Out of the Darkness (1985) - full transcript

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[TWIG SNAPPING]

What was that?

What was what?

I heard
something outside.

There's nothing
out there.

There is something
out there.

Hey, bud,
what's your problem?

"The Duke of Death,

"The Wicked King Wicker,



"The 22 Disciples of Hell,

"And lastly, John Wheaties,

"rapist and suffocator
of young girls.

"Here are some names
to help you along.

"Forward them
to your captain.

"P.S., Jimmy Breslin,

"Please inform all detectives
working the case

"That I wish them
the best of luck.

"Keep on digging, drive on,
think positive,

"Get off your butts,
knock on coffins, et cetera.

Signed, Son of Sam."

Sounds like a reasonable
young man.

City's gonna need
a straightjacket.

Everybody I know's
cutting their hair



'cause of those rumors
Son of Sam kills

when he sees long hair.

Oh, yeah,
and try to get a date.

Oh, you never
could anyway.

How do you figure
this guy anyway?

I don't.
He's a psycho.

Well, I see you're all
keeping up with the headlines.

Yeah, remember when
reporters used to ask
the cops for their stories?

Now cops gotta read the papers
to find out what's happening.

It's so frustrating. It's like
he's in control and he knows it.

He so much as
sets foot in Brooklyn,
he'll know different.

Well, you may get
that chance to prove it.

He struck in the Bronx
and then Queens.

Reports have it
he's supposed to have

a tan or yellow vehicle.

Now, um,
he could be here next.

And he could be
living anywhere.

Yeah, under a rock.
We got rocks in Brooklyn.

Now, whatever else
you're working,

I want you to keep
your eyes open.

Anything with guns,
anything suspicious
around young people.

Come on. What do you think we've
been doing?

Here's the difference.

They set up a task
force in Queens.

There goes
your promotion, Ed.

In the meantime,
for your family albums.

This is an eyewitness
composite.

We all know how
reliable they are.

Just burn it
into your brains

and keep your eyes open.

Also there's a directive
from downtown.

Operation Omega.

They call it an operation.

Does that mean overtime?

If this guy strikes again,

Omega's plan is to shut down

all the major highways
and bridges.

And check all tan
and yellow vehicles.

Now, everybody's on call
24 hours on this thing.

MAN [OVER INTERCOM]:
1034, we have
a hostage situation.

3372 Blissett Avenue.

All hostage units respond.

Hostage negotiating unit
Zigo responding.

[♪]

Henry, can you hear me?

No one wants to hurt you
or the child.

Neither do we
wanna get hurt.

She's scared to death.

She hardly knows him.
She hardly knows that man.

He never changed a diaper,

he never took her
to school in the morning.

He never stayed up
with her all night.

What right does he have?

[SIREN WAILS]

Jim. Got hung up in traffic.
What's the situation?

Guy was in
the outer lobby.

Primary's been talking to him,

but we're not
getting any answers.

Could be inside someplace,

but we can't be sure.
He's got a gun.

Apparently he's holding
a 10-year-old girl.
His daughter.

What's her name?
Lauren.

The one doing
the screaming's the wife.

Her name is Sally.

What are these
people doing?

They're hassling that officer.
Why don't you give 'em a hand?

All right.

And the new kid's
on the command post.

Break him in, okay?

All right.

They got a little girl
in there.

What's going on?

Son of Sam.
They're saying that's the guy.

Come on. He's got a little
girl in there with a gun.

Why don't you
do something?
Just relax and
take it easy.

We're gonna
get the girl out.

[CROWD CLAMORING]

All right. Take it easy.

Did you call
the task force?

Yes, he did. Tom Duncan.
We'll handle it.

All right, step back!
Step back!

Now, you're gonna stop
your yelling and complaining.

If you got something about
Son of Sam, tell it to me.

I think I saw a guy,
he went in there.

He got a girl.

Looked like this guy here
in the paper here.

Don't ever let yourself
forget the psychology

of that guy in there
with a gun.

He's got three wishes.
One, he wants to die.

Two, he wants you to
pull the trigger with him.

And three, he wants
to take you with him.

But you're not his
fairy godmother, all right?

So don't ever step in front
of the line of fire, ever.

Right. What's the kid for?
When you want to know

the ins and outs
of a building like this,

you don't get the super
or the architect--

you find a kid
who lives there.

They know every square inch.

I'm going around the back.
You stay in touch.

Let's go, son.

[POLICE SIREN BLARES]

All right, thanks, Joey.

That's far enough, Henry.
Just put the gun down.

Hey, she's my little girl.

I ain't doing nothing.
They're all crazy.

She's your little girl.
You don't wanna see her hurt.

I ain't the Son of Sam.

They're saying
I'm the Son of Sam.

Please.

I know you're not
the Son of Sam,

so don't pay any attention
to what they're saying.

Now, come on. Put the gun down,
let go of the rope.

Please.

No-no-no-no, sweetheart!

You all right?

Henry, stop!

...this is Zigo,
the little girl is safe.

While the suspect's
fleeing on foot.

I'm in pursuit.
He's still got a gun!

Henry!

Henry, stop!

Where's the guy
with the gun?

He jumped over
the turnstile.

He's on the platform
somewhere.

[EDDIE SHOUTS]

Grab that radio for me!

Aah!

Get in! Get in!

Excuse me, police officer.

Police officer.
Coming through.

Excuse me.
Excuse me. Pardon me.

Police officer.
Look out, please.

Open the door!
Open the door!

Aah!
Out of my way!

Out of my way!

[PEOPLE SCREAM]
Get out of the way!

Out of my way!

Police officer,
coming through.

Heads up, police officer
coming through.

[PEOPLE SCREAM]
Get out of the way!

Out of my way!
Out of my way!

Out of my way!

Police officer.
Take it easy.

Police officer.
Coming through.

Take it easy.

Leave me alone.

I don't wanna hurt her.

Hey, nobody's been hurt yet.

Now, come on, Henry.
Let her go.

This is between you and me.

And you could've
hurt me back there,

but you didn't.
You had reasons then,

and you got
the same reasons now.

I ain't getting set up
for no Son of Sam.

I didn't--
I didn't hurt anybody.

Of course you're not
a killer, I know that.

I know you're not
the Son of Sam.

Henry, listen to me.

Your wife wouldn't let you
see your little girl,

so you went crazy
a little bit.

That's all.
Hey, it's understandable.

But listen to me, Henry.

You are not crazy now.

Henry, your little girl
needs you.

She doesn't want
her father to get hurt.

She loves him too much.

And he loves her.

Now, come on.
Don't do this to her.

It's not right, Henry.
It's not right.

Now, come on,
what do you say?

Let the lady go
and put the gun down.

Come on, buddy,
put the gun down

and let the lady go.

