Hunter (1984–1991): Season 5, Episode 21 - Last Run - full transcript
After a series of arson murders, Hunter learns the the case involves the kidnapping of an undercover agent. Another cop interferes with the investigation.
-All the burns on the body
were not caused by the fire.
-Torture?
-Somebody nosing
into our case again?
-Yeah.
And I don't like it.
-Where is Tingo Chaves?
He's the man who's going
to make you very rich.
So we've got a
$2 million puzzle,
and we're missing some pieces.
-One of my couriers
is an informant.
-Take me to Becky right now.
-I had 20 cops down here
beating the bushes looking for her.
Two hours I hear it
on the nightly news.
The hell happened to him?
-I shot him.
-We didn't find him
until this morning.
He was underneath
all the debris.
-Does this fire tie in with
one Monday on 34th Street?
-Yeah, I think so.
So does your boss.
This place has got the same
burn pattern as the first place.
Low charring.
Suspect used a
flammable petroleum
product to put
on the body again.
I'm sure it was gasoline.
-You said my boss.
Was Charlie Devane here?
-Devane?
No, no.
This guy was a lieutenant.
Said he was from homicide.
-What was his name?
Lieutenant, uh, Lieutenant Jack.
-Jack.
-Jack something.
He was asking questions.
-Like what?
-Well, age of the victim,
uh, sex, you know.
I'm sorry if I was out of line.
-No, no.
You're all right.
I want to ask you something.
-Did we ever get the
ID on the first victim?
-No, we're working on it.
Excuse me.
-Yeah.
Sergeant Hunter, LA homicide.
-Hi.
-You, uh, you see
what went on here?
-Sure did.
I saw the dude who started it.
-Yeah?
Yeah, he jumped
in his truck, and he
drove off down the street.
What kind of truck was it?
-It's one of them go
anywhere four by fours.
-Uh-hmm.
-You know, I thought every
house on the block was going to go.
-You wouldn't have, uh,
got the licensing, would you?
-Hell, yes.
It's, uh, 2KXR715.
It's, uh, 2KXR715.
It's, uh, 2KXR715.
-Welcome to the
Regency, Miss Baca.
Sacramento operator,
hold for your
contact, switchboard.
SWITCHBOARD
OPERATOR Switchboard.
I'd like to get in touch
with Jack Chance
immediately, please.
-I'll have to patch you through.
-Patch me?
SWITCHBOARD
OPERATOR Please hold.
He's on assignment in LA.
Tell him it's Becky.
SWITCHBOARD
OPERATOR Ringing now.
-Yeah, Jack Chance here.
SWITCHBOARD
OPERATOR Hold for Becky.
-Put her on.
I've got to talk
to her right now.
Come on, now.
-Who you calling?
-Oh, you.
We were a little
early, and I wanted
to find out if the
car was on the way.
SWITCHBOARD
OPERATOR Becky hung up.
-Get her back.
-It's a long lines call.
I'll try.
-What are you doing here, Tingo?
I thought you'd just
send a limo for me.
-Mr. Sherman's very
impressed with your work.
He wants to meet you, Becky.
-And just who is Mr. Sherman?
-He's the man who is
going to make you very rich.
-All right.
-Oh, let me help, here.
-Thanks.
Take this.
-You know, you could
have made two trips.
-No, I couldn't.
By the time I got out
to the roach coach,
all the really good stuff
would have been gone.
-What is this thing anyway?
-It's a file of every arson fire
in LA over the last four years.
Devane said there
was another John
Doe arson murder last night.
I figured I'd check
it out and see
if we can tie it in
to a known arsonist.
-That's a good idea.
Do me a favor.
Run this license plate of a
four by four through the DMV.
See if anybody's run it
in the last week or so.
Be very discreet about it.
-Somebody nosing
into our case again?
-Yeah, and I don't like it.
Remember the Battalion
Chief at the 34th Street fire?
He said there was a detective
snooping around there,
and we couldn't identify him.
Well, he's back again.
-So what do you think?
FBI?
-It could be anybody.
I don't know who he is.
He's on my case,
and I don't like it.
Anyway, when you get a
rundown on this number here,
give me a call.
-OK.
Oh, wait a second?
Did you get an ID on
this morning's victim?
-No, like you're Danish, she
was burned beyond recognition.
See you later.
-Yeah.
Are you sure about that?
All right, good.
Well, listen, I do
appreciate the effort, thanks.
Robbery, homicide's a negative.
-What about the
major crime unit?
-No, I saw Captain Casey at
the retirement dinner last night.
He would have mentioned it.
What makes you
so sure this is a cop?
Maybe it's just a
firebug getting his kicks.
-No.
According to the arson
investigators at the scene,
our boy has been
asking some very
specific and
technical questions.
He's legit, all right.
-All right, well,
I'll call the Feds.
Maybe they've got
somebody working down there.
Here's the post mortem
on John Doe number two.
He was bound to a chair,
like John Doe number one who
was also shot once
in the back of the head.
Very interesting
on page two there.
All the burns on the body
we're not caused by the fire.
Preliminary
investigation says it'd
be high voltage electricity.
-Torture?
-Wasn't that fast?
-I'll say.
-The four by four is
registered to a Henry
Granado, 11921 Wilshire Avenue.
I checked.
It's a condo.
The car has been run twice.
Two weeks ago by
the county clerk's office.
That usually means they're
prepping repossession.
-Who ran it the second time?
-I don't know.
Somebody in Sacramento
this morning, 09:00.
-But who in Sacramento?
The computer refused to
ID the requesting agency.
-What?
