Hunter (1984–1991): Season 7, Episode 15 - The Reporter - full transcript

This is it, folks Beverly Hills!

Home of people who can
afford a llama for their private zoo

and Peggy Fleming for
their personal ice skating rink.

Beverly Hills playground for
the world's most famous stars!

If not for the existence
of these people

and their extravagant
lifestyle, Robin Leach

would still be hocking
crumpets at minor league

cricket matches.

And on your left, if
you look real hard

you may see Doc Severinsen.

The house was originally
owned by Zeppo Marx.



Sunday afternoons you'd
see Groucho, Marco, and Chico

cavorting on that
very front yard.

This is the home of the
head of a major movie studio.

Next, home of a television
network president.

And on your left lives
a man who knows

the secret location of
Cher's seventh tattoo.

Coming up on your right,
the magnificent home

of Ricky Schroder.

It's OK, folks.

Just take your seats.

This won't take but a minute.

Sit back down.

Everybody stay seated.

Drive into the alley.



Open the door.

All your valuables.

Come on.

Give me that.

Come on.

Hurry up.

Now give it to me.

That's right, ma'am.

Put everything in the bag.

Thank you, ma'am.

Give me the briefcase now!

Give me your wallet
or I turn you into sushi.

Pops.

I don't carry lots of cash.

What's in your wallet!

Give it to him.

Don't argue.

Smart, lady.

Come on.

Hand it over.

That too.

Come on.

Ow!

Come on, let's get
the hell out of here.

Come on.

Move it.

Thanks again, ma'am.

Garlic?

Very much garlic.

President Bush, he
smelled like sausage.

Uh, sausage.

President Bush, he smelled
like Italian sausage factory.

And let me tell
you, he stuttered.

He didn't stutter.

He was nervous.

I know stuttering when I see it.

Like your brother-in-law?

Max is nervous.

President Nixon stuttered.

Nervous.

Stuttered.

OK, he stuttered.

She always gets her way.

And what else did he get?

I don't care about
anything else.

That was my grandmother's ring.

It's been in the family forever.

You say it was worth
more than $10,000?

Oh, easily.

I mean, the ruby alone
was worth 2 carats.

Hunter.

What the hell is going on?

World War III?

Tour bus robbery.

Four guys took down a tour bus.

Took cash, jewelry,
credit cards, the works.

I need you to help
clean this place out.

Well, why does Metro have to?

Because the big
wigs downtown think

it's going to have an effect
on the tourist business.

Yeah.

But Metro is kneedeep
into the auto theft ring.

So tell me something
I don't already know.

Come on.

I need some help here.

Chris, what brings you here?

I want to talk to you
about something.

You do?

What?

You know that Chinese
proverb you were talking about.

Oh, yeah.

The one where since I saved
your life, I'm responsible for you.

Mmhm.

Well, I think it's
my responsibility

to make sure you have
a decent place to work.

Oh.

And I think it's in
your best interest

to work right here in Metro.

Oh, you do?

Yeah.

I do.

So what I'm going to do is I'm
going to commence the wheels

of progress to churn
away immediately

to make that a reality.

Well, actually

Novak.

I've already done that.

Oh, my god, Amy!

Chris!

I can't believe it.

What are you doing here?

I'm here on business.

Captain?

Miss Rivers is here to do
a story for America Today.

Oh, I know that
series on women cops.

That's great!

And convinced
Clayton to give the OK.

Commander Clayton,
well, I'm impressed.

He thought it would
be a good idea

if I did my LA story on you.

Oh, you're kidding.

Me?

Yes.

Look, I really
don't think this is

a great time to
hang around though.

I mean, it's a zoo out there.

You won't even know I'm here.

Novak.

I know.

I know.

She's my responsibility.

It was the biggest
gun I ever saw.

Dorsey.

Excuse me.

Yeah.

You have a bust
coming up don't you?

Yeah.

I do.

Why don't you get
busy on it and let

me worry about the
tour bus situation, OK?

Now, who is this gentleman here?

This is Mr. Dooley.

He was driving the bus.

Mr. Dooley, OK.

Get busy.

Thanks, Sergeant.

Mr. Dooley?

I'm Sergeant Hunter.

I'll be taking your
statement for Officer Dorsey.

Now, you were
saying about that gun.

It was the biggest
gun I ever saw.

Rick.

Oh, yeah.

Mr. Dooley, excuse me.

This will just take one moment.

