The New York Ripper Page #4

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SURE, HE SPENDS THE WHOLE MOVIE

IN THE TINY LITTLE CELL, RIGHT,

BUT HE'S IN THE BEST SHAPE

OF HIS ENTIRE LIFE.

GIVE ME A LITTLE PIECE OF TAPE.

WHAT HAPPENED TO

THE BIG TICKING TIME CLOCK?

GUS, WHAT DO YOU THINK

I'VE BEEN DOING ALL DAY?

MY WORK HAPPENS HERE...

AND HERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I AM TRYING TO CREATE

A PLEASANT WORK ENVIRONMENT,

AND I CAN TELL BY LOOKING

AT YOUR LITTLE AREA

THAT YOU DON'T CARE.

WE DON'T WORK HERE, SHAWN.

WE DO UNTIL WE SOLVE

THESE MURDERS,

BUT DON'T WORRY.

I HAVE A PLAN.

YOU ARE GOING TO CALL

THE STRESS LINE:

AND PRETEND:

TO BE DEPRESSED,

AND I'LL GO DOWN THE HALL

WHEN YOU MAKE THE CALL.

ASK FOR RORY:

SO THAT I CAN SEE HIM

IN ACTION.

WHY DON'T YOU CALL HIM?

GUS, PLEASE BE SERIOUS

FOR ONE SECOND.

NO ONE'S GOING TO BELIEVE

THAT I'M DEPRESSED.

I'VE GOT AN IDEA.

WHY DON'T YOU HAVE THE CA MAKE THE CALL?

HE'S LIKE YOUR NEW PARTNER,

RIGHT?

WHERE IS HE, ANYWAY?

GUS, HE'S FAR MORE COMFORTABLE

IN YOUR CAR,

PLUS I NEED HIM:

WELL RESTED:

FOR WHEN HE IDENTIFIES

THE KILLER.

NOW, WAIT EXACTLY TWO SECONDS,

AND THEN MAKE THE CALL.

I HAVE NO IDEA:

WHAT I'D EVEN SAY.

HERE'S A GOOD OPENER.

HELLO, MY NAME'S GUS.

I HAVE A DEEP-SEATED JEALOUSY

FOR A TINY LITTLE BOY CAT.

WHY WOULD YOU PUT THEM

ON SPEAKER PHONE?

SEE, BECAUSE I THINK

THAT TENDS TO UNDERCUT--

BIG T!

LOOK SHARP.

WHAT IS IT NOW, MR. SPENCER?

JUST WANTED TO:

PICK YOUR BRAIN.

HOW MANY LINES:

DO YOU GOT GOING HERE?

WELL, I HAVE 12 LINES,

BUT I'M ADDING MORE

ALL THE TIME.

I GET IT. I GET IT.

THE MORE LINES, THE MORE GREEN,

AM I RIGHT?

I'M A NON-PROFIT OPERATION.

THE CALLS ARE FREE.

I'M NOT IN THIS FOR THE MONEY.

REALLY? THAT'S WEIRD.

SEE, I'M THINKING OF CHARGING

FOUR BUCKS A MINUTE.

RORY.

RORY!

[KNOCKING]

HEY, ROR.

HEY.

WOW, YOU REALLY DO LOVE

YOUR MUSIC, HUH?

YOU KIDDING?

MUSIC INSPIRES ME.

YEAH, YOU KNOW, YOU DON'T REALLY

STRIKE ME AS THE...

CHARITABLE TYPE.

I WAS GOING TO SAY "SENSITIVE,"

BUT SURE.

ACTUALLY, I'M HERE

AS PART OF A COMMUNITY SERVICE

ON THIS ASSAULT BEEF.

I GOT INTO I WITH THIS GUY

WHO DIDN'T LIKE MY POETRY, SO...

TWO FITTY? WOW.

THAT'S INTENSE.

[BANG]

RORY?

TAKE LINE SIX!

I'LL LET YOU GET BACK TO WORK.

SORRY.

[SIGH]

HELLO, STRESS LINE.

THE EXTRA "S"

IS FOR EXTRA STRESS.

THIS IS RORY.

UH-HUH.

