Green River KIiller Page #5

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TOM (O.S.) (CONT’D)

No, ma’am, the Green River Task

Force hasn’t been in operation for

three years now. It’s just me...

Well, our understanding is that he

stopped killing almost ten years

ago, so...

DET. JIM DOYON stands in the doorway. TOM nods to him.

TOM (CONT'D)

Listen, I am not going to come down

and interrogate your husband. If I

need to speak to him, I’ll be in

touch, but don’t hold your

breath... Rude? Well, I prefer to

think of myself as ‘endearingly

crabby’. Have a nice day.

Puts down the phone. Shakes his head in disbelief.

TOM (CONT'D)

You would not believe the amount of

women out there who think they’re

married to a serial killer.

DOYON:

Charlaine been calling in again?

TOM:

To what do I owe the pleasure, Jim?

DOYON:

We just found something out by the

Racetrack. I think you should come

take a look.

EXT. WOODED AREA, NEAR SEATTLE INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY (1993) -

DAY:

Two men in the rain. The naked body of a dead WOMAN before

them, a ligature wrapped around her neck.

DOYON:

Bring back happy memories?

TOM, staring at the bleak sight in front of him, wipes the

rain off his face and feels an all too familiar dread.

INT. KING COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE, SEATTLE (1993) - DAY

TOM sits opposite SHERIFF JAMES MONTGOMERY.

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SHERIFF MONTGOMERY

I’ve got to tell you, Tom, I think

you’re reaching here. We all know

he stopped in ‘84.

TOM:

Sir, I think there’s a strong case

that a number of the bodies we’ve

found in the last three years could

turn out to be more Green River...

SHERIFF MONTGOMERY

Tom, let me stop you there...

TOM:

All strangled, all found near dump

sites he’s used before...

SHERIFF MONTGOMERY

Let me ask you something. Do you

realize what would happen if I was

to say the Green River Killer was

still active? Do you understand

what a political nightmare that

would be?

TOM:

With respect, sir...

SHERIFF MONTGOMERY

And the press go crazy if they

smell anything to do with Green

River. You know that.

TOM:

But I still think...

SHERIFF MONTGOMERY

I’m not going down that road again,

Tom. He stopped in ‘84.

TOM:

But what if...

SHERIFF MONTGOMERY

(the final word)

He stopped in ‘84!

INT. JENSEN HOUSE, KITCHEN (1993) - NIGHT

TOM can’t sleep. He sits feeding scraps to JOEY, their

labrador puppy. CHARLAINE enters, in her robe.

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CHARLAINE:

Can’t sleep?

TOM:

Did I wake you?

CHARLAINE:

I could hear you worrying.

TOM attempts a smile.

CHARLAINE (CONT’D)

I know it’s not what you do, but

you can talk to me about...

whatever.

TOM nods. CHARLAINE looks at her poker-faced husband, trying

to read him.

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