Hunter (1984–1991): Season 1, Episode 9 - High Bleacher Man - full transcript

This Is A Heist.

This Is A Bust,
Gavin.

You Have The Right
To Remain Silent.

We've Been Assigned
To Guard Him Till After
The Grand Jury.

What?

I Don't Care If You Have
To Take Out 100 People,

As Long As
He's One Of 'Em.

Duck!

I'll Need To Borrow
Your Car, Mccall.

Not A Scratch?

Trust Me.



You Got A License
To Drive This Thing?

[Woof]
Whoa!

Got Your Partner Here
Looking Into Her Grave

Unless You Do What I Say.

It Goes With The Badge.

Better You Than Me.

It Works For Me.

Hunter:
I've Been After
Gavin For Years.

I Know His M.O.

I Could Smell
One Of His Jobs.

That Sicko Is In
The Municipal Building,

Smiling At
His Parole Officer,

Swearing Goodness
On The Bible,

Then He's Marching
Out Of There To Some
Nearby Liquor Store



And Taking It Down For
A Couple Hundred Bucks

And The Thrill Of
Blowing The Owners Away.

Look, On The Fifth,
Gavin Got Out On Parole,

And He Met With
His Parole Officer

For The First Time
On The Seventh At 2:30.

At 3:34 That Same Day,
A Liquor Store 6 Blocks
Away Is Robbed

And A 66-Year-Old Man
Is Pistol Whipped,

A Gavin Trademark.

Pistol Whipping
Old Shopkeepers Is
In Public Domain, Hunter.

A Week Later,
On The 14Th At 2:30,

Gavin Meets
His Parole Officer
For The Second Time.

At 3:23,
Seven Blocks Away,

A Mom-And-Pop
Grocery Store Gets Hit,

And Pop Winds Up
A Vegetable From
A Fractured Skull.

And, The 21St At 3:44,
Gavin Shows Up--

Ok, You Made Your Point.

There He Is.

Follow Me,
But Don't Come In
Unless There's Trouble.

[Engine Won't Start]

[Engine Cranking]

Come On, Come On!

[Engine Cranking]

This Is A Heist.

This Is A Bust, Gavin.
Drop It.

[Engine Starts]

Don't Shoot, Hunter!

Turn Around.

You Have The Right
To Remain Silent.

If You Give Up
That Right--
Come On, Hunter!

If I Hear "You
Got Rights" Once More,
I'm Gonna Puke.

No, You're Getting
The Full Treatment,
Scuzz.

You're Not Gonna
Get Out Of This On
Some Technicality.

Come On.

Now, Before You Turned In
Your Arrest Report On Gavin,

You Make Sure You
Double-Checked It

To See If You
Filled It Out Right?

Yeah, I Told You.

And You Also Included
The Fact That I Read Him
His Miranda Rights

Before I Cuffed Him.

Hunter, What Is This?

I've Filled Out
An Arrest Report
Before, You Know?

Look, I've Arrested
This Guy Twice, Mccall.

The First Time, He Crippled
A Kid In A Gas Station
With A Tire Iron

Because He Couldn't Open
The Cash Register Drawer.

The Second Time,
He Wasted A Little Old Lady

Who Owns A Liquor Store
In The Barrio In A $10 Heist.

The Guy's Looking At
25 Years In The Slam
For Sure,

And I Want To Make Sure
He Serves Every Minute.

Hunter, Mccall!

Oh, No!

You Know You're Supposed
To Report In Before You
Take Your Lunch Break.

Well, If The Captain
Gave Us A Car

With A Radio
That Worked,

We'd Be Glad
To Comply, Bernie.

That Excuse Is Getting
Very, Very Tired, Mccall.

Yes, Well, Uh, Maybe
You Should Have That Fixed.

In The Meantime, You Two
Have Been Assigned To Me

Regarding That, Uh, Killer
You Brought In Yesterday,
Uh, Gavin.

That's Jail Duty.
The Sheriff's In Charge.

No, He's Not
In Jail Anymore.

He's Been Transferred To
The Biltmore Plaza Hotel.

We've Been Assigned To Guard
Him Till After The Grand Jury.

What?

We Made A Deal
With Gavin:

Immunity From Prosecution And
Relocation Under A New Name.

Hunter: On What Basis?

We Had Him Cold,
In The Act With A Gun
In His Hand.

Who The Hell Do You
Think You Are

Questioning Decisions
Made By Your Superiors?

Since He Brought
Gavin In,

I Think Sergeant Mccall
Deserves An Explanation,
Captain.

I'm Mccall,
He's Hunter,
But That's Ok.

I'm Just As Hot
Over This As He Is.

What We Have Here
Is Quite Simply
A Quid Pro Quo.

Do You Know
What That Means?

Yeah, I Scrub Your Back
And You Scrub Mine,

Only, If You Get
Into A Tub With Gavin,

You're Gonna Come Out
Dirtier Than When You
Went In.

Well, In This Case,

We Fully
Intend To Cleanse
The Entire City...

