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Driver says he did Everything he could,

But the guy croaked Before he could dial 911.

The guy's name Is jack finnegan.

Good morning.

What was his name? Finnegan?

Yeah.

Finnegan...

So what's the story Of mr. Finnegan?

Heart attack.

Oh yeah?

Is this the driver?

Yeah.

Excuse me.

One second.

I'm going to have To get off the phone.

Busy guy.

Excuse me, I've got a question.

Sure. I'll call you back.

There you go.

Sorry.

What happened?

He swims at the beach Every morning.

I drop him off,

Go get his coffee And a bagel,

Come back And pick him up,

And I drive him home.

Was mr., uh...

Finnegan.

Was he okay

When he got back in the car After the swim?

Yeah, He was the same.

I turn around To ask him

If he wanted me To wait for him

So that I could drive him To the office,

And he was like that, Purpling.

Purpling?

Turning purple.

I called the paramedics, But I think he was dead already.

Oh yeah.

It was one of those Massive cardiacs.

We tried To jump-start him,

But he couldn't answer the bell.

Oh yeah? Relatives been notified?

Uh, we called His office,

Notified his partner.

He said he'd try And contact them.

Get body pickup down here Right away...

Get him straight to the morgue.

It's pretty straight ahead, huh?

I'm going to Need the car

For my next client

In about an hour.

Car, huh? An hour?

It should be back by then.

You should have it.

Okay, see if you can get The building manager,

And if he can get let you In the guy's apartment.

Look around For prescription meds, anything.

If you find a doctor's name On the pill bottle,

I want that.

Okay.

Okay.

[ cellphone ringing ]

The world's A little lighter again

This morning.

Another one.

Da vinci...

Hey, man, I'm coming.

Quit honking the horn, will you?

Sorry.

What happened to your car?

I gave it To sunny.

What happened to her car?

Hers got towed.

She's down at the impound Trying to get it back.

I go down To the parking garage

This morning.

There's a guy standing there In his pajamas,

Brushing his teeth.

He's got the trunk of the car Open.

Try and find a place To grab a newspaper, will you?

He's got a little basin of water In there,

And when he finishes Brushing his teeth,

And starts in to shaving.

He's living in the car?

Yeah, In the parking garage,

And I know him.

He used to live down the hall,

But he had to move 'cause he lost his job,

But he doesn't move out.

He just moves everything Into the parking garage.

There's a newspaper box Right up here, leo,

On the corner.

Okay, so I say to him, "Paul, what's going on?"

He says, "Nothing.

I'm just In between jobs,"

And would I mind Not warming up the car so long,

Because the fumes Are getting to him.

Right over here. Pull over.

What's the rush?

I've got to get A new place to live.

I want to grab the listings.

What's going on?

I just need a cheaper place.

[ latch rattling ]

Give it a smack.

Don't put Any more money in it!

Here. I'll do it.

Come on. Let me do it.

I've got one on my corner, Does this all the time.

I know how to do this...

Yeah. Go ahead.

Really.

Why don't they just Make a box that will open

When you put your Damn money in there?

Damn.

Stand back.

Stand back.

Hang on. I'll get it.

Okay.

Stand back for a sec,

And let me Give it a try.

That'll do it.

I paid for two. I'm taking two.

Want one?

No, that stuff's A lot of crap.

Hey, you want to go by my house,

Take a crack at the other one While you're at it?

Sure.

How's it going?

Get ready for this.

What, what?

She's an old lady.

Looks like She was making it home.

In here?

Yeah, just right in here.

Who called it in?

Those two Over there...

They're the ones Who maintain it,

Work for the parks.

I'll get over there in a minute.

Oh, yeah, They'll hang around.

Oh.

Is this all your paintings In here, sweetheart?

Well...

Those Are some beautiful paintings--

Whoa...

That's a nasty lump

On the back Of her skull there.

Check the wall there. I think that's blood spatter.

Oh yeah, right there.

Up the ceiling, too.

I'm not seeing any injuries On her

That are going to do that,

Except for that lump On the back of her head.

She probably got that When she collapsed here.

What do you think?

Could be The blood's not related.

Could be.

This blood's not even Completely dried out yet,

Or that's probably The humidity in here.

Damp...

Did you find any weapons Anywhere?

