Hunter (1984–1991): Season 7, Episode 13 - Fatal Obsession: Part 2 - full transcript

Present arms!

Mr. Molenski, this flag
does not in any way

replace your daughter, but
it represents all that is good

and all that is
brave in this country.

And uh, your daughter was
good, and she was brave.

I know she'll always
remain in your heart.

And she'll always
remain in ours.

Mr. Molenski.

I'm very sorry.

If there's anything I can
do for your family, I will.

Thank you very much.



We'll get this guy.

Many times as I've been
to one of these things,

you just never get used to them.

I'm getting tired of losing
good officers this way.

Charlie, who's running
this investigation?

Sergeant Hunter is, sir.

Good.

Hunter, I want
you on this full time

until we catch
Molenski's killer.

Yes sir.

Clayton, I want you to give
Hunter everything he needs.

Yes Sir.

You pick the officers
you want on this.

I'll get you all the overtime
money you can use.



Thank you.

So how do you want to proceed?

Well, let's pick a team,
have a tactical at 14:00 hours

this afternoon.

Sounds good.

Yeah.

Let's get it done.

Yes sir.

And finally, I want

to encourage you
to use caution here.

Our suspect has
killed officers, uh,

using siliconecoated
bullets and stolen

their badges in
six other cities.

Uh, we're working
with ATF to track down

the source of the
silicone bullets.

Uh, we also have a stakeout
on Robert Spenser's house.

Now Spenser is the
registered owner to the car

that Molenski stopped
when she was gunned down.

As you can see in
your paperwork here,

Spenser has a record
for assault and robbery.

It's, uh It's all in your files.

Yeah, Joe?

Yeah, is Spenser
the only suspect?

Spenser is the only
suspect as of now, so,

uh, let's get this guy.

Uh, by the way,
Novak, we're going

to need all the help
we can get on this.

Can we count on you?

Look it, I'd like
to help, but I'm

not sure that I can right now.

Excuse me, uh, what
do you mean you're

not sure you can help right now?

Obviously, you're the one
with the expertise in this field.

I know, but technically
I'm still on leave.

I'll have to think about it.

Uh, what's there to think about?

It's not that simple, Rick.

Well yes it is that simple.

I mean, you either
do or you don't.

I mean, what do
you want, uh, two

more years to think about it?

Who is it?

A gentlemen to see you, Loreen.

It's me, honey.

Hello, dear.

You're here.

Yeah.

Oh, that husband
of yours is even more

handsome than you said, Loreen.

Well, I'll leave you two alone.

Thank you, ma'am.

Old busybody.

Oh.

Mm.

I've been driving 36
hours straight, just

dying to see that
pretty little face.

I had a dream
about us last night.

You did?

I was crying when I woke
up and you weren't here.

Oh, baby.

Shh.

Be all right.

I'm here now.

And I ain't going nowhere.

Look, you and me
have got to talk.

Now driving in, I
heard on the radio news

that some cop got drilled
with a silicone bullet.

Loreen?

Tell me that wasn't you.

Come on.

Tell me the truth.

I'm sorry, Jimmy.

I just couldn't help myself.

Oh man.

Oh, baby.

You promised me
that you were gonna

lay off that sort of
thing, didn't you?

Where is it?

Oh, god.

And my gun?

Baby!

Well I I hope that you
didn't screw up our plans.

No.

Everything's going to be OK.

See I I almost paid for it.

See?

I wrote that officer's
name 836 times.

When I get to a thousand
then everything will be OK.

This is just Enough paying.

You are gonna lay off this
cop killing stuff, you here me?

You're gonna drop it.

Well, I'll I'll try, Jimmy.

All right, I will.

No.

You mad at me?

Well, I never could stay mad
at such a cute thing like you,

I guess.

Hey.

Press my pants.

Come on.

Turn on the steam.

Hi Allie.

Hi Mom.

I'm drawing something for you.

Ooh, that is a beautiful horse.

I think the feet are too tiny.

I don't know.

I like my horses with tiny feet.

Hey, peanut.

There's something I
want to talk to you about.

You know that deal
we made about my job?

Well I think that I'm needed
back on the police force.

Is it because of that
policewoman who was shot?

Yes, it is.

I want to help find who did it.

Did you know her?

Mhm.

I knew Joanne.

She was a very good person.

