10 to Midnight (1983) - full transcript

Nestor crittenden, that's with two ts.

Tell you exactly how I did it.

With a straight-edge razor.

When I catch 'em breaking
the lord's commandments,

that's what I do, I
rip 'em with the razor.

You gonna stick me in jail, huh, huh?

Not today, nestor.

We're full up today, come back next week.

Stupid flatfoot!

Never tell you nothing again!

It's no wonder you never catch nobody!



Jerry, don't do that.

What's new Leo, you on to something?

The captain issued a
statement, didn't you get it?

Come on, I could fart a
better statement than that.

Are we friends or not?

I won't quote you directly.

What?

You won't quote me?

You won't mention my name on the TV?

And you call yourself my friend?

That's not nice, Leo.

Jerry, I'm not a nice person.

I'm a mean, selfish, son of a bitch.

I know you want a story,
but I want a killer,



and what I want comes first.

Bye, now.

Don't wait up for me. Have fun.

Hil

Where are we going?

Back to the lake, I hope.

- Hi, Fran.
- Hi.

Is it as good as they say?

If you don't like it, just
ask for your money back.

- Will we get our money back?
- No way.

Wouldn't by any chance
know her name, would you?

Not by any chance, no.

It's Tina, why?

Nothing chanced, nothing gained.

This is like my fifth time
that I've seen this movie.

I haven't even seen it.
= you've never seen it?

You're gonna die when
you see Robert redford,

he's so gorgeous!
I like Paul Newman.

= Tina?

Say hi to Warren Stacy.

Hi, Warren, how are you?

Fine, thank you, Tina.

Hot buttered popcorn?

Would you mind sitting somewhere else?

No indeed, wouldn't mind at all.

Rather sit here.

Popcorn?

Now look what you've done.

Shame on you.

Don't go away mad.

What the hell?

Warren, don't hurt me.

Why me, Warren I'll do anything for you.

- Oh!
- Oh, god, come on.

No, he's so cute.

- Don't even look at him.
- He's cute, though.

No hard feelings, I hope.

Wanna bet?

Come on, don't be like that.

Let's start over.

You don't like popcorn.

How about a drink?

And don't tell me you're not old enough.

We're old enough, we're just
not that hard up for company.

= wait a minute.

He's only trying to be friendly.

So, what did you have in mind?

Forget it.

I wouldn't want to come between
you and your girlfriend.

Good night, sweethearts.

Don't do anything I couldn't do better.

Charlie!

Charlie, come here, over here.

Take a look!

Who discovered the body?

- Is there any suspects?
- No comment at this time.

Do you know who they are,
can you give us their names?

No, we're going to
withhold identification

till the families have been notified.

Were they both naked?

How were they killed?

Look, anything I might say to you

without further investigation

would be purely speculation.

= that's mine.

What?

The chewing gum, I dropped it there.

Mcann, Paul mcann.

Well, it's not a very
propitious way to meet, is it?

You might say that.

Mcann, you know better
than to throw things around

when we're looking for evidence.

I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking.

I see you've already met.

Yup.

Well, let's get on with it.

Come on.

Come on.

What do you notice about the m.O., Leo?

That girl that was
killed last Christmas Eve,

Lorraine partridge?

Right, same scene.

Well, captain Malone
and I hold the theory

that the boy was incidental.

It's obviously the girl
the killer was after.

Boy just had the
misfortune to be with her.

= misfortune?

In the case of both victims,

death was caused by the
severing of the intestines

and the major arteries,

causing massive hemorrhaging.

This is all all right,

but can you tell us
something that we can use?

Well, the Johnson girl's blood type

is the least common.

Ab negative.

In addition, there's evidence
of a hepatitis infection,

now dormant.

Was this girl raped, doc?

There's no evidence of forcible entry.

I could have told you that, you know.

= on the basis of what?

Well, if anybody does
something like this,

his knife has gotta be his penis.

Karen, where's Betty?

= I'm sure she'll be here soon.

I guess maybe she overslept.

You guess, maybe?

Don't you and Betty live together?

Yes, but sometimes she
spends the night with a friend.

A friend?

When she comes in, I want to see her.

What is it, Warren?

This is Karen's typewriter.

Well, put it down.

Yes, ma'am.

Works fine now.

Just needed some cleaning.

= thanks.

= you're welcome.

If I need you, I'll call you.

I guess maybe she should
change her sleeping habits, huh?

Would you mind your own damn business?

What do I care?

If she screws around and loses
her job, what's that to me?

Go away, Warren.

Who is this?

What are you saying?

Oh, no!

Oh, my god, no!

Betty's dead!

What happened?

No!

Nol

I spent five years as a patrol cop.

All that time, I thought
I'd learn to adjust

to almost anything.

It's funny, this sort of
thing, the personal stuff.

I don't know, I suppose
in time you become inured.

Become what?

Able to face the parents of
a girl who's been butchered.

Well, you just don't let
your feelings become involved.

You're only there for the information.

You smoke?

Not anymore.

If you were smart, you'd quit, too.

I know, it's a filthy habit.

Hazardous to your health,

offensive to everyone around you.

Have I left anything out?

You know,

sometimes you talk like you
should've been a school teacher.

That's not surprising.

My father was professor of
social psychology, Berkeley.

Oh, yeah?

And you're a cop?

Lieutenant, I don't think
you have a low regard for cops.

