Zodiac (2007)

Anthony Edwards: Inspector William Armstrong

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• Arthur Leigh Allen : Oh. "The Most Dangerous Game."

  Inspector William Armstrong : What?

  Arthur Leigh Allen : "The Most Dangerous Game." That's why you're here isn't it? It was my favorite book in high school. It's about this man who waits for these people to get shipwrecked on this island. Because he was tired of hunting animals, he hunted the people for the challenge.

  Dave Toschi : And man is the most dangerous animal of all?

  Arthur Leigh Allen : That's the whole point of the story.

• Dave Toschi : Hey, how do we know that this lead is real?

  Inspector William Armstrong : It's very real. How do I know? Because I saw it on TV.

• Melvin Belli : Inspector, he sent this letter directly to my residence, since he couldn't get through to me here or on the Dunbar show.

  Dave Toschi : He tried to contact you here?

  Melvin Belli : Once, I was out. He spoke with my housekeeper. He didn't leave a number.

  Inspector William Armstrong : Yeah, he's kinda crafty like that.

• Drag Queen : Only a little rat bastard like Andre could have done something like cut off all the victims' hands.

  Inspector William Armstrong : Zodiac didn't cut off any of the victims' hands.

  Drag Queen : Are you sure?

  Inspector William Armstrong : Yes, sir.

• Inspector William Armstrong : Avery's on two.

  Dave Toschi : Tell him to screw.

  Inspector William Armstrong : You want me to communicate that verbatim or can I spice it up a little?

• "Suspect" : I'm the Zodiac.

  Inspector William Armstrong : And how did you kill your victims?

  "Suspect" : With a gun. No... with a hammer.

• Inspector William Armstrong : Cabbie's been shot three blocks from the Presidio.

  Dave Toschi : Mm-hmm. Well, it wasn't me. I've been with my bride all night. She can vouch.

  Mrs. Toschi : I'll go put on the Folger's.

  Inspector William Armstrong : You'll pick me up?

  Dave Toschi : Let me just describe the lamp you're gonna buy me.

• Inspector William Armstrong : We're playing catch-up, Jack. I'd like to set up a meeting with your survivor, Michael Mageau.

  Sgt. Jack Mulanax : I can't. He skipped town.

  Inspector William Armstrong : The only guy who's seen Zodiac without a mask is missing?

  Sgt. Jack Mulanax : When he was still in the hospital, we could show him lineups all day long. As soon as he got out, he split.

  Inspector William Armstrong : Really? Why?

  Sgt. Jack Mulanax : I don't think he wanted to have anything to do with this.

  Inspector William Armstrong : Can you send us everything that you have?

  Sgt. Jack Mulanax : Well, the road goes both ways. Now, we need that print you lifted from the cab, and we should have been in on the handwriting.

  Inspector William Armstrong : I apologize. Things have been moving fast. Who should I talk to in Napa so we can coordinate?

  Sgt. Jack Mulanax : Talk to Ken Narlow.

• Ken Narlow : We really should have been in on the handwriting.

  Inspector William Armstrong : I apologize. You know, things have been moving fast. Listen we're gonna need your scene photos.

  Ken Narlow : Can't help you.

  Inspector William Armstrong : Ken, I don't want to get into a jurisdiciontal thing here.

  Ken Narlow : No, no, no, no, no. We didn't have a crime scene. The ranger that found the kids literally swept everything into a picnic blanket. All we have are the Wing Walker prints.

  Inspector William Armstrong : The what?

  Ken Narlow : Boot prints to and from the crime scene were made by size 10 1/2 Wing Walkers, military-style boots sold only at military PXs designed to walk on the wings of planes.

  Inspector William Armstrong : And you can't buy at a PX without a military ID, so our suspect could be military. Did you guys narrow your list off of this?

  Ken Narlow : Yeah.

  Inspector William Armstrong : Did Vallejo?

  Ken Narlow : I don't know. I don't work in Vallejo. I work here.

• Inspector William Armstrong : I'm gonna need photos of those boot prints.

  Ken Narlow : Sure, if you send me the handwriting.

  Inspector William Armstrong : I thought Questioned Documents already did.

  Ken Narlow : Nope. Vallejo's got 'em, not us.

  Inspector William Armstrong : All right. I'll have Questioned Documents... forget it. I'll telefax it to you.

  Ken Narlow : We don't have telefax yet.

  Inspector William Armstrong : Okay, I'll put it in the mail.

  Ken Narlow : We'll mail ours, too. And call Mulanax in Vallejo. Maybe he can get you a mimeo.

• Sgt. Jack Mulanax : Why don't you get a photo off the original plaster cast?

  Inspector William Armstrong : We'd have to wait, because they don't have a fax.

  Sgt. Jack Mulanax : We don't have a fax, either.

  Inspector William Armstrong : Look, I'm just trying to get us coordinated.

  Sgt. Jack Mulanax : Have you called Solano Sheriff's Office?

  Inspector William Armstrong : Why would I call Solano?

  Sgt. Jack Mulanax : Because the two kids that got killed last Christmas were Solano's.

  Inspector William Armstrong : I thought they were Vallejo.

  Sgt. Jack Mulanax : No, they were over the county line, so you're gonna need to coordinate with them, too.

• Dave Toschi : I talked to Sherwood. He got the samples. What are you having?

  Inspector William Armstrong : BLT.

  [seeing Dave's look, Bill hands over the other half] 

  Dave Toschi : So, the check stubs are a wash. There's not enough handwriting. The application's got more, but it doesn't look like Z's, so he can't rule him in. But he can't rule him out, either.

  Inspector William Armstrong : Well, that's vague.

  Dave Toschi : He needs more samples. Also, our guy is a pervert. When Mel got the application from Valley Springs, they told him that Allen had been fired for touching kids.

  Inspector William Armstrong : Touching?

  Dave Toschi : Polite euphemism.

• [walking into a packed police station, filled with "Zodiac informants"] 

  Inspector William Armstrong : Here comes every lunatic in California.