December 3, 2024 • 24 mins
While investigating a murder in Los Angeles, a detective uncovers signs linking the victim to Santa Muerte – a blasphemous cult figure or a protective spirit depending on who you ask. The clues lead him to a dangerous intersection of religion, the occult, and his own faith to bring the killer to justice.
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Speaker 1 (00:09):
Dreams and Ben Maniel's fellows.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Seekers of the dark. I'm your host, Danley Trail.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Welcome Tontorno Tales from the shadows. By the enchanted flame
of this fire, we transcend time and space to step
into the chilling lord and legends of Latin America.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Stories passed down through the years and retold with a choice,
but be worn, for as we cross to the other side,
we never know what nightmare waits tonight.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Your faith will be tested.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Come with me into the fire, to the streets of
Los Angeles, the city of dreams, angels and nightmares. You
may have heard of these women lurking in the shadows.
(01:09):
Some say she's a monster. Others is saying, but make
sure not to cross La Santa Molding. It's time. Let
us enterr death, embrace a tale of La Santa Morde.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Thank you, Father, Grace.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
He was a wonderful, wonderful service.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Thank you, Father.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
I'll see you next.
Speaker 5 (01:51):
Timmer pull pullin, don't go, poah, just give me a minute, Mommy, yeah.
Speaker 6 (02:15):
Yeah, about me, I'll say it.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Affording the scene.
Speaker 7 (02:50):
Mm hmm, hey, hey, what have we got?
Speaker 8 (02:53):
Gang member?
Speaker 9 (02:55):
It's a white male aldies. No physical sign of attack.
Speaker 8 (02:58):
Except for them position he's in. It's a natural. How
does someone wind up in feedle like that?
Speaker 2 (03:06):
She looks terrified?
Speaker 7 (03:08):
How long has he been here?
Speaker 9 (03:10):
No signs that the body was moved. I'd say eight
hours or so.
Speaker 10 (03:14):
What's this guy doing in boil Heights at four am?
Speaker 11 (03:18):
I have an idea.
Speaker 10 (03:19):
It's not always a prostitute.
Speaker 8 (03:21):
The dude's in a suit, not from around here. It's
gonna be all over the news.
Speaker 7 (03:27):
Have you checked his pockets?
Speaker 1 (03:28):
Nothing?
Speaker 8 (03:28):
No idea.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Let me look.
Speaker 7 (03:35):
Have you guys moved him at all?
Speaker 9 (03:36):
We were waiting on you, guys.
Speaker 7 (03:39):
Hey, let me turn him over.
Speaker 8 (03:44):
Whoa what's that?
Speaker 10 (03:47):
It looks like a virgin mary necklace? But is a corpse?
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Oh?
Speaker 8 (03:53):
His hand?
Speaker 7 (03:54):
Oh god, looks like it burned into it? Man, How
the hell does that happen? Does the necklace for fingerprints
and order an autopsy?
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Now?
Speaker 9 (04:04):
Yes, sir, what the hell?
Speaker 8 (04:09):
What is it out?
Speaker 7 (04:15):
Don't lose the necklace?
Speaker 8 (04:25):
You said us seen your face.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
I was just surprised.
Speaker 7 (04:28):
How often do you have an ol coming at you?
And in boil lights of all places?
Speaker 9 (04:34):
Days?
Speaker 6 (04:35):
We'll say my office, Yes, you already heard.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
T see so you got anything?
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Oh chief?
Speaker 7 (04:51):
We were waiting on fingerprints and the autopsy.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
There was no idea.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
I don't think I have to tell you how important
this case is.
Speaker 8 (04:58):
Every case is important. Man, be stupid, Stevens.
Speaker 4 (05:01):
We've got a white man dead and boil Heights. Things
have been tense the last few years and the city
doesn't need tensions raised higher. This needs to be solved
quickly and quietly.
Speaker 6 (05:10):
We understand, no fuck ups.
Speaker 4 (05:13):
I don't need another Koreatown situation.
Speaker 12 (05:16):
Get back to work.
Speaker 7 (05:17):
Yes, ma'am, Yes, ma'am, she is.
Speaker 11 (05:23):
It's not hers.
Speaker 7 (05:24):
You only care about a case when it's a white person.
Speaker 8 (05:26):
Most of our cases are just prosecutes and drug busts.
Speaker 7 (05:29):
Those matter too well.
Speaker 9 (05:31):
Once said Stevens, I have the fingerprints, results not here.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Let me go to my desk. What do you got?
Speaker 9 (05:41):
So we got an id. The man is William Jenkins.
He's a talent agent at a big agency.
Speaker 8 (05:47):
Chief is gonna love that.
Speaker 9 (05:49):
He had a dui a couple years back, but nothing
major any other Prince yep I was able to pull
a partial off the necklace. It belongs to a here Gustava.
He has priors for unlawful assembly and disturbing the peace.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Good work, thank you.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
No problem.
