Hunter (1984–1991): Season 2, Episode 10 - Waiting for Mr. Wrong - full transcript

Hunter becomes involved with a beautiful model he suspects of complicity in a jewelry robbery.

SO NOW WE'VE GOT A CORPSE,

WITH NO EVIDENCE TO TIE HIM
TO A $5 MILLION JEWELRY HEIST.

BETTER GO GET A HAT, BIG GUY,

YOUR HORNS ARE SHOWING.

WHAT WAS YOUR OPENING LINE, HUH?

HOW'D YOU COME ON TO HER?

YOU LIKE DOING IT?

I'M OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS.

HUNTER GOT ACQUAINTED
WITH HER ON THE TRAIN,

AND NOW HE'S UNDERCOVER.

I GUESS IT'S LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT



FOR BOTH OF YOU, THEN, HUH?

I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF.

IT WORKS FOR ME.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S DO THIS THING.

OK.

HERE WE GO.

EVERYBODY AGAINST THE WALL.

COME ON!

DO AS WE SAY, AND
NOBODY GETS HURT.

YOU HEARD HIM. GET OVER
THERE! COME ON, MOVE!

COME ON, KEEP BACK.

HOW MUCH TIME? HOW MUCH TIME?

WE'VE GOT A MINUTE.

ALL RIGHT. WE GOT
IT ALL. LET'S SPLIT!



COME ON! COME ON! COME
ON! WHERE'S THE DIAMONDS?

I DON'T KNOW... FORGET
ABOUT THEM. LET'S GO, COME ON!

YOU SAID THERE WAS DIAMONDS.
WHERE'S THE DIAMONDS?

COME ON!

I SAID, WHERE'S THE DIAMONDS?

THEY'RE IN THE VAULT.

LET'S SPLIT, MAN. COME ON!

OPEN IT.

I SAID, OPEN IT.

JUST GET OUTTA HERE.

OPEN IT.

COME ON! COME ON! COME ON!

HURRY UP.

GIVE ME A HAND.
GRAB SOME OF THESE.

WE GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE, NOW!

COME ON, COME ON, COME ON.

YOU'RE OUT OF IT. I'M
GONE, MAN. I'M GONE.

McCall: CAN YOU
DESCRIBE THEIR VOICES?

ONE OF THEM, UH... THE
ONE WHO DID THE SHOOTING,

HE HAD AN ACCENT, JUST SLIGHTLY.

WHAT KIND OF AN ACCENT?

I... I'M NOT SURE.
HISPANIC, I THINK.

Hunter: DID YOU NOTICE ANYTHING
UNUSUAL ABOUT THEIR BEHAVIOR?

NO. JUST THAT... ONE OF
THEM SEEMED TO BE IN CHARGE.

WHICH ONE? THE SHOOTER?

RIGHT. THE OTHER ONE
WAS NERVOUS, IN A HURRY.

BUT HIS PARTNER WASN'T?

NO. HE WAS COOL.

COLD.

NOW, YOU FELT THAT
ONE OF THESE MEN

HAD BEEN IN YOUR STORE BEFORE

BECAUSE HE KNEW
THAT THE DIAMONDS

WERE NOT OUT ON
THE FLOOR, RIGHT?

WELL, YES. BUT
HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE

SHOP IN HERE EVERY WEEK.

WANTED TO SEE US, CAPTAIN?

YEAH. UPDATE ME.
WHAT'S YOUR PROGRESS?

WELL, WE RAN THE
HAMMER AND THE SWEATER.

BOTH CAME FROM LOCAL STORES.

ANY LEADS ON WHO BOUGHT 'EM?

UH, NO. THEY WERE
CASH PURCHASES.

THE CLERKS DON'T REMEMBER
ANYBODY IN PARTICULAR.

HOW ABOUT THE WITNESSES?

THERE'S NOT MUCH TO
GO ON THERE EITHER.

NO HARD DESCRIPTIONS, ANYWAY.

THEY DID SAY ONE OF THE GUYS

HAD A SLIGHT HISPANIC ACCENT.

BALLISTICS?

9mm AUTOMATIC.

SO, WHAT DO YOU GOT?

WELL, WE THINK ONE OF THE
PERPETRATORS MAY BE A DIPPER.

Wyler: SAY AGAIN?

WE THINK ONE OF THE
PERPETRATORS MAY BE A DIPPER.

WE FOUND SNUFF IN THE FERRARI.

THE OWNER OF THE CAR
SAYS THAT HE DOESN'T USE IT

AND DOESN'T KNOW
ANYBODY THAT DOES.

THAT'S IT?

YES.

AND ALL THAT YOU CAN TELL
ME IS THAT WE MIGHT BE LOOKING

FOR A LATINO WHO'S
GOING SMOKELESS?

WELL, I DON'T THINK

IT'S QUITE THAT BLEAK, CAPTAIN.

