Hunter (1984–1991): Season 1, Episode 12 - The Avenging Angel - full transcript
Hunter gets an anonymous tip involving a man who killed his wife. After investigating and arresting the man, he is tried but the key witness against him changes his testimony; suggesting that the defendant managed to indirectly sway the testimony of the witness. When Hunter gets proof, he arrests him but a bomb goes off killing the man and later someone runs over the witness. Hunter gets a call from someone claiming to be the one who sent him the tip, claiming to also have killed the two men. It seems obvious that this guy is fixated on Hunter, even idolizes him which is why he sent him the tip. While Hunter tries to find out who he is, the defense lawyer who defended the man comes onto him.
It's Me, Rick.
Your Avenging Angel.
I'm The Guy Who's Been
Taking Over For You.
He's Walking
In What He Thinks
Are Hunter's Footsteps.
So He's Committing
Murder For Me.
I'll Just Have To Find A Way
To Make It Up To Him.
I Didn't Realize You
Were So Photogenic.
I Don't Like
Being Followed, Arnold.
I Need Someone To Watch
My Back For Me.
I Don't Know Where This
Guy's Gonna Pop Up Next.
Works For Me.
[Camera Shutter Clicking]
♪ It's When I Started
Doing Handstands ♪
♪ And You Didn't Stop
And Think ♪
♪ So I Raised My Arms
And Started Screaming ♪
♪ But You Didn't Even Blink ♪
♪ It's So Sad
You Don't Know ♪
♪ How I Got This Low ♪
♪ I Forgot To Lose You ♪
♪ It's So Sad
You Can't Tell ♪
♪ When I'm Starving
In Your Hell ♪
♪ For A Little Attention ♪
♪ I Could Light Myself
On Fire ♪
♪ But I'm Pretty Sure
I'd Run To The Ground ♪
♪ Just Shave Myself Bald
And Get Naked ♪
♪ But I'm Not That Profound ♪
♪ It's So Sad You Don't Know ♪
♪ How I Got This Low ♪
♪ I Forgot To Mention ♪
♪ So Sad You Can't Tell ♪
♪ When I'm Starving
In Your Hell ♪
♪ For A Little Attention ♪
So I Mirandized
Dr. Pierpont A Second Time
When I Got Him
To The Station.
A Second Time, Sergeant.
You Mirandized
The Defendant Twice?
Yes, I Did.
You Mirandized The Defendant
For The Second Time
Because He Was Unconscious
The First Time,
Isn't That Right?
Well, I Don't Know
If I'd Describe It
As Being Unconscious.
How Would You Describe
A Man That You Had Hurled
Through A Plate
Glass Window
And Down 2 Flights
Of Stairs?
Your Honor, I Must Object
To That Last Question.
It's Wholly Irrelevant.
If Counsel Is Trying
To Intimidate The Witness--
Look, The Man Came At
Me With A Tooth Drill.
What Was I
Supposed To Do?
Stand There, Let Him
Fix My Overbite?
Woman: Your Honor,
I'll Withdraw The Question.
Just One More Question.
You Would Have
Never Had Any Cause
To Investigate
This Case At All
Were It Not For
An Anonymous Phone Tip
Received At The Police
Station, Isn't That Right?
That's Correct.
Thank You, Sergeant.
Judge: You May
Step Down, Sergeant.
State Calls
William Wakefield.
Bailiff: Raise
Your Right Hand.
Do You Solemnly Swear
To Tell The Truth,
The Whole Truth, And
Nothing But The Truth?
Thanks For Showing Up,
Mccall.
What'd You Do,
Forget To Set Your Alarm?
This Is Your Bust,
Hunter.
I'm Just Here
As An Observer.
What I Heard When
I Came In The Door,
I Can't Say I'm Sorry I
Missed Your Performance.
That's Defense Attorney
Nell Armstrong.
She's Like An Octopus.
She Twists Everything.
Mr. Wakefield, Would You
Tell Us, Please,
About The Conversation
You Overheard
In The Martelli
Restaurant
On The Night Of November 16
Of This Year?
Which Conversation
Are You Referring To?
The Conversation
Between The Defendant
And Ken "The Rat" Weintroff.
Mr. D.A., I Know How
When I Was
In Your Office
I Told You About,
Uh, How, Um,
Dr. Pierpont Was,
Um, Was Trying
To Hire, Uh,
The Rat To Kill
His Wife And All,
But, Uh, You Know,
Now That I'm Here,
I'm--I'm Under Oath
And All.
I Gotta Tell You
The Truth.
It Was Real Dark In
Martelli's That Night
And, Uh, Noisy, Too.
So--So I Just Can't Be
Sure Exactly What I Heard
Or Who Was Actually
Doing The, Uh, Talking.
I'm Real Sorry.
Your Honor, I Have A Statement
From This Witness.
Your Honor, It's Obvious
That The State's Case
Is Nothing More
Than Blind,
Unfounded Faith
In An Anonymous Tip,
And I Must Move
For Dismissal
Of All Charges
With Prejudice.
Both Counsel Will
Approach The Bench.
How About That?
They Got To Willie.
Yeah, Well,
One Way Or Another,
Armstrong Always Seems
To Come Out On Top,
Doesn't She?
Male Lawyer: Your Honor,
Give Us A Recess
So I Can Have A Little Chat
With Mr. Wakefield.
Armstrong: You Mean So
You Can Intimidate Him
Into Changing His Tune.
I Resent The Implication--
Judge: Now, Listen,
Both Of You,
Mr. Wakefield Has
No More Credibility
With This Court.
However, Since This Is Only
A Preliminary Hearing,
And Since Sergeant
Hunter Has Convinced Me
That The State Does Have
The Makings Of A Case,
I'm Going To Dismiss
Without Prejudice.
If The State
Wishes To Continue
Its Investigation,
Bring The Same
Charges Again
When The Case
Is Stronger,
This Court Will Not
Stand In The Way.
And That's How
I'm Going To Rule.
Thank You, Your Honor.
Thank You, Your Honor.
Hunter, It's
Not Your Fault.
The Bust
Was Justified.
Look, The Guy Tried
To Take A Contract
Out On His Wife,
Then He Decided
To Kill Her Himself,
So He Jammed Her Up
Full Of Insulin.
Yeah, Now
She's In A Coma.
All You Gotta Do Is
Prove Your Case, Hunter.
Is That Too Much To Ask?
Hunter: I Just Want Things
To Be Equal, Counselor.
Yeah, You Get
To Buy A Witness,
We Get To Buy One.
You Know, Like That.
Wait A Minute.
I'm Getting Really
Tired Of Your Accu--
Armstrong: Look, I Don't
Buy Off Witnesses.
Well, Then You Tell Me
What Happened Here.
I Had An Open And Shut
Case On This Guy.
Believe It Or Not,
The Case Isn't Closed
Once You Decide
Who's Guilty.
Not Unless You're Planning
On Being Judge, Jury,
And Executioner
As Well As Cop.
Let's Go.
See You Later.
Who's That?
None Of Your Business.
All Right. Ok.
His Name Is Ted Hawk.
Ted Hawk.
The Forgetful
U.S. Attorney?
Forgetful,
What Do You Mean?
Well, He Forgot
His Briefcase.
He Left It Over At Your
House Last Night, Didn't He?
Hey, You're
Not Too Lovesick
To Keep From Helping Me
Nail Pierpont, Are You?
What Do You
Need Me For?
Well, When I Talked
To Him Last Week,
The Rat
Denied Everything.
Oh, You Think I'm Going
To Have Better Luck, Huh?
Feminine Wiles Triumphing
Over Brute Force?
No. I Thought
More Along The Lines
Of You Take The Back Door,
I Take The Front Door,
In Case He Tries
To Make A Getaway.
All Right,
You Can Count Me In.
I Just Hope The Rat
Is As Obliging.
Yeah, Well, If He's Not,
It's Dead-End Time.
My Only Hope Then Is That
The Whole Bunch Of Them
Get Hit By A Bus.
Starting With That Lying
Scumball Willie Wakefield.
Come On. Let's Go
Pick Up The Rat.
Hunter: Give It Up,
Weintroff!
He Decided To Cooperate.
Get Him Out Of Here,
Dave.
Radio: L-56,
This Is Dispatch, Over.
This Is L-56, Over.
Radio: Just Got Word
Of A T-A
You And Hunter Might Be
Interested In, Mccall.
A Hit And Run.
A '73 Yellow Ford Pinto
Just Took Out
A Pedestrian.
