Hunter (1984–1991): Season 3, Episode 4 - The Castro Connection - full transcript
Hunter and McCall attempt to break a cocaine syndicate apparently being run by one of Hunter's most trusted ex-partners.
I NEED SOME HELP. WHERE ARE YOU?
RICK, THERE ARE TWO OF THEM!
CHARLIE, I SAW NEIL JORDAN
TAKE A .44 IN THE CHEST.
HE DIDN'T GET UP AND WALK AWAY.
YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW
THE LATEST ON YOUR OLD PARTNER.
HE SOLD OUT. I
DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
MAYBE HE COULDN'T TAKE THE HEAT.
THEY PUT $20 MILLION AT
THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN!
FREEZE!
A FEW YEARS IN THE FAST LANE,
A LOT OF MONEY WAVED
UNDER YOUR NOSE...
PEOPLE CHANGE. IT HAPPENS.
NOT NEIL.
YEAH, SO... HA HA HA!
SO ELLEN TURNS OUT TO BE ALLEN.
YEAH! ONLY NOBODY FIGURES IT OUT
TILL THEY GET HIM DOWN
INTO THE LADIES' SHOWER,
YOU KNOW, AND "HELLO"
AND "HI, HOW ARE YOU?"
WHAT A WAY TO GET A DATE.
HA HA! I KNOW.
HUNTER, HOMICIDE.
RICK... NEIL JORDAN.
NEIL! HOW THE HELL ARE YOU?
WHERE ARE YOU
CALLING FROM... FLORIDA?
NO, NO. I'M RIGHT
HERE. I NEED SOME HELP.
YEAH? WHAT HAPPENED... THE
D.E.A. CUT BACK ON YOUR BUDGET?
LOOK, I CAN'T GET INTO THAT RIGHT
NOW, BUT I NEED YOUR KIND OF HELP.
WHERE ARE YOU?
JUST A SECOND.
YEAH. OK.
HOW'S 10 MINUTES SOUND?
LET'S GO.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
OFFICER NEEDS HELP.
WHO?
NEIL JORDAN.
WHO'S NEIL JORDAN?
NEIL JORDAN AND I WERE
PARTNERS FOR TWO YEARS.
WHEN I BECAME A DETECTIVE,
HE QUIT TO JOIN THE D.E.A.
RICK, THERE'S TWO OF THEM!
McCall: FREEZE! POLICE!
HE COULDN'T HAVE
WALKED AWAY FROM THAT.
Stevens: ARE YOU SURE YOU
SAW NEIL JORDAN TAKE THAT HIT?
WERE YOU CLOSE ENOUGH
TO BE SURE OF THAT?
YES. WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE
SCENE, NEIL'S BODY WAS GONE.
THE BLOOD WE FOUND ON THE FLOOR
TESTED OUT TO BE HIS BLOOD TYPE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
WELL, HE WORKED FOR YOU.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT
THE HELL HE WAS INTO.
DID YOU EVER SEE
NEIL JORDAN AGAIN
AFTER HE JOINED THE D.E.A.?
I HAVEN'T SEEN NEIL IN 5
YEARS. WHAT'S YOUR POINT?
MY POINT IS THAT A LOT CAN
HAPPEN TO A PERSON IN 5 YEARS,
ESPECIALLY WITH
THE KIND OF PRESSURE
THAT D.E.A. PEOPLE ARE UNDER.
YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW
THE LATEST ON YOUR OLD PARTNER.
7 MONTHS AGO,
NEIL JORDAN TURNED.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "TURNED"?
HE SOLD OUT.
IT'S NOT THE FIRST
AGENT WE'VE LOST.
WHEN YOU BUST A GUY CARRYING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CASH,
YOU FIND OUT WHAT THE
WORD "STRESS" REALLY MEANS.
NEIL JORDAN DIDN'T
HAVE WHAT IT TAKES.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
BELIEVE IT, AND WHEN
AN AGENT TURNS,
WE TREAT IT LIKE A CANCER.
WE BURN IT OUT,
AND WE DESTROY IT.
NEIL JORDAN'S ON
OUR MOST WANTED LIST.
IF YOU, IN FACT, SAW HIM KILLED,
MORALE IN THIS AGENCY'S
GOING TO TAKE A BIG RISE.
NEIL JORDAN BELIEVED MOST
CRIME BEGINS WITH DRUGS.
HE WAS GOING TO
DEDICATE HIS CAREER
TO CUTTING OFF THE
SOURCE OF THOSE DRUGS.
THAT'S WHY HE JOINED
THE D.E.A., MR. STEVENS.
HE WAS A MAN WITH A MISSION.
HIS MISSION TOOK A LEFT
TURN IN MIAMI 7 MONTHS AGO.
NOW, WHETHER YOU WANT TO
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT'S HOW IT IS.
LOOK, I'VE GOT AN UNSOLVED
HOMICIDE ON MY HANDS.
ANYTHING YOU'RE ABLE TO TURN UP,
I'D APPRECIATE A PHONE CALL.
AND IF YOU TURN UP ANYTHING
NEW ON NEIL JORDAN...
LIKE A DEAD BODY,
FOR INSTANCE...
I'D APPRECIATE THE
SAME COURTESY.
GOOD WORK, McCALL.
WELL, I WISH I COULD SAY
IT WAS ME. IT'S THE MACHINE.
HOW DID YOU GET IT SO FAST?
I ENTERED OUR DESCRIPTIONS
OF THE TWO GUYS.
I GAVE THEM A PROBABLE
NARCOTICS BACKGROUND.
THE POLICE ARTIST KICKED
IN A COUPLE OF SKETCHES.
THE COMPUTER NARROWED
IT DOWN TO 500 NAMES,
AND I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE
FOR 5 HOURS RUNNING ALL OF THEM.
MANOLO DIEGO PERRARA TORRES.
POSSESSION FOR SALE.
'81, DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. ACQUITTED.
CONCEALED WEAPON.
'84, DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
CONVICTED, PROBATION.
POSSESSION FOR SALE.
'85, DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. ACQUITTED.
NATURALIZED CUBAN.
WHY DO YOU THINK HE LEFT MIAMI?
MAYBE HE COULDN'T TAKE THE HEAT.
WHAT ABOUT HIS PARTNER?
McCall: THAT'S THE
GUY HUNTER SHOT.
VICTOR ANTONIO SANTORO.
SOUTH FLORIDA BOY.
THIS IS THE GUY THAT
SHOT NEIL, ALL RIGHT.
I CONTACTED THEIR
NARCOTICS BUREAU.
THEY SAY HE'S CONNECTED WITH SOME
REAL HEAVYWEIGHT COCAINE DEALERS.
THEY JUST DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH TO NAIL HIM YET.
I'LL NEED ABOUT 1,000
OF THESE TO DISTRIBUTE
TO EVERY MEDICAL CLINIC AND
INFORMER IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
IT'S BEING DONE
EVEN AS WE SPEAK.
OH, YOU'RE READING
MY MIND AGAIN, HUH?
WELL, IT'S A DIRTY JOB, BUT
SOMEBODY'S GOT TO DO IT.
WE'RE ALSO SENDING OUT
SOME PICTURES OF NEIL JORDAN.
CHARLIE, I SAW NEIL JORDAN
TAKE A .44 IN THE CHEST.
HE DIDN'T GET UP AND WALK AWAY.
HE MIGHT STILL SHOW UP IN
CONDITION TO BE IDENTIFIED.
WELL, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO,
BUT I'M GOING TO
WORK ON THIS GUY.
HE'S OUT THERE,
AND HE'S HURTING.
NEXT TIME YOU
GET HURT LIKE THIS,
I WANT YOU IN HERE A LOT
SOONER, YOU UNDERSTAND?
IF YOU'D WAITED ANY
LONGER, YOU'D BE DEAD.
OR IS THIS SOMETHING YOU
COULDN'T REPORT TO THE POLICE, HMM?
NO, MA'AM. THIS IS
NO GUNSHOT WOUND.
A GUY RIPPED ME WITH A SPIKE.
OK. YOU GOT A 101 FEVER.
YOU GET BACK HERE IN TWO DAYS
FOR ANOTHER SHOT OF ANTIBIOTICS,
OR YOU'LL STILL BE DEAD.
THANKS. MUCHAS GRACIAS.
CAN YOU AFFORD TO PAY?
YEAH, I CAN PAY.
OK, SEE THE GUY OUT FRONT,
AND REMEMBER... I WANT
TO SEE YOU IN TWO DAYS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO RE-DRESS THAT THING
AND GIVE YOU ANOTHER
SHOT OF ANTIBIOTICS.
YES, MA'AM.
HEY, VICTOR! ROUGH
DATE LAST NIGHT, HUH?
I GOT TO TALK TO NICK.
YOU DON'T LOOK SO GOOD, MAN.
YOU LOOK GOOD ENOUGH
FOR THE BOTH OF US.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
HEY, WHERE'S NEIL?
JUST GET ON THE PHONE.
TELL NICK I'M HERE
AND IT'S IMPORTANT.
HE'S GOT TWO V.I.P.s WITH HIM.
HE DOESN'T WANT
TO TALK WITH NOBODY.
I SAID IT'S IMPORTANT, MAN.
IF YOU DON'T PICK UP
THAT PHONE RIGHT NOW,
IT'S GOING TO BE YOUR NECK.
VICTOR WANTS TO SEE YOU, NICK.
SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT.
NEIL JORDAN'S DEAD. HOW?
I HEARD SOME COP NAMED
HUNTER SHOT HIM DOWN.
YOU MEAN HE WAS KILLED BY A COP?
NEIL WAS A FUGITIVE, MAN.
IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME.
THAT COP'S PROBABLY
IN PIG HEAVEN.
YEAH, WELL, I HATE TO
TELL YOU WHERE WE ARE.
YOU KNOW, WE GOT A $20
MILLION LOAD LANDING AT 2 A.M.
