Green River KIiller Page #4

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ADAMSON:

And that is what this Task Force

needs to be. The best. We have to

stop whoever is out there killing

these women. And we have to do it

fast.

TITLE - “NINE YEARS EARLIER”

Towards the back of the room, a younger TOM,(30s) sits next

to a younger JIM DOYON. As ADAMSON continues.

DOYON:

(offering his hand)

Jim.

10.

TOM:

(shakes it)

Yeah, I know. We were at the

academy around the same time. Tom.

DOYON:

Tom Jensen? The ‘Tom Jensen’?

TOM:

(thrown)

Uh... yeah, I guess? What’ve you

heard?

DOYON:

Nothing, that’s just what it says

on your nice sticker there.

JIM points to the name badge stuck on TOM’s jacket.

TOM:

(smiles)

Right. Okay.

Up front, ADAMSON calls someone over to him.

ADAMSON:

You all know Dave Reichert, lead

investigator on this case. Go

ahead, Dave.

A young, dark-haired REICHERT (35), steps up. Handsome,

confident. The star quarter-back.

REICHERT:

The first five victims were

discovered in or around the Green

River in the Summer of ‘82. In the

year and a half since then, bodies

have been showing up in woods all

over the county. All prostitutes,

all strangled. Most just teenagers.

Nearly all last seen working the

area of Pacific Highway South

commonly referred to as ‘The

Strip’.

As REICHERT starts pointing out areas on a map.

DOYON:

(quietly)

Which department you from, Tom?

TOM:

Burglary. You?

11.

DOYON:

Major crimes. It’s a shame this is

only going to take a few months.

High profile case, regular hours?

Our wives might actually start

talking to us again.

TOM:

Just hope they keep my place there

for when this is over.

ADAMSON takes over from REICHERT, again.

ADAMSON:

Right now, the higher-ups are

signing cheques for this, but,

apparently, it’s hard to convince

people an outbreak of murdered

hookers is a threat to public

safety. So, have no doubt that

support will evaporate if we do not

deliver results, soon.

DOYON:

(quietly, to TOM)

Don’t worry, with everything we’re

about to throw at this guy, you’ll

be back in burglary before they

even know you’re gone.

INT. KENT POLICE STATION, JENSEN OFFICE (1993) - DAY

TOM (O.S.)

(answering a call)

Green River. Detective Jensen

speaking...

TITLE - “NINE YEARS LATER”.

At the end of many corridors, away from the bustle of the

main station, we find an isolated office. TOM,(40s), is on a

call.

TOM (O.S.) (CONT’D)

Uh huh... How old did you say he

was?... I see. Well, you know, the

first bodies were found in the

Green River eleven years ago. So,

ma’am, that would have to mean your

husband started killing prostitutes

at the age of twelve... No, not

impossible, but I would say

unlikely...

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