The New York Ripper Page #3

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NO, WE TALK

TO DEAD GUY'S BROTHER.

THE DEAD GUY'S BROTHER LIVES

AT THE DEAD GUY'S PLACE?

THEY WERE ROOMMATES,

BUT THAT'S THE POINT.

HE'S GETTING RID

OF THE APARTMENT,

AND WE'RE HERE TO RENT IT.

WE'RE WHAT?

WHY CAN'T WE FOR ONCE

JUST TALK:

TO SOMEBODY AS US?

BECAUSE, GUS,

I DON'T WANT HIM

TO BE ON GUARD.

IF HE THINKS WE'RE

INVESTIGATING SOMETHING,

HE'LL CLAM UP.

WES HILTONBOCK.

YEAH.

HEY, SHAWN SPENCER.

I TALKED TO YOU:

ON THE PHONE:

ABOUT THE APARTMENT.

THIS IS GUS.

IT WOULD ACTUALLY BE

FOR BOTH OF US.

YEAH. OKAY, COME IN.

THANKS, MAN.

JUST SO YOU GUYS KNOW,

THE UTILITIES ARE INCLUDED,

BUT I WOULD REQUIRE

FIRST AND LAST MONTH

AND A SIZABLE SECURITY DEPOSIT.

OH, THAT'S NOT A PROBLEM.

DO YOU TAKE CATS?

AH, I GUESS SO.

YOU TWO GUYS HAVE A CAT?

WE DO, ACTUALLY.

HE'S SORT OF

LIKE OUR CHILD.

I SEE.

HOW DO YOU GUYS:

KNOW EACH OTHER?

WE'RE PARTNERS.

GOTCHA.

OH, NO, NO--

NO, NO, IT'S FINE.

REALLY, I'M TOTALLY FINE.

NO. WE'RE PARTNERS

IN A PRIVATE--

RELATIONSHIP.

BELIEVE IT.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

WE FINISH:

EACH OTHER'S SENTENCES.

SO, TELL ME, WES,

WHY WOULD YOU:

WANT TO GIVE UP:

SUCH A HANDSOME APARTMENT?

DO YOU NOT LIKE IT ANYMORE?

OOH! GUS!

GOOD NEWS.

SHOWER FOR TWO.

UH, ACTUALLY, I JUST HAVE

SOME BAD:

MEMORIES HERE.

I USED TO LIVE HERE

WITH MY BROTHER,

BUT HE PASSED AWAY.

[SHAWN]:

OH, I'M SORRY, MAN.

WAS HE SICK, OR?

HE KILLED HIMSELF.

OH, GOOD LORD.

I'M SO SORRY.

YEAH, I'M SORRY.

YEAH, ME TOO.

WE WERE REAL CLOSE,

YOU KNOW.

WAS HE DEPRESSED?

I MEAN, WERE THERE SIGNS?

DID YOU--

WHAT AM I-- I'M SORRY.

YOU DON'T HAVE TO

ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.

NO.

ACTUALLY, I HAD NO IDEA

ANYTHING WAS WRONG, YOU KNOW.

I MEAN, HE HAD

SO MUCH TO LIVE FO

HE'S A GREAT GUY,

YOU KNOW.

SMARTER THAN ME, MORE TALENTED.

HE WAS A GREAT SINGER.

HE WAS REALLY GOING PLAC.

SO, LOOK, ARE YOU GUYS

INTERESTED IN THE PLACE, OR?

WHAT DO YOU:

THINK, HONEY?

I THINK IT'S GREAT.

I THINK IT'S PERFECT.

ALL RIGHT, THEN.

I'VE GOT ANOTHER COUPLE

COMING BY LATER,

SO...

BUT I'LL LET YOU GUYS KNOW

EITHER WAY.

SHOWER FOR TWO?

THAT WAS SO I COULD

SEE YOUR FACE WHEN I SAID IT.

YOU KNOW, YOU ENJOY THESE THINGS

MORE THAN YOU SHOULD.

I SUFFERED THROUGH

THAT FOR NO REASON.

WE LEARNED NOTHING.