NO, IT'S PRETTY BLEAK, SERGEANT.

I MEAN, WE HAVE TWO ARMED
ROBBERS THAT DON'T HESITATE

TO BLOW AWAY AN INNOCENT
CUSTOMER. JUST TO MAKE A POINT.

NOW, I HAVE TO ISSUE
A PRESS RELEASE,

AND I AM DAMNED
IF I AM GOING TO SAY

THAT WE SUSPECT THAT ONE OF
THE CULPRITS MIGHT BE A CHICANO

WITH A PINCH BETWEEN
HIS CHEEK AND GUM.

NOW, THAT'S BLEAK!

WELL, WHY DON'T YOU JUST
USE STOCK RELEASE NUMBER 5?

"SOURCES CLOSE TO THE
INVESTIGATION SAY THAT

AN ARREST IS IMMINENT."

BECAUSE MY SOURCES DON'T
INDICATE ANY SUCH THING.

UNLESS YOU TWO HAVE
ANOTHER SECRET GAME-PLAN

YOU'RE NOT SHARING?

WELL, WE'RE GONNA INTERVIEW

ALL THE STORE'S
FORMER EMPLOYEES.

YOU THINK SOMEBODY
GOT FIRED, CAME BACK,

KNOCKED OFF THE PLACE FOR
SPITE AND NOBODY RECOGNIZED HIM?

WELL, MAYBE ONE
OF THEM SET IT UP?

CHECK IT OUT.

McCall: YOU ARE SCOTT TREVOR?

Trevor: YES, DID
SOMEONE REFER YOU?

YES, YOUR FORMER EMPLOYER.

WELL, HOW NICE.

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN A
VACATION PACKAGE, BY ANY CHANCE?

WE HAVE SOME EXCELLENT
BARGAINS RIGHT NOW,

BASED ON DOUBLE OCCUPANCY.

NO. WE'RE NOT A COUPLE.

WE'RE A COUPLE
OF POLICE OFFICERS.

WE'RE JUST HERE TO ASK YOU

A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS, SCOTT.

WHAT ABOUT?

THE JEWELRY STORE
YOU USED TO WORK AT.

YOU LEFT LAST MONTH. HOW COME?

I COULDN'T TAKE THE PRESSURE.

McCall: PRESSURE?

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH

THE JEWELS IN THAT STORE
WERE WORTH? MILLIONS.

YEAH, WE KNOW THAT. SO WHAT?

SO STAYING ALIVE,
THAT'S "SO WHAT."

THE PLACE MADE ME SO NERVOUS,

MY ULCER HAD AN ULCER.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW
MANY FANCY JEWELRY STORES

HAVE BEEN ROBBED IN
THE LAST FEW YEARS?

WELL, DID YOU KNOW THAT THE
STORE THAT YOU USED TO WORK AT

WAS ROBBED A FEW DAYS AGO?

DO I KNOW?!

I HAVE BEEN SAYING
PRAYERS OF THANKSGIVING

THAT I LEFT THAT
PLACE WHEN I DID.

THAT POOR MAN THEY SHOT

COULD'VE BEEN ME!

YEAH, WELL, TRY TO GET A
HOLD ON YOURSELF, SCOTT.

LOOK, SERGEANT HUNTER
AND I ARE HOMICIDE DETECTIVES.

WE THOUGHT MAYBE YOU
MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US.

DID ANYTHING UNUSUAL OCCUR

THE LAST WEEK YOU WORKED THERE?

JUST THAT I TOOK

AN UNUSUALLY LARGE
NUMBER OF ULCER PILLS.

DO YOU REMEMBER WAITING
ON ANY HISPANIC CUSTOMERS?

A FEW.

FROM MEXICO CITY, VERY RICH.

DO ANY HISPANICS
WORK AT THE STORE?

ARE YOU KIDDING?

THAT MANAGER'S A
MAN OF DEEP PREJUDICE.

HE WOULDN'T HIRE ONE.

ANYBODY STRIKE YOU AS PECULIAR?

HALF THE PEOPLE WHO
CAME INTO THAT PLACE

WERE PECULIAR IN
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.

WELL, TRY SUSPICIOUS.

THEY WERE ALL SUSPICIOUS.

AT LEAST THIS JOB IS SAFE.
NOBODY SHOOTS TRAVEL AGENTS.

YEAH. WELL, THANK YOU
VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

AND IF YOU DO THINK OF ANYTHING
THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP US,

GIVE US A CALL, WILL YOU?

OH, ONE LAST QUESTION, SCOTT.

DID YOU EVER SEE ANYBODY
IN THE STORE DIP SNUFF?

SNUFF? CERTAINLY NOT,
IT'S A DISGUSTING HABIT.

YEAH, WELL, NONE
OF US ARE PERFECT.

