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00:00The name's Pierce Shepard. I made the detective desk in my first year on the force. Why? Cause
00:11I see things no other cop in this town sees. What do we got, McTaggart? Murder for sure.
00:19Our Vic got a name? Yeah. James Crick. Father of two. Married. Insurance adjuster. A family
00:27Seems like it always goes this way for the hardworking fellas in this town. You go to work,
00:33earn your wage, live the American dream. Well now, the dream is dead. And so is he,
00:42in a pool of his own blood. Like so much ketchup spilling out of a child's hamburger.
00:48Jesus Pierce, the guy's still warm. Show some respect. What do you mean? I didn't say anything.
00:55But I thought you just said- Come on, Mac. We've been in scenes worse than this. Don't get loopy on
01:00me now. Let's find some clues. What the hell, Shepard? You're damaging the crime scene. I turned
01:08to see what Cunningham was talking about. By God, it's the killer's footprints. Those are your
01:16footprints. So the killer and I have the same taste in shoes. I almost want him to get away
01:22with it. Right, Cunningham? Fuck you, Shepard. Who are you talking to? What do you mean? I'm
01:29talking to Cunningham. Cunningham isn't here, man. That's when I remembered that Cunningham
01:36was killed in the line of duty some years back. No, Pierce. Cunningham just got transferred to
01:43Smith County. She doesn't work with Boone County PD anymore. Damn. And she was just a few days
01:48from retirement. As I continued to analyze the killer's footprints, I heard someone weeping in
01:55the corner. They were clearly the tears of a dame. That's when I saw her. Midge Crick. An old flame
02:04from junior high. I couldn't help but wonder were the tears from the death of her husband or from
02:10the thought that she grew more and more barren with each passing day. You creep. I'm 27. So
02:18it was the latter. Hello, ma'am. I'm Detective Shepard. I'd like to ask you some questions about
02:25your husband's murder. Isn't there another detective I could talk to? None as good as
02:31me. Now tell me, where were you the night your husband was murdered? I was out buying groceries.
02:37I was going to make chicken and waffles for dinner. They were his favorite.
02:41I wondered what kind of screwball ate chicken and waffles together. Then I wondered if that
02:48was actually any good. Then I wondered if Midge thought of me from time to time. Am I supposed
02:54to know you from somewhere? Because I don't. The broad wasn't giving me anything. I was going to
02:59have to play rough. Don't call me a broad. I'm a woman. I didn't. And stop talking to yourself.
03:05It's bizarre. The broad was beginning to act hysterical. I knew I had her cornered. One more
03:11provocation and she'd give me everything I wanted. What? You want me to say that I killed my husband?
03:17I knew it. What? You heard her, officer. She just admitted to the whole thing. You're going away for
03:23a long time, Midge. Are you sure? You've only been here for like five minutes. I've been on the force
03:29for two years, son. I know what I'm doing. Now cover. No, you can't do this. I didn't kill my
03:37husband. I didn't kill my husband. Another killer day in behind bars. I've lost track of how many
03:44murders were committed by the old ball and chain. Makes me sick. This city makes me sick. Sometimes
03:52I think about just hanging up the coat and leaving it all behind. You should. You're awful at this.
03:58You wrecked the crime scene. You verbally abused our one good witness. You fucked this case,
04:03Shepard. But I could never quit. As long as scum like that still roams the streets,
04:08you can bet your sweet ass that Pierce Shepard will be there to put him away. Did you just say
04:13I have a sweet ass? No. Why do you think I said that? Whatever, man. You need help.
04:20I was speechless. I couldn't help but wonder if he knew my thoughts. What else did he know?