WHO THE HELL IS
GOING TO HANDLE IT?
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO DO IT YOURSELF.
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR HEAD?
I FOLLOW THE SAME
RULE THE BOSS FOLLOWS.
NOW, FRANK CORONA NEVER
COMES NEAR THE STUFF.
THAT'S HOW WE STAY
OUT OF THE SLAM.
IT'S GOT TO BE YOU, VICTOR.
NO WAY.
LISTEN, YOU'RE NEIL'S MAIN MAN.
YOU KNOW HIS PEOPLE,
AND THEY KNOW YOU.
IT'S OUT OF MY LEAGUE, MAN.
LOOK, THERE'S NOBODY
ELSE. NOW, NEIL TRUSTED YOU,
AND FRANK CORONA TRUSTED NEIL.
YOU HANDLE THIS,
AND THERE WILL BE
AN EXTRA 100
GRAND IN IT FOR YOU.
THAT'S HALF A PERCENT
OF WHAT THE LOAD'S WORTH.
MAKE IT 200.
AH, NEIL WAS A GREAT COP.
GREAT DEAL OF
INTEGRITY, LOYAL FRIEND.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY
HE WOULD SUDDENLY SELL OUT.
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN
SINCE YOU'VE SEEN THIS GUY...
WHAT, 5 YEARS?
5 YEARS.
WELL, A LOT CAN
HAPPEN IN 5 YEARS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
A FEW YEARS IN THE FAST LANE,
A LOT OF MONEY WAVED
UNDER YOUR NOSE...
PEOPLE CHANGE. IT HAPPENS.
NOT NEIL.
Dispatcher: L-56.
L-56, COME IN.
L-56.
HUNTER, I GOT A
HOMICIDE IN VENICE.
MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION OF
ONE OF YOUR TWO SUSPECTS...
MANOLO TORRES.
WHAT'S THE ADDRESS ON IT?
IN THE ALLEY BEHIND
490 ROSSLYN STREET.
L-56... WE'RE MOVING ON IT.
MANOLO TORRES.
WHY COULDN'T WE
HAVE FOUND HIM FIRST?
Officer: HUNTER.
HUH! MANOLO'S GUN.
YOU RECOGNIZE IT?
YEAH. WE'RE
INTIMATELY ACQUAINTED.
LOOKS LIKE THE DECEASED
GOT OFF TWO SHOTS.
FOUND THEM BOTH IN
THE WALL RIGHT THERE.
THE ASSAILANT SHOT 3 TIMES...
ONCE IN THE FENCE,
TWO IN MANOLO.
WE DUG THIS ONE
OUT OF THE WALL...
7.63 MILLIMETER.
ONLY GUN I KNOW
USES THAT CALIBER
IS A BROOM-HANDLED
MAUSER. VERY RARE.
SHOULD BE EASY TO TRACE.
GET THAT TO BALLISTICS
AND GET BACK TO ME
RIGHT AWAY. THANKS, LUIS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK WE BETTER
FIND VICTOR SANTORO.
7.63 MILLIMETER...
FULLY JACKETED, SOLID POINT,
WINCHESTER MANUFACTURE.
NOT THE USUAL CALIBER OF
CHOICE FOR MURDERERS IN L.A...
OR MIAMI.
DO THEY MATCH?
THESE STRIATIONS ARE
VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL.
BOTH BULLETS HAVE
6 LANDS AND GROOVES
WITH A RIGHT-HAND TWIST.
LANDS AND GROOVES
ARE WHAT WE CALL...
THE MARKS LEFT ON THE BULLET
BY THE RIFLING OF
THE WEAPON'S BARREL.
I KNOW THAT, ELLIOT.
COME ON, I TOOK BALLISTICS.
SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.
WHY DON'T YOU COME TAKE A
LOOK AT THESE COMPARISON SLIDES?
AS A CONNOISSEUR, YOU'LL
APPRECIATE THIS, SERGEANT.
BOTH SLUGS HAVE HIGHLY
DEFINED REFERENCE POINTS.
THE WIDTH OF THE GROOVES MATCH,
AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
THE LANDS IS THE SAME.
YEAH, THE GROOVES ARE IDENTICAL.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THESE TWO SLUGS
IS THAT THE ONE
ON THE LEFT KILLED
A DRUG DEALER NAMED RAMON
MENDOZA 7 MONTHS AGO IN MIAMI.
AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT KILLED
MANOLO TORRES THIS MORNING IN L.A.
ELLIOT, I THINK WE JUST GOT
OURSELVES ONE VERY HOT LEAD.
RIGHT ON TIME.
RIGHT ON TIME.
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!
OUR BOAT WAS 300 YARDS OFFSHORE.
THIS SPEEDBOAT COMES
AROUND THE POINT,
AND THE GUY IN THE
SPEEDBOAT SHOOTS SOMETHING...
LIKE A ROCKET LAUNCHER, MAYBE...
AND BLOWS UP THE
BOAT AND THE LOAD
RIGHT OUT OF THE WATER!
BUT WHO? WHO'D DO THAT?
IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DAMN SENSE.
IT SURE AS HELL WASN'T
THE COAST GUARD,
AND IT WASN'T SOMEONE
TRYING TO RIP US OFF,
BECAUSE THEY PUT $20 MILLION
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN.
SO THEN... WHO AND WHY?
YOU THINK I KNOW?
AND DON'T BE JAMMING ON ME, MAN!
EVERYTHING WAS NICE AND SMOOTH
UNTIL FRANK SENT
YOU AND NEIL OUT HERE.
NOW YOU TELL ME NEIL IS DEAD,
PEOPLE ARE GETTING SHOT,
AND SHIPMENTS ARE
BEING BLOWN TO HELL!
HEY, NICK, I DIDN'T
EVEN WANT TO BE THERE!
THERE WAS NOTHING NEIL
OR YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE
COULD HAVE DONE
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
MAYBE SOMEBODY'S TRYING
TO TELL FRANK CORONA
THEY DON'T WANT HIM
ON THE WEST COAST.
I GOT TO CALL FRANK.
I DIDN'T EVEN TELL
HIM ABOUT NEIL YET.
NOW I GOT TO TELL
HIM ABOUT THIS, TOO.
Man: HEY, FRANK! WHAT?
TELEPHONE.
I'M BUSY.
IT'S NICKY FLYNN.
HE SAYS IT'S URGENT.
NICK, WHAT IS IT?
Nick: WE GOT PROBLEMS...
BIG PROBLEMS.
THE CARGO GOT LOST AT SEA.
WHAT THE HELL YOU
MEAN, IT GOT LOST AT SEA?
SOMEBODY... WE DON'T KNOW
WHO... BLEW IT OUT OF THE WATER.
NEIL... WHERE'S NEIL? I
WANT TO TALK TO NEIL.
NEIL IS DEAD.
DEAD?
NEIL'S DEAD? HOW?
SOME COP TOOK HIM OUT.
I HAD VICTOR
HANDLE THE DELIVERY.
VICTOR? VICTOR IS A CAMPESINO.
HE WAS THE ONLY
ONE I HAD TO TRUST.
MAYBE I CAN'T TRUST YOU, NICK.
HEY, FRANK...
NO "HEY, FRANK."
I'M OUT 20 MILLION BUCKS.
THERE'S ANOTHER LOAD
ON ITS WAY OUT THERE.
WHO'S GOING TO HANDLE IT FOR ME?
I'LL HANDLE IT MYSELF.
JUST LIKE YOU TOOK
CARE OF THIS ONE, HUH?
FORGET IT! I'M COMING OUT THERE!
HE'S COMING OUT HERE?
THE DECEASED IS A MALE LATINO.
30s, 40s... IT'S HARD TO
TELL, HE'S BURNED UP SO BAD.
THEY'RE JUST LOADING HIM UP NOW.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE A LOOK.
THANKS. WE'LL TAKE
YOUR WORD FOR IT.
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE?
DIVERS HAVEN'T COME
UP WITH ANYTHING
TO INDICATE EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED,
BUT WE'RE BETTING
IT WAS NO ACCIDENT.
WHAT ABOUT THE COAST GUARD?
THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING.
EXCUSE ME, WOULD YOU?
YEAH.
SERGEANT HUNTER, I
GOT YOUR MESSAGE.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
WELL, I WAS HOPING
YOU COULD TELL ME THAT.
TELL YOU WHAT?
OK. NEIL JORDAN WAS APPARENTLY
SHOT AND KILLED, RIGHT?
THEN LATE LAST NIGHT,
MANOLO TORRES...
THE PARTNER OF THE
GUY I SAW SHOOT NEIL...
TURNS UP DEAD IN
AN ALLEY IN VENICE.
I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DRIVING AT.
THE GUN USED TO KILL TORRES
WAS THE SAME GUN USED
TO KILL A DRUG DEALER
IN FLORIDA BY THE NAME
OF RAMON MENDOZA.
NOW, IF ANY OF THIS
RINGS A BELL, JUST STOP ME.
IT RINGS A BELL OR TWO. SO?
SO?! LATE LAST
NIGHT RIGHT OUT HERE,
A CIGARETTE BOAT FULL
OF COCAINE BLOWS UP.
WE HAVE ANOTHER CORPSE.
THAT MAKES TWO,
BOTH DRUG RELATED.
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME.
I'D LIKE TO LOOK
AT THE DECEASED.
RIGHT THIS WAY.
WALTER! OPEN IT UP.
NOW, CAN YOU TELL
ME WHO THAT IS?
OUR POLICY REGARDING INFORMATION
IS STRICTLY NEED-TO-KNOW.
LOOK, NEIL JORDAN IS THE SUBJECT
OF AN INTENSIVE
D.E.A. INVESTIGATION.
I DIDN'T WANT YOU CRASHING
IN AND SCREWING IT UP,
BUT NOW WE REALLY HAVE
CRASHED INTO ONE ANOTHER.
