Medium

It's so annoying, right?

Yeah. They change the street-cleaning days,

And no one tells you it's on Tuesday now.

I got a $65 ticket.

Yeah, I probably should fight it,

But I mean, come on, who has time

To take a half day off and go to traffic court?

all right, well, I got to take a shower, so...

We're still on for tonight, though, right?

Okay.

Yep, I will see you then. Bye.

: Well... Looks like it's your lucky day, jinx.

I am all out of dry food.

Oh.

Hello?

Man: Naomi?

Uh, no, I'm sorry, this is gretchen.

Oh. I'm sorry.

Is naomi there?

Uh, no, there's no one named naomi here,

So, um, I think you have the wrong number.

Really?

No, she has to be.

She waited on me the other night,

And we kind of hit it off.

This is the number she gave me.

Yeah, well, I'm sorry to be the one to break it to you,

But I think maybe this naomi, whoever she is,

She might not want to actually talk to you,

So... Sorry. Bye.

All right, jinx, chow time.

Hop to it.

Lazy dog.

Hello?

Man: Okay, here's the thing.

I know naomi's there,

So stop playing around and let me talk to her.

Wow, you've really got a problem.

Now, listen to me, okay?

There is no naomi here,

There are no waitresses that live here,

And there is no one here that wants to talk to you.

Yes, there is... (beep)

Hey. Up and at 'em.

Oh, my god.

Jinx?

(sniffles)

: Oh, my god...

Hello?

Tell that bitch naomi to come to the phone.

Oh, no. No, no, no, no.

Stop calling me, okay?

I can't deal with you right now.

I have an emergency.

A dead dog is not an emergency.

Who is this?

Okay... (sniffles)

I'm gonna go get your... Your pen,

A-and I'm taking you to the vet.

When you're finished, bring your plates to the sink.

It's almost 8:00. We got to get a move on.

Dad? Yeah?

Wh-why are you dressed like that?

I mean, aren't you going to work today?

Uh, yes, I am.

I'm meeting my boss for lunch,

And he's kind of a laid-back, casual kind of guy, so...

So you decided to dress sloppy?

Does, uh,

Does mom know you're dressed that way?

Mom is not here. Mom went to work early.

And besides, she's your mom, she's not mine.

I decide what is appropriate for me to wear to work.

Well, it, um,

It just seems strange. (laughs)

Yes, it is strange.

This guy never has lunch with anyone,

And suddenly he shoots me an e-mail

Saying he wants to eat with me today.

I know where he likes to go.

It's just this little hole in the wall, so...

Maybe I'm overthinking it.

Y-you're the one who's always telling us

To "be yourself."

Well, come on, this is me.

This is just more of a-a weekend kind of me.

Uh...

You know what? I'm gonna change.

Naomi clark

Has been missing for five days now.

Isn't it safe to assume she's already been murdered?

Absolutely not.

Miss clarke is still classified as a missing person.

But the three other victims were all dead

Within five days of being abducted.

That's true, that has been the pattern thus far,

But that doesn't mean it's a foregone conclusion.

Naomi clarke's family is holding out hope

That she's still alive, and so am I.

Other than that,

I don't have much new to report.

The mayor is doubling the size of the task force,

Uh, devoted to finding the killer,

And we are aggressively pursuing

Each and every lead as it comes in.

So what do you make of his name,

"the penny jar killer"?

You know, 'cause he leaves the body of his last victim

Inside the home of his next victim?

"take a penny, leave a penny." cute, right?

The man slaughters innocent women.

There's nothing cute about him.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

yeah, that's her, naomi clarke.

The killer left her body

In what I can only guess is the next victim's house.

She was hanging in the closet.

She was bound by electrical tape.

She was still wearing her waitress uniform.

It had a name tag that said "naomi."

And you got a good look at this next victim?

I know her first name's gretchen.

Oh, uh, and in the... In the dream,

She-she'd gotten a parking ticket.

For parking on the wrong side of the street for street-cleaning.

It was Tuesday.

Today's a Tuesday.

Traffic ticket-- I might be able to do something with that.

Traffic police use handheld computers

To give out tickets now.

They go right on to the system.

I'll get someone to monitor it.

Soon as we hear that a car

Registered to a woman named gretchen gets a ticket,

We should be able to find out where she lives.

¶ ¶

Keith!

Hi.

Joe.

Hey.

I appreciate this.

No, listen, got to eat lunch.

I just, uh, you didn't mention in your e-mail

Why you wanted to get together, so I, uh, I just...

I didn't quite know if I was supposed to prepare something...

It's not about your performance review

Or anything like that.

I mean, I'm very aware that that's tomorrow.

So you can put your mind at ease.

It has nothing to do with that.

In fact, I'd go as far as to say

That you have nothing to worry about in that regard.

Oh. Waitress: Hi there.

Oh, that's okay, I'll just have what I always have.

Oh, I'll just have what he's having.

Sure you want to do that?

Sure.

Sure I'm sure.

I'll tell you why I e-mailed you.

The truth is...

I need a favor.

Oh, sure, keith, no problem.

What can I do for you?

Well, when I think of you,

As opposed to anybody else I work with,

Any of the other engineers,

I think of you as someone who is very... Regular.

Regular? Yeah.

Regular, you know?

Like, not strange.

Pretty normal, right?

Y-you're married, you have a family,

You have some kids.

Yeah, I'm-I'm... I'm pretty regular.

Good. Because I'd like to share something with you

That I haven't shared with anybody else I work with.

Okay.

There you go.

What's this?

That is my novel.

It's on that drive.

I want you to read it,

And I want you to be brutally honest with me.

Your novel?

: Yeah.

I started writing it when...

When did the first lord of the rings movie come out?

Uh...

Here's your chocolate milk.

And here's your chocolate milk.

Your entrees will be right out.

Great. Great.

Great.

Thank you.

Okay, turns out there was a girl named gretchen,

And she did get a parking ticket.

Gretchen morgan got a parking ticket at 11:25 this morning.

I'm on my way over to her place now.

You want come in my car, or you want to follow?

Wait a second, you're telling me that that man,