Hunter (1984–1991): Season 2, Episode 14 - Burned - full transcript
Hunter and McCall are given 72 hours to find an attorney who falsified his death.
JERKS LIKE CHARLIE DON'T
USUALLY COMMIT SUICIDE.
WHY ARE YOU SO
SUDDENLY INTERESTED
IN POOR, DEAD CHARLIE?
ALL OF US CITIZENS OF
L.A.'S DARK UNDERBELLY
REMEMBER CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.
ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS TELL ME WHY
ALL OF A SUDDEN THE
CASE IS WIDE OPEN AGAIN.
I SAW CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
YOU GOT 5 SECONDS.
START TALKING.
IF YOU WANT THE ANSWERS
YOU CAME HERE TO GET,
PUT THE GUNS DOWN.
DON'T MOVE, HUNTER.
SOMEBODY CALL AN AMBULANCE.
IT WORKS FOR ME.
RELAX, WILL YOU, HUNTER?
EVEN IF WE DO COLLAR THE GUY,
NEW ORLEANS HAS HIM.
THEY HAD DIBS ON HIM FIRST.
WELL, WE MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO COLLAR THIS GUY.
HAVE YOU READ THE REPORT ON HIM?
HE SHOOTS FIRST AND
ASKS QUESTIONS LATER.
WELL, LISTEN, NEXT
TIME YOU VOLUNTEER
FOR ONE OF THESE
ASSIGNMENTS, CHECK WITH ME, OK?
CHECK WITH YOU? WHY?
HEY.
RYKER!
IF YOU'RE STILL ALIVE,
COME ON OUT OF THERE.
I GOT A TRUCKBOMB
IN MY HAND, RYKER.
EITHER YOU GET OUT OF THERE
OR I THROW IT IN ON YOU.
GIVE HIM 5 SECONDS
AND THROW IT IN.
Ryker: WAIT! I'M COMING OUT!
THROW IT.
NO! I'M COMING OUT!
SEYMOUR...
I'D JUST LOVE TO LET YOU RELOAD,
BUT THAT'S AGAINST THE
RULES, YOU KNOW THAT?
McCALL AND I ARE TAKING
YOU BACK TO NEW ORLEANS.
COME ON.
WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?
WE CAN'T LEAVE.
WHY NOT?
I SAW CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
LOOK, HAVE YOU SLIPPED INTO
SOME SORT OF A SHOPPING
COMA OR SOMETHING?
LISTEN TO ME FOR A SECOND.
I SAW THE GUY. I SAW
WHITEWOOD HERE.
LOOK, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT
THE SAME CHARLIE WHITEWOOD
THAT DIED 6 MONTHS AGO?
THE SAME GUY THAT WE
LOATHED AND HATED ALTOGETHER.
YES, HUNTER,
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD...
HE'S NOT DEAD. HE'S ALIVE,
AND HE'S IN NEW ORLEANS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
IT ON THE PLANE.
COME ON.
THE WORLD IS FULL OF
LOOK-ALIKES, McCALL.
WHAT CAN I TELL YOU?
YEAH, WELL, THIS LOOK-ALIKE RAN
WHEN HE SAW ME STARING AT HIM.
WELL, MAYBE HE HAD
TO GO CALL HIS BOOKIE.
MAYBE HE DOESN'T LIKE GIRLS.
DID YOU EVER THINK OF THAT?
YOU KNOW, CAPTAIN WYLER SAID...
CAPTAIN WYLER
ASSIGNED THIS CASE TO ME,
AND PERSONALLY,
I THINK IT STINKS.
HAVE YOU BEEN TALKING
THIS OVER WITH HUNTER?
OH, YOU DON'T
BELIEVE HER, EITHER?
OH, HE BELIEVES ME.
IT JUST TOOK A
LITTLE PERSUASION...
ABOUT 2,000 MILES OF IT.
IS THAT RIGHT? YOU BUY THIS?
LOOK, I THINK WE SHOULD
RESPECT HER OPINION...
LIEUTENANT, HERE'S
THAT FILE YOU WANTED.
THANK YOU, CARTER.
SEE WHAT THIS
LITTLE CAN OF WORMS
HAS TO OFFER US.
CHARLES E. WHITEWOOD,
CRIMINAL ATTORNEY.
YOUR GUY HAVE A MUSTACHE?
NO.
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD
HAS A MUSTACHE.
WELL, HE SHAVED IT OFF,
AND HE BLEACHED HIS HAIR.
THE GUY YOU SAW WAS BLOND?
HE HAD BLOND HAIR.
ALL RIGHT, FACED
A FELONY CHARGE:
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE,
NAMELY BRIBING A JUROR.
COMMITTED SUICIDE THE
DAY AFTER HE WAS INDICTED.
LIEUTENANT, THAT
BODY WAS CHARRED
TO PRACTICALLY NOTHING.
NOW, CHARLIE WHITEWOOD
WAS A CROOKED CRIMINAL ATTORNEY,
AND HE WAS VERY SMART.
BODY IDENTIFIED POSITIVELY
FROM DENTAL CHARTS.
HIS DENTAL HISTORY
WAS CONFIRMED BY
HIS ESTRANGED WIFE.
LIEUTENANT, CHARLIE
WHITEWOOD CROSS-EXAMINED ME
IN A DOZEN CRIMINAL CASES
WITH HIS FACE SHOVED
RIGHT UP INTO MINE.
I KNOW THAT FACE.
NOW, WHEN THAT GUY
IN NEW ORLEANS SAW ME,
HE RECOGNIZED ME,
JUST LIKE I RECOGNIZED HIM
BECAUSE IT WAS CHARLIE WHITEWOOD
WITHOUT THE MUSTACHE
AND WITH BLOND HAIR.
WHEN HE SAW ME, HE RAN.
HE RAN BECAUSE HE
WAS CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T HAD
THE FULL 2,000-MILE
TREATMENT YET.
OUR CASE LOAD ISN'T BIG ENOUGH.
YOU TWO GUYS WANT TO
GO OFF CHASING CORPSES.
OK, YOU GOT 48 HOURS.
WELL, LIEUTENANT...
NOW, IF THAT BODY
THAT WAS BURNED
WASN'T WHITEWOOD'S,
THEN SOMEBODY WAS MURDERED,
AND IT WAS A CASE WE
NEVER EVEN INVESTIGATED.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT 72 HOURS,
AND TELL THE NEW
ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT
TO PUT OUT AN APB ON
THIS WHITEWOOD GUY.
SHE'S ALREADY DONE IT.
SORRY I GOT IN YOUR WAY.
GO ON, GET OUT OF HERE.
I DON'T KNOW
WHETHER TO THANK YOU
OR TO TAKE A SWING AT YOU.
Hunter: I SAID I'D SUPPORT YOU.
I DIDN'T SAY I BELIEVED YOU.
WELL, DON'T YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF
COMES AND GOES WITH ME.
WONDERFUL.
WE'RE IN AWFULLY EARLY
THIS MORNING, AREN'T WE?
I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 6:00.
I FIGURE OUR 72
HOURS BEGINS AT 8:00.
YOU WANT TO HEAR WHAT I GOT?
YEAH. OK.
THERE WERE 4 ADULT MALES MISSING
IN THE 10 DAYS BEFORE
WHITEWOOD'S SUICIDE.
NOW, ALL THOSE CASES HAVE
BEEN CLOSED EXCEPT FOR ONE.
THAT'S GEORGE KELLER:
AGE 50, 6'2", 180, HE
WAS AN ALCOHOLIC,
AND HIS DAUGHTER'S
STILL LOOKING FOR HIM.
INTERESTING, HUH?
YEAH. HOW TALL WAS
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD?
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD IS 6'1", 170,
43 GOING ON 44.
LOOK, I'M GOING TO
GO GRILL HIS DENTIST.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AND, UH...
WARM UP YOUR OLD
RELATIONSHIP WITH ARLENE.
ARLENE WHITEWOOD?
WELL, HOW MANY ARLENES ARE THERE
IN YOUR LURID PAST, HUNTER?
WELL, JUST ONE. I
STOPPED SEEING ARLENE
WHEN CHARLIE COMMITTED SUICIDE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHEN CHARLIE WHAT?
THAT WAS A SLIP OF THE TONGUE.
YOU KNOW, YOU MUST REALLY THINK
I'M A NUTCASE, DON'T YOU?
LISTEN, YOU WANT ME
TO HANDLE THIS
KELLER CASE BY MYSELF?
KELLER CASE?
YEAH, GEORGE KELLER.
HE'S THE GUY THAT
BURNED TO DEATH
IN CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S CAR.
GEORGE KELLER.
THE CASE WE'RE ON
FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS.
YEAH, RIGHT. YEAH, DO THAT.
I'LL TALK TO YOU AFTER LUNCH.
UH, NO, I'LL SEE YOU
AT THE MORGUE AT 5:00.
HIS DENTIST RETIRED TO SOME
TURKEY RANCH OUT IN OJAI.
I GOT TO MAKE A TRIP.
5:00. MORGUE. GOT IT.
RICK.
HOW YOU DOING, ARLENE?
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW
YOU OR THAT HORSE.
WELL, I'LL TAKE THAT
AS A COMPLIMENT.
WELL, IT WAS.
IS THIS AN ACCIDENT,
OR ARE YOU HERE ON BUSINESS?
WELL, I WOULD LIKE
TO TALK TO YOU.
MY RELATIONSHIPS
WITH MY PATIENTS
IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS.
THAT'S THE LAW, INCIDENTALLY.
HE DEFENDED YOU IN A
CRIMINAL CASE, DIDN'T HE?
AND THE JURY FOUND ME INNOCENT!
YOU WERE ACCUSED OF
TAKING SEXUAL ADVANTAGE
OF A FEMALE PATIENT
WHILE SHE WAS
UNDER ANESTHESIA, RIGHT?
SHE WAS A CRAZY FEMALE PATIENT.
AND CHARLIE PROVED MY INNOCENCE.
OH, CHARLIE? YOU KNEW
HIM THAT WELL, HUH?
LOOK, I'M NOT GONNA
LISTEN TO ANY MORE OF THIS.
NOT UNTIL YOU TELL ME
WHY YOU'RE ASKING
ALL THESE QUESTIONS
ABOUT A MAN WHO
COMMITTED SUICIDE
MORE THAN HALF A YEAR AGO.
YOU KNOW, FOR A
FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL
AND HEALTHY MAN LIKE CHARLIE,
HE SURE HAD A MOUTHFUL
OF BAD TEETH, DIDN'T HE?
WELL, MONEY CAN BUY
YOU GREAT FALSE TEETH.
THE GOOD ONES ARE FREE.
THEY COME WITH THE GENES.
HMM. DID YOU ATTEND
CHARLES WHITEWOOD'S FUNERAL?
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD
DIDN'T HAVE A FUNERAL.
HIS ASHES WERE SCATTERED AT SEA.
WELL, THANK YOU.
I THINK THAT I GOT
EVERYTHING I CAME FOR.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
LISTEN, YOU'VE GOT TO
TELL ME WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
I HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW.