Now that doesn't
happen very often.
I don't like that.
I'm going to make some calls.
-Did you match Granado's
car to a driver's license?
Yeah, they're
correlating the registration
addressed to licensed drivers.
There's 13 Henry
Granados in the state.
Got the pictures on
the way by laser FAX.
-Good, I think we
should do is get a search
warrant for Granado's
condominium.
I'll go out ad sit on
it until you show up.
-Sounds good.
-I think he's
definitely Hispanic.
-Can you tell how old he is?
Well, I'm... I'm not even
going to be positive even when
I'm finished, but I'd say
he's probably in his mid 30s.
-How soon can you
have this guy together?
We got another one
this morning, same MO.
-Well, I'm not real
sure about the hair.
But the face is pretty close.
-Henry Granado.
-That was fast.
How did you manage
to do that so quickly?
Oh, the killer drove
Granado's four by four
at the scene of
the second murder.
-Well, I think you ought
to tell that to the lieutenant.
He certainly didn't seem
to know that this morning.
-Let me ask you a question.
Can you tell me what
this lieutenant looked like?
-Well, yeah.
Uh, let me draw it.
-Becky.
I'm Phillip Sherman.
How did your trip go?
-It went fine.
I prefer flying, but I
understand the concern.
-It's a little too
risky right now
with the Feds watching
all the airports now, isn't it?
Bingo.
Any chance you were tailed?
-Absolutely none.
-Good.
It should be $2.5 million.
-It's all there.
-Oh, I'm sure it is, but
we'll count it anyway.
You see, uh, Becky we've
been, well, experiencing sort
of cash flow problem
on the East Coast.
We'd like to get your input if
you don't mind on what we could
do to protect ourselves
against any future interruptions.
You'll have to be a little
more specific, Mr. Sherman.
I don't...
-Of course.
Let's see.
Two weeks ago
we lost a $1.5 million
when it arrived in Miami.
Now you and Mr...
-Granado.
-Yes, Granado,
transported it there.
Now six hours after
you turned it over,
the Feds arrested my people
and confiscated the cash.
-Why didn't you tell me?
Hey, everything went fine.
We followed Tingo's
instructions to the letter.
Ask Henry.
-Oh, I have.
Believe me I have.
A week later, we lost $1
million in Fort Lauderdale.
Now you and your husband
moved the money that time.
Is that correct?
-Hey, wait a minute.
Now you're accusing
us of something that
happened thousands
of miles away.
Hell, we could have
been back in LA by then.
-You know what?
That's exactly what
your husband said.
Right up to the end.
-What's going on here?
-That's what I'm
trying to find out.
Oh, I know one thing for sure.
One of my couriers
is an informant.
Maybe more than one.
Now Henry and your husband
both deny working for the law.
You're the only
one left to question.
-Phoenix, and then
Tucson, and then San Diego.
I was wondering why you
had me on the road for six days.
You were keeping me tied down.
Where are they?
-You know what, Sweetheart?
I would suggest
that you concentrate
on saving your own skin.
Now, are you working
for the cops Mrs. Baca?
-You are crazy.
I'm leaving now,
and I would suggest
you do nothing to stop me.
-Never gets easy,
does it, Tingo?
-Hey, McCall.
-I'm in here.
Hi.
-Hi.
-There's suitcases,
a money counter,
and some clothes in the
closet and not much else.
This apartment has two spaces
assigned to it and the garage.
There's nothing there.
And there's no four by
four out on the street.
The manager said
Granado had a couple living
with him, a Becky and Dave Baca.
And my guess is
they left in a hurry
and probably a few days ago.
This coffee's pretty moldy.
-What did the manager
say about Granado?
-Said he was pretty secretive.
Kept to himself,
didn't say too much.
He leased this place out for
$1,800 a month, paid cash.
-Let's go check the
rest of the place out.
OK, let's see what
we've got in here.
-Got anything?
-Well, I don't know.
You tell me.
-What is this?
-Oh, boy.
-Wow.
Huh.
What do you think, it
was the S and L scare?
-I don't know, but this is real.
-Huh, check this out.
That's Granado.
-That must be John
Doe number two, huh?
-Uh-hmm.
Question is, where's his wife?
-Yeah, Sherman.
-The cops just got a search
warrant for Granado's condo.
-Relax.
Read the affidavit.
Does it mention anything
about an informant?
-It appears to be
a routine follow-up
to a murder investigation.
They're looking for a suspect.
-So everything's fine, right?
Stop by.
I've got a little
something special for you.
-Ah, you seen Tingo
Chaves around here today?
-We open at five.
-Well, listen, I... you
could help me out here.
I mean, Tingo, he
owes me a few bucks,
and if you can point
me in the right direction,
I could make it
worth your while.
-Look, geezo, hit
the bricks running
before I tear your head off.
-Ooh.
Oh.
-Now, why don't we
just start all over again?
Where is Tingo Chaves?
This is it, Pal.
-Hey, what do I know.
He blows in and out
of here like the wind.
-Where does he live?
-I don't know.
My mother's eyes.
-Now this could be
the end of the ride.
So you think this
over real careful.
Who does he answer to?
Sherman, Phillip Sherman.
-Where's he?
-How the hell do I know?
-Thanks.
-Bingo.
Go around the block.
We've got a felony
one in that four-by.
One Way 156, Code One.
-One Way 156, go.
156, meet One Adam 9, Code Two.
Sixth and Alvarado
regarding your vehicle.
-Yeah, 56 roger.
-A Sergeant Hunter was
the affiant on the warrant.
-Is there any
indication that Granado
was working for the cops?
