Hunter (1984–1991): Season 2, Episode 17 - 62 Hrs. of Terror - full transcript

Hunter and McCall are called to investigate the car bombing of a Middle-Eastern consulate member for which a student terrorist group claims responsibility.

"WE WILL STRIKE AGAIN."

AND IT'S SIGNED THE STUDENT
REVOLUTIONARY LEAGUE.

WELL, DO YOU KNOW
IT'S AGAINST THE LAW

TO BLOW UP CARS AND KILL
PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY?

WHY DON'T YOU GUYS HANDLE

THE POLITICAL
ASPECT OF THIS CASE

AND LET US HANDLE
THE HOMICIDE ASPECT?

WHY SHOULD I BE A SUSPECT?

I DON'T THINK IT'S POLITICAL.

THERE'S SOMEBODY
IN THE BACK YARD.

BLOW THE GATE.



NO! YOU ARE GUILTY
OF ILLEGAL ENTRY!

HUNTER! THERE'S A BOMB.

WORKS FOR ME.

OK, CARLOS. WHAT'S GOING ON?

NOT A WHOLE LOT. WANT TO LOOK?

NO.

WELL, WE GOT A MALE...

5'9".

THAT'S ASSUMING WE
HAVE ALL THE PARTS.

ANY I.D.?

ONLY HIS DENTIST KNOWS FOR SURE.

BYE.

WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?

SPECTATORS WERE
PASSING IT AROUND.



SAID THEY FOUND IT HANGING
ON THAT PALM TREE OVER THERE.

THAT ONE RIGHT THERE?

YEAH.

OK, VIRGIL. THANKS.

KEEP EVERYBODY BACK

BEFORE THIS AREA GETS
TOO TRASHED, WOULD YOU?

YEAH, YOU GOT IT.

SORRY...

WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE?

SERGEANT HUNTER. THE TALL MAN.

I'M DHARI SIAD. VICE
CONSUL, BARAQI CONSULATE.

THAT CAR BELONGS TO MY MISSION.

THE DRIVER...

IS HE DEAD?

YES, HE IS. DID YOU KNOW HIM?

YES. ZAMAR ABASS.

OUR LIAISON SECRETARY.

A GOOD FRIEND.

THIS BANNER WAS TIED TO
THAT PALM TREE OVER THERE.

WHAT'S IT SAY?

IT SAYS, "DEATH TO
THE OPPRESSORS

OF THE PEOPLE OF BARAQ."

THIS IS THE MOTTO

OF THE STUDENT
REVOLUTIONARY LEAGUE.

WHAT COWARDS.

THEY THREATENED US,

BUT WE THOUGHT THEY WERE
ONLY LOOKING FOR PUBLICITY,

SO WE IGNORED THEM.

THE NEWS MEDIA HAS BEEN
GETTING A LOT OF CALLS.

THE STUDENTS LEAGUE IS
CLAIMING RESPONSIBILITY

FOR THE BOMBING.

EXCUSE ME. I MUST GO AND
REPORT THIS TO THE CONSUL.

Hunter: OH, NO. HERE
COMES THE BUREAU.

McCall: HOW CAN YOU TELL?

THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME TAILOR.

NOW, LOOK. I'M GONNA GO
SEE THE STUDENT LEAGUE.

YOU COVER FOR ME,
WILL YOU? I'LL SEE YOU.

HI, FELLAS. SERGEANT HUNTER.

MIND IF I COME IN?

YOU HAVE COME IN.

I UNDERSTAND YOU TOOK CREDIT

FOR BLOWING UP THAT CAR
FROM THE BARAQI CONSULATE.

WE HAVE, UH...

ACKNOWLEDGED RESPONSIBILITY.

HMM. WELL, DO YOU
KNOW IT'S AGAINST THE LAW

TO BLOW UP CARS AND KILL
PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY?

YOU'RE ALL UNDER ARREST.

YOU CAN'T COME IN LIKE...

SHUT UP AND SIT DOWN!

NOW, TERRORISTS,
TELL ME HOW YOU DID IT.

WHAT'D YOU USE?
T.N.T.? DYNAMITE?

WELL, WHAT ABOUT PRO-CAM?

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?

YOU DIDN'T DO IT, DID YOU?

IF YOU WISH TO ARREST US, DO SO.

WE ARE NOT REQUIRED TO
ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.

LET ME JUST TELL YOU SOMETHING.

YOU GUYS WANT TO BE
ON TELEVISION, THAT'S FINE.

BUT DON'T DO IT ON MY TIME.

Man: I DON'T KNOW
WHERE THE HELL HE IS.

HE WAS ON HIS WAY
A HALF HOUR AGO.

OH, THERE HE COMES NOW.