Why'd she have to die?

Because a bad person
wanted to kill a police officer.

Then why do you want to be one?

Because I'm good
at it, and I like it.

But I won't do it if
you don't want me to.

Will Grandma take care of me?

Yes, she will.

She loves you very much.

Then I guess it's OK.

You sure?

Uhhuh.

You know when I go out to
play and you tell me to be careful?

I want you to be careful.

I will, peanut.

I promise.

How you doing?

There's no liftable
prints inside.

It looks like it
was wiped clean.

Guys about done?

Yeah, just about.

Jeez.

What's that smell?

Smell that?

Yeah.

Acetone.

I want you to take this
rag and that piece of paper

and put it in a baggie for me.

Right.

Now, measure from the back
of the seat to the gas pedal,

and up to the steering
wheel for me, too.

Right.

20 Charles.

Go.

Metro stakeout reports suspect

Robert Spenser has
arrived at his residence.

They're standing by.

Good.

Tell them if Spenser
moves to jump on him.

If not, sit still
til I get there.

Roger, R20 Charles.

Perhaps you'd be interested
in something like this?

Yeah, yeah, that's
that's that's nice stuff.

But, uh, I don't know.

I I was looking for something
with a little more zip to it,

you know?

Well maybe if you gave me
a for instance, it might help.

Ha.

Well, you're the salesman.

No, I don't know.

I tell you, um, I don't care
about the cost, you know?

Just as long as the
piece has a little bit

of imagination in it, you know?

Excuse me, do you have
any diamond tennis bracelets?

Yes ma'am.

We do.

Let me call a
salesman from the back.

Oh no, no, no.

That's all right.

You help this charming lady
here while I just browse around.

How about that?

Thank you.

Don't mention it.

Now these are very pretty.

Yes they are.

I got set up.

I don't deal dope.

You got set up, huh?

Is that why you killed
Officer Molenski?

I didn't shoot no cop!

Why didn't you report your
car stolen, Mr. Spenser?

I been out of town for a week.

Didn't even know it was gone.

It's the truth, man.

Here's some more truth for you.

You got busted
for armed robbery.

You used a .38, right?

Yeah.

So what?

The officer we
buried this morning

was hit with a .38 slug.

Did you kill her?

No way!

You use siliconecoated bullets?

Get some ears and listen!

I didn't kill anyone.

You're not gonna lie
your way out of this!

Now you pulled that trigger,
and you're on your way

to the gas chamber.

Just because I got a record, you

want me to take a
fall on a cop killing?

No way.

I'm not going down for that.

Find some other pigeon.

Mr. Spenser, If I find out you
had anything to do with Officer

Molenski's death, anything
at all, you won't make it to jail.

What do you want
a burn bar for, huh?

Gonna torch your
way into a safe?

That's my business.

How much?

Won't cost you nothing
if I can't find one.

Getting it that's the trick.

Yeah, I know.

That's why I'm here.

Now come on.

I got to have a rough
estimate on this thing,

or I'm just gonna hit the
trail, find somebody else.

Give me a bottom line
on this, Mr. Segalla.

Maybe I want a little
piece of your action.

Well maybe, uh,
you play it straight,

I'll give you a lot of action.

Like how much?

Like a hundred grand, minimum.

Tell you what.

You let me handle what
you get, the burn bar is on me.

You handle ice?

Big old chunks of it?

The bigger, the better.

I got a guy.

He could recut the Hope
Diamond so you'd never recognize it.

Mmm.

Well then maybe you and
me's got a deal, Mr. Segalla.

Nice choice of restaurants.

Hm.

No, I'm not kidding you.

I'll tell you something.

On my first date
with my wife we were

in that booth right over there.

Yeah, we had, uh,
cheeseburgers, French fries, uh,

root beer float.

Used to be a burger joint.

Uh, let me have some
Thai iced tea, OK?

But we didn't come here to
discuss nostalgia, did we?

What's on your mind?

I want on the Molenski case.

I want on it full time.

Have you talked to Hunter?

No, but he was right.

You can't conduct an
investigation without officers

who are totally
committed to the job.

And, you're committed now?

Yes.

Well that's good
news for our side.

I think Hunter could use
some help on this case that

is, if you don't have a
problem working with him.

No.

Why do you ask?

I don't know.

