Millennium (1996–1999): Season 1, Episode 19 - Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions - full transcript
In the parking lot of a supermarket, a young man shoots a well-dressed businessman after making a strange speech. As Frank watches the event, however, it appears that the young man killed his target with a bolt of lightning rather than a bullet. The scene then flashes back several days earlier, with Frank being called in to help with a series of very elaborately staged satanic murder rituals. A rather dull-witted man with no history of violent crime is arrested for the crimes and then confesses at his bail hearing to killing Bob Bletcher as well. As this is going on, the defendant's lawyer, Al Pepper, keeps hounding Frank to leave the Millennium group and work for him. Frank, however, senses something very wrong with the slick lawyer.
[Alarm Chirps]
BY URIEL AND BY RAZIEL,
POWERS, PRINCIPALITIES,
THRONES AND DOMINIONS,
I BIND AND COMMAND YOU, STAND.
I, SAMMAEL, BOUND BY HIS WILL,
COMMAND YOU... DEPART.
[People Screaming]
DIE, YOU SON OF A BITCH.
[Thunder Rumbling]
THERE'S A SUMMONER'S CIRCLE ON
THE FLOOR. THE BODY IS ON AN ALTAR.
BLOOD DRAINED INTO A CHALICE,
CEREMONIAL CANDLES,
SIGNS OF LUCIFER ON THE WALL,
INVERTED CROSSES.
THERE'S A GRIMOIRE.
THERE'S NOT MUCH
THAT ISN'T HERE, FRANK.
YOU'VE HAD EXPERIENCES WITH
THESE KIND OF SITUATIONS BEFORE.
SOME, YEAH.
NOT LIKE YOU'VE HAD.
THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
THE TYPE I'VE SEEN BEFORE.
IF YOU'RE ASKING, PETER, I'M NOT
READY TO COME BACK TO WORK YET.
I CAN PROBABLY
HANDLE THIS MYSELF.
IF I GET IN TROUBLE, I'LL GIVE
YOU A CALL. YOU TAKE CARE.
OKAY.
IS THE VICTIM THE ONLY
OCCUPANT OF THE RESIDENCE?
YES, SIR. HE, UH... HE
LIVED HERE BY HIMSELF.
HE WAS A DEACON AT THE
FIRST EMMANUEL CHURCH,
ACTIVE IN PROMISE KEEPERS.
THERE'S NO WAY HE WOULD HAVE
BEEN INVOLVED IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
NO WAY.
- DID ANYBODY SEE THAT?
- SEE WHAT?
THE KID OUT HERE ON
THE LEDGE, LOOKIN' IN.
HEY. HEY.
PETER ASKED FOR
YOUR HELP, DIDN'T HE?
YEAH.
BUT HE DOESN'T NEED IT.
YOU KNEW IT WAS COMING.
I'M NOT READY. NOT YET.
YOU KNEW IT WAS JUST A QUESTION.
SOMETHING YOU'VE
BEEN ASKING YOURSELF.
A QUESTION?
OF WHEN.
YOU CAN'T DENY
WHO YOU ARE, FRANK.
TO YOURSELF OR TO ME.
I'VE LOST MY CONCENTRATION.
AFTER BOB... YOU HAVE
TO COME TO TERMS.
YOU KNOW, I FORGET SOMETIMES.
I THINK I'LL GIVE HIM A CALL.
AND THEN I REMEMBER.
BOB'S DEAD.
MURDERED HERE, IN OUR HOUSE.
YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK.
I DON'T SEE ANY
OTHER CHOICE FOR YOU.
IF WE LET THINGS GO ON THIS
WAY, IT... IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.
- UNTIL WHAT?
- UNTIL SOMETHING GIVES.
[Jordan] DADDY? IN HERE, HONEY.
ARE YOU STAYING HOME FROM
WORK TODAY AGAIN, DADDY?
[Frank] WHAT DO YOU
HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT?
I DON'T KNOW. ARE YOU?
NO. BUT I WON'T BE FAR AWAY.
AND I'LL COME HOME
FOR DINNER, OKAY?
OKAY.
[Man] MR. BLACK?
WE'RE NOT, UH, HOW SHOULD I SAY,
ACCUSTOMED TO THE NATURE
OF THIS STYLE OF HOMICIDE.
OUR PERPETRATOR
EVISCERATED HIS VICTIM,
GUTTED HIM AND STOWED
HIS ORGANS IN CLAY POTS.
LUNGS, HEART AND BRAIN
IN SEPARATE POTS. YES.
THEY'RE CALLED CANOPIC JARS.
USED BY ANCIENT EGYPTIAN EMBALMERS TO STORE
AND PRESERVE THE ORGANS OF THEIR CLIENTS.
ALL THIS FILTH CAME
FROM THE KILL SITE.
EDDIE, THE VICTIM, RAN THE LIGHTING
STORE DOWN ON BAYNE STREET.
THE WAY HE WAS KILLED... THERE ARE RUMORS
GOING AROUND. PEOPLE ARE PRETTY UPSET.
I... I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE VERY
QUICKLY ON THIS. YES, I UNDERSTAND.
AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE
THE PUBLIC SOME
GUIDELINES ON HOW BEST
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES...
AND-AND THEIR FAMILIES.
I'D SAY AS LITTLE AS
POSSIBLE FOR NOW.
[Man] OKAY.
AFTER YOU SEE THE REMAINS, UH,
PERHAPS YOU COULD GIVE ME SOME GUIDANCE.
I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU DO UNDERSTAND?
MR. WATTS.
I FEEL CONFIDENT THE CAUSE OF DEATH
WAS THE KNIFE WOUND TO THE NECK.
WITH THE CAROTID ARTERY SEVERED,
THE BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN...
WOULD CAUSE THE VICTIM TO
LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS VERY QUICKLY.
DEATH WOULD FOLLOW FROM
THE MASSIVE HEMORRHAGING.
THAT WOULD FIT WITH THE
PREPARATION OF THE ORGANS.
THE EGYPTIANS PRESERVED THEIR
DISTINGUISHED DEAD IN SIMILAR FASHION,
WITH MINERALIZED
SALTS, OTHER COMPOUNDS.
YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THESE THINGS...
THEY'RE OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST TO YOU?
I'VE STUDIED THEIR TECHNIQUES.
PHIL'S THE UNDERTAKER, BUT HE'S BEEN
COUNTY CORONER NOW FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
I'M NOT A DOCTOR, UNDERSTAND.
I'M IN MORTUARY SCIENCE.
ANYWAY...
- YOU THINK EDDIE KNEW
WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO HIM?
- POSSIBLE.
THE BRAIN CAN LIVE FOR A
FEW MINUTES WITHOUT OXYGEN.
EXCUSE ME. I HAVE TO
GO TO THE RESTROOM.
[Exhales]
IT MAY BE TOO SOON, PETER.
I PUSHED YOU.
SHOULD I FIND SOMEBODY TO
DRIVE YOU BACK TO THE CITY?
NO. I WANT TO TAKE A
WALK, COLLECT MYSELF.
I DIDN'T TELL YOU, FRANK. THERE'S
SOMETHING I NEED YOUR HEAD ON.
- SOMETHING I SAW
AFTER WE GOT OFF THE PHONE.
- WHAT?
I SAW A KID LOOKIN' INTO THE
SECOND-STORY WINDOW OF THE CRIME SCENE.
NO LADDER. NO TRACE OF HIM.
THAT WAS STRANGE TO ME.
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
YEAH.
SPECTATORS AT THE CRIME SCENE.
THAT'S THE GUY I SAW.
YOU ALWAYS HOPE FOR A BREAK.
THAT MAYBE THE KILLER WILL
RETURN TO THE SCENE FOR HIS THRILLS.
BUT YOU DON'T
THINK SO THIS TIME.
I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD
EVEN TRY TO COMMENT.
MY CLARITY ON THIS
IS NOT WHAT I'D HOPED.
[Children Shouting, Laughing]
[Baby Cries]
[Gasps, Groans]
MR. BLACK, I CAN'T WAIT.
I NEED TO TELL THE PEOPLE
OF THIS TOWN SOMETHING,
OR YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE
ME A GOOD REASON NOT TO.
WE DON'T THINK THIS MAN HAS
KILLED BEFORE, OR NOT OFTEN.
HE'LL BE EXCITED,
HIGH ON HIS SUCCESS.
