Malice Page #2

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So, really, we're back

to where we started.

Jeez.

Front door was wide open.

You scared the hell out of me.

- I should have knocked but...

- Oh, no, no.

Yeah. I have been working

with all this paint remover.

Sometimes I get a headache

from all the fumes.

- You should be taking a B complex.

- Say again?

Well, a loading dose of a B-12

would help to enhance the cerebral...

- Never mind.

- No, no, no.

Why did you stop? That sounded great.

Well, no, it just occurred to me

that I was suggesting

you take a jar of vitamins,

when the smart thing to do

would be to leave the door open.

Look at that. I saved myself $5.95.

I was in the neighborhood

looking at some houses

and I thought I would take you and

your wife up on that rain check for lunch.

Great. Well, Tracy is out at her class

but I can get cleaned up

and we could go out ourselves.

- Sounds good.

- All right. Okay, I'll be right back.

So this is a real Victorian, huh?

Yeah, buried under

a hundred years of paint.

It was part of the underground railroad

during the civil war.

What it lacks in comfort,

it makes up for in history.

You know anything about architecture?

Architecture? Architecture is my life.

If I hadn't been a doctor,

I'd have been a...

I'd have been a building.

Is this a Degas?

Yeah. I think it's original.

Tracy's father gave it to her.

She's been having these abdominal pains.

- How often?

- Maybe once every couple of days.

How long do they last?

Maybe half a minute,

sometimes a little longer.

Is she seeing someone?

Yeah, a doctor in Boston

named Lillianfield.

David Lillianfield. Do you know him?

I've heard of him.

Lillianfield is a good man.

The thing is, we really wanna have kids.

Tracy is nuts about it. So am I.

I'll tell you what.

Give it another couple of weeks and if there

is no change, have her come by and see me.

- All right.

- Hey, Stanley.

Hey, Doc, it hurts when I do this.

Then don't do that.

And get some new jokes, Stanley.

So I told him,

"Why don't you come by and look at ours,

"and maybe it would work out?"

You did what?

You're the one who wanted to rent it out.

I thought you'd be thrilled.

Do I look thrilled?

You're not thrilled. I can see that now,

but this is better than a visiting lecturer.

Jed is a friend.

He's not a friend.

He didn't even remember your name, Alan.

I mean, common the guy had

just been through 12 hours of surgery.

What is it, Andy?

You want to relive the high school,

be friends with the quarterback

this time?

No, he was the running back.

And stop talking to me like I'm 11.

What's your problem with this guy?

I mean he's smart, he's funny,

and he's a brilliant doctor.

I know. I know he's brilliant, Andy.

I can tell by the way

the nursing staff genuflect

when he walks down the hallway.

I mean, this guy doesn't have friends,

he has subjects.

Well, it's not too late,

we can call it off.

No, no. I'm leaving it up to you.

If you want to live with that,

it's your decision.

You're gonna get to like him.

You really will.

And you know what else?

We could even ask him

to recommend another doctor for you.

Hold on. What?

If for no other reason,

then it's ludicrous to drive two hours

to see Lillianfield in Boston

when we could just easily...

Andy, please tell me

you didn't say anything to Jed.

Please tell me you didn't share

my problems with him.

It came up.

It came up.

I apologize.

All right.

I will go along with this

for a few months

only because I have my heart set on a sofa

to go with the step ladder.

Oh, my God, is he moving in tonight?

- You're assuming it's Jed?

- I'm quite certain it's Jed. Open the door.

It could be anyone.

Angels could dance on pinheads, Andy,

but they don't. It's Jed.

- What makes you so sure?

- You want to bet me?

No.

Because once money is involved,

you take me seriously, right?

Hello.

Dr. Hill. Please come in.

Hey, Jed.

Andy just got through telling me

we're gonna be roommates.

Well, that's why I stopped by.

I just wanted to make sure

that it was really okay.

Yeah. Don't be silly.

I'm looking forward to it.

She is. She is really

looking forward to it.

Excellent.

The mid-term was at 8:30.

I set my alarm for 7:00

and it didn't go off.

I mean, if Professor Schmidt wants to give

me an incomplete, then I really don't care.

I can't control everything in this world.

My alarm didn't go off.

That's good. That's very good, Paula.

That's so much better than locking

your copy of Beowulf in your friend's car.

Thank You.

Yeah.

- Detective Harris wishes to see you.

- Really.

I'm amazed she could find the building.

We'll have to continue this next week

if you don't mind.

Fine.

Hang on, Paula.

Hi, Dana, go on in.

I'll be just a second.

Mrs. Worthington, I want you to note

all test and exam times for Ms. Paula Bell.

She's to receive wake up calls

from this office.

Wake up calls?

She can't be expected to

control the world, Mrs. Worthington.

Her alarm didn't go off.

I'll see you next week, Paula.

- Sorry.

- Jesus.

Was she able to

give any kind of description?

All she remembers is

her cat crouching under a chair

and an arm grabbing her from behind.

Is there any chance

she'll remember more?

I don't think so.

So...

- What do we do now?

- We?

"We" don't do anything, Andy.

Only one of us is a police detective.

Maybe not even that many.

Collegiate wit. Let me search my mind

for a clever comeback.

How about "bite me"?

Touch.

We have ordered more

"Security Precautions" pamphlets.

- More pamphlets?

- That's right.

Do you know what I see

when I come to work every morning?

I see fathers loading steamer trunks,

suitcases, fichus plants

and daughters into station wagons.

Presumably to drive them off to school

so that they don't pose

quite as high a death threat.

See, I don't think I'm being

unreasonable when I ask

what you and your

crack-team of professionals are doing

other than distributing literature

to repress this situation.

I need a list of anyone who had access

to the students' schedules.

Both victims were out of class

when our guy got in.

So you have narrowed it down

to a couple of thousand people.

A list, Andy. I need it, now.

Dana.

- What do you think he does with the hair?

- The hair?

Yeah, he cuts off all their hair.

What do you think he does with it?

He makes pillows. Who knows?

Billy, I want you in bed by 10:00,

you hear me?

You scared the sh*t out of me.

I'm sorry about that.

What the hell are you doing in here?

- Are you all right?

- No, I'm not all right.

Anybody home?

Up here, honey.

This is ridiculous.

Baby, go to sleep.

Who the hell can sleep

with them going at it all night?

It's been like three hours.

I'll ask him to turn it down.

No, I don't want to make

a big thing about it.

No, no, if you can't fall asleep...

- You think maybe he heard us?

- I hope so.

- Where're you going?

- To the bathroom.

I know why guys like you become doctors.

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