How to Make a Monster Page #6

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IN IMITATION AND GOT

CARRIED AWAY?

NOW, HOW CAN I PUT MYSELF

IN THE POSITION OF WHAT

YOU CALL A WEIRDY?

WHY, ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.

BUT IN AN AMATEUR,

THE RESULTS WOULD BE CRUDE.

IT DOESN'T TAKE

THE FINISHED PRODUCT

TO COMMIT A MURDER.

I'M NO AUTHORITY

ON MURDER.

THAT'S YOUR DEPARTMENT.

AS FOR ME, MY JOB

IS TO TAKE AN ACTOR

AND TRANSFORM HIM

INTO WHATEVER:

OFF-BEAT APPEARANCE

THE PART CALLS FOR.

YES, I CREATE A MONSTER,

BUT I DON'T

BUILD IN VIOLENCE.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW

ABOUT ALL THIS?

WHY, NOTHING.

I DIDN'T DO

ANYTHING.

YOU HAVE AN OPINION,

DON'T YOU?

RIVERO WOULDN'T KNOW

ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

LET HIM SPEAK:

FOR HIMSELF.

HOW LONG YOU:

WORKED FOR PETE?

ABOUT 25 YEARS.

WELL, YOU CERTAINLY

SHOULD HAVE LEARNED

THE TRICKS OF THE TRADE

BY NOW THEN.

ALL I KNOW IS:

I'VE BEEN A GOOD

ASSISTANT.

BUT IF YOU WANTED,

COULDN'T YOU

MAKE SOMEBODY UP

TO FRIGHTEN PEOPLE?

HE TOLD YOU HE WAS

ONLY MY ASSISTANT.

YOU SHUT UP AND LET HIM

TALK FOR HIMSELF!

SURE, HE'S YOUR

ASSISTANT. WE KNOW THAT.

HOW FAR DOES HIS

ASSISTANCE GO?

NOW, WHO DO

YOU LIVE WITH?

I LIVE ALONE.

WHERE?

OFF CRENSHAW.

1564 SORENTO STREET.

YOU EVER BEEN MARRIED?

NO, SIR.

HAVEN'T YOU GOT

ANY NEPHEWS? COUSINS?

OR MAYBE SOME:

OF THE NEIGHBOR'S KIDS

ASKED YOU TO MAKE THEM

UP JUST FOR A PRANK,

AND THEN MAYBE YOU

DIDN'T TELL YOUR BOSS,

BUT ON YOUR OWN,

BECAUSE MAYBE YOU THINK

YOU'RE JUST AS GOOD

AN ARTIST AS HE IS,

YOU TURN LOOSE:

A MONSTER!

WELL?!

WELL, TELL ME!

DID YOU?

NO!

I ONLY DO WHAT:

PETE TELLS ME.

I'M A GOOD

ASSISTANT. ASK HIM.

ASK HIM!

WHY DON'T YOU

STOP ALL THIS--

YOU'VE GONE

FAR ENOUGH.

JUST BECAUSE:

YOU HAVE NO SUSPECT

IS NO REASON:

TO BULLY HIM.

THEN WHY AREN'T YOU

MORE COOPERATIVE?

NOW, LOOK.

WE KNOW YOU LIVE

IN A WORLD OF MAKE-BELIEVE.

ALL RIGHT.

COME OUT OF IT.

LOOK WHAT WE'RE

UP AGAINST.

3 SHOCKING MURDERS

COMMITTED.

2 OF THEM AT YOUR STUDIO

WHILE YOU WERE THERE.

WE WEREN'T

THE ONLY ONES.

WE'RE QUESTIONING

EVERYBODY.

I'M SURE YOU GENTLEMEN

CAN SOLVE THOSE MURDERS

WITHOUT US.

I WISH IT WAS POSSIBLE

TO REALLY HELP YOU--

WELL, THERE IS

SOMETHING YOU CAN DO.

THINK BACK. ALL THE

ACTORS YOU'VE MADE UP

IN OTHER PICTURES.

THINK OF HOW THEY TALK,

WHAT THEY SAID TO YOU.

AFTER ALL, YOU WERE

CLOSE TO THEM.

