Hunter (1984–1991): Season 3, Episode 18 - A Child Is Born - full transcript
McCall wants to adopt a baby girl whose mother was shot and left braindead in a case of mistaken identity.
YOU BETTER PRAY TO GOD
NOTHING HAPPENED TO HUNTER,
BECAUSE IF IT HAS, I'M
GOING TO BE ON YOUR BACK
24 HOURS A DAY.
WELL, I DON'T WANT
YOU FLYING SOLO,
SO I'M GONNA ASSIGN
YOU A NEW PARTNER.
KITTY AND DEE DEE?
WE SOUND LIKE A TAP-DANCE ACT.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK
JUST GREAT TOGETHER.
WANT TO BET?
DO YOU ALWAYS COME ON
LIKE THE LAST REEL IN
A JOHN WAYNE MOVIE?
HOLD IT!
Man: ARE YOU NUTS?
YOU'RE GOING TO KILL A COP?
YEAH.
McCall: UNTIL OFFICIAL
NOTIFICATION OF DEATH,
HUNTER IS MY PARTNER.
Man: HE DIED ABOUT
10:00 THIS MORNING.
I'M TELLING YOU,
THE GUY'S WHALE BAIT.
YOU BETTER HOPE NOT,
OR MICK IS GOING
TO HAVE YOUR EYES.
SHINE THE LIGHT OVER THERE.
HE TOOK A BAD HIT.
I SAW HIM GO IN.
HEY, RAY! OVER HERE!
THAT'S HIS.
HE MUST HAVE COME OUT HERE.
HEY, THIS GUY WENT DOWN HARD.
HOW COULD HE BE ALIVE LIKE THAT?
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS.
HE CAN'T BE FAR.
SPREAD OUT.
WHO IS HE, THE TERMINATOR?
HOW COULD A GUY GET
BACK UP JUST LIKE THAT?
HELLO?
HUNTER, YOU KNOW,
IT'S PRACTICALLY DAWN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I THOUGHT YOU DECIDED
TO STAY OVER UP THERE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT? WAIT, WAIT.
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
ALL RIGHT. STAY RIGHT THERE, OK?
I'M GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE.
HUNTER?
HEY, LOOK AT THIS.
WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?
NOTHING. JUST SOME OLD JACKET.
LET'S SEE IT.
KIND OF YOUNG FOR A
BAG LADY, AREN'T YOU?
I'M A COP.
LET ME SEE IT.
I'M SORRY. I'M
SORRY. I DIDN'T...
IT WAS JUST FLOATING HERE.
GET YOUR HANDS UP!
COME ON! MOVE!
WHO ARE YOU, AND WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SHE CAME IN HERE
WITH A GUN IN HER HAND.
SHE MUST BE A COP.
SHE SAW ME, AND SHE'S GOT TO GO.
ARE YOU NUTS?
YOU'RE GOING TO
KILL A COP? YEAH.
THANK YOU.
THERE'S A LOT OF
DAMAGE IN THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
I'M SURPRISED I
DIDN'T WAKE UP DEAD.
SO WE GOT ONE DEAD BODY,
AND THEN ONE GUY BLEEDING
ON THE STREET SOMEWHERE.
WHAT ABOUT HUNTER?
I PUT OUT AN A.P.B. ON HIS CAR,
BUT NOBODY IN THE DEPARTMENT
KNOWS WHERE HE'S BEEN
OR WHAT HE'S BEEN UP TO.
UH, YESTERDAY
HE WENT UP TO THE FEDERAL
PENITENTIARY IN FOLSOM.
WHAT WAS HE DOING UP THERE?
DID IT HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS?
NO, NO. I DON'T THINK SO.
HE JUST WENT TO GO VISIT
SOME FRIEND OF HIS DAD'S.
SAID HE'D BEEN IN THERE
SINCE HUNTER WAS 15.
THEY USED TO PLAY BALL
TOGETHER OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY
WERE LOOKING FOR HERE?
WHATEVER IT IS, CAPTAIN,
IT CAN'T BE TOO BIG.
THE LINING IN HUNTER'S
JACKET WAS RIPPED TO SHREDS.
MAYBE IT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE.
MAYBE THESE 2 GUYS BUSTED IN
BECAUSE THEY NOTICED HIS
CAR WAS MISSING ALL NIGHT.
I DON'T THINK SO.
THESE WERE THE
GUYS THAT GOT HIM.
THEY USED HIS KEYS
TO GET INTO THE HOUSE.
THAT MEANS THEY HAD
PLENTY OF TIME TO TALK TO HIM
BEFORE THEY CAME OVER HERE.
IF HE WASN'T CARRYING WHAT
THEY WERE LOOKING FOR...
CAPTAIN, HE'S ALIVE.
I KNOW HE'S ALIVE.
OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE
FOUND HIM FLOATING IN HIS JACKET.
WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU CALL IN?
NOW, WHAT KIND OF
PROCEDURE IS THAT?
NOT CALLING FOR BACKUP WHEN
YOU HAVE AN OFFICER IN DISTRESS?
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND
OF TROUBLE HE WAS IN.
WE HUNG UP. IT WAS QUICK.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT
TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL?
NO. I'M GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. I
WANT TO KEEP LOOKING FOR HIM.
I KNOW YOU DO.
THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T SAY GO
HOME AND GET SOME REST.
GIVE ME A BREAK.
I'M TRYING TO BE
A NICE GUY HERE.
EXCUSE ME FOR NOT
STANDING, SERGEANT,
BUT, YOU KNOW, MY
SYSTEM IS RECOVERING
FROM A SHOCK OF
MAJOR PROPORTIONS.
WHAT'S WRONG?
THIS IS WHAT'S WRONG.
YOU'RE GETTING ME UP
AT THE CRACK OF DAWN.
IT'S PRACTICALLY NOON, SPORTY.
NOT IN MY TIME ZONE, SERGEANT.
I WORK THE STREETS,
AND THE STREETS DON'T
SLEEP FOR NOBODY.
LOOK, I GOT A PROBLEM HERE.
SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HUNTER.
I... I DON'T KNOW WHAT.
HUNTER?
I MEAN, NOBODY GETS TO THAT GUY
UNLESS HE KNOWS ABOUT IT.
YOU POSITIVE HE'S IN TROUBLE?
HE GAVE ME A DISTRESS CALL
REAL EARLY THIS
MORNING FROM SAN PEDRO.
BY THE TIME I GOT DOWN
THERE, HE WAS GONE.
I WENT TO HIS HOUSE.
2 GUYS WERE RIPPING IT APART.
THEY JUMPED ME, KNOCKED ME OUT.
WHEN I CAME TO, ONE OF THE
GUYS HAD BEEN SHOT DEAD.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
ON HIM IN OUR FILES.
THAT'S WHY I CAME TO YOU.
HIS I.D. SAYS HIS
NAME IS RAY DEEVERS.
AH, YOU'VE COME TO
THE RIGHT SOURCE.
THE NAME RAY DEEVERS
JUST PASSED THROUGH
MY OFFICE THE OTHER NIGHT.
WELL, WHAT'S HIS STORY?
THE DUDE'S BAD NEWS.
HE'S OUT OF NEW YORK,
AND HE'S GOT A RAP SHEET
ABOUT 10 MILES LONG.
WHAT'S HE DOING IN L.A.?
HE CRACKS HEADS, HE BREAKS ARMS,
HE JUST GENERALLY
KEEPS FOLKS IN LINE.
HE WORKS FOR A HIGH ROLLER
BY THE NAME OF SHAUGHNESSY.
MICK SHAUGHNESSY?
YEAH. YOU HEARD OF HIM, HUH?
YEAH. NOTHING GOOD.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
IF SHAUGHNESSY IS AFTER HUNTER,
THEN YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT MORE TROUBLE.
YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT SUDDEN DEATH.
LOOK, SPORTY, DO ME A FAVOR.
PUT THE WORD OUT ON
THE STREET, ALL RIGHT?
IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING
ABOUT HUNTER AT ALL,
ANYTHING AT ALL,
YOU CALL ME.
IT'S NO FAVOR, SERGEANT.
HUNTER HAPPENS TO
BE MY SECOND FAVORITE
POLICE SERGEANT.
I'LL HAVE EVERY EAR
ON THE STREET TUNED IN.
THANKS.
HEY, JILLY, WHERE'S MICK?
HE'S INSIDE SPENDING
THIS WEEK'S TAKE
ON HIS LITTLE KITTY CAT.
OH, YEAH? WELL, THERE WAS A COP
IN THE CLUB A HALF-HOUR AGO
LOOKING FOR HIM...
HUNTER'S PARTNER.
WHAT?
THERE SHE IS NOW.
THIS CHICK OPERATES.
HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT.
NOT NOW. NOT HERE.
LATER.
Man: AHH! BEAUTIFUL!
BEAUTIFUL!
HA HA HA!
I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT.
GIVE HER THAT ONE.
THIS IS A GORGEOUS,
GORGEOUS DRESS.
IT REALLY LOOKS WONDERFUL
ON YOU, BUT SO DOES THE GREEN.
Kitty: OH, I DON'T KNOW,
MICK. I CAN'T DECIDE.
WHAT DECIDE? TAKE THEM
BOTH. GIVE THEM BOTH TO HER.
WHAT ABOUT THE PURPLE?
TAKE THEM ALL. TAKE THEM ALL.
DON'T ARGUE WITH HIM, SWEETIE.
I THINK YOU OUGHT TO
PASS ON THE PURPLE.
IT'LL CLASH WITH YOUR EYES.
BUT WHO'LL BE
LOOKING THERE, RIGHT?
LADY, WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
I WANT TO KNOW WHERE
MY PARTNER RICK HUNTER IS.
HE'S BEEN MISSING
SINCE LAST NIGHT,
AND I THINK YOU HAD
SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT.
LADY, ARE YOU CRAZY?
WHAT DO YOU COME IN HERE
BOTHERING ME LIKE THIS FOR?
RAY DEEVERS TURNED UP DEAD
AT HUNTER'S HOUSE THIS MORNING.
I BELIEVE RAY WORKED FOR YOU.
PLEASE, CAN WE TAKE
THIS INTO MY OFFICE?
MATTER OF FACT, CAN I SEE A
BADGE OR SOME KIND OF I.D., PLEASE?
MICK, WHY IS SHE DOING THIS?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, HONEY, OK?
I'LL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.
YOU JUST PUT ALL THIS
STUFF ON MY CHARGE,
YOU GRAB A CAB, AND
I'LL CALL YOU LATER.
CALL MY LAWYER, LADY.
OTHERWISE, READ ME MY RIGHTS
AND PULL ME IN.
THEN MY LAWYER AND
YOU CAN BUTT HEADS.
OTHERWISE, YOU BETTER BE
CAREFUL WHAT YOU ARE SHOUTING
INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, OR
YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING
DOWN THE BUSINESS
END OF A LIBEL SUIT.
OH. CHECK ALL MY BUSINESSES.
I NEVER HAD ANY RAY
DEEVERS ON ANY PAYROLL.
I'M GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU
HAD YOUR MEN SEARCHING FOR.
YOU BETTER PRAY TO GOD
NOTHING HAPPENED TO HUNTER
BECAUSE IF IT HAS, I'M
GOING TO BE ON YOUR BACK
24 HOURS A DAY.
I'M GOING TO NAIL
YOU, SHAUGHNESSY.
HEY, I'M SORRY, MICK.
I TRIED TO WARN
YOU, BUT SHE BEAT ME.
SHE KNOWS THAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.
AS LONG AS SHE DOESN'T
KNOW WHAT IT IS, WHO CARES?
OH, THANKS FOR THE GOOD THOUGHT.
GO FIND OUT WHAT SHE KNOWS.
GO GET SID AND FIND OUT
RIGHT NOW! COME ON. MOVE IT.
YOU GOT IT.
HOLD IT, LADY!
DROP THE GUN, AL!
KITTY!
I SAID DROP IT!
DROP YOURS, LADY.
