1 00:00:06,373 --> 00:00:09,467 -= The Closer S03E09 =- 2 00:00:20,875 --> 00:00:21,825 So. 3 00:00:21,946 --> 00:00:26,784 Officer-involved shootings often bring up feelings of remorse and/or guilt, 4 00:00:27,402 --> 00:00:29,602 even if the officer's life was threatened. 5 00:00:30,311 --> 00:00:32,561 How have you been feeling since the attack? 6 00:00:32,712 --> 00:00:34,462 - Any nightmares? - No. I'm fine. 7 00:00:37,966 --> 00:00:39,791 Well, I haven't been sleeping much lately, 8 00:00:39,792 --> 00:00:43,636 but that's perfectly normal for someone going through early onset menopause, 9 00:00:43,637 --> 00:00:45,997 which I might be according to my doctor. 10 00:00:47,565 --> 00:00:50,716 - Any flashbacks? - No, just the occasional hot flash. 11 00:00:59,547 --> 00:01:03,443 So, you're fine? Nothing major going on in your life? 12 00:01:04,608 --> 00:01:06,067 Yes. No. 13 00:01:06,779 --> 00:01:08,229 Well, uh, not... not really. 14 00:01:09,395 --> 00:01:13,756 My parents are coming to town today, and my daddy's never met Fritz, so... 15 00:01:16,177 --> 00:01:17,965 - Who's Fritz? - My boyfriend... 16 00:01:19,130 --> 00:01:20,539 Uh, fiancé. 17 00:01:21,089 --> 00:01:22,385 We just got engaged. 18 00:01:24,620 --> 00:01:26,521 Oh, my... my ring's in my purse. 19 00:01:27,048 --> 00:01:28,598 I'm getting it sized. 20 00:01:30,679 --> 00:01:33,024 And, I'm a... W- we're buying a house. 21 00:01:34,854 --> 00:01:40,362 So, then, other than possible early onset menopause, getting engaged, 22 00:01:40,423 --> 00:01:43,565 having your parents come into town, buying a new house, 23 00:01:43,566 --> 00:01:45,954 and being attacked with a cattle prod then shooting 24 00:01:45,955 --> 00:01:47,805 and killing your assailant, 25 00:01:48,316 --> 00:01:51,034 there's nothing significant happening in your life? 26 00:01:51,451 --> 00:01:53,372 Why do you have to say it like that? 27 00:02:00,610 --> 00:02:02,242 So, I'm done? I can go? 28 00:02:03,084 --> 00:02:04,434 That's up to you. 29 00:02:05,404 --> 00:02:09,602 Brenda, if you're ever feeling unfine, come back and see me. 30 00:02:10,465 --> 00:02:11,415 I will. 31 00:02:12,081 --> 00:02:13,095 Thank you. 32 00:02:14,481 --> 00:02:15,431 So, I... 33 00:02:16,728 --> 00:02:18,518 Thank you. Bye. 34 00:02:21,211 --> 00:02:22,787 It was very helpful. 35 00:02:23,835 --> 00:02:24,637 Good. 36 00:02:24,638 --> 00:02:27,398 You're always saying I need to listen to outside opinions more, 37 00:02:27,399 --> 00:02:30,964 and the opinion of our best psychiatrist is that I'm ready to go back to work. 38 00:02:30,965 --> 00:02:32,955 Really? Ready for work... That's what she said? 39 00:02:32,956 --> 00:02:34,406 Yeah, more or less. 40 00:02:36,172 --> 00:02:40,227 "To Chief Pope, from Dr. Leonard, R.E. you... 41 00:02:40,867 --> 00:02:44,194 "Deputy Chief Johnson is not fit for full investigative duties. 42 00:02:44,371 --> 00:02:47,583 "She is exhausted, disconnected, distracted, 43 00:02:47,603 --> 00:02:49,653 "and in denial of deep emotional issues. 44 00:02:49,909 --> 00:02:51,809 "Allowing deputy Chief Johnson to resume 45 00:02:51,810 --> 00:02:56,555 "a full workload could put her and other members of the LAPD at risk." 46 00:02:56,748 --> 00:02:59,244 Well, that is just... nuts. 47 00:02:59,549 --> 00:03:02,045 According to the department shrink, so are you. 48 00:03:02,609 --> 00:03:05,983 But since making you stay at home will only make matters worse... 49 00:03:06,767 --> 00:03:08,327 Greg Pierson, a reporter for channel 8, 50 00:03:08,328 --> 00:03:10,778 wants to do an investigative piece on the LAPD. 51 00:03:11,948 --> 00:03:13,475 I know, but this is a good one. 52 00:03:13,476 --> 00:03:17,167 He wants to draw attention to how overburdened and understaffed we are, 53 00:03:17,168 --> 00:03:19,057 and that's a story we need to get out there. 54 00:03:19,058 --> 00:03:21,106 So, you want me to talk to this reporter? 55 00:03:21,107 --> 00:03:23,425 I was thinking a ride-along with the deputy Chief 56 00:03:23,426 --> 00:03:27,041 and head of priority homicide might be a nice gesture of cooperation. 57 00:03:28,162 --> 00:03:29,666 Pick Pierson up at his office. 58 00:03:29,667 --> 00:03:32,873 And, Brenda, I know he looks like a 9th grader, but he's very sharp, 59 00:03:32,874 --> 00:03:35,974 so please keep your answers as simple and clear as possible. 60 00:03:36,145 --> 00:03:39,495 Are you seriously giving me advice on how to handle an interview? 61 00:03:39,785 --> 00:03:40,735 Yes, I am. 62 00:03:41,191 --> 00:03:42,641 Just please don't make news. 63 00:04:15,441 --> 00:04:16,391 Hey, Fritzy. 64 00:04:16,467 --> 00:04:18,573 Where are you? You were supposed to be home by now. 65 00:04:18,574 --> 00:04:19,896 I'm at work. What are you doing? 66 00:04:19,897 --> 00:04:23,140 What am I doing? I'm trying to clean up this place before your parents get here. 67 00:04:23,141 --> 00:04:24,741 No. No. No. No. Don't clean up. 68 00:04:24,829 --> 00:04:28,667 I'll do that when I get home, which will be a little bit later than I thought. 69 00:04:28,668 --> 00:04:30,170 Wait. Wait. Wait. Wait. No. No. 70 00:04:30,171 --> 00:04:32,067 You're not suggesting that I pick up your dad, 71 00:04:32,068 --> 00:04:33,918 who I have never met, all by myself? 72 00:04:34,172 --> 00:04:36,445 You've met my mother. She'll introduce you. 73 00:04:38,027 --> 00:04:39,162 Okay, don't worry. 74 00:04:39,163 --> 00:04:41,813 My daddy has a great sense of humor, and my mother, 75 00:04:42,335 --> 00:04:46,183 she's just gonna be reading signs all the way back to the hotel anyway. 76 00:04:46,967 --> 00:04:49,392 Just let them drop their bags, check in, 77 00:04:49,447 --> 00:04:52,056 and I'll meet you at home later. Okay? 78 00:04:52,190 --> 00:04:53,813 - No. You can't... - I promise. 79 00:04:53,814 --> 00:04:56,707 Oh, and, uh, don't say anything about the engagement, okay? 80 00:04:56,708 --> 00:04:57,861 No. Wait. Bren... 81 00:05:00,316 --> 00:05:02,299 - Hello, Sergeant. - Good to see you back. 82 00:05:02,300 --> 00:05:03,800 Yoo-hoo, Lieutenant Provenza. 83 00:05:03,955 --> 00:05:06,189 Pope asked me to drive you and Greg Pierson around 84 00:05:06,190 --> 00:05:07,705 to free you up to talk to them, so... 85 00:05:07,706 --> 00:05:09,843 Pope? He's your buddy now, uh. 86 00:05:10,307 --> 00:05:12,307 You don't have to call him, Chief Pope? 87 00:05:12,397 --> 00:05:14,447 I suppose he assigned you to babysit me? 88 00:05:15,897 --> 00:05:17,047 Where are y'all going? 89 00:05:19,138 --> 00:05:21,188 - Nowhere. - Has there been a homicide? 90 00:05:21,915 --> 00:05:22,865 Yeah. 91 00:05:23,208 --> 00:05:25,455 And, this one's pretty interesting, too, Chief. 