Hunter (1984–1991): Season 7, Episode 17 - Shadows of the Past - full transcript

Hunter, we just got the
call on that Mickey Dolan.

Why don't you go down
there and pick him up?

Here's the address.

Oh, boy.

Where can I get a warrant
at this time of night?

You better get on it, huh?

Yeah.

I'll head over to the stakeout.

I'll call Dorsey.

I'll have him meet me
over there with one.

Great.



Go.

Ernie, I want you
to pay attention.

You can watch a real
professional shoot now.

A professional?

That's right.

Let me tell you something,
Mr. Real oh, am I in the way?

Hey!

I'll make you a deal. $100
says you don't make me it.

100.

Oh!

That was a new
shirt this weekend.

You always were a
good help, Ronnie.

Nice putt, Mickey.

Thank you, Mr. Matolla.



You like golf?

Eh, baseball is more my game.

When I was 20 I played
AAA ball in Illinois.

I really loved it.

Yeah?

My kid plays third
base in little league.

Where'd you play?

You know what I like about golf?

It's a game full of grey areas.

Not just black and white.

Full of different textures.

Got a nice balance
to it don't you think?

Yes, sir.

Sometimes you hit the
ball it goes right down

the fairway
straight as an arrow.

Other times you twist
your wrist just slightly,

bingo, off it goes
into the rough.

It's unpredictable,
things just happen.

A lot like life.

We are strictly in the
hijacking business, not

the dope business.

That rat has been
dealing behind my back.

Did you know he
was dealing coke?

No.

I want the name of his supplier.

You get it for me.

Yes, sir.

And he's dead, too.

It must be
understood, I will not

have dope eroding my business!

Absolutely.

You're a good kid.

I'll be back in an hour.

Get the place cleaned up.

I don't want to see a speck
of his brains on the carpet.

Find a good place to dump him.

Well, here he is.

Mickey Dolan just pulled
up in front of his house.

Give him about five
minutes and we'll go in.

Gee whiz, I wish
Dorsey would hurry

up with that arrest warrant.

It's 4:30 in the morning.

Judge Davis must have spent
at least 15 minutes cursing both

of us out.

Well, not both of us.

Just you.

What do you mean?

Well, I took the
liberty of putting

your name on the
warrant request.

You did what?

Oh, look, Judge Davis
is a pain in the ass.

He hates everybody.

It doesn't make any difference.

He didn't even know who I was.

Well, congratulations,
he does now.

Boom.

Sorry I'm late, I got hung up.

Are you all right?

You didn't even call me, I
was starting to get worried.

I know.

Look, I don't want
to talk about me.

OK?

I'm a little tired.

Liz is not feeling well.

She kept crying all night.

What's the matter?

She has got gas.

Oh, daddy's little girl.

Hi, precious.

You know, I think she's
got a lot of my features,

you know that?

Yeah, Mickey Dolan?

LAPD.

I have a warrant for your
arrest for drug trafficking.

Let's see, you
served three years,

six months on three
arrests for drug trafficking.

Well, one was thrown out.

So this makes number
three for you, Mickey.

Let's like you'll be put
away for some time.

I can't do that.

Maybe we can cut a deal.

Well, don't talk to me.

Talk to Vice when they come in.

I'm out of this.

No, no, no.

Look, I saw a murder.

Last night, a guy by the name
of Arnie Johnson got killed.

I know who did it.

Well, now we've got a
murder on our hands.

Assistant DA Diaz is going
to handle things from his end.

You're sure Dolan
is ready to testify

that Matolla killed
Arnie Johnson?

Positive.

DA's office has been trying
to nail Matolla for years.

If Dolan really
has something we'll

put him up in a
safehouse during the trial

and then we'll get him in the
witness protection program.

Novac and Hunter,
I want you to head

the detail of
babysitting Dolan, OK?

All right.

I'll get a warrant
and you can pick

Matolla up on the
charge of murder.

Got it.

Evan, Ray, you're
both looking well.

How's your wife feeling, Ray?

Any better?

Yes, yes.

Thank you very much, Tom.

That internist you
recommended was very good.

I'm glad to do it.

Family is important.

Tom, we need to talk.

Sure.

Sounds serious.

We have a problem on the coast.

What kind of a problem?

One of Campos's drug
mules was arrested last night.

That's stupid.

That's not all.

He made a deal with the
cops to turn state's evidence

to a murder that he witnessed.

