Millennium (1996–1999): Season 1, Episode 4 - The Judge - full transcript
Frank helps out Bob on a strange case: a woman receives a package containing a human tongue, with no possible explanation of who sent it or why. Bob reveals that this is just one of a series of similar incidents, usually involving hands or fingers. A little later a body is found missing its tongue, and Frank soon matches it with another corpse belonging to the murderer. While Bob is willing to call this a closed case, Frank believes that the truth goes deeper and there are more people involved. Bob's skepticism evaporates when the gruesome packages start arriving once again.
YEAH. I'M GONNA BRING THAT
PICKUP IN FOR AN OVERHAUL.
THANKS.
YEAH. POINTS, PLUGS,
CARBURETOR... THE WHOLE DEAL.
- IT'S BEEN A WHILE
SINCE I'VE HAD IT IN.
- WHAT CAN I GET FOR YOU, HON?
I'LL HAVE A BEER AND A
SANDWICH... TUNA SALAD SANDWICH.
- AND THAT BE IT FOR YOU
TONIGHT, HON?
- YEAH.
THERE YOU BE, HON.
THANKS.
I THINK WE'RE ABOUT READY FOR
A CHECK. ANYTHING ELSE FOR YOU?
SEE YA.
EVENIN'.
EVENIN'.
HI. A PACKAGE FOR
MRS. ANNIE TISMAN.
COULD YOU SIGN HERE? I
HAVEN'T ORDERED ANYTHING.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S FOR ME?
IT'S THE CORRECT
NAME AND ADDRESS?
OH, YEAH. SURE. I'VE BEEN ANNIE
TISMAN MORE YEARS THAN I LIKE TO COUNT.
YOU HAVE A GOOD
DAY, MA'AM. MM-HMM.
ARE YOU FEELING
ANY BETTER? A LITTLE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. WHY
WOULD SOMEONE DO THIS TO ME?
I NEVER HURT ANYONE.
IS THERE SOMEPLACE WE
COULD SIT DOWN AND TALK?
ARE THEY GONNA
TAKE THAT AWAY SOON?
SORRY, SIR. IT'S A CRIME
SCENE. I CAN'T LET YOU IN.
OH, THAT'S OKAY,
CONNELLY. IT'S FRANK BLACK.
PLEASE, UH, IN THE OTHER
ROOM. WE CAN TALK IN THERE.
I'M SORRY. WHEREVER
YOU'D BE MORE COMFORTABLE.
BLETCHER GIVE YOU ANY DETAILS?
YEAH. HAS ANYBODY SPOKEN
TO THE, UH, DELIVERY SERVICE?
PACKAGE WAS LEFT
IN A DROP-OFF BOX...
WITH A BOGUS BILLING
CODE AND A BOGUS RETURN.
- HAVE YOU SEEN
WHAT YOU NEED TO SEE?
- YEAH.
LET'S GET THIS EVIDENCE
BAGGED AND TAGGED.
FRANK. SPARE ME A MINUTE?
I SENT HER TO BE WITH A FRIEND.
YOU SAW? WAS SHE
ANY HELP AT ALL?
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY REASON
WHY IT WAS SENT TO THIS LADY.
SHE'S, UH, A BOOKKEEPER FOR A
FLORIST. NO PROBLEMS AT WORK.
SHE'S WIDOWED ALMOST 10 YEARS
AGO. NO ROMANTIC INVOLVEMENTS.
ON GOOD TERMS WITH THE FAMILY...
THE ONES SHE KEEPS UP WITH.
NO ONE WITH ANY
GRIEVANCES SHE'S AWARE OF?
DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT
YOU'VE SEEN ONE OF THESE, IS IT?
OVER THE LAST FOUR
YEARS, WE'VE HAD, UH,
HUMAN FINGERS, A PARTIAL HAND,
SENT TO THREE
INDIVIDUALS LOCALLY.
NO DISCERNIBLE REASON WHY
THESE PEOPLE WERE CHOSEN...
AND NO CONNECTION BETWEEN
ANY OF THEM WE'RE ABLE TO FIND.
A FINGER'S ONE THING. A GUY
CAN LIVE WITHOUT A FINGER.
- BUT A TONGUE.
- THE VICTIM IS DEAD, BLETCH.
WE NEED YOUR
EXPERTISE ON THIS, FRANK.
I GUESS THAT GOES
WITHOUT SAYIN'.
- OKAY. HAVE A GOOD EVENING, MA'AM.
- THANK YOU.
"THE BEAR NEVER TOLD THE
RABBIT, THE BADGER OR THE CROW...
"THAT HIS HONEY WAS MISSING
FROM THE HOLLOW TREE,
BUT HE LOOKED AT 'EM
DIFFERENTLY FROM THEN ON."
WHY?
- WE'LL FIND OUT LATER.
- WERE YOU EXPECTING
A PACKAGE, FRANK?
YEAH. FILES FROM BLETCHER.
I'LL LOOK AT IT DOWNSTAIRS.
WON'T TAKE LONG.
CAN YOU READ THE
REST BEFORE BED, DADDY?
SURE I WILL, HONEY.
THAT'S THE LAST OF THE PHOTOS. HAVE
YOU READ THE PATHOLOGY REPORTS YET?
WHAT STRIKES ME
ABOUT 'EM RIGHT OFF...
IS THE EXAMINER'S PRIOR
CONCLUSION IN EACH INSTANCE...
THE BODY PARTS WERE REMOVED
WHILE THE VICTIMS WERE ALIVE.
IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THE VICTIM OR
THE KILLER WEREN'T ACQUAINTED.
WHICH IS WHY THE PERPETRATOR'S
BEEN HARD TO CATCH.
BUT THE OWNERS OF THE BODY
PARTS... WHY HAVEN'T THEY TURNED UP?
GIVEN THE FOUR YEARS ACTIVITY?
WE CAN INFER THE KILLER'S BEEN
CAREFUL IN DISPOSING OF THE REMAINS,
SELECTING VICTIMS WHOSE DISAPPEARANCE
WOULDN'T DRAW UNUSUAL ATTENTION.
NO OBVIOUS CONNECTION TO THE
PREVIOUS VICTIMS OR BODY PART RECIPIENTS.
FRANK? DINNER'S ON THE TABLE.
IN A MINUTE.
THERE'S AN UNUSUAL ELEMENT OF
MINDFULNESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIOLENCE.
I THINK THE LOCAL M.E. COULD
USE AN EDUCATED OPINION.
I'VE GOT A CALL IN TO CHERYL ANDREWS.
ALREADY RAN IT DOWN WITH HER.
ANYTHING ELSE? NO.
ENJOY YOUR DINNER,
FRANK. THANKS.
WE'RE AWARE PREVIOUS FINDINGS INDICATE
THE OTHER BODY PARTS WERE ALL SUNDERED...
WHILE THE VICTIMS WERE ALIVE, BUT I BELIEVE
THIS TONGUE WAS REMOVED AFTER DEATH.
ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT WASN'T AS SHARP OR AS
SKILLFULLY USED AS IN PREVIOUS EXCISIONS.
WOULD THAT POINT TO, UH,
RAGE, LOSS OF CONTROL?
DOUBTFUL. THE CUTS AREN'T
UNUSUALLY FORCEFUL, JUST IMPRECISE.
A FEW FALSE STARTS,
REPETITIVE BLADE STROKES.
- FRANK?
- WE DO HAVE
A PATTERN CHANGE.
UNLIKELY TO BE INTENTIONAL DEVIATION
FROM THE ESTABLISHED METHOD.
SO HOW DO WE ACCOUNT FOR IT?
THE VICTIM DIED PREMATURELY,
OR THE KILLER WAS INTERRUPTED.
THE PERPETRATOR
MAY BE GETTING LAZY,
BECOMING MORE CASUAL AS HIS
ACTIVITIES LOSE THEIR NOVELTY.
SO IT REALLY DOESN'T
TELL US MUCH THEN.
WELL, IT TELLS US THAT HE'S LESS
CONCERNED ABOUT BEING DISCOVERED,
BUT NO LESS DANGEROUS...
POSSIBLY MORE SO.
THERE'S NOTHING HERE TO
INDICATE THAT THIS IS GONNA STOP.
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I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A
STUNTMAN IN THE MOVIES.
WHOA! WHOA!
A WET, RAW NIGHT.
WHAT CAN I GETCHA?
RAIN WITHOUT, RAIN
WITHIN. GLASS OF WATER.
- REALLY?
- BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE TONE
YOU TAKE WITH STRANGERS,
AND BRING MR. BARDALE
ANOTHER ROUND NOW.
COME HERE, SWEETHEART.
COME ON AND SIT DOWN WITH ME.
- WHAT ARE YOU AT?
- YOU'VE BEEN RELEASED FROM
PRISON... NEWBORN IN THE WORLD.
OFF THE BUS JUST
MINUTES. YOU LIKE IT?
LOOK, IF YOU'RE SOME QUEER
WHO THINKS HE GOT LUCKY...
"QUEER"? SINCE THE AGE OF 15, MR. BARDALE,
YOU HAVE BEEN RELEASED SIX TIMES,
- BUT YOUR TOTAL TIME OUTSIDE
PRISON IS LESS THAN A YEAR.
- YOU A COP?
YOU'RE OUT THIS TIME AFTER HAVING SERVED
EIGHT YEARS FOR ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.
NEVER BEEN TRIED FOR
MOST OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
PAROLE OFFICER? I GOT
24 HOURS TO REPORT IN.
TWO MURDERS... THE GIRL IN
TACOMA YOUR LAST TIME OUT...
AND A MAN WHO PICKED
YOU UP HITCHHIKING.
YOU WERE 17. HE WAS HOMOSEXUAL.
OTHERS YOU KILLED IN PRISON.
I ADMIRE YOUR
CAPACITY FOR ACTION.
I WANNA KEEP YOU IN THE WORLD. YOUR
NATURE CAN SERVE A HIGHER PURPOSE.
YOU WANNA KEEP ME
FROM GOIN' BACK TO PRISON?
WITHOUT ME, YOU'LL BE
IN CUSTODY WITHIN DAYS.
SOONER PERHAPS.
I WILL KEEP YOU IN THE WORLD.
YOU'RE A LAWYER, RIGHT?
NO, MR. BARDALE,
I'M NOT. I'M A JUDGE.
SENTENCE CARRIED OUT CONTRARY
TO JUST INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS COURT.
I HAD TO BE PRACTICAL.
IT'S HARD TO CUT A GUY'S
TONGUE OUT WHEN HE'S STILL ALIVE.
I MEANT TO GET HIM UNSUSPECTING.
THEN HE BLED OUT IN
THE PARKING LOT, AND...