92 00:05:25,456 --> 00:05:29,256 Dead body found inside a room that's locked from the outside. Now, inside, 93 00:05:29,439 --> 00:05:31,918 there are no windows and no locks. 94 00:05:33,128 --> 00:05:34,608 - Really? - No. 95 00:05:35,177 --> 00:05:38,414 Some academy award-winning writer found dead in the Hollywood hills. 96 00:05:38,415 --> 00:05:39,486 Probably O.D.'d. 97 00:05:39,487 --> 00:05:42,037 He was only a nomination. He didn't actually win. 98 00:05:48,015 --> 00:05:49,060 You want to come along? 99 00:05:49,061 --> 00:05:50,511 - What's the address? - No! 100 00:05:50,638 --> 00:05:53,746 If you give her that address, I swear to god I will tell Pope... 101 00:05:53,747 --> 00:05:55,148 Chief Pope. 102 00:05:57,854 --> 00:05:59,361 I'm sorry, Chief. 103 00:06:02,339 --> 00:06:04,643 - Well, I'm driving. - A- actually... 104 00:06:11,723 --> 00:06:13,473 Should we be talking or something? 105 00:06:13,588 --> 00:06:16,588 Just do what you normally do. Pretend we're not even here. 106 00:06:18,331 --> 00:06:20,831 Does he really need to film the back of my head? 107 00:06:21,106 --> 00:06:22,456 Just act natural. 108 00:06:22,707 --> 00:06:23,657 She is. 109 00:06:26,505 --> 00:06:29,226 Maybe we should just stop by the crime scene for one minute. 110 00:06:29,227 --> 00:06:30,177 No. No. 111 00:06:34,752 --> 00:06:36,606 What I'm really hoping for here, you guys, 112 00:06:36,607 --> 00:06:38,847 is a sense about how outnumbered you are. 113 00:06:39,176 --> 00:06:42,126 Now, I-i did a little research. I got a couple addresses. 114 00:06:42,374 --> 00:06:46,062 Supposed to be gathering places for one of the local gangs. 115 00:06:47,639 --> 00:06:49,200 Washington and Ridgeley. 116 00:06:50,133 --> 00:06:51,533 Take Franklin. It's faster. 117 00:06:51,861 --> 00:06:53,404 Franklin's not even on the way. 118 00:06:53,405 --> 00:06:56,620 Franklin takes us into the hills, and we are not going there. 119 00:07:03,812 --> 00:07:05,382 That was a bit of a let down. 120 00:07:05,739 --> 00:07:08,539 Maybe the next address will be a little more exciting. 121 00:07:09,873 --> 00:07:13,323 Now, if you don't mind my asking, what makes a homicide a priority? 122 00:07:14,019 --> 00:07:17,354 I mean, how do you, um, prioritize murders, anyway? 123 00:07:19,272 --> 00:07:22,376 Three bodies or more, critical missings with children, 124 00:07:22,639 --> 00:07:25,057 homicides involving high-profile individuals. 125 00:07:25,375 --> 00:07:26,427 Actually, you guys 126 00:07:26,428 --> 00:07:28,935 sometimes have more to do with that determination than we do. 127 00:07:28,936 --> 00:07:30,381 You know, maybe we should just check 128 00:07:30,382 --> 00:07:33,040 and see if there's an example of one of these high-profile cases. 129 00:07:33,041 --> 00:07:33,991 Maybe not. 130 00:07:36,420 --> 00:07:37,494 So, essentially, 131 00:07:37,495 --> 00:07:41,095 rich, white people are considered more important than poor minorities? 132 00:07:41,604 --> 00:07:44,654 No, sir. Just seems that way because of the media coverage. 133 00:07:45,690 --> 00:07:49,083 Does the LAPD also have priority divisions for theft or for rape? 134 00:07:49,421 --> 00:07:52,088 Well, I'm not really qualified to answer some of your questions, 135 00:07:52,089 --> 00:07:53,818 but if you really want to see how we work, 136 00:07:53,819 --> 00:07:55,892 we should just take you to a priority crime scene. 137 00:07:55,893 --> 00:07:58,271 Sergeant Gabriel, you know the address, I presume. 138 00:07:58,272 --> 00:08:02,222 Chief Pope has suggested we let Mr. Pierson direct our route today. 139 00:08:02,303 --> 00:08:05,303 Would you like me to call in and ask him if he wants us... 140 00:08:06,775 --> 00:08:07,725 Down! 141 00:08:49,896 --> 00:08:53,976 532h. Officer needs help. Shots fired. We're at the corner of... 142 00:08:55,183 --> 00:08:57,696 Damn it. Santa Fe, 400 south. 143 00:08:58,742 --> 00:09:01,042 - Need help now! - Sergeant, I need a towel! 144 00:09:02,535 --> 00:09:05,360 All units, officers need help. 400 south, Santa Fe. 145 00:09:05,518 --> 00:09:06,968 - Oh, help him. - Oh, my... 146 00:09:10,207 --> 00:09:11,157 Ah, Chief. 147 00:09:12,276 --> 00:09:14,164 I know. I know, Sergeant. 148 00:09:16,117 --> 00:09:19,213 - 532 Henry, come in. - We need help now! 149 00:09:19,460 --> 00:09:21,924 - It's okay. - Santa Fe, 400 south! 150 00:09:22,304 --> 00:09:23,854 It'll be okay. Help is coming. 151 00:09:25,055 --> 00:09:28,955 Hang in there, man. Just calm down, all right. Just calm down. Just breathe. 152 00:09:31,367 --> 00:09:32,317 Help him. 153 00:09:40,226 --> 00:09:42,403 Yoo-hoo! Brenda? 154 00:09:43,921 --> 00:09:44,871 No. Wait. Wait. 155 00:09:46,337 --> 00:09:47,817 Okay. I got you. 156 00:09:52,380 --> 00:09:54,628 Mr. Johnson, I-I'm sorry. 157 00:09:55,022 --> 00:09:57,260 T- the cat was trying to... the... 158 00:09:57,819 --> 00:09:59,972 - I'm sorry. - Man ought to have a dog. 159 00:10:00,813 --> 00:10:02,226 Can talk sense to a dog. 160 00:10:02,831 --> 00:10:06,155 Where's Brenda? I thought you said she'd be here by now? 161 00:10:06,236 --> 00:10:08,626 Yeah, I did. She must have hit some traffic. 162 00:10:08,654 --> 00:10:10,926 Can I get you something to drink? 163 00:10:11,212 --> 00:10:12,173 Iced tea. 164 00:10:12,174 --> 00:10:13,778 I don't think they have iced tea, Clay. 165 00:10:13,779 --> 00:10:16,045 Of course they have iced tea. Everybody's got iced tea. 166 00:10:16,046 --> 00:10:17,497 Not in Los Angeles. 167 00:10:17,553 --> 00:10:18,608 Don't do that. 168 00:10:18,724 --> 00:10:20,813 - I didn't say anything. - You were going to. 169 00:10:20,814 --> 00:10:24,344 I have ice, and I think I have tea. 170 00:10:25,166 --> 00:10:27,666 You know, I think he could really use a bourbon. 171 00:10:27,667 --> 00:10:29,277 I bet they don't even have bourbon. 172 00:10:29,278 --> 00:10:31,471 Make it a double. He's driving me crazy. 173 00:10:36,089 --> 00:10:37,939 Are you all right? W- what happened? 174 00:10:39,092 --> 00:10:40,966 Oh, no. This blood... it's not mine. 175 00:10:41,350 --> 00:10:45,804 This is, uh, Chad, and, uh, this is Roy. They'll be staying with us for a bit. 176 00:10:46,498 --> 00:10:47,485 Oh, honey. 177 00:10:49,947 --> 00:10:51,147 Ma, I'm fine. I just... 178 00:10:51,797 --> 00:10:53,274 I need to shower. Daddy. 179 00:10:54,609 --> 00:10:55,809 Willie Rae, let her go. 180 00:11:11,774 --> 00:11:13,549 There are two SWAT guys in the living room, 181 00:11:13,550 --> 00:11:17,000 a black-and-white out in front of the house. Tell me what happened. 182 00:11:17,726 --> 00:11:19,276 There was a shooting. 