Deceased Is I.D.'D
As William Wakefield.
Yeah, Thanks.
When You Wish
Upon A Star.
Got It There
Right On The Curb.
Hardly A Traffic Lane.
Hardly An Accident.
Well, What Brings
You Here, Counselor?
Well, For Reasons
Known Only To Me
And My Psychiatrist,
I Listen To
The Police Bands.
What Happened?
Mccall: Well, Just An Experiment
To See Which Was Tougher--
The Human Body
Or A '73 Pinto.
I'd Say The '73 Pinto
Won Out, Wouldn't You?
Listen, For The Record,
I Don't Like Winning
Cases This Way.
Well, For The Record,
You Haven't Won It Yet.
Man: That's Right, Rick.
She Hasn't.
Hunter: I Don't Think
Mr. Wakefield
Will Mind Us
Dropping In.
Wait A Minute.
All Right, What Are
We Looking For?
Money. The Kind
You Pay To Somebody
When You Want Them
To Lie In Court For You.
[Beep]
Man On Tape: Hey, Willie,
It's The Rat.
Just Wanted To Remind You
To Rise And Shine,
Have A Good Time
In Court This Morning,
And I'll Talk
To You Later.
[Beep]
Rat: Heard You Put On
Quite A Show, Willie Boy.
Well, We're All
Real Pleased.
It's About 11 A.M.
I'll Catch You Later.
You Lie Low Now. Bye.
[Beep]
Hey, Willie,
It's The Rat.
It's About 11:30 A.M.
Listen, Meet Me
At The Corner
Of Eastbrook
And Alayno.
There's
An Empty Lot There.
You'll Be
Real Pleased. Bye.
Hey, Hunter.
Yeah.
Come Here.
All Right. Good Girl.
You Know, I Don't
Understand One Thing.
How Could The Rat
Have Called Willie
At Exactly 11:30
When We Were Having
A Shootout With The Guy
At Exactly The Same Time?
I Don't Know. Maybe His
Watch Was Off Or Something.
And Why Wasn't There
Music In The Background
Of This Third Call?
Yeah, Well, Don't Worry About
It. We Got The Bribe Money.
You Got The Tape That
Lured Willie To His Death.
That Should Be
More Than Enough
To Convince The Rat
To Give Up Dr. Pierpont.
We'll Tie Up The Loose
Ends Later, Hunter.
I Think We Ought
To Bring In The Doc.
Well, You Bring
The Doc In.
I Have To Go
To The Market.
The Market? Mccall,
You're On A Case Here.
You're On A Case.
Because
I Promised Ted
I'd Make Veal
Marsala Tonight.
It's His Favorite.
It's His Favorite.
Oh, No, Not You.
We Just Finished
Cleaning Up
The Broken Glass
From Your Last Visit.
What?
Hey, Doc.
Quick Recovery.
Yeah. It's Incredible
How Being Released
Has Made My Arm
All Better.
Hey, Listen, You're
Under Arrest Again.
Didn't You Listen
To The Judge This Morning,
Sergeant Hunter?
He Dropped The Charges.
Uh, But You're
Under Arrest Again
For The Murder Of
Willie Wakefield.
Uh, Yes, Nell Just
Called To Tell Me
About Willie's
Unfortunate Demise.
But I Assure You That
I Had Nothing To Do With It.
Why Should I? Willie
Was On My Side, Remember?
Yeah, We Also Have
The Money
You Paid To Willie
To Lie For You.
And I'm Afraid
We're Going To Have
To Reschedule You
For A Later Date,
Say, Right Around
The Year 2010. Come On.
But I Have Patients
In There.
Doc: You Were Right, Hunter.
There Is Something Odd
About That Last Phone
Message From The Rat.
[Beep]
Tape: Hey, Willie,
It's The Rat.
It's About 11:30 A.M.
Listen, Meet Me
At The Corner
Of Eastbrook
And Alayno.
There's
An Empty Lot There.
You'll Be
Real Pleased. Bye.
Uh, Watch How The Lie
Low Message Plays Out.
Hey, This Is The Rat.
Heard You Put On
Quite A Show, Willie Boy.
Well, We're
All Real Pleased.
It's About 11 A.M.
Now See How You Got
Your Highest Spikes
On The Words You Give
The Most Stress To?
First Word
In A Sentence,
The Important Words,
Punch Lines.
Rat: About 11 A.M.
I'll Catch You Later.
You Lie Low Now.
Now Watch The Very
Last Message.
Hey, Willie,
It's The Rat.
It's About 11:30 A.M.
Listen, Meet Me
At The Corner
Of Eastbrook
And Alayno.
There's An Empty Lot--
Almost All The Words
Spike High.
So What You're Saying Is
That The Last Message
Was Not The Rat's Voice.
It Was An Impostor's.
No, No, No, It's The
Rat's Voice All Right,
But He Never Said Those
Words In That Order.
[Click] Hey, Willie,
It's The Rat.
[Click]
It's About 11:30 A.M.
[Click] Listen,
Meet Me At The Corner
Of Eastbrook And Alayno.
[Click] There's
An Empty Lot There.
You'll Be Real Pleased.
Now, Do You Hear
Those Clicks?
Yeah.
I Re-Recorded
The Message
And Pushed Up
The Volume.
Now Those Clicks Are
What Edits Sounds Like.
It Seems Like Someone Was
Taping The Rat's Voice
And Took The Words
Out Of Context,
Edited Them
Into A New Message,
Which Was Played
Over The Phone
And Into Willie's
Answering Machine.
That Would Account
For Both The Excessive
Stress On So Many Words
And The Absence
Of Background Music.
You Mind If I Borrow
This Machine, Doc?
Hunter, Your Reputation
With Breakable Objects
Is Hardly Exemplary.
Rick Hunter...
Consider Yourself Served.
Malicious Prosecution,
False Imprisonment,
Intentional Infliction
Of Emotional Distress,
Violation Of Civil Rights.
Oh, Did You Leave
Anything Out?
I Can Always Amend Later.
Right Now, I've Got To Go
Pick Up The Good Doctor.
He Made Bail.
He's Really Becoming
A Career With You, Isn't He?
Look, Someone Out There
Wants Him Worse Than I Do.
Somebody
Did Kill Willie,
And Somebody
Did Plant The Money
And The Message
About Pierpont.
Now Somebody
Wants To Nail Him,
So I Think It's Best If
He Just Stayed In Custody.
What Evidence
Do You Have For That?
I'm Sure He'll Be Fine.
I'm Representing
Ken Weintroff, Too.
The Rat?
How Do You Sleep
At Night, Counselor?
On Balance
I Believe In The System.
And On Those
Far Too Frequent Occasions
When The System Breaks Down,
Then I Take Sleeping Pills.
What About You? Are You
Really As Cocky As You Act,
Or Do You Just Hate It
When Somebody Doubts You?
Let Me Just Tell You
Something, Ok?
When You're Staring Down
Some Shotgun-Toting Punk
Who's Just Blown
Away His Partner
For 2 Lines Of Cocaine,
There's No Room
For Doubt.
And Under
Those Circumstances,
Anything You Do Is Right.
Yes.
Oh, I Don't Envy You
Your Job.
I Wouldn't Want
Yours, Either.
Guess We Have Something In
Common Then After All, Huh?
Perhaps.
See? I Told You
She Likes You.
Oh, I Hope The Market
Wasn't Out Of Veal.
I'd Hate To Have Ted
Settle For Anything
That Wasn't
His Favorite.
[Telephone Rings]
Hunter.
It's Me, Rick.
Who's Me?
Just Think Of Me As
Your...Avenging Angel.
I'm The Guy Who's Been
Taking Over For You
While You've
Had Your Hands Tied
By This Ridiculous
Legal System Of Ours.
I'm The Guy Who's Made Sure
That Lying Slime
Willie Wakefield
Doesn't Tell Any More Lies.
I'm Just Sorry I Wasn't
Able To, You Know,
Run Him Over With A Bus
The Way You Wanted,
But The End Result
Is The Same, Rick.
Hey, This Isn't Funny.
Who Is This?
Is This Some Kind
Of A Joke?
No. I--I Never Joke.
I Don't Think
I Know How To.
But I Do Know How
To Take Care Of My Friends,
So Don't You Worry
About That Silly Lawsuit
She Just Handed You
Because, Uh,
You Can't Have A Lawsuit
If You Haven't
Got A Plaintiff,
Isn't That Right, Rick?
I'll Say Good-Bye Now.
Wait A Minute.
[Dial Tone]
What Is It?
