Millennium (1996–1999): Season 1, Episode 14 - The Thin White Line - full transcript
A woman is brutally murdered in her own home, and soon after a convenience store clerk is gunned down with no provocation. In both cases, the killer leaves halves of the same playing card, proving the two seemingly unrelated cases are the work of one man. Upon seeing the cards, Frank immediately knows who the culprit is: a brutal serial killer he pursued back when he was an FBI agent, who took the lives of three of Frank's partners and almost killed Frank as well. The only problem is that the man Frank faced is still in prison, serving multiple life sentences. Somehow, he has inspired someone to carry on his work, and Frank must find him.
[Stereo] ♪ ON A SUMMER BREEZE ♪
♪ KEEPS ME WARM IN YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ THEN YOU SOFTLY LEAVE ♪
♪ AND IT'S ME YOU NEED TO SHOW ♪
♪ HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ♪
[Thunderclap]
♪ HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ I REALLY MEAN TO LEARN ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WE'RE LIVING
IN A WORLD OF FOOLS ♪
♪ BREAKING US DOWN ♪
♪ WHEN THEY ALL
SHOULD LET US BE ♪♪
[Ringing]
[Thunderclap]
HELLO. CAN I HELP YOU?
IT'S NOT PERSONAL, BUT I
NEED YOU TO OPEN THE DOOR.
- I BEG YOUR PARDON?
- CERTAIN PEOPLE WILL
HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED.
- I MADE A PROMISE.
- IT'S IMPORTANT
TO KEEP PROMISES.
IN FACT, I THINK
IT'S SO IMPORTANT...
I WANT TO VOLUNTEER
AS YOUR NEXT SACRIFICE.
[Ringing]
YES?
[Screaming]
[Woman] HELLO. CAN I HELP YOU?
I'M LOOKING FOR CATHERINE BLACK. SHE'S
WORKING TONIGHT IN CHILD COUNSELING.
3B. THANK YOU.
WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS, FRONT AND
BACK. B.P. 60 PALP. IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
[Woman] SHE'S CRASHING! GET HER IN THE
TRAUMA ROOM! WE NEED A SECOND LINE IN HER.
[Man] SHE'S IN RESPIRATORY
DISTRESS. LET'S INTUBATE HER NOW!
SHE'S IN E.M.D., HYPOVOLEMIC. POUR
THE FLUIDS INTO HER, START THE C.P.R.
[Woman] I ALREADY
GOT TWO LINES IN HER.
- [Fast Beeping]
- SHE'S IN V-FIB!
LET'S D-FIB AT 200. GIVE
ME A MILLIGRAM OF EPI.
- [All Chattering]
- [Machine Whirring]
[Doctor] OKAY?
CLEAR? [Man] CLEAR.
[Erratic, Fast Beeping]
[Doctor] SECOND CHARGE AT 300.
[Woman] CLEAR? [Man] CLEAR.
[Beeping Continues]
- [Sustained Beep] -
[Doctor] SHE'S GONE.
TIME OF DEATH: 10:35 P.M.
[Gasps, Sighs]
[Panting] I NEARLY BLEW A
NEW HOLE IN YOU, FRANK.
I'M SURE HE'S HERE.
JOHNSON AND CLARK ARE
WORKING THE THIRD FLOOR.
[Rats Squeaking]
[Door Creaking]
[Dings]
[Typing On Keyboard]
[Door Opens] [Catherine] HONEY?
COULDN'T SLEEP.
SOMETHING AFFECTED
YOU AT THE HOSPITAL.
YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?
[Computer Dings]
ANNE ROTHENBURG, 32.
HER HUSBAND FOUND HER
WHEN HE CAME HOME FROM WORK.
HE SAID SOME CASH AND
SOME JEWELRY WERE MISSING.
POOR WOMAN PROBABLY
SURPRISED A BURGLAR.
SIMILAR M.O.s IN ANY RECENT BREAK-INS?
NO, WE'VE BEEN ON A HOT STREAK.
NO HOMICIDES AS A RESULT OF
BREAK-INS IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
SUBJECT LEAVE ANYTHING? ANYTHING
AT THE SCENE? ANYTHING LIKE...
LIKE ANYTHING.
NO, BUT IF, UH,
ANY "LIKE ANYTHINGS" TURN UP,
YOU'LL BE THE FIRST
PERSON I'LL CALL.
- [TV Announcer] VAN EXEL DOWN THE ROAD...
- [Bell Jingling]
[Announcer] TO SHAQ,
BACK TO NICKY. DRIVES.
SLAM DUNK! [Crowd Cheering]
ANYTHING ELSE?
I WAS NEVER A RELIGIOUS PERSON,
BUT I'VE BEEN TROUBLED
BY WHAT I'VE DONE.
- YOU NEED SOME HELP
FINDIN' SOMETHING?
- DO YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE?
CERTAIN PEOPLE
HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED.
THEN YOU UNDERSTAND.
YOU ACCEPT THIS.
GOD SAYS IF YOU'RE
REPENTANT, YOU'LL BE FORGIVEN.
YOU'VE MADE YOUR
PEACE. I MUST MAKE MINE.
ANYTHING ELSE?
- [Gasps]
- [Gunshots]
[Bell Jingling]
[Bletcher] OUR STREAK IS OVER. THIS
CAME IN JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO.
[TV: Crowd Cheering]
[Bell Jingling]
IT'S PROBABLY NOT CONNECTED TO
THE ROTHENBURG ROBBERY/HOMICIDE.
DIFFERENT WEAPONS, CIRCUMSTANCES,
TOTALLY INCOMPATIBLE M.O.s.
BUT THERE'S JUST SOMETHING WEIRD
ABOUT THIS I WANTED YOU TO LOOK AT.
ANYTHING ELSE? LISTEN TO
THE WAY HE TALKS TO THE VICTIM.
I WAS NEVER A RELIGIOUS PERSON, BUT
I'VE BEEN TROUBLED BY WHAT I'VE DONE.
[Cash Register Drawer Opens]
[Clerk] SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS.
DO YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE?
I DON'T KNOW. A GOOD TIME?
I GOT A SPECIAL ON
MALT LIQUOR IN THE BACK.
[Frank's Voice] CERTAIN
PEOPLE HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED.
[Killer] THEN YOU
UNDERSTAND. YOU ACCEPT THIS.
[Clerk] I ACCEPT YOU... GOD SAYS IF
YOU'RE REPENTANT, YOU SHALL BE FORGIVEN.
I'VE MADE MY PEACE. NOW
YOU MUST DO YOUR DUTY.
WHAT THE HELL ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?
[Gunshots]
- THE BASTARD DIDN'T EVEN ASK FOR
THE MONEY BEFORE HE KILLED HIM.
- HE GAVE HIS PERMISSION.
WAIT. LET IT RUN.
AN "ANYTHING."
[Woman On Radio] UNIT 21, WE HAVE A
10-17 ON THAT. [Door Closes, Bell Jingles]
VEHICLE NOT REPORTED AS STOLEN.
[Man On Radio]
UNIT 22, COPY THAT.
I'D LIKE TO EXAMINE THE
ROTHENBURG CRIME SCENE.
FRANK, FORENSIC'S ALREADY BEEN THROUGH
THIS PLACE. THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING.
MR. ROTHENBURG SPENT
ALL NIGHT CLEANING UP.
IN HIS STATE OF MIND, HE
MIGHT HAVE DESTROYED
THE EVIDENCE AND
NOT EVEN REMEMBERED.
WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT
WE FIND THIS CARD?
IF THESE TWO
MURDERS ARE RELATED,
WE'VE GOT THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA
FOOTAGE FROM THE LIQUOR STORE.
WE SHOULD BE WITH A SKETCH ARTIST
BUILDING A COMPOSITE INSTEAD OF THIS.
THERE'S SOMETHING
I NEED TO KNOW.
[Bletcher] YOU FOUND IT.
IS IT A JACK OF SPADES?
I CAN'T. I CAN'T DO IT, BLETCH.
- HE ALWAYS KILLS IN PAIRS.
- YOU KNOW THIS GUY.
TWENTY YEARS AGO,
I WAS ALMOST THE
SECOND OF A PAIR.