183 00:11:19,710 --> 00:11:22,310 I tried to help the victim, but he didn't make it. 184 00:11:23,366 --> 00:11:25,356 Look, I don't want my parents to worry about me, 185 00:11:25,357 --> 00:11:28,057 and you shouldn't be in here when they're out there. 186 00:11:28,195 --> 00:11:32,028 Would someone mind telling me what's going on? Roy. 187 00:11:32,893 --> 00:11:35,193 I'm sorry, ma'am. I'm not at liberty to say. 188 00:11:35,421 --> 00:11:38,176 Say what? That someone tried to shoot my daughter? 189 00:11:39,441 --> 00:11:40,891 So you already know? 190 00:11:41,138 --> 00:11:43,489 Of course. Just not all the details. 191 00:11:45,859 --> 00:11:48,944 Well, ma'am, your daughter and Sergeant Gabriel weren't hit. 192 00:11:48,945 --> 00:11:52,245 One of the passengers was killed. The other one's gonna make it. 193 00:11:52,745 --> 00:11:53,995 Kitchen's clear. 194 00:11:59,190 --> 00:12:01,039 So, as you can see, I'm fine. 195 00:12:02,884 --> 00:12:05,034 Now, how are you and daddy getting along? 196 00:12:05,381 --> 00:12:06,331 I don't know. 197 00:12:06,853 --> 00:12:08,203 Where's your ring? 198 00:12:09,977 --> 00:12:13,061 Oh, it's, uh, in my purse in evidence. 199 00:12:14,355 --> 00:12:15,305 Sorry. 200 00:12:15,681 --> 00:12:18,449 Look, please don't leave my parents alone out there, 201 00:12:18,971 --> 00:12:21,163 and please don't tell them I got shot at. 202 00:12:22,394 --> 00:12:25,017 - You got shot at? - Yes, but they missed. 203 00:12:26,115 --> 00:12:29,415 Look, now we got the SWAT detail, so everything's gonna be fine. 204 00:12:29,585 --> 00:12:31,835 Please, just please, look after my parents. 205 00:12:33,645 --> 00:12:34,595 Okay. 206 00:12:53,810 --> 00:12:55,897 So, y'all ready to go to dinner? 207 00:12:56,519 --> 00:12:58,856 Roy said someone was trying to kill you. 208 00:13:01,417 --> 00:13:03,919 - Sorry, ma'am. - You had no choice, son. 209 00:13:04,215 --> 00:13:05,665 We're staying here. 210 00:13:06,088 --> 00:13:07,943 No. No. No. That's not necessary. 211 00:13:08,128 --> 00:13:10,262 Honey, we've already cancelled the hotel, 212 00:13:10,263 --> 00:13:13,013 and Roy's sending a squad car to pick up our luggage. 213 00:13:13,181 --> 00:13:16,709 - I'll cook something. - No. W-we're going out to dinner. 214 00:13:16,885 --> 00:13:18,635 Hey, maybe we should take it easy? 215 00:13:19,020 --> 00:13:21,070 No. I'm not gonna let this ruin our fun. 216 00:13:21,212 --> 00:13:24,698 Just because we have this silly SWAT detail doesn't mean 217 00:13:24,812 --> 00:13:29,789 that we can't do what we were planning, like going to the beach and chinatown. 218 00:13:29,929 --> 00:13:32,700 Honey, the only site we're here to see is you. 219 00:13:35,186 --> 00:13:36,636 Oh, all right, then. 220 00:13:36,698 --> 00:13:38,706 But y'all are gonna stay in my bedroom, okay? 221 00:13:38,707 --> 00:13:41,657 Oh, no. No, you're the one that got shot at. 222 00:13:42,153 --> 00:13:43,777 We'll sleep on the fold out. 223 00:13:44,496 --> 00:13:45,791 The only question is... 224 00:13:47,880 --> 00:13:49,495 Where's Fritz gonna sleep? 225 00:13:51,975 --> 00:13:53,119 Oh, but... 226 00:13:54,135 --> 00:13:55,085 Well, I... I... 227 00:14:11,660 --> 00:14:13,310 we're gonna need a bigger board. 228 00:14:14,802 --> 00:14:17,204 We've moved that writer suicide over to Hollywood division, 229 00:14:17,205 --> 00:14:19,259 so you all are on this shooting full time now. 230 00:14:19,260 --> 00:14:22,813 Chief Johnson believes that you are the best detectives in the building, 231 00:14:22,814 --> 00:14:24,044 so prove her right. 232 00:14:24,577 --> 00:14:27,094 Lieutenant Provenza, you're in charge. What do you got? 233 00:14:27,095 --> 00:14:28,045 Tao. 234 00:14:31,848 --> 00:14:34,599 Ballistics confirmed our casings are .223 rounds. 235 00:14:34,832 --> 00:14:38,712 M16, AR15... some kind of serious firepower. Probably gangs. 236 00:14:39,378 --> 00:14:40,334 Sanchez. 237 00:14:40,335 --> 00:14:43,647 Santa Fe, Mateo... That's not big gang territory, but they do travel, 238 00:14:43,648 --> 00:14:46,428 and she's ticked off plenty of them over the past couple of years. 239 00:14:46,429 --> 00:14:48,434 I've been on the line with special investigators 240 00:14:48,435 --> 00:14:50,262 at the county lockup and the state prisons. 241 00:14:50,263 --> 00:14:51,613 Now, they're following up to see 242 00:14:51,614 --> 00:14:54,984 if any of their snitches have heard anything about a hit on a cop. 243 00:14:55,971 --> 00:14:56,921 Flynn. 244 00:15:01,875 --> 00:15:05,233 We're checking out everybody that Chief Johnson has either arrested, 245 00:15:05,234 --> 00:15:08,945 investigated, or helped convict, along with their friends and families, 246 00:15:09,169 --> 00:15:12,219 starting with the most recent and are working our way back. 247 00:15:13,865 --> 00:15:16,065 I'm expecting a similar list from Atlanta. 248 00:15:16,633 --> 00:15:19,830 What about D.C.? There were a lot of people that hated her there. 249 00:15:19,831 --> 00:15:21,190 Already contacted them. 250 00:15:23,062 --> 00:15:24,412 All right, so, is that it? 251 00:15:24,999 --> 00:15:28,398 No, sir. In about 20 minutes, we are interviewing the witnesses. 252 00:15:34,118 --> 00:15:35,568 Oh, hello, Sergeant. 253 00:15:41,394 --> 00:15:42,744 So, how you doing? 254 00:15:43,716 --> 00:15:44,666 I'm a... 255 00:15:45,635 --> 00:15:49,985 I'm kind of pissed at being shot at, but, um, how are you? 256 00:15:51,600 --> 00:15:54,174 - I'm so sorry. - For what? You didn't do anything. 257 00:15:54,175 --> 00:15:57,065 - I almost got you killed. - Oh, forget it, Chief. That's a... 258 00:15:57,066 --> 00:15:59,111 And I have been so mean to you. 259 00:15:59,288 --> 00:16:01,359 Chief, really, it's okay. I- I'm fine. 260 00:16:04,606 --> 00:16:06,756 All right, let's get this over with, huh? 261 00:16:07,077 --> 00:16:08,527 Here you go, Chief. 262 00:16:10,071 --> 00:16:11,621 Uh, who's gonna interview who? 263 00:16:16,588 --> 00:16:17,538 Call it. 264 00:16:17,629 --> 00:16:19,479 - Tails. - Heads. Come on, Gabriel. 265 00:16:29,339 --> 00:16:31,034 So, Chief, this is a little awkward. 266 00:16:31,035 --> 00:16:32,635 No, Lieutenant. Go right ahead. 267 00:16:34,372 --> 00:16:35,822 When do I get my purse back? 268 00:16:36,442 --> 00:16:39,185 Your purse. Um, your purse is in evidence. 269 00:16:41,393 --> 00:16:43,293 - Okay. - So, do you have any leads? 270 00:16:43,824 --> 00:16:46,674 - Anyone see the shooter's car? - Whoa. Whoa. Time out. 271 00:16:47,096 --> 00:16:50,111 I'm more interested right now in your recollections, 272 00:16:50,511 --> 00:16:52,261 starting with what route you took. 273 00:16:52,920 --> 00:16:56,053 Uh, we were headed west on Santa Fe, 274 00:16:56,654 --> 00:16:59,654 and Chief wanted to come to your crime scene instead. 