Deliver Us from Evil Page #6

Repeat, officer down!

144 and Rider.

WOMAN:
(OVER RADIO) Attention

all units. Butler?

10-13, officer down.

I repeat, officer down.

MAN:
10-13, please advise.

What's your 20?

WOMAN:
Address is 144 and Rider.

Repeat, 144 and Rider.

RALPH:
If I'd gotten there

sooner, he'd still be here.

MENDOZA:
You know

that's not your fault.

What else?

I've neglected my wife and

daughter for years now.

Shut them out.

I put the job first.

I understand.

As a cop,

I've always had

a pretty heavy hand.

MENDOZA:
Go on.

Oh.

I killed a man, Father.

Marvin,

the one Jane Crenna

mentioned back in her cell.

Yes.

(SIRENS WAILING)

MENDOZA:
Was he a good man?

RALPH:
No. He was the worst

kind of man there is.

Folks, listen up.

This is Marvin Scrimm.

He's wanted on 11 counts

of child sexual assault,

and now, two counts

of child murder.

Let's get this

guy off the street.

RALPH:
He was everything I hate.

And I feed off that hate.

She was six years old.

Same age Christina is now.

My blood ran ice cold.

(STATIC)

(CHILDREN LAUGHING)

Marvin, the sick f***,

he came back to

have a second look.

And that's when I saw him.

I had him under control.

But I couldn't stop the rage.

I was like an animal.

I couldn't stop myself.

I didn't want to stop.

No, please,

help me.

Help me.

RALPH:
I just kept hitting him.

Over, and over,

and over.

Even after he was dead.

And ever since that night,

I've had a darkness growing inside

of me like a f***ing cancer.

I can't control my anger.

I can't talk to Jen. I just...

Wrath.

(SIGHING)

Are you certain the guy

you killed was guilty?

Yeah.

His DNA was on all the victims.

I've tried telling myself

he deserved to die.

But if that's true,

why does this eat away

at me every goddamn day?

Because even if he

got what he deserved,

what you gave him wasn'tjustice.

It was vengeance.

And vengeance always

destroys the avenger.

I absolve you from your sins.

In the name of the Father,

the Son, and the Holy Ghost.

Amen.

(SCRATCHING SOUND)

(MELODY PLAYING)

(HOOTING)

(MELODY PLAYING)

(DOOR CREAKING)

(MELODY PLAYING)

Mommy.

(SCREAMING)

(MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO)

(TIRES SCREECHING)

(GASPS)

This is Sergeant Ralph Sarchie.

I need a bus and an 85 forthwith

at Valentine and East Tremont.

I have ajumper.

Female.

Her name is Jane Crenna.

(SIGHING)

(PHONE RINGING)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

Jen?

Jen, are you there? You okay?

SANTINO:
Lt was me.

(SANTINO PANTING)

It was me who made her jump.

Sanno?

Are you in my house?

(LINE DISCONNECTS)

I need help.

My house. Now.

Get down!

Get down on the ground right

now, or I'll f***ing shoot you!

Jen! Christina!

They're not here.

They'll die if

you don't find them.

Where are they?

(SCOFFS)

Where are they?

Tell me where the f*** they are.

(GASPING)

Letusin.

Letusin, and we'll tell you.

Let me in. It's the only

way you'll find them.

Do it.

Do it. Go on. Do it. Do it.

Do it. (COCKING GUN)

F***ing do it!

(HANDCUFFS CLICKING)

(GRUNTING)

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