, do you have a deadline? 440 00:32:39,386 --> 00:32:41,286 What does he mean, it gets worse? 441 00:32:41,616 --> 00:32:43,116 Read the last part. 442 00:32:43,116 --> 00:32:45,016 "School children make nice targets. 443 00:32:45,456 --> 00:32:47,356 "I think I shall wipe out a school bus some morning. 444 00:32:47,856 --> 00:32:49,626 "Just shoot out the front tire 445 00:32:49,626 --> 00:32:51,526 "and then pick off the kiddies as they come bouncing out. " 446 00:32:52,126 --> 00:32:54,026 Jesus Christ, who's got school buses? Department of Transportation? 447 00:32:54,766 --> 00:32:56,666 -School board. -All right. 448 00:32:56,766 --> 00:32:58,666 I'm gonna need elimination prints from your staff. 449 00:32:59,136 --> 00:33:01,906 Has anyone here didn't touch this letter? 450 00:33:06,106 --> 00:33:08,006 On my way back to my desk. They have phones, if you want. 451 00:33:08,376 --> 00:33:10,076 We need to get matches on blood and fabric. 452 00:33:10,076 --> 00:33:11,346 I'll call Napa and Vallejo, 453 00:33:11,346 --> 00:33:13,246 get the letters up to Sherwood in Sacramento. 454 00:33:13,246 --> 00:33:15,146 Dave, just one thing. Is it true they got a print off the cab? 455 00:33:16,756 --> 00:33:19,126 Yeah, we got a partial in blood. 456 00:33:19,956 --> 00:33:21,856 -But that is not for publication. -Hey, hey, come on. 457 00:33:23,196 --> 00:33:25,096 Hey, it's me. 458 00:33:25,526 --> 00:33:27,666 Did he say they got a print? 459 00:33:28,736 --> 00:33:30,636 Partial. 460 00:33:30,936 --> 00:33:32,836 Whoa. 461 00:33:33,366 --> 00:33:34,836 Dude, he wears his gun like Bullitt. 462 00:33:34,836 --> 00:33:36,736 No, McQueen got that from Toschi. 463 00:33:37,436 --> 00:33:39,306 Does he think that Zodiac's gonna send another code? 464 00:33:39,306 --> 00:33:41,206 'Cause I think Zodiac's gonna send another code. 465 00:33:41,206 --> 00:33:43,106 Jesus Harold Christ on rubber crutches, Bobby. 466 00:33:43,346 --> 00:33:44,476 What are you doing? 467 00:33:44,476 --> 00:33:45,876 You're doing that thing, the thing we discussed, 468 00:33:45,886 --> 00:33:47,786 the thing that I don't like. Starts with an "L." 469 00:33:48,486 --> 00:33:50,386 -Oh, looming. -Yeah. 470 00:33:50,486 --> 00:33:52,386 In cooperation with SFPD, we will run the Zodiac letter 471 00:33:53,486 --> 00:33:55,386 without including the threat on school children. 472 00:33:56,256 --> 00:33:58,026 We don't want to start a city-wide panic 473 00:33:58,026 --> 00:33:59,926 so I'm asking all of you to please keep this confidential. 474 00:34:01,626 --> 00:34:03,526 Just go about your daily business. 475 00:34:03,936 --> 00:34:05,836 Thank you. 476 00:34:20,986 --> 00:34:22,886 I packed you your carrots and your soda and peanut butter, okay? 477 00:34:24,086 --> 00:34:27,126 -Dad, you don't have to wait with me. -I know. 478 00:34:34,426 --> 00:34:38,276 You know what? You know what? I'm gonna drive him today, okay? 479 00:34:38,736 --> 00:34:40,636 Come on. 480 00:34:57,986 --> 00:34:59,756 What's that? 481 00:34:59,756 --> 00:35:02,326 Similarities in the lowercase "r's. " 482 00:35:11,466 --> 00:35:12,696 And that? 483 00:35:12,706 --> 00:35:14,606 It is you waiting in the hall if you speak again. 484 00:35:14,766 --> 00:35:16,666 I have to concentrate. 485 00:35:17,006 --> 00:35:18,206 Sorry. 486 00:35:18,206 --> 00:35:20,376 "Sorry" counts as speaking. 487 00:35:31,086 --> 00:35:34,086 There are similarities in the lowercase "r's. " 488 00:35:38,126 --> 00:35:40,606 We have to release the bus threat. 489 00:35:41,166 --> 00:35:43,066 -It'll screw us. -We're already screwed. 490 00:35:43,896 --> 00:35:45,796 We just went from "Routine Cabbie Shooting" 491 00:35:46,236 --> 00:35:48,446 to "Mass Murderer Targets Kids. " 492 00:35:56,216 --> 00:35:58,116 The Zodiac Killer has come to San Francisco. 493 00:35:59,386 --> 00:36:00,486 Confirmation tonight, 494 00:36:00,486 --> 00:36:02,386 from the San Francisco Police Department 495 00:36:02,516 --> 00:36:04,416 that in his latest haunting letter, 496 00:36:04,556 --> 00:36:06,456 which takes credit for the murder of cab driver Paul Stine, 497 00:36:07,856 --> 00:36:09,756 the Zodiac has threatened to, "Wipe out a school bus 498 00:36:11,326 --> 00:36:14,706 "and pick off the kiddies as they come bouncing out. " 499 00:36:18,136 --> 00:36:20,036 If you think you might know who the Zodiac is, 500 00:36:20,906 --> 00:36:25,076 you can call the San Francisco Police Department's newest tip line. 501 00:36:48,196 --> 00:36:50,096 Press conference is at 4:00. We got to give them something. 502 00:36:51,536 --> 00:36:53,066 We're coordinating with the school board, 503 00:36:53,066 --> 00:36:54,966 and we expect a break in the case very soon. 504 00:36:55,036 --> 00:36:56,906 -What do we really got? -We're swamped. 505 00:36:56,906 --> 00:36:58,376 When they can't get anyone on the tip line 506 00:36:58,376 --> 00:37:00,176 they call the switchboard and keep getting put through. 507 00:37:00,176 --> 00:37:01,276 You got any hard suspects? 508 00:37:01,276 --> 00:37:03,176 About 90 an hour. I'm up to around 500. 509 00:37:04,076 --> 00:37:05,316 Well, can't you narrow it down? 510 00:37:05,316 --> 00:37:07,216 I would love to, if I could get out of this... 511 00:37:07,546 --> 00:37:09,446 -Homicide, please hold. -Yeah, hold, please. 512 00:37:11,156 --> 00:37:12,956 We're gonna need to tell them we got the entire force on this. 513 00:37:12,956 --> 00:37:14,356 How many men can you give me? 514 00:37:14,356 --> 00:37:16,256 Well, right now, it's you and Bill and Monday's a school day. 515 00:37:16,456 --> 00:37:18,356 Yeah, I know, Chief. I have three daughters of my own. 516 00:37:18,456 --> 00:37:20,356 Yeah, I know. Where's Armstrong? 517 00:37:20,496 --> 00:37:22,066 He's on the phone with Vallejo. 518 00:37:22,066 --> 00:37:23,966 We're playing catch up, Jack. 519 00:37:24,096 --> 00:37:25,996 I'd like to set up a meeting with your survivor, Michael Mageau. 520 00:37:26,706 --> 00:37:28,406 I can't. He skipped town. 521 00:37:28,406 --> 00:37:30,306 The only guy who's seen Zodiac without a mask is missing? 522 00:37:31,136 --> 00:37:33,036 When he was still in the hospital we could show him lineups all day long. 523 00:37:34,376 --> 00:37:35,876 As soon as he got out, he split. 524 00:37:35,876 --> 00:37:37,016 Really? Why? 525 00:37:37,016 --> 00:37:38,916 I don't think he wanted to have anything to do with this. 526 00:37:39,316 --> 00:37:41,216 Can you send us everything that you have? 527 00:37:41,586 --> 00:37:43,486 Well, the road goes both ways. 528 00:37:44,416 --> 00:37:46,316 Now, we need that print you lifted from the cab 529 00:37:47,656 --> 00:37:49,556 and we should have been in on the handwriting. 530 00:37:49,696 --> 00:37:51,596 I apologize. Things have been moving fast. 531 00:37:52,056 --> 00:37:53,956 Who should I talk to in Napa so we can coordinate? 532 00:37:54,896 --> 00:37:56,126 Talk to Ken Narlow. 533 00:37:56,136 --> 00:37:58,036 We really should have been in on the handwriting. 534 00:37:58,096 --> 00:37:59,996 I apologize. Things have been moving fast. 535 00:38:00,666 --> 00:38:02,206 Listen, we're gonna need your scene photos. 536 00:38:02,206 --> 00:38:03,336 Can't help you. 537 00:38:03,336 --> 00:38:05,236 Ken, I don't want to get into a jurisdictional thing here. 538 00:38:05,376 --> 00:38:07,276 No, no, no, no, no. We didn't have a crime scene. 539 00:38:08,076 --> 00:38:09,976 The ranger that found the kids literally swept everything into a picnic blanket. 540 00:38:11,416 --> 00:38:13,216 All we have are the Wing Walker prints. 541 00:38:13,216 --> 00:38:14,416 The what? 542 00:38:14,416 --> 00:38:16,216 Boot prints to and from the crime scene 543 00:38:16,216 --> 00:38:17,956 were made by size 10-and-a-half Wing Walkers, 544 00:38:17,956 --> 00:38:21,426 military-style boots sold only at military PXs 545 00:38:21,886 --> 00:38:23,786 designed to walk on the wings of planes. 546 00:38:23,796 --> 00:38:25,696 And you can't buy at a PX without a military ID, 547 00:38:26,626 --> 00:38:28,526 so our suspect could be military. 548 00:38:28,666 --> 00:38:30,536 Did you guys narrow your list off of this? 549 00:38:30,536 --> 00:38:32,436 -Yeah. -Did Vallejo? 550 00:38:32,736 --> 00:38:34,636 I don't know. I don't work in Vallejo. I work here. 551 00:38:34,936 --> 00:38:36,836 Great. I'm gonna need photos of those boot prints. 552 00:38:37,176 --> 00:38:39,076 Sure, if you send me the handwriting. 553 00:38:39,246 --> 00:38:40,946 I thought Questioned Documents already did. 554 00:38:40,946 --> 00:38:42,546 Nope. Vallejo's got them, not us. 555 00:38:42,546 --> 00:38:44,446 All right. I'll have Questioned Documents... 556 00:38:44,646 --> 00:38:46,546 Forget it. I'll telefax it to you. 557 00:38:46,646 --> 00:38:48,216 We don't have telefax yet. 558 00:38:48,216 --> 00:38:50,116 -Okay, I'll put it in the mail. -We'll mail ours, too. 559 00:38:50,916 --> 00:38:52,686 And call Mulanax in Vallejo. 560 00:38:52,686 --> 00:38:54,586 -Maybe he can get you a mimeo. -Right. 561 00:38:54,886 --> 00:38:56,786 Why don't you just get a photo off the original plaster cast? 562 00:38:57,356 --> 00:38:59,256 We'd have to wait, because they don't have a fax. 563 00:38:59,566 --> 00:39:01,096 We don't have a fax, either. 564 00:39:01,096 --> 00:39:02,926 Look, I'm just trying to get us coordinated. 565 00:39:02,936 --> 00:39:04,496 Have you called Solano Sheriff's Office? 566 00:39:04,496 --> 00:39:06,236 Why would I call Solano? 567 00:39:06,236 --> 00:39:08,136 Because the two kids that got killed last Christmas were Solano's. 568 00:39:09,936 --> 00:39:11,236 I thought they were Vallejo. 569 00:39:11,236 --> 00:39:12,636 No, they were over the county line 570 00:39:12,646 --> 00:39:14,546 so you're gonna need to coordinate with them, too. 571 00:39:14,946 --> 00:39:16,476 Okay. 572 00:39:16,476 --> 00:39:18,276 Bill. 573 00:39:18,276 --> 00:39:20,196 Can I have a word with you? 574 00:39:23,086 --> 00:39:25,226 Where did you see this guy? 575 00:39:25,986 --> 00:39:27,886 We got the call to circle the scene and look for a Negro male adult. 576 00:39:28,526 --> 00:39:30,096 Where was he? 577 00:39:30,096 --> 00:39:31,996 On Jackson. Heading east. About the middle of the block. 578 00:39:32,626 --> 00:39:34,526 And this is three minutes after the shooting? 579 00:39:34,766 --> 00:39:36,026 Give or take. Yeah. 580 00:39:36,036 --> 00:39:37,936 -And you were heading east or west? -We were going west. 581 00:39:38,366 --> 00:39:40,266 All right, so you're on Jackson going west. 582 00:39:40,706 --> 00:39:42,606 So the cab was one block catty-corner southwest? 583 00:39:43,936 --> 00:39:45,706 -Correct. -Did you slow down? 584 00:39:45,706 --> 00:39:47,546 -Of course we slowed down. -All right. 585 00:39:47,546 --> 00:39:49,446 Listen, Dispatch said it was a Negro male. 586 00:39:49,876 --> 00:39:51,246 That was corrected. 587 00:39:51,246 --> 00:39:53,146 No, but at the time they hadn't changed it. 588 00:39:54,016 --> 00:39:55,916 This guy was white. 589 00:39:56,186 --> 00:39:58,086 Right, not in a hurry. Kind of lumbering along like... 590 00:39:58,116 --> 00:40:00,966 Lumbering? What do you mean, "lumbering"? 591 00:40:02,026 --> 00:40:04,766 -Shuffling. -Stocky? Had a crew cut? 592 00:40:05,696 --> 00:40:07,596 Yeah, that's all correct. 593 00:40:08,026 --> 00:40:09,926 Listen, it was dark. 594 00:40:10,696 --> 00:40:12,596 The guy was wearing a dark jacket. There's no way... 595 00:40:12,836 --> 00:40:15,376 He would have been covered in blood. 596 00:40:16,936 --> 00:40:18,836 Did you stop him? 597 00:40:20,606 --> 00:40:22,506 Did you talk to him? 598 00:40:22,976 --> 00:40:24,957 -Yes? No? -No. 599 00:40:25,817 --> 00:40:27,417 You need to get with a sketch artist. 600 00:40:27,417 --> 00:40:30,457 We have to put out a new composite right away. 601 00:40:33,527 --> 00:40:35,427 Five persons have been murdered in the San Francisco area, 602 00:40:36,557 --> 00:40:38,057 and in each case the killer... 603 00:40:38,057 --> 00:40:39,957 "I shall wipe out a school bus some morning... " 604 00:40:40,667 --> 00:40:42,567 San Francisco police... 605 00:40:44,167 --> 00:40:46,737 ...to see the Stones in concert this Sunday. 606 00:40:47,007 --> 00:40:48,907 The new letters from the Zodiac Killer were sent to 607 00:40:49,177 --> 00:40:51,077 the City room of the San Francisco Chronicle. 608 00:40:51,307 --> 00:40:52,577 One of the letters was... 609 00:40:52,577 --> 00:40:54,477 Looming. No looming. 610 00:40:55,207 --> 00:40:57,107 -Have you considered the water theory? -What? 611 00:40:58,417 --> 00:41:00,317 Geographically, every attack takes place near a body of water 612 00:41:01,347 --> 00:41:02,587 -or a water-based name. -This is your water theory? 613 00:41:02,587 --> 00:41:04,487 Lake Berryessa. Blue Rock Springs. 614 00:41:05,117 --> 00:41:07,797 -Lake Herman. -Wash-ington and Cherry? 615 00:41:09,257 --> 00:41:10,957 You think? 616 00:41:10,957 --> 00:41:12,097 No. 617 00:41:12,097 --> 00:41:13,597 I'm reading this book, 618 00:41:13,597 --> 00:41:15,327 Homicide Investigation by Lemoyne Snyder... 619 00:41:15,327 --> 00:41:16,837 -"Leymone. " -... and he says you look for patterns, 620 00:41:16,837 --> 00:41:18,737 -so I'm looking for patterns. -No. 621 00:41:19,037 --> 00:41:20,937 You can't think of this case in normal police terms. 622 00:41:21,467 --> 00:41:23,367 -Why not? -You got four crime scenes. 623 00:41:23,737 --> 00:41:25,637 Solano, Vallejo, Berryessa, and here. 624 00:41:26,747 --> 00:41:30,487 Not a single usable print at the first three or in any of the letters? 625 00:41:30,917 --> 00:41:32,817 How does our master criminal come to the city and leave a bloody latent? 626 00:41:34,487 --> 00:41:36,387 I mean, assuming the gloves are his, 627 00:41:37,157 --> 00:41:38,957 he shoots the cabbie and then takes them off? 628 00:41:38,957 --> 00:41:40,227 So it's not his print? 629 00:41:40,227 --> 00:41:42,087 Maybe, maybe not. You're missing the point. 630 00:41:42,087 --> 00:41:43,987 -The point is the first attack... -David Faraday and Betty Jensen. 631 00:41:44,797 --> 00:41:46,457 They both die. 632 00:41:46,467 --> 00:41:48,367 From there on out, he only manages to kill the girls. 633 00:41:49,027 --> 00:41:50,927 -Not for lack of trying. -Not for lack of trying. 634 00:41:51,067 --> 00:41:52,967 Mageau lives, Ferrin dies. Hartnell lives, Shepard dies. 635 00:41:54,707 --> 00:41:56,607 He gets so caught up with the women he forgets to finish off the men. 636 00:41:58,177 --> 00:42:00,077 Plus, they're all couples and all on lover's lanes. 637 00:42:00,607 --> 00:42:02,507 -Paul Stine is not. -Exactly. 638 00:42:02,547 --> 00:42:04,447 Single, male cab driver on Washington and Cherry doesn't fit. 639 00:42:04,847 --> 00:42:06,747 Doesn't fit. 640 00:42:07,117 --> 00:42:09,427 So, why does Zodiac kill him? 641 00:42:12,217 --> 00:42:14,257 He's breaking the pattern. 642 00:42:23,437 --> 00:42:24,567 Yeah? 643 00:42:24,567 --> 00:42:26,467 Someone claiming to be Zodiac called Oakland PD a half-hour ago. 644 00:42:28,367 --> 00:42:30,267 He says he's gonna call in on Jim Dunbar's morning show in three hours. 645 00:42:31,737 --> 00:42:32,907 On television? 646 00:42:32,907 --> 00:42:34,807 He wants Melvin Belli on to counsel him. 647 00:42:35,077 --> 00:42:37,217 All right. All right. Let's go wake up Melvin. 648 00:42:39,647 --> 00:42:41,547 Animal crackers? 649 00:42:41,617 --> 00:42:43,017 Glove box. 650 00:42:43,017 --> 00:42:44,817 Are these windows bulletproof? 651 00:42:44,817 --> 00:42:46,717 Yes, Melvin. You don't have to lie down back there. 652 00:42:47,457 --> 00:42:48,757 This man is a marksman, 653 00:42:48,757 --> 00:42:50,657 could snuff me out at a moment's notice. 654 00:42:51,697 --> 00:42:53,157 Are you sure you're up for this? 655 00:42:53,167 --> 00:42:55,067 Don't you worry about me, Inspector. I'll be fine when the lights are on. 656 00:42:57,697 --> 00:42:59,537 This man has asked for my help. 657 00:42:59,537 --> 00:43:01,437 The man you're worrying about snuffing you out? 658 00:43:01,707 --> 00:43:03,687 What are these, cookies? 659 00:43:05,337 --> 00:43:07,477 Dear Lord, do you ever clean this car? 660 00:43:07,747 --> 00:43:11,217 -Shit. -KGO must have tipped other stations. 661 00:43:20,757 --> 00:43:22,657 Get him talking. Convince him to meet you somewhere. 662 00:43:23,797 --> 00:43:25,157 If you see an opportunity, 663 00:43:25,157 --> 00:43:27,057 we want you to suggest Old St. Mary's Church in Chinatown. 664 00:43:28,027 --> 00:43:29,297 You'll be tracing the call? 665 00:43:29,297 --> 00:43:31,197 Pacific Telephone says you need to keep him on the line for 15 minutes. 666 00:43:32,497 --> 00:43:34,777 We can do that, can't we, Jim? 667 00:43:37,107 --> 00:43:39,487 Fifteen seconds. Clear the set. 668 00:43:45,817 --> 00:43:47,717 Here you go, you drunken reprobate. 669 00:43:48,117 --> 00:43:50,017 We interrupt our regular program to bring you this news bulletin. 670 00:43:52,017 --> 00:43:53,917 Welcome to this special edition of our show 671 00:43:54,087 --> 00:43:55,987 in which we are joined by attorney Melvin Belli 672 00:43:56,057 --> 00:43:57,957 who the Zodiac Killer personally requested to appear. 673 00:43:59,527 --> 00:44:01,427 Finish up, buddy, and put it in the sink. 674 00:44:01,467 --> 00:44:03,367 -Good morning, Melvin. -Good morning, Jim. 675 00:44:04,567 --> 00:44:06,467 So, the phone lines are open. Mr. Belli is here. 676 00:44:07,907 --> 00:44:09,037 Here to help, Jim. 677 00:44:09,037 --> 00:44:10,937 Yes. Here to help. 678 00:44:10,977 --> 00:44:15,717 And we ask the public not to call in, so that the Zodiac himself can reach us. 679 00:44:24,757 --> 00:44:26,657 I saw your Star Trek, by the way. It was excellent. 680 00:44:28,257 --> 00:44:30,157 A shame about the show. 681 00:44:30,297 --> 00:44:31,857 Good people. 682 00:44:31,857 --> 00:44:33,757 You know, I've often thought of becoming an actor full-time. 683 00:44:35,697 --> 00:44:37,067 What was your character's name? 684 00:44:37,067 --> 00:44:39,307 -Gorgon. -Gorgon. That's right. 685 00:44:40,807 --> 00:44:42,707 Roll the tape. Get the tape. 686 00:44:42,807 --> 00:44:45,477 Jim, we have a call. We're going live. 687 00:44:46,707 --> 00:44:48,607 Hello? 688 00:44:51,447 --> 00:44:53,657 Hello? This is Melvin Belli. 689 00:44:54,817 --> 00:44:56,717 Who am I speaking with? 690 00:44:56,957 --> 00:44:59,397 This is the Zodiac speaking. 691 00:45:02,487 --> 00:45:06,407 Is there something I can call you that's a little less ominous? 692 00:45:08,367 --> 00:45:11,997 Sam. 693 00:45:12,297 --> 00:45:15,977 Is there somewhere we can meet, Sam, and talk about this? 694 00:45:16,377 --> 00:45:18,277 Meet me on top of the Fairmont Hotel. 695 00:45:19,747 --> 00:45:21,607 Without anyone else or I'll jump... 696 00:45:21,607 --> 00:45:23,507 Have a unit go to the Fairmont Hotel. 697 00:45:23,517 --> 00:45:25,787 -Sam. -Yes? 698 00:45:26,417 --> 00:45:28,317 Do you think you need medical care? 699 00:45:29,987 --> 00:45:31,887 Medical, not mental. 700 00:45:31,957 --> 00:45:33,857 Do you have health problems? 701 00:45:34,357 --> 00:45:36,187 I'm sick. I have headaches. 702 00:45:36,197 --> 00:45:38,027 Headaches? 703 00:45:38,027 --> 00:45:39,457 I have headaches, too, 704 00:45:39,467 --> 00:45:41,367 but a chiropractor stopped them a week ago. 705 00:45:42,267 --> 00:45:44,167 I think I can help you, Sam. 706 00:45:46,507 --> 00:45:48,407 Sam? 707 00:45:49,707 --> 00:45:52,207 He knows they're tracing his calls. 708 00:45:55,847 --> 00:45:57,747 Sam, we'd like you to know that we are not tracing these calls. 