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[ theme music playing ]

[ woman ] : hi. Call me.

We have a little problem.

[ man ] : I took the canucks To lose.

Aw, what the hell, Something goes wrong, They win.

- they got no coaching. - it's about money.

They don't have Enough money to get The right personnel.

It's about money And intelligence.

If you got the dollars, You buy good scouts.

You get The intelligence.

Then a few bucks In the right hands Under the table,

And you got Yourself a team.

- morning. - hey.

How you doing? So what do we got?

An attractive young woman, No signs of a struggle.

No torn clothing.

No physical signs of a mugging From where we stand,

Except, uh, She hasn't got a purse,

Unless it's underneath her.

Looks like You were dressed up

For a night on The town, weren't you?

French nails.

I had a girlfriend Who gets them done Like that.

It's a time-consuming Process, smells wicked.

Those dig into your skin, You feel it.

If she's being attacked And defending herself,

We'll find some skin Under there. I'll bag 'em When you're done.

Rigor mortis. It's hard To tell if it's coming in Or going, it's impossible.

I talked To the parking lot Attendant.

He said he checks out At 11:00, after that It's a ticket dispenser.

There's a couple Of nightclubs in this area,

So I did a check On her credit card.

Okay, I'm not seeing Any visible wounds.

There's no marks on her throat, There's nothing on her face,

Nothing on her skull. Weird.

You find it Kind of strange

How she's laid out here Kind of delicately?

Also weird.

Very neat, like somebody Took special care.

Looks that way.

Yeah, it's a real shame.

That was really A good-looking young woman.

She took care of herself.

Somebody's gonna be Missing her, that's for sure.

[ cell phone ringing ]

Okay, you guys Take it from here. I'm done.

Hello?

Hey, sunny.

That'd be Your girlfriend.

Leo, you want To give it a rest?

It's getting real old, Real fast.

[ leo ] : I got no problem with that. To each his own.

I like blondes, You like 'em dark.

I figure you're Born that way,

Nothing you can do about it. It's a genetic thing.

I look at sunny, I see An attractive woman. That okay with you?

Why don't you hang Here for body pick-up?

What's his problem?

All I'm saying is That other people

May have a problem With race mixing,

But I figure if that's The way you're bent,

It's okay. It's all I'm saying.

Beauty's in the eye Of the beholder.

Am I wrong?

It's four two...

Six seven four.

So what's the news From the front?

Here is a tasty Little item.

The coroner In victoria called,

Said he found Some body parts he thought Might tickle your fancy.

Tickle me.

Feet, legs and arms.

Feet, legs and arms... Okay, what's the story?

There's a green Garbage bag found under The johnson street bridge.

Some kid shooting rats With a crossbow finds it.

The coroner Remembers your memo

On the red-headed Torso the police found Off commercial drive...

- really? - ...Since the parts match The general description.

Wow. Okay, so no head, No hands,

Boy, someone's taking Great care for someone else To remain anonymous.

Okay, I got everything. I'm gonna be in pathology.

I'll let you know When the mystery man arrives.

Yeah, send it right down.

Okay, um...

This is one where all Is not what it appears To be.

Whoa.

That's one vicious beating.

I'll get to the back In a minute

Which is where the majority Of bruising appears.

But, just to begin, We've got a variety Of bruising

From the shoulders To the thighs.

Now the first thing I notice

Is that some Are relatively fresh, The reddish ones,

Other are yellow, Some purple.

- this is not One single beating. - correct.

You'll also notice A variety of patterning,

So some sort of instrument Or instruments were used.

Yeah.

What would do Something like that?

Take a look at the wrists. We've got ligature marks,

My guess is from handcuffs.

Yeah, handcuffs.

It's looking a little Like torture.

Maybe.

Now before I roll the body,

I'd like to point out A couple more things.

The jaw is fairly strong.

It comes to a squarish end.

You can feel two points.

The breasts have been Surgically implanted,

The hips Are narrow and flat

And finally, That's a surgically Constructed vagina.

Get the hell Out of here.

She was a he?

Pretty good-looking Man, eh, leo?

You're going to have To change the gender On your paperwork.

Wayne.

Okay, let's have a look At the back.