[Frank] RICHARD ALAN HANCE,
BORN FEBRUARY 17, 1953...
TO A JOSEPHINE HANCE.
FATHER UNKNOWN.
WHEN HE WAS SIX, HE WAS
SENT INTO FOSTER CARE...
WHERE, FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS,
HE LIVED WITH NINE
DIFFERENT FAMILIES.
IN THE COUNTY'S SOCIAL WELFARE
PARLANCE, HE WAS LABELED "IRREDEEMABLE."
WHEN HANCE WAS 17, HE WAS SENT TO LIVE
WITH HIS GRANDPARENTS ON A FARM IN MONTANA.
THEY WERE SELF-SUFFICIENT
PEOPLE LIVING IN RURAL ISOLATION.
SIX MONTHS AFTER
RICHARD HANCE MOVED IN,
HIS GRANDPARENTS' DECOMPOSING
BODIES SURFACED ON FLATHEAD LAKE.
MURDER CHARGES WERE
DROPPED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE.
HANCE WAS ENCOURAGED
TO JOIN THE MILITARY.
DID TWO TOURS IN VIETNAM.
DISCHARGED IN 1977.
THAT SAME YEAR, ON THE
OUTSKIRTS OF TACOMA,
SANDRA BISHOP'S BODY WAS
FOUND DEAD IN HER HOUSE,
APPARENTLY FROM
SURPRISING A ROBBER.
HALF A "DEATH CARD," USED BY SOLDIERS
IN VIETNAM TO DESIGNATE THEIR KILLS,
WAS DISCOVERED AT THE SCENE.
THE OTHER HALF WAS FOUND
THREE DAYS LATER ON A JOGGER...
KILLED RETURNING TO HIS CAR.
YOU THINK HANCE IS RESPONSIBLE?
WE SHOULD PUT A WARRANT
OUT FOR RICHARD ALAN HANCE.
HE'S PRESENTLY AT THE
WASHINGTON CORRECTIONS CENTER...
SERVING SEVEN
CONSECUTIVE LIFE SENTENCES.
- SEVEN?
- A WEEK AFTER
THE FIRST TWO MURDERS,
TWO MORE BODIES WERE FOUND.
AFTER THE SECOND PAIR OF
VICTIMS, THERE WAS A LULL.
WE THOUGHT HE WENT AWAY.
THEN SEATTLE P.D. RECEIVED
AN ANONYMOUS CALL...
REGARDING THE WHEREABOUTS
OF THE DEATH CARD KILLER.
THEY FOUND EVIDENCE
HE MIGHT HAVE SQUATTED IN
A CONDEMNED BUILDING,
BUT HE WAS LONG GONE.
WE CAME IN AFTER TO SEE
IF ANYTHING MORE COULD
BE LEARNED FROM HIS
ABANDONED BELONGINGS.
YOU GOT ANY FEELINGS
ABOUT THIS ONE, FRANK?
ABANDONED BUILDING
IN AN INDUSTRIAL PARK.
IT'S ISOLATED ENOUGH
AT NIGHT TO BE AN URBAN
VERSION OF GRANDPA
HANCE'S FARM IN MONTANA.
- I THINK IT'S A GOOD TIP, SIR.
- ALL RIGHT.
THE BUILDING'S BEEN
SWEPT BY THE SEATTLE P.D.,
BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF HIDING
PLACES, SO BE CAREFUL IN THERE.
ALL RIGHT? LET'S GO.
COVER ME?
[Exhales] IT'S DECOMPOSING.
I'D SAY HE'D BEEN HERE
LESS THAN 48 HOURS.
YOU MUST BE GREAT AT PARTIES.
HEY, CLARK.
LOOKS LIKE WE GOT A PARTIAL
THUMB ON THIS MAGAZINE.
CLARK?
CLARK.
CLARK. OH, GOD.
GO!
[Groans]
JOHNSON! CLARK!
[Gasps, Sighs]
[Panting] I NEARLY BLEW A
NEW HOLE IN YOU, FRANK.
I'M SURE HE'S HERE.
JOHNSON AND CLARK ARE
WORKING THE THIRD FLOOR.
[Rats Squeaking]
[Door Creaking]
[Grunts]
[Groans]
JOKER.
CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE, F.B.I.?
CAN YOU SEE YOUR FEAR?
CAN YOU SEE WHAT YOU REALLY ARE?
[Growling Sound]
[Grunts]
- [Gun Clicking]
- DROP IT!
DROP IT, YOU SON OF A BITCH!
[Trigger Cocks] COME ON!
GIVE ME A REASON.
YOU GET ME AN
AMBULANCE. I'M HURT.
[Chuckling]
IF HE FOLLOWS HANCE'S PATTERN, THE CURRENT
SUBJECT WILL TAKE TWO MORE VICTIMS...
THE SECOND PAIR BEFORE A
PERIOD OF UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.
WHATEVER HANCE DID,
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO
HIM DURING THAT LULL IN 1977,
MADE HANCE MORE AGGRESSIVE.
IT WAS ONLY A LUCKY TIP THAT
ALLOWED US TO CATCH HIM AT ALL...
AND THE LOSS OF THREE LIVES.
WE HAVE TO STOP THE
SUBJECT BEFORE HE GETS THERE.
MAYBE, UH, SOMEONE SHOULD
TALK TO, UH, RICHARD HANCE.
SOMEONE?
YOU.
AFTER KILLING A PRISON
GUARD, RICHARD HANCE HAS
BEEN ISOLATED FROM
HUMAN CONTACT FOR 3 YEARS.
YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO
WASHINGTON CORRECTIONS?
I'VE NEVER TAKEN
MY EYES OFF OF HIM,
EVEN THOUGH FOR ALL INTENTS
AND PURPOSES, HE'S DEAD.
THEN, UM, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE...
THAT HE'S, UH, RESPONSIBLE
FOR THESE RECENT MURDERS?
HANCE'S CELL MATE PRIOR
TO BEING PLACED IN ISOLATION,
WHO THE GUARDS
REFER TO AS MRS. HANCE,
HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON.
HE'S BROKEN PAROLE.
HIS WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN.
[Typing On Keyboard]
[Computer Dings]
JACOB TYLER.
HE IS THE LIVING REINCARNATION
OF RICHARD ALAN HANCE.
[People Chattering]
THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.
THEY'RE ON TO YOU. IT'S
JUST A MATTER OF TIME.
AND THEN IT HAD A LITTLE
TIE. IT WAS REALLY PRETTY.
YOU, WHO HAVE SINNED, SHALL
ENDURE THE TORTURES OF THE DEVIL!
FOR EACH
CONDEMNATION, 10 LASHES...
WITH A RED-HOT WIRE.
THE FLESH WILL BE
FLAYED FROM YOUR BODY...
AND SALT POURED OVER THE WOUNDS,
AND YOUR SCREAMS OF MERCY
SHALL FALL ON DEAF EARS,
AS THOSE WHO SCREAMED
IN VAIN UNDER YOUR HAND...
SHALL REJOICE IN YOUR SUFFERING!
THE LORD HAS SENT ME TO PROPHESY AGAINST
THIS CITY THE WORDS THAT YE HAVE HEARD.
THEREFORE, AMEND YOUR WAYS AND YOUR
DOINGS AND OBEY THE VOICE OF THE LORD!
[Man On Radio, Indistinct]
[Man On Radio] UNIT
16, REMAIN ON SITE.
[Man] MOST OF IT'S WASHED
AWAY, BUT LET'S DO WHAT WE CAN.
MOTORIST LOOKING TO RELIEVE
HIMSELF STUMBLED OVER THE BODIES.
QUEEN OF HEARTS... HALF HERE,
HALF ON THE OTHER BODY.
WE'RE TOO LATE. TOO LATE?
THIS COUPLE WAS MURDERED
AT LEAST THREE WEEKS AGO.
THAT MEANS THAT THE LIQUOR
STORE OWNER COMPLETED THE CYCLE.
HE'S GOTTEN THERE.
THE PERIOD OF UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.
THERE'S NO WAY TO STOP
HIM UNTIL HE ACTS AGAIN.
THERE IS SOMETHING.
