Night School Page #4

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a hobby of yours? So what if it is? It's kind of a sick

hobby, isn't it, Gary? What do you want? I ain't done nothing. You sure, Gary?

Here. Have a raisin. Gary, you knovv a girl

named Carol mann? She's a waitress

at the cafe. Very good, very good. When did you

last see her? I don't know. Try hard. No one's

going to hurt you. The night before last. Night before last.

Very good again. Were you ever arrested

for indecent exposure? Gary, surely you can

remember that. Here. New York, 1979,

Chicago, January 1980-- this one's a real

doozy, gar. Three old ladies

in one evening. If those dumb broads provoked

you, I could understand that. You probably

had good reason. Come on.

Let's get out of here. Hey, where you going? He's a peeping tom. Ever knovv a

flasher to commit a serious crime? - There's alvvays a first time.

- This ain't it. Look, according

to my police manual, it says

that every officer should investigate

every clue no matter

how insignificant, and that's just

what I intend to do. So have a good time. Hey, what-- ah, sh*t. Is the professor here? Uh...L haven't seen him. Then how did you get in?

Do you have a search warrant? Since you brought it up,

no, I don't. Then would you

please leave? Or would you rather

i call the police? Oh, that would

be embarrassing. Then please go. Uh-uh. Very well. Isn't breaking and entering a

crime, even for a policeman? Isn't headhunting a crime,

even for an anthropologist? What's that

supposed to mean? Nothing, except

i suddenly find myself up to my...

Neck in heads. Heads in duck ponds,

in fish tanks, in buckets, and I come here

and find more heads. Are you suggesting

there's some connection between professor

millett's research and these awful murders? Yes, miss adjai.

I'm suggesting just that. How can you

make a comparison between this kind

of butchery and the tradition

of eastern culture? These rituals existed

years before this continent

was even discovered. The headhunters

of new Guinea are not cannibals

or savages. They seriously believe that in

taking the heads of their enemies, they are possessing

their life force. And by putting

the heads in water? They believe they're

cleansing evil spirits from the souls

of their enemies, leaving only the purity

of the spirit. How did you know that? I didn't. - Lieutenant-- - don't ask me.

I'm not an anthropologist. I only knovv we have three

bodies vvith no heads, and all the heads were

found immersed in water. Even the most depraved

homicidal maniac wouldn't do that

just for fun. We've had a few kooks

in our time, but headhunters? Not too many. Is professor millett

in there? Oh, he's up

in his classroom. It's not

a very nice thing to do... To have an affair vvith

scmeone and then drop her. I thought you had

more feeling than that. Eleanor, l... - Vvho the hell do you think you are?

- I'm sorry about that. Even so,

it's my responsibility to take an interest in the

vvelfare of the girls here. I think we knovv vvhat your

interest is in the girls here, and it's not

for their welfare. What time would you

like an appointment? Anytime that's convenient

for you is fine. Do you know where

miss adjai is? She just left,

professor. Will you get that thing

outta the way? Hey, take a hike.

Don't get so damn excited. This is delta-1.

Go ahead. Over. Lieutenant,

this is taj. Are you sitting down?

Over. What is it, taj? I'm right outside

helene Griffin's house, and guess who's staying

at her place out. Over. Surprise me. Our little friend Gary. What happened

to millett? Here.

Have some soup. I lost him behind

a garbage truck. - How long's he been here?

- Since midnight. You have no faith

at all. All you need

to be a good cop is a good

pair of shoes. There he goes. I sure hate to embarrass

you, old buddy. Let's move. Hey. He's all mine. You cover me

from out front. Hey,

watch your ass... You ugly bastard. Don't be nervous. Does this bother you? No. Damn! I'd better get it. It's my office phone. Hello? Hello? Hey-. Oh! Oh, no. No! Aah! Helene? Aah! Aah! Jesus! Don't. Let--. Leave me alone! - It hurts.

- Spread 'em! What the f***

are you doing? That's

the wrong guy. Where you going? Headhunting. Take it easy,

will you? Where the hell

you been? I've been

worried sick. I did it for us,

Vincent. And for our baby. Oh, my god. I had to do it,

Vincent. All those women

you lusted after. A family's sacred. You and me... And now the baby. And any threat

to that sanctity, I must strike down. I did it

because I love you. I don't believe it. You must be hungry. I'll get you

something to eat. - You must be completely insane.

- Vvhy? For performing a ritual that's been

accepted for thousands of years? It's this culture that's

uncivilized, Vincent. Where a vvoman isn't

allovved to defend herself and the ones she loves. You killed them all? Yes. And if you insist on having

affairs vvith other vvomen, I'm going to have

to kill them, too. That's logical,

isn't it? Yes. Yes,

that's very logical. They're coming

for me now, Vincent... And if they come in here,

they're going to kill me... And if they kill me, they're

going to kill our baby. You don't want that,

do you? Not if you love me. You do love me,

don't you? Eleanor, no! Don't go!

They'll kill you! Listen to me,

Eleanor! Let go of me! Millett! Millett! Get him! Give me your gun. I'll put out an apb. Jesus! Beacon hill area.

West on Charles. In pursuit of suspect

on motorcycle, wearing black pants,

jacket, and helmet. All available units

to block off area. Delta-1 over. - I hate tc) Trouble you--

- vvhat? I got to go

to the bathroom. Do it out

the god damn window! Hang on, handsome. He's heading south

on walnut. Somebody head him off! I'm on my way. Holy sh*t! Get an ambulance! Dave,

give me a hand. Looks like

his neck is broken. Forget the ambulance. Well... Ain't you the smart

Harvard cop? - Am I?

- What do you mean? This vvraps up the

vvhole case, dcesn't it? Does it? Get him

the hell out of here. Alright, son.

I'll take you home. "We beseech thee,

dear lord, "look down upon this,

thy humble servant, "and have mercy upon him. "Throw wide

the gates of heaven "and cleanse this poor departed

soul cf his mortal sins, "that he may find grace

and eternal peace "ln thy heavenly kingdom. "And as we commit these mortal

remains unto the earth, "ashes to ashes, "dust to dust, "look not upon this earthly

flesh vvith harsh judgment, "but embrace this,

thy servant's soul, "into thy safekeeping, "and in your infinite mercy

welcome this-- "welcome

this unhappy man, "that he may be cleansed

of his mortal sins and dwell in the house

of the lord forever. Amen." Miss adjai. Is the ceremony over? Yes. I hope so. So, who'd you expect,

the headhunter? Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha! Eh? Ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Ha ha ha ha ha!

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