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THE VICTIM'S A RESIDENT OF SKID ROW.

THE LAST THING HE SAID

WAS SOMETHING LIKE, "THIS IS JUST THE FIRST.

THERE'LL BE MORE."

HE'S THE SKID ROW STALKER.

WHO IS THIS?

IT'S THE SKID ROW STALKER.

THAT IS THE SAME VOICE

THAT CALLED ME BEFORE ABOUT THE MURDERS.

UNDERCOVER ON SKID ROW, HUH?

AS WHAT?

I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIEND GERALDINE.

DID YOU EVER HEAR THE OLD SAYING THAT

THE MURDERER ALWAYS RETURNS TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME?

OK, HUNTER, GET ME OUT OF HERE.

IT WORKS FOR ME.

CITY ROOM.

YES, THIS IS ISABELLE TURETTE.

WAIT. HOLD ON.

LOOK, IS THIS SOME KIND OF SICK JOKE?

YOU KILLED...

WHO IS THIS?!

Isabelle: THE KILLER, HE CALLED ME BY MY NAME,

ALMOST LIKE HE KNEW ME.

"I'M YOUR BIGGEST FAN," HE SAID.

"I WANT YOU TO SHARE IN MY GLORY."

NOW, IS THERE ANYTHING ABOUT HIS VOICE THAT'S UNUSUAL

OR PECULIAR YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT?

IT WAS WEIRD, RASPY,

LIKE HE WAS DISGUISING IT.

I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE THAN THAT. I'M SORRY.

HERE'S THE MURDER WEAPON. SATURDAY NIGHT SPECIAL.

WHAT ABOUT THE VICTIM? ANY I.D.?

ALL I'VE GOT IS A POSTMARK DATED 10 YEARS AGO

AND A NAME, REGINALD LaMOINE.

THANK YOU, SIR.

MM-HMM.

DOES THE NAME REGINALD LaMOINE

RING A BELL WITH YOU AT ALL?

NO.

IF YOU HEAR FROM THIS PERSON AGAIN,

NIGHT OR DAY,

YOU CALL US IMMEDIATELY, ALL RIGHT?

THE LAST THING HE SAID

WAS SOMETHING LIKE, "THIS IS JUST THE FIRST."

"THERE'LL BE MORE."

10 BUCKS.

10 BUCKS? WHAT YOU TALKING' 10 BUCKS?

THAT STUFF LOOKS LIKE

IT'S BEEN STEPPED ON BY ELEPHANTS.

YEAH, WELL, IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT,

YOU CAN GO SOMEPLACE ELSE, HUH?

WAIT, WAIT...

I LIKE ELEPHANTS.

VERY NICE ANIMALS.

ALL RIGHT, PAY ME.

Hunter: EXACTLY WHAT TIME

DID YOU GET THAT PHONE CALL?

IT WAS STILL DARK.

MUST HAVE BEEN AROUND 5:00 THIS MORNING.

AND YOU CALLED US IMMEDIATELY, RIGHT?

OH, YES. IMMEDIATELY.

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

IT'S JUST...

SO REAL, YOU KNOW?

AND THE UGLINESS OF IT.

HOW DO YOU EVER GET USED TO IT?

WE DON'T.

READY FOR SOME MORE GOOD NEWS?

I CAN'T EVEN GET A NAME.

SHE'S PAST HAVING ONE A LONG TIME AGO.

NOT IF I HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY ABOUT IT.

ISABELLE, I'M GONNA ASK

TO HAVE A TAP PUT ON YOUR TELEPHONE.

AT THE PAPER?

DO ANY OF YOU PEOPLE KNOW THIS WOMAN?

COME ON, YOU SAW HER EVERY DAY.

YOU HAVE TO AT LEAST KNOW HER FIRST NAME.

WHERE DID SHE LIVE?

WHERE DID SHE DRINK?

SHE WAS A HUMAN BEING, DAMMIT,

AND SOMEBODY KILLED HER.

DOESN'T THAT MATTER TO YOU?

HOW ARE MY OTHER SOURCES SUPPOSED TO FEEL WHEN THEY

FIND OUT A COP IS BREATHING HEAVY ON THE OTHER END?

I WON'T TELL. WILL YOU?

I'M SORRY. I WANT TO HELP YOU,

BUT NO SELF-RESPECTING REPORTER

WOULD LET THE POLICE PUT A TAP ON HER LINE.

Isabelle: WHERE DO THEY COME FROM?

THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

RECENTLY DECLARED IT UNCONSTITUTIONAL

TO LOCK UP THE MENTALLY ILL

UNLESS A COURT HAS FOUND THEM TO BE DANGEROUS

TO THEMSELVES OR TO OTHERS.

TURNED OUT OF THE INSTITUTIONS,

MANY OF THEM FLOCK TO THE SKID ROWS

OF OUR LARGE CITIES...

HOMELESS, FRIENDLESS, AND FORGOTTEN.

HOW'S IT COMING?

DON'T WORRY ABOUT SPACE. WE'LL FIND IT.

MR. BANKSIN...

COULD WE HAVE A WORD WITH YOU IN YOUR OFFICE?

SURE.

EVEN WITH MY APPROVAL,

YOU CAN'T TAP A LINE WITHOUT A COURT ORDER.

