The Killer Beside Me (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 6 - Living a lie - full transcript
Bob Peterson invites himself to his co-workers Gene and Jaye-Jaye Thurnau's new home to give them a housewarming present. That evening, Jaye-Jaye leaves the guys to run an errand. When she ...
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Jaye Jaye:
A NOTICED THERE WAS, LIKE,
SOME RED MARKINGS
ON THE DRIVEWAY,
AND I SAW SMEAR MARKS
ON THE FLOOR.
I GO DOWN TO TOUCH IT,
AND IT'S WET.
IT APPEARS TO BE BLOOD.
TO THE RIGHT OF
THE CHRISTMAS TREE,
I NOTICE A SPENT BULLET CASING.
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
I NEED TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED.
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I NOTICE THAT ON THE BACK
OF THE COUCH IS THIS LETTER.
"YOU NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH."
[ SIGHS ]
[ VEHICLE DOORS LOCK ]
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[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]
[ STATIC CRACKLES ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
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[ DOOR CREAKS ]
I GOT THE PHONE CALL
AT WORK FROM JAYE JAYE
TO TELL ME ABOUT GENE.
SHE JUST SAID THAT GENE
HAD BEEN TAKEN.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED FOR SURE,
AS FAR AS IF
HE WAS OKAY OR NOT.
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
OKAY, THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
THEY COULD STILL BE OKAY.
GENE COULD STILL BE OKAY.
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
IF WE COULD GET TO HIM,
YOU KNOW, COULD HE BE SAVED?
IS HE, YOU KNOW,
AT THAT POINT RIGHT NOW
WHERE HE'S ABOUT TO DIE?
[ Crying ] YOU KNOW THAT
THE EVIDENCE DOES NOT LOOK GOOD.
THERE CANNOT BE A GOOD OUTCOME.
[ CRYING ]
BUT YOU STILL HAVE THIS MINUTE
HOPE THAT EVERYTHING'S OKAY.
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GENE'S WIFE -- SHE ACTUALLY
ENDED UP LEAVING GENE
AND GOING BACK TO HER EX.
IT HURT GENE A LOT,
BECAUSE AT THE TIME,
SHE WAS SUFFERING
FROM A TERMINAL ILLNESS.
HE HAD ALWAYS STUCK THROUGH IT
THROUGH ALL OF HER SICKNESS,
THROUGH ALL, YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING THAT
SHE HAD ALWAYS NEEDED.
HE WAS ALWAYS THERE.
[ ENGINE ROARING ]
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[ WHEELS SCREECH ]
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WE HAVE A WEATHER ADVISORY.
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST
TO BE 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
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[ RADIO CHATTER ]
NOT EVERYBODY CAN BECOME
AN AIR-TRAFFIC CONTROLLER,
BUT GENE THURNAU WAS UP TO IT.
HE DID A FINE JOB.
HE HAD COME FROM THE AIR FORCE
AND HAD BEEN
A CONTROLLER WITH THEM.
SYSTEM --
NOVEMBER, ALFA, TANGO, 6.
WE SHOW YOU 90 KNOTS --
NINE-ZERO KNOTS --
ACROSS THE GROUND.
THIS WAS GENE
WHEN WAS IN THE AIR FORCE.
HE WAS ACTUALLY EXCITED
WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE AIR FORCE
JUST TO START OUT AND SEE WHAT
HE COULD DO WITH HIS TRAINING.
GENE THRIVED ON THE PRESSURE.
HE LIKED IT A LOT.
Adams: HIS FATHER HAD BEEN
MY TRAINER MANY YEARS BEFORE,
SO I FELT I HAD
A KINSHIP THERE.
GENE DROPPED THE ODD COMMENT
NOW AND THEN
THAT HIS MARRIED LIFE
WASN'T AS HE THOUGHT
IT WAS GOING TO BE.
BUT GENE ALWAYS KEPT HIS JOB
AND HIS FAMILY LIFE SEPARATED,
AND YOU NEVER REALLY KNEW
ANYTHING WAS WRONG AT HOME.
[ ENGINE ROARING ]
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HEY, GUYS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE.
THEY'RE ONLY
A COUPLE MONTHS OLD.
OH, HEY. BOB.
TAKE A LOOK.
Adams:
BOB PETERSON WAS A DOG LOVER.
[ Chuckling ] OH, WOW.
SO CUTE.
OH, YEAH.
HERE'S A PICTURE OF GENE
WITH HIS PUPPIES.
SOMETIMES HE'D BRING THEM
INTO THE FLIGHT-SERVICE STATION,
HIDE A BALL,
AND THEY'D GO FIND IT.
WE ENJOYED WATCHING THEM.
BEAUTIFUL, HUH?
CAN I BUY ONE?
WOULD YOU SELL ONE?
TO ME.
UM...SURE.
UH, I CAN'T LOOK AFTER
ALL OF THEM.
THEY WORKED OUT A DEAL WHERE
BOB GOT A PUPPY FROM GENE,
AND FROM THEN ON, THEY KIND OF
STRUCK UP A FRIENDSHIP.
IT WASN'T CLOSE
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THEY DIDN'T GO OUT
AND SOCIALIZE.
THEY JUST WERE FRIENDS
BECAUSE OF THE PUPPIES.
THANKS, BOB.
ACTUALLY, OUTSIDE OF WORK,
WE NEVER SAW BOB.
WE JUST SORT OF FIGURED
THAT HE'S A LONER AT WORK
AND THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS TO BE.
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[ ENGINE ROARS ]
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AFTER FOUR YEARS
OF BEING IN NEBRASKA,
GENE FINALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COME TO FLORIDA.
IT WAS HIS CHANCE FINALLY
TO GET AWAY AND START ANEW.
Adams: THE AIR AROUND HIM
WAS A LITTLE TENSE,
AND I SAID,
"HEY, WHY DON'T YOU COME OUT
AND HAVE A HAMBURGER
AND A CUP OF COFFEE WITH US?"
LARRY, I NEED TO BREAK
SOME NEWS TO YOU.
YOU NEED TO KNOW
I'M TRANSFERRING
TO ST. PETE'S NEXT YEAR.
MY OTHER BROTHER, MY SISTER,
AND MYSELF
HAD ALL BEEN IN FLORIDA NOW.
MY PARENTS FINALLY BOUGHT
A HOUSE IN FLORIDA.
DAD WAS RETIRING AND FINALLY
MOVING DOWN TO FLORIDA.
AND THEN GENE WAS THE LAST PIECE
OF THE PUZZLE, GETTING HIM DOWN.
HE THOUGHT THAT,
BY GETTING A NEW SURROUNDING,
THAT, POSSIBLY, THINGS
WOULD BE BETTER FOR HIM.
I'M SORRY, LARRY.
Adams: WE DISCUSSED IT
A COUPLE TIMES,
AND HE SAYS,
"IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
I'M NOT GONNA HAVE TO PUT UP
WITH ANY WINTER."
WE WERE ALL GLAD TO HEAR THAT
HE WAS GONNA MAKE
A NEW LIFE FOR HIMSELF.
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Woman:
...CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF...
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
[ ENGINE ROARS ]
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GENE STARTED
IN JANUARY OF 2002.
SO THAT WAS JUST
A FEW MONTHS AFTER 9/11,
AND THAT AFFECTED THE WHOLE
AVIATION COMMUNITY DRAMATICALLY.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS
VERY HEIGHTENED SECURITY.
SO, WE WERE JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW,
MAKE SURE YOU CHALLENGE EVERYONE
THAT YOU DON'T KNOW OR WHO D--
ESPECIALLY DIDN'T HAVE A BADGE.
HOLD ON A MOMENT.
EXCUSE ME, SIR?
CAN I SEE YOUR I.D.?
OH. UH, I'M SORRY.
IT'S MY FIRST DAY.
I'M SORRY, SIR, BUT THIS IS
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY.
YOU SEE --
HI. HI.
OH. HI.
THIS IS YOUR DESK.
OH. THANKS.
Jim: WHEN GENE FIRST
MOVED TO FLORIDA,
SOMETHING HE WANTED
MORE THAN ANYTHING
WAS TO MEET SOMEBODY,
YOU KNOW, SPECIAL
THAT, YOU KNOW,
WOULD COMPLETE HIM --
AND, YOU KNOW,
THE PERFECT WOMAN.
HE JUST PORTRAYED
THIS IMMEDIATE --
I DON'T KNOW --
FRIENDLY PERSONALITY,
SOMEONE THAT
YOU WOULD BE DRAWN TO
TO GET TO KNOW.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
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GENE?
THIS CAME FOR YOU.
OH. THANKS.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
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Jim:
BOB HAD SENT GENE A LETTER,
SIMPLY STATING
"LOOK WHAT YOU LEFT BEHIND,"
AND IT HAD A PICTURE OF GENE'S
OLD APARTMENT IN NEBRASKA.
THAT WAS ODD.
BUT GENE BRUSHED IT OFF,
THINKING IT WAS A JAB AT HIM
FOR, YOU KNOW,
FOR LEAVING THEM
STUCK IN NEBRASKA,
KIND OF LIKE, NEBRASKA --
THAT WAS DEFINITELY NOT
A PLACE MOST WANTED TO BE.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS FREEZING COLD
IN NEBRASKA AND VERY BARREN
AND, YOU KNOW,
DEFINITELY NOT LIKE FLORIDA.
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[ ENGINE ROARING ]
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[ RADIO CHATTER ]
GENE HAD TO DO THE NIGHT SHIFT.
YOU KNOW, NO ONE EVER
LOOKED FORWARD TO IT,
BUT IT WAS PART OF THE JOB.
THEY CALLED IT "THE MID SHIFT,"
WHERE THEY WOULD GO IN
AT 11:00 AT NIGHT
TILL 7:00 IN THE MORNING.
[ DOOR CREAKS OPEN, CLOSES ]
[ CHATTER CONTINUES ]
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[ SIGHS LIGHTLY ]
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HI, GENE.
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
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[ KEYS CLACKING ]
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HI, GENE.
[ CHATTER CONTINUES ]
I COULDN'T LET YOU
LEAVE WITHOUT ME.
BOB PETERSON,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
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GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.
AH, SORRY.
UM, GOOD TO SEE YOU, BOB.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Jim: IT WAS VERY STRANGE
THAT BOB GOT THE TRANSFER
AS QUICK AS HE DID.
IT WOULD'VE TAKEN QUITE A BIT --
THE RIGHT CHANNELS,
THE RIGHT PEOPLE,
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN,
'CAUSE IT WASN'T
AN EASY THING TO DO.
[ ENGINE ROARS ]
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GENE WENT TO WORK ONE DAY,
AND BOB HAD PURCHASED
THE SAME TRUCK.
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HI, GENE!
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NICE TRUCK.
GENE HAD A REAL
SPECIAL LOVE FOR CARS.
HIS PICKUP TRUCK
WAS HIS PRIDE AND JOY.
