Hunter (1984–1991): Season 2, Episode 12 - Blow-Up - full transcript

JOIN ME NOW IN A
MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER.

I KNOW WHO THE BOMBER IS.

WHAT MAKES YOU SO
SURE IT WAS MINSKY?

SHE WAS MY FIANCÉ.

OTTO!

YOU FELL FOR IT AGAIN!

RRRRAARR!

I SPENT 8 YEARS
THINKING ABOUT YOU,

YOU SELF-RIGHTEOUS PIG.

YOU KNOW WHAT, OTTO? YOU'RE
GONNA EVEN DO MORE TIME.

HE BLEW THE D.A.'S OFFICE UP.



GET DOWN!

WORKS FOR ME.

Priest: "THE LORD
IS MY SHEPHERD.

"I SHALL NOT WANT.

"HE MAKETH ME TO LIE
DOWN IN GREEN PASTURES.

"HE LEADETH ME BESIDE
THE STILL WATERS.

"HE RESTORETH MY SOUL.

"HE LEADETH ME IN THE
PATHS OF RIGHTEOUSNESS

"FOR HIS NAME'S SAKE.

"YEA, THOUGH I WALK
THROUGH THE VALLEY

"OF THE SHADOW OF
DEATH, I SHALL FEAR NO EVIL,

"FOR THOU ART WITH ME;

"THY ROD AND THY
STAFF, THEY COMFORT ME.

"THOU PREPAREST
A TABLE BEFORE ME



"IN THE PRESENCE
OF MINE ENEMIES:

"THOU ANOINTEST
MY HEAD WITH OIL;

"MY CUP RUNNETH OVER.

"SURELY GOODNESS AND
MERCY SHALL FOLLOW ME

"ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE:

AND I WILL DWELL IN THE
HOUSE OF THE LORD FOREVER."

JOIN ME NOW IN A
MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER.

SO WHY BLOW UP AT
ME? WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?

YOU DON'T REMEMBER, DO YOU?

YOU MADE A PROMISE TO
ME, AND BASED ON THAT,

I MADE A PROMISE TO MY MOTHER.

I'M SUPPOSED TO HAVE
DINNER WITH HER TONIGHT.

SO MAKE IT FOR SOME OTHER NIGHT.

LOOK, I THOUGHT I
COULD DO THE STAKEOUT

ON MY OWN.

NOW I REALIZE I CAN'T.

YOU REALLY DON'T
REMEMBER, DO YOU?

I CAN'T DO IT SOME OTHER NIGHT.

IT'S HER BIRTHDAY.
TONIGHT IS HER BIRTHDAY.

TONIGHT.

TELL HER I SAID
CONGRATULATIONS, HUH?

LOOKS LIKE SOMETHING'S
HIT THE FAN HERE, HUH?

HEY, HEY. YOU'RE NOT
GONNA CHANGE THE SUBJECT

THAT QUICKLY HERE, MY DEAR.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA
START WORLD WAR III

BETWEEN ME AND MY MOM

JUST WHEN WE BARELY
ACHIEVED A SEC OF PEACE.

LOOK, YOU ARE GOING ON
THAT STAKEOUT WITH ME.

THAT'S THE WAY IT
IS. CAPTAIN'S ORDERS.

WELL, I CAN HANDLE THE CAPTAIN.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

WHAT IS IT WITH WOMEN
AND THEIR MOTHERS, ANYWAY?

IT WAS A COMMERCIAL EXPLOSIVE.

VERY SERIOUS STUFF.
POUND FOR POUND,

THE BEST THING ON THE MARKET.

CAMPBELL.

CAN'T FIGURE IT. IF IT WAS A HIT

ON THE FUNERAL, WHY SO FAR AWAY?

CAPTAIN, THE PRESS BOYS
ARE DOWN AT THE FRONT DESK.

CHANNEL 13 IS SETTING
UP A MOBILE UNIT

IN THE PARKING LOT.

SUCH A NICE DAY.

WHAT ARE YOU GONNA TELL THEM?

WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING HERE?

UH, IT WAS ABOUT

OUR STAKEOUT TONIGHT, CAPTAIN.

I WAS UNDER THE UNDERSTANDING...

JUST DO IT. CAN'T YOU SEE
THAT I AM KIND OF BUSY?

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST I SAY?

WE GOT A NEW NUT
THAT'S RUNNING AROUND,

BLOWING UP MARBLE
ANGELS IN CEMETERIES?

WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT CEMETERY?

ST. ANDREWS. LOOK, HUNTER,

IF THERE'S SOMETHING GOING
ON BETWEEN YOU AND McCALL,

IT IS BETWEEN YOU
AND McCALL, ALL RIGHT?

YOU GOT YOUR ASSIGNMENTS?
DISCUSSION ENDED?

YEAH.

WHAT'S THE BODY COUNT BY NOW?

HUNTER, WE'RE NOT
THROUGH WITH THIS YET.

YES, WE ARE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL... I'LL JUST DO
THE STAKEOUT ALONE.

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

YOU CAN'T BE
GIVING IN THAT EASY.

YOU WON, OK? GO FOR IT.

THEN HOW COME I FEEL LIKE I LOST

JUST 'CAUSE I HELD
YOU TO A PROMISE?

I DON'T KNOW.

HUNTER!

HEY, PARNELLI,
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

HEY. HELLO? WHERE ARE WE GOING?

HUNTER, YOU'RE ON THIS?

THE BOMB WENT OFF

RIGHT ON TOP OF THOSE
3 COLUMNS, DIDN'T IT?