HE CROAKED BEFORE
I GOT THE TONGUE.
YOU ACTED AS AGENT OF
THIS COURT WHILE IMPAIRED.
ONE BEER IS ALL...
REMEMBER I AM WHO I AM.
HOW WAS THE CORPSE OF
THE CONDEMNED DISPOSED OF?
- SAME WAY AS USUAL.
- YOU'VE FORGOTTEN.
YOU FEEL YOU CAN LIE AS
FREELY TO ME AS TO YOURSELF.
NO. THEY'LL NEVER FIND IT.
UM, I HAD TO HURRY.
CARL NEARMAN, YOU'VE
ACTED SELFISHLY.
YOU'VE IGNORED BOTH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
JUSTICE AND THE PROCEDURES OF THIS COURT.
I'M DISCHARGING YOU
FROM THE COURT'S SERVICE.
MR. BARDALE.
STAND AND RECEIVE SENTENCE.
ACHILLES! ACHILLES, YOU
COME RIGHT HERE, GIRL.
COME ON. ACHILLES,
YOU COME HERE NOW.
COME ON. ACHILLES.
OH, WHAT IN HEAVEN'S NAME
HAVE YOU GOT THERE, HUH?
OH, GOD. IT'S AN
APPALLING SMELL.
ACHILLES, COME AWAY FROM THERE.
COME ON. COME ON NOW. WHAT YOU GOT?
WHAT YOU WANT WITH THAT
FOUL, SMELLY OLD THING, HUH?
WHAT YOU WANT WITH THAT...
TERRY. TERRY.
DON'T PANIC, BUT
THERE'S A PERSON THERE.
WHAT? THERE'S A DEAD PERSON.
FRANK?
CATHERINE.
HOW WAS WORK? FINE.
UM, FRANK, THAT PACKAGE
THAT YOU GOT THE OTHER NIGHT...
- WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON?
- WHY?
I HAD LUNCH WITH
SOMEONE FROM THE OFFICE.
SHE'S BEEN COUNSELING A WOMAN WHO
HAD A HUMAN TONGUE DELIVERED TO HER.
ANNIE TISMAN.
MM. SHE COULDN'T
GIVE ME HER NAME.
HAS ANYONE SPOKEN TO HER THAT
YOU KNOW OF... ABOUT HER HISTORY?
THE POLICE DID BRIEF INTERVIEWS.
THEY WEREN'T PRODUCTIVE.
WELL, HER HUSBAND WAS SENT TO
JAIL FOR ROBBERY ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO.
HE WAS APPEALING
POST-CONVICTION ON THE BASIS...
THAT THE TESTIMONY
AGAINST HIM WAS PERJURED.
WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME? THE
HUSBAND WAS MURDERED IN PRISON...
BEFORE THE MATTER WAS RESOLVED.
THANKS.
I JUST ALWAYS FEEL LIKE A
TRESPASSER DOWN HERE.
NEITHER OF US SHOULD
FEEL AT HOME WITH WHAT I DO.
YEAH. HEY, FRANK.
IT'S BOB BLETCHER.
THE CORPSE WAS BARELY CONCEALED.
SOME GARDEN CLIPPINGS
TOSSED OVER IT. TONGUE CUT OUT.
IT'S LOOKIN' LIKE WE
CAUGHT A BREAK HERE, FRANK.
BODY'S ON ITS WAY UP.
PATHOLOGIST WILL BE RIGHT WITH US.
- IS THIS OUR GUY?
- EVERYTHING'S A MATCH. WHITE MALE,
EARLY 50s, EVIDENT GOOD HEALTH.
BLUNT-OBJECT
TRAUMA TO THE SKULL...
INCURRED PROBABLY PRIOR
TO THESE STAB WOUNDS.
NO DEFENSIVE INJURIES. ANY OR ALL OF
THESE WOUNDS MIGHT HAVE CAUSED DEATH.
- FRANK,
THAT'S AN UNRELATED D.O.A.
- WHO IS THIS MAN?
- IS THAT THE JOHN DOE
FROM THE TRACKS?
- YEAH.
VAGRANT. RAILWAY COPS
FOUND HIM EARLY A.M.
DIED FROM A MASSIVE
LOSS OF BLOOD.
PROBABLY TRIED TO HOP A
FREIGHT WHILE HE HAD A BAG ON...
AND SLIPPED AND HIS
LEG SWUNG UNDER.
HAPPENS THREE OR FOUR TIMES
A YEAR. RAIL-YARD BULLS HATE IT.
- INTERRUPTS
THEIR RUNNING POKER GAME.
- YOU WANNA TAKE A LOOK?
I GOT AN I.D. FROM THE PRINTS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKIN'
AT IS JONATHAN MELLEN.
- HE'S A FORMER
SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER.
- HE WAS A COP?
RETIRED SEVEN YEARS. WE'RE
RUNNIN' DOWN ANY LIVING RELATIVES.
HE WAS DIVORCED. HAD A
REPUTATION FOR BEING ARGUMENTATIVE.
- THESE TWO ARE CONNECTED.
- WHAT?
MELLEN AND THE D.O.A. THERE?
FRANK.
ONE'S A MURDER. THE OTHER
IS DEATH BY MISADVENTURE.
MILES APART, FRANK. DAYS APART.
WHO WAS THIS MAN, THE
MAN FROM THE FREIGHT YARD?
DO WE KNOW THAT YET?
YOU'LL FIND THE EVIDENCE
THAT CONNECTS THESE TWO.
IT'S HERE.
YEAH, FRANK?
PENSEYRES? CAN
YOU HEAR ME? HELLO?
A LOT OF LINKS AND PATCHES
BETWEEN US RIGHT NOW.
I'M TRAVELIN'. I MAY LOSE YOU. I'M
LOOKING FOR OLDER DOCUMENTATION...
COURT RECORDS THAT ARE LIKELY
ARCHIVED ONLY ON HARD COPY.
IF IT CAN BE FOUND, IT WILL BE.
THE RECORDS PERTAIN TO THE HUSBAND
OF THE WOMAN WHO RECEIVED THE TONGUE.
LAST NAME... TISMAN.
"T" AS IN TOM, I-S-M-A-N.
HE WAS A STATE PRISONER. HE WOULD
HAVE FILED A POST-CONVICTION APPEAL,
OR THE APPROPRIATE MOTION, SEEKING TO
OVERTURN BETWEEN NINE AND 12 YEARS AGO.
OKAY. WE I.D.'D THE BODY FROM
WHICH THE TONGUE WAS REMOVED...
AN EX-SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER.
HE MAY FIGURE IN THE RECORD OF
THE COURT PROCEEDINGS. HE MAY NOT.
I'LL CHECK IT. I'LL BE IN TOUCH.
500 YEARS AGO, YOU WOULD'VE
BEEN BURNED AS A WITCH.
NOTHING I DO IS
MAGIC, BOB. YEAH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOUTED JUST
THAT FROM THE MIDDLE OF A BONFIRE.
YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT THE
TWO BODIES IN THE MORGUE, FRANK.
PATHOLOGIST FOUND TRACES OF TISSUE UNDER
THE FINGERNAILS OF THE RAIL-YARD CORPSE.
TISSUE BLOOD TYPES MATCHED.
D.N.A. WORKUP WILL CONFIRM IT.
THEY WERE KILLER AND VICTIM.
WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT THE KILLER, BOB?
UH, EX-CON NAMED CARL NEARMAN.
WHAT'S HIS HISTORY? DONE HALF A
DOZEN SEQUENTIAL BITS AT STATE PRISONS.
ARMED ROBBERY, GRAND THEFT.
RELEASED FIVE YEARS BACK.
NO RECORD SINCE? NO.
CLEAN BY ALL ACCOUNTS.
NEVER EVEN MISSED A DATE
WITH HIS PAROLE OFFICER.
PROBABLY NOT YOUR
MODEL CITIZEN, BUT, UH...
YOU WERE RIGHT, FRANK.
I WANTED YOU TO HEAR IT FROM ME.
DOESN'T FIT, BOB.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?
I JUST GAVE YOU THE RUNDOWN.
A VIOLENT REPEAT OFFENDER
REPEATEDLY CAUGHT, CONVICTED AND JAILED.
HABITUAL CRIMINAL. NOT SOMEONE
WHO'S CAPABLE OF ACTING...
WITH THIS KIND OF
DELIBERATE PURPOSE.
THIS ONE'S IN THE BOOKS, FRANK.
YOU MADE THE CONNECTION.
IT MUST HAVE MADE SOME
KIND OF SENSE TO YOU.
THERE IS A CONNECTION, BUT
THE EASY THING TO DO HERE...
IS OVERLOOK THE COMPLEXITY.
THERE'S AN ACT OF HUBRIS AT
WORK HERE, A PERVERSE CALCULUS.
- I KNOW THESE MEN. I'VE CHASED THEM.
- UH-HUH.
THERE'S SOMEONE
ELSE IN THIS, BLETCH.
OH, BOY. FRANK, YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES, IF IT QUACKS,
IT REALLY IS A DUCK.
HAVING FOUND SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THE
ACCUSED REMOVED OR CAUSED TO BE REMOVED...
LIGHTING FROM HIS APARTMENT
BUILDING'S COMMON STAIRWELL,
THIS ACTION RESULTED...
IN A FEMALE CLIENT, AGED 62,
SUSTAINING FATAL INJURIES
AS A RESULT OF A FALL.
IT IS NOW MY DUTY TO
PRONOUNCE SENTENCE.
YOU ARE TO APPREHEND THE
CONDEMNED AS INSTRUCTED,
AND, HAVING TRANSPORTED
HIM TO THE PLACE DESIGNATED,
TO AMPUTATE HIS RIGHT
LEG BELOW THE KNEE.
I GOT IT WRITTEN DOWN
FROM EARLIER, JUDGE.
I LIKE THE FOOT. I MEAN,
IT'S LIKE THIS SON OF A BITCH,
HE KICKED THAT OLD LADY
DOWN THE STAIRS PRACTICALLY.
THE PRISONER SHALL BE
CONSCIOUS PRIOR TO THE AMPUTATION.
YOU SHALL MAKE HIM AWARE OF THE
COURT'S SENTENCE. I'LL RUB IT IN GOOD.
THE HOOD MAY SEEM
SUPERFLUOUS TO YOU, MR. BARDALE,
BUT I PRONOUNCE FORMAL
SENTENCE TO HONOR WHAT WE DO...
AND TO SET IT APART FROM
FRYING BACON OR PASSING GAS.
I RESPECT THAT, JUDGE.
ONLY, THE TWO OF US HERE, IT SEEMS
A LITTLE LIKE LAW COURT, YOU KNOW?
