Green River KIiller Page #17

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PROTHERO gets in his car.

PROTHERO (CONT’D)

I think he’s trying to tell the

truth. He just doesn’t want to

remember.

He drives off, leaving TOM alone in the lot, thinking.

INT. BACK EXIT AREA, ‘THE BUNKER’ (2003)- MORNING

TITLE over black - “JUNE 16TH, 2003, DAY FOUR.”

TOM stands with a group of DETECTIVES, watching GARY and his

group heading out for the VAN.

TOM looks over to REICHERT and GRADDON, who watch at a

distance, then nods to DET. CRENSHAW, a large, African-

American man. CRENSHAW walks over to GARY, heads him off.

CRENSHAW (O.S.)

Where the hell you think you’re

going?

GARY stops, hands in his jacket pockets.

94.

CRENSHAW (CONT’D)

You think you’re going out for a

nice little walk in the sunshine

after the bullshit display you’ve

been putting on for us? Huh?

GARY:

(quietly)

I don’t know...

CRENSHAW:

What did you say? You think I’m

stupid? Look at me, you piece of

sh*t. Do you think I’m a f***ing

idiot?

PROTHERO looks over to TOM, who gives him a “wait” look.

CRENSHAW (CONT'D)

Tell me.

GARY:

(meekly)

No.

CRENSHAW:

So why are you bullshitting me,

Gary?

GARY:

I’m not bullshitting you.

CRENSHAW:

Yes you are, Gary. You can’t even

look me in the eye. You got us all

running around, and you’re just

sitting back with a f***in’ smirk

on your face. I’m out there every

day, digging and clearing brush in

ninety f***ing degrees, because of

your bullshit stories, when I could

be home with my kids.

GARY:

They’re not bullshit.

CRENSHAW:

They are bullshit, and you know

they’re bullshit. You’re not going

anywhere today. Take his ass back

to his f***in’ cell.

GARY is led off. CRENSHAW calls after him.

95.

CRENSHAW (CONT’D)

You want to keep going on your

little field trips, then you better

man up and start telling the truth!

TOM looks over to see REICHERT and GRADDON walking off.

INT. GARY’S CELL, ‘THE BUNKER’ (2003) - MOMENTS LATER

TOM approaches GARY, who sits at the desk in his doorway,

reading. GUARDS nearby.

GARY:

Hello, Detective... uh..?

TOM:

You know my name, Gary.

GARY:

I’m sorry,.. I’m not good with that

kind of thing...

TOM looks around, makes sure the GUARDS can’t hear them.

TOM:

I know you’re lying.

GARY:

I promise, I can’t remember names.

When I was a kid, I’d forget my own

address...

TOM:

I know you’ve been lying to us from

the moment you got here. I just

don’t know why.

GARY goes quiet, just looks at him.

TOM (CONT’D)

You killed every single one of

those women?

GARY just nods.

TOM (CONT’D)

And you stopped in ‘85?

GARY just nods, again.

TOM (CONT’D)

The one out at the racetrack you

told us about on the first day?

(MORE)

96.

TOM (CONT’D)

Patricia Barczak? Well, I found

her already, back in ‘93, but they

wouldn’t let me put her on the

Green River list. Patricia

disappeared in October ‘86, though.

So, how’d that happen, Gary? If you

stopped in ‘85? How could she have

disappeared in ‘86?

GARY looks blankly at him.

TOM (CONT'D)

That means either you didn’t do it,

or you never stopped doing it?

Which is it, Gary? How many have

you really killed? Just the seven

the DNA ties you to? Or did you

just keep on going, until we picked

you up that day at work? That’s

another 15 years of killing. How

many more are out there?

GARY implacable.

TOM (CONT'D)

Had to keep travelling further and

further to do it though, I guess.

Throw us off your scent. How many

state lines you cross to do it?

That’s a lot of other death

penalties you’d have to wriggle out

of, huh? Once you’re done with this

one. Is that why you’re lying? But

why lie about Patricia? You killed

her here in King County. All part

of the same deal. No reason to lie

about her. Unless it wasn’t you? Is

that it? Maybe you know who did

though, huh? Maybe that’s where you

get your information? Or did?

Supply all cut off now, Gary? No

more juicy morsels to tease us

with?

GARY just looking at him.

TOM (CONT’D)

Listen to me, this party is very

nearly over. For you and me both.

That means this deal falls apart

and you go back to where you were.

Sitting in a box, waiting to die.

(MORE)

97.

TOM (CONT’D)

No more interviews, no more fun

little trips in the van, no more

nothing. This is it. Either you

give me something I can use or they

are going to shut this down. And

right now, the two people who want

to stop that happening the most,

are you and me. So, I really need

you to help me here, Gary. Can you

do that?

A group of DETECTIVES approach. TOM gives GARY one last look

and then walks off. On GARY, thinking.

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM, ‘THE BUNKER’ (2003) - DAY

TOM and SUE PETERS sit across from GARY, who has his NOTEBOOK

open in front of him. We see he’s written, “Do NOT tell

a lie. Tell the TRUTH and do not GUESS.” PROTHERO behind him.

TOM:

You’ve written some notes?

GARY:

I’ve been remembering some things.

INT. PROSECUTION VIEWING ROOM, ‘THE BUNKER’ (2003) -

CONTINUOUS:

GRADDON and SHERIFF REICHERT watching on the monitor, along

with the rest of the team.

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM, ‘THE BUNKER’ (2003) - CONTINUOUS

TOM:

I’m very glad to hear that. I hope

there’s something worthwhile in

there.

GARY:

(refers to his note-book)

Couple of things... uh, the airport

site. Na... uh, Nao... Noa...

PETERS:

Connie Naon.

GARY:

Yes, on her right breast. I, uh...

I bit her breast... afterwards.

And there was another lady...

(MORE)

98.

GARY (CONT'D)

I broke one of the arms... uh, back

in ‘82, I got in a rage...

INT. PROSECUTION ROOM, ‘THE BUNKER’ (2003) - CONTINUOUS

Excitement growing in the room.

SHERIFF REICHERT

Has any of this been made public?

MATTSEN:

No. The bite and the arm break? No.

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM, ‘THE BUNKER’ (2003) - CONTINUOUS

GARY:

One out by the hospital, I found

some matches on her, so I, uh...

TOM:

Hold on, Gary. Let’s rewind here.

PETERS:

This is great. This is exactly what

we need.

TOM:

So, Connie Naon. Why did you bite

her?

GARY:

I, uh, I don’t know...

PETERS:

You must have been angry with her.

GARY:

Angry with her, I guess...

PETERS:

What did she do to make you angry,

Gary?

GARY:

She wouldn’t let me touch her...

touch her chest. Made me mad.

PETERS:

So you bit her.

GARY:

So I bit her.

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TOM:

You do anything else to her?

INT. PROSECUTION ROOM, ‘THE BUNKER’ (2003) - CONTINUOUS

SHERIFF REICHERT

He ever talk about the rocks

before?

MULLINAX:

Not to any of us.

INT. INTERROGATION ROOM, ‘THE BUNKER’ (2003) - CONTINUOUS

On GARY, pinching at his hand.

TOM:

Something had been put inside

Connie, Gary. You know what that

was? Did you put something inside

her?

GARY:

I, uh... I might have put, uh...

put a rock in there, maybe.

PETERS:

A rock?

GARY:

Yeah. I’d done that before. If

there was a rock nearby, I’d, uh...

I might do that.

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