Hunter (1984–1991): Season 2, Episode 16 - Fagin 1986 - full transcript
Hunter and McCall's investigation of a teenager's death leads them to a contemporary Fagin who commands a group of barrio boys to commit crimes for him.
GET THEM UP! OPEN THAT DOOR!
DID YOU KNOW THAT HE WAS
A CHILD WHEN YOU KILLED HIM?
HE'S NOT OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE.
HE'S OLD ENOUGH TO KILL.
THOSE KIDS DIDN'T
PLAN THAT ROBBERY.
THEY HAD A FAGIN...
YOU KNOW, A SCUMBALL
THAT MAKES THE KIDS DO
HIS DIRTY WORK FOR HIM.
IF THE COPS CAN'T
DO NOTHING TO US,
HOW COME THEY GOT YOU BUGGED?
ALL EXCEPT FOR ONE COP.
HUNTER. HE'S A DANGER TO US ALL,
ESPECIALLY TO YOU.
YOU MUST PROMISE
THAT NO MORE OF MY
FRIENDS WILL BE HURT.
SHAKE HANDS WITH
YOUR NEW FRIEND.
IF WE DON'T FIND
EMILIO BEFORE THEY DO,
WE'VE KILLED ANOTHER KID.
HUNTER! NO!
WORKS FOR ME.
TALK ABOUT A LICENSE TO KILL.
YOU GOT IT.
YOU CAN ROB, YOU CAN STEAL,
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING
YOU PLEASE, AND NOBODY...
NOBODY DO A DAMN
THING TO STOP YOU.
WHY IS THAT?
WHAT MAKES YOU SO SPECIAL?
WHAT PUTS YOU OF ALL
PEOPLE ABOVE THE LAW?
IS IT BECAUSE YOU'RE
BEAUTIFUL? YOU'RE SUPER-SMART?
YOU'RE BORN RICH?
NO.
NO. I THINK YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
AND SMART ENOUGH,
AND I'M MAKING YOU RICH
BECAUSE OF THAT SPECIAL
THING YOU DO HAVE.
ALL OF YOU.
YOU ALL ARE JUVENILES.
AND THAT'S WHY THE
LAW CAN'T TOUCH YOU.
AND NOW... ABOUT TOMORROW.
NOTHING CAN GO WRONG.
IF YOU GET BUSTED, NO SWEAT.
JUST REMEMBER THIS...
THE COPS MAY BE YOUR ENEMY,
BUT THE LAW IS YOUR FRIEND.
THE LAW SAYS THAT
BECAUSE YOU'RE UNDERAGE,
YOU'RE NOT HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU DO.
SO NO MATTER WHAT GOES WRONG,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE.
MIGUEL, GETTING ALL OF THIS?
OH, SURE, GOT IT.
BUT YOU WERE SCARED THE
FIRST TIME... SURE, YOU WERE.
LISTEN TO ME, ALL OF YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT.
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO BE GOOD.
ALL YOU HAVE TO BE...
IS WHAT?
TELL ME.
COOL. COOL.
THAT'S ALL.
THAT'S ALL.
MIGUEL...
SHAKE HANDS WITH
YOUR NEW FRIEND.
I DON'T THINK I'M
READY FOR THAT, MAN.
SURE YOU ARE.
YOU CAN USE IT, TOO.
A MAN PULLS OUT A GUN
ON YOU, YOU POP HIM.
AND THE LAW WILL
STILL PROTECT YOU.
A KID LIKE YOU,
THE MOST YOU'LL GET IS 3
MONTHS IN THE COUNTRY.
YOU LOOK TALLER, ESE.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
COOL.
COOL.
HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH.
COOL.
Boy: OK, REMEMBER WHAT
EL GALLO SAID... STAY COOL.
GET THEM UP! OPEN THAT DOOR!
I'LL BLOW YOU AWAY!
OPEN UP! COME ON!
GET BACK! GET BACK!
THIS ALL OF IT, MAN?
THAT'S EVERYTHING,
KID. THAT'S ALL THERE IS.
LET'S GO, COME ON!
LET'S GO! OUT OF HERE!
AAH!
UHH!
MIGUEL! MIGUEL!
NO, MIGUEL!
COME ON!
WHAT HAVE WE GOT, LUIS?
IT'S BAD. SEE FOR YOURSELF.
WHO IS IT?
UNIDENTIFIED. ONE
OF THE THIEVES.
WAIT A MINUTE, THIS IS A KID.
HE CAN'T BE 15 YEARS OLD.
HE'S NOT OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE.
HE'S OLD ENOUGH TO KILL.
WHAT'S THIS?
HEY, BILL, COME HERE.
CAN YOU GET A
SHOT OF THIS FOR ME?
LIKE I SAID, THAT
TATTOO BELONGS TO
A PEEWEE GANG IN EAST L.A.
CALLED LOS DIABLOS.
I PULLED THEIR FILE FROM
THE GANG TASK FORCE.
HERE THEY ARE...
ALL 6 OF THEM.
ALL CHILDREN?
WELL, THEY DON'T THINK SO.
HERE'S THE BOY THAT WAS
KILLED... MIGUEL MORALES.
HE'S BEEN IDENTIFIED BY
HIS MOTHER AND HIS SISTER.
THIS IS HIS BROTHER EMILIO.
HE'S ONE YEAR YOUNGER.
AND YOU THINK THIS
IS ONE OF THE BOYS
THAT PULLED THE HEIST, HUH?
PROBABLY.
LISTEN, UH...
I WANT TO WORK WITH
YOU GUYS ON THIS.
WE WERE HOPING YOU WOULD.
MAYBE THEY'VE GONE TO MASS.
THEY'VE JUST LOST A SON.
NO. AS WE WERE DRIVING BY,
I SAW CANDLES BURNING
IN THEIR FRONT ROOM.
YOU DON'T LEAVE CANDLES
LIT, NOT IN THESE PLACES.
COME BACK, THE
HOUSE IS BURNED DOWN,
MAYBE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HEY, THERE'S THE LITTLE BROTHER.
DRIVE THIS CRATE
AROUND TO THE BACK.
YOU STAY HERE WITH
LUIS. I'M GOING IN THERE.
UH... NO TECHNICALS, OK?
THERE ARE KIDS IN THERE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY TECHNICALS?
NO BIZARRE BEHAVIOR.
BIZARRE BEHAVIOR?
MM-HMM.
TITO. SANCHO.
Bartender: GO AHEAD.
WHAT, UH... WHAT'S UPSTAIRS?
NOTHING FOR YOU, ESE.
YOU RUNNING GIRLS IN HERE?
THERE'S NO GIRLS WORKING HERE.
WHAT'S UPSTAIRS?
OFFICE. APARTMENT.
THE BOSS. EL GALLO.
I SAW 5 KIDS GO UPSTAIRS.
EL GALLO'S FORMING
A BASKETBALL TEAM.
5 SHORT KIDS.
A PEEWEE TEAM.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME, ESE?
A SHORT TOMATO JUICE.
HEY.
THE CHECK-CASHING
JOB WENT DOWN HARD.
WE HAD TO TAKE THE OLD MAN OUT.
AND WE LOST MIGUEL.
SO NOW, MORE THAN EVER,
WE GOT TO STAY VERY COOL,
ESPECIALLY YOU, EMILIO.
MIGUEL WAS YOUR BROTHER,
AND BECAUSE OF HIM
THE COPS ARE GOING
TO BE ALL OVER US.
BUT REMEMBER THIS...
WHEN THE OLD MAN KILLED MIGUEL,
IT WAS UMBERTO WHO
TOOK THE OLD MAN OUT.
WHY?
BECAUSE MIGUEL WAS
UMBERTO'S BROTHER, TOO.
AS WE ALL ARE.
WE'RE ALL BROTHERS.
YOU UNDERSTAND, EMILIO?
WE... ALL OF US...
HAVE LOST A BROTHER.
HEY, MAN, I'M COOL.
AH, BUT YOU STILL
CALLED FOR THIS MEETING.
WHY?
TO TALK ABOUT THE MONEY.
WE MADE A BIG SCORE.
YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THAT?
MIGUEL'S NOT EVEN BURIED.
IT'S... IT'S HIS SHARE
I'M THINKING ABOUT.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT?
EMILIO...
MIGUEL WENT DOWN.
HIS SHARE GOES INTO THE POT.
I TAKE CARE OF IT FOR ALL OF YOU
UNTIL ALL OF YOU ARE 18.
THAT'S THE RULE.
BUT... IT'S MY MOM, MAN.
SHE WORKS HARD, CLEANING HOUSES.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE RICH.
YOU COULD LIVE WITH A
HOOKER IN PUERTO VALLARTA.
NOW SHE LOST MIGUEL.
ALL OUR MONEY GOES
INTO BURYING HIM.
IF I COULD JUST
GIVE HER HIS SHARE...
ARE YOU STUPID?
DIDN'T YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?
