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[BIRDS CHIRPING]

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[WHIRS]

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[GUNSHOTS]

GRAYSMITH: Your hands are shaking.

[SIGHS]

Go ahead.

Try again.

Enough humiliation for one day.

I'm not cut out for this.

Why are you lying to me?

The grades haven't come out yet, but I saw yours already.

You scored higher than most in every discipline,

even higher than your superiors when they were cadets.

My teachers?

Myself included.

We've never had someone like you at this academy.

Why do I sense this isn't a compliment?

[BEEPS]

[WHIRS]

I can tell a bad shot from a deliberate miss-aim.

This shooting exam is the last thing standing

between you and the field,

and I believe I know what you're doing.

You're self-sabotaging your own score.

Why would I do that? Because you're scared

about what's waiting for you on the other side.

You've been studying evil for years,

but you had theory to protect you.

Once you pass this exam,

you're out there on the field on your own, and you're scared.

You're just beginning to realize that you're not ready

to confront what real evil looks like.

Forensics needs me here.

Murder victims need you, too.

And how are you gonna help them from behind a desk?

My place is at the academy.

And train others for the rest of your life?

[SCOFFS] No.

I refuse to let talent like yours go to waste.

All due respect, I gotta go.

You better start taking a real chance

on yourself before someone else does.

I'll give you one shot.

This next bullet either lands you your first case

or discharges you before your field career has even begun.

Fire accordingly.

[CLICKS GUN]

[GUNSHOT]

[DOORS OPEN]

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

[ELEVATOR DOORS SLIDE OPEN]

Oh, oh, wait.

Uh, 12.

Might wanna try vodka.

It's harder to smell.

[PHONE RINGING IN BACKGROUND]

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GRAYSMITH: See that man right there?

Some would say his political authority is absolute.

Why am I here?

Yesterday, his two twin daughters disappeared.

They found a body a few hours ago

face down in a river, murdered.

She was 14.

ALAN: But the other sister is still missing.

He talked to the local police,

got it to be a co-investigation, private.

No outside interference.

When would this start?

GRAYSMITH: It already has.

But?

But he believes this case

deserves more of a personal touch.

Is that why he's here?

GRAYSMITH: Yes.

I know what you're gonna say.

[DROPS FILE]

I read your petition, and if these really are

your last few months, who wouldn't wanna spend it

safely behind a desk?

Glad you understand.

I need you to lead this case.

Study the crime scene, analyze all the clues,

find the kidnapper, bring back the missing child

before it's too late.

I'm sorry.

I misunderstood.

I thought I was here for a different offer.

I hope you find the right person for the job,

somebody with a little less baggage.

I'll sign your retirement papers.

You need my signature.

This case is your ticket out.

You take it, and I'll make sure it's your last.

Erica-- GRAYSMITH: Look, I know

what you're going through.

And trust me, we miss him too,

but a single case can't be enough

to dismantle an entire career.

He'll be in here any moment,

and what do you want me to tell him?

They're letting you send in one man?

GRAYSMITH: You won't be alone.

There's a woman in the agency.

They're enforcing assistance?

I'm offering assistance.

Whoever she is, I don't need her.

Her two degrees in forensic psychology beg to differ.

ALAN: Erica--

I'll join you there as soon as I can,

but for now, there's a train that leaves

in 60 minutes, and I'm intending for you both to be on it.

So are you in or out?

[DOOR OPENS]

[SIGHS]

Detective, I don't want my daughter's last memory to be

of a father who couldn't save her.

I need to know that I tried everything.

Please.

What would you do?

[TWISTS CAP]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER IN BACKGROUND]

AMELIA: You look so different in pictures.

Says here you've been at it for 20 years,

10 of them working alone.

Now you've got yourself a brand-new partner.

We're not partners.

AMELIA: Yet you haven't spoken

to me since we got here, no word of warning or advice,

so I can't tell if you're either too relaxed to have me here

or too worried.

I'm a criminologist, not a babysitter.

Did I do something to offend?

Graysmith thinks having you here will solve the case quicker,

maybe prevent me from making a mess.

Now, I agree with the second part,

but what she thinks we have in common,

I don't know that yet.

We've both chosen to take murder

and make it our business.

You track killers; I diagnose them.

Same sickness, different angle.

You know nothing about diagnosing people.

Right heel cap on your shoe is torn up,

shallow bite marks, wide spacing.

Large breed of dog, I'd say, based on the bite.

Maybe you adopted one recently for companionship

after losing a friend or a family member.

Do you always carry the photo or is it a--

a ritual of sorts before you begin a case?

Happens all the time after breakups.

People don't get rid of an old photo,

but they'll fold over the parts that hurt the most.

They wanna remember the rest.

What was he like?

We haven't even left the station,

but I can tell already.

Business and feelings, they don't go well in this

line of work.

Okay?

Okay. ALAN: Yeah?

You don't have to worry about me.

I'm here for research, pure and simple.

ALAN: Good.

I think the question is, why would Graysmith give you

this case?

[TRAIN PASSING BY]

[TRAIN HORN BLARES]

AMELIA: Where do we find him?

ALAN: I'm hoping he finds us.

AMELIA: Your suede coat was a great choice.

You really don't smile, do you?

Alan Kramer? [CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING]

Can I help you?

Hey, hey.

Hold onto the negatives.

ALAN: You greet all new arrivals this way?

Only the ones worth talking about. Huh.

Alan Kramer? Yes, sir.

Hank Brewster. Lieutenant.

It's hard not to recognize a face like yours, though.

I can hardly believe you're here.

Right.

This your first time in Canton, ma'am?

I don't travel much.

Well, I fear you'll be surprised in all the worst ways.

I don't know how much they told you before you left, but--

Not much. We left in a hurry.

All right. This is Arthur Otto.

He's a senator, philanthropist, family man.

Most of the buildings in this town were rescued

through his charity.

Politicians dream of a reputation like that.

This guy's actually earned it.

AMELIA: He's financing an additional investigation?

