When the Screaming Starts (2021) - full transcript

- Good evening.
Tonight's main story,

a series of brutal murders
that have shocked the nation.

- What started out as a
civilized dinner party

ended in a blood bath.

- A historic and
barbaric massacre.

- 14 people dead in one of
the bloodiest murders sprees

this country has ever witnessed.

- An act of shocking
and disturbing evil.

- Our thoughts tonight are
with the innocent victims

whose lives have been cut short.

- Because when it
comes to murder,



someone always ends
up getting killed.

(upbeat rock music)

(pan sizzles)

- I'm Norman Graysmith,

a two time award winning
documentary filmmaker.

I've achieved great success
in unearthing groundbreaking

stories in people living
on the fringes of society.

So when I stumbled upon Aidan
Mendle in the dark recesses of

the internet and learned
this twisted dream,

I knew I'd found the
subject for my next story.

Let's go make ourselves
a documentary.

(upbeat rock music)

There are plenty of
true crime documentaries

focusing on serial killers,



they're everywhere,

but they're always
reflecting on past events,

whereas what I've uncovered
with Aidan is unique,

the chance to see a serial
killer's legend unfolding

right before our very eyes.

(church bell chimes)

It's not quite what I
pictured when I thought about

the home of an
aspiring serial killer.

Goes to show you can
never really tell,

you could be much closer
to a serial killer

than you realize.

(man banging on window)

Aidan Mendle?

Aidan's been living in this
house since his grandmother's

sudden death, supposedly
from natural causes.

- My name is Aidan Mendle
and I'm a serial killer,

aspiring serial killer.

"Prophet!" said
I, "thing of evil,

tell this soul with sorrow laden

if within the distant Aidenn
it shall clasp a sainted maiden

whom the angels name, Lenore.

Quoth The Raven

"Nevermore."

This is my sacrificial knife,

and this...

retractable, go on stab me,

stab me, go on stab me,
go on stab me, stab me.

Didn't even hurt.

Doesn't live there.

I like to pretend I'm
a sniper sometimes.

Most days, I just
aim at Richard.

- [Norman] Who's Richard?

- Lives next door.
Caught that bastard

shitting in my garden one time.

Look, look, look, there he is.

There's Richard.

Furry little twat.

You know, black cats are
supposed to be bad luck,

of course that's a
load of superstitious

(gun shot)
(Richard yowls)

(Richard meows faintly)

(upbeat music)

I think about being a
serial killer every day,

at home, at work, it's constant.

This is the cinema where I work.

Perks of the job?

Get to watch a load of
films, horror films.

(Aidan laughing)

I basically run the place.

It's great 'cause I get to
do a lot of people watching,

ya know, work out
which ones I'd kill.

Enjoy the film.

It's on the left.

Didn't like that job
anyway, so their loss.

Anyway, this gives me a chance
to focus on my other goals,

serial killing.

Is your serial killer a woman?

- Yes.

Is your serial killer white?

- Yes.

My name is Claire and
Aidan is my boyfriend.

Our relationship is built
on the mutual appreciation

of murder.

This is my scrapbook
of the dead,

I'm saving space in it
for Aidan's victims.

I met Aidan at a hit and run.

Someone told me a little
old lady got knocked down

at the zebra crossing
down the road.

Naturally I grabbed my
camera to take a few shots,

(camera shutter clicking)

were they my best work?

No,

but there was Aidan,

basking in the subtle
odour of fresh death.

I like to use film.

When you develop the images,
you imprison their souls

in the photograph,

trapped in a silver halide
crystal dungeon for all time.

I usually like them fresh,
but I take what I can get.

- You've got to think the
details through, like clothing,

what you wear sends
out a message.

Too IRA?

You don't want people
thinking you're a terrorist

when really you're
a serial killer

with no political affiliation.

- Ted Bundy was a
very sharp dresser,

good-looking too. Aidan
can at least dress well.

(camera shutter clicks)
(upbeat music)

- That looks good.
Simple, stripped back,

you're making a statement.

- Am I?

Failure to prepare
is preparing to fail.

People say it's hard to murder
someone, but they're wrong,

murdering's easy, It's
the planning that's hard.

Your first victim
should be personal,

it's an important milestone
for any serial killer.

My first victim is someone I've
known for a very long time.

He betrayed me and
killed our baby.

Our band, Cannibal Death March.

(death metal music)

Luke was the vocalist,
but the music, all me.