YEAH. THAT'S THE BLAST CENTER.

THERE WAS AN ANGEL ON
TOP OF THOSE COLUMNS.

YEAH, PARTS OF IT ARE SCATTERED

ALL OVER THE YARD,
BUT HOW DID YOU KNOW?

HE'S BACK.

WHO'S BACK? MINSKY.

OTTO MINSKY, FROM FLORIDA?

WHAT ABOUT THAT
BANK BOMBING IN 1978?

I THOUGHT HE WAS DOING 10 TO 20.

YEAH, WELL, TIME FLIES
WHEN YOU'RE HAVING FUN.

WHAT MAKES YOU SO
SURE IT WAS MINSKY?

BECAUSE I PICKED OUT THIS ANGEL.

IT WAS FOR ZENA.

I'M SO SORRY.

Wyler: NO, I'D BE MORE
THAN PLEASED TO,

ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION.

HA HA HA! WELL, THANK YOU.

BYE-BYE. WHAT?

ABOUT THAT BOMBING?

I TURNED THAT OVER
TO LIEUTENANT FINN.

TALK TO HIM.

LIEUTENANT FINN? WHO'S THAT?

LIEUTENANT AMBROSE FINN.
WE'RE LUCKY TO HAVE HIM.

HE'S UP IN GLEASON'S OLD OFFICE.

STILL HERE?

I'VE HEARD OF HIM.

HE'S SUPPOSED TO BE TOUGH.

THEY'VE GOT A SAYING
ABOUT HIM DOWNTOWN.

IT GOES, UM...

WHY DOES FINN WEAR
RED SUSPENDERS?

I GIVE. WHY?

TO HOLD HIS GUNS UP.

OHH, THAT AMBROSE FINN.

HA!

YEAH, I HEAR WHAT YOU'RE SAYING,

BUT WE'LL DO IT MY WAY, OK?

SORRY ABOUT THE INTERRUPTION.

NOW, WHAT WERE YOU
SAYING ABOUT THE BOMBING?

I KNOW WHO THE BOMBER IS...

OTTO MINSKY.

LIEUTENANT, YOU'RE IN CHARGE
OF THE BOMBING NOW, RIGHT?

I'M IN CHARGE OF THE
INVESTIGATION, YEAH.

WHAT DO YOU WANT?

ANYTHING.

SOMETHING TO THROW
TO THE WOLVES OUT THERE.

WILL YOU MAKE A STATEMENT?

I'M SURE CAPTAIN
WYLER WOULD PREFER

TO TALK TO THE PRESS.

OH, NO, LIEUTENANT.
HE SENT ME TO SEE YOU.

WELL, WHAT YOU TELL THEM
IS THAT THE DEPARTMENT

CAN'T MAKE ANY KIND OF STATEMENT

THAT WOULD JEOPARDIZE
THE INVESTIGATION.

OH, COME ON, LIEUTENANT.
THERE'S A PUBLIC OUTCRY

OVER THIS DESECRATION OF GRAVES.

THERE ARE 50 REPORTERS
OUT THERE... WITH TV CAMERAS.

AND, HEAVEN HELP
US, A CHURCH GROUP.

OK. WHAT ABOUT THIS OTTO MINSKY?

HE'S BEEN BACK IN
TOWN FOR 2 WEEKS,

AND HE BLOWS UP THE
GRAVE OF ZENA CURTIS.

WHO'S ZENA CURTIS?

SHE WAS MY FIANCÉ.

OH.

UH... HUNTER, I
UNDERSTAND HOW YOU FEEL,

BUT I NEED SOME FACTS.

HE DID IT. THAT'S A FACT.

HERE'S ANOTHER
ONE... FROM FLORIDA.

SOMETHING WE CAN HAND OUT?

Hunter: NO.

I ARRESTED OTTO HERE LOS ANGELES

8 YEARS AGO.

HE HAD A PRIOR IN JACKSONVILLE.

FLORIDA HAD A
BETTER CASE ON HIM,

SO WE SENT HIM BACK THERE.

THEY CUT HIM LOOSE 2 WEEKS AGO.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS.

SOME DISC JOCKEY IN JACKSONVILLE

PUT UP SOME SORT OF A FUNDRAISER

TO GET OTTO ON A PLANE
BACK TO CALIFORNIA.

AH, FLORIDA'S ANSWER
TO CRIME PREVENTION.

I THINK BLOWING UP ZENA'S GRAVE

IS A PERSONAL MESSAGE TO ME.

BUT THE PRESS CAN GET A
HOLD OF THIS PERSONAL STUFF,

TURN IT AROUND, MAKE IT
SEEM LIKE YOUR VENDETTA.

LET 'EM. OK.

TELL THEM WE GOT
A STRONG SUSPECT

UNDER INVESTIGATION
RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT.

RIGHT.

DOES THAT MEAN WE
CAN FOLLOW UP ON THIS?

YOU BET. GO GET HIM.

SAY, HUNTER...

I'VE READ THE
REPORTS ON YOU TWO.

I LIKE YOUR STYLE, BUT JUST
IN CASE YOU'RE TEMPTED,

NO TECHNICALS ON THIS ONE.

OH, SURE.

Hunter: THAT WAS A TRAIN
STATION IN JACKSONVILLE.

THEY WERE LUCKY ON THAT
ONE. THERE WAS NOBODY HOME.

WHAT MADE HIM DO IT?

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S
JUST WHAT HE DOES.