SERGEANT O'HEARN,
HOLLENBECK DIVISION.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
MICK PAID $400 FOR THESE PUMPS.
IT'S JUST GOING TO
BREAK HIS HEART.
McCall: THOSE MEN WHO TRIED TO
JUMP ME WORK FOR SHAUGHNESSY,
AND SO DID THE MAN THEY
FOUND DEAD AT HUNTER'S HOUSE.
WELL, I AGREE.
HE'S OUR BEST LEAD.
BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE
GOING TO GET THE D.A.
TO BUY US LUNCH
AND LISTEN TO THAT.
IF THE TWO OF THEM
STAY DUMMIED UP,
THERE'S NO WAY TO PROVE THAT
SHAUGHNESSY GAVE THE ORDER.
WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO SIT
AROUND AND WAIT FOR THE D.A.
WELL, I DON'T WANT
YOU FLYING SOLO
WITH A DANGEROUS CRUD LIKE THAT, SO
I'M GOING TO ASSIGN YOU A NEW PARTNER.
I HAVE A PARTNER.
UNTIL OFFICIAL
NOTIFICATION OF DEATH,
HUNTER IS MY PARTNER.
IT'S TEMPORARY.
I DON'T WANT YOU FALLING
TOO FAR ACROSS THE RULE BOOK
BECAUSE OF YOUR
PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT.
NOW, THIS SERGEANT O'HEARN
FROM HOLLENBECK DIVISION
HAS BEEN WORKING ON
SHAUGHNESSY FOR A WHILE NOW.
NO WAY.
LOOK, I SPOKE TO HER
CAPTAIN THIS MORNING.
HE TELLS ME KITTY IS A FINE COP.
SHE HAS BEEN UNDERCOVER
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.
KITTY?
KITTY AND DEE DEE? WE
SOUND LIKE A TAP-DANCE ACT.
CAPTAIN, GIVE ME A BREAK, HUH?
I'VE SEEN HER.
I'M GOING TO BE BUSY
LOOKING FOR HUNTER.
SHE'S GOING TO BE
BUSY DOING HER NAILS.
WHAT IS IT WITH YOU?
SHE GOT YOU OUT OF
A JAM THIS MORNING,
NOT TO MENTION BLOWING
HER COVER DOING IT.
NOW, SHE MUST'VE
WORKED QUITE A WHILE
TO GET THAT CLOSE
TO SHAUGHNESSY.
SHE KNOWS HIM INSIDE AND OUT.
THERE'S A NEWS BULLETIN.
I'M GOING TO KEEP THOSE 2
GOONS YOU BUSTED THIS MORNING
GOING THROUGH THE REVOLVING
DOORS AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
IF WE CAN KEEP THEM
AWAY FROM SHAUGHNESSY,
IT'LL KEEP THE HEAT OFF O'HEARN.
NOW, YOU'RE NOT HAVING A PROBLEM
WORKING WITH A WOMAN, ARE YOU?
CAPTAIN, COME ON.
WELL, SHE'S NOT GOING
TO BE DOING HER NAILS.
WANT TO BET?
HI.
AH, THERE YOU ARE.
I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU'D TAKEN OFF FOR
LUNCH OR SOMETHING.
NO. I WAS JUST HAVING
A TALK WITH THE CAPTAIN.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ABOUT WHAT?
THE CASE. YOU THINK
YOU CAN HANDLE IT?
YEAH.
I MADE A COPY OF EVERYTHING
WE HAVE ON SHAUGHNESSY.
YOU SHOULD READ IT
WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE.
WHAT IS IT, HIS LIFE HISTORY?
JUST THE ILLEGAL PART.
ABOUT A YEAR AGO,
MY CAPTAIN PUT
TOGETHER A TASK FORCE
ON ORGANIZED CRIME.
EVERY ROCK WE TURNED OVER
HAD ONE OF SHAUGHNESSY'S
MEN HIDING UNDER IT.
WELL, IF SHAUGHNESSY'S SO DIRTY,
WHY HAVEN'T YOU
BEEN ABLE TO BUST HIM?
BECAUSE WE CAN'T TIE
HIM TO ANYTHING DIRECTLY.
HIS FLUNKIES DO ALL
THE HANDS-ON STUFF
AND KEEP HIM INSULATED.
WITH A RAP FILE THIS THICK,
THERE HAS TO BE AN
OPENING SOMEWHERE.
WE ALMOST HAD ONE.
THE MAIN MAN IN
SHAUGHNESSY'S ORGANIZATION...
HE WAS READY TO
TESTIFY AGAINST HIM
IN EXCHANGE FOR A REDUCED CHARGE
ON AN EXTORTION RAP.
AND?
THE GUY SKIPPED BAIL. WE DIDN'T
KNOW WHERE HE WAS FOR A WEEK.
FOUND HIM FLOATING
FACEDOWN IN THE HARBOR.
SINCE THEN, NOT A PEEP OUT OF
ANYBODY WORKING FOR SHAUGHNESSY.
WELL, LISTEN...
I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH
MUSCLE SHAUGHNESSY HAS.
IF HE HAS HUNTER, WE'LL GET HIM.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
WE'RE GOING TO WORK
JUST GREAT TOGETHER.
WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?
OUR COLORS.
IT'S A GOOD CONTRAST.
YOU'RE WINTER. I'M SPRING.
I'VE BEEN PART OF MICK
SHAUGHNESSY'S STABLE
FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS NOW.
HALF OF THAT TIME,
HE'S BEEN MOANING AND
GROANING ABOUT HUNTER.
WONDER WHAT HE'S DOING
THE OTHER HALF OF HIS TIME.
YEAH. MICK SURE LIKES HIS WOMEN.
THAT'S HOW I WAS ABLE
TO CONVINCE MY CAPTAIN
TO LET ME GO IN.
AND AFTER A COUPLE
OF SURVEILLANCES,
IT WAS EASY TO SEE
WHAT MADE SHAUGHNESSY
ROLL OVER LIKE A PUPPY.
SO I GOT THE DEPARTMENT
TO POP FOR THIS $800 DRESS.
NORMA KAMALI.
YEAH. CUT REALLY
TIGHT RIGHT IN HERE.
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU WOULD LOOK
GREAT IN HER STUFF.
YOU SHOULD REALLY TRY IT.
WHAT WAS THAT YOU WERE
SAYING ABOUT SHAUGHNESSY?
OH, RIGHT.
SO I WENT DOWN TO HIS CLUB,
CHASED AWAY THE
RIGHT AMOUNT OF GUYS,
LET MICK SEE HOW
MUCH OF ME WAS LEG.
HE HONED IN, THIS LED TO THAT,
THAT LED TO THIS...
TOUGH JOB, BUT SOMEBODY
HAS TO DO IT, RIGHT?
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
LOOK, DEE,
I DON'T KNOW YOU, BUT
I'VE HEARD ABOUT YOU.
YOUR REP WITH THE
DEPARTMENT IS DAMN GOOD.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE
PRETTY BUMMED OUT
ABOUT WHAT MAY HAVE
HAPPENED TO YOUR PARTNER,
SO YOU CALL IT.
I JUST WANT TO HELP.
LOOK, I'M SORRY IF I'VE BEEN
A LITTLE ON EDGE LATELY.
IT'S JUST THIS WHOLE
THING HAS BEEN, UH...
WELL, YOU KNOW.
I UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS
TO WORK YOURSELF INTO
SOMEBODY'S CONFIDENCE,
AND I DO APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT YOU PUT YOURSELF
ON THE LINE FOR ME THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO RICK.
WOULD YOU MIND DRIVING?
NO. WHY?
BECAUSE I WANT
TO FIX THESE NAILS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT A
CHANCE TO READ THE REPORT.
I THINK ONE OF THE GUYS
WHO WAS SEARCHING HUNTER'S HOUSE
TOOK A BAD HIT.
THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY REPORTS
FROM ANY LOCAL HOSPITALS
OR DOCTORS AS OF YET,
BUT IF THAT GUY WAS HURT
BAD ENOUGH TO NEED HELP,
HE MIGHT WANT TO
TRY AND FIND A DOCTOR
WHO WOULD FORGET HE PULLED
A BULLET OUT OF SOMEONE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
HMM. YOU THINK THEY STILL HAVEN'T
FOUND WHAT THEY WERE AFTER.
THAT PLACE WAS PRETTY
MESSED UP WHEN I GOT THERE,
AND THEY HADN'T LEFT,
SO I DEFINITELY
INTERRUPTED THEIR SEARCH.
HA HA! I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU CAN TELL.
RICK ISN'T EXACTLY
MR. IMMACULATE.
YOU KNOW HUNTER?
HUH? YEAH. SURE.
A FEW YEARS AGO
WHEN HE WAS ON
LOAN TO OUR DIVISION
WITH THAT STRING OF
PROSTITUTE MURDERS,
WE GOT TOGETHER
AND COMPARED NOTES.
AND, YOU KNOW, THIS LED TO THAT,
THAT LED TO THIS. HEH HEH.
HEY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A
GREAT COLOR ON ME, ISN'T IT?
YEAH. IT'S... IT'S VERY NICE.
HMM.
SOMETHING WRONG?
YEAH.
I GOT THE FEELING WE
WERE BEING FOLLOWED.
A BLACK FERRARI.
YEAH.
I THOUGHT SO, TOO,
BUT HE PULLED OFF
ABOUT 3 BLOCKS BACK.
UH, KITTY?
SORRY. IT'S NOT INTENTIONAL.
GOD HELP ME.
HOW YOU DOING, T-BONE?
T-BONE!
McCall: GIVE IT A REST,
WILL YOU? LISTEN UP.
I'M TALKING TO YOU,
AND JUST LOOKING OVER THERE.
I NEED THE NAME OF A DOCTOR.
LOOK IN THE PHONE
BOOK UNDER "M.D."
I'M TALKING ABOUT A DOCTOR
WHO DOESN'T REMEMBER
WHEN HE PATCHES
UP A KNIFE WOUND,
STITCHES UP A BULLET HOLE,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
NOT ME. I'M AN UPRIGHT,
LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN
WHO'S A MEMBER
OF THE PLUMBER'S
UNION LOCAL 767.
THE UNION HANDLES
ALL MY MEDICAL.
THE ONLY UNION YOU BELONG TO
IS THIS GROUP OF IDIOTS
THAT HELP YOU PUSH
DOPE OVER ON 10th STREET.
NOW, YOU LISTEN
TO ME FOR A MINUTE.
THINGS ARE GOING TO START
TO GET A LOT WORSE FOR YOU
BEFORE THEY GET BETTER.
NOW, I WANT NAMES,
AND I WANT THEM NOW,
SO START TALKING.
DO YOU ALWAYS COME ON
LIKE THE LAST REEL IN
A JOHN WAYNE MOVIE?
I GOT WHAT I WANTED, DIDN'T I?
I JUST NEVER WORKED THAT WAY.
YOU FASCINATE ME.
HEH.
OK, WE GOT A DR. STEPHENS.
WORKS OUT OF A CLINIC
IN THE MISSION DISTRICT.
WE CAN CROSS THIS PETE
TOMLINS OFF THE LIST.
HE WAS SENT UP LAST
WEEK FOR DEALING.
GOT A DR. PANGHURST
ON CRESCENT...
PANGHURST! THAT'S THE GUY.
YOU KNOW HIM?
I'M SURE MICK
MENTIONED HIM ONCE.
I'VE HEARD THE NAME.
I'M ALMOST POSITIVE
IT'S FROM MICK.
ONE OF HIS GUYS
GOT CUT UP IN A FIGHT.
THEY NEEDED SOMEONE THAT
WOULDN'T REPORT IT TO THE POLICE.
I'M SURE PANGHURST IS
THE ONE THAT THEY CALLED.
LET'S GET AN APPOINTMENT.
NO BLACK FERRARIS.
Woman, on telephone:
DR. PANGHURST'S OFFICE.
LET ME SPEAK TO THE DOCTOR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT?
