Diagnosis Murder (1993–2001): Season 6, Episode 17 - Down Among the Dead Men - full transcript
A heavily armed criminal seems to have a death wish.
I can't believe
you're trying to have
a benefit dance here.
We got bounced, you know.
Yeah, and the hospital
will not close down
the cafeteria,
even for the
children's burn unit.
Hey, it might do some good
for Barbecue Bob's.
Once people have those ribs,
they're back for more.
Yeah, but, you know,
for one night,
we take a big loss.
It's for a charitable cause.
I'm just surprised
you talked Steve into it.
You know how he is
about the bottom line.
You did talk Steve
into it, didn't you?
I'm... well,
I'm going to.
Before Saturday, I'll...
You're going to talk me
into what before Saturday?
Swing.
Swing what?
You know, the lindy hop,
jitterbug,
East Coast/West Coast swing.
In here?
I know I should
have talked to you
about it, Steve,
but everything happened so fast.
The children's
burn unit really
needs funds badly,
and I know you'd want to help.
What's the matter?
I don't know... I just found that
on my windshield
when I went outside.
"211 P.C. Robbery...
Taking the property of another
by force or by fear."
What does that mean?
What's that at the bottom?
Uh... says...
K.M.I.Y.C.
Look, this is Sloan.
Everybody stay down.
All right, let's check
everybody in here.
We'll set up a triage
at the front door
for anybody else
that might come in.
Uh, get, uh...
Look, keep everybody in here
and keep them down.
What are you going to do?
Gonna try and contain them
until the backup gets here.
Oh, Steve! Steve!
Mark, we have a lot
of injuries here.
We're probably going
to have more outside.
All right, let's check
everybody in here.
I need multiple backup
and paramedics.
Look, this is Sloan.
I've got a 211 in progress.
McGinley's Jeweler...
14939 Carver Street.
And paramedics.
Dad, get down.
Look, keep everybody in here
Okay, just keep
some pressure on that.
A couple of butterfly
bandages, you'll be fine.
Mark, I need you
over here right away.
Uh, get, uh...
tablecloths, rags... clean ones...
And, uh, the first-aid kit
from the kitchen...
Anything you can find.
Mark, I need you
over here right away.
Jesse, keep checking.
Yeah, right.
Anything you can find.
Did you bring your medical bag?
Yeah.
Good.
All right.
Sorry.
Severed artery?
Possibly.
The belt's a good idea.
All right, I'm making this
into a tourniquet
to stop the bleeding, okay?
Sorry.
Paramedics will be along
in a minute.
You'll be fine.
Stop! Police!
Into a tourniquet
to stop the bleeding, okay?
I'm going to pull it
really hard.
It's not going to feel good.
Jurkowski, get back here!
You're outgunned!
No kidding.
Get this man into
Barbecue Bob's.
We'll get you a
doctor right away.
Just stay put.
You okay?
Archer, what
the hell are
you doing here?
Get this man into
Barbecue Bob's.
My father's in there.
They went down one
of those passageways
between the stores.
Were those AK-47s?
Oh, yeah.
They're wearing
body armor, too.
Figures.
Set up a perimeter;
cordon it off.
We'll do a door-to-door.
Get as many units as you can
with more firepower,
and notify SWAT.
Archer, what
the hell are
you doing here?
Whatever you tell me to.
They've taken cover in the mall!
Jurkowski!
Jurkowski, get back here!
You're outgunned!
Sit him down over there.
All right.
Amanda?
All right, now,
keep this pulled tight.
I'll be right back.
How you doing?
Ow. My leg's broke.
I'm going to be sick.
All right, take it easy.
We'll get you a
doctor right away.
Help!
Somebody help me!
Keep the reporters out of here.
This is Archer.
The three-block area
around Fontaine Mall
is now a kill zone.
I need all the help
you can send.
And patch me into that chopper
buzzing around up there.
I got to call the insurance.
I got to call my wife.
Steve says you take him, Doc.
I got better things to do.
Sit him down over there.
And some duct tape and a bag
with some ice in it.
You got it.
All right.
Okay, we're going
to splint your leg,
and we'll ice it down for you.
Try to breathe normally,
and don't move.
How's Steve?
He's ticked but on top of it.
Fractured fibula,
crepitation of
the bone ends.
With more firepower,
and notify SWAT.
We'll use this as
our staging area.
Already on it.
Fractured fibula,
crepitation of
the bone ends.
Okay, uh, go in the kitchen
and get me that little broom
and some duct tape and a bag
with some ice in it.
What is it, Alan?
Numb arm? Chest pain?
They shot up my jewelry store.
They shot up my jewelry store.
Jesse...
possible heart attack
in progress here.
Okay, splint it, ice it down,
and monitor his heart rate.
All right.
What is it, Alan?
Numb arm? Chest pain?
And patch me into that chopper
buzzing around up there.
Copy that.
It's totaled.
I got to call the insurance.
Just sit right down.
My water just broke.
Possible heart attack
in progress here.
Just have a seat right here.
Just sit over there, Alan.
Just sit right down.
I'll be right back.
What?
Here. Fracture.
How's Steve?
Copy that, Johnson.
Johnson, Heideger and Martinez
are coming up empty.
Chopper One says
he's still in there.
Spotted one. We're in pursuit.
We haven't seen them come out
of the mall area, Lieutenant.
Go ahead and maintain
your present altitude.
We're instituting
a door-to-door.
Try to breathe normally,
and don't move.
I got another one.
Okay, splint it, ice it down,
and monitor his heart rate.
Go.
We're instituting
a door-to-door.
And get that news chopper
out of your airspace.
Roger.
Copy that, Johnson.
As soon as I get
my crystal ball.
Jurkowski, don't engage suspect.
Repeat... do not engage.
We haven't seen them come out
of the mall area, Lieutenant.
Chopper One says
he's still in there.
They better be.
Sloan, this is dispatch.
We have four more units en route
with heavy weaponry.
Spotted one. We're in pursuit.
Where are you?
East side passageway.
Chopper One, you copy?
Tell Jurkowski to stay out
of the line of fire.
Have those new guys follow me in
as soon as they get here.
We have four more units en route
with heavy weaponry.
Well, tell them to hurry up.
These guys have got us outgunned
a hundred times over.
Somebody want to get me
my stethoscope?
Go. Go.
I'll keep an eye on him.
He's having a heart attack!
Repeat... do not engage.
This is no good.
He's in v-fib.
But they already told me
I need a C-section.
Chopper One, you copy?
Roger. I see him.
One man running west.
Good. Maintain contact.
Tell Jurkowski to stay out
of the line of fire.
It's okay.
We've delivered babies
under worse conditions.
But they already told me
I need a C-section.
Have those new guys follow me in
as soon as they get here.
I'll try and keep them
pinned down.
And find those other two gunmen.
This is no good.
He's in v-fib.
Do you still have your stun gun?
Yeah.
Get it.
Hurry.
All right.
Damn it.
I think we got him.
All right.
Damn it.
All right.
Oh, my God...
a contraction.
It's okay.
Here.
Thanks.
It's only 50,000 volts.
It's going to have to do.
We didn't even see him.
All right, get him in
to my father.
I need help here.
All right, get him in
to my father.
I'll cover for you.
Jesse!
I don't understand.
Tear me off a piece
of that tape.
Best way I know to keep air
out of a chest cavity.
Where are the paramedics?
They're on their way,
but until the area's secure,
we can't let them in.
Well, we can't wait for that.
Jesse, give me a credit card.
It's a sucking chest wound.
He's taken a bullet
right through the chest cavity.
Where are the paramedics?
I need help here.
Oh...
Uh, put him down here.
Oh, God...
help me!
She's going into shock.
Put your weapon down!
Best way I know to keep air
out of a chest cavity.
Oh... oh, please!
Oh, God...
Jesse, give me a credit card.
Yeah.
I don't understand.
All right, give me one more.
Well, what do you know?
Somebody actually still has
pride in their workmanship.
- That's a rare thing in this day
- That's a rare thing in this day
Of mass production.
Now, that vest you're wearing...
one of these slugs will
blow you inside out.
It's a piece of worthless junk!
It's a budget thing.
100, 150 bucks?
You'll wear out the tread
in six weeks... max.
Am I right?
Four.
I bet you even had
to buy your own shoes
you're wearing.
How much you pay for those?
100, 150 bucks?
Four.
I hate that.
Everything changes
for the worst.
Well, what do you know?
And save us all the
bureaucratic bother?
Just put the gun down!
Slowly.
We can discuss the collapse
of American manufacturing
somewhere quieter.
You know what?
I got a better idea.
Why don't you just take me out
and save us all the
bureaucratic bother?
Do it!
It's a budget thing.
Yeah, that figures.
City's not gonna pay
to protect its finest.
I bet you even had
to buy your own shoes
you're wearing.
You put me there with it.
One shot. Right to the head.
Pow!
Hey!
You want it on the ground?
You put me there with it.
Everything changes
for the worst.
Don't you hate that?
Why don't you just
put the gun down?
We can discuss the collapse
what are you doing that for?
'Cause I felt like it.
Move!
Let's get Mr. McGinley
into exam room two.
Get him on an EKG monitor,
oxygen,
All right.
Let's get her to trauma one.
Don't worry,
she's going to be fine.
We've got a surgeon
waiting for her. Go.
The O.R. ready?
Yeah, I got word on
the radio coming over.
Get him into the O.R. stat.
All right.
Hey!
