Hunter (1984–1991): Season 2, Episode 22 - The Return of Typhoon Thompson - full transcript

I THINK TYPHOON
MAY BE BACK IN L.A.

TO MURDER SOMEBODY.

I THINK THIS IS HARD EVIDENCE.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST.

MY PAROLE'S IN THE
TOILET, JOSIE IS DEAD,

THE POLICE ARE AFTER
ME... ALL BECAUSE OF YOU.

YEAH, YOU WERE THE GUY
WHO BUILT THE CASE ON HIM.

KEEP DRIVING,

OR I'LL BLOW YOUR
HEAD OFF. I SWEAR I WILL.

HOLDING A POLICE OFFICER CAPTIVE

IS THE SAME THING AS KIDNAPPING.



SHUT UP WITH THAT CRAP!

I DON'T CARE WHAT HAPPENS.
IT'S GOING TO BE WORTH IT

JUST TO BLOW HIM
STRAIGHT TO HELL.

DON'T KILL HIM.

WORKS FOR ME.

♪ TIME IS TICKIN' INSIDE ME ♪

♪ WITH EVERY BREATH ♪

♪ IT'S SLIPPIN' AWAY ♪

♪ I'VE WASTED SO MUCH ♪

♪ WAITED SO LONG ♪

♪ BUT NOW I'M ONE STEP ♪

♪ FROM FREEDOM ♪

♪ AND MY TIME ♪

♪ IS NEAR ♪



♪ LOVE'S BEEN
STANDIN' BESIDE ME ♪

♪ PUSHIN' ME ON ♪

♪ NEVER LETTIN' ME GO ♪

♪ THE TOUCH OF THE SUN ♪

♪ TASTE OF THE RAIN ♪

♪ AND I KNOW LOVE
IS STANDIN' BY ME ♪

♪ AND MY TIME IS NEAR ♪

♪ I THOUGHT THAT SHE
WOULD BE SO GOOD TO ME ♪

♪ I GUESS I NEVER
WAS THAT SMART ♪

♪ EVEN AFTER WHAT
SHE DID TO ME ♪

♪ I CAN'T GET HER
OUT OF MY MIND ♪

♪ OR MY HEART ♪

♪ OH, AH, OH ♪

♪ TIME IS TICKIN' INSIDE ME ♪

♪ THERE'S SO MUCH TO DO ♪

♪ GOT TO FIND OUT WHAT'S TRUE ♪

♪ I'VE WAITED SO LONG ♪

♪ NOW I CAN WALK ON ♪

♪ I KNOW MY LIFE ♪

♪ IS WAITIN' FOR ME ♪

♪ AND MY TIME IS NEAR ♪

♪ SO NEAR ♪

IT AIN'T GONNA WORK, HUNTER.

WHAT'S THAT, TYPHOON?

YOUR FACE... IT'S BUTT-UGLY,

BUT IT AIN'T ENOUGH TO
GET ME TO GO BACK INSIDE.

NOW, WHAT KIND OF
AN ATTITUDE IS THAT?

I DROVE ALL THE WAY UP
HERE TO GIVE YOU A LIFT.

YOU'D HAVE TO BUST ME AGAIN
TO GET ME IN A CAR WITH YOU.

JUST TRYING TO DO YOU A FAVOR.

IT'S A LONG BUS RIDE TO L.A.

WHO SAYS I'M GOING BACK THERE?

WELL, A CERTAIN
SNITCH I KNOW TOLD ME

YOU'RE GONNA GET EVEN
WITH THE GUY THAT FRAMED YOU.

THAT'S A LOAD OF BULL.

REALLY? WELL, DOES THAT MEAN

YOU FINALLY ADMIT YOU'RE GUILTY?

I DON'T ADMIT NOTHING.

I NEVER KILLED NOBODY,
AND I AIN'T GONNA START NOW.

THE PAROLE BOARD
JUST CUT ME LOOSE,

AND I'D BE SOME KIND OF FOOL

TO GET MYSELF PUT
BACK IN THE JOINT AGAIN.

I NEVER SAID YOU
WEREN'T A FOOL, TYPHOON.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE
SURE NOBODY GETS KILLED,

YOU UNDERSTAND? YEAH?

WELL, THAT'S REAL
CONSIDERATE OF YOU.

WHAT DID YOU THINK, I'VE BEEN

INSTITUTIONALIZED OR SOMETHING?

YOU THINK I CAN'T WAIT TO
GET BEHIND THE WALL AGAIN?

LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVEN'T
MISSED TOO MANY MEALS IN THERE.

8 YEARS, HUNTER. WE ALL CHANGE.

HELL, YOU AIN'T GOT MUCH
MORE HAIR THAN ME NOW,

AND YOU AIN'T SNOWING
THIS CON NONE, EITHER.

YOU DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT ME.

YOU'RE JUST WORRIED YOU
MIGHT'VE MADE A MISTAKE.

YOU EXPECT ME TO
COMP THE TAB ON THIS,

A ROUND-TRIP EXCURSION
TO THE STATE PEN?

WELL, SURE. IT'S
A VALID EXPENSE.

IT WAS DEPARTMENTAL BUSINESS.

WHAT ARE YOU, HIS
BUSINESS MANAGER?

DO YOU GET 10% OF THIS?

SO, WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?

WELL, NOTHING YET.

LOOK, THE GUY'S NOT
GOING TO JEOPARDIZE

HIS PAROLE BY SAYING
ANYTHING TO A COP.

YEAH? DID YOU EVER THINK

YOUR SNITCH MIGHT
BE FULL OF BEANS?

NOT THIS SNITCH.

WHY? WHAT IS HE,
A NOTARY PUBLIC?

LOOK, I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL.

I'LL EAT THE EXPENSES
GOING UP TO SEE TYPHOON

IF YOU AUTHORIZE A
SURVEILLANCE ON HIM

FOR ABOUT 3 OR 4 DAYS.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE DOING
ANY HORSE-TRADING, HUNTER.

WHY SHOULD I WASTE ANY
MANPOWER AT ALL ON THIS THING?

BECAUSE I THINK TYPHOON
MAY BE BACK IN L.A.

TO MURDER SOMEBODY.

LET ME REMIND YOU TWO

THAT THIS IS THE HOMICIDE
INVESTIGATIONS TEAM HERE.

YOU WANT TO JOIN THE
CRIME PREVENTION UNIT,

I'M SURE THAT CAN BE ARRANGED.

IN THE MEANTIME,
STICK WITH THE MURDERS

THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN
COMMITTED, ALL RIGHT?

LIEUTENANT,

IF HUNTER IS RIGHT
ABOUT THE RUMOR,

THEN THAT MEANS
THOMPSON WAS NOT GUILTY.

THERE'S STILL AN OPEN
HOMICIDE ON THE BOOKS.

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK.

JEROME "TYPHOON" THOMPSON.

HE WAS A HELL OF A MIDDLEWEIGHT
WHEN HE WAS A CONTENDER.

THE CASE AGAINST
HIM WAS BUILT MOSTLY

ON CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.

WITNESSES TESTIFIED
THAT THEY QUARRELED.

THEY FOUND THE
MANAGER BEATEN TO DEATH.

THOMPSON'S ONLY ALIBI
WAS HIS GIRLFRIEND,

AND WHEN THEY PUT
HER ON THE STAND,

SHE DENIED THAT SHE
WAS EVEN WITH HIM.

JOSIE CLIFFORD.

WHEN I WENT TO SEE
HER A WHILE BACK,

SHE WAS TOO
SCARED TO TALK TO ME.

SO, WHAT DO YOU FIGURE,

SHE WAS BRIBED TO
CHANGE HER TESTIMONY?

PERHAPS.

OR MAYBE SHE WANTED
TO PUT HIM AWAY.

ALL RIGHT, ENOUGH SPECULATION.

GET ME SOME HARD
EVIDENCE ON THIS

BY THE END OF THE WEEK OR
WE PUT THIS THEORY TO BED

FOR ONCE AND FOR
ALL. FAIR ENOUGH?

DEAL. YEAH.

HUNTER, I DO BELIEVE
THIS BELONGS TO YOU.

OH, I'LL EAT THIS AT LUNCH.

IS SPORTY JAMES STILL
GETTING SHINED UP HERE?

MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS.

HE BEEN BY YET?

TELL HIM TYPHOON
THOMPSON IS LOOKING FOR HIM.

YOU'RE TYPHOON THOMPSON? WOW!

I'LL BE OVER AT THE RIB CAGE.

SURE THING, MR. THOMPSON.

HOLY CRIPES!

HEY, YOU CRAZY FOOL! STOP!

Hunter: I THINK THIS
IS HARD EVIDENCE.

ALL RIGHT, HUNTER.
YOU MADE YOUR POINT.

THE BIKER'S NAME
IS SONNY COLDIRON.

HE AND HIS OLD LADY

ARE FROM THE RENO
CHAPTER OF DEVIL'S DISCIPLES.

I DON'T BELIEVE THESE TWO

ARE GOING TO TELL US
WHO HIRED THEM EITHER.

Finn: IT DOES TELL US
ONE THING, THOUGH.

WHOEVER YOUR BAD GUY IS,

HE'S NOT A MEMBER OF
THE BLACK COMMUNITY.

ALL RIGHT. STAY WITH IT.

CIAO.

TYPHOON THOMPSON, IS THAT YOU?

SPORTY JAMES, HOW YOU DOING?

NOT BAD. NOT BAD.

YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE
YOU'RE HURTING NONE.

OH, I GOT YOUR MESSAGE.

YEAH. SAY, WHAT
HAPPENED TO THE RIB CAGE?

OH, IT FOLDED 4 OR 5 YEARS AGO.

WOW. I DON'T RECOGNIZE
THIS TOWN NO MORE.

IT'S ALL SUSHI BARS
AND THAI FOOD JOINTS.

YEAH, YUPPIE CHOW, YOU KNOW?

WE BE TRENDY NOW, YOU DIG?

COME ON. GET IN,
MAN. HA HA HA HA!

LATE MODEL WHITE
CADILLAC CONVERTIBLE.

CALIFORNIA LICENSE...

WILLIAM-VICTOR-FRANK-2-4-7.

Typhoon: WHERE YOU HEADED?

Sporty: I'VE GOT TO
MAKE A STOP ON WESTON.

YOU KNOW, COLLECT
SOME LATE ACTION.

I, UH,

I NEED A COUPLE
MORE DAYS, SPORTY.

CUT ME SOME SLACK.

I CAN'T DO IT, PACO,
MAN. YOU ARE LAGGING.

YOU HAVE GOT TO GET
YOUR MONEY STRAIGHT, BABY.

MAYBE I CAN BORROW IT
FROM THE PAYROLL, OK?

WHATEVER IT TAKES.

YOU KNEW I WAS
GETTING OUT, DIDN'T YOU?