You let her go,
we're halfway home.

Attaboy. Let her go.

That's it, slow down.
Slow down. Take your time.

Stay to your right.
Just walk slow.

Just go in the next car.
That a girl.

We're halfway there, buddy.

We're halfway home.

Now just put the gun
down on the floor.

Come on, buddy.
Put it down. That's it.

That's it, Henry.
That's right.

Hey, thank you.
All right, stand up now.

Wait a second, Henry.

Kick the gun towards me.
That's it. That's it.

Just kick it toward me.
That a boy, Henry.

We're almost home, buddy.

Don't move, don't move.
Stay right there, buddy.

I'm coming, all right?
It's okay, buddy.

All right. Okay.

Turn around, turn around,
face up there.

Just put your hands up
on the back of the thing.

Put your hands up there,
that's good. That's good,

spread 'em apart a little bit.
That's good. All right,

that's good. That's good.
All right, good.

Now turn around
and sit on the floor.

Turn around
and sit on the floor.

Just sit right down.
Turn around.

Sit right down. That's good.
That's good. Okay.

[PEOPLE LAUGH]

So anyway, it goes on like this
for about two weeks.

Every day, he comes
into my office to see

if his college loan
has been approved.

And we become old friends.

And I didn't have any answer
to give him until today.

Let me guess:

the loan wasn't approved,
and he shot himself.

How did you get so cynical?

College, it does it to you.

You just wait, next year
at this same time,

you'll be just as bad.

Freshman year doth
make cynics of us all.

Thank you, Mr. Shakespeare.

Now, would you let your mother
finish the story please?

Go on.

Well, anyway.

He came in today,
and I told him

that his loan
had been approved.

He kissed me. He hugged me.

He danced me
around the desk.

And then...

he asked me out for dinner.

You're kidding.

Dad?

Doesn't surprise me.
I got a beautiful sister-in-law.

Why wouldn't a guy
ask her out?

Ah, come on, don't everybody
get me in trouble here.

I just meant,
we're not kids anymore.

You're married 24 years,
and you got

two grown kids of your own.

Oh, he's right, you don't have
to get him in trouble.

He is doing just fine
by himself.

[SPEAKS ITALIAN]

Salud.

What'd he say?

What'd he say?

"To me, you'll
always be young.

You'll always be beautiful."

Ah.

Why don't you
talk to me like that?

Bette, to me,

you'll always be young.

You'll always be beautiful.

Sounds better in Italian.

Eddie, you'd better
write me some lines, huh?

It's just an added precaution,
what's the big deal?

Okay, okay,
if it'll make you happy.

It would make me happy.
Thank you very much.

I'm not saying you gotta
sit home, I'm just saying

you gotta use your head
a little, that's all.

Okay.

What is it
with you kids anyway?

Yes, sir.

Maniac running around
out there, shooting

young girls with long hair.
Don't you read the papers?

Well, we're coming straight back
after the movie, sir.

We're just going over
to the criterion.

I know that,
and that's fine.
I'm just saying,

there's no reason
to take any chances.

All right. Yes, sir.

No hard feelings,

Kenny.
No.

What grade are you in?

KENNY:
12th.

Better?

EDDIE:
Very stylish.

Very sophisticated.

[GROANS]

You kids have a good time.

Good night, sweetheart.

Thanks, Dad.

Any problems,
you give me a call.

Okay.

Susan looked very grown-up

with her hair up,
didn't she?

Too grown up.

She's going away to college?

Eddie's getting married?

It's gonna be
very quiet around here,

isn't it?

Yeah, well, we'll have
each other to talk to.

Think we'll have
anything left to say?

Mm-hmm.

But only in sign language.

Ed. What are you doing?

Well, I told her
she could bring him in.

Oh, honey.

The living room
is no substitute

for the front seat
of a car.

Come upstairs.
She's gonna be fine.

I'll be up in a minute.

Honey, she's a big girl.

She's off to college
in a few months.

You can't protect her
all the time.

I know, but nobody's
shooting young girls

at college.

Go on.

About time.

[GASPS]

Ann?

Annie?

Anne?

Oh, baby.

Your doctor was right
in sending you to me.

Everything sounds
fine right now.

And there doesn't seem
to be any immediate danger.

I can't be very precise
about what the incident was.

I'm sending you
to a cardiologist

for a full set of tests.
Then we'll sit down

and discuss all the options.

All right,
we'll do that, Doctor.

If you like,
I can have my nurse

make the appointment
right now for you.

Please.

Is there anything we should do
in the meantime, Doctor?

Do? No. Not do.

I want you
to take it very easy

for the next few days,
Mrs. Zigo.

I'm not talking about
complete bed rest.

But I don't want you running
all over the city either.

No exertion and no stairs.
That's very important.

EDDIE: Uh-oh.

[LAUGHS]

We live in
a two-story house.

This is your heart,
Mrs. Zigo.

It's not something
we can negotiate about.

Well, I can go to work,
can't I?

I hadn't realized
you worked.

Oh, I'm sorry. For now,
that's out of the question.

Just come back to me
after you've had the tests,

and we'll have
a much clearer picture.

We'll do that, Doctor.

Here you go, hon,
you want it over there?

Yeah, put it over here.
I can reach it.

Oh, let me get the wheel.
It fell off.

Okay.

Thank you.
You want some coffee,
Uncle Nick?

I could stay,
but I gotta run, angel.

Okay. Daddy?

No, thanks.
You're not eating?

Nah, it's okay.
I had a bite.

She's stepping right in.

Yeah, she's
handling everything.

Hair's looking good.

You think so?
She'll be all right.

Had a little scare,
that's all.

She's just gotta
take care of herself.

Well, we're all gonna
see to that, right?

Absolutely.

Come on, walk me out.

Sure.

Daddy? I'll be home
around 5.
All right.

And did Eddie say if he was
gonna be home for dinner?

Since when does your brother
plan that far in advance?

I'll be right back.

Bye, honey.
Bye.

Listen to me
a minute, Eddie.

I've been meaning
to say this.

Suppose the doctor doesn't
want Ann to go back to work.

We'll be all right.

Well, sure you will.
But it's a lot of money.

It's also Susan's tuition.

Maybe you ought to think about
getting out of the job.

What'll that do?

You're good with your hands.

You're good with tools.

I can get you into
one of the unions.

You could have
your full pension.

You'd be making
good money on top of it.

Right now there's
a freeze on all promotions.

Till it's lifted,
I'm stuck in second grade.

So?

So I've given this job
everything, Nick.

I've solved
a lot of tough crimes

in my 23 years.
I wanna go out first grade.

I deserve it.
You can understand that.

Just think about it, Eddie.

Please.

All right.
Thanks for the offer.