-No, nothing that I saw.
-Look harder.
Monitor their
entire investigation.
I'll buy anything you can get.
-There's no backup.
Everyone's tied up with a
barricaded suspect on Wilshire.
-Yeah, I heard all about that.
Where is he?
-Hotel down the way.
He met two guys, loaded
some suitcases in the four-by,
went back inside.
-Where's your partner?
-He's down there with a Rover
keeping an eye on the motel.
-OK.
You guys take the alley.
I'll go through the front,
try to get to these guys
before they hit their cars, OK?
-One Adam 19, the
driver's out of the room,
and he's getting
into the four by four.
This is it.
-Get going.
Remember, south in
alley behind the motel.
-Charlie.
-What have we got?
Did you get an ID on him?
-No ID as of yet, but I
want to show you something.
Come here.
-All right.
That's the sign of the
cross, madre tattoo, Marielito.
- Yeah.
- Cuban.
-That's what it
looks like to me.
Come here.
I'll show you something else.
-Whew.
There must be more
than $1 million there.
-Yeah.
-Drug money?
-Well, I'd say if it is drug
money, it's being laundered.
The two mules who were
handling it took off and.
-So we go a $2 million puzzle,
and we're missing some pieces.
-Yeah, I think
we've got one more
piece of the puzzle to
take a look at it, huh?
-All right, let's go.
-Bill, take the money.
All units in the vicinity
of One Adam 19.
Shots fired.
11921 Wilshire
Boulevard, penthouse suite.
One Adam 19, Code Two.
-I'll be your flash.
Don't even think about that.
-Yeah, yeah.
It's Jack Chance, Sacramento PD.
-OK, Lieutenant.
-OK.
-Now, want to tell
me about your friends?
-We shouldn't have left you
this long, but Tingo got held up.
He was caught with
another $2 million.
Would you like to tell
me how they found out?
-I don't know.
-You don't know.
You really don't know, huh?
You see something?
You see these batteries?
Huh?
I can do this as
long as I have to.
You can't.
Now tell me you're
working for the cops,
and I'll make it go real
quick for you after that.
-How long you been
in town, Lieutenant?
-Not long.
Uh, listen, Captain,
I'd like to apologize
for going around with
your Sergeant Hunter here.
Why don't we just
call tonight a wash.
I'll go home...
-Sit down.
You're not going anywhere
until I find the truth.
So sit down.
And I'm not buying
your I'm down here
looking for a
fugitive crap, either.
Why didn't you check in with us?
Why didn't you let us know
you're working on a case
down here?
What's the matter?
All the phones in
Sacramento busted?
What's your interest
and Henry Granado?
Now, look, Chance, we
know that you were nosing
around that first
arson homicide,
the one on 34th
Street Monday night.
The victim was Henry Granado.
You know, I can
call your boss and get
him out of bed if you want.
-Henry Granado was my informant.
-All right.
And the rest?
I'm on loan to the
State Attorney General.
It's a task force working on a
money laundering operation.
They're muling drug
profits of the East Coast
and down to the Bahamas.
My primary suspect is a Cuban.
A Marielito named
Chaves, Tingo Chaves.
-What about the
couple, the Bacas?
Dave and Becky, they were
staying at Granado's condo.
State agents,
working undercover,
posing as man and wife.
I think you, uh, I think you
may have found agent Baca
this morning in that
second torched house.
-Well, I can understand
why your anxious.
-Yeah.
-What went wrong?
-Well, the Feds, they wanted
some money for evidence.
We'll just say, it's supposed
to look like accidental seizures.
I tried to convince
them it was too risky.
Chaves and his people,
whoever they are,
well, they didn't
buy it for a minute.
So he started looking
for leaks right away.
-So you think
Chaves killed Granado
and Baca to plug the leaks.
What about Mrs. Baca?
Her name's Becky
Cruise, and he's
probably working
on her right now.
-Why didn't you let us know?
We could have searched...
-Because you got
leaks down here.
Dam busters.
-Well, then, lay them out.
-I, uh, I ran some phone
calls, couple of license plates.
Chaves found out.
And that's when
everything went to hell.
So you can understand why it
is I'm not too interested in, uh,
in you messing
around with my case.
Listen, I'm really dragging.
You think you can
have your Sergeant here
drive me back to the hotel so I
could bag a couple hours sleep?
Because then in the
morning, early, we
could go out, get Tingo Chaves.
I'm sure he'd take us
right to agent Cruise.
-That Chaves?
-Yeah.
What the hell happened to him?
-I shot him.
-You big dumb bastard.
He's the only way
I could get to her.
-All right, what
the hell went on?
Look, it was an accident.
The cops spotted
his car at the motel.
It was an accident.
-It was no accident.
They were looking for that car.
Dang fool should have burnt it.
He should have listened to me.
All right.
Is there any indication at
all that they know about me?
-None.
Can't you find out?
-Yeah, can I find out.
This whole thing is taking
a lot longer than I thought.
Now with Tingo
dead, I've got to do
every little damn
thing by myself.
Now I need all
the help I can get.
I want you to be extra vigilant
for the next couple days,
you understand?
If I don't move $5 million
down to Grand Bahama Island
by this weekend,
they're going... well,
let's just say I'll
be permanently
persona non grata in Bogota.
-154.830 megahertz.
-That's are Tech One.
-Yeah, just in case
I need a backup.
-Just in case?
You know, you do have backup.
Why don't you use it?
This, uh, is all
the information I
have on the case, telephone
calls, address checks,
and a complete background
late Tingo Chaves.