HUNTER!

WHERE YOU BEEN?

WORKING ON THE MURDER
CASE OF ZAMAR ABASS.

WELL, THIS IS AGENTS
BINGHAM AND JURGEN.

THIS IS SERGEANT RICK HUNTER.

HI. HOW YOU DOING?

SERGEANT, IN
MATTERS OF THIS KIND,

WE FEEL THAT IT'S BEST
THAT ALL INTERESTED PARTIES

COORDINATE THEIR ACTIVITIES.

DON'T YOU?

NO. UH-UH.

YOU SEE, IF YOU HAVE
TOO MANY AGENCIES

WORKING ON ONE CASE,

THEY HAVE A TENDENCY
TO STEP ON ONE ANOTHER.

SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY.

YOUR ATTITUDE CREATES A PROBLEM.

WELL, IT SHOULDN'T.

YOU SEE, I ALREADY
TALKED TO THE PEOPLE

WHO CLAIMED THEY
BLEW THE CAR UP.

THEY DIDN'T DO IT. BELIEVE ME.

NO?

YOU MEAN THAT THEY
WITHDREW THEIR CLAIM?

WELL, THEY'D LIKE TO CLAIM IT,

BUT WHEN I ASKED THEM
ABOUT THE CAR BOMBING ITSELF,

THEY COULDN'T ANSWER
ANY OF MY QUESTIONS.

SERGEANT, EVEN IF
YOU ELIMINATE THE S.R.L.,

THERE ARE OTHER
DISSIDENT, VIOLENT

BARAQI POLITICAL GROUPS
IN THE UNITED STATES.

WELL, THAT VERY
WELL MAY BE THE TRUTH.

HOWEVER, I DON'T THINK
ANY OF THEM'S GONNA LEAVE

AN S.R.L. BANNER AT
THE SCENE, DO YOU?

HUNTER, WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

WELL, THE POINT I'M MAKING IS,

I DON'T THINK IT'S POLITICAL.

WHAT IS IT?

LOOK, THIS CASE IS STILL
IN OUR JURISDICTION,

AND I EXPECT FULL COOPERATION
FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT.

LOOK, WHY DON'T
WE DO IT THIS WAY?

WHY DON'T YOU GUYS
HANDLE THE POLITICAL ASPECT

OF THIS CASE AND LET US
HANDLE THE HOMICIDE ASPECT?

I THINK HUNTER'S RIGHT.

YOU KNOW, IF WE'RE BOTH
WORKING THE SAME TURF,

WE'RE GONNA BE STUMBLING OVER
EACH OTHER LIKE KEYSTONE COPS.

YOU WORK YOUR SIDE OF
THE STREET, WE'LL WORK OURS.

WE'LL KEEP EACH OTHER
FULLY INFORMED, HOWEVER.

OH, YEAH, ABSOLUTELY.

ALL RIGHT.

YEAH. LIEUTENANT.

GOOD TO SEE YOU. SERGEANT.

PLEASURE TO SEE YOU.

THANK YOU.

HUNTER...

I HOPE YOU GOT A STRONG REASON

FOR THINKING THIS IS
A STRAIGHT HOMICIDE.

I JUST GAVE IT TO YOU.

THAT'S IT. THAT'S ALL?

YEAH, THAT'S IT.

WE THOUGHT THIS STUDENTS
REVOLUTIONARY LEAGUE

WAS ALL RHETORIC AND NO ACTION.

NOW WE'RE UNDER SIEGE.

I THINK WE SHOULD
CHANGE OUR PLANS

AND LEAVE THE
COUNTRY IMMEDIATELY.

THAT WOULD NOT ONLY BE COWARDLY,

THAT WOULD BE STUPID.

WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH YOU?

OUR GOVERNMENT
COULD FALL ANY DAY NOW,

AND THESE FANATICS CAN SMELL IT.

WE COULD BE THEIR NEXT VICTIMS!

WE SHOULD LEAVE NOW.

MAYBE IT ISN'T TOO
LATE FOR US TO...

REGAIN WHAT WE ONCE HAD.

YOU DESTROYED THAT
BEYOND RECALL, DEAR HASSIB.

WE AGREED ON A PLAN,

AND IT WOULD BE A STUPID
MISTAKE TO CHANGE IT.

AND WE WON'T.

BEFORE WE DISCUSS
ANYTHING, SERGEANT,

I WANT TO KNOW WHY

WE COULDN'T TALK
AT THE CONSULATE.

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU'D
CARE FOR A DRINK?

WHY WOULDN'T I?

OUR COUNTRY IS QUITE
MODERN, SERGEANT HUNTER.