THE GUY IN THE BAG
IS PACO DE LEON.
HE'S A KNOWN COKE RUNNER.
LAST TIME WE HAD A LINE
ON YOUR BUDDY NEIL JORDAN,
HE WAS STAYING AT PACO'S
HOUSE IN TAVERNIER, FLORIDA.
PACO WAS OUR LAST LINK TO NEIL.
NO, NO, I WAS THE
LAST LINK TO NEIL,
AND NEIL IS DEAD.
DON'T BE SO DAMN SURE.
WELL, GIVE ME A REASON
TO THINK OTHERWISE.
THE GUN THAT KILLED
MANOLO TORRES YESTERDAY...
SAME GUN THAT KILLED RAMON
MENDOZA IN MIAMI 7 MONTHS AGO...
IS NEIL JORDAN'S GUN.
MENDOZA WAS THE TOP
MAN IN THE ORGANIZATION
OF A GUY NAMED FRANK CORONA,
WHO PROBABLY DOES $200
MILLION A YEAR WHOLESALING COKE.
NEIL JORDAN KILLED MENDOZA
AND THE FOLLOWING
DAY REPLACED HIM
AS FRANK CORONA'S
RIGHT-HAND MAN.
YOU HAVE HARD EVIDENCE ON THIS?
YOU THINK YOU KNEW NEIL JORDAN,
BUT YOU KNOW NOTHING.
YOU GOT THAT? YOU'VE BEEN HAD.
DOESN'T IT STRIKE YOU AS STRANGE
THAT NEIL'S BODY
HASN'T BEEN FOUND?
I FIND IT A LITTLE STRANGE HE
DISAPPEARED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I THINK NEIL JORDAN'S
DEATH WAS FAKED
TO GET US OFF HIS
CASE PERMANENTLY.
COME ON, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
YOU'RE THE BEST WITNESS HE
COULD HAVE TO SELL IT TO US.
NEIL JORDAN HAD THE
REPUTATION OF BEING
ONE OF THE CRAFTIEST
AGENTS IN THE FIELD.
THAT'S WHAT MADE
HIM SO VALUABLE TO US
AND TO PEOPLE LIKE FRANK CORONA.
HE WAS KNOWN FOR
STUNTS LIKE THIS.
HEY, PARTNER?
L-57 TO L-56, PLEASE RESPOND.
HI. WANT TO GO GET
SOME BREAKFAST?
BREAKFAST?
YEAH, YOU KNOW, BREAKFAST.
THAT'S THE MEAL THAT
EVERYBODY ALL OVER THE WORLD
EATS AS SOON AS THEY
WAKE UP IN THE MORNING.
I HAVE BEEN UP SINCE
4:30, AND ALL I'VE HAD
IS A HOMICIDE AND
A CUP OF COFFEE.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE
BREAKFAST, BE MY GUEST.
OH, EXCUSE ME
FOR WANTING TO EAT.
YOU TICKED OFF
ABOUT NEIL JORDAN?
IF SOMEBODY HAD TOLD
ME YOU HAD TURNED,
I WOULDN'T BELIEVE THEM
FOR A MINUTE. YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU. I
KNOW YOUR CHARACTER.
THERE'S JUST SOME PEOPLE
YOU KNOW THAT ABOUT.
YEAH, BUT PEOPLE CAN CHANGE...
ESPECIALLY IF THEY SPEND 5
YEARS DOING WHAT NEIL DID.
OH, WELL, NOW
YOU BELIEVE IT, HUH?
I DON'T HAVE ANY REASON
NOT TO. I DON'T KNOW THE GUY.
ALL I'M GOING BY IS THE
EVIDENCE THAT STEVENS HAS,
AND HE HAS A LOT
OF IT ON JORDAN...
NOT TO MENTION NOW,
YOU KNOW, THERE'S THE GUN.
YEAH, THE GUN. YEAH, I
KNOW ALL ABOUT THE GUN.
IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT
NEIL PULLED THE TRIGGER.
NO, BUT IT DEFINITELY
MAKES HIM A SUSPECT.
OH, YOU THINK HE'S
ALIVE, TOO, HUH?
HUNTER.
WHERE'S THE REPORT ON THE
MANOLO TORRES HOMICIDE?
IT'S RIGHT HERE, CAPTAIN.
WE JUST FINISHED IT.
WE?
YEAH.
NEIL JORDAN'S BODY STILL
HASN'T TURNED UP YET?
NO.
ARE YOU SURE THERE
IS A NEIL JORDAN BODY?
WELL, THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON THAT.
SO THIS CASE IS JUST WHERE
IT WAS IN THE LAST REPORT?
NO, CAPTAIN, IT'S NOT.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE
HAVE ANOTHER CORPSE.
WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF REAL
WEIRD STUFF GOING DOWN.
WE'VE GOT BOATS
LOADED WITH COCAINE
BEING BLOWN UP FOR NO
APPARENT REASON, AND NOBODY,
INCLUDING THE PEOPLE
IN VICE, CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
I KNOW IT DOESN'T
MAKE ANY SENSE.
IT'S ALL THERE IN THE REPORT.
THANKS.
McCALL, HOMICIDE.
YEAH, I'LL SPEAK TO
MR. ARNOLD JAMES.
HEY, SPORTY, HOW YOU DOING?
IMPORTANT, HUH?
AND HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT?
ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON A MINUTE.
NO OFFENSE INTENDED, OK? JUST...
HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
HEY, SPORTY WANTS US TO MEET HIM
AT LA ROUGE RIGHT NOW.
NO.
COME ON, LET'S GO
GET SOME BREAKFAST.
OK.
WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE...
ARNOLD.
HUH. HOW DOES A
NEANDERTHAL MAN LIKE YOU
STAY ALIVE EATING
THAT RABBIT FOOD?
I SUPPLEMENT MY DIET BY EATING
INFORMANTS WHO WASTE MY TIME.
SPORTY, YOU DIDN'T
INVITE US HERE
JUST TO BUY US BREAKFAST.
BUY? YOU ARE DOING
THE BUYING, McCALL.
I AM SELLING.
YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR THAT DUDE, TRUE?
TRUE.
WELL, THE WAY I FIGURE,
YOU KNOW, WITH YOU
GOING TO THE TROUBLE OF
PUTTING HIS PICTURE OUT HERE,
HE'S GOT TO BE A GENTLEMAN
OF SUBSTANTIAL VALUE.
YOU KNOW THE WAY
IT WORKS, SPORTY.
FOR ANYTHING OVER 100 BUCKS, WE
HAVE TO REQUISITION THE DEPARTMENT.
THEN WE HAVE TO GET
THE CAPTAIN'S APPROVAL.
THEN WE HAVE TO SUBMIT IT...
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
MY FRIEND, LOOK, WHAT I
KNOW ABOUT THIS GENTLEMAN
COSTS ME WAY MORE
THAN ANY PIDDLING $100.
NOW, LOOK, I'VE GOT TO
CLEAR... HOW SHALL I PUT IT?
REASONABLE
ENTREPRENEUR'S PROFIT HERE.
AS WIMPY WOULD SAY, SPORTY,
I WOULD GLADLY PAY
YOU $300 TOMORROW
FOR VICTOR SANTORO TODAY.
NOW, YOU SEE, THAT'S WHAT I
LIKE... A DECISIVE BUSINESSMAN.
NOW... I THINK I KNOW WHERE
YOU CAN FIND THIS GENTLEMAN.
SEE, ONE OF MY MANY
RELIABLE ASSOCIATES
SAW HIM THE NIGHT BEFORE LAST.
HE TURNED UP FOR
MEDICAL ATTENTION
AT THE SOUTH STREET CLINIC,
AND I HAVE IT ON THE
SAME RELIABLE AUTHORITY
THAT HE'S GOT TO COME BACK
FOR ANOTHER SHOT OF ANTIBIOTICS.
WHEN?
SUPPOSED TO BE SOME TIME TODAY.
WHAT ARE WE DOING SITTING HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
Doctor: YEAH, I,
UH... I TREATED HIM.
WHAT DID YOU TREAT HIM FOR?
HE HAD A LACERATION
OF THE UPPER ARM.
LACERATION.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
LISTEN, YOU WOULDN'T
TREAT A GUNSHOT WOUND
AND NOT REPORT IT,
WOULD YOU, DOCTOR?
LOOK... YOU GUYS ARE COPS.
YOUR JOB IS TO
PUT PEOPLE IN JAIL.
I'M A DOCTOR. MY
JOB IS TO SAVE LIVES.
YEAH, I KNOW THAT, BUT YOU
ALSO HAVE A LEGAL OBLIGATION
TO REPORT ALL GUNSHOT WOUNDS.
I'VE GOT A NIGHTMARE
GOING ON IN HERE,
ONLY IT GOES ON 24 HOURS A DAY.
I GOT SHOOTINGS,
BEATINGS, RAPES...
NO BABIES BEING BORN HERE.
NOW, IF THEY THINK THAT
I'M GOING TO TURN THEM IN,
THEY'LL NEVER COME IN FOR HELP.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
HOWEVER, THE PERSON
WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE IS
A MURDER SUSPECT, DOCTOR.
THERE WASN'T A BULLET IN HIM.
IF THERE WAS, I WOULD
HAVE REPORTED IT.
HE WAS REAL SICK.
I PATCHED HIM UP.
I GAVE HIM SOME ANTIBIOTICS,
AND I TOLD HIM HE
WAS GOING TO DIE
IF HE DIDN'T GET
BACK IN TWO DAYS.
HAS HE COME BACK?
NO. FOR ALL I KNOW,
HE COULD BE DEAD.
THANKS.
YOU GOT THE CHEVY?
IT'S NOT HIM.
AT LEAST THEY'VE
GOT SOMEPLACE TO GO.
HANG IN THERE, McCALL.
IF I HANG ANY TIGHTER,
I'LL CHOKE TO DEATH.
