The X-Man by Brian R. Lundin (100 best novels of all time .TXT) 📕

days at the most

EVETTA
Thanks, I owe you

BULL
Like I told you before, you owe me zip

Evetta called me and we went outside the building.

EVETTA
Just got a call from Bull, you was right he is back, just copped some drugs from Bull‘s guy

RINGO (EXCITED)
Where?

EVETTA
43rd Street

RINGO
Let’s keep this to ourselves, Okay?

Evetta looked at me and knew that I wanted him and knew what I planned to do.

EVETTA
You got it John

For the next two nights Evetta and I observed the alley at 43rd South Prairie Avenue, nothing, but on the third night a Black Cadillac Escalade slowly cruised down the deserted Street, it parked at 43rd South Calumet and a little man got out, looked around and slowly walked to the alley.
I told Evetta to go into the alley from 44th Street.

EVETTA
You know what you’re doing John?

RINGO
I’m sure, and I don’t want you involved

Evetta didn’t argue as she got out and beginning walking down Prairie Avenue, she turned looked at me and mouthed, “Be careful.”
I nodded as Esau entered the alley, waited a minute and followed; Esau was talking to a hooded figure in the alley when I approached.

RINGO
Remember me?

ESAU (SQUINTING HIS EYES)
Who you?

RINGO
Your worst nightmare

I saw Evetta as she entered the alley, weapon in her hand.

RINGO (LOOKING AT THE HOODED FIGURE
Split

HOODED FIGURE
I’m gone

ESAU
Who the fuck is you?

RINGO
You don’t remember me, huh. Do you remember the old lockup keeper you killed, do you remember all the young women you violated and killed, do you remember Reverend Wilson?

ESAU
You!

RINGO
Yep and this is the end of the line for your little ass

ESAU
OK arrest me, cop muthafuckas

Esau lunged at me, I side stepped him and delivered a hard right into his stomach, he howled in pain and doubled over, when he came up he popped open a switch-blade and smiled.

ESAU
I‘m going to carve your black ass up like I did those bitches and that fuckin’ preacher

He lunged again swinging the knife, he was quick as a cat and cut me on the sleeve, but as a former Navy Seal I was well trained in hand-to hand combat, I sidestepped again and stood facing him. He had a sardonic smile on his face as we circled each other.

EVETTA (SCREAMING)
Shoot the motherfucker

I didn‘t want to shoot him, that would be too quick, too easy, I wanted him to suffer, to feel pain. I saw the red light from Evetta Gluck centered on his chest

RINGO
No I yelled at her

Esau made another lunge with the knife I grabbed his arm twisted it and heard it snap as he dropped the knife and yell as the pain penetrated his drug induced brain. I flip him around and in a choke hold slowly squeezed, he twisted and tried to get free, but I had him. I continued squeezing and whispered in his ear.

RINGO
This is how they felt as you slowly choked the life out of them.

Esau continued struggling for a while and then became still. I applied more pressure and heard his neck snap. I let him go and he fell lifeless on the dirty ground

EVETTA
You ok?

RINGO
Yep, just a scratch

EVETTA
What we’re going to do with him?

I looked at the monster, his beautiful face had an angelic glow and his eyes were open. I grabbed his legs and pulled him behind some overflowing garbage cans.

RINGO
Let the rats have him

Two days later, garbage men found the body, partly eaten by the street animals. Later that day I purchased a Sun-Times Newspaper and in the bold black headlines on the front page read: “MAN FOUND IN ALLEY ON SOUTH 43RD STREET, PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE MAN MAYBE ESAU SNEED KNOW AS THE X-MAN.”

The following morning Evetta and I met in Deputy Gult office with Captain Woods.

WOODS
What do you think happened in that alley?

RINGO (SHAKING HIS HEAD)
Probably a drug deal that went bad

The captain looked at me.

WOODS
Yeah, probably, by the way Deputy Gult is expected to be named Chief of Police later today and the deputy told me to tell you, you are the acting CO of the Bureau, congratulations

Evetta and I left the building.

RINGO
This calls for a celebration, where you want to go?

She put her arm undermines and said, “You’re coming to my house to see your godsons and my husband, I will fix you a home cook meal, you pop for the wine. “Deal,” I said.


END


X-MAN SCREENPLAY


Brian R. Lundin


2
EXT. STREET ON CHICAGO’S SOUHSIDE

The dark sky was highlighted by a full moon as a heavy snow mixed with rain silently covered the streets. Wearing a black hoodie and black sweats Esau Sneed slowly walked on the sidewalk, stepped over a pile of dogshit and stood behind a large tree on the dark and deserted street. He looked up at the second floor apartment of the old, rundown apartment building at 4555 South King Drive; he checked his watch, 10:00 pm. He watched the young woman silhouetted behind the thin curtain by a bright light. She wore only a bra and panties as she walked around her apartment holding the telephone between her shoulder and her chin while combing her hair.

