Hunter (1984–1991): Season 2, Episode 20 - The Beautiful & the Dead: Part 1 - full transcript

I FOUND A DEAD BODY
WATCHING MY TELEVISION.

THERE WAS NO BULLET
HOLE. THERE WAS NO BLOOD.

I WANT TO KEEP THIS
QUIET FOR 24 HOURS.

FAILURE TO REPORT A CRIME
IS A VIOLATION OF THE LAW.

HE DIDN'T KNOW THE BODY
WAS GOING TO DISAPPEAR.

SO, YOU, UH, REPORTED
A WOMAN MISSING?

MISSING PERSONS?
THIS IS A HOMICIDE.

Hunter, on tape: YOUR ALIBI
FOR LAST FRIDAY NIGHT STINKS.

I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TO YOU!

DO YOU INTEND TO TELL
ME WHO THAT MAN IS?

I'LL HAVE TO ASK THAT YOU TWO



KEEP MY IDENTITY TO YOURSELVES.

McCall: HUNTER?

WHY IS IT ALL OF A SUDDEN

I GET THE FEELING WE'RE
IN THE BIG TIME HERE?

WORKS FOR ME.

THE BLADE ENTERED

BETWEEN THE
SECOND AND THIRD RIBS

STRAIGHT INTO THE HEART.

KITCHEN KNIFE, JACKKNIFE,
BOWIE KNIFE, PENKNIFE...

WHAT KIND OF KNIFE
WE GOT HERE, BARNEY?

MY GUESS IS A STILETTO...

ONE-PURPOSE KNIFE,

PURPOSE BEING TO KILL PEOPLE...

WIELDED BY AN EXPERT.



I'LL CALL YOU LATER,
BARNEY. THANKS.

RIGHT.

HIS NAME IS JOHN HUMPHREYS,

HOME ADDRESS SANTA
CLARA, CALIFORNIA,

AND THE MOTIVE WAS NOT ROBBERY.

TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

WHAT DID THE PROPRIETOR SAY?

SHE JUST SAID THE ROOM
WAS RENTED BY A MAN.

THAT'S ALL SHE KNEW.

THAT'S ALL SHE KNEW?

DIDN'T SHE GET A
DESCRIPTION OF THE GUY?

UH, NO. COME ON. I WANT
TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.

MRS. WALLACE... THE,
UM, PROPRIETOR...

SAYS THAT THE
WINDOW IN THE FRONT

IS LEFT DARK ON PURPOSE.

RENTER COMES IN, PAYS
IN CASH, OF COURSE,

SIGNS A CARD "BROWN" OR "SMITH."

HE'S GOT 2 HOURS
TO USE THE ROOM.

ALWAYS LEAVES THE QUESTION

ABOUT THE LICENSE NUMBER BLANK.

SHE TAKES THE CARD,
TOSSES IT IN THE BOX,

AND THAT'S IT.

CAN'T SHE TELL US WHO SIGNED
THE CARD FOR ROOM NUMBER 6?

SHE HAD 3 CARDS FOR
ROOM NUMBER 6 LAST NIGHT.

NONE OF THEM WERE
SIGNED JOHN HUMPHREYS.

WE DO HAVE ALL 3,

SO AT LEAST WE CAN
CHECK THEM FOR PRINTS.

GO AHEAD, TAKE A LOOK.

INTERESTING, HUH?

Man: YOU PEOPLE ARE
RUNNING A POLICE STATE.

YOU'RE TURNING THE ENTIRE CITY

INTO A POLICE STATE.

THAT'S RIGHT, MR. BAHONA.

YOU'VE GOT LAWS

FOR EVERYTHING UNDER THE SUN...

WHEN TO GO TO
SLEEP, WHEN TO GET UP,

OR WHEN TO EAT.

WHERE'S IT ALL GOING TO END?

IN A JAIL CELL, MR. BAHONA,

JUST AS SOON AS I
FINISH THIS PAPERWORK.

NO, IT CAN'T WAIT
ANOTHER 6 WEEKS.

WHEN ARE WE GOING TO GET

OUR OWN FINGERPRINT
COMPUTER, ANYWAY?

THANK YOU. OK.

HI. CAN I HELP YOU?

SERGEANT McCALL?

YEAH, THAT'S ME.

I KNOW SOMETHING

ABOUT THAT MURDER
AT THE MOTEL EXOTICA.

Hunter: YOU WERE A
CUSTOMER AT THAT HOTEL?

YES.

YOU HEARD SOMETHING IN ROOM 6?

QUARRELING.

QUARRELING?

A MAN AND A WOMAN QUARRELING?

2 MEN QUARRELING.

WHAT WERE THEY QUARRELING ABOUT?

I COULDN'T TELL.

WAS YOUR TV SET ON?

YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IN YOUR ROOM?

OH, NO. YOU CAN'T GET TV ON IT.

JUST THOSE AWFUL PICTURES.

YEAH, WELL, WHAT DID YOU HEAR?

ONE MAN, HE SPOKE VERY
LOW, THE OTHER ONE LOUDER.

HE HAD A RUSSIAN
ACCENT, THE LOUD ONE.

A RUSSIAN ACCENT...
NOT A HUNGARIAN,

A BULGARIAN, CZECHOSLOVAKIAN,
BUT A RUSSIAN ONE?

OH.

WELL, COULD YOU TELL
WHAT THEY WERE SAYING?

NO.

DID THE GENTLEMAN
WHO WAS WITH YOU

HEAR THIS QUARREL?

OH, YES. WHAT'S HIS NAME?

I CAN'T TELL YOU THAT.

HE A MARRIED MAN?

YES.

AND YOUR TV WASN'T ON?

NEVER. WE GO THERE BECAUSE

YOU DON'T HAVE TO PAY
FOR THE WHOLE NIGHT.

IT'S ONLY $20,

AND WE ALWAYS LEAVE
BEFORE OUR 2 HOURS ARE UP.

GOING TO HAVE TO
HAVE HIS NAME, ELENI.

I'LL HELP YOU ALL I CAN,

BUT I WON'T TELL YOU HIS NAME.

I LOVE HIM.

OH, LOOK, MISS ZUHONIN,

WE NEED ALL THE HELP WE
CAN GET ON THIS MURDER CASE,

BELIEVE ME, BUT HOW CAN YOU SAY

ONE OF THE MEN HAD
A RUSSIAN ACCENT

WHEN YOU COULDN'T HEAR
ANYTHING THEY WERE SAYING?

MY FATHER IS FROM FINLAND,

AND MY MOTHER IS FROM RUSSIA.

I KNOW A RUSSIAN
ACCENT WHEN I HEAR ONE.

THE 2 MEN HAVE THE
TELEVISION SET ON?

I DON'T THINK SO.