THE COPS ARE GOING TO BE
ALL OVER US BECAUSE OF MIGUEL.
IF YOU GIVE YOUR
MOTHER HIS SHARE,
THEY WON'T LET UP ON US,
BECAUSE THEY KNOW
THAT HIS BROTHER
WAS IN ON THE HEIST...
ALL HIS BROTHERS.
YOU GOT THAT?
MAN, I'M SORRY, YOU KNOW?
HEY, I UNDERSTAND.
ANY MORE STUPID QUESTIONS?
HOW ABOUT SOMETHING
FOR OUR POCKETS? 20 BUCKS.
NO. CARLOS BUZZED ME.
THERE'S A COP DOWNSTAIRS.
I DON'T WANT HIM WONDERING
WHERE YOU GOT THE MONEY, HUH?
I'LL GO DOWN WITH YOU
SOON AS I GET A SHIRT.
I WANT TO SEE HOW
YOU HANDLE YOURSELF
IF HE HASSLES YOU.
EMILIO, YOU COOL?
YEAH, COOL.
COOL, YEAH.
WHAT DID EMILIO WANT?
MONEY. IT RUNS IN THE BLOOD.
YOU KNOW, YOU AND
YOUR KID BROTHER
HAVE THE SAME IDEAS.
DID HE WANT IT FOR
MY MOTHER, AS I DO?
OH, SI. YEAH.
EMILIO'S A NICE BOY...
LIKE YOU'RE A NICE GIRL.
WELL, IF WE'RE SO NICE,
THEN WHY DON'T YOU
WANT TO HELP US?
HEY, QUERIDA,
DON'T I DO ENOUGH FOR YOU?
TAKE YOU TO THE RACES, DANCING,
SHOW YOU A HELL OF A TIME?
YES, BUT WHEN I HAVE A REAL NEED
AT A TIME LIKE THIS
TO HELP MY MOTHER WITH THE...
SHH. HUSH.
WHEN THE COPS ARE NOT
AROUND ASKING QUESTIONS,
I'LL PICK UP THE TAB
FOR THE FUNERAL.
HEY, AND YOU CAN PAY
ME ANY WAY YOU WANT.
EMILIO, HE WASN'T
INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING?
HE WASN'T THERE WITH MIGUEL?
NO.
HEY...
UH, I GOT TO GO DOWNSTAIRS.
YOU SHOULD BE WITH YOUR MOTHER.
TAKE THE BACK WAY.
ALL RIGHT.
HECTOR RIVAS.
HECTOR, IS THAT YOU?
IT'S EL GALLO NOW.
COME ON DOWN HERE, HECTOR.
HUNTER.
IF I HAD KNOWN IT WAS
YOU WAITING HERE FOR ME...
I WASN'T WAITING HERE
TO SEE YOU, HECTOR.
I STOPPED BY TO SEE LOS DIABLOS.
BUT NOW THAT I SEE
YOU WITH THESE KIDS,
IT'S ALL STARTING TO FIT FOR ME.
HEY, VATO, YOU CAN'T
COME BUSTING IN HERE...
HEY, CARLOS... STAY COOL.
THIS COP DOESN'T
PLAY BY THE RULES.
WE'RE LUCKY HE DIDN'T
MESS UP THE JOINT
JUST TO BE DOING SOMETHING.
YOU'RE VERY PERCEPTIVE, HECTOR.
YOU KIDS KNOW THAT
20 MILES FROM HERE,
4 KIDS ROBBED A
CHECK-CASHING STORE?
ONE MAN WAS KILLED.
ONE OF THE BOYS
WAS KILLED, ALSO.
THAT BOY CAME FROM THIS BARRIO.
NOW, THE STOLEN CAR THEY USED
WAS WIPED CLEAN OF FINGERPRINTS.
VERY PROFESSIONAL JOB.
JUST LIKE THE WAY
YOU USED TO OPERATE
BEFORE I BUSTED
YOU, RIGHT, HECTOR?
HEY, I DID MY TIME,
HUNTER. I'M CLEAN.
THOSE KIDS DIDN'T
PLAN THAT ROBBERY.
THEY HAD A FAGIN.
A WHAT?
THEY HAD A FAGIN...
YOU KNOW, A SCUMBALL
THAT MAKES THE KIDS DO
HIS DIRTY WORK FOR HIM.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, HECTOR?
DIDN'T YOU READ OLIVER TWIST?
SORRY. THAT'S ONE I MISSED.
HEY, CHECK THIS ACTION.
HEY, SUGAR!
HOW'D YOU LIKE ME
TO CHECK YOUR PIPES?
HOW'D YOU LIKE MY BOYFRIEND
TO SHUT OFF YOUR WATER?
EH, PLUMBER?
YOU ASKED FOR IT, SUGAR.
I WOULD'VE TAKEN IT, TOO.
SO, THIS BIG TOUGH GUY
EVER TELL YOU HOW HE
GOT SENT TO STATE PRISON?
SURE, MAN. SHOOTOUT.
SHOOTOUT.
HE SHOT A WOMAN.
A MOTHER AT A CONVENIENCE STORE
WHEN SHE WENT FOR
THE BURGLAR ALARM.
ISN'T THAT RIGHT, HECTOR?
NOT ME. THE KID I WAS WITH.
HE PULLED THE TRIGGER.
YEAH, HE SURE DID.
YOU SEE, HECTOR'S
PARTNER WAS A MINOR.
SO HECTOR WENT TO
SAN QUENTIN FOR 8 YEARS,
WHILE THE BOY
WENT HOME IN 5 DAYS.
THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU PROBABLY THOUGHT
AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT,
SITTING UP THERE
IN HARD TIME, RIGHT?
YES, I DID.
AND I FIGURED IT ALL OUT.
I'M TOO OLD FOR
THE LIFE OF CRIME.
YEAH, WELL, SO IS THE
BOY THAT GOT AWAY.
YOU SEE, HE'S IN
DEATH ROW NOW...
FOR ANOTHER MURDER.
HEY, MAN, DON'T TRY TO SCARE US.
WE'RE COOL. YOU CAN'T HASSLE US.
YOU DON'T HAVE A CHARGE ON US.
JUST GET OFF OUR BACKS.
WELL, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, SON,
IS 3 OF YOU WERE
IN ON THAT ROBBERY.
SO I'LL JUST TAKE ALL
5 OF YOU DOWNTOWN,
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
WHAT'S THE CHARGE?
HOW ABOUT MURDER?
HEH HEH. STAY COOL.
THERE'S NOTHING
THEY CAN DO TO YOU.
YOU'LL BE SLEEPING ON
YOUR OWN BED TONIGHT.
HEH HEH HEH.
SO, YOU'RE TELLING
ME YOU HAD TO SPRING
ALL 5 OF THOSE KIDS?
WHY? WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?
ALL THE KIDS WERE
WEARING DARK SUNGLASSES,
AND THE GUY JUST
COULDN'T I.D. THEM.
YOU'D THINK HE COULD
TRY A LITTLE HARDER.
WELL, WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE?
IF HE HAD I.D.'d THOSE KIDS,
THEY'D GET OUT OF THE
SMOG FOR A COUPLE WEEKS,
AND THAT WOULD BE IT.
YEAH, AND NOW THEY'RE BACK
WITH THEIR FAGIN ON THE STREET,
AND IT'LL GIVE US A
BETTER SHOT AT THEM.
YOU KNOW, GOING AFTER THEM
IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY.
THOSE BARRIO KIDS DON'T BREAK.
YEAH, WE KNOW THAT.
ALL RIGHT, HERE.
TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT.
THANK YOU.
SEE THAT GIRL SITTING
JUST BEHIND MRS. MORALES?
IT MUST BE HIS SISTER IRENA.
I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HER AT FIRST.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, RECOGNIZE HER?
YOU'VE SEEN HER BEFORE?
YEAH, THAT'S THE ONE
WE TOLD YOU ABOUT.
SHE CAME OUT OF
THE BACK OF EL GALLO
RIGHT BEFORE WE
WENT IN FOR THE ARREST.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE?
IT'S LIKE I SAID.
ONCE THEY START TO HASSLE YOU,
THEY NEVER LET UP.
NOT EVEN...
WHEN WE BURY OUR BROTHER?
THERE'S YOUR ANSWER.
SILENCIO, POR FAVOR.
Priest: TAMBIEN POR
TU MISERICORDIA
LO ASOCIAS A LOS
CORAS CELESTIALES
POR JESUCRISTO,
NUESTRO SENOR, AMEN.
DALE, SENOR, EL DESCANSO ETERNO
Y BRILLA SOBRE EL
LA LUZ ETERNA, AMEN.
YOU SHOULD BE
TALKING TO MY TEACHERS,
TO MY BOSS WHERE I
WORK AFTER SCHOOL.
I'VE BEEN TALKING
TO YOUR TEACHERS
AND TO YOUR BOSS DOWN
AT THE WAREHOUSE, YES.
