Catch Me a Killer

We have a town full of people

who are too petrified to go to sleep.

He comes out of nowhere every time.

It's like trying to catch a fucking wisp of smoke.

Are you going to catch the guy who did all this?

You're nowhere.

Oh, come on, man, that's not fair.

Sorry, but you said it yourself.

There's no thinking, no system.

Listen to me.

We're not just a bunch of small town idiots.

We're underfunded. And these shootings just keep coming.

Your course has been approved, you can start.

Oh, Brigadier.

This all fits with his attacks being anger motivated.

How does this help us?

We need to understand how he thinks.

Can't seem to get a handle on this one.

How are you gonna move it forward?

Same as usual. Get under his skin.

Personally, I always find that the paperwork

is always the biggest...

Guys, I'll catch up with you later.

All right, Micki?

Oh, AJ.

I'm happy to see you.

How you doing?

Yeah. Good.

Really?

You know how it goes. Some days are better than others.

Are you sleeping?

Some.

Nightmares?

You sleep much?

Mm.

- Let's get inside. - Yeah.

- Can I take that for you? - Mm-mm.

Strong independent lady, remember?

Micki!

Hey. - Hi.

Oof.

All of us remember this case.

The Station Strangler, Norman Simons.

And some of us worked it together.

Simons used the skills he learned in his role as a teacher

to entrap his victims.

And he revealed his need for control

in the way he bound his victims.

The Donnybrook Killer, Christopher Zikode.

He felt a deep sense of abandonment by his sister

and blamed her for the murders he later committed.

She should, he believed, have organised girlfriends for him.

This is just two examples of how understanding

the psychology of suspects helped find and convict them.

Within each one of these men

is the ghost of the child they once were.

And understanding those children,

what they experienced, seeing the world through their eyes,

is crucial to compiling a profile.

Okay, that makes some of you uncomfortable.

It's something you'll have to get your heads around,

if you are to successfully profile killers.

If you're unable to find any points of empathy

or connection with them, you'll never understand them,

and you'll never succeed in catching them.

Uh, yes.

How do you empathise with evil?

They were not always who they are now.

They are not, one could even argue, the sum of their crimes.

Though, of course, they have no right to do what they do,

they're still human beings

with all the complexity that that descriptor implies.

Any more questions, before I move on?

Jannie.

If there was one piece of advice you could give us,

what would it be?

Never ignore your gut.

He's coming! He's coming!

Here's to Mike's new life as a parent, eh?

And the death of his sex life.

Nice place. Very sophisticated.

It was Mark's suggestion. He's the wine guy.

Mm. Well, thank you.

It's definitely a cut above

anywhere else we usually end up, eh?

You're welcome.

How's work?

Oh, I've been dealing with a gang that's going around

attacking and raping women at gas stations.

- How many victims? - Four, so far.

The gang seems to be moving around town. Multiple ages.

One woman was beaten so badly, she lost her sight.

I thought you said that this was a day off.

Yes, yes. Sorry, everyone.

Sorry. No more shop talk.

Here is to a day off study.

And here is to Micki Pistorius.

May she never tire of catching killers.

Hear, hear!

So, Mark, what do you do?

I make wine for a living.

Oh.

Rob, hi.

Hi, Micki. Um, look-

Yeah, I know what "look" means.

- Are you okay? - Yeah, I'm fine.

Okay. Go on.

Can't fucking believe it.

Except I can, 'cause why wouldn't he start up again now?

You know, why wouldn't I need to be in two places

at once again?

Micki.

Micki. - What?

Shit. Sorry.

Sorry.

This was supposed to be a nice time and I'm...

I'm sorry.

No.

No. First Rob with his look, and now you with "I'm sorry."

What?

I can't do this.

I can absolutely not cope with this right now.

I know.

Please, just at least wait till we get back.

Micki, I have tried to tell myself that

it's gonna be okay, that things are gonna get better-

And it will. It will.

It will. Just as soon as I get this case wrapped up.

It will. I promise.

There's always another case, Micki.

Always another killer. There's always going to be, okay?

They're everywhere, and these people here, they just...

They understand you in a way that I can't.

Mm-hm.

Okay?

I can't live like this.

I can't deal with them.

With the detectives?

Okay.

You really do not have to worry about the detectives.

Micki, it's not the detectives.

It's the killers.

Okay.

That's...

That's okay.

Hey, Micki. How was your trip?

Started well. Went downhill.

Oh? I'm sorry.

No. It's not entirely your fault.

Let's just get going, yeah?

Course.

And then, on top of everything else,

I just got a new call about a case over in Kroonstad.

New killer, new victim.

Seven years old.

Mm.

You're doing an incredible job, Micki.

And one day, I'd like to, uh-

Don't do it.

You'll never get a decent night's sleep again.

Well, I'm happy you think I'm getting my beauty sleep now.

Oh, you end up alone.

Well, it's too late. I'm heading that way already.

Wife's not happy?

No.