WELL, THE QUARREL
STOPPED VERY SUDDENLY,

AND THEN I HEARD THE DOOR OPEN,

SO I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW.

WHAT WAS YOUR FRIEND DOING

DURING ALL THIS TIME?

GETTING DRESSED. THE
QUARREL SCARED HIM.

HE WAS PUTTING HIS
CLOTHES BACK ON.

WELL, WHAT DID YOU SEE WHEN
YOU LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW?

A MAN. HE WAS
BIG. NOT LIKE YOU...

HE WAS BROAD AND HEAVY,
BUT OVER 6 FEET TALL.

DID HE GET INTO A CAR?

NO. HE WALKED VERY
FAST OUT TO THE STREET.

DID YOU SEE HIS FACE?

YES, THE SIDE...
WELL, THE PROFILE...

AND HE HAD A BEARD.

Hunter: OH, HERE'S
ANOTHER ONE...

LEV BUKHARIN...

6'1", 215 POUNDS.

BORN IN KIEV.

IMMIGRATED HERE IN 1969.

OK. WE'LL SEE WHERE
HE WAS THURSDAY NIGHT.

LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.

Man: WE WANT TO
THANK YOU GENTLEMEN

FOR AGREEING TO
PARTICIPATE IN THIS LINEUP.

WE APPRECIATE YOUR COOPERATION.

NOW, IF YOU'D ALL
FACE TO THE RIGHT.

THANK YOU. FACE FORWARD.

TURN TO YOUR LEFT.

THANK YOU. FACE FORWARD.

FIRST MAN, WOULD
YOU STEP FORWARD

AND STATE YOUR NAME, PLEASE?

Man, Russian accent: MY
NAME IS ARKADY SHISHKOV.

THANK YOU. STEP BACK.

NEXT MAN, STEP FORWARD, PLEASE.

MY NAME IS ALEX TRETSKY.

TAKE YOUR PLACE. NEXT MAN.

Man, Russian accent: MY
NAME IS LEO ZUKOFF.

PLEASE STEP BACK.

NEXT MAN.

Man, Russian accent: MY
NAME IS GEORGY MEDVED.

TAKE YOUR PLACE. LAST MAN.

Man, Russian accent: MY
NAME IS IVAN KONCHEV.

Eleni: I CAN'T SAY YES
WHEN I'M NOT SURE.

MISS ZUHONIN, IT'S
OK. WE DON'T WANT YOU

TO SAY ANYTHING THAT
YOU'RE NOT SURE OF,

BUT DID ONE OF THEM COME
CLOSER THAN THE OTHERS

TO THE MAN YOU SAW?

Y-YES, BUT...

I CAN'T SWEAR IT WAS HIM.

I JUST CAN'T.

OK, OK, BUT OFF THE
RECORD, MISS ZUHONIN,

DID ONE OF THEM SEEM CLOSE...

LIKE YOU'D IDENTIFY HIM IF
THE CRIME WASN'T SO SERIOUS?

YES. WHICH ONE?

THE ONE WHO SAID HIS
NAME WAS LEO KUZOFF.

YOU MEAN ZUKOFF... LEO ZUKOFF.

YES, ZUKOFF...

BUT I WOULD NEVER
SWEAR IT WAS HIM.

I COULDN'T.

IT WOULDN'T BE RIGHT.

Zukoff: I'VE KEPT YOU WAITING.

I'M SORRY. WHAT DO
YOU WANT THIS TIME?

WELL, WE HAVE SOME
REAL GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.

OUR WITNESS WOULDN'T I.D. YOU.

THIS INFORMATION I ALREADY HAVE.

WHY ARE YOU HERE?

OUR WITNESS IS ONLY 80% SURE.

THAT'S WHY SHE
WON'T MAKE IT OFFICIAL.

YOU'RE STILL NOT OFF
THE HOOK WITH US YET.

BECAUSE I'M RUSSIAN?

I'M ANTI-SOVIET
RUSSIAN, YOU KNOW?

LOOK, MR. ZUKOFF,

WE DON'T CARE IF
YOU'RE PATAGONIAN.

YOUR ALIBI FOR LAST
FRIDAY NIGHT STINKS,

AND YOUR CLUB/RESTAURANT HERE

DOES NOT MAKE ENOUGH MONEY

TO SUPPORT YOUR LIFESTYLE.

Zukoff: WHY DO YOU COME
HERE... TO TRY AND FRIGHTEN ME?

ARE YOU FRIGHTENED?

I AM THIS MUCH FRIGHTENED.

OH, THAT MUCH, HUH?

DON'T GET CARELESS, MR. ZUKOFF.

WE WOULDN'T WANT
THIS TO BE TOO EASY.

I'M RIGHT! YOU TRY
TO FRIGHTEN ME!

SO I TELL YOU... IF
YOU ACCOST ME AGAIN,

I CALL MY LAWYER!
I CALL TV STATIONS!

WELL, I THINK YOU
SHOULD CALL YOUR LAWYER.

YOU'RE GONNA NEED HIM.

THINK IT WORKED?

IF HE'S GUILTY, IT DID.

ELENI'S PRETTY
SURE HE'S OUR GUY.

I THINK THAT'S ALL WE HAVE LEFT

TO GO ON, REALLY.

WHICH ONE OF US IS GOING
TO SANTA CLARA... ME OR YOU?

YOU.

I WANT TO SPEND A LITTLE
MORE TIME WITH ELENI.

I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE
UP ON HER JUST YET.

HELLO?

HEY, YOU HUNGRY?

WHERE ARE YOU?

STILL IN SANTA CLARA.

SHOULD BE IN BURBANK ABOUT, UH...
- 00.

WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?

NOTHING'S ON MY MIND.

I CAN BELIEVE THAT.

THAT'S PRETTY ORIGINAL, McCALL.

LISTEN, I HAVEN'T
HAD ANYTHING TO EAT

SINCE MOBY DICK WAS A MINNOW,

SO WHY DON'T YOU MEET ME
AT CHEZ MIKE ABOUT, OH, 9:20?

HUNTER, I'M IN MY PAJAMAS,

AND I HAVE SOME
WONDERFUL COOKIES

HERE LOOKING AT ME.

YOU WANT TO HEAR MY STORY?

DID YOU FIND OUT ANYTHING,

OR CAN YOU JUST WAIT
TILL TOMORROW TO TELL ME?

WHY DON'T YOU
SHOW UP AT CHEZ MIKE

AND BRING YOUR COOKIES?

THIS HAD BETTER BE GOOD.

YOU MADE ME CHANGE MY CLOTHES

AND DRIVE ALL THE WAY DOWN HERE

JUST SO YOU COULD
TELL ME YOU'VE GOT ZIP?