AND EVERY ONE OF
THEM SAY, EMILIO,
YOU HAVE A GREAT
DEAL OF POTENTIAL.
YEAH, POTENTIAL.
SO DID MIGUEL.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
WHAT HAPPENED TO
MIGUEL HERE CAN HAPPEN
TO ANY ONE OF YOU
KIDS AT ANY TIME,
AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT.
WHAT CAN I DO?
TALK TO ME, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO PROTECT US?
ME AND MY MOTHER? AND MY SISTER?
YOU GOING TO PROTECT
US WHERE WE LIVE?
LISTEN, MAN, POLICE CARS DON'T
EVEN GO DOWN THERE AT NIGHT
WITHOUT A BACKUP.
GO HOME, HUNTER.
YOU GOT NO BUSINESS HERE.
SPEAKING OF BUSINESS,
YOU KIDS KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
TO MONEY YOU GUYS TAKE?
HEY, WHY DON'T YOU
TAKE OFF, BIG MAN?
I BET YOU DON'T, DO YOU?
IT'S NO USE, HUNTER.
THESE KIDS DON'T
WANT YOU COMING HERE
TO THIS HOLY PLACE
TO INSULT THEM.
HOW MANY MORE OF THESE KIDS
YOU GOING TO PLANT
OUT HERE, HECTOR?
WHAT KIND OF A MAN
ARE YOU, ANYWAY?
I'M THE KIND OF MAN
YOUMADE ME, HUNTER.
YOUSENT ME TO THE STATE PEN,
AND I LEARNED MY LESSON WELL.
WHATEVER KIND OF MAN I AM,
YOUWERE MY TEACHER.
HEH HEH HEH.
HEH. LET'S GO.
HEH HEH HEH HEH.
COME ON.
LISTEN, JUST GO ONCE
AROUND THE BLOCK.
I'M GOING TO TALK TO THE OWNER.
IS THAT HIM OVER THERE,
BY THE GARBAGE CAN?
HEH HEH. YOU GOT
A SENSE OF HUMOR.
I DON'T.
UMBERTO.
MY TIGER.
NOBODY FOLLOW YOU?
GOOD. YES.
UMBERTO, MY MAN.
WHEN I HAVE A JOB THAT
TAKES MORE THAN A BOY,
I CALL UMBERTO.
YEAH.
WHEN EMILIO STUMBLED
AND MIGUEL WENT DOWN,
YOU TOOK THE OLD MAN OUT.
YOU STAYED COOL.
YOU FOUND OUT HOW EASY IT WAS
WITH THE LAW.
ALL EXCEPT FOR ONE COP.
HUNTER. HE'S A DANGER TO US ALL,
ESPECIALLY TO YOU.
HE DOESN'T PLAY BY THE RULES.
AND THE RULES, UMBERTO,
IS WHAT WORKS FOR US.
A COP WHO IGNORES THE RULES
IS A DEADLY ENEMY.
LOOK.
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
YOUR CUT FROM THE LAST TWO JOBS.
YOU'LL GET TWICE AS
MUCH TOMORROW MORNING.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO...
IS TAKE OUR ENEMY OUT.
SO, WHAT HAVE
YOU GOT HERE, LUIS?
ANOTHER LIST?
A LIST OF MERCHANDISE
TAKEN IN ROBBERIES...
BY PEEWEE GANGS
SINCE HECTOR RIVAS
GOT OUT OF PRISON.
DON'T TELL ME. SO WHAT WE DO IS,
WE CHECK EVERY ITEM ON THIS LIST
TO SEE IF WE CAN TRACE
IT BACK TO HECTOR,
WHOM WE ALREADY KNOW,
HE'S THE FAGIN, IS THAT IT?
YEAH. IT'S CALLED POLICE WORK.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
I HAVE ANOTHER LIST
OF THE DAYS
OF WHEN ALL THE KIDS
WERE ABSENT FROM SCHOOL
AND THE DATES OF THE ROBBERIES.
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING
TO BE REAL SURPRISED
TO FIND OUT THEY MATCH.
WELL, OF COURSE
THEY'RE GOING TO MATCH.
SO WHAT IS ALL THIS FOR?
TO BUST THESE KIDS,
SO WE CAN TAKE THEM
TO THE MOUNTAINS,
SO THEY CAN PADDLE CANOES?
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS
HOW WE BUST THE FAGIN.
WHY DON'T WE TAKE A BREAK, HUH?
GO GET SOME FOOD.
YEAH, FOOD.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
YOU WANT TO COME ALONG?
CHOWDER NIGHT.
NO, I'VE GOT TO GO HOME.
I JUST REMEMBERED...
I HAVEN'T HUGGED MY KIDS TODAY.
HERE, TAKE THIS.
WHERE DO YOU PUT ALL THAT?
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
DON'T YOU LIKE CHOWDER?
YEAH, BUT NOT 3 BOWLS
FULL WITH MUSTARD.
HEY, IT'S CHOWDER NIGHT.
AND BESIDES, IT'S
GREAT WITH MUSTARD.
YOU GOT THE BILL.
I'M GOING TO BRING
THE CAR AROUND.
OK.
DROP THE GUN.
HUNTER!
NO!
Newsman: SERGEANT HUNTER,
WILL YOU MAKE A STATEMENT, SIR?
GIVE US YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY?
Newswoman: DID YOU
KNOW THAT HE WAS A CHILD
WHEN YOU KILLED HIM?
DID YOU MEAN TO DO
IT, SERGEANT HUNTER?
Second newsman: DID
YOU KNOW HIM BEFORE?
DO YOU FEEL ANY
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR WHAT HAPPENED?
LET THE MAN THROUGH. BACK OFF!
LET THE MAN THROUGH.
DID YOU HAVE TO SHOOT
TO KILL, SERGEANT HUNTER?
COULDN'T YOU HAVE SHOT
THE GUN OUT OF HIS HAND?
YOU DON'T TAKE CHANCES
DOING TRICK SHOTS
WHEN A MAN'S GOT A GUN
AIMED AT YOUR PARTNER.
A MAN, SERGEANT HUNTER?
HE WAS 16-YEAR-OLD
BOY WITH NO RECORD.
HE COULD HAVE KILLED
HER JUST AS EASY
AS ANY MAN HERE
COULD HAVE KILLED HER.
SO YOU AIMED TO KILL.
I AIMED TO STOP HIM.
Man: YOU A MURDERER, MAN!
CHILD MURDERER!
CHILD MURDERER, MAN!
HERE HE IS.
WHAT'S YOUR COMMENT,
CAPTAIN WYLER?
WELL, SERGEANT HUNTER
HAS AN EXCELLENT RECORD,
AND I CAN'T REALLY SAY
MORE UNTIL I HAVE THE FACTS,
AND THOSE WILL BE FORTHCOMING.
THERE WILL BE A
FULL INVESTIGATION?
YES, AT A CLOSED HEARING.
WHAT'S THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN
TO SERGEANT HUNTER?
I THINK THE WORST
HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.
Chairman: HAVING REVIEWED
ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
AND IN CONSIDERATION
OF THE EVIDENCE PROVIDED
BY DETECTIVE McCALL
AND OF THE BALLISTICS REPORTS
SHOWING THAT THE BOY'S WEAPON
WAS DISCHARGED 5 TIMES
BEFORE SERGEANT HUNTER
FIRED A SINGLE SHOT,
THIS BOARD FINDS THAT
DETECTIVE RICK HUNTER DID ACT
WITHIN THE GUIDELINES
OF THE DEPARTMENT
IN DISCHARGING HIS
WEAPON IN THE INCIDENT
THAT RESULTED IN THE
DEATH OF UMBERTO SANDOVAL.
SO, WHAT ARE WE TALKING?
LEAVE? TRANSFER? WHAT?
A LEAVE.
OK. ON WHAT BASIS?
STRESS?
WELL, I JUST NEED TO BE ALONE,
DO SOME THINKING, YOU KNOW?
I NEVER KILLED A
16-YEAR-OLD BOY BEFORE.
WELL, YOU HAD NO CHOICE.
I MEAN, YOU PROTECTED
YOUR PARTNER.
YOU DID WHAT ANY COP
SHOULD AND WOULD DO.
OK, RICK.
AS OF NOW, YOU'RE ON LEAVE.
IF, UH, YOU NEED MY
HELP IN ANY WAY, YOU CALL.
I WILL. THANKS.
WHAT'S THIS?
CHOWDER NIGHT.
3 FOR ME...
ONE FOR YOU.
MUSTARD.
HOW ABOUT THIS?
HOW ABOUT 1, 2...
3, AND 4 FOR YOU...
AND NONE FOR ME?
YOU HAVE TO EAT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE
BEEN DOING IS EATING.
I'M TIRED OF EATING.
I DON'T WANT TO EAT.
OK, THEN YOU HAVE
TO STOP EATING.
YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
I AM... I'M THINKING.