HE'LL WANT TO ENJOY THE
SENSATION THAT HE'S CAUSED.
IT'S UNLIKELY HE'LL FEEL
THE NEED TO KILL AGAIN SOON.
SOON? WELL, HOW LONG IS
SOON? ONE WEEK? ONE MONTH?
CHIEF? WE GOT A HOMICIDE.
BABYSITTER IN PARC
VERDUN PLAYGROUND.
SOME GUY CUT HER
THROAT IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
- DID WE GET HIM?
- HE'S IN CUSTODY.
MILLER AND TRAUTMAN
ARE BRINGING HIM IN NOW.
WELL, I GUESS MY
QUESTION'S BEEN ANSWERED.
WE'VE GOT THE WITNESSES.
WE'VE GOT THE MURDER WEAPON.
- WE GOT YOU, MARTIN.
- I WANT A LAWYER.
OH, HE'S COMIN'.
DID YOU USE THE SAME KNIFE ON
EDDIE PRESSMAN YOU USED ON THE GIRL?
WE GOT OUR GUY, FRANK.
THERE'S NO REASON FOR YOU TO
STAY AROUND IF YOU'D RATHER LEAVE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE BETTER.
ANYBODY CAN BE WRONG, MR. BLACK.
GUY LEFT HIS PRINTS ALL
OVER PRESSMAN'S HOUSE.
THE IMPORTANT THING'S
ACCOMPLISHED. WE GOT HIM.
THANK YOU.
ASK HIM ABOUT THE
MAN IN THE WINDOW.
I WILL.
I'M AL PEPPER. COUNSEL
FOR THE ACCUSED.
FRANK BLACK. I'LL SEE
YOU WHEN YOU GET BACK.
HOW'D EVERYTHING
GO TODAY? STRANGE.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE BACK.
NOW I'M WONDERING WHY I DID IT.
YOU SAID THEY HAD A SUSPECT? THEY
ARRESTED SOMEBODY FOR THE CRIME?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
GO BACK, DO YOU?
NO.
BUT YOU'RE GOING BACK ANYWAY.
THIS CASE... I HAVE A
FEELING IT INVOLVES ME
IN SOME WAY. SOME WAY
I'M NOT CLEAR ABOUT YET.
ARE YOU GONNA BE ABLE TO SLEEP?
I'LL BE UP IN A BIT.
THE GREEK WORD PHAESTOS.
ON THE OPEN PAGE
OF THE GRIMOIRE.
[Peter] DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
IS? NO, BUT IT'S NOT MEANINGLESS.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN TO THE KILLER,
BUT IT'S SIGNIFICANT APART FROM HIM.
- I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND.
- IT'S A SIGNATURE, I THINK.
WHOSE? THE KILLER'S?
UNLIKELY.
THE RITUAL ELEMENTS
AT THE MURDER SCENE...
WERE DRAWN FROM A WIDE VARIETY
OF DIFFERENT MYSTIC TRADITIONS.
STAGE DRESSING.
THE WORK OF A SCHIZOID FANTASIST,
LACKING ANY SPIRITUAL SERIOUSNESS.
THEN WHO WROTE IT?
SOMEONE WHO STATES
HIS PRESENCE NEARBY.
IT'S INTENDED AS A MESSAGE.
- TO WHOM?
- TO ME, I THINK.
YOU WANT TO RUN THAT BY ME,
FRANK? BEFORE I RUN IT BY HIM?
I'M NOT SO SURE YOU
HAVE THE RIGHT GUY, PETER.
IT'S PRETTY WELL CHECKED OUT.
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO HOME,
ACTUALLY. YOU WANT ME TO HOLD OFF?
- WOULD YOU MIND?
- [Door Opens]
I'M HERE AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HERE, MIKE?
- GOT A CALL. HEARD YOU COULD
USE SOME HELP.
FROM WHOM? FRANK.
FRANK? WELL, HE TOLD ME HE'D
MEET US BACK HERE IN THE MORNING.
HE TOLD ME THE CASE WOULD
TAKE AN UNEXPECTED TURN.
[Door Closes]
[Thunder Rumbling]
[No Audible Dialogue]
- IS IT BOB?
- HE WAS TRYING
TO SAY SOMETHING.
IT SEEMED SO REAL.
IT WAS SO REAL.
IT'S AN UNCONSCIOUS
INFLUENCE TO BE EXPECTED.
YOU'RE GONNA FILTER EVERYTHING
THROUGH YOUR EMOTIONS FOR A WHILE.
[Exhales] THIS WAS DIFFERENT.
I FELT IT YESTERDAY WHEN WE
WERE INTERVIEWING THE SUSPECT.
YOU FELT BLETCHER?
IT'S AS IF HE KNEW HIM.
HE KNEW SOMETHING ABOUT HIM.
UNLESS I'M LOSING MY ABILITY.
IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?
I THINK I'VE LOST
MY TRUST IN IT.
[Children Chattering]
FRANK. HEY, MIKE.
- YOU DIDN'T CALL ME, DID YOU?
- CALL YOU?
SOMEBODY'S BEEN
IMPERSONATING YOU, FRANK.
ASKED MIKE TO MEET US OUT
HERE. SAID THE CASE WAS TURNING.
- THE STRANGE THING
IS IT'S TRUE.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THE TWO MOTORISTS WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE
SEEN MARTIN ATTACK AND KILL THE NURSE...
FAILED TO IDENTIFY HIM IN THE LINEUP,
AND THEY WERE CERTAIN THAT THEY COULD.
WHAT ABOUT THE
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE?
MARTIN'S BLOODSTAINED JACKET
WAS SENT TO THE LAB IN SEATTLE.
WHEN IT ARRIVED, THEY COULDN'T
FIND ANY BLOODSTAINS ON IT.
WE'VE ESTABLISHED WITH A FAIR DEGREE
OF CERTAINTY THAT THE SAME KNIFE...
THAT WAS USED IN THE SATANIC KILLING OF
PRESSMAN WAS USED ON THE BABYSITTER HERE.
MARTIN DID THE KILLINGS?
EVERY PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT LINKS
HIM DIRECTLY WITH EITHER KILLING...
IS LOST, TAINTED OR
OTHERWISE COMPROMISED,
INCLUDING MARTIN'S
FINGERPRINTS ON THE KNIFE,
WHICH WAS WIPED CLEAN AFTER IT
WAS ADMITTED TO THE PROPERTY ROOM.
- WHY?
- MOST PEOPLE WOULD
BE ASKING HOW.
YOU TOLD PETER THIS INVOLVED
YOU. WHAT DID YOU MEAN?
THERE MAY BE A LINK BETWEEN BOB
BLETCHER'S MURDER AND THESE KILLINGS.
DO YOU THINK MARTIN
KILLED BLETCHER?
WHAT ABOUT MARTIN'S ATTORNEY?
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT HIM?
NOT MUCH YET.
BUT HE'S BEEN ASKING TO SEE YOU.
ALISTAIR PEPPER,
REPRESENTING THE ACCUSED.
JUST CALL ME AL,
MR. BLACK. ALISTAIR.
THE NAME CARRIES SOME
NOTORIETY IN CERTAIN CIRCLES.
PLEASE.
I FIND THE ASSOCIATION
DISTASTEFUL. I GO BY AL.
I SEE.
I WAS HOPING TO TALK TO YOU
EARLIER, BUT YOU WERE UNAVAILABLE.
IN THE INTERIM,
THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
I'M NOT PRIVY TO
ALL THE DETAILS.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE
BEEN CERTAIN EVIDENTIARY PROBLEMS...
CONCERNING BOTH OF MY
CLIENT'S PENDING MATTERS.
I WON'T DISCUSS IT.
I AM CONFIDENT THAT I CAN
DEFEND MY CLIENT, MR. BLACK.
ALMOST CERTAINLY
SEE HIM SET FREE.
I AM ALSO VERY AWARE
THAT IT IS VERY LIKELY...
THAT HE COMMITTED THE
CRIMES OF WHICH HE'S ACCUSED.
YES.
IT MIGHT BETTER SERVE HIM...
TO CONCEDE A DEGREE OF
GUILT IN THESE CURRENT MATTERS,
ACCEPT HIS SENTENCE
AND SERVE HIS TIME.
- WHY?
- WHY?
IN AN INSTITUTIONAL SETTING,
MR. MARTIN MIGHT AVAIL HIMSELF
OF THERAPEUTIC SERVICES.