What are you...
what are you doing that for?
Let's go. Hurry up.
I tell you what...
I'll reduce this fracture
if you'll look after
Mr. McGinley in exam room two.
I think he's in
pretty good shape.
Go ahead. I'll handle it.
Thanks. Let's go
to trauma two.
All right, guys, bring him
right down to the path lab.
I'll get on an autopsy
as soon as possible.
Good, 'cause his buddies
are still out there
Thanks. Let's go
to trauma two.
All right, guys, bring him
right down to the path lab.
We've got a surgeon
waiting for her. Go.
Whoa. Hold that elevator.
How is everybody?
I don't know.
Get him on an EKG monitor,
oxygen,
and keep him on those Ringers.
Coming.
The O.R. ready?
Right before
the shooting started.
They warned you?
Yeah, they gave me
all of 30 seconds.
Oh, this is nuts.
Well, it's going to be hard.
They're everywhere.
And once the chief
sees this note...
Let's just get the guys
before I have to give it to him.
And I need a lead.
All right.
Whoa. Hold that elevator.
The delivery room's
ready for you and your baby.
Go now.
Let's go. Hurry up.
Oh, this is nuts.
The press is going
to love this
if they find out.
Well, let's make sure
they don't.
Well, it's going to be hard.
Yeah, which translated,
means we don't have anything.
Well, we did catch
a little luck.
There's a security camera
in the parking lot,
and the videotape was running.
She's going to page me
as soon she gets something.
And the jewelry story owner?
Well, they're getting him
stabilized.
Get on the radio.
See what's going on.
Let's just get the guys
before I have to give it to him.
Well, we've got an A.P.B.
out on the vehicle,
a helicopter
grid search
of the area,
door-to-door canvass...
There's nothing really
to identify them from.
What about the dead guy?
Amanda's checking on it.
She's going to page me
as soon she gets something.
I don't know.
They're being taken care of.
What's that?
It's a note I found
on my windshield
right before
the shooting started.
And the videotape was running.
I got a couple of guys
bringing it over to the office.
Yeah, but the robbers were
wearing ski masks, body armor.
There's nothing really
to identify them from.
What can you tell me?
Would this be covered
by that, uh,
doctor-patient privilege?
Well, I'm a doctor,
you're a patient.
Well, we're still waiting
for the test results,
but it looks like
you had a heart attack.
Door-to-door canvass...
Every possible resource
the department can give us.
Yeah, which translated,
means we don't have anything.
But it looks like
you had a heart attack.
No kidding.
You know the old saying
about being scared to death?
Mmm. What happened, Alan?
No. They didn't come in
the back to rob the sa...
Where you keep the good stuff?
They just hit the cases
in the front
but I also pulled a slug out
of his forehead from a .45.
The other guy shot
his own partner so
he wouldn't talk.
No identification on him,
I don't suppose?
And grabbing the merchandise.
And then they just took off.
That's when it felt
like this elephant
sat on my chest.
They didn't start shooting
until they got outside?
Get on the radio.
See what's going on.
We got to get these guys.
Okay.
Oh, I know. "Quality jewelry,
quality prices."
Yeah, when they steal from me,
they steal something priceless.
Mmm.
That's what you're going
to tell the insurance company.
I was in the back.
I heard some shouting.
I went out into the store,
and there were these guys,
and they're smashing the cases
and grabbing the merchandise.
Well, I'm a doctor,
you're a patient.
Why not?
They only got me for
$10,000, $12,000 tops.
Mmm. What happened, Alan?
I'm not even sure.
I was in the back.
I heard some shouting.
They just hit the cases
in the front
where you keep
the less expensive
merchandise.
But all quality.
You know my store.
Oh, I know. "Quality jewelry,
quality prices."
They only got me for
$10,000, $12,000 tops.
They didn't start shooting
until they got outside?
No. They didn't come in
the back to rob the sa...
He definitely died
from a gunshot to the forehead.
You said you shot him
in the leg.
I did.
Oh, I pulled a nine-millimeter
slug out of his thigh,
but I also pulled a slug out
of his forehead from a .45.
Blood on the arm of the jacket.
Could it have come
from the head wound?
No, the blood pooling indicates
That's what you're going
to tell the insurance company.
What can you tell me?
You know there was broken
glass all over the ground.
He could have cut himself.
Maybe this is his blood.
Might be enough
there to type it.
It could help.
No, the blood pooling indicates
that he was already
down when he was shot.
It never would have
splattered that far.
His partner grabbed him
and tried to drag him away.
Sloan here.
What do you got?
We'll be right there.
Did we find them?
No, but the security camera
tape's ready to look at.
Could you do that, please?
Sloan here.
What do you got?
No, but the security camera
tape's ready to look at.
Want to join us?
Do you actually want his help?
Do you think we can
keep him out of it?
I learn.
I'm slow, but I learn.
See you.
No identification on him,
I don't suppose?
No, but I'll run his prints
through AFIS.
Hey, look at this.
See you.
- License plate...
- Adam-X-ray-Queen...
one...
His partner grabbed him
and tried to drag him away.
That's before he decided
he'd rather have a nice
little conversation with me.
You know there was broken
glass all over the ground.
One...
and what comes after that?
Five-one, maybe.
Right... right there.
You see that?
Yeah, he twitched.
You know, I noticed that
at the time.
Why go to so much trouble
to steal so little?
You know, they were well-armed,
well-protected...
And totally undisciplined.
They're insane.
I thought I saw that before.
You know, off the record,
the robbers only took
a few thousand dollars'
worth of jewelry.
Why go to so much trouble
to steal so little?
Do you think we can
keep him out of it?
Why, thank you for the support.
I learn.
I thought I saw that before.
Come here, look at this.
Right... right there.
There's your license plate.
The car was stolen
two blocks away
one hour before the robbery.
And "hold for prints"
on the stolen vehicle want.
You got it.
Sloan here.
All right, well, give it up,
but keep an extra patrol
Five-one, maybe.
It's worth a try.
You know, off the record,
the robbers only took
one hour before the robbery.
Call B.I.P.U.
Tell them to put
an "armed and dangerous"
and "hold for prints"
on the stolen vehicle want.
The first in a series of 211s.
And find that stolen vehicle.
It's bound to turn up
someplace soon.
What do you mean, "we"?
It's bound to turn up
someplace soon.
Calling off the search?
Yeah, they're long gone or we
would have snared them by now.
So what now?
You know, I noticed that
at the time.
His whole body twitched.
So he was nervous.
There's your license plate.
All right, well, give it up,
but keep an extra patrol
in the area... and go
down to roll call.
Alert them that this
just might be
the first in a series of 211s.
Oh, that was great, guys.
Marvelous.
So what now?
Now we deal with the press.
What do you mean, "we"?
Marvelous.
Take a break.
That's really marvelous.
What do you think?
I think they're great.
I'm surprised
you got them back here
after what happened yesterday.
Still no leads?
Just one...
Amanda got an I.D.
on the dead guy... a Lew Nestor.
Don't tell them what?
That the, uh,
two robbers who blew out
the front window yesterday
are still at large?
Still no leads?
And most of the people
hurt the other day
were all right.
And that lightning never
strikes twice in the same place.
Actually, it does.
Don't tell them.
Don't tell them what?
I'm having Tanis
pull his records,
but so far there's no indication
that he's ever been involved
in anything violent.
Just shoplifting, check kiting.
Before the new window showed up.
Mm-hmm.
What is it?
It's another note.
Just like yesterday.
Yeah, it was a note.
We found it on the counter
when we came in this morning.
Evidently, somebody
dropped it off
before the new window showed up.
And for no money.
That doesn't make any sense.
I got a message that there was
something left here for me.
Oh.
Yeah, it was a note.
After what happened yesterday.
Oh, I just, uh, reminded
them it was a worthy cause
and most of the people
hurt the other day
were all right.
Taking of a vehicle
with the intent to
permanently deprive."
Yeah, and it says K.M.I.Y.C.
at the bottom.
Mm-hmm.
This is so much better
than yesterday, don't you think?
Hey, get out of there.
It's another note.
Just like yesterday.
"486 P.C. Grand theft auto.
Taking of a vehicle
with the intent to
permanently deprive."
Just shoplifting, check kiting.
Why does a guy like that
go around
shooting up
the whole neighborhood?
And for no money.
That doesn't make any sense.
This is so much better
than yesterday, don't you think?
It's quieter.
Not so many distractions.
It's your turn.
It's your turn.
Those nine-millimeters
are a piece of junk.
You know, if guns were subjected
That's mine.
They'd have to take
every one of them
off the market.
Those nine-millimeters
are a piece of junk.
Want to use my gun?
We could switch.
Not so many distractions.
What the hell was that?
I have no idea.
Wasn't that your truck?
Yeah, it was my truck.
You know, if guns were subjected
to the same type
of production standards
that little kids' toys are,
they'd have to take
every one of them
Fellas, the burn unit
really does need these funds.
You-you have to come back
tomorrow night.
We need you.
Look, a lot of important people
Got your case?
Look, a lot of important people
come to this thing.
It could mean
other jobs for you.
Forget it.
- Come on. Where's your civic involvement?
- Come on. Where's your civic involvement?
Okay, now what do we do?
Find the lunatic
who's responsible for all this.
I don't believe this.
Yesterday three guys
robbed a jewelry store
across the street.
One of them kills
his wounded buddy
so he won't talk
And he tells me the penal code
for what he's going to do,
then he goes and does it,
and I still can't stop him.