275 00:17:00,566 --> 00:17:01,866 I wouldn't take her there. 276 00:17:01,867 --> 00:17:03,482 Did you see where the shots came from? 277 00:17:03,483 --> 00:17:06,249 I felt it. It was coming from my right side, 278 00:17:06,920 --> 00:17:09,860 and it sounded close, but, um, I didn't, uh... 279 00:17:10,622 --> 00:17:11,772 I didn't see anything. 280 00:17:11,869 --> 00:17:12,819 Nothing? 281 00:17:13,836 --> 00:17:16,486 - Anything might help. - No. And, I've been trying, 282 00:17:16,996 --> 00:17:18,625 but I can't remember seeing anything... 283 00:17:18,626 --> 00:17:20,883 not a face, not a color of a car. 284 00:17:20,884 --> 00:17:22,674 I don't even know if there was a car there. 285 00:17:22,675 --> 00:17:24,825 I should have been paying more attention. 286 00:17:25,523 --> 00:17:27,373 - I'm sorry. - It's okay, Sergeant. 287 00:17:27,898 --> 00:17:29,274 Just take it easy. 288 00:17:31,730 --> 00:17:36,713 Have you received any death threats, had any unusual contact with gang members 289 00:17:37,417 --> 00:17:39,527 or subjects of a past investigation? 290 00:17:40,318 --> 00:17:41,268 No. 291 00:17:41,384 --> 00:17:42,645 What about your love life? 292 00:17:42,646 --> 00:17:45,346 Dating anybody who might have an angry ex-boyfriend? 293 00:17:48,674 --> 00:17:50,643 No ex-boyfriends that I know of. 294 00:17:51,914 --> 00:17:53,314 But you are dating someone? 295 00:17:55,099 --> 00:17:56,049 Yeah. 296 00:17:58,961 --> 00:18:00,561 Does this somebody have a name? 297 00:18:06,464 --> 00:18:08,065 Irene Daniels. 298 00:18:09,977 --> 00:18:11,177 Detective Daniels? 299 00:18:11,775 --> 00:18:13,225 Who knew about this? 300 00:18:19,604 --> 00:18:20,980 Saw them at the movies. 301 00:18:22,140 --> 00:18:24,908 How long have you and she been, um, uh... 302 00:18:27,236 --> 00:18:29,196 About a year now, and in that time, 303 00:18:29,300 --> 00:18:32,292 I haven't met any of her exes or she hasn't mentioned any. 304 00:18:32,293 --> 00:18:33,467 Now, can we move on? 305 00:18:33,940 --> 00:18:35,602 We were pulling away from a stop sign, 306 00:18:35,603 --> 00:18:38,603 and I heard a loud report, so I dropped down to the floor. 307 00:18:38,800 --> 00:18:40,763 - And, how many shots did you hear? - Five. 308 00:18:40,764 --> 00:18:43,049 15, maybe 20. 309 00:18:44,365 --> 00:18:46,084 How many times do I have to say it? 310 00:18:46,085 --> 00:18:48,435 I heard five shots. I remember counting five. 311 00:18:48,486 --> 00:18:50,373 I told myself to be sure to count. 312 00:18:51,197 --> 00:18:54,697 Seemed like it went on forever. And, there were some other noises... 313 00:18:57,349 --> 00:18:58,299 some screaming. 314 00:18:59,937 --> 00:19:02,698 - You sure? - Lieutenant, I'm positive. 315 00:19:05,365 --> 00:19:07,865 Pierson's cameraman kept rolling the whole time. 316 00:19:07,889 --> 00:19:10,507 Ma'am, are you sure you want to see this? 317 00:19:10,633 --> 00:19:11,666 Yes. Yes, I am. 318 00:19:12,290 --> 00:19:13,561 Buzz, play it, please. 319 00:19:14,809 --> 00:19:18,809 Pierson direct our route today. Would you like me to call in and ask him if... 320 00:19:27,933 --> 00:19:29,540 I could have sworn it was five. 321 00:19:29,676 --> 00:19:32,875 21 shots were fired, lasting 4.3 seconds. 322 00:19:35,682 --> 00:19:38,009 Buzz, roll the crime-scene video. 323 00:19:40,840 --> 00:19:44,176 Now, it looks as though the shots came from one position... 324 00:19:44,446 --> 00:19:47,321 either stationary, or a slow-moving vehicle. 325 00:19:47,950 --> 00:19:51,301 Deputy Chief Johnson and Sergeant Gabriel have blood on them... 326 00:19:52,999 --> 00:19:54,619 none of which appears to be theirs. 327 00:19:54,620 --> 00:19:59,078 The casings we did find were in one area, like the asshole was waiting. 328 00:20:02,301 --> 00:20:04,556 Hey, folks, you want to step back, please? 329 00:20:05,355 --> 00:20:07,705 - Is she all right? - She's fine. She's fine. 330 00:20:13,475 --> 00:20:15,498 Lieutenant Provenza, keep me updated. 331 00:20:16,634 --> 00:20:19,138 And you two go home. Take the rest of the week off. 332 00:20:19,139 --> 00:20:22,639 I'm sure you both have significant others who are worried about you. 333 00:20:30,061 --> 00:20:32,811 People think we don't get shot at. Buzz, get the car. 334 00:20:35,541 --> 00:20:36,991 You two were lucky. 335 00:20:37,365 --> 00:20:38,815 No. I don't believe in luck. 336 00:20:40,428 --> 00:20:43,728 You know what, Lieutenant? If I were running this investigation, 337 00:20:44,938 --> 00:20:47,636 I'd want the witnesses to see that car in person. 338 00:20:49,523 --> 00:20:52,233 You know, I was just thinking the same thing. 339 00:20:58,666 --> 00:20:59,616 Lieutenant Tao. 340 00:21:11,896 --> 00:21:15,346 Lieutenant Tao, how many casings were recovered at the crime scene? 341 00:21:16,678 --> 00:21:20,558 We're trying to, um, jog the witnesses' memory. 342 00:21:22,020 --> 00:21:23,003 21 casings. 343 00:21:23,196 --> 00:21:24,699 And, how many bullets hit the car? 344 00:21:24,700 --> 00:21:27,689 I can't say for sure 'cause a couple could have gone through the windows, 345 00:21:27,690 --> 00:21:30,529 which wouldn't leave bullet holes, but I'm counting 17. 346 00:21:30,530 --> 00:21:35,007 17 or more out of 21? All concentrated in the same area. 347 00:21:36,085 --> 00:21:37,724 That's pretty solid marksmanship. 348 00:21:37,725 --> 00:21:39,135 Yeah, but he missed. 349 00:21:39,540 --> 00:21:42,573 No. He didn't miss. I wasn't his target. 350 00:21:48,642 --> 00:21:52,156 You can either slap me on the wrist about insufficient neighborhood police 351 00:21:52,157 --> 00:21:55,079 presence, or you can tell me you're taking that money out of my budget. 352 00:21:55,080 --> 00:21:56,030 Pick one. 353 00:21:56,534 --> 00:21:59,584 When might Chief Pope have a moment to speak with me today? 354 00:22:00,885 --> 00:22:02,735 - Are you okay? - Better than okay. 355 00:22:03,006 --> 00:22:04,995 Great. That's great. Why? 356 00:22:05,194 --> 00:22:07,379 Because the guy you thought was trying to shoot at me 357 00:22:07,380 --> 00:22:09,461 was actually shooting at Greg Pierson. 358 00:22:09,779 --> 00:22:11,355 So, you can call off the SWAT team, 359 00:22:11,356 --> 00:22:14,065 and I can get on with doing my job and investigating this murder. 360 00:22:14,066 --> 00:22:15,666 - Not gonna happen. - But why? 361 00:22:15,939 --> 00:22:18,970 Until we have the shooter in custody, the security detail stays in place. 362 00:22:18,971 --> 00:22:21,018 You are too important to this department. 363 00:22:21,019 --> 00:22:24,369 Well, I'm flattered, but I cannot operate under these conditions. 