1 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:50,100 با ايميل DVD در يک Divx براي خريد 6 فيلم در تماس باشيد Hossein_Hap@Yahoo.Com 2 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:56,100 Where have you been? I've been waiting since 7:00. 3 00:00:56,100 --> 00:00:58,400 Get in. I had to find fireworks. 4 00:00:58,500 --> 00:00:59,700 Let me drive. 5 00:00:59,800 --> 00:01:02,100 Get in. I haven't eaten in 24 hours. 6 00:01:05,100 --> 00:01:06,600 Are you coming or not? 7 00:01:27,500 --> 00:01:29,400 It's too crowded. 8 00:01:29,500 --> 00:01:31,300 I thought you were starving. 9 00:01:33,100 --> 00:01:35,300 Let's go someplace quiet. 10 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:38,000 Okay. 11 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:51,200 What are we doing? 12 00:01:52,900 --> 00:01:57,100 Sitting. Listening to music. Talking. 13 00:01:58,200 --> 00:02:02,000 - You seem weird. Is everything okay? - Yeah, everything's fine. 14 00:02:09,900 --> 00:02:12,600 It's July. How many shirts are you wearing? 15 00:02:12,700 --> 00:02:15,800 - I'm cold. - You're cold on the Fourth of July? 16 00:02:20,300 --> 00:02:22,400 Fuck off and die! 17 00:02:28,700 --> 00:02:31,800 - What? - "Fuck off and die"? 18 00:02:33,400 --> 00:02:34,600 Shut up. 19 00:03:00,100 --> 00:03:02,200 Was that car at the drive-in? 20 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:06,900 I saw that car at Mr. Ed's. 21 00:03:13,300 --> 00:03:16,500 - Do you want me to tell him to leave? - Stay in the car. 22 00:03:31,900 --> 00:03:34,000 - Was that your husband? - No. 23 00:03:38,200 --> 00:03:40,100 Who was that, Darlene? 24 00:03:41,000 --> 00:03:43,100 Don't worry about it. 25 00:03:43,200 --> 00:03:46,600 - Don't tell me not to worry. Who was it? - It's nothing. 26 00:04:06,300 --> 00:04:07,800 Oh, shit. 27 00:04:11,200 --> 00:04:12,400 Let's go. 28 00:04:16,000 --> 00:04:17,200 Now, D. 29 00:04:29,500 --> 00:04:31,000 Get your wallet. 30 00:04:39,600 --> 00:04:41,600 Man, you really creeped us out. 31 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,900 - Vallejo Police Department. - I want to report a double murder. 32 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,600 May I have your name and where you are calling... 33 00:05:48,700 --> 00:05:51,000 If you go one mile east on Columbus Parkway, 34 00:05:51,100 --> 00:05:54,400 a public park, you'll find kids in a brown car. 35 00:05:55,300 --> 00:05:58,100 They were shot with a 9mm Luger. 36 00:05:59,100 --> 00:06:01,300 I also killed those kids last year. 37 00:06:02,400 --> 00:06:04,500 Goodbye. 38 00:06:22,500 --> 00:06:23,500 Spit. 39 00:06:24,300 --> 00:06:26,100 Come on, buddy. 40 00:06:26,200 --> 00:06:29,200 - I swallowed it. - Why? 41 00:06:29,300 --> 00:06:30,700 It was minty. 42 00:06:31,700 --> 00:06:34,200 You can't do that. It's not good for you. 43 00:06:35,100 --> 00:06:36,600 Lunch box. 44 00:06:36,700 --> 00:06:39,600 - Why am I not going on the bus? - Because we're late. 45 00:06:41,600 --> 00:06:44,900 Okay, you're staying with your mom and Aaron tonight. 46 00:06:45,600 --> 00:06:47,800 So, you don't like having a new little brother? 47 00:06:47,900 --> 00:06:51,200 - No, not really. - Oh, that's honest. 48 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:55,200 Learn a lot. 49 00:06:58,400 --> 00:07:00,300 There will be a test tonight! 50 00:07:35,500 --> 00:07:36,600 Morning. 51 00:07:39,700 --> 00:07:41,000 - Morning. - Morning. 52 00:08:02,200 --> 00:08:04,000 How's the coffee today, Shorty? 53 00:08:50,500 --> 00:08:52,100 Editorial in two. 54 00:09:22,100 --> 00:09:23,200 Good morning, gentlemen. 55 00:09:23,300 --> 00:09:24,500 - Good morning. - Good morning. 56 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:26,600 Well, Stanton, tell Mr. Howe 57 00:09:26,700 --> 00:09:29,200 the draft board piece was damn near perfect. 58 00:09:30,400 --> 00:09:31,900 Mr. Graysmith. 59 00:09:33,400 --> 00:09:34,800 Horrid. 60 00:09:34,900 --> 00:09:36,000 Horrid. 61 00:09:36,100 --> 00:09:38,300 Not so horrid. 62 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:41,100 All right. I'm thinking we go with not so horrid. 63 00:09:43,900 --> 00:09:46,500 Paul, what's on the crime beat? 64 00:09:46,600 --> 00:09:50,700 Janice in Datebook left the fondue party before everyone got naked. 65 00:09:50,800 --> 00:09:52,100 That's a crime. 66 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,800 Have you seen her? Wouldn't kid you. 67 00:09:54,900 --> 00:09:57,200 It may be the beginning of a crime wave. 68 00:09:58,200 --> 00:10:00,000 You need to see this. 69 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,200 Go get the publisher. 70 00:10:07,300 --> 00:10:08,400 "Dear Editor, 71 00:10:08,500 --> 00:10:09,600 "This is the murderer 72 00:10:09,700 --> 00:10:11,900 "of the two teenagers last Christmas at Lake Herman 73 00:10:12,000 --> 00:10:15,000 "and the girl on the Fourth of July near the golf course in Vallejo. 74 00:10:15,100 --> 00:10:16,500 "To prove I killed them, 75 00:10:16,600 --> 00:10:20,000 "I shall state some facts which only I and the police know. 76 00:10:20,100 --> 00:10:23,400 "Christmas, brand name of ammo, Super-X. 77 00:10:24,300 --> 00:10:25,800 "Ten shots were fired. 78 00:10:25,900 --> 00:10:28,700 "The boy was on his back with his feet to the car. 79 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:30,100 "The girl..." 80 00:10:32,300 --> 00:10:35,300 Would you read that, please? 81 00:10:36,600 --> 00:10:39,100 "The girl was on her right side, feet to the west. 82 00:10:39,200 --> 00:10:40,900 "Fourth of July. 83 00:10:41,000 --> 00:10:43,800 "One, girl was wearing patterned slacks. 84 00:10:43,900 --> 00:10:46,000 "The boy was also shot in the knee. 85 00:10:46,100 --> 00:10:48,400 "Brand name of ammo was Western. 86 00:10:49,100 --> 00:10:50,900 "Here is part of a cipher. 87 00:10:51,000 --> 00:10:54,500 "The other two parts of this cipher are being mailed to the editors of 88 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,400 "the Vallejo Times and S.F. Examiner. 89 00:10:57,500 --> 00:11:01,300 "I want you to print this cipher on the front page of your paper. 90 00:11:01,400 --> 00:11:03,800 "In this cipher is my identity. 91 00:11:03,900 --> 00:11:06,400 "If you do not print this cipher by the afternoon of Fry," 92 00:11:06,600 --> 00:11:12,500 F-R-Y, "First of Aug '69 I will go on a kill rampage Fry night. 93 00:11:12,700 --> 00:11:17,000 "I will cruise around all weekend killing lone people in the night 94 00:11:17,100 --> 00:11:18,600 "then move on to kill again 95 00:11:18,700 --> 00:11:22,300 "until I end up with a dozen people over the weekend." 96 00:11:22,400 --> 00:11:24,500 It's unsigned except for a symbol. 97 00:11:26,200 --> 00:11:29,400 Is it me, or does that look like a gunsight? 98 00:11:30,800 --> 00:11:32,700 Today's August first. 99 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:34,400 He wants his code in the afternoon edition. 100 00:11:34,500 --> 00:11:37,200 If the Examiner doesn't have the balls to run it, we scoop the Bay. 101 00:11:37,300 --> 00:11:39,400 AI, this man is talking about shooting 12 people. 102 00:11:39,500 --> 00:11:41,300 And not running this might make him do that. 103 00:11:41,400 --> 00:11:43,900 If we run it, we might be setting a very dangerous precedent. 104 00:11:44,000 --> 00:11:45,600 Oh, come on, now, it's newsworthy. 105 00:11:45,700 --> 00:11:47,700 Well, giving some sick bastard a soapbox, 106 00:11:47,900 --> 00:11:48,900 what does that say to people? 107 00:11:49,000 --> 00:11:52,200 Back up. Is this Vallejo story true? Do we know that? 108 00:11:52,300 --> 00:11:55,300 - Paul? - What? I cover crime in Vallejo? 109 00:11:56,100 --> 00:11:58,400 Yeah, I cover crime in Vallejo. Ten minutes. 110 00:11:58,500 --> 00:12:00,800 Let's shoot the code and call SFPD. 111 00:12:00,900 --> 00:12:04,200 If it turns out to be real, at least we'll have the material. 112 00:12:05,200 --> 00:12:06,400 All right. 113 00:12:07,300 --> 00:12:09,600 Graysmith, don't you have that cartoon to finish? 114 00:12:09,700 --> 00:12:10,900 Oh, yeah. 115 00:12:17,500 --> 00:12:19,700 Hi, this is Paul Avery from the San Francisco Chronicle. 116 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,800 I'm looking for someone to shed some light on a letter we received. 117 00:12:23,700 --> 00:12:24,700 Thank you. 118 00:12:25,200 --> 00:12:26,300 Sergeant Mulanax. 119 00:12:26,400 --> 00:12:28,100 Sergeant, Paul Avery from the San Francisco Chronicle. 120 00:12:28,200 --> 00:12:29,300 I just wanted to check 121 00:12:29,400 --> 00:12:31,400 if you had an unsolved firearm-related homicide 122 00:12:31,500 --> 00:12:34,200 on Christmas and maybe one on July fourth. 123 00:12:34,300 --> 00:12:35,400 Shit. 124 00:12:36,000 --> 00:12:37,300 You guys got one, too? 125 00:12:38,400 --> 00:12:41,600 Confirmed. VPD, they confirmed the shootings. 126 00:12:41,700 --> 00:12:42,700 AI's on the phone with the Examiner. 127 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:44,200 They got the same letter with a different code. 128 00:12:44,300 --> 00:12:45,400 So did Times-Herald. 129 00:12:45,500 --> 00:12:47,800 Christmas, two teenagers on lover's lane. Both DOA. 130 00:12:48,000 --> 00:12:49,600 David Faraday and Betty Jensen. 131 00:12:49,700 --> 00:12:52,200 July fourth, Darlene Ferrin and Michael... 132 00:12:52,400 --> 00:12:54,200 I think it's "Mayhew." Anyway, he lived, she didn't. 133 00:12:54,300 --> 00:12:55,400 The murder weapons? 134 00:12:55,500 --> 00:12:58,400 Ballistics, everything he said in the letters matched. 135 00:12:58,500 --> 00:13:01,600 I mean, I think the Times-Herald's gonna go with it. 136 00:13:01,700 --> 00:13:04,500 The Examiner's going, but won't go front page. 137 00:13:04,600 --> 00:13:08,800 I say let's go front page. If he kills 12 people, it's not our fault. 138 00:13:09,400 --> 00:13:12,000 Robert! We need the cartoon. 139 00:13:13,900 --> 00:13:17,000 - You're not finished? - No, I'm finished, Carol. I'm finished. 140 00:13:17,100 --> 00:13:18,800 Thieriot's still here. 141 00:13:19,000 --> 00:13:20,100 Really? 142 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:23,700 The first edition is off the floor in 10, Charles. 143 00:13:27,100 --> 00:13:28,600 Give us a sec. 144 00:13:31,700 --> 00:13:33,200 Okay, re-plate. 145 00:13:33,700 --> 00:13:36,200 We'll go on page four. 146 00:13:37,900 --> 00:13:41,200 What do you say, 20 bucks whoever cracks the psycho's name? 147 00:13:41,300 --> 00:13:43,200 He won't give his name. 148 00:13:44,500 --> 00:13:46,200 Morti's? Anyone? 149 00:13:46,300 --> 00:13:48,500 - That's where I'm heading. - All right. 150 00:14:15,000 --> 00:14:17,500 Put those on my desk. Turn on the light. 151 00:14:28,900 --> 00:14:30,400 Grab your book. 152 00:14:33,400 --> 00:14:35,500 Now go get your jammies on. 153 00:14:38,300 --> 00:14:39,600 All right, people, listen up. 154 00:14:40,300 --> 00:14:45,200 The cipher's broken into three sections, each with eight lines and 17 symbols. 155 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:47,900 No breaks between the symbols denoting different words. 156 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,400 No numbers or clues to substitution keys. 157 00:14:50,500 --> 00:14:53,000 And you got symbols from at least seven different sources. 158 00:14:53,800 --> 00:14:58,600 Greek, Morse code, Navy semaphore, weather symbols, astrological signs. 159 00:15:04,400 --> 00:15:07,600 - Hey, take a gander at this code thing. - Okay. 160 00:15:12,900 --> 00:15:14,500 You wanna give it a go? 161 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:19,600 Guy who used to sit there was a great cartoonist. Bob Bastian. 162 00:15:19,700 --> 00:15:23,000 Now he's doing public television. For some reason. 163 00:15:24,500 --> 00:15:25,900 Paul Avery. 164 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:30,300 Robert Graysmith. I've been here nine months. 165 00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,600 You were right, by the way. He didn't give his name. 166 00:15:35,800 --> 00:15:36,800 Who cracked it? 167 00:15:36,900 --> 00:15:39,000 A history teacher and his wife in Salinas. 168 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:42,300 "I like killing people because it is so much fun. 169 00:15:42,400 --> 00:15:46,400 "It is more fun than killing wild game in the forest 170 00:15:46,500 --> 00:15:50,800 "because man is the most dangerous animal of all to kill. 171 00:15:50,900 --> 00:15:53,800 "Something gives me the most thrilling experience. 172 00:15:53,900 --> 00:15:57,900 "It is even better than getting your rocks off with a girl. 173 00:15:58,000 --> 00:16:01,600 "The best part of it is that when I die, 174 00:16:01,700 --> 00:16:04,700 "I will be reborn in paradise. 175 00:16:04,800 --> 00:16:08,100 "And all that I have killed will become my slaves. 176 00:16:08,300 --> 00:16:12,200 "I will not give you my name because you will try to slow down 177 00:16:12,300 --> 00:16:15,300 "or stop my collecting of slaves for my afterlife." 178 00:16:15,400 --> 00:16:17,300 Methinks our friend's a tad bit fuckered in the head. 179 00:16:17,400 --> 00:16:21,600 I heard he even sent Vallejo a code key, just to help. 180 00:16:21,700 --> 00:16:24,000 - What is that at the bottom? - Leftovers. 181 00:16:24,100 --> 00:16:25,700 Maybe an anagram. 182 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,700 How does one do that? 183 00:16:45,500 --> 00:16:47,900 I like puzzles. I do them a lot. 184 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:52,100 How did you know he wasn't gonna give his name? 185 00:16:52,600 --> 00:16:54,300 Dangerous animal. 186 00:16:55,100 --> 00:16:56,700 Dangerous animal. 187 00:16:57,700 --> 00:17:00,500 What dangerous animal? How do I know that? 188 00:17:07,900 --> 00:17:09,500 - Paul. - Yes, Templeton. 189 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:11,700 - Editorial, now. - Very well. 190 00:17:13,900 --> 00:17:15,400 Another letter. 191 00:17:15,500 --> 00:17:18,800 More of the same. Details about the murders. 192 00:17:20,000 --> 00:17:23,900 He taped a flashlight to the gun. That's how he hit them in the dark. 193 00:17:24,000 --> 00:17:26,000 And he gave himself a name. 194 00:17:47,200 --> 00:17:50,300 You know this used to be the town of Montecello? 195 00:17:50,400 --> 00:17:51,700 But at some point, 196 00:17:51,800 --> 00:17:55,000 the county decided that the land would work better as a lake. 197 00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:56,800 So they flooded it. 198 00:17:58,300 --> 00:18:01,800 - But there's an entire... - Hidden city under the water. 199 00:18:01,900 --> 00:18:04,200 We were here last spring, remember? 200 00:18:04,300 --> 00:18:05,700 Oh, yeah. 201 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:13,700 Somebody else is here. 202 00:18:13,800 --> 00:18:15,500 It is a public park. 203 00:18:18,200 --> 00:18:20,300 I think he's watching us. 204 00:18:20,400 --> 00:18:22,500 Well, we're very good-looking. 205 00:18:28,300 --> 00:18:29,800 Where'd he go? 206 00:18:32,400 --> 00:18:34,200 He went behind that tree. 207 00:18:34,300 --> 00:18:36,600 All right. So he's taking a leak. 208 00:18:43,600 --> 00:18:45,500 He's coming towards us. 209 00:18:47,500 --> 00:18:49,500 Oh, my God, he has a gun. 210 00:18:50,400 --> 00:18:51,800 Don't move. 211 00:18:51,900 --> 00:18:54,800 - I want your money and your car keys. - Okay. 212 00:18:55,500 --> 00:18:57,100 We're not gonna do anything, okay? 213 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:00,700 We're gonna cooperate. Just tell me what you want us to do. 214 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:05,700 Here. 215 00:19:08,000 --> 00:19:10,500 You're welcome to everything I have. 216 00:19:14,100 --> 00:19:16,500 If there's anything else I could do for you... 217 00:19:16,600 --> 00:19:18,900 Maybe I could write you a check? 218 00:19:21,500 --> 00:19:24,100 Okay, I could give you my phone number. 219 00:19:24,700 --> 00:19:27,400 You know, I might be able to help you. 220 00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:29,600 Even more than you might think. 221 00:19:29,700 --> 00:19:31,800 He's a sociology major. 222 00:19:33,300 --> 00:19:35,900 Pre-law, actually. 223 00:19:38,100 --> 00:19:39,500 Oh, keys. 224 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:41,800 You know, I'm sorry, I don't know exactly where I put my keys. 225 00:19:41,900 --> 00:19:44,800 They might be on the blanket. Is it okay if... 226 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:51,200 Here's the keys. 227 00:19:52,600 --> 00:19:54,500 Don't get up. 228 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,600 I want her to tie you up. 229 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:01,800 Okay. 230 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:24,600 You know, if he comes any closer, I might be able to get that gun. 231 00:20:24,700 --> 00:20:26,900 - Don't get any ideas. - I'm not. 232 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,600 I killed a guard escaping from prison in Montana. 233 00:20:29,700 --> 00:20:31,700 I'm not doing anything, okay? 234 00:20:31,800 --> 00:20:34,000 I'm not afraid to kill again. 235 00:20:35,500 --> 00:20:36,800 Look away. 236 00:20:44,100 --> 00:20:46,400 What was the name of that prison? 237 00:20:50,300 --> 00:20:52,800 Hey, you said it was in Montana, right? 238 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:55,600 I'm taking your car. 239 00:20:55,700 --> 00:20:57,600 I'm going to Mexico. 240 00:20:57,700 --> 00:20:59,800 We didn't complain when you tied our hands. 241 00:20:59,900 --> 00:21:01,900 Okay, you have everything that I have. 242 00:21:02,000 --> 00:21:04,800 We have done everything that you've asked. 243 00:21:04,900 --> 00:21:06,200 It's okay. It's okay. 244 00:21:06,400 --> 00:21:08,600 She tied you loose, didn't she? 245 00:21:11,800 --> 00:21:13,900 Get on your stomach so I can tie your feet. 246 00:21:14,000 --> 00:21:16,500 Okay. It gets really cold out here at night. 247 00:21:16,600 --> 00:21:18,100 We could freeze. 248 00:21:26,500 --> 00:21:28,200 Okay, you all done? 249 00:21:30,300 --> 00:21:32,000 You know, just because people are gonna ask, 250 00:21:32,100 --> 00:21:34,100 was that thing even loaded? 251 00:21:45,100 --> 00:21:47,000 It's okay. 252 00:21:47,100 --> 00:21:49,100 This is all gonna be okay. 253 00:22:18,200 --> 00:22:21,800 Dispatch, this is 43L2, heading south on Knoxville Road. 254 00:22:21,900 --> 00:22:25,600 I've got an abandoned white VW Karmann-Ghia... 255 00:22:39,600 --> 00:22:41,500 Napa Police Department. 256 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:45,800 I want to report a murder. No, a double murder. 257 00:22:47,400 --> 00:22:50,700 They are two miles north of park headquarters. 258 00:22:50,800 --> 00:22:54,300 They were in a white Volkswagen Karmann-Ghia. 259 00:22:55,900 --> 00:22:58,000 I'm the one that did it. 260 00:22:58,100 --> 00:23:00,200 43L2 has a male victim with him. 261 00:23:00,300 --> 00:23:02,900 Piner's ambulance has been dispatched. 262 00:23:03,800 --> 00:23:06,000 Boy lived, the girl didn't. Again. 263 00:23:06,100 --> 00:23:08,500 God, can you imagine surviving something like that? 264 00:23:08,600 --> 00:23:10,000 Writing the dates on the side of the car. 265 00:23:10,100 --> 00:23:13,200 We got two Vallejo killings, now there's one in Napa. Why Napa? 266 00:23:13,300 --> 00:23:15,200 What the hell is he doing out of Vallejo? 267 00:23:15,300 --> 00:23:18,700 Sweet mother of Christ, what are you drawing? 268 00:23:18,800 --> 00:23:20,300 Kid at the lake. 269 00:23:20,500 --> 00:23:22,200 This is what he said the Zodiac was wearing. 270 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:23,600 God, that's a hell of a get-up. 271 00:23:23,700 --> 00:23:26,100 - Paul, what are you doing? - Hyman, I wrote it. It's done. 272 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:27,500 Now I just got to type it up. 273 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:29,500 Type it up? It's not finished until you type it up. 274 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:31,400 We've got to read it. 275 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:37,000 - What's that? - That's the Zodiac at the lake. 276 00:23:37,100 --> 00:23:38,500 What's the story with the kid? 277 00:23:38,600 --> 00:23:41,000 He seems a little touched or medicated or... 278 00:23:41,100 --> 00:23:42,200 - Graysmith? - Yeah, what is it? 279 00:23:42,300 --> 00:23:43,800 He's a fucking boy scout. 280 00:23:43,900 --> 00:23:46,100 He doesn't smoke, he doesn't drink, he doesn't curse. 281 00:23:46,200 --> 00:23:47,700 - And he's back. - I knew it. 282 00:23:47,800 --> 00:23:49,100 "Man is the most dangerous animal of all." 283 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:50,300 I knew that I heard that from somewhere. 284 00:23:50,400 --> 00:23:52,700 The Most Dangerous Game. 285 00:23:52,800 --> 00:23:55,800 It's a movie about a Count who hunts people for sport. 286 00:23:55,900 --> 00:23:56,900 People. 287 00:23:57,000 --> 00:23:59,000 The Most Dangerous Game. 288 00:23:59,800 --> 00:24:02,200 - Who's that? - That's Count Zaroff. 289 00:24:02,300 --> 00:24:04,400 Zaroff? With a "Z"? 290 00:24:07,100 --> 00:24:08,800 And that will be all for the news on the 20. 291 00:24:08,900 --> 00:24:11,200 We've got curfews in effect tonight for the following counties: 292 00:24:11,300 --> 00:24:15,400 Napa, Solano, Contra Costa, Alameda, Marin, and San Mateo. 293 00:24:15,500 --> 00:24:17,700 So please, everyone, stay safe. 294 00:24:17,800 --> 00:24:21,100 Vic in San Francisco, you're on the line. You're not scared of the Zodiac? 295 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:24,200 Heck no, he's only shooting those farm kids. 296 00:24:24,300 --> 00:24:26,900 What scares me is those hippies out in the Haight 297 00:24:27,100 --> 00:24:28,900 with their free love and weird clothes. 298 00:24:29,000 --> 00:24:31,000 We've got Alfred from Vacaville. 299 00:24:31,100 --> 00:24:33,400 You know, I think that was really offensive. 300 00:24:33,500 --> 00:24:35,100 It's not just farm kids. 301 00:24:35,200 --> 00:24:37,100 These are nice, clean-cut young people. 302 00:24:37,200 --> 00:24:39,600 Hey, nobody's downplaying the loss of human life here, Alfred. 303 00:24:39,700 --> 00:24:41,700 Well, that last guy was. 304 00:24:41,800 --> 00:24:44,700 We have good solid communities out here in the North Bay. 305 00:24:44,800 --> 00:24:48,300 Unlike in the city where you have Satanists running around. 306 00:24:48,400 --> 00:24:51,900 Well, you bring up a good question. Is the Zodiac a Satanist? 307 00:24:52,000 --> 00:24:53,700 Amber from Oakland, what do you think? 