What I do think is you regard me

as a profound pain in the ass.

Finally said something I agree with.

I'll try and raise my
level of performance.

= that shouldn't be too hard.

Ah, what do you know, I used
to live in this neighborhood.

That building over there
was once a drugstore.

You know, the owner
was hooked on morphine.

His wife tried to have him
put away, so he killed her.

The jury found him temporarily insane.

Six months in the nuthouse
and he was pronounced cured.

A week later, he shot his parole officer.

You sure this is the right street?

Yeah, it's the right address.

Mr. and Mrs. f.L. Johnson.

Oh, jeez!

What's the matter, you know them?

God, yes!

Their daughter and my
daughter, they were friends.

God!

No, you wait here.

- Would it be better if I...
- No, wait here.

I don't believe it, Leo.

It's good to see you.

Hey Marge, come here, Margie.

Oh, excuse my appearance, I
work on the night shift now.

I just got up.

Look who's here. = Leo Kessler!

Good lord, look at you!

You haven't changed a bit.

How long has it been?

What is it, Leo?

= can we talk inside?

= come in.

What's wrong, what is it?

"Don't let your
feelings become involved."

Jesus, can't you drive any faster?

Before, whatever his name is, Dale Anders,

who else?

She dated a lot of fellas.

Never a night somebody didn't call up.

What are the names of the
guys she went to bed with?

I wish we didn't have
to ask this, Karen,

but we're looking for a motive.

All the names you can remember.

Before Dale, there was Larry Williams,

lew Porter, George latham.

And there was this guy who
she didn't go to bed with,

but who called up all the time.

He was Mexican or something.

He, every once in a while,
he'd say something in Spanish.

= what's his hame?

He'd never say his name.

All he called up for was to...

You know, talk dirty.

He talk dirty to both of you?

Uh-uh, just to Betty.

Maybe you ought to start
checking out these names.

Find out if any of them spoke Spanish.

All right, lieutenant.

Thank you, Karen.

Karen, I know this is hard on you,

but I'd like you to show
me Betty's possessions.

Everything.

I hope you won't, you
know, make her look cheap.

She wasn't, honestly.

If only you'd known her.

= t knew her.

"And though this body be
destroyed, yet shall I see god,

"whom I shall see for myself

"and mine eyes shall behold,
and not as a stranger.

"We brought nothing into this world,

"and it is certain we
can carry nothing out.

"The lord gave, and the
lord hath taken away.

"Blessed be the name of the lord.

"Unto almighty god we commend the soul

"of our sister departed.

"And we commit her body to the ground.

"Earth to earth, ashes
to ashes, dust to dust.

"In sure and certain hope

"of the resurrection unto eternal life.

"Through our lord, Jesus Christ.

"Amen."

Thank you very much.

- Hello, sweetheart.
- Hi, daddy.

How are you?

How am I?

I'm sick, because...

It wasn't so long ago that
she was my best friend.

Look, have you found out anything

or am I not supposed to ask that?

Well, me and mcann
here, we're working on it.

This is Paul mcann, my daughter Laurie.

- Hi.
- Hi, how do you do?

Excuse me, see you in a minute.

Are you a cop?

Well, so they tell me.

You don't look like a cop.

Your father seems to
be of the same opinion.

You don't sound like a cop, either.

Ah, is that good or bad?

Actually, I didn't say
if it was good or bad.

I just said you don't look like a cop

and you don't sound like a cop.

Do you live with your father?

= no.

When my mother died,

he and I kind of went our separate ways.

I'm a student nurse.

Really, you don't look like a nurse.

And what's a nurse
supposed to look like?

You take after your father, don't you?

= you think so?

Ti don't.

Excuse me.

Nice talking
to you, miss Kessler.

Thanks for coming.

Anything at all to report?

No, nothing, but we'll
get him, I promise you.

I thought of something,
it could be important.

Betty always kept a diary,
everything she ever did.

Everybody she ever went out with.

Too many!

Some of 'em were...

Excuse me, don't I know you?

Do you?

Well, uh...

I'm Laurie Kessler, haven't we met before?

Have we?

Maybe not.

I thought of something.

It could be important.

Betty always kept a diary.

Everything she ever did,

everybody she ever went out with.

- Hello?
- Hi, Karen.

Hi, Tim.

How are you bearing up?

Oh, I'm a wreck.

I can't sleep and I can't stop crying.

I'm coming over to take you out.

You're a darling.

I just don't feel like
going anywhere, though.

I think I'll just get a bite to eat here

and try to get some rest.

Why don't you come over in a couple hours?

- All right.
- Ok?

Ok, that's perfect.

You're an angel.

Bye.

Mr. Stacy?

Lieutenant Kessler, detective mcann.

Can we talk to you?

Come in, please.

Didn't I see you at the funeral?

Yup, and we saw you.

Been shopping, have you?

You're very observant.

1-Sam-4-0, 1-Sam-4-0...

What's that?

Oh, sorry.

Miracle of modern science.

Sit down, please.

I'll just put these things away.

This is a nice place, how
long have you lived here?

About a year.

It appears you're
something of a movie buff.

I try to see everything worthwhile.

You're into karate, are you?

It helps keep me in shape.

Yeah, nothing takes the place

of regular exercise, does it?

I see you keep yourself informed.

It's not often someone you
know personally gets murdered.

How well did you know her?

