Cries in the Dark Page #4

FOR YOUR SUPPORT, MOM. GOOD ONE, HONEY. ROSA! YOUR BABY'S HERE. HI. OH, SHE'S

A SWEETHEART. WHAT'S HER NAME? YEAH. LUCY. SHE CAME A LITTLE EARLIER

THAN I THOUGHT, BUT SHE'S HERE NOW, AND COOING AND CRYING... WHO'D HAVE EVER THOUGH YOU'D ENJOY THE SOUND OF CRYING? JUST GIVE IT A COUPLE OF WEEKS. YOU KNOW, YOUR DAD IS SO HAPPY

THAT YOU'RE HOME AGAIN. YEAH, WELL,

IT'S BEEN GOOD FOR BOTH OF US. SINCE YOUR MOM PASSED,

HE'S BEEN SO LONELY. I JUST HOPE

THE FATHER DOES THE RIGHT THING. OH, HE WILL, I'M SURE OF THAT. [BABY FUSSING] YOU KNOW, SHE LOOKS

A LITTLE JAUNDICED. NO, IT'S COMMON. I'D TAKE HER TO A DOCTOR. WELL, I WAS A NURSE.

SHE'S OKAY. YEAH, BUT I WOULDN' WAIT THAT LONG-- SHE'S FINE. SORRY. HORMONES. YOU KNOW, MAYBE I WILL

GET HER CHECKED OUT. WE'LL SEE. [MEN SHOUTING] TRY TO KEEP I STRAIGHT SO WE DON' MISS ANYTHING! STILL NOTHING HERE! YOU GUYS

GOT ANYTHING? [] [] IS THAT HER? IS THAT HER? HEY, HEY--

NO, NO, NO, NO, NO! IT'S A CRIME SCENE NOW. LISTEN, YOU GO DOWN THERE, THE ENTIRE CASE

WILL FALL APART IN COURT. THIS IS MY SISTER!

I KNOW. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MY SISTER. THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING. I KNOW. I KNOW. [CARRIE SOBS] [WEEPING] [DOOR SLIDES OPEN] SCOTT... YOU NEED TO JUST SIT DOWN,

MOM, OKAY? ALL WE'VE BEEN DOING

IS SITTING-- NO, I REALLY...

I NEED YOU TO SIT DOWN. WHAT? WHAT IS IT? [CLEARS THROAT] ELLE, UH... ELLE WAS SHOT AT CLOSE RANGE. YEAH, WE KNOW. NO. NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. YOU DON'T KNOW. UM... THAT'S NOT HOW SHE DIED. ONE OF OUR VOLUNTEERS

FOUND HER, AND WHEN THE CORONER... WHEN THE CORONER GOT THERE,

HE DISCOVERED... THAT THE BABY WAS GONE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? THE BABY... THE BABY HAD BEEN

CUT OUT OF HER. WHAT? SO THERE'S A POSSIBILITY

THE BABY MIGHT STILL BE ALIVE? IT'S NOT LIKELY. BUT IT'S POSSIBLE? CARRIE? IT'S POSSIBLE. IT'S POSSIBLE. I WANT LOGS

OF ALL THE PHONE CALLS TO AND FROM

THE REALTY AGENCY, THE HOUSE,

THEIR CELL PHONES. ANYONE EVEN REMOTELY

CONNECTED TO ELLE WILL BE QUESTIONED. NOW, THE CORONER THINKS

WHOEVER... THE CORONER THINKS

WHOEVER DID THIS HAS MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE, SO EVERY HOSPITAL

AND CLINIC. DO YOU UNDERSTAND? I'M GOING TO

PUT TOGETHER A PROFILE, BECAUSE THIS IS JUS NOT YOUR USUAL KIND OF... I MEAN, IT'S... IT'S NOT A NORMAL CRIME. NO ONE TALKS TO THE PRESS. UNDERLINED.

