John Doe: Vigilante Page #4

people out there demanding that you do something.

Minister, these people are gonna make their

opinions known at the next election.

Only a fool would ignore them.

I don't know how many times I can explain it to

you. Nothing's going to happen. It's not possible,

not with just a petition.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

I get it.

I finally f***ing get it.

You think you're just going to catch John Doe, and

all this is, what, going to fly away?

Just disappear? Magic?

You catch John Doe...

Just give me a f***ing second.

You catch John Doe...

and this gets worse for you, mate...

much worse.

Easy, brother, easy.

You're sure this is him?

Definitely.

He still works at the same nightclub

where they killed the kid.

It's step-up time, guys. Take this.

What the hell is he doing?

Let's go get this f***ing prick.

Sh*t, I think he's got a baseball bat.

Look at his-look at his left hand.

Who gives a f*** what he's got? There's

three of us, and there's one of him.

Yeah. Let's do it.

Henry.

Come on!

You!

- You!

- No-no-no!

What do you think, my eyes

are f***ing painted on, huh?

Do you think I'm f***ing stupid?

You think I didn't see you f***ing coming, huh?

Stop it!

- What the f*** are you doing?

- Shut the f*** up, tough guy.

F*** you!

F*** you!

Huh? You're f***ing tough now, aren't you?

Hey, John Doe!

You f***ing want me?

Come f***ing get me!

Stop sending your boys!

Those three boys in the car park...

it went horribly wrong for them.

But it really fired up the

Speak for the Dead movement.

In what way?

They got organized.

They got a full head of

steam, and they went viral.

"Viral"?

They sprung up in every major city,

even the smaller cities and towns.

Beauy, you want this sh*t or not?

You've got ten minutes.

What the f*** do you want?

Turn that f***ing thing off.

You don't f***ing learn, do you?

Come here, fuckwit.

Oh, that's right. F***ing run.

I thought you pricks would've

learnt the first time.

You wanted to play? Let's go.

Come on, you and me.

Come on!

What are you waiting for?

Oi!

Did you mastermind the rise of

the Speak for the Dead movement?

No, not at all.

We have information here... that reveals that Mr.

Murray Wills was receiving counseling from you

- for many years.

- That's true.

- So you're not denying that connection?

- No, not at all.

In fact, I did consider Murray

to be one of my successes.

Because of Speak for the Dead?

No, because he managed to work through

his issues, which were considerable.

You do realize that the Speak

for the Dead movement...

that Murray Wills... is now

completely out of control?

Yes, I do.

Well, I... I guess Mr. Wills must have

had other issues to work through?

Of course he's got other issues. The guy

was abused as a child by his own dad.

- He managed to get out of that household, at last.

- Right. Is it fair to say...

- Came to me for help, and he was on the right

- Is it fair to say, that if you, is it fair

- track.

- fair to say, that if you were still out there,

if you were a free man...

that Mr. Wills would be on your list?

Does it irritate you that your... main

disciple seems to have lost his way?

He's not my disciple.

Today we received this message from John Doe.

It looks like John Doe's motivation

is a lot simpler than it first appeared.

The brutal bashing of Henry Junig has

forced me to re-evaluate what I am doing.

This was never meant to happen.

It was never meant to go this far.

For $10 million, I will walk away...

and the killings will stop.

The serial killer known as John Doe

is today attempting to blackmail

the Australian government for $10 million.

Is today attempting to blackmail

the Australian government for 7.5 million pounds.

All call signs, all call signs.

Suspect John Doe positively ID'd.

Be ready.

Stand by.

Go, go, go!

Police! Don't move!

- Get down!

- On the ground!

Stay there! Don't move!

Listen to me.

If you move, you're f***ing dead.

Well, I didn't run the story, did I?

So you knew it wasn't John Doe?

Of course.

I just can't believe everybody fell for it.

I guess it goes to show you the

power and stupidity of the media.

A word to the wise, Sam... don't

bite the hand that feeds you.

You obviously had a working relationship

with John Doe. My question is...

how did you keep the police out of it?

He sent me tapes.

You had footage while bodies were still

being loaded onto coroner's wagons.

He did more than send you tapes.

He sent me tapes.

The public aren't idiots, Sam.

Neither am I.

Some people have suggested that you and John Doe

were working together from the very beginning,

that you may have even planned this, all of it...

the murders, everything.

Really?

Well, I guess some people have pretty

vivid imaginations, don't they?

Some people claim to have proof.

What proof, Ken?

This whole... eye-for-an-eye thing.

It's not really justice, is it?

Well, it seems to be working.

Oh, so... bring back capital punishment,

the noose, firing squad?

I never said that.

Look, I'm not gonna sit here and

pretend to have all the answers, Ken.

But what I do know is the system

as it stands... it doesn't work.

We're too politically correct.

It's all about the perp's rights. The preps get

their way. The victims end up getting screwed.

And when you go to court, if you're

lucky enough to actually get to court,

the courts end up editing the

victim's impact statement.

Why? To reduce the impact. It's f***ing insane.

I mean, the victims end up

becoming victims all over again.

I hate the apathy.

I hate the way everybody just sits back and expects

somebody else to take care of the problem.

Like the Speak for the Dead movement?

Well, I mean, apart from giving them

a very catchy name, Sam, can I ask?

Do you feel in any way responsible

for the rise of Speak for the Dead?

Sure. I played my part.

And people have died.

Yes.

But, it was their choice to

represent Speak for the Dead.

It was a risk that they were

willing to take as soldiers.

- "As soldiers"?

- Oh, I think that's how they'd see it.

Well, how do you see it, Sam?

A vigilante is simply

somebody who violates the law

in order to punish a criminal

for what they believe is right...

for what they believe is justice.

So what then do you call a

country who sends soldiers

to kill people in places like Afghanistan

or Iran, Iraq, Korea, Vietnam...

in the name of what they believe is right,

in the name of what they believe is justice?

That country is a vigilante, pure and simple.

Only, when a country does it, people

call it war, and nobody bats an eyelid.

But when a country does it,

they aren't anywhere near as

clinical or as careful... as someone like John Doe.

And that country ends up killing thousands,

of innocent women... and innocent children.

Oh, collateral damage.

So, you're comparing what's

happening here to a war?

Of course I am, Ken. Make no mistake about it.

It is a war that is being fought. It is a

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