[MONITOR BEEPS]

What business is he in?

He sells video machines.

Just video machines?
That's all?

As far as I know.

You never
wanted to know.

An 18-year-old boy doesn't
tell his mother everything.

Gina!
And the mother
never asks.

Stop it.

Who are they?

Police officers, sir.

I'm Detective Ed Zigo.
This is my partner,

John Hubbard.
The hell do you want?

Get out of here!
I don't want you cops

stinking up this place.

Who the hell do you think

you're talking to?

Hey-hey-hey!

[MONITOR BUZZES]

God, Carl, that's brutal,

the way you had
to hack that kid up.

Well, it's a very small
piece of slug we're looking for.

I understand.
Thanks for your help.

Okay.

Good to see you again.

You too.

Yeah.

Hey, do me a favor.
Huh?

Don't ever let him
do an autopsy on me.

Hey, I got it down.
I'm gonna do it myself.

I'm serious.

Zigo?

Tim Donahue, task force.

How are you? This is my
partner, John Hubbard.

Hi, John.

Hi.

What do you got?

I'm not sure
we got anything at all.

But the victim was
an 18-year-old white male.

Shot to death,
sitting alone

in a parked car
outside his house.

But the kid had long hair.

Sounds right. .44 caliber?

Not sure.
M.E. took the kid apart

looking for
a piece of the slug.

The exit wound looks
kind of big to me,

but it could've been
from one of those

high-powered .38's or a .45.

We'll run it down.
We're chasing everything.

Thanks for the call.

All right.

Are you sure you wanna
do this thing alone?

No.

But I sure as hell
don't want you in there

starting a riot.

This is not some
neighborhood wise guy, Eddie.

This is
a very serious fella.

I'll keep that in mind.

If you're not
back in two days,

I'm calling for a backup.

Mr. Pressano,
Detective Ed Zigo.

Don't show me that.
I got nothing to say to you.

You had a lot to say to me
at the hospital,

and nobody
talks to me like that,

I don't give a damn
who they think they are.

And the only thing
keeping me from knocking you

off that barstool
is my father

taught me
to respect old men.

You talk like a tough guy.

I'm as tough
as I have to be.

Pietro, give him a drink.

Thank you.

I'm very sorry about
what happened to your son.

You're sorry
my son got killed?

Thank you.

Let me tell you
what I don't get.

Whole town is
jumping out of its skin

every time
the sun goes down.

Because some animal's
going around

shooting up kids.

Now, how come
you find the time

to come down here
to hassle me?

Some animal
shot your kid too.

We take care of our own.

I don't cross those lines,
Mr. Pressano.

I'm trying to find the guy
who killed your son.

It doesn't matter to me
who his father is.

What do you want from me?

I don't usually conduct
my business in a bar.

I've got an office.
I want you to come in

and answer some questions
about your son.

Coming in is
something I don't do.

All right, the games
we play are unimportant.

Here are the questions.

Please give me the answers
any way you can.

So how was the food?

A good dinner in there
is when they let you leave.

[SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE]

Please, lady, slow down

and speak
some language I know.

Hello, Mrs. Schwartz.

Yeah, you saw him
again last night.

Mrs. Schwartz, just how did
I know you're gonna say that?

I was in here yesterday
and last week too.

And nobody has done a thing.

He's living
in my garage.

Zigo!

Sorry I kept you waiting.

I'm Tom Duncan.

We never got introduced
at the hostage scene.

No, it's a pleasure
to meet you, sir.

What can I do for you?

Step into the office,
I wanna talk to you.

All right.

Take a seat, Eddie.

Thank you.

You know, we gotta bring
this Pressano case to a head,

and we gotta make a decision

whether to list it
as the Son of Sam or not.

I'd like to get
a personal update from you.

Well, sir, from the information
we received from the family,

would indicate
that the victim

was involved
with minor rackets.

Are you saying
it's Mob-related?

I'm saying that
it's more likely Mob

than Son of Sam, yes, sir.

I can't decide whether
that's good news or bad news.

I understand you
talked to the father.

Yes, sir, I did, but...

I didn't get much
from him yet.

But you do know who he is.
Yes, sir. I do.

Well, Intelligence is gonna
wanna talk to you about it.

And Internal Affairs.

Internal Affairs?

Sir, what's this all about?

Well,
when a detective meets

an organized crime figure

in an organized crime
location and leaves

his partner outside,

there's questions
I'd like to ask.

Like what?
Like what?!

Like why didn't you knock
the hump off the barstool

when you had the chance?

How did you know about that?

You got a bug in that place?

Yeah. And an undercover man.

From the task force?

No, no. Intelligence
watches the place.

I'll be damned.

I mentioned your name
to them downtown.

They insisted
on playing the tape

all the way through for me.

You've got some
fan club down there.

Well, you really
had me scared.

All that time, I thought
I was in there alone.

Well, they told me to tell you
to keep up the good work.

Thank you.

And they also
told me that, uh,

you're the best
homicide guy in Brooklyn.

Yeah, well, I pay 'em
to keep saying that.

Well, they pay me
to get results, Ed.

And right now, I need
all the help I can get.

You know what
I'm up against here.

Yes, sir.

I'd like to use you
in the task force.

[SIGHS]

Isn't that the way
it always goes?

Two months ago, I would've
jumped on this with both feet.

So, what's the problem?

Well, the task force would
mean a lot of extra hours.

More time away from home.

Your reputation
doesn't indicate

you're a clock-watcher.

No, sir, it's not that.

You know
there's a freeze on.

And this could mean
a promotion for you.

I know that, sir.
And believe me,

I really
appreciate the offer.

I mean, I'm very honored,

but...

sir, my wife is not well.

Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.

Thank you. I mean,
I'd be very happy

to help you
any way I can on my own time,

but I couldn't
give the task force 100%

and take care of her
at the same time.

Right now, she comes first.

I understand.

Thank you, sir.

You know, he didn't say
I was an invalid.

I can do this.

He didn't say I was
an invalid either.

You're impossible.

I know that.

Come on,
I'll take you upstairs.

Wait a minute.

Do we have
to keep doing this?

The trouble with you is,
you're just not romantic.

[EDDIE GROANS]

[ANN LAUGHS]

HUBBARD:
Who'd you volunteer
us for this time?

I told Duncan we'd run a check
on some names in Brooklyn.

And stop complaining.
We've gotta put in

eight hours anyway.

I still don't believe
you turned him down.

I do a tour
and go home nights.

It's better that way.

How's she doing?

All right.

Let me see
that sketch again.

I don't know why
you wanna look at it.

They keep changing
the face on these things.

No, that's good.
It gives us more choices.

What's the first one say?

He's always
coming in very late,

and he looks just like
the Son of Sam.