NO ONE. I DO NOT WAN A MEDIA CIRCUS CAMPED OU IN FRONT OF THE CONWELL HOUSE. ALL RIGHT,

EVERYONE'S ON THIS FULL-TIME. TODAY, TOMORROW... TILL WE GET I FIGURED OUT. LET'S GO. WE'RE GOING TO

GET THIS GUY. THERE'S NO QUESTION. GOD... HONESTLY, CHIEF... WHO DOES THIS? WHO DOES THIS KIND OF THING? ELLE AND HER HUSBAND

WERE HAVING PROBLEMS? I MEAN, THEY ALWAYS HAD

SOME PROBLEMS, BECAUSE SCOTT'S JUS ONE OF THOSE GUYS THAT... YOU KNOW,

HE'S NEVER WANTED TO GROW UP, COULD NEVER REALLY COMMI IN A RELATIONSHIP. THERE WAS ANOTHER WOMAN? WOMEN... I MEAN,

EVEN WHEN THEY WERE ENGAGED, BUT THEY WENT TO COUNSELING. THEY SEEMED

TO WORK IT OUT. NOTHING. COULD HE FIT OUR PROFILE? I'LL FIND OUT. IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING, PLEASE CALL ME

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. HEY, WYNN, LOOK AT THIS. THEFT BY CAESARIAN. THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE OTHER CASES

SINCE 1987. ALL WOMEN. WELL, IF THE KILLER'S

A WOMAN, WHAT'S THE MOTIVE? WELL, ACCORDING... ACCORDING TO WHA I'M SEEING HERE, IT'S A WOMAN

WHO WANTS A BABY MORE THAN ANYTHING. SO WAS ELLE'S MURDER

JUST INCIDENTAL? I MEAN, SHE WAS KILLED

FOR HER BABY? SO THERE'S NO WAY

IT'S DAVIS OR SCOTT? WELL, I MEAN,

DAVIS IS OUT, AND... WHAT I WAN TO FIND HERE, THOUGH... I WANT TO KNOW HOW

THE KILLER FOUND ELLE. WHAT IS

THE CONNECTION HERE? OH, LOOK AT THIS.

LOOK AT THIS. DECEMBER, 2004. "UNBORN BABY

CUT FROM WOMB." THE MOTHER SURVIVED. THIS IS INSANE. THE PERP WAS A NEIGHBOR. WOW. [SIGHS] THIS IS HEAVY. WE'VE GOT TO

TELL THE CHIEF. OKAY. HEY, CHIEF? WE JUST FOUND

SOME INFORMATION. WHOEVER TOOK THE BABY

IS A WOMAN, AND I THINK

SHE'S GOING TO AVOID ALL HOSPITALS,

DOCTORS, AND CLINICS. BUT WE STILL NEED

TO ALERT ALL THE HOSPITALS FOR ANY NEWBORNS

THAT MAY HAVE BEEN BROUGHT IN, SICK OR OTHERWISE. THIS WOMAN DESPERATELY

WANTS A BABY. MAYBE SHE ABORTED,

OR SHE MISCARRIED, AND NOW SHE'S LOOKING

TO REPLACE IT, LITERALLY, AND I DON'T THINK

SHE'S GOING TO BE IN ANY OF OUR

POLICE FILES. SO DAVIS

IS NO LONGER A SUSPECT? NO. AS FAR AS

I'M CONCERNED, WE CAN ELIMINATE

ALL MALE SUSPECTS. YEAH, BUT WE'LL

HANG ON TO DAVIS FOR SAFEKEEPING. HAMMERTON'S

NOT GOING TO MISS HIM A FEW MORE DAYS. LOOK, CHIEF, I JUST REALLY FEEL LIKE MY NIECE IS

OUT THERE SOMEWHERE-- I KNOW IT-- AND I'VE GOT TO SAVE HER. CARRIE, YOU'VE GOT TO BE

CAREFUL ON THIS. I AM ON VERY THIN ICE, LETTING YOU CONTINUE

ON THIS CASE, YOU UNDERSTAND? I DO. [WOMAN ON TV]:

