Hunter (1984–1991): Season 3, Episode 22 - Shades - full transcript

NOW, HUNTER, I TOLD YOU
THIS WOULD NOT BE EASY.

BELIEVE ME, I DID NOT
SHOOT YOUR PARTNER.

OH, I HAVEN'T EVEN
STARTED YET, JACK.

DO THEY KNOW WHO DID IT?

HA HA HA. THEY THINK I DID IT.

YOU GOTTA BE KIDDING.

ALL RIGHT. STEP OUT OF YOUR CAR.

HANDS RAISED.

YOU UNDERSTAND THESE RIGHTS?

YES, I DO. WHAT'S THE CHARGE?

HOMICIDE.



IF I WERE YOU, I'D
GET AN ATTORNEY.

HOW IS SHE?

NOT GOOD, CHARLIE.

SHE'S SCARED TO DEATH
AND FRANKLY, SO AM I.

Narrator: AND NOW, SCENES
FROM PART ONE OF "HOT PURSUIT."

SHE WAS PICKED UP,
UH, WITH 2 OTHER GIRLS,

SUSAN DUMONT, ALIAS SUSIE Q,

AND MARY LAKOWSKI,
ALIAS VICKIE LAKE.

I'M AT A PHONE
BOOTH. I FOUND SUSIE.

WELL, THAT'S VERY
FAST WORK McCALL.

WHERE'D YOU FIND HER?

I DON'T REALLY HAVE
TIME TO GO INTO IT,

BUT GET A LOAD OF THIS,

SHE AND ANITA FARGO
WERE WORKING FOR A GUY



WHO RUNS R.V.s FROM
HERE TO SAN FRANCISCO

SERVICING TRUCKERS
AND TRAVELING SALESMEN.

Hunter: THEY SHOT MY
PARTNER, DEE DEE McCALL.

SHE'S IN THE HOSPITAL,
PARALYZED FROM THE NECK DOWN.

LOOK, COME ON, VICKIE, I DON'T
KNOW IF YOU KNOW THIS OR NOT,

BUT YOUR GIRLFRIENDS,
ANITA FARGO AND SUSIE Q,

WELL, THEY'RE DEAD.

YOU COULD BE NEXT.

NOW, COME ON, TALK TO ME.

LISTEN, I'M VERY SORRY
ABOUT YOUR MOTOR HOME.

I THOROUGHLY
INTEND TO PAY FOR IT.

JUST A SMALL DENT.

OH, REALLY?

HI.

LOOK, HONEY, I
DON'T OWN THIS RIG.

SO, UH, SINCE IT'S
NOT A BIG DENT,

LET'S FORGET ABOUT IT, OK?

ACCIDENTS HAPPEN.

I'M LAURA DECKER, I SAW
YOU TODAY AT BIG JACK'S.

SO?

WELL, I HEARD WHAT
YOU SAID TO HIM.

I TOOK THIS STUFF
FROM HIS OFFICE.

I WANNA HELP YOU GET HIM.

THESE ARE HIS IN
HOUSE ORIGINALS.

THEY HAVEN'T BEEN
DOCTORED YET BY HIS C.P.A.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THE GUY IN
JACK'S OFFICE WITH BAD SHOES?

YEAH, ROGER ADLER.

UNLESS YOU'RE HERE TO ARREST ME,

I WANT YOU OUT OF MY OFFICE.

YOU'RE A PIMP AND
YOU'RE A MURDERER, JACK.

YOU PAID SOME PUNK
TO SHOOT MY PARTNER

AND NOW I'M GONNA GET YOU.

WHAT ABOUT BIG
JACK'S WIFE LOUISE?

NOW, SHE'S ON RECORD AS THE
OWNER AT ONE OF HIS BUSINESSES.

PROBABLY A TAX SCAM.

LOUISE IS A REAL
CHEAP LOOKING BIMBO

WHO CAN'T BALANCE HER CHECKBOOK.

YOU CUT OFF HIS
SUPPLY AND HE'S HAD IT.

WHERE DOES THE SUPPLY COME FROM?

Hunter: YOU KNOW, YOU
MAY NOT SEE ME TOMORROW

I GOTTA GO OUT TO SAN DIEGO.

WHY SAN DIEGO?

WELL, I'LL TALK TO YOU
ABOUT THAT WHEN I GET BACK.

HOW'S IT GOING?

I CAN'T FEEL ANYTHING
YET, YOU KNOW?

WELL, THE DOCTOR SAID
IT'D TAKE ABOUT A WEEK

FOR ALL THE
SWELLING TO CLEAR UP.

THEN WHAT?

THIS IS L-56.

I'M IN PURSUIT OF
AN A.D.W. SUSPECT

DRIVING A LATE MODEL RED SEDAN.

LICENSE PLATE NUMBER 1
PETER CHARLIE ECHO 4-2-1.

I NEED IMMEDIATE BACK UP AT
MASON DRIVE AND SPRING STREET.

"L" 56, OUT.

THERE YOU GO.

I GOT IT. THANK YOU.

TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF. YEAH.

HIYA, CHARLIE.

SO, WHAT'S THE DAMAGE?

TOTALED.

I'M TALKING ABOUT YOU.

I KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO THE CAR.

OH, JUST A LITTLE
BRUISED RIBS IS ALL.

WHAT'S HAPPENING?

NO CONCUSSION?