DOCTOR, YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.
AND SO DO I.
I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.
YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.
LOOK, IF YOU'RE GONNA
QUESTION MY RECORDS,
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING...
YOU BETTER THINK AGAIN!
CHARLIE'S WIFE... HIS
EX-WIFE... HATED ME,
BUT SHE TESTIFIED IN COURT
THAT HE HAD 3 PORCELAIN CROWNS
AND 2 IMPACTED WISDOM TEETH,
AND THAT IS EXACTLY
WHAT MY RECORDS SHOW!
KNOCK IT OFF!
OK, RICK, I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL.
FOR EVERY QUESTION YOU ANSWER,
I'LL ANSWER ONE.
WHY ARE YOU SO
SUDDENLY INTERESTED
IN POOR, DEAD CHARLIE?
WELL...
MAYBE CHARLIE
DIDN'T COMMIT SUICIDE.
MAYBE HE WAS MURDERED.
WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
I REMEMBER ASKING
YOU THAT AT THE TIME,
WHILE YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE
SO SURE THAT HE KILLED HIMSELF.
AND I BELIEVE I SAID AT THE TIME
THAT CHARLIE HAD
COMMITTED A CRIME,
AND HE WAS FACING A DISBARMENT
AND 6 YEARS IN PRISON.
AND NOW YOU THINK HE
WAS MURDERED. WHY?
THAT'S 3 QUESTIONS.
IT'S YOUR TURN.
OK, 3 QUESTIONS.
MAYBE CHARLIE'S STILL ALIVE.
IS THAT A QUESTION?
WELL, SORT OF.
WELL, IF THERE WAS EVER A GUY
WHO COULD BRING OFF
SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD
WOULD BE THE GUY.
BUT NO, RICK, CHARLIE'S DEAD,
AND HE WASN'T
MURDERED. HE CALLED ME
THE DAY HE DROVE
HIS CAR OFF THE CLIFF.
HE WANTED TO SEE ME...
FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE, I
WASN'T GOING TO LET HIM
TALK ME INTO DOING
WHAT HE WANTED.
I SAID NO,
AND I'VE BEEN HAUNTED
BY IT EVER SINCE.
OK... NO MORE QUESTIONS.
LET'S HAVE DINNER TONIGHT.
I'M A WORKING GIRL, RICK,
INTERIOR DECORATOR,
AND I HAVE A CLIENT TONIGHT.
HOW ABOUT TOMORROW?
I'M FREE TOMORROW NIGHT
IF YOU REALLY MEAN IT.
IT'S A DATE.
NO MORE TALK ABOUT CHARLIE?
NO MORE TALK ABOUT CHARLIE.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT US.
NOW, THAT'S SOMETHING
I COULD WARM UP TO
IN SOME VERY INTERESTING WAYS.
I'M NOT LATE. YOU'RE EARLY.
HOW'D YOU DO?
WELL, HE DIDN'T EXACTLY
BREAK DOWN AND CONFESS,
BUT, UH, IT SURE
MADE HIM NERVOUS.
Hunter: WHAT DO YOU
MEAN? CONFESS TO WHAT?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
WELL, WHAT, I KEEP FORGETTING.
TELL ME.
YOU KNOW, YOU KEEP
SLIPPING AWAY HERE, HUNTER.
I DON'T NEED THIS.
I GOT TO GET SUPPORT
HERE, YOU KNOW?
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THE GUY FAKED THE
DENTAL CHARTS OR WHAT?
I THINK THAT HE
PROVIDED A DENTAL CHART
THAT MATCHED THE BURNED BODY,
AND THAT WAS A BODY
THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S.
THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.
OH, MAN, DON'T DO THAT.
DON'T EVER DO THAT.
CARLOS, WE'RE CUSTOMERS.
WE WANT SOME SERVICE HERE.
WELL, TOO BAD. I'M OFF DUTY.
IT'S 5:05 AND I'M OFF. GOOD-BYE.
CARLOS.
CARLOS.
CARLOS!
WE NEED HELP, AND
WE NEED IT NOW.
WHAT...
ON MY OWN VALUABLE
TIME, MAY I ADD,
CAN I DO FOR YOU?
REMEMBER CHARLIE WHITEWOOD?
HUNTER, ALL OF US CITIZENS
OF L.A.'S DARK UNDERBELLY
REMEMBER CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
MAY HIS SOUL REST
IN PEACE. GOOD-BYE.
YEAH, WELL, NEVER MIND HIS SOUL.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE
THAT THE BODY WASN'T
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S?
WELL, IF MEMORY SERVES
ME, AS IT ALWAYS DOES,
THE SKULL, THE SPINE,
AND THE UPPER ARMS
WERE MORE OR LESS INTACT,
WHICH INCLUDES THE TEETH,
AND THE DENTAL CHART
LEFT NO ROOM FOR DOUBT
IT WAS CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
CARLOS, IS THERE ANY
POSSIBLE WAY THOSE CHARTS
COULD HAVE BEEN TAMPERED
WITH? FALSIFIED IN ANY WAY?
IT CAME FROM HIS
DENTIST DR. SPENSE.
ER, SPENCER.
I STAND CORRECTED.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING
AT? YOU GOT SOME REASONS
TO THINK IT WASN'T
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD?
WOULD YOU BELIEVE
ME IF I SAID I DID?
I'M AN ARTIST, DEE DEE,
I'LL BELIEVE ANYTHING.
THAT'S A BIG HELP.
WOULD YOU CARE TO HEAR
MY OPINION ON THE CASE?
I DIDN'T SAY
ANYTHING AT THE TIME
BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T THINK
ANYBODY WOULD LISTEN TO ME...
BUT IT WAS MY OPINION
THEN, AND IT IS NOW,
THAT THE BODY WAS TOO WELL DONE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
"TOO WELL DONE"?
I JUST HAD THE FEELING
SOMEONE HAD HELPED
WITH THAT BURN JOB.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN "HELPED?"
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE POURED
A LITTLE BARBECUE
HELPER OR SOMETHING
ALL OVER CHARLIE
BEFORE THE CAR BLEW UP.
WAIT A MINUTE, CARLOS...
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A
MURDER, AND YOU DIDN'T SPEAK UP?
WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU?
WHO AM I, FOR GOD'S SAKE?
I'M NOT THE M.E.
I'M NOT EVEN THE
THIRD ASSISTANT M.E.
NOBODY ASKS ME WHAT
I THINK AROUND HERE.
WELL, DOES ANYBODY HAVE
TO ASK YOU WHAT YOU THINK
ON SOMETHING THIS IMPORTANT?
WHAT IS ALL THIS
ABOUT, ANYWAYS, HUH?
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
SUSPICION, CARLOS,
JUST SUSPICION.
YEAH, AND NOW
YOU'VE DEEPENED IT.
CARRY ON.
OH, HEY, LISTEN, WHILE
I WAS WAITING FOR YOU,
GEORGE KELLER'S DAUGHTER CALLED.
SHE LEFT A MESSAGE,
SAID SHE'D COME BY
AND SEE US ON THURSDAY.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
I JUST DID.
POLICE! GET OFF THE STREET.
LET'S GO. GET OFF THE STREET.
COME ON! GET HIM IN THE CAR!
THE POSSIBLE VICTIM'S
LICENSE NUMBER
IS ONE-ADAM-DAVID-TIGER-849
Woman on radio: L-56, COME IN.
THIS IS L-56. OVER.
SERGEANT McCALL,
YOUR PARTNER'S LICENSE
NUMBER WAS JUST CALLED IN:
A POSSIBLE 207 IN PROGRESS.
SERGEANT HUNTER IS
THE POSSIBLE VICTIM.
CAR 71 IS IN PURSUIT
OF TWO VEHICLES
GOING SOUTH ON 20th,
EAST OF BEACH BOULEVARD. OVER.
L-56 WILL RESPOND.
HEY, HEY, RELAX.
YOU LISTEN TO ME,
YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
NOBODY WANTS TO PUT YOU AWAY.
DON'T EVEN WANT TO HURT YOU.
YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING?
YEAH.
YOU GOT CERTAIN INFORMATION.
YOU GIVE IT TO ME,
YOU WALK OUT OF HERE
WITH ALL YOUR TEETH
AND 30-40 MORE YEARS TO LIVE.
IF YOU DON'T GIVE
ME WHAT I WANT...
I HAVE TO PUT YOU
AWAY. UNDERSTAND?
ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS TELL ME WHY...
AFTER CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S DEATH,
ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE
CASE IS WIDE OPEN AGAIN.
THAT'S IT?
I TELL YOU THAT, AND
I WALK OUT OF HERE?
YOU HAVE MY SOLEMN
OATH ON THAT, MY FRIEND.
EVERY 6 MONTHS,
THEY OPEN UP CASES
THAT HAVEN'T BEEN SOLVED.
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S
CASE IS 6 MONTHS OLD.
SO MUCH FOR SOLEMN OATHS, HUH?
YOU TAKE IT EASY, FRIEND.
I NEVER GO BACK ON MY WORD.
YOU PLAY IT STRAIGHT WITH ME,
I PLAY IT STRAIGHT WITH YOU.
NOW, I THINK YOU
SHOULD THINK ABOUT IT...
AND TAKE YOUR TIME.
I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH.
Man: CHIEF!
THERE'S COPS BUZZING ALL
OVER THE PLACE OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW THEY'RE
LOOKING FOR THIS DUDE, BOSS.
WE BETTER GET OUT OF HERE.
OPEN THE DOOR.
Hunter: O...
A LICENSE NUMBER.
I THINK HE SAID
ONE-LIMA-QUEEN-OCEAN-098.
DID YOU GET THAT?
YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S
THE WAY I WROTE IT.
Man: THE CAR IS
REGISTERED TO NICK BARTONI,
BUT HE REPORTED IT
STOLEN AT 8:00 LAST NIGHT
JUST MINUTES AFTER
McCALL FOUND YOU.
YEAH, NICK BARTONI.
I KNOW THAT GUY.
WASN'T HE A BIG POWERHOUSE
IN VEGAS DURING THE 50s?
LIVES HERE NOW, DOESN'T HE?
YEAH, THAT'S THE GUY.
THE CAR'S REGISTERED
IN THAT NAME
AT 25811 PACIFIC COAST
HIGHWAY OUT IN MALIBU.
I WANT TO REALLY THANK
YOU FOR COMING BY TO SEE ME.
THE CAPTAIN WOULDN'T
HAVE COME BY TO SEE ME,
WOULD HE, McCALL?
WE'RE GOING TO GET
THE PEOPLE WHO DID THIS.
THEY CAN'T GO AROUND
BEATING ON MY GUYS.
AND NO WAY YOU CAN
IDENTIFY THE FELLOW
WHO ASKED YOU THE QUESTIONS?
NO, IT WAS WAY TOO DARK.
I'D KNOW HIS VOICE, THOUGH.
YOU KNOW HOW LONG I
COULD HOLD NICK BARTONI
ON A VOICE I.D.?
ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
THAT LONG, HUH?
YEAH,
WHICH IS WHY I'M NOT
EVEN GOING TO TRY.
I DON'T WANT YOU MAKING
ANY MOVES ON BARTONI
WITHOUT ME KNOWING ABOUT IT.
HE IS VERY RICH, AND
EVEN THOUGH HE'S RETIRED,
HE'S GOT A LOT OF
POLITICIANS IN HIS POCKET
IN THIS TOWN.
HE COULD HURT THE
DEPARTMENT REAL BAD
UNLESS OUR CASE
AGAINST HIM IS AIRTIGHT.
DOES THAT GIVE YOU A FAINT HINT
AS TO WHY I CAME TO VISIT YOU.
YES. THANK YOU.
I LOVE YOU, HUNTER,
BUT I GOT TO PROTECT
THE DEPARTMENT.
NOW, THEY'RE LETTING YOU
OUT OF HERE AT NOON TODAY,
AND I'M GIVING YOU THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON OFF.
AND BY THAT, I MEAN OFF.
YOU EVEN GO NEAR BARTONI,
I'M GOING TO HAVE
YOUR BUTT IN A SLING.
ARE WE CLEAR ON THAT?
YEAH, I GUESS I COULD
USE THE DAY OFF...
SO COULD MY HEAD, RIGHT, McCALL?
I'M HOLDING YOU
RESPONSIBLE, McCALL.
WHAT TIME YOU GOT?
McCALL: I JUST THOUGHT
OF ANOTHER REASON
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS.
YOU'RE OVERSELLING ME.
BARTONI IS PROBABLY
SURROUNDED BY HEAVY MUSCLE.
HOW MANY GUYS DID YOU
SAY HE HAD THERE LAST NIGHT?
HE HAD 5 OF THEM THERE.
NOW, THEY'RE ALL PROBABLY
FROM OUT OF TOWN,
SO MY GUESS IS
THEY WON'T BE THERE.
YEAH, YOU HOPE.
LOOK, ALL I WANT TO DO IS
HEAR THE OLD MAN'S VOICE.
THAT'S ALL.
OK, AND THEN ONCE
YOU HEAR HIS VOICE,
YOU'RE GOING TO TURN
AROUND AND LEAVE, RIGHT?
NO, I'M GOING TO SHOW HIM MY .38
AND GIVE HIM 5 SECONDS
TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF.
HUNTER, LOOK,
THE LIEUTENANT MADE
ME RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU,
SO DO ME A FAVOR, WILL
YOU? DO IT BY THE BOOK.
LOOK, I WOULDN'T BE IN THIS MESS
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
OH, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU.
WELL, AT LEAST NOW WE KNOW
I DID SEE CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
WHAT MAKES ME THINK...?
ARE WE BACK TO THAT AGAIN?
BARTONI WANTED TO KNOW
WHY THE CASE WAS
BEING REOPENED. RIGHT?
NOW, THAT DOESN'T
MEAN CHARLIE'S ALIVE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
BARTONI PROBABLY KILLED CHARLIE.
COME TO THINK OF IT,
THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
YOU KNOW, DID YOU THINK
I SAW A GHOST DOWN
THERE OR SOMETHING?
IF YOU TOLD ME
THAT YOU SAW CHARLIE
WHITEWOOD IN NEW ORLEANS,
I'D BELIEVE YOU IN A
SECOND... LIKE THAT.
I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY D...
UH, FELL FOR IT AGAIN, DIDN'T I?
EVERY TIME. YOU GO
FOR IT EVERY TIME.
OW.
JUST BE CAREFUL, OK?
SURE.
SURE.
OK, HERE'S THE DEAL.
IF I'M NOT BACK HERE
BY 2:25, COME GET ME.
YOU'RE GOING TO
KNOCK ON THE DOOR,
AND YOU'RE GOING
TO BE INVITED IN.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BREAK
THE DOOR DOWN, RIGHT?
WHAT WAS IT MY GOOD
FRIEND BOBBY BURNS SAID?
"THE BEST LAID PLANS
OF MICE AND MEN."
HUNTER...
IF I DIDN'T HAVE A
PERSONAL STAKE IN THIS,
I SWEAR I'D PUT
YOU UNDER ARREST.
YEAH, I KNOW. NOW, GET IN THERE.
HANG BY THE PHONE, WILL YOU?
JUST BE COOL, ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
IF YOU DON'T SHOW UP ON TIME,
I'M GOING TO COME IN
THERE WITH 18 BACKUP UNITS.
MAKE IT 20. SEE YOU.
HOW YOU DOING, MR. BARTONI?
ARE YOU A NEIGHBOR?
MIND IF I TURN THIS OFF?
YEAH, I DO.
DO I KNOW YOU?
YEAH, WE MET LAST NIGHT.
AREN'T YOU THE GUY
THAT OWES ME 300 BUCKS
FOR MY MEDICAL EXPENSES?
ARE YOU A COP?
YOU LOOK LIKE ONE.
THEN WHAT IN THE HELL ARE
YOU DOING ASKING ME QUESTIONS?
YOU HEARD OF MIRANDA?
YEAH, I HEARD OF HIM.
WASN'T HE THE GUY
THAT GOT OFF SCOTT FREE
AFTER MAKING A FULL CONFESSION?
WHY DON'T YOU GET LOST?
BEFORE I CALL SOME COPS
THAT KNOW THE RULES.
YEAH, WELL, I KNOW THE
RULES, AND SO DO YOU:
KIDNAPPING, BATTERY,
THREATENING A MAN'S LIFE.
YOU BROKE THOSE RULES
LAST NIGHT, REMEMBER?
YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
ME GET OUT OF THIS CHAIR
AND GO CALL THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
LET'S SEE, WHAT WAS
IT YOU SAID LAST NIGHT?
UH... OH YEAH...
IF YOU WANT ANOTHER
40 YEARS TO LIVE,
YOU'LL TELL ME WHY YOU
OPENED THE WHITEWOOD CASE.
I WANT TO KNOW WHY
YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT.
YOU'RE OFFERING ME
ANOTHER 40 YEARS?
I'LL TAKE IT.
YOU GOT A DINNER DATE TONIGHT?
I ALWAYS HAVE A
DINNER ENGAGEMENT.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE
IT, YOU'LL TALK TO ME.
AND IF I DON'T?
I TOLD A VERY GOOD
FRIEND OF MINE
I'D GIVE YOU 5 SECONDS.
HOW DOES 5 SECONDS SOUND?
HA! I HAVEN'T BEEN
AFRAID OF GUNS
SINCE I'M 20 YEARS OLD.
MR. BARTONI, WHAT I'VE
GOT IS DIMINISHED CAPACITY.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?
WHICH MEANS I CAN'T
BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO.
YOU'RE CRAZY.
YEAH, AND I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT
THE WHITEWOOD CASE,
YOU GOT 5 SECONDS.
OK. ALL RIGHT. I'LL
MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU.
I COULD CARE LESS
ABOUT YOUR DIGGING
FOR CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
I WAS ONLY DOING A FAVOR
FOR A FRIEND OF MINE.
YOU LET ME CALL HER,
TELL HER I'M BEING
THREATENED BY SOME NUTSO COP.
IF SHE SAYS IT'S OK TO TELL YOU
WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW, GREAT.
IF NOT, YOU'RE JUST
GOING TO HAVE TO KILL ME.
DOES YOUR PHONE
HAVE AN EXTENSION?
MY EXTENSIONS
HAVE GOT EXTENSIONS.
HERE'S YOUR EXTENSION.
HELLO.
MAGGIE, IT'S NICK.
ANY DEVELOPMENTS?
YEAH. REMEMBER THAT COP
I HAD A LITTLE CONVERSATION
WITH LAST NIGHT?
HE'S SITTING RIGHT HERE
LISTENING TO THIS CONVERSATION.
YOU'RE PUTTING ME ON.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
YEAH, WHO IS THIS?
NICK, WHAT THE HELL'S
GOING ON THERE?
ARE YOU AT HOME?
MAGGIE, THIS GUY IS BONKERS.
HE'S THREATENED TO KILL ME
IF I DON'T TELL HIM WHY I WAS
ASKING ABOUT WHITEWOOD.
YOU GOT THAT,
BABE? HE'S GOT A GUN,
AND I'M NOT TOO SURE
THAT HE WON'T USE IT.
WELL, SHALL I CALL THE COPS?
ARE YOU NUTS?
HE'D HAVE THE JOB DONE
BEFORE THEY GOT HERE.
NOW, SHOULD I TELL HIM
WHAT HE WANTS TO KNOW,
OR SHOULD I TELL
HIM TO GET LOST.
HEY, YOU, ARE YOU
STILL ON THE LINE?
YES, I AM.
WELL, I LIVE IN THE COLONY.
I'LL BE THERE IN 10 MINUTES.
WELL, YOU BETTER
COME ALONE, LADY.
NICK, I'M COMING OVER THERE,
AND I'M COMING
ALONE, AS YOU KNOW.
I'LL LEAVE IT UP TO YOU
TO CONVINCE THIS JERK
THAT I WON'T BRING
ANYBODY WITH ME.
SO, CONVINCE ME, NICK.
CONVINCE YOU? HOW?
SHE'S AS NUTTY AS YOU ARE.
DIDN'T YOU RECOGNIZE HER VOICE?
NO, WHO IS SHE?
WILL YOU BELIEVE AVA FONTAINE?
Man: IF THERE'S A DEE
DEE McCALL IN HERE,
YOU'RE WANTED ON THE TELEPHONE.
YEAH.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
MOVE THAT PREEMPT TIME
BACK TO 2:40. I'LL NEED
ANOTHER HALF HOUR
TO GET THE INFORMATION I NEED.
HUNTER, DOES SOMEBODY
HAVE A GUN TO YOUR HEAD?
NO, I'M SITTING RIGHT
HERE WITH NICK BARTONI.
WE'RE ALONE.
NOW, AVA FONTAINE'S
ON HER WAY OVER HERE.
SHE'LL BE HERE ANY SECOND
NOW WITH SOME INFORMATION.
AVA FONTAINE?
IS THAT SOME KIND
OF A CODE MESSAGE?
McCALL, DO YOU WANT THE ANSWERS
TO CHARLIE WHITEWOOD OR NOT?
IF YOU DO, STAY THERE
UNTIL 2:40. YOU GOT THAT?
HUNTER, IF ANYTHING
BAD HAPPENS TO YOU,
I'M NEVER GOING TO FORGIVE YOU.
Man on P.A.: YOUR
ATTENTION PLEASE.
THE AIRPORT SHUTTLE
TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA
WILL BE LEAVING IN 10
MINUTES FROM OUTSIDE GATE 7.
SANTA MONICA AND CONSTELLATION.
ALL RIGHT. COME
ON, BOYS. IN! IN!
STAY!
AND MAGGIE... AVA TO YOU
AND HER MILLIONS OF FANS...
SAVED MY BACON YEARS AGO.