Speaker 8 (06:07):
I'll go to the Jenkins house. Are you looking to Diaz?
Speaker 7 (06:10):
Shouldn't we stay together?
Speaker 8 (06:12):
You want to get ring by the chief when the
press finds out about this before we solve it.
Speaker 7 (06:15):
Fine, but Matt keep me outdated. I always do. Gustavods,
it's the police, Gustavo DS. I just have a few
(06:40):
questions for you.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Oh, good afternoon, officer.
Speaker 7 (06:51):
I'm gonna put me in handcuffs.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
Youyu, Gustavo Diaz? Who's that?
Speaker 7 (06:55):
I have a few questions for him? Regarding William Jenkins?
Is there someone else here?
Speaker 2 (07:02):
I don't know what you're talking about.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
Stop.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
Hey, you don't have a war man.
Speaker 8 (07:15):
No, no, my altar. You knocked her.
Speaker 11 (07:18):
Down, blanket, Come on, help me. She will not take
likely to this offense.
Speaker 12 (07:24):
Jesus most Holy crut me forgiveness for the slight predict
No evil can see, no evil conte the street, and
no evil can fold me.
Speaker 7 (07:46):
Yo, you're trying to burn our house down. Sit down,
you're ruined, my altar.
Speaker 8 (07:51):
Put her back like a buck.
Speaker 7 (07:53):
She would no back off?
Speaker 2 (07:55):
Sit down?
Speaker 7 (07:56):
Nah no, No, this bound cop is as bad as
the white one. Reaching first. After almost burning our house down,
you ran okay, Can you explain that I'm looking for
Gustavo dis.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
Is he here? That's me?
Speaker 12 (08:10):
What?
Speaker 6 (08:11):
That's my dead name?
Speaker 11 (08:13):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (08:14):
Thank god you changed their Gus does not work for you, honey.
Speaker 6 (08:17):
I go by Phoenix now all right, then, Gustin Phoenix.
Speaker 13 (08:22):
I just have a few questions for you about your
relationship with a mister William Jenkins.
Speaker 7 (08:27):
First, can you explain to me why the hell you ran?
Speaker 12 (08:31):
I'm not dumb a cup coming around here asking questions.
I'm not staying to find out more.
Speaker 7 (08:39):
Is this your necklace?
Speaker 8 (08:42):
He got there?
Speaker 3 (08:43):
Shut up?
Speaker 7 (08:44):
Can you explain what this is?
Speaker 12 (08:46):
Can you please put La Santa Mede back up on
the altar?
Speaker 10 (08:50):
Someta?
Speaker 6 (08:50):
What the statue right there?
Speaker 7 (08:52):
Please put her back? This this statue, this is just
like the necklace.
Speaker 12 (09:02):
If you don't put her back, bad things will happen.
Speaker 7 (09:06):
What the hell is this some sort of cult?
Speaker 8 (09:08):
You are really dumb.
Speaker 7 (09:11):
I am placing you under arrest for evading arrest. I'm
bringing in this statue for evidence. You can't do that.
Excuse me nothing. Let's go be careful with her.
Speaker 3 (09:22):
She's vengeful and jealous.
Speaker 7 (09:24):
Put your hands behind your back.
Speaker 6 (09:26):
You can't do that. You can't do that me.
Speaker 7 (09:32):
Come on, let's go.
Speaker 8 (09:35):
You're going to regret it.
Speaker 10 (09:46):
I retrieved this statue from the home of Gustavo Diaz.
It's similar to the necklace I found on William Jenkins's hand.
It's a skeleton dressed in white robes, sitting on a throne.
It's left hand are scales, and in the right is
a large size.
Speaker 13 (10:00):
The throne sits atop a bed of gold coins and skulls,
and awl sits on the figure's shoulder.
Speaker 7 (10:06):
Gustavo called it laflaca. So what the hell is this thing?
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Death cult?
Speaker 7 (10:13):
Some voodoo ship?
Speaker 10 (10:15):
How does this connect with the William Jenkins death?
Speaker 2 (10:24):
I have money videos? What are you?
Speaker 7 (10:26):
Couldn't have done that? You know what this thing is?
Speaker 5 (10:32):
It's blasphemy.
Speaker 7 (10:34):
Be careful with that.
Speaker 5 (10:36):
What do you mean all the botanicas have been selling
that crap?
Speaker 7 (10:40):
It's cursed. Can's use it?
Speaker 10 (10:43):
Malaviros brother than the Wests, doesn't hear something?
Speaker 8 (10:46):
He does?
Speaker 3 (10:47):
What the.
Speaker 7 (10:49):
Damn it but a recorder?
Speaker 8 (10:51):
What the.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Naughty boy?
Speaker 7 (10:58):
Gustava holding tighten irrogation right now, I'm making him sweat.
I had to do a bothanic got to check out
the necklace and statue.