NO, DOCTOR CHECKED MY
HEAD AND FOUND NOTHING.

SO, YOU'RE STILL PLANNING
TO DRIVE TO SAN DIEGO?

YEAH, UNLESS SOMETHING
ELSE SHOWS UP HERE.

WELL, WE GOT A REPORT
ON ADLER, THAT C.P.A.

YEAH?

HE WAS ACCUSED OF EMBEZZLEMENT

A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.

THE COMPANY DROPPED THE CHARGES,

BUT THEY FIRED HIM.

THAT'S WHEN HE WENT
TO WORK FOR BIG JACK.

JACK'S KIND OF GUY, HUH?

AND THAT RED SEDAN

THAT BLINDSIDED YOU?

YEAH?

STOLEN.

AND NO I.D. REPORT
ON THE DRIVER, EITHER.

GREAT.

WELL, WHAT'S THE GOOD NEWS?

THE GOOD NEWS, I TOLD JOE
TO GIVE YOU A BRAND NEW CAR.

Man: YOU ARE GONNA BE SO
PLEASED WITH THIS, HUNTER.

I CAN'T WAIT TO SHOW IT TO YOU.

LOOK. AIN'T SHE A BEAUTY? HUH?

TAKE A LOOK AT THAT.

YEAH.

YEAH, SHE'S TURBO CHARGED.

350 HORSEPOWER, HUH.

SHE CAN GO FROM ZERO
TO 60 IN 6.4 SECONDS.

YEAH, GO AHEAD.

GUESS THE TOP END.

COME ON. COME ON.

845 MILES AN HOUR.

YOU SON OF A GUN.

I'M GONNA TELL YOU THOUGH,

IT'S GONNA SEEM LIKE THAT.

AND THAT'S WITH THE
AIR CONDITIONING ON.

WHAT, UH, WHAT COLOR
WOULD YOU SAY THIS IS, JOE?

CALL IT MORNING MINT.

WHAT COLOR IS THAT
ONE OVER THERE?

THAT'S GREEN,

LIKE YOUR OLD CAR.

IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG

WITH THAT CAR OVER THERE?

THE ENGINE'S BLOWN. WHY?

I WANT YOU TO TAKE
THIS MOTOR HERE,

OUT OF THE MORNING MINT,

AND PUT IT IN THAT
CAR OVER THERE.

AND WHEN YOU DO, I WANT YOU
TO GIVE ME A CALL AT THE HOSPITAL.

THAT'S WHERE I'LL BE.

OK.

THANKS, JOE.

HOW YOU DOING?

HI.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
GOING TO SAN DIEGO?

OH, I'M GOING.

I JUST GOT DETAINED BY
SOME BAD CAR TROUBLE.

YOU KNOW HOW THAT GOES.

YEAH.

DOCTOR TELLS ME THAT,
UH, YOU'RE DOING SO WELL

THAT THEY'RE GONNA OPERATE

AND TAKE THE BULLET
OUT IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.

YOU GONNA BE HERE?

YEAH, I'LL BE HERE.

THANKS.

Hunter: OK, I GUESS I
GOT EVERYTHING HERE.

NOW, REMEMBER...

IF THE PHONE RINGS,
DON'T ANSWER IT.

GOT IT.

OH, AND, UH, GOOD
LUCK DOWN THERE.

JUST REMEMBER, KIRKLAND
AND JACK ARE LIKE THIS.

LIKE THAT?

GOT IT.

I LIKE YOU.

NOW, JUST DO ME A FAVOR,

DON'T SNORE.

CAN I CHANGE FIRST?

I LIKE THE WAY
YOU ARE RIGHT NOW.

Hunter: WHAT ARE THE
BASIC FOOD GROUPS?

THE 4 BASIC FOOD GROUPS.

ORDER OUT, TAKE IN,
FROZEN, AND CANNED.

OH, BOY.

GEE, WHAT IS YOUR
PROBLEM ANYWAY?

WHAT DO YOU THINK SHE'S
IN THERE FAKING IT WITH HIM?

GIVE ME MY COAT BACK.

HA HA HA. I WAS ONLY KIDDING.

GIVE ME THE COAT BACK.

I WAS ONLY KIDDING.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

YEAH, YOU WANT THAT
PIZZA NOW, RIGHT?

YES, I DO.

Man: JACK HEMMINGS
MOVES R.V.s., MY R.V.s,

FASTER THAN ANY
DISTRIBUTOR IN THE COUNTRY.

YOU GOTTA BE OUT OF YOUR
MIND COMING TO ME WITH THIS CRAP.

TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.

THAT'S ME AND JACK
HUNTING PHEASANT

AT THE HIGH LAKE CLUB.

THE ONE BEHIND ME,

THAT'S ME, JACK, MY
FAMILY, CABO SAN LUCAS,

MARLIN FISHING.

THAT'S ME AND JACK IN MAUI.

AND THAT ONE
THERE IS THE 2 OF US

WITH THE GOVERNOR
PLAYING GOLF IN PALM SPRINGS.

SO, IF JACK'S DOING
SOMETHING ILLEGAL,

THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM.

YOU TRYING TO GET ME
TO DO YOUR JOB FOR YOU?

WHAT ARE YOU SO DAMNED
AFRAID OF, MR. KIRKLAND?

I'M SURE NOT AFRAID OF SOME
LOW RENT COP FROM LOS ANGELEES.