BINGO.
HE CAME IN OFF PACIFIC STREET.
HE'LL PROBABLY
LEAVE THE SAME WAY.
I'M GOING TO DRIVE AROUND
THE CORNER AND WAIT FOR HIM.
OK, THAT'S A ROGER.
HE'S MOVING OUT.
HE'S COMING RIGHT TO YOU.
I GOT HIM.
OK, I'LL BE
NORTHBOUND ON EUCLID.
I'M NORTHBOUND ON
PACIFIC AT WESTMORE.
ROGER.
HE'S GETTING A LITTLE JUMPY.
I'LL LET HIM GO WEST ON ROLAND.
ROGER. I'LL PICK HIM UP.
HE'S TURNING RIGHT UP AHEAD.
I CAN'T FOLLOW HIM.
OTHERWISE HE'LL MAKE ME.
I'M GOING EAST IN THE
ALLEY. I'LL PICK HIM UP.
HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU'RE GOING THE
WRONG WAY, YOU IDIOT!
JERK! READ THE SIGN!
OK, I GOT HIM EAST ON
CHELSEA. LOCK UP BEHIND ME.
ROGER.
SALUD.
FREEZE!
Hunter: STOP RIGHT THERE!
DON'T MOVE. NOW,
VERY CAREFULLY...
PUT THE GUN ON TOP OF THE TABLE.
Hunter: GET YOUR HANDS UP.
NOW, VERY SLOWLY TURN AROUND.
HELLO, RICK.
OK, WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?
BROOM-HANDLED MAUSER.
THIS IS THE GUN THAT
LEFT A WAKE OF BODIES
FROM FLORIDA TO LOS ANGELES.
AND THIS MUST BE THE GUN
THAT KILLED NEIL JORDAN.
ARE YOU GOING TO
LET ME EXPLAIN, RICK?
YEAH, IN THE SQUAD CAR ON THE
WAY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH TIME FOR THAT.
OK, GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT.
HEY, WHO TOLD YOU TO MOVE?
YOU'RE LOOKING
PRETTY GOOD, RICK.
STILL LIVING RIGHT, HUH?
OH, YEAH.
NOW, HOW ABOUT THE
DEATH OF NEIL JORDAN?
I BET STEVENS ALREADY TOLD
YOU IT WAS STAGED, RIGHT?
YEAH. I DIDN'T
BELIEVE HIM, THOUGH.
DID HE TELL YOU I'M THE
AGENCY'S NUMBER ONE PROJECT...
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE?
YEAH, HE TOLD ME THAT, TOO.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING
STEVENS DOESN'T KNOW.
THE ONLY PERSON IN THE D.E.A.
WHO KNOWS WHAT I'M DOING
IS THE ADMINISTRATOR
IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
AS FAR AS THE REST OF THE
REST OF THEM ARE CONCERNED,
I'M ROTTEN AS MAGGOT PIE.
I NEED 5 HOURS, RICK.
IS THAT IT? IS THAT
YOUR BEST SHOT?
RICK, THIS IS YOUR
PARTNER TALKING TO YOU.
NO, NO, SHE'S MY PARTNER! I
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE.
LOOK, EVERYTHING THAT'S
HAPPENED HERE SO FAR
WAS DESIGNED TO BRING
FRANK CORONA TO CALIFORNIA,
AND HE'S COMING, RICK.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT
HIM IN THE SAME ROOM
WITH $100 MILLION OF COKE,
AND WE'RE GOING TO BUST HIM.
NOW, LISTEN TO ME, MAN!
THIS ISN'T GOING
TO HAPPEN AGAIN!
THE GUY IS DOING
A BILLION A YEAR,
AND YOU KNOW WHERE
HE'S GETTING THE STUFF?
FROM CUBA.
FIDEL CASTRO IS LETTING
COLOMBIAN COCAINE HEAVYWEIGHTS
SHIP THEIR STUFF INTO
CUBA BY THE BOATLOAD,
AND FRANK CORONA IS CASTRO'S
NUMBER ONE MAN IN THE U.S.
SO IF WE CAN NAIL HIM
WITH HARD EVIDENCE...
AND THAT'S SOMETHING I
COULDN'T DO IN FLORIDA... HE'LL DEAL.
BEFORE HE'S GOING TO
FACE 30 YEARS IN PRISON,
HE'LL GIVE US HIS
CASTRO CONNECTION.
THAT WILL BE THE BIGGEST
POLITICAL COUP OF THE CENTURY.
WHAT ABOUT VICTOR OVER THERE?
HOW DOES HE TIE IN TO THIS?
HE SPENT 8 YEARS IN ONE OF
CASTRO'S POLITICAL PRISONS.
IT ISN'T ABOUT COKE, HUNTER.
THIS IS ABOUT US AND THEM.
NOW, CORONA IS ON HIS WAY
HERE. THE DEAL GOES DOWN TONIGHT.
I'M ASKING YOU FOR 5 HOURS.
WILL YOU GIVE ME THAT MUCH?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO.
I'LL TAKE YOU TO STEVENS.
YOU CAN TELL HIM
WHAT YOU JUST TOLD US.
Jordan: IF WE TAKE CORONA ALIVE,
HE'LL DEAL. HE'LL
TURN. I KNOW HIM.
HE DOESN'T GIVE A
DAMN WHO WINS THE WAR
BETWEEN OUR WORLD AND THEIRS.
LOOK, YOU GIVE HIM A CHOICE
OF GOING PUBLIC WITH THE
CASTRO COKE OPERATION
OR 30 YEARS IN
PRISON, AND HE'LL DEAL.
STEVENS.
YES, ALL RIGHT. AS
SOON AS HE CHECKS IN,
HAVE HIM CALL ME. THIS IS A
CONDITION RED EMERGENCY.
THEY STILL CAN'T REACH
THE ADMINISTRATOR.
WELL, THE DEAL IS
GOING DOWN TONIGHT.
YOU WASTE ANY MORE
TIME, AND WE LOSE CORONA
AND EVERYTHING I
HAVE WORKED FOR,
EVERYTHING THE
ADMINISTRATOR HAS WORKED FOR
FOR THE PAST 7 MONTHS.
NOW, YOU WANT TO LOOK
HIM IN THE EYE AND TELL HIM
YOU BLEW THE CASTRO
OPERATION ALL TO HELL
BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T
GET HIM ON THE PHONE?
EVEN UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
FRANK, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
IF I COULD TRUST YOU TO
HANDLE THIS, I WOULDN'T BE HERE.
THAT ONE.
Man: THIS IS THE D.E.A.!
YOU ARE ALL UNDER ARREST!
DROP YOUR WEAPONS!
WATCH IT! UP ON THE CATWALK!
Man: SEAL OFF THE
SIDE AND REAR EXITS.
Man: HOLD IT! YOU'RE
UNDER ARREST!
AAH!
Man: WHERE'S CORONA?
Second man: HUNTER AND
McCALL WENT AFTER HIM.
Man: PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN.
HANDS UP AGAINST THE WALL.
CORONA, FREEZE!
GIVE IT UP, CORONA!
Man: OVER TO THE WALL!
AND KEEP YOUR HANDS
WHERE WE CAN SEE THEM!
HOLD IT, CORONA!
UGH!
NICE SHOT.
THANKS.
JUST BLEW AWAY THE LAST 7
MONTHS OF NEIL JORDAN'S LIFE.
WHERE'S NEIL?
HE'S DOWN, AND IT
DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
WHERE'S CORONA?
Hunter: WE GOT HIM.
I'D NEVER LIE TO YOU, MAN.
YOU WOULDN'T LIE TO
ME NOW, WOULD YOU?
WE GOT HIM ALIVE, RIGHT?
WE GOT HIM ALIVE.
THEN IT WAS WORTH IT.
ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAD TO DIE.
Stevens: COME IN, HUNTER.
I'M SORRY.
WE'RE ALL SORRY.
DID YOU TALK TO
THE ADMINISTRATOR?
HE HASN'T RETURNED MY CALLS YET.
YOU DO KNOW THAT
WE GOT WHAT AMOUNTS
TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST
SINGLE COKE BUSTS IN HISTORY?
WE GOT NOTHING!
NEIL JORDAN DIED FOR NOTHING.
OUR ONLY WITNESS IS DEAD
BECAUSE ONE OF YOUR PEOPLE
COULDN'T KEEP HIS
FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER.
LOOK, ALL OF THE REPORTS
INDICATE THAT THE AGENT
WAS JUSTIFIED IN
DISCHARGING HIS WEAPON.
IN TWO WEEKS, MR. STEVENS,
THERE WILL BE
ANOTHER FRANK CORONA,
AND WE WON'T KNOW
WHO THE HELL HE IS.
WE'RE BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
STEVENS.
YES, ALL RIGHT.
YES, SIR.
NEIL JORDAN IS DEAD.
HE GAVE US FRANK CORONA
AND A $50 MILLION COKE BUST.
HE ALSO INFORMED ME OF THE
CASTRO COCAINE OPERATION
AND HIS OWN DEEP-COVER
ARRANGEMENT WITH YOU.
YES, SIR.
I UNDERSTAND PERFECTLY.
THANK YOU.
THE ADMINISTRATOR...
NEVER HEARD OF A
CASTRO COCAINE OPERATION.
AND HE DENIES HAVING HAD
ANY DEEP-COVER ARRANGEMENT
WHATSOEVER WITH NEIL JORDAN.
GOOD-BYE, MR. STEVENS.
RICK, THERE ARE TWO OF THEM!
CHARLIE, I SAW NEIL JORDAN
TAKE A .44 IN THE CHEST.
HE DIDN'T GET UP AND WALK AWAY.
YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW
THE LATEST ON YOUR OLD PARTNER.
HE SOLD OUT. I
DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
MAYBE HE COULDN'T TAKE THE HEAT.