[ leo ] : Oh my god.

I can't say for certain, But those welts

Look like the result Of a whip of some kind,

Maybe a riding crop.

You can see the impression Of a weave in the pattern.

Are you leaning Towards homicide?

Um, it's a fair assumption So far.

I'm going to go back Over the externals

And do a thorough Record of the bruising Before I open him up,

So you can go or stay. It's up to you.

[ leo ] : Uh... Question period.

I can understand about The breast implants,

You might want to help Mother nature a little bit,

But, uh, this, This uh...

Vagina.

Yeah. How common is that?

And I mean, uh, Could you tell?

I mean, just by lookining, You can't.

From what I've read, It's fairly convincing.

You wouldn't feel The difference in the dark.

It just goes to show you...

You can't judge a book By its cover, eh, leo?

I've seen a few before, But they're not that common.

And if you need help With identification,

The breast implants Have serial numbers.

We can get those Over to you.

Oh, good. Oh, that's good to know.

Yeah. Good to know. Thanks.

Hey, maybe there's A surgeon in town

That specializes in This kind of makeover. What do you think?

Uh, well, From the looks of her

I say she had Her surgery done five, Maybe six years ago.

Full post-op transsexuals Aren't that common.

All these pattern Bruises, some old,

Uh, some fresher Than others.

What does it Look like to you?

A repeated beating? Like a ritual?

I suppose.

Let me know When you're going to do The internal.

I'll follow up With a few calls.

Sure.

Hey, sunny.

- hey. - how you doing?

- good. Busy, you? - yeah, yeah, me too.

Always.

Um, I wanted to Ask you something.

Want to go out for A drink some time?

Sure.

Yeah, I'd like that.

All right. I'll give you a call.

We could play it By ear, whatever.

- sure. - yeah?

- sounds good. - great. See you.

[ mick ] : Yes, thank you very much.

I appreciate the help. Thank you.

Well, that was The transgender clinic,

They seem to think By the description

Our victim is alison cody, Also known as allan cody.

No current address, But they gave me a number For his family here.

You want me to Make the call?

No, I'll do it.

Pulmonary embolism.

I opened up the lungs And saw it immediately.

Clot to the pulmonary vessel,

Which resulted in hypoxia,

Lack of oxygen to the brain

And then cardiac arrest.

Can you tell me If the blood clot

Was thrown as a direct Result of the beating?

Possibly.

I've scheduled further Work for tomorrow,

But even then I may not be able To determine that.

Why the sudden interest?

Just monitoring progress. Thank you.

Dominic.

Let's take a walk.

- that transgender That was beaten allan cody. - yeah, yeah. What?

I want you to go Over to his apartment.

You see any personal Items lying around, I want you to seize them.

You want me To seize items?

The police are treating This like a homicide, You realize that?

Patricia tells me She hasn't determined The cause of death yet.

I was just talking To her. She was leaning Towards homicide.

Not yet.

Do you mind telling me What's going on here?

Jimmy?

I want to exercise As much discretion As possible.

Jimmy.

Okay.

All right.

I'll go over there, I'll seize all the stuff.

I just have to draw up An order of seizure, Then I--

All you have to do Is sign it.

She was a very sweet woman.

Uh-huh.

Can you recall seeing her The night before last?

No, I can't remember The last time I saw her.

[ knocking ]

Hey, what's the pleasure?

Well, I've got A coroner's order to seize.

What do you guys got?

- nothing. - what?

No, we're just here Questioning the manager.

I'll maintain continuity In the evidence,

And if it turns out To be a homicide,

Everything's kosher For you guys, okay, When you get your warrant.

Now-- this order, That gives me right

To seize anything That I want to put Into my investigation,

Is that okay with you?

He volunteered to show Us through the place.

So far, we found No evidence of any violence,

Just a whole lot of pills.

Pills? What kind of pills?

[ mick ] : Estrogen. Large, economy size.

If this isn't homicide, What the hell is it?

I don't know. Patricia hasn't made A determination yet.

The jury's out.

You and francois should be Talking face to face.

He's got two faces, Danny boy.

Which one are you Talking to?

Whatever happened Between you two, get it Straightened out,

Or I got to find partners That can get down To business.

