Hunter (1984–1991): Season 4, Episode 14 - Naked Justice: Part 1 - full transcript
Hunter and McCall investigate the mysterious death of a famous movie actress and encounter a surviving sister hungry for the inheritance.
Look out!
Did you have any insurance
on Shannon Richards?
Don't point your badge at me.
No one shoots a picture
without insuring the star.
- So what's the call?
- Murder.
L-56, he's running your way.
Hey!
Hey, come back here!
Hey!
You can't go in there!
It's just a matter of
time before the cops show up
with a lot of questions.
Yes, that's very true.
You know, we are
one telephone call
away from losing this case.
So from illegal
parking to murder.
That's a giant step.
Who is it this time?
Who is it this time?
You promiscuous slut.
Oh, god.
Who is it this time?
Who is it this time?
No!
Tell me who it is!
Oh.
You haven't got the guts.
Oh!
Cut!
And print it.
Wow.
Oh, my god.
Are you OK?
Get up.
OK, everybody, listen up.
Let's move it out of here.
On to the library.
Shannon, sweetheart.
You were wonderful, beautiful.
I couldn't do it
without you, Walt.
- Oh.
- You're sweet.
Thank you.
- Have a nice weekend.
You too.
See you Monday?
- Mm-hmm.
- OK.
- Hey.
- Hi, sweetie.
How are you?
It was wonderful,
just wonderful.
- Did you like it?
- Yeah.
Did you like it?
I loved it.
You like, huh?
You can have them reshoot
it if you didn't like.
No, it's fine.
Looking forward to the weekend?
Yes, yeah.
Interview for
"Entertainment Tonight"
is set for next Friday.
And the "Tonight Show"
wants you back ASAP.
Shannon!
Miss Richards, over here!
Miss Richards!
Shannon!
Jerry, get us out of here.
Shannon, over here.
Run over them if you have to.
Miss Richards, you all right?
Hello.
Oh, god.
Miss Richards, Miss Richards.
Oh, drunk.
Oh, you're beautiful.
Hey, you, what
are you doing there?
Get him, Dutch.
All right.
That's it.
Come on.
Got you.
Get back here.
Leave him alone.
All right, Dutch, that's enough.
Dutch, get back here, now.
Dutch, that's enough!
Get back here!
Felicia, how you doing?
Hey, there.
Hunter, McCall.
- Right.
Keeping a log here?
Just down here at the west end.
My partner's over
on the east side.
There's, uh, press
all over the place.
I look forward to seeing that.
All right.
They'll be setting up hot
dog stands in no time, huh?
Got a good one for you, Hunter.
Uh-huh.
I bet you do.
OK, Larson, I got
to talk to you.
Come here.
What the hell you
think you're doing?
Well, I'm the watch
commander, Sergeant.
It's a hell of a big case.
Thought I'd get out
from behind my desk
and do a little
field supervision
until someone from homicide
showed up and took charge.
That's me.
Now, you got four cops, a
dog, and a civilian trampling
evidence into the ground.
We didn't disturb anything.
The body's under the tree.
How do you think
it got here, Larson...
Drop out of an airplane?
I don't like your
attitude, Sergeant.
Oh, really?
Lieutenant, would you have
your men move up the road,
please?
Thank you.
OK, men, homicide's
running the show now.
Let's get out of their
way, give them a chance
to solve one for a change.
Aren't you afraid you might
be disturbing the evidence?
They're not going to turn
this into a circus, McCall.
This is going to
be one big circus.
Yeah.
Let's get some details.
Oh, why don't you
let me go talk to Larson, OK?
You just relax.
Yeah, that's a good idea.
Lieutenant, send us the first
unit responding to the scene,
would you?
Howdy, I'm Clint Parker.
This is my partner, Len Flood.
Let's start with
this morning's call.
Well, the witness led
me here to the tree.
I looked underneath and
saw Shannon Richards.
Did you touch anything?
Well, I checked for a
pulse at her right wrist
and on her neck.
Was she warm?
No, but not cold, either...
More cool, you know,
like from being naked.
Was she breathing?
I didn't detect
any breathing, no.
Did you try CPR or anything?
Well, Sergeant,
I'm not a doctor,
but I didn't think CPR
would raise the dead.
But I think I might have tried.
- Can it, Parker.
- Yes, sir.
Which one of you
called the watch commander?
I did.
Did you mention
Shannon Richards' name?
Um, I may have.
I'm not sure.
Now, what the hell does that
mean, Parker... you may have?
Somebody did.
OK, yeah, yeah.
I mentioned her name.
I'm sorry.
Did you stand by the
scene to protect the body?
Yes, sir.
Then why didn't you do your job?
When we got here, this place
looked like Disneyland.
Sergeant, do you see
any bars on my collar?
I'm just a frontline troop.
When a lieutenant tells me
to step aside, I step aside.
He ask you to do that?
Yes.
And he did everything
but sells tickets.
You see that beady-eyed
little wimp with him?
That's Lieutenant Ellis.
He's from the Rampart Division.
Larson invited him
over to have a look.
Tell him about Clark.
What about Clark?
Lieutenant Larson let him
take some pictures of the body.
Found the girl.
Larson, if I didn't
have a full day's work,
I'd kick your butt right now.
- Assuming you could.
- Get out of here, Russo.
You're not a part of this.
Sergeant, you stay
right where you are.
Get your camera, Clark.
Brad, stay right here.
Clark, this is a
homicide investigation.
I'm the ranking officer here.
And if you open your
mouth one more time,
I'm going to take two
bars off your shirt
and shove them down
your throat for you.
Lieutenant,
don't make it any worse
that it is already, huh?
I'll get the camera.
Yeah, you do that.
A regular Dirty Harry,
aren't you, Hunter?
I'm no Dirty Harry, Larson.
Let me just tell you something.
I'm hired by the city to
protect the citizens of the city
from jerks...
Jerks like you.
This camera belong to the city?
Yeah.
This is a homicide
investigation.
I'm the ranking officer.
I'm ordering both of
you guys out of here.
I'll see you
another day, Hunter.
Good.
Certainly hasn't been
a dull morning, has it?
Here is a special news release.
Famed film star Shannon
Richards has been
found dead in Elysian Park.
Shannon Richards, star of both
television and screen, was...
The remainder of
the money is due now.
Wire it to my account in London.
Is it who we hear it is?
Yes, it is.
Listen, we ran into
Lieutenant Larson on the way up.
He flagged us down.
Said you two had
some sort of run-in.
What's the problem?
The jerk was taking scrapbook
photographs of the dead body.
He told me Clark was
shooting those pictures
because he wasn't sure when
you two were going to show up.
- That's bull, Charlie.
- All right.
Calm down.
I'll take care of it.
If he stepped over the
line, I'll handle it.
So what do we got?
Is it a homicide?
