How She Caught A Killer

Dinner was... Great.

You outdid yourself.

I'm glad you liked it.

You sure you wanna make the trek tonight?

Not many visitors in the aids ward, dad.

I mean, imagine being alone on maybe your last thanksgiving.

You're a good egg, joycie.

And hey...

Maybe I can find a nurse to follow around,

Get a lay of the land before school starts.

Now you're thinking.

I'd take you myself,

But I'm not exactly in the right state.

All good. I'll hitch.

Okay.

Aren't you forgetting something?

Love you, dad.

Love you, bug.

Headed to the hospital a few miles south,

If it's not too much trouble?

not at all.

Gotta love small towns, right?

Everyone's your neighbor.

I'm joyce. How about you?

Wait. No, no, no.

what happened?

she was choked with something...

Zip-tie, maybe.

Breasts have been mutilated with wire cutters

Or pliers.

Used tape to hold her down.

She was tortured... Detective.

How did she...

Hammer blows to the head.

I don't see a lot of tracks.

Maybe she was killed somewhere else

And dumped here.

The poor thing.

Do we know who she is?

Yeah, a joyce peterson.

Heard she used to be a working girl along route 60.

Risk of that kind of job, I suppose.

Could've been hitchhiking, pete.

Everyone hitchhikes in this town.

You gonna call the parents?

Her mom's been dead for a while.

I'll go talk to her dad.

Send me that report as soon as you can, all right?

Hey, stan.

I-I'm sorry.

It's, um, it's joyce.

I'm sorry, stan, um...

She's dead.

We don't know quite what happened...

...But we, um...

...She was found down by the...

By the... Creek over at...

I'm really sorry, stan.

We...

We...

Find the bastard.

Find him, david.

16 weeks

You've been training to be a cop...

...Working yourselves half to death.

16 weeks you've been training

To be a cop...

...And it's likely been

The toughest 16 weeks of your lives,

But this...

This is just the beginning,

And I ain't gonna lie to you...

Ahead of you lies a tough road.

You will be challenged

Physically, emotionally.

You will be beaten down.

You will question why are you doing this.

That's natural.

What I hope we've instilled in you here today

Is that when you're at your worst...

You will still uphold your values,

Your integrity,

Your morality.

No matter what happens,

You act your damn best.

Welcome to the force.

Whoo!

Good work, you guys.

We did it!

Hey.

Hi.

There she is!

Don't you got more important things to do, david?

I gotta size up my new blues.

So, here for the free food, then?

Well, yeah, that's a big part of it, of course, but...

No, it's not every day your secretary graduates

From the damn academy.

You don't got anyone to celebrate with?

Huh?

Nah.

You know me.

Lone wolf.

Yeah.

Not even carol, huh?

It's been years. I was hoping to say hello.

This job took her husband.

No way she's supporting it taking her daughter, too.

He never shut up about you, you know.

Your dad.

We'd be on a stakeout,

He'd regale me with tales

Of brave little linda and the playground bully.

Yeah, well...

The old bastard was biased.

I'm just saying...

He would've been really proud of you...

Annoyingly proud.

And...

He would've wanted you to have this.

It's his 20-year service ring.

Just, um...

Try and make sure you don't get too wrapped up in it, you know?

Make sure that there's always something in your life

That's not being a cop.

If the suggestion is I've gotta date more,

That is a hard no, detective.

I have retired from the whole thing.

Okay, yeah.

I just wanted to say, welcome to the team, kid.

Come on. Cake's on me.

Okay.

Cheers.

Miss you, dad.

it's been over six months

Since 24-year-old joyce peterson has been seen alive.

these sex workers usually hang out

On the corner of 6th and elm,

The diner and old truck stop along route 60.

...Another woman had been reported missing.

the working girls along route 60

Keep disappearing.

law enforcement

Encourages anyone with information

To come forward

And assist in solving this heinous crime.

as the search for justice continues,

Our thoughts remain with the family and loved ones

Of joyce peterson.

despite extensive investigations,

Authorities have hit a roadblock.

detective!

"no suspects in the death of local girl."

No suspects.

It's been seven months, david.

Have a seat, stan.

Don't... no.

My daughter has been dead for seven months...

I know, and I am very sorry.

We've been trying our best.

- "trying"? - Yes.

If you were trying...

- You would be out there talking to people. - We have been...

You would be out there, every night,

Looking for joyce's killer.

What the hell are you doing?

We've interviewed every boyfriend,

Every friend,

Every colleague.

We have followed every lead to past exhaustion.

I ran out of funds months ago.

"funds"? - Yes, funds.

Funds, great. - It's just, it's...

...It ain't easy, right?

With her having been...

What?

With her having been...

Go ahead, say it. A whore?

You know I would never let that affect the investigation,

But people around here, they think...

Shut the f... - ...That ladies who are in

That line... no, no, no.

...They're putting themselves in danger.

Now, I know that's wrong,

A-and it breaks my heart,

But there is nothing else I can do.

You're useless.

You're all useless.

if you're not gonna find this monster,

Then I will!

Well, hey, thanks for the tour.

I've, you know, worked here for the past four years,

But I appreciate the refresher, officer pike.

Devin. You can call me devin, linda.

"officer murphy".

No.

"officer pike".

my god.

Lighten up, linda.

Great.