The Riverman

I have a question.

If you know someone, someone close to you,

And you put together all the pieces,

All the laughter and the tears,

And the silences--

All the deep, telling moments of their life..

Then...

well, then you can inhabit them and feel part of them.

Hi, dad.

Hey.

But if you've known someone...

with a soul so dark...

so terrifying...

and you've crawled into every foul corner

That they think they've hidden from you...

and you've inhabited them...

How do you-- How do you come back?

Can you return to how you used to be?

Dad, you missed it. No hands!

¶¶ love is a weapon ¶¶

¶¶ it can cut you to the bone ¶¶

¶¶ love makes you bleed but love makes you strong ¶¶

¶¶ love's never perfect ¶¶

yeah, we were second car.

What do we got, lieutenant?

Reichert, anybody ever tell you you have lousy taste in music?

Yes, sir, you did. What'd I say I was gonna do

If I caught you with a radio in a county car again?

You said you break it into a thousand pieces

and plant my young butt in the property room.

But that's not my radio. That's my wife's.

She gave it to me to get fixed because it only gets one station.

Which is why it was in that car

And why I was listening to that particular song instead of Opera, sir.

You're full of it, Reichert. Yes, sir.

Lieutenant! Better have a look.

You ever walk point on a case yet, Reichert?

No, sir, not yet.

Well, that just changed.

Sir? Lieutenant Downing?

You're lead, detective. Better go see what they want.

Yes, sir.

I'm Reichert. I caught lead on this. What do we got?

Another body!

Look, I'm new, okay, but I'm not that--

Weighted down with rocks. Big suckers.

Probably go 40 pounds each.

bring her up on shore and then scour the bottom.

Bring me anything that's down there.

I don't care if it's a dead guppy, I want to see it.

Be careful.

okay. All right.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh, Jesus Mary mother of god.

You can't depend on M.O. to link up a serial killer's murders.

'Cause they read the paper, they watch TV.

They'll even study other serials to learn all they can to avoid capture.

Then they'll change their M.O. based on what they've learned.

So if you wanna catch a serial killer, forget about his M.O.

And focus on his signature.

'Cause the signature is the on thing that will not change

because he has to leave his personal calling card.

A serial killer is psychologically compelled

to leave his imprint on the victim.

Jessica Standish.

The killer murders her in his truck,

Then he drags her body out into the alley,

he sweeps the area clean, and he poses her.

So, that's some sort of biblical thing, right? With the fish and the wine?

Sure, it could be biblical. That's a tempting place to start.

Uh, but if your instincts run to something a little less sophisticated,

I wouldn't ignore that either.

The world's most notorious serial killer is now on death row in Florida

for the murders of three girls.

We believe he was also involved in

at least two dozen other murders

between 1974 and 1978,

eight of them here in this State...

ranging in age from 30... to 12.

As Ted Bundy says, "whatever gets your rocks off."

All right, we'll talk about Bundy next week, and, uh, go wash your brains.

You don't process this stuff, you'll end up in a straitjacket.

they're all ligature strangulation?

Yeah. The fresh kills, anyway. Can't tell about these.

He's been busy.

Yeah, we're up to 13. Ten since July.

Hmm. They all working girls?

We think so. The lab hasn't I.D.'d them all yet.

Any of the recent finds fresh?

No. We found two more in the river after the first three,

But nothing but bones since then.

You caught yourself a tough one.

We're spinning our wheels, Bob.

And the media's all over us.

My plate's full, Reichert.

I got four guys for 13 dead girls.

They gave you help?

Guys?

Guys? Hey!

Hey.

Think you could, uh, maybe just keep the doors, uh,

Closed? Uh-Huh.

I could hear it all the way from the marina.

So, uh, just...

it's a-- but it sounds-sounds- It sounds good. Just...

hi, sweetie. Hi, dad.

How was rehearsal?

Good. Yeah?

you're coming to the performance, right?

Well, yeah. I'm getting box seats.

That's why I'm having my tux cleaned.

As if you have a tux.

Yeah, as if your studio has box seats.

Bob?

Yeah, something smells good.

Salmon. How'd your day go?

Oh, not bad.

You want a beer? No, but your friend might be ready for another coke.

What friend?

The one who says he's working on the green river case.

Sande, I didn't invite him. I've already told him no.

Fine. I'll fix him a plate.

Hey, Dave. Bob.

Let's take a walk.

You know what the worst part is?

The phone? Yeah.

It rings, and I pray it's not another body.

Some cop. I'm afraid to pick up the phone.

These are still missing.

Downing's talking about folding the task force back into homicide.

He does that, I'll never catch him.

He's out there, Bob.

Hunting.

And I'm not even close to stopping him.

are you any closer to finding somebody?

Any closer at all? I mean..

Well, uh..

We are narrowing the list of suspects every day.

We're gonna get him.

I can promise you that.

We know you're doing your best.

My daughter was smart.

She was in college.

She would never get herself into a situation where she--

Okay.

Yeah.

I want to know where she is so I can..

So I can bring her home.

you're not sleeping.

Hi. No.

I should cut down to three pots of coffee instead of four, huh?

Reichert's a victim, too.

You know? He's just-- It's..

He's getting overwhelmed by it all. It's kind of caving in on him.

You know, it's.. He's near the edge. I can see it.

I know. I've seen it before.

Oh, I'll be fine. It's-- you know.

It's not-- Sande, it's not even my case.

I'm just-- You know, I'll consult and...

What? You're-- you're gonna--

Uh-- just-- yeah.

Reichert will call, and I'll give an opinion, and...

done.

Office too warm, Bob?

I saw the crowd. I thought it was a bake sale.

After the 6:00 news, the perp's gonna know everything we know.

Count on that. What do you got?

Bones. Female. Two sets, he thinks.

You find the way the perp dragged the body down the hill?

I will.

This is a crime scene. What do you think you're doing?

Guys? Come on!

Easy, Reichert. The media's on our backs enough as it is.

Bob? How you doing? It's been awhile.

Yeah. I'm doing fine, downing.

Keppel and I worked major crimes together.

You two know each other, huh?

Yeah, I was Reichert's Rabbi when he was a rookie.

I just got a cold case I need to ask him about, if that's all right.

Yeah. Sure.

It's nice seeing you, captain.

Oh, I see they're finally gonna fry Ted.

Yeah, I guess so.

When is that?

I don't know exactly.

Uh-Huh. We'll see you, Bob.

Can you, uh, can you get me those victims' jackets?

I guess so. I mean, strictly speaking,

I'm not supposed to-- just bring them to my house.

Police aren't saying whether this latest grisly find

Is the work of the green river killer,

but there seems little doubt that this gruesome discovery

will be added to the growing total,

Bringing the number of victims to 15,

All of them apparently prostitutes who worked a three-mile stretch

Of the pacific highway south known as "The Strip."

Thank you, Lyn. And here's Vince Conrad with the weather for this weekend.

They all had those pyramid-type rocks

found in their vaginal canals, except for Mills.

They all found in the water? Not all of them.