♪ Burn the witch ♪

♪ Please don't burn me ♪

♪ Burn the witch ♪

♪ Please don't burn me. ♪

(guitar solo)

♪ Burn the witch ♪

♪ Please don't burn me ♪

♪ Burn the witch ♪

♪ Please don't burn me ♪

- Don't screw this
up. Be brilliant.

You're going to go out,

kill someone and then we can...

- Watch a film.

Yes Aidan, we'll watch a
film when you get home,

but remember if you kill...

- I think we should
watch The Shining.

- Sex Aidan, if you kill
someone, we can have sex.

- Right.

Yeah.

Sex.

(Radio tuning)

- Where are we going?

- Pub.

- Which pub?

- Slaughtered Lamb.

- Were we meant to
do a gig there once?

- We certainly were.

- Before I sold out.

- Yes.

- So what is with
all the cameras?

- Don't worry about
them, they're just
making a documentary.

- A documentary?
- Yeah.

- What about?

- Me.

- You?

- Yeah
- Why?

- Because I'm going
to be a serial killer.

- Okay. Who you
going to kill Aidan?

- You.

- What are you doing?
Is that chloroform!?

- That's my research!

- You're biting me! You
bastard! Get off me!

- Get your shoes off the seats.

(tires squealing)

- Norman, Norman, Norman.

(Aidan choking)

- Bastard!

- This sort of thing can
happen to any serial killer.

When the Dusseldorf Ripper
couldn't find a victim

one night, he cut the head
off a Swan, drank its blood.

- Aidan, where are you going?

- To find a swan!

- Aidan, there aren't
any swans around here!

- Then I'll find
a fucking pigeon!

- Don't record me, go after him!

- They were right about
there not being any swans.

It was a goose, they are
surprisingly aggressive birds.

- [Norman] The day had not
gone according to plan,

but there was a further
twist in the tale.

So you said you had
something to tell me?

- Well, we've been
sitting on something

for a little while now.

Shall I tell him?

- Tell him!

- We're going to start a family.

- Oh.

Wow.

Congratulations.

May I ask how many weeks?

- What do you mean?

- Well, how far along are
you with the pregnancy?

- What pregnancy?
- [Norman] Your pregnancy.

- You're pregnant?

- No! Who said I was pregnant?

- You just said, "Going
to start a family."

- Yeah, like Charles Manson.

- [Aidan] The idea of
being the head of a family,

a cult, that's always
appealed to me.

I'm a firm believer in
the power of community.

Hired this place
out for the day,

we want the prospective
family members

to understand that we're
really serious about this.

- [Norman] The interviews
start with 42 year old Micky.

- Hi.

- [Aidan] Why don't
you introduce yourself?

- Hello, I'm Micky.

- What do you do for work?

- Well I'm sort of between
jobs at the moment,

I was working at the aquarium,

but they had to let me
go - after the incident.

- Tell me Micky, why do you
want to be part of our family?

- Well, I suppose I've never
really been part of any

family before, so I thought
this could be quite good.

- [Claire] Why is that?

- I was brought up in care.

- I think we've heard
everything we need to hear.

- What about the
other questions?

- No more questions.

- I liked Micky,
but it's a jigsaw,

all of the pieces
need to fit together.

- Orphans can't be trusted.

- So Micky how'd you
feel it went in there?

- Yeah, I think it went
well. I did my best,

that's all you can ask.

Just got to hope that
Claire and Aidan like me,

fingers crossed.

So um,

can I stay for a tea?

- Sorry Micky, they're very
busy in there actually.

- All right.
(somber music)

- Hi, I'm Viktoria.
- Hi, I'm Veronika.

- Why do you want to be
a part of the family?

- Murder.
- Drugs.

- Sex.
- Orgies.

- When do the orgies start?
- When do the orgies start?

- We aren't the right
fit for you, or you.

I have a rare form of Dyophobia,

the fear of pairs, doubles,
identical twins are unnatural.

- [Viktoria] Back home, we
lived a very simple life.

Our parents are...
How do you say it?

No drinking allowed.
- No partying.

- No boys
- No drugs.

What's the word?

- [Norman] Traditional.
- No, that's not it.

- [Norman] Conservative?
- No.

- Assholes.
- Yes! They're giant assholes.

- I'll be in touch when
we've made our decision.

Just, quick question
about the orgies.

- She said no orgies.
- No orgies.

- Right, yeah, no,

I was just wondering
what the minimum number

for an orgy would be? Three?
Would three be an orgy?