Speaker 8 (11:04):
What's a botanico.
Speaker 7 (11:07):
Yeah, it's like a religious store. But sometimes they have
like witchcrafty shit like Tara.
Speaker 8 (11:13):
Oh you think this was witchcraft?
Speaker 2 (11:16):
To believe it?
Speaker 8 (11:17):
Oh, the trans Latino witch kills, big Hollywood agent. Geez,
we're screwed.
Speaker 7 (11:23):
Anything from Jenkins.
Speaker 8 (11:25):
I met his wife and kids. She's a mess right now.
Wants to go to the press.
Speaker 7 (11:29):
Hey, don't let her.
Speaker 8 (11:30):
What do you think I did? Told her would scare
away the killer. We got two days tops.
Speaker 13 (11:35):
If it was witchcraft or a cold or something. I
don't want to start another hysteria. Last thing we need
is another satanic panic.
Speaker 8 (11:43):
Yeah, we just our lug, all right.
Speaker 7 (11:45):
I'll let you know when I get more information from
the Botanica.
Speaker 8 (11:52):
Hey, where'd we go?
Speaker 7 (11:53):
What the what's going on?
Speaker 8 (11:55):
What happened?
Speaker 3 (11:55):
What the hell?
Speaker 8 (11:57):
Are you?
Speaker 2 (11:57):
Okay? What's that we go? What the else? A feather?
Are you?
Speaker 1 (12:12):
Hey?
Speaker 7 (12:12):
Did you see that owl?
Speaker 8 (12:15):
Why? No?
Speaker 7 (12:16):
Let's say here, Hey, hey, hey, come back, come back.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
Hello, it's the police. Hello, welcome.
Speaker 12 (12:45):
What brings you to my shop?
Speaker 2 (12:46):
I have a few questions to ask you.
Speaker 10 (12:49):
Of course, knowledge is everything?
Speaker 2 (12:53):
Right?
Speaker 7 (12:54):
Do you recognize the figure on this necklace or what
this statue is?
Speaker 13 (13:00):
Lasante more goddess of death and protector of outsiders.
Speaker 9 (13:06):
Criminals sometimes pray to her.
Speaker 11 (13:08):
She gets a bad rep but she.
Speaker 6 (13:11):
Is a just saint.
Speaker 5 (13:14):
You must treat her well.
Speaker 7 (13:16):
What do you mean by goddess of death?
Speaker 9 (13:19):
She brings your soul to the afterlife.
Speaker 13 (13:22):
Do you think a criminal would use this lasan ae
as an excuse to kill someone?
Speaker 6 (13:27):
Anything as possible?
Speaker 2 (13:32):
Okay?
Speaker 7 (13:32):
What about this barn? Is that a common last thing?
Do you have these items with you now that they're
an inevitants box at the precincts.
Speaker 11 (13:42):
Lasan Morbey won't like being in a box.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
Humhmm, she's watching you.
Speaker 6 (13:50):
Let's take this.
Speaker 9 (13:53):
This black protection candle will help you light it, say
a prayer to her.
Speaker 7 (13:58):
Then give her a no no no meta. I'm a Catholic.
Speaker 6 (14:03):
Okay, she watches over all of us. Otherwise otherwise what
she will bring her judgment?
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Suspiracy? What a crack, But.
Speaker 7 (14:24):
It's like an other case. What the hell do you
want from me?
Speaker 8 (14:31):
Man?
Speaker 2 (14:36):
What what wants? Say?
Speaker 8 (14:37):
What the autopsy results came back? You're a good way
to hear.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
This in Percy.
Speaker 7 (14:56):
Executive?
Speaker 11 (14:57):
What are you doing with that candle?
Speaker 2 (15:00):
Research?
Speaker 7 (15:02):
Is someone in the evidence room.
Speaker 6 (15:04):
No, I haven't seen anyone.
Speaker 2 (15:07):
For sure.
Speaker 11 (15:10):
Hey, hey, what the hell is the box doing on
the floor?
Speaker 10 (15:14):
What happened?
Speaker 2 (15:16):
A statue cracked?
Speaker 8 (15:18):
How these Oh no, no.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Speaker 2 (15:24):
What fucking.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
What are you doing with the statue?
Speaker 7 (15:33):
It fell in the evidence room?
Speaker 8 (15:36):
You just started lighting some incense in here too.
Speaker 7 (15:39):
Just looking into all possible motives.
Speaker 4 (15:41):
Yeah, well, no need to worry about that.
Speaker 8 (15:43):
What do you mean William Jenkins died from a heart attack?
Speaker 4 (15:47):
What how's that possible people got from heart attacks?
Speaker 7 (15:53):
He was forty two and did CrossFit.
Speaker 4 (15:55):
Yeah, well, COVID put a strain on some people.
Speaker 7 (15:57):
What about his hand and the necklace?
Speaker 8 (16:00):
An allergic reaction? They have triggered the heart attack.
