Thriller (1991) 95 minutes ~ Color
Original Title: Don't Touch My Daughter
What started out as a normal day for Linda Hemmings (Victoria Principle) ends up in Horror when her 11 year old daughter Dana (Danielle Harris) is kidnapped. What follows is every parent’s worst nightmare as Linda struggles with the painful reality that her daughter is gone. In an act of desperation Dana escapes and the kidnapper is thrown in jail. All involved believe the horrifying ordeal is over, but not for long… When Dana’s abductor is released on a legal technicality, the terror starts again… only this time; the kidnapper has murder on his mind.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Marjorie Dorner (novel), John Robert Bensink (teleplay) and Rick Husky (teleplay)
Stars: Victoria Principal, Paul Sorvino, Jonathan Banks, Danielle Harris
Original Title: Don't Touch My Daughter
What started out as a normal day for Linda Hemmings (Victoria Principle) ends up in Horror when her 11 year old daughter Dana (Danielle Harris) is kidnapped. What follows is every parent’s worst nightmare as Linda struggles with the painful reality that her daughter is gone. In an act of desperation Dana escapes and the kidnapper is thrown in jail. All involved believe the horrifying ordeal is over, but not for long… When Dana’s abductor is released on a legal technicality, the terror starts again… only this time; the kidnapper has murder on his mind.
Director: John Pasquin
Writer: Marjorie Dorner (novel), John Robert Bensink (teleplay) and Rick Husky (teleplay)
Stars: Victoria Principal, Paul Sorvino, Jonathan Banks, Danielle Harris
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00:00:44Mom, coffee's done, toast is in.
00:00:47Thanks, sweetie.
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00:00:55What can I make you for lunch today?
00:00:58You know, I think I'll take my chances at the cafeteria.
00:01:01Oh, got money?
00:01:02Yep.
00:01:05Oh, Aaron invited me over after school today.
00:01:08Is that okay?
00:01:09Yeah, Mr. Carver's called another faculty meeting.
00:01:11Probably gonna run a little late.
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00:01:16Coming.
00:01:20Be careful.
00:01:24Homework?
00:01:25Got it.
00:01:26Okay.
00:01:27How about you?
00:01:28Yep, never leave home without it.
00:01:30Buckle up.
00:01:31Ready?
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00:01:52Dad wants me to spend next summer in California with him.
00:01:56Well, what do you think?
00:01:58You mean I'll be old enough then to make my own decisions?
00:02:01Some.
00:02:04Yeah, the problem is the whole summer.
00:02:06Is a long time.
00:02:07Right.
00:02:09Just tell him the truth, he'll understand.
00:02:12Not that I'd miss you anyway.
00:02:14Mom!
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00:02:30Hey, look, after the meeting.
00:02:32Okay.
00:02:33Okay.
00:02:34Love you.
00:02:36Bye.
00:02:42Thanks for taking her.
00:02:43I'll try not to be late.
00:02:45Don't forget, we've got you and Hal for dinner Saturday night.
00:02:48Looking forward to it.
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00:03:02Don't forget, we have dinner at Susan's Saturday night.
00:03:04Got it.
00:03:07Listen, when was the last time I asked you to marry me?
00:03:09Yesterday.
00:03:10That's what I thought.
00:03:11I haven't changed my mind, by the way.
00:03:12Good, Al.
00:03:14Weekends are best for me.
00:03:15Well.
00:03:16As you know, I teach during the week.
00:03:17I need my sleep.
00:03:18Of course you do.
00:03:19And I mentioned it to Dana, she's all for it.
00:03:21And?
00:03:22She's available every weekend except the third one in March.
00:03:24Some girl scout deal, I believe.
00:03:26Meanwhile, dinner's Susan's Saturday.
00:03:29So I guess this weekend is out.
00:03:31Yes.
00:03:33So if I come off a little tough and it seems like I'm throwing a lot at you, I am.
00:03:40Maybe I should ask you how tough you think it's going to be in the real world after you graduate.
00:03:44Pretty tough.
00:03:46And why do we think this?
00:03:48Because everyone tells us over and over and over again.
00:03:52Maybe that's because it's true and it bears repeating.
00:03:56It is rough out there.
00:03:57That's because there's a lot of math out there.
00:04:00Yes, Curtis, and there's going to be more in here tomorrow because you're going to be quizzed on this.
00:04:03Sine, cosine, tangent, cotangent, and don't forget your logarithm tables.
00:04:09Bye.
00:04:10Thank you, Curtis.
00:04:13And a review of last year's curriculum and grade curve for the period shows a dip in averages across the board,
00:04:21which I think we'll agree deserves further examination.
00:04:29Hi, Mom.
00:04:30Honey, this meeting is running long and I'm going to have to stop on the way home and pick up something for dinner.
00:04:34That's okay.
00:04:35If it's after four, I'll just meet you at home.
00:04:37All right.
00:04:38Love you.
00:04:39Love you, too.
00:04:40Bye.
00:04:41Bye.
00:04:44I could drive you home, honey.
00:04:46It's only a few blocks.
00:04:47Mom's probably already headed home.
00:04:48Okay.
00:04:49Be careful crossing streets.
00:04:50I will.
00:04:51Bye.
00:04:52See you later.
00:05:09Dana.
00:05:16Dana.
00:05:18Dana.
00:05:20Sweetie.
00:05:29Dana.
00:05:35Hello.
00:05:36Suze, hi.
00:05:37I know I should have picked up Dana first, but she's...
00:05:39She left already.
00:05:40What time did she leave?
00:05:42A little after four.
00:05:43She had her key.
00:05:44Said she wanted to get home, that you'd probably be there.
00:05:50Are you sure she just headed straight home?
00:05:52Positive.
00:05:53But her book bag's not here.
00:05:57Well, could she have been there and gone out again?
00:06:00No, Dana would leave a note.
00:06:02Well, I'm sure there's a logical explanation.
00:06:05Susan, she only had to walk four blocks.
00:06:11I think I should call the police.
00:06:13Oh, honey, I think you're overreacting.
00:06:15Well, no, I think I should call them.
00:06:17Okay.
00:06:18Look, don't panic.
00:06:21I'm going to come over, and I'll keep an eye out for her on the way.
00:06:24All right.
00:06:25Bye.
00:06:26Jerry, I need to go over to Linda's.
00:06:29She should have been home an hour and a half ago, and she has...
00:06:33Um, Dana Hemmings.
00:06:37H-E-M-M-I-N-G-S.
00:06:43She's 11.
00:06:45Brunette.
00:06:49Five, four, five, four, six.
00:06:54Wearing...
00:06:55What was she wearing?
00:06:57What was she wearing?
00:06:59Oh, my God, I can't...
00:07:01She was wearing a plaid...
00:07:03A pink and yellow plaid jumper and, uh, socks.
00:07:06Socks and penny loafers.
00:07:08And a jean jacket.
00:07:09She had, like, a denim jacket on.
00:07:28Excuse me, sir.
00:07:29What is it, Haggerty?
00:07:30I'm sorry to bother you on your day off,
00:07:32but we've got a possible abduction of a little girl.
00:07:35Well, either you have one or you don't have one.
00:07:37Which is it, son?
00:07:38Well, one's been reported.
00:07:40The mother called.
00:07:42She said the kid's missing.
00:07:43She never arrived home from her friend's house.
