Hunter (1984–1991): Season 7, Episode 19 - All That Glitters - full transcript
Hunter searches for the killer of several coin dealers while Novak is concerned about the arrest of a teenaged mugger who victimized her neighbor.
Hey!
Please lady, leg go.
Give it to me!
I don't want to hurt you!
Give me that!
Give it to me!
Give it to me!
Ugh!
Oh!
Wa su help, please, su help!
Somebody, please help me.
You OK, lady?
Can you get that guy?
Get him!
Excuse me, I'm Sergeant
Chris Novak, LAPD.
Can you please tell me
which room Pam Sutton is in?
Sure.
That's emergency room
104, right down the hall.
This way?
Mm, hm.
Thank you.
Chris!
God!
Oh!
How are you?
I don't know.
I'm I'm OK, I guess.
You don't look so bad.
Mm.
Thanks.
Here, let's get you signed out.
Chris.
I thought he was
going to kill me.
Hey.
Ah!
You know that little joke
you told at the zoo was funny.
You liked that, huh?
Uhhuh.
Here, Sandra, honey.
Pour me another drink, will ya?
I'm Jodi, she's Sandra.
Yeah, yeah.
And Sandra's got to leave
pretty soon, Jackie boy.
Mm.
Not so fast now.
Now Uncle Jackie's got a
little present for you, huh?
Oh yeah!
I think you girls
are going to like this.
Four crisp ones, huh?
Take it.
Now if you're both here in
the morning, I'll double that.
Now march that pretty
little butt down the hall
and get us some more ice.
What for?
We we already have some.
You girls are gonna make me
so hot, we're gonna need buckets.
Well, I've gotta
get a hold of Sam.
Forget Sam.
He'll be OK.
Hey!
Hello.
Sam, it's Sandra.
Hey, doll, what's up?
This guy's a little kinky.
You know that, don't you?
Hey, so what else is new?
Just remember,
you could be safe,
you could still make
the client happy.
Oh, thanks a bunch, Sammy.
Anyway, he wants
us to stay all night.
Hey, you're supposed
to meet that guy
at the Coronado.
What do you want me to do?
Just say no?
Anyway, he's paying.
He gave us $200 upfront.
So who's going to
do the Coronado?
I don't know.
Try Colleen, she gets off early.
Yeah, I better do that.
All right, I'll catch you later.
San, he wants that ice.
Well, I just finished with Sam.
I haven't gotten it yet.
Forget about it and get in here!
OK.
OK.
I'll be right in.
Chris.
Chris, come here!
I've found him.
Are you sure?
I'm positive.
That's great!
Hi.
Hi, Rick.
This is Pam Sutton.
Pam, this is
Sergeant Rick Hunter.
Hi, Pam.
How you doing?
Well, I'll be better when
this punk is off the streets.
Well, we just got lucky.
Pam found the guy.
Oh, good.
All you gotta do
is round him up.
How long will that take?
It may take a while
to find him, but we will.
Yeah, then you put him in
a lineup and pick him out.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Wait, wait.
What do you mean,
it might take a while?
Can't you look up his address?
It's not that simple, Pam.
Uh, the Information out
of the booking number
isn't always current.
Well, what good are
these mug books, then?
Well, we have other
ways of finding him.
We will.
Good, because
he belongs in jail.
JODI: Hey, Sandy,
Weaver told me
you went home early.
What a goof!
Uh, I got yoga after
work, and then my dad's.
Call you from there.
Hi, Sweetheart.
Don't scream.
Don't you scream.
Now if I let you go, you're
not going to scream?
Hm?
Hm? Mm, mm.
Mm, mm.
What are you doing here?
Where's the coin?
Uh, uh, uh.
I don't know what
you're talking about.
I want the coin!
Help!
Ah!
Oh, boy.
OK.
OK, Jodi.
So you say there's
nothing missing?
Not that I can see right now.
OK, look, uh, I'll
try and make this
as quick as I possibly can.
Now, you say you and, uh,
Sandra worked at the same place,
is that correct?
Right.
And how long have you
worked together there?
Um, about 2 and 1/2 years.
I see.
So you met at work?
Yeah.
Sandra had her note up.
She wanted a roommate.
Uh, now, uh, what is
your place of employment?
TLP Software.
Is that in the valley?
Now somebody was looking
for something, here, Jodi.
Have any idea what it could be?
Jodi!
Jodi.
I'm so sorry to
hear about Sandra.
Are you all right?
Yes, I'm fine.
Sergeant Hunter, you remember
Councilman Henry Prescott?
Yes, I, uh, was expecting him.
I know that I asked for
Metro to be on the case.
I just don't want Sergeant
Hunter to handle it.
Well, I'm sorry,
Councilman, but that decision
is out of your area.
Now I'm aware, and so is the
Department, of your sensitivity
towards Sergeant Hunter, but, uh
Sensitivity, to say the least!
Dad, will you just stop?
No, I won't stop.
I don't want you on
this case, Hunter.
And you don't have to
answer any questions.
Look, uh, Jodi, I'm sorry.
I'll have to talk
a little bit later.
Excuse me.
I'm looking for Randy Morton.
That's my son.
I have a warrant for his arrest.
We got a kid hopping the fence.
Let's go.
Freeze!
I didn't do nothing.
Against the wall.
Why did you run then?
Please, don't hurt him!
Please ma'am.
Well, I was trying to
Save it!
You have the right
to remain silent.
If you give up that
right, anything you say
can and will be used
against you in a court of law.
Turn to the left.
