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Actually, diamonds are less of an investment than emeralds. Mm, I know.

Still, I prefer star sapphires.

They match your eyes.

Well, you can't base investments on things like that.

Uh, Mr... Bannerman.

Rod Bannerman.

And you are, uh... Oh, I'm Carrie Grace.

As in daughter of Frederick Grace?

Stepdaughter. All right, Carrie.

Let's keep the gentleman from his business.

Did I hear you mention Star Sapphire?

We have an excellent selection.

I can see that, Mr. Gray.

But they'll, uh... It's hard to make a choice.

Don't pick all of them.

You little fool!

Mooning over a handsome face.

But I didn't know!

Just empty the cave.

Thank you.

And give your daughter a break.

She's not the first gorilla to charm.

And she won't be the last.

Rod Bannerman, you are sentenced to not more than ten years, not less than five

years, in a state penitentiary.

Last day, huh, Bannerman?

Sentence to ten.

Parole up to five.

Guess somebody thinks you deserve a break for what happened to you.

But I don't.

You can pump your body all you want.

But your face will always show the world what a freak you are.

Okay, let's go.

Come on.

Good luck, huh? Yeah. See ya.

Hey, hey, buddy.

Rob Bannerman.

No interviews.

No, no, no, no, no. It's nothing like that.

Got a proposition.

Make you a lot of money.

How?

Wrestling.

My face is gone. How can I show it in public?

I got it all figured out there, buddy boy. All figured out.

Thanks, Kathleen.

Thank you, man.

Look, everybody. I scored big time for tomorrow night's wrestling match.

And I've got half a million. Oh, where did you get those? A friend of mine, a

top manager, Patty Ladbrook, always stops in when he's in town. He gave them

to me. Professional wrestling?

Why not?

I mean, it's fast action. It's a little melodrama.

And I get a big kick out of watching those guys rampaging around in their...

They're weird costumes. I love how all these guys have that trademark.

I mean, I can really appreciate the skill that is involved.

Skill. Yes. You lost your mind?

They've got this new guy.

He's just, he's showed up the last couple of months. Gold boy. He wears

this gold mask on his face. It's phenomenal.

He's got this incredible trademark move called the hangman's hook.

He takes his whole hand and he wraps it around the back of a guy's neck and

lifts him straight up off the ground.

Well, why don't we go and check it out for ourselves?

I've never been.

And I'll bet Johnny and Charlie haven't either.

So, are you in?

How pathetic is my social life that I'm even considering doing this, huh?

It's quite an exciting night here at the sports arena, Ed.

Here we go with round two.

You know, the open comes into tonight's match undefeated.

As does the hillbilly norm.

Unfortunately, tonight, somebody's going to walk or crawl out of here loser.

Well, you got that right.

Happy now? We're close enough we get to sweat in here.

This is going to be one large, scary, mean battle tonight, man. You bet, Ed.

You know, we've got the Omen coming up with a nice move on the hillbilly.

That's an Omen! Once again, everybody!

Hey! Shut up! Shut up!

Hey! Hey!

Hi.

Are you a fan?

I've never been before.

I'm excited.

This ticket, the mail.

I'm still trying to figure out who.

Oh, well, this is a house thief, like ours.

Johnny Domino, aren't you?

Yeah. My name's Tiffany. I'm a major fan of yours. Nice to meet you, Tiffany.

This is my dad, Frank.

Hi, sweetheart.

Golden Boy now climbing into the ring.

throwing wild boots again, Norm, over this new phenom, the golden boy.

The fastest rising star on the tour. He's got all the moves, Dad. This guy is

on the fast track to the top of the wrestling world.

Right to the top, man. Mark my words, he'll be faster.

I was thinking maybe you could come over for a private little pajama party.

Thanks for the offer, but...

I'm just hanging here with my friends.

We're going to go backstage afterwards. Why don't you come with us and find out

who sent it?

Yeah, that'd be great.

That was amazing.

They love you, Rod. Come on, Patty.

They love the show. They love the mask. I'm not the mask.

What do you want to do? You want to take off the mask and show them all your

face? No, because that's not me either.

I was handsome, Patty. That's how I used to make my living.

No, no, no, no, no. You made your living robbing jewelry stores.