SHE LOANED ME $300,000.
AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW,
WHATEVER AVA WANTS, AVA GETS.
AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
YOU GUYS ARE GREAT.
COME ON.
GET UP!
GET OVER THERE!
YOU, TOO. COME ON! MOVE IT!
Ava: TELL HIM TO PUT
THOSE GUNS AWAY.
PUT THOSE GUNS AWAY.
LISTEN, WYATT EARP,
IF YOU WANT THE ANSWERS
YOU CAME HERE TO GET,
PUT THE GUNS DOWN.
OK, COME ON DOWN, MISS FONTAINE.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
WELL, WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
FLIP A COIN?
WHY?
FIND OUT WHO GOES FIRST.
YOU CAN GO FIRST.
WHY?
BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS.
UH... NO.
I DON'T LIKE ONE-WAY STREETS.
I WALKED ONE ONCE
IN GOWER GULCH,
AND A GUY NAMED HOWARD
WAS DIRECTING THE TRAFFIC.
I HADN'T WALKED A
ONE-WAY STREET SINCE.
NOW, HERE'S WHAT
I WANT. I'LL GIVE YOU
THE INFORMATION
YOU WANT FIRST, OK?
BUT YOU SWEAR TO ME YOU
WON'T BRING ANY CHARGES
AGAINST MY FRIEND
NICK... OR HIS BOYS.
OK, GO AHEAD.
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD DEFENDED
A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE
TWO YEARS AGO,
AND WE BECAME VERY,
VERY WELL ACQUAINTED.
CHARLIE FELL IN LOVE WITH ME.
HE GOT A LEGAL
SEPARATION FROM HIS WIFE
AND MOVED IN WITH ME.
THEN, ONE DAY CHARLIE
GOT INTO TROUBLE...
GOT CAUGHT RIGGING
A JURY OR SOMETHING,
AND I WOKE UP ONE AFTERNOON
AND FOUND CHARLIE GONE.
CHARLIE AND ABOUT $2
MILLION WORTH OF JEWELS,
BEARER BONDS,
SECURITIES, CASH... GONE.
AND THE NEXT DAY,
HE DROVE OFF A CLIFF.
THE WHOLE SAD, STRANGE STORY.
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN.
OH, AND YOU HAVEN'T
HEARD FROM HIM SINCE, HUH?
IS THAT A JOKE, OR DO
YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS?
DO YOU MEAN, THAT'S THE ANSWER?
THAT CHARLIE WASN'T IN THAT CAR?
HE'S ALIVE.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
AW, COME ON NOW.
WE MADE A DEAL HERE,
AND THERE'S ONE THING
I WAS PRETTY SURE OF
AT THE BEGINNING,
AND I STILL AM.
JERKS LIKE CHARLIE DON'T
USUALLY COMMIT SUICIDE.
McCall: YOU'RE
RIGHT. THEY DON'T.
AT LEAST CHARLIE DIDN'T.
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
AVA FONTAINE,
THIS IS MY PARTNER,
SERGEANT DEE DEE McCALL.
SHE'S ABOUT 15 MINUTES EARLY.
YEAH, I KNOW, I COULDN'T WAIT.
I DIDN'T LIKE THE SOUND
OF THAT PHONE CALL.
MISS FONTAINE, I
HEARD WHAT YOU SAID,
AND CHARLIE WASN'T IN THAT CAR.
I SAW HIM IN NEW ORLEANS
JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
HE IS ALIVE.
SORRY, AVA, I GUESS I
STEERED YOU WRONG
ON THAT ONE.
I TOLD HER I FIGURED
CHARLIE TOOK THE JEWELS
AND THE BONDS AND
TRIED TO FENCE THEM.
THEN THE FENCE RIPPED
HIM OFF AND KILLED HIM.
I'M GOING TO BE
PUTTING A $50,000 REWARD
ON THAT CREEP'S HEAD,
SO DON'T STOP LOOKING FOR HIM.
WELL, UH, WE'RE NOT
ALLOWED TO ACCEPT REWARDS.
YOU'RE PRETTY CUTE FOR A COP.
YOU OUGHT TO TRY
MY RACKET SOMETIME.
TAKES EVEN MORE GUTS THAN YOURS.
SEND ME THE NAME OF
YOUR FAVORITE CHARITIES.
YOU FIND CHARLIE,
YOU'RE A PAIR OF
PHILANTHROPISTS.
HOW MANY BACKUPS YOU BRING?
6.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD.
OK, YOU GUYS, GET OVER HERE.
TAKE A WALK ON THE BEACH, HUH?
MR. BARTONI...
GET OUT OF HERE.
ALWAYS RIGHT ON TIME.
AND I REMEMBER YOU:
ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL AND READY.
I WAS JUST FIXING A DRINK.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HEAD?
I FELL DOWN.
STILL TAKE SODA
WATER WITH A TWIST?
I GAVE UP THE TWIST.
WELL, I'M MAKING
MYSELF A MARTINI.
I MIGHT EVEN HAVE TWO,
SO WHY DON'T YOU SIT
DOWN AND BE COMFORTABLE?
NICE PLACE, ARLENE.
THANK YOU.
PROBABLY DOESN'T
COUNT WITHOUT THE BOOZE,
BUT WHAT'LL WE DRINK TO? US?
LET'S SEE. LET'S
DRINK TO CHARLIE.
HEY, COME ON, THAT ISN'T FUNNY.
BESIDES, YOU SAID NO
TALK ABOUT CHARLIE.
YEAH, I KNOW. I LIED.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, RICK?
WELL, I LIED TO YOU
ABOUT WHY I WANTED TO
TALK TO ABOUT CHARLIE.
THE FACT IS, ARLENE, HE'S ALIVE.
I SAID THIS ISN'T FUNNY.
YEAH, MY PARTNER SAW
HIM IN NEW ORLEANS.
ARE YOU HERE TO
TAKE ME OUT TO DINNER,
OR ARE YOU HERE AS A COP?
WELL, THAT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU.
HOW?
WELL THE BODY THEY
FOUND IN CHARLIE'S CAR...
HAD A LOT OF DENTAL WORK:
CROWNS, CAPS,
THAT SORT OF THING.
YES, AND HIS DENTIST
VERIFIED THAT.
AND YOU CONFIRMED IT.
YES. WHY SHOULDN'T I?
BECAUSE IT WASN'T CHARLIE.
YOU'RE IN TROUBLE, ARLENE,
AND YOU AND THAT
DENTIST FRIEND OF YOURS
ARE ACCOMPLICES TO MURDER
BEFORE AND AFTER THE FACT.
LISTEN, RICK, AND LISTEN GOOD.
I GOT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
FROM CHARLIE'S DEATH.
HE THOUGHT HE WAS
GOING TO LIVE FOREVER.
HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE
AN INSURANCE POLICY.
I DON'T CARE IF
HE KILLED HIMSELF,
IF HE WAS MURDERED,
OR HE DIDN'T DIE AT ALL.
ARLENE, CHARLIE'S PROBLEM
WITH THE JURY
TAMPERING SITUATION
STARTED TWO YEARS
BEFORE HE DIED.
3 MONTHS BEFORE
YOU TWO SEPARATED.
NOW, HE HAD JUST
MET AVA FONTAINE.
NOW, SHE WAS LOADED
WITH ALL KINDS OF
NEGOTIABLE GOODIES
LIKE CASH, JEWELRY, STOCKS
AND BONDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
ALL CHARLIE HAD
WAS HIS REPUTATION
AND A LICENSE TO PRACTICE LAW...
WHICH HE WAS GOING TO LOSE
AS SOON AS HE WENT TO PRISON.
SO, YOU SEE, YOU
AND CHARLIE HAD THIS
WHOLE THING WORKED
OUT... BEFORE YOU SEPARATED.
AND THAT HURTS YOU, DOESN'T IT?
HURTS ME? WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? HURTS ME?
YOU ENJOYED OUR LITTLE AFFAIR
JUST AS MUCH AS I DID.
DON'T MOVE, HUNTER.
JUST PUT YOUR HANDS ON
THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
FINGERS TOGETHER.
HIYA, CHARLIE.
YEAH, YEAH, BACK UP.
GET BACK.
TURN AROUND.
GET HIS GUN.
BE CAREFUL.
WHERE'S YOUR PARTNER? OUTSIDE?
NO, SHE'S HOME
WATCHING TELEVISION.
CALL HER.
TELL HER ARLENE WANTS
TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
YOU NEED HER HERE FOR A WITNESS.
WHAT FOR? SO YOU
CAN SHOOT US BOTH?
NO, SO I CAN KEEP
YOU BOTH TIED UP...
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE THE PUN...
LONG ENOUGH FOR THE TWO
OF US TO GET INTO MEXICO.
YOU'LL SPEND A COZY
EVENING TOGETHER.
HOUSEKEEPER WILL
FIND YOU ABOUT 9:00 AM
IF SHE'S ON TIME.
AND YOU CAN TRY YOUR
LUCK AT TELLING THE WORLD
THAT CHARLIE
WHITEWOOD IS STILL ALIVE.
GIVE HER THE NUMBER.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING WRONG,
OR I'LL PULL THE PLUG ON YOU.
AND I MEAN THAT BOTH WAYS.
WHAT'S HER NUMBER.
HERE.
HELLO?
YEAH, McCALL? I HIT PAY DIRT.
ARLENE WANTS TO
MAKE A CONFESSION,
SO WHY DON'T YOU BRING
YOUR TAPE RECORDER
AND GET OVER HERE.
WHERE ARE YOU?
2023 SAN RUO, PACIFIC PALISADES.
I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.
RIGHT.
GET YOUR HANDS AT
THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
VERY GOOD, HUNTER.
I KNEW YOU'D BE REASONABLE.
HEY, CHARLIE, YOU'VE GOT MY GUN.
CAN I PUT MY HANDS DOWN?
JUST LEAVE THEM
RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE.
THAT LITTLE SEPARATION
WAS JUST THE FIRST STEP
IN A BIG SCAM OF YOURS, HUH?
POOR AVA.
SHUT UP.
IF HE MOVES A FINGER, SHOOT HIM.
YOU KNOW WHERE
TO FIND ME, ARLENE.
HE SHOT OUT YOUR TIRE. COME ON!
Hunter, on loudspeaker:
PULL OVER, WHITEWOOD.
YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
JUST FINISHING UP THE PAPERWORK
ON ARLENE WHITEWOOD.
I JUST TALKED TO GEORGE
KELLER'S DAUGHTER.
HER FATHER'S DENTAL
HISTORY MATCHES THE CHART
THAT ARLENE AND THE
DENTIST SAID WAS CHARLIE'S.
WELL, I GUESS THAT DOES IT.
CASE...
CLOSED.
USUALLY COMMIT SUICIDE.
WHY ARE YOU SO
SUDDENLY INTERESTED
IN POOR, DEAD CHARLIE?
ALL OF US CITIZENS OF
L.A.'S DARK UNDERBELLY
REMEMBER CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.
ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS TELL ME WHY
ALL OF A SUDDEN THE
CASE IS WIDE OPEN AGAIN.
I SAW CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
YOU GOT 5 SECONDS.
START TALKING.
IF YOU WANT THE ANSWERS
YOU CAME HERE TO GET,
PUT THE GUNS DOWN.
DON'T MOVE, HUNTER.
SOMEBODY CALL AN AMBULANCE.
IT WORKS FOR ME.
RELAX, WILL YOU, HUNTER?
EVEN IF WE DO COLLAR THE GUY,
NEW ORLEANS HAS HIM.
THEY HAD DIBS ON HIM FIRST.
WELL, WE MAY NOT BE
ABLE TO COLLAR THIS GUY.
HAVE YOU READ THE REPORT ON HIM?
HE SHOOTS FIRST AND
ASKS QUESTIONS LATER.
WELL, LISTEN, NEXT
TIME YOU VOLUNTEER
FOR ONE OF THESE
ASSIGNMENTS, CHECK WITH ME, OK?
CHECK WITH YOU? WHY?
HEY.
RYKER!
IF YOU'RE STILL ALIVE,
COME ON OUT OF THERE.
I GOT A TRUCKBOMB
IN MY HAND, RYKER.
EITHER YOU GET OUT OF THERE
OR I THROW IT IN ON YOU.
GIVE HIM 5 SECONDS
AND THROW IT IN.
Ryker: WAIT! I'M COMING OUT!
THROW IT.
NO! I'M COMING OUT!
SEYMOUR...
I'D JUST LOVE TO LET YOU RELOAD,
BUT THAT'S AGAINST THE
RULES, YOU KNOW THAT?
McCALL AND I ARE TAKING
YOU BACK TO NEW ORLEANS.
COME ON.
WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?
WE CAN'T LEAVE.
WHY NOT?
I SAW CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
LOOK, HAVE YOU SLIPPED INTO
SOME SORT OF A SHOPPING
COMA OR SOMETHING?
LISTEN TO ME FOR A SECOND.
I SAW THE GUY. I SAW
WHITEWOOD HERE.
LOOK, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT
THE SAME CHARLIE WHITEWOOD
THAT DIED 6 MONTHS AGO?
THE SAME GUY THAT WE
LOATHED AND HATED ALTOGETHER.
YES, HUNTER,
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD...
HE'S NOT DEAD. HE'S ALIVE,
AND HE'S IN NEW ORLEANS.
LET'S TALK ABOUT
IT ON THE PLANE.
COME ON.
THE WORLD IS FULL OF
LOOK-ALIKES, McCALL.
WHAT CAN I TELL YOU?
YEAH, WELL, THIS LOOK-ALIKE RAN
WHEN HE SAW ME STARING AT HIM.
WELL, MAYBE HE HAD
TO GO CALL HIS BOOKIE.
MAYBE HE DOESN'T LIKE GIRLS.
DID YOU EVER THINK OF THAT?
YOU KNOW, CAPTAIN WYLER SAID...
CAPTAIN WYLER
ASSIGNED THIS CASE TO ME,
AND PERSONALLY,
I THINK IT STINKS.
HAVE YOU BEEN TALKING
THIS OVER WITH HUNTER?
OH, YOU DON'T
BELIEVE HER, EITHER?
OH, HE BELIEVES ME.
IT JUST TOOK A
LITTLE PERSUASION...
ABOUT 2,000 MILES OF IT.
IS THAT RIGHT? YOU BUY THIS?
LOOK, I THINK WE SHOULD
RESPECT HER OPINION...
LIEUTENANT, HERE'S
THAT FILE YOU WANTED.
THANK YOU, CARTER.
SEE WHAT THIS
LITTLE CAN OF WORMS
HAS TO OFFER US.
CHARLES E. WHITEWOOD,
CRIMINAL ATTORNEY.
YOUR GUY HAVE A MUSTACHE?
NO.
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD
HAS A MUSTACHE.
WELL, HE SHAVED IT OFF,
AND HE BLEACHED HIS HAIR.
THE GUY YOU SAW WAS BLOND?
HE HAD BLOND HAIR.
ALL RIGHT, FACED
A FELONY CHARGE:
OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE,
NAMELY BRIBING A JUROR.
COMMITTED SUICIDE THE
DAY AFTER HE WAS INDICTED.
LIEUTENANT, THAT
BODY WAS CHARRED
TO PRACTICALLY NOTHING.
NOW, CHARLIE WHITEWOOD
WAS A CROOKED CRIMINAL ATTORNEY,
AND HE WAS VERY SMART.
BODY IDENTIFIED POSITIVELY
FROM DENTAL CHARTS.
HIS DENTAL HISTORY
WAS CONFIRMED BY
HIS ESTRANGED WIFE.
LIEUTENANT, CHARLIE
WHITEWOOD CROSS-EXAMINED ME
IN A DOZEN CRIMINAL CASES
WITH HIS FACE SHOVED
RIGHT UP INTO MINE.
I KNOW THAT FACE.
NOW, WHEN THAT GUY
IN NEW ORLEANS SAW ME,
HE RECOGNIZED ME,
JUST LIKE I RECOGNIZED HIM
BECAUSE IT WAS CHARLIE WHITEWOOD
WITHOUT THE MUSTACHE
AND WITH BLOND HAIR.
WHEN HE SAW ME, HE RAN.
HE RAN BECAUSE HE
WAS CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T HAD
THE FULL 2,000-MILE
TREATMENT YET.
OUR CASE LOAD ISN'T BIG ENOUGH.
YOU TWO GUYS WANT TO
GO OFF CHASING CORPSES.
OK, YOU GOT 48 HOURS.
WELL, LIEUTENANT...
NOW, IF THAT BODY
THAT WAS BURNED
WASN'T WHITEWOOD'S,
THEN SOMEBODY WAS MURDERED,
AND IT WAS A CASE WE
NEVER EVEN INVESTIGATED.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT 72 HOURS,
AND TELL THE NEW
ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT
TO PUT OUT AN APB ON
THIS WHITEWOOD GUY.
SHE'S ALREADY DONE IT.
SORRY I GOT IN YOUR WAY.
GO ON, GET OUT OF HERE.
I DON'T KNOW
WHETHER TO THANK YOU
OR TO TAKE A SWING AT YOU.
Hunter: I SAID I'D SUPPORT YOU.
I DIDN'T SAY I BELIEVED YOU.
WELL, DON'T YOU?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF
COMES AND GOES WITH ME.
WONDERFUL.
WE'RE IN AWFULLY EARLY
THIS MORNING, AREN'T WE?
I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 6:00.
I FIGURE OUR 72
HOURS BEGINS AT 8:00.
YOU WANT TO HEAR WHAT I GOT?
YEAH. OK.
THERE WERE 4 ADULT MALES MISSING
IN THE 10 DAYS BEFORE
WHITEWOOD'S SUICIDE.
NOW, ALL THOSE CASES HAVE
BEEN CLOSED EXCEPT FOR ONE.
THAT'S GEORGE KELLER:
AGE 50, 6'2", 180, HE
WAS AN ALCOHOLIC,
AND HIS DAUGHTER'S
STILL LOOKING FOR HIM.
INTERESTING, HUH?
YEAH. HOW TALL WAS
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD?
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD IS 6'1", 170,
43 GOING ON 44.
LOOK, I'M GOING TO
GO GRILL HIS DENTIST.
WHY DON'T YOU GO AND, UH...
WARM UP YOUR OLD
RELATIONSHIP WITH ARLENE.
ARLENE WHITEWOOD?
WELL, HOW MANY ARLENES ARE THERE
IN YOUR LURID PAST, HUNTER?
WELL, JUST ONE. I
STOPPED SEEING ARLENE
WHEN CHARLIE COMMITTED SUICIDE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHEN CHARLIE WHAT?
THAT WAS A SLIP OF THE TONGUE.
YOU KNOW, YOU MUST REALLY THINK
I'M A NUTCASE, DON'T YOU?
LISTEN, YOU WANT ME
TO HANDLE THIS
KELLER CASE BY MYSELF?
KELLER CASE?
YEAH, GEORGE KELLER.
HE'S THE GUY THAT
BURNED TO DEATH
IN CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S CAR.
GEORGE KELLER.
THE CASE WE'RE ON
FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS.
YEAH, RIGHT. YEAH, DO THAT.
I'LL TALK TO YOU AFTER LUNCH.
UH, NO, I'LL SEE YOU
AT THE MORGUE AT 5:00.
HIS DENTIST RETIRED TO SOME
TURKEY RANCH OUT IN OJAI.
I GOT TO MAKE A TRIP.
5:00. MORGUE. GOT IT.
RICK.
HOW YOU DOING, ARLENE?
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW
YOU OR THAT HORSE.
WELL, I'LL TAKE THAT
AS A COMPLIMENT.
WELL, IT WAS.
IS THIS AN ACCIDENT,
OR ARE YOU HERE ON BUSINESS?
WELL, I WOULD LIKE
TO TALK TO YOU.
MY RELATIONSHIPS
WITH MY PATIENTS
IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS.
THAT'S THE LAW, INCIDENTALLY.
HE DEFENDED YOU IN A
CRIMINAL CASE, DIDN'T HE?
AND THE JURY FOUND ME INNOCENT!
YOU WERE ACCUSED OF
TAKING SEXUAL ADVANTAGE
OF A FEMALE PATIENT
WHILE SHE WAS
UNDER ANESTHESIA, RIGHT?
SHE WAS A CRAZY FEMALE PATIENT.
AND CHARLIE PROVED MY INNOCENCE.
OH, CHARLIE? YOU KNEW
HIM THAT WELL, HUH?
LOOK, I'M NOT GONNA
LISTEN TO ANY MORE OF THIS.
NOT UNTIL YOU TELL ME
WHY YOU'RE ASKING
ALL THESE QUESTIONS
ABOUT A MAN WHO
COMMITTED SUICIDE
MORE THAN HALF A YEAR AGO.
YOU KNOW, FOR A
FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL
AND HEALTHY MAN LIKE CHARLIE,
HE SURE HAD A MOUTHFUL
OF BAD TEETH, DIDN'T HE?
WELL, MONEY CAN BUY
YOU GREAT FALSE TEETH.
THE GOOD ONES ARE FREE.
THEY COME WITH THE GENES.
HMM. DID YOU ATTEND
CHARLES WHITEWOOD'S FUNERAL?
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD
DIDN'T HAVE A FUNERAL.
HIS ASHES WERE SCATTERED AT SEA.
WELL, THANK YOU.
I THINK THAT I GOT
EVERYTHING I CAME FOR.
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.
LISTEN, YOU'VE GOT TO
TELL ME WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
I HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW.
DOCTOR, YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.
AND SO DO I.
I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN.
YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.
LOOK, IF YOU'RE GONNA
QUESTION MY RECORDS,
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING...
YOU BETTER THINK AGAIN!