Face forward.
Yeah.
That's him.
You sure?
Absolutely.
OK, now.
What now?
We contact the DA's Office
and set everything in motion.
Is he going to jail?
Well, I don't know.
That's for the court to decide,
but we'll do everything we can.
I know.
Yes, Sergeant,
they were very close.
They came to work
together, went home together.
They were good workers, too.
And you mentioned
to me on the telephone
about them going to San Diego?
Yes, they went there a lot.
As a matter of fact, I would say
they went there every weekend
for the at least for
the last three months.
Really?
How do you know that?
Well, when two
single girls start
yapping about their travels,
they don't leave anything out.
Hi, Jodi.
Hi.
Councilman.
Councilman Prescott's got
something to say, Hunter.
And I think you
ought to hear him.
I'll make this brief
as possible, Sergeant.
And it's up to Jodi,
of course, but I've
recommended she
not even talk to you.
Oh, I see.
Well, let me remind
you, Councilman,
I'm conducting a murder
investigation, here.
And I'm, uh, I
haven't yet finished
questioning your daughter.
As a matter of
fact, Jodi, I would
like to come by your house
later on and finish up, if that's OK?
All right.
Oh, sure!
Come by my home any damn time.
Councilman, Sergeant Hunter's
investigation of your wife's
death was thoroughly
professional.
In fact, if I
remember correctly,
you were a suspect
until he cleared you.
Right.
He dug up every bit of
dirt he could from my past!
Dad, please!
I've been on the city
council for 15 years.
And I've always been a staunch
supporter of Chief Daryl Gates
and the Los Angeles
Police Department.
Then you know how he
feels about Metro, then.
I do.
And you have a talent for
going off on tangents, Sergeant.
And if you plan on dragging
my family through the mud again
I do have work to do.
Just see to it that
the investigation
stays on track, this time.
Thank you.
Come on, Jodi.
I told you, I didn't want
to come here with you.
Please don't do this again.
When Hunter starts
digging around,
you'll be very glad
I'm here for you.
Don't be here for me.
Jodi, please.
Your mother would have wanted...
My mother?
Don't you even
mention "my" mother.
Well, of course, that was most
valuable piece in
the whole collection.
I know.
I'll get it back.
All these women you always see.
You know, I have spent a
good number of years building
my connections in this business.
And I'm not about to let
you just throw it all away.
I I said I'll get
it back, Adele.
I just can't understand how
you can be so ungrateful.
If you weren't my
sister's boy, you
would be out selling
cars someplace right now.
You know that, don't you?
So how long will
the next one be?
Come on, Adele!
In three years I've never
brought one in under six weeks.
You gotta chat these guys
up, you know, wine 'em
and dine 'em.
San Diego happened
quickly enough.
That guy was a pushover.
He must have opened the
safe in front of me six times
before finally
No.
I I don't want to hear
anything about that.
Now, now, I would like
you to close with the dealer
in Century City
in just a few days.
Have you seen his Grant's coin?
Yeah, we talked about it.
I'll get him to show it to me.
And you have not given out
my phone number to anyone?
I gotta tell you
every time I see you?
I haven't given out
your number since we
agreed about it three years ago!
And you've got the easy part.
Don't tell me how to do my job!
Friday, do you understand?
And you are not to
contact me, unless you're
holding those
coins in your hand.
Yeah, I got one girl here.
Hey, she was the presenter
for the new Desenzio
at the car show.
Oh, she's great.
The spiel, the whole nine yards.
Uh, I think they
call that a leotard.
Whoa, whoa!
That's up to her and you.
What?
Hey, I don't know what
you mean by cheap.
Hey, Sarah Sarah,
whoa, whoa, whoa.
Could you hold on
one second, please?
Thanks.
I'll be right back.
Hey, what do you know?
Come on in, old buddy.
I've been thinking about ya.
Mr. Blodgett, listen, I think
you ought to come down
here and have a look
at some photographs.
Ha!
No, no, no, no.
Th there's no
charge for looking.
Oh, yeah.
We'll take great care of ya.
You're in luck, old buddy.
I got a new girl in this week.
She's right up
your alley, I think.
Good.
That'll make me very happy.
I'm the one who should apologize
for what happened downtown.
My dad and I had
a big fight about it.
Maybe he'll stay out of it now.
I talking with your
boss today, Jodi.
Currently, no rain in sight.
You talked to Mrs. Weaver?
Yeah.
She said that you and
Sandra went to San Diego a lot.
As a matter of fact,
you went to San Diego
every weekend for
the last three months.
Is that right?
Yeah, we went to San Diego.
You ever have a friend who
bring out a certain side of you?
Sure.
Coming up right after this.
Sandra was like that.
She met someone down there,
and we're seeing him regularly.
After a while, she invited
me to go with her, so I did.
What did you guys do down there?
We went to Old Town, the Zoo,
ate guacamole, and drank beer.
Let me ask you something.
Do you think that, uh,
Sandra's death had anything
to do with those
trips to San Diego?
I don't see how.
So you think it was just,
uh, a random burglary?
Jodi, four years ago, when
I investigated your mother's
death, I caused an
awful lot of upheaval
in this house between
you and your, specifically.
I just want to
apologize to you for it.
That's all right.
I was glad to see
the truth come out.
Well, anyway, look, I I
should have said it then,
but I didn't.
If there's anything I can ever
do for you, if you want to talk
to me about anything,
you know I'm here for you.
Thanks.
That's nice.
Well, look.
I'm going to take off.
Uh, can I talk to you
again if I need to?