I'M THINKING ABOUT
OPENING A PIZZA PARLOR.
LOOK, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE,
AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.
I AM NOT GOING TO
BREAK IN A NEW PARTNER,
SO IF YOU QUIT, I QUIT.
QUIT? WHY AM I QUITTING?
I'M NOT QUITTING.
I LIKE MY JOB.
IT'S JUST THAT
I'VE BEEN THINKING.
AND I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT, UH,
EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED,
AND IT'S CHANGED THE
WAY I LOOK AT MY JOB.
IT JUST HURTS TO KNOW
THAT A 16-YEAR-OLD
BOY COULD DIE LIKE THAT.
I KNOW.
BUT, LISTEN, HECTOR
RIVAS KILLED THAT BOY,
JUST AS SOON AS HE
SENT HIM OUT TO KILL A COP.
YEAH, I KNOW THAT. WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO PROVE IT.
THAT'S RIGHT, WE
HAVE TO PROVE THAT
BEFORE SOMEBODY OR MAYBE ME
HAS TO KILL ANOTHER
ONE OF HECTOR'S KIDS.
THAT'S ANOTHER THING.
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
ANSWERING YOUR PHONE.
THAT'S BY DESIGN.
HUNTER RESIDENCE.
McCALL? LUIS.
I GOT A CALL ON THE
OTHER LINE FOR HUNTER.
I WANT TO PATCH IT THROUGH.
YEAH. WHO'S CALLING?
PUT HIM THROUGH.
IT'S FOR YOU.
EMILIO MORALES.
EMILIO.
YEAH. WHERE ARE YOU?
BE RIGHT THERE.
I...
HECTOR SAYS WE'RE BROTHERS.
MY REAL BROTHER'S DEAD...
BECAUSE I STUMBLED.
THEN UMBERTO, HE
PICKED UP THE GUN.
HE KILLED THE OLD MAN.
AND NOW YOU KILLED UMBERTO.
UMBERTO AND ME,
WE GREW UP TOGETHER.
BUT I DON'T BLAME YOU.
I BLAME HECTOR.
WELL, SO DO WE, EMILIO.
WE'VE GOT TO STOP HIM.
BUT I CAN'T TESTIFY. I CAN'T.
WHAT DID YOU WANT
TO TELL US, EMILIO?
ANOTHER JOB'S GOING DOWN.
WHERE? WHEN?
YOU MUST PROMISE
THAT NO MORE OF MY
FRIENDS WILL BE HURT.
EMILIO, I WISH WE COULD
PROMISE YOU THAT,
BUT WE CAN'T.
WE'LL DO THE BEST
WE CAN, THOUGH.
TOMORROW MORNING.
THE FARMACIA...
ON THE CORNER OF
VAYO AND MENDOZA.
FOR DRUGS.
OK. WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING.
AS SOON AS THE
TRANSACTION IS MADE
AND HECTOR GETS THE DRUGS,
WE'RE GOING TO NAIL HIM.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT.
IF ANYBODY FINDS OUT
I TOLD YOU, I'M DEAD.
WE WON'T LET THAT
HAPPEN, BELIEVE ME.
EVEN IF IT DOES,
JUST STOP HECTOR.
JUST DON'T FOLLOW ME, PLEASE.
WELL, IF WE DON'T FIND
EMILIO BEFORE THEY DO,
WE'VE KILLED ANOTHER KID.
WHY DID YOU HAVE
CARLOS BRING ME HERE?
BECAUSE I CAN'T SHOW MY FACE.
THE COPS ARE LOOKING
ALL OVER FOR ME
BECAUSE OF YOUR ROTTEN BROTHER.
EMILIO? WHAT HAS HE DONE?
HE WENT TO THE COPS.
HE SPILLED HIS GUTS
ABOUT THE GANG AND
THE CHECK-CASHING JOB.
BUT YOU SAID HE WASN'T THERE!
NONE OF THEM WERE!
I SAID THAT TO PROTECT THEM.
BUT CHACO SAW HIM
TALKING TO HUNTER
AND THE DETECTIVE WOMAN.
I GOT CHACO AND SANCHO AND TITO
LOOKING ALL OVER FOR HIM.
BUT IF THE COPS FIND
HIM BEFORE WE DO,
HE COULD TESTIFY AGAINST US.
HE DIDN'T...
THE LAW IS ON THEIR SIDE!
NOT MINE.
THE LAW CAN BURN ME.
NOW, YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS.
NOW TELL ME! WHERE IS HE?
LET GO OF ME!
TELL ME!
YOUR ROTTEN BROTHER
CAN SEND ME BACK TO SAN QUENTIN.
TO DEATH ROW!
I HOPE HE DOES.
THERE'S NO SIGN OF HIM.
I THINK HE'S LONG GONE BY NOW,
HALFWAY TO T.J.
NO.
EMILIO WOULDN'T GO VERY FAR
WITHOUT HE FIRST
SEES HIS MOTHER.
HERE, TAKE IT.
NO. NO!
NO!
SHUT UP!
TAKE IT.
HEY...
I DON'T WASTE NOBODY'S MOTHER.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS BRING HER HERE.
EMILIO WILL COME TO US.
TAKE IT.
SHE'S STILL IN THERE ALONE.
I'M GOING TO GO
AROUND ONE MORE TIME.
¿SI?
EMILIO!
¡AY, GRACIAS A DIOS!
¿DONDE ESTAS?
SI...
EN LA FERRETERIA DONDE TRABAJAS.
SI...
TE VOY A TRAER EL DINERO.
OPERADOR, LA POLICIA, POR FAVOR.
ES UN EMERGENCIA.
On radio: HUNTER,
McCALL, THIS IS LUIS.
THIS IS McCALL. COME IN, LUIS.
I'M HOLDING MRS.
MORALES ON THE PHONE.
SHE'S HAD A CALL FROM EMILIO.
WHERE IS HE?
THE WAREHOUSE WHERE HE WORKS,
THE APEX PRODUCE
WAREHOUSE AT, UM...
YEAH, WE KNOW WHERE IT IS.
WE PASSED IT 3 TIMES TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. LISTEN...
ONE OF THE GANG
OVERHEARD THE CALL,
WHICH MEANS HECTOR
RIVAS KNOWS WHERE HE IS.
MRS. MORALES WANTS
TO GO TO THE WAREHOUSE.
LUIS, TELL MRS. MORALES
THAT McCALL WILL
STAY HERE WITH HER.
I WILL GO TO THE
WAREHOUSE IMMEDIATELY.
YOU GOT THAT?
I'LL SEND A BACKUP.
Hector: YOU DID GOOD.
I'M GOING TO GO GET THE CAR.
YOU GET RID OF HER.
GET LOST, IRENA.
POLICE, MRS. MORALES.
SI, ENTIENDO. GRACIAS.
LUIS? STAY ON THE LINE.
HEY, EMILIO?
ESE...
COME ON OUT.
I KNOW YOU'RE OUT HERE, ESE.
Chaco: HECTOR!
IT'S ME, MAN, CHACO!
GET OUT HERE.
SORRY. YOU OK? YEAH.
HE AIN'T HERE, MAN.
HE IS HERE!
I CAN FEEL IT!
DROP THE GUN, BOTH
OF YOU! COME ON!
HEH HEH HEH. DROP
YOUR GUN, HUNTER.
HEH HEH HEH.
DROP IT!
UNLESS YOU WANT
TO KILL ANOTHER BOY.
EL DINERO VINO EN
PARTE DE USTEDES.
MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS.
Irena: SHE SAYS THANK YOU.
SHE KNOWS THAT YOU...
THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED
TO THE RELOCATION MONEY.
Dee Dee: WELL, WE WISH
IT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE.
Luis: WE'D BETTER GET GOING.
AIRLINES DON'T WAIT.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE
KIDS IN THE BARRIO THINK?
THEY THINK I'M A SNITCH,
THAT I'M RUNNING
AWAY LIKE A COWARD.
EMILIO, GET THIS STRAIGHT...
YOU'RE NOT A COWARD.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
YOU'RE A PRETTY BRAVE KID.
BUT I AM RUNNING AWAY.
EMILIO, NOBODY CAN MAKE YOU FEEL
ASHAMED OF YOURSELF
WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION.
THAT'S RIGHT.
REMEMBER THAT.
YEAH. IT'LL WORK OUT IN SPOKANE.
BECAUSE, UH, I'M COMING BACK.
ATTABOY.
I MEAN, NOT UNTIL I
GET A GOOD EDUCATION,
BUT I AM COMING BACK.
OK. COME ON.
OK, LUIS.
DID YOU KNOW THAT HE WAS
A CHILD WHEN YOU KILLED HIM?
HE'S NOT OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE.
HE'S OLD ENOUGH TO KILL.
THOSE KIDS DIDN'T
PLAN THAT ROBBERY.
THEY HAD A FAGIN...
