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And if it turns out to be Lyman,

this will be the biggest story

to hit London since Jack the Ripper.

"Jack the Ripper."

Is that capitalized?

There's no knowing

where he'll strike next,

but more women will be

murdered until he is stopped.

That's horrible!

We have to notify the police.

No, no.

What kind of reporter are you?

That would be a disaster!

God, no!

He's a respected millionaire.

You can't accuse anyone,

let alone someone like that

without substantial proof.

And once you've alerted him to the

suspicion... That he is under suspicion,

then he'll be impossible to trap.

Not to mention doubly dangerous.

There's also a possibility

that he poisoned his secretary

because he suspected that

she was learning the truth.

No, you have to

get the story first,

but first you have to

get the story right!

There's no certainty in this, or...

I got a feeling

in my gut about this.

The kind that journalists dream about.

And so far, no one else

has the information.

Oh, if I was around today,

I'd find a way to get the facts

and break this case wide open!

Now, believe me, Sondra.

You can wait your whole life

for a story like this.

Don't blow it.

And be careful.

Lives are in the balance.

Possibly, maybe yours.

Got to go. Got to go.

- That's it for me.

- You got to help me with this.

Not me, honey.

I'm a prestidigitator.

I do coin tricks and card tricks.

And I'm a journalist

sitting on top of

one of the biggest

stories of all time!

Yeah. For a college paper!

Kid, you're in over your head.

You know what you should do?

You should share this story.

Share it? No!

I gotta dig up the facts

and then I gotta shop it

around to every paper in town.

Look at her.

Soon you'll be drinking

the black coffee

and smoking cigarettes with the hat back.

Now, what kind of...

We don't have much time here.

I mean, we got to strike!

You know this guy's a serial killer.

He could just kill at any moment!

I heard that part.

That's when I knew I was

gonna make other plans.

You should go call the police.

That's what I'd do.

Yeah, and what

am I gonna tell them?

Tell them that...

Exactly what he told you.

That Lord Lyman's son, Peter, is...

He suspects he's a serial killer.

Uh-huh, and when they ask me where

I got this information from?

Well, tell them!

You know, just say,

you know tell them...

Just explain to them that...

You know, say that...

Tell them...

Where did you get

the information?

Was that the question

that you just asked?

I would not say

anything if I were you

'cause they'll put you away.

That's exactly what I'm saying.

I'm gonna say,

"I got this information from a dead guy"?

Listen, this is not for me,

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