Same as the other girls in the office.

= you ever take her out?

= once.

Why only once?

She wasn't my type.

We've talked to just about everybody

that went out with her.

Maybe you can shed some
light on what we learned.

What's that?

This is Betty's diary.

We got it from her roommate.

She kept what you might call

a graphic record of her experiences.

For instance, "so
conceited that when he said,

"did I want to go to bed with him,

"it was like he was doing me a favor."

That's Larry Williams, you know him?

= no.

"Always talking about his
corvette and cabin cruiser,

"but never once bothered
to mention having a wife."

George latham, you know him?

= no.

"Good-looking, but what a creep.

"Makes my skin crawl,
I told him to get lost.

"Creep called me up again.

"Creep asked me to the office picnic.

"I said I had a date, he said
I was lying, that made me mad.

"I said I wouldn't go with him

"if he was the last man alive."

You know who that is?

I'll give you a hint.

You.

They say one shouldn't
speak ill of the dead,

but the truth is, she
was not a nice person.

No morals at all, and terrible manners.

Well, I know what you mean.

A man can only take so much
abuse before he strikes back.

= that's not what I mean.

Where were you on the night of the 6th?

= at the arrow theater.

Well, Betty Johnson was
murdered on the night of the 7th.

I assumed you meant
the night of the murder.

Anybody see you there?

= the cashier.

The manager.

A couple of girls I talked to.

What was the movie?

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid.

Ah, the one with Newman and McQueen?

= Newman and redford.

Shall I tell you the rest of the cast?

What it's about?

Nah, that's not necessary.

These are games we play
with just about everybody.

Nothing personal.

Can I use your bathroom?

Help yourself.

Ah, this is first-rate.

Boy, that's beautiful color.

I've never seen a bullfight, have you?

A couple.

Where, in Mexico?

Tijuana.

Are they really
as gory as people say?

Not if you think of it as a spectacle.

I suppose that's
a valid point of view.

Shouldn't be so quick to judge, right?

After all, football is
a fairly brutal sport.

Boxing.

Nothing very elevating about two gorillas

beating each other to a pulp, is there?

Oh, this corrida de...

Corrida de toros.

Yeah, what's that mean?

It means bullfight.

You speak Spanish, huh?

= a little.

3-I-99, 3-l-99,
phone the station.

Ah, may I use your telephone?

= of course.

Detective mcann.

Lieutenant?

Kessler.

- Karen smalley.
- Who?

Pretty girl, the one
Betty Johnson lived with.

- Where?
- The apartment.

I'll meet you there.

Sorry to bother you,
thanks for your help.

= that's ok.

If there's anything I can do.

This is detective mcann,
he'll take you downtown,

get your statement Tim,
we're gonna need one.

= t didn't do it!

Christ almighty, she was my girl.

I know you didn't do it, Tim.

All right Tim, let's go.

This where you found the diary?

Yeah.

You figure that's
what he was looking for?

Yeah, and I got a pretty
strong hunch who it was.

After the funeral, you went
from the cemetery to the market.

I did.

But you didn't get home

until three hours after the funeral.

Now, that's a hell of a long
time to spend in the market.

Are you telling me or asking me?

Warren, you were informed of
your right to remain silent.

Now, you agreed to answer questions.

He's not asking questions,
he's making charges.

Only my office, the da's
office, can bring charges.

You haven't been charged with anything.

I'll ask the question simpler.

Where did you go after the funeral?

= t went for a walk.

Oh, you went for a walk.

Why?

I was upset, I felt bad.

= about what?

When someone you know is
murdered, maybe you feel good.

I don't, I feel bad.

Even about a girl who
was such a bad person?

No morals, no manners?

Warren, you ever been arrested?

= no.

You ever taken to juvenile court?

For breaking your neighbor's window

and throwing a dead animal inside.

A cat?

I was 12 years old.

Stupid thing to do, but I was angry.

I'd been punished.

Oh, sure, sure, for hurting
the neighbor's daughter.

You cut her with a knife.

= it was an accident!

You like hurting girls?

= t won't answer that.

T won't stand for more!

= look at him.

That's the fellow you
saw, and you're sure?

Yes, of course.

What was he wearing?

A red jacket and jeans.

Designer jeans, he looked very neat.

He was repulsive.

When did you see him?

Outside, before the movie,

and then when he sat down by me.

By us.

And afterward, on the way out.

You saw this guy

before, during, and after the movie.

You sure about that?

- Yes, I'm positive.
- Yeah.

Did you ever take her out, Warren?

I drove her to
work a few times, that's all.

Just not your type, huh?

Her boyfriend objected, so I stopped.

The girls you talked
to in the movie theater,

were they your type?

No.

Thanks kids, you can go home now.

When's the last time you
made it with a girl, Warren?

That's none of your...

Last week, last month, last year?

= t refuse to answer.

Never!

You've never made it with a girl,

because girls won't have
anything to do with you.

But you get back at them, don't you?

Betty and Karen, and
god knows how many more.

I won't listen to your filth!

I won't listen...
What's this, Warren?

Warren, do you recognize this?

- Leo, knock it off!
- What's that, Warren?

You ever see ohne of these before?

What's it used for?

What's the matter, cat got your tongue?

It's for jacking off, isn't it?

And these pictures,

you recognize the girls
on the pictures, Warren?

Look at them.

Look at them, Warren, look at them!