Dan?

We just came
from your house.

I figured it was
just a matter of time.

Everybody says
I look like this guy.

EDDIE:
Yeah, we also understand

that you keep
some late hours.

You do, huh? You hear that?

Yeah.

Did you also hear
I work in the club

where one of the victims
went dancing?

You knew her?

No, I read about it
in the papers.

I play guitar
in a rock band.

We tend to work nights.

Who are the other guys
in the band?

You want the names,
I'll give you the names.

Please.

Addresses, phone numbers.

Here, call her.

Hey, what's this?

She's our manager.
She's a nice lady.

She'll help you out.

Can I keep this?

Yeah, sure.

All right, fine.
We'll check 'em out.

Thank you, Danny.

Thank you.

All right, sure.
Thanks a lot, Madame Helena.

Well, gentlemen,
have no doubt about this.

Son of Sam
will strike again.

Tell me, Madame Helena,
you have any feeling

exactly when or where?

Well, this time,
he will make a mistake.

He will come
within a sphere

in which he has
little influence.

Oh, that's very
comforting to know.

Thanks again,
Madame Helena.

Nice seeing you.

Well, uh... you come back.
I'll talk to you.

I'll tell you when, where.

All right.
All right, yeah.

Any more fortune tellers
on the schedule?

Hey, Eddie, make fun of it
if you want to.

I'm coming back
and talk to the woman.

When she turns up
the Son of Sam,

you're history.
Now, wait a second.

There was something about
a yellow or beige van.

Maybe it's nothing,
but there's a yellow van.

I wish all these tops
were on the same block.

Wait a second, fella.

We're police officers.
Detective Ed Zigo.

My partner, John Hubbard.

We'd like to ask you
some questions.

This your van?

Yeah.

What's your name?

Ronnie.

Can I see some ID, please?

Thank you.

You are Veronica Hill?

Yeah.

This your current address?

Mm-hmm.
So you don't live around here.

What're you doing
in the neighborhood?

I work over there.

Where, at Delilah's?
What do you do there?

I tend bar.
Will that be all?

Yeah, sure. For now.

Thank you, Miss Hill.

I think this place used to be
called something else.

So was Ronnie.

Eddie, are you
thinking that

the Son of Sam
might be a woman?

I'm thinking about
Delilah and Samson.

Sam's son.

Well, I think we have
a much clearer picture

of what the problem is,
Mrs. Zigo.

Apparently, one of the valves
in your heart is not

functioning properly,
and this is interfering

with the flow of blood.

Well, if she takes it easy,

can this thing--
This valve heal itself?

Well, sometimes
the body needs

a little help in
healing itself.

In this case, that means

a heart valve replacement.

That's surgery.

Yes, it's major surgery.

But it's not
an uncommon procedure.

I'd like to schedule this
as soon as possible.

We have the best
staff of surgeons here

you'll find anywhere.

Wait a minute,
why are you saying that?

Aren't you gonna
do the operation?

Well, that all depends.

Scheduling, availability.

Oh, uh, no.

I just--
I won't have it done

if you don't do it.

You're my doctor.

Uh, Sally,
when is my next opening

on the surgical schedule?

22nd.

Uh, yeah. All right.

Uh, if I decide
to have it done.

Well, please don't wait
too long to decide.

I'm scared.

I know you're scared, hon.

But you don't wanna
go on the way you are.

Stuck in bed all the time.

Always tired.

I know. That's not fair
to you or the kids.

Hey, forget us.
It's not fair to you, hon.

You heard
what the doctor said.

It's not gonna get
any better without surgery.

Could even get worse.
And for him,

it's a relatively
simple operation.

He does a couple of 'em
every week.

Maybe we could just
put it off for a little bit.

Like, until Susan
goes away to school.

But that's six months.

You could've
had the operation

and be dancing
the bossa nova

with me at her
going-away party.

[LAUGHS]

ANN:
I know, I'm just
thinking about Susan.

Her life would change so...

and I just want you
to promise me something.

I want you to promise me

that if anything
happens to me,

Susan will go away to school
like she's been planning.

Come on, hon--

I just want you
to promise me.

All right, I'll promise.

But please, Ann.

We're gonna come
through this just fine.

Together, like always.

All right?

Okay.

Call Dr. Miller
in the morning.

Good girl.

And comb your hair
before you go to work.

It's a deal.

Good night, love.
God bless.

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

[♪]

[WOMEN LAUGH]

I don't care what you say.

I could come here
a thousand times,

and these killers would
still give me the creeps.

Now, just because
they're sharks

doesn't mean they're
not entitled to survive.

See, sharks only kill
when they're hungry.

Unlike this maniac out there

shooting kids.

We'll get him.
When?

You always ask
the big questions.

That's why
I wear this collar.

To deal with
the big questions.

And for the big bucks.

[BOTH LAUGH]

Hey, speaking of
the big questions,

you sure you're gonna be able
to make Eddie's wedding?

You try and stop me.

Yeah, I'm sorry, Father.
But every time they set a date,

they'd come up with 100 reasons
why it had to be changed.

Well, they're kids.

You tell them
of course I'll be there.

I'm glad to hear it.

He's really counting
on you being there.

Listen to you.

Hmm?

The mother of the bride
is supposed to be nervous,

not the father of the groom.

Is that what
I sound like?
No.

Ah, well,
it's a lot to deal with

all at the same time.

Eddie getting married.
Susan going away to college.

That bothers you,
doesn't it?

Yeah, I guess.
Shouldn't it?

Well, of course. See,
that's part of the plan.

They've got to go away,
and you've got to be

sorry that it's happening.

You're very philosophical
this morning.

I'm sorry. I'm terribly
sorry about that.

But you know, it's all
part of the same system.

Did you know that
in the middle ages,

a priest wasn't allowed
to be a scientist?

Sometimes I think
I can learn more

about human nature
as director

of this aquarium
than I can with people.

I can understand that.

Here.
Oh. Thanks, Father.

Ed, everybody knows
we're friends.

And they ask me
to ask you about this--

This Son of Sam
thing, you know.

When is it gonna end?
Everybody's afraid to go out,

especially the girls.
I know that.

You tell them we'll find him.
But I'll tell you this,

as a father.
I'm just as glad

my daughter's going
to college away from home.

Not an easy time
to be a father.

Or a cop.

See you later, Father.

Go catch the bad guys.

All right, all right.

Well, you've all
heard the news.

Two more in Queens
with the Son of Sam M.O.

The task force is stumped.

They're asking everybody
in the department

to give them
whatever help they can.

All they know for certain
is that he uses

a charter Arms Bulldog .44.

And the good citizens
of New York have

purchased nearly
500 of this item.

Why would anybody
need a weapon that size?