Right.
Hello.
Just a minute.
Jodi!
Hello.
Where's the coin?
Just a second, please.
How did you find me?
Where's the coin?
What are you talking about?
I want it back!
What
Hey!
Don't try to pull my chain.
That's what your girlfriend did.
You get it back to me, or
you end up dead like her.
I'll call again, sweetheart.
So if you come back
a little before 8:00
we'll have to list,
and we can give
you a name card a directory.
OK?
Oh, great.
Thanks. Here you go.
I'll talk to you later.
Sure.
So Sergeant, what
were you saying?
Oh, yes.
I was asking you if you had,
uh, known Sandra McCowan?
Yes I do, why?
Colleen, I hate to
have to tell you this,
but, uh, Sandra was murdered
two days ago in Los Angeles.
Oh, my god!
She was real close with
her roommate, Jodi Prescott.
Is she OK?
Jodi's just fine.
She'll be all right.
Uh, how did you meet,
uh, Sandra and Jodi?
I met them through my agent.
A guy named Sam Olan.
He books convention jobs
like this one, but on the side,
he runs kind of like
an escort service.
Jodi and Sandra worked
for him, but weekends only.
I see.
Now, uh, the manager
of the Bay Shore
Arms said this key card
was registered to you,
is that correct?
Yes, it is.
But it's not my apartment.
My agent used it for business.
I see.
And how can I find Sam Olan?
I'll get you the number.
All right.
Good.
Thank you.
I have to say you're right.
Considering the
juvenile record, this
is one defendant who might
not want to make it to the trial.
So in the state's interest,
I really have no choice.
I'll set the bail at $15,000.
I got to tell ya, we got lucky.
The trial judge may be
a whole different story.
I want to thank you, both.
Pardon me, I'm Randall's mother.
Could I have a word with you?
What is it?
I know what Randall did.
It's terrible.
But he's not a criminal.
He's a good kid.
If you could just meet
with him, face to face.
You son has a criminal record.
I think that speaks for itself.
Please.
He's not just a
record, he's a person.
I raised Randall all by myself.
It's not easy being
a single mom.
I know what he did
is wrong, but jail?
It will ruin him.
If you could just talk to him,
get to know him a little bit,
it might make a
difference in his life.
I have to go.
Excuse me.
Mr. Olan?
Yes, uh, this is
Sergeant Rick Hunter,
LAPD, serial number 17641.
I'm on the scene of a recent
homicide, uh, 1064 South Paseo.
Yeah, it's in downtown.
Yes, sir, I'll be right here.
Thank you.
Yeah, Charlie.
So Hunter, are you
still in San Diego?
Yeah, I'm still down here.
Look, I've got a
dead body down here.
A Sam Olan, he
runs an escort service,
but I'll fill you in
later when I see you.
How is it, uh, how's it related?
I don't know.
I'm going to have
San Diego Police
Department put a
rush on the ballistics.
But look, I came
across a ledger with a lot
of names and phone
numbers in them.
If I fox you up a
couple of these pages,
you think you can have
Righetti run the names for me?
Sure.
OK.
I should be back up there
in, oh, about three hours.
All right.
Bye.
I guess if you're Ulysses Grant
and they name a coin after you,
they get the finest sculptor
of your day to do the relief.
Boy, that's something, isn't it?
Yeah.
I saw a knockoff of it once,
at the, uh, Atlanta show in '87.
You're kidding me?
I was at that show.
Who had it?
Aw, some mail order type.
Ha, ha.
The kind of guy who would
sell you a Denver nickel,
and when you got it up to
your room, the D would fall off.
Boy, I hate that.
Well, you called
him on it, I hope?
Oh, ho, yeah.
I reported him to the ANA.
Then I guess he stopped
hawking it around, because I just
never heard
anything more about it.
Hm.
Now, um, as I recall our deal, I
was going to show
you the coin, and you
were going to buy lunch.
Ah!
I guess I'm in trouble now, huh?
Oh, yes you are.
Oh, listen.
I know the perfect place, too.
It's this little Chinese place
off Sepulveda, great dim sum.
Not too expense, I hope?
Well, I don't
Sergeant, won't
you come in, please?
Certainly.
You know, this is
all very confusing.
I can't understand how my number
was linked to a Jack Coleman.
Yeah, it's Colfax, Jack Colfax.
Uh, well, well, whatever.
And and and this list, I don't
understand what was the list?
It was a client list of an
escort service in San Diego.
The owner of the business
was murdered yesterday.
Oh, dear.
Uh, I don't know how I can help.
Oh, I haven't been
to San Diego in years,
not since my husband died.
I see.
And, uh, how long ago
was that, Miss Hauser?
Four years ago.
Four years ago.
Did you and your husband
go to San Diego often?
Well, only on
occasional weekends.
And I can assure you,
we never had anything
to do with anything of a
like a an escort service.
I see.
What line of work
was your husband in?
Really, Sergeant,
don't you think
you might be going
a little far afield?
Oh, I'm sorry, Miss Hauser.
I didn't, uh, mean
to be so nosey.
No.
That's that's all right.
He was a retailer.
A retailer?
Mm.
What line of work
are you in, may I ask?
I'm retired.
My husband let me very
comfortably taken care of.
Well, Miss Hauser,
thank you, very much.
I appreciate your time.
If there's anything
you might be able to,
uh, help me with and
clarify in this problem
don't hesitate to call me.
Of course.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'll see myself out.
This is R20Charles to 114.
Go ahead, R20Charles.