But your luck has changed, buddy. Come on.

You've got money.

You're going to be the champ.

Yeah.

Jesse.

Thank you for the ticket.

Hey, Johnny. Hey.

It was a blast.

Oh, this is Carrie Gray.

Maybe you guys can help her out. Someone gave her half a seat. She doesn't know

who. Guilty as charged.

But why?

Well, I happen to be a student of the human experience.

And when I see people who look like they need a little excitement in their lives,

I send them a ticket.

Were you in the jewelry store?

Yes, I was. In fact, I bought a beautiful present for my mother.

And you didn't wait on me, but I saw you there. And was I right about you needing

some excitement in your life?

Doesn't everybody?

Well, then you have to come to the club tomorrow night. We're having a party,

and Patty and a bunch of his rowdy friends are going to be there. Mm-hmm.

That'd be great.

Thanks. Okay, well, we've got to go.

Yeah. See you guys tomorrow night.

Jesse, Johnny.

See you guys.

Bye.

Look, why'd you say you sent the ticket to Carrie?

I was protecting you.

Okay, Rob?

I mean, what were you going to do? You going to ask her out?

Embarrass yourself?

Come on, kid, you just keep your mind on the business, and I'll take care of her

for you.

You're the golden boy, aren't you?

Who else would I be?

My name's Tiffany. I'm a major fan.

Probably want another girl.

Darn it.

You wouldn't if you saw my face.

I want to see your face.

I want to see everything.

I'd be beautiful.

Janitor found here this morning, sir.

Looks like apparent strangulation.

Possibly, sir.

Looks familiar.

Anybody in our way?

She is, sir.

House seats again.

Maybe we can find out who gave it to her.

Can't back this.

I'm going to start asking a few questions.

Yes, sir.

Sorry, I don't know her.

Well, people remember seeing her in this area last night. Said she was heading

toward the dressing room.

Well, she never made it.

Besides, everyone's dressing room is in the same area. Only you and your

opponent, Captain Ullman, were still here.

He said he didn't see anything.

Oh, I didn't either.

Sorry. Well, if something comes to mind, give me a call.

Here's my card.

Everything all right?

Yeah.

Look, Rod, I didn't want to say anything to the cops, but I'm pretty sure I saw

that girl last night when I came out of the dressing room.

Maybe so.

But I didn't touch her.

Good. Good.

Don't want the law to dig out that Tom Hammersmith, Rod Bannerman, ex-con.

All right, I've got you in the ring.

Thank you, Mrs. Carpenter. You've made a lovely selection.

Oh, it's just beautiful.

Thank you.

Oh, for me? Enjoy. Thank you.

A secret admirer?

What nonsense is this?

I don't know.

I can't imagine.

We have customers.

Hey, you made it. Yeah.

Thanks for inviting me. Sure.

See you, Nick.

I know how a sardine feels.

You're going up.

Excuse me?

I've got a bad feeling about one of those guys.

Oh, what's wrong?

That's the problem. I'm not sure.

Maybe one of those guys was thinking about killing his opponent in the ring.

Yeah.

I've got to go play.

Have fun. Yeah.

Okay? Be careful.

Thanks.

I never thought I'd see all these guys together.

Except maybe in a winner-take-all Texas Death Cage match.

Yeah. Assassin, Captain Omen, Swedish Angel. Yeah.

I bet you we could score some free passes.

I don't know. I'll have to wait till they get back from there.

Where? From this wrestling circuit.

You know, these guys travel on a very clear route.

You know, a wrestler could be involved in Tiffany's death.

I wonder if Charlie's checked for similar deaths in any other cities on

this circuit.

You know, that's not a bad idea, Frank.

I don't know.

It's kind of weird, though.

What?

The assassin could really be an assassin.

Golden boy.

Having a good time?

Yes, it's very nice.

You remember Carrie Grace?

Sure. Hello.

Hi.

I never got a chance to tell you how much I liked your match last night. You

did?

I'm glad.

Well, it looks like all your friends deserted you.

Oh, it's okay. I like to just sit and watch.

Can I get you something to drink?

On the house.

No, no, I'm fine. Thanks.

What a night.

I have never had so much fun.