You know what I'm doing Out on the coast?

I am out here

Because francois' Damn brother doesn't Even trust him.

If I put you two together, You can talk it out, right?

Nobody else.

If he wants to do that, You have him tell me.

All right, okay.

I'll put it together For tonight.

Good. See you.

I got 30 years on the job And I'll tell you,

If this isn't A homicide investigation, I don't know what is.

Well, that may well Prove to be the case,

But I'm not yet done With my examination.

I can tell you Where I'm at so far.

Oh, good. Please.

Allan cody suffered A cardiac arrest

Caused by a clot To the pulmonary vessel.

Through a clot As the result Of a beating.

Perhaps.

I examined All the bruising

In an attempt to Definitively ascertain

Which of the events Might have caused the clot.

That proved Impossible to determine.

But it was one of them, So whichever one it was--

I can't say that With certainty.

You can get A clot like this

From sitting In an airplane seat For too long,

And there are also Other factors.

Allan was taking Estrogen hormones And he was a smoker.

Both of those factors Could contribute.

Yeah, well, you let me Know if he smoked himself To death.

Because if that's your Ruling, I'm going to call Another pathologist

To conduct any further Homicide investigations.

That's your prerogative.

I don't work for you. I work for the coroner's Office.

Yeah...

You have any Further insight, You let me know.

- you'll be the first. - oh, really?

That'll make a change From this morning.

If you're accusing me Of something,

I would prefer if you make An official complaint

To the chief coroner.

You mean your boyfriend?

What did you find?

Well, a couple of Pissed-off detectives.

Are you going to tell me What I was looking for,

Or am I to be kept In the dark on this one?

'cause I'll tell you Right now, I won't play That way.

I received a call

Suggesting that allan cody's Business affairs

Might prove sensitive To certain citizens

If they were to come Under public scrutiny.

Oh, yeah?

So these affairs...

Are relevant To his death?

That's all you need To know right now.

What I need to know Is what you found.

What did I find? I found some estrogen pills

And we've got a computer, But the hard drive's Been erased.

- I'd like to know What's on there. - you would?

Call a forensic Computer analyst.

See what can Be retrieved.

- I already have. It's being worked on. - good.

I won't be yanked Around on this, jimmy.

Now, you asked me To intervene.

I'm assuming It's because You can't do it,

Or you don't Want to do it. Okay.

- but if I'm involved, I'm involved-- - [ knocking ]

Does someone want To give me the courtesy

Of telling me why You've interceded

In a homicide Investigation?

Well, uh, I'm just...

Just following Procedure here.

I went down there Your guys weren't seizing Anything, so I grabbed it

If it turns out to be Homicide, we've protected All your evidence.

If it turns out Not to be homicide And you dump the case,

We're six or seven days Down the road with nothing,

We haven't even started.

Yeah, well, The minute that patricia Makes a ruling,

I want everything You've seized.

No problem.

Thank you.

That's okay. I'm just doing my job.

All right, If it's ruled homicide, I won't interfere.

In the meantime,

I'm trying to prevent Unnecessary damage

From being done.

Hold it, hold it, Wait a minute. There's...

If this is ruled A homicide, there's damage That can be done?

Entire careers Will be destroyed.

This is --.

Well, da vinci had The proper paperwork.

We have no authority Over a coroner's order.

We were looking At the apartment As a possible crime scene.

Didn't have enough evidence For a search and seizure... Still don't.

We're still pursuing This as a homicide. You understand that?

- [ mick ] : yeah. - so where are we?

Well, we had no luck With credit card receipts From the parking lot.

Lot of unrelated citizens Out on the town.

We talked to the surgeon That did cody's makeover.

He doesn't know anything About his personal life.

The building manager Was a washout and...

His ex-wife, She was not helpful.

You know, Going on the theory He was into s & m,

We contacted a couple Of bondage houses.

Nobody admits To knowing him.

Terrific.

Did you know that the...

The police are treating Your ex-husband's death As a homicide?

Yes, they told me.

Allan had a difficult life Right to the end.

You know, Our pathologist mentioned

That... The nature Of some of his injuries

Suggested that he had Been beaten before.