SO YOU'RE EXPERIENCING

SOME STRESS.

CAREER AND PERSONAL?

WELL, YEAH, I SUPPOSE.

I MEAN, MY CAREER'S NOT EXACTLY

WHERE I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE.

NO. NO, I DON'T HAVE

A GIRLFRIEND RIGHT NOW.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

RIGHT.

RIGHT.

THAT'S NOT GOOD.

UM, DOES IT MAKE YOU

HAVE DARK THOUGHTS?

LIKE HOW DARK ARE YOU TALKING?

LIKE "WANNA BE DEAD" DARK?

OKAY, EASY.

NOW, I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS,

LIKE, RIGHT OFF THE BAT.

SUICIDE IS NO THE ANSWER.

WHO SAID ANYTHING ABOUT SUICIDE?

I JUST SAID MAYBE I SHOULD FIND

A NEW HOBBY,

LIKE COIN COLLECTING,

OR SOMETHING AT THE BEACH.

I LIKE WATER ACTIVITIES.

LIKE DROWNING?

[GUS]:
WHAT?

DROWNING?

I DON'T WANT TO DROWN!

NO, NO, OF COURSE YOU DON'T.

THAT'S AWFUL, OKAY?

BUT I DON'T CARE

WHAT YOU SAY:

ABOUT SUICIDE IN A LAKE

BEING POETIC, YOU KNOW,

LIKE, YOUR BODY FLOATING

TO THE TOP OF THE PRISTINE,

SERENE WATERS,

AND YOUR FINAL BREATHS

RIPPLING OU:

IN AN EVER-WIDENING

CIRCLE,

YOU KNOW, LIKE

THE CIRCLE OF LIFE,

BUT YOU HAVE TO STOP

THAT KIND OF THINKING.

YOU HAVE SO MUCH

TO LIVE FOR.

YOU'RE DAMN STRAIGHT.

I HAVE A LOT TO LIVE FOR.

OF COURSE YOU DO.

YOU SEE, I CAN TELL,

THIS PHONE CALL:

IS HELPING YOU ALREADY.

DUDE, WHAT THE HELL

WAS THAT?

WAS HE TRYING TO HELP ME?

I FEEL REALLY CREEPED OUT.

DUDE, HE PUT YOU

ON THE CREEPY TRAIN

HEADED FOR CREEP ISLAND

WHERE THE NATIVES

DRINK CREEP NECTAR

OUT OF CREEPY:

COCONUT SHELLS.

SHAWN,

IT'S HORRIBLE.

YEAH, SORRY.

HE'S NUTS, SHAWN.

YES.

AND WORST OF ALL,

HE ACTUALLY MADE

SOME GOOD POINTS.

PHARMACEUTICAL:

SALES? NOT SEXY.

YOU ARE MY ONLY:

NON-WORK FRIEND.

THERE'S GOTTA BE SOMETHING

WRONG WITH THAT.

HEY, HEY, HEY, WHAT IS THIS?

WHAT?

"HANG IN THERE."

HE'S RIGHT.

I NEED TO START TAKING

SOME MORE RISKS.

DOES THAT MEAN WE CAN

GO CLIFF-DIVING?

NO. I'M BEING SERIOUS, SHAWN.

LOOK, WOULD IT MAKE YOU

FEEL ANY BETTER:

IF I TOLD YOU:

HILTONBOCK CALLED?

WE GOT THE APARTMENT!

WHAT WOULD MAKE ME FEEL BETTER

IS IF WE CALLED THE POLICE!

THIS GUY IS:

DANGEROUS, SHAWN.

LET'S CALL VICK.

MAYBE GET HIM ARRESTED.

GUS, GUS...

WHAT?

THE ONLY THING:

THIS GUY IS GUILTY OF RIGHT NOW

IS BEING A BAD POET.

YOU KNOW HOW THIS GAME WORKS.

WE CANNOT JUST PICK UP THE PHONE

AND BEG THE POLICE

TO COME AND SAVE US.

LOOK, JUST...JUST STAY AWAY

FROM THE WATER FOR NOW.

FINAL DECISION.

WE WAIT.

UM, NO, IT'S THIS WAY.

