The screams of the Victim deaden his pain.
The act of killing makes him feel intensely alive.
What he feels next is not guilt...
...but disappointment.
It was not as wonderful as he'd hoped.
Maybe next time, it will be perfect.
And as his determination builds to take another life...
...he plans, in obsessive detail...
...what props he'll bring...
...what knots he'll tie.
Let me ask you something.
What turns you on?
What really does it for you? Is it a great body?
Is it a nice smile? Is it beautiful legs?
What turns on a serial killer is the suffering and death of a human being.
Now, I'd like to ask you guys a favor.
If you could all stand up, all the men in the room.
Please indulge me.
Come on, it's only fair, after all the time you've ogled us.
Now, would everybody under 20 and over 35 have a seat.
If you are of Asian or African-American descent, you may sit down.
Kenny, turn that light on, please...
...so we can get a good look at these guys.
Ladies, what do you see?
Some pretty cute guys, don't you think?
If one of these fellas asked you out for a drink, you'd go.
Let me tell you something.
Nine out of ten serial killers are white males...
...aged 20 to 35...
...just like these.
Albert DeSalvo, Bianchi and Buono...
...Berkowitz, Dahmer, Ted Bundy.
They were quiet, unassuming...
...even nice.
They had jobs. They made decent neighbors.
Their victims trusted them.
The FBl estimates...
...there could be as many as 35 serial killers...
...cruising for victims even as I speak.
Guys, sit down. You're scaring me.
Serial killers...
...are not a 20th-century invention...
...but we are spawning them in greater numbers.
The state of Florida spent almost $8 million...
...to electrocute Ted--
You're dead.
Sorry.
The state of Florida spent $8 million to electrocute Ted Bundy.
Wouldn't that money have been better spent keeping him in jail...
...subject to intense scientific scrutiny?
Isn't our best hope to try to identify the Ted Bundys of the future...
...before they kill?
Thank you.
Don't park next to vans.
Thanks for coming.
I'm hitting the ladies' room.
Since she's using the ladies' room, I'll use the men's room.
-Thanks for your help, Tom. -Anytime.
Hello?
Sorry, ma'am.
Doc, it's all yours.
Dr. Hudson?
Hello?
Come out with your hands up.
I'm not going to ask you--
What are you doing with my gun?
How'd you get my gun?
What are you doing in the ladies' room? Are you spying on little girls?
I'll tell you something right now.
Don't she look pretty up there, Officer?
You know what I want to know?
Help me out on this, since you're the expert.
How would a fartknocker like me...
...take out a dumb guy like this?
Would you stick him...
...or would you shoot him?
Stick him or shoot him?
I can't decide, but I think I'll just go ahead and do both.
You bloodied up my knife, you dog.
I hate cops.
Hey, Dr. Hudson.
What do you say me and you have a little fun?
John Adams....
Adams...
...Jefferson...
...James Monroe, James Madison...
...John Quincy Adams.
Andy?
John Quincy Adams.
Andrew Jackson.
Martin Van Buren.
Wait a minute. This is so stupid.
Calvin Coolidge.
I got you beat.
Bye, Kate.
Police! Freeze!
The good news is, you're still alive.
You see a downside to that?
This is pretty remedial stuff.
Let's review the scenario.
Didn't anyone at the Academy teach you to shoot conservatively?
You shredded him.
I'm an intuitive cop.
With poor impulse control.
Let's assume you didn't mow down a 75-year-old man...
...who couldn't hear your warning because he's deaf.
Let's say you greased the guy while he was trying to surrender.
Now, you're on leave pending an inquiry.
Friends wonder if you're a psychopath. On top of that...
...the guy's junkie-wife's lawyer slams a wrongful-death action up your tail.
All right, smart-ass, let's see how you do.
The shoulder of his gun hand's exposed.
You hit the brachial nerve, he drops the gun. You read him his rights.
Plus, you haven't taken a human life so your karma's still okay.
You hungry? I'm starving.
-Aren't you going to answer that? -No, it's probably not important.
She thinks it is.
How about Moroccan? you like couscous?