HE WOULD TAKE THAT
AS A COMPLIMENT THAT,
YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE
AROUND ME TRUST ME
IN MY DECISIONS AND MY CHOICES,
WHAT I MAKE.
BUT IT WAS VERY ODD FOR HIM
TO BE DOING THAT.
GENE...DO WANT TO GRAB A BEER
TONIGHT AFTER WORK?
OH, UH -- HEY, I, UH...
I CAN'T TODAY.
MAYBE ANOTHER TIME, BOB.
YEAH.
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[ CHILDREN LAUGHING ]
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SO GOOD HAVING YOU
AND THE KIDS STAY.
REALLY?
YEAH.
Jim: IT WAS GREAT
ONCE HE GOT TO FLORIDA.
OUR THREE KIDS FINALLY,
YOU KNOW,
GOT TO BE WITH THEIR UNCLE
AND, YOU KNOW,
HE SHOWED THAT,
YOU KNOW,
JUST HOW MUCH LOVE HE HAD
AND, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH FUN
HE WAS WITH THE KIDS.
YEAH. HE WAS GREAT.
[ CHILDREN LAUGHING ]
GENE DEFINITELY WANTED
A FAMILY OF HIS OWN.
YOU COULD TELL HOW MUCH HE
KIND OF YEARNED TO BE A FATHER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I KNOW FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS
ON THE PHONE
AND, YOU KNOW, IN PERSON,
THAT WAS ONE OF HIS
BIG LONGINGS, YOU KNOW,
WAS TO FIND SOMEBODY
AND JUST SHOWER THEM WITH LOVE.
AND HE WANTED SOMEBODY
THAT WOULD DO THAT BACK.
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GENE WAS WELL LIKED
WHEREVER HE WENT.
IT'S NOT THAT HE WAS
INCREDIBLY OUTGOING.
HIS WHOLE DEMEANOR...
HE WAS A VERY LIKEABLE GUY.
WOULD YOU MIND IF I...?
NO, THAT'D BE GREAT.
HE HAD INTEGRITY.
HE HAD MANNERS.
HE WAS VERY COURTEOUS
AND RESPECTFUL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH, I...
THAT'S WHAT ATTRACTED ME
TO HIM.
HE HAD A SENSE OF PEACE,
A SENSE OF MEEKNESS.
- NICE SANDWICH.
- [ LAUGHS ]
HI, BOB.
I SEE YOU'RE BUSY.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM?
Jaye Jaye:
THANKS GO GIRLS AT WORK,
ALL I KNEW WAS THAT HE HAD
BEEN MARRIED ABOUT 20 YEARS
AND THEN DIVORCED.
I HAD BEEN MARRIED 20 YEARS
AND HAD GOTTEN A DIVORCE,
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING SIMILAR
THAT WE HAD IN COMMON.
I HAD THREE CHILDREN.
MY YOUNGEST ONE --
HE WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 13.
AND MY OLDEST DAUGHTER --
SHE WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 17.
IT WAS LIKE
I WAS READY TO DATE.
I WANTED
TO BE WITH SOMEBODY.
SO, AGAIN, I KIND OF LIKE
SAT BACK AT WORK
AND KIND OF ASSESSED
MY SELECTIONS.
[ LAUGHS ]
AND I LOOKED AT GENE AGAIN,
AND I WAS LIKE,
YOU KNOW, THIS MAN
HAS TREMENDOUS CHARACTER.
IT WAS LIKE, "OKAY, I'LL JUST
ASK HIM OUT FOR COFFEE OR TEA.
HOW BAD CAN THAT GO?"
AND NEARBY WORK,
THERE WAS, LIKE,
A 24-HOUR BREAKFAST PLACE
THAT WOULD STAY OPEN,
SO I JUST HAPPENED TO GET
THE COURAGE UP AND ASK HIM.
AND HE SAID YES,
WHICH WAS, LIKE, WAY COOL.
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MY CHILDREN WERE
VERY HAPPY FOR ME.
THE LITTLE BIT THAT
THEY GOT TO KNOW GENE,
THAT HE WAS
A REALLY GOOD PERSON.
THAT WAS HEARTWARMING --
TO SEE A VERY GOOD
MALE INFLUENCE ON MY BOYS.
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IT WAS VERY COMFORTABLE
TO THEN --
TO GO FROM BEING CO-WORKERS
TO START DATING.
THERE WASN'T, LIKE,
A LOT OF MYSTERY OR ANYTHING.
THERE WAS LIKE -- WE WERE
AT AN EASE WITH EACH OTHER,
BEING AROUND EACH OTHER A LOT,
SO THAT WAS REALLY AWESOME.
EXCUSE ME.
OH. HEY.
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[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU KNOW, WORKPLACE ROMANCES
AND STUFF LIKE THAT,
AND IT'S GREAT
WHEN THINGS ARE GOING REALLY
GOOD WITH YOUR RELATIONSHIP
AND EVERYBODY AT WORK
KNOWS ABOUT IT,
BUT IT REALLY --
PARDON THE EXPRESSION --
SUCKS WHEN IT DOESN'T,
BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS
WHEN IT'S NOT GOING GOOD, TOO.
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GENE AND I --
WE HAD SIMILAR SCHEDULES.
WE WORKED -- I DON'T KNOW --
PROBABLY 60%, 70%
OF OUR WORK HOURS
WE WORKED TOGETHER.
HEY, DO YOU WANT A HAND?
EVERY TWO MONTHS OR SO,
WE'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE CHARTS.
OH, DEAR.
THAT WAS NOT A TASK
THAT EVERYONE WAS INTERESTED IN.
IT TOOK TWO PEOPLE.
OKAY, I THINK YOU --
[ THUMPS ]
- OH. HEY, BOB.
- HI, BOB.
THEY ROPED YOU
INTO THIS TOO, HUH?
LET ME TAKE THOSE.
OH. THANKS.
THANKS.
SHORTLY THEREAFTER, BOB ALSO
VOLUNTEERED TO HELP GENE.
YOU KNOW, BOB WAS...
YOU KNOW, A BIT CLINGY,
YOU KNOW, AT WORK AND WHATEVER
AND KIND OF LIKE THE LOST PUPPY
[Chuckling] IN A WAY.
GENE WOULD'VE FELT
THAT THIS GUY HAD,
YOU KNOW, NO SELF-ESTEEM,
HAD NO FRIENDS,
HAD NO, YOU KNOW,
CLOSE FAMILY AROUND OR ANYTHING,
YOU KNOW, ANYBODY TO REALLY
BE THERE FOR HIM, TO GUIDE HIM.
BUT GENE BEING ONE OF
THE FEW ONLY ONES
THAT WAS ACTUALLY NICE TO HIM,
I'M SURE HE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW,
THAT WAS HIS BEST CHANCE
OF HAVING A FRIEND.
I THINK HE WANTED
TO BE LIKE GENE.
[ SIGHS LIGHTLY ]
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
YOU STAY AT JAYE JAYE'S
ALL NIGHT?
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YOUR CAR WAS OUTSIDE
JAYE JAYE'S ALL NIGHT.
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Jaye Jaye: BOB LIVED AT LEAST
A HALF AN HOUR AWAY FROM ME
AND A HALF AN HOUR
AWAY FROM GENE,
SO IT WAS VERY ODD THAT
HE WOULD BE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD
WHERE I LIVED.
WHY WOULD HE BE UP IN THAT AREA,
ANYWAY?
IT WAS JUST A LITTLE PECULIAR.
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ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?
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[ SIGHS LIGHTLY ]
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
YOU AND JAYE JAYE
A THING?
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IT'S NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS, BOB.
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HEY, IF IT'S
SOMETHING SECRET,
WE COULD GO FOR A BEER
AND CHAT ABOUT IT.
ANOTHER TIME, BOB.
ARE YOU OKAY?
[ SIGHS ] YEAH.
WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
[ CORK POPS ]
WHOO-HOO! [ LAUGHS ]
- THANK YOU!
- HEY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
- THANKS.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FROM THE TIME WE STARTED
DATING TILL HE PROPOSED,
IT WAS LIKE ABOUT A YEAR.
AW, I NEED TO TELL THEM
ABOUT THE PROPOSAL.
- I HAVE TO! I'M SORRY.
- MM!
THIS IS THE EMPTY RING BOX
THAT GENE PRESENTED ME
WHEN HE PROPOSED MARRIAGE TO ME.
THERE'S A NOTE IN IT --
NOT A RING, BUT A NOTE.
"MY LOVELY JAYE JAYE,
THIS BOX ENTITLES YOU
TO ONE RING OF YOUR CHOOSING
AND A LIFETIME
OF LOVE AND COMMITMENT FROM ME."
"I LOVE YOU
WITH ALL OF MY HEART.
FOREVER AND ALWAYS,"
SIGNED, "GENE.
P.S. WILL YOU MARRY ME?"
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[ LAUGHTER ]
HOW COULD I SAY NO TO THAT?
I MEAN...
CHEERS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING
THIS MOMENT WITH US, EVERYBODY.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Jim:
THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS EXCITED.
WE WERE DEFINITELY
HAPPY FOR HIM.
HE HAD FOUND JUST THE RIGHT
PERSON HE HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR.
IT WAS FINALLY HAPPENING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HEY, BOB.
HI, BOB.
CAN I --
CAN I CAPTURE THE MOMENT?
GREAT.
BOB'S REACTION WAS --
HE WAS KIND OF TAKEN BY IT.
- YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
- GREAT.
AND IT DID NOT APPEAR
HE WAS AS JOYFUL
AS THE REST
OF THE CO-WORKERS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, HAVING KNOWN
BOB AND WORKED WITH HIM,
KIND OF A LITTLE USED TO
THAT BOB'S JUST DIFFERENT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
- AM I INVITED?
- AHH, WELL...
I MEAN, WE REALLY HAVEN'T
HAD TIME TO DISCUSS IT.
Jaye Jaye: WE'RE NOT QUITE
AT THAT STAGE YET, BUT...
HAVE A DRINK, BOB.
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Jim: I DON'T THINK THAT
GENE OR JAYE JAYE
WANTED BOB AT THEIR WEDDING,
JUST BECAUSE
HE'S AN ACQUAINTANCE --
HE'S NOT A FRIEND.
[ GLASSES CLINK ]
AND THEIR WEDDING WAS
FOR FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
YOU HAVE EXCHANGED
VOWS AND RINGS.
YOU HAVE DECLARED
YOUR INTENTIONS.
AS A MINISTER
OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST,
I DECLARE YOU
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
YOU CAN KISS YOUR BRIDE.
[ APPLAUSE ]Man: HEY! WHOO!
[ APPLAUSE CONTINUES ]
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LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I PRESENT TO YOU
MR. AND MRS. GAILEN THURNAU II.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
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Jaye Jaye:
SO, AFTER THE WEDDING,
OUR STEPS WERE
TO CONSOLIDATE OUR HOMES.