HE MIGHT BE REHABILITATED.
I HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO BARGAIN
ON THE COURT'S BEHALF, OR ANYONE'S.
EXCEPT YOUR OWN, MR. BLACK.
I HAVE A VERY
SUCCESSFUL LAW FIRM.
I'M LOOKING TO EXPAND.
I NEED AN INVESTIGATOR.
SOMEONE WITH YOUR ABILITIES.
YOU REMIND ME OF SOMEONE.
HAVE WE MET BEFORE?
I SEEM TO BE BLESSED
WITH A FAMILIAR FACE.
AH.
I AM OFFERING YOU A PARTNERSHIP.
NAME YOUR SALARY,
NAME YOUR HOURS,
DESIGN YOUR OWN
BENEFITS PACKAGE.
I'M NOT INTERESTED.
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE UNHAPPY...
IN YOUR CURRENT
CIRCUMSTANCES, MR. BLACK.
THAT WOULD ALL CHANGE.
YOU AND YOUR LOVED
ONES WOULD BE SAFE,
WELL OUT OF HARM'S WAY.
I CAN'T MAKE THE LEGAL
ADVICE I GIVE TO MARTIN...
CONTINGENT UPON YOUR
ACCEPTING MY OFFER.
UNETHICAL.
BUT YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE
MANY QUESTIONS.
I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER
ALL OF THEM. ANYTIME.
WHY?
EXCEPT THAT ONE.
DID MARTIN'S LAWYER HAVE
ACCESS TO THE EVIDENCE?
COULD HE HAVE SEEN THIS?
NO, I DON'T SEE
HOW HE COULD HAVE.
YOU'VE ASKED THE
COURT TO DENY BOND.
YOUR HONOR, MR. MARTIN
IS CHARGED IN CONNECTION...
WITH TWO CRIMES OF
EXTREME FEROCITY.
HE CONSTITUTES A
CONTINUING MENACE TO SOCIETY.
I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
THE COURT VERY PROMPTLY...
WITH COMPELLING EVIDENCE
SUPPORTING THE STATE'S OPINION.
[Judge] UNTIL YOU DO, MR. FISHER,
DEFENDANT MARTIN'S PRIOR...
PETTY CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS...
SUGGEST HE'S MORE LIKELY TO PRESENT SOCIETY
WITH AN INCONVENIENCE THAN A HAZARD.
MR. MARTIN,
YOU'VE STOLEN A LARGE
NUMBER OF CAR BATTERIES.
SORRY.
ALL RIGHT. BEFORE I
SET BAIL, MR. PEPPER,
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY THAT
WOULD BEAR ON THE AMOUNT OF BAIL?
MY CLIENT HAS INSTRUCTED ME...
HE IS NOT SEEKING
BAIL AT THIS TIME,
PREFERRING TO AWAIT HIS
VINDICATION AND RELEASE.
CAN I CONFESS
SOMETHING, YOUR HONOR?
MR. PEPPER?
WE SHOULD DISCUSS ANY STATEMENT
THAT YOU'RE PLANNING TO MAKE.
I CUT A DETECTIVE'S
NECK IN SEATTLE.
I LEFT HIM HANGIN'
ON A BASEMENT WALL.
BLETCHER. BOB
BLETCHER WAS HIS NAME.
I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT
IT'S BEEN BOTHERING ME.
MARTIN'S ATTORNEY'S AGREED
TO HIS BEING MOVED TO SEATTLE.
I THINK THE VICTIM WAS
RITUALISTICALLY SLAUGHTERED...
TO GET THE MILLENNIUM GROUP
INVOLVED, TO GET ME INVOLVED.
THE KID'S A PUNK, FRANK.
WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS A SOPHISTICATION
BEYOND HIS INTELLIGENCE OR COMPETENCE.
SOMEONE TURNED HIS
LIMITED WIT TO THEIR PURPOSE.
- HE'S BEING CONTROLLED.
- WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
MARTIN'S LAWYER. HE KNEW I
WAS COMING BACK. HE SAID SO.
THE EVIDENCE DISAPPEARING
MADE SURE OF IT. THIS GUY, PEPPER?
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
WHO CALLED YOU, MIKE?
THIS KID, MARTIN? NOPE.
I DON'T THINK SO.
I THINK YOU SHOULD
BE LEAVING. SOON.
WHY IS THAT? I'M NOT CERTAIN,
BUT I THINK THERE'S A PROCESS
GOING ON WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS.
I'M STAYING, FRANK. THERE
ISN'T EVEN A DISCUSSION.
WILL YOU FIND OUT EVERYTHING
YOU CAN ABOUT MARTIN'S LAWYER?
SURE. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS?
SPEND SOME TIME WITH MARTIN.
GET A FEEL FOR HIM. HE LIKES TO TALK.
THANKS FOR COMING.
I WANTED TO SEE THE SON OF
A BITCH. LOOK HIM IN THE EYES.
ALL WE HAVE IS A CONFESSION.
WE STILL HAVE TO PROVE IT OUT.
- MARTIN'S ON HIS WAY
FROM HOLDING.
- [Door Opens]
THIS HIM? THIS LITTLE SNOTBALL?
I'LL BE RIDING BACK TO THE
CITY WITH YOU AND THE PRISONER.
[Geibelhouse] LOOKS LIKE WE
HAVE A WELCOMING COMMITTEE.
- COME ON, FOLKS. LET'S MOVE IT.
- LIEUTENANT, LET ME OUT.
MR. BLACK. ARE YOU GOING
TO GIVE US AN INDICTMENT?
HE WAS IN TOWN DURING THE
RIGHT TIME PERIOD. GOT A BUS TICKET.
DRIVER SAW HIM GET ON AND OFF.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET AN INDICTMENT
OFF OF MARTIN'S CONFESSION.
BUT THERE'S NO
EVIDENCE LINKING HIM TO
BLETCHER'S KILLING. HE
MAY RECANT HIS CONFESSION.
HIS ATTORNEY MAY ARGUE THAT...
THE MANNER IN WHICH HE
CONFESSED IS PROOF OF UNRELIABILITY.
DETECTIVE GEIBELHOUSE SAYS THAT
HE'S SURE THIS GUY KILLED BLETCHER.
- HE SAYS YOU'RE SURE OF IT TOO.
- I'M NOT SO SURE.
WHAT?
[Buzzer Buzzes] [Lock Clicks]
[Pepper] WELL, THAT IS
THE PICTURE, MRS. BLACK.
I KNOW YOU WANT TO DO SOME CHECKING,
AND OF COURSE YOU'LL WANT TO TALK TO FRANK,
BUT UH, HOW DOES IT SOUND?
- CATHERINE.
- FRANK. I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HOME.
[Jordan] HI, DADDY. HI.
HOW'S MY GIRL?
HELLO, FRANK.
I HOPE, UH... I HOPE
YOU DON'T MIND, FRANK,
BUT I WAS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I JUST
DROPPED BY ON THE
CHANCE THAT YOU MIGHT BE IN.
AND I MET YOUR LOVELY WIFE.
MR. PEPPER SAID YOU AND
HE WERE WORKING TOGETHER.
CATHERINE, WHY DON'T
YOU TAKE JORDAN UPSTAIRS.
THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO DISCUSS
WITH MR. PEPPER. OH, DADDY, DO I HAVE TO?
YES, WE'RE JUST
TALKING BORING BUSINESS.
COME ON. I'LL GIVE
YOU YOUR BATH.
GOOD NIGHT, MRS.
BLACK. A PLEASURE.
HUH. WHAT A LOVELY,
LOVELY FAMILY.
FRANK, YOU MUST BE VERY HAPPY.
DON'T EVER COME TO MY HOUSE.
STAY AWAY FROM MY FAMILY.
I'M... I'M SORRY, FRANK.
I, UH... I MEANT NO OFFENSE.
I'LL LEAVE AT ONCE.
I WOULD NEVER HAVE COME IF I HAD
ANY IDEA THAT THIS WOULD UPSET YOU.
SINCERELY, FRANK,
THAT'S THE LAST THING...
[Heavy Door Closes]
[Man Chuckling] OH, MARTIN.
YOU'LL BE A FREE MAN.
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THE MIDNIGHT
SPECIAL OUT OF THIS WICKED PLACE SOON.
SEE THAT BIG LIGHT COMIN'?
HEAR THE STEEL
WHEELS ON THE RAILS?