00:07:46Well, maybe she stopped to have a Coke or go to the mall
00:07:50or do whatever kids do today.
00:07:53We also have a witness.
00:07:56And she's gonna walk in here any minute.
00:08:04Mrs. Hemmings.
00:08:05I'm Lieutenant Wilman.
00:08:06This is Sergeant Haggerty.
00:08:08Has something happened?
00:08:09We had a witness report about a man
00:08:11putting a little girl into a car over on Slayton.
00:08:14Was it my daughter?
00:08:15Well, the description says it was a young girl.
00:08:18I don't think it was a young girl.
00:08:20I don't think it was a young girl.
00:08:22We're done with this meeting.
00:08:23Was it my daughter?
00:08:24Well, the description, the clothes she was wearing
00:08:26match what you phoned into the desk, Sergeant.
00:08:30Is there anything else?
00:08:33May we come in?
00:08:34Oh, yes, please.
00:08:35Come in, both of you.
00:08:36Yes.
00:08:41This is Susan Fisher.
00:08:43The neighbor my daughter was visiting.
00:08:45Hello.
00:08:46Has your husband been notified?
00:08:48We're divorced.
00:08:49He lives in San Francisco.
00:08:51Your daughter, she's 11 years old, right?
00:08:52Yes.
00:08:53Would you happen to have a picture of her?
00:08:55Yes, right here.
00:09:04Would you describe her as responsible?
00:09:06I mean, she wouldn't do something like this on her own,
00:09:08get into somebody else's car, would she?
00:09:09No, no, Dana would never do anything like that.
00:09:12And I thought that you said the girl was taken into the car.
00:09:15Yeah, I'm afraid we can't rule out kidnapping.
00:09:18Listen, where are your phones?
00:09:19We're going to monitor your calls, all right?
00:09:22Well, there's one right here.
00:09:25And there's an extension in the kitchen
00:09:27and one upstairs in my bedroom.
00:09:29I've lived here my whole life.
00:09:30I've never heard of anybody being kidnapped.
00:09:32Unfortunately, it can happen anywhere.
00:09:34Hello?
00:09:36Hey, I was just thinking, why don't we
00:09:38grab an early breakfast to go?
00:09:39Hal, I've been trying to reach you.
00:09:40Dana didn't come home, and the police are here.
00:09:42And I guess I should get off the phone,
00:09:44just in case somebody tries to call.
00:09:46Oh, my God.
00:09:47Linda.
00:09:51Linda?
00:09:52Yes, Jim.
00:09:53I'm sorry.
00:09:54I've got to go.
00:09:55I'm sorry.
00:09:55I'm sorry.
00:09:57I'm sorry.
00:09:57I'm sorry.
00:09:58I'm sorry.
00:09:59I'm sorry.
00:10:00I'm sorry.
00:10:01I'm sorry.
00:10:02I'm sorry.
00:10:03I'm sorry.
00:10:03Linda?
00:10:11Oh, Dana!
00:10:13Oh, sweetheart.
00:10:15Oh, sweetie.
00:10:17Look at you.
00:10:18Are you all right?
00:10:20I'm okay.
00:10:21Oh, you're so dirty.
00:10:21Are you sure?
00:10:23Dana, I was so worried about you.
00:10:25I was so worried.
00:10:26I called the police.
00:10:28Honey, I'm Lieutenant Wilman,
00:10:31and that man over there is Sergeant Haggerty.
00:10:34Okay, look, Dana, we need your help.
00:10:36Now, we're gonna know where you've been,
00:10:37who you've been with.
00:10:38It's important that you- Hold it.
00:10:39I think there may be too many people in this room.
00:10:42Oh, come on.
00:10:45Oh, I almost got you.
00:10:49Lieutenant.
00:10:50No thanks.
00:10:56Do you want some more cookies?
00:10:58No.
00:11:02How we doing over here?
00:11:05You feeling better now?
00:11:07Yes, thank you.
00:11:10That's good.
00:11:13Honey, whatever happened,
00:11:17you're gonna have to talk about it.
00:11:20You're gonna have to tell someone.
00:11:25Why don't you start by telling me?
00:11:29I tried to walk away,
00:11:33but he grabbed me and pulled me.
00:11:37He made you get into the car?
00:11:40He forced me,
00:11:43and then we drove around for a long time.
00:11:47How'd you ever get away?
00:11:49I don't know.
00:11:50I don't know how I got away.
00:11:52I don't know how I got away.
00:11:55How'd you ever get away?
00:11:58We went through a red light.
00:12:03There was almost an accident with another car.
00:12:07I jumped out and hid.
00:12:10And then what happened?
00:12:12When he couldn't find me, he left,
00:12:16and I ran home.
00:12:20I was afraid to be on the sidewalk,
00:12:24so I stayed in the backyards all the way.
00:12:29That was very smart, Dana, and very brave, too.
00:12:35Honey, what did he do to you?
00:12:42He held the back of my hair real tight,
00:12:47and then he kissed me.
00:12:49He kissed you on the mouth?
00:12:54It was hard.
00:12:57He said I was pretty,
00:13:01and that we were gonna have some fun.
00:13:09What else, honey?
00:13:12He put his hands between my legs
00:13:18and touched me.
00:13:20Did he hurt you?
00:13:23I kept telling him I had to go home,
00:13:27but he said forget it, I'm never going home again.
00:13:36Those were his exact words?
00:13:39Yes.
00:13:41What do you remember about the car?
00:13:44It was real dirty.
00:13:45He had some kind of camera on the front seat.
00:13:53Would you happen to remember what kind of car this was?
00:13:56No, but I know who he is.
00:14:02It was the father of a girl in my class at school.
00:14:10He was a very nice guy.
00:14:16Chrissie Ryder's father.
00:14:20Now I know that boy, you know, my five-year-old brother.
00:14:23All right, everyone, come in.
00:14:26Let's go.
00:14:27Let's go.
00:14:28Get in the car, please.
00:14:29Good morning.
00:14:30He needs to be called for a three-year-old boy.
00:14:34This is his car.
00:14:36He works the night shift.
00:14:38Nice.
00:14:39Yeah, good.
00:14:40Get with Charles Ryder.
00:14:42Yes, sir.
00:14:44How can I help you?
00:14:45We have a warrant for your arrest.
00:14:47Oh, what are you, kidding?
00:14:48I paid all my traffic tickets.
00:14:49This is for suspicion of kidnapping
00:14:51and child molestation.
00:14:52Are you crazy?
00:14:52What do you mean?
00:14:54Child molestation?
00:14:55Get to come with us.
00:14:57No, no, no.
00:14:58I didn't do it.
00:14:59I didn't do it.
00:14:59I didn't do it.
00:15:00You did it.
00:15:01I didn't do it.
00:15:02I didn't do it.
00:15:03I didn't do it.
00:15:04I didn't do it.
00:15:04I didn't do it.
00:15:05I didn't do it.
00:15:06I didn't do it.
00:15:07I didn't do it.
00:15:08I didn't do it.
00:15:09I didn't do it.
00:15:09Get to come with us.
00:15:11You guys have to be joking.
00:15:12You're making a terrible mistake here.
00:15:16All right, go ahead.
00:15:17We don't need your permission.
00:15:19What I'm saying is I don't have anything to hide.
00:15:21Nothing at all.
00:15:22Shut up.
00:15:25Let me out, please.
00:15:28Please.