Don't you want to know which one it is?
Hello?
You must have mental telepathy. I was just about to call you.
The usual. Long days making sure justice prevails.
10390 Mariposa.
Scaffolding on the north and west sides of the building.
Great. The Mouth is here.
You can end her career.
Pop her in the brachial nerve, she'll drop the microphone.
It's a thought.
-How are you? -Fine, thanks.
Can you confirm that this latest murder fits the same pattern as the other two?
We just got here. I'm not prepared to--
Is there a serial killer stalking the streets of San Francisco?
Excuse me. I'm a member of the press.
Hey, MJ, all done.
Hey, Jim. Can you grab some overalls from the crowd, some nice, clear faces?
I'll make them say "cheese."
The landlady found her.
The front door was open. She tried the bell.
The tenant didn't answer, so she went inside and found the body.
She used the telephone to dial 91 1, otherwise she touched nothing.
-You're thinking robbery? -lt doesn't look like it.
It's all yours, kids. I'll take care of the Mouth.
Good morning, sir.
-With this scaffolding, we should call-- -I'll call the contractor.
Take this.
Good morning.
Were you first on the scene?
Is that the landlady?
Thanks.
-"Johnson." What's the first part? -Mike.
Did you touch anything, Mike?
I don't want to get excited about latents and find out they're yours.
-No, I didn't. -You didn't?
She usually goes jogging in the morning, to the Delores Park.
This one.
Pretty wild.
How're you doing?
Got an estimate for me?
About eight hours.
I'm seeing ligature marks, petechiae.
Strangled, huh?
Same as the others.
You'll bag all the stuff on the bedside table?
Thanks, Bill. Excellent. That's the only one I need.
Were you the first one here?
Did you touch anything?
No, ma'am.
What's wrong?
Nothing.
If you're holding out on me, I'll get it out of you. You know I will.
There was a stocking around her neck when I found her.
I don't know what happened to it.
Who else was in there before the CSl came?
Lieutenant Quinn.
That's all right, then.
Thanks, Mike.
Celebrating 25 years of the spirit of the 60s in San Francisco...
...the Festival of Love got underway today in Golden Gate Park.
Why did you remove evidence from the--
I want to hear this.
In Potrero Hill...
...homicide detectives discovered yet another grisly murder today.
Police would not comment, but informed sources inside the Department...
...tell us this latest death...
...could be the work of the same killer responsible for the deaths of two women.
Susan Schiffer, Potrero Hill.
You messed with the scene.
Someone around here can't keep his yap shut, and I'll find out who.
What did you do with the stocking?
I tagged it.
I don't want some blabbermouth leaking the MO to her...
...so she can tell everyone, leaving us nothing to play.
Am I in charge of this or not?
Why are you so prickly?
I ought to be the one deciding what evidence to sequester.
All right, lnspector.
Which evidence on this case would you like to sequester?
-The stocking around the neck. -The stocking around the neck.
You're one pushy broad, MJ.
I'll take that as a compliment, sir.
I didn't say serial killer, you didn't say serial killer.
For Christ's sake.
Again.
George Washington.
John Adams.
Thomas Jefferson.
James Madison.
James Monroe.
Oh, come on.
John Quincy Adams.
Martin Van Buren.
Idiots!
You followed the girl home. Then what?
I killed her.
Where did you do that?
It was in the bathtub.
Why did you do that?
She was dirty.
She was a very dirty girl. Very dirty.
Do you remember...
...how many times you stabbed her?
Eighty-seven.
Harvey....
Get the fuck out of here.
I got work to do.
Come on, let's go. What?
Innocent blood is on these hands.
I understand. That's a terrible thing. But let me tell you...
...if you come back, I'll make you stand in the corner again.
-But innocent blood is on these hands. -I understand. It's terrible.
You don't care about the truth.
We pay for city government, just like this, and you never care about the truth.
I killed her!
-I know. -I killed her in the bathtub.
Good-bye, Harvey.
Was it something I did in another life?
Probably something you did in this one.
Stuff came in from Mercer. Medical, dental receipts....
