The Closer (2005–2012): Season 1, Episode 12 - Fatal Retraction - full transcript

WELL, GENTLEMEN, IT'S HER.

GOOD GOD, ARE YOU SURE? WHY
DIDN'T SHE EVER SHOW UP BEFORE THIS?

LOOK AT HER TEETH, HMM?
SHE'S GOT METH MOUTH.

SHE'S A FULL-ON ADDICT. SHE'S PROBABLY
HAPPY PEOPLE THOUGHT SHE WAS DEAD.

GO GET CHIEF JOHNSON,
PLEASE. YES, SIR.

THE JURY CONVICTED BILL CROELICK
OF KILLING THIS WOMAN YEARS AGO.

RIGHT. WELL, THE JURY
WAS WRONG, APPARENTLY,

BECAUSE SHE DIED THIS
MORNING OF AN OVERDOSE.

BUT... BUT... LISTEN TO ME. WE
KNOW CROELICK IS A MURDERER.

HE'S BURNED TO DEATH
AT LEAST ONE OTHER GIRL.

FOR WHICH HE WAS TRIED AND
FOUND NOT GUILTY. GET TO THE POINT.



MY POINT IS, IF YOU RELEASE
THIS INFORMATION TO THE PRESS

AND JOHNSON CAN'T GET
A CONFESSION OUT OF HIM,

CROELICK WALKS OUT
OF PRISON A FREE MAN

NOT BECAUSE HE'S
INNOCENT OF MURDER

BUT BECAUSE WE
MISIDENTIFIED HIS VICTIM.

WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE?

[FOOTSTEPS]

DO US A FAVOR.

SEND THIS GIRL TO THE
CREMATORIUM AS A JANE DOE.

KEEP CROELICK IN PRISON.

DON'T DAMAGE THE
REPUTATION OF OUR DEPARTMENT

TO LET A KILLER GO FREE.

HERE IS THE FAVOR
I WILL DO FOR YOU.

I WILL FORGET YOU SAID THAT.



SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING,
CHIEF. ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO,

WE FOUND A BODY BADLY BURNED
IN A CAR. LIEUTENANT FLYNN.

THROUGH DENTAL RECORDS,
WE I.D.'D THE VIC AS LISA BARNES.

I WORKED THE CASE, ARRESTED
A FREAK... BILL CROELICK.

HE HAS A HISTORY OF
BARBECUING HIS VICTIMS.

HE SITS ON DEATH
ROW AS WE SPEAK.

SO WHAT'S THE
PROBLEM? THE PROBLEM IS,

THIS IS THE LISA BARNES WHO CROELICK
WAS CONVICTED OF BURNING UP 3 YEARS AGO.

SHE DIED THIS MORNING AT 11:00 OF
METHAMPHETAMINE RELATED HEART FAILURE.

SO A MAN'S BEEN SITTING IN
PRISON FOR THE LAST 3 YEARS

FOR KILLING A WOMAN...

WHO DIED 6 HOURS AGO.

YEAH.

SO WHO DID BILL CROELICK KILL?

THAT'S WHAT WE NEED
PRIORITY HOMICIDE TO FIND OUT

BEFORE WE HAVE TO RELEASE HIM.

THANK YOU.

HERE'S HOW IT'LL WORK.

JANET POWELL, THE DEPUTY
D.A. WHO PROSECUTED CROELICK

WILL CALL HIS DEFENSE COUNSEL

WHO IN TURN WILL
IMMEDIATELY PETITION THE COURT

FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS.

AND THE D.A. WON'T
OPPOSE THAT MOTION? WELL,

THEY'LL DO WHAT THEY CAN,

BUT THE CONVICTION WAS BASED

ON TYING CROELICK TO LISA BARNES

NOT JUST THROUGH HIS M.O.,

BUT ALSO THROUGH HER PHYSICAL
AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS.

EVERYBODY'S SURE
HE KILLED SOMEBODY.

YEAH, BUT HE WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS
TO MAKE SURE WE COULDN'T I.D. THE VIC.

CUT OFF HER HANDS AND
FEET, SET HER ON FIRE TWICE,

PUSHED HER OFF A CLIFF IN A CAR.

SOUNDS THOROUGH.

IN ORDER TO ARREST
CROELICK AGAIN,

WE HAVE TO CONNECT HIM TO THE
YOUNG LADY HE ACTUALLY MURDERED.

AND WE MAY ONLY HAVE 48
HOURS BEFORE HE WALKS.

YOU WANT ME TO
TAKE A DRY RUN AT IT?

MAYBE, BUT, UH...
[KNOCK ON DOOR]

THIS GUY'S NOT YOUR
RUN-OF-THE-MILL PSYCHOPATH.

THANKS, SARA.

HE NEVER SAID A WORD
AFTER HE WAS ARRESTED,

NEVER SPOKE AT HIS OWN TRIAL,

LISTENS INTENTLY
TO HIS ATTORNEY.

AND HE'S BEEN
STUDYING LAW IN PRISON.

WELL, I'LL BE EXTRA POLITE.

YEAH. AND EXTRA CAREFUL, TOO.

PLEASE.

YOU'RE, UH, KIND OF HIS TYPE.

DEPUTY D.A. POWELL HERE
PROSECUTED MR. CROELICK.

SHE CAN EXPLAIN SOME
OF THE MISTAKES MADE

IN THE ORIGINAL I.D. PROCESS.

OH, AND MS. POWELL, IF YOU
COULD START WITH A FEW WORDS

ABOUT THE BODY WE
FOUND YESTERDAY.

LISA BARNES GREW UP IN FRESNO,

MOVED TO THE MIRACLE
MILE AREA OF L.A. IN '98,

MARRIED IN '99.

SOMEWHERE IN THE NEXT YEAR,
SHE PICKED UP A METH HABIT.

HER HUSBAND REPORTED
HER MISSING IN 2000.

IN JUNE '02, WE DISCOVERED THE
BURNED-OUT SHELL OF A STOLEN CAR.

INSIDE OF IT WAS THE CHARRED
REMAINS OF LISA BARNES.

OF WHO YOU THOUGHT
WAS LISA BARNES.

IT WAS A REASONABLE ASSUMPTION.

I FOUND LISA'S DRIVER'S
LICENSE AT THE SCENE.

DID YOU RUN THE DENTAL
RECORDS OF THE CORPSE

THROUGH THE MISSING
PERSONS DATABASE?

NO, BUT WE HAD...

LIEUTENANT TAO, WOULD
YOU MIND COMPILING A LIST

OF ALL THE MISSING FEMALES IN THE
LOS ANGELES AREA DURING THE CRIME.

YOU GOT IT.

THERE WAS NO NEED
TO RUN A SEARCH.

WE HAD A POSITIVE
I.D. MADE BY WHOM?

DR. NELSON GRAYTON, L.A. COUNTY'S
CHIEF FORENSIC ODONTOLOGIST.

HE CHECKED 3 OF THE
CORPSE... SERGEANT GABRIEL,

COULD YOU ARRANGE A CHAT

WITH MR. GRAYTON,
PLEASE? YEAH. RIGHT ON IT.

THANK YOU. SO
SORRY TO INTERRUPT.

