Numb3rs (2005–2010): Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot - full transcript

(female dispatcher on radio)
CODE 6, BODY OF A DEAD FEMALE

AT A CONSTRUCTION
SITE OFF OF HILL STREET.

(male reporter) NO
BREAKTHROUGHS YET

IN THE BRUTAL SERIES OF RAPES

THAT HAVE ROCKED THE SOUTHLAND.

SO, WHO WE DEALING WITH HERE?

IT'S THE FIRST RAPE
VICTIM HE'S KILLED.

HER NAME'S RACHEL ABBOTT.
29 YEARS OLD, WAITRESS.

ROOMMATE FILED A MISSING
PERSONS 2 DAYS AGO.

(Terry) AND THE NEW GUY'S HERE.

THE ONE THE ASSISTANT
DIRECTOR ASSIGNED.



(people chattering)

DON, DAVID SINCLAIR.

HOMICIDE SAYS SHE CALLED
HER JOB TO REPORT CAR TROUBLE.

SAID SHE WAS GONNA PHONE A.A.A.

A.A.A. HAS NO
RECORD OF THAT CALL.

HERE YOU GO, SIR. THANKS.

NO WOUNDS OR LIGATURE MARKS.
SHE PROBABLY SUFFOCATED.

LIVIDITY SHOWS SHE WAS DEAD
WHEN THE BODY WAS MOVED HERE.

THE BURN WAS MADE
WITH THE SAME IMPLEMENT

USED ON THE 12
PREVIOUS RAPE VICTIMS.

METAL, HEATED TO 300 DEGREES

AND PRESSED INTO THE
SKIN FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS.

RAPE ISN'T ENOUGH OF
AN ASSAULT FOR THIS GUY?

HE HAS TO BURN THEM?



BRANDING ASSERTS HIS POSSESSION.
LIKE THE WOMEN BELONG TO HIM.

AS THE PSYCH EXPERT,
TELL ME, AFTER 12 RAPES,

WHY DID HE DECIDE TO
KILL RACHEL ABBOTT?

DEATH IS PERMANENT POSSESSION,

MURDER THE ULTIMATE
ACT OF OWNERSHIP.

THE VIOLENCE HAS
ESCALATED WITH EACH ATTACK.

HE'S BEEN WORKING UP TO THIS.

HE USED SOMETHING TO COVER
HER FACE, CAUSING ASPHYXIATION.

WHAT, LIKE DUCT TAPE? OR A BAG?

NO TAPE MARKS,

SO I'D SAY AN
AIRTIGHT SUBSTANCE,

MAYBE A PLASTIC BAG.

THE MARKS ON HER WRISTS
ARE FROM THIN-GAUGE ROPE.

THE SEVERE ABRASIONS
OCCURRED SHORTLY BEFORE DEATH.

SHE FOUGHT HARDER WHEN SHE
REALIZED SHE COULDN'T BREATHE.

(receptionist #1) FEDERAL
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.

(woman) I HAVE INFORMATION
ABOUT THE RAPIST.

(man) MIDDLE SCHOOL,

2 MILES FROM WHERE HE
ATTACKED THAT WOMAN.

(receptionist #2) FEDERAL
BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.

(female reporter) STILL NO LEADS
IN THE HUNT FOR THE L.A. RAPIST.

(male reporter) IN THE
BRUTAL SERIES OF RAPES

THAT HAVE ROCKED THE SOUTHLAND.

(Charlie) WE ALL USE
MATH EVERY DAY.

(echoing) EVERY DAY.

TO FORECAST WEATHER,

TO TELL TIME,

TO HANDLE MONEY.

(echoing) TO HANDLE MONEY.

WE ALSO USE MATH
TO ANALYZE CRIME.

(echoing) ANALYZE CRIME.

REVEAL PATTERNS.

(echoing) REVEAL PATTERNS.

PREDICT BEHAVIOR.

(echoing) BEHAVIOR.

USING NUMBERS,

WE CAN SOLVE THE BIGGEST
MYSTERIES WE KNOW.

(Don) THE DEAD GIRL'S
CAR. WE NEED TO FIND IT.

IF SHE WAS ATTACKED
WHERE IT BROKE DOWN,

WE DO HAVE A SHOT
AT SOME FORENSICS.

1981 HONDA CIVIC, BLUE.

CALIFORNIA PLATE, 2BAI222.

(Terry) ALL REGIONAL
AGENCIES ARE LOOKING FOR IT.

(Don) LET'S GET ON THAT.

THANKS.

DAVID, I WANT YOU TO OVERSEE
THE SEARCH FOR THAT CAR.

ALL RIGHT.

TERRY,

WE NEED TO GO TALK
TO KAREN SILBER AGAIN.

WHY KAREN SILBER?

THAT'S VICTIM NUMBER 12.

THERE WERE INCONSISTENCIES
IN HER STATEMENT. YEAH.

I'LL GET MY STUFF.
YOU GET ON THAT CAR.

HE'LL BE TALKING TO MERRICK

BEFORE WE'RE OUT OF THE
PARKING LOT. IT'S A MAJOR CASE.

THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR NEEDS TO KNOW
HE'S GETTING THE FACTS WITHOUT SPIN, SO...

DON, IN THE 10 YEARS
I'VE KNOWN YOU,

YOU'VE NEVER GIVEN ANYBODY SPIN,

EVEN WHEN YOU SHOULD HAVE.

I'M JUST HAPPY FOR
THE HELP. WE CAN USE IT.

I'M SORRY WE HAVE TO ASK
THESE QUESTIONS AGAIN,

BUT YOU UNDERSTAND
THE CASE HAS CHANGED.

RIGHT?

DID HE TALK ABOUT HAVING WATCHED
YOU, AS IF HE KNEW YOUR ROUTINE?

HE DIDN'T SAY.

HIS ATTITUDE WAS LIKE I
DIDN'T HAVE AN EXISTENCE

OUTSIDE OF WHAT
HE WAS DOING TO ME.

(sighing)

YOU WERE JUST TRYING TO
GET THROUGH EACH MOMENT.

AND I KNOW YOU COULDN'T SEE HIM.

HE TAPED MY EYES SHUT.

(Don) MAYBE YOU
REMEMBER HIS HANDS.

WERE THEY ROUGH?
WERE THEY CALLUSED?

NO, BUT THEY WERE STRONG.

AND CIGARETTES.

HIS HANDS SMELLED
LIKE HE SMOKED.

THAT'S SOMETHING YOU
HADN'T TOLD US BEFORE.