INT. SECOND FLOOR APARTMENT

The young women suddenly wakes-up, rubs her eyes and looks around the apartment as she slowly gets out her bed, puts on a nightgown and tiptoes to the window and shiver. The strong wind blowing off Lake Michigan slammed the rain and snow against the window and she jumps back. Shaken she quietly walks into the cluttered front room and noticed the front door night chain dangling. She secured the chain to the lock and looked around before heading into the small kitchen, got a bottle of water out the refrigerator and sipped it as she walked into the bathroom. Suddenly a strong hand was around her neck, she couldn’t breathe, she tried to scream but no sound came out. She struggled trying to free herself but the hands tighten around her neck, she felt herself being dragged into the bedroom, and then there was darkness.

INT. SECOND FLOOR APARTMENT-BEDROOM

YOUNG WOMAN POV-
A splash of cold water against her face awakens her. As she regained consciousness she recognizes the scent of Irish Springs the bed perfume she uses and realized she was in her bed. He eyes focus on her body, her gown had been removed and she laid spread eagle, her feet, arms and mouth was bound by duct tape. She began trembling as tears flowed down her cheeks. She hoped she was dreaming, a nightmare from which she would soon awake but then she saw a naked blurred figure slowly moving across the darken room and she smelled a musty odor. She felt his presence as he got closer to the bed and stood over her. She heard his heavy breathing as he slowly checked the heavy gray tape.

ESAU (SMILING)
You want me don’t you? I have seen you watching me at the heath club and I saw the lust in your eyes.

YOUNG WOMAN POV-
STRUGGLING ON THE BED, CRYNG.

ESAU POV-
He looked at her brown thighs and shaven pubic area. He noticed how her frighten eyes attempted to see him but he knew it was too dark.

YOUNG WOMAN POV-
She watched in horror as he rubbed her thighs and breasts and inserted in finger into her and gently moved it around. She felt her moisture and felt his nude body on top of hers.


ESAU (SMILING)
You ready for me Peggy?

YOUNG WOMAN POV-
Tears flowed down her cheeks as she violently shook her head and her mouth became dry. She felt his hands raising her buttocks, she tried to turn her body but couldn’t.


ESAU (WHISPERING INTO HER EAR)
Now I will give you what you want,” he said as he passionately entered her, raising her buttock higher as he plunged deep inside her.

YOUNG WOMAN POV-
She felt the hardness and size of his penis as he plunged deeper and harder into her. Finally, he heard him groans as his body shook violently and she felt his fluids going into her. Tears flowed as she clenched her teeth and closed her eyes. When he was finished she felt his clammy hands moving over her shaking body, his finger searching for her clitoris as he put his lips on the tape covering her mouth. Suddenly, she was hit hard upside her head and she felt herself losing consciousness, her senses became blurred and her head hurt. Maybe someone saw him as he broke into her apartment, maybe the police are on the way, her silent prayer asked.

ESAU
No one is coming Peggy, it’s just you and me. The man struck her again and dragged her unconscious body into the bathroom and gently placed her on the floor.

INT. BATHROOM

YOUNG WOMAN POV-
When she opened her terror filled eyes she looked at the little man and pleaded with him to let her go. The man smiled as he wrapped his hands around her slender throat and he squeezed and squeezed until her body went limp. He popped open a switch blade and plunged it repeatedly into her chest causing her blood to spurt out over the walls and bed. The young woman dead eyes opened and locked on his. He felt a stirring in his loins as he looked at her naked, ripe young body.


ESAU
You want me again, huh,” he said as he mounted and entered her again. After he finished he carefully placed her body in the bath tub, folded her arms across her chest, turned on the hot water and tied a pair of her panty hose around her neck. The man closed his eyes as he covered his hands with her blood and smeared it on the walls. On the medicine cabinet mirror he painted a large bloody X. After washing the blood from his body and hands he took out a Polaroid camera and snapped a picture of Peggy and quietly left.
INT. O’HARA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-DAY

FADE IN:
Flight 360 landed at O’Hara Airport at nine in the morning. It had been a long bumpy flight from the FBI Academy in Quantico Virginia where Chicago Police Sergeant John Ringo had spent the last two days brainstorming with the Behavioral Units profilers. While at the Academy he had received a call from lieutenant, David O'Shea and told that there had been another killing. Ringo was anxious to get to the scene, maybe this time the killer had left a clue, and had made a mistake. He removed his overnight bag and cane from the overhead compartment and waited as the first class passengers departed, ten minutes later he was