709 00:45:59,987 --> 00:46:04,257 It's a long, difficult process and ineffective with these short calls. 710 00:46:09,727 --> 00:46:11,627 Sam? 711 00:46:13,067 --> 00:46:16,207 We're not tracing these calls. You have my word. 712 00:46:17,067 --> 00:46:18,737 Okay. 713 00:46:18,737 --> 00:46:20,637 Sam, you need to tell me what your problem is. 714 00:46:22,107 --> 00:46:24,007 I don't want to go to the gas chamber. 715 00:46:24,077 --> 00:46:25,977 I have headaches. I kill, I don't get them. 716 00:46:26,677 --> 00:46:28,107 That is fucked up! 717 00:46:28,107 --> 00:46:30,007 You want to live, don't you? Well, this is your passport. 718 00:46:31,677 --> 00:46:33,177 How long have you been having these headaches? 719 00:46:33,187 --> 00:46:35,217 Since I killed a kid. 720 00:46:36,157 --> 00:46:38,057 -Do you have blackouts? -Yes. 721 00:46:38,457 --> 00:46:40,357 -Do you have fits? -No. I just have headaches. 722 00:46:42,287 --> 00:46:43,997 Did you attempt to call one other time 723 00:46:43,997 --> 00:46:45,897 when F. Lee Bailey was with us two or three weeks ago? 724 00:46:46,697 --> 00:46:47,797 Yes. 725 00:46:47,797 --> 00:46:49,697 And why did you want to talk to Mr. Bailey? 726 00:46:49,737 --> 00:46:51,637 Why do you wanna talk to me, Sam? 727 00:46:52,767 --> 00:46:54,507 -I don't want to be hurt. -Why is he calling? 728 00:46:54,507 --> 00:46:56,407 -Hey, just a second, buddy. -I don't wanna go to the gas chamber. 729 00:46:56,577 --> 00:46:58,337 You won't get hurt if you talk to me. 730 00:46:58,337 --> 00:47:00,237 And you're not going to the gas chamber. 731 00:47:01,447 --> 00:47:03,347 I wouldn't think they would ask for capital punishment. 732 00:47:03,917 --> 00:47:05,817 We should ask the District Attorney. 733 00:47:06,187 --> 00:47:08,087 Do you want me to do that, Sam? 734 00:47:08,347 --> 00:47:11,097 Do you want me to talk to the District Attorney? 735 00:47:14,957 --> 00:47:16,857 What was that, Sam? 736 00:47:17,657 --> 00:47:19,557 I did not say anything. 737 00:47:19,867 --> 00:47:21,807 We heard a scream. 738 00:47:22,567 --> 00:47:24,737 That was my headache. 739 00:47:25,497 --> 00:47:28,507 You sound like you're in a great deal of pain. 740 00:47:29,237 --> 00:47:32,307 My head aches. I'm so sick. 741 00:47:34,147 --> 00:47:35,747 I'm gonna kill them. 742 00:47:35,747 --> 00:47:37,647 -Oh, okay. -I'm gonna kill those kids! 743 00:47:38,677 --> 00:47:40,577 Fantastic. 744 00:47:42,857 --> 00:47:44,757 Sam? 745 00:47:45,787 --> 00:47:47,687 -Let's meet and talk. Just us. -Okay. 746 00:47:50,157 --> 00:47:52,057 How about Old St. Mary's Church in Chinatown? 747 00:47:52,927 --> 00:47:54,327 No. 748 00:47:54,327 --> 00:47:56,227 In front of the Daly City St. Vincent de Paul at 10:30. 749 00:47:58,297 --> 00:48:00,197 I'll see you there. 750 00:48:01,807 --> 00:48:03,787 Take care of yourself, Sam. 751 00:48:28,067 --> 00:48:29,367 My, my, my. 752 00:48:29,367 --> 00:48:33,107 You fellows certainly know how to put on a secret meeting. 753 00:48:35,437 --> 00:48:37,037 You know, the problem is, 754 00:48:37,037 --> 00:48:38,937 I don't want to go to the gas chamber. I have headaches. 755 00:48:39,977 --> 00:48:41,877 I kill, I don't get them. 756 00:48:42,107 --> 00:48:44,007 No, it's not him. 757 00:48:44,817 --> 00:48:46,717 It's the voice. The voice is too high. It's too young. 758 00:48:48,047 --> 00:48:49,947 All right. Thanks for coming down, Bryan. 759 00:48:50,387 --> 00:48:51,757 Do you have blackouts? 760 00:48:51,757 --> 00:48:53,657 That's okay. I got it. 761 00:48:59,797 --> 00:49:00,927 They pulled off the trace. 762 00:49:00,927 --> 00:49:02,827 Our Daly City no-show called from a mental institution. 763 00:49:04,297 --> 00:49:06,197 Oakland PD's operator is sure 764 00:49:06,267 --> 00:49:08,167 the man she talked to had a deeper voice. 765 00:49:08,837 --> 00:49:10,737 Calmer. 766 00:49:10,837 --> 00:49:13,047 Might have actually been him. 767 00:49:19,347 --> 00:49:21,247 "So I shall change my way of collecting slaves. 768 00:49:22,617 --> 00:49:24,517 "I shall no longer announce to anyone when I commit my murders. 769 00:49:26,217 --> 00:49:28,117 "They shall look like routine robberies, killings of anger 770 00:49:29,527 --> 00:49:31,427 "and a few fake accidents, et cetera. 771 00:49:32,597 --> 00:49:33,757 "The police shall never catch me 772 00:49:33,767 --> 00:49:35,667 "because I have been too clever for them. 773 00:49:36,267 --> 00:49:38,167 "I look like the description passed out only when I do my thing. 774 00:49:39,907 --> 00:49:41,807 "The rest of the time I look entirely different. 775 00:49:43,037 --> 00:49:47,577 "I shall not tell you what my disguise consists of when I kill. 776 00:49:48,147 --> 00:49:50,047 "As of yet I have left no fingerprints behind me, 777 00:49:50,777 --> 00:49:52,677 "contrary to what the police say. 778 00:49:53,387 --> 00:49:55,797 "I wear transparent fingertips. 779 00:49:56,717 --> 00:49:58,617 "All it is is two coats of airplane cement coated on my fingertips. 780 00:50:01,557 --> 00:50:03,457 "I enjoy needling the blue pigs. Hey, blue pig, I was in the park. 781 00:50:06,127 --> 00:50:08,027 "You were using fire trucks to mask the sound of your cruising prowl cars. 782 00:50:11,697 --> 00:50:13,237 "Hey, pig, doesn't it rile you up 783 00:50:13,237 --> 00:50:15,137 "to have your nose rubbed in your booboos? 784 00:50:16,437 --> 00:50:18,337 "If you cops think I am going to take on a bus the way I stated I was, 785 00:50:19,607 --> 00:50:22,847 "you deserve to have holes in your heads. " 786 00:50:24,777 --> 00:50:26,987 And you need to look at this. 787 00:50:29,817 --> 00:50:31,717 "Take one bag of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, 788 00:50:32,287 --> 00:50:34,057 "one gallon of stove oil, 789 00:50:34,057 --> 00:50:35,957 "and dump a few bags of gravel on top... " 790 00:50:36,287 --> 00:50:38,127 -Okay. -It's a bomb. 791 00:50:38,127 --> 00:50:39,997 Okay. We gotta call the Army and see if this 792 00:50:39,997 --> 00:50:41,897 science experiment could actually work. 793 00:50:42,827 --> 00:50:44,727 Another cipher. 794 00:50:46,607 --> 00:50:48,507 -When did these arrive? -They arrived this morning. 795 00:50:49,367 --> 00:50:50,877 Are you planning to publish? 796 00:50:50,877 --> 00:50:52,777 Robert. 797 00:50:53,577 --> 00:50:55,557 We should have a drink. 798 00:50:59,677 --> 00:51:01,577 Thank you. 799 00:51:02,887 --> 00:51:04,787 So, tell me about yourself. 800 00:51:05,217 --> 00:51:08,757 -You married? -Divorced. Two kids. 801 00:51:09,757 --> 00:51:11,667 What do you do for fun? 802 00:51:13,167 --> 00:51:15,067 I love to read. 803 00:51:15,727 --> 00:51:17,627 -I enjoy books. -Those are the same things. 804 00:51:18,297 --> 00:51:20,837 Why you been going through my trash? 805 00:51:23,677 --> 00:51:25,587 I'll come back to that. 806 00:51:26,077 --> 00:51:27,847 How did you know he was gonna send another code? 807 00:51:27,847 --> 00:51:29,677 I just guessed. 808 00:51:29,677 --> 00:51:31,577 -Just guessed. -The first one seemed too easy. 809 00:51:31,947 --> 00:51:33,847 All right, this can no longer be ignored. 810 00:51:34,387 --> 00:51:36,287 -What is that you're drinking? -It's an Aqua Velva. 811 00:51:38,087 --> 00:51:41,037 You wouldn't make fun of it if you tried it. 812 00:51:50,497 --> 00:51:52,947 But who actually cracked the code? 813 00:51:53,707 --> 00:51:55,607 A married couple who like puzzles. 814 00:51:56,037 --> 00:51:57,937 So what's that tell us about the Zodiac? 815 00:51:58,307 --> 00:51:59,707 -He's no expert. -Right. 816 00:51:59,707 --> 00:52:01,477 It's just a simple substitution code 817 00:52:01,477 --> 00:52:03,377 like the one that we used to do as boy scouts. 818 00:52:03,777 --> 00:52:05,517 "A" is one, "B" is two. 819 00:52:05,517 --> 00:52:06,947 We weren't all boy scouts, Robert. 820 00:52:06,947 --> 00:52:08,847 Well, it's not that hard. You just got to know where to start. 821 00:52:10,587 --> 00:52:12,457 In the first cipher... 822 00:52:12,457 --> 00:52:13,787 You actually carry that around with you? 823 00:52:13,787 --> 00:52:15,687 -Why? -No reason. 824 00:52:16,627 --> 00:52:18,527 What's the most common double consonant in the English language? 825 00:52:20,167 --> 00:52:21,367 Consonant? 826 00:52:21,367 --> 00:52:22,767 -The double "L." -Double "L." 827 00:52:22,767 --> 00:52:24,667 And what's the one word that we know that he'll use in here, at least once? 828 00:52:26,707 --> 00:52:27,867 -"Kill. " -Right, "kill. " 829 00:52:27,867 --> 00:52:29,437 So the Hardens start looking for double symbols, 830 00:52:29,437 --> 00:52:31,337 which they find here, here, and here. 831 00:52:31,507 --> 00:52:33,407 Each with the same two symbols preceding them. 832 00:52:34,047 --> 00:52:35,947 So now they've got a repeating four-letter word 833 00:52:36,077 --> 00:52:37,977 ending with two symbols that they assume stand for "L." 834 00:52:38,217 --> 00:52:39,747 And since they think the whole word is "kill" then... 835 00:52:39,747 --> 00:52:41,647 Then you got your "K," you got your "I," and you're on your way. 836 00:52:43,217 --> 00:52:45,117 But how do you go from "A" is one and "B" is two 837 00:52:45,187 --> 00:52:46,657 to figuring out this whole code? 838 00:52:46,657 --> 00:52:49,567 Well, same way I did. You go to the library. 839 00:52:52,857 --> 00:52:54,757 In this book, 840 00:52:54,867 --> 00:52:56,767 the author presents a very simple substitution code in the preface. 841 00:52:59,067 --> 00:53:00,967 Eight of the 26 symbols that he suggests are found in this cipher. 842 00:53:02,107 --> 00:53:03,467 Yeah, but there are non-letter symbols 843 00:53:03,477 --> 00:53:04,977 because there's all these medieval ones. 844 00:53:04,977 --> 00:53:07,547 I thought they looked medieval, too. 845 00:53:08,407 --> 00:53:10,307 But then I found a code written in the Middle Ages. 846 00:53:10,317 --> 00:53:12,147 Guess what it's called? 847 00:53:12,147 --> 00:53:14,047 The Zodiac Alphabet. 848 00:53:15,887 --> 00:53:17,787 Jesus. 849 00:53:18,257 --> 00:53:19,787 What do you want out of this? 850 00:53:19,787 --> 00:53:21,387 -What? -What's your angle? 851 00:53:21,387 --> 00:53:24,267 This is good business for everyone but you. 852 00:53:27,397 --> 00:53:29,297 How do you mean "business"? 853 00:53:32,237 --> 00:53:34,137 Hey. Come to bed. 854 00:53:34,667 --> 00:53:37,977 I'll be up in a minute. I need to make a phone call. 855 00:53:49,547 --> 00:53:51,447 -Hello? -Bill? 856 00:53:52,087 --> 00:53:53,987 There's not many basements in California. 857 00:53:54,557 --> 00:53:56,457 "Basement for future use. " 858 00:53:56,827 --> 00:53:58,427 That's right. 859 00:53:58,427 --> 00:54:00,327 I'll have Vallejo and Napa check with their city planners. 860 00:54:02,167 --> 00:54:04,407 -Get some sleep. -Yeah, sure. 861 00:54:17,317 --> 00:54:19,217 "Dear Melvin, this is the Zodiac speaking. 862 00:54:20,247 --> 00:54:22,147 "I wish you a happy Christmas. 863 00:54:22,517 --> 00:54:24,417 "The one thing I ask of you is this. Please help me. 864 00:54:26,057 --> 00:54:27,957 "I cannot reach out for help because this thing in me won't let me. " 865 00:54:29,557 --> 00:54:30,997 Thank you. 866 00:54:30,997 --> 00:54:32,897 "I am finding it extremely difficult to hold it in check 867 00:54:34,297 --> 00:54:36,197 "and I am afraid I will lose control again 868 00:54:37,037 --> 00:54:38,937 "and take my ninth and possibly tenth victim. " 869 00:54:39,937 --> 00:54:41,837 Melvin, he's reaching out to you. 870 00:54:42,337 --> 00:54:43,767 Absolutely. 871 00:54:43,777 --> 00:54:45,677 Inspectors, he sent this letter directly to my residence. 872 00:54:47,407 --> 00:54:49,307 It is a cry for help, intended as a private communiqué. 873 00:54:50,547 --> 00:54:52,447 Which is why you contacted the Chronicle. 874 00:54:52,777 --> 00:54:54,677 The people have a right to know. Toddy? 875 00:54:55,887 --> 00:54:57,787 -When did the letter arrive? -In the middle of last week. 876 00:54:59,057 --> 00:55:00,957 I was away on safari. 877 00:55:01,557 --> 00:55:03,427 What did you gentlemen do for Christmas? 878 00:55:03,427 --> 00:55:05,327 -You're looking at it. -You must see Africa. 879 00:55:05,827 --> 00:55:07,727 Cradle of civilization. Fascinating people. Beautiful. Savage. 880 00:55:11,137 --> 00:55:13,037 -Back to the killer who wrote to you. -Yes. Of course. 881 00:55:15,007 --> 00:55:16,907 It is my belief that he only penned this letter 882 00:55:17,007 --> 00:55:18,907 because he couldn't get through to me on the Dunbar show or here. 883 00:55:20,147 --> 00:55:22,047 -He tried to contact you here? -Several times. 884 00:55:22,777 --> 00:55:24,677 I was out, but he spoke with my housekeeper. 885 00:55:25,017 --> 00:55:26,177 Didn't leave a number. 886 00:55:26,177 --> 00:55:28,077 He's kind of crafty like that. Do you mind if I speak to her? 887 00:55:28,817 --> 00:55:30,717 Not at all. But the real story is the letter. 888 00:55:32,017 --> 00:55:33,917 -I'll be back. -Yeah. 889 00:55:34,187 --> 00:55:35,427 She's right this way. 890 00:55:35,427 --> 00:55:37,327 Inspector Toschi, it is my belief this is a window into this man's soul. 891 00:55:40,867 --> 00:55:42,667 Killing is his compulsion. 892 00:55:42,667 --> 00:55:44,567 Even though he tries to ignore it, it drives him. 893 00:55:45,367 --> 00:55:46,497 It's in his blood. 894 00:55:46,497 --> 00:55:49,607 Could be. Or maybe he just likes the attention. 895 00:56:33,417 --> 00:56:35,317 I didn't mean to scare you, but your right rear wheel is loose. 896 00:56:38,787 --> 00:56:39,917 Really? 897 00:56:39,917 --> 00:56:43,457 If you like, I could tighten the lugs up for you. 898 00:56:46,027 --> 00:56:47,257 If you don't mind. 899 00:56:47,267 --> 00:56:49,767 Well, you can't be too careful. 900 00:57:24,167 --> 00:57:26,067 -All done. -Thank you. 901 00:57:26,667 --> 00:57:28,947 No problem. Have a good night. 902 00:57:33,877 --> 00:57:35,777 It's okay. 903 00:58:29,527 --> 00:58:31,427 Are you okay? 904 00:58:32,667 --> 00:58:35,377 Yeah. Yeah, we're fine. 905 00:58:36,167 --> 00:58:38,067 Must have been worse than I thought. 906 00:58:38,707 --> 00:58:41,617 I can give you a lift to a service station. 907 00:58:43,817 --> 00:58:45,717 Okay. 908 00:58:51,257 --> 00:58:53,327 It's okay. Come on. 909 00:59:00,997 --> 00:59:03,207 I didn't know you had a baby. 910 00:59:04,867 --> 00:59:06,767 Oh, is that okay? 911 00:59:08,107 --> 00:59:10,007 The more the merrier. 912 00:59:19,447 --> 00:59:22,117 You shouldn't smoke. It's a bad habit. 913 00:59:28,557 --> 00:59:32,237 -I think we just passed a filling station. -It was closed. 914 00:59:37,667 --> 00:59:39,567 Do you always go around helping people in the night? 915 00:59:40,837 --> 00:59:44,147 When I'm done with them, they don't need much help. 916 00:59:46,977 --> 00:59:48,847 It's okay. 917 00:59:48,847 --> 00:59:50,747 Before I kill you, 918 00:59:50,947 --> 00:59:53,827 I'm gonna throw your baby out the window. 919 01:00:07,297 --> 01:00:10,507 No! Help! Please! No! 920 01:00:17,407 --> 01:00:19,307 She was on the side of the road. She flagged me down. 921 01:00:20,407 --> 01:00:22,147 -What happened to her? -She said she jumped from a car. 922 01:00:22,147 --> 01:00:24,047 I found her like this. 923 01:00:24,077 --> 01:00:25,977 -What is it? -Please, he said... 924 01:00:27,087 --> 01:00:28,987 -It'll be okay. -Tried to kill me. 925 01:00:30,017 --> 01:00:31,617 My baby! 926 01:00:31,617 --> 01:00:33,517 -Where's her baby? -She didn't have one when I stopped. 927 01:00:35,127 --> 01:00:37,027 Where's your baby? 928 01:00:43,267 --> 01:00:45,167 Jesus. 929 01:00:52,177 --> 01:00:54,657 -You hid it? -In case he came back. 930 01:01:09,527 --> 01:01:11,427 "This is the Zodiac speaking. 931 01:01:11,457 --> 01:01:13,357 "By the way, have you cracked the last cipher I sent you? 932 01:01:14,867 --> 01:01:16,767 "I'm mildly curious as to how much money you have on my head now. 933 01:01:18,697 --> 01:01:20,597 "I hope you do not think I was the one who wiped out that blue meanie 934 01:01:22,567 --> 01:01:24,467 "with a bomb at the cop station, 935 01:01:24,677 --> 01:01:26,577 "even though I talked about killing children with one. " 936 01:01:27,247 --> 01:01:28,777 "This is the Zodiac speaking. 937 01:01:28,777 --> 01:01:32,087 "I'd like to see some nice Zodiac buttons wandering around town. 938 01:01:32,847 --> 01:01:34,447 "Everyone else has these buttons 939 01:01:34,447 --> 01:01:37,957 "like peace, black power, and Melvin eats blubber, et cetera. 940 01:01:38,157 --> 01:01:39,587 "It would cheer me up considerably 941 01:01:39,587 --> 01:01:41,487 "if I saw a lot of people wearing my button. 942 01:01:42,057 --> 01:01:43,957 -"Please no nasty ones. " -"This is the Zodiac speaking. 943 01:01:44,857 --> 01:01:46,757 "I shot a man sitting in a parked car with a. 38. 944 01:01:47,867 --> 01:01:49,767 "Zodiac 12, SFPD zero. " 945 01:01:51,237 --> 01:01:53,137 "The map coupled with this code will tell you where the bomb is set. 946 01:01:54,707 --> 01:01:57,447 "You have until next fall to dig it up. " 947 01:01:59,907 --> 01:02:01,477 "This is the Zodiac speaking. 948 01:02:01,477 --> 01:02:03,347 "I'm rather unhappy because you people 949 01:02:03,347 --> 01:02:05,247 "will not wear some nice Zodiac buttons. 950 01:02:05,247 --> 01:02:07,147 "So, I now have a little list, starting with the woman and her baby 951 01:02:07,787 --> 01:02:09,287 "that I gave a rather interesting ride 952 01:02:09,287 --> 01:02:11,187 "for a couple of hours one evening, a few months back, 953 01:02:11,617 --> 01:02:13,517 "that ended in my burning her car where I found them. " 954 01:02:13,957 --> 01:02:15,857 We're really not gonna run any more of his letters? 955 01:02:16,257 --> 01:02:18,157 The new policy. Our brothers in blue want us to hold back 956 01:02:18,927 --> 01:02:20,597 and see how he reacts. 957 01:02:20,597 --> 01:02:22,497 Four letters in three months, 958 01:02:22,797 --> 01:02:24,697 and this is the first mention of Kathleen Johns. That's very weird. 959 01:02:25,897 --> 01:02:29,247 That's because he's full of shit. 960 01:02:30,507 --> 01:02:32,407 What do you mean? 961 01:02:33,407 --> 01:02:35,307 You don't know? 962 01:02:36,277 --> 01:02:38,177 Welcome. Please put your stuff down. You're going down five rows and left. 963 01:02:41,147 --> 01:02:43,047 Looking for the Modesto Bee from March. 964 01:02:43,857 --> 01:02:45,757 I'm going to stand here and attempt not to vomit. 965 01:02:46,987 --> 01:02:48,987 -Left. -Left. 966 01:02:49,987 --> 01:02:51,887 -What am I looking for? -Kathleen Johns. 967 01:02:52,597 --> 01:02:53,897 Also probably you wanna pull the Chron from... 968 01:02:53,897 --> 01:02:57,067 You know, never mind. I'll see to that. 969 01:02:58,197 --> 01:03:00,097 Okay, look at this letter again. The part about Kathleen Johns. 970 01:03:00,667 --> 01:03:02,567 Tell me what facts he gives. 971 01:03:02,637 --> 01:03:05,847 -A woman and her baby abducted. -Fact. 972 01:03:08,007 --> 01:03:10,217 -The car on fire. -Okay, now, 973 01:03:11,647 --> 01:03:14,097 look at the article from the Bee. 974 01:03:14,747 --> 01:03:16,417 Seen it yet? 975 01:03:16,417 --> 01:03:18,317 Everything in the letter already appeared in the article. 976 01:03:18,417 --> 01:03:20,397 And he's done it before. 977 01:03:21,557 --> 01:03:23,457 Officer Richard Radetich, shot sitting in his car. 978 01:03:24,297 --> 01:03:26,197 Zodiac claimed that he shot someone in their car. 979 01:03:26,557 --> 01:03:28,457 Couple days after this article came out. 980 01:03:30,167 --> 01:03:31,937 The police already had somebody in custody. 981 01:03:31,937 --> 01:03:33,837 Zodiac didn't do it, but took credit for it anyway 982 01:03:34,607 --> 01:03:36,507 because he's in it for the press. 