-You ought to get some sleep.
You're losing your edge.
-I think you're right.
If you get out of
here, I'll call it a night.
Unless you intend to
camp on my doorstep.
-No, I don't intend to
camp on your doorstep.
You know, you still haven't
answered my question.
Why the solo operation?
-If I had 20 cops down here,
beating the bushes looking
for her, in two hours I'd
hear it on the nightly news.
I don't intend to lose
any more agents.
What would you do
if it was your partner?
-I'd tell you what I'd do.
I'd beat the bushes
until I knew she was safe.
But I'd use every available
resource given to me to do it.
-Yeah, you're right.
A matter of fact,
I'm sure of it.
I'm losing my edge.
-Get some sleep.
I'll pick you up at 07:00.
07:00.
-I don't want to die, please.
-As soon as I get my $5 million.
Now either you're a
cop or you're not a cop.
You're gonna
wait 'til I find out.
-So when I get to his
room, I check and he's gone.
His bed hasn't
even been slept in.
-Well, I talked to his Captain.
He says Chance is a
bulldog with no rope,
but something is
driving that man hard.
You know, I get the
impression that you like the guy.
-Well, look, I understand him.
I think you do, too.
He's lost some people he
cared about that he was close to.
No, he won't be
doing any sleeping.
He's out there
sitting on somebody.
-All right.
You keep me posted.
I'm going to call the
Justice Department.
We don't know all
we should on this one.
-Right.
-Hunter, come here.
I want to show you something.
-Ah, yes, what is that?
A telephone toll analysis.
Agrusa over in narcotics
took the toll records
from Chance's file and he ran
them through the NIN computer.
Check it out.
This is what he's got.
-You mean every drug
connection in California's
been calling the El Papagayo?
-Exactly.
It's owned by Phillip Sherman.
Agrusa says that they've
had a lot of rumbles on him
in the past.
And by the way, I
checked on Granado's car.
For whatever reason, the County
Clerk's Office ran a DMV check.
It wasn't for a repo.
One owner.
And he paid cash.
-County Clerk's Office?
-And you know who issue search
warrants for telephone records.
-County Clerk's Office.
-Hi.
-Hi.
-I'd like a number on
that warrant, please.
-OK.
OK, your number's 3411.
-Thank you.
You have a nice day now.
-Thank you.
Mr. Sherman, please.
Look, if you've
got a case, make it.
Otherwise, I think
you better release me.
-Gloria, last week
you ran a DMV on a car
registered to a Henry Granado.
Why is that?
-Me?
Sergeant, any one in the
office could have run that.
-I understand that, but
your ID number is right there.
Look, if I'm the first one
to sign on in the morning,
I leave the computer open.
We have 60 clerks in my office.
-Right after Sergeant
McCall left your office,
you called Phillip Sherman.
Why is that?
I called my brother, Frank.
He's been sick.
-Your brother, Frank.
You know what we did, Gloria?
We tapped your phone.
You called Phillip Sherman.
You now have two choices.
One, cooperate with me, or
two, you've got to go to jail.
-All right, these
are the routes I
want you guys
to follow, all right?
I also want a
woman in every car.
You understand?
Every car.
Makes it look better.
And no one, this
includes you, Ricky,
no one exceeds the speed limit.
You also got
false identification
papers in there just in case.
Yeah, Sherman.
Wait, wait.
Ho, ho, ho.
When did all this happen?
-They just left.
The cops searched
Chaves's place.
Apparently he kept a diary.
It implicates you
in two murders.
-OK, uh, read me
the entire affidavit.
Just listen.
You've got to get a hold
of that diary somehow.
Because that's the only
thing that connects me.
-Sherman.
Everybody just keep your
hands right on that table.
Now, why don't you
just put that phone
down and slide out of here.
Right now.
-Have a squad car
meet me at 4211
Ventura Boulevard,
Code Two, hotshot.
And then lock her up.
-You got it, Sergeant.
-Get on the floor.
Get on the floor.
Come on.
Just take me to her, OK?
-You're crazy.
Take you to who?
All just relax.
Relax.
Just relax.
Huh?
-You remember me, geezo?
Drop it and...
Oof!
-Agh!
-Agh!
-Now, if you want to live, you
take me to Becky right now.
Go on.
Go on.
Just drive this thing.
-This is Adam 11, can
you have Willam 56
meet me on an open tac?
Thanks.
-I want to explain.
Colombians have a
representative down here.
His name is Tingo Chaves.
He's the one that
called all the shots.
In fact, he's the
one that picked
up Granado and the Bacas.
Yeah, I mean, you know
those cocaine cowboys.
Violence is the solution
to all the problems, right?
I want you to believe me now.
I tried to prevent it.
-How much further is it?
All units on Tact One standby.
We have a tactical emergency.
-Air 9, Roger.
He's making a left
turn on Franklin.
-Roger, Air 9.
-It's flown out of
Miami twice a month.
$10 million laundered through a
bank in the Grand Bahamas run
by a Brit, a Ralph.
The connection is a Columbia
businessman who lives in Miami.
And I'll testify to that.
That's what you want, isn't it?
Huh?
Then you can take everyone in.
-They're in the
alley, rear entrance.
-OK, you guys watch the front.
I'll go around the back.
-Now where is she?
Where is she?
-Second door on the left.
-Becky.
Becky.
Becky.
Oh.
It'll be all right.
-No, no.
No, please, you've
got to believe me.
It was Tingo who hurt her.
It was Tingo.
-Chance.
Killing a drug
pusher isn't worth it.
Put the gun down.
-No, he tortured Becky to death.