THANKS FOR THE SUPPORT.

HELLO.

Hunter: CHARLIE. HUNTER.

WHERE ARE YOU?

WELL, I'M DOWN IN A
MOTEL IN EL MIRAGE.

SO, HOW'D IT GO TODAY?

NOT GOOD.

KIRKLAND AND BIG JACK
SEEM JOINED AT THE HIP.

SO, WHAT ARE YOU
STILL DOING THERE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I SEEMED TO MAKE
KIRKLAND NERVOUS.

MAYBE HE'LL MAKE
A STUPID MISTAKE.

LIKE WHAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU TALK TO McCALL?

YEAH, TALKED TO HER ABOUT,

OH, 15, 20 MINUTES OR SO AGO.

HOW IS SHE?

NOT GOOD, CHARLIE.

SHE'S SCARED TO DEATH
AND FRANKLY, SO AM I.

I'LL TELL YOU, I DON'T THINK

I WANNA DO THIS JOB WITHOUT HER.

LOOK, SHE'S TOUGH.
SHE'LL MAKE IT.

I SHOULD BE UP THERE
WITH HER RIGHT NOW.

NAH, STICK TO KIRKLAND.

SEE WHAT YOU CAN FIND OUT.

I'LL GO TO THE HOSPITAL MYSELF.

I-I'LL TELL HER YOU'RE
THINKING ABOUT HER.

THANKS. I APPRECIATE THAT.

OK, I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

YEAH, I'LL SEE YA.

MIRE, MISTER, A
HOUSE IS A HOUSE.

PUESTO, WE DON'T
KNOW WHAT GO INSIDE

EVERY HOUSE IN THE CITY.

I UNDERSTAND THAT.

COULD I PLEASE SPEAK
WITH YOUR SUPERIOR?

OK, KOJAK.

FOLLOW ME.

MUY BUENO.

MUCHOS GRACIAS. SIENTO.

CAPTAIN, HOW ARE YOU?

HELLO, SERGEANT.

I UNDERSTAND YOU HAVE A PROBLEM.

TELL ME, HOW CAN I HELP YOU?

YEAH. THE HOUSE AT 516 PALOMA.

I NEED TO KNOW
WHAT GOES ON THERE.

PLEASE, COME SIT DOWN.

THANK YOU.

MAY I ASK YOU A
QUESTION, SERGEANT?

SURE.

WHY DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THIS

AND WHAT DO YOU INTEND
TO DO WITH THIS INFORMATION

THAT I MAY OR MAY NOT GIVE YOU?

WELL, A MAN THAT'S INVOLVED IN
A MURDER CASE I'M WORKING ON

WENT INTO THAT
HOUSE THIS EVENING.

WHAT IS THIS MAN'S NAME?

KIRKLAND.

I SAT OUT IN FRONT OF THE
HOUSE ABOUT A HALF HOUR,

WATCHED 2, 3 MEN GO IN.

LITTLE BIT LATER A
COUPLE MEN CAME OUT.

ONE OF THE MEN THAT WENT IN

LOOKED TO BE ABOUT,
OH, 15 YEARS OF AGE.

IT WOULD APPEAR THAT YOU CAN
DRAW YOUR OWN CONCLUSIONS. NO?

WELL, I'M SURE I CAN,

BUT CONCLUSIONS AREN'T
GOING TO HELP ME, CAPTAIN.

I NEED SOME FACTS.

AND IF I CAN'T HELP YOU?

LOOK, CAPTAIN, WHAT
YOU DO HERE IN YOUR CITY

IS YOUR BUSINESS.
IT'S NONE OF MINE.

MY ONLY CONCERN IS KIRKLAND.

OK, SERGEANT, I'LL
ANSWER YOUR QUESTION.

WE'VE HAD THAT HOUSE UNDER
SURVEILLANCE FOR MANY WEEKS

AND WE'RE PLANNING
TO SHUT IT DOWN SOON

BECAUSE IT IS NOT ONLY
A HOUSE OF PROSTITUTION,

IT IS A HOUSE OF
HOMOSEXUAL PROSTITUTION.

COULD YOU, UH, PULL INTO
THE INSPECTION AREA, PLEASE?

SOMETHING WRONG?

PULL UP RIGHT
OVER THERE, PLEASE.

YOUR PERSONAL PREFERENCE IS
NONE OF MY BUSINESS, MR. KIRKLAND.

HOWEVER, CAPTAIN PEREZ DID TELL
ME WHAT GOES ON AT 516 PALOMA.

JOHN HEMMING SHOT ONE
OF THE CLOSEST FRIENDS

I HAVE IN THE ENTIRE WORLD

AND YOU'RE GONNA
HELP ME NAIL HIM.

AREN'T YOU?

IT WORKED, CHARLIE.

KIRKLAND PULLED
BIG JACK'S FRANCHISE.

I'M GONNA PUT BIG JACK UNDER

24-HOUR SURVEILLANCE.

YOU GOT IT. SEE YA.

HUNTER, I GOT A COUPLE
OF MESSAGES FOR YOU.

HOLD ON, AMBROSE.

WAYNE, HUNTER.

DO ME A FAVOR.

FOUND OUT IF LOUISE
HEMMINGS IS BACK

FROM NEW YORK CITY OR NOT.

NOW.

DON'T LET ON I'M
LOOKING FOR HER.

OK? I'LL BE AT MY DESK.

