Nightwatch Page #5

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happened at work?

Listen. She exposed him herself.

- She wrote his name.

- What did she write?

- His name.

- Yeah, but what name?

Martin.

We changed the names.

Joyce thought he was James

so she would have written James.

- That makes you our prime suspect.

- This is ridiculous.

- There was no name.

- What?

Katherine was there.

You were there? When?

There was a lot of blood.

But there was no name.

And the murderer...

was still there.

- What?

- Katherine.

Hello.

Yeah, hello? This is Martin Bells.

The new... new night watchman.

You showed me around here.

You know what time it is?

Inspector Cray, please. Well,

where'd he go? The hospital? Alone?

You told me the story about

the guy who did it with... you know.

- When was it?

- The guy with the corpses?

- Yeah.

- Before I started, late '60s.

- Do you remember his name?

- No.

- And what happened to him?

- Nothing.

- What?

- The embarrassment.

The hospital couldn't press charges.

No. I guess

he's out there somewhere.

Where is she?

Cray.

Hello?

Martin, it's Inspector Cray.

We have a situation here.

Joyce has been murdered.

We have to talk.

Well, I'll come down to the station.

We really have to get

to the bottom of this.

I think it might be better

if I pick you up.

Martin?

- Are you still there?

- I'd prefer to come to the station.

I'll come and get you.

Tell me, Martin. Are you still

gonna maintain your innocence?

Yeah.

Who else could it be, Martin?

The killing has to stop, Martin.

Don't you want it to stop?

Maybe I could talk

to Deputy Inspector Bill.

Why wouldn't you want to talk to me?

You're under arrest, Martin.

Would you please put this

on your desk?

We have all the time in the world

to wait for your confession, Martin.

All the time in the world.

I want you to do me a favour, Martin.

- Hit me.

- What?

Come on, hit me.

How much more can you take?

Do you know what they'll do to you?

They'll snuff you out

like a bug hitting a windshield.

You're going to die anyway, Martin.

Don't you know

that you're going to die?

Come on, Martin.

You've got to do something.

Protect yourself. Save yourself.

This is your last chance!

Do something...

or I'll take your girlfriend's eyes.

Martin?

He's gone mad! Get in the hall!

Get in the hall!

No!

Katherine!

I shouldn't be telling you this,

but she wrote his name

before she died.

I know.

Deputy Inspector Bill told me.

Deputy Inspector Bill told you?

That's highly unorthodox.

I'm very glad you told me this.

This changes everything.

All right, let's go through

this one more time.

Why didn't you call

from Joyce's apartment?

Because the murderer was still there.

The murderer was still there?

She was already dead.

- She was already dead?

- She hadn't written anything, so...

- Yes?

- Someone else must have written it.

Trying to frame Martin, right?

Trying to frame Martin? Yes.

Where are we?

Interesting theory.

What do we do now?

Martin, I'm waiting.

Hey, I was worried about you.

- He hit me and escaped.

- Something's wrong.

Nothing's wrong. Who's this?

James.

- Where's Katherine?

- How should I know?

Her bike's outside,

she must be in here somewhere.

She's not in here. He, uh...

He probably took her with him.

Martin!

Help!

Help us!

Take him to the station. I'll take

a look at Joyce. I'll meet you there.

- Wait, why would they try to escape?

- Take it easy.

Handcuff him.

What?

You're under arrest

for suspicion of murder.

This is bullshit.

You have doubts too. Tell him!

Doubts?

Doubts about what,

Deputy Inspector Bill?

Nothing.

I don't like it when you keep things

from me, Deputy Inspector Bill.

I've always encouraged you

to have your own ideas, haven't I?

- Yeah. It's nothing. He's babbling.

- You said something was wrong.

Well, something is definitely wrong.

Take him away.

Have you ever been killed before?

I'll be back in a minute.

No. No. No.

This just doesn't happen.

It's not happening.

Cray, why are you doing this?

What the hell are you doing?

Stop asking for the how and why,

Martin.

Does it hurt?

Let's grow old together.

Yeah.

Let's get older.

There's a challenge.

James, we're gonna take a little ride

now, all right? Keep that up.

Can you walk?

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