You'll have a chance
to ask him that question.

A hundred of them
are registered

right here in Brooklyn.

Here are the addresses.

Wonderful.
We're down to looking for

needles in haystacks.

[♪]

When did he
get out of his job?

August. This year.

All right, since I know him,
let me handle it.

Well, you see, that's
what they couldn't stand,

you know, Zigo?

The fact that
I was better than them.

And I was too.

It was always my detective work
that got the results, you know.

My leads paid off.

And they'd steal 'em,
you know?

Is that why you
quit the force, Jim?

I didn't quit. I had plans.

I had applications out,
you know?

The FBI liked me.

The state too.

But they would
always mess me around

in the exit report.
You know, bad attitude.

Unorthodox methods.

Bull like that.

I'm sorry
to hear about that.

Yeah, well...

they get the good ones, Zigo.

You remember that.

You watch out.

Listen, Jim, you know,

we're working on
the Son of Sam case.

And it's a pretty big deal.

So the reason we wanted

to talk to you is we figured

you know, a guy
like you might be

thinking about that a lot.

Yeah, sure. I...

yeah, I think
about it all the time.

You wanna share
some of it with us?

Why, so you can steal it?
What, is he kidding?

Well, Jim, if you have

any information, you really,

really ought to give it
to us, you know?

Hey, look, Zigo, I know
that you're a stand-up guy.

But there are a lot of guys
around, you know?

I understand you own
a Bulldog .44.

Yeah, well, I bought it

when I got out of the job.

You wanna show it to us?

I'd show it to you,
but I had it stolen

out of my car about--
let's see,

about a year ago.
Yeah, right.

So how come
you didn't report it?

Why should I report it?

Is somebody gonna find it?

All right, Jim,
we gotta go.

We'll talk to you later,
all right?

Okay, thanks, Zig.
Thanks for coming.

Take care of yourself.
Okay, all right.

Remember, they get
the good ones, Zigo.

You watch out, okay?

Did you buy any of that?

He was always
a strange piece of work.

A real loner. No family.

No friends
in the department.

That's not exactly
surprising.

The question is,
what do we tell the task force?

So, what did you tell
the task force?

The thing is, he was a cop,

and a good one too.
At least at first.

I remember him, father.
He was a decent enough guy.

I'm telling you, I wanted
to grab him and say,

"Hey, come on,
where'd it go wrong with you?"

I don't know, I guess
somewhere, somehow,

something slipped off.

How are you, Frank?

You're ducking the question.

I had it reported.

I mean, if it was lost
or stolen like he said,

that could be the gun.

Most guns used in crimes
are stolen.

So you don't think
he's the Son of Sam?

Ugh, no way.

By the way, Father,
we have some nice

red snapper for you today.

Terrific. Save me one.

Hah! I don't believe you.
What a creature of habit.

You're ordering supper
while you're having lunch.

Always sitting
at the same table.

Well, at least you know

where you can find a priest.

Unlike a cop.

You haven't
touched your food.

Ann?

Well, it's natural to worry.

But you can't
let worry get you down.

You and Ann are doing
the right thing.

I hope so.

Just tell her that
I'll pray for her tomorrow.

Thank you, Father. I know
she'll appreciate that.

And I would appreciate it

if you would join me
in this meal.

I'm sorry, Father.
That's all right.

Salud.
Salud.

[BEEPING]

Everything went
just fine, Mr. Zigo.

It was a long one,
but successful.

And there were
no complications?

Not at all.

Thank God.

Annie?

She'll probably sleep
a couple more hours.

Why don't you
get yourself some lunch

and come back later?

All right, thanks.

Aw, that's great, Eddie.

Listen, the boss says
take all the time you need.

Give her my love, will you?

And the kids.

All right,
I'll see you tomorrow.

Well, I hope she's awake
so we can talk to her.

Sir.

Hi, I'm Ed Zigo.
My wife's in recovery.

If you'll just
wait a minute, Mr. Zigo.

Is there something wrong?

Doctor?

Mr. Zigo is here.

The doctor
will be right here.

Well, what's the problem?
Why can't I go in?

What the hell's going on?

I tried to reach you
at the precinct house,

but they said there was
no way to reach you.

Why, what's wrong?

There was a transient spasm
caused by the blockage.

No, wait-- What are
you saying? You're gonna
have to operate again?

Well, we were going to,
but by the time we got her
back on the table--

You said there were
no complications.
What happened here?

We did everything we could
for her, Mr. Zigo.

We couldn't save her.

[SCREAMS]

I just saw her
for God's sakes!

I just saw her!
What happened here?

I just saw her!
She was fine!

Who did the operation? You?

I performed the surgery.

You promised us.

Rescheduling
surgical teams is standard.

You promised her,
and you betrayed her.

I don't accept that.

Listen, we'll do a post-mortem
and have the answers.

Does that mean an autopsy?

It would only be a thoracic.

If any of you touch...

if any of you
so much as touch her...

Nick, get me out of here

before I do something
I'll be ashamed of.

Come on.

Hello?

Hello, Karl.

This is Ed Zigo.

Annie died.

Oh, my God, Ed.
I'm so sorry.

Listen, Karl,

uh, they have
to do an autopsy,

and, uh...

you know, I was
wondering if maybe--

Of course.

I'll call them right away.

I'll have them
bring her here.

All right.

I don't want them
touching her.

No one will touch her.
I'll do it myself.

Karl...

please...

be gentle with her.

You have my word.

[SOBS]

Thanks for coming.

Bye.

That was very beautiful,
what you said about her, Father.

Thank you.

Well, my heart said it all.

I could've said much more.

Does anybody want
some more coffee?

Not for me, thank you, no.

No.

Okay.

Oh, Carlo Marino was there.

Did you see him, Nick?
From the old neighborhood?

Yeah. And Pete Pott.
Remember him?

He's in
the carpenter's union.

I know it's not
the time, Ed,

but he asked me
to have you call him.

He, uh, can get you
in a local.

I had three things
going for me, Nick.

Ann, the kids, and my job.

I don't think I can't stand
to lose two in a row.

Tell him I appreciate it,
but I'm going back to work soon.

You don't have to go
back to work right now.

Lieutenant messenger
said you could take

all the time you needed.

God didn't make
that much time, son.

[♪]

Dad.

You all right, Susan?

Yeah.

Can I talk to you
a minute?

Sure.

Dad, I'm not gonna
go away to school.

I wanna go
to a school near home.

We've been through
a lot, Susie.

But I want you to go.

Your mother did too.

She made me promise.

I know.

I heard.

I listened outside
your room that night.

She said,
"Have Susan go away

to school like she wants."

Only now what I really want

is to stay home
to be with you.

You... heard us talking
that night?

Yeah.