WELL, IT SEEMS JOHN HUMPHREYS

IS RIGHT OUT OF FAMILY CIRCLE.

LOVELY WIFE ABOUT
40 YEARS OF AGE,

2 KIDS... ONE AT STANFORD,

ONE IN HIGH SCHOOL.

THERE DOESN'T SEEM
TO BE ANY REASON AT ALL

HE'D BE OUT HOOFING
AROUND ON THEM.

YEAH? THEN WHAT WAS HE DOING
DOWN HERE AT THE MOTEL EXOTICA?

WELL, YOU'VE GOT TO ADMIT...

THAT'S KIND OF A
NICE LITTLE PLACE

FOR A SECRET
RENDEZVOUS, ISN'T IT?

I GOT A FEELING THE
AX IS GOING TO FALL.

WHY? LOOK...

FINN AGREES THAT
ZUKOFF IS OUR MAN, OK?

NO, IT'S NOT FINN. IT'S
WYLER I'M TALKING ABOUT.

YOU KNOW HIS MOTTO...

"IF YOU HAVEN'T SOLVED
A HOMICIDE IN 72 HOURS,

THE CHANCES ARE IT
WILL NEVER BE SOLVED."

WE'VE BEEN ON THIS
FOR A WEEK, YOU KNOW?

WYLER'S PROBLEM IS
HE'S NOT SECURE ABOUT

THE CONNECTION BETWEEN
HUMPHREYS AND ZUKOFF.

WHAT CONNECTION?

THAT'S THE CONNECTION
WE WORK ON TOMORROW.

UH-OH. YOU OWE ABOUT, UH, $28...

PROBABLY ABOUT 33 WITH TIP.

HELLO?

YEAH, McCALL, I WANT YOU TO
GO BACK TO THE RESTAURANT.

DON'T GO IN. MEET
ME IN THE PARKING LOT.

HUNTER, I'M IN BED!

I DON'T WANT TO GET
OUT OF BED, ALL RIGHT?

I WANT YOU TO PUT ON
EXACTLY THE SAME CLOTHES

YOU HAD ON EARLIER.
NOW, GET THERE NOW.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT? WHAT'S GOING ON?

McCALL, LISTEN TO MY VOICE.
DO EXACTLY AS I TELL YOU.

HUNTER?

I'LL EXPLAIN LATER.

WELL, I CHANGED MY UNDERWEAR.
I HOPE THAT'S OK WITH YOU.

I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO LIE
FOR ME ABOUT SOMETHING,

BUT IF SOMEBODY ASKS
YOU TO TAKE AN OATH ON IT,

I WANT YOU TO TELL IT
STRAIGHT. UNDERSTAND?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT? WHAT HAPPENED?

WHEN I GOT HOME TONIGHT,
I FOUND A DEAD BODY

WATCHING MY TELEVISION SET.

WATCHING YOUR... HEH.
ANYBODY I KNOW? HA HA.

NO. I NEVER SAW HER
BEFORE IN MY LIFE.

I THINK IT'S A FRAME-UP.

WAIT A MINUTE. YOU SERIOUS?

YEAH, I'M SERIOUS.

WHOA.

OK, SO WHEN WE BOTH GO IN,

WE'RE BOTH
SURPRISED. IS THAT IT?

THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

WE WENT FROM THE
AIRPORT TO THE RESTAURANT,

FROM THE RESTAURANT TO
MY HOUSE FOR A NIGHTCAP.

THAT'S WHEN WE
DISCOVERED THE BODY.

IF IT IS A FRAME-UP,
IT'LL STOP IT DEAD.

I'M TELLING YOU,

THERE WAS A BODY IN THAT CHAIR.

McCall: MAYBE SHE WASN'T DEAD.

NO, SHE WAS DEAD,
ALL RIGHT. I CHECKED.

MAYBE THIS IS CONNECTED TO
THE CASE WE'RE WORKING ON.

HOW WAS SHE KILLED?

I DON'T KNOW. YOU DON'T KNOW?

I DIDN'T WANT TO
DISTURB THE BODY.

YEAH, RIGHT. SORRY.

THERE'S NO BLOOD.
MAYBE SHE WAS KILLED

THE SAME WAY JOHN HUMPHREYS WAS.

THAT WOULD DEFINITELY TIE IT IN.

YOU KNOW, HER ARM
WAS PINNED INTO HER SIDE,

LIKE THIS, MAYBE
TO HIDE A WOUND,

IF THERE WAS A WOUND.

NOW, LOOK, I WANT TO KEEP
THIS QUIET FOR 24 HOURS.

YEAH. YOU'RE MY
PARTNER, BIG GUY.

THAT'S FINE WITH ME,

BUT WHAT ARE YOU
GONNA TELL EDDIE?

FINGERPRINT EDDIE?

YOU GOT TO GO THROUGH THIS PLACE

LIKE A SANDBLASTER A.S.A.P.

I'LL THROW A COUPLE THINGS AWAY.

TELL HIM I WAS HIT BY A BURGLAR.

OK, THAT'LL WORK.

YEAH.

HERE.

TAKE THE KEY TO MY CAR.

COME BY TOMORROW
MORNING EARLY AND PICK ME UP.

I'M GONNA GO THROUGH THIS
PLACE WITH A FINE TOOTH COMB.

SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY
I.D. ON HER AT ALL?

NO, NO I.D. JUST A
BLACK MOLE HERE

ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HER BREAST.

SHE WAS NAKED?

NO, SHE WASN'T NAKED.
SHE WAS FULLY CLOTHED.

LOOK, THE TAG ON HER JACKET...

THE INSIGNIA ON IT...

"FASHIONED IN SAN FRANCISCO
BY MITCHELL CARROLL."

WHAT DID SHE LOOK LIKE?

OH, BEAUTIFUL. SHE WAS...

SHE WAS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

SHE HAS A BEAUTIFULLY
CHISELED JAW LINE,

STRONG BUT FEMININE.

SHE HAD, UM, BIG BEAUTIFUL EYES,

BLUE EYES.

NO, THE EYES WERE
LARGER. YEAH, THAT'S IT.

SPACED... JUST RIGHT.

YEAH, THAT'S PERFECT. PERFECT.

THE BRIDGE OF
HER NOSE WAS, UM...

JUST DRAW A PERFECT NOSE.

I MEAN, SHE HAD A PERFECT NOSE.

THAT'S GOOD.

SENSUAL LIPS.

NOT SO FULL, BUT FINER.

CHEEKBONES WERE
HIGH... HIGH AND WIDE.

HER HAIR WAS BLOND AND LONG.

YEAH. DOWN PAST HER
SHOULDERS LIKE THAT, YEAH.

THERE... YEAH, THERE YOU GO.

