The New York Ripper Page #2

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OF THEIR APPENDAGES...

COMBINED.

OH YEAH?

I THINK HE WANTS

TO SLEEP ON YOUR CHAIR.

HOW LONG ARE YOU GOING

TO KEEP THIS UP FOR?

UNTIL WE SOLVE THE CRIME.

DON'T YOU OR YOUR CA GET MAD AT ME,

BUT I DON'T THINK

THERE WAS A CRIME.

OH, REALLY?

YOU DON'T THINK SO?

TRY TELLING THA TO THIS POOR LITTLE GUY,

WHO TRAUMATIZED:

SEEING HIS OWNER KILLED.

TELL HIM.

I'M JUST SAYING I CAN KINDA GE WHERE LASSITER IS COMING FROM.

A FEW SUICIDES IS NOT UNCOMMON.

GUS, DID YOU LOOK

AT THE SKY TODAY?

BLUE, CLEAR...

AND DID YOU FEEL I OUT THERE?

WARM. NICE. STATISTICALLY,

PEOPLE IN MILD CLIMAS

ARE FAR LESS LIKELY

TO KILL THEMSELVES.

NOW, IF WE WERE

IN VLADIVOSTOK,

WE COULD TALK.

THE POINT IS,

AT THE END OF THE DAY,

THIS WAS A 50-YEAR-OAN

LIVING ALONE WITH A CAT.

OH. OH.

DO YOU WANT DOWN?

YOU CAN GET DOWN.

YOU'RE PROBABLY RIGHT.

I KNOW I'M RIGHT.

IT'S PROBABLY A SUICIDE.

THANK YOU.

THAT WAS BIG OF YOU TO ADMIT.

I'M UNCLEAR

ON ONE LITTLE THING.

WHAT'S THAT?

HOW DO WE EXPLAIN

THE SECOND BODY THEY JUST FOUND?

DETECTIVE O'HARA.

WELL, YOU'RE HERE

ALL BY YOURSELF?

AH.

DAMN IT ALL.

COULD HAVE HAPPENED

TO ANYBODY.

TALK TO ME.

WELL, VICTIM IS A FEMALE

IN HER LATE 20s,

GLORIA STARKS.

WE'RE WAITING FOR

FORENSICS TO CONFIRM,

BUT IT APPEARS TO BE

A SUICIDE.

CARBON MONOXIDE:

POISONING.

ASPHYXIATION.

OOH, I'M AFRAID

THE CAT DOESN'T THINK SO.

TURN AROUND AND WALK AWAY.

THIS CAT CAN TELL US

IF THE KILLER HAS BEEN HERE.

ALL I NEED IS 30 SECONDS.

WATCH THIS.

YOU READY, BOY?

HUH? YOU READY?

WHAT? WHAT, OVER HERE?

WHERE?

WHAT...

THAT IS--

THAT IS VERY THOUGHTFUL.

I'LL TELL HIM.

HE SAYS THE FAC THAT YOU TAKE

THREE CREAMS AND FOUR SUGARS

IN YOUR COFFEE?

DANGEROUS.

IS THAT TRUE?

DO YOU REALLY TAKE

THREE CREAMS:

AND FOUR SUGARS?

SO WHAT?

THAT IS A HEART ATTACK

WAITING TO HAPPEN.

YOU'RE STILL A YOUNG MAN.

THAT WAS AMAZING.

HOW DID YOU DO THAT?

IT WAS A LUCKY GUESS.

DON'T YOU GET TIRED

OF SAYING THAT?

WITH YOUR PERMISSION,

I'D LIKE THE LITTLE BOY CA

TO SNIFF OUT THE CAR.

ABSOLUTELY NOT.

OOPS!

WHAT DID I JUST SAY?

JUST RELAX AND LE HIM DO HIS J.

HE MIGHT FIND SOMETHING.

HE'S PEEING.

NO.

NO, HE'S DRAWING YOUR ATTENTION

TO THE EVIDENCE:

IN THE BACK SEAT.

BY PEEING ON IT.

NICE.