Turned up in the L.A. River
three minutes ago.
I don't believe this.
What? By robbing
a jewelry store
of almost nothing
and then stealing Steve's truck?
It doesn't make sense.
He also could have killed me
yesterday and today,
but he didn't.
Got your case?
Give me a hand with
this, will you?
Fellas, the burn unit
really does need these funds.
Are you sure this
is the same guy?
Yeah, it was the same ski mask,
the same fatigues,
the same voice.
And he twitched
his wounded buddy
so he won't talk
and then the killer comes back
today and steals my truck.
And he tells me the penal code
for what he's going to do,
And he twitched
just like yesterday.
He's baiting you.
What? By robbing
a jewelry store
Find the lunatic
who's responsible for all this.
Well, I don't have
the lunatic, but your truck
turned up in the L.A. River
three minutes ago.
Why are you here anyway?
Well, the stolen car
that was used during the robbery
turned up.
O.B.G. has it impounded.
And you came by
just to give me a ride?
Well, I might have been thinking
about a free lunch.
Yesterday and today,
but he didn't.
He just stood there, taunting me
like he was waiting
for something.
Steve is lucky you came by
when you did.
O.B.G. has it impounded.
And I thought you might
want to take a look.
And you came by
just to give me a ride?
Then he goes and does it,
and I still can't stop him.
What the hell is going on here?
There's obviously no logic
behind it.
Are you sure this
is the same guy?
Aah!
You know, let's take a look
at that car.
There's got
to be something
to stop this guy
Tito, come to the front.
Tito, please report
to the front office.
Steve is lucky you came by
when you did.
Oh, yeah, that's
me, Mr. Lucky.
Why are you here anyway?
To a nice vehicle like this.
It looks like
it's in pretty
good shape to me.
Sprayed it with oil.
I hate it when guys do that.
It shows no respect.
Oil?
Yeah, it's an old
car thief trick.
Steal a car, strip it
and then spray it
with a light coat of oil
before you dump it.
Going to take a hell of a wash
to clean this baby.
Did you find anything?
Yeah, three or four
shell casings.
There's got
to be something
to stop this guy
before he sends me
another one of his notes.
And before somebody else
gets hurt.
Sure.
What are you doing?
Going to see if I
have any luck left.
With a light coat of oil
before you dump it.
It's impossible
to recover prints.
Going to take a hell of a wash
to clean this baby.
What about the prints?
I told you, it's been oiled.
Oiled, I know.
You got a fingerprint kit?
Sure.
Tito, please report
to the front office.
Shame what those guys did
to a nice vehicle like this.
Going to see if I
have any luck left.
Thank you.
Maybe I should take
the next flight to Vegas, huh?
Fingerprints.
Nice fat ones.
How'd you know?
I've seen it before.
Maybe I should take
the next flight to Vegas, huh?
Looks like an AK47 to me.
We know.
It's no help.
What about the prints?
And send them through AFIS.
And put a rush on it, will you?
These guys are still out there,
and I don't know
how long my luck
is going to last.
And they wouldn't think
to oil it either.
Nice call.
I'm going to remember this.
All right, I got
to get a photograph,
lift these
and send them through AFIS.
And I don't know
how long my luck
is going to last.
You got it.
Doughnut?
Coffee? Yeah.
Thanks.
From the, uh,
security camera videotape.
This is Lew Nestor,
the robber that Steve
shot in the leg.
I got the police lab
to blow up a few frames
from the, uh,
the robber that Steve
shot in the leg.
And this must be
the other robber,
the one who killed Nestor
so the police
couldn't question him.
Right. Now, here
I've seen it before.
People get in and automatically
adjust the rearview mirror
without thinking about it.
And they wouldn't think
to oil it either.
I think if we run
an analysis on this blood
we can figure out what kind
of a medical condition
is causing all that twitching.
There are a lot of diseases
that can cause that:
on his shoulder, and
there wasn't before.
So the blood did come
from the man who killed him.
Yeah.
I think if we run
an analysis on this blood
Well, run checks on all of them
and anything else
you can think of.
Mark, the sample is so small
I don't know what I'm
going to come up with.
Right. Now, here
he's got his hand
on Nestor's shoulder
like he's trying
to drag him away.
This frame is just
a few seconds later.
Thanks.
I don't know what I'm
going to come up with.
Well, I'll take
whatever I can get.
We've got to figure out
what is going on with this guy
I just told
150 carnivorous reporters
We've got to figure out
what is going on with this guy
before he kills any more people.
This frame is just
a few seconds later.
He took his hand away.
Only, now there's blood
on his shoulder, and
there wasn't before.
Tell me I wasn't lying.
You weren't.
The prints from
the rearview mirror
Uh-huh.
Shoplifting, check kiting,
forgery...
same stuff as Nestor.
There are a lot of diseases
that can cause that:
Tourette's, epilepsy,
spinal nerve degeneration.
Well, run checks on all of them
same stuff as Nestor.
I pulled the five-tens
and the F.I.'s
from both their arrest packets.
They were known
associates and they
were arrested together
once for shoplifting.
According to his
field interview card,
I just told
150 carnivorous reporters
that we had a lead we weren't
at liberty to discuss yet.
Tell me I wasn't lying.
Never turned down a lady yet.
You know, I heard
that about you.
You heard what about me?
Buy you a drink?
Never turned down a lady yet.
Mark...
blood work came back positive
on Huntington's chorea.
The prints from
the rearview mirror
came back belonging
to Jonny Terrell.
That's his record.
Uh-huh.
Terrible disease.
Degenerative, incurable,
leading to loss
of muscle control,
attacks the nervous system,
dementia...
And a long, agonizing death.
Listen, if the Huntington's is
as advanced as we might think,
But it doesn't drive you
to rob stores
and commit murders.
There's a pattern at work here
and it's definitely
targeted at Steve.
According to his
field interview card,
Terrell used to hang out
at a bar called Circe's.
Got to be an explanation.
I think I'll call
the staff neurologist,
see if there are any patients in
the area who have Huntington's.
And it's definitely
targeted at Steve.
But why?
I don't know.
Got to be an explanation.
Well, it's a place to start.
Blood work came back positive
on Huntington's chorea.
That explains the twitching.
Terrible disease.
I didn't know
shoplifting paid so well.
You see the dresses
those chicks are wearing?
Listen, if the Huntington's is
as advanced as we might think,
well, it's no wonder
why his behavior
just doesn't make any sense.
But it doesn't drive you
You see the dresses
those chicks are wearing?
You got underage drinkers?
No, I got rich people.
I got really rich people.
And they don't like
police officers.
What can I do for you two?
Information.
Oh, no, no, please,
don't do that... not in here.
You got underage drinkers?
See if there are any patients in
the area who have Huntington's.
Well, that's a long shot, Mark.
There just isn't a national
registry for Huntington's.
Well, it's a place to start.
Matter of fact, they don't want
to think about police officers.
What about Lew Nestor
and Jonny Terrell?
You suppose they think about us?
I wouldn't know;
I've never heard of them.
Oh, come on.
And they don't like
police officers.
They don't think
about police officers.
Matter of fact, they don't want
to think about police officers.
Sure. He and his partner
sort of stick out.
You know, like polyester
in a silk factory.
The hole in the forehead
would certainly indicate that.
You know him?
Hello.
What can I do for you two?
You know, like polyester
in a silk factory.
Well, well,
here comes
Mr. Fashion
Statement now.
Who hired you and Nestor
to help with the jewelry store?
No-nobody.
No, th-there was a guy.
There was just,
you know, a guy guy.
And he kept ranting and ranting
about some cop named Sloan.
That'd be me.
You're Sloan?
Yeah.
Then this is for you.
I-I-I don't know anything.
Well, that makes
our job a lot easier.
Who hired you and Nestor
With a twitch?
Yes, yes!
And he's nuts, he's nuts,
and he kept ranting and ranting
about some cop named Sloan.
Oh, come on.
Look, I'm not kidding.
I don't know names.
It's a matter
of protecting my job.
You know faces?
Yeah, I know that one's dead.
The hole in the forehead
would certainly indicate that.
"245 P.C. Assault
with a deadly weapon.
"The use of any object
with the intent
Where'd you get this?
Some guy.
Details.
Medium height, medium build,
medium brown hair.
Sorry. New shoes.
He did have a bandage
on one hand.
Did he have a twitch?
God!
Hey. Where is he?
I don't know. He's nuts.
So help us find him.
No, no, no. Let me go.
Medium height, medium build,
medium brown hair.
A medium guy.
He did have a bandage
on one hand.
Then this is for you.
Hey!
God!
Yeah! Sometimes!
You know, like somebody
jerking on a string.
Yeah, yeah, you see, you see?
"The use of any object
with the intent
to cause great bodily harm
or death to another."
K.M.I.Y.C.
Where'd you get this?
Well, Jonny Terrell
definitely did not have
Huntington's chorea.
But the bullet that killed him
matches the one that we dug
out of Nestor's skull.
The guy who's
sending me the notes.
And we have no way of knowing
why he's coming after you.
If he wanted to kill me,
he could have done it easily,
Yeah, yeah, you see, you see?
You see, you got to let me
go, 'cause he killed Lew.
Hey. Where is he?
They oiled the car,
but they forgot the back
of the rearview mirror.
We got his prints.
I'm very impressed.
If he wanted to kill me,
he could have done it easily,
including last night
when he killed Terrell.
It just doesn't make sense.
