The River Murders Page #2

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Honey, what's the matter?

She had this in her things.

"Samaria will be held guilty.

For she has rebelled against her God."

Signed, Elijah.

Was she wearing a wedding ring?

I don't know.

I need to see the body.

Call the coroner.

What is it?

Just call the f***ing coroner.

Jesus, Jack.

Are you sure?

Yes. I am sure, Jack.

I am so sorry, Ellie.

Tony, I am sorry about before.

Hey, no worries, now that I understand.

God, what kind of a crazy bastard

would do something like that?

This makes me sick.

Always something to fix around here.

Dad, you and Mom never

wore wedding rings, huh?

We never saw the need.

Do you have them? Sure.

She's got a jewelry box, keeps it

in the bottom drawer of the bureau.

I should have buried it with her.

Jack.

I got to go back down.

The FBI has a list.

There's other victims in other states.

Oh, my God. Jesus, Jack.

Couldn't it be just a coincidence?

No. No, the killer has

a very distinct signature.

It's very graphic.

They were killed by the same person, Ana.

Oh... Oh...

Your mother?

No. No, I am sure about that, no.

So, what do you mean?

What do you mean?

Ana, Ana, what it means,

it means you got to carry a gun.

This, Ana...

Go. You get out of here.

I will arrange help for your father

and get back this afternoon.

But I am not going to carry a gun

with me. No.

We seem to have so much in common.

It'd be nice, uh, to see you again.

I am sorry, I don't think so.

It was...

It was really nice meeting you.

I just don't think

we really had a connection.

Hm.

Take care.

Leonard. Right, Leonard.

Are you Sung Li?

Yeah. Can I help you?

You have been highly recommended.

I am sorry.

I no longer give massages.

But we have many pretty

young girls here to assist you.

Oh, I'd prefer a mature woman.

I am now the owner.

If you'd like to make an appointment,

I could arrange for

a mature woman to assist you.

No. Thanks.

I understand, it's just that, well...

you have come so highly recommended.

Father, I haven't given

a massage for many years.

Who was it that recommended me?

An old friend.

Detective Jack Verdon.

Oh, Jack.

I haven't seen Jack for many years.

How is he?

Good. Married. Very happy.

Jack was a good man, very kind.

So, what is it you want, Father?

A massage.

A bath.

All right, well,

since you're a friend of Jack.

Follow me.

When did we find out about this?

Body was discovered yesterday.

So, Jack, you f***ed this girl

by this river 30 years ago?

Yes. And Sarah Richards.

You f***ed her in the park,

but 12 years ago?

Agent Glover, hope you packed

a few changes of panties.

I will wear yours.

Though I appreciate your FBI humor,

why don't we get to the point.

Jack, you're married. Kids?

No kids. I have been married

for eight years.

I am not married myself.

Never have been.

Alma here, she's been married 15 years.

Tell him what your husband does.

He's a mechanic. Great.

Fixes my old LTD for free.

It's quite the perk.

You say you're happily married?

Yeah, very.

So once you have been married for a little

while, you don't have sex as much.

Sometimes you might look up old

girlfriends, see what they have been up to.

Agent Vukovitch, get to the point

and cut this bullshit out.

Jack's the best detective

I ever worked with.

He's closed more cases

than anyone in this city.

So please stop wasting our time.

Well, I had no idea I was in

the presence of greatness.

I have got two names on the list here.

If you're familiar with these two photos,

we may have

a very strange situation here.

That's Mary Barnes.

I went to college with her.

This one was a long time ago.

Uh...

Laura. Laura...

McCoy. Laura McCoy.

Just for the record, have you

recently gone to Reno or Sacramento?

- No.

- That's too bad.

Might have made our jobs a bit easier.

Sexual relations with both these women?

You're familiar with the locations

the bodies were found?

Any connection between them?

Can you draw a line between them?

No.

I mean, no obvious connection, no.

This is very exciting.

How many women have you been with?

More than you.

Look, Jack, every woman that you

have ever been with is at risk.

I may be an a**hole,

but you're going to need to answer

every one of my questions.

We need a full and complete list.

Of every woman I slept with?

Kissed, felt up, fingered, whatever.

Is that going to be a problem?

This is the first time

a note's been left behind.

Elijah, Samaria. Sounds biblical.

Uh-huh.

Yeah, I will check with Father Harlan.

- Please.

- Aah. No.

Please. Please, don't do this.

God will forgive you, little one.

He has a plan for you.

Just as he has a plan for me.

I am doing God's work.

He needs an army.

And I will lead it.

We all must pay

for the sins of the father.

I need to be reinstated.

It's obvious that there's no connection

between me and any of these murders.

Not until the DNA comes back.

Takes a few days.

So I am still a suspect?

Best one we got.

Agent Glover, show Jack the list again,

see if he can circle off

a few more names.

This is the ViCAP list of all

the unsolved female murder cases

across the country in the past year.

- Any similarities are noted.

- We got four victims.

Violent sexual assault.

Suffocated, necks broken.

Bruises and ligature marks

suggest torture prior to death.

The bodies have been positioned.

Also the acrylic fibers

and the rubber residue

suggest he transports the victims,

dead or alive, in the trunk of his car.

The killer leaves two distinct signatures.

The victim's wedding ring is placed

deep inside the vagina.

Postmortem, a small incision,

made with a razor-like instrument,

is carved into the victim's tongue

in the shape of a cross. Okay, so....

....it's obvious this is a strong man.

Able to control these women easily.

Psychological problems.

Most likely a bed wetter.

Troubled childhood.

Cut up the neighbor's cat.

Behavioral science will have a field day

with this new sexual stuff, Jack.

You're a wet dream come true.

There's two more.

Maria Duarte, Las Vegas.

And Charlene Bell in Sandpoint.

Both raped, necks broken.

Duarte had an earring

placed inside her vagina.

And Charlene Bell, a crucifix.

Who would you talk to about this stuff?

I don't tell anybody any of that.

Nobody knows about your sexual escapades?

Not a psychiatrist, a priest, your wife?

No one.

Let me ask you just one more question.

Did you ever f*** your mother?

No, Jack, no.

Okay.

No, Jack.

Just f***ing don't.

Why don't we get some lunch?

How many women are we looking at?

I have never counted.

Probably close to a hundred.

Practice makes perfect. Certainly. Jesus.

How many men have you slept with? Three.

Imagine that. Look, why don't you go home.

Make a list, think about it,

mull it over, meditate.

I mean, we're not in any rush here.

Got plenty of time, Jack.

We need contacts, e-mails, numbers.

One more thing. We're going to have

to exhume your mother's body.

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