983 01:03:37,007 --> 01:03:38,477 He even stole his symbol. 984 01:03:38,477 --> 01:03:40,377 -What? -Yeah. Shit. 985 01:03:40,847 --> 01:03:42,607 If I show you something, you promise not to tell anyone? 986 01:03:42,607 --> 01:03:45,917 -Who would I tell? -Okay. Totally solid point. Okay. 987 01:03:53,717 --> 01:03:55,527 That's the only place that word and that symbol 988 01:03:55,527 --> 01:03:57,427 ever appeared together before the letters. 989 01:03:58,057 --> 01:03:59,697 The guy stole his logo off a watch. 990 01:03:59,697 --> 01:04:01,097 How can somebody who's killed 13 people do... 991 01:04:01,097 --> 01:04:02,427 He claims he's killed 13 people, 992 01:04:02,427 --> 01:04:04,027 but which ones can we actually confirm? 993 01:04:04,037 --> 01:04:08,107 There's three in Vallejo, one in Berryessa, the cabbie. That's it. 994 01:04:09,707 --> 01:04:12,237 Bobby, you almost look disappointed. 995 01:04:13,107 --> 01:04:15,607 Chief's pulling everybody off buses. 996 01:04:16,207 --> 01:04:17,877 Business as usual. 997 01:04:17,877 --> 01:04:19,647 Something'll shake loose. 998 01:04:19,647 --> 01:04:21,547 Not a peep in four months. 999 01:04:21,947 --> 01:04:23,847 First he won't shut up and now... 1000 01:04:24,487 --> 01:04:26,797 Maybe we drove him underground. 1001 01:04:27,427 --> 01:04:29,327 Maybe he's gone. 1002 01:04:30,087 --> 01:04:31,987 311 at 582 Haight, cross at Biltmore. There's a male... 1003 01:04:33,227 --> 01:04:35,467 -Happy birthday, Bill. -Thanks. 1004 01:04:45,677 --> 01:04:47,577 Does it ever bother you that people call you Shorty? 1005 01:04:48,047 --> 01:04:49,947 Does it bother you that people call you a retard? 1006 01:04:50,647 --> 01:04:52,547 -Nobody calls me that. -Right. 1007 01:04:53,547 --> 01:04:55,447 As governor, I pledge to use all my influence 1008 01:04:57,217 --> 01:04:59,117 to make sure that Darlene Ferrin's killer is brought to justice. 1009 01:05:01,957 --> 01:05:03,857 I believe some clues were overlooked in the murder of Darlene Ferrin. 1010 01:05:06,627 --> 01:05:08,527 -I believe her murder was premeditated. -Who is that? 1011 01:05:08,567 --> 01:05:10,467 Florence Douglas, mayor of Vallejo. She's running for governor. 1012 01:05:11,667 --> 01:05:13,567 I believe that the police department either did not have the money, the time 1013 01:05:14,607 --> 01:05:16,507 or, yes, the inclination... 1014 01:05:16,737 --> 01:05:18,637 Sayonara, police endorsement. Good work, Flo. 1015 01:05:20,207 --> 01:05:22,847 Does anyone ever call me names, or... 1016 01:05:23,917 --> 01:05:25,817 You mean like retard? 1017 01:05:25,877 --> 01:05:27,777 Yeah. 1018 01:05:28,087 --> 01:05:29,987 No. 1019 01:05:33,457 --> 01:05:37,527 Shit. Fuck. Oh, my God. Jesus. 1020 01:05:41,727 --> 01:05:43,627 Tell me that's not a piece of bloody shirt! 1021 01:05:43,697 --> 01:05:45,297 Fuck! Holy fucking crap! 1022 01:05:45,297 --> 01:05:47,717 "I feel it in my bones, you ache to know my name 1023 01:05:47,907 --> 01:05:49,807 "and so I'll clue you in. 1024 01:05:50,337 --> 01:05:53,477 "But then, why spoil the game? Happy Halloween. " 1025 01:05:54,947 --> 01:05:56,847 Paul, you did call him a latent homosexual 1026 01:05:58,817 --> 01:06:00,217 in at least one of your articles. 1027 01:06:00,217 --> 01:06:02,747 Dave. I want a gun. 1028 01:06:05,417 --> 01:06:07,317 A gun? 1029 01:06:11,327 --> 01:06:13,027 You're in Herb Caen. 1030 01:06:13,027 --> 01:06:14,927 "Paul Avery's investigation has won him the accolade 1031 01:06:15,627 --> 01:06:17,527 "of a message from the Zodiac warning, 'You are doomed. ' 1032 01:06:18,737 --> 01:06:20,637 "As a result, several crime newsmen are wearing lapel buttons reading, 1033 01:06:22,137 --> 01:06:24,037 "'I am not Paul Avery. "' 1034 01:06:24,337 --> 01:06:26,237 You should sell these. You could do well. 1035 01:06:26,577 --> 01:06:28,477 It's been a windfall, since they published the threat on my life. 1036 01:06:29,307 --> 01:06:31,077 I got the leads coming out of the woodwork. 1037 01:06:31,077 --> 01:06:32,977 There's one guy down in Riverside. 1038 01:06:34,117 --> 01:06:35,347 I'm gonna drive down and see him tonight. 1039 01:06:35,347 --> 01:06:39,097 -You wanna tag along? -No, I have a date. 1040 01:06:39,717 --> 01:06:41,617 -Really? -Who is this guy? 1041 01:06:42,127 --> 01:06:44,027 He wishes to remain anonymous. I wish to remain infamous. 1042 01:06:45,797 --> 01:06:50,137 So we're going to get along great. 1043 01:06:56,867 --> 01:06:58,767 Hi. Good evening. Hi. I'm looking for a Melanie. 1044 01:06:59,607 --> 01:07:01,507 Yes. It's the young lady sitting by herself. 1045 01:07:01,577 --> 01:07:03,477 Thank you. 1046 01:07:09,287 --> 01:07:10,687 You must be Melanie. 1047 01:07:10,687 --> 01:07:12,587 -Which would make you Robert. -It would. 1048 01:07:12,687 --> 01:07:14,587 Glynnis told me lots about you. 1049 01:07:15,987 --> 01:07:17,787 -And you have wine, great. -I do. 1050 01:07:17,797 --> 01:07:19,737 Great. How late am I? 1051 01:07:21,597 --> 01:07:23,497 Just a few minutes, really. I just got here myself. 1052 01:07:24,237 --> 01:07:26,137 Traffic's bumper to bumper. I was at the gun range. 1053 01:07:27,407 --> 01:07:29,307 -Glynnis said you were a cartoonist. -Oh, yeah. 1054 01:07:30,567 --> 01:07:32,467 Well, what're you doing at a gun range? 1055 01:07:32,507 --> 01:07:34,177 Reading. 1056 01:07:34,177 --> 01:07:37,117 Get some more... You need some more napkins. 1057 01:07:38,377 --> 01:07:40,277 So, you work with Glynnis. 1058 01:07:40,677 --> 01:07:42,577 -For her, actually. -For her? 1059 01:07:42,717 --> 01:07:44,617 Oh, well... 1060 01:07:46,217 --> 01:07:48,117 My children are terrified of Glynnis. 1061 01:07:48,387 --> 01:07:50,287 Me, too. 1062 01:07:53,057 --> 01:07:54,297 So, the gun range? 1063 01:07:54,297 --> 01:07:56,197 We're... I'm working on... Do you know the Zodiac? 1064 01:07:57,367 --> 01:07:58,767 -Yeah. -I'm working with... 1065 01:07:58,767 --> 01:08:00,667 -Do you know who Paul Avery is? -Sounds kind of familiar. 1066 01:08:01,337 --> 01:08:03,167 He's the writer that the Zodiac threatened. 1067 01:08:03,167 --> 01:08:04,467 Oh, yeah, I saw that on TV. 1068 01:08:04,477 --> 01:08:06,377 Well, I work near him and he's going down tonight 1069 01:08:07,707 --> 01:08:10,917 to track an anonymous tipster down in Riverside. 1070 01:08:12,047 --> 01:08:13,947 Where is Riverside? 1071 01:08:14,217 --> 01:08:15,787 It's near L.A. 1072 01:08:15,787 --> 01:08:19,427 Oh, wow. I don't think Paul knows that it's that far away. 1073 01:08:21,587 --> 01:08:23,627 Sounds kind of dangerous. 1074 01:08:24,857 --> 01:08:26,757 Yeah. How do you mean? 1075 01:08:27,867 --> 01:08:29,767 Well, you said it was an anonymous tip, right? 1076 01:08:30,367 --> 01:08:31,897 Yeah. 1077 01:08:31,897 --> 01:08:35,467 So it could be an ambush. I mean, it could be the Zodiac. 1078 01:08:36,967 --> 01:08:38,867 Don't you think it's kind of stupid? 1079 01:08:39,477 --> 01:08:42,147 Yeah, yeah. Well, Paul has a gun. 1080 01:08:45,947 --> 01:08:48,447 So, do you know what's good here? 1081 01:08:50,247 --> 01:08:52,427 I've never been here before. 1082 01:08:54,527 --> 01:08:56,527 The pasta, spaghetti? 1083 01:08:58,227 --> 01:09:00,327 Are you ready to order yet? 1084 01:09:01,367 --> 01:09:03,267 Yeah, I'll have the penne vodka. But could you do it in a cream sauce? 1085 01:09:04,267 --> 01:09:06,167 Of course. 1086 01:09:10,537 --> 01:09:12,777 Maybe give us another minute? 1087 01:09:14,607 --> 01:09:16,507 Do you have any change? 1088 01:09:16,647 --> 01:09:18,547 Oh, wait, no wait, hold on. 1089 01:09:18,917 --> 01:09:20,547 Nope. That's a penny. 1090 01:09:20,547 --> 01:09:22,047 Do you have to make a phone call? 1091 01:09:22,047 --> 01:09:25,557 Yeah, you know, when you were saying that the Zodiac... 1092 01:09:26,117 --> 01:09:27,887 You know, when you said it was dangerous, I just thought 1093 01:09:27,887 --> 01:09:29,787 -that it is dangerous, and it's... -Stupid? 1094 01:09:30,027 --> 01:09:31,727 Stupid. And I just thought that 1095 01:09:31,727 --> 01:09:35,507 I should call his wife and just see if she's heard from him. 1096 01:09:37,797 --> 01:09:39,697 I have some change. 1097 01:09:58,457 --> 01:10:00,357 Okay. Well, she said she'd call when she heard from him. 1098 01:10:01,827 --> 01:10:03,727 -Good. -Yeah. 1099 01:10:04,657 --> 01:10:08,127 Melanie, I should really go home and wait for the call. 1100 01:10:11,237 --> 01:10:14,737 Is this some sleazy plan to get me to go home with you? 1101 01:10:15,407 --> 01:10:17,307 What? No. 1102 01:10:19,377 --> 01:10:21,377 I'll get the food to go. 1103 01:10:23,047 --> 01:10:24,947 Hello! 1104 01:10:40,397 --> 01:10:43,237 Hi! I'm supposed to meet somebody here. 1105 01:11:01,447 --> 01:11:03,347 Anything? 1106 01:11:06,487 --> 01:11:07,857 You don't have to stay. 1107 01:11:07,857 --> 01:11:09,387 Are you kidding? 1108 01:11:09,387 --> 01:11:12,527 This is the most interesting date I've ever had. 1109 01:11:16,767 --> 01:11:17,967 -Paul? -Robert? 1110 01:11:17,967 --> 01:11:19,637 -Yes. -You sitting down? 1111 01:11:19,637 --> 01:11:20,837 Yes. 1112 01:11:20,837 --> 01:11:22,737 You're not gonna believe this. 1113 01:11:22,737 --> 01:11:23,837 Dave! 1114 01:11:23,837 --> 01:11:25,737 In a bizarre twist, the hunted has become hunter. 1115 01:11:26,537 --> 01:11:28,437 San Francisco Chronicle reporter and Zodiac target Paul Avery 1116 01:11:30,407 --> 01:11:32,307 claims to have uncovered new information 1117 01:11:32,577 --> 01:11:34,477 regarding the only unsolved homicide in Riverside County's history, 1118 01:11:37,147 --> 01:11:39,047 a 1966 Southern California murder, 1119 01:11:40,417 --> 01:11:42,317 that Avery now believes was the Zodiac's first victim. 1120 01:11:43,487 --> 01:11:44,587 What? 1121 01:11:44,597 --> 01:11:45,857 -He didn't call you about this? -Hang on! 1122 01:11:45,857 --> 01:11:47,457 The Riverside killer wrote to the press letters 1123 01:11:47,457 --> 01:11:49,357 that I then took personally to the Office of Questioned Documents. 1124 01:11:51,397 --> 01:11:53,297 And what did this expert tell you? 1125 01:11:53,667 --> 01:11:55,307 What I knew in my gut, Ron. 1126 01:11:55,307 --> 01:11:57,207 The handwriting matches Zodiac's. 1127 01:11:57,837 --> 01:11:59,737 How'd he get the evidence out of Riverside? 1128 01:12:00,277 --> 01:12:02,177 He took it to Sherwood without telling us, the son of a bitch. 1129 01:12:02,577 --> 01:12:03,877 You know how bad this looks? 1130 01:12:03,877 --> 01:12:05,777 Hey, how do we know that this lead is real? 1131 01:12:06,177 --> 01:12:08,077 It's very real. You know how I know? 1132 01:12:08,547 --> 01:12:10,457 Because I saw it on TV. 1133 01:12:16,457 --> 01:12:17,527 Excuse me. 1134 01:12:17,527 --> 01:12:19,057 Dave. 1135 01:12:19,057 --> 01:12:20,257 Hi. 1136 01:12:20,257 --> 01:12:22,157 Dave, you know Mel Nicolai. He's working the case for Justice. 1137 01:12:22,497 --> 01:12:23,767 Good to see you, Mel. 1138 01:12:23,767 --> 01:12:25,667 All due respect, can someone explain to me 1139 01:12:25,737 --> 01:12:27,467 why I'm reading about breaks in this case 1140 01:12:27,467 --> 01:12:29,367 in the Chronicle instead of getting calls from you? 1141 01:12:29,407 --> 01:12:30,567 We got screwed. 1142 01:12:30,567 --> 01:12:31,837 Dave, come on. 1143 01:12:31,837 --> 01:12:33,737 You do get your name in the paper a lot. People talk. 1144 01:12:33,907 --> 01:12:35,807 I don't ever talk about an open investigation, period. Okay, Ken? 1145 01:12:36,877 --> 01:12:38,777 Dave? Hey. Hi. 1146 01:12:39,747 --> 01:12:41,647 Paul Avery. Can I catch a ride with you gents when we get there? 1147 01:12:42,417 --> 01:12:44,317 Not a good idea, Paul. 1148 01:12:45,117 --> 01:12:47,017 He's gonna make me take a cab when we're going to the same place. 1149 01:12:48,127 --> 01:12:50,027 Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for choosing PSA. 1150 01:12:50,787 --> 01:12:52,687 -Fair enough. Fair enough. -Please take your seats at this time. 1151 01:12:52,997 --> 01:12:54,897 Remember, smoking is in the last six aisles only. 1152 01:12:56,227 --> 01:12:58,127 Enjoy your flight. 1153 01:13:01,737 --> 01:13:03,637 -Cross? Hi. -Yeah. 1154 01:13:03,907 --> 01:13:05,807 -Detective David Toschi, SFPD. -How are you doing? 1155 01:13:06,277 --> 01:13:07,877 Great. Thanks for having us down today. 1156 01:13:07,877 --> 01:13:09,777 Not at all. I hear you have some files for us. 1157 01:13:10,477 --> 01:13:12,077 I'll show you mine. You show me yours. 1158 01:13:12,077 --> 01:13:14,487 -Frisco huh? -That's right. San Francisco. 1159 01:13:15,087 --> 01:13:16,647 -Ken Narlow from Napa. -Ken. 1160 01:13:16,647 --> 01:13:18,447 -Mel Nicolai, Justice. -Mel. 1161 01:13:18,457 --> 01:13:19,517 Here's what we know. 1162 01:13:19,517 --> 01:13:21,417 Cheri Jo Bates attended Riverside Community College. 1163 01:13:22,187 --> 01:13:24,087 She studies in the library the night of October 30th, 1966. 1164 01:13:26,597 --> 01:13:28,497 She leaves with an unidentified male at closing, 9:00 p. m. 1165 01:13:30,497 --> 01:13:32,397 Her body's found the next morning in a parking lot, stabbed to death. 1166 01:13:34,297 --> 01:13:35,707 Her car is disabled. 1167 01:13:35,707 --> 01:13:37,607 Someone cut the coil in the distributor, the battery died. 1168 01:13:38,777 --> 01:13:40,677 The someone comes back, offers to help. 1169 01:13:41,277 --> 01:13:43,177 -Like Kathleen Johns. -Who? 1170 01:13:43,507 --> 01:13:45,407 A woman outside of Modesto, might be a Zodiac victim. 1171 01:13:46,277 --> 01:13:48,177 Might. Might be. I have her comp right here in this file. 1172 01:13:49,887 --> 01:13:51,187 Okay. 1173 01:13:51,187 --> 01:13:53,087 A typewritten confession was sent to the Riverside Press Enterprise 1174 01:13:54,387 --> 01:13:56,287 on November 29th, a month after Bates's murder. 1175 01:13:57,257 --> 01:13:59,157 They ran it. 1176 01:14:00,927 --> 01:14:02,827 "I'm not sick. I am insane. But that will not stop the game. 1177 01:14:03,727 --> 01:14:05,627 "This letter should be published for all to read. " 1178 01:14:05,997 --> 01:14:07,437 He wants to be published. He calls it a game. 1179 01:14:07,437 --> 01:14:08,907 I mean, this could be our boy. 1180 01:14:08,907 --> 01:14:10,807 Six months later, the police, the girl's father, and the paper, 1181 01:14:12,307 --> 01:14:14,287 they all received these. 1182 01:14:19,077 --> 01:14:20,977 Double postage, just like Zodiac. 1183 01:14:22,487 --> 01:14:24,387 These are what Sherwood Morrill matched to the Zodiac letters? 1184 01:14:25,457 --> 01:14:27,357 These and the desktop. Don. 1185 01:14:27,587 --> 01:14:31,937 This was found a couple of months later by a janitor in RCC storage. 1186 01:14:40,867 --> 01:14:43,507 Sherwood got a handwriting match off wood? 1187 01:14:45,407 --> 01:14:47,307 Who etches in their own handwriting? 1188 01:14:47,777 --> 01:14:49,007 To be honest with you, 1189 01:14:49,007 --> 01:14:50,907 our letters and your letters, I don't see it. 1190 01:14:51,477 --> 01:14:53,377 How did Paul Avery get his hands on the exemplars? 1191 01:14:54,147 --> 01:14:55,587 I gave them to him. 1192 01:14:55,587 --> 01:14:57,487 We talked on the phone the other day for about an hour. 1193 01:14:57,547 --> 01:14:59,117 And I told him you were gonna be here. 1194 01:14:59,117 --> 01:15:00,887 -You told him we were meeting? -Yeah. 1195 01:15:00,887 --> 01:15:02,787 I also told him we don't think this is Zodiac. 1196 01:15:03,187 --> 01:15:05,087 Okay, wait a minute. 1197 01:15:05,357 --> 01:15:07,257 -You don't think this is Zodiac? -We got a guy we like for it. 1198 01:15:08,527 --> 01:15:10,197 We don't have enough to pin it on him yet, 1199 01:15:10,197 --> 01:15:11,527 but we're pretty sure it's him. 1200 01:15:11,537 --> 01:15:13,437 If you don't think this is Zodiac, then why give anything to Avery? 1201 01:15:14,507 --> 01:15:16,237 I'm trying to cooperate. 1202 01:15:16,237 --> 01:15:18,137 Oh, that's how you cooperate? By giving information to reporters? 1203 01:15:19,137 --> 01:15:20,777 Look, I don't know about the handwriting, 1204 01:15:20,777 --> 01:15:22,107 but Sherwood says it's a match, right? 1205 01:15:22,107 --> 01:15:24,007 So, let's just say that your guy did Cheri Jo. 1206 01:15:24,617 --> 01:15:25,847 He types the confession. 1207 01:15:25,847 --> 01:15:27,747 Zodiac reads it in the paper, and he writes a letter taking credit for it. 1208 01:15:29,087 --> 01:15:30,717 Now, that's something he's done before. 1209 01:15:30,717 --> 01:15:32,617 Look, now you have everything we have. 1210 01:15:33,417 --> 01:15:35,317 But, in my opinion, you guys came south for nothing. 1211 01:15:36,827 --> 01:15:38,727 FUBAR, gentlemen, FUBAR. 1212 01:15:39,027 --> 01:15:40,927 I don't care what he says. This still could be Z. 1213 01:15:41,867 --> 01:15:43,767 The problem is the entire state already thinks it is. 1214 01:15:45,167 --> 01:15:48,547 Well, there's your press agent. Talk to him about it. 1215 01:15:51,037 --> 01:15:52,937 I come in peace. I don't want any trouble. 1216 01:15:53,077 --> 01:15:54,977 I really don't want to talk to you right now, Paul. Not now. 1217 01:15:55,147 --> 01:15:57,047 -Just trying to do my job. -Oh, really? Well, now I can't do mine. 1218 01:15:59,177 --> 01:16:01,077 We're already screwed with the amount of tips we got on this thing, 1219 01:16:01,317 --> 01:16:03,117 and you just freaked out the entire state. 1220 01:16:03,117 --> 01:16:05,017 I have got Napa, Vallejo, and DOJ looking at me sideways 1221 01:16:06,517 --> 01:16:08,417 and Riverside's telling me I'm on a snipe hunt! 1222 01:16:09,427 --> 01:16:11,327 Jesus. Hey, Cheri Jo Bates was a gift. I gave that to you. 1223 01:16:12,157 --> 01:16:13,827 You and Armstrong never would have found her. 1224 01:16:13,827 --> 01:16:15,727 This may not be Zodiac. Does that matter to you? 1225 01:16:16,197 --> 01:16:17,627 -What if it is? -Does it matter that Riverside may not 1226 01:16:17,627 --> 01:16:19,527 be able to make a case against their suspect because of you? 1227 01:16:19,797 --> 01:16:21,697 Tell it to Sherwood. I'm out here, beating the bushes, 1228 01:16:21,807 --> 01:16:23,467 trying to draw him out. We're in this together. 1229 01:16:23,467 --> 01:16:24,937 No, we're not in anything together, Paul, 1230 01:16:24,937 --> 01:16:26,837 because I'm not interested in upping my circulation. 1231 01:16:26,907 --> 01:16:28,807 Oh, boy. He wrote me. He threatened my life. 1232 01:16:29,877 --> 01:16:31,607 Hey, Bullitt! 1233 01:16:31,617 --> 01:16:35,587 Been a year-and-a-half, you gonna catch this fucking guy or not? 1234 01:16:37,687 --> 01:16:39,587 -Go fuck yourself. -Happily. 1235 01:16:40,157 --> 01:16:42,187 You should have called me, Paul. 1236 01:16:47,727 --> 01:16:49,627 Thank you. 1237 01:17:02,207 --> 01:17:04,047 -Did you see this? -Unfortunately, yes. 1238 01:17:04,047 --> 01:17:06,747 Here comes every lunatic in California. 1239 01:17:07,577 --> 01:17:08,987 I'm the Zodiac. 1240 01:17:08,987 --> 01:17:10,647 And how did you kill your victims? 1241 01:17:10,647 --> 01:17:12,547 With a gun. No, with a hammer. 1242 01:17:13,387 --> 01:17:14,787 All I'm authorized to tell you 1243 01:17:14,787 --> 01:17:16,457 is that he's still under government employment. 1244 01:17:16,457 --> 01:17:18,357 -And who authorized you to tell me this? -That's all I'm authorized to say. 1245 01:17:19,627 --> 01:17:21,527 Only a little rat bastard like Andre 1246 01:17:21,867 --> 01:17:23,767 could have done something like cut off all the victims' hands. 1247 01:17:24,527 --> 01:17:26,427 Zodiac didn't cut off any of the victims' hands. 