Hunter (1984–1991): Season 7, Episode 14 - Under Suspicion - full transcript

Hernandez meets
her every morning?

Yeah, when he's not, uh, out

beating up one of his girls.

What's open at this hour?

When your boss is a murdering
pimp, you work overtime, Joe.

Will you help me
get some air in here?

Oh, yeah.

You look a little piquant.

Catch another flu?

No, I'm all right.

I can get a backup here for you.



No, I'm all right, really.

What the hell we have here?

I don't know.

Roll your window, Joe.

Let's find out.

Hold it there, honey.

Hold it, police!

Freeze right there!

Don't shoot!

Don't shoot!

Get your hands up.

Get at the fence.

Shut up and turn
around bottle down.

Give me that.



What are you, Bo Jackson?

Huh?

He's clean.

Put your hands behind your head.

What's this?

Ah, I've been sick.

What?

I've been sick.

I've been sick.

Yeah, smell that.

Hawkins what's happening?

Well, this flu is
a plague, Hunter,

and they're dropping on
all sides robbery now vice.

And every time I bring
more into Devane's office,

he plays shoot the messenger.

Yeah, after you.

Well, listen, we've lost people
over here too, you know?

All right, I will
put someone on it.

Right, Sure, bye.

Hawkins, no.

Now, Hunter what's the
story on the Hernandez case?

Well Hernandez didn't
show up, but we got Ruiz.

Good, let someone
else grill him.

I want you and Riggheti
to pick this guy up

before the DA has a kitten.

That's Ken Lord.

He's the VP of a local company.

He's been skimming
on a city contract.

The judge gave
him a nice, high bail.

And he disappeared.

They can't make
the case without him.

His wife works at Jean's
Health and Massage Spa

check that out.

Wait a minute.

The bail bondsman
is John MacArthur.

That's the guy.

What a dirtball this guy is.

So what is it Hawkins more?

Yes sir, eight more cases.

And there's Osgood's
case load and Webb's.

W-W-Webb?

Webb was that?

Yes, and some I haven't even
brought up from Bunko yet.

And you can put Riggheti's
name on the pile as of this morning.

Why are they all being
dumped on metro?

Are we a landfill or something?

What's the, uh, prospectus
on this bar robber situation?

There was another
hit last night.

Yeah, they're
comin' quick and fast.

We've got to put a
priority tag on this one.

Brian was working with me.

There's a lot of leg
work on this one.

And he went out this morning.

Are we only healthy
people left in this building?

You need help on this one.

Let me see who's available.

Visit with Veraville?

He's down too.

What about, uh, Smith or Baker?

They went down yesterday.

Captain

Oh, no.

Hey, Webb.

I hear you're on the sick list.

Yeah, you could say that.

Yeah, you don't look to good.

Listen, uh, you wouldn't
want to sell me those Phantom

of the Opera tickets
now, would ya?

That's Friday.

I'll be better by Friday.

You're not gonna
be better by Friday.

You'll be out at least a week.

How do you know?

Because I've had the flu.

I'm an expert on the flu.

I know all about the flu.

Besides, everybody who's had
the flu here has been out a week.

So how about it?

I don't think so.

Look, I'll give you two
Rams seats for 'em.

Ram tickets?

That's an insult.

Yeah, you're right, It is.

OK.

I'll give you two
Raider tickets,

two good Raider tickets
for the opera seats.

You know, it's a benefit
performance, Hunter.

It's black tie.

It is?

Yeah, it is.

Oh.

Well, that's OK.

I'll borrow Charlie's tuxedo.

How about it?

Top righthand drawer
on my desk, OK?

Top righthand drawer
top righthand drawer.

Good Webb.

Yeah, uh, hope you
feel better, Webb.

Peter, you'll do fine.

Don't worry.

Listen, think of it as research.

You familiarize
yourself with your case.

You make a list of priorities.

And then you talk to your leads.

Oh, Chris.

I've got two tickets to Phantom
of the Opera Friday night.

You want to go?

Oh, god, I would love to.

I've been dying to see this.

Yeah, it's black tie.

Well, I don't know how I
would look in a black tie.

But I bet I can find something.

I bet you can.

Can you imagine
Hawkins black tie?

I hear Robert
Guillome is excellent.

Yeah, I did too.

But they screwed up.

I think they put
somethin' over is face.

You can't even see
who the hell it is.

Anyway, Friday
night don't forget.

Excuse me.

Um, Sergeant Novack.

I think, um

Come on.

Come on.

Close the door.