DOES THIS REALLY LOOK LIKE HER?

YEAH.

OK, WHAT'S HER NAME?

I DON'T KNOW. YOU DON'T KNOW?

NOPE.

I NOW HAVE HEARD EVERYTHING.

HUNTER, I'VE BEEN IN THIS JOB

FOR 23 YEARS, AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

THIS IS THE FIRST AND
ONLY TIME I EVER GOT

A MISSING PERSONS REPORT
WITH NO NAME ATTACHED.

MIKE, THERE'S A FIRST TIME
FOR EVERYTHING, RIGHT?

BESIDES, NOW YOU
CAN RETIRE IN PEACE.

DON'T USE THAT WORD, HUNTER.

I DON'T ALLOW THE WORD "RETIRE"

TO BE USED IN THIS OFFICE.

I'M FIGHTING THEM, YOU KNOW.

I GOT A LAWYER.

HELL, I GOT A TEAM OF LAWYERS.

BUT DON'T CHANGE THE SUBJECT.

HOW'D YOU COME UP WITH
AN M.P. WITH NO NAME?

WHO'S LOOKING FOR HER?

I'M LOOKING FOR HER.

YOU ARE? NOBODY ELSE?

MAYBE YOU BETTER FILL ME IN.

WELL, I'D LIKE TO, MIKE,
BUT NOT RIGHT NOW.

JUST LET ME KNOW IF ANYBODY
COMES ACROSS YOUR DESK

THAT FITS THAT
DESCRIPTION, WILL YOU?

I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU
KNOW HOW OLD SHE IS.

MID-TWENTIES.

OK, HUNTER, IT'S YOUR SECRET.

ANYTHING COMES
IN, I'LL CALL YOU.

APPRECIATE IT,
MIKE. THANKS A LOT.

THIS IS NOT COOL, YOU KNOW.

ZUKOFF IS GOING
TO CALL THE A.C.L.U.,

THE POLICE COMMISSION,

THE RUSSIAN EMBASSY,
CAPTAIN WYLER.

THIS IS OUR LAST SHOT
AT HIM, I PROMISE YOU.

THIS IS IT?

YEAH, THIS IS IT.

YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I'M AFRAID OF.

TALK TO MY LAWYER!

I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY TO YOU.

THIS IS AMERICA, NOT RUSSIA.

WHY DON'T YOU TELL
ME ALL ABOUT HER, HUH?

IF YOU WISH TO QUESTION
ME ABOUT SOMETHING...

ANYTHING... YOU WILL DO
SO THROUGH MY ATTORNEY.

Hunter: NO COMMENT, HUH?

TO YOU, I HAVE NO
COMMENT ON ANYTHING.

IF YOU ASK ME TIME OF DAY,

I REFER YOU TO MY ATTORNEY.

YOU KNOW, THERE'S ALL KINDS
OF WAYS OF GETTING INFORMATION.

I THINK WE GOT WHAT WE CAME FOR.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR
HELP, MR. ZUKOFF.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE

WE PICKED UP A TAIL HERE.

WELL, LET'S FIND OUT WHO HE IS.

YEAH, WE GOT HIM NOW.

THIS ROAD DEAD-ENDS
AT THE L.A. RIVER.

WELL, HE SURE DOESN'T
SEEM TO KNOW THAT.

HE WILL.

HUNTER, HE DOESN'T KNOW
WHAT'S UP THERE. PULL UP.

DID YOU GET THE LICENSE NUMBER?

YEAH. I'LL BET YOU 10 BUCKS
THE PLATES ARE STOLEN.

YOU KNOW, WHY IS
IT ALL OF A SUDDEN

I GET THE FEELING WE'RE
IN THE BIG TIME HERE?

TAKE YOUR FILTHY FINGERS OFF ME!

YOU JUST REMEMBER WHO
GAVE YOU THOSE THREADS, HONEY.

DON'T YOU "HONEY" ME, YOU PIG!

YOU NEVER GAVE ME ANYTHING!

I EARNED THIS STUFF!

ALL YOU KNOW HOW TO DO IS TAKE!

I TAKE BACK MY CLOTHES,
AND YOU AIN'T NOTHING!

OH, YEAH?! YOU CAN HAVE THEM!

COOL IT, WOMAN!

I WANT THIS GUY...

OH, WAIT A MINUTE!

STOP IT!

RELAX.

DON'T YOU, UH...

DON'T YOU THINK YOU GUYS ARE

IN ENOUGH TROUBLE AS IT IS?

THAT'S GOOD.

HEY, WHAT HAVE YOU
GUYS BEEN UP TO?

NOW WHAT?

A DELEGATION FROM WASHINGTON

JUST TROOPED IN
LOOKING FOR BOTH OF YOU.

WELL, LIKE I SAID, McCALL,

THIS THING'S BIGGER
THAN THE BOTH OF US.

WE SEEM TO BE WORKING
ON VERY LITTLE INFORMATION.

WE'RE NOT GETTING IT...

COME IN.

UH, MR. BRODER,

MR. WILKES, AND MR. WATERSON,

THIS IS SERGEANTS
HUNTER AND McCALL.

HI, FELLAS. SERGEANT.

WE SEEM TO HAVE COMMON INTERESTS

IN A CERTAIN RUSSIAN DEFECTOR

BY THE NAME OF LEO ZUKOFF.

ARE, UH, YOU FELLAS
WITH THE F.B.I.?

NO.

WELL, YES, WE ARE
WORKING ON A MURDER CASE,

AND ZUKOFF IS A SUSPECT.

WHAT MAKES HIM A SUSPECT?

WELL, UH, A MAN WAS SEEN

LEAVING THE SCENE OF A MURDER,

AND ZUKOFF FITS A DESCRIPTION
GIVEN TO US BY A WITNESS.

DID THAT WITNESS IDENTIFY
MR. ZUKOFF AS THAT MAN?

WELL, THE WITNESS
SAID OFF THE RECORD

THAT SHE THINKS THAT
THAT WAS OUR MAN, YES.

WHAT AGENCY ARE YOU
WITH AGAIN, MR. WATERSON?

YOU CAN CONTACT MR. BRODER

THROUGH THE U.S.
ATTORNEY HERE IN L.A.

DID YOUR WITNESS
IDENTIFY ZUKOFF?

SHE DIDN'T TAKE
AN OATH TO IT, NO.

AND THAT'S ALL YOU HAVE?

WELL, SO FAR THAT'S
ALL WE HAVE, YEAH.

THE CRIME OCCURRED
BETWEEN 10 AND 11 P.M.

ZUKOFF SAID THAT HE
WAS IN BED ALONE, ASLEEP.

DO I HAVE MY FACTS STRAIGHT?

WELL, YOU'VE GOT
HISFACTS STRAIGHT, YEAH.

