How to Make a Monster Page #5

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HAVE A FIELD DAY.

BUT, PETE,

HOW ABOUT US?

OUR WORK HERE:

IS DONE.

WELL DONE, I'D SAY.

BUT ACCORDING:

TO THE PAPER,

THE STUDIO IS CLOSING,

AND THE OTHER STUDIOS--

OH, QUIET, YOU FOOL.

A LITTLE GUST OF WIND,

AND YOU BEGIN TO SHIVER.

I'VE TAKEN CARE OF YOU

FOR 25 YEARS.

YOU WON'T STARVE.

I'LL SEE TO THAT.

PROVIDED YOU KEEP

YOUR MOUTH SHUT.

SHUT AT ALL TIMES,

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES, PETE.

OF COURSE I DO.

I NEVER GIVE YOU

ANY TROUBLE.

YOU KNOW THAT, PETE.

I'VE ALWAYS CONSIDERED

YOU THE MASTER,

AND I WAS THE ASSISTANT.

AND LET'S

KEEP IT THAT WAY.

A SILENT ASSISTANT.

RIVERO, YOU AND I HAVE

BEEN INVITED DOWNTOWN

TO POLICE HEADQUARTERS.

POLICE HEADQUARTERS?

FOR ROUTINE QUESTIONING.

MERELY A RIDE:

DOWN AND BACK.

WHEN WE GET THERE,

DON'T OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

I'LL PROVIDE

THE ANSWERS.

YES, PETE.

ALL RIGHT. LET'S GO.

GET YOUR HAT AND COAT.

POLICE ARE VERY PECULIAR.

THEY INSIST:

ON PUNCTUALITY.

I WAS JUST GOING

TO BARGE IN ON YOU.

ME?

YES, YOU. YOU'RE

PETE, ALL RIGHT.

I DON'T BELIEVE

WE'VE MET.

WELL, YOU'RE

MEETING ME NOW.

GARY DROZ,

THAT'S MY NAME.

I'M LARRY'S AGENT.

LARRY, YOUR

TEENAGE WEREWOLF.

I SENT HIM FOR THE PART

WITH THE PRODUCER,

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I

QUIT WORRYING ABOUT HIM.

I NEVER FORGET A CLIENT,

EVEN THOUGH:

I GET THEM WORK.

GARY DROZ IS NOT

A FLESH PEDDLER. GET IT?

I DON'T QUITE

UNDERSTAND.

I'M LIKE A FATHER

TO MY KIDS.

SOMETIMES I DON'T

EVEN TAKE THE 10%

TILL I GET 'EM

A TERM CONTRACT.

NOW, HOW DO YOU

LIKE THAT?

VERY ADMIRABLE,

BUT I DON'T SEE

HOW IT CONCERNS ME.

ALL RIGHT, I'LL THROW

YOU THE CONNECTION.

YOU LEAVE MY BOY ALONE.

DON'T YOU TELL HIM

THAT AFTER THIS PICTURE

HE'S FINISHED AND HE'LL

NEVER GET ANOTHER JOB.

GETTING HIM WORK

IS MY DEPARTMENT,

AND LARRY'S GOT A GREAT

FUTURE AS AN ACTOR,

AND I'M GOING

TO HELP HIM BUILD IT.

AND FOR YOUR:

INFORMATION,

I'VE GOT 3 JOBS LINED UP

FOR HIM RIGHT NOW,

AND I DON'T NEED

TO HAVE A TRUCK:

RUN OVER HIS FACE

TO GET HIM MORE WORK.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES, OF COURSE,

MR. DROZ,

BUT, YOU SEE,

I ONLY SUGGESTED THAT--

DON'T SUGGEST.

IN MY BOOK, YOU'RE

A NEGATIVE CHARACTER.

I CAN GET LARRY A JOB

ANY TIME I WANT TO.

WHY, I COULD EVEN

GET YOU A JOB--

AS A HEAVY, IF YOU'LL

JOIN THE UNION.

WELL, THANKS

FOR THE OFFER.

YOU'RE WELCOME

FOR NOTHING.

AND DON'T FORGET WHAT

I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU.