Susie? Did I--

Did I tell her
to have that operation?

No, Daddy, no!

[SNIFFLES]

[♪]

Good to have you back.

[ENGINE STARTS]

[FOOTSTEPS]

Time to move it along, kids.

[POLICE RADIO CHATTER]

I think I scared
those kids pretty bad.

DISPATCHER:
512 to Central K?

What's the matter,
you off-duty?

Unit 512, K.

Respond to...

need another unit, K?

Ten-four.

So, uh, what's the story?

There's a guy inside.
Said he was on the job.

Said he was
a friend of yours.

We figured we'd call you in.

Thanks.

The bartender says

he's been waving
a pistol around.

Says he knows where
Son of Sam's gonna hit next.

Says there's a cover-up.
Stuff like that.

Halsey.

Where is he?
In the back.

All right.

Hey, Jim?

[GROANS]

Jim, it's me, Ed Zigo.

Hey, Zig, how you doing?
Thanks for coming.

Sit down.
You want a drink?

I can't, I'm working.

I figured it out, Zigo.

What's that?

I figured this sucker out.

You know the park
down the street here?

Yeah.

He's gonna be there tonight.

Who's that?

The Son of Sam.

And...

and I want you along.
Just for backup.

I'll take care of the rest.

Jim, I hear you're
carrying a piece.

Because that's the joke,
don't you see?

The same gun kills him.

Come on, you told me
that gun got stolen.

No, I told your partner.

Ugh.

I figured you'd see
through that story, Zigo.

What's the matter?

Are you losing your touch?

Huh?

The great Ziggorino
losing your touch?

All right.

Maybe I need
another partner.

Come on, give me the gun.
I'll do it myself.

Give me the gun, hey! Hey!

[GUNSHOT]
Hey!

[OFFICERS CLAMOR]

Hey, come on, take it easy.

What the hell's
the matter with you?

What the hell's
the matter with you, Ed?

What kind of crap
was that, Zigo?

We could've wrestled
him down an hour ago.

I'm sorry.

[WAVES CRASHING]

[♪]

[SEAGULLS CALLING]

Ed.

Good morning, Father.
Good morning, good morning.

What're you doing out here?

I don't know, Father.
I've been up all night

trying to figure it out.

The only thing I can
come up with is that

maybe I want to die.

Oh, no, no.
You don't wanna do that.

Eh, maybe I won't die,
but I'll pull another

stupid stunt
like I did last night

and get a partner killed.

What happened?

I froze, Father.

In a critical situation,
I froze trying to

take a gun away
from a guy in a bar.

It was Halsey.

I couldn't figure out
what to do.

That's never happened
to me before, Father.

I've changed.

That's confusion, but that
doesn't mean you wanna die.

No, it's more
than confusion.

I've changed.

All right,
how have you changed?

It used to be I could always
find the beauty in things,

no matter what.

As a cop, I mean,
when I'd be dealing with
people at their worst.

I always knew I had Ann.

I always knew
I could go home nights,

that that was where
I belonged.

Now I don't know
where I belong.

You have a son
and you have a daughter, huh?

And they need a father
more than ever now.

And you have a treasure.

What treasure?

Memories.

No, that's just
the thing, Father.

I don't.

I can't remember.

I knew her since I was 13

and I look at her picture
now and I...

and I can't remember
us together.

But that's common, Ed.
That's grief.

She'll come back to you.

She won't come back.

Her spirit. Memories.

You think you're the only
one with memories, huh?

She had a son, a daughter,
a mother, a father,

sisters, brother, and friends.

She's alive in them
and she's alive in you.

Only her body's gone.

She's more alive now than
lots of people walking around.

I wish I could believe that,
Father.

Come on. I wanna
show you something.

Come on.

Come on. Let's go.
Come on.

What'd you wanna show me?

Oh, we have something new.

Here. Just keep your eyes
right there, all right?

Hmm?

Okay.

[♪]

[♪]

[POLICE RADIO CHATTERING]

MALE REPORTER:
...in her early 20s,

was sitting on
the passenger side
of the car.

And she was shot in the head,
apparently killed instantly.

Her male companion
was also shot in the head.

He's been rushed
to the hospital.

At last report he is listed
in very critical condition.

This is the latest in a string
of murders in the city

that have baffled police.

Well, we had Queens
covered tight.

So he sets up shop
in Brooklyn.

The girl's dead, and the boy's
got a bullet in the head.

Yeah, these guys
are good detectives.

He made a mistake
to come here.

I can tell you that.
What'd you say?

I said that guy made a mistake
to do this in Brooklyn.

That's for sure.
That's for damn sure.

Guess we got Eddie back.

Detective Ed Zigo. I'd like
to ask you a few questions.

I'm sorry.
I can't help you, mister.

I didn't see anything,
I don't know anything,

and I'm very busy.
Goodbye.

[BABY CRYING]

How you doing down here?

[DOORBELL BUZZES]

No story. How about you?

Nothing.

Yeah. Hi.
Detective John Hubbard.

This is my partner,
Ed Zigo.

I wonder
if we could talk to you--

Nice boy.
Mm-hmm.

Task force got
a call about a woman

walking her dog in the park

just around the time
of the shooting.

I'm getting a lot
of the same thing here.

Gives me the feeling
we're spending the night
on pooch patrol.

What's the story
on the kid that got shot?

Oh, he's out of surgery.
Anybody talk to him yet?

No, not yet.

All right.
I'm gonna check in.

John, I'll see you later.
Okay.

WOMAN [OVER INTERCOM]:
Dr. Rodman. Dr. Rodman.
To emergency.

Hello, Mr. Zigo.
Nice to see you.

Nice to see you too.

[PHONE RINGS]

There's this little place
you have to go through there

to get to the park.

That's where she saw him.

She saw him?

The guy.

I don't mean
like she saw him.

He just walked right past her.

So dark, you know.

She just felt
this guy there.

We went back to the car,

and she kept saying she...

wanted to go home.

And the guy,
he frightened her.

And I kept saying,
"Yeah, in a little while."

Then she screamed.

You know, you hear about it,
but you never think...

It's all right.

Thinking about
punching out?

Murder didn't happen
till midnight.

It's kind of a long shot,
isn't it?

Women with dogs?

Maybe not. Excuse me, miss?

I'm Detective O'Malley.

I was wondering.
You always walk your dog
around here at night?

I go here, I go there.
You remember last night?

Makes me sort of nervous
to come back here after that,

but I figure
it's my right.

And no crazy man
is gonna stop me.

But you were here
last night.

Did you see
anything unusual?

I saw a couple of cops.
That's all.

No, no, I don't mean
after the shooting.

That's what I mean.
Before.

They were right over there,

ticketing illegally
parked cars.

A maniac running around
like this.