HOW ABOUT WE GO OVER THE
MOMENTS RIGHT BEFORE IT HAPPENED,

JUST TO SEE IF WE CAN PIN
DOWN THE TIME ANY BETTER?

I DON'T REMEMBER THAT
PART. I TRIED, BUT I CAN'T.

PLEASE. I'M GETTING
MARRIED NEXT MONTH.

MY FIANCE...

CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW THIS HAS
BEEN FOR HIM? FOR BOTH OF US?

KAREN,

HELP ME STOP THIS GUY.

THE BRAND WITH THE 4 CROSSES,

DID HE SAY ANYTHING THAT WOULD
INDICATE ITS SIGNIFICANCE OR MEANING?

NO.

LOOK,

IF I KNEW ANYTHING THAT WOULD
HELP, DON'T YOU THINK I'D TELL YOU?

(people chattering)

(clearing throat)
DIRECTOR MERRICK.

AGENT SINCLAIR'S CATCHING
ME UP ON THE CASE. SURE.

YOU GET ANYTHING
FROM KAREN SILBER?

NAH, SHE'S STILL HOLDING SOMETHING
BACK, BUT WE'RE WORKING ON HER.

WHAT ABOUT THESE TIPS?

IT'S OVER 20,000
CALLS AND E-MAILS.

WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH.
WE GET ANOTHER 200 EVERY DAY.

WHAT ABOUT FINDING THE CAR?

WE'RE ON IT.

GOOD.

GOT ANYTHING?

MERRICK'S JUST THREATENED BY YOU

BECAUSE YOU RAN YOUR OWN OFFICE.

(Terry) HE NEEDS TO FEEL
LIKE HE'S CONTRIBUTING IDEAS.

HE'S DOING HIS JOB.

MAKING SURE I HAVEN'T
MISSED ANYTHING.

HAVE I MISSED ANYTHING?

NO, EXCEPT SEVERAL
DAYS' WORTH OF SLEEP.

WE GOTTA BREAK SOME
KIND OF LEAD ON THIS,

AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE
THAT'S GONNA COME FROM.

♪ I KNOW OF A PLACE ♪

♪ BEYOND FOREVER ♪

♪ I THINK THAT WE'RE ON
THE VERGE OF SOMETHING ♪

♪ THE FUTURE IS NOW ♪

♪ WE'RE READY TO RUN ♪

♪ LET'S BREAK THROUGH THE DARK ♪

♪ WE'VE FOUND IT ♪

(crowd cheering)

21.07 SECONDS,
68.3 MILES PER HOUR.

(chuckles)

NO ONE WOULD EVER GUESS YOU
DON'T HAVE A DRIVER'S LICENSE.

M.I.T. AND STANFORD
CAN'T TOUCH THAT.

PROFESSOR CHARLES EDWARD EPPES.

(grunting) LARRY,
GIVE ME A HAND.

SO THIS IS WHAT DISTRACTS YOU

FROM HELPING ME, YOUR
FRIEND, YOUR COLLEAGUE,

WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR MY
11-DIMENSIONAL SUPERGRAVITY THEORY?

WELL, IN A WAY, THIS PROJECT
IS RELATED TO YOUR THEORY.

(stuttering) THIS GO-CART?

(Charlie) GO-CART?

(laughing) THIS IS...
THIS ISN'T A GO-CART.

THIS IS, UH, AN EXTREME
GRAVITY VEHICLE.

ITS SHAPE WILL HELP
INFORM THE NEXT GENERATION

OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE AUTOMOBILES.

(Larry) OK, HOORAY FOR
MAKING THINGS GO FASTER,

BUT I FAIL TO SEE HOW
THIS WILL PROVIDE ME

THE NECESSARY
MATHEMATICAL BREAKTHROUGHS

I NEED TO REDEFINE THE
FABRIC OF THE COSMOS.

YOU KNOW, SOME PHYSICISTS
DO THEIR OWN MATH.

ED WITTEN, RICHARD FEYNMAN.

HURTFUL. I ACTUALLY
KNEW FEYNMAN.

(Larry) I ACTUALLY
THINK OF HIM OFTEN.

YOU KNOW, HERE'S A DISCUSSION.

WHY IS IT THAT WE REMEMBER
THE PAST AND NOT THE FUTURE?

THAT'S A TOUGH ONE, LARRY.

LOOK, I'LL HAVE TIME ON MONDAY.

I'LL RUN THROUGH SOME
EQUATIONS FOR YOU.

(Alan) DONNY!

BRISKET. MUST BE FRIDAY.

WHAT'S UP? UH, I DIDN'T
HAVE TIME TO DRIVE HOME.

CAN I CATCH A SHOWER HERE,
MAYBE BORROW A CLEAN SHIRT?

YEAH, SURE, BE MY GUEST.

OH, AND TELL YOUR BROTHER
TO COME DOWN FOR DINNER.

ALL RIGHT. YOU WANT
SOME? THERE'S PLENTY.

NO, I CAN'T. I GOTTA
GET BACK TO WORK.

HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON? WHAT
ARE YOU DOING HERE? HEY.

JUST MAKING SURE YOU DON'T TAKE
COMPLETE AND TOTAL ADVANTAGE OF DAD.

ARE YOU KIDDING? UH, HE WOULDN'T
KNOW WHAT TO DO WITHOUT ME.

(sighing)

CHARLIE, WHAT DO YOU
THINK YOU'RE DOING?

CRIME SCENES. WHAT KIND OF
CRIMES? GET AWAY FROM HERE.

THESE ARE
CONFIDENTIAL CASE FILES.

HE JUST LOOKED AT THE MAP.

I MADE SURE HE DIDN'T GO
THROUGH ANYTHING ELSE.

GOOD.

13 CRIME SCENES SPREAD
OVER A CONTAINED REGION.

YOU GUYS ARE ANALYZING THE
SIGNIFICANCE OF THOSE LOCATIONS?

YEAH, IT'S CALLED PREDICTIVE
ANALYSIS. THE F.B.I. PIONEERED IT.

I TRAINED IN IT AT QUANTICO, AND IT
DOESN'T WORK ON SADO-SERIAL CRIMES.

THERE'S NO WAY TO PREDICT
THE LOCATION OF THE NEXT ATTACK.

YOU KNOW, I HELPED YOU OUT
ON THAT STOCK FRAUD MESS

AND THE I.R.S. EXTORTION CASE.

YEAH. THIS IS DIFFERENT.
IT'S NOT ABOUT NUMBERS.

