Millennium (1996–1999): Season 1, Episode 12 - Loin Like a Hunting Flame - full transcript

♪♪ [House Over Headphones]

HEY, GUYS, CHECK THIS OUT.

THANKS. THE NUMBER
TO CALL IS ON THE BACK.

[Girl] CATCH YOU GUYS
LATER. EXCUSE ME, LADIES.

HOW ARE YOU? THIS
EVENING IS TONIGHT.

ENJOY. [Girl] YOU WANNA GO?

HEY, GUYS. THE NUMBER
TO CALL IS ON THE BACK, MAN.

CALL BEFORE 10:00
FOR THE LOCATION.

HEY, CHECK IT OUT, MAN.

GO TIMELESS, LOSE FORM.

♪♪ [House]



♪♪ [Continues, Loudly]

♪♪ [Ends]

[Man] OKAY.

THAT'S IT. IT'S TIME TO DO IT.

YEAH.

OH, YEAH. OH, YEAH.

WHY WON'T YOU BE WITH US?

IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?

I WANT YOU BOTH.

LATER, YOU'LL
HAVE IT ALL. [Moaning]

[Moaning Continues]

WHAT'S THAT?

IT'S SPECIAL.

SPECIAL.



THE SPRINKLER SYSTEM
CAME ON ON TIME, FINALLY.

GOOD. THAT'S GOOD.

WELL... I'M OFF.

DO YOU PLAN TO GO
OUT TODAY, HONEY?

IT WOULD ONLY BE TO THE MARKET.

BUT I THINK I HAVE
EVERYTHING I NEED FOR DINNER.

WELL, IF YOU DO GO OUT,
KAREN, YOU BE CAUTIOUS.

AND WHEN YOU COME HOME, LET THE GARAGE
DOOR CLOSE BEFORE UNLOCKING THE CAR DOORS.

RIGHT? THE SAME WAY I'VE
BEEN DOING IT FOR 18 YEARS, ART.

[Woman] THE BOTANICAL GARDEN HAS
OVER 2,000 DIFFERENT KINDS OF PLANTS...

FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

AND THIS IS WHAT THE GARDEN
OF EDEN MIGHT HAVE LOOKED LIKE.

ALL THE FLOWERS AND PLANTS
YOU'LL SEE GREW BETWEEN...

THE EUPHRATES AND TIGRIS
RIVERS IN MESOPOTAMIA...

WHAT WE THINK OF TODAY AS
THE CRADLE OF CIVILIZATION.

NOW, CAN ANY OF YOU
GUESS WHAT KIND OF TREES

WE DON'T HAVE HERE
IN OUR GARDEN OF EDEN?

[Children Shouting
Answers] PEACH? BANANA?

OAK? ELM? APPLE TREE?

[Woman] THAT'S
RIGHT... AN APPLE TREE.

[Woman Continues, Indistinct]

[Police Radio, Indistinct]

FRANK BLACK? YES.

MAUREEN MURPHY. THOMAS.

BOULDER P.D.
HOMICIDE. EX-L.A.P.D.

IT WASN'T MY IDEA
TO SQUEAL FOR HELP.

NOT NOW, PROBABLY NOT EVER.

A MALE AND A
FEMALE IN THEIR 20s.

THE SCHOOL FIELD
TRIP CAME ACROSS 'EM.

MAY I?

NAKED AS ADAM AND EVE.

THEIR GENITALIA, THE WOMAN'S
BREASTS, ARE COVERED WITH LEAVES,

PROBABLY FROM
ELSEWHERE IN THIS EXHIBIT.

DID YOU FIND ANY INDICATION OF
RECENT SEXUAL ACTIVITY, DETECTIVE?

THOMAS. WHAT?

- FOUND THIS.
- BITE MARKS.

- I'M MAUREEN MURPHY.
- SHE'S ONE OF
THE MILLENNIUM PEOPLE.

THE VICTIMS' TEETH ARE GONNA MATCH
THE DENTAL PATTERN ON THE APPLE.

THERE ARE PIECES IN THE MOUTH, BUT
YOU'LL FIND NO APPLE IN THE STOMACH.