Stay.

OK, you got your man.

Now pay me.

It's 400 light.

You were late.

Don't play that with me, Mac.

Look Duff, I've got expenses.

Besides, what's $400 to you.

You'd probably just
drop it at the track.

Hey, you shut your mouth.

You don't know me that well.

This is my living.

Don't mess with it.

Right.

All right.

Here.

Boy, you excops are a
little heavyhanded, aren't ya?

You want to earn some
real money, hotshot?

Find him.

Yeah?

Huh, tell me about this guy?

Ken Lord you find him.

I'll marry you.

Hey, look I got to have him.

I'll give you 15
grand if you find him.

15 grand for this guy?

The pot's a little bigger
than usual, isn't it?

Yeah.

I don't trust you, Mac.

I want a third of it up front.

Come on, Duffy.

You don't have a choice, Mac.

You want me to
bring this clown in.

I want five grand now.

You disgust me, Mac.

Good.

Excuse me.

Sergeant Hunter LAPD I'd like

to ask you a couple
questions if that's OK.

All you cops have the same aura.

This isn't about
Lois Lord again, is it?

Uh, yes, it is.

Why do you ask?

Because there was another
cop in here earlier looking

for Ken the husband from hell.

Really, does the other
police officer have a uniform?

No jeans kind of
sloppy like you.

Uhhuh.

And did you tell this
other sloppy police

officer where to find Lois?

Sure did.

Yeah, well, where might that be?

Well, if you really
must know the hot dog

stand down on Magnolia.

Uh near Whitaker?

That's it.

I know where that is.

Thanks very much.

Now, uh, what is your name?

Jean.

Jean, well, thanks very much,
Jean appreciate your help.

I'll let you pose the questions.

And I'll just stay
in the background

if that's all right with you.

That's fine.

You know, I'm surprised
at how much of this

is coming back to me.

Hey, watch it big, blind bat.

Hi, I'm Sergeant Novak
and this is Officer Hawkins.

Were you the one who placed
the call about the burglary

last night?

No, that was my boss.

But I was on last night.

We're making a followup.

Can you please tell
me what happened?

The place was robbed.

That's what happened.

Will, you cool it, Joanne?

Nothing happened.

I closed up last night left
about, uh, 2:15 this morning.

When I opened up today,
there was nothing in the safe.

No forced entry?

No, I checked both
doors front and back.

All right, well, can you have

your boss call me
at this number?

He'll have to make
a formal statement.

That's it?

We're trying to hit all
the bars in the series.

You mean, there's been
a string of these things?

Eight others in four weeks.

And whoever's doing
it leaves no trace.

That's right.

What are the cops
doing about it?

Will you calm down, Joanne?

Yeah, you guys got
a theory or anything?

I'm not at liberty.

Had to be someone
who knows the place.

Or, uh, someone familiar
with this, uh, type of place.

What do you mean
this, uh, type of place?

Listen, we'll catch
whoever it was.

It's just a matter of time.

Peter, let's go.

Yes.

Right.

This isn't going to work, is it?

Peter, people are a little
more complex than computers.

Let's go to the bar that
was hit before this one.

Jean said that vibrations
for January are discordant.

Oh, Jean's a lunatic.

You hang around with her.

And your brain will explode.

She only wants
what's best for us.

Honey, I've got to think
about stayin' alive stayin' away

from Stevens and
away from the DA.

I know sweetie aww.

Yeah, don't mess sweetie's hair.

I want him to look
just like his picture.

Who are you?

Mac is very unhappy
you skipped bail.

Maybe you better
come with me, huh?

Oh!

Ah!

No!

No!

Go Kenny!

Go!

Go!

I'll get you.

Get gone!

Go!

Go!

Go Kenny!

You go!

Go!

Go!

Knock it off.

Get off of him.

Come on.

Let's go.

Come on.

Come back here.

Hey!

Duffy?

How you doin', Hunter?

So what are you
doin' here, Duff?

My job just like you.

Are you after Ken Lord?

Yeah.

Big payday for me
on this one, Hunter.

I saw you're
working for McCarthy.

Yeah, him and a few others.

It's freelance, you
know, piece work.

Yeah, I haven't seen you
since the day you left the force.

Yeah, as a matter of fact, it
was the day I left the force.

I felt sorry for you that
day, Tom, you know,

I thought you got a raw deal.

It's all right, man.

I don't need you
to feel sorry for me.

So how's it goin'?

You mean the gambling?

It's like they tell me.

It's one day at a time.