Have R21Charles meet
me on TAC 2, please.
DISPATCHER: Roger, R20.
Standby.
114 to R20Charles,
meet your party on TAC 2.
Sergeant Hunter.
Yeah, Righetti, I want
you to do me a favor.
I want you to run a complete
and thorough background check
on an Adele Hauser, HAUSER.
HAUSER.
She's at 11347 Leandro, 90024.
Got it.
Also, you got a ballistics
report from San Diego.
Yeah, I put it on your desk.
Very good.
Thank you.
Captain!
Yeah?
Ballistics from the San
Diego Police Department
just came in on Sam Olan.
He ties in with
five serial killings
across the country
in the last year.
What makes them serial?
They were all coin dealers.
Jodi, are you going
to be back late?
Jodi!
Wait just a damn minute!
Now I I was thinking
over what you
said yesterday
about your mother.
I begin to to understand what
you must have gone through.
Do you?
All those weekends
and evenings when
you were such a
busy, young attorney,
and I sat up telling Mom, well,
something must have kept him.
Or, I bet he couldn't
get to a phone.
I loved your mother.
I never meant to hurt her.
And if Hunter hadn't dug up
Let me tell you something!
Hunter has got
nothing to do with this.
I knew the score
long before Mom died.
And so did she.
That's what really killed her.
Looking for this, Jodi?
Hey, Jodi, I have a pretty good
idea of what you and Sandra did
down in San Diego
all those weekends.
Do you want to
talk to me about it?
Look, I got tired of it after
the third or fourth time.
But not Sandra.
She was crazy, like, addicted.
She would always take
something little from the guy a pen,
or his sunglasses.
Just something to
hold onto I guess.
Where did you find it?
The coin?
I found in the bottom of a
garment bag in her closet.
God, I'm so ashamed.
Jodi
you're gonna have
to talk to your father.
Oh, this is just great!
This is his election year.
I'll talk to him for
you, if you want me to.
No.
I mean, thank you, but I'm
gonna have to do this myself.
You know, I've been thinking
about everything, about
his record and his mom.
I'd I think you
should talk to the kid.
Why?
Because I think it will help
you come to terms with things.
No.
I can't do that.
Maybe that's exactly
the reason you should try.
Uh, ha!
Look, I'm I'm sorry, but that
sounds a little patronizing.
I'm not trying to patronize you.
You know in selfhelp
groups, confrontations
between the victim
and the assailant
are one of the most
effective methods of healing.
Look, I don't need any healing!
Pam, you said it yourself.
He hurt me, he took
something from me.
That's right.
And I'm angry, and I
want him to pay for it.
OK, so he goes to jail.
What does that do for you?
Do you suddenly feel better?
Yes!
I deserve satisfaction
for what he did to me.
Damn it!
OK let's say I talk to him.
What's he going to say to
make me feel any better?
It think it's what
you're gonna say.
The coin is proof.
It's legendary, Charlie.
Before Sandra manhandled
it, it was worth about $200,000.
What does Jodi know about it?
Well, unfortunately, nothing.
Yeah.
Excuse me, Captain.
Sergeant Hunter, here's that
rundown on Adele Hauser.
Good, thanks, Joe.
Charlie, guess
what Adele Hauser's
late husband did for a living.
Coin dealer?
Miss Hauser, Jack Colfax
is wanted in five states
for the coldblooded
murderer of five coin dealers.
I believe your late husband
was a coin dealer, wasn't he?
Where is your nephew?
I I don't know.
I d I don't know.
Miss Hauser, I'm going to take
you downtown and book you
as an accomplish to
the murder of Sam Olan.
Now, where is your nephew?
Mr. Dawes?
We're closed.
LAPD.
I want to talk to you.
OK, just a sec.
Hold it right there, Colfax!
Don't move!
Put it down!
Righetti!
You could have killed
me, for all I knew.
Give me one good reason
I should listen to you.
I wish I could take
back what happened.
I'm sorry you got hurt.
I didn't mean to hurt you.
All I wanted was the purse.
You know what I wish?
I wish I had had a gun.
I never hurt anybody before.
You wouldn't let
go of your purse.
I got scared.
Oh, what?
So now it's my fault?
No, he didn't mean that.
I read about you punks all
the time, and you belong in jail.
If you look at his
record, a joy ride in a car,
snatching someone's purse
Yeah, but you're 18 now, Randy.
You're no longer a juvenile.
The courts are not going
to be as easy on you
as they used to be.
And there's a big
difference between county
jail and McLaren Hall.
I don't want to go to prison.
Please help me.
You can help me.
Imagine, for a moment, that
none of this had happened.
Or that or that Miss Sutton
withdrew the charges,
what will you do then?
Um, I'd give a call
to my Uncle Mike.
He offered me a
job in construction.
Mike is my husband's brother.
He's trying to help Randy
ever since my husband
died five years ago.
I know what I did was wrong.
And I'm so sorry.
I just want to help my mom.
I'm sorry.
When you steal purses like that,
what do you do with the money?
Buy dope?
Randy is not a drug user.
I go to ball games.
Ball games?
I take a couple of my
friends, sometimes,
and we'd sit in the bleachers.
And sometimes, we'd
sit it expensive seats.
You have to take
charge of your life.
I know that.
So what do we do now?
I've made a lot of mistakes
around this household.
So as a father, I hope
you can forgive me.
I could say the same, I guess.
Sergeant, I haven't
been exactly fair to you.
Uh, can I make it up to you?