HEY, ONE OF THESE MESSAGES
IS FROM A JOHN HEMMINGS.

HE SAID IT'S URGENT.

IT'S ABOUT THE CASE
YOU'RE WORKING ON.

HE WANTS YOU TO SEE HIM
AT HIS HOUSE RIGHT AWAY.

THANK YOU. WAIT. WAIT. WAIT.

I GOT ANOTHER ONE
FROM SPORTY JAMES.

HE'S WAITING FOR YOU
AT THIS PHONE BOOTH.

OH, YES. GREAT.
GOTTA TALK TO HIM.

EXCUSE ME. DON'T YOU
HAVE YOUR OWN PHONE?

I LIKE THIS PHONE, AMBROSE.

HELLO.

SPORTY. HUNTER.

WHAT DO YOU GOT ON VICKIE LAKE?

NOW, HUNTER, I TOLD YOU
THIS WOULD NOT BE EASY.

VICKIE LAKE LEFT TOWN.

SHE WENT TO PHOENIX.

SPORTY, THIS GIRL IS THE
KEY TO THIS ENTIRE CASE.

WE'LL FIND HER.

DON'T WORRY ABOUT A THING.

GOOD. CALL ME.

AS SOON AS YOU GET SOMETHING,

YOU MAKE SURE
YOU CALL ME. GOT IT?

OK.

NICE PHONE.

YEAH. YOU OWE ME 4 BITS.

Man on intercom: YES?

YES. SERGEANT HUNTER
TO SEE BIG JACK HEMMINGS.

MR. HEMMING'S UPSTAIRS.

FIRST DOOR TO THE RIGHT.

THANKS A MILLION.

Big Jack: COME IN.

UH, I MEAN, DO YOU THINK YOU...

YOU THINK YOU PULLED...
PULLED IT OFF, IS THAT IT?

OH, I HAVEN'T EVEN
STARTED YET, JACK.

NOW LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

I JUST THINK YOU'VE BEEN
WASTING A LOT OF TIME.

I MEAN, YOU'RE THE
SAME PLACE YOU WERE

WHEN YOU CAME INTO MY OFFICE,

AND THAT'S NOWHERE.

I MEAN, YEAH, I LOSE.

YOU RUINED MY
BUSINESS. YOU LOSE, TOO.

ALL THE TIME YOU
WASTED, BIG DEAL.

THAT'S IT? YOU BROUGHT ME
DOWN HERE TO TELL ME THAT?

NO, NO, NO. NO, NO.

NO. I BROUGHT YOU DOWN
HERE TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

LISTEN TO ME.

I DID NOT SHOOT YOUR PARTNER.

I NEVER SHOT ANYBODY.

THE GIRLS IN THE
R.V.s, OK, I DID THAT.

I ADMIT TO THAT,

BUT I NEVER SHOT ANYBODY.

EVER.

NOW WHOEVER SHOT YOUR PARTNER

IS STILL OUT THERE SOMEPLACE.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE HELL THE PERSON IS.

I DIDN'T DO IT.

YOU COULD'VE TOLD ME
THIS OVER THE PHONE, JACK.

YOU'RE WASTING MY TIME.

YOU WOULDN'T HAVE
BELIEVED ME ON THE PHONE.

I BROUGHT YOU DOWN HERE
SO YOU COULD LOOK IN MY FACE

AND SEE THAT I'M TELLING
YOU THE STRAIGHT TRUTH.

I MEAN, YOU RUINED MY BUSINESS.

BELIEVE ME, I DID NOT
SHOOT YOUR PARTNER.

PERIOD.

WELL, IF YOU DIDN'T,
THEN WHO DID?

OH, FOR GOD'S SAKE, DON'T
YOU THINK I'D TELL YOU IF I KNEW?

YEAH, MAYBE.

OK, JACK.

OK.

LOUISE, WHAT THE HELL...

I JUST TALKED TO
YOU IN NEW YORK.

NO, JACK.

YOU JUST THOUGHT
I WAS IN NEW YORK.

Policeman: ALL RIGHT.

STEP OUT OF YOUR
CAR, HANDS RAISED.

On radio: SANTA MONICA.

NOW TURN AROUND AND PUT
YOUR HANDS ON TOP OF THE CAR.

I'M WITH METRO P.D.

YEAH, WE KNOW
YOU'RE AN L.A. COP.

THIS IS BEVERLY HILLS.

YOU KNOW THE DRILL.
HANDS AT YOUR BACK.

Woman on radio: 43 D.M.V.
TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE.

Man on radio: 637?

Second man on radio:
ROBERT HENRY ROBERT. 559...

YOU CAN TURN AROUND NOW.

LIEUTENANT SAM RIDGEFIELD,

BEVERLY HILLS HOMICIDE.

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

IF YOU GIVE UP THAT RIGHT,

ANYTHING YOU SAY MAY
BE USED AGAINST YOU

IN A COURT OF LAW.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT

TO HAVE AN ATTORNEY PRESENT.

IF YOU CANNOT AFFORD ONE,

ONE WILL BE APPOINTED TO YOU.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THESE RIGHTS?

YES, I DO. WHAT'S THE CHARGE?

HOMICIDE. HOMICIDE?

WHO'S BEEN KILLED?

JOHN ARTHUR HEMMINGS.

YOU WANT ME TO CALL ED MILLER?

