Hunter (1984–1991): Season 3, Episode 1 - Overnight Sensation - full transcript

GET OUT OF HERE WITH THAT!

WHAT'S THE CHARGE?

INTERFERENCE WITH
A POLICE OFFICER.

DO YOU REALIZE
THIS IS ALL ON TAPE?

SHUT THAT OFF!

ONE MORE SUSPECT WHO
WILL NOT COME TO TRIAL...

THANKS TO THIS OFFICER'S
BRAND OF FRONTIER JUSTICE.

YOU'RE NOT GONNA DROP
THIS VENDETTA, ARE YOU, RAUL?

IT'S NOT A VENDETTA.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES A
SOFT APPROACH CAN WORK.

ARE YOU A COMPLETE IDIOT?



CAPTAIN, WE'RE GONNA MAKE
MERCADO EAT HIS WORDS.

UHH!

McCall: YOU KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT I'M SAYING HERE.

YOU ARE COMPLETELY,
100% PREDICTABLE.

YOU ARE. FOR
BREAKFAST THIS MORNING,

YOU HAD A BANANA PROTEIN
SMOOTHIE, SKIM MILK...

WHAT IS THAT
STUFF YOU PUT IN IT?

RAW DATES AND SOME
OF THAT POWDER STUFF.

THAT'S WHAT YOU HAD, RIGHT?

SO THAT MAKES
YOU A GENIUS, RIGHT?

I HAVE THAT EVERY
DAY FOR BREAKFAST.

I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE THAT
EVERY DAY FOR BREAKFAST.

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING...
YOU'RE COMPLETELY PREDICTABLE.

I'M NOT PREDICTABLE,



I'M CONSISTENT. THERE'S
A BIG DIFFERENCE HERE.

OH, CONSISTENT.
I SEE. THAT'S FINE.

CONSISTENCY IS APPLYING
VALUES ON AN EVERYDAY BASIS

THAT YOU REALLY DO CARE ABOUT,

WHICH IS DISCIPLINE.

WHAT VALUE DO YOU FIND
IN BANANA SMOOTHIES?

I VALUE BANANA SMOOTHIES.
THAT'S ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW.

Dispatcher: ALL UNITS,
211 IN PROGRESS.

AMERICAN JEWELRY
EXCHANGE, WILSHIRE AND EUCLID.

SHOTS FIRED. POSSIBLE HOMICIDE.

SUSPECTS VACATING NORTHBOUND
IN UNIDENTIFIED VEHICLE.

RESPOND CODE 3.

L-56 RESPONDING.

WHAT DO YOU THINK?

I THINK IT WAS THEM. LET'S MOVE.

DON'T LOSE 'EM.

GET THAT CAMERA UP HERE.

L-56 IN HIGH-SPEED PURSUIT
OF SUSPECT YELLOW CAMARO.

CALIFORNIA LICENSE PLATE...
PETER-VICTOR-X-RAY-3-4-9.

Hunter: L-56.

2 SUSPECTS, MID-TWENTIES...
ONE LATINO, ONE CAUCASIAN.

REQUEST BACKUP, SOUTHBOUND
FLOWER AT 12th STREET.

L-56 OUT.

DID YOU GET HIM FIRING
THAT WEAPON? GREAT.

HEY! MOVE THE VAN!

GET OUT OF HERE WITH THAT!

STAY TIGHT ON THE VICTIM,
WALLY. I GOT TO CHASE 'EM.

WHY DON'T YOU GO
CALL AN AMBULANCE?!

THIS IS L-56. ALL
AVAILABLE UNITS

ON THE LOOKOUT FOR
A HOMICIDE SUSPECT...

MALE LATINO IN A YELLOW CAMARO.

DISPATCHER HAS THE
LICENSE PLATE NUMBER.

SUSPECT WAS LAST SEEN
HEADING NORTH ON WILSON,

NEAR, UH...

OLYMPIC BOULEVARD. L-56 OUT.

McCall: HE'S ALIVE... SORT OF.

SHUT THAT OFF.

Man: HE DOESN'T TAKE
ORDERS FROM YOU.

THIS IS A PUBLIC EVENT, AND
WE'RE COVERING THE NEWS.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?

I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING...

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU
DOING?! WHAT'S THE CHARGE?

INTERFERENCE WITH
A POLICE OFFICER.

DO YOU REALIZE
THIS IS ALL ON TAPE?

SHUT THAT OFF!

WE GOT ENOUGH.

I'LL BET YOU $10,000 IT
DOESN'T GET ON THE AIR.

NOW, MOVE IT.

Hunter: RELAX, WILL
YOU? I TOLD THE TRUTH

AND SO DID YOU, SO
WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

YEAH, AND GOD'S ON OUR SIDE,
AND CHEATERS NEVER PROSPER.

OK, SERGEANTS, THE SHOOTING
TEAM HAS BEEN OVER THE REPORTS,

AND THE PRELIMINARY
FINDING IS YOU'RE IN THE CLEAR.

WHAT TOOK THEM SO LONG, BERN?

THERE WAS NO GUN FOUND, HUNTER,

SO THERE WAS SOME DOUBT, OK?

BERNIE, WE BOTH KNOW
THE BAD GUYS HAD WEAPONS.

THE SHOOTER DROPPED
THE GUN IN THE CAR.

OBVIOUSLY, THE TEAM
FOUND THAT TO BE THE CASE.

SEE? I.A. HASN'T DULLED HIS
BRAIN ONE BIT, HAS IT, BERNIE?

I WOULDN'T BE SO SURE
OF YOURSELF, HUNTER.

WYLER'S NOT AROUND HERE
TO BACK YOU GUYS UP ANYMORE.

LOOK, WYLER IS NOT OUT IN
WEST COVINA OR ANYTHING.

HE'S DOWNTOWN BEHIND A
DESK WITH "DEPUTY CHIEF" ON IT.

MM-HMM. THERE'S A GUY
IN THAT OFFICE OVER THERE

WITH A SIGN THAT SAYS "CAPTAIN"

WHO'S BEEN READING
OUR REPORTS ABOUT YOU.

WELL, SPEAKING OF CAPTAIN...

CAPTAIN DEVANE WANTS TO
SEE YOU IN HIS OFFICE, QUICK.

THE REPORTER YOU
BUSTED IS ON THE TUBE.

THERE WAS BLOOD ON THE STREETS AT
THE DOWNTOWN GOLDMART AREA TODAY,

BUT OUR STORY IS NOT ABOUT
THE VICTIMS, BUT THE PREDATOR...

L.A. METRO POLICE HOMICIDE
SERGEANT RICK HUNTER.

KXRX CAMERAS WERE
ON THE SCENE TODAY

AS SERGEANT HUNTER OPENED
FIRE ON A SPEEDING VEHICLE

IN AN AREA WHERE A ROBBERY
HAD JUST TAKEN PLACE.