308 00:24:53,800 --> 00:24:55,000 I don't really know, 309 00:24:55,100 --> 00:24:58,200 but I thought that code they printed didn't look very Christian. 310 00:24:58,300 --> 00:25:01,000 But I think the bigger problem is that the papers shouldn't have printed 311 00:25:01,100 --> 00:25:02,900 anything that the Zodiac has been doing. 312 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:06,100 That they're just printing all that stuff to sell more newspapers. 313 00:25:06,300 --> 00:25:08,400 Well, the Zodiac did demand they print his letters 314 00:25:08,500 --> 00:25:10,100 or he'd kill more people. 315 00:25:10,200 --> 00:25:11,500 Yeah, but he would have done it anyway, 316 00:25:11,600 --> 00:25:13,200 whether they printed it or not, I think. 317 00:25:13,300 --> 00:25:14,700 An interesting point. 318 00:25:14,800 --> 00:25:16,800 So, what do you think he'll do next? 319 00:25:37,500 --> 00:25:41,100 - San Francisco Police Department. - Yes. There's a fight in a cab! 320 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:42,400 What is your location? 321 00:25:42,500 --> 00:25:45,500 3398 Washington, at the corner of Cherry. 322 00:25:45,600 --> 00:25:47,300 One's drunk and we think he's robbing him. 323 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:50,600 - Is the crime still in progress? - Yes, please hurry. 324 00:25:52,300 --> 00:25:53,700 Oh, my God, look! 325 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:18,000 Nuts! 326 00:26:21,300 --> 00:26:23,100 Whoever this is, you owe me a new lamp. 327 00:26:23,200 --> 00:26:25,800 Cabbie's been shot three blocks from the Presidio. 328 00:26:25,900 --> 00:26:28,100 Well, it wasn't me. I've been with my bride all night. 329 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:31,200 - She can vouch. - Go put on the Folgers. 330 00:26:31,300 --> 00:26:32,700 You'll pick me up? 331 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:34,600 Let me just describe the lamp you're gonna buy me. 332 00:26:43,500 --> 00:26:46,400 - I just got to sleep. - Suspect's Negro, male adult. 333 00:26:46,500 --> 00:26:49,000 Walt's on scene, locked up the cab and secured the crowd. 334 00:26:49,100 --> 00:26:52,000 Seriously, dead asleep. I lost feeling in my arm and everything. 335 00:26:52,100 --> 00:26:53,400 Crackers. 336 00:26:57,300 --> 00:26:59,300 You ever try Japanese food? 337 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,100 What do you mean, like teriyaki? No, like the urchin. 338 00:27:02,200 --> 00:27:04,500 - Raw fish. - I'm eating here, Bill. 339 00:27:05,900 --> 00:27:08,900 - I always wanted to try it. - So, why don't you? 340 00:27:09,000 --> 00:27:10,900 Haven't got around to it. 341 00:27:26,600 --> 00:27:29,700 Evening, gents. A lovely night for a botched robbery. 342 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:32,400 Yeah, third this week. Must be end of summer rush. 343 00:27:32,500 --> 00:27:35,600 I got foot patrols going through the park, dogs are on the way. 344 00:27:35,700 --> 00:27:40,000 The victim's name is Paul Stine. Dousette pronounced him at 10:10. 345 00:27:40,100 --> 00:27:42,200 Suspect fired one shot to the back of the head. 346 00:27:42,300 --> 00:27:44,200 Driver's wallet and car keys are missing. 347 00:27:44,300 --> 00:27:45,300 How'd you know his name? 348 00:27:45,400 --> 00:27:48,400 Leroy, there, came down from Yellow Cab to ID him. 349 00:27:48,500 --> 00:27:50,000 Neighborhood's pretty high-end for this kind of thing, 350 00:27:50,200 --> 00:27:52,400 so I already set up transpo for the cab. 351 00:27:52,500 --> 00:27:53,900 - Coroner's here. - Any witnesses? 352 00:27:54,000 --> 00:27:57,500 Kids who called it in saw the suspect from that window. 353 00:27:57,600 --> 00:27:59,100 - Did they hear a shot? - No. 354 00:27:59,200 --> 00:28:00,500 They first saw him in the front seat, 355 00:28:00,600 --> 00:28:02,300 thought he was a drunk fighting with the driver. 356 00:28:02,400 --> 00:28:05,300 Oldest kid ran downstairs to get a better look from the dining room, 357 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:07,200 described him as a white male, glasses, 358 00:28:07,300 --> 00:28:09,500 crew-cut, stocky, and wearing a dark jacket. 359 00:28:09,600 --> 00:28:11,400 Wait, I thought someone said he was black. 360 00:28:11,500 --> 00:28:13,400 That's the description that went out to radio cars. 361 00:28:13,500 --> 00:28:16,500 - We already corrected it. - Oh, well, that's good. 362 00:28:16,600 --> 00:28:18,900 - You guys need anything else? - No. Get out of here. 363 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,000 Thanks. Happy Birthday. 364 00:28:21,100 --> 00:28:23,800 - Wait, it's your birthday? - Yep. 365 00:28:23,900 --> 00:28:26,000 - That's great. Happy birthday. - Thanks. 366 00:28:26,100 --> 00:28:29,100 - Body or scene? - It's your birthday, I'll take the body. 367 00:28:29,200 --> 00:28:31,800 Dave, looks like he wiped the cab down pretty good. 368 00:28:31,900 --> 00:28:33,900 - We got some blood over here. - Prints? 369 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,800 Could very well be. We'll dust it at the Hall. 370 00:28:35,900 --> 00:28:38,700 The odd thing is, we also got gloves. 371 00:28:38,800 --> 00:28:41,200 - Suspect's? - There's blood on them. 372 00:28:42,600 --> 00:28:43,800 - Hey, Pete? - Yeah, Dave. 373 00:28:43,900 --> 00:28:45,100 You through over there, can I get in there? 374 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:46,800 Yeah, I'm all set. 375 00:28:47,600 --> 00:28:49,600 - Who rolled him? - Stewarts. 376 00:28:56,700 --> 00:28:58,700 I got a single 9mm casing. 377 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,100 Yeah, Luger. 378 00:29:05,200 --> 00:29:07,000 Nothing from the crowd. 379 00:29:07,100 --> 00:29:10,000 Okay. I'm your shooter, Negro male adult, 380 00:29:10,100 --> 00:29:13,400 who also happens to be a stocky, crew-cut Caucasian. 381 00:29:13,500 --> 00:29:16,000 I flag a cab. I give him this address. 382 00:29:16,100 --> 00:29:18,900 Did I give him this address? Who's got the fare book? 383 00:29:19,000 --> 00:29:20,300 Right here. 384 00:29:22,700 --> 00:29:25,500 Washington and Maple. That's one block east. 385 00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:47,800 Lighting's the same over here, 386 00:29:47,900 --> 00:29:50,400 so maybe I see someone walking their dog. 387 00:29:50,500 --> 00:29:53,300 You don't want any witnesses so you tell him to go down a block. 388 00:29:53,400 --> 00:29:54,500 He pulls over. 389 00:29:54,600 --> 00:29:56,400 I wait for him to put it in park because I'm smart 390 00:29:56,500 --> 00:29:57,900 and I don't want him hitting the accelerator 391 00:29:58,000 --> 00:29:59,300 when I shoot him. May I? 392 00:29:59,400 --> 00:30:01,700 He stops, puts it in park, boom. 393 00:30:01,900 --> 00:30:04,500 I shoot him on the right side, he slumps right? 394 00:30:04,700 --> 00:30:06,600 Maybe you've got your hand on his collar when you shoot. 395 00:30:06,800 --> 00:30:07,900 All right. So, either way, 396 00:30:08,000 --> 00:30:09,700 I just dumped a quart of blood in the front seat. 397 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:13,000 - So, why do you get in the front seat? - For the money. 398 00:30:13,100 --> 00:30:14,100 But he's dead. 399 00:30:14,200 --> 00:30:15,900 You could just reach over the seat, pull out his wallet. 400 00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:18,200 You don't have to go anywhere near the blood. 401 00:30:18,300 --> 00:30:20,700 So, why'd he get in the front seat? 402 00:30:21,300 --> 00:30:22,900 - I'm an idiot. - But you're not an idiot. 403 00:30:23,000 --> 00:30:24,700 You waited for him to put it in park. 404 00:30:24,800 --> 00:30:27,000 - Right. Thank you. - Yeah, sure. 405 00:30:28,700 --> 00:30:30,600 - Can I see that? - Yeah. 406 00:30:31,100 --> 00:30:34,400 I am an idiot. I just killed a man for $8.25. 407 00:30:34,500 --> 00:30:38,800 It's his third fare of the night. Does anyone have any animal crackers? 408 00:30:39,300 --> 00:30:41,500 - Animal crackers? - They're in the car. 409 00:30:41,600 --> 00:30:43,800 I'm saving those for later. 410 00:30:43,900 --> 00:30:45,100 Fine. 411 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:53,300 - Are you a reporter? - No, I'm Inspector Dave Toschi, SFPD. 412 00:30:53,400 --> 00:30:55,900 Sir, I was wondering if I'd be able to talk to your children, 413 00:30:56,000 --> 00:30:58,200 one at a time and preferably alone? 414 00:30:58,300 --> 00:31:00,200 They just saw a man murdered. 415 00:31:00,300 --> 00:31:02,200 I understand. 416 00:31:02,300 --> 00:31:03,800 It looked like they were drunk and fighting. 417 00:31:03,900 --> 00:31:05,200 Yeah, and he had a rag. 418 00:31:05,300 --> 00:31:07,700 He came around the side of the car and he was wiping stuff. 419 00:31:07,800 --> 00:31:11,200 - Did you get a chance to see his face? - I did. 420 00:31:11,300 --> 00:31:12,700 Well, sort of. 421 00:31:14,000 --> 00:31:16,500 Did you remember what he looked like? 422 00:31:18,000 --> 00:31:20,000 - Normal. - Yeah. 423 00:31:20,100 --> 00:31:21,300 "Normal"? 424 00:31:44,200 --> 00:31:45,700 "This is the Zodiac speaking. 425 00:31:45,800 --> 00:31:47,700 "I am the murderer of the taxi driver 426 00:31:47,800 --> 00:31:51,700 "over by Washington Street and Maple Street last night. 427 00:31:51,800 --> 00:31:54,300 "To prove this, here is a blood-stained piece of his shirt. 428 00:31:54,400 --> 00:31:59,300 "I am the same man who did in the people in the North Bay Area. 429 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:02,000 "The S.F. Police could have caught me last night 430 00:32:02,100 --> 00:32:03,600 "if they had searched the park properly 431 00:32:03,700 --> 00:32:07,000 "instead of holding road races with their motorcicles." 432 00:32:07,100 --> 00:32:08,600 - Gentlemen. - Dave. 433 00:32:08,700 --> 00:32:10,600 Paul. Where's the shirt? 434 00:32:12,000 --> 00:32:13,600 Right there, boss. 435 00:32:14,900 --> 00:32:16,400 There's your rag the kids talked about. 436 00:32:16,500 --> 00:32:18,500 So he got in the front seat to tear off a piece of the shirt. 437 00:32:18,600 --> 00:32:21,000 - Is this on the record? - Well, what do you think? 438 00:32:21,100 --> 00:32:23,100 He confirms the Vallejo and Napa killings. 439 00:32:23,300 --> 00:32:24,800 Gets worse. 440 00:32:24,900 --> 00:32:27,000 Robert, do you have a deadline? 441 00:32:27,100 --> 00:32:29,200 What does he mean, it gets worse? 442 00:32:29,300 --> 00:32:30,700 Read the last part. 443 00:32:30,800 --> 00:32:33,000 "School children make nice targets. 444 00:32:33,100 --> 00:32:35,400 "I think I shall wipe out a school bus some morning. 445 00:32:35,500 --> 00:32:37,200 "Just shoot out the front tire 446 00:32:37,300 --> 00:32:39,700 "and then pick off the kiddies as they come bouncing out." 447 00:32:39,800 --> 00:32:42,300 Jesus Christ, who's got school buses? Department of Transportation? 448 00:32:42,400 --> 00:32:44,300 - School board. - All right. 449 00:32:44,400 --> 00:32:46,700 I'm gonna need elimination prints from your staff. 450 00:32:46,800 --> 00:32:49,300 Anyone here didn't touch this letter? 451 00:32:53,300 --> 00:32:56,000 On my way back to my desk. They have phones, if you want. 452 00:32:56,100 --> 00:32:57,700 We need to get matches on blood and fabric. 453 00:32:57,800 --> 00:32:58,900 I'll call Napa and Vallejo, 454 00:32:59,000 --> 00:33:00,800 get the letters up to Sherwood in Sacramento. 455 00:33:00,900 --> 00:33:04,300 Dave, just one thing. Is it true they got a print off the cab? 456 00:33:04,400 --> 00:33:06,800 Yeah, we got a partial in blood. 457 00:33:07,600 --> 00:33:10,800 - But that is not for publication. - Hey, hey, come on. 458 00:33:10,900 --> 00:33:13,100 Hey, it's me. 459 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:15,300 Did he say they got a print? 460 00:33:16,400 --> 00:33:17,600 Partial. 461 00:33:18,600 --> 00:33:19,700 Whoa. 462 00:33:21,100 --> 00:33:22,500 Dude, he wears his gun like Bullitt. 463 00:33:22,700 --> 00:33:25,000 No, McQueen got that from Toschi. 464 00:33:25,100 --> 00:33:26,900 Does he think that Zodiac's gonna send another code? 465 00:33:27,000 --> 00:33:28,800 'Cause I think Zodiac's gonna send another code. 466 00:33:28,900 --> 00:33:30,900 Jesus Harold Christ on rubber crutches, Bobby. 467 00:33:31,000 --> 00:33:32,100 What are you doing? 468 00:33:32,200 --> 00:33:33,500 You're doing that thing, the thing we discussed, 469 00:33:33,600 --> 00:33:36,100 the thing that I don't like. Starts with an "L." 470 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:38,100 - Oh, looming. - Yeah. 471 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:41,100 In cooperation with SFPD, we will run the Zodiac letter 472 00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:43,800 without including the threat on school children. 473 00:33:43,900 --> 00:33:45,600 We don't want to start a city-wide panic 474 00:33:45,700 --> 00:33:49,200 so I'm asking all of you to please keep this confidential. 475 00:33:49,300 --> 00:33:51,500 Just go about your daily business. 476 00:33:51,600 --> 00:33:52,900 Thank you. 477 00:34:08,700 --> 00:34:11,700 I packed you your carrots and your soda and peanut butter, okay? 478 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:14,700 - Dad, you don't have to wait with me. - I know. 479 00:34:22,100 --> 00:34:25,900 You know what? You know what? I'm gonna drive him today, okay? 480 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:27,600 Come on. 481 00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:47,300 What's that? 482 00:34:47,400 --> 00:34:50,000 Similarities in the lowercase "r's." 483 00:34:59,100 --> 00:35:00,300 And that? 484 00:35:00,400 --> 00:35:02,400 It is you waiting in the hall if you speak again. 485 00:35:02,500 --> 00:35:04,300 I have to concentrate. 486 00:35:04,700 --> 00:35:05,800 Sorry. 487 00:35:05,900 --> 00:35:07,900 "Sorry" counts as speaking. 488 00:35:18,800 --> 00:35:21,700 There are similarities in the lowercase "r's." 489 00:35:25,800 --> 00:35:28,200 We have to release the bus threat. 490 00:35:28,800 --> 00:35:31,500 - It'll screw us. - We're already screwed. 491 00:35:31,600 --> 00:35:33,800 We just went from "Routine Cabbie Shooting" 492 00:35:33,900 --> 00:35:36,100 to "Mass Murderer Targets Kids." 493 00:35:43,800 --> 00:35:47,000 The Zodiac Killer has come to San Francisco. 494 00:35:47,100 --> 00:35:50,100 Confirmation tonight, from the San Francisco Police Department 495 00:35:50,200 --> 00:35:52,100 that in his latest haunting letter, 496 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:55,400 which takes credit for the murder of cab driver Paul Stine, 497 00:35:55,500 --> 00:35:58,900 the Zodiac has threatened to, "Wipe out a school bus 498 00:35:59,000 --> 00:36:02,300 "and pick off the kiddies as they come bouncing out." 499 00:36:05,800 --> 00:36:08,500 If you think you might know who the Zodiac is, 500 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:12,200 you can call the San Francisco Police Department's newest tip line. 501 00:36:35,900 --> 00:36:38,800 Press conference is at 4:00. We got to give them something. 502 00:36:38,900 --> 00:36:40,500 We're coordinating with the school board, 503 00:36:40,600 --> 00:36:42,600 and we expect a break in the case very soon. 504 00:36:42,700 --> 00:36:44,500 - What do we really got? - We're swamped. 505 00:36:44,600 --> 00:36:46,000 When they can't get anyone on the tip line 506 00:36:46,100 --> 00:36:47,800 they call the switchboard and keep getting put through. 507 00:36:47,900 --> 00:36:48,800 You got any hard suspects? 508 00:36:49,000 --> 00:36:51,700 About 90 an hour. I'm up to around 500. 509 00:36:51,800 --> 00:36:52,900 Well, can't you narrow it down? 510 00:36:53,000 --> 00:36:55,200 I would love to, if I could get out of this... 511 00:36:55,300 --> 00:36:58,800 - Homicide, please hold. - Yeah, hold, please. 512 00:36:58,900 --> 00:37:00,700 We're gonna need to tell them we got the entire force on this. 513 00:37:00,800 --> 00:37:02,000 How many men can you give me? 514 00:37:02,100 --> 00:37:04,100 Well, right now, it's you and Bill and Monday's a school day. 515 00:37:04,200 --> 00:37:06,100 Yeah, I know, Chief. I have three daughters of my own. 516 00:37:06,200 --> 00:37:08,100 Yeah, I know. Where's Armstrong? 517 00:37:08,200 --> 00:37:09,700 He's on the phone with Vallejo. 518 00:37:09,800 --> 00:37:11,700 We're playing catch up, Jack. 519 00:37:11,800 --> 00:37:14,300 I'd like to set up a meeting with your survivor, Michael Mageau. 520 00:37:14,400 --> 00:37:16,000 I can't. He skipped town. 521 00:37:16,100 --> 00:37:18,700 The only guy who's seen Zodiac without a mask is missing? 522 00:37:18,900 --> 00:37:22,000 When he was still in the hospital we could show him lineups all day long. 523 00:37:22,100 --> 00:37:23,500 As soon as he got out, he split. 524 00:37:23,600 --> 00:37:24,600 Really? Why? 525 00:37:24,700 --> 00:37:27,000 I don't think he wanted to have anything to do with this. 526 00:37:27,100 --> 00:37:29,100 Can you send us everything that you have? 527 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:32,000 Well, the road goes both ways. 528 00:37:32,100 --> 00:37:35,300 Now, we need that print you lifted from the cab 529 00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:37,300 and we should have been in on the handwriting. 530 00:37:37,400 --> 00:37:39,700 I apologize. Things have been moving fast. 531 00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:42,500 Who should I talk to in Napa so we can coordinate? 532 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:43,700 Talk to Ken Narlow. 533 00:37:43,800 --> 00:37:45,700 We really should have been in on the handwriting. 534 00:37:45,800 --> 00:37:48,300 I apologize. Things have been moving fast. 535 00:37:48,400 --> 00:37:49,800 Listen, we're gonna need your scene photos. 536 00:37:49,900 --> 00:37:50,900 Can't help you. 537 00:37:51,100 --> 00:37:53,000 Ken, I don't want to get into a jurisdictional thing here. 538 00:37:53,100 --> 00:37:55,700 No, no, no, no, no. We didn't have a crime scene. 539 00:37:55,800 --> 00:37:59,000 The ranger that found the kids literally swept everything into a picnic blanket. 540 00:37:59,100 --> 00:38:00,800 All we have are the Wing Walker prints. 541 00:38:00,900 --> 00:38:02,000 The what? 542 00:38:02,100 --> 00:38:03,800 Boot prints to and from the crime scene 543 00:38:03,900 --> 00:38:06,200 were made by size 10-and-a-half Wing Walkers, 544 00:38:06,300 --> 00:38:09,300 military-style boots sold only at military PXs 545 00:38:09,600 --> 00:38:11,600 designed to walk on the wings of planes. 546 00:38:11,700 --> 00:38:14,200 And you can't buy at a PX without a military ID, 547 00:38:14,300 --> 00:38:16,300 so our suspect could be military. 548 00:38:16,400 --> 00:38:18,100 Did you guys narrow your list off of this? 549 00:38:18,200 --> 00:38:20,300 - Yeah. - Did Vallejo? 550 00:38:20,500 --> 00:38:22,500 I don't know. I don't work in Vallejo. I work here. 551 00:38:22,700 --> 00:38:24,800 Great. I'm gonna need photos of those boot prints. 552 00:38:24,900 --> 00:38:26,900 Sure, if you send me the handwriting. 553 00:38:27,000 --> 00:38:28,500 I thought Questioned Documents already did. 554 00:38:28,700 --> 00:38:30,100 Nope. Vallejo's got them, not us. 555 00:38:30,300 --> 00:38:32,300 All right. I'll have Questioned Documents... 556 00:38:32,400 --> 00:38:34,300 Forget it. I'll telefax it to you. 557 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:35,800 We don't have telefax yet. 558 00:38:35,900 --> 00:38:38,500 - Okay, I'll put it in the mail. - We'll mail ours, too. 559 00:38:38,600 --> 00:38:40,300 And call Mulanax in Vallejo. 560 00:38:40,400 --> 00:38:42,500 - Maybe he can get you a mimeo. - Right. 561 00:38:42,600 --> 00:38:45,000 Why don't you just get a photo off the original plaster cast? 562 00:38:45,100 --> 00:38:47,200 We'd have to wait, because they don't have a fax. 563 00:38:47,300 --> 00:38:48,700 We don't have a fax, either. 564 00:38:48,800 --> 00:38:50,500 Look, I'm just trying to get us coordinated. 565 00:38:50,600 --> 00:38:52,100 Have you called Solano Sheriff's Office? 566 00:38:52,200 --> 00:38:53,800 Why would I call Solano? 567 00:38:54,000 --> 00:38:57,500 Because the two kids that got killed last Christmas were Solano's. 568 00:38:57,700 --> 00:38:58,800 I thought they were Vallejo. 569 00:38:59,000 --> 00:39:00,300 No, they were over the county line 570 00:39:00,400 --> 00:39:02,600 so you're gonna need to coordinate with them, too. 571 00:39:02,700 --> 00:39:04,100 Okay. 572 00:39:04,200 --> 00:39:05,300 Bill. 573 00:39:06,000 --> 00:39:07,900 Can I have a word with you? 574 00:39:10,800 --> 00:39:12,900 Where did you see this guy? 575 00:39:13,700 --> 00:39:16,100 We got the call to circle the scene and look for a Negro male adult. 576 00:39:16,200 --> 00:39:17,700 Where was he? 577 00:39:17,800 --> 00:39:20,200 On Jackson. Heading east. About the middle of the block. 578 00:39:20,300 --> 00:39:22,400 And this is three minutes after the shooting? 579 00:39:22,500 --> 00:39:23,600 Give or take. Yeah. 580 00:39:23,700 --> 00:39:26,000 - And you were heading east or west? - We were going west. 581 00:39:26,100 --> 00:39:28,300 All right, so you're on Jackson going west. 582 00:39:28,400 --> 00:39:31,500 So the cab was one block catty-corner southwest? 583 00:39:31,700 --> 00:39:33,300 - Correct. - Did you slow down? 584 00:39:33,400 --> 00:39:35,100 - Of course we slowed down. - All right. 585 00:39:35,200 --> 00:39:37,500 Listen, Dispatch said it was a Negro male. 586 00:39:37,600 --> 00:39:38,900 That was corrected. 587 00:39:39,000 --> 00:39:41,600 No, but at the time they hadn't changed it. 588 00:39:41,700 --> 00:39:43,800 This guy was white. 589 00:39:43,900 --> 00:39:45,700 Right, not in a hurry. Kind of lumbering along like... 590 00:39:45,800 --> 00:39:48,400 Lumbering? What do you mean, "lumbering"? 591 00:39:49,700 --> 00:39:52,400 - Shuffling. - Stocky? Had a crew cut? 592 00:39:53,400 --> 00:39:55,600 Yeah, that's all correct. 593 00:39:55,700 --> 00:39:57,500 Listen, it was dark. 594 00:39:58,400 --> 00:40:00,400 The guy was wearing a dark jacket. There's no way... 595 00:40:00,600 --> 00:40:03,000 He would have been covered in blood. 596 00:40:04,700 --> 00:40:06,200 Did you stop him? 597 00:40:08,300 --> 00:40:10,100 Did you talk to him? 598 00:40:10,700 --> 00:40:12,600 - Yes? No? - No. 599 00:40:13,500 --> 00:40:15,000 You need to get with a sketch artist. 600 00:40:15,100 --> 00:40:18,100 We have to put out a new composite right away. 601 00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:24,100 Five persons have been murdered in the San Francisco area, 602 00:40:24,300 --> 00:40:25,700 and in each case the killer... 