Of Nate Demarest.

Gavin's Giving
You Demarest?

You're
Putting Us On.

Murder One, 4 Counts.

Enough To Put
Demarest Away For
The Rest Of His Life,

Maybe Even
Into The Gas Chamber.

It's A Scam.

Demarest Is In
The High Bleachers,

And A Punk Like Gavin
Wouldn't Even Get
Close To Him.

Today, Maybe.
But 10 Years Ago,

Demarest Wasn't Much
More Than A Punk Himself,

Working His Way Up
One Body At A Time.

Gavin Knows Where
Those Bodies Are Buried,

And There's No Statue
Of Limitations On Murder.

Well, I'll Be At
The Hotel With Gavin

Going Over His Testimony
If You Need Me.

I Would Like
To Commend You Both

On Your Handling
Of Gavin's Arrest.

Your Conduct,
Your Paperwork,
Everything Was Perfect.

That's Why
He Gave Us Demarest.

You Didn't Leave Him
Any Other Out.

So Thanks Again.

You Cut Him Loose,
He's Gonna Kill Again.

He Won't
Live Long Enough.

Demarest
Will See To That.

Only Over
Your Dead Body, Hunter,

And Yours, Mccall.

I'm Not Gonna Help
Protect This Guy,
Captain. No Way.

Yeah, Me, Too.
I Pass.

I'm Not Asking
For Volunteers.

That's Part Of
Mr. Gavin's Deal,

That You Be Assigned
This Duty, Hunter.

Oh, Mr. Gavin's
Request, Huh?

That's Rich.

I'll Bet He's Getting
A Real Kick Out Of This.

Let Me Pass On
A Word Of Warning To You.

If Gavin So Much
As Catches A Cold,

The Two Of You
Are Going To Wind Up
Directing Traffic.

You Clear On That?

A Sergeant Terwilliger Has
Got The Guard Detail On This.

He'll Give You Your Orders.
That's It.

I Really Appreciate This.
Thanks.

I Got To Talk
To Talk To You, Nate.

Sure. Excuse Me.
Sure.

What's The Problem?

Gavin's Made A Deal
With The D.A.

He's Gonna Rat On You
To Save His Own Skin.

He's Gonna Rat On Me?

He Goes In Front Of
The Grand Jury Next Week.

All Right, Call Mckay.

Tell Him To Get Gavin
Out On Bail And Bring
Him To Me.

I'm Gonna Do
That Fink Myself.

No, We Can't Do It
That Way, Nate.

They Moved Him From Jail
To A Hotel Downtown.

They're Watching Him
24 Hours A Day.

I Don't Care Who's
Watching Or Where.
I Need Him Dead.

I'm Taking Care Of It,
Nate. Not To Worry.

Corpse. When He's
A Corpse, Then It's
Not To Worry.

See To It.

How's It Going, Smitty?

Well, Compared To
Collecting Garbage
For A Living,

I Give It About A 4.

Terwilliger's Idea.

Bernie, What Do You
Expect Demarest To Come
After Him With,

A Herd Of Elephants?

Gavin: I Was Told
To Finish Him Right
There In The Car.

So While Nate Was
Driving Along,
Uh, Uh,

In The Car And
Talking To Him,
I, Uh,

I Stuck A .22
In His Ear.

You Got That?

Yes, Sir.

Ha Ha Ha Ha.
And That Was
All She Wrote.

The Poor Slob Never
Knew What Hit Him.

For The Record, When
You Say Nate Was Driving,
Who Are You Referring To?

Who The Hell Are We Talking
About? Nate Demarest.

It Was Nate Demarest.
D-E-M-A-R-E-S-T.

And He Paid You
To Kill Mr. Caracus?

5 Big Ones.

Hey, Hunter, How's
It Going, Buddy Boy?

It's Real
Good To See You,

And The Lady, Too.

Didn't Catch
Your Name, Kid.

Oh, Excuse Me.
Sergeant Mccall,
This Is Elton Gavin.

I Know Who The Creep Is.

Give It A Chance, Baby.
To Know Me Is To Love Me.

Well, Even Your Mother
Would Give You
An Argument On That.

Hunter, My Man.

You Know, If Any Cop Knows
What The Mob's Up To,
It's Gotta Be Him.

I Mean, It's All
In The Familia, Right?

Mr. Gavin, Could We
Please Get On With This?

All Right.

I'll Talk To You
Later, Kid, Huh?

Hands Off.

Like I Said, To Know Me
Is To Love Me.

Duck!

He's Headed Down.

Well, That's One Down.

Yeah, And How
Many More To Go?

As Many As Nate
Figures It'll Take.

You Could Have Half
The Police Department
In Here With Gavin,

That Wouldn't
Stop Demarest.

He Needs Him Dead.

And Believe Me, If He Has
To Blow Up This Entire
Hotel To Do It,

He'll Do It.

He's Right. We've
Got To Move Him.

Do You Have
Any Suggestions,
Captain?