WE LEARNED THAT SERGEANT
HUNTER DID NOT KNOW

WHETHER HE WAS
SHOOTING AT THE ROBBERS

OR AT INNOCENT CITIZENS
MERELY VIOLATING THE SPEED LAW.

IT WAS A JUDGMENT CALL.
HE'S MADE THEM BEFORE.

HIS SERVICE FILE LISTS 7
OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS.

ONE CASE INVOLVED
A 15-YEAR-OLD BOY.

THAT BOY DIED.

TODAY'S VICTIM ISN'T
EXPECTED TO LIVE, EITHER...

ONE MORE SUSPECT WHO
WILL NOT COME TO TRIAL

THANKS TO THIS OFFICER'S
BRAND OF FRONTIER JUSTICE.

WE'LL BE FOLLOWING THIS STORY
WITH SPECIAL REPORTS ALL WEEK.

BACK TO YOU, JOHN.

JUST WHAT WE NEED.

ANY IDEA WHY THE
HATCHET JOB, SERGEANT?

YEAH. I ARRESTED THE JERK
ON A 148 P.C., THAT'S WHY.

YOU PICKED THE MOST
POPULAR REPORTER

ON THE BIGGEST
STATION IN THE CITY...

I DIDN'T PICK HIM.

TO BUST FOR INTERFERENCE?!

COME ON, THE GUY COST
US A MURDER-ONE SUSPECT.

HE'S A BELLIGERENT
JERK. HE'S GUILTY...

GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR.
FOR GOD'S SAKE!

HIS LAWYER WAS WAITING WITH THE
BAIL MONEY WHEN THEY BROUGHT HIM IN.

I WANT YOU TO GO DOWN
THERE AND TALK TO MERCADO.

TELL HIM YOU'RE
DROPPING THE CHARGES.

COOL HIM OUT. WE DON'T
NEED THIS KIND OF P.R.

CAPTAIN, THE GUY
IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE.

HE DID A U-TURN RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE
OF THE ROAD. HE IGNORED OUR SIRENS.

HE BLOCKED HIM IN. WHAT
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

WOULD YOU EXCUSE US? I'D LIKE TO
TALK TO SERGEANT HUNTER ALONE.

OH, NO.

FINE.

OHH...

LOOK, CHARLIE, LET ME JUST...

LOOK, CHARLIE, NOTHING!

THIS GUY'S GOT YOU IN A VICE,
AND HE'S STARTING TO SQUEEZE.

AND HE'S NOT MAKING MY
LIFE ANY EASIER, EITHER.

SO, LOOK, GO JUST HELP HIM
SEE IT FROM YOUR POINT OF VIEW,

AND DO IT NOW.

YOU KNOW, THIS IS
REALLY RIDICULOUS.

THIS IS GETTING BLOWN
OUT OF PROPORTION.

YOU KNOW SOMETHING? I DON'T
WANT TO MAKE YOUR LIFE MISERABLE,

SO I'M GONNA GO
DOWN AND SEE HIM.

I'M GONNA WALK
OVER TO HIS OFFICE,

AND I'M GONNA TALK TO THIS GUY,

BECAUSE I KNOW THAT'S THE ONLY
WAY YOU CAN REASON WITH SOMEBODY

WHO DOES HIS YAPPING
TO A TELEVISION CAMERA.

OK? OK.

I'M GONNA DO IT.

THANK YOU. YEAH.

Anchorman: THAT'S THE
KXRX NEWS UP TO NOW.

THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.

Man: THAT'S A WRAP.

RAUL, GREAT JOB. THANKS, BOSS.

THE SWITCHBOARD'S
LIT UP LIKE CHRISTMAS.

PRO OR CON?

WELL, WE WON'T
KNOW UNTIL MORNING,

BUT THEY WATCHED, DIDN'T THEY?

THIS ISN'T ABOUT RATINGS AT ALL.

5 MONTHS AGO, HUNTER SHOT
AND KILLED A 15-YEAR-OLD KID.

THE GUY THINKS
HE'S WILD BILL HICKOK.

DO I NEED TO REMIND YOU
YOU'RE ATTACKING A MEMBER

OF THE MOST IMPORTANT
POWERFUL INSTITUTION IN THIS CITY?

I'M NOT ATTACKING THE
METRO P.D., JUST HUNTER.

I DON'T KNOW. IT'S NOT
HOW THEY THINK, RAUL.

THEY PROTECT THEIR OWN.

MAYBE YOU BETTER EASE
OFF ON THIS ONE, HUH?

THE GUY'S A TRIGGER-HAPPY
PSYCHO, RIGHT?

HE'S AN EMBARRASSMENT
TO THE METRO P.D.

LOOK, THE POLICE COMMISSIONER

WILL PROBABLY GIVE US AN
AWARD FOR THIS ONE, RALPH.

PROBABLY IS NOT
GOOD ENOUGH, RAUL.

YOU BE CERTAIN ON THIS ONE...

ON EVERY SINGLE MOVE YOU MAKE.

TONY...

TONY?

TONY, LISTEN...

SHH! SHUT UP.

YOU'VE WATCHED THIS THING
ABOUT 50 TIMES ALREADY.

THAT'S RIGHT. I WANT
TO BE DAMN SURE

THEY CAN'T MAKE
ME OUT ON THAT TAPE.

THEY CAN'T.

GOOD. THEN WE GOT NO PROBLEMS.

THE HELL WE DON'T.

HIM AND ME WERE
EYEBALL TO EYEBALL.

I REMEMBER HIS FACE,

HE REMEMBERS MINE.

UH, UM...

UH-OH. LOOK WHO'S HERE.

GOOD MORNING, MR. MERCADO.

UH, DO YOU MIND IF WE GO IN YOUR
OFFICE AND HAVE A COUPLE WORDS?

IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU,
WE CAN TALK RIGHT HERE.

OK. I JUST WANT YOU
TO KNOW I CAME BY

TO TELL YOU THAT I
DROPPED THE CHARGES.

JUST LIKE THAT? YEAH.

WHAT HAPPENED? YOU CHANGE
YOUR MIND ABOUT MY INTERFERENCE?

NO, NO, NO. THE 10
SECONDS YOUR VAN COST ME

PREVENTED ME FROM
APPREHENDING THE SUSPECT.

OH, REALLY? WELL,
IF YOU'RE SO SURE,

WHY DON'T YOU REINSTATE THE CHARGES,
AND WE'LL LET A JURY DECIDE THAT?

WELL, THAT WOULD TAKE UP AN
AWFUL LOT OF TIME, WOULDN'T IT?

I MEAN, DON'T YOU
HAVE THINGS TO DO?

I MEAN, I'VE GOT
BETTER THINGS TO DO.

AND I CAN'T DO THOSE THINGS

IF MY FACE IS ON
THE TELEVISION SET.