It seems to me
that things are not

that simple between you two.

You sure there isn't something
I should know about you?

Yeah.

There is.

All right, I'll see you later.

Thanks Captain.

Yeah, this is uh,
Commander R2114.

You got anything for me?

FEMALE SPEAKER: Commander R,

you have a call
from R20 on tech2.

Roger.

Commander R to R20 Charles.

Go.

Captain, ATF gave
us a possible on

those siliconecoated bullets.

Carl's Gun Store
on Catalina Street.

I'll need backup before I go in.

I'd like to be in on this.

You got it.

I'll wait for you.

Hey.

Open a window.

Open a window.

That stuff stinks.

So, what's the story?

They moved the safe.

That means that they
must have remodeled

since these
blueprints were made.

Yeah, well big deal, Jimmy.

So what?

Well if they
remodeled, honey, they

may have put in a different
alarm system, all right?

That's it.

We can't chance it.

We're gonna have to find
some other place to hit.

Baby, I always do what you say.

You know that.

But I ain't sitting in
this outhouse one more

day waiting for you to
line up the perfect score.

Hey, how many
times I gotta tell you?

We don't do it
right, we're gonna

spend our old age in the can.

Yeah, well you tell me something

I haven't heard before.

Huh.

Hey.

You know it's because
I love you, sugar.

Huh?

That's why I take
such good care of you.

You know I hate that, Jimmy.

Yeah, I know you do.

But you put up with it
cause I tell you to, don't you?

Come on.

Give daddy a kiss.

Don't push it, Jimmy.

Just stop!

Hey.

You're the craziest
woman I ever met.

You know that?

I never know whether you're
gonna love me or kill me.

Stick around and find out.

What can I do for you?

See that .38 right there.

Sure thing.

Has a muzzle
velocity of 825 feet

per second with a standard load.

Uses a 158 grain slug
and has 235 pounds

per square inch of
wallop at impact point.

This baby means business.

Hey, you're a cop, aren't you?

Yes sir.

I can always tell, you know.

Yeah, they come
in here a lot to buy.

LAPD gets a 10% discount
on anything in the store.

10%.

That include ammunition?

Anything.

I have some hot loads available.

Stop a halfton pickup
truck dead in its tracks.

Now does that include,
uh, silicone bullets?

What are you talking about?

Oh, you know what
I'm talking about.

Silicone bullets.

You sell them, don't you?

That's against the law.

Oh I know it's against the
law, but you do sell them.

And I'm here to get them.

Freeze!

Don't hurt me!

Shut up!

I caught this bug
trying to crawl away.

Mr. Garber?

You better tell me something
in the next five seconds.

You're going to
have a bad accident.

OK.

OK.

A couple months back, a
guy comes into the place,

offers me $1,000
for a box of silicone.

Describe him!

28, 29.

Had a had a small
cut over his right eye.

A a tattoo on on the
back of his left hand.

What's his name?

What's his name?

Something called him Johnny.

Honest.

That's all I know.

You ever been
to jail, Mr. Garber?

Oh, come on.

I I'm a family man.

I have a wife and family.

So did the police
officers who were

killed with those
silicone bullets!

Please!

He tried to rape me.

Calm down. Calm down, lady.

He's in the women's bathroom.
Try and tell me what happened.

Please!

You have to get him
before he gets away.

14L41.

Requesting a back
up at Helms Park.

We got a possible 240 suspect.

Please.

Wait inside the car.

FEMALE SPEAKER: Roger, 14L41.

This is the police!

Anybody's in there,
come out with your hands

on top of your head!

Is anybody in there?

There's no witnesses.

Not one good lead.

And another officer dead.

We gotta nail this one down.

Oh, I forgot to tell you.

Novak requested to
be put back on this case,

and I cleared it
with the Captain.

Know what?

I'm going back to Metro.

Yeah.

Thanks, Captain.

Let's get busy.

OK.

Here's what we have so far.

In the car used in
the Molenski killing,

I found an acetonesoaked rag.

The seat was pulled up
close to the steering wheel.

And now, here,
a police officer's

gunned down in a
woman's bathroom.

That's a lot of things pointing
to our killer being a female.

And Cal Garber, the guy
who owns the gun store,

sold some siliconecovered
bullets to a man recently.

Yeah, well that
could be unrelated.

It could be.

