9 3 ▁with ▁writer ▁Slo an ▁Car p enter ▁( Ro y ▁Th inn es ), ▁who ▁authors ▁Victor ' s ▁bi ography , ▁" L ord ▁of ▁The ▁B anner ". ▁While ▁pen ning ▁the ▁book , ▁Dor ian ▁( now , ▁Robin ▁Str asser ▁on ward ) ▁nerv ously ▁plots ▁to ▁prevent ▁its ▁publication ▁as ▁Slo an ' s ▁papers ▁all ude ▁to ▁Dor ian ' s ▁comp licity ▁in ▁Victor ' s ▁death , ▁a ▁tale ▁which ▁became ▁a ▁L lan view ▁urban ▁legend ▁in ▁the ▁years ▁following ▁Victor ' s ▁apparent ▁death . ▁In tr igu ed ▁by ▁Dor ian ' s ▁inten se ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁book , ▁V iki ▁impl ores ▁the ▁L lan view ▁Police ▁Department ▁to ▁investigate ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁Victor ' s ▁death . ▁They ▁comp ly , ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁arrest ▁( and ▁conv iction , ▁after ▁trial ) ▁of ▁Dor ian ▁for ▁Victor ' s ▁murder . ▁When ▁Dor ian ▁is ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁le th al ▁injection , ▁con ▁man ▁David ▁V ick ers ▁( T uc ▁Wat kins ) ▁arriv es ▁in ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁claim ing ▁to ▁possess ▁the ▁alleg ed ▁di ary ▁of ▁V iki ' s ▁late ▁friend ▁and ▁T ina ' s ▁mother , ▁I rene . ▁Later ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁forg ery , ▁the ▁di ary ▁claims ▁dead ▁I rene ▁sm other ed ▁Victor , ▁ex on er ating ▁Dor ian ▁at ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁hour