Jack's Back Page #3

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Had you ever had a

dream like this before?

Any shared pain experiences

where he was hurt and

you felt the pain?

No.

Were there any times

that you communicated

without speaking?

Whether in the same

room or far apart?

Any unusual experiences?

Anything at all?

There was one

but it was 6th grade.

Tell me about it.

Our teacher gave us a test,

the history test and

after it was finished,

she called Johnny and I up

to the front of the classroom

and said that we cheated.

Gave the same answers,

made the same mistakes.

So we told her that we

hadn't cheated and...

she put us into different rooms

and gave us another test.

And the same thing

happened, identical papers.

That's it.

Have you ever been hypnotized?

No.

Well, I would like

to hypnotize you.

I think it might enable you to

see your dream more clearly,

without obstruction.

Do it.

Good.

First I'll ask you to extinguish

your cigarette, please.

And sit squarely in your chair.

Make yourself as

comfortable as possible.

In these chairs.

Why don't you take

your jacket off?

All right, I'm going to

ask you to concentrate

and I'm going to ask you

to focus your attention

on the point of light.

Look into the light.

Good.

Now, now please,

stare at the light.

Relax,

empty your mind.

You see only the light,

you hear only my voice.

All right, Richard, your left

arm is as stiff as a board.

All right Richard, you

may relax your arm now

and place it back in your lap.

Now I'm going to lead you back

to the clinic.

It's dark.

What is it, Richard?

Tell me what you see.

What do you see, Richard?

Tell me what you saw, Richard.

Richard?

Richard, can you hear my voice?

Richard.

Can you hear me, Richard,

can you hear my voice?

Can't wait.

Richard!

Richard.

Richard.

It's all right,

Richard, it's all right.

I saw his face.

Jesus.

I saw the motherf***er's face.

Andrea Banks, Channel 10 News,

aren't you John Wesford?

- He's my twin brother.

- You're twins?

We don't have to talk to you.

Well, what do you

think of the allegations

that your brother

was the Ripper?

Why did he commit suicide?

He didn't, he was murdered.

How do you know?

I saw it.

You were an eyewitness?

Where's he being held?

He's not being held.

What's the police

department's position on this?

No comment! Move it!

Sh*t!

From police headquarters,

this is Andrea Banks,

Channel 10 News.

There was nothing

we could do, Wally.

She was waitin' for us.

She must've recognized

him last night at the scene.

I told the Chief, the Mayor,

and the whole goddamned press

corps the case was closed.

Well it may not

be as open and shut

as we'd like to think.

Something is fishy here

and I need a little time

to gather some facts.

Facts, now we have facts,

we have an eyewitness

for Christ sakes, Gabe!

That's positive ID.

He was covered with her blood,

all five victims were treated

at the clinic where he worked

within days of their murder.

And the son of a b*tch

committed suicide.

Now that is open and shut!

And now some kid has a dream,

and you want to

forget all about it.

That kid is his

identical twin brother.

He showed up at the

scene of the crime.

He knew how his brother died,

he even knew the

exact time of death.

Wally, an eyewitness

couldn't tell them apart.

This just came in.

It's Richard

Wesford's rap sheet.

He's got a whole slew of priors,

most of them juvenile.

He was a member of

the Aces street gang.

Wow.

When he was 18 he was charged

with breaking and entering,

assault with a deadly weapon.

Copped a plea,

went into the Army.

They made him a medic.

Bingo.

He works for

the Second Sole

athletic shoe store.

Transferred down

here from 'Frisco

about two months ago.

Just before the

killings started.

Jesus Christ.

Do identical twins have

the same fingerprints?

Mother santisima!

My name's Rick Wesford.

I'm John's brother,

I'm looking for some

information about him.

Yes, what do you want?

My name's Rick Wesford,

I'm looking for some

information about my brother.

If you're sick, we can help you.

For information, try

the public library.

Hey man, you know this...

Don't "hey man" me.

You make any

disturbances in here

and I'll call the

police, you got that?

I got it.

Now get out.

- Wait!

- Get back to work, Chris.

My name is Christina Moscari,

I was a friend of

your brother's.

Chris!

F*** off, Sidney!

Excuse me.

I'm really really

busy right now,

but, but I can talk to

you later if you'd like.

I get off at nine.

I'll see you then.

Thank you.

Jesus.

Think he killed his brother?

Had to.

What, you think he's

some kind of swami?

I don't know.

My grandma had the Sight.

This isn't Twilight Zone,

Sam, this is real life.

I'm telling you, man, it's deep.

Sh*t happened.

God!

Howdy.

Hi.

There's a pub not far from

here where we can talk.

Good.

Nice car.

Thank you.

What the hell?

He's in the wrong lane, Sam!

Son of a b*tch!

Take it easy, Sam.

He's not gain' anywhere.

It's up about two

miles on the right.

I'm really sorry about John.

He was a good man.

You look so much like him.

I can't believe he's dead.

I saw it.

I saw it last night

in a nightmare.

Somebody strangled him,

and then they hung him.

That's what happened.

Johnny didn't kill himself.

- I can't believe it!

- You see that?

Yeah, I saw him on TV.

We all used to come

here sometimes after work.

What kind of drugs do

they have at that clinic?

Normal pharmaceuticals.

Johnny have access to 'em?

Sidney's the only

one with the key.

Why do you ask?

Just curious.

Helen, Rick Wesford.

He's John's brother.

- How do you do?

- Hi.

You hungry?

They have great fish and chips.

The kitchen's closed.

OK, we'll have drinks then.

Pabst for me.

Been.

What kind?

Any.

What do you do

for a living, Rick?

I I manage a shoe store.

What did the police say

when you told them you

could identify the murderer?

They didn't believe me.

What are you gonna do?

I'm gonna find him.

Thanks, Howie.

When was the last time

you spoke with John?

I haven't talked to

him in a couple of years.

So you weren't close, then.

Well.

We were and we weren't.

Listen, I'm, I'm

sorry, I better split.

Do you want a ride someplace?

No.

I live just up the

block, across the bridge.

I appreciate you talking to me.

Wait, don't leave.

I'm gonna give you my

address and phone number.

There are a couple of things

I can check out for

you tomorrow at school.

Call in the evening.

Thank you.

TW3 to control.

This is control, go ahead TW3.

Open up, police!

I said open up!

This is Detective

Morofsky, Richard.

Open the door.

I'm out the back, Sam!

Dammit!

We're f***ed.

Captain Prentis.

This is Tom Dellerton and Neil?

- Finchley.

- Finchley.

They were friends

of John Wesford's

and they've made

a sworn statement

that John was with

them in San Diego

on the night of the 31st.

When Cicely Tuner was murdered.

- Is that so?

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