Mr. Prescott, all you have to do
is keep waving that Metro flag
in the City Council meetings,
it would be good enough for me.
That's easy.
Please lady, leg go.
Give it to me!
I don't want to hurt you!
Give me that!
Give it to me!
Give it to me!
Ugh!
Oh!
Wa su help, please, su help!
Somebody, please help me.
You OK, lady?
Can you get that guy?
Get him!
Excuse me, I'm Sergeant
Chris Novak, LAPD.
Can you please tell me
which room Pam Sutton is in?
Sure.
That's emergency room
104, right down the hall.
This way?
Mm, hm.
Thank you.
Chris!
God!
Oh!
How are you?
I don't know.
I'm I'm OK, I guess.
You don't look so bad.
Mm.
Thanks.
Here, let's get you signed out.
Chris.
I thought he was
going to kill me.
Hey.
Ah!
You know that little joke
you told at the zoo was funny.
You liked that, huh?
Uhhuh.
Here, Sandra, honey.
Pour me another drink, will ya?
I'm Jodi, she's Sandra.
Yeah, yeah.
And Sandra's got to leave
pretty soon, Jackie boy.
Mm.
Not so fast now.
Now Uncle Jackie's got a
little present for you, huh?
Oh yeah!
I think you girls
are going to like this.
Four crisp ones, huh?
Take it.
Now if you're both here in
the morning, I'll double that.
Now march that pretty
little butt down the hall
and get us some more ice.
What for?
We we already have some.
You girls are gonna make me
so hot, we're gonna need buckets.
Well, I've gotta
get a hold of Sam.
Forget Sam.
He'll be OK.
Hey!
Hello.
Sam, it's Sandra.
Hey, doll, what's up?
This guy's a little kinky.
You know that, don't you?
Hey, so what else is new?
Just remember,
you could be safe,
you could still make
the client happy.
Oh, thanks a bunch, Sammy.
Anyway, he wants
us to stay all night.
Hey, you're supposed
to meet that guy
at the Coronado.
What do you want me to do?
Just say no?
Anyway, he's paying.
He gave us $200 upfront.
So who's going to
do the Coronado?
I don't know.
Try Colleen, she gets off early.
Yeah, I better do that.
All right, I'll catch you later.
San, he wants that ice.
Well, I just finished with Sam.
I haven't gotten it yet.
Forget about it and get in here!
OK.
OK.
I'll be right in.
Chris.
Chris, come here!
I've found him.
Are you sure?
I'm positive.
That's great!
Hi.
Hi, Rick.
This is Pam Sutton.
Pam, this is
Sergeant Rick Hunter.
Hi, Pam.
How you doing?
Well, I'll be better when
this punk is off the streets.
Well, we just got lucky.
Pam found the guy.
Oh, good.
All you gotta do
is round him up.
How long will that take?
It may take a while
to find him, but we will.
Yeah, then you put him in
a lineup and pick him out.
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
Wait, wait.
What do you mean,
it might take a while?
Can't you look up his address?
It's not that simple, Pam.
Uh, the Information out
of the booking number
isn't always current.
Well, what good are
these mug books, then?
Well, we have other
ways of finding him.
We will.
Good, because
he belongs in jail.
JODI: Hey, Sandy,
Weaver told me
you went home early.
What a goof!
Uh, I got yoga after
work, and then my dad's.
Call you from there.
Hi, Sweetheart.
Don't scream.
Don't you scream.
Now if I let you go, you're
not going to scream?
Hm?
Hm? Mm, mm.
Mm, mm.
What are you doing here?
Where's the coin?
Uh, uh, uh.
I don't know what
you're talking about.
I want the coin!
Help!
Ah!
Oh, boy.
OK.
OK, Jodi.
So you say there's
nothing missing?
Not that I can see right now.
OK, look, uh, I'll
try and make this
as quick as I possibly can.
Now, you say you and, uh,
Sandra worked at the same place,
is that correct?
Right.
And how long have you
worked together there?
Um, about 2 and 1/2 years.
I see.
So you met at work?
Yeah.
Sandra had her note up.
She wanted a roommate.
Uh, now, uh, what is
your place of employment?
TLP Software.
Is that in the valley?
Now somebody was looking
for something, here, Jodi.
Have any idea what it could be?
Jodi!
Jodi.
I'm so sorry to
hear about Sandra.
Are you all right?
Yes, I'm fine.
Sergeant Hunter, you remember
Councilman Henry Prescott?
Yes, I, uh, was expecting him.
I know that I asked for
Metro to be on the case.
I just don't want Sergeant
Hunter to handle it.
Well, I'm sorry,
Councilman, but that decision
is out of your area.
Now I'm aware, and so is the
Department, of your sensitivity
towards Sergeant Hunter, but, uh
Sensitivity, to say the least!
Dad, will you just stop?
No, I won't stop.
I don't want you on
this case, Hunter.
And you don't have to
answer any questions.
Look, uh, Jodi, I'm sorry.
I'll have to talk
a little bit later.
Excuse me.
I'm looking for Randy Morton.
That's my son.
I have a warrant for his arrest.
We got a kid hopping the fence.
Let's go.
Freeze!
I didn't do nothing.
Against the wall.
Why did you run then?
Please, don't hurt him!
Please ma'am.
Well, I was trying to
Save it!
You have the right
to remain silent.
If you give up that
right, anything you say
can and will be used
against you in a court of law.
Turn to the left.
Face forward.
Yeah.
That's him.
You sure?
Absolutely.
OK, now.
What now?
We contact the DA's Office
and set everything in motion.
