The Flock Page #3

Can I talk to your boss

to confirm that?

If you think

that's really necessary.

Put your boss on, Randy.

Allison?

You know, I got

a phone call today

from a very agitated

sheriff's investigator.

It seems a girl

has disappeared.

And you were out

at her house?

Errol thinks one of

the registrants may be involved.

And how did Errol

come up with that one?

Someone circled an article

in the newspaper

and left it

for him to find.

Errol was a no-show at his

retirement party the other night.

I'm not sure

I understand.

These guys here are all familiar

with Errol's routines

and his habits.

Like how he dissects

the newspapers, for instance.

There was talk at the party

of getting back at him.

You think someone here

circled the article?

Yeah. Could be.

I mean, he doesn't have

a lot of friends around here.

Well, maybe not.

Are you gonna tell him?

You're gonna tell him.

Oh, and this

abduction thing...

has nothing to do with

what you're being paid for.

We're not police officers...

we're public servants.

All right?

So we have 40 offenders

within a two-mile radius,

89 within a five-mile

radius.

We're gonna hit

every single one of 'em.

Shouldn't we narrow

down the list first?

No, I want to

start now.

I'm gonna call it a day.

Yeah, you do that.

Just call it a day.

Two months... that's how long

you're gonna last.

But why should this job

be any different than the others?

I'm not one of

your registrants, Errol.

Just lay off

the personal stuff.

Your mother says

you spook easily.

- You talked to my mother?

- Among others.

Said you change jobs at about

the same rate you change men.

Does privacy mean anything

to you, Errol?

You are a nosy person,

my friend.

He didn't just leave that

newspaper for me.

He left it for you too.

When they find

Harriet's body in a month,

you'll be the one sitting

at this desk, not me.

Police are investigating

the disappearance...

Ahem.

Police have

no suspects...

- Hello?

- Matt?

Hi, it's Allison Lowry...

from the department.

Ah, the new girl

in town.

Uh, the new girl.

Yeah.

Listen, I have to ask you,

do you know if people

in the department are taunting Errol?

- No.

- What about that...

the gag with the newspaper?

With the circling?

No no no, none of us.

Wasn't me. No.

- Not you either?

- No.

Okay, I was wrong.

All right, well, I'll see you

tomorrow at work, Allison.

- You have a good...

- Well... but, hey?

Since I have you

on the phone,

um, what else can you

tell me about Errol?

Well, he likes

to circle newspapers.

Right, I've noticed.

- Well, Errol's a good guy.

- Mm-hmm.

When he started,

he was great.

- Yeah.

- It was this one case...

a young girl named

Abigail taken,

and he got obsessed

by the whole thing

and, oh, he got in some

serious trouble that time.

He started carrying

a gun around

and we don't carry guns.

It's not part

of our job.

Well, thanks, Matt.

I appreciate it.

- Have a good night.

- Good night.

She was friendly, outgoing,

usually got along with everyone.

I don't think she ran away,

but if she did,

she should really come back.

Hey, Harriet,

you're on TV.

Miss you, Harriet.

Please come home.

Oh my God!

What are you

doing here, Errol?

Um...

uh, I have to

tell you something.

I have to tell you that...

that I have trouble

trusting...

I have trouble

trusting people.

Um, even non-registrants.

Um...

and I apologize for being

insensitive to your privacy,

even though a background check

is not entirely unreasonable.

Apology accepted.

You were right.

We got to narrow down

that list.

"Daniel Barden:

former CPA,

husband, father,

peeper, rapist,

once partnered

with Randall Adams."

"Carlos Hugo Catalan:

unlawful sexual intercourse

by fraud or fear,

believed to have had

different accomplices."

"James Ray Ward:

solicitation of an individual

under the age of 18 to engage

in sexual conduct,

assault with intent to

commit rape, second degree,

teamed with

Stuart Zimmerman."

What are you doing, James?

Am I gonna take this

to your parole officer?

You want me to do that?

Is that something I'm gonna have to do?

"Viola Gerard:

abuse of a minor

in a sexual performance,

aggravated sexual battery,

charged as an accomplice

to murder with Paul Gerard,

- got out on a plea bargain."

- Take care of the registration.

disappearance of

Harriet Wells, age 17.

Reported missing from her

parents' home in Paradise Hills...

You make a sound,

I'll kill you.

Hello?

No. Well,

this is his phone,

but Custis isn't here.

You can ask, but I'm

not gonna tell.

Hey, is this Babbage?

Yeah.

Uh-huh, this is Babbage.

Did you get

the newspaper?

Did you like the circles?

# I feel it in my heart #

# I feel it in my face #

# It's like a boom boom boom,

like a boom boom boom #

- # Going in my head... #

- Don't stop, baby.

Glenn Custis!

- Custis!

- # I need your love... #

Who the f*** are you?

I'm looking for...

for Glenn Custis.

Are you sure?

Are you Glenn?

Glenn Custis!

Errol!

Custis!

Get in the car!

Get in!

Ahh!

I got friends in low places.

Isn't that right, Louis?

What are you doing here?

I just wanted to see how

the new job is shaping up.

I hear you do good work.

I don't handle

the photo center.

And the woman who does

won't be back until...

Who do you think

you're talking to?

Louis Louis.

Let's see, your hobby

is photography...

boys and girls at play,

as I remember.

And I do.

And I do.

Look at that.

I don't do that

anymore.

He says he doesn't

do that anymore.

Should we believe him?

People get well.

Not my people.

She thinks she knows you, Louis,

but she doesn't, does she?

- No.

- No. No.

This room is the only reason

you took this shitty job.

Tell her.

Do you think that's

the missing girl?

Do you think

that's Harriet?

Not unless she has

two left feet.

There are at least three

people here, probably more.

Do you think he did this?

Did he cut these women?

I think he has a friend

in a funeral parlor or a morgue.

He probably did

the carving.

l...

I don't get this.

Well, you're probably

holding it wrong.

Yeah, like a centerfold.

Porno, you know.

This is all porno.

Just porno.

Every bit of it.

No.

- I'd like you to see these.

- No, I can't.

I want you to

see this girl.

- Is it Harriet?

- No.

They're staged,

all of 'em.

He didn't touch her face.

The real thing isn't so pretty.

I saw Custis back

at his house.

He was 10 feet

away from me, Errol.

Does that mean

anything to you?

That could have been me,

only for real.

I'm scared of Custis.

Yeah, I am.

But you know what, Errol?

I'm also scared of you.

You have blindsided me

at every turn

and that has got to stop.

Yeah.

Do you think Custis knows

anything about Harriet Wells?

Tomorrow

we can ask him.

Do you think

we can find him?

One of our flock is gonna

know where he is.

Haines Ownby...

four counts solicitation

of underage individual

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