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Me bailing your sorry pale ass out of jail twice in the last six months.
Yeah, but that was for love.
Yeah, but that was for love.
Define love.
Hey, careful on the jacket. This is Armani. You angry?
I've had enough of this shit. You're on foot, Lenny.
I've had enough of this shit. You're on foot, Lenny.
In LA? Are you crazy?
My God, Lenny. What is it?
Black. Jack.
Black. Jack.
Blackjack? I don't understand--
Blackjack? I don't understand--
Snuff clip. It was Iris. She said she needed my help and I... aw Jesus, Mace... the sick fucker killed her.
Snuff clip. It was Iris. She said she needed my help and I... aw Jesus, Mace... the sick fucker killed her.
Are you sure it's real?
She said "If they get me". They. Which means the whole sex-killer thing is a cover, which means somebody whacked her for a reason.
So the guy's not a sicko.
So the guy's not a sicko.
If he could do what's on that tape, he's a sicko.
If he could do what's on that tape, he's a sicko.
Okay, so he's a freak who thinks he's sane pretending to be a freak. The point is, he was a hitter. Somebody wanted to shut her up. But why not just put a little lead in her ear?
Okay, so he's a freak who thinks he's sane pretending to be a freak. The point is, he was a hitter. Somebody wanted to shut her up. But why not just put a little lead in her ear?
Because it had to look random. Not connected to anything or anyone. But then why give the rape to me?
Because it had to look random. Not connected to anything or anyone. But then why give the rape to me?
That's where it gets a little strange.
That's where it gets a little strange.
And what about the guy that was following me?
And what about the guy that was following me?
Now you're really getting paranoid.
Will you relax. There's nobody back there.
Mace, the guy had a knife. To my throat. In my living room. Relaxing might be right out, okay?!
Mace, the guy had a knife. To my throat. In my living room. Relaxing might be right out, okay?!
You better keep a low profile for a while.
You better keep a low profile for a while.
No shit. You got someplace in mind?
Are you out of your fucking mind?!
Fire's out, isn't it?
I can't believe we had to give them the damn tape.
Yeah, me neither. It was one of my favorites. Me and Faith in a hot tub on my birthday. I'm going to really miss it.
He's skull-fucking you, bud. Trying to get a reaction. Maybe pushing you to do something.
Maybe he just figures Lenny will appreciate what he's created. It's the dark end of the street, Lenny. How do you like it now?
Show's over, boys. Nobody home.
Tape it off, we'll want to fine-tooth- comb it. My guess is that the UNSUB is having us on. He checks in, pays, picks up the key, but never walks inside. Tell me if I'm wrong.
Tape it off, we'll want to fine-tooth- comb it. My guess is that the UNSUB is having us on. He checks in, pays, picks up the key, but never walks inside. Tell me if I'm wrong.
Got a sister like this, what they call it, anal? That's her.
What are you...?
Fucking. I'm talking about fucking, Harold. You ever think of fucking other women?
When I was at the rest stop, there was a young boy, maybe ten, and his mother. Darryl Hawkins, Zero, abducted the boy in the men's room. I tried to stop him. He cold-cocked me --
Listen to this guy? Can you believe this? He'll never change. Born a liar, first word out of his mouth was a lie. Make up a story, always a story, any goddamn story, to save his ass.
Agent Kulok, that boy, as we speak, is in Hawkins' truck, probably still alive, in a dark refrigerated compartment, shivering in just a T- shirt: put yourself in his mind, freezing, terrified, wanting his mother. Put yourself in his mother's place, desperate, imagining the worst is happening as she pleads, back there a...
Shut the fuck up or I'll shut you up.
Shut the fuck up or I'll shut you up.
You have to save this boy. Good exists in this world. I can prove it because you can, in your life, save this one person.
Thanks for the ride.
They sort of got me on shit detail, no offense.
They sort of got me on shit detail, no offense.
None taken.
None taken.
Maybe I shouldn't put it that way. I'm on my best behavior. I've got to watch what I say.
Maybe I shouldn't put it that way. I'm on my best behavior. I've got to watch what I say.
You used to be in the Behavioral Science Unit, right?
You used to be in the Behavioral Science Unit, right?
The Academy, then CIIAC.
The Academy, then CIIAC.
I read your white paper. It's sort of like the Bible for what they're trying to do in Computer Crime.
I read your white paper. It's sort of like the Bible for what they're trying to do in Computer Crime.
How long have you been downtown?
How long have you been downtown?
Five months. I love it.
You work with Koessler?
Not especially.
Not especially.
