Hunter (1984–1991): Season 3, Episode 2 - Change Partners and Dance - full transcript
Detectives Hunter and McCall must work individually to investigate the killing of a police officer after they are separated as partners by their new precinct leader.
YOU AND HUNTER ARE
NO LONGER PARTNERS.
WHY? TELL ME WHY.
YOU AND HUNTER HAVE
GOTTEN TOO CLOSE.
SO, UH, I GUESS WE'RE
GOING TO BE PARTNERS?
MEET YOUR NEW PARTNER.
HE WAS THE TARGET.
CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?
I TOLD YOU THAT'S CRAZY.
.22-CALIBER PISTOL, SILENCER,
ONE SHOT IN THE HEAD,
ONE SHOT IN THE HEART.
RICK, I CANNOT BELIEVE
THAT YOU ARE TELLING ME
THAT IT IS THAT EASY
JUST TO WRITE US OFF.
SOME THINGS JUST ARE.
THE SEPARATION
WILL BE PERMANENT.
YOU ALL RIGHT, DAN?
HUH?
YEAH. FINE, UH...
I'LL HAVE ANOTHER.
I THINK YOU HAD ENOUGH.
WHAT, ARE YOU
WORRIED ABOUT A LAWSUIT
IF I DRIVE HOME?
DON'T WORRY.
I WAS GOING TO CALL
A FRIEND, ANYWAY.
YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE
AHEAD WITH THE PLAN.
INSTEAD, YOU DOUBLED
BACK BEHIND ME.
WHAT DOES IT MATTER?
DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING.
WE STILL GOT THE GUY.
THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
THE POINT IS WHY YOU
DOUBLED BACK BEHIND ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE BIG DEAL IS.
THE BIG DEAL IS, YOU CARED
MORE ABOUT ME THAN THE PLAN.
YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO
CARE ABOUT YOUR PARTNER.
HOLD ON JUST A SECOND, WILL YOU?
LOOK, WE WERE
VERY LUCKY LAST TIME.
WHEN PARTNERS CARE TOO
MUCH ABOUT ONE ANOTHER,
THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN JEOPARDY,
AS WELL AS THE PLAN. HELLO.
HUNTER. DAN WINSLOW.
DAN, YOU ALL RIGHT?
NO. I, UH...
I GOT TO... UNLOAD
ABOUT SOMETHING.
I WAS TOO DRUNK TO DRIVE.
I NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE, RICK.
IT'S GOT TO BE
SOMEBODY I CAN TRUST.
DON'T LET ME DOWN. PLEASE.
WHERE ARE YOU?
OK, NOW, JUST STAY THERE.
I'LL BE THERE IN 10
MINUTES, YOU UNDERSTAND?
ALL RIGHT, LOOK, SO I WAS
WRONG. SO I MADE A MISTAKE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
JUMP ALL OVER ME FOR IT.
ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY IS, "PLEASE
DON'T DO IT AGAIN," AND I WON'T.
PLEASE DON'T DO IT AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, I WON'T.
OK. EAT ALL THIS FOOD.
I'M NOT GOING TO
EAT ALL THIS FOOD.
AND BY THE TIME I GET BACK,
HAVE THIS ALL CLEANED
UP... EVERYTHING.
CLEAN EVERYTHING UP.
I'M LOOKING FOR DAN
WINSLOW. HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?
DEPENDS. WHO'S ASKING?
JUST WENT OUT THE BACK WAY.
HEY, DAN!
DAN!
RIGHT BEFORE I GOT THERE,
WINSLOW WALKED OUT THE BACK,
FOLLOWED BY A MAN WHO
HAD JUST ENTERED THE BAR.
DOES ANYBODY
THERE KNOW THIS GUY?
NO.
AND NO TWO
DESCRIPTIONS WERE ALIKE.
FIRST ONE OF OUR
GUYS TO GO THIS YEAR.
FIRST ONE IN 9 MONTHS.
HAS ALL THE EARMARKINGS
OF A PROFESSIONAL HIT.
LIKE WHAT?
.22-CALIBER PISTOL, SILENCER,
ONE SHOT IN THE HEAD,
ONE SHOT IN THE HEART.
WALLET AND WATCH WERE
STILL ON HIM WHEN I FOUND HIM.
GET ON IT.
I GUESS I DON'T HAVE TO
MAKE ANY MOTIVATIONAL
SPEECHES ON THIS ONE.
THIS IS DEVANE.
GET ME CHIEF WYLER.
3 PROFESSIONAL HITS
IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS
WITH THE SAME M.O., RIGHT DOWN
TO LEAVING THE MURDER WEAPON.
WHAT ARE YOU TWO
DOING HERE SO EARLY?
HAVEN'T LEFT YET.
McCALL HAD A HUNCH
ABOUT THE KILLINGS.
SEEMS THEY FOLLOW A PATTERN
OF 3 OTHER KILLINGS IN THE AREA.
YEAH. THE MURDERER
GETS CLOSE TO HIS VICTIM,
HE POPS HIM ONCE IN THE HEAD
AND ONCE IN THE HEART WITH A .22.
HE UNSCREWS THE SILENCER.
ALL THE WEAPONS WERE
FITTED WITH SILENCERS.
YEAH. HE DROPS THE
WEAPON, AND HE TAKES OFF.
THE GUN'S A LIABILITY IN
CASE HE GETS CAUGHT WITH IT.
AND HE KEEPS THE SILENCER
BECAUSE HE CAN'T BUY ONE
OF THOSE OVER THE COUNTER.
DO ALL THE HITS FOLLOW
THE SAME PATTERN?
YEAH. THE LAST
ONE WAS 4 DAYS AGO.
A GIRL NAMED SARAH CAMERON.
STEPPED OUT OF HER BOYFRIEND'S
CAR IN HIS UNDERGROUND GARAGE
AND THEN...
ONLY SARAH WAS
CLEAN AS A WHISTLE.
IS THERE AN A.P.B.
OUT ON THE BOYFRIEND?
YEAH.
CRAIG BORSON.
WHAT ABOUT A CONNECTION BETWEEN
WINSLOW AND YOUR OTHER VICTIMS?
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING YET.
THIS IS A REAL TAIL TWISTER.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO
WINSLOW'S PARTNER YET?
HE'S DUE IN THIS
MORNING FIRST THING.
OK. KEEP AT IT.
YOU EVER THOUGHT
ABOUT EATING HEALTHY?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT,
HEALTHY? THIS IS VERY HEALTHY.
THIS IS A COMPLETELY
WELL-BALANCED MEAL.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I SEE.
OH, NO? WHAT DO YOU SEE?
I SEE A LOT OF CALORIES.
CALORIES? I HAPPEN TO
LOVE CALORIES, HUNTER.
THEY KEEP ME ALIVE, ALL RIGHT?
LET'S SEE, YOU GOT GOT
BACON THERE, SAUSAGE.
BAD COMBINATIONS.
I SEE A LOT OF
HEARTBURN FOR YOU.
I HAPPEN TO LOVE EVERYTHING
THAT YOU JUST SAID,
AND AS FAR AS HEARTBURN, I
DON'T EVER GET HEARTBURN.
AT LEAST NOT FROM MY FOOD.
HUNTER, McCALL.
HARRY, GOOD MORNING. SIT DOWN.
WE'RE REALLY SORRY ABOUT DAN.
YEAH, TOOK ME 10 YEARS TO FIND A
PARTNER THAT I COULD PUT UP WITH,
THEN THIS.
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME
OF McCALL'S FOOD?
Harry: NO, THANKS.
I GOT NO APPETITE.
DEVANE WON'T LET ME WITHIN SHOUTING
DISTANCE OF THIS INVESTIGATION.
TOO CLOSE TO THE GUY, TOO
EMOTIONAL, ALL THAT CRAP.
LOOK, I CAME DOWN HERE TO TELL
YOU GUYS THAT I WANT TO BE INVOLVED.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN
DO TO HELP, JUST LET ME KNOW.
I'LL DO IT ON MY FREE TIME.
YEAH, SURE.
WELL, DO YOU THINK
WHAT HAPPENED TO DAN
COULD HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF
WHAT YOU WERE WORKING ON?
NAH. I'VE GONE OVER AND OVER IT.
I DON'T THINK SO.
YOU KNOW, I HATE
TO SAY IT, BUT, UM...
WELL, IF WINSLOW WAS HIT
BECAUSE OF YOUR INVESTIGATION,
THEY COULD BE
COMING AFTER YOU NEXT.
I HOPE THEY TRY. I REALLY DO.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW DAN ALIVE?
WE CHECKED OFF DUTY AT 6:00.
HE CALLED ME FROM
THE BAR. HE WAS DRUNK.
HE WANTED TO TALK. I WAS BUSY.
YOU DIDN'T GO?
LOOK, HUNTER, EVERY TIME
DAN POURED A FEW COCKTAILS,
HE ALWAYS STARTED
IN ABOUT JANICE.
"WHY DID SHE DIVORCE ME?
HOW CAN I GET HER BACK?
I GOT TO GET HER BACK."
I THOUGHT IT WAS
MORE OF THE SAME OLD...
I DON'T THINK I'LL
EVER FORGIVE MYSELF.
IT, UM, WASN'T LIKE
WE FELL OUT OF LOVE.
IT WAS MORE LIKE WE FELL
OUT OF EACH OTHER'S LIVES.
9 YEARS.
WE GREW IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS,
WANTED DIFFERENT THINGS.
I GUESS I JUST GOT TIRED...
TIRED OF BEING A COP'S WIFE.
IT'S NOT EASY, YOU KNOW?
JANICE, DID DAN MENTION ANYTHING
THAT WAS BOTHERING HIM LATELY?
WE HAVEN'T TALKED
MUCH SINCE THE DIVORCE.
BUT DAN ALWAYS
REMEMBERED MY BIRTHDAY...
AND OUR ANNIVERSARY.
HE'D SEND ME LITTLE
GIFTS AND A NOTE,
ALWAYS ASKING ME
TO COME BACK TO HIM.
WELL, I WISH I
COULD BE MORE HELP.
YOU'VE BEEN A LOT OF HELP.
WE'RE REALLY SORRY ABOUT DAN.
RICK, JUST GET WHOEVER
KILLED HIM, PLEASE.
WE WILL.
IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING,
YOU CALL US, HUH?
YEAH. I WILL. YEAH.
Devane on speaker: LUCY, TELL McCALL
I WANT TO SEE HER RIGHT AWAY.
YES, SIR.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S BORSON?
GREAT.
HEY, HUNTER.
HUNTER. HEY.
HEY!
WHAT? NO, NO, NO. KEEP HIM
THERE UNTIL I GET THERE, ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, AND THANK YOU.
DEE DEE, CAPTAIN
DEVANE WANTS TO SEE YOU.
OK.
DEE DEE, NOW.
YEAH.
CAPTAIN, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT
YOU'RE TELLING ME.
I'M SORRY, BUT
THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
YOU AND HUNTER ARE
NO LONGER PARTNERS.
YOU'LL BOTH BE
ASSIGNED NEW ONES.
WHY? TELL ME WHY.
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS
SINCE I TOOK OVER THE DIVISION.
THE CONVERSATION I
HAD WITH HARRY TRAINER
ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS
AND FRIENDSHIPS
NAILED IT DOWN.
