The Closer (2005–2012): Season 2, Episode 8 - Critical Missing - full transcript
Brenda and the team investigate the death of a young mother and her 4 year-old daughter who are found bound together and weighted down in the Port of Los Angeles. The coroner estimates that they've been in the water for at least 2 weeks which coincides with the dates on an airline ticket they've found indicating they've traveled from Japan. They track down the woman's husband, Paul Andrews, who runs an autobody repair shop and he claims his wife ran off with their child six months before and hadn't heard from her since. When Brenda learns that his first wife also disappeared some 6 years before, she is convinced that he is responsible. She needs to find evidence however.
CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.
MORNING, CHIEF.
SERGEANT.
ONE OF THE DIVERS
REPAIRING DOCKS OUT HERE
SAW SOMETHING TRAPPED
UNDER THE FLOATERS.
WENT IN FOR A CLOSER LOOK,
TURNED OUT TO BE
TWO DEAD BODIES.
HARBOR DIVISION'S TAKING
THE GUY'S STATEMENT RIGHT NOW.
NO I.D. ANYWHERE.
AND FROM THE RATE OF SLIPPAGE,
I'D SAY THE BODIES
HAD BEEN IN THIS WATER
FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
SO WE CAN'T EVEN
SAY ANYTHING DEFINITE
ABOUT THEIR RACE OR SEX.
BUT CONSIDERING WHAT
WAS LEFT OF THEIR CLOTHES,
I'D SAY WE'RE PROBABLY DEALING
WITH AN ADULT WOMAN
AND A 4 TO 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
TIED TOGETHER.
MIGHT BE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
WE FOUND A DIVING
BELT BENEATH THEM.
MIGHT HAVE SLIPPED
OFF AS THEY DECOMPOSED
OR DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH WEIGHT
TO COUNTERACT THE
GASSES AS THEY BLOATED.
AND THE LITTLE
GIRL'S KNAPSACK...
LOOKS TO BE FROM JAPAN.
THANK YOU, COMMANDER.
AND, HARBOR DIVISION
WILL BE STAYING HERE?
UNTIL YOU'RE
THROUGH. YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU.
OK, LIEUTENANT FLYNN.
THIS IS A NASTY PIECE OF WORK,
BUT LET'S GET TO IT.
I DIDN'T SEE ANY
CIVILIAN VEHICLES
IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY.
LET'S SEE IF ANY WERE
TOWED FROM HERE
IN THE LAST 30 DAYS.
DETECTIVE DANIELS
AND SERGEANT...
NO. DETECTIVE SANCHEZ.
LET'S TALK TO THE OWNERS
OF THESE BOATS, PLEASE,
AND GET BACKGROUND
CHECKS ON WHOEVER
HAS BEEN USING THE SLIPS HERE.
SERGEANT GABRIEL,
IF YOU COULD GET
THE BALL ROLLING
WITH MISSING PERSONS.
THANK YOU.
CHIEF.
I JUST SAW THE BODIES,
AND THEY ARE
LITERALLY FALLING APART.
BEST TO GET THEM
OVER TO DENTAL X-RAY
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
CHIEF... HONESTLY...
THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE.
I HAVE TO LOOK AT THEM ANYWAY.
THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT.
COULD YOU PLEASE MAKE SURE
ALL THEIR PERSONAL EFFECTS
MAKE IT TO THE MURDER ROOM.
I WANT THAT LITTLE
GIRL'S KNAPSACK
GONE OVER WITH A
FINE-TOOTH COMB.
LIEUTENANT TAO.
[COUGHS]
GO AHEAD.
WHERE ARE THE ADULT'S SHOES?
NOT FOUND.
MAYBE SHE KICKED THEM
OFF BEFORE SHE JUMPED IN.
WHY? SHE WASN'T
GOING FOR A SWIM.
BITS OF HER DRESS FLOATED
DOWN TO THE BOTTOM
BUT NOT HER SHOES?
[COUGHS]
LIEUTENANT TAO.
WHY DID COMMANDER TAYLOR
SEEM TO BE BRIEFING YOU
INSTEAD OF ME WHEN
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT
HOW THE BODIES
WERE TIED TOGETHER?
OYAKA-SHINJU.
OYAKA-SHINJU IS A FORM OF
JAPANESE MURDER/SUICIDE.
USUALLY WHEN A
MOTHER KILLS HERSELF.
TAKES HER CHILD WITH HER.
TAYLOR'S FATHER
HAD A SIMILAR CASE
DOWN BY THE SANTA MONICA
PIER BACK IN THE SEVENTIES.
OYAKA-SHINJU.
IS IT... IS IT COMMON?
IT'S NOT UNHEARD OF.
USUALLY A SPATE
OF THEM TOGETHER.
LIKE AFTER WORLD WAR II.
WIDOWS HURLED
THEMSELVES OFF MOUNTAINS
TIED TO THEIR DAUGHTERS
BECAUSE THEY WERE TOLD
AMERICANS WOULD RAPE THEM.
WELL, I ALWAYS THOUGHT...
YOU'RE CHINESE, AREN'T YOU?
YEAH. JAPANESE WIFE.
SURGEON'S KNOTS.
NYLON CORD. LASTS
LONGER THAN FLESH.
MIGHT HAVE STAYED
DOWN THERE FOREVER
IF THIS WEIGHT BELT
HADN'T SLIPPED OFF.
LIEUTENANT TAO,
COULD YOU PLEASE GO
WITH THE BODIES TO THE MORGUE?
MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET
MOVED THROUGH QUICKLY.
SURE THING, CHIEF.
HEY, CHIEF.
UH, SO NOTHING'S
BEEN TOWED FROM HERE
IN OVER A YEAR.
AND THIS IS OFF
THE BUS ROUTE, TOO.
SO HOW DID SHE GET HERE?
WITH A CHILD,
CARRYING A DIVING BELT,
WITHOUT SHOES?
LET'S CHECK THE...
CAB COMPANIES AND
CAR SERVICES PLEASE
BECAUSE WHOEVER SHE WAS,
SHE DIDN'T WALK HERE BAREFOOT
ALL THE WAY FROM JAPAN.
JAPAN?
TA-KA-HASH-I-A-KO.
TAK-A-HASHI-AKO.
HERE. LET ME LOOK AT IT.
OH, YEAH, LIKE YOU
COULD SAY IT BETTER.
GET YOUR ASS OFF MY DESK.
LIEUTENANT PROVENZA
FOUND A BOARDING PASS
FOLDED UP IN A COIN PURSE
IN THE LITTLE GIRL'S KNAPSACK.
FLIGHT NUMBER, DATE, AIRLINE.
EXCEPT, ALL THE
NAMES RUN TOGETHER.
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE FIRST ONE ENDS,
AND THE LAST NAME BEGINS.
AIRLINE SAYS IT WAS LEG
ONE OF A ROUND-TRIP TICKET
EXCEPT WE CAN'T
GET THE ENTRY FORMS
FROM CUSTOMS 'CAUSE WE
CAN'T SPELL THE NAME PROPERLY.
Brenda: WHERE WAS
SHE COMING IN FROM?
NARITA INTERNATIONAL.
IT'S TOKYO.
ANY UPDATE ON THE BODIES YET?
GOT THE DENTAL WORK DONE,
BUT THEY HAD BEEN
UNDERWATER TOO LONG
TO DETERMINE HOW THEY DIED.
MAYBE DROWNED, MAYBE
DEAD WHEN THEY HIT THE WATER.
CAN'T TELL. BUT I CAN HELP
YOU WITH THIS THOUGH.
LOOKS LIKE...
TWO NAMES RUN
TOGETHER. WHOSE IS IT?
WE THINK IT'S THE LITTLE GIRL'S.
UH, SURNAMES GO FIRST IN CHINA,
JAPAN, KOREA.
LIKE FLYNN, ANDY.
JOHNSON, BRENDA.
SEE?
TAKAHASHI IS A NAME
ASSOCIATED WITH THE
PREFECTURE OF TOKYO.
LAST NAME TAKAHASHI.
T-A-K-A-H-A-S-H-I.
GIVEN NAME, MISSPELLED.
NEEDS AN "I."
AIKO TAKAHASHI.
Daniels: FIRST
NAME, AIKO. A-I-K-O.
PROBABLY TOURISTS.
WHY WOULD A MOTHER FLY
FROM TOKYO TO LOS ANGELES
ON A ROUND-TRIP TICKET
TO COMMIT SUICIDE?
ANY INDICATION ON HOW SHE
GOT TO WHARF STREET YET?
NO CAR SERVICE,
NO CAB, NO LIMOS.
Daniels: CUSTOMS.
CUSTOMS IS FAXING.
YES. THE FORM WILL READ
TRAVELED WITH YUMI TAKAHASHI.
Y-U-M-I. AGE 28.
AIKO, HER DAUGHTER, 4.
OK, THE CUSTOM FORM
LISTS THE RESIDENCE
WHERE THEY SAID THEY WERE
STAYING DURING THEIR TRIP.
IN THE 90048 ZIP CODE
AND A PHONE NUMBER.
MAYBE THEY HAVE FAMILY HERE.
LET ME DO A MASTER
INQUIRY ON THAT.
SHE HAS A HOUSE IN L.A.,
HOW COME SHE HAS
ROUND-TRIP TICKETS
BACK TO TOKYO?
AND WHY HASN'T ANYONE
REPORTED HER MISSING
OR THE LITTLE GIRL?
YUMI TAKAHASHI HAS A
CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S LICENSE,
A SILVER CAMRY
REGISTERED IN HER NAME.
SAME ADDRESS LISTED
ON HER CUSTOMS FORM.
OWNS THE HOUSE.
LICENSE PLATE'S COMING UP.
SHE LIVES HERE.
NOT ANYMORE.
Brenda: OK, LET'S
DO IT LIKE THIS.
FIRST, IF SHE WAS
FLYING BACK TO TOKYO,
WE MAY BE LOOKING FOR
THE MISSING PERSONS REPORT
IN THE WRONG COUNTRY.
DETECTIVE DANIELS, LET'S SEE
IF ANYONE REPORTED OUR
VICTIMS MISSING IN JAPAN.
DETECTIVE SANCHEZ, GET
THE PLATES OF THE CAR
AND THE PICTURE OFF HER LICENSE
AND START DRAGGING THE
AIRPORT SECURITY CAMERAS.
REMEMBER, SHE HAD
A LITTLE GIRL WITH HER.
I WANT A BACKGROUND
CHECK ON YUMI.
CREDIT CARDS, SCHOOLS,
CRIMINAL RECORDS,
WHATEVER YOU CAN FIND.
SERGEANT GABRIEL,
LET'S PAY A VISIT TO HER HOUSE.
LIEUTENANT FLYNN, IF YOU
AND LIEUTENANT PROVENZA
COULD FOLLOW BEHIND US
AND A LITTLE OUT OF SIGHT
IN CASE NO ONE'S
HOME WHEN WE DROP BY.
THANK YOU.
Flynn: WE'RE STOPPING
AT THE END OF THE BLOCK.
HOW FAR AWAY ARE YOU?
WE'RE ABOUT 3 DOORS DOWN.
LOOK, THAT'S YUMI'S CAR
PULLING OUT RIGHT THERE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
TURN AROUND AND FOLLOW HIM.
HEY, GUYS, BE ADVISED,
WE HAVE AN UNIDENTIFIED
WHITE MALE SUBJECT
DRIVING THE VICTIM'S
CAR FROM THE HOUSE.
WE'RE ON THEM NOW.
Flynn: SOMEONE MIGHT
BE STEALING THAT CAR.
SHOULD WE COME IN
CLOSER OR STAY BACK?
JUST SIT TIGHT.
LET'S SEE WHERE
HE'S GOING FIRST.
MAYBE WE SHOULD PULL HIM OVER.
NO. NOT YET.
I DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS.
HE COULD BE A RELATIVE.
HE COULD BE HER HUSBAND.
HE COULD BE ANYBODY.
COULD BE CHOPPING IT.
HE GETS OUT AND GOES INSIDE,
IT MIGHT BE OUR
LAST TIME TO SEE HIM.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT HOMICIDE.
FOR THE TIME BEING,
WE'RE JUST REGULAR LAPD.
UH, EXCUSE ME, SIR.
LAPD, SIR.
MAY WE SEE YOUR
DRIVER'S LICENSE PLEASE.
SURE. YEAH. UH...
I BELIEVE I WAS
DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT.
YES. YOU WERE, MR...
ANDREWS, BUT YOU WERE
DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT
IN A CAR REGISTERED
TO SOMEONE ELSE,
AND YOU WERE TAKING
IT TO A BODY SHOP,
WHICH IS THE
PREFERRED DESTINATION
OF MOST STOLEN VEHICLES.
YES, BUT THIS CAR
BELONGS TO MY WIFE,
AND THIS PARTICULAR BODY SHOP
HAPPENS TO BE MY BUSINESS.
I OWN IT, SO...
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT THERE.
I SEE.
WELL, IF WE COULD
TALK TO YOUR WIFE,
I'M SURE WE COULD CLEAR THIS UP.
OH, I'M SORRY. SHE'S IN JAPAN.
BUT I CAN GET HER REGISTRATION
AND THE INSURANCE.
I'D PREFER IF YOU DIDN'T
ATTEMPT TO GET
BACK IN THE CAR, SIR.
YOUR WIFE KEPT HER OWN NAME?