I HAVE TO SPEAK TO THE DEAD.
[Banging]
[Grunting]
HEY! HEY! HEY!
[Loud Clattering]
[Grunting]
[Grunting Continues]
[Keys Rattling In Lock]
[Gate Slams]
[Man] I THINK YOU'RE
MAKING A MISTAKE.
THIS MAN HAS BEEN
CONVICTED OF THREE ADDITIONAL
KILLINGS WHILE INCARCERATED,
INCLUDING A GUARD,
WHOSE BLOODIED BODY HE PARADED UP AND DOWN
THE CELL BLOCK LIKE SOME KIND OF TROPHY.
HE HAS INFORMATION THAT
COULD HELP US SAVE LIVES.
MAYBE WE CAN SET UP A
CHAIR BETWEEN THE CELLS.
YOU CAN CONDUCT
YOUR INTERVIEW THERE.
IN ORDER TO GET WHAT I
WANT, I HAVE TO GAIN HIS TRUST.
HE WON'T GIVE US ANYTHING
FROM BEHIND THOSE BARS.
THERE'S NO SURVEILLANCE SET UP IN
THIS ROOM. YOU'LL BE ON YOUR OWN IN HERE.
WHEN YOU'RE DONE,
PRESS THIS BUTTON.
GUARDS WILL COME GET HIM.
AND, UH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
SIGN THIS BEFORE WE BRING HIM IN.
IT'S JUST A STATEMENT
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU UNDERSTAND...
THAT IF YOU'RE TAKEN HOSTAGE,
THE PRISON ADMINISTRATION
WILL NOT NEGOTIATE FOR YOUR LIFE.
[Gate Opening]
[Gate Closing]
REMOVE THE CUFFS.
PLEASE, REMOVE THE CUFFS.
[Door Slamming Shut]
MY NAME IS FRANK BLACK.
I'M NOT PART OF THE
PRISON OR THE F.B.I...
OR ANY OTHER LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
I ASSURE YOU THAT ANYTHING WE
TALK ABOUT WILL NOT BE PASSED ALONG...
TO PRISON AUTHORITIES.
WE'RE NOT BEING TAPED
OR MONITORED IN ANY WAY.
I'M ASKING FOR
YOUR COOPERATION...
IN FREELY TALKING
ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD,
YOUR LIFE, YOUR CRIMES.
MAKE 'EM TURN OFF THE LIGHTS.
IN MY CELL, THEY KEEP
'EM ON 24 HOURS A DAY,
EVERY DAY.
FLUORESCENT LIGHTS.
IT'S THE HUM. YOU HEAR IT?
[Faint Humming Sound]
SIXTY-CYCLE HUM.
CONSTANT.
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE AWARE OF
YOUR OWN HEART BEATING.
OR POUNDING.
EVEN WHEN MY EYES ARE
CLOSED AND I'M SLEEPIN',
I CAN SEE THE LIGHT RIGHT
THROUGH THE EYELIDS.
I USED TO HATE LIVING
IN THE DARKNESS.
NOW I WOULD KILL JUST
FOR A SECOND OF BLACK.
WELL, YOU KNOW, FIGURATIVELY.
THERE ARE NO REWARDS
FOR COOPERATION.
THEN WHY THE HELL
WOULD I TALK TO YOU?
YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE HUM.
THIS INTERVIEW CAN BE ENDED BY EITHER
ONE OF US BY PRESSING THAT BUTTON.
I'LL GO MY WAY. YOU
GO BACK TO YOUR CELL.
SANDRA BISHOP. LET'S
START THERE. [Sighs] NO.
[Sighs]
A GOOD STORY, YOU HAVE
TO START AT THE BEGINNING.
SANDRA BISHOP WOULD BE LIKE WALKING
INTO A PLAY AFTER THE INTERMISSION.
WHAT'S THE BEGINNING
OF THE STORY?
FIRST, THOUGH, YOU
WANT TO MAKE A MOVIE
ABOUT MY LIFE, I WANT
GARY BUSEY TO PLAY ME.
I THINK HE'D BE
PERFECT FOR THE PART.
- IS HE STILL POPULAR?
- I DON'T GET CABLE.
WE OPEN ON MY GRANDPARENTS'
FARM IN MONTANA.
I WAS, UH, 17.
IT'S FEBRUARY, VALENTINE'S DAY.
THERE WAS THIS
GIRL I WAS SWEET ON.
OH, AND I WANT ALLY
SHEEDY TO PLAY HER.
OKAY. WHERE WAS I?
OH, I HAD SAVED MY
MONEY ALL WINTER LONG...
SO I COULD BUY HER
THE BIGGEST BOX OF
CHOCOLATES IN ONE OF
THOSE HEART-SHAPED BOXES.
I SENT HER A CARD.
I WOULDN'T LET MY GRANDMA
SEE THE CARD 'CAUSE
I KNEW SHE'D GO ON
ABOUT HOW MUCH I SPENT.
SO I JUST ASKED
HER TO ADDRESS IT,
'CAUSE I COULDN'T READ OR WRITE.
ANYWAY, FEBRUARY 14 COMES,
AND I'M WALKIN' UP TO HER HOUSE,
AND I GOT THAT BOX OF CHOCOLATES
UNDER MY... UNDER MY ARM.
AND I'M WALKIN' UP THE DRIVEWAY,
AND ALL OF HER FOLKS,
THEY'RE OUTSIDE AND
THEY'RE LAUGHING...
A-AT ME.
AND SHE-SHE'S CRYING, AND
SHE'S JUST BAWLIN' HER EYES OUT.
SHE EVENTUALLY SAYS TO
ME, "THEY SAY YOU CAN'T READ."
THEN SHE SHOWS ME THE
CARD I SENT HER, YOU KNOW?
IT'S A... IT'S A
FATHER'S DAY CARD.
[Chuckles]
I JUST DROPPED THE BOX, AND I
TURNED AROUND AND WALKED AWAY.
I'VE BEEN WALKIN'
AWAY EVER SINCE.
WILLIE LLOYD TURNER.
THAT'S HIS STORY.
HE WAS EXECUTED
MAY 25, 1995 IN VIRGINIA.
SOMETHING BORROWED,
SOMETHING... JOHN BARNES.
THE JOGGER. 1977.
THE MATCHED PAIR.
THEY ALL ASKED FOR IT.
ASKED? YOU JUST GOTTA LISTEN.
YOU GOTTA FEEL
THE VIBE. YOU KNOW...
"THE MEAT," AS I CALL THEM.
THEY'LL VOLUNTEER THEIR LIVES UP.
IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL THE
F.B.I. AGENTS? "THE MEAT"?
NO, NO, NO.
THEY'RE LIKE ME. MEAT EATERS.
THAT'S WHAT MADE
THEM SO FUN TO KILL.
- THE HUNTERS BECOME THE HUNTED.
- [Grunting]
THE FIRST ONE PRACTICALLY
OFFERED HIMSELF
UP, LIKE OPHELIA OFFERING
HERSELF TO DRACULA.
THEN OPHELIA BECAME MY BAIT.
CLARK.
[Hance] THE SECOND ONE,
AFTER WITNESSING MY POWER,
JUST... [Chuckles] SURRENDERED.
I MARK 'EM... ON
THE PALM. [Groans]
THAT'S MY TRADEMARK.
IT MAKES THEM MY
PROPERTY, MY MEAT.
- AND THE THIRD?
- THE THIRD ONE WAS A COWARD.
I ATE HIS FEAR UP LIKE IT
WAS A THANKSGIVING MEAL.
HIS SWEAT WAS THE CRANBERRY
SAUCE. HIS BREATH WAS THE STUFFING.
AND THOSE FROZEN EYES?
THEY WERE THE DARK MEAT.
YOU MARKED HIM, BUT
YOU DIDN'T KILL HIM.
THE JOKER.
YOU THINK YOU'RE SAFE IN HERE?
WITH ALL THESE GUARDS ALL
AROUND AND ME SHACKLED...
AND THIS LITTLE PANIC
BUTTON AT YOUR FINGERTIPS?
IT TAKES THEM 33 SECONDS FROM
THE MOMENT YOU PUSH THAT BUTTON...