00:15:31Ow.
00:15:32Ow.
00:15:34Ow.
00:15:36Let me out, please.
00:15:38Stop, don't touch me.
00:15:39Dina, Dina, honey, honey.
00:15:41Dina, sweetheart.
00:15:42Dina, it's Mommy.
00:15:43Oh, Dina, it's Mommy.
00:15:45Dina.
00:15:46Oh, Dina.
00:15:48Dina.
00:15:49Oh, it's just a bad dream, sweetheart.
00:15:54The girl goes to school with my daughter.
00:15:55She was walking the same direction I was going.
00:15:58I offered her a ride.
00:16:00That's all.
00:16:01She agreed to go with you?
00:16:03She said great.
00:16:05Great?
00:16:05And then after a few blocks, she changed her mind, right?
00:16:10You know we have a witness
00:16:12who says that you forced her into the car.
00:16:15No, I did not force anybody into my car.
00:16:20Maybe I helped her into my car.
00:16:24She got pretty scraped up running away from you.
00:16:27I'm separated from my wife and my kid.
00:16:30I'm living in my own place.
00:16:31I'm trying to get it back together.
00:16:32We're supposed to move back in together,
00:16:33so I'm trying to get it back together.
00:16:36My job is a couple of weeks old.
00:16:38Now, why would I go and do a crazy thing like that
00:16:40and blow everything I've been working for?
00:16:43I don't know, Eddie.
00:16:44Why don't you tell me?
00:16:48♪
00:17:05How's she doing?
00:17:06Well, she was all right
00:17:08until just before she went to bed last night.
00:17:10She didn't sleep very well.
00:17:18Do you think I ought to keep Dana out of school today?
00:17:21Absolutely. I think you should.
00:17:26Unless you think that might make her more anxious.
00:17:29I don't think so.
00:17:30I don't think so.
00:17:31I don't think so.
00:17:32I don't think so.
00:17:33I don't think so.
00:17:35No.
00:17:36No, I think she should stay home.
00:17:38I'd like to stay with her.
00:17:39Could you get Francine to settle for me?
00:17:41Sure.
00:17:42Thanks.
00:17:43I didn't sleep very well either.
00:17:45Morning.
00:17:47Hi, sweetie.
00:17:48Hey, kiddo.
00:17:49-♪
00:17:57Hello?
00:17:59Yes, Michael.
00:18:01No, she seems all right this morning.
00:18:04Well, I was hung up at a faculty meeting
00:18:06and she was at Susan Fisher's, so I thought she...
00:18:09Michael, I didn't call and tell you what happened
00:18:11to have you blame it on me.
00:18:15Hold on.
00:18:16It's your dad, Dana.
00:18:21Hi, Dad.
00:18:23Fine.
00:18:25No, really, I'm okay.
00:18:30No, I don't want you to worry.
00:18:32Everything's okay.
00:18:35Specialty of the house.
00:18:37Coming up.
00:18:38Okay.
00:18:41Good.
00:18:42Good?
00:18:43Good.
00:18:44It's very good.
00:18:45It's very good.
00:18:51You're to the woman.
00:18:52I was in the neighborhood.
00:18:54How's Dana?
00:18:55Better.
00:18:56We took the day off.
00:18:57That's a good idea.
00:18:59Oh, please come in.
00:19:01Thanks.
00:19:03I'm glad you dropped by.
00:19:07Please, sit down.
00:19:09Would you like something to drink?
00:19:10A cup of coffee?
00:19:11No, no, thank you.
00:19:14I really dropped by
00:19:16just to tell you that I leaned on the D.A.
00:19:18to file charges.
00:19:19Leaned?
00:19:21Is there a problem?
00:19:23Well, this guy, Ryder, has been in some scrapes before.
00:19:26Bar fights, drunk and disorderly.
00:19:29One assault charge,
00:19:30but nothing like what occurred with your daughter.
00:19:34I'm not following you.
00:19:36Dana's already identified him as the man who abducted her.
00:19:39He says he offered your daughter a ride,
00:19:42she accepted, and the rest she made up.
00:19:44Well, what about the witness?
00:19:45The witness can testify as to what she saw,
00:19:47but she can't testify as to what went on inside the car.
00:19:50What about evidence?
00:19:51I mean, did you search his house?
00:19:53For what?
00:19:55There was never any mention of a weapon.
00:19:57And a search warrant has to be specific
00:19:59or else it's illegal search and seizure.
00:20:01Dana mentioned a camera in his car.
00:20:03When he was arrested, the car was impounded,
00:20:05but no camera was found.
00:20:07Besides, unless there were photos taken,
00:20:09it would have no bearing on the case.
00:20:11I'm sorry.
00:20:12I guess I just don't understand how this works.
00:20:18Okay, what happens next?
00:20:20There's gonna be a preliminary hearing.
00:20:23But he'll go to prison, won't he?
00:20:25Mrs. Hemmings,
00:20:27we're just beginning.
00:20:29It's a long way between arrest and prison.
00:20:32Well, you're right.
00:20:33It's a mess.
00:20:36No home, no job for me and my wife.
00:20:41I can't believe how upset she is.
00:20:44There she is thinking Eddie's back,
00:20:46he's gonna make everything great for me and Chrissy again.
00:20:50Thanks.
00:20:52Thanks.
00:20:55And then this happens.
00:21:00David,
00:21:02now these charges are going south.
00:21:04There's nothing to them and that's honest.
00:21:09Five minutes on the phone
00:21:10would do one hell of a lot for my marriage.
00:21:16Five minutes.
00:21:22Hello?
00:21:24Teacher.
00:21:27Hello?
00:21:29Teacher.
00:21:32You've been very naughty.
00:21:36Who is this?
00:21:37Well, you know who it is.
00:21:40And when I get out, I'm gonna kill you.
00:21:43I'm gonna kill you.
00:21:45I'm gonna kill you.
00:21:47I'm gonna kill you.
00:21:49I'm gonna kill you.
00:21:51And when I get out, I'm going to hurt you.
00:21:54I'm going to hurt you in the worst way.
00:21:57Even if I go to prison,
00:21:58it won't be for as long as you think.
00:22:02And then I'm coming back for her.
00:22:05You can't watch her every minute.
00:22:09Someday she'll be on her way to school
00:22:11and then she'll just be gone.
00:22:14Or she'll be taking her bike to the park
00:22:16and I'll be there.
00:22:18And when I'm done,
00:22:22her body will never be found.
00:22:26Believe it, Mommy.
00:22:27I can do it.
00:22:28I know how to make it happen.
00:22:30Her body will never be found.
00:22:48Look!
00:23:07He phoned you last night, didn't he?
00:23:11Yes.
00:23:12Yeah, I heard he made an unsupervised call.
00:23:15Well, great.
00:23:16and threaten me with the police standing by?
00:23:18Look, he gave the jailer some sucker
00:23:20line about calling his wife.
00:23:22I'll see it doesn't happen again.
00:23:24Lieutenant, Ryder said that whether he goes to prison
00:23:27or not, he's going to come back and go after Dana.
00:23:29Guys like Ryder like to intimidate,
00:23:31so they lash out with their mouth,
00:23:32but that's usually the extent of it.
00:23:34No.
00:23:35No, he said, I know how to do it.
00:23:36Her body will never be found.
00:23:38Now, I heard his voice.
00:23:39I heard what he said, and I know he meant it.