HA HA! YOU KNOW,
YOU SEEM DETERMINED

TO PIN THIS ON LEO ZUKOFF.

WE HAPPEN TO KNOW

THAT THERE'S ABSOLUTELY
NO CONNECTION AT ALL

BETWEEN ZUKOFF AND
THIS JOHN HUMPHREYS...

THE MAN WHO WAS MURDERED.

JOHN HUMPHREYS WAS THE PRESIDENT

OF AN ELECTRONICS FIRM THAT
MADE HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT.

THAT COMPANY HAS NO
DEFENSE CONTRACTS.

CONSEQUENTLY,

IT HAS NO NATIONAL
SECURITY SIGNIFICANCE.

NOW, WHAT'S YOUR POINT?

WELL, MR. WATERSON, AROUND HERE,

WE TRY TO GATHER
UP OUR FACTS FIRST

TO DECIDE WHAT THAT POINT IS.

REALLY? THAT'S GREAT.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT.

NOW, WE HAVE NO
RIGHT AND NO INTENTION

OF INTERVENING IN YOUR
INVESTIGATION HERE.

NOW, MR. ZUKOFF IS
A RUSSIAN DEFECTOR

WHO IS SYMPATHETIC
TO THE UNITED STATES.

WE'D LIKE TO FEEL THAT
HE'S NOT BEING HARASSED

BECAUSE HE'S A RUSSIAN.

WE WOULD ALSO LIKE TO
SUGGEST THAT YOU LAY OFF

UNLESS YOU HAVE CLEAR
AND PLAUSIBLE CAUSE

TO APPROACH HIM.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

UM, MR., UH, WATERSON, IS IT?

YES, MA'AM.

SEEMS TO ME LIKE YOU HAVE
AN AWFUL LOT OF INFORMATION

THAT COULD BE REAL
HELPFUL TO US. DO YOU?

NO, NO, I DON'T...

AND IF I DID...

I WAS ABOUT TO ASK
THE SAME QUESTION.

THANK YOU, SERGEANTS.

WELL, THAT GUY KNOWS A
WHOLE LOT THAT WE DON'T.

YEAH, AND HE'S NOT
ABOUT TO TELL US, EITHER,

SO WE CAN FORGET IT.

HUNTER, I'VE BEEN
LOOKING FOR YOU.

THIS GUY JUST REPORTED
A MISSING WOMAN

THAT FITS THE
DESCRIPTION YOU GAVE ME

RIGHT DOWN TO THE
MOLE ON HER CHEST.

THANKS, NORMAN.

3142 PARK TERRACE...
IS THAT IN HOLLYWOOD?

BRENTWOOD.

RALPH SKINNER? YEAH?

THIS IS SERGEANT McCALL.

I'M SERGEANT HUNTER
FROM METROPOLITAN POLICE.

I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.

I MEAN, I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU GOT HERE THIS FAST...

I MEAN, LIKE, 10 SECONDS.
YOU GUYS ARE FAST.

WE'RE PUBLIC SERVANTS,
RIGHT? CAN WE COME IN?

YEAH, YEAH, SURE.

SO, YOU, UH, REPORTED
A WOMAN MISSING?

YES, YEAH, I DID.

WHAT'S HER NAME?

UH, ALLISON CAVALLEY.

AND WHAT WAS YOUR
RELATIONSHIP TO HER?

WELL, UH...

ACTUALLY, UH... GOSH, I
DON'T EVEN KNOW HER.

WELL, I DO KNOW
HER, BUT I JUST...

YOU KNOW, I JUST NEVER MET HER.

WELL, NOW, RALPH, HOW
DO YOU KNOW SHE'S MISSING?

I JUST HAVEN'T SEEN HER
AROUND FOR A WHILE...

YOU KNOW, UH, NIGHT OR DAY.

SHE LIVES RIGHT OVER THERE.

WELL, IS, UH... IS THAT HER?

Ralph: WHOEVER DREW THIS

IS OBVIOUSLY MADLY
IN LOVE WITH HER.

YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY
THAT YOU WOULD SAY THAT.

WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT?

IT'S IDEALIZED. I MEAN,
DON'T GET ME WRONG.

ALLISON IS BEAUTIFUL,
BUT, UH, THESE, UH...

THESE FEATURES
ARE ALL TOO, UH...

TOO PERFECT. THEY AREN'T REAL.

YEAH, YEAH, YOU
KNOW, I THINK YOU'RE RI...

I THINK HE'S RIGHT.

HEY, RALPH, SHOW US
WHERE SHE LIVES, OK?

YEAH, YEAH. JUST FOLLOW ME.

SHE MOVED IN ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO.

SHE'D COME OUT ONTO
HER BALCONY EVERY DAY

AND JUST STAND THERE
LOOKING BEAUTIFUL

AND LONELY AND SAD.

ONCE IN A WHILE,
SHE'D READ A BOOK...

OR, UH, SHE'D LOOK AT THE SKY.

NEVER TALKED TO ANYONE,

NEVER WENT DOWN INTO THE PATIO,

AND NEVER SMILED.

ABOUT, UH, 3 WEEKS AGO,

I STARTED TAKING
PICTURES OF HER.

WAIT A MINUTE. YOU'VE
GOT PICTURES OF HER?

Ralph: HERE THEY ARE.

YEAH, THIS IS HER, ALL RIGHT.

CAN I HAVE THIS PHOTOGRAPH?

GO AHEAD AND KEEP IT.

I GOT THE NEGATIVES
RIGHT IN THERE.

DID YOU, UM, CHECK WITH ANYBODY

BEFORE YOU REPORTED HER MISSING?

WELL, I CHECKED WITH THE MANAGER

MRS. DANELIAN, AND, UH...

ALLISON DIDN'T TELL
HER SHE WAS LEAVING.

I DON'T KNOW WHY
RALPH CALLED YOU.

ALLISON IS YOUNG AND
SINGLE AND PRETTY.

MAYBE SHE'S IN ASPEN OR HAWAII.

WHEN HER RENT IS
DUE, THEN I WORRY.

AH. HEH.

DOES SHE HAVE ANY
FRIENDS THAT YOU KNOW OF?

NO. SHE WAS NEW TO LOS ANGELES.

SHE KEPT TO HERSELF.

VERY QUIET, VERY SWEET.

WHAT, SHE DIDN'T WORK?

SHE TOOK A LEASE FOR ONE YEAR

AND PAID FIRST AND LAST MONTH.

THAT IS REALLY ALL
I KNOW ABOUT HER.

IF YOU HAVE HER LAST
KNOWN ADDRESS BEFORE HERE,

IT WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL.

YES. IT SHOULD BE ON HER CARD.

YOU WHAT?