What Are You Doing?
Someone's Been
Listening In On Me
For The Last Week.
I've Been Bugged Through
This Whole Pierpont Trial.
I Know I've Heard
That Voice Before.
And I Think I Know Where.
What Voice?
Yeah, What Voice?
What The Hell's
Going On Here?
Some Guy Was Just In Here
Yesterday Fixing That Phone.
This Is The Tape
Of The Anonymous Tip
I Got On
The Pierpont Case.
Woman On Tape:
Police Crime Tips.
Please Leave Any Length
Message After The Beep Tone
And Do Not Leave
Your Name Or Phone Number
Unless You Wish
To Be Contacted By Us.
Man: Dr. Anthony Pierpont's
Wife Is In The Hospital.
She's Probably Going To Die.
This Isn't Any Accident.
He's Been Trying
To Find A Way To Kill Her
For Quite A While Now,
And Now He's Finally
Gone Ahead And Done It.
That Was
My Avenging Angel.
He Just Told Me He's
Going After Pierpont.
What Are You
Talking About?
Hey, Hunter, Mccall.
Hunter, I Swear I'm Going
To Take This Broken Phone
Out Of Your Paycheck!
[Touch Tones]
[Ring]
[Ring]
Pierpont!
Don't!
This Is L-56. We Need
A Coroner's Wagon
And A Black And White
At 847 Tower Place.
A Yellow Pinto. The Same Model
That Ran Down Wakefield.
Mccall:
There Was No Driver.
Doc: Well, When You Lost Sight
Of Him Around The Truck,
He Jammed The Gas Pedal
And Jumped.
It's The Only
Explanation.
Mccall: Well, I Don't Think
That That Kind Of Explanation
Pertains To This
Avenging Angel Guy.
Sure, It Does. He
Admires Hunter So Much
That He's Trying
To Define Himself
By The Qualities
He Sees In Hunter.
Like Some Kid Seeking
His Father's Approval,
He's Walking
In What He Thinks
Are Hunter's Footsteps.
So He's Committing
Murder For Me.
And He Must Be Damn Confused
Because You're Not Grateful,
Which Explains Why
He Made That Phone Call,
Why He Felt The Need
To Explain Himself.
We Got A Real
Nut Case Here.
Captain: Yeager.
Did You Actually
Write This Drivel?
Hunter A Father Figure?
Couldn't This Guy
Have Chosen A More
Well-Rounded Image
Like Maybe Idi Amin
Or Genghis Khan?
Captain, We Know
2 Things About This Guy.
One--He's A
Surveillance Expert.
Two--He Overheard Pierpont
Planning To Kill His Wife,
So He Decided To Leave
That Anonymous Phone Tip.
There's A Good Chance
That This Avenging Angel Guy
Put A Legitimate Tap
On Pierpont's Phone
About The Same Time
That He Was Trying
To Snuff Out His Old Lady.
Oh, Wonderful.
Let's Just Call Up
The Fbi, The Cia,
The Treasury Department.
No Reason
They Would Object
To Jeopardizing All Their
Undercover Operations
Just To Give Us A List Of
Their Wiretap Experts, Huh?
One Of These Guys Is A
Homicidal Maniac, Captain.
You Want To Know Why
We Got A Mad Bomber, Hunter?
I'll Tell You Why
We Got A Mad Bomber.
Because Every Time
The System Lets You Down,
You Want To Cut Corners,
You Want To Break Procedure,
Then You Want To Go In The
Corner And Moan And Groan
And Demand
Divine Intervention.
As Far As I'm Concerned,
This Avenging Angel
Got All His Bright
Ideas From You.
Hey, Doc, You Think
You Could Wire My Phone
To Record
All Incoming Messages?
You Still Got That Stuff
I Gave You?
Yeah, Sure Do.
Fine.
[Click]
Well, It's Late.
Time To Get Going.
See You Later.
See You.
Hunter!
Oh, I'm Sorry.
I Guess Dizzy'll Have To
Go To Bed Hungry, Huh?
I'll Just Have To Find A Way
To Make It Up To Him.
[Clang]
Well, What Brings You
Into The Low Rent
District, Counselor?
I Called The Station.
They Said You'd Just Left.
You Were
On Your Way Home.
Well, Thanks For
Seeing Me To The Door.
Look, For The Record,
Pierpont Told Me
He Was Innocent.
And I Believed Him.
Well, Aren't You
Violating Some Sort Of, Uh,
Attorney's Code
By Telling Me That?
Good Night, Hunter.
Want Some Coffee?
No, But I Wouldn't
Mind A Chat.
Well, Personally,
I Make Better Coffee
Than I Do Conversation.
Hunter: I Hope
You Don't Mind Instant.
That's All I've Got.
[Water Running]
No. No, This Is The First Time
Since I've Been A Lawyer
That I've
Felt This Way.
Yeah?
What Way's That?
Just Off-Balance.
There's Too Many Things
Happening I Can't Explain.
Yeah, Me, Too.
I Thought You Had
This Whole Case Pegged.
Well, I Did Up
Until This Morning.
[Telephone Rings]
Yeah?
Man: What Are You
Doing, Rick?
What's She Doing There?
Well, We're Just
Having Some Coffee.
She's One Of The Enemy.
She's One Of Them.
She Doesn't Understand What
We're Trying To Do Here,
What Has To Be Done.
She's The One
Who's Trying To Stop Us
From Stopping The Others.
You Of All People Should
Understand That, Rick.
Well, That's What
I'm Trying To Explain.
You Can't Ex--
You Can't Explain It
To Them. Not To Them.
They Only Understand
One Thing.
We Gotta Get
Out Of Here. Come On.
Why? What's Wrong?
Where Are We Going?
Hunter: Just Get
In The Car And Drive.
Drive That Way.
[Engine Starts, Radio Plays]
[Music On Radio Playing]
What The Hell
Is Happening Here?
[Volume Lowers]
Hunter: No, Don't Turn It
Down. We're Being Bugged.
Now There's A Guy
That's Been Casing Me.
He's The One
Who Just Called.
He's Tailing Us Now?
I Don't Know.
Look, There's
A Wooded Area Up Ahead,
Where The Road Bends.
Now You Just Keep Driving
As If Nothing Has Happened.
I'm Gonna Jump Out.
Yeah. Just What Do
You Intend To Do?
Have A Chat With This Guy.
He's Got To Be The Guy That's
Killed Willie And Pierpont.
Look, Hunter.
Be Careful.
I Just Meant Don't
Fall On This Guy
Like A Gorilla
Comin' Out Of A Tree.
You've Got No Witnesses,
No Proof, Nothing.
If You Roust Him, You'll Wind
Up Right Where I Had You--
Squirming On A Witness Stand
Without A Net To Catch You.
That's Hardly The Way
I Saw It Go Down.
But I Get Your Point.
I Just Want To Give This Guy
Some Heat, That's All.
Now Look, When You Get Home,
Lock Up Tight, All Right?
I'll Call You.
Ok, I'm In The Phone Book.
In Palms.
Now When I Get Out,
At The Stop Sign
Right Up Here,
Stop There For A Minute,
Then Go. Got It?
Yeah.
[Radio Blares]
[Tires Screech]
[Rapid Footsteps]
Hey! What's The Matter?
What's Wrong?
Rick Hunter, Police.
Well, Have I Done
Something Wrong?
I Think I'm Being Followed.
Followed? No Kidding?
Yeah, No Kidding.
You Got Some I.D.?
Well, Sure, I Do.
Is Something The Matter?
Arnold Morton. Is This
Your Current Address, Arnold?
No, I'm, Uh...
In The Process Of Moving.
I'm Staying With Friends.
Why Would Anybody Want
To Follow A Police Officer?
I Thought It Was Usually
The Other Way Around.
Yeah, It Usually Is.
Maybe It Has Something To Do
With Dr. Anthony Pierpont?
You Know Who He Is,
Don't You, Arnold?
You Watch The News.
Oh, Yeah.
He, Uh,
He Killed His Wife.
He Was Murdered
Before That Could Be Proven.
And Willie Wakefield.
He's Dead Also.
Hit And Run.
I Don't Believe
I've Ever Heard Of Him.
That's Good, Arnold.
You Shouldn't Hear Things
That Don't Concern You.
You Know,
It's Kind Of Scary When...
You Don't Know Who's Looking
At You Or Watching You.
You Like Looking
Over Your Shoulder?
You Like Looking Underneath
Your Bed Or In The Closet
Before You Go To Sleep?
