I thought that we could have a place for full versions of things the BAU quote, or as a reference place for where to find them. I thought I'd start by putting in the ballard quoted by The Tommy Killer in the episode Plain Sight as I spent ages trying to find it after the episode first aired. (you know, it really IS amazing what comes up when you type death into a search engine :) Feell free to add any other such things and let me know if I've made mistakes. abbeysapprentice.

THE MESSENGER OF MORTALITY; OR LIFE AND DEATH CONTRASTED IN
A DIALOGUE BETWIXT DEATH AND A LADY

DEATH:
Fair lady, lay your costly robes aside,
No longer may you glory in your pride;
Take leave of all your carnal vain delight,
I'm come to summon you away this night!

LADY:
What bold attempt is this? pray let me know
From whence you come, and whither I must go?
Must I, who am a lady, stoop or bow
To such a pale-faced visage? Who art thou?

DEATH:
Do you not know me? well! I tell thee, then,
It's I that conquer all the sons of men!
No pitch of honour from my dart is free;
My name is Death! have you not heard of me?

LADY:
Yes! I have heard of thee time after time,
But being in the glory of my prime,
I did not think you would have called so soon.
Why must my morning sun go down at noon?

DEATH:
Talk not of noon! you may as well be mute;
This is no time at all for to dispute:
Your riches, garments, gold, and jewels brave,
Houses and lands must all new owners have;
Though thy vain heart to riches was inclined,
Yet thou must die and leave them all behind.

LADY:
My heart is cold; I tremble at the news;
There's bags of gold, if thou wilt me excuse,
And seize on them, and finish thou the strife
Of those that are aweary of their life.
Are there not many bound in prison strong,
In bitter grief of soul have languished long,
Who could but find the grave a place of rest,
From all the grief in which they are oppressed?
Besides, there's many with a hoary head,
And palsy joints, by which their joys are fled;
Release thou them whose sorrows are so great,
But spare my life to have a longer date.

DEATH:
Though some by age be full of grief and pain,
Yet their appointed time they must remain:
I come to none before their warrant's sealed,
And when it is, they must submit and yield.
I take no bribe, believe me, this is true;
Prepare yourself to go; I'm come for you.

LADY:
Death, be not so severe, let me obtain
A little longer time to live and reign!
Fain would I stay if thou my life will spare;
I have a daughter beautiful and fair,
I'd live to see her wed whom I adore:
Grant me but this and I will ask no more.

DEATH:
This is a slender frivolous excuse;
I have you fast, and will not let you loose;
Leave her to Providence, for you must go
Along with me, whether you will or no;
I, Death, command the King to leave his crown,
And at my feet he lays his sceptre down!
Then if to kings I don't this favour give,
But cut them off, can you expect to live
Beyond the limits of your time and space!
No! I must send you to another place.

LADY:
You learned doctors, now express your skill,
And let not Death of me obtain his will;
Prepare your cordials, let me comfort find,
My gold shall fly like chaff before the wind.

DEATH:
orbear to call, their skill will never do,
They are but mortals here as well as you:
I give the fatal wound, my dart is sure,
And far beyond the doctor's skill to cure.
How freely can you let your riches fly
To purchase life, rather than yield to die!
But while you flourish here with all your store,
You will not give one penny to the poor;
Though in God's name their suit to you they make,
You would not spare one penny for His sake!
The Lord beheld wherein you did amiss,
And calls you hence to give account for this!

LADY:
Oh! heavy news! must I no longer stay?
How shall I stand in the great judgment-day?
[Down from her eyes the crystal tears did flow:
She said], None knows what I do undergo:
Upon my bed of sorrow here I lie;
My carnal life makes me afraid to die.
My sins, alas! are many, gross and foul,
Oh, righteous Lord! have mercy on my soul!
And though I do deserve thy righteous frown,
Yet pardon, Lord, and pour a blessing down.
[Then with a dying sigh her heart did break,
And did the pleasures of this world forsake.]


Thus may we see the high and mighty fall,
For cruel Death shows no respect at all
To any one of high or low degree
Great men submit to Death as well as we.
Though they are gay, their life is but a span -
A lump of clay--so vile a creature's man.
Then happy those whom Christ has made his care,
Who die in the Lord, and ever blessed are.
The grave's the market-place where all men meet,
Both rich and poor, as well as small and great.
If life were merchandise that gold could buy,
The rich would live, the poor alone would die.



Speaking of Plain Sight, the other much referenced thing throughout the episode was the rock opera Tommy by The Who. (Oddly one of my other favourite shows, The Invisible Man, which also began and ended each episode with a quote, also focused at least one episode on this rock opera). The opera focuses on a young man, Tommy Walker, who witnesses a murder and goes, psychologically, blind, deaf and mute as a result. it is an album, a stage musical and a film.