Yeah, no expense spared.

His campaign's recruited hundreds of volunteers,

organized search parties, but after this morning's news--

It's no longer enough.

By the way, I took the trouble to get you guys set up.

Your case files and bags are in your rooms.

How far is the police station from the hotel?

Any closer, you'd be sleeping in my office.

Now, I've asked them to leave the body

on site until your arrival.

And as of now, all of our resources are

at your disposal.

You know, we still teach your Belardo case at the academy.

Mm-hmm.

And you are?

Amelia Pembrock, I'm with the Behavioral Science Unit.

I mean, uh, like, what do you do?

Oh, I trace criminal profiles based on forensic patterns.

HANK: Yeah. I am also a field agent.

HANK: Have you worked many cases?

No. This is my first.

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

The river usually washes down dead cattle, tree branches,

but this is not stuff that we're used to seeing.

Ma'am, I gotta warn you that

what you're about to see cannot be unseen.

I'll manage.

[BACKGROUND RADIO CHATTER] [TRAIN HORN BLARES]

ALAN: Any suspects? HANK: Nobody yet.

Then we found a witness who saw a man dump a body.

He didn't report it at first, because he thought it was a dog.

Dog?

Hunters up in the delta, you can only fire a rifle next

to a bloodhound so many times before it goes deaf.

Then the deaf dog is a worthless dog.

Tell me about the vehicle.

Abandoned up on Highway 61, fake plates.

Couldn't pull any prints.

You can forget about CCTV.

It's broken.

I talked to maintenance, and they've been waiting

on new electrical since March.

Perfect timing. Or maybe he knew.

Who reported the body? Fishermen.

They saw fish eating away at something under the surface

of the water and-- That's when you found it.

That's when we found the first missing twin.

Alan Kramer, this is Colin Ripley.

He's our medical examiner.

How do you do? ALAN: Hi.

HANK: Usually first on the scene.

[SIGHS] All right. Shall we?

Yes, sir.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

COLIN [SIGHS]: Gretta Otto.

Since the twins were identical,

blood sample was the quickest way to an ID.

Body was underwater all night.

Probably the worst place to dump her.

Whoever did this wanted the current to take her away.

But it didn't.

You think it might be intentional?

Intentional?

Water that dirty could be corrosive,

wash away evidence.

You said you checked the river for the other body?

HANK: We did, every inch of it. Uh-huh.

Could be ransom.

Ransom criminals do target the wealthy. But--

If there's wealth in this town, it's definitely the Ottos.

But then why not contact the family?

If he wanted us to find the body,

he would've dumped it on the family porch.

So not a ransom.

Why? Did you see a note?

Did the witness provide a description?

We tried to do a composite,

but it was too far away, it was too dark.

AMELIA: Sure.

If the media asks, leave that part out.

Tell 'em our witness got a clear look at our guy.

A clear look? ALAN: Clear look.

AMELIA: That's right. It could draw out the killer

if we suggest he was spotted in the area.

MAN 1: Coming back empty.

Preliminary clues. What about 'em?

What makes you think it's a homicide?

Rope marks.

Wrists, neck.

They were either taken off after

or washed away by the water, but they were there.

We also found tissue under the fingernails.

ALAN: Flesh?

It's too early to say.

There's, uh, one other thing.

It's pretty strange to see.

[UNZIPS BAG]

[BUZZING]

COLIN: Her teeth have been smashed.

Likely the fall.

Wasn't the fall.

Look at her nose and her chin.

No fractures or visible cuts.

Rough landing would've bruised more than just her mouth.

Bridge was just a drop-off spot.

There was blood on the rail.

ALAN: Blunt force trauma.

Yeah, I saw that.

COLIN: All right then, mugging gone wrong.

Backpack was empty, all contents taken.

Takes her books and her lunchbox,

but leaves that gold bracelet?

I-I don't think we can consider robbery a motive.

Yeah, so why stage it as one?

MAN 2: We found something!

What is it?

Looks like a gun.

A gun?

I don't understand.

He takes the risk to drop her here,

off the busiest bridge, right under everyone's nose.

Yeah.

You can go ahead and bring her up.

All right, let's bring her up, slowly,

respectfully.

There's a missing girl out there.

If she's alive, she's counting on us to find her.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

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LAB ASSISTANT: Rope marks confirm it.

She died of asphyxiation.

[CLICKS TONGUE] It was intimate, personal.

Tell 'em about the teeth.

You were right.

Trauma to the teeth wasn't from the fall.

Regular patterns, shaped, purposeful.

Meaning what?

Inflicted separately?

After the murder, but before dumping the body.

What do you know about forensic odontology?

[SCRIBBLING]

Call the town's dentist.

He'll have some answers for you.

The pieces of flesh?

Under her fingernails? Yeah.

Not human.

Chicken. Chicken?

Raw chicken.

After hours underwater?

Current will wash out fibers that small.

Apparently not fast enough. LAB ASSISTANT: One last thing.

There were traces of nitrate on the victim's elbow.

Your killer could have some gunpowder residue.

But no wounds consistent with firearms.

And no bullets found on the scene.

We don't know yet how the gun they found fits

in all this.

ALAN: Hm.

AMELIA: Hm. What are you thinking?

Our man planned this carefully,

studied the path of the river,

understands the city's geography.

A local. Maybe.

But then why throw a gun at the crime scene?

Lifetime of cases, you scrape for one perfect piece

of evidence, and now all of a sudden we've got too much.

This is the opposite of a perfect crime.

It's too easy.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[RAIN PATTERING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

ARTHUR: You know what frightens me the most?

That I'll forget the sound of their voices.

Go home to your wife, Arthur.

When my daughters went missing,

I went against my lawyer's advice

and I came straight to you.

You wanna know why?

'Cause you're the best.

All those victims you've rescued,

all of their stories are now baked into your legacy.

Remember what you once told me, "You are who you save."

[CLICKS TONGUE] I understand how difficult it is

trusting others with your daughters' life.

