Whenever a good child dies...
...an angel of God comes down from Heaven...
...and takes the dead child in his arms.
And spreads out his great white wings...
...and flies with her...
...over all the places that she loved in her life.
And what do you feel is represented here?
Well, the porcupine giant: Ginny told her friends...
...that she'd meet with a giant in the forest...
...and that he gave her little porcupines.
- What do you mean? - You see these--
What do you mean by "porcupines"?
I don't know exactly...
...those are the words of a 7-year-old girl.
Ginny's friends. Friend, sorry.
And this is in the imagination of a 7-year-old girl. Correct?
You could be right. But...
...on the other hand, the car is very well depicted...
- ...and the giant is-- - Giants are imaginary.
Yes?
A tall, heavyset man could appear...
...to be a giant to a little girl.
And the Indian man, was he a tall man?
Not a giant. But tall, yes.
Why did you bring this to me, Mr. Black?
Sorry?
Why did you bring this to me, Mr. Black?
I need to know who I'm looking for.
I'm like a layman looking at an x-ray.
I don't know how to read it. I need help interpreting it.
This drawing can tell you nothing about...
...the murderer. It only tells you about the child who drew it.
Without more information, I don't think I can be of any value to you.
Humor me, doc.
Consider this a working hypothesis and assume for the moment...
...that this is a drawing of the murderer.
Well.
Your giant certainly looks tall, massive...
...very imposing.
If this depicts the relationship between the giant and the girl...
...then these things you call "porcupines"...
...appear to be gifts that she's accepting.
That's implying a trust.
Was the girl in Monash killed the same way?
Exactly the same.
Do the victims resemble one another?
Yes, a lot.
What were the time intervals between the murders?
The Monash County case was eight years ago.
The little girl missing, three.
And Ginny was just.... Just last winter.
So the intervals are getting shorter.
If that's the case, then yes, you could--
Remember, this is a hypothetical case.
But yes, you could expect another incident within...
...a matter of months.
Maybe a year, if the opportunity arose.
But this could just be a product...
...of a 7-year-old child's imagination.
Right.
You came to me for help.
- Yes. - Mind if I ask you some questions?
Shoot.
You recently retired, right?
Yes.
Have you always been a chainsmoker?
Impossible. There can't be such a devil.
- You always been a chainsmoker? - Yes, there are such devils.
Recent. Recent.
- Do you swear... - Are you still sexually active?
...by your soul's salvation....
Are you still sexually active?
- Yes, by my soul's salvation.... - Does that embarrass you?
Experienced any....
Have you experienced any sudden fevers, perspiration?
- No. - Get a hold of yourself, Jerry!
Or voices. Do you hear voices?
- I kill the girl. I kill the girl. - No, goddamn it! No!
--Lucky West's prescription is that with the predatory fish...
...your best bet's live bait.
Here you see Kwan Lee, who's gone from worms...
...to the little fishies.
Where are those pancakes?
- Don't forget your orange juice, baby. - Can I get a touchup, please?
- Thanks, doll. - I could use a little fresh-up too.
Boy. Nice picture.
Thank you.
Aren't you gonna finish your orange juice?
Mommy.
Hi, officer. It's okay, honey, he's a friend.
Pack up, 'cause the bus is coming. Any coffee?
Yes, please.
What name would a pretty little girl like you have?
Chrissy.
That's a nice name.
Okay, love bug, this is it. Come on, let's go.
Bye. Can I have a hug?
Have a good day.
- Beautiful little girl. - Thank you.
How old is she?
She'll be 8 next month. First day of school's always a biggie.
- Oh, I forgot your coffee. - Thank you.
Thank you very much.
- There you go. - Thank you.
- Want some breakfast? - Yeah.
I'd like bacon and eggs and--
- How do you like your eggs? - Over easy. And rye toast.
- Okay. - I got a question for you.
Fire away.
Where would an old bachelor like me find some used furniture?
Nothing too fancy, you know. A couch, dinette set...
...something between not-too-expensive and poverty-stricken range.
My range.
There's a flea market up--
You go right up Old Pass Road. Go north about 25 miles up here...
...and you're gonna hit a T-junction.
It's gonna fork into two roads, two dirt roads. There's no sign--
Do you like shopping?
- Mommy, can I have a balloon? - Yeah.
- What color? - Here, I got it.
Orange.
- Orange. There you go. - Well, you got pink.
- That's okay. - Pink? I like pink too.
- Thank you. - Thank you very much.
I'm looking for Formica here.
- It wipes easy. - That won't be a problem.
- What about this one right here? - It gives a room a very warm feeling.
- This one's oak veneer. - Veneer, huh?
- I can take $5 off the top. - What would that bring the total to?
Where's Chrissy?
- Chrissy? - Where is she?
- She was just right here. - Chrissy.
I'll come back.
Chrissy.
She's on the swing.
- Bye. - Chrissy.