Now, I'm sorry To have to ask you

These highly personal Questions, I apologize.

But it's just From the standpoint

Of trying to stop this From happening to Somebody else.

Your questions can't be Any more difficult

Than those I ask myself.

Right.

So, okay, then.

Was allan engaged In any, uh...

Sadomasochistic practices That you know about?

Not that I know of.

I have a son by allan.

It's already been Very difficult for him

To deal with His father's change.

Is there any way To spare him this?

Uh, well, see, Here's the problem.

If they rule this A... A homicide,

It's going to go To trial.

And at that point It's these kind of things

That get Sensationalized.

I guess it's just best To deal with it frankly

And tell him the truth.

The police will make A psychiatrist available

To you if you wish And to your son.

I've seen a few of those Over the years.

They have a lot of theories And explanations

And yet it still remains A mystery to me.

Allan was a sweet person.

[ leo ] : You know what I think Happened?

I think allan Was dating some guy Who got heavy with her,

And she put out That she was a he And he flipped on her.

[ dominic ] : I don't think That's the angle.

Oh, yeah? What then?

Well, if she's Into s & m,

It could have Been an accident.

So why all this Scurrying around

To seize the computer? It's a cover-up.

No, it's somebody scared That their name's On that list

And it's going To go public.

That'd be the guy Who calls up flynn

And puts a finger on him To sit on top of it.

As long as he can, Keep it in your Jurisdiction.

Smells like that To me.

You know, some Of these citizens

That you're going Out of your way to cover up

Might be involved.

The guy was beaten And dumped.

How can you not figure It's a homicide?

You know what It smells like to me?

Somebody reached out And put you in their Back pocket.

That's what It smells like.

Nobody's put me in Their back pocket.

Oh yeah, and I suppose You didn't put pressure,

You and flynn...

On patricia to jam up On the autopsy report,

So you could run around And cover some asses?

You think that? If you think that,

I want you to go yourself To patricia

And tell her What you just told me.

Right... Okay.

Sorry.

It's all right. See you.

See you later.

We're a couple Of mushrooms on this.

[ dominic ] : So information--

You can bury it, But you can't kill it.

That's right.

And whoever erased The hard drive

Didn't know much About data storage,

Because you can hit Erase files, right?

And they disappear from The retrieval system,

But all that does is dump A lot of information

On what's really there.

Is there any way you can Tell if they made a copy Before they dumped it?

No, not that I know of.

Now it's all on this disk. I didn't take a long look,

But a couple names jumumped ot And scared me.

Can you keep my name Out of this?

Yeah, no problem.

Yeah, so you can tell Whoever it is that's Calling you

To see if their name's On this list

That everything's fine.

Their ass is covered,

As long as they weren't Directly involved

In allan cody's death.

You're telling me you're not Gonna give me that disk?

That's right, And you know why?

Because you handed me This case.

You'll take all the heat If it's ruled a homicide.

Hey, that's right.

You can lay it all Off on me.

Which is what You probably wanted

From the beginning Here anyway.

We've all been Playing some game

Of bluff poker Or something, right?

Now I'm holding The ace.

Yes?

I'm dominic da vinci.

From the vancouver Coroner's office.

I have a... A card. Can I come in?

May I ask what This is about?

Well, under the term Of the coroner's act,

I have the right To enter any premises

Where I think a death May have taken place.

And do I have the right To have a lawyer present?

Call whoever you want, But I'll tell you right now, I'm coming in.

If you refuse To let me in, I'm going To call downstairs,

About a minute And a half from now,

The boys in blue, They'll come in too.

Thank you.

- I have a business license. - I'm not here from city hall

To investigate A noise complaint, you know.

My lawyer's on his way.

Good. Then while we're Whiling away the time,

Could we discuss Allan cody?

I know allan as alison.

Intimately, I wager.

We're close friends And business partners.

How's she doing lately?

I don't know. I haven't seen her In a couple of days,

But I assume Something's wrong,

- otherwise you Wouldn't be here. - fine.

That's great with me If we can drop the --.

Yeah.

Your... Close friend Allan cody,

Also known as alison, Is dead.

The result Of a beating.

I'm distressed To hear that.

Me too.

