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What's the matter? Why you slowing down?

Highway patrol up ahead.

You got good eyes.

I'm paid for 'em, Mr. Tammaron.

Hey, what are you thinking about

Julie or Debbie?

Neither one. The Hills.

'Be nice someday if I had a place of my own'

'away from all this asphalt and concrete.'

'You know, a place to keep my horses'

'fresh air, nobody around me.'

'Nothin' but peace and quiet.'

Belay that, Rafferty.

Cold out this mornin'.

You don't care, though, do you?

All you admirals never have to stand

foul-weather watch.

Oh, poor little things.

'What got into you?'

Ain't it a pity? They look half dead.

Oh, my God!

Oh, my God!

Oh, no.

'Any unit in position, a citizen's report.'

'11-80, Taft Road at Ridolfi, just occurred.'

'Fire and ambulance rolling.'

'Units responding identify.'

LA-15, Mary 3 and 4 Westward 405, ETA seven.

Hey, uh, I'm sorry about Captain Smith.

Phoned the station just a couple of minutes

before we got the call..

Fine, happy.

Went to check the gas company's processing plant.

I don't know, man.

Jon, the car Captain Smith rear-ended

was empty when Pete got here.

- No occupants.

Empty. And we got here fast.

Station's only 3 miles East.

He say anything?

He's unconscious.

Uh, Yulin, Benny T.

Yulin's name's on the Datsun plate.

Could have crawled out

could have got thrown out.

What about the lady in the Cad back there?

Name of Janet Afferton. That's all I got.

She's pretty upset.

Well, listen, you take it easy on yourself.

I'm gonna go talk to her, okay?

Alright.

Hey, look, there had to be somebody in that car.

I mean, what, was it just sitting here?

What can I tell ya? It was empty.

Okay. How about down here? Any witnesses?

I don't know, Jon.

The guy's a Navy pensioner.

Chief Petty Officer, Max Amaral.

Employed to maintain meters on the gas line.

He's wound kinda tight and spaced kinda loose.

He's always kinda friendly with us

but...today, he doesn't even wanna talk.

Okay, I want you to divert all traffic

that's coming to this intersection

till I can get some guys to seal it off.

' - Okay.

I want you to hold up on your cleanup, and don't move a thing.

- It's important. - Alright. Okay.

Thank you.

LA-15, Mary 3, we have some missing bodies

and one fatality from allied agency.

Contact Sergeant Getraer

and ask him to meet us here, please.

'10-4, Mary 3.'

Is the fire department car, the red car

is that the only car you saw?

Yes. He just whooshed by right past me.

So fast.

What would you say your speed was, Mrs. Afferton?

'Say, 40?'

Oh, no. Oh, mercy, no.

I'm very careful.

20, 25 every day.

Very dangerous through here.

And you didn't see the accident happen?

No. Just the fire.

He must have just smashed right into them.

Thank you.

Please stay in the car

'cause I'm gonna have somebody drive you home, alright?

Oh, thank you.

Thank you.

Loud crash, it was.

Woke me out of a deep sleep.

And you called the highway patrol?

I did not! What's the use?

I moved out here for some peace and quiet.

I called and I called about those scuttlebums

racing their sporty cars up and down the road.

Ain't one thing been done.

- Mufflers so loud, you-- - But, chief, uh, look.

Chasin' those sporty cars with our heavy patrol cars

that's like chasing a PT boat with a cruiser.

But now we have Camaros, and we can catch 'em--

Sure, now that somebody's dead.

Uh, thank you, chief.

See you, fella.

Careful what you say, Rafferty.

Loose lips sink ships.

Captain Smith rear-ended the sedan.

We're checkin' the hospitals for occupants.

I hate to say Smith is the cause

but that's how it looks.

I think that navy chief is holding something back.

Benny Yulin has a severe concussion.

And I don't think he was thrown over there

and he didn't crawl over there because there's

not a mark on his clothing.

Too many questions

and an officer in public service dead.

I'm gonna give it to MAIT.

- M-A-I-T.

Multidiscipline Accident Investigation Team.

All specialists.

Be careful and don't mess up any of the evidence, hmm?

Okay. Thank you. Right. Bye.

Ah! As you all know, we have a new team psychiatrist

Dr. Colleen Jacobs.

- Hello, sergeant. - Hi.

Uh, Anderson, you knew, Sam Jacobs County sheriff?

'He was Colleen's father.'

Hello.