YOU AND HUNTER HAVE
GOTTEN TOO CLOSE.
THAT'S NOT HEALTHY
IN OUR PROFESSION.
CAPTAIN...
SEND CAUSELAND IN.
NOW, LET'S GIVE IT SOME TIME
BEFORE WE START
REGISTERING COMPLAINTS, OK?
THERE WILL BE NO PERMANENT
PARTNERSHIPS IN THIS DIVISION,
AT LEAST NOT
WHILE I'M RUNNING IT.
ANY QUESTIONS?
NO, SIR.
Devane: YOU TWO KNOW EACH OTHER?
NO. YES, SIR.
UH, YEAH. CAUSELAND,
RIGHT? YEAH, WE MET, UH...
AT THE SURVIVAL SEMINAR
LAST SUMMER, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
SO, UH... I GUESS WE'RE
GOING TO BE PARTNERS?
YEAH. YEAH.
SO LET'S GO TO WORK.
McCALL?
I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU
TWO ON THE WINSLOW CASE.
I GOT SOME OTHER
PLANS FOR HUNTER.
HIYA.
HI.
SOME COINCIDENCE, HUH?
WHAT, MEETING HERE?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN...
ABOUT OUR BEING SEPARATED.
OH, WELL...
I MEAN, 24 HOURS AGO,
WE HAD THIS BEEF ABOUT
WHO BACKED UP WHO,
WHERE, AND MAYBE WE'RE
GETTING TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER,
AND THEN TODAY DEVANE JUST
PULLS THE PLUG ON US JUST LIKE THAT.
RICK.
THIS PARTNER SWAP IS
JUST A COINCIDENCE, ISN'T IT?
WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE?
I MEAN, YOU DIDN'T GO TO DEVANE
AND SAY THAT YOU THOUGHT
MAYBE WE WERE GETTING TOO CLOSE
AND THAT YOU NEEDED
SOME KIND OF A CHANGE?
DEE DEE, YOU ARE THE
BEST PARTNER I'VE EVER HAD
OR EVER WILL HAVE.
I DID NOT WANT THIS SWITCH.
OK, ASSUMING THAT
THAT IS HOW IT IS...
WHAT DO WE DO?
WHAT DO WE DO? WE DO NOTHING.
WE GOT A CAPTAIN
WITH A VERY HARD NOSE.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING,
WE DON'T DO ANYTHING?
YOU'RE NOT WILLING
TO FIGHT FOR THIS?
YOU'RE WILLING JUST
TO CALL IT QUITS?
CALL IT QUITS? WHAT DO
YOU MEAN, CALL IT QUITS?
COME ON, YOU KNOW
DEVANE'S REPUTATION.
YOU KNOW THE WAY HE WORKS.
RICK, I CANNOT BELIEVE
THAT YOU ARE TELLING ME
THAT IT IS THAT EASY
JUST TO WRITE US OFF!
IT'S NOT THAT EASY.
NOTHING IS THAT EASY.
SOME THINGS JUST ARE.
IT JUST IS.
LOOK AT ME AND SWEAR TO ME
THAT YOU DID NOT
GO AND ASK FOR THIS.
I DID NOT GO TO DEVANE
AND ASK FOR THIS.
I DID NOT WANT THIS.
BUT YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO FIGHT IT?
NO.
NO.
HOW'S THE HUNTING, HARRY?
IN HERE, GREAT. OUT THERE...
I'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF
TIME ON WHY DAN GOT DUSTED.
AND?
I CHECKED EVERY ONE OF
OUR FILES CASE BY CASE.
NOTHING.
WELL, MAYBE IT'S NOT A
POLICE-RELATED MATTER.
YEAH, I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT,
BUT DAN GOT ALONG
FINE WITH HIS EX.
DIDN'T HAVE ANY
GIRLFRIENDS OR ENEMIES.
IN FACT, THE GUY DIDN'T HAVE
MUCH LIFE OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT.
I UNDERSTAND YOU WENT
THROUGH A COUPLE OF PARTNERS
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO BELIEVE THIS.
THEY STUCK ME WITH CAUSELAND.
THE GUY SPENT THE LAST
3 YEARS IN COMPUTERS.
SOME GREEN KID, HADN'T EVEN
BEEN TO DETECTIVE SCHOOL YET.
RIGHT OFF THE BAT, WE'RE IN
THIS SITUATION WITH SOME CRUD.
WE GET INTO A STANDOFF
WITH THE GUY, RIGHT?
WE ALL GOT OUR WEAPONS OUT,
BUT NOBODY FIRES
A SHOT... NOBODY.
THEN THIS KID TURNS INTO MUSH
RIGHT AFTER THE GUY SURRENDERS.
WELL, WE'VE ALL
DONE THAT, RIGHT?
YEAH, BUT DID YOU EVER
PUKE IN THE PATROL CAR?
THE GUY PUKES? HA HA HA!
NEXT DAY, THEY GIVE ME WEBER.
DENNIS WEBER?
YEAH. I SWEAR, HUNTER, I
NEVER SAW A FLASK OR A BOTTLE
BUT THE GUY WAS OUT
OF IT FROM 9:00 TO 5:00.
SO I DON'T KNOW. I FIGURE I'LL
BURN THROUGH A DOZEN LOSERS
BEFORE I CAN FIND A
PARTNER I CAN PUT UP WITH.
WELL, WELL. READ THAT, HARRY.
WHAT'S THIS?
NO.
YEAH. MEET YOUR NEW PARTNER.
DEVANE DID THIS THIS MORNING.
HE WANTS ME TO MAKE
A DETECTIVE OUT OF YOU.
WAIT A MINUTE. THAT MEANS YOU
AND McCALL GOT TO SPLIT UP, RIGHT?
WELL, DEVANE DOESN'T BELIEVE TOO
MUCH IN LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS.
WELL, UH...
OK, PARTNER.
FIRST THING YOU GOT TO DO IS
LEARN HOW TO HANDLE YOUR WEAPON.
YOU STILL USE THAT?
YEAH. BILL!
WOW. YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN
SHOOTING TO WOUND, DO YOU?
IF SOME SUCKER'S DUMB
ENOUGH TO PULL A WEAPON ON ME,
I DON'T PLAN FOR HIM TO GET ME.
OR MY PARTNER. REMEMBER THAT.
I APPRECIATE THAT. EXCUSE ME.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU HAVE
TO TAKE SOMEONE ALIVE, YOU KNOW.
I MEAN, THEY MAY HAVE
SOME INFORMATION FOR YOU.
OR... THEY MAY BE A WITNESS.
OR HE MAY JUST OWE
YOU A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT IF IT'S VERY NECESSARY...
JUST SO YOU DON'T THINK
I'M ONE-DIMENSIONAL.
WELL, NOW HE'S ONE-DIMENSIONAL.
Lawyer: I WANT TO SEE THIS
McCALL IDIOT. NOW, WHERE IS SHE?
SHE HAS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
SHE HAS TO LEARN SHE CAN'T
VIOLATE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS.
NOW, WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?
YOU WANT TO SEE ME?
YOU'RE McCALL? YEAH.
BY WHAT RULE OF LAW DID
YOU HAVE MY CLIENT ARRESTED?
WE BROUGHT HIM IN FOR
QUESTIONING AS A MATERIAL WITNESS.
MATERIAL WITNESS TO
WHAT, FOR GOD'S SAKES?
HIS GIRLFRIEND
WAS DRIVING HIS CAR.
SHE TOOK IT BACK TO HIS
UNDERGROUND GARAGE PARKING AREA.
SHE HAD SHORT BLOND
HAIR, CUT VERY MUCH LIKE HIS.
SHE HAD ON A JACKET AND JEANS,
AND WHEN SHE
STEPPED OUT OF HIS CAR,
SOMEONE SHOT HER ONCE IN
THE HEAD AND ONCE IN THE HEART
WITH A SILENCED .22 PISTOL.
NOW, WE'VE DETERMINED THAT THAT
WAS A PROFESSIONAL HIT GONE WRONG,
AND MR. BORSON OVER THERE DOESN'T
SEEM TO HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THAT.
MR. BORSON WAS
ON A PLANE TO RENO.
HOW COULD HE MAKE A COMMENT?
HE WAS THE TARGET.
CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?
I TOLD YOU THAT'S CRAZY.
I DON'T KNOW. SOMEBODY
MUST HAVE BEEN AFTER SARAH.
SHH! I ONLY KNEW HER
A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
2 DAYS AFTER THAT,
THE SAME KILLER
TOOK DOWN A POLICE SERGEANT.
NOW, I THINK THAT YOU KNOW
WHO THAT WAS, MR. BORSON,
AND YOU'D BE DOING
YOURSELF A BIG FAVOR
IF YOU'D LET US IN ON IT.
I TOLD HER I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE HELL SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
JUST FOUND OUT YOU USED TO
WORK OVER AT BARTHOLEMEW'S.
YEAH. I USED TO BE THE MAITRE
D' AT BARTHOLEMEW'S. SO?
BARTHOLEMEW'S IS A KNOWN
HIGH-ROLLER SPORTS BOOK...
OH, COME ON.
WITH HEAVY ACTION FROM
FOOTBALL TO FORMULA 1.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
RESPOND TO THAT.
IF YOU'RE SO DAMN
SURE THE PLACE IS DIRTY,
WHY DON'T YOU CLOSE IT?
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
YOU, MR. BORSON,
AND OUR MUTUAL INTEREST
IN WHO WANTS YOU DEAD.
I ALREADY TOLD YOU,
NOBODY WANTS ME DEAD, OK?
YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP
THAT ATTITUDE, HUH?
TILL HE COMES AFTER YOU?
IT IS IN YOUR
INTEREST TO HELP US.
OH, GET OFF IT. DO I
HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS?
SERGEANT, UNLESS YOU
HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION...
HEY, KNOCK IT OFF, NOW!
KNOCK IT OFF! COME ON, PEOPLE!
WELL, THE TELEPHONE'S
RINGING OFF THE HOOK.
EVERYONE WITH A
STRIPE ON HIS SLEEVE
HAS GOT SOMETHING
TO SAY ABOUT YOU TWO.
IT'S NOT FUNNY, TRAINER.
A JEWELRY STORE
FULL OF HOSTAGES,
YOU TWO COME ON LIKE BUTCH
CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID.
WAIT A MINUTE, CAPTAIN.
THAT PSYCHOPATH IN THAT STORE
WAS ABOUT TO KILL EVERYBODY IN IT.
WE MOVED IN LIKE CLOCKWORK
AND CLOSED THE CLOWN OUT.
I SWEAR THIS GUY AND I CAN
READ EACH OTHER'S MINDS.
Devane: LET'S GET
SOMETHING STRAIGHT!
THERE WILL BE NO MORE
UNAUTHORIZED GUERRILLA OPERATIONS.
YOU'RE NOT TRAINED TO
DEFUSE A HOSTAGE SITUATION.
YOU LEAVE THAT TO THE
NEGOTIATORS AND THE SWAT TEAMS.
AND I WANT A FULL
REPORT FROM EACH OF YOU
ON MY DESK BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
Lawyer: SERGEANT, UNLESS YOU
HAVE SOME INFORMATION TO GIVE ME,
THIS MEETING IS OVER. LET'S GO.