- Three is not an orgy.
- It is a threesome.

- Right, yeah. Makes sense.

- Anyway. You're not our types.

- Oh no, no, no, no,
no, no, I wasn't...

- You have an off putting face.

- And your body is pale
and underdeveloped.

- Right, yeah.

Thanks.

Why don't you
introduce yourself?

- Hi, I'm Donald.

- Emily Granger.

- My name's Jack Blingstone.

- [Aidan] Hello?

- Oh, my name is
Patrick, Patrick Button.

- I'm Imogen.

- William.

- What do you do for work?

- Well, I work in
a deli, don't I?

- I'm retired. I'm currently
a full-time man of leisure.

- I'm a restaurant critic.

- Well, I run a little B&B.

Voted best breakfast

in Tunbridge Wells,
three years running.

- I'm an influencer.
(Imogen laughs)

- Why are we
defined by our work?

Slaved to the whips
of capitalism!

If you must know,
I'm a philosopher.

- Who's your favorite
serial killer?

- Jimmy The Ripper, they don't
make 'em like that anymore.

- The Zodiac Killer.
I'm Pisces, obviously.

- Jeffrey Dahmer, the
Milwaukee Cannibal.

- Albert Fish. Yeah. You
know I like the fish.

- The Bubonic plague.

- Oh, H.H. Holmes, oh
without a doubt, yes.

He had torture rooms
built into his hotel.

I myself, when my own
B&B was being constructed

had ideas of a rather
similar nature.

- You've got torture
rooms in your B&B?

- Sadly no, couldn't
get planning permission.

- Why do you want
to join our family?

- Since retiring I've
done Tai Chi classes,

French classes,
(speaks French)

and then I saw your ad for this

and I thought "I've
never joined a cult."

So here I am.

- [Patrick] What
was your question?

- What experience do you have?

- Fish, chicken, cow.

- I'm just kind of more
into the aftermath.

- What do you mean?

- I have eaten every different
cuisine all around the world,

but the one thing I really
want to try is...long pig.

- Long pig?
- Human.

- Yum, just yum.

(indistinct whispering)

(heavy footsteps)

- Take a seat, take a seat.

(speaking Farsi)

I here

to learn.

- Then you've come to the
right place my friend.

- So, how's it going today?

- Yeah, it's going all right.

It's just no one's
really standing out yet.

- Hmm.

Hmm.

- No one's really
got that special...

je ne sais quoi

Donald taught me some French.

- [Norman] Aidan
and Claire are left

with some hard
decisions to make.

- They don't work in a
team, they work alone.

- Hello?

(intense organ music)

Why don't you
introduce yourself?

- You don't look like a killer.

You've never seen death.

- That's where
you're wrong, see...

- You...

You've seen death.

(camera shutter clicks)

Come in,

come in.

I've been living here
ever since I was expelled

from St. Hilda's
school for girls.

(children laughing)

My housemistress informed my
father of my...misdemeanors

and he kicked me out of
the family home as well.

This is Ms. Danforth.

Say hello Ms. Danforth!

- Hello.

- Ms. Danforth used
to be my housemistress

at St. Hilda's,

didn't you?

But then Ms. Danforth
was very naughty

and now she's in detention
until she learns her lesson,

isn't that right?

- Yes.

- And what lesson
are you learning?

- Snitches get stitches.

- Well done! Very
good Ms. Danforth!

Okay, bye-bye.

(knocking on door)
Lights out.

- [Norman] Aidan and
Claire have now decided

on the new members
of their family.

(indistinct chatter)

- Biscuits!
- Biscuits?

- Yeah, biscuits. You
don't speak English?

(speaking Farsi)

- You want a biscuit, do ya?
- Have a biscuit?

- No, no.
- Go on mate, have a biscuit.

(speaking Farsi)

What?

(indistinct chatter)

- Family meeting!
Family meeting!

(mug clanging)

Okay, couple of
items on the agenda.

Firstly, welcome to the family.

Claire and I are really pleased
to bring you into our house

and share our dream with you.

Secondly, you've probably
already seen them, met them,

but this is Norman and his crew.

- Just ignore the cameras
during interviews,

just focus on me, just me.

Thank you.

- Just treat them as if
they're part of the family.

And lastly....
- [Claire] Yes Jack?

- I just wondered if anyone
wanted to share my biscuit?

- Does anyone want to
share Jack's biscuit?