TO THE TIME THEY OPEN THAT DOOR.
I COUNTED. YOU KNOW WHAT I CAN
DO TO YOU IN 33 SECONDS, MEAT?
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HAS TO
DECIDE WHEN TO PUSH THAT BUTTON.
I THOUGHT ABOUT HOW I SHOULD HAVE ENDED
YOUR LIFE THE WAY YOU ENDED MY FRIENDS'.
IF I PULLED THAT TRIGGER, NO ONE
WOULD HAVE GIVEN IT A SECOND THOUGHT.
THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN
NO DOUBTS BY ANYONE,
EXCEPT ME.
AND NOW I'M BEGINNING TO
WONDER IF I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.
I WAS AFRAID TO COME
HERE, NOT BECAUSE OF YOU,
BUT BECAUSE OF ME.
I'M NOT SO SURE I SHOULD HAVE GIVEN MYSELF
THE CHANCE TO MAKE THAT DECISION AGAIN.
MAKE IT FOR ME.
GIVE ME A REASON.
NO. I'VE ALREADY EATEN
YOU. MAY I BE EXCUSED?
JACOB TYLER.
YOU FINISHED EATING HIM?
I WOULD NEVER HURT JACOB.
TYLER CAME IN TO THIS PRISON.
HE WAS A BANK ROBBER WITH NO
HISTORY OF HOMICIDAL VIOLENCE.
NOW HE'S FOLLOWING YOUR PATTERN,
YOUR EXACT SIGNATURE.
YOU KILLED HIM...
AND MADE ANOTHER RICHARD HANCE.
NO.
LOOK, YOU EVER SHARE YOUR LIFE SO
COMPLETELY WITH ANOTHER HUMAN BEING...
THAT YOU... YOU EAT, YOU SLEEP,
YOU BREATHE EVERYTHING THE SAME?
I TOUCHED HIS LIFE LIKE NO ONE ELSE
CAN BECAUSE I WAS IN HERE WITH HIM!
I MATTERED, AND HE MATTERED.
I LIVED AS JACOB, AND
HE LIVED AS ME. OH.
WE ARE AS ONE. THEY'RE TRYING
TO TORTURE ME WITH THESE LIGHTS.
[Scoffs]
BUT FOR EVERY SECOND
THESE LIGHTS BURN,
THAT TELLS ME THAT'S ANOTHER
SECOND THAT HE'S OUT THERE.
THAT'S NOT MURDER. THAT'S LOVE.
AND IF YOU TRULY LOVE
HIM, HE'LL DO AS YOU'VE DONE.
HE'LL TAKE TWO PAIRS
OF TWO AND THEN REST,
GATHERING HIS STRENGTH
AND RESOURCES FOR THE TEST...
THE TEST WHERE THE
HUNTERS BECOME THE HUNTED.
THE ANONYMOUS TIP, THE TRAP.
YOU CALLED IT IN.
[Phone Beeping]
[Line Ringing]
[Woman] CRIMESTOPPERS HOTLINE.
I HAVE SOME INFORMATION...
INFORMATION REGARDING THE,
UH... THE GUY IN THE PAPERS.
COULD YOU BE MORE
SPECIFIC, PLEASE?
THE GUY WHO KILLED
THE LIQUOR STORE GUY,
YOU KNOW, WITH THE
DRAWING IN THE PAPERS?
YES, SIR. HAVE YOU SEEN SOMEONE
WHO MATCHES THE COMPOSITE?
YEAH, I THINK I SEEN HIM AROUND
THIS ABANDONED BUILDING...
ON 30th AND HOPE.
I THINK HE CRASHES
THERE AT NIGHT.
THANKS FOR THE TIP, SIR. YOU
MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REWARD...
[Thunder Rumbling]
[Sighs]
I NEARLY BLEW A
HOLE IN YOU, FRANK.
I'M SURE HE'S HERE.
JOHNSON AND CLARK ARE
WORKIN' THE THIRD FLOOR.
[Panting]
[Object Falls]
JOHNSON. CLARK.
[Man Groans]
[Grunting]
JOKER.
CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE, F.B.I.?
CAN YOU SEE YOUR FEAR?
CAN YOU SEE WHAT YOU REALLY ARE?
[Hance Grunts]
[Yelling]
- [Hance's Gun Clicking]
- DROP IT, YOU SON OF A BITCH!
COME ON. GIVE ME A REASON.
NO!
[Sighs]
FRANK? [Sighs]
YOU HAVEN'T SLEPT THROUGH
THE NIGHT FOR A WEEK.
SORRY I WOKE YOU.
I'M NOT.
I'VE BEEN QUESTIONING
MYSELF, MY ACTIONS.
WE THINK WE'RE DOING OUR
JOB PUTTING THESE GUYS AWAY.
ALL WE DO IS PUT 'EM
IN JAILS AND PRISONS.
WE'RE HIDING THEM FROM SIGHT.
YOU'VE TAKEN AWAY THEIR
ABILITY TO HARM ANY OTHERS.
YOU THINK SO?
FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED
BECAUSE OF MY INACTION.
YOUR INACTION?
TWENTY YEARS AGO, I COULD
HAVE DESTROYED A CANCER.
INSTEAD OF KILLING IT, I
ALLOWED IT TO SPREAD.
RICHARD HANCE.
THAT CANCER WAS A MAN
UNDER YOUR CUSTODY.
YOU COULD NO MORE KILL HIM
THAN YOU COULD KILL JORDAN OR ME.
FRANK.
I BELIEVE IN THE
GOODNESS THAT'S IN YOU.
YOU HAVE TO FIND A WAY
TO BELIEVE IN IT AGAIN.
YOU GOT THE ANONYMOUS
TIP LAST NIGHT?
IF HE STAYS WITH THE
PATTERN, THAT'LL BE THE TRAP.
HE'LL BE IN THE
BUILDING WAITING.
[Bletcher] UNDERCOVER
OFFICERS KEPT THIS
UNDER SURVEILLANCE
SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING.
IF HE MOVES A HAIR,
WE'RE GONNA NAIL HIM.
[Sighs]
I THINK JACOB TYLER HAS LOST ALL
CONTACT WITH HIS OWN PERSONALITY.
WE CAN'T COUNT ON HIS
SURVIVAL INSTINCTS TO
SURRENDER, EVEN AGAINST
OVERWHELMING ODDS.
MAYBE IN THIS CASE, IT'S
BETTER JUST TO END IT.
HERE.
NOW.
OKAY. IT'S A GO.
[Sirens Wailing]
[Car Tires Screeching]
[Shouting]
[Woman On Radio] DISPATCH
ALL ADDITIONAL UNITS.
NORTH AND SOUTH,
RIVERS WAREHOUSE.
UNIT FIVE, COPY?
- [Gunshots]
- [Men Shouting]
[Man] GUNFIRE! WE'RE UNDER FIRE!
THERE HE IS! THIRD FLOOR.
NORTHEAST BUILDING, THE
ONE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. GO!
I JUST WANT YOU TO
KNOW IT'S NOT PERSONAL.
WE ANSWER THE CALL. DO
YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE?
YOU MADE A PROMISE, A
PROMISE YOU HAVE TO KEEP.
YOU UNDERSTAND.
CERTAIN PEOPLE
HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED.
THEN YOU ACCEPT THIS?
NO.
I'VE ALREADY BEEN SACRIFICED.
[Rifle Fires]
[Gun Clicking]
YOU ARE NOT WHO YOU ARE.
YOU'RE JACOB TYLER!
YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND A WAY
TO BELIEVE IN THAT AGAIN.
- [Bletcher] DROP IT. DROP IT NOW!
- NO!
[Gunfire]
THIS IS BLETCHER. SUSPECT'S
DOWN, THIRD FLOOR. SEND A CORONER.
I COULDN'T TAKE
THE CHANCE, FRANK,
FOR NOW OR LATER.
HOW DID WE GET TO THIS PLACE WHERE
THE ONLY THING WE'RE GOOD FOR...
IS NOTIFYING THE LOVED ONES?
[Humming Stops]
[Quiet Moaning]
[Child] I MADE THIS!