YOU KNOW WHAT I DID
YESTERDAY WHEN I MADE BAIL?

I CHECKED YOUR RECORD.

AND IF DOING YOUR THING
MEANS WASTING MORE CIVILIANS,

THEN I HOPE YOU NEVER GET OUT.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO DROP
THIS VENDETTA, ARE YOU?

IT'S NOT A VENDETTA.
IT'S A PUBLIC SERVICE...

AND I'M NOT GOING
TO DROP IT, HUNTER.

YOU KNOW, OVER A MILLION
PEOPLE SEE YOU EVERY NIGHT,

LISTEN TO YOUR EVERY WORD.

I DON'T HAVE THAT ADVANTAGE.
ALL I HAVE IS MY BADGE,

AND I INTEND TO USE THAT
BADGE TO ITS FULLEST.

YOUR LIFE BETTER BE SQUEAKY-CLEAN,
PAL, AND I MEAN SQUEAKY-CLEAN.

YOUR TURN.

WENT THAT BAD, HUH? THAT BAD.

THAT'S WHY YOU GOT A PARTNER.

WANT ME TO GO IN
AND GIVE IT A SHOT?

IF YOU CAN GET
THIS GUY TO BUDGE,

I'LL BUY YOU AN ICE-CREAM CONE.

AN ICE-CREAM CONE?
WHAT ABOUT DINNER?

NO, NO DINNER. IT'S
NOT WORTH A DINNER.

IT'S ONLY WORTH
AN ICE-CREAM CONE.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT A DEAL.

YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES A
SOFT APPROACH CAN WORK.

IS THAT A FACT?

YEAH, HUNTER. IT
WAS PREDICTABLE.

YOU USED HALF-TRUTHS
AND INNUENDOES

TO MAKE HIM SOUND LIKE
SOME KIND OF AN ANIMAL.

THERE WASN'T ONE WORD IN
MY STORY THAT WAS NOT TRUE.

NO, EVERY WORD YOU
USED WAS HALF TRUE.

YOU REMEMBER THAT 15-YEAR-OLD
BOY YOU TALKED ABOUT?

HE FIRED 5 SHOTS WHILE HUNTER TRIED
TO TALK HIM INTO DROPPING HIS GUN.

THAT IS WHEN I
CAME ON THE SCENE.

THE KID TURNED HIS
GUN ON ME, HE AIMED,

AND THAT IS THE FIRST TIME
THAT HUNTER USED HIS GUN...

THE VERY FIRST TIME!

AND IF HE HADN'T,
I WOULD BE DEAD.

AND THAT, MR. MERCADO,
IS THE WHOLE TRUTH.

YOU'RE HIS PARTNER. I DON'T
EXPECT YOU TO BE OBJECTIVE.

ARE YOU A COMPLETE IDIOT?

ARE YOU DEAF? DON'T
YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING?

WHAT DOES OBJECTIVE
GOT TO DO WITH ANYTHING?

I JUST TOLD YOU
EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED!

IF YOU'RE SO INTERESTED IN THE
DAMN FACTS, PUT THAT ON THE AIR!

3... 2...

RAUL MERCADO IS WITH US
NOW FOR A SPECIAL REPORT.

RAUL?

Mercado: IF OUR SPECIAL REPORT
HAD A TITLE, IT WOULD BE WHITEWASH.

LAST NIGHT,

POLICE INVESTIGATORS
CLEARED SERGEANT RICK HUNTER

IN THE SHOOTING OF A
YOUNG ECHO PARK MAN

ALLEGED TO BE A ROBBERY SUSPECT.

HUNTER CLAIMS THE
SUSPECT SHOT AT HIM FIRST,

BUT FOOTAGE I TAPED ON THE
SCENE CONTRADICTS THAT CLAIM,

AND THE POLICE ARE UNABLE
TO PRODUCE ANY WITNESSES

TO CONFIRM HUNTER'S STATEMENT.

ADD TO THAT, THIS...

NO GUN WAS FOUND ON OR
NEAR THE VICTIM'S BLEEDING BODY.

WE MUST CONSIDER THE
POSSIBILITY OF A COVER-UP.

SERGEANT HUNTER CAME TO
ME AND TRIED TO PERSUADE ME

TO DROP THIS INVESTIGATION.

I HAD A TAPE RECORDER
RUNNING IN MY OFFICE.

I'D LIKE TO SHARE A PORTION
OF THAT TAPE WITH YOU.

Hunter's voice, on tape: I INTEND
TO USE MY BADGE TO ITS FULLEST.

YOUR LIFE BETTER BE SQUEAKY-CLEAN,
PAL, AND I MEAN SQUEAKY-CLEAN.

SUPPRESSION, INTIMIDATION...

BOTH ARE CONSISTENT
WITH HUNTER'S STYLE.

I DECIDED TO AIR THIS
CONVERSATION IN SPITE OF HIS THREAT.

YOU BE THE JUDGE.

BACK TO YOU, JOHN.

CAPTAIN, WE'RE GONNA MAKE
MERCADO EAT HIS WORDS.

DONALD SOMES, THE GUY THAT
GOT THROWN OUT OF THE CAR...

THIS IS A LIST OF ALL OF
HIS KNOWN ASSOCIATES.

WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT
WHO HIS PARTNER WAS,

AND WE'RE GONNA SHUT
MERCADO UP WITH FACTS.

THAT COULD TAKE WEEKS. THIS
WHOLE DEPARTMENT IS ON PUBLIC TRIAL.

YOU OUGHT TO BE CONCENTRATING ON TURNING
UP A WITNESS THAT SAW SOMES SHOOT AT YOU.

IF YOU CAN DO THAT,
MERCADO'S CAMPAIGN'S HISTORY.

BERNIE TERWILLIGER'S GOT HIS
I.A. BOYS LOOKING FOR A WITNESS.

WE'RE GONNA WORK HARD HERE TO
PUSH FOR A CONVICTION ON SOMES.

SOMES IS DEAD. HE DIED 20
MINUTES AGO. THE CALL JUST CAME IN.

THE MAN'S SURE GOT THE BOARDS
AND THE NAILS OUT FOR YOU, HUNTER.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING
HERE, SPORTY, SLUMMING?

BAD ARREST. ONE OF YOUR PEERS
THOUGHT THAT I WAS INVOLVED

IN A DISTASTEFUL
GAMBLING OPERATION

AT WHICH I WAS
MERELY A SPECTATOR.

IN LAS VEGAS, THEY CALL
THE SPECTATORS PIT BOSSES.

HA HA HA! HE'S SURE
SOME FUNNY DUDE, AIN'T HE?

HEY, McCALL, UM... WHAT'S THIS I
HEAR ABOUT Y'ALL NEEDING A WITNESS?

NOTHING, SPORTY.

GET OFF MY DESK!