CHARLIE'S WIFE... HIS
EX-WIFE... HATED ME,
BUT SHE TESTIFIED IN COURT
THAT HE HAD 3 PORCELAIN CROWNS
AND 2 IMPACTED WISDOM TEETH,
AND THAT IS EXACTLY
WHAT MY RECORDS SHOW!
KNOCK IT OFF!
OK, RICK, I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL.
FOR EVERY QUESTION YOU ANSWER,
I'LL ANSWER ONE.
WHY ARE YOU SO
SUDDENLY INTERESTED
IN POOR, DEAD CHARLIE?
WELL...
MAYBE CHARLIE
DIDN'T COMMIT SUICIDE.
MAYBE HE WAS MURDERED.
WHAT ELSE IS NEW?
I REMEMBER ASKING
YOU THAT AT THE TIME,
WHILE YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE
SO SURE THAT HE KILLED HIMSELF.
AND I BELIEVE I SAID AT THE TIME
THAT CHARLIE HAD
COMMITTED A CRIME,
AND HE WAS FACING A DISBARMENT
AND 6 YEARS IN PRISON.
AND NOW YOU THINK HE
WAS MURDERED. WHY?
THAT'S 3 QUESTIONS.
IT'S YOUR TURN.
OK, 3 QUESTIONS.
MAYBE CHARLIE'S STILL ALIVE.
IS THAT A QUESTION?
WELL, SORT OF.
WELL, IF THERE WAS EVER A GUY
WHO COULD BRING OFF
SOMETHING LIKE THAT,
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD
WOULD BE THE GUY.
BUT NO, RICK, CHARLIE'S DEAD,
AND HE WASN'T
MURDERED. HE CALLED ME
THE DAY HE DROVE
HIS CAR OFF THE CLIFF.
HE WANTED TO SEE ME...
FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE, I
WASN'T GOING TO LET HIM
TALK ME INTO DOING
WHAT HE WANTED.
I SAID NO,
AND I'VE BEEN HAUNTED
BY IT EVER SINCE.
OK... NO MORE QUESTIONS.
LET'S HAVE DINNER TONIGHT.
I'M A WORKING GIRL, RICK,
INTERIOR DECORATOR,
AND I HAVE A CLIENT TONIGHT.
HOW ABOUT TOMORROW?
I'M FREE TOMORROW NIGHT
IF YOU REALLY MEAN IT.
IT'S A DATE.
NO MORE TALK ABOUT CHARLIE?
NO MORE TALK ABOUT CHARLIE.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT US.
NOW, THAT'S SOMETHING
I COULD WARM UP TO
IN SOME VERY INTERESTING WAYS.
I'M NOT LATE. YOU'RE EARLY.
HOW'D YOU DO?
WELL, HE DIDN'T EXACTLY
BREAK DOWN AND CONFESS,
BUT, UH, IT SURE
MADE HIM NERVOUS.
Hunter: WHAT DO YOU
MEAN? CONFESS TO WHAT?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
WELL, WHAT, I KEEP FORGETTING.
TELL ME.
YOU KNOW, YOU KEEP
SLIPPING AWAY HERE, HUNTER.
I DON'T NEED THIS.
I GOT TO GET SUPPORT
HERE, YOU KNOW?
SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
THE GUY FAKED THE
DENTAL CHARTS OR WHAT?
I THINK THAT HE
PROVIDED A DENTAL CHART
THAT MATCHED THE BURNED BODY,
AND THAT WAS A BODY
THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S.
THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.
OH, MAN, DON'T DO THAT.
DON'T EVER DO THAT.
CARLOS, WE'RE CUSTOMERS.
WE WANT SOME SERVICE HERE.
WELL, TOO BAD. I'M OFF DUTY.
IT'S 5:05 AND I'M OFF. GOOD-BYE.
CARLOS.
CARLOS.
CARLOS!
WE NEED HELP, AND
WE NEED IT NOW.
WHAT...
ON MY OWN VALUABLE
TIME, MAY I ADD,
CAN I DO FOR YOU?
REMEMBER CHARLIE WHITEWOOD?
HUNTER, ALL OF US CITIZENS
OF L.A.'S DARK UNDERBELLY
REMEMBER CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
MAY HIS SOUL REST
IN PEACE. GOOD-BYE.
YEAH, WELL, NEVER MIND HIS SOUL.
IS THERE ANY CHANCE
THAT THE BODY WASN'T
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S?
WELL, IF MEMORY SERVES
ME, AS IT ALWAYS DOES,
THE SKULL, THE SPINE,
AND THE UPPER ARMS
WERE MORE OR LESS INTACT,
WHICH INCLUDES THE TEETH,
AND THE DENTAL CHART
LEFT NO ROOM FOR DOUBT
IT WAS CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
CARLOS, IS THERE ANY
POSSIBLE WAY THOSE CHARTS
COULD HAVE BEEN TAMPERED
WITH? FALSIFIED IN ANY WAY?
IT CAME FROM HIS
DENTIST DR. SPENSE.
ER, SPENCER.
I STAND CORRECTED.
WHAT ARE YOU GETTING
AT? YOU GOT SOME REASONS
TO THINK IT WASN'T
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD?
WOULD YOU BELIEVE
ME IF I SAID I DID?
I'M AN ARTIST, DEE DEE,
I'LL BELIEVE ANYTHING.
THAT'S A BIG HELP.
WOULD YOU CARE TO HEAR
MY OPINION ON THE CASE?
I DIDN'T SAY
ANYTHING AT THE TIME
BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T THINK
ANYBODY WOULD LISTEN TO ME...
BUT IT WAS MY OPINION
THEN, AND IT IS NOW,
THAT THE BODY WAS TOO WELL DONE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
"TOO WELL DONE"?
I JUST HAD THE FEELING
SOMEONE HAD HELPED
WITH THAT BURN JOB.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN "HELPED?"
I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE POURED
A LITTLE BARBECUE
HELPER OR SOMETHING
ALL OVER CHARLIE
BEFORE THE CAR BLEW UP.
WAIT A MINUTE, CARLOS...
THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A
MURDER, AND YOU DIDN'T SPEAK UP?
WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU?
WHO AM I, FOR GOD'S SAKE?
I'M NOT THE M.E.
I'M NOT EVEN THE
THIRD ASSISTANT M.E.
NOBODY ASKS ME WHAT
I THINK AROUND HERE.
WELL, DOES ANYBODY HAVE
TO ASK YOU WHAT YOU THINK
ON SOMETHING THIS IMPORTANT?
WHAT IS ALL THIS
ABOUT, ANYWAYS, HUH?
WHAT DO YOU GOT?
SUSPICION, CARLOS,
JUST SUSPICION.
YEAH, AND NOW
YOU'VE DEEPENED IT.
CARRY ON.
OH, HEY, LISTEN, WHILE
I WAS WAITING FOR YOU,
GEORGE KELLER'S DAUGHTER CALLED.
SHE LEFT A MESSAGE,
SAID SHE'D COME BY
AND SEE US ON THURSDAY.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?
I JUST DID.
POLICE! GET OFF THE STREET.
LET'S GO. GET OFF THE STREET.
COME ON! GET HIM IN THE CAR!
THE POSSIBLE VICTIM'S
LICENSE NUMBER
IS ONE-ADAM-DAVID-TIGER-849
Woman on radio: L-56, COME IN.
THIS IS L-56. OVER.
SERGEANT McCALL,
YOUR PARTNER'S LICENSE
NUMBER WAS JUST CALLED IN:
A POSSIBLE 207 IN PROGRESS.
SERGEANT HUNTER IS
THE POSSIBLE VICTIM.
CAR 71 IS IN PURSUIT
OF TWO VEHICLES
GOING SOUTH ON 20th,
EAST OF BEACH BOULEVARD. OVER.
L-56 WILL RESPOND.
HEY, HEY, RELAX.
YOU LISTEN TO ME,
YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.
NOBODY WANTS TO PUT YOU AWAY.
DON'T EVEN WANT TO HURT YOU.
YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING?
YEAH.
YOU GOT CERTAIN INFORMATION.
YOU GIVE IT TO ME,
YOU WALK OUT OF HERE
WITH ALL YOUR TEETH
AND 30-40 MORE YEARS TO LIVE.
IF YOU DON'T GIVE
ME WHAT I WANT...
I HAVE TO PUT YOU
AWAY. UNDERSTAND?
ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS TELL ME WHY...
AFTER CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S DEATH,
ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE
CASE IS WIDE OPEN AGAIN.
THAT'S IT?
I TELL YOU THAT, AND
I WALK OUT OF HERE?
YOU HAVE MY SOLEMN
OATH ON THAT, MY FRIEND.
EVERY 6 MONTHS,
THEY OPEN UP CASES
THAT HAVEN'T BEEN SOLVED.
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S
CASE IS 6 MONTHS OLD.
SO MUCH FOR SOLEMN OATHS, HUH?
YOU TAKE IT EASY, FRIEND.
I NEVER GO BACK ON MY WORD.
YOU PLAY IT STRAIGHT WITH ME,
I PLAY IT STRAIGHT WITH YOU.
NOW, I THINK YOU
SHOULD THINK ABOUT IT...
AND TAKE YOUR TIME.
I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH.
Man: CHIEF!
THERE'S COPS BUZZING ALL
OVER THE PLACE OUT THERE.
YOU KNOW THEY'RE
LOOKING FOR THIS DUDE, BOSS.
WE BETTER GET OUT OF HERE.
OPEN THE DOOR.
Hunter: O...
A LICENSE NUMBER.
I THINK HE SAID
ONE-LIMA-QUEEN-OCEAN-098.
DID YOU GET THAT?
YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S
THE WAY I WROTE IT.
Man: THE CAR IS
REGISTERED TO NICK BARTONI,
BUT HE REPORTED IT
STOLEN AT 8:00 LAST NIGHT
JUST MINUTES AFTER
McCALL FOUND YOU.
YEAH, NICK BARTONI.
I KNOW THAT GUY.
WASN'T HE A BIG POWERHOUSE
IN VEGAS DURING THE 50s?
LIVES HERE NOW, DOESN'T HE?
YEAH, THAT'S THE GUY.
THE CAR'S REGISTERED
IN THAT NAME
AT 25811 PACIFIC COAST
HIGHWAY OUT IN MALIBU.
I WANT TO REALLY THANK
YOU FOR COMING BY TO SEE ME.
THE CAPTAIN WOULDN'T
HAVE COME BY TO SEE ME,
WOULD HE, McCALL?
WE'RE GOING TO GET
THE PEOPLE WHO DID THIS.
THEY CAN'T GO AROUND
BEATING ON MY GUYS.
AND NO WAY YOU CAN
IDENTIFY THE FELLOW
WHO ASKED YOU THE QUESTIONS?
NO, IT WAS WAY TOO DARK.
I'D KNOW HIS VOICE, THOUGH.
YOU KNOW HOW LONG I
COULD HOLD NICK BARTONI
ON A VOICE I.D.?
ABOUT 10 MINUTES.
THAT LONG, HUH?
YEAH,
WHICH IS WHY I'M NOT
EVEN GOING TO TRY.