AND THIS IS A NEWSPAPER, A PUBLIC TRUST.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD PEOPLE WHO CALL US WOULD SAY

IF THEY KNEW THEY WERE BEING WIRETAPPED BY THE POLICE?

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE LINE,

ONE REPORTER.

IT HAPPENS TO BE THE ONLY LINK WE HAVE TO THIS KILLER.

NOW, IF YOU COOPERATE, WE'LL GET THE COURT ORDER.

REPORTERS GO TO JAIL FOR NOT REVEALING THEIR SOURCES.

AND YOU EXPECT ME TO AGREE TO A WIRETAP?

PEOPLE ARE BEING KILLED HERE.

CAN YOU GUARANTEE THAT IF WE DO IT YOUR WAY

WE'LL CATCH THIS KILLER?

OF COURSE I CAN'T.

THEN I CAN'T AUTHORIZE IT.

AND EVEN IF I DID,

THERE'S NO WAY ISABELLE WOULD GO ALONG WITH IT.

WELL, IF IT HAPPENS ONE MORE TIME,

SHE'S NOT GOING TO HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE.

WON'T SHE?

THEN YOU DON'T KNOW ISABELLE TURETTE,

WHICH, INCIDENTALLY, ISN'T HER REAL NAME.

TRY NELLA WATKINS.

SHE GREW UP ON THE STREETS,

DREAMING OF WINNING A PULITZER PRIZE.

WORKED, SCRATCHED.

HAD TO QUIT SCHOOL AT 14, BUT WENT BACK NIGHTS

BECAUSE SHE HAD ONE HELL OF A MIND

AND BECAUSE THAT'S HOW BAD SHE WANTED IT.

THAT KILLER OUT THERE?

I THINK HE PICKED THE WRONG LADY.

L-56, COME IN.

McCALL: GO AHEAD, DISPATCH.

WE HAD A CALL FOR YOU FROM AN ISABELLE TURETTE.

SOMEONE BROKE INTO HER RESIDENCE AT 5432 BELLON.

OK, GOT IT. THANKS.

Isabelle: COME IN. IT'S OPEN.

I COULDN'T LOCK IT.

THE LOCK'S BEEN JIMMIED.

DID YOU SEE WHO DID IT?

I GOT IN AROUND 9:30.

WHEN I OPENED UP THE DOOR AND TURNED ON THE LIGHTS,

HERE IT WAS.

ANYTHING MISSING?

I DON'T KNOW.

I TRIED TO LOOK, I JUST COULDN'T.

IT'S HIM, ISN'T IT?

HE FOUND OUT WHERE I LIVED.

HE CAME HERE AND HE DID THIS. WHY?

WELL, IF IT IS THIS SKID ROW STALKER,

AS YOU CALL HIM... I DON'T KNOW WHY,

BUT IT'S OBVIOUS HE'S LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.

YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT?

IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT HE COULD BE LOOKING FOR.

DID YOU CHECK YOUR MESSAGES YET?

ISABELLE, YOU'VE NOT LET GO OF THE FEARS

OF WHICH MORTALITY IS MADE.

WORKING WITH THE AUTHORITIES

YOU COST ME MY SANITY.

SO WHEN DUSK COMES,

I SHALL ONCE AGAIN BECOME OPEN PREY TO EAGLES.

THE CHOICE IS MADE.

ANOTHER'S BLOOD WILL SOON BE UPON MY HANDS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M GONNA TAKE THIS DOWNTOWN

AND ANALYZE IT. IT'S OK, ISN'T IT?

IT'S OK. TAKE IT.

MAYBE SOMEBODY TIPPED HIM OFF

WE WERE TALKING TO THE CITY EDITOR.

McCALL: YEAH, THAT'S POSSIBLE.

ANY IDEA WHO THAT COULD BE?

YOU'RE NOT SUGGESTING SOMEONE AT THE PAPER

COULD BE INVOLVED IN THIS?

LET'S LOOK INTO THAT.

THANKS.

Finn: SO WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME HERE?

HER PLACE WAS RANSACKED, THERE WAS NOTHING MISSING.

SHE HAS NO IDEA WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT.

AND THERE'S A MESSAGE ON HER PHONE MACHINE,

BUT OUR LAB CAN'T TELL IF IT'S A MALE OR A FEMALE.

RIGHT AGAIN?

YEAH.

WELL, WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?

A BIG BUNCH OF NOTHING.

WELL, THE VOICE WAS ALTERED ELECTRONICALLY.

THAT'S BIG-TIME SOPHISTICATED.

AND THE FBI FINGERPRINTS COMPUTER GAVE US THE NAME

OF THE OTHER VICTIM. IT'S GERALDINE DeSOUZA,

BORN MAY 17, 1921, IN TUCSON, ARIZONA.

SHE DISAPPEARED ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO.

HER FAMILY STILL DOESN'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS.

SO WHERE DOES THAT LEAD US?

I THINK IT OUGHT TO LEAD US TO SKID ROW.

FINE. GO AHEAD. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WELL, THEY'RE NOT REAL KEEN ON COPS DOWN IN SKID ROW.

ONE OF US HAS TO GO UNDERCOVER.

YEAH, SO WE NEED A LITTLE MORE TIME AND EQUIPMENT.