IF YOU HAPPEN TO
THINK OF ANYBODY

THAT MIGHT HAVE USED IT,
PLEASE LET US KNOW, HUH?

WELL, THERE WAS
THAT, UH, MESSENGER.

HE MADE A DELIVERY
ON A MOTORCYCLE.

I GUESS THEY THINK THAT
SORT OF THING IS MACHO.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WELL, I DON'T KNOW HIS NAME.

IT WAS THE ONLY
TIME I EVER SAW HIM.

DIDN'T MAKE A VERY
GOOD IMPRESSION ON ME,

THE WAY HE SHOVED
IT UNDER HIS LIP.

CAN YOU IMAGINE KISSING
SOMEBODY LIKE THAT?

NOT PERSONALLY, NO.

AH, DO YOU REMEMBER
THE NAME OF THE SERVICE...

THE MESSENGER SERVICE?

OH, IT WAS THAT ONE
WITH THE CUTE LITTLE LOGO.

THE WHEEL WITH THE
WINGS... WHAT WAS THAT?

MERCURY EXPRESS!

DO YOU WANNA GIVE ODDS
ON THIS? I'LL LAY YOU 10 TO 1.

I LOVE THAT TYPE OF TALK.

BUT NO BET.

JERRY BURRELL?

JERRY WADE BURRELL.

BASIC SMALL-TIME HOOD.

THE BIGGEST THING THIS
CREEP EVER BOOSTED

WAS A COMPACT CAR.

I'D SAY HE MADE A RECENT
CAREER MOVE, WOULDN'T YOU?

WELL, HE'S NOT GONNA
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS

IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
DRAWER, THAT'S FOR SURE.

SO, NOW WE GOT A CORPSE,

WITH NO EVIDENCE TO TIE HIM
TO A $5 MILLION JEWELRY HEIST.

NOTHING ON HIM, NOTHING
IN HIS APARTMENT...

EXCEPT THIS.

THE PHOTOGRAPH WAS
TAKEN A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO.

THE OTHER GUY THERE
IS CARLOS MARINO.

HE AND BURRELL DID TIME IN 1983.

WHAT WAS HE IN FOR?

RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS.

HI. SORRY I'M LATE.

WHAT DO YOU GOT?

I GOT SOME GOOD
NEWS, I GOT SOME BAD.

GIVE ME THE GOOD NEWS.

THE GOOD NEWS IS, MARINO
SPEAKS WITH A HISPANIC ACCENT.

THAT'S THE GOOD?

WHAT'S THE BAD?

THE BAD IS, HE SKIPPED.

HE HASN'T SEEN HIS PAROLE
OFFICER SINCE THE HEIST.

McCALL, THAT'S THE GOOD NEWS.

WHO'S THE GIRL?

I'LL FIND THAT OUT.

LET ME SEE THAT?

SHE LOOKS FAMILIAR.

HERE SHE IS!

ARE YOU SURE?

I'M POSITIVE.
HERE... TAKE A LOOK.

SIMILAR TYPES, I GUESS.

A SIMILAR TYPE! WHAT ARE
YOU? A CASTING DIRECTOR?

THAT'S HER, LOOK AT THAT!

Secretary: GOLDEN WEST MODELING.

McCall: HI, THIS IS
MARY BREWSTER,

VICE PRESIDENT OF
S.J.C. STUDIOS CASTING,

I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU
REPRESENT AN ANGELITA CHAVIRA?

ANGIE CHAVIRA? YES.

WHY? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN HER?

WELL, UH, NO, BUT MY
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER IS.

HE'D LIKE VERY MUCH TO
HAVE AN INTERVIEW WITH HER.

WELL, IF YOU'RE IN A HURRY,

YOU CAN CATCH HER AT LA ROUGE.

SHE'S DOING A BUSINESSMAN'S
LUNCHEON UNTIL 2:00.

THIS NUMBER CAN BE
SEEN AT BRADFORD'S

IN 4 DIFFERENT
COLORS, FOR $79.95.

THAT IS A NUMBER, LOOK AT THIS!

WILL YOU PLEASE, GUYS?

DOES THAT INCLUDE YOU TOO?

DO YOU DELIVER?

WHAT'S YOUR NUMBER PRICED AT?

IF YOU HAVE TO ASK,
YOU CAN'T AFFORD IT.

HEY, WAIT A MINUTE...

YOU KNOW, IF WE SHOW
HER THAT PHOTOGRAPH,

SHE'LL JUST DENY IT'S HER.

YEAH, BUT HER REACTION
COULD TELL US DIFFERENT.

IT'LL JUST TIP MARINO
OFF THAT WE'RE ON TO HIM.

McCall: SO WHAT DO YOU WANNA DO?

DO YOU WANNA JUST STICK WITH HER

UNTIL MARINO TRIES
TO CONTACT HER?

WELL, IF HE DOESN'T, HE'S CRAZY.