WHAT MAKES YOU
USE THE TERM "VICTIM"?

THEY WERE KILLED SOMEWHERE
ELSE AND BROUGHT HERE, POSED.

I DON'T SEE WHY. COULD
BE ONE OF THOSE...

MOONY, CALF-LOVE,
TEEN SUICIDE PACTS.

THE GARDEN OF EDEN?
THE APPLE WITH TWO BITES?

THE NAKEDNESS COVERED?
IT'S ATYPICAL. METICULOUS.

I'VE NEVER SEEN A DOUBLE
SUICIDE STAGED THIS WAY.

I'VE NEVER HEARD OF ONE.

MY LIEUTENANT SAYS THAT, UH, THAT
YOU SPECIALIZE IN SEXUAL PREDATORS.

IS THAT SO? YES.

AND YOU THINK THIS
IS A HOMICIDE? YES.

I THINK KILLING IS NEW FOR THE PERPETRATOR.
I THINK HE'S LOST HIS INNOCENCE.

- HE'S ASHAMED.
- MAYBE.

WE HAVEN'T FOUND ANY MORE, UH, NEW
DEAD KIDS IN OUR GARDEN OF EDEN HERE.

DO YOU RECALL ANY EVENTS
SIMILAR TO THIS, DETECTIVE?

THERE WAS A COUPLE
ABDUCTED IN A BAR.

THEY MAY HAVE BEEN DOPED.

THE ABDUCTOR, UH, HAD
THEM PERFORM SEXUALLY.

IT WAS NOTHING LIKE THIS. THERE
WAS NO MURDER, NO STAGING.

IF YOU COULD PUT THEM
INTO CONTACT WITH MAUREEN.

[Sighs] IT'S YOUR TIME
TO WASTE, MR. BLACK.

I'LL, UH, TAP ON THE GLASS.

THE BLIND WILL OPEN, AND YOU'LL SEE
THE SHOULDERS AND FACE OF THE DECEASED.

AND IF IT'S OUR
BOY... IF IT'S MEL...

THEN YOU JUST NOD,
AND I'LL CLOSE THE BLIND.

[Taps On Glass]

[Taps On Glass]

I'M VERY, VERY SORRY.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO
FOR YOU, YOU HAVE MY NUMBER.

PATHOLOGY SAYS THEY BOTH
TOOK AN ECSTASY HYBRID ORALLY.

UNUSUALLY PURE. BUT THEY
CAN'T TELL US WHAT, IF ANYTHING,

WAS INJECTED INTO BOTH OF 'EM.

I SENT TISSUE AND BLOOD
SAMPLES TO MY PEOPLE.

IT SHOULD BE HELPFUL.

[Sighs] ARE YOU COMFORTABLE
WORKIN' A CASE LIKE THIS WITH A WOMAN?

I'M NOT COMFORTABLE
WORKIN' A CASE LIKE THIS.

IN MY OPINION, FOR
WHAT IT'S WORTH,

THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND MALE SEXUALITY
WORTH A DAMN... ANY MORE THAN WE DO THEIRS.

THANK YOU.

YOU SAID YOU WORKED
SEX CRIMES IN LOS ANGELES.

YOU NEVER WORKED
WITH A WOMAN, DID YOU?

NO.

HOW'D YOU KNOW THAT?

IF YOU'D HAD, YOU'D HAVE LEARNED
TO VALUE THEIR INSIGHTS MORE.

♪♪ [Rock]

HEY!

- ARE YOU MEL DODD?
- NO, I'M, UH...

NO, YOU'RE JUST, UH,
WHAT, HAVIN' A GO IN HIS BED?

WHO ARE YOU? WE'RE FRIENDS OF
MEL'S AND HAVE PERMISSION TO BE HERE.

♪♪ [Stops] DO YOU KNOW
WHERE MEL WAS THE OTHER DAY?

- WHO WAS WITH HIM?
- MY ROOMMATE... LESLIE.

- AND WHERE'D THEY GO?
- A CLUB, I GUESS.

I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE.

SAY YOU AND, UH, YOUR
GIRLFRIEND HERE WERE FOUND DEAD...