UNDERCOVER ON SKID ROW, HUH?

AS WHAT?

HEY. I'M LOOKING FOR MY FRIEND, GERALDINE.

SHE'S ABOUT THIS TALL, AND SHE'S ABOUT 60.

SHE ALWAYS WEARS A LUCKY RED SWEATER.

IT'S LIKE THIS COLOR RIGHT HERE.

JUST RED LIKE THAT.

I HAVEN'T SEEN HER FOR A LONG TIME.

HAVE YOU SEEN HER?

NO, DEARIE. I CAN'T HELP YOU.

I DON'T KNOW HER.

BUT, KNOCK ON WOOD, I HOPE YOU FIND HER.

HEH HEH HEH.

ME, TOO. THANK YOU.

BYE.

IT'S OK, HUNTER. STAY WHERE YOU ARE. HE'S GONE.

McCALL: I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR HER

FOR A LONG TIME, AND I HAVEN'T FOUND HER AT ALL.

YOU EVER SEEN HER?

SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE DESCRIBING WANDA,

NOT SOME GERALDINE.

ABOUT SO HIGH,

OLD GAL,

TREASURE HUNTER LIKE ME.

POKES AROUND A LOT,

WEARS A RED SWEATER.

RED SWEATER. RED SWEATER.

THAT'S WHAT SHE ALWAYS... LUCKY RED SWEATER.

THAT'S HER. WHERE CAN I FIND HER?

MIGHT TRY JACK'S BAR.

I'VE SEEN HER IN THERE BEFORE... MORE THAN ONCE.

JACK'S BAR...

OK, I KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THAT IS.

JACK'S BAR, JACK'S BAR.

THANK YOU SO... OH, THANK YOU. BLESS YOU.

OK, HUNTER, GET ME OUT OF HERE.

CORNER OF OLIVE AND ALAMEDA.

I HEAR YOU!

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES THEM LITTLE OLD BOTTLES

JUST SEEM TO COME TO LIFE.

IF I DIDN'T KNOW BETTER,

I'D SWEAR MINE WAS SINGING

THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER.

HUNTER, GET ME OUT OF HERE.

OLIVE AND ALAMEDA.

I LIKE IT.

IT'S YOU.

I ALSO LIKE WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH YOUR HAIR.

IT MAKES A PERSONAL STATEMENT.

I LIKE THAT ABOUT YOU. I RESPECT YOU FOR THAT.

YOU WANT TO HEAR A REALLY PERSONAL STATEMENT?

NO.

GOOD.

TAKE ME HOME. AHH.

I'M EXHAUSTED. I GOTTA TAKE A BATH

AND CHANGE MY CLOTHES,

AND THEN WE'VE GOT TO GO TO JACK'S AND GET A DRINK.

Hunter: HIYA, JACK.

I'M NOT JACK.

CAN WE TALK TO JACK?

YOU CAN TRY, BUT HE'S BEEN DEAD FOR SO LONG,

HE PROBABLY WON'T ANSWER.

ARE YOU THE STAFF CLOWN OR DO YOU OWN THIS PLACE?

I OWN IT.

WHAT DID YOU SAY YOUR NAME WAS?

IT'S SID.

SIGNS COST MONEY, AND DRUNKS DON'T READ THEM ANYWAYS.

DO YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE MURDER

OF THE WOMAN LAST NIGHT AT FIFTH AND HILL?

NOPE.

SHE WAS A BAG LADY,

KIND OF A PACK RAT.

HER NAME MIGHT HAVE BEEN WANDA.

SHE ALWAYS WORE A RED SWEATER.

SID, COME ON. I HEAR

YOU'RE THE EYES AND EARS OF THIS WHOLE NEIGHBORHOOD.

LOOK, I DON'T LIKE COPS IN HERE.

IT RUNS THE CUSTOMERS OFF.

IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL.

YEAH, WELL, MAYBE IF YOU PUT SOME LIQUOR IN YOUR LIQUOR.

I ESPECIALLY DON'T LIKE FUNNY COPS.

WHAT ABOUT SPOILSPORT COPS?

WHAT ABOUT COPS WHO THINK YOU HAVE TOO MANY PHONES

IN YOUR BAR? WHAT ABOUT COPS

WHO THINK YOU'RE RUNNING A BOOK IN BACK ROOM?

SHE LIKED HER SHERRY, AND YOU'RE RIGHT.

HER NAME WAS WANDA.

IS THAT IT?

WHAT ELSE DO YOU WANT?

SOME OF THESE PEOPLE DON'T SMELL SO GOOD.

SOMETIMES YOU DON'T WANT TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH

TO POUR THEIR BOOZE.

OR TAKE THEIR MONEY.

GIVE ME A BREAK, HUH?

ALL I KNOW IS, THAT WHENEVER SHE HIT IT LUCKY,

THEY'D COME IN HERE

AND ORDER SHERRY LIKE A COUPLE OF QUEENS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THEY?

THEY. HER AND POCKETS.

WHO THE HELL IS POCKETS?

ANOTHER CRAZY BROAD.

THEY WERE ALWAYS TOGETHER.

WHERE CAN WE FIND THIS POCKETS?

LOOK, FINDING POCKETS

AIN'T GONNA DO YOU AN OUNCE OF GOOD.