THEY PUT $20 MILLION AT
THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN!
FREEZE!
A FEW YEARS IN THE FAST LANE,
A LOT OF MONEY WAVED
UNDER YOUR NOSE...
PEOPLE CHANGE. IT HAPPENS.
NOT NEIL.
YEAH, SO... HA HA HA!
SO ELLEN TURNS OUT TO BE ALLEN.
YEAH! ONLY NOBODY FIGURES IT OUT
TILL THEY GET HIM DOWN
INTO THE LADIES' SHOWER,
YOU KNOW, AND "HELLO"
AND "HI, HOW ARE YOU?"
WHAT A WAY TO GET A DATE.
HA HA! I KNOW.
HUNTER, HOMICIDE.
RICK... NEIL JORDAN.
NEIL! HOW THE HELL ARE YOU?
WHERE ARE YOU
CALLING FROM... FLORIDA?
NO, NO. I'M RIGHT
HERE. I NEED SOME HELP.
YEAH? WHAT HAPPENED... THE
D.E.A. CUT BACK ON YOUR BUDGET?
LOOK, I CAN'T GET INTO THAT RIGHT
NOW, BUT I NEED YOUR KIND OF HELP.
WHERE ARE YOU?
JUST A SECOND.
YEAH. OK.
HOW'S 10 MINUTES SOUND?
LET'S GO.
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
OFFICER NEEDS HELP.
WHO?
NEIL JORDAN.
WHO'S NEIL JORDAN?
NEIL JORDAN AND I WERE
PARTNERS FOR TWO YEARS.
WHEN I BECAME A DETECTIVE,
HE QUIT TO JOIN THE D.E.A.
RICK, THERE'S TWO OF THEM!
McCall: FREEZE! POLICE!
HE COULDN'T HAVE
WALKED AWAY FROM THAT.
Stevens: ARE YOU SURE YOU
SAW NEIL JORDAN TAKE THAT HIT?
WERE YOU CLOSE ENOUGH
TO BE SURE OF THAT?
YES. WHEN I GOT BACK TO THE
SCENE, NEIL'S BODY WAS GONE.
THE BLOOD WE FOUND ON THE FLOOR
TESTED OUT TO BE HIS BLOOD TYPE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT FROM ME?
WELL, HE WORKED FOR YOU.
I WANT TO KNOW WHAT
THE HELL HE WAS INTO.
DID YOU EVER SEE
NEIL JORDAN AGAIN
AFTER HE JOINED THE D.E.A.?
I HAVEN'T SEEN NEIL IN 5
YEARS. WHAT'S YOUR POINT?
MY POINT IS THAT A LOT CAN
HAPPEN TO A PERSON IN 5 YEARS,
ESPECIALLY WITH
THE KIND OF PRESSURE
THAT D.E.A. PEOPLE ARE UNDER.
YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T KNOW
THE LATEST ON YOUR OLD PARTNER.
7 MONTHS AGO,
NEIL JORDAN TURNED.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "TURNED"?
HE SOLD OUT.
IT'S NOT THE FIRST
AGENT WE'VE LOST.
WHEN YOU BUST A GUY CARRYING
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN CASH,
YOU FIND OUT WHAT THE
WORD "STRESS" REALLY MEANS.
NEIL JORDAN DIDN'T
HAVE WHAT IT TAKES.
I DON'T BELIEVE THAT.
BELIEVE IT, AND WHEN
AN AGENT TURNS,
WE TREAT IT LIKE A CANCER.
WE BURN IT OUT,
AND WE DESTROY IT.
NEIL JORDAN'S ON
OUR MOST WANTED LIST.
IF YOU, IN FACT, SAW HIM KILLED,
MORALE IN THIS AGENCY'S
GOING TO TAKE A BIG RISE.
NEIL JORDAN BELIEVED MOST
CRIME BEGINS WITH DRUGS.
HE WAS GOING TO
DEDICATE HIS CAREER
TO CUTTING OFF THE
SOURCE OF THOSE DRUGS.
THAT'S WHY HE JOINED
THE D.E.A., MR. STEVENS.
HE WAS A MAN WITH A MISSION.
HIS MISSION TOOK A LEFT
TURN IN MIAMI 7 MONTHS AGO.
NOW, WHETHER YOU WANT TO
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THAT'S HOW IT IS.
LOOK, I'VE GOT AN UNSOLVED
HOMICIDE ON MY HANDS.
ANYTHING YOU'RE ABLE TO TURN UP,
I'D APPRECIATE A PHONE CALL.
AND IF YOU TURN UP ANYTHING
NEW ON NEIL JORDAN...
LIKE A DEAD BODY,
FOR INSTANCE...
I'D APPRECIATE THE
SAME COURTESY.
GOOD WORK, McCALL.
WELL, I WISH I COULD SAY
IT WAS ME. IT'S THE MACHINE.
HOW DID YOU GET IT SO FAST?
I ENTERED OUR DESCRIPTIONS
OF THE TWO GUYS.
I GAVE THEM A PROBABLE
NARCOTICS BACKGROUND.
THE POLICE ARTIST KICKED
IN A COUPLE OF SKETCHES.
THE COMPUTER NARROWED
IT DOWN TO 500 NAMES,
AND I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE
FOR 5 HOURS RUNNING ALL OF THEM.
MANOLO DIEGO PERRARA TORRES.
POSSESSION FOR SALE.
'81, DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. ACQUITTED.
CONCEALED WEAPON.
'84, DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA.
CONVICTED, PROBATION.
POSSESSION FOR SALE.
'85, DADE COUNTY,
FLORIDA. ACQUITTED.
NATURALIZED CUBAN.
WHY DO YOU THINK HE LEFT MIAMI?
MAYBE HE COULDN'T TAKE THE HEAT.
WHAT ABOUT HIS PARTNER?
McCall: THAT'S THE
GUY HUNTER SHOT.
VICTOR ANTONIO SANTORO.
SOUTH FLORIDA BOY.
THIS IS THE GUY THAT
SHOT NEIL, ALL RIGHT.
I CONTACTED THEIR
NARCOTICS BUREAU.
THEY SAY HE'S CONNECTED WITH SOME
REAL HEAVYWEIGHT COCAINE DEALERS.
THEY JUST DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH TO NAIL HIM YET.
I'LL NEED ABOUT 1,000
OF THESE TO DISTRIBUTE
TO EVERY MEDICAL CLINIC AND
INFORMER IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY.
IT'S BEING DONE
EVEN AS WE SPEAK.
OH, YOU'RE READING
MY MIND AGAIN, HUH?
WELL, IT'S A DIRTY JOB, BUT
SOMEBODY'S GOT TO DO IT.
WE'RE ALSO SENDING OUT
SOME PICTURES OF NEIL JORDAN.
CHARLIE, I SAW NEIL JORDAN
TAKE A .44 IN THE CHEST.
HE DIDN'T GET UP AND WALK AWAY.
HE MIGHT STILL SHOW UP IN
CONDITION TO BE IDENTIFIED.
WELL, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO,
BUT I'M GOING TO
WORK ON THIS GUY.
HE'S OUT THERE,
AND HE'S HURTING.
NEXT TIME YOU
GET HURT LIKE THIS,
I WANT YOU IN HERE A LOT
SOONER, YOU UNDERSTAND?
IF YOU'D WAITED ANY
LONGER, YOU'D BE DEAD.
OR IS THIS SOMETHING YOU
COULDN'T REPORT TO THE POLICE, HMM?
NO, MA'AM. THIS IS
NO GUNSHOT WOUND.
A GUY RIPPED ME WITH A SPIKE.
OK. YOU GOT A 101 FEVER.
YOU GET BACK HERE IN TWO DAYS
FOR ANOTHER SHOT OF ANTIBIOTICS,
OR YOU'LL STILL BE DEAD.
THANKS. MUCHAS GRACIAS.
CAN YOU AFFORD TO PAY?
YEAH, I CAN PAY.
OK, SEE THE GUY OUT FRONT,
AND REMEMBER... I WANT
TO SEE YOU IN TWO DAYS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO RE-DRESS THAT THING
AND GIVE YOU ANOTHER
SHOT OF ANTIBIOTICS.
YES, MA'AM.
HEY, VICTOR! ROUGH
DATE LAST NIGHT, HUH?
I GOT TO TALK TO NICK.
YOU DON'T LOOK SO GOOD, MAN.
YOU LOOK GOOD ENOUGH
FOR THE BOTH OF US.
YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.
HEY, WHERE'S NEIL?
JUST GET ON THE PHONE.
TELL NICK I'M HERE
AND IT'S IMPORTANT.
HE'S GOT TWO V.I.P.s WITH HIM.
HE DOESN'T WANT
TO TALK WITH NOBODY.
I SAID IT'S IMPORTANT, MAN.
IF YOU DON'T PICK UP
THAT PHONE RIGHT NOW,
IT'S GOING TO BE YOUR NECK.
VICTOR WANTS TO SEE YOU, NICK.
SAYS IT'S IMPORTANT.
NEIL JORDAN'S DEAD. HOW?
I HEARD SOME COP NAMED
HUNTER SHOT HIM DOWN.
YOU MEAN HE WAS KILLED BY A COP?
NEIL WAS A FUGITIVE, MAN.
IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME.
THAT COP'S PROBABLY
IN PIG HEAVEN.
YEAH, WELL, I HATE TO
TELL YOU WHERE WE ARE.
YOU KNOW, WE GOT A $20
MILLION LOAD LANDING AT 2 A.M.
WHO THE HELL IS
GOING TO HANDLE IT?
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE
TO DO IT YOURSELF.
ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR HEAD?
I FOLLOW THE SAME
RULE THE BOSS FOLLOWS.
NOW, FRANK CORONA NEVER
COMES NEAR THE STUFF.
THAT'S HOW WE STAY
OUT OF THE SLAM.
IT'S GOT TO BE YOU, VICTOR.