1248 01:17:26,997 --> 01:17:28,837 -Are you sure? -Yes, sir. 1249 01:17:28,837 --> 01:17:30,737 Travis and I worked here side by side for 10 years. 1250 01:17:31,477 --> 01:17:33,377 His foot gets crushed in an accident and the killings begin. 1251 01:17:35,647 --> 01:17:37,247 -Coincidence? -I don't know. 1252 01:17:37,247 --> 01:17:39,157 You're a cop, man. Do the math. 1253 01:17:43,517 --> 01:17:45,417 Have you considered the killer might be Paul Avery? 1254 01:17:46,857 --> 01:17:48,617 Frequently. 1255 01:17:48,627 --> 01:17:50,527 He was drinking Coors, getting a load on. 1256 01:17:50,557 --> 01:17:52,457 Starts talking about hunting people. Like that book. 1257 01:17:54,297 --> 01:17:56,197 Says how you can put a light at the end of a gun 1258 01:17:56,567 --> 01:17:58,197 to use as a sight in the dark. 1259 01:17:58,197 --> 01:18:00,067 -He said that? -Yeah. 1260 01:18:00,067 --> 01:18:02,977 So I asked him, "How would you get away with it?" 1261 01:18:03,207 --> 01:18:05,037 And he said, "It would be easy 1262 01:18:05,037 --> 01:18:06,937 "'cause there'd be no real motive to the thing. " 1263 01:18:07,577 --> 01:18:09,477 Then he said he'd write letters to the police 1264 01:18:09,547 --> 01:18:11,447 and call himself Zodiac to mess with them. 1265 01:18:11,447 --> 01:18:13,147 Leigh liked messing with people. 1266 01:18:13,147 --> 01:18:15,047 -You're positive he said "Zodiac"? -Yeah. 1267 01:18:16,247 --> 01:18:18,147 I thought it was a stupid name. So I told him. 1268 01:18:19,457 --> 01:18:21,357 He got up all upset and said, "I don't care what you think. 1269 01:18:22,987 --> 01:18:24,887 "I've thought about it a long time and that's the name I'm gonna use. " 1270 01:18:25,727 --> 01:18:27,627 Did you feel like he'd been thinking about it a long time? 1271 01:18:29,167 --> 01:18:31,067 He was raw about losing his job at the school. 1272 01:18:32,497 --> 01:18:34,397 He talked about shooting out the tires of a school bus 1273 01:18:35,607 --> 01:18:37,507 and picking off the little darlings. 1274 01:18:38,107 --> 01:18:40,007 -He actually used those words? -That's what made me remember. 1275 01:18:42,277 --> 01:18:44,177 Afterwards, I told my wife I didn't wanna see him again. 1276 01:18:44,817 --> 01:18:46,647 And I haven't since. 1277 01:18:46,647 --> 01:18:48,547 Other thing is, Leigh's into skin diving. 1278 01:18:49,247 --> 01:18:51,147 I know he's been up to that lake a bunch of times. 1279 01:18:51,417 --> 01:18:53,317 Lake Berryessa? Did you ever go with him? 1280 01:18:53,887 --> 01:18:55,787 Couple times. We went fishing by Putah Creek near there. 1281 01:18:57,957 --> 01:18:59,527 Tell him when you put it together. 1282 01:18:59,527 --> 01:19:01,427 About a year ago, in the paper, there was a story about the Zodiac. 1283 01:19:04,327 --> 01:19:06,227 And it all comes back. I tried to call the local cops. 1284 01:19:07,537 --> 01:19:09,237 They blew him off. Thought he was a nut. 1285 01:19:09,237 --> 01:19:11,137 And you're sure the conversation you had about Zodiac 1286 01:19:13,137 --> 01:19:15,037 took place on January 1 st, 1968? 1287 01:19:17,007 --> 01:19:18,847 It couldn't have been any later. 1288 01:19:18,847 --> 01:19:21,797 I started a new job in L.A. on January 20th. 1289 01:19:22,287 --> 01:19:23,847 I had to move. 1290 01:19:23,847 --> 01:19:25,747 -This is my problem. This guy... -Arthur Leigh Allen? 1291 01:19:26,417 --> 01:19:28,317 This guy, Leigh, just lays out his entire evil plan 1292 01:19:29,127 --> 01:19:30,727 to a fishing buddy on New Year's Day? 1293 01:19:30,727 --> 01:19:32,627 I don't know. He's angry, he's been drinking, 1294 01:19:33,627 --> 01:19:35,527 been thinking about it for a while. I can buy that. 1295 01:19:35,867 --> 01:19:37,767 So why didn't Cheney contact us sooner? 1296 01:19:38,297 --> 01:19:39,837 I checked. He did. 1297 01:19:39,837 --> 01:19:41,737 First recorded contact with the police department about Allen 1298 01:19:42,937 --> 01:19:44,837 was in Pomona. January 1 Oth, 1970. 1299 01:19:45,837 --> 01:19:47,037 He just got lost in the shuffle. 1300 01:19:47,037 --> 01:19:48,807 Did Cheney have anything against Allen? 1301 01:19:48,807 --> 01:19:50,207 Did Allen screw his wife or anything? 1302 01:19:50,207 --> 01:19:52,007 We're gonna do a full background check. 1303 01:19:52,017 --> 01:19:54,717 But I got to tell you, I like this guy. 1304 01:19:55,717 --> 01:19:57,657 So, let's pull some handwriting samples. 1305 01:19:59,357 --> 01:20:01,257 Hi. I talked to Sherwood. He got the samples. 1306 01:20:02,357 --> 01:20:04,337 -What are you having? -BLT. 1307 01:20:06,927 --> 01:20:08,827 So, the check stubs are a wash. There's not enough handwriting. 1308 01:20:09,567 --> 01:20:11,467 The application's got more, but it doesn't look like Z's, 1309 01:20:12,197 --> 01:20:14,097 so he can't rule him in. But he can't rule him out, either. 1310 01:20:14,597 --> 01:20:17,517 -Well, that's vague. -He needs more samples. 1311 01:20:18,537 --> 01:20:20,677 Also, our guy is a pervert. 1312 01:20:21,707 --> 01:20:23,607 When Mel got the application from Valley Springs, 1313 01:20:23,677 --> 01:20:25,577 they told him that Allen had been fired for touching kids. 1314 01:20:26,047 --> 01:20:28,217 -Touching? -Polite euphemism. 1315 01:20:29,847 --> 01:20:31,747 -So what do you want to do? -Make some phone calls. 1316 01:20:33,087 --> 01:20:34,987 -Are you done with the fries? -Go ahead. 1317 01:20:35,827 --> 01:20:37,357 Did you and Mr. Cheney have a chance 1318 01:20:37,357 --> 01:20:39,257 to look at the copies of the Zodiac letters we sent you? 1319 01:20:39,657 --> 01:20:41,557 Yeah. Some of this stuff is pretty creepy. 1320 01:20:42,467 --> 01:20:45,607 -Yeah, we know that. -I mean, creepy like Leigh. 1321 01:20:45,937 --> 01:20:47,837 He misspells words like that. He thinks it's funny. 1322 01:20:48,537 --> 01:20:50,437 What about the handwriting? 1323 01:20:50,437 --> 01:20:52,337 I don't know. Don't you have experts for that stuff? 1324 01:20:53,477 --> 01:20:55,377 Our man at Questioned Documents says it's inconclusive. 1325 01:20:56,677 --> 01:20:58,577 Maybe he did it with his other hand. 1326 01:20:58,617 --> 01:20:59,977 The letters are a little too neat 1327 01:20:59,977 --> 01:21:01,877 for someone to have written with the wrong hand. 1328 01:21:02,487 --> 01:21:04,317 But not for Leigh, right. 1329 01:21:04,317 --> 01:21:06,217 -What do you mean? -He's ambidextrous. 1330 01:21:06,317 --> 01:21:08,217 He can write with either hand. Didn't you guys know that? 1331 01:21:09,827 --> 01:21:11,727 In everyday life, Allen uses his left hand. 1332 01:21:12,727 --> 01:21:14,627 Job applications, letters to friends, et cetera. 1333 01:21:15,267 --> 01:21:17,167 But he writes the Zodiac letters with his right hand 1334 01:21:17,997 --> 01:21:21,807 producing a different handwriting that he can't be linked to. 1335 01:21:22,237 --> 01:21:23,667 We got to see this guy, Chief. 1336 01:21:23,667 --> 01:21:24,967 -Where is he? -Vallejo. 1337 01:21:24,977 --> 01:21:26,877 He works at Union Oil in Pinole. His brother's up there, too. 1338 01:21:28,137 --> 01:21:29,677 See them both. 1339 01:21:29,677 --> 01:21:31,577 Make sure you call Mulanax. It is his backyard. 1340 01:21:32,247 --> 01:21:34,147 Oh, right, because that worked so well for us in Riverside. 1341 01:21:35,517 --> 01:21:38,117 Cooperation, that's us, at all costs. 1342 01:21:47,697 --> 01:21:51,767 You can talk to him in here. Coke machine's busted, by the way. 1343 01:21:52,897 --> 01:21:54,877 I'll go get him for you. 1344 01:21:56,337 --> 01:21:58,237 So how do you guys wanna do this? 1345 01:21:58,577 --> 01:22:00,477 Well, Bill talked to the informants. He leads, we follow? 1346 01:22:02,307 --> 01:22:04,207 It's okay by me. 1347 01:22:17,827 --> 01:22:19,727 Mr. Allen, I'm Inspector Bill Armstrong. 1348 01:22:20,497 --> 01:22:22,397 This is Inspector Dave Toschi and Sergeant Jack Mulanax. 1349 01:22:23,497 --> 01:22:25,397 We're investigating the Zodiac murders in San Francisco and Vallejo. 1350 01:22:27,967 --> 01:22:29,867 Please, sit down. 1351 01:22:38,447 --> 01:22:40,347 The informant notified us that you made certain statements 1352 01:22:41,017 --> 01:22:42,917 11 months prior to the first Zodiac murder. 1353 01:22:43,687 --> 01:22:45,587 If they're true, they're quite incriminating. 1354 01:22:46,817 --> 01:22:48,717 Do you recall having any such conversation? 1355 01:22:49,157 --> 01:22:50,357 -No. -Have you ever read 1356 01:22:50,357 --> 01:22:52,257 or heard anything about the Zodiac? 1357 01:22:52,427 --> 01:22:53,757 When it was first in the paper. 1358 01:22:53,757 --> 01:22:55,657 But I didn't follow it after those first reports. 1359 01:22:55,927 --> 01:22:58,467 -Why not? -Too morbid. I... 1360 01:22:59,437 --> 01:23:01,337 I told all this to the other officer. 1361 01:23:02,337 --> 01:23:04,837 -Which other officer? -From Vallejo. 1362 01:23:06,237 --> 01:23:07,777 Do you remember his name? 1363 01:23:07,777 --> 01:23:09,677 No, but it was right after the murder at the lake. 1364 01:23:11,577 --> 01:23:14,077 And what did you tell this officer? 1365 01:23:15,647 --> 01:23:17,547 I told him that I'd gone to Salt Point that weekend to skin dive. 1366 01:23:19,957 --> 01:23:22,797 That I was alone but I met a couple there. 1367 01:23:23,957 --> 01:23:25,857 I have their names at home if you want them. 1368 01:23:26,197 --> 01:23:27,927 That would be great, Arthur. 1369 01:23:27,927 --> 01:23:29,837 -Leigh. -What? 1370 01:23:30,697 --> 01:23:33,237 Leigh. Nobody calls me Arthur. 1371 01:23:34,967 --> 01:23:36,867 Also, that day when I came home, my neighbor saw me. 1372 01:23:38,477 --> 01:23:40,377 It was around 4:00. But I forgot to tell the other officer that. 1373 01:23:42,347 --> 01:23:44,547 -Neighbor's name? -Bill White. 1374 01:23:46,347 --> 01:23:48,217 He died a week or so afterwards. 1375 01:23:48,217 --> 01:23:51,667 Heart attack. So I didn't think to call to follow up. 1376 01:23:53,787 --> 01:23:55,687 The knives I had in my car with the blood on them, 1377 01:23:55,987 --> 01:23:59,557 that blood came from a chicken that I killed for dinner. 1378 01:24:02,327 --> 01:24:04,227 -What? -I had knives in my car that weekend. 1379 01:24:05,237 --> 01:24:09,547 Maybe Bill saw them and called the other officer on me. 1380 01:24:10,137 --> 01:24:12,037 Well, we'll be checking in on that. 1381 01:24:13,307 --> 01:24:14,837 Well, let me ask you something else. 1382 01:24:14,837 --> 01:24:18,807 Were you ever in Southern California at any time in 1966? 1383 01:24:19,817 --> 01:24:22,347 -Is this about the Riverside killing? -Yes. 1384 01:24:23,447 --> 01:24:25,347 Well, I guess I was there around that time. 1385 01:24:25,787 --> 01:24:29,167 I used to go down there a lot. I like the auto races. 1386 01:24:33,457 --> 01:24:35,357 Informant says that you're ambidextrous? 1387 01:24:35,997 --> 01:24:37,897 No, that's untrue. 1388 01:24:38,027 --> 01:24:40,377 You can't write with both hands? 1389 01:24:41,497 --> 01:24:43,397 My teachers tried to make me when I was a kid, but I couldn't. 1390 01:24:44,667 --> 01:24:46,567 I'm left-handed. 1391 01:24:46,877 --> 01:24:51,087 He also said that you made statements about killing school children. 1392 01:24:51,747 --> 01:24:53,347 That is... 1393 01:24:53,347 --> 01:24:55,247 That is horrible. That is... That's a horrible thing to say. 1394 01:24:56,717 --> 01:24:58,617 So, you weren't angry about being fired from Valley Springs 1395 01:25:00,017 --> 01:25:02,257 for touching your students? 1396 01:25:11,497 --> 01:25:13,397 I'm not the Zodiac. 1397 01:25:14,167 --> 01:25:17,167 And if I was, I certainly wouldn't tell you. 1398 01:25:19,407 --> 01:25:21,307 That's a nice watch. 1399 01:25:23,047 --> 01:25:24,177 Thank you. 1400 01:25:24,177 --> 01:25:26,077 May I see it? 1401 01:25:27,547 --> 01:25:29,447 May I see it? 1402 01:25:40,827 --> 01:25:42,097 Where'd you get it? 1403 01:25:42,097 --> 01:25:43,997 It was a Christmas gift from my mother two years ago. 1404 01:25:44,927 --> 01:25:46,827 That's very sweet. 1405 01:25:47,167 --> 01:25:49,067 So, tell me something, Arthur. 1406 01:25:49,867 --> 01:25:51,007 You don't remember anyone 1407 01:25:51,007 --> 01:25:54,887 you might have had a conversation with regarding the Zodiac? 1408 01:25:56,007 --> 01:26:01,457 Maybe Ted Kidder or Phil Tucker at Vallejo Recreation. 1409 01:26:02,717 --> 01:26:04,617 But I couldn't be positive. 1410 01:26:04,647 --> 01:26:06,827 I used to work there when... 1411 01:26:10,457 --> 01:26:12,557 The Most Dangerous Game. 1412 01:26:13,827 --> 01:26:15,027 What? 1413 01:26:15,027 --> 01:26:16,927 The Most Dangerous Game. That's why you're here, isn't it? 1414 01:26:18,297 --> 01:26:20,137 It was my favorite book in high school. 1415 01:26:20,137 --> 01:26:22,037 It's about this man who waits for people to get shipwrecked on this island. 1416 01:26:23,707 --> 01:26:25,207 Because he was tired of hunting animals, 1417 01:26:25,207 --> 01:26:26,907 he hunted the people for the challenge. 1418 01:26:26,907 --> 01:26:28,807 And man is the most dangerous animal of all? 1419 01:26:31,147 --> 01:26:33,677 That's the whole point of the story. 1420 01:26:34,347 --> 01:26:36,247 Great book. 1421 01:26:36,917 --> 01:26:39,587 Or, at least, that's what I told Phil. 1422 01:26:45,157 --> 01:26:47,057 May I go? 1423 01:26:50,027 --> 01:26:51,927 Sure. 1424 01:26:55,967 --> 01:26:57,867 -Thanks for your time. -I'm willing to help in any way possible. 1425 01:27:00,337 --> 01:27:02,237 I look forward to the day 1426 01:27:02,507 --> 01:27:06,017 when police officers are no longer referred to as pigs. 1427 01:27:06,977 --> 01:27:08,877 Thanks. 1428 01:27:09,287 --> 01:27:11,187 We'll be in touch. 1429 01:27:22,697 --> 01:27:24,597 So does anyone think this suspect warrants further investigation? 1430 01:27:26,897 --> 01:27:29,877 These are copies of some of the Zodiac letters that were sent. 1431 01:27:30,407 --> 01:27:32,307 We'd like you to take a look at them. 1432 01:27:33,807 --> 01:27:35,707 You think my brother's the Zodiac. 1433 01:27:35,777 --> 01:27:37,677 Well, we're looking at him. 1434 01:27:37,847 --> 01:27:39,307 Are you going to arrest him? 1435 01:27:39,317 --> 01:27:41,217 Mrs. Allen, we don't arrest people just because we're interested in them. 1436 01:27:43,347 --> 01:27:44,887 Well, Leigh's always been troubled. 1437 01:27:44,887 --> 01:27:47,127 Is it true about the children? 1438 01:27:47,657 --> 01:27:49,187 Unfortunately. 1439 01:27:49,187 --> 01:27:51,087 We don't see him much anymore since we found out. 1440 01:27:51,887 --> 01:27:53,787 What are your feelings about Don Cheney? 1441 01:27:54,027 --> 01:27:55,927 Don Cheney? My old roommate? 1442 01:27:56,427 --> 01:27:58,327 -Was he the one who contacted you? -That's confidential. 1443 01:27:59,497 --> 01:28:01,137 Well, Don's a very reliable guy. 1444 01:28:01,137 --> 01:28:03,037 If he were to tell you something, I'd believe it to be true. 1445 01:28:04,307 --> 01:28:05,567 -This one. -What about it? 1446 01:28:05,577 --> 01:28:07,477 Here, where he spells "Christmas" with two "S's. " 1447 01:28:07,807 --> 01:28:09,707 We got a Christmas card from Leigh a couple years ago. 1448 01:28:09,847 --> 01:28:11,747 He spelled it the exact same way. Christ-mass. 1449 01:28:12,977 --> 01:28:14,877 -Would you still have that? -I can look for it. 1450 01:28:15,817 --> 01:28:17,957 Thank you. That'd be great. 1451 01:28:19,057 --> 01:28:20,957 Is there anything else we can do to help? 1452 01:28:21,187 --> 01:28:22,917 The brother said he would search Leigh's apartment 1453 01:28:22,927 --> 01:28:24,257 next time he went out of town. 1454 01:28:24,257 --> 01:28:26,157 -That gets you around a warrant. -For the time being. 1455 01:28:26,597 --> 01:28:28,497 If we do find something, Mulanax will go to the DA in Vallejo, 1456 01:28:29,927 --> 01:28:31,767 and we could search the place properly. 1457 01:28:31,767 --> 01:28:33,337 Now I got a chance to talk to the cop 1458 01:28:33,337 --> 01:28:35,237 who interviewed Leigh Allen two days after the Berryessa murders. 1459 01:28:36,307 --> 01:28:38,107 Doesn't remember how he got onto him, 1460 01:28:38,107 --> 01:28:40,007 but didn't think he looked like a killer so he didn't like him for Z. 1461 01:28:41,207 --> 01:28:43,107 -But you do? -I wish I could've taken the guy in there. 1462 01:28:44,147 --> 01:28:46,047 Take it slow, Dave. Try and find more stuff for Sherwood. 1463 01:28:47,177 --> 01:28:49,077 A match'll get us farther on the warrants. 1464 01:28:49,317 --> 01:28:51,217 -Avery's on two. -Tell him to screw. 1465 01:28:52,517 --> 01:28:56,867 You want me to communicate that verbatim or can I spice it up a little? 1466 01:29:06,637 --> 01:29:08,537 Christ, kid. 1467 01:29:09,737 --> 01:29:10,767 Yeah. 1468 01:29:10,767 --> 01:29:12,667 -Paul, I've been thinking... -Oh, God save us all. 1469 01:29:13,177 --> 01:29:14,637 The letter to Melvin Belli 1470 01:29:14,637 --> 01:29:16,537 was sent exactly one year after the Lake Herman Road murder. 1471 01:29:17,677 --> 01:29:19,507 And the one to Cheri Jo Bates' father 1472 01:29:19,517 --> 01:29:21,417 was sent exactly six months after her death. 1473 01:29:21,977 --> 01:29:23,877 -She was killed a day before Halloween. -Yeah. 1474 01:29:24,387 --> 01:29:25,987 And you received a Halloween card... 1475 01:29:25,987 --> 01:29:27,887 You know, these are all fascinating pieces of news, Robert, 1476 01:29:28,687 --> 01:29:30,587 it's a bit early in the day. 1477 01:29:30,727 --> 01:29:33,607 Paul, it's 11:00 and we missed Editorial. 1478 01:29:38,167 --> 01:29:40,067 -I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up. -No, no, no. 1479 01:29:40,297 --> 01:29:42,197 -I just thought that... -No, no, no. 1480 01:29:47,137 --> 01:29:49,517 This suspect is not your Zodiac. 1481 01:29:51,577 --> 01:29:53,477 This sample matches the canceled checks and the application? 1482 01:29:54,217 --> 01:29:55,317 Perfectly. 1483 01:29:55,317 --> 01:29:57,217 So we've just retested the left hand. I mean, we know he's ambidextrous. 1484 01:29:58,617 --> 01:30:00,517 In 38 years, I've never seen anyone that ambidextrous. 1485 01:30:01,957 --> 01:30:04,497 Both hands would have commonalities. 1486 01:30:04,827 --> 01:30:06,597 I'm sorry. 1487 01:30:06,597 --> 01:30:08,497 Just not gonna work. 1488 01:30:10,267 --> 01:30:12,167 -Homicide, Toschi. -Dave, it's Jack Mulanax. 1489 01:30:12,767 --> 01:30:14,667 Hey. Mulanax. Yeah. 1490 01:30:14,997 --> 01:30:16,507 We struck out with the judge. 1491 01:30:16,507 --> 01:30:18,237 He won't sign off on a warrant for Allen's house. 1492 01:30:18,237 --> 01:30:20,137 -Why not? -Said it wasn't enough. 1493 01:30:20,377 --> 01:30:22,277 Now, unless we bring him a handwriting match or some evidence that... 1494 01:30:22,807 --> 01:30:24,707 How are we gonna get evidence if we can't toss the house? 1495 01:30:25,277 --> 01:30:27,177 I don't know. 1496 01:30:27,277 --> 01:30:30,227 -I truly am sorry. -No, no. Thank you, Jack. 1497 01:30:32,087 --> 01:30:33,257 What do you wanna do? 1498 01:30:33,257 --> 01:30:34,687 Don't know what I can do without Vallejo. 1499 01:30:34,687 --> 01:30:36,587 We need Allen's right hand. We can't get it without a warrant. 1500 01:30:37,627 --> 01:30:39,527 Are there other guys you should be looking at? 1501 01:30:39,827 --> 01:30:41,727 Only, what? 1502 01:30:41,857 --> 01:30:43,757 Twenty-three hundred? 1503 01:30:43,867 --> 01:30:45,767 Okay, then. 1504 01:30:48,367 --> 01:30:50,267 Okay, then. 1505 01:31:17,627 --> 01:31:19,527 Paul, you wrote the Justice Department 1506 01:31:20,397 --> 01:31:23,777 asking to be put in charge of the Zodiac investigation? 