Taste of Blood

- Everyone on this earth has a purpose.

Also an opportunity to do good.

At least that's what I've always believed.

It's not complicated.

You will live a good life and you be kind to one another.

People shouldn't have to worry about evil in this world,

it just brings about unnecessary pain, torment,

suffering and tears.

Of course, there is evil in this world,

and I've seen a small measure of it myself

in the form of resentment, vindictiveness, and spite,

but true evil,

I never expected to actually meet it.

I mean really why would I?

Why would anyone?

No.

Around my neck.

No.

Around my neck.

No.

Three, two.

No.

- Here, I'm counting from ten okay?

No, just go five.

Nine, eight, seven.

- Forget it, I'm not having this conversation.

And they killed two guys

that were running a sex slave operation.

No, not now.

- Yeah but Ken got passes in Disney World.

- But there're still some assholes

who's pushing drugs to little kids.

- Killed the man, who poisoned his entire family.

- They're out, seeing a movie with Ken,

he's a nice guy, very dependable.

- Wife, and six kids, the youngest three months old.

- Have you seen this young man before?

No, doesn't look familiar.

- That's what I used to think too,

but they're not, they're anything but.

- You can never be too careful out here, sheriff.

You never know what ne'er-do-well,

might be standing on that porch.

- Telling you they're not like other people.

Edna, Harley, Sheriff Fields.

- What the hell is going on here,

if it's not over it'll never be over.

- You gotta listen to me.they killed people.

- They're not just cannibals,

this is what people don't understand.

I keep telling you, they're not like other people.

- But you got to listen to me they killed people.

Edna, Harley, Sheriff Fields.

Come on, damn it, fuck it.

Fuck off.

oh god.

Danny, how you doing?

I'm fine, how about you?

Not bad, not bad at all.

You look like shit.

- Yeah, you've said that before, thanks.

Here, have a seat.

Where?

Oh yeah,

Right there.

Nice place.

Oh, that's convenient.

Goes where I got to go.

Just suits me fine.

Hey, you want a coffee?

- No, thanks, I've had your coffee.

- I got Scotch, you want some of those?

- For God's sake Nate, it's 10 in the morning.

Suit yourself.

- Still running around chasing those serial killers?

I've been close.

I've been really, really close.

- Yeah, it's like, how the hell do you get by?

- I'm a private investigator, am I not?

It's enough?

Yeah, much business?

- Cheating husbands and wives mostly.

I don't even need a camera.

I just follow them along and take pictures on my cell phone.

You wouldn't believe some of these people, Christ

they don't even bother to close the blinds.

- Listen, I may have something for you.

Like what?

- You remember Spider Evan's in vice?

Sure, what about him?

- He's retiring, he's starting up a security company

wants to hire former cops, I thought of you.

- No, no, sorry Dan that's not for me.

I need to move on whenever I get a lead.

- For Christ sake Nate, it's been over 20 years.

You've lost everything.

Your family, your job,

you've got to let this nonsense go.

Dan, it's not nonsense.

I know what I know.

- You realize that your husband and wife cannibal team

were in their nineties 20 years ago, so what?

There were 110 years old now,

they're still running around murdering people?

They're not just cannibals.

This is what people don't understand.

They rejuvenate by eating others.

with the Whalens, when they disappeared,

they became younger, transformed, and they were seen.

Not by anyone reliable

and a young couple running around in the Whalen's sports car,

probably meant the young couple stole the Whalen's sports car.

Maybe they even killed the Whalens.

No, no way, not a chance.

- God look, the evidence never supported your claims.

- Evidence, that's bullshit, that's not true.

There was a newspaper,

and they said that my account was credible.

They wrote an extensive article, a big one.

the Richmond Rattler?

Not exactly the Washington Post now, is it?

Okay let's suppose, you're right about these people

and they were cannibals.

Don't you think time would have taken care of them?

I mean, simple attrition.

I mean, come on Nate, do the math.

- I keep telling you they're not like other people

because that's the thing they don't age for Christ's sake.

Still got that old bird?

- Wally, he died over a year ago.

How old was he anyway?

I have no idea.

Really old, ancient.

Listen, do me a favor.

Give the job some thought would ya?

There's more to life than just

running around the country chasing ghosts.

Tea.

Thank you, dear.

- Are you sure you don't want something to eat with that?

No, I'm fine.

There's nothing like a hot cup of tea on a cold day.

- I could warm up some croissants or tea biscuits.

No, thanks dear.

Okay, I'll be going then.

Bye dear.

- You haven't been eating much lately,

you got to keep up your strength.

Oh, Harley you fuss too much.

You know I can't help it.

I worry sometimes.

What'd you look at that.

What is it Harley.

- It's an article about this John X. Smith guy.

What about him?

Says here he's gone missing.

Oh, that's all.

It's stupid, it's ridiculous.

If you asked someone where they're going, nobody ever says,

oh, I think I'll go missing.

That bothers you, does it?

Yes.

- A lot of things seem to bother you these days.

That is true.

- Does it bother you as much as clowns?

- Oh Edna, there's no comparison.

You know how much I hate clowns,

they are just plain creepy.

What about mimes?

- Don't even get me started on them.

- Then there are those Morris dancers you like so much.

- Grown men dancing around with bells on their legs

waving hankies.

Yes, I've got you.

We're going north, buddy.

Get over here now, something big has happened,

now right now, unbelievable.

Finally.

Danny, get in here.

Hey.

Hey, have a seat.

Thanks.

Wait 'til you hear this.

Local con man disappears,

foul play suspected, John X. Smith.

He was running a Ponzi scheme targeting the elderly

John X. Smith, right?

Like that's his real goddamn name.

Ponzi scheme.

- Yeah, got millions from those people.

- I'm sure a lot of people would like to see this guy dead.

Not just the old people he conned but their families too.

- But they wouldn't actually do it.

His car was gone and forensics only found

a trace of blood at the scene.

Now you and I both know that people who kill out of anger,