UH... YES.
YES, SHE DID. WHAT
ARE WE DOING HERE?
THIS IS PROBABLY A
HUGE WASTE OF TIME,
BUT THE LAPD IS CONDUCTING
A SEARCH OF AREA CHOP SHOPS,
AND WHENEVER WE
FIND SOMEONE IN A CAR
OTHER THAN THEIR OWN,
WE ARE REQUIRED TO
IMPOUND THE VEHICLE
AND BRING THE DRIVER
DOWNTOWN FOR QUESTIONING.
YOU'RE KIDDING.
IT'S JUST UNTIL WE CAN DETERMINE
OFFICIAL OWNERSHIP
OF THE VEHICLE, SIR.
I MEAN, YOU'D BE SURPRISED
HOW MANY PEOPLE LIE
TO US ON A GIVEN DAY.
BUT I COULD JUST SHOW
YOU MY WIFE'S REGISTRATION.
WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE
YOUR MARRIAGE
LICENSE HANDY, TOO, SIR?
NO. I'M AFRAID I DON'T.
LOOK, UM...
I KNOW THESE CHOP
SHOPS CAN BE A BOTHER,
BUT I HAVE 100 PERCENT
COOPERATION RECORD
WITH THE LAPD.
IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST
CHECKING YOUR FILES,
I'M SURE NONE OF THIS
WOULD BE NECESSARY.
I'M AFRAID IT IS,
SIR. I APOLOGIZE.
WE CAN GET THIS
FIXED UP IN A MINUTE.
I PROMISE.
BETTER SAFE THAN
SORRY, I SUPPOSE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT IF I STEP INSIDE
AND TELL MY ASSISTANT
I'LL BE MISSING LUNCH?
GO RIGHT AHEAD, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.
THE JAPANESE CONSULATE
IS WORKING ON GETTING
US THE DENTAL RECORDS.
ALL I'VE TOLD THEM SO FAR IS
THAT THE VICTIMS DROWNED.
WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
WE CAN'T SAY WHAT
HAPPENED TO THEM.
RIGHT, SO, WHY HAVE YOU
BROUGHT THE HUSBAND IN ALREADY
AND PUT HIM IN AN
INTERVIEW ROOM?
DON'T YOU WANT A DEFINITE ID
ON THE VICTIMS
BEFORE YOU START ASKING
ANDREWS QUESTIONS?
WELL, OF COURSE,
THAT'S WHAT I WANT.
FRANKLY, IT SEEMS TO ME
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW ENOUGH YET
TO TELL HIM THAT YUMI
AND AIKO ARE DEAD.
LET ALONE TREAT
HIM LIKE A SUSPECT.
IT'S COMPLETELY BACKWARDS, WILL.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT ME TO SAY?
NORMALLY, WE GET NOTIFIED BY
A RELATIVE THAT
PEOPLE ARE MISSING,
AND WE SEARCH UNTIL
WE FIND THE BODIES,
NOW WE'RE FINDING THE BODIES,
CHECKING TO SEE IF ANYONE'S
REPORTED THEM MISSING
WHILE SEARCHING FOR
A RELATIVE TO NOTIFY.
IT'S... IT'S OUT OF ORDER.
BUT ANDREWS IS DRIVING
HIS WIFE'S CAR TO WORK.
DO WE ARREST
PEOPLE FOR THAT NOW?
I DIDN'T ARREST HIM.
I BROUGHT HIM IN
FOR QUESTIONING.
AND WHAT DID YOU
WANT ME TO DO, WILL?
WHAT IF HE'S GUILTY
OF THE MURDER
OF HIS WIFE AND CHILD?
WHAT IF HE'S NOT?
SHOULDN'T HE KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON?
LOOK, I'M JUST STALLING
THE NOTIFICATION
UNTIL I GET A MATCH ON
THE DENTAL RECORDS.
SO PLEASE, JUST DON'T...
DON'T TELL ME HOW
TO RUN THIS CASE.
SO LAX HAS GOT NO RECORD
OF YUMMI TAKAHASHI...
YUMI.
YUMI.
TAKAHASHI'S CAR GOING INTO
OR OUT OF THE AIRPORT.
OK.
I NEED YOU TO CHECK TERMINAL
SECURITY TAPES YOURSELF.
ACCORDING TO THE AIRLINE,
THEY HAD THREE BAGS
CHECKED THROUGH.
MR. ANDREWS HERE
MIGHT HAVE BEEN WAITING
FOR THEM AT THE
LUGGAGE CAROUSEL.
LIEUTENANT PROVENZA,
WE NEED TO FIND
OUT IF YUMI AND AIKO
EVER MADE IT TO THEIR HOUSE.
CHECK THE CAR
SERVICES, SHUTTLES,
HORSE AND BUGGIES
RUNNING FROM THE AIRPORT.
SOMEONE PICKED THEM UP.
LIEUTENANT FLYNN,
I NEED YOU TO EXECUTE
A SEARCH WARRANT
OF YUMI'S HOUSE.
WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR?
EVERYTHING.
THEIR LUGGAGE.
INFORMATION RELATED
TO THEIR TRAVEL.
SUICIDE NOTE.
ALSO, THESE ARE PICTURES THAT
LIEUTENANT TAO TOOK
OF WHAT WE DREDGED UP
FROM THE HARBOR
AROUND THE BODIES.
SEE IF YOU CAN FIND
A MATE TO THAT LAMP.
ANOTHER STRIPED SLEEPING BAG.
COMPUTER THAT GOES
WITH THIS MONITOR.
YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU.
SERGEANT GABRIEL,
I WANT A COMPLETE
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK
ON PAUL ANDREWS.
IF HE WAS SENT TO
THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE
FOR CHEWING GUM, I
WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
UH, I WANT THE REST OF
YOU TO STAY CLOSE BY.
IN CASE STUFF COMES UP IN THERE
THAT I NEED YOU TO FOLLOW UP ON.
AND, BUZZ, I WANT EVERY UPDATE
AS IT COMES IN.
YES, MA'AM.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
I'M SORRY.
ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE,
OUR COMPUTERS ARE DOWN.
HUH, NATURALLY.
AND I HAVE TO, UM...
THIS IS A BIT OF A
BUREAUCRATIC BOILERPLATE,
BUT, UM, I HAVE TO SAY IT.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO AN ATTORNEY.
IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD AN ATTORNEY,
THE STATE WILL
PROVIDE YOU WITH ONE.
ALSO, YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.
ANYTHING YOU SAY
CAN AND WILL BE USED
AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THESE RIGHTS?
I DO. ARE YOU REALLY
GONNA ARREST ME
FOR DRIVING MY
WIFE'S CAR TO WORK?
WELL, NO, BUT, UH...
IF YOU COULD PUT
US IN TOUCH WITH HER,
THAT WOULD SAVE A LOT OF TIME.
FINDING YUMI'S A BIT MORE ON
YOUR SHOULDERS THAN MINE.
I TALKED TO THE LAPD
SEVERAL TIMES LAST FEBRUARY
ASKING FOR HELP WITH THAT.
I WAS TOLD THERE'S
NOTHING YOU CAN DO.
OH, REALLY, WHY IS THAT?
WELL, APPARENTLY, YOU
HAVE NO LEGAL AUTHORITY
IN THESE SITUATIONS.
WHAT KIND OF SITUATIONS?
WELL, I'LL JUST GO OVER
THE WHOLE THING
AGAIN THEN, SHALL I?
I LEFT HOME FOR WORK 6
MONTHS AGO ONE MORNING,
AND WHEN I GOT BACK,
YUMI HAD PACKED UP
AND GONE WITH MY
DAUGHTER TO JAPAN.
YOU REPORTED HER MISSING?
NO, NO. I REPORTED HER GONE.
SHE LEFT A NOTE.
SHE SAID SHE HAD NO CHOICE
BUT TO RAISE OUR CHILD IN TOKYO.
SHE'S AN ADULT, OF COURSE.
SHE CAN CHANGE HER
MIND ABOUT HER MARRIAGE.
PEOPLE DO, BUT...
TAKING OUR DAUGHTER WITH HER.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS ILLEGAL,
BUT... IT'S NOT
'CAUSE I'M NOT A U.S. CITIZEN,
WHICH INCIDENTALLY
IS WHY THE CAR
IS STILL IN YUMI'S NAME.
HOUSE AND BUSINESS, TOO.
I'M SO SORRY ABOUT YOUR TROUBLE
AND THAT YOU HAVE TO
MAKE ALL THESE PAYMENTS
FOR THINGS YOU DON'T OWN.
NOT TO HAVE
ANYTHING THAT'S YOURS.
WELL, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY TRUE.
I DO HAVE MY OWN
STORAGE FACILITY,
A RATHER LARGE ONE.
THE GARAGE JUST GOT
TOO SMALL FOR OUR CARS
AND MY PAST LIVES,
SO I BOXED MYSELF UP
ON SUNSET BOULEVARD.
DETECTIVE DANIELS
HAS A STORAGE FACILITY,
AND SHE TELLS ME WHENEVER
SHE NEEDS TO FIND SOMETHING,
SHE HAS TO NEARLY
TAKE THE ENTIRE DAY OFF
TO SORT THROUGH IT ALL.
YEAH.
YEAH, WELL. YOU HAVE
TO BE ORGANIZED ABOUT IT.
DANIELS IS GOING FOR A WARRANT.
SO, UM...
YOU COULDN'T TALK YOUR
WIFE INTO COMING BACK HOME?
NO, I HAVEN'T
TALKED TO HER AT ALL.
I CALLED HER PARENTS.
THEY INSIST THAT THEY
DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS.
THEY'RE LYING, OF COURSE.
WHAT CAN I DO?
RIGHT, RIGHT. I KNOW.
NOT YOUR PROBLEM.
BRITISH CONSULATE SAID
IT COULDN'T DO ANYTHING EITHER.
LIEUTENANT TAO HERE
HAS GOOD RELATIONS
WITH THE BRITISH CONSULATE.
MIGHT BE ABLE TO
PUSH THINGS THROUGH
WHEN WE'RE DONE HERE.
I'M ON IT.
LIEUTENANT TAO IS CHECKING
WITH THE CONSULATE RIGHT NOW.
DO YOU SUPPOSE IT
WOULD DO ANY GOOD?
I MEAN, THEY COULDN'T
CARE LESS ABOUT ME
IF I WAS FRENCH.
WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
THAT CERTAINLY WOULD
BE IRONIC, WOULDN'T IT?
AFTER ALL THIS.
I MEAN, I'M ONLY HERE TODAY
BECAUSE I TOOK
YUMI'S CAR TO WORK
INSTEAD OF MINE.
OH.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU DIDN'T OWN ANYTHING.
OH, I DON'T. IT'S LEASED.
A MERCEDES.
YUMI'S FAMILY WERE
COMING LAST YEAR,
AND I WANTED TO IMPRESS THEM.
A LOT OF GOOD THAT DID.
WHAT...
I HEAR A BUZZING SOUND.
DO YOU HEAR A BUZZ?
GETTING DETECTIVE
SANCHEZ RIGHT NOW.
I ASSUME YOU WANT HIM TO RUN
THE MERCEDES PLATES
AROUND THE AIRPORT?
I'M SORRY.
WHAT WERE WE, UM...
OH, RIGHT. YUMI'S PARENTS.
THEY CAME AND
THEY DIDN'T LIKE YOU.
NO. NOTHING I SAID
WAS GOOD ENOUGH
FOR HER FATHER.
AND YUMI SEEMED ASHAMED OF ME.
FRANKLY, I'M SO ANGRY AT HER
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I WANT TO
SPEAK TO HER AGAIN.
BUT MY DAUGHTER IS SO YOUNG.
SHE'S JUST TOW WEEKS
AND TWO DAYS SHY
OF HER FIFTH BIRTHDAY.
EVERY DAY SHE'S GONE,
I CAN FEEL HER JUST...
FORGETTING ME.
WHAT'S HER NAME?
AIKO.
GOT A PICTURE.
OR TWO.
MY LITTLE CHARMER.
THERE SHE IS.
BOY TROUBLE.
THAT'S MY PREDICTION FOR HER.
LOOK AT THAT SMILE.
I KEPT THE LETTER YUMI WROTE ME
SAYING GOOD-BYE.
SO ANDREWS HAS
NO CRIMINAL RECORD
IN THE STATES,
AND I.N.S. GAVE HIM
A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH
WHEN HE APPLIED FOR HIS VISA.
DID YOU FIND ANYTHING ON HIM?
HIS STORY ABOUT THE BRITISH
CONSULATE CHECKS OUT.
AND THE GUY I TALKED TO THERE
SAID ANDREWS WAS SO INSISTENT
ABOUT GETTING HIS DAUGHTER BACK,
THEY ACTUALLY HAD
THE FAMILY CONTACTED
BY THEIR AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN.
BUT THE TAKAHASHIS INSISTED
THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE
THERE DAUGHTER WAS.
NOW, SEE, THEN THAT'S FUNNY
BECAUSE IT WAS THE FATHER
WHO REPORTED
YUMI AND AIKO MISSING
5 DAYS AGO WHEN THEY
DIDN'T COME BACK FROM L.A.
SO SHE HAD BEEN IN JAPAN.
YEAH, AND NOW
SHE'S IN THE MORGUE.
AIKO AND YUMI'S DENTAL RECORDS.
PERFECT MATCH.