YOU'RE MAKING A STUPID
MISTAKE BY NOT COOPERATING.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP
YOUR CLIENT ALIVE.
HI.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU. WAS THAT BORSON?
YEAH.
DID YOU TIE HIM IN WITH
MY PARTNER'S DEATH?
I THINK SO. WINSLOW WAS
KILLED EXACTLY THE SAME WAY
BORSON WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE KILLED,
ONLY THEY SCREWED UP.
WHAT DID THEY GIVE YOU?
A STONE WALL.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF
MINUTES WITH HIM. I REALLY WOULD.
YEAH, WE CAN TAKE
CARE OF IT, HARRY.
COME ON, HARRY.
HEY, CAUSELAND, HOLD ON TO
YOUR LUNCH TODAY, PAL? HEH HEH.
SPORTY JAMES ENTERPRISES.
YEAH, IS SPORTY THERE?
HE AIN'T HERE JUST NOW,
BUT IF YOU WANT TO
LEAVE A MESSAGE...
LISTEN, KIRBY, THIS
IS SERGEANT McCALL.
I GOT TO TALK TO HIM. DO
YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT FOR
HIS SPECIAL FRIENDS,
I CAN ALWAYS FIND HIM.
OK, DO ME A BIG
FAVOR. YOU FIND HIM,
YOU TELL HIM I WANT TO SEE HIM.
I HAVE A REAL
IMPORTANT JOB FOR HIM.
OK.
THANKS.
Man: DO YOU HAVE
A RESERVATION, SIR?
JUST TELL MR. BARTHOLEMEW
THAT SPORTY JAMES IS HERE.
SPORTY JAMES?
YEAH, MAN. JUST GO
AND MENTION MY NAME.
SPORTY JAMES, OK?
I KNOW HE'S GOING TO
BE HAPPY TO SEE ME.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE
MIGHT EVEN GIVE YOU A RAISE.
HA HA HA!
WELL, WELL. SPORTY.
BEEN A LONG TIME.
I LIKED IT THAT WAY.
NOW, NOW, NOW, MR. BARTHOLEMEW.
DON'T BE SO HASTY,
OK? JUST HEAR ME OUT.
I'VE GOT SOME
UPPER-CRUST INFORMATION.
SORT OF THE PRIME RIB
OF GOSSIP, YOU MIGHT SAY.
OH, AND I'M NOT GOING TO BARGAIN
WITH YOU BEFOREHAND
ABOUT THE PRICE
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WHAT
I'VE GOT HERE IS SUCH HOT INFO
THAT YOU ARE BOUND TO BE
EXTRAORDINARILY GENEROUS.
NOT HERE. HMM?
LAST TABLE. LAST TABLE?
AHEM. YOU HAVE 2
MINUTES, SPORTY.
I SUGGEST YOU
OMIT THE BIG WORDS.
LIKE I SAID, YOU WILL
NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.
NOW, LISTEN TO THIS.
I WAS DOWN TO POLICE
HEADQUARTERS TODAY...
YOU KNOW, JUST CLEARING UP
A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING...
WHEN I LOOK ACROSS THE
ROOM, AND WHO DO I SEE?
NONE OTHER THAN
CRAIG BORSON HIMSELF.
WELL, I KNOW HE USED
TO WORK HERE, RIGHT?
AND WORD HAS IT THAT, YOU
KNOW, HE DIDN'T EXACTLY QUIT
BECAUSE HE WAS UPWARDLY MOBILE.
AM I RIGHT ABOUT
THAT? WELL, OK, LISTEN.
HE HAD A LAWYER WITH HIM,
AND HE WAS TALKING TO
TWO HOMICIDE DETECTIVES.
IT'S NOT FOR ME, SPORTY,
THIS NICKEL-AND-DIME STUFF.
NOW, MR. BARTHOLEMEW...
HENRY...
YOU SEE, I PROVIDE A
COMMODITY THAT HAS VALUE.
SEE? A HIGHLY
SPECIALIZED SERVICE
THAT YOU WILL SURELY NEED
SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.
AND I CAN'T BE RUNNING MY BUSINESS
ON GOODWILL ALONE, YOU DIG?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. BARTHOLEMEW.
YOU HAVE MADE A VERY
WISE BUSINESS DECISION.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IF
YOU WANT TO TALK FURTHER,
YOU JUST CALL ME, OK?
CIAO, NOW.
L-42, THIS IS L-57.
WE'RE ROLLING. DID
HE USE THE PHONE?
UH, NEGATIVE, McCALL.
NO CALLS IN OR OUT.
HE IS TURNING
NORTH ON WHITWORTH.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO FALL OFF.
TAKING OVER.
McCall: ALL RIGHT, LOOK,
I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU
JUST PAST WILSHIRE
IF HE GOES THAT FAR.
NICE HOUSE, HUH?
ANTHONY SCARLET.
THERE'S A SCALP I'D
LOVE TO HANG ON MY BELT.
YEAH, YOU AND EVERY
OTHER COP ON THE BLOCK.
17 GAMBLING AND
RACKETEERING ARRESTS,
NO CONVICTIONS.
THESE KNOWN ASSOCIATES READ LIKE
A WHO'S WHO IN WEST COAST GAMBLING.
YEAH, I KNOW. WHY DON'T YOU
GO GET US A SEARCH WARRANT?
LOOKING FOR WHAT?
BETTING CARDS, "O" SHEETS?
ARE YOU KIDDING? HE'S NOT GOING TO
HAVE ANYTHING INCRIMINATING THERE.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO RATTLE HIS CAGE
AND SEE WHAT SHAKES LOOSE, CAUSELAND.
I'M SORRY. REALLY.
GET, UH, ANY KIND OF
SEARCH WARRANT YOU WANT.
DAN AND I NOT ONLY
WORKED TOGETHER,
WE PARTIED TOGETHER.
AFTER THE GUY GOT DIVORCED,
WE TOOK A TRIP TO HAWAII
THAT YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
THEY WILL BE MAKING A
MOVIE ABOUT THIS ONE.
LIKED THE ISLANDS, HUH?
OH, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, MAN, I'M OUT OF
HERE. THANKS FOR DINNER.
HEY, MY PLEASURE.
IT'S CUSTOMARY FOR
THE SENIOR MEMBER
OF THE FIRM TO PICK UP THE TAB.
I'LL GET THE NEXT ONE.
OK. HEY, LISTEN, RICK,
TOMORROW YOU DRIVE, OK?
YOU GOT IT.
AAH!
UNH!
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?
I WANTED TO DO THIS EVER SINCE YOU
CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT YOU BLEW IT.
NOW I FIND OUT...
YOU DIDN'T JUST
GIVE ME A BUMMER,
YOU SCARED BORSON SO DAMN BAD
THAT YOU GOT HIS LAWYER
TALKING TO THE COPS,
PROBABLY TRYING TO CUT A DEAL.
JUST REMEMBER THIS...
IF I GO DOWN, YOU LAND UNDER ME.
BORSON DIDN'T
GIVE THEM ANYTHING.
IF HE HAD, YOU'D
HAVE HEARD FROM ME.
REALLY? THEN, WHAT'S
THIS BROAD NAMED McCALL?
YOU KNOW, SERVED A
WARRANT AT MY HOME TODAY?
IT'S A TYPICAL COP PLOY
TO SHAKE YOU UP, AND IT DID!
TALKING ABOUT COP PLOYS, WHAT
THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOUR PARTNER?
HE WENT SOFT. SUDDENLY
HE DEVELOPS A CONSCIENCE
BECAUSE WE BLEW AWAY
BORSON'S GIRLFRIEND BY MISTAKE.
I HAD TO TAKE HIM OUT. HE WOULD'VE
ROLLED OVER, DON'T YOU SEE?
AND YOU WHACK OUT
A COP, JUST LIKE THAT?
I WAS COVERING YOUR
BUTT AND MINE, TOO!
LISTEN, MY FRIEND, WE BOTH
GOT ONE FOOT IN THE GAS CHAMBER
BECAUSE YOU TURNED
OUT TO BE A SCREW-UP.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF BORSON.
YOU DO THAT.
AND YOU GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME.
YOU GOT 36 HOURS.
START COUNTING.
WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU JUST DON'T WALK INTO A
BOWLING ALLEY AND BLOW A GUY AWAY.
THESE THINGS TAKE TIME.
YOU GOT TO PLAN THEM.
YOU'VE HAD THE TIME. I
DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT.
JUST DO IT. 36 HOURS.
OR YOU CAN SAY HELLO TO
YOUR DEAD PARTNER FOR ME.
AH. GOOD MORNING.
MORNING.
NUT?
NO, THANKS.
GOOD FOR YOUR FEET.
THANKS, NO.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER
GET USED TO WALKING BY THIS DESK.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
CAUSELAND?
YOU KNOW, TRAINER HAS A
TENDENCY TO PUSH A LITTLE BIT.
I... I WOULDN'T LET
THAT BOTHER YOU.
I DON'T.
I WASN'T SCARED THAT NIGHT.
I HAD THE STOMACH FLU.
SERGEANT McCALL, MAY I
HAVE A WORD WITH YOU?
I'M LOOKING FOR MR. BORSON.
NOW, YOU HAVEN'T FOUND
ANOTHER UNCONSTITUTIONAL WAY
TO LOCK HIM UP, HAVE YOU?
OH, GET OFF IT, COUNSELOR.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP
YOUR CLIENT ALIVE.
YEAH, WELL, OBVIOUSLY NEITHER
OF US APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST.
NOW, ARE YOU SAYING THAT
YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS?
NO, I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.
AND IF YOU DO, I SUGGEST
YOU LET HIM KNOW
THAT I HAVE SOME VERY
VALUABLE INFORMATION
THAT HE WOULD FIND
REAL INTERESTING.
OH, YEAH? YEAH.
AND WHAT MIGHT THAT BE?
WORD ON THE STREET IS THAT
BORSON IS IN DEEP TROUBLE.
SERGEANT, YOU AND I HAVE
BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK ENOUGH
TO KNOW HOW
RELIABLE "THE STREET" IS.
YEAH, WELL, WE HAVE A
CAPTAIN FROSSI UP IN VICE,
AND HE TELLS US
EXACTLY THE SAME THING.
LET ME RUN SOMETHING
BY YOU, COUNSELOR.
DO YOU KNOW THAT IN
TOP-LEVEL GAMBLING,
MONEY HARDLY EVER CHANGES
HANDS? THEY PLAY WITH CREDIT.
WIN OR LOSE, THEIR POSITION IS
JUST A LINE IN THE BOOKIE'S LEDGER.
NOW, THE ONLY TIME THAT THE
HIGH ROLLERS EVER FLASH THE CASH
IS WHEN THEY WANT
OUT OF THE GAME.
IF THEY'RE DOWN, THEY
PAY OFF THE BALANCE.
IF THEY'RE UP, THEY COLLECT.
WHAT'S YOUR POINT?
MY POINT IS, A FEW WEEKS AGO,
SOMEBODY LAID A LONG-ODDS
BET AT BARTHOLEMEW'S,
AND THEY WON. THEY WON REAL BIG.
400,000 BUCKS.
NOW THE GUY WANTS
HIS WINNINGS, RIGHT?