1507 01:31:25,777 --> 01:31:27,677 I merely suggested... 1508 01:31:27,777 --> 01:31:29,077 On our letterhead? 1509 01:31:29,077 --> 01:31:30,977 ...that those with intimate knowledge of the case 1510 01:31:31,207 --> 01:31:33,107 create an information clearinghouse 1511 01:31:33,247 --> 01:31:35,147 to promote an exchange and free flow of ideas. 1512 01:31:35,487 --> 01:31:38,587 -And that you run it. -Well, who better than me? 1513 01:31:39,617 --> 01:31:41,517 The marked man. 1514 01:31:41,887 --> 01:31:43,787 Paul, if you want to work here, I need three things. 1515 01:31:43,927 --> 01:31:45,487 One, stop boozing. 1516 01:31:45,497 --> 01:31:47,397 Two, stop doing whatever else it is you're doing. 1517 01:31:48,757 --> 01:31:50,657 And three, cut this nonsense out. 1518 01:31:52,367 --> 01:31:54,267 Sweetest of Templetons, if at any time 1519 01:31:55,537 --> 01:31:57,437 you feel my excellent work is no longer in step with this trashy provincial rag, 1520 01:32:00,837 --> 01:32:02,607 I'll more than happily... 1521 01:32:02,607 --> 01:32:04,507 More than happily decamp for greener pastures. 1522 01:32:06,177 --> 01:32:08,077 Paul, I mean it! 1523 01:32:17,987 --> 01:32:19,887 -Paul? -Yep. 1524 01:32:19,957 --> 01:32:23,197 -What was that? -An editorial tête-à-tête. 1525 01:32:24,327 --> 01:32:26,227 -Wanna grab a drink? -It's 10:00 in the morning. 1526 01:32:26,537 --> 01:32:28,437 Late breakfast? 1527 01:32:29,367 --> 01:32:31,507 -Early lunch, or... -Paul. 1528 01:32:33,977 --> 01:32:35,877 Are you okay? 1529 01:32:36,277 --> 01:32:38,177 No. 1530 01:32:40,747 --> 01:32:42,647 Thank you for asking. 1531 01:32:44,787 --> 01:32:46,687 Shorty! Let's go out for one. 1532 01:32:47,017 --> 01:32:49,057 Paul, where are you going? 1533 01:32:51,087 --> 01:32:52,987 So, you moved off my brother-in-law? 1534 01:32:53,657 --> 01:32:55,637 We couldn't get a warrant. 1535 01:32:57,267 --> 01:32:59,167 Last year we arranged for Leigh to get help from a social worker. 1536 01:33:00,797 --> 01:33:02,537 He only went twice. 1537 01:33:02,537 --> 01:33:04,437 We saw him recently for the first time in nine months. 1538 01:33:05,607 --> 01:33:07,507 My mother-in-law brought him by to see the new baby. 1539 01:33:08,837 --> 01:33:10,737 After he left, I went to see that social worker. 1540 01:33:12,247 --> 01:33:14,147 He couldn't talk about a former patient, so I just asked him straight out 1541 01:33:15,687 --> 01:33:17,587 if he thought Leigh was capable of killing people. 1542 01:33:17,947 --> 01:33:21,227 -Because of patient confidentiality... -The man said yes. 1543 01:33:23,027 --> 01:33:24,927 Why hadn't you seen him in nine months? 1544 01:33:25,287 --> 01:33:27,187 He's going to school in Santa Rosa. 1545 01:33:27,297 --> 01:33:29,197 -Santa Rosa? Where is he living? -In his trailer. 1546 01:33:30,727 --> 01:33:32,627 -In Santa Rosa? -Sonoma County. 1547 01:33:32,867 --> 01:33:34,767 We wouldn't have to go through the Vallejo DA. 1548 01:33:35,167 --> 01:33:36,767 It's been 11 months since you talked to this guy, 1549 01:33:36,767 --> 01:33:38,407 and now you wanna search his trailer? 1550 01:33:38,407 --> 01:33:40,277 If we find something, great. 1551 01:33:40,277 --> 01:33:42,177 If not, we get his prints and handwriting samples from both hands. 1552 01:33:43,547 --> 01:33:45,957 I thought Sherwood shut you down. 1553 01:33:46,647 --> 01:33:49,147 What if I can get a second opinion? 1554 01:33:50,287 --> 01:33:52,187 I don't wanna step on Sherwood's toes. He trained me at this. 1555 01:33:52,387 --> 01:33:54,287 Terry, all I need to know is if the suspect is ambidextrous. 1556 01:33:55,257 --> 01:33:59,257 Could he possibly have written those letters with his other hand? 1557 01:34:00,927 --> 01:34:02,397 Between you and me? 1558 01:34:02,397 --> 01:34:05,867 Because there are differing schools of thought on this. 1559 01:34:07,037 --> 01:34:08,937 Get the samples of his other hand. If he's the Zodiac, you'll get a match. 1560 01:34:11,567 --> 01:34:13,467 That's the current thinking, according to Terry Pascoe. 1561 01:34:14,237 --> 01:34:16,137 Meanwhile, I spoke to a psychologist who'd be willing to testify 1562 01:34:17,607 --> 01:34:19,507 that someone who undergoes a personality change like Zodiac 1563 01:34:20,677 --> 01:34:22,577 would manifest it physically, altering his handwriting. 1564 01:34:23,717 --> 01:34:25,617 Which is why Sherwood couldn't get a match from Allen's samples. 1565 01:34:27,417 --> 01:34:29,317 We got Terry Pascoe, this psychology guy, 1566 01:34:29,757 --> 01:34:31,187 coupled with Cheney... 1567 01:34:31,187 --> 01:34:32,757 It could be enough for a warrant. 1568 01:34:32,757 --> 01:34:34,157 Get Cheney on the record. 1569 01:34:34,157 --> 01:34:37,267 "And that he would call himself Zodiac. " 1570 01:34:38,327 --> 01:34:39,467 Yes. 1571 01:34:39,467 --> 01:34:41,367 And you're willing to swear to this, under oath, in Superior Court? 1572 01:34:43,137 --> 01:34:44,637 Without any hesitation. 1573 01:34:44,637 --> 01:34:46,537 Thank you very much, Mr. Cheney. Thank you very much for your time. 1574 01:34:46,907 --> 01:34:48,007 Thank you. 1575 01:34:48,007 --> 01:34:49,907 Suspect is Arthur Leigh Allen. 1576 01:34:49,907 --> 01:34:51,807 Lives in Sunset Trailer Court in Santa Rosa, California. 1577 01:34:53,747 --> 01:34:55,447 Physical description. 1578 01:34:55,447 --> 01:34:57,347 Allen is similar in height, weight and build 1579 01:34:57,747 --> 01:34:59,647 to a man seen at Lake Berryessa on the day of the stabbings. 1580 01:35:00,957 --> 01:35:02,857 I understand he doesn't look much like the San Francisco composite. 1581 01:35:03,857 --> 01:35:05,487 True. Height and weight are sketchy, 1582 01:35:05,487 --> 01:35:07,387 but lumbering Caucasian with a crew cut is right on. 1583 01:35:07,797 --> 01:35:09,697 We never had much confidence in the composite from the kids. 1584 01:35:10,197 --> 01:35:12,097 The patrolman who saw Zodiac that night 1585 01:35:12,297 --> 01:35:13,867 said he didn't look much like the sketch. 1586 01:35:13,867 --> 01:35:15,437 Military boot prints. 1587 01:35:15,437 --> 01:35:17,337 Allen was in the Navy. Wears a size 10-and-a-half. 1588 01:35:18,267 --> 01:35:20,167 Same size as the prints found at Berryessa. 1589 01:35:20,807 --> 01:35:22,607 What about gun? 1590 01:35:22,607 --> 01:35:24,507 Cheney says Allen owns several firearms. We'll list them in the warrant. 1591 01:35:27,277 --> 01:35:29,177 -And the ciphers. -Could be code training in the Navy, 1592 01:35:30,147 --> 01:35:32,047 and people have seen Allen with ciphers in the past. 1593 01:35:32,957 --> 01:35:34,087 Really? Who? 1594 01:35:34,087 --> 01:35:35,987 That would be his sister-in-law and a man named Phil Tucker 1595 01:35:36,987 --> 01:35:38,887 that he worked with at a public pool in Vallejo. 1596 01:35:39,397 --> 01:35:41,297 And Phil Tucker told us about a conversation that he had with Allen 1597 01:35:42,967 --> 01:35:44,867 about how to attach a flashlight to the barrel of a gun. 1598 01:35:45,767 --> 01:35:47,667 That gives us two sources on the ciphers and two on the flashlight. 1599 01:35:49,107 --> 01:35:51,007 What about his threats on children? 1600 01:35:51,207 --> 01:35:53,067 Suspect worked for elementary schools 1601 01:35:53,077 --> 01:35:54,977 and was fired for molestation in March, April '68. 1602 01:35:56,377 --> 01:35:58,277 -Could give him motive. -At the very least, it's home turf. 1603 01:35:59,117 --> 01:36:01,017 He'd have knowledge of bus routes, 1604 01:36:01,277 --> 01:36:03,177 which the two major threats centered around. 1605 01:36:03,817 --> 01:36:05,717 What about the bomb? 1606 01:36:06,957 --> 01:36:08,857 Allen works as a chemist. 1607 01:36:09,017 --> 01:36:10,557 Take him through the geography. 1608 01:36:10,557 --> 01:36:12,127 Vallejo murders. 1609 01:36:12,127 --> 01:36:14,027 Allen lives in Vallejo with his mother in her basement. 1610 01:36:15,727 --> 01:36:17,627 Berryessa murder. On the day that the two kids were stabbed 1611 01:36:18,997 --> 01:36:20,897 his neighbor saw bloody knives in his truck 1612 01:36:21,767 --> 01:36:23,667 which he claimed were used to kill a chicken. 1613 01:36:24,767 --> 01:36:26,667 Does he have any alibis? 1614 01:36:26,707 --> 01:36:28,607 He claimed he did, but he's been unable to produce the names 1615 01:36:29,477 --> 01:36:31,377 of the couple he supposedly met on the day of Berryessa. 1616 01:36:32,847 --> 01:36:34,747 The bottom line is that Allen can't alibi up on anything. 1617 01:36:35,317 --> 01:36:37,217 Riverside, Vallejo, the lake or us. 1618 01:36:37,217 --> 01:36:39,117 -You want to tell me about the name? -What name? 1619 01:36:39,517 --> 01:36:40,717 Zodiac. 1620 01:36:40,717 --> 01:36:42,617 Allen wears a watch that bears both the word and crosshair symbol. 1621 01:36:44,727 --> 01:36:46,187 And he mentioned Zodiac to Cheney 1622 01:36:46,197 --> 01:36:48,767 a year and a half before it appeared in any letter. 1623 01:36:51,927 --> 01:36:53,827 -John... -That's pretty good, guys. 1624 01:36:54,467 --> 01:36:57,467 -We think so, too. -Let's take it to a judge. 1625 01:37:17,657 --> 01:37:19,027 Mr. Allen? 1626 01:37:19,027 --> 01:37:20,927 This is the Santa Rosa Police Department. 1627 01:37:21,127 --> 01:37:23,967 We have a warrant to search your residence. 1628 01:37:34,977 --> 01:37:36,877 Hello? 1629 01:37:44,847 --> 01:37:47,127 I'll check with the neighbors. 1630 01:37:48,387 --> 01:37:49,517 Close the door. 1631 01:37:49,527 --> 01:37:52,597 Close the door, there's rodents running around. 1632 01:38:04,937 --> 01:38:06,837 Neighbor said he tore out of here about a half-hour ago. 1633 01:38:07,537 --> 01:38:11,887 -You think somebody tipped him? -We're not leaving till he comes back. 1634 01:38:17,717 --> 01:38:19,617 I'll check the back. 1635 01:38:32,197 --> 01:38:33,297 Jesus. 1636 01:38:33,297 --> 01:38:35,197 -What? -Squirrels. 1637 01:38:37,067 --> 01:38:39,047 Piece of work, this guy. 1638 01:38:45,947 --> 01:38:47,847 Not one, but two blue windbreakers. 1639 01:38:48,717 --> 01:38:52,427 -Like the Stine scene? -We'll have those checked for blood. 1640 01:38:52,887 --> 01:38:55,827 And a pair of black gloves. 1641 01:38:57,157 --> 01:38:59,057 Men's seven, just like the ones we found in the cab. 1642 01:39:00,527 --> 01:39:02,427 Well, he's got the same size shoes and gloves as Z. 1643 01:39:03,167 --> 01:39:05,067 Probably just a coincidence. 1644 01:39:05,697 --> 01:39:09,577 Dave, I got a gun. Check that. Two guns. 1645 01:39:10,737 --> 01:39:12,637 They're both. 22s. One automatic, one revolver. 1646 01:39:14,077 --> 01:39:15,677 Well, that's interesting. 1647 01:39:15,677 --> 01:39:17,577 Because he happens to have an M-1 rifle here in the closet. 1648 01:39:18,907 --> 01:39:21,547 For little darlings bouncing off buses. 1649 01:39:23,017 --> 01:39:24,917 Someone's here. 1650 01:39:31,487 --> 01:39:33,937 Hello, Arthur. Remember us? 1651 01:39:56,487 --> 01:39:57,647 No. 1652 01:39:57,647 --> 01:39:58,817 On the handwriting? 1653 01:39:58,817 --> 01:40:00,717 Ballistics, no match. Prints, no match. Writing, no match. 1654 01:40:02,417 --> 01:40:04,257 On both hands, right? 1655 01:40:04,257 --> 01:40:06,157 Because we got handwriting from both his hands. 1656 01:40:06,157 --> 01:40:07,597 And neither hand matches. 1657 01:40:07,597 --> 01:40:09,327 Forget Sherwood. Let's get another opinion. 1658 01:40:09,327 --> 01:40:11,367 Fellas, he's not your guy. 1659 01:40:18,037 --> 01:40:19,937 Damn it. 1660 01:40:26,417 --> 01:40:28,317 Hey. 1661 01:40:28,347 --> 01:40:30,957 What do you want? Time off? 1662 01:40:33,117 --> 01:40:35,017 A hug? 1663 01:40:35,157 --> 01:40:37,057 Do you know what the worst part of this is? 1664 01:40:37,187 --> 01:40:39,087 I can't tell if I wanted it to be Allen so bad 1665 01:40:39,187 --> 01:40:41,087 because I actually thought it was him, or I just want all this to be over. 1666 01:40:42,557 --> 01:40:44,457 It's because you thought it was him. 1667 01:40:44,567 --> 01:40:46,467 And I did, too. 1668 01:40:48,897 --> 01:40:50,407 You know what? Take some time off. 1669 01:40:50,407 --> 01:40:52,307 Spend some time with your wife and the kids. 1670 01:40:53,777 --> 01:40:56,347 Go to Candlestick. See a movie. 1671 01:40:57,647 --> 01:40:59,547 "To the city of San Francisco, I will enjoy killing one person every day 1672 01:41:03,047 --> 01:41:05,497 "until you pay me $100,000. 1673 01:41:06,457 --> 01:41:09,197 "If you agree, say so tomorrow morning 1674 01:41:09,987 --> 01:41:11,887 "in the personal column San Francisco Chronicle, 1675 01:41:13,027 --> 01:41:14,927 "and I will set up meeting. 1676 01:41:15,097 --> 01:41:16,797 "If I do not hear from you, 1677 01:41:16,797 --> 01:41:19,797 "it will be my next pleasure to kill a Catholic priest or a... 1678 01:41:23,207 --> 01:41:25,107 "... Scorpio. " 1679 01:41:27,037 --> 01:41:28,607 Who's out of their minds? 1680 01:41:28,607 --> 01:41:30,507 I've got to get out of here. 1681 01:41:30,777 --> 01:41:32,677 Where the hell does he expect me to find $100,000? 1682 01:41:34,147 --> 01:41:36,047 You're not thinking of paying him, are you, Mr. Mayor? 1683 01:41:36,617 --> 01:41:40,957 The city of San Francisco does not pay criminals not to commit a crime. 1684 01:42:03,907 --> 01:42:05,807 The killer gets shot in the chest. 1685 01:42:06,477 --> 01:42:08,787 That's how it ends. 1686 01:42:09,217 --> 01:42:10,917 Do I know you? 1687 01:42:10,917 --> 01:42:12,817 I'm Robert Graysmith. I work at the Chronicle with Paul Avery. 1688 01:42:13,787 --> 01:42:15,457 Dave Toschi. Nice to meet you. 1689 01:42:15,457 --> 01:42:17,357 Dave! That Harry Callahan did a hell of a job with your case. 1690 01:42:18,057 --> 01:42:20,697 Yeah. No need for due process, right? 1691 01:42:24,997 --> 01:42:26,897 -What do you do at the Chronicle? -I'm a cartoonist. 1692 01:42:27,097 --> 01:42:28,497 That's nice. 1693 01:42:28,497 --> 01:42:30,447 You're gonna catch him. 1694 01:42:32,067 --> 01:42:34,917 Pal, they're already making movies about it. 1695 01:42:42,647 --> 01:42:44,547 We today have concluded an agreement 1696 01:42:45,687 --> 01:42:47,587 to end the war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam. 1697 01:42:49,387 --> 01:42:51,287 ...Charles Manson for the Tate-La Bianca mass murders... 1698 01:42:52,557 --> 01:42:54,457 Guilty in the Chowchilla kidnapping case. 1699 01:42:54,927 --> 01:42:56,827 In the murder trial of one... 1700 01:42:57,297 --> 01:42:59,197 Chairman Mao died today... 1701 01:42:59,197 --> 01:43:01,097 ...an absolute pardon unto Richard Nixon... 1702 01:43:01,667 --> 01:43:04,667 -No, I'm not a crook... -... Generation of hostility... 1703 01:43:06,837 --> 01:43:08,737 ...has now led to the death of 50,000 Americans 1704 01:43:09,907 --> 01:43:11,807 and several hundred thousand Vietnamese... 1705 01:43:12,947 --> 01:43:14,847 Patricia Hearst is kidnapped by the Symbionese Liberation Army... 1706 01:43:15,747 --> 01:43:19,127 All of us should stand up together and say, "No more. " 1707 01:43:20,687 --> 01:43:22,587 Your Declaration of Independence spreads that... 1708 01:43:23,427 --> 01:43:25,327 Americans admire the United Kingdom... 1709 01:43:26,127 --> 01:43:28,027 Mr. Hoffa has disappeared. 1710 01:43:28,257 --> 01:43:31,797 If we despise our own government... 1711 01:43:32,727 --> 01:43:34,627 ...that the police have captured a man 1712 01:43:35,137 --> 01:43:37,037 whom they believe to be the "Son of Sam... " 1713 01:43:52,247 --> 01:43:54,147 Hi. We haven't met. 1714 01:43:54,487 --> 01:43:56,387 I'm Robert Graysmith. 1715 01:43:56,557 --> 01:43:58,457 I'm Duffy Jennings. 1716 01:43:58,527 --> 01:44:00,427 -Nice to meet you. -Good to meet you, man. 1717 01:44:01,727 --> 01:44:02,927 You got a great desk. 1718 01:44:02,927 --> 01:44:04,827 Guy who used to work here was a great reporter. 1719 01:44:05,067 --> 01:44:06,427 Oh, yeah. Oh, I'm sure he was. 1720 01:44:06,437 --> 01:44:08,337 I mean, it's a honor to leave the Chronicle 1721 01:44:08,997 --> 01:44:10,897 and go work for the Sacramento Bee. 1722 01:44:11,907 --> 01:44:14,107 Dare to dream, right, Robert? 1723 01:44:17,747 --> 01:44:19,647 -Nice to meet you. -Nice to meet you, too. 1724 01:44:20,717 --> 01:44:22,617 I'm just right down there at the Art department 1725 01:44:22,917 --> 01:44:25,417 -if you need anything, Duffy. -Yeah. 1726 01:44:28,917 --> 01:44:30,817 -You sure you don't want the car, Bill? -It's your turn. 1727 01:44:31,687 --> 01:44:33,587 You could just drop me off at my place and take the car. 1728 01:44:34,957 --> 01:44:36,937 You should keep the car. 1729 01:44:37,667 --> 01:44:39,297 Yeah? 1730 01:44:39,297 --> 01:44:41,407 I'm not coming in tomorrow. 1731 01:44:43,337 --> 01:44:45,237 Why? What's up? 1732 01:44:46,067 --> 01:44:47,967 I'm done. 1733 01:44:48,837 --> 01:44:50,817 I put in for a transfer. 1734 01:44:56,817 --> 01:44:58,487 Where? 1735 01:44:58,487 --> 01:45:00,387 Looking at Fraud. 1736 01:45:02,317 --> 01:45:04,427 I can't be on call anymore. 1737 01:45:07,197 --> 01:45:09,497 I wanna see these kids grow up. 1738 01:45:10,627 --> 01:45:12,907 Hey, good for you, Bill. 1739 01:45:14,767 --> 01:45:17,307 -You'll be okay. -Yeah. I'll be fine. 1740 01:45:19,337 --> 01:45:21,237 Hey, 1741 01:45:21,477 --> 01:45:24,917 I'm not leaving you holding the bag on anything, am I? 1742 01:45:26,577 --> 01:45:28,477 No. 1743 01:45:29,987 --> 01:45:31,717 Okay. 1744 01:45:31,717 --> 01:45:33,617 Hey, you know what? 1745 01:45:34,057 --> 01:45:38,297 Maybe you'll have a chance to try your Japanese food, the raw stuff. 1746 01:45:39,257 --> 01:45:41,157 Yeah. 1747 01:46:12,327 --> 01:46:14,227 I'm not Paul Avery. 1748 01:46:16,927 --> 01:46:18,827 The boys need to be tucked in, please, and the baby needs changing. 1749 01:46:19,967 --> 01:46:22,307 -I'll flip you for it. -You wish. 1750 01:46:25,737 --> 01:46:28,447 Nobody has more Zodiac crap than you do. 1751 01:47:13,117 --> 01:47:15,357 -Are you kidding me? -Hi, Paul. 1752 01:47:17,087 --> 01:47:18,987 Permission to come aboard. It's right there. 1753 01:47:19,857 --> 01:47:21,757 Anyway, you got shoes on. This is perfect right here. 1754 01:47:22,427 --> 01:47:24,377 -That's the one. -Okay. 1755 01:47:26,067 --> 01:47:27,967 -See that? Mesmerizing. -Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. 1756 01:47:28,967 --> 01:47:31,637 My own kids would kill me for one of those. 1757 01:47:33,477 --> 01:47:35,377 -How are you? -Fantastic. 1758 01:47:35,807 --> 01:47:37,707 I mean, admittedly, 1759 01:47:38,047 --> 01:47:39,947 the Bee ain't exactly the Chron, but fuck it, right? 1760 01:47:40,477 --> 01:47:42,377 Do you want a drink? I don't have anything blue, but I got... 1761 01:47:43,487 --> 01:47:45,387 Don't worry about that. Don't worry about it. 1762 01:47:45,547 --> 01:47:49,157 It's no bother at all. Nobody comes by from the old days. 1763 01:47:49,517 --> 01:47:51,327 Cheers. 1764 01:47:51,327 --> 01:47:53,497 To your health and mine. 1765 01:47:55,397 --> 01:47:57,297 Mostly mine. 1766 01:48:01,967 --> 01:48:03,867 So, 1767 01:48:05,667 --> 01:48:07,567 what's new? 1768 01:48:09,037 --> 01:48:10,937 -I've been thinking. -Yeah. 1769 01:48:11,047 --> 01:48:12,277 Somebody should write a book. 1770 01:48:12,277 --> 01:48:14,177 Somebody should write a fucking book, that's for sure. 1771 01:48:15,317 --> 01:48:17,487 -About what? -About Zodiac. 1772 01:48:19,087 --> 01:48:20,587 It's not new. 1773 01:48:20,587 --> 01:48:22,487 I've been thinking that if you put all the information together, 1774 01:48:25,327 --> 01:48:26,987 maybe you could jog something loose. 