[Chuckling] OH, YES.
YOU FREE, MARTIN.
[Chuckling]
[Wailing]
- HEY!
- COME ON. GET IT OPEN,
FOR GOD'S SAKE!
I'M TRYING! THE KEYHOLE'S PLUGGED
UP OR SOMETHING! I CAN'T GET THE KEY IN!
MARTIN! LISTEN TO ME, MARTIN!
CAN YOU SPEAK UP?
I CAN'T HEAR YOU, MAN.
HAS ANYONE DETERMINED
WHO PASSED HIM THE BLADE?
HE WAS CLEAN INTO THE CELL BLOCK.
THAT'S THE INFORMATION WE GOT.
IT CAME FROM ANOTHER
PRISONER, IS WHAT I'M HEARING.
THE RAZOR BLADE HAS PRODUCED UNDERSTANDABLE
CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
BUT MR. MARTIN HERE DIDN'T
DIE FROM SELF-INFLICTED INJURIES.
- HE SURE AS HELL
BLED FROM THEM.
- WHAT DID HE DIE OF?
WELL, HE MISSED THE
CAROTID ARTERY IN THE NECK,
AND THE WOUNDS ARE NOTHING
MORE THAN MESSY SCRATCHES.
YOU SEE THIS DARK AREA
HERE IN THE MIDBRAIN?
THAT INDICATES A
MASSIVE HEMORRHAGE.
YOU'RE SAYIN' THE KID TRIED TO
ICE HIMSELF BUT SCREWED IT UP?
HE DIED OF AN ANEURYSM.
OF NATURAL CAUSES.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL
PUT IN YOUR REPORT?
YOU DISAGREE?
WHAT KILLED THIS MAN
WAS ANYTHING BUT NATURAL.
FRANK! I WASN'T EXPECTING
YOU, BUT I'M GLAD YOU STOPPED BY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THE OFFICES THAT I'VE SET ASIDE FOR YOU?
I'VE JUST SEEN YOUR
SHOW OF GOOD FAITH.
- REALLY?
- YOUR CLIENT'S DEAD. BUT YOU KNOW THAT.
YEAH.
THE, UH, DEPARTMENT
NOTIFIED ME LAST NIGHT.
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
IS HOW YOU DID IT.
FORTUITOUS AND TIMELY, HMM?
OUR MINOR CONFLICT OF
INTEREST HAS BEEN RESOLVED.
I DON'T THINK SO.
AS I'VE SAID TO YOU BEFORE, YOU
NEEDN'T MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW.
MY OFFER REMAINS
OPEN FOR AS LONG...
AS IS NECESSARY.
YOU'VE COME TO ME BEFORE.
SO YOU'VE SAID.
YOU KILLED THAT KID, AND
I'M GONNA CONNECT YOU TO IT.
FRANK.
YOU UNDERSTAND...
THAT LIFE FOR YOU AND
YOUR WONDERFUL FAMILY...
CAN ONLY BECOME MORE
DIFFICULT, MORE DANGEROUS.
DON'T THREATEN ME. JOIN ME.
I CAN WAIT, FRANK.
YOUR SITUATION MAY NOT
ALLOW YOU THAT LUXURY.
[Buzzing]
HEY, MIKE. WHERE ARE YOU, FRANK?
ON MY WAY HOME. HAVE
YOU HEARD FROM WATTS?
NO. HE CALLED ME AN HOUR AGO,
SAID HE WAS GONNA
MEET ME HERE WITH YOU.
WHERE ARE YOU? AT MY HOTEL.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING YOU BOTH
SHOULD SEE. I'M ON MY WAY.
FRANK. PETER.
HE'S NOT HERE.
HE JUST CALLED ME.
HE CALLED YOU? YEAH. HE
TOLD ME TO MEET HIM HERE.
HE MADE IT SOUND URGENT. WHO
CALLED ME? I THOUGHT YOU DID.
NO.
MIKE? MIKE!
[Gasping]
- GO AFTER HIM! GO AFTER HIM!
- DO WHAT YOU CAN FOR HIM!
HANG ON, MIKE.
[Alarm Chirps]
BY URIEL AND BY RAZIEL,
POWERS, PRINCIPALITIES,
THRONES AND DOMINIONS,
I BIND AND COMMAND YOU, STAND.
I, SAMMAEL, BOUND BY HIS WILL,
COMMAND YOU... DEPART.
[People Gasping, Screaming]
DIE, YOU SON OF A BITCH.
[Siren Wailing]
MIKE HAD BEEN DOING
SOME BACKGROUND WORK.
HE SPOKE ABOUT IT
BRIEFLY. SAID HE'D FOUND
OUT SOME THINGS ABOUT
THE ATTORNEY, PEPPER.
I ASKED HIM TO DO THAT.
BEFORE HE PASSED, HE TOLD ME THAT
HE DIDN'T WANT YOU BLAMING YOURSELF.
THAT... YOU TOLD HIM TO GO
HOME, THAT HE WAS IN DANGER.
I DID.
I READ WHAT HE PUT TOGETHER
ON PEPPER, IF NOW'S ANY TIME.
PEPPER HAD A SUCCESSFUL
PRACTICE IN THE
CITY... MOSTLY CONVEYANCING,
REAL ESTATE LAW.
SIX MONTHS AGO HE
HAD A HEART ATTACK.
APPARENTLY, HE WAS TECHNICALLY
DEAD FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME.
THE MEDICAL TEAM MANAGED TO
REVIVE HIM, AND AFTER HIS RECOVERY,
HE CHANGED THE FOCUS
OF HIS LEGAL WORK.
MARTIN WAS HIS FIRST
SERIOUS CRIMINAL CLIENT.
[Knock On Door, Door Opens]
WE'VE GOT A CONFESSION.
NOTHING AS TO MOTIVE.
THE KID ADMITS TO
KILLING PEPPER...
BUT CLAIMS NO PART IN THE
DEATH OF YOUR ASSOCIATE, ATKINS.
I'M SORRY.
WE'RE DONE WITH HIM FOR NOW.
DO YOU WANT SOME TIME WITH
HIM BEFORE HE'S LOCKED DOWN?
YOU DIDN'T SHOOT
PEPPER, DID YOU?
- I DIDN'T SEE IT THAT WAY.
- YOU HAVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE.
ALL ALONG, MY QUESTION
HAS NEVER BEEN...
"HOW"... OR "WHO"...
BUT "WHY."
WHY DID YOU ACT?
WHY STOP PEPPER?
HIS OWN ACTIONS
MADE IT POSSIBLE.
THE MURDERS? THE
BABYSITTER AND MIKE ATKINS?
NO.
HIS FUTURE ACTIONS.
HE WOULD NOT HAVE
STOPPED WITH ATKINS.
MY FAMILY.
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND.
YOU WERE NOT SAVED.
HE WAS NOT PREVENTED
FROM DOING HARM TO ANYONE.
HE SUFFERED THE
CONSEQUENCE OF HIS OWN ERROR.
ANY BENEFIT TO YOU, TO
YOUR FAMILY, WAS INCIDENTAL.
WHAT YOU DID... HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH ME?
NO.
THERE'S NOT THAT KIND OF ACTION.
I KNOW YOU GRIEVE DEEPLY
AT THE LOSS OF YOUR FRIENDS.
[Exhales] YES.
WE WEEP FOR OURSELVES.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
WHAT HAPPENS HERE CAN
ONLY PAIN ME, NOT HARM ME.
GOOD-BYE, FRANK.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU
AGAIN SOMETIME. ANOTHER TIME.
I'M SORRY.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW
PAINFUL IT IS FOR ME TO BE HERE.
WHO IS HE?
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE HE'S PART OF SOMETHING ALL
OF US ARE OTHERWISE UNAWARE OF.
MIKE SAID SOMETHIN' LIKE
THAT. IT MADE NO SENSE TO ME.
HE SAID SOMETHING
ELSE. HE SAID...
YOU SHOULD LOVE YOUR
FAMILY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN...
AND BE PREPARED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY THAT IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH.
PETER. HI.
FRANK.
IT HAS TO BE ENOUGH.
WHAT? NOTHING.
I WANT TO TAKE YOU HOME.
[Child] I MADE THIS!
BY URIEL AND BY RAZIEL,
POWERS, PRINCIPALITIES,
THRONES AND DOMINIONS,
I BIND AND COMMAND YOU, STAND.