Not Right Off The Top
Of My Head, No.

But I'm Sure We Can
Find Someplace To Secure
Better Than This.

That Won't Cut It.
Nate Will Have This Place
Cased And Staked Out

Before You Can
Move Gavin In.

What Do You Suggest?

Well, I Suggest You
Put Him With 2 Cops

And Let Them Decide
Where To Put Him.

Then Only They'd Know.

Yeah, I Like That.

Yeah, Hunter's
Right On The Money.

You Know,
My Own Experience,
When I Had A Contract,

The More People Knew
Where The Pigeon Was,

The Easier It Was
To Find Him.

So Where Are You Gonna
Put Me, Huh, Huh, Huh?

Not Me, Scuzz.

Yeah, You!

Because With
Your Family Tree,

Nate Nails Me,

Your Guys Nail You
For Selling Me Out.

Now, Ain't That
Right, Fellas?

Well, You Sure Did It
To Us That Time.

We're Gonna Have To Baby-Sit
That Creep All By Ourselves.

Well, If I Were You,
Mccall, I'd Bail Out.

You Know, Gavin's Right.

The Only Way
They're Gonna Believe
I'm Straight

Is If I Get Myself
Blown Up Trying To
Protect This Guy.

You Wouldn't Want To
Share That With Me,
Would You?

I Told You I Don't
Want To Share Anything
With Any Partner.

Let's Go Find A Hiding
Hole For, Uh, Gavin.

He Missed.

He Missed?

Damn It, Jullie,
You Said He Was The Best.

What The Hell
Happened?

I Don't Know
What Happened.
All I Know Is He Missed.

But The Cops,
They Didn't Miss.
They Took Him Out Hard.

Crazy Gavin. You Know,
Everything I've Done For Him,

And He Turns
On Me This Way.

I Need Him Dead, Jullie.

I Don't Care If You Have
To Take Out 100 People,
As Long As He's One Of 'Em.

It's Not Gonna Be
That Easy. They Moved
Him From The Hotel.

Aren't We Paying People
Who Know These Things?

They're Playing It
Real Cozy.

They Turned Him Over
To 2 Cops,

And These 2 Cops
Are The Only People
Who Know Where He Is.

One's This Hardball
Named Rick Hunter,

The Other's His Partner
Some--Some Broad--

Rick Hunter?
You Mean, Dom's Nephew?

Yeah.

Well, Get To Him,
Set Up A Meet.

This Guy Will
Not Do Business--

Not For Money,
Not Even For Family.

Jullie,
Everybody Does Business
If The Price Is Right.

Put It On The Wire
I Want To See Him.

You Got It, Nate.

[Dog Barks]

[Bark Bark Bark Bark]

[Bark Bark Bark]

Hey, Hunter,

I Want Lots Of Cream
And Sugar In My Coffee
When It's Ready, Ok?

I Said I Want Lots
Of Cream And Sugar In My
Coffee When It's Ready!

And, Mccall, I Want
Eggs Over Easy,

Bacon, Crisp,
2 Pieces Of Toast.

[Bark Bark Bark]

That Damn Dog!
Leave It To You

To Put Me Next Door
To A Mangy Mouthed Mutt.

How Do You Think He Feels
Living Next Door To You?

And Make Sure You Don't
Burn The Toast.

Mccall:
Breakfast Is Served.

[Bark Bark]

I Don't Know Why
The Hell I Agreed
To All This.

I Should Have
Stayed In The Hotel.

Maybe It Was
Because You Were Afraid

Your Old Buddy Nate Might
Catch Up With You There.

Hey, Don't Give Me
That "Old Buddy Nate"
Garbage.

I Gave Nate His First
Joint In Hollywood,

And The Hookers,

And The Franchise To
Peddle Dope In That Area
That Went With It.

And You Know
What My Old Buddy
Nate Give Me For It?

My Own Street Corner,

So I Could Peddle
Nickel Bags From.

I Feel Sorry For You,
Gavin.

You've Had A Tough Life.

Hey, Hunter,
You Got A Big Mouth.

[Bark Bark Bark Bark]

You Keep Gavin Away
From Me, Hunter,

Or So Help Me--

Just Keep Telling
Yourself That After
Trying For Years,

Gavin Has Finally Given
The D.A. A Way To Nail
Demarest.

[Bark Bark Bark]

Ok, All Right.
We Hear You.

[Bark Bark]

You Know What
The Real Twist Is Here?

Me And My Old Partner
Had Him 7 Years Ago
For Murder.

Really?

Yeah. The Feds Slid
A Narc Into One Of Nate's
Places As A Bartender.

It Was A Guy
Name Of Lamasso.

One Day,
He Showed Up Dead.

The Word Was That
Nate Found Out Who He Was

And Iced Him Personally.

Well, Didn't
You Go After Him?

Well, The Feds Said
That They Made A Thorough
Investigation

And Didn't Come Up
With Any Evidence

That Would Have
Proven That He Didn't
Commit Suicide.