EVERYTHING IS NUMBERS.

(sprinkler spraying)

DON.

HEY, UM, CAN I SHOW YOU
SOMETHING REALLY QUICK?

NO, CHARLIE, I GOTTA
GET GOING. I KNOW, I KNOW.

CHARLIE... I KNOW.
JUST COME WITH ME.

COME AND HEAR ME OUT.
HEAR ME OUT, COME HERE.

CHECK THIS OUT.

YOU SEE THE SPRINKLER, YEAH?

YEAH, I SEE THE SPRINKLER.

YOU SEE THE DROPS?

YEP, SEE THE DROPS.

EVEN USING MATH,
THERE'S NO PRACTICAL WAY

TO PREDICT WHERE THE
NEXT WATER DROP WILL LAND.

THERE'S TOO MANY VARIABLES.

HOWEVER, SAY I COULDN'T
SEE THE SPRINKLER.

FROM THE PATTERN OF THE DROPS,

I COULD CALCULATE
ITS PRECISE LOCATION.

IT'S NOT ABOUT
PREDICTING THE NEXT SITE.

IT'S FINDING WHAT THE
SITES HAVE IN COMMON.

(Charlie) THE POINT OF ORIGIN.

CHARLIE, YOU'RE SAYING YOU CAN
TELL US WHERE THE KILLER LIVES?

YEAH.

(Don) THE MOVEMENTS
OF A SERIAL PERPETRATOR

ARE DEFINED BY HIS NEEDS.

HE WATCHES POTENTIAL VICTIMS.

AVOIDING DETECTION,

HE'LL FREQUENT PUBLIC AREAS,

PARKS, STREETS THAT
DON'T GET A LOT OF TRAFFIC,

WAITING FOR
MOMENTS OF ISOLATION.

(Charlie) ISOLATED AREAS,
HIGH PROBABILITY OF ATTACKS.

(man chattering on T.V.) T.V.
DISTRACTING YOU? I COULD TURN IT OFF.

NO, IT'S FINE, DAD.

(grunting)

WHAT ELSE? WHAT ELSE?

ALL RIGHT.

SERIAL OFFENDERS
COVER A WIDE REGION,

BUT RARELY COMMIT
CRIMES NEAR THEIR HOMES.

IT'S A BUFFER ZONE.

EARLY IN A CYCLE, BUFFER
ZONES WILL VARY IN SIZE,

BUT AS THE CYCLE MATURES,
THEY TEND TO STABILIZE.

THESE GUYS FOLLOW
PATTERNS. (Don) EXACTLY.

THERE'S ALSO DISTANCE DECAY.

THE MORE INTENSITY THE
ATTACKER FEELS ABOUT A CRIME,

THE FURTHER HE WILL
TRAVEL TO COMMIT IT.

YOU DON'T WANNA LOOK AT THOSE.
HOW DO YOU GAUGE INTENSITY?

BY THE NATURE AND THE
EXTENT OF THE INJURIES,

THE LENGTH OF EACH ABDUCTION,

ADHERENCE TO
RITUALIZED BEHAVIOR.

I'VE LISTED THE INCIDENTS
BY ESTIMATED INTENSITY.

OH, GREAT. THIS'LL
GIVE ME ENOUGH

TO START PUTTING
TOGETHER SOME EXPRESSIONS.

BUT JUST GIVE ME A
MINUTE. SURE. YEAH.

WHO'S UP? (Alan) SHAWN GREEN.

(groaning) OH, GREEN.

4 GAMES WITHOUT A HIT. HE'S DUE.

THERE'S NO STATISTICAL
EVIDENCE FOR A BATTER BEING DUE.

I SAY HE GETS A HIGH FASTBALL,

HE SMACKS IT OUT OF THE PARK.

THIS IS A TAPE OF
YESTERDAY'S GAME.

(whispering) I KNOW. I
READ THE BOX SCORES.

OH.

(announcer on T.V.) 3
AND 1, THE COUNT.

A HIGH FASTBALL. GREEN HITS...

(exclaiming) OH! OH!

WOW. HEY, YOU KNOW,
THAT WAS AN ANOMALY.

THAT BALL IS GONE!
SOMETHING LIKE THAT, CHARLIE.

(Alan laughing) A HOME RUN!

(Don) SHUT UP, DAD.

AND THEY TAKE THE LEAD.

WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS A COMPLETELY
NEW WAY OF IDENTIFYING A PERPETRATOR.

EXACTLY. NOT WHO
HE IS, BUT WHERE HE IS.

THE QUESTION IS,
WILL IT BE ACCURATE

AND IDENTIFY A
SMALL ENOUGH AREA?

MORNING, THOMAS. YOU
THINK CHARLIE CAN DO IT?

WELL, I MEAN, HE CAN
BE A PAIN IN THE ASS,

BUT HE IS A WORLD-CLASS
MATHEMATICIAN.

IF IT WORKS, WE HAVE
A WHOLE NEW SYSTEM

FOR ANALYZING AND
INVESTIGATING SERIAL CRIME.

MORNING. MORNING.

(Terry) WOW, THAT'S IMPRESSIVE.

AGENT EPPES. THE DEAD
GIRL, RACHEL ABBOTT?

(Don) WHAT DO YOU GOT?

WELL, MICROSCOPIC
PARTICLES OF FUNGAL MATTER

WERE FOUND IN THE VICTIM'S LUNGS,
INHALED SHORTLY BEFORE DEATH.

IDENTIFIED AS BLACK TRUFFLES.
THE KIND YOU COOK WITH.

SO MAYBE THE... THE BAG
HE PUT OVER HER HEAD

IS THE ONE HE BOUGHT 'EM WITH.

THERE'S SOME 200 PLACES YOU CAN
FIND BLACK TRUFFLES IN THIS AREA.

PLUS MORE ON THE
INTERNET. I'LL, UH, I'LL GET ON IT.

NO CAR YET? NOT YET.

LOOK, I KNOW YOU GOT A JOB TO
DO FOR THE ASSISTANT DIRECTOR,

BUT THERE IS A GUY OUT
THERE WHO'S ATTACKING WOMEN.

I NEED TO KNOW WHERE
YOUR PRIORITIES ARE. SIR,

MY FIRST PRIORITY IS TO
ASSIST YOU ON THIS CASE.

I HAVE NOTIFIED EVERY JURISDICTION
FROM SAN DIEGO TO SEATTLE.

THIS CAR IS NOT TURNING UP.

ALL RIGHT. COME HERE.