AT HIS TRIAL, HE
CALLED HIMSELF "DEATH".

"DEATH THE AVENGER."

AH-AH-AH-AH-AH.
WHAT DO YOU WANT,

OTTO TO COME DOWN AND LET US IN?

WE DON'T HAVE A
WARRANT, YOU KNOW.

WELL, IF YOU MAKE
THAT PHONE CALL,

WE WON'T HAVE OTTO, EITHER.

I THINK THIS GATE'S
A FIRE HAZARD.

IF THERE WAS A FIRE IN HERE,

HOW WOULD THE COPS
AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT

GET IN THERE?

I GUESS THEY'D JUST
HAVE TO FIND A WAY.

YEAH.

I GUESS WE'RE GONNA
HAVE TO FIND A WAY.

HEH.

YOU KNOW, McCALL,
SOMETIMES YOU ACT

AS IF PICKING LOCKS
IS A GOD-GIVEN TALENT.

WELL, WATCH OLD HUNTER, HUH?

THIS'LL HELP.

YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU'RE HILARIOUS.

WHAT ABOUT THE DOG?

WHAT ABOUT WHAT DOG?

THAT DOG.

RRRRAARR! ARR! ARR ARR ARR ARR!

ARR! ARR!

PATHETIC WATCHDOG.

BYE.

OTTO! OPEN UP!

DON'T MOVE. POLICE.

TURN AROUND.

AAH!

SEEMS LIKE I MISJUDGED YOU.

WELCOME TO L.A., OTTO.

YOU'RE OTTO MINSKY?

WELL, I THINK MR. HUNTER

HAS ALREADY TOLD YOU WHO I AM.

I WANT TO HEAR IT FROM YOU.

OTTO MINSKY.

ALTHOUGH I'M NOT
THE SAME OTTO MINSKY

THAT MR. HUNTER USED TO KNOW.

COME OFF IT, OTTO.

YOU'RE STILL THE GODFORSAKEN
HUMAN BEING YOU ALWAYS WERE,

AND NO SMART LAWYER
WILL EVER CHANGE THAT.

WELL, SPEAKING OF SMART LAWYERS,

SAY HI TO MINE.

BEFORE ANYONE SAYS
ANYTHING, I WANT THESE OFF.

YOU'RE HIS LAWYER?

MY NAME IS TIFFANY
REED. I'M STAFF COUNSELOR

FOR THE AMERICAN
LEGAL ACTION COMMITTEE.

OFF.

OK, OFFICER.

I ALWAYS WONDERED
HOW IT MIGHT FEEL

TO BE WEARING
THOSE. I DON'T LIKE IT.

WELL, YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO.

WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST
TELL ME WHO YOU WERE

BEFORE I PUT THEM ON YOU?

BECAUSE I WANTED TO
SEE HOW FAR YOU'D GO...

BOTH OF YOU...

IN VIOLATION OF
MR. MINSKY'S CIVIL LIBERTIES.

CIVIL LIBERTIES?!
GIVE ME A BREAK.

OH, HASN'T WORD
OF THE CONSTITUTION

REACHED THIS LITTLE
OUTPOST OF FRONTIER JUSTICE?

WHAT WERE YOU DOING
AT HIS APARTMENT?

I GOT A CALL FROM MR. MINSKY

BECAUSE HE HEARD A RADIO REPORT

ABOUT THE BOMBING
AT ST. ANDREWS.

HE WAS ALMOST CERTAIN
THAT YOU'D COME THERE.

HE WAS QUITE CONVINCED

THAT YOU'D VIOLATE HIS
RIGHTS, WHICH YOU DID.

AND BECAUSE OF THOSE VIOLATIONS,

YOU, THE DEPARTMENT,
AND THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES

WILL FIND YOURSELVES IN COURT.

OTTO KNOWS I'M A COP. HE SAW ME

THROUGH THE SCREEN
DOOR AND TOOK OFF RUNNING.

HE WALKED FROM ONE
ROOM INTO THE NEXT.

AND THEN HE JUMPED
OUT THE DAMN WINDOW!

VIOLATIONS INCLUDE
ILLEGAL ENTRY,

ILLEGAL SEARCH AND
SEIZURE, ASSAULT...

WHOA, HOLD IT RIGHT
THERE, MISS REED.

THIS WHOLE THING STINKS
OF PROVOCATION TO ME,

INCLUDING THE FACT THAT YOU
FAILED TO IDENTIFY YOURSELF

TO THE OFFICERS.

NOW, IF SERGEANT HUNTER HERE
HAS STEPPED OUT OF BOUNDS,

HE'LL SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES,

BUT YOU ARE NOT GONNA
BE THE JUDGE OF THAT.

I DON'T INTEND TO BE THE JUDGE,

ONLY MR. MINSKY'S
LEGAL REPRESENTATIVE

IN A COURT OF LAW...

A COMMODITY IN
SHORT SUPPLY, IT SEEMS,

IN THIS DIVISION.

I ASSUME WE'RE FREE TO GO?

YEAH, YOU'RE FREE.

COME ALONG, OTTO.

I'LL BUY YOU A CUP OF COFFEE,

TO MAKE UP FOR THE ONE
I SPILLED ON YOUR RUG.

MAKE SURE THEY
FIND THEIR WAY OUT.

BUSTING DOWN A DOOR WITH
AN A.L.A.C. LAWYER INSIDE?

COME ON, HUNTER.

IT WAS A SET-UP, AND
EVERYBODY KNOWS IT.

OH, YEAH, WE ALL KNOW A LOT.

