The Boston Strangler Page #9

anymore?

Who said Daddy was crazy?

Michael's friend. His father said

that Daddy was in the crazy place.

How's, uh...?

How's Mr. Pyne?

He said he'd write you. He knows

you couldn't do anything wrong...

...that you must have had some kind

of breakdown.

He's sending your salary anyway.

Wait!

- What's the matter?

- JUDY:
You hurt Mommy!

- Where does the kid get ideas like that?

- JUDY:
I saw you!

[BUZZES]

- BOTTOMLY:
What are you going to do?

- Put him under sedation.

- BOTTOMLY:
No, not now.

- You are looking at a sick animal.

BOTTOMLY:
So did the women he strangled.

I want him now.

She's against me.

- BOTTOMLY:
Why?

- I don't know. I don't know why.

She's afraid of me.

- BOTTOMLY:
What did you say to her?

- Nothing.

BOTTOMLY:
Did you touch her?

I saw myself touch her.

It popped into my head.

How could she know that?

BOTTOMLY:
What popped into your head?

For a second, I...

Well, not... No, no, not really me.

I mean, it was...

Oh, it was...

It was someone inside of me, wanted...

Didn't want her there.

But...

Not me. Not... Not...

I mean, not me. I love Irmgard.

BOTTOMLY:
And you saw this other

person, this other you, going for her?

- You told the doctor about this?

- No.

BOTTOMLY:
You cut them off, don't you?

Well, I don't... I don't know if I do.

I try to. It...

It, uh...

These things keep popping in and out

of my head, you know.

They don't make sense.

BOTTOMLY:
Albert, do you remember

what you did New Year's Eve?

New Year's Day?

Yeah, I watched the Rose Bowl parade

with the kids.

Then we had dinner around 2:00.

We usually...

...eat early on a holiday.

BOTTOMLY:
Remember what you did

the day after New Year's Day?

- I worked.

- BOTTOMLY:
Where?

On Charles Street. A furnace job.

- BOTTOMLY:
What time did you quit?

- Oh, about 3:
30 or so.

What did you do then?

Uh...

Then I went home.

- No?

- You sure you went home?

But...

I don't know, man. I don't know.

I don't know what's...

I don't know what's happening to me.

BOTTOMLY:
These things you see

that pop into your head...

...now is the time

to make sense out of them.

- DESALVO:
I know, but what if...?

- BOTTOMLY:
You didn't go home.

DESALVO:
Okay.

If you say so.

BOTTOMLY:
What did you see

the other day when you felt sick in here?

- I can't.

- BOTTOMLY:
You want to know?

You want to feel better?

Face it. What did you see?

Uh...

Mailboxes.

- BOTTOMLY:
Yours?

- No.

BOTTOMLY:
What else?

- A dark hall.

- BOTTOMLY:
What else?

- I can't.

- BOTTOMLY:
Come on!

I can't.

- A woman's breasts.

- BOTTOMLY:
Whose?

- I don't know. I can't see her face.

- BOTTOMLY:
What was she doing?

Her blouse came off in my hand.

BOTTOMLY:
Albert, now.

Now is the time, Albert. Go back.

You left the furnace job.

Now what do you do? Think.

Reach out.

No, I can't. Nothing. No.

- BOTTOMLY:
You don't want it to come.

- No.

- I'm trying.

- BOTTOMLY:
No, you're not. Face it.

Where are you?

What did you do after you left the job?

Come on. Look at it.

Have some guts for once.

I'm, uh...

- I'm going down the street.

- BOTTOMLY:
What?

In a car, I'm going down the street.

BOTTOMLY:
Where are you going?

Anywhere. I just...

...find a place to park the car.

Right. I parked the car...

...and walked to the house that was there.

Miss McLean? Oh, Miss Williams.

I'm a plumber.

The landlord sent me over

to check a leak in the walls.

Well, I don't know

if I'll be back tomorrow.

Well, okay. Right.

Oh, fine. Great.

Oh, yeah. I can see the leak.

[PANTING]

Now, don't scream.

Nobody's gonna hurt you.

Take those off.

That too.

Turn around.

Turn around and give me your hands.

Uh, I don't want you to scratch me.

All right?

Now...

...lie down. Lie down.

All the way.

[PANTING]

[WHIMPERING]

BOTTOMLY:
Albert?

Albert?

Albert?

BOTTOMLY:
Albert?

Albert?

Albert?

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