MINE IS NOT A COURT OF LAW,
MR. BARDALE. IT IS A COURT OF JUSTICE.
WE CANNOT ADDRESS EVERY CASE.
OUR SCOPE IS NOT BROAD
LIKE THE COMMON LAW COURTS.
IT IS NARROWER,
DEEPER, MORE PURE.
OUR JUDGMENT FINAL.
I BETTER GET GOIN'.
AND DOIN' THE RIGHT THING
LIKE THIS, IT FEELS GOOD.
I'M REAL GRATEFUL, JUDGE.
AW, DAMN IT.
I COULD REALLY
USE A HAND, MISTER.
COME ON. PLEASE.
WE GET MORE MILDEW THAN YOU'D
THINK, BECAUSE THERE'S NO WINDOWS.
STILL, WHAT YOU SEE THESE DAYS.
WELL, I DON'T MIND THE
NO WINDOWS AFTER A WHILE.
I BEEN HERE SIX YEARS
WORKIN' SECURITY.
IT'S IMPORTANT. YOU
KNOW YOU'RE CONTRIBUTING.
FOOT!
TURN IT BACK.
TURN THE BELT BACK.
GO FOR A DAMN SUPERVISOR. I
AIN'T GOT IT FOR THIS KIND OF CRAP.
I'VE BEEN TRAINED FOR BOMBS.
WELL, GOING BY THE
STATE OF DECOMPOSITION,
ASSUMING NO REFRIGERATION,
I'D PUT THE AMPUTATION
WITHIN THE LAST 36 TO 100 HOURS.
IT'S GOTTA BE THE SAME GUY...
NEARMAN... WE MADE FOR THE OTHERS.
- WHO IS THE ADDRESSEE?
- GUY'S NAME IS FILLMAN.
WIDOWER. DUE TO
RETIRE THIS YEAR.
WHAT WAS THE TIME
STAMP ON THE PACKAGE?
PARCEL SERVICE GUY SAID IT COULD'VE
SAT IN THE DROP BOX OVER THE WEEKEND.
AS MUCH AS ANOTHER FIVE OR SIX
HOURS BEFORE GETTING SORTED,
TIME-AND-DATE-STAMPED
AND SHIPPED.
PLENTY OF TIME FOR NEARMAN
TO DO IT BEFORE HIS ACCIDENT.
WE'RE ASSUMING THIS IS
THE SAME PERPETRATOR.
NOTHING SAYS DIFFERENT.
NOTHING ELSE MAKES SENSE.
BY THE EVIDENCE, THE
TIME FRAME WORKS.
WE'RE SEEING THE
ESTABLISHED PATTERN.
AMPUTATION OCCURRED
WHILE THE VICTIM WAS ALIVE.
IT'S NOT THE
ESTABLISHED PATTERN.
IT'S THE RETURN TO THE
ESTABLISHED PATTERN.
THE GUY WHO KILLED THE
COP... MELLEN... HE DIDN'T DO THIS.
- THEN WHO DID?
- SOMEONE ELSE.
THESE IMPRESSIONS ON THE CALF...
- WAS THERE A SOCK?
- YEAH. YEAH, RIGHT HERE, FRANK.
WE'VE GOT OUR GUY. EVERY
PIECE OF EVIDENCE SAYS HE DID IT.
NO. THIS IS THE OLD PATTERN.
THIS LIMB BELONGS TO
SOMEONE WHO MAY STILL BE ALIVE.
WE RECESS FOR A
DEBATE, THAT MAY CHANGE.
YEAH.
DID YOU RECEIVE MY COPY OF THE
COURT RECORDS? I'M
LOOKIN' AT THEM RIGHT NOW.
CEMENTS THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE COP WHO WAS KILLED...
AND THE LADY WHO
WAS SENT THE TONGUE.
THE DEAD POLICE
OFFICER... MELLEN...
WAS A PROSECUTION
WITNESS IN THE TISMAN TRIAL.
THE CONVICTION TURNED ON HIS
TESTIMONY. POSSIBLY A FALSE TESTIMONY.
SO ANNIE TISMAN WAS SENT
THE TONGUE OF THE COP...
WHO LOOKS TO HAVE PERJURED
HIMSELF AGAINST HER HUSBAND.
- WHY?
- I THINK SOMEBODY'S
RIGHTING WRONGS.
- WHAT, A NEW AGE VIGILANTE?
- THIS PERSON'S
DIRECTING THE KILLER...
OR KILLERS.
AND THERE'S NOTHING
NEW ABOUT THAT.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING HERE.
SOIL COMPOSITION SUGGESTS A BOG.
ABSENCE OF HERBICIDE AND PESTICIDE,
ALONG WITH PRESENCE OF CRANBERRY SEEDS,
INDICATE IT WAS ONCE A WORKING CRANBERRY
FARM, OUT OF PRODUCTION A COUPLE OF YEARS.
GEIBELHOUSE! I NEED
YOU TO LISTEN TO THIS.
ARE EITHER OF YOU
FAMILIAR WITH CHELAN
COUNTY, LIEUTENANT?
CHELAN COUNTY. YEAH, SURE.
IF YOU GET A TOPO MAP, WE COULD PROBABLY
NARROW THIS DOWN TO A FEW SPECIFIC SITES.
GEIBELHOUSE, YOU
KEEP WORKIN' THIS AREA.
YOU TWO, FOLLOW ME.
THE MAN WE'RE LOOKIN'
FOR IS IN THIS AREA.
HE COULD BE COVERED,
HIDDEN IN DEBRIS.
ONE OF YOU GET ON THE RADIO. I
WANT EVERYBODY MOVED DOWN HERE.
RIGHT AWAY, SIR.
LET'S GO! EVERYBODY!
OVER THIS WAY!
WHERE'S THOSE E.M.T.s?
WE HAVE A POSITIVE.
- GET 'EM UP HERE RIGHT NOW!
- LET'S GET THAT STRETCHER!
LIEUTENANT.
LIEUTENANT. WE FOUND OUR VICTIM.
THERE'S NO RUSH.
HOW LONG HAS HE
BEEN DEAD? NOT LONG.
TWO HOURS MAYBE, A LITTLE LESS.
IMPROVISED TOURNIQUET KEPT
HIM ALIVE. USED HIS OWN BELT.
CAN YOU IMAGINE? THE PAIN.
KNOWIN' YOU'RE GONNA DIE.
THOSE WERE MOST PROBABLY
THE ORDERS OF EXECUTION.
- THE KILLER'S
FOLLOWING A PROTOCOL.
- RESUMING THE M.O.
ORDERS FROM WHOM?
A CONTROLLER... SOMEONE
CALLING THE SHOTS.
OUT OF CAUTION OR DISTASTE, HE'S
CHOSEN TO AVOID DIRECT ACTION.
- HE'S FOUND A NEW SURROGATE.
- SOMEONE TO CARRY ON
THE KILLING.
SOMEONE PREDISPOSED TO AN
ALTERNATIVE THEORY OF JUSTICE...
DISILLUSIONED,
CREDULOUS, NAIVE EVEN.
YOU MEAN WE'RE LOOKIN'
FOR TWO GUYS NOW?
THE KILLER'S CAPABLE OF
A HIGH LEVEL OF VIOLENCE,
PROBABLY SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN IN THE
JUSTICE SYSTEM ONCE OR TWICE, DONE TIME.
EX-CON... MOVES IN
SIMILAR CIRCLES OUTSIDE.
LIMITED NUMBER OF PLACES THESE
PEOPLE GO. LIMITED WAYS THEY SOCIALIZE.
I THINK I KNOW THE KIND
OF PLACES YOU MEAN.
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THANKS A LOT.
NOTHIN'. MUSCLE-HEAD BARTENDERS.
KNOW NOTHIN', AND THEY
TRY TO KEEP IT A SECRET.
I DON'T KNOW, FRANK.
WE'VE PRETTY MUCH
DONE THE CIRCUIT.
EVEN IF THIS CONTROLLER EXISTS, AND HE
RECRUITS HIS GUYS STRAIGHT FROM THE JOINT,
DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE
GONNA FIND HIM.
THIS MIGHT NOT BE THE NIGHT.
- COME ON.
- WE'LL CHECK RELEASE AND
PAROLE RECORDS AND SEE...
NOT NOW, BLETCH.
THE KILLER'S INSIDE.
PALE AND PASTY. HASN'T
BEEN OUT-OF-DOORS LATELY.
RELATIVELY RECENT JAILHOUSE
"12" TATTOOED ON HIS NECK.
IF HE IS JUST OUT,
WHAT MAKES HIM RIGHT?
WHAT SAYS HE'S OUR
GUY? HE RECOGNIZED US.
I'VE BEEN TOLD I LOOK LIKE
A COP. MAYBE YOU DO TOO.
HE MADE EYE CONTACT. HE DIDN'T
JUST KNOW WE WERE LAW ENFORCEMENT.
HE WAS EXPECTING
US. HE DIDN'T PANIC.
- OKAY. WE'LL DETAIN HIM,
SEE WHAT HIS STORY IS.
- WE WANT THE GUY WHO RUNS HIM.
HE'LL GIVE THAT UP SOONER
OR LATER, IF HE'S THE KILLER.
AND IF HE IS, THERE'S ALWAYS PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE, FRANK. WE'LL PROVE IT.
WAIT TILL HE COMES
OUT, GETS IN HIS CAR.
MY JUDICIAL PRIVILEGE
SHELTERS YOU, MR. BARDALE.
YEAH. YEAH, BUT WHAT DO I DO?
WE CANNOT BE CALLED INTO ACCOUNT,
YOU AND I, BY COURTS AT PERPETUAL ODDS...
WITH THE JUSTICE THAT THEY PRESUME
TO ASSURE THEIR CONTINUED EXISTENCE.
I GOT COPS RIDIN' CIRCLES AROUND
HERE, AND YOU'RE ON YOUR JUSTICE HORSE.
- I GOTTA MOVE.
- SHUT UP, BARDALE.
DON'T LET YOUR FEAR
MAKE YOU INSOLENT.
YOU SAW THE COPS IN THE BAR, DID
YOU? ARE THEY LOOKING FOR YOU?
YOU'RE AN AFTERTHOUGHT,
BARDALE. THEY WANT ME.
WHY? WHY WOULD THEY, JUDGE?
BECAUSE IF YOU SAW
THEM, THEN THEY SAW YOU.
IF THEY WANTED YOU, THEY'D
TAKE YOU, AND THEY'D CONVICT YOU.
THEN THEY'D MISS
ME. IF THEY LEFT YOU,
IT'S CLEAR THEY HAVE
SOME IDEA THAT I EXIST.
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO MEET
THE MAN WHO COULD FIND ME.