OH, AND SERGEANT, PLEASE
INFORM HER LADYSHIP
THAT I CAN'T FIND ANY TRANSPORT
FOR THESE TWO FROM THE AIRPORT.
THAT'S HORRIBLE.
THAT'S HORRIBLE TO
LEAVE A LETTER LIKE THIS.
YUMI SHOULD'VE SPOKEN
TO YOU IN PERSON.
YOU CARRY IT AROUND WITH YOU.
DO YOU FIND THAT ODD?
MAYBE IT IS.
STILL, IT MIGHT BE THE LAST
I EVER HEAR FROM HER.
I DON'T KNOW.
EVEN THOUGH IT IS RATHER UNKIND
I CAN'T BRING MYSELF
TO PART WITH IT.
I WONDER IF WE MADE
THE RIGHT DECISION.
HEY, CHIEF. WE GOT A MATCH
ON THE DENTAL RECORDS
FROM THE MORGUE.
IT IS THIS GUY'S
WIFE AND DAUGHTER,
BUT HIS STORY CHECKS OUT,
AND DETECTIVE SANCHEZ
SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECORD
OF HIS MERCEDES AT
THE AIRPORT EITHER.
I SHOULD'VE JUST KEPT
QUIET AND NODDED.
ANYWAY...
IT SEEMS WE'VE COME
RATHER A LONG WAY
FROM TALKING ABOUT MY WIFE'S CAR
AND CHOP SHOPS.
YES, WE HAVE.
YES.
SO, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM
SINCE YOUR WIFE TOOK
YOUR DAUGHTER TO JAPAN?
NO.
UM, IS THIS GONNA TAKE
MUCH LONGER, DO YOU THINK?
I OUGHT TO BE
GETTING BACK TO WORK.
AND REALLY, I MEAN,
IF YOU HAVE AN IN
WITH THE BRITISH CONSULATE,
THEN THAT'S GREAT,
BUT I FEEL LIKE I'VE TALKED
ABOUT MY FAMILY ENOUGH.
SO IF I TOLD YOU
THAT YUMI AND AIKO
CAME TO LOS ANGELES FROM TOKYO
20 DAYS AGO, YOU'D
BE VERY SURPRISED.
WELL...
OH, MY GOD. THIS
ISN'T ABOUT A CAR, IS IT?
WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING AT?
DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING
ABOUT THE WHEREABOUTS
OF MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER?
SO YUMI AND AIKO DIDN'T
COME TO YOUR HOUSE
FROM THE AIRPORT?
NO. WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER?
WHEN WAS THE
LAST TIME YOU HAD...
ANSWER THE BLOODY
QUESTION, WOMAN.
WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER?
I'M SORRY TO INFORM YOU...
NO. SIR.
IT IS MY DUTY TO INFORM YOU
THAT YOUR WIFE AND DAUGHTER
WERE FOUND TIED TOGETHER
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
LOS ANGELES HARBOR
THIS MORNING, AND IT APPEARS,
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
DEAD FOR OVER TWO WEEKS.
I'M SORRY, UM... I'M
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
I, UH...
I DON'T THINK I BELIEVE YOU.
ACTUALLY, WHAT, YOU'RE
SAYING THAT AIKO'S...
SHE'S... DEAD?
I'M SORRY, SIR.
SHE IS.
IT'S A MISTAKE. YOU
MADE A MISTAKE.
IT MUST BE.
THAT'S MY LITTLE GIRL.
THAT'S MY LITTLE GIRL.
[CRYING]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
EXCUSE ME.
[WHISPERING]
STAY IN HERE.
CHIEF, WE'VE COME UP
DRY EVERYWHERE ELSE,
BUT FLYNN FOUND SOMETHING
OUT AT ANDREWS' HOUSE
THAT WE... WE THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE.
WHO IS THAT?
MEET ANDREWS' NEW
GIRLFRIEND AND HER SON.
THEY MOVED INTO HIS
HOUSE TWO MONTHS AGO.
HELLO.
KEIKO. I'M DEPUTY CHIEF
BRENDA LEIGH JOHNSON
OF THE LAPD.
UM... YOU'RE LIVING
WITH PAUL ANDREWS NOW,
IS THAT RIGHT?
YES.
HOW LONG AGO DID YOU TWO MEET?
UM, ALMOST 3 MONTH.
I MEET HIM ONLINE.
PAUL VERY NICE MAN.
HE TAKE CARE OF US.
WE NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING
WITHOUT HIM.
MAYBE I HAVE TO
GO BACK TO JAPAN.
DID YOU KNOW THAT
PAUL WAS MARRIED?
YES.
YES. I'M MARRIED, TOO.
MY HUSBAND BEAT ME.
HE BEAT MY SON.
PAUL'S WIFE LEAVE HIM.
HE NOT WANT TO THINK IT,
BUT SHE COULD BE
SEEING OTHER MAN.
JAPANESE MAN.
YUMI NOT COMING BACK.
I READ HER LETTER.
BUT YUMI DID COME BACK.
SHE CAME BACK ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO,
AND I'M THINKING THAT
SHE MIGHT HAVE ARRANGED
TO BE DRIVEN BACK TO HER HOUSE.
ARE YOU HOME DURING THE DAY?
YES.
UNLESS I SHOP.
AND DID YUMI AND AIKO
COME BACK TO THEIR HOUSE
WHILE YOU WERE THERE?
NO.
THEY NOT COME BACK.
IT MY HOUSE NOW.
EXCUSE ME.
COMMANDER.
I SAW THE BACKGROUND
SEARCH SERGEANT GABRIEL FILED,
AND I THOUGHT YOU
MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW
THAT EVEN THOUGH
PAUL ANDREWS HAS
NO CRIMINAL RECORD,
6 YEARS AGO, HIS FIRST
WIFE DISAPPEARED.
ONE WIFE MISSING IS
A TRAGEDY, BUT TWO.
WE WORKED IT AS
A CRITICAL MISSING.
I WATCHED THE INTERVIEWS, CHIEF,
AND I GOT TO SAY,
HE SEEMED GENUINE.
AND HE HAD A ROCK-SOLID ALIBI.
FIRST WIFE'S NAME IS HOSI?
RIGHT. AND EVERYONE SAID
HOW VERY MUCH IN LOVE THEY WERE.
AND HOSI WAS NEVER FOUND?
NO. AND WE LOOKED FOR
HER, TOO. EVERYWHERE.
HERE, JAPAN, MEXICO.
WHY MEXICO?
WE FOUND HER ABANDONED
CAR AT THE GLORIA ARBORETUM.
GROUNDS KEEPER THERE
HAD A RAPE RECORD,
AND HE LIT OUT TO GUADALAJARA
BEFORE WE COULD QUESTION HIM.
THIS RAPIST,
HE WAS AN EXPERT LANDSCAPER.
HE COULD'VE BURIED HOSI ANYWHERE
BETWEEN HERE AND
MEXICO UNLESS THAT'S HER.
COULD ALMOST BE HER TWIN SISTER.
WELL, I THINK IF NOTHING ELSE,
IT'S FAIR TO SAY PAUL
ANDREWS HAD A TYPE,
OR THE GIRL HE
FALLS IN LOVE WITH
KEEPS RISING FROM THE DEAD.
OK, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COMMANDER.
SERGEANT GABRIEL, IF YOU COULD
KEEP AN EYE ON
KEIKO FOR ME, PLEASE,
AND CALL DETECTIVE SANCHEZ
AND HAVE HIM START DRAGGING
THE SHORT-TERM
PARKING STRUCTURE VIDEO
NEAR THE TERMINAL
YUMI AND AIKO FLEW INTO.
THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.
SO, HOW DID ANDREWS
TAKE THE NEWS
ABOUT HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER?
TERRIBLE. HE WAS STUNNED.
SO, ARE WE ABSOLUTELY
CERTAIN IT'S HIM,
OR IS THERE A POSSIBILITY
HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW. EXCUSE ME.
[DOOR OPENS]
I SHOULD LIKE TO GO HOME NOW,
AND I'LL NEED A RIDE
SINCE YOU HAVE MY CAR.
AND I THINK AN APOLOGY
MIGHT BE IN ORDER.
I AM SORRY.
AND I UNDERSTAND
THAT YOUR FEELINGS
ARE RAW RIGHT NOW,
BUT THE TRUTH IS...
PLEASE, YOU HAVE NO
IDEA HOW I FEEL.
AND DO NOT PRESUME TO TALK TO ME
ABOUT THE TRUTH
SINCE YOU BROUGHT ME
HERE ON ENTIRELY
FALSE PRETENSES.
AND HAVE DONE
NOTHING BUT LIE TO ME...
DISCUSS IN A CASE LIKE THIS.
MR. ANDREWS,
IN INSIST YOU LISTEN TO
ME, AND RIGHT THIS SECOND,
BECAUSE WE ARE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW YOUR SECOND WIFE ENDED UP
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HARBOR
WITH YOUR DAUGHTER
TIED TO HER WAIST,
AND IT IS YOUR DUTY TO HELP US.
AND THEN THERE IS THE
MATTER OF YOUR GIRLFRIEND
AND HER SON WHO YOU
MOVED INTO YOUR HOUSE
AFTER YOUR WIFE DISAPPEARED.
MY WIFE DID NOT DISAPPEAR.
SHE WENT TO JAPAN.
I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS.
I'M SORRY. IT'S CONFUSING.
I'M GETTING YOUR LAST WIFE
MIXED UP WITH YOUR FIRST,
WHO MOST DEFINITELY DISAPPEARED.
YOUR SECOND WIFE LEFT YOU
AND WAS RECOVERED
THIS MORNING DEAD,
AND YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS
IN MY OFFICE RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS THE CORRECT ORDER,
ISN'T IT, MR. ANDREWS?
IT'S HARD TO SAY BECAUSE
THEY LOOK SO MUCH ALIKE.
WELL, SINCE YOU'VE
DECIDED TO MAKE THIS DAY
EVEN WORSE THAN NECESSARY,
WHICH IS APPARENTLY
YOUR PURPOSE ON EARTH,
I'LL SEE IF I CAN EXPLAIN THINGS
TO YOUR SATISFACTION.
YES, I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND.
AFTER 3 MONTHS OF
SEARCHING FOR MY WIFE,
I LOOKED ONLINE FOR SOMEONE
TO SPEND TIME WITH,
AND KEIKO, WHO LOOKS
AWFULLY LIKE YUMI,
WHO LOOKS AWFULLY LIKE HOSI,
WHO DISAPPEARED
AFTER OUR FIRST...
YEAR OF MARRIAGE...
AND TO MAKE ME GO THROUGH THIS.
THIS IS THE MOST
PAINFUL PERIOD OF MY LIFE,
AND IT'S NOT EVEN AN
HOUR AFTER TELLING ME
MY DAUGHTER IS DEAD.
IT IS INHUMAN.
LET'S GO THROUGH
IT QUICKLY THEN.
VERY WELL. QUICKLY.
Paul: UNTIL MY
DAUGHTER WAS BORN,
I WOULD SAY THAT
HOSI WAS THE TRUE...
LOVE OF MY LIFE.
MORE THAN THAT, I ADMIRED HER.
SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL
AND TALENTED AND...
IF I AM GUILTY OF ANYTHING,
IT IS OF TRYING TO RE-CREATE
MY FIRST MARRIAGE
OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
CHOOSING WOMEN BECAUSE OF THEIR
PHYSICAL RESEMBLANCE TO HOSI,
AND POSSIBLY THAT
HASN'T WORKED OUT FOR ME,
BUT TO A DEGREE,
WE ARE OUR PATTERNS.
I REMEMBER.
SOMEONE... I THINK IT WAS
MY FIRST LATIN MASTER,
HE TOLD ME THAT
IF YOU WERE LOCKED
IN A LIBRARY OF THE
WORLD'S MISERIES
YOU WOULD BE LED
ALMOST INEXORABLY
TO CHOOSE YOUR OWN
BECAUSE IT'S THE PAIN
YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH.
STILL...
ISN'T 3 MONTHS A LITTLE
EARLY TO START DATING AGAIN?
OH, REALLY.
WELL, I AM DREADFULLY SORRY
THAT I DIDN'T KNOW YOU
WHEN I WAS SITTING
IN MY HOUSE ALONE
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT DRINKING
UNTIL THE GLASS
FELL OUT OF MY HAND.
HOW LONG DOES THE LAPD REQUIRE
SOMEONE TO REMAIN ALONE
AFTER THEY'VE BEEN
DUMPED AND ABANDONED
AND HAD THEIR
FAMILY RIPPED APART?
HAVE I VIOLATED SOME PROSCRIBED
WAITING PERIOD?
IS IT YOUR INTENTION
TO MAKE ME FEEL
EVEN WORSE ABOUT
MY DAUGHTER'S DEATH
THAN I ALREADY DO?
YOU READ MY WIFE'S LETTER.
WAS IT VAGUE TO YOU?
SHE LEFT ME. WHAT
WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO,
SIT IN MY HOUSE FOR
THE REST OF MY LIFE
WAITING FOR THE DIVORCE PAPERS?
ARE WE SURE IT'S HIM?
I WILL SAY, SHE USUALLY CATCHES
THEM IN A LIE A LOT
SOONER THAN THIS.
Paul: BY ALL MEANS,
MISS JOHNSON,
COUNSEL ME.
WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG?
