Chapter Six

Three Different Endings-Two Different Killers

Sunrise office is flooded with cops all over the place. They are there because the security guard called them after finding Sarah Darling murdered. Both detectives Kincaid and Wallace are there investigating the case.

"Same deal? Found with the body." Detective Wallace says.

"Yeah, Maureen Prescott again." Det. Kincaid said.

"This is great. Ten more murders and we can publish a calendar." Det. Wallace said.

"The old Killer playing with the Cops routine. Very Hannibal Lecter." Det. Kincaid said.

"Doesn't the killer come after the cops in those movies?" Det. Wallace says.

"Usually one cop makes it." Det. Kincaid answers.

"And?" Det. Wallace questions.

"One cop doesn't... usually." Det. Kincaid tells him.

"Detective Kincaid, what do we know? Same Killer?" Gale asks.

"Hey, hey, Terminal Entertainment? This is a crime scene, all right?" Det. Wallace rudely said.

"Wallace, Miss Weathers is working with me now." Det. Kincaid tells his partner.

"Thank you, Detective." Gale said thankful that he came to her rescue.

"You're welcome." Det. Kincaid said to her.

"Well in that case I'm gonna go dust for finger prints with Jane Pauley." Det. Wallace said sarcastically.

"Uh, photos, Wallace please. Thank you. New picture, same person. Anything turn up on your research yet?" Kincaid shows the picture to Gale.

"No, nothing that'll help with these." Gale told him wondering why the killer keeps leaving a picture of Maureen Prescott.

"What about an increased police presence around Jennifer. She's the next one to get killed in the script." Dewey asks.

"She has a bodyguard. And besides, the producers told us that there are three different versions of the script, something about keeping the ending off the Internet, you should know that, you're the technical advisor right? Three versions, three different characters die next, and we don't' know which one the killer read." Det. Kincaid told them.

Sunrise Stage 16, Roman is complaining about the investigation. Jennifer is there. Det. Kincaid, Wallace and Dewey walk up to them.

"All I ever wanted to do was make a real, classic love story. And the studio said they'd let me, I just had to do a scary movie for them first. And now we're shut down and I am fucked!" Roman told them.

"God, it's not the end of the world, Roman." Jennifer tells him.

"That is so easy for you to say! You can always go back to must see TV. Ya know, I have no movie, I'm about to turn 30, and it looks like I am now the next target." Roman said.

"What?" Jennifer asked.

"You, why you?" Dewey asked him.

Roman hold up his video award-

"Do you think this wasn't a message?" Roman asked.

"Roman Bridger." Det. Wallace called his name.

"What?" Roman asked annoyed.

"Mr. Bridger, you didn't tell us you spoke with Sarah Darling before she was murdered." Det. Kincaid asked.

"Spoke with her when?" Roman asked.

"The guard said she was here for a meeting with you." Det. Kincaid told him.

"What meeting?" Roman asked clueless.

"We talked to her roommate, too. Says you called Sarah and told her to come down to the studio. Roommate answered the phone, says it was you." Det. Wallace told him. Everyone stared at Roman.

"Wait a minute! I never called her, never told her to go anywhere!" Roman told them.

"Roommate says she knows your voice, Mr. Bridger." Det. Kincaid said to him.

"Well, she wasn't speaking with me! Look, I did not call Sarah Darling!" Roman told them.

"Sarah Darling said you did." Det. Kincaid said to him.

"Someone is trying to ruin my movie. Someone wants to kill my movie!" Roman said to them.

"We'll talk about your movie down at the station. All right, this is the scene where you come with us." Det. Wallace sarcastically said.

Roman stands to his feet.

"Dewey, Jennifer, she wasn't talking with me. I'm coming!" Roman told them as he is escorted from the studio.

"I'll call it in." Det. Kincaid told his partner. His cell phone is dead. "Battery. Mr. Riley, you

have a cell phone I can borrow?"

"Sure." Dewey said handing him a phone.

"Thank you." Det. Kincaid told him.

"God, Roman. Remind me not to sleep with him again." Jennifer remarked as the others stared at her.

To Be Continued !