BUT THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN KNOWING AND PROVING.

NEED I REMIND YOU TWO

THAT WE'RE IN THE
PROVING BUSINESS HERE?

KNOWING'S FOR WEATHERMEN
AND FREAKIN' PSYCHICS.

GET IT IN GEAR, FOR GOD'S SAKE.

COME ON.

I'LL BUY YOU SOME COFFEE.

YOU GUESSED IT.

Waitress: WHAT DO
YOU WANT, HUNTER?

2 TEAS.

I'M GONNA GO PAY OTTO A VISIT.

McCall: DON'T TRASH
HIM IN HERE, WILL YOU?

IT'LL LOOK BAD IN COURT.

NO, YOU DON'T SCARE ME, HUNTER.

YOU'RE JUST DIGGING
YOUR OWN GRAVE.

BAD CHOICE OF WORDS, OTTO.

THAT'S NO GOOD, HUNTER.
I WON'T LOSE CONTROL.

I TOLD YOU, I'M A DIFFERENT MAN.

I'M IN CHARGE OF
MYSELF. I'VE DONE MY TIME.

YOU KNOW WHAT, OTTO?

YOU'RE GONNA EVEN DO MORE TIME.

UH-UH.

I SPENT 8 YEARS
THINKING ABOUT YOU,

YOU SELF-RIGHTEOUS PIG.

YOU SENT ME TO HELL DOWN THERE.

NEVER AGAIN.

NOW I'M BACK. I KNOW MY RIGHTS,

AND YOU CAN'T TOUCH ME.

Reed: WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?!

I WAS JUST BUYING OTTO SOME TEA.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT, OTTO?

TAKE YOUR HANDS OFF ME.

THIS IS ONE MORE
COUNT OF HARASSMENT.

OH, PLEASE, COUNSELOR.

WHEN I DECIDE TO HARASS OTTO,

YOU'LL KNOW THE TRUE
MEANING OF THE WORD.

WE'LL TALK AGAIN,
OTTO, WON'T WE?

YOU OK?

YEAH, THANKS.

8 SURVEILLANCE TEAMS?

THAT'S RIGHT. TRAIL VEHICLES,

SOUND TRUCKS, THE WORKS.
24-HOUR SURVEILLANCE.

HOW DO I JUSTIFY SPENDING
THAT KIND OF MONEY

ON YOUR GUT FEELING?

LOOK, LIEUTENANT,
HOW DO YOU JUSTIFY

NOT SPENDING IT IF
HE STRIKES AGAIN?

AND HE WILL, LIEUTENANT.
HE ALWAYS DOES.

YOU SAID 2 WEEKS?

2 WEEKS. YOU GOT ONE.

YOU KNOW, THERE
MUST BE ANOTHER WAY

YOU COULD MAKE THIS
UP TO YOUR MOTHER.

YOU DON'T KNOW MY MOTHER.

I KNOW YOU... WHICH MEANS

I KNOW SOMETHING
ABOUT YOUR MOTHER.

HUNTER, HAVE YOU BEEN
READING MY BOOKS AGAIN?

UH-OH. CHECK OUT CAMERA 3.

YEAH, I GOT IT NOW,
CAMERA 3. THANKS.

OH, WELCOME, LIEUTENANT,

TO THE WIDE WORLD
OF SURVEILLANCE.

YEAH, FIELD MARSHAL
WYLER'S POPPIN' NUTS

OVER WHAT THIS
OPERATION IS COSTING.

HA HA HA HA! WELL,
YOU WANT RESULTS,

IT'S GONNA COST YOU MONEY.

FINE. SO SHOW ME RESULTS.

HEY, LOOK, I ONLY WENT

FOR THIS HIGH-TECH, COSTLY STUFF

BECAUSE IT WAS OTTO
MINSKY, REMEMBER?

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I WENT
FOR IT, WHY I GOT THE MONEY UP.

THE CAPTAIN HAD
TO GO ALONG WITH IT,

DIDN'T HE?

OH, SURE. YEAH, HE'S
GIVING ME A FREE HAND,

BUT NOT BECAUSE HE
BELIEVES IN THIS OPERATION.

HA HA! HE SEES THIS
CASE AS A CAREER-BUSTER.

DOES THAT MEAN HE
WANTS YOU TO BLOW IT?

NO, NO, HE WANTS ME TO SUCCEED.

HE'S A GOOD COP.

BUT IF I DON'T, IT'S MY BUTT
IN THE WRINGER AND NOT HIS.

I SENSE SOMETHING PERSONAL.

IT'S PURELY PROFESSIONAL.

ME AND WYLER GO BACK A LONG WAY.

HE NEVER DID BELIEVE
IN MY METHODS.

TOO MUCH LIKE YOU, I GUESS.

YEAH. YEAH.

WYLER NEVER WAS A STREET COP.

I GUESS BEING A STREET
COP SURE WORKED FOR YOU.

WEREN'T YOU ON THE TOP
OF THE LIST 4 WEEKS AGO

FOR PROMOTION TO CAPTAIN?

THAT'S RIGHT.

WYLER'S PUTTING MY METHODS
TO THE TEST RIGHT HERE,

WITH MY PROMOTION ON THE LINE.

HE THINKS I GOT MYSELF
IN A NO-WIN SITUATION.

I THINK MAYBE HE'S RIGHT.

MAYBE MINSKY'S GOT
US ALL ON A JERK LINE

WHILE HE PLAYS AROUND
WITH HUNTER'S HEAD.