I DON'T WANT YOU MAKING
ANY MOVES ON BARTONI
WITHOUT ME KNOWING ABOUT IT.
HE IS VERY RICH, AND
EVEN THOUGH HE'S RETIRED,
HE'S GOT A LOT OF
POLITICIANS IN HIS POCKET
IN THIS TOWN.
HE COULD HURT THE
DEPARTMENT REAL BAD
UNLESS OUR CASE
AGAINST HIM IS AIRTIGHT.
DOES THAT GIVE YOU A FAINT HINT
AS TO WHY I CAME TO VISIT YOU.
YES. THANK YOU.
I LOVE YOU, HUNTER,
BUT I GOT TO PROTECT
THE DEPARTMENT.
NOW, THEY'RE LETTING YOU
OUT OF HERE AT NOON TODAY,
AND I'M GIVING YOU THE
REST OF THE AFTERNOON OFF.
AND BY THAT, I MEAN OFF.
YOU EVEN GO NEAR BARTONI,
I'M GOING TO HAVE
YOUR BUTT IN A SLING.
ARE WE CLEAR ON THAT?
YEAH, I GUESS I COULD
USE THE DAY OFF...
SO COULD MY HEAD, RIGHT, McCALL?
I'M HOLDING YOU
RESPONSIBLE, McCALL.
WHAT TIME YOU GOT?
McCALL: I JUST THOUGHT
OF ANOTHER REASON
WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS.
YOU'RE OVERSELLING ME.
BARTONI IS PROBABLY
SURROUNDED BY HEAVY MUSCLE.
HOW MANY GUYS DID YOU
SAY HE HAD THERE LAST NIGHT?
HE HAD 5 OF THEM THERE.
NOW, THEY'RE ALL PROBABLY
FROM OUT OF TOWN,
SO MY GUESS IS
THEY WON'T BE THERE.
YEAH, YOU HOPE.
LOOK, ALL I WANT TO DO IS
HEAR THE OLD MAN'S VOICE.
THAT'S ALL.
OK, AND THEN ONCE
YOU HEAR HIS VOICE,
YOU'RE GOING TO TURN
AROUND AND LEAVE, RIGHT?
NO, I'M GOING TO SHOW HIM MY .38
AND GIVE HIM 5 SECONDS
TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF.
HUNTER, LOOK,
THE LIEUTENANT MADE
ME RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU,
SO DO ME A FAVOR, WILL
YOU? DO IT BY THE BOOK.
LOOK, I WOULDN'T BE IN THIS MESS
IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU
IN THE FIRST PLACE.
OH, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. THANK YOU.
WELL, AT LEAST NOW WE KNOW
I DID SEE CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN
WHAT MAKES ME THINK...?
ARE WE BACK TO THAT AGAIN?
BARTONI WANTED TO KNOW
WHY THE CASE WAS
BEING REOPENED. RIGHT?
NOW, THAT DOESN'T
MEAN CHARLIE'S ALIVE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
BARTONI PROBABLY KILLED CHARLIE.
COME TO THINK OF IT,
THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
YOU KNOW, DID YOU THINK
I SAW A GHOST DOWN
THERE OR SOMETHING?
IF YOU TOLD ME
THAT YOU SAW CHARLIE
WHITEWOOD IN NEW ORLEANS,
I'D BELIEVE YOU IN A
SECOND... LIKE THAT.
I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY D...
UH, FELL FOR IT AGAIN, DIDN'T I?
EVERY TIME. YOU GO
FOR IT EVERY TIME.
OW.
JUST BE CAREFUL, OK?
SURE.
SURE.
OK, HERE'S THE DEAL.
IF I'M NOT BACK HERE
BY 2:25, COME GET ME.
YOU'RE GOING TO
KNOCK ON THE DOOR,
AND YOU'RE GOING
TO BE INVITED IN.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BREAK
THE DOOR DOWN, RIGHT?
WHAT WAS IT MY GOOD
FRIEND BOBBY BURNS SAID?
"THE BEST LAID PLANS
OF MICE AND MEN."
HUNTER...
IF I DIDN'T HAVE A
PERSONAL STAKE IN THIS,
I SWEAR I'D PUT
YOU UNDER ARREST.
YEAH, I KNOW. NOW, GET IN THERE.
HANG BY THE PHONE, WILL YOU?
JUST BE COOL, ALL RIGHT?
YEAH.
IF YOU DON'T SHOW UP ON TIME,
I'M GOING TO COME IN
THERE WITH 18 BACKUP UNITS.
MAKE IT 20. SEE YOU.
HOW YOU DOING, MR. BARTONI?
ARE YOU A NEIGHBOR?
MIND IF I TURN THIS OFF?
YEAH, I DO.
DO I KNOW YOU?
YEAH, WE MET LAST NIGHT.
AREN'T YOU THE GUY
THAT OWES ME 300 BUCKS
FOR MY MEDICAL EXPENSES?
ARE YOU A COP?
YOU LOOK LIKE ONE.
THEN WHAT IN THE HELL ARE
YOU DOING ASKING ME QUESTIONS?
YOU HEARD OF MIRANDA?
YEAH, I HEARD OF HIM.
WASN'T HE THE GUY
THAT GOT OFF SCOTT FREE
AFTER MAKING A FULL CONFESSION?
WHY DON'T YOU GET LOST?
BEFORE I CALL SOME COPS
THAT KNOW THE RULES.
YEAH, WELL, I KNOW THE
RULES, AND SO DO YOU:
KIDNAPPING, BATTERY,
THREATENING A MAN'S LIFE.
YOU BROKE THOSE RULES
LAST NIGHT, REMEMBER?
YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE
ME GET OUT OF THIS CHAIR
AND GO CALL THE
SHERIFF'S OFFICE.
LET'S SEE, WHAT WAS
IT YOU SAID LAST NIGHT?
UH... OH YEAH...
IF YOU WANT ANOTHER
40 YEARS TO LIVE,
YOU'LL TELL ME WHY YOU
OPENED THE WHITEWOOD CASE.
I WANT TO KNOW WHY
YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT.
YOU'RE OFFERING ME
ANOTHER 40 YEARS?
I'LL TAKE IT.
YOU GOT A DINNER DATE TONIGHT?
I ALWAYS HAVE A
DINNER ENGAGEMENT.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE
IT, YOU'LL TALK TO ME.
AND IF I DON'T?
I TOLD A VERY GOOD
FRIEND OF MINE
I'D GIVE YOU 5 SECONDS.
HOW DOES 5 SECONDS SOUND?
HA! I HAVEN'T BEEN
AFRAID OF GUNS
SINCE I'M 20 YEARS OLD.
MR. BARTONI, WHAT I'VE
GOT IS DIMINISHED CAPACITY.
YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?
WHICH MEANS I CAN'T
BE HELD RESPONSIBLE
FOR WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO.
YOU'RE CRAZY.
YEAH, AND I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT
THE WHITEWOOD CASE,
YOU GOT 5 SECONDS.
OK. ALL RIGHT. I'LL
MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU.
I COULD CARE LESS
ABOUT YOUR DIGGING
FOR CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.
I WAS ONLY DOING A FAVOR
FOR A FRIEND OF MINE.
YOU LET ME CALL HER,
TELL HER I'M BEING
THREATENED BY SOME NUTSO COP.
IF SHE SAYS IT'S OK TO TELL YOU
WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW, GREAT.
IF NOT, YOU'RE JUST
GOING TO HAVE TO KILL ME.
DOES YOUR PHONE
HAVE AN EXTENSION?
MY EXTENSIONS
HAVE GOT EXTENSIONS.
HERE'S YOUR EXTENSION.
HELLO.
MAGGIE, IT'S NICK.
ANY DEVELOPMENTS?
YEAH. REMEMBER THAT COP
I HAD A LITTLE CONVERSATION
WITH LAST NIGHT?
HE'S SITTING RIGHT HERE
LISTENING TO THIS CONVERSATION.
YOU'RE PUTTING ME ON.
DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
YEAH, WHO IS THIS?
NICK, WHAT THE HELL'S
GOING ON THERE?
ARE YOU AT HOME?
MAGGIE, THIS GUY IS BONKERS.
HE'S THREATENED TO KILL ME
IF I DON'T TELL HIM WHY I WAS
ASKING ABOUT WHITEWOOD.
YOU GOT THAT,
BABE? HE'S GOT A GUN,
AND I'M NOT TOO SURE
THAT HE WON'T USE IT.
WELL, SHALL I CALL THE COPS?
ARE YOU NUTS?
HE'D HAVE THE JOB DONE
BEFORE THEY GOT HERE.
NOW, SHOULD I TELL HIM
WHAT HE WANTS TO KNOW,
OR SHOULD I TELL
HIM TO GET LOST.
HEY, YOU, ARE YOU
STILL ON THE LINE?
YES, I AM.
WELL, I LIVE IN THE COLONY.
I'LL BE THERE IN 10 MINUTES.
WELL, YOU BETTER
COME ALONE, LADY.
NICK, I'M COMING OVER THERE,
AND I'M COMING
ALONE, AS YOU KNOW.
I'LL LEAVE IT UP TO YOU
TO CONVINCE THIS JERK
THAT I WON'T BRING
ANYBODY WITH ME.
SO, CONVINCE ME, NICK.
CONVINCE YOU? HOW?
SHE'S AS NUTTY AS YOU ARE.
DIDN'T YOU RECOGNIZE HER VOICE?
NO, WHO IS SHE?
WILL YOU BELIEVE AVA FONTAINE?
Man: IF THERE'S A DEE
DEE McCALL IN HERE,
YOU'RE WANTED ON THE TELEPHONE.
YEAH.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO
MOVE THAT PREEMPT TIME
BACK TO 2:40. I'LL NEED
ANOTHER HALF HOUR
TO GET THE INFORMATION I NEED.
HUNTER, DOES SOMEBODY
HAVE A GUN TO YOUR HEAD?
NO, I'M SITTING RIGHT
HERE WITH NICK BARTONI.
WE'RE ALONE.
NOW, AVA FONTAINE'S
ON HER WAY OVER HERE.
SHE'LL BE HERE ANY SECOND
NOW WITH SOME INFORMATION.
AVA FONTAINE?
IS THAT SOME KIND
OF A CODE MESSAGE?
McCALL, DO YOU WANT THE ANSWERS
TO CHARLIE WHITEWOOD OR NOT?
IF YOU DO, STAY THERE
UNTIL 2:40. YOU GOT THAT?
HUNTER, IF ANYTHING
BAD HAPPENS TO YOU,
I'M NEVER GOING TO FORGIVE YOU.
Man on P.A.: YOUR
ATTENTION PLEASE.
THE AIRPORT SHUTTLE
TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA
WILL BE LEAVING IN 10
MINUTES FROM OUTSIDE GATE 7.
SANTA MONICA AND CONSTELLATION.
ALL RIGHT. COME
ON, BOYS. IN! IN!
STAY!
AND MAGGIE... AVA TO YOU
AND HER MILLIONS OF FANS...