SO THEY SEND A MESSENGER
OVER WITH THE MONEY.
THE ONLY THING IS, THE
MESSENGER DOESN'T ARRIVE
'CAUSE SOMEBODY KICKED
HIM OVER FOR 400 Gs.
NOW, THE BOYS AT BARTHOLEMEW
KNOW IT WAS AN INSIDE JOB,
AND THEY HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN
TO MR. BORSON, YOUR CLIENT.
SERGEANT, IF YOU RAN
THAT BY MR. BORSON,
EVEN IF IT'S TRUE, WHICH...
DO YOU THINK HE'S GOING
TO ADMIT TO ANY OF IT?
NO, BUT YOU AND I BOTH
KNOW THAT HIS NEXT MOVE
WILL SUPPLY US WITH THAT ANSWER.
DETECTIVE CAUSELAND.
ANOTHER THING... YOU
BETTER HOPE WE FIND HIM
BEFORE THEY DO.
THANKS, SERGEANT.
THAT WAS DAN WINSLOW'S EX-WIFE.
SHE WANTS TO SEE US.
LET'S GO.
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOU?
DON'T ASK. I'M ASKING.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
AFTER YOU LEFT THE
PARKING LOT LAST NIGHT,
THESE 2 GUYS, THEY PICK ME UP,
TAKE ME TO THE TOP OF
MULHOLLAND TO MEET THEIR BOSS.
AND?
THE IDIOTS ACTUALLY
HIT THE WRONG GUY.
THEY APOLOGIZED TO ME AFTER
THEY LET ME GO. CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?
DID YOU FILE A REPORT ON THIS?
THERE'S 2 GUYS THAT ACTUALLY
LOOK WORSE THAN ME TODAY.
HI.
YOU KNOW, IF WHAT
McCALL TOLD ME WAS TRUE,
I SHOULDN'T EVEN
BE SITTING HERE.
THEY MIGHT MISS YOU AND HIT ME.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED
TO DO ABOUT IT?
I CAN ONLY GIVE
LEGAL ADVICE, BUT...
IT SEEMS TO ME YOU
EITHER DISAPPEAR
OR YOU MAKE IT RIGHT
WITH ANTHONY SCARLET.
NOW, I KNOW HIM.
I GOT HIM OFF ON A DOUBLE
HOMICIDE CHARGE SCOT-FREE.
HE WAS GUILTY AS HELL.
I'M SORRY. I'M JUST
VERY CONFUSED.
AND I WANT TO DO
THE RIGHT THING.
YOU'RE NOT.
Janice: SERGEANT McCALL,
THE REASON I CALLED
YOU IS BECAUSE...
I HAVE INFORMATION
THAT MAY HELP YOU FIND...
MY HUSBAND'S KILLER.
HE MADE ME HIS SOLE BENEFICIARY,
AND AMONG OTHER THINGS
THAT HIS LAWYER GAVE ME
WAS A SAFE-DEPOSIT KEY.
I GOT A COURT ORDER
TO OPEN IT THIS MORNING.
THERE WERE...
THERE WERE $220,000 WORTH
OF TREASURY BONDS INSIDE.
HOW COULD HE HAVE
ACCUMULATED THAT MUCH MONEY
ON A DETECTIVE'S
SALARY UNLESS HE WAS...
UNLESS HE WAS WHAT?
UNLESS HE WAS DOING SOMETHING...
NOT RIGHT.
LIKE WHAT?
WHATEVER DAN WAS...
WHATEVER HE DID,
HE DID FOR WHAT HE
THOUGHT WERE GOOD REASONS.
I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS...
BUT I WANT YOU TO FIND
WHOEVER... KILLED HIM.
WHATEVER IT TAKES.
MRS. WINSLOW, WE'D LIKE TO
GET A LOOK AT THOSE BONDS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. RELAX!
WHO IS IT?
IT'S McCALL! OPEN UP THE DOOR.
HEY, IT'S A QUARTER
TO 1:00 ALREADY.
I KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS.
I'VE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT,
AND I'M MAD AS HELL
BECAUSE I FINALLY FIGURED
THIS WHOLE THING OUT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I CAN'T BELIEVE?
THE REALLY SAD THING
HERE IS THAT YOU LIED TO ME.
YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS BREAKUP.
NO, NO, NO, NO. NO, YOU SEE,
WHAT I SAID WAS IS I
DIDN'T GO TO DEVANE
AND ASK FOR THE SEPARATION.
OH. OH, I SEE. NOW WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE WORD GAMES HERE, HUH?
THIS WHOLE THING WAS A SETUP
SO THAT YOU COULD BE
PARTNERED WITH TRAINER.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?
CUT THE PARTY LINE, HUNTER.
I KNOW WHAT'S GOING
ON. I FIGURED IT OUT.
TRAINER'S DIRTY. HE'S A
WISE GUY WITH A BADGE,
AND YOUR JOB IS TO NAIL HIM.
WELL, AREN'T YOU GOING TO
ASK ME HOW I FIGURED IT OUT?
HOW'D YOU FIGURE THAT OUT?
I PUT 2 AND 2
TOGETHER, AND I GET 4.
IT'S CALLED BRILLIANT
POLICE WORK.
WOULD YOU LIKE A
STANDING OVATION NOW?
HOW ABOUT APOLOGIZING TO ME
FOR NOT TELLING ME WHAT
WAS GOING DOWN HERE?
WELL, IN THE WORDS OF
OUR BRAND-NEW CAPTAIN,
HE SAID, "HUNTER, IF YOU
LET McCALL IN ON THIS,
THE SEPARATION
WILL BE PERMANENT."
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
OH, I SEE. OK. SO...
I HAVE TO SUFFER SO THAT THE
GAME PLAN ISN'T BLOWN, IS THAT IT?
I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT
DAN WINSLOW WAS DIRTY.
YEAH, WELL, I... I FIGURED THAT.
LEFT HIS WIFE A WHOLE
BATCH OF TREASURY BONDS.
QUARTER OF A
MILLION BUCKS' WORTH.
WELL, NOW, WHAT
WE HAVE TO DO NOW
IS GET SOME SOLID
EVIDENCE ON TRAINER.
PRETTY HARD TO BE DIRTY AND NOT HAVE
YOUR PARTNER KNOW ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW?
HE PURCHASED THE TREASURY
BONDS IN 6 INSTALLMENTS,
AND IT COINCIDED WITH 6
HEAD-AND-HEART SILENCER HITS.
THE FIRST 3 WE
KNEW ABOUT FROM L.A.
THE OTHER 3 I GOT OFF
A C.I.I. COMPUTER RUN.
ONE WAS IN RENO,
ONE WAS IN VEGAS...
AND ONE IN HAWAII.
YOU SEE, TRAINER AND
WINSLOW WENT TO HAWAII.
2 YEARS AGO, RIGHT?
2 YEARS AGO. THAT'S CORRECT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY
WERE HIT MEN ON RETAINER.
THEY SURE WERE.
WELL, WE HAVE A LOT TO WORK
ON NOW, DON'T WE... PARTNER?
WANT SOME COFFEE?
NO, I DON'T WANT ANY COFFEE.
OK.
THERE IS SOMETHING
I WANT, THOUGH.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I WANT TO KNOW THAT IF...
WHEN AND IF...
OUR PARTNERSHIP EVER
DOES COME TO AN END HERE,
THAT WE'RE GOING TO SIT AND
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT
LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE...
AND WE'LL PART AS FRIENDS.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA, PARTNER.
ALL RIGHT. OK.
AND IF YOU EVER PULL
ANOTHER STUNT LIKE THAT AGAIN,
I MAY NOT TAKE YOU BACK.
WANNA BET?
GIVE ME YOUR ARM. HA HA HA!
MR. SCARLET...
OH! MR. SCARLET! OW! AAH!
I HAVE... I HAVE TO TALK
TO YOU, MR. SCARLET.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I KNOW I DON'T
NEED TO SAY THIS...
THAT I RIPPED OFF THE 400 GRAND.
I... I DID.
AND, UH... I WANT
TO MAKE IT RIGHT.
CUT ME SOME SLACK, TONY.
GIVE ME A LITTLE TIME, AND I'LL HAND
EVERY LAST CENT OF IT BACK TO YOU.
I STILL GOT 360,000 THAT
I'LL GIVE YOU RIGHT NOW.
I'LL WORK OFF THE OTHER 40,000.
ANYTHING YOU SAY, ANYTHING!
COME ON. WOULDN'T YOU
RATHER HAVE THE MONEY
THAN MY DEAD BODY?
TONY?
I MADE A DUMB MISTAKE.
BELIEVE ME...
I WON'T EVER MAKE ANOTHER ONE.
YOU GOT IT WITH YOU?
NO, BUT I CAN GET
IT. ALL I HAVE TO...
YEAH. BY THIS EVENING.
YOU BRING IT TO THE
SECRET HARBOR RESTAURANT
YEAH? IN THE MARINA.
RIGHT. I KNOW THAT PLACE, YEAH.
AND YOU BE THERE 6:00 SHARP.
OK. THANKS.
TONY... MR. SCARLET.
THANKS A LOT.
FIND TRAINER.
YOU MR. BORSON?
YEAH.
YOU GOT A CALL ON THE
PAY PHONE BACK THERE.
THANKS.
HELLO?
MR. SCARLET?
Borson: MR. SCARLET?
FREEZE, TRAINER!
DROP IT, TRAINER! RIGHT NOW!
DEE DEE, GET THE BACK DOOR.
GET BORSON.
YOU CAN'T ARREST ME. I
GAVE THE HIT MAN TO YOU GUYS
AND RISKED MY LIFE DOING IT!
YOU GOT THE RIGHT TO SHUT UP.
IF YOU GIVE UP THAT RIGHT, I
WILL PERSONALLY KICK YOUR BUTT.
COME ON, MAN! UH...
TRAINER, DROP THE GUN.
COME ON, HUNTER! YOU AND ME!
COME ON!
WHERE'D YOU LEARN TO
SHOOT LIKE THAT, McCALL?
SAME PLACE YOU DID.
WE WANTED YOU ALIVE.
YOU'D HAVE SHOT
TO KILL, HUH, HUNTER?
YOU'D HAVE KILLED
ME, WOULDN'T YOU?
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW, WILL YOU?
IT'S BETTER THIS WAY, THOUGH.
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE SCARLET
TO THE PENITENTIARY WITH YOU.
NO LONGER PARTNERS.
WHY? TELL ME WHY.
YOU AND HUNTER HAVE
GOTTEN TOO CLOSE.
SO, UH, I GUESS WE'RE
GOING TO BE PARTNERS?
MEET YOUR NEW PARTNER.
HE WAS THE TARGET.
CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?
I TOLD YOU THAT'S CRAZY.
.22-CALIBER PISTOL, SILENCER,
ONE SHOT IN THE HEAD,
ONE SHOT IN THE HEART.
RICK, I CANNOT BELIEVE
THAT YOU ARE TELLING ME
THAT IT IS THAT EASY
JUST TO WRITE US OFF.
SOME THINGS JUST ARE.
THE SEPARATION
WILL BE PERMANENT.
YOU ALL RIGHT, DAN?
HUH?
YEAH. FINE, UH...
I'LL HAVE ANOTHER.