YOU KNOW, A SCUMBALL
THAT MAKES THE KIDS DO
HIS DIRTY WORK FOR HIM.
IF THE COPS CAN'T
DO NOTHING TO US,
HOW COME THEY GOT YOU BUGGED?
ALL EXCEPT FOR ONE COP.
HUNTER. HE'S A DANGER TO US ALL,
ESPECIALLY TO YOU.
YOU MUST PROMISE
THAT NO MORE OF MY
FRIENDS WILL BE HURT.
SHAKE HANDS WITH
YOUR NEW FRIEND.
IF WE DON'T FIND
EMILIO BEFORE THEY DO,
WE'VE KILLED ANOTHER KID.
HUNTER! NO!
WORKS FOR ME.
TALK ABOUT A LICENSE TO KILL.
YOU GOT IT.
YOU CAN ROB, YOU CAN STEAL,
YOU CAN DO ANYTHING
YOU PLEASE, AND NOBODY...
NOBODY DO A DAMN
THING TO STOP YOU.
WHY IS THAT?
WHAT MAKES YOU SO SPECIAL?
WHAT PUTS YOU OF ALL
PEOPLE ABOVE THE LAW?
IS IT BECAUSE YOU'RE
BEAUTIFUL? YOU'RE SUPER-SMART?
YOU'RE BORN RICH?
NO.
NO. I THINK YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL
AND SMART ENOUGH,
AND I'M MAKING YOU RICH
BECAUSE OF THAT SPECIAL
THING YOU DO HAVE.
ALL OF YOU.
YOU ALL ARE JUVENILES.
AND THAT'S WHY THE
LAW CAN'T TOUCH YOU.
AND NOW... ABOUT TOMORROW.
NOTHING CAN GO WRONG.
IF YOU GET BUSTED, NO SWEAT.
JUST REMEMBER THIS...
THE COPS MAY BE YOUR ENEMY,
BUT THE LAW IS YOUR FRIEND.
THE LAW SAYS THAT
BECAUSE YOU'RE UNDERAGE,
YOU'RE NOT HELD
RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU DO.
SO NO MATTER WHAT GOES WRONG,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY THE PRICE.
MIGUEL, GETTING ALL OF THIS?
OH, SURE, GOT IT.
BUT YOU WERE SCARED THE
FIRST TIME... SURE, YOU WERE.
LISTEN TO ME, ALL OF YOU.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT.
YOU DON'T EVEN HAVE TO BE GOOD.
ALL YOU HAVE TO BE...
IS WHAT?
TELL ME.
COOL. COOL.
THAT'S ALL.
THAT'S ALL.
MIGUEL...
SHAKE HANDS WITH
YOUR NEW FRIEND.
I DON'T THINK I'M
READY FOR THAT, MAN.
SURE YOU ARE.
YOU CAN USE IT, TOO.
A MAN PULLS OUT A GUN
ON YOU, YOU POP HIM.
AND THE LAW WILL
STILL PROTECT YOU.
A KID LIKE YOU,
THE MOST YOU'LL GET IS 3
MONTHS IN THE COUNTRY.
YOU LOOK TALLER, ESE.
HOW DO YOU FEEL?
COOL.
COOL.
HEH HEH HEH HEH HEH.
COOL.
Boy: OK, REMEMBER WHAT
EL GALLO SAID... STAY COOL.
GET THEM UP! OPEN THAT DOOR!
I'LL BLOW YOU AWAY!
OPEN UP! COME ON!
GET BACK! GET BACK!
THIS ALL OF IT, MAN?
THAT'S EVERYTHING,
KID. THAT'S ALL THERE IS.
LET'S GO, COME ON!
LET'S GO! OUT OF HERE!
AAH!
UHH!
MIGUEL! MIGUEL!
NO, MIGUEL!
COME ON!
WHAT HAVE WE GOT, LUIS?
IT'S BAD. SEE FOR YOURSELF.
WHO IS IT?
UNIDENTIFIED. ONE
OF THE THIEVES.
WAIT A MINUTE, THIS IS A KID.
HE CAN'T BE 15 YEARS OLD.
HE'S NOT OLD ENOUGH TO DRIVE.
HE'S OLD ENOUGH TO KILL.
WHAT'S THIS?
HEY, BILL, COME HERE.
CAN YOU GET A
SHOT OF THIS FOR ME?
LIKE I SAID, THAT
TATTOO BELONGS TO
A PEEWEE GANG IN EAST L.A.
CALLED LOS DIABLOS.
I PULLED THEIR FILE FROM
THE GANG TASK FORCE.
HERE THEY ARE...
ALL 6 OF THEM.
ALL CHILDREN?
WELL, THEY DON'T THINK SO.
HERE'S THE BOY THAT WAS
KILLED... MIGUEL MORALES.
HE'S BEEN IDENTIFIED BY
HIS MOTHER AND HIS SISTER.
THIS IS HIS BROTHER EMILIO.
HE'S ONE YEAR YOUNGER.
AND YOU THINK THIS
IS ONE OF THE BOYS
THAT PULLED THE HEIST, HUH?
PROBABLY.
LISTEN, UH...
I WANT TO WORK WITH
YOU GUYS ON THIS.
WE WERE HOPING YOU WOULD.
MAYBE THEY'VE GONE TO MASS.
THEY'VE JUST LOST A SON.
NO. AS WE WERE DRIVING BY,
I SAW CANDLES BURNING
IN THEIR FRONT ROOM.
YOU DON'T LEAVE CANDLES
LIT, NOT IN THESE PLACES.
COME BACK, THE
HOUSE IS BURNED DOWN,
MAYBE THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HEY, THERE'S THE LITTLE BROTHER.
DRIVE THIS CRATE
AROUND TO THE BACK.
YOU STAY HERE WITH
LUIS. I'M GOING IN THERE.
UH... NO TECHNICALS, OK?
THERE ARE KIDS IN THERE.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY TECHNICALS?
NO BIZARRE BEHAVIOR.
BIZARRE BEHAVIOR?
MM-HMM.
TITO. SANCHO.
Bartender: GO AHEAD.
WHAT, UH... WHAT'S UPSTAIRS?
NOTHING FOR YOU, ESE.
YOU RUNNING GIRLS IN HERE?
THERE'S NO GIRLS WORKING HERE.
WHAT'S UPSTAIRS?
OFFICE. APARTMENT.
THE BOSS. EL GALLO.
I SAW 5 KIDS GO UPSTAIRS.
EL GALLO'S FORMING
A BASKETBALL TEAM.
5 SHORT KIDS.
A PEEWEE TEAM.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME, ESE?
A SHORT TOMATO JUICE.
HEY.
THE CHECK-CASHING
JOB WENT DOWN HARD.
WE HAD TO TAKE THE OLD MAN OUT.
AND WE LOST MIGUEL.
SO NOW, MORE THAN EVER,
WE GOT TO STAY VERY COOL,
ESPECIALLY YOU, EMILIO.
MIGUEL WAS YOUR BROTHER,
AND BECAUSE OF HIM
THE COPS ARE GOING
TO BE ALL OVER US.
BUT REMEMBER THIS...
WHEN THE OLD MAN KILLED MIGUEL,
IT WAS UMBERTO WHO
TOOK THE OLD MAN OUT.
WHY?
BECAUSE MIGUEL WAS
UMBERTO'S BROTHER, TOO.
AS WE ALL ARE.
WE'RE ALL BROTHERS.
YOU UNDERSTAND, EMILIO?
WE... ALL OF US...
HAVE LOST A BROTHER.
HEY, MAN, I'M COOL.
AH, BUT YOU STILL
CALLED FOR THIS MEETING.
WHY?
TO TALK ABOUT THE MONEY.
WE MADE A BIG SCORE.
YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THAT?
MIGUEL'S NOT EVEN BURIED.
IT'S... IT'S HIS SHARE
I'M THINKING ABOUT.
WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT?
EMILIO...
MIGUEL WENT DOWN.
HIS SHARE GOES INTO THE POT.
I TAKE CARE OF IT FOR ALL OF YOU
UNTIL ALL OF YOU ARE 18.
THAT'S THE RULE.
BUT... IT'S MY MOM, MAN.
SHE WORKS HARD, CLEANING HOUSES.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE RICH.
YOU COULD LIVE WITH A
HOOKER IN PUERTO VALLARTA.
NOW SHE LOST MIGUEL.
ALL OUR MONEY GOES
INTO BURYING HIM.
IF I COULD JUST
GIVE HER HIS SHARE...
ARE YOU STUPID?
DIDN'T YOU HEAR WHAT I SAID?
THE COPS ARE GOING TO BE
ALL OVER US BECAUSE OF MIGUEL.
IF YOU GIVE YOUR
MOTHER HIS SHARE,
THEY WON'T LET UP ON US,
BECAUSE THEY KNOW
THAT HIS BROTHER
WAS IN ON THE HEIST...
ALL HIS BROTHERS.
YOU GOT THAT?