POLICE HAVE STILL NOT RELEASED THE IDENTITY OF THE VICTIM AND ARE STAYING

TIGHT-LIPPED ABOUT A POSSIBLE MOTIVE

IN THE BRUTAL SLAYING. MANY DETAILS OF THE CRIME

REMAIN UNKNOWN. HOWEVER, WE HAVE RECEIVED

UNOFFICIAL WORD THAT POLICE HAVE RULED OU A CONVICTED SEX OFFENDER, WHO REMAINS IN CUSTODY

ON UNRELATED CHARGES... I CAN'T WATCH THIS. TURN THAT OFF. HEY! THAT'S THE NEWS. IT'S DISGUSTING. THAT POOR WOMAN. HOW'S THE BABY DOING? SHE'S OKAY. THE DOCTOR SAID

SHE JUST NEEDS SOME TLC. TLC AND ANTIBIOTICS. SHE HAD ME SCARED THERE

FOR A WHILE. I CALLED MEAL ON WHEELS. THEY'RE GOING TO

START COMING BY THREE TIMES A DAY. WELL, YOU DO

WHAT YOU HAVE TO. I MEAN, I-I CAN MANAGE. I'M TALKING

TO HER FATHER LATER TODAY. IT'S ALL GOING TO

WORK OUT. OH, I'M SURE IT WILL. [WYNN]:

AND LOOK AT THIS. IN MEXICO, A WOMAN DRUGGED

THE MOTHER AND TOOK THE BABY RIGHT OU AT THE HOUSE... WITH A KITCHEN KNIFE. THE BABY SURVIVED

IN THAT CASE, TOO. SO THIS WOMAN MUST HAVE

JUST COME TO THE HOUSE, KIDNAPPED MY SISTER,

AND WALKED OUT. ALL THESE WOMEN

HAVE BEEN CAUGHT AND ARE STILL IN CUSTODY. NOT ALL. WHAT TIME'S THE FUNERAL? 2:00. WE'LL SEE YOU THERE, HUH? THANKS. HOW YOU HOLDING UP? NOT GOOD. I CAN'T... I CAN'T GET THAT PICTURE OF ELLE

OUT OF MY HEAD... AND I JUST CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT MAYBE IF I HAD STAYED

A LITTLE BIT LONGER, MAYBE IF I HAD...

IF I HAD HAD SOME... [SOBBING]: SOME DESSERT,

SOME ICE CREAM WITH HER... OR SOMETHING... THEN IT MIGHT NOT HAVE HAPPENED. HEY, YOU KNOW, YOU... CAN'T BEAT UP ON YOURSELF. I'VE BEEN A COP, WHAT,

10 YEARS NOW? I'VE SEEN EVERYTHING. NOTHING SURPRISES ME... AND THEN YOU SEE

SOMETHING LIKE... ONE MINUTE, I'M TRYING TO HELP HER

FINISH HER NURSERY, AND THE NEXT MINUTE,

ALL I CAN DO IS... HELP BURY HER

AND FIND OUT WHO DID THIS. YOU KNOW, I THINK... I THINK MAYBE

YOU SHOULD LET US HANDLE THIS. NOT EVEN POSSIBLE.

NOT POSSIBLE. I WOULD JUST FEEL WORSE. MOM? YOU READY? [KEYS CLACKING SOFTLY] HEY, HOW ARE YOU

HOLDING UP? WHAT ARE YOU DOING? GETTING READY

FOR MY WIFE'S FUNERAL. YOU LOOK READY TO ME. CAN YOU GIVE ME A BREAK

FOR A FEW HOURS TODAY? IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK? WE, UH... WE JUST WAN TO ASSURE YOU WE'RE DOING

EVERYTHING WE CAN. THANKS, BUT WE'D REALLY RATHER

HAVE YOU OUT THERE RIGHT NOW THAN HERE. THANKS FOR COMING, CHIEF. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. WE'RE ALL

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