Speaker 7 (16:03):
An allergic reaction that burns you.
Speaker 4 (16:05):
Look, this is the best possible outcome.
Speaker 7 (16:07):
Good work, but we didn't solve ship.
Speaker 4 (16:09):
That can say good work, Stevens. Notify his next of
kin wants it. You can let Diaz out of holding,
drop the charges, sheep, this case, this case closed.
Speaker 1 (16:20):
Oh, get a beer?
Speaker 5 (16:24):
What the hell?
Speaker 7 (16:25):
Man are you complaining that something is not right?
Speaker 8 (16:29):
Just take the win.
Speaker 7 (16:31):
Let's people work for us.
Speaker 2 (16:32):
Huh, Hi, Phoenix, I have some good news.
Speaker 7 (16:43):
Sure, we're letting you go. Are you serious?
Speaker 2 (16:50):
William Jenkins died from a heart attack.
Speaker 12 (16:54):
Oh my god, you didn't tell me he was dead.
Speaker 7 (17:00):
So you did know him. I need to go home.
Speaker 2 (17:04):
I can drive you.
Speaker 6 (17:07):
No, I can take a can.
Speaker 7 (17:09):
It's the least I can do for your troubles.
Speaker 8 (17:12):
You know what?
Speaker 11 (17:14):
Yeah, thank you.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
You're conditioning?
Speaker 7 (17:23):
Okay?
Speaker 2 (17:24):
Yeah? Yeah? Are you okay?
Speaker 7 (17:31):
Totally totally allergies.
Speaker 6 (17:38):
This isn't my home.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
Get out.
Speaker 12 (17:42):
No, I'm not getting out. No, there's no need for that.
Speaker 7 (17:48):
Get you out of the car now, okay, okay.
Speaker 6 (17:57):
I didn't do anything.
Speaker 8 (17:59):
Come on, man, I didn't do anything.
Speaker 7 (18:01):
I don't believe you. This last some time, went the ferns.
I could feel this presence. What did you do to
William Jenkins?
Speaker 6 (18:08):
I didn't do anything.
Speaker 7 (18:10):
Did you put a curse on William?
Speaker 8 (18:11):
What? What's wrong with you?
Speaker 11 (18:13):
No? This goddamn fucking out has been following me everywhere.
Speaker 7 (18:20):
What did you do?
Speaker 6 (18:21):
Nothing?
Speaker 12 (18:22):
Lasantime, this is my protector.
Speaker 7 (18:24):
I tried to warn you when he listened. This is insane.
You're insane. You wanted him dead?
Speaker 2 (18:31):
No?
Speaker 8 (18:32):
I didn't.
Speaker 1 (18:32):
I didn't.
Speaker 12 (18:33):
We were dating for a few months. It was getting serious.
Then I found out he had a family, so.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
You killed him.
Speaker 12 (18:39):
I was never killed somebody.
Speaker 7 (18:43):
You put a poison on his necklace that gave him
a heart attack. No, no, you're wrong.
Speaker 3 (18:48):
We were walking home from a restaurant and I confronted
about his family.
Speaker 12 (18:51):
He flipped up and try to attack me. Suddenly this
olvi what.
Speaker 7 (18:57):
And that's all I remember.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
I don't believe you.
Speaker 12 (19:01):
I swear to the Santam where tickets lever, but that
is the truth.
Speaker 14 (19:05):
What the hell did you do to that man? What
the fuck are you doing to me? You fucking burned me?
Means I have to see now what pus?
Speaker 2 (19:24):
What the fuck are you doing?
Speaker 1 (19:29):
You said, well, there will be consequences.
Speaker 3 (19:35):
Hey fuck you.
Speaker 7 (19:44):
Wait wait wait wait wait, by I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Okay, okay, I guess not. I
(20:18):
can put you back together.
Speaker 11 (20:21):
I got some sprinkle here somewhere there it is.
Speaker 3 (20:30):
Here we go, it is now.
Speaker 2 (20:35):
The candle something worth it. Forgive me. I offer you
my apology. Please please forgive me.
Speaker 10 (21:01):
Mm hmmm.
Speaker 2 (21:03):
Mm hmmm.
Speaker 8 (21:05):
Oh doctor.
Speaker 1 (21:26):
H Remember Lasanda Morgan is always watching, whether you're a
believer or not.
Speaker 2 (21:40):
Don't dare across this scent. You could pay with your
life Noctor No.
Speaker 11 (21:58):
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Dreams and Ben Maniel's fellows.
Speaker 2 (00:12):
Seekers of the dark. I'm your host, Danley Trail.
Speaker 1 (00:16):
Welcome Tontorno Tales from the shadows. By the enchanted flame
of this fire, we transcend time and space to step
into the chilling lord and legends of Latin America.
Speaker 3 (00:32):
Stories passed down through the years and retold with a choice,
but be worn, for as we cross to the other side,
we never know what nightmare waits tonight.