WE HAD TO GET THEM READY TO SELL
AND TO MOVE IN TOGETHER.
WE WERE BUILDING A NEW HOUSE.
GENE WAS THEN GONNA NEED
TO PREPARE HIS CURRENT HOUSE
AND SELL THAT.
WE WERE EXTREMELY BUSY.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
SWEETIE, CAN YOU GET IT?
Gene: SORRY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT WAS
ABOUT THE END OF SUMMER.
GENE'S HOUSE WAS ALL READY
TO BE PUT UP ON THE MARKET,
AND IT WAS KNOWN AT WORK
THAT GENE WAS SELLING HIS HOME
AND OUR PLANS
OF BUILDING ONE TOGETHER.
OH. HEY. BOB.
Peterson: HI.
I JUST WANTED
TO COME AND SEE THE PLACE,
YOU KNOW?
SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE
WITH IT?
YEAH. UH, COME IN.
JAYE JAYE'S THERE.
HI, BOB.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THIS PLACE IS GREAT.
BOB JUST WANTS TO
TAKE A LOOK AROUND. HE'S --
I'M MOVING
INTO THE AREA.
I JUST WANT TO GET A FEEL
FOR THE PLACE.
WOULD IT BE OKAY
IF I HAVE A LOOK AROUND?
UH, S-- SURE.
UH, GO RIGHT UP TOP.
UH.
Jaye Jaye: BOB GOT THE TOUR
OF ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS
THAT GENE HAD DONE TO IT.
GENE AND I WERE
STILL REALLY BUSY,
AND IT WAS, LIKE, OKAY,
IT WAS JUST GONNA BE, LIKE,
A LITTLE WINDOW OF TIME.
[ PAPER RUSTLING ]
- MAN, I CAN'T BELIEVE...
- HI.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, BOB?
IT IS PERFECT.
HE GOES, "WELL, WOULD YOU THINK
IT WOULD ODD
IF I PUT IN AN OFFER
FOR THIS HOUSE?
I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING."
FOR A SPLIT SECOND,
IT SEEMED ODD.
HOWEVER...
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS A GORGEOUS HOME.
I GO, "ANYBODY WOULD BE
BLESSED TO HAVE IT.
I MEAN, IT'S BEAUTIFUL,
YOU KNOW?
WHY WOULD THAT BE ODD,
BOB?"
WOULD YOU SELL IT AS IS?
THE FURNITURE...
THE LINEN...
YOU WANT
TO BUY THE LINEN, TOO?
IT JUST SEEMED LIKE
SUCH AN ODD QUESTION.
I COULDN'T POSSIBLY THINK
HOW ANYBODY WOULD ASK THAT,
OR, WHAT HE SERIOUS?
I MEAN...
BUT HE WAS.
I WAS LIKE, OH, MY.
YEAH.
WELL, I'M SURE WE CAN
COME TO AN ARRANGEMENT.
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[ MAILBOX DOOR CREAKS ]
Jim:
GENE WAS VERY FAMILY-ORIENTED,
AND HE HAD WANTED CHILDREN
FROM THE BEGINNING,
BUT HIS FIRST WIFE
COULDN'T CONCEIVE
WITH HER ILLNESS.
I DID SOME RESEARCH ON,
WHAT WOULD BE THE POSSIBILITY
OF ME HAVING CHILDREN?
I MEAN,
I ALREADY HAD CHILDREN,
BUT I JUST FELT LIKE THIS MAN,
OH, HE IS SO INCREDIBLE.
HE DESERVED TO HAVE CHILDREN.
HOW AWESOME.
AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE PARTNER
HE WOULD BE
TO HELP RAISE CHILDREN.
JAYE JAYE?
TO DO THAT ON MY OWN --
IT WASN'T GONNA BE POSSIBLE,
SO I FOUND OUT THAT WE COULD,
IN FACT,
HAVE AN EGG DONOR
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE GOT WORD THAT
THE EGG DONOR WAS SELECTED.
THEY ALREADY STARTED
THE PROCEDURES ON HER
TO GET HER READY
TO EXTRACT EGGS.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
I LOVE YOU!
[ LAUGHS ]
WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT
HAVING CHILDREN
WITH THE TWO OF US
COULD BE POSSIBLE,
GENE WAS PINCHING HIMSELF.
I THINK HE HAD ALMOST GOTTEN
TO A POINT OF GIVING UP
ON THAT HAPPENING FOR HIM.
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WHAT ELSE WE GOT HERE?
OH...
THAT ONE LOOKS INTERESTING.
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Gene: "THANK YOU
FOR YOUR YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP!
I MUST DROP BY TO GIVE YOU
YOUR HOUSEWARMING GIFT!
BOB."
[ LAUGHS ]WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?
HE SENT YOU A FRIENDSHIP
ANNIVERSARY CARD?
Jaye Jaye:
HE WAS NOT PLEASED WITH IT
AND VERY PERPLEXED
AS TO, "WHY?"
HE FELT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
ABOUT IT,
BUT, AGAIN,
NOT UNCOMFORTABLE ENOUGH
TO, LIKE, TAKE SOME
KIND OF ACTION ON IT,
JUST ALMOST, LIKE,
CHALKING IT UP TO, LIKE,
"THAT'S BOB.
HE'S A BIT ODD."
THIS WAS ANOTHER
REALLY ODD THING.
- I HAVE A PLACE FOR THAT.
- [ LAUGHS ]
[ SIGHS ] BOB.
Jaye Jaye:
I HATE TO SAY IT --
I ALMOST HAD, LIKE,
PITY ON HIM
AND A FEEL--
I FELT LIKE, A --
I HAD A LONGING
OF INCLUDING HIM,
LIKE,
PERHAPS HE WAS A LONER.
HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE.
HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FAMILY
NEARBY, YOU KNOW,
AND IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE HE HAD
ANY FRIENDS FROM WORK OR AT ALL,
BECAUSE HE NEVER
SPOKE OF THEM.
- THANK YOU, BOB.
- OH, QUITE A PLACE.
LOOK AT THAT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
BEAUTIFUL.
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[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
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Jaye Jaye: THANK YOU.
THERE WE ARE.
THANK GOODNESS.
[ SIGHS LIGHTLY ]
THAT FELT LIKE
A LONG DAY TODAY.
OH, IT WAS. IT WAS.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
[ KEYS JINGLING ]
- OH!
- OH!
[ LAUGHS ] BOB.
HI, GUYS.
HI, BOB.
I GOT YOU GUYS
A HOUSEWARMING GIFT,
AND I THOUGHT I'D COME
BY TONIGHT AND DROP IT OFF?
UH.
TONIGHT?
OH. UH...
GENE AND JAYE JAYE
HAD BEEN TRYING TO PUT IT OFF
AS LONG AS POSSIBLE,
YOU KNOW, THINKING,
YOU KNOW,
"WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES HE HAVE
THAT'S SO IMPORTANT?
WHY CAN'T HE JUST
GIVE IT TO US AT WORK?"
WELL, WE -- WE'RE PLANNING
A HOUSEWARMING PARTY
YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS.
I HAVE TO GIVE IT TO YOU
TONIGHT.
OHH. OKAY. UM.
Jaye Jaye: EVEN THOUGH WE WERE
SENSING ALL THESE ODD THINGS,
IT WAS LIKE...
WE JUST FELT OBLIGATED TO --
I DON'T KNOW --
A POLITENESS TYPE OF THING --
BRING HIM OVER
AND A SHORT VISIT,
AND THEN WE'RE DONE
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO, LIKE,
ACCOMMODATE THAT ANYMORE.
[ SIGHS ] FINE.
UM, COME OVER
AROUND 5:30.
WE'LL ORDER A PIZZA.
WORKS FOR ME!
OKAY, BOB.
WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.
I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
- TAKE A SEAT, BOB.
- OKAY.
♪♪
I'LL, UM,
FIX SOME DRINKS.
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
Bob: HOW'S THE HOUSE?
IT -- IT'S GOOD.
♪♪
YOU'RE HAPPY HERE?
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, WE LOVE IT.
- YEAH.
- YEAH, YEAH.
[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]
[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]
♪♪
WE WERE EXPECTING
THIS TO BE, LIKE,
KIND OF LIKE A SHORT VISIT.
I WAS TRYING WIND DOWN
THE EVENING,
HOPING THAT HE WOULD
BE READY TO LEAVE
AND GETTING READY TO TELL HIM,
"YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE PLANS TONIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH."
♪♪
I, UH...
I HAVE SOMETHING
FOR YOU.
WE HAD HEARD HOW HE HAD
THIS PERFECT
HOUSEWARMING GIFT FOR US.
♪♪
UH...
BOB.
I MEAN...
[CHUCKLES] WOW.
WHAT IS IT?
♪♪
IT WAS THIS BEAUTIFUL
PHOTO ALBUM
DEPICTING VARIOUS STAGES
OF CONSTRUCTION WITH OUR HOME.
AS I THUMB THROUGH
THE PHOTO ALBUM
AND SEEING THE MORE
COMPLETED PAGES OF OUR HOME,
I THEN NOTICE THAT,
THROUGH THE DOORS,
BOB CONTINUED TO TAKE PICTURES
AFTER WE HAD MOVED IN,
BECAUSE SOME
OF THESE PHOTOGRAPHS
DID, IN FACT,
SHOW OUR FURNITURE IN THERE,
WHICH WAS VERY BIZARRE.
IT WAS INCREDIBLY CREEPY.
♪♪
Jim: THE PHOTO ALBUM --
IT REALLY CROSSED THE LINE.
IT'S BEYOND TOO MUCH TIME
ON YOUR HANDS
OR WANTING TO BE A FRIEND
OR DOING SOMETHING FOR A FRIEND.
♪♪
IT'S, UM, VERY, UM...
THOUGHTFUL, BOB.
YEAH. THANK YOU.
Jaye Jaye: THAT NIGHT, I NEEDED
TO GO RETRIEVE THE TRUCK,
WHICH I LENT TO MY SON,
SO I JUST GO TO GENE,
AND I JUST SAY,
"BABE, I'M GONNA GO RETRIEVE
THE TRUCK."
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
OKAY.
THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY
FOR ME TO LEAVE,
AND, HOPEFULLY, THINKING
THAT BOB WOULD LEAVE, AS WELL.
I'LL SEE YOU AT WORK
TOMORROW, OKAY?
OKAY.
YOU REALLY LIKE IT?
YEAH, BOB.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE ]
♪♪
[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]
♪♪
AS I PULL UP TO OUR DRIVEWAY,
I WAS A BIT RELIEVED,
BECAUSE I DID NOT SEE
BOB'S CAR THERE ANYMORE.
SO IT WAS LIKE,
OH, FINALLY, HE HAD LEFT.
THAT WAS GOOD.
I NOTICED THERE WAS, LIKE,
SOME RED MARKINGS
ON THE DRIVEWAY.
♪♪
I'M BACK!
