Absence of the Good Page #4

Morning.

- May I say you look like sh*t today?

- Thank you.

- Welcome.

- We got anything on this kid yet?

No driver's license, no credit cards,

no vehicle registration.

I even checked for a dog license.

Nothing. It's like he never existed.

He existed, and I think

Sarah Quinn knows it.

You think the kid

dropped in on his sister?

Bard must have found out what those guys

did to Julie. That's what set him off.

I talked to some of the local boys.

They're gonna keep an eye on the house.

Good. Okay.

- Who you calling?

- School district.

- Yeah, records office, please.

- Records?

They send report cards home.

Addresses.

I'm afraid we're way behind

in getting our records on the computer.

We've had so many

cutbacks recently.

How far back

does the computer go?

Eight years.

Maybe nine.

- Great.

- No luck for you, I'm afraid.

If I were you

I'd start up here...

and work my way

all the way down to the back.

The files are alphabetized

by the school...

and then the students' names

are alphabetized under each school.

- Thank you very much.

- Good luck.

Let's go to work, partner.

Bingo.

Caleb.

"While Bard is clearly

an intelligent child...

his tendency to lash out in anger

should be monitored...

and whenever possible

redirected."

Okay, so look, we got

all these addresses, right?

There's still a lot of holes.

There's no record where they live.

We'll go with what we know. We've got

a lot of places to look for this guy.

- We'll fill in the holes along the way.

- What if he fills them in first?

Well, then I guess a lot more people

are gonna die, Glenn.

- You sure this was the guy?

- Yeah. He's not someone you'd forget.

Sir.

Excuse me, sir.

You can't go back there.

Like I said,

he just stood there.

He didn't say anything?

No. I told you,

this guy was really weird.

So he tries to go

behind the counter.

I remember I had the mace

under the counter.

I grabbed it,

and he attacked me.

It was horrible.

I sprayed him,

and he ran out.

I thought he was out for the money,

but he didn't take anything.

What are those?

Those I found

when I opened the store.

Where?

We tore out some walls

when we remodeled.

Those were in there

with a bunch of other kid stuff.

We're gonna send some guys over.

Tell them where you found this.

- Thanks, Tracy.

- Sure.

What's the address

of the next house?

Looks pretty abandoned.

I just wanna take a look around.

I got a feeling.

Freeze! Police!

I'm a cop!

- Let's get outta here!

- Get outta my way!

Caleb! Caleb!

Talk to me, Dwyer.

What's your partner up to now?

Detective?

Detective Barnes.

- He was here.

- What?

- The kid, Gaskin.

- You saw him?

- I feel him.

- You feel him?

You f***ing feel him, Detective?

He's got to get into this place.

There's something here he wants.

And that is?

A piece of his childhood.

He used to live here.

This is one of his addresses.

We got a citizen down who,

as we speak, is nip and tuck.

Oh, come on, Lieutenant.

You know that that's a coincidence.

This is just some

stupid junkie's lousy timing.

Who did not discharge his weapon

until you came on the scene.

Whose goddamn face

is now a chunk of hamburger!

- I thought it was him!

- You were wrong!

Look, whatever it is he left,

we have to find it.

Or we have to make him think we have,

or else he'll come back.

Yeah, hit some more walls,

you crazy bastard.

- Just listen--

- No more listening.

- Just listen to me!

- Let's take a walk.

Wait a minute.

When he was a kid, he was scared,

he was moving around all the time.

Too many places, no home.

The only thing that stays the same

is the old man beatin' on him.

So he starts leaving himself

these little things, Lou--

you know, kid stuff--

so that he can come back

and claim them for himself...

so he can make himself

part of something.

So he can come home.

That's what he's trying to do.

He's just trying to come home.

And he's gonna keep on doing it

until we find him.

Clean yourself up, Detective.

- Lou, look--

- Then go home.

Get some rest.

We'll do this in the morning.

Go.

Honey?

Yeah, I'm in here.

You like it?

Yeah.

What happened?

It's nothing to worry about.

Does it hurt?

I love you.

I love you too.

Michael?

Is Mommy coming to get me?

- What, honey?

- Is Mommy coming to get me?

Mary?

Wake up.

Detective Barnes.

I'm here for a patient,

and I saw the admitting log.

I'm sorry.

Is there anything I can do?

I don't think so.

We can't--

This is the challenge--

to make sense

of times like this.

Which part of all this should I

try to make sense of first, Doctor?

Sh*t.

Work?

Yeah.

Look, I'll stay with her.

Okay?

Don't worry.

She'll be out for a while.

Thanks, Beth.

I just can't--

I understand.

- What are you doing?

- Is it on the list?

- How's Mary?

- She's fine. Thank you.

- Is this house on the list?

- Go home.

Go home.

Be with your wife.

Is this address

on the list or not?

This is bad.

Where are they?

He killed them one at a time.

Mom was first.

Then the kids,

they come home from school.

Dad was last.

He catches each of them just as

they come inside the front door.

He waited?

The variance of times would indicate

that he was here most of the day, yeah.

What about the food?

They didn't cook it.

You want to see what he came for?

Sorry about your wife.

Guess he wanted to make sure

they were still there.

I really need this location.

Caleb, listen, I understand.

Your people have been all over me.

Computers are down. With the system

changeover, we're back on-line tonight.

Could we do it by hand?

What they used to do

is make these master maps...

and every couple of months come back

and update the changes with overlays.

So, what, Beecham Road

is on one of these overlays?

The problem is, there's no telling

which overlay it's on.

I'd have to go through them all

one at a time.

Beecham Road. Don't forget it.

Call me when you find it. Thanks.

Caleb.

All right, now, look...

we've got units watching

all these other addresses.

But the captain wants everybody

out of those houses right now.

We can't do that. If we scare him away,

we may never see him again.

What if he kills somebody else and word

gets out that we could've warned them?

Then the captain can use me

for target practice.

That's a given, Detective,

but my head gets chopped first.

All right, all right.

What have you got?

748 Beecham Road.

We have all of the family's past

addresses except for 748 Beecham Road.

I checked the school records.

He lived there for one year.

It's the only one not on this map.

They must've changed the street name.

What are you talking about?

I got the roads department calling me

any second with new information.

I don't believe this.

Are you telling me this rat can crawl

through a huge hole in our net?

I'm workin' on it.

All right?

No, it's not all right!

Come on. Come on.

Is this the place for you

to be right now, Detective?

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