How did you get on to Terrell?
They oiled the car,
Well, Jonny Terrell
definitely did not have
Huntington's chorea.
I haven't seen
an oiled car since.
Until yesterday.
What if somebody knew
you were going to check that car
We finally turned up
one of the cars...
oiled,
and, uh, I sat
in the driver's seat
and just instinctively
reached up to adjust
the mirror.
I'm very impressed.
Well, don't be.
It only worked for me once.
Back when I was in uniform,
the mirror.
And got an idea.
Fallon's fingerprints were all
over the back of the mirror.
I haven't seen
an oiled car since.
Matches the one that we dug
out of Nestor's skull.
Which still means we
have no way of I.D.'ing
the guy who's
sending me the notes.
What if somebody knew
you were going to check that car
and saw to it
that Terrell's prints
were on the back of that mirror?
So they'd lead us to him.
Because he killed Nestor
before he had a chance to talk.
Is Fallon still in prison?
Let's find out.
Why do that and then kill
Terrell just before he talked?
I don't know.
Because he killed Nestor
before he had a chance to talk.
You sure this is the place?
Fallon's parole officer said
this was the last
address he had.
Back when I was in uniform,
I helped bust a guy
named Kurt Fallon
who was knocking off
convenience stores.
He used stolen cars
as getaway vehicles.
I remember that case...
One of your first.
We finally turned up
one of the cars...
oiled,
this was the last
address he had.
We've definitely
got the right guy.
Welfare and institutions
code 601.
Runaway... a missing person.
He knew we were coming.
So they'd lead us to him.
That doesn't make sense either.
Why do that and then kill
Terrell just before he talked?
He knew we were coming.
Look at this stuff over here.
What? Medical textbooks?
Yeah. This is open
to the section
on Huntington's chorea
just describing
the kind of death
he's facing.
Let's find out.
He's facing.
Here's a book on Dillinger.
Another on Ted Bundy.
Bonnie and Clyde.
Looks like he's suffering
from delusions of infamy.
Look at these.
These are all on Caryl Chessman.
Sure. We'll get them logged
and you can take them with you.
You think there's
something in there
that will help us find Fallon?
Well, maybe not
help us find him,
but help us understand
what he's up to.
He's demented.
What else do you need to know?
Well, he hasn't reached
We've definitely
got the right guy.
Take a look.
Welfare and institutions
code 601.
Full-blown dementia yet
because he's got a plan.
He's following it.
And, up to now,
he's making us follow it, too.
You know, you're lucky
it's me that caught you in here
and not the chief.
These are all on Caryl Chessman.
The Red Light Killer.
Could I borrow
a couple of these?
Sure. We'll get them logged
and you can take them with you.
Aw, come on, Jesse.
I'm tired. I want to go home.
What emergency?
Nestor and Fallon shared a cell
the last time Nestor
was in for forgery.
So Fallon contacted Nestor
he's making us follow it, too.
You're right about that.
Oh! Are you kidding?
He left ages ago.
I hope.
Three hours ago.
Now what?
Sloan.
Aw, come on, Jesse.
So Fallon contacted Nestor
when he needed help
with the robbery
and Nestor brought
his buddy Terrell
in with them.
And concomitant
pulmonary failure.
Hi.
I think I figured out
what's going on.
Cause of death:
massive coronary occlusion
I hope.
You find something?
Uh-huh. According
to the prison authority,
Nestor and Fallon shared a cell
Go back to sleep.
Travis blow up
the barbecue sauce?
Well, if he did,
he's in trouble.
If he didn't,
he's in even more trouble.
Now all we have to do
is find Fallon.
Did you put out an A.P.B.?
Three hours ago.
I think I figured out
what's going on.
Between Steve and Kurt Fallon?
Fallon's apartment is full
on famous criminals
but especially Caryl Chessman.
So what does that
have to do with Steve?
Yes, but Fallon always ended
his notes with K.M.I.Y.C.
Mm-hmm. But the other books
in Fallon's apartment
were about Dillinger,
Bonnie and Clyde,
What emergency?
Jesse...
I have to go to the restaurant.
Travis blow up
the barbecue sauce?
So what does that
have to do with Steve?
Well, Chessman taunted
the police for months
before they ever caught him.
And at the bottom of each note,
he would always put
"Catch me if you can":
C.M.I.Y.C.
Every one of them ended up
in a blaze of notoriety.
Whether they were gunned down
like Bonnie and Clyde
or had famous trials like Bundy.
So you think he's doing this
for publicity?
Were about Dillinger,
Bonnie and Clyde,
Ted Bundy, the Long Island
Railroad Killer...
High-profile killers.
Every one of them ended up
in a blaze of notoriety.
Massive coronary occlusion
resulting in stoppage
of blood flow
and concomitant
pulmonary failure.
A high-profile suicide by a cop.
So, K.M.I.Y.C. doesn't
stand for "catch me."
It means "kill me
if you can."
This better be an emergency.
It is... take a look at these.
It means "kill me
if you can."
So you think he's doing this
for publicity?
I think it's more than that.
I think he's dying
from a terminal disease
he would always put
"Catch me if you can":
C.M.I.Y.C.
Yes, but Fallon always ended
his notes with K.M.I.Y.C.
This can wait a while.
No, it can't.
The insurance company says
it won't cover the cost
of the front window...
The city has to.
Steve, we cannot afford
to cater this benefit for free
and cover the cost
of this front window.
Wonderful.
It's an emergency, right?
Oh, let me get a beer.
I'll take a look.
Steve, we cannot afford
the city has to.
What?
They say it happened
in the course of police action.
They won't cover it.
Wonderful.
I think he's dying
from a terminal disease
and he wants to end his life
and he can't do it himself.
So he wants Steve
to do it for him.
A high-profile suicide by a cop.
But it's not going
to help either.
Jesse, did you see
who put this here?
"187 P.C. Murder.
"A premeditated taking
of the life of another.
Kill me if you can."
K.M.I.Y.C.
It is... take a look at these.
What are they?
Insurance forms.
You called me over here
for insurance forms?
This can wait a while.
K.M.I.Y.C.
Jesse, get out of here now.
Jess, you all right?
Jesse, did you see
who put this here?
Put what where?
"187 P.C. Murder.
No ski mask this time?
We all know who we are.
And cover the cost
of this front window.
It's not going to bankrupt us,
of my life.
And I'm the guy with the disease
that's going to steal
the rest of it.
Jess, you all right?
Yeah, I'm great.
How you doing, Sloan?
We all know who we are.
You're the guy
who stole 15 years
of my life.
The only thing I owe you
is a trip back to prison.
So I can do what?
Die, strapped to a bed?
Stole a big part of my life.
And now you're
going to make sure
that I get death.
You're going to take care of
that last little chore for me.
Not a chance.
You owe me.
The only thing I owe you
is a trip back to prison.
Die, strapped to a bed?
Twitching, screaming
like some animal?
Not knowing who I am
or where I am?
It's so good to see you
face to face
after all these years.
No ski mask this time?
Oh, but it is.
You made sure that prison
stole a big part of my life.
Not knowing who I am
or where I am?
They treat rabid dogs better.
Nope.
That's going to steal
the rest of it.
On second thought,
that's not true.
You're going to take care of
that last little chore for me.
That I get death.
I'm not going to
be manipulated into
committing murder.
Oh, come on, Sloan.
Be a sport.
I made this little suit
just for you.
Targets?
Just put the gun down.
That you've got a gun
that works this time.
Now let's try aiming, shall we?
They treat rabid dogs better.
Then put yourself out of misery.
This isn't up to me.
Oh, but it is.
Just a little compassion.
That's what this world
is lacking.
People who really care
Now let's try aiming, shall we?
Put it right here
or put it right here.
How hard could that be?
This doesn't have
to end like this.
Kill me.
People who really care
about somebody else's suffering.
I care.
Let him go.
I made this little suit
just for you.
How do you like my...
targets?
I'm not going to kill you
no matter how bad
you shoot the place up.
You know, you got a point.
Well, I'm glad to see
Let him go.
You know, I heard what you said
about insurance companies.
Do you know that I can't
even get health insurance?
No matter how bad
you shoot the place up.
Yeah, ever since I was born.
You think those money-hungry
jackals care about me?
Just a little compassion.
All right...
one, two...
Kill me!
Nice. Very good.
Here you go.
Do you know that I can't
even get health insurance?
Preexisting condition?
Yeah, ever since I was born.
You shoot me, or I shoot him.
All right...
See. Great, huh?
Nice. Very good.
Let him go.
You shoot me, or I shoot him.
For a year.
Oh, no.
And, of course, there was
the little favor I asked Tanis.
Here you go.
Ooh, I'm definitely
coming here more often.
This is great, Mark.
Oh, well, you know,
once they remembered
what a worthy cause it was,
they decided to
give it a shot... try.
Really?
Yeah, uh... I did have
to guarantee, uh, free ribs
Kill me.
Shut up.
And, of course, there was
the little favor I asked Tanis.
Anything for a good cause
and a plate of ribs.
What did you do, Dad?
Ladies and gentlemen,
introducing Jive Louie Jive.
This is great, Mark.
Wow. How did you manage
to get the band to come back
to our bad neighborhood?
Oh, well, you know,
once they remembered
Two, two, one,
Step, step back.
Two and one and two.
See. Great, huh?
Yeah, uh... I did have
to guarantee, uh, free ribs
for the, uh, band
and their families...
for a year.