♪♪
[ KEYS JINGLING ]
I COME INTO THE KITCHEN.
I GO TO LOOK DOWN,
AND IT'S LIKE -- IT'S GLOSSY.
IT'S VERY SHINY.
AND IT'S WET,
AND I LOOK AT IT, AND IT'S RED.
♪♪
I WIPE IT ON MY PANTS.
I APPEARS TO BE BLOOD.
♪♪
GENE?
♪♪
IT'S VERY IRONIC
HOW YOUR BRAIN WORKS THAT WAY,
IN A POSITIVE MODE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO THINK
THE WORST,
SO IT'S LIKE,
OKAY, SOMEBODY MAYBE GOT CUT
AND THEY WERE GETTING
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
♪♪
GENE?
♪♪
BOB?
♪♪
AND THEN GENE'S SHIRT
IS ON THE FLOOR,
AND I'M THINKING,
"OKAY, THAT'S A BIT ODD."
I GO TO DIAL HIS PHONE.
[ DIALING ]
♪♪
I HEAR THIS VIBRATION,
AND IT'S
UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
[ CELLPHONE VIBRATING ]
♪♪
HIS PHONE IS IN HIS POCKET,
AND IT'S IN HIS PANTS
THAT HE WAS WEARING THAT DAY.
[ BEEPING ]
OKAY.
UM.
ALL RIGHT, SOMETHING'S WRONG.
AND I LOOK FURTHER AND...
GENE'S SHOES
ARE UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE,
AND I EVEN SEE HIS UNDERWEAR
UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
AND I'M --
I'M NOT GETTING THIS.
AND I GO TO CALL
BOB'S PHONE NUMBER.
[ DIALING ]
[ RINGING]
MY MIND IS STILL TRYING
TO THINK,
"OH, IT'S STILL OKAY.
IT'S STILL OKAY.
IT'S OKAY."
Bob: YOU'VE REACHED THE MAILBOX
OF BOB PETERSON.
I'M NOT HERE RIGHT NOW,
SO LEAVE ME A MESSAGE.
AND AS I'M TURNING TO
THE RIGHT AND STUFF, AND...
AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW
THE SPENT BULLET CASING
IN FRONT OF
THE GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK.
[ CLOCK TICKING LOUDLY ]
[ GASPING ]
SO I CALL 911.
[ DIALING ]
[ GASPS ]
AS I'M STAYING ON THE LINE,
I NOTICE THAT ON THE BACK
OF THE COUCH IS THIS LETTER.
"NOVEMBER 1, 2006.
DEAR GENE...
I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE
WITH ANOTHER MAN
UNTIL I MET YOU.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE
AT FIRST SIGHT, GENE?
I DO.
IT HAPPENED WHEN I SAW YOU
IN COLUMBUS EIGHT YEARS AGO.
I'VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH YOU
EVER SINCE.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN LIVING
A LIE ALL THESE YEARS.
I JUST CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE."
"YOU NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH.
I ENVY JAYE JAYE.
SHE CAN SEE AND TOUCH
YOUR NAKED BODY EVERY DAY.
I LOVE YOU
WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL.
SO, GENE, I WON'T LEAVE HERE
UNTIL I TASTE YOUR MANHOOD.
LOVE, BOB."
♪♪
OH, MY LORD.
THIS MAN WANTED TO RAPE
MY HUSBAND.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
♪♪
THEY HAD BEEN THROUGH
THE WHOLE HOUSE.
THERE WAS NO TRACES, NO BLOOD,
NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SORT,
NO VEHICLES THERE --
DEFINITELY NOBODY AT THE HOUSE.
THEN THEY FOUND
A RECEIPT TO SHOW
THAT BOB HAD RENTED
ANOTHER HOUSE UP IN TAMPA
NOT TOO FAR
FROM GENE AND JAYE JAYE'S HOUSE.
[ Crying ] THAT WAS
THE FIRST TIME WE REALIZED
THAT BOB HAD HAD
ANOTHER RESIDENCE.
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
I WOULD HOPE THE POLICE
WOULD FIND HIM --
I TRULY DID...
BUT I WASN'T SURE
WHAT I WAS HOPING --
WHAT CONDITION
HE WOULD BE IN.
[ CRYING ]
♪♪
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Jim: WHEN THE POLICE
GOT TO THE HOUSE,
THERE WAS A TRAIL OF BLOOD
ACTUALLY EVEN LEADING
INTO THE HOME.
ONCE THEY GOT INTO THE HOME,
THERE WAS A TRAIL OF BLOOD
LEADING TO THE BEDROOM.
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
♪♪
[ Crying ] THEY FOUND HIM.
THEY FOUND BOB.
THAT WAS IT.
IT WAS OVER.
[ SNIFFLES ]
WHAT DO YOU DO AFTER THAT?
[ SOBS ]
♪♪
GENE'S UNCLOTHED BODY
WAS FOUND ON THE FLOOR.
HE HAD TWO GUNSHOT WOUNDS
TO THE HEAD.
♪♪
BOB WAS CLOTHED UP ON THE BED.
HE WAS DEAD WHERE HE HAD
SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD.
GENE'S WEDDING RING
WAS MISSING AND NEVER FOUND.
BOB, IN HIS MESSED-UP HEAD,
HIS JEALOUSY,
I GUESS THAT WAS ONE MORE WAY
TO TEAR GENE AND JAYE JAYE
APART SOMEHOW --
I DON'T KNOW.
♪♪
Jaye Jaye:
BOB CUT OFF GENE'S GENITALS.
PEOPLE WERE TRYING
TO PROTECT ME FROM THAT,
AND, IN TURN,
I ALSO WAS TRYING
TO PROTECT GENE'S FAMILY
FROM THAT.
I FELT THAT THEY DID NOT
NEED TO KNOW ALL THAT.
YOU KNOW, THIS --
AGAIN, IT JUST SHOWS
HOW COMPLETELY PSYCHO
THE GUY WAS,
'CAUSE...HOW DO YOU SAY THAT,
SUPPOSEDLY, YOU KNOW,
YOU LIKE SOMEBODY,
BUT THEN YOU KILL THEM,
AND THEN YOU, YOU KNOW,
DESTROY THEM
IN EVERY WAY THAT YOU CAN?
UM.
♪♪
♪♪
GENE.
♪♪
WHAT IS THIS, BOB?
♪♪
I THINK, IN BOB'S MIND,
HE HAD
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IDEA
OF WHERE THE FRIENDSHIP WAS
WITH HE AND GENE.
♪♪
[ PAPER RUSTLES ]
BOB...
WE'RE FRIENDS, RIGHT?
BUT --
BUT THAT'S ALL IT IS.
NO ONE, ESPECIALLY GENE,
EVER SUSPECTED
THAT BOB HAD ILL INTENTIONS
OR, YOU KNOW,
ANY TYPE OF, YOU KNOW,
WEIRD, YOU KNOW,
THOUGHTS AT THE TIME.
WHAT IS THIS, BOB?
YOU NEED TO LEAVE, BOB.
TAKE YOUR BAG
AND GET OUT, BOB.
♪♪
PUT THE GUN DOWN, BOB.
NO.
LEAVE NOW!
NO.
[ GUNSHOTS ]
♪♪
BOB DID ALL OF IT
JUST BECAUSE
HE WAS AN EVIL PERSON.
[ GRUNTING ]
NO ONE GOES THROUGH
THAT MUCH TROUBLE
AND THAT MUCH PLANNING
WITHOUT JUST THE MOST EVIL
INTENT IN THEIR HEART.
♪♪
♪♪
YOU KNOW,
IT HIT LIKE A TON OF BRICKS.
IT WASN'T LOSING
JUST A BROTHER --
YOU KNOW,
HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND.
A LOT OF PEOPLE,
WHEN THEY HEAR THE STORY,
THEY MAYBE THINK, YOU KNOW,
"HOW COULD HE HAVE NOT KNOWN?
HOW DO YOU NOT PICK UP
ON SOME THINGS?"
BUT THAT JUST WASN'T GENE.
NOT THAT HE WAS NAI--
YOU KNOW...
MAYBE NAIVE TO A POINT,
BUT THAT'S BECAUSE
HE ALWAYS THOUGHT THE BEST
OF EVERYBODY.
Officiant: LET'S GIVE THEM
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Jaye Jaye: I WAS GIVEN
THIS AWESOME OPPORTUNITY
OF KNOWING WHAT IT WAS LIKE
TO HAVE
THE ULTIMATE RELATIONSHIP,
TO HAVE SOMEONE LOVE YOU
MORE THAN HE LOVES HIMSELF.
THAT WAS AMAZING,
AND THAT WAS TAKEN AWAY.
HE HAD THE HOME
THAT HE'D NEVER HAD BEFORE.
HE HAD A WOMAN THAT LOVED HIM
WITH ALL HER HEART
FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
Man:
BACK UP A STEP, NOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
- BACK IT UP.
- BACK IT UP ANOTHER...
SO, I GOT TO FOCUS ON THAT.
[ SNIFFLES ]
SO EVEN THOUGH HIS LIFE
ENDED ABRUPTLY AND VIOLENTLY,
HE DIED WITH EVERYTHING
THAT HE SO DESIRED.
Woman: HERE WE GO!
SMILE, LEANNA!
JACOB, CAN YOU PUT
YOUR ARM DOWN, BABE?
[ DOG BARKING ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
- THERE WE GO.
- I THINK WE'VE GOT IT.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING
WE MISSED?
Woman #2:
NO, THIS IS GOOD.
♪♪
♪♪
Jaye Jaye:
A NOTICED THERE WAS, LIKE,
SOME RED MARKINGS
ON THE DRIVEWAY,
AND I SAW SMEAR MARKS
ON THE FLOOR.
I GO DOWN TO TOUCH IT,
AND IT'S WET.
IT APPEARS TO BE BLOOD.
TO THE RIGHT OF
THE CHRISTMAS TREE,
I NOTICE A SPENT BULLET CASING.
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
THIS IS NOT GOOD.
I NEED TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED.
♪♪
♪♪
I NOTICE THAT ON THE BACK
OF THE COUCH IS THIS LETTER.
"YOU NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH."
[ SIGHS ]
[ VEHICLE DOORS LOCK ]
♪♪
[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]
[ STATIC CRACKLES ]
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
♪♪
[ DOOR CREAKS ]
I GOT THE PHONE CALL
AT WORK FROM JAYE JAYE
TO TELL ME ABOUT GENE.
SHE JUST SAID THAT GENE
HAD BEEN TAKEN.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW WHERE HE WAS.
SHE DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT HAPPENED FOR SURE,
AS FAR AS IF
HE WAS OKAY OR NOT.
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
OKAY, THIS DOESN'T LOOK GOOD,
BUT, YOU KNOW,
THEY COULD STILL BE OKAY.
GENE COULD STILL BE OKAY.
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
IF WE COULD GET TO HIM,
YOU KNOW, COULD HE BE SAVED?