I Don't Like
Being Followed, Arnold!
[Tires Screech]
I Wasn't Following You.
[Keys Jingle]
Sure, You Weren't.
All Right.
All Right.
[Knock On Door]
How You Doin' There,
Mccall?
Hunter?
What Are You Do--
[Turns On Water]
What Are You Doing?
Are You Nuts?
What Are You Doing?
I Just Met
My Avenging Angel.
Now I Don't Know How
He's Doing This, Mccall,
But He's Got Me Bugged,
And He's Got Me Watched
Every Single Second
Of The Day.
Dee, Is...Everything
All Right Here? Uh...
What's Going On?
Yeah, Ted, Everything's Fine.
It'll Just Be A Second.
In The Bathroom?
Hiya, Ted. Rick Hunter.
How Ya Doin'?
I'll Just Be A Minute, Ted.
It Is Important.
It's Police Business.
Yeah. Yeah. Sure.
Ok, So What's With
This Avenging Angel?
I Got A Name On The Guy.
Arnold Morton.
I Don't Know
If It's Legit.
I Don't Know If
It's An Alias Or What.
But He's Driving
A White Dodge Van.
I Just Spoke To The Guy.
And I Suppose
You Want Me
To Help You
Check Him Out Tonight?
Well, I'd Appreciate It.
I Need Someone To Watch
My Back For Me.
I Don't Know When This
Guy's Gonna Pop Up Next.
Well, It's Great Timing.
Uh, Want To
Get The Water?
Police Radio: I Copy, L-56.
An Apb On Arnold Morton.
I'll Get It On The Wire
Immediately.
Yeah, Thanks A Lot.
I Appreciate That.
L-56 Clear.
Ok, Which Way
Do We Go?
Federal Building.
Why? Did You Get A Way
To Get That Wire Tap List?
U.S. Attorney Ought To Have
A Copy, Don't You Think?
Oh, Hunter,
I Don't Believe You!
[Key Opening Lock]
Where Did You Find Out
How To Use These Things?
Oh, Ted Made Me Get Into It.
He Swears By Computers.
You Really Like Him,
Don't You?
Yeah, Well, After Tonight,
I Don't Think It's Gonna
Matter Too Much.
[Typing]
Hunter:
Bingo. There He Is.
Arnold Morton.
Yeah, Why Was
An Independent Operator
Doing A Tap For The C.I.D.
At Martelli's Restaurant
About The Same Time
That Pierpont
Was Trying To Take
A Contract Out On His Wife?
Yeah.
Interesting Address
For An Angel, Huh?
Hunter: Hey, Mccall.
I Didn't Realize
You Were So Photogenic.
My God, Mccall. This Guy's
Been Following Me For Weeks,
And I Never Knew It.
Yeah, Well, It's His
Job Not To Be Noticed.
I'll Check With Smitty
And See If He Got Lucky
On Any Of These Photographs
We Got At The Roller Rink.
Yeah, This Morton Guy Did
Some Piecework For The C.I.D.,
So He's Probably Got
A Military Background,
Maybe A Traceable Record.
[Telephone Rings]
[Rings]
Sergeant Hunter's Desk.
Hi, Ted.
Listen,
About Your Keys--
That Sounds So Good.
I Am Starving.
Ok. I'll Be Over
In A Sec.
Bye.
Hey, Any Of You Guys
See Where Mccall Went?
Mccall:
Sergeant Hunter's Desk.
Man: I Was Looking
For Dee Dee Mccall.
Hi, Ted.
Listen, About Your Keys--
Ted: Meet Me
At That Coffee Shop
Just Around The Corner
From Here.
The Country Cafe,
In 10 Minutes.
What Do You Say?
My God!
[Tape Rewinds]
Mccall: Hi, Ted.
Listen, About Your Keys--
Ted: Meet Me At That
Coffee Shop
Just Around
The Corner From Here,
The Country Cafe,
In 10 Minutes.
All The Spikes Are High.
This Message Is A Fake.
[Telephone Rings]
[Rings]
Hunter.
For The Life Of Me,
I Haven't Been Able
To Figure Out Why You
Haven't Been More...
Appreciative Of Everything
I've Done For You
And Then Last Night When
You Were Violating My Home,
I Overheard
You Say To Mccall,
How Much You Needed Her,
Depended On Her, And--
Arnold, Where's Mccall?
What Have You Done With Her?
There's Just No Place
For Mccall,
And I Know She
Understands That Now.
Arnold! Where's Mccall?
Well, Good-Bye, Rick.
[Click, Dial Tone]
Dispatch, This Is L-56.
Dispatcher: Go, L-56.
Get Me The Home Address
Of A Nell Armstrong.
She's In Palms.
And Hurry, Would Ya?
We Could Have Been Great
Together...
Rick And I.
We Could Have Made
A Real Improvement
In The Law Enforcement
In This City.
The Plots...
The Conspiracies...
All The Dirty
Little Secrets
The Scum
Of This City Whispers.
See, I Can Hear.
I Can Bug Any Place In Town.
Boardrooms.
Limousines.
Airplanes, Bars, Beds.
There Isn't A Criminal
In This Town
That Can Keep A Secret
From Me.
That's What
I Was Trying To Prove
To Rick With This Case.
With My Information,
He Could Have
Cleaned Up This City.
He Could Have Rid
The Rats Of This Town,
He Could Have Been
Anything He Wanted To Be.
I Could Have Done That
For Him, See?
I Would Have, Too.
If It Hadn't
Been For You.
You And That...Woman Lawyer
And The Rest Of This Whole
Corrupt, Filthy City
That's Turning This Place
Into A Sewer.
I'm Gonna Make You Pay
For That, Mccall.
You And All
The Rest Of You.
You And Her And Him!
Him, Too!
I Thought
He Was Strong Enough
To Do What Had To Be Done,
But He's Just
Like The Rest Of You.
He's Got To Pay, Too.
[Knock On Door]
Good Morning.
I Hate To Barge In
Like This,
No, It's Fine.
Are You Ok?
Wha-What Happened
Last Night?
It Was A False Alarm.
You're Kidding?
That's What You Came
Here To Tell Me?
Well, Actually,
I Came In Here To Do This.
Now Play Along With Me, Ok?
He's Watching Me.
Nell: Mmm, Rick.
So Is This Your Way
Of Placing Me Under
Arrest, Sergeant?
I Was So Worried
That Something Might Have
Happened To You, Counselor.
You're Very Special To Me.
You're Not
Half-Bad Yourself.
Hunter: I Think You And I
Are Going To Make
A Hell Of A Team.
Hold That Pose.
[Door Closes]
Oh, My Gosh!
Arnold: I Can See You.
I Can See
Right Through You.
I See What You're
Trying To Do To Rick,
But I'm Not Gonna
Let You Do It.
It's All Over With,
Arnold!
Now Be A Good Boy,
Raise Your Hands
And Get Away From
Mccall. Come On, Move!
Hunter: You
All Right, Mccall?
I'm Just Ducky,
Although I Am
A Little Overdressed
For The Occasion.
What The Hell Is That?
Arnold: It's
Eternity, Rick,
And We're Gonna
Share It Together.
Shut It Off, Arnold.
Shut It Off
And I'll Talk To You!
Arnold:
It Can't Be Shut Off!
Now I Don't Want
To Talk Anymore.
I'm Tired Of Listening
To People Talk.
They Just Talk And
They Talk And They Talk,
But Now, See, You Even
Have To Listen To Me.
[Heart Beating]
Well, Today Was
Your Day All Right,
But I'll Get You
Tomorrow In Court.
Ha Ha Ha. Ok.
Talk To You Then. Bye.
She Did It To You Again,
Didn't She?
She Turned You Inside Out
On That Stand.
Well, Believe Me,
Mccall,
When I Take Her
To Dinner Tonight,
I'll Return The Favor.
Hey, You And Ted
Ought To Join Us.
Oh, Thanks,
But I Promised Ted
I'd Make Him That
Home-Cooked Meal Tonight.
You And Nell Can Come Over
To My Place If You Want.
Well,
That's A Good Idea.
Dress Casual,
Take My Shoes Off,
Put My Feet Up.
I'll Bring The Wine.
Yeah, Sure.
You Got Any Money
On You?
Yeah.
Good.
Give Me, Um...60.
60 Bucks?! What For?
Veal Is $14 A Pound.
60 Bucks Will Cover
What Went Bad, And, Uh...
It'll Buy For Tonight.
All Of India Could
Live On 60 Bucks.
Not On Veal Marsala.