Thank you.

I want you to meet
Miss Amy Rivers,

my dearest friend in the world.

Amy.

Pleasure.

She's doing an article
on police officers

and I'm the subject.

Oh, congratulations.

So she's going to
be riding with us.

Oh.

I see why you came
back here to work at Metro.

Amy is going to be staying
with me while she's here.

Oh, no, Chris. No.

Allison and I won't
take no for an answer.

I haven't seen you
in a million years.

Uh, do you guys need me anymore?

Oh, Mr. Dooley, I'm very sorry.

I'll be right with you.

We have a situation.

Oh, I know.

The bus robbery.

You guys just do
what you have to do.

OK.

Good.

I'm going to take a
ride down to Hollywood

and talk to the tour bus people.

Miss Rivers, welcome aboard.

Thanks.

And welcome back.

Oh, Mr. Dooley, Sergeant
Novak will finish taking your report.

Thanks very much
for being patient.

Thank you.

All right, Mr. Dooley.

It was the biggest
gun I ever saw.

Not a bad haul.

But we'll have to put a
lot of this stuff in the safe

until things cool down.

I could use a few hundred now.

I mean, there's some
things I need to buy.

Yeah.

Roy has got himself a new one.

So who's the bimbo of the week?

Eh, what's it to you?

Hey, maybe this
bimbo has got a friend.

You can only go out
with girls with a gas mask.

Garlic, man.

It's magic.

It's a cure for everything.

Mmhm.

Except your bad breath.

All right.

What do we hit again?

Like maybe another tour bus.

Nah, cops will
be all over buses.

I got a better idea.

This new parolee, Nate
Larson has got a job

as a bellhop in the
East Gate Hotel.

Now, every Monday
night they start

high stakes poker
game in room 202.

About two o'clock
the next afternoon,

all the stakes ought
to be on the table.

Won't they be
surprised when they

call room service
and we show up.

Sure, we got a
driver who did time.

Paul Langley, no big deal.

Can I talk to Langley?

Yeah, but you're
going to have to wait.

He's in New Zealand
salmon fishing.

When will he be back?

A couple weeks.

Now, what was
Langley arrested for?

Do you know?

Kited a couple of checks.

We've all been tapped
out time to time, you know.

Well, I guess that's
as good a reason

to write a couple of
bad checks now, isn't it.

So, what about you Mr. Trickle?

Not me.

Clean as the driven snow.

Hand to God.

Now tell me, this
Mr. Langley, he

knew all the bus
routes now didn't he?

Sure, but so would
anyone who took that tour.

Listen, Langley is an
OK guy, believe me.

How did it come that
you hired an exconvict.

He came to us through
the halfway house.

We like to help people here.

I see.

And what halfway house was that?

Horizons on Fountain.

Roy, come one.

You can't afford it.

Just let me see it.

Look, I don't want
to break your heart.

Jake, come on.

Hurt me.

All right, all right, all right.

You convinced
me. I'll tell you what.

I've got this new Trans Am.

Just got it in from Westwood.

Yeah?

Thing of beauty.

Trust me.

You're going to love it.

She's a beauty.

Oh, I love it.

Oh, baby.

How does it run?

How does it run?

We get it right
out of a driveway

in the middle of Beverly Hills.

Pure perfection.

Yeah.

You want to know
pure perfection?

It's worth twice as
much as the car.

Roy, Roy, with a rock like this,

you could have
used the front door.

I want the car.

I'm willing to make
an even trade.

Brava.

Brava.

You know, the last time
I saw you, you were only

that big.

Last time I saw you, you
were as big as you were now.

How old did you say she was?

8 going on 30.

Mom always says
that but I never get it.

Some day when you
have children of your own.

Do you want to see the new
ski jacket that grandma got me?

I would love to.

Listen, would you like
some wine instead?

No, thank you.

I don't drink anymore.

Well, congratulations.

Thank you, my dear.

God, Allison is just terrific.

I love children.

As long as they're
someone else's.

You'd be a great mother.

Oh, right.

Can you see me tied
down with a family?

I don't think so.

Anyway, I'm having too much fun.

A family can be fun.

Coming from a divorced woman.

Right.

No, it just didn't
work out the first time.

I still have hope.

That was a long time ago.

What about that
police officer you

were seeing after the divorce?

Was that Rick Hunter?

That must have been difficult.

It was impossible.

Al was on the force.

Rick was on the force.