SHE DON'T TALK, NOT TO NOBODY, EVER.

SHE HANGS OUT OVER ON THIRD, BY THE BANK,

WHERE SHE DON'T TALK, EITHER.

POCKETS? I'M SERGEANT McCALL.

THIS IS SERGEANT HUNTER. WE'RE POLICE OFFICERS.

PLEASE. WE JUST WANT TO TALK WITH YOU, POCKETS.

IT'S ABOUT WANDA.

SHE'S DEAD.

I'M SORRY.

I KNOW SHE WAS YOUR FRIEND.

I KNOW SHE WAS ALONE, AND SOMEBODY KILLED HER.

AND GOD KNOWS SHE DESERVES BETTER THAN THAT.

IS THERE SOMEPLACE WE CAN GO AND SIT DOWN?

I DON'T KNOW. MAYBE SID'S RIGHT.

MAYBE SHE CAN'T TALK. MAYBE SHE DOESN'T UNDERSTAND.

I UNDERSTAND MORE THAN SID DOES.

WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY ANYTHING?

SAY WHAT?

THEY LEAVE YOU ALONE,

YOU DON'T SAY NOTHING.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO TALK TO US?

I LIKE WHAT SHE SAID

ABOUT WANDA DESERVING BETTER.

WILL YOU TALK TO US ABOUT WANDA?

YOU'LL BUY A BOTTLE OF SHERRY FOR HER AND ME?

SURE WILL.

WANDA SLEPT THERE.

I GUESS...

I... I BETTER GET RID OF IT NOW.

YOU TWO, TURN AROUND. TURN AROUND.

TURN AROUND!

NO PEEKING NOW. YOU HEAR ME?

YEAH, WE HEAR YOU.

NOW YOU CAN LOOK.

I DON'T LET NOBODY SEE MY HIDEY-HOLE.

THERE. SIT DOWN. SIT DOWN.

I TOLD WANDA,

DON'T GO POKING IN THAT GARBAGE AT NIGHT.

I TOLD HER, POKE ALL YOU WANT IN THE DAYTIME,

BUT AT NIGHT, YOU STAY HERE.

SHE WOULDN'T LISTEN TO ME.

ALL THE TIME, POKING IN THAT DAMN GARBAGE

LIKE A RAT.

AND, SURE ENOUGH...

HE GOT HER.

WHO GOT HER?

WHO DO YOU THINK? THE GUY WHAT KILLED HER.

WELL, WHO WAS HE?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT AS SOON AS I FIND OUT,

I'M GONNA GIVE HIM ONE RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES

LIKE HE DONE WANDA.

WANDA WAS OK.

SHE JUST COULDN'T CARE FOR HERSELF.

I TRIED,

BUT YOU COULDN'T TELL HER NOTHING.

SHE WAS ALL TALK TO ANYBODY.

ALWAYS TALKING, POKING, TALKING, AND POKING.

ISABELLE! GOOD STUFF! KEEP IT UP,

AND YOU'RE GONNA WIN A PULITZER, YOUNG LADY.

I'D RATHER FIND A HOME

FOR A BUNCH OF POOR PEOPLE ON SKID ROW.

WHAT IS IT? WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I SEEN YOU.

WHAT?

I SEEN YOU ON TV.

EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. I'M REALLY IN A HURRY.

YOU LET GO OF ME, OR I'M GONNA CALL FOR HELP.

NO, YOU WON'T 'CAUSE I SEEN YOU BEFORE YOU GOT ON TV.

I SEEN YOU IN THAT ALLEY.

WHAT ALLEY?

YOU KNOW WHAT ALLEY.

I WANT $5,000, OR I'M GONNA GO TELL THE POLICE.

TELL THEM WHAT?

THAT THERE AIN'T NO SKID ROW STALKER.

YOU MADE IT ALL UP, LADY.

THE STALKER IS YOU. I SEEN YOU.

I SEEN YOU KILL THAT OLD LADY.

HI. SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING,

BUT WE WON'T BE ISSUING A STATEMENT

UNTIL THIS TIME TOMORROW.

ARE YOU SAYING YOU HAVE NO LEADS?

ARE THERE ANY SUSPECTS AT THIS POINT?

NO, I'M SORRY.

ANY COMMENT AT ALL?

HEY, IT'S ISABELLE TURETTE.

ISABELLE, WHY ARE YOU HERE?

ISABELLE, WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE CASE?

ANY NEW DEVELOPMENTS?

PLEASE, I HAVE A DEADLINE, JUST LIKE YOU.

WAIT. HAVE YOU TALKED TO THE KILLER AGAIN?

AND IF SO, WAS ANY MOTIVE GIVEN FOR THE MURDERS?

YOU'LL READ ALL ABOUT IT IN THE DAILY CITIZEN.

THAT'S WHAT I'VE BEEN TRYING TO TELL YOU.

THIS GUY SAYS HE HAS EYEWITNESS INFORMATION

ABOUT THE KILLINGS.

AND THE VOICE WASN'T ANYTHING

LIKE THE KILLER'S?

NO, NO, IT WAS JUST NORMAL.

AND THE ONLY THING HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT

WAS HOW MUCH MONEY I WAS GOING TO PAY HIM.