HA HA! NO, OTTO'S
GONNA MAKE HIS MOVE.

I'LL GUARANTEE
YOU THAT. I FEEL IT.

YEAH. YOU FEEL IT. I
USED TO FEEL IT, TOO,

WHEN I WAS A STREET COP, HUNTER.

BUT A FEW MONTHS AGO, I DECIDED

I WANT TO LEAVE THIS OUTFIT
AT LEAST A DEPUTY CHIEF,

SO I STOPPED
DEALING IN FEELINGS.

I WANT FACTS, HUNTER. FACTS.

YEAH, HERE'S A FACT FOR YOU...

WHY IS OTTO GOING
INTO THAT RESTAURANT?

IT'S LUNCHTIME.

SO WHAT'S HE GOING IN
WITH A LUNCH BOX FOR?

CARTER, YOU'RE THE CLOSEST.

GET IN THERE AFTER HIM, HUH?

Carter: ROGER, WILCO.

HE'S GOING INTO THE JOHN.

GUESS EVEN OTTO MINSKY HAS
TO TAP A KIDNEY ON OCCASION.

HE'S OUT AGAIN.

Hunter: WHERE'S THE LUNCH BOX?

Carter: NO LUNCH BOX.

HE MUST'VE LEFT IT IN THE JOHN.

JUST LIKE MIAMI.

ALL UNITS, WE'RE GOING IN.

Hunter: HOLD IT, OTTO!

READ HIM HIS RIGHTS.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

IF YOU GIVE UP THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT,

ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN...

HUNTER, HUNTER!

WAIT! THEY DON'T
NEED YOU IN THERE.

YEAH, BUT I NEED ME IN THERE.

Officer on loudspeaker:
PLEASE MOVE BACK.

STAY BEHIND THE
YELLOW POLICE LINE.

FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY, WE ASK YOU,

PLEASE STAY BEHIND
THE YELLOW POLICE LINE.

USE THE SIDE ESCALATORS...

DID YOU GET IT OUT YET?

MIGHT NOT HAVE TIME.

I WANT TO LOOK INSIDE IT FIRST.

I WOULDN'T STAND THERE
IF I WERE YOU, HUNTER.

OK, SIMON. WATCH OUT.

LET ME HAVE YOUR HELMET.

THANKS.

LOOKS LIKE A SANDWICH.

MAYBE PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY.

WITH PICKLES?

THAT'S SICK.

IT'S GOT TO BE IN THE THERMOS.

OPEN SESAME.

HOW DO YOU LIKE YOUR
COFFEE, HUNTER? BLACK?

I DON'T.

WE HAD PROBABLE
CAUSE, AND YOU KNOW IT.

THE MAN GOES TO THE BATHROOM
AND FORGETS HIS LUNCH BOX.

THAT'S PROBABLE CAUSE?

THE MAN IS A CONVICTED BOMBER.

WE WOULD BE
DERELICT IN OUR DUTIES

IF WE DIDN'T KEEP HIM
UNDER SURVEILLANCE.

THAT'S RIGHT. HE SET IT UP.

HE SET IT UP? OH,
THAT'S A NEW ONE.

WHAT, HE FORCED YOU TO
CONDUCT SURVEILLANCE?

TO ASSAULT HIM? TO
ARREST HIM ILLEGALLY?

Hunter: THE ANSWER
TO THAT IS YES.

HE'S BEEN GASLIGHTING ME

BECAUSE I ARRESTED
HIM 8 YEARS AGO.

SERGEANT, DO YOU REALIZE

HOW PARANOID THAT SOUNDS?

I HOPE I'M NOT
INTERRUPTING ANYTHING.

JOHNSON, YOU CAN WAIT OUTSIDE.

MR. MINSKY, WHY
DON'T YOU HAVE A SEAT?

WOULD YOU MIND IF I
MADE A PHONE CALL FIRST?

I'M KIND OF LATE FOR A
DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT.

TO CALL YOUR NUT DOCTOR?

NO, HE'S A THERAPIST,
NOT A NUT DOCTOR.

YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO KEEP HIM

FROM CALLING HIS THERAPIST.

ALL RIGHT, THERE'S THE PHONE.

THANKS.

UH-HUH...

AH. IT'S BUSY.

WELL, IF AT FIRST
YOU DON'T SUCCEED...

WELL, I GUESS I'M
NOT HIS ONLY PATIENT.

OTTO, SIT.

I GUESS WE OUGHT TO
THANK YOU, MISS REED,

FOR NOT HAULING US INTO COURT

OVER SERGEANT HUNTER'S
LITTLE INDISCRETIONS.

SORRY, I'M LATE. I JUST
CAME FROM DOWNTOWN.

MR. MINSKY IS NOT BEING
CHARGED AND IS FREE TO GO.

BY THE WAY, LIEUTENANT,

I TOLD THEM YOU WERE
DOING A HELL OF A JOB.

THEY'RE GONNA BACK YOU
AND HUNTER ALL THE WAY.

THANKS, CAPTAIN.

YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT THIS DEPARTMENT

RESPECTS THE RIGHTS
AND THE PROBLEMS

OF ALL PEOPLE INVOLVED
IN THE LEGAL PROCESS.

I UNDERSTAND.

SORRY TO BUST IN, CAPTAIN,
BUT WE GOT ANOTHER ONE.

WHAT?

THE D.A.'S OFFICE ON TEMPLE.

IT JUST BLEW UP.

WE THINK HE MAY HAVE BEEN IN IT.