I was on the force.

Oh, it was nuts but Rick
was a big help to me.

I just wasn't ready to get
involved with anyone yet.

And now that the two of
you are working together?

We're still friends.

Isn't this neat?

Beautiful.

Where's the bathroom?

Right through there.

Amy's nice.

Mmhm.

I like having her here.

You know what?

I love you.

I love you, too.

Bonk.

Is everybody ready?

Yeah, we're ready.

Let's do it.

Police!

Nobody move!

Stay right where you are!

Holden, in there.

Riverra, get the back.

You behind the car.

I want you to stand up with
your hands behind your head.

Dorsey, coming your way.

Hold it!

You have the right
to remain silent.

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

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

You guys find the
car the perps used?

Yep.

In a vacant lot.

They probably had
another car waiting.

SID got zip.

No prints and the seen
was too contaminated

to pick up anything else.

Your new helper here is
doing pretty good, huh?

Sergeant Hunter, one of the
items taken in the bus robbery.

A ruby ring.

Found it on one of the guys
we busted in the auto theft raid.

Good.

Let's get him
into interrogation.

He's already waiting.

Where'd you get the ring, Flam?

Box of Cracker Jacks?

Yeah, right.

My mother gave it to me.

Your mother gave it to you?

Why don't you keep
your mother out of this?

Where'd you get the ring?

I don't remember.

You know, memory loss is
a very serious thing, Flam.

I may have to put you in
for a medical evaluation.

Medical evaluation, do I
look like I need a doctor?

Well, I got to help
get your memory back.

He has a way about
him doesn't he?

Yeah.

He does.

You may have to stay
in a state hospital a while.

No, no, no.

Wait a minute.

You ever been in a
state hospital, Flam?

Oh, boy.

You're in for a real treat.

Yes, they strip you naked,
they give you a series of enemas.

That's to help you think.

Clear your mind out a bit.

I'd like to find out
more about him.

What makes him tick.

Be my guest.

Maybe find an angle for
an in depth kind of thing.

Of course, I'm still
doing my story on you.

Oh, I understand.

They pinch you.

They poke you.

The prod you for 12
hours a day for four weeks.

But don't worry, it's
no expense to you.

The state picks that up.

OK.

The guy's name is
Roy Hamilton, all right?

He gave me the
ring for a Trans Am.

I want you to tell
me about the car.

What?

Year and color.

Oh, come on, Flam.

Year and color.

Think enema.

Black, '81, fresh paint.

License.

Come on, look, I don't
remember the numbers.

You got to remember
the license number.

You stole the car.

Look, it was
California something,

I don't remember the
numbers. I swear to you.

Where can I find Hamilton?

Oakdale apartments,
Bishop Street, apartment 4B.

You heard it.

Let's roll.

See you back at the house.

Wait, I'm going with you.

Amy, we're going to arrest
a suspect for armed robbery.

Yeah, well your captain
said I could ride along.

Well, not on this one.

Hey, Hunter!

Miss Rivers is going to
ride along with you today.

Can I have a word with you?

One second.

Look, I know this is
not your favorite thing.

Captain, I got
to tell you, we're

going after an armed felon.

I understand that.

If anything
happens to this girl,

she could end up owning
half of the city of Los Angeles.

I've been told.

It's all been taken care of.

Let's just do it.

OK?

Miss Rivers, you're
riding along with us.

Thanks a lot.

What are we waiting for?

We're waiting for a
back up to get into place.

20 Charles go.

We're approaching the
back of the building now.

No sign of the black
Trans Am as of yet.

OK, Art 27 I'm going in.

I want you to sit back,
buckle up and shut up.

This is R20 and R30 Charles
in same car in pursuit of black

'81 Trans Am.

License number is 3PWH465.

Heading north.

Dorsey, he's turned
off the main street

and headed up Academy roads.

So be on the lookout for him.

Yeah.

Good move.

Squeeze him.

Dorsey, Art 114.

Dorsey, Art 114.

Riverra?

Yeah.

I want you to get on
the radio and find out

what's taking the
coroner so long.

You've got it.

How long does it take
to get this guy out of here.

Now I know how
Mario Andretti feels.

That was sensational.

Can I talk to you for a second?

Chris, this is the best
story I have ever done.

I wish I had a camera.

Can we get clearance for one?

What the hell are you doing?

What do you mean,
what am I doing?

I'm doing my job.

I know that.