GO ON, MS. POWELL.

AND ON TOP OF EVERYTHING
ELSE, LISA WAS CROELICK'S TYPE...

BLONDE, SMALL, PRETTY IN
THAT COMMON SORT OF A WAY.

IN FACT, SHE LOOKED VERY
MUCH LIKE THE OTHER WOMAN

I PROSECUTED HIM FOR KILLING.

IN 2000, WE...
SORRY. WHO'S "WE"?

IT WAS MY CASE, TOO.

ANOTHER WOMAN, BURNED-OUT CAR,

ALSO MISSING HER HANDS
AND FEET. PETITE, BLONDE.

A LITTLE ON THE TRASHY SIDE.

ANNA TANDY.

WE HAD NO LEADS,

AND THEN A WITNESS CAME FORWARD.

A WITNESS KNEW ANNA, BUT MORE
IMPORTANTLY, SHE KNEW ANNA'S BOYFRIEND.

BILL CROELICK?

A WITNESS PLACED
CROELICK AT THE CAR

THE NIGHT ANNA WAS MURDERED,

AND AFTERWARDS,
WHEN HE WAS DRUNK,

HE CONFESSED TO
HER WHAT HE HAD DONE.

UNFORTUNATELY, 4
DAYS INTO THE TRIAL...

YOUR WITNESS OVERDOSED
BEFORE SHE COULD TESTIFY.

AFTER OUR WITNESS DIED, I WAS LEFT
WITH A LOT OF CIRCUMSTANTIAL DATA,

DEPOSITION, AND DR. EASTON, WHO
DID CROELICK'S PSYCH EVALUATION.

I WANT TO STRESS THE FACT THAT MY
TESTIMONY IN THE CASE OF LISA BARNES

WAS BASED ON FACTS
THAT HAVE CHANGED.

I WAS NOT A PART
OF THIS INQUIRY.

UNDERSTOOD, DR. EASTON.

MYSELF, DETECTIVE
FLYNN, DR. EASTON...

CROELICK'S ACQUITTAL
MADE US SICK.

WITH LISA BARNES, WE HAD
ANOTHER CHANCE TO PUT HIM AWAY.

SO THE DOCTOR HERE HAD 2
CHANCES TO PROFILE CROELICK.

I DID.

I EVEN WROTE ABOUT HIM.

CRIMINALS AND THEIR
VICTIMS: A CYCLE OF VIOLENCE.

CROELICK MADE AN
INTERESTING CHAPTER.

I KEPT VISITING HIM
AFTER THE FIRST TRIAL.

I THINK IT FLATTERED HIM.

DO YOU THINK CROELICK
KILLED OUR JANE DOE?

WELL, BASED ON THE
SIMILARITIES TO HIS PRIOR CRIME,

I'D SAY YES.

PLEASE.

BOTH MURDERS
DEMONSTRATED THE HALLMARKS

OF A HIGHLY ORGANIZED,
SEXUALLY AGGRESSIVE KILLER,

AND THOUGH I'M NOT
AN EXPERT ON THIS,

THEY FOUND HIS FINGERPRINTS

ON A STAINLESS STEEL
LIGHTER ON THE SCENE.

OH, I'M SORRY. DON'T
MEAN TO BE RUDE.

YOU WANT SOME?
THEY'RE SUGARLESS.

MY WIFE BUYS THEM FOR OUR CHILDREN.
THANKS. AND EVEN BY THE CARTON.

WELL, I ONLY HAVE ABOUT 5 MINUTES
BEFORE I HAVE TO INTERVIEW THIS GUY,

SO I SHOULD PROBABLY
GET TO THE BASICS.

WHAT IS HE?

A BORDERLINE SOCIOPATH.

YOU KNOW, KNOWS THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG.

SMART. I KIND OF FEEL FOR HIM.

THE PATTERN'S SO FORMULAIC.

HIS FATHER STARTED DROPPING ACID

WHEN CROELICK WAS 5 YEARS OLD

AND ENDED UP KILLING
BILLY'S MOTHER IN FRONT OF HIM

BY HOLDING HER FACE
DOWN ON A LIT STOVE.

SHE WAS BLONDE, TOO, HIS MOTHER?

SHE WAS, AND SO IS EVERY
WOMAN HE'S EVER DATED.

AND THEY'RE ALL DRUG USERS, TOO.

CROELICK'S WAY OF
REUNITING THE FAMILY.

AND AFTER THE PARENTS DIED?

HE WENT FROM FOSTER
HOME TO FOSTER HOME,

BECOMING EVER MORE VIOLENT.

FOR EXAMPLE, HE
FORCED ONE FAMILY'S CAT

TO SWALLOW AN M-80 FIRECRACKER.

THE CAT BURST INTO FLAMES.

A YEAR LATER, HE BEAT ANOTHER
CHILD WITH A HOT CURLING IRON,

WHICH EARNED HIM 2 YEARS
OF JUVENILE DETENTION.

AND AFTER HIS RELEASE, HE BRANDED
HIS NAME ONTO A GIRL'S FOREARM

DURING INTERCOURSE.

HE'D BECOME SEXUALLY AROUSED
BY THE SMELL OF BURNING FLESH.

HE FANTASIZES ABOUT IT.

AND OF COURSE HE
SMOKES, 3 PACKS A DAY.

I USED TO HAVE MY OFFICE
FUMIGATED AFTER HIS VISITS.

AND HE'S HERE, WAITING.

GOD, THIS GUY MAKES ME SICK. WHY IS SHE
QUESTIONING HIM WITHOUT AN ATTORNEY?

DECLINED COUNSEL. I MIRANDIZED
HIM ON THE WAY IN FROM THE ELEVATOR.

WELL, THAT'S A BREAK, AT LEAST.

YOU NEED A WINGMAN? NO, THANKS.

I THINK I'LL HAVE MORE
LUCK ON MY OWN. OK.

ARE YOU SURE YOU
WANT TO DO THAT?

I DON'T KNOW.

WELL. HELLO, WILLIAM.

OH, IT'S BILL. IT'S
JUST PLAIN BILL.

ALL RIGHT, JUST PLAIN
BILL. I'M JUST PLAIN BRENDA.

LAPD.

I THINK BILL AND I WILL GET
ALONG BETTER JUST ONE-ON-ONE,

SO IF Y'ALL DON'T MIND. THANKS.

WELL, THIS IS A TURN
OF EVENTS, HUH?

I WASN'T HERE 3 YEARS AGO,

BUT I HEARD YOU PLED NOT GUILTY
TO THE MURDER OF LISA BARNES.

IT TURNS OUT YOU
WERE TELLING THE TRUTH.

BUT YOU KNOW WHAT?

I THINK YOU DO KNOW WHO
BURNED TO DEATH IN THAT CAR,

JUST PLAIN BILL.

AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU'D DO
ME A FAVOR AND TELL ME HER NAME,

BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH YOU DON'T
WANT TO SEE MS. POWELL AGAIN,

SHE'S AGREED THAT
IF YOU I.D. THE VICTIM,

SHE'LL MAKE THE CAPITAL PART
OF YOUR SENTENCE GO AWAY

AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO FACE
THE DEATH PENALTY ANYMORE.