SEE, YOU TWO HAVE ONE
FUNDAMENTAL PROBLEM.

SEE, THE KIND OF WITNESSES YOU
LOOKIN' FOR, THEY DON'T LIKE YOU,

WHICH IS WHY YOU
AIN'T FINDIN' ANY.

THEY AIN'T GONNA COME
FORWARD TO CLEAR NO COPS.

UNLESS THEY HAVE SOME SORT OF
PEER GROUP PERSUASION, IS THAT IT?

SPORTY, THE KIND OF WITNESSES
YOU'D PROVIDE, WE DON'T WANT.

THEY WOULDN'T EVEN KNOW
WHAT KIND OF CAR IT WAS.

AHEM. WHAT KIND OF CAR WAS IT?

GET OUT OF HERE, SPORTY!

ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

BUT TELL ME ONE THING...
WOULD YOU BE GRATEFUL

IF I WAS TO PRODUCE A
GENUINE WITNESS FOR YOU?

YOU WOULD, WOULDN'T YOU?

THE OPERATIONAL WORD HERE
BEING "GRATEFUL," YOU DIG?

GRATEFUL, HUH?

I'LL BE GRATEFUL. YOU BETTER
GET US AN EYEWITNESS...

AND HE BETTER BE A GOOD ONE,

BECAUSE YOU'LL HAVE
TO ANSWER TO ME.

HEY! HEY, MAN, LISTEN,
MY HAT, MAN! YOU...

SO, YOU GOT A DATE OR SOMETHING?

DATE? WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

JUST WHAT I SAID...
YOU GOT A DATE?

YOU LOOKED AT YOUR WATCH
4 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 MINUTES.

YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHY I'VE
BEEN LOOKING AT MY WATCH.

IT'S 'CAUSE THAT GUY STARTS
POLLUTING THE AIR IN 5 MINUTES.

I'LL TAKE A DOGGIE BAG.

NO, YOU'RE NOT. YOU'RE
GONNA STAY HERE,

AND YOU'RE GONNA
WATCH THIS GUY WITH ME.

I'M NOT GOING TO RUIN
A WONDERFUL MEAL.

OH, COME ON. WHY DO YOU THINK
I MADE SUCH A WONDERFUL MEAL?

YOU TRYING TO COME ON TO ME?

AH, WELL, THERE, IT'S OUT.

LISTEN, IF I WATCH THIS GUY,

I MIGHT DESTROY
YOUR TELEVISION SET.

YOU WATCH HIM. CALL ME IN
THE MORNING, GIVE ME A REPORT.

HUNTER, COME ON.
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

I'M GONNA GO HOME...

UNLESS YOU'VE GOT, UH,
SOMETHING BETTER FOR US TO DO.

WELL, NOT ON A FULL STOMACH, NO.

HEH. BY THE WAY, THE JELL-O
ROMANOV WAS EXQUISITE.

REALLY, I MEAN THAT.

Man, on TV: RAUL MERCADO IS
WITH US NOW FOR A SPECIAL REPORT.

CIAO. RAUL?

Mercado: WELCOME TO OUR THIRD
IN A SERIES OF SPECIAL REPORTS

ON L.A. METRO POLICE
SERGEANT RICK HUNTER.

HE IS A DISTINGUISHED
EXPERT MARKSMAN.

TONIGHT, WE'LL BE REVIEWING 3 OF
HIS 7 OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTINGS.

I CAN'T WATCH YOU, EITHER.

MY GOD. WHAT HAPPENED IN HERE?

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

I HAD TO TALK TO YOU.

I TOLD YOU TO STAY
AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS.

I TOLD YOU NOT TO EVEN CALL.

SOMEBODY IS AFTER
ME, JENNY... A COP.

HE COULD BE TAILING
ME RIGHT NOW.

WHAT IF HE FINDS YOU HERE?

I'LL CALL YOU IN A FEW DAYS.

YEAH.

OK.

BYE.

I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO
SERGEANT RICK HUNTER, PLEASE.

HOW LONG AGO DID HE LEAVE?

NO.

NO MESSAGE.

THANKS.

Mercado: BREAKING AND
ENTERING, BURGLARY, VANDALISM,

MALICIOUS MISCHIEF, DESTRUCTION OF
PROPERTY... AM I LEAVING ANYTHING OUT?

NO, MR. MERCADO,
THAT ABOUT COVERS IT...

IF YOUR COMPLAINT'S ACCURATE.

Man: CAPTAIN, I WENT BY
RAUL'S HOUSE THIS MORNING.

HE'S NOT EXAGGERATING.
IT WAS BRUTAL.

WE'LL SEND A TEAM DOWN THERE.

WE'LL CHECK FOR PRINTS,
QUESTION THE NEIGHBORS.

THEY'LL DO A THOROUGH JOB.

YOU'LL FIND ZIP, CAPTAIN DEVANE.

THE GUY THAT DID IT KNOWS ENOUGH
ABOUT EVIDENCE NOT TO LEAVE ANY.

SOUNDS LIKE YOU KNOW WHO IT WAS.

DOESN'T EVERYBODY?

LET'S JUST SAY WE HOPE
THAT YOUR INVESTIGATION

WILL INCLUDE AN INTERROGATION
OF SERGEANT HUNTER.

WE WILL GATHER WHATEVER
EVIDENCE THERE IS

AND FOLLOW IT WHEREVER IT LEADS.

CAPTAIN DEVANE, I DON'T MEAN...

YOU CAME DAMN CLOSE TO
ACCUSING US OF DERELICTION OF DUTY.

NOW, YOU BACK OFF!

FINE! YOU JUST BE AWARE THAT
WE'RE CONSIDERING A LAWSUIT.

ANY COMMENT, HUNTER?

YEAH. THANK YOU.

WHERE WERE YOU WHEN
ALL THIS WAS GOING ON?

I WAS AT McCALL'S HOUSE
HAVING DINNER. THEN I WENT HOME.

WHAT TIME DID YOU
LEAVE HER PLACE?

JUST ABOUT THE TIME
THE 6:00 NEWS STARTED.

SO YOU HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO TRASH
MERCADO'S PLACE BEFORE HE CAME HOME, HUH?

OH, YEAH.

SPORTY JAMES ENTERPRISES.

MR. JAMES? JUST A MINUTE.

I'LL SEE IF HE'S IN HIS OFFICE.

ARE YOU IN TO SERGEANT HUNTER?

I'M ALWAYS IN TO
SERGEANT HUNTER.

HA HA HA HA!

IS THIS MY FRIEND HUNTER,
STAR OF THE TV SCREEN?

YOU KNOW, I SHOULDN'T
BE TALKING TO YOU, DUDE.

YOU ARE MR. UNPOPULAR.

LISTEN, RELAX FOR A MINUTE.

I WANT YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR.

I WANT YOU TO FIND
SOMEBODY FOR ME.