Anderson does photography and graphics

- 'Wells, Caltrans.' - Hello, doc.

'Miller, laboratory'

'and Ryan handles interrogations.'

'You already know Jon Baker.'

Hi. Look, sarge, uh..

...the car that Smith hit

it looks like it's from Cornet Car Rentals

from Bakersfield, Bakersfield's checkin' it out.

And Benny Yulin, the Datsun driver still unconscious.

Uh, two men reported the accident.

To us at 7:03:15

and to the fire department at 7:02:40 from an emergency phone

almost a mile East of the intersection.

Now, both calls were anonymous

uh, people hiding something

so don't expect any help.

Okay. Get out there while the evidence is fresh.

I get the feeling that one, good witness would clear this up.

- Buh-bye. - Bye.

See you.

So, uh, this is where it happened?

Yeah. Taft Road and Ridolfi, the intersection.

'And a widow named Janet Afferton'

she was in shock when Ponch talked to her.

I think you ought to talk to Chief Amaral first, though.

You know, maybe Amaral's lying

because he doesn't like cops.

Yeah. Ponch told me about that.

Now, you'll be workin' with Jon and Ponch.

It's their incident. They were the responding officers.

You're still teaching at UCLA?

Yes, but, um, this is what I really want.

Yeah, well, why blow the opportunity?

'I mean, exceeding the speed limit.'

How would you like me to arrest you and take you into

my personal custody for a while?

I'm sorry.

Oh, Jon, I've wanted to do police work all my life

because of dad, I guess.

It's my first case.

I'm so glad for the chance.

I.. I guess, I'm just uptight about this interview.

With Chief Amaral?

Uh, pretty lady can handle a navy man any time.

Besides, Ponch is out there softenin' him up already.

'Just drop me off at the intersection.'

No, I did not call no highway patrol.

Belay that, Rafferty.

The man used that word, chief..

'...Belay.'

His call was tape recorded. Every call is.

Chief, now, you've served your country.

We depend on people like you.

Now, the man who made that call is important.

'Maybe he saw the cars..'

...or knows who caused the accident.

Well, I ain't saying what caused it.

But if them cops tape-recorded me

I guess they know I made the call.

I told one other lie, too.

I said I was asleep. Well, I wasn't.

I was out here checkin' my plants.

Must have been a quick freeze last night

'cause some of 'em was frostbit.

Now, I was standin'..

...just about here, when..

When I heard the crash.

Uh...I never noticed nothin' else

'but I thought I might be able to help somebody'

so I went to check to see what happened.

I got partway to the top when I heard this big explosion.

Then I kept on goin'.

Time I got here, I seen three cars burnin'.

So I run back down, and that's when I made the phone call.

S-4, 7 Adam from a standing start back there

I'm at the emergency telephone in a minute twenty.

80 seconds. Do you copy?

S-4, Bear. 10-4.

Now, get back to your roadblock.

'10-4.'

Hey, sarge, I had no trouble getting Amaral to talk.

I used a little courage, ingenuity, and charm.

In other words, you, uh, left it to Dr. Jacobs.

Right. That way, we make a wonderful team.

Back-timing from his call

we put the wreck at 7:00 a.m., sharp.

'Hey, sarge.'

Listen, uh, these are Yulin's skid marks.

He ran that stop sign over there

and, uh, he was braking as he was going in to the turn.

There was just no way he could stop.

But right here, there's an acceleration skid mark.

'Yulin's skid mark lays over it.'

Someone hot-rodded out of here before Yulin tried to stop.

Question is, how long before?

Okay. Collision, 7:00 sharp.

Anonymous call from the roadside phone

about three minutes later.

Now, it's about an eight or ten minute walk

to that phone, but Baricza drove it in 80 seconds.

So the caller drove, the guy who left the acceleration skid.

Maybe.

There is another car involved somehow.

Find it, we may find all the answers.

Harlan, what are you doing?

Calculating collapsibility.

Using factory specs, I estimate that

that car impacted this car..

...at 45 miles an hour.

When they hit?

Are you saying Captain Smith approached that

intersection that fast?

And then the Datsun collided.

It's not what I say, sergeant.

It's what the damage says.

Is Jon here yet?

Call from Sergeant Harper up in Bakersfield.

Oh, I'll take it.

Uh, no. This is Joe Getraer.

Oh, Joe. Hi.

Yes, on your LTD.

Cornet rented out, two of those last night both to salesmen.

On the one you have there, there's no word from the renter

but I have his ID.

