An Amish Murder Page #3

I wish these people.

would be a little less reluctant

to report somebody missing.

Yeah, well, these people.

...like to take care of their own problems.

- Look. I'm sorry. Kate,

I didn't mean it that way.

- No, it's okay. You're right.

The police didn't know.

I'd been gone for almost six months.

- Huh.

- Police are English.

Hey.

- Hey, you get through the files?

Yeah, I'll give you.

...a general profile of

the guy by tomorrow.

But a couple of things

pop for me right off.

All right.

There's no DNA anywhere...

...no fluids, hair, or

skin flakes, nothing.

Yeah, nothing here either.

Right, so he's either.

...the luckiest serial

killer on record, or...

- He scrubbed down the body postmortem.

- The question is,

why'd he start up again?

You know, there's five

dead girls in the '90s.

He stops. Now he's back.

What's got him going?

Any thoughts, Kate?

He's a copycat.

- No, no, the Roman numeral thing...

I mean, that was never made public.

- Yeah, that could have been leaked.

Dozens of people read that case file.

Well...

- That file was sitting

in an unlocked cabinet.

...for 17 years.

You can't tell me...

- Chief?

- Hey.

Did skid get to the bishop?

Yeah, um...

Ezra and Bonnie ausberger.

I know who they are.

They got a teenage daughter.

who's been missing a

little over two weeks.

Hello, ezra, Bonnie.

- When was the last time

they saw their daughter?

- When was the last time

you saw your daughter?

Two weeks ago, Sunday.

She said she was going to

her work after services.

She worked on the sabbath?

- She worked on the sabbath?

She takes care of the babies.

...so their mothers can

go to afternoon service.

- And she didn't show up that day?

And she didn't show...

...no.

- Why didn't you inform

the police before now?

- Our daughter had become unruly.

We thought she had run away.

- It's not a matter for the police.

That's an amish matter.

We went to the bishop.

I understand.

We want to take.

...our daughter now.

We want to bring her home.

- I'm afraid we can't

let you take her yet.

Sorry.

- All right, what the hell was that?

Just what it looked like.

- Well, it looks like

they're not speaking to you.

Why?

- Because I left.

- Yeah, I'm sorry. I should

have put that together.

You're amish.

- Yes.

Well, what happened?

You want my life story?

- I'd settle for how

you ended up back here.

There was a job.

That's all I get?

- I grew up here, left at 18...

waitressed in Cleveland for a year...

...hated it...

went to school, took

the police exam, passed...

...made detective at 28.

I applied for the job here last year.

when chief mackie retired.

Are we good now?

Oh, man. I'm so glad.

Yeah, why is that?

No, it's just I thought.

...you were one of those horrible...

You know, boring...

But you're a stiff because you're amish.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

Chief!

Uh, bishop gave me

something to pass on to you.

He said someone slipped it

under his door this morning.

What's it say?

What's it say, Kate?

It says, uh...

"Katie burkholder knows

who the killer is. "

Someone's idea of a joke.

- I wasn't aware the amish

were into that kind of humor.

You got things to do, right?

Hmm?

Oh, sure.

Do you have a problem?

Yeah, something's going on...

...and you're not letting me in on it.

It's okay, 'cause whatever it is...

...it's not gonna stay a secret forong.

You're back.

- I'm sorry. I... Need your help.

Again?

- Someone wrote a letter

to the bishop about me.

I need to know who.

What are you asking me to do?

Go to him?

The bishop?

You know he won't talk to me.

Does this have something

to do with Daniel Lapp?

- I'm sorry. I can't tell you that.

It's important?

Yeah.

I would tell you if I could.

- It's not like you

to hold your tongue.

No.

It's not.

I can't promise the bishop

will tell me anything.

But I want to know something first.

All right.

I want to know what happened.

Why did you leave?

Chief, what's your 20?

On patrol.

We got a hit from drc.

Suspect?

How fast can you get here?

We're at 721 Ridge road.

- On my way. Ten minutes.

I didn't want to.

Then why?

It wasn't my choice.

Then whose?

Lucas, I can't tell you.

I can't.

- An ex

-con named Wayne starkie, a rapist.

He worked the slaughterhouse in prison...

...has a thing for knives.

Go around to the back.

Key your walkie when

you get to the back door.

Mr. Starkie?

Yeah. Who is it?

Painters mill pd.

Open the door.

- No way.

- Open up.

Go away.

Mr. Starkie!

Hey, what are you doing?

Hey!

- Tomasetti?

- Whoa!

Get down on the ground.

I said stay down.

- Son of a b*tch!

- Stay down.

Get off of me.

- Stay down.

- Get off me.

Tomasetti.

- What? You see the blood?

There's a joint on the table.

- Oh, it's tobacco, man.

- Yeah? It looks like a joint to me.

Come on. Stand up.

- Ugh!

- Stand up. Stand up. I said...

Oh! Oh.

- Sit down.

Nichols. Nichols!

Get in here.

Hold him.

Where you been the last week?

- Here.

Can anyone back that up?

- What do I need an

alibi for? For what?

Back it up!

Okay, look.

I went hunting with my brother.

Take him in.

- What for? I just told you.

- Possession of a

firearm. You're on parole.

What'd you do, forget?

- I didn't do nothing! Come on!

- Secure the weapon.

- Come on!

- Okay, first of all, just to be clear...

...that never happens again.

- What, you wanted to

wait for him to let us in?

- You broke half a dozen laws in there...

...not to mention he's not

our guy, and you know it.

Do I?

- Dirty dishes, dirty fingernails...

...smokes, drinks, trips on his shoelaces.

What is wrong with you?

I'm fine.

No, you're not.

I just need a drink.

That's how it is right now

every time the adrenaline hits.

- PTSD.

- Yeah, something like that.

You need a doctor?

No, just a drink.

- Why are you still on active duty?

'Cause I'm brilliant at this stuff.

Can't you tell?

I-I know I shouldn't be here.

So retire.

- Yeah, well, I, uh...

I don't do too well at home.

They took pity on me at the office.

They said I could hang there

until the new captain showed up.

But, uh, slaughterhouse showed up first...

...so here I am.

What happened to you?

- You heard of me. I'm tomasetti.

Tomasetti, Cincinnati.

It was in all the papers.

All right, I wanted to

make a name for myself.

when I made detective...

...so when I got my shield, I

took down Joey campanella.

Does that ring a bell?

- Yeah, okay. I remember that.

- Yeah. Godfather to half of Ohio.

He said he would get even with me...

...and I knew that he would try...

...so I wore kevlar every day.

But he faked me out.

He didn't go after me.

He went after your family.

Yeah, my wife.

...and, um...

My kid.

They never made an arrest for that.

Get me another.

- Coming right up.

I'm sorry.

- I made sure I was first in the door.

...for about five years after that.

You know, there was

every high-speed chase...

...shootout, hostage situation.

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