YOU LEAVE:

MY CLIENT ALONE!

I TELL YOU, PETE,

SINCE THAT MANIAC'S

BEEN ON THE KILL,

I'VE HAD NO SLEEP.

NIGHTS:

ON THE STUDIO GATE,

DAYS OVER HERE.

I KNOW WHAT:

YOU MEAN, RICHARDS.

IT'S BEEN A HARDSHIP

ON ALL OF US.

SOMEBODY SURE:

HAD A GRUDGE:

AGAINST THOSE:

NEW EXECUTIVES.

IT WOULD SEEM THAT WAY.

BUT, AS YOU POINTED OUT,

A MANIAC.

WELL, A MANIAC

REALLY NEEDS NO REASON

FOR KILLING.

MILLIE, WE APPRECIATE

YOUR COMING DOWN HERE

TO HELP US.

NOW, IF YOU'LL

TRY TO GIVE US:

SOME KIND OF DESCRIPTION

OF THIS MONSTER.

WELL, CAPTAIN,

THAT'S AS CLOSE

AS I CAN GET TO IT--

A MONSTER.

HE LOOKED LIKE HE WALKED

RIGHT OFF THE SCREEN!

BIG, HUGE MAN WITH ONE

EYE OUT OF ITS SOCKET.

OH, IT SURE WAS

A NIGHTMARE.

HE HIT ME:

AND KNOCKED ME DOWN.

MUST HAVE HAD:

SOMETHING IN HIS HAND.

THE BLOW WAS THAT HEAVY.

ABOUT WHAT:

TIME WAS IT?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW

TO THE MINUTE,

BUT I WAS COMING

FROM A PICTURE SHOW,

AND I TOOK THE LAST BUS

HOME TO WHERE I WORK,

AND THAT WOULD MAKE IT,

WITH WALKING 3 BLOCKS,

ABOUT HALF PAST 12:00.

THANK YOU, MILLIE.

WE'LL PROBABLY WANT YOU

TO TRY TO IDENTIFY

THIS, UH, MONSTER

FROM ANY SUSPECTS

WE PICK UP.

YOU MEAN I HAVE TO COME

DOWN HERE AGAIN?

WELL, I'M AFRAID SO.

WELL...

YOU CALL ME,

AND I'LL COME.

NO MAN LIKE THAT SHOULD

BE ROAMING THE STREETS.

YEAH, I'LL COME.

YOU CAN COME IN NOW,

RICHARDS.

SIT DOWN.

NOW, LAST NIGHT,

AS YOU KNOW,

MR. CLAYTON

WAS KILLED.

BUT RIGHT NOW, WE WANT

TO TAKE YOU BACK

TO THE MONAHAN KILLING.

YES, SIR?

ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE NOT

HOLDING OUT ANYTHING ON US?

WHY, NO.

WELL, YOU YOURSELF SAID

IT WAS STRANGE THAT YOU

DIDN'T HEAR ANYTHING.

NOW, WE'VE BEEN

CHEWING THAT OVER.

EXACTLY WHERE WERE YOU

WHEN IT HAPPENED?

WELL, IN MY BOOTH

AT THE GATE.

HOW FAR IS THAT:

FROM THE COMMISSARY?

ABOUT THE SAME DISTANCE

AS 2 CITY BLOCKS.

AND YOU MEAN TO SAY

WITH ALL THAT CROCKERY

TOSSED AROUND:

AND SMASHED:

IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT,

YOU DIDN'T HEAR A THING?

YOU THINK IF I HAD,

I WOULDN'T HAVE RUN

TO HELP MONAHAN?

HE WAS MY PARTNER!

FOR YEARS:

WE TEAMED TOGETHER.

HE WAS YOUNGER THAN ME,

BUT WE GOT ALONG SWELL.

WE'RE NOT ACCUSING YOU

OF ANY DERELICTION

OF DUTY.

WE'RE JUST TRYING

TO GET A CLEAR PICTURE,

THAT'S ALL.

WELL, I DID HAVE

THE RADIO ON.

LOUD?

YES, QUITE LOUD.

IT ISN'T THAT I'M DEAF

OR ANYTHING.