- Oh, there you go.
- Thank you.

- [Jack] Lovely.

I learned how to cook at
best school in London.

- [Norman] Cordon Bleu?
- You what?

Nah, Wandsworth prison!

Come on, let me show you around.

- Geezer!

- Tezza!

Fucking wet down here, isn't it?

- Ah mate.

- [Jack] Come and get
your one pound fish!

You've got to try it to believe
it. Come on, don't be shy!

Mussels, prawns,
langoustines and calamari.

Come and get your
fish. Fresh fish!

You alright big fella?

- [Tezza] Yeah,
how about a taster?

- What's that?

- It's a fish and
cheese infusion.

- Nah mate, I'm alright.

- Yeah but you just touched it.

- [Jack] Get a taster
from the Tezza!

- Nah mate, I'm good,
I'm good. Cheers mate.

- Dickhead.

Is the cheese supposed
to sweat like this?

- One kipper, lovely,
two kipper. There you go.

- Cheers.
- Have a good day.

- Thanks.

- [Jack] Come and get your
fish. Fresh out of the Thames.

I got fresh tuna in a tin! Come
and get it, come and get it.

Liven up.

- You got any cod?
- Of course we have!

How many do you want love?

- Oh, two please!

- Two cod please, Tezza?
- Two!

- Are you kiddin'?

- That'll be six
fifty please, love.

You were saying, mate?

- Okay so, a few of you have
you have raised concerns

that there might be a...

racial element

to this à la Charles Manson.

I just want to put
your minds at ease.

Ours is a family of acceptance.

(speaking Farsi)

- Exactly Masoud.

The point is we're all
here to be serial killers

and that should be an
opportunity open to anyone

regardless of ethnicity,

gender,

sexual orientation.

Ours is an organization...

of inclusivity,

okay?

Yeah,

now we're happy.

- [Norman] Whilst it's
a day of excitement

for Aidan and Claire, not
everyone shares the joy.

Micky's application to join

Aidan and Claire's
family was unsuccessful.

- Well I mean,
obviously it was...

Well it was disappointing.

Ya know, I'd hope to be
accepted into the family,

but you know, I
thought it went well.

I mean, I'd wore my best shirt,

deodorant,

but...

(somber music)
it wasn't to be.

Well, I suppose I'll
just keep looking,

see if there's a family
that will accept me.

Cake? It's the last one.

- [Norman] Aidan's first task

with this newly recruited family

is to make sure of
their proficiency in
the art of murder.

(whistle blows)

- Welcome to the
Mendle family bootcamp.

This is weapons training 101.
We're starting with a knife.

Now it's retractable,
but it can still hurt.

Safety first.

The first thing you need to
do is surprise the victim,

immobilize them,

and then you can take your time,

cut off an ear or something.

My preference would
be to cut the throat.

Your turn.

(whistle blows)

- Good job.

- Stop breathing!
(whistle blows)

- What?

(Masoud gasping)

- It was just practice.

(speaking Farsi)

It's not personal.

- Masoud!

(speaking Farsi)

- Also good for my sciatica.

(train rumbling)

- [Norman] Aidan's
brought the family

to their new headquarters,
where they will live together

and plan their murders.

- So we've got the living
quarters over here.

Getting a toastie maker and a
kettle, set it up over there,

that will be the kitchen.

- [Norman] How are you
paying for this, Aidan?

- First month's
covered. Inheritance.

Thanks Nan.

- Right, but after
that first month?

- Well, we'll kill people.

- Yeah, no one's
paying you for that.

Right, no one's paying him?

No, no one's paying you.

- Power.

(cheerful classical music)

- Are you just going
to sit there or?

- I don't do flamingos.

(speaking Farsi)

- So the plan is for our family
to find a home to attack.

- Home invasion.
- Just like the Manson family.

Aidan's going to be the
next Charles Manson.

- Just not racist.

- Stay out! (beep) (beep)

- I can't wait to see
the look on Claire's face

when it's all over the news,

us murdering an
entire household.

They might even have a dog.

- [Norman] You
want to kill a dog?

- No, I just like dogs.

- [Norman] Amy and Jack
are scouting out properties

to attack with the family
later this evening.

- Here we go, here we go.

This is it.

I got this address from Aidan.

Some geezer applied to join
the family, but didn't get in.

He wanted to be a serial
killer, so I guess we're doing

the community a favor.

- You might want to
keep your distance.

- Oh, why's that?