Now we know that For the last two years,

He's been working Here exclusively

Pretty well on a Regular basis, right?

Then we find The body in a...

In a parking lot A couple days ago,

Three days ago, I think.

And covered in these Welts and bruises,

And it's Occurring to me

That some of The instrumentation I see on display here

May be the reason why.

I'm going to wait For my lawyer.

You already Said that.

Now here's The other thing.

I'm in possession Of the client list

And I've seized it legally From allan's apartment.

- I see... - and so before The police seize,

Is it possible That maybe you could Enlighten me a bit?

It'd be good for you.

I'm, uh, I'm very sorry, But my business demands

That I keep My client's confidence.

Please, don't make me Want to put one of your Body parts

Into one of your pieces Of machinery here.

I don't know what Happened to alison,

But whatever happened To her didn't happen here,

And didn't involve me.

You know, Your non-cooperation

Is making my mind Jump right to homicide.

- want me to phone the police? - do what you have to do.

[ dialing tone ]

Done.

Hey. Yeah. Come on up.

I would get yourself A new lawyer too.

Should have been here By now.

This is a photograph Of allan's body.

Here's another photograph

Of some injuries Inflicted by a whip.

Here's some more injuries

Inflicted by some other Instrument.

These here are ligatures On the wrist...

From handcuffs.

I got to tell you,

We find a match with any Of the instruments

Seized from your Place of business,

We will be pursuing Homicide charges.

You haven't got enough To pursue a charge Of manslaughter,

Let alone homicide.

Yeah, but it ain't entirely Out of the picture either.

Now if your client Cooperates with us,

And we look Favorably on that,

So will a judge At a trial.

Mr. Cody's lifestyle Is such that he...

Accepted These mild injuries.

Hey...

You can adopt Any twisted interpretation

Of a fun lifestyle That you want,

But allan cody's death Doesn't come

Under the category Of a mild injury

In anybody's Interpretation,

Not even if one Of the perverts on your Client list

Wears a costume And pounds the desk With his gavel.

I ask that you refrain

From casting aspersions On my client's character.

Oh, which character Would that be,

The roman gladiator Or the marquis de sade?

Why don't you Just tell us

When it was that you last Saw or heard from allan?

This will be over.

- four days ago. - you know what?

[ snaps fingers ] Let's stop it right here.

All right? I have a sworn statement From a witness,

Says he saw him At your door the night Of his death.

You want to reconsider Your answer?

Leo.

Patricia's final Autopsy report.

This is --.

There's no way The cause of death Was undetermined.

You guys want to treat This as a homicide,

You'll have To order a new autopsy, Different pathologist.

Yeah, that's what We'll have to do.

- you want to authorize one? - whatever you want.

Remember, it can take A couple of days

And you may get The same answer.

So be it. Stop the interview.

You know what pisses me off?

These people are Running a business Where they torture people

And we have to handle Them with kid gloves.

- you want to tell me What's going on? - sure.

You only brought My detectives in here

Because you thought This was a homicide.

Well, it might be. It was ruled undetermined.

I want to find out What she knows.

She knows something 100%, So I want to keep The pressure up.

If you guys want to order A second autopsy, That suits me.

I'll tell them, "Cops are still treating this Like a homicide."

It works beautiful.

I want to put another Scare into her.

That was a relief, huh?

It's temporary, I'm sure.

Yeah, they'll be back, But we'll still See each other

Because I'll be Ordering the inquest.

On what grounds?

On what grounds?

On the grounds That I think

There may be A public interest

In the operation of These s & m parlors

Like your client has.

And I may have to Pull a few names Off that list,

I'll warn you Right now.

I don't know if your qc Explained this to you,

But anyone subpoenaed Who chooses not to appear,

They face jail time.

The privacy You're protecting-- Do you understand this?

Will be so much Dirty laundry flapping In the public backyard.

What, uh, what Do you want?

I want a one on one With the mistress here--

Alone and off the record. That's it.

Do you got a second?

Uh, sure. What's on your mind?

I just got a call From sergeant regan.

He's asked me to do A second autopsy

On allan cody.

I was expecting that.

Um, he wants A homicide ruling,

And he would love To prove me wrong.