Some days are
better than others.

Ah, you were a
hell of a cop, Tom.

But I got to ask you
to stay out of this one.

I guess I could say the
same thing to you, couldn't I?

So where are you livin'?

I left the beach.

It got too hot for
me down there.

I got a little place
over a music shop

down near Cole and Vermont.

Yeah, yeah, I know that area.

Nice to see you.

Yeah.

If I told you you
had a beautiful body,

would you hold it against me?

Give the girl a break
why don't ya, Bud?

No, don't.

I like him.

Has he asked you to
nip him in the bud, yet?

Well, we haven't
actually been introduced.

Bud Crawford.

Hi, my name is Mary Ellen.

And your phone number?

Geez, on a handshake.

On a wing on a prayer
anyway I can get it.

You're cute.

Did you hear that, Hank?

Don't encourage him.

We got to be
careful with this guy.

You see, he's always a little dr

A little drunk.

Yeah, Hank, I love you.

But you've got to get
some new short jokes.

Bar nine...

That's features now
neighborhoods...

Ahh!

OK, mom, I will see
you at home at 11:00.

OK, bye, bye.

How you doin'?

Hi, Allison is sick.

So I have to go
pick her up and, uh,

take her home so she can stay.

Gee, I'm sorry.

But, you know, I
was going to have

to ask you to sit
on Lois Lord for me

until I pick up Hernandez.

Sergeant Novak, Hunter I've got

a new approach on
these bar burglaries.

Peter can do it for you.

I'm only going to be
gone about an hour, OK?

Uh, yeah.

OK, Peter, come on
over here just a second.

I want you to do me a favor.

OK.

I want you to go
to this address.

Diaz and Oliver are
staking out Lois Lord.

You're to relieve them.

If she moves, I
want you to call me.

A stake out?

That's right.

Absolutely.

Good.

Got you.

Wake up call, Hernandez.

How's it goin'?

Uh, pretty good.

Thomas northeast robbery.

Hunter wants me to relieve ya.

What happened to Sergeant Novak?

Her little girl OK?

Oh, she's fine.

Any movement?

I'm afraid I have
nothing to report.

OK, you're relieved.

Huh, uh, I better check
the back before I go.

Yeah, right.

Thanks.

Give me the money, now.

Sweetie this is my only day off.

Don't you don't you want
to go somewhere, huh?

Do somethin' fun, huh?

Maybe we could do something
fun without goin' anywhere.

I know.

But I don't want to be cooped
up in here the whole day.

Come here, baby.

Ah!

Don't make a move, Ken.

Keep your shirt on, Lois.

I sure hate to say it.

You lousy pig.

You leave us alone.

Shut up Lois.

That's right, Lois shut up.

No reason for her to be here.

Yeah, take off.

I'm not leavin'.

Yes, you are.

Go tell the attorney.

Yeah, give me an
outside line, will ya?

Go on.

Go on!

Shut the door behind you.

Bail bonds.

Yeah, I got Lord.

Duffy, you got Lord?

Great!

Where are you?

Taluga Motel Alvarado
and Lucas room 216.

You just sit there.

I'll be there in an hour.

Hey, Mac just bring my money.

Hmm, don't worry, buddy.

You earned it.

Yeah.

Duffy's got him at a motel.

Really?

Where is it?

He he was a tall, heavy
set, balding long, red hair

black jacket driving
a black sedan.

Peter, Lois was our
only lead to Ken Lord.

I am just mortified.

How could I make it up to you?

Look, find Novak.

Both of you work
very hard at finding

out who's robbing
these bars, OK?

What are we waitin' for?

You're waitin' for
your bail bondsman.

I'm waitin' for my payoff.

How much are you
gettin' to bring me in?

What's the difference?

It's a lot more honest
work than embezzling.

I didn't take that
money, you know?

Yeah?

Then why did you plead guilty?

I took the rap for my
boss Mr. Stephens.

He owns the company.

He told me he'd pay me off
big if I did the time for him.

Then the DA went for the
maximum time six years.

I can't do that.

That's why I skipped bail.

You're lucky I'm
bringin' you in.

If I were your boss, I'd
be very unhappy with you.

No!

OK, everybody, thanks very much.

Oh, and, uh don't
forget to give me the type

on this second blood
sample here, OK?

Sure thing, Sergeant Hunter.

Thanks again.

Mr. Willis?

Thanks for your
help appreciate it.

Do you have a business card?

I may want to talk
to you a little bit later.

Sure, if I can help.