I, SAMMAEL, BOUND BY HIS WILL,
COMMAND YOU... DEPART.
[People Screaming]
DIE, YOU SON OF A BITCH.
[Thunder Rumbling]
THERE'S A SUMMONER'S CIRCLE ON
THE FLOOR. THE BODY IS ON AN ALTAR.
BLOOD DRAINED INTO A CHALICE,
CEREMONIAL CANDLES,
SIGNS OF LUCIFER ON THE WALL,
INVERTED CROSSES.
THERE'S A GRIMOIRE.
THERE'S NOT MUCH
THAT ISN'T HERE, FRANK.
YOU'VE HAD EXPERIENCES WITH
THESE KIND OF SITUATIONS BEFORE.
SOME, YEAH.
NOT LIKE YOU'VE HAD.
THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO BE
THE TYPE I'VE SEEN BEFORE.
IF YOU'RE ASKING, PETER, I'M NOT
READY TO COME BACK TO WORK YET.
I CAN PROBABLY
HANDLE THIS MYSELF.
IF I GET IN TROUBLE, I'LL GIVE
YOU A CALL. YOU TAKE CARE.
OKAY.
IS THE VICTIM THE ONLY
OCCUPANT OF THE RESIDENCE?
YES, SIR. HE, UH... HE
LIVED HERE BY HIMSELF.
HE WAS A DEACON AT THE
FIRST EMMANUEL CHURCH,
ACTIVE IN PROMISE KEEPERS.
THERE'S NO WAY HE WOULD HAVE
BEEN INVOLVED IN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
NO WAY.
- DID ANYBODY SEE THAT?
- SEE WHAT?
THE KID OUT HERE ON
THE LEDGE, LOOKIN' IN.
HEY. HEY.
PETER ASKED FOR
YOUR HELP, DIDN'T HE?
YEAH.
BUT HE DOESN'T NEED IT.
YOU KNEW IT WAS COMING.
I'M NOT READY. NOT YET.
YOU KNEW IT WAS JUST A QUESTION.
SOMETHING YOU'VE
BEEN ASKING YOURSELF.
A QUESTION?
OF WHEN.
YOU CAN'T DENY
WHO YOU ARE, FRANK.
TO YOURSELF OR TO ME.
I'VE LOST MY CONCENTRATION.
AFTER BOB... YOU HAVE
TO COME TO TERMS.
YOU KNOW, I FORGET SOMETIMES.
I THINK I'LL GIVE HIM A CALL.
AND THEN I REMEMBER.
BOB'S DEAD.
MURDERED HERE, IN OUR HOUSE.
YOU HAVE TO GO BACK TO WORK.
I DON'T SEE ANY
OTHER CHOICE FOR YOU.
IF WE LET THINGS GO ON THIS
WAY, IT... IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME.
- UNTIL WHAT?
- UNTIL SOMETHING GIVES.
[Jordan] DADDY? IN HERE, HONEY.
ARE YOU STAYING HOME FROM
WORK TODAY AGAIN, DADDY?
[Frank] WHAT DO YOU
HAVE TO SAY ABOUT IT?
I DON'T KNOW. ARE YOU?
NO. BUT I WON'T BE FAR AWAY.
AND I'LL COME HOME
FOR DINNER, OKAY?
OKAY.
[Man] MR. BLACK?
WE'RE NOT, UH, HOW SHOULD I SAY,
ACCUSTOMED TO THE NATURE
OF THIS STYLE OF HOMICIDE.
OUR PERPETRATOR
EVISCERATED HIS VICTIM,
GUTTED HIM AND STOWED
HIS ORGANS IN CLAY POTS.
LUNGS, HEART AND BRAIN
IN SEPARATE POTS. YES.
THEY'RE CALLED CANOPIC JARS.
USED BY ANCIENT EGYPTIAN EMBALMERS TO STORE
AND PRESERVE THE ORGANS OF THEIR CLIENTS.
ALL THIS FILTH CAME
FROM THE KILL SITE.
EDDIE, THE VICTIM, RAN THE LIGHTING
STORE DOWN ON BAYNE STREET.
THE WAY HE WAS KILLED... THERE ARE RUMORS
GOING AROUND. PEOPLE ARE PRETTY UPSET.
I... I THINK WE NEED TO MOVE VERY
QUICKLY ON THIS. YES, I UNDERSTAND.
AND I'D LIKE TO GIVE
THE PUBLIC SOME
GUIDELINES ON HOW BEST
TO PROTECT THEMSELVES...
AND-AND THEIR FAMILIES.
I'D SAY AS LITTLE AS
POSSIBLE FOR NOW.
[Man] OKAY.
AFTER YOU SEE THE REMAINS, UH,
PERHAPS YOU COULD GIVE ME SOME GUIDANCE.
I'D REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
YOU DO UNDERSTAND?
MR. WATTS.
I FEEL CONFIDENT THE CAUSE OF DEATH
WAS THE KNIFE WOUND TO THE NECK.
WITH THE CAROTID ARTERY SEVERED,
THE BLOOD FLOW TO THE BRAIN...
WOULD CAUSE THE VICTIM TO
LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS VERY QUICKLY.
DEATH WOULD FOLLOW FROM
THE MASSIVE HEMORRHAGING.
THAT WOULD FIT WITH THE
PREPARATION OF THE ORGANS.
THE EGYPTIANS PRESERVED THEIR
DISTINGUISHED DEAD IN SIMILAR FASHION,
WITH MINERALIZED
SALTS, OTHER COMPOUNDS.
YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF THESE THINGS...
THEY'RE OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST TO YOU?
I'VE STUDIED THEIR TECHNIQUES.
PHIL'S THE UNDERTAKER, BUT HE'S BEEN
COUNTY CORONER NOW FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS.
I'M NOT A DOCTOR, UNDERSTAND.
I'M IN MORTUARY SCIENCE.
ANYWAY...
- YOU THINK EDDIE KNEW
WHAT WAS HAPPENING TO HIM?
- POSSIBLE.
THE BRAIN CAN LIVE FOR A
FEW MINUTES WITHOUT OXYGEN.
EXCUSE ME. I HAVE TO
GO TO THE RESTROOM.
[Exhales]
IT MAY BE TOO SOON, PETER.
I PUSHED YOU.
SHOULD I FIND SOMEBODY TO
DRIVE YOU BACK TO THE CITY?
NO. I WANT TO TAKE A
WALK, COLLECT MYSELF.
I DIDN'T TELL YOU, FRANK. THERE'S
SOMETHING I NEED YOUR HEAD ON.
- SOMETHING I SAW
AFTER WE GOT OFF THE PHONE.
- WHAT?
I SAW A KID LOOKIN' INTO THE
SECOND-STORY WINDOW OF THE CRIME SCENE.
NO LADDER. NO TRACE OF HIM.
THAT WAS STRANGE TO ME.
BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE.
YEAH.
SPECTATORS AT THE CRIME SCENE.
THAT'S THE GUY I SAW.
YOU ALWAYS HOPE FOR A BREAK.
THAT MAYBE THE KILLER WILL
RETURN TO THE SCENE FOR HIS THRILLS.
BUT YOU DON'T
THINK SO THIS TIME.
I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD
EVEN TRY TO COMMENT.
MY CLARITY ON THIS
IS NOT WHAT I'D HOPED.
[Children Shouting, Laughing]
[Baby Cries]
[Gasps, Groans]
MR. BLACK, I CAN'T WAIT.
I NEED TO TELL THE PEOPLE
OF THIS TOWN SOMETHING,
OR YOU'VE GOT TO GIVE
ME A GOOD REASON NOT TO.
WE DON'T THINK THIS MAN HAS
KILLED BEFORE, OR NOT OFTEN.
HE'LL BE EXCITED,
HIGH ON HIS SUCCESS.
HE'LL WANT TO ENJOY THE
SENSATION THAT HE'S CAUSED.
IT'S UNLIKELY HE'LL FEEL
THE NEED TO KILL AGAIN SOON.
SOON? WELL, HOW LONG IS
SOON? ONE WEEK? ONE MONTH?
CHIEF? WE GOT A HOMICIDE.
BABYSITTER IN PARC
VERDUN PLAYGROUND.
SOME GUY CUT HER
THROAT IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
- DID WE GET HIM?
- HE'S IN CUSTODY.
MILLER AND TRAUTMAN
ARE BRINGING HIM IN NOW.