Ladies and gentlemen,
introducing Jive Louie Jive.
One, two,
a one, two, three, four.
you're trying to have
a benefit dance here.
We got bounced, you know.
Yeah, and the hospital
will not close down
the cafeteria,
even for the
children's burn unit.
Hey, it might do some good
for Barbecue Bob's.
Once people have those ribs,
they're back for more.
Yeah, but, you know,
for one night,
we take a big loss.
It's for a charitable cause.
I'm just surprised
you talked Steve into it.
You know how he is
about the bottom line.
You did talk Steve
into it, didn't you?
I'm... well,
I'm going to.
Before Saturday, I'll...
You're going to talk me
into what before Saturday?
Swing.
Swing what?
You know, the lindy hop,
jitterbug,
East Coast/West Coast swing.
In here?
I know I should
have talked to you
about it, Steve,
but everything happened so fast.
The children's
burn unit really
needs funds badly,
and I know you'd want to help.
What's the matter?
I don't know... I just found that
on my windshield
when I went outside.
"211 P.C. Robbery...
Taking the property of another
by force or by fear."
What does that mean?
What's that at the bottom?
Uh... says...
K.M.I.Y.C.
Look, this is Sloan.
Everybody stay down.
All right, let's check
everybody in here.
We'll set up a triage
at the front door
for anybody else
that might come in.
Uh, get, uh...
Look, keep everybody in here
and keep them down.
What are you going to do?
Gonna try and contain them
until the backup gets here.
Oh, Steve! Steve!
Mark, we have a lot
of injuries here.
We're probably going
to have more outside.
All right, let's check
everybody in here.
I need multiple backup
and paramedics.
Look, this is Sloan.
I've got a 211 in progress.
McGinley's Jeweler...
14939 Carver Street.
And paramedics.
Dad, get down.
Look, keep everybody in here
Okay, just keep
some pressure on that.
A couple of butterfly
bandages, you'll be fine.
Mark, I need you
over here right away.
Uh, get, uh...
tablecloths, rags... clean ones...
And, uh, the first-aid kit
from the kitchen...
Anything you can find.
Mark, I need you
over here right away.
Jesse, keep checking.
Yeah, right.
Anything you can find.
Did you bring your medical bag?
Yeah.
Good.
All right.
Sorry.
Severed artery?
Possibly.
The belt's a good idea.
All right, I'm making this
into a tourniquet
to stop the bleeding, okay?
Sorry.
Paramedics will be along
in a minute.
You'll be fine.
Stop! Police!
Into a tourniquet
to stop the bleeding, okay?
I'm going to pull it
really hard.
It's not going to feel good.
Jurkowski, get back here!
You're outgunned!
No kidding.
Get this man into
Barbecue Bob's.
We'll get you a
doctor right away.
Just stay put.
You okay?
Archer, what
the hell are
you doing here?
Get this man into
Barbecue Bob's.
My father's in there.
They went down one
of those passageways
between the stores.
Were those AK-47s?
Oh, yeah.
They're wearing
body armor, too.
Figures.
Set up a perimeter;
cordon it off.
We'll do a door-to-door.
Get as many units as you can
with more firepower,
and notify SWAT.
Archer, what
the hell are
you doing here?
Whatever you tell me to.
They've taken cover in the mall!
Jurkowski!
Jurkowski, get back here!
You're outgunned!
Sit him down over there.
All right.
Amanda?
All right, now,
keep this pulled tight.
I'll be right back.
How you doing?
Ow. My leg's broke.
I'm going to be sick.
All right, take it easy.
We'll get you a
doctor right away.
Help!
Somebody help me!
Keep the reporters out of here.
This is Archer.
The three-block area
around Fontaine Mall
is now a kill zone.
I need all the help
you can send.
And patch me into that chopper
buzzing around up there.
I got to call the insurance.
I got to call my wife.
Steve says you take him, Doc.
I got better things to do.
Sit him down over there.
And some duct tape and a bag
with some ice in it.
You got it.
All right.
Okay, we're going
to splint your leg,
and we'll ice it down for you.
Try to breathe normally,
and don't move.
How's Steve?
He's ticked but on top of it.
Fractured fibula,
crepitation of
the bone ends.
With more firepower,
and notify SWAT.
We'll use this as
our staging area.
Already on it.
Fractured fibula,
crepitation of
the bone ends.
Okay, uh, go in the kitchen
and get me that little broom
and some duct tape and a bag
with some ice in it.
What is it, Alan?
Numb arm? Chest pain?
They shot up my jewelry store.
They shot up my jewelry store.
Jesse...
possible heart attack
in progress here.
Okay, splint it, ice it down,
and monitor his heart rate.
All right.
What is it, Alan?
Numb arm? Chest pain?
And patch me into that chopper
buzzing around up there.
Copy that.
It's totaled.
I got to call the insurance.
Just sit right down.
My water just broke.
Possible heart attack
in progress here.
Just have a seat right here.
Just sit over there, Alan.
Just sit right down.
I'll be right back.
What?
Here. Fracture.
How's Steve?
Copy that, Johnson.
Johnson, Heideger and Martinez
are coming up empty.
Chopper One says
he's still in there.
Spotted one. We're in pursuit.
We haven't seen them come out
of the mall area, Lieutenant.
Go ahead and maintain
your present altitude.
We're instituting
a door-to-door.
Try to breathe normally,
and don't move.
I got another one.
Okay, splint it, ice it down,
and monitor his heart rate.
Go.
We're instituting
a door-to-door.
And get that news chopper
out of your airspace.
Roger.
Copy that, Johnson.
As soon as I get
my crystal ball.
Jurkowski, don't engage suspect.
Repeat... do not engage.
We haven't seen them come out
of the mall area, Lieutenant.
Chopper One says
he's still in there.
They better be.
Sloan, this is dispatch.
We have four more units en route
with heavy weaponry.
Spotted one. We're in pursuit.
Where are you?
East side passageway.
Chopper One, you copy?
Tell Jurkowski to stay out
of the line of fire.
Have those new guys follow me in
as soon as they get here.
We have four more units en route
with heavy weaponry.
Well, tell them to hurry up.
These guys have got us outgunned
a hundred times over.
Somebody want to get me
my stethoscope?
Go. Go.
I'll keep an eye on him.
He's having a heart attack!
Repeat... do not engage.
This is no good.
He's in v-fib.
But they already told me
I need a C-section.
Chopper One, you copy?
Roger. I see him.
One man running west.
Good. Maintain contact.
Tell Jurkowski to stay out
of the line of fire.
It's okay.
We've delivered babies
under worse conditions.
But they already told me
I need a C-section.
Have those new guys follow me in
as soon as they get here.
I'll try and keep them
pinned down.
And find those other two gunmen.
This is no good.
He's in v-fib.
Do you still have your stun gun?
Yeah.
Get it.
Hurry.
All right.
Damn it.
I think we got him.
All right.
Damn it.
All right.
Oh, my God...
a contraction.
It's okay.
Here.
Thanks.
It's only 50,000 volts.
It's going to have to do.
We didn't even see him.
All right, get him in
to my father.
I need help here.
All right, get him in
to my father.
I'll cover for you.
Jesse!
I don't understand.
Tear me off a piece
of that tape.
Best way I know to keep air
out of a chest cavity.
Where are the paramedics?
They're on their way,
but until the area's secure,
we can't let them in.
Well, we can't wait for that.
Jesse, give me a credit card.
It's a sucking chest wound.
He's taken a bullet
right through the chest cavity.
Where are the paramedics?
I need help here.
Oh...
Uh, put him down here.
Oh, God...
help me!
She's going into shock.
Put your weapon down!
Best way I know to keep air
out of a chest cavity.
Oh... oh, please!
Oh, God...
Jesse, give me a credit card.
Yeah.
I don't understand.
All right, give me one more.
Well, what do you know?
Somebody actually still has
pride in their workmanship.
- That's a rare thing in this day
- That's a rare thing in this day
Of mass production.
Now, that vest you're wearing...
one of these slugs will
blow you inside out.
It's a piece of worthless junk!
It's a budget thing.
100, 150 bucks?
You'll wear out the tread
in six weeks... max.
Am I right?
Four.
I bet you even had
to buy your own shoes
you're wearing.
How much you pay for those?
100, 150 bucks?
Four.
I hate that.
Everything changes
for the worst.
Well, what do you know?
And save us all the
bureaucratic bother?
Just put the gun down!
Slowly.
We can discuss the collapse
of American manufacturing
somewhere quieter.
You know what?
I got a better idea.
Why don't you just take me out
and save us all the
bureaucratic bother?
Do it!
It's a budget thing.
Yeah, that figures.
City's not gonna pay
to protect its finest.
I bet you even had
to buy your own shoes
you're wearing.
You put me there with it.
One shot. Right to the head.
Pow!
Hey!
You want it on the ground?
You put me there with it.
Everything changes
for the worst.
Don't you hate that?
Why don't you just
put the gun down?
We can discuss the collapse
what are you doing that for?
'Cause I felt like it.
Move!
Let's get Mr. McGinley
into exam room two.
Get him on an EKG monitor,
oxygen,
All right.
Let's get her to trauma one.
Don't worry,
she's going to be fine.
We've got a surgeon
waiting for her. Go.
The O.R. ready?
Yeah, I got word on
the radio coming over.
Get him into the O.R. stat.
All right.
Hey!
What are you...
what are you doing that for?
Let's go. Hurry up.
I tell you what...
