The Grim Sleeper Page #6

Maybe something came out. Maybe

those billboards are working.

...and so I walked on Western,

and a car approached and

the guy offered me a ride.

offered me the weed. But I saw

those boards, and I thought it might be...

"The Grim Sleeper". When I came

home, I tell my friend, and she says:

guy in a red car tried to

pick her up two months ago,

and now I'm telling you about that.

No name, no phone number? - Maybe

it's time to set a decoy out there.

Get back in the copy room, Pelisek. - What's

going on, did some promising tip come in?

If you have to throw you

out of the building again, I will.

I thought we're working

together on this.

Fine, I've got my own investigation going on.

And I don't have to tell you anything, either.

You said he took your picture. Do you

know what kind of camera he had?

One of those that

spits out picture.

I still remember this

sound... and then the picture comes out.

Polaroid!

- Yes.

What if he still uses

that kind of camera?

We should check the neighborhood

for camera shops and ask them.

You think they got camera

shops in this neighborhood?

Wait, turn right there.

Here we are, back on Western.

This looks so familiar. - Because

we've been up and down six times.

I don't want to waste you any more precious

time. Take me home. - No, it's fine,

I'm just saying that we need to

try... - Turn right there!

Don't pass it.

- Didn't, we got it.

My God, this is the street.

That's it.

This is the street. Keep going.

- I know this street.

This is Rona Willisons street.

Stop.

That's the house!

He pull up in front of that

house and then he told me...

he'll be right back and

he got out of the car.

One of the victims lived in this street.

It can not be a coincidence, right?

It is not a coincidence. - The killer

can be in the house right now.

Margette, stop! No!

Let me go!

- We'll call the police!

I'm calling right now.

They are here. - You should have let me get

my hands on him. You think they'll let me?

That's the house. There lives

the man who shot me.

Go get him right now.

- All right, let's come down.

Margette, is it? I'm Detective Sims.

I don't care what your name is. You got

your badge, go get him right now.

We think that The Grim Sleeper

could be in that house right now.

I'm sorry, he's not. The man who lived

in that house when you were attacked,

died 15 years ago. - It can't be

coincidence that one of his victims...

lived right there. And Margette saw

him going inside that house that night.

I'm sure the attacker knew the guy who lived

in that house. - Back in '87. we conducted...

a stakeout on that house and entire block.

- I did not know where he live back then.

No, but you describe an orange Pinto,

and a car like that was seen parked here.

And one victim lived down the street.

- An old drug addict named Omar...

lived there. We tapped his house

for months. And nothing.

No orange Pinto has ever seen, no

other evidence pointed to him.

Have you asked him about the car?

According to the case files,

they questioned him repeatedly.

They did him updown, sideways,

didn't know anything about it.

Now, that this house is officially

connected to your attacker,

we can go back, start asking questions,

maybe there's a trail that leads to Omar.

You just said he was dead. - We will try to

locate people who were here when he was alive.

It's too late!

It's 20 years too damn late!

Margette, where are you going?

- I'm going to catch the damn bus!

I don't remember no orange Pinto been parked

on the street. - It was a long time ago.

Yes. But what I want to know is why

they didn't tell me about this stakeout?

It was my daughter killed and I had right

to know what was happening under my nose.

Look at that, flat tire.

You parked on a nail.

That's is Lonnie. He always helps

folks who get car troubles.

Lonnie, come on overhere!

What do you know, Lonnie Franklin.

My Goodness, haven't seen you for ages!

I am gonna check on Margette,

see if she is okay.

It's all she had. I didn't

like bursting the bubble.

Just my bubbles you like

to burst, right?

Sorry. I'm just frustrated,

everything feels like a dead end.

That does leave a bruise.

But you got to keep trying.

I'd like to think that if we missed

something, you might catch it.

Oh Lord, did I just

say it out loud? - You did.

This guy used to be a

mechanic for the LAPD.

Sims.

- Lonnie Franklin Jr.

Look at her. The captain

shouldn't choose her.

What? Guy likes pretty girls.

For example, that Nadine.

The girl is hot! I mean, if this

does not work, we don't have a plan 'B'.

It's not about looks,

it's about vulnerability.

Look at her. She is vulnerable.

Yeah, sure... vulnerability.

I'm shopping for coverage.

What's going on with the "Sleeper"?

The victims families are

having public awareness...

campaign and they're

passing out flyers.

That's not a cover! Not even page 20.

- They're having a press conference.

Talking about the cover? What

about my story with the mayor...

and his battle with the school board? - I'm

pretty sure that article about raising...

awareness of The Grim Sleeper is

more important than a story of the mayor.

I don't need a lecture from you on

what is important. - Kids!

Bob, show me the article

about your story.

I can get you a "Sleeper" cover!

Are you there, Margette?

- Who is this?

I want to write a story on you.

About all you've been through

and how you've bounced back.

I'm not for any of this anymore.

That doesn't sound like you.

I have nightmares about

how he will come and find me.

He is not gonna find you.

We are gonna find him.

You can't give up hope, Margette.

- Maybe I have to just be me again.

Thank you for letting me stay. Are

you sure your dad doesn't mind?

Yeah, he is staying with his sister.

He won't be back till Monday.

I did not know where else to go.

I have not a lot friends in L. A.

because I just moved

here and I work a lot.

So, no friends.

Yet. - And no man?

I don't really do romance. - You mean,

you don't think you deserve romance.

'Cause of that friend of yours?

What is this article,

catching up on DNA facts?

Christine, you deserve to

have love in your life.

What is a "familial DNA "?

I have not heard of it.

Something they started doing in England.

Looking for partially DNA matches...

with family members, if they

can't find complete match.

You're saying that if The Grim Sleeper

had a sibling or child in a DNA data bank,

they could at least match it to the family.

- I was gonna mention that to det. Sims,

but it is not legal in the U. S.

Maybe not yet.

Claymar. Red car.

It is him, a red car. - Doesn't look red

to me, more maroon.

It's pretty red.

Red car, take him down!

Don't think you're rushing?

And you don't think

you need to prepare a firearm?

LAPD! Let me see your hands!

LAPD! Get your hands up!

Let me see your hands!

You're white!

We need to talk. - Now is not the good

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