HE'S THEIR DEPUTY CHIEF?

JUST A SECOND.

WHY DON'T YOU TAKE HIM
SHOPPING ON RODEO DRIVE?

THANK YOU.

BOY, THIS LIEUTENANT RIDGEFIELD
HERE IS ABSOLUTELY POSITIVE

I KILLED HEMMINGS.
I CAN'T BELIEVE IT.

ANYWAY, CALL MIKE SNOW FOR ME.

MIKE SNOW? YOU CRAZY?

JUST DO IT, CHARLIE.

HE'S PERFECT FOR THIS SITUATION.

YEAH, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

AND HE'LL LAUGH WHEN
YOU CALL, BUT CALL HIM.

AFTER I CALL ED MILLER.

HE'LL MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE
TREATED LIKE A FELLOW OFFICER.

APPRECIATE IT, CHARLIE.

I'LL BE HERE.

OUR 2 WITNESSES,

MR. ROGER ADLER AND
MR. RANDOLPH TAYLOR,

WERE IN THE REAR OF THE HOUSE

WHEN THEY HEARD THE SHOT.

MR. ADLER WAS THE
DECEASED'S ACCOUNTANT,

AND MR. TAYLOR, AS WE KNOW,

WAS ONE OF THE MOST HIGHLY
RESPECTED ATTORNEYS IN THIS CITY.

A FORMER PRESIDENT
OF THE CALIFORNIA BAR.

WHEN THESE WITNESSES
GOT TO THE STUDY,

SERGEANT HUNTER WAS NOT THERE,

EVEN THOUGH HE HAD
GONE UP TO THE STUDY

ONLY 5 MINUTES EARLIER.

SERGEANT HUNTER WROTE OUT FOR ME

EXACTLY WHAT WAS SAID BY HIM

AND BY MR. HEMMINGS VERBATIM.

NOW I TIMED IT.

THEIR CONVERSATION
LASTED LESS THAN 2 MINUTES.

NOW THAT LEAVES 3
MINUTES UNACCOUNTED FOR.

AFTER MR. HEMMINGS WAS FOUND,

6 MINUTES ELAPSED BEFORE
SERGEANT HUNTER WAS ARRESTED

IN THE 700 BLOCK
OF SHERWOOD DRIVE.

IT SEEMS ACCURATE
BUT VERY PECULIAR.

MR. ADLER FINDS
HIS EMPLOYER DEAD.

A GUN IN HIS HAND, GUNSHOT
WOUND TO THE TEMPLE.

YET INSTANTLY CALLS THE POLICE

AND ASKS THEM TO ARREST
SERGEANT HUNTER FOR MURDER.

NEVER EVEN QUESTIONS SUICIDE.

HADN'T HEMMINGS JUST BEEN
INFORMED HE FACED BANKRUPTCY

AND POSSIBLE CHARGES
OF BANK FRAUD?

A PARAFFIN TEST WAS CONDUCTED

ON MR. HEMMINGS' RIGHT HAND.

IT WAS NEGATIVE,

INDICATING THAT HE WAS
NOT HOLDING THE GUN

WHEN IT WAS FIRED.

AND THE POWDER
BURNS ALSO INDICATE

THAT THAT GUN WAS OVER 2 FEET

FROM THE VICTIM'S
HEAD WHEN IT WAS FIRED.

THIS WAS NOT A
SUICIDE, MR. SNOW.

THIS WAS A MURDER.

I ORDERED PARAFFIN TESTS

OF SERGEANT HUNTER'S RIGHT HAND.

IN FACT, BOTH OF HIS HANDS.

OH, I SEE LIEUTENANT
RIDGEFIELD DIDN'T TELL YOU.

I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT.

AS WITH MR. HEMMINGS,
THE TESTS WERE NEGATIVE,

SO, THAT TO QUOTE
YOU, MS. WYMAN,

"HE WAS NOT HOLDING THE
GUN WHEN IT WAS FIRED."

THERE'S A BATHROOM IN THE
FOYER OF HEMMING'S HOUSE.

HUNTER COULD HAVE,
AND I'M DAMN SURE HE DID,

WASH HIS HANDS BEFORE LEAVING.

ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR MIND?

YOU MEAN TO TELL ME
YOU ACTUALLY THINK

I WENT DOWNSTAIRS AND
WASHED MY HANDS BEFORE I LEFT?

YOU'RE AN EXPERIENCED DETECTIVE.

YOU KNOW ABOUT POWDER
STAINS ON YOUR HAND

AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT.

I WAS ABOUT TO MAKE THAT POINT.

SERGEANT HUNTER IS
INDEED AN EXPERIENCED,

KNOWLEDGEABLE DETECTIVE

WHO KNOWS ABOUT SUCH THINGS,

AND IF HE WANTED
TO FAKE A SUICIDE,

HE'D HAVE PUT THE
BARREL OF THE GUN

AGAINST THE VICTIM'S HEAD.

AM I GOING TOO FAST FOR YOU?

I THINK THAT MR. HEMMINGS
JERKED AWAY FROM THE KILLER

JUST AS THE GUN WAS FIRED.

NOW EVEN A SMART DETECTIVE

COULDN'T DO ANYTHING
TO FIX THAT AFTER THE FACT!

MS. WYMAN, ARE YOU GONNA
FILE A CHARGE AGAINST MY CLIENT?

WE CERTAINLY ARE.