I THINK YOU HAD ENOUGH.
WHAT, ARE YOU
WORRIED ABOUT A LAWSUIT
IF I DRIVE HOME?
DON'T WORRY.
I WAS GOING TO CALL
A FRIEND, ANYWAY.
YOU SHOULD HAVE GONE
AHEAD WITH THE PLAN.
INSTEAD, YOU DOUBLED
BACK BEHIND ME.
WHAT DOES IT MATTER?
DIDN'T CHANGE ANYTHING.
WE STILL GOT THE GUY.
THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
THE POINT IS WHY YOU
DOUBLED BACK BEHIND ME.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE BIG DEAL IS.
THE BIG DEAL IS, YOU CARED
MORE ABOUT ME THAN THE PLAN.
YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO
CARE ABOUT YOUR PARTNER.
HOLD ON JUST A SECOND, WILL YOU?
LOOK, WE WERE
VERY LUCKY LAST TIME.
WHEN PARTNERS CARE TOO
MUCH ABOUT ONE ANOTHER,
THEY PUT THEMSELVES IN JEOPARDY,
AS WELL AS THE PLAN. HELLO.
HUNTER. DAN WINSLOW.
DAN, YOU ALL RIGHT?
NO. I, UH...
I GOT TO... UNLOAD
ABOUT SOMETHING.
I WAS TOO DRUNK TO DRIVE.
I NEED TO TALK TO SOMEONE, RICK.
IT'S GOT TO BE
SOMEBODY I CAN TRUST.
DON'T LET ME DOWN. PLEASE.
WHERE ARE YOU?
OK, NOW, JUST STAY THERE.
I'LL BE THERE IN 10
MINUTES, YOU UNDERSTAND?
ALL RIGHT, LOOK, SO I WAS
WRONG. SO I MADE A MISTAKE.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
JUMP ALL OVER ME FOR IT.
ALL YOU HAVE TO SAY IS, "PLEASE
DON'T DO IT AGAIN," AND I WON'T.
PLEASE DON'T DO IT AGAIN.
ALL RIGHT, I WON'T.
OK. EAT ALL THIS FOOD.
I'M NOT GOING TO
EAT ALL THIS FOOD.
AND BY THE TIME I GET BACK,
HAVE THIS ALL CLEANED
UP... EVERYTHING.
CLEAN EVERYTHING UP.
I'M LOOKING FOR DAN
WINSLOW. HAVE YOU SEEN HIM?
DEPENDS. WHO'S ASKING?
JUST WENT OUT THE BACK WAY.
HEY, DAN!
DAN!
RIGHT BEFORE I GOT THERE,
WINSLOW WALKED OUT THE BACK,
FOLLOWED BY A MAN WHO
HAD JUST ENTERED THE BAR.
DOES ANYBODY
THERE KNOW THIS GUY?
NO.
AND NO TWO
DESCRIPTIONS WERE ALIKE.
FIRST ONE OF OUR
GUYS TO GO THIS YEAR.
FIRST ONE IN 9 MONTHS.
HAS ALL THE EARMARKINGS
OF A PROFESSIONAL HIT.
LIKE WHAT?
.22-CALIBER PISTOL, SILENCER,
ONE SHOT IN THE HEAD,
ONE SHOT IN THE HEART.
WALLET AND WATCH WERE
STILL ON HIM WHEN I FOUND HIM.
GET ON IT.
I GUESS I DON'T HAVE TO
MAKE ANY MOTIVATIONAL
SPEECHES ON THIS ONE.
THIS IS DEVANE.
GET ME CHIEF WYLER.
3 PROFESSIONAL HITS
IN THE LAST 18 MONTHS
WITH THE SAME M.O., RIGHT DOWN
TO LEAVING THE MURDER WEAPON.
WHAT ARE YOU TWO
DOING HERE SO EARLY?
HAVEN'T LEFT YET.
McCALL HAD A HUNCH
ABOUT THE KILLINGS.
SEEMS THEY FOLLOW A PATTERN
OF 3 OTHER KILLINGS IN THE AREA.
YEAH. THE MURDERER
GETS CLOSE TO HIS VICTIM,
HE POPS HIM ONCE IN THE HEAD
AND ONCE IN THE HEART WITH A .22.
HE UNSCREWS THE SILENCER.
ALL THE WEAPONS WERE
FITTED WITH SILENCERS.
YEAH. HE DROPS THE
WEAPON, AND HE TAKES OFF.
THE GUN'S A LIABILITY IN
CASE HE GETS CAUGHT WITH IT.
AND HE KEEPS THE SILENCER
BECAUSE HE CAN'T BUY ONE
OF THOSE OVER THE COUNTER.
DO ALL THE HITS FOLLOW
THE SAME PATTERN?
YEAH. THE LAST
ONE WAS 4 DAYS AGO.
A GIRL NAMED SARAH CAMERON.
STEPPED OUT OF HER BOYFRIEND'S
CAR IN HIS UNDERGROUND GARAGE
AND THEN...
ONLY SARAH WAS
CLEAN AS A WHISTLE.
IS THERE AN A.P.B.
OUT ON THE BOYFRIEND?
YEAH.
CRAIG BORSON.
WHAT ABOUT A CONNECTION BETWEEN
WINSLOW AND YOUR OTHER VICTIMS?
WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING YET.
THIS IS A REAL TAIL TWISTER.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO
WINSLOW'S PARTNER YET?
HE'S DUE IN THIS
MORNING FIRST THING.
OK. KEEP AT IT.
YOU EVER THOUGHT
ABOUT EATING HEALTHY?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT,
HEALTHY? THIS IS VERY HEALTHY.
THIS IS A COMPLETELY
WELL-BALANCED MEAL.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I SEE.
OH, NO? WHAT DO YOU SEE?
I SEE A LOT OF CALORIES.
CALORIES? I HAPPEN TO
LOVE CALORIES, HUNTER.
THEY KEEP ME ALIVE, ALL RIGHT?
LET'S SEE, YOU GOT GOT
BACON THERE, SAUSAGE.
BAD COMBINATIONS.
I SEE A LOT OF
HEARTBURN FOR YOU.
I HAPPEN TO LOVE EVERYTHING
THAT YOU JUST SAID,
AND AS FAR AS HEARTBURN, I
DON'T EVER GET HEARTBURN.
AT LEAST NOT FROM MY FOOD.
HUNTER, McCALL.
HARRY, GOOD MORNING. SIT DOWN.
WE'RE REALLY SORRY ABOUT DAN.
YEAH, TOOK ME 10 YEARS TO FIND A
PARTNER THAT I COULD PUT UP WITH,
THEN THIS.
WOULD YOU LIKE SOME
OF McCALL'S FOOD?
Harry: NO, THANKS.
I GOT NO APPETITE.
DEVANE WON'T LET ME WITHIN SHOUTING
DISTANCE OF THIS INVESTIGATION.
TOO CLOSE TO THE GUY, TOO
EMOTIONAL, ALL THAT CRAP.
LOOK, I CAME DOWN HERE TO TELL
YOU GUYS THAT I WANT TO BE INVOLVED.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING THAT I CAN
DO TO HELP, JUST LET ME KNOW.
I'LL DO IT ON MY FREE TIME.
YEAH, SURE.
WELL, DO YOU THINK
WHAT HAPPENED TO DAN
COULD HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF
WHAT YOU WERE WORKING ON?
NAH. I'VE GONE OVER AND OVER IT.
I DON'T THINK SO.
YOU KNOW, I HATE
TO SAY IT, BUT, UM...
WELL, IF WINSLOW WAS HIT
BECAUSE OF YOUR INVESTIGATION,
THEY COULD BE
COMING AFTER YOU NEXT.
I HOPE THEY TRY. I REALLY DO.
WHEN'S THE LAST TIME
YOU SAW DAN ALIVE?
WE CHECKED OFF DUTY AT 6:00.
HE CALLED ME FROM
THE BAR. HE WAS DRUNK.
HE WANTED TO TALK. I WAS BUSY.
YOU DIDN'T GO?
LOOK, HUNTER, EVERY TIME
DAN POURED A FEW COCKTAILS,
HE ALWAYS STARTED
IN ABOUT JANICE.
"WHY DID SHE DIVORCE ME?
HOW CAN I GET HER BACK?
I GOT TO GET HER BACK."
I THOUGHT IT WAS
MORE OF THE SAME OLD...
I DON'T THINK I'LL
EVER FORGIVE MYSELF.
IT, UM, WASN'T LIKE
WE FELL OUT OF LOVE.
IT WAS MORE LIKE WE FELL
OUT OF EACH OTHER'S LIVES.
9 YEARS.
WE GREW IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS,
WANTED DIFFERENT THINGS.
I GUESS I JUST GOT TIRED...
TIRED OF BEING A COP'S WIFE.
IT'S NOT EASY, YOU KNOW?
JANICE, DID DAN MENTION ANYTHING
THAT WAS BOTHERING HIM LATELY?
WE HAVEN'T TALKED
MUCH SINCE THE DIVORCE.
BUT DAN ALWAYS
REMEMBERED MY BIRTHDAY...
AND OUR ANNIVERSARY.
HE'D SEND ME LITTLE
GIFTS AND A NOTE,
ALWAYS ASKING ME
TO COME BACK TO HIM.
WELL, I WISH I
COULD BE MORE HELP.
YOU'VE BEEN A LOT OF HELP.
WE'RE REALLY SORRY ABOUT DAN.
RICK, JUST GET WHOEVER
KILLED HIM, PLEASE.
WE WILL.
IF YOU HEAR ANYTHING,
YOU CALL US, HUH?
YEAH. I WILL. YEAH.
Devane on speaker: LUCY, TELL McCALL
I WANT TO SEE HER RIGHT AWAY.
YES, SIR.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S BORSON?
GREAT.
HEY, HUNTER.
HUNTER. HEY.
HEY!
WHAT? NO, NO, NO. KEEP HIM
THERE UNTIL I GET THERE, ALL RIGHT?
YEAH, AND THANK YOU.
DEE DEE, CAPTAIN
DEVANE WANTS TO SEE YOU.
OK.
DEE DEE, NOW.
YEAH.
CAPTAIN, I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE WHAT
YOU'RE TELLING ME.
I'M SORRY, BUT
THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.
YOU AND HUNTER ARE
NO LONGER PARTNERS.
YOU'LL BOTH BE
ASSIGNED NEW ONES.
WHY? TELL ME WHY.
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS
SINCE I TOOK OVER THE DIVISION.
THE CONVERSATION I
HAD WITH HARRY TRAINER
ABOUT PARTNERSHIPS
AND FRIENDSHIPS
NAILED IT DOWN.
YOU AND HUNTER HAVE
GOTTEN TOO CLOSE.
THAT'S NOT HEALTHY
IN OUR PROFESSION.
CAPTAIN...
SEND CAUSELAND IN.
NOW, LET'S GIVE IT SOME TIME
BEFORE WE START
REGISTERING COMPLAINTS, OK?
THERE WILL BE NO PERMANENT
PARTNERSHIPS IN THIS DIVISION,
AT LEAST NOT
WHILE I'M RUNNING IT.
ANY QUESTIONS?
NO, SIR.
Devane: YOU TWO KNOW EACH OTHER?