1775 01:48:26,997 --> 01:48:28,897 And then I was thinking that nobody knows the case better than you. 1776 01:48:29,597 --> 01:48:30,727 Yeah. That's true. 1777 01:48:30,727 --> 01:48:32,627 You know all the players, and you have all the files. 1778 01:48:33,837 --> 01:48:35,467 Lost them. 1779 01:48:35,467 --> 01:48:36,637 You lost them? 1780 01:48:36,637 --> 01:48:39,947 Or I tossed them. I don't know. I moved onto a boat. 1781 01:48:40,337 --> 01:48:42,237 You know that we work in the daily business, right? 1782 01:48:42,507 --> 01:48:43,877 As in, today. 1783 01:48:43,877 --> 01:48:46,687 What do you think we were doing back then? 1784 01:48:47,647 --> 01:48:49,547 Do you know that more people die in the East Bay commute 1785 01:48:49,887 --> 01:48:51,787 every three months than that idiot ever killed? 1786 01:48:52,287 --> 01:48:53,547 He offed a few citizens, 1787 01:48:53,557 --> 01:48:56,927 he wrote a few letters, and he faded into a footnote. 1788 01:49:02,397 --> 01:49:04,297 Not that I haven't been sitting here idly 1789 01:49:05,497 --> 01:49:09,497 waiting for you to drop by and reinvigorate my sense of purpose. 1790 01:49:11,807 --> 01:49:13,707 It was four years ago. Let it fucking go. 1791 01:49:15,037 --> 01:49:17,787 You're wrong. It was important. 1792 01:49:19,007 --> 01:49:21,547 Then, what did you ever do about it? 1793 01:49:22,377 --> 01:49:24,277 If it was so fucking important, what did you ever do? 1794 01:49:24,617 --> 01:49:26,517 You hovered over my desk, you stole from wastebaskets. 1795 01:49:27,557 --> 01:49:29,457 Am I being unkind? 1796 01:49:30,357 --> 01:49:33,667 Oh, that's right, I forgot. You went to the library. 1797 01:49:36,427 --> 01:49:38,427 I'm sorry I bothered you. 1798 01:50:00,517 --> 01:50:02,417 -Hey, hi. -Hi. 1799 01:50:02,657 --> 01:50:05,137 -Where you been? -The library. 1800 01:50:36,727 --> 01:50:38,627 Thank you! 1801 01:50:53,777 --> 01:50:57,187 -Inspector Toschi? -Yeah? One moment, please. 1802 01:51:01,517 --> 01:51:03,417 -Hi. -Hi. 1803 01:51:04,017 --> 01:51:06,057 We met at the movies once. 1804 01:51:06,517 --> 01:51:07,987 It must have been magical. 1805 01:51:07,987 --> 01:51:09,817 I'm Robert Graysmith. I work at the Chronicle. 1806 01:51:09,817 --> 01:51:12,627 I was wondering if I could buy you lunch. 1807 01:51:14,327 --> 01:51:16,097 Sure, why not? 1808 01:51:16,097 --> 01:51:17,997 So, you're a friend of Paul Avery's? 1809 01:51:18,567 --> 01:51:21,007 He's actually the reason I'm here. 1810 01:51:22,697 --> 01:51:25,117 I wanted to ask you about Zodiac. 1811 01:51:25,537 --> 01:51:27,437 Well, I appreciate the interest, but we don't discuss open cases. 1812 01:51:28,877 --> 01:51:30,777 Oh, well, what's going on with it, day to day? 1813 01:51:31,507 --> 01:51:33,277 We're actively pursuing all leads. 1814 01:51:33,277 --> 01:51:35,887 And you're the only one on it, right? 1815 01:51:37,017 --> 01:51:38,917 Mr. Graysmith, 1816 01:51:39,617 --> 01:51:41,517 Zodiac hasn't written in three years. 1817 01:51:41,687 --> 01:51:43,587 You know how many murders we've had in San Francisco since then? 1818 01:51:44,527 --> 01:51:46,127 -No. -Over 200. 1819 01:51:46,127 --> 01:51:48,027 That's a lot of dead people and grieving families that need our help. 1820 01:51:49,527 --> 01:51:51,267 So, nobody cares. 1821 01:51:51,267 --> 01:51:53,747 Excuse me? I care. 1822 01:51:56,397 --> 01:51:58,707 Okay. Can I show you something? 1823 01:52:01,577 --> 01:52:03,477 I've been doing research on the first cipher. 1824 01:52:04,847 --> 01:52:06,707 Everything an amateur would need to create it 1825 01:52:06,717 --> 01:52:08,617 can be found in these books. 1826 01:52:09,777 --> 01:52:11,677 Now, I started thinking that if you can track these books, 1827 01:52:13,217 --> 01:52:15,667 then maybe you can track the man. 1828 01:52:16,157 --> 01:52:18,057 So, I remember you thought that Zodiac was military, 1829 01:52:19,087 --> 01:52:20,987 so I went to every base library and I got a list of every person 1830 01:52:22,857 --> 01:52:26,827 who's ever checked out these books and that's when I found this. 1831 01:52:31,537 --> 01:52:34,077 -Missing. -It means they were stolen. 1832 01:52:34,837 --> 01:52:36,737 So, almost every book on ciphers was stolen from the Presidio Library? 1833 01:52:38,507 --> 01:52:41,147 And the Oakland Army Terminal Library. 1834 01:52:43,917 --> 01:52:45,817 Somebody didn't want a record of ever having checked out these books. 1835 01:52:48,457 --> 01:52:50,357 Who are you again? 1836 01:52:52,187 --> 01:52:54,087 I just wanna help. 1837 01:52:57,027 --> 01:52:58,927 I can't allow you to help. 1838 01:52:59,397 --> 01:53:01,267 I can't discuss the case with you. 1839 01:53:01,267 --> 01:53:03,167 I can't give you information, and I certainly couldn't tell you 1840 01:53:03,807 --> 01:53:06,047 to go see Ken Narlow in Napa. 1841 01:53:06,567 --> 01:53:08,467 N-A-R-L-O-W. 1842 01:53:17,947 --> 01:53:19,847 I'm sorry, Mr. Graysmith, but we don't cooperate with writers. 1843 01:53:22,717 --> 01:53:25,527 Well, I'm not a writer, I'm a cartoonist. 1844 01:53:26,427 --> 01:53:28,327 -And Dave Toschi sent you? -Yes. 1845 01:53:28,727 --> 01:53:30,627 -Why? -Maybe he... 1846 01:53:30,797 --> 01:53:33,637 Maybe he thought that I could do some good. 1847 01:53:34,337 --> 01:53:38,537 -What are you, some kind of boy scout? -Eagle Scout, actually, first class. 1848 01:53:39,467 --> 01:53:42,677 Well, if you wanna do this, don't let me stop you. 1849 01:53:43,947 --> 01:53:46,047 Better start with Vallejo, Jack Mulanax. 1850 01:53:46,977 --> 01:53:48,877 I understand what you're trying to do. 1851 01:53:49,477 --> 01:53:51,377 But this is an open police investigation. 1852 01:53:51,787 --> 01:53:53,687 I'm a friend of Dave Toschi's. 1853 01:53:53,987 --> 01:53:55,887 And he said that you might be able to help. 1854 01:53:57,357 --> 01:54:00,297 I mean, the case is dead. Zodiac's long gone. 1855 01:54:01,197 --> 01:54:03,397 He's yesterday's news, right? 1856 01:54:04,427 --> 01:54:06,327 That's what they say. 1857 01:54:07,137 --> 01:54:09,037 So, what's the harm? 1858 01:54:09,067 --> 01:54:10,967 No pens, no paper. 1859 01:54:11,067 --> 01:54:12,967 Anything that you see that's relevant, you got to remember in your head. 1860 01:54:13,837 --> 01:54:15,737 Okay. 1861 01:54:17,147 --> 01:54:18,547 Okay, here we go. 1862 01:54:18,547 --> 01:54:20,447 -Which one? -All of them. 1863 01:54:20,717 --> 01:54:22,617 And there's more in the next room. They're all marked with these numbers. 1864 01:54:23,517 --> 01:54:24,817 243-146. 1865 01:54:24,817 --> 01:54:26,717 You don't smoke, do you? 1866 01:54:26,747 --> 01:54:28,887 Once. In high school. 1867 01:54:32,257 --> 01:54:34,157 What's this? 1868 01:54:34,557 --> 01:54:36,457 Thank you. 1869 01:55:04,127 --> 01:55:06,157 Man, you really creeped us out. 1870 01:55:11,997 --> 01:55:14,037 "Nine millimeter. 1871 01:55:15,567 --> 01:55:18,137 "Said nothing and began firing. " 1872 01:55:26,917 --> 01:55:28,317 "Most Dangerous Game. 1873 01:55:28,317 --> 01:55:30,217 "Do not eliminate this suspect because of handwriting. 1874 01:55:31,187 --> 01:55:33,317 "Not because of handwriting. 1875 01:55:33,857 --> 01:55:35,757 "Darlene's sister, Linda. 1876 01:55:35,917 --> 01:55:38,627 "It was all just deep breathing. George. 1877 01:55:39,227 --> 01:55:42,037 "It was a strange man. George. Strange man. " 1878 01:55:42,957 --> 01:55:44,857 Thank you so much. 1879 01:55:46,497 --> 01:55:48,537 Oh, briefcase. Oh, thanks. 1880 01:55:51,207 --> 01:55:53,107 -Hey, Jack. -Hey, Bawart. 1881 01:55:53,837 --> 01:55:55,737 -Who's that? -That's Graysmith. 1882 01:55:55,777 --> 01:55:59,087 Some cartoonist. Thinks he's gonna solve the Zodiac. 1883 01:56:00,747 --> 01:56:02,647 Well, good for him. 1884 01:56:32,507 --> 01:56:34,407 -Thank you for meeting me, Inspector. -No. We're not meeting, Robert. 1885 01:56:34,877 --> 01:56:36,517 We're just two guys who happen to be sitting 1886 01:56:36,517 --> 01:56:37,777 on the same bench at the same time. 1887 01:56:37,787 --> 01:56:39,687 I've got five minutes. I've got to get back to the Hall. 1888 01:56:40,287 --> 01:56:42,187 Okay. As far as you know, did anyone ever get in touch 1889 01:56:43,117 --> 01:56:44,927 with Mike Mageau during your investigation 1890 01:56:44,927 --> 01:56:46,827 -and show him suspect photos? -Why? 1891 01:56:47,497 --> 01:56:49,397 Well, he's the only surviving victim who ever saw Zodiac without a mask. 1892 01:56:50,027 --> 01:56:51,467 No, I mean, why are you asking me? 1893 01:56:51,467 --> 01:56:53,367 Mageau and Darlene, that's Vallejo's case. 1894 01:56:53,427 --> 01:56:55,327 Paul Stine is mine. You've got four minutes now. 1895 01:56:56,297 --> 01:56:58,197 Darlene Ferrin was being followed. 1896 01:56:58,707 --> 01:57:00,567 Now, I know Mulanax says that they already found this guy, 1897 01:57:00,577 --> 01:57:01,677 a George Waters? 1898 01:57:01,677 --> 01:57:03,577 But he also said that she had a lot of admirers 1899 01:57:03,577 --> 01:57:05,307 who would come to the restaurant where she worked. 1900 01:57:05,307 --> 01:57:07,007 -She was popular. -Very. 1901 01:57:07,017 --> 01:57:08,747 Yeah. So... 1902 01:57:08,747 --> 01:57:10,647 She and her husband, they move into their new house, 1903 01:57:10,787 --> 01:57:12,517 and one night they throw this painting party. 1904 01:57:12,517 --> 01:57:13,717 And what's a painting party? 1905 01:57:13,717 --> 01:57:15,617 It's a party where people come and help you paint. 1906 01:57:15,787 --> 01:57:16,987 Sounds like a terrible party. 1907 01:57:16,987 --> 01:57:18,887 Well, supposedly, somebody who's not Waters shows up. 1908 01:57:20,857 --> 01:57:22,757 And Darlene is terrified of him. 1909 01:57:22,827 --> 01:57:24,657 So you think that Darlene knew Zodiac? 1910 01:57:24,667 --> 01:57:26,567 And if Zodiac knew Darlene, then maybe Mageau knows Zodiac. 1911 01:57:29,237 --> 01:57:31,137 Maybe. But Mageau's gone. 1912 01:57:31,167 --> 01:57:32,867 So if you wanna connect Darlene to Zodiac, 1913 01:57:32,867 --> 01:57:34,367 you're gonna have to find another way. 1914 01:57:34,377 --> 01:57:35,807 I have another way. 1915 01:57:35,807 --> 01:57:37,507 Phone calls the night of Darlene's murder. 1916 01:57:37,507 --> 01:57:39,407 -Yeah, Zodiac called the police. -No, Dave, there were four other calls. 1917 01:57:40,717 --> 01:57:42,617 There were two to Darlene's house, one to Darlene's brother-in-law, 1918 01:57:43,117 --> 01:57:45,017 and one to Darlene's father-in-law. Just heavy breathing. 1919 01:57:45,517 --> 01:57:47,417 They started around 1:30 a. m., 1920 01:57:47,457 --> 01:57:49,357 and this was before anyone in the family knew that Darlene had been shot. 1921 01:57:51,227 --> 01:57:53,127 -This was in the Vallejo files? -Yeah. 1922 01:57:53,427 --> 01:57:54,557 God damn it. 1923 01:57:54,557 --> 01:57:56,397 It's got to be more than just a coincidence, right? 1924 01:57:56,397 --> 01:57:58,297 I mean, somebody doesn't just randomly prank phone call a victim's entire family 1925 01:57:59,367 --> 01:58:01,267 90 minutes after they were shot. 1926 01:58:01,497 --> 01:58:03,397 So, either Zodiac shoots a random couple, 1927 01:58:03,667 --> 01:58:05,267 then he recognizes Darlene... 1928 01:58:05,267 --> 01:58:07,167 Or Darlene was shot on purpose. 1929 01:58:07,377 --> 01:58:10,617 Either way, Zodiac had to have known Darlene. 1930 01:58:12,477 --> 01:58:14,377 That's good, Robert. 1931 01:58:14,717 --> 01:58:16,617 So, I can't find Mageau, so maybe I can find Darlene's sister. 1932 01:58:18,017 --> 01:58:19,917 And maybe she can tell me who this mystery man is. 1933 01:58:20,017 --> 01:58:22,867 Try that. I've got to go. She's very cute. 1934 01:58:26,727 --> 01:58:28,357 You know, 1935 01:58:28,357 --> 01:58:30,257 it's interesting that you should mention Zodiac calling people at home. 1936 01:58:31,797 --> 01:58:33,327 He did that in San Francisco once. 1937 01:58:33,327 --> 01:58:34,937 What? Who did he call? 1938 01:58:34,937 --> 01:58:38,037 I can't tell you. That's privileged information. 1939 01:58:38,637 --> 01:58:40,847 But maybe Melvin Belli could. 1940 01:58:43,477 --> 01:58:45,377 Melvin Belli. 1941 01:58:45,947 --> 01:58:47,847 How do I get to Melvin Belli? 1942 01:58:48,317 --> 01:58:50,217 -He should be along soon. -Oh, that's all right. 1943 01:58:51,417 --> 01:58:53,317 I've really... I've only been waiting two hours, so... 1944 01:58:53,887 --> 01:58:55,787 He's usually not this late. 1945 01:58:55,817 --> 01:58:58,627 Oh, cookies. Thank you. These look great. 1946 01:58:59,427 --> 01:59:01,328 -You are here on business? -I'm writing a book about the Zodiac. 1947 01:59:03,428 --> 01:59:05,328 I remember that. I spoke to him. 1948 01:59:06,468 --> 01:59:08,368 -You mean to Mr. Belli about the case? -No, to the Zodiac when he called. 1949 01:59:11,168 --> 01:59:13,068 He said he had to kill because it was his birthday. 1950 01:59:14,578 --> 01:59:16,478 He said it... Wait. He said it was his birthday? 1951 01:59:17,908 --> 01:59:20,478 Yes. You want something to drink? 1952 01:59:21,478 --> 01:59:25,518 -When was this? -Oh, so many years ago. 1953 01:59:27,188 --> 01:59:29,088 Mr. Belli was away for Christmas. 1954 01:59:29,858 --> 01:59:31,188 Gone for a week. 1955 01:59:31,188 --> 01:59:33,088 The Zodiac called, wanting to talk to him. 1956 01:59:33,628 --> 01:59:35,428 I said, "He is not here. " 1957 01:59:35,428 --> 01:59:37,328 He said, "I have to kill. Today is my birthday. " 1958 01:59:38,428 --> 01:59:40,328 And then he hangs up. 1959 01:59:40,468 --> 01:59:42,068 Then the letter arrived. 1960 01:59:42,068 --> 01:59:43,968 So, the call came before the letter of December 20th. 1961 01:59:46,208 --> 01:59:48,108 Mr. Belli was gone for a week? 1962 01:59:48,238 --> 01:59:50,138 He came back on Christmas. Not a good day to work. 1963 01:59:52,078 --> 01:59:54,058 So, he left on the 18th. 1964 01:59:55,218 --> 01:59:56,778 Is that helpful? 1965 01:59:56,778 --> 01:59:58,318 She said it was his birthday. 1966 01:59:58,318 --> 02:00:00,218 Well, you'd have to confirm that, now wouldn't you? 1967 02:00:02,218 --> 02:00:03,718 How? 1968 02:00:03,718 --> 02:00:05,618 Well, I never spoke to her, but maybe my partner did. 1969 02:00:06,928 --> 02:00:08,828 -How do I get a hold of him? -You don't. Bill wanted out of this. 1970 02:00:09,858 --> 02:00:11,758 As far as I'm concerned, he should stay out. 1971 02:00:12,228 --> 02:00:13,598 How do I confirm it? 1972 02:00:13,598 --> 02:00:15,498 Well, if my partner did talk to someone from Justice, 1973 02:00:16,238 --> 02:00:17,898 then they would've had to put that in a report. 1974 02:00:17,908 --> 02:00:19,808 That's standard procedure. 1975 02:00:20,308 --> 02:00:22,208 -Okay. -Mel Nicolai. 1976 02:00:22,478 --> 02:00:24,378 -Thank you. -Goodbye. 1977 02:00:24,508 --> 02:00:26,408 I just need to confirm a date. 1978 02:00:26,778 --> 02:00:28,218 -Mr. Graysmith... -I've narrowed it down 1979 02:00:28,218 --> 02:00:30,118 between the 18th and the 20th of December, and I just need... 1980 02:00:30,588 --> 02:00:32,488 Okay, I'll play. Let's say this phone call did take place. 1981 02:00:33,988 --> 02:00:35,518 Let's say it really was Zodiac. 1982 02:00:35,518 --> 02:00:37,418 Why would he volunteer the day he was born? 1983 02:00:38,388 --> 02:00:40,288 Plus, nobody died on December 18th, 1984 02:00:40,628 --> 02:00:42,528 just like nobody died over the weekend when he was gonna kill a dozen people, 1985 02:00:43,528 --> 02:00:45,428 or when he was gonna shoot school kids or blow up buses. 1986 02:00:45,968 --> 02:00:47,428 He's a liar, Mr. Graysmith. 1987 02:00:47,438 --> 02:00:49,198 What if he made a mistake? 1988 02:00:49,198 --> 02:00:51,098 What if he wasn't lying? What if it was him on the phone? 1989 02:00:51,338 --> 02:00:53,238 He didn't expect to pick it up, a nice person to pick up. 1990 02:00:53,808 --> 02:00:55,238 What if? What if? What if? 1991 02:00:55,238 --> 02:00:57,138 Look, off the record, Bill Armstrong checked this out. 1992 02:00:58,678 --> 02:01:00,578 We took this very seriously. 1993 02:01:01,378 --> 02:01:03,278 None of the suspects had the same birthday as this phantom caller. 1994 02:01:04,718 --> 02:01:06,928 Bill Armstrong. 1995 02:01:12,458 --> 02:01:14,358 Can I give you a piece of advice? 1996 02:01:14,528 --> 02:01:16,198 You're looking in the wrong place. 1997 02:01:16,198 --> 02:01:18,098 Handwriting, fingerprints, that's what this whole thing's about. 1998 02:01:19,328 --> 02:01:21,228 Stick to the evidence. 1999 02:01:21,738 --> 02:01:23,638 Hi. 2000 02:01:31,078 --> 02:01:34,248 -Hey. How was your day? -Long. 2001 02:01:39,648 --> 02:01:41,148 Who's Sherwood Morrill? 2002 02:01:41,158 --> 02:01:43,058 He's a handwriting expert in Sacramento. 2003 02:01:44,028 --> 02:01:45,228 He called. 2004 02:01:45,228 --> 02:01:47,128 He said he can meet you tomorrow morning at 7:00. 2005 02:01:47,428 --> 02:01:48,798 Oh, great. 2006 02:01:48,798 --> 02:01:51,668 -So you're taking off work? -Just an hour. 2007 02:01:53,428 --> 02:01:55,568 Sacramento's two hours away. 2008 02:01:56,668 --> 02:01:58,568 -Really? -Yes. 2009 02:01:59,038 --> 02:02:00,668 What's this? 2010 02:02:00,678 --> 02:02:02,578 Oh, that's that article. 2011 02:02:03,408 --> 02:02:05,308 "Robert Graysmith has quietly been shopping his book about the Zodiac. " 2012 02:02:07,078 --> 02:02:08,278 Yeah. 2013 02:02:08,278 --> 02:02:10,178 It talks all about you researching Zodiac. 2014 02:02:11,018 --> 02:02:12,518 Well, that's what the article's about. 2015 02:02:12,518 --> 02:02:14,418 I'm not so sure that's something we want people to know about. 2016 02:02:15,058 --> 02:02:16,218 Why? Are you embarrassed? 2017 02:02:16,218 --> 02:02:19,428 Robert, what's the one thing we know about Zodiac? 2018 02:02:20,058 --> 02:02:21,358 He reads the Chronicle. 2019 02:02:21,358 --> 02:02:23,898 Yeah, but he's never gonna read Herb Caen. 2020 02:02:28,538 --> 02:02:30,438 -Hello. -Mr. Graysmith? 2021 02:02:30,938 --> 02:02:32,838 The Robert Graysmith mentioned in the paper today? 2022 02:02:33,608 --> 02:02:36,748 -Yeah? -I can tell you who the Zodiac is. 2023 02:02:40,508 --> 02:02:41,648 Who is this? 2024 02:02:41,648 --> 02:02:43,548 The Zodiac Killer is obsessed with movies. 2025 02:02:43,878 --> 02:02:45,778 He recorded his murders on film. 2026 02:02:46,688 --> 02:02:48,588 I tried to tell the police, but they wouldn't follow through on it. 2027 02:02:50,158 --> 02:02:52,058 There's a man you need to find. His name is Bob Vaughn. 2028 02:02:53,188 --> 02:02:55,088 -Pen, pen. -V-A-U-G-H-N. 2029 02:02:55,828 --> 02:02:57,728 He's a friend of the Zodiac's. 2030 02:02:58,068 --> 02:02:59,968 Mr. Vaughn does not know his friend is a killer, 2031 02:03:00,298 --> 02:03:02,198 and he is storing some film canisters for him. 2032 02:03:02,998 --> 02:03:04,798 In these canisters is the evidence. 2033 02:03:04,808 --> 02:03:06,708 Okay, yeah, friend? Who is this friend? 2034 02:03:08,278 --> 02:03:10,008 You have quite enough to get started. 2035 02:03:10,008 --> 02:03:11,848 Oh, please. 2036 02:03:11,848 --> 02:03:15,188 The Zodiac's name is Rick Marshall. 2037 02:03:19,018 --> 02:03:20,918 Your toast is burning. 2038 02:03:21,888 --> 02:03:26,928 We choose at some point in our lives how to physically construct each letter. 2039 02:03:27,698 --> 02:03:29,598 Once we lock that into our brains, 2040 02:03:29,998 --> 02:03:31,898 our handwriting may change over the years, 2041 02:03:32,398 --> 02:03:34,298 but the moves themselves remain unaltered. 2042 02:03:35,168 --> 02:03:37,068 -Understand? -Yes. 2043 02:03:38,268 --> 02:03:40,248 Except Zodiac's doesn't. 2044 02:03:41,808 --> 02:03:43,788 Specifically with his "K." 2045 02:03:44,978 --> 02:03:46,878 In his first letters, he executed the "K" with two strokes. 