Mission: Impossible (1966–1973): Season 5, Episode 4 - Homecoming - full transcript
This time it's personal as Jim returns home to uncover who is killing his childhood friends; with the aid of the rest of the IMF team of course. But what will be worse, the death of another friend or finding that a friend is the killer.
HI, JIM.
HI, CONNIE.
Pretty girl.
Pretty girl.
Connie Hastings,
come here.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHERE ARE YOU?
JIM!
AAAHHHH!
JIM! HELP!
AAAHHHH!
JIM, HELP!
AAAHHHH!
JIM, HELP!
HELP!
AHHH!
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
[ GASPS ]
CONNIE?
JIM.
[ Crying ] JIM.
[ SOBBING ]
MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO GO
OUT OF THE HOUSE, BRAD.
WHEN IS IT ALL
GOING TO END?
PETE,
WE'RE DOING OUR BEST.
YOUR BEST?
TWO DEAD WOMEN -- THREE,
IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR JIM.
WHY DON'T YOU
BRING IN THE FBI?
LOCAL MURDERS ARE NOT
IN THEIR JURISDICTION.
WHAT ABOUT
THE STATE POLICE?
I'D LOVE TO,
EXCEPT IN THIS STATE,
THEY'RE BASICALLY
TRAFFIC COPS.
BRAD...I DON'T MEAN
TO GET PERSONAL.
I MEAN, AFTER ALL,
I AM MARRIED TO YOUR SISTER...
BUT HAVE YOU EVER
THOUGHT ABOUT RESIGNING?
NO, I HAVEN'T.
WELL, MAYBE YOU
OUGHT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
I MEAN, AFTER ALL,
WE'RE GETTING NO CLOSER
TO THAT KILLER
THAN WE WERE BEFORE HE
STRANGLED MARION ROSS.
FORGET IT, JOE.
I AM NOT RESIGNING.
JIM...HOW DO YOU
FEEL ABOUT IT?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT MY PERSONAL OPINION
IS WORTH, JOE.
AFTER ALL,
I AM ONLY A VISITOR.
MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WE NEED --
AN OBJECTIVE OPINION.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I THINK.
I THINK
THAT BRAD SHOULD STAY,
BECAUSE
WHOEVER REPLACED HIM
WOULD HAVE EXACTLY
THE SAME PROBLEMS HE HAS.
NO LAB, SHORTHANDED.
I THINK SOME OF YOU
COULD HELP THE MOST
BY SIGNING ON AS DEPUTIES.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
OWENS HERE.
THANK YOU.
CONNIE HASTINGS
HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED
FROM THE HOSPITAL.
GENTLEMEN,
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.
KARL.
JIM, MY HOUSE, LUNCH?
CYNTHIA INSISTS.
SURE. I'LL BE THERE.
SEE YOU LATER, JOE.
JIM...STAN SHERMAN,
NORVILLE JOURNAL.
STAN, OF COURSE.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS YOU.
HOW ARE YOU?
WELL, NOT BAD.
WHAT BRINGS YOU
OUT TO NORVILLE THIS TIME?
WELL, I'M TURNING
THE LAKESIDE PROPERTY
OVER TO THE COUNTY
AS A PARK.
OH, THAT'S NICE.
WHERE ARE YOU STAYING?
OH, I'VE OPENED UP
THE OLD PLACE
FOR AS LONG AS I'M HERE.
LUCKY FOR CONNIE HASTINGS
YOU WERE OUT THAT WAY.
UH...DIDN'T GET A LOOK
AT THE ATTACKER, DID YOU?
NO, NO, I DIDN'T AT ALL.
OH, IT'S
A TERRIBLE THING, JIM.
IF WE DON'T GET HIM SOON,
IT'S GOING TO TEAR
THIS TOWN APART.
DO YOU REMEMBER
ANYTHING AT ALL
ABOUT THE MAN
WHO ATTACKED YOU?
NO. HE CAME AT ME
FROM BEHIND.
HE WAS VERY STRONG.
I NEVER DID GET
A CLEAR LOOK AT HIS FACE.
ONE THING
I KNOW FOR SURE --
HE WORE GLASSES,
THICK GLASSES.
CONNIE...I'D LIKE YOU
TO LEAVE TOWN
UNTIL WE CLEAR THIS UP.
THAT'S ASKING QUITE A LOT
OF ME, ISN'T IT?
I'VE GOT THE SHOP.
THE KILLER
WAS AFTER YOU SPECIFICALLY.
THAT SPARE TIRE OF YOURS
WAS DELIBERATELY PUNCTURED.
IT WAS NO ACCIDENT.
YOUR SHOP WILL BE HERE
WHEN YOU GET BACK.
KARL WILL
KEEP AN EYE ON YOU
UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO GO.
IS THAT YOUR IDEA
OF BEING A GOOD SHERIFF?
EVACUATING THE TOWN?
OH, BRAD'S AN OKAY GUY.
A VERY OKAY GUY
WHO'S ALWAYS IN TROUBLE.
YOU MADE THE TOUCHDOWNS
AND HE MADE THE FUMBLES.
THAT'S THE WAY
IT'S BEEN EVER SINCE.
MOST OF THEM ARE STILL HERE,
AREN'T THEY?
THERE'S BRAD, BURROUGHS,
JOE KEITH,
STAN SHERMAN, REYNOLDS.
IT'S A JOLT,
ISN'T IT, JIM?
HMM?
ONE OF THEM
MAY BE A MURDERER.
BELIEVE ME, MR. MURPHY,
TO SAY STUDENT UNREST
WAS CAUSED BY MINISKIRTS --
I MEAN, THAT'S UNREALISTIC.
[ DOORBELLL RINGS ]
OH, EXCUSE ME.
[ PIANO PLAYS SOFTLY ]
HELLO, DANA.
-HI.
-SORRY I'M LATE.
OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING TONIGHT?
NOTHING, THANKS.
I CAN'T STAY.
OH.
BARNEY, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I GOT A CALL FROM JIM.
TWO GIRLS IN NORVILLE
WERE MURDERED --
GIRLS THAT JIM GREW UP WITH.
HE THINKS MAYBE I CAN HELP.
HOW ARE YOU GOING IN?
AS A CRIMINOLOGIST FRIEND.
I'LL CHECK THE PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE,
AND JIM WILL CONCENTRATE
ON THE INTERPERSONAL BACKGROUND
IN THE TOWN.
BARNEY, TELL JIM
THAT I DIG OLD HOMETOWNS
IF HE NEEDS ME.
SAME HERE.
OH, I'M READY RIGHT NOW.
I'LL TELL HIM THAT.
[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
HI, JOE.
HOW ARE YOU?
EVENING, STAN.
JIMMY!
GEE, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
OH, MIDGE,
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU.
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED
AROUND HERE.
NO, I KEPT THE PLACE
THE WAY DAD LIKED IT.
YES, I SEE.
JIMMY, THE BOCK BEER
JUST CAME IN.
HOW ABOUT IT?
ON THE HOUSE.
-ON THE HOUSE?
-YEAH.
CAN'T TURN THAT DOWN.
THERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
ISN'T THAT SETH MORLEY?
MM-HMM.
IS HE ALL RIGHT?
NO, NO, NOT
BY A LONG SHOT, JIM.
POOR KID.
COMES IN HERE EVERY NIGHT
FOR COFFEE AND A SANDWICH,
AND HE NEVER FINISHES
EITHER ONE.
WHAT'S WITH HIM?
HE WAS WITH THE FIRST
DIVISION IN VIETNAM.
HIS WHOLE PLATOON
GOT CUT OFF,
EVERYONE KILLED EXCEPT HIM.
OHH.
HIS EYES WERE BURNED.
HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN HOME?
TWO MONTHS.
HE'S NOT THE SAME.
HOW DO YOU MEAN?
HE'S SUCH A LONER NOW.