If I do find homicide, I'll probably be called

To testify against Your findings.

Oh, that's all right.

I'm pretty confident In the witness box.

Okay. Thanks.

- have you finished? - yeah.

- may I? - go ahead.

So that's one hell Of a client list You've got.

There's a demand.

Could you tell me About that?

In your opinion, What is it these people want?

Well it's not about sex In most cases.

- really? - yeah.

I mean, Sometimes it is,

But in my experience, Those are the rare exceptions.

If um, if you're A submissive--

We call them slaves.

- slaves? - yeah.

Then you're, uh, you're Seeking domination

Or a release From something.

Something you can't get In your straight life?

Basically, yeah.

Sometimes it's an extension,

A very extreme extension Of their personality

Acted out In a safe environment

Where they're not judged

As... Freaks, Outsiders.

So allan... He was a submissive?

To a degree.

Having a little trouble With this concept?

Well, yeah.

I don't get The attraction to slavery.

You've never engaged In a submissive act?

Excuse me?

Never allowed your Partner to dominate you?

This isn't about me.

This is about Your clients.

Well, you certainly have Something in common With my clients.

You're secretive about Your personal desires.

I'm in a public office,

Like a lot of those Names on your list.

None of us like any details From our private life To be known publicly

That might affect our Ability to do our jobs Effectively.

That's very true.

So let me hazard a guess.

The person that beat allan,

And perhaps even Caused his death,

Would be a dominant?

I'd say that's A safe assumption.

And you are a...

I'm a dominatrix.

I see.

So this is what I want you to consider.

They have ordered The second autopsy.

Now if it comes back, And it's ruled a homicide,

That means You'll take the stand.

And if it's ruled Undetermined,

Then you'll order An inquest,

In which case, I'd be Compelled to testify.

No, actually.

There's a third Option here.

You just tell me Exactly what happened, Who was involved

And I promise you Right here, right now

Only those people or persons Have to come forward.

You've read the list.

If you look very carefully, I'm sure you'll see

There are a number Of very powerful people

Who have a great deal at risk If they're exposed.

Your clients, did they know You kept a list?

Not all of them, no.

So you see, You've put me in A very delicate

And dangerous Personal situation.

And the difference Between that

And the situation That allan was in Is what exactly?

Look. I speak for the dead.

The living Have the opportunity To speak for themselves.

Now my advice to them Is to take it.

Otherwise, you risk Getting locked away Somewhere

24 hours a day You can play slaves.

But there's no break To go back to the office.

[ sunny ] : mick?

Mm-hmm?

I should go.

- it's getting late. - yeah.

- here, I'll help you With that. - thanks.

That was very nice.

Want to stay?

I'd like to,

But I think we should Probably take it A little slow.

- that's good. - yeah?

I'm a patient man.

I can wait.

- [ sirens blaring ] - [ man ] : yo!

[ horn honks ]

All right, look.

I talked to leon. I got everything worked out.

He doesn't want any problems With you or your brother.

Says he's getting Mixed signals.

It's already taken Care of, danny.

Taken care of?

It's done? Is it done?

It's been Taken care of, danny.

All right?

There's a narc from montreal Watching this place.

You know the guy?

This guy I use Pointed him out to me.

He's a horseman. Works big cases.

We need a sit down With your brother.

We've got to get This called off now.

It's too late. Arrangements have Already been made.

Jeez! This guy's seen me At leon's building!

What are you doing In my car?

- what? - how do you know He didn't follow you?

- I shook him, all right? - how do you know that?!

- would I be in your car? - I don't know.

They got a tap on the phone And we're cooked.

We got to get to montreal. We're getting on a plane Tonight.

- good morning. - good morning.

Have a seat.

Before we go any Further with this,

I'd like to make it Perfectly clear

That the coroner's office Is in no position

To cut any deals.

The police And the crown council

Are in a different Position.

Perhaps that's who We should be speaking with.

Well, we're still Awaiting the results Of the second autopsy.

Now like I pointed out Last night,

The clock is ticking here.

If it comes back homicide,

The client list goes Right over to them,

And I guarantee you, They make the deal

With the first person Through that door, so...

It happened very suddenly.