I Don't Even Like Veal.
Ok, Then Don't Come Over.
Hey, Wait A Second.
Wait A Second Here.
You Took All My Money.
Does That Mean You're
Gonna Come Over?
Well, I Don't
Have Any Choice.
I Don't Even Have
Enough Money To Buy Wine.
Red Wine Goes With Veal.
You Owe Me 10.
Your Avenging Angel.
I'm The Guy Who's Been
Taking Over For You.
He's Walking
In What He Thinks
Are Hunter's Footsteps.
So He's Committing
Murder For Me.
I'll Just Have To Find A Way
To Make It Up To Him.
I Didn't Realize You
Were So Photogenic.
I Don't Like
Being Followed, Arnold.
I Need Someone To Watch
My Back For Me.
I Don't Know Where This
Guy's Gonna Pop Up Next.
Works For Me.
[Camera Shutter Clicking]
♪ It's When I Started
Doing Handstands ♪
♪ And You Didn't Stop
And Think ♪
♪ So I Raised My Arms
And Started Screaming ♪
♪ But You Didn't Even Blink ♪
♪ It's So Sad
You Don't Know ♪
♪ How I Got This Low ♪
♪ I Forgot To Lose You ♪
♪ It's So Sad
You Can't Tell ♪
♪ When I'm Starving
In Your Hell ♪
♪ For A Little Attention ♪
♪ I Could Light Myself
On Fire ♪
♪ But I'm Pretty Sure
I'd Run To The Ground ♪
♪ Just Shave Myself Bald
And Get Naked ♪
♪ But I'm Not That Profound ♪
♪ It's So Sad You Don't Know ♪
♪ How I Got This Low ♪
♪ I Forgot To Mention ♪
♪ So Sad You Can't Tell ♪
♪ When I'm Starving
In Your Hell ♪
♪ For A Little Attention ♪
So I Mirandized
Dr. Pierpont A Second Time
When I Got Him
To The Station.
A Second Time, Sergeant.
You Mirandized
The Defendant Twice?
Yes, I Did.
You Mirandized The Defendant
For The Second Time
Because He Was Unconscious
The First Time,
Isn't That Right?
Well, I Don't Know
If I'd Describe It
As Being Unconscious.
How Would You Describe
A Man That You Had Hurled
Through A Plate
Glass Window
And Down 2 Flights
Of Stairs?
Your Honor, I Must Object
To That Last Question.
It's Wholly Irrelevant.
If Counsel Is Trying
To Intimidate The Witness--
Look, The Man Came At
Me With A Tooth Drill.
What Was I
Supposed To Do?
Stand There, Let Him
Fix My Overbite?
Woman: Your Honor,
I'll Withdraw The Question.
Just One More Question.
You Would Have
Never Had Any Cause
To Investigate
This Case At All
Were It Not For
An Anonymous Phone Tip
Received At The Police
Station, Isn't That Right?
That's Correct.
Thank You, Sergeant.
Judge: You May
Step Down, Sergeant.
State Calls
William Wakefield.
Bailiff: Raise
Your Right Hand.
Do You Solemnly Swear
To Tell The Truth,
The Whole Truth, And
Nothing But The Truth?
Thanks For Showing Up,
Mccall.
What'd You Do,
Forget To Set Your Alarm?
This Is Your Bust,
Hunter.
I'm Just Here
As An Observer.
What I Heard When
I Came In The Door,
I Can't Say I'm Sorry I
Missed Your Performance.
That's Defense Attorney
Nell Armstrong.
She's Like An Octopus.
She Twists Everything.
Mr. Wakefield, Would You
Tell Us, Please,
About The Conversation
You Overheard
In The Martelli
Restaurant
On The Night Of November 16
Of This Year?
Which Conversation
Are You Referring To?
The Conversation
Between The Defendant
And Ken "The Rat" Weintroff.
Mr. D.A., I Know How
When I Was
In Your Office
I Told You About,
Uh, How, Um,
Dr. Pierpont Was,
Um, Was Trying
To Hire, Uh,
The Rat To Kill
His Wife And All,
But, Uh, You Know,
Now That I'm Here,
I'm--I'm Under Oath
And All.
I Gotta Tell You
The Truth.
It Was Real Dark In
Martelli's That Night
And, Uh, Noisy, Too.
So--So I Just Can't Be
Sure Exactly What I Heard
Or Who Was Actually
Doing The, Uh, Talking.
I'm Real Sorry.
Your Honor, I Have A Statement
From This Witness.
Your Honor, It's Obvious
That The State's Case
Is Nothing More
Than Blind,
Unfounded Faith
In An Anonymous Tip,
And I Must Move
For Dismissal
Of All Charges
With Prejudice.
Both Counsel Will
Approach The Bench.
How About That?
They Got To Willie.
Yeah, Well,
One Way Or Another,
Armstrong Always Seems
To Come Out On Top,
Doesn't She?
Male Lawyer: Your Honor,
Give Us A Recess
So I Can Have A Little Chat
With Mr. Wakefield.
Armstrong: You Mean So
You Can Intimidate Him
Into Changing His Tune.
I Resent The Implication--
Judge: Now, Listen,
Both Of You,
Mr. Wakefield Has
No More Credibility
With This Court.
However, Since This Is Only
A Preliminary Hearing,
And Since Sergeant
Hunter Has Convinced Me
That The State Does Have
The Makings Of A Case,
I'm Going To Dismiss
Without Prejudice.
If The State
Wishes To Continue
Its Investigation,
Bring The Same
Charges Again
When The Case
Is Stronger,
This Court Will Not
Stand In The Way.
And That's How
I'm Going To Rule.
Thank You, Your Honor.
Thank You, Your Honor.
Hunter, It's
Not Your Fault.
The Bust
Was Justified.
Look, The Guy Tried
To Take A Contract
Out On His Wife,
Then He Decided
To Kill Her Himself,
So He Jammed Her Up
Full Of Insulin.
Yeah, Now
She's In A Coma.
All You Gotta Do Is
Prove Your Case, Hunter.
Is That Too Much To Ask?
Hunter: I Just Want Things
To Be Equal, Counselor.
Yeah, You Get
To Buy A Witness,
We Get To Buy One.
You Know, Like That.
Wait A Minute.
I'm Getting Really
Tired Of Your Accu--
Armstrong: Look, I Don't
Buy Off Witnesses.
Well, Then You Tell Me
What Happened Here.
I Had An Open And Shut
Case On This Guy.
Believe It Or Not,
The Case Isn't Closed
Once You Decide
Who's Guilty.
Not Unless You're Planning
On Being Judge, Jury,
And Executioner
As Well As Cop.
Let's Go.
See You Later.
Who's That?
None Of Your Business.
All Right. Ok.
His Name Is Ted Hawk.
Ted Hawk.
The Forgetful
U.S. Attorney?
Forgetful,
What Do You Mean?
Well, He Forgot
His Briefcase.
He Left It Over At Your
House Last Night, Didn't He?
Hey, You're
Not Too Lovesick
To Keep From Helping Me
Nail Pierpont, Are You?
What Do You
Need Me For?
Well, When I Talked
To Him Last Week,
The Rat
Denied Everything.
Oh, You Think I'm Going
To Have Better Luck, Huh?
Feminine Wiles Triumphing
Over Brute Force?
No. I Thought
More Along The Lines
Of You Take The Back Door,
I Take The Front Door,
In Case He Tries
To Make A Getaway.
All Right,
You Can Count Me In.
I Just Hope The Rat
Is As Obliging.
Yeah, Well, If He's Not,
It's Dead-End Time.
My Only Hope Then Is That
The Whole Bunch Of Them
Get Hit By A Bus.
Starting With That Lying
Scumball Willie Wakefield.
Come On. Let's Go
Pick Up The Rat.
Hunter: Give It Up,
Weintroff!
He Decided To Cooperate.
Get Him Out Of Here,
Dave.
Radio: L-56,
This Is Dispatch, Over.
This Is L-56, Over.
Radio: Just Got Word
Of A T-A
You And Hunter Might Be
Interested In, Mccall.
A Hit And Run.
A '73 Yellow Ford Pinto
Just Took Out
A Pedestrian.
Deceased Is I.D.'D
As William Wakefield.
Yeah, Thanks.
When You Wish
Upon A Star.
Got It There
Right On The Curb.
Hardly A Traffic Lane.
Hardly An Accident.
Well, What Brings
You Here, Counselor?
Well, For Reasons
Known Only To Me
And My Psychiatrist,
I Listen To
The Police Bands.