MAN, I'M SORRY, YOU KNOW?
HEY, I UNDERSTAND.
ANY MORE STUPID QUESTIONS?
HOW ABOUT SOMETHING
FOR OUR POCKETS? 20 BUCKS.
NO. CARLOS BUZZED ME.
THERE'S A COP DOWNSTAIRS.
I DON'T WANT HIM WONDERING
WHERE YOU GOT THE MONEY, HUH?
I'LL GO DOWN WITH YOU
SOON AS I GET A SHIRT.
I WANT TO SEE HOW
YOU HANDLE YOURSELF
IF HE HASSLES YOU.
EMILIO, YOU COOL?
YEAH, COOL.
COOL, YEAH.
WHAT DID EMILIO WANT?
MONEY. IT RUNS IN THE BLOOD.
YOU KNOW, YOU AND
YOUR KID BROTHER
HAVE THE SAME IDEAS.
DID HE WANT IT FOR
MY MOTHER, AS I DO?
OH, SI. YEAH.
EMILIO'S A NICE BOY...
LIKE YOU'RE A NICE GIRL.
WELL, IF WE'RE SO NICE,
THEN WHY DON'T YOU
WANT TO HELP US?
HEY, QUERIDA,
DON'T I DO ENOUGH FOR YOU?
TAKE YOU TO THE RACES, DANCING,
SHOW YOU A HELL OF A TIME?
YES, BUT WHEN I HAVE A REAL NEED
AT A TIME LIKE THIS
TO HELP MY MOTHER WITH THE...
SHH. HUSH.
WHEN THE COPS ARE NOT
AROUND ASKING QUESTIONS,
I'LL PICK UP THE TAB
FOR THE FUNERAL.
HEY, AND YOU CAN PAY
ME ANY WAY YOU WANT.
EMILIO, HE WASN'T
INVOLVED IN THE SHOOTING?
HE WASN'T THERE WITH MIGUEL?
NO.
HEY...
UH, I GOT TO GO DOWNSTAIRS.
YOU SHOULD BE WITH YOUR MOTHER.
TAKE THE BACK WAY.
ALL RIGHT.
HECTOR RIVAS.
HECTOR, IS THAT YOU?
IT'S EL GALLO NOW.
COME ON DOWN HERE, HECTOR.
HUNTER.
IF I HAD KNOWN IT WAS
YOU WAITING HERE FOR ME...
I WASN'T WAITING HERE
TO SEE YOU, HECTOR.
I STOPPED BY TO SEE LOS DIABLOS.
BUT NOW THAT I SEE
YOU WITH THESE KIDS,
IT'S ALL STARTING TO FIT FOR ME.
HEY, VATO, YOU CAN'T
COME BUSTING IN HERE...
HEY, CARLOS... STAY COOL.
THIS COP DOESN'T
PLAY BY THE RULES.
WE'RE LUCKY HE DIDN'T
MESS UP THE JOINT
JUST TO BE DOING SOMETHING.
YOU'RE VERY PERCEPTIVE, HECTOR.
YOU KIDS KNOW THAT
20 MILES FROM HERE,
4 KIDS ROBBED A
CHECK-CASHING STORE?
ONE MAN WAS KILLED.
ONE OF THE BOYS
WAS KILLED, ALSO.
THAT BOY CAME FROM THIS BARRIO.
NOW, THE STOLEN CAR THEY USED
WAS WIPED CLEAN OF FINGERPRINTS.
VERY PROFESSIONAL JOB.
JUST LIKE THE WAY
YOU USED TO OPERATE
BEFORE I BUSTED
YOU, RIGHT, HECTOR?
HEY, I DID MY TIME,
HUNTER. I'M CLEAN.
THOSE KIDS DIDN'T
PLAN THAT ROBBERY.
THEY HAD A FAGIN.
A WHAT?
THEY HAD A FAGIN...
YOU KNOW, A SCUMBALL
THAT MAKES THE KIDS DO
HIS DIRTY WORK FOR HIM.
WHAT'S THE MATTER, HECTOR?
DIDN'T YOU READ OLIVER TWIST?
SORRY. THAT'S ONE I MISSED.
HEY, CHECK THIS ACTION.
HEY, SUGAR!
HOW'D YOU LIKE ME
TO CHECK YOUR PIPES?
HOW'D YOU LIKE MY BOYFRIEND
TO SHUT OFF YOUR WATER?
EH, PLUMBER?
YOU ASKED FOR IT, SUGAR.
I WOULD'VE TAKEN IT, TOO.
SO, THIS BIG TOUGH GUY
EVER TELL YOU HOW HE
GOT SENT TO STATE PRISON?
SURE, MAN. SHOOTOUT.
SHOOTOUT.
HE SHOT A WOMAN.
A MOTHER AT A CONVENIENCE STORE
WHEN SHE WENT FOR
THE BURGLAR ALARM.
ISN'T THAT RIGHT, HECTOR?
NOT ME. THE KID I WAS WITH.
HE PULLED THE TRIGGER.
YEAH, HE SURE DID.
YOU SEE, HECTOR'S
PARTNER WAS A MINOR.
SO HECTOR WENT TO
SAN QUENTIN FOR 8 YEARS,
WHILE THE BOY
WENT HOME IN 5 DAYS.
THAT'S SOMETHING
YOU PROBABLY THOUGHT
AN AWFUL LOT ABOUT,
SITTING UP THERE
IN HARD TIME, RIGHT?
YES, I DID.
AND I FIGURED IT ALL OUT.
I'M TOO OLD FOR
THE LIFE OF CRIME.
YEAH, WELL, SO IS THE
BOY THAT GOT AWAY.
YOU SEE, HE'S IN
DEATH ROW NOW...
FOR ANOTHER MURDER.
HEY, MAN, DON'T TRY TO SCARE US.
WE'RE COOL. YOU CAN'T HASSLE US.
YOU DON'T HAVE A CHARGE ON US.
JUST GET OFF OUR BACKS.
WELL, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT, SON,
IS 3 OF YOU WERE
IN ON THAT ROBBERY.
SO I'LL JUST TAKE ALL
5 OF YOU DOWNTOWN,
WHAT DO YOU SAY?
WHAT'S THE CHARGE?
HOW ABOUT MURDER?
HEH HEH. STAY COOL.
THERE'S NOTHING
THEY CAN DO TO YOU.
YOU'LL BE SLEEPING ON
YOUR OWN BED TONIGHT.
HEH HEH HEH.
SO, YOU'RE TELLING
ME YOU HAD TO SPRING
ALL 5 OF THOSE KIDS?
WHY? WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?
ALL THE KIDS WERE
WEARING DARK SUNGLASSES,
AND THE GUY JUST
COULDN'T I.D. THEM.
YOU'D THINK HE COULD
TRY A LITTLE HARDER.
WELL, WHAT DIFFERENCE
DOES IT MAKE?
IF HE HAD I.D.'d THOSE KIDS,
THEY'D GET OUT OF THE
SMOG FOR A COUPLE WEEKS,
AND THAT WOULD BE IT.
YEAH, AND NOW THEY'RE BACK
WITH THEIR FAGIN ON THE STREET,
AND IT'LL GIVE US A
BETTER SHOT AT THEM.
YOU KNOW, GOING AFTER THEM
IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY.
THOSE BARRIO KIDS DON'T BREAK.
YEAH, WE KNOW THAT.
ALL RIGHT, HERE.
TAKE YOUR BEST SHOT.
THANK YOU.
SEE THAT GIRL SITTING
JUST BEHIND MRS. MORALES?
IT MUST BE HIS SISTER IRENA.
I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HER AT FIRST.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, RECOGNIZE HER?
YOU'VE SEEN HER BEFORE?
YEAH, THAT'S THE ONE
WE TOLD YOU ABOUT.
SHE CAME OUT OF
THE BACK OF EL GALLO
RIGHT BEFORE WE
WENT IN FOR THE ARREST.
WHAT ARE THEY DOING HERE?
IT'S LIKE I SAID.
ONCE THEY START TO HASSLE YOU,
THEY NEVER LET UP.
NOT EVEN...
WHEN WE BURY OUR BROTHER?
THERE'S YOUR ANSWER.
SILENCIO, POR FAVOR.
Priest: TAMBIEN POR
TU MISERICORDIA
LO ASOCIAS A LOS
CORAS CELESTIALES
POR JESUCRISTO,
NUESTRO SENOR, AMEN.
DALE, SENOR, EL DESCANSO ETERNO
Y BRILLA SOBRE EL
LA LUZ ETERNA, AMEN.
YOU SHOULD BE
TALKING TO MY TEACHERS,
TO MY BOSS WHERE I
WORK AFTER SCHOOL.
I'VE BEEN TALKING
TO YOUR TEACHERS
AND TO YOUR BOSS DOWN
AT THE WAREHOUSE, YES.
AND EVERY ONE OF
THEM SAY, EMILIO,
YOU HAVE A GREAT
DEAL OF POTENTIAL.