THEY'LL COME TO ME, AND, AS I
PROMISED, I WILL PROTECT YOU.
NOW DO AS I SAY.
TAKE MY CAR.
DRIVE AWAY. OKAY.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR
THIS GUY ANY LONGER.
GO. YOU'VE GOT THE DESCRIPTION.
DIDN'T GO RIGHT, DIDN'T GO LEFT.
RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.
THAT'S GOTTA BE IT. IT'S
WHAT THE KILLER WAS DRIVING.
THAT'S THE CAR THAT'S GONNA LEAD
US TO THE MAN IN CHARGE. IT SHOULDN'T.
THAT CAR SHOULD BE
HOT, THE PLATES STOLEN.
I HAVE A FEELING THAT THE MAN WE'RE
AFTER DOESN'T OPERATE THAT WAY.
DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT
BLETCHER, SEATTLE P.D.
WE'D LIKE TO ASK
YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.
I'VE BEEN EXPECTING
YOU. COME IN.
WE'D LIKE TO ASK
YOU TO COME WITH US.
I REVIEWED JOURNALS REMOVED
FROM THE SUSPECT'S HOME.
THERE'S DEFINITELY MATERIAL THERE
LINKING HIM TO THE BODY PART RECIPIENTS...
AND THE VICTIMS WE'VE
MANAGED TO IDENTIFY.
I THINK HE'S IN THIS. YOU'RE
THE A.D.A. DO WE CHARGE HIM?
I CALLED MY BOSS. HE SAID NO.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
FROM THE SCRAPBOOKS.
THERE'S OVER A THOUSAND NAMES, BUT
NOTHING TO SATISFY MOTIVE OR INTENT.
DID YOU GET A STATEMENT
FROM HIM THAT WE CAN USE?
- WE'RE WORKIN' ON IT.
- THAT'S A NO?
ONCE MORE. DO YOU
RECOGNIZE THIS MAN?
ONCE MORE, IT COULD BE CARL...
A HIRED MAN WHO
CARED FOR MY HOGS.
DRIFTER AND AN ALCOHOLIC. I
NEVER ASKED HIS LAST NAME, AS I SAID.
- WHERE IS HE NOW?
- IN THE PHOTO, HE LOOKS DEAD.
BUT SINCE YOU WON'T
SAY, I WON'T GUESS.
WE HAVE EVIDENCE THAT,
UH, YOUR HIRED MAN...
COMMITTED AT LEAST ONE
MURDER... A MAN NAMED MELLEN.
DOES THAT NAME
SOUND FAMILIAR? NO.
THIS MAN.
I SAID IT LOOKS
SOMETHING LIKE MIKE.
ANOTHER PIG GUY YOU BARELY KNOW?
DIDN'T I SAY SO?
IF THAT IS MIKE.
YOU SAID YOU WERE A
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEER.
I GOT 15, GOIN' ON 15-5.15-5.15-5 FOR THIS
GOOD STEER RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU, SIR.
CAN I HAVE 15-50?
WILL YOU GO TO 15-50?
GOIN' TO 15-50 FOR THIS
STEER. THANK YOU. SHUT UP!
DAMN.
WELL, IT'S GONNA TAKE
ANOTHER 10 MINUTES.
BUT GUESS WHAT... WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO CUT HIM LOOSE.
WHO'S IN THERE WITH HIM? NO ONE.
I NEVER TOOK HIS BELT OR HIS
LACES EITHER. I'D LIKE TO TALK TO HIM.
YOU KNOW THAT HE
ASKED FOR YOU LAST NIGHT?
- TALK TO HIM.
HE'S GOIN' HOME SOON ANYWAY.
HE CALLED YOU "THE OUTSIDER."
SIT DOWN.
WHAT SHOULD I CALL
YOU? "JUDGE" IS FINE.
OR THE NAME ON THE REPORT.
MY NAME IS LEGION. "LEGION"?
WHEN JESUS OF NAZARETH EXPELLED
DEMONS FROM A HERD OF ENCHANTED HOGS,
STORY HAS IT THAT THE DEMONS
TOLD HIM THEIR NAME WAS LEGION.
HOW WOULD YOU
LIKE TO WORK FOR ME?
WORK? YOU MEAN KILLING.
EVERY MAN FINDS HIS
OWN PATH TO JUSTICE.
YOU NEEDN'T COMMIT YOURSELF NOW.
THE OFFER'S OPEN. A MONTH, YEAR.
MANY BENEFITS.
I KNOW YOU'RE SOMETIMES
SCARED FOR YOUR FAMILY, YOUR WIFE.
THERE'S A CHILD NOW TOO. YES?
WHEN YOU SPOKE TO BARDALE,
WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HIM WHEN
HE CALLED YOU FROM THE BAR?
BARDALE. WHO CAN SPEAK TO
BARDALE? A SLAVE OF ECHOES.
I CAN TALK TO YOU. WE'RE
AFTER THE SAME THING.
HOW'S THAT?
I CAN SHOW YOU AN
ABSOLUTE JUSTICE,
AN UNCONSTRAINED JUSTICE.
YOU'D HAVE FREEDOM
TO ACT WITHOUT FEAR.
BARDALE AND HIS KINDRED...
THEY FEAR ME, THEY OBEY ME.
YOUR FAMILY WOULD BE
SAFE FROM SUCH THREATS.
- UH-HUH.
- THE POLICE ARE ABOUT
TO RELEASE ME.
YOU AND YOUR GROUP OF
ASSOCIATES HAVE NEVER
BEEN AS CLOSE TO ME
AS I'VE ALLOWED THIS TIME.
I WANTED YOU TO HEAR MY OFFER,
FEEL ITS TRUTH, SEE MY STRENGTH.
WE'RE GONNA FIND BARDALE.
OH, YES. MY
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
WELL, IT'S TIME TO GO.
AND REMEMBER, THE OFFER'S OPEN.
AND IF I'M HARD TO REACH,
WELL, DON'T MAKE THE
CONVENTIONAL ASSUMPTIONS.
- WHAT'D HE SAY?
- HE OFFERED ME A JOB.
SOMETHING'S BOTHERING
ME, ALL I DO IS EAT.
IT'S BEEN GOIN' ON FOR
ALMOST A WEEK, FRANK.
YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT IT?
THE MAN I HAD
BLETCHER PICK UP...
HAS FILED A HALF
A DOZEN LAWSUITS.
CITY ATTORNEY'S ORDERED THE
POLICE TO STAY AWAY FROM HIM.
WANT THIS? NO. THANKS.
THERE'S NOTHING TO BE DONE
TO BRING THIS MAN TO JUSTICE?
HE FLOUTS THE SYSTEM
AND GETS AWAY WITH IT...
AS IF HIS PRIVATE JUSTICE
WAS A HIGHER, PURER FORM.
THEN HE USES CONVENTIONAL
LAW TO PROTECT HIMSELF.
WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN NOTHING,
EVERYTHING IS ACCEPTABLE.
IT'S A GAME TO HIM. HE
SITS AT HOME A FREE MAN.
HE'S TAUNTING US.
WHAT ABOUT THE ACCOMPLICE, THE
MAN YOU AND BOB SAW AT THE BAR?
CAN'T FIND HIM. HE MAY BE DEAD.
- HE COULDN'T BE HIDING?
- HE'S SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE
IN JAIL.
HE'S NOT GOOD AT HIDING. HE'D
BE SEEKING HIS OWN COMFORT.
I SHOULDN'T BE HERE. I SHOULDN'T
BE THIS CLOSE TO HIS PLACE.
I THINK BARDALE'S IN THERE. I
THINK THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T FIND HIM.
I CAN'T GO NEAR THERE, FRANK.
I STEP ON THIS MAN'S PROPERTY
AND BARDALE'S NOT THERE,
I PUT THE DEPARTMENT AND
THE CITY IN REAL LEGAL TROUBLE.
STAY CLOSE BY.
I CAN'T ADVISE YOU TO
GO THERE YOURSELF.
YOU A COP?
NO, I'M NOT A COP.
I'M A PRIVATE CITIZEN.
LIKE ME.
- YOU LOOKIN' FOR SOMEONE?
- WHERE'S THE GUY
WHO LIVES HERE?
AROUND.
- YOU HAVE NOWHERE TO GO.
- BACK TO PRISON.
I WAS ALWAYS GOIN'
BACK TO PRISON.
WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE CUTS?
ON BUSINESS.
MAN WASN'T NO JUDGE.
- WHAT WAS HE?
- WELL, WHO CARES NOW?
HE WAS NO JUDGE OF ME.
THAT'S HOW IT TURNED OUT.
HE BETRAYED YOU?
YOU KNOW, IN PRISON, YOU
DON'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.
YOU'RE EITHER AN
INMATE OR A CONVICT...
A MAN OR A PIECE
OF WORTHLESS CRAP.
JUDGE SAID THE SYSTEM
WAS WORTHLESS CRAP.
THEN HE GETS IN
BED WITH THE SYSTEM.
HE WAS A PIG, LIKE THE REST.
HE PROMISED TO TAKE
CARE OF YOU ON THE OUTSIDE.
WHO GIVES A RAT'S ASS?
WASN'T WHAT HE SAID. IT'S
WHAT HE WAS THAT MATTERED.
HE WAS BITCH ENOUGH
TO LET THE COPS TAKE HIM,
FILE LAWSUITS AFTER
HE LET 'EM DO IT.
BITCH IN THE HEART.
WASN'T ANY KIND OF JUDGE.
BITCH WAS PURE PIG.
I WANT YOU TO COME
OUTSIDE WITH ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT GARY GILMORE
SAID RIGHT BEFORE THEY SHOT HIM?
WELL, THEN... "LET'S DO IT."
OKAY, BARDALE, HAVE IT YOUR WAY.
GET HIM OUTTA HERE.
SHOO 'EM OVER HERE.
HE'S NOT TALKIN' TO ME.
IT'S JUST CONVICT TO COP.
WHAT DID HE SAY TO YOU?
HE SAID THE JUDGE WAS A PIG.
BARDALE KILLED HIM
AND PUT HIM IN THERE.
PROBABLY HAMSTRUNG HIM,
THEN DUMPED HIM IN THERE.
PROBABLY.
YOU DON'T KNOW? I
DON'T WANNA KNOW.
FRANK, THE BODIES... THE
ONES WE NEVER FOUND...
WE'LL FIND WHAT THERE IS
TO FIND OF THEM IN THERE?
IT'S OVER. I'M GOIN' HOME NOW.
THANKS A LOT, GUYS.
I MADE THIS!
PICKUP IN FOR AN OVERHAUL.
THANKS.
YEAH. POINTS, PLUGS,
CARBURETOR... THE WHOLE DEAL.
