Take Out (PODCAST EXCLUSIVE EPISODE)
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What happened during the dinner rush at the seafood restaurant?
On June 20th, 2004, a restaurant manager stood at the host stand of a seafood spot in Orange County, California. It was the dinner rush and he was on takeout duty. So when a fairly frantic customer came in asking about their to-go order, the manager quickly hurried off to grab it. He found the order and he carried it back. And as he rang this customer up, he could tell this customer was in a huge hurry. They kept looking over their shoulder and tapping their fingers on the counter. And after everything was done, the customer basically took the food and literally ran out. Now, the manager definitely thought this customer was acting really strange. He had never seen anybody sprint out of the restaurant before.
But quickly he got distracted with another order and kind of forgot about the whole thing. That is until a few days later when police showed up asking the manager to tell them everything they could remember about that strange customer. But before we get into today's story, If you're a fan of the strange, dark, and mysterious delivered in story format, then you've come to the right place because that's all we do. So if that's of interest to you, the next time the follow button has a blinding headache, offer them some aspirin. But don't tell them it's not really aspirin. It's just really strong laxatives. Okay, let's get into today's story.
On Monday, June 21st, 2004, 72-year-old Jane Thompson drove her car down a road through the city of Laguna Niguel, California. She was on her way home from a weekend trip through Los Angeles, which was about 50 miles north of Laguna Niguel. And because LA was so chaotic and full of activity and constant stimulation, Jane actually really appreciated this commute back home, you know, this 50-mile drive. It was a time to be by herself and sort of decompress from being in the city. So Jane used to live in Los Angeles, where she had worked for decades in the film industry. But she had retired and moved to Laguna Niguel seven years earlier. And this move had been like a total lifestyle change for Jane, because her career in LA had been fast-paced and exciting.
You know, she'd been an assistant to some really important people in Hollywood, and then also she was an award-winning producer, and then a decorator for various Hollywood celebrities. I mean, it was sort of very glamorous what she was doing. So even though Jane was generally a pretty quiet person who appreciated her alone time, like driving in the car right now, it still had actually been really hard to completely transition to the slow pace of life outside the glitz and glamour of Hollywood, especially because her girlfriend, Marianne Reese, still lived in L.A. Jane had known Marian for decades at this point. They'd started out as co-workers because Marian owned a production company and Jane had produced a lot of projects for her.
Then at some point years ago, their relationship turned from a, you know, working friendship into a full-blown romance and they'd been involved ever since. And even though now they lived over an hour's drive apart, they still spent a lot of time together. Jane was actually going back to LA again on Friday because they had tickets to the opera. And then also, Marian was going to be joining Jane on a cruise to Europe the following week. But for right now, Jane just kind of looked out her window as she drove by a cluster of houses. And she noticed outside one of those houses, she saw her friend, Mary Larkin, gardening in her front yard. Jane had known Mary for years and she was really Jane's closest friend in town.
They'd spent countless nights talking and drinking wine together, sometimes with Mary's other next-door neighbor, Karen, who had also become a close friend. So, naturally, Jane slowed down in her car and she rolled down her window and she called out to Mary to say hello and to remind her that they were due for a wine night sometime soon, you know, before she left for her cruise. And Mary, after hearing this, you know, nodded enthusiastically and said she would for sure give Jane a call.
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