Well, we're
treating it like one.
But there's no visible sign of
trauma, no sign of struggle.
You think maybe drugs?
We'll know that
after the autopsy.
Remember my ex-wife, Sarah?
She's a big movie buff.
I remember her talking
about this Shannon Richards.
When she first hit, everybody
wondered who she was, you know,
where she was from.
But none of the stories
she told ever checked out.
Nobody ever found
the answer, either.
I guess it's your turn now.
Good luck.
This is Ines
Pedroza for "KXRX Action News."
We're coming to you live from
the Beverly Hills mansion
of actress Shannon
Richards, who was found dead
earlier today in Elysian Park.
We're standing by, awaiting
further developments.
Therefore, guys, back
to you in the studio.
Listen, guys, we have a
another job, OK?
Break down now, and then
afterwards in a half hour.
So you want to
flip for who goes upstairs?
You have longer legs.
You go upstairs.
SHANNON: Hi.
You're fortunate enough
to have my number,
but unfortunately, I'm not here.
If you leave a message
after the tone,
maybe you'll be fortunate
enough to have me call you back.
Thanks.
Good morning, Ms. Richards.
This is Bruce, your friendly AD.
The limo will be out
in front at 6:00 AM.
Thank you.
MONTY: Shannon, you know
how I hate these damn machines.
You're filthy rich.
Hire some poor, unemployed
actor to take your calls.
Tony Rondino wants to talk.
I promised him you'd
call, so call, dammit.
You're beautiful.
Hi, Velma, it's Shannon.
I probably won't
be home till late.
So before you take
off for the weekend,
would you be sure to
pick up the dry cleaning?
Thanks.
Gotta go.
Bye-bye.
TONY RONDINO:
Hello, Shannon, this
is Tony Rondino.
Weren't we getting
together this evening?
Give me a call, please.
DIANNA CROSS:
Shannon, this is Dianna Cross.
I want you to know I
meant everything I said.
Thank you for agreeing to
meet with me Friday night.
Dianna Cross?
Yes.
I'm Sergeant Hunter,
Metropolitan Police.
I'd like to ask you
a couple questions.
I... well, yes.
Come in.
Thanks.
You recently wrote a
letter to Shannon Richards.
I'd like to talk
to you about that.
Well, that letter was private.
You had no right to read it.
Excuse me.
Hello?
Yes.
Uh-huh.
I don't mind.
It's just a matter of
time before the cops show up
with a lot of questions.
Yes, that's very true.
They're already there.
Exactly.
I hope you haven't
said anything to them.
That's right.
Because listen to me, babe.
In this country,
you don't have to.
You have the right
to remain silent.
You tell them that.
Thank you.
I will.
We're going to get through this.
You're just going to have
to trust me, all right?
Yes, I will.
Sergeant, I'm sorry.
I'm not going to be able
to answer your questions.
Whatever you want
to do, Miss Cross.
I'm going to find out
what's going on, anyway.
Well, I'm not
going to talk to you.
Don't I have that right?
- Thanks for your time.
I appreciate it.
- May I have my letter?
No, we're going
to keep the letter.
It's evidence.
Thank you.
Phew.
Howdy.
What are you doing, sneaking
up on a fellow like that?
Hey, you're a cop, aren't you?
Why aren't you out doing
something for society,
like writing parking tickets?
You in the park this morning?
No.
I'm a neurosurgeon, and
I was at the hospital
doing a brain transplant.
Came down here in my Rolls Royce
just to get some fresh air.
Were you in the
park this morning?
I knew when he back.
I knew it the minute I saw
him take her out of the car.
He raped her, didn't he?
What time was that?
Sorry, my Rolex isn't working.
It was after daybreak.
What'd he look like?
Money.
You drive a Jaguar,
you got money.
What color's the Jag?
Blue.
Black.
No... dark, anyway.
Two-door, four-door?
Four.
He got her out of the back.
Was she dead?
No, she wasn't dead.
She sort of, uh, uh, sighed
a little when he walked off,
carrying her like a rag doll.
Can you describe him for me?
Tall, dark, an
Arab... a Mexican...
Shiny, black hair.
And skinny.
I guess when you got money, you
don't... you don't have to eat.
So you'd recognize him
again if you saw him?
I don't know.
Maybe.
I misplaced my glasses
a couple of years ago.
Did you see him leave?
No.
I was, uh... my
collection business
took me across the park.
Where can I find you again
if I want to talk to you?
Well, I usually have
dinner at the Polo Lounge,
but on special occasions, I
dine at the Mercy Mission,
just to see how the
other half lives.
Thank you, sir.
What's your name?
Harry Caulfield.
Harry Caulfield.
Thank you, Harry.
Appreciate it.
Thank you.
1, 2, testing.
Testing, 1, 2.
Carl, set up your
camera over by the door.
Sport guys, let's go.
Let's hit the questions
and pack it away.
No.
And I'm not releasing
any photographs.
They're going to drive me nuts.
Hold, please.
Cathy, screen my calls.
No more press.
Tell them public affairs
is handling all inquiries.
Charlie, screening
your calls ain't
going to get rid of the
camera crews in the lobby.
But you are, Lieutenant,
so you go down there
and tell them something.
Tell them anything you
want, but get rid of them.
Oh, no, no.
No, Charlie, you're the one
that's good with the press.
I'm also good at
delegating authority.
Let's go.
All I want is the
bottom line, McCall.
Blood level shows there were
toxic amounts of both alcohol
and barbiturates in her system.
We're looking at
0.26 blood alcohol.
That's it?
That's the bottom line.
No.
Barney says that the
level of intoxication
combined with bruises
along her jawline
indicates forced ingestion.
She couldn't have walked
or driven to that park.
No way.
Absolutely not.
This girl was so full
of booze and drugs
that her involuntary systems
could hardly have been working,
let alone her voluntary ones.
So what's the call?
Murder.
Forced overdose.
Press is going to love this.
Yeah.
I'm on top of it, babe.
I don't want you to worry.
Everything's going
to be all right.
Nope.
It's going to be fine.
Trust me.
I gotta go.
Someone's here.
Come in.
Hi.
What can I do for you, officer?
Sergeant Hunter,
Metropolitan Homicide.
I was wondering, uh, you do
have a client by the name
of Dianna Cross, right?
So?
She had a meeting set up last
night with Shannon Richards...
You know, the movie star.
I'd like to know what
that meeting was about.
Sergeant, I'm...
I'm sensing a real
conflict of interest here.
No, really.
I am.
My, uh... my loyalties are
torn between my high regard
for the LAPD and my
client's welfare.
Well, I can appreciate
your conflict.
However, you knew there
was a meeting, right?
Perhaps you were there.
- No, I wasn't there.
As a matter...
Excuse me.
I don't have to answer that.
You already have.
Is that your blue
Jaguar downstairs?