Plot (according to Wikipedia)
Act I 1940: Against the backdrop of World War II appears a montage of the Walkers' meeting, courtship, marriage, Captain Walker's departure for the front and capture, and his internment in a POW camp ("Overture"). Back in London, two officers arrive at 22 Heathfield Gardens to bring Mrs. Walker tragic news ("Captain Walker").
1941: A nurse gently hands Mrs. Walker her newborn son ("It's a Boy").
1945: Captain Walker is freed and heads home, arriving as Mrs. Walker is celebrating her birthday with her lover and four-year-old son ("Twenty-One"). Looking in a mirror, Tommy sees the furious Captain Walker shoot and kill the lover. The Walkers realize what Tommy has witnessed ("What About the Boy") and the police arrive to investigate while Tommy just stares at his own reflection. The narrator - Tommy's older self - appears, visible only to Tommy ("Amazing Journey").
Courtroom: Captain Walker is found not guilty, but the family celebration dies out as they realize Tommy is now deaf, dumb, and blind. Hospital: A battery of doctors and nurses examine Tommy ("Sparks").
1950: The Walkers take ten-year-old Tommy to church and to a family dinner ("Christmas") where he responds to Uncle Ernie's playing the French Horn and the older Tommy's unseen presence ("See Me, Feel Me"). Back home, the Walkers worry about whether to leave Tommy with the drunken Uncle Ernie ("Do You Think It's Alright"), while once alone with Tommy, Ernie molests him ("Fiddle About"). Tommy's next babysitter, Cousin Kevin, taunts him mercilessly ("Cousin Kevin") and then takes him to the youth club where, to everyone's astonishment, Tommy plays pinball brilliantly ("Sensation"). Encouraged, the Walkers try yet another doctor, a psychiatrist, who tests Tommy without success ("Sparks (Reprise)"). A desperate Mr. Walker is approached by The Hawker and Harmonica Player ("Eyesight to the Blind") who promise a miraculous cure for Tommy. They take father and son to the Isle of Dogs to find a prostitute called The Gypsy ("Acid Queen") although Mr. Walker ends by snatching the boy back in horror. The act ends in 1958 as a group of teenagers await 17-year-old Tommy's appearance at the amusement arcade ("Pinball Wizard").Act II 1960: Tommy has become the pinball champion and hero of the neighborhood lads. ("Underture"). Mr. Walker, still in search of a cure, convinces Mrs. Walker to try once more ("There's a Doctor"). They take Tommy to specialists ("Go To the Mirror / Listening to You") for elaborate tests, to no avail. On the street a group of local louts surround Tommy ("Tommy, Can You Hear Me?") and carry him home. The Walkers, at their wit's end and considering having Tommy institutionalized, compassionately confront one another ("I Believe My Own Eyes"). Tommy stares into the mirror as Mrs. Walker tries desperately to reach him ("Smash the Mirror"). With the mirror in pieces, Tommy becomes conscious (I'm Free) and leaves home, while his cure hits the news ("Miracle Cure").
1961-1963: Tommy is lionized by the public and the press ("Pinball Wizard (Reprise)") and begins appearing in stadiums, where Uncle Ernie tries to capitalize on his stardom ("Tommy's Holiday Camp"). Teenage Sally Simpson manages to get on stage and touch Tommy but, when he pushes her aside, she falls and is pummeled by the guards ("Sally Simpson"). Aghast, Tommy realizes how caught up in the celebrity machine he has become. He tends to her and invites everyone back to his house ("Welcome"). Once there, Sally asks Tommy how she can be more like him ("Sally Simpson's Question"). He insists there is no reason to be like him; who she is, is enough.
Disenchanted with their hero for failing to provide instant salvation, the crowd turns on him and leaves ("We're Not Going to Take It"). Tommy hears the voice of his ten-year-old self ("See Me, Feel Me") and for a moment seems to be reverting to his old state, but instead he turns to his family and embraces them in acceptance and reunion with his younger selves ("Listening to You").


In the episode Unfinished Business, the killer, his methods, his letters, and his return to killing due to a book, is a direct reference to the real life serial-killer, known as the B.T.K. killer (standing for Bind, Torture, Kill). He killed ten people between 1974 and 1987(I wrote a profile on him for my psychology class.) He was active in Ontario and wrote letters to the Witcheta Eagle and the Witcheta Sun. In '91 a cold case squad was put together and a former FBI profiler who was retired, Robert Ressler, helped outline a profile. B.T.K. then wrote two letters containing chapters and extracts from a book written about him. He was captured in 2004. His name was Dennis Raider. For more Information, look in the ABC of serial killers section HERE




Next, the book used for the book code in Fisher King. 'The Collector' By John Fowles, written and first published in 1963. The book is about a young man called Frederick Clegg who is fixated on a woman called Miranda. he kidnaps her and locks her in the basement of his house, chained up. The book switches between each of them narrating. I don't want to ruin the end for you so all I'll say is that it's well worth a read. It is available on Amazon and in all good bookshops.