LET'S TALK FOR A
SECOND ABOUT, UM...
THIS MORNING.
[SCOFFS]
YUMI AND AIKO WERE TIED TOGETHER
IN A MANNER INDICATING A FORM OF
RITUAL JAPANESE SUICIDE
KNOWN AS OYAKA-SHINJU.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
YUMI WOULD NEVER, NEVER...
NEVER HURT OUR DAUGHTER.
SHE LIVED FOR HER.
WHAT IF SHE FOUND OUT
THAT YOU WERE LIVING
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN?
SHE WOULDN'T HAVE.
WHAT IF SHE CAME
BACK AND SAW KEIKO
LIVING IN HER HOUSE?
SHE COULDN'T HAVE.
KEIKO WOULD'VE TOLD ME.
I'M CERTAIN.
DID YUMI HAVE ANY CONNECTION
TO THE LOS ANGELES HARBOR?
YEAH. WE WERE MARRIED
THERE AT PORTS-OF-CALL.
ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT
SHE MAY HAVE KILLED
HERSELF THERE AS A...
A SIGNAL TO ME?
THESE ARE THE LAST BOXES
FROM THE STORAGE UNIT.
NO LUGGAGE, HUH?
UH-UH. NO SLEEPING BAGS,
NO LAMPS, NO FURNITURE,
NO COMPUTER.
THIS IS PAUL AND
HOSI'S WEDDING ALBUM.
HOSI, HIS FIRST WIFE.
THEY GOT MARRIED AT
THE GLORIA ARBORETUM.
PRETTY GARDEN, ISN'T IT?
IT'S NICE.
UH, WE ALSO UNPACKED
SOME DIVING STUFF,
A WET SUIT AND A FACE MASK,
BUT IT'S NOT REALLY
INCRIMINATING.
HEY.
FOUND SOMETHING AT THE AIRPORT.
SO I'M LOOKING AT THE TAPE.
I SEE THIS GUY IN A SERVICE VAN
LEAVING THE AIRPORT
PARKING STRUCTURE.
AND HE'S GOT YUMI
AND AIKO WITH HIM.
SHOULDN'T SHE KNOW ABOUT THIS?
CHIEF, DETECTIVE
SANCHEZ FOUND FILM
FROM THE AIRPORT
WE NEED YOU TO SEE.
OK.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR
US TO TAKE A BREAK.
ARE YOU HUNGRY OR THIRSTY?
IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN
GET YOU WHILE I'M OUT?
THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO FOR ME.
NOTHING.
OK.
BACK IN A MINUTE.
Sanchez: NOW HERE COMES THE VAN.
YOU CAN'T MAKE OUT THE DRIVER,
BUT THAT'S YUMI
WITH AIKO ON HER LAP.
I NEED THIS VAN
AND THE GUY WHO DRIVES IT,
AND I NEED HIM NOW!
FLYNN, GABRIEL.
DONNY, IS IT. YOUR
NAME IS DONNY?
YES, MA'AM.
YOU KNOW WHY YOU'RE HERE?
NO. NO IDEA.
REALLY? WELL, LET ME
EXPLAIN IT TO YOU THEN.
YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE OF CAMERAS.
CAMERAS?
THEY'RE EVERYWHERE
NOWADAYS, DID YOU KNOW THAT?
SINCE 9/11, TAKING
PICTURES OF PEOPLE LEAVING
PARKING GARAGES
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I'M GONNA OPEN THE
BACK OF YOUR VAN.
IS THAT OK?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT FOR?
WHY, YOU GOT SOMETHING IN THERE
YOU DON'T WANT US TO SEE?
STAND OVER HERE AND
LOSE THAT ATTITUDE.
OK, OK, OK, UH...
I HIT ANOTHER CAR,
AND I DROVE AWAY.
I FLED THE SCENE,
BUT I DIDN'T HURT ANYONE.
WHERE'S YOUR OTHER SLEEPING BAG?
YOU HEAR THE LADY,
WHERE'S YOUR
OTHER SLEEPING BAG?!
HOW DO YOU KNOW I HAD
ANOTHER SLEEPING BAG?
IT WAS STOLEN AFTER I HAD
THE ACCIDENT IN THE VAN.
LOOK, CAN'T I JUST SAY I'M SORRY
AND PAY?
CUFF THIS BASTARD
AND READ HIM HIS RIGHTS.
HEY, HEY, LADY. WAIT.
SHUT UP AND LISTEN!
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!
I'LL PAY FOR IT.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.
I DID JUST AS MUCH
DAMAGE TO MY VAN...
WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A
MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU SAID YOU HAD AN ACCIDENT?
YES. YES, I SCRAPED
IT PRETTY BAD.
I DENTED THE REAR AND THE SIDE.
WHERE'S THE DAMAGE TO YOUR VAN?
I HAD IT FIXED.
I NEVER REPORTED IT TO
THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
I PAID CASH.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE BODY SHOP
YOU TOOK IT TO?
I THINK YOU HAVE
ENOUGH FOR AN ARREST.
YOU HAVE YUMI'S SHOES.
ANDREWS HAD
POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE
WHEN HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER
WERE PICKED UP AT THE AIRPORT.
THE DIVING STUFF
CONNECTS HIM TO THE BELT.
HE STOLE THAT SLEEPING
BAG FROM THE VAN,
AND HE DROPPED HIS WIFE
AND DAUGHTER OFF IN IT
OVER THE EDGE OF A PIER.
THE PROBLEM IS I HAVE
NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
NOTHING...
AT ALL.
PLUS ANY DECENT DEFENSE ATTORNEY
CAN PROVIDE A CREDIBLE
ALTERNATIVE SUSPECT
THANKS TO OUR GOOD FRIEND DONNY.
IT WAS HIS VAN, HE
HAS THE SLEEPING BAGS.
THERE'S NO WAY TO
ESTABLISH THE TIME OF DEATH.
WE WERE HOPING WE WOULD FIND
SOMETHING IN ALL THIS
THAT WOULD TIE
HIM TO THE MURDER,
BUT IT'S ALL JUST STUFF.
STOP, STOP.
STOP.
STOP, STOP. OPENING THOSE BOXES.
STOP. WHY?
THESE BOXES PROVE HE DID IT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN THEM?
Brenda: I DON'T NEED TO KNOW.
TAKE THOSE THREE UNOPENED BOXES
AND MEET ME OUTSIDE
THE INTERVIEW ROOM.
THANK YOU.
I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
REALLY, I'M EXHAUSTED
AND SICK TO MY STOMACH,
AND I NEED TO GO HOME.
PLEASE HAVE A SEAT, SIR.
WE HAVE JUST ONE
MORE THING TO DEAL WITH.
I'M SORRY, REALLY.
I'M ALL PLAYED OUT FOR THE DAY.
I HAVE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES
I NEED TO CALL,
AND I SHOULD LIKE
TO SEE THE BODIES
IF THAT CAN BE ARRANGED.
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THESE ARE, SIR?
YES. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT
TO BE GOING THROUGH
MY PERSONAL LIFE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I HAVE EVERY RIGHT
TO GO THROUGH
YOUR PERSONAL LIFE,
BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, SIR,
IT IS NOT A PLACE
I'D LIKE TO LINGER.
[SCOFFS]
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW
THESE BOXES ARE YOURS?
WELL, YOU GOT THEM
FROM MY STORAGE FACILITY.
OBVIOUSLY.
THAT ONLY PROVES THAT
YOU POSSESSED THEM.
HOW CAN I BE SURE THAT
YOU'RE THE PROPER OWNER?
WELL, FOR ONE
THING I CAN TELL YOU
WHAT'S IN THEM.
SEE THIS ONE, "CC"?
CHINA CUPS WRAPPED
IN OLD NEWSPAPERS.
SO BE CAREFUL WITH IT
IF YOU DON'T MIND,
AND IN THIS ONE,
OLD VIDEO GAMES FROM
THE MID-NINETIES "VG."
SO IF I OPENED UP THIS BOX
AND DIDN'T FIND CHINA CUPS,
YOU'D BE VERY SURPRISED?
I WOULD. WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE I PACKED THEM MYSELF.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
WELL, IT'S THE TRUTH.
YOU SWEAR TO IT? ON MY LIFE.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S INTERESTING
ABOUT THAT, MR. ANDREWS?
IS THAT WHEN YOU
PACKED UP THESE BOXES,
YOU USED NYLON CORD
MADE WITH SURGEON'S KNOTS,
AND IT'S THE EXACT
SAME TYPE OF CORD,
AND THE EXACT SAME KIND OF KNOTS
THAT YOU USED TO TIE THE BODY
OF YOUR WIFE TO THAT
OF YOUR DAUGHTER
BEFORE STRAPPING
ON A DIVING BELT
AND DUMPING THEM INTO THE OCEAN.
I FOUND FILM OF YOUR
WIFE AND DAUGHTER
BEING PICKED UP
FROM THE AIRPORT.
OK, NOW HE LOOKS LIKE A LIAR.
THEY WERE SITTING
IN THE FRONT SEAT
OF A VAN THAT WAS
SUPPOSEDLY IN YOUR BODY SHOP
THE NIGHT THAT YUMI AND
AIKO ARRIVED FROM JAPAN.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, MR. ANDREWS,
I'M STARTING TO GET A
REALLY GOOD PICTURE OF YOU
WITH A NEEDLE IN YOUR ARM.
SO NOW COMES THE TIME
WHEN WE STOP LYING TO EACH OTHER
AND START TELLING EACH
OTHER THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH.
I CAN EITHER ARREST YOU
FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER
WITH THE SPECIAL
CIRCUMSTANCE OF LYING IN WAIT,
WHICH CARRIES WITH
IT THE DEATH PENALTY,
OR I CAN BRING THE D.A. IN HERE,
AND YOU CAN CONFESS,
MAYBE EVEN SAVE YOUR LIFE,
WHICH IS A CHANCE YOUR
WIFE AND DAUGHTER NEVER HAD.
ALL I WANT TO KNOW...
REALLY...
IS WHY?
DID YOU KILL YUMI AND AIKO
BECAUSE YOU HAD
A NEW GIRLFRIEND,
OR WAS IT TO SAVE YOUR
HOUSE AND YOUR BUSINESS?
IS THAT IT?
DID YOU MURDER YOUR CHILD
TO AVOID SPLITTING
UP YOUR ASSETS?
DO I REALLY SEEM LIKE
SUCH A MONSTER TO YOU?
YOU LOOK HUMAN ENOUGH.
ARE YOU GONNA TELL
ME WHY YOU KILLED
YOUR WIFE AND DAUGHTER?
I HAVE NOTHING TO
EXPLAIN, AND EVEN IF I DID,
YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR FIRST WIFE HOSI?
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
I NEVER...
LAID A HAND UPON HER.
I NEVER TOUCHED HER
EXCEPT TO LOVE HER.
I'D NEVER... HURT...
HOSI. NEVER.
ALL RIGHT, THEN.
I'LL JUST STICK WITH
WHAT I CAN PROVE.
YOU SMART ENOUGH TO
MAKE A DEAL WITH THE D.A.?
OR SHOULD I ARREST
YOU FOR MURDER ONE?
HE ADMITTED TO POISONING
HIS WIFE AND CHILD
WITH CYANIDE... MM...
PUTTING THEM IN A SLEEPING BAG,
TYING THEM UP TO
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE
A RITUAL SUICIDE,
AND DUMPING THEM IN THE OCEAN.
AND THIS DEPUTY D.A...
AND I TOLD HIM, I SAID,
"PAUL ANDREWS IS A
PATHOLOGICAL LIAR."
SO WHAT DOES HE DO?
IN EXCHANGE FOR A CONFESSION?
TWO TERMS OF
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.
BUT CONCURRENT. NOT CONSECUTIVE.
PAUL ANDREWS IS GONNA GET
PAROLE ONE DAY.
I KNOW IT.
THERE'S A WAY AROUND THAT.
HOW?
BRING HIM TO TRIAL.
I CAN'T DO THAT.
HE'S ALREADY MADE
A DEAL WITH THE D.A.
PLUS IT'S ONLY SO
MUCH WE CAN DO TO HIM
BECAUSE THE JAPANESE HELPED US
WITH THEIR DENTAL RECORDS.
JAPANESE HELPED
YOU WITH THE BODIES
YOU FOUND IN THE HARBOR.
WHAT ABOUT THE FIRST WIFE?
THE ONE HE MARRIED AT
THE GLORIA ARBORETUM?
HE SAID WE'RE ALL
CREATURES OF PATTERNS.
BURIED HIS SECOND WIFE
WHERE HE MARRIED HER.
WHAT ABOUT THE FIRST WIFE?
CAPTIONING MADE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.
CAPTIONED BY THE NATIONAL
CAPTIONING INSTITUTE
POSSIBLE BY WARNER BROS.
MORNING, CHIEF.
SERGEANT.
ONE OF THE DIVERS
REPAIRING DOCKS OUT HERE
SAW SOMETHING TRAPPED
UNDER THE FLOATERS.
WENT IN FOR A CLOSER LOOK,
TURNED OUT TO BE
TWO DEAD BODIES.
HARBOR DIVISION'S TAKING
THE GUY'S STATEMENT RIGHT NOW.
NO I.D. ANYWHERE.
AND FROM THE RATE OF SLIPPAGE,
I'D SAY THE BODIES
HAD BEEN IN THIS WATER
FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS.