WHAT?

WOULD YOU WANT MEL TO, UH,

TRY TO REMEMBER WHERE
YOU MIGHT HAVE GONE?

♪♪ [House]

YEAH, I SEE IT. PUT
IT AWAY, WILL YA?

YOU RUN THIS PLACE? I GUESS.

I RENT THE BUILDING, COLLECT
THE MONEY AT THE DOOR,

PAY FOR THE SOUND, THE LIGHT
PACKAGE, BAND SOMETIMES.

YOU SELL ANY DRUGS? YOU
SELL "X"? NO, IT'S JUST A BUSINESS.

LOOK, IT'S SAFE.
THERE'S NO VIOLENCE.

IF THEY WANT TO GET HIGH AND SEX
OUT, WHAT DO I CARE? IT'S THEIR LIVES.

IT'S MY LIVIN', THOUGH.

CAN I LOOK IN YOUR POCKETS?

THE MAÎTRE D' HERE THINKS HE
SAW THE KIDS LEAVE WITH SOMEONE.

HE'S GONNA COME DOWN
AND WORK WITH THE ARTIST.

GIVE US A MINUTE, WOULD YA?

THE PERSON WE'RE LOOKING FOR,

HE'S PROVIDING
OPPORTUNITY, DRUGS.

WHAT DO THESE "VICTIMS"
GIVE HIM IN EXCHANGE?

A WINDOW INTO SEXUALITY.

THE WAY HE WANTS
IT TO BE... PERFECT,

UNINHIBITED, GUILTLESS.

HIS ACTIONS WILL FOLLOW THE
DEVELOPMENT OF HIS FANTASY.

YOU'RE FIRST.

[Man] DON'T BE SCARED.
I THINK YOU'RE NEXT.

AH. YOUR TURN.

YOUR TURN.

[Keys Rattling]

YOU'RE NEXT.

OOH, SYLVIE.

LADIES?

I WANT SOME PINK CHAMPAGNE.

LIQUOR STORES
CLOSE IN 20 MINUTES.

[Woman] WE'LL BE RIGHT
BACK. [Man Chuckling]

[Siren Blasts] DAMN.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE
US TO DO WRONG, OFFICER?

SO, THEY HADN'T RETURNED FROM
THE LIQUOR STORE, AS EXPECTED,

AFTER TWO HOURS?

- YES.
- RIGHT.

WELL, HOW FAR IS
THIS LIQUOR STORE...

FROM THE HOUSE WHERE
THE PARTY WAS HELD?

ABOUT A HALF A MILE.

SO TWO HOURS LATER, YOU NOTICED
YOUR WIVES HADN'T RETURNED?

I MEAN, DID YOU
GO LOOK FOR THEM?

DID YOU CALL US?

DID YOU MAKE A REPORT?

NO.

YOU LOOK A LITTLE
NERVOUS TO ME, VIC.

LOOK, THIS... THIS
IS EMBARRASSING.

NOT TO ME IT ISN'T.

IT WAS, UH, KIND OF A
"SWING" TYPE OF PARTY.

I MEAN, THEY COULD HAVE
BEEN IN ONE OF THE BEDROOMS.

WIFE-SWAPPING. YOU TWO
ARE INTO THAT, ARE YOU?

GROUP SEX?

ARE YOU PROUD OF THAT? HUH?

I DON'T THINK PRIDE IS WHAT'S
AT ISSUE HERE, DETECTIVE.

- WE JUST WANT OUR WIVES BACK.
- YEAH, SO YOU CAN
TRADE 'EM UP.

ARE THESE EVENTS ADVERTISED?

WORD OF MOUTH, MOSTLY IN THE
SWING COMMUNITY, IN SOME MAGAZINES.

THERE'S AN INTERNET
SITE. BUT IT'S DISCREET.

ANY SCREENING?

WELL, LIKE, SAY TO KEEP
OUT, WHAT, FAT PEOPLE MAYBE?

THE HOST USUALLY MEETS
PROSPECTIVE NEW GUESTS.

MM-HMM. CUT THESE
GUYS LOOSE, DETECTIVE.