IT IS THE REVOLUTIONARIES

AND THE RELIGIOUS ZEALOTS

WHO WANT TO RETURN TO THE PAST.

AH, YEAH, THE ZEALOTS.

SPEAKING OF WHICH...

WHAT DO YOU THINK THE
S.R.L. WANTS ANYWAY?

THEY WANT TO CREATE
CHAOS THROUGH TERROR.

THEY DO?

I THINK THEY JUST WANT
TO BE ON TV, MYSELF.

OH?

YOU DON'T BELIEVE THEY
ASSASSINATED ZAMAR?

NO, NO.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS.

THE STUDENTS
REVOLUTIONARY LEAGUE

CONFESSED TO THE BOMBING.

THEY TOOK CREDIT FOR IT,

BUT THEY COULDN'T
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS

ABOUT HOW THEY DID IT.

ZAMAR ABASS WAS A TYPICAL TARGET

FOR TERRORISTS LIKE THE S.R.L.

THE S.R.L. DIDN'T
DO IT. BELIEVE ME.

MAYBE, UH, THE JEALOUS WIFE DID.

NO. HE WAS UNMARRIED,

LOVED BY EVERYONE.

SERGEANT, YOU'RE
IGNORING THE OBVIOUS

TO PURSUE A TYPICALLY AMERICAN,

POLITICALLY
UNSOPHISTICATED THEORY.

YOU'RE WASTING
YOUR TIME AND MINE.

EXCUSE ME.

Man: WHO IS IT?

IT'S DHARI.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
HERE? WE AGREED TO WAIT.

I CAN'T WAIT.

I MISS YOU TOO MUCH.

OH, I NEED YOU MORE THAN EVER.

HARRY?

MM-HMM.

WE MAY HAVE A COMPLICATION.

COMPLICATION. WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

A DETECTIVE.

A POLICE SERGEANT QUESTIONED ME.

WHAT'D HE WANT TO KNOW?

IF I THOUGHT OF A NON-POLITICAL
REASON FOR ZAMAN'S KILLING.

A PERSONAL ONE AS JEALOUSY OR...

REVENGE.

WHO IS HE?

HIS NAME IS HUNTER.

Man: SO, YOU'RE A
COP. CONGRATULATIONS.

I'D LIKE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT
A COUPLE OF YOUR TENANTS.

AH!

I'M A MANAGER, NOT
AN INFORMATION BOOTH.

I DON'T TALK ABOUT MY TENANTS.

I HAVE A VERY
PRIVILEGED RELATIONSHIP

WITH THESE PEOPLE, YOU KNOW?

HMM.

WELL, THEN I'M INFORMING YOU

THAT A PERSON OR PERSONS

CURRENTLY DOMICILED
HERE AT THIS ADDRESS

IS A SUBJECT OF AN AUTHORIZED
POLICE INVESTIGATION.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WELL, IT'S A WARNING.

YOU SEE, IT ABSOLVES THE
DEPARTMENT OF ANY LIABILITY

IN CASE ONE OF THE TENANTS HERE

IS VICTIMIZED BY THE SUBJECT
OF SAID INVESTIGATION.

YOU... YOU TALKING ABOUT
THAT SKINNY CAR DEALER

ON THE FOURTH FLOOR?

UH, I DON'T BELIEVE IT
WORKS QUITE THAT WAY.

YOU KNOW, I THINK I'M THE
ONE ASKING THE QUESTIONS.

YOU JUST TELL ME WHAT YOU KNOW,

AND THEN I'LL TELL
YOU WHAT I CAN.

OH, WAIT A MINUTE.

IT'S... IT'S THE COLLEGE
KIDS ON 3, HUH?

YOU KNOW, I HAD A
FEELING ABOUT THOSE TWO.

YOU COULD HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED.

FOLLOWED? WHY?

BECAUSE YOU'RE A SUSPECT.

WHY SHOULD I BE A SUSPECT?

TO A HOMICIDE DETECTIVE,
EVERYBODY'S A SUSPECT.

YOU BETTER GO HOME.

YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE COME HERE.

THEN THERE'S
HARRY MALONE IN 308.

HE'S A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR.

HARRY MALONE. 308.

I THINK THAT'LL BE
SUFFICIENT, MR...

KESSELMANN.

KESSELMANN.

NOW, YOU REALIZE YOU CAN'T TELL

ANY OF YOUR TENANTS
OF OUR CONVERSATION,

OTHERWISE YOU'LL BE
IMPEDING A POLICE INVESTIGATION.

AND I'LL FIND OUT ABOUT IT.

DEE DEE, COME ON IN.

L-57, GO AHEAD.

HEY, YOU STILL DOING A
CODE 5 ON THE CONSULATE?

