The Lodger Page #2
Right.
- What...
- F*** off! Can I go now, man?
This is really wonderful, honey.
I got it at the deli after class
about an hour ago.
Still good.
You put her there.
- Amanda, please don't say that.
- Ask her doctors.
You were obsessive
and relentlessly controlling.
Nothing she did was
ever good enough for you.
- You know, she told me even in bed...
- Stop it!
Honey, I know I could have
done things differently, but this is...
- There's more to this...
- You're to blame for this.
Amanda, that's not true.
I have a really early class tomorrow, so...
- Okay, I'll call you later.
- Bye.
What happened to the sign?
- I rented it.
- You rented it?
- What?
A man. Malcolm something.
three months in advance.
And I didn't even have to lower the rate
because I could tell he really wanted it.
- I did include breakfast.
- That's from your family.
No, it isn't.
He's been busy back there
taking down all your mother's prints.
But don't... Don't go in there.
He only wants me to go back there.
Are you kidding?
Sure he's not some kind of wacko?
He's a bit eccentric.
Seems perfectly harmless.
Anyway, what choice do we have?
- Anything back from the techies?
- Not a lot.
Let's see, there was nothing
under the fingernails, no foreign fibers,
He either surprised her or he knew her
because there are no signs of a struggle.
So, other than the pimp,
nobody saw anything.
Right in the middle of
f***ing Sunset Boulevard.
- What about the letter?
- Well, there are a bunch of prints,
but they only match the people
who handled it before it got here.
The mail room, the post office,
and you, of course.
Nothing back yet on the paper
or the ink type.
That's it?
Well, we still have someone on the pimp,
but he's clean so far.
A clean pimp? Now there's an oxymoron.
Well, I doubt he's the killer.
Of course he's not the killer, you moron.
Now I know this is your first case
and you're trying real hard to impress
all your f***ing friends,
but I really need you
to start finding me some suspects
and stop wasting my time
confirming the innocent ones.
Now whisper something to me, quick.
- I don't know what you...
- Yeah, that's a good idea.
I'll check up on that. Thank you.
Joe!
Joe!
Joe!
I picked the big bear
and you picked the little bear.
I'm sorry, mister,
but that is exactly the bear that you picked.
These are for you, are they not?
- I like those.
- I know you do.
Joe!
Joe!
You're still here? Didn't you hear me?
- What's that smell?
- Granola.
It's not for you.
- We got the late shift.
- Well, just don't wake the lodger.
And take your boots off
before you trudge drunkenly up the stairs.
I would like to get some sleep, too.
I'll do whatever I want.
Just take the medicine, Ellen, okay?
You following me, sweetheart?
What do you have, Sam?
All of her reproductive organs
were removed,
as if he were giving her a cesarean section.
Holy sh*t.
Better cover her up.
No. No, I'm okay.
There's more.
I was wrong. He's not imitating Rodriguez.
He is Rodriguez.
- Was she alive?
Everything's identical. Strong right hand,
successive three-quarter-inch incisions,
curved blade,
alternating left to right, then right to left.
Sorry, Chan.
I know this makes you look bad.
He's back.
Wait a minute.
You're telling me that this guy,
is the same guy that killed the two women
Rodriguez was executed for
seven years ago?
- I'm sure of it.
- That is impossible.
There was blood from both victims
in Rodriguez's apartment
and the murder weapon.
Well, somebody must have
framed Rodriguez
because it's the same handiwork.
I mean, exactly the same.
He's telling us it's him,
like a surgeon signing his name.
And another thing.
You know who he's imitating, don't you?
- Who?
- Thirty-nine incisions on the last one.
The whole body mutilation, prostitutes...
I should have seen it.
F***.
Who? Who is he imitating?
Jack the Ripper.
Another prostitute was brutally murdered
in West Hollywood last night.
Last night's violent murder here
on Sunset Boulevard is the second...
...second exact recreation
of the Jack the Ripper murders,
which occurred over 100 years ago.
News 15 sources believe
the LASD Coroner's Office
will shortly issue a report with evidence
that both women were cut exactly 39 times.
...killed at least 6 women in 1888,
was never caught.
You stay here, Timmy.
The violent murder of two women
in West Hollywood this week
seems to precisely mimic
the extraordinarily brutal crimes
committed by
Jack the Ripper, in London,
over 100 years ago.
Further, we are exploring the possibility
may have been committed by
the same man who killed two women
in a similar fashion
on Sunset Boulevard seven years ago.
- Detective!
- Detective, over here!
- Just one question!
- Over here! Does this mean...
Is it possible Alonzo Rodriguez
was innocent of the two murders
for which you and the DA
had him executed?
In light of new evidence,
LASD has informed the mayor's office
that it intends to reopen the Rodriguez file.
Sir! Detective!
Detective! Question, one more question!
Detective Manning, please, over here!
Sir! Please, please, sir!
Tell Gregor to pull up anything he can
on Jack the Ripper.
Timeline, number of victims,
odd facts, anything.
This lunatic's not done yet.
- Where you going?
- Be back around 4:00.
Mr. Manning.
Hi, I'm Dr. Stevens.
I'd like to speak with you for a moment
before you see your wife.
She's making some progress, but still
experiences intense bouts of depression.
It's necessary for us to
have someone with her at all times.
Your daughter was adamant that
you not be allowed to visit.
Yeah, you people didn't seem
so excited about me being here either.
Well, that's more your daughter's
feeling right now than your wife's.
Or mine.
But just to be safe,
if she begins to get upset, even slightly,
I'm going to have the attending nurse
stop the visit immediately.
What do you people think I'm gonna do?
She's my wife, for Christ's sake.
Just don't expect too much,
she's extremely...
Are you gonna let me see her, or not?
Hello, Chandler.
Hi, Mags.
It's good to see you.
Yeah, I'm sure I look wonderful.
No, you look good.
I hope it's all right I came.
I suppose I'll always have this.
Why'd you do it, Mags?
You have to go.
- Mags, please.
- No, I can't. Please.
Nurse.
You have to leave now, Mr. Manning.
Please.
Now!
Oh, God!
No! Leave me alone!
Don't touch me!
Please!
Go! Go!
Leave me alone! No! Please, no!
I'd have come for that.
It was delicious.
Thank you.
Would you like some coffee?
That would be nice.
Where's your husband?
- He's at work.
He leaves early.
He goes to the gym,
and then does who-knows-what beforehand.
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