I'll reduce this fracture
if you'll look after
Mr. McGinley in exam room two.
I think he's in
pretty good shape.
Go ahead. I'll handle it.
Thanks. Let's go
to trauma two.
All right, guys, bring him
right down to the path lab.
I'll get on an autopsy
as soon as possible.
Good, 'cause his buddies
are still out there
Thanks. Let's go
to trauma two.
All right, guys, bring him
right down to the path lab.
We've got a surgeon
waiting for her. Go.
Whoa. Hold that elevator.
How is everybody?
I don't know.
Get him on an EKG monitor,
oxygen,
and keep him on those Ringers.
Coming.
The O.R. ready?
Right before
the shooting started.
They warned you?
Yeah, they gave me
all of 30 seconds.
Oh, this is nuts.
Well, it's going to be hard.
They're everywhere.
And once the chief
sees this note...
Let's just get the guys
before I have to give it to him.
And I need a lead.
All right.
Whoa. Hold that elevator.
The delivery room's
ready for you and your baby.
Go now.
Let's go. Hurry up.
Oh, this is nuts.
The press is going
to love this
if they find out.
Well, let's make sure
they don't.
Well, it's going to be hard.
Yeah, which translated,
means we don't have anything.
Well, we did catch
a little luck.
There's a security camera
in the parking lot,
and the videotape was running.
She's going to page me
as soon she gets something.
And the jewelry story owner?
Well, they're getting him
stabilized.
Get on the radio.
See what's going on.
Let's just get the guys
before I have to give it to him.
Well, we've got an A.P.B.
out on the vehicle,
a helicopter
grid search
of the area,
door-to-door canvass...
There's nothing really
to identify them from.
What about the dead guy?
Amanda's checking on it.
She's going to page me
as soon she gets something.
I don't know.
They're being taken care of.
What's that?
It's a note I found
on my windshield
right before
the shooting started.
And the videotape was running.
I got a couple of guys
bringing it over to the office.
Yeah, but the robbers were
wearing ski masks, body armor.
There's nothing really
to identify them from.
What can you tell me?
Would this be covered
by that, uh,
doctor-patient privilege?
Well, I'm a doctor,
you're a patient.
Well, we're still waiting
for the test results,
but it looks like
you had a heart attack.
Door-to-door canvass...
Every possible resource
the department can give us.
Yeah, which translated,
means we don't have anything.
But it looks like
you had a heart attack.
No kidding.
You know the old saying
about being scared to death?
Mmm. What happened, Alan?
No. They didn't come in
the back to rob the sa...
Where you keep the good stuff?
They just hit the cases
in the front
but I also pulled a slug out
of his forehead from a .45.
The other guy shot
his own partner so
he wouldn't talk.
No identification on him,
I don't suppose?
And grabbing the merchandise.
And then they just took off.
That's when it felt
like this elephant
sat on my chest.
They didn't start shooting
until they got outside?
Get on the radio.
See what's going on.
We got to get these guys.
Okay.
Oh, I know. "Quality jewelry,
quality prices."
Yeah, when they steal from me,
they steal something priceless.
Mmm.
That's what you're going
to tell the insurance company.
I was in the back.
I heard some shouting.
I went out into the store,
and there were these guys,
and they're smashing the cases
and grabbing the merchandise.
Well, I'm a doctor,
you're a patient.
Why not?
They only got me for
$10,000, $12,000 tops.
Mmm. What happened, Alan?
I'm not even sure.
I was in the back.
I heard some shouting.
They just hit the cases
in the front
where you keep
the less expensive
merchandise.
But all quality.
You know my store.
Oh, I know. "Quality jewelry,
quality prices."
They only got me for
$10,000, $12,000 tops.
They didn't start shooting
until they got outside?
No. They didn't come in
the back to rob the sa...
He definitely died
from a gunshot to the forehead.
You said you shot him
in the leg.
I did.
Oh, I pulled a nine-millimeter
slug out of his thigh,
but I also pulled a slug out
of his forehead from a .45.
Blood on the arm of the jacket.
Could it have come
from the head wound?
No, the blood pooling indicates
That's what you're going
to tell the insurance company.
What can you tell me?
You know there was broken
glass all over the ground.
He could have cut himself.
Maybe this is his blood.
Might be enough
there to type it.
It could help.
No, the blood pooling indicates
that he was already
down when he was shot.
It never would have
splattered that far.
His partner grabbed him
and tried to drag him away.
Sloan here.
What do you got?
We'll be right there.
Did we find them?
No, but the security camera
tape's ready to look at.
Could you do that, please?
Sloan here.
What do you got?
No, but the security camera
tape's ready to look at.
Want to join us?
Do you actually want his help?
Do you think we can
keep him out of it?
I learn.
I'm slow, but I learn.
See you.
No identification on him,
I don't suppose?
No, but I'll run his prints
through AFIS.
Hey, look at this.
See you.
- License plate...
- Adam-X-ray-Queen...
one...
His partner grabbed him
and tried to drag him away.
That's before he decided
he'd rather have a nice
little conversation with me.
You know there was broken
glass all over the ground.
One...
and what comes after that?
Five-one, maybe.
Right... right there.
You see that?
Yeah, he twitched.
You know, I noticed that
at the time.
Why go to so much trouble
to steal so little?
You know, they were well-armed,
well-protected...
And totally undisciplined.
They're insane.
I thought I saw that before.
You know, off the record,
the robbers only took
a few thousand dollars'
worth of jewelry.
Why go to so much trouble
to steal so little?
Do you think we can
keep him out of it?
Why, thank you for the support.
I learn.
I thought I saw that before.
Come here, look at this.
Right... right there.
There's your license plate.
The car was stolen
two blocks away
one hour before the robbery.
And "hold for prints"
on the stolen vehicle want.
You got it.
Sloan here.
All right, well, give it up,
but keep an extra patrol
Five-one, maybe.
It's worth a try.
You know, off the record,
the robbers only took
one hour before the robbery.
Call B.I.P.U.
Tell them to put
an "armed and dangerous"
and "hold for prints"
on the stolen vehicle want.
The first in a series of 211s.
And find that stolen vehicle.
It's bound to turn up
someplace soon.
What do you mean, "we"?
It's bound to turn up
someplace soon.
Calling off the search?
Yeah, they're long gone or we
would have snared them by now.
So what now?
You know, I noticed that
at the time.
His whole body twitched.
So he was nervous.
There's your license plate.
All right, well, give it up,
but keep an extra patrol
in the area... and go
down to roll call.
Alert them that this
just might be
the first in a series of 211s.
Oh, that was great, guys.
Marvelous.
So what now?
Now we deal with the press.
What do you mean, "we"?
Marvelous.
Take a break.
That's really marvelous.
What do you think?
I think they're great.
I'm surprised
you got them back here
after what happened yesterday.
Still no leads?
Just one...
Amanda got an I.D.
on the dead guy... a Lew Nestor.
Don't tell them what?
That the, uh,
two robbers who blew out
the front window yesterday
are still at large?
Still no leads?
And most of the people
hurt the other day
were all right.
And that lightning never
strikes twice in the same place.
Actually, it does.
Don't tell them.
Don't tell them what?
I'm having Tanis
pull his records,
but so far there's no indication
that he's ever been involved
in anything violent.
Just shoplifting, check kiting.
Before the new window showed up.
Mm-hmm.
What is it?
It's another note.
Just like yesterday.
Yeah, it was a note.
We found it on the counter
when we came in this morning.
Evidently, somebody
dropped it off
before the new window showed up.
And for no money.
That doesn't make any sense.
I got a message that there was
something left here for me.
Oh.
Yeah, it was a note.
After what happened yesterday.
Oh, I just, uh, reminded
them it was a worthy cause
and most of the people
hurt the other day
were all right.
Taking of a vehicle
with the intent to
permanently deprive."
Yeah, and it says K.M.I.Y.C.
at the bottom.
Mm-hmm.
This is so much better
than yesterday, don't you think?
Hey, get out of there.
It's another note.
Just like yesterday.
"486 P.C. Grand theft auto.
Taking of a vehicle
with the intent to
permanently deprive."
Just shoplifting, check kiting.
Why does a guy like that
go around
shooting up
the whole neighborhood?
And for no money.
That doesn't make any sense.
This is so much better
than yesterday, don't you think?
It's quieter.
Not so many distractions.
It's your turn.
It's your turn.
Those nine-millimeters
are a piece of junk.
You know, if guns were subjected
That's mine.
They'd have to take
every one of them
off the market.
Those nine-millimeters
are a piece of junk.
Want to use my gun?
We could switch.
Not so many distractions.
What the hell was that?
I have no idea.
Wasn't that your truck?
Yeah, it was my truck.
You know, if guns were subjected
to the same type
of production standards
that little kids' toys are,
they'd have to take
every one of them
Fellas, the burn unit
really does need these funds.
You-you have to come back
tomorrow night.
We need you.
Look, a lot of important people
Got your case?
Look, a lot of important people
come to this thing.
It could mean
other jobs for you.
Forget it.
- Come on. Where's your civic involvement?
- Come on. Where's your civic involvement?
Okay, now what do we do?
Find the lunatic
who's responsible for all this.
I don't believe this.
Yesterday three guys
robbed a jewelry store
across the street.
One of them kills
his wounded buddy
so he won't talk
And he tells me the penal code
for what he's going to do,
then he goes and does it,
and I still can't stop him.
Turned up in the L.A. River
three minutes ago.
I don't believe this.