Is he going to jail?
Well, I don't know.
That's for the court to decide,
but we'll do everything we can.
I know.
Yes, Sergeant,
they were very close.
They came to work
together, went home together.
They were good workers, too.
And you mentioned
to me on the telephone
about them going to San Diego?
Yes, they went there a lot.
As a matter of fact, I would say
they went there every weekend
for the at least for
the last three months.
Really?
How do you know that?
Well, when two
single girls start
yapping about their travels,
they don't leave anything out.
Hi, Jodi.
Hi.
Councilman.
Councilman Prescott's got
something to say, Hunter.
And I think you
ought to hear him.
I'll make this brief
as possible, Sergeant.
And it's up to Jodi,
of course, but I've
recommended she
not even talk to you.
Oh, I see.
Well, let me remind
you, Councilman,
I'm conducting a murder
investigation, here.
And I'm, uh, I
haven't yet finished
questioning your daughter.
As a matter of
fact, Jodi, I would
like to come by your house
later on and finish up, if that's OK?
All right.
Oh, sure!
Come by my home any damn time.
Councilman, Sergeant Hunter's
investigation of your wife's
death was thoroughly
professional.
In fact, if I
remember correctly,
you were a suspect
until he cleared you.
Right.
He dug up every bit of
dirt he could from my past!
Dad, please!
I've been on the city
council for 15 years.
And I've always been a staunch
supporter of Chief Daryl Gates
and the Los Angeles
Police Department.
Then you know how he
feels about Metro, then.
I do.
And you have a talent for
going off on tangents, Sergeant.
And if you plan on dragging
my family through the mud again
I do have work to do.
Just see to it that
the investigation
stays on track, this time.
Thank you.
Come on, Jodi.
I told you, I didn't want
to come here with you.
Please don't do this again.
When Hunter starts
digging around,
you'll be very glad
I'm here for you.
Don't be here for me.
Jodi, please.
Your mother would have wanted...
My mother?
Don't you even
mention "my" mother.
Well, of course, that was most
valuable piece in
the whole collection.
I know.
I'll get it back.
All these women you always see.
You know, I have spent a
good number of years building
my connections in this business.
And I'm not about to let
you just throw it all away.
I I said I'll get
it back, Adele.
I just can't understand how
you can be so ungrateful.
If you weren't my
sister's boy, you
would be out selling
cars someplace right now.
You know that, don't you?
So how long will
the next one be?
Come on, Adele!
In three years I've never
brought one in under six weeks.
You gotta chat these guys
up, you know, wine 'em
and dine 'em.
San Diego happened
quickly enough.
That guy was a pushover.
He must have opened the
safe in front of me six times
before finally
No.
I I don't want to hear
anything about that.
Now, now, I would like
you to close with the dealer
in Century City
in just a few days.
Have you seen his Grant's coin?
Yeah, we talked about it.
I'll get him to show it to me.
And you have not given out
my phone number to anyone?
I gotta tell you
every time I see you?
I haven't given out
your number since we
agreed about it three years ago!
And you've got the easy part.
Don't tell me how to do my job!
Friday, do you understand?
And you are not to
contact me, unless you're
holding those
coins in your hand.
Yeah, I got one girl here.
Hey, she was the presenter
for the new Desenzio
at the car show.
Oh, she's great.
The spiel, the whole nine yards.
Uh, I think they
call that a leotard.
Whoa, whoa!
That's up to her and you.
What?
Hey, I don't know what
you mean by cheap.
Hey, Sarah Sarah,
whoa, whoa, whoa.
Could you hold on
one second, please?
Thanks.
I'll be right back.
Hey, what do you know?
Come on in, old buddy.
I've been thinking about ya.
Mr. Blodgett, listen, I think
you ought to come down
here and have a look
at some photographs.
Ha!
No, no, no, no.
Th there's no
charge for looking.
Oh, yeah.
We'll take great care of ya.
You're in luck, old buddy.
I got a new girl in this week.
She's right up
your alley, I think.
Good.
That'll make me very happy.
I'm the one who should apologize
for what happened downtown.
My dad and I had
a big fight about it.
Maybe he'll stay out of it now.
I talking with your
boss today, Jodi.
Currently, no rain in sight.
You talked to Mrs. Weaver?
Yeah.
She said that you and
Sandra went to San Diego a lot.
As a matter of fact,
you went to San Diego
every weekend for
the last three months.
Is that right?
Yeah, we went to San Diego.
You ever have a friend who
bring out a certain side of you?
Sure.
Coming up right after this.
Sandra was like that.
She met someone down there,
and we're seeing him regularly.
After a while, she invited
me to go with her, so I did.
What did you guys do down there?
We went to Old Town, the Zoo,
ate guacamole, and drank beer.
Let me ask you something.
Do you think that, uh,
Sandra's death had anything
to do with those
trips to San Diego?
I don't see how.
So you think it was just,
uh, a random burglary?
Jodi, four years ago, when
I investigated your mother's
death, I caused an
awful lot of upheaval
in this house between
you and your, specifically.
I just want to
apologize to you for it.
That's all right.
I was glad to see
the truth come out.
Well, anyway, look, I I
should have said it then,
but I didn't.
If there's anything I can ever
do for you, if you want to talk
to me about anything,
you know I'm here for you.
Thanks.
That's nice.
Well, look.
I'm going to take off.
Uh, can I talk to you
again if I need to?
Right.
Hello.
Just a minute.
Jodi!
Hello.
Where's the coin?
Just a second, please.
