Awakening the Zodiac Page #3

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one of those, will ya?

You know,

you can't keep coming in

unannounced like that.

Probably get

your head bashed in

one of these days.

Okay.

But why so edgy,

hasn't ever much

bothered you before.

We're in the midst of a thing.

Can't really say.

Oh!

Okay. Listen,

i know it's none

of my business,

but can I give

you some advice?

Yeah.

Don't mess around

with sh*t you

don't understand.

Sh*t you don't

know nothing about.

What are you talking about?

I seen all that

zodiac killer sh*t

on your table in there.

You're right,

it ain't any of

your damn business.

There's boundaries, ray.

I don't mind you

taking a beer

every now and then,

but don't be going

through my sh*t, dude.

I was there.

Where?

San Fran-f***ing-cisco.

I was there in the '60s.

That man you're

so interested in?

He brought that town

to its knees.

He struck fear in the hearts

of every single

law-abiding citizen

in that town.

We was all shitting our pants.

Mommy and daddy

didn't wanna send

junior to school.

The mailman was worried

he was gonna get

blown to pieces.

For crying out loud,

the cops were

walking their beats

like they were

frightened little schoolgirls

just waiting to get picked off

on their sidewalks.

'Cause nobody was safe.

Totally unpredictable.

Beautiful.

That man's

an absolute genius,

the way he evaded

the law all this time.

Do you realize that?

There's never ever gonna be

another man like him,

not never.

You sound like a fan.

Bunch of theories about

where he might've got to now.

Some think he

might still be alive.

So, do yourself a favor.

Just take my advice,

burn that film.

Forget what you seen,

get on with your life,

'cause I promise you,

nothing good's

gonna come from this.

How do you know

about the film?

Ah, there's no secret

these cardboard

walls can keep.

I gotta go.

I got some things

i gotta take care of.

At this hour?

I gotta get up early.

Yeah.

Anyway, thanks for the beer.

I'm taking it to go.

All right, dude.

Yeah, baby?

I think it's just...

It's right up here.

Yup.

He's been staked

out here all night.

Come on, come on, quick.

Before someone sees you.

Come on.

Quick, quick, quick.

Okay, okay,

keep your pants on.

Okay, we are here.

What are we doing?

Now, what do we do?

Knock on her door,

tell her her husband's

the zodiac killer?

I've been scoping this

place out for 18 hours,

nobody's come or gone

or even taken a piss.

I promise you,

nobody's in

that f***ing house,

and if they are,

they're dead.

Now, by the way,

i did some research.

Betty ferguson, 91 years old,

her husband,

balthazar, 94, both alive.

How the hell

do you know that?

Identitracker.Com.

You owe me 15 bucks

for your half.

Ninety-four years old,

i mean...

You guys,

he probably already has

one foot in the grave.

Look, all we gotta do

is find a piece of evidence

that ties

ferguson to the film,

then we call the police.

Boom, done, ka-ching.

The FBI hasn't

been able to catch him

all these years,

what makes you think

we're going to find anything?

Is that the shitty attitude

we're going to start with?

Maybe. How is that

a shitty attitude?

Because you're, like,

"i don't wanna do this..."

Okay, ladies, ladies.

Ladies, you're both pretty,

let's get to work.

Can you open the door?

I thought Tina told you

that this lady was loaded?

Oh, sh*t.

You all right?

I'm fine, go.

Whoa!

We're not going in there.

Worry not, my sweet.

The good lord is

watching over you.

We keep making

a habit of this.

Well, we're here.

Opportunity has

opened its door.

This looks

like a haunted house.

That's good.

See, I told you,

nobody's here.

Boo!

Wow!

What exactly are

we looking for?

Anything. Everything.

Just keep your eyes open.

Hey.

You think this is balthazar,

or do you think

they had a son?

I can't tell.

Look at this.

Golden gate bridge,

San Francisco.

Where the murders took place.

So, this...

Yeah. This has to be

their son.

That has to be balthazar.

Guys, come down here.

Guys, down here.

Watch your step.

Look at this.

What? What? What?

Come here.

8mm camera.

Oh...

This could be

the f***ing camera.

And I found

a picture of balthazar's son

in front of

the golden gate bridge

in San Francisco.

Okay, look, there's

gotta be a film reel here.

Just look.

Like, look for a canister.

Okay.

Okay?

Okay.

All right.

Shh.

Did you hear that?

Yes.

Yes.

Shh, shh, shh.

Okay, he's gone.

Let's get the f***

outta here.

Listen to me,

you keep your sh*t together.

No,

you keep your sh*t together.

You're crazy.

We have to find a reel,

let's get a reel.

Two minutes, please?

Come on. He left.

Let's go.

Hurry up,

there's gotta be one here.

Shh.

Found it.

Harv?

No way.

Now, can we please go?

I'll only be one second.

Can

we please go now?

Come on.

Come on.

It's okay, it's okay.

Okay, we're clear. Come on.

Hey!

Christ.

Put it down,

or I'll blow your

head clean off your neck.

I can't do that, sir.

Okay, take it easy.

No one needs to get hurt,

for god's sake.

Who are you?

And what are you

doing in my house?

Are you

balthazar ferguson?

I'm his son, Benjamin.

What are you doing here?

Uh... you know, um,

we didn't mean to barge in,

but your door was open.

We just...

We bought your

mama's storage locker,

and we found this,

um, film reel.

And we thought,

"you know what? Maybe

they might want it back."

I don't understand.

They've lived in Florida

for the past few years.

Take a look at this place.

Does it look like

they needed a storage locker?

Oh, so, you live here

by yourself now?

You guys sure do

ask a lot of questions

while you're staring

down the barrel of a gun.

We're gonna go.

So, thank you, sir. So sorry.

Let's go, guys.

All right, we're going.

Take it easy.

Stop.

I think you forgot something.

What's that?

The film,

just hand it over.

Well, if it isn't

your mother's locker,

then it's

probably not her film.

Yeah, so sorry.

Really, really sorry.

Just, um...

Okay, take care. Come on.

Ben, everything

all right over there?

Yeah, fine. These

folks were just leaving.

Once again,

our apologies, sir.

Yeah.

Here's my card.

If you find anything else

you think might

belong to me...

Try calling next time.

Will do.

Take care!

Didn't catch your name.

Y'all have a nice day.

Bye-bye.

Oh!

God, creepy.

How could you

just hand it to him?

That film could

have sealed the deal.

Are you serious?

What was i

supposed to do, run?

Seriously, you guys,

what if that

was really the guy

and I didn't

give him the film?

What? He would've just

killed us right there?

Yeah.

That was the guy.

Yeah, it had to have been.

No, it wasn't.

Harvey?

Are you serious?

What are the chances

he'd have a camera

and a roll of 8mm film?

And there was

the photo of him

in San Francisco by

the golden gate bridge.

And he worked for a newspaper,

which they always thought.

He's the right age.

And it was

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