SERGEANT HUNTER ONCE
ANGRILY ACCUSED MR. HEMMINGS

OF SHOOTING HIS PARTNER.

HE THEN THREATENED TO NAIL HIM.

THAT GIVES US MOTIVE
AND PREMEDITATION.

IN OTHER WORDS, MURDER ONE.

WELL, UNLESS YOU'D LIKE
TO OFFER US A LESSER PLEA.

I ASSUME THAT'S WHY YOU
ASKED FOR THIS MEETING.

NO, MS. WYMAN.

I JUST WANTED TO KNOW
IF YOU HAD ANYTHING

WE SHOULD BE CONCERNED ABOUT.

YOU DON'T.

NOW HERE'S SOME ADVICE.

I WOULDN'T ASK THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY

TO LET YOU FILE EVEN A MISDEMEANOR
CHARGE AGAINST MY CLIENT

BECAUSE YOUR PROMISING
CAREER AS A DEPUTY D.A.

WOULD COME TO A THUDDING HALT.

AND NOW, SINCE IT'S
ALMOST 4:00 IN THE MORNING,

I'M LEAVING.

I'LL BE WITH MY CLIENT.

PLEASE DON'T TAKE TOO
LONG COMING TO A DECISION.

HUNTER'S STILL IN CUSTODY.

SEE HE DOESN'T
LEAVE THE BUILDING.

WE CAN'T FILE A CHARGE.

YOU'LL HAVE TO GO BACK
TO THE DRAWING BOARD.

THE MAN IS GUILTY.
WHAT ARE YOU AFRAID OF?

YOUR JOB?

THE ANSWER IS YES,
LIEUTENANT, I AM.

GO BACK TO WORK.

YOU CAN ALWAYS ARREST HIM AGAIN.

PSH.

I'VE BEEN SO WORRIED ABOUT YOU.

REALLY?

WELL, IT HAS BEEN
AN INTERESTING DAY

FOR EVERYBODY CONCERNED, LAURA.

BIG JACK IS DEAD.

WHAT?

YEAH.

AHH, WHAT HAPPENED?

WELL, IT WAS MADE
TO LOOK LIKE A SUICIDE,

BUT IT WASN'T. IT WAS,
UH... IT WAS MURDER.

DO THEY KNOW WHO DID IT?

THEY THINK I DID IT.

YEAH. ANYWAY, McCALL GETS
OPERATED ON IN ABOUT AN HOUR.

I'M GONNA GO MAKE SOME COFFEE.

THE D.A. DOESN'T THINK
THEY HAVE A CASE YET,

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY
WON'T ARREST ME TOMORROW.

WELL, WHAT DOES THIS LIEUTENANT
RIDGEFIELD GOT AGAINST YOU?

I DON'T KNOW. I GUESS
HE HATES L.A. COPS.

DID YOU BELIEVE JACK?

THAT HE DIDN'T
HAVE ANYTHING TO DO

WITH WHAT HAPPENED TO
YOUR PARTNER AND THE OTHERS?

YEAH.

THEN WHO COULD IT BE?

ROGER ADLER?

HE WAS WITH RANDOLPH TAYLOR

WHEN THE SHOT WAS FIRED.

DID YOU EVER MEET
LOUISE HEMMINGS?

COULD BE HER, YOU KNOW?

WELL, SURE. I TOLD
YOU, REMEMBER?

SHE'S A BIMBO. OH, YEAH.

COMPLETE AIRHEAD.

WELL, AHH, AHEM.

WITH JACK DEAD,

THERE GOES MY ONLY EXCUSE

FOR STAYING HERE WITH YOU.

GUESS I'LL JUST PICK
UP WHERE I LEFT OFF.

GO TO PARIS.

BUT I WILL STAY IF YOU THINK

THERE'S ANY CHANCE
YOU MIGHT NEED ME.

NO, NO. DON'T STAY
HERE ON ACCOUNT OF ME.

I THINK EVERYTHING'S ALL
TAKEN CARE OF. THANKS, ANYWAY.

OK.

WHILE YOU'RE AT THE HOSPITAL,

I'M GONNA GO TO MY
APARTMENT AND PACK.

YOU WILL TAKE ME TO
THE AIRPORT, WON'T YOU?

SURE.

UH, WHAT IF YOU CAN'T GET ON

A DIRECT FLIGHT TO PARIS?

WELL, I'LL FLY TO NEW YORK.

I CAN MAKE THE PARIS
ARRANGEMENTS FROM THERE.

GOOD. OK. WHERE'S MY COAT?

OH, BEHIND YOU. OH.

OK. I'LL CALL YOU
FROM THE HOSPITAL.

OK.

SEE YA.

DON'T SAY A WORD.

GO TO THE APARTMENT.

I WILL MEET YOU IN 2 HOURS.

Woman on P.A.: CODE BLUE, I.C.U.

CODE BLUE, I.C.U.

Woman on P.A.:
DR. CROCKER, 3 NORTH.

DR. CROCKER, 3 NORTH, PLEASE.

THIS IS AS FAR AS
YOU GO, SERGEANT.

I'LL BE WAITING RIGHT OUT
HERE WHEN YOU GET THROUGH.

THANKS, BIG GUY.

Woman on P.A.: PHYSICAL
THERAPIST TO 5 EAST, PLEASE.

BABY, I MISSED YOU. OH.

MMM, OH, ROGER.