Now, if he talks and
this thing unravels,

we could have
the police in our lap

and kill this whole
thing in Honduras.

Who made the arrest?

LAPD, Metro Division,
Sergeant Christine Novac

was listed on the
search warrant.

The only other officer
of note on the scene

was a Sergeant Rick Hunter.

Book a flight to LA.

I'll take this into the bedroom.

This is the best
that LAPD could do?

This is it, Mickey.

Everything checks out.

The house is secure and
there's food in the fridge.

Your stuff's in the bedroom.

I'll be out back.

I'll be out front.

OK.

Thanks, guys.

OK, there will always
be two officers on duty.

So if you need
anything, just ask.

Do I get any privacy?

All you want.

We aim to please our customers.

I guess so.

Look, what about
my wife and kid.

I'm going to go crazy
if I don't see them.

Why can't they come
and live here with me?

We already talked about this.

It's against the rules.

I'm sorry.

WEll, rules and me, we never
got along too good anyway.

And look where it got you.

OK.

Keep the curtains
drawn at all times.

And don't answer the
phone or the doorbell.

Do whatever the
officer on duty asks.

Got it?

Got it.

Filed right up here.

Good.

Make yourself at home.

Dorsey and Rigetti
are on first watch.

Allison, you're
starting to bug mommy.

But I promise I'll walk
him morning and night time.

We just had this
conversation last week.

But I'm older now.

A whole week older.

Hello, Chris.

How are you?

Grandpa?

Hello, Allison.

Look how big you've gotten.

How have you been, peanut?

I've been OK.

Sweetheart, why don't you
go inside and I'll be right in?

OK.

Talk you later, sweetheart.

Bye.

Well, you're the last person
I ever expected to see.

What are you doing here?

I wanted to see you.

Why?

I think it's time.

Well, it's not that easy.

Chris, don't walk away.

You can't just show up here
and expect everything to be fine.

Honey, I got a lot of things
I want to talk to you about.

Maybe you could
find me some time.

Please.

Think about it.

What's the deal on that

stereo equipment we hijacked?

The truck broke down on
the way to the warehouse.

That's great.

I told you 100 times
to get rid of that truck.

Dammit, nobody listens anymore.

LAPD!

Don't anybody move!

Sit down!

James Matolla?

Yeah. You're under arrest.

For what?

Murder.

Murder?

Let's go.

You have the right
to remain silent.

Anything you say
can and will be used

against you in the court of law.

Come in, Mr. Reed.

How are you, Mr. Campos?

I hear Mickey Dolan is in jail.

What do you think
he's going to do?

I don't know.

Whatever he has to do
to get himself out of jail.

You're worried, huh?

He could unravel this
whole thing in Honduras.

Come on.

If Dolan spills his guts
out, we all go up in flames.

We're in this together.

Don't you ever put me in
with you, you son of a bitch.

I took on you and
your dope dealers

so that certain interests
of the United States

would be protected.

But I despise you
and what you stand for.

Everything for God, mother,
and country, huh, Reed?

Oh, Mr. Reed?

I wouldn't expect
you to understand.

I put myself on
the line for you.

And you were highly
compensated for it.

I expect protection!

I'd quit smoking if I were you.

Your cough is getting worse.

I don't like being vulnerable.

You think Campos could crack?

And I don't like being
associated with drug dealers.

We have a very small
window of opportunity here.

Our country's
objectives in Honduras

are far too important
to let these drug

dealers screw them up.

How do we deal with Dolan?

Dolan is our priority.

As soon as we get a
shot at him we'll take him.

Then we'll retire Campos, too.

What about your daughter?

It's important that she not be
there when this comes down.

Hey, where are you going?

Oh, hi.

Look, I got to go testify on
that zoo case, remember?

Oh, yeah.

What's up?

Oh, it's nothing.

It can wait.

What's on your mind?

Oh, I just wanted to
run something by you.

Yeah.

OK.

Look, I got about five minutes.

Come on.

OK.

There you go.

Now, what's the problem?

My father's back in town.

Good.

I don't know.

Oh, then it's not so good.

Well, I'm not sure
if it is or it isn't.

I mean, after 16 years
now he wants to talk to me.

So what are you going to do?

I don't know.

Well, don't you think you
should talk to your father?

Well, maybe my
father's too late.

I mean, there were plenty
of times when I needed

to talk to him when
he wasn't around.

He was too busy traveling
with the diplomatic corps.

So your father still
works for the government?