(Don) LISTEN UP, EVERYBODY.

WE NEED TO PIECE TOGETHER
RACHEL ABBOTT'S LAST DAY.

WHERE WAS SHE?
WHERE WAS SHE GOING?

IF SHE WAS HAVING CAR TROUBLES,

MAYBE SHE WAS ON THE
WAY TO THE REPAIR SHOP.

DID SHE GO TO A MOVIE?
WAS SHE SHOPPING?

CALL ALL PARKING FACILITIES,

DEAL WITH PEOPLE
ON THE PREMISES.

DID SHE BREAK DOWN ON A
FREEWAY OR A SURFACE STREET?

ASK C.H.P. ABOUT
ABANDONED VEHICLES.

NOW, I KNOW YOU'VE
DONE SOME OF THIS,

BUT DO IT ALL AND THEN
DO IT OVER AGAIN, PLEASE.

(Don) EARLY IN THE CYCLE,
BUFFER ZONES VARY,

BUT AS THE CYCLE MATURES,
THEY TEND TO STABILIZE.

HE WATCHES POTENTIAL VICTIMS,

WAITING FOR
MOMENTS OF ISOLATION.

♪ WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE? ♪

♪ WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE? ♪

IT'S MONDAY. IT'S 2:45
IN THE AFTERNOON.

MONDAY AFTER LUNCH.

(gasping) LARRY!

(birds chirping)

LARRY! LARRY!

(grunting)

ALL RIGHT. SORRY.

I WAS BUSY WORKING ON SOMETHING.

I KNOW I'M SUPPOSED TO BE GOING
THROUGH SOME EQUATIONS FOR YOU.

YES. I WONDERED IF I GOT THE
TIME WRONG, OR THE PLACE,

OR, UH, QUITE POSSIBLY
THE DIMENSION.

NO, I'M DEVELOPING AN
APPLICATION FOR THE F.B.I.

YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU ACTUALLY
MIGHT BE ABLE TO HELP ME.

THE PROBLEM INVOLVES
FINDING AN ORIGIN POINT

FROM EVIDENCE PROVIDED
BY SCATTERED EFFECTS.

SOMEHOW I DOUBT WE'RE TALKING

ABOUT ORBITAL PATHS
AND BLACK HOLES.

NOT EXACTLY, NO.

EVARISTE GALOIS.

BRILLIANT YOUNG MATHEMATICIAN,
NOT UNLIKE YOURSELF,

TACKLING THE HARDEST
PROBLEMS IN HIS DAY.

BUT HE GOT DISTRACTED.

HE GOT CAUGHT UP IN...
IN POLITICS AND ROMANCE,

I KNOW WHERE YOU'RE
GOING WITH THIS.

AND AT THE AGE OF 20,
HE WAS KILLED IN A DUEL,

AND WHO EVEN KNOWS WHAT
HE MIGHT HAVE ACCOMPLISHED?

I WOULD SAY I'M ACTUALLY
PRETTY GOOD AT AVOIDING DUELS.

CHARLIE, WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY
IS, YOU ARE ALMOST 30 YEARS OLD.

YOU'RE AT YOUR PEAK
AS A MATHEMATICIAN.

MANY MATHEMATICIANS
DO THEIR BEST WORK

IN A VERY SHORT TIME
PERIOD, MAYBE 5 TO 8 YEARS.

(stammering) HEY,
FORGET ABOUT ME.

FORGET ABOUT MY
SUPERGRAVITY THEORY.

YOU HAVE ABILITIES.

YOU COULD BE HELPING
DEFINE THE NATURE OF REALITY.

ALL I'M ASKING IS THAT
YOU JUST CONSIDER

HOW YOU SPEND
WHAT TIME YOU HAVE.

(elevator bell dings)

A-ACTUALLY, IT'S... IT'S
THIS WAY, OVER HERE.

HI.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. YOU ALL RIGHT?

(Charlie) HI. ALL RIGHT.

AMITA, CAN YOU PUT THE FIRST
MAP RIGHT UP HERE, PLEASE?

HI.

HERE, I'LL HELP YOU WITH THAT.

THANKS.

(Don) HOW YOU DOING? GOOD.

NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

OK. THIS MAP WAS
GENERATED BY AN EQUATION.

OH, WAIT, CHARLIE,
DON'T ERASE THAT.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. OH, NO, NO,
IT'S OK. IT'S AN OLD CASE.

I'M WRITING THE EQUATION
HERE IN ABBREVIATED FORM.

I'VE PINPOINTED THE AREA

MOST LIKELY TO BE THE
PERPETRATOR'S RESIDENCE.

YOU GOT THE GUY'S ADDRESS?

NOT THE ADDRESS, NO.
AN APPROXIMATE BASE.

UM, OK, I'M USING SOME
OF THE SAME TECHNIQUES

THAT PHYSICISTS USE
TO FIND BLACK HOLES,

WHICH CAN'T BE
DETECTED IN ANY WAY

UM, OTHER THAN THE EFFECT THAT THEY
HAVE ON... ON OBJECTS AROUND THEM.

BLACK HOLES?

WALT, HE BASED HIS WORK ON
F.B.I. THEORIES OF SERIAL CRIME.

OK, UH, PROFESSOR, WHY DON'T
YOU JUST WALK US THROUGH IT?

AMITA, CAN YOU PUT UP
THE ENLARGED VERSION?

THE FIRST POINT, REALLY,
TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT

IS THAT, WHEN PICKING
PLACES TO ATTACK A VICTIM

OR DUMP A BODY,

THE PERPETRATOR WILL CHOOSE SITES
THAT APPEAR TO BE SELECTED AT RANDOM.

HE DOESN'T WANT YOU
TO MAKE ANY CONCLUSIONS

ABOUT WHERE HE LIVES,
WHAT AREAS HE FREQUENTS.

RIGHT.

YOU KNOW WHAT? LET'S... LET'S DO
AN ELEMENTARY DEMONSTRATION.

OK? SO, UH, CAN YOU HELP
ME JUST MOVE THIS BACK?

(creaking) AND LET'S
SLIDE THIS OVER TO THERE.

AND CAN YOU 5, 1, 2, 3, 4
AND 5, PLEASE COME UP HERE?

AND, UH... UH, YOU KNOW
WHAT? YOU GUYS, TOO.

JUST, UH, PLEASE, DISTRIBUTE
YOURSELVES RANDOMLY

ACROSS THIS AREA RIGHT HERE.

(agent) HOW'S THIS? THAT'S GOOD.