Mrs. Lamasso Said
That's Because They
Didn't Look Hard Enough.

Well, Do You Think
You Could Find Her Now?

What's The Point?
They Didn't Listen
To Her Then,

They're Not Going
To Listen To Her Now.

Look, If We Can Send
Those 2 Guys Away--
Demarest And Gavin--

We Gotta Go For It.

All Right.

Ok, I'll Take A Run
On Down To Records

And See If I Can Get
A Line On Where She Is.

Yeah.

[Bark Bark Bark]

[Bark Bark Bark Bark]

Woman: Boscoe!

Oh, I'm Sorry.

[Bark Bark Bark]

Is He For Real?

Boscoe, Get Out Of
This Car This Minute!

Come On, Big Fella.
Whoa!

He's Never Done
That Before. Boscoe.

Remember That
Dope-Sniffing Dog
That Worked Narcotics?

Well, The Last Time They
Used Her In This Car,
She Was In Heat.

[Bark Bark]

Boscoe's In Love.

I'll Get Him Out.
Come On, Boscoe.
Come On.

I'll Take My Car.

Boscoe, What's
Come Over You?

Wherever The Hell
She's Going, I Hope
She Gets Some Beer,

On Account Of
We're Running Out.

You Know, If You Put
On A Cleaner T-Shirt,

You'd Make
A Much Better Target

Standing There
Out In The Open

Where Everybody
Can See You.

Mrs. Lamasso,

Alma, I Happen
To Agree With You.

I Think Your Husband
Was Murdered Because
Somebody Blew His Cover.

Besides Me, Only
The Drug Enforcement Agency

Knew Tony Was
An Undercover Narc.

Not Even Chrissy Knew.

Chrissy? That
Was Your Daughter?

We Never Had Any Children.

Please.
My Tony Is Dead.

I'm A Woman Alone.

Dredging It All Up Again
Won't Change That.

Now, I Know It's Painful
To Talk About It,

Even After
All These Years,

But It's The Only Way
We're Going To Be Able

To Get The Guy
That Killed Him.

She Became
Like A Daughter.

Chrissy.
Chrissy Allen.

She Was A Singer
At That Place,
The Golden Grotto,

One Of Those Foolish Kids
Who Come Here From The Farm,

Thinking They Can Become
Big Stars Overnight.

Tony Took Her Under
His Wing, So To Speak.

Were...Tony
And Chrissy, Uh...

No! No, No.

Not Tony.

He Didn't Fool
Around Like That...

Ever.

He Was There For
Information Then?

That's What
He Was There For.

But He Was Really
Concerned About Her,

And He Did What
He Could To Protect Her

From The Kind Of Element
That Hung Around That Place.

Have You Heard
From Chrissy Since
Your Husband Died?

No, I Haven't
Heard From Her.

After All Tony Did For Her,
Not A Phone Call,
Not A Post Card.

Well, Thank You, Alma.

And I'm Sorry.

I Know How Painful
It Is To Drudge Up
The Memories.

You Would Think
After All These Years
It Would Be Easier,

But Every Night, I...

[Dog Barks]

Hunter: Take It Easy,
Will You, Boscoe?

Yeah, You Were Saying?

This Chrissy Allen,
I Don't Think She'd

Just Ignore
The Death Of A Guy
That Treated Her

Like She Was
His Own Daughter,

Not Unless
She Had A Good Reason.

I Know This Waitress
At The Golden Grotto.

She's Been There For Years.
She Owes Me A Couple
Of Favors.

You'll Be Ok
Here With Gavin?

[Dog Barks]

Hey, Mccall.

Did You Get Any Beer?

You Know Something?
I Forgot.

Well, You'd Better
Start Remembering,

'Cause When My Throat
Gets Dry, I Can't Talk,
You Know What I Mean?

Hunter: Don't Worry,
Gavin, I'll Pick It Up.

[Bark]

It's Ok, Big Fella,
Just Stay Right
Where You Are.

I'll Need To Borrow
Your Car, Mccall.

Mine Just Got Married.

[Bark Bark Bark]

Uh, I'm Warning You,
Hunter.

Trust Me.

Not A Scratch?

Not A Scratch,
I Swear.

[Bark Bark Bark]

Hey, Mccall, I Want
To Ask You Something.

Uh...

Is He Going
For The Beer?

Yeah.

Uh-Huh. Oh,
Wait, Wait, Wait.

This Is, Uh, This
Is Something Else. Um...

As Long As We're
Stuck Here Together,

Why Don't We Make
The Best Of It?

I Mean, Like, I'll
Forget You're A Cop,

And You Treat Me Like
I'm Just Another Guy,
What Do You Say?

If I'm Gonna Keep
You Alive, Gavin,

I Can't Afford To Get
Emotionally Involved.

Woman: A Singer
Named Chrissy, Huh?

Whatever Happened To
Her, Do You Remember?

Well, You Know
How This Business Is.

Kids Like Her,
They Come And Go.