SO WE CAN'T EVEN
SAY ANYTHING DEFINITE
ABOUT THEIR RACE OR SEX.
BUT CONSIDERING WHAT
WAS LEFT OF THEIR CLOTHES,
I'D SAY WE'RE PROBABLY DEALING
WITH AN ADULT WOMAN
AND A 4 TO 6-YEAR-OLD GIRL.
TIED TOGETHER.
MIGHT BE MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
WE FOUND A DIVING
BELT BENEATH THEM.
MIGHT HAVE SLIPPED
OFF AS THEY DECOMPOSED
OR DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH WEIGHT
TO COUNTERACT THE
GASSES AS THEY BLOATED.
AND THE LITTLE
GIRL'S KNAPSACK...
LOOKS TO BE FROM JAPAN.
THANK YOU, COMMANDER.
AND, HARBOR DIVISION
WILL BE STAYING HERE?
UNTIL YOU'RE
THROUGH. YES, MA'AM.
THANK YOU.
OK, LIEUTENANT FLYNN.
THIS IS A NASTY PIECE OF WORK,
BUT LET'S GET TO IT.
I DIDN'T SEE ANY
CIVILIAN VEHICLES
IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY.
LET'S SEE IF ANY WERE
TOWED FROM HERE
IN THE LAST 30 DAYS.
DETECTIVE DANIELS
AND SERGEANT...
NO. DETECTIVE SANCHEZ.
LET'S TALK TO THE OWNERS
OF THESE BOATS, PLEASE,
AND GET BACKGROUND
CHECKS ON WHOEVER
HAS BEEN USING THE SLIPS HERE.
SERGEANT GABRIEL,
IF YOU COULD GET
THE BALL ROLLING
WITH MISSING PERSONS.
THANK YOU.
CHIEF.
I JUST SAW THE BODIES,
AND THEY ARE
LITERALLY FALLING APART.
BEST TO GET THEM
OVER TO DENTAL X-RAY
AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU.
CHIEF... HONESTLY...
THERE'S NOTHING TO SEE.
I HAVE TO LOOK AT THEM ANYWAY.
THANK YOU, LIEUTENANT.
COULD YOU PLEASE MAKE SURE
ALL THEIR PERSONAL EFFECTS
MAKE IT TO THE MURDER ROOM.
I WANT THAT LITTLE
GIRL'S KNAPSACK
GONE OVER WITH A
FINE-TOOTH COMB.
LIEUTENANT TAO.
[COUGHS]
GO AHEAD.
WHERE ARE THE ADULT'S SHOES?
NOT FOUND.
MAYBE SHE KICKED THEM
OFF BEFORE SHE JUMPED IN.
WHY? SHE WASN'T
GOING FOR A SWIM.
BITS OF HER DRESS FLOATED
DOWN TO THE BOTTOM
BUT NOT HER SHOES?
[COUGHS]
LIEUTENANT TAO.
WHY DID COMMANDER TAYLOR
SEEM TO BE BRIEFING YOU
INSTEAD OF ME WHEN
HE WAS TALKING ABOUT
HOW THE BODIES
WERE TIED TOGETHER?
OYAKA-SHINJU.
OYAKA-SHINJU IS A FORM OF
JAPANESE MURDER/SUICIDE.
USUALLY WHEN A
MOTHER KILLS HERSELF.
TAKES HER CHILD WITH HER.
TAYLOR'S FATHER
HAD A SIMILAR CASE
DOWN BY THE SANTA MONICA
PIER BACK IN THE SEVENTIES.
OYAKA-SHINJU.
IS IT... IS IT COMMON?
IT'S NOT UNHEARD OF.
USUALLY A SPATE
OF THEM TOGETHER.
LIKE AFTER WORLD WAR II.
WIDOWS HURLED
THEMSELVES OFF MOUNTAINS
TIED TO THEIR DAUGHTERS
BECAUSE THEY WERE TOLD
AMERICANS WOULD RAPE THEM.
WELL, I ALWAYS THOUGHT...
YOU'RE CHINESE, AREN'T YOU?
YEAH. JAPANESE WIFE.
SURGEON'S KNOTS.
NYLON CORD. LASTS
LONGER THAN FLESH.
MIGHT HAVE STAYED
DOWN THERE FOREVER
IF THIS WEIGHT BELT
HADN'T SLIPPED OFF.
LIEUTENANT TAO,
COULD YOU PLEASE GO
WITH THE BODIES TO THE MORGUE?
MAKE SURE THAT THEY GET
MOVED THROUGH QUICKLY.
SURE THING, CHIEF.
HEY, CHIEF.
UH, SO NOTHING'S
BEEN TOWED FROM HERE
IN OVER A YEAR.
AND THIS IS OFF
THE BUS ROUTE, TOO.
SO HOW DID SHE GET HERE?
WITH A CHILD,
CARRYING A DIVING BELT,
WITHOUT SHOES?
LET'S CHECK THE...
CAB COMPANIES AND
CAR SERVICES PLEASE
BECAUSE WHOEVER SHE WAS,
SHE DIDN'T WALK HERE BAREFOOT
ALL THE WAY FROM JAPAN.
JAPAN?
TA-KA-HASH-I-A-KO.
TAK-A-HASHI-AKO.
HERE. LET ME LOOK AT IT.
OH, YEAH, LIKE YOU
COULD SAY IT BETTER.
GET YOUR ASS OFF MY DESK.
LIEUTENANT PROVENZA
FOUND A BOARDING PASS
FOLDED UP IN A COIN PURSE
IN THE LITTLE GIRL'S KNAPSACK.
FLIGHT NUMBER, DATE, AIRLINE.
EXCEPT, ALL THE
NAMES RUN TOGETHER.
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE
THE FIRST ONE ENDS,
AND THE LAST NAME BEGINS.
AIRLINE SAYS IT WAS LEG
ONE OF A ROUND-TRIP TICKET
EXCEPT WE CAN'T
GET THE ENTRY FORMS
FROM CUSTOMS 'CAUSE WE
CAN'T SPELL THE NAME PROPERLY.
Brenda: WHERE WAS
SHE COMING IN FROM?
NARITA INTERNATIONAL.
IT'S TOKYO.
ANY UPDATE ON THE BODIES YET?
GOT THE DENTAL WORK DONE,
BUT THEY HAD BEEN
UNDERWATER TOO LONG
TO DETERMINE HOW THEY DIED.
MAYBE DROWNED, MAYBE
DEAD WHEN THEY HIT THE WATER.
CAN'T TELL. BUT I CAN HELP
YOU WITH THIS THOUGH.
LOOKS LIKE...
TWO NAMES RUN
TOGETHER. WHOSE IS IT?
WE THINK IT'S THE LITTLE GIRL'S.
UH, SURNAMES GO FIRST IN CHINA,
JAPAN, KOREA.
LIKE FLYNN, ANDY.
JOHNSON, BRENDA.
SEE?
TAKAHASHI IS A NAME
ASSOCIATED WITH THE
PREFECTURE OF TOKYO.
LAST NAME TAKAHASHI.
T-A-K-A-H-A-S-H-I.
GIVEN NAME, MISSPELLED.
NEEDS AN "I."
AIKO TAKAHASHI.
Daniels: FIRST
NAME, AIKO. A-I-K-O.
PROBABLY TOURISTS.
WHY WOULD A MOTHER FLY
FROM TOKYO TO LOS ANGELES
ON A ROUND-TRIP TICKET
TO COMMIT SUICIDE?
ANY INDICATION ON HOW SHE
GOT TO WHARF STREET YET?
NO CAR SERVICE,
NO CAB, NO LIMOS.
Daniels: CUSTOMS.
CUSTOMS IS FAXING.
YES. THE FORM WILL READ
TRAVELED WITH YUMI TAKAHASHI.
Y-U-M-I. AGE 28.
AIKO, HER DAUGHTER, 4.
OK, THE CUSTOM FORM
LISTS THE RESIDENCE
WHERE THEY SAID THEY WERE
STAYING DURING THEIR TRIP.
IN THE 90048 ZIP CODE
AND A PHONE NUMBER.
MAYBE THEY HAVE FAMILY HERE.
LET ME DO A MASTER
INQUIRY ON THAT.
SHE HAS A HOUSE IN L.A.,
HOW COME SHE HAS
ROUND-TRIP TICKETS
BACK TO TOKYO?
AND WHY HASN'T ANYONE
REPORTED HER MISSING
OR THE LITTLE GIRL?
YUMI TAKAHASHI HAS A
CALIFORNIA DRIVER'S LICENSE,
A SILVER CAMRY
REGISTERED IN HER NAME.
SAME ADDRESS LISTED
ON HER CUSTOMS FORM.
OWNS THE HOUSE.
LICENSE PLATE'S COMING UP.
SHE LIVES HERE.
NOT ANYMORE.
Brenda: OK, LET'S
DO IT LIKE THIS.
FIRST, IF SHE WAS
FLYING BACK TO TOKYO,
WE MAY BE LOOKING FOR
THE MISSING PERSONS REPORT
IN THE WRONG COUNTRY.
DETECTIVE DANIELS, LET'S SEE
IF ANYONE REPORTED OUR
VICTIMS MISSING IN JAPAN.
DETECTIVE SANCHEZ, GET
THE PLATES OF THE CAR
AND THE PICTURE OFF HER LICENSE
AND START DRAGGING THE
AIRPORT SECURITY CAMERAS.
REMEMBER, SHE HAD
A LITTLE GIRL WITH HER.
I WANT A BACKGROUND
CHECK ON YUMI.
CREDIT CARDS, SCHOOLS,
CRIMINAL RECORDS,
WHATEVER YOU CAN FIND.
SERGEANT GABRIEL,
LET'S PAY A VISIT TO HER HOUSE.
LIEUTENANT FLYNN, IF YOU
AND LIEUTENANT PROVENZA
COULD FOLLOW BEHIND US
AND A LITTLE OUT OF SIGHT
IN CASE NO ONE'S
HOME WHEN WE DROP BY.
THANK YOU.
Flynn: WE'RE STOPPING
AT THE END OF THE BLOCK.
HOW FAR AWAY ARE YOU?
WE'RE ABOUT 3 DOORS DOWN.
LOOK, THAT'S YUMI'S CAR
PULLING OUT RIGHT THERE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
TURN AROUND AND FOLLOW HIM.
HEY, GUYS, BE ADVISED,
WE HAVE AN UNIDENTIFIED
WHITE MALE SUBJECT
DRIVING THE VICTIM'S
CAR FROM THE HOUSE.
WE'RE ON THEM NOW.
Flynn: SOMEONE MIGHT
BE STEALING THAT CAR.
SHOULD WE COME IN
CLOSER OR STAY BACK?
JUST SIT TIGHT.
LET'S SEE WHERE
HE'S GOING FIRST.
MAYBE WE SHOULD PULL HIM OVER.
NO. NOT YET.
I DON'T KNOW WHO HE IS.
HE COULD BE A RELATIVE.
HE COULD BE HER HUSBAND.
HE COULD BE ANYBODY.
COULD BE CHOPPING IT.
HE GETS OUT AND GOES INSIDE,
IT MIGHT BE OUR
LAST TIME TO SEE HIM.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING
ABOUT HOMICIDE.
FOR THE TIME BEING,
WE'RE JUST REGULAR LAPD.
UH, EXCUSE ME, SIR.
LAPD, SIR.
MAY WE SEE YOUR
DRIVER'S LICENSE PLEASE.
SURE. YEAH. UH...
I BELIEVE I WAS
DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT.
YES. YOU WERE, MR...
ANDREWS, BUT YOU WERE
DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT
IN A CAR REGISTERED
TO SOMEONE ELSE,
AND YOU WERE TAKING
IT TO A BODY SHOP,
WHICH IS THE
PREFERRED DESTINATION
OF MOST STOLEN VEHICLES.
YES, BUT THIS CAR
BELONGS TO MY WIFE,
AND THIS PARTICULAR BODY SHOP
HAPPENS TO BE MY BUSINESS.
I OWN IT, SO...
NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT THERE.
I SEE.
WELL, IF WE COULD
TALK TO YOUR WIFE,
I'M SURE WE COULD CLEAR THIS UP.
OH, I'M SORRY. SHE'S IN JAPAN.
BUT I CAN GET HER REGISTRATION
AND THE INSURANCE.
I'D PREFER IF YOU DIDN'T
ATTEMPT TO GET
BACK IN THE CAR, SIR.
YOUR WIFE KEPT HER OWN NAME?
UH... YES.
YES, SHE DID. WHAT
ARE WE DOING HERE?
THIS IS PROBABLY A
HUGE WASTE OF TIME,
BUT THE LAPD IS CONDUCTING
A SEARCH OF AREA CHOP SHOPS,
AND WHENEVER WE
FIND SOMEONE IN A CAR
OTHER THAN THEIR OWN,
WE ARE REQUIRED TO
IMPOUND THE VEHICLE
AND BRING THE DRIVER
DOWNTOWN FOR QUESTIONING.
YOU'RE KIDDING.
IT'S JUST UNTIL WE CAN DETERMINE
OFFICIAL OWNERSHIP
OF THE VEHICLE, SIR.
I MEAN, YOU'D BE SURPRISED
HOW MANY PEOPLE LIE
TO US ON A GIVEN DAY.
BUT I COULD JUST SHOW
YOU MY WIFE'S REGISTRATION.