OH, WORD'S BEEN
AROUND FOR A WHILE.

YOU KNOW SOMEBODY TRIED
TO BLOW ME AWAY THIS MORNING?

SAY WHAT?

TRIED TO BLAST
ME WITH A SHOTGUN.

HEY, MAN, I DIDN'T
HEAR NOTHING ABOUT IT.

THAT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.
YOU GOT A LINE ON EVERYTHING.

NOBODY SCRATCHES HIS BUTT
AND YOU DON'T HEAR ABOUT IT.

YOU KNOW I DIDN'T
KILL MY MANAGER.

HEY, MAN, I NEVER SAID YOU DID.

BUT I SHOULD HAVE.
HE FIXED THAT FIGHT.

SOMEBODY GOT TO HIM.
HE SLIPPED ME SOMETHING.

TOOK THE EDGE OFF, JUST
ENOUGH TO SLOW ME DOWN,

MAKE SURE I'D LOSE.
WHOEVER IT WAS

MADE A BUNDLE ON IT.
THEN THEY KILLED HIM,

AND NOW THEY'RE
TRYING TO KILL ME.

HEY, I'LL BUY THAT.
I'LL BUY THAT, MAN.

THAT'S A RIGHTEOUS STORY.

THAT'S THE WAY I FIGURE IT, MAN.

IT'S GOT TO BE.

BUT HONEST TO GOD,
MAN, I DON'T KNOW WHO.

YEAH, WELL, I DON'T
BELIEVE YOU, SPORT.

I THINK YOU'RE BLOWING
SMOKE UP MY NOSE,

BUT I AIN'T GONNA
MESS UP MY PAROLE

BY BEATING IT OUT OF YOU.

MAN, I AM TELLING YOU
STRAIGHT, TYPHOON.

HERE YOU ARE.

IT'S ALL THERE. GET OUT OF HERE.

OK.

HEY, TELL ME SOMETHING ELSE.

YOU EVER SEE JOSIE
AROUND ANYMORE?

UH... YEAH. I RUN INTO
HER THE OTHER DAY.

AND?

AND SHE'S LIVING
IN A LITTLE PLACE

OVER ON 118th STREET.

SEE? I TOLD YOU YOU
KNEW EVERYTHING.

DROP ME OFF OVER THERE, OK?

Radio: L-56, COME IN.

WE HAVE THE INFORMATION
YOU REQUESTED.

McCall: GO AHEAD, DISPATCH.

REGISTERED OWNER OF VEHICLE

IS ROLAND J. CARLYLE,
AKA SPORTY JAMES.

NO OUTSTANDING
WANTS OR WARRANTS.

2 PRIORS FOR BOOKMAKING
AND CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT.

L-56 ACKNOWLEDGE. OUT.

GAMBLERS AND BOXERS.

BOY, THERE'S A PAIR TO DRAW TO.

UH-HUH.

REQUEST A CRISS-CROSS REFERENCE

ON 1405 118th STREET
IN L.A., PLEASE.

Radio: ROGER. PROCESSING.

Radio: L-56, I HAVE THE
INFORMATION YOU REQUESTED.

L-56. GO AHEAD.

PROPERTY IS RECORDED
AS BEING OWNED

BY TRIPLE STAR
INVESTMENTS, PALOS VERDES.

OK. GOT IT. THANKS.

YOU KNOW I WAS HOME ALONE
WHEN MY MANAGER GOT KILLED.

I DON'T KNOW THAT.
I WASN'T WITH YOU,

AND I JUST COULDN'T BRING
MYSELF TO LIE ABOUT IT.

MY LAWYER WOULD HAVE
NEVER PUT YOU ON THE STAND,

EXCEPT YOU PROMISED
YOU'D BE MY ALIBI.

YEAH, WELL, I THOUGHT I
COULD GO THROUGH WITH IT.

I DID. BUT...

I JUST COULDN'T SWEAR TO
GOD THAT YOU WERE WITH ME.

LOOK, TY, YOU KNOW
HOW I WAS RAISED.

MY MAMA BROUGHT ME UP TO
FEAR HELLFIRE AND DAMNATION.

AH, HELL, WOMAN.
YOU GREW OUT OF THAT.

YOU SAID SO YOURSELF
A DOZEN TIMES.

YEAH, YEAH, WELL, I
THOUGHT THAT I HAD.

BUT WHEN THEY PUT THAT
BIBLE UNDER MY HAND,

I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BURN
RIGHT THROUGH TO MY SOUL.

YEAH, CAN YOU TELL ME WHO'S
RENTING THAT HOUSE, PLEASE?

YEAH, I CAN, BUT
HURRY UP, PLEASE.

I HEARD YOU'D BEEN TO EUROPE.

I HEARD YOU GOT YOUR MOM
A HOUSE BACK IN JAMAICA.

I HEARD YOU WENT
THROUGH A LOT OF MONEY

ALONG THE WAY.

TY.

BUT WHAT I DIDN'T HEAR WAS...

WHERE IT ALL CAME FROM.

LOOK, TY. LOOK, IT'S
BEEN A LOT OF YEARS,

AND I HAVEN'T SPENT
ALL MY NIGHTS ALONE.

I HAD A COUPLE OF BOYFRIENDS,

AND THEY'VE BEEN
PRETTY GOOD TO ME.

YEAH.

SAY THAT AGAIN.

THANKS VERY MUCH.

THE HOUSE IS RENTED
TO JOSIE CLIFFORD.