SINCE YOU'VE HAD MR. MINSKY

ON 24-HOUR SURVEILLANCE

FOR 4 DAYS NOW,

I DON'T THINK YOU CAN
HANG THIS ONE ON HIM.

OH, HUNTER. I THINK,
IN MY OWN INTERESTS,

I CAN... I CAN HELP YOU.

I, UH, THINK YOU KNOW THE PLACE.

SAY, AN HOUR?

WHERE IS IT?

WHERE'S WHAT?

The wire.

I DON'T HAVE A WIRE.

OH, HUNTER, COME
ON. WHERE IS IT?

SEE FOR YOURSELF.

DON'T ENJOY IT TOO MUCH.

YOU WISH.

YOU'RE GETTIN' LAZY.

YEAH.

OK, LET'S CUT ALL THE NONSENSE.

YOU CAME HERE TO TELL
ME SOMETHING. WHAT WAS IT?

YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR
PROBLEM IS, HUNTER?

YOU NEVER LEARNED
TO THINK LIKE ME.

AND I'M A RATHER, UM...

WELL, I'M A RATHER
SPECIAL PERSON.

WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

I'LL AGREE WITH THAT.

ON THE OTHER HAND,

I DID LEARN TO THINK LIKE YOU.

I THOUGHT AND I THOUGHT

OF HOW YOU HOUNDED
ME AND KEPT AFTER ME

AND WOULD EVEN LET ME BREATHE.

I WAS GLAD WHEN YOU
FINALLY CAUGHT ME.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

I WAS LOOKING
FORWARD TO THE TRIAL.

BUT THEN YOU HAD
ME SENT TO FLORIDA.

AND THEY LOCKED ME
AWAY IN A RURAL PRISON.

DO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS...

A RURAL PRISON IN FLORIDA,

BY A SWAMP? HMM?

TO BE BOXED IN A 3-BY-5 CELL?

TO BE CRAWLING WITH BUGS
AND EATEN BY MOSQUITOES?

TO LIE IN BED AT NIGHT AND SWEAT

AND SWEAT AND SWEAT?!

AND WAKE UP SCREAMING?

NIGHT AFTER NIGHT,

I'D WAKE UP SCREAMING YOUR NAME.

YOUR NAME!

YOUR NAME.

WELL, I'M SORRY I
MISSED THAT, OTTO,

BUT, UH... WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME

HOW YOU PLANTED THAT
BOMB IN THE D.A.'S OFFICE?

THE SAME WAY I PLANTED THE ONE

IN CHESTER A. ARTHUR HIGH.

WELL, I DON'T THINK
I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT.

WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE
IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET.

BUT IT WILL.

WHEN THE BELL RINGS AT EXACTLY...
- 00.

THIS BETTER NOT BE
ANOTHER FALSE ALARM, OTTO.

BUT, HUNTER, IF IT ISN'T,

THINK OF ALL OF THOSE
DREADFUL LITTLE...

LITTLE TEENYBOPPERS.
BANG! UP IN SMOKE.

NOW, I ASK YOU,
AM I BEING HELPFUL,

OR... OR AM I?

AH! NOW, THIS IS THE HUNTER

I KNOW AND LOVE.

LIAR.

USE NORMAL FIRE DRILL PROCEDURES

TO EVACUATE THE SCHOOL.

WE'LL NEED A BOMB
SQUAD DISPOSAL TEAM

AND UNIFORMED BACKUP.

AND PARAMEDICS. SHUT UP!

AND SEND THE PARAMEDICS.

Officer: PLEASE CLEAR
THIS AREA IMMEDIATELY

AND STAY BEHIND THE YELLOW TAPE.

KEEP THE ROAD CLEARED
FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLE USE.

NO ONE IS PERMITTED
INSIDE THE BUILDING

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

OH, GOD, DID YOU BUST HIM AGAIN?

THIS TIME, HE
ADMITS TO DOING IT.

DOING WHAT? SHUT UP!

YOU STAY HERE.

I'LL KEEP YOU INFORMED...

AS LONG AS WE GOT.

IS EVERYBODY OUT?

WE'VE GOT SOME
WACKO KIDS UPSTAIRS

PLAYING HIDE-AND-SEEK.
THEY THINK THIS IS A JOKE.

SO DO I.

SHUT UP!

WE'VE GOT 10 MINUTES.

YOU GOTTA USE TEAR GAS

TO GET THESE GUYS OUT OF THERE.

I DON'T CARE WHAT
YOU DO. GET 'EM OUT.

THIS MUST BE THEM.

COME ON, MOVE IT, GUYS!

THE BOMB SQUAD GUYS
ARE STILL UPSTAIRS.

Officer on loudspeaker: STAY
BEHIND THE YELLOW LINE.

OW!

GET YOUR MEN OUT
OF HERE, SINGER.

OTTO'S GONNA SHOW
ME WHERE THE BOMB IS.

AREN'T YOU, OTTO?

BUT HE DOESN'T
WANT ANY WITNESSES.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

HUNTER, YOU'RE SO CLEVER.

THIS IS SINGER. I WANT
EVERYONE OUT NOW.

CLEAR THE PREMISES NOW.

OK, OTTO, WHERE'S THE BOMB?

IN ONE OF THE LOCKERS?

AH, NOW YOU'RE
STARTING TO THINK LIKE ME.

WHAT LOCKER? WHAT'S
THE COMBINATION?

COME ON. WHAT LOCKER?
WHAT'S THE COMBINATION?