- Don't leave me like that. - Mommy, that girl gave this to me.
Isn't it cute?
- What is it? - A boot cleaner...
...in the shape of a porcupine. It's made by a local craft artist.
She makes doormats too. You want to come see?
Fifteen apiece for the little fellas, 25 for the big.
The mats are 10 bucks even.
You don't run this whole place yourself, do you?
Are you a religious man, Mr. Black?
Baptized. But I'm not churchgoing.
You got a wife?
Two-time loser. What about you, ma'am?
My son, Gary, is the true gift of the Lord.
He dotes on me hand and foot, he does.
Hardest working boy you ever saw.
Works construction all summer...
...runs a snowplow for the county in the winter...
...and ministers at our church.
What about him? Does he have a family, kids?
No wife, no kids. No little ones.
I pray, every day...
...he'll find a woman good enough for him.
The Lord hasn't come through yet.
God bless.
Closed.
I'm closed.
Yeah, all right, all right.
Closed.
Lori?
Woman, what has happened to you? Come in.
Sorry....
My ex-- I was just so scared. He was gonna kill me.
It's all right.
- And you being a cop. - Where's Chrissy?
- She's in the car. - No, no, I got it.
She's okay, he didn't touch her. He didn't touch her, he didn't....
With a restraining order, he's still gonna beat me up.
They put him in jail and he can't pay child support payments.
That's why he's beating me up to begin with.
Ow.
Just hold still.
All right, this might....
All right, that's okay now.
Hold still for a minute because this one might sting a little, okay?
Just hold still.
Right here, that's it.
All right, all right, okay.
Yeah.
The eye looks okay.
You might want to think about getting a stitch on that lip.
I'm gonna miss that half-tooth of yours.
I'll drink out of this side for a while.
Listen.
All things considered...
...I think it might be best if you and your girl...
...stayed out here with me for a while.
- It's not why I came. - Hear me out.
No strings attached, no obligations.
But I've seen these things go from bad to worse.
I've got more rooms out here than I know what to do with.
I wouldn't ask anything of you.
Except maybe help out around the station...
...every once in a while, when you're feeling better.
Just think about it.
Mine's up here at the top....
Mommy, this house is so big.
- You got a whole new one, right? - Yeah--
Is it real?
- It's not real. It's called a cap. - Oh.
--in front! It appears that they're playing very cautiously.
- Is that because it's a big game? - The last time these two teams--
Pass to Murphy, in the net! Backhand deflected by Jackson.
Another backhand--
Nice snowman you got going there.
Does he have a name?
Should I guess?
If I guess, will you tell me yours?
He looks cold. Want to put my hat on him?
Goal.
Has your mommy talked to you about the Word?
Do you know what I mean?
- Merry Christmas, Chrissy. - Merry Christmas.
There she is.
Yeah.
- How was it? - Good.
Good.
"She knew the mole would never permit her to leave his side.
She wept as she felt the warmth upon her face...
...and made ready to go back....
Then suddenly, above the hill, she heard a shower of notes...
...a glorious morning song. She looked up...
...and there was the swallow.
She told the bird how she disliked...
...having to marry the ugly mole and live deep down under the earth...
...where the sun never shone.
She couldn't help crying at the thought.
'The cold winter will soon be here,' said the swallow.
'I'm going far away to the warm countries. Will you come with me?
You can sit on my back. Just tie yourself on with your sash...
...and we'll fly from the ugly mole and his dingy house...
...far away, across the mountains...
...to the warm countries...
...where the sun shines more brightly than it does here...
...and it's always summer, with its lovely flowers...
...dear little Thumbelina."'
Lori?
Are you all right?
Here, hon.
Chrissy is gonna go nuts when she sees this. This is so neat, Jerry.
Yeah. She'll like it.
She'll love it.
You sure you want it here, so close to the road?
We got all that space back behind the house.
Well, we can see her right from the station...
...keep our eye on her, you know?
Out back...
...there's all that space, you know.
I mean, she could just disappear.
No, you're right.
You think?
You're probably right.
I'll get that.
Yeah, she's gonna love it.
Mommy, I like this one.
Yeah?
Well, it's nice.
Jerry, what do you think of this?
Well, uh...
...real nice.
It's not really your taste, sugar.
It is her color.
- You like it? - I like it.
- Let's see how this looks to you. - You like-- Oh, no.
Come on, Tex.
- You only have chocolate? - Thank you.
Let's have three of them.
Did you see that?
Isn't he at your school?
"Thump, thump, thump. "
"They heard the giant's footsteps.
As quick as a wink, the lad once again hid in the oven.
In came the giant for the second time and he bellowed, Fe.... "
- "Fi." - "Fo."
- "Fum." - "I...
...smell the blood of an Englishman.
Be he alive or be he dead...
...I'll grind his bones...
...to make my bread. "
Here you are, $1 .50 is your change.