THEY'RE GONNA NEED
SOME TIME. WHAT FOR?

THEIR WIVES ARE
MOST LIKELY DEAD.

HEY! HEY! HEY, SOMEBODY!

HEY! HEY, SOMEBODY!

SOMEBODY! HELP!

HELP! HEY, SOMEBODY!

A, UH, PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS.

SAME GUY. PULLED THE WOMEN OVER,

PROBABLY IMPERSONATING
A POLICE OFFICER.

I DON'T THINK THE
DEVICE IS IMPORTANT.

WELL, IT'S IMPORTANT TO SOMEONE.

I MEAN, MAYBE THOSE TWO
SOPHISTICATES BACK AT THE STATION, HUH?

YOU MIGHT WANT TO CALL
MAUREEN AND SEE WHAT SHE THINKS.

I DON'T WANT TO KNOW
WHAT MAUREEN THINKS.

[Man] I KNOW IT'S
WHAT I DESCRIBED.

WELL, IT'S HOW I
DESCRIBED IT, BUT IT'S NOT.

I THINK THE GUY HAD
SHORT HAIR, CLOSE-CROPPED.

[Sighs] I DON'T KNOW.

THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE
AT THE CLUB THAT NIGHT.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO GO
BACK AND START AGAIN.

I KNOW IT'S TEDIOUS.
[Whispers, Indistinct]

THOMAS? HE DOESN'T HAVE A CLUE.

MAYBE. BUT THE MAN
HE'S DESCRIBING...

THE MAN WE'RE LOOKING FOR IS GONNA BE
HARD TO DEFINE BECAUSE OF HIS APPEARANCE.

- HE'S UNREMARKABLE.
- AND HE'S A PREDATOR WHO WILL
BELIE HIS PHYSICAL SIZE, LOOKS.

IT COULD BE ANYBODY. TO
HIM, THE VICTIMS ARE UNREAL.

EROTIC FIGMENTS TO BE
MANIPULATED. HE KILLS THEM...

TO PREVENT THEM FROM
EXISTING OUTSIDE HIS FANTASIES.

UNTIL THE TWO WOMEN, THE TARGETS
WERE HETEROSEXUAL COUPLES.

- CONVENTIONAL ACTIVITIES.
- "CONVENTIONAL"?

OH, YOU THINK DOPING THESE
PEOPLE, WATCHING THEM HAVE SEX,

AND THEN MURDERING
THEM... THAT'S CONVENTIONAL?

MAUREEN IS REFERRING TO THE EXPANSION OF
HIS INTEREST INTO POSSIBLE GAY/LESBIAN SEX.

THIS CONJECTURE CAN
BE WORSE THAN USELESS.

IT MIGHT LEAD US DOWN THE
WRONG ROAD ALTOGETHER.

DO YOU HAVE A
SUGGESTION, DETECTIVE? YES.

I'M GONNA GET THAT LOUSY
DESCRIPTION WE HAVE...

AND COMPARE IT WITH ALL THE LOCALLY
KNOWN REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS,

WHICH IS WHAT WE SHOULD
HAVE BEEN DOING ALL ALONG.

FRANK. MAUREEN. PETER.

PETER, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

SOME ADDITIONALLY DEVELOPED
TOXICOLOGY FROM BLOOD AND TISSUE.

IN ADDITION TO THE
SYNTHETIC M.D.M.A...

THE HYBRID ECSTASY... WE FOUND TRACE
AMOUNTS OF TRIPHETAMINE AND DILAVTIN.

INDICATING? THE
TRACE WAS SLIGHT.

THIS MIGHT SUGGEST AN INADVERTENT
CONTAMINATION OF THE ECSTASY.

- POSSIBLY IT WAS DELIBERATE.
- ANYTHING ON THE INJECTION?

SOME UNUSUAL METABOLITES.

OUR TENTATIVE CONCLUSION IS THAT THE
SUBSTANCE INJECTED WAS SUCCLYNOCIDE.

A DOSE LARGE ENOUGH TO BE
LETHAL, BUT DIFFICULT TO DETECT...

BECAUSE OF THE WAY THE
BODY BREAKS THE DRUG DOWN.