- IT'S BEEN A WHILE
SINCE I'VE HAD IT IN.
- WHAT CAN I GET FOR YOU, HON?
I'LL HAVE A BEER AND A
SANDWICH... TUNA SALAD SANDWICH.
- AND THAT BE IT FOR YOU
TONIGHT, HON?
- YEAH.
THERE YOU BE, HON.
THANKS.
I THINK WE'RE ABOUT READY FOR
A CHECK. ANYTHING ELSE FOR YOU?
SEE YA.
EVENIN'.
EVENIN'.
HI. A PACKAGE FOR
MRS. ANNIE TISMAN.
COULD YOU SIGN HERE? I
HAVEN'T ORDERED ANYTHING.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S FOR ME?
IT'S THE CORRECT
NAME AND ADDRESS?
OH, YEAH. SURE. I'VE BEEN ANNIE
TISMAN MORE YEARS THAN I LIKE TO COUNT.
YOU HAVE A GOOD
DAY, MA'AM. MM-HMM.
ARE YOU FEELING
ANY BETTER? A LITTLE.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. WHY
WOULD SOMEONE DO THIS TO ME?
I NEVER HURT ANYONE.
IS THERE SOMEPLACE WE
COULD SIT DOWN AND TALK?
ARE THEY GONNA
TAKE THAT AWAY SOON?
SORRY, SIR. IT'S A CRIME
SCENE. I CAN'T LET YOU IN.
OH, THAT'S OKAY,
CONNELLY. IT'S FRANK BLACK.
PLEASE, UH, IN THE OTHER
ROOM. WE CAN TALK IN THERE.
I'M SORRY. WHEREVER
YOU'D BE MORE COMFORTABLE.
BLETCHER GIVE YOU ANY DETAILS?
YEAH. HAS ANYBODY SPOKEN
TO THE, UH, DELIVERY SERVICE?
PACKAGE WAS LEFT
IN A DROP-OFF BOX...
WITH A BOGUS BILLING
CODE AND A BOGUS RETURN.
- HAVE YOU SEEN
WHAT YOU NEED TO SEE?
- YEAH.
LET'S GET THIS EVIDENCE
BAGGED AND TAGGED.
FRANK. SPARE ME A MINUTE?
I SENT HER TO BE WITH A FRIEND.
YOU SAW? WAS SHE
ANY HELP AT ALL?
DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ANY REASON
WHY IT WAS SENT TO THIS LADY.
SHE'S, UH, A BOOKKEEPER FOR A
FLORIST. NO PROBLEMS AT WORK.
SHE'S WIDOWED ALMOST 10 YEARS
AGO. NO ROMANTIC INVOLVEMENTS.
ON GOOD TERMS WITH THE FAMILY...
THE ONES SHE KEEPS UP WITH.
NO ONE WITH ANY
GRIEVANCES SHE'S AWARE OF?
DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
THIS ISN'T THE FIRST TIME THAT
YOU'VE SEEN ONE OF THESE, IS IT?
OVER THE LAST FOUR
YEARS, WE'VE HAD, UH,
HUMAN FINGERS, A PARTIAL HAND,
SENT TO THREE
INDIVIDUALS LOCALLY.
NO DISCERNIBLE REASON WHY
THESE PEOPLE WERE CHOSEN...
AND NO CONNECTION BETWEEN
ANY OF THEM WE'RE ABLE TO FIND.
A FINGER'S ONE THING. A GUY
CAN LIVE WITHOUT A FINGER.
- BUT A TONGUE.
- THE VICTIM IS DEAD, BLETCH.
WE NEED YOUR
EXPERTISE ON THIS, FRANK.
I GUESS THAT GOES
WITHOUT SAYIN'.
- OKAY. HAVE A GOOD EVENING, MA'AM.
- THANK YOU.
"THE BEAR NEVER TOLD THE
RABBIT, THE BADGER OR THE CROW...
"THAT HIS HONEY WAS MISSING
FROM THE HOLLOW TREE,
BUT HE LOOKED AT 'EM
DIFFERENTLY FROM THEN ON."
WHY?
- WE'LL FIND OUT LATER.
- WERE YOU EXPECTING
A PACKAGE, FRANK?
YEAH. FILES FROM BLETCHER.
I'LL LOOK AT IT DOWNSTAIRS.
WON'T TAKE LONG.
CAN YOU READ THE
REST BEFORE BED, DADDY?
SURE I WILL, HONEY.
THAT'S THE LAST OF THE PHOTOS. HAVE
YOU READ THE PATHOLOGY REPORTS YET?
WHAT STRIKES ME
ABOUT 'EM RIGHT OFF...
IS THE EXAMINER'S PRIOR
CONCLUSION IN EACH INSTANCE...
THE BODY PARTS WERE REMOVED
WHILE THE VICTIMS WERE ALIVE.
IT'S VERY POSSIBLE THE VICTIM OR
THE KILLER WEREN'T ACQUAINTED.
WHICH IS WHY THE PERPETRATOR'S
BEEN HARD TO CATCH.
BUT THE OWNERS OF THE BODY
PARTS... WHY HAVEN'T THEY TURNED UP?
GIVEN THE FOUR YEARS ACTIVITY?
WE CAN INFER THE KILLER'S BEEN
CAREFUL IN DISPOSING OF THE REMAINS,
SELECTING VICTIMS WHOSE DISAPPEARANCE
WOULDN'T DRAW UNUSUAL ATTENTION.
NO OBVIOUS CONNECTION TO THE
PREVIOUS VICTIMS OR BODY PART RECIPIENTS.
FRANK? DINNER'S ON THE TABLE.
IN A MINUTE.
THERE'S AN UNUSUAL ELEMENT OF
MINDFULNESS ASSOCIATED WITH THE VIOLENCE.
I THINK THE LOCAL M.E. COULD
USE AN EDUCATED OPINION.
I'VE GOT A CALL IN TO CHERYL ANDREWS.
ALREADY RAN IT DOWN WITH HER.
ANYTHING ELSE? NO.
ENJOY YOUR DINNER,
FRANK. THANKS.
WE'RE AWARE PREVIOUS FINDINGS INDICATE
THE OTHER BODY PARTS WERE ALL SUNDERED...
WHILE THE VICTIMS WERE ALIVE, BUT I BELIEVE
THIS TONGUE WAS REMOVED AFTER DEATH.
ALSO, THE INSTRUMENT WASN'T AS SHARP OR AS
SKILLFULLY USED AS IN PREVIOUS EXCISIONS.
WOULD THAT POINT TO, UH,
RAGE, LOSS OF CONTROL?
DOUBTFUL. THE CUTS AREN'T
UNUSUALLY FORCEFUL, JUST IMPRECISE.
A FEW FALSE STARTS,
REPETITIVE BLADE STROKES.
- FRANK?
- WE DO HAVE
A PATTERN CHANGE.
UNLIKELY TO BE INTENTIONAL DEVIATION
FROM THE ESTABLISHED METHOD.
SO HOW DO WE ACCOUNT FOR IT?
THE VICTIM DIED PREMATURELY,
OR THE KILLER WAS INTERRUPTED.
THE PERPETRATOR
MAY BE GETTING LAZY,
BECOMING MORE CASUAL AS HIS
ACTIVITIES LOSE THEIR NOVELTY.
SO IT REALLY DOESN'T
TELL US MUCH THEN.
WELL, IT TELLS US THAT HE'S LESS
CONCERNED ABOUT BEING DISCOVERED,
BUT NO LESS DANGEROUS...
POSSIBLY MORE SO.
THERE'S NOTHING HERE TO
INDICATE THAT THIS IS GONNA STOP.
♪♪
I ALWAYS WANTED TO BE A
STUNTMAN IN THE MOVIES.
WHOA! WHOA!
A WET, RAW NIGHT.
WHAT CAN I GETCHA?
RAIN WITHOUT, RAIN
WITHIN. GLASS OF WATER.
- REALLY?
- BE VERY CAREFUL WITH THE TONE
YOU TAKE WITH STRANGERS,
AND BRING MR. BARDALE
ANOTHER ROUND NOW.
COME HERE, SWEETHEART.
COME ON AND SIT DOWN WITH ME.
- WHAT ARE YOU AT?
- YOU'VE BEEN RELEASED FROM
PRISON... NEWBORN IN THE WORLD.
OFF THE BUS JUST
MINUTES. YOU LIKE IT?
LOOK, IF YOU'RE SOME QUEER
WHO THINKS HE GOT LUCKY...
"QUEER"? SINCE THE AGE OF 15, MR. BARDALE,
YOU HAVE BEEN RELEASED SIX TIMES,
- BUT YOUR TOTAL TIME OUTSIDE
PRISON IS LESS THAN A YEAR.
- YOU A COP?
YOU'RE OUT THIS TIME AFTER HAVING SERVED
EIGHT YEARS FOR ROBBERY WITH VIOLENCE.
NEVER BEEN TRIED FOR
MOST OF WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
PAROLE OFFICER? I GOT
24 HOURS TO REPORT IN.
TWO MURDERS... THE GIRL IN
TACOMA YOUR LAST TIME OUT...
AND A MAN WHO PICKED
YOU UP HITCHHIKING.
YOU WERE 17. HE WAS HOMOSEXUAL.
OTHERS YOU KILLED IN PRISON.
I ADMIRE YOUR
CAPACITY FOR ACTION.
I WANNA KEEP YOU IN THE WORLD. YOUR
NATURE CAN SERVE A HIGHER PURPOSE.
YOU WANNA KEEP ME
FROM GOIN' BACK TO PRISON?
WITHOUT ME, YOU'LL BE
IN CUSTODY WITHIN DAYS.
SOONER PERHAPS.
I WILL KEEP YOU IN THE WORLD.
YOU'RE A LAWYER, RIGHT?
NO, MR. BARDALE,
I'M NOT. I'M A JUDGE.
SENTENCE CARRIED OUT CONTRARY
TO JUST INSTRUCTIONS OF THIS COURT.
I HAD TO BE PRACTICAL.
IT'S HARD TO CUT A GUY'S
TONGUE OUT WHEN HE'S STILL ALIVE.
I MEANT TO GET HIM UNSUSPECTING.
THEN HE BLED OUT IN
THE PARKING LOT, AND...
HE CROAKED BEFORE
I GOT THE TONGUE.
YOU ACTED AS AGENT OF
THIS COURT WHILE IMPAIRED.
ONE BEER IS ALL...
REMEMBER I AM WHO I AM.
HOW WAS THE CORPSE OF
THE CONDEMNED DISPOSED OF?
- SAME WAY AS USUAL.
- YOU'VE FORGOTTEN.
YOU FEEL YOU CAN LIE AS
FREELY TO ME AS TO YOURSELF.
