Alter Ego

911, What is your emergency?

911, What is your emergency?

Why is this happening?

I'm talking serious!

Why are you doing this to me?

I have two more en route to the investigation.

4218 south bound, 0-1132.

371 to Medic-6...

O2, no release from the nebulizer.

We've tried two times in the past 30 minutes.

Here you go, Samantha.

Thank you.

You rolling?

This is Samantha Sellers reporting to you live

at a very active criminal investigation.

At home of the author Alan Schaeffer,

- whose pseudonym... - Oh, my God!

- Oh, man. - You've gotta let me in. You've gotta let me in.

I told you something was wrong. I told you!

Like stepping into a freaking sauna.

Okay today is my last crime scene,

but you my friend... oh, mm, mm...

you better get used to smell of blood in the morning.

Come on.

It's nothing...

About damn time! I called over half an hour ago.

There are other people sir.

Sure I'm the only one who's gonna die today.

What do you mean you're gonna die today?

If you leave me alone yes I will.

Why would you say that?

Because I know.

How?

I just do, trust me.

Don't you think you're being a little over dramatic.

No, I don't think I'm being a little over dramatic.

The hell was that?

You see you heard that.

It's outside.

You wait here I'll check it out.

Oh, no. No, no don't leave me here.

Stay here, I'll be right back.

I told you something was wrong. I told you.

Line 64 on...

Alex, Alex, I told you something was wrong.

So what do we know so far.

- Well... - What do you think?

I gotta get in there. I gotta get in there.

You know, the first 5 minutes of your first crime scene

will shape your entire career...

So pay attention and do not interrupt me.

There are two kinds of people, criminals and morons.

And for criminals are two kinds of people cops and morons.

We work for the morons.

Stay there don't move.

- What was it? - It was a raccoon.

A raccoon? There are raccoons around here?

What do you want me to say?

In a city it's rats, here it's raccoons.

Where are you going?

Going back to the security base.

You can't leave me alone.

Why what, are you afraid of raccoons?

Is that what's gonna kill you tonight?

- Don't condescend to me. - I'm gonna go.

Please don't leave.

Believe me, my life is in danger.

I'm gonna go.

Look there's something I didn't tell you.

At least listen to what I have to say.

I'm on duty. It's yours.

As you may know, I'm a writer.

That explains it.

What the fuck is that supposed to mean?

You creative types you have vivid imaginations.

As a matter of fact I do.

But this isn't some product of my imagination.

- No? - No.

Okay, I'm a relatively well-known writer.

Have you heard of me?

I didn't think so.

But have you ever heard the name Ivan Tanner?

Yeah, I think I have.

Well I wrote two books about this character "Icaro's Blood"

and "The Way of Evil," both made The New York Times

bestseller list.

I've just finished the trilogy with "Alter Ego."

What does that have to do with anything?

Ivan Tanner the character is a violent psychopath.

The first book I wrote featuring him

made a fortune, put me on the map.

And I signed a deal for two more installments

I've just finished the third

and I need to deliver it tomorrow.

and once I do I'll be okay.

That's great but what does have to do with anything?

I don't understand.

I've been getting hate mail.

Not just social media Twitter trolls,

I mean letters, delivered here, written on paper.

Death threats.

Threats on my life all signed by Ivan Tanner.

Wait, that's it?

You don't understand.

Ivan Tanner wasn't the main character of the first book

he was the antagonist, the murderer.

and then he took on a life of his own.

He just became the protagonist of the second book.

Now in a sick way, I owe everything to him

and he's coming to collect his due.

Don't you think maybe you're overthinking this a bit.

A fan. Maybe some asshole's trying to get in your head

- Not possible. - Why?

I use a pen name.

The public doesn't know who I am You didn't know who I was.

Look, this is way too much for me.

- I'm gonna go back to the base. - Where are you going?

Going back to the security base.

Did you not hear everything I just told you?

- Weren't you listening? - Oh, I was listening.

Look, what do you want me to say?

What do you want me to do?

If you hear or see anything I'm right down the road.

If something happens give me a call.

And instead of drinking this shit,

get some rest, you'll feel better.

Hey, Alan, it's me your manager, bud.

You know forget about the business part

I am your friend and I just wanted to know if you're okay.

So I'm having some thoughts.

are you sure you want to go ahead with this?

You know Ivan Tanner's has been really important for us and...

Hey listen, just give me a call and we can talk about it.

You can call me anytime.

It doesn't matter what time just just call me

Why don't you give me a call and we can talk about it.

There's nothing to talk about.

I knew it, I knew it.

Everybody hates her. It's Lili Cintron, nice woman.

She owns the crime scene.

She doesn't allow a fly, a smoke, nothing.

- Bueno. - iYa! - Bueno.

But the key is keep it simple.

Look at this cars.

What's going on, I need to know.

Find out what's going on over there.

At the end of the drive way.

Oh, my God, It's all my fault.

It's all my fault.

You didn't tell me everything.

- What do you mean? - You know what I mean.

I don't. I'm not following you.

Don't you think you left some important details out of your story?

I don't know what you're talking about.

Yeah? How about some guy's life you ruined?

That's what I'm talking about.

When you were out earning a fortune

you ruined some poor guy's life.

- That wasn't my intention. - It wasn't your intention,

but the fact is you ruined some poor bastard's life.

It's not my fault.

So you knew about this.

And you didn't tell me, why?

I didn't think it was relevant.

Oh, you didn't think it was relevant. Why?

Because he is some nobody from Bumblefuck, Louisiana?

Couldn't that be the guy that's sending you

fucking death threats?

When I named my character,

I didn't know that there was a real Ivan Tanner.

It's not exactly a common name.

Don't you do your research?

Don't you, I don't know Google, have attorneys?

Anyway, I didn't know that by naming my character

I would affect someone's life.

Lots of fictional characters share names with real people.

You know, that's the problem with people like you.

Excuse me. People like me.

Yeah, people like you. You live in your own little bubble.

Not giving a fuck what's going on in the world

- or whose life you ruin - That's not true.

Yeah? Tell that to Ivan Tanner.

Still, that can't be it.

- Why not? - As I said, nobody knows I'm the writer.

Oh, yeah?

Somebody knows

Obviously somebody knows.

The mother fucker writing you letters, he knows.

Okay, okay, somebody knows

- But I really doubt it's some swamp dog from Louisiana. - Why?

I don't know, I just don't think...

I mean, can this guy even read?

Wait a minute, are you for real?

Are you really judging me?

By what right do you judge me?

Huh? I am a writer. I create worlds, man.

When I create a character I don't have time to wonder

if that character happens to have the same name

as some schmuck from some backwater.

Everything I create everything comes from up here.