YOU MEAN, SPREAD OUT? LIKE THIS?

THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT.

BUT LOOK WHAT YOU'VE DONE.

YOU HAVE DISTRIBUTED YOURSELVES

AT EQUAL INTERVALS,

WHILE TRUE RANDOM PATTERNS

WILL INCLUDE CLUSTERS.

WE'RE SPACED TOO EVENLY.

MMM-HMM. EXACTLY.
IT'S PRETTY DIFFICULT

TO CONSCIOUSLY PICK
A RANDOM SEQUENCE.

YOUR TARGET TRIED, BUT, LIKE YOU, HE
WOUND UP WITH ROUGHLY EVEN SPACING.

IN TRYING TO AVOID A PATTERN,
HE WOUND UP WITH ONE ANYWAY?

YEP. LOCATIONS PURPOSEFULLY
DISTANCED FROM A SITE NOT ON YOUR MAP,

BUT CLEARLY MARKED IN
THE PERPETRATOR'S MIND.

NAMELY, HIS RESIDENCE.

THE EQUATION

REVEALS THE PROBABILITY THAT EACH
AREA HAS OF BEING THE SUBJECT'S BASE.

YELLOW'S THE HOT ZONE.

I HAD A FEELING
ABOUT SILVER LAKE.

I ESTIMATE AN 87% CHANCE
HE LIVES IN THAT AREA.

YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW
A LOT ABOUT MATHEMATICS,

BUT THIS DOESN'T
MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME.

IT MAKES MORE SENSE THAN THIS.

YOU CAN'T WIN IF YOU DON'T
BUY A TICKET. YES, THIS IS TRUTH.

HOWEVER, THE ODDS OF THIS
ONE BEING THE WINNING TICKET

ARE 1 IN 41 MILLION.

WHICH MEANS,

IF YOU BOUGHT 20
TICKETS EVERY WEEK,

YOU WOULD WIN THE JACKPOT
ONCE EVERY 40,000 YEARS.

REALLY? YEP.

IT'S BASIC PROBABILITY THEORY.

(chuckling) AGENT EPPES,
WE'VE GOT THE DEAD GIRL'S CAR.

IT'S IN A PARKING STRUCTURE
IN WEST HOLLYWOOD.

LET'S GO. TEST IT.

RUN IT AGAINST CASES FROM
THE PAST THAT'VE BEEN SOLVED.

MILLER, PULL SOME FILES
FOR HIM TO WORK WITH.

YOU EVER PLAY CRAPS?

(man chattering on police radio)

(camera shutter clicking)

(people chattering)

(agent) AGENT EPPES! OVER HERE.

WHY DON'T YOU CHECK ON
THE GIRL'S CAR, DAVID? GOT IT.

(David) TURN UP ANYTHING
YET? WHAT DO YOU GOT?

SOMEONE WAITED HERE.

WE DON'T KNOW IF IT IS
RELATED TO RACHEL ABBOTT,

BUT WE'VE GOT CIGARETTE
BUTTS, SODA CANS.

CONDITION SHOWS THEY
WERE LEFT HERE RECENTLY.

CHECKING 'EM FOR D.N.A.?

(agent) WE WILL. WHY WAIT HERE?

HE COULDN'T KNOW HER
CAR WASN'T GONNA START.

NOBODY TAMPERED WITH THE CAR.

SPARK PLUGS FOULED,
BUILT UP OVER TIME.

(car engine faltering)

WHAT STREET DOES THAT
NURSE, KAREN SILBER, LIVE ON?

FOUNTAIN, RIGHT?

WHAT'S THE EXACT ADDRESS?

634 FOUNTAIN.

GET HER ON THE PHONE.

THAT'S HER HOUSE RIGHT THERE.

HE WAS WATCHING SILBER.

(car engine faltering)

(Don) THEN HE HEARS
SOMEONE HAVING CAR TROUBLE.

RACHEL ABBOTT.

THAT'S A TARGET OF OPPORTUNITY.

THAT'S NOT WHY HE WAS
HERE. HE'S STILL AFTER SILBER.

KAREN SILBER DIDN'T SHOW UP FOR
WORK TODAY. NOBODY KNOWS WHERE SHE IS.

(Don) LET'S MOVE.

(Terry) CALL FOR BACKUP!

(Don) F.B.I.!

KAREN! KAREN SILBER, F.B.I.!

WINDOW OPEN! OPEN UP!

(Don) GO.

(Don) GO! GO!

(glass shattering)

(David) I'LL CHECK THE HOUSE.

(Charlie) SERIAL
KILLER. BOSTON. 1992.

KILLER RESIDED IN HOT ZONE.

SERIAL RAPIST. PORTLAND. 1983.

RAPIST RESIDED IN HOT ZONE.

TONIGHT, THE SOUTHLAND IS ROCKED
BY THE RETURN OF THE L.A. RAPIST.

(female reporter) ONE OF THE
VICTIMS WAS STALKED AND KILLED

BY A MAN WHO HAD
ALREADY RAPED HER.

(reporter #3) KAREN SILBER WAS
FOUND DEAD IN HER OWN HOME

AFTER AN APPARENT 2ND
VISIT BY THE L.A. RAPIST.

NEIGHBORS INSIST
THEY HEARD NOTHING...

WE'VE ORDERED POLICE
PROTECTION FOR THE OTHER VICTIMS?

IT'S DONE.

YOU THINK HE'LL GO AFTER
ANOTHER PREVIOUS VICTIM ANYWAY?

NO. HE'S TOO SMART.

VERY RARE FOR A SERIAL OFFENDER

TO GO AFTER THE
SAME PERSON TWICE.

HE PROBABLY INTENDED
TO KILL HER THE FIRST TIME.

SHE SAID SHE PUT UP
A HELL OF A STRUGGLE.

YEAH, I THINK IN HIS MIND, HE WAS
JUST FINISHING WHAT HE STARTED.

BUT WE'RE STILL AT A DEAD END.

WHAT'S YOUR NEXT
COURSE OF ACTION?

(reporters chattering on T.V.)

BUT TODAY, THERE WAS THE
TRAGIC DISCOVERY OF KAREN'S BODY,

AGAIN SHOWING THE
MARKS OF THE L.A. RAPIST.

CHARLIE TESTED THE
EQUATION ON 5 SERIAL CASES.

IN 4, THE PERPETRATOR
LIVED IN THE HOT ZONE.

AND HE'S PREDICTED A
HOT ZONE FOR THIS CASE.