But can a marriage survive the death of a child,

let alone two?

She's alive.

Try to have faith, Arthur.

I just don't know how.

Those people that I sent, they're trained for this.

They'll piece together the clues, solve the case,

and find her.

I know they'll find her.

I just don't know if it'll be quick enough.

Go to Canton.

Your team needs you.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

[CAR DOORS OPEN AND CLOSE]

Once inside, I have to show her some photos.

Photos of what? The girl's body?

Some things only a mother would know.

Are we sure it's the best time?

Why, you know a better time?

20 minutes max.

ILSA: My husband said you'd be coming.

What do you remember about the hours leading up

to the disappearance?

ILSA: It was a day like any other.

They left school, and they were supposed

to come right home.

ALAN: But they didn't. Mm.

Took me hours to realize that something was wrong.

Did they always walk back?

ILSA: Sometimes.

It's really far.

Yeah, but they did everything together,

one always keeping an eye out for the other.

AMELIA: So you never felt it was dangerous?

No. Things like this might be common in big cities, but here,

crime is nonexistent.

Was their last name ever a problem?

No. Why?

Are you thinking this is some kind of ransom?

Mrs. Otto. Ilsa.

We think a case of this nature is of personal matter.

Do you know anybody that would have a grudge against

your husband or an interest in your daughters?

No.

ALAN: No. No.

Everybody knew them.

They're sweet girls, and they're so polite,

and they're very hardworking, too.

What type of work?

Community jobs, after school activities.

They worked at the medical lab and the butcher shop.

For their age, that's a little-- It's-It's unusual.

Yeah, I know.

It's just Arthur really encouraged the girls

to get involved.

I-It's not easy, you know, for a child to grow up

and feel normal when all they've ever known is wealth.

My daughter experienced more pain

in a single night than I have in my entire life,

and she was a-- a good girl, Detective.

She was so good.

What does a 14-year-old have to do

to deserve something like this?

She died face down in a river.

She was alone, and she was just waiting

on somebody from home to come get her.

[CRIES]

Look,

I had to sign the death certificate

on my own child today.

My other daughter is still out there.

She's missing, and you're here.

I know what you're going through.

Do you?

Do you have children?

[DOOR OPENS]

[HEELS CLACKING]

[DOOR CLOSES]

Did you get everything you need?

Yeah, enough to get started.

Captain Graysmith has great admiration

for your history,

says you are a fine investigator.

And for that reason, my wife and I,

we will follow your decisions, whatever it takes,

just so long as you bring our daughter back.

Yes, sir.

We'll do our best.

[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]

AMELIA: I know Canton somehow doesn't have a digital archive,

but are you sure the library is the best place to start?

[PEN CLICKING]

It's quiet.

I'm just surprised you of all people don't want us out

in the field.

They're scouting all the bridges,

following the currents from sunrise to sundown.

They're not gonna miss another body.

What's this?

It's old articles, criminal history of the city.

Barely has any.

You looking for clues?

Connections to previous murders.

What makes you think there are any?

AMELIA: I don't, but if we're looking

for patterns, this is where we'd find 'em.

Ah.

Okay, let's-- Let's say she's still alive.

Why kidnap two girls and only murder one?

Brewster said Gretta was the bigger twin,

so maybe he got rid of one sister to get

to the other.

Gotta stop saying he.

We don't know the suspect is male.

Yeah, that's our killer, a 95-pound female with a kink

for little girls who's fit enough

to single-handedly lift a body up and over a railing.

All right, you made your point.

All right.

I strangle you, I tie you up,

and I load you into the back of a vehicle.

Without leaving any fingerprints.

ALAN: But why do I drop you off here where anybody could see me?

Because you're a moron.

But I'm not a moron.

I didn't leave a single fingerprint.

Okay.

So you smash my teeth at the last moment,

dump my body. ALAN: Mm.

If it's not for torture--

It's out of precaution.

But why?

You need to ask a professional.

ODONTOLOGIST [OVER PHONE]: Children's mouths evolve quickly, drastically.

I know this is crucial to the investigation,

but I fear reconstructing a mold of her mouth

will prove difficult.

How difficult?

ODONTOLOGIST: Every set of teeth

is one of a kind, like a fingerprint.

Reconstruction can be done?

FORENSIC ODONTOLOGIST: With patience, yes.

Working off past records could take days.

All right. Call me when you have something.

GRAYSMITH: Wasn't easy to secure this meeting.

AMELIA [OVER PHONE]: Think we can trust him?

Guy's a fox. Best reporter in town.

GRAYSMITH [OVER PHONE]: Trade information carefully.

Ma'am?

Yes?

AMELIA [OVER PHONE]: Thank you for the opportunity.

Work as a team, Pembrock.

Don't take shortcuts.

Close this case, no matter the cost.

[PHONE BEEPS]

[BIRDS CAWING]

Since yesterday, police

and press have received hundreds of tips.

ALAN: Let me guess.

All anonymous.

Phones won't stop ringing.

Everybody wants to report on rivals, neighbors,

even family members,

anybody with strange sexual habits.

Some are calling claiming they committed the murder themselves.

You know they're not guilty.

That's right.

Nobody can provide us with new information.

Everything they say is public already.

You think the killer's in it for the press?

He could be tracking the investigation

from the inside, yeah.

AMELIA: Making sure it doesn't get too close to him.

Mm-hmm. So all we need is a name.

I don't work the crime desk.

Can you get us to somebody that does?

Yeah, sure. Ask for Julie Trembley.

T-R-E-M-B-L-E-Y.

Let's talk about the bridge.

What about the bridge?

[CHUCKLES]

Come on. He coulda dropped the body anywhere,

but he chose the busiest area. Why?

That's not cleanup. That's a message.

You're right.

Zodiac, Monster of Florence.

Killers typically dump bodies outside the city, a field--

Or a park.

Somewhere they'll go unnoticed.

So he wanted us to find her?

The body getting stuck in the rocks wasn't an accident.