We were at the end Of a session,

Alison was having a cigarette And she just slumped over.

Did you call 911?

No.

She was dead immediately.

Was there A third person involved?

Is that who I think it is?

Yeah.

Now what was his part In all of this?

We'd prefer that you Spoke to him directly.

All the bruises Reveal some clotting.

Across her lower back, The contusions Are very heavy.

The evidence Is more pronounced

In some of The yellowed bruises.

Some of these older Bruises are as much As a centimeter deep,

Indicating a different Instrument was used

And the impact More traumatic.

I admit... I have a secret life

And I've tried To protect it,

But it's important to me

That those close to me

Are protected as well.

Well, I think there's A very good chance

Of doing just that,

Uh... But from My standpoint,

From where I'm sitting,

That's totally up to you At this time.

Look, let's just see If you can answer a few Of my questions.

Now you are not Compelled to answer.

You can choose To have a lawyer,

But if you do,

Well, I have to take A different step

And this can't remain A private conversation.

- all right. - all right.

Okay, how long Have you been using

Mistress harriet's... Services?

I read her ad in the paper A couple of years ago,

And I was uh... Curious,

But... You know, Embarrassed.

At first, It was only sporadic,

But then...

I realized How much I needed it.

After that, it became A more regular thing.

How regular Would regular be?

A couple of times a week.

I've been having A lot of difficulty

Understanding what this Activity satisfies.

I mean, a man like you Has such a...

A great life. You have people That you care for.

You have a position In society

That many people Would envy.

With all of that comes A lot of responsibility.

And that comes With a lot of pressure.

Some people Might take a drink,

Or jump out Of an airplane.

I...

I don't know How to explain it. I...

I used to jump on people, I used to hurt them.

I don't do that Anymore.

I get a release From what I do.

Okay.

So what happened With allan?

There are certain...

Safe words That you agree on

That if either one Of you uses them,

Then all the playing stops.

The playing?

Okay, so did you and allan Have a safe word?

Yes.

Did you hit him?

Yes.

- with what? - a crop.

- nothing else? - no.

Did you go To the safe word?

She didn't have to. I didn't continue.

Why not?

I go to mistress harriet For punishment.

I do what she Orders me to do.

Mistress harriet Ordered you

To beat allan?

Yes. It wasn't something I had done before.

Okay, so now You've stopped.

So what the hell Happened?

Alison-- allan

Was smoking A cigarette.

I was booking Another appointment.

She just fell over.

And did you try To revive him?

I couldn't think What to do.

You couldn't think What to do.

Between the two of you there,

You couldn't think To call 911?

But you did Gather your thoughts Together enough

To... Load allan Into a car,

And then drive him Across town,

Dump him in a remote Parking lot.

No identification.

Then you did think To call someone else On that client list

Who called somebody else In an effort to cover The whole thing up.

And now you promised here,

You promised me that You'd be frank with me,

And now you're Telling me...

That you were Just following orders.

I had you pegged For a general.

Many of the bruises showed Signs of clotting.

I believe the clot Originated there.

- as a result of The latest beating? - there's no way of telling.

It could have Been an old bruise That released the clot

When it was struck again During the most recent Beating.

It could've been any Combination of events.

I think the most recent Beating was fairly Superficial.

So where does This leave us?

Well, no certain incident, No definitive time,

No definitive cause, No intent to cause death--

That leaves us with...

A legal act between Two consenting adults.

Am I right?

- thank you, sunny. - mm-hmm.

- so what's your ruling? - undetermined.

We don't know If it's natural, Or if it's an accident,

But there's no reason To believe it's a homicide.

Has everyone Signed off on that?

I don't think you'll get Two doctors anywhere

That'll sit In a witness box

And argue with two Pathologists' findings, Do you?

Did you take care Of everything else?

Yeah.

Everyone's been Put to bed.

You destroy the disk?

Trust me.

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Dominic here.

Look look. Hold on, hold on.

Slow down, slow down, You're at who's residence?

What?

Oh, yeah? Were there drugs Or alcohol involved?

Well, well...

Fine, okay, fine. So when was she last Seen alive?

Do you happen to know The name of the deceased?

Seal the apartment. Call homicide. I'm on my way.

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