603 00:40:25,800 --> 00:40:28,300 "I shall wipe out a school bus some morning..." 604 00:40:28,400 --> 00:40:30,000 San Francisco police... 605 00:40:31,900 --> 00:40:34,600 ...to see the Stones in concert this Sunday. 606 00:40:34,700 --> 00:40:36,800 The new letters from the Zodiac Killer were sent to 607 00:40:36,900 --> 00:40:38,800 the City room of the San Francisco Chronicle. 608 00:40:40,300 --> 00:40:42,800 Looming. No looming. 609 00:40:42,900 --> 00:40:46,000 - Have you considered the water theory? - What? 610 00:40:46,100 --> 00:40:48,800 Geographically, every attack takes place near a body of water 611 00:40:48,900 --> 00:40:50,200 - or a water-based name. - This is your water theory? 612 00:40:50,300 --> 00:40:52,700 Lake Berryessa. Blue Rock Springs. Lake Herman. 613 00:40:52,800 --> 00:40:55,000 Wash-ington and Cherry? 614 00:40:57,000 --> 00:40:58,600 You think? 615 00:40:58,700 --> 00:40:59,700 No. 616 00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:01,200 I'm reading this book, 617 00:41:01,300 --> 00:41:02,900 Homicide Investigation by Lemoyne Snyder... 618 00:41:03,000 --> 00:41:04,400 - "Leymone." - ...and he says you look for patterns, 619 00:41:04,500 --> 00:41:06,600 - so I'm looking for patterns. - No. 620 00:41:06,800 --> 00:41:09,100 You can't think of this case in normal police terms. 621 00:41:09,200 --> 00:41:11,300 - Why not? - You got four crime scenes: 622 00:41:11,500 --> 00:41:14,400 Solano, Vallejo, Berryessa, and here. 623 00:41:14,500 --> 00:41:18,500 Not a single usable print at the first three or in any of the letters? 624 00:41:18,600 --> 00:41:22,100 How does our master criminal come to the city and leave a bloody latent? 625 00:41:22,200 --> 00:41:24,800 I mean, assuming the gloves are his, 626 00:41:24,900 --> 00:41:26,600 he shoots the cabbie and then takes them off? 627 00:41:26,700 --> 00:41:27,800 So it's not his print? 628 00:41:27,900 --> 00:41:29,700 Maybe, maybe not. You're missing the point. 629 00:41:29,800 --> 00:41:32,400 - The point is the first attack... - David Faraday and Betty Jensen. 630 00:41:32,500 --> 00:41:34,100 They both die. 631 00:41:34,200 --> 00:41:36,600 From there on out, he only manages to kill the girls. 632 00:41:36,700 --> 00:41:38,700 - Not for lack of trying. - Not for lack of trying. 633 00:41:38,800 --> 00:41:42,300 Mageau lives, Ferrin dies. Hartnell lives, Shepard dies. 634 00:41:42,400 --> 00:41:45,800 He gets so caught up with the women he forgets to finish off the men. 635 00:41:45,900 --> 00:41:48,200 Plus, they're all couples and all on lover's lanes. 636 00:41:48,300 --> 00:41:50,200 - Paul Stine is not. - Exactly. 637 00:41:50,300 --> 00:41:52,400 Single, male cab driver on Washington and Cherry doesn't fit. 638 00:41:52,500 --> 00:41:53,900 Doesn't fit. 639 00:41:54,800 --> 00:41:57,100 So, why does Zodiac kill him? 640 00:41:59,900 --> 00:42:01,900 He's breaking the pattern. 641 00:42:11,100 --> 00:42:12,200 Yeah? 642 00:42:12,300 --> 00:42:15,500 Someone claiming to be Zodiac called Oakland PD a half-hour ago. 643 00:42:15,600 --> 00:42:19,200 He says he's gonna call in on Jim Dunbar's morning show in three hours. 644 00:42:19,500 --> 00:42:20,500 On television? 645 00:42:20,600 --> 00:42:22,700 He wants Melvin Belli on to counsel him. 646 00:42:22,800 --> 00:42:24,900 All right. All right. Let's go wake up Melvin. 647 00:42:27,400 --> 00:42:29,200 Animal crackers? 648 00:42:29,300 --> 00:42:30,600 Glove box. 649 00:42:30,700 --> 00:42:32,400 Are these windows bulletproof? 650 00:42:32,500 --> 00:42:35,100 Yes, Melvin. You don't have to lie down back there. 651 00:42:35,200 --> 00:42:36,400 This man is a marksman, 652 00:42:36,500 --> 00:42:39,300 could snuff me out at a moment's notice. 653 00:42:39,400 --> 00:42:40,800 Are you sure you're up for this? 654 00:42:40,900 --> 00:42:45,300 Don't you worry about me, Inspector. I'll be fine when the lights are on. 655 00:42:45,400 --> 00:42:47,100 This man has asked for my help. 656 00:42:47,300 --> 00:42:49,300 The man you're worrying about snuffing you out? 657 00:42:49,400 --> 00:42:51,400 What are these, cookies? 658 00:42:53,100 --> 00:42:55,100 Dear Lord, do you ever clean this car? 659 00:42:55,200 --> 00:42:58,600 - Shit. - KGO must have tipped other stations. 660 00:43:08,500 --> 00:43:11,300 Get him talking. Convince him to meet you somewhere. 661 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:12,900 If you see an opportunity, 662 00:43:13,000 --> 00:43:15,700 we want you to suggest Old St. Mary's Church in Chinatown. 663 00:43:15,800 --> 00:43:16,900 You'll be tracing the call? 664 00:43:17,000 --> 00:43:20,100 Pacific Telephone says you need to keep him on the line for 15 minutes. 665 00:43:20,300 --> 00:43:22,500 We can do that, can't we, Jim? 666 00:43:24,900 --> 00:43:27,200 Fifteen seconds. Clear the set. 667 00:43:33,600 --> 00:43:35,800 Here you go, you drunken reprobate. 668 00:43:35,900 --> 00:43:39,700 We interrupt our regular program to bring you this news bulletin. 669 00:43:39,800 --> 00:43:41,700 Welcome to this special edition of our show 670 00:43:41,800 --> 00:43:43,700 in which we are joined by attorney Melvin Belli 671 00:43:43,800 --> 00:43:47,200 who the Zodiac Killer personally requested to appear. 672 00:43:47,300 --> 00:43:49,100 Finish up, buddy, and put it in the sink. 673 00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:52,000 - Good morning, Melvin. - Good morning, Jim. 674 00:43:52,200 --> 00:43:55,500 So, the phone lines are open. Mr. Belli is here. 675 00:43:55,700 --> 00:43:56,700 Here to help, Jim. 676 00:43:56,800 --> 00:43:58,600 Yes. Here to help. 677 00:43:58,700 --> 00:44:03,400 And we ask the public not to call in, so that the Zodiac himself can reach us. 678 00:44:12,500 --> 00:44:15,900 I saw your Star Trek, by the way. It was excellent. 679 00:44:16,000 --> 00:44:17,900 A shame about the show. 680 00:44:18,000 --> 00:44:19,500 Good people. 681 00:44:19,600 --> 00:44:23,200 You know, I've often thought of becoming an actor full-time. 682 00:44:23,300 --> 00:44:24,700 What was your character's name? 683 00:44:24,800 --> 00:44:27,000 - Gorgon. - Gorgon. That's right. 684 00:44:28,600 --> 00:44:30,500 Roll the tape. Get the tape. 685 00:44:30,600 --> 00:44:32,800 Jim, we have a call. We're going live. 686 00:44:34,300 --> 00:44:35,500 Hello? 687 00:44:39,100 --> 00:44:41,300 Hello? This is Melvin Belli. 688 00:44:42,400 --> 00:44:44,300 Who am I speaking with? 689 00:44:44,700 --> 00:44:47,100 This is the Zodiac speaking. 690 00:44:50,200 --> 00:44:54,000 Is there something I can call you that's a little less ominous? 691 00:44:56,100 --> 00:44:57,400 Sam. 692 00:44:57,700 --> 00:44:59,700 - Sam. - Yes. 693 00:44:59,800 --> 00:45:03,300 Sam, do you think you need medical care? 694 00:45:03,400 --> 00:45:05,300 Medical, not mental. 695 00:45:05,400 --> 00:45:07,700 Do you have health problems? 696 00:45:07,800 --> 00:45:09,500 I'm sick. I have headaches. 697 00:45:09,600 --> 00:45:11,300 Headaches? 698 00:45:11,400 --> 00:45:12,800 I have headaches, too, 699 00:45:12,900 --> 00:45:15,600 but a chiropractor stopped them a week ago. 700 00:45:15,700 --> 00:45:17,500 I think I can help you, Sam. 701 00:45:19,900 --> 00:45:21,200 Sam? 702 00:45:23,100 --> 00:45:25,600 He knows they're tracing his calls. 703 00:45:29,200 --> 00:45:33,300 Sam, we'd like you to know that we are not tracing these calls. 704 00:45:33,400 --> 00:45:37,600 It's a long, difficult process and ineffective with these short calls. 705 00:45:43,100 --> 00:45:44,200 Sam? 706 00:45:46,500 --> 00:45:49,600 We're not tracing these calls. You have my word. 707 00:45:50,500 --> 00:45:51,600 Okay. 708 00:45:52,100 --> 00:45:55,400 Sam, you need to tell me what your problem is. 709 00:45:55,500 --> 00:45:57,400 I don't want to go to the gas chamber. 710 00:45:57,500 --> 00:46:00,000 I have headaches. I kill, I don't get them. 711 00:46:00,100 --> 00:46:01,400 That is fucked up! 712 00:46:01,500 --> 00:46:05,000 You want to live, don't you? Well, this is your passport. 713 00:46:05,100 --> 00:46:06,900 How long have you been having these headaches? 714 00:46:07,000 --> 00:46:08,800 Since I killed a kid. 715 00:46:10,200 --> 00:46:11,600 I don't want to be hurt. 716 00:46:11,700 --> 00:46:13,900 - Why is he calling? - Hey, just a second, buddy. 717 00:46:14,000 --> 00:46:15,700 You won't get hurt if you talk to me. 718 00:46:15,800 --> 00:46:18,800 And you're not going to the gas chamber. 719 00:46:18,900 --> 00:46:21,500 I wouldn't think they would ask for capital punishment. 720 00:46:21,600 --> 00:46:23,500 We should ask the District Attorney. 721 00:46:23,600 --> 00:46:25,700 Do you want me to do that, Sam? 722 00:46:25,800 --> 00:46:28,500 Do you want me to talk to the District Attorney? 723 00:46:32,300 --> 00:46:34,100 What was that, Sam? 724 00:46:35,100 --> 00:46:37,200 I did not say anything. 725 00:46:37,300 --> 00:46:39,200 We heard a scream. 726 00:46:40,000 --> 00:46:42,100 That was my headache. 727 00:46:42,900 --> 00:46:45,900 You sound like you're in a great deal of pain. 728 00:46:46,700 --> 00:46:49,700 My head aches. I'm so sick. 729 00:46:51,600 --> 00:46:53,100 I'm gonna kill them. 730 00:46:53,200 --> 00:46:56,000 - Oh, okay. - I'm gonna kill those kids! 731 00:46:56,100 --> 00:46:57,700 Fantastic. 732 00:47:00,300 --> 00:47:01,700 Sam? 733 00:47:03,200 --> 00:47:07,400 - Let's meet and talk. Just us. - Okay. 734 00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:10,200 How about Old St. Mary's Church in Chinatown? 735 00:47:10,300 --> 00:47:11,600 No. 736 00:47:11,700 --> 00:47:15,600 In front of the Daly City St. Vincent de Paul at 10:30. 737 00:47:15,700 --> 00:47:17,400 I'll see you there. 738 00:47:19,200 --> 00:47:21,200 Take care of yourself, Sam. 739 00:47:45,300 --> 00:47:46,700 My, my, my. 740 00:47:46,800 --> 00:47:50,000 You fellows certainly know how to put on a secret meeting. 741 00:47:54,500 --> 00:47:57,300 I don't want to go to the gas chamber. I have headaches. 742 00:47:57,400 --> 00:47:59,400 I kill, I don't get them. 743 00:47:59,500 --> 00:48:01,200 No, it's not him. 744 00:48:02,200 --> 00:48:05,400 It's the voice. The voice is too high. It's too young. 745 00:48:05,500 --> 00:48:08,200 All right. Thanks for coming down, Bryan. 746 00:48:09,200 --> 00:48:11,000 That's okay. I got it. 747 00:48:17,200 --> 00:48:18,400 They pulled off the trace. 748 00:48:18,500 --> 00:48:21,600 Our Daly City no-show called from a mental institution. 749 00:48:21,700 --> 00:48:23,600 Oakland PD's operator is sure 750 00:48:23,700 --> 00:48:26,200 the man she talked to had a deeper voice. 751 00:48:26,300 --> 00:48:27,400 Calmer. 752 00:48:28,300 --> 00:48:30,400 Might have actually been him. 753 00:48:36,700 --> 00:48:39,600 "So I shall change my way of collecting slaves. 754 00:48:40,000 --> 00:48:43,400 "I shall no longer announce to anyone when I commit my murders. 755 00:48:43,500 --> 00:48:46,700 "They shall look like routine robberies, killings of anger 756 00:48:46,800 --> 00:48:49,800 "and a few fake accidents, et cetera. 757 00:48:49,900 --> 00:48:51,200 "The police shall never catch me 758 00:48:51,300 --> 00:48:53,700 "because I have been too clever for them. 759 00:48:53,800 --> 00:48:57,200 "I look like the description passed out only when I do my thing. 760 00:48:57,300 --> 00:49:00,400 "The rest of the time I look entirely different. 761 00:49:00,600 --> 00:49:05,400 "I shall not tell you what my disguise consists of when I kill. 762 00:49:05,500 --> 00:49:08,000 "As of yet I have left no fingerprints behind me, 763 00:49:08,100 --> 00:49:10,600 "contrary to what the police say. 764 00:49:10,700 --> 00:49:13,100 "I wear transparent fingertips. 765 00:49:14,000 --> 00:49:18,800 "All it is is two coats of airplane cement coated on my fingertips. 766 00:49:18,900 --> 00:49:23,300 "I enjoy needling the blue pigs. Hey, blue pig, I was in the park. 767 00:49:23,400 --> 00:49:28,900 "You were using fire trucks to mask the sound of your cruising prowl cars. 768 00:49:29,000 --> 00:49:30,500 "Hey, pig, doesn't it rile you up 769 00:49:30,600 --> 00:49:33,600 "to have your nose rubbed in your booboos? 770 00:49:33,800 --> 00:49:36,800 "If you cops think I am going to take on a bus the way I stated I was, 771 00:49:36,900 --> 00:49:40,100 "you deserve to have holes in your heads." 772 00:49:42,100 --> 00:49:44,300 And you need to look at this. 773 00:49:47,100 --> 00:49:49,500 "Take one bag of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, 774 00:49:49,600 --> 00:49:51,300 "one gallon of stove oil, 775 00:49:51,400 --> 00:49:53,500 "and dump a few bags of gravel on top..." 776 00:49:53,600 --> 00:49:55,300 - Okay. - It's a bomb. 777 00:49:55,400 --> 00:49:57,200 Okay. We gotta call the Army and see if this 778 00:49:57,300 --> 00:50:00,000 science experiment could actually work. 779 00:50:00,100 --> 00:50:01,700 Another cipher. 780 00:50:03,900 --> 00:50:06,600 - When did these arrive? - They arrived this morning. 781 00:50:06,700 --> 00:50:08,100 Are you planning to publish? 782 00:50:08,200 --> 00:50:09,400 Robert. 783 00:50:10,900 --> 00:50:12,700 We should have a drink. 784 00:50:16,700 --> 00:50:18,100 Thank you. 785 00:50:20,200 --> 00:50:22,400 So, tell me about yourself. 786 00:50:22,500 --> 00:50:25,700 - You married? - Divorced. Two kids. 787 00:50:27,100 --> 00:50:28,900 What do you do for fun? 788 00:50:30,500 --> 00:50:32,100 I love to read. 789 00:50:33,000 --> 00:50:35,500 - I enjoy books. - Those are the same things. 790 00:50:35,600 --> 00:50:38,100 Why you been going through my trash? 791 00:50:40,800 --> 00:50:42,700 I'll come back to that. 792 00:50:43,400 --> 00:50:45,100 How did you know he was gonna send another code? 793 00:50:45,200 --> 00:50:46,900 I just guessed. 794 00:50:47,000 --> 00:50:49,200 - Just guessed. - The first one seemed too easy. 795 00:50:49,300 --> 00:50:51,600 All right, this can no longer be ignored. 796 00:50:51,700 --> 00:50:55,300 - What is that you're drinking? - It's an Aqua Velva. 797 00:50:55,400 --> 00:50:58,300 You wouldn't make fun of it if you tried it. 798 00:51:07,800 --> 00:51:10,200 But who actually cracked the code? 799 00:51:11,000 --> 00:51:13,300 A married couple who like puzzles. 800 00:51:13,400 --> 00:51:15,500 So what's that tell us about the Zodiac? 801 00:51:15,600 --> 00:51:16,900 - He's no expert. - Right. 802 00:51:17,000 --> 00:51:18,700 It's just a simple substitution code 803 00:51:18,800 --> 00:51:21,000 like the one that we used to do as boy scouts. 804 00:51:21,100 --> 00:51:22,600 "A" is one, "B" is two. 805 00:51:22,700 --> 00:51:24,200 We weren't all boy scouts, Robert. 806 00:51:24,300 --> 00:51:27,800 Well, it's not that hard. You just got to know where to start. 807 00:51:27,900 --> 00:51:29,700 In the first cipher... 808 00:51:29,800 --> 00:51:31,000 You actually carry that around with you? 809 00:51:31,100 --> 00:51:32,800 - Why? - No reason. 810 00:51:33,900 --> 00:51:37,400 What's the most common double consonant in the English language? 811 00:51:37,500 --> 00:51:38,600 Consonant? 812 00:51:38,700 --> 00:51:40,000 - The double "L." - Double "L." 813 00:51:40,100 --> 00:51:43,900 And what's the one word that we know that he'll use in here, at least once? 814 00:51:44,000 --> 00:51:45,200 - "Kill." - Right, "kill." 815 00:51:45,400 --> 00:51:46,700 So the Hardens start looking for double symbols, 816 00:51:46,800 --> 00:51:48,700 which they find here, here, and here. 817 00:51:48,800 --> 00:51:51,300 Each with the same two symbols preceding them. 818 00:51:51,400 --> 00:51:53,300 So now they've got a repeating four-letter word 819 00:51:53,400 --> 00:51:55,600 ending with two symbols that they assume stand for "L." 820 00:51:55,700 --> 00:51:57,300 And since they think the whole word is "kill" then... 821 00:51:57,400 --> 00:52:00,300 Then you got your "K," you got your "I," and you're on your way. 822 00:52:00,400 --> 00:52:02,400 But how do you go from "A" is one and "B" is two 823 00:52:02,500 --> 00:52:03,900 to figuring out this whole code? 824 00:52:04,000 --> 00:52:06,800 Well, same way I did. You go to the library. 825 00:52:10,200 --> 00:52:12,100 In this book, 826 00:52:12,200 --> 00:52:16,300 the author presents a very simple substitution code in the preface. 827 00:52:16,400 --> 00:52:19,200 Eight of the 26 symbols that he suggests are found in this cipher. 828 00:52:19,300 --> 00:52:20,800 Yeah, but there are non-letter symbols 829 00:52:21,000 --> 00:52:22,200 because there's all these medieval ones. 830 00:52:22,300 --> 00:52:24,000 I thought they looked medieval, too. 831 00:52:25,600 --> 00:52:27,500 But then I found a code written in the Middle Ages. 832 00:52:27,600 --> 00:52:28,700 Guess what it's called? 833 00:52:29,600 --> 00:52:31,400 The Zodiac Alphabet. 834 00:52:33,200 --> 00:52:34,400 Jesus. 835 00:52:35,400 --> 00:52:37,000 What do you want out of this? 836 00:52:37,100 --> 00:52:38,600 - What? - What's your angle? 837 00:52:38,700 --> 00:52:41,300 This is good business for everyone but you. 838 00:52:44,700 --> 00:52:46,600 How do you mean "business"? 839 00:52:49,500 --> 00:52:51,900 Hey. Come to bed. 840 00:52:52,000 --> 00:52:55,300 I'll be up in a minute. I need to make a phone call. 841 00:53:06,900 --> 00:53:08,500 - Hello? - Bill? 842 00:53:09,500 --> 00:53:11,100 There's not many basements in California. 843 00:53:11,900 --> 00:53:14,000 "Basement for future use." 844 00:53:14,100 --> 00:53:15,600 That's right. 845 00:53:15,700 --> 00:53:19,400 I'll have Vallejo and Napa check with their city planners. 846 00:53:19,500 --> 00:53:21,700 - Get some sleep. - Yeah, sure. 847 00:53:34,600 --> 00:53:37,500 "Dear Melvin, this is the Zodiac speaking. 848 00:53:37,600 --> 00:53:39,700 "I wish you a happy Christmas. 849 00:53:39,800 --> 00:53:43,300 "The one thing I ask of you is this. Please help me. 850 00:53:43,400 --> 00:53:46,800 "I cannot reach out for help because this thing in me won't let me." 851 00:53:46,900 --> 00:53:48,200 Thank you. 852 00:53:48,300 --> 00:53:51,400 "I am finding it extremely difficult to hold it in check 853 00:53:51,500 --> 00:53:54,200 "and I am afraid I will lose control again 854 00:53:54,400 --> 00:53:57,100 "and take my ninth and possibly tenth victim." 855 00:53:57,300 --> 00:53:59,600 Melvin, he's reaching out to you. 856 00:53:59,700 --> 00:54:01,000 Absolutely. 857 00:54:01,100 --> 00:54:04,600 Inspectors, he sent this letter directly to my residence. 858 00:54:04,700 --> 00:54:07,800 It is a cry for help, intended as a private communiqué. 859 00:54:07,900 --> 00:54:10,000 Which is why you contacted the Chronicle. 860 00:54:10,100 --> 00:54:13,100 The people have a right to know. Toddy? 861 00:54:13,200 --> 00:54:16,500 - When did the letter arrive? - In the middle of last week. 862 00:54:16,600 --> 00:54:18,500 It is my belief that he only penned this letter 863 00:54:18,600 --> 00:54:21,600 because he couldn't get through to me on the Dunbar show or here. 864 00:54:21,700 --> 00:54:24,300 - He tried to contact you here? - Several times. 865 00:54:24,400 --> 00:54:26,500 I was out, but he spoke with my housekeeper. 866 00:54:26,600 --> 00:54:27,800 Didn't leave a number. 867 00:54:27,900 --> 00:54:30,300 He's kind of crafty like that. Do you mind if I speak to her? 868 00:54:30,400 --> 00:54:33,500 Not at all. But the real story is the letter. 869 00:54:33,600 --> 00:54:35,400 - I'll be back. - Yeah. 870 00:54:35,500 --> 00:54:36,900 She's right this way. 871 00:54:37,000 --> 00:54:42,400 Inspector Toschi, it is my belief this is a window into this man's soul. 872 00:54:42,500 --> 00:54:44,200 Killing is his compulsion. 873 00:54:44,300 --> 00:54:46,900 Even though he tries to ignore it, it drives him. 874 00:54:47,000 --> 00:54:48,000 It's in his blood. 875 00:54:48,100 --> 00:54:51,200 Could be. Or maybe he just likes the attention. 876 00:55:35,000 --> 00:55:40,500 I didn't mean to scare you, but your right rear wheel is loose. 877 00:55:40,600 --> 00:55:41,800 Really? 878 00:55:41,900 --> 00:55:45,000 If you like, I could tighten the lugs up for you. 879 00:55:47,600 --> 00:55:48,800 If you don't mind. 880 00:55:48,900 --> 00:55:51,300 Well, you can't be too careful. 881 00:56:25,800 --> 00:56:28,200 - All done. - Thank you. 882 00:56:28,300 --> 00:56:30,500 No problem. Have a good night. 883 00:56:35,400 --> 00:56:36,700 It's okay. 884 00:57:31,000 --> 00:57:32,700 Are you okay? 885 00:57:34,300 --> 00:57:36,900 Yeah. Yeah, we're fine. 886 00:57:37,800 --> 00:57:40,200 Must have been worse than I thought. 887 00:57:40,300 --> 00:57:43,200 I can give you a lift to a service station. 888 00:57:45,300 --> 00:57:46,400 Okay. 889 00:57:52,700 --> 00:57:54,700 It's okay. Come on. 890 00:58:02,600 --> 00:58:04,800 I didn't know you had a baby. 891 00:58:06,400 --> 00:58:08,100 Oh, is that okay? 892 00:58:09,600 --> 00:58:11,400 The more the merrier. 893 00:58:21,200 --> 00:58:23,800 You shouldn't smoke. It's a bad habit. 894 00:58:30,200 --> 00:58:33,800 - I think we just passed a filling station. - It was closed. 895 00:58:39,300 --> 00:58:42,300 Do you always go around helping people in the night? 896 00:58:42,400 --> 00:58:45,700 When I'm done with them, they don't need much help. 897 00:58:48,000 --> 00:58:49,800 It's okay. 898 00:58:50,400 --> 00:58:52,400 Before I kill you, 899 00:58:52,500 --> 00:58:55,100 I'm gonna throw your baby out the window. 900 00:59:09,500 --> 00:59:12,200 No! Help! Please! No! 901 00:59:19,000 --> 00:59:21,900 She was on the side of the road. She flagged me down. 902 00:59:22,000 --> 00:59:23,600 - What happened to her? - She said she jumped from a car. 903 00:59:23,700 --> 00:59:25,600 I found her like this. 904 00:59:25,700 --> 00:59:28,600 - What is it? - Please, he said... 905 00:59:28,700 --> 00:59:31,500 - It'll be okay. - Tried to kill me. 906 00:59:31,600 --> 00:59:33,100 My baby! 907 00:59:33,200 --> 00:59:36,600 - Where's her baby? - She didn't have one when I stopped. 908 00:59:36,700 --> 00:59:38,400 Where's your baby? 909 00:59:44,900 --> 00:59:46,100 Jesus. 910 00:59:53,800 --> 00:59:56,200 - You hid it? - In case he came back. 911 01:00:11,100 --> 01:00:12,600 "This is the Zodiac speaking. 912 01:00:13,200 --> 01:00:16,100 "By the way, have you cracked the last cipher I sent you? 913 01:00:16,500 --> 01:00:20,200 "I'm mildly curious as to how much money you have on my head now. 914 01:00:20,300 --> 01:00:24,000 "I hope you do not think I was the one who wiped out that blue meanie 915 01:00:24,100 --> 01:00:26,200 "with a bomb at the cop station, 916 01:00:26,300 --> 01:00:28,700 "even though I talked about killing children with one." 917 01:00:28,800 --> 01:00:30,300 "This is the Zodiac speaking. 918 01:00:30,400 --> 01:00:33,600 "I'd like to see some nice Zodiac buttons wandering around town. 919 01:00:34,400 --> 01:00:35,900 "Everyone else has these buttons 920 01:00:36,100 --> 01:00:39,600 "like peace, black power, and Melvin eats blubber, et cetera. 