I'm glad you enjoyed it. And you're going to have to come back again.

Oh, I will.

But, you know, it's getting late. I better go.

My stepfather will flip out.

I thought you were going to wait for Johnny. He just went upstairs to his

block for a minute. Oh, he made some big fuss about wanting to walk me to my car,

but it's really not necessary.

I got a spot close by.

Carrie, if Johnny was concerned... No, he was just being nice.

Really. Tell him thank you, though. Okay. Okay. Good night. Good night.

Yeah. Johnny, it's Jessica.

Carrie couldn't wait.

Did she leave by herself?

She did.

I couldn't stop her.

Thanks.

Are you okay?

Now you're ruined.

Just like me.

Come on in, Frank.

Well, what do I owe this honor, Charlie?

I can't remember the last time I was actually invited to come down to

headquarters. I can. I hoped it would be your last.

Oh, you know you love me, Charlie.

Why don't you make yourself at home, Frank?

Thanks. Here.

Looks like we both had our noses pointed in the right direction.

Death's on the wrestling circuit, huh? Yeah.

Five in the last six months. All young, beautiful women.

One in Phoenix, Dallas, and Seattle.

Two in L.A.

So we're establishing a pattern.

Well, I may have lost my badge, but I guess I haven't lost my touch.

Don't gloat, Frank. Even a blind pig finds an acorn once in a while.

It's got to be one of the wrestlers, Charlie.

Looks like we're closing in, huh?

Yeah, but I'm the only little piggy with a badge here, Frank, which means we're

not closing in on anything. I am.

The question is, on who?

Can't you hurry up with that thing?

No. No, I cannot hurry up with this thing. It's not like I can just walk

into any store and ask for a miniaturized infrared camera.

Don't be yelling at me, man.

I'm sorry, man.

I just don't react well to getting knocked out.

You must have got scared off by those sirens.

Because when I came to, they were only a block away.

Whoever made that 911 call saved the day.

You said it was Golden Boy, so you know who to go after.

Yeah, he's the one who hit me. But he's not the one who attacked the girl. That

much I got from him before the lights went out.

It must have been one of the other wrestlers in the elevator.

The problem is, which one?

Well, your dad had a couple of ideas.

I tried to postpone this meeting with Channis, but he's leaving the country.

Are you sure you'll be all right?

I'll be fine.

That's what you said before you went to that nightclub. And I had a great time,

which I would trade a bump on the head for any time.

It could have been a lot worse.

But it wasn't. Now go to your meeting.

Goodbye.

I love you.

Actually, it's Tom.

These are for you.

Why?

I'm your secret admirer.

Yeah?

You want to know about the mask?

Everybody does.

It's not just part of my costume. I was in an accident.

Oh, I see.

I sent you the ticket.

I just, I saw you through the window there once, and I thought you were

beautiful.

Well, I'm not, but thank you.

I know I have no right to ask, but would you go to dinner with me tonight?

Would you consider going without your... That wouldn't be a good idea.

I'm sorry, this was all a bad idea.

No. I'll go to dinner with you.

You will?

You seem like you have a good heart.

You can't tell, but I have a grin a mile wide right now.

Pat! Good.

We gotta talk. Honey boy, what you need?

Nothing.

I've got what I want.

I'm gonna get my face fixed.

You can't do that. Sure I can. I got the money.

Besides, there'll be plenty more when I'm champ.

Rod.

Rod, just calm down, okay?

Here's what we do.

You win the championship match.

All right?

Then you take off the mask.

What, are you crazy? No, no, no. We don't fry people's minds. They wouldn't

understand what it is.

They'll be talking about that for the next six months.

Non-stop.

Was it real? Was it makeup? Or was it?

Then the grudge match.

You take it off again.

Just for a second. No. Just for once. No, I am not going to let the world see

me like this. I'm not going to let her see me. Her?

This is about abroad.

You got a job.

You got a contract. Everything I just said is true. Then unset it.

But instead, I'll take off the mask and let the world see my fixed face. That'll

work, Patty.

They think I'm a monster now. I'll surprise them with it as a handsome

prince. Oh.

No. No. Yes.

Or I am walking right now.

Deadly serious.

All right.