NO. I TAILED THE CONSUL,
BUT ALL HE DID WAS GO HOME.

WELL, STAY ON HIM, OK?

I'M WITH DHARI STILL.

I'LL CHECK BACK WITH YOU.

DEE DEE, COME IN.
McCALL, ARE YOU THERE?

McCALL, TALK TO ME.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

YEAH, SORRY, RICK. I RAN
INTO A LITTLE TROUBLE.

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

WELL, I GOT ROUSTED
BY THE BUREAU.

THE BUREAU BOYS
AGAIN? WHAT'S THE BEEF?

OH, IT'S REALLY NO PROBLEM.

WE'VE PLEA-BARGAINED
IT DOWN TO A COCKTAIL.

Man: I'M TALKING TO YOU, FOOL!

WHAT GIVES YOU THE RIGHT
TO TELL ME HOW TO DRESS?

THE CONSTITUTION SAYS I CAN
DRESS ANYWAY I DAMN FEEL,

AND I FEEL DAMN GOOD
DRESSED IN A SKIRT AND HEELS.

I DON'T CARE HOW YOU
DRESS, SWEETHEART.

IN FACT, I THINK
YOU'RE KIND OF CUTE.

BUT THE LAW SAYS

THAT YOU CAN'T USE
THE LADIES' REST ROOM.

YEAH. OK. ARE YOU CRAZY?

CAN YOU IMAGINE WHAT
WOULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME...

YEAH. I GOT TO GO.

..IF I'D GONE IN THE MEN'S ROOM?

RIGHT. BYE.

SO, IS IT HAPPY HOUR WITH
THE JUNIOR G-MAN TONIGHT?

DO I RAG ON YOU

WHEN YOU HAVE COCKTAILS
WITH THE VICE-CONSUL?

YES, BUT THAT'S
DIFFERENT. THAT'S BUSINESS.

OH!

AND BESIDES, IF HE
TAKES YOU TO DINNER,

YOU SHOULD MAKE HIM PAY FOR IT.

HE CAN AFFORD IT ON HIS SALARY.

NOT SO FAST.

WHAT YOU GOT HERE?

A COMPANY.

REALLY? MM-HMM.

HARRY MALONE?

YEAH.

SERGEANT HUNTER,
SERGEANT McCALL.

HI.

HI.

I UNDERSTAND YOU TWO

ARE BIRD-DOGGING THAT
DIPLOMATIC BOMBING.

WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

WELL, I'LL TELL YOU.

THERE'S THIS LADY FROM
THE BARAQI EMBASSY

OR COUNCIL OR WHATEVER...

CAME OVER TO MY
PLACE LAST NIGHT.

WANTED TO HIRE
ME AS A BODYGUARD.

IS THIS YOUR PLACE OF BUSINESS?

YEAH, I WORK OUT
OF MY APARTMENT.

SAVES ON OVERHEAD.

ANYWAY, SHE'S REALLY WORRIED

THAT THESE STUDENT
CRAZIES ARE GONNA HIT HER,

BECAUSE SHE'S THE
NUMBER TWO HONCHO

AT THE EMBASSY.

YEAH, WE KNOW THAT.

WELL, I'M NOT IN
THAT LINE NORMALLY.

I... I'M AN INVESTIGATOR.

I'M NOT IN THE
PROTECTIVE BUSINESS.

BUT THINGS ARE KIND
OF SLOW RIGHT NOW,

SO I THOUGHT MAYBE
I'D TAKE THE JOB.

AND?

WELL, I'M NOT LOOKING
TO BE A DEAD HERO.

I WAS JUST WONDERING...

HOW DANGEROUS IS
THIS LITTLE EPISODE?

WELL, WE DON'T KNOW YET.

WELL, I... I ALSO
WANT TO MAKE SURE

THAT YOU DON'T HAVE
ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS.

I MEAN, I WOULDN'T BE

STEPPING ON ANYONE'S
TOES, WOULD I?

WHAT'S THE LADY'S NAME?

I'VE GOT IT WRITTEN
DOWN RIGHT HERE.

IT'S DHARI SIAD OR...

SIAD, I THINK THAT'S
HOW SHE SAYS IT.

SHE'S VICE-CONSUL.

WELL, HOW DID SHE
HAPPEN TO COME TO YOU?

DIDN'T BOTHER TO ASK.

MAYBE THAT AD IN THE
NICKEL SAVER FINALLY PAID OFF.

WELL, I GOT TO GO.
THANKS FOR YOUR TIME.

WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT TO ME?

WELL, HE'S OBVIOUSLY
COVERING HIMSELF

IN CASE WE DECIDE TO
FOLLOW HER TO HIS APARTMENT.

WHICH YOU DID.