Nothing in common with the others.
What's that around your neck?
I'd get one like yours, but I don't live near K Mart.
How about friends, acquaintances?
The only thing these girls had in common is they all owned vibrators.
The tool of survival.
How can he come to work wearing that?
Lay off him.
A cop should look like a cop.
What's the world coming to?
Let me let you talk to the lead inspector on the case.
Hold on.
MJ, we got Deep Throat again.
How many calls is that?
That makes three today. Fourteen, total.
Phone company set up on our Centrex?
Yes, this morning.
-Have Gigi put a tracer on her ass. -I'll see if it'll work.
Inspector Monahan speaking. Homicide.
Ask her about the moon bike.
I'm interested in your ideas.
The moon bike....
What is that?
Moon bike?
I said a "lunar cycle." I think he might be on a lunar cycle.
Because the first two murders were 28 days apart.
Still want to crack jokes?
No, this is no joke. Neither is tying up police lines with crank calls.
Are you calling me a crank?
Do you have any evidence to report? Did you know the victims?
This is Number 3.
That is an opinion, not evidence.
May I ask who I'm speaking with?
Who's Helen Hudson?
What did you think of his claim, that he tied these women to a tree...
...and burned them alive because Joan of Arc told him to?
He was lying.
How do you know?
People suffering from aural hallucinations hear Voices in both ears.
In stereo.
Daryll Lee told me...
...Joan of Arc always appeared on his left side...
...and spoke softly in his left ear.
Those are the lab results, hot off the press. No sperm.
We've got a serial.
You didn't say that.
You interviewed Cullum three times.
Who's that? The woman that got the cop killed?
She might be useful.
That woman is a wrong number. Work the clues, for Christ's sake.
What clues? We don't have any clues.
Nobody here has ever worked a serial case before.
I have.
The Zodiac, right?
Did anyone ever catch the Zodiac, or did he die of old age?
Commissioner's on 2, about the Chinatown thing.
Work the clues.
But what else?
Mr. Cullum satisfies the rules for sanity...
...in being fully aware at the time of the murders...
...that his actions were wrong and unlawful.
Thank you, Dr. Hudson. No more questions.
San Francisco Homicide.
I'm lnspector Goetz. This is lnspector Monahan.
Is Helen Hudson here?
I'm her assistant. Can I help?
Could we have a few minutes?
Come in.
This way, please.
Dr. Hudson, these are lnspectors Goetz and Monahan.
He's escaped again, right?
I'm sorry?
Well?
Is he out or isn't he?
I'm not following, ma'am.
Let's talk about your phone calls.
Phone calls?
I didn't make any phone calls.
Isn't this nice?
Would everyone like to sit down? Shall I make coffee?
Get me my stuff.
Joyfully.
I talked to you this morning, Dr. Hudson.
Do you remember?
Of course I remember.
There's nothing wrong with my memory. You called me a crank.
I suppose I am.
I got a couple crank calls myself.
That's why I thought Daryll Lee Cullum was out of prison.
If Daryll Lee had gotten out, you'd be the first to know.
Good.
I'm relieved.
I hate to sound like a broken record, but you called us.
I did. I'm sorry, it won't happen again.
Why?
There's a serial killer out there who's strangled three women. He'll do it again.
If there's evidence connecting these murders, nothing's been made public.
How do you connect them?
I don't know.
Twenty years of clinical experience with serial killers.
Would you work with us on this?
You're kidding?
I thought you knew that I don't do this anymore.
I'm retired.
Is that why you called us 14 times? 'Cause you're retired?
Help me out. I really admire your work.
Does she do this...
...wide-eyed-little-girl routine often?
Yeah.
Does it work?
-Usually. -Sometimes.
You can spare me the bullshit.
You don't admire me or like me. None of your people do.
But I don't give a fuck! That's the upside of a nervous breakdown.
If you don't mind, I have a very busy day.
It's a hell of an apartment you got here.
I guess...
...the books you wrote about these scumbags paid well.
We can't afford to pay you...
...your usual fee...