-The law will take care of him.
Put it down.
-What would you do if it
was your daughter, huh?
-Nooo.
were not caused by the fire.
-Torture?
-Somebody nosing
into our case again?
-Yeah.
And I don't like it.
-Where is Tingo Chaves?
He's the man who's going
to make you very rich.
So we've got a
$2 million puzzle,
and we're missing some pieces.
-One of my couriers
is an informant.
-Take me to Becky right now.
-I had 20 cops down here
beating the bushes looking for her.
Two hours I hear it
on the nightly news.
The hell happened to him?
-I shot him.
-We didn't find him
until this morning.
He was underneath
all the debris.
-Does this fire tie in with
one Monday on 34th Street?
-Yeah, I think so.
So does your boss.
This place has got the same
burn pattern as the first place.
Low charring.
Suspect used a
flammable petroleum
product to put
on the body again.
I'm sure it was gasoline.
-You said my boss.
Was Charlie Devane here?
-Devane?
No, no.
This guy was a lieutenant.
Said he was from homicide.
-What was his name?
Lieutenant, uh, Lieutenant Jack.
-Jack.
-Jack something.
He was asking questions.
-Like what?
-Well, age of the victim,
uh, sex, you know.
I'm sorry if I was out of line.
-No, no.
You're all right.
I want to ask you something.
-Did we ever get the
ID on the first victim?
-No, we're working on it.
Excuse me.
-Yeah.
Sergeant Hunter, LA homicide.
-Hi.
-You, uh, you see
what went on here?
-Sure did.
I saw the dude who started it.
-Yeah?
Yeah, he jumped
in his truck, and he
drove off down the street.
What kind of truck was it?
-It's one of them go
anywhere four by fours.
-Uh-hmm.
-You know, I thought every
house on the block was going to go.
-You wouldn't have, uh,
got the licensing, would you?
-Hell, yes.
It's, uh, 2KXR715.
It's, uh, 2KXR715.
It's, uh, 2KXR715.
-Welcome to the
Regency, Miss Baca.
Sacramento operator,
hold for your
contact, switchboard.
SWITCHBOARD
OPERATOR Switchboard.
I'd like to get in touch
with Jack Chance
immediately, please.
-I'll have to patch you through.
-Patch me?
SWITCHBOARD
OPERATOR Please hold.
He's on assignment in LA.
Tell him it's Becky.
SWITCHBOARD
OPERATOR Ringing now.
-Yeah, Jack Chance here.
SWITCHBOARD
OPERATOR Hold for Becky.
-Put her on.
I've got to talk
to her right now.
Come on, now.
-Who you calling?
-Oh, you.
We were a little
early, and I wanted
to find out if the
car was on the way.
SWITCHBOARD
OPERATOR Becky hung up.
-Get her back.
-It's a long lines call.
I'll try.
-What are you doing here, Tingo?
I thought you'd just
send a limo for me.
-Mr. Sherman's very
impressed with your work.
He wants to meet you, Becky.
-And just who is Mr. Sherman?
-He's the man who is
going to make you very rich.
-All right.
-Oh, let me help, here.
-Thanks.
Take this.
-You know, you could
have made two trips.
-No, I couldn't.
By the time I got out
to the roach coach,
all the really good stuff
would have been gone.
-What is this thing anyway?
-It's a file of every arson fire
in LA over the last four years.
Devane said there
was another John
Doe arson murder last night.
I figured I'd check
it out and see
if we can tie it in
to a known arsonist.
-That's a good idea.
Do me a favor.
Run this license plate of a
four by four through the DMV.
See if anybody's run it
in the last week or so.
Be very discreet about it.
-Somebody nosing
into our case again?
-Yeah, and I don't like it.
Remember the Battalion
Chief at the 34th Street fire?
He said there was a detective
snooping around there,
and we couldn't identify him.
Well, he's back again.
-So what do you think?
FBI?
-It could be anybody.
I don't know who he is.
He's on my case,
and I don't like it.
Anyway, when you get a
rundown on this number here,
give me a call.
-OK.
Oh, wait a second?
Did you get an ID on
this morning's victim?
-No, like you're Danish, she
was burned beyond recognition.
See you later.
-Yeah.
Are you sure about that?
All right, good.
Well, listen, I do
appreciate the effort, thanks.
Robbery, homicide's a negative.
-What about the
major crime unit?
-No, I saw Captain Casey at
the retirement dinner last night.
He would have mentioned it.
What makes you
so sure this is a cop?
Maybe it's just a
firebug getting his kicks.
-No.
According to the arson
investigators at the scene,
our boy has been
asking some very
specific and
technical questions.
He's legit, all right.
-All right, well,
I'll call the Feds.
Maybe they've got
somebody working down there.
Here's the post mortem
on John Doe number two.
He was bound to a chair,
like John Doe number one who
was also shot once
in the back of the head.
Very interesting
on page two there.
All the burns on the body
we're not caused by the fire.
Preliminary
investigation says it'd
be high voltage electricity.
-Torture?
-Wasn't that fast?
-I'll say.
-The four by four is
registered to a Henry
Granado, 11921 Wilshire Avenue.
I checked.
It's a condo.
The car has been run twice.
Two weeks ago by
the county clerk's office.
That usually means they're
prepping repossession.
-Who ran it the second time?
-I don't know.
Somebody in Sacramento
this morning, 09:00.
-But who in Sacramento?
The computer refused to
ID the requesting agency.
-What?
Now that doesn't
happen very often.
I don't like that.
I'm going to make some calls.
-Did you match Granado's
car to a driver's license?
