The Town That Dreaded Sundown Page #4

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of the story, but...

- the whole truth has been all but buried.

- Oh, We're all so surprised

that the Phantom's back?

Of course he is.

You can't leave a candle

burning in a window for someone

and then be surprised

when he finally shows up!

Amen. Amen, sister, Amen.

Most of the people alive back then

are no longer with us.

Or they just don't want to remember.

- Then you shutter the bars.

- But everything comes back.

The past is alive, all around us.

Order!

"Disciples of Evil."

That's what my daddy said.

Hi.

The library's paper archives

only go back for 10 years.

They said I should come here if I was

looking for articles in the Gazette

- from the '40s and '50s.

- Stuff about the Phantom?

Yes.

All the best stuff is upstairs.

In the jail.

Listen up!

As of this moment,

the Texas Rangers are in charge

of this investigation. Specifically, I am.

They moved everything in here

when they decommissioned the prison.

Now we just use if for storage.

All of our archives and files.

It's in here.

Trust me,

I understand how you feel right now.

I once had a Texas Ranger

come into my house, and it wasn't easy.

Sparkplug, give us the room.

Now, let's get down to business.

I want open, clear lines of communication

between Texas and Arkansas.

One person from each side

reporting directly to me.

So are you just casually

interested, or...

I don't think we'll figure out

who the Phantom is now

unless we figure out

who he was back then.

- Cool.

- We have two jobs, friends.

To capture this bastard

and to keep the good people of Texarkana

from killing each other out of fear.

We are not huntin' a ghost.

We are after a flesh and blood,

cold-blooded killer,

who, up to this point,

has not made one mistake.

- Due respect, Ranger Morales...

- Call me Lone Wolf.

I think very highly of myself,

and I've also earned it.

Due respect, Lone Wolf,

he was videotaped.

I'd like to see that footage.

Oh, and the movie.

Believe it or not, I've never had

the pleasure of seeing it.

Everything from 1945 to 1952

is gonna be in here.

You know how that works? The microfiche?

They were gonna throw it out,

and I said, "Hey, why?

"You know, it works. Bring it here."

Well...

Well, thanks.

Yeah. Good luck.

Oh, sh*t, sorry.

You're Jami Lerner, aren't you?

I'm Nick.

I went to Evans High with you.

We were in the same chem class.

We were?

Yeah, you sat in the front to the side.

I sat in the back to the other side.

And when I recognized you, I thought...

"Holy sh*t, that's her,

and I hope she's okay."

That's all. I just wanted

to see if you're okay.

Yeah, I am.

And... give you this.

It's the greatest hits the Gazette

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