COME HERE, KITTY, KITTY, KITTY.

NICE KITTY.

YES, DID YOU MAKE GOOD PEE-PEE?

DID YOU MAKE:

GOOD PEE-PEE?

YES, YOU DID.

WHAT?

THAT'S--THAT'S

A LITTLE INAPPROPRIATE.

I'M SORRY,

THAT'S RUDE.

HE WAS JUST SAYING

THAT HE WOULD HAVE DONE

THE SAME THING:

IF HE'D KILLED

HIMSELF.

HE WOULD HAVE:

SWUNG BY THE DRY CLEANER'S

AND GRABBED THE PANTSUIT FIRST.

MAYBE SHE PICKED UP

THE DRY CLEANING

DAYS AGO.

DID THE CAT EVER THINK OF THAT?

WHAT IS HE DOING

RIGHT HERE?

HE IS MEASURING:

THE AMOUN OF CARBON MONOXIDE EMITTED.

OKAY. I KNEW THAT.

[SHAWN]:

YEAH, YOU DID.

[STARTS ENGINE]

[RADIO BLARES]

WHOA!

NOW, DOES SHE STRIKE YOU

AS THE TYPE:

THAT WOULD GO FOR HEAVY METAL?

ANY NUMBER OF PEOPLE

COULD HAVE CHANGED

HER RADIO STATION.

MR. SPENCER,

IF YOU AND YOUR NEW PARTNER

ARE FINISHED:

URINATING ON THINGS,

I BELIEVE:

YOUR WORK HERE IS DONE.

CHECK OU THE DRY CLEANING.

I'M ON IT.

LOOK, I DON'T CARE

WHAT LASSITER SAYS,

THE CA IS NOT MY NEW PARTNER, GUS.

DON'T BE RIDICULOUS.

THEN TELL ME AGAIN WHY THE CA GETS TO RIDE SHOTGUN.

HE GETS CAR SICK,

AND YOU KNOW THIS.

DO YOU WANT HIM TO THROW

UP AGAIN BACK THERE?

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

THAT'S NOT FUNNY, SHAWN.

HERE. LAY THESE DOWN.

HE'S DOING FINE. AREN'T YOU?

[GUS]:

THIS IS A COMPANY CAR, SHAWN.

THAT MEANS I HAVE TO RETURN I IN LIKE-NEW CONDITION.

LAY THESE DOWN.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

LOOK AT THIS.

WHAT?

AND WINDOW PANES.

EVERYTHING MUST GO?

GUS, FLIP IT OVER.

IT'S HER.

STRUGGLING ACTRESS

LANDS BIG BREAK:

IN SANTA BARBARA PLAY.

AND THEN KILLS HERSELF?

I DON'T THINK SO.

OKAY, YOU MIGHT BE ON

TO SOMETHING.

THE PLAY'S CALLED

"DAZZLE AND STRETCH."

DAZZLE AND STRETCH?

[KNOCKING]

I WAS WONDERING:

IF I COULD ASK YOU A...

A QUESTION.

I COULD REALLY USE SOME ADVICE.

YEAH, ALL RIGHT.

GET ON IN HERE.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU, McNAB?

IT'S JUST THAT--

YOU'RE STILL MARRIED, RIGHT?

ARE YOU TRYING TO PISS ME OFF?

NO, SIR. NO, I--

I JUST HAVE A QUESTION.

ON YOUR WEDDING NIGHT,

DID YOU FEEL ANY...

WELL, ANY ADDED PRESSURE

TO PERFORM?

EXCUSE ME?

IT'S JUST THA MY FRANCIE

IS GOING TO BE EXPECTING A LO

ON OUR FIRST NIGH AS A MARRIED COUPLE,

AND I WAS WONDERING

IF YOU HAD ANY TIPS

FOR ME.

WHAT THE HELL:

KIND OF SICK BASTARD ARE YOU?

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, SIR.

I APPRECIATE IT.

SO WHAT YOU'RE TRYING

TO TELL ME IS:

NOW IT'S THE CA

THAT'S CONVINCED

THESE WEREN'T SUICIDES?