- If the homeowners are
in, they'll see you.

- Nah, no one's home.

- Are you sure?
- Yeah, absolutely.

- No one's home?

- Nah look, you can tell.

- How?

- 'Cause an empty
house gives off

this kind of feeling, ya know?

It has an energy.

Yeah, this one... 100% empty.

- Taxi, dear.

- Oh shit.

Shit.

No, no.

Shit.

- Where are you going?

(cursing in French)

- We were never allowed a
dog, mother's allergies,

we had to have an outside pet.

I had a pony, a cliche, I know.

I killed it.

- [Norman] You're not
a fan of ponies then?

- No, I love them.

I hate cliches.

Take the next left.

I know a place.

- Family meeting,
family meeting.

So tonight's the
night, big night,

we commit our first murders!

- Does everyone have
their instructions
and understand them?

- Yeah.
- Yup.

- Any questions?

Yes, Amy?

- Why aren't you
coming with us tonight?

- Well I'll be coordinating
things from here.

- Well I thought we were
gonna kill them all together.

- We are.

- But you won't be doing
any of the killing,

we will.

- No...

see,

if you shoot someone
who does the killing?

Is it the mindless bullet

or the mind that
pulled the trigger?

(indistinct chatter)

(speaking Farsi)

- Thank you, Masoud. The mind.

I ask the rest of you again,
is it the mind or the bullet?

(indistinct chatter)

- It's the bullet!

- See what you've done?

You've made Masoud
doubt himself.

It's the mind Masoud.

You are the bullets,

but I'm the one
pulling the trigger.

- Are we done?

- Yeah.
(death metal music)

- [Norman] How are you
feeling about tonight?

- We are excited.

- We are very much looking
forward to the slaughter.

- The biggest difference
between slicing a person

and slicing a salami is that
salami doesn't fight back,

other than that, it's
completely the same.

(speaking Farsi)

- I'm very excited to get
lots of good shots tonight...

of death.

(camera shutter clicks)

- How am I feeling?

Would you like me to show you?

- Come on,

this normally works, come on,

I've done this a hundred times.

Amy it's not opening, I
don't know what to do.

- There is another way in.

- [Jack] What?
- Come on.

(group laughing)

- Hello Daddy.

- Daddy?

- What are you doing here?

- We're here for the party!

- Would your friends like
to stay for dinner, darling?

Jeremy pull up some chairs.

- Get one of the help to do it,
that's what we pay them for.

- I'll do it.

- Sit down.

- What's on the
menu tonight then?

This is good.

Which one of your
esteemed guests

are you trying to
impress with this?

- Are you finished?

Have you had your fun?

- Not quite.

- Why did you stop playing?

(gentle piano music)

- [Mr. Kitson] I know
what you're up to.

- [Amy] Do you?

- Yes I do, I know your game.

Come in here

and try and embarrass me.

- Why on earth would I want
to do a thing like that?

- [Mrs. Kitson] It's a
wonderful surprise, darling.

- A surprise?

- We didn't know you
were coming to dinner.

- Oh, that's not a
surprise, mother.

(Mr. Kitson screaming)

This is a surprise.

- You...

fucking bitch.

- Charles!

- There you are, daddy!

- I don't understand!
- Of course you don't,

when have you ever
understood anything?

- You don't scare me Amy.

- No?

- I'm not afraid of you.
- You should be.

- Should I call
the police, father?

- Do you want me to put you
in the cupboard again, Jeremy?

- [Mr. Kitson] You're going
to regret this. All of you!

You have no idea who I am.

I'm going to crush you
like ants, do you hear me?

Like little fucking ants!

(Mr. Kitson screaming)

- Shall I tell you a little
secret about my daddy?

He has the big house

and the fancy clothes,

but really...

he's just the son
of a fish monger.

- Lies!

- I mean the piano,

why'd you even have
that monstrosity?

No one in the family plays,

so you've hired a pianist
for every dinner party

to impress the likes of
George and Henrietta,

and every other

stuck-up

parasite.

(people screaming)

Kill them all.

- There you are.

Where you hiding? Get up!

(woman screaming)

(speaking Farsi)

(bottle smashing)

- Come on then! You peasants!

I'll take you all!

Canapé

- Amy! So good to see you.
- Traffic was murder.

- Amy no, no!

- This is incredible.

They're doing it,
they're really doing it,

people have actually been
killed, this is unprecedented,

this is...film making history.

(upbeat music)

- Drinks all around!