NEVER TALKS TO ANYBODY,
EXCEPT MAYBE ME.
HE TRUSTS ME.
THE KILLING, JIM --
IT DOES SOMETHING TO THEM,
DOESN'T IT?
YEAH. YEAH, IT SURE DOES,
SOME OF THEM.
I SURE WISH THERE WAS
SOME WAY I COULD HELP.
EXCUSE ME A SECOND.
HI, SETH.
REMEMBER ME?
NO, MAN, I DON'T.
WAIT.
JIM PHELPS, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU'VE GOT A GOOD MEMORY.
-SIT DOWN, PLEASE.
-HEY, THANK YOU. THANKS.
KARL...YOU HAVEN'T EATEN
ANYTHING.
NO, I GOT TIME.
GO AND GET A BITE.
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
I WON'T GO ANYWHERE.
-WELL, IF YOU THINK --
-I INSIST.
OKAY.
TWENTY MINUTES.
COACH MILLER USED TO RAP
ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME.
SAID YOU QUARTERBACKED
ONE OF HIS GREATEST TEAMS.
MILLER WAS WITH US
IN VIETNAM.
HE DIED WITH THE OTHERS.
YOU CAN'T MEAN COACH MILLER.
HE, UH...HE HAD A HEART ATTACK
THREE YEARS AGO.
DON'T TELL ME WHO I MEAN.
IT WAS COACH MILLER.
SEE, WHEN THE 155 BLEW UP,
HE WAS WITH THE OTHERS.
HEY, JIM, WHY DON'T YOU
COME ON OVER
AND HAVE A DRINK WITH
THE REST OF US OVER THERE?
OH, NOT RIGHT NOW, JOE.
I'M TALKING TO SETH.
OH, WELL, SETH WON'T MIND.
AFTER ALL, WE HAVE
A MURDERER TO CATCH.
[ SCOFFS ] YOU WORRY
ABOUT TWO DEAD WOMEN.
I'VE SEEN 100...
ALL TWISTED UP,
BURNED IN NAPALM.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU KNOW, SETH...
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY KID
THAT EVER WENT TO WAR.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
NOBODY UNDERSTANDS.
YOU'RE ALL MURDERERS,
AND WE DO
YOUR DIRTY WORK FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, I'M TIRED
OF YOUR BELLYACHING.
YOU! YOU!
EASY, SETH.
SETH! EASY. EASY.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M OKAY.
[ PANTING ] I'M OKAY.
HERE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, JIM.
I MEAN, THAT...
KID COULD HAVE KILLED ME.
STAN, DO YOU KNOW
IF HE'S BEEN
UNDER PSYCHIATRIC CARE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'D SURE LIKE TO FIND OUT.
[ RINGS ]
HELLO?
JOE KEITH, PLEASE.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
WELL, HE'S
NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.
I THINK YOU CAN REACH HIM
AT MIDGE'S TAVERN.
[ RINGS ]
MIDGE'S.
MAY I SPEAK
WITH JOE KEITH, PLEASE?
YEAH.
IT'S FOR YOU, JOE.
THANK YOU, MIDGE.
HELLO?
JOE? MEET ME, PLEASE.
I'M GOING TO LEAVE TOWN
FOR A WHILE.
BECAUSE I'M SCARED, OKAY?
THE USUAL PLACE.
OKAY.
JOE...I LOVE YOU.
Pretty girl.
Connie Hastings,
come here.
Come here,
Connie Hastings.
AAAH!
Pretty girl.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
BRAD, I'M SORRY.
HEY, YOU'RE PRETTY HANDY
WITH THAT STUFF.
WHERE DID YOU LEARN THAT?
IT'S A HANGOVER FROM OLD
NAVY DAYS OR SOMETHING.
WHAT NAVY? BOY.
HERE. I'M SORRY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
OUT HERE ANYWAY, JIM?
I CAME TO TALK TO SETH.
SOMETHING HAPPENED
AT MIDGE'S TONIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU HERE FOR?
CONNIE HASTINGS IS DEAD.
WHAT?
STRANGLED LIKE THE OTHERS,
ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO.
FOUND THIS NEXT TO THE BODY,
SO I CAME RIGHT OUT HERE.
AN EARPIECE?
PAIR OF GLASSES.
I FIGURED IT BELONGS TO SETH.
BETTER TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
THREE DEAD GIRLS...
CYNTHIA...AND JULIA.
EXCUSE ME.
OWENS HERE.
GET ME BURROUGHS.
WHAT'S ALL THIS MEAN?
IT WOULD TAKE A PSYCHIATRIST
TO FIGURE IT OUT.
SURE MIXED UP HIS FRIENDS
AND HIS ENEMIES.
VIET CONG.
YEAH.
KARL, PUT OUT AN APB
FOR SETH MORLEY,
SUSPICION OF MURDER.
RIGHT. YOU GOT IT.
JIM, WHEN IS
THAT CRIMINOLOGIST FRIEND
OF YOURS COMING IN?
HE'S COMING
TOMORROW MORNING.
GOOD.
JIM...
HAVE I BEEN DOING A ROTTEN JOB?
IS NONE OF THIS MY FAULT?
YOU'D KNOW THAT BETTER
THAN I WOULD. YOU'RE THE PRO.
I THINK I'VE DONE AS WELL
AS ANYONE COULD.
UP TILL NOW, THERE'S BEEN
NOTHING TO GO ON.
BUT THREE DEAD GIRLS --
THAT'S AN AWFUL LOAD.
YOU CAN HANDLE IT, BRAD.
THANKS, JIM.
JIM...THESE BRUISES
INDICATE VERY SMALL,
VERY STRONG HANDS.
WELL, MR. COLLIER,
ANYTHING?
YES, SHERIFF -- THAT
SPECTACLE EARPIECE YOU FOUND.
I'D LIKE TO SEE IT, PLEASE.
CERTAINLY.
Dana: THE WAITRESS
QUIT THE LOCAL TAVERN
AND LEFT TOWN
AFTER THE HASTINGS DEATH.
I'M TO TAKE THE JOB,
WITH WILLY ALONG
TO KEEP AN EYE ON ME.
JIM SAID HE TRIED
TO CALL YOU, TOO, PARIS.
I GOT THE MESSAGE
ON MY SERVICE.
HE'S KEEPING YOU IN RESERVE.
HIS ULTIMATE WEAPON.
HOW MUCH DOES BRAD OWENS
KNOW ABOUT US?
NOTHING. AND JIM MEANS
TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
DANA, HAS JIM NAILED DOWN
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS
AMONG ALL THREE VICTIMS?
JUST THE MOST GENERAL ONES.
THE IDEA IS TO ADD MORE
AS WE GO ALONG
UNTIL I FIT THE PATTERN
COMPLETELY.
AND SOMEONE
TRIES TO STRANGLE YOU.
WELL, THEY WERE
ALL YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
THEY ALL LIVED ALONE.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING
TO ADD TO THAT, JULIA?
I...
NO, I CAN'T.
WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND
IS WHY YOU TWO,
BOTH LIVING
WITH YOUR HUSBANDS,
ARE ON THE LIST
WITH THE OTHER THREE.
I GUESS WE'LL FIND OUT
WHEN BRAD GETS SETH.
IF HE GETS HIM.
HE WILL, CYNTHIA.
[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]
WHAT GETS ME --
IT WAS RIGHT UNDER
OWENS' NOSE ALL THE TIME.
I MEAN, THE PSYCHO KID
WAS TALKING
LIKE WE WERE ALL MURDERERS.
HE HAD MURDER ON THE --
MY THEORY IS
THAT THERE WAS NO PATTERN.
THAT IT WAS
CATCH AS CATCH CAN,
AND THOSE POOR GIRLS
JUST HAPPENED TO GET IT.
I'LL HAVE A BEER.
OH, SURE, HONEY.