NO. THEY'LL NEVER FIND IT.
UM, I HAD TO HURRY.
CARL NEARMAN, YOU'VE
ACTED SELFISHLY.
YOU'VE IGNORED BOTH THE REQUIREMENTS OF
JUSTICE AND THE PROCEDURES OF THIS COURT.
I'M DISCHARGING YOU
FROM THE COURT'S SERVICE.
MR. BARDALE.
STAND AND RECEIVE SENTENCE.
ACHILLES! ACHILLES, YOU
COME RIGHT HERE, GIRL.
COME ON. ACHILLES,
YOU COME HERE NOW.
COME ON. ACHILLES.
OH, WHAT IN HEAVEN'S NAME
HAVE YOU GOT THERE, HUH?
OH, GOD. IT'S AN
APPALLING SMELL.
ACHILLES, COME AWAY FROM THERE.
COME ON. COME ON NOW. WHAT YOU GOT?
WHAT YOU WANT WITH THAT
FOUL, SMELLY OLD THING, HUH?
WHAT YOU WANT WITH THAT...
TERRY. TERRY.
DON'T PANIC, BUT
THERE'S A PERSON THERE.
WHAT? THERE'S A DEAD PERSON.
FRANK?
CATHERINE.
HOW WAS WORK? FINE.
UM, FRANK, THAT PACKAGE
THAT YOU GOT THE OTHER NIGHT...
- WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON?
- WHY?
I HAD LUNCH WITH
SOMEONE FROM THE OFFICE.
SHE'S BEEN COUNSELING A WOMAN WHO
HAD A HUMAN TONGUE DELIVERED TO HER.
ANNIE TISMAN.
MM. SHE COULDN'T
GIVE ME HER NAME.
HAS ANYONE SPOKEN TO HER THAT
YOU KNOW OF... ABOUT HER HISTORY?
THE POLICE DID BRIEF INTERVIEWS.
THEY WEREN'T PRODUCTIVE.
WELL, HER HUSBAND WAS SENT TO
JAIL FOR ROBBERY ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO.
HE WAS APPEALING
POST-CONVICTION ON THE BASIS...
THAT THE TESTIMONY
AGAINST HIM WAS PERJURED.
WHAT WAS THE OUTCOME? THE
HUSBAND WAS MURDERED IN PRISON...
BEFORE THE MATTER WAS RESOLVED.
THANKS.
I JUST ALWAYS FEEL LIKE A
TRESPASSER DOWN HERE.
NEITHER OF US SHOULD
FEEL AT HOME WITH WHAT I DO.
YEAH. HEY, FRANK.
IT'S BOB BLETCHER.
THE CORPSE WAS BARELY CONCEALED.
SOME GARDEN CLIPPINGS
TOSSED OVER IT. TONGUE CUT OUT.
IT'S LOOKIN' LIKE WE
CAUGHT A BREAK HERE, FRANK.
BODY'S ON ITS WAY UP.
PATHOLOGIST WILL BE RIGHT WITH US.
- IS THIS OUR GUY?
- EVERYTHING'S A MATCH. WHITE MALE,
EARLY 50s, EVIDENT GOOD HEALTH.
BLUNT-OBJECT
TRAUMA TO THE SKULL...
INCURRED PROBABLY PRIOR
TO THESE STAB WOUNDS.
NO DEFENSIVE INJURIES. ANY OR ALL OF
THESE WOUNDS MIGHT HAVE CAUSED DEATH.
- FRANK,
THAT'S AN UNRELATED D.O.A.
- WHO IS THIS MAN?
- IS THAT THE JOHN DOE
FROM THE TRACKS?
- YEAH.
VAGRANT. RAILWAY COPS
FOUND HIM EARLY A.M.
DIED FROM A MASSIVE
LOSS OF BLOOD.
PROBABLY TRIED TO HOP A
FREIGHT WHILE HE HAD A BAG ON...
AND SLIPPED AND HIS
LEG SWUNG UNDER.
HAPPENS THREE OR FOUR TIMES
A YEAR. RAIL-YARD BULLS HATE IT.
- INTERRUPTS
THEIR RUNNING POKER GAME.
- YOU WANNA TAKE A LOOK?
I GOT AN I.D. FROM THE PRINTS.
THE MAN YOU'RE LOOKIN'
AT IS JONATHAN MELLEN.
- HE'S A FORMER
SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER.
- HE WAS A COP?
RETIRED SEVEN YEARS. WE'RE
RUNNIN' DOWN ANY LIVING RELATIVES.
HE WAS DIVORCED. HAD A
REPUTATION FOR BEING ARGUMENTATIVE.
- THESE TWO ARE CONNECTED.
- WHAT?
MELLEN AND THE D.O.A. THERE?
FRANK.
ONE'S A MURDER. THE OTHER
IS DEATH BY MISADVENTURE.
MILES APART, FRANK. DAYS APART.
WHO WAS THIS MAN, THE
MAN FROM THE FREIGHT YARD?
DO WE KNOW THAT YET?
YOU'LL FIND THE EVIDENCE
THAT CONNECTS THESE TWO.
IT'S HERE.
YEAH, FRANK?
PENSEYRES? CAN
YOU HEAR ME? HELLO?
A LOT OF LINKS AND PATCHES
BETWEEN US RIGHT NOW.
I'M TRAVELIN'. I MAY LOSE YOU. I'M
LOOKING FOR OLDER DOCUMENTATION...
COURT RECORDS THAT ARE LIKELY
ARCHIVED ONLY ON HARD COPY.
IF IT CAN BE FOUND, IT WILL BE.
THE RECORDS PERTAIN TO THE HUSBAND
OF THE WOMAN WHO RECEIVED THE TONGUE.
LAST NAME... TISMAN.
"T" AS IN TOM, I-S-M-A-N.
HE WAS A STATE PRISONER. HE WOULD
HAVE FILED A POST-CONVICTION APPEAL,
OR THE APPROPRIATE MOTION, SEEKING TO
OVERTURN BETWEEN NINE AND 12 YEARS AGO.
OKAY. WE I.D.'D THE BODY FROM
WHICH THE TONGUE WAS REMOVED...
AN EX-SEATTLE POLICE OFFICER.
HE MAY FIGURE IN THE RECORD OF
THE COURT PROCEEDINGS. HE MAY NOT.
I'LL CHECK IT. I'LL BE IN TOUCH.
500 YEARS AGO, YOU WOULD'VE
BEEN BURNED AS A WITCH.
NOTHING I DO IS
MAGIC, BOB. YEAH.
A LOT OF PEOPLE SHOUTED JUST
THAT FROM THE MIDDLE OF A BONFIRE.
YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT THE
TWO BODIES IN THE MORGUE, FRANK.
PATHOLOGIST FOUND TRACES OF TISSUE UNDER
THE FINGERNAILS OF THE RAIL-YARD CORPSE.
TISSUE BLOOD TYPES MATCHED.
D.N.A. WORKUP WILL CONFIRM IT.
THEY WERE KILLER AND VICTIM.
WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT THE KILLER, BOB?
UH, EX-CON NAMED CARL NEARMAN.
WHAT'S HIS HISTORY? DONE HALF A
DOZEN SEQUENTIAL BITS AT STATE PRISONS.
ARMED ROBBERY, GRAND THEFT.
RELEASED FIVE YEARS BACK.
NO RECORD SINCE? NO.
CLEAN BY ALL ACCOUNTS.
NEVER EVEN MISSED A DATE
WITH HIS PAROLE OFFICER.
PROBABLY NOT YOUR
MODEL CITIZEN, BUT, UH...
YOU WERE RIGHT, FRANK.
I WANTED YOU TO HEAR IT FROM ME.
DOESN'T FIT, BOB.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKIN' ABOUT?
I JUST GAVE YOU THE RUNDOWN.
A VIOLENT REPEAT OFFENDER
REPEATEDLY CAUGHT, CONVICTED AND JAILED.
HABITUAL CRIMINAL. NOT SOMEONE
WHO'S CAPABLE OF ACTING...
WITH THIS KIND OF
DELIBERATE PURPOSE.
THIS ONE'S IN THE BOOKS, FRANK.
YOU MADE THE CONNECTION.
IT MUST HAVE MADE SOME
KIND OF SENSE TO YOU.
THERE IS A CONNECTION, BUT
THE EASY THING TO DO HERE...
IS OVERLOOK THE COMPLEXITY.
THERE'S AN ACT OF HUBRIS AT
WORK HERE, A PERVERSE CALCULUS.
- I KNOW THESE MEN. I'VE CHASED THEM.
- UH-HUH.
THERE'S SOMEONE
ELSE IN THIS, BLETCH.
OH, BOY. FRANK, YOU KNOW,
SOMETIMES, IF IT QUACKS,
IT REALLY IS A DUCK.
HAVING FOUND SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE THE
ACCUSED REMOVED OR CAUSED TO BE REMOVED...
LIGHTING FROM HIS APARTMENT
BUILDING'S COMMON STAIRWELL,
THIS ACTION RESULTED...
IN A FEMALE CLIENT, AGED 62,
SUSTAINING FATAL INJURIES
AS A RESULT OF A FALL.
IT IS NOW MY DUTY TO
PRONOUNCE SENTENCE.
YOU ARE TO APPREHEND THE
CONDEMNED AS INSTRUCTED,
AND, HAVING TRANSPORTED
HIM TO THE PLACE DESIGNATED,
TO AMPUTATE HIS RIGHT
LEG BELOW THE KNEE.
I GOT IT WRITTEN DOWN
FROM EARLIER, JUDGE.
I LIKE THE FOOT. I MEAN,
IT'S LIKE THIS SON OF A BITCH,
HE KICKED THAT OLD LADY
DOWN THE STAIRS PRACTICALLY.
THE PRISONER SHALL BE
CONSCIOUS PRIOR TO THE AMPUTATION.
YOU SHALL MAKE HIM AWARE OF THE
COURT'S SENTENCE. I'LL RUB IT IN GOOD.
THE HOOD MAY SEEM
SUPERFLUOUS TO YOU, MR. BARDALE,
BUT I PRONOUNCE FORMAL
SENTENCE TO HONOR WHAT WE DO...
AND TO SET IT APART FROM
FRYING BACON OR PASSING GAS.
I RESPECT THAT, JUDGE.
ONLY, THE TWO OF US HERE, IT SEEMS
A LITTLE LIKE LAW COURT, YOU KNOW?
MINE IS NOT A COURT OF LAW,
MR. BARDALE. IT IS A COURT OF JUSTICE.
WE CANNOT ADDRESS EVERY CASE.
OUR SCOPE IS NOT BROAD
LIKE THE COMMON LAW COURTS.