Leo, stop it!

Hey, hey, hold it!

You can go home, kid.

Get him out of here.

You'd better quit while you're ahead,

now get him out of here.

Leo, have you lost your mind?

You can forget about this.

And what, do I got to remind you

about evidence obtained under duress?

It's inadmissible, Leo!

Right.

The way the law protects
those maggots out there,

you'd think they were
an endangered species.

Come on, will you give me a break?

Let's not get into that.

The facts are, we got no evidence,

and we can't hold this kid.

He's got an ironclad alibi.

= you believe it?

Everything he says checks out.

The theater and the market.

We questioned him about
the partridge girl.

It's says in the police report that...

Yeah, at the time of the murder,

he was in a downtown
hotel, in bed with a whore.

Do you believe that?

Leo, every case is a poker hand.

A good hand you stay, a bad hand you fold.

You're telling me you're gonna fold?

Well, I'm gonna stay.

He's our man, captain, I'm gonna get him.

Hello?

I'd like to see lieutenant
Kessler, please.

I'm his daughter.

You say he's your father?

Yeah.

He's my father, I'm his daughter.

I've got something for him.

Well, how come I've never
heard him mention a daughter?

Well, that's because it
seldom crosses his mind

that he has one.

I almost had him the other day.

Blew it.

Bring him in.

I'd like to have another whack at him.

Aw, come on, clem, bring him in.

Bring him in for what?

Any knifing, rape.

Any obscene crime at all.

Just haul him in.

Give me another chance at him.

Malone.

Leo, your daughter's out here.

Ask her if she can wait.

= tell her to wait.

What do you say?

= t don't know.

Mcann, what do you say?

I'm not sure if I'm qualified, sir.

Then I'm not sure you belong here.

What do you say?

It wouldn't take very long, I'm afraid,

for Warren Stacy to hire an attorney,

charge us with harassment
and get an injunction.

Malone.

She can't wait, Leo.

I'll go see what she wants.

How about it?

You know as well as I do
that from a legal standpoint

we can't lay a finger on this guy.

I remember when legal meant lawful.

Now it means some kind of a loophole.

Oh hi, miss Kessler.

Your father's busy right now.

Is there something I can do for you?

Yeah, I guess so.

There was this guy at the funeral.

I couldn't remember where
I'd seen him before,

until I found this.

It's from Betty Johnson's office picnic.

That's me, there's Karen, that's Betty.

That's Dale Anders, her boyfriend,
the one that was killed.

And that's the guy from the funeral.

Do you know who he is?

What about him?

Well, Betty was scared of him.

Do you know who he is?

Is this the only time you ever saw him?

Yes, now will you quit
trying to act like a cop?

Miss Kessler, I may not
look like a cop to you,

but I am a cop, that's my job.

Now, will you please answer the question?

Why was she afraid of him?

Well, he was always talking
about people who put him down,

and how he was going
to get even with them.

May I keep this?

= sure.

Is there anything else?

Yeah, tell my dad if
he's too busy to see me,

he might try calling me sometime.

Oh, and...

I don't think he'll have
any trouble getting through.

At the hospital, they
know I have a father.

Miss Kessler,
thanks for the help.

= sure.

All right, all right, I'll get it!

When I go out, I want to
borrow that sweater of yours.

Was it in here?

Would you shut up, please?

Who?

Oh.

Laurie?

Hello?

Hi, baby.

How's it going?

How are you?

Well I'm fine, who's this?

You don't khow me, but I know you.

You're beautiful.

I love you.

Well, what good does it do to love me

if I don't know who you are?

What does that mean?

It means I want to eat your pussy.

You give blowjob, I give
it to you in the ass.

How about it, baby?

= you have reached a disconnected number.

This is a recording.

Who was that?

Just some creep.

Thanks for
bringing in the photograph.

Did it mean anything?

Possibly.

Well, we're always
looking for new information.

Dad, is there something
else you want to know?

Just came by to see how you were doing.

= I'm fine.

Working you hard, are they?

= like slaves.

Well, at least you get
to wear a nice uniform.

Why else would I want to be a nurse?

Listen, if you hit a shag
or anything, let me know.

I can pull a few strings.

I know the superintendent.

Dad, you didn't come
all the way down here

to tell me that.

Now, what's on your mind?

Can't I be interested
in how you're doing?

= sure.

Just don't pull any strings, ok?

= ok

is that all you're going to eat?

Yeah, well, that's all I have time for.

I only have a few minutes.

I'm paying for both.

Uh, paying for three.

That's some lunch, dad.

Coleslaw and quiche?

I hate quiche.

Then why did you take it?

I thought it was pie.

Coleslaw makes me sick.

Let's get organized about
the party tonight, okay?

Listen, I can swing some grain alcohol.

You're kidding.

Oh, that'd be terrific.

Doreen, bunny, ola,
this is detective mcann.

Hi.

How do you do?

= you don't look like a detective.

Ah, well so I've been told.

Excuse me.

Are you and Laurie's dad partners?

Actually, right now I'm more or less

trying to measure up to his standards.

- It was nice meeting you.
- Nice meeting you.

See you later, Laurie.

Bye.

His standards of what?

Now, what the hell
kind of remark is that?

Your father's a man who's been out there

on the firing line for over 20 years.

Oh, god.

Do you have any idea how many
commendations he's received?

He's an outstanding public servant.