WELL, I LEFT THE BODY,

AND THEN I WENT
TO PICK UP McCALL.

YOU DIDN'T CALL IT IN? NO.

LOOK, FAILURE TO REPORT A CRIME

IS A VIOLATION OF THE LAW,

NOT TO MENTION
METRO P.D. POLICY.

WELL, CAPTAIN, HE
REPORTED IT TO ME,

AND I'M A MEMBER
OF THE METRO P.D.

DON'T GIVE ME THAT.

SO YOU DIDN'T CALL IT IN.
THEN THE BODY WAS STOLEN,

AND YOU DIDN'T
REPORT THAT, EITHER.

AM I GETTING THIS RIGHT?

YES, YOU ARE,

BUT WHAT I DID DO IS,
THE FOLLOWING MORNING

I REPORTED IT TO
MISSING PERSONS.

MISSING PERSONS?
THIS IS A HOMICIDE.

LOOK, WHY THE HELL
DIDN'T YOU CALL ME?

CAPTAIN, WE WANTED TO
GET MORE INFORMATION.

NOW WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION,

AND HERE WE ARE
TELLING YOU ABOUT IT.

AND NOW WE NEED SOME
MONEY TO GO TO SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO?

I THOUGHT YOU'RE WORKING
ON THE HUMPHREYS CASE.

WE ARE, BUT WE THINK THEY
MIGHT BE THE SAME CASE.

HOW DO YOU FIGURE?

BECAUSE OF THE BODY.

THERE WAS NO SIGN
OF STRANGULATION.

THERE WAS NO BULLET HOLE.

THERE WAS NO BLOOD.

NOW, WE THINK THAT
SHE WAS STABBED

THE SAME WAY THAT HUMPHREYS WAS.

YOU GOT TO ADMIT,

THAT'S A PRETTY BIG COINCIDENCE.

WE THINK THE REASON
SHE WAS IN HUNTER'S HOUSE

IS BECAUSE SHE
KNEW HE WAS WORKING

ON THAT PARTICULAR CASE.

BUT YOU DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DIED.

NO.

HE WAS LEAVING THAT
FOR THE CORONER, CAPTAIN.

HE DIDN'T KNOW THE BODY
WAS GOING TO DISAPPEAR.

SO HUMPHREYS WAS
FROM SANTA CLARA.

YES, AND ALLISON CAVALLEY'S
LAST KNOWN ADDRESS

WAS IN SAN FRANCISCO,
WHICH IS 40 MILES AWAY.

OK. GO TO SAN FRANCISCO...

BUT IF YOU DO ANYTHING

TO GET WATERSON OUT HERE AGAIN,

DON'T BOTHER TO COME BACK.

SERGEANT BILLINGS?

YEAH.

HOW DO YOU DO?
SERGEANT RICK HUNTER,

L.A. METROPOLITAN
POLICE DEPARTMENT.

THIS IS MY PARTNER
SERGEANT McCALL.

HI.

WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?

WELL, WE'RE LOOKING
FOR THIS WOMAN.

THE ADDRESS ON THE BACK
SEEMS TO BE A PHONY ONE.

THE LANDLADY NEVER HEARD OF HER.

WE THINK SHE LIVED
IN SAN FRANCISCO

DESPITE THE PHONY ADDRESS.

HMM.

CAVALLEY'S AN UNUSUAL NAME.

IT'LL HELP.

WHERE WILL YOU
GUYS BE IN AN HOUR?

WELL, WE HAVEN'T EATEN
SINCE WE GOT OFF THE PLANE.

TELL YOU WHAT. THERE'S A PLACE

RIGHT ACROSS THE
STREET CALLED McGINTY'S.

I'LL MEET YOU THERE IN AN HOUR.

McGINTY'S? OK.

ALL RIGHT? BYE-BYE.

THANKS.

3 MINUTES LATER THAN
THE LAST TIME YOU LOOKED.

I JUST HAPPEN TO
THINK THAT, UH...

HE'S A GOOD-LOOKING GUY.

SO WHAT MAKES YOU
THINK HE'S SINGLE?

HE'S SINGLE.

HE IS. I CAN TELL.

LOOK, MARRIED
MEN ARE JUST, UH...

THERE'S A DIFFERENCE.
THERE IS. HE'S SINGLE.

I CAN TELL. CAN'T YOU TELL?

NO, I CAN'T TELL.

I'M NOT TUNED IN TO THOSE VIBES.

THE ONLY VIBES I GET

IS THAT HE MIGHT BE
A PRETTY GOOD COP.

YEAH, WELL, WE'RE
ABOUT TO FIND OUT.

HEY.

HEY, HOW WAS THE FOOD?

GREAT. PRETTY GOOD.

GOOD.

WELL, I FOUND HER.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, YOU FOUND HER?

SHE LIVES UP ON TELEGRAPH
HILL... FILBERT STEPS.

IT'S A LITTLE ARTISTS COLONY
ABOUT 10 MINUTES FROM HERE.

I'M TOLD SHE'S THERE RIGHT NOW.

IF YOU'D LIKE, I CAN
GIVE YOU A DRIVE OVER.

LET'S GO.

Man: HEY, ALLISON!

SOME PEOPLE HERE TO SEE YOU!

THESE PEOPLE WANT
TO TALK TO YOU, DARLING,

BUT THEY'RE COPS,
SO, UH, SUIT YOURSELF.

YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME?

COULD WE TALK TO YOU
DOWN HERE, PLEASE?

SURE. WHY NOT?

YOU'RE ALL FROM THE POLICE?

YES, WE ARE.

YOU ALLISON CAVALLEY?

YES. WHAT'S WRONG?

YOU KNOW WHO SHE IS?

WHAT'S HAPPENED TO HER?

HAVE YOU SEEN HER BEFORE?

SHE'S MY BEST, CLOSEST FRIEND...

CHRISTY CARLSON.
WHAT'S HAPPENED TO HER?

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE SIT DOWN

AND GET SOMETHING TO
DRINK OR SOMETHING, HUH?

HOW ABOUT OVER HERE?
I'LL MAKE SOME COFFEE.

THEN, ABOUT 9 OR 10 MONTHS AGO,

SHE TOLD ME SHE MET A MAN...

THE MAN, AS SHE PUT IT...

AND HE WAS GOING TO CHANGE
HER WHOLE UNHAPPY LIFE.

WHAT WAS HIS NAME?

WELL, THAT'S WHAT
STARTED ME WORRYING.

CHRISTY GOT VERY SECRETIVE.
SHE WOULDN'T TELL ME

ANYTHING ABOUT HIM...
NOT EVEN HIS NAME.

ALL HER PLANS WOULD
BE LOCKED IN, SHE SAID,

IN A YEAR... 2 AT THE MOST.