THANKS.
PASSING THROUGH?
YEAH.
UM...HOW MUCH
DOES THE, UH...
HOW MUCH DOES
THE WAITRESS JOB PAY?
YOU INTERESTED?
YEAH, WHY NOT.
YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE?
OH, YEAH. I WORKED A PLACE
JUST LIKE THIS AT HOME.
EIGHTY A WEEK.
MMM.
PLUS TIPS.
OKAY.
-GOOD.
-NAME'S LAURIE WILSON.
MIDGE LARSON. HI.
LISTEN, I'LL NEED
A PLACE TO STAY.
WELL, LET'S SEE.
THERE'S A PLACE DOWN --
WELL, I KNOW
A NICE ROOMING HOUSE
ABOUT 10 MINUTES WALK
FROM HERE.
I'D BE VERY HAPPY
TO SHOW YOU.
JOE KEITH, AT YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU, MR. KEITH.
IT'S A PLEASURE.
OKAY, I'LL TRY IT.
GOOD.
WELL, OKAY THEN.
THE BEER'S ON THE HOUSE.
OH, THANKS.
SETH, LET ME GO!
SETH, NO, NO, LET ME GO.
LET ME GO!
STOP IT!
I'M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU!
I AM NOT GOING TO HURT YOU.
NOW STOP IT!
I AM NOT GOING TO HURT YOU.
NOW COME HERE.
SIT. SIT.
[ CAR APPROACHES ]
COME IN, JIM.
SETH.
YOU KNOW, I'M PROBABLY
THE ONLY FRIEND YOU HAVE
IN TOWN RIGHT NOW.
I FIGURE THAT'S WHY
YOU CAME OUT HERE.
IS THAT RIGHT?
I HEARD ON THE RADIO
THAT THE M.P.s
WERE LOOKING FOR ME.
I NEVER KILLED
ANY CONG WOMEN.
NOT EVEN WHEN THEY SNIPED
AT ME, JIM.
I COULDN'T DO THAT.
I KNOW
YOU COULDN'T DO THAT.
SO DOES CYNTHIA.
WE KNOW WHO THE REAL
MURDERERS WERE.
THEY WERE JOE KEITH
AND ALL THE REST
OF THE PEOPLE IN TOWN
WHO SENT YOU OFF TO WAR.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, JIM.
BUT WE WANT EVERYBODY
TO KNOW THAT, DON'T WE?
LISTEN, SETH.
IF YOU'LL COME WITH ME,
I'LL HELP YOU GET A PERMIT
FOR A SPEECH
FROM SHERIFF OWENS.
YOU CAN TELL EVERYBODY.
WHAT ABOUT HER?
WE DON'T NEED HER.
SHE CAN STAY HERE.
HOW ABOUT IT?
OKAY.
BUT YOU GO FIRST.
SURE.
[ GUNSHOT ]
HANDS UP.
OKAY. OKAY, TAKE HIM.
YOU LIED TO ME!
YOU ARE
JUST LIKE THE OTHERS!
YOU LIED TO ME!
YOU LIED TO ME!
LET ME GO HOME.
LET ME GO HOME.
NO, NO, PLEASE, NO.
LET ME OUT OF HERE!
LET ME OUT OF HERE!
LET ME OUT OF HERE!
LET ME OUT OF HERE!
[ KEY RATTLES IN LOCK ]
[ Crying ] PLEASE.
LET ME OUT OF HERE.
WELL, GENTLEMEN,
SCRATCH ONE KILLER.
I'M NOT SO SURE, SHERIFF.
WHAT?
TAKE A STEP.
WHAT FOR?
GO AHEAD.
TAKE A NORMAL STEP.
HOLD IT.
THIRTY-FOUR INCHES.
NOW, YOU'RE ABOUT 6'1".
MORLEY IS AN INCH OR TWO
TALLER THAN YOU ARE.
THE STRIDE ON THE KILLER
WAS 27 INCHES.
ALSO, THE BRUISE MARKS
ON CONNIE'S THROAT
WERE MADE BY HANDS
SMALLER THAN MORLEY'S.
EVERYTHING INDICATES
THAT THE KILLER WAS AVERAGE
OR BELOW AVERAGE HEIGHT.
BUT THOSE ARE SIZE 11!
LOOK AT
THE PRESSURE PATTERN.
WHOEVER WORE THOSE SHOES
DIDN'T FILL THEM.
HOW ABOUT
THE GLASSES, BARNEY?
THEY MATCH ALL RIGHT, JIM.
THERE. YOU SEE?
THE ONLY TROUBLE IS, BRAD,
THE OTHER NIGHT AT MIDGE'S,
SETH DROPPED HIS GLASSES
IN THE SCUFFLE.
I PICKED THEM UP
TO GIVE THEM BACK TO HIM,
AND I NOTICED THAT
THE EARPIECE WAS MISSING THEN.
WHAT IS THIS?
JIM, ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME
I DON'T HAVE THE KILLER
WHEN I DO HAVE HIM?
LOOK, BRAD. I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUST A LAYMAN.
THAT KIND OF STUFF
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND
MUCH BETTER THAN I,
BUT I DO REMEMBER THE GLASSES.
[ SIGHS ]
THANK GOD YOU'RE ALL
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ABOUT $50 A MONTH.
THEY'RE NICE ROOMS.
CAN I CALL YOU?
IT'S UP TO YOU.
WELL, I HAVE TO TELL YOU
OUTRIGHT THAT I'M MARRIED.
DOES THAT MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE?
TO ME OR TO YOU?
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU'RE OKAY.
SEE YA.
OKAY.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
THAT'S THE REASON
I WENT UP TO JIM'S.
I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD AN IDEA
ABOUT WHAT THAT LIST OF NAMES
WAS ABOUT.
ABOUT, OH,
SIX OR EIGHT MONTHS AGO,
THE FIVE OF US WERE ALL
AT SOME KIND OF A MEETING
AT CHURCH, AND WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT SETH
AND HOW HE WAS ALL ALONE,
SO WE DECIDED
TO WRITE TO HIM IN VIETNAM.
WHY WOULD HE HAVE MADE A LIST
WITH JUST THOSE NAMES?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW,
BUT MAYBE
SO HE COULD REMEMBER
WHO TO THANK.
UH...OH, HEY, KARL.
WHAT WILL YOU HAVE, KARL?
BEER.
A BEER, AND WHAT
WILL YOU HAVE? BEER?
BEER.
JULIA?
NO, THANK YOU.
WILL YOU EXCUSE ME?
WHAT ABOUT THE PRISONER?
OWENS AND THAT
CRIMINOLOGIST
ARE HAVING A LITTLE SET-TO
ABOUT WHETHER
HE'S GUILTY OR NOT.
DOESN'T MAKE
MUCH DIFFERENCE, ANYWAY.
WHY?
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT
TRANSFERRING HIM
TO A STATE HOSPITAL.
THAT MEANS
HE GETS AWAY WITH IT.
I HAD TO TELL SOMEONE.
THAT'S WHY I CALLED YOU.
I TRUST YOU.
DO YOU WANT ANYTHING
IN THIS?
NO, NO. NOTHING.
JUST BEFORE
CONNIE HASTINGS WAS KILLED,
I GOT A PHONE CALL
FROM A WOMAN
WHO WANTED TO TALK TO JOE.
I TOLD HER
JOE WAS AT MIDGE'S.
THEN AFTER I HUNG UP,
I KNEW WHO IT WAS.
IT WAS CONNIE HASTINGS,
TRYING TO DISGUISE
HER VOICE.
[ CRYING ]
WAS THERE SOMETHING
BETWEEN JOE AND CONNIE?
YES.
WHEN YOU AND CYNTHIA
WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE MURDERED GIRLS,
I SAW SOMETHING
IN YOUR EYES.
PLEASE, JIM.