...but if you'd be so kind as to look....
I don't want these here.
-Would you be comfortable downtown? -I don't want to see them here.
I'll drive you, if you prefer.
It's all right. It's okay. Just breathe. I'm here.
-Should we call the paramedics? -No.
It's just a good, old-fashioned panic attack.
She hyperventilates till she faints, then her breathing gets normal and she's fine.
-What did we do? -She's agoraphobic.
She's afraid of spiders, too?
She hasn't left home in over a year.
She's okay?
She's fine. In half an hour, she'll be singing.
Tell her...
...we're sorry we bothered her.
Did you want her to look at those?
If you do, leave them.
I'll make sure they're safe.
Tell her to call me...
...if she feels like it.
That one is a strange ranger.
Quinn said she was a crackpot.
He forgot to mention pill-popping juicehead...
...hyperventilating, agoraphobic asshole.
I thought she was sweet.
Honest to God!
Are they gone?
All gone.
I must've looked like such an asshole.
You look good with a bag on your head.
Oh, God.
I want to die.
I wouldn't.
He'll be back.
Who'll be back?
Don't be coy.
You thought he was cute, too.
No, I didn't. I did not.
You like those cute, brutal types with the eyebrows and the handcuffs.
Admit it.
Oh, God.
What? What'd I say?
Nothing.
I miss men.
What am l?
You know what I mean.
I miss sex.
He was pretty cute.
Yes, he was very cute.
No young cops for you.
Up you come. Sit over here. Look at these pictures.
Why are these here?
I'll get you some coffee.
I can't.
Why don't you just die, then?
They'll find you years from now amongst unopened mail and unread newspapers.
Yeah, the old hermit lady. She lived on cat food and Camembert.
She used to be a really good shrink.
Make up your mind. Here's your coffee.
Live or die.
You scared me.
Burning the midnight oil?
This stuff never gets any easier.
That's why they pay us the small bucks.
Do you....
What would you think if...
...when you're finished here we go to Joe's and we...
...have a steak and....
I don't think so.
Thanks anyway.
You got other plans? Not that it's any of my business....
You got that right.
Bean curd, smoked-eel sushi.
We got prawn tempura, seaweed salad. You want to join us?
You kiss your mother after eating that?
No. I can kiss you, if you like.
Go fuck yourself.
Who put the bug up his ass?
Where's my cheeseburger?
I made an executive decision.
Japanese.
It's better for your heart.
You didn't even get French fries. You're pissing me off.
Here, here.
Any word from...
...Helen "Paper Bag" Hudson?
Not yet, but there will be.
No way.
Five bucks she's going to call tonight.
Deal.
Wait a minute.
What's this Quarter Pounder with cheese doing here?
Inspector Monahan, please.
These three are the work of the same man.
This one is different.
Are you testing me?
Not exactly. We had reason to believe....
I have to take tests now?
Ongoing case?
Six months.
The scene is disorganized.
The killer lives nearby. He would've been too disoriented to drive.
You have two possibilities: One is a mental patient, the other is a boyfriend.
Someone who was denied sex on this occasion...
...who knew and cared about her.
He beat the shit out of her.
But he felt remorse.
He covered her up afterward, because he felt conflicted.
Not like this man.
These are the work of someone who is not conflicted at all.
He's doing exactly what he wants to do.
Highly organized.
I'll bet there were no prints, no stains, no blood.
Right.
No sign of forced entry. He probably conned his way in.
They may or may not be about sex...
...but they're about power.
See the multiple thumbprints along the throat?
Was the hyoid bone broken?
Yes, it was.
He strangles them face to face, so they can see his power...
...and he can watch their terror. That gets him off.
Then he revives them and does it again.
Look for an intelligent white male, 20 to 30 years old, socially functional...
...with a major interest in golden oldies.
Did I pass?
You passed. What do you mean by golden oldies?
Where's the stocking that was tied around this one's neck?
How'd you know that?
I mean, I assume it was a stocking and not pantyhose...
...tied in a big loopy bow...
...Iike this one.
Right.