- THAT'S PRETTY FANCY SHOOTING.
- THE GUY'S A MARKSMAN.

[Loud Breathing]

[Door Sensor Chimes]

[Bell Dings]

I'LL BE RIGHT OVER TO HELP YOU.

WE NEED A PRESCRIPTION
FILLED. WE'RE KIND OF IN A HURRY.

WE'RE GETTING MARRIED
TOMORROW, AND WE'RE GOING TO BALI.

DR. KENTON WANTS US TO...

WELL, WE DON'T WANT TO RUN THE RISK
OF GETTIN' THE TROTS ON THE HONEYMOON.

REALLY, RANDALL!

RIGHT. WELL, I COULD FILL THIS
RIGHT NOW IF YOU COULD WAIT.

I THINK YOU SHOULD TAKE IT
RIGHT AWAY, SO IT CAN BE EFFECTIVE.

OKAY. HEY, THANKS. GREAT.

THESE TYPE DRUGS, THEY COULDN'T
BE MADE BY BATHTUB CHEMISTS?

VERY COMPLICATED TO
PRODUCE RELATIVE TO THEIR

ILLEGAL EQUIVALENTS...
SPEED AND HEROIN.

THESE PARTICULAR DRUGS HAVE
A LEGITIMATE POINT OF ORIGIN.

THE KILLER HAD
LEGITIMATE ACCESS TO THEM.

AND YOUR MILLENNIUM PEOPLE, THEY'RE
RUNNING DOWN THE D.E.A. RECORDS?

- YES.
- I THINK THE KILLER
TAKES THE DRUGS HIMSELF.

HIS COULD BE A
SUBSTANCE-RELATED PARAPHILIA.

WHAT THE HELL'S THAT? [Maureen]
THE VIOLENCE IS DRUG-RELATED,

PRESCRIPTIVE, ALLOWING
HIM TO ACT ON RECURRENT,

INTENSELY SEXUALLY
AROUSING FANTASIES.

- FANTASIES THE KILLER
MAKES REAL.
- SO WHY NOW?

HE'S MOVING TOWARD THE
CONSUMMATION OF AN ACT...

THAT HE IS INCAPABLE
OF CONSUMMATING.

NOT WITH HIS WIFE,
NOT WITH ANYONE.

SO YOU THINK THIS
GUY'S MARRIED? YES.

POSSIBLY FOR MANY YEARS.

A GREAT POSSIBILITY THERE NEVER
HAS BEEN SEXUAL CONSUMMATION.

HIS WIFE PROBABLY
BLAMES HERSELF.

SHE'S DEFERENTIAL,
ATTENTIVE, SUPPORTIVE.

PROBABLY COME TO VALUE
OTHER QUALITIES IN HER HUSBAND.

DEPENDABILITY,
MAYBE. KINDNESS. [Gasps]

KAREN.

I WANT YOU TO
KNOW THAT I REALIZE...

THAT THE...

WELL, THE PHYSICAL SIDE OF OUR
MARRIAGE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN...

THESE ARE BEAUTIFUL
FLOWERS, ART.

I-I-I WANT TO GET
THEM IN WATER RIGHT...

IT... IT DIDN'T GO SO WELL...

THE FIRST TIME.

AND MAYBE SINCE IT'S OUR
ANNIVERSARY, I WAS WONDERING...

IF MAYBE YOU WOULDN'T
LIKE TO TRY AGAIN? [Chuckles]

IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'D LIKE, ART.

I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY.

THEN, UH, I WAS
WONDERING... WHEN...

YOU MIGHT LIKE TO
TRY HAVING RELATIONS?

ANYTIME YOU LIKE, ART.

IS-IS THERE ANY REASON
WE COULDN'T... TONIGHT?

NO.

REALLY, THAT...
THAT WOULD BE FINE.

[Door Opens, Closes]

THE PHARMACIST'S NAME IS
ART NESBITT. HE'S MARRIED.

HE BOUGHT THAT BUSINESS
ABOUT EIGHT YEARS AGO.

GO GET HIM.

SO WHAT DID YOU GET ON THIS GUY?