JULIA, IT'S IMPORTANT,
BECAUSE NOBODY IS SAFE
UNTIL WE GET THE RIGHT MAN.
JOE!
HE WAS THE CONNECTION
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
HE WAS INVOLVED
WITH ALL OF THEM.
OH, JIM, EVERYTHING
IS SO ROTTEN.
[ CRYING ]
I SENT THE WIRE.
I'LL BE CONNIE HASTINGS'
COUSIN FROM DETROIT.
I'VE ALSO GOT THE HEARSE
AND THE ATTENDANTS
ALL LINED UP.
GOOD. THAT WILL DO
TWO THINGS FOR US --
KEEP SETH MORLEY SAFE,
AND IT WILL ALSO
GIVE AN ALIBI
TO THE REAL KILLER.
-WHAT ABOUT PARIS?
-HE'S ON HIS WAY.
HELLO, JOE.
STAN, HOW ARE YOU?
HI. WHAT ARE YOU
HAVING TONIGHT?
A LITTLE LUCK.
WE CAN MOVE NOW.
OKAY.
HI, JIMMY.
HOW ARE YOU?
HELLO, MIDGE.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD.
JIM...CAN I HAVE A WORD
WITH YOU?
YEAH, JOE.
YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND
OF BRAD'S.
MAYBE HE'LL LISTEN TO YOU.
TELL HIM I...
I THINK IF HE TAKES
SETH MORLEY OUT OF TOWN,
THAT ANYTHING
COULD HAPPEN.
YEAH, GET HIM OUT OF HERE!
[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]
IF WE MOVE HIM, SOMEBODY IS
GOING TO TAKE A SHOT AT HIM.
WE ARE MOVING HIM.
GENTLEMEN,
I'D APPRECIATE YOUR NOT
GETTING INVOLVED IN THIS.
I'M SORRY, BRAD.
I GOT INVOLVED
WHEN I WAS BORN IN THIS TOWN.
WHAT BOTHERS ME
IS HOW IT'S CHANGED.
BITTERNESS AND GUILT.
PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH GUNS
READY TO SHOOT DOWN A KID
WHO WAS ONE OF THEM UNTIL
THEY SENT HIM OFF TO WAR.
SHERIFF OWENS?
THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M CONNIE'S COUSIN.
I GOT YOUR WIRE.
I DIDN'T KNOW
CONNIE HAD A COUSIN.
WELL, WE NEVER SAW
MUCH OF EACH OTHER.
YOU BETTER COME THIS WAY.
GO THROUGH THAT DOOR,
PLEASE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHO ARE YOU?
A FRIEND.
YOU GOING TO
LET ME GO HOME?
OH, YEAH, SURE.
THINGS AREN'T GOING TO GET
ANY BETTER OUT THERE.
WE'LL MOVE HIM NOW.
BRAD...
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED
ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GET.
BARNEY AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE
SWORN IN AS DEPUTIES.
ARE YOU SURE?
WE'RE SURE, SHERIFF.
OKAY.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
YOU ARE NOW DEPUTIES
OF NORVILLE COUNTY.
KARL.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET SET.
HE'S GONE.
WHAT?
RIGHT OUT
FROM UNDER HIS NOSE.
RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER.
KEITH, BURROUGHS, REYNOLDS,
CORRIGAN, SHERMAN.
THEY WERE ALL
HERE THAT NIGHT,
ALONG WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS.
ANYBODY COULD HAVE PICKED UP
THAT EARPIECE.
I HOPE ONE OF THEM IS THE MAN
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
PARIS WILL BE WASTING
HIS TALENT.
AHH!
YOU CAN'T KEEP YOUR HANDS
OFF OF HIM, CAN YOU?
I TOLD YOU TO LEAVE ME ALONE
AND GET OUT OF TOWN.
HEY, WHO IS THIS GUY?
THIS GUY HAPPENS TO OWN
THIS GIRL, AND THE NEXT TIME
I SEE YOU IN HER ROOM,
I'LL KILL YOU.
YOU'RE DRUNK.
I NEVER WAS IN HER ROOM.
I STOOD OUTSIDE LAST NIGHT
AND WATCHED YOU!
YOU'RE CRAZY, MAN.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!
EASY. EASY.
LAURIE, HE DOESN'T LOVE YOU.
HE'S NO GOOD FOR YOU.
-COME ON.
-LAURIE!
YOU OKAY, LAURIE?
YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT, JOE.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
OH, YEAH.
LISTEN, I'M SORRY.
OH, HE WAS DRUNK.
YOU WANT TO GO HOME?
NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
OH, WHAT A FOOL I WAS.
CONNIE'S COUSIN.
WHILE I'M WATCHING
THE FRONT,
THEY'RE TAKING SETH
OUT THE BACK.
YOU'LL FIND SETH, BRAD.
SURE, BUT WHERE AND WHEN?
I'M WORRIED ABOUT
THAT NEW GIRL, TOO.
THAT WAITRESS.
SHE'S IN DANGER, TOO.
SHERIFF, LET'S USE THAT.
LET'S WATCH THE GIRL,
AND HOPE THE GUILTY MAN
MAKES HIS MOVE.
I WILL NOT JEOPARDIZE
THAT GIRL'S LIFE.
I WOULDN'T LOSE THIS CHANCE.
THE WAY
THINGS HAVE DEVELOPED,
HE HAS EVERY REASON
TO MAKE A MOVE.
WITH SETH ON THE LOOSE,
HE HAS A PERFECT ALIBI.
I DON'T KNOW.
DO WE HAVE A RIGHT
TO USE LAURIE THIS WAY?
WELL, CAN'T WE COVER HER
EFFECTIVELY, BRAD?
YOU, BARNEY, ME?
OKAY. OKAY, WE'LL TRY IT.
MIDGE'S CLOSES AT 1:00.
GOOD NIGHT, MIDGE.
GOOD NIGHT, JOE.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
LAURIE?
IT'S BEEN A BIG NIGHT,
AND I'M BEAT.
I'M GOING TO GO HOME
AND GET SOME SLEEP.
OKAY.
KEEP STAN HAPPY,
AND LOCK UP FOR ME,
WILL YOU?
YEAH.
GOOD NIGHT.
LAURIE, HONEY?
HMM?
I'LL HAVE ANOTHER DRINK.
THE SAME.
OH, SURE.
OHH. IT'S EMPTY.
THAT'S TOO BAD.
UH...SHE KEEPS IT
IN THE CELLAR.
YEAH, I KNOW.
W-WOULD YOU MIND?
OH, SURE.
SHE SAID
TO KEEP YOU HAPPY.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
WHO IS THAT?
STAN? IS THAT YOU?
WHO'S THERE?
WHO IS THAT?
Pretty girl.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
[ Voice breaking ]
I LOVE JOE.
HE NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT ME.
HE ONLY WANTED
THE OTHER ONES...
THE PRETTY ONES.
THEY WERE NO GOOD FOR HIM.
I HAD TO PROTECT HIM!
I THOUGHT...
I THOUGHT SOMEDAY
HE'D TURN AROUND
AND SAY, "THANK YOU, MIDGE.
"IT'S YOU I LOVE.
I LOVE YOU!"
[ SOBBING ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
HI, CONNIE.
Pretty girl.
Pretty girl.
Connie Hastings,
come here.
WHO ARE YOU?
WHERE ARE YOU?
JIM!
AAAHHHH!
JIM! HELP!
AAAHHHH!
JIM, HELP!
AAAHHHH!
JIM, HELP!
HELP!
AHHH!
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]
[ GASPS ]
CONNIE?
JIM.
[ Crying ] JIM.
[ SOBBING ]
MY WIFE IS AFRAID TO GO
OUT OF THE HOUSE, BRAD.
WHEN IS IT ALL
GOING TO END?
PETE,
WE'RE DOING OUR BEST.
YOUR BEST?
