The Night Stalker Page #5

I lose this last dollar...

Mickey... has the idea of

winning ever occurred to you?

Winning?

Oh boy oh boy oh boy...

You spoke!

You know, I have a very

strange, unhappy feeling...

...that the police are never

going to catch this murderer.

I also have another

very unhappy feeling...

Which is?

...that this case may be even

bigger than I thought it was.

Bigger?

Well... stranger.

I've seen a lot of weird

things in my life, love...

I have never, ever

seen anything like this.

MM-HMMN. You don't tell me that

you're FINALLY going to believe?

SHHHHH.

I don't even want to think about it.

Car 14:
Check out the report of the

two ladies, downtown on Casino drive...

Code 1033! Code 1033!

All units! All units!

Janos Skorzeny spotted in 1969

green, unpanelled station wagon.

Intersection Ocane and Husselt.

I.D. CONFIRMED!

Postive visual contact made.

Units 7 and 8:
Seal off

Atsburn and Husselt at Ocane.

Repeat:
Units 7 and 8

Unit 3:
Close off Martinsdale

at Las Vegas Boulevard.

Units 4, 6:
Move north to face

Unit 3 at Martinsdale and 5th.

Unit 5:
Move up to Bracken.

5th Place, to 5th Place-ALL UNITS!

Hold it!

Get up!

Slowly.

Friday, May 28th, 3:17 AM...

Despite the helicopters, the

Highway patrol... the Jeep Posse,

Despite the blocking of

every major road and highway,

Despite the mass coverage of Las Vegas by every

available man in both Police and Sheriff's departments,

...Janos Skorzeny was still at large.

The courthouse conference room had been a

scene of chaos for more than 3 hours now.

Messages were still flooding

in from every outside unit.

Every available man who had taken place in

the capture attempt was being de-briefed.

At the hospital:
Two officers had died,

and a third was harbouring on the edge...

Reports on them were still coming in as the greatest

manhunt in the history of Las Vegas continued in vane.

Oh. Thanks, Bernie. Yeah.

Well?

What're we gonna do?

NOW are you willing to

listen to my insane ideas?

Kolchak! Get outta here!

Now Warren, hold it, hold it...

Kolchak:
You were there, weren't you?

Yeah?

Every man we've questions insists...

...not only that Skorzeny was

possessed of incredible strength,

...but that he was shot, MORE than

once, during the capture attempt.

Oh I'd say 30-40 times.

I'm sorry! I'm not buyin' that.

Captain:
You have two choices...

...either he was shot,

...or your entire police

department is BLIND.

ED! Let's admit it. We had the man-had

him cornered, and we couldn't hold him!

Let Kolchak have his say...

Oh, uh... before I do...

...is it agreed that

in return for my help,

...you will grant me the exclusive

rights to the entire story?

Well, let's say it's agreeable if...

...we decide to follow your

suggestions regarding the suspect.

Fine. Fine.

Because if you don't follow my suggestions, you're

going to be chasing your suspect until Doomsday.

Kolchak. JUST get on with it.

Of course.

Each man in the field...

...is to be issued one of these.

...to be carried in his pocket.

This, gentlemen,

Where'd you get that?

Well, I have a friend who's

got a furniture repair store.

I woke him up and had him make it.

...each man in the field is

to be issued one of these.

And, uh... one of these.

Are you suggesting that we pound

one of these into Skorzeny's chest?

No, no. Into his heart!

There's a legal phrase

for that, Kolchak.

You might have run into it once

or twice in your broad experience.

It's called "premeditated murder".

It's the only way that

you're gonna stop him...

You heard your own men!

Can they all be wrong?

Oh... and you can stop your nighttime

chases from now on, too, gentlemen.

The only hope you have

is to spot Skorzeny,

...and then track him back to where

he lives and wait until sunrise...

...before finishing him off.

He's only vulnerable during the

day. At night he's much too strong.

Yes, gentlemen!

I hate to say this...

...but it looks as if we have a

real, live vampire on our hands.

- Ed.

- Yessir.

- Warren.

- Yeah.

Tom, I'd like to be in on this, too.

Okay, Kolchak. You've

got yourself a deal.

- Conditional

- What's that?

Butcher here will issue the

crosses, the mallets, the stakes,

...but one thing he won't do is depart

from established police procedures.

If feasible, Skorzeny is to be

taken alive and held for trial.

TRIAL?!

That's right. Trial.

TRIAL.

Alright. In return for what?

- You'll get the exclusive rights to the story.

- Good.

Ahhh... WHEN the blackout is lifted.

Uh-Huh. Yeah. Any other conditions?

- One more...

- Whassat?

If it turns out you're wrong,

you're to be out of town in 12 hours.

...take it or leave it.

Alright I'll take it!

...because I know I'm right.

And uh... you know I'm right.

RIGHT.

Ciao!

"I'll take Manhattan! The Bronx

and Staten Island, tooo..."

Watch out you great big, wonderful

Big Apple. Kolchak's comin' back!

Yeah!

Kolchak!

It's me, Crawford!

What're ya doin' drivin'

off with me in the back seat?

What're ya doin' in my back seat?

I wanted to talk to ya...

I saw your car parked here, so

I got in to wait for

ya, and I got sleepy!

You got sleepy...

Hey!

I think I've found the house.

I'd told Crawford to give me 30 minutes

before telling Jenks where I was.

That way, I could get to see

the house alone for a while,

...and also keep the police

from arriving before dawn.

...which I knew they'd

do if they got the chance.

No matter what I told them.

Shelly Forbes?

Shhhh! I heard a sound.

His own private blood bank.

Hold still! It won't stick.

Do you think they'll print it?

I know they will.

We've got an agreement.

You look kind of tired. Do you

want me to drive you to the office?

Not today, honey, now hush your babbling. I want

to finish this in time for the special edition.

Hey why don't you stop working nights?

Oh Carl-not that again?

...and marry me?

What?

Yeah, well... you're a good

cooker and a good kisser.

Why not?

Oh baby! You're gonna

love New York City!

Honey, after this story hits the

news services with my byline...

- Us? Married?

- Yes. Us!

Married!

Don't look now, baby,

...but Kolchak's comin' back!

In style.

There you are, Vincenzo.

...and if I do say so

myself, it's sensational.

I'm sure it is, Carl.

- You're gonna put it in the special edition?

- Right.

- With Pictures?

- Uh-Huh.

...and the news services?

Okay, fine.

What's got into you, Vincenzo?

You sick or somethin'?

Nothing. This is all fine, Carl. Fine.

Uh. Jenks has been tryin' to reach you.

Yeah? What'd he want?

He wants to see you over

at the D.A.'s office.

Why don't you run over there? NOW.

Yeah.

Oh Kolchak?

You're one hell of a reporter.

Thank you, sir.

...and a bright good

morning to all of you!

Bernie-what'd you, uhh...

Is your name Carl Kolchak?

...and do you reside in

the city of Las Vegas?

...well you know my name's Carl Kolchak.

What's goin' on?

Carl Kolchak, you're under

arrest on the charge of murder...

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