John Doe: Vigilante Page #2

because it really doesn't mean anything.

Sure.

But if you believe in the existence of a soul,

something beyond this world, well,

that puts a whole different perspective on it.

So, you're saying John Doe

doesn't believe in the soul.

He just thinks we're all dumb animals.

Oh, not at all.

John Doe is much more complicated than that.

So no accidents this week?

No.

You sure about that?

No, there's no accidents.

Uh...

can you sign my form, please?

We'll get to the form in a minute.

Look, Becky...

it's beyond time for you

to give the shelter a try.

No, I can't leave.

- Yes, you can.

- No, I couldnt.

He loves me.

You can't live like this.

Well, how would we survive?

I've never had a job.

Hmm? Who's gonna give me a job?

We can take care of that.

You stay at the shelter,

there are training programs.

No.

Tell me, Becky, why is it more

scary to leave than to stay?

Well, what about Taylor?

She'd be devastated.

And...

I mean, she loves her father.

No doubt, but she needs you.

Well, we shouldn't leave. It wouldn't be fair.

He works so hard to support us.

How long do you think it'll be

before Taylor has an accident?

No, he wouldn't.

- Why not?

- He loves her.

He loves her more than anything.

Loves you, too.

Well, that's only when he's been

drinking, and... it's always late.

She's always in bed.

- For now.

- Yeah.

But how long until she gets in the way?

How long until she tries to protect you?

How long before she ends up, in hospital, with

three broken ribs and a fractured skull, or worse?

He'll find us.

I can take care of that, too.

What'd you say?

What'd you f***ing say? Huh? Huh?

Don't walk away from me, you f***ing scrag!

F***!

F***.

Think you're a big man.

John Doe continues on his rampage,

with the police seemingly unable to stop him.

Despite the increased police presence

on our streets and in our skies,

the central business district

is still empty after dark,

and businesses continue to hurt.

In related news, Senator Marlene

Brockhurst was today widely criticized...

0-4-2.

I've just been pulled over by the cops.

Sh*t.

Going a bit fast there, weren't you, sir?

Got your license?

Don't go anywhere.

I think it's over.

That was on the back seat underneath the jacket.

This can't be happening.

I'm not done yet.

You OK down there? Do you need backup?

Negative.

I'm gonna let you off with a warning, Mr. Jones.

Take my advice.

Slow down, take your time.

The last thing you want is

to get pulled over again.

It could really ruin your night.

Thank you, Constable.

Look, I've already been through

this with everyone else.

And if you're here to crawl up my ass for being

the guy who let John Doe go, you're way too late.

No, not at all. I'm just here to ask

why you chose to let John Doe go.

Why would you go and say

something crazy like that?

Well, it seems obvious, looking at John Doe's

footage, Constable, that you knew it was him.

I didn't realize it was him... alright?

End of story.

Go on.

So, what are your views on John Doe?

- Well, I've probably changed my...

- You're asking people about John Doe, right?

- Uh, yes, but I'm just interviewing this...

- Right, well, I'd like to say that I think he is

disgusting, and I think that the police

aren't trying hard enough to find him.

I mean, how many people has he killed now?

- 14? 15?

- 18, actually.

Oh, Jesus.

Well, the streets are gonna

be cleaned up in no time.

And then what is he going to do? He's

gonna start shooting at jaywalkers,

or hammer to death someone for running a red light.

He gets to be judge, jury, and executioner.

- OK, thank you very much for your...

- And that is insane.

- Thank you very much for your...

- That's wrong.

Sorry about that.

There has been criticism aimed at the

police force by the media, by the public,

by politicians for not taking action earlier.

Why did it take so long for

the task force to be set up?

Do you want the official story...

or my opinion?

Start with the official story.

Red tape, procedure, and parliamentary signoff.

OK, and what's your personal take on the subject?

John was killing career criminals.

Reality is...

nobody cared...

till the body count started to climb.

"Nobody cared"?

I've got 23 unsolved homicides... here,

my responsibility.

Case one...

The murder of an innocent young woman.

Case two... John Doe's first victim.

Now, you as a taxpayer...

you tell me which one you want me to focus on.

The murder of an innocent young woman

or the murder of a known pedophile?

But what does it matter who or what they were?

People were being murdered.

It's your job to find the killer.

Sure.

But I only work 14 hours a day.

So what are you saying here, Detective?

Are you implying that you, that the

task force could have worked harder?

You could have caught John Doe earlier?

You could have stopped the killings?

You could have saved lives?

I'm saying John Doe got the attention he deserved.

Well, what do you say to the allegations

that you are not the real John Doe,

that John Doe is another man

or a group of individuals

committing these crimes,

doing these killings in the name of John Doe?

Knowing that won't change anything.

What does it matter?

What matters is,

if there are other perpetrators out there,

they would need to be caught.

They would need to be stopped, yes?

If you say so.

Well, I simply can't believe that

you did these killings on your own.

Killing's easy.

It's living with it that's the hard part.

Stop! No more!

No more!

Don't, please! Stop it!

Stop! stop!

Stop it!

They don't look too concerned, do they?

John Doe has been busy lately,

but I've managed to put

together an update for you.

Double murderer...

child molester...

granny basher...

serial date rapist.

Each one of John Doe's victims faced

our justice system at least once.

And each man was allowed to

walk free with a second chance.

Each one then chose to re-offend,

and either got away scot-free,

or were prosecuted and, for some

reason, allowed to walk free again,

to inflict more pain and more suffering.

So John Doe killed them.

Here's why.

Sons...

daughters...

husbands and wives...

their lives cut tragically short by acts of

violence, stupidity, or just plain evil.

Our world is a very different place without them.

And these are the dead that John Doe speaks for.

What did you think of Sam Foley's quote?

"John Doe speaks for the dead."

I guess it's a way of looking at it.

Is that what you were doing...

speaking for the dead?

Acting for them, perhaps.

In the form of murder?

Can I ask you a question?

Sure.

If you knew that someone was gonna sneak

up behind you, in the car park tonight,

bash you over the head and then cut your throat.

If ten seconds before it happened you had a

vision and absolutely knew it was coming,

then bang...

a hammer appeared in your hand...

what would you do?

Would you be so angry and outraged

that someone would take

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