The Alphabet Killer Page #3

They used to...

She and Zoe were best friends.

I'd like to make a list

of all of Wendy's friends.

Oh, they're right in her cell phone.

Jim, would you...?

Jim?

She'd always forget this.

And then she wouldn't be able to

call me when she...

when she needed me.

- Jim.

- When she needed me.

Jim, let them help us, hmm?

Let them help us.

It's all right.

It's all right.

- Here you go.

- Thank you.

Would you mind if I looked

in Wendy's room?

No.

Right up the stairs.

- Girl's voice:
Megan.

- Hey, I just got a call.

A homeless man

saw the abduction.

Man:

I think I saw her, you know?

I'm a witness, you know?

- Hey, we got it.

- I think I'm the last person to see her.

I was talking to her right before

she got into the car.

What did you talk to her about?

I needed money.

Somebody stole my basket.

I got no place to carry my stuff.

- Did she give you money?

- No.

What happened after she passed you?

She walked up that way

and then she got into a blue car.

And I didn't see anybody after that

'cause the driver was blocked.

Harper:
Do you have any idea

of the make of the car?

Man:

Yeah, it was blue.

Harper:

Do you know what kind of blue car?

Man:

No, my eyes are not so good.

Harper:
If I showed you a picture would

you be able to identify the kind of car?

I don't know, maybe.

Man:

It's not right, you know?

She wasn't bothering nobody.

I'm only gonna ask you this once.

Are you f***ing okay?

Yeah.

Jesus Christ, are you kidding?

My wrists have carpal tunnel

from typing.

Give me a break.

- Megan.

- Richard.

Hey, I've been thinking about

you ever since I saw...

what's wrong?

- Do you have a few minutes?

- Yeah, come in.

Megan:

I can't stop the restlessness.

I've begun to hallucinate

and hear voices again.

I don't suppose you've talk

to Dr. Parks about this?

No no.

You know what he'd say.

Oh yeah, he'd say,

"Megan, I think you should

be off the case.

I think there's some

misguided martyrdom. "

Yada yada yada.

But still, I don't...

I just don't know

what your suffering...

how that's gonna help

those poor children.

Best thing you can do

is leave Rochester.

I won't stop.

It's in my brain now and it's not

gonna let go until I find him.

You do realize

that's the disease talking?

Okay, I think we're all set.

Yeah.

Okay, now here's the thing:

If you're not gonna listen to reason,

you've got to catch this bastard

as soon as you can

while you're still in one piece.

Okay?

I will.

Carl Tanner, he's a social worker.

- He briefly assisted the Castillos.

- What's this?

A connection.

Carla and Wendy.

We interviewed him two years ago but

his connection to Carla was only tenuous.

So what's he got to do with Wendy?

He's her father's first cousin.

How come no one noticed this?

He changed his name.

It used to be Walsh, now it's Tanner.

- There's another thing.

- What?

In 1982 he chaperoned a school trip

to a canning factory.

A 10-year-old got separated

from the group,

fell from a balcony and died.

- Any evidence of foul play?

- No.

But it's interesting.

Harper:

You go over your notes on this guy?

- Yeah.

- What was he like?

Friendly, eager but not very helpful.

How are you gonna handle him?

You found him.

If he's our guy he likes to feel in control.

He thinks he's tricky and clever

but he can only really assert dominance

against prepubescent girls.

- He's a coward.

- Yeah.

So how do we find out

if Carl's our boy?

Rattle his cage

and see how he does.

Good answer.

It's 4:
00.

Who are the kids?

After school program...

disadvantaged youth.

Parents have drug problems.

Megan. Megan!

Yeah? Sorry.

- Mr. Tanner.

- Yes?

- We'd like a word with you.

- Sure.

Oh, hi. I talked to you

a couple years ago about Carla.

Step away from the children, please.

Okay.

Sandy, would you

watch Jenny for me, please?

Thank you.

So what's going on?

How well did you know

Wendy Walsh?

You know, I already talked to

the policeman from Webster about Wendy.

Answer the question, please.

Well, she was my cousin's kid.

We weren't particularly close.

Probably met her

about a half a dozen times.

Why did you change your name?

What the hell's that got

to do with anything?

Were you trying to run

away from something?

No, I didn't get along

with my father so...

Children around you have

a way of ending up dead.

- What?

- Megan:
What about Monica Hailey?

Oh my God.

Are you people kidding me?

That was 15 years ago.

I was nowhere near Monica.

That was Lydia's fault.

You got to admit there are a lot

of coincidences.

Look, I didn't do anything wrong.

I mean, my God, I work all day

to help children.

At night I go home to my wife.

Talk to those other cops.

I told them everything.

Harper:

So what do you think?

- He's convincing.

- Yeah.

You know what would have

helped a hell of a lot?

Is knowing what Webster

got out of him.

No kidding.

Where to next?

Webster.

I'm sorry for the holdup.

Detective Harper, Officer Paige.

Your reputation precedes you,

young lady.

A mixed blessing for sure.

Not at all.

How can I help you?

As you know,

Rochester and Webster

are covering a lot

of the same ground.

We're anxious to pool our resources.

Well, I think that's a great idea.

We're gonna do everything

we can to help you.

Perfect. We'd like to talk

to the officers

who interviewed Carl Tanner,

the social worker.

I'm sorry, but everyone's

in the field at the moment.

Then we'd like to see the reports.

Carl Tanner.

I'll have somebody dig up

that information

and get it to you

just as soon as I can.

We've taken an interest

in him as a suspect

We really need to see this today.

Detective Harper,

we're real anxious to help you

solve the kidnapping

aspects of this crime,

but it's a little hectic around here at the

moment because we're solving a murder

and I just do not have the resources

to just drop everything

and play fetch for you.

F***!

Son of a b*tch.

Well, I guess now Webster's gonna place

Carl Tanner at the top of their list.

Yeah, we blew it.

I always heard he was an a**hole.

We should have been ready for it.

We were perfectly reasonable.

And he took it as a challenge,

an affront to his authority.

We should have flattered him.

You're an attractive woman,

we could have used that.

What are you saying?

You want me to go back

and shake my tits for him?

Sorry, I'm just...

I would have done it

if I thought it might help.

How are you doing?

So you can go back

and report to Kenneth?

I'm just concerned.

I'm hanging in there.

Thanks.

Melissa Maestro.

- Melissa Maestro.

- Shut up.

Her name is Melissa Maestro.

- MM, y'all.

- You're gonna get raped.

He's gonna take you to Mortimer.

She's gonna die in Mortimer.

- There's a problem.

- What?

missing this afternoon.

What's her name?

Melissa Maestro.

I thought you had a unit covering

every girl whose initials matched.

We f***ed up.

Girl's voice:

Megan.

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