Murder in a Small Town

Please, I have a family! My wife, Patty!

Help! Someone help me!

Why are you doing this?!

I promise I won't go to the police.

Is someone paying you?

I'll double it.

I'll triple it. Oh, God!

No! No! No!

Help!

Help!

Anyone!

Ugh!

Hi, Cassandra. So how you doing?

I'm fine. Really?

Yeah.

Karl, you don't need to worry about me.

It's kind of like a hobby now.

Well, you should take up gardening or golf.

Yeah, I tried golf twice. I ran out of mulligans.

So when can I see you?

I... I don't mean to push. I don't want...

I mean, I realize that you need space, but...

This weekend maybe?

Um... Yeah, this weekend would be great.

Tell you what, I will give you a call,

and we'll make a plan, okay?

Okay, okay. Holly says hi.

Hi. Right back.

She's decided you're some kind of hero,

seriously badass.

Well, you can set her straight.

Are you kidding? Her papa agrees.

I'm thinking about putting up a statue.

I should let you go.

Okay.

I'm late for work. Take care.

Yeah, no, you too.

And please know that if there's ever anything that I can...

Cassandra?

People are obsessed with the Murray Zuckerman murder.

Present company included.

That's what happens when you abduct somebody

in broad daylight, wrap them up like a Christmas present,

and leave them for dead.

The people want Zuckerman's killer brought to justice.

Well, from what I've seen online,

that is not what they want.

Oh, we are a doomed species.

I just want to know how Shane Sloan went

from one breaking and entering conviction

to aggravated kidnapping and murder.

That's easy, he didn't get caught for his other crimes.

In case you haven't heard,

the mayor of Seattle

just offered a quarter million dollar reward

for any information leading to the arrest

of Shane Sloan for the murder of counselor Murray Zuckerman.

Expect an increase in tip line calls.

Well, I thought Seattle PD said

Shane Sloan was on his way to Mexico.

You put a quarter million dollars on the line?

Seattle could say they caught him.

The people that live here, he's in their shed.

Expect a busy couple days.

Hey, boss. DA is wondering when they can get

Cassandra's signed statement.

They'll just have to wait.

Leave it to me. I'll call her in a few days.

Ah, about that.

Sid... Cassandra's in reception.

Yeah, I already called her.

Uh-huh.

Yes, Anderson, can you hold?

Sid will be right with you, Cassandra.

Thanks. The textbooks you ordered.

I have important information about Shane Sloan.

Thank you. I'm sure you have better things to do.

No. I'm a librarian. That's my job.

As I was saying...

Gibsons Police Station, hold please.

Gibsons Police. Hold.

Okay. How can I help you?

I have vital information about Shane Sloan.

Shane Sloan. He's here.

I saw him. I got dash-cam footage.

Okay, I will get to you as soon as I can.

Excuse me.

Your sympathetic nervous system is in overdrive.

Have you talked to anyone about your PTSD?

I'm fine. Thanks for your concern.

Hm.

You're sitting in a police station,

so maybe you've experienced recent trauma,

in which case it's actually acute stress disorder.

You should really see someone about that.

I didn't know Sid was gonna call, I'm sorry.

I would have told him to hold off.

No, it's not a problem. It's busy here today.

Yeah, it's that politician killer out of Seattle.

- Chief Alberg... - Hang on.

I can come back.

Um, since you're here, if you're okay to do it now,

I'll set you up with Sid. It not going to take long.

Okay. Let's get it done.

Chief, my name is Dr. Elizabeth Lewis.

We need to talk about Shane Sloan... now.

Sorry, boss. Some people refuse to wait.

This can't wait.

Shane Sloan is coming here to your town.

Without my help, people will die.

How exactly do you know this?

Because I'm his psychiatrist, and he told me.

Please.

This room has built-in video cameras.

I hit record.

You tell it to me as you remember it.

We get that transcribed,

I have a quick review, and you're done.

Maybe it'd be better to write it down.

Write it...

We could do that.

You're gonna have to speak slowly, though.

I'm not the world's fastest writer.

No, I meant that I would write it... alone.

Yes.

That's good.

Take your time.

Okay.

I know what you must be thinking.

Who is this woman inserting herself?

It crossed my mind.

I'm a complete stranger.

And if there's one thing I've learned about law enforcement,

police officers are suspicious.

Detective Dennis McGrath of the Seattle Police Department

will vouch for me and these texts.

I know McGrath. He's a good detective.

When did Shane text you?

The night he killed that politician.

He used the victim's own phone to send me that text.

Doctor...

Please... Elizabeth.

The text you received are disturbing,

but there's no way for me to prove

they actually came from him.

You're a methodical man, Chief Alberg.

I can appreciate that.

Okay. In 2022,

Shane Sloan pleaded insanity to a breaking and entering charge.

Insanity?

The DA thought it was extreme, too,

which is why he brought me in to assess Shane.

I diagnosed him with borderline personality disorder.

He got time served and court-ordered therapy,

and I discovered

he's the closest I've ever come to meeting pure evil.

That's where our professions differ.

Trust me, you've never come against anyone

like Shane Sloan. He's a sociopath.

He's a master at manipulation.

You have to understand, I'm afraid for my life.

Can I borrow you for a minute?

May I stay here?

This is the safest I felt in days.

Make yourself comfortable.

Joe Cates was on the highway between Gibsons and the ferry

when he saw him.

It would be nice if we could see his face.

Agreed. Reach out to Seattle, tell them what we got.

Chief... Chief Alberg! Shane just texted me.

That's Molly's cafe. Go.

Keep it quiet. People are on edge.

You need to send more people than that!

This man is dangerous!

And you are?

Sergeant Sokolowski, Dr. Elizabeth Lewis,

Shane Sloan's psychiatrist.

If you respond to his text, will he write back?

It's worth a try.

What do you want me to say?

Just tell him to call you, appeal to him.

Okay.

I can't stop shaking.

May I?

Yeah. Here.

What would you say?

Now do you believe me? He wants me dead.

You'll be safe here until he's in custody.

I hope you're right.

It's my life you're gambling with.

I don't gamble with anybody's life.

Is there a restroom I could use?

Back through there.

She's got a real, my taxes pay your salary thing going.

I told her I needed more to work with,

minutes later, she gets a credible threat.

Sometimes coincidence happen.

Yeah, sometimes.

Where you headed?

Roberts Creek.