TWO DEAD WOMEN -- THREE,
IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR JIM.
WHY DON'T YOU
BRING IN THE FBI?
LOCAL MURDERS ARE NOT
IN THEIR JURISDICTION.
WHAT ABOUT
THE STATE POLICE?
I'D LOVE TO,
EXCEPT IN THIS STATE,
THEY'RE BASICALLY
TRAFFIC COPS.
BRAD...I DON'T MEAN
TO GET PERSONAL.
I MEAN, AFTER ALL,
I AM MARRIED TO YOUR SISTER...
BUT HAVE YOU EVER
THOUGHT ABOUT RESIGNING?
NO, I HAVEN'T.
WELL, MAYBE YOU
OUGHT TO THINK ABOUT IT.
I MEAN, AFTER ALL,
WE'RE GETTING NO CLOSER
TO THAT KILLER
THAN WE WERE BEFORE HE
STRANGLED MARION ROSS.
FORGET IT, JOE.
I AM NOT RESIGNING.
JIM...HOW DO YOU
FEEL ABOUT IT?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT MY PERSONAL OPINION
IS WORTH, JOE.
AFTER ALL,
I AM ONLY A VISITOR.
MAYBE THAT'S WHAT WE NEED --
AN OBJECTIVE OPINION.
ALL RIGHT.
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I THINK.
I THINK
THAT BRAD SHOULD STAY,
BECAUSE
WHOEVER REPLACED HIM
WOULD HAVE EXACTLY
THE SAME PROBLEMS HE HAS.
NO LAB, SHORTHANDED.
I THINK SOME OF YOU
COULD HELP THE MOST
BY SIGNING ON AS DEPUTIES.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
OWENS HERE.
THANK YOU.
CONNIE HASTINGS
HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED
FROM THE HOSPITAL.
GENTLEMEN,
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.
KARL.
JIM, MY HOUSE, LUNCH?
CYNTHIA INSISTS.
SURE. I'LL BE THERE.
SEE YOU LATER, JOE.
JIM...STAN SHERMAN,
NORVILLE JOURNAL.
STAN, OF COURSE.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS YOU.
HOW ARE YOU?
WELL, NOT BAD.
WHAT BRINGS YOU
OUT TO NORVILLE THIS TIME?
WELL, I'M TURNING
THE LAKESIDE PROPERTY
OVER TO THE COUNTY
AS A PARK.
OH, THAT'S NICE.
WHERE ARE YOU STAYING?
OH, I'VE OPENED UP
THE OLD PLACE
FOR AS LONG AS I'M HERE.
LUCKY FOR CONNIE HASTINGS
YOU WERE OUT THAT WAY.
UH...DIDN'T GET A LOOK
AT THE ATTACKER, DID YOU?
NO, NO, I DIDN'T AT ALL.
OH, IT'S
A TERRIBLE THING, JIM.
IF WE DON'T GET HIM SOON,
IT'S GOING TO TEAR
THIS TOWN APART.
DO YOU REMEMBER
ANYTHING AT ALL
ABOUT THE MAN
WHO ATTACKED YOU?
NO. HE CAME AT ME
FROM BEHIND.
HE WAS VERY STRONG.
I NEVER DID GET
A CLEAR LOOK AT HIS FACE.
ONE THING
I KNOW FOR SURE --
HE WORE GLASSES,
THICK GLASSES.
CONNIE...I'D LIKE YOU
TO LEAVE TOWN
UNTIL WE CLEAR THIS UP.
THAT'S ASKING QUITE A LOT
OF ME, ISN'T IT?
I'VE GOT THE SHOP.
THE KILLER
WAS AFTER YOU SPECIFICALLY.
THAT SPARE TIRE OF YOURS
WAS DELIBERATELY PUNCTURED.
IT WAS NO ACCIDENT.
YOUR SHOP WILL BE HERE
WHEN YOU GET BACK.
KARL WILL
KEEP AN EYE ON YOU
UNTIL YOU'RE READY TO GO.
IS THAT YOUR IDEA
OF BEING A GOOD SHERIFF?
EVACUATING THE TOWN?
OH, BRAD'S AN OKAY GUY.
A VERY OKAY GUY
WHO'S ALWAYS IN TROUBLE.
YOU MADE THE TOUCHDOWNS
AND HE MADE THE FUMBLES.
THAT'S THE WAY
IT'S BEEN EVER SINCE.
MOST OF THEM ARE STILL HERE,
AREN'T THEY?
THERE'S BRAD, BURROUGHS,
JOE KEITH,
STAN SHERMAN, REYNOLDS.
IT'S A JOLT,
ISN'T IT, JIM?
HMM?
ONE OF THEM
MAY BE A MURDERER.
BELIEVE ME, MR. MURPHY,
TO SAY STUDENT UNREST
WAS CAUSED BY MINISKIRTS --
I MEAN, THAT'S UNREALISTIC.
[ DOORBELLL RINGS ]
OH, EXCUSE ME.
[ PIANO PLAYS SOFTLY ]
HELLO, DANA.
-HI.
-SORRY I'M LATE.
OH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
COME ON IN.
THANK YOU.
WHAT ARE YOU DRINKING TONIGHT?
NOTHING, THANKS.
I CAN'T STAY.
OH.
BARNEY, WHAT'S THE MATTER?
I GOT A CALL FROM JIM.
TWO GIRLS IN NORVILLE
WERE MURDERED --
GIRLS THAT JIM GREW UP WITH.
HE THINKS MAYBE I CAN HELP.
HOW ARE YOU GOING IN?
AS A CRIMINOLOGIST FRIEND.
I'LL CHECK THE PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE,
AND JIM WILL CONCENTRATE
ON THE INTERPERSONAL BACKGROUND
IN THE TOWN.
BARNEY, TELL JIM
THAT I DIG OLD HOMETOWNS
IF HE NEEDS ME.
SAME HERE.
OH, I'M READY RIGHT NOW.
I'LL TELL HIM THAT.
[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYS ]
HI, JOE.
HOW ARE YOU?
EVENING, STAN.
JIMMY!
GEE, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
OH, MIDGE,
IT'S GREAT TO SEE YOU.
YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED
AROUND HERE.
NO, I KEPT THE PLACE
THE WAY DAD LIKED IT.
YES, I SEE.
JIMMY, THE BOCK BEER
JUST CAME IN.
HOW ABOUT IT?
ON THE HOUSE.
-ON THE HOUSE?
-YEAH.
CAN'T TURN THAT DOWN.
THERE YOU GO.
THANKS.
ISN'T THAT SETH MORLEY?
MM-HMM.
IS HE ALL RIGHT?
NO, NO, NOT
BY A LONG SHOT, JIM.
POOR KID.
COMES IN HERE EVERY NIGHT
FOR COFFEE AND A SANDWICH,
AND HE NEVER FINISHES
EITHER ONE.
WHAT'S WITH HIM?
HE WAS WITH THE FIRST
DIVISION IN VIETNAM.
HIS WHOLE PLATOON
GOT CUT OFF,
EVERYONE KILLED EXCEPT HIM.
OHH.
HIS EYES WERE BURNED.
HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN HOME?
TWO MONTHS.
HE'S NOT THE SAME.
HOW DO YOU MEAN?
HE'S SUCH A LONER NOW.
NEVER TALKS TO ANYBODY,
EXCEPT MAYBE ME.
HE TRUSTS ME.
THE KILLING, JIM --
IT DOES SOMETHING TO THEM,
DOESN'T IT?
YEAH. YEAH, IT SURE DOES,
SOME OF THEM.
I SURE WISH THERE WAS
SOME WAY I COULD HELP.
EXCUSE ME A SECOND.
HI, SETH.
REMEMBER ME?
NO, MAN, I DON'T.
WAIT.
JIM PHELPS, RIGHT?
THAT'S RIGHT.
YOU'VE GOT A GOOD MEMORY.