Speaker 2 (00:46):
Your faith will be tested.
Speaker 1 (00:48):
Come with me into the fire, to the streets of
Los Angeles, the city of dreams, angels and nightmares. You
may have heard of these women lurking in the shadows.
(01:09):
Some say she's a monster. Others is saying, but make
sure not to cross La Santa Molding. It's time. Let
us enterr death, embrace a tale of La Santa Morde.
Speaker 2 (01:45):
Thank you, Father, Grace.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
He was a wonderful, wonderful service.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
Thank you, Father.
Speaker 4 (01:51):
I'll see you next.
Speaker 5 (01:51):
Timmer pull pullin, don't go, poah, just give me a minute, Mommy, yeah.
Speaker 6 (02:15):
Yeah, about me, I'll say it.
Speaker 2 (02:42):
Affording the scene.
Speaker 7 (02:50):
Mm hmm, hey, hey, what have we got?
Speaker 8 (02:53):
Gang member?
Speaker 9 (02:55):
It's a white male aldies. No physical sign of attack.
Speaker 8 (02:58):
Except for them position he's in. It's a natural. How
does someone wind up in feedle like that?
Speaker 2 (03:06):
She looks terrified?
Speaker 7 (03:08):
How long has he been here?
Speaker 9 (03:10):
No signs that the body was moved. I'd say eight
hours or so.
Speaker 10 (03:14):
What's this guy doing in boil Heights at four am?
Speaker 11 (03:18):
I have an idea.
Speaker 10 (03:19):
It's not always a prostitute.
Speaker 8 (03:21):
The dude's in a suit, not from around here. It's
gonna be all over the news.
Speaker 7 (03:27):
Have you checked his pockets?
Speaker 1 (03:28):
Nothing?
Speaker 8 (03:28):
No idea.
Speaker 2 (03:29):
Let me look.
Speaker 7 (03:35):
Have you guys moved him at all?
Speaker 9 (03:36):
We were waiting on you, guys.
Speaker 7 (03:39):
Hey, let me turn him over.
Speaker 8 (03:44):
Whoa what's that?
Speaker 10 (03:47):
It looks like a virgin mary necklace? But is a corpse?
Speaker 2 (03:53):
Oh?
Speaker 8 (03:53):
His hand?
Speaker 7 (03:54):
Oh god, looks like it burned into it? Man, How
the hell does that happen? Does the necklace for fingerprints
and order an autopsy?
Speaker 2 (04:03):
Now?
Speaker 9 (04:04):
Yes, sir, what the hell?
Speaker 8 (04:09):
What is it out?
Speaker 7 (04:15):
Don't lose the necklace?
Speaker 8 (04:25):
You said us seen your face.
Speaker 2 (04:27):
I was just surprised.
Speaker 7 (04:28):
How often do you have an ol coming at you?
And in boil lights of all places?
Speaker 9 (04:34):
Days?
Speaker 6 (04:35):
We'll say my office, Yes, you already heard.
Speaker 4 (04:44):
T see so you got anything?
Speaker 2 (04:50):
Oh chief?
Speaker 7 (04:51):
We were waiting on fingerprints and the autopsy.
Speaker 2 (04:54):
There was no idea.
Speaker 4 (04:55):
I don't think I have to tell you how important
this case is.
Speaker 8 (04:58):
Every case is important. Man, be stupid, Stevens.
Speaker 4 (05:01):
We've got a white man dead and boil Heights. Things
have been tense the last few years and the city
doesn't need tensions raised higher. This needs to be solved
quickly and quietly.
Speaker 6 (05:10):
We understand, no fuck ups.
Speaker 4 (05:13):
I don't need another Koreatown situation.
Speaker 12 (05:16):
Get back to work.
Speaker 7 (05:17):
Yes, ma'am, Yes, ma'am, she is.
Speaker 11 (05:23):
It's not hers.
Speaker 7 (05:24):
You only care about a case when it's a white person.
Speaker 8 (05:26):
Most of our cases are just prosecutes and drug busts.
Speaker 7 (05:29):
Those matter too well.
Speaker 9 (05:31):
Once said Stevens, I have the fingerprints, results not here.
Speaker 2 (05:35):
Let me go to my desk. What do you got?
Speaker 9 (05:41):
So we got an id. The man is William Jenkins.
He's a talent agent at a big agency.
Speaker 8 (05:47):
Chief is gonna love that.
Speaker 9 (05:49):
He had a dui a couple years back, but nothing
major any other Prince yep I was able to pull
a partial off the necklace. It belongs to a here Gustava.
He has priors for unlawful assembly and disturbing the peace.
Speaker 2 (06:04):
Good work, thank you.
Speaker 5 (06:06):
No problem.
Speaker 8 (06:07):
I'll go to the Jenkins house. Are you looking to Diaz?