What I don't understand
is your attitude.

Attitude?

What are you talking about?

A man died here.

Regardless of what you
think about him, a man is dead.

This is not some sporting
event that you're covering.

What did you think
this was going to be?

What did you think
when I said I would

do an in depth investigative
report on a woman

police officer in
the line of duty.

This is better than any
documentary ever done.

And you're the star.

Oh, no.

You're the star.

Well, what does that mean?

It means that you're
only concern is your story.

That's right.

No, that's wrong.

Well, if this isn't
working for you,

maybe we can change
the cast of characters.

His name was Roy Hamilton.

One conviction for
ADW, did his stretch

at Folsom State Penitentiary.

Went through New
Horizon's Halfway house.

That ring ties Hamilton
to the bus job doesn't it?

Sure does.

And what about Langley.

Well, he was in Tuscany
the day of the robbery

visiting his mother.

Oh, I'm sure he swears to that.

So what's next?

Well, I got to get going
over to the halfway house

and see what's
going on over there.

Hi.

How you doing?

You're not still mad at me
about riding along yesterday

are you?

You could have been hurt.

I can take care of myself.

Yeah.

I know that.

You know, Sergeant, you're going

to be a big part of my story.

Well, I thought this story was
about women police officers.

Oh, it is.

But now that I
see you in action,

this story might
change a little.

Well, how flattering.

Where you off to?

Work.

Mind if I tag along?

Amy, I think you
better find Chris

and focus in on your story.

See you around.

Oh, you can count on it.

I can see how a
place like this can help

exconvicts make the adjustment.

I'm proud of what we've
accomplished here.

You should be, Mr. Griffin.

Been a pretty good
recent rate too.

75% of our residents stay
on the straight and narrow.

Yeah.

That's a pretty good percentage.

Unfortunately I'm here
about the other 25%.

Right.

There are the 25%.

Roy Hamilton.

Armed robbery.

Tour bus.

Tour bus?

One of our alumni
works for a tour outfit.

Yeah.

Carl Langley, right?

Right.

When you leave here,
they're on a longer leash.

Mr. Griffin, can you tell
me if Langley and Roy

Hamilton were here
at the same time?

They may have been.

I'll check it out.

Good.

I'll need that information.

He's not in some
kind of trouble is he?

Not anymore.

I'll raise you $100.

I'm in.

I'll see that and raise you $50.

Oh, man.

All I get is garbage.

Hey, could you top this for me?

Sure.

Who's this?

Room service.

I'm hungry.

I'll get that.

Put them up.

Everybody up.

On your feet, now!

Back up against that wall.

Empty your pockets.

Give us a hand here.

Behind you!

Let's get out of here.

Hold it, sergeant, I
charge extra for each guest.

You're cute.

But you're no Quincy.

What'd you get?

Your average, everyday 38 slug.

Anything else?

What's that smell?

Garlic. Garlic?

A ton of it.

6.2 grams, to be precise.

Just garlic?

No clams or es cargo.

I've seen it before.

Holistic medicine,
organic cures.

Some guys eat honeycombs,
this one was a garlic junkie.

Use your phone?

Excuse me.

Sure.

Yeah, Hunter.

Our DB is Dave Jordan.

Ozzie found a load of
garlic in his stomach.

OK.

So Jordan probably
worked the bus gig.

What else?

Guess where he
did his parole time?

New Horizons Halfway house?

Bingo, you win the
washer and dryer.

Chris, is Amy there with you?

Yes.

Look, I'm going to have
to talk to you about her.

I know that.

Chris, good work on this.

So how are you and
Rick getting along?

We work well together.

Can you tell me where
Sergeant Novak is?

Ellen?

Oh, Hunter.

Allison has to
talk to her mother.

Well, she's not here, honey.

Can you talk to me?

Yeah.

Why don't you come?

Come on in, honey.

Now, what was so
important it couldn't

wait until your mother got home?

It's about Chris's friend.

Amy.

Right.

What about Amy.

She sleeps in my room.

Allison was playing in
her room with some friends

and they found this.

What's that?

It's cocaine.

Cocaine?

So?

Well, Allison found
this with your belongings

on the night stand.

What?

Well, if you're saying
that I use drugs.

You're crazy.

No, we're not crazy.

Well, I didn't
know Allison would

be poking around in my things.

Whoa.

Allison doesn't poke around
in people's belongings.

There was residue
on the table top.

Chris's mother found it
and brought it in to me.