NO, I DON'T WANT NO
DAMNED APPOINTMENT.
DR. PANGHURST IS WITH
A PATIENT RIGHT NOW.
TELL HIM CYRUS
WILLIAMS IS ON THE PHONE!
COULD YOU SPELL THE
FIRST NAME FOR ME, SIR?
SAY T-BONE!
VERY WELL, MR. TYRONE.
T-BONE!
DR. PANGHURST IS
VERY BUSY WITH A PA...
JUST GET HIM!
PLEASE HOLD.
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
Woman, on telephone: DR. PANGHURST
WILL BE RIGHT WITH YOU, SIR.
Kitty: NO, REALLY. I'D RATHER
WAIT FOR DR. PANGHURST.
WELL, HE'S RUNNING
A LITTLE BEHIND.
I'D BE WILLING TO TAKE
YOU RIGHT NOW, HOWEVER.
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO US BEFORE,
SO I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS.
EXCUSE ME.
I THINK SHE SAID SHE'D LIKE
TO WAIT FOR DR. PANGHURST.
YOU THINK HE'S HARD UP, OR WHAT?
JUST A LITTLE FRIENDLY SPARRING.
PEG, COULD YOU MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT FOR MRS. ATHERTON
TO COME BACK SAME
TIME NEXT WEEK, PLEASE?
AND WE'LL SEE HOW IT'S GOING.
MISS...
UH, O'HEARN?
WOULD YOU CARE TO
COME THIS WAY, PLEASE?
AHEM. EXCUSE ME, DOCTOR.
YOU WOULDN'T MIND IF I
JOINED YOU, WOULD YOU?
IN CASE YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW
WHO RECOMMENDED YOU, DOCTOR,
IT WAS T-BONE WILLIAMS.
WHO? HA HA!
MAYBE WE OUGHT TO
TRY ANOTHER NAME.
HOW ABOUT MICK SHAUGHNESSY?
WELL, YES, I CERTAINLY
KNOW MR. SHAUGHNESSY.
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
IT'S ABOUT DOING
PATCHWORK FOR CRIMINALS.
I HEAR YOU'LL FIX SOMEBODY
UP, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
I THOUGHT PERHAPS YOU MIGHT
HAVE DONE THAT RECENTLY,
SAY, FOR SOMEBODY WHO WORKS
FOR "BIG" MICK SHAUGHNESSY?
HOW DARE YOU COME IN HERE
AND ACCUSE ME OF
ANYTHING ILLEGAL.
I'M A WELL-RESPECTED
PROFESSIONAL IN MY FIELD.
WELL, WE'LL DETERMINE THAT
AS SOON AS WE RUN A REPORT
AND SEE WHAT TURNS UP...
SEE IF MAYBE YOU PRACTICED
ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY...
SAY, LIKE THE CITY THAT
SHAUGHNESSY CAME FROM.
DETROIT?
YEAH, HOW ABOUT THAT?
YOU WOULDN'T BE FROM
DETROIT, WOULD YOU, DOCTOR?
YES, I WOULD.
AND I FIND THIS
ENTIRE CONVERSATION
TO BE DISGUSTING AND INSULTING.
AND MY ATTORNEY
IS HARVE KITCHELL
AT ABRAMS, YOUNG, AND KITCHELL,
AND IF YOU HAVE
ANYTHING FURTHER TO SAY,
I SUGGEST YOU SAY IT TO HIM.
YOU MAY BE INVOLVED
IN THE DISAPPEARANCE
OF A POLICE DETECTIVE, DOCTOR.
THAT DOESN'T GO AWAY...
AND NEITHER DO I.
THANKS FOR SEEING US, DOCTOR.
WE'LL CALL AHEAD NEXT TIME.
WELL, THAT WAS QUICK.
BET NOTHING TOO
BIG WAS THE MATTER.
WAS DR. PANGHURST
WORTH THE WAIT?
MMM, HE WAS TERRIFIC.
MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
GET SICK SOON.
I DON'T KNOW IF
DROPPING ON EVERYONE
LIKE A LOAD OF WET CEMENT
IS THE WAY TO HANDLE
THINGS ACROSS THE BOARD.
SOMETIMES THAT'S THE WAY
I LIKE TO WORK, ALL RIGHT?
WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU.
I PREFER THE SOFTER
TOUCH SOMETIMES.
I CAN USE A SOFTER
TOUCH, TOO, IF I...
WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT HERE?
LISTEN, THAT DOCTOR MIGHT
BE ABLE TO LEAD US TO HUNTER,
SO YES, I'M GOING TO PUSH HARD
TO TRY TO FORCE HIM
INTO MAKING A MOVE.
SPEAKING OF...
HE'S RUNNING TO SOMEBODY.
Kitty: DAMN IT.
WELL, GIVE ME A BREAK.
HOW WAS I SUPPOSED
TO CATCH A PORSCHE?
HANG A U-EY. TAKE ME BACK
TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.
SORRY, KITTY.
YOUR SUNGLASSES AREN'T IN
THE EXAMINATION ROOM, EITHER.
WELL, MAYBE I LEFT
THEM AT NEIMAN MARCUS.
HOPE NOT.
NEXT TIME I SHOULD BUY 2 PAIR...
ONE TO WEAR AND
ONE JUST TO LOSE,
THE WAY I KEEP MISPLACING THEM.
WELL, DR. PANGHURST ISN'T HERE.
MAYBE HE FOUND THEM
AND PUT THEM SOMEPLACE.
MAYBE HE'S GOING TO BRING
THEM WITH HIM TONIGHT.
WELL, THANKS AGAIN.
YOU'VE BEEN TOO KIND.
WAIT A MINUTE. YOU'RE...
YOU'RE SEEING DAVE TONIGHT?
WE'RE HAVING DINNER.
WELL, LUCKY DAVE.
AREN'T YOU SWEET?
DAVE'S A GOOD GUY.
YOU SEEM LIKE A GOOD GUY, TOO.
WELL, YOU'D KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT
IF YOU HAD DINNER
WITH ME TONIGHT.
WELL, WHAT WOULD I TELL DAVE?
YOU'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS
GET A SECOND OPINION
IN MATTERS LIKE THIS.
HA HA!
WELL, IT'S TEMPTING, BUT, UH...
HE'S GOING TO BE GONE ALL
DAY. I HAVE NO WAY TO CANCEL.
SUPPOSED TO PICK ME UP AT 8:00.
WELL, YOU COULD LEAVE A NOTE.
I COULDN'T DO THAT.
THAT WOULD BE RUDE.
UH, I TELL YOU WHAT.
I COULD... I COULD BEEP HIM.
THEN HE'LL CALL IN.
MAYBE THIS IS JUST
GETTING TOO COMPLICATED.
NO, NO, REALLY. WE, UH...
WE BEEP HIM ALL THE TIME.
HE'LL CALL RIGHT IN.
LOOK, UM, I HAVE TO TAKE CARE
OF A PATIENT RIGHT NOW,
SO WHEN HE CALLS IN,
I'LL HAVE PEG PUT
THE CALL IN HERE.
THEN YOU AND I WILL
TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.
SOUNDS GOOD.
Dispatcher: L-57, WE
HAVE A PATCH-THROUGH
FROM OFFICER O'HEARN.
THIS IS L-57. GO AHEAD.
DEE DEE, THEY'RE
GOING TO BEEP HIM.
HE SHOULD BE CALLING IN
IN THE NEXT 10, 15 MINUTES.
GREAT. THAT WILL GIVE ME TIME
TO PUT A TRACE ON THE PHONE.
Mick: SO HOW IS HE? HE'S
NOT GOING TO DIE, IS HE?
I MEAN, HE CAN'T DIE YET.
I'M SURPRISED HE'S
DOING AS WELL AS HE IS.
THE MAN SHOULD BE IN A HOSPITAL.
OH, YEAH? HA HA HA!
MAYBE I'LL MAKE A DONATION
AND OPEN A WING AT CEDARS.
THAT WAY I CAN KEEP
EVERYBODY THERE
THAT I'M TRYING TO GET
INFORMATION OUT OF.
YOU SAY YOU'VE GOT
TO KEEP THE MAN ALIVE.
LET ME GIVE YOU
A MEDICAL OPINION.
YOU KEEP HIM HERE IN THIS PLACE,
I'M NOT SO SURE HE'S
GOING TO MAKE IT.
WELL, HOW ABOUT GIVING
HIM ANOTHER SHOT OF THAT...
WHAT IS IT? SODIUM
PENTOTHAL STUFF.
ANY MORE OF THAT STUFF, YOU'RE
GOING TO TURN HIM INTO A ZOMBIE.
HE GAVE YOU WHAT
YOU WANTED TO KNOW.
HE TOLD YOU HE MAILED HIMSELF
A PACKAGE, REGISTERED MAIL.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED?
I NEED THE PACKAGE, STUPID.
THAT'S WHAT I NEED,
AND I NEED HIM TO GET IT FOR ME.
HELLO.
Woman: DR. PANGHURST
IS ON THE PHONE.
JUST PICK UP LINE 3.
HELLO, DR. PANGHURST?
YES.
THIS IS DETECTIVE
SERGEANT O'HEARN, DOCTOR.
I SEE. UH...
WHERE'S DR. DONALDSON?
HE WAS SWEET ENOUGH
TO PLACE THE CALL FOR ME.
I REALLY THINK YOU AND I SHOULD
MEET AND HAVE A TALK, DOCTOR.
YES, I DO, TOO.
UH, DO EVERYTHING YOU
CAN FOR HER, EVELYN.
AND I'LL BE THERE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
BY THE WAY, I THINK
YOU SHOULD KNOW
SHAUGHNESSY IS THROWING
YOU TO THE WOLVES.
MAYBE HE NEEDS A SCAPEGOAT...
SOMEONE HE CAN SACRIFICE?
MAYBE HE WANTS US ON YOUR TRAIL
INSTEAD OF HIS,
WASTING TIME INVESTIGATING
THE WRONG GUY.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL BE AT THE
HOSPITAL RIGHT AWAY.
I DID MY DARNEDEST
TO KEEP HIM ON THE LINE.
WHAT DID YOU GET?
ONLY THE PREFIX... 565.
IT'S IN THE PIEDMONT DISTRICT.
SHAUGHNESSY OWNS A
WAREHOUSE IN PIEDMONT.
LET'S GO.
OK, GOTCHA. BACKUP
IS ON THE WAY.
I'M COMING DOWN MYSELF.
I WANT BLACK-AND-WHITES
ROLLING TO A WAREHOUSE
AT 724 EDMONTON.
IT'S BACKUP FOR L-57,
AND I WANT THEM THERE
BEFORE I LEAVE THE BUILDING.
SPECIAL AGENT RINGERMAN?
YES.
I'M SORRY. I KNOW
YOU'RE HERE TO SEE ME,
BUT SOMETHING HAS JUST COME UP.
HAS TO DO WITH THE POSSIBLE
HOMICIDE OF A POLICE OFFICER.
I UNDERSTAND. PERHAPS I COULD
SPEAK WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.
I'LL HAVE THEM SEND YOU UP
TO SEE DEPUTY CHIEF WYLER.
I'M SURE HE CAN HELP YOU
WITH WHATEVER YOU NEED.
THANKS A LOT.
HE WAS HERE.
Kitty: WHAT?
THEY HAD HUNTER HERE.
THIS IS SAND. THEY PICKED
HIM UP ON THE BEACH.
THEN HE'S ALIVE.
WHY WOULD THEY
BE KEEPING HIM ALIVE?
AND HOW DID THEY
KNOW TO MOVE HIM?
I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S OUR BACKUP.
OK, BARNEY. THANKS.
DO ME A FAVOR, WILL YOU?
CALL THE CAPTAIN.
GIVE HIM THE NEWS.
THANK YOU.
THAT WAS THE M.E.
THEY RAN A TEST.
THEY SAY IT WAS DEFINITELY
HUNTER'S BLOOD
TYPE ON THE SHEETS.
YEAH, BUT WHY?