YOU'LL EVEN BE
ELIGIBLE FOR PAROLE.

SO ALL YOU HAVE TO
DO IS TELL ME THE TRUTH.

SINCE YOU ASKED
ME SO NICE AND ALL

AND SINCE YOU'RE JUST... OH, YOU'RE
JUST CUTE AS A BUG, AIN'T YA? HEH!

UH... I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH.

DO YOU WANT TO HEAR IT?

IN 28 HOURS, I'M GONNA BE 100%
FREE AND DRUNK OFF MY ASS,

AND THERE ISN'T ONE
DAMN THING THAT YOU

OR ANYONE ELSE CAN DO ABOUT IT.

AND, YOU KNOW, WHY
SHOULD I TALK TO YOU

WHEN KATIE COURIC
SENT ME A FRUIT BASKET?

EXTRAORDINARY. SOMETHING'S
DIFFERENT ABOUT HIM.

YEAH. AND IT'S WHO
HE'S TALKING TO.

I DO WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH

FOR YOUR SOUTHERN HOSPITALITY.

SEE, I KNEW YOU WEREN'T ALONE.

'CAUSE, YOU KNOW, CUTE GIRLS
LIKE YOU, YOU'RE NEVER ALONE.

BUT I DO SO HOPE WE
MEET EACH OTHER AGAIN.

I NEVER FORGET A FACE.

IT WAS WONDERFUL TO
MEET YOU, JUST PLAIN BRENDA.

LIKEWISE.

HELLO.

I'M AFRAID I'M THE BEARER

OF SOME, WELL, UNIQUE NEWS.

MR. BARNES, IT SEEMS THAT
YOUR FIRST WIFE LISA, SHE'S DEAD.

WELL, YES. I KNOW THAT.

EXCUSE ME.

IS THAT THE EMERGENCY
YOU CALLED US IN TO EXPLAIN?

YOU WANTED TO TELL ROY

THAT LISA IS DEAD?

AGAIN.

I MEAN, SHE WASN'T
MURDERED 3 YEARS AGO.

SHE JUST DIED YESTERDAY
OF A DRUG OVERDOSE.

ROY, TELL ME YOU
DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.

NO. OF COURSE I DIDN'T
KNOW ABOUT THIS, ALL RIGHT?

I SPOKE AT HER
FUNERAL, FOR GOD SAKES.

I MEAN, OR SOMEBODY'S
FUNERAL. I DON'T KNOW.

WHOSE FUNERAL WAS IT? GOOD GOD!

DID YOU PAY FOR THAT FUNERAL? WE
SHOULD GET REIMBURSED FOR THAT.

LOOK, CAN I SEE HER BODY?

NO WAY ARE YOU SEEING HER!

KIMBERLY, HOLD ON!

WHY WOULD YOU EVEN ASK THAT?

IT'S JUST THAT I JUST
WANT TO MAKE SURE

THAT IT WAS REALLY HER, AND...

I JUST DON'T WANT TO KEEP
GOING THROUGH THIS AGAIN.

I PROMISE. THIS IS THE ABSOLUTELY
LAST TIME THAT LISA WILL DIE,

AND WE ALREADY HAVE A
POSITIVE I.D. ON THE BODY,

SO WE DON'T NEED
YOU TO SEE HER AGAIN.

I'M SORRY. IT'S JUST THAT I WAS
SO SURE LAST TIME, YOU KNOW?

I WAS AT THE TRIAL, AND, I MEAN,

IF IT WASN'T HER, WHERE
HAS SHE BEEN ALL THIS TIME?

EVENTUALLY WE'LL BE ABLE TO
ANSWER ALL YOUR QUESTIONS,

BUT FOR RIGHT NOW, WE'RE
UNDER A BIT OF A TIME CONSTRAINT,

AND WHAT I NEED IS FOR
YOU TO GIVE ME BACK...

YOU WANT TO SWAP BODIES.

WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS,
LISA'S IN MUCH BETTER SHAPE.

WELL, WE DON'T WANT IT.

KIMBERLY, HONEY, PLEASE.

DON'T "HONEY" ME.

YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN
OBSESSED WITH THAT WOMAN.

SO HELP ME, GOD, I AM
NOT GOING THROUGH

ANOTHER BURIAL AND
3 YEARS OF MOURNING.

WE ARE HAPPY WITH
THE WAY THINGS ARE.

ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW,
ROY WAS STILL MARRIED

AT YOUR WEDDING.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT. LOOK,

MY WIFE LISA WAS
DECLARED DEAD, OK?

I HAVE THE DEATH CERTIFICATE.

SO DO I. MINE'S A
LITTLE MORE RECENT,

AND IT COULD CAUSE ALL
SORTS OF LEGAL PROBLEMS.

YOU MIGHT NEED TO GET YOUR MARRIAGE
ANNULLED, HAVE ANOTHER CEREMONY,

OR WE COULD, UH,
SWAP THE DEAD GIRLS,

CALL IT EVEN. WHAT DO YOU SAY?

OH, MY GOD. THAT WOMAN HAS
NEVER BEEN ANYTHING BUT TROUBLE.

SIGN IT AND LET'S
JUST GET IT OVER WITH.

CAN YOU AT LEAST TELL ME WHO
IT WAS THAT I BURIED 3 YEARS AGO?

OH, I WISH I COULD.

DOESN'T THIS LOOK LIKE FUN, HUH?

DID SOME OF HER FALL OVER THERE?

SERGEANT GABRIEL,
A LITTLE HELP, PLEASE.

[GROANS]

OHH...

NOW YOU EXPECT ME TO IDENTIFY
THIS... WHAT DO WE CALL THIS?

JANE DOE?

THE BODY FORMERLY
KNOWN AS LISA BARNES.

DOCTOR, WE ARE UNDER A
TREMENDOUS TIME PRESSURE HERE

WITH ONLY A FEW HOURS
LEFT TO I.D. THE BODY.

MAYBE SHE SHOULD SEE A DENTIST.

[SIGHS]

UHH!

HOLD THIS. OW!

I GOT A SPECIMEN JAR RIGHT HERE.

I WASN'T ASKED TO
IDENTIFY THE VICTIM.

I WAS ASKED TO CONFIRM
THE IDENTITY WE ALREADY HAD.

SO YOU HAD AN
EXCUSE TO BE SLOPPY.

CROELICK HAD BEEN
HELD FOR ALMOST 2 DAYS.

FLYNN TOLD ME THAT IF I DIDN'T
CONFIRM THE IDENTITY OF HIS VICTIM

WITHIN 45 MINUTES...
HEY, ASSHOLE,

NO ONE ASKED YOU TO LIE.

I DIDN'T LIE. IT'S NOT MY FAULT.

NO FINGER POINTING,
PLEASE. FACTS.

LISA BARNES WAS A METH USER.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT
DOES TO YOUR MOUTH?

TEETH TAKE ON THE
CONSISTENCY OF RIPE FRUIT.

RIGHT. SO I WASN'T SURPRISED

WHEN I HAD ONLY 3 GOOD
MOLARS TO WORK WITH.

IT IS CONSISTENT WITH LISA
BARNES HAVING METH MOUTH.