364 00:22:24,879 --> 00:22:27,866 Maybe I should remind you that you're not supposed to be operating at all 365 00:22:27,867 --> 00:22:30,858 until you are cleared for active duty by Dr. Leonard. 366 00:22:30,859 --> 00:22:31,809 Come on, Will. 367 00:22:32,473 --> 00:22:35,304 - Nobody has to know. - Good. Nobody has to know. Good. 368 00:22:35,305 --> 00:22:37,794 That will make it like Gabriel and Daniels dating for a year. 369 00:22:37,795 --> 00:22:39,715 - It's not like they're partners. - Don't care. 370 00:22:39,716 --> 00:22:42,762 That's important enough that I would have expected you to tell me about it. 371 00:22:42,763 --> 00:22:46,349 Look, we can talk about this later. Right now you need to go home. 372 00:22:46,451 --> 00:22:49,201 - Is that an order? - Yeah, if it has to be. 373 00:22:53,003 --> 00:22:55,703 Guess I didn't realize how much I was bothering you. 374 00:23:06,797 --> 00:23:09,747 Once again, Chad, I-I did not mean to hurt your feelings. 375 00:23:10,378 --> 00:23:11,330 It's okay. 376 00:23:11,518 --> 00:23:13,568 Now, what are you gonna tell Chief Pope? 377 00:23:13,673 --> 00:23:17,593 - That we went straight home. - Thank you. Thank you so much. 378 00:23:20,025 --> 00:23:22,945 Mr. Kimble, how are you feeling today, sir? 379 00:23:23,856 --> 00:23:26,406 I remember putting my camera down, and that's it. 380 00:23:26,872 --> 00:23:29,318 Mr. Kimble, we're very sorry about your friend. 381 00:23:29,319 --> 00:23:30,269 Thanks. 382 00:23:31,592 --> 00:23:35,392 You know, I've been doing this job long enough to recognize the real deal. 383 00:23:35,961 --> 00:23:38,861 This kid, he had... he had network written all over him, 384 00:23:39,190 --> 00:23:42,548 and I guess I kind of thought he'd bring me with him. 385 00:23:44,821 --> 00:23:45,771 I was wrong. 386 00:23:47,286 --> 00:23:50,070 I'm so sorry about all of this, just so sorry. 387 00:23:50,579 --> 00:23:51,604 Thank you. 388 00:23:51,605 --> 00:23:52,973 It's all just so unfair. 389 00:23:54,076 --> 00:23:55,376 Greg was such a good man. 390 00:23:56,427 --> 00:23:57,677 The work he did. 391 00:23:58,959 --> 00:24:01,940 - You're pulling a Pierson. - Excuse me? 392 00:24:02,172 --> 00:24:04,541 You know, kiss ass and lie to your subject 393 00:24:04,901 --> 00:24:06,683 till they tell you the story you want. 394 00:24:06,684 --> 00:24:09,034 - I wasn't trying to... - I worked with Greg. 395 00:24:09,675 --> 00:24:12,179 I've seen the technique enough to recognize it. 396 00:24:14,387 --> 00:24:17,210 You're saying Greg lied to people? Who did he lie to? 397 00:24:17,930 --> 00:24:18,880 Everybody. 398 00:24:19,763 --> 00:24:21,213 He lied to you guys. 399 00:24:21,608 --> 00:24:22,569 He did? 400 00:24:22,570 --> 00:24:26,329 Greg wasn't doing a feature on the overburdened LAPD. 401 00:24:26,617 --> 00:24:29,067 He was about to expose how incompetent you are. 402 00:24:29,826 --> 00:24:31,673 Really? We're incompetent? 403 00:24:31,977 --> 00:24:36,368 There are thousands of fugitives in L.A. who you guys say you can't catch. 404 00:24:36,720 --> 00:24:40,591 Greg did some basic research, followed up a few simple tips, 405 00:24:41,040 --> 00:24:42,390 and found a bunch of them. 406 00:24:42,511 --> 00:24:45,284 One of them crashed at those two addresses he gave you. 407 00:24:45,285 --> 00:24:47,813 So, while we thought Greg was actually helping us out, 408 00:24:47,814 --> 00:24:49,901 he was setting us up to look like idiots. 409 00:24:49,902 --> 00:24:51,092 That is not cool. 410 00:24:52,276 --> 00:24:57,596 Well, like Greg used to say, sometimes you have to lie to tell the truth. 411 00:24:57,787 --> 00:25:00,937 Well, in my experience, most people don't like being lied to. 412 00:25:01,756 --> 00:25:04,256 - What was this fugitive's name? - I don't know. 413 00:25:05,210 --> 00:25:06,457 All right, Sergeant Gabriel, 414 00:25:06,458 --> 00:25:09,560 would you please have Lieutenant Provenza look into those two addresses? 415 00:25:09,561 --> 00:25:11,906 See what a little basic research turns up. 416 00:25:14,589 --> 00:25:17,428 If you could give me some background information on anyone else 417 00:25:17,429 --> 00:25:21,379 who might have had a "Pierson" pulled on them, I would greatly appreciate it. 418 00:25:22,955 --> 00:25:26,419 These gas pumps aren't just taking your money. They're taking your identity. 419 00:25:26,420 --> 00:25:30,216 Tonight, I'll expose the southland gas stations that are the biggest culprits, 420 00:25:30,217 --> 00:25:32,034 and we'll tell you how to protect yourself 421 00:25:32,035 --> 00:25:33,785 against this all-too-common crime. 422 00:25:34,827 --> 00:25:35,777 Fast-forward. 423 00:25:39,289 --> 00:25:40,239 Stop. 424 00:25:40,962 --> 00:25:44,423 At these four-star restaurants, not all the wild animals end up on your plate... 425 00:25:44,424 --> 00:25:47,457 Fritz, did you know Roy here raises german shepherds? 426 00:25:47,984 --> 00:25:49,184 No. I didn't know that. 427 00:25:49,729 --> 00:25:52,712 Roy and I haven't really had much of an opportunity to chat. 428 00:25:52,713 --> 00:25:55,471 Some of his dogs have been trained to smell drugs. 429 00:25:55,989 --> 00:25:58,425 Just one... Klaus. He's a good boy. 430 00:25:59,770 --> 00:26:01,099 Get that camera out of here. 431 00:26:01,100 --> 00:26:03,568 All of you get out of here before I call the cops. 432 00:26:03,569 --> 00:26:06,247 - It's a free country, sir. - Get out of here. 433 00:26:12,175 --> 00:26:13,125 Fast-forward. 434 00:26:13,917 --> 00:26:18,188 My mom's gonna be bummed when she hears this guy died. She loved him. 435 00:26:18,940 --> 00:26:20,891 Such a nice-looking young man. 436 00:26:21,300 --> 00:26:25,907 He's the first guy I've come across that seems to realize that L.A.'s nuts. 437 00:26:27,075 --> 00:26:28,275 Who'd want to kill him? 438 00:26:28,370 --> 00:26:31,275 Corporate accountants, lawyers, city councilmen, insurance company... 439 00:26:31,276 --> 00:26:32,476 Oh, pause it! Pause it! 440 00:26:32,498 --> 00:26:34,570 - Please. - Please. Pause it. 441 00:26:36,039 --> 00:26:37,271 What is going on, Brenda? 442 00:26:37,272 --> 00:26:40,711 Greg Pierson gave me two addresses when we were in that car. 443 00:26:40,975 --> 00:26:42,265 Excuse me, daddy. 444 00:26:42,526 --> 00:26:45,226 His cameraman said he was following up on some tips. 445 00:26:45,664 --> 00:26:48,714 I think I might know where those tips might have come from. 446 00:26:52,445 --> 00:26:54,692 Lieutenant Tao, uh, I need you... 447 00:26:55,765 --> 00:26:56,715 What? 448 00:26:57,212 --> 00:26:59,659 Oh, it's, uh, 11:30. 449 00:27:02,322 --> 00:27:05,555 Oh, right. I'm sorry for calling so late. 450 00:27:06,156 --> 00:27:09,307 I need you to pull some phone records for me, please. 