921 01:00:39,800 --> 01:00:41,100 "It would cheer me up considerably 922 01:00:41,200 --> 01:00:43,200 "if I saw a lot of people wearing my button. 923 01:00:43,800 --> 01:00:46,200 - "Please no nasty ones." - "This is the Zodiac speaking. 924 01:00:46,500 --> 01:00:49,400 "I shot a man sitting in a parked car with a .38. 925 01:00:49,500 --> 01:00:52,700 "Zodiac 12, SFPD zero." 926 01:00:52,800 --> 01:00:56,200 "The map coupled with this code will tell you where the bomb is set. 927 01:00:56,300 --> 01:00:59,000 "You have until next fall to dig it up." 928 01:01:01,500 --> 01:01:03,000 "This is the Zodiac speaking. 929 01:01:03,100 --> 01:01:04,700 "I'm rather unhappy because you people 930 01:01:04,800 --> 01:01:06,400 "will not wear some nice Zodiac buttons. 931 01:01:06,500 --> 01:01:08,900 "So, I now have a little list, starting with the woman and her baby 932 01:01:09,100 --> 01:01:10,800 "that I gave a rather interesting ride 933 01:01:11,000 --> 01:01:13,100 "for a couple of hours one evening, a few months back, 934 01:01:13,200 --> 01:01:15,500 "that ended in my burning her car where I found them." 935 01:01:15,600 --> 01:01:17,800 We're really not gonna run any more of his letters? 936 01:01:17,900 --> 01:01:20,400 The new policy. Our brothers in blue want us to hold back 937 01:01:20,500 --> 01:01:22,100 and see how he reacts. 938 01:01:22,200 --> 01:01:24,300 Four letters in three months, 939 01:01:24,400 --> 01:01:27,300 and this is the first mention of Kathleen Johns. That's very weird. 940 01:01:27,400 --> 01:01:30,700 That's because he's full of shit. 941 01:01:32,100 --> 01:01:33,700 What do you mean? 942 01:01:34,900 --> 01:01:36,400 You don't know? 943 01:01:37,900 --> 01:01:42,600 Welcome. Please put your stuff down. You're going down five rows and left. 944 01:01:42,800 --> 01:01:45,300 Looking for the Modesto Bee from March. 945 01:01:45,500 --> 01:01:48,500 I'm going to stand here and attempt not to vomit. 946 01:01:48,600 --> 01:01:50,600 - Left. - Left. 947 01:01:51,600 --> 01:01:54,100 - What am I looking for? - Kathleen Johns. 948 01:01:54,200 --> 01:01:55,500 Also probably you wanna pull the Chron from... 949 01:01:55,600 --> 01:01:58,800 You know, never mind. I'll see to that. 950 01:01:59,600 --> 01:02:02,200 Okay, look at this letter again. The part about Kathleen Johns. 951 01:02:02,300 --> 01:02:04,100 Tell me what facts he gives. 952 01:02:04,200 --> 01:02:07,400 - A woman and her baby abducted. - Fact. 953 01:02:09,600 --> 01:02:11,800 - The car on fire. - Okay, now, 954 01:02:13,000 --> 01:02:15,400 look at the article from the Bee. 955 01:02:16,400 --> 01:02:17,900 Seen it yet? 956 01:02:18,000 --> 01:02:19,900 Everything in the letter already appeared in the article. 957 01:02:20,000 --> 01:02:22,000 And he's done it before. 958 01:02:23,200 --> 01:02:25,800 Officer Richard Radetich, shot sitting in his car. 959 01:02:25,900 --> 01:02:28,100 Zodiac claimed that he shot someone in their car. 960 01:02:28,200 --> 01:02:31,400 Couple days after this article came out. 961 01:02:31,600 --> 01:02:33,400 The police already had somebody in custody. 962 01:02:33,500 --> 01:02:36,100 Zodiac didn't do it, but took credit for it anyway 963 01:02:36,200 --> 01:02:38,500 because he's in it for the press. 964 01:02:38,600 --> 01:02:40,000 He even stole his symbol. 965 01:02:40,100 --> 01:02:42,300 - What? - Yeah. Shit. 966 01:02:42,400 --> 01:02:44,100 If I show you something, you promise not to tell anyone? 967 01:02:44,200 --> 01:02:47,500 - Who would I tell? - Okay. Totally solid point. Okay. 968 01:02:55,300 --> 01:02:57,000 That's the only place that word and that symbol 969 01:02:57,100 --> 01:02:59,600 ever appeared together before the letters. 970 01:02:59,700 --> 01:03:01,200 The guy stole his logo off a watch. 971 01:03:01,300 --> 01:03:02,600 How can somebody who's killed 13 people do... 972 01:03:02,700 --> 01:03:03,900 He claims he's killed 13 people, 973 01:03:04,000 --> 01:03:05,700 but which ones can we actually confirm? 974 01:03:05,800 --> 01:03:09,900 There's three in Vallejo, one in Berryessa, the cabbie. That's it. 975 01:03:11,300 --> 01:03:13,800 Bobby, you almost look disappointed. 976 01:03:14,700 --> 01:03:17,200 Chief's pulling everybody off buses. 977 01:03:17,800 --> 01:03:19,400 Business as usual. 978 01:03:19,500 --> 01:03:21,100 Something'll shake loose. 979 01:03:21,200 --> 01:03:23,400 Not a peep in four months. 980 01:03:23,600 --> 01:03:26,000 First he won't shut up and now... 981 01:03:26,100 --> 01:03:28,400 Maybe we drove him underground. 982 01:03:29,000 --> 01:03:30,600 Maybe he's gone. 983 01:03:31,700 --> 01:03:34,700 311 at 582 Haight, cross at Biltmore. There's a male... 984 01:03:34,800 --> 01:03:37,000 - Happy birthday, Bill. - Thanks. 985 01:03:47,200 --> 01:03:49,500 Does it ever bother you that people call you Shorty? 986 01:03:49,600 --> 01:03:52,100 Does it bother you that people call you a retard? 987 01:03:52,200 --> 01:03:55,000 - Nobody calls me that. - Right. 988 01:03:55,200 --> 01:03:58,600 As governor, I pledge to use all my influence 989 01:03:58,900 --> 01:04:02,800 to make sure that Darlene Ferrin's killer is brought to justice. 990 01:04:03,600 --> 01:04:08,100 I believe some clues were overlooked in the murder of Darlene Ferrin. 991 01:04:08,200 --> 01:04:10,100 - I believe her murder was premeditated. - Who is that? 992 01:04:10,200 --> 01:04:13,200 Florence Douglas, mayor of Vallejo. She's running for governor. 993 01:04:13,300 --> 01:04:16,300 I believe that the police department either did not have the money, the time 994 01:04:16,400 --> 01:04:18,200 or, yes, the inclination... 995 01:04:18,300 --> 01:04:21,700 Sayonara, police endorsement. Good work, Flo. 996 01:04:21,800 --> 01:04:24,400 Does anyone ever call me names, or... 997 01:04:25,500 --> 01:04:27,400 You mean like retard? 998 01:04:27,500 --> 01:04:28,700 Yeah. 999 01:04:29,700 --> 01:04:30,700 No. 1000 01:04:35,100 --> 01:04:39,100 Shit. Fuck. Oh, my God. Jesus. 1001 01:04:43,300 --> 01:04:45,000 Tell me that's not a piece of bloody shirt! 1002 01:04:45,300 --> 01:04:46,900 Fuck! Holy fucking crap! 1003 01:04:47,000 --> 01:04:49,600 "I feel it in my bones, you ache to know my name 1004 01:04:49,700 --> 01:04:51,800 "and so I'll clue you in. 1005 01:04:51,900 --> 01:04:55,000 "But then, why spoil the game? Happy Halloween." 1006 01:04:56,500 --> 01:05:00,000 Paul, you did call him a latent homosexual 1007 01:05:00,100 --> 01:05:01,700 in at least one of your articles. 1008 01:05:01,800 --> 01:05:04,100 Dave. I want a gun. 1009 01:05:06,900 --> 01:05:08,200 A gun? 1010 01:05:12,900 --> 01:05:14,500 You're in Herb Caen. 1011 01:05:14,600 --> 01:05:17,000 "Paul Avery's investigation has won him the accolade 1012 01:05:17,100 --> 01:05:20,200 "of a message from the Zodiac warning, 'You are doomed.' 1013 01:05:20,300 --> 01:05:23,600 "As a result, several crime newsmen are wearing lapel buttons reading, 1014 01:05:23,700 --> 01:05:25,800 "'I am not Paul Avery."' 1015 01:05:25,900 --> 01:05:28,000 You should sell these. You could do well. 1016 01:05:28,100 --> 01:05:30,800 It's been a windfall, since they published the threat on my life. 1017 01:05:30,900 --> 01:05:32,600 I got the leads coming out of the woodwork. 1018 01:05:32,700 --> 01:05:35,100 There's one guy down in Riverside. 1019 01:05:35,200 --> 01:05:36,800 I'm gonna drive down and see him tonight. 1020 01:05:37,000 --> 01:05:40,600 - You wanna tag along? - No, I have a date. 1021 01:05:41,300 --> 01:05:43,600 - Really? - Who is this guy? 1022 01:05:43,700 --> 01:05:47,300 He wishes to remain anonymous. I wish to remain infamous. 1023 01:05:47,400 --> 01:05:51,700 So we're going to get along great. 1024 01:05:58,400 --> 01:06:01,100 Hi. Good evening. Hi. I'm looking for a Melanie. 1025 01:06:01,200 --> 01:06:03,100 Yes. It's the young lady sitting by herself. 1026 01:06:03,200 --> 01:06:04,500 Thank you. 1027 01:06:10,800 --> 01:06:12,200 You must be Melanie. 1028 01:06:12,300 --> 01:06:14,200 - Which would make you Robert. - It would. 1029 01:06:14,300 --> 01:06:17,500 Glynnis told me lots about you. 1030 01:06:17,600 --> 01:06:19,300 - And you have wine, great. - I do. 1031 01:06:19,400 --> 01:06:21,300 Great. How late am I? 1032 01:06:23,200 --> 01:06:25,700 Just a few minutes, really. I just got here myself. 1033 01:06:25,800 --> 01:06:28,900 Traffic's bumper to bumper. I was at the gun range. 1034 01:06:29,000 --> 01:06:32,100 - Glynnis said you were a cartoonist. - Oh, yeah. 1035 01:06:32,200 --> 01:06:34,000 Well, what're you doing at a gun range? 1036 01:06:34,100 --> 01:06:35,700 Reading. 1037 01:06:35,800 --> 01:06:38,700 Get some more... You need some more napkins. 1038 01:06:40,000 --> 01:06:42,200 So, you work with Glynnis. 1039 01:06:42,300 --> 01:06:44,200 - For her, actually. - For her? 1040 01:06:44,300 --> 01:06:45,900 Oh, well... 1041 01:06:47,800 --> 01:06:49,900 My children are terrified of Glynnis. 1042 01:06:50,000 --> 01:06:51,300 Me, too. 1043 01:06:54,700 --> 01:06:55,800 So, the gun range? 1044 01:06:55,900 --> 01:06:58,900 We're... I'm working on... Do you know the Zodiac? 1045 01:06:59,000 --> 01:07:00,300 - Yeah. - I'm working with... 1046 01:07:00,400 --> 01:07:02,800 - Do you know who Paul Avery is? - Sounds kind of familiar. 1047 01:07:02,900 --> 01:07:04,700 He's the writer that the Zodiac threatened. 1048 01:07:04,800 --> 01:07:06,200 Oh, yeah, I saw that on TV. 1049 01:07:06,300 --> 01:07:09,200 Well, I work near him and he's going down tonight 1050 01:07:09,300 --> 01:07:12,500 to track an anonymous tipster down in Riverside. 1051 01:07:13,600 --> 01:07:15,700 Where is Riverside? 1052 01:07:15,800 --> 01:07:17,300 It's near L.A. 1053 01:07:17,400 --> 01:07:21,000 Oh, wow. I don't think Paul knows that it's that far away. 1054 01:07:23,200 --> 01:07:25,200 Sounds kind of dangerous. 1055 01:07:26,500 --> 01:07:29,400 Yeah. How do you mean? 1056 01:07:29,500 --> 01:07:31,900 Well, you said it was an anonymous tip, right? 1057 01:07:32,000 --> 01:07:33,400 Yeah. 1058 01:07:33,500 --> 01:07:37,000 So it could be an ambush. I mean, it could be the Zodiac. 1059 01:07:38,600 --> 01:07:41,000 Don't you think it's kind of stupid? 1060 01:07:41,100 --> 01:07:43,700 Yeah, yeah. Well, Paul has a gun. 1061 01:07:47,500 --> 01:07:50,000 So, do you know what's good here? 1062 01:07:51,900 --> 01:07:54,000 I've never been here before. 1063 01:07:56,100 --> 01:07:58,100 The pasta, spaghetti? 1064 01:07:59,800 --> 01:08:01,900 Are you ready to order yet? 1065 01:08:03,000 --> 01:08:05,800 Yeah, I'll have the penne vodka. But could you do it in a cream sauce? 1066 01:08:05,900 --> 01:08:07,200 Of course. 1067 01:08:12,100 --> 01:08:14,300 Maybe give us another minute? 1068 01:08:16,200 --> 01:08:18,100 Do you have any change? 1069 01:08:18,200 --> 01:08:20,400 Oh, wait, no wait, hold on. 1070 01:08:20,500 --> 01:08:22,000 Nope. That's a penny. 1071 01:08:22,200 --> 01:08:23,500 Do you have to make a phone call? 1072 01:08:23,700 --> 01:08:27,100 Yeah, you know, when you were saying that the Zodiac... 1073 01:08:27,600 --> 01:08:29,400 You know, when you said it was dangerous, I just thought 1074 01:08:29,500 --> 01:08:31,500 - that it is dangerous, and it's... - Stupid? 1075 01:08:31,600 --> 01:08:32,900 Stupid. And I just thought 1076 01:08:33,000 --> 01:08:37,000 that I should call his wife and just see if she's heard from him. 1077 01:08:39,400 --> 01:08:40,800 I have some change. 1078 01:09:00,000 --> 01:09:03,300 Okay. Well, she said she'd call when she heard from him. 1079 01:09:03,400 --> 01:09:04,900 - Good. - Yeah. 1080 01:09:06,300 --> 01:09:09,700 Melanie, I should really go home and wait for the call. 1081 01:09:12,800 --> 01:09:16,300 Is this some sleazy plan to get me to go home with you? 1082 01:09:17,000 --> 01:09:18,500 What? No. 1083 01:09:21,000 --> 01:09:22,900 I'll get the food to go. 1084 01:09:24,600 --> 01:09:25,800 Hello! 1085 01:09:42,000 --> 01:09:44,800 Hi! I'm supposed to meet somebody here. 1086 01:10:03,100 --> 01:10:04,500 Anything? 1087 01:10:08,100 --> 01:10:09,400 You don't have to stay. 1088 01:10:09,500 --> 01:10:10,900 Are you kidding? 1089 01:10:11,000 --> 01:10:14,100 This is the most interesting date I've ever had. 1090 01:10:18,400 --> 01:10:19,500 - Paul? - Robert? 1091 01:10:19,600 --> 01:10:21,200 - Yes. - You sitting down? 1092 01:10:21,300 --> 01:10:22,400 Yes. 1093 01:10:22,500 --> 01:10:24,300 You're not gonna believe this. 1094 01:10:24,400 --> 01:10:25,400 Dave! 1095 01:10:25,500 --> 01:10:28,100 In a bizarre twist, the hunted has become hunter. 1096 01:10:28,200 --> 01:10:31,900 San Francisco Chronicle reporter and Zodiac target Paul Avery 1097 01:10:32,000 --> 01:10:34,100 claims to have uncovered new information 1098 01:10:34,200 --> 01:10:38,700 regarding the only unsolved homicide in Riverside County's history, 1099 01:10:38,800 --> 01:10:42,000 a 1966 Southern California murder, 1100 01:10:42,100 --> 01:10:45,100 that Avery now believes was the Zodiac's first victim. 1101 01:10:45,200 --> 01:10:46,300 What? 1102 01:10:46,400 --> 01:10:47,600 - He didn't call you about this? - Hang on! 1103 01:10:47,700 --> 01:10:49,200 The Riverside killer wrote to the press letters 1104 01:10:49,300 --> 01:10:52,900 that I then took personally to the Office of Questioned Documents. 1105 01:10:53,000 --> 01:10:55,200 And what did this expert tell you? 1106 01:10:55,300 --> 01:10:56,800 What I knew in my gut, Ron. 1107 01:10:56,900 --> 01:10:59,400 The handwriting matches Zodiac's. 1108 01:10:59,500 --> 01:11:01,800 How'd he get the evidence out of Riverside? 1109 01:11:01,900 --> 01:11:04,100 He took it to Sherwood without telling us, the son of a bitch. 1110 01:11:04,200 --> 01:11:05,400 You know how bad this looks? 1111 01:11:05,500 --> 01:11:07,700 Hey, how do we know that this lead is real? 1112 01:11:07,800 --> 01:11:10,100 It's very real. You know how I know? 1113 01:11:10,200 --> 01:11:12,100 Because I saw it on TV. 1114 01:11:19,200 --> 01:11:20,300 Dave. 1115 01:11:20,700 --> 01:11:21,800 Hi. 1116 01:11:21,900 --> 01:11:24,000 Dave, you know Mel Nicolai. He's working the case for Justice. 1117 01:11:24,100 --> 01:11:25,300 Good to see you, Mel. 1118 01:11:25,400 --> 01:11:27,300 All due respect, can someone explain to me 1119 01:11:27,400 --> 01:11:29,000 why I'm reading about breaks in this case 1120 01:11:29,100 --> 01:11:30,900 in the Chronicle instead of getting calls from you? 1121 01:11:31,000 --> 01:11:32,100 We got screwed. 1122 01:11:32,200 --> 01:11:33,400 Dave, come on. 1123 01:11:33,500 --> 01:11:35,400 You do get your name in the paper a lot. People talk. 1124 01:11:35,500 --> 01:11:38,500 I don't ever talk about an open investigation, period. Okay, Ken? 1125 01:11:38,600 --> 01:11:41,300 Dave? Hey. Hi. 1126 01:11:41,400 --> 01:11:44,100 Paul Avery. Can I catch a ride with you gents when we get there? 1127 01:11:44,200 --> 01:11:46,000 Not a good idea, Paul. 1128 01:11:46,700 --> 01:11:49,500 He's gonna make me take a cab when we're going to the same place. 1129 01:11:49,600 --> 01:11:52,300 Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for choosing PSA. 1130 01:11:52,400 --> 01:11:54,500 - Fair enough. Fair enough. - Please take your seats at this time. 1131 01:11:54,600 --> 01:11:57,500 Remember, smoking is in the last six aisles only. 1132 01:11:57,600 --> 01:11:59,300 Enjoy your flight. 1133 01:12:02,800 --> 01:12:05,500 Cheri Jo Bates attended Riverside Community College. 1134 01:12:05,600 --> 01:12:09,900 She studies in the library the night of October 30th, 1966. 1135 01:12:10,000 --> 01:12:13,400 She leaves with an unidentified male at closing, 9:00 p.m. 1136 01:12:13,800 --> 01:12:17,600 Her body's found the next morning in a parking lot, stabbed to death. 1137 01:12:18,200 --> 01:12:21,300 A typewritten confession was sent to the Riverside Press Enterprise 1138 01:12:21,400 --> 01:12:24,000 on November 29th, a month after Bates's murder. 1139 01:12:24,100 --> 01:12:25,500 They ran it. 1140 01:12:27,800 --> 01:12:30,500 "I'm not sick. I am insane. But that will not stop the game. 1141 01:12:30,600 --> 01:12:32,800 "This letter should be published for all to read." 1142 01:12:32,900 --> 01:12:34,200 He wants to be published. He calls it a game. 1143 01:12:34,300 --> 01:12:35,700 I mean, this could be our boy. 1144 01:12:35,800 --> 01:12:39,100 Six months later, the police, the girl's father, and the paper, 1145 01:12:39,200 --> 01:12:41,100 they all received these. 1146 01:12:46,000 --> 01:12:47,800 Double postage, just like Zodiac. 1147 01:12:49,600 --> 01:12:52,000 These are what Sherwood Morrill matched to the Zodiac letters? 1148 01:12:52,400 --> 01:12:54,200 These and the desktop. Don. 1149 01:12:54,500 --> 01:12:58,800 This was found a couple of months later by a janitor in RCC storage. 1150 01:13:08,200 --> 01:13:10,400 Sherwood got a handwriting match off wood? 1151 01:13:12,500 --> 01:13:14,300 Who etches in their own handwriting? 1152 01:13:14,700 --> 01:13:15,800 To be honest with you, 1153 01:13:15,900 --> 01:13:18,300 our letters and your letters, I don't see it. 1154 01:13:18,400 --> 01:13:20,900 How did Paul Avery get his hands on the exemplars? 1155 01:13:21,000 --> 01:13:22,400 I gave them to him. 1156 01:13:22,500 --> 01:13:24,300 We talked on the phone the other day for about an hour. 1157 01:13:24,500 --> 01:13:25,900 And I told him you were gonna be here. 1158 01:13:26,000 --> 01:13:27,700 - You told him we were meeting? - Yeah. 1159 01:13:27,800 --> 01:13:30,000 I also told him we don't think this is Zodiac. 1160 01:13:30,100 --> 01:13:32,200 Okay, wait a minute. 1161 01:13:32,300 --> 01:13:35,300 - You don't think this is Zodiac? - We got a guy we like for it. 1162 01:13:35,400 --> 01:13:37,000 We don't have enough to pin it on him yet, 1163 01:13:37,100 --> 01:13:38,300 but we're pretty sure it's him. 1164 01:13:38,400 --> 01:13:41,300 If you don't think this is Zodiac, then why give anything to Avery? 1165 01:13:41,400 --> 01:13:43,000 I'm trying to cooperate. 1166 01:13:43,100 --> 01:13:45,900 Oh, that's how you cooperate? By giving information to reporters? 1167 01:13:46,000 --> 01:13:47,600 Look, I don't know about the handwriting, 1168 01:13:47,700 --> 01:13:48,900 but Sherwood says it's a match, right? 1169 01:13:49,000 --> 01:13:51,400 So, let's just say that your guy did Cheri Jo. 1170 01:13:51,500 --> 01:13:52,600 He types the confession. 1171 01:13:52,800 --> 01:13:55,900 Zodiac reads it in the paper, and he writes a letter taking credit for it. 1172 01:13:56,000 --> 01:13:57,500 Now, that's something he's done before. 1173 01:13:57,600 --> 01:14:00,200 Look, now you have everything we have. 1174 01:14:00,300 --> 01:14:03,700 But, in my opinion, you guys came south for nothing. 1175 01:14:03,800 --> 01:14:05,800 FUBAR, gentlemen, FUBAR. 1176 01:14:05,900 --> 01:14:08,700 I don't care what he says. This still could be Z. 1177 01:14:08,800 --> 01:14:12,000 The problem is the entire state already thinks it is. 1178 01:14:12,100 --> 01:14:15,400 Well, there's your press agent. Talk to him about it. 1179 01:14:17,900 --> 01:14:19,900 I come in peace. I don't want any trouble. 1180 01:14:20,000 --> 01:14:21,900 I really don't want to talk to you right now, Paul. Not now. 1181 01:14:22,000 --> 01:14:25,700 - Just trying to do my job. - Oh, really? Well, now I can't do mine. 1182 01:14:25,800 --> 01:14:28,100 We're already screwed with the amount of tips we got on this thing, 1183 01:14:28,500 --> 01:14:30,200 and you just freaked out the entire state. 1184 01:14:30,300 --> 01:14:33,600 I have got Napa, Vallejo, and DOJ looking at me sideways 1185 01:14:33,700 --> 01:14:36,600 and Riverside's telling me I'm on a snipe hunt! 1186 01:14:36,700 --> 01:14:39,200 Jesus. Hey, Cheri Jo Bates was a gift. I gave that to you. 1187 01:14:39,400 --> 01:14:41,000 You and Armstrong never would have found her. 1188 01:14:41,100 --> 01:14:43,300 This may not be Zodiac. Does that matter to you? 1189 01:14:43,400 --> 01:14:44,800 - What if it is? - Does it matter that Riverside may not 1190 01:14:44,900 --> 01:14:46,900 be able to make a case against their suspect because of you? 1191 01:14:47,000 --> 01:14:48,900 Tell it to Sherwood. I'm out here, beating the bushes, 1192 01:14:49,000 --> 01:14:50,600 trying to draw him out. We're in this together. 1193 01:14:50,700 --> 01:14:52,000 No, we're not in anything together, Paul, 1194 01:14:52,100 --> 01:14:54,000 because I'm not interested in upping my circulation. 1195 01:14:54,100 --> 01:14:57,000 Oh, boy. He wrote me. He threatened my life. 1196 01:14:57,100 --> 01:14:58,700 Hey, Bullitt! 1197 01:14:58,800 --> 01:15:02,300 Been a year-and-a-half, you gonna catch this fucking guy or not? 1198 01:15:04,900 --> 01:15:07,200 - Go fuck yourself. - Happily. 1199 01:15:07,400 --> 01:15:09,300 You should have called me, Paul. 1200 01:15:14,900 --> 01:15:16,100 Thank you. 1201 01:15:29,200 --> 01:15:31,100 - Did you see this? - Unfortunately, yes. 1202 01:15:31,200 --> 01:15:33,900 Here comes every lunatic in California. 1203 01:15:34,800 --> 01:15:36,100 I'm the Zodiac. 1204 01:15:36,200 --> 01:15:37,700 And how did you kill your victims? 1205 01:15:37,900 --> 01:15:40,500 With a gun. No, with a hammer. 1206 01:15:40,600 --> 01:15:41,900 All I'm authorized to tell you 1207 01:15:42,000 --> 01:15:43,500 is that he's still under government employment. 1208 01:15:43,700 --> 01:15:46,700 - And who authorized you to tell me this? - That's all I'm authorized to say. 1209 01:15:46,800 --> 01:15:49,000 Only a little rat bastard like Andre 1210 01:15:49,100 --> 01:15:51,600 could have done something like cut off all the victims' hands. 1211 01:15:51,700 --> 01:15:54,100 Zodiac didn't cut off any of the victims' hands. 1212 01:15:54,200 --> 01:15:55,900 - Are you sure? - Yes, sir. 1213 01:15:56,000 --> 01:15:58,600 Travis and I worked here side by side for 10 years. 1214 01:15:58,700 --> 01:16:02,700 His foot gets crushed in an accident and the killings begin. 1215 01:16:02,800 --> 01:16:04,300 - Coincidence? - I don't know. 1216 01:16:04,400 --> 01:16:06,300 You're a cop, man. Do the math. 1217 01:16:10,700 --> 01:16:13,900 Have you considered the killer might be Paul Avery? 1218 01:16:14,100 --> 01:16:15,300 Frequently. 1219 01:16:15,900 --> 01:16:17,200 He was drinking Coors, getting a load on. 1220 01:16:17,800 --> 01:16:20,900 Starts talking about hunting people. Like that book. 1221 01:16:21,500 --> 01:16:23,700 Says how you can put a light at the end of a gun 1222 01:16:23,800 --> 01:16:25,300 to use as a sight in the dark. 1223 01:16:25,400 --> 01:16:27,200 - He said that? - Yeah. 1224 01:16:28,100 --> 01:16:30,200 So I asked him, "How would you get away with it?" 1225 01:16:30,600 --> 01:16:32,100 And he said, "It would be easy 1226 01:16:32,200 --> 01:16:34,700 "'cause there'd be no real motive to the thing." 