00:23:41Look, it's time to go in now.
00:23:47Your Honor, charges against the defendant
00:23:50are kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct
00:23:52in the second degree.
00:23:54Do you understand these charges, Mr. Ryder?
00:23:57Yes, ma'am.
00:23:59In the matter of bail, Mr. Gordon?
00:24:01Well, we feel the release of the defendant
00:24:03would be inimical to the public safety, Your Honor.
00:24:05How so?
00:24:06The nature of the crime, and that he's
00:24:08known to have threatened a complainant
00:24:09in a previous assault charge.
00:24:11That threat caused the complainant
00:24:13to refuse to testify.
00:24:15Therefore, the state request bail be set at $50,000.
00:24:18Granted.
00:24:19Mr. Ryder, your first appearance in district court
00:24:22will be within 10 days of this hearing,
00:24:25at which time you'll enter a plea to the charges
00:24:28outlined here today.
00:24:29Can you threaten witnesses in previous cases?
00:24:32Why wasn't I told this?
00:24:34It wasn't in his file, Mrs. Hemmings.
00:24:35We just found out about it.
00:24:36When did you find out?
00:24:37Last night.
00:24:38See, about a year ago, a man Ryder was working with
00:24:41accused him of stealing.
00:24:42Ryder beat the man so badly, he filed charges.
00:24:45Ryder threatened to kill him.
00:24:46Charges were dropped.
00:24:47Wait a minute.
00:24:48Did Lieutenant Wilman tell you that Ryder phoned last night
00:24:50and threatened me and my daughter?
00:24:52He admits that he called him, but he
00:24:54claims that he was just trying to explain
00:24:55to you that he's innocent.
00:24:57I don't believe this.
00:24:59I'm sorry, Mrs. Hemmings.
00:25:00It's your word against his.
00:25:03I'm going to talk to the eyewitness
00:25:05again to see if she can be more specific
00:25:07about what it is that she saw.
00:25:09But I'm afraid that it might come down
00:25:11to what you just went through, which is Ryder's
00:25:13word against your daughter's.
00:25:14Well, fine.
00:25:15She's telling the truth.
00:25:16He's lying.
00:25:17No, no, it's not that simple.
00:25:20Ryder's public defender is a young hotshot lawyer looking
00:25:23to make a name for himself.
00:25:24He's going to put Dana on the stand.
00:25:26He'll ask her if she likes to fantasize.
00:25:29He's going to twist the facts inside and out
00:25:30and make her the defendant.
00:25:33What are you telling me, that we shouldn't pursue this?
00:25:35No, I'm only saying that even though Dana
00:25:38may be telling the truth, it's going to be rough on her.
00:25:41And it's going to be rough on you.
00:25:43So what should we do?
00:25:45I can't tell you that.
00:25:47I got another lead to follow.
00:25:49I'll call you.
00:25:58I'm Sandy Ryder, Eddie's wife.
00:26:00You startled me.
00:26:01I've been waiting to talk to you, Miss Emmings.
00:26:04About what?
00:26:05These lies about Eddie.
00:26:07I don't know why your girls say such things.
00:26:09Dana doesn't tell lies.
00:26:12Well, sure you're going to say that because she's your daughter.
00:26:14But Eddie says she's lying, and you've got to get her to stop.
00:26:17I'm sorry, I don't have to listen to this.
00:26:19Now look, Eddie and I, we were just getting back together
00:26:22when all this started.
00:26:23Let go of my car.
00:26:24It wasn't Eddie's fault. You're going to drop your charges.
00:26:25Let go.
00:26:26You're going to drop your charges.
00:26:29She wasn't hurt, Mom.
00:26:30She wasn't hurt.
00:26:32He didn't hurt her.
00:26:34Please listen to me.
00:26:35Your kid's a liar.
00:26:37I'm telling you, she's a damn liar.
00:26:39She's a liar.
00:26:41She's a liar.
00:26:46After he had the hassle with the other worker,
00:26:48he started giving me a hard time.
00:26:50Didn't take well to any kind of authority.
00:26:52How long was he here?
00:26:54Four or five months.
00:26:55Firing him was my pleasure.
00:26:58What about friends?
00:26:59Closest thing he had was a guy he beat up, Charlie Garnsey.
00:27:05Go ahead, talk to him.
00:27:06I got kids, too, two girls.
00:27:16You had a problem with him.
00:27:18I don't need any more trouble, OK?
00:27:21I'm waiting.
00:27:23Last fall, after he started working here,
00:27:26a couple of us got a hunting shack and weapons
00:27:27up past Pilsen's Landing.
00:27:29We took him along a couple of times.
00:27:30That's it.
00:27:31Is he a hunter?
00:27:33No, he didn't know Diddley.
00:27:35But he liked to sit in that shack with a six pack
00:27:36and talk like he did.
00:27:39The only other guy who paid half attention to his bull
00:27:40was Bert Jeter.
00:27:43Jeter, is he on this shift here?
00:27:45No, he moved to Louisiana.
00:27:48Heard Ryder went down to visit him in August
00:27:50after he split up with his wife.
00:27:52Looking for work, I guess.
00:27:55What did the assault have to do with your hunting trip?
00:27:59I had a camera on one of those fancy Japanese deals.
00:28:02Ryder kept eyeballing it.
00:28:04Two days later, it comes up missing in my truck.
00:28:07I accuse him of stealing it, and he goes nuts.
00:28:09He beat you up.
00:28:11Then we sucker punched me.
00:28:12He kicks me when I'm on the ground.
00:28:13I break three ribs.
00:28:15So I file a charge against him.
00:28:17That's when he went in and he crazed me.
00:28:20He threatened you not to testify.
00:28:23He said he'd kill me.
00:28:25And you believed him?
00:28:28Emperor says something's going to happen.
00:28:30It happens.
00:28:32You see him around?
00:28:33No.
00:28:35The next time I get a gun, you better
00:28:37not be in the same county.
00:28:42We'll talk again.
00:28:58All rise.
00:28:5910th District Court in the county of Holton
00:29:02is now in session.
00:29:03Judge Wayne Landis presiding.
00:29:06Be seated.
00:29:13Edward Charles Ryder, the charges against you
00:29:16are kidnapping and criminal sexual conduct
00:29:19in the second degree.
00:29:21How do you plead?
00:29:22Your Honor, my client would like to plead not guilty.
00:29:25At this time, the defense wishes to file a motion to dismiss
00:29:29for lack of probable cause.
00:29:31I'm not going to draw here.
00:29:33What do you mean?
00:29:34Landis is soft, and Ryder's attorney knows it.
00:29:38Very well, Mr. Hahn, let the record
00:29:40show that a formal motion to dismiss has been made.
00:29:43Is there anything else?
00:29:45I'd like to request a reconsideration of bail,
00:29:48Your Honor.
00:29:48My client has a family to support,
00:29:51and the time he spent in jail already
00:29:52has jeopardized his job.
00:29:54We request he be released on his own recognizance.
00:29:57Your Honor, Mr. Ryder telephoned
00:29:59this case and made threats against it, and a daughter.
00:30:03Your Honor, my client admits in a moment of weakness
00:30:05he called Mrs. Hemmings, but only to beg
00:30:07her to believe in his innocence.
00:30:10Mr. Gordon, are there any witnesses to the sludge threat?
00:30:14No, Your Honor.