I THOUGHT YOU SAID
SHE LIVED IN INGLEWOOD.

WELL, SHE DID, BUT SHE PROBABLY

HAD TO MOVE TO GET
AWAY FROM THE TYPHOON.

PUT YOUR HAND RIGHT THERE

AND SWEAR YOU TOLD ME THE TRUTH.

SWEAR TO GOD YOU DIDN'T GET PAID

TO SELL ME DOWN THE RIVER!

NO, IT'S SACRILEGIOUS.

I WON'T TAKE THE
LORD'S NAME IN VAIN. NO!

TELL ME WHO IT WAS!
WHO PAID YOU OFF?

Josie: NO! OW!
YOU'RE HURTING ME!

I'M NOT GOING TO HURT YOU.

OPEN UP. POLICE.

BETTER ANSWER IT
BEFORE THEY BUST IT DOWN.

YES, WHAT IS IT?

IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT IN HERE?

DID THIS MAN ASSAULT YOU?

NO. I'M FINE.

WELL, WE HEARD A SCREAM.

SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?
HE DIDN'T HURT YOU.

NO. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

THEY'RE LIKE GUARDIAN ANGELS.

YOU'RE SURE YOU DON'T
WANT TO FILE A COMPLAINT?

NO. NO, I'M FINE.

PLEASE EXCUSE ME.

LONG WAY TO GO FOR A DRINK.

WHAT IS IT?

I GOT TO SEE EDDIE.

MR. Z. SAYS YOU'RE
PERSONA NON GRATIS.

COME ON, JERRY.

I GOT TO TALK TO HIM.
TELL HIM IT'S IMPORTANT.

I GOT TO TELL HIM
SOMETHING. PLEASE?

OK. WAIT A SECOND.

I THINK ONE OF US
OUGHT TO GO IN THERE.

I THINK YOU'D LOOK
PRETTY GOOD AS A REDHEAD.

NOT ME. YOU.

I ALWAYS HAVE TO DO THIS.

OF COURSE. IT'S A GIRL'S WIG.

THANK YOU. HELP ME.

OK. BE GENTLE.

ALWAYS.

OW! DON'T...

LOOKS GOOD.

YEAH, GREAT. DO
YOU HAVE A BRUSH?

WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

YOU GOT 2 MINUTES, JOSIE,

AND I DON'T WANT TO HEAR
ONE THING I HEARD BEFORE.

TYPHOON IS BACK IN TOWN.

I KNOW. WHAT DO YOU
THINK, I LIVE IN A VACUUM?

HE FOUND ME. HE
CAME TO MY PLACE.

YOU BIMBO! HE COULD
HAVE FOLLOWED YOU HERE.

NO, HE DIDN'T. THE
POLICE RAN HIM OFF.

WHAT?

THEY KNOW THAT HE'S LOOKING FOR

WHOEVER KILLED HIS MANAGER.

WHAT DID YOU TELL HIM?

NOTHING. I DIDN'T
TELL HIM NOTHING.

I DIDN'T HAVE TO. HE
KNOWS SOMEBODY PAID ME.

I GOT TO GET SOME MORE MONEY.

I GOT TO GET OUT OF TOWN,
AND YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN.

THAT'S WHAT YOU
SAID THE LAST TIME

AND IT COST ME 50,000.

I PROMISE. I WILL
GO BACK TO JAMAICA,

AND YOU'LL NEVER SEE
ME AGAIN. I'LL STAY THERE.

YEAH? HE'LL FOLLOW YOU.

NO, HE WON'T. HE'S ON PAROLE.

THAT AIN'T GONNA STOP HIM.

THEN WHEREVER YOU
SAY, WHATEVER YOU SAY.

EDDIE, PLEASE. COME ON.

JUST CONSIDER IT LIFE INSURANCE.

IF HE CAN'T FIND ME,
THEN HE CAN'T FIND YOU.

WHAT ARE WE TALKING,
ANOTHER 5 OR 10...

NO, 20. I NEED 20,000.

THEN YOU'LL NEVER SEE ME AGAIN.

COME ON, EDDIE.
YOU CAN AFFORD IT.

ALL RIGHT.

TAKE ME A COUPLE OF
DAYS TO GET IT TOGETHER.

I WANT YOU TO GO SEE
CHARLIE AT THE ST. NEVIS HOTEL,

AND I'LL MAKE
ARRANGEMENTS FOR YOU.

NOW, YOU STAY THERE
UNTIL YOU HEAR FROM ME,

AND YOU BETTER NOT
BOUNCE BACK THIS TIME.

OK, EDDIE. EDDIE,
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN,

AND YOU'RE DOING
THE RIGHT THING,

AND I THANK YOU. I
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I REALLY DO.

NO, NO. GO THIS
WAY. AND BE CAREFUL.

COPS MIGHT BE WATCHING YOU.

OK.

HEY, LISTEN, CAN I
TALK TO THE MANAGER?

WHY, YOU GOT A COMPLAINT?

YEAH. UNEMPLOYMENT.

I NEED A JOB. ARE THEY
HIRING ANY WAITRESSES?

YOU HAVE TO TALK
TO MR. ZEBINSKY.

HE'S THE OWNER. HE
DOES ALL THE HIRING.

THAT'S HIM OVER THERE.

UH, THANKS. I'LL
CHECK BACK LATER.

SEE YA.

DID SHE LEAVE?

YEAH. SHE JUST
DROVE UP THE STREET.

WHAT HAPPENED IN THERE?