It was a choice.

They did find a .357 at the riverside.

Victim have any wounds consistent with a gun?

Oh, oh, where you going? Library.

Hey.

Excuse me.

Hey!

[FLIPPING PAGES]

This stuck with me.

I just couldn't see the connection until now.

ALAN: What are you talking about?

"Remains of a unknown male,

found after a structure fire."

So? High-heat fire.

No prints, no way to ID the body.

One distinguishing factor.

Teeth. Like a fingerprint.

Oh.

What if it wasn't torture or a fetish?

What if he actually thought we couldn't ID the body?

But we did.

We saw the face, her-her-her dress.

A mother could identify the body.

What if-- What if he expected more decomp?

He thought fish would eat away at her features.

That's-that's why he attracted them with the fiber.

Fibers? Under the fingernails.

The-- ALAN: Raw chicken. Okay.

Who-who-who deals with-with raw chicken

on a daily basis?

Cook. Farmer.

Butcher. Butcher.

[ALAN SIGHS]

[KNOCKING AT DOOR] Gleen.

Is it locked?

Says 9:00 a.m.

[DOOR BELL JINGLES]

AMELIA: Mr. Gleen.

Sheriff's department.

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

AMELIA: You open?

[DOORS OPEN]

Can I help you?

[RAIN PATTERING]

It's almost midnight. We need to get started

before he realizes he can call a lawyer.

[DOOR OPENS]

The results are negative.

On what? Gunpowder residue?

On everything.

Fingers, hands, elbows.

No match. Shit.

ALAN: You all right?

You got a headache? Mm.

The worst kind.

So who's going in first?

Can't take turns.

If that's our guy, we gotta crack him

on the first try.

Crack him?

It's been two days.

We have too many leads, no real suspects.

Time is running out.

We can't go in empty-handed.

The butcher, where's his file?

What file?

Uh, all right.

Here we go.

Congratulations, you-- you just earned years' worth

of evidence on your suspect, enough to drag him to court.

Let's crank the heat, turn that room into a furnace.

Nothing makes them talk faster.

Have we considered the possibility of a polygraph?

HANK: We do have a lie detector.

ALAN: If we can catch the killer,

we find the missing girl.

Okay. So we don't let him leave until he takes the test.

[CASE CLOSES]

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

We? Where do you think you're going?

In there with you. No, you're not.

I'm going in there alone.

This guy has a history of harassing girls.

We need someone with my perspective.

And what perspective would that be?

That of a woman.

[BEEPS]

ALAN: Thank you for waiting.

Now, these are just preliminary questions

we're asking anybody that we think can help with the case.

Okay. Okay.

Before we get started, can I get you anything?

You want a coffee or a cigarette, perhaps?

We're new here.

What about you?

Live here long?

BORIS: I'm born and raised.

You certainly know your way around town.

Local butcher.

Everyone seems to trust you.

I guess. ALAN: Hm.

Known the Otto girls long?

Uh, a couple years.

Um, Annie used to come in weekly to pick up meat for her family.

AMELIA: Mm.

Is that why you gave her a summer job?

Felt like you knew 'em?

She seemed eager to work and looked friendly,

learned quickly.

How long you been a butcher?

30 years this summer.

Wow, that's a long time.

I bet the sight of blood doesn't trigger you anymore.

How-how old were you when you started, you know,

killing livestock?

Five, six.

Trained at the shop.

AMELIA: Family business? BORIS: Yeah.

You own a gun, Mr. Gleen?

BORIS: I kept one at the house.

Is that a requirement for the job?

No, more a passion for hunting.

[TAKES A DRAG]

ALAN: Fox?

No, deer.

Deer.

And since when has that been illegal?

Your gun.

Anything like this?

BORIS: Smith & Wesson.

That's the most popular gun in America, sir.

So what?

Strange choice for hunting, though.

Well, no, um, it's mostly for target practice.

ALAN: So it is your gun?

No, mine was stolen.

ALAN: Stolen? [TAKES A DRAG]

I filed a report right away.

Right.

You mean this.

Complaint of theft.

So let me get this straight.

Someone breaks into your house, all they steal is a gun.

Seems kinda odd.

Well, I'm telling the truth.

Can you turn the heat down in here? God.

Do you know the gun was found at the crime scene, Mr. Gleen?

[BORIS COUGHS]

You guys, you guys--

[COUGHS]

Have me confused with somebody else.

What about your shop?

It says here you had complaints filed against you.

Girls.

Why do you have so much information on me?

Since when is that illegal?

Oh, wait.

You think I'm the killer.

The day they went missing,

the girls were seen leaving their school.

Told friends they were going straight home.

Now, you claim it's been months since they were at your shop.

Yeah, it's true.

ALAN: So how is it we found traces

of raw chicken under her fingernails?

Same chicken on your hands right now.

Yeah, I'm not-- I'm not answering

any more of your questions, 'cause I never

touched those girls.

You have me confused with somebody else,

so unless you have a real reason to keep me here,

I gotta get home and tend to my mama.

Thank you very much, Mr. Gleen.

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[DOOR OPENS, SHUTS]

[TRAIN PASSING]

AMELIA: I'm telling you, he's our guy.

GRAYSMITH: Now, how can you be sure?

He's what they call a "methodical killer."

He's emotionally scarred, shows signs

of psychosexual motivation.

Come on, what signs? HANK: Slow down.

He practices on animals before he attempts a kill.

He fits the profile perfectly.

We're basing this on a theory?

There's a difference between killing chickens

and murdering children.

Sexually dysfunctional males develop a hatred

when they lack contact with women their age.

What are you saying?

I'm saying people get lonely.

GRAYSMITH: There were no traces of sexual assault.

Some achieve fulfillment from the act of violence alone.

Why?

He hates women because he wants them.

GRAYSMITH: But he can't bring himself to have them.

Which is why the body doesn't show traces of rape.

ALAN: We need to focus less on pre-crime behavior

and more on post-crime investigation.