You think you guys would think
of something better to do

than writing up parking tickets.

Come on, Charlie.
Come on.

Traffic Division?

I thought the task force

interviewed every cop
who issued a summons

within a 20-block radius
that night.

Check Traffic Division again.

All right, sure.
Why not?

Zigo.

Yeah.

You got a phone call
on four.

He says he's your son.
He sounds very worried.

All right. Thanks.

Eddie.
Dad, are you there?

Sure. What's wrong?
Is somebody crying?

Susan. Susan's crying.

She's scared to death.
Why didn't you come home
last night?

Oh, no.

Eddie, I'm sorry.
I'll be right there.

So I finally went to bed.

And when you weren't home
in the morning,

I thought about Mom.

You always called Mom.

You always let her know.

I am really sorry.
I-- I didn't even think
about the time.

We worry too, you know?

I know. You kids
mean everything to me.

You know that,
don't you?

Then how come you just
forgot about us?

Come on, Suzy.
That's not fair.

I'm busy.
I'm working overtime.

You were busy
when Mom was alive.

You never left her
out of everything.

That was different.

No, it's not.
It's not different.

That's what we're trying
to tell you.

We're still your family.

I understand.

It's like you're not
even here anymore.

Come here.

Come on.

Ah. Please be patient with me.

I need your help.

What's this guy
doing in Brooklyn?

That's what I wanna know.
It's a free country.

He can come to Brooklyn
anytime he wants.

EDDIE:
Yeah, but why?

I know this neighborhood.

It's Catholic. Italian.

Mostly old people.

Now what's a young,
Jewish guy from Yonkers

doing double parked there
at 2:30 in the morning?

Italians and Jews
do date, you know?

Joe, what do you think?

There are 8 million cars
in the naked city,

and this ain't
even one of 'em.

Come on, Andy. Take a ride up
there with me and check it out.

Nah, I can't.
Boss has got me going

on something down
in the Garment District.

Yo, John.

What?

Come with me.

Where?

Come on.
I'm gonna make you a hero.

Where we going?
Yonkers. To check out a lead.

HUBBARD:
Yonkers? What are you, crazy?
There's traffic out there.

[SIGHS]
All right. Uh, um...

I think we're, uh...

can you slow down a little?

No, no, no, no,
go ahead. Go ahead.

Terrific.
We got a Yonkers cop
so we don't get lost.

Now he's lost.

Hey, guys. I'm sorry.
This isn't my usual beat.

I'm usually o--
Oh, wait, wait, wait.

Yeah, this is it.
Turn left.

You guys want to tell me
what this is all about?

It's gotta be on your side,
Eddie.

Mm-hmm.

Yeah. This is it, John.

Yeah, here's the car.
Right over here.

[♪]

It's him, John.
We got him.

You sure?
We got him. It's him.

Just take it easy, fella.

Look at this.
How do you know?

There's an automatic weapon
on the back seat

with a bunch of ammo clips.

There's also another letter,

and look at this, John.

We even know
what he looks like.

We got him, buddy.
We got him.

What do you wanna do--
How do you wanna play this?

Who is this guy?
Calm down. Calm down.

All right,
we're gonna need a backup.

We're gonna need warrants.
We're gonna need, uh--

That's gonna take forever.
Come on. Let's take him down.

No, no, we can't.
We gotta play this one
by the book.

Just take it easy. We gotta
go this one by the book.

We gotta touch
all the bases.

No loopholes here, okay?

Let's get the task force
on the line right now.

You guys got a task force
for parking tickets?

Wait a second, John, no. No, no.
Can't use the radio.

He could be listening
to us right now.

We don't know what kind
of equipment he's got.

Go for that landline.
Go ahead, John. No, wait.

Make sure you tell him
we need warrants for
the apartment and the car.

And also that the letter
in the car

is in the exact same handwriting

as the letters he's been
sending in the newspapers.

We got him. We got him.
All right.

[INHALES DEEPLY]

Oh. Oh, no.

This isn't parking tickets,
is it?

This is the Son of Sam.

What's your name again?

Roberts.

Come here, son.

What's your name?
Sugar.

Sugar. You live around here?
Yeah.

All right.
Do me a favor, will you?

Go and get us some coffee.

Sure, man. All right.
Thanks a lot.

You gave him a 10.
What?

You gave that kid
a 10.

Did I?

Yeah, you're right.
I did.

I can kiss that one goodbye,
right?

Come on.
Let's get off the street.

Get in the car.

Hey, Ed.
We got an audience.

You guys the bulls?
Beg your pardon, sir.

You guys the bulls?

Could you just, um,
move, sir?

What's this, a stakeout?
You taking somebody down?

Could you move along?
Just move along.

It's about time
you got here.

It's about time.

Just move along.

[BARKS]

Come on, John. Come on.

What'd they say?
They're on their way.

They said don't
go for the warrants
till they get here.

All right,
they're bringing a guy
from Illegal Bureau with 'em?

Yeah.

Oh, Eddie.
You know where we are?

Where?

Pine and Wicker.
Huh?

Wicker Street.

EDDIE:
Oh, yeah.

ROBERTS:
Wicked King Wicker.

Who would have thought
it meant Wicker Street.

You told him, huh?
Nah, he figured it out.

Wait a minute.
What the hell's this?

Oh, no.
What if they spook him?

What if he comes
out shooting?

I better go yank 'em.
No, wait a second, John.

They could be coming
to see anybody.

It's a big building.

Roberts, find out
what they're doing here.

Yeah, Roberts,
nothing about why we're here.

Oh, it's all right.
It's Sugar.

Hey, thanks a lot.

Hey, sorry I took so long.

Yeah, I was beginning to think
you'd beat me out of 10 bucks.

Yeah, well,
I thought about it.

But I figured you cops
ain't gonna make it
without your coffee.

Here's your change.

Pretty smart, huh?

Yeah.

All right,
you keep the change.

Serious?

Yeah.

All right.

Will you do me a favor?
Anything. Anything.

All right, go play
on another block, all right?

Sure thing.

Thanks again, kid.

Welcome.

What is this?

Hey, he only got two.

Yeah. Sorry.

Out of sight,
out of mind, huh?

What's going on?

Rabid hamster.

What?

The patrol unit was dispatched

to pick up
a rabid hamster.

[MUTTERS]

Here's your coffee.

[♪]

Look at this.
It's turning into
a picnic here.

[SIGHS]

Don't even know
if this guy's home.

Yeah, that's true.

And then again,
he could be watching
all this right now.

What's going on, Zigo?

Let's stay off the air, huh?

There's Donahue.
I'm gonna go talk to him.

Here.
Stick this in your pocket.

All right. Thanks.

He'll probably
come out the front,

but if he spotted us,
it's a whole new ball game.