But we could also be looking for
two people a man and a woman.

Let's run some of these
scenarios through NCIC.

Yeah.

Good idea.

You're a real piece
of work, aren't you?

Huh?

Baby, you are going
to be the death of me.

It's all over the
news, you know.

Give me that!

Jimmy, give me back my notebook.

I got I got to write his
name down 483 more times

to make everything OK.

Will you get real here, lover?

This crap doesn't work, OK?

Burn the damn thing!

Bastard!

Ah!

Give me the gun, sugar.

It's OK.

Come on.

Every time we argue, I
remember how you shot him.

I did it for you, honey.

I'm the one who
should have shot him.

I'm the one who wanted to.

I know.

I know.

I tell you what.

Let's take a minute
here, all right?

Why don't you go for a walk?

Let's calm down.

We can't be reasonable when
you get like this, you know?

What do you think?

No, no.

That's a good girl.

Just a second now.

You got one broccoli, you've
got one milk, one yogurt,

and you got one clove of garlic.

It's like you're shopping
for one meal at a time.

I like to cook with
fresh ingredients,

and this place has the best.

That's why I always stop here.

Hey Chris, where's Allie?

Oh, she's at home with Grandma.

Ben, I want you to
meet a friend of mine.

This is Rick Hunter.

Ben, how you doing?

Nice to meet you, Rick.

You tell Allie that I am
saving some of that licorice

she likes until
she comes in for it.

Ah, it's her favorite.

I'll let her know.

See you later, Ben.

Nice meeting you, Ben,

Nice to meet you.

Mary Wyler Anderson.

Convicted of a double
homicide of her exboyfriend

and his new girlfriend.

March 1987.

From the Tennessee
State Correctional Facility,

July 6, 1989.

Is that it?

That's it.

She doesn't fit.

Our suspect has a
serious authority fixation.

Nothing about that Mary
Anderson suggests that.

Mom?

What are you doing
out of bed, peanut?

I can't sleep.

Are you going to work all night?

Just a little bit longer.

Well, what we're doing here,
we're checking our computer

for all the suspects
we're looking for.

For the one who
killed the police officer?

That's right.

Can I see?

Uh, well, uh

No.

No.

You are going back to bed now.

Give me a hug and a kiss.

All right.

Have a good dream.

Hope you can come
again for dinner.

Thanks.

So do I.

Come on.

I'll tuck you in.

Good night.

OK honey.

Brush your teeth
and get ready for bed.

Oh, don't forget to
turn the lights out, Allie.

Then Rick and I have
a little more work to do.

I love you peanut.

Good night.

She is getting so big.

Yeah.

Take a look at this here.

Loreen Arness.

Paragon City, Texas.

Convicted of murder
at 16 years of age.

Served four years in
juvenile hall, then released.

Victim was a Paragon
County Sheriff.

Look at that right there.

Her father?

Yeah.

That's the best one
we've seen tonight.

Is there more?

Oh yeah.

Known associates.

James Armstrong Wilkens.

Wanted in connection
with a jewelry store burglary

two years ago in New Orleans.

New Orleans, wait a minute.

There was a there was
a cop killed and his badge

taken in New
Orleans two years ago.

Look at this.

Shot with a silicone bullet.

It's the same scenario, Captain.

Siliconecoated bullets.

Badges were taken, and
jewelry store robberies.

And the description of Wilkens
matches what Garber gave us.

That's right.

Loreen's father
was a local sheriff,

and it came out
at her trial that he'd

been abusing her for some time.

Yeah.

Apparently she had enough.

Shot him to death,
and now she's running

around killing
authority figures.

Yeah?

Sergeant Hunter?

Yeah.

Burglary details been
following up on your request.

They got some info
from one of their snitches.

Now we brought in a
guy named Al Segalla.

He bought a burn bar
on the black market

and sold it to someone
named, uh, Johnny Wilson.

Here's his address.

Great.

Good work.

Now what's the
description on Wilson?

He got a scar over his
right eye and a tattoo

on his left hand.

Jimmy Wilkens.

Release Segalla.

Sit on him.

Take Righetti with you.

Gotcha.

Yeah. Thanks.

Good work.

He's here.

OK.

Everybody hold your positions.

Roger.

Will do.

Mrs. Laskey?

Where is everybody?

Freeze right there, Wilkens!