♪ KEEPS ME WARM IN YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ THEN YOU SOFTLY LEAVE ♪
♪ AND IT'S ME YOU NEED TO SHOW ♪
♪ HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ♪
[Thunderclap]
♪ HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE
HOW DEEP IS YOUR LOVE ♪
♪ I REALLY MEAN TO LEARN ♪
♪ 'CAUSE WE'RE LIVING
IN A WORLD OF FOOLS ♪
♪ BREAKING US DOWN ♪
♪ WHEN THEY ALL
SHOULD LET US BE ♪♪
[Ringing]
[Thunderclap]
HELLO. CAN I HELP YOU?
IT'S NOT PERSONAL, BUT I
NEED YOU TO OPEN THE DOOR.
- I BEG YOUR PARDON?
- CERTAIN PEOPLE WILL
HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED.
- I MADE A PROMISE.
- IT'S IMPORTANT
TO KEEP PROMISES.
IN FACT, I THINK
IT'S SO IMPORTANT...
I WANT TO VOLUNTEER
AS YOUR NEXT SACRIFICE.
[Ringing]
YES?
[Screaming]
[Woman] HELLO. CAN I HELP YOU?
I'M LOOKING FOR CATHERINE BLACK. SHE'S
WORKING TONIGHT IN CHILD COUNSELING.
3B. THANK YOU.
WE'VE GOT MULTIPLE STAB WOUNDS, FRONT AND
BACK. B.P. 60 PALP. IT DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
[Woman] SHE'S CRASHING! GET HER IN THE
TRAUMA ROOM! WE NEED A SECOND LINE IN HER.
[Man] SHE'S IN RESPIRATORY
DISTRESS. LET'S INTUBATE HER NOW!
SHE'S IN E.M.D., HYPOVOLEMIC. POUR
THE FLUIDS INTO HER, START THE C.P.R.
[Woman] I ALREADY
GOT TWO LINES IN HER.
- [Fast Beeping]
- SHE'S IN V-FIB!
LET'S D-FIB AT 200. GIVE
ME A MILLIGRAM OF EPI.
- [All Chattering]
- [Machine Whirring]
[Doctor] OKAY?
CLEAR? [Man] CLEAR.
[Erratic, Fast Beeping]
[Doctor] SECOND CHARGE AT 300.
[Woman] CLEAR? [Man] CLEAR.
[Beeping Continues]
- [Sustained Beep] -
[Doctor] SHE'S GONE.
TIME OF DEATH: 10:35 P.M.
[Gasps, Sighs]
[Panting] I NEARLY BLEW A
NEW HOLE IN YOU, FRANK.
I'M SURE HE'S HERE.
JOHNSON AND CLARK ARE
WORKING THE THIRD FLOOR.
[Rats Squeaking]
[Door Creaking]
[Dings]
[Typing On Keyboard]
[Door Opens] [Catherine] HONEY?
COULDN'T SLEEP.
SOMETHING AFFECTED
YOU AT THE HOSPITAL.
YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?
[Computer Dings]
ANNE ROTHENBURG, 32.
HER HUSBAND FOUND HER
WHEN HE CAME HOME FROM WORK.
HE SAID SOME CASH AND
SOME JEWELRY WERE MISSING.
POOR WOMAN PROBABLY
SURPRISED A BURGLAR.
SIMILAR M.O.s IN ANY RECENT BREAK-INS?
NO, WE'VE BEEN ON A HOT STREAK.
NO HOMICIDES AS A RESULT OF
BREAK-INS IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS.
SUBJECT LEAVE ANYTHING? ANYTHING
AT THE SCENE? ANYTHING LIKE...
LIKE ANYTHING.
NO, BUT IF, UH,
ANY "LIKE ANYTHINGS" TURN UP,
YOU'LL BE THE FIRST
PERSON I'LL CALL.
- [TV Announcer] VAN EXEL DOWN THE ROAD...
- [Bell Jingling]
[Announcer] TO SHAQ,
BACK TO NICKY. DRIVES.
SLAM DUNK! [Crowd Cheering]
ANYTHING ELSE?
I WAS NEVER A RELIGIOUS PERSON,
BUT I'VE BEEN TROUBLED
BY WHAT I'VE DONE.
- YOU NEED SOME HELP
FINDIN' SOMETHING?
- DO YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE?
CERTAIN PEOPLE
HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED.
THEN YOU UNDERSTAND.
YOU ACCEPT THIS.
GOD SAYS IF YOU'RE
REPENTANT, YOU'LL BE FORGIVEN.
YOU'VE MADE YOUR
PEACE. I MUST MAKE MINE.
ANYTHING ELSE?
- [Gasps]
- [Gunshots]
[Bell Jingling]
[Bletcher] OUR STREAK IS OVER. THIS
CAME IN JUST A COUPLE OF HOURS AGO.
[TV: Crowd Cheering]
[Bell Jingling]
IT'S PROBABLY NOT CONNECTED TO
THE ROTHENBURG ROBBERY/HOMICIDE.
DIFFERENT WEAPONS, CIRCUMSTANCES,
TOTALLY INCOMPATIBLE M.O.s.
BUT THERE'S JUST SOMETHING WEIRD
ABOUT THIS I WANTED YOU TO LOOK AT.
ANYTHING ELSE? LISTEN TO
THE WAY HE TALKS TO THE VICTIM.
I WAS NEVER A RELIGIOUS PERSON, BUT
I'VE BEEN TROUBLED BY WHAT I'VE DONE.
[Cash Register Drawer Opens]
[Clerk] SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS.
DO YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE?
I DON'T KNOW. A GOOD TIME?
I GOT A SPECIAL ON
MALT LIQUOR IN THE BACK.
[Frank's Voice] CERTAIN
PEOPLE HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED.
[Killer] THEN YOU
UNDERSTAND. YOU ACCEPT THIS.
[Clerk] I ACCEPT YOU... GOD SAYS IF
YOU'RE REPENTANT, YOU SHALL BE FORGIVEN.
I'VE MADE MY PEACE. NOW
YOU MUST DO YOUR DUTY.
WHAT THE HELL ARE
YOU TALKING ABOUT?
[Gunshots]
- THE BASTARD DIDN'T EVEN ASK FOR
THE MONEY BEFORE HE KILLED HIM.
- HE GAVE HIS PERMISSION.
WAIT. LET IT RUN.
AN "ANYTHING."
[Woman On Radio] UNIT 21, WE HAVE A
10-17 ON THAT. [Door Closes, Bell Jingles]
VEHICLE NOT REPORTED AS STOLEN.
[Man On Radio]
UNIT 22, COPY THAT.
I'D LIKE TO EXAMINE THE
ROTHENBURG CRIME SCENE.
FRANK, FORENSIC'S ALREADY BEEN THROUGH
THIS PLACE. THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING.
MR. ROTHENBURG SPENT
ALL NIGHT CLEANING UP.
IN HIS STATE OF MIND, HE
MIGHT HAVE DESTROYED
THE EVIDENCE AND
NOT EVEN REMEMBERED.
WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT
WE FIND THIS CARD?
IF THESE TWO
MURDERS ARE RELATED,
WE'VE GOT THE SURVEILLANCE CAMERA
FOOTAGE FROM THE LIQUOR STORE.
WE SHOULD BE WITH A SKETCH ARTIST
BUILDING A COMPOSITE INSTEAD OF THIS.
THERE'S SOMETHING
I NEED TO KNOW.
[Bletcher] YOU FOUND IT.
IS IT A JACK OF SPADES?
I CAN'T. I CAN'T DO IT, BLETCH.
- HE ALWAYS KILLS IN PAIRS.
- YOU KNOW THIS GUY.
TWENTY YEARS AGO,
I WAS ALMOST THE
SECOND OF A PAIR.
[Frank] RICHARD ALAN HANCE,
BORN FEBRUARY 17, 1953...
TO A JOSEPHINE HANCE.
FATHER UNKNOWN.
WHEN HE WAS SIX, HE WAS
SENT INTO FOSTER CARE...
WHERE, FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS,
HE LIVED WITH NINE
DIFFERENT FAMILIES.
IN THE COUNTY'S SOCIAL WELFARE
PARLANCE, HE WAS LABELED "IRREDEEMABLE."