I'M SCARED. THEY DIDN'T
BUY THE SUICIDE THING.

SOMETHING ABOUT
THE... THE POWDER BURNS

PROVING THAT THE GUN WASN'T
CLOSE ENOUGH TO JACK'S HEAD.

WE'VE GOT NOTHING
TO WORRY ABOUT.

NOBODY SAW YOU COME
IN. NOBODY SAW YOU LEAVE.

WELL, YOU'RE KIDDING YOURSELF

IF YOU THINK HUNTER'S
GONNA LAY DOWN FOR THIS.

HE'S A COP.

AHH, AND WHAT ABOUT VICKIE?

HAS LOUIE FOUND HER YET?

TRACKED HER TO, UH, PHOENIX.

MISSED HER BY A COUPLE OF HOURS.

HE SAYS SHE'S BACK IN L.A.

HE'LL FIND HER. MMM.

HE BETTER.

AND THIS TIME, HE
BETTER DO IT RIGHT.

DON'T WORRY.

WHY DON'T YOU GO
TO NEW YORK NOW?

I'LL STAY HERE TILL
EVERYTHING'S SAFE.

I'LL MEET YOU IN
A COUPLE OF DAYS.

GIVE ME 3 DAYS.

OK?

OK.

I'LL SEE YOU IN
NEW YORK IN 3 DAYS.

Woman on P.A.:
VOLUNTEER TO 6 WEST.

On phone: RESERVATIONS.
MAY I HELP YOU?

UH, YES. THIS IS
LOUISE HEMMINGS.

I'D LIKE TO CONFIRM
MY RESERVATION

FOR ZURICH, SWITZERLAND

ON FLIGHT 480 FROM NEW
YORK TOMORROW MORNING.

SERGEANT HUNTER.

YES.

SHE DID FINE,

AND SHE'LL RECOVER FULLY.

OH, THANK GOD.

IT'LL TAKE SOME TIME, BUT, UH,

SHE'LL BE GOOD AS NEW.

THANK YOU VERY
MUCH. CAN I SEE HER?

NO. SHE'LL BE IN
RECOVERY AN HOUR OR SO,

THEN SHE'LL SLEEP FOR
THE REST OF THE DAY.

BEAUTIFUL.

TOMORROW WILL BE FINE.

ANYTIME TOMORROW,
IN THE MORNING OR...

OH, SURE.

GREAT. I'LL BE THERE.

HEH, OK.

THANKS VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

DO YOU ALWAYS DRIVE WITH ONE EYE

ON THE REAR VIEW MIRROR?

OH, YEAH.

ESPECIALLY WHEN
WE'RE BEING FOLLOWED.

WHO DO YOU THINK THEY COULD BE?

OH, A COUPLE OF
RIDGEFIELD'S BOYS

MAKING SURE I DON'T
LEAVE THE COUNTRY.

Woman on P.A.: YOUR
ATTENTION, PLEASE.

PASSENGERS ON FLIGHT...

BOARDING PASS. GREAT.

RICK, IS THAT THEM?

YEAH, THAT'S THEM ALL RIGHT.

LOOK, YOU BETTER GET GOING.

HAVE A GOOD FLIGHT.
THANKS FOR THE HELP,

AND I'LL TALK TO YOU SOON.

OK. THANKS.

GOOD LUCK. YEAH, THANKS. BYE.

HAVE A GOOD FLIGHT. THANKS.

Woman on P.A.: ARRIVING
PASSENGER SEAN LYNCH,

PLEASE GO TO THE WHITE
COURTESY PHONE, PLEASE.

YOU KNOW, PERHAPS WE SHOULD
WORK TOGETHER ON THIS CASE.

YEAH, SURE. WE CAN
START RIGHT NOW.

YOU CAN MAKE A FULL CONFESSION

AS TO WHY YOU KILLED
JOHN ARTHUR HEMMINGS.

ON SECOND THOUGHT, I'VE
ALREADY GOT A PARTNER.

EXCUSE ME.

UH, DOESN'T THIS GUY
EVER SAY ANYTHING?

On radio: L-56, COME IN, PLEASE.

THIS IS L-56. GO AHEAD.

MR. JAMES ARNOLD, OR MAYBE
IT WAS ARNOLD JAMES, CALLED

AND SAID IT WAS URGENT
TO GET YOU THIS MESSAGE.

WHAT'S THE MESSAGE?

HE WANTED YOU TO KNOW
HE FINALLY FOUND VICKIE LAKE.

SHE'S STAYING WITH
HER GRANDMOTHER.

THE ADDRESS IS
753 HOBART STREET.

753 HOBART. GOT IT.
THANK YOU. L-56 OUT.

THIS IS L-56.

I'M REQUESTING AN
IMMEDIATE BACKUP

AT 753 HOBART STREET.

L-56 OUT.

STOP RIGHT THERE. POLICE.

FREEZE! POLICE!

BUT YOU CAN'T... GOD, STOP!

VICKIE, GET OUT OF THE CAR.

COME ON. EVERYTHING
IS ALL RIGHT.

NOW YOU CALLED MY OFFICE
AND LEFT AN URGENT MESSAGE.

DO YOU WANT TO TALK TO ME

ABOUT BIG JACK HEMMINGS?

WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HIM.

I CALLED YOU ABOUT ANITA FARGO.

