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11. Confession

A police detective interrogates a suspected serial killer, but the suspect knows all the tricks and a battle of wits ensues.

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A serial killer is on a rampage in a nearby city, decapitating women and taking their heads as trophies. Horror screenwriter Warhol Evans ( Eddie Izzard ) is labeled as the prime suspect when he is found washing his hands—presumably cleaning off the blood—near the latest crime scene. He is interrogated by famed detective Jack Lynch ( Ciarán Hinds ) who attempts to label him as the killer, but Evans does not go down without a fight, trying to turn the interrogation around. Also starring Alun Armstrong.

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