MAMA SAID THERE'D
BE DAYS LIKE THIS.

WHAT IS THE INDIVIDUAL'S NAME?

MELENDEZ. ANTHONY MELENDEZ.

SPECIALIZES IN JEWELRY STORES.

HMM... I'VE NEVER HEARD OF THE
GENTLEMAN, BUT THAT IS NO PROBLEM.

NO PROBLEM AT ALL.

GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M
LOOKING FOR TONY MELENDEZ.

OH, YOU'RE THAT DETECTIVE
FROM TV! THE HUNTER, RIGHT?

THAT'S ME, THAT'S ME,
YEAH. DOES HE LIVE HERE?

HE'S NOT HERE.

UM... I HAVE NOT
SEEN HIM FOR A WEEK.

I HEARD HIS MAMA'S SICK.

OH, HIS MOTHER'S
SICK. I'M SORRY. YEAH.

SHE PROBABLY LIVES
IN TEXAS, RIGHT?

HA HA! TEXAS?
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.

OR MAYBE CHICAGO.

COULD I LOOK AT HIS ROOM?

NO.

THIS IS AMERICA, SERGEANT.
HIS ROOM IS HIS CASTLE.

WE HAVE RIGHTS HERE.

YEAH, YOU SURE
DO, HONEY. SO DO I.

I CAN GO DOWNSTAIRS
AND GET INTO MY CAR

AND DRIVE DOWN TO THE
OFFICE AND GET A WARRANT,

COME BACK AND LOOK
AT HIS PLACE AND YOURS.

HA HA!

WELL, HE WENT TO TEXAS,
ALL RIGHT, DIDN'T HE?

I'M SURPRISED HE
DIDN'T TAKE THE LAMP.

HOW COME YOU'RE NOT
TELLING ME THE TRUTH?

PERDON?

OH, COME ON. YOUR
ENGLISH IS AS GOOD AS MINE.

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME YOU LIVE
RIGHT DOWN THE HALL FROM THE GUY

AND DIDN'T HEAR HIM
OR SEE HIM LEAVE?

I LEAVE MY TENANTS ALONE.

HIS RENT IS PAID UP TO THE 15th.

WHAT WAS YOUR NAME AGAIN?

LA SEÑORA MARIA
MERCEDES FUENTES.

MISS FUENTES, I DON'T
SUPPOSE IT WOULD DO ANY GOOD

TO ASK FOR A FORWARDING
ADDRESS, WOULD IT?

HEH HEH. CLOSE THE DOOR
WHEN YOU'RE FINISHED.

THIS IS L-56. PATCH ME THROUGH

TO METRO HEADQUARTERS,
PLEASE. SERGEANT McCALL.

HOMICIDE. McCALL.

WHERE ARE YOU?

I'M AT COMMONWEALTH
AND AVENUE 57.

I NEED A RIDE FAST.

OK. I'LL BE THERE IN 10 MINUTES.

DON'T USE YOUR OWN CAR.

WHY?

DON'T ASK ME ANY
QUESTIONS, JUST GET HERE.

DO NOT BRING YOUR
OWN CAR. YOU GOT IT?

IT'S AN EMERGENCY,
ALL RIGHT, VAUGHN?

WHAT ABOUT YOUR OWN CAR?

IT'S GOT A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.

GIVE ME A BREAK, WILL
YOU? COME ON, LET'S GO!

THIS ONE'S JUST OUT
OF THE BODY SHOP,

SO YOU GOT TO
PROMISE ME, PLEASE...

NOT TO LET HUNTER GET NEAR IT,

TOUCH IT, SEE IT,
FEEL IT, ANYTHING.

NOTHING! OK.

McCALL, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?

YORK AND AVENUE 56. I'M 2 AWAY.

CUT IT IN HALF AND
GET HERE QUICK.

I TAKE IT YOUR
REPUTATION PRECEDED YOU.

VERY FUNNY. I'M SENDING
RAUL MERCADO THE BILL.

GREAT. HE'LL PUT IT ON THE AIR

AND ACCUSE YOU OF
WASTING TAXPAYERS' MONEY.

GOD. OHH...

OHH, I CAN'T STAND IT!

McCALL, I THOUGHT WE WERE
FRIENDS. YOU PROMISED ME.

VAUGHN, LOOK, WHAT CAN I SAY?

IT WAS A MOB SCENE DOWN THERE.

YEAH, WHAT? DOLLAR DAY
AT THE PRODUCE MARKET?

VAUGHN, RELAX. WE'LL WASH IT.

OH, NO.

OH, NO!

OHH...

GEEE...

VAUGHN, LOOK, DON'T
WORRY ABOUT IT.

ALL IT NEEDS IS A
WINDSHIELD, A FRONT END,

A REAR END, A TOP, A BOTTOM,
A MOTOR TRANSMISSION,

DIFFERENTIAL, AND
WHEELS. IT'LL BE ALL RIGHT.

I KNOW WHAT IT
IS. I MUST'VE DONE

SOMETHING REALLY
BAD ALONG THE LINE,

AND YOU'RE MY PUNISHMENT.

VAUGHN, THINK OF
ME AS A CHALLENGE.

DON'T EAT THAT, HUNTER.

EVEN THOUGH POLICE
AUTHORITIES HAVE SEEN FIT

TO CLEAR SERGEANT RICK HUNTER
IN THE DONALD SOMES SHOOTING,

IT SEEMS THE GENERAL
POPULACE HAS HAD ABOUT ENOUGH

OF THE MAN THEY
CALL EL CAZADOR...

THE HUNTER.

SOME LOS ANGELES RESIDENTS

TOOK MATTERS INTO
THEIR OWN HANDS TODAY,

PELTING SERGEANT HUNTER'S CAR

WITH CANS, BOTTLES, GARBAGE...

DISPENSING A KIND OF
KANGAROO JUSTICE OF THEIR OWN.

YOU!

HERE'S YOUR CHANCE.
YOU WANT TO TRY AGAIN?

COME ON.

GO ON. GET IN THERE.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?

LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW!
NO, I DON'T KNOW.

WHERE WERE YOU AT 8:26 TONIGHT?

I WENT FOR A RIDE
TO THINK ABOUT YOU.

THERE'S NOBODY IN
HERE BUT YOU AND ME.

YOU WANT TO GET REAL?

YEAH, LET'S GET REAL.

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR ASSAULT
AND BATTERY. HOW ABOUT THAT?

AND I'M CHARGING YOU WITH ATTEMPTED
MURDER! HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT?

SIT DOWN RIGHT OVER HERE.

GET OFF ME.

SO, AT 8:26, SOMEONE
TRIED TO KILL YOU. IS THAT IT?

THAT'S RIGHT, HUNTER.
YOU TOOK 5 SHOTS AT ME.

LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING, MERCADO.