WHICH I DID.

LET'S GO CHECK HIM OUT.

McCall: HE WAS IN
A DEMOLITION UNIT

IN VIETNAM.

I'VE SAID IT ONCE,
I'LL SAY IT AGAIN.

IT IS A SMALL WORLD.

HUNTER, McCALL.

LIEUTENANT FINN WANTS
TO SEE YOU IN HIS OFFICE

ON THE DOUBLE.

THIS IS A COPY OF A LETTER

RECEIVED BY THE BARAQI
CONSULATE THIS AFTERNOON.

UH, IT TRANSLATES...

"UNTIL THERE IS
JUSTICE IN BARAQ,

"THE GUILTY SHALL
PAY WITH THEIR LIVES.

WE WILL STRIKE AGAIN."

AND IT'S SIGNED THE STUDENT
REVOLUTIONARY LEAGUE.

WELL, I THOUGHT
YOU PUT THEM IN JAIL.

WE DID. THEY REFUSED
TO AFFIRM THEIR CLAIM,

SO WE HAD TO LET THEM GO.

WE'VE ADVISED KEY PERSONNEL
TO CHANGE THEIR ROUTES

TO AND FROM THE CONSULATE

AND TO HIRE ADDITIONAL
SECURITY PERSONNEL.

THEY'VE ALSO BEEN ADVISED
TO STAY AT HOME AT NIGHT,

KEEP THEIR OUTSIDE LIGHTS ON.

WE'D LIKE YOU TO AUTHORIZE
REGULAR DRIVE-BYS

AT THESE ADDRESSES.

ALL RIGHT. I CAN
ISSUE THAT ORDER.

HUNTER.

YEAH.

YOU WANT TO UPDATE THESE
GENTLEMEN ON YOUR PROGRESS?

NO. I DON'T HAVE ANY PROGRESS.

SERGEANT, YOU AGREED
TO COOPERATE WITH US

ON THIS INVESTIGATION.

WE CAME HERE SPECIFICALLY

TO INTERFACE WITH
YOU AND YOUR PEOPLE.

WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO
COOPERATE VERY MUCH,

BUT I JUST DON'T HAVE
ANY INTERFACING MATERIAL

AT THIS TIME.

Finn: SORRY, GUYS.

DO IT!

I'M SCARED.

COME ON. THAT BOMB'S TICKING.

MAKE IT GOOD.

I DON'T WANT YOU TO
HAVE TO DO IT TWICE.

GET OUT OF HERE!

THE MOST IMPORTANT THING
IS, KEEP THAT ROOM SANITARY.

I DON'T WANT ANYBODY,

ANY UNNECESSARY
PERSONNEL IN THE HOUSE AT ALL.

HOW'D YOU GET HERE SO FAST?

I WAS HAVING A LATE-NIGHT
SUPPER WITH LARRY

WHEN HE GOT BEEPED.

LARRY? LATE SUPPER?

SPECIAL AGENT JURGEN.

OH. OK.

SO, HOW DID MISS SIAD DO?

NO VISIBLE DAMAGE.

AND SHE WAS INSIDE?

UH-HUH. SAYS SHE GOT UP AT NIGHT

TO RAID THE FRIDGE,
GET A LATE-NIGHT SNACK.

APPARENTLY THE DOOR SHIELDED HER

FROM THE IMPACT.

LUCKY, HUH?

YEAH, REAL LUCKY.

BOMB SQUAD SAYS THAT
IT WAS THE SAME DEVICE

USED ON THE CAR.

THEY ALSO FOUND AN S.R.L. BANNER

IN THE FRONT YARD.

SURE. JUST CONNECT
THE DOTS. 1, 2, 3.

HOW ABOUT OUR GENIUS BODYGUARD?

WHAT WAS HE DOING
THROUGH ALL OF THIS?

SOMEBODY WAS
WORKING ON HIS HEAD.

MEDICS TOOK HIM ON
OVER TO COUNTY GENERAL.

OH, NO. HERE COMES CURLY.

I JUST KNOW HE AND MO
WANT TO INTERFACE WITH ME.

WHAT DO I DO?

GIVE IT A REST, WILL
YOU? THEY'RE ON OUR SIDE.

YEAH, I'M SURE THEY ARE,

BUT I WANT TO TALK TO THE
VICTIMS BEFORE THEY DO.

I'LL SEE YOU LATER.

Dhari: THIS IS THE WRONG
TIME AND THE WRONG PLACE

TO DISCUSS THIS.

YOU WERE ALMOST KILLED TONIGHT.

WE ARE GOING TO
LEAVE THE COUNTRY

AS SOON AS YOU'RE
RELEASED FROM HERE.