1227 01:16:34,800 --> 01:16:36,600 Then he said he'd write letters to the police 1228 01:16:36,700 --> 01:16:38,500 and call himself Zodiac to mess with them. 1229 01:16:38,600 --> 01:16:40,200 Leigh liked messing with people. 1230 01:16:40,300 --> 01:16:43,300 - You're positive he said "Zodiac"? - Yeah. 1231 01:16:43,400 --> 01:16:46,500 I thought it was a stupid name. So I told him. 1232 01:16:46,700 --> 01:16:50,100 He got up all upset and said, "I don't care what you think. 1233 01:16:50,200 --> 01:16:52,800 "I've thought about it a long time and that's the name I'm gonna use." 1234 01:16:52,900 --> 01:16:56,300 Did you feel like he'd been thinking about it a long time? 1235 01:16:56,400 --> 01:16:59,600 He was raw about losing his job at the school. 1236 01:16:59,700 --> 01:17:02,700 He talked about shooting out the tires of a school bus 1237 01:17:02,700 --> 01:17:05,100 and picking off the little darlings. 1238 01:17:05,200 --> 01:17:09,300 - He actually used those words? - That's what made me remember. 1239 01:17:09,400 --> 01:17:11,800 Afterwards, I told my wife I didn't wanna see him again. 1240 01:17:11,900 --> 01:17:13,600 And I haven't since. 1241 01:17:13,700 --> 01:17:16,200 Other thing is, Leigh's into skin diving. 1242 01:17:16,300 --> 01:17:18,400 I know he's been up to that lake a bunch of times. 1243 01:17:18,500 --> 01:17:20,900 Lake Berryessa? Did you ever go with him? 1244 01:17:21,000 --> 01:17:24,900 Couple times. We went fishing by Putah Creek near there. 1245 01:17:25,100 --> 01:17:26,500 Tell him when you put it together. 1246 01:17:26,600 --> 01:17:31,300 About a year ago, in the paper, there was a story about the Zodiac. 1247 01:17:31,400 --> 01:17:34,500 And it all comes back. I tried to call the local cops. 1248 01:17:34,600 --> 01:17:36,200 They blew him off. Thought he was a nut. 1249 01:17:36,300 --> 01:17:40,100 And you're sure the conversation you had about Zodiac 1250 01:17:40,200 --> 01:17:44,000 took place on January 1st, 1968? 1251 01:17:44,100 --> 01:17:45,800 It couldn't have been any later. 1252 01:17:45,900 --> 01:17:48,800 I started a new job in L.A. on January 20th. 1253 01:17:49,400 --> 01:17:50,800 I had to move. 1254 01:17:50,900 --> 01:17:53,400 - This is my problem. This guy... - Arthur Leigh Allen? 1255 01:17:53,500 --> 01:17:56,100 This guy, Leigh, just lays out his entire evil plan 1256 01:17:56,200 --> 01:17:57,700 to a fishing buddy on New Year's Day? 1257 01:17:57,800 --> 01:18:00,600 I don't know. He's angry, he's been drinking, 1258 01:18:00,700 --> 01:18:02,900 been thinking about it for a while. I can buy that. 1259 01:18:03,000 --> 01:18:05,300 So why didn't Cheney contact us sooner? 1260 01:18:05,400 --> 01:18:06,800 I checked. He did. 1261 01:18:06,900 --> 01:18:09,900 First recorded contact with the police department about Allen 1262 01:18:10,000 --> 01:18:12,800 was in Pomona. January 10th, 1970. 1263 01:18:12,900 --> 01:18:14,000 He just got lost in the shuffle. 1264 01:18:14,100 --> 01:18:15,800 Did Cheney have anything against Allen? 1265 01:18:15,900 --> 01:18:17,200 Did Allen screw his wife or anything? 1266 01:18:17,300 --> 01:18:19,000 We're gonna do a full background check. 1267 01:18:19,100 --> 01:18:21,800 But I got to tell you, I like this guy. 1268 01:18:22,800 --> 01:18:24,700 So, let's pull some handwriting samples. 1269 01:18:26,500 --> 01:18:29,400 Hi. I talked to Sherwood. He got the samples. 1270 01:18:29,500 --> 01:18:31,400 - What are you having? - BLT. 1271 01:18:34,000 --> 01:18:36,600 So, the check stubs are a wash. There's not enough handwriting. 1272 01:18:36,700 --> 01:18:39,200 The application's got more, but it doesn't look like Z's, 1273 01:18:39,300 --> 01:18:41,600 so he can't rule him in. But he can't rule him out, either. 1274 01:18:41,700 --> 01:18:44,600 - Well, that's vague. - He needs more samples. 1275 01:18:45,600 --> 01:18:47,700 Also, our guy is a pervert. 1276 01:18:48,800 --> 01:18:50,700 When Mel got the application from Valley Springs, 1277 01:18:50,800 --> 01:18:53,000 they told him that Allen had been fired for touching kids. 1278 01:18:53,100 --> 01:18:55,300 - Touching? - Polite euphemism. 1279 01:18:56,900 --> 01:19:00,100 - So what do you want to do? - Make some phone calls. 1280 01:19:00,200 --> 01:19:02,600 - Are you done with the fries? - Go ahead. 1281 01:19:02,700 --> 01:19:04,300 Did you and Mr. Cheney have a chance 1282 01:19:04,500 --> 01:19:06,700 to look at the copies of the Zodiac letters we sent you? 1283 01:19:06,800 --> 01:19:09,500 Yeah. Some of this stuff is pretty creepy. 1284 01:19:09,600 --> 01:19:12,700 - Yeah, we know that. - I mean, creepy like Leigh. 1285 01:19:13,000 --> 01:19:15,500 He misspells words like that. He thinks it's funny. 1286 01:19:15,600 --> 01:19:17,400 What about the handwriting? 1287 01:19:17,500 --> 01:19:20,500 I don't know. Don't you have experts for that stuff? 1288 01:19:20,600 --> 01:19:23,700 Our man at Questioned Documents says it's inconclusive. 1289 01:19:23,800 --> 01:19:25,600 Maybe he did it with his other hand. 1290 01:19:25,700 --> 01:19:27,000 The letters are a little too neat 1291 01:19:27,100 --> 01:19:29,500 for someone to have written with the wrong hand. 1292 01:19:29,600 --> 01:19:31,300 But not for Leigh, right. 1293 01:19:31,400 --> 01:19:33,300 - What do you mean? - He's ambidextrous. 1294 01:19:33,400 --> 01:19:36,800 He can write with either hand. Didn't you guys know that? 1295 01:19:36,900 --> 01:19:39,700 In everyday life, Allen uses his left hand. 1296 01:19:39,800 --> 01:19:42,300 Job applications, letters to friends, et cetera. 1297 01:19:42,400 --> 01:19:45,000 But he writes the Zodiac letters with his right hand 1298 01:19:45,100 --> 01:19:48,900 producing a different handwriting that he can't be linked to. 1299 01:19:49,300 --> 01:19:50,700 We got to see this guy, Chief. 1300 01:19:50,800 --> 01:19:52,000 - Where is he? - Vallejo. 1301 01:19:52,100 --> 01:19:55,100 He works at Union Oil in Pinole. His brother's up there, too. 1302 01:19:55,200 --> 01:19:56,700 See them both. 1303 01:19:56,800 --> 01:19:59,200 Make sure you call Mulanax. It is his backyard. 1304 01:19:59,300 --> 01:20:02,500 Oh, right, because that worked so well for us in Riverside. 1305 01:20:02,600 --> 01:20:05,200 Cooperation, that's us, at all costs. 1306 01:20:14,800 --> 01:20:18,800 You can talk to him in here. Coke machine's busted, by the way. 1307 01:20:20,000 --> 01:20:21,900 I'll go get him for you. 1308 01:20:23,400 --> 01:20:25,600 So how do you guys wanna do this? 1309 01:20:25,700 --> 01:20:29,300 Well, Bill talked to the informants. He leads, we follow? 1310 01:20:29,400 --> 01:20:31,000 It's okay by me. 1311 01:20:44,900 --> 01:20:47,500 Mr. Allen, I'm Inspector Bill Armstrong. 1312 01:20:47,600 --> 01:20:50,700 This is Inspector Dave Toschi and Sergeant Jack Mulanax. 1313 01:20:50,800 --> 01:20:55,000 We're investigating the Zodiac murders in San Francisco and Vallejo. 1314 01:20:55,100 --> 01:20:56,700 Please, sit down. 1315 01:21:05,500 --> 01:21:08,000 The informant notified us that you made certain statements 1316 01:21:08,100 --> 01:21:10,800 11 months prior to the first Zodiac murder. 1317 01:21:10,900 --> 01:21:13,900 If they're true, they're quite incriminating. 1318 01:21:14,000 --> 01:21:16,100 Do you recall having any such conversation? 1319 01:21:16,300 --> 01:21:17,600 - No. - Have you ever read 1320 01:21:17,700 --> 01:21:19,400 or heard anything about the Zodiac? 1321 01:21:19,500 --> 01:21:20,800 When it was first in the paper. 1322 01:21:20,900 --> 01:21:22,900 But I didn't follow it after those first reports. 1323 01:21:23,000 --> 01:21:26,400 - Why not? - Too morbid. I... 1324 01:21:26,500 --> 01:21:29,300 I told all this to the other officer. 1325 01:21:29,400 --> 01:21:31,900 - Which other officer? - From Vallejo. 1326 01:21:33,300 --> 01:21:34,800 Do you remember his name? 1327 01:21:34,900 --> 01:21:38,600 No, but it was right after the murder at the lake. 1328 01:21:38,700 --> 01:21:41,100 And what did you tell this officer? 1329 01:21:42,700 --> 01:21:46,900 I told him that I'd gone to Salt Point that weekend to skin dive. 1330 01:21:47,100 --> 01:21:49,900 That I was alone but I met a couple there. 1331 01:21:51,100 --> 01:21:53,200 I have their names at home if you want them. 1332 01:21:53,300 --> 01:21:54,900 That would be great, Arthur. 1333 01:21:55,000 --> 01:21:56,900 - Leigh. - What? 1334 01:21:57,800 --> 01:22:00,300 Leigh. Nobody calls me Arthur. 1335 01:22:02,100 --> 01:22:05,500 Also, that day when I came home, my neighbor saw me. 1336 01:22:05,600 --> 01:22:09,300 It was around 4:00. But I forgot to tell the other officer that. 1337 01:22:09,400 --> 01:22:11,600 - Neighbor's name? - Bill White. 1338 01:22:13,400 --> 01:22:15,200 He died a week or so afterwards. 1339 01:22:15,300 --> 01:22:18,300 Heart attack. So I didn't think to call to follow up. 1340 01:22:20,900 --> 01:22:23,000 The knives I had in my car with the blood on them, 1341 01:22:23,100 --> 01:22:26,600 that blood came from a chicken that I killed for dinner. 1342 01:22:29,400 --> 01:22:32,200 - What? - I had knives in my car that weekend. 1343 01:22:32,300 --> 01:22:36,600 Maybe Bill saw them and called the other officer on me. 1344 01:22:37,200 --> 01:22:39,900 Well, we'll be checking in on that. 1345 01:22:40,000 --> 01:22:41,800 Well, let me ask you something else. 1346 01:22:41,900 --> 01:22:46,300 Were you ever in Southern California at any time in 1966? 1347 01:22:46,900 --> 01:22:49,400 - Is this about the Riverside killing? - Yes. 1348 01:22:50,500 --> 01:22:52,800 Well, I guess I was there around that time. 1349 01:22:52,900 --> 01:22:56,200 I used to go down there a lot. I like the auto races. 1350 01:23:00,600 --> 01:23:03,000 Informant says that you're ambidextrous? 1351 01:23:03,100 --> 01:23:05,000 No, that's untrue. 1352 01:23:05,100 --> 01:23:07,400 You can't write with both hands? 1353 01:23:08,600 --> 01:23:11,700 My teachers tried to make me when I was a kid, but I couldn't. 1354 01:23:11,800 --> 01:23:13,900 I'm left-handed. 1355 01:23:14,000 --> 01:23:18,100 He also said that you made statements about killing school children. 1356 01:23:18,800 --> 01:23:20,300 That is... 1357 01:23:20,400 --> 01:23:23,700 That is horrible. That is... That's a horrible thing to say. 1358 01:23:23,800 --> 01:23:27,100 So, you weren't angry about being fired from Valley Springs 1359 01:23:27,300 --> 01:23:29,300 for touching your students? 1360 01:23:38,600 --> 01:23:40,300 I'm not the Zodiac. 1361 01:23:41,300 --> 01:23:44,100 And if I was, I certainly wouldn't tell you. 1362 01:23:46,500 --> 01:23:48,300 That's a nice watch. 1363 01:23:50,200 --> 01:23:51,200 Thank you. 1364 01:23:51,300 --> 01:23:52,700 May I see it? 1365 01:23:54,600 --> 01:23:56,100 May I see it? 1366 01:24:07,900 --> 01:24:09,000 Where'd you get it? 1367 01:24:09,400 --> 01:24:11,400 It was a Christmas gift from my mother two years ago. 1368 01:24:12,000 --> 01:24:14,200 That's very sweet. 1369 01:24:14,300 --> 01:24:16,800 So, tell me something, Arthur. 1370 01:24:16,900 --> 01:24:18,000 You don't remember anyone 1371 01:24:18,100 --> 01:24:21,600 you might have had a conversation with regarding the Zodiac? 1372 01:24:23,100 --> 01:24:28,500 Maybe Ted Kidder or Phil Tucker at Vallejo Recreation. 1373 01:24:29,800 --> 01:24:31,600 But I couldn't be positive. 1374 01:24:31,800 --> 01:24:33,600 I used to work there when... 1375 01:24:37,600 --> 01:24:39,600 The Most Dangerous Game. 1376 01:24:40,900 --> 01:24:42,000 What? 1377 01:24:42,100 --> 01:24:45,300 The Most Dangerous Game. That's why you're here, isn't it? 1378 01:24:45,400 --> 01:24:47,100 It was my favorite book in high school. 1379 01:24:47,200 --> 01:24:50,700 It's about this man who waits for people to get shipwrecked on this island. 1380 01:24:50,800 --> 01:24:52,200 Because he was tired of hunting animals, 1381 01:24:52,300 --> 01:24:53,900 he hunted the people for the challenge. 1382 01:24:54,000 --> 01:24:58,100 And man is the most dangerous animal of all? 1383 01:24:58,200 --> 01:25:00,700 That's the whole point of the story. 1384 01:25:01,400 --> 01:25:02,800 Great book. 1385 01:25:04,000 --> 01:25:06,600 Or, at least, that's what I told Phil. 1386 01:25:12,300 --> 01:25:13,600 May I go? 1387 01:25:17,200 --> 01:25:18,300 Sure. 1388 01:25:23,100 --> 01:25:27,300 - Thanks for your time. - I'm willing to help in any way possible. 1389 01:25:27,400 --> 01:25:29,500 I look forward to the day 1390 01:25:29,600 --> 01:25:33,100 when police officers are no longer referred to as pigs. 1391 01:25:34,100 --> 01:25:35,200 Thanks. 1392 01:25:36,400 --> 01:25:38,000 We'll be in touch. 1393 01:25:49,800 --> 01:25:53,700 So does anyone think this suspect warrants further investigation? 1394 01:25:53,800 --> 01:25:57,000 These are copies of some of the Zodiac letters that were sent. 1395 01:25:57,800 --> 01:26:00,700 We'd like you to take a look at them. 1396 01:26:00,900 --> 01:26:02,800 You think my brother's the Zodiac. 1397 01:26:02,900 --> 01:26:04,800 Well, we're looking at him. 1398 01:26:04,900 --> 01:26:06,300 Are you going to arrest him? 1399 01:26:06,400 --> 01:26:10,300 Mrs. Allen, we don't arrest people just because we're interested in them. 1400 01:26:10,400 --> 01:26:11,900 Well, Leigh's always been troubled. 1401 01:26:12,000 --> 01:26:14,200 Is it true about the children? 1402 01:26:14,900 --> 01:26:16,200 Unfortunately. 1403 01:26:16,300 --> 01:26:19,000 We don't see him much anymore since we found out. 1404 01:26:19,100 --> 01:26:21,000 What are your feelings about Don Cheney? 1405 01:26:21,100 --> 01:26:23,500 Don Cheney? My old roommate? 1406 01:26:23,600 --> 01:26:26,500 - Was he the one who contacted you? - That's confidential. 1407 01:26:26,600 --> 01:26:28,100 Well, Don's a very reliable guy. 1408 01:26:28,200 --> 01:26:31,300 If he were to tell you something, I'd believe it to be true. 1409 01:26:31,400 --> 01:26:32,600 - This one. - What about it? 1410 01:26:32,700 --> 01:26:34,700 Here, where he spells "Christmas" with two "S's." 1411 01:26:34,800 --> 01:26:37,100 We got a Christmas card from Leigh a couple years ago. 1412 01:26:37,300 --> 01:26:40,000 He spelled it the exact same way. Christ-mass. 1413 01:26:40,100 --> 01:26:42,500 - Would you still have that? - I can look for it. 1414 01:26:42,900 --> 01:26:45,000 Thank you. That'd be great. 1415 01:26:46,200 --> 01:26:48,200 Is there anything else we can do to help? 1416 01:26:48,300 --> 01:26:49,900 The brother said he would search Leigh's apartment 1417 01:26:50,000 --> 01:26:51,200 next time he went out of town. 1418 01:26:51,400 --> 01:26:53,600 - That gets you around a warrant. - For the time being. 1419 01:26:53,700 --> 01:26:56,900 If we do find something, Mulanax will go to the DA in Vallejo, 1420 01:26:57,000 --> 01:26:58,800 and we could search the place properly. 1421 01:26:58,900 --> 01:27:00,300 Now I got a chance to talk to the cop 1422 01:27:00,400 --> 01:27:03,300 who interviewed Leigh Allen two days after the Berryessa murders. 1423 01:27:03,400 --> 01:27:05,100 Doesn't remember how he got onto him, 1424 01:27:05,200 --> 01:27:08,200 but didn't think he looked like a killer so he didn't like him for Z. 1425 01:27:08,300 --> 01:27:11,100 - But you do? - I wish I could've taken the guy in there. 1426 01:27:11,200 --> 01:27:14,200 Take it slow, Dave. Try and find more stuff for Sherwood. 1427 01:27:14,300 --> 01:27:16,300 A match'll get us farther on the warrants. 1428 01:27:16,400 --> 01:27:19,500 - Avery's on two. - Tell him to screw. 1429 01:27:19,600 --> 01:27:23,900 You want me to communicate that verbatim or can I spice it up a little? 1430 01:27:31,300 --> 01:27:33,600 This suspect is not your Zodiac. 1431 01:27:35,600 --> 01:27:38,200 This sample matches the canceled checks and the application? 1432 01:27:38,300 --> 01:27:39,300 Perfectly. 1433 01:27:39,400 --> 01:27:42,600 So we've just retested the left hand. I mean, we know he's ambidextrous. 1434 01:27:42,700 --> 01:27:46,000 In 38 years, I've never seen anyone that ambidextrous. 1435 01:27:46,100 --> 01:27:48,600 Both hands would have commonalities. 1436 01:27:48,900 --> 01:27:50,200 I'm sorry. 1437 01:27:50,700 --> 01:27:52,400 Just not gonna work. 1438 01:27:54,400 --> 01:27:56,800 - Homicide, Toschi. - Dave, it's Jack Mulanax. 1439 01:27:56,900 --> 01:27:59,000 Hey. Mulanax. Yeah. 1440 01:27:59,100 --> 01:28:00,500 We struck out with the judge. 1441 01:28:00,600 --> 01:28:02,200 He won't sign off on a warrant for Allen's house. 1442 01:28:02,400 --> 01:28:04,400 - Why not? - Said it wasn't enough. 1443 01:28:04,500 --> 01:28:06,800 Now, unless we bring him a handwriting match or some evidence that... 1444 01:28:06,900 --> 01:28:09,300 How are we gonna get evidence if we can't toss the house? 1445 01:28:09,400 --> 01:28:10,800 I don't know. 1446 01:28:11,400 --> 01:28:14,300 - I truly am sorry. - No, no. Thank you, Jack. 1447 01:28:16,200 --> 01:28:17,300 What do you wanna do? 1448 01:28:17,400 --> 01:28:18,700 Don't know what I can do without Vallejo. 1449 01:28:18,800 --> 01:28:21,600 We need Allen's right hand. We can't get it without a warrant. 1450 01:28:21,700 --> 01:28:23,800 Are there other guys you should be looking at? 1451 01:28:23,900 --> 01:28:25,900 Only, what? 1452 01:28:26,000 --> 01:28:27,900 Twenty-three hundred? 1453 01:28:28,000 --> 01:28:29,300 Okay, then. 1454 01:28:32,500 --> 01:28:33,800 Okay, then. 1455 01:29:01,700 --> 01:29:04,400 Paul, you wrote the Justice Department 1456 01:29:04,500 --> 01:29:07,900 asking to be put in charge of the Zodiac investigation? 1457 01:29:09,900 --> 01:29:11,800 I merely suggested... 1458 01:29:11,900 --> 01:29:13,100 On our letterhead? 1459 01:29:13,200 --> 01:29:15,200 ...that those with intimate knowledge of the case 1460 01:29:15,300 --> 01:29:17,300 create an information clearinghouse 1461 01:29:17,400 --> 01:29:19,500 to promote an exchange and free flow of ideas. 1462 01:29:19,600 --> 01:29:22,700 - And that you run it. - Well, who better than me? 1463 01:29:23,700 --> 01:29:25,300 The marked man. 1464 01:29:26,000 --> 01:29:27,900 Paul, if you want to work here, I need three things. 1465 01:29:28,000 --> 01:29:29,500 One, stop boozing. 1466 01:29:29,600 --> 01:29:32,800 Two, stop doing whatever else it is you're doing. 1467 01:29:32,900 --> 01:29:36,400 And three, cut this nonsense out. 1468 01:29:36,500 --> 01:29:39,500 Sweetest of Templetons, if at any time 1469 01:29:39,700 --> 01:29:44,900 you feel my excellent work is no longer in step with this trashy provincial rag, 1470 01:29:45,000 --> 01:29:46,600 I'll more than happily... 1471 01:29:46,700 --> 01:29:50,200 More than happily decamp for greener pastures. 1472 01:29:50,300 --> 01:29:51,600 Paul, I mean it! 1473 01:30:02,100 --> 01:30:04,000 - Paul? - Yep. 1474 01:30:04,100 --> 01:30:07,300 - What was that? - An editorial tête-à-tête. 1475 01:30:08,400 --> 01:30:10,500 - Wanna grab a drink? - It's 10:00 in the morning. 1476 01:30:10,700 --> 01:30:12,400 Late breakfast? 1477 01:30:13,500 --> 01:30:15,600 - Early lunch, or... - Paul. 1478 01:30:18,100 --> 01:30:19,500 Are you okay? 1479 01:30:20,400 --> 01:30:21,400 No. 1480 01:30:24,900 --> 01:30:26,700 Thank you for asking. 1481 01:30:28,900 --> 01:30:31,000 Shorty! Let's go out for one. 1482 01:30:31,100 --> 01:30:33,100 Paul, where are you going? 1483 01:30:35,200 --> 01:30:37,700 So, you moved off my brother-in-law? 1484 01:30:37,800 --> 01:30:39,800 We couldn't get a warrant. 1485 01:30:41,400 --> 01:30:44,900 Last year we arranged for Leigh to get help from a social worker. 1486 01:30:45,000 --> 01:30:46,600 He only went twice. 1487 01:30:46,700 --> 01:30:49,700 We saw him recently for the first time in nine months. 1488 01:30:49,800 --> 01:30:52,800 My mother-in-law brought him by to see the new baby. 1489 01:30:52,900 --> 01:30:56,200 After he left, I went to see that social worker. 1490 01:30:56,300 --> 01:30:59,700 He couldn't talk about a former patient, so I just asked him straight out 1491 01:30:59,800 --> 01:31:01,900 if he thought Leigh was capable of killing people. 1492 01:31:02,000 --> 01:31:05,300 - Because of patient confidentiality... - The man said yes. 1493 01:31:07,100 --> 01:31:09,300 Why hadn't you seen him in nine months? 1494 01:31:09,400 --> 01:31:11,300 He's going to school in Santa Rosa. 1495 01:31:11,400 --> 01:31:14,700 - Santa Rosa? Where is he living? - In his trailer. 1496 01:31:14,800 --> 01:31:16,800 - In Santa Rosa? - Sonoma County. 1497 01:31:17,000 --> 01:31:19,100 We wouldn't have to go through the Vallejo DA. 1498 01:31:19,300 --> 01:31:20,700 It's been 11 months since you talked to this guy, 1499 01:31:20,900 --> 01:31:22,400 and now you wanna search his trailer? 1500 01:31:22,500 --> 01:31:24,300 If we find something, great. 1501 01:31:24,400 --> 01:31:27,500 If not, we get his prints and handwriting samples from both hands. 1502 01:31:27,600 --> 01:31:30,000 I thought Sherwood shut you down. 1503 01:31:30,700 --> 01:31:33,200 What if I can get a second opinion? 1504 01:31:34,400 --> 01:31:36,600 I don't wanna step on Sherwood's toes. He trained me at this. 1505 01:31:36,700 --> 01:31:39,200 Terry, all I need to know is if the suspect is ambidextrous. 1506 01:31:39,300 --> 01:31:43,300 Could he possibly have written those letters with his other hand? 1507 01:31:45,000 --> 01:31:46,400 Between you and me? 1508 01:31:46,500 --> 01:31:49,900 Because there are differing schools of thought on this. 1509 01:31:51,100 --> 01:31:55,600 Get the samples of his other hand. If he's the Zodiac, you'll get a match. 1510 01:31:55,700 --> 01:31:58,200 That's the current thinking, according to Terry Pascoe. 1511 01:31:58,300 --> 01:32:01,600 Meanwhile, I spoke to a psychologist who'd be willing to testify 1512 01:32:01,700 --> 01:32:04,700 that someone who undergoes a personality change like Zodiac 1513 01:32:04,800 --> 01:32:07,700 would manifest it physically, altering his handwriting. 1514 01:32:07,800 --> 01:32:11,400 Which is why Sherwood couldn't get a match from Allen's samples. 1515 01:32:11,500 --> 01:32:13,700 We got Terry Pascoe, this psychology guy, 1516 01:32:13,800 --> 01:32:15,200 coupled with Cheney... 1517 01:32:15,300 --> 01:32:16,700 It could be enough for a warrant. 1518 01:32:16,800 --> 01:32:18,000 Get Cheney on the record. 1519 01:32:18,100 --> 01:32:20,600 "And shoot the kiddies as they came bouncing out. 1520 01:32:20,700 --> 01:32:23,800 "And that he would call himself Zodiac." 1521 01:32:24,800 --> 01:32:25,800 Yes. 1522 01:32:26,000 --> 01:32:29,500 And you're willing to swear to this, under oath, in Superior Court? 1523 01:32:29,600 --> 01:32:31,000 Without any hesitation. 