WOULD YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE
YOUR MARRIAGE
LICENSE HANDY, TOO, SIR?
NO. I'M AFRAID I DON'T.
LOOK, UM...
I KNOW THESE CHOP
SHOPS CAN BE A BOTHER,
BUT I HAVE 100 PERCENT
COOPERATION RECORD
WITH THE LAPD.
IF YOU DON'T MIND JUST
CHECKING YOUR FILES,
I'M SURE NONE OF THIS
WOULD BE NECESSARY.
I'M AFRAID IT IS,
SIR. I APOLOGIZE.
WE CAN GET THIS
FIXED UP IN A MINUTE.
I PROMISE.
BETTER SAFE THAN
SORRY, I SUPPOSE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT IF I STEP INSIDE
AND TELL MY ASSISTANT
I'LL BE MISSING LUNCH?
GO RIGHT AHEAD, SIR.
ALL RIGHT.
THE JAPANESE CONSULATE
IS WORKING ON GETTING
US THE DENTAL RECORDS.
ALL I'VE TOLD THEM SO FAR IS
THAT THE VICTIMS DROWNED.
WE DON'T KNOW THAT.
WE CAN'T SAY WHAT
HAPPENED TO THEM.
RIGHT, SO, WHY HAVE YOU
BROUGHT THE HUSBAND IN ALREADY
AND PUT HIM IN AN
INTERVIEW ROOM?
DON'T YOU WANT A DEFINITE ID
ON THE VICTIMS
BEFORE YOU START ASKING
ANDREWS QUESTIONS?
WELL, OF COURSE,
THAT'S WHAT I WANT.
FRANKLY, IT SEEMS TO ME
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW ENOUGH YET
TO TELL HIM THAT YUMI
AND AIKO ARE DEAD.
LET ALONE TREAT
HIM LIKE A SUSPECT.
IT'S COMPLETELY BACKWARDS, WILL.
IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT ME TO SAY?
NORMALLY, WE GET NOTIFIED BY
A RELATIVE THAT
PEOPLE ARE MISSING,
AND WE SEARCH UNTIL
WE FIND THE BODIES,
NOW WE'RE FINDING THE BODIES,
CHECKING TO SEE IF ANYONE'S
REPORTED THEM MISSING
WHILE SEARCHING FOR
A RELATIVE TO NOTIFY.
IT'S... IT'S OUT OF ORDER.
BUT ANDREWS IS DRIVING
HIS WIFE'S CAR TO WORK.
DO WE ARREST
PEOPLE FOR THAT NOW?
I DIDN'T ARREST HIM.
I BROUGHT HIM IN
FOR QUESTIONING.
AND WHAT DID YOU
WANT ME TO DO, WILL?
WHAT IF HE'S GUILTY
OF THE MURDER
OF HIS WIFE AND CHILD?
WHAT IF HE'S NOT?
SHOULDN'T HE KNOW
WHAT'S GOING ON?
LOOK, I'M JUST STALLING
THE NOTIFICATION
UNTIL I GET A MATCH ON
THE DENTAL RECORDS.
SO PLEASE, JUST DON'T...
DON'T TELL ME HOW
TO RUN THIS CASE.
SO LAX HAS GOT NO RECORD
OF YUMMI TAKAHASHI...
YUMI.
YUMI.
TAKAHASHI'S CAR GOING INTO
OR OUT OF THE AIRPORT.
OK.
I NEED YOU TO CHECK TERMINAL
SECURITY TAPES YOURSELF.
ACCORDING TO THE AIRLINE,
THEY HAD THREE BAGS
CHECKED THROUGH.
MR. ANDREWS HERE
MIGHT HAVE BEEN WAITING
FOR THEM AT THE
LUGGAGE CAROUSEL.
LIEUTENANT PROVENZA,
WE NEED TO FIND
OUT IF YUMI AND AIKO
EVER MADE IT TO THEIR HOUSE.
CHECK THE CAR
SERVICES, SHUTTLES,
HORSE AND BUGGIES
RUNNING FROM THE AIRPORT.
SOMEONE PICKED THEM UP.
LIEUTENANT FLYNN,
I NEED YOU TO EXECUTE
A SEARCH WARRANT
OF YUMI'S HOUSE.
WHAT AM I LOOKING FOR?
EVERYTHING.
THEIR LUGGAGE.
INFORMATION RELATED
TO THEIR TRAVEL.
SUICIDE NOTE.
ALSO, THESE ARE PICTURES THAT
LIEUTENANT TAO TOOK
OF WHAT WE DREDGED UP
FROM THE HARBOR
AROUND THE BODIES.
SEE IF YOU CAN FIND
A MATE TO THAT LAMP.
ANOTHER STRIPED SLEEPING BAG.
COMPUTER THAT GOES
WITH THIS MONITOR.
YOU GOT IT. THANK YOU.
SERGEANT GABRIEL,
I WANT A COMPLETE
CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK
ON PAUL ANDREWS.
IF HE WAS SENT TO
THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE
FOR CHEWING GUM, I
WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.
UH, I WANT THE REST OF
YOU TO STAY CLOSE BY.
IN CASE STUFF COMES UP IN THERE
THAT I NEED YOU TO FOLLOW UP ON.
AND, BUZZ, I WANT EVERY UPDATE
AS IT COMES IN.
YES, MA'AM.
[DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES]
I'M SORRY.
ON TOP OF EVERYTHING ELSE,
OUR COMPUTERS ARE DOWN.
HUH, NATURALLY.
AND I HAVE TO, UM...
THIS IS A BIT OF A
BUREAUCRATIC BOILERPLATE,
BUT, UM, I HAVE TO SAY IT.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO AN ATTORNEY.
IF YOU CAN'T AFFORD AN ATTORNEY,
THE STATE WILL
PROVIDE YOU WITH ONE.
ALSO, YOU HAVE THE
RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.
ANYTHING YOU SAY
CAN AND WILL BE USED
AGAINST YOU IN A COURT OF LAW.
DO YOU UNDERSTAND THESE RIGHTS?
I DO. ARE YOU REALLY
GONNA ARREST ME
FOR DRIVING MY
WIFE'S CAR TO WORK?
WELL, NO, BUT, UH...
IF YOU COULD PUT
US IN TOUCH WITH HER,
THAT WOULD SAVE A LOT OF TIME.
FINDING YUMI'S A BIT MORE ON
YOUR SHOULDERS THAN MINE.
I TALKED TO THE LAPD
SEVERAL TIMES LAST FEBRUARY
ASKING FOR HELP WITH THAT.
I WAS TOLD THERE'S
NOTHING YOU CAN DO.
OH, REALLY, WHY IS THAT?
WELL, APPARENTLY, YOU
HAVE NO LEGAL AUTHORITY
IN THESE SITUATIONS.
WHAT KIND OF SITUATIONS?
WELL, I'LL JUST GO OVER
THE WHOLE THING
AGAIN THEN, SHALL I?
I LEFT HOME FOR WORK 6
MONTHS AGO ONE MORNING,
AND WHEN I GOT BACK,
YUMI HAD PACKED UP
AND GONE WITH MY
DAUGHTER TO JAPAN.
YOU REPORTED HER MISSING?
NO, NO. I REPORTED HER GONE.
SHE LEFT A NOTE.
SHE SAID SHE HAD NO CHOICE
BUT TO RAISE OUR CHILD IN TOKYO.
SHE'S AN ADULT, OF COURSE.
SHE CAN CHANGE HER
MIND ABOUT HER MARRIAGE.
PEOPLE DO, BUT...
TAKING OUR DAUGHTER WITH HER.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS ILLEGAL,
BUT... IT'S NOT
'CAUSE I'M NOT A U.S. CITIZEN,
WHICH INCIDENTALLY
IS WHY THE CAR
IS STILL IN YUMI'S NAME.
HOUSE AND BUSINESS, TOO.
I'M SO SORRY ABOUT YOUR TROUBLE
AND THAT YOU HAVE TO
MAKE ALL THESE PAYMENTS
FOR THINGS YOU DON'T OWN.
NOT TO HAVE
ANYTHING THAT'S YOURS.
WELL, THAT'S NOT EXACTLY TRUE.
I DO HAVE MY OWN
STORAGE FACILITY,
A RATHER LARGE ONE.
THE GARAGE JUST GOT
TOO SMALL FOR OUR CARS
AND MY PAST LIVES,
SO I BOXED MYSELF UP
ON SUNSET BOULEVARD.
DETECTIVE DANIELS
HAS A STORAGE FACILITY,
AND SHE TELLS ME WHENEVER
SHE NEEDS TO FIND SOMETHING,
SHE HAS TO NEARLY
TAKE THE ENTIRE DAY OFF
TO SORT THROUGH IT ALL.
YEAH.
YEAH, WELL. YOU HAVE
TO BE ORGANIZED ABOUT IT.
DANIELS IS GOING FOR A WARRANT.
SO, UM...
YOU COULDN'T TALK YOUR
WIFE INTO COMING BACK HOME?
NO, I HAVEN'T
TALKED TO HER AT ALL.
I CALLED HER PARENTS.
THEY INSIST THAT THEY
DON'T KNOW WHERE SHE IS.
THEY'RE LYING, OF COURSE.
WHAT CAN I DO?
RIGHT, RIGHT. I KNOW.
NOT YOUR PROBLEM.
BRITISH CONSULATE SAID
IT COULDN'T DO ANYTHING EITHER.
LIEUTENANT TAO HERE
HAS GOOD RELATIONS
WITH THE BRITISH CONSULATE.
MIGHT BE ABLE TO
PUSH THINGS THROUGH
WHEN WE'RE DONE HERE.
I'M ON IT.
LIEUTENANT TAO IS CHECKING
WITH THE CONSULATE RIGHT NOW.
DO YOU SUPPOSE IT
WOULD DO ANY GOOD?
I MEAN, THEY COULDN'T
CARE LESS ABOUT ME
IF I WAS FRENCH.
WE'LL SEE WHAT WE CAN DO.
THAT CERTAINLY WOULD
BE IRONIC, WOULDN'T IT?
AFTER ALL THIS.
I MEAN, I'M ONLY HERE TODAY
BECAUSE I TOOK
YUMI'S CAR TO WORK
INSTEAD OF MINE.
OH.
I THOUGHT YOU SAID
YOU DIDN'T OWN ANYTHING.
OH, I DON'T. IT'S LEASED.
A MERCEDES.
YUMI'S FAMILY WERE
COMING LAST YEAR,
AND I WANTED TO IMPRESS THEM.
A LOT OF GOOD THAT DID.
WHAT...
I HEAR A BUZZING SOUND.
DO YOU HEAR A BUZZ?
GETTING DETECTIVE
SANCHEZ RIGHT NOW.
I ASSUME YOU WANT HIM TO RUN
THE MERCEDES PLATES
AROUND THE AIRPORT?
I'M SORRY.
WHAT WERE WE, UM...
OH, RIGHT. YUMI'S PARENTS.
THEY CAME AND
THEY DIDN'T LIKE YOU.
NO. NOTHING I SAID
WAS GOOD ENOUGH
FOR HER FATHER.
AND YUMI SEEMED ASHAMED OF ME.
FRANKLY, I'M SO ANGRY AT HER
I DON'T EVEN KNOW IF I WANT TO
SPEAK TO HER AGAIN.
BUT MY DAUGHTER IS SO YOUNG.
SHE'S JUST TOW WEEKS
AND TWO DAYS SHY
OF HER FIFTH BIRTHDAY.
EVERY DAY SHE'S GONE,
I CAN FEEL HER JUST...
FORGETTING ME.
WHAT'S HER NAME?
AIKO.
GOT A PICTURE.
OR TWO.
MY LITTLE CHARMER.
THERE SHE IS.
BOY TROUBLE.
THAT'S MY PREDICTION FOR HER.
LOOK AT THAT SMILE.
I KEPT THE LETTER YUMI WROTE ME
SAYING GOOD-BYE.
SO ANDREWS HAS
NO CRIMINAL RECORD
IN THE STATES,
AND I.N.S. GAVE HIM
A CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH
WHEN HE APPLIED FOR HIS VISA.
DID YOU FIND ANYTHING ON HIM?
HIS STORY ABOUT THE BRITISH
CONSULATE CHECKS OUT.
AND THE GUY I TALKED TO THERE
SAID ANDREWS WAS SO INSISTENT
ABOUT GETTING HIS DAUGHTER BACK,
THEY ACTUALLY HAD
THE FAMILY CONTACTED
BY THEIR AMBASSADOR TO JAPAN.
BUT THE TAKAHASHIS INSISTED
THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE
THERE DAUGHTER WAS.
NOW, SEE, THEN THAT'S FUNNY
BECAUSE IT WAS THE FATHER
WHO REPORTED
YUMI AND AIKO MISSING
5 DAYS AGO WHEN THEY
DIDN'T COME BACK FROM L.A.
SO SHE HAD BEEN IN JAPAN.
YEAH, AND NOW
SHE'S IN THE MORGUE.
AIKO AND YUMI'S DENTAL RECORDS.
PERFECT MATCH.
OH, AND SERGEANT, PLEASE
INFORM HER LADYSHIP
THAT I CAN'T FIND ANY TRANSPORT
FOR THESE TWO FROM THE AIRPORT.
THAT'S HORRIBLE.
THAT'S HORRIBLE TO
LEAVE A LETTER LIKE THIS.
YUMI SHOULD'VE SPOKEN
TO YOU IN PERSON.