Yeah, as a matter
of fact, it is.
Good.
Excuse me.
You're under arrest.
What for?
Suspicion of murder.
All right, everyone, listen up.
Stand on the white
line with your heads
up and look straight ahead.
Recognize any of those
men, Mr. Caulfield?
Uh, well, if I got to pick
one, I'd say it's, uh, that guy
right there, second
from the end.
Would you be willing to
testify in court to that fact?
- In court?
- Yeah, in court.
Oh, wait a minute.
I didn't... I... oh.
I don't know about that.
I didn't say that was the guy.
I just said he looked more
like him than the other guys
you got up there.
A woman's been murdered.
Now, if that's the
guy that did it,
your testimony can help
us to put him away.
I've been on the
sauce for 15 years.
You think anyone's going to
believe what I have to say?
I never should've
let her come near you bums!
Monty, for the right price,
you'd deliver your mother.
Hey.
Your muscle tactics may work
in Vegas and Atlantic City,
but they're not
going to work here.
Work?
What do you know about
work, you no-talent leech?
You're nothing but a
high-paid Hollywood pimp.
Gentlemen, please.
Now, let's stop the bickering.
We're not going to
be bickering, George.
I've made my decision, and
you guys know what it is.
Gentlemen, this
isn't getting us anywhere.
Now, why don't
you both cool off?
I'm trying to talk
to this stupid hustler.
He's got nothing to
say worth listening to.
Sorry I wasted my breath.
If you don't get the
message, it's your problem.
Who the hell are
you to tell me...
Excuse me.
Can I help you?
Yes, I'm Sergeant Hunter,
Metropolitan Police.
This is Sergeant McCall.
Where I come from, guys like...
Yes, and what can I do for you?
We're here to see Tony Rondino...
That is, if he's not too busy.
Would you just wait
here for a second, please?
What I have to
say is going to put
you out of business for good.
No one comes to my
house and threatens me,
especially a cheap dime store...
What is it?
There are two police
officers outside.
They want to talk to you.
All right.
If they're standing
out there, let them in.
You can come in.
Gentlemen.
Meg says you're cops.
Yes.
I'm Sergeant Hunter.
This is Sergeant McCall,
Metropolitan Homicide.
We're investigating the
death of Shannon Richards.
Shocking.
Absolutely shocking.
Monty here came
over to discuss it.
He was Shannon's
personal manager.
This is George Franklin.
He's, uh, my partner.
- And you are?
- Tony Rondino.
Tony Rondino.
You must be the producer
of Shannon's latest film.
Ex-producer.
It's all over now.
We'd only been
shooting for 10 days.
We had 16 weeks to
go, so we shut down.
It's a shame.
Shannon was really
a gifted actress.
Is that what this little
argument was about...
Shannon Richards?
Argument?
Hell, Sergeant,
this is Hollywood.
You lose a picture that
figures to gross $100 million,
you tend to yell a
little, right, Monty?
Yeah, especially
when you have a piece.
Have you any idea what
happened to Shannon?
Well, we know she was murdered.
God.
How?
How was she murdered?
You were her manager.
When did you last see her?
I took her home from
the studio on Friday.
Everything was fine.
She was looking forward to
a weekend around the pool.
She never went out much
when she was working.
Do you have any idea who might
have wanted to do this to her?
I, uh...
I don't know.
She didn't have any
enemies that I know of.
But, uh, she was very
secretive about her past.
If she had parents or any
family, I never met them.
Mr. Rondino, you called
Shannon Friday night, right?
Hey, you do your homework.
I like that.
Yeah, I wanted to see her.
Monty set up a meeting.
George and I were
going to talk to her
about the picture over dinner.
It was nothing important.
It's called staying in
touch with the star.
But she never showed up, right?
No.
George and I went
over to the studio.
There's a little poker game
there every Friday night.
Mr. Rondino, did you have any
insurance on Shannon Richards?
Don't point your badge at me.
No one shoots a picture
without insuring the star.
The bank won't lend
you a dime without it.
How much insurance
did you have on her?
George, give her the figure.
Mm, $15 million for the
term of the shoot and about...
The budget was
about $34 million.
That's fairly standard.
And we would have made
twice that in the first 10
weeks of release.
Well, I can see you're
all pretty shook up
over Shannon's loss, so we'll...
We'll be leaving now.
If there's anything
that you guys
think of that might
be able to help us,
we'd appreciate a call.
You can bet on it.
We're going to give you a call.
I'd, uh, appreciate
it, officers, if you'd
keep me informed about this.
I may have been
the only friend she
had in the whole damn world.
We'll be in touch.
WOMAN: 6-Adam-43, OK 7.
Mary 40 Roger.
Lincoln-56, go to tac 2.
Lincoln-56, go.
Hunter, this is Finn.
Parker and Flood have
checked the local hospitals
for dog bites, and I've got
an address on your jogger...
2713 South Lambert,
apartment 106.
Got a description of his car...
A white VW.
I got Parker and Flood staked
at the south end of the block.
Lincoln-56, we're on our way.
Clear.
- Roger.
90 out.
Hello?
Hey, babe, it's me.
How you doing?
Jessie, where are you?
I've been calling
your office for hours.
Yeah, well, some trouble
walked in last night.
The cops put me on the griddle.
The police?
Why?
Who knows why the
cops do what they do?
They probably did it
so they could look
good on their daily report.
Jessie, I'm worried.
Maybe I should just
call Sergeant Hunter
and tell him the truth.
What difference would it make?
Listen to me.
Nothing in the rulebook says
we've got to talk to cops.
But I do want you
to talk to that, uh,
attorney I told you about.
I don't know, Jessie.
Everything's
happening so quickly.
Do it.
Just do it.
Now, come on, now.
Either we take care of business,
or it takes care of us, right?
Now, I want you to
call that attorney
and do exactly what he says.
All right, Jessie, if
that's what you want.
Now, this is for you and not me.
Trust me.
I'll call you later.
I think the only reason you want
to be a detective is
that you think everybody
gets a partner like McCall.
You have to admit she's a
hell of a lot prettier than you.
Yeah.
But I hear detectives
ain't all that great, man.
Well, neither's patrol.
If I wanted to spend the
rest of my life driving,
I'd be a traveling
salesman, hell.
No.
I want to...
I want to use my head
to solve some crime,
capture some crooks.
You've been watching "Miami
Vice" again, haven't you?
Huh?
MCCALL: 6-Adam-32,
this is L-56 on tac 2.
Do you read me?
6-Adam-32, go.
We're over here
on the north end.
Any movement?
FLOOD: Nothing.
He hasn't shown yet.
All right.
Keep in touch.
You know, that sign
at the TV station
flashes 80 times
every 30 seconds.
Now, we've been here for
five hours and 20 minutes.
So that means...
My butt is so dead and so
flat, it belongs on Boot Hill.
