Green River KIiller Page #6

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TOM takes a photograph out of his folder.

TOM:

The lab also believes it can match

the same suspect... to Carol

Christensen.

He shows a photograph of CAROL with a PAPER BAG over her

head, her arms placed across her abdomen, a FISH across her

throat, another over her left breast, SAUSAGE MEAT on top of

her left hand, and an empty, green WINE BOTTLE between her

legs.

TOM (CONT’D)

It’s a very good start.

TOM takes out an envelope and pushes it across the desk to

REICHERT. They look at each other.

TOM (CONT’D)

His name is in there.

INT. THE BUNKER, DEFENSE TEAM/ A.V. AREA (2003) - CONTINUOUS

MCDONALD (O.S.)

Gary Ridgway, if you fail to prove

your claims, we will move forward

to trial.

30.

TOM and MULLINAX pass TONY SAVAGE and TODD GRUENHAGAN at the

monitors. They sit with headphones on, behind CHANG and

NOONEY, the A.V. guys.

INT. THE BUNKER, OUTSIDE INTERVIEW ROOM (2003) - CONTINUOUS

TOM and RANDY walk towards the GUARDS outside the INTERVIEW

ROOM.

MCDONALD (O.S.)

Where you will be tried for the

original seven counts of 1st degree

aggravated murder you have been

charged with.

INT. TASK FORCE OFFICE, REGIONAL JUSTICE CENTER (2001) - DAY

TOM sits in GRADDON’S office.

GRADDON:

Once we make the arrest on Friday,

we can’t let him get away because

of jury doubts about DNA. We’re

going to need a full confession. We

get maybe a few hours with him

before he gets lawyered up, so I

want skilled interviewers in there.

Who do you think it should be?

TOM:

That’s easy. Me.

GRADDON:

I don’t think that’s a good idea,

Tom.

TOM:

(shocked)

What?!

GRADDON:

You haven’t interrogated a suspect

like this in years. You’re going to

be rusty, of course...

TOM:

Rusty?! I’ve spent more time on

this case than any...

31.

GRADDON:

I know how personal this is for

you, Tom. We need cool heads in

that room.

TOM:

There’s no one here better...

GRADDON:

(firm)

You won’t be taking part in the

arrest or the interview, Tom. I’m

sorry. That’s the way it’s going to

be.

TOM, swallowing down his frustration, trying to be calm.

INT. THE BUNKER, INTERVIEW ROOM (2003) - CONTINUOUS

MCDONALD:

Do we have an understanding?

GARY:

Yes, we do.

INT. TASK FORCE OFFICE, REGIONAL JUSTICE CENTER (2001) - DAY

TOM, standing with the other DETECTIVES as they hear GARY

being arrested over the radio. (The scene we saw earlier.)

Close on TOM, wishing he was there.

INT. REGIONAL JUSTICE CENTER, HOLDING ROOM (2001) - EVENING

Post arrest, GARY sits on a plastic chair, being questioned

by an increasingly frustrated DOYON and MULLINAX.

Unseen behind the TWO-WAY MIRROR, TOM watches. THE DIGITAL

CLOCK CHANGES TO “7:10”. MULLINAX speaks into the air,

knowing he’ll be heard.

MULLINAX:

He wants a lawyer. Bring him the

phone book.

TOM’s head drops. Wishing he’d had his chance.

32.

INT. THE BUNKER, OUTSIDE INTERVIEW ROOM (2003) - CONTINUOUS

TOM and MULLINAX are handing their side-arms to the SWAT guys

guarding the door to the Interview Room.

MCDONALD (O.S.)

Okay. Let’s bring in the

detectives.

The DOOR opens, and we’re looking at GARY sitting there,

waiting. On TOM, his chance arrived.

MULLINAX:

(to TOM)

Show-time.

And now we’re moving into the room, and the man we’ve waited

a very long time to get answers from is looking up at us.

INT. THE BUNKER, INTERVIEW ROOM (2003) - CONTINUOUS

MULLINAX and TOM sit opposite GARY.

MULLINAX:

Gary, I believe you’ve met my

colleague, Tom Jensen.

TOM:

Gary.

GARY:

Detective.

TOM:

How you doing today?

GARY:

Yeah, pretty good. Everyone’s been

real nice. Real civilized.

TOM:

Well, Gary, we’d like to start with

the additional victims, that you

say we never found.

He starts to spread a large map over the table.

33.

TOM (CONT’D)

The longer these bodies remain out

there, the more chance they could

be dragged off by animals or

covered up by construction, that

kind of thing. So... where do we

start?

GARY looks at the map, a little lost.

GARY:

Uh... It’s hard, y’know, ‘cause I

wasn’t planning on killing any of

‘em. And it was a long time ago

now, ‘cause, remember, I stopped in

‘85 once I met Judith. Meeting

Judith changed everything...

TOM:

Well, just tell us about the first

one you remember, and where it is?

GARY:

The first woman I ever killed? I

always thought that was Coffield...

MULLINAX:

Whoa! Wait, don’t go there...

TOM:

Not the first woman you ever

killed...

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

Cries of “whoa!”, “look out!”, What’s he doing?!” etc., from

the DETECTIVES.

INT. THE BUNKER, INTERROGATION ROOM - CONTINUOUS

MULLINAX:

Right now, we just want to talk

about the women still out there.

PROTHERO leans in to GARY.

PROTHERO:

Gary, Ms. Coffield is one of the

seven murders you’re currently

charged with. Let’s not talk about

them.

(MORE)

34.

PROTHERO (CONT'D)

If this deal doesn’t work out,

you’ll still be tried on those

counts, and it’s up to them to

prove you guilty.

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

Cries of “Yeah, good luck with that now!” etc., from the

bleachers.

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

TOM:

Gary, I just want to make sure you

understand what’s going on here.

You’re making some pretty big

claims. Saying you’ve killed a lot

of women. The DNA evidence proves

you killed seven. So that means,

right now, we’ve only got your word

for the rest of them. If you want

to stay alive, like you say you do,

you have to give us something that

proves it really was you who did

all that. You understand? Prove

you’re not just making this up to

avoid the death penalty.

GARY:

Making it up. I understand.

TOM:

If we find out you’re wasting our

time here, that’s a very serious

business. There’s a lot of families

been waiting a long time to know

the truth. And if it wasn’t you,

that means whoever did do it is

still out there.

GARY:

Still out there. Sure.

TOM:

Okay. So let’s just go with the

ones you’re saying we haven’t found

yet. That would prove you know

things only the man who did all

this could know. Got it?

35.

GARY:

Okay. Well, the furthest I ever

went was uh, over by the Fall City

exit, off of I-90. There’s one over

there you guys never found. On a...

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

SHERIFF REICHERT

Have we ever found anything over

there?

PETERS:

Nothing for that area, sir.

REICHERT is immediately on his radio.

SHERIFF REICHERT

(still listening to GARY)

Take the Fall City exit off the I

90. Look for a small road leading

north away from the freeway. Let me

know when you’re there.

EXT. THE BUNKER, PARKING LOT (2003) - CONTINUOUS

A black EXPLORER, with its engine running, speeds off.

OFFICER 1

(into his radio)

Yes sir! We’re on it.

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