WHY WOULD MICK SHAUGHNESSY
NEED TO KEEP HUNTER
ALIVE SO BADLY?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT I TELL YOU WHAT...
I'M GOING TO TAKE A
TRIP ON UP TO FOLSOM.
I THOUGHT HE WENT
UP THERE TO VISIT
AN OLD FRIEND OF HIS FATHER'S.
I WAS WITH HUNTER FRIDAY NIGHT
TILL HE WENT UP TO THAT PRISON,
SO MAYBE WHATEVER HAPPENED
TO HIM STARTED UP THERE.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT
IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
WANT TO GO FOR A TRIP?
NO. I THINK I CAN DO BETTER
IF I GIVE BIG OLD MICK A CALL.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
FOLSOM'S JUST A
SHOT IN THE DARK.
SHAUGHNESSY ISN'T.
WE KNOW HE'S IN
THIS UP TO HIS TEETH.
KITTY, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF YOU HAVE A COVER ANYMORE.
AS LONG AS SID AND AL HAVEN'T
BEEN RELEASED, I'M COOL.
MICK KNOWS ME AS
DITSY KITTY O'HEARN.
BELIEVE ME, I KNOW
HOW TO WORK THIS GUY.
I DON'T THINK IT'S
THE WAY TO GO.
DEE DEE, I APPRECIATE
THE CONCERN.
I THINK THIS IS OUR BEST SHOT.
ALL RIGHT. BE CAREFUL.
Dispatcher: COME IN, L-57.
THIS IS L-57.
YOU HAVE A CALL FROM
A MR. ARNOLD JAMES.
SAYS IT'S URGENT.
PATCH HIM THROUGH.
SERGEANT, IT'S ME,
AND I'VE GOT SOME NEWS
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO HEAR.
SHOOT.
OUR FRIEND MICK SHAUGHNESSY...
HE'S GOT SOME HEAVY-DUTY
ACTION GOING DOWN
AT A WAREHOUSE HE HAS
IN THE PIEDMONT AREA.
SPORTY, YOU'RE A PRINCE,
BUT WE ALREADY CHECKED THAT OUT.
WE BUSTED THE
WAREHOUSE. NO HUNTER.
LOOK, I'M DRIVING UP TO FOLSOM
TO CHECK OUT A LEAD.
SERGEANT KITTY O'HEARN'S GOING
TO HANDLE THINGS DOWN HERE FOR ME.
KITTY O'HEARN? NUMBER 3
ON MY ALL-TIME LIST OF
FAVORITE POLICE SERGEANTS?
I'LL CHECK WITH HER
IF I HEAR SOMETHING,
BUT I'VE GOT A LOT
OF FRIENDS AT FOLSOM.
GIVE THEM MY BEST.
IS ONE OF THEM
NAMED MAURY DELEO?
I NEVER MET THE GUY,
BUT I TELL YOU ONE THING.
IF MAURY DELEO EVER
DECIDES TO TALK...
HEH! THE MAFIA IN THE U.S. OF A.
WILL SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY.
SPORTY, YOU HAVE JUST
BEEN PROMOTED TO KING.
YOU JUST GAVE ME THE
KEY I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELL, I ALWAYS
KNEW I WAS A KING,
BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD
YOU FOUND IT OUT, TOO.
THANK YOU.
SERGEANT DEE DEE McCALL,
LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN POLICE.
I'M HERE TO SEE MAURY DELEO.
DELEO...
NUMBER 877797-B.
SIGN HERE.
PUT YOUR BADGE AND I.D. NUMBER.
HE'S BEEN MOVED
FROM HIS CELLBLOCK
TO THE INFIRMARY.
BABY! MICK, HONEY!
I WAS JUST COMING TO SEE YOU.
I CALLED THE CLUB AND
LEFT A MESSAGE FOR YOU.
I KNOW. I JUST CHECKED,
AND I FOUND OUT.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
WORRIED SICK ABOUT YOU.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL
OVER THE PLACE FOR YOU.
IT'S JUST BEEN SO INSANE. I MEAN,
FIRST THAT THING AT THE UNDERGROUND,
AND THEN I GOT HOME AND
FOUND OUT MY MOM WAS SICK.
GEE, I HOPE NOTHING
SERIOUS. GET IN THERE.
HELLO, KITTY.
ISN'T THIS...
NICE, HUH?
SID AND AL ARE BACK.
AND GUESS WHAT THEY TOLD ME.
UH-UH! UH-UH! I'LL
TAKE CARE OF THAT.
OH, WOW.
NOW I GOT TO HURT YOU.
EXCUSE ME. I'M SERGEANT McCALL.
I'M LOOKING FOR MAURY DELEO.
OH, UH, MR. DELEO DIED
ABOUT 10:00 THIS MORNING.
HE'S BEEN SICK FOR
QUITE SOME TIME.
THANK YOU.
SERGEANT McCALL.
YES?
I'M FEDERAL AGENT RINGERMAN.
I BELIEVE YOU MIGHT
BE ABLE TO HELP ME.
MAURY DELEO WAS ONE
OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS
ALL THROUGH THE EARLY SIXTIES.
HE KNEW MORE ABOUT
WHAT WENT ON THEN...
EVEN WHAT'S GOING ON NOW...
THAN HALF THE
PEOPLE STILL AT LARGE.
IT'S BEEN A SPECIAL
PROJECT OF MINE
TRYING TO GET HIM TO
TALK BEFORE HE DIED.
I THINK HE DID TALK.
THE NURSE SAID THE LAST COUPLE
DAYS HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL,
HE DID A LOT OF TALKING INTO ONE OF
THOSE LITTLE CASSETTE RECORDERS.
MAYBE BURNING
ALL OF HIS FRIENDS.
I'LL BET YOU MICK
SHAUGHNESSY WAS ONE OF THEM.
YEAH, BUT WHY NOW, AFTER ALL THESE
YEARS OF KEEPING HIS MOUTH SHUT?
THE NURSE SAID THAT
EVERY DAY HE WAS IN THERE,
HE ASKED FOR A PRIEST.
THE MAN KNEW HE WAS DYING.
MAYBE HE FOUND
GOD. I DON'T KNOW.
HE HAD A HISTORY
WITH YOUR PARTNER.
KNOWING HUNTER'S DAD...
MAYBE HUNTER WOULD BE THE
GUY HE MIGHT HAVE TRUSTED.
YEAH. THE LAST PLACE
HUNTER WAS SEEN
WAS HERE WITH DELEO.
I THINK DELEO GAVE
HIM THAT CASSETTE.
WELL, IF SHAUGHNESSY
GRABBED HUNTER,
THEN SHAUGHNESSY HAS IT.
NO, NO, NO.
HUNTER DIDN'T HAVE
THE TAPE ON HIM.
IF HE DID, HE'D BE DEAD.
THAT'S WHY THEY
HAVE TO KEEP HIM ALIVE.
I WILL BET YOU THAT
AS SOON AS HUNTER
FIGURED OUT WHAT DELEO WAS
GIVING HIM, TO PROTECT HIMSELF,
HE WENT TO THE NEAREST POST OFFICE
AND MAILED THAT CASSETTE TO HIMSELF.
AND IF HE SENT IT SOME
KIND OF REGISTERED MAIL,
IT WOULD TAKE I.D. AND A
SIGNATURE TO GET IT OUT.
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
IT'S THE ONLY REASON THEY'D HAVE
TO KEEP HIM ALIVE.
YEAH, THAT SOUNDS
LIKE THE MISSING PIECE.
SO HUNTER COULD
DEFINITELY BE ALIVE.
DELEO'S TESTIMONY COULD CRIPPLE
HALF THE WEST COAST SYNDICATE.
I FIGURED IT HAD TO
BE SOMETHING BIG.
THE FEDS HAVE
POPPED UP ON THIS ONE.
YEAH, I KNOW.
I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT
THE GAME IS, THOUGH.
THIS SPECIAL AGENT RINGERMAN
SOMEHOW PERSUADED WYLER
TO SPRING THOSE 2 JOKERS
YOU AND KITTY BUSTED.
PLEASE.
THIS ENTIRE TIME
YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING BOTH
ENDS AGAINST THE MIDDLE.
YOU KILLED SHAUGHNESSY'S
MAN AT HUNTER'S.
YOU OWE ME.
HE WAS GOING TO BLOW YOU AWAY.
YOU KNEW WE WERE GOING TO
ROUT SHAUGHNESSY'S WAREHOUSE.
YOU TIPPED THEM OFF.
WELL, I NEVER KNEW
WHO WAS GOING TO GET
DELEO'S DEATHBED
STATEMENT FIRST.
SHAUGHNESSY HAD HUNTER,
SO I KEPT AN EYE ON YOU
JUST IN CASE HUNTER
MAILED IT TO YOU FIRST.
YEAH, SO YOU COULD DESTROY IT
BECAUSE YOU'RE ON THAT
TAPE, AREN'T YOU, RINGERMAN?
IN AN HOUR, WE'LL
HAVE THAT TAPE.
YOU WON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT A THING.
Al: THIS GUY DON'T
LOOK ALL THAT BRISK.
IT AIN'T GOING TO WORK.
YOU GOT TO SEND ME IN THERE.
I'LL SIGN HIS NAME
AND PICK IT UP.
DAMN IT, AL. WE'VE
GONE ALL OVER THIS.
IF THEY KNOW WHAT
HUNTER LOOKS LIKE,
YOU'RE DEAD, AND
I COME UP EMPTY.
MICK, HUNTER WALKS IN THERE,
NO WAY ARE THEY GOING
TO GIVE HIM THAT PACKAGE.
I DON'T THINK HE COULD
EVEN SIGN HIS NAME.
THEY AIN'T GOING
TO GIVE HIM NOTHING,
SO YOU EITHER TAKE
A CHANCE WITH ME,
OR YOU KISS OFF THE WHOLE DEAL.
OK, OK, OK.
WE'LL GIVE IT A SHOT, BUT
I'M COMING IN WITH YOU.
TUCCI, LIKE THEY
SAY IN THE MOVIES,
KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING.
BRING BABYCAKES
UP HERE WITH TUCCI.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
COME ON, AL.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO
MAKE IT WITH A COP.
DON'T FLINCH.
THAT'S SHAUGHNESSY!
AH!
AAH!
HOLD IT!
McCall: GET AN AMBULANCE!
YOU ALL RIGHT?
HE'S IN THERE.
RICK?
RICK, YOU'RE GOING
TO BE ALL RIGHT, OK?
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
DID YOU NEED SOMETHING?
YES. COULD I SPEAK WITH
YOU A MOMENT, PLEASE?
AND SHUT THE DOOR.
I'M, UH... I'M HAVING
TROUBLE SLEEPING,
AND I WAS READING THIS
EXCELLENT NOVEL HERE,
AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU
MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME TURN THE PAGES.
WELL, I WAS JUST GOING
TO FINISH UP MY ROUNDS,
AND, UM, I COULD COME BACK.
HOW SOON?
10 OR 15 MINUTES.
10 OR 15 MINUTES.
OK, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT. COULD YOU DO THAT?
THANKS.
NOTHING HAPPENED TO HUNTER,
BECAUSE IF IT HAS, I'M
GOING TO BE ON YOUR BACK
24 HOURS A DAY.
WELL, I DON'T WANT
YOU FLYING SOLO,
SO I'M GONNA ASSIGN
YOU A NEW PARTNER.
KITTY AND DEE DEE?
WE SOUND LIKE A TAP-DANCE ACT.
WE'RE GOING TO WORK
JUST GREAT TOGETHER.
WANT TO BET?
DO YOU ALWAYS COME ON
LIKE THE LAST REEL IN
A JOHN WAYNE MOVIE?
HOLD IT!
Man: ARE YOU NUTS?
YOU'RE GOING TO KILL A COP?
YEAH.
McCall: UNTIL OFFICIAL
NOTIFICATION OF DEATH,
HUNTER IS MY PARTNER.
Man: HE DIED ABOUT
10:00 THIS MORNING.