YES, BUT I GRABBED THIS

WHILE WE WERE UP THERE.

YOU TOOK HIS MAIL?

IT'S NOT LIKE I TOOK

HIS SPORTS ILLUSTRATED.

IT'S A PHONE BILL.

YOU CAN'T OPEN

SOMEONE'S ELSE'S MAIL.

IT'S A FEDERAL OFFENSE!

GUS, HE'S DEAD.

SO WHAT?

I'LL HOLD IT TO MY HEAD

AND READ IT PSYCHICALLY.

HURRY UP, SHAWN.

GUS, WHO'S GOING TO SEE US?

HURRY UP.

WHY, THERE'S LIKE--

THERE'S LIKE 16 CALLS HERE

TO SOME 1-800 STRESS LINE...

INCLUDING THE LAST CALL HE MADE.

I'VE SEEN THE ADS FOR THAT.

SO WHAT?

A DEPRESSED GUY:

CALLS A STRESS LINE.

I BETCHA A HUNGRY GUY

CALLS A PIZZA PLACE.

THAT DOESN'T TELL US ANYTHING.

YEAH, BUT IT MIGH GET US A LINK.

I'M GONNA RUN

THE OTHER VICTIMS'

PHONE RECORDS.

WITH WHAT?

YOUR DO-IT-YOURSELF

PHONE RECORD RUNNING KIT?

THE NEXT BEST THING.

THE ANSWER IS:

THE PHONE BILLS.

ED YOU TO RUN:

THE VICTIMS'

PHONE RECORDS.

WHAT? NO C THIS TIME?

I HAVE A STRG SENSE

T A STRESS LINE,

AND I KNOW THE LINK

IS IN THE PHONE RECORDS.

I DON'T KNOW WHY YOU WOULD THINK

I WOULD DO:

SOMETHING LIKE THIS FOR YOU.

SOME HAVE SAID IT'S THE HAIR.

REALLY? WHO SAYS THAT?

OH, GUESS WHAT.

WE ALREADY:

RAN THE PHONE RECORDS

AND CHECKED OU THE DRY CLEANING.

PANTSUITS WERE PICKED

UP OVER A WEEK AGO.

WHAT KIND OF:

DOG AND PONY SHOW

DO YOU THINK:

WE RUN HERE?

GUS, YOU WAN TO TAKE THIS ONE?

NO.

LET ME PUT AN END

TO THIS NON-CASE.

YES, ALL THE VICTIMS CALLED

THE 1-800 STRESS LINE,

NOT JUST ONCE,

MANY TIMES OVER.

DETECTIVE LASSITER AND I

HAVE COMBED EVERYTHING.

WE'VE GONE TO THE BONE ON THESE.

ALL THE WAY TO THE BONE?

I KNOW THIS IS:

HARD FOR YOU TO GRASP,

BUT THESE PEOPLE DID HAVE

SOMETHING IN COMMON.

THEY WERE TROUBLED,

AND THEY WERE:

DEPRESSED,

AND AS SAD AS THAT IS,

THEY ALL COMMITTED SUICIDE.

CASE CLOSED.

WE'VE CLEARLY

WASTED YOUR TIME.

IT'S NOT OVER,

IS IT?

COURSE NOT.

THEY ALL CALLED:

THE SAME HELP LINE

AND THEY ALL KILLED

THEMSELVES? COME ON!

SHAWN, THAT'S WHA RESSED PEOPLE DO.

IT'S STRANGE

HOW HE GAVE UP SO EASILY.

YEAH, IT IS.

MAYBE WE SHOULD:

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK

AT THAT STRESS LINE.

GLORIA STARKS:

ONLY CALLED THAT LINE

BECAUSE SHE WAS STRESSED

ABOUT AN AUDITION.

YOU CALL A HELP LINE,

THEY FIND YOU DEAD?

THAT'S NOT VERY HELPFUL.

WHAT IF SOMEONE THERE

IS KILLING THE CALLERS

AND MAKING IT LOOK LIKE

A SUICIDE?

GUS, WE GO TO

THE STRESS LINE,

I THINK:

WE SOLVE THE CASE.

