In case anyone has forgotten where we're going, the next shot is of the big "Welcome to Denver" sign at the airport, while some neo-goth-industrial or whatever plays and we watch a slow-motion shot of travelers milling about and just as you're ready to say, "Why are we watching this?" the travelers eventually clear out of the camera frame and we see the tape-measure killer from the beginning. And maybe we'd be a little more scared of this supposed Angel of Death if he weren't quite so doofy looking.
Well, you want scary? How about this scene with the helpful-to-the-point-of-accessory-to-murder gun shop owner who happily shows this teenager his fine selection of handguns? The kid tries to buy one, but he only has an out-of-state driver's license, so the shop owner informs the kid that federal law states he can't buy a handgun. The Angel of Death looks crestfallen. After a pause, the shop owner says, "Would you like to buy a rifle?" Ladies and gentlemen, guest episode writer Michael Moore.
MORE TALKING. This time it's between Keel and Evelyn. Evelyn's laying into Keel for withholding information from Skeet, and Keel's defending himself by blah-blah-ing about Skeet's spiritual journey and junk and whether Paul is predestined for good or evil, and it would be dangerous for Paul to get the idea that he's predestined for evil. Evelyn suggests convincing Skeet that he's predestined for good, but Keel doesn't think that means much, since even those predestined for good can come to an evil end: "JFK, Martin Luther King, Joan of Arc " He pauses. "Even John Lennon." Um, okay. The gabfest continues with Evelyn wondering aloud what would happen if Paul gets involved with the GIN people now, and Keel takes a half hour to say "I don't know" and that he doesn't think there's anything to be gained from getting involved. Other than, you know, the fact that your little SQ group specifically INVESTIGATES STRANGE PHENOMENA. And then Det. Krantz shows up all glowery goatee, saying that Skeet's not at his apartment, and Keel gets all "is there a problem" and the cop says "damn right!" and explains that Skeet left a message saying there was going to be another murder in Denver, and Krantz wants to know how Skeet's so sure: "Where is he?" And Evelyn totally rats him out, flight number and everything.
So in the Denver airport, Paul arrives, sees two uniformed cops, does that shifty look-away thing that only makes people look more suspicious, and then he's picked up by two plainclothes detectives anyway.













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