NO. EVERYTHING WE HAVE DONE

COULD BE UNDONE IF WE LEAVE NOW.

DON'T BE SUCH A COWARD.

I AM GOING TO LEAVE

AS SOON AS I CAN MAKE
THE ARRANGEMENTS.

WITH OR...

WITHOUT YOU, DHARI.

IF THAT IS COWARDLY, SO BE IT.

DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND

THERE IS NOTHING YOU
CAN DO WITHOUT ME?

I GUESS I MUST HAVE
KNOWN INSTINCTIVELY

I COULD NOT TRUST YOU.

ONCE I AM SAFE, I
WILL CONTACT YOU.

PERHAPS YOU WILL HAVE
COME TO YOUR SENSES BY THEN.

MR. MALONE WAS
TREATED AND RELEASED

ABOUT HALF AN HOUR AGO.

TELL ME ABOUT HIS
INJURY, CAN YOU?

BLOW TO THE BACK OF THE
HEAD WITH A BLUNT INSTRUMENT.

THE PARAMEDICS SAID

THEY FOUND A PIECE
OF PIPE IN HIS CAR

WITH BLOOD ON IT.

HOW HARD WAS HE
HIT, DO YOU THINK?

THESE THINGS CAN'T BE
MEASURED PRECISELY.

LOOK, DOC, I'M HANDLING AN
UNSOLVED MURDER HERE, OK?

MR. MALONE SAID HE
LOST CONSCIOUSNESS.

I DON'T THINK THE BLOW
HAD ENOUGH FORCE

TO CAUSE HIM TO
LOSE CONSCIOUSNESS.

DID YOU TREAT MISS SIAD ALSO?

YES. THERE'S NO OBVIOUS
SIGNS OF CONCUSSION.

I'M KEEPING HER OVERNIGHT
FOR OBSERVATION.

CAN I TALK TO HER?

I'D RATHER YOU
WAIT TILL MORNING.

I'LL BE BACK.

WELCOME HOME.

LITTLE QUICK WITH
THAT, AREN'T YOU?

IT'S SAVED MY TAIL A FEW TIMES.

YOU HERE TO SEE
ME? AT THIS HOUR?

YOU KNOW IF YOU'D HAVE BEEN

THAT QUICK WITH THAT LAST NIGHT,

YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE
THAT LUMP ON YOUR HEAD.

SOMEBODY GOT LUCKY.

YEAH. SO DID YOUR CLIENT.

HOW COME YOU'RE NOT
BODYGUARDING HER?

THEY PUT SOME
RENT-A-COP ON HER ROOM.

BESIDES, I'VE GOT A HEADACHE.

DO YOU MIND IF I GO TO BED NOW?

NO, WAIT, WAIT. BEFORE YOU DO,

WHY DON'T YOU TELL ME
ABOUT YOU AND DHARI SIAD?

YOU KNOW, THAT STORY YOU TOLD ME

AT THE PRECINCT REALLY STINKS.

THAT'S TOUGH, 'CAUSE IT'S TRUE.

NO, THE TRUTH IS,
YOU BLEW UP THE CAR

AS WELL AS THE HOUSE LAST NIGHT.

HA HA HA! YOU GOT TO BE
OUT OF YOUR FREAKIN' SKULL.

WHY WOULD I WASTE
SOME NERD FROM BARAQ?

OR KILL THE WOMAN
I'M WORKING FOR?

BECAUSE YOU'RE TRYING
TO FRAME THE S.R.L.

WHY DON'T YOU POP ME, HUNTER?

OR CHECK ME INTO
THE GREY-BAR HOTEL?

OR ARE YOU A LITTLE
SHORT ON MOTIVE,

NOT TO MENTION EVIDENCE?

WELL, I AM SHORT

ON THE EVIDENCE
AND MOTIVE, BUT...

I'M WORKING ON THAT.

YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.

YEAH.

IT'S DHARI. I'VE BEEN
CALLING YOU FOR HOURS.

WHAT'S THE MATTER?

HASSIB WAS AT THE HOSPITAL.

HE CAME TO SEE ME.

SO?

HE'S MORE FRIGHTENED
THAN WE THOUGHT.

HE'S GOING TO RUN,
LEAVE THE COUNTRY.

WE'VE GOT TO DO IT NOW.

I'LL TAKE CARE OF IT RIGHT AWAY.

I LOVE YOU.

BE CAREFUL.

I LOVE YOU, TOO.

AND I WILL.

DEE DEE, HE'S
WESTBOUND ON OLYMPIC,

JUST PAST HIGHLAND.

L-57, ROGER.

I THINK HE MADE ME.
I'M DROPPING OFF.

L-57, ROGER. I'LL PICK HIM UP.

