10 to Midnight Page #4

- Whats that?

- This is Bettys diary.

We got it from her roommate.

She kept what you might call

a graphic record of her experiences.

For instance, So conceited that when

he said did l wanna go to bed with him,

it was like he was doing me a favour.

- Thats Larry Williams. You know him?

- No.

Always talking about

his Corvette and cabin cruiser,

but never once bothered

to mention having a wife.

George Latham. You know him?

No.

Good-looking but what a creep.

Makes my skin crawl.

l told him to get lost.

Creep called me up again.

Creep asked me to the office picnic.

l said l had a date. He said l was lying.

That made me mad.

l said l wouldnt go with him

if he was the last man alive.

You know who that is?

lll give you a hint: you.

They say one shouldnt

speak ill of the dead.

But the truth is,

she was not a nice person.

- No morals at all and terrible manners.

- l know what you mean.

A man can only take so much abuse

before he strikes back.

Thats not what l mean.

- Where were you on the night of the 6th?

- At the Aero Theatre.

- Betty Johnson was murdered on the 7th.

- l assumed you meant that night.

Anybody see you there?

The cashier. The manager.

A couple of girls l talked to.

- What was the movie?

- Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.

The one with Newman and McQueen?

Newman and Redford.

Shall l tell you the rest of the cast,

what its about?

Thats not necessary.

These are games we play with

just about everybody. Nothing personal.

Can l use your bathroom?

Help yourself.

This is first-rate.

lts a beautiful colour.

lve never seen a bullfight, have you?

- A couple.

- Where, Mexico?

Tijuana.

They really as gory as people say?

Not if you think of it as a spectacle.

l suppose thats a valid point of view.

Shouldnt be so quick to judge, right?

After all, footballs a fairly brutal sport.

Boxing. Nothing very elevating about

two gorillas beating each other to a pulp.

- This corrida de...

- Corrida de toros.

- What does that mean?

- Bullfight.

- You speak Spanish, huh?

- A little.

(police radio) 3L99. 3L99.

Phone the station.

- May l use your telephone?

- Of course.

Detective McAnn.

Lieutenant.

- Kessler.

- Karen Smalley.

Who?

Pretty girl.

The one Betty Johnson lived with.

- Where?

- The apartment.

lll meet you there.

Sorry to bother you.

Thanks for your help.

Thats OK.

lf theres anything l can do...

This is Detective McAnn. Hell take you

downtown and get your statement, Tim.

l didnt do it.

Christ almighty, she was my girl!

- l know you didnt do it, Tim.

- All right, Tim. Lets go.

- This where you found the diary?

- Yeah.

- Figure thats what he was looking for?

- Yeah.

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