NO WAY.
LISTEN, YOU'RE NEIL'S MAIN MAN.
YOU KNOW HIS PEOPLE,
AND THEY KNOW YOU.
IT'S OUT OF MY LEAGUE, MAN.
LOOK, THERE'S NOBODY
ELSE. NOW, NEIL TRUSTED YOU,
AND FRANK CORONA TRUSTED NEIL.
YOU HANDLE THIS,
AND THERE WILL BE
AN EXTRA 100
GRAND IN IT FOR YOU.
THAT'S HALF A PERCENT
OF WHAT THE LOAD'S WORTH.
MAKE IT 200.
AH, NEIL WAS A GREAT COP.
GREAT DEAL OF
INTEGRITY, LOYAL FRIEND.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO WAY
HE WOULD SUDDENLY SELL OUT.
HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN
SINCE YOU'VE SEEN THIS GUY...
WHAT, 5 YEARS?
5 YEARS.
WELL, A LOT CAN
HAPPEN IN 5 YEARS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?
A FEW YEARS IN THE FAST LANE,
A LOT OF MONEY WAVED
UNDER YOUR NOSE...
PEOPLE CHANGE. IT HAPPENS.
NOT NEIL.
Dispatcher: L-56.
L-56, COME IN.
L-56.
HUNTER, I GOT A
HOMICIDE IN VENICE.
MATCHES THE DESCRIPTION OF
ONE OF YOUR TWO SUSPECTS...
MANOLO TORRES.
WHAT'S THE ADDRESS ON IT?
IN THE ALLEY BEHIND
490 ROSSLYN STREET.
L-56... WE'RE MOVING ON IT.
MANOLO TORRES.
WHY COULDN'T WE
HAVE FOUND HIM FIRST?
Officer: HUNTER.
HUH! MANOLO'S GUN.
YOU RECOGNIZE IT?
YEAH. WE'RE
INTIMATELY ACQUAINTED.
LOOKS LIKE THE DECEASED
GOT OFF TWO SHOTS.
FOUND THEM BOTH IN
THE WALL RIGHT THERE.
THE ASSAILANT SHOT 3 TIMES...
ONCE IN THE FENCE,
TWO IN MANOLO.
WE DUG THIS ONE
OUT OF THE WALL...
7.63 MILLIMETER.
ONLY GUN I KNOW
USES THAT CALIBER
IS A BROOM-HANDLED
MAUSER. VERY RARE.
SHOULD BE EASY TO TRACE.
GET THAT TO BALLISTICS
AND GET BACK TO ME
RIGHT AWAY. THANKS, LUIS.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
I THINK WE BETTER
FIND VICTOR SANTORO.
7.63 MILLIMETER...
FULLY JACKETED, SOLID POINT,
WINCHESTER MANUFACTURE.
NOT THE USUAL CALIBER OF
CHOICE FOR MURDERERS IN L.A...
OR MIAMI.
DO THEY MATCH?
THESE STRIATIONS ARE
VIRTUALLY IDENTICAL.
BOTH BULLETS HAVE
6 LANDS AND GROOVES
WITH A RIGHT-HAND TWIST.
LANDS AND GROOVES
ARE WHAT WE CALL...
THE MARKS LEFT ON THE BULLET
BY THE RIFLING OF
THE WEAPON'S BARREL.
I KNOW THAT, ELLIOT.
COME ON, I TOOK BALLISTICS.
SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN.
WHY DON'T YOU COME TAKE A
LOOK AT THESE COMPARISON SLIDES?
AS A CONNOISSEUR, YOU'LL
APPRECIATE THIS, SERGEANT.
BOTH SLUGS HAVE HIGHLY
DEFINED REFERENCE POINTS.
THE WIDTH OF THE GROOVES MATCH,
AND THE DISTANCE BETWEEN
THE LANDS IS THE SAME.
YEAH, THE GROOVES ARE IDENTICAL.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN THESE TWO SLUGS
IS THAT THE ONE
ON THE LEFT KILLED
A DRUG DEALER NAMED RAMON
MENDOZA 7 MONTHS AGO IN MIAMI.
AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT KILLED
MANOLO TORRES THIS MORNING IN L.A.
ELLIOT, I THINK WE JUST GOT
OURSELVES ONE VERY HOT LEAD.
RIGHT ON TIME.
RIGHT ON TIME.
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!
OUR BOAT WAS 300 YARDS OFFSHORE.
THIS SPEEDBOAT COMES
AROUND THE POINT,
AND THE GUY IN THE
SPEEDBOAT SHOOTS SOMETHING...
LIKE A ROCKET LAUNCHER, MAYBE...
AND BLOWS UP THE
BOAT AND THE LOAD
RIGHT OUT OF THE WATER!
BUT WHO? WHO'D DO THAT?
IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY DAMN SENSE.
IT SURE AS HELL WASN'T
THE COAST GUARD,
AND IT WASN'T SOMEONE
TRYING TO RIP US OFF,
BECAUSE THEY PUT $20 MILLION
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE OCEAN.
SO THEN... WHO AND WHY?
YOU THINK I KNOW?
AND DON'T BE JAMMING ON ME, MAN!
EVERYTHING WAS NICE AND SMOOTH
UNTIL FRANK SENT
YOU AND NEIL OUT HERE.
NOW YOU TELL ME NEIL IS DEAD,
PEOPLE ARE GETTING SHOT,
AND SHIPMENTS ARE
BEING BLOWN TO HELL!
HEY, NICK, I DIDN'T
EVEN WANT TO BE THERE!
THERE WAS NOTHING NEIL
OR YOU OR ANYBODY ELSE
COULD HAVE DONE
ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED.
MAYBE SOMEBODY'S TRYING
TO TELL FRANK CORONA
THEY DON'T WANT HIM
ON THE WEST COAST.
I GOT TO CALL FRANK.
I DIDN'T EVEN TELL
HIM ABOUT NEIL YET.
NOW I GOT TO TELL
HIM ABOUT THIS, TOO.
Man: HEY, FRANK! WHAT?
TELEPHONE.
I'M BUSY.
IT'S NICKY FLYNN.
HE SAYS IT'S URGENT.
NICK, WHAT IS IT?
Nick: WE GOT PROBLEMS...
BIG PROBLEMS.
THE CARGO GOT LOST AT SEA.
WHAT THE HELL YOU
MEAN, IT GOT LOST AT SEA?
SOMEBODY... WE DON'T KNOW
WHO... BLEW IT OUT OF THE WATER.
NEIL... WHERE'S NEIL? I
WANT TO TALK TO NEIL.
NEIL IS DEAD.
DEAD?
NEIL'S DEAD? HOW?
SOME COP TOOK HIM OUT.
I HAD VICTOR
HANDLE THE DELIVERY.
VICTOR? VICTOR IS A CAMPESINO.
HE WAS THE ONLY
ONE I HAD TO TRUST.
MAYBE I CAN'T TRUST YOU, NICK.
HEY, FRANK...
NO "HEY, FRANK."
I'M OUT 20 MILLION BUCKS.
THERE'S ANOTHER LOAD
ON ITS WAY OUT THERE.
WHO'S GOING TO HANDLE IT FOR ME?
I'LL HANDLE IT MYSELF.
JUST LIKE YOU TOOK
CARE OF THIS ONE, HUH?
FORGET IT! I'M COMING OUT THERE!
HE'S COMING OUT HERE?
THE DECEASED IS A MALE LATINO.
30s, 40s... IT'S HARD TO
TELL, HE'S BURNED UP SO BAD.
THEY'RE JUST LOADING HIM UP NOW.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE A LOOK.
THANKS. WE'LL TAKE
YOUR WORD FOR IT.
WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE?
DIVERS HAVEN'T COME
UP WITH ANYTHING
TO INDICATE EXACTLY
WHAT HAPPENED,
BUT WE'RE BETTING
IT WAS NO ACCIDENT.
WHAT ABOUT THE COAST GUARD?
THEY DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING.
EXCUSE ME, WOULD YOU?
YEAH.
SERGEANT HUNTER, I
GOT YOUR MESSAGE.
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT?
WELL, I WAS HOPING
YOU COULD TELL ME THAT.
TELL YOU WHAT?
OK. NEIL JORDAN WAS APPARENTLY
SHOT AND KILLED, RIGHT?
THEN LATE LAST NIGHT,
MANOLO TORRES...
THE PARTNER OF THE
GUY I SAW SHOOT NEIL...
TURNS UP DEAD IN
AN ALLEY IN VENICE.
I STILL DON'T KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DRIVING AT.
THE GUN USED TO KILL TORRES
WAS THE SAME GUN USED
TO KILL A DRUG DEALER
IN FLORIDA BY THE NAME
OF RAMON MENDOZA.
NOW, IF ANY OF THIS
RINGS A BELL, JUST STOP ME.
IT RINGS A BELL OR TWO. SO?
SO?! LATE LAST
NIGHT RIGHT OUT HERE,
A CIGARETTE BOAT FULL
OF COCAINE BLOWS UP.
WE HAVE ANOTHER CORPSE.
THAT MAKES TWO,
BOTH DRUG RELATED.
I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING
YOU'RE NOT TELLING ME.
I'D LIKE TO LOOK
AT THE DECEASED.
RIGHT THIS WAY.
WALTER! OPEN IT UP.
NOW, CAN YOU TELL
ME WHO THAT IS?
OUR POLICY REGARDING INFORMATION
IS STRICTLY NEED-TO-KNOW.
LOOK, NEIL JORDAN IS THE SUBJECT
OF AN INTENSIVE
D.E.A. INVESTIGATION.
I DIDN'T WANT YOU CRASHING
IN AND SCREWING IT UP,
BUT NOW WE REALLY HAVE
CRASHED INTO ONE ANOTHER.
THE GUY IN THE BAG
IS PACO DE LEON.
HE'S A KNOWN COKE RUNNER.