WELL, I GUESS MY
QUESTION'S BEEN ANSWERED.
WE'VE GOT THE WITNESSES.
WE'VE GOT THE MURDER WEAPON.
- WE GOT YOU, MARTIN.
- I WANT A LAWYER.
OH, HE'S COMIN'.
DID YOU USE THE SAME KNIFE ON
EDDIE PRESSMAN YOU USED ON THE GIRL?
WE GOT OUR GUY, FRANK.
THERE'S NO REASON FOR YOU TO
STAY AROUND IF YOU'D RATHER LEAVE.
I THINK THAT WOULD BE BETTER.
ANYBODY CAN BE WRONG, MR. BLACK.
GUY LEFT HIS PRINTS ALL
OVER PRESSMAN'S HOUSE.
THE IMPORTANT THING'S
ACCOMPLISHED. WE GOT HIM.
THANK YOU.
ASK HIM ABOUT THE
MAN IN THE WINDOW.
I WILL.
I'M AL PEPPER. COUNSEL
FOR THE ACCUSED.
FRANK BLACK. I'LL SEE
YOU WHEN YOU GET BACK.
HOW'D EVERYTHING
GO TODAY? STRANGE.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE GONE BACK.
NOW I'M WONDERING WHY I DID IT.
YOU SAID THEY HAD A SUSPECT? THEY
ARRESTED SOMEBODY FOR THE CRIME?
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
GO BACK, DO YOU?
NO.
BUT YOU'RE GOING BACK ANYWAY.
THIS CASE... I HAVE A
FEELING IT INVOLVES ME
IN SOME WAY. SOME WAY
I'M NOT CLEAR ABOUT YET.
ARE YOU GONNA BE ABLE TO SLEEP?
I'LL BE UP IN A BIT.
THE GREEK WORD PHAESTOS.
ON THE OPEN PAGE
OF THE GRIMOIRE.
[Peter] DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
IS? NO, BUT IT'S NOT MEANINGLESS.
IT MAY HAVE BEEN TO THE KILLER,
BUT IT'S SIGNIFICANT APART FROM HIM.
- I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND.
- IT'S A SIGNATURE, I THINK.
WHOSE? THE KILLER'S?
UNLIKELY.
THE RITUAL ELEMENTS
AT THE MURDER SCENE...
WERE DRAWN FROM A WIDE VARIETY
OF DIFFERENT MYSTIC TRADITIONS.
STAGE DRESSING.
THE WORK OF A SCHIZOID FANTASIST,
LACKING ANY SPIRITUAL SERIOUSNESS.
THEN WHO WROTE IT?
SOMEONE WHO STATES
HIS PRESENCE NEARBY.
IT'S INTENDED AS A MESSAGE.
- TO WHOM?
- TO ME, I THINK.
YOU WANT TO RUN THAT BY ME,
FRANK? BEFORE I RUN IT BY HIM?
I'M NOT SO SURE YOU
HAVE THE RIGHT GUY, PETER.
IT'S PRETTY WELL CHECKED OUT.
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO HOME,
ACTUALLY. YOU WANT ME TO HOLD OFF?
- WOULD YOU MIND?
- [Door Opens]
I'M HERE AS LONG AS YOU NEED ME.
- WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' HERE, MIKE?
- GOT A CALL. HEARD YOU COULD
USE SOME HELP.
FROM WHOM? FRANK.
FRANK? WELL, HE TOLD ME HE'D
MEET US BACK HERE IN THE MORNING.
HE TOLD ME THE CASE WOULD
TAKE AN UNEXPECTED TURN.
[Door Closes]
[Thunder Rumbling]
[No Audible Dialogue]
- IS IT BOB?
- HE WAS TRYING
TO SAY SOMETHING.
IT SEEMED SO REAL.
IT WAS SO REAL.
IT'S AN UNCONSCIOUS
INFLUENCE TO BE EXPECTED.
YOU'RE GONNA FILTER EVERYTHING
THROUGH YOUR EMOTIONS FOR A WHILE.
[Exhales] THIS WAS DIFFERENT.
I FELT IT YESTERDAY WHEN WE
WERE INTERVIEWING THE SUSPECT.
YOU FELT BLETCHER?
IT'S AS IF HE KNEW HIM.
HE KNEW SOMETHING ABOUT HIM.
UNLESS I'M LOSING MY ABILITY.
IS THAT WHAT YOU THINK?
I THINK I'VE LOST
MY TRUST IN IT.
[Children Chattering]
FRANK. HEY, MIKE.
- YOU DIDN'T CALL ME, DID YOU?
- CALL YOU?
SOMEBODY'S BEEN
IMPERSONATING YOU, FRANK.
ASKED MIKE TO MEET US OUT
HERE. SAID THE CASE WAS TURNING.
- THE STRANGE THING
IS IT'S TRUE.
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THE TWO MOTORISTS WHO CLAIMED TO HAVE
SEEN MARTIN ATTACK AND KILL THE NURSE...
FAILED TO IDENTIFY HIM IN THE LINEUP,
AND THEY WERE CERTAIN THAT THEY COULD.
WHAT ABOUT THE
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE?
MARTIN'S BLOODSTAINED JACKET
WAS SENT TO THE LAB IN SEATTLE.
WHEN IT ARRIVED, THEY COULDN'T
FIND ANY BLOODSTAINS ON IT.
WE'VE ESTABLISHED WITH A FAIR DEGREE
OF CERTAINTY THAT THE SAME KNIFE...
THAT WAS USED IN THE SATANIC KILLING OF
PRESSMAN WAS USED ON THE BABYSITTER HERE.
MARTIN DID THE KILLINGS?
EVERY PIECE OF EVIDENCE THAT LINKS
HIM DIRECTLY WITH EITHER KILLING...
IS LOST, TAINTED OR
OTHERWISE COMPROMISED,
INCLUDING MARTIN'S
FINGERPRINTS ON THE KNIFE,
WHICH WAS WIPED CLEAN AFTER IT
WAS ADMITTED TO THE PROPERTY ROOM.
- WHY?
- MOST PEOPLE WOULD
BE ASKING HOW.
YOU TOLD PETER THIS INVOLVED
YOU. WHAT DID YOU MEAN?
THERE MAY BE A LINK BETWEEN BOB
BLETCHER'S MURDER AND THESE KILLINGS.
DO YOU THINK MARTIN
KILLED BLETCHER?
WHAT ABOUT MARTIN'S ATTORNEY?
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT HIM?
NOT MUCH YET.
BUT HE'S BEEN ASKING TO SEE YOU.
ALISTAIR PEPPER,
REPRESENTING THE ACCUSED.
JUST CALL ME AL,
MR. BLACK. ALISTAIR.
THE NAME CARRIES SOME
NOTORIETY IN CERTAIN CIRCLES.
PLEASE.
I FIND THE ASSOCIATION
DISTASTEFUL. I GO BY AL.
I SEE.
I WAS HOPING TO TALK TO YOU
EARLIER, BUT YOU WERE UNAVAILABLE.
IN THE INTERIM,
THINGS HAVE CHANGED.
I'M NOT PRIVY TO
ALL THE DETAILS.
BUT I UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE
BEEN CERTAIN EVIDENTIARY PROBLEMS...
CONCERNING BOTH OF MY
CLIENT'S PENDING MATTERS.
I WON'T DISCUSS IT.
I AM CONFIDENT THAT I CAN
DEFEND MY CLIENT, MR. BLACK.
ALMOST CERTAINLY
SEE HIM SET FREE.
I AM ALSO VERY AWARE
THAT IT IS VERY LIKELY...
THAT HE COMMITTED THE
CRIMES OF WHICH HE'S ACCUSED.
YES.
IT MIGHT BETTER SERVE HIM...
TO CONCEDE A DEGREE OF
GUILT IN THESE CURRENT MATTERS,
ACCEPT HIS SENTENCE
AND SERVE HIS TIME.
- WHY?
- WHY?
IN AN INSTITUTIONAL SETTING,
MR. MARTIN MIGHT AVAIL HIMSELF
OF THERAPEUTIC SERVICES.
HE MIGHT BE REHABILITATED.
I HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO BARGAIN
ON THE COURT'S BEHALF, OR ANYONE'S.
EXCEPT YOUR OWN, MR. BLACK.
I HAVE A VERY
SUCCESSFUL LAW FIRM.
I'M LOOKING TO EXPAND.
I NEED AN INVESTIGATOR.