TALK TO ME. 'CAUSE IF YOU DON'T,

WE'RE ALL GONNA GO
TO HELL TOGETHER, HUH?

OH, HUNTER, I... I LOVE
IT WHEN YOU SWEAR.

I'LL BET YOU DO.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

LET ME CALL MY LAWYER,
AND IF SHE SAYS OK,

I'LL... I'LL TELL YOU.

OW!

THE PHONE COMPANY. WRONG NUMBER.

YOU IDIOT.

BUSY.

I GUESS I'M NOT HER ONLY CLIENT.

SORRY, HUNTER, BUT I...

I CAN'T SAY A WORD
WITHOUT MY LAWYER.

JEEZ...

THERE NEVER WAS
A BOMB, WAS THERE?

THIS WAS ALL A BIG
ROUST, WASN'T IT?

WELL, COULD BE.

BUT IF IT ISN'T...

LIKE YOU SAID...

WE'LL GO TO HELL TOGETHER.

SO, THE 3:00 BELL...

THE BOMB GOES OFF, HUH, OTTO?

HUNTER, DO YOU THINK
EITHER ONE OF US WILL, UH,

HEAR IT?

I THINK I WILL.

McCALL, I'M COMIN' OUT.

BYE.

HUNTER!

YOU SAID WE'D GO
TO HELL TOGETHER!

START WITHOUT ME, OTTO.

YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME HERE!

REALLY? WELL, THE
WAY I SEE IT, OTTO,

IT'S THE ONLY WAY I CAN
STOP THESE BOMBINGS.

HUNTER!

WAIT! ALL RIGHT! I'LL TELL YOU!

YOU DID IT! HA HA!

YOU FELL FOR IT AGAIN!

HA HA HA HA!

HUNTER, I LOVE YOU!

I LOVE YOU!

Otto on tape: THE SAME
WAY I PLANTED THE ONE

IN CHESTER A. ARTHUR HIGH.

Hunter on tape: I DON'T THINK
I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT ONE.

WELL, THAT'S BECAUSE
IT HASN'T HAPPENED YET.

I DON'T NEED TO
HEAR IT ALL AGAIN.

SO, WHAT ABOUT IT, MISS REED?

WELL, YOU REALIZE, OF
COURSE, THAT SUCH A TAPE,

MADE WITHOUT MY CLIENT'S
KNOWLEDGE OR PERMISSION,

IS INADMISSIBLE AS EVIDENCE
IN ANY COURT OF LAW.

LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION.

HOW DO YOU SLEEP AT NIGHT?

LOOK, WHAT YOU'VE GOT
THERE IS EVIDENCE OF A HOAX,

NOT A BOMBING.

WHEN THE BOMB WENT
OFF IN THE D.A.'S OFFICE,

MY CLIENT WAS WITH YOU, HERE.

AND WHEN THE COURTHOUSE
IN VAN NUYS GOT HIT,

HE WAS WITH YOU AGAIN,
IN THE HIGH SCHOOL.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

THAT D.A.'S THE ONE THAT
SENT OTTO TO FLORIDA.

YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

AND THE JUDGE... THE
ONE FROM VAN NUYS...

HE'S THE ONE THAT
PRESIDED OVER OTTO'S CASE.

NOW YOU TELL ME, MISS REED,

HOW DOES HE DO IT
WITHOUT A TIMING DEVICE?

I DON'T KNOW.

SERGEANT HUNTER,

WHERE ARE YOU GOING
TO BE IN ONE HOUR?

WHERE DO YOU WANT ME TO BE?

THAT COFFEE SHOP
ACROSS THE STREET?

I'LL BE THERE.

I'LL BE THERE, TOO.

GUESS I'LL HAVE
TO CALL MY MOTHER,

TELL HER I'LL BE LATE AGAIN.

HEH.

NAH, I'M LETTIN' YOU
OFF THE HOOK THIS TIME.

I'LL TAKE THIS ONE
ALL BY MYSELF.

THIS IS VERY HARD
FOR ME, BUT I...

I'VE BEEN DOING MY
JOB. THAT'S ALL. THE LAW.

THE LETTER OF THE LAW?

YES, BUT THAT'S
WHAT I BELIEVED IN...

ALL MY LIFE... THAT THE
LAW TOOK PRECEDENCE

OVER ANY INDIVIDUAL CASE.

BUT NOW I BELIEVE THAT THE MAN

I'VE SWORN TO DEFEND IS GUILTY,

AND THAT IF I CONTINUE
TO DEFEND HIM,

HE MAY KILL AGAIN.

YES, HE WILL.

SO, WHAT CAN I DO?

STAND BY, LET IT HAPPEN? I
MEAN, THAT'S NOT RATIONAL.

AND IF THE LAW ISN'T RATIONAL,

THEN MY WHOLE LIFE DOESN'T WORK.

SO...

SINCE YOU SAW ME LAST, SERGEANT,

I'VE RESIGNED MY POSITION

WITH THE AMERICAN
LEGAL ACTION COMMITTEE.

I AM NO LONGER
ANYONE'S ATTORNEY...

AND I NEVER WILL BE.

THAT'S A LITTLE RASH,
ISN'T IT, MISS REED?

LOOK, I'M... I'M SORRY,

BUT IF THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES

TO GET TO THE TRUTH
ABOUT OTTO, THEN...

IT'S WHAT WAS NECESSARY TO ME

BEFORE I COULD TELL YOU THIS.

ONCE, WHEN I WAS
IN OTTO'S APARTMENT,

I WENT TO MAKE A PHONE CALL.