WE'VE RUN THE NAMES THAT DISPENSE
DILAVTIN AND TRIPHETAMINE BY PHARMACY.

THE FINDINGS AREN'T COMPLETE,
BUT WE HAVE ELEVEN HITS SO FAR.

NESBITT HAS TAKEN RECEIPT
OF BOTH DRUGS FOUR TIMES,

BUT HE HAS NOT FILED THE
APPROPRIATE PAPERWORK WITH THE F.D.A...

FOR DISPENSATION
BY PRESCRIPTION.

HE'S NOT HERE. HE
LEFT SICK THIS MORNING.

THE YOUNG KID FILLING IN SAYS
HE THINKS NESBITT WENT HOME.

THAT'S OUR GUY.

DETECTIVE THOMAS, BOULDER
P.D. ARE YOU MRS. NESBITT?

KAREN NESBITT, YES.

IS YOUR HUSBAND HOME? NO.

- NOT YET. WHY?
- MAY WE SPEAK TO YOU? MAY WE COME INSIDE?

ALL RIGHT. WE CAN
TALK RIGHT IN HERE.

MRS. NESBITT, THERE'S, UH, SOME
CONFUSION ABOUT POSSIBLE DISCREPANCIES...

IN YOUR HUSBAND'S PRESCRIPTION
RECORDS AT THE PHARMACY.

OH. OH, PLEASE, CALL ME KAREN.

KAREN. WELL,

IF ART WAS HERE, I'M SURE HE COULD
STRAIGHTEN THIS OUT RIGHT AWAY.

MY HUSBAND IS A
VERY METHODICAL MAN.

METICULOUS, REALLY.
ALMOST TO A FAULT.

REALLY? WELL, I THINK
I KNOW MY HUSBAND.

WE'VE BEEN MARRIED 18 YEARS.

[Maureen] EIGHTEEN
YEARS? THAT'S WONDERFUL.

DO YOU HAVE ANY CHILDREN?
I'M MAUREEN MURPHY, BY THE WAY.

NO, MAUREEN.

DOES YOUR HUSBAND
HAVE ANY HOBBIES, KAREN?

HOBBIES?

NO. NO, I DON'T THINK
HE HAS TIME WITH WORK.

UM, WE... WE WATCH
TV PERIODICALLY.

AND HE USED TO WORK
ON THE CAR SOMETIMES.

HE CHANGED THE MOTOR BY
HIMSELF ONCE... A LONG TIME AGO.

DO THE TWO OF YOU GO OUT MUCH?

WE HAVE DINNER AT MY
SISTER'S MOST THANKSGIVINGS.

AND ART HAS HIS
DRIVES. BY HIMSELF?

UH-HUH.

HE LIKES TO DRIVE AROUND.

THINK AND-AND... LOOK AT
THINGS SOMETIMES AFTER WORK.

I KNOW THIS MUST
BE DIFFICULT FOR YOU.

I WOULDN'T ASK THESE QUESTIONS
UNLESS THERE WAS A GOOD REASON.

I DON'T TALK TO PEOPLE MUCH.

UM... MY SISTER SOMETIMES.

WE DON'T TALK
ABOUT, WELL, THINGS.

HOW OFTEN HAVE YOU BEEN HAVING
RELATIONS WITH YOUR HUSBAND, KAREN?

WHAT?

WHY?

IT'S IMPORTANT.

[Sighs]

WE'RE GOING TO...

TRY AGAIN... TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

IN WHAT WAY, "MAKE IT RIGHT"?

ART WANTS TO TRY.

[Frank] EXCUSE ME, MRS. NESBITT.

HAVE YOU SEEN THAT
MAGAZINE BEFORE?

NO. IT'S-IT'S... IT'S OLD.

IT LOOKS, UH... IS IT SMUT?

THAT COPY'S FROM 1978. YOU MENTIONED THAT'S
WHEN YOU AND YOUR HUSBAND WERE MARRIED.

WE FOUND IT UPSTAIRS, MS.
NESBITT, CLIPPED UNDER THE LID...