SOMEONE WITH YOUR ABILITIES.
YOU REMIND ME OF SOMEONE.
HAVE WE MET BEFORE?
I SEEM TO BE BLESSED
WITH A FAMILIAR FACE.
AH.
I AM OFFERING YOU A PARTNERSHIP.
NAME YOUR SALARY,
NAME YOUR HOURS,
DESIGN YOUR OWN
BENEFITS PACKAGE.
I'M NOT INTERESTED.
I KNOW THAT YOU ARE UNHAPPY...
IN YOUR CURRENT
CIRCUMSTANCES, MR. BLACK.
THAT WOULD ALL CHANGE.
YOU AND YOUR LOVED
ONES WOULD BE SAFE,
WELL OUT OF HARM'S WAY.
I CAN'T MAKE THE LEGAL
ADVICE I GIVE TO MARTIN...
CONTINGENT UPON YOUR
ACCEPTING MY OFFER.
UNETHICAL.
BUT YOU THINK ABOUT IT.
I KNOW YOU'LL HAVE
MANY QUESTIONS.
I WILL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER
ALL OF THEM. ANYTIME.
WHY?
EXCEPT THAT ONE.
DID MARTIN'S LAWYER HAVE
ACCESS TO THE EVIDENCE?
COULD HE HAVE SEEN THIS?
NO, I DON'T SEE
HOW HE COULD HAVE.
YOU'VE ASKED THE
COURT TO DENY BOND.
YOUR HONOR, MR. MARTIN
IS CHARGED IN CONNECTION...
WITH TWO CRIMES OF
EXTREME FEROCITY.
HE CONSTITUTES A
CONTINUING MENACE TO SOCIETY.
I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE
THE COURT VERY PROMPTLY...
WITH COMPELLING EVIDENCE
SUPPORTING THE STATE'S OPINION.
[Judge] UNTIL YOU DO, MR. FISHER,
DEFENDANT MARTIN'S PRIOR...
PETTY CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS...
SUGGEST HE'S MORE LIKELY TO PRESENT SOCIETY
WITH AN INCONVENIENCE THAN A HAZARD.
MR. MARTIN,
YOU'VE STOLEN A LARGE
NUMBER OF CAR BATTERIES.
SORRY.
ALL RIGHT. BEFORE I
SET BAIL, MR. PEPPER,
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY THAT
WOULD BEAR ON THE AMOUNT OF BAIL?
MY CLIENT HAS INSTRUCTED ME...
HE IS NOT SEEKING
BAIL AT THIS TIME,
PREFERRING TO AWAIT HIS
VINDICATION AND RELEASE.
CAN I CONFESS
SOMETHING, YOUR HONOR?
MR. PEPPER?
WE SHOULD DISCUSS ANY STATEMENT
THAT YOU'RE PLANNING TO MAKE.
I CUT A DETECTIVE'S
NECK IN SEATTLE.
I LEFT HIM HANGIN'
ON A BASEMENT WALL.
BLETCHER. BOB
BLETCHER WAS HIS NAME.
I DON'T KNOW WHY, BUT
IT'S BEEN BOTHERING ME.
MARTIN'S ATTORNEY'S AGREED
TO HIS BEING MOVED TO SEATTLE.
I THINK THE VICTIM WAS
RITUALISTICALLY SLAUGHTERED...
TO GET THE MILLENNIUM GROUP
INVOLVED, TO GET ME INVOLVED.
THE KID'S A PUNK, FRANK.
WHAT YOU'RE SUGGESTING IS A SOPHISTICATION
BEYOND HIS INTELLIGENCE OR COMPETENCE.
SOMEONE TURNED HIS
LIMITED WIT TO THEIR PURPOSE.
- HE'S BEING CONTROLLED.
- WHO ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
MARTIN'S LAWYER. HE KNEW I
WAS COMING BACK. HE SAID SO.
THE EVIDENCE DISAPPEARING
MADE SURE OF IT. THIS GUY, PEPPER?
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
WHO CALLED YOU, MIKE?
THIS KID, MARTIN? NOPE.
I DON'T THINK SO.
I THINK YOU SHOULD
BE LEAVING. SOON.
WHY IS THAT? I'M NOT CERTAIN,
BUT I THINK THERE'S A PROCESS
GOING ON WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS.
I'M STAYING, FRANK. THERE
ISN'T EVEN A DISCUSSION.
WILL YOU FIND OUT EVERYTHING
YOU CAN ABOUT MARTIN'S LAWYER?
SURE. WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS?
SPEND SOME TIME WITH MARTIN.
GET A FEEL FOR HIM. HE LIKES TO TALK.
THANKS FOR COMING.
I WANTED TO SEE THE SON OF
A BITCH. LOOK HIM IN THE EYES.
ALL WE HAVE IS A CONFESSION.
WE STILL HAVE TO PROVE IT OUT.
- MARTIN'S ON HIS WAY
FROM HOLDING.
- [Door Opens]
THIS HIM? THIS LITTLE SNOTBALL?
I'LL BE RIDING BACK TO THE
CITY WITH YOU AND THE PRISONER.
[Geibelhouse] LOOKS LIKE WE
HAVE A WELCOMING COMMITTEE.
- COME ON, FOLKS. LET'S MOVE IT.
- LIEUTENANT, LET ME OUT.
MR. BLACK. ARE YOU GOING
TO GIVE US AN INDICTMENT?
HE WAS IN TOWN DURING THE
RIGHT TIME PERIOD. GOT A BUS TICKET.
DRIVER SAW HIM GET ON AND OFF.
WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET AN INDICTMENT
OFF OF MARTIN'S CONFESSION.
BUT THERE'S NO
EVIDENCE LINKING HIM TO
BLETCHER'S KILLING. HE
MAY RECANT HIS CONFESSION.
HIS ATTORNEY MAY ARGUE THAT...
THE MANNER IN WHICH HE
CONFESSED IS PROOF OF UNRELIABILITY.
DETECTIVE GEIBELHOUSE SAYS THAT
HE'S SURE THIS GUY KILLED BLETCHER.
- HE SAYS YOU'RE SURE OF IT TOO.
- I'M NOT SO SURE.
WHAT?
[Buzzer Buzzes] [Lock Clicks]
[Pepper] WELL, THAT IS
THE PICTURE, MRS. BLACK.
I KNOW YOU WANT TO DO SOME CHECKING,
AND OF COURSE YOU'LL WANT TO TALK TO FRANK,
BUT UH, HOW DOES IT SOUND?
- CATHERINE.
- FRANK. I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE HOME.
[Jordan] HI, DADDY. HI.
HOW'S MY GIRL?
HELLO, FRANK.
I HOPE, UH... I HOPE
YOU DON'T MIND, FRANK,
BUT I WAS IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD, AND I JUST
DROPPED BY ON THE
CHANCE THAT YOU MIGHT BE IN.
AND I MET YOUR LOVELY WIFE.
MR. PEPPER SAID YOU AND
HE WERE WORKING TOGETHER.
CATHERINE, WHY DON'T
YOU TAKE JORDAN UPSTAIRS.
THERE'S SOMETHING I WANT TO DISCUSS
WITH MR. PEPPER. OH, DADDY, DO I HAVE TO?
YES, WE'RE JUST
TALKING BORING BUSINESS.
COME ON. I'LL GIVE
YOU YOUR BATH.
GOOD NIGHT, MRS.
BLACK. A PLEASURE.
HUH. WHAT A LOVELY,
LOVELY FAMILY.
FRANK, YOU MUST BE VERY HAPPY.
DON'T EVER COME TO MY HOUSE.
STAY AWAY FROM MY FAMILY.
I'M... I'M SORRY, FRANK.
I, UH... I MEANT NO OFFENSE.
I'LL LEAVE AT ONCE.
I WOULD NEVER HAVE COME IF I HAD
ANY IDEA THAT THIS WOULD UPSET YOU.
SINCERELY, FRANK,
THAT'S THE LAST THING...
[Heavy Door Closes]
[Man Chuckling] OH, MARTIN.
YOU'LL BE A FREE MAN.
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE THE MIDNIGHT
SPECIAL OUT OF THIS WICKED PLACE SOON.
SEE THAT BIG LIGHT COMIN'?
HEAR THE STEEL
WHEELS ON THE RAILS?
[Chuckling] OH, YES.
YOU FREE, MARTIN.
[Chuckling]
[Wailing]
- HEY!
