How to Make a Monster Page #3

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MY WORK WAS DONE.

THE COP ON THE GATE,

RICHARDS,

HE CHECKED ME OUT.

OK, YOU CAN GO.

HEY, DID YOU

SEE THIS?

GLASS OF HIS WRIST WATCH

IS CRACKED.

IT STOPPED AT 8:
34.

AND THAT FIXES:

THE TIME OF THE MURDER.

WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF IT?

WELL, PENDING

AUTOPSY FINDINGS,

I WOULD SAY:

THAT HE WAS:

ATTACKED:

FROM BEHIND:

BY SOMEONE WITH:

FIENDISH STRENGTH.

NECK IS BROKEN.

AND THAT:

THE ATTACKER,

LIKE AN ANIMAL,

INFLICTED SHARP:

WOUNDS ON THE NECK.

LOOKS LIKE FANGS

TO ME.

I'D SAY THAT

THE TIME OF DEATH

AS FIXED:

BY THE TIME:

THE WATCH STOPPED

IS REASONABLY:

ACCURATE.

SO, WHAT DO WE

HAVE TO DO?

LOOK FOR A MONSTER?

YOU DON'T HAVE

TO GO VERY FAR.

I THINK THAT THEY

MAKE THEM TO ORDER

RIGHT IN THIS:

STUDIO.

WE'RE NOT TALKING

ABOUT ACTORS.

WE MEAN:

A REAL MONSTER.

THE NEWS HOUNDS:

WILL HAVE A FIELD DAY.

WHAT A WAY TO START

OFF THE NEW REGIME.

YOU'VE GOT

TO MOVE FAST!

WE'LL DO THE BEST

WE CAN.

THE P.M. DIDN'T

HELP US VERY MUCH.

ALL IT ESTABLISHED

WAS THAT:

HE WAS STRANGLED AND

HIS NECK WAS BROKEN.

THAT COULD HAVE BEEN

DONE BY A HUMAN.

BUT HE WAS ALSO:

CLAWED AND BITTEN.

THAT PART:

IS INHUMAN.

I'M NOT INTERESTED

IN YOUR SPECULATIONS.

I JUST WANT RESULTS.

NIXON WAS MY FRIEND.

YOU KNOW, IT'S ONE THING

WHEN AN EASTERN HOODLUM

COMES OUT HERE:

TO CUT IN:

ON JUICY CALIFORNIA

TERRITORY,

AND THE LOCAL MOB

TURNS HIM OUT.

BUT WHEN AN EASTERN

EXECUTIVE IS KILLED

IN THE WEST,

IN HIS OWN STUDIO

ON HIS FIRST JOB,

WELL...

MAYBE YOU CAN:

HELP US.

I'LL BE GLAD TO.

ANY WAY AT ALL.

DID HE HAVE ANY:

KNOWN ENEMIES?

NOT OUT HERE.

HOW COULD HE?

AND CERTAINLY:

NOT ENEMIES.

HE MAY HAVE HAD:

RIVALS FOR HIS JOB,

BUT THEY WOULDN'T

RESORT TO MURDER.

IN THE ENTERTAINMENT

BUSINESS,

THE MORTALITY RATE

IS FAST AND HIGH ENOUGH.

YOU HAVE YOUR EYE

ON A CERTAIN SPOT,

ALL YOU NEED:

IS PATIENCE.

WAIT A LITTLE BIT,

YOU'RE BOUND TO GET YOUR TURN.

WELL, DID HE ANTAGONIZE

ANYBODY OUT HERE?

NO, NOT IN THAT

LETHAL WAY.

NATURALLY, WE PINK-SLIPPED

ABOUT 100 AT THE STUDIO.

WE HAD TO.

STILL CAMERAMEN,

FLACKS, MAINTENANCE MEN,

SECRETARIES,

MAKE-UP DEPARTMENT.

BUT THAT'S NOT UNUSUAL

WHEN A NEW REGIME

MOVES IN:

AND TAKES OVER.

AND YET IT THROWS

AN AWFUL LOT:

OF PEOPLE OUT OF WORK.

SOME OF THEM MAY NOT

LIKE THE JOKE.