Nobody says he isn't.

But when my mom needed
him, or I wanted him,

where was he?

Out on the firing line,
earning commendations.

What is your problem?

Your father's a cop, you've got
to make allowances for that.

What the hell do you think
I've been doing for 20 years?

This place is an ulcer factory.

What's wrong here?

Detective mcann was just telling me

how much he admires you.

You might call this a testimonial lunch.

Laurie, wait a minute.

Dad, I've gotta go to the lab.

I'd like to do better.

Let's have dinner sometime, ok?

= sure.

Why not?

I gotta go.

Oh, it was a pleasure to
see you again, miss Kessler.

I am good company, aren't I?

You want to go to a party tonight?

I beg your pardon?

Well, we're having a
party, do you want to come?

And you're inviting me?

Dad, is he always this slow?

Yes or no?

I'm late.

Well, thank you very much, but...

Well, I'm busy.

Ok, bye.

Busy doing what?

Well, quite frankly, I
don't think we'd get along.

Oh dad, I forgot.

I got an obscene phone call
last night from some creep.

What'd he say?

I don't know, the usual garbage.

This one had a Spanish accent.

Um...

Well, about that party
tonight, miss Kessler.

Yeah?

Well, I've changed my mind.

What time shall I pick you up?

Now, first of all, attach the
microphone to the receiver,

and to record, press these
two buttons simultaneously.

Now, I want you to keep him talking.

Just get him to say as much as possible.

Do you really think it's the slasher?

Well, it's better safe than sorry.

Oh, and I brought this police radio.

I'm gonna leave it with you.

Now, nobody outside the
department's supposed to have this,

so, just use it in case
of emergencies only, ok?

You're not trying to worry us?

No, actually, I'm trying
to scare the pants off you.

That's a new approach,
most fellows do it manually.

Oh, and another thing,

I don't want you going anywhere
alone, especially at night.

Was all this your idea?

No, actually, most of
it was your father's.

For reasons I don't quite comprehend,

he seems to be fond of you.

No accounting for taste.

= it's hot in here!

- What?
- I said, "it's hot in here!"

Take your jacket off.

- What?
- Take your jacket off!

I can't, I have a gun!

Why do you have a gun?

Oh, he's an officer of the peace.

If you disturb the peace,
he'll fire a warning shot,

and then he'll kill you.

Better hide your cocaine, and
no shooting up in the toilet!

You've just ruined my whole evening.

Having a good time?

Oh, wonderful time.

And to think I almost turned you down.

You know, when I was in college,

I really used to love this sort of thing.

I must be getting old.

You know, you could be.

You have any dizziness,
shortness of breath?

Maybe we should check your prostate.

Oh, you've got to stop being so shy.

Are you...

Married?

Don't you think you
might have asked me that

before you invited me here?

Well, your moral standards are so high,

I'm sure you would've told me if you were.

Besides, I think the
only reason you came here

was 'cause you thought I needed
protection from Mr. obscene.

That is not entirely true.

Don't move.

Wait, don't shoot!

We weren't doing anything!

It's all right, don't be alarmed.

Just carry on.

As you were.

It's ok.

Is that what you call keeping the peace?

Where are we going?
Anywhere but here.

Well, thanks for dinner.

It was terrific.

Well, thanks for
inviting me to the party.

I actually had a nice time.

Yeah, well I actually
had a date with an intern.

But he had to cancel.

It was ok, I thought he was a pain.

You know, I thought you were, too.

That's all right.

I thought you were fairly
obnoxious yourself.

Yeah, have you changed your mind?

I'm thinking about it.

Well, don't strain your brain.

The last thing I want to do
is get involved with a cop.

Well, I don't blame you.

Uh...

Good night, miss Kessler.

What're you doing Saturday?

Saturday's my day off.

Um...

The phone.

Hello?

Hi, baby.

What's doing?

How you been?

Oh, uh, it's you again.

How about we get together, huh?

What you say?

Well, I don't usually go
out with strangers, uh...

What'd you say your name was?

= call me Pedro.

That means Peter.

I got the biggest one you ever see.

Well, that's nice to know.

What'd you have in mind, Pedro?

I take you to a motel.

We do it every way there is.

How you like it?

Up, down, front, back?

Whatever suits you, amigo, uh...

Where, where should I meet you?

What you say?

Well tell me, tell me what
hotel, and I'll meet you there.

Like hell you will.

Don't fool with me, bitch.

But, I thought you loved me.

Kiss my ass, cunt!

I love to stick it to
you, that's what I love.

Your father's a pig,
your mother's a whore.

Who told you, that's
supposed to be a secret.

I wouldn't piss on the best part of you,

if you was on your knees begging for it.

Don't fool with me, bitch.

But I thought you loved me.

Kiss my ass, cunt!

I love to stick it to
you, that's what I love.

Your father's a pig,
your mother's a whore.

Laurie must be really scared.

Yeah, it shook her up pretty badly.

I gave her my police radio
and showed her how to use it.

You didn't tell her this is
the guy we're after, did you?

Why have her thinking 24 hours a day

she's in mortal danger?

She is, you know.

Yeah, I know.

We've got to do something,
we can't just sit around.

I know, I know.

I'm gonna have to think about this.

You know, in case no one ever told you,

your daughter is something very special.

Yeah, I know.

Well, good night.

See you in the morning.

Smells like pretty good stuff.