DO YOU BELIEVE:

THAT ANY OF THESE,

FOR ONE REASON:

OR ANOTHER,

MIGHT GO BERSERK?

I'M SORRY. OFFHAND, I CAN'T

RECALL A SINGLE ONE.

THANKS TO OUR MAKEUP JOB,

THEY MAY HAVE LOOKED

LIKE KILLERS,

BUT UNDER:

THE GREASEPAINT AND PUTTY,

THEY WERE ONLY ACTORS

PERFORMING A ROLE.

NOW, ARE WE EXCUSED?

YEAH, I BELIEVE SO.

I CAN GO, TOO?

WE'LL GET BACK

TO YOU LATER.

AS I SAID,

ANY WAY WE CAN,

WE'LL BE PLEASED

TO COOPERATE.

THERE'S SOMETHING WEIRD

ABOUT THAT OLD COOT.

AND HIS ASSISTANT

RIVERO.

MAYBE THAT'S

WHAT COMES:

FROM SPENDING:

ALL YOUR LIFE:

WITH MONSTERS.

I DON'T LIKE THE WAY

HE'S UNDER THE THUMB

OF HIS BOSS.

YOU CERTAINLY TRIED

TO SHAKE HIM LOOSE.

WERE YOU REALLY:

AIMING AT SOMETHING?

POT SHOTS. POT SHOTS.

I HAD HOPED:

THEY WOULD GIVE US

SOMETHING TANGIBLE

TO GO ON, BUT I DOUBT IT.

THEY KNOW MORE ABOUT

MAKE-BELIEVE MONSTERS

THAN THEY DO:

ABOUT KILLERS.

GET A GRIP ON YOURSELF.

YOU COLLAPSED:

LIKE A SICK CALF.

THE INTERVIEW IS OVER.

WE'VE BEEN QUESTIONED.

THE POLICE ARE:

THROUGH WITH US.

I'M NOT SO SURE

OF THAT.

I DIDN'T LIKE THE WAY

THEY LOOKED AT US

OR THE WAY:

THEY DIG AT YOU,

AND THE WAY:

THAT BIG FELLA SAID,

"I'LL GET BACK

TO YOU LATER."

THAT'S ROUTINE STUFF

WITH ALL POLICE:

UNTIL A MURDER:

IS SOLVED,

UNTIL THE CASE:

IS CLOSED.

WELL?

WELL, WHAT? I'M IN NO

MOOD FOR RIDDLES. WHAT?

DO YOU THINK THIS CASE

WILL BE SOLVED?

WELL, IT NEARLY WAS

WITH YOUR HELP.

IF I HADN'T STOPPED

THE DETECTIVE:

FROM QUESTIONING YOU,

YOU WOULD HAVE:

TOLD HIM EVERYTHING.

YOU CERTAINLY WERE

ON THE VERGE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE:

SEEN YOUR FACE.

YOU WERE READY TO CRACK,

SPLIT WIDE OPEN:

AND SPILL EVERYTHING,

WEREN'T YOU?

NO, NO. I'D NEVER

GIVE YOU AWAY, ONLY--

ONLY WHAT?

WELL, WHEN THEY

PRESSED ME TO THE WALL--

IS THE TIME TO KEEP

YOUR MOUTH SHUT!

WHY DID YOU SAY,

"I DO ONLY WHAT

PETE TELLS ME"? WHY?

WELL, IT'S TRUE,

ISN'T IT?

I DO WHAT YOU TELL ME.

NOT WHEN YOU SAY IT

IN THAT SNIVELING VOICE,

AND DEFINITELY NOT

WHEN YOU TELL IT

TO THE POLICE!

IT'S AS IF

YOU ALREADY HAD IT

IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND

TO BETRAY ME:

AND SAVE YOURSELF.

NO, NO, PETE.

I'D NEVER DO THAT.

I'D NEVER BETRAY YOU.

I SWEAR:

I'D NEVER DO THAT.

WELL, YOU STAY THAT WAY,

AND I'LL PROTECT YOU.

ANYWAY,

TIME'S ON OUR SIDE.

THE PICTURE'S FINISHED,

AND OUR WORK IS DONE.