OR BEING ROASTED
AT 1,500 DEGREES.

HERE'S THE X-RAYS OF
THE 3 TEETH IN THE JAR.

AND HERE ARE THE ONLY
X-RAYS I HAD AT THE TIME

OF LISA BARNES'
CORRELATING MOLARS.

NOW, YOU SEE HOW SIMILAR
THE ROOTS OF THE TEETH ARE?

THE HEIGHT OF THE BONE,
THE ABSENCE OF FILLING.

AND WITH FLYNN PUSHING ME.

WHAT WOULD BE THE BENEFIT
OF MORE TIME, DOCTOR?

WELL, FOR ONE THING, I MIGHT HAVE
FOUND LISA BARNES' MORE RECENT X-RAYS.

THEY LOOK ALIKE TO ME.

YEAH, WELL, THEY'RE NOT.

YOU SEE HOW WHITE THAT
AREA OF THE TOOTH IS?

MM-HMM. THAT'S A
BRAND-NEW FILLING.

NOW, YOU COMPARE THAT
TO THE TEETH IN THE JAR...

NO FILLING.

JESUS.

I HAVE A DEAL WITH HBO.
IT'S A DOCUMENTARY DEAL.

I WOULD APPRECIATE
ANOTHER CHANCE

TO IDENTIFY WHO THESE
TEETH ACTUALLY BELONG TO.

THANK YOU SO MUCH
FOR THE OFFER, DOCTOR,

BUT I THINK I'D LIKE
A SECOND OPINION.

UH, CHIEF? YEAH.

GRAYTON IS THE ONLY
FORENSIC DENTIST IN L.A. COUNTY.

I CAN'T BASE ANOTHER
CASE ON HIS ASSUMPTIONS.

WE'LL FIND SOMEONE ELSE.

BEFORE CROELICK WALKS,

WE HAVE MAYBE AN HOUR LEFT.

I CAN TELL THE TIME,
LIEUTENANT. THANK YOU.

OH, MAN. 1,000 BUCKS SAYS I'M
GONNA BE WEARING THIS BULLSHIT.

[KNOCKS]

AH! THANKS FOR HURRYING.

OH, DON'T YOU LOOK
HANDSOME TODAY!

OK. WE KNOW OUR JANE DOE
WAS WHITE, EARLY THIRTIES,

PROBABLY DROPPED OUT
OF SIGHT ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO.

THESE 40 MISSING
WOMEN FIT THE PROFILE.

ALL I NEED FROM YOU IS AN EXPERT
TO GO OVER THESE DENTAL RECORDS,

MATCH THEM WITH THESE TEETH,

AND TELL ME WHICH
MISSING PERSON SHE WAS.

OK. I'LL BITE.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH
YOUR ODONTOLOGIST?

HE'S THE REASON WE GOT THE
WRONG I.D. IN THE FIRST PLACE.

BRENDA, HOW MANY CASES
HAS THIS GUY WORKED ON?

OH, I DON'T WANT TO TALK
ABOUT THAT RIGHT NOW.

NO, NO, NO. BECAUSE IF
THIS IS TRUE, IF IT GETS OUT

THAT YOUR GUY'S JUST
MAKING IT UP AS HE GOES ALONG,

CROELICK'S NOT THE ONLY
CRIMINAL WHO'S GOING FREE.

EVERY DEFENDANT FROM EVERY
TRIAL THIS MORON TESTIFIED AT

CAN SUE TO HAVE
THEIR CASES REOPENED.

I KNOW. THAT'S WHY SHH, SHH! OK?

SHH! I CAN DO.
FAST, I DON'T KNOW.

I'LL TRY.

SHOULD I STOP IN THERE
AND WAVE AT THE GUYS?

NO. YOU SHOULD
HURRY AND HELP ME.

PLEASE, HURRY. THANK YOU.

HURRY.

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

CHIEF? CHIEF?!

YOU HAVE A VISITOR.

JUST WANTED TO SAY GOOD-BYE

AND HOW NICE IT WAS MEETING YOU,

JUST PLAIN DEPUTY CHIEF
BRENDA LEIGH JOHNSON.

WHOA! GOT YOURSELF
A NICE, BIG OFFICE...

A BUNCH OF MEN WORKING FOR YOU.

IT'S NOT AT ALL HOW I
THOUGHT OF YOU BEFORE.

SORT OF A TURN-OFF.

NOT EVERY FANTASY
COMES TRUE, HUH?

WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN, TAKE A
LOAD OFF? I'D LOVE TO TALK TO YOU.

[LAUGHS]

I'M SORRY. MY LAWYER'S
WAITING FOR ME DOWNSTAIRS,

BUT SOME OTHER TIME, MAYBE.

OH. COUNT ON IT.

THE ONE TIME WE ABSOLUTELY
NEEDED MISS ATLANTA

TO GET A CONFESSION,
SHE BLOWS IT.

HERE'S WHAT I'M WONDERING. FLYNN
BASICALLY GOT HIS PROMOTION OFF THIS CASE.

THINK HE MIGHT HAVE
WORKED THE EVIDENCE?

I'M BEGINNING TO THINK HE DID.

THAT'S BECAUSE SHE'S
TREATING HIM LIKE A CRIMINAL.

AND OUR EXPERTS, TOO.

IF SHE HAD SPENT AS MUCH
TIME TRYING TO I.D. THE VIC

AS SHE DID RUNNING DOWN
THE PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR US,

MAYBE THIS GUY CROELICK
WOULDN'T BE ON THE STREETS.

YEAH, OR IF YOU'D
HANDLED THIS CASE

CORRECTLY THE FIRST
TIME, BUT THAT'S THE PAST.

I'D LIKE TO SOLVE THE
PROBLEM WE HAVE NOW.

GETTING THIS GUY CROELICK

IS GOING TO TAKE TEAMWORK.

BUT HOW ARE WE GOING
TO ASSEMBLE A TEAM

WITH CHIEF JOHNSON IN CHARGE?

THE FBI HATES HER.

THE D.A. HATES HER.

THE FORENSIC
SPECIALISTS HATE HER.

EVERYBODY WANTS
CROELICK BACK IN PRISON,

BUT NOBODY'S GOING
TO HELP HER DO IT.

ALL RIGHT. WELL, HOW WOULD YOU
SUGGEST I CHANGE THAT DYNAMIC?

COMMANDER SCOTT RETIRED.

REDUCE CHIEF
JOHNSON TO HIS RANK.

YOU WILL SEND A CLEAR
AND UNAMBIGUOUS SIGNAL

THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE

AND THAT WE HERE AT LAPD

ARE SERIOUS ABOUT CORRECTING IT.

THAT'S NOT JUST A
REDUCTION IN RANK.

THAT CONSIGNS
HER TO CIVIL SERVICE.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF THAT CAN BE DONE.

AND I THINK IT CREATES MORE
PROBLEMS THAN IT SOLVES.

I WANT POLICE PROTECTION!

I WANT MY WIFE AND KIDS IN
PROTECTIVE CUSTODY RIGHT NOW!

WHOA, WHOA, WAIT. CALM DOWN.

CROELICK CALLED ME
ON MY PRIVATE CELL

AND TOLD ME I SHOULD START
LOOKING OUT FOR MYSELF.