I guess I've been in this business long enough to know that people change.

Things change.

There's a guy by the name of Dr. Cordinato.

Now, when things go wrong in the ring, he fixes them.

I'm going to call him for you.

Thanks, Patty.

Look, I know you think you're losing your meal ticket, but I've got to do

this. I know.

I'm in love.

Yeah.

Absolutely the best of us.

Now get out of here. Got that thing in the ring. The promo.

Go get him.

Yeah. You did good!

Gordy! Hey, how you doing? It's Paddy.

Listen, I got a job for you, Doc.

What do you think about building a house of cards?

Dinner with Alicia.

It was.

So why don't you want to be the champion of the world, Tom?

I just don't like pretense.

See, my parents died in a boating accident when I was 12.

They sent me to my uncle, but he didn't want me.

So I spent the rest of my life living by my wits.

relying on my skills, my good looks.

Sometimes I did well.

And a lot of times I came close to starving, but I was real.

But now I'm the golden boy, pretending to be something I'm not.

See, because of my accident, I started to hate beauty, because it reminded me

of what I had lost.

But you, you're different.

Because two minutes later the bag blew up.

What?

I know who you are, Tom.

Rudd.

The things you've said, the way you've acted.

But it doesn't matter.

I liked you then.

I kept all the letters that you sent me from when you first went to prison.

But you never wrote back.

No.

My stepfather wouldn't let me.

But I read all the stories of your life.

And I understand why you tried to rob us.

You don't have to pretend with me.

Besides, you're rehabilitated now.

Because of you, I am.

I better go before my dad messes with me. See you again?

Come by the store tomorrow at 11.

He'll be out for a little while.

You contemptible thief.

Trying to steal my daughter.

Look, I don't know what you're trying to do. Don't lie to me.

I saw those flowers you sent to my store and knew her secret admirer was back.

What did you tell her?

Don't worry, not the truth.

I didn't tell her how you hired me to rob your store so you could steal your

own jewels and collect the insurance.

But it's time for you to pay up.

How much?

Exactly what you agreed to when I took the whole wrap alone.

Half the insurance proceeds compounded at 10% for every year I spent in the

joint. Now, I've figured that a thousand times. That's $224,000.

I don't have it.

I spent every penny of the insurance to keep the business going. You're lying.

I'll tell Carrie.

She won't believe you. And she'll hate you for accusing me. And you want her

more than you want the money.

Then I'll go to the police.

That you might do.

But what are you doing?

Defending myself.

A vicious ex-con seeking revenge on his poor, hapless victim?

That's good copy.

Goodbye, Rod.

Wait! Wait!

Look, you want to kill me?

At least do it while you look me in the face.

Remember Form 1191, Frank?

Standard incident report. Been replaced by Form 12, 17, 18, and 19.

Why?

The Paper Reduction Act.

From the Department of Redundancy Department. What else?

It's all right. Come on. Let's go eat, huh?

Dan here.

Where?

I'm on my way.

Another homicide.

Beautiful girl.

No acorn this time. Frank is a middle-aged guy.

I'm so hungry.

Two months, Rob.

It just seems like you need more time than that. Not when Dr. Otto does your

plastic surgery.

But most patients don't get hit in the face. I'm not going to get hit in the

face.

Remember wrestling faith.

Faith hitting's out.

Don't worry, honey.

I'm going to win a fortune tonight, and then we're going to ride off into the

sunset in luxury.

It's official.

You've taken her to her first wrestling match, and I have created a monster.

Dr. Frankenstein, can we get back to business here?

As far as the pattern goes, the wrestling tour has been in 12 cities in

the last two months, and there hasn't been one single additional murder.

That doesn't mean that the pattern's wrong.

The guy could be taking a breather. It doesn't mean it's right either, Frank. I

swear I got enough unsolved homicides to last me ten lifetimes.

Can we forget the shop talk for a while?

Is everybody going to the title match tonight or what?

You better believe it. I wouldn't miss it. Yeah, I would if I could, but I

can't. I've got to be there as part of the investigation.

Oh, you guys can forget about Johnny. He's been a little busy.

Hey, man.

I just told them you weren't going, and now we're going to be the first ones

there?

