Ladies and gentlemen, the story you are about to hear is true.

The names have been changed to protect the innocent.

Drag net.

Your detectives. You're a detective sergeant.

You're assigned to homicide detail.

A young man walks into your office and tells you he has a problem.

From the way he talks, you know it's serious.

Your job? Listen.

It was Wednesday, September 8th. It was cold in Los Angeles. We were working today. Watch out of homicide detail. My partner's Frank Smith. The boss is Captain Warman. My name's Friday. I was on my way back to the office from R&I, and it was 10, 14 a.m. when I got to room 42. Hom, sir. Yes, sir. Are you a policeman? Yes, sir. That's right. What can I do for you? I want to talk to somebody. I'm not sure who, though. If you tell me what it's all about, I might be able to help you. Well, I've got to be sure it's the right person. You can understand that, can't you? Yes, sir. My name's Paul Marcus. All right, Mr. Marcus, what is it you want to talk about?

Do you work in there on the Homicide Department?

That's right you know all about murders then huh you want to come into the office and talk no no i don't want to go in there is there someplace else we can go i'd like to talk to you alone this is kind of a personal thing all right sir come on down the hall interrogation room nobody else there no that's good because like i told you this is a personal matter i need your advice all right sir this way this is the first time i ever been in the police department i feel kind of funny just

walking in and talking personal things to a stranger yes sir i can understand go ahead

uh-huh we'll sit down right there Yes, sir, I can understand. Go ahead.

We'll sit down right there. Thank you.

All right, you want to tell me about it?

Do you mind closing the door?

All right.

All right, now what's your problem, Mr. Market?

I told you it was personal. Yes, I know. I want to be sure I handle it right. I could get in a lot of trouble if I didn't. Mm-hmm. I've been trying to figure out what to do about it for a week now and couldn't find the right answer. That's why I came here. You guys should know. All right, now, if you'll just tell me what's bothering you, we might be able to do something for you.

Uh-huh.

A whole week and note, I sure hope you've got it for him. I'm sorry, Mr. Marcus, but if you don't tell me what this is all about, there's nothing we can do. Well, it's nothing big, just a personal problem. I just want to know how to handle it. All right, go ahead. I killed a woman. Team a.m. We got the name of the woman Paul Marcus said that he'd murdered. We also obtained a description of the victim, and Frank went down the hall to missing persons to see if a report had been filed on her. I waited with a suspect. It's a personal problem. You know how to handle it, and I wasn't sure. That's why I came to you. All right, where did you meet this, Lorraine Farrell?

San Francisco.

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