Detective Virginia Open Chain had no idea what to expect.

A police tip line can be a catch-off for every nut in town.

Gives them an excuse to rant on and a rant they will.

And they certainly did call in, the public public that is. More than 500 callers those

first two weeks all was something to say about the disappearance of Christy Johnson. And something

like 200 of those callers were taken seriously enough that detectives followed up, particularly

the women.

We interviewed all the girls that called in.

Some women said they too had been approached by the man, pictured in news reports.

This is the guy I met at the mall.

Others said they too had gotten the movie pitch.

Then he started on the whole James Bond thing.

And one seemed to know when, whatever happened to Christy Johnson actually happened.

We were watching the news and her picture came up. We called the police to let them know that

we had, you know, we had seen her. Yes, the pieces were beginning to fit.

The man, the M.O., the timeline, and more.

In this episode, the man who wanted a house.

We also got a call from the realtor who had shown Mr. Paleologus numerous houses.

Just what was he looking for up there in the Hollywood Hills?

The week before, Christy Johnson vanished.

It seems like he's not looking at the house, like he's looking at the things in the house.

You'll hear from a woman who narrowly escaped an encounter with Victor Paleologus more than a

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