BETTER GO GET A HAT, BIG GUY...

YOUR HORNS ARE SHOWING!

I'LL CALL IN AND GET PERMISSION

FOR 24-HOUR SURVEILLANCE.

WOULD YOU LIKE TO, UH...

STAY AND KEEP AN EYE ON HER?

IT WILL BE HELL,
BUT, UH, I'LL DO IT.

HANG UP, SHE'S
MOVING OUT! COME ON.

STAY WITH HER.

THAT WOMAN THAT JUST LEFT
HERE, WHERE'S SHE GOING?

HEY, BUDDY, THE LINE
FORMS AT THE REAR.

POLICE.

SAN DIEGO.

SAN DIEGO, THANK
YOU VERY MUCH. SORRY.

HEY, NO PROBLEM.

YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.
THIS IS THE LAST CALL...

SHE'S GOING SOUTH.

YEAH, AND SO ARE WE.
BETTER CALL THIS THING IN.

AND YOU GOTTA BEAT
THIS TRAIN TO SAN DIEGO.

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.
THAT IS A 3-HOUR DRIVE.

YOU BETTER GET GOING!

NOW BOARDING ON TRACK 9,

LEAVING FOR SAN
DIEGO IN 10 MINUTES.

YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.

THIS IS THE LAST CALL
FOR TRAIN NUMBER 578.

SMOKING, OR NON-SMOKING?

I'M NOT SURE YET.

OH! OH!

OH... OH, I'M SO SORRY!

OH, YEAH. THANKS.

OH, I REALLY... I
DIDN'T MEAN TO... I...

YEAH, I THINK YOU DID.

Bartender: WELL,
WHAT WILL IT BE, SIR?

WHATEVER IT IS, I'LL PAY FOR IT.

WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

NO, REALLY. I INSIST.

BE CAREFUL.

THANK YOU FOR THE DRINK.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

NICE MEETING YOU.

RICK. RICK McPHERSON.

ANGIE. ANGIE CHAVIRA.

ANGIE... THANKS FOR
SPILLING YOUR DRINK ON ME.

MY PLEASURE.

OFFICER, I'M SERGEANT
McCALL, METROPOLITAN POLICE.

I'M IN HOT PURSUIT HERE.

HOT PURSUIT? WHERE'S
YOUR CHERRY LIGHT?

WHERE'S YOUR SIREN?

LOOK, I DON'T HAVE TIME TO...

OFFICER, I HAVE
TO BE IN SAN DIEGO

BEFORE THE 2:00
TRAIN GETS THERE.

NOW, THE REASON I
DON'T HAVE THE SIREN

AND THE CHERRY LIGHT GOING

BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S NOT A CODE 3

AND I KNOW I'M GOING
TO MAKE IT, I HOPE.

IF YOU JUST LET ME
GET OUT OF HERE.

OK, OK, GO.

YOU'D BE BETTER
OFF ON THE FREEWAY.

I JUST GOT OFF THE FREEWAY.

HEY, GET THAT TAILLIGHT FIXED!

SO IS SAN DIEGO YOUR HOME?

IT USED TO BE. I LEFT
RIGHT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

OH, YOU'RE COMING
BACK FOR A VISIT, THEN.

WELL, I HAVE SOME FRIENDS

I LIKE TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH.

IS YOUR FAMILY THERE?

NO. NO, MY FAMILY
LIVES IN GUATEMALA.

YOU WANT ME TO
FILL IT UP FOR YOU?

I THOUGHT THIS WAS A
SELF-SERVE STATION?

WELL, IT IS FOR MOST PEOPLE,

BUT FOR YOU,

I'D BE WILLING TO
MAKE AN EXCEPTION.

WELL, DON'T BOTHER. THE
CAR'S FILTHY ENOUGH ALREADY.

ARE YOU ON VACATION?

WELL, SORT OF. I'M,
UH, HOW DO YOU SAY...

KIND OF IN BETWEEN ASSIGNMENTS.

I THINK THEY CALL IT UNEMPLOYED.

YES, THEY DO.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU GOT
TROUBLE TO ME, DARLIN'.

YOU WANT ME TO TAKE
A LOOK AT IT FOR YOU?

YEAH. WOULD YOU, PLEASE?

HEY. MY PLEASURE.

WE ALWAYS SERVICE WHAT WE SELL.

WHAT DID YOU DO?

YOU MEAN, WHAT KIND
OF WORK AM I OUT OF?

I WAS IN ELECTRONICS DESIGN.

SO, YOU THINK THE GRASS
MAY BE GREENER IN SAN DIEGO?

WELL, I'VE GOT A JOB
INTERVIEW FRIDAY MORNING.

PERHAPS THE GRASS IS
GREENER, WHO KNOWS?

I THINK ABOUT MOVING BACK
THERE SOMETIMES MYSELF.

YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE.

OCEANSIDE IS OUR NEXT
STATION STOP. OCEANSIDE.

Hunter: I GUESS THINGS
COULD BE A LOT WORSE, HUH?

THINGS HAVE BEEN WORSE.

WHAT, FOR YOU PERSONALLY?

IT WAS PERSONAL, ALL RIGHT.

I WAS 14 YEARS OLD.

THEY TOOK ME AND
ABOUT 20 OTHER PEOPLE

AND THEY DUMPED US

OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF
THAT DESERT OUT THERE.

IT'S NOT TOO FAR FROM HERE,

IF YOU JUST COUNT MILES.

Hunter: YEAH, BUT YOU MADE IT.

YEAH... YEAH, I MADE IT.

I'M SORRY.

SORRY FOR WHAT?

IT'S JUST THAT SOMETIMES
I FORGET HOW LUCKY I AM.

I'M EVEN A CITIZEN NOW.

I REALLY MADE IT.

CONGRATULATIONS.

I'M A MODEL.

AHH. I KNEW I'D SEEN
YOU SOMEPLACE BEFORE.

IN A COMMERCIAL MAYBE?

MAYBE.

YOU KNOW, YOU'VE PROBABLY
HEARD THIS A MILLION TIMES,

AND IT MAY BE VERY CLICHé-ISH,
BUT I'M GONNA SAY IT ANYWAY...

YOU'RE VERY BEAUTIFUL.

THANK YOU.

YOU LIKE DOING IT?

WHAT?

MODELING.

OH... YES.

OH... NO.

DOES THE PRIZE-WINNING COW
LIKE BEING A PIECE OF MEAT?

YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.
NOW ENTERING SAN DIEGO...

HAVE YOU BEEN HERE BEFORE?

OH, JUST ONCE FOR THE
WEEKEND, ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO.

HOW WOULD YOU LIKE A
PERSONAL TOUR GUIDE?

MIGHT BE FUN TO SHOW YOU
AROUND IF YOU HAVE THE TIME.

OH BOY, I'D LOVE THAT.

BUT IT ALL DEPENDS IF
I GET THIS JOB OR NOT.

HOW LONG ARE YOU
GONNA BE IN TOWN?

I'M NOT SURE. I TOOK A WEEK OFF,

BUT I'M OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS.

YOU FORGOT YOUR LUGGAGE!

WELL, I CHECKED IT THROUGH.
I'LL GO BACK AND GET IT.

WELL, YOU KNOW
WHERE I'M STAYING.

GIVE ME A CALL IF YOU
WANT THE 25-CENT TOUR.

ANGIE, I'D REALLY LIKE
TO SEE YOU TONIGHT,

BUT I GOTTA BE
WITH SOME FRIENDS.

I UNDERSTAND.

LET ME KNOW IF YOU
CHANGE YOUR PLANS.

I WILL.

WHAT KEPT YOU?

DON'T ASK!

McCall: "SWEET", HUH...
WAS THAT THE WORD?

YES, IT WAS. ALSO BEAUTIFUL.

I FELT BAD LYING TO HER, THOUGH.

HUNTER, YOU'RE NOT GETTING
INVOLVED HERE, ARE YOU?

I MEAN, I KNOW SHE'S
BEAUTIFUL AND SHE'S SWEET,

BUT SHE'S ALSO A SUSPECT.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT, SUSPECT?

SHE'S NOT A SUSPECT. SHE MAY
KNOW SOMEBODY WHO'S A SUSPECT.

BUT WE'RE NOT EVEN
SURE ABOUT HIM.

HELL, WE'RE NOT EVEN SURE
THAT SHE'S THE GIRL IN THE PICTURE.

WRONG! YOU'RE NOT SURE, I AM.

MARINO COULDN'T
MEET WITH HER IN L.A.,

IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS,
SO HE CAME DOWN HERE

TO MEET WITH HER,
AND I'D BET ON IT.

WELL, YOU DIDN'T SPEND
3 HOURS TALKING TO HER

ON THE TRAIN LIKE I DID.

OH. SO WHAT WAS
YOUR OPENING LINE, HUH?

HOW'D YOU COME ON TO HER?

OPENING LINE? WHAT DO
YOU MEAN, OPENING LINE?

I DIDN'T TRY TO MEET HER.

NO?

THAT WASN'T YOU THAT
WAS DROOLING IN HIS DRINK

AT THE BAR WHEN SHE
WALKED BY IN HER SKIVVIES?

ISN'T THAT FUNNY? I
THOUGHT THAT WAS YOU.

IT LOOKED LIKE YOU.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

SHE SAID SHE WAS
STAYING AT THIS MOTEL,

AND SHE'S STAYING AT THIS MOTEL.

I GUESS IT'S LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

FOR BOTH OF YOU, THEN, HUH?