OF THE TOILET TANK IN
THE MASTER BATHROOM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

THIS IS WHAT YOU WERE
TALKING ABOUT, ISN'T IT?

THE "GOOD REASON" FOR
ASKING THE QUESTION?

HE'S DONE SOMETHING.

HE'S DONE SOMETHING
HORRIBLE, HASN'T HE?

OH, MY GOD. EIGHTEEN YEARS.

EIGHTEEN YEARS.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHERE WE
CAN FIND YOUR HUSBAND, KAREN?

HE'S AT WORK.

ISN'T HE?

[Sobbing]

THE PHOTOS ARE IN
CIRCULATION. ALL HANDS ON DECK.

- WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
- TRY AND FIGURE HIM.

FIGURE HIS MIND. WELL, DID
HE KNOW WE WERE ON TO HIM?

HE CAN'T HAVE.

SO HE MUST HAVE TOOK HIMSELF
OFF WORK FOR ANOTHER REASON.

WHAT, DID HE GRAB SOMEONE?
WHERE IN THE HELL DOES THIS GUY GO?

[Maureen] EXCUSE ME. WHAT?

- CAN I GET PAST YOU?
- OH, YEAH.

TO THE RESTROOM? I'M SORRY.

I, UH...

I SORT OF GOT OFF ON
THE WRONG FOOT WITH YOU.

WELL, BOTH-BOTH OF YOU.

I MEAN, I CAN SEE THAT SHE'S
A PRETTY GOOD INVESTIGATOR.

I MEAN, I CAN SEE
THAT. I'M GLAD.

YEAH.

I, UH...

- I HAVEN'T EXACTLY BEEN
COMFORTABLE WITH THIS CASE.
- YES, I NOTICED.

I WORKED A LOT OF
SEX CRIMES WHEN, UH,

WHEN I WAS ON THE JOB IN L.A.

SOME OF THAT STUFF
GOT PRETTY ROUGH.

SO I WAS... I WAS MARRIED THEN.

BUT NO MORE. I, UH...

YOU KNOW, I FELT I WAS
CONTAMINATED OR SOMETHING.

AND THEN I FOUND THAT, UH,

I COULDN'T MAKE LOVE TO MY WIFE.

IT STARTED DRIVING ME NUTS. I MEAN,
SHE DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, I STARTED
GOIN' TO PORNO MOVIES TRYIN'...

TRYIN' TO CURE MYSELF.

IT GOT WORSE. I GOT A DIVORCE.

I MOVED HERE. WE DON'T
GET MUCH SEX CRIME.

I DON'T, UH...

I DON'T USUALLY HANDLE THIS KIND
OF THING. I HAVEN'T FOR A WHILE.

I HAVEN'T DONE IT VERY WELL.

FRANK?

SOMETHING KAREN NESBITT TOLD YOU ABOUT
HER HUSBAND... THAT THEY HADN'T HAD SEX...

FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS.

AND NOW SUDDENLY,
HE WANTS TO TRY AGAIN.

YOU THINK HE'S GOING
BACK THERE? I HOPE SO.

- I MEAN, I GOT MEN
ALL OVER THE AREA.
- NO.

I THINK HE'S WAY AHEAD OF US.

SAY THE WORDS.

KAREN, I LOVE YOU.

THIS WILL BE THE FIRST
OF MANY BLISSFUL NIGHTS.

I WANT IT TO BE SPECIAL, KAREN.
AND WHAT DO YOU SAY, KAREN?

- MAKE LOVE TO ME.
- ART. CALL HIM "ART."

ART.

[Art] ART...

IT'S TIME FOR YOU TO
MAKE LOVE TO KAREN.

SO WHAT IS IT THAT
SETS THIS GUY OFF NOW?

AN IMPORTANT DATE. HIS ANNIVERSARY
FUNCTIONING AS A STRESSOR.

HE'S RECREATING SEXUAL EXPERIENCES HE
FEELS HE SHOULD HAVE HAD BEFORE MARRIAGE.

HE KILLED AND FROZE
HIS VICTIMS IN DEATH...

AT WHAT HE BELIEVES TO BE THE HAPPIEST,
MOST PERFECT MOMENT OF THEIR LIVES.