-SIT DOWN, PLEASE.
-HEY, THANK YOU. THANKS.
KARL...YOU HAVEN'T EATEN
ANYTHING.
NO, I GOT TIME.
GO AND GET A BITE.
I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.
I WON'T GO ANYWHERE.
-WELL, IF YOU THINK --
-I INSIST.
OKAY.
TWENTY MINUTES.
COACH MILLER USED TO RAP
ABOUT YOU ALL THE TIME.
SAID YOU QUARTERBACKED
ONE OF HIS GREATEST TEAMS.
MILLER WAS WITH US
IN VIETNAM.
HE DIED WITH THE OTHERS.
YOU CAN'T MEAN COACH MILLER.
HE, UH...HE HAD A HEART ATTACK
THREE YEARS AGO.
DON'T TELL ME WHO I MEAN.
IT WAS COACH MILLER.
SEE, WHEN THE 155 BLEW UP,
HE WAS WITH THE OTHERS.
HEY, JIM, WHY DON'T YOU
COME ON OVER
AND HAVE A DRINK WITH
THE REST OF US OVER THERE?
OH, NOT RIGHT NOW, JOE.
I'M TALKING TO SETH.
OH, WELL, SETH WON'T MIND.
AFTER ALL, WE HAVE
A MURDERER TO CATCH.
[ SCOFFS ] YOU WORRY
ABOUT TWO DEAD WOMEN.
I'VE SEEN 100...
ALL TWISTED UP,
BURNED IN NAPALM.
[ SIGHS ]
YOU KNOW, SETH...
YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY KID
THAT EVER WENT TO WAR.
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
NOBODY UNDERSTANDS.
YOU'RE ALL MURDERERS,
AND WE DO
YOUR DIRTY WORK FOR YOU.
YOU KNOW, I'M TIRED
OF YOUR BELLYACHING.
YOU! YOU!
EASY, SETH.
SETH! EASY. EASY.
YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M OKAY.
[ PANTING ] I'M OKAY.
HERE.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, JIM.
I MEAN, THAT...
KID COULD HAVE KILLED ME.
STAN, DO YOU KNOW
IF HE'S BEEN
UNDER PSYCHIATRIC CARE?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'D SURE LIKE TO FIND OUT.
[ RINGS ]
HELLO?
JOE KEITH, PLEASE.
IT'S IMPORTANT.
WELL, HE'S
NOT HERE RIGHT NOW.
I THINK YOU CAN REACH HIM
AT MIDGE'S TAVERN.
[ RINGS ]
MIDGE'S.
MAY I SPEAK
WITH JOE KEITH, PLEASE?
YEAH.
IT'S FOR YOU, JOE.
THANK YOU, MIDGE.
HELLO?
JOE? MEET ME, PLEASE.
I'M GOING TO LEAVE TOWN
FOR A WHILE.
BECAUSE I'M SCARED, OKAY?
THE USUAL PLACE.
OKAY.
JOE...I LOVE YOU.
Pretty girl.
Connie Hastings,
come here.
Come here,
Connie Hastings.
AAAH!
Pretty girl.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
BRAD, I'M SORRY.
HEY, YOU'RE PRETTY HANDY
WITH THAT STUFF.
WHERE DID YOU LEARN THAT?
IT'S A HANGOVER FROM OLD
NAVY DAYS OR SOMETHING.
WHAT NAVY? BOY.
HERE. I'M SORRY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING
OUT HERE ANYWAY, JIM?
I CAME TO TALK TO SETH.
SOMETHING HAPPENED
AT MIDGE'S TONIGHT.
WHAT ARE YOU HERE FOR?
CONNIE HASTINGS IS DEAD.
WHAT?
STRANGLED LIKE THE OTHERS,
ABOUT 30 MINUTES AGO.
FOUND THIS NEXT TO THE BODY,
SO I CAME RIGHT OUT HERE.
AN EARPIECE?
PAIR OF GLASSES.
I FIGURED IT BELONGS TO SETH.
BETTER TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
THREE DEAD GIRLS...
CYNTHIA...AND JULIA.
EXCUSE ME.
OWENS HERE.
GET ME BURROUGHS.
WHAT'S ALL THIS MEAN?
IT WOULD TAKE A PSYCHIATRIST
TO FIGURE IT OUT.
SURE MIXED UP HIS FRIENDS
AND HIS ENEMIES.
VIET CONG.
YEAH.
KARL, PUT OUT AN APB
FOR SETH MORLEY,
SUSPICION OF MURDER.
RIGHT. YOU GOT IT.
JIM, WHEN IS
THAT CRIMINOLOGIST FRIEND
OF YOURS COMING IN?
HE'S COMING
TOMORROW MORNING.
GOOD.
JIM...
HAVE I BEEN DOING A ROTTEN JOB?
IS NONE OF THIS MY FAULT?
YOU'D KNOW THAT BETTER
THAN I WOULD. YOU'RE THE PRO.
I THINK I'VE DONE AS WELL
AS ANYONE COULD.
UP TILL NOW, THERE'S BEEN
NOTHING TO GO ON.
BUT THREE DEAD GIRLS --
THAT'S AN AWFUL LOAD.
YOU CAN HANDLE IT, BRAD.
THANKS, JIM.
JIM...THESE BRUISES
INDICATE VERY SMALL,
VERY STRONG HANDS.
WELL, MR. COLLIER,
ANYTHING?
YES, SHERIFF -- THAT
SPECTACLE EARPIECE YOU FOUND.
I'D LIKE TO SEE IT, PLEASE.
CERTAINLY.
Dana: THE WAITRESS
QUIT THE LOCAL TAVERN
AND LEFT TOWN
AFTER THE HASTINGS DEATH.
I'M TO TAKE THE JOB,
WITH WILLY ALONG
TO KEEP AN EYE ON ME.
JIM SAID HE TRIED
TO CALL YOU, TOO, PARIS.
I GOT THE MESSAGE
ON MY SERVICE.
HE'S KEEPING YOU IN RESERVE.
HIS ULTIMATE WEAPON.
HOW MUCH DOES BRAD OWENS
KNOW ABOUT US?
NOTHING. AND JIM MEANS
TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
DANA, HAS JIM NAILED DOWN
COMMON CHARACTERISTICS
AMONG ALL THREE VICTIMS?
JUST THE MOST GENERAL ONES.
THE IDEA IS TO ADD MORE
AS WE GO ALONG
UNTIL I FIT THE PATTERN
COMPLETELY.
AND SOMEONE
TRIES TO STRANGLE YOU.
WELL, THEY WERE
ALL YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
THEY ALL LIVED ALONE.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING
TO ADD TO THAT, JULIA?
I...
NO, I CAN'T.
WHAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND
IS WHY YOU TWO,
BOTH LIVING
WITH YOUR HUSBANDS,
ARE ON THE LIST
WITH THE OTHER THREE.
I GUESS WE'LL FIND OUT
WHEN BRAD GETS SETH.
IF HE GETS HIM.
HE WILL, CYNTHIA.
[ MID-TEMPO MUSIC PLAYING ]
WHAT GETS ME --
IT WAS RIGHT UNDER
OWENS' NOSE ALL THE TIME.
I MEAN, THE PSYCHO KID
WAS TALKING
LIKE WE WERE ALL MURDERERS.
HE HAD MURDER ON THE --
MY THEORY IS
THAT THERE WAS NO PATTERN.
THAT IT WAS
CATCH AS CATCH CAN,
AND THOSE POOR GIRLS
JUST HAPPENED TO GET IT.
I'LL HAVE A BEER.
OH, SURE, HONEY.
THANKS.
PASSING THROUGH?
YEAH.
UM...HOW MUCH
DOES THE, UH...
HOW MUCH DOES
THE WAITRESS JOB PAY?
YOU INTERESTED?
