police station.
Yes, they got her.
Il call back later.
... while we waited in class
for the teacher,
the agency came and said,
she wouldn come anymore.
What wrong, guys?
Why the sad faces?
How was your day?
Fine.
He told me everything.
- What do you mean?
About my English teacher.
What are you doing in there?
Laundry.
I had an accident in bed.
In bed? That hasn happened
since ten years.
What wron
POLICE BADGE and hanging
it around his neck. Charlie quickly follows suit.
A HALF DOZEN COPS
line the patrons up against the wall. The Asst. D.A.,
PATTY ZACHARA, climbs onto the crap table. A petite,
nervous woman, Patty has dressed in a Channel suit for the
occasion.
ZACHARA
Settle down. Hey, quiet... Please.
Not a prayer.
NICK
SHUT THE HELL UP, GODDAMNIT!
That quiets them.
NICK
My name is Conkl
Police.
Thats Charlies home- modest, like the man.
Even though he lived on the water,
Charlie wasnt much of a swimmer...
which will come into play a little later in our story.
But lm getting way ahead of myself.
You know, maybe its best if we just go back and begin at the beginning.
As a young man, Charlie had the world by its bootstraps.
He was the best young trooper on the force...
and was dati
police radio...
OFFICER
APO 657, Unit 25 to APO 478t APO
657t Unit 25 to APO 478.
RADIO RESPONSE
Go ahead, Unit 25.
OFFICER
Escape in progress. Two officers
shot off rail crossing 31.
Prisoners escaping. Two men, one
six-four, 200 pounds, dark, an
Indian, the other, Albert Ganz,
five-ten...
FURTHER DOWN THE HIGHWAY
Several miles from the escape... A big semi parked by the
side of ttie road; back
police arent
interested in finding the killers
because the victims
were prostitutes?
The suggestion that were not
treating this case diligently
is not only false but offensive.
Weve already spent
man-hours on this case...
What do you know about the killer?
I cant tell you
all that we know, but hes male...
- You got the job. That job?
- Yeah.
Jesus.
That sounds disgusting.
Dont you think? Dont you