SHE WENT IN TO SEE THE OWNER.

GUESS HE LET HER
OUT A BACK DOOR.

YOU GOT HOODWINKED, SERGEANT.

HEY, MR. ZEBINSKY,
HOW YOU DOING?

I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS
GOING TO BE TALKING

TO YOU PERSONALLY.
YOU'RE LOOKING GOOD.

SOME BEAUTIFUL
THREADS YOU GOT ON.

YEAH, SAVE THE GARBAGE
FOR SOMEBODY ELSE.

I GOT NO TIME TO WASTE WITH YOU.

I WANT YOU TO DO
ME A LITTLE FAVOR.

YOU KNOW I'D DO
ANYTHING FOR YOU, MR. Z.

IF YOU NEED A FAVOR,
JUST ASK ME AND... BOOM...

IT IS DONE LIKE THAT. NO
QUESTIONS, NO PROBLEMS.

GOOD. I'M GLAD TO
HEAR THAT, SPORTY.

I NEED YOU TO HELP ME

WITH THIS LITTLE
PROBLEM WITH TYPHOON.

OH, WITH TYPHOON. YEAH, RIGHT.

WELL, YOU KNOW, I
THOUGHT YOU WANTED ME

FOR SOME ACTION THAT
WAS GOING DOWN HERE

YOU WANTED TO USE
ME IN. UH, YOU SEE, UH...

IT'D REALLY BE A MISTAKE
FOR YOU TO HAVE ME

MESS AROUND WITH TYPHOON

BECAUSE HE DOESN'T TRUST ME.

THAT'S A BIG SURPRISE, AIN'T IT?

HEY, BUT HE WAS REAL
FRIENDLY AT FIRST,

BUT HE KNOWS...
OH, WELL, HE THINKS

HE KNOWS THAT I GOT
A PIECE OF THE ACTION

WHEN HE WENT DOWN, YOU KNOW?

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO BE
REAL CONVINCING, AREN'T YOU?

LOOK, I DON'T WANT TO TELL YOU

HOW TO RUN YOUR
BUSINESS, MR. Z.,

BUT MAYBE YOU OUGHT
TO LET THE MAN BE.

I MEAN, AFTER ALL, HELL,
HE'S BEEN THROUGH ENOUGH,

8 YEARS IN PRISON, NO
CHANCE FOR A COMEBACK.

I MEAN, IF WE JUST
LET HIM BE COOL,

HE'LL LEAVE THINGS BE, YOU KNOW?

AND HE'LL NEVER FIGURE OUT
IT WAS YOU WHO SET HIM UP.

AND, YOU KNOW, HE'S A NICE DUDE.

I MEAN, I KIND
OF LIKE THE GUY...

WHEN HE'S NOT MESSING AROUND

WITH THE PRESS ON MY SUITS.

IS THAT SO?

WELL, I WOULDN'T WORRY
ABOUT THE SUIT TOO MUCH

BECAUSE TOMORROW YOU
MIGHT BE WEARING IT WITH A HOLE

RIGHT WHERE THIS
BIG HEART OF YOURS IS

BECAUSE I HAPPEN TO KNOW

THAT YOU'RE THE TURKEY
THAT LED TYPHOON TO JOSIE.

I KNOW THAT IF HE CAN
FIND JOSIE, HE CAN FIND ME.

NOW, IF YOU'RE GOING
TO BE A PAL OF MINE,

THAT'S ALL FINE AND DANDY.

BUT IF YOU'RE GOING TO
STOP BEING USEFUL TO ME,

THEN YOU MIGHT KNOW
TOO MUCH TO BE BREATHING,

LIVING WITH THAT BIG
MOUTH THAT YOU GOT.

NO, NO, NO.

DON'T GO TALKING
LIKE THAT, MR. Z.

I MEAN, HERE, I
CAN DO IT FOR YOU.

I AM THE BEST MAN FOR THE JOB.

THERE'S NO DOUBT ABOUT IT.

NO DOUBT AT ALL.

NOW, WHAT IS IT
YOU WANT ME TO DO?

Sporty: TYPHOON, IT'S SPORTY.

Typhoon: YEAH?

I'M SORRY ABOUT STEERING
YOU WRONG ON JOSIE, MAN.

SAY WHAT?

YEAH, I DIDN'T MEAN TO JERK
YOU AROUND OR NOTHING,

BUT I REALLY THOUGHT SHE
WAS STILL STAYING IN THAT PLACE.

SHE IS. WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT, MAN?

WHAT YOU TALKING ABOUT, MAN?

MY FRIEND WHO WORKS
OVER AT THE ST. NEVIS

TELLS ME THAT SHE'S
STAYING THERE NOW.

WELL, HE MUST HAVE
MADE A MISTAKE.

MM-MM. NO, NO MISTAKE, I SWEAR.

HE SAYS SHE CHECKED
IN AT THE ST. NEVIS.

YEAH, OK. THANKS ANYWAY.

WHO IS IT?

JERRY RASCOE. I GOT
A PACKAGE FOR YOU.

MR. Z. SAYS YOU
GOT THE LAST DOLLAR

YOU'RE GOING TO GET OUT OF HIM.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

UNH!

HELP YOU?

JOSIE CLIFFORD'S ROOM.

415.

Typhoon: JOSIE?

JOSIE?

JOSIE.

JOSIE.

OH, NO. NO.

I'M SO SORRY, BABY.

I'M SO SORRY.

IF I ONLY HAD THE CHANCE...