COME ON.

WHAT IS THIS?

YOU'RE LOOKING A OUR NEW BUSINESS.

MAZEL TOV.

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

YOU RENTED OFFICE SPACE

FOR THIS?

GUS, DON'T BE A CRAZY HOOLIGAN.

I RENTED A SIGN.

NOW, LET'S GO SAY HELLO

TO OUR NEW NEIGHBORS.

HELLO, EVERYONE!

WHO WANTS PINEAPPLE?

BE HONEST.

YOU GUYS CAN SLICE IT UP

AND FIGHT OVER IT LATER.

I'M SORRY, GENTLEMEN.

MAY I HELP YOU?

I'M TERRANCE.

I RUN THE LINE HERE.

TERRANCE. HELLO.

I'M SHAWN SPENCER.

THIS IS MY PARTNER,

GUS SILLYPANTS:

JACKSON.

JUST CAME BY:

TO SAY HELLO.

WE'VE OPENED UP OUR OWN LITTLE

NOT AS BIG:

AS YOU GUYS.

MORE OF A CLOSET, REALLY.

YOWN 1-800...THINGY?

YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

IT'S CALLED

"DIAL A PSYCHIC."

MAYBE YOU RECOGNIZE US.

I'M THE LEAD PSYCHIC

FOR THE SANTA BARBARA

POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THE McCALLUM MURDERS.

THE EDMOND ROBBERIES?

OVER THERE.

YOU? NOTHING? NOTHING?

WOW.

WHAT, DO YOU GUYS

LIVE IN THIS ROOM?

[CHUCKLING]

SO YOU CAN KNOW STUFF ABOUT ME

JUST BY LOOKING AT ME?

YEAH. PRETTY MUCH.

DO IT.

DO IT?

GO AHEAD.

SHOW US.

LOOKING FOR A LITTLE DEMO.

WELL, THEY DON'T LIKE PINEAPPLE.

I DON'T KNOW, GUYS.

I DON'T THINK BIG T. WANTS US

TO TAKE UP ANY MORE OF--

OH, NO, NO, NO, NO.

GO RIGHT AHEAD.

HALF THE LINES ARE DOWN,

THE PHONES:

ARE BEING WORKED ON RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE TIME:

FOR YOUR LITTLE TRICK.

OH YEAH?

LET'S SEE

WHAT I CAN COME UP WITH.

LOOSE, FLOWING STANZAS,

BOBBY FROST.

ARE YOU A POET, BY CHANCE?

YEAH.

YEAH, I AM. WOW.

HOW DID YOU:

KNOW THAT?

I GUESS YOU COULD SAY

I'M A BIT OF A PSYCHIC POET.

OH, PLEASE. STOP.

'CAUSE I'M, LIKE...

I'M FREAKING OUT.

DO YOU SEE HIS EYELINER?

THE GUY COULD BE THE

DRUMMER FROM THE CURE.

WOW.

YOU CAN SEE WHY YOU

COME OUT HERE TO EAT.

IT'S BEAUTIFUL.

THE SOUND OF THE SEAGULLS,

THE SMELL OF THE OCEAN,

THE SALT AIR...

HMM.

I NEVER NOTICED.

WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?

IT'S WHAT YOU ASKED FOR.

I RAN THE SHEETS

ON ALL THE VOLUNTEERS

AT THE STRESS LINE.

DO YOU MIND?

IT'S POLICE BUSINESS.

SCRAM!

LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT HERE.

WELL, LOOKEE THERE.

IT'S A PICTURE

OF AN OLD FRIEND.

HMM.

HEY, RORY.

WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?

I'VE BEEN SITTING

ON THIS MOP BUCKE

IN THIS TINY CLOSE FOR THE LAST HOUR AND A HALF.

I'M ALL CRAMPED.

WELL, GET UP, MAN.

DO SOME PUSHUPS OR SOMETHING.

I NEED YOU LIGHT AND LIMBER.

DO SOME PUSHUPS?

SURE,

LIKE CLINT EASTWOOD

IN ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ.

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