YEAH, WHY NOT.
YOU HAVE ANY EXPERIENCE?
OH, YEAH. I WORKED A PLACE
JUST LIKE THIS AT HOME.
EIGHTY A WEEK.
MMM.
PLUS TIPS.
OKAY.
-GOOD.
-NAME'S LAURIE WILSON.
MIDGE LARSON. HI.
LISTEN, I'LL NEED
A PLACE TO STAY.
WELL, LET'S SEE.
THERE'S A PLACE DOWN --
WELL, I KNOW
A NICE ROOMING HOUSE
ABOUT 10 MINUTES WALK
FROM HERE.
I'D BE VERY HAPPY
TO SHOW YOU.
JOE KEITH, AT YOUR SERVICE.
THANK YOU, MR. KEITH.
IT'S A PLEASURE.
OKAY, I'LL TRY IT.
GOOD.
WELL, OKAY THEN.
THE BEER'S ON THE HOUSE.
OH, THANKS.
SETH, LET ME GO!
SETH, NO, NO, LET ME GO.
LET ME GO!
STOP IT!
I'M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU!
I AM NOT GOING TO HURT YOU.
NOW STOP IT!
I AM NOT GOING TO HURT YOU.
NOW COME HERE.
SIT. SIT.
[ CAR APPROACHES ]
COME IN, JIM.
SETH.
YOU KNOW, I'M PROBABLY
THE ONLY FRIEND YOU HAVE
IN TOWN RIGHT NOW.
I FIGURE THAT'S WHY
YOU CAME OUT HERE.
IS THAT RIGHT?
I HEARD ON THE RADIO
THAT THE M.P.s
WERE LOOKING FOR ME.
I NEVER KILLED
ANY CONG WOMEN.
NOT EVEN WHEN THEY SNIPED
AT ME, JIM.
I COULDN'T DO THAT.
I KNOW
YOU COULDN'T DO THAT.
SO DOES CYNTHIA.
WE KNOW WHO THE REAL
MURDERERS WERE.
THEY WERE JOE KEITH
AND ALL THE REST
OF THE PEOPLE IN TOWN
WHO SENT YOU OFF TO WAR.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, JIM.
BUT WE WANT EVERYBODY
TO KNOW THAT, DON'T WE?
LISTEN, SETH.
IF YOU'LL COME WITH ME,
I'LL HELP YOU GET A PERMIT
FOR A SPEECH
FROM SHERIFF OWENS.
YOU CAN TELL EVERYBODY.
WHAT ABOUT HER?
WE DON'T NEED HER.
SHE CAN STAY HERE.
HOW ABOUT IT?
OKAY.
BUT YOU GO FIRST.
SURE.
[ GUNSHOT ]
HANDS UP.
OKAY. OKAY, TAKE HIM.
YOU LIED TO ME!
YOU ARE
JUST LIKE THE OTHERS!
YOU LIED TO ME!
YOU LIED TO ME!
LET ME GO HOME.
LET ME GO HOME.
NO, NO, PLEASE, NO.
LET ME OUT OF HERE!
LET ME OUT OF HERE!
LET ME OUT OF HERE!
LET ME OUT OF HERE!
[ KEY RATTLES IN LOCK ]
[ Crying ] PLEASE.
LET ME OUT OF HERE.
WELL, GENTLEMEN,
SCRATCH ONE KILLER.
I'M NOT SO SURE, SHERIFF.
WHAT?
TAKE A STEP.
WHAT FOR?
GO AHEAD.
TAKE A NORMAL STEP.
HOLD IT.
THIRTY-FOUR INCHES.
NOW, YOU'RE ABOUT 6'1".
MORLEY IS AN INCH OR TWO
TALLER THAN YOU ARE.
THE STRIDE ON THE KILLER
WAS 27 INCHES.
ALSO, THE BRUISE MARKS
ON CONNIE'S THROAT
WERE MADE BY HANDS
SMALLER THAN MORLEY'S.
EVERYTHING INDICATES
THAT THE KILLER WAS AVERAGE
OR BELOW AVERAGE HEIGHT.
BUT THOSE ARE SIZE 11!
LOOK AT
THE PRESSURE PATTERN.
WHOEVER WORE THOSE SHOES
DIDN'T FILL THEM.
HOW ABOUT
THE GLASSES, BARNEY?
THEY MATCH ALL RIGHT, JIM.
THERE. YOU SEE?
THE ONLY TROUBLE IS, BRAD,
THE OTHER NIGHT AT MIDGE'S,
SETH DROPPED HIS GLASSES
IN THE SCUFFLE.
I PICKED THEM UP
TO GIVE THEM BACK TO HIM,
AND I NOTICED THAT
THE EARPIECE WAS MISSING THEN.
WHAT IS THIS?
JIM, ARE YOU TRYING TO TELL ME
I DON'T HAVE THE KILLER
WHEN I DO HAVE HIM?
LOOK, BRAD. I DON'T KNOW.
I'M JUST A LAYMAN.
THAT KIND OF STUFF
YOU CAN UNDERSTAND
MUCH BETTER THAN I,
BUT I DO REMEMBER THE GLASSES.
[ SIGHS ]
THANK GOD YOU'RE ALL
ALL RIGHT.
IT'S ABOUT $50 A MONTH.
THEY'RE NICE ROOMS.
CAN I CALL YOU?
IT'S UP TO YOU.
WELL, I HAVE TO TELL YOU
OUTRIGHT THAT I'M MARRIED.
DOES THAT MAKE
ANY DIFFERENCE?
TO ME OR TO YOU?
[ LAUGHS ]
YOU'RE OKAY.
SEE YA.
OKAY.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
THAT'S THE REASON
I WENT UP TO JIM'S.
I THOUGHT MAYBE I HAD AN IDEA
ABOUT WHAT THAT LIST OF NAMES
WAS ABOUT.
ABOUT, OH,
SIX OR EIGHT MONTHS AGO,
THE FIVE OF US WERE ALL
AT SOME KIND OF A MEETING
AT CHURCH, AND WE WERE
TALKING ABOUT SETH
AND HOW HE WAS ALL ALONE,
SO WE DECIDED
TO WRITE TO HIM IN VIETNAM.
WHY WOULD HE HAVE MADE A LIST
WITH JUST THOSE NAMES?
WELL, I DON'T KNOW,
BUT MAYBE
SO HE COULD REMEMBER
WHO TO THANK.
UH...OH, HEY, KARL.
WHAT WILL YOU HAVE, KARL?
BEER.
A BEER, AND WHAT
WILL YOU HAVE? BEER?
BEER.
JULIA?
NO, THANK YOU.
WILL YOU EXCUSE ME?
WHAT ABOUT THE PRISONER?
OWENS AND THAT
CRIMINOLOGIST
ARE HAVING A LITTLE SET-TO
ABOUT WHETHER
HE'S GUILTY OR NOT.
DOESN'T MAKE
MUCH DIFFERENCE, ANYWAY.
WHY?
THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT
TRANSFERRING HIM
TO A STATE HOSPITAL.
THAT MEANS
HE GETS AWAY WITH IT.
I HAD TO TELL SOMEONE.
THAT'S WHY I CALLED YOU.
I TRUST YOU.
DO YOU WANT ANYTHING
IN THIS?
NO, NO. NOTHING.
JUST BEFORE
CONNIE HASTINGS WAS KILLED,
I GOT A PHONE CALL
FROM A WOMAN
WHO WANTED TO TALK TO JOE.
I TOLD HER
JOE WAS AT MIDGE'S.
THEN AFTER I HUNG UP,
I KNEW WHO IT WAS.
IT WAS CONNIE HASTINGS,
TRYING TO DISGUISE
HER VOICE.
[ CRYING ]
WAS THERE SOMETHING
BETWEEN JOE AND CONNIE?
YES.