IS HE, YOU KNOW,
AT THAT POINT RIGHT NOW
WHERE HE'S ABOUT TO DIE?
[ Crying ] YOU KNOW THAT
THE EVIDENCE DOES NOT LOOK GOOD.
THERE CANNOT BE A GOOD OUTCOME.
[ CRYING ]
BUT YOU STILL HAVE THIS MINUTE
HOPE THAT EVERYTHING'S OKAY.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
GENE'S WIFE -- SHE ACTUALLY
ENDED UP LEAVING GENE
AND GOING BACK TO HER EX.
IT HURT GENE A LOT,
BECAUSE AT THE TIME,
SHE WAS SUFFERING
FROM A TERMINAL ILLNESS.
HE HAD ALWAYS STUCK THROUGH IT
THROUGH ALL OF HER SICKNESS,
THROUGH ALL, YOU KNOW,
EVERYTHING THAT
SHE HAD ALWAYS NEEDED.
HE WAS ALWAYS THERE.
[ ENGINE ROARING ]
♪♪
[ WHEELS SCREECH ]
♪♪
WE HAVE A WEATHER ADVISORY.
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST
TO BE 32 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
♪♪
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
NOT EVERYBODY CAN BECOME
AN AIR-TRAFFIC CONTROLLER,
BUT GENE THURNAU WAS UP TO IT.
HE DID A FINE JOB.
HE HAD COME FROM THE AIR FORCE
AND HAD BEEN
A CONTROLLER WITH THEM.
SYSTEM --
NOVEMBER, ALFA, TANGO, 6.
WE SHOW YOU 90 KNOTS --
NINE-ZERO KNOTS --
ACROSS THE GROUND.
THIS WAS GENE
WHEN WAS IN THE AIR FORCE.
HE WAS ACTUALLY EXCITED
WHEN HE GOT OUT OF THE AIR FORCE
JUST TO START OUT AND SEE WHAT
HE COULD DO WITH HIS TRAINING.
GENE THRIVED ON THE PRESSURE.
HE LIKED IT A LOT.
Adams: HIS FATHER HAD BEEN
MY TRAINER MANY YEARS BEFORE,
SO I FELT I HAD
A KINSHIP THERE.
GENE DROPPED THE ODD COMMENT
NOW AND THEN
THAT HIS MARRIED LIFE
WASN'T AS HE THOUGHT
IT WAS GOING TO BE.
BUT GENE ALWAYS KEPT HIS JOB
AND HIS FAMILY LIFE SEPARATED,
AND YOU NEVER REALLY KNEW
ANYTHING WAS WRONG AT HOME.
[ ENGINE ROARING ]
♪♪
♪♪
HEY, GUYS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THESE.
THEY'RE ONLY
A COUPLE MONTHS OLD.
OH, HEY. BOB.
TAKE A LOOK.
Adams:
BOB PETERSON WAS A DOG LOVER.
[ Chuckling ] OH, WOW.
SO CUTE.
OH, YEAH.
HERE'S A PICTURE OF GENE
WITH HIS PUPPIES.
SOMETIMES HE'D BRING THEM
INTO THE FLIGHT-SERVICE STATION,
HIDE A BALL,
AND THEY'D GO FIND IT.
WE ENJOYED WATCHING THEM.
BEAUTIFUL, HUH?
CAN I BUY ONE?
WOULD YOU SELL ONE?
TO ME.
UM...SURE.
UH, I CAN'T LOOK AFTER
ALL OF THEM.
THEY WORKED OUT A DEAL WHERE
BOB GOT A PUPPY FROM GENE,
AND FROM THEN ON, THEY KIND OF
STRUCK UP A FRIENDSHIP.
IT WASN'T CLOSE
OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
THEY DIDN'T GO OUT
AND SOCIALIZE.
THEY JUST WERE FRIENDS
BECAUSE OF THE PUPPIES.
THANKS, BOB.
ACTUALLY, OUTSIDE OF WORK,
WE NEVER SAW BOB.
WE JUST SORT OF FIGURED
THAT HE'S A LONER AT WORK
AND THAT'S WHAT HE WANTS TO BE.
♪♪
[ ENGINE ROARS ]
♪♪
AFTER FOUR YEARS
OF BEING IN NEBRASKA,
GENE FINALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COME TO FLORIDA.
IT WAS HIS CHANCE FINALLY
TO GET AWAY AND START ANEW.
Adams: THE AIR AROUND HIM
WAS A LITTLE TENSE,
AND I SAID,
"HEY, WHY DON'T YOU COME OUT
AND HAVE A HAMBURGER
AND A CUP OF COFFEE WITH US?"
LARRY, I NEED TO BREAK
SOME NEWS TO YOU.
YOU NEED TO KNOW
I'M TRANSFERRING
TO ST. PETE'S NEXT YEAR.
MY OTHER BROTHER, MY SISTER,
AND MYSELF
HAD ALL BEEN IN FLORIDA NOW.
MY PARENTS FINALLY BOUGHT
A HOUSE IN FLORIDA.
DAD WAS RETIRING AND FINALLY
MOVING DOWN TO FLORIDA.
AND THEN GENE WAS THE LAST PIECE
OF THE PUZZLE, GETTING HIM DOWN.
HE THOUGHT THAT,
BY GETTING A NEW SURROUNDING,
THAT, POSSIBLY, THINGS
WOULD BE BETTER FOR HIM.
I'M SORRY, LARRY.
Adams: WE DISCUSSED IT
A COUPLE TIMES,
AND HE SAYS,
"IT'S GONNA BE GREAT.
I'M NOT GONNA HAVE TO PUT UP
WITH ANY WINTER."
WE WERE ALL GLAD TO HEAR THAT
HE WAS GONNA MAKE
A NEW LIFE FOR HIMSELF.
♪♪
Woman:
...CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF...
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
[ ENGINE ROARS ]
♪♪
GENE STARTED
IN JANUARY OF 2002.
SO THAT WAS JUST
A FEW MONTHS AFTER 9/11,
AND THAT AFFECTED THE WHOLE
AVIATION COMMUNITY DRAMATICALLY.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, THERE WAS
VERY HEIGHTENED SECURITY.
SO, WE WERE JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW,
MAKE SURE YOU CHALLENGE EVERYONE
THAT YOU DON'T KNOW OR WHO D--
ESPECIALLY DIDN'T HAVE A BADGE.
HOLD ON A MOMENT.
EXCUSE ME, SIR?
CAN I SEE YOUR I.D.?
OH. UH, I'M SORRY.
IT'S MY FIRST DAY.
I'M SORRY, SIR, BUT THIS IS
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL ONLY.
YOU SEE --
HI. HI.
OH. HI.
THIS IS YOUR DESK.
OH. THANKS.
Jim: WHEN GENE FIRST
MOVED TO FLORIDA,
SOMETHING HE WANTED
MORE THAN ANYTHING
WAS TO MEET SOMEBODY,
YOU KNOW, SPECIAL
THAT, YOU KNOW,
WOULD COMPLETE HIM --
AND, YOU KNOW,
THE PERFECT WOMAN.
HE JUST PORTRAYED
THIS IMMEDIATE --
I DON'T KNOW --
FRIENDLY PERSONALITY,
SOMEONE THAT
YOU WOULD BE DRAWN TO
TO GET TO KNOW.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
♪♪
GENE?
THIS CAME FOR YOU.
OH. THANKS.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
♪♪
Jim:
BOB HAD SENT GENE A LETTER,
SIMPLY STATING
"LOOK WHAT YOU LEFT BEHIND,"
AND IT HAD A PICTURE OF GENE'S
OLD APARTMENT IN NEBRASKA.
THAT WAS ODD.
BUT GENE BRUSHED IT OFF,
THINKING IT WAS A JAB AT HIM
FOR, YOU KNOW,
FOR LEAVING THEM
STUCK IN NEBRASKA,
KIND OF LIKE, NEBRASKA --
THAT WAS DEFINITELY NOT
A PLACE MOST WANTED TO BE.
YOU KNOW, IT WAS FREEZING COLD
IN NEBRASKA AND VERY BARREN
AND, YOU KNOW,
DEFINITELY NOT LIKE FLORIDA.
♪♪
[ ENGINE ROARING ]
♪♪
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
GENE HAD TO DO THE NIGHT SHIFT.
YOU KNOW, NO ONE EVER
LOOKED FORWARD TO IT,
BUT IT WAS PART OF THE JOB.
THEY CALLED IT "THE MID SHIFT,"
WHERE THEY WOULD GO IN
AT 11:00 AT NIGHT
TILL 7:00 IN THE MORNING.
[ DOOR CREAKS OPEN, CLOSES ]
[ CHATTER CONTINUES ]
♪♪
[ SIGHS LIGHTLY ]
♪♪
♪♪
HI, GENE.
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
♪♪
[ KEYS CLACKING ]
♪♪
♪♪
HI, GENE.
[ CHATTER CONTINUES ]
I COULDN'T LET YOU
LEAVE WITHOUT ME.
BOB PETERSON,
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
♪♪
GOOD TO SEE YOU, TOO.
AH, SORRY.
UM, GOOD TO SEE YOU, BOB.
[ CHUCKLES ]
Jim: IT WAS VERY STRANGE
THAT BOB GOT THE TRANSFER
AS QUICK AS HE DID.
IT WOULD'VE TAKEN QUITE A BIT --
THE RIGHT CHANNELS,
THE RIGHT PEOPLE,
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN,
'CAUSE IT WASN'T
AN EASY THING TO DO.
[ ENGINE ROARS ]
♪♪
♪♪
GENE WENT TO WORK ONE DAY,
AND BOB HAD PURCHASED
THE SAME TRUCK.
♪♪
HI, GENE!
♪♪
NICE TRUCK.
GENE HAD A REAL
SPECIAL LOVE FOR CARS.
HIS PICKUP TRUCK
WAS HIS PRIDE AND JOY.
HE WOULD TAKE THAT
AS A COMPLIMENT THAT,
YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE
AROUND ME TRUST ME
IN MY DECISIONS AND MY CHOICES,
WHAT I MAKE.
BUT IT WAS VERY ODD FOR HIM
TO BE DOING THAT.
GENE...DO WANT TO GRAB A BEER
TONIGHT AFTER WORK?
OH, UH -- HEY, I, UH...
I CAN'T TODAY.
MAYBE ANOTHER TIME, BOB.
YEAH.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
[ CHILDREN LAUGHING ]
♪♪
SO GOOD HAVING YOU
AND THE KIDS STAY.
REALLY?
YEAH.
Jim: IT WAS GREAT
ONCE HE GOT TO FLORIDA.
OUR THREE KIDS FINALLY,
YOU KNOW,
GOT TO BE WITH THEIR UNCLE
AND, YOU KNOW,
HE SHOWED THAT,
YOU KNOW,
JUST HOW MUCH LOVE HE HAD
AND, YOU KNOW, HOW MUCH FUN
HE WAS WITH THE KIDS.