Yeah, they're
correlating the registration
addressed to licensed drivers.
There's 13 Henry
Granados in the state.
Got the pictures on
the way by laser FAX.
-Good, I think we
should do is get a search
warrant for Granado's
condominium.
I'll go out ad sit on
it until you show up.
-Sounds good.
-I think he's
definitely Hispanic.
-Can you tell how old he is?
Well, I'm... I'm not even
going to be positive even when
I'm finished, but I'd say
he's probably in his mid 30s.
-How soon can you
have this guy together?
We got another one
this morning, same MO.
-Well, I'm not real
sure about the hair.
But the face is pretty close.
-Henry Granado.
-That was fast.
How did you manage
to do that so quickly?
Oh, the killer drove
Granado's four by four
at the scene of
the second murder.
-Well, I think you ought
to tell that to the lieutenant.
He certainly didn't seem
to know that this morning.
-Let me ask you a question.
Can you tell me what
this lieutenant looked like?
-Well, yeah.
Uh, let me draw it.
-Becky.
I'm Phillip Sherman.
How did your trip go?
-It went fine.
I prefer flying, but I
understand the concern.
-It's a little too
risky right now
with the Feds watching
all the airports now, isn't it?
Bingo.
Any chance you were tailed?
-Absolutely none.
-Good.
It should be $2.5 million.
-It's all there.
-Oh, I'm sure it is, but
we'll count it anyway.
You see, uh, Becky we've
been, well, experiencing sort
of cash flow problem
on the East Coast.
We'd like to get your input if
you don't mind on what we could
do to protect ourselves
against any future interruptions.
You'll have to be a little
more specific, Mr. Sherman.
I don't...
-Of course.
Let's see.
Two weeks ago
we lost a $1.5 million
when it arrived in Miami.
Now you and Mr...
-Granado.
-Yes, Granado,
transported it there.
Now six hours after
you turned it over,
the Feds arrested my people
and confiscated the cash.
-Why didn't you tell me?
Hey, everything went fine.
We followed Tingo's
instructions to the letter.
Ask Henry.
-Oh, I have.
Believe me I have.
A week later, we lost $1
million in Fort Lauderdale.
Now you and your husband
moved the money that time.
Is that correct?
-Hey, wait a minute.
Now you're accusing
us of something that
happened thousands
of miles away.
Hell, we could have
been back in LA by then.
-You know what?
That's exactly what
your husband said.
Right up to the end.
-What's going on here?
-That's what I'm
trying to find out.
Oh, I know one thing for sure.
One of my couriers
is an informant.
Maybe more than one.
Now Henry and your husband
both deny working for the law.
You're the only
one left to question.
-Phoenix, and then
Tucson, and then San Diego.
I was wondering why you
had me on the road for six days.
You were keeping me tied down.
Where are they?
-You know what, Sweetheart?
I would suggest
that you concentrate
on saving your own skin.
Now, are you working
for the cops Mrs. Baca?
-You are crazy.
I'm leaving now,
and I would suggest
you do nothing to stop me.
-Never gets easy,
does it, Tingo?
-Hey, McCall.
-I'm in here.
Hi.
-Hi.
-There's suitcases,
a money counter,
and some clothes in the
closet and not much else.
This apartment has two spaces
assigned to it and the garage.
There's nothing there.
And there's no four by
four out on the street.
The manager said
Granado had a couple living
with him, a Becky and Dave Baca.
And my guess is
they left in a hurry
and probably a few days ago.
This coffee's pretty moldy.
-What did the manager
say about Granado?
-Said he was pretty secretive.
Kept to himself,
didn't say too much.
He leased this place out for
$1,800 a month, paid cash.
-Let's go check the
rest of the place out.
OK, let's see what
we've got in here.
-Got anything?
-Well, I don't know.
You tell me.
-What is this?
-Oh, boy.
-Wow.
Huh.
What do you think, it
was the S and L scare?
-I don't know, but this is real.
-Huh, check this out.
That's Granado.
-That must be John
Doe number two, huh?
-Uh-hmm.
Question is, where's his wife?
-Yeah, Sherman.
-The cops just got a search
warrant for Granado's condo.
-Relax.
Read the affidavit.
Does it mention anything
about an informant?
-It appears to be
a routine follow-up
to a murder investigation.
They're looking for a suspect.
-So everything's fine, right?
Stop by.
I've got a little
something special for you.
-Ah, you seen Tingo
Chaves around here today?
-We open at five.
-Well, listen, I... you
could help me out here.
I mean, Tingo, he
owes me a few bucks,
and if you can point
me in the right direction,
I could make it
worth your while.
-Look, geezo, hit
the bricks running
before I tear your head off.
-Ooh.
Oh.
-Now, why don't we
just start all over again?
Where is Tingo Chaves?
This is it, Pal.
-Hey, what do I know.
He blows in and out
of here like the wind.
-Where does he live?
-I don't know.
My mother's eyes.
-Now this could be
the end of the ride.
So you think this
over real careful.
Who does he answer to?
Sherman, Phillip Sherman.
-Where's he?
-How the hell do I know?
-Thanks.
-Bingo.
Go around the block.
We've got a felony
one in that four-by.
One Way 156, Code One.
-One Way 156, go.
156, meet One Adam 9, Code Two.
Sixth and Alvarado
regarding your vehicle.
-Yeah, 56 roger.
-A Sergeant Hunter was
the affiant on the warrant.
-Is there any
indication that Granado
was working for the cops?
-No, nothing that I saw.
-Look harder.
Monitor their
entire investigation.