Speaker 7 (06:10):
Shouldn't we stay together?
Speaker 8 (06:12):
You want to get ring by the chief when the
press finds out about this before we solve it.
Speaker 7 (06:15):
Fine, but Matt keep me outdated. I always do. Gustavods,
it's the police, Gustavo DS. I just have a few
(06:40):
questions for you.
Speaker 2 (06:49):
Oh, good afternoon, officer.
Speaker 7 (06:51):
I'm gonna put me in handcuffs.
Speaker 2 (06:53):
Youyu, Gustavo Diaz? Who's that?
Speaker 7 (06:55):
I have a few questions for him? Regarding William Jenkins?
Is there someone else here?
Speaker 2 (07:02):
I don't know what you're talking about.
Speaker 1 (07:06):
Stop.
Speaker 2 (07:07):
Hey, you don't have a war man.
Speaker 8 (07:15):
No, no, my altar. You knocked her.
Speaker 11 (07:18):
Down, blanket, Come on, help me. She will not take
likely to this offense.
Speaker 12 (07:24):
Jesus most Holy crut me forgiveness for the slight predict
No evil can see, no evil conte the street, and
no evil can fold me.
Speaker 7 (07:46):
Yo, you're trying to burn our house down. Sit down,
you're ruined, my altar.
Speaker 8 (07:51):
Put her back like a buck.
Speaker 7 (07:53):
She would no back off?
Speaker 2 (07:55):
Sit down?
Speaker 7 (07:56):
Nah no, No, this bound cop is as bad as
the white one. Reaching first. After almost burning our house down,
you ran okay, Can you explain that I'm looking for
Gustavo dis.
Speaker 2 (08:07):
Is he here? That's me?
Speaker 12 (08:10):
What?
Speaker 6 (08:11):
That's my dead name?
Speaker 11 (08:13):
Oh?
Speaker 7 (08:14):
Thank god you changed their Gus does not work for you, honey.
Speaker 6 (08:17):
I go by Phoenix now all right, then, Gustin Phoenix.
Speaker 13 (08:22):
I just have a few questions for you about your
relationship with a mister William Jenkins.
Speaker 7 (08:27):
First, can you explain to me why the hell you ran?
Speaker 12 (08:31):
I'm not dumb a cup coming around here asking questions.
I'm not staying to find out more.
Speaker 7 (08:39):
Is this your necklace?
Speaker 8 (08:42):
He got there?
Speaker 3 (08:43):
Shut up?
Speaker 7 (08:44):
Can you explain what this is?
Speaker 12 (08:46):
Can you please put La Santa Mede back up on
the altar?
Speaker 10 (08:50):
Someta?
Speaker 6 (08:50):
What the statue right there?
Speaker 7 (08:52):
Please put her back? This this statue, this is just
like the necklace.
Speaker 12 (09:02):
If you don't put her back, bad things will happen.
Speaker 7 (09:06):
What the hell is this some sort of cult?
Speaker 8 (09:08):
You are really dumb.
Speaker 7 (09:11):
I am placing you under arrest for evading arrest. I'm
bringing in this statue for evidence. You can't do that.
Excuse me nothing. Let's go be careful with her.
Speaker 3 (09:22):
She's vengeful and jealous.
Speaker 7 (09:24):
Put your hands behind your back.
Speaker 6 (09:26):
You can't do that. You can't do that me.
Speaker 7 (09:32):
Come on, let's go.
Speaker 8 (09:35):
You're going to regret it.
Speaker 10 (09:46):
I retrieved this statue from the home of Gustavo Diaz.
It's similar to the necklace I found on William Jenkins's hand.
It's a skeleton dressed in white robes, sitting on a throne.
It's left hand are scales, and in the right is
a large size.
Speaker 13 (10:00):
The throne sits atop a bed of gold coins and skulls,
and awl sits on the figure's shoulder.
Speaker 7 (10:06):
Gustavo called it laflaca. So what the hell is this thing?
Speaker 2 (10:12):
Death cult?
Speaker 7 (10:13):
Some voodoo ship?
Speaker 10 (10:15):
How does this connect with the William Jenkins death?
Speaker 2 (10:24):
I have money videos? What are you?
Speaker 7 (10:26):
Couldn't have done that? You know what this thing is?
Speaker 5 (10:32):
It's blasphemy.
Speaker 7 (10:34):
Be careful with that.
Speaker 5 (10:36):
What do you mean all the botanicas have been selling
that crap?
Speaker 7 (10:40):
It's cursed. Can's use it?
Speaker 10 (10:43):
Malaviros brother than the Wests, doesn't hear something?
Speaker 8 (10:46):
He does?
Speaker 3 (10:47):
What the.
Speaker 7 (10:49):
Damn it but a recorder?
Speaker 8 (10:51):
What the.
Speaker 2 (10:57):
Naughty boy?
Speaker 7 (10:58):
Gustava holding tighten irrogation right now, I'm making him sweat.