IT IS NARROWER,
DEEPER, MORE PURE.
OUR JUDGMENT FINAL.
I BETTER GET GOIN'.
AND DOIN' THE RIGHT THING
LIKE THIS, IT FEELS GOOD.
I'M REAL GRATEFUL, JUDGE.
AW, DAMN IT.
I COULD REALLY
USE A HAND, MISTER.
COME ON. PLEASE.
WE GET MORE MILDEW THAN YOU'D
THINK, BECAUSE THERE'S NO WINDOWS.
STILL, WHAT YOU SEE THESE DAYS.
WELL, I DON'T MIND THE
NO WINDOWS AFTER A WHILE.
I BEEN HERE SIX YEARS
WORKIN' SECURITY.
IT'S IMPORTANT. YOU
KNOW YOU'RE CONTRIBUTING.
FOOT!
TURN IT BACK.
TURN THE BELT BACK.
GO FOR A DAMN SUPERVISOR. I
AIN'T GOT IT FOR THIS KIND OF CRAP.
I'VE BEEN TRAINED FOR BOMBS.
WELL, GOING BY THE
STATE OF DECOMPOSITION,
ASSUMING NO REFRIGERATION,
I'D PUT THE AMPUTATION
WITHIN THE LAST 36 TO 100 HOURS.
IT'S GOTTA BE THE SAME GUY...
NEARMAN... WE MADE FOR THE OTHERS.
- WHO IS THE ADDRESSEE?
- GUY'S NAME IS FILLMAN.
WIDOWER. DUE TO
RETIRE THIS YEAR.
WHAT WAS THE TIME
STAMP ON THE PACKAGE?
PARCEL SERVICE GUY SAID IT COULD'VE
SAT IN THE DROP BOX OVER THE WEEKEND.
AS MUCH AS ANOTHER FIVE OR SIX
HOURS BEFORE GETTING SORTED,
TIME-AND-DATE-STAMPED
AND SHIPPED.
PLENTY OF TIME FOR NEARMAN
TO DO IT BEFORE HIS ACCIDENT.
WE'RE ASSUMING THIS IS
THE SAME PERPETRATOR.
NOTHING SAYS DIFFERENT.
NOTHING ELSE MAKES SENSE.
BY THE EVIDENCE, THE
TIME FRAME WORKS.
WE'RE SEEING THE
ESTABLISHED PATTERN.
AMPUTATION OCCURRED
WHILE THE VICTIM WAS ALIVE.
IT'S NOT THE
ESTABLISHED PATTERN.
IT'S THE RETURN TO THE
ESTABLISHED PATTERN.
THE GUY WHO KILLED THE
COP... MELLEN... HE DIDN'T DO THIS.
- THEN WHO DID?
- SOMEONE ELSE.
THESE IMPRESSIONS ON THE CALF...
- WAS THERE A SOCK?
- YEAH. YEAH, RIGHT HERE, FRANK.
WE'VE GOT OUR GUY. EVERY
PIECE OF EVIDENCE SAYS HE DID IT.
NO. THIS IS THE OLD PATTERN.
THIS LIMB BELONGS TO
SOMEONE WHO MAY STILL BE ALIVE.
WE RECESS FOR A
DEBATE, THAT MAY CHANGE.
YEAH.
DID YOU RECEIVE MY COPY OF THE
COURT RECORDS? I'M
LOOKIN' AT THEM RIGHT NOW.
CEMENTS THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE COP WHO WAS KILLED...
AND THE LADY WHO
WAS SENT THE TONGUE.
THE DEAD POLICE
OFFICER... MELLEN...
WAS A PROSECUTION
WITNESS IN THE TISMAN TRIAL.
THE CONVICTION TURNED ON HIS
TESTIMONY. POSSIBLY A FALSE TESTIMONY.
SO ANNIE TISMAN WAS SENT
THE TONGUE OF THE COP...
WHO LOOKS TO HAVE PERJURED
HIMSELF AGAINST HER HUSBAND.
- WHY?
- I THINK SOMEBODY'S
RIGHTING WRONGS.
- WHAT, A NEW AGE VIGILANTE?
- THIS PERSON'S
DIRECTING THE KILLER...
OR KILLERS.
AND THERE'S NOTHING
NEW ABOUT THAT.
I'VE GOT SOMETHING HERE.
SOIL COMPOSITION SUGGESTS A BOG.
ABSENCE OF HERBICIDE AND PESTICIDE,
ALONG WITH PRESENCE OF CRANBERRY SEEDS,
INDICATE IT WAS ONCE A WORKING CRANBERRY
FARM, OUT OF PRODUCTION A COUPLE OF YEARS.
GEIBELHOUSE! I NEED
YOU TO LISTEN TO THIS.
ARE EITHER OF YOU
FAMILIAR WITH CHELAN
COUNTY, LIEUTENANT?
CHELAN COUNTY. YEAH, SURE.
IF YOU GET A TOPO MAP, WE COULD PROBABLY
NARROW THIS DOWN TO A FEW SPECIFIC SITES.
GEIBELHOUSE, YOU
KEEP WORKIN' THIS AREA.
YOU TWO, FOLLOW ME.
THE MAN WE'RE LOOKIN'
FOR IS IN THIS AREA.
HE COULD BE COVERED,
HIDDEN IN DEBRIS.
ONE OF YOU GET ON THE RADIO. I
WANT EVERYBODY MOVED DOWN HERE.
RIGHT AWAY, SIR.
LET'S GO! EVERYBODY!
OVER THIS WAY!
WHERE'S THOSE E.M.T.s?
WE HAVE A POSITIVE.
- GET 'EM UP HERE RIGHT NOW!
- LET'S GET THAT STRETCHER!
LIEUTENANT.
LIEUTENANT. WE FOUND OUR VICTIM.
THERE'S NO RUSH.
HOW LONG HAS HE
BEEN DEAD? NOT LONG.
TWO HOURS MAYBE, A LITTLE LESS.
IMPROVISED TOURNIQUET KEPT
HIM ALIVE. USED HIS OWN BELT.
CAN YOU IMAGINE? THE PAIN.
KNOWIN' YOU'RE GONNA DIE.
THOSE WERE MOST PROBABLY
THE ORDERS OF EXECUTION.
- THE KILLER'S
FOLLOWING A PROTOCOL.
- RESUMING THE M.O.
ORDERS FROM WHOM?
A CONTROLLER... SOMEONE
CALLING THE SHOTS.
OUT OF CAUTION OR DISTASTE, HE'S
CHOSEN TO AVOID DIRECT ACTION.
- HE'S FOUND A NEW SURROGATE.
- SOMEONE TO CARRY ON
THE KILLING.
SOMEONE PREDISPOSED TO AN
ALTERNATIVE THEORY OF JUSTICE...
DISILLUSIONED,
CREDULOUS, NAIVE EVEN.
YOU MEAN WE'RE LOOKIN'
FOR TWO GUYS NOW?
THE KILLER'S CAPABLE OF
A HIGH LEVEL OF VIOLENCE,
PROBABLY SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN IN THE
JUSTICE SYSTEM ONCE OR TWICE, DONE TIME.
EX-CON... MOVES IN
SIMILAR CIRCLES OUTSIDE.
LIMITED NUMBER OF PLACES THESE
PEOPLE GO. LIMITED WAYS THEY SOCIALIZE.
I THINK I KNOW THE KIND
OF PLACES YOU MEAN.
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THANKS A LOT.
NOTHIN'. MUSCLE-HEAD BARTENDERS.
KNOW NOTHIN', AND THEY
TRY TO KEEP IT A SECRET.
I DON'T KNOW, FRANK.
WE'VE PRETTY MUCH
DONE THE CIRCUIT.
EVEN IF THIS CONTROLLER EXISTS, AND HE
RECRUITS HIS GUYS STRAIGHT FROM THE JOINT,
DOESN'T MEAN WE'RE
GONNA FIND HIM.
THIS MIGHT NOT BE THE NIGHT.
- COME ON.
- WE'LL CHECK RELEASE AND
PAROLE RECORDS AND SEE...
NOT NOW, BLETCH.
THE KILLER'S INSIDE.
PALE AND PASTY. HASN'T
BEEN OUT-OF-DOORS LATELY.
RELATIVELY RECENT JAILHOUSE
"12" TATTOOED ON HIS NECK.
IF HE IS JUST OUT,
WHAT MAKES HIM RIGHT?
WHAT SAYS HE'S OUR
GUY? HE RECOGNIZED US.
I'VE BEEN TOLD I LOOK LIKE
A COP. MAYBE YOU DO TOO.
HE MADE EYE CONTACT. HE DIDN'T
JUST KNOW WE WERE LAW ENFORCEMENT.
HE WAS EXPECTING
US. HE DIDN'T PANIC.
- OKAY. WE'LL DETAIN HIM,
SEE WHAT HIS STORY IS.
- WE WANT THE GUY WHO RUNS HIM.
HE'LL GIVE THAT UP SOONER
OR LATER, IF HE'S THE KILLER.
AND IF HE IS, THERE'S ALWAYS PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE, FRANK. WE'LL PROVE IT.
WAIT TILL HE COMES
OUT, GETS IN HIS CAR.
MY JUDICIAL PRIVILEGE
SHELTERS YOU, MR. BARDALE.
YEAH. YEAH, BUT WHAT DO I DO?
WE CANNOT BE CALLED INTO ACCOUNT,
YOU AND I, BY COURTS AT PERPETUAL ODDS...
WITH THE JUSTICE THAT THEY PRESUME
TO ASSURE THEIR CONTINUED EXISTENCE.
I GOT COPS RIDIN' CIRCLES AROUND
HERE, AND YOU'RE ON YOUR JUSTICE HORSE.
- I GOTTA MOVE.
- SHUT UP, BARDALE.
DON'T LET YOUR FEAR
MAKE YOU INSOLENT.
YOU SAW THE COPS IN THE BAR, DID
YOU? ARE THEY LOOKING FOR YOU?
YOU'RE AN AFTERTHOUGHT,
BARDALE. THEY WANT ME.
WHY? WHY WOULD THEY, JUDGE?
BECAUSE IF YOU SAW
THEM, THEN THEY SAW YOU.
IF THEY WANTED YOU, THEY'D
TAKE YOU, AND THEY'D CONVICT YOU.
THEN THEY'D MISS
ME. IF THEY LEFT YOU,
IT'S CLEAR THEY HAVE
SOME IDEA THAT I EXIST.
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO MEET
THE MAN WHO COULD FIND ME.
THEY'LL COME TO ME, AND, AS I
PROMISED, I WILL PROTECT YOU.
NOW DO AS I SAY.
TAKE MY CAR.