YEAH, POTENTIAL.
SO DID MIGUEL.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
WHAT HAPPENED TO
MIGUEL HERE CAN HAPPEN
TO ANY ONE OF YOU
KIDS AT ANY TIME,
AND DON'T YOU FORGET IT.
WHAT CAN I DO?
TALK TO ME, FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO PROTECT US?
ME AND MY MOTHER? AND MY SISTER?
YOU GOING TO PROTECT
US WHERE WE LIVE?
LISTEN, MAN, POLICE CARS DON'T
EVEN GO DOWN THERE AT NIGHT
WITHOUT A BACKUP.
GO HOME, HUNTER.
YOU GOT NO BUSINESS HERE.
SPEAKING OF BUSINESS,
YOU KIDS KNOW WHAT HAPPENS
TO MONEY YOU GUYS TAKE?
HEY, WHY DON'T YOU
TAKE OFF, BIG MAN?
I BET YOU DON'T, DO YOU?
IT'S NO USE, HUNTER.
THESE KIDS DON'T
WANT YOU COMING HERE
TO THIS HOLY PLACE
TO INSULT THEM.
HOW MANY MORE OF THESE KIDS
YOU GOING TO PLANT
OUT HERE, HECTOR?
WHAT KIND OF A MAN
ARE YOU, ANYWAY?
I'M THE KIND OF MAN
YOUMADE ME, HUNTER.
YOUSENT ME TO THE STATE PEN,
AND I LEARNED MY LESSON WELL.
WHATEVER KIND OF MAN I AM,
YOUWERE MY TEACHER.
HEH HEH HEH.
HEH. LET'S GO.
HEH HEH HEH HEH.
COME ON.
LISTEN, JUST GO ONCE
AROUND THE BLOCK.
I'M GOING TO TALK TO THE OWNER.
IS THAT HIM OVER THERE,
BY THE GARBAGE CAN?
HEH HEH. YOU GOT
A SENSE OF HUMOR.
I DON'T.
UMBERTO.
MY TIGER.
NOBODY FOLLOW YOU?
GOOD. YES.
UMBERTO, MY MAN.
WHEN I HAVE A JOB THAT
TAKES MORE THAN A BOY,
I CALL UMBERTO.
YEAH.
WHEN EMILIO STUMBLED
AND MIGUEL WENT DOWN,
YOU TOOK THE OLD MAN OUT.
YOU STAYED COOL.
YOU FOUND OUT HOW EASY IT WAS
WITH THE LAW.
ALL EXCEPT FOR ONE COP.
HUNTER. HE'S A DANGER TO US ALL,
ESPECIALLY TO YOU.
HE DOESN'T PLAY BY THE RULES.
AND THE RULES, UMBERTO,
IS WHAT WORKS FOR US.
A COP WHO IGNORES THE RULES
IS A DEADLY ENEMY.
LOOK.
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.
YOUR CUT FROM THE LAST TWO JOBS.
YOU'LL GET TWICE AS
MUCH TOMORROW MORNING.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO...
IS TAKE OUR ENEMY OUT.
SO, WHAT HAVE
YOU GOT HERE, LUIS?
ANOTHER LIST?
A LIST OF MERCHANDISE
TAKEN IN ROBBERIES...
BY PEEWEE GANGS
SINCE HECTOR RIVAS
GOT OUT OF PRISON.
DON'T TELL ME. SO WHAT WE DO IS,
WE CHECK EVERY ITEM ON THIS LIST
TO SEE IF WE CAN TRACE
IT BACK TO HECTOR,
WHOM WE ALREADY KNOW,
HE'S THE FAGIN, IS THAT IT?
YEAH. IT'S CALLED POLICE WORK.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
I HAVE ANOTHER LIST
OF THE DAYS
OF WHEN ALL THE KIDS
WERE ABSENT FROM SCHOOL
AND THE DATES OF THE ROBBERIES.
I KNOW YOU'RE GOING
TO BE REAL SURPRISED
TO FIND OUT THEY MATCH.
WELL, OF COURSE
THEY'RE GOING TO MATCH.
SO WHAT IS ALL THIS FOR?
TO BUST THESE KIDS,
SO WE CAN TAKE THEM
TO THE MOUNTAINS,
SO THEY CAN PADDLE CANOES?
WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS
HOW WE BUST THE FAGIN.
WHY DON'T WE TAKE A BREAK, HUH?
GO GET SOME FOOD.
YEAH, FOOD.
THAT'S WHAT WE NEED.
YOU WANT TO COME ALONG?
CHOWDER NIGHT.
NO, I'VE GOT TO GO HOME.
I JUST REMEMBERED...
I HAVEN'T HUGGED MY KIDS TODAY.
HERE, TAKE THIS.
WHERE DO YOU PUT ALL THAT?
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU?
DON'T YOU LIKE CHOWDER?
YEAH, BUT NOT 3 BOWLS
FULL WITH MUSTARD.
HEY, IT'S CHOWDER NIGHT.
AND BESIDES, IT'S
GREAT WITH MUSTARD.
YOU GOT THE BILL.
I'M GOING TO BRING
THE CAR AROUND.
OK.
DROP THE GUN.
HUNTER!
NO!
Newsman: SERGEANT HUNTER,
WILL YOU MAKE A STATEMENT, SIR?
GIVE US YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY?
Newswoman: DID YOU
KNOW THAT HE WAS A CHILD
WHEN YOU KILLED HIM?
DID YOU MEAN TO DO
IT, SERGEANT HUNTER?
Second newsman: DID
YOU KNOW HIM BEFORE?
DO YOU FEEL ANY
PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY
FOR WHAT HAPPENED?
LET THE MAN THROUGH. BACK OFF!
LET THE MAN THROUGH.
DID YOU HAVE TO SHOOT
TO KILL, SERGEANT HUNTER?
COULDN'T YOU HAVE SHOT
THE GUN OUT OF HIS HAND?
YOU DON'T TAKE CHANCES
DOING TRICK SHOTS
WHEN A MAN'S GOT A GUN
AIMED AT YOUR PARTNER.
A MAN, SERGEANT HUNTER?
HE WAS 16-YEAR-OLD
BOY WITH NO RECORD.
HE COULD HAVE KILLED
HER JUST AS EASY
AS ANY MAN HERE
COULD HAVE KILLED HER.
SO YOU AIMED TO KILL.
I AIMED TO STOP HIM.
Man: YOU A MURDERER, MAN!
CHILD MURDERER!
CHILD MURDERER, MAN!
HERE HE IS.
WHAT'S YOUR COMMENT,
CAPTAIN WYLER?
WELL, SERGEANT HUNTER
HAS AN EXCELLENT RECORD,
AND I CAN'T REALLY SAY
MORE UNTIL I HAVE THE FACTS,
AND THOSE WILL BE FORTHCOMING.
THERE WILL BE A
FULL INVESTIGATION?
YES, AT A CLOSED HEARING.
WHAT'S THE WORST THAT CAN HAPPEN
TO SERGEANT HUNTER?
I THINK THE WORST
HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.
Chairman: HAVING REVIEWED
ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
AND IN CONSIDERATION
OF THE EVIDENCE PROVIDED
BY DETECTIVE McCALL
AND OF THE BALLISTICS REPORTS
SHOWING THAT THE BOY'S WEAPON
WAS DISCHARGED 5 TIMES
BEFORE SERGEANT HUNTER
FIRED A SINGLE SHOT,
THIS BOARD FINDS THAT
DETECTIVE RICK HUNTER DID ACT
WITHIN THE GUIDELINES
OF THE DEPARTMENT
IN DISCHARGING HIS
WEAPON IN THE INCIDENT
THAT RESULTED IN THE
DEATH OF UMBERTO SANDOVAL.
SO, WHAT ARE WE TALKING?
LEAVE? TRANSFER? WHAT?
A LEAVE.
OK. ON WHAT BASIS?
STRESS?
WELL, I JUST NEED TO BE ALONE,
DO SOME THINKING, YOU KNOW?
I NEVER KILLED A
16-YEAR-OLD BOY BEFORE.
WELL, YOU HAD NO CHOICE.
I MEAN, YOU PROTECTED
YOUR PARTNER.
YOU DID WHAT ANY COP
SHOULD AND WOULD DO.
OK, RICK.
AS OF NOW, YOU'RE ON LEAVE.
IF, UH, YOU NEED MY
HELP IN ANY WAY, YOU CALL.
I WILL. THANKS.
WHAT'S THIS?
CHOWDER NIGHT.
3 FOR ME...
ONE FOR YOU.
MUSTARD.
HOW ABOUT THIS?
HOW ABOUT 1, 2...
3, AND 4 FOR YOU...
AND NONE FOR ME?
YOU HAVE TO EAT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE
BEEN DOING IS EATING.
I'M TIRED OF EATING.
I DON'T WANT TO EAT.