IF I HAD SHOT AT YOU 5
TIMES, YOU'D BE DEAD 5 TIMES.

I KNOW THAT... IF YOU WERE
TRYING TO KILL ME, THAT IS.

I MUST'VE HIT YOU
HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.

YOU'RE A DISTINGUISHED
EXPERT MARKSMAN.

TOOK A HELL OF A SHOT TO GET AS
CLOSE AS YOU DID AND STILL MISS.

YOU TRIED TO PUT THE FEAR
OF GOD IN ME, DIDN'T YOU?

WELL, LET ME TELL YOU
SOMETHING, WYATT. IT DIDN'T WORK.

DID YOU REPORT THIS
ASSAULT ON YOUR LIFE?

I TRIED THAT WHEN YOU TRASHED MY
HOUSE. YOU SAW WHERE THAT GOT ME.

WAIT A MINUTE. AN
ASSAULT ON YOUR LIFE

PUTS YOU IN A POSITION
TO GET SOME HELP,

AND IF I WAS IN YOUR SHOES,
I'D GET ALL THE HELP I COULD.

IF I DIDN'T KNOW YOU SO WELL,
I'D PROBABLY BUY THAT LINE.

YOU DON'T KNOW ME.

I KNOW EVERY LAST DETAIL
THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT YOU.

I DON'T LIKE YOU.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T LIKE YOU.

A LOT OF THOSE PEOPLE WOULD
PROBABLY LIKE TO SEE YOU DEAD.

NOW, IF I WERE IN YOUR SHOES,
I'D TAKE ALL THE HELP I COULD GET.

AND YOU STILL GOT
TO GIVE IT TO ME?

GET OUT OF HERE.

GET OUT OF HERE! MOVE!

GOOD NIGHT!

WELL, WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

FOR ONCE, RAUL MERCADO'S
REPORTING WAS ACCURATE.

SOMEBODY DID TAKE A SHOT AT HIM.

McCall: GOT ANOTHER
ONE OVER HERE.

WELL, THEY HAVEN'T
BEEN HERE VERY LONG.

NO, THEY HAVEN'T.

YOU KNOW, I GOT
TO HAND IT TO YOU.

YOU'RE TRYING TO SAVE HIS NECK

WHILE HE'S TRYING TO TIGHTEN
UP THE NOOSE AROUND YOURS.

I'M KIND OF PROUD OF YOU.

JUST ROUTINE, MA'AM.

WHAT DO YOU SAY WE HIT THE
STREETS FOR MORE WITNESSES?

SURE, AS LONG AS I GET THE SIDE OF
THE STREET WITH THE DOUGHNUT SHOP.

WELL, DON'T DUNK YOUR
DOUGHNUTS SO SOON.

I WANT TO GO TALK TO
MR. NEWS OVER THERE.

IF HE TAKES OFF
WITHOUT ME, TAIL HIM.

DID I REALLY WRITE THIS?

YES, YOU DID.

WELL, WELL...

SAVING US THE
TROUBLE OF FINDING YOU?

NO, RAUL, I WAS INVESTIGATING
AN ATTEMPTED MURDER...

YOURS.

THESE TWO SLUGS
TELL ME TWO THINGS.

NUMBER ONE, SOMEONE
DID TRY TO KILL YOU,

AND NUMBER TWO, IT WASN'T ME.

IF THIS IS SOME SORT
OF A CON JOB, HUNTER,

YOU'RE THE GREATEST
SINCE WILLIE SUTTON.

WILLIE SUTTON WAS
A BANK ROBBER, RAUL.

YOU SEE THESE 2 SLUGS?
THEY'RE 9-MILLIMETER. I USE A .44.

JUDGING BY THE TRAJECTORY
AGAINST THAT WALL,

THE SHOOTER WAS AIMING
RIGHT AT YOUR HEAD...

NOT A VERY BIG TARGET,
EVEN IN YOUR CASE.

WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME IS
REDUNDANT, HUNTER. I WAS THERE.

YOU KNOW, OVER THE YEARS,
YOU MUST'VE GATHERED UP

AN AWFUL LOT OF
ENEMIES... BESIDES MYSELF.

WHY DON'T YOU LET ME
LOOK THROUGH YOUR FILES?

LISA.

YES.

TAKE HUNTER TO MY OFFICE.
SHOW HIM THE HATE FILE.

RIGHT THIS WAY.

JENNY, I GOT TO SEE YOU.

NOW.

SAME PLACE.

I'LL BE THERE IN 20 MINUTES.

WHAT THE HELL ARE
YOU DOING, LISA?

SHE'S COOPERATING WITH A
POLICE INVESTIGATION, MR. DRISCOLL.

DOES RAUL KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE DOING HERE?

HE TOLD ME TO DO IT, SIR.

SOMEBODY TOOK A SHOT AT
YOUR ACE REPORTER LAST NIGHT.

DIDN'T HE TELL YOU?

YEAH. I TOLD HIM
TO FILE A COMPLAINT.

WELL, HE DID, IN HIS
OWN PECULIAR WAY.

I'M LOOKING THROUGH
HIS HATE FILE.

WITH HIS PERMISSION?

WITH HIS BLESSING.

INHUMAN EXPLOITATION OF
THESE UNDOCUMENTED WORKERS.

AL TYNE WAS INDICTED BY THE
GRAND JURY SHORTLY AFTER MY FIRST...

YEAH... AL TYNE.

THAT'S A POSSIBILITY.

AND CAUSED THE DEATHS
OF 17 INNOCENT PEOPLE,

MANY OF THEM CHILDREN.

DONALD ZACHARY LYMAN.

IT WASN'T HIM.

HOW DO YOU KNOW?

PEOPLE WHO KILL KIDS DON'T
DO VERY WELL IN PRISON.

THIS GUY GOT HIS
NECK BROKE. NEXT.

THIS IS PATRICK GREENE.

HE WILL NOW SERVE 6 TO 10
YEARS IN THE CHINO PRISON.

OLD RAUL'S DONE SOME
PRETTY DECENT WORK.

I FORGOT IT WAS HIS
INVESTIGATION THAT TURNED HIM UP.

HE'S NOT A CANDIDATE.
HE'S DOING 6 TO 10 IN CHINO.

WHEN WAS HIS TRIAL? '84, RIGHT?

RIGHT. IN MAY AND JUNE.

LISA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

YOU'VE BEEN A TERRIFIC HELP.

HI.

WHAT HAPPENED TO
YOUR FACE? I'M OK.

ARE YOU SURE?

I'M OK, JENNY. I'M ALL RIGHT.

WHAT?

I THINK WE BETTER
COOL IT FOR A WHILE...

STOP SEEING EACH OTHER.

WHY?

WHEN I WENT AFTER
THAT HOMICIDE COP,

I OPENED UP A CAN I CAN'T SHUT.