L-56, it's him.
L-56, he's running your way.
Hey, come back here!
Hey!
You can't go in there!
Hey, stop!
You can't go in there!
Where do you think you're going?
The President will return
to the White House tomorrow.
And now, let's see what the
weather is going to bring us.
Look out!
Gordy, how do you explain
those thunderstorms that
kept me awake all last night?
Well, Pamela, this time of year
in Southern California, it's
always difficult to predict
what's going to happen next.
Those cameras on?
What?
OK.
Thank you very
much for checking.
Bureau of Vital
Statistics in Olympia
says that there is no
evidence of a Shannon
Richards being
born or even living
in the state of Washington.
Did you get anything
from our jogger?
No.
He just wanted to
take a sick look.
I believe him.
You know, we should
do a background
check on Golden and Rondino.
Watch commander said
you wanted to see us.
What's up?
Barker, Flood,
you're being loaned out
to homicide for a little while.
Loaned to homicide.
Hot damn.
Parker, in homicide, we
try not to say hot damn.
Yeah.
I also want you
guys to try to find
a blue or a black Jaguar
that was in the park
the other night.
Do you know how many Jaguars
there are in this city?
Yeah, I do, Parker.
I've already found one.
You guys can find
the rest, right?
Welcome aboard.
Yeah, right.
Jaguars.
Jaguars.
Have fun.
I sure hope you're
who I think you are.
No pictures and no interviews.
And if you don't leave,
I'm calling the police.
Sergeant Hunter,
Metropolitan Homicide.
I would like to talk
to you about the death
of Shannon Richards.
Come on in.
Thank you.
When is the... when was the last
time you saw Miss Richards?
I think it was Tuesday.
I never saw much of her
when she was working.
She left early and
came home late.
And you go home every evening.
That's the way Miss
Richards wanted it.
I did my work during the day.
And, uh, even after you learned
of Miss Richards' death,
you still showed up to work.
Why?
I'm paid to take care of
the house by Mr. Golden.
He hired me.
I figure when the job's
over, he'll fire me.
Do you know if Miss
Richards had any family?
Yes, she did.
Oh, uh, what are you doing here?
I own this house.
Or at least I will when my
sister's will is probated.
I owe you an explanation.
Let's go into the living room.
Don't go away.
We're not through.
I'll be here.
Miss Cross has
asked me to stay on.
Thanks very much.
Shannon made me promise
not to tell anyone about...
Well, that she was my sister.
I was trying to keep
that promise when I
talked to you that first time.
And so today, it's OK.
Well, yes.
I've talked to an attorney.
Did he tell you to move in here?
I'm not sure what
you're trying to imply,
but yes, he did.
My sister died intestate,
and I'm her only heir.
So this house and her
entire state is now yours.
Is that right?
Well, that's what
my attorney says.
Why don't you sit
down, Sergeant Hunter.
I've also been advised to answer
all police questions fully.
Miss Cross, can you tell
me who Shannon Richards was?
Well, her real name
was Suzanne Cross.
And she was born and
raised in Canada...
British Columbia.
British Columbia?
She said she was born
in Washington state.
And why would she
lie about that?
Well, when she was 16, she stole
several thousand dollars
from a neighboring rancher
and disappeared.
I was 14 at the time.
And since then, she
hasn't been in contact
with any of her family?
No.
I saw her in a film three
months after our parents
died in an automobile accident.
So you moved down here,
hired a private detective
to find her.
- No.
I tried writing to her first.
I got a form letter and
an autographed picture.
I even bought one of those
maps to movie stars' homes.
She'd been gone from that
address for over a year.
- Did you see her Friday night?
- No.
Why?
Because she said
she'd call first.
She never did.
- Mr. Hunter?
- Yes?
- Telephone.
- Thank you.
Well, you can take
it there if you'd like.
Thank you.
Hello?
Hunter, I just intercepted a
call for you from Monty Golden,
says he has to see you.
Says it's absolutely urgent.
Great.
Thanks a lot, Ambrose.
I'll get right on it as
soon as I finish up here.
All right.
Dee Dee, you
look lovely, as usual.
Thank you.
You know, Brad, if I'd known we
were coming to this restaurant,
I would have brought more cash.
Oh, well, we can
talk about that later.
Oh.
So, uh, what do you
need from me this time?
I need a records check
on a British citizen,
both foreign and domestic.
Does this have anything to
do with your investigation
of the Shannon Richards murder?
- Yeah, it does.
And the fact that she
was a woman of mystery
is not helping matters.
Do you guys have
anything on her?
If we had anything
on Shannon Richards,
I would've used it
a long time ago.
Oh, Bradley...
Well, I thought I was
the only woman in your life.
You could be.
So who... who do you need
me to run a check on?
His name is Phillip DePaul.
Mm-hmm.
DOB is 10/6/58, British
driver's license number
is 717-AMB, address
916 Avenue of the Elms,
apartment 4C, London.
Do you have a
description on him?
He's slender, dark hair,
kind of a swarthy complexion.
Whe... where did
this stuff come from?
Well, a Phillip DePaul
rented a Jaguar at the airport
the night that Shannon
Richards was murdered.
That car parked illegally on
Oakmont Place in Beverly Hills.
And how did you get that?
How else?
Nose to the grindstone
police work, Brad.
I mean, what else
do I do, right?
We were looking for a Jaguar.
This one had been cited
for illegal parking,
so we checked it out.
We went to the rental agency.
They had all of the
rental information.
The clerk even
remembered DePaul.
From illegal parking to murder.
That's a giant step.
Yeah, I know it is.
But it is not a
giant step from where
the Jaguar was parked to Shannon
Richards' producer's house.
The car was parked
right across the street
from Tony Rondino's house.
I see.
Another thing
that would help us a lot
is a photograph of DePaul.
We have a witness that
could probably ID him.
Well, I'll certainly
give it a try.
The department would
be very grateful.
How about you?
I'll pick up the
check for dinner.
Great.
Charlie?
I don't think Jessie Cruz
is a prime suspect anymore.
Well, he's our only suspect.
You know, we are one
telephone call away
from losing this case.
Yeah, I know.
But Monty Golden's
death changes that.
And the Jag parked in
front of Rondino's house
puts Rondino right
in the middle of it.
Charlie, Charlie.
Channel 7's got another
film crew in the lobby.
They're demanding a statement.
What is so funny, Ambrose?
I told you to handle the press.
So go and handle 'em.
652.
I need a secure line.
One moment, please.
Who's calling, please?
This is Desert Flower.
Viking asked me to call if we
had any inquiries on case 3704.
Desert Flower, you've
had an inquiry on 3704?
Yes.
What was the nature
of the inquiry?
Information on Phillip DePaul.
Inquirer's name, if known.
Sergeant Dee Dee McCall,
Los Angeles police,
through SI agent Bradley
Wilkes, same city.
