▁run ▁away . ▁ ▁Now ▁again ▁free ▁from ▁susp icion , ▁F under bur ke ▁continues ▁a ▁dec ades ▁long ▁sp ree ▁of ▁sex ually ▁motiv ated ▁mur ders . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁violent ▁Army ▁veter an ▁Son ny ▁But ts ▁is ▁appointed ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁assistant ▁police ▁chief ▁in ▁Del ano ▁because ▁he ▁is ▁a ▁war ▁hero . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁serving ▁chief ▁dies ▁of ▁a ▁heart ▁attack , ▁the ▁city ▁council ▁appoint s ▁But ts ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy . ▁ ▁But ts ▁figures ▁out ▁F under bur ke ' s ▁gu ilt , ▁just ▁as ▁town ▁father ▁Hol mes ▁tells ▁But ts ▁he ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁bad ge ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁dep red ations ▁cul min ating ▁in ▁But ts ' s ▁murder ▁of ▁a ▁Med gar ▁E vers - like ▁figure . ▁ ▁Sure ▁that ▁solving ▁the ▁dec ades - long ▁mystery ▁will ▁save ▁his ▁job , ▁But ts ▁goes ▁to ▁F under bur ke ' s ▁land ▁and ▁catch es ▁him ▁in ▁the ▁very ▁act ▁of ▁b ury ing ▁his ▁latest ▁victim . ▁ ▁But ▁as ▁But ts ▁ch ort les ▁over ▁his ▁victory , ▁letting ▁down ▁his ▁guard , ▁F under bur ke ▁strik es ▁But ts ▁with ▁the ▁sh ov el ▁in ▁his ▁hands , ▁sho ots ▁But ts ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁police ▁revol ver , ▁and ▁bur ies ▁his ▁body ▁on ▁the ▁spot — al ong ▁with ▁his ▁police ▁motor cycle . ▁ ▁No ▁one