00:30:16Well, then is there any other reason
00:30:17why bail should remain so high?
00:30:20No, Your Honor.
00:30:22In that case, it is my opinion, since there
00:30:25is no additional information, that bail should be reduced.
00:30:30Bail is set for $10,000.
00:30:33Since bail is set at $10,000, if he can raise $1,000
00:30:36for a bondsman, he's out.
00:30:37He'll come after Dana the minute he gets out.
00:30:39Mrs. Hemmings, look.
00:30:40Even if he is released, there are conditions imposed.
00:30:43And there's no way that he can come
00:30:44after you or your daughter without being
00:30:46thrown right back in jail.
00:30:47And all charges against him are still pending.
00:30:49Can you provide us with police protection?
00:30:51I'll see what I can do.
00:30:53Can you protect us or not?
00:30:56I'm afraid I can't do anything official.
00:30:57I'm sorry.
00:30:58Well.
00:31:04Is he going to make bail?
00:31:07Allowing for paperwork, he'll be back
00:31:08on the streets tomorrow morning.
00:31:10Back on the street as though nothing ever happened?
00:31:12How is that possible?
00:31:14Mrs. Hemmings, you teach math, isn't that correct?
00:31:18Yes.
00:31:19Well, in math, everything sort of adds up, doesn't it?
00:31:22Well, it's supposed to.
00:31:23The law doesn't always work that way.
00:31:25Sometimes two and two makes five.
00:31:27Will you have a seat?
00:31:32Whatever else happens, this guy, Ryder,
00:31:35has never been charged with crimes like this before.
00:31:38Even if he's convicted of both charges,
00:31:41sentencing guidelines only allow for 24 months in jail.
00:31:44If he behaves himself, he'll be out in 16.
00:31:4716 months?
00:31:49If he's convicted of lesser charges,
00:31:51he could even get probation.
00:31:54Could he be acquitted?
00:31:55It's not over yet.
00:31:57Not if I can make a stronger case.
00:31:59How?
00:32:00Find out about other crimes he may have committed
00:32:02so we can put him away for longer.
00:32:06Lieutenant, Ryder said that I could believe
00:32:09that he wouldn't get caught.
00:32:10He said, I know how to do it.
00:32:13I remember that.
00:32:14Well, what if he's done it before?
00:32:16What if he's killed a little girl and hidden her body?
00:32:19I've called in for all the files about missing
00:32:20children in this area.
00:32:22And?
00:32:24I'm working on it.
00:32:43Get over here.
00:32:51I don't want one thing to happen to that little girl.
00:32:54Do you understand?
00:32:56Oh, whatever happens, happens.
00:32:58Let go of me.
00:32:59What is that?
00:33:00You take your hands off me.
00:33:01If anything happens to that little girl,
00:33:02anything, you will answer to me in a very big way.
00:33:05You got that?
00:33:06You take your hands off me.
00:33:10You know that case?
00:33:13I don't know.
00:33:14I don't know.
00:33:15I don't know.
00:33:16I don't know.
00:33:17I don't know.
00:33:18I don't know.
00:33:19I don't know.
00:33:20I'm going to walk out, and I'm going to walk away.
00:33:50Come here.
00:33:57Mom?
00:34:00Mom?
00:34:01Dana?
00:34:03What is it?
00:34:16Dana, he cannot come near us.
00:34:18There's a police order preventing him from coming near us.
00:34:28Listen, is there any place that you can go for a few days?
00:34:31He's the criminal. We shouldn't have to run away.
00:34:34I'm only thinking about your daughter for her protection.
00:34:39Susan Fisher has a house at the lake.
00:34:43Maybe if they're going for a long weekend, maybe we could catch up with them.
00:34:47Good. Do it.
00:34:49Come on, Sue.
00:34:57Come on, Dana.
00:34:59Go to the car, right?
00:35:00Okay, Mom.
00:35:04Just get in the front. I'll get the bags.
00:35:08Get in there, Dana.
00:35:12Thanks.
00:35:18Come on.
00:35:25Jerry, that's Linda.
00:35:27Pull over.
00:35:35Can Dana go with you?
00:35:37Yeah, sure. I'll get her.
00:35:40Come on, Dana. What about you?
00:35:42I'll be up later.
00:35:44Some things about this guy I want to find out.
00:35:46Oh, I don't like the sound of that.
00:35:48You just don't let Dana out of your sight, all right?
00:35:51Okay.
00:35:53Aren't you coming?
00:35:55I want to, but there's some things I have to do first. Will you be all right?
00:35:58I'll be fine.
00:35:59Everybody ready?
00:36:01Here we go.
00:36:02Bye, Mom.
00:36:03See you later.
00:36:07Bye.
00:36:19Can I help you?
00:36:21Oh, Mrs. Hemmings.
00:36:23Sorry if I scared you.
00:36:25If you had called ahead, I could have got the lights back on for you.
00:36:28It's all right, Casey.
00:36:29I just forgot some reports.
00:36:31I won't be very long.
00:36:33Sure. Go right ahead.
00:36:37I'm sorry.
00:36:39It's all right.
00:36:41It's all right.
00:36:43It's all right.
00:36:45It's all right.
00:36:46It's all right.
00:37:16It's all right.
00:37:37Oh, my God.
00:37:46Oh, my God.
00:38:17I can't believe that he was this stupid.
00:38:20Stupid enough for you to prove that he did it?
00:38:23Do you know what this is going to do to Dana?
00:38:27The only thing I can do is charge him with breaking and entering, malicious mischief.
00:38:31But without Prince, if we don't get any witnesses, we're not going to have much of a case.
00:38:35What, to get him off the street?
00:38:37For about ten minutes.
00:38:41I don't know.
00:38:42For about ten minutes.
00:38:48Do you have children?
00:38:51Sort of.
00:38:52I wasn't the very best father on the planet.
00:38:57I checked into Ryder's history as far back as I could.
00:39:01Violent father.
00:39:03Broken home.
00:39:04Just about everything you would expect.
00:39:06Now, apparently, that violence carried over.
00:39:08He threatened to kill a man who accused him of stealing his camera.
00:39:12The one Dana saw in Ryder's car?
00:39:14Possible.
00:39:15We didn't find a camera, remember?
00:39:17Ryder took a photography class at the high school.
00:39:20Excuse me?
00:39:21Three years ago.
00:39:23He learned how to use a darkroom.
00:39:26Well, how do you know that?
00:39:28Checked his school records.
00:39:30Mrs. Hemmings, stay out of places where you don't belong.
00:39:32The camera may tie in.
00:39:33The kind of pictures Ryder would take, you couldn't get developed at a drugstore.
00:39:36No leaps here.
00:39:37He has a terrible temper.
00:39:38Do you think he took up landscape photography?
00:39:40Isn't it clear the kind of man we're dealing with here?
00:39:55What about the missing children you were going to check on?
00:39:58About a year ago, there was a girl missing in Bakerville,
00:40:00around the same time that Ryder moved from there.
00:40:02There was also a girl missing close to here.
00:40:04When?
00:40:05Two years ago.
00:40:07I don't remember hearing about that.
00:40:09Well, the parents thought she was a runaway, so it didn't even make the papers.
00:40:13Is there any connection with Ryder?
00:40:17There could be.
00:40:19Ryder's brother-in-law was dating the older sister of that runaway.
00:40:23When the girl disappeared?
00:40:25Yes.