Yeah.

Let Me Speak
To Whitey Mcfee.

Thank You. Yeah?

Whitey, This Is Condon
Down At The Golden Grotto.

You Asked Me To
Let You Know If Hunter
Ever Been Around, Right?

Well, Bingo, I'm
Looking Right At Him.

Do Me A Favor, Will You?
I Can Be There In
5 Minutes.

If He Looks Like
He's Leaving Right Away,

Uh, Stall Him For
A Couple Of Minutes, Ok?

Hey, I'll Do
The Best I Can.

Ok, I Owe You One.

Oh, I Know You Do,
And I'm Gonna Collect.

Remember The Time
They Planted That
Narc On Nate?

Vic Sellers Was
What We Knew Him As,

But I Never Thought
That Really Was His Name.

Yeah, That's Him.

How Long Was She
Around Here After
He Turned Up Dead?

It Was, Like,
The Next Day.

She Never Came
Around Anymore.

Well, You Think
There's A Connection?

Nate Might Have Known That,
Uh, She Was Getting It On
With One Of The Bouncers,

A Guy Named Whitey Mcfee.

Big, Good-Looking Guy,
Heavyweight,

Used To Box
Out Of Nate's Stable?

Oh, Uh, Look, Hunter,
Uh, My Boss Wants Me.

Yeah, Ok.

Thanks, Teri.

Yeah.

What Is It, Eddie?

Teri, Can I Talk To You
For A Second?

Yeah.

All Right, Come Here.
What's The Matter?

[Sobbing]

Teri, What's Wrong?

What Happened?

Yeah, What Do You Want?

Well, Teri Wanted Me
To Give You Something.

Oh, Yeah?

Hunter,
What Are You Doing?

You Can't Barge Into
A Man's House Like This.

I Don't Like
Being Shot At.

All Right, Let It Go.
Let It Go.

I Want To
Talk To Hunter...

Alone.

All Right, Everybody,
Get Out Of Here!

What The Hell
Is This, Hunter?
You Gone Crazy?

I Told You I Don't
Like Being Shot At.

Somebody Shot At You,
You Saying It's Me?

Now I Know You're Crazy.

Oh, Not You, Nate.

You Don't Do
Your Killing Anymore.

You Just Put The Word
Out And Have It Done.

I Put The Word Out
I Wanted To Talk To You.

If You Had Any Smarts,
You Would Have Rang My Bell,

Walked In Here
Like A Human Being,

Instead Of Busting In Here
Like Some Animal.

We Would Have
Had A Little Drink,

A Little Chat.

You Might Have Walked
Out Of Here A Rich Man.

You Still Can.

For Gavin?

Just Tell Me
Where He's At.

It's Worth 50 Thou.

I'd Be Taking Your Money
Under False Pretenses,
Demarest.

Don't Be Stupid.

I Could Give
Gavin To You,

But It Wouldn't
Do You Any Good.
You Know Why?

Because I've Got You,

And I'm Gonna Put You
Away Without Gavin.

You Hear That?

He's On To Something.

I Want You To
Find Out What It Is,

And I Want You To
Take Care Of Him, Now.

I Don't Believe This.

The Whole Side
Of My Car Is Ruined.

Hunter, This Is My Car,
Not The City's.

I Don't Believe This,
Mccall.

I Could've Taken 3 Slugs
In The Neck,

And All You Care About
Is Your Damn Vehicle.

You Get Shot,
You Get Hospitalization.

I Don't Even Know
If I'm Covered
For This Kind Of Damage.

[Sighs]

All Right,
What'd You Find Out?

Well, Chrissy
Wasn't As Innocent
As Mrs. Lamasso Said.

She Was Being Kept
By Demarest And,
At The Same Time,

She Was Getting It On
With A Bouncer,

A Jock By The Name
Of Whitey Mcfee.

I've Heard That Name.

Yeah. He Was
A Pretty Good Fighter
At One Time--

A Heavyweight--

Until Nate Sent Him
Into The Tank
Once Too Often,

And The Boxing
Commission
Jerked His License.

Oh, So Nate Found Out
And Got Rid Of Them Both.

No. Whitey
Still Works For Nate,

But I Think We Ought To
Get Ahold Of This Guy
And Talk To Him.

I'll Call It In.

Must Be
Boscoe's Dinnertime.

You Leave Me Alone
With Gavin,

And One Of Us
Isn't Going To Be Here
When You Get Back.

You Call In On Whitey,
And I'll Take Care
Of Gavin.

This Is Sergeant Mccall.
Patch Me Into R And I.

Ok, Gavin, You're
On Your Own For A While.

Mccall And I
Gotta Go Someplace.

No Way.

It Doesn't
Make Any Difference
If We're Here Or Not.

Your Real Protection
Comes From The Fact

That Nobody
Knows You're Here.

I Said, "No Way."

You Leave Me Alone--
You And Mccall--

I'm Gonna Call
District Attorney
Harvey.

Well, Call Harvey.