HE'S HEADING DOWN
THE BACK STAIRS.

BLOCK OFF THAT ALLEY.

HEY, MAN, WHAT'S
ALL THE SIRENS ABOUT?

DON'T KNOW. I'VE BEEN
UPSTAIRS FOR 10 MINUTES.

JERK ORDERS 2 PIZZAS
AND EXPECTS ME TO HAVE

CHANGE FOR A HUNDRED.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?

THEN HE WANTS TO
WRITE ME A CHECK.

LOOKING FOR A BLACK DUDE,

CLEAN HEAD, ABOUT YAY TALL?

YEAH, WHERE DID HE GO?

UP ON THE ROOF. KNOCKED ME DOWN.

TRASHED MY WHOLE ORDER, MAN.

SIXTH FLOOR AIN'T
NOTHING BUT GARBAGE.

THIS IS FB-9. SUSPECT
HAS BEEN IDed

ON THE ROOF.
REPEAT, ON THE ROOF.

Radio: ROGER, FB-9.
SECURE THE REAR STAIRWAY.

FB-9. WILCO.

Finn: WE GOT A POSITIVE
I.D. ON THOMPSON.

RESISTING ARREST,
ASSAULTING AN OFFICER.

ON TOP OF THAT, MURDER.

WELL, WAIT A MINUTE. I
AGREE THAT HE WAS THERE,

BUT I DON'T BELIEVE
HE KILLED HER.

NO? WHY NOT?

HE'S IN LOS ANGELES TO GET
THE GUY WHO FRAMED HIM.

HE CAN'T DO THAT IF HE'S
IN JAIL FOR MURDER. RIGHT?

MAYBE HE DIDN'T PLAN ON
GETTING CAUGHT IN THE ACT.

IT WAS A SETUP.

AW, COME ON. ANOTHER FRAME-UP?

THAT WOULD MAKE HIM
THE PATSY OF THE DECADE.

THAT'S RIGHT, AND IT WOULD MAKE

SOMEBODY ELSE A MULTIPLE KILLER.

LOOK, I'VE ALREADY PUT
OUT AN A.P.B. ON THE GUY.

I WANT THAT TO STAND. I
WANT HIM OFF THE STREET,

EVEN IF IT'S JUST ON
A PAROLE VIOLATION.

IF HE'S IN THE SLAMMER,
HE CAN'T KILL ANYBODY.

BUT IF YOU DO THAT,
YOU'LL NEVER FIND OUT

WHO CRANKED JOSIE
CLIFFORD'S NECK.

WHAT'S TO FIND OUT?

YOU SAID YOURSELF SHE
WAS RUNNING SCARED.

THOMPSON SHOWS UP IN TOWN.
NEXT DAY, SHE TURNS UP DEAD.

AND IT'S THE SAME DAY THAT

SHE WENT TO GO
VISIT EDDIE ZEBINSKY.

THAT'S THE CONNECTION
WE WANT TO LOOK INTO.

ALL RIGHT, GO AHEAD.
WHAT'S YOUR GAME PLAN?

I'M GOING TO GO
UNDERCOVER AT HIS PLACE.

WHAT THE HELL?

TYPHOON, WHAT YOU DOING, MAN?

TELL ME, SPORTY, WHAT
YOU THINK I BE DOING?

HEY, HEY, MAN. REMEMBER
WHAT YOU SAID, MAN?

YOU CAN'T BE THUMPING ON ME.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE MESSING
WITH YOUR PAROLE, MAN.

MY PAROLE'S IN THE
TOILET, JOSIE IS DEAD,

THE POLICE ARE AFTER
ME... ALL BECAUSE OF YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING
ABOUT, TYPHOON?

MAN, I TOLD YOU I HEARD
WHERE SHE WAS STAYING.

I DIDN'T KNOW YOU
WERE GOING TO KILL HER.

I DIDN'T KILL HER. YOUDID.

HEY, MAN... NO WAY,
MAN. ARE YOU CRAZY?

I WAS JUST DOING
YOU A FAVOR, TYPHOON,

TELLING YOU WHERE SHE WAS.

YOU KILLED JOSIE,

SAME AS IF YOU
STRANGLED HER YOURSELF.

YOU KNEW SHE WAS GOING TO DIE,

BUT YOU DIDN'T DO
NOTHING TO SAVE HER.

TYPHOON, THERE WAS
NOTHING I COULD DO, MAN!

SHE GOT HERSELF KILLED
BECAUSE SHE WAS TOO GREEDY.

SHE DOUBLE-CROSSED YOU,
MAN. SHE'S PUT YOU IN JAIL.

I KNOW THAT!

BUT IT DON'T MEAN I
WANTED HER DEAD.

I STILL LOVED HER. WHAT?!

YOU AIN'T GONNA GET
OUT OF THIS ROOM ALIVE,

NOT UNLESS YOU TELL
ME WHO KILLED HER.

TELL ME WHO IT WAS, SPORTY.

L-L-LOOK, TYPHOON, MAN,
I CAN'T TELL YOU, MAN.

THERE'S DIFFERENT WAYS OF DYING.

SOME HURTS MORE THAN OTHERS,

LIKE BEING IN A GRUDGE MATCH

WHEN ONE BOXER'S
WINNING REAL EASY...

SOMETIMES HE HAS TO KEEP WORKING

ON THE OTHER GUY,
BEATING ON HIM,

NOT TRYING TO KNOCK HIM OUT,

JUST... JUST PROPPING HIM UP

SO HE CAN PUNISH HIM SOME MORE.