HOW MUCH WERE YOU GOING TO PAY HIM?

$500.

DID HE ALSO VOLUNTEER

TO TELL YOU WHERE JIMMY HOFFA WAS?

MY INSTINCTS TELL ME THIS GUY'S LEGIT.

NOW, THE ONLY THING I'M WORRIED ABOUT

IS MEETING HIM IN SKID ROW

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT.

I'LL GO MEET HIM.

MY FACE HAS BEEN PLASTERED ALL OVER THE 6:00 NEWS.

NO, HUH-UH. I WANT YOU TO WIRE ME AND BACK ME UP.

WAIT A MINUTE NOW.

YOU'RE A CIVILIAN. WE CAN'T...

I'M NOT A CIVILIAN.

I'M A REPORTER, AND THAT'S THE DEAL.

IF YOU WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS,

YOU PUT A HIDDEN MICROPHONE ON ME.

OTHERWISE, I'M JUST GONNA DO IT ALL ON MY OWN.

NOW, DON'T TRY TO BE A HERO, ISABELLE.

DON'T TAKE ANY CHANCES. YOU UNDERSTAND?

LET US DO THE POLICE WORK.

IT'S YOUR LAST CHANCE TO BACK OUT.

IT'S... IT'S OK. LET'S DO IT.

ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE ALL SET.

THERE'S A NOTE HERE THAT SAYS,

"KEEP GOING SOUTH TO THE NEXT PHONE BOOTH."

THERE'S ANOTHER NOTE HERE.

IT SAYS, "GO TO THE NEXT ALLEY,

MEET ME NEAR THE FENCE."

IF HE'S THIS CLOSE, YOU BETTER STAY THERE.

HE MIGHT HEAR YOUR CAR.

WHAT'S THE GUN FOR, BILLY?

YOU DON'T NEED A GUN.

YOU GOT THE CASH?

HELP!

HELP!

AAH!

AAH!

HE TRIED TO KILL ME!

HE TRIED TO KILL ME!

IT'S ALL RIGHT. IT'S OK. WE'RE HERE.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE?

IT WAS HIM.

IT'S THE SKID ROW STALKER.

THAT'S THE SAME VOICE THAT CALLED ME BEFORE

ABOUT THE MURDERS.

HE GOT ME HERE TO KILL ME!

HE POINTED THE GUN AT ME,

AND HE STARTED TALKING TO ME IN THIS GIBBERISH.

SO I GRABBED THE GUN, AND IT WENT OFF,

I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY TIMES.

AND SUDDENLY HE JUST DROPPED, AND I RAN.

WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR WIRE?

WHEN HE CAME RUSHING OUT, IT MUST HAVE PULLED LOOSE.

HE CAME FROM THE SHADOWS AND GRABBED MY ARM.

LET ME SEE THE NOTES YOU GOT FROM THE PHONE BOOTH.

I'M NOT A HAPPY, CAREFREE KIND OF GUY.

I WORRY ABOUT THINGS.

I WORRY ABOUT NUCLEAR ARMS.

I WORRY ABOUT FOOD RIOTS.

I WORRY ABOUT TWO HOT-DOG COPS

WHO USE CIVILIANS ON DECOY OPERATIONS.

NOW WAIT A MINUTE, AMBROSE.

IT WAS NOT A DECOY OPERATION.

SHE WAS GOING WITH US OR WITHOUT US.

WELL, ANYWAY, AT LEAST IT WAS THE BAD GUY

WHO BIT THE BISCUIT AND NOT HER.

CASE CLOSED.

WELL, WE'D LIKE TO KEEP THE CASE OPEN.

WE ALSO WANT TO KEEP HER UNDER SURVEILLANCE.

WHAT? SHE'S A SUSPECT?

Hunter: YEAH.

COME ON, GUYS, WE GOT A DEAD JUNKIE...

HE'S THE SKID ROW STALKER.

LIEUTENANT, WHEN DOES A JUNKIE EVER KILL ANYBODY,

EXCEPT TO GET HIS NEXT FIX?

NOW THINK... A GUY WHO KILLS PEOPLE AND CALLS

A REPORTER TO TALK ABOUT IT IS PSYCHO. HE'S TWISTED.

I THINK THIS DEAD GUY AND THE KILLER

ARE TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE.

I DON'T BELIEVE HER STORY

ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED IN THE ALLEY WAY.

SHE SAID THE WIRE CAME LOOSE DURING THE STRUGGLE.

OVER A MINUTE WENT BY

BEFORE WE HEARD THE FIRST SHOT.

OK, SO SHE STRUGGLED WITH HIM FOR A WHILE,

AND THEN THE GUN WENT OFF. BIG DEAL.

IF A MINUTE WENT BY,

DON'T YOU THINK WE WOULD HAVE HEARD SOMETHING?

WE DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.

OK, IF IT WAS A SETUP, AND SHE REALLY MURDERED THIS GUY,

WHY THE HELL WOULD SHE INVITE YOU TWO ALONG FOR THE RIDE?

WITNESSES. SHE HAD TO HAVE WITNESSES

TO VALIDATE HER BIG STORY.

THAT'S RIGHT.

AND THINK ABOUT IT.

WHO BETTER THAN A COUPLE COPS?

