"I never believed that men could adjust his destiny to the whimps* of others" "I guess that's why they cal it fate." "But Humboldt once said:" ""How a person masters his fate is more important than what his fate is."" "I wonder if he ever found himself trapped in a rusty cell waiting for a coven of blood thirsty killers to come for him." "Probably not." "Twelve hours before the sun sets... twelve hours left to live." "It all started as so many other stories with a meeting." "One to which i wish I hoped to retain some information." "You see, I am a writer." "Just a small town paper guy with some aspirations." "But i always tried hard." "This time I succeeded beyond my wildest dreams." "THE LAIR (O Covil)" " Hey!" " Hi." "Eric, here buddy: invitation." "I'm Collin, the house manager." "This is your first time to The Lair." "Yeah." "There's a cover." "Right." "Enjoy yourself." "CuteWhere did you get this?" "Antiques Shop" "I guess it's not as special as I thought." "Oh, you'd be surprised." "If you are feeling adventurous (a fim de se arriscar)" "Well, not like a deli cutter(suicida, nem tanto assim) more like roulette(calma, ‚ mais como um jogo)" "Have a drink." "See how your number plays out." "ThanksI will." "What can I give you?" "Burbon on the rocks." "Number four..." " Here you go" " Thank you" "Number six" "You?" "I'm off of the service manager." "It's incredibly wild." "That's what makes this place special." "Time to take out the trash Francis" "All right Damien, As soon as we close." " Thom?" " Frankie?" "Thanks for showing" "Yo know?" "When you called the paper I was a little reluctant but I am very interested in what you have to say." "you bring the cash?" "I'd be wasting your time if I didn't." "GoodThat's real good." "Then listenI picked you out specially because you still are a descent guy." "Unlike some those other writers on your newspaper." "I knew you would be the one who want to know about this." "You said you had some intel about the murders, what is it?" "Yeah" "Those John Doe murders, the ones that happen every year or so" "They all come down to..." "to that palce." "What place?" "You know, The Lair." "The Lair?" "Yeah, you know it?" "NoI heard of it." "It's a real private place" "The kind of place you are served types of mango, no names, no identities, no guilt." "Nothing." "You can repeat it" "But it's real popular with this certain type of clientel" "So, it's a sex club, and..." "What I am trying to tell you is that all those murders you've been writing about for the past year all went to that club" "You mean there's a serial killer targeting the club?" "I am saying you should look into it." "That's all." "None of the victims have ever been identified how do you know?" "Does he work in The Lair?" "Look, I cant get into that Took me big risk just by being here." "So why are you?" "I am desperate" "I can't be part of that anymore" "I gotta get away." "But they won't let me" "Who won't let you?" "I can't tell you that" "Look, if they even suspect that I was here right now..." "Frankie, if you know something you should go to the police" "Then I would have to tell them everything." "It's not going well*** I came here for facts If you don't have any to inform then..." "Here, here." "You want this" "What is it?" "I can't tell you that." "'ll have to figure that out for yourself." "Frankie, you got me chising mouse* tail here Help me out" "It's..." "What's wrong?" "You are OK?" "They know." "Frankie what are you saying?" "Who..." "I'm sorry!" "I'm sorry!" "And what about the money?" "Be careful" "Just turn him over gently" "Got a young John Doe, naked, dead, nice good looking corpse..." "Any signs of blood at the scene?" "None." "All rightJust wrap him up and get him to the town." "All right sir." "Right." "THE ISLAND GLEANER" "Changing departments Thom?" "Hey Laura" "You know?" "I didn't know they had any opening in the style section." "Ah, this?" "I am not even sure what this is." "thing just got something to do with the john Doe Murders." "Ah!" "Your big break at last!" "Laugh if you will" "The guy that gave it to me acted like it was a matter of life and death." "You know, if that's evidence you should really take it to the police." "That's a big IF." "I don't thing he was just trying to shake me now." "but it's weird he left without even getting paid." "It's kind of a strange piece, don't you think?" "I mean, it's obviously hand made." "It just looks so familiar." "You know what, let me see that." "I think I know why." "You know, I wrote this book review last Halloween" ""Myths And Legends Of The