TYPHOON, MAN, I
CAN'T TELL YOU, MAN...

I COULD BEAT ON YOU FOR
MAYBE A HALF HOUR, SPORTY.

I MEAN, MY ARMS
MIGHT GET REAL TIRED,

BUT IT'S NOTHING LIKE

WHAT YOUR BONES
ARE GOING TO FEEL.

YOU'RE GONNA BE CHOKING
ON YOUR OWN BLOOD

AND CRYING AND
BEGGING FOR ME TO STOP.

BUT I AIN'T GONNA,

NOT UNLESS YOU SAY THAT NAME.

WHO KILLED JOSIE?

ALL DONE?

MR. ZEBINSKY WOULD LIKE
TO SEE YOU IN HIS OFFICE.

RIGHT NOW?

YES. WOULD YOU FOLLOW ME?

MR. ZEBINSKY, DEE DEE McLEAN.

HI, DEE DEE. HOW YOU DOING?

GOOD, THANK YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.

MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE.

CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING?

YEAH. A DAY SHIFT
WITH SUNDAYS OFF.

THAT'S GOOD. I LIKE A WOMAN
WHO KNOWS WHAT SHE WANTS.

YOU KNOW, WE'RE A LITTLE
OVERSTAFFED RIGHT NOW,

AND I CAN'T JUSTIFY
BRINGING YOU ON BOARD

WITHOUT LETTING
SOMEBODY ELSE GO.

OH, WELL, I WOULDN'T
WANT YOU TO DO THAT...

UNLESS YOU WERE
CONSIDERING IT ANYWAY.

I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO
OVER TO CHEZ MAURICE

FOR A LATE SUPPER.

MAYBE YOU MIGHT
WANT TO COME ALONG,

TELL ME ABOUT YOUR
PERSONAL SITUATION.

OK. SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.

MY CAR'S RIGHT OUTSIDE.

JUST LET ME FRESHEN UP.

GOING FOR A LATE NIGHT
SUPPER AT CHEZ MAURICE.

DON'T STAY OUT TOO LATE.

MR. Z.!

YEAH, WHAT IS IT?

Typhoon: SOMEBODY
RUN INTO YOUR CAR.

WHAT?

SOMEBODY RUN INTO YOUR CAR.

LET'S GO FOR A RIDE.

HOLD IT!

WHAT HAPPENED? YOU OK?

I DON'T KNOW. SOME
JUNKIE TRIED TO MUG ME.

WHERE YOU TAKING ME?

TO SEE MR. Z. WHERE'S HE?

SOMEPLACE PRIVATE.

AFTER LAST NIGHT,

HE'S BECOME A LITTLE MORE
SECURITY CONSCIENTIOUS.

I'M TAKING THAT
LIFT NOW, HUNTER.

DON'T YOU THINK YOU'RE IN
ENOUGH TROUBLE AS IT IS?

I'LL BE TAKING YOUR GUN, TOO.

NO, YOU WON'T.

I GOT ONE MURDER BEEF
HANGING OVER MY HEAD ALREADY.

YOU DON'T WANT TO
BE NUMBER 2, DO YOU?

EASY. 2 FINGERS.

TAKE IT OUT REAL SLOW.

YOU OUGHT TO THINK
THIS OVER, TYPHOON.

YOU'RE MAKING A
BIG MISTAKE HERE.

I'VE BEEN THINKING
IT OVER... 8 YEARS.

EDDIE ZEBINSKY IS THE SCUM
THAT KILLED MY MANAGER.

WELL, HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT?

I KIND OF INSPIRED SPORTY
JAMES INTO TELLING ME WHO IT WAS.

LOOK, YOU DON'T
HAVE TO KILL ZEBINSKY.

GIVE ME MY GUN BACK,
AND I'LL ARREST HIM.

WHAT YOU GOING TO BUST HIM
ON? YOU AIN'T GOT NO EVIDENCE.

YOU THINK SPORTY JAMES IS
GOING TO COOPERATE WITH YOU?

YOU THINK HE'S GOING
TO TESTIFY IN COURT?

YOU OUGHT TO BE
THANKING ME, HUNTER.

I'M GONNA MAKE YOUR
WHOLE LIFE A LOT SIMPLER.

LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING, TYPHOON.

IF YOU KILL EDDIE ZEBINSKY,

YOU'LL SPEND THE REST
OF YOUR LIFE BEHIND BARS,

IF YOU DON'T GET KILLED FIRST.

IT DON'T MATTER NO
MORE. HE KILLED JOSIE.

I DON'T CARE WHAT
HAPPENS. IT'S WORTH IT

JUST TO BLOW HIM
STRAIGHT TO HELL.

IT WAS A COP, EDDIE.

SHE WAS TALKING
TO A COP IN THE HALL.

I'M SURE OF IT.

I COULDN'T PLACE HIM AT FIRST,

BUT IT WAS THAT GUY
THAT GOT SUSPENDED.

REMEMBER? HE BEAT UP SOMEBODY?

HIS PICTURE WAS
IN ALL THE PAPERS.

Typhoon: KEEP DRIVING.

Hunter: FORGET IT.
McCALL IS BACK THERE.

KEEP DRIVING, OR I'LL
BLOW YOUR HEAD OFF.

I SWEAR I WILL.

MR. Z. IS WAITING
FOR YOU ON THE PATIO.

HI. COME ON UP AND
HAVE SOME LUNCH.

HI.