Yeah, appreciate that.

Sorry about your place.

Oh, lookie here Sergeant Hunter.

How ya doin', John?

I'm doin' just fine.

Business is great thanks
to your friendly boys in blue.

Hey, um, this isn't
your neighborhood.

What's up?

Ran into Duff a while ago.

He said he worked for you.

He said you had him
lookin' for Ken Lord.

Is that right?

Yeah, that's right.

Duff's the best there is.

But heck, you know that.

Where is he?

Well, last time I saw Duffy
he took $5,000 of my money

and, uh, promised
to deliver Lord.

Lord's dead.

What?

That's not funny, Hunter.

No, it isn't.

I'm surprised you
didn't know that, John.

The body's been in the
morgue now for sometime.

Hey, you don't think
Duffy killed Lord, do you?

Oh, don't be stupid.

Now why would he do that?

Who else was after Lord?

Why are you're asking me?

It could've been anybody.

The guy carried a big price tag.

John, who else did
you hire to find Lord?

Nobody.

Come on, John.

I swear.

That's the truth.

I hired Duff.

That's all.

Let me tell you somethin'.

If you're lyin' to me,
you're gonna be in trouble.

Come on, Hunter.

Hey, you're a liar, John.

You do know that, don't ya?

I put $800 in change in
the safe before closing up.

Was there anything
that happened last night

that stands out in your mind?

Anything out of the ordinary?

Not really.

The regulars were
here and that new girl.

Bud was hitting
on her, of course.

Everyone was gone about
an hour before closing.

You've never seen
this girl in here before?

No, I'd have remembered.

She's a looker.

So this woman came in with Bud?

No, but they always go for him.

He's a little guy,
you know, a dwarf

sure fire with the ladies.

I remember him.

Is he a regular?

Yeah, he's been
uh he's been comin'

around now for
about three months.

You know it would
really be helpful

if we had a list of everyone
who was in the bar last night.

OK.

Give me a couple hours.

The clientele
that's the only thing

we haven't factored in yet.

Yes, we should find out whether
anyone on the bartender's list

has been seen at the
other bars that were hit.

As soon as we get back,
I'm going to start making calls.

A lot of phone work.

Let me at it.

Have a seat, Jean,
what's on your mind.

Sergeant Hunter,
Lois and I share

a strong bond from
previous lifetimes.

I understand that.

We've always
had very close ties.

Now, look, Jean, you called
and said you wanted to talk to me.

What's it about?

Lois needs to talk to you.

She was with Ken right
before they shot him.

She's really scared.

She's not making
sense all the time.

Now now, where's Lois right now?

She's at my spa.

She won't leave.

OK, let's go see her right now.

Anyway, he gave me my money.

And then he shoved
me out the door.

I should never have left Kenny.

I knew something
was going to happen.

OK, honey, just settle down now.

And when Duff came into
the room, what did he say?

What did he do?

Well, he didn't really seem
to say much of anything

except to get out.

He was in such a hurry
to make a phone call.

Wait a minute.

He made a telephone call?

Yeah.

Did you hear the conversation?

I don't know what he
said earlier was talking to.

I was just so
worried about Kenny.

I was in a rush to
get to the attorney.

I know.

Settle down now.

Jean, I need your telephone.

Sure.

Thank you very much.

How do I get an outside line?

Punch the black
button and dial nine.

Yeah, nine.

Hello?

Mr. Willis, Sergeant Hunter.

Hello, Sergeant.

How are you?

Listen, do me a favor, will you?

I want you to check and see if
there was any outgoing phone

calls from Ken Lord's
room the night he was killed.

Well, I'll check
the files hold on.

There was one
outgoing call made.

Really?

What was that number?

1013.

Thank you very much.

Bail bonds.

You set me up you scum.

Duff?

What the hell happened?

Where are you?

You know what happened,
Mac you had a little plan.

I find Lord for a
cheap five grand.

You set both of us up
to be hit for a nice cut.

That's crazy.

I was waiting for you
to show at the motel.

The next thing I know
two hitters blow us up.

They didn't get me
like you planned.

Duff, I swear.

When I got there,
there were there

were cops all over the place.

You're a liar.

I told you I'm
the best there is.

Now, I want my money.

Yeah.

Sure, sure Duff.

You tell your partner I am
going straight to the cops

if he doesn't bring me my money.

Now take down this address.

He knows.

He wants you to
bring him the money

or he's going to the cops.

I don't like this.

I don't like this at all.

Give me the address.

Come on.