What Happened?
Mccall: Well, Just An Experiment
To See Which Was Tougher--
The Human Body
Or A '73 Pinto.
I'd Say The '73 Pinto
Won Out, Wouldn't You?
Listen, For The Record,
I Don't Like Winning
Cases This Way.
Well, For The Record,
You Haven't Won It Yet.
Man: That's Right, Rick.
She Hasn't.
Hunter: I Don't Think
Mr. Wakefield
Will Mind Us
Dropping In.
Wait A Minute.
All Right, What Are
We Looking For?
Money. The Kind
You Pay To Somebody
When You Want Them
To Lie In Court For You.
[Beep]
Man On Tape: Hey, Willie,
It's The Rat.
Just Wanted To Remind You
To Rise And Shine,
Have A Good Time
In Court This Morning,
And I'll Talk
To You Later.
[Beep]
Rat: Heard You Put On
Quite A Show, Willie Boy.
Well, We're All
Real Pleased.
It's About 11 A.M.
I'll Catch You Later.
You Lie Low Now. Bye.
[Beep]
Hey, Willie,
It's The Rat.
It's About 11:30 A.M.
Listen, Meet Me
At The Corner
Of Eastbrook
And Alayno.
There's
An Empty Lot There.
You'll Be
Real Pleased. Bye.
Hey, Hunter.
Yeah.
Come Here.
All Right. Good Girl.
You Know, I Don't
Understand One Thing.
How Could The Rat
Have Called Willie
At Exactly 11:30
When We Were Having
A Shootout With The Guy
At Exactly The Same Time?
I Don't Know. Maybe His
Watch Was Off Or Something.
And Why Wasn't There
Music In The Background
Of This Third Call?
Yeah, Well, Don't Worry About
It. We Got The Bribe Money.
You Got The Tape That
Lured Willie To His Death.
That Should Be
More Than Enough
To Convince The Rat
To Give Up Dr. Pierpont.
We'll Tie Up The Loose
Ends Later, Hunter.
I Think We Ought
To Bring In The Doc.
Well, You Bring
The Doc In.
I Have To Go
To The Market.
The Market? Mccall,
You're On A Case Here.
You're On A Case.
Because
I Promised Ted
I'd Make Veal
Marsala Tonight.
It's His Favorite.
It's His Favorite.
Oh, No, Not You.
We Just Finished
Cleaning Up
The Broken Glass
From Your Last Visit.
What?
Hey, Doc.
Quick Recovery.
Yeah. It's Incredible
How Being Released
Has Made My Arm
All Better.
Hey, Listen, You're
Under Arrest Again.
Didn't You Listen
To The Judge This Morning,
Sergeant Hunter?
He Dropped The Charges.
Uh, But You're
Under Arrest Again
For The Murder Of
Willie Wakefield.
Uh, Yes, Nell Just
Called To Tell Me
About Willie's
Unfortunate Demise.
But I Assure You That
I Had Nothing To Do With It.
Why Should I? Willie
Was On My Side, Remember?
Yeah, We Also Have
The Money
You Paid To Willie
To Lie For You.
And I'm Afraid
We're Going To Have
To Reschedule You
For A Later Date,
Say, Right Around
The Year 2010. Come On.
But I Have Patients
In There.
Doc: You Were Right, Hunter.
There Is Something Odd
About That Last Phone
Message From The Rat.
[Beep]
Tape: Hey, Willie,
It's The Rat.
It's About 11:30 A.M.
Listen, Meet Me
At The Corner
Of Eastbrook
And Alayno.
There's
An Empty Lot There.
You'll Be
Real Pleased. Bye.
Uh, Watch How The Lie
Low Message Plays Out.
Hey, This Is The Rat.
Heard You Put On
Quite A Show, Willie Boy.
Well, We're
All Real Pleased.
It's About 11 A.M.
Now See How You Got
Your Highest Spikes
On The Words You Give
The Most Stress To?
First Word
In A Sentence,
The Important Words,
Punch Lines.
Rat: About 11 A.M.
I'll Catch You Later.
You Lie Low Now.
Now Watch The Very
Last Message.
Hey, Willie,
It's The Rat.
It's About 11:30 A.M.
Listen, Meet Me
At The Corner
Of Eastbrook
And Alayno.
There's An Empty Lot--
Almost All The Words
Spike High.
So What You're Saying Is
That The Last Message
Was Not The Rat's Voice.
It Was An Impostor's.
No, No, No, It's The
Rat's Voice All Right,
But He Never Said Those
Words In That Order.
[Click] Hey, Willie,
It's The Rat.
[Click]
It's About 11:30 A.M.
[Click] Listen,
Meet Me At The Corner
Of Eastbrook And Alayno.
[Click] There's
An Empty Lot There.
You'll Be Real Pleased.
Now, Do You Hear
Those Clicks?
Yeah.
I Re-Recorded
The Message
And Pushed Up
The Volume.
Now Those Clicks Are
What Edits Sounds Like.
It Seems Like Someone Was
Taping The Rat's Voice
And Took The Words
Out Of Context,
Edited Them
Into A New Message,
Which Was Played
Over The Phone
And Into Willie's
Answering Machine.
That Would Account
For Both The Excessive
Stress On So Many Words
And The Absence
Of Background Music.
You Mind If I Borrow
This Machine, Doc?
Hunter, Your Reputation
With Breakable Objects
Is Hardly Exemplary.
Rick Hunter...
Consider Yourself Served.
Malicious Prosecution,
False Imprisonment,
Intentional Infliction
Of Emotional Distress,
Violation Of Civil Rights.
Oh, Did You Leave
Anything Out?
I Can Always Amend Later.
Right Now, I've Got To Go
Pick Up The Good Doctor.
He Made Bail.
He's Really Becoming
A Career With You, Isn't He?
Look, Someone Out There
Wants Him Worse Than I Do.
Somebody
Did Kill Willie,
And Somebody
Did Plant The Money
And The Message
About Pierpont.
Now Somebody
Wants To Nail Him,
So I Think It's Best If
He Just Stayed In Custody.
What Evidence
Do You Have For That?
I'm Sure He'll Be Fine.
I'm Representing
Ken Weintroff, Too.
The Rat?
How Do You Sleep
At Night, Counselor?
On Balance
I Believe In The System.
And On Those
Far Too Frequent Occasions
When The System Breaks Down,
Then I Take Sleeping Pills.
What About You? Are You
Really As Cocky As You Act,
Or Do You Just Hate It
When Somebody Doubts You?
Let Me Just Tell You
Something, Ok?
When You're Staring Down
Some Shotgun-Toting Punk
Who's Just Blown
Away His Partner
For 2 Lines Of Cocaine,
There's No Room
For Doubt.
And Under
Those Circumstances,
Anything You Do Is Right.
Yes.
Oh, I Don't Envy You
Your Job.
I Wouldn't Want
Yours, Either.
Guess We Have Something In
Common Then After All, Huh?
Perhaps.
See? I Told You
She Likes You.
Oh, I Hope The Market
Wasn't Out Of Veal.
I'd Hate To Have Ted
Settle For Anything
That Wasn't
His Favorite.
[Telephone Rings]
Hunter.
It's Me, Rick.
Who's Me?
Just Think Of Me As
Your...Avenging Angel.
I'm The Guy Who's Been
Taking Over For You
While You've
Had Your Hands Tied
By This Ridiculous
Legal System Of Ours.
I'm The Guy Who's Made Sure
That Lying Slime
Willie Wakefield
Doesn't Tell Any More Lies.
I'm Just Sorry I Wasn't
Able To, You Know,
Run Him Over With A Bus
The Way You Wanted,
But The End Result
Is The Same, Rick.
Hey, This Isn't Funny.
Who Is This?
Is This Some Kind
Of A Joke?
No. I--I Never Joke.
I Don't Think
I Know How To.
But I Do Know How
To Take Care Of My Friends,
So Don't You Worry
About That Silly Lawsuit
She Just Handed You
Because, Uh,
You Can't Have A Lawsuit
If You Haven't
Got A Plaintiff,
Isn't That Right, Rick?
I'll Say Good-Bye Now.
Wait A Minute.
[Dial Tone]
What Is It?
What Are You Doing?
Someone's Been
Listening In On Me
For The Last Week.
I've Been Bugged Through
This Whole Pierpont Trial.
I Know I've Heard
That Voice Before.
And I Think I Know Where.
What Voice?
Yeah, What Voice?
What The Hell's
Going On Here?
Some Guy Was Just In Here
Yesterday Fixing That Phone.