I GUESS SHE MEANT DREAMS.

SHE WAS ALWAYS A
BEAUTIFUL DREAMER.

AND ONE DAY I DIDN'T
HEAR FROM HER.

SHE LIVED 20 MILES
DOWN THE PENINSULA,

BUT WE TALKED EVERY
DAY. THAT'S HOW WE WERE.

WHEN I COULDN'T REACH
HER, I WENT DOWN THERE.

WHERE DID SHE LIVE?

IN SAN MATEO, BUT
SHE DISAPPEARED.

PACKED A COUPLE OF
BAGS AND VANISHED.

SHE HAVE A JOB?

SHE WAS A FREELANCE
MODEL LIKE ME.

THAT'S NOT A 9-TO-5 OCCUPATION.

NO ONE KNEW WHERE
SHE'D GONE... NO ONE.

I ALMOST CALLED IN A
MISSING PERSON REPORT, BUT...

SHE'D BEEN SO
MYSTERIOUS ABOUT THE MAN,

I THOUGHT I'D BETTER NOT.

HOW LONG AGO WAS THAT?

6...

NO. 7 WEEKS AGO.

NOW IT'S YOUR TURN.

WHY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR HER?

WELL, ABOUT 7 WEEKS AGO,

SHE SHOWED UP IN LOS ANGELES.

ABOUT A WEEK AGO,
SHE DISAPPEARED.

A FRIEND OF HERS...

A NEXT-DOOR NEIGHBOR...

REPORTED HER TO MISSING PERSONS.

BUT YOU CAME HERE LOOKING
FOR ALLISON CAVALLEY.

WELL, SHE RENTED
AN APARTMENT IN L.A.

UNDER YOUR NAME.

WHY? WHY WOULD SHE DO THAT?

WAS SHE HIDING FROM SOMEBODY?

WELL, WE DON'T
KNOW THAT, ALLISON.

DID SHE EVER MENTION A MAN

BY THE NAME OF JOHN HUMPHREYS?

NO.

DID SHE EVER TALK ABOUT
GOING DOWN TO SANTA CLARA?

DID SHE EVER MENTION
ANYONE WHO LIVED THERE?

NO.

YOU SAID A WHILE BACK
THAT SHE WAS UNHAPPY.

WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS?

WELL, SHE ALWAYS WANTED

MUCH, MUCH MORE
THAN SHE EVER GOT.

IF SHE HAD EVER GOTTEN
IT, I'M NOT SURE SHE'D...

LOOK, I LOVE HER A LOT.

I HOPE YOU LET ME
KNOW WHEN YOU FIND HER.

WELL, JERRY, I HOPE WE
GET THE OPPORTUNITY

TO REPAY YOU FOR ALL YOUR HELP.

IT WAS MY PLEASURE.

THE STORY ON JOHN HUMPHREYS
JUST MADE THE NEWS UP HERE.

I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DIG
UP ON CHRISTY CARLSON.

TERRIFIC. I APPRECIATE
THAT. THANKS VERY MUCH.

LISTEN, IF YOU'RE
EVER DOWN OUR WAY

FOR BUSINESS OR
PLEASURE, LOOK US UP, HUH?

WE OWE YOU ONE.

I'LL DO THAT, SERGEANT.

HERE.

OFFICE NUMBER'S ON THE FRONT,

AND MY HOME
NUMBER'S ON THE BACK.

THANKS.

DON'T LOSE IT, OK?

YOU KNOW, SERGEANT,

EVERY NOW AND THEN, I
REGRET THE FACT THAT I'M GAY.

THIS IS ONE OF THOSE TIMES.

Hunter: WELL, JERRY,
THANKS VERY MUCH.

BE TALKING TO YOU. YEAH.

LISTEN, JERRY...

I MEANT WHAT I SAID.

IF YOU EVER DO
COME DOWN TO L.A.,

YOU BETTER CALL, ALL RIGHT?

I WILL. I REALLY WILL. THANKS.

BYE.

Woman: GET YOUR
SCUMMY HANDS OFF ME!

LET GO OF ME, YOU LITTLE TRAMP!

MY ARM! DO YOU
HAVE TO BE SO ROUGH?

HMM! HEY, LADY!

WE'RE ALL IN THE
SAME BUSINESS, HONEY.

YOU JUST GOT A
LONG-TERM CONTRACT.

HEY, SUCKER! YOU ASSAULTED ME!

YOU'RE GONNA HEAR
FROM MY LAWYER!

Woman: CAN'T A WORKING
GIRL EVEN GO OUT

FOR SOME FRESH AIR ANYMORE?

SERGEANT HUNTER JUST
CALLED FROM THE AIRPORT.

THEY'RE GOING TO BE
ANOTHER HALF-HOUR.

WOULD YOU CARE
TO WAIT IN MY OFFICE?

OH, THANK YOU. I'D
APPRECIATE THAT.

Woman: YOU JUST
WANT A CHEAP THRILL!

I KNOW YOUR KIND!

IS IT ALWAYS LIKE THIS?

NO, NO. THIS IS A SLOW NIGHT.

Man: THIS IS DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

THIS IS DOUBLE JEOPARDY!

NOW, SEE, YOU'RE
VIOLATING THE LAW!

YOU'RE THE CRIMINALS, NOT ME!

YOU WERE DRIVING
A WHITE CADILLAC.

I WAS!

A STOLEN WHITE CADILLAC, RIGHT?

I STOLE THAT CADDY LAST WEEK,

AND YOU ARRESTED ME.
NOW, AIN'T THAT RIGHT?

IT SURE IS, PAL,

AND YOU STOLE IT AGAIN TODAY,

AND YOU GOT ARRESTED AGAIN.

AND THAT'S DOUBLE JEOPARDY.

YOU ARE ONE IGNORANT HONKY!

SERGEANT.

MRS. HUMPHREYS, HOW YOU DOING?

THIS IS MY PARTNER
DEE DEE McCALL.

HELLO. HI.

I CAME DOWN HERE,
SERGEANT, BECAUSE, UH...

WELL, I LIED TO YOU
WHEN WE TALKED

THE OTHER DAY IN SANTA CLARA.

REALLY? ABOUT WHAT?

SOMETHING THAT
HAPPENED A FEW WEEKS AGO.

2 MEN CAME TO THE
HOUSE TO SEE JOHN.

THEY TALKED IN HIS STUDY
FOR ABOUT A HALF-HOUR

AND THEN LEFT.

JOHN WOULDN'T TELL
ME WHO THEY WERE.

HE SEEMED VERY
WORRIED AND UPSET.

THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T
MENTION IT TO YOU.

DID YOU KNOW THEIR NAMES?

THEY DIDN'T GIVE ME THEIR NAMES.