Meaning?

Meaning less theory, more proof.

Just because you think somebody's a killer doesn't mean

they are one.

Had you not let him go, he'd still be hooked up

to a lie detector giving us answers.

[INHALES] You know what-- [KNOCKING ON DOOR]

Ah, the Otto files?

Bring that in here.

You-- you read the files.

The guy has a history of sexual harassment.

Let's talk to his former employees,

they're all women, and get one of them to testify.

ALAN: He's not our guy, Pembrock.

Looks nothing like the identikit.

You said it was too dark to see.

200 pounds, 6 foot.

A guy like that's hard to miss.

Brewster. Yeah.

It's a small town, but it's not that small.

You saw his hands.

He could crush your face with one blow,

and he understands anatomy for a living.

You have to be strong to pull something off like this,

I give you that, but this man is sick.

He has diabetes. I'm sorry.

Why are we focusing all of our energy on one guy?

That's what I've been saying.

Because now that he knows he's a suspect,

he'll destroy any remaining evidence.

Did you search the shop? HANK: Not yet.

There was hair on the floor. Tell me we sampled it.

With what warrant?

Real-life applications require real-life experience.

[SLAMS BOOK]

You can't always judge a book by its cover,

'cause sooner or later, it'll bite you in the ass.

[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[FIRE BLAZING IN DISTANCE]

I'm so sorry I'm late.

I'm so sorry I'm late.

[PANTING]

[PULLS OFF TAPE]

[PANTS]

[FLIPPING PAGES]

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

[POLICE SIREN WAILING]

[POLICE SIREN WAILING]

[♪♪♪]

[FLICKS PAGES]

[ELEVATOR BELL DINGS]

Hi.

Sorry. Hey.

Uh, is there a duplicate?

In the archives, you mean? Yeah.

Nope. This is it.

It's just that the checkout list is incomplete.

Oh, dear.

Wonder what happened.

Why would anyone not want their name on here?

[TAPS FINGER]

[TRAFFIC PASSING]

[ALAN CHUCKLES]

Better at this than I was when I was your age.

Uh, I play during homeroom.

[CHESS PIECE THUDS]

ALAN: You ever play her?

Once.

I don't think she liked me.

Your teachers say you liked her.

It's okay to have a crush.

[CHUCKLES]

I'm trying to bring her sister home.

You think you could help me?

You recognize that?

Yeah.

Their mom said that she didn't buy it for them.

ALAN: Gretta tell you where she got it from?

Was it a gift?

It was?

From someone older?

Was it a friend?

Maybe a secret friend?

Do they teach chess in police school?

Do they teach chess in police school?

You know, they should.

Learned more on this board than I did out in the field.

Isn't being a detective harder?

Not really.

Both about the big picture.

Predicting moves, anticipating outcomes.

[CHESS PIECE THUDS] LUKE: Check.

It's okay.

You can still win.

HANK: The Ottos are holding a wake for their daughter.

They're hoping to raise awareness

and remind people that Anna's still missing.

Where's Pembrock?

Assumed she'd be with you.

[CARS PASSING BY]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

Ms. Trembley? Amelia Pembrock.

Mike Bowers said you'd be willing to talk about the case.

Great.

I was wondering if I could buy you dinner.

[CAR PASSING]

[BIRDS CHIRPING]

So how long did you work at the butcher shop?

Less than a year.

I quit when things got uncomfortable.

He make passes at you?

JULIE: Flirting I'm used to.

He was more interested in proximity than contact,

physical, that is.

First, he asked me to stay late nights,

just watch me handle meat from across the room,

then the stalking began.

Followed me home, got creepy.

But he never touched you?

Trust me, wouldn't let him.

Asked him to stop.

One night, I punched him.

Holy shit.

That-that only made things worse.

The more aggressive I got, the more he was into it.

Worst part is, he never lost his cool.

So then what happened?

I quit, moved across town.

Started working at the paper.

Crime desk was always my calling.

You guys arrest people with a warrant.

All I need is to get 'em on the front page.

Did you ever see him again?

JULIE: He moved on to his next employee.

He prefers them young, you see. Hmm.

But to be honest, I know the guy.

He's not who you're looking for.

What makes you say that?

I spoke to Brewster, saw the photos.

I know what you think he did,

but the Butcher, he's not built for this.

He's too shy. Too shy?

Too sloppy.

Off the record, I think there's a reason

you're bathing in evidence.

AMELIA: Uh-huh.

You guys found a .357 at the crime scene, right?

And nobody found it suspiciously easy?

Four cases out of five, murder weapon is never found,

and you guys fish one out the same morning less than 50 yards

away from the body.

How do you know all of this?

I'd suck at my job if I didn't have sources.

When a crime this big unfolds in a town this small,

you can't expect people to just stay put.

Listen-- [SIGHS]

I'm happy to help, but if you want me

to share my homework, then you better do the same.

[CAR PASSES]

[TRAIN HORN BLARING IN DISTANCE]

People dump stuff off the bridge all the time, coins, garbage.

So yeah-- Mm-hmm.

You could assume the gun was dumped on a different day

by a different person

for a different reason, but look closely.

Not a trace of rust.

Half the serial number's still legible.

Which is how they pulled a clean sample of the nitrate powder.

Clues like these disappear in a matter of hours.

Somehow, this one didn't.

How does everyone around here know so much about guns?

[CHUCKLES] If you wanna speculate, whoever it is,

he's been carefully planting evidence to throw you off.

You're looking in all the wrong places.

This article you found. Mm-hmm.

You said Gretta's teeth were smashed,

her bite one of a kind. So?

So what if they didn't smash them to cover up her identity?

What if what they wanted to hide was something else entirely?

Like a mark? A bite mark.

Brookfield, June '94, victim bites into the foot

of her aggressor.

Takes them years to notice one of their suspects

is hiding a scar, an exact match to the victim's teeth.

No teeth, no print.

You'd have nothing to ID it by.

And all this evidence, where'd you get it?