CONTINUING
NORTHBOUND ON WESTERN.

GOT TO TURN WEST
UP HERE ON MELBA.

HE'S STOPPING FOR
A LIGHT AT GREGORY.

I'M GONNA TURN OFF.

OK. I'LL CUT BACK IN.

HE MUST HAVE TURNED ON GREGORY.

YOU HEAD NORTH, I'LL HEAD SOUTH.

McCall: YEAH, I GOT
IT. GOING NORTH.

THIS IS L-57.

I HAVE AN ABANDONED VEHICLE

AT THE CORNER OF
LUCRESIER AND NOBILE.

JUST HAPPENED 30 SECONDS AGO.

WOW! THAT WAS FAST.

DID YOU SEE WHO
WAS DRIVING THAT CAR?

SEE HIM? HE JUST
STOLE MY PICK-UP.

WHICH WAY DID HE GO?

HE WENT NORTH.

IT'S A BLACK FOUR-BY-FOUR

WITH A CAMPER SHELL ON THE BACK,

AND IT'S GOT CHROME
WHEELS, CHROME BUMPER,

AND TINTED GLASS.

I GOT AN A.M.-F.M. STEREO

WITH A CASSETTE
DECK IN THERE, TOO.

McCall: THERE HE IS.

Hunter: YEAH. I'LL
GIVE HIM SOME SLACK.

WELL, I THINK YOU BETTER
TAKE UP THE SLACK, HUNTER,

BECAUSE I DON'T
SEE HIM ANYWHERE.

WELL, WHERE COULD HE
GO? IT'S A 2-LANE ROAD.

WHOA!

SPEED UP. GET OUT OF HERE!

COME ON!

I SURE DON'T FEEL
RIGHT ABOUT THIS.

I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE
GOTTEN A SEARCH WARRANT.

I'M NOT WASTING 6 PRECIOUS
HOURS GETTING ONE.

I SUPPOSE YOU'D LIKE ME

TO PICK THE LOCK ON THIS, TOO.

YES, I WOULD. AND
VERY QUICKLY, PLEASE.

MR. JOHNSON?

JUST A MINUTE. I'M ON THE PHONE.

UH, IT'S... UH, NEVER MIND.
IT'S JUST THE MANAGER.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO
GET YOU A WOODPECKER?

SOME LOCKS ARE A LITTLE
TOUGHER THAN OTHERS.

NOT TO MENTION THE
FACT THAT I HAVEN'T SLEPT

IN 20 HOURS, OK?

HEY, IF YOU WERE TRYING
TO HIDE A KEY FOR THIS,

WHERE WOULD YOU PUT IT?

IN THE CABINET.

HOLD ON. JUST A SECOND.

McCall: OH, HELLO.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE DHARI SIAD

WAS A CLIENT OF
MALONE'S 3 MONTHS AGO.

SURE WASN'T FOR BODYGUARD WORK.

HMM.

SHE AND THE CONSUL,

WHO HAS A WIFE AND 4 KIDS,

WERE HAVING AN AFFAIR.

LOOKS LIKE SHE SUSPECTED
HE WAS CHEATING ON HER,

AND THAT'S WHEN MALONE
CAME INTO THE PICTURE.

HE PROVED SHE WAS RIGHT.

THE OTHER WOMAN'S NAME...

WAS TRACEY McCAREN.

THAT'S ABOUT IT.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
THAT'S ABOUT IT?

THAT CAN'T BE IT.

THAT'S IT.

Man: MR. MALONE, IS THAT YOU?

HEY, WHO'S IN THERE?

OFFICIAL POLICE BUSINESS.

YOU JUST CAN'T
COME INTO MY BUILDING

AND GO THROUGH MY
TENANT'S PROPERTY

WITHOUT A SEARCH WARRANT!

MR. KESSELMANN... IT IS
MR. KESSELMANN, ISN'T IT?

YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

WE'LL BE OUT OF HERE
IN A COUPLE MINUTES, OK?

NO! NO. YOU ARE
GUILTY OF ILLEGAL ENTRY.

NOW, I'VE GOT YOUR BADGE NUMBER,

AND I'M GONNA CALL IN,
AND I'M GONNA REPORT YOU.

YEAH... RIGHT NOW!

GREAT. THAT GUY'S GONNA GET US

A COUPLE OF DAYS
OFF WORK WITHOUT PAY.

LISTEN...

YOU THINK HAMZA'S
THE REAL TARGET HERE?

I THINK IT'S TIME
WE PUT THE CONSUL

UNDER PROTECTED CUSTODY.

HI. THIS IS SERGEANT
McCALL, METROPOLITAN P.D.

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK WITH
MR. HAMZA, PLEASE.