My father is married
to the government.

Well, here's what I would do.

Now that your father's in town.

Sit down, talk with
him, get it off your chest.

That's what I'd do.

Yeah?

Mmhm.

Maybe.

Look, I got to get going.

What I can do is I'll
touch base with you

and talk with you
later about this.

Thanks.

Look, I got to get out of here.

I'm going stir crazy, OK?

I'm afraid that's not possible.

Listen, at least let me
see my wife and kid.

You know we can't do that.

What is it with you cops?

All you can say is, I can't
do that and I can't do this.

What can you do?

Our job, which
is to protect you.

You do not care about me.

All you want is my testimony.

Mickey, you're the one
who got yourself into this.

You're the one who
was dealing drugs.

Dealing drugs?

I wish it was as simple as that.

What does that mean?

Nothing.

Nothing that you'd understand.

Campos, Campos,
Campos, Campos, Campos.

I don't know of a Campos.

I've never heard of him.

Why?

Mickey Dolan was up to
his neck in drugs big time.

And he was the one that
Arnie was getting his junk from.

I can't believe this.

If I even suspected
Dolan was in on this,

I would have clubbed him, too.

Get rid of him.

Get rid of him right now!

Hi, Chris.

Hi.

What I've got to say
will only take a moment.

Well, I'm in a big hurry.

Chris, please hear me out.

Why?

Because I deserve that at least.

You do?

Because I'm your father.

And for the first 16 years of
your life, I was there for you.

Yeah, you were.

But where were you
when I got married?

Where were you
when Allison was born?

Why weren't you around when
I was going through my divorce

and I needed you.

You weren't around then.

I wanted to be but I couldn't.

Certain things kept me away.

I was doing work that
was vital to the interests

of this country.

I was your daughter.

I know.

I made a terrible mistake.

I was very angry at you.

Honey, please.

Let me make it up to you.

I miss you.

What do you say we go
out to dinner tomorrow night

and we'll talk, OK?

I get off duty at 7:00.

Great.

Great.

I'll make reservations at
the Homeview Gardens.

Your mom and I
used to take you there.

You remember?

I remember.

Mommy, why did
your daddy leave you.

I'm not sure, honey.

Didn't he love you anymore.

Well, of course he did.

It's so hard to explain
adult's behavior sometimes.

When you get older, life
pulls you in so many directions.

Daddies shouldn't be
away from their kids.

You're right.

They shouldn't.

Mommy, I love you.

I love you, too sweetheart.

More than anything
else in the world.

Now, you go to sleep.

Good night, mommy.

Hi.

This is a surprise.

Yeah.

Well, I was in the neighborhood.

Thought I'd pop in.

Oh, good.

How was the zoo trial?

Oh, it's coming along.

I thought I'd come by and see
if you talked to your dad yet.

We're going out to
dinner tomorrow night.

Ah, see.

There you go.

Hey, you want some coffee?

Yeah.

I do.

Thanks.

Well, it sounds
like you're making

a step in the right
direction, huh?

Yeah.

I think we are.

Come on in.

You know, the strangest thing.

Ever since I started
seeing my dad,

all these memories
have been resurfacing.

Well, I can imagine.

I was remembering the
first time he took me fishing.

I guess I was about Ali's age.

He took me out in
this little, tiny boat.

And it was incredibly hot.

And we were out all day
long and I was so disappointed

because I wasn't
catching anything.

So finally here you go.

Yeah.

Thanks.

Finally I fell asleep
and when I woke up

there was all this
commotion and there

was this tugging on my line.

And my dad helped me
reel it in and I caught this fish!

And so later that night
when we were cooking I

noticed that it was just
the tiniest bit frozen inside.

He brought it along in
case I didn't catch anything.

I'll have to remember
that little gag.

Sit down.

Oh, yeah.

So let me ask you
a question, was

your father with the
government then?

Yeah, he was.

I mean, he always made
time for us back then.

But soon after that he started
taking assignments abroad.

He'd be gone for two or
three months at a time.

I mean, we'd get
letters and phone calls

but it's not quite the
same thing to get a phone

call from Greece
on your graduation.

Soon after that the cards
and letters and the phone

calls just stopped.

You mean they stopped
altogether, completely?

Almost.

Oh, we'd get an occasional
card or phone call but...

it was really so
painful because I

saw what it did to my mother.

How long are you going
to have to keep him?

About two weeks.

At least until Matolla's
preliminary hearing.