Oh my god.

I am a grown woman.

What I do is my business.

What are you doing to yourself?

Back off, Chris.

You people walk around
so high and mighty.

Showing off those DARE pins.

Hiding in your little
Law and Order world.

Get out from behind your badges.

See, it's not all street
gangs and mobsters.

I am a responsible and
respected member of society.

Don't you tell me how
to relieve my stress.

Please.

Let me talk to you.

There is nothing to talk about!

I did lady cops.

I already did two
lady cop stories.

Lady cops are boring.

No, forget it, Lou.

I am on to something really hot.

The police are going
to make an arrest

for armed robbery and assault.

I'm going to interview the
guy right before he's arrested.

Get it?

I know what's going
down, the subject doesn't.

I'll be there when
it hits the fan.

You'll have it, Lou.

Yeah, you'll have it
for your lousy deadline.

We're talking Pulitzer here.

That's right, Pulitzer.

Thank you.

Rick.

Last night I did a
check on all the men

who went through New
Horizons for the last three years.

There was a Michael Bell who
spent six months in the house.

His psychological profile
shows that he's a stutterer.

So I called his parole officer.

He said Bill's working
at a construction

sight in Sherman Oaks.

Let's get on it.

Excuse me.

Sergeant Hunter, LAPD.

Sergeant Hunter.

Looking for Mike Bell.

Mike Bell, he's right up there.

The guy with the glasses on.

Mike Bell?

LAPD, want to talk to you.

You're in trouble now, Mikey.

But I didn't do anything.

I want you to tell me
about the tour bus job.

I don't know what
you're talking about.

Griffin set it up, didn't he?

No.

He helped me stay straight.

And he also did the
card game, didn't he?

No.

Look it, Mikey.

He's going to dump you
when he's done with you.

Griffin will watch out for me.

No, he won't.

If you want to save
yourself, talk to me right now.

Come on.

R20 Charles, go.

Griffin just got a visitor

I think you should know about.

That reporter friend
of Novak's, Amy Rivers.

OK.

We're on our way.

Rick, I'm sorry.

It's all right.

Come on.

When I got out of jail,
that was back in '79

I didn't have a
halfway house to go to.

Let me tell you, it was scary.

There's a lot of
temptation out there.

For an excom it's a lot easier
making a living with a gun

than it is finding a job.

That's it.

That's what I want to know.

How does it feel to be
surrounded by temptation?

Temptation.

Yeah.

All these men around with
criminal records just like you.

Don't you ever think about
doing something together?

Hunter.

He's coming to arrest you.

What do you do now?

You knew the cops
were going to bust me?

You're not going to
shoot it out, are you?

That would be
selfdestructive, wouldn't it?

Shut up.

So much of a sound out of
you and I'll blow your head off.

Now, you're going
to get me out of here.

Griffin!

Hold it.

Listen, take it easy.

Don't do anything stupid.

You're going to wind up shot.

I'm not going back to jail.

I can't take that.

Hi, Chris.

Amy, please.

Don't say anything.

I told you to shut up.

John, listen to me.

Put the gun down.

Dammit, Amy, shut up.

Now you get out of my way.

We're not moving
and neither are you.

I'm leaving.

Now you get out of
my way or she's dead.

You're going to have to
take one of us out, Griffin.

Pick one.

You haven't killed
anybody yet now John.

Think about that.

You get 7 to 10 years max.

You can do the time.

You've done it before.

Now, listen to me.

John, listen to me.

I want you to throw the
gun on the floor, let her go,

put your hands on
your head and come

down the stairs very quietly.

Come on.

Do it.

Come on, John.

You are under arrest for
obstruction of police activity

and for being
under the influence

of an illegal substance.

Hey.

No problem.

First offense.

Solid citizen.

Probably get probation.

At the worst,
community service, right?

Amy.

You need help.

Look, there are programs.

Whoa, Chris.

I'm not a drug addict.

I get stressed out.

I to relax.

Some people take a
drink now and then.

Please don't kid yourself, baby.

I saw you in the halfway house.

You need the drug.

You need it to live.

You need it to function.

Tell Allison that I don't
think she's a snitch.

I would have done
the same thing.

My mom was a cop.

OK.

You're killing yourself.

Please.

I want to help you as
a friend, not as a cop.

You're always helping.

You're always so good, so just.

You want me to stop
doing coke, fine, I will.

I'll go back to scotch.