YOU CARRY IT AROUND WITH YOU.
DO YOU FIND THAT ODD?
MAYBE IT IS.
STILL, IT MIGHT BE THE LAST
I EVER HEAR FROM HER.
I DON'T KNOW.
EVEN THOUGH IT IS RATHER UNKIND
I CAN'T BRING MYSELF
TO PART WITH IT.
I WONDER IF WE MADE
THE RIGHT DECISION.
HEY, CHIEF. WE GOT A MATCH
ON THE DENTAL RECORDS
FROM THE MORGUE.
IT IS THIS GUY'S
WIFE AND DAUGHTER,
BUT HIS STORY CHECKS OUT,
AND DETECTIVE SANCHEZ
SAYS THEY HAVE NO RECORD
OF HIS MERCEDES AT
THE AIRPORT EITHER.
I SHOULD'VE JUST KEPT
QUIET AND NODDED.
ANYWAY...
IT SEEMS WE'VE COME
RATHER A LONG WAY
FROM TALKING ABOUT MY WIFE'S CAR
AND CHOP SHOPS.
YES, WE HAVE.
YES.
SO, YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THEM
SINCE YOUR WIFE TOOK
YOUR DAUGHTER TO JAPAN?
NO.
UM, IS THIS GONNA TAKE
MUCH LONGER, DO YOU THINK?
I OUGHT TO BE
GETTING BACK TO WORK.
AND REALLY, I MEAN,
IF YOU HAVE AN IN
WITH THE BRITISH CONSULATE,
THEN THAT'S GREAT,
BUT I FEEL LIKE I'VE TALKED
ABOUT MY FAMILY ENOUGH.
SO IF I TOLD YOU
THAT YUMI AND AIKO
CAME TO LOS ANGELES FROM TOKYO
20 DAYS AGO, YOU'D
BE VERY SURPRISED.
WELL...
OH, MY GOD. THIS
ISN'T ABOUT A CAR, IS IT?
WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING AT?
DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING
ABOUT THE WHEREABOUTS
OF MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER?
SO YUMI AND AIKO DIDN'T
COME TO YOUR HOUSE
FROM THE AIRPORT?
NO. WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER?
WHEN WAS THE
LAST TIME YOU HAD...
ANSWER THE BLOODY
QUESTION, WOMAN.
WHERE IS MY DAUGHTER?
I'M SORRY TO INFORM YOU...
NO. SIR.
IT IS MY DUTY TO INFORM YOU
THAT YOUR WIFE AND DAUGHTER
WERE FOUND TIED TOGETHER
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
LOS ANGELES HARBOR
THIS MORNING, AND IT APPEARS,
THAT THEY HAVE BEEN
DEAD FOR OVER TWO WEEKS.
I'M SORRY, UM... I'M
TRYING TO UNDERSTAND.
I, UH...
I DON'T THINK I BELIEVE YOU.
ACTUALLY, WHAT, YOU'RE
SAYING THAT AIKO'S...
SHE'S... DEAD?
I'M SORRY, SIR.
SHE IS.
IT'S A MISTAKE. YOU
MADE A MISTAKE.
IT MUST BE.
THAT'S MY LITTLE GIRL.
THAT'S MY LITTLE GIRL.
[CRYING]
[KNOCK ON DOOR]
EXCUSE ME.
[WHISPERING]
STAY IN HERE.
CHIEF, WE'VE COME UP
DRY EVERYWHERE ELSE,
BUT FLYNN FOUND SOMETHING
OUT AT ANDREWS' HOUSE
THAT WE... WE THOUGHT
YOU MIGHT LIKE TO SEE.
WHO IS THAT?
MEET ANDREWS' NEW
GIRLFRIEND AND HER SON.
THEY MOVED INTO HIS
HOUSE TWO MONTHS AGO.
HELLO.
KEIKO. I'M DEPUTY CHIEF
BRENDA LEIGH JOHNSON
OF THE LAPD.
UM... YOU'RE LIVING
WITH PAUL ANDREWS NOW,
IS THAT RIGHT?
YES.
HOW LONG AGO DID YOU TWO MEET?
UM, ALMOST 3 MONTH.
I MEET HIM ONLINE.
PAUL VERY NICE MAN.
HE TAKE CARE OF US.
WE NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING
WITHOUT HIM.
MAYBE I HAVE TO
GO BACK TO JAPAN.
DID YOU KNOW THAT
PAUL WAS MARRIED?
YES.
YES. I'M MARRIED, TOO.
MY HUSBAND BEAT ME.
HE BEAT MY SON.
PAUL'S WIFE LEAVE HIM.
HE NOT WANT TO THINK IT,
BUT SHE COULD BE
SEEING OTHER MAN.
JAPANESE MAN.
YUMI NOT COMING BACK.
I READ HER LETTER.
BUT YUMI DID COME BACK.
SHE CAME BACK ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO,
AND I'M THINKING THAT
SHE MIGHT HAVE ARRANGED
TO BE DRIVEN BACK TO HER HOUSE.
ARE YOU HOME DURING THE DAY?
YES.
UNLESS I SHOP.
AND DID YUMI AND AIKO
COME BACK TO THEIR HOUSE
WHILE YOU WERE THERE?
NO.
THEY NOT COME BACK.
IT MY HOUSE NOW.
EXCUSE ME.
COMMANDER.
I SAW THE BACKGROUND
SEARCH SERGEANT GABRIEL FILED,
AND I THOUGHT YOU
MIGHT LIKE TO KNOW
THAT EVEN THOUGH
PAUL ANDREWS HAS
NO CRIMINAL RECORD,
6 YEARS AGO, HIS FIRST
WIFE DISAPPEARED.
ONE WIFE MISSING IS
A TRAGEDY, BUT TWO.
WE WORKED IT AS
A CRITICAL MISSING.
I WATCHED THE INTERVIEWS, CHIEF,
AND I GOT TO SAY,
HE SEEMED GENUINE.
AND HE HAD A ROCK-SOLID ALIBI.
FIRST WIFE'S NAME IS HOSI?
RIGHT. AND EVERYONE SAID
HOW VERY MUCH IN LOVE THEY WERE.
AND HOSI WAS NEVER FOUND?
NO. AND WE LOOKED FOR
HER, TOO. EVERYWHERE.
HERE, JAPAN, MEXICO.
WHY MEXICO?
WE FOUND HER ABANDONED
CAR AT THE GLORIA ARBORETUM.
GROUNDS KEEPER THERE
HAD A RAPE RECORD,
AND HE LIT OUT TO GUADALAJARA
BEFORE WE COULD QUESTION HIM.
THIS RAPIST,
HE WAS AN EXPERT LANDSCAPER.
HE COULD'VE BURIED HOSI ANYWHERE
BETWEEN HERE AND
MEXICO UNLESS THAT'S HER.
COULD ALMOST BE HER TWIN SISTER.
WELL, I THINK IF NOTHING ELSE,
IT'S FAIR TO SAY PAUL
ANDREWS HAD A TYPE,
OR THE GIRL HE
FALLS IN LOVE WITH
KEEPS RISING FROM THE DEAD.
OK, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH, COMMANDER.
SERGEANT GABRIEL, IF YOU COULD
KEEP AN EYE ON
KEIKO FOR ME, PLEASE,
AND CALL DETECTIVE SANCHEZ
AND HAVE HIM START DRAGGING
THE SHORT-TERM
PARKING STRUCTURE VIDEO
NEAR THE TERMINAL
YUMI AND AIKO FLEW INTO.
THANK YOU. YES, MA'AM.
SO, HOW DID ANDREWS
TAKE THE NEWS
ABOUT HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER?
TERRIBLE. HE WAS STUNNED.
SO, ARE WE ABSOLUTELY
CERTAIN IT'S HIM,
OR IS THERE A POSSIBILITY
HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH?
I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW. EXCUSE ME.
[DOOR OPENS]
I SHOULD LIKE TO GO HOME NOW,
AND I'LL NEED A RIDE
SINCE YOU HAVE MY CAR.
AND I THINK AN APOLOGY
MIGHT BE IN ORDER.
I AM SORRY.
AND I UNDERSTAND
THAT YOUR FEELINGS
ARE RAW RIGHT NOW,
BUT THE TRUTH IS...
PLEASE, YOU HAVE NO
IDEA HOW I FEEL.
AND DO NOT PRESUME TO TALK TO ME
ABOUT THE TRUTH
SINCE YOU BROUGHT ME
HERE ON ENTIRELY
FALSE PRETENSES.
AND HAVE DONE
NOTHING BUT LIE TO ME...
DISCUSS IN A CASE LIKE THIS.
MR. ANDREWS,
IN INSIST YOU LISTEN TO
ME, AND RIGHT THIS SECOND,
BECAUSE WE ARE
TRYING TO FIGURE OUT
HOW YOUR SECOND WIFE ENDED UP
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HARBOR
WITH YOUR DAUGHTER
TIED TO HER WAIST,
AND IT IS YOUR DUTY TO HELP US.
AND THEN THERE IS THE
MATTER OF YOUR GIRLFRIEND
AND HER SON WHO YOU
MOVED INTO YOUR HOUSE
AFTER YOUR WIFE DISAPPEARED.
MY WIFE DID NOT DISAPPEAR.
SHE WENT TO JAPAN.
I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS.
I'M SORRY. IT'S CONFUSING.
I'M GETTING YOUR LAST WIFE
MIXED UP WITH YOUR FIRST,
WHO MOST DEFINITELY DISAPPEARED.
YOUR SECOND WIFE LEFT YOU
AND WAS RECOVERED
THIS MORNING DEAD,
AND YOUR GIRLFRIEND IS
IN MY OFFICE RIGHT NOW.
THAT IS THE CORRECT ORDER,
ISN'T IT, MR. ANDREWS?
IT'S HARD TO SAY BECAUSE
THEY LOOK SO MUCH ALIKE.
WELL, SINCE YOU'VE
DECIDED TO MAKE THIS DAY
EVEN WORSE THAN NECESSARY,
WHICH IS APPARENTLY
YOUR PURPOSE ON EARTH,
I'LL SEE IF I CAN EXPLAIN THINGS
TO YOUR SATISFACTION.
YES, I HAVE A GIRLFRIEND.
AFTER 3 MONTHS OF
SEARCHING FOR MY WIFE,
I LOOKED ONLINE FOR SOMEONE
TO SPEND TIME WITH,
AND KEIKO, WHO LOOKS
AWFULLY LIKE YUMI,
WHO LOOKS AWFULLY LIKE HOSI,
WHO DISAPPEARED
AFTER OUR FIRST...
YEAR OF MARRIAGE...
AND TO MAKE ME GO THROUGH THIS.
THIS IS THE MOST
PAINFUL PERIOD OF MY LIFE,
AND IT'S NOT EVEN AN
HOUR AFTER TELLING ME
MY DAUGHTER IS DEAD.
IT IS INHUMAN.
LET'S GO THROUGH
IT QUICKLY THEN.
VERY WELL. QUICKLY.
Paul: UNTIL MY
DAUGHTER WAS BORN,
I WOULD SAY THAT
HOSI WAS THE TRUE...
LOVE OF MY LIFE.
MORE THAN THAT, I ADMIRED HER.
SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL
AND TALENTED AND...
IF I AM GUILTY OF ANYTHING,
IT IS OF TRYING TO RE-CREATE
MY FIRST MARRIAGE
OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
CHOOSING WOMEN BECAUSE OF THEIR
PHYSICAL RESEMBLANCE TO HOSI,
AND POSSIBLY THAT
HASN'T WORKED OUT FOR ME,
BUT TO A DEGREE,
WE ARE OUR PATTERNS.
I REMEMBER.
SOMEONE... I THINK IT WAS
MY FIRST LATIN MASTER,
HE TOLD ME THAT
IF YOU WERE LOCKED
IN A LIBRARY OF THE
WORLD'S MISERIES
YOU WOULD BE LED
ALMOST INEXORABLY
TO CHOOSE YOUR OWN
BECAUSE IT'S THE PAIN
YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH.
STILL...
ISN'T 3 MONTHS A LITTLE
EARLY TO START DATING AGAIN?
OH, REALLY.
WELL, I AM DREADFULLY SORRY
THAT I DIDN'T KNOW YOU
WHEN I WAS SITTING
IN MY HOUSE ALONE
NIGHT AFTER NIGHT DRINKING
UNTIL THE GLASS
FELL OUT OF MY HAND.
HOW LONG DOES THE LAPD REQUIRE
SOMEONE TO REMAIN ALONE
AFTER THEY'VE BEEN
DUMPED AND ABANDONED
AND HAD THEIR
FAMILY RIPPED APART?
HAVE I VIOLATED SOME PROSCRIBED
WAITING PERIOD?
IS IT YOUR INTENTION
TO MAKE ME FEEL
EVEN WORSE ABOUT
MY DAUGHTER'S DEATH
THAN I ALREADY DO?
YOU READ MY WIFE'S LETTER.
WAS IT VAGUE TO YOU?
SHE LEFT ME. WHAT
WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO,
SIT IN MY HOUSE FOR
THE REST OF MY LIFE
WAITING FOR THE DIVORCE PAPERS?
ARE WE SURE IT'S HIM?
I WILL SAY, SHE USUALLY CATCHES
THEM IN A LIE A LOT
SOONER THAN THIS.