SHE WAS KILLED BECAUSE
SHE WAS TRYING TO, UM,

BLACKMAIL THOSE PEOPLE THAT
ARE RUNNING THE R.V. OPERATION.

YEAH, AND WHO ARE THEY?

I DON'T KNOW.

ANITA HAD A BIG MOUTH,

BUT SHE WAS A REAL HUSTLER.

UM, SHE TOLD ME THAT
SHE FOLLOWED FLO ONE DAY

TO THAT BIG BLACK CAR

THAT I WAS TELLING
YOU ABOUT. YEAH.

AND SHE SAID THAT THE CAR DROVE

TO THIS HUGE WHITE
MANSION IN BEVERLY HILLS,

AND THEN THIS WOMAN
GOT OUT AND WENT INSIDE.

DID ANITA SAY WHAT
THIS WOMAN LOOKED LIKE?

ONLY THAT SHE WAS, UM,
YOUNG, KIND OF NICE-LOOKING.

I, UH... I KIND OF GOT THE
IMPRESSION THAT SHE WAS LADYLIKE.

YOU KNOW, REAL CLASSY.

WELL, HOW DO YOU KNOW

ANITA WAS BLACKMAILING
THESE PEOPLE?

BECAUSE SHE TOLD ME AND
SUSIE THAT SHE WAS GOING TO.

OK, AND THEN A WEEK
LATER, SHE'S DEAD?

AND THEN SOMEONE IS TRYING
TO TAKE OUT ME AND SUSIE, TOO?

THAT'S WHEN I STARTED RUNNING.

I'M SERGEANT HUNTER.
THIS IS VICKIE LAKE.

NOW SHE'S HELPING
US ON A MURDER CASE.

I WANT HER AND HER FAMILY

PUT UNDER PROTECTIVE
CUSTODY, YOU UNDERSTAND?

Policeman: YES, SIR.

YOU SHOULD BE OK.

SHOULD I CALL AN AMBULANCE?

NO. I DON'T THINK
WE'RE GONNA NEED ONE.

VICKIE, I'LL TALK TO YOU LATER.

LIEUTENANT RIDGEFIELD, HOMICIDE.

HUNTER. I'M GONNA BE ON
THE NEXT TRANS-GLOBAL FLIGHT

TO NEW YORK CITY. I JUST
THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO KNOW THAT.

LIEUTENANT, I WANT
YOU TO DO ME A FAVOR.

I WANT YOU TO TELEX A
PHOTOGRAPH OF LOUISE HEMMINGS

TO NEW YORK CITY FOR ME.

WHY SHOULD I DO THAT?

LOOK, WILL YOU
JUST DO THAT FOR ME?

I NEED YOUR HELP
ON THIS CASE, OK?

Flight Announcer: YOUR
ATTENTION, PLEASE.

FLIGHT 380, NON-STOP, IMPERIAL
SERVICE FROM LOS ANGELES

IS NOW ARRIVING AT
KENNEDY INTERNATIONAL,

EAST CONCOURSE, GATE 64.

FLIGHT 380 FROM LOS ANGELES

NOW ARRIVING AT GATE 64.

YOUR ATTENTION, PLEASE.

FIRST CLASS PASSENGERS
ON FLIGHT 480 TO ZURICH

MAY NOW BEGIN BOARDING
THROUGH GATE 12.

MRS. LOUISE HEMMINGS?

HI, LOUISE.

YOU REMEMBER LIEUTENANT
RICHFIELD, DON'T YOU?

YOU'RE UNDER ARREST FOR
THE MURDER OF YOUR HUSBAND,

JOHN ARTHUR HEMMINGS.

SO LOUISE PLANNED
THE WHOLE THING.

YEAH.

EVEN DOWN TO CUTTING
ADLER OUT OF HIS SHARE,

THAT'S A SMART LADY.

WELL, MAYBE.

A LITTLE BIT LOWER.

IF SHE'S SO SMART, HOW
COME SHE BLEW THAT SUICIDE?

WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING
EVEN SHE COULDN'T CONTROL.

YOU SEE, BIG JACK
PULLED HIS HEAD AWAY

JUST AS SHE PULLED
THE TRIGGER ON HIM.

HUH.

YOU DID PRETTY
GOOD, YOU KNOW. YEAH.

I MEAN, YOU SOLVED THIS
CASE ALL BY YOURSELF.

YES, I DID.

IT KINDA WORRIES ME.

YEAH, WHAT DO YOU
MEAN, WORRIES YOU?

WELL, DOES THIS MEAN YOU'VE...

YOU THINK YOU CAN
DO WITHOUT ME, NOW?

WELL, WAIT JUST A SECOND.

THE THINGS I DID IN THIS CASE,

I WAS FORCED TO DO

BECAUSE OF YOUR
SITUATION HERE IN BED.

LIKE WHAT?

WELL, LET'S JUST
FORGET ABOUT IT.

WHAT, I HAVE TO READ
ABOUT IT IN THE REPORT?

IT'S NOT IN THE REPORT.

THAT BAD?

WELL, YEAH, IT IS BAD. COME ON.

DOES THAT MEAN
YOU STILL NEED ME?

OH, I NEED YOU LIKE
A DOG NEEDS A BONE.

WHAT? LIKE A DOG NEEDS A BONE?

THAT'S NOT A VERY
FLATTERING ANALOGY!

WELL, I COULD HAVE SAID FLEAS.