HE CALLED YOU, TOO?

YOU SEE THAT? I AM
NOT THE ONLY ONE.

WAIT A MINUTE. HOW CAN YOU
BE SO SURE IT WAS CROELICK?

HE IDENTIFIED HIMSELF. THIS IS HOW
THIS LUNATIC GOT OFF THE FIRST TIME.

BY ELIMINATING ANYONE WHO
COULD TESTIFY AGAINST HIM!

ME AND MY FAMILY, MY
KIDS... [CELL PHONE RINGS]

GRAYTON.

[RING] HOW MUCH YOU WANT TO BET?

HELLO.

LIEUTENANT TAO, TRACE.

YEAH. YEAH. YOU LISTEN
TO ME, YOU LITTLE...

KEEP HIM ON THE LINE.

WE GOT A CALL COMING IN ON...

JUST WAIT ONE SECOND, O...

GREAT. HE'S GONE.

TOO SHORT TO
TRACE. IT'S ALL RIGHT.

IF THAT'S REAL HARASSMENT,
WE CAN HAVE HIM ARRESTED.

I'M ALREADY ON IT, CHIEF.

LIEUTENANT PROVENZA,

I WANT PROTECTIVE
CUSTODY FOR DR. GRAYTON,

EASTON, AND LIEUTENANT FLYNN.

WHOA, WHOA, LISTEN.

I'VE GOT ALL THE POLICE
PROTECTION I NEED RIGHT HERE.

I WANT TO KNOW WHAT WAS
SAID BY HIM AND BY YOU, TOO.

NOW, IN MY OFFICE,
PLEASE. THANK YOU.

[SODA TAB CLICKS]

WHAT THE HELL ARE
YOU DOING HERE?

I'M UNARMED. GET DOWN!

GET DOWN!

PUT YOUR FACE ON THE GROUND.

IT'S ALL RIGHT. I
KNOW THE DRILL.

[TURNS CELL PHONE ON]

DON'T YOU LOOK AT ME!

[DIALS CELL PHONE]

SERGEANT GABRIEL,
I FOUND CROELICK.

ON MY PORCH. BE NICE IF
WE HAD SOME COMPANY.

THANK YOU.

[CELL PHONE SNAPS SHUT]

WELL, YOU WERE LOOKING FOR ME.

HERE I AM.

HOW'D YOU GET MY ADDRESS?

WHY, HAVEN'T YOU
HEARD? I'M A CRIMINAL.

BUT DON'T WORRY. AS IT
TURNS OUT, YOU'RE NOT MY TYPE.

ALTHOUGH I ADMIT TO
LIKING A FIERY WOMAN,

YOU'RE A LITTLE
ON THE BOSSY SIDE.

IF YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING
PRIVATE TO SAY TO ME,

YOU'D BEST GET TO IT.

YES, MA'AM.

ALL RIGHT. SO, UH...

SOMEONE CALLED MY ATTORNEY

SAYING I'VE MADE
HARASSING PHONE CALLS,

INCLUDING ONE TO A DETECTIVE

AND THAT THE POLICE
WERE LOOKING FOR ME

AND SINCE I DIDN'T WANT
TO END UP, YOU KNOW, DEAD,

I THOUGHT I'D SAVE YOU THE
TROUBLE AND TURN MYSELF IN.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK
YOU'D END UP DEAD?

FLYNN FRAMED ME FOR
MURDER 3 YEARS AGO

WITH DEPUTY D.A.
POWELL AND DR. EASTON,

SO CLEARLY, I'D SAY, THEY'D
FEEL BETTER IF I CEASED TO EXIST.

MAYBE I WOULD, TOO.

OH, BUT YOU DON'T
KNOW ME AS WELL.

ANYWAY, I DON'T KNOW
WHAT THEY SAID TO YOU,

BUT I TOLD THEM WHO
I WAS IN EACH CALL

AND ASKED THEM ONLY
WHAT, AS INDIVIDUALS,

THEY THOUGHT SHOULD
HAPPEN TO LIARS.

'CAUSE THAT'S WHAT THEY
DID. THEY ALL LIED ABOUT ME.

DR. GRAYTON, OBVIOUSLY.

IN DR. EASTON'S PROFILE.

MY PSYCHOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY
WAS MADE UP OUT OF THIN AIR.

HE WAS BOUGHT AND
PAID FOR BY POWELL,

AND SHE PUT ME ON
DEATH ROW, AND THAT'S...

THAT'S A SERIOUSLY
UNHAPPY PLACE TO BE,

JUST PLAIN BRENDA.

LOTS OF FOLKS SEEM TO
THINK YOU BELONGED THERE.

SO, UH... SO, SIT DOWN,

AND I'LL EXPLAIN TO YOU WHY YOU
SHOULDN'T BE TRYING TO PUT ME TO DEATH

FOR THE MURDER OF...
UH, WHO IS IT, BY THE WAY?

HURRY UP. YOU'RE GONNA
HEAR SIRENS ANY MINUTE.

WELL, IF YOU LOOK AT THE CRIME
FOR WHICH I WAS ACQUITTED...

THAT GIRL, THAT,
UH... ANNA TANDY.

WHATEVER.

ANYWAY, SHE HAD...

OH, THERE I GO AGAIN.

IT'S A TECHNICAL TERM FOR
MAKING A FIRE FASTER, HOTTER?

UH...

AN ACCELERANT?

AN ACCELERANT.

RIGHT.

MMM.

SHE HAD AN ACCELERANT
POURED IN HER MOUTH

BEFORE SHE WAS LIT UP.

DO YOU KNOW WHY
SOMEONE WOULD DO THAT?

POUR AN ACCELERANT
DOWN SOMEONE'S THROAT?

NO.

WELL, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD...

IT MAKES BODIES LIGHT
UP LIKE SHOOTING STARS

BECAUSE OF THE
OXYGEN IN THE LUNGS.

AND WHEN THEY DIE,

FIRE AND LIGHT FLOW
OUT OF THEIR BODIES

LIKE THEY WERE
JACK-O-LANTERNS ON HALLOWEEN.

NOW, I BET EVERY TAX-FREE DOLLAR FROM
THE SETTLEMENT THE CITY IS SURE TO GIVE ME

THAT YOUR EXTRA-CRISPY JANE DOE
WAS NOT COOKED FROM THE INSIDE.

[SIRENS]

UH-OH. TIME'S UP.

WHAT KIND OF AN
ACCELERANT DOES THAT

WITHOUT KILLING THE VICTIM
BEFORE THE FIRE STARTS?

WELL, I'D ONLY BE GUESSING,

BUT HOW'D YOU LIKE A COUPLE
TRIPLE MARTINIS STRAIGHT UP

WITH A STRONG DASH
OF PURE GRAIN ALCOHOL?

CHIEF?! CHIEF?!

ANDY, HI! GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN!

ARE YOU HURT?
NO. I'M FINE. FINE.

WE SENT OUR DENTIST A COUPLE
OF UNIFORMS THIS AFTERNOON.

YEAH? DR. GRAYTON?

HE WASN'T THERE.
HE VANISHED. LET'S GO.

WHERE WERE YOU,

YOU SACK OF HUMAN WASTE!