00:40:29Listen, I'm going to Bakerville today.
00:40:32Listen, I'm going to Bakerville tomorrow. You want to come with me?
00:40:37Why?
00:40:38You ask a lot of good questions. You could be helpful.
00:40:45You believe he killed the girl in Holton, don't you?
00:40:49There's no evidence to support that.
00:40:53Ryder met her through his brother-in-law, and he killed her.
00:40:56Look, what I believe doesn't matter.
00:40:58What matters is what can be proved in a court of law.
00:41:02You know, nothing against Chicago,
00:41:06but I left there to get away from things like this.
00:41:11So how'd this guy get the job?
00:41:13Ryder? He just showed up here one day out of the blue.
00:41:16We put him to work.
00:41:18And when he left, was it because you fired him?
00:41:20No, he just didn't show up one day.
00:41:23Would you happen to have the date of the last day that he worked?
00:41:26Yeah, I got it, man.
00:41:28I'd say it was, uh, September...
00:41:32September 2nd.
00:41:34Missing girl was 11. It was about a year back.
00:41:38Brothers convinced the girl was kidnapped, but nobody saw anything.
00:41:43Did you say there's an indication that she might be a runaway?
00:41:46Nothing definite, but it was a messy divorce situation, a custody fight.
00:41:51The girl's friends said she'd been depressed.
00:41:53Does your department have knowledge of the family's whereabouts at the moment?
00:41:56No. They moved. I don't know where.
00:41:59Do you know the date the girl disappeared?
00:42:03September 3rd.
00:42:06Don't you see? He looks for girls around the same age
00:42:08whose disappearance might be viewed as a runaway.
00:42:10Girls from tough families, from broken homes.
00:42:13You might have thought that about Dana if she hadn't gotten away.
00:42:16It'd be a possibility we would have to consider.
00:42:19Ryder told Dana she was never going home because he planned to kill her.
00:42:22He knows how because he's done it twice before.
00:42:25Do you know how easy it would be to hide a body around here?
00:42:27You have to arrest him tonight.
00:42:29It's all circumstantial. It would never stick.
00:42:31Well, tell me what would!
00:42:33Hard evidence and nothing less.
00:43:49Let's go.
00:44:50Hey, come on, you know I'm going to be back in the house.
00:44:53Shut up!
00:45:49I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
00:46:19I'm sorry.
00:46:49I'm sorry.
00:47:19I'm sorry.
00:47:49I'm sorry.
00:48:19I'm sorry.
00:48:49I'm sorry.
00:49:19I'm sorry.
00:49:49This one's a keeper, all right.
00:50:12It's hard to keep up science.
00:50:15But soon there's no rational...
00:50:20Incidentally, it has no reason to change that borderline rule.
00:50:25And it certainly is for a few reasons.
00:50:32The Silver River Pass responds...
00:50:35The Silver River Pass responds...
00:51:05The magnitude of landing a big pass...
00:51:35The magnitude of landing a big pass...
00:52:05Couldn't do it, huh?
00:52:27Go on, go for it, Mommy.
00:52:36Bang, bang, all your troubles are over.
00:52:39Stay away from Dana.
00:52:49I don't think I want to.
00:52:57Don't go near my daughter.
00:53:00But I will, Mommy.
00:53:05And I'll never find her.
00:53:12Are you gonna stop me, Mommy?
00:53:36What's going on, Ryder?
00:53:38You okay in there?
00:53:39Sounded like a shot.
00:53:42What's going on in there?
00:53:44Ryder!
00:54:05Ryder!
00:54:35Ryder!
00:55:05Mom!
00:55:21Mom!
00:55:22Hal just called.
00:55:24We invited him for dinner, is that okay?
00:55:26Yeah, that's okay.
00:55:29Are you all right?
00:55:31I'm fine.
00:55:36Linda, there's someone here to see you.
00:55:43Well, good afternoon.
00:55:46Hello.
00:55:48How's everything?
00:55:50Fine, how about you?
00:55:52Good, pretty good.
00:55:53How's Dana?
00:55:55Better, thanks.
00:55:57Why are you here?
00:55:59Well, I have some news for you.
00:56:01About the case?
00:56:02You could put it that way.
00:56:04He's dead.
00:56:07Ryder.
00:56:08In his apartment.
00:56:09They found his body late last night.
00:56:13Dead?
00:56:15How?
00:56:16Looks like he might have shot himself.
00:56:20Suicide?
00:56:21That's a distinct possibility.
00:56:26He didn't strike me as the type.
00:56:28Funny.
00:56:29That's exactly what I thought.
00:56:32You gotta have some remorse to kill yourself, right?
00:56:36Gee, this is a beautiful place.
00:56:40Certainly seems plausible that somebody else may have killed him.
00:56:43Certainly provoked enough people for that.
00:56:45Do you mind if I sit down?
00:56:46Oh, please.
00:56:50But suicide is out of character.
00:56:53Well, what makes you think that?
00:56:55He was in his apartment, apparently alone.
00:56:57Both doors locked from the inside.
00:56:59A couple of tenants heard the shot.
00:57:01It was a single bullet to the head at close range.
00:57:03With his own gun.
00:57:04A neighbor identified the gun.
00:57:06He'd seen Ryder with it before.
00:57:08A Beretta 380 double-action automatic.
00:57:10Do you know anything about guns?
00:57:12No, I don't.
00:57:14No, I didn't think so.
00:57:16When you were worried about Ryder, you never mentioned it.
00:57:19You know, for protection.
00:57:21I don't think so.
00:57:23No, Michael, my ex-husband, had a gun,
00:57:25but I was scared to death of it.
00:57:27I was always afraid that Dana might get hold of it
00:57:29and have an accident, so I...
00:57:31When he left, he took it with him.
00:57:39What makes you think that Ryder committed suicide?
00:57:43I'm not convinced that he did.
00:57:45I thought you said that he...
00:57:47I said it looked like he might have.
00:57:49We'll have to wait for the investigation.
00:57:51We'll have to wait for the investigation to be complete
00:57:54and the coroner's report to be in
00:57:56before we make a final determination.
00:57:58Anyway, you won't have to lose any sleep over this guy anymore.
00:58:03Listen, I won't pretend I'm not glad that he's dead.
00:58:06There's no reason you should.
00:58:08I'm only sorry I wasn't able to provide you with more protection.
00:58:11I know that you did everything you could.
00:58:14Well, I'd better be going.
00:58:16I just thought you'd want to know.
00:58:18Thanks for coming.
00:58:21That's a nasty bruise you got there.
00:58:26I fell hiking. It's not as bad as it looks.
00:58:29Be careful.
00:58:34Oh, by the way, Ryder had a dark room in his apartment.
00:58:38He had pictures of young girls all over the place.
00:58:41And also, we found a camera,
00:58:43apparently the same camera that Dana saw inside his car.
00:58:46Will that help in the cases about the missing girls?
00:58:49I'm not ruling anything out.
00:58:54Bye.
00:58:56Bye.
00:59:17Jared actually did a lot of the work himself.
00:59:19Hey, Mr. Handy.
00:59:21Well, it looks great, really.
00:59:24I'm about as handy as Mr. Magoo.
00:59:27Linda won't even let me hang a picture for her.
00:59:29Probably because it's a picture of you.
00:59:34So, parent-teacher conferences next week, huh?
00:59:37Oh.