Why did he come out here? What's going on?
Why did he come out here? What's going on?
Beats me. He just asked me to come along, double-check the forensics. What did you do to piss him off?
This is a sexy case.
Yeah, you know the vic's car, he was killed this side of the state line, the car then pushed across the border. This by an Unknown Subject, presumably the killer, who left no fucking evidence except the snapshot, which may or may not have been accidental.
Yeah, you know the vic's car, he was killed this side of the state line, the car then pushed across the border. This by an Unknown Subject, presumably the killer, who left no fucking evidence except the snapshot, which may or may not have been accidental.
Doesn't fit.
Doesn't fit.
This is no random killing, no one shot deal. The UNSUB has killed before; he's good at it. So what do we have? We have someone who has killed before who kills someone who kills: a serial killer of a serial killer -- and who wants the FBI to know he exists.
This is no random killing, no one shot deal. The UNSUB has killed before; he's good at it. So what do we have? We have someone who has killed before who kills someone who kills: a serial killer of a serial killer -- and who wants the FBI to know he exists.
And who kills in the manner of his victim.
And who kills in the manner of his victim.
That information's being withheld from the media.
That information's being withheld from the media.
A very sexy case.
Working the net isn't that different from ordinary undercover work. You go into the community, walk their walk, talk their talk, gain their confidence.
They're all criminals?
They're all criminals?
No, no, no, most of them -- I used to think all of them -- are just fantasists, guys who get off telling degrading stories. When I came across this fugitive chat room, listened in, I started to think some might actually be real, that they'd gone live. The challenge was to figure out which was which. Then I had my disag...
No, no, no, most of them -- I used to think all of them -- are just fantasists, guys who get off telling degrading stories. When I came across this fugitive chat room, listened in, I started to think some might actually be real, that they'd gone live. The challenge was to figure out which was which. Then I had my disag...
"Gone live?"
"Gone live?"
Chat jargon for moving from fantasy to real victims: "I went live last month."
Chat jargon for moving from fantasy to real victims: "I went live last month."
This is some serious shit.
This is some serious shit.
Taking a Stryker saw, cutting off the top of someone's cranium, pulling the brain out -- what's that, a day in Spring?
Taking a Stryker saw, cutting off the top of someone's cranium, pulling the brain out -- what's that, a day in Spring?
You got a point there.
You got a point there.
People end up in occupations for a reason. They may think not, but they do: occupations define us.
People end up in occupations for a reason. They may think not, but they do: occupations define us.
I was going to be a physician, I am a physician, but I kept drifting over to criminal psych. This seems to be the best of both. My parents still haven't forgiven me.
I was going to be a physician, I am a physician, but I kept drifting over to criminal psych. This seems to be the best of both. My parents still haven't forgiven me.
I was interested in two things: computers and crime. They sort of came together.
I was interested in two things: computers and crime. They sort of came together.
And one other thing.
And one other thing.
What's that?
What's that?
Sex.
Every cop has a story and every story has a girl. The girl in my story was fifteen years-old. She wore a pink angora sweater -- I can still see it -- one day, she disappeared. I told the police she wouldn't run away, I told them who to look for, but I was just a kid. I sat in the police station crying and crying. My pa...
Me too. Make any headway with "Zorro"?
Me too. Make any headway with "Zorro"?
None. Can't find a thing. Nothing on file, nothing online. It's not a part of any known killer's signature.
None. Can't find a thing. Nothing on file, nothing online. It's not a part of any known killer's signature.
I was thinking, maybe we should ask Professor Daitz. Nobody knows this stuff better.
I was thinking, maybe we should ask Professor Daitz. Nobody knows this stuff better.
That's because he's a fucking wacko. Never met a self-promotion scheme he didn't like. What's he doing now?
That's because he's a fucking wacko. Never met a self-promotion scheme he didn't like. What's he doing now?
He's a consultant to a network TV program on Profilers. He gets a check every episode.
Find the feet?
No. Cut off while he was still alive, look at his wrists, damn near ripped his hands off trying to get free. Must have been screaming real loud when the killer chain-sawed his throat. Unfortunately, he'd soundproofed his van.
No. Cut off while he was still alive, look at his wrists, damn near ripped his hands off trying to get free. Must have been screaming real loud when the killer chain-sawed his throat. Unfortunately, he'd soundproofed his van.
We got an UNSUB walking around with four feet?
We got an UNSUB walking around with four feet?
We did find these, however.
I haven't changed anything. Damn.
I...
I...
I've got to take a piss.