Thank you for
calling, Desert Flower.
Viking will be in touch.
Did you have any insurance
on Shannon Richards?
Don't point your badge at me.
No one shoots a picture
without insuring the star.
- So what's the call?
- Murder.
L-56, he's running your way.
Hey!
Hey, come back here!
Hey!
You can't go in there!
It's just a matter of
time before the cops show up
with a lot of questions.
Yes, that's very true.
You know, we are
one telephone call
away from losing this case.
So from illegal
parking to murder.
That's a giant step.
Who is it this time?
Who is it this time?
You promiscuous slut.
Oh, god.
Who is it this time?
Who is it this time?
No!
Tell me who it is!
Oh.
You haven't got the guts.
Oh!
Cut!
And print it.
Wow.
Oh, my god.
Are you OK?
Get up.
OK, everybody, listen up.
Let's move it out of here.
On to the library.
Shannon, sweetheart.
You were wonderful, beautiful.
I couldn't do it
without you, Walt.
- Oh.
- You're sweet.
Thank you.
- Have a nice weekend.
You too.
See you Monday?
- Mm-hmm.
- OK.
- Hey.
- Hi, sweetie.
How are you?
It was wonderful,
just wonderful.
- Did you like it?
- Yeah.
Did you like it?
I loved it.
You like, huh?
You can have them reshoot
it if you didn't like.
No, it's fine.
Looking forward to the weekend?
Yes, yeah.
Interview for
"Entertainment Tonight"
is set for next Friday.
And the "Tonight Show"
wants you back ASAP.
Shannon!
Miss Richards, over here!
Miss Richards!
Shannon!
Jerry, get us out of here.
Shannon, over here.
Run over them if you have to.
Miss Richards, you all right?
Hello.
Oh, god.
Miss Richards, Miss Richards.
Oh, drunk.
Oh, you're beautiful.
Hey, you, what
are you doing there?
Get him, Dutch.
All right.
That's it.
Come on.
Got you.
Get back here.
Leave him alone.
All right, Dutch, that's enough.
Dutch, get back here, now.
Dutch, that's enough!
Get back here!
Felicia, how you doing?
Hey, there.
Hunter, McCall.
- Right.
Keeping a log here?
Just down here at the west end.
My partner's over
on the east side.
There's, uh, press
all over the place.
I look forward to seeing that.
All right.
They'll be setting up hot
dog stands in no time, huh?
Got a good one for you, Hunter.
Uh-huh.
I bet you do.
OK, Larson, I got
to talk to you.
Come here.
What the hell you
think you're doing?
Well, I'm the watch
commander, Sergeant.
It's a hell of a big case.
Thought I'd get out
from behind my desk
and do a little
field supervision
until someone from homicide
showed up and took charge.
That's me.
Now, you got four cops, a
dog, and a civilian trampling
evidence into the ground.
We didn't disturb anything.
The body's under the tree.
How do you think
it got here, Larson...
Drop out of an airplane?
I don't like your
attitude, Sergeant.
Oh, really?
Lieutenant, would you have
your men move up the road,
please?
Thank you.
OK, men, homicide's
running the show now.
Let's get out of their
way, give them a chance
to solve one for a change.
Aren't you afraid you might
be disturbing the evidence?
They're not going to turn
this into a circus, McCall.
This is going to
be one big circus.
Yeah.
Let's get some details.
Oh, why don't you
let me go talk to Larson, OK?
You just relax.
Yeah, that's a good idea.
Lieutenant, send us the first
unit responding to the scene,
would you?
Howdy, I'm Clint Parker.
This is my partner, Len Flood.
Let's start with
this morning's call.
Well, the witness led
me here to the tree.
I looked underneath and
saw Shannon Richards.
Did you touch anything?
Well, I checked for a
pulse at her right wrist
and on her neck.
Was she warm?
No, but not cold, either...
More cool, you know,
like from being naked.
Was she breathing?
I didn't detect
any breathing, no.
Did you try CPR or anything?
Well, Sergeant,
I'm not a doctor,
but I didn't think CPR
would raise the dead.
But I think I might have tried.
- Can it, Parker.
- Yes, sir.
Which one of you
called the watch commander?
I did.
Did you mention
Shannon Richards' name?
Um, I may have.
I'm not sure.
Now, what the hell does that
mean, Parker... you may have?
Somebody did.
OK, yeah, yeah.
I mentioned her name.
I'm sorry.
Did you stand by the
scene to protect the body?
Yes, sir.
Then why didn't you do your job?
When we got here, this place
looked like Disneyland.
Sergeant, do you see
any bars on my collar?
I'm just a frontline troop.
When a lieutenant tells me
to step aside, I step aside.
He ask you to do that?
Yes.
And he did everything
but sells tickets.
You see that beady-eyed
little wimp with him?
That's Lieutenant Ellis.
He's from the Rampart Division.
Larson invited him
over to have a look.
Tell him about Clark.
What about Clark?
Lieutenant Larson let him
take some pictures of the body.
Found the girl.
Larson, if I didn't
have a full day's work,
I'd kick your butt right now.
- Assuming you could.
- Get out of here, Russo.
You're not a part of this.
Sergeant, you stay
right where you are.
Get your camera, Clark.
Brad, stay right here.
Clark, this is a
homicide investigation.
I'm the ranking officer here.
And if you open your
mouth one more time,
I'm going to take two
bars off your shirt
and shove them down
your throat for you.
Lieutenant,
don't make it any worse
that it is already, huh?
I'll get the camera.
Yeah, you do that.
A regular Dirty Harry,
aren't you, Hunter?
I'm no Dirty Harry, Larson.
Let me just tell you something.
I'm hired by the city to
protect the citizens of the city
from jerks...
Jerks like you.
This camera belong to the city?
Yeah.
This is a homicide
investigation.
I'm the ranking officer.
I'm ordering both of
you guys out of here.
I'll see you
another day, Hunter.
Good.
Certainly hasn't been
a dull morning, has it?
Here is a special news release.
Famed film star Shannon
Richards has been
found dead in Elysian Park.
Shannon Richards, star of both
television and screen, was...
The remainder of
the money is due now.
Wire it to my account in London.
Is it who we hear it is?
Yes, it is.
Listen, we ran into
Lieutenant Larson on the way up.
He flagged us down.
Said you two had
some sort of run-in.
What's the problem?
The jerk was taking scrapbook
photographs of the dead body.
He told me Clark was
shooting those pictures
because he wasn't sure when
you two were going to show up.
- That's bull, Charlie.
- All right.
Calm down.
I'll take care of it.
If he stepped over the
line, I'll handle it.
So what do we got?
Is it a homicide?
Well, we're
treating it like one.
But there's no visible sign of
trauma, no sign of struggle.
You think maybe drugs?