Oh, good. Give it to me.

Yes. Noren.

Got it. Hey, thanks, Bob.

Yeah, I'll call you. Buh-bye.

Hey, sarge. Yulin's still unconscious.

The fire department has a duplicate sedan.

They're gonna send it over here to meet me.

Good.

Jon, I think, Yulin was racing

and I think he was behind.

I think the leading racer's our missing car.

'Now, it makes its rolling stop'

'and bugs on through.'

'The LTD is coming up'

'Smith behind it.

'It wants to go up Ridolfi'

'panic-stops when it sees the leading racer'

'but doesn't see Yulin coming.'

'Smith rear-ends the LTD'

'right in front of Yulin'

'who has run through the stop sign.'

He plows into 'em both.

Now the leading racer stops.

'Its driver helps the LTD driver'

'and they both get out Yulin before the wreck blows.'

'They leave, and the missing racer drive back to the roadside

'telephone and call the fire department.'

That still leaves Smith with a lot of the blame.

Oh, yeah.

There's a car here from the fire department. Red.

Alright. Look, sarge, you know, maybe

the acceleration skid marks had nothing to do with the accident.

I mean, what if the two guys, the LTD and the missing car

were working together, some kind of criminal action

car thievery, something?

A different missing car?

Miller!

Okay, Jon. Do your thing.

See you later.

Sergeant Harper.

Oh, yeah, Joe.

Second sedan?

Cornet rented out two. Right.

Yeah, well, grab that second one for me, will you, Bob?

See how far it was driven

and check for evidence of contraband.

Sure, but it's probably been through a car wash.

They always do that.

Well, there's always something that doesn't wash, right?

Right. Thanks, pal.

I want you to put that car out there

what's left of it through a sieve, hmm?

Hello, Wells, this is Jon. I'm at the process plant.

I'm ready to run my speed test. Is the roadblock ready?

Yeah, Jon. It's Baricza.

'I'm up here in the Camaro. No traffic so far.'

10-4, Jon.

Come on!

Who the heck are these guys?

Stay right there!

Wells, it's Baricza Racer coming fast.

- 'He got past me.' - Traffic, Jon. Hold it.

Hey, look. I'm sorry.

Yeah, that's great. Just get on over there.

Come on, now. Let's go.

Well, look. If Jon never got it over 45

there is no way Smith was going 45 when he hit.

Because he did brake before impact.

The brakes on his car are still frozen.

Harlan says he was...going 45.

Grossie, somebody is wrong.

I know, I know.

Who?

Hey, Anderson!

Look, did you, uh.. Did you take some pictures over here?

Of what? Everything happened on Ridolfi the other side.

There are some tire marks here. They're almost wiped out.

Make some casts of these.

Jon, why?

Of professional curiosity.

Looks like a car stopped here and then backed out

so the guy could get out, just like the mustang did.

We matched this cast with the tires of the car that Smith hit.

It matched. I mean, matched perfectly.

So, what you thinking?

Okay, let's say that the LTD is standing still.

'If Smith would have run into that'

'it would've knocked it forward.'

'But that didn't happen, they were interlocked'

'as if they were moving in different directions.'

So let's say the LTD was coming

from a different direction

but he has to brake and cut short on Ridolfi

because the unknown racer barrels through.

'Therefore, he backs up.'

He's gonna take another shot at Ridolfi

not seeing Smith coming from the opposite direction.

You have this car moving backwards

'both cars moving'

and you have the speed at impact.

The tire marks from the impact fire are destroyed.

That doesn't explain the missing car.

But..

...maybe the guy that Smith hit wasn't hurt

and he's hiding because he feels he's to blame.

I buy that.

Well, Jon, if your theory is correct

it takes the onus off Smith.

'That I like.'

Doctor, stay close to Benny Yulin.

Ryan's at the hospital now.

If Yulin regains consciousness he can clear this all up.

I'll be there.

Come on.

- That's right.

Grady Brooks. I'm a salesman.

Seems like you asked the highway patrol

on Bakersfield to hold the car I rented up there.

That's right.

I'm only in LA overnight

but I assure you that car

is not involved in anything illegal.

Well, thank you, Mr. Brooks.

Uh, may I ask you what it was involved in?

Company business.

My firm and I hope you'll accept my word on it.

I have a sedan here rented by another salesman

by the name of Noren.

I'm told it traveled almost exactly the same distance

as the one you say you rented.

'Uh, you and Mr. Noren with the same company?'