Is Mickey doing OK?

He's fine.

He really misses
you and this beauty.

Yeah.

He's crazy
about his little girl.

Bonnie, how much do you
know about Mickey's work?

He never spoke to
me about it much.

But you knew what he did?

Look, I didn't even
graduate from high school.

I was waiting tables in a
deli when I met Mickey.

He's given me a good life and
we have a beautiful little girl.

I didn't want to know
what he did for a living.

Look, I really
appreciate what you

are doing for Mickey
and Melissa and me.

A father shouldn't be kept
away from his daughter.

Excuse me, can I help you?

I'm Tom Reed.

Chris Novak's father.

Oh, Mr. Reed.

I'm Sergeant Hunter.

Chris isn't here right now.

Yes, I know.

Anything I can help you with?

No, no, no.

I'm just killing time.

Oh, OK.

Well, if you need anything
I'll be right over here.

Sergeant Hunter?

Yes.

Chris is a good
officer, isn't she?

Yes she is.

She's a very
good police officer.

Very dedicated.

Hardworking.

Good with people.

Dad?

What are you doing here?

Well, I got off early today
so I thought I'd surprise you.

Come by and see where you
work before we go out to dinner.

Great.

I'll just go change and
I'll meet you downstairs.

Uh, thank you, Sergeant Hunter.

You too, Mr. Reed.

Anytime.

Have a good night.

I think I'll have the salmon
with the house salad

and blue cheese
dressing on the side.

I'll have the same.

I really mean it when
I said I missed you.

I know you did, dad.

Dad?

Hey, that sounds pretty good.

You want to go fishing?

What do you say I take
you and Allison fishing, huh?

Just be sure this
time the fish is

completely defrosted
before we cook it.

Allison is beautiful.

She's all you.

I think Al had a
little bit to do with it.

Well, maybe.

But I do believe she takes
after your mother and you.

You know, I'm very
proud of you, Chris.

I think you've grown up
to be a terrific woman.

You know, I never
stopped loving you.

And I don't know how many
times I wanted to be with you.

These years have
been a whirlwind for me.

I can't tell you how torn I
was between what I wanted

and what my
responsibilities were.

And then I just got
further and further away.

I know your work was
important to you, dad.

Yes, it was.

It was very important to me.

We were going to
change the world.

I would tell things to your
mother, things I was doing,

things I believed in.

And we would talk about
the world, about us, about you.

And as time went on, the world
changed and I changed with it.

I want to come back.

I want to come
back where I belong.

I want you to give me a
chance to be a good father.

Chris, let me back in your life.

Hi.

Come on in.

You OK?

I'm OK.

Well, how did the
dinner with your dad go?

He wants to come back.

Move back here.

He says he wants to get
back all those years that he lost.

Well, great.

What'd you tell him?

I don't know what to do.

There's so much it's so
involved for my mother,

for Allison, for me.

I don't know what to do.

Look, Chris, this is very
difficult for your father

as well.

Allow him the
time to find himself,

that's the only way you're
going to find one another, huh?

I want to be with you tonight.

So what have we
got on that first DB?

Richard Dennis Campos.

According to the neighbor
over here he owns this place.

Found a California driver's
license along with a Texas

driver's license along with
a South American passport.

He's from Caracas, Venezuela.

Now according to
this passport, he's

made 15 trips in
the last three months

from Honduras to
Corpus Christi, Texas

to Los Angeles, California.

We also found about $4,500
in small bills up in the bedroom

along with a little
bit of marijuana.

Hm, sounds like a
real estate broker.

Yeah.

What about this other guy?

It's very strange.

He has no idea.

He's carrying a military
issue 45 with a silencer.

Hollow tip bullets.

The way he's dressed just
doesn't make any sense.

He doesn't look
like a hitter at all.

In fact, he almost
looks official.

Official?

I'm going to run this
guy through NCIC

and see what we come up with.

Yeah, good idea.

Thanks, Charlie.

How's it going, Sarge?

Hey, Dorsey.

Hi, Mickey.

How's Melissa looking?

She looks terrific.

What's this?

Video.

Oh my god.

Oh!

She's beautiful.

I miss her so much.

You know, I'm beginning
to think this whole thing was

a big mistake.

This witness
protection program is

not all it's cracked up to be.

Beats the alternative.

I guess you're right.

Listen, I'm going to go in the
other room and watch the video.

Oh, come on, man.

Give me a break.

It's from my wife.