Nope.

Nothing on the outside, either?

I checked The garbages.

Nothing.

Really?

Well, that's it. I'm stumped.

I don't know What's going on here.

This is odd, for sure.

Guess I'd better Call the murder squad down here.

I'm going to go across And get a coffee.

I haven't had a coffee today.

You want some?

Black, two sugars, Please.

Sorry I'm late.

They were holding my car Hostage,

So what did you find?

Here.

Thanks.

Well, it looks Like a foundation,

Or at least the ground floor Of some structure.

The cross beam's Set on a brick...

Oh yeah.

And above it here,

There's some charred Lumber,

Quite a bit of it.

Oh, that's interesting.

There was the gastown fire. When was that? Late 1880s?

'87.

Okay, so the original structure Was built prior to the fire.

Right, if that's What this fire was.

I'm looking for anything else That might date it.

Anything On the bones?

I think We're looking at an adult,

A little over five feet tall.

Okay.

Well, that's not Why I called.

Things just got More interesting.

I found some more bones Over here.

Wow.

I don't know

If they're part Of the same thing or not.

This could be A complete skeleton here.

Seems like it.

The skull, it's in Excellent shape.

Does it look

Like it's kind of Been arranged there?

Yeah, I was thinking

Whoever this is didn't just Curl up and die here.

So this could be a grave We're seeing.

I'll see if there's Any record

Of this having been A cemetery.

Okay.

Hey, dom.

Hey, guys.

That was quick.

Take a look

In the ladies' washroom Here.

I don't know

If this is your call Or not.

Was she living In here?

Just at nights, As I understand it.

Any wounds at all?

Back of her head,

There's a pretty Good-sized lump.

Think she might have been In a tussle with somebody?

Well, yeah, or not.

The only real hinkey thing Is the blood spatters

There on the wall And on the ceiling.

Blood spatters Aren't even dry yet.

Yeah.

What's the story here? Was the door locked?

Yeah.

The maintenance people Let them in here at night.

This was Her regular spot?

Kind of makes you feel grateful For what you've got.

Did you roll her yet?

I was waiting for you guys.

Leo? Want to do it?

Yeah, yeah, If I can get the damn glove on.

Okay, here we go.

Oh, that looks to be

A possible weapon Right there, huh?

That's nasty.

Scissors...

Maybe she stuck somebody,

And they knocked her around A bit.

Looks to be blood On the blades.

Yeah, this could be The assailant's blood

We're looking at On the walls, eh?

Let's put her back.

We'll get chick down here.

Angela, you got a second?

Sure.

I'm thinking

It's about time we closed The missing women file,

Maybe get unsolved To take a look.

That's The kiss of death.

Really. You think so?

All the department's Ever done

Is pay this thing Lip service,

And treat it like a closed case From the beginning.

Well, if you've got Something

That can justify

The amount of hours You're putting into it,

Let me know.

I think I do.

Well, some of the girls And some of the regular johns

Are starting to trust me,

And talk a little more openly

About who comes Down there.

You think If they knew something,

They wouldn't Have come forward already?

See, that's the thing.

Maybe they don't know They know something.

Maybe it's in The day-to-day stuff

That they don't realize Is important,

You know, what john likes what, What kind of thing they're into.

All right, fair enough. What do you need?

Uh...Another month Would be good.

A month?

Tell me what you've got Week to week,

And I'll decide on that basis If we can justify it, all right?

You're on a short leash With this one.

Right.

It's appreciated.

So how did she end up Moving in here like this?

Well, We became friendly,

And you get to know All the regulars

After a while.

She seemed kind of vulnerable,

So, you know, had a rough time At some of the shelters,

And we didn't like seeing her Trying to sleep out in the open.

So she had Her own set of keys here?

Oh, no, no. No, no.

We'd let her in If she showed up on time.

And how long Has this been going on?

Four or five months now.

Okay, so how does it go?

You're locking her in there, Or what was the usual story?

She'd shove The handle of her cart

Up underneath the door there,

And sort of jam it shut.

She had it So no one could get in.

Well, we think That somebody did get in there.

Any ideas about that?

I don't know why anybody From around here

Would try to break in on her.

Most people knew She had that staked out there?

Yeah, a lot Of people knew.