1524 01:32:31,100 --> 01:32:33,900 Thank you very much, Mr. Cheney. Thank you very much for your time. 1525 01:32:34,000 --> 01:32:35,300 Thank you. 1526 01:32:36,800 --> 01:32:39,500 Well, looks like you got your man. 1527 01:33:00,200 --> 01:33:01,500 Mr. Allen? 1528 01:33:01,600 --> 01:33:03,500 This is the Santa Rosa Police Department. 1529 01:33:03,600 --> 01:33:06,400 We have a warrant to search your residence. 1530 01:33:17,400 --> 01:33:18,600 Hello? 1531 01:33:27,200 --> 01:33:29,400 I'll check with the neighbors. 1532 01:33:30,900 --> 01:33:31,900 Close the door. 1533 01:33:32,000 --> 01:33:35,000 Close the door, there's rodents running around. 1534 01:33:47,400 --> 01:33:49,900 Neighbor said he tore out of here about a half-hour ago. 1535 01:33:50,000 --> 01:33:53,800 - You think somebody tipped him? - We're not leaving till he comes back. 1536 01:34:00,100 --> 01:34:01,900 I'll check the back. 1537 01:34:14,600 --> 01:34:15,700 Jesus. 1538 01:34:15,800 --> 01:34:17,400 - What? - Squirrels. 1539 01:34:19,600 --> 01:34:21,500 Piece of work, this guy. 1540 01:34:28,300 --> 01:34:31,100 Not one, but two blue windbreakers. 1541 01:34:31,200 --> 01:34:34,900 - Like the Stine scene? - We'll have those checked for blood. 1542 01:34:35,300 --> 01:34:38,300 And a pair of black gloves. 1543 01:34:39,500 --> 01:34:42,800 Men's seven, just like the ones we found in the cab. 1544 01:34:42,900 --> 01:34:45,600 Well, he's got the same size shoes and gloves as Z. 1545 01:34:45,700 --> 01:34:47,900 Probably just a coincidence. 1546 01:34:48,000 --> 01:34:51,900 Dave, I got a gun. Check that. Two guns. 1547 01:34:53,300 --> 01:34:56,500 They're both .22s. One automatic, one revolver. 1548 01:34:56,600 --> 01:34:58,100 Well, that's interesting. 1549 01:34:58,200 --> 01:35:01,300 Because he happens to have an M-1 rifle here in the closet. 1550 01:35:01,400 --> 01:35:04,000 For little darlings bouncing off buses. 1551 01:35:05,400 --> 01:35:06,900 Someone's here. 1552 01:35:14,000 --> 01:35:16,400 Hello, Arthur. Remember us? 1553 01:35:39,000 --> 01:35:40,000 No. 1554 01:35:40,100 --> 01:35:41,200 On the handwriting? 1555 01:35:41,300 --> 01:35:44,800 Ballistics, no match. Prints, no match. Writing, no match. 1556 01:35:44,900 --> 01:35:46,700 On both hands, right? 1557 01:35:46,800 --> 01:35:48,600 Because we got handwriting from both his hands. 1558 01:35:48,700 --> 01:35:50,000 And neither hand matches. 1559 01:35:50,100 --> 01:35:51,800 Forget Sherwood. Let's get another opinion. 1560 01:35:51,900 --> 01:35:53,900 Fellas, he's not your guy. 1561 01:36:00,300 --> 01:36:01,500 Damn it. 1562 01:36:08,800 --> 01:36:09,900 Hey. 1563 01:36:10,800 --> 01:36:13,300 What do you want? Time off? 1564 01:36:15,500 --> 01:36:16,700 A hug? 1565 01:36:17,600 --> 01:36:19,600 Do you know what the worst part of this is? 1566 01:36:19,700 --> 01:36:21,600 I can't tell if I wanted it to be Allen so bad 1567 01:36:21,700 --> 01:36:25,000 because I actually thought it was him, or I just want all this to be over. 1568 01:36:25,100 --> 01:36:27,000 It's because you thought it was him. 1569 01:36:27,100 --> 01:36:28,600 And I did, too. 1570 01:36:31,300 --> 01:36:32,800 You know what? Take some time off. 1571 01:36:32,900 --> 01:36:36,200 Spend some time with your wife and the kids. 1572 01:36:36,300 --> 01:36:38,800 Go to Candlestick. See a movie. 1573 01:36:40,100 --> 01:36:44,900 "To the city of San Francisco, I will enjoy killing one person every day 1574 01:36:45,500 --> 01:36:47,900 "until you pay me $100,000. 1575 01:36:48,800 --> 01:36:51,500 "If you agree, say so tomorrow morning 1576 01:36:52,300 --> 01:36:55,400 "in the personal column San Francisco Chronicle, 1577 01:36:55,500 --> 01:36:57,500 "and I will set up meeting. 1578 01:36:57,600 --> 01:36:59,200 "If I do not hear from you, 1579 01:36:59,300 --> 01:37:02,600 "it will be my next pleasure to kill a Catholic priest or a... 1580 01:37:05,700 --> 01:37:07,000 "...Scorpio." 1581 01:37:09,500 --> 01:37:11,000 Who's out of their minds? 1582 01:37:11,100 --> 01:37:13,200 I've got to get out of here. 1583 01:37:13,300 --> 01:37:16,500 Where the hell does he expect me to find $100,000? 1584 01:37:16,600 --> 01:37:19,000 You're not thinking of paying him, are you, Mr. Mayor? 1585 01:37:19,100 --> 01:37:23,400 The city of San Francisco does not pay criminals not to commit a crime. 1586 01:37:46,300 --> 01:37:48,800 The killer gets shot in the chest. 1587 01:37:48,900 --> 01:37:51,200 That's how it ends. 1588 01:37:51,600 --> 01:37:52,800 Do I know you? 1589 01:37:52,900 --> 01:37:56,100 I'm Robert Graysmith. I work at the Chronicle with Paul Avery. 1590 01:37:56,200 --> 01:37:57,800 Dave Toschi. Nice to meet you. 1591 01:37:57,900 --> 01:38:00,400 Dave! That Harry Callahan did a hell of a job with your case. 1592 01:38:00,500 --> 01:38:03,100 Yeah. No need for due process, right? 1593 01:38:07,400 --> 01:38:09,600 - What do you do at the Chronicle? - I'm a cartoonist. 1594 01:38:09,700 --> 01:38:10,800 That's nice. 1595 01:38:10,900 --> 01:38:12,800 You're gonna catch him. 1596 01:38:14,500 --> 01:38:17,300 Pal, they're already making movies about it. 1597 01:38:49,000 --> 01:38:51,200 Hi. We haven't met. 1598 01:38:51,300 --> 01:38:53,100 I'm Robert Graysmith. 1599 01:38:53,200 --> 01:38:55,100 I'm Duffy Jennings. 1600 01:38:55,200 --> 01:38:58,300 - Nice to meet you. - Good to meet you, man. 1601 01:38:58,400 --> 01:38:59,600 You got a great desk. 1602 01:38:59,700 --> 01:39:01,800 Guy who used to work here was a great reporter. 1603 01:39:01,900 --> 01:39:03,100 Oh, yeah. Oh, I'm sure he was. 1604 01:39:03,300 --> 01:39:05,700 I mean, it's a honor to leave the Chronicle 1605 01:39:05,800 --> 01:39:08,600 and go work for the Sacramento Bee. 1606 01:39:08,700 --> 01:39:10,900 Dare to dream, right, Robert? 1607 01:39:14,500 --> 01:39:17,400 - Nice to meet you. - Nice to meet you, too. 1608 01:39:17,500 --> 01:39:19,600 I'm just right down there at the Art department 1609 01:39:19,700 --> 01:39:22,200 - if you need anything, Duffy. - Yeah. 1610 01:39:25,700 --> 01:39:28,400 - You sure you don't want the car, Bill? - It's your turn. 1611 01:39:28,500 --> 01:39:31,700 You could just drop me off at my place and take the car. 1612 01:39:31,800 --> 01:39:33,700 You should keep the car. 1613 01:39:34,500 --> 01:39:35,500 Yeah? 1614 01:39:36,000 --> 01:39:38,100 I'm not coming in tomorrow. 1615 01:39:40,100 --> 01:39:41,500 Why? What's up? 1616 01:39:42,700 --> 01:39:44,000 I'm done. 1617 01:39:45,600 --> 01:39:47,500 I put in for a transfer. 1618 01:39:53,400 --> 01:39:54,600 Where? 1619 01:39:55,200 --> 01:39:56,800 Looking at Fraud. 1620 01:39:59,100 --> 01:40:01,200 I can't be on call anymore. 1621 01:40:03,900 --> 01:40:06,200 I wanna see these kids grow up. 1622 01:40:07,400 --> 01:40:09,600 Hey, good for you, Bill. 1623 01:40:11,500 --> 01:40:14,000 - You'll be okay. - Yeah. I'll be fine. 1624 01:40:16,200 --> 01:40:17,200 Hey, 1625 01:40:18,200 --> 01:40:21,600 I'm not leaving you holding the bag on anything, am I? 1626 01:40:23,300 --> 01:40:24,300 No. 1627 01:40:26,700 --> 01:40:27,800 Okay. 1628 01:40:28,500 --> 01:40:30,200 Hey, you know what? 1629 01:40:30,800 --> 01:40:34,600 Maybe you'll have a chance to try your Japanese food, the raw stuff. 1630 01:40:35,900 --> 01:40:37,000 Yeah. 1631 01:41:09,100 --> 01:41:10,800 I'm not Paul Avery. 1632 01:41:13,500 --> 01:41:16,700 The boys need to be tucked in, please, and the baby needs changing. 1633 01:41:16,800 --> 01:41:19,100 - I'll flip you for it. - You wish. 1634 01:41:22,600 --> 01:41:25,200 Nobody has more Zodiac crap than you do. 1635 01:42:09,900 --> 01:42:12,100 - Are you kidding me? - Hi, Paul. 1636 01:42:13,900 --> 01:42:16,300 - Permission to come aboard. - It's right there. 1637 01:42:16,400 --> 01:42:19,100 Anyway, you got shoes on. This is perfect right here. 1638 01:42:19,200 --> 01:42:21,100 - That's the one. - Okay. 1639 01:42:22,800 --> 01:42:25,700 - See that? Mesmerizing. - Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. 1640 01:42:25,800 --> 01:42:28,400 My own kids would kill me for one of those. 1641 01:42:30,300 --> 01:42:32,500 - How are you? - Fantastic. 1642 01:42:32,600 --> 01:42:34,800 I mean, admittedly, 1643 01:42:34,900 --> 01:42:37,100 the Bee ain't exactly the Chron, but fuck it, right? 1644 01:42:37,200 --> 01:42:40,200 Do you want a drink? I don't have anything blue, but I got... 1645 01:42:40,300 --> 01:42:42,300 Don't worry about that. Don't worry about it. 1646 01:42:42,400 --> 01:42:45,900 It's no bother at all. Nobody comes by from the old days. 1647 01:42:46,300 --> 01:42:47,400 Cheers. 1648 01:42:48,100 --> 01:42:50,300 To your health and mine. 1649 01:42:52,200 --> 01:42:53,500 Mostly mine. 1650 01:42:58,800 --> 01:43:00,300 So, 1651 01:43:02,400 --> 01:43:03,700 what's new? 1652 01:43:05,800 --> 01:43:07,700 - I've been thinking. - Yeah. 1653 01:43:07,800 --> 01:43:09,000 Somebody should write a book. 1654 01:43:09,100 --> 01:43:12,000 Somebody should write a fucking book, that's for sure. 1655 01:43:12,100 --> 01:43:14,300 - About what? - About Zodiac. 1656 01:43:15,900 --> 01:43:17,300 It's not new. 1657 01:43:17,400 --> 01:43:22,000 I've been thinking that if you put all the information together, 1658 01:43:22,100 --> 01:43:23,700 maybe you could jog something loose. 1659 01:43:23,800 --> 01:43:26,300 And then I was thinking that nobody knows the case better than you. 1660 01:43:26,400 --> 01:43:27,400 Yeah. That's true. 1661 01:43:27,500 --> 01:43:30,500 You know all the players, and you have all the files. 1662 01:43:30,700 --> 01:43:31,900 Lost them. 1663 01:43:32,300 --> 01:43:33,300 You lost them? 1664 01:43:33,500 --> 01:43:36,700 Or I tossed them. I don't know. I moved onto a boat. 1665 01:43:37,200 --> 01:43:39,200 You know that we work in the daily business, right? 1666 01:43:39,300 --> 01:43:40,600 As in, today. 1667 01:43:40,700 --> 01:43:43,500 What do you think we were doing back then? 1668 01:43:44,500 --> 01:43:46,600 Do you know that more people die in the East Bay commute 1669 01:43:46,700 --> 01:43:49,000 every three months than that idiot ever killed? 1670 01:43:49,100 --> 01:43:50,300 He offed a few citizens, 1671 01:43:50,400 --> 01:43:53,700 he wrote a few letters, and he faded into a footnote. 1672 01:43:59,200 --> 01:44:02,200 Not that I haven't been sitting here idly 1673 01:44:02,300 --> 01:44:06,300 waiting for you to drop by and reinvigorate my sense of purpose. 1674 01:44:08,600 --> 01:44:11,800 It was four years ago. Let it fucking go. 1675 01:44:11,900 --> 01:44:14,600 You're wrong. It was important. 1676 01:44:15,800 --> 01:44:18,300 Then, what did you ever do about it? 1677 01:44:19,200 --> 01:44:21,300 If it was so fucking important, what did you ever do? 1678 01:44:21,400 --> 01:44:24,300 You hovered over my desk, you stole from wastebaskets. 1679 01:44:24,400 --> 01:44:26,000 Am I being unkind? 1680 01:44:27,200 --> 01:44:30,400 Oh, that's right, I forgot. You went to the library. 1681 01:44:33,200 --> 01:44:35,200 I'm sorry I bothered you. 1682 01:44:57,300 --> 01:44:59,400 - Hey, hi. - Hi. 1683 01:44:59,500 --> 01:45:01,900 - Where you been? - The library. 1684 01:45:33,600 --> 01:45:34,900 Thank you! 1685 01:45:50,600 --> 01:45:54,000 - Inspector Toschi? - Yeah? One moment, please. 1686 01:45:58,400 --> 01:45:59,600 - Hi. - Hi. 1687 01:46:00,900 --> 01:46:02,900 We met at the movies once. 1688 01:46:03,400 --> 01:46:04,700 It must have been magical. 1689 01:46:04,800 --> 01:46:06,600 I'm Robert Graysmith. I work at the Chronicle. 1690 01:46:06,700 --> 01:46:09,400 I was wondering if I could buy you lunch. 1691 01:46:11,200 --> 01:46:12,800 Sure, why not? 1692 01:46:12,900 --> 01:46:15,300 So, you're a friend of Paul Avery's? 1693 01:46:15,400 --> 01:46:17,800 He's actually the reason I'm here. 1694 01:46:19,600 --> 01:46:21,900 I wanted to ask you about Zodiac. 1695 01:46:22,400 --> 01:46:25,600 Well, I appreciate the interest, but we don't discuss open cases. 1696 01:46:25,700 --> 01:46:28,300 Oh, well, what's going on with it, day to day? 1697 01:46:28,400 --> 01:46:30,000 We're actively pursuing all leads. 1698 01:46:30,100 --> 01:46:32,700 And you're the only one on it, right? 1699 01:46:33,900 --> 01:46:35,300 Mr. Graysmith, 1700 01:46:36,500 --> 01:46:38,400 Zodiac hasn't written in three years. 1701 01:46:38,500 --> 01:46:41,300 You know how many murders we've had in San Francisco since then? 1702 01:46:41,400 --> 01:46:42,900 - No. - Over 200. 1703 01:46:43,000 --> 01:46:46,300 That's a lot of dead people and grieving families that need our help. 1704 01:46:46,400 --> 01:46:48,000 So, nobody cares. 1705 01:46:48,100 --> 01:46:50,500 Excuse me? I care. 1706 01:46:53,300 --> 01:46:55,500 Okay. Can I show you something? 1707 01:46:58,400 --> 01:47:01,600 I've been doing research on the first cipher. 1708 01:47:01,700 --> 01:47:03,500 Everything an amateur would need to create it 1709 01:47:03,600 --> 01:47:06,500 can be found in these books. 1710 01:47:06,600 --> 01:47:10,000 Now, I started thinking that if you can track these books, 1711 01:47:10,100 --> 01:47:12,500 then maybe you can track the man. 1712 01:47:13,000 --> 01:47:15,800 So, I remember you thought that Zodiac was military, 1713 01:47:15,900 --> 01:47:19,600 so I went to every base library and I got a list of every person 1714 01:47:19,700 --> 01:47:23,600 who's ever checked out these books and that's when I found this. 1715 01:47:28,400 --> 01:47:30,900 - Missing. - It means they were stolen. 1716 01:47:31,700 --> 01:47:35,300 So, almost every book on ciphers was stolen from the Presidio Library? 1717 01:47:35,400 --> 01:47:38,000 And the Oakland Army Terminal Library. 1718 01:47:40,800 --> 01:47:45,200 Somebody didn't want a record of ever having checked out these books. 1719 01:47:45,300 --> 01:47:46,900 Who are you again? 1720 01:47:49,000 --> 01:47:50,700 I just wanna help. 1721 01:47:53,900 --> 01:47:56,100 I can't allow you to help. 1722 01:47:56,200 --> 01:47:58,000 I can't discuss the case with you. 1723 01:47:58,100 --> 01:48:00,600 I can't give you information, and I certainly couldn't tell you 1724 01:48:00,700 --> 01:48:02,800 to go see Ken Narlow in Napa. 1725 01:48:03,400 --> 01:48:04,800 N-A-R-L-O-W. 1726 01:48:14,800 --> 01:48:19,500 I'm sorry, Mr. Graysmith, but we don't cooperate with writers. 1727 01:48:19,600 --> 01:48:22,300 Well, I'm not a writer, I'm a cartoonist. 1728 01:48:23,300 --> 01:48:25,500 - And Dave Toschi sent you? - Yes. 1729 01:48:25,600 --> 01:48:27,500 - Why? - Maybe he... 1730 01:48:27,600 --> 01:48:30,400 Maybe he thought that I could do some good. 1731 01:48:31,200 --> 01:48:35,300 - What are you, some kind of boy scout? - Eagle Scout, actually, first class. 1732 01:48:36,300 --> 01:48:39,500 Well, if you wanna do this, don't let me stop you. 1733 01:48:40,600 --> 01:48:43,100 Better start with Vallejo, Jack Mulanax. 1734 01:48:43,700 --> 01:48:45,600 I understand what you're trying to do. 1735 01:48:46,300 --> 01:48:48,500 But this is an open police investigation. 1736 01:48:48,600 --> 01:48:50,700 I'm a friend of Dave Toschi's. 1737 01:48:50,800 --> 01:48:54,100 And he said that you might be able to help. 1738 01:48:54,200 --> 01:48:57,100 I mean, the case is dead. Zodiac's long gone. 1739 01:48:58,000 --> 01:49:00,200 He's yesterday's news, right? 1740 01:49:01,300 --> 01:49:03,000 That's what they say. 1741 01:49:04,000 --> 01:49:05,800 So, what's the harm? 1742 01:49:05,900 --> 01:49:07,400 No pens, no paper. 1743 01:49:07,900 --> 01:49:10,600 Anything that you see that's relevant, you got to remember in your head. 1744 01:49:10,700 --> 01:49:11,700 Okay. 1745 01:49:14,000 --> 01:49:15,300 Okay, here we go. 1746 01:49:15,400 --> 01:49:17,500 - Which one? - All of them. 1747 01:49:17,600 --> 01:49:20,300 And there's more in the next room. They're all marked with these numbers. 1748 01:49:20,400 --> 01:49:21,600 243-146. 1749 01:49:21,700 --> 01:49:23,500 You don't smoke, do you? 1750 01:49:23,600 --> 01:49:25,700 Once. In high school. 1751 01:49:29,100 --> 01:49:30,500 What's this? 1752 01:49:31,400 --> 01:49:32,700 Thank you. 1753 01:50:00,900 --> 01:50:02,900 Man, you really creeped us out. 1754 01:50:08,700 --> 01:50:10,100 "Nine millimeter. 1755 01:50:12,400 --> 01:50:14,900 "Said nothing and began firing." 1756 01:50:23,700 --> 01:50:25,000 "Most Dangerous Game. 1757 01:50:25,100 --> 01:50:27,900 "Do not eliminate this suspect because of handwriting. 1758 01:50:28,000 --> 01:50:30,100 "Not because of handwriting. 1759 01:50:30,700 --> 01:50:32,600 "Darlene's sister, Linda. 1760 01:50:32,700 --> 01:50:35,400 "It was all just deep breathing. George. 1761 01:50:36,000 --> 01:50:38,800 "It was a strange man. George. Strange man." 1762 01:50:39,800 --> 01:50:41,400 Thank you so much. 1763 01:50:43,300 --> 01:50:45,300 Oh, briefcase. Oh, thanks. 1764 01:50:48,000 --> 01:50:50,500 - Hey, Jack. - Hey, Bawart. 1765 01:50:50,700 --> 01:50:52,500 - Who's that? - That's Graysmith. 1766 01:50:52,600 --> 01:50:55,900 Some cartoonist. Thinks he's gonna solve the Zodiac. 1767 01:50:57,500 --> 01:50:58,800 Well, good for him. 1768 01:51:29,300 --> 01:51:31,600 - Thank you for meeting me, Inspector. - No. We're not meeting, Robert. 1769 01:51:31,700 --> 01:51:33,200 We're just two guys who happen to be sitting 1770 01:51:33,300 --> 01:51:34,500 on the same bench at the same time. 1771 01:51:34,600 --> 01:51:37,000 I've got five minutes. I've got to get back to the Hall. 1772 01:51:37,100 --> 01:51:39,800 Okay. As far as you know, did anyone ever get in touch 1773 01:51:39,900 --> 01:51:41,600 with Mike Mageau during your investigation 1774 01:51:41,700 --> 01:51:44,200 - and show him suspect photos? - Why? 1775 01:51:44,300 --> 01:51:46,700 Well, he's the only surviving victim who ever saw Zodiac without a mask. 1776 01:51:46,800 --> 01:51:48,200 No, I mean, why are you asking me? 1777 01:51:48,300 --> 01:51:50,100 Mageau and Darlene, that's Vallejo's case. 1778 01:51:50,300 --> 01:51:53,000 Paul Stine is mine. You've got four minutes now. 1779 01:51:53,100 --> 01:51:55,200 Darlene Ferrin was being followed. 1780 01:51:55,300 --> 01:51:57,300 Now, I know Mulanax says that they already found this guy, 1781 01:51:57,400 --> 01:51:58,400 a George Waters? 1782 01:51:58,500 --> 01:52:00,300 But he also said that she had a lot of admirers 1783 01:52:00,400 --> 01:52:02,000 who would come to the restaurant where she worked. 1784 01:52:02,100 --> 01:52:03,700 - She was popular. - Very. 1785 01:52:03,800 --> 01:52:05,500 Yeah. So... 1786 01:52:05,600 --> 01:52:07,500 She and her husband, they move into their new house, 1787 01:52:07,600 --> 01:52:09,200 and one night they throw this painting party. 1788 01:52:09,300 --> 01:52:10,400 And what's a painting party? 1789 01:52:10,500 --> 01:52:12,500 It's a party where people come and help you paint. 1790 01:52:12,600 --> 01:52:13,700 Sounds like a terrible party. 1791 01:52:13,800 --> 01:52:17,600 Well, supposedly, somebody who's not Waters shows up. 1792 01:52:17,700 --> 01:52:19,500 And Darlene is terrified of him. 1793 01:52:19,600 --> 01:52:21,400 So you think that Darlene knew Zodiac? 1794 01:52:21,500 --> 01:52:25,900 And if Zodiac knew Darlene, then maybe Mageau knows Zodiac. 1795 01:52:26,100 --> 01:52:27,900 Maybe. But Mageau's gone. 1796 01:52:28,000 --> 01:52:29,600 So if you wanna connect Darlene to Zodiac, 1797 01:52:29,700 --> 01:52:31,100 you're gonna have to find another way. 1798 01:52:31,200 --> 01:52:32,500 I have another way. 1799 01:52:32,600 --> 01:52:34,200 Phone calls the night of Darlene's murder. 1800 01:52:34,300 --> 01:52:37,400 - Yeah, Zodiac called the police. - No, Dave, there were four other calls. 1801 01:52:37,500 --> 01:52:39,800 There were two to Darlene's house, one to Darlene's brother-in-law, 1802 01:52:39,900 --> 01:52:42,200 and one to Darlene's father-in-law. Just heavy breathing. 1803 01:52:42,300 --> 01:52:44,200 They started around 1:30 a.m., 1804 01:52:44,300 --> 01:52:47,900 and this was before anyone in the family knew that Darlene had been shot. 1805 01:52:48,000 --> 01:52:50,100 - This was in the Vallejo files? - Yeah. 1806 01:52:50,200 --> 01:52:51,300 God damn it. 1807 01:52:51,400 --> 01:52:53,100 It's got to be more than just a coincidence, right? 1808 01:52:53,200 --> 01:52:56,100 I mean, somebody doesn't just randomly prank phone call a victim's entire family 1809 01:52:56,200 --> 01:52:58,200 90 minutes after they were shot. 1810 01:52:58,300 --> 01:53:00,400 So, either Zodiac shoots a random couple, 1811 01:53:00,500 --> 01:53:02,000 then he recognizes Darlene... 1812 01:53:02,100 --> 01:53:04,100 Or Darlene was shot on purpose. 1813 01:53:04,200 --> 01:53:07,400 Either way, Zodiac had to have known Darlene. 1814 01:53:09,300 --> 01:53:11,000 That's good, Robert. 1815 01:53:11,500 --> 01:53:14,700 So, I can't find Mageau, so maybe I can find Darlene's sister. 1816 01:53:14,800 --> 01:53:16,700 And maybe she can tell me who this mystery man is. 1817 01:53:16,800 --> 01:53:19,600 Try that. I've got to go. She's very cute. 1818 01:53:23,500 --> 01:53:25,100 You know, 1819 01:53:25,200 --> 01:53:28,500 it's interesting that you should mention Zodiac calling people at home. 1820 01:53:28,600 --> 01:53:30,000 He did that in San Francisco once. 1821 01:53:30,200 --> 01:53:31,600 What? Who did he call? 1822 01:53:31,800 --> 01:53:34,800 I can't tell you. That's privileged information. 1823 01:53:35,500 --> 01:53:37,600 But maybe Melvin Belli could. 1824 01:53:40,300 --> 01:53:41,800 Melvin Belli. 1825 01:53:42,800 --> 01:53:45,000 How do I get to Melvin Belli? 1826 01:53:45,100 --> 01:53:48,100 - He should be along soon. - Oh, that's all right. 1827 01:53:48,200 --> 01:53:50,600 I've really... I've only been waiting two hours, so... 1828 01:53:50,700 --> 01:53:52,500 He's usually not this late. 1829 01:53:52,600 --> 01:53:55,400 Oh, cookies. Thank you. These look great. 1830 01:53:56,200 --> 01:54:00,100 - You are here on business? - I'm writing a book about the Zodiac. 1831 01:54:00,200 --> 01:54:03,200 I remember that. I spoke to him. 1832 01:54:03,300 --> 01:54:07,900 - You mean to Mr. Belli about the case? - No, to the Zodiac when he called. 1833 01:54:08,000 --> 01:54:11,300 He said he had to kill because it was his birthday. 1834 01:54:11,400 --> 01:54:14,600 He said it... Wait. He said it was his birthday? 1835 01:54:14,700 --> 01:54:17,300 Yes. You want something to drink? 1836 01:54:18,300 --> 01:54:22,300 - When was this? - Oh, so many years ago. 1837 01:54:24,000 --> 01:54:26,600 Mr. Belli was away for Christmas. 1838 01:54:26,700 --> 01:54:27,900 Gone for a week. 1839 01:54:28,000 --> 01:54:30,300 The Zodiac called, wanting to talk to him. 1840 01:54:30,400 --> 01:54:32,100 I said, "He is not here." 1841 01:54:32,200 --> 01:54:35,100 He said, "I have to kill. Today is my birthday." 1842 01:54:35,200 --> 01:54:37,200 And then he hangs up. 1843 01:54:37,300 --> 01:54:38,800 Then the letter arrived. 