IT'S DONE, ALL RIGHT.

BUT THERE'S

STILL THE 2 BOYS,

LARRY AND TONY.

WHAT ABOUT THEM?

WELL, DON'T YOU THINK

THE POLICE WILL:

GET TO THEM?

AND IF THEY'RE

QUESTIONED--

RIVERO, THOSE BOYS ARE

STILL UNDER MY CONTROL.

YOU'LL SEE.

THEY'LL BE WAITING

FOR ME AT THE STUDIO.

NOW CALM YOURSELF.

TAKE AFTER ME.

SEE? I'M NOT

THE LEAST BIT WORRIED.

I KNOW I CAN TRUST YOU.

AND I'LL MAKE SURE

THE BOYS REMAIN:

UNDER MY CONTROL.

HMM?

NOW GET IN THERE.

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

SAY, I THINK

WE'VE GOT SOMETHING

IN THE CLAYTON CASE.

YEAH, WHAT?

WELL, WE ANALYZED

THE SCRAPINGS:

FROM UNDER:

CLAYTON'S FINGERNAILS.

WHAT DID YOU FIND?

GREASEPAINT AND PUTTY.

YOU MEAN THE KILLER

WORE MAKEUP?

WELL, HE MUST HAVE.

WE'VE ALREADY CHECKED THIS

AGAINST THE TRADE PRODUCT

PUT OUT BY MAKEUP COMPANIES,

AND OUR FIRST FINDINGS

ARE THAT THE PIGMENT

AND COSMETIC BASE USED

IN THE SAMPLE WE ANALYZED

WAS SPECIAL.

LIKE, HOMEMADE.

INSTEAD OF LINSEED OIL,

A BLEND.

ANYWAY, WE'LL HAVE

TO CHECK SUPPLIERS

FOR BEAUTY PARLORS

AND STUDIOS--

THAT CAN WAIT.

THERE'S ONE STUDIO WE'RE

GOING TO CHECK ON NOW,

AND YOU'RE COMING

ALONG WITH US.

GET YOUR EQUIPMENT

READY.

WE MAY WANT TO MAKE

A SPOT ANALYSIS.

HEH!

YOU SEE, RIVERO?

THEY DIDN'T EVEN

GIVE ME THE COURTESY

OF LETTING ME:

PACK MY OWN THINGS.

OH, SORRY, BOYS.

WE WERE:

A LITTLE DELAYED.

I HOPE YOU HAVEN'T

BEEN WAITING LONG.

WELL, NO, PETE.

YOU ASKED US:

TO MEET YOU,

AND, WELL, WE DID

WANT TO SAY GOOD-BYE.

WELL, OF COURSE,

BUT...

NOT HERE.

I'D LIKE YOU BOYS

TO COME TO MY HOUSE.

WE'LL HAVE

A LITTLE FOOD.

A LITTLE:

CELEBRATION.

AFTER ALL, THIS IS NO

WAY TO END A FRIENDSHIP.

WELL, UH, SURE,

PETE, BUT...

LOOK, YOU DON'T MIND

IF WE DON'T STAY TOO LONG?

WE BOTH HAVE DATES.

FINE.

NOW, HOW ABOUT

YOU BOYS:

HELPING RIVERO:

LOAD THE CAR?

OH, SURE, PETE.

WE'LL HELP.

YOU GO AHEAD, WAIT

FOR ME IN THE CAR.

I'LL JUST GATHER UP THE

LAST OF MY STUFF,

AND WE'LL BE OFF

IN A JIFFY.

OK.

HI, PETE.

OH.

OH, IT'S NICE

OF YOU TO DROP IN.

I'VE BEEN WORKING

WITH A FILM EDITOR.

I HEARD YOU WERE

CHECKING OFF THE LOT TODAY,

AND I WANTED:

TO SAY SO LONG.

THANKS.

AFTER 25 YEARS,

I'M THROUGH.

THIS PLACE HAS MANY

MEMORIES FOR ME.

TOO MANY.

PETE, I HOPE WE GET

TO WORK TOGETHER AGAIN.

WELL, THANKS,

I APPRECIATE:

YOUR SENTIMENTS,

BUT I'M FINISHED.

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