I'M TELLING YOU,
THE GUY'S WHALE BAIT.
YOU BETTER HOPE NOT,
OR MICK IS GOING
TO HAVE YOUR EYES.
SHINE THE LIGHT OVER THERE.
HE TOOK A BAD HIT.
I SAW HIM GO IN.
HEY, RAY! OVER HERE!
THAT'S HIS.
HE MUST HAVE COME OUT HERE.
HEY, THIS GUY WENT DOWN HARD.
HOW COULD HE BE ALIVE LIKE THAT?
COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS.
HE CAN'T BE FAR.
SPREAD OUT.
WHO IS HE, THE TERMINATOR?
HOW COULD A GUY GET
BACK UP JUST LIKE THAT?
HELLO?
HUNTER, YOU KNOW,
IT'S PRACTICALLY DAWN.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
I THOUGHT YOU DECIDED
TO STAY OVER UP THERE.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHERE ARE YOU?
WHAT? WAIT, WAIT.
WHAT'D YOU SAY?
ALL RIGHT. STAY RIGHT THERE, OK?
I'M GOING TO BE RIGHT THERE.
HUNTER?
HEY, LOOK AT THIS.
WHAT DO YOU GOT THERE?
NOTHING. JUST SOME OLD JACKET.
LET'S SEE IT.
KIND OF YOUNG FOR A
BAG LADY, AREN'T YOU?
I'M A COP.
LET ME SEE IT.
I'M SORRY. I'M
SORRY. I DIDN'T...
IT WAS JUST FLOATING HERE.
GET YOUR HANDS UP!
COME ON! MOVE!
WHO ARE YOU, AND WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE?
SHE CAME IN HERE
WITH A GUN IN HER HAND.
SHE MUST BE A COP.
SHE SAW ME, AND SHE'S GOT TO GO.
ARE YOU NUTS?
YOU'RE GOING TO
KILL A COP? YEAH.
THANK YOU.
THERE'S A LOT OF
DAMAGE IN THERE.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED.
I'M SURPRISED I
DIDN'T WAKE UP DEAD.
SO WE GOT ONE DEAD BODY,
AND THEN ONE GUY BLEEDING
ON THE STREET SOMEWHERE.
WHAT ABOUT HUNTER?
I PUT OUT AN A.P.B. ON HIS CAR,
BUT NOBODY IN THE DEPARTMENT
KNOWS WHERE HE'S BEEN
OR WHAT HE'S BEEN UP TO.
UH, YESTERDAY
HE WENT UP TO THE FEDERAL
PENITENTIARY IN FOLSOM.
WHAT WAS HE DOING UP THERE?
DID IT HAVE ANYTHING
TO DO WITH THIS?
NO, NO. I DON'T THINK SO.
HE JUST WENT TO GO VISIT
SOME FRIEND OF HIS DAD'S.
SAID HE'D BEEN IN THERE
SINCE HUNTER WAS 15.
THEY USED TO PLAY BALL
TOGETHER OR SOMETHING.
I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY
WERE LOOKING FOR HERE?
WHATEVER IT IS, CAPTAIN,
IT CAN'T BE TOO BIG.
THE LINING IN HUNTER'S
JACKET WAS RIPPED TO SHREDS.
MAYBE IT'S JUST A COINCIDENCE.
MAYBE THESE 2 GUYS BUSTED IN
BECAUSE THEY NOTICED HIS
CAR WAS MISSING ALL NIGHT.
I DON'T THINK SO.
THESE WERE THE
GUYS THAT GOT HIM.
THEY USED HIS KEYS
TO GET INTO THE HOUSE.
THAT MEANS THEY HAD
PLENTY OF TIME TO TALK TO HIM
BEFORE THEY CAME OVER HERE.
IF HE WASN'T CARRYING WHAT
THEY WERE LOOKING FOR...
CAPTAIN, HE'S ALIVE.
I KNOW HE'S ALIVE.
OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE
FOUND HIM FLOATING IN HIS JACKET.
WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU CALL IN?
NOW, WHAT KIND OF
PROCEDURE IS THAT?
NOT CALLING FOR BACKUP WHEN
YOU HAVE AN OFFICER IN DISTRESS?
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KIND
OF TROUBLE HE WAS IN.
WE HUNG UP. IT WAS QUICK.
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU SURE YOU DON'T WANT
TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL?
NO. I'M GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. I
WANT TO KEEP LOOKING FOR HIM.
I KNOW YOU DO.
THAT'S WHY I DIDN'T SAY GO
HOME AND GET SOME REST.
GIVE ME A BREAK.
I'M TRYING TO BE
A NICE GUY HERE.
EXCUSE ME FOR NOT
STANDING, SERGEANT,
BUT, YOU KNOW, MY
SYSTEM IS RECOVERING
FROM A SHOCK OF
MAJOR PROPORTIONS.
WHAT'S WRONG?
THIS IS WHAT'S WRONG.
YOU'RE GETTING ME UP
AT THE CRACK OF DAWN.
IT'S PRACTICALLY NOON, SPORTY.
NOT IN MY TIME ZONE, SERGEANT.
I WORK THE STREETS,
AND THE STREETS DON'T
SLEEP FOR NOBODY.
LOOK, I GOT A PROBLEM HERE.
SOMETHING HAPPENED TO HUNTER.
I... I DON'T KNOW WHAT.
HUNTER?
I MEAN, NOBODY GETS TO THAT GUY
UNLESS HE KNOWS ABOUT IT.
YOU POSITIVE HE'S IN TROUBLE?
HE GAVE ME A DISTRESS CALL
REAL EARLY THIS
MORNING FROM SAN PEDRO.
BY THE TIME I GOT DOWN
THERE, HE WAS GONE.
I WENT TO HIS HOUSE.
2 GUYS WERE RIPPING IT APART.
THEY JUMPED ME, KNOCKED ME OUT.
WHEN I CAME TO, ONE OF THE
GUYS HAD BEEN SHOT DEAD.
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING
ON HIM IN OUR FILES.
THAT'S WHY I CAME TO YOU.
HIS I.D. SAYS HIS
NAME IS RAY DEEVERS.
AH, YOU'VE COME TO
THE RIGHT SOURCE.
THE NAME RAY DEEVERS
JUST PASSED THROUGH
MY OFFICE THE OTHER NIGHT.
WELL, WHAT'S HIS STORY?
THE DUDE'S BAD NEWS.
HE'S OUT OF NEW YORK,
AND HE'S GOT A RAP SHEET
ABOUT 10 MILES LONG.
WHAT'S HE DOING IN L.A.?
HE CRACKS HEADS, HE BREAKS ARMS,
HE JUST GENERALLY
KEEPS FOLKS IN LINE.
HE WORKS FOR A HIGH ROLLER
BY THE NAME OF SHAUGHNESSY.
MICK SHAUGHNESSY?
YEAH. YOU HEARD OF HIM, HUH?
YEAH. NOTHING GOOD.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
IF SHAUGHNESSY IS AFTER HUNTER,
THEN YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT MORE TROUBLE.
YOU'RE TALKING
ABOUT SUDDEN DEATH.
LOOK, SPORTY, DO ME A FAVOR.
PUT THE WORD OUT ON
THE STREET, ALL RIGHT?
IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING
ABOUT HUNTER AT ALL,
ANYTHING AT ALL,
YOU CALL ME.
IT'S NO FAVOR, SERGEANT.
HUNTER HAPPENS TO
BE MY SECOND FAVORITE
POLICE SERGEANT.
I'LL HAVE EVERY EAR
ON THE STREET TUNED IN.
THANKS.
HEY, JILLY, WHERE'S MICK?
HE'S INSIDE SPENDING
THIS WEEK'S TAKE
ON HIS LITTLE KITTY CAT.
OH, YEAH? WELL, THERE WAS A COP
IN THE CLUB A HALF-HOUR AGO
LOOKING FOR HIM...
HUNTER'S PARTNER.
WHAT?
THERE SHE IS NOW.
THIS CHICK OPERATES.
HOLD IT, HOLD IT, HOLD IT.
NOT NOW. NOT HERE.
LATER.
Man: AHH! BEAUTIFUL!
BEAUTIFUL!
HA HA HA!
I LOVE IT. I LOVE IT.
GIVE HER THAT ONE.
THIS IS A GORGEOUS,
GORGEOUS DRESS.
IT REALLY LOOKS WONDERFUL
ON YOU, BUT SO DOES THE GREEN.
Kitty: OH, I DON'T KNOW,
MICK. I CAN'T DECIDE.
WHAT DECIDE? TAKE THEM
BOTH. GIVE THEM BOTH TO HER.
WHAT ABOUT THE PURPLE?
TAKE THEM ALL. TAKE THEM ALL.
DON'T ARGUE WITH HIM, SWEETIE.
I THINK YOU OUGHT TO
PASS ON THE PURPLE.
IT'LL CLASH WITH YOUR EYES.
BUT WHO'LL BE
LOOKING THERE, RIGHT?
LADY, WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
I WANT TO KNOW WHERE
MY PARTNER RICK HUNTER IS.
HE'S BEEN MISSING
SINCE LAST NIGHT,
AND I THINK YOU HAD
SOMETHING TO DO WITH THAT.
LADY, ARE YOU CRAZY?
WHAT DO YOU COME IN HERE
BOTHERING ME LIKE THIS FOR?
RAY DEEVERS TURNED UP DEAD
AT HUNTER'S HOUSE THIS MORNING.
I BELIEVE RAY WORKED FOR YOU.
PLEASE, CAN WE TAKE
THIS INTO MY OFFICE?
MATTER OF FACT, CAN I SEE A
BADGE OR SOME KIND OF I.D., PLEASE?
MICK, WHY IS SHE DOING THIS?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT, HONEY, OK?
I'LL TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.
YOU JUST PUT ALL THIS
STUFF ON MY CHARGE,
YOU GRAB A CAB, AND
I'LL CALL YOU LATER.
CALL MY LAWYER, LADY.
OTHERWISE, READ ME MY RIGHTS
AND PULL ME IN.
THEN MY LAWYER AND
YOU CAN BUTT HEADS.
OTHERWISE, YOU BETTER BE
CAREFUL WHAT YOU ARE SHOUTING
INTO THE ATMOSPHERE, OR
YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING
DOWN THE BUSINESS
END OF A LIBEL SUIT.
OH. CHECK ALL MY BUSINESSES.
I NEVER HAD ANY RAY
DEEVERS ON ANY PAYROLL.
I'M GOING TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU
HAD YOUR MEN SEARCHING FOR.
YOU BETTER PRAY TO GOD
NOTHING HAPPENED TO HUNTER
BECAUSE IF IT HAS, I'M
GOING TO BE ON YOUR BACK
24 HOURS A DAY.
I'M GOING TO NAIL
YOU, SHAUGHNESSY.
HEY, I'M SORRY, MICK.
I TRIED TO WARN
YOU, BUT SHE BEAT ME.
SHE KNOWS THAT WE'RE
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING.
AS LONG AS SHE DOESN'T
KNOW WHAT IT IS, WHO CARES?
OH, THANKS FOR THE GOOD THOUGHT.
GO FIND OUT WHAT SHE KNOWS.
GO GET SID AND FIND OUT
RIGHT NOW! COME ON. MOVE IT.
YOU GOT IT.
HOLD IT, LADY!
DROP THE GUN, AL!
KITTY!
I SAID DROP IT!
DROP YOURS, LADY.
SERGEANT O'HEARN,
HOLLENBECK DIVISION.
NICE TO SEE YOU.
MICK PAID $400 FOR THESE PUMPS.
IT'S JUST GOING TO
BREAK HIS HEART.
McCall: THOSE MEN WHO TRIED TO
JUMP ME WORK FOR SHAUGHNESSY,
AND SO DID THE MAN THEY
FOUND DEAD AT HUNTER'S HOUSE.
WELL, I AGREE.
HE'S OUR BEST LEAD.