WHEN HANCE WAS 17, HE WAS SENT TO LIVE
WITH HIS GRANDPARENTS ON A FARM IN MONTANA.
THEY WERE SELF-SUFFICIENT
PEOPLE LIVING IN RURAL ISOLATION.
SIX MONTHS AFTER
RICHARD HANCE MOVED IN,
HIS GRANDPARENTS' DECOMPOSING
BODIES SURFACED ON FLATHEAD LAKE.
MURDER CHARGES WERE
DROPPED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE.
HANCE WAS ENCOURAGED
TO JOIN THE MILITARY.
DID TWO TOURS IN VIETNAM.
DISCHARGED IN 1977.
THAT SAME YEAR, ON THE
OUTSKIRTS OF TACOMA,
SANDRA BISHOP'S BODY WAS
FOUND DEAD IN HER HOUSE,
APPARENTLY FROM
SURPRISING A ROBBER.
HALF A "DEATH CARD," USED BY SOLDIERS
IN VIETNAM TO DESIGNATE THEIR KILLS,
WAS DISCOVERED AT THE SCENE.
THE OTHER HALF WAS FOUND
THREE DAYS LATER ON A JOGGER...
KILLED RETURNING TO HIS CAR.
YOU THINK HANCE IS RESPONSIBLE?
WE SHOULD PUT A WARRANT
OUT FOR RICHARD ALAN HANCE.
HE'S PRESENTLY AT THE
WASHINGTON CORRECTIONS CENTER...
SERVING SEVEN
CONSECUTIVE LIFE SENTENCES.
- SEVEN?
- A WEEK AFTER
THE FIRST TWO MURDERS,
TWO MORE BODIES WERE FOUND.
AFTER THE SECOND PAIR OF
VICTIMS, THERE WAS A LULL.
WE THOUGHT HE WENT AWAY.
THEN SEATTLE P.D. RECEIVED
AN ANONYMOUS CALL...
REGARDING THE WHEREABOUTS
OF THE DEATH CARD KILLER.
THEY FOUND EVIDENCE
HE MIGHT HAVE SQUATTED IN
A CONDEMNED BUILDING,
BUT HE WAS LONG GONE.
WE CAME IN AFTER TO SEE
IF ANYTHING MORE COULD
BE LEARNED FROM HIS
ABANDONED BELONGINGS.
YOU GOT ANY FEELINGS
ABOUT THIS ONE, FRANK?
ABANDONED BUILDING
IN AN INDUSTRIAL PARK.
IT'S ISOLATED ENOUGH
AT NIGHT TO BE AN URBAN
VERSION OF GRANDPA
HANCE'S FARM IN MONTANA.
- I THINK IT'S A GOOD TIP, SIR.
- ALL RIGHT.
THE BUILDING'S BEEN
SWEPT BY THE SEATTLE P.D.,
BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF HIDING
PLACES, SO BE CAREFUL IN THERE.
ALL RIGHT? LET'S GO.
COVER ME?
[Exhales] IT'S DECOMPOSING.
I'D SAY HE'D BEEN HERE
LESS THAN 48 HOURS.
YOU MUST BE GREAT AT PARTIES.
HEY, CLARK.
LOOKS LIKE WE GOT A PARTIAL
THUMB ON THIS MAGAZINE.
CLARK?
CLARK.
CLARK. OH, GOD.
GO!
[Groans]
JOHNSON! CLARK!
[Gasps, Sighs]
[Panting] I NEARLY BLEW A
NEW HOLE IN YOU, FRANK.
I'M SURE HE'S HERE.
JOHNSON AND CLARK ARE
WORKING THE THIRD FLOOR.
[Rats Squeaking]
[Door Creaking]
[Grunts]
[Groans]
JOKER.
CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE, F.B.I.?
CAN YOU SEE YOUR FEAR?
CAN YOU SEE WHAT YOU REALLY ARE?
[Growling Sound]
[Grunts]
- [Gun Clicking]
- DROP IT!
DROP IT, YOU SON OF A BITCH!
[Trigger Cocks] COME ON!
GIVE ME A REASON.
YOU GET ME AN
AMBULANCE. I'M HURT.
[Chuckling]
IF HE FOLLOWS HANCE'S PATTERN, THE CURRENT
SUBJECT WILL TAKE TWO MORE VICTIMS...
THE SECOND PAIR BEFORE A
PERIOD OF UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.
WHATEVER HANCE DID,
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO
HIM DURING THAT LULL IN 1977,
MADE HANCE MORE AGGRESSIVE.
IT WAS ONLY A LUCKY TIP THAT
ALLOWED US TO CATCH HIM AT ALL...
AND THE LOSS OF THREE LIVES.
WE HAVE TO STOP THE
SUBJECT BEFORE HE GETS THERE.
MAYBE, UH, SOMEONE SHOULD
TALK TO, UH, RICHARD HANCE.
SOMEONE?
YOU.
AFTER KILLING A PRISON
GUARD, RICHARD HANCE HAS
BEEN ISOLATED FROM
HUMAN CONTACT FOR 3 YEARS.
YOU'VE ALREADY SPOKEN TO
WASHINGTON CORRECTIONS?
I'VE NEVER TAKEN
MY EYES OFF OF HIM,
EVEN THOUGH FOR ALL INTENTS
AND PURPOSES, HE'S DEAD.
THEN, UM, HOW IS IT POSSIBLE...
THAT HE'S, UH, RESPONSIBLE
FOR THESE RECENT MURDERS?
HANCE'S CELL MATE PRIOR
TO BEING PLACED IN ISOLATION,
WHO THE GUARDS
REFER TO AS MRS. HANCE,
HAS BEEN RELEASED FROM PRISON.
HE'S BROKEN PAROLE.
HIS WHEREABOUTS ARE UNKNOWN.
[Typing On Keyboard]
[Computer Dings]
JACOB TYLER.
HE IS THE LIVING REINCARNATION
OF RICHARD ALAN HANCE.
[People Chattering]
THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.
THEY'RE ON TO YOU. IT'S
JUST A MATTER OF TIME.
AND THEN IT HAD A LITTLE
TIE. IT WAS REALLY PRETTY.
YOU, WHO HAVE SINNED, SHALL
ENDURE THE TORTURES OF THE DEVIL!
FOR EACH
CONDEMNATION, 10 LASHES...
WITH A RED-HOT WIRE.
THE FLESH WILL BE
FLAYED FROM YOUR BODY...
AND SALT POURED OVER THE WOUNDS,
AND YOUR SCREAMS OF MERCY
SHALL FALL ON DEAF EARS,
AS THOSE WHO SCREAMED
IN VAIN UNDER YOUR HAND...
SHALL REJOICE IN YOUR SUFFERING!
THE LORD HAS SENT ME TO PROPHESY AGAINST
THIS CITY THE WORDS THAT YE HAVE HEARD.
THEREFORE, AMEND YOUR WAYS AND YOUR
DOINGS AND OBEY THE VOICE OF THE LORD!
[Man On Radio, Indistinct]
[Man On Radio] UNIT
16, REMAIN ON SITE.
[Man] MOST OF IT'S WASHED
AWAY, BUT LET'S DO WHAT WE CAN.
MOTORIST LOOKING TO RELIEVE
HIMSELF STUMBLED OVER THE BODIES.
QUEEN OF HEARTS... HALF HERE,
HALF ON THE OTHER BODY.
WE'RE TOO LATE. TOO LATE?
THIS COUPLE WAS MURDERED
AT LEAST THREE WEEKS AGO.
THAT MEANS THAT THE LIQUOR
STORE OWNER COMPLETED THE CYCLE.
HE'S GOTTEN THERE.
THE PERIOD OF UNKNOWN ACTIVITY.
THERE'S NO WAY TO STOP
HIM UNTIL HE ACTS AGAIN.
THERE IS SOMETHING.
I HAVE TO SPEAK TO THE DEAD.
[Banging]
[Grunting]
HEY! HEY! HEY!
[Loud Clattering]
[Grunting]
[Grunting Continues]
[Keys Rattling In Lock]
[Gate Slams]
[Man] I THINK YOU'RE
MAKING A MISTAKE.
