The Night Stalker Page #2

All with a big loss of blood.

You could check all the insane asylums

across the country. The Bug Houses...

See if they've released, recently,

a nut who thinks he's Count Dracula...

...even if he's done

nothing to prove it.

Do you believe in vampires, little boy?

That's funny. That's very funny.

That's very funny, Bernie. Ha Ha.

Well are ya gonna do it? Or are you gonna sit

there like a cheap gonif, guzzling my beer?

I'll think about it. Okay?

Meanwhile, I hope it doesn't disillusion you to know that

the local Law enforcement people go along with your views.

- Oh?

- Somewhat.

At this moment, they're waiting for a special report from the

Coroner, and two pathology experts who were flown up from LAPD.

- Oh yeah?

- Along with a small truckload of equipment.

Huh? Oh hi, Marylin. How are ya?

- Hey. I like your luncheon place.

- Yeah.

Say, if you want to hear that special report,

meet me at the Sheriff's office. It starts at 6:30.

- Hey thanks.

- Don't thank me. Just be there.

Where ya goin?

Mr. Kolchak. Telephone,

please. Mr. Kolchak.

Carl Kolchak. Telephone

please. Carl Kolchak.

Kolchak?

Hi Carl? I just thought you'd like to know:

I heard the Parkway Hospital was knocked over.

Oh yeah? Knocked over for what?

Cash? Drugs? Equipment? What?

Blood!?

That's right. Every container

in the place. Their entire stock.

What about blood type?

It seems blood type and rh

factor didn't much matter.

- John?

- Can't stop now. See ya.

Yeah, bu-

6:
30 pm, Clark County Courthouse.

Present, in addition to myself and two

incompetents who call themselves reporters...

...were Warren Butcher

of the Sheriff's Office,

Thomas Paine of the

District Attorney's Office,

Captain Edward Masterson of

the Las Vegas Police Department,

...and old buddy, Bernie Jenks.

Holding forth with his inimitable

cool:
Dr. Robert Makurji, Boy Coroner...

We found the death in each

case was extremely swift,

...coming in something

less than a minute.

After the initial wounds were inflicted,

The blood was drained very quickly

- some kind of suction device being used.

Now this would explain why no blood was found in

the victims, or in the areas they were discovered...

Uh Doctor? Kolchak, Daily News...

Do you have any idea what

could have made these wounds?

They're not unlike the

bite of a medium sized dog.

- What do you mean, "dog"?

- WHAT?

Dog? Dog! What are you telling

us? A dog did these murders?

I didn't mean to indicate that the

wounds were actually inflicted by a dog-

Only that they are similar to those

which "might" be caused by a dog.

A rather interesting point is that we found another substance

mixed in with the traces of blood in the throat wounds.

...namely, saliva.

What do you mean, "saliva"?

I mean saliva, Sheriff Butcher.

HUMAN saliva...

If Makurji had suggested that the murders

were committed by a giant butterfly...

...he couldn't have made more sparks.

Now...

Whaddaya mean "human"?

Are you suggesting that

each of these women...

...was bitten in the throat by a man?

At present, the evidence

points that way...

...however, I couldn't, and wouldn't...

...hazzard a guess as to motivation.

I can only be sure that

they each died from shock,

...induced by massive loss of blood.

Uh, Dr. Makurji-

Is it possible that he killed these

women by biting them in the throat...

...for the expressed purpose

of drinking their blood?

Kolchak! Now you're here by

the mutual suffrage of us all...

eh, "sufferance".

What?

It's "sufferance" Sheriff.

Well whatever it is... just shut up!

I'll answer that.

There have been cases of people who,

through some mental derangement...

...have come to believe

they were vampires.

In Germany, in the 1920's,

there was one fella...

...who DID use his teeth to

rip out his victims' throats...

Now we are NOT gonna

jump to any conclusions...

...about who or what killed these women.

It is possible, you know, to type

a person's blood from his saliva.

If I were you gentleman, I'd look

for... a very anemic fellow,

...possibly with some

rare blood disease.

Well I don't care what kind

of a nut killed these women.

But I'll tell ya this: He's out there.

And I'll bet he's high on

pot... or the hard stuff.

And he's gonna kill

again unless he's stopped.

Masterson:
What have your people

got on this Parkway blood theft?

Well the latest is the nurse said she saw

something "funny" out there last night.

...or early this morning.

It seems that a tall, skinny

guy, dressed as an orderly...

...was nosing around the

refrigerated storage area.

That's where they keep

the blood and the plasma.

She didn't think much of it then, but

later when she spoke about the guy to the...

...to the floor Super,

she was told that...

...there was no such tall,

skinny guy on duty there.

Description's as follows:

White male adult

6' 2"to 6' 4"

Thin. About 175 pounds

with pale complexion.

Dark hair.

So we start lookin' for a man...

Iocal resident or worse yet...

...some outsider who may not

even still be in the area.

We'll check the airport, the

bus terminal, railroad station,

...blockade the highways... and

if we're lucky, we'll get him.

...if he's stupid enough to still

be hangin' around after 3 crimes.

Now you got any other suggestions?

Just do it.

Alright. Let's break this

up. Thank you Dr. Mah-

uh... thank you Doctor.

Mr. Paine?

I shouldn't be too inclined to reject Mr.

Kolchak's theory out of hand, if I were you.

It is at best highly speculative...

but not altogether unwarranted.

Kolchak!

You can throw away that cassette.

Now this, uh "vampire stuff"...

is to STAY right in this room.

Until we have the assailant in custody,

we say nothing about these, uh...

...women being drained of blood.

There'll be no rumors,

no reports in the paper...

The official opinion at this time is

that the cause of death is "undetermined".

We don't want to cause a panic.

It's bad for police operations.

It's bad for the people.

And it's bad for business...

Thank you for your cooperation.

Kolchak? I want to have a talk with you.

Now boys, there's no reason

to bother the doctor anymore.

I have a prepared

statement in my office.

You can go back to the lab.

Kolchak, you're becoming a real pest.

I'll have to have a word or

two with Vincenzo about you.

Ya know, maybe one of the other boys at

the office should handle this from here on.

Keep your nose clean, son. Stay

out of other people's business.

It's healthier that way...

Carl?

Will you watch what you're

saying? You know these guys...

...you could find yourself out

of a job and 86'd all over town.

Does that go for you too, Jenks?

Oh boy. Who can talk to

you when you get like this.

Now listen:
I'll nose around UNOFFICIALLY for you

on anything you bring me. Just between the two of us.

But do me a favor and stay away from me

for a few days. Just for friendship's sake.

Did I say it was a vampire?

Well what does your

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