LAST TIME WE HAD A LINE
ON YOUR BUDDY NEIL JORDAN,
HE WAS STAYING AT PACO'S
HOUSE IN TAVERNIER, FLORIDA.
PACO WAS OUR LAST LINK TO NEIL.
NO, NO, I WAS THE
LAST LINK TO NEIL,
AND NEIL IS DEAD.
DON'T BE SO DAMN SURE.
WELL, GIVE ME A REASON
TO THINK OTHERWISE.
THE GUN THAT KILLED
MANOLO TORRES YESTERDAY...
SAME GUN THAT KILLED RAMON
MENDOZA IN MIAMI 7 MONTHS AGO...
IS NEIL JORDAN'S GUN.
MENDOZA WAS THE TOP
MAN IN THE ORGANIZATION
OF A GUY NAMED FRANK CORONA,
WHO PROBABLY DOES $200
MILLION A YEAR WHOLESALING COKE.
NEIL JORDAN KILLED MENDOZA
AND THE FOLLOWING
DAY REPLACED HIM
AS FRANK CORONA'S
RIGHT-HAND MAN.
YOU HAVE HARD EVIDENCE ON THIS?
YOU THINK YOU KNEW NEIL JORDAN,
BUT YOU KNOW NOTHING.
YOU GOT THAT? YOU'VE BEEN HAD.
DOESN'T IT STRIKE YOU AS STRANGE
THAT NEIL'S BODY
HASN'T BEEN FOUND?
I FIND IT A LITTLE STRANGE HE
DISAPPEARED IN THE FIRST PLACE.
I THINK NEIL JORDAN'S
DEATH WAS FAKED
TO GET US OFF HIS
CASE PERMANENTLY.
COME ON, IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
YOU'RE THE BEST WITNESS HE
COULD HAVE TO SELL IT TO US.
NEIL JORDAN HAD THE
REPUTATION OF BEING
ONE OF THE CRAFTIEST
AGENTS IN THE FIELD.
THAT'S WHAT MADE
HIM SO VALUABLE TO US
AND TO PEOPLE LIKE FRANK CORONA.
HE WAS KNOWN FOR
STUNTS LIKE THIS.
HEY, PARTNER?
L-57 TO L-56, PLEASE RESPOND.
HI. WANT TO GO GET
SOME BREAKFAST?
BREAKFAST?
YEAH, YOU KNOW, BREAKFAST.
THAT'S THE MEAL THAT
EVERYBODY ALL OVER THE WORLD
EATS AS SOON AS THEY
WAKE UP IN THE MORNING.
I HAVE BEEN UP SINCE
4:30, AND ALL I'VE HAD
IS A HOMICIDE AND
A CUP OF COFFEE.
IF YOU WANT TO HAVE
BREAKFAST, BE MY GUEST.
OH, EXCUSE ME
FOR WANTING TO EAT.
YOU TICKED OFF
ABOUT NEIL JORDAN?
IF SOMEBODY HAD TOLD
ME YOU HAD TURNED,
I WOULDN'T BELIEVE THEM
FOR A MINUTE. YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE I KNOW YOU. I
KNOW YOUR CHARACTER.
THERE'S JUST SOME PEOPLE
YOU KNOW THAT ABOUT.
YEAH, BUT PEOPLE CAN CHANGE...
ESPECIALLY IF THEY SPEND 5
YEARS DOING WHAT NEIL DID.
OH, WELL, NOW
YOU BELIEVE IT, HUH?
I DON'T HAVE ANY REASON
NOT TO. I DON'T KNOW THE GUY.
ALL I'M GOING BY IS THE
EVIDENCE THAT STEVENS HAS,
AND HE HAS A LOT
OF IT ON JORDAN...
NOT TO MENTION NOW,
YOU KNOW, THERE'S THE GUN.
YEAH, THE GUN. YEAH, I
KNOW ALL ABOUT THE GUN.
IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT
NEIL PULLED THE TRIGGER.
NO, BUT IT DEFINITELY
MAKES HIM A SUSPECT.
OH, YOU THINK HE'S
ALIVE, TOO, HUH?
HUNTER.
WHERE'S THE REPORT ON THE
MANOLO TORRES HOMICIDE?
IT'S RIGHT HERE, CAPTAIN.
WE JUST FINISHED IT.
WE?
YEAH.
NEIL JORDAN'S BODY STILL
HASN'T TURNED UP YET?
NO.
ARE YOU SURE THERE
IS A NEIL JORDAN BODY?
WELL, THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ON THAT.
SO THIS CASE IS JUST WHERE
IT WAS IN THE LAST REPORT?
NO, CAPTAIN, IT'S NOT.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE
HAVE ANOTHER CORPSE.
WE ALSO HAVE A LOT OF REAL
WEIRD STUFF GOING DOWN.
WE'VE GOT BOATS
LOADED WITH COCAINE
BEING BLOWN UP FOR NO
APPARENT REASON, AND NOBODY,
INCLUDING THE PEOPLE
IN VICE, CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
I KNOW IT DOESN'T
MAKE ANY SENSE.
IT'S ALL THERE IN THE REPORT.
THANKS.
McCALL, HOMICIDE.
YEAH, I'LL SPEAK TO
MR. ARNOLD JAMES.
HEY, SPORTY, HOW YOU DOING?
IMPORTANT, HUH?
AND HOW IMPORTANT IS THAT?
ALL RIGHT, HOLD ON A MINUTE.
NO OFFENSE INTENDED, OK? JUST...
HOLD ON. HOLD ON.
HEY, SPORTY WANTS US TO MEET HIM
AT LA ROUGE RIGHT NOW.
NO.
COME ON, LET'S GO
GET SOME BREAKFAST.
OK.
WE'LL BE RIGHT THERE...
ARNOLD.
HUH. HOW DOES A
NEANDERTHAL MAN LIKE YOU
STAY ALIVE EATING
THAT RABBIT FOOD?
I SUPPLEMENT MY DIET BY EATING
INFORMANTS WHO WASTE MY TIME.
SPORTY, YOU DIDN'T
INVITE US HERE
JUST TO BUY US BREAKFAST.
BUY? YOU ARE DOING
THE BUYING, McCALL.
I AM SELLING.
YOU ARE LOOKING
FOR THAT DUDE, TRUE?
TRUE.
WELL, THE WAY I FIGURE,
YOU KNOW, WITH YOU
GOING TO THE TROUBLE OF
PUTTING HIS PICTURE OUT HERE,
HE'S GOT TO BE A GENTLEMAN
OF SUBSTANTIAL VALUE.
YOU KNOW THE WAY
IT WORKS, SPORTY.
FOR ANYTHING OVER 100 BUCKS, WE
HAVE TO REQUISITION THE DEPARTMENT.
THEN WE HAVE TO GET
THE CAPTAIN'S APPROVAL.
THEN WE HAVE TO SUBMIT IT...
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
MY FRIEND, LOOK, WHAT I
KNOW ABOUT THIS GENTLEMAN
COSTS ME WAY MORE
THAN ANY PIDDLING $100.
NOW, LOOK, I'VE GOT TO
CLEAR... HOW SHALL I PUT IT?
REASONABLE
ENTREPRENEUR'S PROFIT HERE.
AS WIMPY WOULD SAY, SPORTY,
I WOULD GLADLY PAY
YOU $300 TOMORROW
FOR VICTOR SANTORO TODAY.
NOW, YOU SEE, THAT'S WHAT I
LIKE... A DECISIVE BUSINESSMAN.
NOW... I THINK I KNOW WHERE
YOU CAN FIND THIS GENTLEMAN.
SEE, ONE OF MY MANY
RELIABLE ASSOCIATES
SAW HIM THE NIGHT BEFORE LAST.
HE TURNED UP FOR
MEDICAL ATTENTION
AT THE SOUTH STREET CLINIC,
AND I HAVE IT ON THE
SAME RELIABLE AUTHORITY
THAT HE'S GOT TO COME BACK
FOR ANOTHER SHOT OF ANTIBIOTICS.
WHEN?
SUPPOSED TO BE SOME TIME TODAY.
WHAT ARE WE DOING SITTING HERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
Doctor: YEAH, I,
UH... I TREATED HIM.
WHAT DID YOU TREAT HIM FOR?
HE HAD A LACERATION
OF THE UPPER ARM.
LACERATION.
YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT.
LISTEN, YOU WOULDN'T
TREAT A GUNSHOT WOUND
AND NOT REPORT IT,
WOULD YOU, DOCTOR?
LOOK... YOU GUYS ARE COPS.
YOUR JOB IS TO
PUT PEOPLE IN JAIL.
I'M A DOCTOR. MY
JOB IS TO SAVE LIVES.
YEAH, I KNOW THAT, BUT YOU
ALSO HAVE A LEGAL OBLIGATION
TO REPORT ALL GUNSHOT WOUNDS.
I'VE GOT A NIGHTMARE
GOING ON IN HERE,
ONLY IT GOES ON 24 HOURS A DAY.
I GOT SHOOTINGS,
BEATINGS, RAPES...
NO BABIES BEING BORN HERE.
NOW, IF THEY THINK THAT
I'M GOING TO TURN THEM IN,
THEY'LL NEVER COME IN FOR HELP.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT.
HOWEVER, THE PERSON
WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE IS
A MURDER SUSPECT, DOCTOR.
THERE WASN'T A BULLET IN HIM.
IF THERE WAS, I WOULD
HAVE REPORTED IT.
HE WAS REAL SICK.
I PATCHED HIM UP.
I GAVE HIM SOME ANTIBIOTICS,
AND I TOLD HIM HE
WAS GOING TO DIE
IF HE DIDN'T GET
BACK IN TWO DAYS.
HAS HE COME BACK?
NO. FOR ALL I KNOW,
HE COULD BE DEAD.
THANKS.
YOU GOT THE CHEVY?
IT'S NOT HIM.