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU SOUND LIKE?

YOU SOUND LIKE A JEALOUS WOMAN!

JEALOUS!

HUNTER, LOOK, THIS IS THE DEAL.

YOU'RE MY PARTNER, YOU'RE A COP.

I JUST THINK YOU
OUGHTA ACT LIKE ONE.

I THINK THAT IN THIS
PARTICULAR SITUATION,

YOU ARE NOT BEING
TOTALLY PROFESSIONAL.

WAIT A MINUTE, WHAT'S
NOT PROFESSIONAL ABOUT IT?

ALL I'M DOING IS CAPITALIZING
ON THE FACT THAT I MET

THIS BEAUTIFUL WOMAN ON THE
TRAIN. WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT?

THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH IT,

JUST AS LONG AS YOU DON'T
LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT

THAT SHE'S A SUSPECT.

NO, WAIT A MINUTE,
YOU GOT THAT WRONG.

SHE'S NOT A SUSPECT,
SHE IS A LEAD.

IF I CAN STAY CLOSE TO HER,

THEN THAT MAKES FOR
BETTER POLICE WORK, RIGHT?

RIGHT, RIGHT. AND I SUPPOSE
WHEN YOU'RE NOT WITH HER,

THAT'S WHEN I GO
IN AND TAKE OVER.

AND IF WE'RE REAL LUCKY,

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
NEED ME AT ALL, RIGHT?

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE,
WHAT AM I LAUGHING FOR?

IF I AM RIGHT, THIS
ISN'T VERY FUNNY.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT
COULD BE KINDA DANGEROUS.

ESPECIALLY FOR YOU.

McCall: HUNTER GOT ACQUAINTED
WITH HER ON THE TRAIN

AND NOW HE'S UNDER-COVER.

I GUESS YOU COULD
CALL THAT A LUCKY BREAK.

Wyler: WELL, WHAT TOOK
YOU SO LONG TO CHECK IN?

WELL, CAPTAIN THIS IS THE
FIRST CHANCE I'VE HAD TO CALL IN.

YOU SEE, AS SOON AS WE
PUT HER UNDER SURVEILLANCE,

SHE PICKED UP A SUITCASE AND
SHE GOT ON THE TRAIN TO SAN DIEGO.

IT'S THE FIRST CHANCE I'VE HAD.

WELL, THIS IS AN
AWFUL LOT OF TROUBLE

TO GO TO FOR SOMEONE
WHO'S NOT EVEN A SUSPECT.

CAPTAIN, LOOK, I KNOW THAT
SHE'S NOT A SUSPECT, BUT, UH...

SHE COULD LEAD US TO ONE, RIGHT?

Wyler: OK, YOU WANT US
TO DO ANYTHING UP HERE?

YEAH, I DO. I'D LIKE THE
COMPUTER BOYS TO DO

A COMPLETE RUN-DOWN
ON HER AND GET BACK TO ME

WITH WHATEVER THEY FIND.

WHAT'S THE NAME?

McCall: ANGELITA
CHAVIRA. C-H-A-V-I-R-A.

GOLDEN WEST MODELING HAS HER
WORK HISTORY AND HER ADDRESS.

Wyler: OK, LOOK, HOW LONG
IS THIS GONNA TAKE, NOW?

CAPTAIN, LOOK, IF THE GUY
DOESN'T SHOW IN A COUPLE DAYS,

WE'LL CALL IT A BAD HUNCH AND
WE'LL COME HOME, ALL RIGHT?

HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU NEED?

THE MOTEL ROOM WAS $40 A DAY

AND HUNTER HAD TO BUY A
NEW SPORTS JACKET AND A SHIRT.

TV Narrator: THE AVERAGE
MEAN TEMPERATURE

AT THIS LATITUDE IS -32
DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.

THE WIND-CHILL FACTOR, HOWEVER,

FREQUENTLY REDUCES THIS
FIGURE TO 60 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.

THE MOVEMENT OF DEEP
OCEAN WATER, WHICH IS...

THANK YOU.

RICK, I GET THIS FEELING

THAT YOU'VE LEARNED
A LOT MORE ABOUT ME

THAN I'VE LEARNED ABOUT YOU.

ARE YOU HIDING
SOMETHING FROM ME?

LIKE WHAT?

WELL...

I KNOW YOU'RE NOT MARRIED,

AND IT'S NOT JUST BECAUSE
YOU SAID YOU AREN'T.

BUT I DO GET THIS
FEELING THAT...

THAT YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND,

SOMEBODY THAT
YOU CARE FOR A LOT.

WELL, I DO HAVE A
FRIEND... A WOMAN,

BUT WE'RE NOT
BOYFRIEND AND GIRLFRIEND,

WE'RE JUST VERY CLOSE.

BUT YOU DON'T CARE FOR HER?

I CARE FOR HER VERY MUCH.