I JUST HAPPEN:

TO LIKE LOUD MUSIC.

HOW WAS I TO KNOW

THERE WAS A KILLER LOOSE?

IT'S NO CRIME TO LISTEN

TO THE RADIO.

NO, NO. I GUESS NOT.

WELL, THINK

OF THE MAINTENANCE MEN,

THE GRIPS, THE GAFFERS,

EVEN THE SECRETARIES.

THINK HARD ABOUT EVERYBODY

THAT PASSES YOUR BOOTH

IN AND OUT.

AMONG ALL THOSE,

ANY SOREHEADS?

ANYBODY WITH A GRUDGE?

NO, THE LOT WAS RUN

LIKE A HAPPY FAMILY.

WHY, IN MY

10 YEARS THERE,

NOT A BEEF,

NOT A GRIPE.

JUST FRIENDLY HELLOS

AND GOOD-BYES.

WHY, EVEN AT THE PARTIES

ON THE SET--

YOU KNOW,

THE USUAL SHINDIG

AFTER A PICTURE'S

FINISHED SHOOTING?

A FEW DRINKS,

SOME EATS, LAUGHS.

A LOT OF LAUGHS.

JUST ONE HAPPY FAMILY.

YEAH, WELL,

IT'S NOT HAPPY NOW.

NOW, YOU GO BACK

TO THE LOT.

TURN THE RADIO OFF.

KEEP AN EXTRA EYE

OPEN ALL THE TIME.

IF YOU SEE:

OR HEAR ANYTHING--

IF YOU SUDDENLY:

REMEMBER ANYTHING--

ANY SUSPICIOUS:

CHARACTERS YOU SEE

HANGING AROUND THE GATE,

ANYONE WHO TRIES

TO SNEAK PAST YOU,

CALL US.

I WILL.

YOU BET I WILL!

THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN.

I'M CAPTAIN HANCOCK.

HOW DO YOU DO?

I THINK YOU'VE MET

DETECTIVE JONES.

THIS IS:

DETECTIVE THOMPSON.

HELLO.

HELLO.

PETE, I'LL TELL YOU

WHY WE ASKED YOU

AND YOUR ASSISTANT

TO COME DOWN HERE.

A LITTLE WHILE AGO,

WE QUESTIONED THE MAID,

WHO WAS KNOCKED:

DOWN BY A MAN:

WHO MIGHT HAVE:

MURDERED CLAYTON.

THE TIME AND THE STREET

CHECK OUT.

WELL, THEN YOU HAVE

A CLUE, A SUSPECT.

NO, NO. ONLY THIS.

SHE CLAIMED HER ASSAILANT

WAS A MONSTER.

WELL, I SUPPOSE ANY

VICTIM OF ANY ASSAULT

WOULD GET DELUSIONS

ABOUT AN ATTACKER.

NO, SHE WAS

QUITE SPECIFIC.

SHE HAD:

A GOOD LOOK AT HIM.

SHE CLAIMED HE WAS HUGE,

BIG ARMS AND SHOULDERS,

HAD ONE EYE:

OUT OF ITS SOCKET.

SOUNDS RATHER AS IF

SHE HAD HALLUCINATIONS.

OF COURSE, SINCE SHE

WAS HYSTERICAL,

I CAN UNDERSTAND.

NO, SHE WAS QUITE SURE

OF HER DESCRIPTION.

I BUY HER STORY.

SHE MADE SENSE TO ME.

WELL, GENTLEMEN,

WHAT'S EXPECTED OF ME?

ER, OF US?

WELL, WE WANT

YOUR VIEWS ON IT.

YOU'RE SUPPOSED

TO BE AN EXPERT.

OH, I AM AN EXPERT.

WELL, IN THAT CASE,

DO YOU THINK THAT, UM...

SOME CRACKPOT,

AFTER SEEING:

SOME OF YOUR MONSTERS

IN A PICTURE, I MEAN--

THEY'RE PLAYING

ALL OVER TOWN.

NOW, DO YOU THINK

A WEIRDY LIKE THAT

COULD HAVE:

TRICKED HIMSELF OUT

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