Where did you get it?

[LAUGHS]

Okay.

So let's say the butcher was bitten.

JULIE: Uh, can I say something?

Move on from the obvious.

For years, I let him call me names,

haunt my social life.

Nobody wants to see him punished more than I do,

but you're losing yourself in a rabbit hole.

Stop mistaking coincidence for proof.

First guy we interview, and within hours,

he cleans out his shop and his home.

I'm sure you're right, no coincidence there.

Thank you for all your time.

Appreciate it.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

Black looks good on you.

You said it's a wake, right?

A memorial, family organized.

We say a few words then.

Alan. Hmm.

It's been three days since these girls disappeared,

and I really appreciate you coming here and working hard

on this case.

But you and I both know it, if we don't find this girl

in the next 24 hours, statistically speaking,

chances are she won't be back at all.

Hmm.

You think the killer will be there tonight,

out in the crowd?

[CROWS CAWING]

GRAYSMITH: Tonight's about a community uniting,

about the bigger plan God has for us all.

Who loses their husband is known as a widow.

Who loses their parents is known as an orphan.

But if you lose a kid--

[SIGHS]

You don't even get a name to be defined by.

Whose idea was it to organize this memorial?

Mother? Father?

GRAYSMITH: Should have to bury their child.

Neither. It was Pembrock's suggestion.

Amelia. Why?

Because it wouldn't be uncommon for him to take part,

participate in these kinds of--

Yes, community meetings.

You think he'd risk exposing himself?

It's the next best thing to going back

to the crime scene, relive the experience,

some more of that euphoria.

We will find Anna.

We will bring her home.

These girls mean so much to this community.

I understand the pain of the parents,

'cause I myself would do anything to protect my family.

And with God as my witness

I will not stop until we bring our child home.

Where are the suspects?

We ask that you respect the privacy of the family--

You were supposed to protect them.

Give us names!

If you or anyone has information that can help us find her--

Is Anna dead?

You're protecting the killer. Say it!

[CROWD SHOUTING]

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.

MAN 3: Is Anna dead? St-- stop.

All right, back, back, back,

back, back, back, back, go, go.

Take her! Get her!

Mrs. Otto, I-- [SLAPS]

[CROWD GASPS]

I just found out the police had a suspect in custody,

and you let them go.

When our daughters went missing, we trusted you for your help.

To lead the investigation, we allowed you

to follow dead ends off the promise that you would be

delivering justice. Mr. Otto--

But now my daughter's future could end up being

yesterday's headlines.

And we will not find peace until our Anna is brought back.

Now,

whether Anna's alive

or in a body bag is entirely up to you.

Come on. Let's go.

[ILSA SNIFFLES]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[SIGHS] This is getting out of hand.

The city's turning on us. They want an outcome.

They want closure.

Well, unsolved murders is bad press for anyone involved.

We're running out of options.

Sometimes any suspect is better than no suspect.

How can a case this simple be so difficult to solve?

Maybe it's not as simple as we think.

We've gotta be missing something.

Okay, the Otto girls leave school here

and they're meant to arrive home here.

But they never do.

Which means somewhere along this path our suspect

approaches them.

Someone they're familiar with,

not out of the ordinary.

AMELIA: They trust him.

Maybe he offered 'em a ride home,

gave 'em false information, tricked them into following him.

How do we know it was a planned homicide

and not a kidnapping?

We don't.

Maybe all he wanted to do was play.

GRAYSMITH: Hmm?

In the hopes to let 'em go,

promise to make it his little game.

He gets pleasure from the proximity alone.

Game? What kind of game?

AMELIA: Could be anyone's guess.

Soft choking, dominating the victim.

ALAN: So he ties 'em up.

It's all part of the agreement.

Except they panic, things get out of hand

real quick, and the game turns into a fight.

A fight into murder.

So Gretta tries to defend herself.

She fights back.

She bites him.

That wound is now a one-of-a-kind fingerprint.

So he smashes the teeth-- AMELIA: Mm-hmm.

So it won't come back to him.

When it comes time to ditch the body,

he chooses a place where it's likely to get stuck underwater.

Trying to wash away all the evidence.

ALAN: But he doesn't consider the tide.

The body surfaces too soon.

We find it.

After he kills the first twin, he doesn't let the other one go.

GRAYSMITH: Why?

Well, he can't just drop her off.

She'll talk.

ALAN: Right.

So he detains her.

He's hoping to keep playing.

Same game, different outcome.

All right.

Let's just say this is what happens.

All right?

Now the question is who.

AMELIA: I went back to the library,

found a ledger on child abduction.

The checkout list was ripped.

One name was missing.

GRAYSMITH: Who wouldn't want a record

of ever checking out that binder?

I know who.

The Otto girls left for school here.

The butcher lives with his mother here.

Curb to curb, it's a block.

He watched them out his window for months before finally doing

something about it.

Did you know about that?

He didn't take them to his shop.

He took them to his home.

Ah, it's a great theory.

Still doesn't explain the gun.

He's right.

No bullets fired, no shells recovered,

so how does that factor in?

Maybe it doesn't.

Maybe it never did.

We have to get a warrant to search the butcher's home.

Now, how am I gonna get the prosecutor

to give us a warrant when we barely have any evidence?

Every day that goes by, it gets more and more difficult

to collect any. We're trying.

AMELIA: Aren't you sick of trying?

Stop. AMELIA: It's either this

or we just wait for the other body to wash up.

We know!

Do you really think this is a coincidence?

[BANGS TABLE] Enough!

Look, you came here to assist and observe.

But so far all I've seen from you is guesses

and theories.

You've been absent for days assembling a case

of your own.

What are you really trying to say?

You're good at figuring people out.

Why don't you tell me?

You want honesty?

You're lost.

A caricature of your former self,

desperate to retire in spite of your age.

You reek of alcohol every day that we're out here.

At this point, you're really only as good as

your opinions, which you're reticent to offer,

because you have none.