Police!

Chris!

You all right?

Captain?

What's up?

Look at this.

Wow, that is sick.

You know, you ought to
go home, get some sleep.

That, uh, shooting team's
going to be all over you tomorrow.

Captain

No.

He's right, Chris.

I want you to go home,
spend some time with Allison.

Get away from here.

I'll see you tomorrow.

OK.

You'll call me if
anything breaks?

Sure.

We'll do that.

You all right?

I'll be OK.

Good work today, Novak.

Segalla's Lock Shop.

Al speaking.

Jimmy Wilkens said
you could help me.

AL SEGALLA: Who's this?

A friend of his.

Uh, I got some diamonds
you might want to look at.

Ha ha.

Who the hell are you?

Are you a cop?

No.

I'm not a cop.

They're $0.30 on the dollar.

You want them or not?

Be in my place a half hour.

OFFICER RIGHETTI:
Sergeant Hunter?

This is Righetti.

Yeah, Joe.

What's up?

A woman fitting our
suspect's description just pulled

up and went into
Segalla's place.

She's in a big hurry.

OK.

Now, if they move, go in.

I'm on my way.

That came from the key shop.

This is R7 Charles
responding to gun

shots fired inside our stakeout.

We're moving in.

He still has a pulse.

R7 Charles request backup.

Shots fired.

We got one victim down.

We're at 936 Brewster Street.

Request an RA unit.

How's this guy doing?

Doesn't look so good.

Yeah.

What about Loreen Arness?

Got away in Segalla's car.

We got someone
working on it now.

Sergeant Hunter,
take a look at this.

I found this near the body.

Can we have spaghetti tonight?

We had spaghetti last night.

I know.

I really liked it.

Well, why don't we have
something different tonight?

Listen, can you do Mommy
a favor and go get that,

uh, that cereal that you like?

OK.

This what you wanted?

Yes, it is.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Can we go skating after dinner?

I don't know.

Mommy's got some things
she needs to do tonight.

Oh, all right.

I'm gonna have some cereal, Mom.

OK, but just one bowl.

Hello?

Hi mom.

We just got back from the store.

Uhhuh.

That that sounds good.

OK.

Can I call you
back a little later?

OK.

Bye bye.

Allison?

Allison, come here for a second.

I think this is getting
too small for you.

You're growing so fast!

Chris!

Rick!

Oh my god!

Allison, it's all
right, sweetheart.

Chris?

Rick?

Allison? What happened?

Are you all right?

I'm fine.

It was Loreen Arness.

She followed you home.

Oh my god!

You OK, honey?

Good.

It's a good thing I know
where you guys shop.

Captain?

Well that's a sight
for sore eyes, isn't it?

How you doing?

I'm fine.

Allison all right?

She's fine.

That's good.

Looks like you got
here just in time, huh?

Yes, he did.

Well I'm sure every cop in town
is gonna sleep tonight knowing

that broad is in the
morgue's cooler.

Look, Charlie.

I don't want to
call Mr. Molenski.

I think I owe him that.

That's a good idea.

I'm going to call the Chief.

I'd sure like to be the
one to tell him about this.

Thanks, Charlie.

Rick?

Thank you.

I wanted to tell you how much
Joanne liked and respected you.

Thank you for being a friend.

To say this on the telephone
would be so impersonal.

Mr. Molenski, uh, I don't
have the words to describe how

I felt about Joanne as a
person or a police officer.

I appreciate you coming down.

Something I wanted you to have.

I know Joanne would
want you to have it too.

Thanks again, Sergeant.

Hey, Bobby?

If Mr. Molenski needs
anything, make sure he gets it.

Right.

Thanks again.

This way, sir.

Finito.

Well, I guess you'll be going
back to Rampart's full time,

huh?

Guess so.

Look, Chris.

I I want to see you again.

Yeah, well, I enjoyed
working with you, too.

You know, there's an
old Chinese proverb

that says once you
save someone's life,

you're responsible
for that person.

Oh, really?

Mhm.

Well I'm not Chinese.

Yes.

I noticed.

Well look, it's up to you.

Uh, what do what do you say?

I'll think about it.

Yeah, no.

Just a second now.

What do mean,
you'll think about it?

Just what I said.

I'll think about it.

I know, but what
does it really mean?

It really means
I'll think about it.