Listen, at this
place I just talked to,

they've seen the little
guy every Saturday

night for the past two months.

Well that's great, Peter,
but we've got a lot like that

at least seven so far.

And we just don't have
the manpower to stake

out every single one.

So let let's just
finish the list, OK?

I tell you.

I think we've got
this case solved.

You see that's the beauty of it.

Every bar that was hit
has this same feature.

But of all the places he's
been spotted since the last.

OK, OK Peter I understand.

What do you think?

OK, Mister, you're on.

What will you have?

About two to five, I think.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Oh, please, I have
always want to do this.

I'm arresting you on
suspicion of burglary.

You have the right
to remain silent.

If you give up the right to
remain silent, anything you say

can and will be used
against you in a court of law.

Duffy?

Here it is,
Mr. Stephens $10,000.

Good, now we all understand
what's happening here?

Correct?

Yes, sir.

As soon as I throw the
money down at his feet,

you open up on him.

As a matter of fact,
I'll open up on him.

You think this bum's going
to be looking for trouble?

Yeah, this punk means business.

It's not him I'm worried about.

But we gotta get
this problem handled.

You know, he's got
a lot of nerve pullin'

a stunt like this.

It will be good
exercise for you boys.

Berea, don't miss.

This is R20 Charles.

I need a three unit backup
and the corner of Laurel

and Coldwater my
ETA is five minutes.

Give me a foot
long everything on it.

Hold it.

Hey, you bag of pus
where's my 10 grand?

You're the wise guy, huh?

Yeah, I'm the wiseguy.

It's to bad we missed
you at the motel.

Yeah, well, I won't miss you.

Now, where's my money?

You don't think you can
get out of here with this.

Yeah, I know I am.

Now you two just relax.

And you hand me the money.

Police!

Drop it right there!

Don't make a move.

Get back against the wall.

Come on.

Get your hands up.

Move!

Get your hands up.

Both of you.

Duffy, drop the gun.

I can't do that, Hunter.

I'm not leavin'
without my 10 grand.

You're under arrest
for obstruction of justice.

Now, give me that gun.

Arrest him for
threatenin' our lives.

He tried to kill me.

And he's got my money.

All right, we're gonna stay
here 'til back up comes.

How about that?

Don't move or I'll shoot ya.

Hook him up.

Give me that.

What the hell is wrong with you?

I was going to kill that guy.

Yeah, I know you were.

And I was gonna shoot
you all for $10,000.

What are you?

Nuts?

Hey, this is what I do.

This is what I am.

Yeah, this is what you are, Tom.

What is it with you?

Guns and money now?

Take a look around.

You happy with yourself?

What the hell do
you know about it?

Do you have any idea what
it was like to walk into a police

station and have people
talkin' behind your back sayin'

there goes a dirty cop.

Yeah, I got a problem.

Everybody's got problems.

But cops aren't allowed
to have problems some do.

Then there was that drug bust.

Oh, I know all
about the drug bust.

No, you don't know!

I was a gambler.

So all the fingers
pointed at me me!

Do you want to know something?

I was innocent.

But that's not important.

I just couldn't do it anymore.

And I was all alone.

You were all alone, huh?

So now you're the victim.

Is that it?

Well, congratulations, Tom.

You're a victim.

Now what?

All alone.

Let me tell you something.

There are more police
officers in that department

willing to stand by
you than you realize.

Believe me.

I know that to be true.

You know your mistake?

You never stayed
used those friends

to help you fight
those IA bastards.

That's what's happened.

And now, look at
the life you're livin'.

Don't you think I know that?

I think about that
every day of my life.

I envy you, Hunter.

You want to get
your life back, Tom?

Find the Tom Duffy I know that's
in there because he's in there.

You find him.

You got to find him.

Well, well, well, it's
times like these when I'm

grateful that we have female
officers in this department.

You are a site for sore eyes.

Thanks, scarlet's OK?

Oh, it's beautiful.

Look at this a matched set.

Charlie, your tux fits great.

Yeah.

Hey, you look great.

You look great.

Thanks

Hawkins wa wait.

No, no more.

I'm only the conduit, Captain.

It's taken me a
while to catch up

on my other responsibilities.

Hawkins something
I want to say to you.

Yes?

Congratulations.

You did a great job.

Well, thank you, Captain.

Hawkins, well done.

Sergeant Hunter.

Well, I believe you and
I have a play to go to.

Rick, I hate to say this.

But I think I'm
going to be sick.

Oh, no.

I don't believe this.

I'd love to.