BUT I DON'T THINK WE'RE
GOING TO GET THE D.A.
TO BUY US LUNCH
AND LISTEN TO THAT.
IF THE TWO OF THEM
STAY DUMMIED UP,
THERE'S NO WAY TO PROVE THAT
SHAUGHNESSY GAVE THE ORDER.
WELL, I'M NOT GOING TO SIT
AROUND AND WAIT FOR THE D.A.
WELL, I DON'T WANT
YOU FLYING SOLO
WITH A DANGEROUS CRUD LIKE THAT, SO
I'M GOING TO ASSIGN YOU A NEW PARTNER.
I HAVE A PARTNER.
UNTIL OFFICIAL
NOTIFICATION OF DEATH,
HUNTER IS MY PARTNER.
IT'S TEMPORARY.
I DON'T WANT YOU FALLING
TOO FAR ACROSS THE RULE BOOK
BECAUSE OF YOUR
PERSONAL INVOLVEMENT.
NOW, THIS SERGEANT O'HEARN
FROM HOLLENBECK DIVISION
HAS BEEN WORKING ON
SHAUGHNESSY FOR A WHILE NOW.
NO WAY.
LOOK, I SPOKE TO HER
CAPTAIN THIS MORNING.
HE TELLS ME KITTY IS A FINE COP.
SHE HAS BEEN UNDERCOVER
FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW.
KITTY?
KITTY AND DEE DEE? WE
SOUND LIKE A TAP-DANCE ACT.
CAPTAIN, GIVE ME A BREAK, HUH?
I'VE SEEN HER.
I'M GOING TO BE BUSY
LOOKING FOR HUNTER.
SHE'S GOING TO BE
BUSY DOING HER NAILS.
WHAT IS IT WITH YOU?
SHE GOT YOU OUT OF
A JAM THIS MORNING,
NOT TO MENTION BLOWING
HER COVER DOING IT.
NOW, SHE MUST'VE
WORKED QUITE A WHILE
TO GET THAT CLOSE
TO SHAUGHNESSY.
SHE KNOWS HIM INSIDE AND OUT.
THERE'S A NEWS BULLETIN.
I'M GOING TO KEEP THOSE 2
GOONS YOU BUSTED THIS MORNING
GOING THROUGH THE REVOLVING
DOORS AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.
IF WE CAN KEEP THEM
AWAY FROM SHAUGHNESSY,
IT'LL KEEP THE HEAT OFF O'HEARN.
NOW, YOU'RE NOT HAVING A PROBLEM
WORKING WITH A WOMAN, ARE YOU?
CAPTAIN, COME ON.
WELL, SHE'S NOT GOING
TO BE DOING HER NAILS.
WANT TO BET?
HI.
AH, THERE YOU ARE.
I THOUGHT MAYBE
YOU'D TAKEN OFF FOR
LUNCH OR SOMETHING.
NO. I WAS JUST HAVING
A TALK WITH THE CAPTAIN.
WELL, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ABOUT WHAT?
THE CASE. YOU THINK
YOU CAN HANDLE IT?
YEAH.
I MADE A COPY OF EVERYTHING
WE HAVE ON SHAUGHNESSY.
YOU SHOULD READ IT
WHEN YOU GET A CHANCE.
WHAT IS IT, HIS LIFE HISTORY?
JUST THE ILLEGAL PART.
ABOUT A YEAR AGO,
MY CAPTAIN PUT
TOGETHER A TASK FORCE
ON ORGANIZED CRIME.
EVERY ROCK WE TURNED OVER
HAD ONE OF SHAUGHNESSY'S
MEN HIDING UNDER IT.
WELL, IF SHAUGHNESSY'S SO DIRTY,
WHY HAVEN'T YOU
BEEN ABLE TO BUST HIM?
BECAUSE WE CAN'T TIE
HIM TO ANYTHING DIRECTLY.
HIS FLUNKIES DO ALL
THE HANDS-ON STUFF
AND KEEP HIM INSULATED.
WITH A RAP FILE THIS THICK,
THERE HAS TO BE AN
OPENING SOMEWHERE.
WE ALMOST HAD ONE.
THE MAIN MAN IN
SHAUGHNESSY'S ORGANIZATION...
HE WAS READY TO
TESTIFY AGAINST HIM
IN EXCHANGE FOR A REDUCED CHARGE
ON AN EXTORTION RAP.
AND?
THE GUY SKIPPED BAIL. WE DIDN'T
KNOW WHERE HE WAS FOR A WEEK.
FOUND HIM FLOATING
FACEDOWN IN THE HARBOR.
SINCE THEN, NOT A PEEP OUT OF
ANYBODY WORKING FOR SHAUGHNESSY.
WELL, LISTEN...
I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH
MUSCLE SHAUGHNESSY HAS.
IF HE HAS HUNTER, WE'LL GET HIM.
YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
WE'RE GOING TO WORK
JUST GREAT TOGETHER.
WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?
OUR COLORS.
IT'S A GOOD CONTRAST.
YOU'RE WINTER. I'M SPRING.
I'VE BEEN PART OF MICK
SHAUGHNESSY'S STABLE
FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS NOW.
HALF OF THAT TIME,
HE'S BEEN MOANING AND
GROANING ABOUT HUNTER.
WONDER WHAT HE'S DOING
THE OTHER HALF OF HIS TIME.
YEAH. MICK SURE LIKES HIS WOMEN.
THAT'S HOW I WAS ABLE
TO CONVINCE MY CAPTAIN
TO LET ME GO IN.
AND AFTER A COUPLE
OF SURVEILLANCES,
IT WAS EASY TO SEE
WHAT MADE SHAUGHNESSY
ROLL OVER LIKE A PUPPY.
SO I GOT THE DEPARTMENT
TO POP FOR THIS $800 DRESS.
NORMA KAMALI.
YEAH. CUT REALLY
TIGHT RIGHT IN HERE.
HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU WOULD LOOK
GREAT IN HER STUFF.
YOU SHOULD REALLY TRY IT.
WHAT WAS THAT YOU WERE
SAYING ABOUT SHAUGHNESSY?
OH, RIGHT.
SO I WENT DOWN TO HIS CLUB,
CHASED AWAY THE
RIGHT AMOUNT OF GUYS,
LET MICK SEE HOW
MUCH OF ME WAS LEG.
HE HONED IN, THIS LED TO THAT,
THAT LED TO THIS...
TOUGH JOB, BUT SOMEBODY
HAS TO DO IT, RIGHT?
SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
LOOK, DEE,
I DON'T KNOW YOU, BUT
I'VE HEARD ABOUT YOU.
YOUR REP WITH THE
DEPARTMENT IS DAMN GOOD.
AND I KNOW YOU'RE
PRETTY BUMMED OUT
ABOUT WHAT MAY HAVE
HAPPENED TO YOUR PARTNER,
SO YOU CALL IT.
I JUST WANT TO HELP.
LOOK, I'M SORRY IF I'VE BEEN
A LITTLE ON EDGE LATELY.
IT'S JUST THIS WHOLE
THING HAS BEEN, UH...
WELL, YOU KNOW.
I UNDERSTAND HOW DIFFICULT IT IS
TO WORK YOURSELF INTO
SOMEBODY'S CONFIDENCE,
AND I DO APPRECIATE THE
FACT THAT YOU PUT YOURSELF
ON THE LINE FOR ME THIS MORNING.
THANK YOU.
WE'RE GOING TO FIND OUT
WHAT HAPPENED TO RICK.
WOULD YOU MIND DRIVING?
NO. WHY?
BECAUSE I WANT
TO FIX THESE NAILS.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU GOT A
CHANCE TO READ THE REPORT.
I THINK ONE OF THE GUYS
WHO WAS SEARCHING HUNTER'S HOUSE
TOOK A BAD HIT.
THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY REPORTS
FROM ANY LOCAL HOSPITALS
OR DOCTORS AS OF YET,
BUT IF THAT GUY WAS HURT
BAD ENOUGH TO NEED HELP,
HE MIGHT WANT TO
TRY AND FIND A DOCTOR
WHO WOULD FORGET HE PULLED
A BULLET OUT OF SOMEONE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
HMM. YOU THINK THEY STILL HAVEN'T
FOUND WHAT THEY WERE AFTER.
THAT PLACE WAS PRETTY
MESSED UP WHEN I GOT THERE,
AND THEY HADN'T LEFT,
SO I DEFINITELY
INTERRUPTED THEIR SEARCH.
HA HA! I DON'T KNOW
HOW YOU CAN TELL.
RICK ISN'T EXACTLY
MR. IMMACULATE.
YOU KNOW HUNTER?
HUH? YEAH. SURE.
A FEW YEARS AGO
WHEN HE WAS ON
LOAN TO OUR DIVISION
WITH THAT STRING OF
PROSTITUTE MURDERS,
WE GOT TOGETHER
AND COMPARED NOTES.
AND, YOU KNOW, THIS LED TO THAT,
THAT LED TO THIS. HEH HEH.
HEY, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A
GREAT COLOR ON ME, ISN'T IT?
YEAH. IT'S... IT'S VERY NICE.
HMM.
SOMETHING WRONG?
YEAH.
I GOT THE FEELING WE
WERE BEING FOLLOWED.
A BLACK FERRARI.
YEAH.
I THOUGHT SO, TOO,
BUT HE PULLED OFF
ABOUT 3 BLOCKS BACK.
UH, KITTY?
SORRY. IT'S NOT INTENTIONAL.
GOD HELP ME.
HOW YOU DOING, T-BONE?
T-BONE!
McCall: GIVE IT A REST,
WILL YOU? LISTEN UP.
I'M TALKING TO YOU,
AND JUST LOOKING OVER THERE.
I NEED THE NAME OF A DOCTOR.
LOOK IN THE PHONE
BOOK UNDER "M.D."
I'M TALKING ABOUT A DOCTOR
WHO DOESN'T REMEMBER
WHEN HE PATCHES
UP A KNIFE WOUND,
STITCHES UP A BULLET HOLE,
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
NOT ME. I'M AN UPRIGHT,
LAW-ABIDING CITIZEN
WHO'S A MEMBER
OF THE PLUMBER'S
UNION LOCAL 767.
THE UNION HANDLES
ALL MY MEDICAL.
THE ONLY UNION YOU BELONG TO
IS THIS GROUP OF IDIOTS
THAT HELP YOU PUSH
DOPE OVER ON 10th STREET.
NOW, YOU LISTEN
TO ME FOR A MINUTE.
THINGS ARE GOING TO START
TO GET A LOT WORSE FOR YOU
BEFORE THEY GET BETTER.
NOW, I WANT NAMES,
AND I WANT THEM NOW,
SO START TALKING.
DO YOU ALWAYS COME ON
LIKE THE LAST REEL IN
A JOHN WAYNE MOVIE?
I GOT WHAT I WANTED, DIDN'T I?
I JUST NEVER WORKED THAT WAY.
YOU FASCINATE ME.
HEH.
OK, WE GOT A DR. STEPHENS.
WORKS OUT OF A CLINIC
IN THE MISSION DISTRICT.
WE CAN CROSS THIS PETE
TOMLINS OFF THE LIST.
HE WAS SENT UP LAST
WEEK FOR DEALING.
GOT A DR. PANGHURST
ON CRESCENT...
PANGHURST! THAT'S THE GUY.
YOU KNOW HIM?
I'M SURE MICK
MENTIONED HIM ONCE.
I'VE HEARD THE NAME.
I'M ALMOST POSITIVE
IT'S FROM MICK.
ONE OF HIS GUYS
GOT CUT UP IN A FIGHT.
THEY NEEDED SOMEONE THAT
WOULDN'T REPORT IT TO THE POLICE.
I'M SURE PANGHURST IS
THE ONE THAT THEY CALLED.
LET'S GET AN APPOINTMENT.
NO BLACK FERRARIS.
Woman, on telephone:
DR. PANGHURST'S OFFICE.
LET ME SPEAK TO THE DOCTOR.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO
MAKE AN APPOINTMENT?