I HAPPENED TO LOOK
AT THE PHONE BOOK.

IT WAS OPENED TO
THE YELLOW PAGES

BEFORE I DIALED.

THERE WAS AN ADVERTISEMENT THERE

CIRCLED WITH A MARKER PEN.

THAT WOULD'VE MEANT
NOTHING, OF COURSE,

BUT OTTO LEAPED UP

AND SNATCHED THE
PHONE BOOK AWAY FROM ME.

HIS BEHAVIOR WAS SO STRANGE.

WELL...

I REMEMBERED THE AD,
THE NAME OF THE COMPANY.

I'VE WRITTEN IT HERE.

IT MAY EXPLAIN, AT LEAST,

HOW HE'S PUTTING
THE BOMBS IN PLACE.

I'M VERY GRATEFUL TO
YOU FOR THIS INFORMATION.

THOUGH, I, UH...

I KNOW WHAT YOU
MUST'VE GONE THROUGH

TO GET TO THIS POINT.

I DOUBT IF ANYONE COULD.

Woman: NO OTTO MINSKY.

RIGHT, 42, WILSHIRE
AND LARCHMONT.

OK, HOW ABOUT A DELIVERY
TO ST. ANDREWS CEMETERY

ON THE 11th?

NO ST. ANDREWS
CEMETERY ON THE 11th.

HOW ABOUT A DELIVERY TO...

WRONG, 21, BEHIND
THE PIZZA PARLOR.

HOW ABOUT A DELIVERY

TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY
ALAN WERTHEIMER

ON TEMPLE STREET?

YEP, WE DELIVERED
A PACKAGE TO HIM

ON THE 17th. YEAH?

CAN YOU CROSS-REFERENCE
AND SEE WHO SENT IT?

MM-HMM.

RIGHT, 83. REPORT BACK HERE.

YOU'RE IN DEEP TROUBLE.

PAY DIRT.

DEE DEE McCALL? WHAT'S THAT?

WE JUST DELIVERED THAT ONE.

SEND BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT
AND THE PARAMEDICS. L-56 OUT.

WELL, SINCE MY LAWYER QUIT
ME, I'M ENTITLED TO ONE MORE CALL.

LET HIM USE THE
PAYPHONE DOWN THE HALL.

UH, EXCUSE ME. I'LL
NEED A QUARTER.

GIVE HIM A QUARTER.

HELLO? HI, MOM.

YES, I DO PLAN ON
COMING TONIGHT.

YES, I DO KNOW THAT I
MISSED YOUR BIRTHDAY,

BUT TONIGHT IS...

OK, WOULD YOU JUST LISTEN
TO ME FOR SECOND, MOM?

OK, LISTEN, I PUT A MESSAGE
ON YOUR TAPE MACHINE.

I TOLD YOU I WAS GOING
TO BE A LITTLE LATE.

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT CANCELING.

IT'S BUSY.

WELL, IF YOU DON'T SUCCEED...

I KNOW THAT, MOM.

OK, MOM, WILL YOU
JUST LISTEN TO ME?

WHEN YOU DON'T LISTEN TO ME,

IT'S DEMEANING
TO ME AS A PERSON.

THIS IS ME TALKING,
NOT MY THERAPIST.

WELL, I DIDN'T START IT.

WHAT UNCARING PEOPLE!

TYING UP THE LINES
LIKE THAT. UNBELIEVABLE!

OK, LOOK... WHY
DON'T I JUST HANG UP

AND WE'LL GET INTO
THIS ANOTHER TIME, OK?

I'M SORRY, TOO, MOM.

I WAS JUST TRYING TO PLEASE YOU.

DEE DEE, LET ME IN!

YEAH, WAIT A MINUTE.
JUST A MINUTE!

IT'S ME... HUNTER! LET ME IN!

MOM? GREAT.

WHY AREN'T YOU WITH YOUR MOTHER?

WHAT'S WITH THE CAPTAIN?

HE WAS JUST TELLING THE PRESS

HOW IT FELT TO CAPTURE
THE JACKSONVILLE BOMBER.

HA HA HA!

BY THE WAY, HOW DID IT FEEL?

GOOD. IT FELT GOOD.

AND THANK YOU.
THAT WAS GOOD WORK.

LISTEN, THANK YOU.

APPRECIATE ALL YOUR HELP.

I'M ON MY WAY DOWN
NOW TO SEE OTTO.

CATCH YOU LATER.

I WON'T BE LONG.

NO HURRY. HE'S GOT THE TIME.

I KNEW YOU'D COME.

YOU'RE GONNA MISS ME, HUNTER.

YEAH, SURE, OTTO.
JUST LIKE YOU'LL MISS ME.

YES. WE DO THINK ALIKE.

BUT IT'S NOT REALLY
LONELY IN PRISON.

ON THE CONTRARY...
YOU'RE NEVER ALONE.

THERE'S ALWAYS SOMEONE
TALKING OR LISTENING.

SUCKING AWAY THE AIR...

THE VERY BREATH OUT OF YOU.

THIS TIME YOU WON'T
SEND ME TO FLORIDA.

NO, OTTO. WE'RE NOT
GOING TO SEND YOU

TO FLORIDA THIS TIME.

I CAME DOWN HERE TO
TELL YOU PERSONALLY

THAT I'M GOING TO DO
EVERYTHING I POSSIBLY CAN

TO GET YOU PUT IN

THE CALIFORNIA
STATE GAS CHAMBER.

HUNTER! HUNTER!

HUNTER!