SOMETIMES, I...

I WONDER WHAT IT
WOULD BE LIKE TO, UH...

WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE
TO MAKE LOVE TO HER.

SO, WHY DON'T YOU?

WELL, WE ARE VERY GOOD
FRIENDS, LIKE I SAY, AND, UH...

SHE LOOKS OUT FOR ME
AND I LOOK OUT FOR HER.

I LIKE IT LIKE THAT.

I WOULDN'T WANNA DO
ANYTHING TO JEOPARDIZE THAT.

I ENVY YOUR FRIEND, RICK.

I ENVY HER VERY MUCH.

TV Narrator: IS CALLED
THERMOHAILING CIRCULATION.

IN THE ANTARCTIC REGION,

THE DENSE COLD WATER SINKS
AND FLOWS SLOWLY NORTHWARD.

INCREASED SALINITY ALSO...

STAY WITH ME, RICK. PLEASE.

DON'T LEAVE.

ANGIE?

WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT, RICK?

SIT DOWN.

PLEASE EXPLAIN THIS TO
ME. WHAT IS GOING ON HERE?

I'M A DETECTIVE FROM
L.A. METRO HOMICIDE.

I FOLLOWED YOU ON THE TRAIN.

WHY?

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS,
RICK. WHY DID YOU LIE TO ME?

YOU KNOW WHO THAT IS?

WHERE DID YOU GET THIS?

FROM JERRY BURRELL'S AFFECTS.

AFFECTS?

YOU MEAN, HE'S DEAD?

YES.

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW HIM?

I JUST MET HIM THIS ONCE,
WHEN THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN.

CARLOS SAID THAT HE
WAS A FRIEND OF HIS FROM...

I DON'T KNOW, SOMEWHERE
BACK EAST, OR SOMETHING.

WHAT DID HE DO?

YOU REALLY DON'T KNOW, DO YOU?

I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT
IS GOING ON, HERE.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

BURRELL AND MARINO STOLE
$5 MILLION WORTH OF DIAMONDS

FROM A STORE IN LOS ANGELES,

AND THEY... THEY KILLED A
CUSTOMER IN THE PROCESS.

NO. NO, I DON'T BELIEVE IT.

IT'S TRUE.

HOW WELL DO YOU KNOW MARINO?

I'VE DATED HIM A FEW TIMES.

HE CALLS ME EVERY
COUPLE OF MONTHS.

HE ALWAYS SPENDS A
LOT OF MONEY ON ME.

TAKES ME TO EXCITING PLACES.

HE SAID HE MADE HIS
LIVING FROM INVESTMENTS.

YEAH, HE'S RIGHT, HE
DOES... OTHER PEOPLE'S.

RICK... WHY DIDN'T
YOU JUST ASK ME

ABOUT ALL THIS
FROM THE BEGINNING?

WHY DID YOU LIE TO ME,

TELLING ME THAT YOU
WERE AN ENGINEER?

IS THAT ALL A PART OF YOUR JOB?

YES, IT IS, ANGIE.

AND WHY DID YOU MAKE LOVE TO ME?

BECAUSE I COULDN'T HELP MYSELF.

THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE TRUSTED ME.

ANGIE, I'M A COP, AND
THERE WAS A POSSIBILITY

THAT YOU CAME DOWN
HERE TO MEET MARINO.

I DID.

BUT, I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS GOING
TO MEET YOU ALONG THE WAY.

THEN YOU MUST KNOW
WHERE MARINO IS?

NO.

NO, HE JUST SAID HE WOULD
CALL ME HERE BY TOMORROW.

THAT WE WOULD FLY TO
CANCUN OR SOMEWHERE.

WHAT IS IT, RICK?

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?

JUST TELL ME.

WHAT?!

YOU LEFT HER ALONE IN THAT
ROOM WITH NO SURVEILLANCE,

NO NOTHING?

HUNTER, ALL SHE'S
GOTTA DO IS CALL MARINO,

AND HE'S OUTTA THERE.

LOOK, IF SHE'S
GONNA TIP HIM OFF,

IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE
IF SHE'S BEING WATCHED OR NOT.

BESIDES, I DECIDED TO TRUST HER.

WHY?

WELL, I HAD NO CHOICE, IT
HAD ALREADY BEEN MADE.

WELL, I HOPE SHE
WAS GENTLE WITH YOU.

OH! BE NICE, NOW. THE NEXT
THING YOU'RE GONNA WANT

IS A LITTLE BOWL
OF MILK DOWN HERE!

LOOK, IF SHE WASN'T
BEING STRAIGHT WITH ME,

WHY WOULD SHE SAY THAT
SHE WAS COMING DOWN HERE

TO MEET MARINO
IN THE FIRST PLACE?

SHE DIDN'T NEED TO SAY THAT.