- For Masoud.

- You want some? Come
on. You want some?

Buzzin'! That was quality that.

Oh this little baby of mine.

Pulled together like a real
team, we did. Quality that.

All right, let's have
ourselves a party.

(upbeat music)
(group cheering)

- I'm happy.

- I'm very happy.

- I'm very, very happy.

- Amy,

Amy, Amy, I want...

- Yeah!

(speaking Farsi)

- [All] Masoud, Masoud,
Masoud, Masoud, Masoud!

- What did it feel like
when you killed them?

- Like a Tuesday.

- Amy was amazing tonight.

A vision in the slaughter,
drenched in blood,

a goddess of death
and destruction

and she is beautiful.

- Yeah.

Amy's all right.

- Amy,

Amy, hi.

Sorry.

I just wanted to say
I was really impressed

with the way you handled
tonight. Fantastic, really.

And I hope this isn't
overstepping the mark,

but you look great
on camera, seriously,

serious, you look
really, really great,

and I've not quite worked
out the right angle

for this documentary yet so,

Have I told you you
look great on camera?.

- Have I tooled you your
breath smells of cheese balls?

It's a shame I didn't get
to kill Jeremy myself,

but I've always wanted
to be an only child,

so can't complain.

- Dolphin.

Terry!

This is my boy Terry
everybody, AKA Tell Boy,

Tezza! T-Pain, T-pack, Pacman,
tea biscuit, tea towel,

T-Rex, teriyaki.

What else do we call ya?

- Tea cake!

- Tea cake! My boy Terry.

Go and get in there,
have some fun, mate.

Come on, get in there and talk.

- What should I call you?

- Well you can call me
anything you like, sweetheart.

- T-bone it is.

Oh god.

- What's with all the
blood, is it a fancy dress?

- Put that in the bin.

- We like your moves.
- Old school.

- I felt all warm blood
go all over my face.

- I'm proud of us,
'cause we've done it,

we have done it, just
together which is really good,

I'm really...

I hope you understand the
contribution that you've made,

it's not as much as me but
it's still significant,

and I want you to be happy
with what we've done....

Together,

'cause that's really what
it's all about together,

is just... together, ya know?

Everyone, everyone, eyes to
me, eyes to me for a minute,

everyone, everyone, everyone,

this is a celebration.

- Hoorah!

- Hadn't actually
finished Masoud, so...

Tonight was the beginning
of my serial killer career,

and that wouldn't have
been possible without

each and every one of you.

Amy, I hear you took a
lead in the house tonight,

so thank you for
being my right hand,

of course, when your
right hand does something

you don't thank your right hand,

you thank your brain
for controlling the hand

because your right
hand is essentially

an uncomprehending tool,

controlled by the brain.

So I want you all to
raise your glasses

to the brain who
controlled you all tonight

and basically did
everything, which is me.

So,

to me.

- [All] To Aidan.

- Yeah.

- Turn the music back on.

(funky music)

(birds chirping)

- I've got it.

This has got to
be a world first,

everything's here,
the blood, the death,

I mean the focus
was... but this!

This is groundbreaking stuff.

This is going to
put me on the map.

(computer mouse clicks)
(woman screaming)

- Oh, hi Amy. Have
you seen Terry?

- Haven't seen him.

- Huh? Right.

Tea biscuit?

- Fresh...

new day.

- This is the sort of thing
they'll have in a museum

when there's an
exhibition about me.

- If Aidan was the true head
of this family than he would

have been there last night.

He's just another Charles
Manson looking for headlines

while we do the hard work.

- Right, now remember
this is a first draft.

- What are you doing?
- Nothing.

- Dear boss... What
the fuck is this?

- It was just a missive to
the police about my crimes.

- Your crimes?

- The horrors of last night.

- You have no right to
talk about last night.

- You lost that right when
you decided to stay here,

instead of standing with us.

- But I was there.
- You were here

while we cut their throats

and bled them dry.

- No, I was there. I mean
Jack, come on, was I there?

- Nah, mate.

- Twins, come on, tell her,
tell her, tell her I was there.

- We cannot lie.
- You were not with us.

- Wherever my family
are, I am there also.

- Not physically.

- Spiritually!

- Spiritually?
- Spiritually?

What's he on about, spiritually?

(indistinct chatter)

(speaking Farsi)

- Not you as well, Masoud.

- You didn't kill those people.

- Yes I did.

- You're not a serial killer.
- I bloody am.