YEAH. HE WAS GREAT.
[ CHILDREN LAUGHING ]
GENE DEFINITELY WANTED
A FAMILY OF HIS OWN.
YOU COULD TELL HOW MUCH HE
KIND OF YEARNED TO BE A FATHER.
[ CHUCKLES ]
I KNOW FROM OUR CONVERSATIONS
ON THE PHONE
AND, YOU KNOW, IN PERSON,
THAT WAS ONE OF HIS
BIG LONGINGS, YOU KNOW,
WAS TO FIND SOMEBODY
AND JUST SHOWER THEM WITH LOVE.
AND HE WANTED SOMEBODY
THAT WOULD DO THAT BACK.
♪♪
GENE WAS WELL LIKED
WHEREVER HE WENT.
IT'S NOT THAT HE WAS
INCREDIBLY OUTGOING.
HIS WHOLE DEMEANOR...
HE WAS A VERY LIKEABLE GUY.
WOULD YOU MIND IF I...?
NO, THAT'D BE GREAT.
HE HAD INTEGRITY.
HE HAD MANNERS.
HE WAS VERY COURTEOUS
AND RESPECTFUL.
[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH, I...
THAT'S WHAT ATTRACTED ME
TO HIM.
HE HAD A SENSE OF PEACE,
A SENSE OF MEEKNESS.
- NICE SANDWICH.
- [ LAUGHS ]
HI, BOB.
I SEE YOU'RE BUSY.
[ FOOTSTEPS ]
WHAT'S HIS PROBLEM?
Jaye Jaye:
THANKS GO GIRLS AT WORK,
ALL I KNEW WAS THAT HE HAD
BEEN MARRIED ABOUT 20 YEARS
AND THEN DIVORCED.
I HAD BEEN MARRIED 20 YEARS
AND HAD GOTTEN A DIVORCE,
AND THAT WAS SOMETHING SIMILAR
THAT WE HAD IN COMMON.
I HAD THREE CHILDREN.
MY YOUNGEST ONE --
HE WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 13.
AND MY OLDEST DAUGHTER --
SHE WAS PROBABLY ABOUT 17.
IT WAS LIKE
I WAS READY TO DATE.
I WANTED
TO BE WITH SOMEBODY.
SO, AGAIN, I KIND OF LIKE
SAT BACK AT WORK
AND KIND OF ASSESSED
MY SELECTIONS.
[ LAUGHS ]
AND I LOOKED AT GENE AGAIN,
AND I WAS LIKE,
YOU KNOW, THIS MAN
HAS TREMENDOUS CHARACTER.
IT WAS LIKE, "OKAY, I'LL JUST
ASK HIM OUT FOR COFFEE OR TEA.
HOW BAD CAN THAT GO?"
AND NEARBY WORK,
THERE WAS, LIKE,
A 24-HOUR BREAKFAST PLACE
THAT WOULD STAY OPEN,
SO I JUST HAPPENED TO GET
THE COURAGE UP AND ASK HIM.
AND HE SAID YES,
WHICH WAS, LIKE, WAY COOL.
♪♪
MY CHILDREN WERE
VERY HAPPY FOR ME.
THE LITTLE BIT THAT
THEY GOT TO KNOW GENE,
THAT HE WAS
A REALLY GOOD PERSON.
THAT WAS HEARTWARMING --
TO SEE A VERY GOOD
MALE INFLUENCE ON MY BOYS.
♪♪
IT WAS VERY COMFORTABLE
TO THEN --
TO GO FROM BEING CO-WORKERS
TO START DATING.
THERE WASN'T, LIKE,
A LOT OF MYSTERY OR ANYTHING.
THERE WAS LIKE -- WE WERE
AT AN EASE WITH EACH OTHER,
BEING AROUND EACH OTHER A LOT,
SO THAT WAS REALLY AWESOME.
EXCUSE ME.
OH. HEY.
♪♪
[ CHUCKLES ]
YOU KNOW, WORKPLACE ROMANCES
AND STUFF LIKE THAT,
AND IT'S GREAT
WHEN THINGS ARE GOING REALLY
GOOD WITH YOUR RELATIONSHIP
AND EVERYBODY AT WORK
KNOWS ABOUT IT,
BUT IT REALLY --
PARDON THE EXPRESSION --
SUCKS WHEN IT DOESN'T,
BECAUSE EVERYONE KNOWS
WHEN IT'S NOT GOING GOOD, TOO.
♪♪
GENE AND I --
WE HAD SIMILAR SCHEDULES.
WE WORKED -- I DON'T KNOW --
PROBABLY 60%, 70%
OF OUR WORK HOURS
WE WORKED TOGETHER.
HEY, DO YOU WANT A HAND?
EVERY TWO MONTHS OR SO,
WE'D HAVE TO REPLACE THE CHARTS.
OH, DEAR.
THAT WAS NOT A TASK
THAT EVERYONE WAS INTERESTED IN.
IT TOOK TWO PEOPLE.
OKAY, I THINK YOU --
[ THUMPS ]
- OH. HEY, BOB.
- HI, BOB.
THEY ROPED YOU
INTO THIS TOO, HUH?
LET ME TAKE THOSE.
OH. THANKS.
THANKS.
SHORTLY THEREAFTER, BOB ALSO
VOLUNTEERED TO HELP GENE.
YOU KNOW, BOB WAS...
YOU KNOW, A BIT CLINGY,
YOU KNOW, AT WORK AND WHATEVER
AND KIND OF LIKE THE LOST PUPPY
[Chuckling] IN A WAY.
GENE WOULD'VE FELT
THAT THIS GUY HAD,
YOU KNOW, NO SELF-ESTEEM,
HAD NO FRIENDS,
HAD NO, YOU KNOW,
CLOSE FAMILY AROUND OR ANYTHING,
YOU KNOW, ANYBODY TO REALLY
BE THERE FOR HIM, TO GUIDE HIM.
BUT GENE BEING ONE OF
THE FEW ONLY ONES
THAT WAS ACTUALLY NICE TO HIM,
I'M SURE HE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW,
THAT WAS HIS BEST CHANCE
OF HAVING A FRIEND.
I THINK HE WANTED
TO BE LIKE GENE.
[ SIGHS LIGHTLY ]
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
YOU STAY AT JAYE JAYE'S
ALL NIGHT?
♪♪
YOUR CAR WAS OUTSIDE
JAYE JAYE'S ALL NIGHT.
♪♪
Jaye Jaye: BOB LIVED AT LEAST
A HALF AN HOUR AWAY FROM ME
AND A HALF AN HOUR
AWAY FROM GENE,
SO IT WAS VERY ODD THAT
HE WOULD BE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD
WHERE I LIVED.
WHY WOULD HE BE UP IN THAT AREA,
ANYWAY?
IT WAS JUST A LITTLE PECULIAR.
♪♪
ARE YOU FOLLOWING ME?
♪♪
[ SIGHS LIGHTLY ]
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
YOU AND JAYE JAYE
A THING?
♪♪
IT'S NONE
OF YOUR BUSINESS, BOB.
♪♪
HEY, IF IT'S
SOMETHING SECRET,
WE COULD GO FOR A BEER
AND CHAT ABOUT IT.
ANOTHER TIME, BOB.
ARE YOU OKAY?
[ SIGHS ] YEAH.
WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?
[ RADIO CHATTER ]
[ CORK POPS ]
WHOO-HOO! [ LAUGHS ]
- THANK YOU!
- HEY.
[ LAUGHTER ]
- THANKS.
- THANK YOU SO MUCH.
FROM THE TIME WE STARTED
DATING TILL HE PROPOSED,
IT WAS LIKE ABOUT A YEAR.
AW, I NEED TO TELL THEM
ABOUT THE PROPOSAL.
- I HAVE TO! I'M SORRY.
- MM!
THIS IS THE EMPTY RING BOX
THAT GENE PRESENTED ME
WHEN HE PROPOSED MARRIAGE TO ME.
THERE'S A NOTE IN IT --
NOT A RING, BUT A NOTE.
"MY LOVELY JAYE JAYE,
THIS BOX ENTITLES YOU
TO ONE RING OF YOUR CHOOSING
AND A LIFETIME
OF LOVE AND COMMITMENT FROM ME."
"I LOVE YOU
WITH ALL OF MY HEART.
FOREVER AND ALWAYS,"
SIGNED, "GENE.
P.S. WILL YOU MARRY ME?"
♪♪
[ LAUGHTER ]
HOW COULD I SAY NO TO THAT?
I MEAN...
CHEERS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING
THIS MOMENT WITH US, EVERYBODY.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
Jim:
THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS EXCITED.
WE WERE DEFINITELY
HAPPY FOR HIM.
HE HAD FOUND JUST THE RIGHT
PERSON HE HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR.
IT WAS FINALLY HAPPENING.
[ LAUGHTER ]
HEY, BOB.
HI, BOB.
CAN I --
CAN I CAPTURE THE MOMENT?
GREAT.
BOB'S REACTION WAS --
HE WAS KIND OF TAKEN BY IT.
- YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU.
- GREAT.
AND IT DID NOT APPEAR
HE WAS AS JOYFUL
AS THE REST
OF THE CO-WORKERS.
BUT, YOU KNOW, HAVING KNOWN
BOB AND WORKED WITH HIM,
KIND OF A LITTLE USED TO
THAT BOB'S JUST DIFFERENT.
[ LAUGHTER ]
- AM I INVITED?
- AHH, WELL...
I MEAN, WE REALLY HAVEN'T
HAD TIME TO DISCUSS IT.
Jaye Jaye: WE'RE NOT QUITE
AT THAT STAGE YET, BUT...
HAVE A DRINK, BOB.
♪♪
Jim: I DON'T THINK THAT
GENE OR JAYE JAYE
WANTED BOB AT THEIR WEDDING,
JUST BECAUSE
HE'S AN ACQUAINTANCE --
HE'S NOT A FRIEND.
[ GLASSES CLINK ]
AND THEIR WEDDING WAS
FOR FAMILY AND CLOSE FRIENDS.
[ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ]
YOU HAVE EXCHANGED
VOWS AND RINGS.
YOU HAVE DECLARED
YOUR INTENTIONS.
AS A MINISTER
OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST,
I DECLARE YOU
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
YOU CAN KISS YOUR BRIDE.
[ APPLAUSE ]Man: HEY! WHOO!
[ APPLAUSE CONTINUES ]
♪♪
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I PRESENT TO YOU
MR. AND MRS. GAILEN THURNAU II.
[ LAUGHTER AND APPLAUSE ]
♪♪
Jaye Jaye:
SO, AFTER THE WEDDING,
OUR STEPS WERE
TO CONSOLIDATE OUR HOMES.
WE HAD TO GET THEM READY TO SELL
AND TO MOVE IN TOGETHER.
WE WERE BUILDING A NEW HOUSE.