OK, THEN YOU HAVE
TO STOP EATING.
YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING.
I AM... I'M THINKING.
I'M THINKING ABOUT
OPENING A PIZZA PARLOR.
LOOK, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE,
AND I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.
I AM NOT GOING TO
BREAK IN A NEW PARTNER,
SO IF YOU QUIT, I QUIT.
QUIT? WHY AM I QUITTING?
I'M NOT QUITTING.
I LIKE MY JOB.
IT'S JUST THAT
I'VE BEEN THINKING.
AND I'VE BEEN
THINKING ABOUT, UH,
EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED,
AND IT'S CHANGED THE
WAY I LOOK AT MY JOB.
IT JUST HURTS TO KNOW
THAT A 16-YEAR-OLD
BOY COULD DIE LIKE THAT.
I KNOW.
BUT, LISTEN, HECTOR
RIVAS KILLED THAT BOY,
JUST AS SOON AS HE
SENT HIM OUT TO KILL A COP.
YEAH, I KNOW THAT. WE'RE
GOING TO HAVE TO PROVE IT.
THAT'S RIGHT, WE
HAVE TO PROVE THAT
BEFORE SOMEBODY OR MAYBE ME
HAS TO KILL ANOTHER
ONE OF HECTOR'S KIDS.
THAT'S ANOTHER THING.
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN
ANSWERING YOUR PHONE.
THAT'S BY DESIGN.
HUNTER RESIDENCE.
McCALL? LUIS.
I GOT A CALL ON THE
OTHER LINE FOR HUNTER.
I WANT TO PATCH IT THROUGH.
YEAH. WHO'S CALLING?
PUT HIM THROUGH.
IT'S FOR YOU.
EMILIO MORALES.
EMILIO.
YEAH. WHERE ARE YOU?
BE RIGHT THERE.
I...
HECTOR SAYS WE'RE BROTHERS.
MY REAL BROTHER'S DEAD...
BECAUSE I STUMBLED.
THEN UMBERTO, HE
PICKED UP THE GUN.
HE KILLED THE OLD MAN.
AND NOW YOU KILLED UMBERTO.
UMBERTO AND ME,
WE GREW UP TOGETHER.
BUT I DON'T BLAME YOU.
I BLAME HECTOR.
WELL, SO DO WE, EMILIO.
WE'VE GOT TO STOP HIM.
BUT I CAN'T TESTIFY. I CAN'T.
WHAT DID YOU WANT
TO TELL US, EMILIO?
ANOTHER JOB'S GOING DOWN.
WHERE? WHEN?
YOU MUST PROMISE
THAT NO MORE OF MY
FRIENDS WILL BE HURT.
EMILIO, I WISH WE COULD
PROMISE YOU THAT,
BUT WE CAN'T.
WE'LL DO THE BEST
WE CAN, THOUGH.
TOMORROW MORNING.
THE FARMACIA...
ON THE CORNER OF
VAYO AND MENDOZA.
FOR DRUGS.
OK. WE'RE GOING TO BE WATCHING.
AS SOON AS THE
TRANSACTION IS MADE
AND HECTOR GETS THE DRUGS,
WE'RE GOING TO NAIL HIM.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT.
IF ANYBODY FINDS OUT
I TOLD YOU, I'M DEAD.
WE WON'T LET THAT
HAPPEN, BELIEVE ME.
EVEN IF IT DOES,
JUST STOP HECTOR.
JUST DON'T FOLLOW ME, PLEASE.
WELL, IF WE DON'T FIND
EMILIO BEFORE THEY DO,
WE'VE KILLED ANOTHER KID.
WHY DID YOU HAVE
CARLOS BRING ME HERE?
BECAUSE I CAN'T SHOW MY FACE.
THE COPS ARE LOOKING
ALL OVER FOR ME
BECAUSE OF YOUR ROTTEN BROTHER.
EMILIO? WHAT HAS HE DONE?
HE WENT TO THE COPS.
HE SPILLED HIS GUTS
ABOUT THE GANG AND
THE CHECK-CASHING JOB.
BUT YOU SAID HE WASN'T THERE!
NONE OF THEM WERE!
I SAID THAT TO PROTECT THEM.
BUT CHACO SAW HIM
TALKING TO HUNTER
AND THE DETECTIVE WOMAN.
I GOT CHACO AND SANCHO AND TITO
LOOKING ALL OVER FOR HIM.
BUT IF THE COPS FIND
HIM BEFORE WE DO,
HE COULD TESTIFY AGAINST US.
HE DIDN'T...
THE LAW IS ON THEIR SIDE!
NOT MINE.
THE LAW CAN BURN ME.
NOW, YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS.
NOW TELL ME! WHERE IS HE?
LET GO OF ME!
TELL ME!
YOUR ROTTEN BROTHER
CAN SEND ME BACK TO SAN QUENTIN.
TO DEATH ROW!
I HOPE HE DOES.
THERE'S NO SIGN OF HIM.
I THINK HE'S LONG GONE BY NOW,
HALFWAY TO T.J.
NO.
EMILIO WOULDN'T GO VERY FAR
WITHOUT HE FIRST
SEES HIS MOTHER.
HERE, TAKE IT.
NO. NO!
NO!
SHUT UP!
TAKE IT.
HEY...
I DON'T WASTE NOBODY'S MOTHER.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
ALL YOU HAVE TO DO
IS BRING HER HERE.
EMILIO WILL COME TO US.
TAKE IT.
SHE'S STILL IN THERE ALONE.
I'M GOING TO GO
AROUND ONE MORE TIME.
¿SI?
EMILIO!
¡AY, GRACIAS A DIOS!
¿DONDE ESTAS?
SI...
EN LA FERRETERIA DONDE TRABAJAS.
SI...
TE VOY A TRAER EL DINERO.
OPERADOR, LA POLICIA, POR FAVOR.
ES UN EMERGENCIA.
On radio: HUNTER,
McCALL, THIS IS LUIS.
THIS IS McCALL. COME IN, LUIS.
I'M HOLDING MRS.
MORALES ON THE PHONE.
SHE'S HAD A CALL FROM EMILIO.
WHERE IS HE?
THE WAREHOUSE WHERE HE WORKS,
THE APEX PRODUCE
WAREHOUSE AT, UM...
YEAH, WE KNOW WHERE IT IS.
WE PASSED IT 3 TIMES TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. LISTEN...
ONE OF THE GANG
OVERHEARD THE CALL,
WHICH MEANS HECTOR
RIVAS KNOWS WHERE HE IS.
MRS. MORALES WANTS
TO GO TO THE WAREHOUSE.
LUIS, TELL MRS. MORALES
THAT McCALL WILL
STAY HERE WITH HER.
I WILL GO TO THE
WAREHOUSE IMMEDIATELY.
YOU GOT THAT?
I'LL SEND A BACKUP.
Hector: YOU DID GOOD.
I'M GOING TO GO GET THE CAR.
YOU GET RID OF HER.
GET LOST, IRENA.
POLICE, MRS. MORALES.
SI, ENTIENDO. GRACIAS.
LUIS? STAY ON THE LINE.
HEY, EMILIO?
ESE...
COME ON OUT.
I KNOW YOU'RE OUT HERE, ESE.
Chaco: HECTOR!
IT'S ME, MAN, CHACO!
GET OUT HERE.
SORRY. YOU OK? YEAH.
HE AIN'T HERE, MAN.
HE IS HERE!
I CAN FEEL IT!
DROP THE GUN, BOTH
OF YOU! COME ON!
HEH HEH HEH. DROP
YOUR GUN, HUNTER.
HEH HEH HEH.
DROP IT!
UNLESS YOU WANT
TO KILL ANOTHER BOY.
EL DINERO VINO EN
PARTE DE USTEDES.
MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS.
Irena: SHE SAYS THANK YOU.
SHE KNOWS THAT YOU...
THAT ALL OF YOU HAVE CONTRIBUTED
TO THE RELOCATION MONEY.
Dee Dee: WELL, WE WISH
IT COULD HAVE BEEN MORE.
Luis: WE'D BETTER GET GOING.
AIRLINES DON'T WAIT.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE
KIDS IN THE BARRIO THINK?
THEY THINK I'M A SNITCH,
THAT I'M RUNNING
AWAY LIKE A COWARD.
EMILIO, GET THIS STRAIGHT...
YOU'RE NOT A COWARD.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
YOU'RE A PRETTY BRAVE KID.
BUT I AM RUNNING AWAY.
EMILIO, NOBODY CAN MAKE YOU FEEL
ASHAMED OF YOURSELF
WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION.
THAT'S RIGHT.
REMEMBER THAT.
YEAH. IT'LL WORK OUT IN SPOKANE.
BECAUSE, UH, I'M COMING BACK.
ATTABOY.
I MEAN, NOT UNTIL I
GET A GOOD EDUCATION,
BUT I AM COMING BACK.
OK. COME ON.
OK, LUIS.