I'll buy anything you can get.
-There's no backup.
Everyone's tied up with a
barricaded suspect on Wilshire.
-Yeah, I heard all about that.
Where is he?
-Hotel down the way.
He met two guys, loaded
some suitcases in the four-by,
went back inside.
-Where's your partner?
-He's down there with a Rover
keeping an eye on the motel.
-OK.
You guys take the alley.
I'll go through the front,
try to get to these guys
before they hit their cars, OK?
-One Adam 19, the
driver's out of the room,
and he's getting
into the four by four.
This is it.
-Get going.
Remember, south in
alley behind the motel.
-Charlie.
-What have we got?
Did you get an ID on him?
-No ID as of yet, but I
want to show you something.
Come here.
-All right.
That's the sign of the
cross, madre tattoo, Marielito.
- Yeah.
- Cuban.
-That's what it
looks like to me.
Come here.
I'll show you something else.
-Whew.
There must be more
than $1 million there.
-Yeah.
-Drug money?
-Well, I'd say if it is drug
money, it's being laundered.
The two mules who were
handling it took off and.
-So we go a $2 million puzzle,
and we're missing some pieces.
-Yeah, I think
we've got one more
piece of the puzzle to
take a look at it, huh?
-All right, let's go.
-Bill, take the money.
All units in the vicinity
of One Adam 19.
Shots fired.
11921 Wilshire
Boulevard, penthouse suite.
One Adam 19, Code Two.
-I'll be your flash.
Don't even think about that.
-Yeah, yeah.
It's Jack Chance, Sacramento PD.
-OK, Lieutenant.
-OK.
-Now, want to tell
me about your friends?
-We shouldn't have left you
this long, but Tingo got held up.
He was caught with
another $2 million.
Would you like to tell
me how they found out?
-I don't know.
-You don't know.
You really don't know, huh?
You see something?
You see these batteries?
Huh?
I can do this as
long as I have to.
You can't.
Now tell me you're
working for the cops,
and I'll make it go real
quick for you after that.
-How long you been
in town, Lieutenant?
-Not long.
Uh, listen, Captain,
I'd like to apologize
for going around with
your Sergeant Hunter here.
Why don't we just
call tonight a wash.
I'll go home...
-Sit down.
You're not going anywhere
until I find the truth.
So sit down.
And I'm not buying
your I'm down here
looking for a
fugitive crap, either.
Why didn't you check in with us?
Why didn't you let us know
you're working on a case
down here?
What's the matter?
All the phones in
Sacramento busted?
What's your interest
and Henry Granado?
Now, look, Chance, we
know that you were nosing
around that first
arson homicide,
the one on 34th
Street Monday night.
The victim was Henry Granado.
You know, I can
call your boss and get
him out of bed if you want.
-Henry Granado was my informant.
-All right.
And the rest?
I'm on loan to the
State Attorney General.
It's a task force working on a
money laundering operation.
They're muling drug
profits of the East Coast
and down to the Bahamas.
My primary suspect is a Cuban.
A Marielito named
Chaves, Tingo Chaves.
-What about the
couple, the Bacas?
Dave and Becky, they were
staying at Granado's condo.
State agents,
working undercover,
posing as man and wife.
I think you, uh, I think you
may have found agent Baca
this morning in that
second torched house.
-Well, I can understand
why your anxious.
-Yeah.
-What went wrong?
-Well, the Feds, they wanted
some money for evidence.
We'll just say, it's supposed
to look like accidental seizures.
I tried to convince
them it was too risky.
Chaves and his people,
whoever they are,
well, they didn't
buy it for a minute.
So he started looking
for leaks right away.
-So you think
Chaves killed Granado
and Baca to plug the leaks.
What about Mrs. Baca?
Her name's Becky
Cruise, and he's
probably working
on her right now.
-Why didn't you let us know?
We could have searched...
-Because you got
leaks down here.
Dam busters.
-Well, then, lay them out.
-I, uh, I ran some phone
calls, couple of license plates.
Chaves found out.
And that's when
everything went to hell.
So you can understand why it
is I'm not too interested in, uh,
in you messing
around with my case.
Listen, I'm really dragging.
You think you can
have your Sergeant here
drive me back to the hotel so I
could bag a couple hours sleep?
Because then in the
morning, early, we
could go out, get Tingo Chaves.
I'm sure he'd take us
right to agent Cruise.
-That Chaves?
-Yeah.
What the hell happened to him?
-I shot him.
-You big dumb bastard.
He's the only way
I could get to her.
-All right, what
the hell went on?
Look, it was an accident.
The cops spotted
his car at the motel.
It was an accident.
-It was no accident.
They were looking for that car.
Dang fool should have burnt it.
He should have listened to me.
All right.
Is there any indication at
all that they know about me?
-None.
Can't you find out?
-Yeah, can I find out.
This whole thing is taking
a lot longer than I thought.
Now with Tingo
dead, I've got to do
every little damn
thing by myself.
Now I need all
the help I can get.
I want you to be extra vigilant
for the next couple days,
you understand?
If I don't move $5 million
down to Grand Bahama Island
by this weekend,
they're going... well,
let's just say I'll
be permanently
persona non grata in Bogota.
-154.830 megahertz.
-That's are Tech One.
-Yeah, just in case
I need a backup.
-Just in case?
You know, you do have backup.
Why don't you use it?
This, uh, is all
the information I
have on the case, telephone
calls, address checks,
and a complete background
late Tingo Chaves.
-You ought to get some sleep.
You're losing your edge.
-I think you're right.
If you get out of
here, I'll call it a night.