451 00:27:10,379 --> 00:27:11,474 It's an 800 number. 452 00:27:12,787 --> 00:27:14,346 I did you one better than that, Chief. 453 00:27:14,347 --> 00:27:17,228 The network records all their tips, and they keep all their recordings. 454 00:27:17,229 --> 00:27:18,660 In case they get sued, I guess. 455 00:27:18,661 --> 00:27:20,861 I know where you can find Alberto Ramirez. 456 00:27:21,274 --> 00:27:23,090 Sir, can you please tell us your name and... 457 00:27:23,091 --> 00:27:25,227 Excuse me. Thank you. 458 00:27:27,607 --> 00:27:28,838 What's going on here? 459 00:27:28,839 --> 00:27:30,781 - Hello, Commander. - Pardon me, 460 00:27:31,460 --> 00:27:35,405 but didn't Chief Pope forbid you two to be involved in this investigation? 461 00:27:35,494 --> 00:27:38,804 We're just doing a little follow-up, Commander, with our primary witnesses. 462 00:27:38,805 --> 00:27:41,506 Don't you usually do that at the home of the witness? 463 00:27:41,507 --> 00:27:43,827 Oh, my goodness, Commander, with the price of gas? 464 00:27:43,828 --> 00:27:46,356 We thought we would just save the department a few bucks 465 00:27:46,357 --> 00:27:47,830 by bringing them down here. 466 00:27:49,044 --> 00:27:52,736 Well, I suggest you get them out of here before Chief Pope comes back in. 467 00:27:52,737 --> 00:27:54,882 If he finds you're helping violate policy, 468 00:27:54,883 --> 00:27:57,733 especially on a case involving a member of the press... 469 00:28:00,431 --> 00:28:01,981 Thank you, Commander. 470 00:28:02,272 --> 00:28:03,422 You're welcome, Chief. 471 00:28:22,468 --> 00:28:24,229 He's staying at 549 Ridgeley. 472 00:28:24,718 --> 00:28:27,318 If he's not there, you can find him at 2107 Mateo. 473 00:28:27,748 --> 00:28:29,298 Okay, let me just repeat that. 474 00:28:29,971 --> 00:28:30,921 Hello? Sir? 475 00:28:31,426 --> 00:28:32,976 So the caller sets Pierson up. 476 00:28:33,179 --> 00:28:36,458 Gives him two addresses, and while you're on your way to the first one, 477 00:28:36,459 --> 00:28:38,161 he has time to set up at the other. 478 00:28:38,162 --> 00:28:40,194 And 2107 Mateo doesn't even exist, 479 00:28:40,195 --> 00:28:42,619 but it's right near the intersection where you two got hit. 480 00:28:42,620 --> 00:28:45,576 And what about the fugitive, Alberto Ramirez? 481 00:28:45,865 --> 00:28:47,865 Okay, he used to live at 549 Ridgeley, 482 00:28:48,042 --> 00:28:50,440 but the guy's been in jail for two months. He's a junkie. 483 00:28:50,441 --> 00:28:52,561 - Where did the call come from? - Private residence. 484 00:28:52,562 --> 00:28:54,097 Mr. And Mrs. Deke Hawthorn. 485 00:28:54,120 --> 00:28:56,651 Deke Hawthorn... isn't that the Hawthorn lodge guy? 486 00:28:56,652 --> 00:28:58,902 - Oh, man, I love that place. - What place? 487 00:28:58,929 --> 00:29:01,191 Well, it's an L.A. institution, Chief, 488 00:29:01,261 --> 00:29:03,027 one of the oldest steak houses in the city. 489 00:29:03,028 --> 00:29:05,087 Steak house... you're not doing the place justice. 490 00:29:05,088 --> 00:29:07,090 It's a, uh, wild game restaurant. 491 00:29:07,346 --> 00:29:09,189 You know, elk, venison. 492 00:29:10,153 --> 00:29:11,369 The Hawthorn lodge. 493 00:29:11,673 --> 00:29:13,247 They closed, like, over a year ago. 494 00:29:13,248 --> 00:29:15,889 - They closed? Why? - I think I know. 495 00:29:16,777 --> 00:29:18,696 This report contains some shocking video 496 00:29:18,697 --> 00:29:20,737 that may be difficult for more sensitive viewers. 497 00:29:20,738 --> 00:29:22,016 Get that camera out of here. 498 00:29:22,017 --> 00:29:24,614 All of you get out of here before I call the cops. 499 00:29:24,615 --> 00:29:25,858 It's a free country, sir. 500 00:29:25,859 --> 00:29:27,140 Okay, freeze that. 501 00:29:27,849 --> 00:29:30,094 Okay, that old guy there, that's Deke Hawthorn. 502 00:29:30,095 --> 00:29:33,995 His grandfather opened the restaurant in the '20s. He's a big-game hunter... 503 00:29:34,110 --> 00:29:37,481 Whole family is. Weekly special usually consisted of 504 00:29:37,482 --> 00:29:40,032 whatever they brought back from the hunt. 505 00:29:43,557 --> 00:29:45,257 Okay. Roll the crime-scene video. 506 00:29:48,488 --> 00:29:53,337 So Pierson does an exposé on Hawthorn lodge, claiming health-code violations, 507 00:29:53,431 --> 00:29:55,591 and two months later they have to close down. 508 00:29:55,592 --> 00:29:57,292 A lot of people trusted this guy. 509 00:29:57,302 --> 00:29:59,454 Losing a family business... that's motive. 510 00:29:59,455 --> 00:30:01,373 Maybe we should talk to Deke Hawthorn. 511 00:30:01,374 --> 00:30:02,774 What's the matter with you? 512 00:30:03,110 --> 00:30:05,760 I can't believe it. I may have eaten rat droppings. 513 00:30:08,238 --> 00:30:09,781 Okay. Go back. Go back. 514 00:30:11,567 --> 00:30:12,767 Okay, stop there, Buzz. 515 00:30:18,181 --> 00:30:19,581 He look familiar to anyone? 516 00:30:19,589 --> 00:30:22,939 That's the same guy that's with Deke Hawthorn in that news video. 517 00:30:27,332 --> 00:30:30,051 Okay, Lieutenant Provenza, find Deke Hawthorn, please, 518 00:30:30,052 --> 00:30:34,161 and see if he knows who this young man is, and then bring them both in. 519 00:30:34,522 --> 00:30:37,641 Let's see if we can find out exactly whose voice is on that tip-line. 520 00:30:37,642 --> 00:30:38,592 So... 521 00:30:39,194 --> 00:30:41,494 - are you going to interview them? - I am... 522 00:30:44,768 --> 00:30:47,815 not allowed to participate in any investigation. 523 00:31:46,982 --> 00:31:49,382 Ma, why are you reading yesterday's newspaper? 524 00:31:50,258 --> 00:31:53,362 Your father has today's. I'll read that one tomorrow. 525 00:31:54,594 --> 00:31:56,281 You know, I was thinking, 526 00:31:56,817 --> 00:31:59,824 you could invite some of your friends from work over tonight. 527 00:31:59,825 --> 00:32:02,960 - We can have a cookout. - Ma, they're busy working. 528 00:32:04,966 --> 00:32:07,913 - Do you need pancakes, sweetheart? -No. I'm not hungry. 529 00:32:16,103 --> 00:32:17,383 I'll make some pancakes. 530 00:32:18,805 --> 00:32:22,413 Roy, Chad, would you boys like to help me in the kitchen? 531 00:32:23,338 --> 00:32:24,411 Yes, ma'am. 532 00:32:26,924 --> 00:32:28,293 She never listens to me. 533 00:32:29,386 --> 00:32:31,261 - Are we upsetting you? - No. 534 00:32:31,339 --> 00:32:33,955 - Do you want us to go? - No, daddy. 535 00:32:34,692 --> 00:32:36,820 I am upset, but not at you. 536 00:32:36,980 --> 00:32:40,230 It's that stupid psychiatrist who won't let me go back to work. 537 00:32:41,425 --> 00:32:44,321 Which probably thrills you to no end 'cause you've been wanting me 538 00:32:44,322 --> 00:32:47,172 to quit being a police officer since the day I started. 