* Bought 10 clocks. For 10 victims?
* Paid cash.
* Wanted moon face on clock, wanted loud tick.
Evidence:
* Source of clocks was Hallerstein's Timepieces, Flatiron District.
* No prints on cash paid for clocks, no serial number hits. No trace on money.
* Called from pay phones.
CRIME SCENE THREE
Location:
* 481 Spring Street.
Victim:
* Joanne Harper.
* No apparent motive.
* Didn't know second victim, Adams.
Perp:
* Watchmaker.
* Assistant.
* Probably man spotted earlier by victim, at her shop.
* White, heavyset, in sunglasses, cream-colored parka and cap. Was driving the SUV.
M.O.:
* Picked locks to get inside.
* Intended method of attack unknown. Possibly planning to use florist's wire.
Evidence:
* Fish protein came from Joanne's (orchid fertilizer).
* Thallium sulfate nearby.
* Florist's wire, cut in precise lengths. (To use as murder weapon?) * Clock.
* Same as others. No nitrates.
* No trace.
* No note or poem.
* No footprints, fingerprints, weapons or anything else left behind.