IT'S JUST ONE

OF THE HAZARDS:

OF THE INDUSTRY.

AND BESIDES, THEY'LL ALL

GET JOBS IMMEDIATELY.

THEY'LL BE

ABSORBED BY TV.

AND YOU DON'T KNOW OF ANY

ENEMIES HE HAD OUT HERE?

I'D SAY HE HAD NONE.

WELL, WE'LL PUT EVERY MAN

WE CAN ON THE CASE.

JUST BEAR IN MIND

THAT WE WANT THIS

CLEARED UP AS BADLY

AS YOU DO.

A HOLLYWOOD MURDER

IS OK ON THE SCREEN,

BUT NOT IN THE STUDIO.

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]

WHAT IS IT, LARRY?

DON'T YOU FEEL WELL?

I DON'T--

I KIND OF BLACKED OUT.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

I START TO WEAVE,

AND THEN I BLACK OUT.

THIS IS SOMETHING NEW.

NO, I JUST

FEEL THIS WAY SINCE--

LOOK, MAYBE--

MAYBE YOU GAVE YOUR ALL

TO THE PART:

OF THE WEREWOLF.

NOW YOU DON'T HAVE

ANY STRENGTH LEFT.

YOU MAY HAVE:

SOMETHING THERE.

THE LAST SCENE:

I WAS IN, I--

I HAD TO TRY:

TO ESCAPE,

TO GET AWAY:

FROM THE POLICE.

ARLENE, I STILL FEEL

AS IF I'M RUNNING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT

I'M RUNNING FROM, BUT--

BUT I AM:

RUNNING AWAY!

MAYBE THE REPORTERS

AND POLICE UPSET YOU.

NO, NO.

THEY JUST LOOKED AROUND

AND TOOK A FEW PICTURES.

THEY BARELY SPOKE TO ME.

ASKED ME HOW IT FEELS

TO BE A MONSTER,

THEN THEY TURNED AWAY.

I HEARD THEM LAUGHING

AT THE MAKE-UP, LIKE--

LIKE IT WAS SOMETHING

TO SCARE KIDS.

IT'S THE SAME.

I'M STILL RUNNING,

RUNNING, RUNNING--

COME ON, LARRY, RELAX.

CALM YOURSELF.

I GUESS:

IT'S ONLY NATURAL,

IF YOU WORK HARD,

THAT YOU'RE GONNA

HAVE A LET DOWN.

YEAH, I GUESS SO.

[DANCE MUSIC PLAYS]

YOU BETTER:

GET BACK IN, ARLENE,

BEFORE THEY CHIP IN

AND BUY ME A WHEELCHAIR.

[CHUCKLES]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

WORKING LATE AGAIN, HUH?

OH, WELL,

I HAVE NO HOURS.

NO CREATOR HAS.

BESIDES, I GET MORE

JOY AND SATISFACTION

OUT OF MY WORK THAN

WATCHING THE CLOCK.

I KNOW YOU'RE A BEAVER

FOR WORK,

BUT IT'S ONLY HUMAN TO CALL IT

A DAY ONCE IN A WHILE.

NOT ME.

THERE'S NO REST FOR ME.

YOU SHOULD, THOUGH.

TAKE IT EASY, I MEAN.

IT PUZZLES ME WHY

YOU KNOCK YOURSELF OUT,

ESPECIALLY WHEN:

YOU'RE THROUGH HERE.

THIS IS YOUR LAST JOB.

SO YOU KNOW, TOO, HMM?

IT'S ALL OVER

THE LOT.

BUT IT'S

NO DISGRACE.

BELIEVE ME,

YOU'RE IN GOOD COMPANY.

HALF THE OLD TERMERS

GET PINK SLIPS.

DID YOU?

NO, A COP DOESN'T

MAKE ENOUGH MONEY

TO BE A DRAG:

ON THE PAYROLL.

BUT I MIGHT JUST

FIRE MYSELF--UP.

OH?

I NEVER:

KIDDED MYSELF:

THAT WALKING:

A WATCHMAN'S ROUNDS

WOULD MOVE ME:

TO THE TOP.

NO, I GUESS NOT.