Call Nate
While You're At It.

Maybe If You Get Lonesome,
He Can Send The Buddy
Of The Guy

Who Took A Shot At You
From The Roof.

Bye, Dear.

You Cover The Back
In Case Nate's
Reached Him.

I Told Him
Not To Cooperate.

I Think I'd
Have A Better Chance
Of Getting Him To Talk.

He Wouldn't
Be Expecting A Woman.

Look, Trust Me
On This, Ok?

Better Me Than You.

Whitey?

Sergeant Rick Hunter.

Can I Have A Word With You?

Sorry. I'm Busy.

It'll Just Take
A Minute.

All Right.
Let Me Get My Stuff
From My Locker.

I'll Be With You
In A Minute.

Whitey, Hold Up.
I'm Warnin' Ya.

Hold It Right There,
Whitey.

You Were Right, Hunter.

Better You Than Me.

Why Don't You Call In
For A Van For Him?

I'll Get His Stuff.

All Right, Whitey.

Turn Around,
Put Your Hands
Behind Your Back.

This Is Hunter.
I Got A Suspect For Ya,

Forskey's Gym
In The Harbor Marina.

Look Familiar?

Yeah. The Guy Who Took
A Shot At Me Was Wearin'
Somethin' Just Like This.

How Many Shots
Did You Say
He Fired?

3.

Hmm.

Now, Why In The Hell
Would You Want To
Take A Shot At Me?

We Haven't Even Said
Hello.

What Else Do You Got?

Nothing Much, Just Junk.

There Is A Wallet,
Though. Here.

Hey, Come On.
That's Personal.

You Got No Right
To Go Through It.

Settle Down, Big Fella.

You'll Get This Back
When They Kick You Loose.

Hey, Mcfee...

You Still Live
At The Shaklin Hotel
On Florita Street?

No, No. I Never
Lived There, Man.

I've Been Livin' At
The Claire On Division
For The Past 6 Years.

Go Check It Out.

Then Why Are You Still
Payin' Rent On A Place
In Pomona?

Hunter: So What
Do You Think?

Same Girl?

Yeah.
It Looks Like Her,

Only She Doesn't Seem
To Be Whitey's Type.

Let's Go Find Out.

Yes?

Excuse Me.

You Miss Duragaway?

No, I'm Not. I'm--

You're Chrissy Allen,
Right?

Hey, Jullie,
Thank Mr. Demarest
For Bailin' Me Out So Fast.

You Know, I Really
Appreciate It.

Whitey, Why Don't You
Thank Him Yourself?

Oh, Come On.

What's Up?

Nothin's Happenin'.

Just Get In The Car.

Let's Go.

Look, I'd Like
To Help You.
I Really Would,

But I Don't Know
Anything, Really.

But You've
Buried Yourself Out Here
In Pomona For 7 Years.

Why?

I Decided It Wasn't
The Kind Of Life
I Really Wanted,

Being A Singer.

Well, Whitey
Tried To Kill Me

Because I Was
Asking Questions About You
At The Golden Grotto.

That's
A Pretty Heavy Rap,
Killin' A Cop.

He Didn't Risk That

Because He Thought
You Were Disillusioned
With Show Business.

You're Hiding,
Chrissy,

Because You're Afraid
Of Nate Demarest.

Now, You Know Something
About The Lamasso Killing,
Don't Ya?

Nate Demarest
Has His Back Up
Against A Wall.

He Will Eliminate Anybody
He Thinks Can Help
Put Him Away.

Now, We Found You
Easy Enough,

And Demarest
Has Got A Better Set
Of Wires Than We Do.

[Sighs]

Nate Thinks I'm Dead.

Whitey Told Him
He'd Killed Me.

Whitey Told Him?
Why?

I Saw It.

Well, I Mean,
I Didn't Exactly
See It Happen.

I Mean...

I Was In The Car
In The Parking Lot,

Waiting For Whitey
To Take Me Home
That Night.

We Had To Be
Very Careful About
Being Seen Together

Because Nate Was
Terribly Possessive,

And He Would Have
Had Us Both Killed

If He'd Known
We Were Seeing
Each Other.

Anyway, I Saw Nate
And Jullie And Whitey

Come Out Of
The Kitchen Door.

Whitey And Nate
Were Carrying A Body.

It Was Him...

Tony Lamasso.

Are You Positive?

I Saw His Face
As Clearly
As I'm Seeing Yours.

What Did They Do With Him?

Well, Then They
Put Him In The Trunk
Of Nate's Car

And Drove Away.

And Then What Did You Do?

I Went Home.

I Didn't Know
What To Do.

I Just Sat There In The Dark
Until Whitey Came.

He Said That Nate
Had Been Tipped Off
That He Was A Narc

And Had Him Killed
And That I Was Next.

Why You? You Didn't
Know He Was A Narc.

I'd Been Friendly
With Him.

That Was Reason Enough
For Nate.

What Did You Do, Then?

