"And all that I have killed will become my slaves.Zodiac · 2007 — Chapter 4 of 30 · 5'08" · B2
Zodiac Attacks the Couple at the Lake, Explained: get any ideas
The letter promises a paradise built on slaves, and the scene cuts straight to that idea made real: a man with a gun takes a couple's money, keys and freedom. One victim cooperates completely — “You're welcome to everything I have” — while the other is warned not to get any ideas.
What happens
A letter from the killer claims that when he dies he will be reborn in paradise and the people he has killed will become his slaves. The film then shows that belief in action: at Lake Berryessa, a man with a gun orders a young couple to hand over their money and car keys, ties them up, and talks about having killed before.
Listen for
more of the sametake a leaktie someone upget any ideas
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Phrase of the scene
get any ideas
to start having improper or overreaching thoughts
绑匪要女友动手把男友捆起来，事前先堵一句 Don't get any ideas，等于警告她别趁机耍花样。
I'm lending you the car, but don't get any ideas about keeping it.
Also in this scene
- more of the same
the same kind of thing again
- take a leak
to urinate, said informally
- tie someone up
to bind someone with rope or cord
Everything marked in this scene
35 notes across 67 lines
"I will not give you my name because you will try to slow downwill with try to
"I will not give you my name because you will try to slow downliaison
"I will not give you my name because you will try to slow downpossessive with gerund
"or stop my collecting of slaves for my afterlife."Methinks our friend's a tad bit fuckered in the head.flap
Methinks our friend's a tad bit fuckered in the head.Methinks our friend's a tad bit fuckered in the head.How does one do that?Dangerous animal.the same kind of thing again
More of the same. Details about the murders.He taped a flashlight to the gun. That's how he hit them in the dark.He taped a flashlight to the gun. That's how he hit them in the dark.And he gave himself a name.You know this used to be the town of Montecello?used to for past states
You know this used to be the town of Montecello?the county decided that the land would work better as a lake.-But there's an entire... -Hidden city under the water.Well, we're very good-looking.to urinate, said informally
All right. So he's taking a leak.All right. So he's taking a leak.He's coming towards us.Oh, my God, he has a gun.-I want your money and your car keys. -Okay.We're not gonna do anything, okay?You're welcome to everything I have.You know, I might be able to help you.He's a sociology major.to bind someone with rope or cord
I want her to tie you up.want someone to do something
I want her to tie you up.liaison
I want her to tie you up.to start having improper or overreaching thoughts
-Don't get any ideas. -I'm not.I killed a guard escaping from prison in Montana.I'm not afraid to kill again.We didn't complain when you tied our hands.Zodiac Attacks the Couple at the Lake, explained
What's really going on
The letter is grandiose and the picnic is mundane, and the scene's power comes from putting them side by side. The killer's fantasy of owning souls is answered, minutes later, by a man who takes a wallet and a car and calls it enough. One victim keeps talking to stay alive — “You're welcome to everything I have” — turning total surrender into a strategy. The scene never lets the audience forget how ordinary the setting is: a public park, a blanket, a couple who assumed the man behind the tree was only relieving himself. That gap between a normal afternoon and what follows is the whole point.
Theme
SurvivalA victim talks and complies to stay alive, turning politeness and total surrender into a way to buy time.
PowerA gun reverses a lazy afternoon: the couple's ordinary control over their own day is gone in seconds.
What you'll learn
- Hear take a leak as urinate
- Use write a check for payment stalling
- Treat get any ideas as a warning
- Catch leftovers as extra letters
Listen for
- slow down — liaison
- tad bit — flap
- tie you up — liaison
"And all that I have killed will become my slaves.The killer's motive stated outright: he believes murder earns him servants in the next life, which is why he keeps collecting victims.
Well, we're very good-looking.A light, flirty joke meant to dismiss the fear that someone is watching them. It's the last ordinary line before the attack.
You're welcome to everything I have.Complete surrender offered politely: the speaker invites the gunman to take everything, hoping compliance will be rewarded with life.
I'm not afraid to kill again.A flat threat meant to cut off any resistance: the gunman says that killing again would cost him nothing.
Questions about this scene
Why does the killer say he will collect slaves?
He believes that when he dies he will be reborn in paradise, and that everyone he has killed will serve him there. The letter spells out the motive behind the murders: killing is described as gathering slaves for his afterlife.
Why do the victims cooperate so completely?
A gun is pointed at them and escape looks impossible, so one of them keeps talking and offers everything — money, keys, even a check — trying to keep the attacker calm and buy time.
Is the man at the lake the Zodiac killer?
The film presents him as the Zodiac: the scene matches a real attack near Lake Berryessa, where a man carried out a stabbing and later claimed it in a letter.
What does 'take a leak' mean?
It's a slang way to say go to the bathroom, used casually. In the scene it makes the stranger behind the tree seem harmless, which is exactly why the moment lands as a shock later.
Zodiac · 30 chapters
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Up next · Chapter 5a hell of a get-upZodiac's Lake Berryessa Attack
Chapter 1creep someone outDarlene Ferrin's Last Drive
Chapter 2I wouldn't kid youThe Zodiac Confession Call
Chapter 3shed light onZodiac's Cipher Reaches the Chronicle
Watching · Chapter 4get any ideasZodiac Attacks the Couple at the Lake
Chapter 5a hell of a get-upZodiac's Lake Berryessa Attack
Chapter 6flag a cabThe Presidio Cab Murder
Chapter 7did inZodiac Claims the Taxi Murder
Chapter 8skip townPolice Bicker Over the Zodiac Case
Chapter 9at a moment's noticeZodiac Calls the TV Talk Show
Chapter 10crack the codeBelli Tries to Catch the Zodiac
Chapter 11What's your angle?Graysmith Cracks the Zodiac Cipher
Chapter 12the more the merrierKathleen Johns Escapes the Zodiac
Chapter 13come out of the woodworkGraysmith Finds the Zodiac's Source
Chapter 14in my gutGraysmith Talks Zodiac on a Date
Chapter 15beat the bushesRiverside Investigators Compare Notes
Chapter 16lost in the shuffleThe Informant Describes Leigh Allen
Chapter 17the whole pointPolice Question Arthur Leigh Allen
Chapter 18greener pasturesPolice Question Leigh Allen's Mother
Chapter 19home turfPolice Build a Case Against Allen
Chapter 20tore out of herePolice Search Allen's Trailer
Chapter 21holding the bagBill Transfers Out of the Chronicle
Chapter 22fade into a footnoteGraysmith Pitches a Zodiac Book
Chapter 23yesterday's newsGraysmith Talks His Way In
Chapter 24more than just a coincidenceGraysmith Follows the Birthday Clue
Chapter 25tread lightlyGraysmith Chases Rick Marshall
Chapter 26blow overThe Letter That Framed Toschi
Chapter 27put yourself out thereGraysmith Chases the Case at Home
Chapter 28get it in your headGraysmith Meets the Theater Owner
Chapter 29the date that didn't endLinda Recalls the Painting Party
Chapter 30cancel each other outRobert Confronts Dave About AllenChapter 4 of 30 · about 131 min to go