HOW DO THESE WORK?

JUST HOLD THEM UP TO YOUR EYE AND LOOK THROUGH THEM.

I MEAN THE TECHNOLOGY BEHIND IT,

THE PRINCIPLE BEHIND WHAT MAKES IT WORK.

IT'S A VERY SIMPLE PRINCIPLE.

IF IT WAS SIMPLE, I WOULDN'T HAVE TO ASK YOU.

OK.

INFRARED LIGHT IS GATHERED IN PRISMS,

TINY LITTLE SHAPES LIKE THIS,

THROUGH THE IONOSPHERE BY MAGNETS AND STORED

IN A REFRACTORY SENSE IN THOSE LENSES.

IN THE EVENING, WHEN THERE'S A LOW INTENSITY OF LIGHT,

YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE

WITH HELP OF THE INFRARED LIGHT.

IT SHOOTS OUT THROUGH THE SUBJECT,

AND IT GLOWS, AND YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE THE IMAGES...

CLEARLY, NOT WITH REGULAR LIGHTS,

ONLY WITH INFRARED LIGHTS AND ONLY AT NIGHTTIME.

GET OUT OF HERE.

YOU'RE LOOKING THROUGH THE WRONG END.

YOU KNOW, I'M STILL TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW SHE DID IT.

DID WHAT?

DID WHAT? SHE SUCKERED US, HUNTER.

SHE GOT US WRAPPED UP IN HER BIG STORY

LIKE A COUPLE OF INNOCENTS, YOU KNOW...

"GALLANT REPORTER SOLVES SKID ROW STALKER CASE."

I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW SHE TALKED THAT JUNKIE

TO GET IN THE ALLEY WITH HER AND KILL HIM.

WELL, YOU'RE THE KNOW-IT-ALL. WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, KNOW-IT-ALL?

IF I KNEW THAT, I WOULDN'T BE SITTING IN THIS CAR

STARING AT THIS EXIT. I WANT TO GET SOME SLEEP.

HERE SHE COMES.

GOOD NEWS. SHE'S NOT GOING HOME.

DID YOU EVER HEAR OF THE OLD SAYING

THE MURDERER ALWAYS RETURNS TO THE SCENE OF THE CRIME?

YEAH, BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN IT HAPPEN.

NEITHER HAVE I, BUT SHE'S TURNING OFF ONTO HUGELY.

CAN YOU REACH IT?

NOPE.

COME ON.

WHAT HAPPENED?

SHE'S LEAVING.

WELL, COME ON. JUMP.

I'M NOT GONNA JUMP. IT'S TOO HIGH.

WILL YOU JUMP AND HURRY UP?

SHE'S PROBABLY GETTING AWAY.

COME ON.

OH! YOU OUGHT TO MISS A MEAL.

COME ON.

SHE WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING IN THE TRASH.

BUT LOOKING FOR WHAT?

SOMETHING SHE COULD IDENTIFY JUST BY FEEL.

WELL, SHE DIDN'T FIND IT.

NO, NOT WHILE I WAS WATCHING.

IF SHE DID, THAT MEANS SHE'S GOT IT WITH HER NOW.

THAT'S RIGHT.

YES?

MISS TURETTE, YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

WHAT?

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.

ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND WILL BE USED AGAINST...

AGAINST ME IN A COURT OF LAW.

Hunter: YEAH.

ARE YOU TAKING ME INTO CUSTODY? AND IF SO, WHY?

NOT UNLESS YOU'D ANSWER SOME QUESTIONS HERE.

LIKE WHAT WERE YOU LOOKING FOR IN THAT ALLEY?

COME IN.

I LOST AN EARRING. I WENT TO LOOK FOR IT.

DID YOU FIND IT?

NO. I GUESS IT'S LOST.

IT HAD SENTIMENTAL VALUE. THEY'RE MY GRANDMOTHER'S.

COULD I SEE THE OTHER ONE?

BE MY GUEST.

IS THAT IT?

YEAH.

TELL ME, WHY DID YOU WAIT UNTIL NIGHT

TO GO LOOK FOR IT? WHY NOT LOOK DURING DAY TIME?

I JUST REALIZED THAT IT WAS MISSING A FEW HOURS AGO,

AND I DIDN'T WANT TO WAIT UNTIL MORNING..

WHY AM I BEING ARRESTED? BECAUSE I LOST AN EARRING?

OH, NO, NO, NO. YOU SEE, WE WANT TO SEARCH YOU

AND SEARCH YOUR CAR.

YOU WANT TO SEARCH THE CAR?

THERE ARE THE KEYS.

YOU WANT TO DO A STRIP SEARCH? BE MY GUEST.

BUT DON'T BE SURPRISED IF YOU READ ABOUT IT

ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE DAILY CITIZEN.

SERGEANT HUNTER.

IT'S A SHAME YOU CAN'T STAY.

I HAVE A GREAT BOD.

ISABELLE TURETTE.

YES.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

I MAKE MY LIVING FINDING LITTLE THINGS

AND SELLING THEM TO PEOPLE.

I FIND THEM IN THE HIGHWAYS

AND THE BYWAYS... IN THE ALLEYS.

I FIND OUT SOME VERY INTERESTING THINGS.