(Don) SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD
IN SILVER LAKE.

ABOUT 50 MEN
LIVE IN THE VICINITY.

IF WE MOVE FAST, WE CAN GET BACKGROUND
AND D.N.A. ON THAT MANY GUYS IN...

48, 72 HOURS.

NO WAY WE GET A COURT
ORDER OFF AN EQUATION.

YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO PICK UP
DISCARDED OBJECTS TO GET THE D.N.A.

COFFEE CUPS, CIGARETTE BUTTS,
AND CHEWING GUM. THAT'S THE PLAN.

ALL RIGHT.

LET'S GO.

♪ I KNOW IT'S YOU ♪

WHAT WERE YOU WORKING ON?

GOT THOSE RESULTS?

COME ON. WE GOT 16 SO FAR.

LET'S GO. LET'S
MOVE IT. COME ON.

ALL RIGHT, THAT IS NUMBER 34.

WE NEED THE REST.
WHAT'S THE HOLDUP?

D.N.A. TESTS. WHAT
DO YOU EXPECT?

(sighing) THE LAB
NEEDS ANOTHER DAY.

(Don) OH, HE'S OUT THERE
SOMEWHERE. AND SO IS HIS NEXT VICTIM.

(children yelling)

AREN'T YOU GOING TO INTRODUCE
ME TO YOUR GIRLFRIEND?

YOU'VE MET HER BEFORE. SHE'S NOT
MY GIRLFRIEND. I'M HER THESIS ADVISOR.

OH. DOES THAT MEAN SHE
CAN'T BE YOUR GIRLFRIEND?

IT'S, UH... IT'S
AGAINST THE RULES.

WELL, SCREW THE RULES.

WHAT'S MORE IMPORTANT,
LEARNING OR LOVE?

WELL, I'M SURE THERE'S NO RULE

AGAINST THE FATHER OF HER
THESIS ADVISOR ASKING HER OUT.

GO FOR IT. GO RIGHT
AHEAD. BE MY GUEST.

THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME.

ACTUALLY, I'M SPOKEN
FOR, MR. EPPES.

REALLY? BACK IN MADRAS,
MY PARENTS ARRANGED

FOR A MARRIAGE
TO A FAMILY FRIEND.

A NICE HINDU BANKER FROM GOA.

REALLY? MMM.

GETTING MARRIED?

GOD, NO. HE'S A TOTAL ASS.

OOH.

OH!

DAD, YOU'RE, LIKE,
HOVERING OVER US,

AND WE HAVE SO MUCH WORK TO DO.

I THOUGHT YOU ALREADY
HELPED YOUR BROTHER OUT...

SOMETHING THIS COMPLEX NEEDS
TO BE CHECKED AND RECHECKED.

AH.

THERE'S ONE THING YOU AND
YOUR BROTHER HAVE IN COMMON.

ON SOME THINGS, YOU'RE
BOTH VERY THOROUGH.

(both whispering)
(Alan) OTHER STUFF,

(whispering) THAT'S THE BUFFER
ZONE, RIGHT? YOU'RE RIGHT.

YOU COMPLETELY MISS.

(screeching)

(Don) RIGHT. NO, YOU JUST
HAVE TO TELL ME ABOUT...

(whirring) SORRY, WHAT? I
CAN'T... HOLD ON. 30 MINUTES?

DON, THERE'S A
PROBLEM WITH THE, UM...

15 MINUTES IS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN CATCHING THIS GUY

AND HAVING ANOTHER
DEAD WOMAN ON OUR HANDS.

CAN YOU AT LEAST GET US
THE D.N.A. RESULTS? DON.

YEAH. THAT WOULD
HELP. THANK YOU.

(sighing) CHARLIE, DID YOU
JUST SAY WE HAVE A PROBLEM?

I DID A TEST TO VERIFY THE
EQUATION'S ACCURACY. I REVERSED IT.

LIKE RUNNING A FILM BACKWARDS.

I USED THE HOT ZONE AS A STARTING
POINT AND WENT THE OTHER WAY.

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO CONFIRM
THE KNOWN CRIME LOCATIONS.

IT DID NOT.

I GOT 40 AGENTS
WORKING 2 DAYS STRAIGHT.

YOU'RE TELLING ME THAT,
WHAT? YOU MADE A MISTAKE?

NOT MY MISTAKE. IT WAS IN
THE DATA THAT YOU PROVIDED.

THOSE REPORTS HAVE BEEN
CHECKED AND RECHECKED.

IT WAS WHERE VICTIM
12 WAS ATTACKED.

SO, YOU KNOW, EITHER
YOU GUYS GOT IT WRONG,

OR, I DON'T KNOW,
SHE LIED TO YOU.

WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?

(sighing) WELL, IT'S EVIDENT

THAT THESE LOCATIONS FIT
WITHIN A GENERAL PATTERN,

EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST KAREN SILBER
ATTACK, IN MARINA DEL REY. ALL RIGHT?

THAT'S WAY OUTSIDE THE AREAS
DEFINED BY THE OTHER LOCATIONS.

I MEAN, JUST LOOK
AT THESE NUMBERS.

86%, 75%, 81%.

2%.

SHE WAS HIDING
SOMETHING. MAYBE THIS IS IT.

NUMBERS DON'T LIE.

WHY WOULD SHE LIE ABOUT
WHERE THE ATTACK TOOK PLACE?

SHE HAD AN EX-BOYFRIEND.

SHE PROMISED HER FIANCE
SHE WASN'T SEEING HIM ANYMORE,

BUT SHE AND THE EX
WERE STILL FRIENDS.

SO IF SHE WAS ATTACKED IN THE
AREA HER EX-BOYFRIEND LIVED...

SHE'D LIE 'CAUSE SHE DIDN'T WANT
THE FIANCE TO KNOW WHERE SHE'D BEEN.

WE'RE GONNA NEED THE
ADDRESS OF THAT EX-BOYFRIEND.

OK.

CHARLIE, I HAVE A NEW LOCATION
FOR THE FIRST SILBER ATTACK.

SHE WAS PROBABLY IN LOS FELIZ,
NEAR HILLHURST AND FRANKLIN.

GREAT. I'LL RUN
THE EQUATION AGAIN.

WE'LL GET A MORE ACCURATE MAP.

W-W-WAIT A MINUTE.
WHAT'S GOING ON?

WE GOT THE LAST RESULTS.

ALL 52 GUYS FROM THE
HOT ZONE ARE CLEARED.

NOT A SINGLE MATCH. LISTEN...