LAST NIGHT, SOMEBODY
TOOK A SHOT AT ME.

WHAT? 5 SHOTS.

WHAT... WHO? THAT POLICEMAN?

I DON'T KNOW.

AT FIRST I THOUGHT
SO. NOW I'M NOT SURE.

IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO IT WAS.

I CAN'T PUT YOUR LIFE IN DANGER,

AND I CAN'T RISK HUNTER
FINDING OUT ABOUT US.

RAUL, ARE YOU SURE THAT
THIS ISN'T JUST SOME WAY

OF TELLING ME IT'S OVER?

NO, JENNY.

NO. IT'S NOT. I SWEAR IT.

WHEN IT'S SAFE, I'LL CALL YOU.

I'LL GET THIS
STRAIGHTENED OUT...

SOON. I PROMISE.

WE'VE GOT TO
LEAVE. YOU GO FIRST.

OK.

CALIFORNIA 1-CHARLES-ALBERT-4-2-0.
I NEED A FAST RESPONSE.

YEAH, YOU GOT IT. OH, DEE DEE,

HUNTER GOT A CALL
FROM A MR. ARNOLD JAMES

ASKING FOR A MEETING AT LA
ROUGE AT 12:30. YOU KNOW THE GUY?

YEAH, AND IF YOU SEE
HUNTER BEFORE I DO,

TELL HIM TO MEET
ME THERE, ALL RIGHT?

SPORTY, THIS HAD BETTER
BE IMPORTANT, I'M TELLING YOU.

LOOK, WOULD I TROUBLE
YOU FINE OFFICERS

IF IT WASN'T IMPORTANT?

SAVE THE CRAP, SPORTY.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?

SLOW DOWN, SLOW DOWN.

SMELL THE ROSES. OH, HERE...

HAVE ONE OF THESE TASTY MORSELS.

YOU KNOW, I USED TO STEP ON THESE
THINGS EVERY MORNING ON MY PORCH,

AND HE EATS THEM...
FIGURE THAT OUT.

GET TO THE POINT, SPORTY.

HEY, I STEERED YOU TWO GOOD
PEOPLE STRAIGHT TO THE MAN'S DOOR,

DID I NOT?

DON'T BLAME ME IF HE
WASN'T JUST SITTING THERE,

YOU KNOW, WAITING
FOR YOU TO CALL.

MELENDEZ MUST HAVE
HEARD YOU COMING.

YOU THINK I'M COLLECTING
ON BOTH ENDS OR SOMETHING?

AH...

OH... NEVER MIND.

YOU STILL WANT HIM, I PRESUME.

NO, WE'RE WILLING TO FORGIVE
AND FORGET. YEAH, WE WANT HIM!

OK. BECAUSE RUMOR HAS IT
THAT HE WOULD BE INTERESTED

IN SEEING YOU
UNDERGROUND, HUNTER.

HE'S GONNA HAVE TO
STAND IN LINE, SPORTY.

MAN, YOU'RE... YOU'RE,
BAD. YOU KNOW THAT?

LOOK, ONE OF MY COLLEAGUES
BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION

THAT HE IS HOLED UP RIGHT NOW

AT A CERTAIN ADDRESS
ON SOUTH GOWER.

OH, AND I TAKE IT YOU'RE GOING
TO GIVE US THAT ADDRESS, YEAH?

GIVE?

HOW MUCH?

HOW MUCH? LOOK, I THOUGHT
YOU AND ME WERE FRIENDS.

WHAT'S THE PRICE, SPORTY?

HEY, MAN, THIS IS SPORTY
JAMES YOU'RE DEALING WITH.

YOU KNOW MY STYLE.

MONEY DON'T MEAN
NOTHIN' TO ME AT ALL.

I LIKE TO ACCUMULATE FAVORS.

THAT'S RIGHT.

I DO YOU THIS FAVOR,
YOU DO ME ANOTHER FAVOR

LATER ON DOWN THE LINE, YOU DIG?

CAREFUL, ARNOLD.

OR MAYBE 2 FAVORS,

BECAUSE THIS BE ONE
UNSAVORY INDIVIDUAL.

LOOK, SPORTY, I CAN'T
GUARANTEE YOU ANY FAVORS.

HOWEVER, IF THIS
THING WORKS OUT,

WE WON'T FORGET HIM, WILL WE?

HEY... THAT'S ALL I
WANTED TO HEAR, BABE.

Dee Dee, with Southern
accent: MICKEY?

MICKEY, COME ON,
BABY, OPEN UP THE DOOR.

COME ON, HONEY, OPEN UP.

I TALKED TO FATHER CLEARY.

HE HAS FORGIVEN BOTH OF US.

NOW, OPEN UP THE
DOOR, BABY. COME ON.

AIN'T NO MICKEY HERE,
LADY. GET OUT OF HERE.

COME ON, NOW, I
RECOGNIZE YOUR VOICE.

DON'T YOU TRY TO
PLAY GAMES WITH ME.

I'M GONNA STAND OUT HERE
TILL REAGAN'S THIRD INAUGURAL.

NOW, OPEN UP THE DARN DOOR!

AIN'T NO MICKEY HERE,
LADY. NOW, GET OUT OF HERE!

COME ON, BABY, OPEN UP!

SCORE ONE FOR THE GOOD GUYS.

HE TALKED TO HIS LAWYER,
HE'S COPPING A PLEA...

AFTER PUTTING THE KILLING ON
HIS DEAD PARTNER, OF COURSE.

WHAT ABOUT TRASHING
MERCADO'S CONDO

AND THE ATTEMPT ON HIS
LIFE? DID HE ADMIT TO THAT?

SAYS HE KNOWS NOTHING
ABOUT IT. AND I BELIEVE HIM.

HUNTER, THIS JUST
CAME IN FOR YOU.

COMING?

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

Mercado: I HEARD ABOUT THE
ARREST YOU MADE TODAY,

AND I HEARD THE GUY
ADMITTED SOMES FIRED AT YOU.

HOW ABOUT THAT?

THE CAMERA CAN LIE BY OMISSION.

DOES IT SOUND TO YOU
HE'S TRYING TO APOLOGIZE?

YEAH, BUT I THINK HE OUGHT
TO TRY A LITTLE HARDER.

ME, TOO.

LOOK, I DON'T KNOW IF I
CAN REPAIR THE DAMAGE,

BUT DO ME A FAVOR...
WATCH THE NEWS TONIGHT.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING TONIGHT?
WANT TO WATCH THE NEWS?

A LITTLE PIZZA,
A LITTLE CHIANTI,

I MIGHT BE PERSUADED, YEAH.

LET'S TALK ABOUT PATRICK GREENE.

THE GAMBLER? WHAT ABOUT HIM?

DOES HE HATE YOU ENOUGH
TO TRY AND KILL YOU?

HE MIGHT, BUT NOT FROM PRISON.

