The Howling Page #2

What happened back there?

Don't ask me, Lieutenant.

Ask Quick Draw McGraw.

... died in an attempted assault

of KDHB anchorwoman Karen White...

who'd been receiving calls from him...

in connection with the recent series

of brutal murders in the downtown area.

It's me. Are you all right?

It's okay. We can go home in a few minutes.

I talked the old man

out of putting you on camera tonight.

That was big of you.

We'll tape something later on,

when you feel up to it.

I don't know...

Whatever happened, in your own words.

Nothing newsy.

I don't know what happened in there.

I don't remember.

Please, don't do it!

It's me, Bill. It's all right.

I didn't even see him.

I turned around, but I didn't see him.

- It's Number 27, down the hall.

- Thank you.

Did the guy say anything else?

He just said he worked with a kid

named Eddie, that he thought lived here.

- He did say the kid hated washing dishes.

- Who doesn't?

Here we go.

Charming.

Oh, God.

It's just your average, red-blooded,

all-American boy.

Get out of here!

Boy, Doc's gonna have a field day

with these.

Karen.

Look at this.

Not bad. The kid had talent.

He could've designed

the Marquis de Sade coloring book.

I think we better call the cops.

Eventually.

Look at this.

I wonder if this is a real place.

So what's the story

on our next Norman Rockwell?

This sort of person is controlled

by the right hemisphere of the brain.

That dominates the non-rational...

the artistic, the creative impulses.

It's not unusual

for a killer to draw as well as that.

It's not a bad angle, Doc.

Do you mind putting that on tape for us?

Not at all.

We're pushing Fred for a half-hour special

called The Mind of Eddie Quist...

although we're focusing, really,

on the beast in all of us.

Good idea.

- So you found the last name?

- He signed his work.

So he did.

I'm sorry.

I guess I'm just not quite ready yet, okay?

You'll be okay.

Don't worry.

Stand by, Cameras 1 and 2.

- Then I'm on the air.

- 2, push on in.

Are you sure you're up to this?

- Nothing like diving in head first.

- That's what the old man says.

Here's our girl.

We're gonna make ratings history tonight.

You'll be the cynosure of all eyes.

That means everybody

is going to be watching you.

Everybody wants to see

the lady who caught Eddie the Mangler.

Terrific. You have my copy?

Good luck.

- Boy, she seems shaky.

- Looks fine to me.

- We go in 10 seconds.

- Don't let this be the last stop for your car.

- Keep your runabout running right...

- Five, four, three...

This is KDHB TV, Channel 6, Los Angeles.

Up on 2.

It's the 5:
00 edition

of the Southland's top-rated newscast...

the Channel 6 Update News,

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