AT LEAST THEY'VE
GOT SOMEPLACE TO GO.
HANG IN THERE, McCALL.
IF I HANG ANY TIGHTER,
I'LL CHOKE TO DEATH.
BINGO.
HE CAME IN OFF PACIFIC STREET.
HE'LL PROBABLY
LEAVE THE SAME WAY.
I'M GOING TO DRIVE AROUND
THE CORNER AND WAIT FOR HIM.
OK, THAT'S A ROGER.
HE'S MOVING OUT.
HE'S COMING RIGHT TO YOU.
I GOT HIM.
OK, I'LL BE
NORTHBOUND ON EUCLID.
I'M NORTHBOUND ON
PACIFIC AT WESTMORE.
ROGER.
HE'S GETTING A LITTLE JUMPY.
I'LL LET HIM GO WEST ON ROLAND.
ROGER. I'LL PICK HIM UP.
HE'S TURNING RIGHT UP AHEAD.
I CAN'T FOLLOW HIM.
OTHERWISE HE'LL MAKE ME.
I'M GOING EAST IN THE
ALLEY. I'LL PICK HIM UP.
HEY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU'RE GOING THE
WRONG WAY, YOU IDIOT!
JERK! READ THE SIGN!
OK, I GOT HIM EAST ON
CHELSEA. LOCK UP BEHIND ME.
ROGER.
SALUD.
FREEZE!
Hunter: STOP RIGHT THERE!
DON'T MOVE. NOW,
VERY CAREFULLY...
PUT THE GUN ON TOP OF THE TABLE.
Hunter: GET YOUR HANDS UP.
NOW, VERY SLOWLY TURN AROUND.
HELLO, RICK.
OK, WHAT HAVE WE GOT HERE?
BROOM-HANDLED MAUSER.
THIS IS THE GUN THAT
LEFT A WAKE OF BODIES
FROM FLORIDA TO LOS ANGELES.
AND THIS MUST BE THE GUN
THAT KILLED NEIL JORDAN.
ARE YOU GOING TO
LET ME EXPLAIN, RICK?
YEAH, IN THE SQUAD CAR ON THE
WAY TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
WE DON'T HAVE
ENOUGH TIME FOR THAT.
OK, GIVE IT YOUR BEST SHOT.
HEY, WHO TOLD YOU TO MOVE?
YOU'RE LOOKING
PRETTY GOOD, RICK.
STILL LIVING RIGHT, HUH?
OH, YEAH.
NOW, HOW ABOUT THE
DEATH OF NEIL JORDAN?
I BET STEVENS ALREADY TOLD
YOU IT WAS STAGED, RIGHT?
YEAH. I DIDN'T
BELIEVE HIM, THOUGH.
DID HE TELL YOU I'M THE
AGENCY'S NUMBER ONE PROJECT...
WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE?
YEAH, HE TOLD ME THAT, TOO.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING
STEVENS DOESN'T KNOW.
THE ONLY PERSON IN THE D.E.A.
WHO KNOWS WHAT I'M DOING
IS THE ADMINISTRATOR
IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
AS FAR AS THE REST OF THE
REST OF THEM ARE CONCERNED,
I'M ROTTEN AS MAGGOT PIE.
I NEED 5 HOURS, RICK.
IS THAT IT? IS THAT
YOUR BEST SHOT?
RICK, THIS IS YOUR
PARTNER TALKING TO YOU.
NO, NO, SHE'S MY PARTNER! I
DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE.
LOOK, EVERYTHING THAT'S
HAPPENED HERE SO FAR
WAS DESIGNED TO BRING
FRANK CORONA TO CALIFORNIA,
AND HE'S COMING, RICK.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT
HIM IN THE SAME ROOM
WITH $100 MILLION OF COKE,
AND WE'RE GOING TO BUST HIM.
NOW, LISTEN TO ME, MAN!
THIS ISN'T GOING
TO HAPPEN AGAIN!
THE GUY IS DOING
A BILLION A YEAR,
AND YOU KNOW WHERE
HE'S GETTING THE STUFF?
FROM CUBA.
FIDEL CASTRO IS LETTING
COLOMBIAN COCAINE HEAVYWEIGHTS
SHIP THEIR STUFF INTO
CUBA BY THE BOATLOAD,
AND FRANK CORONA IS CASTRO'S
NUMBER ONE MAN IN THE U.S.
SO IF WE CAN NAIL HIM
WITH HARD EVIDENCE...
AND THAT'S SOMETHING I
COULDN'T DO IN FLORIDA... HE'LL DEAL.
BEFORE HE'S GOING TO
FACE 30 YEARS IN PRISON,
HE'LL GIVE US HIS
CASTRO CONNECTION.
THAT WILL BE THE BIGGEST
POLITICAL COUP OF THE CENTURY.
WHAT ABOUT VICTOR OVER THERE?
HOW DOES HE TIE IN TO THIS?
HE SPENT 8 YEARS IN ONE OF
CASTRO'S POLITICAL PRISONS.
IT ISN'T ABOUT COKE, HUNTER.
THIS IS ABOUT US AND THEM.
NOW, CORONA IS ON HIS WAY
HERE. THE DEAL GOES DOWN TONIGHT.
I'M ASKING YOU FOR 5 HOURS.
WILL YOU GIVE ME THAT MUCH?
I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'LL DO.
I'LL TAKE YOU TO STEVENS.
YOU CAN TELL HIM
WHAT YOU JUST TOLD US.
Jordan: IF WE TAKE CORONA ALIVE,
HE'LL DEAL. HE'LL
TURN. I KNOW HIM.
HE DOESN'T GIVE A
DAMN WHO WINS THE WAR
BETWEEN OUR WORLD AND THEIRS.
LOOK, YOU GIVE HIM A CHOICE
OF GOING PUBLIC WITH THE
CASTRO COKE OPERATION
OR 30 YEARS IN
PRISON, AND HE'LL DEAL.
STEVENS.
YES, ALL RIGHT. AS
SOON AS HE CHECKS IN,
HAVE HIM CALL ME. THIS IS A
CONDITION RED EMERGENCY.
THEY STILL CAN'T REACH
THE ADMINISTRATOR.
WELL, THE DEAL IS
GOING DOWN TONIGHT.
YOU WASTE ANY MORE
TIME, AND WE LOSE CORONA
AND EVERYTHING I
HAVE WORKED FOR,
EVERYTHING THE
ADMINISTRATOR HAS WORKED FOR
FOR THE PAST 7 MONTHS.
NOW, YOU WANT TO LOOK
HIM IN THE EYE AND TELL HIM
YOU BLEW THE CASTRO
OPERATION ALL TO HELL
BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T
GET HIM ON THE PHONE?
EVEN UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
FRANK, IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
IF I COULD TRUST YOU TO
HANDLE THIS, I WOULDN'T BE HERE.
THAT ONE.
Man: THIS IS THE D.E.A.!
YOU ARE ALL UNDER ARREST!
DROP YOUR WEAPONS!
WATCH IT! UP ON THE CATWALK!
Man: SEAL OFF THE
SIDE AND REAR EXITS.
Man: HOLD IT! YOU'RE
UNDER ARREST!
AAH!
Man: WHERE'S CORONA?
Second man: HUNTER AND
McCALL WENT AFTER HIM.
Man: PUT YOUR GUNS DOWN.
HANDS UP AGAINST THE WALL.
CORONA, FREEZE!
GIVE IT UP, CORONA!
Man: OVER TO THE WALL!
AND KEEP YOUR HANDS
WHERE WE CAN SEE THEM!
HOLD IT, CORONA!
UGH!
NICE SHOT.
THANKS.
JUST BLEW AWAY THE LAST 7
MONTHS OF NEIL JORDAN'S LIFE.
WHERE'S NEIL?
HE'S DOWN, AND IT
DOESN'T LOOK GOOD.
WHERE'S CORONA?
Hunter: WE GOT HIM.
I'D NEVER LIE TO YOU, MAN.
YOU WOULDN'T LIE TO
ME NOW, WOULD YOU?
WE GOT HIM ALIVE, RIGHT?
WE GOT HIM ALIVE.
THEN IT WAS WORTH IT.
ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAD TO DIE.
Stevens: COME IN, HUNTER.
I'M SORRY.
WE'RE ALL SORRY.
DID YOU TALK TO
THE ADMINISTRATOR?
HE HASN'T RETURNED MY CALLS YET.
YOU DO KNOW THAT
WE GOT WHAT AMOUNTS
TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST
SINGLE COKE BUSTS IN HISTORY?
WE GOT NOTHING!
NEIL JORDAN DIED FOR NOTHING.
OUR ONLY WITNESS IS DEAD
BECAUSE ONE OF YOUR PEOPLE
COULDN'T KEEP HIS
FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER.
LOOK, ALL OF THE REPORTS
INDICATE THAT THE AGENT
WAS JUSTIFIED IN
DISCHARGING HIS WEAPON.
IN TWO WEEKS, MR. STEVENS,
THERE WILL BE
ANOTHER FRANK CORONA,
AND WE WON'T KNOW
WHO THE HELL HE IS.
WE'RE BACK TO SQUARE ONE.
STEVENS.
YES, ALL RIGHT.
YES, SIR.
NEIL JORDAN IS DEAD.
HE GAVE US FRANK CORONA
AND A $50 MILLION COKE BUST.
HE ALSO INFORMED ME OF THE
CASTRO COCAINE OPERATION
AND HIS OWN DEEP-COVER
ARRANGEMENT WITH YOU.
YES, SIR.
I UNDERSTAND PERFECTLY.
THANK YOU.
THE ADMINISTRATOR...
NEVER HEARD OF A
CASTRO COCAINE OPERATION.
AND HE DENIES HAVING HAD
ANY DEEP-COVER ARRANGEMENT
WHATSOEVER WITH NEIL JORDAN.
GOOD-BYE, MR. STEVENS.