HI, DEE DEE.

THAT'S QUITE A CLIMB.

SORRY ABOUT THE INCONVENIENCE,

BUT AFTER LAST NIGHT,

I DECIDED TO TAKE
SOME PRECAUTIONS.

WELL, YOU MUST FEEL
PRETTY SAFE UP HERE.

UH, YOU WANT A DRINK?

ORANGE JUICE.

HAVE A SEAT.

I HAD MY PEOPLE DO
A BACKGROUND CHECK

ON YOU THIS MORNING.

THEY JUST CALLED ME
BACK WITH THE REPORT.

SO, WHAT'S THE VERDICT?

YOUR REFERENCES ARE ALL GOOD.

YOU COME HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED, LADY.

DOES THAT MEAN I GET THE JOB?

WELL, NOT QUITE. I'M
STILL A LITTLE PARANOID

AND I GOT TO CHECK
YOUR I.D. PERSONALLY.

HOLDING A POLICE OFFICER CAPTIVE

IS THE SAME THING AS KIDNAPPING.

SHUT UP WITH THAT CRAP!
ONE MORE WORD OUT OF YOU,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO
BE A DEAD POLICE OFFICER.

WHAT IS THIS?

ANSWER ME! WHO ELSE
KNOWS YOU'RE HERE?

I DO.

Typhoon: GO AHEAD. GO FOR IT.

I DON'T MIND SHOOTING
YOU IN SELF-DEFENSE.

I'M GOING TO TAKE
A CRUISE UPSTAIRS.

YOU HANG HERE.

Dee Dee: DON'T KILL HIM.

LET ME ARREST HIM.
DON'T SHOOT HIM.

Eddie: LISTEN TO HER,
MAN. DO AS SHE SAYS.

SHE'LL PUT ME IN JAIL.
YOU DON'T WANT TO KILL ME.

YOU WANT TO BET?

Typhoon: YOU KILLED JOSIE,

AND YOU PUT ME BEHIND
BARS FOR 8 YEARS.

OH, GOD.

SAVE YOUR BREATH.

YOU'RE GONNA TALK TO HIM
UP CLOSE IN JUST ONE SECOND.

YOU KILLED MY MANAGER. I
WANT TO HEAR YOU SAY IT.

YES! YES! I KILLED YOUR MAN...

NO. IT WAS RASCOE...
JERRY RASCOE, MAN.

JERRY RASCOE. HE WORKED FOR YOU.

YEAH, BUT HE WAS JUST SUPPOSED

TO ROUGH HIM UP, MAN.

I DIDN'T KNOW HE
WAS GONNA KILL HIM.

HE WENT KIND OF CRAZY, I GUESS.

SO IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.

NO, IT WASN'T MY FAULT, MAN.

AND YOU DIDN'T
KILL JOSIE EITHER.

NO! IT WAS RASCOE.

YOU GONNA TELL ME RASCOE
PUT OUT A CONTRACT ON ME, TOO?

NO.

NO!

YOU'RE NOT WORTH SHOOTING.

I AIN'T GOIN' BACK TO PRISON

FOR WASTING A PIECE
OF SLUDGE LIKE YOU.

WHOA!

RASCOE. THANK GOD.

HE'S WRONG.

YOU'RE WORTH KILLING.

I DIDN'T MEAN IT, MAN.
HE HAD A GUN TO MY HEAD.

MAN, I DIDN'T MEAN IT.

HOLD IT!

Typhoon: SAY, WHERE
YOU TAKING ME, ANYWAY?

RIGHT HERE.

Typhoon: HUNTER...

I DIDN'T THINK

I WAS GOING TO HAVE
TO LOOK AT YOU AGAIN.

TYPHOON, YOU OUGHT
TO BE HAPPY TO SEE ME.

I GOT SOME GOOD NEWS FOR YOU.

BY THE WAY,

YOUR PAROLE OFFICER
IS ON HIS WAY DOWN.

OH, YEAH? I THINK I OUGHT

TO TALK TO A LAWYER FIRST.

WHAT IS IT?

IT'S A PARDON FROM
THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

YOU'RE A FREE MAN.

YOU TRYING TO MESS WITH
MY HEAD OR SOMETHING?

IS THIS A JIVE POLICE JOKE?

Dee Dee: IT'S NO
JOKE. TAKE A LOOK.

ALL THE CHARGES
HAVE BEEN DROPPED.

IT IS REAL, AIN'T IT?

YES, IT IS.

IT'S REALLY A PARDON.

I CAN WALK RIGHT OUT OF HERE.

NOT EVEN A THANK
YOU, HUH, TYPHOON?

I NEVER KILLED NOBODY.

I PAID 8 YEARS FOR YOUR MISTAKE.

IF I HADN'T TRACKED
DOWN EDDIE ZEBINSKY,

HE'D BE OUT ON THE
STREET RIGHT NOW.

SO, WHAT DO I WANT
TO THANK YOU FOR?

FOR FLYING TO SACRAMENTO
TO TALK TO THE GOVERNOR.

HEY, WE GOT YOU OFF. YOU
COULD HAVE GONE DOWN

FOR KIDNAPPING OR
ASSAULT AND BATTERY.

VIOLATION OF PAROLE OR
POSSESSION OF A FIREARM.

I USED A FIREARM
TO SAVE HER LIFE.

YEAH, I KNOW THAT. I TOLD
THAT TO THE GOVERNOR.

I THINK THAT MIGHT HAVE
MADE THE DIFFERENCE.