1844 01:54:38,900 --> 01:54:42,900 So, the call came before the letter of December 20th. 1845 01:54:43,000 --> 01:54:45,000 Mr. Belli was gone for a week? 1846 01:54:45,100 --> 01:54:48,800 He came back on Christmas. Not a good day to work. 1847 01:54:48,900 --> 01:54:50,800 So, he left on the 18th. 1848 01:54:52,000 --> 01:54:53,500 Is that helpful? 1849 01:54:53,600 --> 01:54:55,000 She said it was his birthday. 1850 01:54:55,100 --> 01:54:58,900 Well, you'd have to confirm that, now wouldn't you? 1851 01:54:59,000 --> 01:55:00,400 How? 1852 01:55:00,500 --> 01:55:03,600 Well, I never spoke to her, but maybe my partner did. 1853 01:55:03,700 --> 01:55:06,600 - How do I get a hold of him? - You don't. Bill wanted out of this. 1854 01:55:06,700 --> 01:55:08,900 As far as I'm concerned, he should stay out. 1855 01:55:09,000 --> 01:55:10,300 How do I confirm it? 1856 01:55:10,400 --> 01:55:12,900 Well, if my partner did talk to someone from Justice, 1857 01:55:13,100 --> 01:55:14,600 then they would've had to put that in a report. 1858 01:55:14,700 --> 01:55:17,000 That's standard procedure. 1859 01:55:17,100 --> 01:55:19,200 - Okay. - Mel Nicolai. 1860 01:55:19,300 --> 01:55:21,200 - Thank you. - Goodbye. 1861 01:55:21,300 --> 01:55:23,500 I just need to confirm a date. 1862 01:55:23,600 --> 01:55:24,900 - Mr. Graysmith... - I've narrowed it down 1863 01:55:25,000 --> 01:55:27,300 between the 18th and the 20th of December, and I just need... 1864 01:55:27,400 --> 01:55:30,700 Okay, I'll play. Let's say this phone call did take place. 1865 01:55:30,800 --> 01:55:32,200 Let's say it really was Zodiac. 1866 01:55:32,300 --> 01:55:35,100 Why would he volunteer the day he was born? 1867 01:55:35,200 --> 01:55:37,300 Plus, nobody died on December 18th, 1868 01:55:37,400 --> 01:55:40,200 just like nobody died over the weekend when he was gonna kill a dozen people, 1869 01:55:40,300 --> 01:55:42,700 or when he was gonna shoot school kids or blow up buses. 1870 01:55:42,800 --> 01:55:44,100 He's a liar, Mr. Graysmith. 1871 01:55:44,300 --> 01:55:45,900 What if he made a mistake? 1872 01:55:46,000 --> 01:55:48,000 What if he wasn't lying? What if it was him on the phone? 1873 01:55:48,200 --> 01:55:50,500 He didn't expect to pick it up, a nice person to pick up. 1874 01:55:50,600 --> 01:55:52,000 What if? What if? What if? 1875 01:55:52,100 --> 01:55:55,400 Look, off the record, Bill Armstrong checked this out. 1876 01:55:55,500 --> 01:55:58,100 We took this very seriously. 1877 01:55:58,200 --> 01:56:01,400 None of the suspects had the same birthday as this phantom caller. 1878 01:56:01,500 --> 01:56:03,700 Bill Armstrong. 1879 01:56:09,300 --> 01:56:11,200 Can I give you a piece of advice? 1880 01:56:11,300 --> 01:56:12,900 You're looking in the wrong place. 1881 01:56:13,000 --> 01:56:16,000 Handwriting, fingerprints, that's what this whole thing's about. 1882 01:56:16,100 --> 01:56:17,500 Stick to the evidence. 1883 01:56:18,600 --> 01:56:19,600 Hi. 1884 01:56:27,900 --> 01:56:31,000 - Hey. How was your day? - Long. 1885 01:56:36,500 --> 01:56:37,900 Who's Sherwood Morrill? 1886 01:56:38,000 --> 01:56:40,700 He's a handwriting expert in Sacramento. 1887 01:56:40,800 --> 01:56:41,900 He called. 1888 01:56:42,000 --> 01:56:44,100 He said he can meet you tomorrow morning at 7:00. 1889 01:56:44,200 --> 01:56:45,500 Oh, great. 1890 01:56:45,600 --> 01:56:48,400 - So you're taking off work? - Just an hour. 1891 01:56:50,200 --> 01:56:52,300 Sacramento's two hours away. 1892 01:56:53,500 --> 01:56:55,100 - Really? - Yes. 1893 01:56:55,900 --> 01:56:57,400 What's this? 1894 01:56:57,500 --> 01:57:00,100 Oh, that's that article. 1895 01:57:00,200 --> 01:57:03,800 "Robert Graysmith has quietly been shopping his book about the Zodiac." 1896 01:57:03,900 --> 01:57:05,000 Yeah. 1897 01:57:05,100 --> 01:57:07,700 It talks all about you researching Zodiac. 1898 01:57:07,800 --> 01:57:09,200 Well, that's what the article's about. 1899 01:57:09,300 --> 01:57:11,800 I'm not so sure that's something we want people to know about. 1900 01:57:11,900 --> 01:57:12,900 Why? Are you embarrassed? 1901 01:57:13,000 --> 01:57:16,200 Robert, what's the one thing we know about Zodiac? 1902 01:57:16,900 --> 01:57:18,100 He reads the Chronicle. 1903 01:57:18,200 --> 01:57:20,700 Yeah, but he's never gonna read Herb Caen. 1904 01:57:25,400 --> 01:57:27,600 - Hello. - Mr. Graysmith? 1905 01:57:27,800 --> 01:57:30,300 The Robert Graysmith mentioned in the paper today? 1906 01:57:30,400 --> 01:57:33,500 - Yeah? - I can tell you who the Zodiac is. 1907 01:57:37,300 --> 01:57:38,400 Who is this? 1908 01:57:38,500 --> 01:57:40,600 The Zodiac Killer is obsessed with movies. 1909 01:57:40,700 --> 01:57:43,400 He recorded his murders on film. 1910 01:57:43,500 --> 01:57:46,900 I tried to tell the police, but they wouldn't follow through on it. 1911 01:57:47,000 --> 01:57:49,900 There's a man you need to find. His name is Bob Vaughn. 1912 01:57:50,000 --> 01:57:52,500 - Pen, pen. - V-A-U-G-H-N. 1913 01:57:52,600 --> 01:57:54,800 He's a friend of the Zodiac's. 1914 01:57:54,900 --> 01:57:57,000 Mr. Vaughn does not know his friend is a killer, 1915 01:57:57,100 --> 01:57:59,700 and he is storing some film canisters for him. 1916 01:57:59,800 --> 01:58:01,500 In these canisters is the evidence. 1917 01:58:01,600 --> 01:58:05,000 Okay, yeah, friend? Who is this friend? 1918 01:58:05,100 --> 01:58:06,700 You have quite enough to get started. 1919 01:58:06,800 --> 01:58:08,400 Oh, please. 1920 01:58:08,500 --> 01:58:11,800 The Zodiac's name is Rick Marshall. 1921 01:58:15,700 --> 01:58:17,500 Your toast is burning. 1922 01:58:18,700 --> 01:58:23,700 We choose at some point in our lives how to physically construct each letter. 1923 01:58:24,400 --> 01:58:26,700 Once we lock that into our brains, 1924 01:58:26,800 --> 01:58:29,100 our handwriting may change over the years, 1925 01:58:29,200 --> 01:58:31,900 but the moves themselves remain unaltered. 1926 01:58:32,000 --> 01:58:33,500 - Understand? - Yes. 1927 01:58:35,000 --> 01:58:36,900 Except Zodiac's doesn't. 1928 01:58:38,600 --> 01:58:40,600 Specifically with his "K." 1929 01:58:41,700 --> 01:58:44,600 In his first letters, he executed the "K" with two strokes. 1930 01:58:44,700 --> 01:58:46,300 Later letters, he did them with three. 1931 01:58:46,400 --> 01:58:48,500 - Why? - We don't know. 1932 01:58:48,600 --> 01:58:50,700 Excuse me, I've got to spray this. 1933 01:58:50,800 --> 01:58:53,900 How many suspects were cleared through handwriting? 1934 01:58:54,000 --> 01:58:55,400 All of them. 1935 01:58:55,500 --> 01:58:59,000 Also the print in the cab. No match was ever found. 1936 01:58:59,100 --> 01:59:03,000 Is there any way that someone could beat a handwriting test? 1937 01:59:03,100 --> 01:59:04,200 No. 1938 01:59:04,400 --> 01:59:07,500 Whoever the Zodiac is, he's not someone I cleared. 1939 01:59:08,500 --> 01:59:11,900 About a month ago, a man showed up on my doorstep very distraught. 1940 01:59:12,000 --> 01:59:14,100 His name was Wallace Penny. 1941 01:59:14,900 --> 01:59:17,200 He said he knew who the Zodiac was. 1942 01:59:17,300 --> 01:59:19,400 Gave me a name. 1943 01:59:19,500 --> 01:59:21,600 Rick. Rick somebody. 1944 01:59:21,700 --> 01:59:24,100 - Rick Marshall? - Yeah. 1945 01:59:24,200 --> 01:59:26,800 I think that the man who you talked to called me, too. 1946 01:59:26,900 --> 01:59:29,500 After he left, then I checked my files. 1947 01:59:29,600 --> 01:59:31,400 I never cleared a Rick Marshall. 1948 01:59:38,600 --> 01:59:39,700 Hello? 1949 01:59:44,900 --> 01:59:46,600 Hello? Who is this? 1950 01:59:56,700 --> 01:59:58,400 It's the wrong number. 1951 02:00:04,600 --> 02:00:07,700 Does the name Rick Marshall mean anything to you? 1952 02:00:08,700 --> 02:00:10,900 What are you after? 1953 02:00:11,000 --> 02:00:12,100 What do you got? 1954 02:00:12,200 --> 02:00:17,300 Hypothetically, you just named my favorite suspect in the whole case. 1955 02:00:17,400 --> 02:00:18,900 This is off the record. 1956 02:00:19,100 --> 02:00:21,500 Couple years back, I was trying to get Marshall's prints. 1957 02:00:21,600 --> 02:00:23,300 I handed him a photo. 1958 02:00:23,400 --> 02:00:25,800 He looks at it. He's about to give it back and he stops and he says, 1959 02:00:25,900 --> 02:00:28,300 "My goodness, I got fingerprints all over this." 1960 02:00:28,400 --> 02:00:30,300 And he wipes them off. 1961 02:00:30,900 --> 02:00:32,700 Why didn't you test him for handwriting? 1962 02:00:32,800 --> 02:00:35,400 Because when they finally did run his prints, 1963 02:00:35,500 --> 02:00:37,800 they cleared him against the one in Stine's cab. 1964 02:00:37,900 --> 02:00:39,900 - So, then, it's not him. - Maybe yes, maybe no. 1965 02:00:40,000 --> 02:00:42,100 No. What do you mean? 1966 02:00:42,200 --> 02:00:44,600 Zodiac left gloves behind at the scene. 1967 02:00:44,700 --> 02:00:46,700 If he had the foresight to bring gloves with him, 1968 02:00:46,900 --> 02:00:48,800 how the hell's he gonna accidentally leave a print behind? 1969 02:00:49,000 --> 02:00:50,900 But it was in the victim's blood. 1970 02:00:51,100 --> 02:00:52,400 Could have been one of the bystanders, 1971 02:00:52,500 --> 02:00:54,900 or a cop just reaches out, boom, false print. 1972 02:00:55,000 --> 02:00:57,300 Yeah, but that print disqualified 2,500 suspects. 1973 02:00:57,400 --> 02:00:58,700 Which is why we also used handwriting. 1974 02:00:58,800 --> 02:01:00,100 But not for Rick Marshall. 1975 02:01:00,200 --> 02:01:03,300 SFPD saw a handwritten sign in the window of his house. 1976 02:01:03,400 --> 02:01:07,200 Decided it looked nothing like the Z letters, so they just moved on. 1977 02:01:07,300 --> 02:01:09,600 How do they know that Rick Marshall wrote the sign? 1978 02:01:09,700 --> 02:01:10,700 My thoughts exactly. 1979 02:01:11,900 --> 02:01:15,600 Rick Marshall was a Navy man. He received code training. 1980 02:01:15,700 --> 02:01:18,100 He was also a projectionist at a silent film theater. 1981 02:01:18,300 --> 02:01:20,300 Well, then, how do I get copies of Rick Marshall's handwriting? 1982 02:01:20,500 --> 02:01:24,300 Three ways. One, get a warrant, which you can't. 1983 02:01:24,400 --> 02:01:26,600 Two, get him to volunteer, which he won't. 1984 02:01:26,700 --> 02:01:28,600 Yeah, and three? 1985 02:01:28,700 --> 02:01:30,300 Get creative. 1986 02:01:30,400 --> 02:01:33,100 I don't know what to tell you. You get it, I'll analyze it. 1987 02:01:33,200 --> 02:01:34,600 Beyond that, you're on your own. 1988 02:01:34,700 --> 02:01:37,100 Okay, what about the guy who came to see you, 1989 02:01:37,200 --> 02:01:38,600 the one who called me? 1990 02:01:38,700 --> 02:01:41,200 You mean Wallace Penny? 1991 02:01:41,300 --> 02:01:43,400 Yeah. Did he leave a number? 1992 02:01:52,800 --> 02:01:56,000 - Hello? - Hi, this is Robert Graysmith. 1993 02:01:56,100 --> 02:01:57,100 How did you find me? 1994 02:01:57,200 --> 02:01:59,200 I need a sample of Rick Marshall's handwriting. 1995 02:01:59,400 --> 02:02:00,700 I told you. Vaughn is who... 1996 02:02:00,800 --> 02:02:03,700 Mr. Penny, if Rick Marshall is the Zodiac, 1997 02:02:03,800 --> 02:02:06,300 I need a sample of his handwriting to confirm it. 1998 02:02:06,400 --> 02:02:08,000 Can you help me or not? 1999 02:02:09,700 --> 02:02:14,400 Rick used to draw movie posters for the theater Vaughn worked at. 2000 02:02:14,500 --> 02:02:16,400 - I'll send one down. - Thank you. 2001 02:02:26,400 --> 02:02:28,800 - I'll need to see more samples. - Yeah, but is it... 2002 02:02:28,900 --> 02:02:31,400 It's as close as I've ever seen. We have to tread lightly here. 2003 02:02:31,500 --> 02:02:33,900 We're talking about implicating this man as the Zodiac. 2004 02:02:34,000 --> 02:02:37,000 I can get more. I'll just find Vaughn and I'll track down Linda. 2005 02:02:37,100 --> 02:02:39,100 I mean, Linda is Darlene's sister. 2006 02:02:39,200 --> 02:02:41,900 I've been to the DMV, and I talked to her parents, 2007 02:02:42,000 --> 02:02:45,100 but still, nobody knows where to find her. 2008 02:02:45,200 --> 02:02:49,700 Mr. Graysmith, most of the writing matches the exemplar. 2009 02:02:49,800 --> 02:02:52,800 In a way, though, it's the part that doesn't match that scares me the most. 2010 02:02:52,900 --> 02:02:55,300 - What do you mean? - Well, on the poster, 2011 02:02:55,400 --> 02:02:58,500 the one letter that absolutely, positively does not match 2012 02:02:58,600 --> 02:03:00,200 is the letter "K." 2013 02:03:02,200 --> 02:03:06,100 You wouldn't happen to have any animal crackers in there, would you? 2014 02:03:06,200 --> 02:03:09,700 Unit Five. Toschi needs to call in on a landline. 2015 02:03:21,700 --> 02:03:24,100 - Dispatch. - Hey. Dave Toschi. 2016 02:03:24,200 --> 02:03:25,800 I'll connect you. 2017 02:03:26,600 --> 02:03:28,000 - Dave? - Yeah. What's up? 2018 02:03:28,100 --> 02:03:30,500 Jennings here from the Chronicle. 2019 02:03:30,600 --> 02:03:32,600 It came in this morning and you need to see it right now. 2020 02:03:32,700 --> 02:03:33,700 See what? 2021 02:03:33,900 --> 02:03:36,600 The new Zodiac letter. And it mentions you. 2022 02:03:36,700 --> 02:03:37,700 Okay, okay. 2023 02:03:40,100 --> 02:03:42,300 Shit. All right, come on. 2024 02:03:42,400 --> 02:03:44,400 Hall of Justice! 2025 02:03:44,500 --> 02:03:47,500 Now! Come on, come on, come on, come on, come on! 2026 02:03:53,800 --> 02:03:54,800 Dave! 2027 02:03:56,000 --> 02:03:57,900 Do you have it with you? 2028 02:04:01,000 --> 02:04:03,500 "This is the Zodiac speaking. I'm back with you. 2029 02:04:03,600 --> 02:04:06,600 "Tell Herb Caen I am here, I have always been here. 2030 02:04:06,800 --> 02:04:09,800 "That city pig Toschi is good, but I am smarter and better. 2031 02:04:09,900 --> 02:04:12,600 "He will get tired, then leave me alone. 2032 02:04:12,700 --> 02:04:16,100 "I'm waiting for a good movie about me. Who will play me? 2033 02:04:16,300 --> 02:04:18,300 "I'm now in control of all things." 2034 02:04:18,400 --> 02:04:20,900 These guys are from Internal Affairs. 2035 02:04:22,800 --> 02:04:24,600 We need to talk. 2036 02:04:24,700 --> 02:04:26,400 Good evening. Our top story tonight, 2037 02:04:26,500 --> 02:04:29,000 the San Francisco Police Department has confirmed 2038 02:04:29,100 --> 02:04:31,600 that the man who calls himself the Zodiac 2039 02:04:31,700 --> 02:04:36,100 and terrorized the Bay Area has broken his silence of 51 months. 2040 02:04:36,200 --> 02:04:38,700 In a letter claiming, "I am back with you," 2041 02:04:38,800 --> 02:04:42,200 the Zodiac makes no overt threats against the citizenry, 2042 02:04:42,400 --> 02:04:45,500 and muses that his life and times would make the best movie script yet. 2043 02:04:45,600 --> 02:04:47,100 These carrots are perfect. 2044 02:04:47,200 --> 02:04:48,600 The terse 66 word message also manages... 2045 02:04:48,700 --> 02:04:49,700 Just go. 2046 02:04:49,800 --> 02:04:52,800 ...to mention San Francisco Chronicle columnist Herb Caen 2047 02:04:52,900 --> 02:04:55,800 and the Department's own David Toschi by name. 2048 02:04:55,900 --> 02:04:57,500 - May I be excused? - Are they targets? 2049 02:04:57,600 --> 02:04:58,600 Fine, but you have to come back 2050 02:04:58,700 --> 02:05:00,400 and finish at least half of what's on that plate. 2051 02:05:00,500 --> 02:05:02,700 More team coverage on the cipher slayer's return 2052 02:05:02,800 --> 02:05:05,200 begins as Alan Freeman has more. 2053 02:05:05,300 --> 02:05:06,500 Thank you, Eric. 2054 02:05:06,600 --> 02:05:09,000 San Francisco Chronicle columnist Armistead Maupin says 2055 02:05:09,100 --> 02:05:11,700 that he thinks not only is this new letter a forgery, 2056 02:05:11,900 --> 02:05:13,800 but it was written by the very man 2057 02:05:13,900 --> 02:05:17,500 trusted to hunt down this killer, David Toschi. 2058 02:05:17,600 --> 02:05:21,400 Maupin, a very well-respected author, has gone on record saying 2059 02:05:21,500 --> 02:05:26,100 that he believes Toschi wrote the letter to drum up publicity for himself. 2060 02:05:26,200 --> 02:05:29,300 Maupin used David as a character in his column. 2061 02:05:29,400 --> 02:05:31,300 David got a kick out of it 2062 02:05:31,400 --> 02:05:33,400 and so he wrote a couple of anonymous letters 2063 02:05:33,500 --> 02:05:35,400 asking for the character to be brought back. 2064 02:05:35,500 --> 02:05:38,500 It was like writing fan mail to himself. That's all. 2065 02:05:38,600 --> 02:05:40,800 But David did not write that letter. 2066 02:05:40,900 --> 02:05:44,000 No, I'm sure that he didn't. And I'm sure that this will all blow over. 2067 02:05:44,100 --> 02:05:45,400 Blow over? 2068 02:05:45,600 --> 02:05:47,600 They kicked him out of Homicide. 2069 02:05:47,700 --> 02:05:51,000 They made him give his handwriting like some common criminal. 2070 02:05:51,100 --> 02:05:53,500 - May I talk to him? - No. 2071 02:05:54,600 --> 02:05:55,800 Okay, can you just ask him 2072 02:05:55,900 --> 02:05:58,300 if he ever investigated a man named Rick Marshall? 2073 02:05:58,400 --> 02:06:00,100 Is that all you can think about? 2074 02:06:00,200 --> 02:06:03,600 Mr. Graysmith, Maupin works at your paper. We trust... 2075 02:06:09,300 --> 02:06:10,800 This girl, she wants music lessons? 2076 02:06:10,900 --> 02:06:12,400 Dave! Dave! 2077 02:06:14,700 --> 02:06:17,100 I'll catch up to you. 2078 02:06:17,200 --> 02:06:19,400 You stop calling my house. Do you understand me? 2079 02:06:19,500 --> 02:06:21,200 I just need your help to find Linda. 2080 02:06:21,300 --> 02:06:23,200 - Jesus. - Look, two seconds. 2081 02:06:25,300 --> 02:06:27,600 Look, we've been running handwriting samples. 2082 02:06:27,700 --> 02:06:30,100 - Who's we? - Sherwood and I. 2083 02:06:30,200 --> 02:06:31,300 Sherwood? 2084 02:06:31,400 --> 02:06:33,500 Sherwood who was fired from Questioned Documents? 2085 02:06:33,600 --> 02:06:35,100 Sherwood who drinks like Paul Avery now? 2086 02:06:35,200 --> 02:06:37,600 - He retired. - Is that what he told you? 2087 02:06:37,700 --> 02:06:41,500 - What, are you saying he's wrong? - I'm saying stop calling my house. 2088 02:06:42,500 --> 02:06:44,100 - We ran them on Rick Marshall. - No, Robert. 2089 02:06:44,200 --> 02:06:45,500 No, I know you don't think it's him. 2090 02:06:45,600 --> 02:06:47,100 I mean, no, I am not having this conversation. 2091 02:06:47,200 --> 02:06:49,900 But I think that Marshall knew Darlene, and I can't talk to Mageau or Linda, 2092 02:06:50,000 --> 02:06:51,100 so I'm gonna talk to Bob Vaughn. 2093 02:06:51,200 --> 02:06:52,400 - Robert. Robert, stop it! - What? 2094 02:06:52,600 --> 02:06:54,800 Okay, the Rick Marshalls of this world will suck you dry. 2095 02:06:54,900 --> 02:06:55,900 They're blind alleys. 2096 02:06:56,000 --> 02:06:58,400 But he said he wasn't gonna announce his murders anymore, Dave. 2097 02:06:58,500 --> 02:06:59,600 He was just gonna do them. 2098 02:06:59,700 --> 02:07:02,600 Do you know what the chances of us arresting someone are now? 2099 02:07:02,700 --> 02:07:06,800 Too much time has gone by, okay? Too much of the evidence is lost. 2100 02:07:06,900 --> 02:07:09,900 People get old, Robert. They forget. 2101 02:07:10,000 --> 02:07:14,300 Now, I have been a cop for 25 years. Murder police for 12. 2102 02:07:14,400 --> 02:07:16,700 - What do you do for a living? - You know what I do for a living. 2103 02:07:16,800 --> 02:07:19,100 - You're a cartoonist. - So what are you saying? 2104 02:07:19,200 --> 02:07:22,300 I am saying Zodiac was my job. It is not yours. 2105 02:07:25,300 --> 02:07:27,900 - He's still out there, Dave. - No, Robert. I am through with this. 2106 02:07:28,000 --> 02:07:29,900 I am through with you. 2107 02:07:36,200 --> 02:07:38,700 What about September 26, 1970? 2108 02:07:38,800 --> 02:07:42,400 - Okay, which one was that? - The Lake Tahoe nurse goes missing. 2109 02:07:45,200 --> 02:07:46,700 One day before the vernal equinox. 2110 02:07:46,800 --> 02:07:48,600 - Dad? - Yeah. Mark that. 2111 02:07:48,700 --> 02:07:52,100 Got another one. June 19th, 1971. 2112 02:07:52,200 --> 02:07:54,900 That's got to be near the summer solstice. 2113 02:07:57,500 --> 02:07:58,800 Oh, guys. 2114 02:07:59,000 --> 02:08:02,000 Don't tell Mom about our special project, okay? 2115 02:08:02,600 --> 02:08:06,100 How come you and Mom don't sleep in the same bed anymore? 2116 02:08:09,600 --> 02:08:10,600 Hello. 2117 02:08:10,700 --> 02:08:12,900 Mr. Graysmith, it's Ken Narlow from Napa. 2118 02:08:13,000 --> 02:08:16,700 Oh, Captain Narlow. Thank you for calling me back. 2119 02:08:16,800 --> 02:08:18,400 Yeah. How can I help? 2120 02:08:18,500 --> 02:08:22,000 I called you because we've been cross-referencing lunar cycles 2121 02:08:22,100 --> 02:08:23,700 with the Zodiac's timeline. 2122 02:08:23,800 --> 02:08:28,000 More often than not, each cycle since '69 corresponds with an attack 2123 02:08:28,100 --> 02:08:30,900 or with one of the letters, or an unsolved homicide. 2124 02:08:31,100 --> 02:08:34,000 - Who's working with you on this? - Some colleagues. 2125 02:08:34,100 --> 02:08:35,100 Dad? 2126 02:08:36,100 --> 02:08:38,500 - Ken, can you hold on one second? - Dad? 2127 02:08:38,600 --> 02:08:40,500 - What is it? - What's this? 2128 02:08:44,700 --> 02:08:48,000 In the decade since the Zodiac's last cipher was received, 2129 02:08:48,100 --> 02:08:51,500 every federal agency has taken a crack at decoding it. 2130 02:08:51,600 --> 02:08:54,400 But today, where those agencies had failed, 2131 02:08:54,500 --> 02:08:57,200 a cartoonist has succeeded. 2132 02:08:57,300 --> 02:08:58,800 How did you do it? 2133 02:08:58,900 --> 02:09:04,300 Oh, just a lot of books from the library, and I love puzzles, so I just... 2134 02:09:06,400 --> 02:09:08,600 Yeah. The fucking library. 2135 02:09:08,700 --> 02:09:11,800 I believe that you can accomplish anything that you put your mind... 2136 02:09:14,700 --> 02:09:17,500 That's a "J"? Okay. Honor Camp? 2137 02:09:19,200 --> 02:09:20,800 Thank you so much. 2138 02:09:22,400 --> 02:09:25,000 Hey, we found Linda. She's in jail. Isn't that great? 2139 02:09:25,100 --> 02:09:26,300 Why'd you do it? 2140 02:09:26,400 --> 02:09:27,800 Because she'll be able to identify Rick... 2141 02:09:27,900 --> 02:09:30,600 - What are you talking about? - You went on TV. 2142 02:09:31,200 --> 02:09:32,900 You put yourself out there for him to see. 2143 02:09:33,000 --> 02:09:34,500 Oh, hon, you're being paranoid. 2144 02:09:34,600 --> 02:09:36,600 Then who's been calling our house in the middle of the night 2145 02:09:36,700 --> 02:09:37,700 at least once a week? 2146 02:09:37,800 --> 02:09:38,900 Nobody. 2147 02:09:40,700 --> 02:09:42,600 What's it gonna take for you to be done with this? 2148 02:09:42,700 --> 02:09:45,600 I can't talk about this now. I have to go see Bob Vaughn. 