THIS MAN HAS BEEN
CONVICTED OF THREE ADDITIONAL
KILLINGS WHILE INCARCERATED,
INCLUDING A GUARD,
WHOSE BLOODIED BODY HE PARADED UP AND DOWN
THE CELL BLOCK LIKE SOME KIND OF TROPHY.
HE HAS INFORMATION THAT
COULD HELP US SAVE LIVES.
MAYBE WE CAN SET UP A
CHAIR BETWEEN THE CELLS.
YOU CAN CONDUCT
YOUR INTERVIEW THERE.
IN ORDER TO GET WHAT I
WANT, I HAVE TO GAIN HIS TRUST.
HE WON'T GIVE US ANYTHING
FROM BEHIND THOSE BARS.
THERE'S NO SURVEILLANCE SET UP IN
THIS ROOM. YOU'LL BE ON YOUR OWN IN HERE.
WHEN YOU'RE DONE,
PRESS THIS BUTTON.
GUARDS WILL COME GET HIM.
AND, UH, YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO
SIGN THIS BEFORE WE BRING HIM IN.
IT'S JUST A STATEMENT
ACKNOWLEDGING THAT YOU UNDERSTAND...
THAT IF YOU'RE TAKEN HOSTAGE,
THE PRISON ADMINISTRATION
WILL NOT NEGOTIATE FOR YOUR LIFE.
[Gate Opening]
[Gate Closing]
REMOVE THE CUFFS.
PLEASE, REMOVE THE CUFFS.
[Door Slamming Shut]
MY NAME IS FRANK BLACK.
I'M NOT PART OF THE
PRISON OR THE F.B.I...
OR ANY OTHER LAW
ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
I ASSURE YOU THAT ANYTHING WE
TALK ABOUT WILL NOT BE PASSED ALONG...
TO PRISON AUTHORITIES.
WE'RE NOT BEING TAPED
OR MONITORED IN ANY WAY.
I'M ASKING FOR
YOUR COOPERATION...
IN FREELY TALKING
ABOUT YOUR CHILDHOOD,
YOUR LIFE, YOUR CRIMES.
MAKE 'EM TURN OFF THE LIGHTS.
IN MY CELL, THEY KEEP
'EM ON 24 HOURS A DAY,
EVERY DAY.
FLUORESCENT LIGHTS.
IT'S THE HUM. YOU HEAR IT?
[Faint Humming Sound]
SIXTY-CYCLE HUM.
CONSTANT.
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE AWARE OF
YOUR OWN HEART BEATING.
OR POUNDING.
EVEN WHEN MY EYES ARE
CLOSED AND I'M SLEEPIN',
I CAN SEE THE LIGHT RIGHT
THROUGH THE EYELIDS.
I USED TO HATE LIVING
IN THE DARKNESS.
NOW I WOULD KILL JUST
FOR A SECOND OF BLACK.
WELL, YOU KNOW, FIGURATIVELY.
THERE ARE NO REWARDS
FOR COOPERATION.
THEN WHY THE HELL
WOULD I TALK TO YOU?
YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE HUM.
THIS INTERVIEW CAN BE ENDED BY EITHER
ONE OF US BY PRESSING THAT BUTTON.
I'LL GO MY WAY. YOU
GO BACK TO YOUR CELL.
SANDRA BISHOP. LET'S
START THERE. [Sighs] NO.
[Sighs]
A GOOD STORY, YOU HAVE
TO START AT THE BEGINNING.
SANDRA BISHOP WOULD BE LIKE WALKING
INTO A PLAY AFTER THE INTERMISSION.
WHAT'S THE BEGINNING
OF THE STORY?
FIRST, THOUGH, YOU
WANT TO MAKE A MOVIE
ABOUT MY LIFE, I WANT
GARY BUSEY TO PLAY ME.
I THINK HE'D BE
PERFECT FOR THE PART.
- IS HE STILL POPULAR?
- I DON'T GET CABLE.
WE OPEN ON MY GRANDPARENTS'
FARM IN MONTANA.
I WAS, UH, 17.
IT'S FEBRUARY, VALENTINE'S DAY.
THERE WAS THIS
GIRL I WAS SWEET ON.
OH, AND I WANT ALLY
SHEEDY TO PLAY HER.
OKAY. WHERE WAS I?
OH, I HAD SAVED MY
MONEY ALL WINTER LONG...
SO I COULD BUY HER
THE BIGGEST BOX OF
CHOCOLATES IN ONE OF
THOSE HEART-SHAPED BOXES.
I SENT HER A CARD.
I WOULDN'T LET MY GRANDMA
SEE THE CARD 'CAUSE
I KNEW SHE'D GO ON
ABOUT HOW MUCH I SPENT.
SO I JUST ASKED
HER TO ADDRESS IT,
'CAUSE I COULDN'T READ OR WRITE.
ANYWAY, FEBRUARY 14 COMES,
AND I'M WALKIN' UP TO HER HOUSE,
AND I GOT THAT BOX OF CHOCOLATES
UNDER MY... UNDER MY ARM.
AND I'M WALKIN' UP THE DRIVEWAY,
AND ALL OF HER FOLKS,
THEY'RE OUTSIDE AND
THEY'RE LAUGHING...
A-AT ME.
AND SHE-SHE'S CRYING, AND
SHE'S JUST BAWLIN' HER EYES OUT.
SHE EVENTUALLY SAYS TO
ME, "THEY SAY YOU CAN'T READ."
THEN SHE SHOWS ME THE
CARD I SENT HER, YOU KNOW?
IT'S A... IT'S A
FATHER'S DAY CARD.
[Chuckles]
I JUST DROPPED THE BOX, AND I
TURNED AROUND AND WALKED AWAY.
I'VE BEEN WALKIN'
AWAY EVER SINCE.
WILLIE LLOYD TURNER.
THAT'S HIS STORY.
HE WAS EXECUTED
MAY 25, 1995 IN VIRGINIA.
SOMETHING BORROWED,
SOMETHING... JOHN BARNES.
THE JOGGER. 1977.
THE MATCHED PAIR.
THEY ALL ASKED FOR IT.
ASKED? YOU JUST GOTTA LISTEN.
YOU GOTTA FEEL
THE VIBE. YOU KNOW...
"THE MEAT," AS I CALL THEM.
THEY'LL VOLUNTEER THEIR LIVES UP.
IS THAT WHAT YOU CALL THE
F.B.I. AGENTS? "THE MEAT"?
NO, NO, NO.
THEY'RE LIKE ME. MEAT EATERS.
THAT'S WHAT MADE
THEM SO FUN TO KILL.
- THE HUNTERS BECOME THE HUNTED.
- [Grunting]
THE FIRST ONE PRACTICALLY
OFFERED HIMSELF
UP, LIKE OPHELIA OFFERING
HERSELF TO DRACULA.
THEN OPHELIA BECAME MY BAIT.
CLARK.
[Hance] THE SECOND ONE,
AFTER WITNESSING MY POWER,
JUST... [Chuckles] SURRENDERED.
I MARK 'EM... ON
THE PALM. [Groans]
THAT'S MY TRADEMARK.
IT MAKES THEM MY
PROPERTY, MY MEAT.
- AND THE THIRD?
- THE THIRD ONE WAS A COWARD.
I ATE HIS FEAR UP LIKE IT
WAS A THANKSGIVING MEAL.
HIS SWEAT WAS THE CRANBERRY
SAUCE. HIS BREATH WAS THE STUFFING.
AND THOSE FROZEN EYES?
THEY WERE THE DARK MEAT.
YOU MARKED HIM, BUT
YOU DIDN'T KILL HIM.
THE JOKER.
YOU THINK YOU'RE SAFE IN HERE?
WITH ALL THESE GUARDS ALL
AROUND AND ME SHACKLED...
AND THIS LITTLE PANIC
BUTTON AT YOUR FINGERTIPS?
IT TAKES THEM 33 SECONDS FROM
THE MOMENT YOU PUSH THAT BUTTON...
TO THE TIME THEY OPEN THAT DOOR.
I COUNTED. YOU KNOW WHAT I CAN
DO TO YOU IN 33 SECONDS, MEAT?