2046 02:03:47,978 --> 02:03:49,548 Later letters, he did them with three. 2047 02:03:49,548 --> 02:03:51,448 -Why? -We don't know. 2048 02:03:51,918 --> 02:03:53,818 Excuse me, I've got to spray this. 2049 02:03:53,948 --> 02:03:55,848 How many suspects were cleared through handwriting? 2050 02:03:57,188 --> 02:03:58,728 All of them. 2051 02:03:58,728 --> 02:04:00,628 Also the print in the cab. No match was ever found. 2052 02:04:02,298 --> 02:04:04,198 Is there any way that someone could beat a handwriting test? 2053 02:04:06,428 --> 02:04:07,528 No. 2054 02:04:07,538 --> 02:04:10,738 Whoever the Zodiac is, he's not someone I cleared. 2055 02:04:11,638 --> 02:04:13,538 About a month ago, a man showed up on my doorstep very distraught. 2056 02:04:15,208 --> 02:04:17,308 His name was Wallace Penny. 2057 02:04:18,208 --> 02:04:20,108 He said he knew who the Zodiac was. 2058 02:04:20,578 --> 02:04:22,478 Gave me a name. 2059 02:04:22,718 --> 02:04:24,618 Rick. Rick somebody. 2060 02:04:25,018 --> 02:04:26,918 -Rick Marshall? -Yeah. 2061 02:04:27,518 --> 02:04:29,418 I think that the man who you talked to called me, too. 2062 02:04:30,158 --> 02:04:32,058 After he left, then I checked my files. 2063 02:04:32,858 --> 02:04:34,758 I never cleared a Rick Marshall. 2064 02:04:41,838 --> 02:04:43,738 Hello? 2065 02:04:48,138 --> 02:04:50,038 Hello? Who is this? 2066 02:05:00,018 --> 02:05:01,968 It's the wrong number. 2067 02:05:07,898 --> 02:05:11,068 Does the name Rick Marshall mean anything to you? 2068 02:05:12,068 --> 02:05:13,968 What are you after? 2069 02:05:14,198 --> 02:05:15,368 What do you got? 2070 02:05:15,368 --> 02:05:19,648 Hypothetically, you just named my favorite suspect in the whole case. 2071 02:05:20,768 --> 02:05:22,338 This is off the record. 2072 02:05:22,338 --> 02:05:24,238 Couple years back, I was trying to get Marshall's prints. 2073 02:05:24,778 --> 02:05:26,608 I handed him a photo. 2074 02:05:26,608 --> 02:05:28,508 He looks at it. He's about to give it back and he stops and he says, 2075 02:05:29,078 --> 02:05:30,978 "My goodness, I got fingerprints all over this. " 2076 02:05:31,618 --> 02:05:33,518 And he wipes them off. 2077 02:05:34,188 --> 02:05:35,988 Why didn't you test him for handwriting? 2078 02:05:35,988 --> 02:05:37,888 Because when they finally did run his prints, 2079 02:05:38,728 --> 02:05:40,628 they cleared him against the one in Stine's cab. 2080 02:05:41,098 --> 02:05:42,998 -So, then, it's not him. -Maybe yes, maybe no. 2081 02:05:43,298 --> 02:05:45,198 No. What do you mean? 2082 02:05:45,428 --> 02:05:47,328 Zodiac left gloves behind at the scene. 2083 02:05:47,898 --> 02:05:49,798 If he had the foresight to bring gloves with him, 2084 02:05:50,038 --> 02:05:51,938 how the hell's he gonna accidentally leave a print behind? 2085 02:05:52,138 --> 02:05:54,038 But it was in the victim's blood. 2086 02:05:54,238 --> 02:05:55,678 Could have been one of the bystanders, 2087 02:05:55,678 --> 02:05:57,578 or a cop just reaches out, boom, false print. 2088 02:05:58,148 --> 02:06:00,048 Yeah, but that print disqualified 2,500 suspects. 2089 02:06:00,608 --> 02:06:02,018 Which is why we also used handwriting. 2090 02:06:02,018 --> 02:06:03,418 But not for Rick Marshall. 2091 02:06:03,418 --> 02:06:05,318 SFPD saw a handwritten sign in the window of his house. 2092 02:06:06,588 --> 02:06:08,488 Decided it looked nothing like the Z letters, so they just moved on. 2093 02:06:10,518 --> 02:06:12,418 How do they know that Rick Marshall wrote the sign? 2094 02:06:12,858 --> 02:06:14,758 My thoughts exactly. 2095 02:06:15,128 --> 02:06:17,028 Rick Marshall was a Navy man. He received code training. 2096 02:06:18,898 --> 02:06:20,798 He was also a projectionist at a silent film theater. 2097 02:06:21,438 --> 02:06:23,338 Well, then, how do I get copies of Rick Marshall's handwriting? 2098 02:06:23,638 --> 02:06:25,538 Three ways. One, get a warrant, which you can't. 2099 02:06:27,608 --> 02:06:29,508 Two, get him to volunteer, which he won't. 2100 02:06:29,838 --> 02:06:31,738 Yeah, and three? 2101 02:06:31,848 --> 02:06:33,578 Get creative. 2102 02:06:33,578 --> 02:06:35,478 I don't know what to tell you. You get it, I'll analyze it. 2103 02:06:36,418 --> 02:06:37,878 Beyond that, you're on your own. 2104 02:06:37,888 --> 02:06:39,788 Okay, what about the guy who came to see you, 2105 02:06:40,418 --> 02:06:41,918 the one who called me? 2106 02:06:41,918 --> 02:06:43,818 You mean Wallace Penny? 2107 02:06:44,488 --> 02:06:46,628 Yeah. Did he leave a number? 2108 02:06:55,938 --> 02:06:57,838 -Hello? -Hi, this is Robert Graysmith. 2109 02:06:59,308 --> 02:07:00,408 How did you find me? 2110 02:07:00,408 --> 02:07:02,308 I need a sample of Rick Marshall's handwriting. 2111 02:07:02,538 --> 02:07:03,938 I told you. Vaughn is who... 2112 02:07:03,938 --> 02:07:05,838 Mr. Penny, if Rick Marshall is the Zodiac, 2113 02:07:07,008 --> 02:07:08,908 I need a sample of his handwriting to confirm it. 2114 02:07:09,578 --> 02:07:11,478 Can you help me or not? 2115 02:07:12,888 --> 02:07:14,788 Rick used to draw movie posters for the theater Vaughn worked at. 2116 02:07:17,658 --> 02:07:19,598 -I'll send one down. -Thank you. 2117 02:07:29,568 --> 02:07:31,468 -I'll need to see more samples. -Yeah, but is it... 2118 02:07:32,068 --> 02:07:33,968 It's as close as I've ever seen. We have to tread lightly here. 2119 02:07:34,678 --> 02:07:36,578 We're talking about implicating this man as the Zodiac. 2120 02:07:37,208 --> 02:07:39,108 I can get more. I'll just find Vaughn and I'll track down Linda. 2121 02:07:40,308 --> 02:07:42,208 I mean, Linda is Darlene's sister. 2122 02:07:42,378 --> 02:07:44,278 I've been to the DMV, and I talked to her parents, 2123 02:07:45,188 --> 02:07:47,088 but still, nobody knows where to find her. 2124 02:07:48,388 --> 02:07:50,288 Mr. Graysmith, most of the writing matches the exemplar. 2125 02:07:52,958 --> 02:07:54,858 In a way, though, it's the part that doesn't match that scares me the most. 2126 02:07:56,098 --> 02:07:57,998 -What do you mean? -Well, on the poster, 2127 02:07:58,598 --> 02:08:00,498 the one letter that absolutely, positively does not match 2128 02:08:01,798 --> 02:08:03,698 is the letter "K." 2129 02:08:05,368 --> 02:08:07,268 You wouldn't happen to have any animal crackers in there, would you? 2130 02:08:09,338 --> 02:08:12,948 Unit Five. Toschi needs to call in on a landline. 2131 02:08:24,928 --> 02:08:26,828 -Dispatch. -Hey. Dave Toschi. 2132 02:08:27,388 --> 02:08:29,288 I'll connect you. 2133 02:08:29,928 --> 02:08:31,428 -Dave? -Yeah. What's up? 2134 02:08:31,428 --> 02:08:33,328 Jennings here from the Chronicle. 2135 02:08:33,968 --> 02:08:35,868 It came in this morning and you need to see it right now. 2136 02:08:35,868 --> 02:08:37,038 See what? 2137 02:08:37,038 --> 02:08:38,938 The new Zodiac letter. And it mentions you. 2138 02:08:39,868 --> 02:08:41,768 Okay, okay. 2139 02:08:43,238 --> 02:08:45,138 Shit. All right, come on. 2140 02:08:45,608 --> 02:08:47,508 Hall of Justice! 2141 02:08:47,648 --> 02:08:50,748 Now! Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on! 2142 02:08:57,058 --> 02:08:58,958 Dave! 2143 02:08:59,258 --> 02:09:01,238 Do you have it with you? 2144 02:09:04,468 --> 02:09:06,368 "This is the Zodiac speaking. I'm back with you. 2145 02:09:06,768 --> 02:09:08,668 "Tell Herb Caen I am here, I have always been here. 2146 02:09:09,938 --> 02:09:11,838 "That city pig Toschi is good, but I am smarter and better. 2147 02:09:13,068 --> 02:09:14,968 "He will get tired, then leave me alone. 2148 02:09:16,038 --> 02:09:17,938 "I'm waiting for a good movie about me. Who will play me? 2149 02:09:19,448 --> 02:09:21,348 "I'm now in control of all things. " 2150 02:09:21,648 --> 02:09:24,358 These guys are from Internal Affairs. 2151 02:09:26,148 --> 02:09:27,848 We need to talk. 2152 02:09:27,858 --> 02:09:29,718 Good evening. Our top story tonight, 2153 02:09:29,718 --> 02:09:31,618 the San Francisco Police Department has confirmed 2154 02:09:32,328 --> 02:09:34,228 that the man who calls himself the Zodiac 2155 02:09:34,928 --> 02:09:36,828 and terrorized the Bay Area has broken his silence of 51 months. 2156 02:09:39,398 --> 02:09:41,298 In a letter claiming, "I am back with you," 2157 02:09:42,138 --> 02:09:44,038 the Zodiac makes no overt threats against the citizenry, 2158 02:09:45,868 --> 02:09:47,768 and muses that his life and times would make the best movie script yet. 2159 02:09:48,808 --> 02:09:50,408 These carrots are perfect. 2160 02:09:50,408 --> 02:09:51,878 The terse 66 word message also manages... 2161 02:09:51,878 --> 02:09:53,008 Just go. 2162 02:09:53,008 --> 02:09:54,908 ...to mention San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen 2163 02:09:56,078 --> 02:09:57,978 and the Department's own David Toschi by name. 2164 02:09:59,118 --> 02:10:00,818 -May I be excused? -Are they targets? 2165 02:10:00,818 --> 02:10:01,918 Fine, but you have to come back 2166 02:10:01,918 --> 02:10:03,658 and finish at least half of what's on that plate. 2167 02:10:03,658 --> 02:10:04,858 More team coverage on the cipher slayer's return... 2168 02:10:04,858 --> 02:10:05,958 -Okay? -Okay. 2169 02:10:05,958 --> 02:10:07,858 ...begins as Alan Freeman has more. 2170 02:10:08,528 --> 02:10:09,758 Thank you, Eric. 2171 02:10:09,758 --> 02:10:11,658 San Francisco Chronicle columnist Armistead Maupin says 2172 02:10:12,328 --> 02:10:14,228 that he thinks not only is this new letter a forgery, 2173 02:10:15,038 --> 02:10:16,938 but it was written by the very man 2174 02:10:17,068 --> 02:10:18,968 trusted to hunt down this killer, David Toschi. 2175 02:10:20,908 --> 02:10:22,808 Maupin, a very well-respected author, has gone on record saying 2176 02:10:24,678 --> 02:10:26,578 that he believes Toschi wrote the letter to drum up publicity for himself. 2177 02:10:29,378 --> 02:10:31,278 Maupin used David as a character in his column. 2178 02:10:32,548 --> 02:10:34,448 David got a kick out of it 2179 02:10:34,558 --> 02:10:36,458 and so he wrote a couple of anonymous letters 2180 02:10:36,658 --> 02:10:38,558 asking for the character to be brought back. 2181 02:10:38,658 --> 02:10:40,558 It was like writing fan mail to himself. That's all. 2182 02:10:41,758 --> 02:10:43,658 But David did not write that letter. 2183 02:10:44,058 --> 02:10:45,958 No, I'm sure that he didn't. And I'm sure that this will all blow over. 2184 02:10:47,298 --> 02:10:48,728 Blow over? 2185 02:10:48,738 --> 02:10:50,638 They kicked him out of Homicide. 2186 02:10:51,038 --> 02:10:52,938 They made him give his handwriting like some common criminal. 2187 02:10:54,408 --> 02:10:56,788 -May I talk to him? -No. 2188 02:10:57,808 --> 02:10:59,078 Okay, can you just ask him 2189 02:10:59,078 --> 02:11:00,978 if he ever investigated a man named Rick Marshall? 2190 02:11:01,548 --> 02:11:03,418 Is that all you can think about? 2191 02:11:03,418 --> 02:11:06,858 Mr. Graysmith, Maupin works at your paper. We trust... 2192 02:11:12,628 --> 02:11:14,088 This girl, she wants music lessons? 2193 02:11:14,088 --> 02:11:15,988 Dave! Dave! 2194 02:11:18,068 --> 02:11:19,968 I'll catch up to you. 2195 02:11:20,368 --> 02:11:22,268 You stop calling my house. Do you understand me? 2196 02:11:22,668 --> 02:11:24,468 I just need your help to find Linda. 2197 02:11:24,468 --> 02:11:26,538 -Jesus. -Look, two seconds. 2198 02:11:28,478 --> 02:11:30,378 Look, we've been running handwriting samples. 2199 02:11:30,978 --> 02:11:32,878 -Who's we? -Sherwood and I. 2200 02:11:33,308 --> 02:11:34,508 Sherwood? 2201 02:11:34,508 --> 02:11:36,408 Sherwood who was fired from Questioned Documents? 2202 02:11:36,718 --> 02:11:38,378 Sherwood who drinks like Paul Avery now? 2203 02:11:38,388 --> 02:11:40,288 -He retired. -Is that what he told you? 2204 02:11:40,988 --> 02:11:45,198 -What, are you saying he's wrong? -I'm saying stop calling my house. 2205 02:11:45,758 --> 02:11:47,388 -We ran them on Rick Marshall. -No, Robert. 2206 02:11:47,388 --> 02:11:48,788 No, I know you don't think it's him. 2207 02:11:48,798 --> 02:11:50,328 I mean, no, I am not having this conversation. 2208 02:11:50,328 --> 02:11:52,228 But I think that Marshall knew Darlene, and I can't talk to Mageau or Linda, 2209 02:11:53,268 --> 02:11:54,368 so I'm gonna talk to Bob Vaughn. 2210 02:11:54,368 --> 02:11:55,698 -Robert. Robert, stop it! -What? 2211 02:11:55,698 --> 02:11:57,598 Okay, the Rick Marshalls of this world will suck you dry. 2212 02:11:58,038 --> 02:11:59,108 They're blind alleys. 2213 02:11:59,108 --> 02:12:01,008 But he said he wasn't gonna announce his murders anymore, Dave. 2214 02:12:01,678 --> 02:12:02,838 He was just gonna do them. 2215 02:12:02,838 --> 02:12:04,738 Do you know what the chances of us arresting someone are now? 2216 02:12:05,878 --> 02:12:07,778 Too much time has gone by, okay? Too much of the evidence is lost. 2217 02:12:10,078 --> 02:12:11,978 People get old, Robert. They forget. 2218 02:12:13,348 --> 02:12:15,248 Now, I have been a cop for 25 years. Murder police for 12. 2219 02:12:17,588 --> 02:12:19,488 -What do you do for a living? -You know what I do for a living. 2220 02:12:19,988 --> 02:12:21,888 -You're a cartoonist. -So what are you saying? 2221 02:12:22,328 --> 02:12:25,498 I am saying Zodiac was my job. It is not yours. 2222 02:12:28,698 --> 02:12:30,598 -He's still out there, Dave. -No, Robert. I am through with this. 2223 02:12:31,138 --> 02:12:33,048 I am through with you. 2224 02:12:39,348 --> 02:12:41,248 What about September 26, 1970? 2225 02:12:41,948 --> 02:12:45,518 -Okay, which one was that? -The Lake Tahoe nurse goes missing. 2226 02:12:48,488 --> 02:12:49,918 One day before the vernal equinox. 2227 02:12:49,918 --> 02:12:51,818 -Dad? -Yeah. Mark that. 2228 02:12:51,928 --> 02:12:53,828 Got another one. June 19th, 1971. 2229 02:12:55,658 --> 02:12:58,468 That's got to be near the summer solstice. 2230 02:13:00,798 --> 02:13:02,168 Oh, guys. 2231 02:13:02,168 --> 02:13:05,238 Don't tell Mom about our special project, okay? 2232 02:13:05,738 --> 02:13:09,378 How come you and Mom don't sleep in the same bed anymore? 2233 02:13:12,908 --> 02:13:13,978 Hello. 2234 02:13:13,978 --> 02:13:15,878 Mr. Graysmith, it's Ken Narlow from Napa. 2235 02:13:16,148 --> 02:13:18,048 Oh, Captain Narlow. Thank you for calling me back. 2236 02:13:20,518 --> 02:13:22,418 Yeah. How can I help? 2237 02:13:22,488 --> 02:13:24,388 I called you because we've been cross-referencing lunar cycles 2238 02:13:25,258 --> 02:13:27,028 with the Zodiac's timeline. 2239 02:13:27,028 --> 02:13:28,928 More often than not, each cycle since '69 corresponds with an attack 2240 02:13:31,328 --> 02:13:33,228 or with one of the letters, or an unsolved homicide. 2241 02:13:34,298 --> 02:13:36,198 -Who's working with you on this? -Some colleagues. 2242 02:13:37,238 --> 02:13:39,138 Dad? 2243 02:13:39,608 --> 02:13:41,508 -Ken, can you hold on one second? -Dad? 2244 02:13:42,138 --> 02:13:44,178 -What is it? -What's this? 2245 02:13:48,018 --> 02:13:49,918 In the decade since the Zodiac's last cipher was received, 2246 02:13:51,178 --> 02:13:53,078 every federal agency has taken a crack at decoding it. 2247 02:13:54,758 --> 02:13:56,658 But today, where those agencies had failed, 2248 02:13:57,618 --> 02:13:59,518 a cartoonist has succeeded. 2249 02:14:00,358 --> 02:14:01,988 How did you do it? 2250 02:14:01,998 --> 02:14:07,438 Oh, just a lot of books from the library, and I love puzzles, so I just... 2251 02:14:09,498 --> 02:14:11,398 Yeah. The fucking library. 2252 02:14:11,808 --> 02:14:14,978 I believe that you can accomplish anything that you put your mind... 2253 02:14:17,838 --> 02:14:20,648 That's a "J"? Okay. Honor Camp? 2254 02:14:22,248 --> 02:14:24,148 Thank you so much. 2255 02:14:25,888 --> 02:14:27,788 Hey, we found Linda. She's in jail. Isn't that great? 2256 02:14:28,218 --> 02:14:29,458 Why'd you do it? 2257 02:14:29,458 --> 02:14:30,988 Because she'll be able to identify Rick... 2258 02:14:30,988 --> 02:14:33,728 -What are you talking about? -You went on TV. 2259 02:14:34,288 --> 02:14:36,058 You put yourself out there for him to see. 2260 02:14:36,058 --> 02:14:37,658 Oh, hon, you're being paranoid. 2261 02:14:37,658 --> 02:14:39,558 Then who's been calling our house in the middle of the night 2262 02:14:39,768 --> 02:14:40,868 at least once a week? 2263 02:14:40,868 --> 02:14:42,768 Nobody. 2264 02:14:44,038 --> 02:14:45,808 What's it gonna take for you to be done with this? 2265 02:14:45,808 --> 02:14:47,708 I can't talk about this now. I have to go see Bob Vaughn. 2266 02:14:48,808 --> 02:14:50,708 Well, that's too bad, because we're gonna talk about this. 2267 02:14:52,248 --> 02:14:54,148 And when is it gonna be finished? 2268 02:14:54,678 --> 02:14:56,578 When you catch him? When you arrest him? 2269 02:14:56,618 --> 02:14:58,858 -Be serious. -I am serious. 2270 02:15:00,648 --> 02:15:02,548 I need to know who he is. 2271 02:15:04,218 --> 02:15:06,118 I need to stand there, 2272 02:15:07,458 --> 02:15:11,408 I need to look him in the eye and I need to know that it's him. 2273 02:15:13,268 --> 02:15:15,168 Is that more important than your family's safety? 2274 02:15:15,638 --> 02:15:17,538 Of course not. 2275 02:15:19,108 --> 02:15:21,518 Why? Why do you need to do this? 2276 02:15:23,378 --> 02:15:25,278 Why? 2277 02:15:26,448 --> 02:15:28,348 Because nobody else will. 2278 02:15:28,518 --> 02:15:30,418 That's not good enough. 2279 02:15:30,548 --> 02:15:32,458 Are you done? Can I go? 2280 02:15:47,728 --> 02:15:49,628 -Mr. Vaughn? -Mr. Graysmith? 2281 02:15:49,868 --> 02:15:50,998 -Yes. -Hi. 2282 02:15:50,998 --> 02:15:52,438 You needed to speak to me? 2283 02:15:52,438 --> 02:15:54,338 Yes. There's a coffee shop right on the corner. 2284 02:15:54,938 --> 02:15:56,838 -Why don't we just go to my home? -Oh, I don't wanna put you out. 2285 02:15:58,108 --> 02:16:00,008 It's no trouble at all. 2286 02:16:00,108 --> 02:16:02,008 -Where are you parked? -Just right there. 2287 02:16:02,678 --> 02:16:06,058 -You can follow me. -Oh. Okay. 2288 02:16:24,738 --> 02:16:26,638 Watch your step. 2289 02:16:27,808 --> 02:16:29,708 Come in. 2290 02:16:30,908 --> 02:16:32,808 -Very nice house. -Oh, thank you. 2291 02:16:34,108 --> 02:16:36,008 It's very rustic. 2292 02:16:36,048 --> 02:16:37,948 -Can I take your jacket? -No, thank you, I'm fine. 2293 02:16:39,318 --> 02:16:41,318 Okay. This way, please. 2294 02:16:44,088 --> 02:16:45,928 -Have a seat. -Thank you. 2295 02:16:45,928 --> 02:16:47,828 -How about some tea? -Oh, no, I'm all right. 2296 02:16:48,558 --> 02:16:50,458 -You sure? -Yes. 2297 02:16:50,898 --> 02:16:52,798 I wanted to ask you about a film that the Avenue may have played 2298 02:16:54,728 --> 02:16:56,628 while you were the organist there. 2299 02:16:56,738 --> 02:16:58,638 The Most Dangerous Game? 2300 02:16:59,108 --> 02:17:01,008 Oh, it's a classic. RKO. 1932. 2301 02:17:02,538 --> 02:17:04,438 Fay Wray, Joel McCrea, Leslie Banks. We've run that picture many times. 2302 02:17:07,348 --> 02:17:09,248 In '68, '69? 2303 02:17:10,478 --> 02:17:12,378 I'd have to check my records. Why? 2304 02:17:12,788 --> 02:17:14,888 Do you remember the Zodiac? 2305 02:17:17,088 --> 02:17:18,988 This is about Rick Marshall, isn't it? 2306 02:17:19,458 --> 02:17:21,358 -He was a projectionist there, right? -For a time, yes. 2307 02:17:22,958 --> 02:17:24,858 But I have no occasion to correspond with him these days. 2308 02:17:27,098 --> 02:17:28,998 Okay. Well, there is a connection 2309 02:17:29,668 --> 02:17:31,568 between one of the Zodiac attacks and that film. 2310 02:17:32,538 --> 02:17:34,438 You mean the symbol? 