Noren, Noren..

I don't know a Mr. Noren.

Bakersfield?

Yeah, this is Getraer, LA.

Sergeant Harper's holding that sedan for me?

Yeah, that's the one.

Uh, why don't you load it up and truck it on down here?

Okay. Thank you.

I smell you, cousin.

Why didn't you identify yourself as a fellow officer

'and tell me what this is all about?'

I spent all night on it.

One wheel cover and one bumper guard missing.

No evidence of contraband or major injury.

But here on the windshield bloodstains.

On the passenger's side?

Probably had two people in it.

Oh.

The speedometer analysis puts the car

at zero miles an hour on impact.

'That's good for your theory he was backing up.'

But...he was in forward gear.

'That's bad for your theory.'

Dr. Jacobs, telephone. It's Chief Amaral.

He won't talk to anyone else.

Rafferty likes you. I can see that.

People think I'm foolish 'cause Rafferty talks to me.

I understand him.

Birds talk to me

'plants, trees..'

Talking to my flowers just before the wreck.

I know what caused that wreck.

You know?

What, you, you saw?

Firemen's the best friends that I got up here.

They're saying that captain's to blame.

Can't have that. It wasn't his fault.

There's only one thing I ask of you.

Please don't repeat this to no cops that don't need to know.

Alright.

I don't believe in ghosts spirits, people vanishin'.

But this I saw and no foolishness to it.

I heard a sound.

O-o-o-e-e-esh!

Flying saucers, UFOs

whatever you call them things.

'Them drivers they've seen it, too'

'or it caused them to lose control.'

My eyes were on it.

And I heard the crash.

Grady Brooks is trying to muscle me

off this case, Captain Haskell.

I mean, whose cop is he?

Uh, state, federal, county, what?

Well, Brooks has a problem. That's all I can give you.

Except he wants to know how far you're gonna go with this.

Back to Ned Smith's widow with the truth

and I don't care where I get it from.

Grady Brooks, from the MAIT team, whoever.

I thought that you believed that Captain Smith

was not the cause.

That's what I wanna believe.

That's what I wanna tell that woman.

Look, if Benny Yulin's family files on this

I'm gonna have to drag her through interrogation

on the mental state and intimate life of her dead husband.

Yeah, Getraer.

Yes?

Hey. Great.

Look, find Dr. Jacobs and get her there at once

and please tell Officer Ryan to go ahead.

I got to get to the hospital.

Benny Yulin has regained consciousness.

They're gonna let him talk.

Uh, Ryan.

You talk to him?

Not yet. They won't let me.

Won't let you

That guy.

Brooks.

Brooks!

Jon, I used to hear dad talk about the rule of first event.

What is it?

'If you don't slow down they're going to carry us'

to the hospital.

Sorry.

Okay, uh, say you ran into a fence, alright?

That's the incident.

But before that, you ran off the road.

That's the first event.

Okay, well, what if you and the sergeant are right?

The missing driver was racing Benny Yulin

but he wasn't involved in the actual accident?

Non-contact felony, hit and run.

If he was the cause.

Even if he didn't know the accident happened?

I think the missing driver knew.

No, I.. I mean, supposing if he didn't.

By the rule of first event where does he stand?

Maybe proximate cause. I don't know.

I mean, there's no way to tell

until we find out exactly how it went down.

All I'm asking is a little interservice cooperation.

I must know what that man says.

That man is our witness. His doctor said no.

Look, nobody knows what you're up to.

Either you let us into your confidence

or you get your information through channels

if you have the authority.

- He's on his way.

Go on in. You, too.

You're forcing me to go to your superiors.

Again?

You've already been there. I haven't been to yours.

But I'm warnin' you.

If I find out that you're obstructing justice.

I'm coming after you.

It would be perfectly normal

if you were unable to recall much at this time, Mr. Yulin.

'So, do you remember the accident?'

I don't know what happened, I..

Mr. Yulin, we know that you live out there

and that you were driving pretty fast.

But that's okay.

There's nothing to worry about.

We're only here to ask for help.

I was...I was drivin' to work.

Just tooling along.

You know, by myself.

People are always racing out there, Mr. Yulin.

People who, ah, live there.

'People from other areas.'

But I guess that you, uh, know all about that.

Yeah.

Not me, that..

That's against the law.

I'm a law-abiding citizen.

There was a brown sedan.

'We thought it might have run in front of you.'

'Remember it?'

Man, I.. I don't know what happened.