SAVED MY BACON YEARS AGO.
SHE LOANED ME $300,000.
AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW,
WHATEVER AVA WANTS, AVA GETS.
AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?
YOU GUYS ARE GREAT.
COME ON.
GET UP!
GET OVER THERE!
YOU, TOO. COME ON! MOVE IT!
Ava: TELL HIM TO PUT
THOSE GUNS AWAY.
PUT THOSE GUNS AWAY.
LISTEN, WYATT EARP,
IF YOU WANT THE ANSWERS
YOU CAME HERE TO GET,
PUT THE GUNS DOWN.
OK, COME ON DOWN, MISS FONTAINE.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
WELL, WHAT DO WE DO NOW?
FLIP A COIN?
WHY?
FIND OUT WHO GOES FIRST.
YOU CAN GO FIRST.
WHY?
BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS.
UH... NO.
I DON'T LIKE ONE-WAY STREETS.
I WALKED ONE ONCE
IN GOWER GULCH,
AND A GUY NAMED HOWARD
WAS DIRECTING THE TRAFFIC.
I HADN'T WALKED A
ONE-WAY STREET SINCE.
NOW, HERE'S WHAT
I WANT. I'LL GIVE YOU
THE INFORMATION
YOU WANT FIRST, OK?
BUT YOU SWEAR TO ME YOU
WON'T BRING ANY CHARGES
AGAINST MY FRIEND
NICK... OR HIS BOYS.
OK, GO AHEAD.
CHARLIE WHITEWOOD DEFENDED
A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE
TWO YEARS AGO,
AND WE BECAME VERY,
VERY WELL ACQUAINTED.
CHARLIE FELL IN LOVE WITH ME.
HE GOT A LEGAL
SEPARATION FROM HIS WIFE
AND MOVED IN WITH ME.
THEN, ONE DAY CHARLIE
GOT INTO TROUBLE...
GOT CAUGHT RIGGING
A JURY OR SOMETHING,
AND I WOKE UP ONE AFTERNOON
AND FOUND CHARLIE GONE.
CHARLIE AND ABOUT $2
MILLION WORTH OF JEWELS,
BEARER BONDS,
SECURITIES, CASH... GONE.
AND THE NEXT DAY,
HE DROVE OFF A CLIFF.
THE WHOLE SAD, STRANGE STORY.
NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN.
OH, AND YOU HAVEN'T
HEARD FROM HIM SINCE, HUH?
IS THAT A JOKE, OR DO
YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS?
DO YOU MEAN, THAT'S THE ANSWER?
THAT CHARLIE WASN'T IN THAT CAR?
HE'S ALIVE.
WELL, I DON'T KNOW.
AW, COME ON NOW.
WE MADE A DEAL HERE,
AND THERE'S ONE THING
I WAS PRETTY SURE OF
AT THE BEGINNING,
AND I STILL AM.
JERKS LIKE CHARLIE DON'T
USUALLY COMMIT SUICIDE.
McCall: YOU'RE
RIGHT. THEY DON'T.
AT LEAST CHARLIE DIDN'T.
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
AVA FONTAINE,
THIS IS MY PARTNER,
SERGEANT DEE DEE McCALL.
SHE'S ABOUT 15 MINUTES EARLY.
YEAH, I KNOW, I COULDN'T WAIT.
I DIDN'T LIKE THE SOUND
OF THAT PHONE CALL.
MISS FONTAINE, I
HEARD WHAT YOU SAID,
AND CHARLIE WASN'T IN THAT CAR.
I SAW HIM IN NEW ORLEANS
JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.
HE IS ALIVE.
SORRY, AVA, I GUESS I
STEERED YOU WRONG
ON THAT ONE.
I TOLD HER I FIGURED
CHARLIE TOOK THE JEWELS
AND THE BONDS AND
TRIED TO FENCE THEM.
THEN THE FENCE RIPPED
HIM OFF AND KILLED HIM.
I'M GOING TO BE
PUTTING A $50,000 REWARD
ON THAT CREEP'S HEAD,
SO DON'T STOP LOOKING FOR HIM.
WELL, UH, WE'RE NOT
ALLOWED TO ACCEPT REWARDS.
YOU'RE PRETTY CUTE FOR A COP.
YOU OUGHT TO TRY
MY RACKET SOMETIME.
TAKES EVEN MORE GUTS THAN YOURS.
SEND ME THE NAME OF
YOUR FAVORITE CHARITIES.
YOU FIND CHARLIE,
YOU'RE A PAIR OF
PHILANTHROPISTS.
HOW MANY BACKUPS YOU BRING?
6.
ALL RIGHT. GOOD.
OK, YOU GUYS, GET OVER HERE.
TAKE A WALK ON THE BEACH, HUH?
MR. BARTONI...
GET OUT OF HERE.
ALWAYS RIGHT ON TIME.
AND I REMEMBER YOU:
ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL AND READY.
I WAS JUST FIXING A DRINK.
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HEAD?
I FELL DOWN.
STILL TAKE SODA
WATER WITH A TWIST?
I GAVE UP THE TWIST.
WELL, I'M MAKING
MYSELF A MARTINI.
I MIGHT EVEN HAVE TWO,
SO WHY DON'T YOU SIT
DOWN AND BE COMFORTABLE?
NICE PLACE, ARLENE.
THANK YOU.
PROBABLY DOESN'T
COUNT WITHOUT THE BOOZE,
BUT WHAT'LL WE DRINK TO? US?
LET'S SEE. LET'S
DRINK TO CHARLIE.
HEY, COME ON, THAT ISN'T FUNNY.
BESIDES, YOU SAID NO
TALK ABOUT CHARLIE.
YEAH, I KNOW. I LIED.
WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, RICK?
WELL, I LIED TO YOU
ABOUT WHY I WANTED TO
TALK TO ABOUT CHARLIE.
THE FACT IS, ARLENE, HE'S ALIVE.
I SAID THIS ISN'T FUNNY.
YEAH, MY PARTNER SAW
HIM IN NEW ORLEANS.
ARE YOU HERE TO
TAKE ME OUT TO DINNER,
OR ARE YOU HERE AS A COP?
WELL, THAT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU.
HOW?
WELL THE BODY THEY
FOUND IN CHARLIE'S CAR...
HAD A LOT OF DENTAL WORK:
CROWNS, CAPS,
THAT SORT OF THING.
YES, AND HIS DENTIST
VERIFIED THAT.
AND YOU CONFIRMED IT.
YES. WHY SHOULDN'T I?
BECAUSE IT WASN'T CHARLIE.
YOU'RE IN TROUBLE, ARLENE,
AND YOU AND THAT
DENTIST FRIEND OF YOURS
ARE ACCOMPLICES TO MURDER
BEFORE AND AFTER THE FACT.
LISTEN, RICK, AND LISTEN GOOD.
I GOT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING
FROM CHARLIE'S DEATH.
HE THOUGHT HE WAS
GOING TO LIVE FOREVER.
HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE
AN INSURANCE POLICY.
I DON'T CARE IF
HE KILLED HIMSELF,
IF HE WAS MURDERED,
OR HE DIDN'T DIE AT ALL.
ARLENE, CHARLIE'S PROBLEM
WITH THE JURY
TAMPERING SITUATION
STARTED TWO YEARS
BEFORE HE DIED.
3 MONTHS BEFORE
YOU TWO SEPARATED.
NOW, HE HAD JUST
MET AVA FONTAINE.
NOW, SHE WAS LOADED
WITH ALL KINDS OF
NEGOTIABLE GOODIES
LIKE CASH, JEWELRY, STOCKS
AND BONDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
ALL CHARLIE HAD
WAS HIS REPUTATION
AND A LICENSE TO PRACTICE LAW...
WHICH HE WAS GOING TO LOSE
AS SOON AS HE WENT TO PRISON.
SO, YOU SEE, YOU
AND CHARLIE HAD THIS
WHOLE THING WORKED
OUT... BEFORE YOU SEPARATED.
AND THAT HURTS YOU, DOESN'T IT?
HURTS ME? WHAT THE HELL
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? HURTS ME?
YOU ENJOYED OUR LITTLE AFFAIR
JUST AS MUCH AS I DID.
DON'T MOVE, HUNTER.
JUST PUT YOUR HANDS ON
THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
FINGERS TOGETHER.
HIYA, CHARLIE.
YEAH, YEAH, BACK UP.
GET BACK.
TURN AROUND.
GET HIS GUN.
BE CAREFUL.
WHERE'S YOUR PARTNER? OUTSIDE?
NO, SHE'S HOME
WATCHING TELEVISION.
CALL HER.
TELL HER ARLENE WANTS
TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
YOU NEED HER HERE FOR A WITNESS.
WHAT FOR? SO YOU
CAN SHOOT US BOTH?
NO, SO I CAN KEEP
YOU BOTH TIED UP...
IF YOU'LL EXCUSE THE PUN...
LONG ENOUGH FOR THE TWO
OF US TO GET INTO MEXICO.
YOU'LL SPEND A COZY
EVENING TOGETHER.
HOUSEKEEPER WILL
FIND YOU ABOUT 9:00 AM
IF SHE'S ON TIME.
AND YOU CAN TRY YOUR
LUCK AT TELLING THE WORLD
THAT CHARLIE
WHITEWOOD IS STILL ALIVE.
GIVE HER THE NUMBER.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING WRONG,
OR I'LL PULL THE PLUG ON YOU.
AND I MEAN THAT BOTH WAYS.
WHAT'S HER NUMBER.
HERE.
HELLO?
YEAH, McCALL? I HIT PAY DIRT.
ARLENE WANTS TO
MAKE A CONFESSION,
SO WHY DON'T YOU BRING
YOUR TAPE RECORDER
AND GET OVER HERE.
WHERE ARE YOU?
2023 SAN RUO, PACIFIC PALISADES.
I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.
RIGHT.
GET YOUR HANDS AT
THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.
VERY GOOD, HUNTER.
I KNEW YOU'D BE REASONABLE.
HEY, CHARLIE, YOU'VE GOT MY GUN.
CAN I PUT MY HANDS DOWN?
JUST LEAVE THEM
RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE.
THAT LITTLE SEPARATION
WAS JUST THE FIRST STEP
IN A BIG SCAM OF YOURS, HUH?
POOR AVA.
SHUT UP.
IF HE MOVES A FINGER, SHOOT HIM.
YOU KNOW WHERE
TO FIND ME, ARLENE.
HE SHOT OUT YOUR TIRE. COME ON!
Hunter, on loudspeaker:
PULL OVER, WHITEWOOD.
YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
JUST FINISHING UP THE PAPERWORK
ON ARLENE WHITEWOOD.
I JUST TALKED TO GEORGE
KELLER'S DAUGHTER.
HER FATHER'S DENTAL
HISTORY MATCHES THE CHART
THAT ARLENE AND THE
DENTIST SAID WAS CHARLIE'S.
WELL, I GUESS THAT DOES IT.
CASE...
CLOSED.