2149 02:09:45,700 --> 02:09:48,900 Well, that's too bad, because we're gonna talk about this. 2150 02:09:49,000 --> 02:09:51,300 And when is it gonna be finished? 2151 02:09:51,400 --> 02:09:53,400 When you catch him? When you arrest him? 2152 02:09:53,500 --> 02:09:55,700 - Be serious. - I am serious. 2153 02:09:57,600 --> 02:10:01,100 I need to know who he is. 2154 02:10:01,200 --> 02:10:04,300 I need to stand there, 2155 02:10:04,400 --> 02:10:08,300 I need to look him in the eye and I need to know that it's him. 2156 02:10:10,100 --> 02:10:12,500 Is that more important than your family's safety? 2157 02:10:12,600 --> 02:10:14,100 Of course not. 2158 02:10:16,000 --> 02:10:18,400 Why? Why do you need to do this? 2159 02:10:20,300 --> 02:10:21,400 Why? 2160 02:10:23,200 --> 02:10:25,400 Because nobody else will. 2161 02:10:25,500 --> 02:10:27,400 That's not good enough. 2162 02:10:27,500 --> 02:10:29,400 Are you done? Can I go? 2163 02:10:44,700 --> 02:10:46,700 - Mr. Vaughn? - Mr. Graysmith? 2164 02:10:46,800 --> 02:10:47,800 - Yes. - Hi. 2165 02:10:48,000 --> 02:10:49,300 You needed to speak to me? 2166 02:10:49,400 --> 02:10:51,800 Yes. There's a coffee shop right on the corner. 2167 02:10:51,900 --> 02:10:55,000 - Why don't we just go to my home? - Oh, I don't wanna put you out. 2168 02:10:55,100 --> 02:10:57,000 It's no trouble at all. 2169 02:10:57,100 --> 02:10:59,500 - Where are you parked? - Just right there. 2170 02:10:59,600 --> 02:11:03,000 - You can follow me. - Oh. Okay. 2171 02:11:21,600 --> 02:11:23,100 Watch your step. 2172 02:11:24,300 --> 02:11:25,900 Come in. 2173 02:11:27,800 --> 02:11:31,000 - Very nice house. - Oh, thank you. 2174 02:11:31,100 --> 02:11:32,900 It's very rustic. 2175 02:11:33,000 --> 02:11:36,200 - Can I take your jacket? - No, thank you, I'm fine. 2176 02:11:36,300 --> 02:11:38,300 Okay. This way, please. 2177 02:11:40,900 --> 02:11:42,800 - Have a seat. - Thank you. 2178 02:11:42,900 --> 02:11:45,400 - How about some tea? - Oh, no, I'm all right. 2179 02:11:45,500 --> 02:11:47,000 - You sure? - Yes. 2180 02:11:47,700 --> 02:11:51,600 I wanted to ask you about a film that the Avenue may have played 2181 02:11:51,700 --> 02:11:53,600 while you were the organist there. 2182 02:11:53,700 --> 02:11:56,000 The Most Dangerous Game? 2183 02:11:56,100 --> 02:11:59,400 Oh, it's a classic. RKO. 1932. 2184 02:11:59,500 --> 02:12:04,200 Fay Wray, Joel McCrea, Leslie Banks. We've run that picture many times. 2185 02:12:04,300 --> 02:12:05,800 In '68, '69? 2186 02:12:07,500 --> 02:12:09,700 I'd have to check my records. Why? 2187 02:12:09,800 --> 02:12:11,800 Do you remember the Zodiac? 2188 02:12:14,100 --> 02:12:16,300 This is about Rick Marshall, isn't it? 2189 02:12:16,400 --> 02:12:19,800 - He was a projectionist there, right? - For a time, yes. 2190 02:12:19,900 --> 02:12:24,000 But I have no occasion to correspond with him these days. 2191 02:12:24,100 --> 02:12:26,600 Okay. Well, there is a connection 2192 02:12:26,700 --> 02:12:29,400 between one of the Zodiac attacks and that film. 2193 02:12:29,500 --> 02:12:31,300 You mean the symbol? 2194 02:12:32,500 --> 02:12:33,700 Hold on. 2195 02:12:34,300 --> 02:12:38,400 The Zodiac symbol on film. It's on the countdown. 2196 02:12:42,300 --> 02:12:44,900 It's trimmed off each reel before it's shown, 2197 02:12:45,000 --> 02:12:47,500 but it always arrives with it. 2198 02:12:47,600 --> 02:12:49,000 Right there. 2199 02:12:49,600 --> 02:12:53,300 The first time I saw it in the papers, I thought about that. 2200 02:12:54,200 --> 02:12:55,700 We got a tip 2201 02:12:55,800 --> 02:12:59,800 that Rick left a film canister here that he told you never to open. 2202 02:12:59,900 --> 02:13:03,000 A tip about a mysterious film canister? 2203 02:13:03,900 --> 02:13:05,200 Is it true? 2204 02:13:07,200 --> 02:13:08,300 Yes. 2205 02:13:09,000 --> 02:13:11,300 - Did you open it? - No. 2206 02:13:11,400 --> 02:13:15,700 - May I see it? - Rick took it back in 1972. 2207 02:13:17,400 --> 02:13:22,200 This tip is how you got it in your head that Rick is the Zodiac? 2208 02:13:22,300 --> 02:13:24,000 That and the poster. 2209 02:13:24,100 --> 02:13:25,400 The poster? 2210 02:13:27,400 --> 02:13:29,100 The poster that Rick drew. 2211 02:13:29,200 --> 02:13:32,400 The handwriting is the closest that we have ever come to a match. 2212 02:13:32,600 --> 02:13:35,800 - Rick didn't draw any posters. - No, he drew this one. 2213 02:13:35,900 --> 02:13:39,400 Mr. Graysmith, I do the posters myself. 2214 02:13:40,800 --> 02:13:42,600 That's my handwriting. 2215 02:13:50,900 --> 02:13:53,700 I won't take any more of your time. 2216 02:13:53,800 --> 02:13:59,200 Why don't I just go and find out when we played that film? 2217 02:13:59,300 --> 02:14:00,800 Oh, that's all right. 2218 02:14:00,900 --> 02:14:04,300 It's not a problem. They're just down in the basement. 2219 02:14:06,100 --> 02:14:09,000 Not many people have basements in California. 2220 02:14:11,700 --> 02:14:12,800 I do. 2221 02:14:15,000 --> 02:14:17,000 You coming, Mr. Graysmith? 2222 02:14:28,300 --> 02:14:31,900 The original studio one-sheets, I always kept for myself. 2223 02:14:33,800 --> 02:14:36,400 The cheapo knock-offs like you brought today 2224 02:14:36,500 --> 02:14:39,600 I end up tossing into the back alley. 2225 02:14:54,100 --> 02:14:55,600 '69. 2226 02:15:01,300 --> 02:15:02,600 You live alone? 2227 02:15:02,700 --> 02:15:08,400 Most Dangerous Game ran in May '69. 2228 02:15:08,500 --> 02:15:11,000 So, that would be about 2229 02:15:11,900 --> 02:15:15,200 nine weeks before the first Zodiac letter, correct? 2230 02:15:18,100 --> 02:15:19,200 Yeah. 2231 02:15:23,700 --> 02:15:28,000 Do you think he saw the film in our theater and was inspired? 2232 02:15:34,100 --> 02:15:36,900 Are you sure there's nobody else in the house? 2233 02:15:38,600 --> 02:15:41,200 Would you like to go upstairs and check? 2234 02:15:42,000 --> 02:15:43,000 No. 2235 02:15:46,100 --> 02:15:48,600 Thank you. Thanks for everything. 2236 02:15:49,500 --> 02:15:51,000 You're welcome. 2237 02:16:12,300 --> 02:16:13,700 It's locked. 2238 02:16:24,600 --> 02:16:25,900 Thank you. 2239 02:16:29,000 --> 02:16:31,000 Good night, Mr. Graysmith! 2240 02:16:50,500 --> 02:16:54,200 Two killers. Got to be two killers. One has the... 2241 02:17:02,500 --> 02:17:03,700 Guys? 2242 02:17:37,200 --> 02:17:39,200 You've got five minutes. 2243 02:17:47,200 --> 02:17:48,300 Linda? 2244 02:17:49,500 --> 02:17:51,000 Hi, I'm Robert. 2245 02:17:55,100 --> 02:17:56,800 Did you get my note? 2246 02:17:57,500 --> 02:17:59,500 - What's this about? - Zodiac. 2247 02:18:01,200 --> 02:18:02,300 Figures. 2248 02:18:03,800 --> 02:18:05,900 - You got the look. - What look? 2249 02:18:06,600 --> 02:18:08,600 I didn't mean anything. 2250 02:18:10,000 --> 02:18:12,300 Tell me about this painting party. 2251 02:18:13,300 --> 02:18:15,900 I told the cops about that so long ago. 2252 02:18:19,400 --> 02:18:21,400 Darlene always had a lot of boys around, 2253 02:18:21,500 --> 02:18:23,400 even though she was married. 2254 02:18:23,500 --> 02:18:25,500 And this one guy was weird, though. 2255 02:18:25,600 --> 02:18:28,900 He used to bring her presents from Tijuana and... 2256 02:18:30,000 --> 02:18:32,800 I don't know why she was friends with him. 2257 02:18:32,900 --> 02:18:35,400 She once told me he'd killed somebody. 2258 02:18:35,500 --> 02:18:36,900 Really? 2259 02:18:37,000 --> 02:18:39,300 Yeah, I think maybe when he was in the service. 2260 02:18:39,400 --> 02:18:41,400 - Navy? - I think so. 2261 02:18:41,500 --> 02:18:43,700 Was he into movies? Was he a movie buff? 2262 02:18:43,800 --> 02:18:46,700 I can tell you that he was not into people. 2263 02:18:46,800 --> 02:18:48,100 The party Darlene threw, 2264 02:18:48,200 --> 02:18:51,100 people were supposed to just show up and drink beer, help paint. 2265 02:18:51,200 --> 02:18:53,400 But this guy showed up in a suit, 2266 02:18:53,500 --> 02:18:56,500 and just sat in a chair all by himself all night long. 2267 02:18:56,600 --> 02:18:58,000 Didn't talk to anyone. 2268 02:18:58,100 --> 02:18:59,900 And Darlene told me to stay away from him. 2269 02:19:00,000 --> 02:19:01,900 She was scared of him. 2270 02:19:04,100 --> 02:19:06,600 And a couple of weeks later, she was dead. 2271 02:19:06,700 --> 02:19:09,200 I'm sorry. Do you remember his name? 2272 02:19:10,200 --> 02:19:14,100 I mean, it was short, like a nickname, like Stan. 2273 02:19:14,200 --> 02:19:16,500 - Rick? - No, I don't think so. 2274 02:19:17,400 --> 02:19:19,600 - Are you sure? - Yeah. 2275 02:19:19,700 --> 02:19:22,200 How can you be sure? It was a long time ago. Think hard. 2276 02:19:22,300 --> 02:19:24,300 I am thinking hard. 2277 02:19:24,400 --> 02:19:25,800 It was Rick. 2278 02:19:26,800 --> 02:19:27,900 No, it wasn't. 2279 02:19:28,000 --> 02:19:30,400 - It was Rick. It was Rick Marshall. - No. 2280 02:19:30,500 --> 02:19:32,200 Just say it! 2281 02:19:32,300 --> 02:19:34,100 It wasn't Rick. 2282 02:19:42,000 --> 02:19:43,300 It was Leigh. 2283 02:19:46,500 --> 02:19:49,000 - Leigh? - Yeah, Leigh. 2284 02:19:50,300 --> 02:19:51,600 Sounds right. 2285 02:19:56,500 --> 02:19:59,300 Officer! I need you to let me in. 2286 02:19:59,400 --> 02:20:01,500 - Is this an emergency? - No, I just need to see one file. 2287 02:20:01,600 --> 02:20:03,300 No, you need to come back tomorrow morning. 2288 02:20:03,400 --> 02:20:05,600 - One file, just for one second. - 8:00 a.m., when we're open. 2289 02:20:05,700 --> 02:20:07,300 Sergeant! Sergeant Mulanax! 2290 02:20:07,400 --> 02:20:09,800 Sergeant, I just need to see one file! 2291 02:20:09,900 --> 02:20:13,300 Just give me five minutes. I know exactly where it is. 2292 02:20:14,400 --> 02:20:15,500 Please! 2293 02:20:28,900 --> 02:20:30,600 I shouldn't be talking to you. 2294 02:20:30,700 --> 02:20:32,700 - You got five minutes. - Okay. 2295 02:20:34,900 --> 02:20:36,200 Here. Here. 2296 02:20:36,300 --> 02:20:40,000 Linda states that some of Darlene's closest friends are Leigh, 2297 02:20:40,100 --> 02:20:43,100 who used to bring Darlene presents from Tijuana. 2298 02:20:43,200 --> 02:20:45,100 - So what? - He knew her. 2299 02:20:45,200 --> 02:20:46,900 Linda said Leigh. This is Leigh. 2300 02:20:47,000 --> 02:20:49,500 No. That's just one name in a file that contains hundreds. 2301 02:20:49,600 --> 02:20:51,000 It's nothing. 2302 02:20:51,700 --> 02:20:53,800 - Dave Toschi... - Agrees with me. 2303 02:20:54,500 --> 02:20:57,300 Our investigation into this subject is over. 2304 02:21:00,300 --> 02:21:01,600 I'm sorry. 2305 02:21:10,800 --> 02:21:11,900 Hello. 2306 02:21:27,100 --> 02:21:28,500 Who's there? 2307 02:21:32,000 --> 02:21:35,500 - You didn't return my calls. - Oh, I've been kind of busy. 2308 02:21:35,600 --> 02:21:37,400 Yeah. I can see that. 2309 02:21:39,600 --> 02:21:41,500 How's the book coming? 2310 02:21:44,500 --> 02:21:46,500 I tried to send you these. 2311 02:21:47,600 --> 02:21:49,400 I called the Chron. 2312 02:21:49,500 --> 02:21:52,300 Well, I'm not a cartoonist anymore, so... 2313 02:21:53,900 --> 02:21:55,000 I heard. 2314 02:22:00,200 --> 02:22:02,800 When's the last time you ate something? 2315 02:22:05,400 --> 02:22:07,500 Nothing makes sense anymore. 2316 02:22:10,200 --> 02:22:12,400 - Did it ever? - Yeah, it did. 2317 02:22:13,900 --> 02:22:16,800 Robert, it was just the date that didn't end. 2318 02:22:17,300 --> 02:22:19,100 You don't mean that. 2319 02:22:20,500 --> 02:22:21,700 A little. 2320 02:22:24,600 --> 02:22:26,400 The kids miss you. 2321 02:22:26,500 --> 02:22:29,600 - I can't have them see me like this. - Neither can I. 2322 02:22:30,400 --> 02:22:32,500 So, do whatever you have to, 2323 02:22:33,500 --> 02:22:35,000 but finish this. 2324 02:23:02,600 --> 02:23:03,600 Dave! 2325 02:23:04,400 --> 02:23:06,000 Dave! It's Robert! 2326 02:23:08,300 --> 02:23:09,900 - Dave! - Is he actually here? 2327 02:23:10,000 --> 02:23:11,700 I'm gonna kill him. 2328 02:23:12,100 --> 02:23:14,700 I'm calling SFPD. Where's my gun? 2329 02:23:17,300 --> 02:23:18,400 Dave! 2330 02:23:18,500 --> 02:23:20,200 Robert! Go away! 2331 02:23:20,300 --> 02:23:22,300 Dave! He made a mistake! 2332 02:23:22,400 --> 02:23:24,400 - Get away from the window. - I'll meet you around front. 2333 02:23:24,500 --> 02:23:25,900 No, you won't. 2334 02:23:27,100 --> 02:23:29,300 - You have to hear this! - No, I don't, Robert! 2335 02:23:29,400 --> 02:23:31,900 The birthday was the one time that he was weak! 2336 02:23:32,000 --> 02:23:33,800 The one time that he gave something away! 2337 02:23:33,900 --> 02:23:37,200 - Robert, I am calling the police. - It's Arthur Leigh Allen! 2338 02:23:42,200 --> 02:23:44,500 Where did you get that name? 2339 02:23:44,600 --> 02:23:46,100 He called the Bellis' house. 2340 02:23:46,200 --> 02:23:48,500 December '69. "I need to kill. Today's my birthday." 2341 02:23:48,600 --> 02:23:50,500 It was his birthday. 2342 02:23:50,600 --> 02:23:53,500 Arthur Leigh Allen was born on December 18th. 2343 02:23:56,600 --> 02:23:58,000 Get in here. 2344 02:24:00,100 --> 02:24:02,300 - Here you go. - Thanks. 2345 02:24:05,300 --> 02:24:07,100 He wrote me, you know? 2346 02:24:07,800 --> 02:24:08,900 2,500 suspects, 2347 02:24:09,000 --> 02:24:12,500 the only one who ever wrote me a letter was Leigh Allen. 2348 02:24:13,500 --> 02:24:15,200 They like to help, you know, sometimes. 2349 02:24:15,300 --> 02:24:16,800 Yes, Robert, I know. 2350 02:24:18,200 --> 02:24:20,900 He was arrested January 1975 for molestation. 2351 02:24:21,000 --> 02:24:22,900 He sent me that when he got out. 2352 02:24:23,000 --> 02:24:25,800 "Dear Dave, if I can ever be of any help to you, just let me know. 2353 02:24:25,900 --> 02:24:27,700 "I'm sorry I wasn't your man." 2354 02:24:27,800 --> 02:24:29,400 And it's typewritten. 2355 02:24:29,500 --> 02:24:31,800 Using a typewriter is not a crime. 2356 02:24:33,300 --> 02:24:35,100 And he knew Darlene. 2357 02:24:36,500 --> 02:24:38,500 It's in the Vallejo files. 2358 02:24:43,700 --> 02:24:47,000 Mulanax said that he was your favorite suspect. 2359 02:24:47,100 --> 02:24:51,100 That you spent two years on him, and that nobody ever came close. 2360 02:24:54,200 --> 02:24:56,100 All the evidence said no. 2361 02:24:57,400 --> 02:24:59,700 Sherwood disqualified his handwriting. 2362 02:24:59,800 --> 02:25:02,900 The same Sherwood that drinks like Paul Avery now? 2363 02:25:03,800 --> 02:25:05,700 Yes, you have Sherwood Morrill in writing saying, 2364 02:25:05,800 --> 02:25:06,900 "I'm sorry, this just won't work." 2365 02:25:07,000 --> 02:25:08,700 - But you also have Terry Pascoe... - His protégé. 2366 02:25:08,800 --> 02:25:09,900 Yeah, fine, it's his protégé, 2367 02:25:10,000 --> 02:25:11,800 but he's a handwriting expert nonetheless, and he's saying, 2368 02:25:11,900 --> 02:25:14,600 "Do not disqualify this suspect on the basis of handwriting." 2369 02:25:14,700 --> 02:25:16,700 - So the two cancel each other out. - No, they don't. 2370 02:25:16,800 --> 02:25:18,100 It was Sherwood's case. 2371 02:25:18,200 --> 02:25:19,600 He was the head of Questioned Documents. 2372 02:25:19,700 --> 02:25:21,100 If it went to trial, 2373 02:25:21,200 --> 02:25:24,100 all the defense would have to do is call Sherwood to the stand. 2374 02:25:24,200 --> 02:25:26,900 And there was no way of getting Allen into court in the first place, 2375 02:25:27,000 --> 02:25:28,200 because there was no evidence, Robert. 2376 02:25:28,300 --> 02:25:29,500 What do you mean, there's no evidence? 2377 02:25:29,600 --> 02:25:30,700 You have him seen with the ciphers. 2378 02:25:30,800 --> 02:25:33,000 The military boot prints. The same size shoes and gloves. 2379 02:25:33,100 --> 02:25:35,300 The Most Dangerous Game. The Zodiac watch. 2380 02:25:35,400 --> 02:25:36,600 The background with school children. 2381 02:25:36,700 --> 02:25:38,500 The misspellings of Christ-mass. The bloody knives. 2382 02:25:38,600 --> 02:25:40,500 All circumstantial. 2383 02:25:40,600 --> 02:25:43,300 Paul Stine's shirt, his wallet, his keys. 2384 02:25:43,400 --> 02:25:45,200 We should have found one of those things in that trailer. 2385 02:25:45,300 --> 02:25:47,000 - We didn't. - That's... 2386 02:25:49,500 --> 02:25:51,400 Okay. Catherine Allen states that 2387 02:25:51,600 --> 02:25:53,700 "Leigh cleaned out his trailer on Friday after work 2388 02:25:53,800 --> 02:25:57,500 "and moved it to Santa Rosa on Saturday, August 7th, 1971." 2389 02:25:57,600 --> 02:25:59,600 You interviewed him at the refinery on August 4th. 2390 02:25:59,700 --> 02:26:01,200 - Yeah. - So, he's cleaning out his trailer, 2391 02:26:01,300 --> 02:26:05,100 he's moving into a different county 48 hours after you interviewed him? 2392 02:26:06,700 --> 02:26:09,700 Okay. Okay. Look at the stuff side by side, Dave. 2393 02:26:09,800 --> 02:26:10,900 All right. 2394 02:26:11,000 --> 02:26:13,800 Okay, Arthur Leigh Allen and the Zodiac, their timelines. 2395 02:26:13,900 --> 02:26:16,600 - When was the first murder in Vallejo? - Christmas, 1968. 2396 02:26:16,700 --> 02:26:19,300 Eight months before that, Allen is fired for molesting his students 2397 02:26:19,400 --> 02:26:21,500 and his family discovers that he's a pedophile. 2398 02:26:21,600 --> 02:26:23,900 - Now, when do the letters begin? - July, '69. 2399 02:26:24,000 --> 02:26:25,600 After the murder of Darlene Ferrin. 2400 02:26:25,800 --> 02:26:28,800 And they continue until you go to see him at work. 2401 02:26:28,900 --> 02:26:32,200 Now, after that, do any of the letters contain swatches of Paul Stine's shirt? 2402 02:26:32,300 --> 02:26:34,100 No. Because he dumped them, because he got scared. 2403 02:26:34,200 --> 02:26:35,900 Because he knew that you were on to him. 2404 02:26:36,000 --> 02:26:39,700 - So, when's the next letter from Zodiac? - Not until January of 1974. 2405 02:26:39,800 --> 02:26:41,200 He is silent for three years. 2406 02:26:41,300 --> 02:26:43,100 Then, in '74, he feels comfortable again 2407 02:26:43,200 --> 02:26:45,100 because everybody's moved off Allen as a suspect. 2408 02:26:45,200 --> 02:26:46,200 And what do we get? 2409 02:26:46,300 --> 02:26:50,300 Three new letters from Zodiac in January, May, and July in '74. 2410 02:26:50,400 --> 02:26:53,500 - But then the letters stop. - What happens to Allen? 2411 02:26:57,100 --> 02:26:58,500 He's arrested. 2412 02:26:59,500 --> 02:27:02,800 January, 1975, they send him to Atascadero. 2413 02:27:02,900 --> 02:27:05,800 We don't get another letter from Zodiac the entire time he's there. 2414 02:27:05,900 --> 02:27:08,500 - When is he released? - August, '77. 2415 02:27:08,600 --> 02:27:12,400 Allen gets out. He types you an apology, and then what? 2416 02:27:12,500 --> 02:27:15,600 We get our first new Zodiac letter in four years. 2417 02:27:21,300 --> 02:27:24,600 Okay. Zodiac had to have known Darlene Ferrin, right? 2418 02:27:24,700 --> 02:27:27,000 Yes, because of the phone calls on the night of her murder. 2419 02:27:27,100 --> 02:27:29,900 Because of the Vallejo file, 2420 02:27:30,000 --> 02:27:32,000 we know that Darlene knew a man named Leigh? 2421 02:27:32,100 --> 02:27:33,100 Yes. 2422 02:27:33,200 --> 02:27:35,000 So, all coincidence aside, Robert, 2423 02:27:35,100 --> 02:27:37,900 how can you be sure that Leigh Allen is the Leigh from this file? 2424 02:27:38,000 --> 02:27:40,400 Now, Vallejo is a small town, but it's not that small. 2425 02:27:40,500 --> 02:27:41,800 How do you put the two of them together? 2426 02:27:41,900 --> 02:27:45,100 This is a case that's covered both Northern and Southern California, 2427 02:27:45,200 --> 02:27:47,600 with victims and suspects spread over hundreds of miles. 2428 02:27:47,700 --> 02:27:49,400 - Would you agree? - Yes. 2429 02:27:50,700 --> 02:27:53,500 Darlene Ferrin worked at the Vallejo House of Pancakes 2430 02:27:53,600 --> 02:27:56,100 on the corner of Tennessee and Carol. 2431 02:27:58,900 --> 02:28:03,600 Arthur Leigh Allen lived in his mother's basement on Fresno Street. 2432 02:28:05,400 --> 02:28:08,800 Door to door, that is less than 50 yards. 2433 02:28:12,200 --> 02:28:13,700 Is that true? 2434 02:28:14,700 --> 02:28:16,200 I've walked it. 2435 02:28:20,000 --> 02:28:21,500 Jesus Christ. 2436 02:28:28,200 --> 02:28:29,200 So? 2437 02:28:33,100 --> 02:28:34,700 The prints, the handwriting... 2438 02:28:34,800 --> 02:28:37,800 - I'm not asking you as a cop. - But I am a cop. 2439 02:28:40,600 --> 02:28:42,700 I can't prove this. 2440 02:28:42,800 --> 02:28:45,700 Just because you can't prove it, doesn't mean it's not true. 2441 02:28:45,800 --> 02:28:47,400 Easy, Dirty Harry. 2442 02:28:51,000 --> 02:28:52,600 Finish the book. 2443 02:29:01,500 --> 02:29:03,900 Thank you. Thank you for breakfast. 2444 02:30:12,200 --> 02:30:13,700 Can I help you? 2445 02:30:15,400 --> 02:30:16,400 No. 2446 02:31:37,600 --> 02:31:38,900 Mr. Mageau. 2447 02:31:39,800 --> 02:31:42,100 Thanks for coming to see me. 2448 02:31:42,200 --> 02:31:43,600 You're the one I talked to on the phone? 2449 02:31:43,700 --> 02:31:47,200 I'm George Bawart. Vallejo PD. I took over for Jack Mulanax. 2450 02:31:48,200 --> 02:31:51,200 It's been 22 years. I don't know how I can help you. 2451 02:31:51,300 --> 02:31:52,500 Well, this is just a formality. 2452 02:31:52,600 --> 02:31:54,000 I'm gonna show you a group of photographs. 2453 02:31:54,100 --> 02:31:56,000 Now, the person that shot you may or may not be 2454 02:31:56,100 --> 02:31:58,100 among these photographs. 2455 02:31:58,200 --> 02:31:59,400 You don't have to pick anybody out 2456 02:31:59,500 --> 02:32:01,700 just because I'm showing you these pictures, you understand? 2457 02:32:01,800 --> 02:32:03,300 Yes, sir, I do. 2458 02:32:04,200 --> 02:32:05,500 All right. 2459 02:32:06,600 --> 02:32:08,100 Take your time. 2460 02:32:08,600 --> 02:32:11,400 If you don't recognize anyone, that's okay. 2461 02:32:22,800 --> 02:32:24,200 That's him. 2462 02:32:25,700 --> 02:32:27,600 How sure are you? 2463 02:32:27,700 --> 02:32:29,500 Yeah, I'm pretty sure. 2464 02:32:32,300 --> 02:32:33,400 He had a round face like this guy. 2465 02:32:33,500 --> 02:32:34,700 Wait. Am I to understand 2466 02:32:34,800 --> 02:32:36,600 that you're now identifying the second photograph? 2467 02:32:36,700 --> 02:32:39,700 No, no. Just that he had a round face like that. 2468 02:32:41,800 --> 02:32:43,300 It's this man. 2469 02:32:44,200 --> 02:32:45,500 All right. 2470 02:32:47,300 --> 02:32:50,400 Now, on a scale of one to 10, 10 being positive, 2471 02:32:54,500 --> 02:32:56,100 how sure are you? 2472 02:32:59,900 --> 02:33:01,500 At least an eight. 2473 02:33:04,300 --> 02:33:08,200 The last time I saw this face was July 4th, 1969. 2474 02:33:11,400 --> 02:33:14,100 I am very sure that's the man who shot me. 2475 02:33:16,400 --> 02:33:59,100 با ايميل DVD در يک Divx براي خريد 6 فيلم در تماس باشيد Hossein_Hap@Yahoo.Com