YOU KNOW WHERE I
COULD REACH HIM?

IS MISS SIAD IN?

NO. I'LL CALL BACK. THANK YOU.

HAMZA DIDN'T SHOW
UP FOR WORK TODAY,

AND THEY CAN'T
REACH HIM AT HIS HOME.

MAYBE HE'S WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND.

CREST DRIVE.

CREST DRIVE.

2 MILES FROM WHERE
MALONE TRIED TO KILL US.

LET'S GO.

YOU KNOW...

I NEVER EVER EXPECTED
ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

I MEAN, I'VE BEEN VERY,
VERY HAPPY WITH...

WHAT WE'VE HAD.

I NEVER REALLY THOUGHT

WE'D EVER BE ABLE TO GO
AWAY, YOU KNOW, TOGETHER.

BUT IT'S GONNA BE WONDERFUL.

YOU'RE GONNA SEE.

THAT'S MALONE IN THE BACKYARD.

BLOW THE GATE.

YOU CHECK THE FRONT.
I'M GOING AROUND THE BACK.

HUNTER! THERE'S A BOMB!

CALL THE BOMB SQUAD.

Hunter: HAMZA!

OPEN UP! THERE'S A BOMB IN HERE!

YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. THINK SO.

YES.

IT'S DONE.

YOU THERE?

YES. I HEARD YOU.

EVERYTHING WENT
ACCORDING TO PLAN?

NOT EVERYTHING.
HUNTER I.D.'d ME.

WE'VE GOT TO GET TOGETHER

AND CHANGE SOME OF OUR PLANS.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WHAT HAPPENED?

I'LL EXPLAIN IT WHEN I SEE YOU.

GET OUT OF THERE NOW.

WHERE ARE YOU?

REMEMBER THAT MOTEL WHERE
WE SPENT OUR FIRST WEEKEND?

YES.

GET HERE AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

AND BRING ALL THE
CASH YOU'VE GOT.

SHE'S GOT TO BE MEETING MALONE.

YOU HOPE.

Malone: WHO IS IT?

IT'S ME, DHARI.

I THINK WE NEED A
COMMAND DECISION HERE.

DO YOU THINK HE'S IN THERE?

YOU MAKE THE CALL.

I THINK HE'S PROBABLY
ALREADY IN THERE,

BUT I DON'T...

LET'S NOT GUESS, HUH?
LET'S JUST WAIT AND SEE.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT, MAKING THE CALL?

YOU JUST MADE THE
CALL. YOU ASKED ME...

TO MAKE A CALL, AND
YOU JUST MADE IT.

WELL, I... YOU
DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING,

SO I MADE THE DECISION.

THEY GOT TO HAVE A
WARRANT OUT FOR ME.

THEY'LL BE WATCHING
THE AIRPORTS,

THE TRAIN STATIONS.

THEY'LL QUESTION ME AGAIN.

ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS STAY COOL.

THERE'S NO WAY THEY CAN
PROVE ANYTHING AGAINST YOU.

I'M THE ONE THEY'RE LOOKING FOR.

WHERE WILL YOU GO?

MEXICO. I'LL STAY LOW
FOR A WEEK OR TWO.

THEN I'LL HEAD FOR SWITZERLAND.

THAT $2 MILLION YOU
AND HAMZA STASHED AWAY

CAN BUY US A LOT OF
CLASS "A" HIDING PLACES.

I'M FRIGHTENED FOR YOU.

I'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

I'LL MISS YOU.

I'LL MISS YOU, TOO.

BUT IT WON'T BE THAT LONG.

TOO LONG FOR ME.

DHARI. I'VE GOT TO GET GOING.

EVERY SECOND COUNTS.

SEE YOU IN THE ALPS.

BLOCK THAT DRIVEWAY.
I'M GOING ROUND THE BACK.

Hunter: THERE HE IS.

Hunter on radio: THIS IS L-56.

UNIT IN PURSUIT OF SUSPECT.

VEHICLE HEADED WESTBOUND
ON MULHOLLAND HIGHWAY.

I NEED BACK-UP.
REQUEST ASSISTANCE.

L-56 OUT.

AAH!

YOU MURDERED HIM!

YOU KILLED HIM!

THOUGHT YOU'D BE
INTERESTED IN THIS.

MEGABUCKS AND GREED.

USUALLY IS.

WELL...

AT LEAST WE PROVED
THAT 2 AGENCIES CAN, UH...

INTERFACE, I THINK,

IS THE WORD YOU'RE
LOOKING FOR, LIEUTENANT.

YEAH. INTERFACE.
YOU CAN INTERFACE

WITHOUT GETTING
IN EACH OTHER'S WAY.

WORKS FOR ME.