We'll know that
after the autopsy.
Remember my ex-wife, Sarah?
She's a big movie buff.
I remember her talking
about this Shannon Richards.
When she first hit, everybody
wondered who she was, you know,
where she was from.
But none of the stories
she told ever checked out.
Nobody ever found
the answer, either.
I guess it's your turn now.
Good luck.
This is Ines
Pedroza for "KXRX Action News."
We're coming to you live from
the Beverly Hills mansion
of actress Shannon
Richards, who was found dead
earlier today in Elysian Park.
We're standing by, awaiting
further developments.
Therefore, guys, back
to you in the studio.
Listen, guys, we have a
another job, OK?
Break down now, and then
afterwards in a half hour.
So you want to
flip for who goes upstairs?
You have longer legs.
You go upstairs.
SHANNON: Hi.
You're fortunate enough
to have my number,
but unfortunately, I'm not here.
If you leave a message
after the tone,
maybe you'll be fortunate
enough to have me call you back.
Thanks.
Good morning, Ms. Richards.
This is Bruce, your friendly AD.
The limo will be out
in front at 6:00 AM.
Thank you.
MONTY: Shannon, you know
how I hate these damn machines.
You're filthy rich.
Hire some poor, unemployed
actor to take your calls.
Tony Rondino wants to talk.
I promised him you'd
call, so call, dammit.
You're beautiful.
Hi, Velma, it's Shannon.
I probably won't
be home till late.
So before you take
off for the weekend,
would you be sure to
pick up the dry cleaning?
Thanks.
Gotta go.
Bye-bye.
TONY RONDINO:
Hello, Shannon, this
is Tony Rondino.
Weren't we getting
together this evening?
Give me a call, please.
DIANNA CROSS:
Shannon, this is Dianna Cross.
I want you to know I
meant everything I said.
Thank you for agreeing to
meet with me Friday night.
Dianna Cross?
Yes.
I'm Sergeant Hunter,
Metropolitan Police.
I'd like to ask you
a couple questions.
I... well, yes.
Come in.
Thanks.
You recently wrote a
letter to Shannon Richards.
I'd like to talk
to you about that.
Well, that letter was private.
You had no right to read it.
Excuse me.
Hello?
Yes.
Uh-huh.
I don't mind.
It's just a matter of
time before the cops show up
with a lot of questions.
Yes, that's very true.
They're already there.
Exactly.
I hope you haven't
said anything to them.
That's right.
Because listen to me, babe.
In this country,
you don't have to.
You have the right
to remain silent.
You tell them that.
Thank you.
I will.
We're going to get through this.
You're just going to have
to trust me, all right?
Yes, I will.
Sergeant, I'm sorry.
I'm not going to be able
to answer your questions.
Whatever you want
to do, Miss Cross.
I'm going to find out
what's going on, anyway.
Well, I'm not
going to talk to you.
Don't I have that right?
- Thanks for your time.
I appreciate it.
- May I have my letter?
No, we're going
to keep the letter.
It's evidence.
Thank you.
Phew.
Howdy.
What are you doing, sneaking
up on a fellow like that?
Hey, you're a cop, aren't you?
Why aren't you out doing
something for society,
like writing parking tickets?
You in the park this morning?
No.
I'm a neurosurgeon, and
I was at the hospital
doing a brain transplant.
Came down here in my Rolls Royce
just to get some fresh air.
Were you in the
park this morning?
I knew when he back.
I knew it the minute I saw
him take her out of the car.
He raped her, didn't he?
What time was that?
Sorry, my Rolex isn't working.
It was after daybreak.
What'd he look like?
Money.
You drive a Jaguar,
you got money.
What color's the Jag?
Blue.
Black.
No... dark, anyway.
Two-door, four-door?
Four.
He got her out of the back.
Was she dead?
No, she wasn't dead.
She sort of, uh, uh, sighed
a little when he walked off,
carrying her like a rag doll.
Can you describe him for me?
Tall, dark, an
Arab... a Mexican...
Shiny, black hair.
And skinny.
I guess when you got money, you
don't... you don't have to eat.
So you'd recognize him
again if you saw him?
I don't know.
Maybe.
I misplaced my glasses
a couple of years ago.
Did you see him leave?
No.
I was, uh... my
collection business
took me across the park.
Where can I find you again
if I want to talk to you?
Well, I usually have
dinner at the Polo Lounge,
but on special occasions, I
dine at the Mercy Mission,
just to see how the
other half lives.
Thank you, sir.
What's your name?
Harry Caulfield.
Harry Caulfield.
Thank you, Harry.
Appreciate it.
Thank you.
1, 2, testing.
Testing, 1, 2.
Carl, set up your
camera over by the door.
Sport guys, let's go.
Let's hit the questions
and pack it away.
No.
And I'm not releasing
any photographs.
They're going to drive me nuts.
Hold, please.
Cathy, screen my calls.
No more press.
Tell them public affairs
is handling all inquiries.
Charlie, screening
your calls ain't
going to get rid of the
camera crews in the lobby.
But you are, Lieutenant,
so you go down there
and tell them something.
Tell them anything you
want, but get rid of them.
Oh, no, no.
No, Charlie, you're the one
that's good with the press.
I'm also good at
delegating authority.
Let's go.
All I want is the
bottom line, McCall.
Blood level shows there were
toxic amounts of both alcohol
and barbiturates in her system.
We're looking at
0.26 blood alcohol.
That's it?
That's the bottom line.
No.
Barney says that the
level of intoxication
combined with bruises
along her jawline
indicates forced ingestion.
She couldn't have walked
or driven to that park.
No way.
Absolutely not.
This girl was so full
of booze and drugs
that her involuntary systems
could hardly have been working,
let alone her voluntary ones.
So what's the call?
Murder.
Forced overdose.
Press is going to love this.
Yeah.
I'm on top of it, babe.
I don't want you to worry.
Everything's going
to be all right.
Nope.
It's going to be fine.
Trust me.
I gotta go.
Someone's here.
Come in.
Hi.
What can I do for you, officer?
Sergeant Hunter,
Metropolitan Homicide.
I was wondering, uh, you do
have a client by the name
of Dianna Cross, right?
So?
She had a meeting set up last
night with Shannon Richards...
You know, the movie star.
I'd like to know what
that meeting was about.
Sergeant, I'm...
I'm sensing a real
conflict of interest here.
No, really.
I am.
My, uh... my loyalties are
torn between my high regard
for the LAPD and my
client's welfare.
Well, I can appreciate
your conflict.
However, you knew there
was a meeting, right?
Perhaps you were there.
- No, I wasn't there.
As a matter...
Excuse me.
I don't have to answer that.
You already have.
Is that your blue
Jaguar downstairs?
Yeah, as a matter
of fact, it is.
Good.
Excuse me.
You're under arrest.
What for?
Suspicion of murder.