00:59:40Thanks.
00:59:42Well, that'll be a nice break from the routine.
00:59:48Hey, why don't we do something fun next week?
00:59:51Shepherds is having a great shoe sale.
00:59:54Good idea. Let's get some shoes.
00:59:56Excuse me. I'm gonna get some fresh air.
01:00:06It's gonna take some time.
01:00:09I'll be right down.
01:00:11Okay. I'll be in the kitchen.
01:00:38Okay.
01:00:40Okay.
01:01:06No coffee for me.
01:01:09I think I'll give you a break.
01:01:11Head on home.
01:01:13I am tired.
01:01:25Why are you so damn perfect?
01:01:28Beats me.
01:01:31Well, stop it.
01:01:34I don't deserve it.
01:01:39Okay. What is it?
01:01:42What's going on?
01:01:44Can we do this some other time?
01:01:45No. No, we can't.
01:01:47I know the talk at Susan's upset you, but it is something else.
01:01:50What is it?
01:01:54Whatever this is about,
01:01:57I wish you'd make it my problem, too.
01:02:01Oh, wow.
01:02:05I can't.
01:02:30I can't.
01:03:00I can't.
01:03:02I can't.
01:03:29All right, so will you guys calm down?
01:03:31Get in the car.
01:03:32Okay. Bye.
01:03:34Mommy, unlock the door.
01:03:51Dana.
01:03:52Yeah, Mom?
01:03:54What did you think about going to see your dad for a while in San Francisco?
01:03:58Mom, I thought we settled that.
01:04:00Well, we did, but...
01:04:04I may have to go away for a while.
01:04:06Where?
01:04:08I don't know yet, but I thought we'd discuss it.
01:04:11Let's give it a little thought.
01:04:14Well, I don't have to think about it.
01:04:16I want to stay here with you.
01:04:20But if I asked you to, you'd go.
01:04:22For me, right?
01:04:24Just for a little while?
01:04:27Mom, does this have anything to do with Chrissy Rider's father shooting himself?
01:04:31Dana, that doesn't have anything to do with us.
01:04:38It's just...
01:04:41Even if he did the thing he did,
01:04:45I feel...
01:04:47What, honey?
01:04:49What?
01:04:52I guess I feel it was somehow my fault.
01:04:55Dana, you shouldn't feel that way.
01:04:57But I do.
01:04:59Baby.
01:05:00I do.
01:05:01You aren't responsible for what happened.
01:05:03Do you understand?
01:05:05You are not responsible, Dana.
01:05:11Okay.
01:05:26They call it morbid curiosity.
01:05:32I just wanted to see where he'd lived.
01:05:34It's all right.
01:05:36The D.A. is meeting me here.
01:05:38We've got to take one more look around.
01:05:40Why don't you come in with me?
01:05:42No, I couldn't do that.
01:05:44No, you can't.
01:05:46You can't.
01:05:48You can't.
01:05:50You can't.
01:05:52You can't.
01:05:54I couldn't do that.
01:05:55No, it'd be good.
01:05:56It'd be good to have somebody to bounce things off of.
01:05:58You've been very helpful so far.
01:06:00Come on.
01:06:05Is there any new evidence?
01:06:07Well, the coroner's report was inconclusive.
01:06:10But I've been thinking about motives.
01:06:13Motives?
01:06:14Motives for suicide, motives for murder.
01:06:25So what about motives?
01:06:27Well, there are lots of motives for suicide.
01:06:30Despair, remorse, guilt, fear.
01:06:34But I can't put any of these things together with Ryder.
01:06:37Now, if it was about murder, I know a bit more about that.
01:06:41Motives for murder?
01:06:43Yeah.
01:06:45People kill for many reasons.
01:06:47Now, in the case of Ryder,
01:06:49I think we can rule out greed and lust right away.
01:06:51What about rage?
01:06:53Well, that might work if he had died in a bar fight.
01:06:56But if he was murdered,
01:06:58it's obvious that somebody planned it out pretty carefully.
01:07:01So impulse based on rage is out.
01:07:05Well, that leaves you with revenge or fear.
01:07:07I gotta follow all the leads about people
01:07:09who wanted to get back at Ryder
01:07:11or who were so frightened of him that they wanted him eliminated.
01:07:15Or maybe both.
01:07:17Maybe?
01:07:18See, for instance, he could have been blackmailing somebody.
01:07:21Now, he had a camera.
01:07:23We know he took his own pictures and developed his own pictures.
01:07:26We didn't find any that would be incriminating.
01:07:29I think you've already worked out a murder theory
01:07:32with all the evidence you've collected.
01:07:34Maybe.
01:07:36See, the killer could have come through a window.
01:07:39Come here a second, will you?
01:07:41See here?
01:07:42Yes.
01:07:43Okay, this screen was loose,
01:07:45and the window was unlocked.
01:07:48Any fingerprints?
01:07:49The person wearing gloves.
01:07:51All right, come over here,
01:07:53because this is where it all happened, all right?
01:07:58Okay, the person could easily have known
01:08:01that Ryder had a loaded gun in here.
01:08:03It would have been a very simple matter
01:08:05for him to break in, wait for Ryder,
01:08:07and shoot him at close range.
01:08:09Because the nature of the wound and the powder burns on his head
01:08:12indicate that the gun was only a few inches from his head
01:08:14when it was fired.
01:08:16Well, doesn't that tie in with the suicide theory?
01:08:18The placement and the angle, you know,
01:08:20that's funny for suicide.
01:08:22What do you mean, funny?
01:08:24Look, a person wants to kill himself.
01:08:26He holds the gun like this, right?
01:08:28That's so if he's looking forward, he can't see the gun.
01:08:30But the bullet went in over here on Ryder,
01:08:33and it angled upward, which means
01:08:35that he would have had to have taken his arm like this,
01:08:37turned it around, held it like this over here.
01:08:40Well, what if he was left-handed?
01:08:42No. Bats right, throws right.
01:08:44Varsity baseball.
01:08:45Also, his eyes were wide open.
01:08:48Open?
01:08:50Yeah. I've seen lots of suicides by gun,
01:08:52and they all have this characteristic
01:08:54that the eyes are pinched shut,
01:08:56like they're expecting to shot,
01:08:58or they don't want to see anything anymore,
01:09:00or maybe it's just a reflex action like a sneeze.
01:09:02Jake!
01:09:05Oh, Mrs. Hemmings.
01:09:07I really have to go. I have to pick up Dana.
01:09:10Yes, of course you do.
01:09:13Look, maybe somebody will come forward and confess.
01:09:16Happens all the time.
01:09:18Can't take the pressure, the guilt.
01:09:20You know, murder's murder, even if the victim deserved it.
01:09:24Will you give my best to Dana?
01:09:26Yes, I will.
01:09:29It's Mrs. Hemmings. I'll let you know if anything comes up.
01:09:42You got two suspects left, Jake.
01:09:44What are you gonna do about it?
01:09:55Mrs. Hemmings, you said page 53, chapter 6, right?
01:10:03Mrs. Hemmings?
01:10:05Page 53, chapter 6?
01:10:08Yes.
01:10:13Mrs. Hemmings?
01:10:17There's a phone call for you.
01:10:27Hello?
01:10:28Hello, Mrs. Hemmings. This is Lieutenant Wilman.
01:10:31I need you to come in.
01:10:33Come in?