I had to do a bothanic got to check out
the necklace and statue.
Speaker 8 (11:04):
What's a botanico.
Speaker 7 (11:07):
Yeah, it's like a religious store. But sometimes they have
like witchcrafty shit like Tara.
Speaker 8 (11:13):
Oh you think this was witchcraft?
Speaker 2 (11:16):
To believe it?
Speaker 8 (11:17):
Oh, the trans Latino witch kills, big Hollywood agent. Geez,
we're screwed.
Speaker 7 (11:23):
Anything from Jenkins.
Speaker 8 (11:25):
I met his wife and kids. She's a mess right now.
Wants to go to the press.
Speaker 7 (11:29):
Hey, don't let her.
Speaker 8 (11:30):
What do you think I did? Told her would scare
away the killer. We got two days tops.
Speaker 13 (11:35):
If it was witchcraft or a cold or something. I
don't want to start another hysteria. Last thing we need
is another satanic panic.
Speaker 8 (11:43):
Yeah, we just our lug, all right.
Speaker 7 (11:45):
I'll let you know when I get more information from
the Botanica.
Speaker 8 (11:52):
Hey, where'd we go?
Speaker 7 (11:53):
What the what's going on?
Speaker 8 (11:55):
What happened?
Speaker 3 (11:55):
What the hell?
Speaker 8 (11:57):
Are you?
Speaker 2 (11:57):
Okay? What's that we go? What the else? A feather?
Are you?
Speaker 1 (12:12):
Hey?
Speaker 7 (12:12):
Did you see that owl?
Speaker 8 (12:15):
Why? No?
Speaker 7 (12:16):
Let's say here, Hey, hey, hey, come back, come back.
Speaker 2 (12:35):
Hello, it's the police. Hello, welcome.
Speaker 12 (12:45):
What brings you to my shop?
Speaker 2 (12:46):
I have a few questions to ask you.
Speaker 10 (12:49):
Of course, knowledge is everything?
Speaker 2 (12:53):
Right?
Speaker 7 (12:54):
Do you recognize the figure on this necklace or what
this statue is?
Speaker 13 (13:00):
Lasante more goddess of death and protector of outsiders.
Speaker 9 (13:06):
Criminals sometimes pray to her.
Speaker 11 (13:08):
She gets a bad rep but she.
Speaker 6 (13:11):
Is a just saint.
Speaker 5 (13:14):
You must treat her well.
Speaker 7 (13:16):
What do you mean by goddess of death?
Speaker 9 (13:19):
She brings your soul to the afterlife.
Speaker 13 (13:22):
Do you think a criminal would use this lasan ae
as an excuse to kill someone?
Speaker 6 (13:27):
Anything as possible?
Speaker 2 (13:32):
Okay?
Speaker 7 (13:32):
What about this barn? Is that a common last thing?
Do you have these items with you now that they're
an inevitants box at the precincts.
Speaker 11 (13:42):
Lasan Morbey won't like being in a box.
Speaker 1 (13:45):
Humhmm, she's watching you.
Speaker 6 (13:50):
Let's take this.
Speaker 9 (13:53):
This black protection candle will help you light it, say
a prayer to her.
Speaker 7 (13:58):
Then give her a no no no meta. I'm a Catholic.
Speaker 6 (14:03):
Okay, she watches over all of us. Otherwise otherwise what
she will bring her judgment?
Speaker 2 (14:16):
Suspiracy? What a crack, But.
Speaker 7 (14:24):
It's like an other case. What the hell do you
want from me?
Speaker 8 (14:31):
Man?
Speaker 2 (14:36):
What what wants? Say?
Speaker 8 (14:37):
What the autopsy results came back? You're a good way
to hear.
Speaker 2 (14:41):
This in Percy.
Speaker 7 (14:56):
Executive?
Speaker 11 (14:57):
What are you doing with that candle?
Speaker 2 (15:00):
Research?
Speaker 7 (15:02):
Is someone in the evidence room.
Speaker 6 (15:04):
No, I haven't seen anyone.
Speaker 2 (15:07):
For sure.
Speaker 11 (15:10):
Hey, hey, what the hell is the box doing on
the floor?
Speaker 10 (15:14):
What happened?
Speaker 2 (15:16):
A statue cracked?
Speaker 8 (15:18):
How these Oh no, no.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
No, no, no, no, no, no.
Speaker 2 (15:24):
What fucking.
Speaker 4 (15:31):
What are you doing with the statue?
Speaker 7 (15:33):
It fell in the evidence room?
Speaker 8 (15:36):
You just started lighting some incense in here too.
Speaker 7 (15:39):
Just looking into all possible motives.
Speaker 4 (15:41):
Yeah, well, no need to worry about that.
Speaker 8 (15:43):
What do you mean William Jenkins died from a heart attack?
Speaker 4 (15:47):
What how's that possible people got from heart attacks?