Okay, well, you know,

If you think of anything else, I've got a card here for you.

I urge you to call it.

You can talk to anybody There at the coroner's office,

And my cellphone's written On the back,

You know, if you think Of something pretty good.

Now, the detectives here Will want to talk to you,

So I want you to stick around, Okay?

Uh, we're not supposed to Let anybody in there

After 10:00.

Yeah.

We're not exactly sure

How to explain it To our supervisor.

What do you want me To tell them?

You didn't let her in there And she isn't dead?

I know you were trying To do the right thing here,

But sometimes it just turns out

That it's exactly The wrong thing,

And that's just the way The story goes on that.

Giving up your time like this.

If I need anything else, I'll be sure to be in touch.

All right. Thanks again.

Bye-bye.

This guy didn't see anything.

He said the medical clinic Across the street

Might have been open All night, though.

Nobody home there.

You wouldn't catch me In this place like this

After dark.

I think about that Sometimes,

Having to sleep In the park there.

Yeah, me too, And pretty damn soon.

I've got two weeks To find a place to live.

Why don't you and sunny Move in together?

Ay-yi-yi. I don't know.

Things are going along Pretty good.

Why take a chance?

You don't know What you've got

Till you test it Up close,

Under pressure.

Yeah, but if the Relationship's fine,

Why put it Under pressure?

Listen, a relationship Is an ordeal.

You might as well Face the test.

Otherwise, you're just Going to procrastinate,

And then someday Down the line,

You'll discover It's not right.

I could be wrong,

But maybe If it's an ordeal,

You've got the wrong Relationship.

All relationships Are an ordeal,

And sometimes the best ones Are the toughest.

You don't know What you've got

Unless you put it through Some tough changes,

And you've got To know...

Oh, hey, chick.

Dominic...

Do you mind if I Go through her cart?

No. Go ahead.

Thanks.

What was your, uh, Estimated time of death?

Well, between 10:00 p.M. And 6:00 a.M.,

Or thereabouts...

What do you know?

Well, the blood spatter

Could indicate She cut somebody.

The stuff on the wall Is castoff.

So you think she got A piece of somebody, then?

Yeah.

There's A bit of blood on these,

And a couple Of fibers.

She could have done Some damage with those.

Oh yeah.

There are no passive drops Inside,

No blood trail coming out.

Then it's probably

Not a very serious Wound, then, eh?

What's her story?

Nobody seems to know.

Oh, look at this.

Here's a name Right here in the bible,

And this handwriting

Is matching what I was seeing In the notebook

That we took out of her pocket On the scene.

This might be her.

10 to 1 She's an ex-mental patient

With nowhere to go.

Yeah.

There isn't Any address or anything in here.

Got a guy Over here,

Says he heard a rumor

That she might have had A lot of money.

This guy?

Yeah.

Hi.

Hi.

So did you Know her?

No, I just saw her around.

The rumor was Saying what now?

Well, she was supposed to Have a lot of cash on her.

And do you believe that?

Maybe the guy who attacked her Believed it.

People are saying She was attacked by somebody?

I just talked To gordon and alice.

They clean up The place.

Look, We don't know what happened...

Okay.

Not yet, anyway.

All right?

Where do you live?

Oh, I, uh, I've got a room Right around the corner there.

Hey, that's Pretty good.

Yeah.

Any idea what her name is?

Oh, uh, I think... I think it was ariana.

Ariana?

Yeah.

Okay, thanks a lot. You're a big help.

Listen, You want a coffee or something?

Oh, thanks for asking.

No, I just had one. Thanks.

You--you don't mind If I just sit right over there,

Do you?

No, no go ahead. Sit wherever you want.

Thanks.

Okay, ariana.

That's the name That's in the bible,

So that could probably be her Right there.

Ariana wells.

Maybe had a lot of cash On her...

I don't think so, chick.

If she had that much cash On her,

She never would have lasted This long.

I'm going to run her name Through the agencies

And see if she shows up anywhere There.

You know, these buildings here

Used to have caretakers For the parks.

Most of the caretakers When I was growing up

Were veterans Of the spanish civil war,

The mackenzie papineau Brigade.

The mac paps.

The mac paps... Are you sure about that?

Yeah. The international Brigades...

Somebody on the parks board Had a soft spot for them.