For goodness sakes, it's the Boston Strangler.
He's imitating Albert DeSalvo's crime scene down to the kinky details.
This guy's copycatting a serial killer who's been dead for....
Twenty years.
Why DeSalvo? Why not somebody in the news recently?
Gacy or Ramirez?
I don't know.
These guys are like viruses.
There's always some new mutation.
The commissioner is up my ass, saying we could use help here.
We could use help. We need their VLCAP, we need their...
...database thingies.
The FBl will bury you with fucking help.
During Patty Hearst...
...some kid with a crew cut took over my office for a month.
So, you're saying...?
I'm saying, if you need help...
...Nikko is almost through with the Chinatown thing.
That really won't be necessary, sir.
Join us. We need you.
Anyone with a similar profile to the Strangler.
Or with a German wife. Can you do that?
Anyone who wears green pants....
The files in from Boston, yet?
Should be here tomorrow.
What are you up to?
Going to Chinatown.
Sit in on this for a minute.
What do you got?
Winning?
I'm pulverizing him.
All right, I'm off.
-See you. -Have a good time.
I won't wait up.
Got you.
She's next.
How do you know?
'Cause I watched her face change to that.
Did you try to play it back?
How did he send this to you?
He hacked into her lnternet address.
Can we trace it?
-Only if he's online right now. -He ain't.
Can we rewind or...?
Yeah, we should be able to play it back.
-How long is the program? -Thirty seconds.
-Can we get a copy of that face? -No, it's too big a file.
Back up to tape.
She's got a tape backup. We can make a copy and take it with us.
How do you know all this?
Misspent youth in video arcades, I guess.
A lot of quarters.
Why would he send this to you?
Why do you think?
No one mentioned your involvement.
There is no involvement. I'm not involved!
This is a game they play. They hang around watching the cops...
...feeling superior to them.
Instead of catching him, you led him to me.
He didn't write to me, he wrote to you. Why?
Because I'm their damn pinup girl.
They all know me. They have libraries. They collect clippings.
I'm the muse of serial killers.
Try the C drive.
Any other suggestions?
It's gone. The file is not here.
It's not on C drive, and it's not in List.
You think he put a virus in there?
-Yeah. -What exactly is...?
He wrote a virus into the program. If you try to copy it, it's erased.
He booby-trapped it!
I must hand it to the guy.
-He's a smart motherfucker. -Do you remember what she looked like?
Yes.
She looked like a girl.
She looked like a million other girls.
I barely saw her.
I'm going to the office to get a systems guy on this. Maybe Marty.
What're you doing?
Unplugging this.
It's an open window. He can crawl in any time he likes.
He comes in, we grab him. It's the only lead we've got.
And what am l?
The lamb tied to the stake?
This is the only space that I have in the world.
-You're not getting it. -I'll get a guard here.
I don't want a guard here!
All right.
-We're all working together. -I'm not.
I'm not working with anybody.
Turn the monitor back on and I'll stay until we figure out what's happening.
-Go on. -Catch you later.
All right?
Heil, Hitler.
I don't think he's going to send us anything tonight. He's too busy.
You want a drink?
No, thank you.
On duty?
Always.
So....
What about you and the wee inspector?
What about us?
Are you?
We're partners.
Partners?
In every way?
Not yet.
Self-confident.
Actually, I'm...
...shy...
...selective.
The trouble is I'm...
...I'm finding myself....
You're in the witness category, you see.
In better times, maybe.
Peter!
I've been calling and calling. Didn't you hear me?
You completely forgot about me.
Very thirsty, weren't you, my little sweetie?
Come on.
Are you teasing me?
Naughty little boy.
What are you doing? Want to watch Letterman with me?
Well, I could, but....
I don't watch talk shows on my own.
I know.
Oh, go on.
Go back to your silly little computers.
Thanks.
Haven't you forgotten something?
I love you.
Yeah, me, too.
Look's like you're in a bit of trouble.
I'm going to place my hand...
...right here.
I'm going to put my elbow right here.
Just...
...cut...
...there.
There, now.
Didn't I say I'd take care of you?