Speaker 7 (15:53):
He was forty two and did CrossFit.
Speaker 4 (15:55):
Yeah, well, COVID put a strain on some people.
Speaker 7 (15:57):
What about his hand and the necklace?
Speaker 8 (16:00):
An allergic reaction? They have triggered the heart attack.
Speaker 7 (16:03):
An allergic reaction that burns you.
Speaker 4 (16:05):
Look, this is the best possible outcome.
Speaker 7 (16:07):
Good work, but we didn't solve ship.
Speaker 4 (16:09):
That can say good work, Stevens. Notify his next of
kin wants it. You can let Diaz out of holding,
drop the charges, sheep, this case, this case closed.
Speaker 1 (16:20):
Oh, get a beer?
Speaker 5 (16:24):
What the hell?
Speaker 7 (16:25):
Man are you complaining that something is not right?
Speaker 8 (16:29):
Just take the win.
Speaker 7 (16:31):
Let's people work for us.
Speaker 2 (16:32):
Huh, Hi, Phoenix, I have some good news.
Speaker 7 (16:43):
Sure, we're letting you go. Are you serious?
Speaker 2 (16:50):
William Jenkins died from a heart attack.
Speaker 12 (16:54):
Oh my god, you didn't tell me he was dead.
Speaker 7 (17:00):
So you did know him. I need to go home.
Speaker 2 (17:04):
I can drive you.
Speaker 6 (17:07):
No, I can take a can.
Speaker 7 (17:09):
It's the least I can do for your troubles.
Speaker 8 (17:12):
You know what?
Speaker 11 (17:14):
Yeah, thank you.
Speaker 2 (17:22):
You're conditioning?
Speaker 7 (17:23):
Okay?
Speaker 2 (17:24):
Yeah? Yeah? Are you okay?
Speaker 7 (17:31):
Totally totally allergies.
Speaker 6 (17:38):
This isn't my home.
Speaker 2 (17:40):
Get out.
Speaker 12 (17:42):
No, I'm not getting out. No, there's no need for that.
Speaker 7 (17:48):
Get you out of the car now, okay, okay.
Speaker 6 (17:57):
I didn't do anything.
Speaker 8 (17:59):
Come on, man, I didn't do anything.
Speaker 7 (18:01):
I don't believe you. This last some time, went the ferns.
I could feel this presence. What did you do to
William Jenkins?
Speaker 6 (18:08):
I didn't do anything.
Speaker 7 (18:10):
Did you put a curse on William?
Speaker 8 (18:11):
What? What's wrong with you?
Speaker 11 (18:13):
No? This goddamn fucking out has been following me everywhere.
Speaker 7 (18:20):
What did you do?
Speaker 6 (18:21):
Nothing?
Speaker 12 (18:22):
Lasantime, this is my protector.
Speaker 7 (18:24):
I tried to warn you when he listened. This is insane.
You're insane. You wanted him dead?
Speaker 2 (18:31):
No?
Speaker 8 (18:32):
I didn't.
Speaker 1 (18:32):
I didn't.
Speaker 12 (18:33):
We were dating for a few months. It was getting serious.
Then I found out he had a family, so.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
You killed him.
Speaker 12 (18:39):
I was never killed somebody.
Speaker 7 (18:43):
You put a poison on his necklace that gave him
a heart attack. No, no, you're wrong.
Speaker 3 (18:48):
We were walking home from a restaurant and I confronted
about his family.
Speaker 12 (18:51):
He flipped up and try to attack me. Suddenly this
olvi what.
Speaker 7 (18:57):
And that's all I remember.
Speaker 2 (19:00):
I don't believe you.
Speaker 12 (19:01):
I swear to the Santam where tickets lever, but that
is the truth.
Speaker 14 (19:05):
What the hell did you do to that man? What
the fuck are you doing to me? You fucking burned me?
Means I have to see now what pus?
Speaker 2 (19:24):
What the fuck are you doing?
Speaker 1 (19:29):
You said, well, there will be consequences.
Speaker 3 (19:35):
Hey fuck you.
Speaker 7 (19:44):
Wait wait wait wait wait, by I'm sorry. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I'm sorry. Okay, okay, I guess not. I
(20:18):
can put you back together.
Speaker 11 (20:21):
I got some sprinkle here somewhere there it is.
Speaker 3 (20:30):
Here we go, it is now.
Speaker 2 (20:35):
The candle something worth it. Forgive me. I offer you
my apology. Please please forgive me.
Speaker 10 (21:01):
Mm hmmm.
Speaker 2 (21:03):
Mm hmmm.
Speaker 8 (21:05):
Oh doctor.
Speaker 1 (21:26):
H Remember Lasanda Morgan is always watching, whether you're a
believer or not.
Speaker 2 (21:40):
Don't dare across this scent. You could pay with your
life Noctor No.
Speaker 11 (21:58):
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