DRIVE AWAY. OKAY.
I CAN'T WAIT FOR
THIS GUY ANY LONGER.
GO. YOU'VE GOT THE DESCRIPTION.
DIDN'T GO RIGHT, DIDN'T GO LEFT.
RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE.
THAT'S GOTTA BE IT. IT'S
WHAT THE KILLER WAS DRIVING.
THAT'S THE CAR THAT'S GONNA LEAD
US TO THE MAN IN CHARGE. IT SHOULDN'T.
THAT CAR SHOULD BE
HOT, THE PLATES STOLEN.
I HAVE A FEELING THAT THE MAN WE'RE
AFTER DOESN'T OPERATE THAT WAY.
DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT
BLETCHER, SEATTLE P.D.
WE'D LIKE TO ASK
YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.
I'VE BEEN EXPECTING
YOU. COME IN.
WE'D LIKE TO ASK
YOU TO COME WITH US.
I REVIEWED JOURNALS REMOVED
FROM THE SUSPECT'S HOME.
THERE'S DEFINITELY MATERIAL THERE
LINKING HIM TO THE BODY PART RECIPIENTS...
AND THE VICTIMS WE'VE
MANAGED TO IDENTIFY.
I THINK HE'S IN THIS. YOU'RE
THE A.D.A. DO WE CHARGE HIM?
I CALLED MY BOSS. HE SAID NO.
WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH
FROM THE SCRAPBOOKS.
THERE'S OVER A THOUSAND NAMES, BUT
NOTHING TO SATISFY MOTIVE OR INTENT.
DID YOU GET A STATEMENT
FROM HIM THAT WE CAN USE?
- WE'RE WORKIN' ON IT.
- THAT'S A NO?
ONCE MORE. DO YOU
RECOGNIZE THIS MAN?
ONCE MORE, IT COULD BE CARL...
A HIRED MAN WHO
CARED FOR MY HOGS.
DRIFTER AND AN ALCOHOLIC. I
NEVER ASKED HIS LAST NAME, AS I SAID.
- WHERE IS HE NOW?
- IN THE PHOTO, HE LOOKS DEAD.
BUT SINCE YOU WON'T
SAY, I WON'T GUESS.
WE HAVE EVIDENCE THAT,
UH, YOUR HIRED MAN...
COMMITTED AT LEAST ONE
MURDER... A MAN NAMED MELLEN.
DOES THAT NAME
SOUND FAMILIAR? NO.
THIS MAN.
I SAID IT LOOKS
SOMETHING LIKE MIKE.
ANOTHER PIG GUY YOU BARELY KNOW?
DIDN'T I SAY SO?
IF THAT IS MIKE.
YOU SAID YOU WERE A
LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEER.
I GOT 15, GOIN' ON 15-5.15-5.15-5 FOR THIS
GOOD STEER RIGHT HERE. THANK YOU, SIR.
CAN I HAVE 15-50?
WILL YOU GO TO 15-50?
GOIN' TO 15-50 FOR THIS
STEER. THANK YOU. SHUT UP!
DAMN.
WELL, IT'S GONNA TAKE
ANOTHER 10 MINUTES.
BUT GUESS WHAT... WE'RE
GONNA HAVE TO CUT HIM LOOSE.
WHO'S IN THERE WITH HIM? NO ONE.
I NEVER TOOK HIS BELT OR HIS
LACES EITHER. I'D LIKE TO TALK TO HIM.
YOU KNOW THAT HE
ASKED FOR YOU LAST NIGHT?
- TALK TO HIM.
HE'S GOIN' HOME SOON ANYWAY.
HE CALLED YOU "THE OUTSIDER."
SIT DOWN.
WHAT SHOULD I CALL
YOU? "JUDGE" IS FINE.
OR THE NAME ON THE REPORT.
MY NAME IS LEGION. "LEGION"?
WHEN JESUS OF NAZARETH EXPELLED
DEMONS FROM A HERD OF ENCHANTED HOGS,
STORY HAS IT THAT THE DEMONS
TOLD HIM THEIR NAME WAS LEGION.
HOW WOULD YOU
LIKE TO WORK FOR ME?
WORK? YOU MEAN KILLING.
EVERY MAN FINDS HIS
OWN PATH TO JUSTICE.
YOU NEEDN'T COMMIT YOURSELF NOW.
THE OFFER'S OPEN. A MONTH, YEAR.
MANY BENEFITS.
I KNOW YOU'RE SOMETIMES
SCARED FOR YOUR FAMILY, YOUR WIFE.
THERE'S A CHILD NOW TOO. YES?
WHEN YOU SPOKE TO BARDALE,
WHAT DID YOU SAY TO HIM WHEN
HE CALLED YOU FROM THE BAR?
BARDALE. WHO CAN SPEAK TO
BARDALE? A SLAVE OF ECHOES.
I CAN TALK TO YOU. WE'RE
AFTER THE SAME THING.
HOW'S THAT?
I CAN SHOW YOU AN
ABSOLUTE JUSTICE,
AN UNCONSTRAINED JUSTICE.
YOU'D HAVE FREEDOM
TO ACT WITHOUT FEAR.
BARDALE AND HIS KINDRED...
THEY FEAR ME, THEY OBEY ME.
YOUR FAMILY WOULD BE
SAFE FROM SUCH THREATS.
- UH-HUH.
- THE POLICE ARE ABOUT
TO RELEASE ME.
YOU AND YOUR GROUP OF
ASSOCIATES HAVE NEVER
BEEN AS CLOSE TO ME
AS I'VE ALLOWED THIS TIME.
I WANTED YOU TO HEAR MY OFFER,
FEEL ITS TRUTH, SEE MY STRENGTH.
WE'RE GONNA FIND BARDALE.
OH, YES. MY
CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.
WELL, IT'S TIME TO GO.
AND REMEMBER, THE OFFER'S OPEN.
AND IF I'M HARD TO REACH,
WELL, DON'T MAKE THE
CONVENTIONAL ASSUMPTIONS.
- WHAT'D HE SAY?
- HE OFFERED ME A JOB.
SOMETHING'S BOTHERING
ME, ALL I DO IS EAT.
IT'S BEEN GOIN' ON FOR
ALMOST A WEEK, FRANK.
YOU WANNA TALK ABOUT IT?
THE MAN I HAD
BLETCHER PICK UP...
HAS FILED A HALF
A DOZEN LAWSUITS.
CITY ATTORNEY'S ORDERED THE
POLICE TO STAY AWAY FROM HIM.
WANT THIS? NO. THANKS.
THERE'S NOTHING TO BE DONE
TO BRING THIS MAN TO JUSTICE?
HE FLOUTS THE SYSTEM
AND GETS AWAY WITH IT...
AS IF HIS PRIVATE JUSTICE
WAS A HIGHER, PURER FORM.
THEN HE USES CONVENTIONAL
LAW TO PROTECT HIMSELF.
WHEN YOU BELIEVE IN NOTHING,
EVERYTHING IS ACCEPTABLE.
IT'S A GAME TO HIM. HE
SITS AT HOME A FREE MAN.
HE'S TAUNTING US.
WHAT ABOUT THE ACCOMPLICE, THE
MAN YOU AND BOB SAW AT THE BAR?
CAN'T FIND HIM. HE MAY BE DEAD.
- HE COULDN'T BE HIDING?
- HE'S SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE
IN JAIL.
HE'S NOT GOOD AT HIDING. HE'D
BE SEEKING HIS OWN COMFORT.
I SHOULDN'T BE HERE. I SHOULDN'T
BE THIS CLOSE TO HIS PLACE.
I THINK BARDALE'S IN THERE. I
THINK THAT'S WHY WE CAN'T FIND HIM.
I CAN'T GO NEAR THERE, FRANK.
I STEP ON THIS MAN'S PROPERTY
AND BARDALE'S NOT THERE,
I PUT THE DEPARTMENT AND
THE CITY IN REAL LEGAL TROUBLE.
STAY CLOSE BY.
I CAN'T ADVISE YOU TO
GO THERE YOURSELF.
YOU A COP?
NO, I'M NOT A COP.
I'M A PRIVATE CITIZEN.
LIKE ME.
- YOU LOOKIN' FOR SOMEONE?
- WHERE'S THE GUY
WHO LIVES HERE?
AROUND.
- YOU HAVE NOWHERE TO GO.
- BACK TO PRISON.
I WAS ALWAYS GOIN'
BACK TO PRISON.
WHERE DID YOU GET THOSE CUTS?
ON BUSINESS.
MAN WASN'T NO JUDGE.
- WHAT WAS HE?
- WELL, WHO CARES NOW?
HE WAS NO JUDGE OF ME.
THAT'S HOW IT TURNED OUT.
HE BETRAYED YOU?
YOU KNOW, IN PRISON, YOU
DON'T HAVE IT BOTH WAYS.
YOU'RE EITHER AN
INMATE OR A CONVICT...
A MAN OR A PIECE
OF WORTHLESS CRAP.
JUDGE SAID THE SYSTEM
WAS WORTHLESS CRAP.
THEN HE GETS IN
BED WITH THE SYSTEM.
HE WAS A PIG, LIKE THE REST.
HE PROMISED TO TAKE
CARE OF YOU ON THE OUTSIDE.
WHO GIVES A RAT'S ASS?
WASN'T WHAT HE SAID. IT'S
WHAT HE WAS THAT MATTERED.
HE WAS BITCH ENOUGH
TO LET THE COPS TAKE HIM,
FILE LAWSUITS AFTER
HE LET 'EM DO IT.
BITCH IN THE HEART.
WASN'T ANY KIND OF JUDGE.
BITCH WAS PURE PIG.
I WANT YOU TO COME
OUTSIDE WITH ME.
YOU KNOW WHAT GARY GILMORE
SAID RIGHT BEFORE THEY SHOT HIM?
WELL, THEN... "LET'S DO IT."
OKAY, BARDALE, HAVE IT YOUR WAY.
GET HIM OUTTA HERE.
SHOO 'EM OVER HERE.
HE'S NOT TALKIN' TO ME.
IT'S JUST CONVICT TO COP.
WHAT DID HE SAY TO YOU?
HE SAID THE JUDGE WAS A PIG.
BARDALE KILLED HIM
AND PUT HIM IN THERE.
PROBABLY HAMSTRUNG HIM,
THEN DUMPED HIM IN THERE.
PROBABLY.
YOU DON'T KNOW? I
DON'T WANNA KNOW.
FRANK, THE BODIES... THE
ONES WE NEVER FOUND...
WE'LL FIND WHAT THERE IS
TO FIND OF THEM IN THERE?
IT'S OVER. I'M GOIN' HOME NOW.
THANKS A LOT, GUYS.
I MADE THIS!