NO, KAREN SILBER LIED ABOUT
WHERE SHE WAS ATTACKED.

WE GOT THE RIGHT LOCATION.
CHARLIE'S GENERATING A BETTER MAP.

PLEASE, JUST
COME IN. BE PATIENT.

(cell phone ringing)
GET ON THAT MAP.

YEAH, CHARLIE?

(Charlie) IT WORKS.

THE NEW LOCATION FITS. THE MAP'S
MUCH MORE ACCURATE, FROM 87%

TO 96%. RIGHT, ALL RIGHT,
GIVE ME THE NEW ZONE.

HE WANTS THE NEW ZONE. HYPERION
BETWEEN MELROSE AND DEL MAR.

HYPERION BETWEEN
MELROSE AND DEL MAR.

(Don) HYPERION BETWEEN
MELROSE AND DEL MAR.

(Charlie) MARATHON BETWEEN
LUCILE AND ROBINSON.

MARATHON BETWEEN
LUCILE AND ROBINSON.

(Amita) ROBINSON BETWEEN
MARATHON AND WINSLOW.

ROBINSON BETWEEN
MARATHON AND WINSLOW.

ROBINSON BETWEEN
MARATHON AND WINSLOW?

AND WINSLOW BETWEEN
EDGECLIFFE AND MICHELTORENA?

(Charlie) WITH BETTER DATA,

I WAS ABLE TO NARROW IT
DOWN TO A SMALLER AREA.

YOU ONLY NEED TO
CLEAR ABOUT 20 GUYS.

I WOULD ASSUME THAT
THIS WILL ALLOW YOU,

YOU KNOW, A... A FAR MORE
EFFICIENT USE OF... OF MANPOWER AND...

YEAH, CHARLIE, YOU'RE
TELLING ME THE SAME AREA.

IT'S ONLY SMALLER.

EXACTLY. SMALLER
MEANS MORE ACCURATE.

NO, WE ALREADY
CLEARED THOSE 20 GUYS.

(stammering) UM, WHAT?

NO, THAT'S... WELL...

YOU MUST HAVE MISSED
HIM, BECAUSE, UH, WELL...

E-EITHER, UM, EITHER YOU CLEARED
SOMEONE YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE, OR, UH...

NO, HE... HE LIVES THERE. YOU...
YOU JUST... YOU JUST DIDN'T FIND HIM.

YOU'RE NOT LISTENING TO ME, OK?

WE CLEARED ALL
MALES IN THAT ZONE.

AND THAT MEANS YOU MISSED HIM.

LOOK, YOU JUST SAID WE'RE DEALING
WITH DEGREES OF PROBABILITY.

RIGHT. 96%. YOU KNOW
WHAT THAT MEANS.

I HELPED BUILD AN ENTIRE WEAK
FORCE THEORY WITH LESS THAN THAT.

YEAH. WELL, IT DIDN'T
WORK, YOU UNDERSTAND?

I'M SORRY.

(exhaling)

CHARLIE.

LOOK, LET'S TAKE A BREAK, HUH?

GET SOME COFFEE.

CHARLIE... I'M TRYING TO THINK.

(sighing)

(inaudible)

(phone ringing)

(people chattering)

(sighing) I'M NOT RUNNING
THE INVESTIGATION ANYMORE.

IF THERE'S ONE AGENT IN THIS OFFICE
THAT CAN CRACK THIS CASE, IT'S YOU.

YEAH, BUT I DIDN'T.

I DON'T THINK YOU REALIZE
HOW HARD YOU PUSH YOURSELF.

EVERYTHING WE TRIED
WAS GONNA BE A LONG SHOT.

YEAH, WELL, I GOTTA GO BRIEF
DE WINTER. HE'S TAKING OVER.

I'LL DO IT.

THANKS.

(games beeping)

LARRY, SOMETHING WENT
WRONG AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT.

AND NOW IT'S LIKE
I CAN'T EVEN THINK.

WELL, LET ME GUESS.

YOU TRIED TO SOLVE A PROBLEM
INVOLVING HUMAN BEHAVIOR

AND IT BLEW UP IN YOUR FACE.

YEAH, PRETTY MUCH.

OK, WELL, CHARLES, YOU
ARE A MATHEMATICIAN.

YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING
FOR THE ELEGANT SOLUTION.

AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR IS
RARELY, IF EVER, ELEGANT.

NO, THE UNIVERSE IS
FULL OF THESE ODD BUMPS

AND TWISTS.

YOU KNOW, PERHAPS YOU
NEED TO MAKE YOUR EQUATION

LESS ELEGANT, MORE COMPLICATED,

LESS PRECISE, MORE DESCRIPTIVE.

IT'S NOT GONNA BE AS PRETTY,

BUT IT MIGHT WORK
A LITTLE BIT BETTER.

AND, CHARLIE,

WHEN YOU'RE WORKING
ON HUMAN PROBLEMS,

THERE'S GONNA BE PAIN
AND DISAPPOINTMENT.

YOU'VE GOTTA ASK
YOURSELF, "IS IT WORTH IT?"

(panting)

(all chattering)

I'LL SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW. BYE.

BYE.

(woman screaming)

(crickets chirping)

I CAN'T GET MY HEAD AROUND IT.

WHAT ARE WE MISSING?

WHERE'S THE PROBLEM, AND
HOW DO WE MAKE IT WORK?

WE HAVE TO MAKE IT WORK.

WE NEED TO RETEST IT. YEAH.

WE NEED ANOTHER RUN. WELL,
THAT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN.

WELL, LOOK. I KNOW THAT
IT'S GONNA BE HARD FOR YOU

TO TALK YOUR BOSS
INTO DOING IT AGAIN,

BUT WE CAN'T STOP AFTER
ONE ATTEMPT. CHARLIE...

I'VE ALWAYS FOUND THAT NEW
METHODS REQUIRE REPEATED TRIALS.

CHARLIE, I'M NOT ON
THE CASE ANYMORE. OK?

WHY?

BECAUSE MY SUPERVISOR
WANTED FRESH EYES ON IT.

WELL, MAYBE THE MATH
IS NOT THE PROBLEM.

(Charlie) WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

WELL, YOU JUST SAID THAT
THERE WAS SOMETHING

YOU COULDN'T GET
YOUR HEAD AROUND,

AND I KNOW FOR A FACT
THAT IT CAN'T BE THE MATH.

WHAT ELSE IS THERE?
WAIT, MAYBE HE'S RIGHT.