539 00:32:48,225 --> 00:32:50,648 All we've ever wanted was for you to be happy. 540 00:32:50,826 --> 00:32:52,408 I am happy, daddy. 541 00:32:53,096 --> 00:32:54,746 What can't you just accept that? 542 00:32:56,455 --> 00:32:57,405 Look, honey... 543 00:33:01,511 --> 00:33:03,528 when you wanted to go to Georgetown, 544 00:33:04,188 --> 00:33:07,140 I said no, and you went anyway. 545 00:33:07,315 --> 00:33:10,119 When you wanted to go to work for the state department, 546 00:33:10,238 --> 00:33:12,955 I said no. Well, you did it anyway. 547 00:33:13,365 --> 00:33:17,456 Then when you called and said you're going to work for the D. C. police, 548 00:33:17,552 --> 00:33:19,263 your mama nearly had to sit on me 549 00:33:19,343 --> 00:33:22,422 to keep me from driving the van up there and kidnapping you. 550 00:33:25,328 --> 00:33:29,839 Over the years, I've tried to stand in your way several times, 551 00:33:29,984 --> 00:33:33,298 and you always ran right over me. Capiche? 552 00:33:34,754 --> 00:33:36,804 If you want to go back to work, 553 00:33:37,100 --> 00:33:38,884 you go back to work. 554 00:33:40,194 --> 00:33:42,350 I've always found it's easier 555 00:33:42,540 --> 00:33:45,449 to ask for forgiveness than permission. 556 00:33:46,396 --> 00:33:48,677 Know what I mean? 557 00:33:57,368 --> 00:33:59,164 Aren't you supposed to be at home? 558 00:33:59,259 --> 00:34:00,633 Just poking my head in. 559 00:34:00,713 --> 00:34:03,227 Mind waiting out here for a minute, please? 560 00:34:03,771 --> 00:34:05,464 Hi, everybody. 561 00:34:07,697 --> 00:34:08,697 Fine. 562 00:34:11,846 --> 00:34:13,547 Did you talk to the psychiatrist? 563 00:34:13,643 --> 00:34:15,775 No. What'd I miss? 564 00:34:15,957 --> 00:34:20,174 Well, two months after Pierson's rat exposé, the Hawthorn lodge closed. 565 00:34:20,388 --> 00:34:22,621 Six months after that, Deke Hawthorn dies. 566 00:34:22,701 --> 00:34:25,154 - How? - Pills. 20 of them all at once. 567 00:34:26,182 --> 00:34:28,388 So, who's our friend from the news video? 568 00:34:28,556 --> 00:34:30,154 It's Bill Hawthorn. Deke's son. 569 00:34:30,274 --> 00:34:33,688 He used to work for his dad, but now he's a waiter at a diner downtown. 570 00:34:33,689 --> 00:34:34,852 Lives at home with mom. 571 00:34:34,853 --> 00:34:36,824 It could have been Bill who called the tip-line. 572 00:34:36,825 --> 00:34:38,865 - Did you search their house? - The Hawthorns own 573 00:34:38,914 --> 00:34:42,404 eight registered rifles. Looks like everyone in the Hawthorn family hunted. 574 00:34:42,542 --> 00:34:45,968 We found seven at the house. The one that was missing was an ar15. 575 00:34:46,064 --> 00:34:49,485 Mrs. Hawthorn said it was up north at the family lodge. 576 00:34:50,143 --> 00:34:52,296 So, no rifle. 577 00:34:54,405 --> 00:34:56,518 Did Lieutenant Flynn read Mr. Hawthorn his rights? 578 00:34:56,612 --> 00:34:59,375 Well, of course he did, Chief, and the kid waived them, 579 00:34:59,664 --> 00:35:03,226 but he doesn't have much to say, and our evidence is circumstantial. 580 00:35:04,259 --> 00:35:07,163 Your evidence isn't circumstantial. It isn't even evidence. 581 00:35:07,300 --> 00:35:09,410 It's supposition and coincidence. 582 00:35:10,735 --> 00:35:12,883 You don't even have the murder weapon. 583 00:35:14,098 --> 00:35:16,638 W- wait a minute, Chief. Just wait a minute here. 584 00:35:16,725 --> 00:35:20,151 - Maybe Flynn can get this kid to... - To let him go. 585 00:35:22,397 --> 00:35:25,297 But if we let him go, he could lawyer up or he could leave town. 586 00:35:25,410 --> 00:35:26,678 Well, he isn't talking, 587 00:35:26,797 --> 00:35:28,460 and you guys don't have any evidence, 588 00:35:28,580 --> 00:35:32,030 so I don't see what other choice you have but to let him go. 589 00:35:33,532 --> 00:35:35,143 Nice to see y'all. 590 00:36:10,291 --> 00:36:12,544 You know what? You look very familiar. 591 00:36:13,433 --> 00:36:14,660 Really? 592 00:36:14,795 --> 00:36:17,128 - Where do I know you from? - I- I don't know. 593 00:36:17,247 --> 00:36:19,769 - You're going down, right? - Yeah, thanks. 594 00:36:22,477 --> 00:36:24,302 We've met before. I know we have. 595 00:36:24,421 --> 00:36:27,858 - I don't think so, ma'am. - Are you sure? I could have sworn... 596 00:36:36,024 --> 00:36:37,853 Excuse me. 597 00:36:38,272 --> 00:36:40,898 Oh, we're going up. Shoot, I'm sorry. 598 00:36:43,193 --> 00:36:46,476 You know, it's funny that you don't rember me because I remember you. 599 00:36:47,401 --> 00:36:49,277 Yeah, I really just don't... 600 00:36:51,369 --> 00:36:53,192 Grab the next one. 601 00:36:56,799 --> 00:36:58,724 You're the man who tried to kill me. 602 00:37:00,318 --> 00:37:01,399 What? 603 00:37:02,571 --> 00:37:04,493 - That's not true. - Oh, it is true, 604 00:37:04,919 --> 00:37:06,414 and I can prove it. 605 00:37:06,543 --> 00:37:08,902 You knew I was gonna be with Greg Pierson three days ago, 606 00:37:08,965 --> 00:37:11,088 and you called his tip-line with two bogus addresses 607 00:37:11,153 --> 00:37:13,351 so you could lure me to that street corner 608 00:37:13,687 --> 00:37:15,657 where you were waiting to kill me. 609 00:37:16,853 --> 00:37:18,001 But you missed. 610 00:37:18,187 --> 00:37:20,737 You don't know what you're talking about. 611 00:37:22,402 --> 00:37:24,888 Channel 8 recorded your voice on this tip-line. 612 00:37:25,126 --> 00:37:27,429 I know where you can find Alberto Ramirez. 613 00:37:27,852 --> 00:37:29,422 Are the elevator security cameras on? 614 00:37:29,541 --> 00:37:32,262 - Uh, yeah. - Can you pull up this one? 615 00:37:32,771 --> 00:37:34,084 Do you have audio? 616 00:37:34,926 --> 00:37:37,528 Sergeant, I thought I told you to take the rest of the week off. 617 00:37:37,570 --> 00:37:39,696 You have no idea what you're talking about. 618 00:37:39,745 --> 00:37:42,452 The security cameras are recording everything you and I are saying 619 00:37:42,509 --> 00:37:43,804 in this elevator right now. 620 00:37:43,923 --> 00:37:47,041 So all I have to do is match what you say in here 621 00:37:47,272 --> 00:37:51,022 to that message you left on the tip-line in our voice-recognition lab, 622 00:37:51,262 --> 00:37:53,011 and I can positively identify you. 623 00:37:53,131 --> 00:37:55,993 - We got a voice-recognition lab? - Non. 624 00:37:56,367 --> 00:37:59,694 I can also match the gunshot residue on your hands and face. 625 00:37:59,822 --> 00:38:02,794 Oh, I'm sure that you've washed them thoroughly since then, 626 00:38:02,929 --> 00:38:05,067 but unless you wash them with iodine and bleach, 627 00:38:05,180 --> 00:38:07,798 that residue stays on your skin for five days. 628 00:38:08,137 --> 00:38:10,244 - It doesn't. - And I'm quite sure 629 00:38:10,433 --> 00:38:12,923 that it will match your father's ar15 rifle, 630 00:38:13,000 --> 00:38:15,535 which you could have easily converted into an automatic weapon 631 00:38:15,636 --> 00:38:17,789 using a $20 kit you bought on the internet. 