Catch Me a Killer

How did your interview go?

It was useful.

I don't know how you even were in the same room as him.

I should hate the men who do these terrible things,

but I can't.

What does that say about me?

It says you understand them.

Hate the sin, not the sinner?

Something like that.

Why did it take you so long to catch me?

I was tired of killing,

but I could never have stopped until you stopped me.

People worry about you, you know?

You should take a holiday.

You know why I can't take that holiday.

He was never gonna stop by himself.

It's down to us,

to me.

There's always another case coming in,

Another killer starting up.

Those men are out there

and then

they're in here.

Themba!

Worked through the night?

They needed something to go on.

I needed to get back today,

so I slept on the plane.

For an hour.

It's fine.

Anyway, how's your case going?

- Mine? - Mm-hmm.

Yeah, good.

I can talk you through some of my deductions if you want.

No, no. I, I trust you.

Need to get my head into Soweto.

What time's court?

3:00.

Oh, but I didn't get a chance to tell you before you left.

Brink brought forward your meeting.

Quantico are already doing this:

Ressler, John Douglas.

Even Canter in the UK for the Met.

I'm aware of that.

Erika's already covering her own cases.

By not expanding further, you're...

Well, the killers are ahead of us.

Innocent lives are lost.

Micki, let's forget that.

There's no money for this.

Do you really want this?

Do you honestly think this is gonna make anything better?

Yes.

Training courses, extra travel, budgets,

progress reports, I mean,

on top of everything that you're doing now.

I'm sorry to say this,

but you already look like chewed string.

Sorry, Sir.

There's a problem.

Micki, uh, just give me a minute, please.

Just wait outside.

Yeah.

Really?

Now?

Your blood pressure's a little high.

How are you sleeping?

Well, fine when I get to.

Work is busy, huh?

Uh, oh, you could say that.

Has been for a while. No?

Is that what this is?

Your heart is fine, from what I can tell.

What you've described

seems to be a mild panic attack.

That's it?

Well, yes.

But it's something that is not to be ignored.

Your mind is trying to tell you something.

Mm, cut down on Vogue Slims?

Hmm.

Or that it might not be able to process

everything that's been thrown at it.

You've told me about the work you do,

the things you see.

This is not normal, certainly not on an ongoing basis.

It needs unpacking.

And you need to rest.

Well, I'm supposed to be in court right now, so...

Micki, this is something that can't just fix itself.

I'm saying this is a warning sign, hmm,

the tip of a somewhat unpleasant iceberg.

Talk to somebody.

Yeah.

Do I seem okay to you?

A little distant maybe.

Well, they said I needed a break,

but I can't just up and leave.

They need me. They can't do it without me.

That's a lot of pressure.

- Yeah. - Mm-hmm.

All these things you see,

you can't just unsee them.

It's harder seeing the families,

watching their hope dying,

all the damage.

Is there someone you can talk to?

No.

No, that's just impossible with work.

Then what about me?

Not only am I a great listener,

but I have an almost endless supply of wine.

Yeah.

You do.

What is that?

It's an address.

Grabouw.

It's my parents' cabin.

It's nothing grand, but I'm heading there Friday.

You should come.

Maybe it's what you need.

Hey.

So, I ended up giving testimony in court.

It went fine.

Oh. Well done.

Sorry, I just, uh, got caught up in something.

Is everything all right?

Yeah. Yeah, of course.

How is the rest of the week looking?

What?

Brink.

The proposal?

No, you remember the Phoenix case,

the superintendent who called?

Uh, the sugarcane fields, right?

So there's more bodies now

and they're putting pressure on Brink.

I'm sorry, but they want us out there for the week.

You are okay, though?

Mm-hmm.

When do we leave?

Bodies in the plantations are not uncommon.

It's a rough area, squatter camps.

I'm fairly certain all the victims are female.

They're that badly decomposed?

Burnt. First four are burnt.

Clever, really.

He knows the cane fields are burnt before harvest,

so no evidence.

And then we have 5 or 10 other dockets

that could be connected.

And that's what you need us for?

It's Superintendent van Rooyen, right?

Please. Pieter.

I was the one who requested you guys.

My team is, uh, struggling.

They need a steer in the right direction.

I was told you could provide that.

Um, well, possibly, if we have enough detail.

Female, 5'5".

I'm going to say late 20s.

A little underweight,

but organs healthy from what we've seen.

Calloused skin under the hands.

She possibly did manual work.

And you believe all the victims

to be Black and female?

I do.