SPECIAL THINGS THAT PEOPLE WANT,

AND SPECIAL THINGS THAT THEY CAN'T FIND.

THINGS THAT COST MAYBE $1,000.

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY? AND GET TO THE POINT.

OH, YES, MA'AM.

I SURE DON'T WANT TO TAKE UP YOUR TIME,

BUT I THOUGHT MAYBE IF YOU WAS IN THE MOOD

TO BUY SOMETHING,

MAYBE THE SIZE OF A MONKEY WRENCH,

MAYBE WE COULD DO A LITTLE BUSINESS.

YOU WANT TO MEET SOMEWHERE, IS THAT IT?

WELL, SOMEWHERE WHERE THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE.

SOMEPLACE CROWDED.

YOU PICK THE SPOT.

GUARDIAN RESTAURANT DOWNTOWN. 3:00.

I KNOW WHERE THAT IS!

Pockets: I'M WITH ISABELLE TURETTE'S PARTY.

WILL YOU KINDLY SHOW ME TO HER TABLE?

IT'S ALL RIGHT. SHE'S WITH ME.

YOU WANT TO TELL ME WHAT THAT CALL WAS ALL ABOUT?

YEAH.

IT'S FUNNY HOW I COME BY THIS LITTLE DOODAD.

I WAS SOUND ASLEEP BEHIND THE TRASH,

COPPING SOME Zs,

WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN,

I HEAR ALL THIS BANG-BANGING,

AND I LOOKS UP,

AND THERE'S SOMEBODY HIDING SOMETHING

IN A PILE OF JUNK.

I WAIT, AND I WAIT TILL EVERYBODY'S GONE,

AND THEN I SNEAKS A LOOK.

AND THERE'S ANOTHER LITTLE SOMETHING FOR ME TO SELL.

AND THIS PRETTY LITTLE NUMBER'S GOT A STORY,

SO THAT MAKES IT WORTH A WHOLE LOT MORE.

YOU LISTEN TO ME, OLD LADY.

YOU CUT THE CRAP AND TELL ME WHAT YOU WANT.

I WANT A COOL THOUSAND.

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING...

I THINK MAYBE THAT YOU'RE A COP,

AND THAT YOU'RE WIRED,

AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

HA HA HA!

A COP?

HOW MANY COPS YOU SEEN LOOK LIKE ME?

AND YOU THINK I GOT A LITTLE MACHINE

TO TAKE DOWN ALL YOUR PRETTY LITTLE WORDS?

WELL, HERE. YOU WANT TO SEE?

NOT HERE!

AT MY PLACE, ALL RIGHT?

THAT PLACE OF YOURS HAPPEN TO HAVE A LITTLE SHERRY?

YES.

ALL RIGHT, YOU'RE NOT WIRED.

SO WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

WELL, YOU COME BRING THE MONEY,

AND I'LL BRING WHAT I GOT.

AND JUST LIKE THAT,

AT THAT RESTAURANT WHERE WE WAS TODAY.

YOU'VE GOT 3 HOURS.

OH, LORD! AIN'T WE SOMEBODY!

YOU BETTER BE NICE TO ME, MISS PRISS,

LEAST WAY TILL YOU GET YOUR HANDS ON THE GOODIES.

YOU DON'T SHOW UP, I'LL SEE ABOUT YOU.

'CAUSE I PICKED THAT THING UP VERY CAREFUL,

AND AIN'T NOBODY TOUCHED IT SINCE YOU DID.

YOU'LL GET YOUR MONEY.

MY MONEY! AIN'T THAT GOT A NICE RING TO IT?

NOW, POCKETS, YOU NEVER TOLD HER WHAT YOU FOUND?

I CALLED IT A THING ABOUT THE SIZE

OF A MONKEY WRENCH, LIKE YOU SAID.

SHE NEVER ONCE ASKED YOU EXACTLY

WHAT IT WAS THAT YOU FOUND?

OH, SHE KNEW WHAT I FOUND, MR. GOOD-LOOKING.

WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE BUT THE GUN THE JUNKIE HAD?

HE PROBABLY EVEN TRIED TO USE IT.

HAD TO BE WHAT SHE WAS LOOKING FOR.

NOW, LOOK, POCKETS,

YOU CANNOT BE ALONE WITH THIS WOMAN.

OH, POCKETS CAN TAKE CARE OF HERSELF.

NO, YOU CAN'T. NOT WITH THIS WOMAN.

UM, IF IT DIDN'T WORK,

UH, SHE COULD JUST WALK AWAY,

AND YOU COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT HER?

WE DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO YOU.

BLESS YOUR HEART.

AIN'T NOBODY BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT ME FOR 100 YEARS.

NOW LISTEN, POCKETS.

DO NOT GET INTO THE SAME CAR WITH HER.

DON'T EVEN GO TO THE LADIES' ROOM TOGETHER.

SHE'LL TRY TO KILL YOU.

WELL, SHE DIDN'T KILL ME

WHEN SHE HAD ME AT HER HOUSE.

THAT'S BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T HAVE THE GUN.

THAT'S PROBABLY THE ONLY REASON YOU'RE STILL HERE.

THE FIRST CHANCE SHE GETS, SHE'LL TRY TO KILL YOU.

LIKE SHE KILLED WANDA.