YOU SURE?

YES.

NOW, WAS THAT SO HARD?

MYBE YOU'D CARE

TO EXPLAIN THIS.

MY EYELINER PENCIL?

SO YOU ADMIT IT'S YOURS.

FUNNY HOW GLORIA STARKS'

SUICIDE NOTE:

WAS SCRAWLED:

ACROSS HER WINDSHIELD

IN BLACK EYELINER,

YET NO EYELINER WAS FOUND

AT THE CRIME SCENE.

YOU, MY FRIEND, ARE LOOKING

AT EXHIBIT "A."

BAG IT, O'HARA.

YOU LIKE YOUR MUSIC,

DON'T YOU, RORY?

YEAH, I DO.

IT'S MY INSPIRATION.

I BET.

I BET IT INSPIRES YOU TO KILL.

THAT'S WHY

YOU COULDN'T RESIS

PLAYING YOUR BIG-HAIRED,

DRUG-INDUCED DEATH MUSIC

ON MORTIMER TILDEN'S STEREO

WHILE YOU FORCED HIM

TO SWALLOW ALL THOSE PILLS,

OR ON GLORIA STARKS' CAR RADIO

WHILE SHE SLIPPED

INTO UNCONSCIOUSNESS,

AND EVEN NOW.

LET'S HAVE A LITTLE LISTEN,

SHALL WE?

[PLAYS "UP, UP AND AWAY

IN MY BEAUTIFUL BALLOON"]

WHAT, YOU THINK YOU CAN

PULL A FAST ONE ON ME,

SWITCHING OU YOUR HEAD-THRASHING CRAP

FOR THIS NOISE?

THIS CRAP:

IS ALL I LISTEN TO.

I HATE METAL MUSIC.

I USE THE DETAILS

THAT I GET FROM CALLERS

TO WRITE:

BETTER POEMS.

I'M NOT A KILLER.

NO, YOU'RE A POET...

BUT YOU'RE ALSO AN ASSAULTER,

AREN'T YOU?

WHO DO YOU THINK ARRESTED YOU

ON THAT ASSAULT CHARGE?

OH, A GUY FROM THE PHONE COMPANY

FOUND THE VICTIM.

I DIDN'T KILL ANYBODY.

GET HIM OUT OF MY SIGHT.

WHAT?

YOU'RE NOT TAKING NOTES?

HOW COULD YOU LE HIM DO THAT?

NOW LASSITER GETS CREDI FOR SOLVING A CRIME,

AND WE DON' GET PAID.

OH, WE'RE GONNA GET PAID.

HOW DO YOU FIGURE?

LASSITER DIDN'T SOLVE THE CRIME.

RORY'S INNOCENT.

HE DIDN'T DO IT.

HE DIDN'T?

NO.

THEN WHO DID?

JUST GRIP THE SPIKE

WITH YOUR LITTLE FOO

AND CLIMB! COME ON!

WHY DO I GOT TO GO UP FIRST?

'CAUSE YOU'RE A

CLIMBING MACHINE, GUS.

JUST, YOU KNOW, BE CAREFUL.

GRIP THE SPIKE:

WITH YOUR FOOT!

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

GREASE.

DUDE! DUDE! DUDE!

I KNOW WHO THE KILLER IS.

CAN I COME DOWN, THEN?

NO, NO, I HAVE TO FIGURE OU WHERE HE'S HEADED.

WHO IS HE?

WELL, PUT IT THIS WAY.

TAKING THE APARTMEN ISN'T SUCH A GOOD IDEA,

UNLESS YOU THINK IT'S COOL

THAT OUR WOULD-BE LANDLORD

IS A SERIAL KILLER.

HILTONBOCK?

THERE WAS A PATTERN.

SEE, ALL THE MURDERS

COINCIDE WITH DATES

THAT HILTONBOCK:

WAS SERVICING THE PHONE LINES.

THAT'S WHEN HE HAD

ACCESS.

WITH THIS?

YES. YEAH, YEAH,

SEND THAT DOWN.

PERFECT!

SEE, THIS DEVICE STORES

ALL THE INCOMING

AND OUTGOING CALLS.

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