WHERE WERE YOU, HUH?!

YOU KNOW, IF MY
FINGERPRINTS SHOW UP

ON A LIGHTER IN THAT
DENTIST'S POCKET...

SHUT UP, SHUT UP!

I'D BE SUSPICIOUS IF I WERE YOU.

I SAID, SHUT UP!

IF THE FIRE HAD ORIGINATED
INSIDE OF YOUR JANE DOE,

THERE WOULD BE EVIDENCE
OF THE LUNGS EXPLODING.

WELL, IS THERE?

NO. WHATEVER WAS
LEFT DISINTEGRATED.

NOW, BUT THIS ANNA GIRL

A FEW YEARS AGO,
HER LUNGS EXPLODED.

DO YOU THINK MAYBE YOU COULD
TAKE ANOTHER PEEK AROUND INSIDE?

TELL ME, CHIEF JOHNSON, WHERE
EXACTLY DO YOU SEE AN INSIDE?

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

HI.

HEY.

WOULD YOU MIND COMING IN HERE

FOR JUST ONE SECOND?

IS THIS MY JANE DOE?

SO MUCH FOR FOREPLAY.

ANY LUCK ON WHAT THEY SAID
WITH YOUR MISSING DENTIST?

NO SIGNS OF FOUL PLAY. I THINK
HE MAY HAVE SKIPPED TOWN.

WHAT?

I PROMISE THAT'S YOUR GIRL.

AND SHE WAS FIRST
REPORTED MISSING JUNE 2002.

SHE LOOKS ALMOST
EXACTLY LIKE LISA BARNES.

MAYBE WE'RE ABOUT TO GET LUCKY.

DRUM ROLL.

HERE'S HOPING THIS PICTURE

RINGS A BELL WITH SOMEONE.

HER NAME IS...

SAMANTHA JONES.

CAN WE HAVE THE LIGHTS, PLEASE?

DR. EASTON, YOU KNOW THIS WOMAN?

SHE'S CHAPTER 8 IN MY BOOK.

I TESTIFIED AT HER RAPE TRIAL.

AND WHO WAS THE ARRESTING
OFFICER ON THE CASE?

OK, WHAT'S GOING ON
HERE? EXPLAIN IT TO ME.

CROELICK HAS NOTHING TO DO
WITH THIS SAMANTHA JONES AT ALL?

NO. NO.

SAMANTHA WAS RAPED
BY SOME OTHER SCUMBAG.

AND WE HAD A HELL OF A TIME

GETTING HER TO
TESTIFY AGAINST HIM.

I MEAN, THE WOMAN
WAS UNSTABLE, NEEDY.

I THINK EASTON EVEN
TALKED TO HER PARENTS.

I TOLD THEM SHE WAS ABOUT
READY TO HAVE A MELTDOWN.

I MEAN, HEY, YOU ASK SOME
OF THESE CHICKS ABOUT IT,

AND THEY WOULD RATHER, LIKE, BE
MURDERED THAN SEXUALLY ASSAULTED.

SAMANTHA SAID THAT.
IT'S IN EASTON'S RECORDS.

SOME WOMEN JUST
CAN'T DEAL WITH RAPE,

AND WHEN SHE DISAPPEARED,

WE ALL THOUGHT SHE
HAD COMMITTED SUICIDE.

WELL, I SUPPOSE SHE
COULD HAVE LIFTED

BILL CROELICK'S STAINLESS
STEEL CIGARETTE LIGHTER,

MAKING SURE HIS
PRINTS WERE STILL ON IT,

MADE A COPY OF
LISA BARNES' LICENSE,

STOLEN A CAR,
PUSHED IT OFF A CLIFF,

CHOPPING OFF HER HANDS AND FEET

WHILE DISCARDING THEM EN ROUTE

AFTER SETTING FIRE TO HERSELF.

MAYBE SHE TRAINED FOR HER
SUICIDE AT THE CIRQUE DE SOLEIL.

I DON'T KNOW.

BUT IT SEEMS MUCH
MORE REASONABLE

THAT SHE WAS MURDERED

AND SOMEONE PLANTED THE
EVIDENCE AFTER THE FACT,

DOESN'T IT?

ACTUALLY, CHIEF, IT IS POSSIBLE,

LISTENING TO THIS FROM A
PURELY OBJECTIVE POINT OF VIEW,

THAT THIS GIRL SAMANTHA
DID COMMIT SUICIDE,

AND THEN SOMEONE WHO WAS
FAMILIAR WITH THE CROELICK CASE,

CROELICK'S M.O.,

AND UNDERSTANDABLY EAGER
TO PUT THIS MANIAC AWAY,

MIGHT HAVE MADE
HER DEATH LOOK LIKE...

HEY. WHAT IS THIS?

I'M JUST SAYING THERE'S A
LOT OF MISTAKES YOUR END.

AND I JUST THINK
INTERNAL AFFAIRS

SHOULD INVESTIGATE
THIS WHOLE SITUATION.

DO YOU AGREE?

NO.

NO, I DON'T. NOT YET.

I'D LIKE TO HAVE A PRIVATE
DISCUSSION WITH LIEUTENANT FLYNN

IF YOU DON'T MIND.

YOU MUST BE SO HAPPY RIGHT NOW.

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ME
GET RIPPED APART. GOD.

YOU KNOW WHAT? IN THE
GENERAL SCHEME OF THINGS,

YOU MATTER TO ME ABOUT
AS MUCH AS A JUNE BUG IN JULY.

BUT IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN
KEEPING YOUR JOB AND YOUR RANK,

YOU'D BETTER ANSWER
MY QUESTIONS, LIEUTENANT,

AND WITHOUT ALL THE USUAL
CRAP I HAVE TO TAKE FROM YOU.

3 YEARS AGO, SAMANTHA
JONES, A RAPE VICTIM,

WAS MURDERED IN THE SAME WAY

THAT BILL CROELICK
KILLS HIS VICTIMS.

LOOKS THAT WAY.

AND ANOTHER COINCIDENCE...

SAMANTHA WAS THE SAME
HEIGHT, WEIGHT, AND COLOR

AS ANOTHER MISSING
GIRL, LISA BARNES,

A DRUG ADDICT LIVING
ON THE STREETS.

YEAH. THEY DO LOOK A LOT ALIKE.

HEY, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER SOMEONE
WANTED TO FRAME BILL CROELICK

OR SOMEONE WANTED US TO
THINK THAT LISA BARNES WAS DEAD

OR SOMEONE WANTED US TO
MISIDENTIFY SAMANTHA JONES, OK?

SOMEONE PLANTED LISA'S
DRIVER'S LICENSE ON THE SCENE.

DID YOU DO THAT, LIEUTENANT?

DID YOU TAMPER WITH THE EVIDENCE

BECAUSE YOU SAW A
PROMOTION IN YOUR FUTURE?

NO.

I HAVE AN AUDIT OF
YOUR INVESTIGATION.

8 PRINT PACKAGES CAME
BACK FROM THE CRIME SCENE.

"A" THROUGH "G"...
7 BEFORE THE TRIAL.

THOSE PACKAGES WENT TO THE
COURTHOUSE AND "H" STAYED HERE.