There were only four wrestlers in that elevator when I picked up on those

vibes.

If I can get close to each of them separately,

I might be able to do something.

Now, we have a deal, right, Angel?

Consider it done.

Okay, that's half now, half after you're done with the job.

Be my pleasure, Patty.

Always good doing business, Angel. Always good.

Does my heart good to see you back in your mask, buddy boy? For the last time,

Patty.

Yeah. Yeah, I'm afraid so.

Then why did I just get a phone call from Dallas confirming an appearance on

the 26th?

You know me.

I'm a total optimist.

I just have your date just in case you change your mind about retiring.

I won't.

We'll see, buddy boy. We'll see.

Have a good time out there.

You're welcome.

Take care of yourself out there. Always do. All right. Later. See ya.

Any evil vibes?

Nope. Just like Captain Omen and the Assassin.

That makes every wrestler on the elevator except for Golden Boy. I knew

it. What? Maybe he didn't attack Carrie, but he could have killed the others.

We'll see.

Yeah.

Hey, Golden Boy.

Good luck. Thanks.

You mean champ after the night, huh?

I hope so.

Thank you.

You did it, huh?

No.

Well, maybe your radar's off. I mean, we checked everyone that was on the

elevator, right?

We checked every wrestler.

What's the deal with that face? Uh, isn't this the big man?

It's the same about you.

Oh, no, I never watch it because I know the outcome anyway.

So it was you, Patty, who killed all those women.

What are you talking about, Johnny?

Golden boy attracts them.

He kills them.

Johnny, you're crazy. What are you talking about?

We have a deal, my angel.

You know, there is a way to find out.

They took several fingernail scrapings from the victim, so all they need to do

is run a DNA test on you, Patty.

I'm going to go get Lieutenant Dan.

He's going to smash his face.

What?

The golden boy fixed his face, but Patty here paid the angel to smash it so he

wouldn't leave wrestling.

You know, that looks like this community angel is looking like the devil on the

golden boy. Look at those knees.

I tell you, Norm, I don't know. That golden boy looks in tip-top shape. I've

never seen him look this tough. What a specimen.

Look at that hip toss by the golden boy, Norm. That is sheer

strength, Ed. He's unbelievable. What do you think? That's the sweet that he's

coming back for more, Norm.

There's a blow that'll knock a halo off any angel, even the sweetest.

Come on, Golden Boy! Let's go! Let's go!

Angel almost knocked that mask right off the Golden Boy.

Nice jump to the feet.

wrestler in the ring, Norm. I don't recognize him. Who is this stranger?

Oh, that's his name, man. The stranger.

Who is this guy?

I don't know, but I like the costume.

Oh, double miss!

It appears this flying stranger is going to take on both wrestlers at once.

He better have some tricks up his sleeve.

Wow!

He's definitely got some tricks, Norm.

This guy's got the best act I've ever seen.

The fans here love this guy.

No one is

ruining this for me.

How did he get the hell out of me?

Now, are you ready to listen?

Why are you trying to ruin my life?

If he body slams him from up there, it's going to be a doozy.

I'm trying to save it and your new faith.

How did you know?

I know a lot.

Especially about your manager.

I'm listening.

How do you do that?

Wires and lighting, Jesse. Wires and lighting.

It's called wrestling. It's all fate.

I'd like to announce that this was my final battle.

For many months, you have wondered about the face that this mask was meant to

conceal.

You thought I was a monster, a beast, but I am, in fact,

just a man who was lucky enough

to have won a princess.

I'll get you right here, Ron.

Sure does it.

I still can't believe all that happened tonight.

Charlie Dan caught a serial killer.

I discovered that one of the murders was actually self-defense.

And I saw the six-year-old robbery I didn't even know existed.

You know, I'm still not sure about the attack on Kerry.

It was Patty.

But then Bannerman showed up and scared him off. And he got in some sort of

fight with a good Samaritan who thought Rob was the attacker.

You know, that third wrestler's costume looked a lot like the one I saw in this

character everybody calls Nightman.

I'll tell you what I think.

I think that all these sightings, including my own, Nothing more than a

big publicity buildup for some new wrestler.

Mark my words, we'll be hearing a lot more about this masked guy with the

cape.