Confiscated material?

You testing to make sure
it's the real thing?

I didn't expect anybody this late.

Yeah, I guess not.

Listen...

I have a tape here I want
you to give to millikan.

Have him make a voice print

and then compare it with the
one we have on Warren Stacy.

Where do you keep that tape?

= in the file.

Well, maybe you better check,
make sure it's still there.

= I will.

You will, when?

You want it now?

No big rush,

just as long as you do it
within the next five minutes.

Was there anything else?

No, just see that millikan
gets right on it, ok?

Yes, sir.

Um...

I hope you don't feel you
have to say anything about...

Illegal possession of marijuana?

Yes.

I don't see any evidence.

I can't bring any charges against you.

Much obliged, sir.

Yeah, me too.

I was 12 years old.

Stupid thing to do, but I was angry.

I'd been punished.

Yeah, yeah,

for hurting the neighbor's daughter.

Cutting her with a knife.

It was an accident!

You like hurting girls?

I won't answer that!

Call me Pedro.

That means Peter.

I got the biggest one you ever see.

I take you to a motel.

We do it every way there is.

Same voice print.

The same man, no doubt about it.

And you want me to take
him to court on this?

It's a lousy misdemeanor.

I mean, you're going to
get 30 days, at most.

Now, what's that going to accomplish?

It gives us 30 days to find something

to hold him permanently.

What do you think, mcann?

Well, sir, I think that
whatever lieutenant Kessler

asks for is what he should get.

Well then, get a
warrant and pick him up.

Uh, what's all that?

You told me to take
his clothes to the lab.

Just the clothes he was
wearing on the night of the 7th,

red jacket, striped shirt, bluejeans.

What about the suit, the blue
one he wore to the funeral?

Ok, that too.

Perfect match.

Blood type, ab negative.

Also evidence of hepatitis, now dormant.

= then that's it.

How do you figure a guy like this?

Sets up a perfect alibi,

and then blows it with a thing like that.

Why didn't he have them
cleaned or burned them?

Well, I think that might
look fairly suspicious,

don't you?

Well, suspicion leaves
a reasonable doubt.

This leaves no doubt at all,

which makes him look awfully dumb.

Well, he doesn't strike
me as particularly dumb.

Everybody makes mistakes.

I made one myself, last night.

I forgot to have Kessler sign
for the tape he picked up.

Last night?

No, I was with Kessler last night,

till almost 1:00 in the
morning, at his house.

Well, it was about 2:00.

Anyway, have him come in and sign.

Sign here.

Standard bail bond agreement,
what it'll cost you.

= all it want is out.

= that's what we're here for.

They put you in, I get you out,

Mr. Dante keeps you out.

What's he looking at, Dave?

Did they read you your
right to remain silent?

Did you?

= of course.

Good boy.

We plead not guilty,

and demand a jury trial.

With their backlog,

nobody's going to pay any
attention to a sexy phone call.

I can practically guarantee
you a suspended sentence.

Excuse me.

I'm talking to my client, do you mind?

Well, I have something
more for you to talk about.

We found some blood on
your client's clothing.

We're going to rebook him, murder one.

- What?
- See you at the arraignment

you dirty shit!

He's lying, there was
no blood on my clothes,

and he knows it!

You dirty shit!

He's lying, he's lying, he's lying!

Nol

nol

they're coming out now!

Ask the da.

Ok, hold it, hold it!

The defendant has been charged
with first-degree homicide

and held without bail.

Now, evidence will be presented
at the pretrial hearing.

No further comment.

Well, you did it.

Now, tell me how you did it.

Hell, luck?

You're terrific.

How does it look to you, Mr. Dante?

I welcome the opportunity

to prove that all the
evidence against my client

is not only flimsy, it's fabricated.

What do you mean, fabricated?

You got a dictionary, look it up.

How well did you know her, Warren?

Did you love her, Warren?

Did you do it?

How well did you know her, Warren?

Did you love her, Warren?

Dante says the evidence
against his client is fabricated.

Care to comment? = no.

What evidence?

Ask him.

He wouldn't say.

= makes it unanimous.

What was he talking about,
why would he say fabricated?

Oh, they always say that.

Daddy, I gotta go, I've
already missed two classes.

Ok.

I'm real proud of my old man.

Hey, and you, too.

First time I saw you I said,
"that's a good detective.”

Well, I don't remember that.

I said it to myself.

I think I'll go down with her.

Well, wait a minute,
you never answered me.

Why fabricated, what's he up to?

Forget it.

Mcann, can I have a minute of your time?

I'm in a hurry.

Tomorrow, at the preliminary hearing,

I'm gonna call you as a witness.

I'm going to ask you about
the evidence against Stacy.

What about it?

You know as well as I do
that there were no bloodstains

till someone planted them.

Well, who says that, Warren Stacy?

Look mcann, you can deny it now,

but if you lie on the witness stand,

that's perjury, and
perjury's a serious offense.

Well, threatening a witness

is fairly serious too, Mr. Dante.

Who's threatening?

All I'm asking for is the truth.

"You will know the truth, and
the truth will make you free."

But if you don't know the
truth, you better find out.

See you.

Hello, mcann?

This is Kessler.

Oh, I'm not interrupting anything, am I?

I mean, if you have a
girl there, I'll hang up.

There's no girl, just me.

I haven't seen much of you lately.

