Lady in White Page #4

We were in the sixth grade together.

He was the class brain.

Got "A's" with his eyes closed.

Probably would've been a doctor

or lawyer. Something brainy like that.

Just think, toad, you could've made it

an even dozen and really been famous.

That's enough.

That's it. No more crazy stories.

I was just kidding around,

trying to lighten things up.

-It's not funny, Geno.

-Don't you have chores to do?

Sorry, Frankie. I didn't mean it.

I'll get it.

Hello? Yes, just a minute. Angelo.

-Hello?

-Al, this is Ray. I'm down at the courthouse.

Yeah. They hit him with 11 counts

of murder, one assault. That's right.

Naomi, smile for your daddy.

The preliminary's this afternoon.

On top of that...

the D.A says they're gonna hold him over

for the grand jury. No bail.

They're bringing him out now. Yeah.

Hold on a minute.

Ray, what's going on?

"10-year-old Melissa Anne Montgomery...

"was the first victim believed

to have been murdered in Cliffside Park.

"Her body thrown to the waters below...

"from the notorious Widow's Peak.

"The Peak,

a popular spot with young people...

"is also the haunting ground...

"of the legendary Lady in White.

"Reported by city and local youths

to be a mysterious, long-robed woman...

"who roams the cliffs at night."

-We've got a surprise for him.

-Okay.

-ls he awake?

-I'll see, come on in. Let's go and see.

Let's go.

Look who's here.

Hey, Broken Arrow.

Hi, Phil. Hi, Tony.

How you doing, Frankie?

Phil, why you call Frankie

a "Broken Arrow"?

Because, Mama...

whenever we go for target practice

with that warped bow of his...

the arrow curves away from the bull's eye,

hits the side of the hill, and breaks in two.

So, from now on, no more Broken Arrow.

That's from me and Tony.

Thanks, Phil. Thank you, Tony.

You're welcome, Frankie.

At least he looks good.

What're you doing with all those papers?

It's a gold mine.

If Frankie autographs them...

I'll get 50 cents apiece.

He's a regular Howard Hughes.

They charged Harold Williams with murder

this morning.

-He's being held without bail.

-You're kidding me.

The janitor.

Ray Saunders just called. He said he was

hiding in the boiler room at the school.

-Been there all night.

-That black son of a b*tch.

Unbelievable. I was just there this morning

to prep the furnace for Monday.

Willie claimed he'd gotten drunk

and had fallen asleep, that's all.

All these years of sending my kids

to that school...

watching them like a hawk,

knowing that maniac was still out there.

I thought they'd nail some guy from the city.

Willie says he didn't do it.

Of course that's what he says.

What else is he gonna say?

Why would he do it?

He's got children of his own.

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