Well, someone pulled you out of that car.

Someday you may want to help us find out who.

'So you can say thanks for saving your life.'

Thank you, Mr. Yulin.

Well, he was racing, no question.

And he knows something.

But he's smart enough not to incriminate himself.

I'll just...keep on looking for someone who saw.

Yeah, well, we may just have someone.

I'm sorry.

Mr. Yulin wasn't much help, was he?

Oh, he never did see the LTD but Ryan fed it to him

and he's sharp enough to know it would have helped him

if he would have remembered it.

Anyway, there's, uh, nothing more you can do.

- Thank you. - Okay, then, if you're sure.

I'll be at UCLA.

- Buh-bye. - Bye.

Sarge, the Z-28 is parked out in the front

and Colleen doesn't know about it.

Do you mind riding with Ryan?

Yeah. Sure.

Alright. Hmm.

Let's race.

There...you didn't know me after all.

Officer, I didn't know it was a police car, I was..

Colleen, you drive pretty fast when you're uptight

and you've been uptight since this began.

Now, I did this because I want you to tell me why.

When I found out what we were investigating

I could see my whole life ruined.

But I swear I was gone. I didn't know what happened.

There was not a thing I could say to help.

Well.

It would have helped a lot to know that you were the one

who made the acceleration skid.

You never saw the car that Smith hit?

No. I, uh..

I caught a glimpse of the fire sedan

as I was turning off Taft Road.

Knowing that would have saved us a lot of time.

It also shoots down your theory and mine, Jon.

What about Chief Amaral? He told you something.

What was that?

He thinks it was caused by a flying saucer.

Yeah.

- Sergeant.

That second sedan from Bakersfield just pulled up.

Thanks, Harlan.

Doctor, you're innocent as far as the accident's concerned.

I know that now.

But I am so embarrassed

and I am deeply ashamed of myself.

Uh, look, I'll find someone to give you a ride home.

We'll get your car tomorrow, alright?

Hey, Miller, take a look at this.

Hmm.

That, friend, is a bloodstain.

They're checking all the hospitals near Bakersfield.

Well, this place is secure, for now.

But frankly, sir, from my level

the CHP sergeant is uncontrollable.

Noren's not badly hurt.

Mr. Tammaron is due to testify tomorrow.

- He's fine.

My protection almost gets me killed in a car crash

and some traffic cop's gonna burn my safe house and I'm fine?

Oh, yeah. I'm fine.

Uh, good. Thank you, sir.

Boss will handle Getraer from Sacramento.

He wants me back in LA to stay on top of things there.

Brooks, if word gets out that I'm even in the country

you'll never see me on a witness stand.

And that's a promise.

What are you lookin' for, Harlan?

Soil samples

from places car washes won't wash.

Hey, Miller, didn't you say you were missing a wheel cover

from, uh, the wreck, the sedan?

Yeah, left rear.

Anderson!

Jon, we better pick up Colleen.

I don't know. Is she still with us?

I don't know. We got to see Chief Amaral.

She can help pave the way.

Get a shot of this.

'Stuck in the left tire.'

Okay. Add it up for me. Come on.

Okay.

Now, bloodstain on the seat belt of the second sedan.

Mm-hmm.

Bloodstain on the windshield of the wreck.

Now, the lab says they match

and the tire print matches both cars.

So, injured victim from wrecked sedan

driven away in rear seat of second sedan.

Convincing?

Uh, convincing but not conclusive.

This reflector was beside the tire tracks Jon found

run over by second sedan which picked up

a piece of the glass in its tire

at the accident's site beyond question.

- Conclusive.

We have our missing car.

Now...how did it get there and who was in it?

How do we wrap this up?

He'll be out in just a minute.

Just remember, he dreads ridicule.

Where you goin'?

You're going to call the entire MAIT team out here.

It's hard enough facing you.

Doc, not telling you how to treat a patient

but...it's you, you have to face.

So, why not now

Thanks, Ponch.

- Come on. - Okay.

The lady says you need to know.

I don't believe in UFOs

or stories about 'em kidnapping people.

But this I saw.

I won't be told I'm foolish.

I'll deny it to anyone that asks me, you understand?

Alright. Just show us where it landed.

I didn't say it landed.

It just vanished up there!

Hey, Ponch!

Flyin' saucer.

Watch your step.

- Hey, Jon! - Alright.

Well, Jon was right the LTD was headed north.

Amaral saw the flying saucer before he heard the crash.

Because the car threw the wheel cover right here on the curve.