- COME ON. GET IT OPEN,
FOR GOD'S SAKE!
I'M TRYING! THE KEYHOLE'S PLUGGED
UP OR SOMETHING! I CAN'T GET THE KEY IN!
MARTIN! LISTEN TO ME, MARTIN!
CAN YOU SPEAK UP?
I CAN'T HEAR YOU, MAN.
HAS ANYONE DETERMINED
WHO PASSED HIM THE BLADE?
HE WAS CLEAN INTO THE CELL BLOCK.
THAT'S THE INFORMATION WE GOT.
IT CAME FROM ANOTHER
PRISONER, IS WHAT I'M HEARING.
THE RAZOR BLADE HAS PRODUCED UNDERSTANDABLE
CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THE CAUSE OF DEATH.
BUT MR. MARTIN HERE DIDN'T
DIE FROM SELF-INFLICTED INJURIES.
- HE SURE AS HELL
BLED FROM THEM.
- WHAT DID HE DIE OF?
WELL, HE MISSED THE
CAROTID ARTERY IN THE NECK,
AND THE WOUNDS ARE NOTHING
MORE THAN MESSY SCRATCHES.
YOU SEE THIS DARK AREA
HERE IN THE MIDBRAIN?
THAT INDICATES A
MASSIVE HEMORRHAGE.
YOU'RE SAYIN' THE KID TRIED TO
ICE HIMSELF BUT SCREWED IT UP?
HE DIED OF AN ANEURYSM.
OF NATURAL CAUSES.
THAT'S WHAT YOU'LL
PUT IN YOUR REPORT?
YOU DISAGREE?
WHAT KILLED THIS MAN
WAS ANYTHING BUT NATURAL.
FRANK! I WASN'T EXPECTING
YOU, BUT I'M GLAD YOU STOPPED BY.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THE OFFICES THAT I'VE SET ASIDE FOR YOU?
I'VE JUST SEEN YOUR
SHOW OF GOOD FAITH.
- REALLY?
- YOUR CLIENT'S DEAD. BUT YOU KNOW THAT.
YEAH.
THE, UH, DEPARTMENT
NOTIFIED ME LAST NIGHT.
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW
IS HOW YOU DID IT.
FORTUITOUS AND TIMELY, HMM?
OUR MINOR CONFLICT OF
INTEREST HAS BEEN RESOLVED.
I DON'T THINK SO.
AS I'VE SAID TO YOU BEFORE, YOU
NEEDN'T MAKE UP YOUR MIND NOW.
MY OFFER REMAINS
OPEN FOR AS LONG...
AS IS NECESSARY.
YOU'VE COME TO ME BEFORE.
SO YOU'VE SAID.
YOU KILLED THAT KID, AND
I'M GONNA CONNECT YOU TO IT.
FRANK.
YOU UNDERSTAND...
THAT LIFE FOR YOU AND
YOUR WONDERFUL FAMILY...
CAN ONLY BECOME MORE
DIFFICULT, MORE DANGEROUS.
DON'T THREATEN ME. JOIN ME.
I CAN WAIT, FRANK.
YOUR SITUATION MAY NOT
ALLOW YOU THAT LUXURY.
[Buzzing]
HEY, MIKE. WHERE ARE YOU, FRANK?
ON MY WAY HOME. HAVE
YOU HEARD FROM WATTS?
NO. HE CALLED ME AN HOUR AGO,
SAID HE WAS GONNA
MEET ME HERE WITH YOU.
WHERE ARE YOU? AT MY HOTEL.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING YOU BOTH
SHOULD SEE. I'M ON MY WAY.
FRANK. PETER.
HE'S NOT HERE.
HE JUST CALLED ME.
HE CALLED YOU? YEAH. HE
TOLD ME TO MEET HIM HERE.
HE MADE IT SOUND URGENT. WHO
CALLED ME? I THOUGHT YOU DID.
NO.
MIKE? MIKE!
[Gasping]
- GO AFTER HIM! GO AFTER HIM!
- DO WHAT YOU CAN FOR HIM!
HANG ON, MIKE.
[Alarm Chirps]
BY URIEL AND BY RAZIEL,
POWERS, PRINCIPALITIES,
THRONES AND DOMINIONS,
I BIND AND COMMAND YOU, STAND.
I, SAMMAEL, BOUND BY HIS WILL,
COMMAND YOU... DEPART.
[People Gasping, Screaming]
DIE, YOU SON OF A BITCH.
[Siren Wailing]
MIKE HAD BEEN DOING
SOME BACKGROUND WORK.
HE SPOKE ABOUT IT
BRIEFLY. SAID HE'D FOUND
OUT SOME THINGS ABOUT
THE ATTORNEY, PEPPER.
I ASKED HIM TO DO THAT.
BEFORE HE PASSED, HE TOLD ME THAT
HE DIDN'T WANT YOU BLAMING YOURSELF.
THAT... YOU TOLD HIM TO GO
HOME, THAT HE WAS IN DANGER.
I DID.
I READ WHAT HE PUT TOGETHER
ON PEPPER, IF NOW'S ANY TIME.
PEPPER HAD A SUCCESSFUL
PRACTICE IN THE
CITY... MOSTLY CONVEYANCING,
REAL ESTATE LAW.
SIX MONTHS AGO HE
HAD A HEART ATTACK.
APPARENTLY, HE WAS TECHNICALLY
DEAD FOR A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME.
THE MEDICAL TEAM MANAGED TO
REVIVE HIM, AND AFTER HIS RECOVERY,
HE CHANGED THE FOCUS
OF HIS LEGAL WORK.
MARTIN WAS HIS FIRST
SERIOUS CRIMINAL CLIENT.
[Knock On Door, Door Opens]
WE'VE GOT A CONFESSION.
NOTHING AS TO MOTIVE.
THE KID ADMITS TO
KILLING PEPPER...
BUT CLAIMS NO PART IN THE
DEATH OF YOUR ASSOCIATE, ATKINS.
I'M SORRY.
WE'RE DONE WITH HIM FOR NOW.
DO YOU WANT SOME TIME WITH
HIM BEFORE HE'S LOCKED DOWN?
YOU DIDN'T SHOOT
PEPPER, DID YOU?
- I DIDN'T SEE IT THAT WAY.
- YOU HAVE A UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE.
ALL ALONG, MY QUESTION
HAS NEVER BEEN...
"HOW"... OR "WHO"...
BUT "WHY."
WHY DID YOU ACT?
WHY STOP PEPPER?
HIS OWN ACTIONS
MADE IT POSSIBLE.
THE MURDERS? THE
BABYSITTER AND MIKE ATKINS?
NO.
HIS FUTURE ACTIONS.
HE WOULD NOT HAVE
STOPPED WITH ATKINS.
MY FAMILY.
YOU MUST UNDERSTAND.
YOU WERE NOT SAVED.
HE WAS NOT PREVENTED
FROM DOING HARM TO ANYONE.
HE SUFFERED THE
CONSEQUENCE OF HIS OWN ERROR.
ANY BENEFIT TO YOU, TO
YOUR FAMILY, WAS INCIDENTAL.
WHAT YOU DID... HAD
NOTHING TO DO WITH ME?
NO.
THERE'S NOT THAT KIND OF ACTION.
I KNOW YOU GRIEVE DEEPLY
AT THE LOSS OF YOUR FRIENDS.
[Exhales] YES.
WE WEEP FOR OURSELVES.
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
WHAT HAPPENS HERE CAN
ONLY PAIN ME, NOT HARM ME.
GOOD-BYE, FRANK.
I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU
AGAIN SOMETIME. ANOTHER TIME.
I'M SORRY.
YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW
PAINFUL IT IS FOR ME TO BE HERE.
WHO IS HE?
I DON'T KNOW.
MAYBE HE'S PART OF SOMETHING ALL
OF US ARE OTHERWISE UNAWARE OF.
MIKE SAID SOMETHIN' LIKE
THAT. IT MADE NO SENSE TO ME.
HE SAID SOMETHING
ELSE. HE SAID...
YOU SHOULD LOVE YOUR
FAMILY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN...
AND BE PREPARED FOR THE
POSSIBILITY THAT IT MAY NOT BE ENOUGH.
PETER. HI.
FRANK.
IT HAS TO BE ENOUGH.
WHAT? NOTHING.
I WANT TO TAKE YOU HOME.
[Child] I MADE THIS!