How did you find me?
Where's the coin?
What are you talking about?
I want it back!
What
Hey!
Don't try to pull my chain.
That's what your girlfriend did.
You get it back to me, or
you end up dead like her.
I'll call again, sweetheart.
So if you come back
a little before 8:00
we'll have to list,
and we can give
you a name card a directory.
OK?
Oh, great.
Thanks. Here you go.
I'll talk to you later.
Sure.
So Sergeant, what
were you saying?
Oh, yes.
I was asking you if you had,
uh, known Sandra McCowan?
Yes I do, why?
Colleen, I hate to
have to tell you this,
but, uh, Sandra was murdered
two days ago in Los Angeles.
Oh, my god!
She was real close with
her roommate, Jodi Prescott.
Is she OK?
Jodi's just fine.
She'll be all right.
Uh, how did you meet,
uh, Sandra and Jodi?
I met them through my agent.
A guy named Sam Olan.
He books convention jobs
like this one, but on the side,
he runs kind of like
an escort service.
Jodi and Sandra worked
for him, but weekends only.
I see.
Now, uh, the manager
of the Bay Shore
Arms said this key card
was registered to you,
is that correct?
Yes, it is.
But it's not my apartment.
My agent used it for business.
I see.
And how can I find Sam Olan?
I'll get you the number.
All right.
Good.
Thank you.
I have to say you're right.
Considering the
juvenile record, this
is one defendant who might
not want to make it to the trial.
So in the state's interest,
I really have no choice.
I'll set the bail at $15,000.
I got to tell ya, we got lucky.
The trial judge may be
a whole different story.
I want to thank you, both.
Pardon me, I'm Randall's mother.
Could I have a word with you?
What is it?
I know what Randall did.
It's terrible.
But he's not a criminal.
He's a good kid.
If you could just meet
with him, face to face.
You son has a criminal record.
I think that speaks for itself.
Please.
He's not just a
record, he's a person.
I raised Randall all by myself.
It's not easy being
a single mom.
I know what he did
is wrong, but jail?
It will ruin him.
If you could just talk to him,
get to know him a little bit,
it might make a
difference in his life.
I have to go.
Excuse me.
Mr. Olan?
Yes, uh, this is
Sergeant Rick Hunter,
LAPD, serial number 17641.
I'm on the scene of a recent
homicide, uh, 1064 South Paseo.
Yeah, it's in downtown.
Yes, sir, I'll be right here.
Thank you.
Yeah, Charlie.
So Hunter, are you
still in San Diego?
Yeah, I'm still down here.
Look, I've got a
dead body down here.
A Sam Olan, he
runs an escort service,
but I'll fill you in
later when I see you.
How is it, uh, how's it related?
I don't know.
I'm going to have
San Diego Police
Department put a
rush on the ballistics.
But look, I came
across a ledger with a lot
of names and phone
numbers in them.
If I fox you up a
couple of these pages,
you think you can have
Righetti run the names for me?
Sure.
OK.
I should be back up there
in, oh, about three hours.
All right.
Bye.
I guess if you're Ulysses Grant
and they name a coin after you,
they get the finest sculptor
of your day to do the relief.
Boy, that's something, isn't it?
Yeah.
I saw a knockoff of it once,
at the, uh, Atlanta show in '87.
You're kidding me?
I was at that show.
Who had it?
Aw, some mail order type.
Ha, ha.
The kind of guy who would
sell you a Denver nickel,
and when you got it up to
your room, the D would fall off.
Boy, I hate that.
Well, you called
him on it, I hope?
Oh, ho, yeah.
I reported him to the ANA.
Then I guess he stopped
hawking it around, because I just
never heard
anything more about it.
Hm.
Now, um, as I recall our deal, I
was going to show
you the coin, and you
were going to buy lunch.
Ah!
I guess I'm in trouble now, huh?
Oh, yes you are.
Oh, listen.
I know the perfect place, too.
It's this little Chinese place
off Sepulveda, great dim sum.
Not too expense, I hope?
Well, I don't
Sergeant, won't
you come in, please?
Certainly.
You know, this is
all very confusing.
I can't understand how my number
was linked to a Jack Coleman.
Yeah, it's Colfax, Jack Colfax.
Uh, well, well, whatever.
And and and this list, I don't
understand what was the list?
It was a client list of an
escort service in San Diego.
The owner of the business
was murdered yesterday.
Oh, dear.
Uh, I don't know how I can help.
Oh, I haven't been
to San Diego in years,
not since my husband died.
I see.
And, uh, how long ago
was that, Miss Hauser?
Four years ago.
Four years ago.
Did you and your husband
go to San Diego often?
Well, only on
occasional weekends.
And I can assure you,
we never had anything
to do with anything of a
like a an escort service.
I see.
What line of work
was your husband in?
Really, Sergeant,
don't you think
you might be going
a little far afield?
Oh, I'm sorry, Miss Hauser.
I didn't, uh, mean
to be so nosey.
No.
That's that's all right.
He was a retailer.
A retailer?
Mm.
What line of work
are you in, may I ask?
I'm retired.
My husband let me very
comfortably taken care of.
Well, Miss Hauser,
thank you, very much.
I appreciate your time.
If there's anything
you might be able to,
uh, help me with and
clarify in this problem
don't hesitate to call me.
Of course.
Thank you.
Thank you.
I'll see myself out.
This is R20Charles to 114.
Go ahead, R20Charles.
Have R21Charles meet
me on TAC 2, please.
DISPATCHER: Roger, R20.