I thought maybe you
might've died of old age.

I've been meaning to call you, Laurie.

I know it sounds like a lame excuse,

but I've been very busy.

I've got a new partner, a new assignment.

Well, I've got your radio here.

And I was kind of expecting
you to come by and pick it up.

Maybe say hello, if you felt like it.

Yeah.

Sure, I'll do that.

Is this Paul mcann, the detective?

I mean, I feel like I'm
talking to a stranger.

I'm sorry, I've just had
a lot on my mind lately.

Look, I've got another call.

I really have been thinking about you,

and I would like to see you.

I gotta go, I'll call you, ok?

Yeah, sure.

Hello?

Just wanted to remind
you, in case you forgot.

When you testify at the
preliminary hearing tomorrow,

remember, you're sworn to tell the truth,

the whole truth and nothing
but the truth, so help you god.

See you in court, mcann.

When Kessler came to get
the tape and the voice print,

did you discuss anything else with him?

Oh, shit.

He told you, huh?

All right, let's hear it.

Well, the boys grabbed a
load of, you know, stuff.

They burned most of it, but
this was such high quality...

Wait a minute, what
are you talking about?

What are you talking about?

When Kessler came here,

you were with him the
entire time, correct?

Sure, except when I
went to get the tape.

But when you came
back, he was still here?

Where else?

No, I mean here.

Right here in this room.

No, he was in there.

What's kept in that refrigerator?

Blood samples.

Nice, very nice, just right.

All right, let's hear it again.

Guilty or not quilty?

Not guilty.

Good boy.

We can always plead insanity later.

= I'm not insane.

I know that, but in case
we have to go that route,

I just want you to know that
we're in pretty good shape.

No matter what you've
done, the worse it is,

the more the jury's going to think

that no normal person could
have done it, you follow me?

So we work out a routine.

Say you're two people.

One good, one bad, you
start hearing voices.

The bad boy telling the
good boy what to do.

He doesn't want to do it,
but he can't help himself.

You see?

You're saying I'm a schizo?

No, Warren.

I'm saying that you'll walk
out of a crazy house alive.

They'll carry you out
of a gas chamber dead.

What?

Stacy's lawyer's putting
me on the witness stand.

He says Stacy was framed.

Oh, that Dave Dante's not
a lawyer, he's a shyster.

He's contending that
the evidence was planted.

Do you know that, to
him, this is one big game?

If he gets Stacy off,
he's won the super bowl.

And to all the scum
out there, he's a hero.

I went back to the lab and
I talked to the technician.

And I asked him if you...

What the hell did you do that for?

Because!

Why didn't you ask me?

Because I was afraid you might tell me

you planted those bloodstains.

Yeah, well,

t did.

Jesus, Leo.

Why?

What the hell's the matter with you?

What kind of a question
is that, you know why.

We could've nailed him, sooner or later.

After counting how many more dead?

He had to be stopped.

And the only way to do
that is to put him away.

You understand what I'm saying?

Yes, I understand what you're saying.

You want me to go into a court of law

and to commit perjury.

What the hell do you
think he's gonna do?

He's gonna perjure himself.

He'll lie about everything he's done.

Stacy's not a cop,
he didn't take an oath.

An oath, for Jesus Christ.

Would you take an oath
that he's not guilty?

You go in that courtroom,

and forget what's legal
and do what's right.

If I thought it was right,

I'd swear to anything you say.

And we will then present evidence

that the crime was premeditated.

And then we will call witnesses to testify

that the defendant harbored
malice towards the victim.

Testimony confirmed by
the victim's own diary.

And then we will produce evidence

that there were bloodstains
on the defendant's clothing.

Clothing that he acknowledges wearing

on the night of the murder.

Expert witnesses from the
police forensic laboratory

testifying that the blood type...

Excuse me, your honor.

Your honor, may we please
approach the bench?

You may.

Your honor, I must ask for a dismissal

of charges against the
defendant, based on...

Is that true, lieutenant?

You planted the evidence?

Yes, sir.

Can you give us a statement?

What have you got to say, Warren?

How does it feel to be a free man?

How do you feel about
what lieutenant Kessler did?

He's the one
who belongs in jail.

He not only
violated due process,

he thumbed his nose at the bill of rights.

He's a disgrace to our
system of law enforcement.

Excuse me, lieutenant.

Warren Stacy says you should be in jail.

Can we have a comment?

Why don't you go yourself?

Turn that damned thing off.

What we need is another drink.

Come on Laurie,

I think you've had too
many drinks already.

= no.

We're celebrating.

First time I ever got
drunk with my father.

Here.

You know, dad,

you ought to fire your housekeeper.

Yeah, well, I've been
fired once today already.

That's enough.

= son of a bitch.

I hope he gets what's coming to him.

I hope it's sooner than later.

You know, they'll
probably give him a medal.

I'm talking about Stacy.

I'm talking about mcann.

Oh, well.

You know, I broke the law.

He wouldn't buy it.

20 years ago, I would
have felt the same way.

= t don't care.

T still hate him.

Laurie, you had enough.

Dad, you don't understand.

Alcohol is the most effective
tranquilizer I know.

You've still had enough.

Yeah, but when you
get up in the morning...

Oh my god, the morning, I've
got a test, I'll call a cab.

No you won't, I'll take you home.

No no, I'll call a cab.

I'll take you home, I'm your father,

you don't argue with your father.