I TOOK WANDA'S BED UP.

PUT EVERYTHING AWAY.

YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU AIN'T GOT BUT ONE FRIEND,

AND YOU LOSE THAT ONE, IT MAKES YOU MAD.

I CRIED. IT TAKES A LOT TO MAKE ME CRY.

AND I'M MAD! WHY'D SHE DO THAT?

HER SKID ROW STALKER STORY MADE FRONT PAGE.

SHE HAD A HARD TIME GROWING UP,

AND NOW SHE'S LOOKING FOR A PULITZER PRIZE.

UH-UH. DON'T BRING ME

THAT STUFF ABOUT, "I'M POOR,

SO I'LL JUST STEP ON SOMEBODY ELSE."

LIKE IT'S ALL RIGHT BECAUSE YOU HAD IT HARD

TO DO ANYTHING TO ANYBODY.

THEY MAKE EVERYBODY BLACK

AND EVERYBODY POOR ASHAMED.

IT MAKES ME ASHAMED!

SITTING IN HER APARTMENT...

HER FANCY APARTMENT, EATING HER SUPPER

LIKE AIN'T NOTHING HAPPENED.

LIKE WANDA WAS JUST DUST ON HER SHOES.

WELL, IT'S TIME TO STAND UP

AND GIVE THAT STUFF RIGHT BACK!

BECAUSE I'M TIRED OF IT!

AND SHE'S GOT IT COMING!

AND OL' POCKETS IS GOING TO GIVE IT TO HER.

HALLELUJAH.

HURRY UP AND GET IN.

UH-UH.

YOU WANT THE MONEY OR NOT?

THAT'S WHY I'M DOING THIS DANCE.

WELL, SWEETHEART, I'M NOT GONNA

HAND IT TO YOU ON A PLATTER

IN THE RESTAURANT WITH ALL THOSE WITNESSES.

AND I'M NOT GETTING IN NO AUTOMOBILE

WITH YOU, MISS UPPITY.

WELL, OLD LADY, YOU JUST KISSED AWAY $1,000.

SHE'S GOING TO GET AWAY.

WAIT!

COME ON!

WAIT!

I SEE YOU FINALLY CAME TO YOUR SENSES.

I'LL TAKE 1,000 BUCKS

AS WELL AS ANY OLD WOMAN.

WHERE IS IT?

HOLD YOUR HORSES. I GOT IT RIGHT HERE.

IN THIS BOX.

SOMEWHERE IN HERE I GOT IT.

WILL YOU HURRY UP!

THAT'S IT.

KEEP YOUR GREEDY LITTLE HANDS OFF TO YOURSELF!

JUST SHOW IT TO ME.

NO WAY, JOSE.

YOU LET ME SEE THE GREEN.

THEN YOU'LL GET TO SEE THE GOODIES.

YOU'LL GIVE ME THAT BOX NOW.

YOU WOULDN'T SHOOT ME, WOULD YOU, GAL?

I MIGHT HAVE KNOWN YOU WAS TOO SMART FOR ME.

I AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT TALK NO HOW.

WELL, HERE, YOU CAN HAVE IT!

YOU LYING OLD WOMAN! THAT ISN'T THE GUN!

THIS IS THE POLICE.

PULL YOUR CAR OVER AND THROW OUT YOUR GUN NOW!

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

NEVER FELT BETTER IN MY LIFE.

THAT GAL PICKED THE WRONG OLD CRAZY PERSON

TO MESS WITH.

I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.

ELLA MAE BULLOCK'S BACK,

AND SHE'S BADDER THAN EVER!

ELLA MAE WHO?

ME.

THAT'S MY NAME.

ELLA MAE?

ELLA MAE?

I GOT 5 DIFFERENT WAYS

OF MOVING IN AND OUT OF THIS PLACE.

ON ACCOUNT OF NIGHT BURGLARS.

OH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

GUESS WHAT WE'VE GOT FOR YOU.

SOMETHING SPECIAL.

TA-DA!

I WISH WANDA WAS HERE.

SO DO I, POCKETS.

THEY LET ME GO SEE WHERE WANDA WAS BURIED TODAY.

OVER AT POTTER'S FIELD.

I TOOK A FEW LITTLE THINGS OVER THERE

TO PUT ON THE GRAVE.

SURE IS LONESOME.

ELLA MAE, WHY DON'T YOU GET OUT OF THIS PLACE?

WHY DON'T YOU LET US HELP YOU FIND A NEW HOME?

YOU MEAN, WHY DON'T I LEAVE THIS MANGY OLD HOLE AT LAST?

WELL, SURE. THERE'S A LOT

OF RELOCATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

WE CAN HELP YOU.

WELL, PEOPLE...

I GOT ME A PLACE.

MAY NOT LOOK LIKE MUCH...

BUT IT'S WHAT I AM.

IT'S FREEDOM.

I CAN COME AND GO IN AND OUT OF HERE ANY WAY I PLEASE.

I'M CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP HERE.

I AM SOMEBODY.

SO...

LET'S MAKE A TOAST.

I GOT ME TWO FRIEND,

A PRETTY LADY AND A TALL HANDSOME FELLOW.

AND WE FINALLY...

DONE GOOD BY WANDA.

HALLELUJAH!

AMEN.

AMEN!