YES.

DO YOU REALLY THINK

I'M GOING TO OPEN

A BUNCH OF CLOSED CASES

JUST BECAUSE A CAT TELLS ME TO?

[MEOW]

THIS IS IT.

[MEOW]

YES.

THIS IS IT.

THE GIRL THAT WAS FOUND

IN HER CAR,

GLORIA STARKS.

SHE'S HERE.

SHE'S HERE WITH US.

[IN A WOMAN'S VOICE]:

OH, DESPAIR!

I FEAR THAT YOU WILL LEAVE ME!

WHAT CHOICE:

DO I HAVE?

I DAZZLE:

AND I STRETCH:

I DAZZLE...

AND I STRETCH:

WHAT THE HELL:

IS GOING ON:

IN HERE?

SHH.

MR. SPENCER,

THIS IS:

TELLING ME NOTHING.

HE CAN'T HEAR YOU RIGHT NOW,

'CAUSE, SEE,

HE'S CHANNELING THE CAT,

WHO'S CHANNELING GLORIA.

I DAZZLE:

THEN WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?

I STRETCH:

BAD ACTING.

[GUS]:
I THINK SHE WANTS YOU

TO SEE SOMETHING IN THE PAPER.

GLORIA IS TRYING TO TELL YOU

SOMETHING.

STRETCH:

DAZZLE:

STRETCH...

AND WINDOW PANES.

EVERYTHING MUST GO.

STRUGGLING ACTRESS

LANDS BIG BREAK:

IN SANTA BARBARA PLAY.

SO WHAT?

[GUS]:
SO WHAT?

DOES THAT SOUND LIKE A WOMAN

WHO WOULD KILL HERSELF?

PLEASE, ALL ACTRESSES

ARE CRAZIES.

I KNOW.

I DATED ONE IN COLLEGE ONCE.

SHE HAD A NOSE RING.

GOOD WORK,

LITTLE BUDDY.

WHOA.

I DON'T KNOW.

THIS IS SOMETHING.

[SHAWN]:
SOMETHING?

OH, COME ON, YOU GUYS.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST THING

THAT EVER HAPPENED

FOR THAT GIRL.

YOU NEED TO STOP WAITING AROUND

FOR ANOTHER SUICIDE

AND START LOOKING

FOR A SERIAL KILLER.

SPENCER?

get off my leg

WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?

I HAVE NO IDEA,

BUT I SEE IT ON NUMB3RS

ALL THE TIME,

AND IT SEEMS:

TO WORK FOR THEM.

YOU READY TO GIVE UP?

FOUR SEPARATE SUICIDES,

TWO OF WHICH OCCURRED

BEFORE WE CAME ON THE CASE,

AND I DON'T SEE A PATTERN

OF ANY KIND.

DIFFERENT AGES,

DIFFERENT SEXES.

DIFFERENT SOCIO-ECONOMIC LEVELS.

DIFFERENT METHODS OF DEATH.

NO DUPLICATE WEAPONS, LOCATIONS.

WHAT DO WE GOT?

FIRST WE HAVE A JUMPER,

SECOND, AN OVEN, THIRD, PILLS,

FOURTH, CARBON MONOXIDE.

THEY ALL HAVE TO BE CONNECTED

SOMEHOW.

WHAT I SEE:

IS A WHOLE LOT OF NOTHING.

NOTHING.

YOU SEE, SOMETIMES, SHAWN,

YOU DON'T NEED TO DIG SO DEEP.

YOU JUST NEED:

TO TURN THINGS UPSIDE DOWN...

TO MAKE THEM RIGHT-SIDE UP.

AND THERE'S YOUR PRIZE.

WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M TURNING THINGS UPSIDE DOWN

IN ORDER TO MAKE THEM

RIGHT-SIDE UP.

AND THERE'S THE PRIZE.

[GUS]:
THIS IS THE PRIZE?

GOING TO THE FIRS DEAD GUY'S PLACE, AND WHAT?

TALK TO A DEAD GUY?

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