- You're not, you
haven't killed anyone.

- Well I killed Richard.

- Who's Richard?
- Richard's a cat.

- And I shot him.
- Accidentally.

- I still shot him, didn't I?

The person who
shot Richard is me.

I shot Richard and I
killed those people.

- Aidan you fought a
goose and you lost.

- It was extremely aggressive.

Look, those murders
are mine, okay?

So I didn't bloody my hands
but I bloodied my brain,

this brain that thought
up the whole plan.

Without me, none of those people

would have been
killed last night,

because none of
you, my children,

would have been there
to kill them because you

wouldn't have been my children,

you would have just
been regular people,

going around doing
regular things.

Those murders are my murders!

So if you don't like
the way I do things,

you can just leave, okay?

They'll be back, they'll
be back. Spoilt brats.

- What was that?
- Oh no, just all the best.

- Aidan?

- Yeah?
- It is time.

- Just give me a minute, okay?

- We should do it now.
- Right now?

Where'd you want to do it?

I could get one of the
sleeping bags and we could...

- Sweet Adian, you're not the
person I thought you were.

- What do you mean?

- I'm going.

- But I thought we
were gonna have some...

- Nevermore.

- You win some, you
lose some Adrian.

(speaking Farsi)

- Oi! Get out of the
road you fucking mug.

- Where are ya
Tezza, where are ya?

Answer me back, mate.

I'll wait down here
for you Amy, yeah?

I think Amy done something
to Tezza last night,

I ain't waiting for her to
slice up my salami, no way.

- My family left me,
Claire's left me,

At least I still have you guys.

- Sorry Aidan, I just can't
keep you as the subject

of this documentary any longer.

- Please Norman, no you
can't do this to me.

- Are you crying?

- See, this is what I mean,

you're weak and I can't
waste any more time with you.

I'm going to finish
this documentary

with a real serial killer.

- You're not coming.

- What?

- I'm in charge now. We're
going to keep a low profile.

- But what about the film?

- There will be no film.
- There will be no film.

- Where's the footage from
last night? We're taking it.

- Please Amy,

please don't...

- Don't make me ask again.

We're done here.

- Amy please!

Where are you going?

- Home.

- Why?

- Why not?

- My dream... No your
dream, our dream, the film!

- What film?

I didn't even kill anyone.

- Fuck!

Turn that off! Turn
that fucking camera off.

Fuck! Fuck!

- Me and Claire,

plenty more fish in the sea,

I was thinking of ending
things with her anyway so.

(Aidan sobbing)

Do I miss the family?

No.

All the best to them! I wish
them nothing but the best,

if anything, this
is an opportunity to
start from scratch,

blank slate, only
the best this time.

- Only the best.

Poor Aidan, he's
really been hurting,

but on the upside, he's
really taken to the biscuits.

I always say
there's nothing much

you can't cure with a bourbon,

apart from loneliness.

I used to imagine having
a mum and she'd be going,

"Stop eating all
the biscuits, Micky!

You're going to grow up
fat!" She'd have been right.

But it's alright 'cause
she didn't exist.

I better go and check on Aidan.

(fox barks)

- I need to get
that footage back,

the world needs to see this.

(owl hoots)

Come on.

(dog barking)

Heavy duty.

Come on, come on,
come on, come on.

Looks like my luck's changing.

(intense music)

Upstairs, upstairs.

It's okay.

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

Back door, back door!

- Hello, Norman.

So nice of you to drop by.

- I just came for my footage.

- I can see the headlines now!

"Failed amateur journalist

becomes the victim

in his own twisted serial
killer documentary."

Now there's a story.

Did you really think you could
watch murder after murder

without getting yourself
a little bloody?

- Okay...

all right you can
have the footage.

Just let me go home...

please.

- You know, I thought
about letting you go,

but how could I
live with myself?

Knowing you were running around,

making such tasteless films.

It's not your fault Norman,

some people just don't
have an eye for it.

(Amy gasping)

- Amy?

(camera shutter clicks)

I can explain,

Claire, just let me explain.

(camera shutter clicks)

It was an accident,
alright? It was an accident!

Claire?
(camera shutter clicks)

Just give me the camera, Claire.

- I always knew you
would be the one.

- Claire, just
give me the camera.

Claire, give me the camera.

Just give the camera, Claire!

- You did it
beautifully, Norman.

(dog barking)

(intense newsmusic)

- Two women have been
killed after being stabbed

in a vicious and
monstrous home invasion.