The only good part of your day

is the few seconds after you wake up,

before you remember that you're waking up

to a world that he's not in.

ALAN: Go home, Amelia.

Get some sleep.

[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]

GRAYSMITH: Amelia.

Maybe you're onto something, but without enough evidence,

even the best of us couldn't draw a connection.

You think he really did it?

Prove it.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]

[♪♪♪]

[DOG BARKING]

[CLICKS LIGHTER]

[CAR SCREECHING IN DISTANCE]

[DOG BARKING]

[POLICE SIREN WAILING]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[WINDOW SLIDES OPEN]

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

[HISSING FROM TANK]

[HISSING FROM TANK]

[PLASTIC RUSTLES]

[FLY BUZZING] [GRUNTS]

[CLANKING OPEN, CLOSES]

[CLANKS CLOSED]

[DRAWER THUDS]

[DOOR CLOSES]

[EXHALES] [KEYS JANGLE]

[GASPS]

Mama?

[MOTHER WHIMPERS]

Mama.

[MOTHER WHIMPERING]

[THUDS]

[PANTING]

[UNZIPS BAG]

[PLASTIC RUSTLES]

[SIGHS] Oh God.

[WINDOW CREAKS CLOSED]

[THUDS] [PANTING]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

GRAYSMITH: Just in time. That's the prosecutor's office.

We can have a warrant as early as today.

What's this?

GRAYSMITH: New evidence.

Matches the girl's shoes.

Where'd you get it? They didn't say.

Came in middle of the night, anonymous drop-off.

More importantly, the DNA on it matches the butcher.

When we found the girl, Gretta was wearing both shoes.

Did the family call in a missing shoe?

No.

Is her DNA on the shoe?

GRAYSMITH: Technically, no.

The size and color are a match.

This proves nothing.

We can't go around arresting people

for their shopping habits.

AMELIA: The butcher doesn't have kids, no nieces either.

What is a grown man doing buying children's shoes?

This isn't proof.

ALAN: You've got to be pretty desperate to call this evidence.

Well, we are desperate.

Guilty or not, you can't take back a murder charge.

People will start talking.

We certainly wouldn't want them to come

to the wrong conclusion, would we?

You're making a mistake.

GRAYSMITH: Look, if we want a warrant,

I need to make a call in the next five minutes

or we have to wait till Monday.

Where are you going?

I'm going to eat, to sleep,

maybe relax a little bit.

You know, you should do the same.

You're not good to anybody being up all night.

Kramer-- And uh,

Ripley's on duty downstairs.

You can get that wound looked at.

[TRAIN PASSING IN BACKGROUND]

[SNIPS]

Done.

Guess that glass of wine in the bath

wasn't such a great idea.

[CHUCKLES]

Wine glass, huh?

'Cause judging by that cut I just stitched up,

I'd say you were drinking out of a 5-foot metal vase.

[PEN CLICKS]

You'll report it?

I have to.

Lab stocks up on my supplies.

They're gonna need to know what I used it for.

Why?

What do you think I should write?

A minor domestic accident.

Whatever it takes to keep you out in the field.

Now, get out there and catch that son of a bitch.

AMELIA: Thank you.

[CAR PASSES BY]

[♪♪♪]

A whiskey, double.

Please.

[BACKGROUND CHATTER, LAUGHTER]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

I should thank you.

With a single accusation, you managed to shake

my life up with ruthless efficiency.

First, you put my name in the papers.

Then within a couple days, all my customers just disappeared.

That's when the death threats started.

[LAUGHTER IN BACKGROUND]

I had to close the shop.

Five generations of work, gone.

[CHEERING AND CLAPPING IN BACKGROUND]

God only knows how I'm gonna care for mama.

But-- but--

[SIGHS]

But at least we know how one man's

opinion can thoroughly destroy the life of a complete stranger.

But that day you came to see me, I guess you didn't

consider that, did you?

[COUGHS]

[SNIFFLES]

[SIPS, GULPS]

You know detective,

I have nothing to hide from you.

[LAUGHS]

But-- [SNIFFLES]

But even if I did, what makes you think

I'd ever tell you?

[GULPS]

[SIGHS]

[POLICE SIREN WAILING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

WOMAN 2: What's going on?

[WHISTLE BLOWING]

[DOOR OPENS, BELL JINGLES]

Amelia, it's over.

The butcher is-- is dead.

[PANTS]

We all knew this case would reach a satisfying conclusion.

Earlier today, Boris Gleen took his own life.

Though the confession wasn't secured in time,

we have reason to believe he was the man

who kidnapped and murdered Gretta Otto.

So what was his motive?

Well, we have yet to--

Is it true that one of the investigators

was seen drinking with the suspect?

Wha-- uh, I'm not sure about that.

What about Anna Otto?

REPORTER: Have they found a body?

No, we have not yet found a body. But we are--

[CROWD CLAMORING]

Please, the investigation will continue as planned.

Justice for Gretta has been made!

[CROWD SHOUTING]

ALAN: Congratulations. That's a hell of a first case.

Must be happy.

Methodical theory, predictable outcome,

everything by the books.

That's what you wanted, right?

[SCOFFS]

I'm packing my bags, leaving tomorrow,

first flight out.

You should probably do the same.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

They still teach forensic mythology at the academy?

Mm-hmm.

My first week, they gathered all the cadets

this big auditorium,

wanted to speak to us about good and evil.

Saint Gabriel and the dragon, you know that story?

No.

[CLICKS TONGUE]

There was this knight named Gabriel.

They said he was a saint, but really he was just

a good man.

Sword, code of honor.

And one day this dragon shows up and so he travels

to the mountains to fight it.

But it's not the type of dragon you see

in fairy tales, it's something much worse.

Doesn't just breathe fire, it-- it whispers lies,

it stirs fear.

It turns people on each other, eats them from within.

So days go by and then weeks, and everybody's waiting

for Gabriel to come back, but

never does.

After all these years in the academy,

that's the first thing you hear,

but it's the hardest thing to learn,

is that sometimes the dragon wins.