All right, everyone, listen up.
Stand on the white
line with your heads
up and look straight ahead.
Recognize any of those
men, Mr. Caulfield?
Uh, well, if I got to pick
one, I'd say it's, uh, that guy
right there, second
from the end.
Would you be willing to
testify in court to that fact?
- In court?
- Yeah, in court.
Oh, wait a minute.
I didn't... I... oh.
I don't know about that.
I didn't say that was the guy.
I just said he looked more
like him than the other guys
you got up there.
A woman's been murdered.
Now, if that's the
guy that did it,
your testimony can help
us to put him away.
I've been on the
sauce for 15 years.
You think anyone's going to
believe what I have to say?
I never should've
let her come near you bums!
Monty, for the right price,
you'd deliver your mother.
Hey.
Your muscle tactics may work
in Vegas and Atlantic City,
but they're not
going to work here.
Work?
What do you know about
work, you no-talent leech?
You're nothing but a
high-paid Hollywood pimp.
Gentlemen, please.
Now, let's stop the bickering.
We're not going to
be bickering, George.
I've made my decision, and
you guys know what it is.
Gentlemen, this
isn't getting us anywhere.
Now, why don't
you both cool off?
I'm trying to talk
to this stupid hustler.
He's got nothing to
say worth listening to.
Sorry I wasted my breath.
If you don't get the
message, it's your problem.
Who the hell are
you to tell me...
Excuse me.
Can I help you?
Yes, I'm Sergeant Hunter,
Metropolitan Police.
This is Sergeant McCall.
Where I come from, guys like...
Yes, and what can I do for you?
We're here to see Tony Rondino...
That is, if he's not too busy.
Would you just wait
here for a second, please?
What I have to
say is going to put
you out of business for good.
No one comes to my
house and threatens me,
especially a cheap dime store...
What is it?
There are two police
officers outside.
They want to talk to you.
All right.
If they're standing
out there, let them in.
You can come in.
Gentlemen.
Meg says you're cops.
Yes.
I'm Sergeant Hunter.
This is Sergeant McCall,
Metropolitan Homicide.
We're investigating the
death of Shannon Richards.
Shocking.
Absolutely shocking.
Monty here came
over to discuss it.
He was Shannon's
personal manager.
This is George Franklin.
He's, uh, my partner.
- And you are?
- Tony Rondino.
Tony Rondino.
You must be the producer
of Shannon's latest film.
Ex-producer.
It's all over now.
We'd only been
shooting for 10 days.
We had 16 weeks to
go, so we shut down.
It's a shame.
Shannon was really
a gifted actress.
Is that what this little
argument was about...
Shannon Richards?
Argument?
Hell, Sergeant,
this is Hollywood.
You lose a picture that
figures to gross $100 million,
you tend to yell a
little, right, Monty?
Yeah, especially
when you have a piece.
Have you any idea what
happened to Shannon?
Well, we know she was murdered.
God.
How?
How was she murdered?
You were her manager.
When did you last see her?
I took her home from
the studio on Friday.
Everything was fine.
She was looking forward to
a weekend around the pool.
She never went out much
when she was working.
Do you have any idea who might
have wanted to do this to her?
I, uh...
I don't know.
She didn't have any
enemies that I know of.
But, uh, she was very
secretive about her past.
If she had parents or any
family, I never met them.
Mr. Rondino, you called
Shannon Friday night, right?
Hey, you do your homework.
I like that.
Yeah, I wanted to see her.
Monty set up a meeting.
George and I were
going to talk to her
about the picture over dinner.
It was nothing important.
It's called staying in
touch with the star.
But she never showed up, right?
No.
George and I went
over to the studio.
There's a little poker game
there every Friday night.
Mr. Rondino, did you have any
insurance on Shannon Richards?
Don't point your badge at me.
No one shoots a picture
without insuring the star.
The bank won't lend
you a dime without it.
How much insurance
did you have on her?
George, give her the figure.
Mm, $15 million for the
term of the shoot and about...
The budget was
about $34 million.
That's fairly standard.
And we would have made
twice that in the first 10
weeks of release.
Well, I can see you're
all pretty shook up
over Shannon's loss, so we'll...
We'll be leaving now.
If there's anything
that you guys
think of that might
be able to help us,
we'd appreciate a call.
You can bet on it.
We're going to give you a call.
I'd, uh, appreciate
it, officers, if you'd
keep me informed about this.
I may have been
the only friend she
had in the whole damn world.
We'll be in touch.
WOMAN: 6-Adam-43, OK 7.
Mary 40 Roger.
Lincoln-56, go to tac 2.
Lincoln-56, go.
Hunter, this is Finn.
Parker and Flood have
checked the local hospitals
for dog bites, and I've got
an address on your jogger...
2713 South Lambert,
apartment 106.
Got a description of his car...
A white VW.
I got Parker and Flood staked
at the south end of the block.
Lincoln-56, we're on our way.
Clear.
- Roger.
90 out.
Hello?
Hey, babe, it's me.
How you doing?
Jessie, where are you?
I've been calling
your office for hours.
Yeah, well, some trouble
walked in last night.
The cops put me on the griddle.
The police?
Why?
Who knows why the
cops do what they do?
They probably did it
so they could look
good on their daily report.
Jessie, I'm worried.
Maybe I should just
call Sergeant Hunter
and tell him the truth.
What difference would it make?
Listen to me.
Nothing in the rulebook says
we've got to talk to cops.
But I do want you
to talk to that, uh,
attorney I told you about.
I don't know, Jessie.
Everything's
happening so quickly.
Do it.
Just do it.
Now, come on, now.
Either we take care of business,
or it takes care of us, right?
Now, I want you to
call that attorney
and do exactly what he says.
All right, Jessie, if
that's what you want.
Now, this is for you and not me.
Trust me.
I'll call you later.
I think the only reason you want
to be a detective is
that you think everybody
gets a partner like McCall.
You have to admit she's a
hell of a lot prettier than you.
Yeah.
But I hear detectives
ain't all that great, man.
Well, neither's patrol.
If I wanted to spend the
rest of my life driving,
I'd be a traveling
salesman, hell.
No.
I want to...
I want to use my head
to solve some crime,
capture some crooks.
You've been watching "Miami
Vice" again, haven't you?
Huh?
MCCALL: 6-Adam-32,
this is L-56 on tac 2.
Do you read me?
6-Adam-32, go.
We're over here
on the north end.
Any movement?
FLOOD: Nothing.
He hasn't shown yet.
All right.
Keep in touch.
You know, that sign
at the TV station
flashes 80 times
every 30 seconds.
Now, we've been here for
five hours and 20 minutes.
So that means...
My butt is so dead and so
flat, it belongs on Boot Hill.
L-56, it's him.
L-56, he's running your way.
Hey, come back here!
Hey!
