The River Murders Page #3

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Elijah was a prophet in the Old Testament.

But this quote is not from him.

It's from the Book of Hosea.

Okay, so a prophet is like a saint.

Well, not exactly.

In the biblical sense,

it's a man called by God

to be his spokesman, his messenger.

A prophet communicates with the

Lord through visions and ecstasies.

Often they were thought to be insane.

They deliver God's prophecies

through written word,

through sermons, through symbolic acts.

You're not supposed to be here, Jack.

Go on, Father.

Well, here it is.

This is the Book of Hosea.

Chapter 13, verse 16.

"Samaria..." That's ancient Israel.

"...will be held guilty.

For she hath rebelled against her God.

They shall fall by the sword.

The little ones shall be dashed in pieces.

And their pregnant women

shall be ripped open."

Was this young woman pregnant?

No, but her wedding ring was taken

from her finger, placed in her vagina.

What is the context of that quote?

Um... Well,

it's a rather gruesome prophecy.

It's a curse by God on the nation.

For their sins against his will,

he would close the nation's wombs.

This is the Bible?

The Bible is about both good and evil.

What you describe is...

It's desecration of the body.

It is evil.

By the book.

Otherwise it will just cause trouble.

Want them to take me off the case too?

I am not staying home.

Women have died because of me.

Everything I am is at stake here.

How's Ana? Langley's got a car on her.

No, I mean how is she holding up?

She's not happy.

Okay, I will drive you out to your dad's.

But you said you were sure.

There's some things I didn't know.

This is unbelievable.

This can't be happening.

Look, I need you to take some time off.

A few weeks at least.

You will be safe at home.

You don't tell me what to do.

Absolutely not.

I will not lock myself away.

I have a job here, responsibility.

Ana, you're in danger.

This is serious. People are dying.

I am not taking time off, Jack.

And you can't change my mind.

Anyway, I have noticed

they are watching me.

This is crazy.

Look, if you notice anything strange,

anybody that seems

out of the ordinary to you,

you make sure you call it in.

Of course.

Okay? And they will be watching you.

Will you be back tonight?

Yeah, I will be back around 12.

I can't tell my dad over the phone.

What are you going to tell him?

I am going to tell him the truth.

Bye.

My God.

Do me a favor.

Don't put me on the list.

I wouldn't do that.

She knows. Women have a sense.

Jenny, that was a long time ago.

Believe me, she knows.

Thought you wanted me to go by the book.

Oh, cut the sh*t, Jack.

I can take care of myself.

Close to a hundred, really?

What about you? How many for you?

I don't know, maybe 20.

None in the past year.

But, hey, who's counting?

I didn't get married till I was 40.

I guess I dated a lot.

I mean, never seemed strange to me.

You still into the handcuffs?

No. I traded in my leather

for white cotton panties.

Yeah, right.

She was always very proud of you.

Me,

You know how I feel.

Dad, I have been a cop for 28 years.

Hm.

I don't have to like it.

Does Ana know about all of this?

Yeah.

Huh.

She walked across that bridge

every day for 30 years.

Doesn't make sense to me she'd just fall.

Well, we will know more tomorrow.

We will have her in and out in a day.

It's a nice spot we got up there.

I drove up yesterday.

Hm.

All them roses still in bloom.

Seems almost a sin to disturb her.

She sure would have loved

to see a grandson.

Come on, Dad.

You know Ana can't have kids.

That's not fair.

I need you.

You do what you need to.

There's been another,

massage parlor in town.

Which one?

Which one?

Which one? Her name is Sung Li.

Hey, buddy.

Welcome to your nightmare.

Hey, Jenny. If you're looking for

men, they got an opening here.

Maybe you should apply.

We need that f***ing list, Jack.

If you quit wasting your time accusing

me, maybe you'd save a f***ing life.

Don't tell me how to do my job.

Where were you today, huh?

I was with Jenny all day.

I didn't do this and you know it.

DNA came back. He's clear.

No sh*t.

You're not getting your gun or your

badge back until you get us that list.

I don't know what you did

to piss this guy off, Jack.

Now he's making very bizarre requests.

So this is it? The list?

Yeah, do you want to see it?

No.

I love you, baby.

I love you too.

How could this happen?

How could this guy know?

This woman tonight, there's no way

he could have known about it.

This other victim,

it was a one-night stand,

I literally knew her for one night.

We got drunk.

No one could have known about it.

No one.

The answer's right in front of you, babe.

I wish it were that easy.

This girl,

we met her at a party about five years ago.

She was wearing a black dress.

You talked to her at least for five

minutes before you introduced me.

Her name was Leslie.

Leslie Tait.

I knew you had slept with her.

I knew it.

Women know.

We can tell.

Ask the women on your list.

That's what the killer is doing.

Her name was Sung Li.

She worked at the massage parlor on Third.

I followed him once.

Oh, God..... please...... stop.

Why are you doing this?

For my brothers and sisters.

Their innocent souls. Please.

I have two little children.

You have no reason to fear God's work.

I will mark you.

So that when you enter

the kingdom of heaven,

the Lord will know

that I have sent you home.

You will be born again

as one of Christ's divine soldiers.

And we shall have our vengeance.

Wait, wait.

I do remember something about Jack.

Something I overheard.

Something embarrassing.

Excuse me, would you mind?

No.

I am leaving anyway.

Don't do that.

I will be devastated.

We have the same coffee schedule.

Breakfast of champions.

I am John.

Goodbye, John.

- Go, go, go.

- Hey, hey.

Hang on.

Come on, let's go, let's go.

Over here. Let's go.

- Okay.

- Do it, do it, do it.

Need to contact every woman on this list.

Concentrate on these at the top.

Sure they will all be thrilled

to hear from you, Jack.

Question now is why.

If you're right and this guy extracts other

names and locations from the victims,

then there's at least

a deranged logic to it.

Yeah, Ellie Nelson,

she definitely knows Charlene.

Sarah Richards, she would know Sung Li

because that was around the same timeframe...

Sarah Richards, she would know Sung Li

because that was around the same timeframe...

Not exactly 100 here.

Did you overestimate your prowess?

No, I overestimated my memory.

I have got 12 men working,

an entire task-force.

I can't do anything unless you get me

all the information. I am trying.

I really am. I am trying. Try harder.

Hey, I was going to ask you,

you busy for dinner tonight?

Eat me.

Maybe for dessert. Knock it off.

I spent the morning with

the Book of Hosea. Interesting.

Israel is portrayed as a faithless bride.

The country is wealthy, successful,

but it's lost its moral compass,

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