GUESS AGAIN. HE WAS PAROLED

3 DAYS BEFORE YOUR
APARTMENT WAS RANSACKED.

MY GOD. I THOUGHT
THEY GAVE HIM 6-10 YEARS.

IN THIS STATE, THAT MAKES
YOU ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE

AFTER 3 YEARS.

YOU OUGHT TO DO A PIECE
ON THE PAROLE SYSTEM.

LOOK, I GOT TO GO MEET MY CREW.

MY COPY FOR TONIGHT
JUST CHANGED AGAIN.

DON'T MISS THE NEWSCAST.

WE WON'T.

THERE ANYTHING YOU
WANT ME TO KNOW?

I HAD MERCADO ON
UNOFFICIAL SURVEILLANCE

UNTIL LUNCHTIME.

I SHOULD HAVE STAYED WITH HIM.

YOU HAD ANOTHER
JOB TO DO, REMEMBER?

YOU CAN'T SAVE THEM ALL.

LOOK, I DON'T WANT TO
ADD INSULT TO INJURY,

BUT DRISCOLL, THAT
STATION MANAGER,

CALLED CAPTAIN DEVANE'S OFFICE.

HE SAYS IF YOU'RE NOT IN
CUSTODY FOR MURDER BY 6:00,

HE'S GOING ON AIR TO
CALL FOR YOUR ARREST.

DRISCOLL IS OUT OF HIS MIND.

MERCADO WAS GOING ON THE AIR
TONIGHT TO APOLOGIZE TO HUNTER.

DOES ANYBODY ELSE KNOW THAT?

HE SAID YOU WERE HANGING
AROUND THE STATION ALL DAY.

HE MADE A LOT OF NOISE
ABOUT MOTIVE AND OPPORTUNITY.

SOMEONE TELL HIM
WHERE TO STICK IT?

NO. NO, I'M AFRAID THEY DIDN'T.

IN FACT, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED

IF YOU WERE CALLED BACK
TO DIVISION ANY MINUTE.

SO IF YOU TWO HAVE ANY
LEADS AT ALL ON THIS THING,

I SUGGEST YOU GET
GOING ON IT, LIKE, NOW.

DOES IT SAY ANYWHERE
IN MY FILE THAT I'M STUPID?

YOU DID TIME, DIDN'T YOU?

WELL, WHY NOT?

PART OF THE RISK OF
THE BUSINESS I'M IN.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE ME STUPID.

LOOK, CUT THE SEMINAR. I WANT
TO KNOW WHAT YOU BEEN DOING

EVERY DAY FOR THE LAST WEEK.

YOU WANT TO TALK TO SOMEBODY?
TALK TO MY PAROLE OFFICER.

TALK TO MY GIRLFRIEND.
TALK TO MY WIFE.

I'M A REHABILITATED
CITIZEN. GET IN.

THE LAST THING I'M GONNA DO
IS GO AFTER SOME NEWS JOCK

WHOSE NAME I CAN'T
EVEN REMEMBER.

IT'S MERCADO.

MERCADO'S THE
NAME. M-E-R-C-A-D-O.

OK, OK.

WHAT ARE YOU, HIS BROTHER?

WE'LL BE TALKING TO YOU AND
YOUR PAROLE OFFICER AGAIN.

WELL, NICE TALKING
TO YOU, SARGE.

HE DIDN'T DO IT.

STILL OUGHT TO CHECK
HIM OUT, YOU KNOW.

LOOK, HE DIDN'T DO IT.

YOU KNOW IT, AND I KNOW IT.

I GOT AN IDEA.

THIS IS L-56. PATCH ME
THROUGH TO DON RAYMOND.

THIS IS OK.

RAYMOND.

HI. DID YOU GET A READ
ON THAT LICENSE PLATE YET?

YEAH. IT CAME IN
ABOUT AN HOUR AGO.

YOU MUST HAVE BEEN
AWAY FROM YOUR UNIT.

UH...

CAR'S REGISTERED TO
DRISCOLL INTERIOR DESIGNS,

3421 PARADISE WAY IN GLENDALE.

DRISCOLL?

YES?

Woman: MRS. DRISCOLL, THERE'S
SOME POLICE OFFICERS HERE.

THEY WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

DO YOU WANT TO SEE THEM?

MRS. DRISCOLL?

UH... UH, SEND THEM IN.

YES, MA'AM.

McCall: I FOLLOWED RAUL TODAY.

I SAW HIM MEET YOU.

YES, UH...

WELL, HE WAS...

HE WAS GOING TO
HELP ME WITH A FRIEND,

DO ONE OF THE... WHAT
DO THEY CALL THAT?

UM... GIVE HIM A PLUG
ON THE NEWS, YOU KNOW?

I SAW YOU BOTH IN THE RESTAURANT,
AND I WATCHED YOU TALKING,

AND WHAT I SAW DOES NOT
FIT WITH WHAT YOU JUST SAID.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.

RAUL MERCADO WAS MURDERED.

HOW LONG HAS YOUR HUSBAND
KNOWN ABOUT YOU AND RAUL?

GOD...

Man: 2 MINUTES
TO AIR, EVERYBODY.

MR. DRISCOLL, YOUR
WIFE'S ON LINE 3.

TELL HER I'M ON THE
AIR IN 2 MINUTES, OK?

SHE SAYS IT'S URGENT. I
THINK YOU BETTER TAKE IT.

WE CAN VAMP TILL YOU'RE READY.

WHAT IS IT, JEN?

Announcer: COVERING ALL
OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA,

THIS IS KXRX
ACTION NEWS AT 6:00.

Anchorman: GOOD
EVENING. IT'S A SAD DAY

FOR THOSE OF US HERE AT KXRX,

AND FOR ALL OF LOS ANGELES.

SITTING IN TONIGHT
FOR RAUL MERCADO

IS OUR STATION
MANAGER, RALPH DRISCOLL.

TODAY AT 4 P.M., AN
EXPLOSION TOOK THE LIFE

OF KXRX NEWS' RAUL MERCADO.

HIS DEATH WAS NOT ACCIDENTAL.

RAUL MERCADO WAS MURDERED,
AND FOR GOOD REASON.

THIS MAN WHO PRESENTED
HIMSELF TO THIS COMMUNITY

AS A MAN OF INTEGRITY AND HONOR

WAS COMMITTING ADULTERY...

AND HAD BEEN COMMITTING
ADULTERY FOR OVER A YEAR.

THAT IS WHY HE WAS KILLED...

BY A MAN WHO HAD BEFRIENDED HIM,

HAD MADE POSSIBLE HIS CAREER...

HAD LOVED HIM...

AND WAS BETRAYED BY HIM.

Man: WE'RE OFF THE AIR...
GONE TO COMMERCIAL.

YOU WON'T NEED HANDCUFFS.

PUT THEM AWAY.