Green River KIiller Page #10

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Little SARAH looks up from her sand-pit. As she gazes over at

TOM, we see her face for the first time.

INT. UNMARKED POLICE CAR (1984) - EVENING

JIM behind the wheel. TOM looking at a photograph in the

CHRISTENSEN FILE, as they travel along the highway.

TOM:

Are we sure she’s really Green

River? Everything about her case is

irregular.

DOYON:

I know.

TOM:

It just doesn’t seem to fit.

54.

And we see the photograph now. CAROL is laying fully clothed

upon the ground, with the bag over her head, the fish, meat,

the wine bottle.

TOM (CONT'D)

What the hell did he do to her?

INT. CARETAKER HUT, LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD (1984) - DAY

Over darkness, we hear the whining of a DOG, and scratching

of claws on wood.

CARETAKER (O.S.)

Quit that noise, y’hear? I’m

comin’, I’m comin’!

The door opens and there, framed in the light of the open

door, is a whining DOG. In its mouth a large bone.

CARETAKER (CONT’D)

What ya got there, boy?

In the background, we see a Little League field.

EXT. LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD, NORTH AIRPORT SITE (1984) - DAY

The ROAR of a plane over-head, as its huge SHADOW passes over

the field, and the Task Force members standing on it.

ADAMSON:

(trying to talk over it)

Turns out it’s a human leg bone...

LET THIS PLANE PASS!

About a DOZEN Task Force members stand waiting for the noise

to stop. They all wear BRIGHT GREEN WINDBREAKERS with ‘GRTF’

in YELLOW on the back. Among them is TOM, DOYON, PETERSON,

PETERS and REICHERT. Bags of GARDENING TOOLS at their feet.

They stand still and silent, as TOM watches the wind blow

through the trees in the surrounding WOODS. What might be

waiting in there? An odd hiatus. The plane passes.

ADAMSON (CONT'D)

As you know, we found a body last

August by the water tower.

We see the WATER TOWER behind, amongst the trees.

ADAMSON (CONT'D)

So it seems we missed one. The rest

of the skeleton is in the gully

over there. Dave?

55.

REICHERT:

Okay, the scouts will be here soon.

In the meantime, grab something you

can use and let’s go.

EXT. WOODED AREA, OFF LITTLE LEAGUE FIELD (1984) - DAY

The Task Force hack their way through thick brush and

branches.

TOM is kneeling, using a sifting TRAY to look for trace

evidence in the soil, paper sheets and evidence bags around

him.

HAGLUND (O.S.)

I’m telling you, decomposition is

our best friend, right now. The

chemical change over time in a

corpse left somewhere wild like

this does all kinds of interesting

things to the surrounding area. You

see how those branches have turned

yellow there, the vegetation too?

That’s the decomposing body making

the soil in the area real acidic.

Limits growth too.

BILL HAGLUND, from the Medical Examiner’s office, kneels in

his neat, white overalls, lovingly tending to a set of

DECOMPOSED SKELETAL REMAINS, partially buried in the mud. The

area around it, and the over-hanging branches above, are

indeed YELLOW. A strange, eerie sight.

HAGLUND (CONT’D)

Okay, look out.

HAGLUND puts a mask over his face, and starts to work the

yellow soil. As PETERSON puts an arm across his face.

PETERSON:

Get ready...

TOM:

Why, what’s... Aargh! What is that?

TOM recoils, gagging at the horrendous smell.

HAGLUND:

(through the mask)

Gas from the corpse gets trapped in

the soil. I just released it. You

never smelled a dead body before,

detective?

56.

He hasn’t. Just stares at the remains, appalled.

REICHERT (O.S.)

(calling over)

Guys? We’ve got another one!

On TOM’s face, as he looks up at REICHERT calling to them

from the ridge, above.

INT. TASK FORCE MINI-VAN, INTERSTATE 90 (2003) - MORNING

And we’re still on TOM’s face, only it’s now 19 years older.

TOM:

How’d you sleep, Gary?

TITLE over black - “JUNE 14, 2003 - DAY TWO”

EXT. INTERSTATE 90 (2003) - MORNING

A CONVOY of vehicles moving along the winding Interstate. A

few unmarked POLICE CARS, black SUVs, and a grey MINI-VAN.

INT. TASK FORCE MINI-VAN, INTERSTATE 90 - MORNING

GARY sits next to RANDY MULLINAX, and beside him, NOONEY, the

video man, recording everything with his CAMERA. TOM in the

seat behind, next to CHANG, the sound man. MIKE BROWN

driving, a SWAT guy next to him, and MARK PROTHERO and one of

the PROSECUTOR’s in the seats behind them. They’re all in

civilian clothes.

GARY:

(taking in the view)

Not too good. Woke up a few times.

Thinking about the, uh, the

killings, y’know?

TOM:

Sure.

GARY:

Bad memories.

TOM weighing him up.

TOM:

Right.

57.

PROTHERO:

Have you thought about what happens

if anyone sees us out here? Or

recognizes Gary?

MULLINAX:

That’s why we’re out here so early,

Mark. Hopefully no-one will be

around. Look, if anyone asks, we’re

just a bunch of guys looking at

some real estate.

GARY:

(pointing at the camera)

Or maybe making a movie? Like a Tom

Cruise movie.

TOM:

Let’s stick with real estate.

EXT. WOODS NEAR INTERSTATE 90/HIGHWAY 18 INTERSECTION -

MORNING:

The CONVOY has pulled off the empty road, parked up near the

entrance to a heavily WOODED AREA. TOM stands on the grass,

watching GARY being helped out of the MINI-VAN by SECURITY,

handcuffed. All in regular clothes, fleeces, hoodies, etc.

TOM:

You going to be okay walking in

those shoes?

We see GARY’s JAIL BOOTIES, and his legs shackled.

GARY:

Maybe we could stop by K-mart

later, get some boots, just in

case?

PROTHERO:

I don’t think we’ll be going shoe

shopping today, Gary.

TOM:

So, yesterday you said you left a

body here that we never found.

Still sure about that?

GARY:

Yes. This is where I went in.

Definitely. Good view of the road,

both directions.

58.

On GARY looking into the WOODS.

Suddenly a FLASH image of the ‘OLD FOREST’. From behind, we

see GARY and a young WOMAN (TINA, 22) walking side-by-side

towards it.

Back with GARY again, looking at the less dream-like WOODS

before him.

GARY (CONT’D)

Absolutely. She’s going to be right

up in there. Quite certain.

TOM:

Okay.

TOM looks over to MULLINAX and the others. Here we go...

TOM (CONT'D)

Well... take us to her, Gary.

Gestures into the woods. GARY shuffles off into the trees,

aided by his GUARDS. One of the SWAT TEAM stays at the

entrance keeping watch. TOM follows.

EXT. 90/18 WOODS - MORNING

GARY leads them deeper, alert, alive. TOM, watching him.

EXT. 90/18 WOODS - MOMENTS LATER

GARY stands, looking around, trying to get his bearings.

MULLINAX:

This looking familiar, Gary?

GARY:

Sure. It’s just been awhile,

y’know?

TOM and MULLINAX share a look.

TOM:

So, what do you remember about this

girl?

GARY:

Uh...

TOM:

Do you remember where you killed

her?

59.

GARY:

In my house. My old house. That’s

where I was most comfortable doing

it.

EXT. RIDGWAY HOUSE, DES MOINES (1983) - DAY

We see a static, wide shot of the squat, single-storey house

where GARY killed most of his victims.

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