I just wanted to catch him alive,

you know?

Retirement won't bring him back.

I know it was never about that.

You just want the feeling to go away.

You want closure.

[THUNDER RUMBLES]

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

ALAN: Hello?

Hey.

COLIN: Hey.

Building's empty.

Didn't think I'd find you here.

Come to say goodbye?

Yeah, I'm on the first flight out.

I wanted to say thank you for everything.

You tried your best.

We all did. Yeah.

I don't know, maybe this is all my fault.

What's that?

It's a mold of the girl's teeth.

Finally came in.

Who knew reconstruction could take this long?

I doubt it would've made a difference.

Want me to get it off your hands?

You checked the butcher's body, right?

Yeah. For bite marks?

I could add it to the inventory

with the rest of the evidence.

Let me take it. No, I-I can handle it.

COLIN: All right.

All right. Yeah.

Thanks, man. Yeah, man.

Thank you.

So what now?

Talks of locking down the city.

Roadblocks at every access.

Nobody gets in or out until a second body shows up.

Maybe I should stay.

Oh no, you should leave.

Doesn't take a doctor to notice that this case has

been devouring you from the inside like a cancer

getting worse by the minute.

I wouldn't forgive myself if it pushed you

to the breaking point.

Checking out another book?

Just returning this please. Okay.

Did you find what you were looking for?

Uh, almost.

All right. Well, if you would please just sign

the log here, first name and initials.

Oh, forgot.

The log's damaged.

Oh, I will get a new one.

[FOOTSTEPS RECEDING]

[SIGHS]

[SHADING]

Hey, miss. I--

Miss, wait.

It's ironic, isn't it?

What's that?

All this evidence, yet this bracelet still remains

the biggest mystery.

You seem fixed on it. [RUBBER GLOVES SNAPPING OFF]

You know, I'm done here. I could--

I could walk you out if you want, okay?

Just give me a minute.

[WATER RUNNING]

You ashamed of your scars, doctor?

Oh, yeah. My wife finds it hideous.

Looks like it hurts.

Well, they always get infected this time of year.

I didn't know healed scars were prone to reinfection.

[CHUCKLES]

[LINE RINGING, BEEPS]

Kramer, I was wrong.

It was never the butcher.

I know who the killer is.

I'll tell you what, first thing Monday,

I'll go through the inventory again,

and I'll see if anyone has anything more

on that bracelet gift to Gretta.

What-what-what shape was that again?

It's a horseshoe shape.

But I never told you it was a gift.

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

You're the last ones out.

See you Monday.

[DOOR SHUTS]

When I first met them, they were in need

of a father figure.

What else was I supposed to do?

I swear they were having just as much fun as I was.

This was meant to be a game.

It was our little secret.

Shame one of them had to spoil everything.

[GUN CLICKS]

[GUNSHOT] [GRUNTS]

[EXHALES]

[GUN FALLS]

[CLATTERING]

[LID OPENS] [HISSING FROM TANK]

MAN 7: Dr. Ripley?

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

[POLICE SIREN WAILING]

[TRUNK CLOSES]

[KEYS JANGLE]

[♪♪♪]

[♪♪♪]

[PANTS]

[SEAT BELT CLICKS]

ID, please.

Uh, yes. Uh, officer, I'm uh, transporting medicine.

It's-- it's urgent.

Uh, one moment.

Please shut off the car.

Okay.

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

[PANTS]

[MIRROR CREAKS]

Shit.

[THUMPING]

[SEAT BELT UNBUCKLES]

[PANTING, GROANING]

OFFICER 1: Sir, I need you to get back in your vehicle.

Back in your car. [GROANS]

Sir, get back in your car, please.

Are you okay?

Are you all right?

Give me an EMT up right away.

Give me an EMT up--

[GRUNTS] What?

[GUNSHOT] [WOMAN SCREAMING]

[GUNSHOT] [THUDS]

[PANTING]

[GASPS]

[HEAVY BREATHING]

WOMAN 3: Oh my God! [INDISTINCT SPEECH]

[PANTING] [SIRENS WAILING]

[GUNSHOTS]

[GASPS]

Stand down!

Don't shoot!

[POLICE SIREN WAILING]

[TIRES SCREECHING]

OFFICER 2: Get to cover. Get back.

OFFICER 3: Get your hands...

[TIRES SCREECHING]

[PEOPLE SCREAMING]

[PANTS]

I never meant to plant evidence or for anyone to get hurt.

I don't care why you did it.

Just give up.

I can help you survive this.

[KEYS JANGLE]

[GUNSHOT] [PEOPLE SCREAM]

[GUNSHOTS] [PEOPLE SCREAM]

WOMAN 4: Oh my God! [BACKGROUND CHATTER]

OFFICER 4: Suspect is down.

[INDISTINCT SPEECH]

Clear the area. Clear the area.

OFFICER 5: Officer down. You're safe.

You're safe.

Can I take it?

Are you hurt?

[TRAIN MOVING] [FOOTSTEPS APPROACHING]

ANNOUNCER [OVER PA]: Attention all passengers,

train departing from platform one will be

leaving in 10 minutes.

Didn't I warn you that a town like this will

surprise you in all the worst ways?

[SIGHS]

In case like this, you learn more

in a week than you would have with years of training.

Right. Yeah.

The Otto family is in lifelong gratitude to you, as am I.

Wish I could have done more.

It's from the town.

They don't want you to forget about them.

Even if I wanted to.

It's gonna be strange taking over his office.

He would have wanted you to.

I heard about your dissertation.

Your students, they'll be lucky to have you at the academy.

I was hoping to stay in the field, actually.

What do you think, Captain?

Oh, it's Major now.

Mm-hmm.

Got any new cases, Major?

Ah, what do you know about hostage negotiation?

There's always a first time.

[LAUGHS]

New York?

Well, your bag's already packed.

Take your time.

Think it over.

No need.

Tell them I'm on my way.

[♪♪♪]

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