You got everything
covered?

Unless he comes up
the chimney.

The back, everything.
Tighter than a drum.

Hey, here's the boss.

Nice going, Eddie.
Got everything under control?

So far, so good.

Tommy's here
from the Legal Bureau.

He'll help you with
the search warrants.

Now take my car.
Don't stop for anything.

Remember, Eddie,
we have no case
without those papers.

Okay.

[SIREN WAILS]

Stay alert.
Somebody's coming.
That might be him.

[♪]

Yeah, it's him.
This could be it.

Here he comes.
He's crossing the street.

He's headed for the car.
Watch him.

Take him.
Take him now!

[CAR ENGINE STARTS]

Hold him. Hold him.

Eddie, this is John.

John, Ed.
What's going on?

Got him.
We got him!

Yes! We got him!

[SIRENS WAIL]

You got those warrants?

We got 'em.

Put 'em in effect.

Hey, partner.
Congratulations.

You too.
How'd it go?

Easy. Nothing.

What about the gun?

No .44.

It's got to be
in the apartment.

Let's go.

We're taking your car,
Tommy.

Boy, he's not
what I expected, Eddie.

[SIREN WAILS]

So how did it go?

We found a shotgun,
a .22, some knives.

No .44. We turned
that place upside down.

Damn it. We have no case
without that gun.

EDDIE:
Wait a second, Tommy.

I want to talk to him,
and I want to talk to him alone.

Okay.

Thanks, Tom.

This sure isn't
what I expected.

What did you expect?

I don't know.

Dozens of cops.
Light in the face.

Rubber hose. Pain.
That sort of thing.

Sorry. I'm all you get.

I'm Ed Zigo.

Okay, Ed.

If there's anything you want,
just let me know.

I'll get it for you if I can.

I'm fine.

You don't mind
if I take some notes.

No, go ahead.

So you are
David Berkowitz.

No.

No?

I'm the Son of Sam.

Yeah, well,
you and I know that, David,

but, uh,
I have to prove it.

Especially
to those guys out there.

They don't believe it.
Can you help me out?

Sure.

Okay, thanks.
I appreciate it.

Uh, I went to your apartment,

and I found
some poems and a shotgun,
but that's about it.

But you didn't find
my friend.

Mister .44.

No.

Can't find him.

Can you, uh,
tell me where he is?

Well, gee, Ed.

Um, some days
he's got a mind of his own.

Yeah?

Yeah.

How about today?

Today?

"Today" today.
Yeah.

"Today" today.
He's in my car.

In the car?
Mm-hmm.

Well, I'm sorry, David,

but I looked
all over the car.

Couldn't find it.

Well, he's there, Ed.

When they grabbed me,
I dropped it in the front seat.

[LAUGHS]

And then
they arrested me.

Really?

Mm-hmm.

All right.

If you excuse me,
I'll be back in a few minutes.

They think
I'm an animal, Ed.

They'd like
to tear me apart.

Excuse me.

The gun is in the car!

Excuse me. Excuse me.

Is it?
Is it?

It is.

Can you read it?

Charter Arms Bulldog .44.

[LAUGHS]

David, you used
a two-hand police stance?

No, not at first.

I used
a one-handed approach,

and I was lousy.

I was missing everything.

Glass flying off.
It had a kick.

That I-- I bumped my hand
into the top of the window.

But gradually I progressed
to the two-handed approach,

and I was getting better.

I was feeling
more comfortable,

and I was getting
more accurate.

You noticed that, right?

Yeah.
Yeah.

And, uh, most of the girls
had long hair.

That was the story.

No, no, no. Wrong.
Papers made that up.

No. It didn't matter to me.

Really?

Yeah.

All right.
Uh, let me ask you, David.

Maybe you can explain
something to me.

Um, is it that you
just don't like girls?

Is that the problem here?

No. No.

Uh, I like girls.

I like girls a lot.

I like pretty girls.

I only shoot pretty girls.

The length of the hair
has nothing to do with it.

Okay?

And how would you decide?

I mean, how would you
pick another victim?

When somebody looked right,
I'd do it.

When they looked right?

Yeah.

Well, when
did they look right?

When he told me?

When who told you?

When Sam told me.

Sam would tell me
things, see?

He was a hard master.

He'd make me go out at nights
that I didn't wanna go.

He'd order me to drive around

and drive and drive
and drive around, see,

and listen for the voice.

And when I heard--
I heard him say, "That's it.

"That's the one.
That's the one.

"I want her.
She's pretty.

I want her blood."

He was a thirsty lad,
Sam was.

Where does Sam live,
David?

He's everywhere
in the universe.

He's over 2,000 years old.

Sam is the devil.

Where does he live now?

In his little house
in the yard.

Bark, bark,
bark, bark, bark.

Bark, bark, bark,
bark, bark.

Bark, bark, all night long.

All night-- Bark, bark,
bark, bark, bark.

All night long.

A dog told you
to kill these people.

He wouldn't let me alone.

He wouldn't let me
sleep at night.

Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark.

Bark, bark, bark, bark, bark.
All night long!

He'd talk me
into doing things,

and then he'd order me
to do things.

Could anybody else hear--?

Just me.

Just you.

Just me.

Did you ever tell
anybody about him?

Who?

Well, I don't know,
Dave.

A friend, maybe?

No. No friends.
No friends.

What about your father
or your mother?

He's not my real father,

and she's not
my real mother, either.

Are you adopted, David?

Yeah.

[SIGHS]

No father, no mother,
no sister, no brother.

No son,
no daughter, no friends.

I'm sorry.
What did you say?

Uh, something
a friend told me.

What?

About how sometimes
somebody can be alive
but really dead,

and someone dead seems...

In a strange way, David,
I'm glad I met you.

[SIREN WAILS]

Central booking is like a zoo.

The best press coverage
they've ever had.

Is there anything
I can do for you, David?

Yeah. I hate to look
like this on TV.

Could you comb my hair
a little?

Yeah, sure.

Which way?

Over to the right.

All right.

Not too strong a part.

Okay.

Is that better?
Yeah.

Why are you being
so nice to me, Ed?

You're the way you are.

This is the way I am.

Hey.

Pretty soon
we're gonna be on TV.

What do you think
about that, Ed?

You ever been
on TV before?

Pretty soon
they're all gonna know.

Everybody's gonna know.

Not everybody.

MAN:
That's him!

[APPLAUSE]

NARRATOR:
The official freeze
on detective promotions

was waived for the men
who caught the Son of Sam.

Detective Ed Zigo retired

from the New York City
Police Department

in May of 1982.

He is now living
on Long Island.

We did it. We did it.

[ALL LAUGH]

[♪]

[WOMAN SINGING IN ITALIAN]