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Michael, can you get

the phone?

Michael! Michael!

Why?

I wasn't supposed to play

with her makeup.

These surgeries...

have been fairly routine

for years now.

How come you didn't

know about them before?

Um, well, I was told

my retinas were screwed up.

My mother and her doctor...

said I wouldn't be

able to see again.

But now

you see normally?

Things are still

kind of jumbled...

and it's going to take

a little time...

but every

once in a while...

I see something

really clear.

It's the most

incredible thing.

Are you pretty?

Do people tell you

you're pretty?

My boyfriend does.

That's nice.

OK.

You're on your own,

little man.

Go on. Go upstairs.

Good boy.

Go on. Go on.

Hey. L...

I don't need any help.

I'm fine.

I wasn't asking.

The mailman put one of

your letters in my box.

I slid it

under your door.

Thanks.

Time... 3:
48 A.M.

Mr. Cuchetto?

It's all right.

I took care of it.

Go back to bed.

Hey, Ralphie, yeah.

Here's your rabbit.

That's a good boy.

Time... 8:
32 A.M.

All right. Mom's up.

I'm up.

Oh, sh*t.

Valerie!

Mr. Cuchetto?

Wait!

Hey, lady,

watch where you're going!

I'm sorry, miss.

You're in the wrong place.

How did you get up here?

I took the stairs. Look,

can you help me or not?

I've got roll call

in a couple of minutes.

I'll give you

a case report form...

I want you to start

filling out...

and I'll help you

finish it later.

No, I can't do this.

Ridge, what about

this cross she's wearing?

Who's wearing a cross?

Nina Getz... the naked

dead girl in the bathtub.

Look, it's very simple.

Give a description...

of what it is you're

trying to tell me.

I told you! I need you

to go to 247 West Damen...

Excuse me.

Detective Hallstrom,

we just got here!

The watch has yet

to change. Ease up.

Get your feet off

the lieutenant's desk.

Go to 247 West Damen St.

My name is Emma Brody...

What do you want me

to do about it now?

How about some detective work

for a change, jagoff?

Jagoff?

Could I speak to

Detective Hallstrom?

Help yourself.

Is that...

is he over there?

Yes, right this way.

Thank you.

I got Nina Getz's parents

calling me on the hour.

You want to talk to them?

Are you

Detective Hallstrom?

Uh... yeah.

I'm trying to eat

my breakfast here.

Can I help you?

You were blind?

Until 6 weeks ago, yes.

You were blind completely

until 6 weeks ago?

Um, let me

get this straight.

I'm a little bit

confused here.

You heard some suspicious

noises upstairs...

and you hear this guy

coming down the stairs...

you look out,

and you spoke to him?

That was last night...

but you didn't see it

till this morning?

That's right. Yeah.

So, what is that?

Your eyes are

driving the train...

and your brain's the caboose...

it hasn't caught up yet?

I guess you could

say that, yeah.

So your eyes are having

a delayed reaction to reality?

I don't know

how to explain this.

It's something

that happens...

with some people who've

had this kind of surgery.

We're a little off-track.

I came here to tell you

I think something's wrong.

OK. It's all right.

Thank you.

Um... how long

were you blind?

Are there any cops

around here who work...

or do you just sit around

and drink coffee?

Now, did you happen

to consume...

any alcoholic beverages

last night?

You don't believe me?

Did you have

anything to drink?

It's a simple question.

- Wine.

- Wine?

Oh, wine.

How much... wine?

A little.

A lot, look...

If you'll excuse me...

I can see the seven dwarfs

doing cartwheels...

on a little...

a lot of wine.

I'm very happy for you.

Have a nice day,

Miss Brody.

There was someone

in that hallway.

I could smell him.

Smell?

What does it say on this?

F*** you, detective!

No. That's not

what it says.

Listen, lady...

that's not 5 feet

away from you.

You don't see

very well.

Ralph, come.

Come on.

Hey, Miss Brody?

Why did you ask for me?

I liked the sound

of your voice.

Hey, John.

Who put all this sh*t

on my desk?

Ridgely's

having his breakfast.

Ridge?

Get your sh*t off

the lieutenant's desk...

would you?

You know, I didn't

dream that guy up.

He was there.

The police are checking

into it, right?

That's what they say.

They acted like

I was an incompetent.

Just explain to them.

He acted like

I was an idiot.

I never used to care

what people thought.

I'm sorry.

Are you telling me that

what other people think...

is who you really are?

The last time I looked...

I was a little girl,

and l... I...

I blink... and I look

like my mother.

I look like her.

You're not her.

You're not what

that cop thinks.

You're...

you're very attractive.

Don't you see that?

Don't you see

anything beautiful?

I have no idea

what beautiful is.

Uh... music's beautiful...

but the things that I see...

they make my head hurt...

and my heart.

Maybe you should be glad.

Most people are numb...

by the time

they reach your age.

I would love to be numb

for a while.

No. You wouldn't,

Emma, believe me.

You wouldn't.

All right, all right.

Give us some room, guys.

Yes, sir.

Sorry to f*** up

your date.

I told her

to wait for me.

"Relax in a nice

hot bath," I said.

This ain't no crackhead.

This girl's got folks.

No, no. That's

actually what I said.

What was her name?

Her name

was Valerie Wheaton.

The landlord Cuchetto

found her.

Her boss called,

worried...

she hadn't shown up

at work for 2 days.

We got jimmy marks on

the fire escape window...

which suggest

the offender...

accessed

the apartment here.

There was a struggle

in the front room...

he strangled her,

then he raped her.

The disarray suggests that

he dragged her body here...

postmortem.

Just like Nina Getz.

Looks like she found God

in the same jewelry box.

Why do you suppose...

he slashes their wrists

after they're dead?

Because he's suicidal...

no, his mother's suicidal.

How the hell

should I know?

All right, miss, I'm going

to make this quick.

Who did this to you, hmm?

Not talking?

All right.

It's your funeral.

You're

a sick bastard, John.

Pull that over.

She's a stinker.

Yeah,

what else is new?

See this?

Police!

Hi, I'm

Detective Hallstrom...

She's dead, right?

Yes, she is, uh...

do you mind if I ask you

a few questions?

Come in.

What's with the candles?

You expecting someone?

No, they're just

easier on my eyes.

I can turn on the light

if you want.

Is there anything else

you can tell me...

about Valerie Wheaton?

No. I never really

spoke to her.

I mean, the most

I can tell you...

is that she took

stairs 2 at a time...

and she was kind

of a noi...

She was... what?

She was a noisy lover.

Oh. Noisy lover, huh?

Did she have a boyfriend

that you know?

Yeah, she did.

Was this one guy,

or a lot of guys?

No. One guy.

How do you know

it was one guy?

I could hear him.

OK. You got

a name on him?

Oh, baby.

Oh, baby? OK.

Could you go over

for me one more time...

exactly what happened

when you opened the door?

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