NO, I DON'T WANT NO
DAMNED APPOINTMENT.
DR. PANGHURST IS WITH
A PATIENT RIGHT NOW.
TELL HIM CYRUS
WILLIAMS IS ON THE PHONE!
COULD YOU SPELL THE
FIRST NAME FOR ME, SIR?
SAY T-BONE!
VERY WELL, MR. TYRONE.
T-BONE!
DR. PANGHURST IS
VERY BUSY WITH A PA...
JUST GET HIM!
PLEASE HOLD.
WHAT'S YOUR PROBLEM?
Woman, on telephone: DR. PANGHURST
WILL BE RIGHT WITH YOU, SIR.
Kitty: NO, REALLY. I'D RATHER
WAIT FOR DR. PANGHURST.
WELL, HE'S RUNNING
A LITTLE BEHIND.
I'D BE WILLING TO TAKE
YOU RIGHT NOW, HOWEVER.
YOU HAVEN'T BEEN TO US BEFORE,
SO I DON'T THINK IT MATTERS.
EXCUSE ME.
I THINK SHE SAID SHE'D LIKE
TO WAIT FOR DR. PANGHURST.
YOU THINK HE'S HARD UP, OR WHAT?
JUST A LITTLE FRIENDLY SPARRING.
PEG, COULD YOU MAKE AN
APPOINTMENT FOR MRS. ATHERTON
TO COME BACK SAME
TIME NEXT WEEK, PLEASE?
AND WE'LL SEE HOW IT'S GOING.
MISS...
UH, O'HEARN?
WOULD YOU CARE TO
COME THIS WAY, PLEASE?
AHEM. EXCUSE ME, DOCTOR.
YOU WOULDN'T MIND IF I
JOINED YOU, WOULD YOU?
IN CASE YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW
WHO RECOMMENDED YOU, DOCTOR,
IT WAS T-BONE WILLIAMS.
WHO? HA HA!
MAYBE WE OUGHT TO
TRY ANOTHER NAME.
HOW ABOUT MICK SHAUGHNESSY?
WELL, YES, I CERTAINLY
KNOW MR. SHAUGHNESSY.
WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?
IT'S ABOUT DOING
PATCHWORK FOR CRIMINALS.
I HEAR YOU'LL FIX SOMEBODY
UP, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
I THOUGHT PERHAPS YOU MIGHT
HAVE DONE THAT RECENTLY,
SAY, FOR SOMEBODY WHO WORKS
FOR "BIG" MICK SHAUGHNESSY?
HOW DARE YOU COME IN HERE
AND ACCUSE ME OF
ANYTHING ILLEGAL.
I'M A WELL-RESPECTED
PROFESSIONAL IN MY FIELD.
WELL, WE'LL DETERMINE THAT
AS SOON AS WE RUN A REPORT
AND SEE WHAT TURNS UP...
SEE IF MAYBE YOU PRACTICED
ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE COUNTRY...
SAY, LIKE THE CITY THAT
SHAUGHNESSY CAME FROM.
DETROIT?
YEAH, HOW ABOUT THAT?
YOU WOULDN'T BE FROM
DETROIT, WOULD YOU, DOCTOR?
YES, I WOULD.
AND I FIND THIS
ENTIRE CONVERSATION
TO BE DISGUSTING AND INSULTING.
AND MY ATTORNEY
IS HARVE KITCHELL
AT ABRAMS, YOUNG, AND KITCHELL,
AND IF YOU HAVE
ANYTHING FURTHER TO SAY,
I SUGGEST YOU SAY IT TO HIM.
YOU MAY BE INVOLVED
IN THE DISAPPEARANCE
OF A POLICE DETECTIVE, DOCTOR.
THAT DOESN'T GO AWAY...
AND NEITHER DO I.
THANKS FOR SEEING US, DOCTOR.
WE'LL CALL AHEAD NEXT TIME.
WELL, THAT WAS QUICK.
BET NOTHING TOO
BIG WAS THE MATTER.
WAS DR. PANGHURST
WORTH THE WAIT?
MMM, HE WAS TERRIFIC.
MAYBE I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
GET SICK SOON.
I DON'T KNOW IF
DROPPING ON EVERYONE
LIKE A LOAD OF WET CEMENT
IS THE WAY TO HANDLE
THINGS ACROSS THE BOARD.
SOMETIMES THAT'S THE WAY
I LIKE TO WORK, ALL RIGHT?
WHATEVER WORKS FOR YOU.
I PREFER THE SOFTER
TOUCH SOMETIMES.
I CAN USE A SOFTER
TOUCH, TOO, IF I...
WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT HERE?
LISTEN, THAT DOCTOR MIGHT
BE ABLE TO LEAD US TO HUNTER,
SO YES, I'M GOING TO PUSH HARD
TO TRY TO FORCE HIM
INTO MAKING A MOVE.
SPEAKING OF...
HE'S RUNNING TO SOMEBODY.
Kitty: DAMN IT.
WELL, GIVE ME A BREAK.
HOW WAS I SUPPOSED
TO CATCH A PORSCHE?
HANG A U-EY. TAKE ME BACK
TO THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE.
SORRY, KITTY.
YOUR SUNGLASSES AREN'T IN
THE EXAMINATION ROOM, EITHER.
WELL, MAYBE I LEFT
THEM AT NEIMAN MARCUS.
HOPE NOT.
NEXT TIME I SHOULD BUY 2 PAIR...
ONE TO WEAR AND
ONE JUST TO LOSE,
THE WAY I KEEP MISPLACING THEM.
WELL, DR. PANGHURST ISN'T HERE.
MAYBE HE FOUND THEM
AND PUT THEM SOMEPLACE.
MAYBE HE'S GOING TO BRING
THEM WITH HIM TONIGHT.
WELL, THANKS AGAIN.
YOU'VE BEEN TOO KIND.
WAIT A MINUTE. YOU'RE...
YOU'RE SEEING DAVE TONIGHT?
WE'RE HAVING DINNER.
WELL, LUCKY DAVE.
AREN'T YOU SWEET?
DAVE'S A GOOD GUY.
YOU SEEM LIKE A GOOD GUY, TOO.
WELL, YOU'D KNOW MORE ABOUT THAT
IF YOU HAD DINNER
WITH ME TONIGHT.
WELL, WHAT WOULD I TELL DAVE?
YOU'LL THINK OF SOMETHING.
YOU SHOULD ALWAYS
GET A SECOND OPINION
IN MATTERS LIKE THIS.
HA HA!
WELL, IT'S TEMPTING, BUT, UH...
HE'S GOING TO BE GONE ALL
DAY. I HAVE NO WAY TO CANCEL.
SUPPOSED TO PICK ME UP AT 8:00.
WELL, YOU COULD LEAVE A NOTE.
I COULDN'T DO THAT.
THAT WOULD BE RUDE.
UH, I TELL YOU WHAT.
I COULD... I COULD BEEP HIM.
THEN HE'LL CALL IN.
MAYBE THIS IS JUST
GETTING TOO COMPLICATED.
NO, NO, REALLY. WE, UH...
WE BEEP HIM ALL THE TIME.
HE'LL CALL RIGHT IN.
LOOK, UM, I HAVE TO TAKE CARE
OF A PATIENT RIGHT NOW,
SO WHEN HE CALLS IN,
I'LL HAVE PEG PUT
THE CALL IN HERE.
THEN YOU AND I WILL
TALK ABOUT TONIGHT.
SOUNDS GOOD.
Dispatcher: L-57, WE
HAVE A PATCH-THROUGH
FROM OFFICER O'HEARN.
THIS IS L-57. GO AHEAD.
DEE DEE, THEY'RE
GOING TO BEEP HIM.
HE SHOULD BE CALLING IN
IN THE NEXT 10, 15 MINUTES.
GREAT. THAT WILL GIVE ME TIME
TO PUT A TRACE ON THE PHONE.
Mick: SO HOW IS HE? HE'S
NOT GOING TO DIE, IS HE?
I MEAN, HE CAN'T DIE YET.
I'M SURPRISED HE'S
DOING AS WELL AS HE IS.
THE MAN SHOULD BE IN A HOSPITAL.
OH, YEAH? HA HA HA!
MAYBE I'LL MAKE A DONATION
AND OPEN A WING AT CEDARS.
THAT WAY I CAN KEEP
EVERYBODY THERE
THAT I'M TRYING TO GET
INFORMATION OUT OF.
YOU SAY YOU'VE GOT
TO KEEP THE MAN ALIVE.
LET ME GIVE YOU
A MEDICAL OPINION.
YOU KEEP HIM HERE IN THIS PLACE,
I'M NOT SO SURE HE'S
GOING TO MAKE IT.
WELL, HOW ABOUT GIVING
HIM ANOTHER SHOT OF THAT...
WHAT IS IT? SODIUM
PENTOTHAL STUFF.
ANY MORE OF THAT STUFF, YOU'RE
GOING TO TURN HIM INTO A ZOMBIE.
HE GAVE YOU WHAT
YOU WANTED TO KNOW.
HE TOLD YOU HE MAILED HIMSELF
A PACKAGE, REGISTERED MAIL.
WHAT ELSE DO YOU NEED?
I NEED THE PACKAGE, STUPID.
THAT'S WHAT I NEED,
AND I NEED HIM TO GET IT FOR ME.
HELLO.
Woman: DR. PANGHURST
IS ON THE PHONE.
JUST PICK UP LINE 3.
HELLO, DR. PANGHURST?
YES.
THIS IS DETECTIVE
SERGEANT O'HEARN, DOCTOR.
I SEE. UH...
WHERE'S DR. DONALDSON?
HE WAS SWEET ENOUGH
TO PLACE THE CALL FOR ME.
I REALLY THINK YOU AND I SHOULD
MEET AND HAVE A TALK, DOCTOR.
YES, I DO, TOO.
UH, DO EVERYTHING YOU
CAN FOR HER, EVELYN.
AND I'LL BE THERE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
BY THE WAY, I THINK
YOU SHOULD KNOW
SHAUGHNESSY IS THROWING
YOU TO THE WOLVES.
MAYBE HE NEEDS A SCAPEGOAT...
SOMEONE HE CAN SACRIFICE?
MAYBE HE WANTS US ON YOUR TRAIL
INSTEAD OF HIS,
WASTING TIME INVESTIGATING
THE WRONG GUY.
ALL RIGHT, I'LL BE AT THE
HOSPITAL RIGHT AWAY.
I DID MY DARNEDEST
TO KEEP HIM ON THE LINE.
WHAT DID YOU GET?
ONLY THE PREFIX... 565.
IT'S IN THE PIEDMONT DISTRICT.
SHAUGHNESSY OWNS A
WAREHOUSE IN PIEDMONT.
LET'S GO.
OK, GOTCHA. BACKUP
IS ON THE WAY.
I'M COMING DOWN MYSELF.
I WANT BLACK-AND-WHITES
ROLLING TO A WAREHOUSE
AT 724 EDMONTON.
IT'S BACKUP FOR L-57,
AND I WANT THEM THERE
BEFORE I LEAVE THE BUILDING.
SPECIAL AGENT RINGERMAN?
YES.
I'M SORRY. I KNOW
YOU'RE HERE TO SEE ME,
BUT SOMETHING HAS JUST COME UP.
HAS TO DO WITH THE POSSIBLE
HOMICIDE OF A POLICE OFFICER.
I UNDERSTAND. PERHAPS I COULD
SPEAK WITH SOMEBODY ELSE.
I'LL HAVE THEM SEND YOU UP
TO SEE DEPUTY CHIEF WYLER.
I'M SURE HE CAN HELP YOU
WITH WHATEVER YOU NEED.
THANKS A LOT.
HE WAS HERE.
Kitty: WHAT?
THEY HAD HUNTER HERE.
THIS IS SAND. THEY PICKED
HIM UP ON THE BEACH.
THEN HE'S ALIVE.
WHY WOULD THEY
BE KEEPING HIM ALIVE?
AND HOW DID THEY
KNOW TO MOVE HIM?