What? By robbing
a jewelry store
of almost nothing
and then stealing Steve's truck?
It doesn't make sense.
He also could have killed me
yesterday and today,
but he didn't.
Got your case?
Give me a hand with
this, will you?
Fellas, the burn unit
really does need these funds.
Are you sure this
is the same guy?
Yeah, it was the same ski mask,
the same fatigues,
the same voice.
And he twitched
his wounded buddy
so he won't talk
and then the killer comes back
today and steals my truck.
And he tells me the penal code
for what he's going to do,
And he twitched
just like yesterday.
He's baiting you.
What? By robbing
a jewelry store
Find the lunatic
who's responsible for all this.
Well, I don't have
the lunatic, but your truck
turned up in the L.A. River
three minutes ago.
Why are you here anyway?
Well, the stolen car
that was used during the robbery
turned up.
O.B.G. has it impounded.
And you came by
just to give me a ride?
Well, I might have been thinking
about a free lunch.
Yesterday and today,
but he didn't.
He just stood there, taunting me
like he was waiting
for something.
Steve is lucky you came by
when you did.
O.B.G. has it impounded.
And I thought you might
want to take a look.
And you came by
just to give me a ride?
Then he goes and does it,
and I still can't stop him.
What the hell is going on here?
There's obviously no logic
behind it.
Are you sure this
is the same guy?
Aah!
You know, let's take a look
at that car.
There's got
to be something
to stop this guy
Tito, come to the front.
Tito, please report
to the front office.
Steve is lucky you came by
when you did.
Oh, yeah, that's
me, Mr. Lucky.
Why are you here anyway?
To a nice vehicle like this.
It looks like
it's in pretty
good shape to me.
Sprayed it with oil.
I hate it when guys do that.
It shows no respect.
Oil?
Yeah, it's an old
car thief trick.
Steal a car, strip it
and then spray it
with a light coat of oil
before you dump it.
Going to take a hell of a wash
to clean this baby.
Did you find anything?
Yeah, three or four
shell casings.
There's got
to be something
to stop this guy
before he sends me
another one of his notes.
And before somebody else
gets hurt.
Sure.
What are you doing?
Going to see if I
have any luck left.
With a light coat of oil
before you dump it.
It's impossible
to recover prints.
Going to take a hell of a wash
to clean this baby.
What about the prints?
I told you, it's been oiled.
Oiled, I know.
You got a fingerprint kit?
Sure.
Tito, please report
to the front office.
Shame what those guys did
to a nice vehicle like this.
Going to see if I
have any luck left.
Thank you.
Maybe I should take
the next flight to Vegas, huh?
Fingerprints.
Nice fat ones.
How'd you know?
I've seen it before.
Maybe I should take
the next flight to Vegas, huh?
Looks like an AK47 to me.
We know.
It's no help.
What about the prints?
And send them through AFIS.
And put a rush on it, will you?
These guys are still out there,
and I don't know
how long my luck
is going to last.
And they wouldn't think
to oil it either.
Nice call.
I'm going to remember this.
All right, I got
to get a photograph,
lift these
and send them through AFIS.
And I don't know
how long my luck
is going to last.
You got it.
Doughnut?
Coffee? Yeah.
Thanks.
From the, uh,
security camera videotape.
This is Lew Nestor,
the robber that Steve
shot in the leg.
I got the police lab
to blow up a few frames
from the, uh,
the robber that Steve
shot in the leg.
And this must be
the other robber,
the one who killed Nestor
so the police
couldn't question him.
Right. Now, here
I've seen it before.
People get in and automatically
adjust the rearview mirror
without thinking about it.
And they wouldn't think
to oil it either.
I think if we run
an analysis on this blood
we can figure out what kind
of a medical condition
is causing all that twitching.
There are a lot of diseases
that can cause that:
on his shoulder, and
there wasn't before.
So the blood did come
from the man who killed him.
Yeah.
I think if we run
an analysis on this blood
Well, run checks on all of them
and anything else
you can think of.
Mark, the sample is so small
I don't know what I'm
going to come up with.
Right. Now, here
he's got his hand
on Nestor's shoulder
like he's trying
to drag him away.
This frame is just
a few seconds later.
Thanks.
I don't know what I'm
going to come up with.
Well, I'll take
whatever I can get.
We've got to figure out
what is going on with this guy
I just told
150 carnivorous reporters
We've got to figure out
what is going on with this guy
before he kills any more people.
This frame is just
a few seconds later.
He took his hand away.
Only, now there's blood
on his shoulder, and
there wasn't before.
Tell me I wasn't lying.
You weren't.
The prints from
the rearview mirror
Uh-huh.
Shoplifting, check kiting,
forgery...
same stuff as Nestor.
There are a lot of diseases
that can cause that:
Tourette's, epilepsy,
spinal nerve degeneration.
Well, run checks on all of them
same stuff as Nestor.
I pulled the five-tens
and the F.I.'s
from both their arrest packets.
They were known
associates and they
were arrested together
once for shoplifting.
According to his
field interview card,
I just told
150 carnivorous reporters
that we had a lead we weren't
at liberty to discuss yet.
Tell me I wasn't lying.
Never turned down a lady yet.
You know, I heard
that about you.
You heard what about me?
Buy you a drink?
Never turned down a lady yet.
Mark...
blood work came back positive
on Huntington's chorea.
The prints from
the rearview mirror
came back belonging
to Jonny Terrell.
That's his record.
Uh-huh.
Terrible disease.
Degenerative, incurable,
leading to loss
of muscle control,
attacks the nervous system,
dementia...
And a long, agonizing death.
Listen, if the Huntington's is
as advanced as we might think,
But it doesn't drive you
to rob stores
and commit murders.
There's a pattern at work here
and it's definitely
targeted at Steve.
According to his
field interview card,
Terrell used to hang out
at a bar called Circe's.
Got to be an explanation.
I think I'll call
the staff neurologist,
see if there are any patients in
the area who have Huntington's.
And it's definitely
targeted at Steve.
But why?
I don't know.
Got to be an explanation.
Well, it's a place to start.
Blood work came back positive
on Huntington's chorea.
That explains the twitching.
Terrible disease.
I didn't know
shoplifting paid so well.
You see the dresses
those chicks are wearing?
Listen, if the Huntington's is
as advanced as we might think,
well, it's no wonder
why his behavior
just doesn't make any sense.
But it doesn't drive you
You see the dresses
those chicks are wearing?
You got underage drinkers?
No, I got rich people.
I got really rich people.
And they don't like
police officers.
What can I do for you two?
Information.
Oh, no, no, please,
don't do that... not in here.
You got underage drinkers?
See if there are any patients in
the area who have Huntington's.
Well, that's a long shot, Mark.
There just isn't a national
registry for Huntington's.
Well, it's a place to start.
Matter of fact, they don't want
to think about police officers.
What about Lew Nestor
and Jonny Terrell?
You suppose they think about us?
I wouldn't know;
I've never heard of them.
Oh, come on.
And they don't like
police officers.
They don't think
about police officers.
Matter of fact, they don't want
to think about police officers.
Sure. He and his partner
sort of stick out.
You know, like polyester
in a silk factory.
The hole in the forehead
would certainly indicate that.
You know him?
Hello.
What can I do for you two?
You know, like polyester
in a silk factory.
Well, well,
here comes
Mr. Fashion
Statement now.
Who hired you and Nestor
to help with the jewelry store?
No-nobody.
No, th-there was a guy.
There was just,
you know, a guy guy.
And he kept ranting and ranting
about some cop named Sloan.
That'd be me.
You're Sloan?
Yeah.
Then this is for you.
I-I-I don't know anything.
Well, that makes
our job a lot easier.
Who hired you and Nestor
With a twitch?
Yes, yes!
And he's nuts, he's nuts,
and he kept ranting and ranting
about some cop named Sloan.
Oh, come on.
Look, I'm not kidding.
I don't know names.
It's a matter
of protecting my job.
You know faces?
Yeah, I know that one's dead.
The hole in the forehead
would certainly indicate that.
"245 P.C. Assault
with a deadly weapon.
"The use of any object
with the intent
Where'd you get this?
Some guy.
Details.
Medium height, medium build,
medium brown hair.
Sorry. New shoes.
He did have a bandage
on one hand.
Did he have a twitch?
God!
Hey. Where is he?
I don't know. He's nuts.
So help us find him.
No, no, no. Let me go.
Medium height, medium build,
medium brown hair.
A medium guy.
He did have a bandage
on one hand.
Then this is for you.
Hey!
God!
Yeah! Sometimes!
You know, like somebody
jerking on a string.
Yeah, yeah, you see, you see?
"The use of any object
with the intent
to cause great bodily harm
or death to another."
K.M.I.Y.C.
Where'd you get this?
Well, Jonny Terrell
definitely did not have
Huntington's chorea.
But the bullet that killed him
matches the one that we dug
out of Nestor's skull.
The guy who's
sending me the notes.
And we have no way of knowing
why he's coming after you.
If he wanted to kill me,
he could have done it easily,
Yeah, yeah, you see, you see?
You see, you got to let me
go, 'cause he killed Lew.
Hey. Where is he?
They oiled the car,
but they forgot the back
of the rearview mirror.
We got his prints.
I'm very impressed.
If he wanted to kill me,
he could have done it easily,
including last night
when he killed Terrell.
It just doesn't make sense.
How did you get on to Terrell?
They oiled the car,
Well, Jonny Terrell
definitely did not have
Huntington's chorea.