This Is The Tape
Of The Anonymous Tip
I Got On
The Pierpont Case.
Woman On Tape:
Police Crime Tips.
Please Leave Any Length
Message After The Beep Tone
And Do Not Leave
Your Name Or Phone Number
Unless You Wish
To Be Contacted By Us.
Man: Dr. Anthony Pierpont's
Wife Is In The Hospital.
She's Probably Going To Die.
This Isn't Any Accident.
He's Been Trying
To Find A Way To Kill Her
For Quite A While Now,
And Now He's Finally
Gone Ahead And Done It.
That Was
My Avenging Angel.
He Just Told Me He's
Going After Pierpont.
What Are You
Talking About?
Hey, Hunter, Mccall.
Hunter, I Swear I'm Going
To Take This Broken Phone
Out Of Your Paycheck!
[Touch Tones]
[Ring]
[Ring]
Pierpont!
Don't!
This Is L-56. We Need
A Coroner's Wagon
And A Black And White
At 847 Tower Place.
A Yellow Pinto. The Same Model
That Ran Down Wakefield.
Mccall:
There Was No Driver.
Doc: Well, When You Lost Sight
Of Him Around The Truck,
He Jammed The Gas Pedal
And Jumped.
It's The Only
Explanation.
Mccall: Well, I Don't Think
That That Kind Of Explanation
Pertains To This
Avenging Angel Guy.
Sure, It Does. He
Admires Hunter So Much
That He's Trying
To Define Himself
By The Qualities
He Sees In Hunter.
Like Some Kid Seeking
His Father's Approval,
He's Walking
In What He Thinks
Are Hunter's Footsteps.
So He's Committing
Murder For Me.
And He Must Be Damn Confused
Because You're Not Grateful,
Which Explains Why
He Made That Phone Call,
Why He Felt The Need
To Explain Himself.
We Got A Real
Nut Case Here.
Captain: Yeager.
Did You Actually
Write This Drivel?
Hunter A Father Figure?
Couldn't This Guy
Have Chosen A More
Well-Rounded Image
Like Maybe Idi Amin
Or Genghis Khan?
Captain, We Know
2 Things About This Guy.
One--He's A
Surveillance Expert.
Two--He Overheard Pierpont
Planning To Kill His Wife,
So He Decided To Leave
That Anonymous Phone Tip.
There's A Good Chance
That This Avenging Angel Guy
Put A Legitimate Tap
On Pierpont's Phone
About The Same Time
That He Was Trying
To Snuff Out His Old Lady.
Oh, Wonderful.
Let's Just Call Up
The Fbi, The Cia,
The Treasury Department.
No Reason
They Would Object
To Jeopardizing All Their
Undercover Operations
Just To Give Us A List Of
Their Wiretap Experts, Huh?
One Of These Guys Is A
Homicidal Maniac, Captain.
You Want To Know Why
We Got A Mad Bomber, Hunter?
I'll Tell You Why
We Got A Mad Bomber.
Because Every Time
The System Lets You Down,
You Want To Cut Corners,
You Want To Break Procedure,
Then You Want To Go In The
Corner And Moan And Groan
And Demand
Divine Intervention.
As Far As I'm Concerned,
This Avenging Angel
Got All His Bright
Ideas From You.
Hey, Doc, You Think
You Could Wire My Phone
To Record
All Incoming Messages?
You Still Got That Stuff
I Gave You?
Yeah, Sure Do.
Fine.
[Click]
Well, It's Late.
Time To Get Going.
See You Later.
See You.
Hunter!
Oh, I'm Sorry.
I Guess Dizzy'll Have To
Go To Bed Hungry, Huh?
I'll Just Have To Find A Way
To Make It Up To Him.
[Clang]
Well, What Brings You
Into The Low Rent
District, Counselor?
I Called The Station.
They Said You'd Just Left.
You Were
On Your Way Home.
Well, Thanks For
Seeing Me To The Door.
Look, For The Record,
Pierpont Told Me
He Was Innocent.
And I Believed Him.
Well, Aren't You
Violating Some Sort Of, Uh,
Attorney's Code
By Telling Me That?
Good Night, Hunter.
Want Some Coffee?
No, But I Wouldn't
Mind A Chat.
Well, Personally,
I Make Better Coffee
Than I Do Conversation.
Hunter: I Hope
You Don't Mind Instant.
That's All I've Got.
[Water Running]
No. No, This Is The First Time
Since I've Been A Lawyer
That I've
Felt This Way.
Yeah?
What Way's That?
Just Off-Balance.
There's Too Many Things
Happening I Can't Explain.
Yeah, Me, Too.
I Thought You Had
This Whole Case Pegged.
Well, I Did Up
Until This Morning.
[Telephone Rings]
Yeah?
Man: What Are You
Doing, Rick?
What's She Doing There?
Well, We're Just
Having Some Coffee.
She's One Of The Enemy.
She's One Of Them.
She Doesn't Understand What
We're Trying To Do Here,
What Has To Be Done.
She's The One
Who's Trying To Stop Us
From Stopping The Others.
You Of All People Should
Understand That, Rick.
Well, That's What
I'm Trying To Explain.
You Can't Ex--
You Can't Explain It
To Them. Not To Them.
They Only Understand
One Thing.
We Gotta Get
Out Of Here. Come On.
Why? What's Wrong?
Where Are We Going?
Hunter: Just Get
In The Car And Drive.
Drive That Way.
[Engine Starts, Radio Plays]
[Music On Radio Playing]
What The Hell
Is Happening Here?
[Volume Lowers]
Hunter: No, Don't Turn It
Down. We're Being Bugged.
Now There's A Guy
That's Been Casing Me.
He's The One
Who Just Called.
He's Tailing Us Now?
I Don't Know.
Look, There's
A Wooded Area Up Ahead,
Where The Road Bends.
Now You Just Keep Driving
As If Nothing Has Happened.
I'm Gonna Jump Out.
Yeah. Just What Do
You Intend To Do?
Have A Chat With This Guy.
He's Got To Be The Guy That's
Killed Willie And Pierpont.
Look, Hunter.
Be Careful.
I Just Meant Don't
Fall On This Guy
Like A Gorilla
Comin' Out Of A Tree.
You've Got No Witnesses,
No Proof, Nothing.
If You Roust Him, You'll Wind
Up Right Where I Had You--
Squirming On A Witness Stand
Without A Net To Catch You.
That's Hardly The Way
I Saw It Go Down.
But I Get Your Point.
I Just Want To Give This Guy
Some Heat, That's All.
Now Look, When You Get Home,
Lock Up Tight, All Right?
I'll Call You.
Ok, I'm In The Phone Book.
In Palms.
Now When I Get Out,
At The Stop Sign
Right Up Here,
Stop There For A Minute,
Then Go. Got It?
Yeah.
[Radio Blares]
[Tires Screech]
[Rapid Footsteps]
Hey! What's The Matter?
What's Wrong?
Rick Hunter, Police.
Well, Have I Done
Something Wrong?
I Think I'm Being Followed.
Followed? No Kidding?
Yeah, No Kidding.
You Got Some I.D.?
Well, Sure, I Do.
Is Something The Matter?
Arnold Morton. Is This
Your Current Address, Arnold?
No, I'm, Uh...
In The Process Of Moving.
I'm Staying With Friends.
Why Would Anybody Want
To Follow A Police Officer?
I Thought It Was Usually
The Other Way Around.
Yeah, It Usually Is.
Maybe It Has Something To Do
With Dr. Anthony Pierpont?
You Know Who He Is,
Don't You, Arnold?
You Watch The News.
Oh, Yeah.
He, Uh,
He Killed His Wife.
He Was Murdered
Before That Could Be Proven.
And Willie Wakefield.
He's Dead Also.
Hit And Run.
I Don't Believe
I've Ever Heard Of Him.
That's Good, Arnold.
You Shouldn't Hear Things
That Don't Concern You.
You Know,
It's Kind Of Scary When...
You Don't Know Who's Looking
At You Or Watching You.
You Like Looking
Over Your Shoulder?
You Like Looking Underneath
Your Bed Or In The Closet
Before You Go To Sleep?
I Don't Like
Being Followed, Arnold!
[Tires Screech]
I Wasn't Following You.
[Keys Jingle]
Sure, You Weren't.
All Right.
All Right.
[Knock On Door]
How You Doin' There,
Mccall?
Hunter?
What Are You Do--
[Turns On Water]
What Are You Doing?
Are You Nuts?
What Are You Doing?