WHY?

THEY ARRIVED LATE.
THE CASE WAS OVER.

LOOK, THE LAST
PACKAGE DIDN'T HELP.

THEY WERE PARTIALS
AND PALM PRINTS.

YOU MEAN THEY DIDN'T
MATCH BILL CROELICK'S.

SO? THE CAR WAS STOLEN.

THE PARTIALS COULD
HAVE BELONGED TO ANYONE.

THE PRINTS WERE ON THE CAR?

THERE WERE PALM PRINTS OTHER
THAN CROELICK'S ON THE CAR?

WHERE ON THE CAR?

OVER THE TAILLIGHT.
S.I.D. GOT TO IT LATE.

BUT THEY WEREN'T
MATERIAL... GOD.

LOOK, THERE WAS NO PALM
PRINT DATABASE BACK THEN.

AND YOU CAN'T FIND
A CRIMINAL WITH IT.

YOU CAN ONLY MATCH IT TO SOMEONE
YOU ALREADY HAVE IN CUSTODY.

WHAT'D I DO WRONG? YOU TELL ME!

GET ME THE
TAILLIGHT OF THAT CAR.

AND I WANT ALL THE COPIES
OF THE PRINTS FOR PACKAGE "H."

AND YOU KEEP THIS INFORMATION
COMPLETELY TO YOURSELF,

LIEUTENANT, YOU UNDERSTAND ME?

BECAUSE THAT IS A DIRECT ORDER!

YES, MA'AM.

UM... YOU'RE NOT GONNA MOVE
TO HAVE ME INVESTIGATED?

NO.

GET ME THE PRINT PACKAGES
OFF THAT CAR. PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

[DOOR SLAMS]

WE'VE DONE WHAT YOU ASKED.

WE'VE CHANGED THE BODIES.
IT IS COSTING US A FORTUNE.

WHAT ROY WENT
THROUGH FOR THAT BITCH...

WHY AREN'T YOU QUESTIONING
HER FAMILY OR FRIENDS?

WE HATED HER!

AS IT TURNS OUT, LOTS OF
KILLERS HATE THEIR VICTIMS.

GO FIGURE. WAIT, WAIT.

YOU'RE NOT SERIOUSLY
ACCUSING US OF MURDER, ARE YOU?

THAT IS JUST
RIDICULOUS AND UNFAIR...

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN
SILENT. WHY DON'T YOU USE IT?

JUST FOR A MINUTE, REALLY!
MA'AM, INSIDE. PLEASE.

YOU... WITH ME.

OVER HERE.

HERE'S WHAT I THINK IS POSSIBLE,

BUT I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO PROOF,

WHICH IS A BAD
PLACE FOR ME TO BE

WHEN GOING INTO AN INTERVIEW.

WELL, I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT
REACTIONS CAN TELL ME A LOT.

AND WE STILL HAVE
BILL CROELICK IN JAIL?

YEAH, BUT ALL HIS LEGAL
STUDY IN PRISON PAID OFF.

TECHNICALLY, HIS PHONE CALLS DON'T
RISE TO THE LEVEL OF HARASSMENT,

SO WE'RE GONNA
HAVE TO LET HIM GO.

AGAIN.

ALL RIGHT, NEVER MIND.

DOCTOR, YOU'LL BE
WEARING AN EAR PIECE

WHEN YOU INTERVIEW THESE PEOPLE,

AND I'LL BE MAKING SUGGESTIONS.

OK. SO...

LET'S SEE IF THIS TRACKS.

ROY BARNES REPORTED
HIS WIFE MISSING.

FACT. RIGHT.

HERE'S ANOTHER FACT.

EVERYONE WANTED US TO THINK
THAT IT WAS LISA WHO DIED IN THAT CAR.

SHE'D BEEN MISSING FOR A LONG
TIME. SHE WAS A DRUG ADDICT.

IT WAS VERY, VERY
POSSIBLE THAT SHE WAS DEAD.

BUT ROY COULDN'T MARRY UNTIL HIS
WIFE WAS DECLARED LEGALLY DECEASED.

FACT. WHAT I WANNA KNOW

IS IF EITHER ROY OR KIMBERLY
OR BOTH OF THEM TOGETHER

HAD THE ABILITY TO PLAN
A MURDER THIS COMPLEX.

AND THE EMOTIONAL
COOLNESS TO PULL IT OFF.

RIGHT. AND HERE'S THE
MOST IMPORTANT THING...

I NEED YOU TO GET THEM
TO GRAB A GLASS OF WATER

AND LEAVE IT IN THE
ROOM WHEN THEY GO.

CAN YOU DO THAT?

WELL, PROBABLY, BUT WHY
LEAVE BEHIND THE GLASS?

I NEED TO GET THEIR PALM PRINTS,

BUT I NEED TO DO IT LEGALLY.

OK.

BUZZ, COULD YOU TURN ON THE
RECODING EQUIPMENT IN HERE, PLEASE,

AS WELL AS THE INTERVIEW ROOMS?

YES, MA'AM.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL BE RECORDING ALL THIS.

WHAT DID YOU ASK ME?

OH, RIGHT. WHEN SOMEONE

LEAVES THEIR GLASS
BEHIND DELIBERATELY,

THAT MEANS THEY DON'T
CONSIDER IT THEIRS LEGALLY,

AND I CAN TAKE THE PRINTS OFF IT

EVEN IF I DON'T HAVE
PROBABLE CAUSE TO ASK FOR IT.

IT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
SOLICITATION AND ENTRAPMENT,

AND WE DON'T WANT TO BE
ACCUSED OF ENTRAPMENT.

HERE YOU GO. DOCTOR.

I WILL BE RIGHT IN YOUR EAR

TRYIN' HARD NOT TO BOTHER YOU.

OK. THEY'RE READY
FOR THEIR CLOSE-UP.

DECLINED COUNSEL ON THE
GROUNDS THAT THEY'RE INNOCENT

AND IT'S TOO EXPENSIVE.

ALL RIGHT, DR. EASTON,

COULD YOU START WITH ROY HERE?

LIEUTENANT TAO, YOU
HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED?

YES, MA'AM.

HELLO, ROY.

I'M DR. EASTON.

YEAH. YEAH. I REMEMBER YOU.

YOU'RE A PSYCHIATRIST AND...

TESTIFIED AT LISA'S
MURDER TRIAL.

BUT LISA WASN'T
MURDERED, WAS SHE?

WELL... I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW.

FIRST THEY'RE SAYING
SHE WAS, NOW SHE'S NOT,

BUT, UH... NOW I'M
HERE. YOU'RE UPSET?

YES!

[SWITCHES ON MIKE] OFFER
HIM A GLASS OF WATER.

'CAUSE, I MEAN, MY WIFE
WASN'T EVEN KILLED, REALLY.

NO, THE VICTIM TURNED OUT TO BE
SOMEONE NAMED SAMANTHA JONES.

WOULD YOU LIKE...

NO, NO, NO, NO,
NO. DON'T ASK HIM.

W-WOULD I LIKE A WHAT?

WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL ME

IF YOU'D EVER HEARD OF A YOUNG
LADY NAMED SAMANTHA JONES?