It could be personal, all right?

Sarge?

OK.

Gives him some space.

Let him watch it alone.

Hi, honey.

It's me.

I hope everything is going OK.

Melissa really misses you.

So do I.

Ready to lose?

Let's go.

Let's play them.

Oh, we went to
see Aunt Celia today

and Melissa got
a new teddy bear.

She really likes it.

I like it too because
it reminds me of you.

Now show daddy
the teddy bear, honey.

Are you eating OK?

Now, please stay
away from the sweets.

You know how you get.

I can't wait to see you, Micks.

Take care of yourself, baby.

God, I hope to see you soon.

Hello?

Bonnie, it's me.

Mickey, did that police sergeant

get there with the pictures?

That was sweet.

Thanks.

Listen, honey.

I'm calling from a pay phone.

You know the one by the pier.

Get the baby ready.

We're leaving.

What do you mean?

I got out of that place.

Just get the baby ready
and meet me at the park, OK?

Now, you be safe.

Mickey!

Ah!

God, Mickey!

Mickey!

Novak, what I cannot understand
is how you could leave that guy

alone long enough for him
to jump out the back window.

My fault completely, captain.

What I was trying to do exactly

Exactly?

I'll tell you exactly.

He's exactly dead, which
leaves the case exactly dead.

Yeah?

All right, we've
talked this to death.

Novak, you can take off.

Just a second, Chris.

There's something
I want to show you.

I did some research on
that DB we found at Campos.

The one with no ID?

Right.

So, what'd you find?

Charles Evan, Michaels,
US Army 1972 to '76.

US Foreign Service, '77 to '80.

Diplomatic corps '81 to '83.

Israel, Iran, Iraq,
Istanbul, Greece, Rome.

Antiterrorist force
for Central America

'84 to present,
currently in GSA,

special assignment Honduras.

Explains a lot, doesn't it?

This guy's a big government boy.

Yeah.

Just like Chris's father.

What about Matolla?

Well, I've been
thinking about that.

I got an idea.

Come on.

What do you mean
I'm out of here?

Well, Mickey Dolan
is dead so there's

no witnesses against you.

You're free to go.

Well, all right.

That calls for nine holes.

Good luck with the Feds.

What do you mean?

Whoever you sent
over to kill Campos also

killed a federal agent.

They don't like that.

No, you're mistaken, cop.

I don't do business
with the Feds.

No, I know you don't but Mickey
Dolan and Arnie Johnson did.

That's why you killed Campos.

That's crazy.

No, it's not crazy, Jim.

You see, as soon as
you walk out of here

the Feds will be all over you.

The way I look at it, yeah,
you'll be dead by lunch.

Good luck.

All right.

What do you want?

How about a name?

I'll get a couple
guys right away

to pick up this
Poleezy character.

Good.

I'm going to Chris's.

Hi, sweetie.

Listen, I need to
talk to grandpa.

Can you play in
your room for a while?

OK.

Why don't you tell me the
real reason you're here?

Why don't you mean?

Why don't you tell me about
the US airfields in Honduras?

Hm?

Why don't you tell me why
the CIA turned their heads

while Dolan and
Campos did business

with the Honduran drug lords?

That's the real reason
you came here, isn't it?

Chris, let me explain.

You came here to do business.

That's not the whole truth.

Yes, I came here to do a
job but I also came to see you.

To protect you.

To protect me?

I know that's hard to
believe but it's the truth.

And then when I saw you I
realized how much I loved you

and how much I've missed.

How much you've missed?

How you much you've missed?

You're still thinking about
yourself, aren't you dad?

I'd have been better off
if you'd never come back.

I'm sorry, Chris.

No, don't be sorry.

Don't be sorry.

It's better that I know.

All those times you were
away when I was a kid,

it was always so secretive.

Nobody would ever
talk to me about it.

Not even mom.

But I knew that for you to
for you to hurt me that much,

for you to be gone that much,
it must be something really

important,
something really good.

Do you want to hear
something funny?

You'll get a big
laugh out of this.

I became a cop
because I wanted to do

something good like my daddy.

I was doing something good.

Something important.

Well, you gave up your family.

You gave up me to
do something good.

I hope it was worth
it because you have

to live with it the
rest of your life.

Yes, I do.

And I've lived with it
every day of my life.

I did what I believed in,
Chris, what I thought was right.

I made my choice and it
was very painful for me,

but I am living with it.

Well, you can
live with it alone.

Please leave.