I haven't seen
an oiled car since.
Until yesterday.
What if somebody knew
you were going to check that car
We finally turned up
one of the cars...
oiled,
and, uh, I sat
in the driver's seat
and just instinctively
reached up to adjust
the mirror.
I'm very impressed.
Well, don't be.
It only worked for me once.
Back when I was in uniform,
the mirror.
And got an idea.
Fallon's fingerprints were all
over the back of the mirror.
I haven't seen
an oiled car since.
Matches the one that we dug
out of Nestor's skull.
Which still means we
have no way of I.D.'ing
the guy who's
sending me the notes.
What if somebody knew
you were going to check that car
and saw to it
that Terrell's prints
were on the back of that mirror?
So they'd lead us to him.
Because he killed Nestor
before he had a chance to talk.
Is Fallon still in prison?
Let's find out.
Why do that and then kill
Terrell just before he talked?
I don't know.
Because he killed Nestor
before he had a chance to talk.
You sure this is the place?
Fallon's parole officer said
this was the last
address he had.
Back when I was in uniform,
I helped bust a guy
named Kurt Fallon
who was knocking off
convenience stores.
He used stolen cars
as getaway vehicles.
I remember that case...
One of your first.
We finally turned up
one of the cars...
oiled,
this was the last
address he had.
We've definitely
got the right guy.
Welfare and institutions
code 601.
Runaway... a missing person.
He knew we were coming.
So they'd lead us to him.
That doesn't make sense either.
Why do that and then kill
Terrell just before he talked?
He knew we were coming.
Look at this stuff over here.
What? Medical textbooks?
Yeah. This is open
to the section
on Huntington's chorea
just describing
the kind of death
he's facing.
Let's find out.
He's facing.
Here's a book on Dillinger.
Another on Ted Bundy.
Bonnie and Clyde.
Looks like he's suffering
from delusions of infamy.
Look at these.
These are all on Caryl Chessman.
Sure. We'll get them logged
and you can take them with you.
You think there's
something in there
that will help us find Fallon?
Well, maybe not
help us find him,
but help us understand
what he's up to.
He's demented.
What else do you need to know?
Well, he hasn't reached
We've definitely
got the right guy.
Take a look.
Welfare and institutions
code 601.
Full-blown dementia yet
because he's got a plan.
He's following it.
And, up to now,
he's making us follow it, too.
You know, you're lucky
it's me that caught you in here
and not the chief.
These are all on Caryl Chessman.
The Red Light Killer.
Could I borrow
a couple of these?
Sure. We'll get them logged
and you can take them with you.
Aw, come on, Jesse.
I'm tired. I want to go home.
What emergency?
Nestor and Fallon shared a cell
the last time Nestor
was in for forgery.
So Fallon contacted Nestor
he's making us follow it, too.
You're right about that.
Oh! Are you kidding?
He left ages ago.
I hope.
Three hours ago.
Now what?
Sloan.
Aw, come on, Jesse.
So Fallon contacted Nestor
when he needed help
with the robbery
and Nestor brought
his buddy Terrell
in with them.
And concomitant
pulmonary failure.
Hi.
I think I figured out
what's going on.
Cause of death:
massive coronary occlusion
I hope.
You find something?
Uh-huh. According
to the prison authority,
Nestor and Fallon shared a cell
Go back to sleep.
Travis blow up
the barbecue sauce?
Well, if he did,
he's in trouble.
If he didn't,
he's in even more trouble.
Now all we have to do
is find Fallon.
Did you put out an A.P.B.?
Three hours ago.
I think I figured out
what's going on.
Between Steve and Kurt Fallon?
Fallon's apartment is full
on famous criminals
but especially Caryl Chessman.
So what does that
have to do with Steve?
Yes, but Fallon always ended
his notes with K.M.I.Y.C.
Mm-hmm. But the other books
in Fallon's apartment
were about Dillinger,
Bonnie and Clyde,
What emergency?
Jesse...
I have to go to the restaurant.
Travis blow up
the barbecue sauce?
So what does that
have to do with Steve?
Well, Chessman taunted
the police for months
before they ever caught him.
And at the bottom of each note,
he would always put
"Catch me if you can":
C.M.I.Y.C.
Every one of them ended up
in a blaze of notoriety.
Whether they were gunned down
like Bonnie and Clyde
or had famous trials like Bundy.
So you think he's doing this
for publicity?
Were about Dillinger,
Bonnie and Clyde,
Ted Bundy, the Long Island
Railroad Killer...
High-profile killers.
Every one of them ended up
in a blaze of notoriety.
Massive coronary occlusion
resulting in stoppage
of blood flow
and concomitant
pulmonary failure.
A high-profile suicide by a cop.
So, K.M.I.Y.C. doesn't
stand for "catch me."
It means "kill me
if you can."
This better be an emergency.
It is... take a look at these.
It means "kill me
if you can."
So you think he's doing this
for publicity?
I think it's more than that.
I think he's dying
from a terminal disease
he would always put
"Catch me if you can":
C.M.I.Y.C.
Yes, but Fallon always ended
his notes with K.M.I.Y.C.
This can wait a while.
No, it can't.
The insurance company says
it won't cover the cost
of the front window...
The city has to.
Steve, we cannot afford
to cater this benefit for free
and cover the cost
of this front window.
Wonderful.
It's an emergency, right?
Oh, let me get a beer.
I'll take a look.
Steve, we cannot afford
the city has to.
What?
They say it happened
in the course of police action.
They won't cover it.
Wonderful.
I think he's dying
from a terminal disease
and he wants to end his life
and he can't do it himself.
So he wants Steve
to do it for him.
A high-profile suicide by a cop.
But it's not going
to help either.
Jesse, did you see
who put this here?
"187 P.C. Murder.
"A premeditated taking
of the life of another.
Kill me if you can."
K.M.I.Y.C.
It is... take a look at these.
What are they?
Insurance forms.
You called me over here
for insurance forms?
This can wait a while.
K.M.I.Y.C.
Jesse, get out of here now.
Jess, you all right?
Jesse, did you see
who put this here?
Put what where?
"187 P.C. Murder.
No ski mask this time?
We all know who we are.
And cover the cost
of this front window.
It's not going to bankrupt us,
of my life.
And I'm the guy with the disease
that's going to steal
the rest of it.
Jess, you all right?
Yeah, I'm great.
How you doing, Sloan?
We all know who we are.
You're the guy
who stole 15 years
of my life.
The only thing I owe you
is a trip back to prison.
So I can do what?
Die, strapped to a bed?
Stole a big part of my life.
And now you're
going to make sure
that I get death.
You're going to take care of
that last little chore for me.
Not a chance.
You owe me.
The only thing I owe you
is a trip back to prison.
Die, strapped to a bed?
Twitching, screaming
like some animal?
Not knowing who I am
or where I am?
It's so good to see you
face to face
after all these years.
No ski mask this time?
Oh, but it is.
You made sure that prison
stole a big part of my life.
Not knowing who I am
or where I am?
They treat rabid dogs better.
Nope.
That's going to steal
the rest of it.
On second thought,
that's not true.
You're going to take care of
that last little chore for me.
That I get death.
I'm not going to
be manipulated into
committing murder.
Oh, come on, Sloan.
Be a sport.
I made this little suit
just for you.
Targets?
Just put the gun down.
That you've got a gun
that works this time.
Now let's try aiming, shall we?
They treat rabid dogs better.
Then put yourself out of misery.
This isn't up to me.
Oh, but it is.
Just a little compassion.
That's what this world
is lacking.
People who really care
Now let's try aiming, shall we?
Put it right here
or put it right here.
How hard could that be?
This doesn't have
to end like this.
Kill me.
People who really care
about somebody else's suffering.
I care.
Let him go.
I made this little suit
just for you.
How do you like my...
targets?
I'm not going to kill you
no matter how bad
you shoot the place up.
You know, you got a point.
Well, I'm glad to see
Let him go.
You know, I heard what you said
about insurance companies.
Do you know that I can't
even get health insurance?
No matter how bad
you shoot the place up.
Yeah, ever since I was born.
You think those money-hungry
jackals care about me?
Just a little compassion.
All right...
one, two...
Kill me!
Nice. Very good.
Here you go.
Do you know that I can't
even get health insurance?
Preexisting condition?
Yeah, ever since I was born.
You shoot me, or I shoot him.
All right...
See. Great, huh?
Nice. Very good.
Let him go.
You shoot me, or I shoot him.
For a year.
Oh, no.
And, of course, there was
the little favor I asked Tanis.
Here you go.
Ooh, I'm definitely
coming here more often.
This is great, Mark.
Oh, well, you know,
once they remembered
what a worthy cause it was,
they decided to
give it a shot... try.
Really?
Yeah, uh... I did have
to guarantee, uh, free ribs
Kill me.
Shut up.
And, of course, there was
the little favor I asked Tanis.
Anything for a good cause
and a plate of ribs.
What did you do, Dad?
Ladies and gentlemen,
introducing Jive Louie Jive.
This is great, Mark.
Wow. How did you manage
to get the band to come back
to our bad neighborhood?
Oh, well, you know,
once they remembered
Two, two, one,
Step, step back.
Two and one and two.
See. Great, huh?
Yeah, uh... I did have
to guarantee, uh, free ribs
for the, uh, band
and their families...
for a year.
Ladies and gentlemen,
introducing Jive Louie Jive.
One, two,
a one, two, three, four.