The police are looking
at the possibility

that this attack is somehow
linked to the brutal murder

of the Kitson family
earlier this week,

(Aidan screaming)

This senseless act of
violence is the latest

in a series of horrific crimes
that have shocked the nation.

The murder investigation
is underway

and whilst the victims remain
unidentified at this point,

their deaths will
be sadly mourned

and their loss deeply felt.

(phone ringing)

- [Norman] Aidan,

it's me,

Norman.

I need to see you.

- Looks like you're
gonna get to see me

kill someone after all.

Wait here, Micky.

- Nah, I'm coming with you.

- No, you need to wait here
and if I'm not out in 10,

you know what to do.

- What was it again?

- Police Micky, call the police.

- Okay.

- Aidan.

Come.

Come.

Come.

Aidan, thank you
so much for coming.

How was the journey?

- It was fine.

- Good.

That's good.

My condolences for Claire.

I want you to know I never
intended for that to happen,

but there is a silver
lining here, Aidan.

Congratulations!

- Congratulations?

- Your first kill!

Well, kills actually.

Congratulations for
killing Claire and Amy.

- That was you.

- No,

they're yours.

Think of it like a present.

- No.

- Yes.

Don't you see how
perfect this is?

You need some kills,
but you don't have any.

I have two, and I
don't want them.

I bequeath them to you.

- I can't.

- You can,

you have to.

All you have to do
is say on camera

"I did it. I killed
Claire and Amy."

Then we send the
footage to the police

and you'll be a serial killer.

- No.

- All right Aidan,

it's a double homicide,

if we're going to
get it all technical,

but you'll still be a
murderer all the same.

Just let me help you, please.

Let me help you,
Aidan. Let me help you.

What are you going
to do with that?

You're gonna kill me,

is that it?

Killer.

Well go on then,

do it.

It's what you've always
dreamed of, isn't it?

So kill me,

kill me.

Go on Aidan, do it
Aidan. You can do it.

Do it, do it, do
it, do it, do it!

- No!

I don't want it,

I don't want any of it.

- It's okay,

it's okay Aidan.

(Norman and Aidan grunting)

(Aidan struggling)

- Fuck!

Fuck!

Fuck!

Oh fuck.

(blood squelching)

(Aidan screaming)

- First thing you've got to
do is surprise your victim.

(Aidan choking)

Then...

you have to immobilize them.

What was it you
said you'd do next?

Oh yeah...

cut the throat.

(distant yelling)

- [Aidan] Why am I doing this?

I don't want to go through
life being a nobody.

I want to be remembered.

My name is going to
go down in history.

Serial killers
don't get forgotten,

no one remembers the victim.

(intense rock music)

- I'm stood outside the building

where police last night
arrested Norman Graysmith,

Graysmith who has been
linked with the deaths

of up to 14 people
and is also believed

to have orchestrated the
Kitson family massacre.

Police unfortunately arrived
too late on the scene

to prevent Graysmith from
claiming one more victim,

an unnamed man in his
twenties, just another casualty

in the Camper Van
Killer's deadly tally.

(upbeat rock music)

(wind whistling)

- When we heard what
Norman did to Amy,

we thought it might
be time to go home.

- Our parents wanted to
know what we've been up to,

but we couldn't
really tell them.

- We were going to make
up some story about

traveling around Europe.

- Studying.
- Sight seeing.

- Working.
- But then we thought it might

be easier to just...
- Butcher them!

- Yeah! So that's what we did.

(twins laughing)

- Look at your face!

- Fuck them.
- Yeah.

(speaking Farsi)

- What are you
telling them, pookums?

(speaking foreign language)

What's he saying?
Good things I hope.

(laughs annoyingly)

Masoud, what are you saying?

- You heard it here first and
you'll never hear it again,

Urban sushi, ladies and
gentlemen, come and try it.

Well, I'm on the
run now, aren't I?

I've got to stay one
step ahead of the Feds.

I go by Dave now.

Dave's deli! Come
and get your fish.

Fresh out of the Thames.

Hiding in plain sight.

- Same as usual, brother.
- Lovely.

- Listen, top man, Jack man,
look after yourself, yeah?

- It's not Jack, it's Dave.

Muppet.

You alright, officers?

- Hi Dave.

- Usual today is it?

- Yeah, cheers Dave.

- Two seafood buns
coming right up.

- You know your
beards coming off?

(upbeat rock music)