DO YOU REALLY THINK HE'S GONNA COME
BACK HERE, BACK TO THIS HOUSE TONIGHT?

HE WANTS TO MAKE HIS MARRIAGE
WORK. I DON'T KNOW WHERE ELSE HE'D GO.

IF HE'S HERE... AND
I THINK HE'S HERE...

WHERE IS HIS CAR?

AND WHY ISN'T IT PARKED
WHERE I'M STANDING?

MAUREEN, OPEN THE GARAGE DOOR.
WE'RE GONNA NEED AN AMBULANCE.

GIVE ME THAT HOOK
THERE, WILL YOU?

ONE MAN SHOULD BE
ABLE TO DO THIS EASILY.

[Randy] LAURI? LAURI, YOU OKAY?

LAURI?

PLEASE, LET US GO!

COME ON. I GOT TO GET
DOWN THERE. YOU'RE SAFE.

PLEASE, WHOEVER YOU ARE,
PLEASE GET US AWAY FROM HERE.

- NOBODY'S GONNA HURT YOU NOW.
- IT'S GONNA BE OKAY.

SHE'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU'RE FREEZING.

I THOUGHT... I
THOUGHT WE'D DIE HERE.

HE GAVE US PILLS.

THANK YOU.

WHEN WAS THE LAST
TIME YOU SAW NESBITT?

MAYBE AN HOUR AGO.

I THINK THERE'S A
DOOR OVER THERE.

IT'S AN OLD BOMB SHELTER. THE
TUNNEL WAS PROBABLY ADDED ON.

THIS LEADS INTO THE HOUSE.

WHEN WE MADE LOVE,

WE GAVE EACH OTHER A
LITTLE PIECE OF OUR SOULS.

WE BECAME FULLER,
MORE COMPLETE PEOPLE.

AND I'VE ARRANGED IT SO THAT
NOTHING CAN EVER CHANGE.

CALL THOMAS. NESBITT'S UPSTAIRS.

WE WILL NEVER, NEVER
BE UNHAPPY AGAIN.

WE WILL BE TOGETHER
FOREVER, KAREN.

THAT IS WHAT MARRIAGE IS.

[Door Bursts Open] [Frank] HEY!

HEY, NO! NO, YOU
DON'T UNDERSTAND!

THAT IS MY WIFE! I AM MARRIED
NOW! I AM MARRIED NOW!

THAT'S MY WIFE!

- [Gasps]
- [Groaning]

KAREN, I'LL BE THERE.

I'LL-I'LL WAIT FOR
YOU. I'LL BE FAITHFUL.

WE'RE MARRIED NOW.

COME ON, KAREN.

MAUREEN WILL BE STAYING
A FEW DAYS. YEAH, SHE SAID.

IS SHE MARRIED?

ASK HER.

MAYBE I WILL.

I, UH... I TOLD YOU ABOUT
WORKIN' IN L.A., FRANK.

BUT I DIDN'T TELL
YOU EVERYTHING.

BESIDES MY, UH, MARRIAGE
BREAKIN' UP AND ALL,

I HAD THIS REACTION TO THE...

THE SQUALOR, THE
CARNAGE OF THE WORK.

AND INSTEAD OF WORKIN' UP A
DRINKIN' PROBLEM LIKE A NORMAL GUY,

I HAD A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN.

I MEAN, SOMETHING
IS WRONG, FRANK.

YOU KNOW... IN THIS DAY AND AGE,

PEOPLE ARE... ARE
CARRYIN' ON WILD AS EVER,

MAYBE MORE SO.

I MEAN, REGULAR FOLKS.

AND THEY'RE DOIN'
DRUGS, ACTIN' NUTS.

SEX AND DEATH COMMINGLED.

ONE INSEPARABLE IMPULSE.

RISK FEEDS SENSATION.

SENSATION MAKES RISK ACCEPTABLE.

WE'RE HEADED TOWARD...

TOWARD WHAT, FRANK?

SOMETHING, PERHAPS,
WE'D DO BETTER TO AVOID.

TAKE CARE, THOMAS.

[Child] I MADE THIS!