2311 02:17:35,538 --> 02:17:37,308 Hold on. 2312 02:17:37,308 --> 02:17:41,448 The Zodiac symbol on film. It's on the countdown. 2313 02:17:45,318 --> 02:17:47,218 It's trimmed off each reel before it's shown, 2314 02:17:48,018 --> 02:17:49,918 but it always arrives with it. 2315 02:17:50,658 --> 02:17:52,558 Right there. 2316 02:17:52,658 --> 02:17:56,368 The first time I saw it in the papers, I thought about that. 2317 02:17:57,198 --> 02:17:58,828 We got a tip 2318 02:17:58,828 --> 02:18:00,728 that Rick left a film canister here that he told you never to open. 2319 02:18:02,898 --> 02:18:06,038 A tip about a mysterious film canister? 2320 02:18:06,868 --> 02:18:08,768 Is it true? 2321 02:18:10,138 --> 02:18:12,008 Yes. 2322 02:18:12,008 --> 02:18:13,908 -Did you open it? -No. 2323 02:18:14,408 --> 02:18:18,728 -May I see it? -Rick took it back in 1972. 2324 02:18:20,418 --> 02:18:22,318 This tip is how you got it in your head that Rick is the Zodiac? 2325 02:18:25,288 --> 02:18:27,058 That and the poster. 2326 02:18:27,058 --> 02:18:28,958 The poster? 2327 02:18:30,358 --> 02:18:32,228 The poster that Rick drew. 2328 02:18:32,228 --> 02:18:34,128 The handwriting is the closest that we have ever come to a match. 2329 02:18:35,538 --> 02:18:37,438 -Rick didn't draw any posters. -No, he drew this one. 2330 02:18:38,908 --> 02:18:42,378 Mr. Graysmith, I do the posters myself. 2331 02:18:43,738 --> 02:18:45,638 That's my handwriting. 2332 02:18:53,848 --> 02:18:55,748 I won't take any more of your time. 2333 02:18:56,818 --> 02:18:58,718 Why don't I just go and find out when we played that film? 2334 02:19:02,298 --> 02:19:03,858 Oh, that's all right. 2335 02:19:03,858 --> 02:19:07,308 It's not a problem. They're just down in the basement. 2336 02:19:09,098 --> 02:19:12,048 Not many people have basements in California. 2337 02:19:14,708 --> 02:19:16,608 I do. 2338 02:19:17,978 --> 02:19:19,978 You coming, Mr. Graysmith? 2339 02:19:31,258 --> 02:19:34,968 The original studio one-sheets, I always kept for myself. 2340 02:19:36,828 --> 02:19:38,728 The cheapo knock-offs like you brought today 2341 02:19:39,468 --> 02:19:42,608 I end up tossing into the back alley. 2342 02:19:57,078 --> 02:19:58,978 '69. 2343 02:20:04,288 --> 02:20:05,618 You live alone? 2344 02:20:05,628 --> 02:20:07,528 Most Dangerous Game ran in May '69. 2345 02:20:11,498 --> 02:20:13,978 So, that would be about 2346 02:20:14,868 --> 02:20:18,178 nine weeks before the first Zodiac letter, correct? 2347 02:20:21,068 --> 02:20:22,968 Yeah. 2348 02:20:26,648 --> 02:20:30,958 Do you think he saw the film in our theater and was inspired? 2349 02:20:37,018 --> 02:20:39,938 Are you sure there's nobody else in the house? 2350 02:20:41,528 --> 02:20:44,238 Would you like to go upstairs and check? 2351 02:20:44,928 --> 02:20:46,828 No. 2352 02:20:49,068 --> 02:20:51,638 Thank you. Thanks for everything. 2353 02:20:52,468 --> 02:20:54,368 You're welcome. 2354 02:21:15,228 --> 02:21:17,128 It's locked. 2355 02:21:27,468 --> 02:21:29,368 Thank you. 2356 02:21:31,908 --> 02:21:33,948 Good night, Mr. Graysmith! 2357 02:21:53,868 --> 02:21:57,578 Two killers. Got to be two killers. One has the... 2358 02:22:05,408 --> 02:22:07,308 Guys? 2359 02:22:40,148 --> 02:22:42,128 You've got five minutes. 2360 02:22:50,258 --> 02:22:52,158 Linda? 2361 02:22:52,558 --> 02:22:54,458 Hi, I'm Robert. 2362 02:22:57,998 --> 02:22:59,898 Did you get my note? 2363 02:23:00,698 --> 02:23:02,698 -What's this about? -Zodiac. 2364 02:23:04,238 --> 02:23:06,138 Figures. 2365 02:23:06,808 --> 02:23:08,708 -You got the look. -What look? 2366 02:23:09,638 --> 02:23:11,678 I didn't mean anything. 2367 02:23:12,908 --> 02:23:15,318 Tell me about this painting party. 2368 02:23:16,478 --> 02:23:19,118 I told the cops about that so long ago. 2369 02:23:22,558 --> 02:23:24,418 Darlene always had a lot of boys around, 2370 02:23:24,418 --> 02:23:26,318 even though she was married. 2371 02:23:26,458 --> 02:23:28,358 And this one guy was weird, though. 2372 02:23:28,558 --> 02:23:31,938 He used to bring her presents from Tijuana and... 2373 02:23:33,128 --> 02:23:35,028 I don't know why she was friends with him. 2374 02:23:35,838 --> 02:23:37,738 She once told me he'd killed somebody. 2375 02:23:38,398 --> 02:23:40,068 Really? 2376 02:23:40,068 --> 02:23:41,968 Yeah, I think maybe when he was in the service. 2377 02:23:42,378 --> 02:23:44,278 -Navy? -I think so. 2378 02:23:44,438 --> 02:23:46,338 Was he into movies? Was he a movie buff? 2379 02:23:46,708 --> 02:23:48,608 I can tell you that he was not into people. 2380 02:23:49,718 --> 02:23:51,148 The party Darlene threw, 2381 02:23:51,148 --> 02:23:53,048 people were supposed to just show up and drink beer, help paint. 2382 02:23:54,148 --> 02:23:56,048 But this guy showed up in a suit, 2383 02:23:56,488 --> 02:23:58,388 and just sat in a chair all by himself all night long. 2384 02:23:59,528 --> 02:24:01,058 Didn't talk to anyone. 2385 02:24:01,058 --> 02:24:02,958 And Darlene told me to stay away from him. 2386 02:24:02,998 --> 02:24:04,898 She was scared of him. 2387 02:24:07,098 --> 02:24:08,998 And a couple of weeks later, she was dead. 2388 02:24:09,668 --> 02:24:12,168 I'm sorry. Do you remember his name? 2389 02:24:13,138 --> 02:24:15,038 I mean, it was short, like a nickname, like Stan. 2390 02:24:17,108 --> 02:24:19,448 -Rick? -No, I don't think so. 2391 02:24:20,308 --> 02:24:22,208 -Are you sure? -Yeah. 2392 02:24:22,618 --> 02:24:24,518 How can you be sure? It was a long time ago. Think hard. 2393 02:24:25,248 --> 02:24:27,148 I am thinking hard. 2394 02:24:27,388 --> 02:24:29,288 It was Rick. 2395 02:24:29,788 --> 02:24:30,988 No, it wasn't. 2396 02:24:30,988 --> 02:24:32,888 -It was Rick. It was Rick Marshall. -No. 2397 02:24:33,458 --> 02:24:35,258 Just say it! 2398 02:24:35,258 --> 02:24:37,158 It wasn't Rick. 2399 02:24:49,878 --> 02:24:51,778 It was Leigh. 2400 02:24:54,378 --> 02:24:56,948 -Leigh? -Yeah, Leigh. 2401 02:24:58,248 --> 02:25:00,148 Sounds right. 2402 02:25:04,388 --> 02:25:06,288 Officer! I need you to let me in. 2403 02:25:07,328 --> 02:25:09,228 -Is this an emergency? -No, I just need to see one file. 2404 02:25:09,558 --> 02:25:11,298 No, you need to come back tomorrow morning. 2405 02:25:11,298 --> 02:25:13,198 -One file, just for one second. -8:00 a. m., when we're open. 2406 02:25:13,598 --> 02:25:15,328 Sergeant! Sergeant Mulanax! 2407 02:25:15,328 --> 02:25:17,228 Sergeant, I just need to see one file! 2408 02:25:17,868 --> 02:25:21,318 Just give me five minutes. I know exactly where it is. 2409 02:25:22,278 --> 02:25:24,178 Please! 2410 02:25:36,818 --> 02:25:38,588 I shouldn't be talking to you. 2411 02:25:38,588 --> 02:25:40,628 -You got five minutes. -Okay. 2412 02:25:42,858 --> 02:25:44,198 Here. Here. 2413 02:25:44,198 --> 02:25:46,098 Linda states that some of Darlene's closest friends are Leigh, 2414 02:25:48,068 --> 02:25:49,968 who used to bring Darlene presents from Tijuana. 2415 02:25:51,138 --> 02:25:53,038 -So what? -He knew her. 2416 02:25:53,138 --> 02:25:54,938 Linda said Leigh. This is Leigh. 2417 02:25:54,938 --> 02:25:56,838 No. That's just one name in a file that contains hundreds. 2418 02:25:57,478 --> 02:25:59,378 It's nothing. 2419 02:25:59,678 --> 02:26:01,888 -Dave Toschi... -Agrees with me. 2420 02:26:02,378 --> 02:26:05,288 Our investigation into this subject is over. 2421 02:26:08,248 --> 02:26:10,148 I'm sorry. 2422 02:26:18,698 --> 02:26:20,598 Hello. 2423 02:26:35,008 --> 02:26:36,908 Who's there? 2424 02:26:39,888 --> 02:26:41,788 -You didn't return my calls. -Oh, I've been kind of busy. 2425 02:26:43,488 --> 02:26:45,388 Yeah. I can see that. 2426 02:26:47,558 --> 02:26:49,458 How's the book coming? 2427 02:26:52,468 --> 02:26:54,498 I tried to send you these. 2428 02:26:55,568 --> 02:26:57,438 I called the Chron. 2429 02:26:57,438 --> 02:27:00,248 Well, I'm not a cartoonist anymore, so... 2430 02:27:01,768 --> 02:27:03,668 I heard. 2431 02:27:08,148 --> 02:27:10,788 When's the last time you ate something? 2432 02:27:13,288 --> 02:27:15,428 Nothing makes sense anymore. 2433 02:27:18,088 --> 02:27:20,398 -Did it ever? -Yeah, it did. 2434 02:27:21,858 --> 02:27:24,808 Robert, it was just the date that didn't end. 2435 02:27:25,258 --> 02:27:27,158 You don't mean that. 2436 02:27:28,468 --> 02:27:30,368 A little. 2437 02:27:32,538 --> 02:27:34,438 The kids miss you. 2438 02:27:34,438 --> 02:27:37,578 -I can't have them see me like this. -Neither can I. 2439 02:27:38,308 --> 02:27:40,448 So, do whatever you have to, 2440 02:27:41,378 --> 02:27:43,278 but finish this. 2441 02:28:10,478 --> 02:28:12,378 Dave! 2442 02:28:12,408 --> 02:28:14,308 Dave! It's Robert! 2443 02:28:16,218 --> 02:28:17,948 -Dave! -Is he actually here? 2444 02:28:17,948 --> 02:28:19,848 I'm gonna kill him. 2445 02:28:20,018 --> 02:28:22,658 I'm calling SFPD. Where's my gun? 2446 02:28:25,188 --> 02:28:26,418 Dave! 2447 02:28:26,428 --> 02:28:28,258 Robert! Go away! 2448 02:28:28,258 --> 02:28:30,158 Dave! He made a mistake! 2449 02:28:30,328 --> 02:28:32,228 -Get away from the window. -I'll meet you around front. 2450 02:28:32,398 --> 02:28:34,298 No, you won't. 2451 02:28:35,028 --> 02:28:36,928 -You have to hear this! -No, I don't, Robert! 2452 02:28:37,338 --> 02:28:39,238 The birthday was the one time that he was weak! 2453 02:28:39,908 --> 02:28:41,808 The one time that he gave something away! 2454 02:28:41,808 --> 02:28:45,148 -Robert, I am calling the police. -It's Arthur Leigh Allen! 2455 02:28:50,148 --> 02:28:52,048 Where did you get that name? 2456 02:28:52,518 --> 02:28:54,148 He called the Bellis' house. 2457 02:28:54,148 --> 02:28:56,048 December '69. "I need to kill. Today's my birthday. " 2458 02:28:56,488 --> 02:28:58,388 It was his birthday. 2459 02:28:58,558 --> 02:29:01,498 Arthur Leigh Allen was born on December 18th. 2460 02:29:04,528 --> 02:29:06,428 Get in here. 2461 02:29:08,028 --> 02:29:10,238 -Here you go. -Thanks. 2462 02:29:13,168 --> 02:29:15,068 He wrote me, you know? 2463 02:29:15,708 --> 02:29:16,938 2,500 suspects, 2464 02:29:16,938 --> 02:29:20,548 the only one who ever wrote me a letter was Leigh Allen. 2465 02:29:21,448 --> 02:29:23,248 They like to help, you know, sometimes. 2466 02:29:23,248 --> 02:29:25,148 Yes, Robert, I know. 2467 02:29:26,148 --> 02:29:28,048 He was arrested January 1975 for molestation. 2468 02:29:28,958 --> 02:29:30,858 He sent me that when he got out. 2469 02:29:30,958 --> 02:29:32,858 "Dear Dave, if I can ever be of any help to you, just let me know. 2470 02:29:33,788 --> 02:29:35,688 "I'm sorry I wasn't your man. " 2471 02:29:35,728 --> 02:29:37,398 And it's typewritten. 2472 02:29:37,398 --> 02:29:39,808 Using a typewriter is not a crime. 2473 02:29:41,228 --> 02:29:43,128 And he knew Darlene. 2474 02:29:44,398 --> 02:29:46,438 It's in the Vallejo files. 2475 02:29:51,608 --> 02:29:53,508 Mulanax said that he was your favorite suspect. 2476 02:29:55,048 --> 02:29:59,048 That you spent two years on him, and that nobody ever came close. 2477 02:30:02,088 --> 02:30:04,088 All the evidence said no. 2478 02:30:05,358 --> 02:30:07,258 Sherwood disqualified his handwriting. 2479 02:30:07,688 --> 02:30:10,868 The same Sherwood that drinks like Paul Avery now? 2480 02:30:11,728 --> 02:30:13,628 Yes, you have Sherwood Morrill in writing saying, 2481 02:30:13,768 --> 02:30:14,898 "I'm sorry, this just won't work. " 2482 02:30:14,898 --> 02:30:16,768 -But you also have Terry Pascoe... -His protégé. 2483 02:30:16,768 --> 02:30:17,898 Yeah, fine, it's his protégé, 2484 02:30:17,898 --> 02:30:19,798 but he's a handwriting expert nonetheless, and he's saying, 2485 02:30:19,838 --> 02:30:21,738 "Do not disqualify this suspect on the basis of handwriting. " 2486 02:30:22,638 --> 02:30:24,538 -So the two cancel each other out. -No, they don't. 2487 02:30:24,678 --> 02:30:26,078 It was Sherwood's case. 2488 02:30:26,078 --> 02:30:27,648 He was the head of Questioned Documents. 2489 02:30:27,648 --> 02:30:29,078 If it went to trial, 2490 02:30:29,078 --> 02:30:30,978 all the defense would have to do is call Sherwood to the stand. 2491 02:30:32,148 --> 02:30:34,048 And there was no way of getting Allen into court in the first place, 2492 02:30:34,888 --> 02:30:36,218 because there was no evidence, Robert. 2493 02:30:36,218 --> 02:30:37,488 What do you mean, there's no evidence? 2494 02:30:37,488 --> 02:30:38,688 You have him seen with the ciphers. 2495 02:30:38,688 --> 02:30:40,588 The military boot prints. The same size shoes and gloves. 2496 02:30:41,028 --> 02:30:42,928 The Most Dangerous Game. The Zodiac watch. 2497 02:30:43,328 --> 02:30:44,628 The background with school children. 2498 02:30:44,628 --> 02:30:46,528 The misspellings of Christ-mass. The bloody knives. 2499 02:30:46,568 --> 02:30:48,468 All circumstantial. 2500 02:30:48,528 --> 02:30:50,428 Paul Stine's shirt, his wallet, his keys. 2501 02:30:51,368 --> 02:30:53,238 We should have found one of those things in that trailer. 2502 02:30:53,238 --> 02:30:55,138 -We didn't. -That's... 2503 02:30:57,378 --> 02:30:59,278 Okay. Catherine Allen states that 2504 02:30:59,478 --> 02:31:01,378 "Leigh cleaned out his trailer on Friday after work 2505 02:31:01,708 --> 02:31:03,608 "and moved it to Santa Rosa on Saturday, August 7th, 1971." 2506 02:31:05,478 --> 02:31:07,378 You interviewed him at the refinery on August 4th. 2507 02:31:07,588 --> 02:31:09,218 -Yeah. -So, he's cleaning out his trailer, 2508 02:31:09,218 --> 02:31:13,098 he's moving into a different county 48 hours after you interviewed him? 2509 02:31:14,658 --> 02:31:16,558 Okay. Okay. Look at the stuff side by side, Dave. 2510 02:31:17,758 --> 02:31:18,958 All right. 2511 02:31:18,958 --> 02:31:20,858 Okay, Arthur Leigh Allen and the Zodiac, their timelines. 2512 02:31:21,828 --> 02:31:23,728 -When was the first murder in Vallejo? -Christmas, 1968. 2513 02:31:24,638 --> 02:31:26,538 Eight months before that, Allen is fired for molesting his students 2514 02:31:27,338 --> 02:31:29,238 and his family discovers that he's a pedophile. 2515 02:31:29,538 --> 02:31:31,438 -Now, when do the letters begin? -July, '69. 2516 02:31:31,938 --> 02:31:33,708 After the murder of Darlene Ferrin. 2517 02:31:33,708 --> 02:31:35,608 And they continue until you go to see him at work. 2518 02:31:36,878 --> 02:31:38,778 Now, after that, do any of the letters contain swatches of Paul Stine's shirt? 2519 02:31:40,218 --> 02:31:42,118 No. Because he dumped them, because he got scared. 2520 02:31:42,118 --> 02:31:43,958 Because he knew that you were on to him. 2521 02:31:43,958 --> 02:31:45,858 -So, when's the next letter from Zodiac? -Not until January of 1974. 2522 02:31:47,788 --> 02:31:49,288 He is silent for three years. 2523 02:31:49,298 --> 02:31:51,198 Then, in '74, he feels comfortable again 2524 02:31:51,198 --> 02:31:53,098 because everybody's moved off Allen as a suspect. 2525 02:31:53,168 --> 02:31:54,268 And what do we get? 2526 02:31:54,268 --> 02:31:56,168 Three new letters from Zodiac in January, May, and July in '74. 2527 02:31:58,368 --> 02:32:01,508 -But then the letters stop. -What happens to Allen? 2528 02:32:05,008 --> 02:32:06,908 He's arrested. 2529 02:32:07,408 --> 02:32:09,308 January, 1975, they send him to Atascadero. 2530 02:32:10,848 --> 02:32:12,748 We don't get another letter from Zodiac the entire time he's there. 2531 02:32:13,848 --> 02:32:15,748 -When is he released? -August, '77. 2532 02:32:16,588 --> 02:32:18,488 Allen gets out. He types you an apology, and then what? 2533 02:32:20,428 --> 02:32:23,628 We get our first new Zodiac letter in four years. 2534 02:32:29,238 --> 02:32:31,138 Okay. Zodiac had to have known Darlene Ferrin, right? 2535 02:32:32,708 --> 02:32:34,608 Yes, because of the phone calls on the night of her murder. 2536 02:32:35,038 --> 02:32:36,938 Because of the Vallejo file, 2537 02:32:37,938 --> 02:32:39,838 we know that Darlene knew a man named Leigh? 2538 02:32:40,048 --> 02:32:41,148 Yes. 2539 02:32:41,148 --> 02:32:43,008 So, all coincidence aside, Robert, 2540 02:32:43,018 --> 02:32:44,918 how can you be sure that Leigh Allen is the Leigh from this file? 2541 02:32:45,918 --> 02:32:47,818 Now, Vallejo is a small town, but it's not that small. 2542 02:32:48,488 --> 02:32:49,888 How do you put the two of them together? 2543 02:32:49,888 --> 02:32:51,788 This is a case that's covered both Northern and Southern California, 2544 02:32:53,158 --> 02:32:55,058 with victims and suspects spread over hundreds of miles. 2545 02:32:55,628 --> 02:32:57,528 -Would you agree? -Yes. 2546 02:32:58,628 --> 02:33:00,528 Darlene Ferrin worked at the Vallejo House of Pancakes 2547 02:33:01,528 --> 02:33:04,068 on the corner of Tennessee and Caroll. 2548 02:33:06,868 --> 02:33:11,648 Arthur Leigh Allen lived in his mother's basement on Fresno Street. 2549 02:33:13,348 --> 02:33:16,758 Door to door, that is less than 50 yards. 2550 02:33:20,148 --> 02:33:22,048 Is that true? 2551 02:33:22,658 --> 02:33:24,558 I've walked it. 2552 02:33:27,988 --> 02:33:29,888 Jesus Christ. 2553 02:33:36,138 --> 02:33:38,038 So? 2554 02:33:41,068 --> 02:33:42,738 The prints, the handwriting... 2555 02:33:42,738 --> 02:33:45,738 -I'm not asking you as a cop. -But I am a cop. 2556 02:33:48,578 --> 02:33:50,478 I can't prove this. 2557 02:33:50,718 --> 02:33:52,618 Just because you can't prove it, doesn't mean it's not true. 2558 02:33:53,748 --> 02:33:55,648 Easy, Dirty Harry. 2559 02:33:58,988 --> 02:34:00,888 Finish the book. 2560 02:34:09,468 --> 02:34:11,968 Thank you. Thank you for breakfast. 2561 02:35:20,208 --> 02:35:22,108 Can I help you? 2562 02:35:23,378 --> 02:35:25,278 No. 2563 02:36:45,758 --> 02:36:47,658 Mr. Mageau. 2564 02:36:47,788 --> 02:36:49,688 Thanks for coming to see me. 2565 02:36:50,198 --> 02:36:51,628 You're the one I talked to on the phone? 2566 02:36:51,628 --> 02:36:55,198 I'm George Bawart. Vallejo PD. I took over for Jack Mulanax. 2567 02:36:56,198 --> 02:36:58,098 It's been 22 years. I don't know how I can help you. 2568 02:36:59,268 --> 02:37:00,538 Well, this is just a formality. 2569 02:37:00,538 --> 02:37:02,038 I'm gonna show you a group of photographs. 2570 02:37:02,038 --> 02:37:03,938 Now, the person that shot you may or may not be 2571 02:37:04,008 --> 02:37:05,908 among these photographs. 2572 02:37:06,148 --> 02:37:07,448 You don't have to pick anybody out 2573 02:37:07,448 --> 02:37:09,348 just because I'm showing you these pictures, you understand? 2574 02:37:09,718 --> 02:37:11,618 Yes, sir, I do. 2575 02:37:12,148 --> 02:37:14,048 All right. 2576 02:37:14,518 --> 02:37:16,418 Take your time. 2577 02:37:16,518 --> 02:37:19,368 If you don't recognize anyone, that's okay. 2578 02:37:30,798 --> 02:37:32,698 That's him. 2579 02:37:33,638 --> 02:37:35,538 How sure are you? 2580 02:37:35,668 --> 02:37:37,568 Yeah, I'm pretty sure. 2581 02:37:40,208 --> 02:37:41,448 He had a round face like this guy. 2582 02:37:41,448 --> 02:37:42,748 Wait. Am I to understand 2583 02:37:42,748 --> 02:37:44,618 that you're now identifying the second photograph? 2584 02:37:44,618 --> 02:37:47,718 No, no. Just that he had a round face like that. 2585 02:37:49,758 --> 02:37:51,658 It's this man. 2586 02:37:52,158 --> 02:37:54,058 All right. 2587 02:37:55,288 --> 02:37:58,398 Now, on a scale of one to 10, 10 being positive, 2588 02:38:02,468 --> 02:38:04,368 how sure are you? 2589 02:38:07,838 --> 02:38:09,738 At least an eight. 2590 02:38:12,278 --> 02:38:16,158 The last time I saw this face was July 4th, 1969. 2591 02:38:19,378 --> 02:38:22,128 I am very sure that's the man who shot me.