TAKE MOST OF THESE

STUDIO COPS.

THEY'RE RETIRED

POLICEMEN:

LOOKING:

FOR A SOFT TOUCH.

BUT NOT ME, THOUGH.

I'VE GOT DIFFERENT IDEAS.

IF I WERE CHIEF OF POLICE

AT THIS STUDIO,

I'D RUN IT REAL STRICT.

NO ONE WOULD GET ON THIS LO WITHOUT A PASS.

AND I'D PUT ON

2 NIGHT PATROLS.

THAT NEW BOSS NIXON

MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN KILLED

IF MY SYSTEM:

HAD BEEN ENFORCED.

WELL, IT'S TOO BAD

IT WASN'T.

BUT NOW:

I'M HIP TO SOMETHING

THAT MIGHT JUST PUT ME

IN LINE FOR PROMOTION.

OH, REALLY?

TAKE THAT NIXON KILLING,

FOR INSTANCE.

A MAN GETS STRANGLED

JUST WATCHING:

THE RUSHES.

I WASN'T SATISFIED

WITH THE WAY:

THE BIG BRASS:

HANDLED IT,

SO I PUT SOME POINTERS

OF MY OWN DOWN.

GOT THEM RIGHT HERE

IN MY LITTLE BLACK BOOK.

LIKE A REAL:

DETECTIVE, HUH?

EXACTLY.

LIKE I THINK IT WAS

AN INSIDE JOB.

SOMEONE WHO KNEW

HIS WAY AROUND THE LOT.

YOU SUSPECT ANYONE?

NO.

BUT I CAN GIVE YOU

ANOTHER FOR INSTANCE.

LIKE YOU AND YOUR STOOGE

DIDN'T LEAVE THE STUDIO

THE NIGHT:

BEFORE THE KILLING.

WELL, I OFTEN SPEND

THE NIGHT HERE,

ESPECIALLY WHEN I HAVE

A HEAVY MAKE-UP JOB.

DO YOU REALIZE:

I'VE GOT TO BE HERE

AT 6:
00 IN THE MORNING

TO GET THE ACTOR READY

FOR HIS FIRST SCENE

OF THE DAY?

SO WHY BOTHER:

TO GO HOME?

YOU DON'T HAVE TO

EXPLAIN ANYTHING TO ME.

YOU CAN TELL IT ALL TO

CAPTAIN HANCOCK OF HOMICIDE.

AND YOU CAN TELL HIM,

FOR INSTANCE,

THAT ON THE NIGHT

OF THE KILLING,

YOU AND RIVERO:

LEFT THE LOT AT 9:12.

GOT IT ALL DOWN HERE

IN MY LITTLE BLACK BOOK.

AND I FIGURE:

CAPTAIN HANCOCK:

TELLS THE NEW SET-UP,

AND MAYBE I GET PROMOTED.

YEAH, I'VE GOT A FEW

OTHER LITTLE THINGS

WRITTEN DOWN:

FOR HIM, TOO.

YES, BUT WHY BOTHER?

AFTER ALL,

YOU'VE ALREADY DONE

ALL THEY EXPECT OF YOU.

WHY STICK YOUR NECK OUT

BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY?

THE SECURITY OF THIS LOT

MEANS A GREAT DEAL TO ME.

THIS STUDIO WILL BE HERE

A LONG TIME.

AND SOMEDAY I EXPECT TO BE

ITS CHIEF OF POLICE.

WELL, I LIKE A SHOW

OF AMBITION,

AND YOU'VE

REALLY GOT IT.

I'LL SEE YOU DOWNTOWN.

RIVERO.

COME HELP ME, QUICK.

[BIG BAND MUSIC

PLAYING ON RADIO]

[VOLUME INCREASES]

[WHISTLING]

[CONTINUES WHISTLING]

OH!

[CRASHING]

[BIG BAND MUSIC

PLAYING ON RADIO]

WE'RE GONNA

CHECK OUT NOW.

REMEMBER,

NOT A WORD OUT OF YOU.

JUST FOLLOW ME:

OUT OF THE STUDIO

AND GET INTO THE CAR.

[SOFT MUSIC

PLAYING ON RADIO]

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