632 00:38:17,881 --> 00:38:19,784 Look, lady, I don't know who you think I am, 633 00:38:19,903 --> 00:38:22,301 but I don't know anything about any of this, okay? 634 00:38:22,434 --> 00:38:27,032 - You're crazy. - I... am... not... crazy. 635 00:38:33,455 --> 00:38:36,556 I'm not the one who shot 21 rounds into a police car. 636 00:38:36,668 --> 00:38:39,410 I'm not the one who tried to make it look like a gang drive-by. 637 00:38:39,501 --> 00:38:41,398 I'm not the one who killed one person, 638 00:38:41,479 --> 00:38:43,996 wounded another, and then returned to the scene of the crime 639 00:38:44,076 --> 00:38:45,307 to admire his handiwork. 640 00:38:45,359 --> 00:38:47,468 - You don't understand... - Do you have any idea 641 00:38:47,592 --> 00:38:50,755 how the LAPD feels about someone who tries to kill one of their own? 642 00:38:51,055 --> 00:38:52,725 Two of their own? 643 00:38:53,181 --> 00:38:56,756 My partner, my friend, was in that car with me. 644 00:38:57,910 --> 00:38:59,938 And it doesn't end with the police, Bill. 645 00:39:00,271 --> 00:39:02,426 Judges, juries, prison guards... 646 00:39:02,570 --> 00:39:05,623 they all share a special contempt for someone who tries to hunt down 647 00:39:05,815 --> 00:39:08,029 and murder a police officer. 648 00:39:08,166 --> 00:39:09,997 That's a capital crime, Bill. 649 00:39:10,140 --> 00:39:11,624 You think this elevator's small? 650 00:39:11,704 --> 00:39:13,626 Just wait until you step into the gas chamber. 651 00:39:13,745 --> 00:39:16,374 - Why are you doing this to me? - Why am I doing this to you?! 652 00:39:16,704 --> 00:39:18,374 You're the one who tried to kill me. 653 00:39:18,494 --> 00:39:21,723 - No, I didn't. I swear to... - Yes, you did. I was there, Bill. 654 00:39:22,077 --> 00:39:24,296 A bullet went into the back of my car seat, 655 00:39:24,525 --> 00:39:26,472 and if I hadn't ducked, I would be dead. 656 00:39:26,591 --> 00:39:29,179 And what did I ever do to you? What did I ever do? 657 00:39:29,280 --> 00:39:31,851 Nothing. I swear. Why did I deserve to sit curled up 658 00:39:31,987 --> 00:39:35,834 in the footwell of my car while blood and glass rained down on me? 659 00:39:36,023 --> 00:39:38,556 Why me, Bill? Why did you try to kill me? 660 00:39:38,652 --> 00:39:40,547 I wasn't aiming at you! 661 00:39:44,550 --> 00:39:46,006 It was him! 662 00:39:47,090 --> 00:39:48,099 Pierson. 663 00:39:48,921 --> 00:39:51,230 - He killed my father. - Your father committed suicide. 664 00:39:51,326 --> 00:39:52,396 No, he didn't! 665 00:39:53,797 --> 00:39:57,358 Pierson killed him with that story he did on our restaurant! 666 00:39:57,446 --> 00:40:00,309 Hawthorn lodge was my dad's life. 667 00:40:00,932 --> 00:40:04,901 And Pierson destroyed it. He planted those rats! I know he did! 668 00:40:06,025 --> 00:40:09,027 M- my dad n-never did anything to deserve that. 669 00:40:09,176 --> 00:40:11,098 He never did anything to anybody. 670 00:40:11,178 --> 00:40:12,825 So you shot him. 671 00:40:13,622 --> 00:40:14,622 Yeah. 672 00:40:22,881 --> 00:40:27,786 I... I never meant for anyone else to get hurt. 673 00:40:28,178 --> 00:40:29,199 I didn't. 674 00:40:29,940 --> 00:40:32,544 I did not... I didn't even know you were gonna be there 675 00:40:32,663 --> 00:40:34,767 until you picked him up in the car. 676 00:40:35,266 --> 00:40:38,476 And, look, I know how to use a gun, okay? 677 00:40:38,896 --> 00:40:42,454 I was so careful not to aim at you. 678 00:40:43,166 --> 00:40:44,757 And I came back... 679 00:40:44,952 --> 00:40:48,582 I came back to make sure that you were okay. I did! 680 00:40:50,534 --> 00:40:52,545 And y-you are, you know. You... 681 00:40:55,637 --> 00:40:56,701 You're okay. 682 00:41:02,450 --> 00:41:04,958 People need to know what he did to my dad. 683 00:41:06,512 --> 00:41:08,462 People need to know the truth. 684 00:41:09,014 --> 00:41:10,141 They will. 685 00:41:11,980 --> 00:41:13,841 Get back! Back against the wall! 686 00:41:14,100 --> 00:41:17,075 Turn around! Turn around! 687 00:41:17,266 --> 00:41:18,392 What's going on?! 688 00:41:18,514 --> 00:41:20,652 - Don't move! - I don't understand what's happening! 689 00:41:20,732 --> 00:41:22,583 - Face the wall! - But you're okay. 690 00:41:22,696 --> 00:41:26,164 I'm alive but I'm not okay. 691 00:41:28,586 --> 00:41:30,399 Don't ever do that again. 692 00:41:32,005 --> 00:41:35,834 Look, I'm gonna need my purse back from evidence... 693 00:41:36,350 --> 00:41:37,435 please. 694 00:41:48,453 --> 00:41:50,627 It was really nice of you to invite us for dinner. 695 00:41:50,747 --> 00:41:53,237 It's our way of saying thank you. 696 00:41:53,370 --> 00:41:57,649 So, Brenda, Roy was telling us that we really need to see the... 697 00:41:57,752 --> 00:42:01,777 - Oh, what is the name of that museum? - The getty. Ever been, Fritz? 698 00:42:03,832 --> 00:42:06,126 - No, Roy, I haven't. - It's awesome. 699 00:42:06,532 --> 00:42:09,256 And your father is interested in visiting 700 00:42:09,433 --> 00:42:13,239 that aircraft carrier at the maritime museum in San Diego. 701 00:42:13,373 --> 00:42:15,858 - That seemed a bit of... - Fritz and I are engaged. 702 00:42:18,862 --> 00:42:20,112 I knew it! 703 00:42:20,735 --> 00:42:22,903 - Nice. Good for you. - How did you know? 704 00:42:23,025 --> 00:42:25,095 A mother knows these things. 705 00:42:25,283 --> 00:42:29,676 And besides, your hand kept reaching over to feel your ring finger 706 00:42:29,820 --> 00:42:31,484 as if something was missing. 707 00:42:31,564 --> 00:42:33,536 Well, it was in evidence. 708 00:42:33,808 --> 00:42:38,973 - Here it is. - Oh, honey, that is beautiful. 709 00:42:39,384 --> 00:42:43,288 Well, agent Howard of the federal bureau of investigation, 710 00:42:43,568 --> 00:42:45,574 did it not occur to you to pick up a telephone 711 00:42:45,678 --> 00:42:47,600 and call and ask for my blessing? 712 00:42:48,913 --> 00:42:50,697 Well, I'm sorry, sir, 713 00:42:51,166 --> 00:42:54,260 but Brenda and I are both adults, and I love your daughter. 714 00:42:58,248 --> 00:43:01,623 Relax, son. I'm just messing with you. Come on. 715 00:43:02,433 --> 00:43:05,371 You do hug, don't you? I mean, you have a cat. 716 00:43:10,461 --> 00:43:13,925 - That's not my cat. - It is now, son. 717 00:43:14,112 --> 00:43:17,186 And you better make that cat very happy. 718 00:43:17,894 --> 00:43:20,570 Hey, you two, smile.