01:10:34Yeah. I need to talk to you.
01:10:36Wilman wants to talk to you?
01:10:38About what?
01:10:40I don't know, but he was very helpful when I needed it.
01:10:44Okay, I'll drive you.
01:10:46No, that's all right. I'll drive myself.
01:10:48Come on, come on. This has gone on for weeks.
01:10:50Ryder is dead. There is no way he can hurt Dana anymore.
01:10:53So what is wrong?
01:10:55I don't...
01:10:56Tell me!
01:11:01I'm sorry.
01:11:02I'm sorry.
01:11:04I'm sorry.
01:11:05We're going to lose something that's great, Linda.
01:11:08You're throwing it away.
01:11:11Right now.
01:11:34Ryder liked to threaten people and then hurt them.
01:11:37So I guess one of these guys figured,
01:11:39why should I wait for Ryder to come and get me?
01:11:43Sounds possible.
01:11:44I think so.
01:11:45I mean, I really think it does.
01:11:47I mean, I know it does.
01:11:48I know it fits the suspect we brought in.
01:11:51You have a suspect?
01:11:52Yeah. Charlie Garnsey.
01:11:54We brought him in for questioning.
01:11:56He looks good. We may have a case.
01:11:58I don't think so.
01:12:00We brought him in for questioning.
01:12:01He looks good. We may have a case.
01:12:04I told you about Charlie Garnsey.
01:12:06You know the one Ryder beat up that dropped the salt charge?
01:12:11Yes. Yes, you did.
01:12:13Garnsey was thrilled when Ryder got himself in trouble yet one more time.
01:12:17So one night, after a couple of more beers,
01:12:19he started talking about how if Ryder somehow got himself out of jail,
01:12:23it would be a very good idea if somebody killed him.
01:12:26Well, he knew Ryder's apartment,
01:12:29and he can't account for his whereabouts when Ryder was killed.
01:12:32Also, there's a history there.
01:12:34Ryder beat him up, humiliated him.
01:12:37Garnsey carried that around with him for a long time.
01:12:50You have to let him go.
01:12:53Why?
01:12:54Don't you think he did it?
01:13:00Linda, you can ask me questions.
01:13:07Ask me questions.
01:13:13What if Ryder was shot,
01:13:17but the person who did it didn't really want to do it?
01:13:23Then it would be manslaughter.
01:13:25But if...
01:13:29the person went there not to kill Ryder,
01:13:32but because he was planning to do something so terrible,
01:13:38so horrible,
01:13:40and no one could stop him, no one,
01:13:44and...
01:13:48found his gun,
01:13:50loaded,
01:13:53loaded.
01:13:56Go on.
01:14:00But...
01:14:04realized that no matter what, it wasn't right,
01:14:07and just wanted to leave.
01:14:14Then we would have breaking and entering,
01:14:18under the circumstances that might be thrown out.
01:14:22We have a dead man here.
01:14:25Before the person can leave,
01:14:28Ryder says he's going to go through with what he planned.
01:14:33He's going to murder someone.
01:14:40Somebody breaks into Ryder's apartment,
01:14:43finds his gun,
01:14:45decides to kill him,
01:14:47and then decides not to.
01:14:50And?
01:14:52What?
01:14:54Ryder gets angry,
01:14:56throws out a threat?
01:14:57Not a threat, a promise.
01:14:59A promise to kill someone who's totally defenseless.
01:15:04And then there's a confrontation.
01:15:08Yes. Yes.
01:15:11And Ryder's killed.
01:15:20Yes.
01:15:26Absolutely?
01:15:28There are no questions about all of this?
01:15:32No.
01:15:36If all that were the case,
01:15:39and there was proof,
01:15:42the charge would be murder,
01:15:44and the jury would probably convict.
01:15:51Well...
01:15:55Then I guess that's what's going to happen.
01:16:00I'm willing to let that happen.
01:16:13I could be wrong about guns.
01:16:16I'm going to let him go.
01:16:18Process him out of here.
01:16:23Probable suicide is going down in my report.
01:16:26Ten minutes of typing,
01:16:28and we will put this one behind us.
01:16:47Are you saying this is over?
01:16:52It is. For me.
01:17:1625-3 to 1-4.
01:17:36I used to come up here to Hunt Ducks when I was a kid.
01:17:39Hell of a place.
01:17:41That's what Ryder thought.
01:17:44Analysis come back on the blood you found in the shack?
01:17:47Two different blood types.
01:17:50Each matching one of the little girls missing.
01:17:53You think they're out there?
01:17:55Oh, I know they're out there.
01:17:57Ryder brought them here, dumped them in.
01:18:03About the file on Ryder's death,
01:18:06I want to close it.
01:18:08You have my report?
01:18:10It's inconclusive.
01:18:12That's not the way your investigation was headed.
01:18:15You had two suspects.
01:18:1728 years I'm doing this.
01:18:19Best I can figure, Ryder pulled the trigger himself.
01:18:24Somebody else can pick up the ball on this, Jake.
01:18:27You challenging me?
01:18:29Take it easy.
01:18:31Because if you are,
01:18:33I can very easily go back to fishing full-time.
01:18:36Nobody said that.
01:19:06Curtis, is this a good time?
01:19:08Sure, Mrs. Evans.
01:19:10I was just leaving, but I'd be happy to develop it for you.
01:19:13No, it's my first time, and I have to try and get the hang of it.
01:19:16Hey, great.
01:19:18Well, everything's just like I showed you the other day.
01:19:20Suits here, printer, paper.
01:19:22Just make sure you're locked up.
01:19:24I wouldn't want some moron to ruin your masterpiece.
01:19:26All right, thanks.
01:19:28I'll see you later.
01:19:30Bye-bye.
01:19:32Bye-bye.
01:19:34Bye-bye.
01:20:05Neelock?
01:20:07Soon.
01:20:12I have something for you.
01:20:18There's a newspaper in there.
01:20:24A story about a girl who was murdered in Monroe, Louisiana.
01:20:27When?
01:20:29I don't know.
01:20:31A story about a girl who was murdered in Monroe, Louisiana.
01:20:34When?
01:20:35August.
01:20:37Yeah.
01:20:39Writer took a trip down to Louisiana in August.
01:20:43The story says she was killed by a gunshot from a .380 automatic.
01:20:49Well, ballistics will have no trouble making that batch.
01:20:55Those are pictures from a roll of film from Writer's camera.
01:21:00Pictures of the girl from Louisiana.
01:21:03Before and after he killed her.
01:21:11We got the autopsy on those two girls we pulled out of the water at Pilsen's landing.
01:21:15You identified them?
01:21:17Each was killed by one shot from Writer's gun.
01:21:24You know, you ought to try this sometime.
01:21:28Ring Dana.
01:21:30I'd enjoy the company.
01:21:35Maybe I will.
01:21:52Aha!
01:21:54I see those bare feet.
01:21:56How could I ever have thought about sending you away?
01:21:58You can't. You're stuck with me forever.
01:22:00You're right.
01:22:02Sweet dreams.
01:22:03Good night.
01:22:14Hello?
01:22:15They're calling it a suicide, but I know it was murder.
01:22:20Who is this?
01:22:22You know who it is.
01:22:24I know it was murder.
01:22:26You know it was murder.
01:22:28And I'm going to find a way to prove it.
01:22:54I'm going to find a way to prove it.
01:23:24To be continued...