I DON'T KNOW.
THERE'S OUR BACKUP.
OK, BARNEY. THANKS.
DO ME A FAVOR, WILL YOU?
CALL THE CAPTAIN.
GIVE HIM THE NEWS.
THANK YOU.
THAT WAS THE M.E.
THEY RAN A TEST.
THEY SAY IT WAS DEFINITELY
HUNTER'S BLOOD
TYPE ON THE SHEETS.
YEAH, BUT WHY?
WHY WOULD MICK SHAUGHNESSY
NEED TO KEEP HUNTER
ALIVE SO BADLY?
I DON'T KNOW,
BUT I TELL YOU WHAT...
I'M GOING TO TAKE A
TRIP ON UP TO FOLSOM.
I THOUGHT HE WENT
UP THERE TO VISIT
AN OLD FRIEND OF HIS FATHER'S.
I WAS WITH HUNTER FRIDAY NIGHT
TILL HE WENT UP TO THAT PRISON,
SO MAYBE WHATEVER HAPPENED
TO HIM STARTED UP THERE.
I DON'T KNOW, BUT
IT'S WORTH A SHOT.
WANT TO GO FOR A TRIP?
NO. I THINK I CAN DO BETTER
IF I GIVE BIG OLD MICK A CALL.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
FOLSOM'S JUST A
SHOT IN THE DARK.
SHAUGHNESSY ISN'T.
WE KNOW HE'S IN
THIS UP TO HIS TEETH.
KITTY, YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF YOU HAVE A COVER ANYMORE.
AS LONG AS SID AND AL HAVEN'T
BEEN RELEASED, I'M COOL.
MICK KNOWS ME AS
DITSY KITTY O'HEARN.
BELIEVE ME, I KNOW
HOW TO WORK THIS GUY.
I DON'T THINK IT'S
THE WAY TO GO.
DEE DEE, I APPRECIATE
THE CONCERN.
I THINK THIS IS OUR BEST SHOT.
ALL RIGHT. BE CAREFUL.
Dispatcher: COME IN, L-57.
THIS IS L-57.
YOU HAVE A CALL FROM
A MR. ARNOLD JAMES.
SAYS IT'S URGENT.
PATCH HIM THROUGH.
SERGEANT, IT'S ME,
AND I'VE GOT SOME NEWS
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO HEAR.
SHOOT.
OUR FRIEND MICK SHAUGHNESSY...
HE'S GOT SOME HEAVY-DUTY
ACTION GOING DOWN
AT A WAREHOUSE HE HAS
IN THE PIEDMONT AREA.
SPORTY, YOU'RE A PRINCE,
BUT WE ALREADY CHECKED THAT OUT.
WE BUSTED THE
WAREHOUSE. NO HUNTER.
LOOK, I'M DRIVING UP TO FOLSOM
TO CHECK OUT A LEAD.
SERGEANT KITTY O'HEARN'S GOING
TO HANDLE THINGS DOWN HERE FOR ME.
KITTY O'HEARN? NUMBER 3
ON MY ALL-TIME LIST OF
FAVORITE POLICE SERGEANTS?
I'LL CHECK WITH HER
IF I HEAR SOMETHING,
BUT I'VE GOT A LOT
OF FRIENDS AT FOLSOM.
GIVE THEM MY BEST.
IS ONE OF THEM
NAMED MAURY DELEO?
I NEVER MET THE GUY,
BUT I TELL YOU ONE THING.
IF MAURY DELEO EVER
DECIDES TO TALK...
HEH! THE MAFIA IN THE U.S. OF A.
WILL SHUT DOWN COMPLETELY.
SPORTY, YOU HAVE JUST
BEEN PROMOTED TO KING.
YOU JUST GAVE ME THE
KEY I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
WELL, I ALWAYS
KNEW I WAS A KING,
BUT, YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD
YOU FOUND IT OUT, TOO.
THANK YOU.
SERGEANT DEE DEE McCALL,
LOS ANGELES METROPOLITAN POLICE.
I'M HERE TO SEE MAURY DELEO.
DELEO...
NUMBER 877797-B.
SIGN HERE.
PUT YOUR BADGE AND I.D. NUMBER.
HE'S BEEN MOVED
FROM HIS CELLBLOCK
TO THE INFIRMARY.
BABY! MICK, HONEY!
I WAS JUST COMING TO SEE YOU.
I CALLED THE CLUB AND
LEFT A MESSAGE FOR YOU.
I KNOW. I JUST CHECKED,
AND I FOUND OUT.
YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN
WORRIED SICK ABOUT YOU.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL
OVER THE PLACE FOR YOU.
IT'S JUST BEEN SO INSANE. I MEAN,
FIRST THAT THING AT THE UNDERGROUND,
AND THEN I GOT HOME AND
FOUND OUT MY MOM WAS SICK.
GEE, I HOPE NOTHING
SERIOUS. GET IN THERE.
HELLO, KITTY.
ISN'T THIS...
NICE, HUH?
SID AND AL ARE BACK.
AND GUESS WHAT THEY TOLD ME.
UH-UH! UH-UH! I'LL
TAKE CARE OF THAT.
OH, WOW.
NOW I GOT TO HURT YOU.
EXCUSE ME. I'M SERGEANT McCALL.
I'M LOOKING FOR MAURY DELEO.
OH, UH, MR. DELEO DIED
ABOUT 10:00 THIS MORNING.
HE'S BEEN SICK FOR
QUITE SOME TIME.
THANK YOU.
SERGEANT McCALL.
YES?
I'M FEDERAL AGENT RINGERMAN.
I BELIEVE YOU MIGHT
BE ABLE TO HELP ME.
MAURY DELEO WAS ONE
OF THE MAJOR PLAYERS
ALL THROUGH THE EARLY SIXTIES.
HE KNEW MORE ABOUT
WHAT WENT ON THEN...
EVEN WHAT'S GOING ON NOW...
THAN HALF THE
PEOPLE STILL AT LARGE.
IT'S BEEN A SPECIAL
PROJECT OF MINE
TRYING TO GET HIM TO
TALK BEFORE HE DIED.
I THINK HE DID TALK.
THE NURSE SAID THE LAST COUPLE
DAYS HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL,
HE DID A LOT OF TALKING INTO ONE OF
THOSE LITTLE CASSETTE RECORDERS.
MAYBE BURNING
ALL OF HIS FRIENDS.
I'LL BET YOU MICK
SHAUGHNESSY WAS ONE OF THEM.
YEAH, BUT WHY NOW, AFTER ALL THESE
YEARS OF KEEPING HIS MOUTH SHUT?
THE NURSE SAID THAT
EVERY DAY HE WAS IN THERE,
HE ASKED FOR A PRIEST.
THE MAN KNEW HE WAS DYING.
MAYBE HE FOUND
GOD. I DON'T KNOW.
HE HAD A HISTORY
WITH YOUR PARTNER.
KNOWING HUNTER'S DAD...
MAYBE HUNTER WOULD BE THE
GUY HE MIGHT HAVE TRUSTED.
YEAH. THE LAST PLACE
HUNTER WAS SEEN
WAS HERE WITH DELEO.
I THINK DELEO GAVE
HIM THAT CASSETTE.
WELL, IF SHAUGHNESSY
GRABBED HUNTER,
THEN SHAUGHNESSY HAS IT.
NO, NO, NO.
HUNTER DIDN'T HAVE
THE TAPE ON HIM.
IF HE DID, HE'D BE DEAD.
THAT'S WHY THEY
HAVE TO KEEP HIM ALIVE.
I WILL BET YOU THAT
AS SOON AS HUNTER
FIGURED OUT WHAT DELEO WAS
GIVING HIM, TO PROTECT HIMSELF,
HE WENT TO THE NEAREST POST OFFICE
AND MAILED THAT CASSETTE TO HIMSELF.
AND IF HE SENT IT SOME
KIND OF REGISTERED MAIL,
IT WOULD TAKE I.D. AND A
SIGNATURE TO GET IT OUT.
THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.
IT'S THE ONLY REASON THEY'D HAVE
TO KEEP HIM ALIVE.
YEAH, THAT SOUNDS
LIKE THE MISSING PIECE.
SO HUNTER COULD
DEFINITELY BE ALIVE.
DELEO'S TESTIMONY COULD CRIPPLE
HALF THE WEST COAST SYNDICATE.
I FIGURED IT HAD TO
BE SOMETHING BIG.
THE FEDS HAVE
POPPED UP ON THIS ONE.
YEAH, I KNOW.
I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT
THE GAME IS, THOUGH.
THIS SPECIAL AGENT RINGERMAN
SOMEHOW PERSUADED WYLER
TO SPRING THOSE 2 JOKERS
YOU AND KITTY BUSTED.
PLEASE.
THIS ENTIRE TIME
YOU'VE BEEN PLAYING BOTH
ENDS AGAINST THE MIDDLE.
YOU KILLED SHAUGHNESSY'S
MAN AT HUNTER'S.
YOU OWE ME.
HE WAS GOING TO BLOW YOU AWAY.
YOU KNEW WE WERE GOING TO
ROUT SHAUGHNESSY'S WAREHOUSE.
YOU TIPPED THEM OFF.
WELL, I NEVER KNEW
WHO WAS GOING TO GET
DELEO'S DEATHBED
STATEMENT FIRST.
SHAUGHNESSY HAD HUNTER,
SO I KEPT AN EYE ON YOU
JUST IN CASE HUNTER
MAILED IT TO YOU FIRST.
YEAH, SO YOU COULD DESTROY IT
BECAUSE YOU'RE ON THAT
TAPE, AREN'T YOU, RINGERMAN?
IN AN HOUR, WE'LL
HAVE THAT TAPE.
YOU WON'T HAVE TO
WORRY ABOUT A THING.
Al: THIS GUY DON'T
LOOK ALL THAT BRISK.
IT AIN'T GOING TO WORK.
YOU GOT TO SEND ME IN THERE.
I'LL SIGN HIS NAME
AND PICK IT UP.
DAMN IT, AL. WE'VE
GONE ALL OVER THIS.
IF THEY KNOW WHAT
HUNTER LOOKS LIKE,
YOU'RE DEAD, AND
I COME UP EMPTY.
MICK, HUNTER WALKS IN THERE,
NO WAY ARE THEY GOING
TO GIVE HIM THAT PACKAGE.
I DON'T THINK HE COULD
EVEN SIGN HIS NAME.
THEY AIN'T GOING
TO GIVE HIM NOTHING,
SO YOU EITHER TAKE
A CHANCE WITH ME,
OR YOU KISS OFF THE WHOLE DEAL.
OK, OK, OK.
WE'LL GIVE IT A SHOT, BUT
I'M COMING IN WITH YOU.
TUCCI, LIKE THEY
SAY IN THE MOVIES,
KEEP THE ENGINE RUNNING.
BRING BABYCAKES
UP HERE WITH TUCCI.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
COME ON, AL.
I ALWAYS WANTED TO
MAKE IT WITH A COP.
DON'T FLINCH.
THAT'S SHAUGHNESSY!
AH!
AAH!
HOLD IT!
McCall: GET AN AMBULANCE!
YOU ALL RIGHT?
HE'S IN THERE.
RICK?
RICK, YOU'RE GOING
TO BE ALL RIGHT, OK?
YOU'RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT.
DID YOU NEED SOMETHING?
YES. COULD I SPEAK WITH
YOU A MOMENT, PLEASE?
AND SHUT THE DOOR.
I'M, UH... I'M HAVING
TROUBLE SLEEPING,
AND I WAS READING THIS
EXCELLENT NOVEL HERE,
AND I WAS JUST WONDERING IF YOU
MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME TURN THE PAGES.
WELL, I WAS JUST GOING
TO FINISH UP MY ROUNDS,
AND, UM, I COULD COME BACK.
HOW SOON?
10 OR 15 MINUTES.
10 OR 15 MINUTES.
OK, THAT WOULD BE
GREAT. COULD YOU DO THAT?
THANKS.