Episode 39: The Grim Reaper Part 2 of 2.

SPECIAL GUEST STARS:

JAMES CAAN as Paul Harland.
VICTORIA PRINCIPAL as Sandra Hill.
JUSTIN HARTLEY as James Fletcher.
MICHAEL ROSENBAUM as Kenneth Depp.
LARRY HAGMAN as Jerry Evans.

Introducing J.K Simmons as Donald Blunt
and Christopher Lloyd as George Parent.

November 1st, 1997, Manhattan, New York City, Precinct , 00:30 hours.
Jeff and Sylvia try and conjure a way of bringing this murderer to it's knees, with the mayor of New York now getting involved, who is giving orders to all Law enforcers within city limits. Jeff doesn't tell Sylvia about the disturbing phone call he received from arrogant psychopath and taking his words into account on his threats on killing Sylvia, Jeff suggests that she go home and take Christopher with her. Sylvia is wondering why he would suggest that and Christopher is adamant to follow leads on the murderer. George Parent interrupts, which leads to Jeff getting annoyed with the journalist and throwing him a police cell.
'You carry on hanging around with this nutcase Chris, you're gonna end up in big trouble,' Jeff adds. 'And I'm not talking about with your boss, I'm talking about a monster roaming the city waiting to grease even a police officer and journalists, meaning you. That's why I both want you and your Mom to leave it to me and the other Law Enforcers.'

00:51, Paul eventually arrives at Lola's Halloween work party and claims he lost his car keys and spent ages looking for them, before giving up and walking, 2 miles to the party. Suddenly, half of New York's police force interrupt the party and announce that there is a dangerous madman out on the loose killing people, mostly female. They suggest that the party goers stay where they are, until it's safe to, not before the officers look for those dressed to replicate the Grim Reaper.

01:09, The police do the same at Broadway, where Harry, Tina, Billy, Audrey, Jerry and Sandra Hill are at. When the police insist on checking out those dressed like the Grim Reaper, James Fletcher is threatened with being arrested for obstructing a police officers, who want to interview those dressed like the murderer.

01:15, A police helicopter hovers across the Eastern river, down the Hudson, across Brooklyn Bridge and onto the south river, where it fly's next to the 'New Jersey Suspension Bridge and straight up the west river, Even with my thousands of tall skyscrapers hiding the culprit, they're not taking any chances.

01:29, there are no signs of any more attacks and Jeff figures that the Grim Reaper character was bluffing, yet calls Sylvia to make sure she is OK. Sylvia reminds Jeff that she is in charge of her force, yet Jeff reminds her that she is his wife and wants to see both herself and Christopher safe.

01:51, Lola is stumbling around drunk and wonders where Paul has got to and begins to feel sick. With the bathrooms congested, she stumbles into the dark corridors of the five storey office building and throws up.
'Oh shit, I hope the janitor doesn't get pissed,' Lola says to herself.
Behind her is the shadowy figure of the murderous Grim Reaper lurking over her and breathing on her. Lola fears it's presence and turns around to find herself alone and relieved. She quickly stumbles back into the Halloween party, where she eventually spots Paul, who says he had been talking to some officers.

02:00, Harry calls Jeff to find out how long all the law enforcers intend to keep everybody in doors? Jeff says, the Mayor of New York City has given a direct order to keep everybody safe and to investigate those wearing Grim Reaper costumes. Harry is annoyed and Jeff offers him, Tina and her family a lift home in a patrol car. Harry accepts and he, Tina and Audrey along with Jerry Evans are given a ride home. Billy cannot help but feel jealous at Audrey get close with an old flame, somebody she knew back in the late fifties in her teens. Sandra feels snuffed.

02:10, Helen and Greg fool around in the street, as police cars yip on by and they get raunchy outside a closed shop. While kissing Greg, Helen cannot help notice and a Grim Reaper character stood right behind him. Helen screams as the unidentified culprit swings his scythe at Greg, who dives out of the way, clutching his wife. The mad man disappears and both Greg and Tina head to the police station to see Jeff.

02:35, Jeff insists that Greg and Helen stay at the station for the night and leaves them with an on duty officer, in which he heads out onto the streets. Jeff soon discovers a murdered woman near an old abandoned factory. Jeff draws his gun and in the dark, he comes face to face with the Grim Reaper. Jeff demands the killer lower his scythe or he will open fire. The Grim character doesn't seem to want to, so Jeff guns him down. Jeff approaches cautiously and finds that the supposed Grim Monster, who's been on a massacre is a male in his late teens. The teen is still alive and he is taken to Belle Vue Mental Hospital and put under police supervision.

Dawn, the previous night had been devastating, yet Jeff cannot get around, how the teenager would know him and why the killer gave up on his threats. Jeff tells Sylvia about the threatening phone call, saying on how the murderer, was going to kill many more and herself and forensics return to point out, that the scythe he had, couldn't have been the same one used in some of the killings, only the last, after examination and blood testing. It suddenly hits Jeff, that the teenager, may have been a copy cat. Jeff later visits the disturbed guy, who denies he's a copy cat, but Jeff studies the costume worn by the teen and he couldn't have committed all the killings, only the last attack as Jeff soon remembers the last victim wasn't stripped naked.

Christopher is given his first front page byline by Donald Blunt, after Jeff accepts his interview. Sylvia thanks him for making their son happy, as he is now officially Jeff's son.

Helen orders Kenneth Depp to quit his job, but refuses as he threatens her back on the game.

Harry and Tina get a date to meet an orphaned boy called Jack, who is up to be fostered, with the opportunity to be adopted.

Jeff offers the accused Grim Reaper killer a deal to admit he only murdered the last victim and that he was a copy cat and he will see, that he will see freedom within the next twenty years.
'I did it, I did it all,' the teen claims.
'What did we talk about last night kid?' Jeff interrogates.
'Talk about?' the teen shrugs.
'When you called me in my office at around ten past midnight...what did you ask me?'
The teen doesn't reply. Jeff pushes him.
'What was your threat?... You called me by my first name, what is it? What is it?!'
'I don't know,' the teen admits.
'Exactly, you know why?' Jeff continues. 'Because, you never called me. Just out of the blue at some point last night, you snapped and wanted the glory, yet your victim wasn't stripped butt naked like all the others. You're just a copy cat sicko and you more or less have helped the really villain get on his high horse and disappear into the wilderness.'
After Jeff leaves the institute, he remembers the words used by the real killer, 'the real love of your life, referring to Jeff's. Did the perpetrator mean Sylvia or someone else?

Lola and Paul lay between the covers and Paul comforts the woman he claims to love. Paul tells Lola about the receptionist and fears that whoever murdered her and the other victims could strike again. Lola softly tells Paul, she is glad that they found each other and that he is her perfect guy and Paul explains that he has never met a woman quite extraordinary as her. They begin to kiss passionately. The camera pans away down from Lola's apartment down to the trash cans below. The garbage man throws open a lid and reveals the discarded costume of a Grim Reaper and is thrown into the dustcart and destroyed.

END OF EPISODE THIRTY NINE