You can't go in there!
Hey, stop!
You can't go in there!
Where do you think you're going?
The President will return
to the White House tomorrow.
And now, let's see what the
weather is going to bring us.
Look out!
Gordy, how do you explain
those thunderstorms that
kept me awake all last night?
Well, Pamela, this time of year
in Southern California, it's
always difficult to predict
what's going to happen next.
Those cameras on?
What?
OK.
Thank you very
much for checking.
Bureau of Vital
Statistics in Olympia
says that there is no
evidence of a Shannon
Richards being
born or even living
in the state of Washington.
Did you get anything
from our jogger?
No.
He just wanted to
take a sick look.
I believe him.
You know, we should
do a background
check on Golden and Rondino.
Watch commander said
you wanted to see us.
What's up?
Barker, Flood,
you're being loaned out
to homicide for a little while.
Loaned to homicide.
Hot damn.
Parker, in homicide, we
try not to say hot damn.
Yeah.
I also want you
guys to try to find
a blue or a black Jaguar
that was in the park
the other night.
Do you know how many Jaguars
there are in this city?
Yeah, I do, Parker.
I've already found one.
You guys can find
the rest, right?
Welcome aboard.
Yeah, right.
Jaguars.
Jaguars.
Have fun.
I sure hope you're
who I think you are.
No pictures and no interviews.
And if you don't leave,
I'm calling the police.
Sergeant Hunter,
Metropolitan Homicide.
I would like to talk
to you about the death
of Shannon Richards.
Come on in.
Thank you.
When is the... when was the last
time you saw Miss Richards?
I think it was Tuesday.
I never saw much of her
when she was working.
She left early and
came home late.
And you go home every evening.
That's the way Miss
Richards wanted it.
I did my work during the day.
And, uh, even after you learned
of Miss Richards' death,
you still showed up to work.
Why?
I'm paid to take care of
the house by Mr. Golden.
He hired me.
I figure when the job's
over, he'll fire me.
Do you know if Miss
Richards had any family?
Yes, she did.
Oh, uh, what are you doing here?
I own this house.
Or at least I will when my
sister's will is probated.
I owe you an explanation.
Let's go into the living room.
Don't go away.
We're not through.
I'll be here.
Miss Cross has
asked me to stay on.
Thanks very much.
Shannon made me promise
not to tell anyone about...
Well, that she was my sister.
I was trying to keep
that promise when I
talked to you that first time.
And so today, it's OK.
Well, yes.
I've talked to an attorney.
Did he tell you to move in here?
I'm not sure what
you're trying to imply,
but yes, he did.
My sister died intestate,
and I'm her only heir.
So this house and her
entire state is now yours.
Is that right?
Well, that's what
my attorney says.
Why don't you sit
down, Sergeant Hunter.
I've also been advised to answer
all police questions fully.
Miss Cross, can you tell
me who Shannon Richards was?
Well, her real name
was Suzanne Cross.
And she was born and
raised in Canada...
British Columbia.
British Columbia?
She said she was born
in Washington state.
And why would she
lie about that?
Well, when she was 16, she stole
several thousand dollars
from a neighboring rancher
and disappeared.
I was 14 at the time.
And since then, she
hasn't been in contact
with any of her family?
No.
I saw her in a film three
months after our parents
died in an automobile accident.
So you moved down here,
hired a private detective
to find her.
- No.
I tried writing to her first.
I got a form letter and
an autographed picture.
I even bought one of those
maps to movie stars' homes.
She'd been gone from that
address for over a year.
- Did you see her Friday night?
- No.
Why?
Because she said
she'd call first.
She never did.
- Mr. Hunter?
- Yes?
- Telephone.
- Thank you.
Well, you can take
it there if you'd like.
Thank you.
Hello?
Hunter, I just intercepted a
call for you from Monty Golden,
says he has to see you.
Says it's absolutely urgent.
Great.
Thanks a lot, Ambrose.
I'll get right on it as
soon as I finish up here.
All right.
Dee Dee, you
look lovely, as usual.
Thank you.
You know, Brad, if I'd known we
were coming to this restaurant,
I would have brought more cash.
Oh, well, we can
talk about that later.
Oh.
So, uh, what do you
need from me this time?
I need a records check
on a British citizen,
both foreign and domestic.
Does this have anything to
do with your investigation
of the Shannon Richards murder?
- Yeah, it does.
And the fact that she
was a woman of mystery
is not helping matters.
Do you guys have
anything on her?
If we had anything
on Shannon Richards,
I would've used it
a long time ago.
Oh, Bradley...
Well, I thought I was
the only woman in your life.
You could be.
So who... who do you need
me to run a check on?
His name is Phillip DePaul.
Mm-hmm.
DOB is 10/6/58, British
driver's license number
is 717-AMB, address
916 Avenue of the Elms,
apartment 4C, London.
Do you have a
description on him?
He's slender, dark hair,
kind of a swarthy complexion.
Whe... where did
this stuff come from?
Well, a Phillip DePaul
rented a Jaguar at the airport
the night that Shannon
Richards was murdered.
That car parked illegally on
Oakmont Place in Beverly Hills.
And how did you get that?
How else?
Nose to the grindstone
police work, Brad.
I mean, what else
do I do, right?
We were looking for a Jaguar.
This one had been cited
for illegal parking,
so we checked it out.
We went to the rental agency.
They had all of the
rental information.
The clerk even
remembered DePaul.
From illegal parking to murder.
That's a giant step.
Yeah, I know it is.
But it is not a
giant step from where
the Jaguar was parked to Shannon
Richards' producer's house.
The car was parked
right across the street
from Tony Rondino's house.
I see.
Another thing
that would help us a lot
is a photograph of DePaul.
We have a witness that
could probably ID him.
Well, I'll certainly
give it a try.
The department would
be very grateful.
How about you?
I'll pick up the
check for dinner.
Great.
Charlie?
I don't think Jessie Cruz
is a prime suspect anymore.
Well, he's our only suspect.
You know, we are one
telephone call away
from losing this case.
Yeah, I know.
But Monty Golden's
death changes that.
And the Jag parked in
front of Rondino's house
puts Rondino right
in the middle of it.
Charlie, Charlie.
Channel 7's got another
film crew in the lobby.
They're demanding a statement.
What is so funny, Ambrose?
I told you to handle the press.
So go and handle 'em.
652.
I need a secure line.
One moment, please.
Who's calling, please?
This is Desert Flower.
Viking asked me to call if we
had any inquiries on case 3704.
Desert Flower, you've
had an inquiry on 3704?
Yes.
What was the nature
of the inquiry?
Information on Phillip DePaul.
Inquirer's name, if known.
Sergeant Dee Dee McCall,
Los Angeles police,
through SI agent Bradley
Wilkes, same city.
Thank you for
calling, Desert Flower.
Viking will be in touch.