And right here it went out of control

and skidded backwards into the intersection.

Couldn't have stopped.

Skidded

Ponch, there's not a single tire mark.

No oil slick, no mud and water wouldn't stand here.

So what would vanish without a trace?

Ice. Black ice.

And remember the chief said his plants were frostbit?

Yes, but what's black ice?

Uh, that's a frozen mist a thin coating.

Uh, it's transparent like glass.

The pavement shows through black.

There was no ice at that intersection

not when I drove through.

No. It was in the sunlight

and you turned to the right.

Then the sun hit this part of the road.

Plus the heat from the fire

the ice melted off before we got here.

Wells, we need proof.

I'll talk to the weather people.

If we could re-create the dew point

the, uh, temperature, the wind velocity

the wind chill factor, precipitation--

Wells, yes or no?

Maybe. Just maybe.

Okay, Jim, I appreciate it.

I'll be right over, alright? Thank you.

They have a car waitin' for me

similar to the one Smith had.

Good. A five point safety harness.

Right.

I'm not with the MAIT team

but I like to be involved.

Well, Brooks got to Sacramento and Sacramento got to me.

You have to make out a report tonight on where we stand.

Okay, with the help of a timely predawn frost

Wells is going to try to create black ice

to see if it lasts until 7:00 a.m.

the time of the collision.

Well, what is Baker doin' with that duplicate car?

Trying to show that it skidded into the intersection backwards.

Well, what if he hits one of those high

It will blow like Hiroshima.

Look, why don't you tell Grady Brooks that there's a cop

who is willing to risk his neck to try to find out

why a fireman died?

Interservice cooperation.

Maybe he should watch.

Melting pretty fast, now.

Will it last until 7:00?

For 10 minutes? Sure.

Okay, Grossman, go to the van, call the hospital and see

if Poncherello's come up with anything.

Yes, sir.

At least we proved that there

was ice or could have been.

Yeah, well, let's go see what I can prove.

Uh, Jon, if Benny Yulin is talking

we may not have to do this.

But if we do, uh, don't get fancy.

Oh, don't worry, sarge. I'm a lousy driver.

Okay, everybody, down the hill.

Has Baker driven the test yet?

Uh, you're about five minutes early.

We're hoping to hear something

helpful from the hospital.

I understand that officer Baker's

running a serious risk.

Can we avoid that if I tell you

that I know for certain

that the accident was unavoidable?

We can't take that to a Coroner's jury.

Sergeant, I'm protecting a man

once very big with the underworld

back in this country from voluntary exile.

Chief witness for the government.

Trying to prove that organized crime

is plotting to rob the naval oil reserves near Bakersfield.

There are billions involved

and more contracts on this man than flies at a picnic.

We used back roads to bring him in secretly.

There was an uncontrollable skid.

We're very sorry the fireman died.

Is that it?

I can't give you more.

Brooks, we need facts, evidence.

We need a witness.

Okay, Wells, I'm ready.

10-4, Jon. Stand by one.

We'd better get it on!

Uh, just a second there, Wells.

Ponch is still at the hospital with Ryan and Colleen.

Yulin admits he was racing with Colleen.

Still swears he doesn't remember how the accident happened.

Thanks, Grossie.

Look, uh...I'm gonna run something by you.

You tell me if I'm wrong.

That second sedan was following the first sedan

riding shotgun in that operation.

The Porsche and the Datsun

were the only cars traveling really fast.

They were racing on Ridolfi.

Traveling toward the intersection

on a collision course

where Ned Smith and the fire sedan

and your two LTDs.

The only really innocent man in the bunch was Ned Smith

the man who was killed.

You probably spun out, too, on the curve

but the ice was chewed up so you never lost it.

The wreck blew up.

You couldn't do anything.

Somebody would see the fire

and call for help so you took off.

And I know you didn't call the fire department

because I checked the voice tapes.

And you wouldn't let your witness drive himself.

You didn't see the collision

because you would have said something.

But you know who did?

Your witness and his driver.

'They were in it.'

Look, Brooks, we need them.

I'm warning you in the strongest

possible terms if my witness--

look, I warn you, cop to cop

If Baker gets one bruise on him--

Sergeant!

Okay, Jon, bring it on.

Okay. 10-4.

Alright. Hold it. I'll give you a witness.

Jon, stop!

'Stop, Jon.'

'Hey, watch the ice!'

Now I suppose you're gonna tell us

you have friends at city hall.