Well, Whitey
Had Me Pack Some Things,

And He Brought Me
To A Motel,

And Then Every Few Days
He'd Bring Me To Another
One And Then Another

Until, Finally,
He Brought Me Here.

I've Been Here
Ever Since.

[Coughing]

Well?

I Don't Know.

[Mccall Coughs]

Well, I Think We'd Have
A Better Chance Of Getting
To The Precinct In My Car.

When You Get There,
Call In.

Hello, Jullie.

Yeah, Um...

Jullie, Uh, Is Nate Still
Lookin' For Chrissy Allen?

I'm A Friend Of Nate's,
That's Who.

Um...

Yeah, Chrissy Allen
That Used To Work
At The Golden Grotto?

That's Right.

If He Still
Wants To Find Her,

I Know Where
He Can Find Her.

[Bark Bark Bark Bark]

[Bark Bark Bark Bark Bark]

[Grr]

Welcome Back, Boscoe.
Did You Have A Nice Dinner?

You Got A License
To Drive This Thing?

[Barking]

Here's Your Beer.

Only A Six-Pack?

What? Are You Gonna
Move Me Someplace?

Yeah. To A Security Cell
On The County Jail.

Mccall's Down There
Right Now, Settin' It Up
For Ya.

Oh...

[Tires Squealing]

[Squealing]

What's Wrong?

I Think
We're Being Followed.

All Right,
Just Hold On.

If I Was You,
I'd Be Worried
About My Buddy Mccall

And Chrissy Allen.

I Saw Her Gettin'
Outta Your Car.

I Know Who She Is, Man.

She's Your Ace
In The Hole, Right?

Right.

Heh.

Heh Heh Heh...

That's If You
Get To Play Her.

[Bark Bark Bark]

[Dialing]

Yeah. This Is Hunter.

Patch Me Into Mccall's
Frequency, And Hurry,
Would You, Please?

Dispatcher: Car 24,
Car 56 Calling.

Car 24, Sergeant Mccall,
Will You Please Respond?

I'm Sorry. Sergeant Mccall
Is Not Responding.

Look, Captain,
All I Can Tell You

Is Mccall Was On Her Way
Back To The Precinct

With A Very
Important Witness
Against Nate Demarest

When She Disappeared.

You've Lost Gavin?

No. I Haven't
Lost Gavin.

I'm Starin' Right
At His Ugly Face.

It's Mccall
That I'm Worried About.

She's Bringing
In A Witness

That's Even More
Important Than Gavin.

Look, I Don't Know What
You're Ravin' About, Hunter,
And I Don't Wanna Know.

I Want You To Bring
Gavin In Right Now,

And We'll Hold Him
At The Precinct

Until More Suitable
And Safer Arrangements
Can Be Made.

I'm Sorry,
But I Can't Do That,
Captain.

No. That's
A Direct Order,
Hunter!

You Thought You Could
Sneak In Chrissy Allen
Instead Of Me, Huh?

You Tipped Off Demarest?

A Man's Got A Right
To Protect His Interests.

If Anything Happens
To Mccall, Anything
At All, Gavin,

You're Gonna Die A Very
Slow, Painful Death.

You're Already
In Enough Trouble.

Don't Add Kidnap Arrest
Of A Police Officer,
Demarest.

You Know,
If Gavin Testifies,

They're Gonna Have Me In
For 4 Murders.

One Murder More's
Not Gonna Make A Lot
Of Difference.

What About Chrissy
And Whitey?

Worry About Yourself.

Get Hunter
On The Phone For Me.

[Dialing]

[Ring]

Yeah?

Hunter, Mccall--

Hunter...

Nathan Demarest.

I've Got Your Partner Here,
Looking Into Her Grave

Unless You Do What I Say.

I Want Gavin.

Forget It. No Way.

I Don't Think
You Understand, Pal.

Unless You Play Ball
With Me,

Mccall's Going Mahula,
You Know What I Mean?

You're A Cop.
You Take Risks.

It Goes With The Badge.

He Didn't Negotiate?

No.

Give Me The Phone.

[Ring]

Yeah.

Hunter, Mccall.

[Dial Tone]

He Hung Up.

All Right, You Make Sure
You Nail Gavin Outside
The Courthouse.

All Right,
And What About Them?

You Know What To
Do With Them. Augie!

Wait A Minute, Nate.

What? Wait A Minute.

You're A Cop.
You Take Risks.

Yeah, Well, Not Me,
Not For Slime Like Gavin.

You Want Him, You Got Him.

Ok. Where?

What About Them?

Well, We'll Talk
About Them When
You Give Me Gavin.

Where Has Hunter
Got Him?

I Might Be Chicken, Nate,
But I'm Not Stupid.

I'll Show You.

No, No, No.
Show Them.

I Got
An Appointment.

Jullie.

I'll See You
At The Party, Huh?

Don't Bring Any Guests.

What Are You Doin'?

What Are You Doin'
With The Curtain?

Hey, Stone Face,
What Are You Doin'
With The Curtain?