Here's your receipt.
Thanks for stopping by.
Jerry.
Look what Gary gave me.
It's glow-in-the-dark so Jesus can always be with me.
Can you push me on the swings?
Yeah. What did Mr. Jackson want, Chrissy?
He invited me to his church. You think Mommy will let me go?
Well, honey, you know...
...a lot of people believe a lot of different things.
Some people believe that the stories in the Bible are real...
...and some think they're like fairy tales where the giants aren't real.
Chrissy, I want you to promise me something.
When anybody tries to talk to you, any man...
...whether it's Mr. Jackson or not...
...especially if it's a big, tall man...
...I want you to tell me, all right?
Promise me that you'll tell.
I promise.
All right, honey.
Could you push me on the swings now?
Yeah. All right. Give me your tootsies.
Here we go.
Lori.
Oh, wow.
Hold the roast. Let's eat these.
- Let me clean the sink for you. - Where's Chrissy? I want her to see--
Oh, she's not here. The Jacksons came over to take her to church.
- Who? - Put those in there.
- You know, that Bless the Children-- - You let Jackson-- Oh, Jesus.
What?
- What? Jerry. - No, I--
I told her I'd go to church with her.
I'm gonna try to find them.
For God's sakes, it's just church.
You're gonna give yourself a heart attack.
Come on.
Oh, God, no.
Welcome to the House of Our Lord.
May Jesus be with you.
Jerry!
Jerry.
Yes, hon. What is it?
I can't sleep. Could you read me a story?
Another story?
Please?
Well, all right.
But just a short one. Scoot over.
Let's see what we got here.
We've got...
..."The Elves and the Shoemaker."
- We've got-- - I met The Wizard today.
What?
I had to promise not to tell my parents. So you can't...
...tell Mommy or he'll be very angry at me and never come back again.
Well, Chrissy, I...
...I don't believe you.
Wizards don't exist.
No, Jerry, you're wrong. And I can prove it.
You can, huh?
He gave me these.
They're yummy.
But you can't have them, Jerry.
He said he'd give me more tomorrow.
Tomorrow?
Where?
At the picnic grounds. Aren't they cute?
My itty-bitty, baby porcupines.
The Wizard said they come from a land far, far away.
Jerry, can I go see The Wizard tomorrow?
Well, he seems like such a nice wizard.
I don't see why not.
But let's keep this our secret.
Thank you, Jerry.
Strom, how is your position?
I'm in position across the river.
We have a clear view of the girl at the picnic ground.
You're out of position.
- What? - You should be over closer.
Jerry, we got a whole SWAT team out here doing you a big favor.
Just stay where you are.
Snipers, recheck your fields of fire.
- Jerry? - He's coming.
What's the matter?
I'm fine, Stan.
Want some tea?
You're very thirsty today, aren't you?
Oliver.
Where did you hide them chocolates?
Oh, there's some porcupines.
I'm just gonna go down to the water for a minute.
Is this guy really coming?
Jerry's coming towards you now.
- I got him. What the hell's he doing? - Jesus Christ, I have no idea.
This may have been a mistake.
Hold him, I'll be right there.
He had big, big eggs and....
So he went up to the eggs, and it started shaking.
I don't know.
What's going on?
- Jerry? - Okay, guys. Hold your positions.
We're out of position.
Jerry, I got eight guys out here, hung up, doing you a big favor.
You don't know what you're fucking dealing with here.
You understand? You don't know what you're dealing with here.
This guy is real, and I know it.
There's no Wizard, Jerry.
We got our man a year and a half ago. Toby Wadenah.
You're making this real difficult for me.
What, Stan?
We're calling it quits.
We're out of here.
It's over. That's it.
Okay, Stan.
You do what you gotta do.
I'll do what I gotta do.
Just when you leave, don't compromise this operation.
You understand me?
Come on.
He's staying, so do your best not to engage the girl.
Okay, guys. We are pulling out.
I want you to know I have to tell the mother.
You should've known Jerry 20 years ago.
He was a good cop.
He was a great cop.
Just, it's....
It's just sad.
He's become a drunk and a clown.
Fucking clown.
Chrissy.
Oh, my God, baby.
Oh, my God.
- Mommy, no. - No, let's go. No.
No, Mommy.
Chrissy, stop it. Let's go.
Jerry.
- Get in the car. - I want my doll--
Damn it, go.
Get in the car, now.
I want my bike.
Get in the car.
You fucking bastard, Jerry.
How could you do it to Chrissy?
Why would you do it to her?
She's 8 years old, Jerry.
She's only 8 years old.
She could have been killed.
Fucking...
...bastard.
Fucking crazy.
Why were you pretending...
...that you loved her and we were starting this life together?
Fucking bastard.
You're fucking crazy.
Oh, boy. This was a bad one.
Jesus.
Poor bastard.
He's coming.
I know it.
She said it.
She did.