JUST POUR A GLASS OF
WATER FOR YOURSELF,

AND ONE FOR HIM...

BECAUSE SHE LOOKED
REMARKABLY LIKE YOUR EX-WIFE...

AND YOUR PRESENT ONE,
TOO, FOR THAT MATTER.

AND?

PUT IT IN FRONT OF
HIM. HE'LL DRINK IT.

THERE'S A THOUGHT
ABROAD IN THE LAND...

THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE MURDERED
SAMANTHA BECAUSE SHE LOOKED LIKE LISA,

BECAUSE YOU WANTED
PEOPLE TO THINK LISA WAS DEAD.

WHAT... THAT...

I'M SORRY. THAT...
THAT'S RIDICULOUS,

ALL RIGHT? I HAD NO
IDEA WHERE LISA WAS.

YOU KNOW, I... I... CHRIST, I
GAVE UP LOOKING FOR HER

LONG BEFORE SHE
EVER TURNED UP DEAD.

I MEAN...

THANK YOU, DOCTOR.

AND YOU WEREN'T
UPSET WHEN SHE LEFT?

YES. YES, I WAS.

BUT NOW, I SWEAR, I WISH I'D
NEVER EVEN MET THE BITCH.

I MEAN, SHE TOTALLY...

NOW ASK HIM IF HE WANTS
TO TAKE HIS WATER WITH HIM,

AND IF HE SAYS NO, HEAD
ON INTO THE MURDER ROOM

AND GET READY FOR
YOUR NEXT INTERVIEW.

LISA DIDN'T USED TO BE
THAT WAY, EITHER. OK?

SHE WAS A REALLY
GOOD PERSON ONCE.

SHE WAS, AND, UH...

DRUGS CAN DO TERRIBLE
THINGS TO PEOPLE.

COME ON.

COME ON, LET ME FIND
YOU SOME TISSUES.

COME ON.

YOU WANNA TAKE YOUR WATER?

[SOFTLY] NO. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT, LET'S GO, THEN.

YOU KNOW, QUESTIONS LIKE
THIS CAN BE VERY STRESSFUL.

WHY DON'T YOU JUST
TAKE A COUPLE OF BREATHS

AND REST HERE A
SECOND WITH, UH...

BRENDA: JUST LEAVE
HIM SEATED AT A DESK,

AND HEAD ON TO THE
NEXT INTERVIEW ROOM.

WHY DON'T YOU, UH, TAKE
A SEAT RIGHT HERE, ROY?

WHICH WAY TO THE, UH...

UH, IT'S BACK DOWN THERE.

THANK YOU.

BRENDA: MOVE SLOWLY...

AND LISTEN...

I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS
BEFORE YOU GO IN TO SEE KIMBERLY.

OK.

BECAUSE WHILE SHE AND
ROY BOTH HAD A MOTIVE,

THE MURDERER HAD TO BE SOMEONE

WHO KNEW ALMOST EXACTLY
HOW CROELICK KILLS HIS VICTIMS

AND SOMEONE WHO WAS IN A
POSITION TO MANIPULATE CROELICK

INTO PICKING UP A STAINLESS
STEEL CIGARETTE LIGHTER

SO IT COULD BE DROPPED
LATER AT THE CRIME SCENE...

KIND OF LIKE HOW
YOU MANIPULATED ROY

INTO PICKING UP
HIS GLASS JUST NOW.

AND YOU DID SAY CROELICK
SMOKED A LOT IN YOUR OFFICE,

DIDN'T YOU?

SOMEONE WHO KNEW
SAMANTHA JONES...

AND SOMEONE WHO MIGHT
HAVE HAD SPECIAL CLEARANCE

TO THE MISSING PERSONS DATABASE

WHICH YOU GOT IN THE
FIRST TRIAL OF ANNA TANDY.

BRENDA, DO YOU KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE DOING?

I'M CLOSIN' MY CASE.

AND OPENING A HUNDRED MORE.

DO YOU WANT ME TO STOP?

WHY DID YOU...

YOU TRICKED ME.

YOU USED FALSE PRETENSES TO...

WHAT PRINT ARE YOU
TRYING TO MATCH?

WHY ARE YOU TRYING TO MATCH
MY PRINT? THERE WAS NOTHING!

I HAVE IT!

WHAT PRINT ARE YOU
TRYING TO MATCH?

IT'S GOOD!

THE PALM PRINT ON
THE BACK OF THE CAR

SAMANTHA JONES WAS IN WHEN
YOU PUSHED HER OFF A CLIFF.

I WARNED YOU, DOCTOR.

LEAVE THE GLASS BEHIND,
AND YOU'VE ABANDONED IT.

LOOK, YOU WERE THE
ONLY ONE WHO EVER SAID

SAMANTHA JONES WAS
SUICIDALLY DEPRESSED.

SHE WAS, UH...

SHE THREATENED
TO TALK TO MY WIFE.

I TRIED TO MAKE THE BEST OF
IT I COULD! I AM NOT A CRIMINAL.

DOCTOR...

YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.

ANYTHING YOU SAY CAN AND
WILL BE USED AGAINST YOU

IN A COURT OF LAW.

HEY! HEY, COME HERE! COME HERE!

FLYNN: GRAB THAT SON OF A BITCH!

[FIGHTING]

[CRASH, THUD]

FLYNN: GIMME YOUR
HAND! GIMME YOUR HAND!

GABRIEL: GET HIM UP.
GET HIM UP. GET HIM UP.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT,
ALL RIGHT, LIEUTENANT!

LIEUTENANT! HEY! LIEUTENANT!
ALL RIGHT! ALL RIGHT!

I... I DEMAND AN ATTORNEY.

YEAH, WELL...

[CLICK]

LET'S GO.

YOU'RE PRETTY QUICK
FOR A LITTLE GUY.

WELL, THAT'S ONE ARREST
THAT'S REALLY GONNA COST HER.

YOU WANNA GLOAT TO
SOMEONE YOU'RE CLOSE TO?

GRAB A MIRROR, CAPTAIN.

I'M APPLYING FOR PERMANENT
TRANSFER TO HER SQUAD.

MY, MY, MY.

WHAT A LOT OF TROUBLE
YOU CAUSED FOR YOURSELF.

AND ALL FOR ME.

IMAGINE DR. EASTON...

HAVING AN AFFAIR
WITH A RAPE VICTIM,

THEN MURDERING HER
JUST TO KEEP IT QUIET.

WHAT A MONSTER,

WOULDN'T YOU SAY?

I DON'T BELIEVE IN MONSTERS.

TELL ME, PLAIN BRENDA.

DO YOU SMOKE AFTER SEX?

IT'S AN OLD JOKE. YOU
KNOW HOW IT GOES.

DO YOU SMOKE AFTER SEX?

I DON'T KNOW. I NEVER LOOKED.

WELL, LET'S JUST LEAVE
IT THAT WAY, SHALL WE...

NOT LOOKING?

LET'S JUST... LEAVE
THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE.

AND HAVE A NIGHTCAP ON
THE WAY HOME, WHY DON'T YOU?

LITTLE TRIPLE MARTINI...

IN MY HONOR.

[LAUGHS]

[WHISTLING]