SO, YOU EXPECT HER
TO CALL YOU AS SOON

AS HE GETS IN TOUCH
WITH HER, IS THAT IT?

RIGHT. DID THE REPORT
ON HER COME BACK YET?

YEAH, I GOT IT.

WELL?

SHE'S CLEAN AS A WHISTLE.

HMM.

IT'S PROBABLY FOR YOU.

HELLO.

RICK? HI.

I JUST GOT A MESSAGE,
A NOTE FROM CARLOS.

Hunter: WHAT DID IT SAY?

HE SAYS HE WANTS ME TO
COME TO THE POINSETTIA MOTEL

IN SAN ISIDRO.

HE SAYS, TAKE A CAB AND
GIVE FALSE DIRECTIONS,

TILL YOU KNOW YOU'RE
NOT BEING FOLLOWED

BY THAT TALL GUY YOU'VE
BEEN SPENDING TIME WITH.

AND THEN TAKE CUMBERLAND
STREET TO THE MOTEL.

HE'S IN ROOM 24.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IT MEANS?

WELL, HE'S TRYING TO BE SURE
THAT I'M NOT FOLLOWING YOU.

RICK, I'M STARTING TO
GET A LITTLE BIT NERVOUS.

I'M NOT SO SURE ABOUT
THIS, I'M FRIGHTENED.

NOW, LISTEN TO ME.
DO EXACTLY AS HE SAYS

AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT
ANYTHING, IT'S PROBABLY JUST A TEST.

HE PROBABLY WON'T EVEN SHOW UP.

NOW, EITHER WAY, I'LL BE
THERE AHEAD OF YOU, OK?

ALL RIGHT, THAT MAKES
ME FEEL A LOT BETTER.

BUT I WISH YOU WERE
HERE WITH ME RIGHT NOW.

YEAH, I FEEL THE SAME WAY.

YEAH, ME TOO.

BYE.

WELL, I WONDER WHO THAT WAS?

WELL, I HATE TO TELL
YOU I TOLD YOU SO.

THEN DON'T.

Marino: YES?

CARLOS, IT'S ME, ANGIE.

MANITA.

I MISSED YOU!

WHERE ARE THEY?

YOU WANT TO SEE THEM, DON'T YOU?

YOU KNOW I DO.

I GOT THEM RIGHT
HERE, DON'T WORRY.

WHERE?

OH! OH, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL!

AND I KNOW HOW TO SELL
THEM FOR TOP DOLLAR.

WE'LL END UP WITH OVER A
COUPLE OF MILLION BUCKS.

OH, THAT'S BEAUTIFUL.

SO ARE YOU, MANITA.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

WE HAVEN'T GOT TIME FOR
THIS. THAT MAN IS OUTSIDE.

WHAT?! YOU LET HIM FOLLOW YOU?

HE'S A PRIVATE DETECTIVE.

HE SAID HE WANTS A PAY-OFF,
OR HE'LL GO TO THE POLICE.

I TOLD HIM I DIDN'T KNOW
WHAT HE WAS TALKING ABOUT.

IS HE ALONE?

HE'S IN A PHONE
BOOTH BY THE OFFICE.

NOW, LISTEN TO ME
VERY CAREFULLY.

THERE'S A BROWN
SEDAN AROUND THE SIDE.

PUT THIS IN IT.

DRIVE DOWN THE ALLEY,

AND PICK ME UP.

YOU GOT IT?

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO?

I'M GONNA GIVE
HIM HIS PAY-OFF...

IN ONE INSTALLMENT.

POLICE, MARINO!

OHH!

AHH!

GET IN!

WELL, I HATE TO
SAY I TOLD YOU SO.

THEN DON'T!

HOLD IT RIGHT THERE, BUDDY!

WE'RE POLICE.

McCALL, HUNTER.
YOU KNOW MR. GRIFFIN,

THE OWNER OF THE JEWELRY
SHOP ON MAIN STREET.

HOW DO YOU DO?
GLAD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

YES, HI. HOW ARE YOU?

THIS IS MR. CALDWELL,

AN ADJUSTER FOR
ALLIED INSURANCE.

HI. HI.

WELL, EVERYTHING'S
BEEN ACCOUNTED FOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO CONGRATULATE YOU

ON AN EXCELLENT JOB.

THANK YOU. GLAD YOU GOT IT BACK.

IT'S RARE IN CASES LIKE THIS

TO RETRIEVE EVERY PIECE.

WELL, WE WERE
JUST LUCKY, I GUESS.

LUCKY? NO SUCH THING.

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF
PROPERLY-DONE POLICE WORK.

IN FACT, IT'S A MODEL CASE.

IT'S AN EXAMPLE OF THE FINE
RESULTS THAT CAN BE ACHIEVED

WHEN WE STICK CLOSELY
TO THE STRICT RULES

OF PROPER POLICE PROCEDURE.