NO. YES, SIR.
UH, YEAH. CAUSELAND,
RIGHT? YEAH, WE MET, UH...
AT THE SURVIVAL SEMINAR
LAST SUMMER, RIGHT?
RIGHT.
SO, UH... I GUESS WE'RE
GOING TO BE PARTNERS?
YEAH. YEAH.
SO LET'S GO TO WORK.
McCALL?
I'M GOING TO LEAVE YOU
TWO ON THE WINSLOW CASE.
I GOT SOME OTHER
PLANS FOR HUNTER.
HIYA.
HI.
SOME COINCIDENCE, HUH?
WHAT, MEETING HERE?
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN...
ABOUT OUR BEING SEPARATED.
OH, WELL...
I MEAN, 24 HOURS AGO,
WE HAD THIS BEEF ABOUT
WHO BACKED UP WHO,
WHERE, AND MAYBE WE'RE
GETTING TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER,
AND THEN TODAY DEVANE JUST
PULLS THE PLUG ON US JUST LIKE THAT.
RICK.
THIS PARTNER SWAP IS
JUST A COINCIDENCE, ISN'T IT?
WHAT ELSE COULD IT BE?
I MEAN, YOU DIDN'T GO TO DEVANE
AND SAY THAT YOU THOUGHT
MAYBE WE WERE GETTING TOO CLOSE
AND THAT YOU NEEDED
SOME KIND OF A CHANGE?
DEE DEE, YOU ARE THE
BEST PARTNER I'VE EVER HAD
OR EVER WILL HAVE.
I DID NOT WANT THIS SWITCH.
OK, ASSUMING THAT
THAT IS HOW IT IS...
WHAT DO WE DO?
WHAT DO WE DO? WE DO NOTHING.
WE GOT A CAPTAIN
WITH A VERY HARD NOSE.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING,
WE DON'T DO ANYTHING?
YOU'RE NOT WILLING
TO FIGHT FOR THIS?
YOU'RE WILLING JUST
TO CALL IT QUITS?
CALL IT QUITS? WHAT DO
YOU MEAN, CALL IT QUITS?
COME ON, YOU KNOW
DEVANE'S REPUTATION.
YOU KNOW THE WAY HE WORKS.
RICK, I CANNOT BELIEVE
THAT YOU ARE TELLING ME
THAT IT IS THAT EASY
JUST TO WRITE US OFF!
IT'S NOT THAT EASY.
NOTHING IS THAT EASY.
SOME THINGS JUST ARE.
IT JUST IS.
LOOK AT ME AND SWEAR TO ME
THAT YOU DID NOT
GO AND ASK FOR THIS.
I DID NOT GO TO DEVANE
AND ASK FOR THIS.
I DID NOT WANT THIS.
BUT YOU'RE NOT
GOING TO FIGHT IT?
NO.
NO.
HOW'S THE HUNTING, HARRY?
IN HERE, GREAT. OUT THERE...
I'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF
TIME ON WHY DAN GOT DUSTED.
AND?
I CHECKED EVERY ONE OF
OUR FILES CASE BY CASE.
NOTHING.
WELL, MAYBE IT'S NOT A
POLICE-RELATED MATTER.
YEAH, I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT,
BUT DAN GOT ALONG
FINE WITH HIS EX.
DIDN'T HAVE ANY
GIRLFRIENDS OR ENEMIES.
IN FACT, THE GUY DIDN'T HAVE
MUCH LIFE OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT.
I UNDERSTAND YOU WENT
THROUGH A COUPLE OF PARTNERS
OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS.
YOU'RE NOT GOING
TO BELIEVE THIS.
THEY STUCK ME WITH CAUSELAND.
THE GUY SPENT THE LAST
3 YEARS IN COMPUTERS.
SOME GREEN KID, HADN'T EVEN
BEEN TO DETECTIVE SCHOOL YET.
RIGHT OFF THE BAT, WE'RE IN
THIS SITUATION WITH SOME CRUD.
WE GET INTO A STANDOFF
WITH THE GUY, RIGHT?
WE ALL GOT OUR WEAPONS OUT,
BUT NOBODY FIRES
A SHOT... NOBODY.
THEN THIS KID TURNS INTO MUSH
RIGHT AFTER THE GUY SURRENDERS.
WELL, WE'VE ALL
DONE THAT, RIGHT?
YEAH, BUT DID YOU EVER
PUKE IN THE PATROL CAR?
THE GUY PUKES? HA HA HA!
NEXT DAY, THEY GIVE ME WEBER.
DENNIS WEBER?
YEAH. I SWEAR, HUNTER, I
NEVER SAW A FLASK OR A BOTTLE
BUT THE GUY WAS OUT
OF IT FROM 9:00 TO 5:00.
SO I DON'T KNOW. I FIGURE I'LL
BURN THROUGH A DOZEN LOSERS
BEFORE I CAN FIND A
PARTNER I CAN PUT UP WITH.
WELL, WELL. READ THAT, HARRY.
WHAT'S THIS?
NO.
YEAH. MEET YOUR NEW PARTNER.
DEVANE DID THIS THIS MORNING.
HE WANTS ME TO MAKE
A DETECTIVE OUT OF YOU.
WAIT A MINUTE. THAT MEANS YOU
AND McCALL GOT TO SPLIT UP, RIGHT?
WELL, DEVANE DOESN'T BELIEVE TOO
MUCH IN LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIPS.
WELL, UH...
OK, PARTNER.
FIRST THING YOU GOT TO DO IS
LEARN HOW TO HANDLE YOUR WEAPON.
YOU STILL USE THAT?
YEAH. BILL!
WOW. YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN
SHOOTING TO WOUND, DO YOU?
IF SOME SUCKER'S DUMB
ENOUGH TO PULL A WEAPON ON ME,
I DON'T PLAN FOR HIM TO GET ME.
OR MY PARTNER. REMEMBER THAT.
I APPRECIATE THAT. EXCUSE ME.
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN YOU HAVE
TO TAKE SOMEONE ALIVE, YOU KNOW.
I MEAN, THEY MAY HAVE
SOME INFORMATION FOR YOU.
OR... THEY MAY BE A WITNESS.
OR HE MAY JUST OWE
YOU A LOT OF MONEY.
BUT IF IT'S VERY NECESSARY...
JUST SO YOU DON'T THINK
I'M ONE-DIMENSIONAL.
WELL, NOW HE'S ONE-DIMENSIONAL.
Lawyer: I WANT TO SEE THIS
McCALL IDIOT. NOW, WHERE IS SHE?
SHE HAS TO GO BACK TO SCHOOL.
SHE HAS TO LEARN SHE CAN'T
VIOLATE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS.
NOW, WHERE THE HELL IS SHE?
YOU WANT TO SEE ME?
YOU'RE McCALL? YEAH.
BY WHAT RULE OF LAW DID
YOU HAVE MY CLIENT ARRESTED?
WE BROUGHT HIM IN FOR
QUESTIONING AS A MATERIAL WITNESS.
MATERIAL WITNESS TO
WHAT, FOR GOD'S SAKES?
HIS GIRLFRIEND
WAS DRIVING HIS CAR.
SHE TOOK IT BACK TO HIS
UNDERGROUND GARAGE PARKING AREA.
SHE HAD SHORT BLOND
HAIR, CUT VERY MUCH LIKE HIS.
SHE HAD ON A JACKET AND JEANS,
AND WHEN SHE
STEPPED OUT OF HIS CAR,
SOMEONE SHOT HER ONCE IN
THE HEAD AND ONCE IN THE HEART
WITH A SILENCED .22 PISTOL.
NOW, WE'VE DETERMINED THAT THAT
WAS A PROFESSIONAL HIT GONE WRONG,
AND MR. BORSON OVER THERE DOESN'T
SEEM TO HAVE ANY COMMENT ON THAT.
MR. BORSON WAS
ON A PLANE TO RENO.
HOW COULD HE MAKE A COMMENT?
HE WAS THE TARGET.
CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?
I TOLD YOU THAT'S CRAZY.
I DON'T KNOW. SOMEBODY
MUST HAVE BEEN AFTER SARAH.
SHH! I ONLY KNEW HER
A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
2 DAYS AFTER THAT,
THE SAME KILLER
TOOK DOWN A POLICE SERGEANT.
NOW, I THINK THAT YOU KNOW
WHO THAT WAS, MR. BORSON,
AND YOU'D BE DOING
YOURSELF A BIG FAVOR
IF YOU'D LET US IN ON IT.
I TOLD HER I DON'T KNOW WHAT
THE HELL SHE'S TALKING ABOUT.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
JUST FOUND OUT YOU USED TO
WORK OVER AT BARTHOLEMEW'S.
YEAH. I USED TO BE THE MAITRE
D' AT BARTHOLEMEW'S. SO?
BARTHOLEMEW'S IS A KNOWN
HIGH-ROLLER SPORTS BOOK...
OH, COME ON.
WITH HEAVY ACTION FROM
FOOTBALL TO FORMULA 1.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO
RESPOND TO THAT.
IF YOU'RE SO DAMN
SURE THE PLACE IS DIRTY,
WHY DON'T YOU CLOSE IT?
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT
YOU, MR. BORSON,
AND OUR MUTUAL INTEREST
IN WHO WANTS YOU DEAD.
I ALREADY TOLD YOU,
NOBODY WANTS ME DEAD, OK?
YOU'RE GOING TO KEEP
THAT ATTITUDE, HUH?
TILL HE COMES AFTER YOU?
IT IS IN YOUR
INTEREST TO HELP US.
OH, GET OFF IT. DO I
HAVE TO LISTEN TO THIS?
SERGEANT, UNLESS YOU
HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION...
HEY, KNOCK IT OFF, NOW!
KNOCK IT OFF! COME ON, PEOPLE!
WELL, THE TELEPHONE'S
RINGING OFF THE HOOK.
EVERYONE WITH A
STRIPE ON HIS SLEEVE
HAS GOT SOMETHING
TO SAY ABOUT YOU TWO.
IT'S NOT FUNNY, TRAINER.
A JEWELRY STORE
FULL OF HOSTAGES,
YOU TWO COME ON LIKE BUTCH
CASSIDY AND THE SUNDANCE KID.
WAIT A MINUTE, CAPTAIN.
THAT PSYCHOPATH IN THAT STORE
WAS ABOUT TO KILL EVERYBODY IN IT.
WE MOVED IN LIKE CLOCKWORK
AND CLOSED THE CLOWN OUT.
I SWEAR THIS GUY AND I CAN
READ EACH OTHER'S MINDS.
Devane: LET'S GET
SOMETHING STRAIGHT!
THERE WILL BE NO MORE
UNAUTHORIZED GUERRILLA OPERATIONS.
YOU'RE NOT TRAINED TO
DEFUSE A HOSTAGE SITUATION.
YOU LEAVE THAT TO THE
NEGOTIATORS AND THE SWAT TEAMS.
AND I WANT A FULL
REPORT FROM EACH OF YOU
ON MY DESK BEFORE YOU LEAVE.
Lawyer: SERGEANT, UNLESS YOU
HAVE SOME INFORMATION TO GIVE ME,
THIS MEETING IS OVER. LET'S GO.
YOU'RE MAKING A STUPID
MISTAKE BY NOT COOPERATING.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP
YOUR CLIENT ALIVE.