Standby.
114 to R20Charles,
meet your party on TAC 2.
Sergeant Hunter.
Yeah, Righetti, I want
you to do me a favor.
I want you to run a complete
and thorough background check
on an Adele Hauser, HAUSER.
HAUSER.
She's at 11347 Leandro, 90024.
Got it.
Also, you got a ballistics
report from San Diego.
Yeah, I put it on your desk.
Very good.
Thank you.
Captain!
Yeah?
Ballistics from the San
Diego Police Department
just came in on Sam Olan.
He ties in with
five serial killings
across the country
in the last year.
What makes them serial?
They were all coin dealers.
Jodi, are you going
to be back late?
Jodi!
Wait just a damn minute!
Now I I was thinking
over what you
said yesterday
about your mother.
I begin to to understand what
you must have gone through.
Do you?
All those weekends
and evenings when
you were such a
busy, young attorney,
and I sat up telling Mom, well,
something must have kept him.
Or, I bet he couldn't
get to a phone.
I loved your mother.
I never meant to hurt her.
And if Hunter hadn't dug up
Let me tell you something!
Hunter has got
nothing to do with this.
I knew the score
long before Mom died.
And so did she.
That's what really killed her.
Looking for this, Jodi?
Hey, Jodi, I have a pretty good
idea of what you and Sandra did
down in San Diego
all those weekends.
Do you want to
talk to me about it?
Look, I got tired of it after
the third or fourth time.
But not Sandra.
She was crazy, like, addicted.
She would always take
something little from the guy a pen,
or his sunglasses.
Just something to
hold onto I guess.
Where did you find it?
The coin?
I found in the bottom of a
garment bag in her closet.
God, I'm so ashamed.
Jodi
you're gonna have
to talk to your father.
Oh, this is just great!
This is his election year.
I'll talk to him for
you, if you want me to.
No.
I mean, thank you, but I'm
gonna have to do this myself.
You know, I've been thinking
about everything, about
his record and his mom.
I'd I think you
should talk to the kid.
Why?
Because I think it will help
you come to terms with things.
No.
I can't do that.
Maybe that's exactly
the reason you should try.
Uh, ha!
Look, I'm I'm sorry, but that
sounds a little patronizing.
I'm not trying to patronize you.
You know in selfhelp
groups, confrontations
between the victim
and the assailant
are one of the most
effective methods of healing.
Look, I don't need any healing!
Pam, you said it yourself.
He hurt me, he took
something from me.
That's right.
And I'm angry, and I
want him to pay for it.
OK, so he goes to jail.
What does that do for you?
Do you suddenly feel better?
Yes!
I deserve satisfaction
for what he did to me.
Damn it!
OK let's say I talk to him.
What's he going to say to
make me feel any better?
It think it's what
you're gonna say.
The coin is proof.
It's legendary, Charlie.
Before Sandra manhandled
it, it was worth about $200,000.
What does Jodi know about it?
Well, unfortunately, nothing.
Yeah.
Excuse me, Captain.
Sergeant Hunter, here's that
rundown on Adele Hauser.
Good, thanks, Joe.
Charlie, guess
what Adele Hauser's
late husband did for a living.
Coin dealer?
Miss Hauser, Jack Colfax
is wanted in five states
for the coldblooded
murderer of five coin dealers.
I believe your late husband
was a coin dealer, wasn't he?
Where is your nephew?
I I don't know.
I d I don't know.
Miss Hauser, I'm going to take
you downtown and book you
as an accomplish to
the murder of Sam Olan.
Now, where is your nephew?
Mr. Dawes?
We're closed.
LAPD.
I want to talk to you.
OK, just a sec.
Hold it right there, Colfax!
Don't move!
Put it down!
Righetti!
You could have killed
me, for all I knew.
Give me one good reason
I should listen to you.
I wish I could take
back what happened.
I'm sorry you got hurt.
I didn't mean to hurt you.
All I wanted was the purse.
You know what I wish?
I wish I had had a gun.
I never hurt anybody before.
You wouldn't let
go of your purse.
I got scared.
Oh, what?
So now it's my fault?
No, he didn't mean that.
I read about you punks all
the time, and you belong in jail.
If you look at his
record, a joy ride in a car,
snatching someone's purse
Yeah, but you're 18 now, Randy.
You're no longer a juvenile.
The courts are not going
to be as easy on you
as they used to be.
And there's a big
difference between county
jail and McLaren Hall.
I don't want to go to prison.
Please help me.
You can help me.
Imagine, for a moment, that
none of this had happened.
Or that or that Miss Sutton
withdrew the charges,
what will you do then?
Um, I'd give a call
to my Uncle Mike.
He offered me a
job in construction.
Mike is my husband's brother.
He's trying to help Randy
ever since my husband
died five years ago.
I know what I did was wrong.
And I'm so sorry.
I just want to help my mom.
I'm sorry.
When you steal purses like that,
what do you do with the money?
Buy dope?
Randy is not a drug user.
I go to ball games.
Ball games?
I take a couple of my
friends, sometimes,
and we'd sit in the bleachers.
And sometimes, we'd
sit it expensive seats.
You have to take
charge of your life.
I know that.
So what do we do now?
I've made a lot of mistakes
around this household.
So as a father, I hope
you can forgive me.
I could say the same, I guess.
Sergeant, I haven't
been exactly fair to you.
Uh, can I make it up to you?
Mr. Prescott, all you have to do
is keep waving that Metro flag
in the City Council meetings,
it would be good enough for me.
That's easy.