I MEAN, THIS SPRINKLER,
THAT TOTALLY MADE SENSE.

THAT YOU COULD TRACK
BACK FROM THE LOCATION

AND FIND OUT WHERE
THE GUY LIVES, RIGHT?

TOTALLY MADE SENSE.

MAYBE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT
THIS GUY IN TOO NARROW A FOCUS.

ARE YOU SAYING I NEED TO CONSIDER
MORE THAN HIS CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES?

NO, NOT EXACTLY.

I'M SAYING MAYBE WE NEED TO CONSIDER
MORE THAN JUST WHERE HE LIVES.

YOU KNOW, LOOK AT ME. IF YOU
DESIGNED AN EQUATION TO FIND MY ORIGIN,

YOU WOULDN'T GET MY APARTMENT,
'CAUSE I'M ALMOST NEVER THERE.

MY BASE WOULD BE MY OFFICE.

(Don echoing) WOULD
BE MY OFFICE.

WHICH MEANS

HE'LL USE HIS HOME AND HIS
WORK AS POINTS OF ORIGIN.

(Don) EXACTLY.

I CAN DESIGN AN EQUATION
TO IDENTIFY 2 HOT ZONES.

WHY DIDN'T I THINK
OF THAT? DON...

DAD.

UH-HUH.

THAT'S BRILLIANT.

THIS NEW EQUATION WORKS
BACK FROM THE CRIME SCENES

TO IDENTIFY 2 LOCATIONS, OK?

SO, 2 HOT ZONES, BUT, YOU
KNOW, VERY, VERY DIFFERENT.

RIGHT.

THE OLD ZONE WAS RESIDENTIAL.

THE NEW ZONE IS IN
AN INDUSTRIAL AREA.

HOME AND WORK. WE KNOW
HE WASN'T IN THE HOME ZONE.

WHAT WOULD BE HELPFUL IS IF WE
HAD A BLOWUP OF THE INDUSTRIAL.

IT'S PRINTING OUT.

THEORETICALLY, IF
YOU FIND SOMEBODY

IN THIS NEW ZONE, THE WORK ZONE,

HE SHOULD HAVE A LINK
TO THE OLD ONE, YEAH?

ENOUGH THEORY. LET'S TEST IT.

THIS IS SPECIAL AGENT
EPPES IN LOS ANGELES.

I NEED TO RUN A DATABASE
SEARCH FOR COMPANIES

IN THE INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT OF
VERNON, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

(Don) LAURENCE DOUGHTERY.

BRUCE DORR.

BRIAN CALLAHAN.

PETER CARLUCCI.

HEY, GUYS, CHECK IT
OUT. GOT A 2ND HOT ZONE.

W-WORKS WITH THE FIRST.

I'M RUNNING EMPLOYEE DATABASES
OF COMPANIES IN THE NEW ZONE

AGAINST F.B.I. DATABASES
OF SEXUAL OFFENDERS.

(Don) WE NARROWED IT TO 8 GUYS.

ADAM KLANZANI, 77. HE'S TOO OLD.

JOHN DORSTAF,
PEDOPHILE. IT'S NOT HIM.

VICTOR TOMMANI, IN
JAIL UNTIL 2 MONTHS AGO.

WAIT A MINUTE, HERE'S SOMETHING.

WHAT IS IT? ROLAND HALDANE.

RUNS A SMALL PARTY
RENTAL COMPANY IN VERNON.

ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTED
RAPE 12 YEARS AGO.

GOOD MORNING.
MORNING, GUYS. HOLD ON.

WE'RE... WE'RE HEADED
OUT OF HERE. MILLER!

(Miller) YO. WHAT'S GOING ON?

NEED YOU TO CHECK OUT THIS
GUY'S RESIDENCE. LET'S GO, GUYS.

WHAT'S GOING ON? I'LL TELL YOU
ON THE WAY. COME ON. LET'S MOVE.

(Don) LET'S GO!

THE SUSPECT HASN'T
RETURNED TO HIS HOUSE.

(Don) WELL, THAT LOOKS
LIKE HIS VAN THERE.

TERRY, WHY DON'T YOU
CHECK FOR OTHER ENTRANCES?

(Haldane) HANG ON.

HI. CAN I HELP YOU?

YEAH, I'M SPECIAL AGENT EPPES.

THIS IS SPECIAL AGENT SINCLAIR.

UH, WE'RE FOLLOWING
UP ON A REPORT.

MIND IF WE COME
IN? SURE. COME ON.

BOOTLEG D.V.D.'s? BEING
SOLD AROUND HERE?

YOU FEDS ARE SERIOUS
ABOUT THIS PIRATING STUFF.

YEP, WE ARE.

YOU PREPARE FOOD HERE?

YEAH, I DO A LITTLE
CATERING ON THE SIDE.

YOU COOK?

IT'S A ONE-MAN OPERATION.
I DO EVERYTHING.

CREME BRULEE.

DAVID, IT'S HIM!

(David groaning)

DROP THAT KNIFE! DROP
THE KNIFE OR I'LL SHOOT!

DROP IT NOW! DROP
IT! DROP THAT KNIFE!

(David grunting)

DROP IT!

(David exclaiming)

(gun firing)

(woman groaning)

(Terry) SHH. SHH.

(gasping)

(sobbing)

(dialing)

(shushing) IT'S OK.

TERRY! (Terry) DON!

TERRY! DON, IN HERE!

(Terry shushing)

SHE'S ALIVE. I CALLED
PARAMEDICS. THEY'RE ON THEIR WAY.

(David coughing) YOU ALL RIGHT?

YEAH. YOU OK? (panting) YEAH.

(panting)

YOU ALL RIGHT THERE? YEAH.

YEAH.

THANKS. GOOD JOB.

THANKS.

(sirens wailing)

(people chattering
on police radio)

THANKS.

HEY, CHARLIE.

(Terry) I'M GONNA
TALK TO THE VICTIM.

HEY.

COME HERE.

SOMETHING I WANNA SHOW YOU.

HALDANE LIVED IN CENTURY CITY,

BUT HE JUST MOVED
THERE 3 WEEKS AGO.

LOOK WHERE HE USED TO LIVE.

THAT'S WHY WE COULDN'T
FIND HIM IN THE FIRST HOT ZONE.

HE WAS THERE, BUT HE MOVED.

THAT'S A HELL OF AN
EQUATION, CHARLIE. THANK YOU.

COME HERE.

(Charlie) EVERYTHING IS NUMBERS.

(echoing) NUMBERS.