HI.
CONGRATULATIONS.
THANK YOU. WAS THAT BORSON?
YEAH.
DID YOU TIE HIM IN WITH
MY PARTNER'S DEATH?
I THINK SO. WINSLOW WAS
KILLED EXACTLY THE SAME WAY
BORSON WAS
SUPPOSED TO BE KILLED,
ONLY THEY SCREWED UP.
WHAT DID THEY GIVE YOU?
A STONE WALL.
I'D LIKE TO HAVE A COUPLE OF
MINUTES WITH HIM. I REALLY WOULD.
YEAH, WE CAN TAKE
CARE OF IT, HARRY.
COME ON, HARRY.
HEY, CAUSELAND, HOLD ON TO
YOUR LUNCH TODAY, PAL? HEH HEH.
SPORTY JAMES ENTERPRISES.
YEAH, IS SPORTY THERE?
HE AIN'T HERE JUST NOW,
BUT IF YOU WANT TO
LEAVE A MESSAGE...
LISTEN, KIRBY, THIS
IS SERGEANT McCALL.
I GOT TO TALK TO HIM. DO
YOU KNOW WHERE HE IS?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT FOR
HIS SPECIAL FRIENDS,
I CAN ALWAYS FIND HIM.
OK, DO ME A BIG
FAVOR. YOU FIND HIM,
YOU TELL HIM I WANT TO SEE HIM.
I HAVE A REAL
IMPORTANT JOB FOR HIM.
OK.
THANKS.
Man: DO YOU HAVE
A RESERVATION, SIR?
JUST TELL MR. BARTHOLEMEW
THAT SPORTY JAMES IS HERE.
SPORTY JAMES?
YEAH, MAN. JUST GO
AND MENTION MY NAME.
SPORTY JAMES, OK?
I KNOW HE'S GOING TO
BE HAPPY TO SEE ME.
AS A MATTER OF FACT, HE
MIGHT EVEN GIVE YOU A RAISE.
HA HA HA!
WELL, WELL. SPORTY.
BEEN A LONG TIME.
I LIKED IT THAT WAY.
NOW, NOW, NOW, MR. BARTHOLEMEW.
DON'T BE SO HASTY,
OK? JUST HEAR ME OUT.
I'VE GOT SOME
UPPER-CRUST INFORMATION.
SORT OF THE PRIME RIB
OF GOSSIP, YOU MIGHT SAY.
OH, AND I'M NOT GOING TO BARGAIN
WITH YOU BEFOREHAND
ABOUT THE PRICE
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT WHAT
I'VE GOT HERE IS SUCH HOT INFO
THAT YOU ARE BOUND TO BE
EXTRAORDINARILY GENEROUS.
NOT HERE. HMM?
LAST TABLE. LAST TABLE?
AHEM. YOU HAVE 2
MINUTES, SPORTY.
I SUGGEST YOU
OMIT THE BIG WORDS.
LIKE I SAID, YOU WILL
NOT BE DISAPPOINTED.
NOW, LISTEN TO THIS.
I WAS DOWN TO POLICE
HEADQUARTERS TODAY...
YOU KNOW, JUST CLEARING UP
A LITTLE MISUNDERSTANDING...
WHEN I LOOK ACROSS THE
ROOM, AND WHO DO I SEE?
NONE OTHER THAN
CRAIG BORSON HIMSELF.
WELL, I KNOW HE USED
TO WORK HERE, RIGHT?
AND WORD HAS IT THAT, YOU
KNOW, HE DIDN'T EXACTLY QUIT
BECAUSE HE WAS UPWARDLY MOBILE.
AM I RIGHT ABOUT
THAT? WELL, OK, LISTEN.
HE HAD A LAWYER WITH HIM,
AND HE WAS TALKING TO
TWO HOMICIDE DETECTIVES.
IT'S NOT FOR ME, SPORTY,
THIS NICKEL-AND-DIME STUFF.
NOW, MR. BARTHOLEMEW...
HENRY...
YOU SEE, I PROVIDE A
COMMODITY THAT HAS VALUE.
SEE? A HIGHLY
SPECIALIZED SERVICE
THAT YOU WILL SURELY NEED
SOMETIME IN THE FUTURE.
AND I CAN'T BE RUNNING MY BUSINESS
ON GOODWILL ALONE, YOU DIG?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH,
MR. BARTHOLEMEW.
YOU HAVE MADE A VERY
WISE BUSINESS DECISION.
AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IF
YOU WANT TO TALK FURTHER,
YOU JUST CALL ME, OK?
CIAO, NOW.
L-42, THIS IS L-57.
WE'RE ROLLING. DID
HE USE THE PHONE?
UH, NEGATIVE, McCALL.
NO CALLS IN OR OUT.
HE IS TURNING
NORTH ON WHITWORTH.
I'M GOING TO HAVE TO FALL OFF.
TAKING OVER.
McCall: ALL RIGHT, LOOK,
I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU
JUST PAST WILSHIRE
IF HE GOES THAT FAR.
NICE HOUSE, HUH?
ANTHONY SCARLET.
THERE'S A SCALP I'D
LOVE TO HANG ON MY BELT.
YEAH, YOU AND EVERY
OTHER COP ON THE BLOCK.
17 GAMBLING AND
RACKETEERING ARRESTS,
NO CONVICTIONS.
THESE KNOWN ASSOCIATES READ LIKE
A WHO'S WHO IN WEST COAST GAMBLING.
YEAH, I KNOW. WHY DON'T YOU
GO GET US A SEARCH WARRANT?
LOOKING FOR WHAT?
BETTING CARDS, "O" SHEETS?
ARE YOU KIDDING? HE'S NOT GOING TO
HAVE ANYTHING INCRIMINATING THERE.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO RATTLE HIS CAGE
AND SEE WHAT SHAKES LOOSE, CAUSELAND.
I'M SORRY. REALLY.
GET, UH, ANY KIND OF
SEARCH WARRANT YOU WANT.
DAN AND I NOT ONLY
WORKED TOGETHER,
WE PARTIED TOGETHER.
AFTER THE GUY GOT DIVORCED,
WE TOOK A TRIP TO HAWAII
THAT YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE.
THEY WILL BE MAKING A
MOVIE ABOUT THIS ONE.
LIKED THE ISLANDS, HUH?
OH, YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, MAN, I'M OUT OF
HERE. THANKS FOR DINNER.
HEY, MY PLEASURE.
IT'S CUSTOMARY FOR
THE SENIOR MEMBER
OF THE FIRM TO PICK UP THE TAB.
I'LL GET THE NEXT ONE.
OK. HEY, LISTEN, RICK,
TOMORROW YOU DRIVE, OK?
YOU GOT IT.
AAH!
UNH!
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?
I WANTED TO DO THIS EVER SINCE YOU
CALLED ME TO TELL ME THAT YOU BLEW IT.
NOW I FIND OUT...
YOU DIDN'T JUST
GIVE ME A BUMMER,
YOU SCARED BORSON SO DAMN BAD
THAT YOU GOT HIS LAWYER
TALKING TO THE COPS,
PROBABLY TRYING TO CUT A DEAL.
JUST REMEMBER THIS...
IF I GO DOWN, YOU LAND UNDER ME.
BORSON DIDN'T
GIVE THEM ANYTHING.
IF HE HAD, YOU'D
HAVE HEARD FROM ME.
REALLY? THEN, WHAT'S
THIS BROAD NAMED McCALL?
YOU KNOW, SERVED A
WARRANT AT MY HOME TODAY?
IT'S A TYPICAL COP PLOY
TO SHAKE YOU UP, AND IT DID!
TALKING ABOUT COP PLOYS, WHAT
THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOUR PARTNER?
HE WENT SOFT. SUDDENLY
HE DEVELOPS A CONSCIENCE
BECAUSE WE BLEW AWAY
BORSON'S GIRLFRIEND BY MISTAKE.
I HAD TO TAKE HIM OUT. HE WOULD'VE
ROLLED OVER, DON'T YOU SEE?
AND YOU WHACK OUT
A COP, JUST LIKE THAT?
I WAS COVERING YOUR
BUTT AND MINE, TOO!
LISTEN, MY FRIEND, WE BOTH
GOT ONE FOOT IN THE GAS CHAMBER
BECAUSE YOU TURNED
OUT TO BE A SCREW-UP.
I'LL TAKE CARE OF BORSON.
YOU DO THAT.
AND YOU GET IT RIGHT THIS TIME.
YOU GOT 36 HOURS.
START COUNTING.
WAIT A MINUTE. WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU JUST DON'T WALK INTO A
BOWLING ALLEY AND BLOW A GUY AWAY.
THESE THINGS TAKE TIME.
YOU GOT TO PLAN THEM.
YOU'VE HAD THE TIME. I
DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT.
JUST DO IT. 36 HOURS.
OR YOU CAN SAY HELLO TO
YOUR DEAD PARTNER FOR ME.
AH. GOOD MORNING.
MORNING.
NUT?
NO, THANKS.
GOOD FOR YOUR FEET.
THANKS, NO.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER
GET USED TO WALKING BY THIS DESK.
I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN.
CAUSELAND?
YOU KNOW, TRAINER HAS A
TENDENCY TO PUSH A LITTLE BIT.
I... I WOULDN'T LET
THAT BOTHER YOU.
I DON'T.
I WASN'T SCARED THAT NIGHT.
I HAD THE STOMACH FLU.
SERGEANT McCALL, MAY I
HAVE A WORD WITH YOU?
I'M LOOKING FOR MR. BORSON.
NOW, YOU HAVEN'T FOUND
ANOTHER UNCONSTITUTIONAL WAY
TO LOCK HIM UP, HAVE YOU?
OH, GET OFF IT, COUNSELOR.
WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP
YOUR CLIENT ALIVE.
YEAH, WELL, OBVIOUSLY NEITHER
OF US APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST.
NOW, ARE YOU SAYING THAT
YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS?
NO, I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE IS.
AND IF YOU DO, I SUGGEST
YOU LET HIM KNOW
THAT I HAVE SOME VERY
VALUABLE INFORMATION
THAT HE WOULD FIND
REAL INTERESTING.
OH, YEAH? YEAH.
AND WHAT MIGHT THAT BE?
WORD ON THE STREET IS THAT
BORSON IS IN DEEP TROUBLE.
SERGEANT, YOU AND I HAVE
BEEN AROUND THE BLOCK ENOUGH
TO KNOW HOW
RELIABLE "THE STREET" IS.
YEAH, WELL, WE HAVE A
CAPTAIN FROSSI UP IN VICE,
AND HE TELLS US
EXACTLY THE SAME THING.
LET ME RUN SOMETHING
BY YOU, COUNSELOR.
DO YOU KNOW THAT IN
TOP-LEVEL GAMBLING,
MONEY HARDLY EVER CHANGES
HANDS? THEY PLAY WITH CREDIT.
WIN OR LOSE, THEIR POSITION IS
JUST A LINE IN THE BOOKIE'S LEDGER.
NOW, THE ONLY TIME THAT THE
HIGH ROLLERS EVER FLASH THE CASH
IS WHEN THEY WANT
OUT OF THE GAME.
IF THEY'RE DOWN, THEY
PAY OFF THE BALANCE.