Goodness! You're so hot!
This is going to hurt a little, I'm afraid.
They claim they didn't see anything.
You received a call from dispatch at 6:35 a.m.?
Correct. 6:35. The first unit arrived about 15 minutes later.
Great.
Did you isolate the kids who found her?
Yes, they're over on the side of the hill.
How many of you knew her?
We just danced with her.
Really?
You just met her tonight?
Excuse me.
Good afternoon.
Did you stand too far from your razor today?
I was up all night with a sick friend.
I want to talk to you.
Have you got a thing going with MJ now?
I don't believe you.
Good God, man, you stink.
Heavy date last night? Are you screwing around on her already?
What's wrong with you?
Me? I'll tell you, you just treat her right.
Don't go screwing around on her. She doesn't deserve that.
Remind me again why she dumped you.
Why is he here?
What do you see? Tell me what you see.
There are stains. So, she's been sexually assaulted.
No defense wounds. No ligature marks or bruising, like the others.
Very cyanotic.
Asphyxiation, huh?
-Doesn't look like our guy. -You don't think so?
Look at her heels.
There's abrasions, but no bleeding.
-She's been dragged up here postmortem. -Maybe.
On this stuff we're not going to get any prints or tracks.
Long night?
-Don't you start. -What about her arms?
There's needle marks.
No tracks. Not a regular user.
Probably so stoned, she never knew what got her.
Hope so.
A lot of little hippie girls.
They all want to make love. They all want to be beautiful.
That's your type, right?
What're you doing?
Want to be on the 6:00 news?
Go down and finish taking statements.
Let's get out of here.
I know. They found another one.
What? Ruben told you already?
I heard it on my scanner.
-Can I use your phone? -Sure.
They want you to call the office? Your phone is busted.
You're some piece of work.
I turned that damn scanner off, and then I turned it on again.
I can't listen to it, but I can't not listen to it. So I make Andy do it.
Are you on medication? I need your whole brain on duty.
I'm not on duty.
Neither is my brain.
Everything is different. Different guy.
She was asphyxiated, not strangled...
...dumped outdoors, sexually assaulted.
So, nothing like DeSalvo.
Completely different.
Monahan. Messages, please.
Why do you need me?
I think I'm wrong...
...because something was artificial about it.
Like posed. She was on display.
Why drag a body all the way up a huge hill...
...where it will be found by tourists?
You think he's changed his routine?
That doesn't happen.
These men are robotic.
The murder's a ritual. The method is part of the pleasure.
Why is that computer off?
Because I turned it off.
You can't do that.
I believe I can.
-But would you like me to turn it back on? -Yeah.
Hello, Ruben.
Please thank lnspector Goetz for taking care of me last night.
Dr. Hudson wants me to thank you for taking care of her last night.
Lab results on the new one.
Two kinds of sperm.
I guess that's...
...a gang thing.
Thanks for the use of your phone.
There were two kinds of sperm?
They said one was a secretor, the other was not.
How'd you know about that?
There were needle marks?
On her right arm?
So far, nothing they test for comes out positive.
Was the body found near a "No Dumping" sign?
Like this?
I could've taken that picture.
Shit. He switched.
From DeSalvo to Bianchi and Buono. The Hillside Strangler.
Two men. Two kinds of sperm. Very witty, our guy.
You said that they're like robots--
Yeah, but "consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds."
Tell them to test for chemicals found in window cleaner: ammonia, ethanol....
It's what they injected into victims.
Why these guys? Why in such detail?
He wants to dazzle us.
Anyone can strangle someone in a tub.
He's saying, "Look out.
"I'm just getting started."
In San Francisco...
...the mutilated body of an unidentified young woman was discovered.
Police have yet to comment on the slaying...
...which is the fourth such body found in the last six weeks.
Reporting live is Susan Schiffer.
In response to growing alarm, a special task force is being set up...
...inside the Police Department.
Aiding the police is noted criminal psychologist, Dr. Helen Hudson.
It was her expert testimony that sent Daryll Lee Cullum to Death Row...