GENE WAS THEN GONNA NEED
TO PREPARE HIS CURRENT HOUSE
AND SELL THAT.
WE WERE EXTREMELY BUSY.
[ DOORBELL RINGS ]
SWEETIE, CAN YOU GET IT?
Gene: SORRY.
[ CHUCKLES ]
IT WAS
ABOUT THE END OF SUMMER.
GENE'S HOUSE WAS ALL READY
TO BE PUT UP ON THE MARKET,
AND IT WAS KNOWN AT WORK
THAT GENE WAS SELLING HIS HOME
AND OUR PLANS
OF BUILDING ONE TOGETHER.
OH. HEY. BOB.
Peterson: HI.
I JUST WANTED
TO COME AND SEE THE PLACE,
YOU KNOW?
SEE WHAT YOU'VE DONE
WITH IT?
YEAH. UH, COME IN.
JAYE JAYE'S THERE.
HI, BOB.
[ CHUCKLES ]
THIS PLACE IS GREAT.
BOB JUST WANTS TO
TAKE A LOOK AROUND. HE'S --
I'M MOVING
INTO THE AREA.
I JUST WANT TO GET A FEEL
FOR THE PLACE.
WOULD IT BE OKAY
IF I HAVE A LOOK AROUND?
UH, S-- SURE.
UH, GO RIGHT UP TOP.
UH.
Jaye Jaye: BOB GOT THE TOUR
OF ALL THE IMPROVEMENTS
THAT GENE HAD DONE TO IT.
GENE AND I WERE
STILL REALLY BUSY,
AND IT WAS, LIKE, OKAY,
IT WAS JUST GONNA BE, LIKE,
A LITTLE WINDOW OF TIME.
[ PAPER RUSTLING ]
- MAN, I CAN'T BELIEVE...
- HI.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, BOB?
IT IS PERFECT.
HE GOES, "WELL, WOULD YOU THINK
IT WOULD ODD
IF I PUT IN AN OFFER
FOR THIS HOUSE?
I MEAN, IT'S AMAZING."
FOR A SPLIT SECOND,
IT SEEMED ODD.
HOWEVER...
YOU KNOW WHAT?
THIS IS A GORGEOUS HOME.
I GO, "ANYBODY WOULD BE
BLESSED TO HAVE IT.
I MEAN, IT'S BEAUTIFUL,
YOU KNOW?
WHY WOULD THAT BE ODD,
BOB?"
WOULD YOU SELL IT AS IS?
THE FURNITURE...
THE LINEN...
YOU WANT
TO BUY THE LINEN, TOO?
IT JUST SEEMED LIKE
SUCH AN ODD QUESTION.
I COULDN'T POSSIBLY THINK
HOW ANYBODY WOULD ASK THAT,
OR, WHAT HE SERIOUS?
I MEAN...
BUT HE WAS.
I WAS LIKE, OH, MY.
YEAH.
WELL, I'M SURE WE CAN
COME TO AN ARRANGEMENT.
♪♪
♪♪
[ MAILBOX DOOR CREAKS ]
Jim:
GENE WAS VERY FAMILY-ORIENTED,
AND HE HAD WANTED CHILDREN
FROM THE BEGINNING,
BUT HIS FIRST WIFE
COULDN'T CONCEIVE
WITH HER ILLNESS.
I DID SOME RESEARCH ON,
WHAT WOULD BE THE POSSIBILITY
OF ME HAVING CHILDREN?
I MEAN,
I ALREADY HAD CHILDREN,
BUT I JUST FELT LIKE THIS MAN,
OH, HE IS SO INCREDIBLE.
HE DESERVED TO HAVE CHILDREN.
HOW AWESOME.
AND WHAT AN INCREDIBLE PARTNER
HE WOULD BE
TO HELP RAISE CHILDREN.
JAYE JAYE?
TO DO THAT ON MY OWN --
IT WASN'T GONNA BE POSSIBLE,
SO I FOUND OUT THAT WE COULD,
IN FACT,
HAVE AN EGG DONOR
TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN.
WE GOT WORD THAT
THE EGG DONOR WAS SELECTED.
THEY ALREADY STARTED
THE PROCEDURES ON HER
TO GET HER READY
TO EXTRACT EGGS.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
I LOVE YOU!
[ LAUGHS ]
WHEN WE FOUND OUT THAT
HAVING CHILDREN
WITH THE TWO OF US
COULD BE POSSIBLE,
GENE WAS PINCHING HIMSELF.
I THINK HE HAD ALMOST GOTTEN
TO A POINT OF GIVING UP
ON THAT HAPPENING FOR HIM.
♪♪
WHAT ELSE WE GOT HERE?
OH...
THAT ONE LOOKS INTERESTING.
♪♪
Gene: "THANK YOU
FOR YOUR YEARS OF FRIENDSHIP!
I MUST DROP BY TO GIVE YOU
YOUR HOUSEWARMING GIFT!
BOB."
[ LAUGHS ]WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?
HE SENT YOU A FRIENDSHIP
ANNIVERSARY CARD?
Jaye Jaye:
HE WAS NOT PLEASED WITH IT
AND VERY PERPLEXED
AS TO, "WHY?"
HE FELT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE
ABOUT IT,
BUT, AGAIN,
NOT UNCOMFORTABLE ENOUGH
TO, LIKE, TAKE SOME
KIND OF ACTION ON IT,
JUST ALMOST, LIKE,
CHALKING IT UP TO, LIKE,
"THAT'S BOB.
HE'S A BIT ODD."
THIS WAS ANOTHER
REALLY ODD THING.
- I HAVE A PLACE FOR THAT.
- [ LAUGHS ]
[ SIGHS ] BOB.
Jaye Jaye:
I HATE TO SAY IT --
I ALMOST HAD, LIKE,
PITY ON HIM
AND A FEEL--
I FELT LIKE, A --
I HAD A LONGING
OF INCLUDING HIM,
LIKE,
PERHAPS HE WAS A LONER.
HE DIDN'T HAVE ANYBODY ELSE.
HE DIDN'T HAVE ANY FAMILY
NEARBY, YOU KNOW,
AND IT DIDN'T SEEM LIKE HE HAD
ANY FRIENDS FROM WORK OR AT ALL,
BECAUSE HE NEVER
SPOKE OF THEM.
- THANK YOU, BOB.
- OH, QUITE A PLACE.
LOOK AT THAT.
[ CHUCKLES ]
BEAUTIFUL.
♪♪
[ CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKS ]
♪♪
Jaye Jaye: THANK YOU.
THERE WE ARE.
THANK GOODNESS.
[ SIGHS LIGHTLY ]
THAT FELT LIKE
A LONG DAY TODAY.
OH, IT WAS. IT WAS.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
[ KEYS JINGLING ]
- OH!
- OH!
[ LAUGHS ] BOB.
HI, GUYS.
HI, BOB.
I GOT YOU GUYS
A HOUSEWARMING GIFT,
AND I THOUGHT I'D COME
BY TONIGHT AND DROP IT OFF?
UH.
TONIGHT?
OH. UH...
GENE AND JAYE JAYE
HAD BEEN TRYING TO PUT IT OFF
AS LONG AS POSSIBLE,
YOU KNOW, THINKING,
YOU KNOW,
"WHAT IN THE WORLD DOES HE HAVE
THAT'S SO IMPORTANT?
WHY CAN'T HE JUST
GIVE IT TO US AT WORK?"
WELL, WE -- WE'RE PLANNING
A HOUSEWARMING PARTY
YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS.
I HAVE TO GIVE IT TO YOU
TONIGHT.
OHH. OKAY. UM.
Jaye Jaye: EVEN THOUGH WE WERE
SENSING ALL THESE ODD THINGS,
IT WAS LIKE...
WE JUST FELT OBLIGATED TO --
I DON'T KNOW --
A POLITENESS TYPE OF THING --
BRING HIM OVER
AND A SHORT VISIT,
AND THEN WE'RE DONE
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO, LIKE,
ACCOMMODATE THAT ANYMORE.
[ SIGHS ] FINE.
UM, COME OVER
AROUND 5:30.
WE'LL ORDER A PIZZA.
WORKS FOR ME!
OKAY, BOB.
WE'LL SEE YOU LATER.
I'LL SEE YOU TONIGHT.
[ ENGINE STARTS ]
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
- TAKE A SEAT, BOB.
- OKAY.
♪♪
I'LL, UM,
FIX SOME DRINKS.
♪♪
[ SIGHS ]
Bob: HOW'S THE HOUSE?
IT -- IT'S GOOD.
♪♪
YOU'RE HAPPY HERE?
OH, YEAH.
YEAH, WE LOVE IT.
- YEAH.
- YEAH, YEAH.
[ INSECTS CHIRPING ]
[ DOG BARKING IN DISTANCE ]
♪♪
WE WERE EXPECTING
THIS TO BE, LIKE,
KIND OF LIKE A SHORT VISIT.
I WAS TRYING WIND DOWN
THE EVENING,
HOPING THAT HE WOULD
BE READY TO LEAVE
AND GETTING READY TO TELL HIM,
"YOU KNOW,
WE HAVE PLANS TONIGHT.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH."
♪♪
I, UH...
I HAVE SOMETHING
FOR YOU.
WE HAD HEARD HOW HE HAD
THIS PERFECT
HOUSEWARMING GIFT FOR US.
♪♪
UH...
BOB.
I MEAN...
[CHUCKLES] WOW.
WHAT IS IT?
♪♪
IT WAS THIS BEAUTIFUL
PHOTO ALBUM
DEPICTING VARIOUS STAGES
OF CONSTRUCTION WITH OUR HOME.
AS I THUMB THROUGH
THE PHOTO ALBUM
AND SEEING THE MORE
COMPLETED PAGES OF OUR HOME,
I THEN NOTICE THAT,
THROUGH THE DOORS,
BOB CONTINUED TO TAKE PICTURES
AFTER WE HAD MOVED IN,
BECAUSE SOME
OF THESE PHOTOGRAPHS
DID, IN FACT,
SHOW OUR FURNITURE IN THERE,
WHICH WAS VERY BIZARRE.
IT WAS INCREDIBLY CREEPY.
♪♪
Jim: THE PHOTO ALBUM --
IT REALLY CROSSED THE LINE.
IT'S BEYOND TOO MUCH TIME
ON YOUR HANDS
OR WANTING TO BE A FRIEND
OR DOING SOMETHING FOR A FRIEND.
♪♪
IT'S, UM, VERY, UM...
THOUGHTFUL, BOB.
YEAH. THANK YOU.
Jaye Jaye: THAT NIGHT, I NEEDED
TO GO RETRIEVE THE TRUCK,
WHICH I LENT TO MY SON,
SO I JUST GO TO GENE,
AND I JUST SAY,
"BABE, I'M GONNA GO RETRIEVE
THE TRUCK."
I'LL SEE YOU LATER.
OKAY.