I Just Met
My Avenging Angel.
Now I Don't Know How
He's Doing This, Mccall,
But He's Got Me Bugged,
And He's Got Me Watched
Every Single Second
Of The Day.
Dee, Is...Everything
All Right Here? Uh...
What's Going On?
Yeah, Ted, Everything's Fine.
It'll Just Be A Second.
In The Bathroom?
Hiya, Ted. Rick Hunter.
How Ya Doin'?
I'll Just Be A Minute, Ted.
It Is Important.
It's Police Business.
Yeah. Yeah. Sure.
Ok, So What's With
This Avenging Angel?
I Got A Name On The Guy.
Arnold Morton.
I Don't Know
If It's Legit.
I Don't Know If
It's An Alias Or What.
But He's Driving
A White Dodge Van.
I Just Spoke To The Guy.
And I Suppose
You Want Me
To Help You
Check Him Out Tonight?
Well, I'd Appreciate It.
I Need Someone To Watch
My Back For Me.
I Don't Know When This
Guy's Gonna Pop Up Next.
Well, It's Great Timing.
Uh, Want To
Get The Water?
Police Radio: I Copy, L-56.
An Apb On Arnold Morton.
I'll Get It On The Wire
Immediately.
Yeah, Thanks A Lot.
I Appreciate That.
L-56 Clear.
Ok, Which Way
Do We Go?
Federal Building.
Why? Did You Get A Way
To Get That Wire Tap List?
U.S. Attorney Ought To Have
A Copy, Don't You Think?
Oh, Hunter,
I Don't Believe You!
[Key Opening Lock]
Where Did You Find Out
How To Use These Things?
Oh, Ted Made Me Get Into It.
He Swears By Computers.
You Really Like Him,
Don't You?
Yeah, Well, After Tonight,
I Don't Think It's Gonna
Matter Too Much.
[Typing]
Hunter:
Bingo. There He Is.
Arnold Morton.
Yeah, Why Was
An Independent Operator
Doing A Tap For The C.I.D.
At Martelli's Restaurant
About The Same Time
That Pierpont
Was Trying To Take
A Contract Out On His Wife?
Yeah.
Interesting Address
For An Angel, Huh?
Hunter: Hey, Mccall.
I Didn't Realize
You Were So Photogenic.
My God, Mccall. This Guy's
Been Following Me For Weeks,
And I Never Knew It.
Yeah, Well, It's His
Job Not To Be Noticed.
I'll Check With Smitty
And See If He Got Lucky
On Any Of These Photographs
We Got At The Roller Rink.
Yeah, This Morton Guy Did
Some Piecework For The C.I.D.,
So He's Probably Got
A Military Background,
Maybe A Traceable Record.
[Telephone Rings]
[Rings]
Sergeant Hunter's Desk.
Hi, Ted.
Listen,
About Your Keys--
That Sounds So Good.
I Am Starving.
Ok. I'll Be Over
In A Sec.
Bye.
Hey, Any Of You Guys
See Where Mccall Went?
Mccall:
Sergeant Hunter's Desk.
Man: I Was Looking
For Dee Dee Mccall.
Hi, Ted.
Listen, About Your Keys--
Ted: Meet Me
At That Coffee Shop
Just Around The Corner
From Here.
The Country Cafe,
In 10 Minutes.
What Do You Say?
My God!
[Tape Rewinds]
Mccall: Hi, Ted.
Listen, About Your Keys--
Ted: Meet Me At That
Coffee Shop
Just Around
The Corner From Here,
The Country Cafe,
In 10 Minutes.
All The Spikes Are High.
This Message Is A Fake.
[Telephone Rings]
[Rings]
Hunter.
For The Life Of Me,
I Haven't Been Able
To Figure Out Why You
Haven't Been More...
Appreciative Of Everything
I've Done For You
And Then Last Night When
You Were Violating My Home,
I Overheard
You Say To Mccall,
How Much You Needed Her,
Depended On Her, And--
Arnold, Where's Mccall?
What Have You Done With Her?
There's Just No Place
For Mccall,
And I Know She
Understands That Now.
Arnold! Where's Mccall?
Well, Good-Bye, Rick.
[Click, Dial Tone]
Dispatch, This Is L-56.
Dispatcher: Go, L-56.
Get Me The Home Address
Of A Nell Armstrong.
She's In Palms.
And Hurry, Would Ya?
We Could Have Been Great
Together...
Rick And I.
We Could Have Made
A Real Improvement
In The Law Enforcement
In This City.
The Plots...
The Conspiracies...
All The Dirty
Little Secrets
The Scum
Of This City Whispers.
See, I Can Hear.
I Can Bug Any Place In Town.
Boardrooms.
Limousines.
Airplanes, Bars, Beds.
There Isn't A Criminal
In This Town
That Can Keep A Secret
From Me.
That's What
I Was Trying To Prove
To Rick With This Case.
With My Information,
He Could Have
Cleaned Up This City.
He Could Have Rid
The Rats Of This Town,
He Could Have Been
Anything He Wanted To Be.
I Could Have Done That
For Him, See?
I Would Have, Too.
If It Hadn't
Been For You.
You And That...Woman Lawyer
And The Rest Of This Whole
Corrupt, Filthy City
That's Turning This Place
Into A Sewer.
I'm Gonna Make You Pay
For That, Mccall.
You And All
The Rest Of You.
You And Her And Him!
Him, Too!
I Thought
He Was Strong Enough
To Do What Had To Be Done,
But He's Just
Like The Rest Of You.
He's Got To Pay, Too.
[Knock On Door]
Good Morning.
I Hate To Barge In
Like This,
No, It's Fine.
Are You Ok?
Wha-What Happened
Last Night?
It Was A False Alarm.
You're Kidding?
That's What You Came
Here To Tell Me?
Well, Actually,
I Came In Here To Do This.
Now Play Along With Me, Ok?
He's Watching Me.
Nell: Mmm, Rick.
So Is This Your Way
Of Placing Me Under
Arrest, Sergeant?
I Was So Worried
That Something Might Have
Happened To You, Counselor.
You're Very Special To Me.
You're Not
Half-Bad Yourself.
Hunter: I Think You And I
Are Going To Make
A Hell Of A Team.
Hold That Pose.
[Door Closes]
Oh, My Gosh!
Arnold: I Can See You.
I Can See
Right Through You.
I See What You're
Trying To Do To Rick,
But I'm Not Gonna
Let You Do It.
It's All Over With,
Arnold!
Now Be A Good Boy,
Raise Your Hands
And Get Away From
Mccall. Come On, Move!
Hunter: You
All Right, Mccall?
I'm Just Ducky,
Although I Am
A Little Overdressed
For The Occasion.
What The Hell Is That?
Arnold: It's
Eternity, Rick,
And We're Gonna
Share It Together.
Shut It Off, Arnold.
Shut It Off
And I'll Talk To You!
Arnold:
It Can't Be Shut Off!
Now I Don't Want
To Talk Anymore.
I'm Tired Of Listening
To People Talk.
They Just Talk And
They Talk And They Talk,
But Now, See, You Even
Have To Listen To Me.
[Heart Beating]
Well, Today Was
Your Day All Right,
But I'll Get You
Tomorrow In Court.
Ha Ha Ha. Ok.
Talk To You Then. Bye.
She Did It To You Again,
Didn't She?
She Turned You Inside Out
On That Stand.
Well, Believe Me,
Mccall,
When I Take Her
To Dinner Tonight,
I'll Return The Favor.
Hey, You And Ted
Ought To Join Us.
Oh, Thanks,
But I Promised Ted
I'd Make Him That
Home-Cooked Meal Tonight.
You And Nell Can Come Over
To My Place If You Want.
Well,
That's A Good Idea.
Dress Casual,
Take My Shoes Off,
Put My Feet Up.
I'll Bring The Wine.
Yeah, Sure.
You Got Any Money
On You?
Yeah.
Good.
Give Me, Um...60.
60 Bucks?! What For?
Veal Is $14 A Pound.
60 Bucks Will Cover
What Went Bad, And, Uh...
It'll Buy For Tonight.
All Of India Could
Live On 60 Bucks.
Not On Veal Marsala.
I Don't Even Like Veal.
Ok, Then Don't Come Over.
Hey, Wait A Second.
Wait A Second Here.
You Took All My Money.
Does That Mean You're
Gonna Come Over?
Well, I Don't
Have Any Choice.
I Don't Even Have
Enough Money To Buy Wine.
Red Wine Goes With Veal.
You Owe Me 10.