Insurgents

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"Tonight, on America's Most Wanted, we bring you the heart-wrenching tale of David Telano, a cold-blooded killer who rocked the quiet, gated community of Lakeview Ohio. This story is one of the most disturbing crimes on record, and we need your help to bring this scumbag to justice. I'm John Walsh, and to date your tips have helped us capture eight hundred and twenty seven fugitives from the law." Jessie took a bong hit during the opening credits and handed it to me. I reloaded the bowl and took another hit myself.

"On Wednesday night, officers from the Shoreston county police department were called to the small Methodist community of Lakeview, Ohio, to the home of Harold Pierson Junior, son of one of the founding fathers of this gated suburban enclave. When they arrived they found Mr. Pierson struggling for his life with bullet wounds to the shoulder and stomach, and his wife, Becky Pierson, dead in an upstairs bedroom, with two gunshot wounds to the head. This photo shows the conscienceless killer making his getaway in Mr. Pierson's car. He has been identified as David Telano.

"While Mr. Pierson was fighting for his life at the Cleveland Trauma Center, police were searching David Telano's apartment, looking for clues to where he might run in his bid to escape justice. What they found was evidence that David Telano had murdered before."

They showed the male detective who had been at Junior's house along with Reyes. The label at the bottom of the screen identified him as Detective Mike Borgano. He spoke: "In searching David Telano's apartment we found a camera belonging to a woman named Amanda Porgett among his possessions. There were photographs of Ms. Porgett and her friends on the camera's memory card. Ms. Porgett was murdered on June 26th and this camera was one of the items missing from her home. The only physical evidence in that case were cigarette butts found outside Ms. Porgett's house, which happen to be the same brand smoked by David Telano. Our lab is testing the cigarette butts for any DNA."

"They're saying he killed someone else now? He's so fucked." I said.

"I know." Jessie said. "Once you're on America's Most Wanted, it's just a matter of time."

John Walsh continued, "Our crew has produced this recreation of the events of Wednesday night. Watch carefully, as any detail might provide the clues necessary to crack the case."

They showed a guy at a kitchen sink, doing dishes, who was supposed to be Junior Pierson. The voice-over began. "It was an average weeknight in the quiet community of Lakview Ohio. Harold Pierson Junior was home alone, while his wife and daughter from a previous marriage were at the movie theatre just down the street from their lakefront home. He was finishing the dishes when he heard a knock at the door." When he opened the door a big Mexican guy dressed like a gangster shoved his way in and held a knife to the guy's throat. "Where's the safe essay? Take me to the safe." He delivered the lines in a heavy Mexican accent while menacing synthesizer music played. They went into the upstairs bedroom and the man pulled a safe out from underneath the bed. The gangster stood behind him with the knife. "Open it." He said. Inside the safe was a wad of money and a handgun. The gangster's eyes widened as he picked up the gun.

Next they showed a woman and a girl sitting in a dark movie house. "I'm getting a migraine, I need my pills." The woman whispered to the girl. "I'm going to run home a minute." Back at the house, actor-David and actor-Junior were going through a box of jewelry in the bedroom when they heard her calling for her husband. The guy playing David held a finger up to his lips, and pushed Junior into a corner. The door opened and as soon as she was in the room, actor-David shot her twice in the head. Junior screamed, and David hit him across the face with the butt of the gun. "Shut up old man." He said. "And gimme your keys, I'm takin' your car. Cooperate and I might let you live, homes." Holding the gun to the back of his head, David led him downstairs into the garage. After giving him the keys, actor-Junior got down on his knees and started begging. Gangster-actor-David just laughed, but his laugh was cut short when the doorbell rang.