DID THEY HAVE
ACCENTS... MAYBE RUSSIAN?

OH, NO. THEY WERE RIGHT
OUT OF MIDDLE AMERICA...

POLITE, CONSERVATIVELY DRESSED,

SOFT-SPOKEN, NICE-LOOKING.

WAS ONE OF THEM MAYBE...

FORTIES, 6'2", DARK HAIR,

THE OTHER ONE ABOUT 35,

SANDY, REAL STOCKY BUILD?

YES. YOU KNOW THEM?

HE CAME STRAIGHT OUT

AND SAID THERE WAS NO CONNECTION

BETWEEN HER HUSBAND AND ZUKOFF.

MAYBE YOU BETTER
INVITE THEM TO LUNCH.

I THINK I'D HAVE A BETTER CHANCE

OF GETTING ONE OF
THEM TO GO TO LUNCH.

COULD YOU STICK AROUND
FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS?

CERTAINLY.

DID YOUR HUSBAND EVER MENTION

CHRISTY CARLSON OR
AN ALLISON CAVALLEY?

NO.

AND HE WASN'T SEEING
ANOTHER WOMAN?

I ANSWERED THAT THE
FIRST TIME WE TALKED.

YEAH, I KNOW YOU DID,
BUT I DIDN'T BELIEVE YOU.

SO I CAME BACK THE
NEXT DAY TO TALK TO YOU,

BUT YOU'D ALREADY LEFT TOWN.

MY DAUGHTER GOES TO STANFORD.

SHE HAD A PROBLEM.

I DROVE TO PALO ALTO TO SEE HER.

YOU SOUND AS IF...

IS THAT ONE OF THEM?

I ONLY SAW HIM ONCE,

AND IT WAS UP CLOSE
AT MY FRONT DOOR.

I... I CAN'T BE SURE.

WELL, JUST TAKE YOUR TIME.

NO, I... I WANT TO SEE HIM...

LOOK AT HIM FACE TO FACE.

WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?

THE RIBS ARE GOOD.

SOUNDS GOOD.

McCall: YEAH.

WELL...

WE MEET AGAIN.

I'M SORRY, I DON'T
BELIEVE WE HAVE MET.

OH, YES. YOU AND
ANOTHER GENTLEMAN

CALLED ON MY
HUSBAND IN SANTA CLARA

ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO.

YOU MUST BE MISTAKEN, MA'AM.

I'VE NEVER BEEN TO
SANTA CLARA IN MY LIFE.

YOU ARE A LIAR.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

I SAID YOU ARE A LIAR.

WHO ARE YOU?

WHAT DID YOU HAVE TO
DO WITH MY HUSBAND?

AHEM.

I'LL HAVE TO ASK THAT YOU TWO

KEEP MY IDENTITY TO YOURSELVES.

YOU'LL IGNORE THAT REQUEST
AT CONSIDERABLE RISK.

GOOD DAY, SERGEANT.

I'LL BE SEEING YOU
AGAIN, HUNTER... SOON.

OF THAT YOU CAN BE DAMN SURE.

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME.

ARE YOU SURE NOW,
MRS. HUMPHREYS?

ARE YOU CERTAIN
THAT THAT'S THE MAN

YOU SAW AT YOUR HOME?

THERE'S NO QUESTION AT ALL.

THAT WAS HIM. WHO IS HE?

WELL, I MIGHT TELL YOU WHO HE IS

IF YOU TELL ME JUST A LITTLE BIT

ABOUT CHRISTY CARLSON.

I JUST TOLD YOU... I
DON'T KNOW THAT NAME.

I THINK YOU'RE LYING.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

I NEVER HEARD OF ANYONE
NAMED CHRISTY CARLSON.

UH-HUH. OK.

WE'LL PLAY IT THAT WAY.

YOU DO HAVE THE RIGHT TO
REMAIN SILENT, YOU KNOW.

THAT SOUNDS VERY OMINOUS.

WE SAID WE WERE GOING

TO DRIVE YOU TO THE AIRPORT.

I HOPE YOU'LL STILL
ALLOW US TO DO THAT.

SO YOU CAN ASK ME
SOME MORE QUESTIONS?

NO, NO. THE QUESTIONS
ARE OVER, MRS. HUMPHREYS.

BELIEVE ME.

DO YOU INTEND TO TELL
ME WHO THAT MAN IS?

NO.

ARE YOU ALL RIGHT? YOU
WANT US TO PULL OVER?

YOU WERE RIGHT, SERGEANT HUNTER.

JOHN HAD BEEN SEEING
CHRISTY CARLSON

FOR ALMOST A YEAR.

JUST A DAY OR 2 BEFORE
THOSE 2 MEN CAME,

HE TOLD ME ABOUT IT.

HE TOLD ME SHE'D GONE AWAY

AND HE WASN'T GOING
TO SEE HER AGAIN.

HE SAID IT WAS THE FIRST TIME

HE'D EVER BEEN
UNFAITHFUL TO ME...

AND I BELIEVE THAT'S TRUE.

HE NEVER SAW HER AGAIN, HUH?

NO. AND SHE JUST DISAPPEARED.

RAN AWAY, I GUESS.

SO, WHO WERE THOSE MEN?

WE MADE AN AGREEMENT, SERGEANT.

YOU OWE ME THIS. WHO WERE THEY?

MRS. HUMPHREYS, IF I KNEW,

I'D TELL YOU, BUT I DON'T.

THAT'S TRUE. ALL WE
KNOW IS THAT THEY'RE PART

OF THE WASHINGTON
INTELLIGENCE ESTABLISHMENT.

WE... WE DON'T EVEN
KNOW WHAT AGENCY.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

THEY FRIGHTENED JOHN
HALF OUT OF HIS MIND.

I THOUGHT THEY WERE
LAWYERS FOR THAT GIRL.

DID YOU EVER MEET HER?

CERTAINLY NOT.

YOU DIDN'T SEE HER

WHEN YOU WERE IN LOS ANGELES?

OH, YOU ARE INSANE!

NEXT YOU'LL... YOU'LL BE
ASKING ME IF I KILLED HER!

WELL, DID YOU?

Dispatcher: L-56, COME IN.

L-56.

GOT THE MORGUE ON
THE PHONE. IMPORTANT.

PATCH HIM THROUGH.

Man on radio:
HUNTER, IT'S CARLOS.

THE BODY YOU'VE BEEN
LOOKING FOR JUST CAME IN.

YOU SURE ABOUT THAT, CARLOS?

YEAH, I'M SURE. IT'S HER,

BUT I THINK YOU'RE IN
FOR A BIG SURPRISE, PAL.

BETTER GET DOWN HERE QUICK.

Mrs. Humphreys: WHERE
ARE YOU GOING?