Coast"" "Check this out." "You're right." "This is where I've seen it before" "Maybe it has a local history can I borough this?" "Sure." "It is my lucky day after all." "I saw you today." "Jonathan!" "When did you get home?" "I saw you with him!" "Him?" "What's the matter with you?" "Who the hell is he?" "What is his name?" "Where is this coming from?" "I saw everything!" "Is that your secret meeting place or what?" "I can't believe it!" "You are spying on me?" "You are following me?" "Seems like I had a real good reason to don't it?" "All this gotta stop!" "We've been over this a hundred times" "I thought we trusted each other!" "You know you are the only guy I wanna be with, that's why I asked you to move in with me." "How do you expect me to trust anyone specially when I cought you ?" "handed" "I am not cheating on you, Stop comparing me with your ex-boyfriends, ok?" "It was an informant" "I was anxious to get something on the John Doe murders I took a chance." "Man, I thought he might have some useful information but I was wrong." "I never seen this Frankie guy before." "Why did he give you a gift then?" "Gift?" "What are you talking about?" "I saw him give you this." "What is it?" "How do I stand you talk like that dump your accusations on me." "It's not a gift, if you could give me any credit at all you'd believe what I am saying is true" "I'm sorry" "Jonathan, I mean, I question people for a living, it's what i do." "Believe me there's nothing going on." "I am starting to worry about you." "I don't even know what to say" "I'm sorry" "I should have given you chance to explain" "You gotta change the way you think about us, ok?" " I love you." " I love you too." "All right." "I will freshen up ?" "cook up a bite to eat ok?" "Damn it!" "What a surprise!" "Work was slow so I knocked off early" "Well I made dinner!" "I thought that we were going to meet my friend for dinner." "I changed my mind" "Ok..." "Why?" "Is that a problem?" "No, I just thought that we were gonna go out tonight that's all" "This isn't good enough?" "I thought you loved this." "I'm sorryI didn't mean to cause a problem, ok Jimmy?" "Wow, members only." "Unless you have an invitation." "How do you know I am not a member already?" "Because I know every single one of them." "Would you happen to have an invitation?" "Not on me." "But I'd like to talk to Frankie." "Frankie, the janitor?" "Yes, is he here?" "Yeah, I believe so." "Is he expecting you?" "Not reallyBut I have something that belongs to him." "Well, I am sure I can get it to him" "Actually I'd like to give it to him in person." "I wouldn't..otherwise." "Right hand please." "You can go anywhere in the club with this ?" "him if you want" "Thanks, but i just wanna talk to Frankie." "Ask for him at the bar, in case you change your mind later." "I won't." "Ah, that's still early." "What can I get you?" "Vodka on ice." "I'd like to talk to frankie dude." "Sure." "Vodka on ice." "Number nine." "What do you want?" "You forgot something today, I wanted to make sure you got it back." "Where did you get this?" "Thom, my boyfriend, he doesn't want it" "And I don't want him to have it." "I don't understand." "Then let me make it clear to you Thom and I are in a relationship" "And I wanna do whatever it takes to protect it." "I don't know anyone named Thom." "And if you are smart, you'll get out of here while you still can." "Are you threatening me?" "I don't know why I even bother to come in here" "Thom is right about you you are a looser" "That's what I am And if you care about him you leave now and never come back." "I'll leave as long as you and I are clear." "Don't ever come back here again or you'll be sorry." "Just remember what I said." "My God, what happened to you?" "NothingWas an accident." "Forget it, all right?" "Who did that to you?" "No one!" "Just..." "leave me alone!" "Next time on The Lair" "I just had this odd feeling that you were in trouble and needed help." "I was in trouble Why didn't you help me Thom?" "The Medical Examiner determined the cause of death to be the same of all the others" "It's wounds like vampire's bite." "There even be such a thing?" "What do you think you were doing?" "Your actions have put us all in great danger." "Well I ran tests using UV light perhaps he picked it up in a night club somewhere" "Son of a bitch" "It's a curse, but what a love of a curse." "To be young forever." "Do you expect pity from me?" "Pity is for the living" "Envy is for the dead." "Thom, that was 200 years ago don't you think they would all be dead by now." "Maybe they won't stay dead."