IF THEY'RE UP, THEY COLLECT.
WHAT'S YOUR POINT?
MY POINT IS, A FEW WEEKS AGO,
SOMEBODY LAID A LONG-ODDS
BET AT BARTHOLEMEW'S,
AND THEY WON. THEY WON REAL BIG.
400,000 BUCKS.
NOW THE GUY WANTS
HIS WINNINGS, RIGHT?
SO THEY SEND A MESSENGER
OVER WITH THE MONEY.
THE ONLY THING IS, THE
MESSENGER DOESN'T ARRIVE
'CAUSE SOMEBODY KICKED
HIM OVER FOR 400 Gs.
NOW, THE BOYS AT BARTHOLEMEW
KNOW IT WAS AN INSIDE JOB,
AND THEY HAVE NARROWED IT DOWN
TO MR. BORSON, YOUR CLIENT.
SERGEANT, IF YOU RAN
THAT BY MR. BORSON,
EVEN IF IT'S TRUE, WHICH...
DO YOU THINK HE'S GOING
TO ADMIT TO ANY OF IT?
NO, BUT YOU AND I BOTH
KNOW THAT HIS NEXT MOVE
WILL SUPPLY US WITH THAT ANSWER.
DETECTIVE CAUSELAND.
ANOTHER THING... YOU
BETTER HOPE WE FIND HIM
BEFORE THEY DO.
THANKS, SERGEANT.
THAT WAS DAN WINSLOW'S EX-WIFE.
SHE WANTS TO SEE US.
LET'S GO.
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED TO YOU?
DON'T ASK. I'M ASKING.
MISTAKEN IDENTITY.
AFTER YOU LEFT THE
PARKING LOT LAST NIGHT,
THESE 2 GUYS, THEY PICK ME UP,
TAKE ME TO THE TOP OF
MULHOLLAND TO MEET THEIR BOSS.
AND?
THE IDIOTS ACTUALLY
HIT THE WRONG GUY.
THEY APOLOGIZED TO ME AFTER
THEY LET ME GO. CAN YOU BELIEVE THIS?
DID YOU FILE A REPORT ON THIS?
THERE'S 2 GUYS THAT ACTUALLY
LOOK WORSE THAN ME TODAY.
HI.
YOU KNOW, IF WHAT
McCALL TOLD ME WAS TRUE,
I SHOULDN'T EVEN
BE SITTING HERE.
THEY MIGHT MISS YOU AND HIT ME.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED
TO DO ABOUT IT?
I CAN ONLY GIVE
LEGAL ADVICE, BUT...
IT SEEMS TO ME YOU
EITHER DISAPPEAR
OR YOU MAKE IT RIGHT
WITH ANTHONY SCARLET.
NOW, I KNOW HIM.
I GOT HIM OFF ON A DOUBLE
HOMICIDE CHARGE SCOT-FREE.
HE WAS GUILTY AS HELL.
I'M SORRY. I'M JUST
VERY CONFUSED.
AND I WANT TO DO
THE RIGHT THING.
YOU'RE NOT.
Janice: SERGEANT McCALL,
THE REASON I CALLED
YOU IS BECAUSE...
I HAVE INFORMATION
THAT MAY HELP YOU FIND...
MY HUSBAND'S KILLER.
HE MADE ME HIS SOLE BENEFICIARY,
AND AMONG OTHER THINGS
THAT HIS LAWYER GAVE ME
WAS A SAFE-DEPOSIT KEY.
I GOT A COURT ORDER
TO OPEN IT THIS MORNING.
THERE WERE...
THERE WERE $220,000 WORTH
OF TREASURY BONDS INSIDE.
HOW COULD HE HAVE
ACCUMULATED THAT MUCH MONEY
ON A DETECTIVE'S
SALARY UNLESS HE WAS...
UNLESS HE WAS WHAT?
UNLESS HE WAS DOING SOMETHING...
NOT RIGHT.
LIKE WHAT?
WHATEVER DAN WAS...
WHATEVER HE DID,
HE DID FOR WHAT HE
THOUGHT WERE GOOD REASONS.
I HAVE TO BELIEVE THAT.
I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT WAS...
BUT I WANT YOU TO FIND
WHOEVER... KILLED HIM.
WHATEVER IT TAKES.
MRS. WINSLOW, WE'D LIKE TO
GET A LOOK AT THOSE BONDS
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH. RELAX!
WHO IS IT?
IT'S McCALL! OPEN UP THE DOOR.
HEY, IT'S A QUARTER
TO 1:00 ALREADY.
I KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS.
I'VE BEEN UP ALL NIGHT,
AND I'M MAD AS HELL
BECAUSE I FINALLY FIGURED
THIS WHOLE THING OUT.
YOU KNOW WHAT I CAN'T BELIEVE?
THE REALLY SAD THING
HERE IS THAT YOU LIED TO ME.
YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T HAVE
ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS BREAKUP.
NO, NO, NO, NO. NO, YOU SEE,
WHAT I SAID WAS IS I
DIDN'T GO TO DEVANE
AND ASK FOR THE SEPARATION.
OH. OH, I SEE. NOW WE'RE GOING
TO HAVE WORD GAMES HERE, HUH?
THIS WHOLE THING WAS A SETUP
SO THAT YOU COULD BE
PARTNERED WITH TRAINER.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN,
WHAT AM I TALKING ABOUT?
CUT THE PARTY LINE, HUNTER.
I KNOW WHAT'S GOING
ON. I FIGURED IT OUT.
TRAINER'S DIRTY. HE'S A
WISE GUY WITH A BADGE,
AND YOUR JOB IS TO NAIL HIM.
WELL, AREN'T YOU GOING TO
ASK ME HOW I FIGURED IT OUT?
HOW'D YOU FIGURE THAT OUT?
I PUT 2 AND 2
TOGETHER, AND I GET 4.
IT'S CALLED BRILLIANT
POLICE WORK.
WOULD YOU LIKE A
STANDING OVATION NOW?
HOW ABOUT APOLOGIZING TO ME
FOR NOT TELLING ME WHAT
WAS GOING DOWN HERE?
WELL, IN THE WORDS OF
OUR BRAND-NEW CAPTAIN,
HE SAID, "HUNTER, IF YOU
LET McCALL IN ON THIS,
THE SEPARATION
WILL BE PERMANENT."
OH, THAT'S GREAT.
OH, I SEE. OK. SO...
I HAVE TO SUFFER SO THAT THE
GAME PLAN ISN'T BLOWN, IS THAT IT?
I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT
DAN WINSLOW WAS DIRTY.
YEAH, WELL, I... I FIGURED THAT.
LEFT HIS WIFE A WHOLE
BATCH OF TREASURY BONDS.
QUARTER OF A
MILLION BUCKS' WORTH.
WELL, NOW, WHAT
WE HAVE TO DO NOW
IS GET SOME SOLID
EVIDENCE ON TRAINER.
PRETTY HARD TO BE DIRTY AND NOT HAVE
YOUR PARTNER KNOW ABOUT IT, YOU KNOW?
HE PURCHASED THE TREASURY
BONDS IN 6 INSTALLMENTS,
AND IT COINCIDED WITH 6
HEAD-AND-HEART SILENCER HITS.
THE FIRST 3 WE
KNEW ABOUT FROM L.A.
THE OTHER 3 I GOT OFF
A C.I.I. COMPUTER RUN.
ONE WAS IN RENO,
ONE WAS IN VEGAS...
AND ONE IN HAWAII.
YOU SEE, TRAINER AND
WINSLOW WENT TO HAWAII.
2 YEARS AGO, RIGHT?
2 YEARS AGO. THAT'S CORRECT.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THEY
WERE HIT MEN ON RETAINER.
THEY SURE WERE.
WELL, WE HAVE A LOT TO WORK
ON NOW, DON'T WE... PARTNER?
WANT SOME COFFEE?
NO, I DON'T WANT ANY COFFEE.
OK.
THERE IS SOMETHING
I WANT, THOUGH.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I WANT TO KNOW THAT IF...
WHEN AND IF...
OUR PARTNERSHIP EVER
DOES COME TO AN END HERE,
THAT WE'RE GOING TO SIT AND
WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT
LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE...
AND WE'LL PART AS FRIENDS.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA, PARTNER.
ALL RIGHT. OK.
AND IF YOU EVER PULL
ANOTHER STUNT LIKE THAT AGAIN,
I MAY NOT TAKE YOU BACK.
WANNA BET?
GIVE ME YOUR ARM. HA HA HA!
MR. SCARLET...
OH! MR. SCARLET! OW! AAH!
I HAVE... I HAVE TO TALK
TO YOU, MR. SCARLET.
WHAT DO YOU WANT?
I KNOW I DON'T
NEED TO SAY THIS...
THAT I RIPPED OFF THE 400 GRAND.
I... I DID.
AND, UH... I WANT
TO MAKE IT RIGHT.
CUT ME SOME SLACK, TONY.
GIVE ME A LITTLE TIME, AND I'LL HAND
EVERY LAST CENT OF IT BACK TO YOU.
I STILL GOT 360,000 THAT
I'LL GIVE YOU RIGHT NOW.
I'LL WORK OFF THE OTHER 40,000.
ANYTHING YOU SAY, ANYTHING!
COME ON. WOULDN'T YOU
RATHER HAVE THE MONEY
THAN MY DEAD BODY?
TONY?
I MADE A DUMB MISTAKE.
BELIEVE ME...
I WON'T EVER MAKE ANOTHER ONE.
YOU GOT IT WITH YOU?
NO, BUT I CAN GET
IT. ALL I HAVE TO...
YEAH. BY THIS EVENING.
YOU BRING IT TO THE
SECRET HARBOR RESTAURANT
YEAH? IN THE MARINA.
RIGHT. I KNOW THAT PLACE, YEAH.
AND YOU BE THERE 6:00 SHARP.
OK. THANKS.
TONY... MR. SCARLET.
THANKS A LOT.
FIND TRAINER.
YOU MR. BORSON?
YEAH.
YOU GOT A CALL ON THE
PAY PHONE BACK THERE.
THANKS.
HELLO?
MR. SCARLET?
Borson: MR. SCARLET?
FREEZE, TRAINER!
DROP IT, TRAINER! RIGHT NOW!
DEE DEE, GET THE BACK DOOR.
GET BORSON.
YOU CAN'T ARREST ME. I
GAVE THE HIT MAN TO YOU GUYS
AND RISKED MY LIFE DOING IT!
YOU GOT THE RIGHT TO SHUT UP.
IF YOU GIVE UP THAT RIGHT, I
WILL PERSONALLY KICK YOUR BUTT.
COME ON, MAN! UH...
TRAINER, DROP THE GUN.
COME ON, HUNTER! YOU AND ME!
COME ON!
WHERE'D YOU LEARN TO
SHOOT LIKE THAT, McCALL?
SAME PLACE YOU DID.
WE WANTED YOU ALIVE.
YOU'D HAVE SHOT
TO KILL, HUH, HUNTER?
YOU'D HAVE KILLED
ME, WOULDN'T YOU?
YOU'LL NEVER KNOW, WILL YOU?
IT'S BETTER THIS WAY, THOUGH.
YOU'RE GONNA TAKE SCARLET
TO THE PENITENTIARY WITH YOU.