Shut Up.

What's...

What Are You,
Nuts Or Somethin'?

What Are You Doin'
With The Curtain, Man?

Tell Me
What You're Doin'.

Mccall: That's It.
The Trailer At The End
Of The Street.

You Don't Need Me Anymore.

You Stay Put
Till I Tell You.

Hunter!

Let's Make It Easy.

Hunter!

If You Send Gavin Out,
You Won't Get Hurt.

Ok, Fellas...

Hey, You Really
Had Me Worried There
For A Second.

When You Hung Up,

I Knew You Hadn't
Gone Completely
Over The Edge.

Here.
You'll Need That.

Hunter: Ok, Jullie!

You've Had Your Fun.
Drop Your Guns,
All Of You!

Hey, Hunter, Get Me Out
Of Here Before I Get Killed!

Who Are All These People?

These Are Vicious
Criminals, Bernie.

Wally, Call
For An Ambulance And
A Fire Truck, Will Ya?

A Man And A Woman
Are Being Held Captive

In Lemke's Garage
On Brille Avenue.

Please Use Caution.
The Captors Are Armed.

I Certainly Hope You
Can Explain This, Hunter.

It's Pretty
Self-Explanatory.

Hey, Hunter,
Take These Things
Off Me!

That's Gavin
Handcuffed
Over There.

Do Me A Favor,
Will You, Bernie?

Read Him His Rights
And Book Him Downtown

Under An Open Charge
Till We Get Back?

Read Him His Rights?
Hunter, That's Gavin.
He's A Protected Witness.

Not Anymore, Bernie.

I Guess
We're Finished Here.

Yep.

You Have The Right
To Remain Silent, Gavin.

Hey, Wait A Minute.
What's This Reading-Me-
My-Rights Routine?

I'm Immune!

Not According To Hunter.

Don't You Move.

I Mean It.

Don't You Move.

Help! An Officer
Needs Assistance.

Settle Down Now, Gavin.

Stay Back,
Or I'll Blow Him Away!

You'll Blow Your
Immunity, Too, Gavin.

Who Are You Kiddin'--
Immunity?

You've Already
Blown It Away,

And I Want Keys
To A Car Now!

No More Horsin' Around!
I Mean It!

Ok, Take It Easy.

Take Mine.
It's Right Behind You.

Throw 'Em Over Here!

Oh...

Nobody Follows Me,
Or He Gets It!

You Hear What
I'm Sayin' To Ya?

[Grr]

Hunter!

[Grr]

[Bark Bark
Bark Bark]

What's Goin' On Here,
Hunter?

It's A Little
Complicated Right Now,
Bernie,

But We Gotta
Go To A Party.

I'm Gonna Tell The Captain!

[Grr]

His Generosity
To Our Hospital Fund...

As Well As His
Unselfish Devotion

To The Welfare
Of All The People
Of This City

Are Too Well-Known
And Too Limitless
To Enumerate Here,

Let Me, Therefore, Simply,
Give You The Man Himself...

Nate Demarest.

[Applause]

Excuse Me.

Mr. Chairman,
Honored Guests,

Ladies And Gentlemen...

I Have A Few Words
Of My Own I Would Like
To Bestow Upon Your Host

And Benefactor
Nate Demarest.

You're Under Arrest.

You Have The Right
To Remain Silent.

If You Give Up That Right
To Remain Silent,

Anything You Say Can
And Will Be Used Against You
In A Court Of Law.

I'll Tell You What.

This Time He's Got Us
Right Where He Wants Us.

He's Gonna Nail Us,
Hunter.

You Think So?

Hunter...

Mccall...

Well, Let's Go Find Out.

Heh.

No. Don't Sit Down.

You Won't Be Here Long Enough
To Get Comfortable.

Mr. Harvey Has Presented
A List Of Charges
Against You Two

And Given Them
To The Department,

Including "Willful
And Reckless Disregard

"For The Safety
Of A State's Witness,

"Obstruction Of Justice,

Dereliction Of Duty,"
Etc., Etc., Ad Infinitum.

The List Goes On
And On And On.

Well, There Were
Some Extenuating
Circumstances, Captain.

Any One Of These Charges
Is Grounds For Dismissal
From The Force,

But Taken Together,

They Represent
A Malfeasance Of A Magnitude

I Have Never Seen
In All My Years
As A Police Officer.

Don't Drag It Out,
Captain.

Just Give Us The Bad News.

I'm Givin' It
To You, Hunter.

The D.A. Has Decided
Since You Two
Enabled The County

To Preempt The State's Case
Against Demarest

And Invalidate The Immunity
Of Thomas Gavin,

They'll Drop The Charges
In Return For A Reprimand.

That's The Bad News?

Oh, It Is For Me.

It Means I Have To
Continue To Put Up
With The Both Of You.

Hey, But I'm Warnin' You,
At The Slightest Infraction,

You Guys Bend The Rules
At All, And I Swear I Will
Come Down On You So Hard.