THIS IS A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY
FOR ME TO LEAVE,
AND, HOPEFULLY, THINKING
THAT BOB WOULD LEAVE, AS WELL.
I'LL SEE YOU AT WORK
TOMORROW, OKAY?
OKAY.
YOU REALLY LIKE IT?
YEAH, BOB.
[ CHUCKLES ]
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
[ SIREN WAILS IN DISTANCE ]
♪♪
[ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ]
♪♪
AS I PULL UP TO OUR DRIVEWAY,
I WAS A BIT RELIEVED,
BECAUSE I DID NOT SEE
BOB'S CAR THERE ANYMORE.
SO IT WAS LIKE,
OH, FINALLY, HE HAD LEFT.
THAT WAS GOOD.
I NOTICED THERE WAS, LIKE,
SOME RED MARKINGS
ON THE DRIVEWAY.
♪♪
I'M BACK!
♪♪
[ KEYS JINGLING ]
I COME INTO THE KITCHEN.
I GO TO LOOK DOWN,
AND IT'S LIKE -- IT'S GLOSSY.
IT'S VERY SHINY.
AND IT'S WET,
AND I LOOK AT IT, AND IT'S RED.
♪♪
I WIPE IT ON MY PANTS.
I APPEARS TO BE BLOOD.
♪♪
GENE?
♪♪
IT'S VERY IRONIC
HOW YOUR BRAIN WORKS THAT WAY,
IN A POSITIVE MODE.
YOU DON'T WANT TO THINK
THE WORST,
SO IT'S LIKE,
OKAY, SOMEBODY MAYBE GOT CUT
AND THEY WERE GETTING
MEDICAL ASSISTANCE.
♪♪
GENE?
♪♪
BOB?
♪♪
AND THEN GENE'S SHIRT
IS ON THE FLOOR,
AND I'M THINKING,
"OKAY, THAT'S A BIT ODD."
I GO TO DIAL HIS PHONE.
[ DIALING ]
♪♪
I HEAR THIS VIBRATION,
AND IT'S
UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
[ CELLPHONE VIBRATING ]
♪♪
HIS PHONE IS IN HIS POCKET,
AND IT'S IN HIS PANTS
THAT HE WAS WEARING THAT DAY.
[ BEEPING ]
OKAY.
UM.
ALL RIGHT, SOMETHING'S WRONG.
AND I LOOK FURTHER AND...
GENE'S SHOES
ARE UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE,
AND I EVEN SEE HIS UNDERWEAR
UNDER THE CHRISTMAS TREE.
AND I'M --
I'M NOT GETTING THIS.
AND I GO TO CALL
BOB'S PHONE NUMBER.
[ DIALING ]
[ RINGING]
MY MIND IS STILL TRYING
TO THINK,
"OH, IT'S STILL OKAY.
IT'S STILL OKAY.
IT'S OKAY."
Bob: YOU'VE REACHED THE MAILBOX
OF BOB PETERSON.
I'M NOT HERE RIGHT NOW,
SO LEAVE ME A MESSAGE.
AND AS I'M TURNING TO
THE RIGHT AND STUFF, AND...
AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW
THE SPENT BULLET CASING
IN FRONT OF
THE GRANDFATHER'S CLOCK.
[ CLOCK TICKING LOUDLY ]
[ GASPING ]
SO I CALL 911.
[ DIALING ]
[ GASPS ]
AS I'M STAYING ON THE LINE,
I NOTICE THAT ON THE BACK
OF THE COUCH IS THIS LETTER.
"NOVEMBER 1, 2006.
DEAR GENE...
I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE
WITH ANOTHER MAN
UNTIL I MET YOU.
DO YOU BELIEVE IN LOVE
AT FIRST SIGHT, GENE?
I DO.
IT HAPPENED WHEN I SAW YOU
IN COLUMBUS EIGHT YEARS AGO.
I'VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH YOU
EVER SINCE.
I FEEL LIKE I'VE BEEN LIVING
A LIE ALL THESE YEARS.
I JUST CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE."
"YOU NEED TO KNOW THE TRUTH.
I ENVY JAYE JAYE.
SHE CAN SEE AND TOUCH
YOUR NAKED BODY EVERY DAY.
I LOVE YOU
WITH ALL MY HEART AND SOUL.
SO, GENE, I WON'T LEAVE HERE
UNTIL I TASTE YOUR MANHOOD.
LOVE, BOB."
♪♪
OH, MY LORD.
THIS MAN WANTED TO RAPE
MY HUSBAND.
[ BREATHES DEEPLY ]
[ HELICOPTER BLADES WHIRRING ]
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
♪♪
THEY HAD BEEN THROUGH
THE WHOLE HOUSE.
THERE WAS NO TRACES, NO BLOOD,
NO EVIDENCE OF ANY SORT,
NO VEHICLES THERE --
DEFINITELY NOBODY AT THE HOUSE.
THEN THEY FOUND
A RECEIPT TO SHOW
THAT BOB HAD RENTED
ANOTHER HOUSE UP IN TAMPA
NOT TOO FAR
FROM GENE AND JAYE JAYE'S HOUSE.
[ Crying ] THAT WAS
THE FIRST TIME WE REALIZED
THAT BOB HAD HAD
ANOTHER RESIDENCE.
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
I WOULD HOPE THE POLICE
WOULD FIND HIM --
I TRULY DID...
BUT I WASN'T SURE
WHAT I WAS HOPING --
WHAT CONDITION
HE WOULD BE IN.
[ CRYING ]
♪♪
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
Jim: WHEN THE POLICE
GOT TO THE HOUSE,
THERE WAS A TRAIL OF BLOOD
ACTUALLY EVEN LEADING
INTO THE HOME.
ONCE THEY GOT INTO THE HOME,
THERE WAS A TRAIL OF BLOOD
LEADING TO THE BEDROOM.
[ POLICE RADIO CHATTER ]
♪♪
[ Crying ] THEY FOUND HIM.
THEY FOUND BOB.
THAT WAS IT.
IT WAS OVER.
[ SNIFFLES ]
WHAT DO YOU DO AFTER THAT?
[ SOBS ]
♪♪
GENE'S UNCLOTHED BODY
WAS FOUND ON THE FLOOR.
HE HAD TWO GUNSHOT WOUNDS
TO THE HEAD.
♪♪
BOB WAS CLOTHED UP ON THE BED.
HE WAS DEAD WHERE HE HAD
SHOT HIMSELF IN THE HEAD.
GENE'S WEDDING RING
WAS MISSING AND NEVER FOUND.
BOB, IN HIS MESSED-UP HEAD,
HIS JEALOUSY,
I GUESS THAT WAS ONE MORE WAY
TO TEAR GENE AND JAYE JAYE
APART SOMEHOW --
I DON'T KNOW.
♪♪
Jaye Jaye:
BOB CUT OFF GENE'S GENITALS.
PEOPLE WERE TRYING
TO PROTECT ME FROM THAT,
AND, IN TURN,
I ALSO WAS TRYING
TO PROTECT GENE'S FAMILY
FROM THAT.
I FELT THAT THEY DID NOT
NEED TO KNOW ALL THAT.
YOU KNOW, THIS --
AGAIN, IT JUST SHOWS
HOW COMPLETELY PSYCHO
THE GUY WAS,
'CAUSE...HOW DO YOU SAY THAT,
SUPPOSEDLY, YOU KNOW,
YOU LIKE SOMEBODY,
BUT THEN YOU KILL THEM,
AND THEN YOU, YOU KNOW,
DESTROY THEM
IN EVERY WAY THAT YOU CAN?
UM.
♪♪
♪♪
GENE.
♪♪
WHAT IS THIS, BOB?
♪♪
I THINK, IN BOB'S MIND,
HE HAD
A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT IDEA
OF WHERE THE FRIENDSHIP WAS
WITH HE AND GENE.
♪♪
[ PAPER RUSTLES ]
BOB...
WE'RE FRIENDS, RIGHT?
BUT --
BUT THAT'S ALL IT IS.
NO ONE, ESPECIALLY GENE,
EVER SUSPECTED
THAT BOB HAD ILL INTENTIONS
OR, YOU KNOW,
ANY TYPE OF, YOU KNOW,
WEIRD, YOU KNOW,
THOUGHTS AT THE TIME.
WHAT IS THIS, BOB?
YOU NEED TO LEAVE, BOB.
TAKE YOUR BAG
AND GET OUT, BOB.
♪♪
PUT THE GUN DOWN, BOB.
NO.
LEAVE NOW!
NO.
[ GUNSHOTS ]
♪♪
BOB DID ALL OF IT
JUST BECAUSE
HE WAS AN EVIL PERSON.
[ GRUNTING ]
NO ONE GOES THROUGH
THAT MUCH TROUBLE
AND THAT MUCH PLANNING
WITHOUT JUST THE MOST EVIL
INTENT IN THEIR HEART.
♪♪
♪♪
YOU KNOW,
IT HIT LIKE A TON OF BRICKS.
IT WASN'T LOSING
JUST A BROTHER --
YOU KNOW,
HE WAS MY BEST FRIEND.
A LOT OF PEOPLE,
WHEN THEY HEAR THE STORY,
THEY MAYBE THINK, YOU KNOW,
"HOW COULD HE HAVE NOT KNOWN?
HOW DO YOU NOT PICK UP
ON SOME THINGS?"
BUT THAT JUST WASN'T GENE.
NOT THAT HE WAS NAI--
YOU KNOW...
MAYBE NAIVE TO A POINT,
BUT THAT'S BECAUSE
HE ALWAYS THOUGHT THE BEST
OF EVERYBODY.
Officiant: LET'S GIVE THEM
A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
Jaye Jaye: I WAS GIVEN
THIS AWESOME OPPORTUNITY
OF KNOWING WHAT IT WAS LIKE
TO HAVE
THE ULTIMATE RELATIONSHIP,
TO HAVE SOMEONE LOVE YOU
MORE THAN HE LOVES HIMSELF.
THAT WAS AMAZING,
AND THAT WAS TAKEN AWAY.
HE HAD THE HOME
THAT HE'D NEVER HAD BEFORE.
HE HAD A WOMAN THAT LOVED HIM
WITH ALL HER HEART
FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.
Man:
BACK UP A STEP, NOW.
[ LAUGHTER ]
- BACK IT UP.
- BACK IT UP ANOTHER...
SO, I GOT TO FOCUS ON THAT.
[ SNIFFLES ]
SO EVEN THOUGH HIS LIFE
ENDED ABRUPTLY AND VIOLENTLY,
HE DIED WITH EVERYTHING
THAT HE SO DESIRED.
Woman: HERE WE GO!
SMILE, LEANNA!
JACOB, CAN YOU PUT
YOUR ARM DOWN, BABE?
[ DOG BARKING ]
[ LAUGHTER ]
- THERE WE GO.
- I THINK WE'VE GOT IT.
CAN YOU THINK OF ANYTHING
WE MISSED?
Woman #2:
NO, THIS IS GOOD.
♪♪