I'm not arguing, dad.

You wanna take me home?

Ok.

Listen Laurie, if Stacy
calls again, you call me.

And if you can't reach me by the phone,

use the police radio.

Ok.

And tell your friends up
there to keep the doors locked.

They shouldn't open up to
anybody that they don't know.

You know, dad,

I bet when you had your daughter,

you didn't expect she'd
be so much trouble.

Well, I don't mind, if you don't.

All right, now you stay in touch, ok?

Yeah, hello?

Hello?

How you doing, Mr. Kessler?

Tam.

I told you what a dirty shit you are.

Now the whole world knows.

Right?

What's the matter, cat got your tongue?

To forgive is divine, they say.

But I don't aspire to being
an angel, know what I mean?

You tried to kill me, I owe you for that.

And I always try and pay what I owe.

Be seeing you, Mr. Kessler.

Likewise, Mr. Stacy.

I used to like this job,
now I hate coming to work.

I'm thinking about
putting in for a transfer.

Why can't they get rid of him?

I can't sleep nights.
Me, neither.

What's wrong, Mrs. byrd?

What are these doing here?

Answer me!

I didn't put them there.

No?

Well, who did?

Not me, why would I?

Take them down, get
rid of them this minute!

Will you listen to me, I'm telling you...

I'm going straight to personnel.

I don't want you in this office.

Jeez.

You trying to commit suicide?

That's funny, I was going
to ask you the same thing.

You're making life very
unpleasant for Warren Stacy.

Who told you that?

Oh, we in the police
department have our sources.

Ah.

You keep it up, he's
going to come after you.

= you think so?

Leo, if you wake up one
day with your throat cut...

I'll thank you for warning me.

Say hello to Laurie?

Sure, I'll do that.

Tell her I drive by the
dormitory several times a night.

Me, too.

I'm obliged.

Are you enjoying
yourself, Mr. Stacy?

Come on, get in.

First things first, hon.

50 one way, round the world 75.

Ok, come on.

What can I do for you?

The girl that was standing
with you here a while ago.

Where does she usually take her tricks?

Who wants to know?

Usually the Regis, sometimes
the drexel or golden state.

All right, thanks.

Want drinks, just call the bar.

I got my own.

Give me a wake-up call in three hours.

Wowee.

Looks like you got your
work cut out for you.

Hey, that's too much.

My union don't approve of
me drinking on the job.

It'll loosen you up.

I'm already a loose woman.

Bottoms up.

That's the story of my life.

- I'm going to take a shower.
- What for?

Because I like to be clean.

Buddy?

A guy about this tall,
young, came in with a hooker.

Which room?

Oh, brother, it ain't our policy to...

Aw, come on, which room?

Here. - 224.

Give me the key.

Don't I know you?

Haven't we met before?

Will you get that, bun?

What, looking like this, you get it.

I can't, my toast'il burn.

Well, take it out, dummy.

Come on buddy, give me a line!

Somebody get the phone?

Bunny?

Ok, ok.

Who is it?

Hello?

Flowers for miss Kessler.

Oh, I'll take 'em.

She has to sign for them.

Laurie, somebody
bought you some flowers.

Who're they from?

Who else could they be from?

Your good-looking cop.

Don't open the door.

What?

Oh, my god.

Don't open that door!

No, no, oh my god, no no!

Leave me alone!

Where is she?!

Where is she?!

= she's not here!

Laurie Kessler! - Ti don't know!

Where is she?

Laurie Kessler, where is she?!
=I don't know!

- Laurie's at the hospital.
- You're lying, you're lying!

- No I'm not!
- You're lying!

- I swear she's not here!
- Where is she?

Hello, mcann?

Come in, mcann.

Kessler, this is mcann.

County hospital, dormitory 3, over.

10-4, we're on our way.

County hospital, hit it.

T swear!

Tell me, tell me where she is.

- She's at the hospital.
- You're lying!

No no, really, she's at the hospital.

That's where she is.

I won't hurt you, I won't
hurt you, I won't hurt you.

She's at the hospital, I swear, I swear.

She's on duty at the hospital.

That's where she is, she's working.

No! No!

No!

Why didn't you tell me?

Why did you make me
think she was in there?

No, no, no!

My father's gonna kill you!

Oh no he's not, I know where he's at.

That was him on the phone just now.

He'll be here any second.

Oh, yeah?

Then I guess I better hurry up.

= that's him!

He's here!

= you can count on this.

I'll be back.

= Laurie?!

Mcann!

Don't shoot, get back, get away!

I tried to keep you from running loose.

Now there are three more dead girls.

= you drove me to it!

That blood on my clothes!

Those pictures on the wall
where everybody could see them!

Digging into my personal
life, that's my life!

Those phone calls on me every minute!

All those girls.

You sick son of a bitch.

= t am sick.

T am sick.

I didn't know what I was doing.

It's like something was happening

and I couldn't control myself.

Why else would I kill
girls I don't even know?

It's like I'm two different people.

I hear voices telling me what to do.

Once it begins, I can't stop.

Go ahead, arrest me, take me in.

You can't punish me, I'm sick.

You can't punish me for being sick.

All you can do is lock me up.

But not forever.

One day, I'll get out.

That's the law!

That's the law, that's the law!

And I'll be back!

I'll be back!

You'll hear from me!

You and the whole fucking world!

no we won't.