There's someone out there, Mack, I know, some man killing for the fun of it, sniffing human glue, without regard to age or sex, without predicable M.O. Someone who has a way to dispose of the bodies. You have access, you can call up local authorities, check morgues, conduct interviews. Be my man.
I already have an employer.
I already have an employer.
If you won't do it for me, do it for your cousin, Nadine, right? The girl in the pink sweater.
If you won't do it for me, do it for your cousin, Nadine, right? The girl in the pink sweater.
Who told you about her?
Who told you about her?
You did. You were with her when she disappeared, right? She took you to the mall or the movies, you turn around and she's gone.
You did. You were with her when she disappeared, right? She took you to the mall or the movies, you turn around and she's gone.
It was the mall.
It was the mall.
I know you, Lionheart. I watched your mind work, heard your dirty thoughts --
I know you, Lionheart. I watched your mind work, heard your dirty thoughts --
Those were just fantasies.
I've located the Suspect Zero file. Did you know there was one? Koessler ordered it as part of your evaluation.
[Don't jerk a jerk-off. There's nothing in the Bureau mainframe.]
[Don't jerk a jerk-off. There's nothing in the Bureau mainframe.]
Not everything is imputed to memory. The most confidential stuff is kept top secret hard copy. Why would the Zero file be kept secret?
Not everything is imputed to memory. The most confidential stuff is kept top secret hard copy. Why would the Zero file be kept secret?
[You tell me.]
[You tell me.]
George Sheldon? The second serial killer killed in the manner of his killings. The crime scene profile was never entered into VICAP. At whose request? David Koessler.
George Sheldon? The second serial killer killed in the manner of his killings. The crime scene profile was never entered into VICAP. At whose request? David Koessler.
[What does the file say?]
[What does the file say?]
I want to go live with you.
I want to go live with you.
[And I want to go back to Needlepoint.]
[And I want to go back to Needlepoint.]
Leave this room, I'll go back with you, blow your cover.
Leave this room, I'll go back with you, blow your cover.
[I don't think so. We want the same thing. See ya.]
"Computer Investigation and Infrastructure Assessment Center." Quantico out of MIT -- you're a techie? Okay, you screwed up once. So did half the guys here. That's why they're here.
I screwed up twice, sir.
I screwed up twice, sir.
I see that. Washington to Philadelphia to here. Philly's a nice station. How many agents?
I see that. Washington to Philadelphia to here. Philly's a nice station. How many agents?
Four hundred and sixty, sir.
Four hundred and sixty, sir.
"Attitude Adjustment Issues" -- what the fuck is that supposed to mean?
"Attitude Adjustment Issues" -- what the fuck is that supposed to mean?
I wished to be reinstated at Computer Crimes. I was undiplomatic in my request.
I wished to be reinstated at Computer Crimes. I was undiplomatic in my request.
This is a first. You criticized the Deputy Director to his face and you still have a badge? You must have some one-of-a-kind skills. Why don't you just quit? I mean, you're not going to get promoted, not wearing this jacket.
This is a first. You criticized the Deputy Director to his face and you still have a badge? You must have some one-of-a-kind skills. Why don't you just quit? I mean, you're not going to get promoted, not wearing this jacket.
I like working for the Bureau, sir. I like catching bad guys. It's all I care about.
I like working for the Bureau, sir. I like catching bad guys. It's all I care about.
Jesus, just what I need, another blue flamer. Johnny, get this boy some sun screen.
Agent Mackelway, you want to get off your ass and do something for a change?
Yes, sir.
Yes, sir.
Got a vehicle? Head north on 54. When you get to New Mexico you've gone too far.
No.
Hope you never do. At first it feels like a sauna, by the time you hit victim four it's a fucking burning shirt factory.
"MyDick?"
MyDick. As in my dick. That was his screen name.
MyDick. As in my dick. That was his screen name.
I don't...
I don't...
Eight, nine months ago. When I was at Computer Crime. I got into a chat room with someone named MyDick. I'd talked to him before. Everything I saw yesterday, everything in the autopsies, it's identical. The forensics are dead on. MyDick's fantasies involved a hog-tie rig, nylon cord, torture with pliers, rip the nipple...
Eight, nine months ago. When I was at Computer Crime. I got into a chat room with someone named MyDick. I'd talked to him before. Everything I saw yesterday, everything in the autopsies, it's identical. The forensics are dead on. MyDick's fantasies involved a hog-tie rig, nylon cord, torture with pliers, rip the nipple...
Speck is dead.
Speck is dead.
I talked to him.
Charles! What's up, man?
Oh. You know.