
The Ghoul
It wouldn't be the first time.
Traffic jam. Someone drove
their car off the M1.
On purpose? Fucking selfish
pricks holding up the commute.
What's wrong with a bottle
of aspirin, eh?
Mr Coulson?
Repainted last week. No
Agency can't shift it.
Oh, I'll check the fuse box.
Righty-tighty. I'll give you
The neighbor said she heard a shot,
then the dog starts barking
and then six more shots.
Most likely, he's woken up when
he's come down the stairs,
he's gone to have a look out here,
and then he's gone to have
another look out the back here.
That's when he's discovered the shooter,
who ends up there, where you are.
and that's when the gun goes off.
But here's the head-scratcher
and it's a fucking doozy.
When he gets shot
he don't fall down.
He just keeps walking.
He doesn't drop where he should.
He just keeps coming.
Even though he's been shot.
The second shot
hits her in the chest,
but she doesn't drop, either.
She comes down a step or two. Third
shot hits her in the stomach.
She keeps coming.
Fourth shot hits her in the chest,
Shots five and six hit him
in the abdomen and the shoulder.
And then the last shot
goes through his head
up into the ceiling, by which time
he's practically on top of him.
And then he drops the gun
and he legs it out of the door
with the car keys.
- Conversion?
- Er, yeah. A starter pistol.
And they said the Olympics
wouldn't leave a legacy, eh?
- They run at him?
- No, no.
It was more of a leisurely stroll.
Soco said they came
at him at an even pace,
even had him in shot.
They only finally lay down and died
when he left the house.
Now, how's it possible
for two people to keep walking
when they've been shot three times,
one of them in the face?
I told you it was a head-scratcher.
"We need to go
after the property manager."
- "F*ck's sake. What?"
- "Who showed us in. What's his name?"
"F*ck, er Coulson. I think.
Jesus Christ, it's"
- "Did you get an address?"
- "F*ck's sake!'
"The landlord says he hasn't
seen him for a week.
"Estate agency doesn't know where he is.
It's hard enough finding this address.
"No family. Mother dead. Father estranged.
Lives abroad.
"Employment records
practically non-existent.
"Trust-fund kid, which explains
this place. Almost.
"Coulson wasn't managing the building
at the times of the murders.
"He only got the job three days
after the shooting."
Turns out Michael Coulson's quite
the colorful character.
especially with violent stuff.
But nothing's ever stuck. Seems
he genuinely never gets involved.
and crime scenes.
I think he talks other people into doing
stuff just cos he gets a kick out of it.
Then from July last year,
he's been seeing a psychiatrist.
Dr Helen Fisher.
Private sessions
about two miles from here.
Think he knows we're onto him?
Well, I don't think he's popped
out for 20 fags and a wank mag.
Yeah, I'll admit this
doesn't look brilliant.
- Hey, Kath.
- Jesus Christ!
Chris
- Anyone else know you're here?
- Just Jim.
Where have you been?
Up north.
Man of fucking mystery, aren't you?
What makes you think he's the one?
Been linked to similar things before.
Obsessed with crime scenes.
Means he's a ghoul.
Doesn't mean he's got
anything to do with this.
He was seeing a psychotherapist
called Helen Fisher.
Might be something in Fisher's notes
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