Unless you intend to
camp on my doorstep.
-No, I don't intend to
camp on your doorstep.
You know, you still haven't
answered my question.
Why the solo operation?
-If I had 20 cops down here,
beating the bushes looking
for her, in two hours I'd
hear it on the nightly news.
I don't intend to lose
any more agents.
What would you do
if it was your partner?
-I'd tell you what I'd do.
I'd beat the bushes
until I knew she was safe.
But I'd use every available
resource given to me to do it.
-Yeah, you're right.
A matter of fact,
I'm sure of it.
I'm losing my edge.
-Get some sleep.
I'll pick you up at 07:00.
07:00.
-I don't want to die, please.
-As soon as I get my $5 million.
Now either you're a
cop or you're not a cop.
You're gonna
wait 'til I find out.
-So when I get to his
room, I check and he's gone.
His bed hasn't
even been slept in.
-Well, I talked to his Captain.
He says Chance is a
bulldog with no rope,
but something is
driving that man hard.
You know, I get the
impression that you like the guy.
-Well, look, I understand him.
I think you do, too.
He's lost some people he
cared about that he was close to.
No, he won't be
doing any sleeping.
He's out there
sitting on somebody.
-All right.
You keep me posted.
I'm going to call the
Justice Department.
We don't know all
we should on this one.
-Right.
-Hunter, come here.
I want to show you something.
-Ah, yes, what is that?
A telephone toll analysis.
Agrusa over in narcotics
took the toll records
from Chance's file and he ran
them through the NIN computer.
Check it out.
This is what he's got.
-You mean every drug
connection in California's
been calling the El Papagayo?
-Exactly.
It's owned by Phillip Sherman.
Agrusa says that they've
had a lot of rumbles on him
in the past.
And by the way, I
checked on Granado's car.
For whatever reason, the County
Clerk's Office ran a DMV check.
It wasn't for a repo.
One owner.
And he paid cash.
-County Clerk's Office?
-And you know who issue search
warrants for telephone records.
-County Clerk's Office.
-Hi.
-Hi.
-I'd like a number on
that warrant, please.
-OK.
OK, your number's 3411.
-Thank you.
You have a nice day now.
-Thank you.
Mr. Sherman, please.
Look, if you've
got a case, make it.
Otherwise, I think
you better release me.
-Gloria, last week
you ran a DMV on a car
registered to a Henry Granado.
Why is that?
-Me?
Sergeant, any one in the
office could have run that.
-I understand that, but
your ID number is right there.
Look, if I'm the first one
to sign on in the morning,
I leave the computer open.
We have 60 clerks in my office.
-Right after Sergeant
McCall left your office,
you called Phillip Sherman.
Why is that?
I called my brother, Frank.
He's been sick.
-Your brother, Frank.
You know what we did, Gloria?
We tapped your phone.
You called Phillip Sherman.
You now have two choices.
One, cooperate with me, or
two, you've got to go to jail.
-All right, these
are the routes I
want you guys
to follow, all right?
I also want a
woman in every car.
You understand?
Every car.
Makes it look better.
And no one, this
includes you, Ricky,
no one exceeds the speed limit.
You also got
false identification
papers in there just in case.
Yeah, Sherman.
Wait, wait.
Ho, ho, ho.
When did all this happen?
-They just left.
The cops searched
Chaves's place.
Apparently he kept a diary.
It implicates you
in two murders.
-OK, uh, read me
the entire affidavit.
Just listen.
You've got to get a hold
of that diary somehow.
Because that's the only
thing that connects me.
-Sherman.
Everybody just keep your
hands right on that table.
Now, why don't you
just put that phone
down and slide out of here.
Right now.
-Have a squad car
meet me at 4211
Ventura Boulevard,
Code Two, hotshot.
And then lock her up.
-You got it, Sergeant.
-Get on the floor.
Get on the floor.
Come on.
Just take me to her, OK?
-You're crazy.
Take you to who?
All just relax.
Relax.
Just relax.
Huh?
-You remember me, geezo?
Drop it and...
Oof!
-Agh!
-Agh!
-Now, if you want to live, you
take me to Becky right now.
Go on.
Go on.
Just drive this thing.
-This is Adam 11, can
you have Willam 56
meet me on an open tac?
Thanks.
-I want to explain.
Colombians have a
representative down here.
His name is Tingo Chaves.
He's the one that
called all the shots.
In fact, he's the
one that picked
up Granado and the Bacas.
Yeah, I mean, you know
those cocaine cowboys.
Violence is the solution
to all the problems, right?
I want you to believe me now.
I tried to prevent it.
-How much further is it?
All units on Tact One standby.
We have a tactical emergency.
-Air 9, Roger.
He's making a left
turn on Franklin.
-Roger, Air 9.
-It's flown out of
Miami twice a month.
$10 million laundered through a
bank in the Grand Bahamas run
by a Brit, a Ralph.
The connection is a Columbia
businessman who lives in Miami.
And I'll testify to that.
That's what you want, isn't it?
Huh?
Then you can take everyone in.
-They're in the
alley, rear entrance.
-OK, you guys watch the front.
I'll go around the back.
-Now where is she?
Where is she?
-Second door on the left.
-Becky.
Becky.
Becky.
Oh.
It'll be all right.
-No, no.
No, please, you've
got to believe me.
It was Tingo who hurt her.
It was Tingo.
-Chance.
Killing a drug
pusher isn't worth it.
Put the gun down.
-No, he tortured Becky to death.
-The law will take care of him.
Put it down.
-What would you do if it
was your daughter, huh?
-Nooo.