WHEN YOU AND CYNTHIA
WERE TALKING
ABOUT THE CONNECTION
BETWEEN THE MURDERED GIRLS,
I SAW SOMETHING
IN YOUR EYES.
PLEASE, JIM.
JULIA, IT'S IMPORTANT,
BECAUSE NOBODY IS SAFE
UNTIL WE GET THE RIGHT MAN.
JOE!
HE WAS THE CONNECTION
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR.
HE WAS INVOLVED
WITH ALL OF THEM.
OH, JIM, EVERYTHING
IS SO ROTTEN.
[ CRYING ]
I SENT THE WIRE.
I'LL BE CONNIE HASTINGS'
COUSIN FROM DETROIT.
I'VE ALSO GOT THE HEARSE
AND THE ATTENDANTS
ALL LINED UP.
GOOD. THAT WILL DO
TWO THINGS FOR US --
KEEP SETH MORLEY SAFE,
AND IT WILL ALSO
GIVE AN ALIBI
TO THE REAL KILLER.
-WHAT ABOUT PARIS?
-HE'S ON HIS WAY.
HELLO, JOE.
STAN, HOW ARE YOU?
HI. WHAT ARE YOU
HAVING TONIGHT?
A LITTLE LUCK.
WE CAN MOVE NOW.
OKAY.
HI, JIMMY.
HOW ARE YOU?
HELLO, MIDGE.
HOW ARE YOU?
GOOD.
JIM...CAN I HAVE A WORD
WITH YOU?
YEAH, JOE.
YOU'RE A GOOD FRIEND
OF BRAD'S.
MAYBE HE'LL LISTEN TO YOU.
TELL HIM I...
I THINK IF HE TAKES
SETH MORLEY OUT OF TOWN,
THAT ANYTHING
COULD HAPPEN.
YEAH, GET HIM OUT OF HERE!
[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]
IF WE MOVE HIM, SOMEBODY IS
GOING TO TAKE A SHOT AT HIM.
WE ARE MOVING HIM.
GENTLEMEN,
I'D APPRECIATE YOUR NOT
GETTING INVOLVED IN THIS.
I'M SORRY, BRAD.
I GOT INVOLVED
WHEN I WAS BORN IN THIS TOWN.
WHAT BOTHERS ME
IS HOW IT'S CHANGED.
BITTERNESS AND GUILT.
PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH GUNS
READY TO SHOOT DOWN A KID
WHO WAS ONE OF THEM UNTIL
THEY SENT HIM OFF TO WAR.
SHERIFF OWENS?
THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M CONNIE'S COUSIN.
I GOT YOUR WIRE.
I DIDN'T KNOW
CONNIE HAD A COUSIN.
WELL, WE NEVER SAW
MUCH OF EACH OTHER.
YOU BETTER COME THIS WAY.
GO THROUGH THAT DOOR,
PLEASE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WHO ARE YOU?
A FRIEND.
YOU GOING TO
LET ME GO HOME?
OH, YEAH, SURE.
THINGS AREN'T GOING TO GET
ANY BETTER OUT THERE.
WE'LL MOVE HIM NOW.
BRAD...
YOU'RE GOING TO NEED
ALL THE HELP YOU CAN GET.
BARNEY AND I WOULD LIKE TO BE
SWORN IN AS DEPUTIES.
ARE YOU SURE?
WE'RE SURE, SHERIFF.
OKAY.
RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND.
YOU ARE NOW DEPUTIES
OF NORVILLE COUNTY.
KARL.
ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GET SET.
HE'S GONE.
WHAT?
RIGHT OUT
FROM UNDER HIS NOSE.
RIGHT OUT FROM UNDER.
KEITH, BURROUGHS, REYNOLDS,
CORRIGAN, SHERMAN.
THEY WERE ALL
HERE THAT NIGHT,
ALONG WITH OTHER CUSTOMERS.
ANYBODY COULD HAVE PICKED UP
THAT EARPIECE.
I HOPE ONE OF THEM IS THE MAN
WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
PARIS WILL BE WASTING
HIS TALENT.
AHH!
YOU CAN'T KEEP YOUR HANDS
OFF OF HIM, CAN YOU?
I TOLD YOU TO LEAVE ME ALONE
AND GET OUT OF TOWN.
HEY, WHO IS THIS GUY?
THIS GUY HAPPENS TO OWN
THIS GIRL, AND THE NEXT TIME
I SEE YOU IN HER ROOM,
I'LL KILL YOU.
YOU'RE DRUNK.
I NEVER WAS IN HER ROOM.
I STOOD OUTSIDE LAST NIGHT
AND WATCHED YOU!
YOU'RE CRAZY, MAN.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE!
EASY. EASY.
LAURIE, HE DOESN'T LOVE YOU.
HE'S NO GOOD FOR YOU.
-COME ON.
-LAURIE!
YOU OKAY, LAURIE?
YEAH, I'M ALL RIGHT, JOE.
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
OH, YEAH.
LISTEN, I'M SORRY.
OH, HE WAS DRUNK.
YOU WANT TO GO HOME?
NO, I'M ALL RIGHT.
OKAY.
OH, WHAT A FOOL I WAS.
CONNIE'S COUSIN.
WHILE I'M WATCHING
THE FRONT,
THEY'RE TAKING SETH
OUT THE BACK.
YOU'LL FIND SETH, BRAD.
SURE, BUT WHERE AND WHEN?
I'M WORRIED ABOUT
THAT NEW GIRL, TOO.
THAT WAITRESS.
SHE'S IN DANGER, TOO.
SHERIFF, LET'S USE THAT.
LET'S WATCH THE GIRL,
AND HOPE THE GUILTY MAN
MAKES HIS MOVE.
I WILL NOT JEOPARDIZE
THAT GIRL'S LIFE.
I WOULDN'T LOSE THIS CHANCE.
THE WAY
THINGS HAVE DEVELOPED,
HE HAS EVERY REASON
TO MAKE A MOVE.
WITH SETH ON THE LOOSE,
HE HAS A PERFECT ALIBI.
I DON'T KNOW.
DO WE HAVE A RIGHT
TO USE LAURIE THIS WAY?
WELL, CAN'T WE COVER HER
EFFECTIVELY, BRAD?
YOU, BARNEY, ME?
OKAY. OKAY, WE'LL TRY IT.
MIDGE'S CLOSES AT 1:00.
GOOD NIGHT, MIDGE.
GOOD NIGHT, JOE.
[ ENGINE TURNS OVER ]
LAURIE?
IT'S BEEN A BIG NIGHT,
AND I'M BEAT.
I'M GOING TO GO HOME
AND GET SOME SLEEP.
OKAY.
KEEP STAN HAPPY,
AND LOCK UP FOR ME,
WILL YOU?
YEAH.
GOOD NIGHT.
LAURIE, HONEY?
HMM?
I'LL HAVE ANOTHER DRINK.
THE SAME.
OH, SURE.
OHH. IT'S EMPTY.
THAT'S TOO BAD.
UH...SHE KEEPS IT
IN THE CELLAR.
YEAH, I KNOW.
W-WOULD YOU MIND?
OH, SURE.
SHE SAID
TO KEEP YOU HAPPY.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
WHO IS THAT?
STAN? IS THAT YOU?
WHO'S THERE?
WHO IS THAT?
Pretty girl.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
I'M ALL RIGHT.
[ Voice breaking ]
I LOVE JOE.
HE NEVER EVEN LOOKED AT ME.
HE ONLY WANTED
THE OTHER ONES...
THE PRETTY ONES.
THEY WERE NO GOOD FOR HIM.
I HAD TO PROTECT HIM!
I THOUGHT...
I THOUGHT SOMEDAY
HE'D TURN AROUND
AND SAY, "THANK YOU, MIDGE.
"IT'S YOU I LOVE.
I LOVE YOU!"
[ SOBBING ]
[ "MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE" THEME
PLAYS ]