The Watcher Page #4

Synopsis: David Allen Griffin is a cool killer- time and time again, he chooses a female victim, studies her for weeks till he knows her routine to the smallest detail, makes meticulous preparations using his forensic knowledge to gain entry when she's quite alone, subdues her and administers a long, torturous death. Joel Campbell got so frustrated by his failure to capture Griffin in Los Angeles, that he quit the FBI, moved to Chicago, and remains in psychiatric therapy, unable to function normally. Then he realizes, when opening his mail very late, that a new murder victim is Griffin's, and the killer sent him pictures of her. Campbell reports this to the police, but is unwilling to join them in the search, suggesting Griffin is too slick and clever; yet he won't get out of it that easily.
Genre: Crime, Horror, Mystery
Director(s): Joe Charbanic
Production: Universal Pictures
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
5.3
Metacritic:
22
Rotten Tomatoes:
10%
R
Year:
2000
97 min
$28,572,915
1,323 Views


on a schedule together.

And- And I like

to record my sessions.

But if you prefer-

Is that something that you do

with all of your patients?

Yeah, with most of them.

- Would you prefer that I didn't?

- Yes, I'd rather you not.

Okay. That's- That's fine.

So, you say that you might

need help. In-In what area?

I'm not sure.

What kind of help do you provide?

Well, I-I work with patients

on many different issues.

Do you think...

some of your patients...

might pay to come and see you

because... you're very pretty?

Let's keep this focused on you,

rather than on me, Mr. Abraham.

Sure.

Nice trick.

- I'm gonna try it again though, okay?

- Yeah, whatever.

A couple of years ago, they did

a neighborhood renovation...

where they put those benches around

some of the trees downtown.

Where downtown?

Bring up the city.

Basically the Broadway

and Belmont area.

- That's 15 to 20 city blocks.

- Yeah.

There are five million

people in this city.

- How can no one have known this person?

- Can you spare some change?

How can this happen

in the communication age?

Authorities have focused

the search for "Jane Doe #2 "-

Hey, Dad. Dad, it's me.

Don't you recognize me?

- Leave me alone.

- Come on, Pop. I need you, man.

The city of Chicago is on alert.

Police are searching for a woman connected

to the photograph they have received.

It appears the murder may be linked to

a serial killer in the Los Angeles area.

At this point, the woman

police are calling "Jane2"...

has not yet been located...

- and all those involved are very

concerned about her well-being.

Yeah.

We've got Jane Doe's

mother on the phone.

I'll be right there.

You know what? Get a picture at every

skateboarding place and guitar shop...

that's anywhere near that

Broadway and-

- Belmont.

- Belmont. Exactly.

- Wish I could find some letters.

- There aren't any.

She never wrote anybody.

She called three times

after she disappeared.

Did she say where

she was calling from?

She said all kinds of things. I never knew

what to believe. She has a new boyfriend.

- So tell me about the boyfriend.

- He's a lawyer. Yeah, right.

Can you remember anything else about

the calls? Anything might help.

A few months ago, she called to announce

she's got a job at Seattle's Best Coffee.

Seattle's Best?

Not good news. She does not work, nor

has she ever worked at Seattle's Best.

I don't care whether she works there or not,

she is sitting in front of a coffee shop.

I don't know.

It looks like a bench to me. It could be

anywhere. I'll be honest with you.

Look at the photo. There are

seven people in the picture.

Three of them are holding

the same kind of coffee cup.

She's sitting in front

of a f***ing coffee shop.

Get someone into every

Seattle's Best in the city...

and any place that sells coffee

in the Broadway Belmont area.

- Take a look at this.

- Okay.

Is that too fast?

- Okay, okay.

- Whoa!

- You wanna kill me, sweetie?

- Come on, get on.

I thought you were

gonna impress me.

Yeah, yeah. You're so tough.

Hey, you mind posting these?

Thanks.

Ma'am, we're looking for this girl.

We're trying to contact her.

Totally, dude.

She comes in here all the time.

We found a kid that knows her. Seattle's

Best, Lincoln and Wisconsin. All right.

Thanks. I gotta go, Jess.

I'm sorry. I'm so late.

- Can I sneak into your room?

- No.

The last time we got caught,

my dad went ballistic.

- Don't be sad, Jessie.

- Forget about it.

Yeah, I let her use the bathroom,

you know. I told the other dudes.

I don't give a sh*t what you told the other

guy. I wanna know where she lives.

- I wanna know where she is.

- Dude, she lives on the street.

As our light goes out

There's nothing left to say

There's nothing left

to say or talk about

You can't say

anything I don't know

I already understand

We gotta find this woman. Call the police

if you find this woman. Help us out here.

Somebody, help. Look at this.

Call the police if you find this woman.

Help us out here.

Leave me alone.

- Hey.

- Get back here.

Look at the f***ing picture, all right?

Look at the picture.

- You seen this girl, huh?

- No.

Excuse me.

Have you seen that girl?

Look at the picture

before you answer.

- You seen this girl? Thank you.

- No. Sorry.

See that.

That's what I want, okay?

Excuse me.

You see this girl? Huh?

- No, I haven't.

- All right, thanks.

You seen her?

Have you seen that girl?

Sir, have you seen this girl?

Have you seen that girl?

- Hey, hey. Stop, stop.

- But I didn't do anything!

I never said you did. Just look at the

picture. Have you seen this girl?

- She's about your age.

- F*** you, cop. I don't know sh*t.

You can't say

Anything I don't know

Hi.

- Hey.

- That sounds great.

Yeah? You like it?

Absolutely.

Then here, let me turn it up.

If you don't tell me where she is, your

friend Jessica will be dead within the hour.

All right.

She stays

on the top floor, man.

Please, God.

Please, please.

Please, God.

Help me please.

Just up the way there.

- Get him out of here.

- Come on, come on.

Campbell.

Campbell, you okay?

Campbell, open the door.

Open it.

Campbell? You here?

Joel?

He's freezing.

Mitch, call a paramedic.

Sh*t.

This morning investigators

are stilling search...

for the serial killer responsible

for last night's rampage.

Three policemen were killed and

one young woman was murdered.

The F.B.I. agent in charge of the task

force has been hospitalized.

Hi.

Hey, hey. Come in.

You didn't have to come here.

Yeah, well.

I didn't think you could get to me.

So-

Besides, I don't have that many patients

yet, so I really can't afford to lose one.

Yeah.

I've never seen you outside the office.

You look so different.

Really? Hmm.

'Cause you look exactly the same.

Yeah.

Have you eaten?

Do you need to eat?

All I got is Jell-O.

Okay.

You wanna eat?

Yeah, let's eat.

Okay.

- In other words, he missed you.

- Odd, isn't it?

- Did you miss him?

- What the hell does that mean?

- In other words, he missed you.

- Odd, isn't it?

- Did you miss him?

- What the hell does that mean?

Look, I'm sorry. I can't talk now.

I'll call you back, all right?

Excuse me, Agent Casper? This just

came for Agent Campbell and I just-

How did you get this?

The post office forwarded it

from his apartment.

Thank you. Sh*t.

Good morning. Thank you

for your attention.

My comments today

will be brief.

Uh, as many of you

know already,

we have received

another photograph.

No, no, no.

I am not going to answer

any questions today.

I just am here to pass out

this photograph...

and to request that you continue

to assist us in this investigation.

- That's all.

- Police Detective Hollis Mackie...

informing us that this horrible game

of cat and mouse will continue today.

Here is the photo

of the killer's latest target.

- You all right? You sure?

- Yeah.

- I think so.

- I'll be right back.

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