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO HAS TO
DECIDE WHEN TO PUSH THAT BUTTON.
I THOUGHT ABOUT HOW I SHOULD HAVE ENDED
YOUR LIFE THE WAY YOU ENDED MY FRIENDS'.
IF I PULLED THAT TRIGGER, NO ONE
WOULD HAVE GIVEN IT A SECOND THOUGHT.
THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN
NO DOUBTS BY ANYONE,
EXCEPT ME.
AND NOW I'M BEGINNING TO
WONDER IF I MADE THE RIGHT DECISION.
I WAS AFRAID TO COME
HERE, NOT BECAUSE OF YOU,
BUT BECAUSE OF ME.
I'M NOT SO SURE I SHOULD HAVE GIVEN MYSELF
THE CHANCE TO MAKE THAT DECISION AGAIN.
MAKE IT FOR ME.
GIVE ME A REASON.
NO. I'VE ALREADY EATEN
YOU. MAY I BE EXCUSED?
JACOB TYLER.
YOU FINISHED EATING HIM?
I WOULD NEVER HURT JACOB.
TYLER CAME IN TO THIS PRISON.
HE WAS A BANK ROBBER WITH NO
HISTORY OF HOMICIDAL VIOLENCE.
NOW HE'S FOLLOWING YOUR PATTERN,
YOUR EXACT SIGNATURE.
YOU KILLED HIM...
AND MADE ANOTHER RICHARD HANCE.
NO.
LOOK, YOU EVER SHARE YOUR LIFE SO
COMPLETELY WITH ANOTHER HUMAN BEING...
THAT YOU... YOU EAT, YOU SLEEP,
YOU BREATHE EVERYTHING THE SAME?
I TOUCHED HIS LIFE LIKE NO ONE ELSE
CAN BECAUSE I WAS IN HERE WITH HIM!
I MATTERED, AND HE MATTERED.
I LIVED AS JACOB, AND
HE LIVED AS ME. OH.
WE ARE AS ONE. THEY'RE TRYING
TO TORTURE ME WITH THESE LIGHTS.
[Scoffs]
BUT FOR EVERY SECOND
THESE LIGHTS BURN,
THAT TELLS ME THAT'S ANOTHER
SECOND THAT HE'S OUT THERE.
THAT'S NOT MURDER. THAT'S LOVE.
AND IF YOU TRULY LOVE
HIM, HE'LL DO AS YOU'VE DONE.
HE'LL TAKE TWO PAIRS
OF TWO AND THEN REST,
GATHERING HIS STRENGTH
AND RESOURCES FOR THE TEST...
THE TEST WHERE THE
HUNTERS BECOME THE HUNTED.
THE ANONYMOUS TIP, THE TRAP.
YOU CALLED IT IN.
[Phone Beeping]
[Line Ringing]
[Woman] CRIMESTOPPERS HOTLINE.
I HAVE SOME INFORMATION...
INFORMATION REGARDING THE,
UH... THE GUY IN THE PAPERS.
COULD YOU BE MORE
SPECIFIC, PLEASE?
THE GUY WHO KILLED
THE LIQUOR STORE GUY,
YOU KNOW, WITH THE
DRAWING IN THE PAPERS?
YES, SIR. HAVE YOU SEEN SOMEONE
WHO MATCHES THE COMPOSITE?
YEAH, I THINK I SEEN HIM AROUND
THIS ABANDONED BUILDING...
ON 30th AND HOPE.
I THINK HE CRASHES
THERE AT NIGHT.
THANKS FOR THE TIP, SIR. YOU
MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR A REWARD...
[Thunder Rumbling]
[Sighs]
I NEARLY BLEW A
HOLE IN YOU, FRANK.
I'M SURE HE'S HERE.
JOHNSON AND CLARK ARE
WORKIN' THE THIRD FLOOR.
[Panting]
[Object Falls]
JOHNSON. CLARK.
[Man Groans]
[Grunting]
JOKER.
CAN YOU SEE WHAT I SEE, F.B.I.?
CAN YOU SEE YOUR FEAR?
CAN YOU SEE WHAT YOU REALLY ARE?
[Hance Grunts]
[Yelling]
- [Hance's Gun Clicking]
- DROP IT, YOU SON OF A BITCH!
COME ON. GIVE ME A REASON.
NO!
[Sighs]
FRANK? [Sighs]
YOU HAVEN'T SLEPT THROUGH
THE NIGHT FOR A WEEK.
SORRY I WOKE YOU.
I'M NOT.
I'VE BEEN QUESTIONING
MYSELF, MY ACTIONS.
WE THINK WE'RE DOING OUR
JOB PUTTING THESE GUYS AWAY.
ALL WE DO IS PUT 'EM
IN JAILS AND PRISONS.
WE'RE HIDING THEM FROM SIGHT.
YOU'VE TAKEN AWAY THEIR
ABILITY TO HARM ANY OTHERS.
YOU THINK SO?
FOUR PEOPLE HAVE DIED
BECAUSE OF MY INACTION.
YOUR INACTION?
TWENTY YEARS AGO, I COULD
HAVE DESTROYED A CANCER.
INSTEAD OF KILLING IT, I
ALLOWED IT TO SPREAD.
RICHARD HANCE.
THAT CANCER WAS A MAN
UNDER YOUR CUSTODY.
YOU COULD NO MORE KILL HIM
THAN YOU COULD KILL JORDAN OR ME.
FRANK.
I BELIEVE IN THE
GOODNESS THAT'S IN YOU.
YOU HAVE TO FIND A WAY
TO BELIEVE IN IT AGAIN.
YOU GOT THE ANONYMOUS
TIP LAST NIGHT?
IF HE STAYS WITH THE
PATTERN, THAT'LL BE THE TRAP.
HE'LL BE IN THE
BUILDING WAITING.
[Bletcher] UNDERCOVER
OFFICERS KEPT THIS
UNDER SURVEILLANCE
SINCE EARLY THIS MORNING.
IF HE MOVES A HAIR,
WE'RE GONNA NAIL HIM.
[Sighs]
I THINK JACOB TYLER HAS LOST ALL
CONTACT WITH HIS OWN PERSONALITY.
WE CAN'T COUNT ON HIS
SURVIVAL INSTINCTS TO
SURRENDER, EVEN AGAINST
OVERWHELMING ODDS.
MAYBE IN THIS CASE, IT'S
BETTER JUST TO END IT.
HERE.
NOW.
OKAY. IT'S A GO.
[Sirens Wailing]
[Car Tires Screeching]
[Shouting]
[Woman On Radio] DISPATCH
ALL ADDITIONAL UNITS.
NORTH AND SOUTH,
RIVERS WAREHOUSE.
UNIT FIVE, COPY?
- [Gunshots]
- [Men Shouting]
[Man] GUNFIRE! WE'RE UNDER FIRE!
THERE HE IS! THIRD FLOOR.
NORTHEAST BUILDING, THE
ONE UNDER CONSTRUCTION. GO!
I JUST WANT YOU TO
KNOW IT'S NOT PERSONAL.
WE ANSWER THE CALL. DO
YOU KNOW WHY I'M HERE?
YOU MADE A PROMISE, A
PROMISE YOU HAVE TO KEEP.
YOU UNDERSTAND.
CERTAIN PEOPLE
HAVE TO BE SACRIFICED.
THEN YOU ACCEPT THIS?
NO.
I'VE ALREADY BEEN SACRIFICED.
[Rifle Fires]
[Gun Clicking]
YOU ARE NOT WHO YOU ARE.
YOU'RE JACOB TYLER!
YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND A WAY
TO BELIEVE IN THAT AGAIN.
- [Bletcher] DROP IT. DROP IT NOW!
- NO!
[Gunfire]
THIS IS BLETCHER. SUSPECT'S
DOWN, THIRD FLOOR. SEND A CORONER.
I COULDN'T TAKE
THE CHANCE, FRANK,
FOR NOW OR LATER.
HOW DID WE GET TO THIS PLACE WHERE
THE ONLY THING WE'RE GOOD FOR...
IS NOTIFYING THE LOVED ONES?
[Humming Stops]
[Quiet Moaning]
[Child] I MADE THIS!