Paul: BY ALL MEANS,
MISS JOHNSON,
COUNSEL ME.
WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG?
LET'S TALK FOR A
SECOND ABOUT, UM...
THIS MORNING.
[SCOFFS]
YUMI AND AIKO WERE TIED TOGETHER
IN A MANNER INDICATING A FORM OF
RITUAL JAPANESE SUICIDE
KNOWN AS OYAKA-SHINJU.
THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
YUMI WOULD NEVER, NEVER...
NEVER HURT OUR DAUGHTER.
SHE LIVED FOR HER.
WHAT IF SHE FOUND OUT
THAT YOU WERE LIVING
WITH ANOTHER WOMAN?
SHE WOULDN'T HAVE.
WHAT IF SHE CAME
BACK AND SAW KEIKO
LIVING IN HER HOUSE?
SHE COULDN'T HAVE.
KEIKO WOULD'VE TOLD ME.
I'M CERTAIN.
DID YUMI HAVE ANY CONNECTION
TO THE LOS ANGELES HARBOR?
YEAH. WE WERE MARRIED
THERE AT PORTS-OF-CALL.
ARE YOU IMPLYING THAT
SHE MAY HAVE KILLED
HERSELF THERE AS A...
A SIGNAL TO ME?
THESE ARE THE LAST BOXES
FROM THE STORAGE UNIT.
NO LUGGAGE, HUH?
UH-UH. NO SLEEPING BAGS,
NO LAMPS, NO FURNITURE,
NO COMPUTER.
THIS IS PAUL AND
HOSI'S WEDDING ALBUM.
HOSI, HIS FIRST WIFE.
THEY GOT MARRIED AT
THE GLORIA ARBORETUM.
PRETTY GARDEN, ISN'T IT?
IT'S NICE.
UH, WE ALSO UNPACKED
SOME DIVING STUFF,
A WET SUIT AND A FACE MASK,
BUT IT'S NOT REALLY
INCRIMINATING.
HEY.
FOUND SOMETHING AT THE AIRPORT.
SO I'M LOOKING AT THE TAPE.
I SEE THIS GUY IN A SERVICE VAN
LEAVING THE AIRPORT
PARKING STRUCTURE.
AND HE'S GOT YUMI
AND AIKO WITH HIM.
SHOULDN'T SHE KNOW ABOUT THIS?
CHIEF, DETECTIVE
SANCHEZ FOUND FILM
FROM THE AIRPORT
WE NEED YOU TO SEE.
OK.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR
US TO TAKE A BREAK.
ARE YOU HUNGRY OR THIRSTY?
IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN
GET YOU WHILE I'M OUT?
THERE'S NOTHING
YOU CAN DO FOR ME.
NOTHING.
OK.
BACK IN A MINUTE.
Sanchez: NOW HERE COMES THE VAN.
YOU CAN'T MAKE OUT THE DRIVER,
BUT THAT'S YUMI
WITH AIKO ON HER LAP.
I NEED THIS VAN
AND THE GUY WHO DRIVES IT,
AND I NEED HIM NOW!
FLYNN, GABRIEL.
DONNY, IS IT. YOUR
NAME IS DONNY?
YES, MA'AM.
YOU KNOW WHY YOU'RE HERE?
NO. NO IDEA.
REALLY? WELL, LET ME
EXPLAIN IT TO YOU THEN.
YOU'RE HERE BECAUSE OF CAMERAS.
CAMERAS?
THEY'RE EVERYWHERE
NOWADAYS, DID YOU KNOW THAT?
SINCE 9/11, TAKING
PICTURES OF PEOPLE LEAVING
PARKING GARAGES
AND STUFF LIKE THAT.
I'M GONNA OPEN THE
BACK OF YOUR VAN.
IS THAT OK?
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO THAT FOR?
WHY, YOU GOT SOMETHING IN THERE
YOU DON'T WANT US TO SEE?
STAND OVER HERE AND
LOSE THAT ATTITUDE.
OK, OK, OK, UH...
I HIT ANOTHER CAR,
AND I DROVE AWAY.
I FLED THE SCENE,
BUT I DIDN'T HURT ANYONE.
WHERE'S YOUR OTHER SLEEPING BAG?
YOU HEAR THE LADY,
WHERE'S YOUR
OTHER SLEEPING BAG?!
HOW DO YOU KNOW I HAD
ANOTHER SLEEPING BAG?
IT WAS STOLEN AFTER I HAD
THE ACCIDENT IN THE VAN.
LOOK, CAN'T I JUST SAY I'M SORRY
AND PAY?
CUFF THIS BASTARD
AND READ HIM HIS RIGHTS.
HEY, HEY, LADY. WAIT.
SHUT UP AND LISTEN!
IT WAS AN ACCIDENT!
I'LL PAY FOR IT.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT
TO REMAIN SILENT.
I DID JUST AS MUCH
DAMAGE TO MY VAN...
WAIT A MINUTE, WAIT A
MINUTE, WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU SAID YOU HAD AN ACCIDENT?
YES. YES, I SCRAPED
IT PRETTY BAD.
I DENTED THE REAR AND THE SIDE.
WHERE'S THE DAMAGE TO YOUR VAN?
I HAD IT FIXED.
I NEVER REPORTED IT TO
THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
I PAID CASH.
WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE BODY SHOP
YOU TOOK IT TO?
I THINK YOU HAVE
ENOUGH FOR AN ARREST.
YOU HAVE YUMI'S SHOES.
ANDREWS HAD
POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE
WHEN HIS WIFE AND DAUGHTER
WERE PICKED UP AT THE AIRPORT.
THE DIVING STUFF
CONNECTS HIM TO THE BELT.
HE STOLE THAT SLEEPING
BAG FROM THE VAN,
AND HE DROPPED HIS WIFE
AND DAUGHTER OFF IN IT
OVER THE EDGE OF A PIER.
THE PROBLEM IS I HAVE
NO PHYSICAL EVIDENCE.
NOTHING...
AT ALL.
PLUS ANY DECENT DEFENSE ATTORNEY
CAN PROVIDE A CREDIBLE
ALTERNATIVE SUSPECT
THANKS TO OUR GOOD FRIEND DONNY.
IT WAS HIS VAN, HE
HAS THE SLEEPING BAGS.
THERE'S NO WAY TO
ESTABLISH THE TIME OF DEATH.
WE WERE HOPING WE WOULD FIND
SOMETHING IN ALL THIS
THAT WOULD TIE
HIM TO THE MURDER,
BUT IT'S ALL JUST STUFF.
STOP, STOP.
STOP.
STOP, STOP. OPENING THOSE BOXES.
STOP. WHY?
THESE BOXES PROVE HE DID IT.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT'S IN THEM?
Brenda: I DON'T NEED TO KNOW.
TAKE THOSE THREE UNOPENED BOXES
AND MEET ME OUTSIDE
THE INTERVIEW ROOM.
THANK YOU.
I'VE HAD ENOUGH.
REALLY, I'M EXHAUSTED
AND SICK TO MY STOMACH,
AND I NEED TO GO HOME.
PLEASE HAVE A SEAT, SIR.
WE HAVE JUST ONE
MORE THING TO DEAL WITH.
I'M SORRY, REALLY.
I'M ALL PLAYED OUT FOR THE DAY.
I HAVE FRIENDS AND RELATIVES
I NEED TO CALL,
AND I SHOULD LIKE
TO SEE THE BODIES
IF THAT CAN BE ARRANGED.
WE'LL GET TO THAT IN A MINUTE.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT THESE ARE, SIR?
YES. YOU HAVE NO RIGHT
TO BE GOING THROUGH
MY PERSONAL LIFE.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I HAVE EVERY RIGHT
TO GO THROUGH
YOUR PERSONAL LIFE,
BUT I HAVE TO TELL YOU, SIR,
IT IS NOT A PLACE
I'D LIKE TO LINGER.
[SCOFFS]
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO KNOW
THESE BOXES ARE YOURS?
WELL, YOU GOT THEM
FROM MY STORAGE FACILITY.
OBVIOUSLY.
THAT ONLY PROVES THAT
YOU POSSESSED THEM.
HOW CAN I BE SURE THAT
YOU'RE THE PROPER OWNER?
WELL, FOR ONE
THING I CAN TELL YOU
WHAT'S IN THEM.
SEE THIS ONE, "CC"?
CHINA CUPS WRAPPED
IN OLD NEWSPAPERS.
SO BE CAREFUL WITH IT
IF YOU DON'T MIND,
AND IN THIS ONE,
OLD VIDEO GAMES FROM
THE MID-NINETIES "VG."
SO IF I OPENED UP THIS BOX
AND DIDN'T FIND CHINA CUPS,
YOU'D BE VERY SURPRISED?
I WOULD. WHY IS THAT?
BECAUSE I PACKED THEM MYSELF.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU.
WELL, IT'S THE TRUTH.
YOU SWEAR TO IT? ON MY LIFE.
YOU KNOW WHAT'S INTERESTING
ABOUT THAT, MR. ANDREWS?
IS THAT WHEN YOU
PACKED UP THESE BOXES,
YOU USED NYLON CORD
MADE WITH SURGEON'S KNOTS,
AND IT'S THE EXACT
SAME TYPE OF CORD,
AND THE EXACT SAME KIND OF KNOTS
THAT YOU USED TO TIE THE BODY
OF YOUR WIFE TO THAT
OF YOUR DAUGHTER
BEFORE STRAPPING
ON A DIVING BELT
AND DUMPING THEM INTO THE OCEAN.
I FOUND FILM OF YOUR
WIFE AND DAUGHTER
BEING PICKED UP
FROM THE AIRPORT.
OK, NOW HE LOOKS LIKE A LIAR.
THEY WERE SITTING
IN THE FRONT SEAT
OF A VAN THAT WAS
SUPPOSEDLY IN YOUR BODY SHOP
THE NIGHT THAT YUMI AND
AIKO ARRIVED FROM JAPAN.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT, MR. ANDREWS,
I'M STARTING TO GET A
REALLY GOOD PICTURE OF YOU
WITH A NEEDLE IN YOUR ARM.
SO NOW COMES THE TIME
WHEN WE STOP LYING TO EACH OTHER
AND START TELLING EACH
OTHER THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH.
I CAN EITHER ARREST YOU
FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER
WITH THE SPECIAL
CIRCUMSTANCE OF LYING IN WAIT,
WHICH CARRIES WITH
IT THE DEATH PENALTY,
OR I CAN BRING THE D.A. IN HERE,
AND YOU CAN CONFESS,
MAYBE EVEN SAVE YOUR LIFE,
WHICH IS A CHANCE YOUR
WIFE AND DAUGHTER NEVER HAD.
ALL I WANT TO KNOW...
REALLY...
IS WHY?
DID YOU KILL YUMI AND AIKO
BECAUSE YOU HAD
A NEW GIRLFRIEND,
OR WAS IT TO SAVE YOUR
HOUSE AND YOUR BUSINESS?
IS THAT IT?
DID YOU MURDER YOUR CHILD
TO AVOID SPLITTING
UP YOUR ASSETS?
DO I REALLY SEEM LIKE
SUCH A MONSTER TO YOU?
YOU LOOK HUMAN ENOUGH.
ARE YOU GONNA TELL
ME WHY YOU KILLED
YOUR WIFE AND DAUGHTER?
I HAVE NOTHING TO
EXPLAIN, AND EVEN IF I DID,
YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR FIRST WIFE HOSI?
WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?
I NEVER...
LAID A HAND UPON HER.
I NEVER TOUCHED HER
EXCEPT TO LOVE HER.
I'D NEVER... HURT...
HOSI. NEVER.
ALL RIGHT, THEN.
I'LL JUST STICK WITH
WHAT I CAN PROVE.
YOU SMART ENOUGH TO
MAKE A DEAL WITH THE D.A.?
OR SHOULD I ARREST
YOU FOR MURDER ONE?
HE ADMITTED TO POISONING
HIS WIFE AND CHILD
WITH CYANIDE... MM...
PUTTING THEM IN A SLEEPING BAG,
TYING THEM UP TO
MAKE IT LOOK LIKE
A RITUAL SUICIDE,
AND DUMPING THEM IN THE OCEAN.
AND THIS DEPUTY D.A...
AND I TOLD HIM, I SAID,
"PAUL ANDREWS IS A
PATHOLOGICAL LIAR."
SO WHAT DOES HE DO?
IN EXCHANGE FOR A CONFESSION?
TWO TERMS OF
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.
BUT CONCURRENT. NOT CONSECUTIVE.
PAUL ANDREWS IS GONNA GET
PAROLE ONE DAY.
I KNOW IT.
THERE'S A WAY AROUND THAT.
HOW?
BRING HIM TO TRIAL.
I CAN'T DO THAT.
HE'S ALREADY MADE
A DEAL WITH THE D.A.
PLUS IT'S ONLY SO
MUCH WE CAN DO TO HIM
BECAUSE THE JAPANESE HELPED US
WITH THEIR DENTAL RECORDS.
JAPANESE HELPED
YOU WITH THE BODIES
YOU FOUND IN THE HARBOR.
WHAT ABOUT THE FIRST WIFE?
THE ONE HE MARRIED AT
THE GLORIA ARBORETUM?
HE SAID WE'RE ALL
CREATURES OF PATTERNS.
BURIED HIS SECOND WIFE
WHERE HE MARRIED HER.
WHAT ABOUT THE FIRST WIFE?
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