It's too bad One of their guys wasn't on duty

Last night.

They might have been able To settle things.

[ cellphone ringing ]

My dad was in the mac paps.

Your dad was in the mac paps.

Hang on a second.

Hello. Da vinci speaking.

The what, now?

Who is this?

Oh, great.

You know, it's been an hour

Since I put in a call To you guys.

I got a deceased right down here In, uh, oppenheimer park

That needs picking up.

What kind of a problem?

We close our doors At midnight,

But if somebody's here And it's an emergency,

Which it usually is,

We try And see them.

Any emergencies last night?

All night long.

We had a death In the park over there

Last night,

Somewhere between 10:00 p.M. And 6:00 a.M.

Somebody might have come in With a wound, a knife wound,

Something like that.

A knife wound,

That's not exactly A rare occurrence around here.

Yeah. We had three stabbings Last night.

Can we take a look At those records?

Uh-huh.

Thanks.

Okay, a man came in with A wound to the cheek,

Looked like A knife wound.

9:45.

There's no name. You don't keep names?

We don't demand identification.

There's Another one here.

A woman, stabbed In the torso,

12:30 a.M...

A woman. Women's washroom.

Maybe it was A woman.

Hey, who would we talk to

To get a description Of this woman here?

Most of our night staff

Are medical students From the university.

Let's see who was working Last night.

You'll want that back.

Right.

I was around the corner Having breakfast.

I come back, the limo's gone.

These guys are talking.

I was inside, Talking to the landlord,

Going through The medicine cabinet.

We roll up Just as the limo's rolling out.

Did you leave The keys in it?

Yeah.

Why?

Habit.

I'm always losing them.

The keys or the limos?

Dead guy in the back,

I didn't figure It was going anywhere.

Well, could you make an I.D. On the driver?

Did you see him?

No. I mean, how would we know?

We were just looking For an address.

I've got A stolen vehicles report

Already out there.

Okay.

So they put you Down in the old building.

I moved your notes and books Already.

I hope you don't mind.

Thank you.

So, william, you did Your pre-med in africa,

I seem to remember Reading.

Yes, the congo.

And what's your field?

What do you hope To do?

I hope to go home

And practice Forensic pathology.

Is there opportunity There?

I think so.

Your lecture The other day

Touched on the genocide Of aboriginal people.

Uh-huh,

And you don't agree With that opinion?

Well, my experience With genocide

Has been a bit Different than yours,

But I have found One thing to be true

Around the world--

It always comes down To the real estate.

Real estate. How do you mean?

The land,

You know, how to separate it From those who occupy it.

You ever notice how many Churches they've got

Around here?

I can't believe

People are asking 900 bucks

For a basement suite.

You've got A buddhist temple,

A catholic church Over there,

Another church Over there.

God knows

How many missions Are on the street.

You've got A lot of religion

And a lot of dope

Right here.

You've got Your soup kitchen

Over there,

The hookers over there,

A little grocery market On the corner,

And a funeral parlor Across the street--

Everything you need In one square block.

This is a complete Community.

You've got to spend A grand

To get above ground In this town.

You want to go over To the st. Francis shelter

And see if they Turned anybody away

If they came in too late?

Maybe somebody looking For a flop?

Yeah.

You can check it out While you're there.

Hey, helen.

Okay.

What do I have on my plate now?

Well, the daughter Of the deceased woman

Is coming to see you This afternoon.

Oh, boy, she had it All fixed up in there.

It was like an apartment.

She had a little area rug, She's got candles going.

Kind of spooky.

It's sad.

What else?

Your daughter would like you To give her a call

When you have a minute.

Did she leave her number?

She said You have it.

I don't have it. I never have it.

She never leaves her number.

You know why?

You know What she's up to?

She thinks That I just don't get it,

That she's conning me...

[ telephone ringing ]

With all this "Being Responsible" bull.

Vancouver coroner's office.

It's driving me crazy.

Hold, please. I'll see If he's available.

It's felix reynard.

He's the business partner

Of the gentlemen Who went missing in the limo.

Oh, great. Any word on that?

Still missing.

Are you available?

Oh yeah.

This will be interesting.

Mr. Reynard?

How do you do, sir?

Yeah.

Okay, I see.

Mr. Reynard, Can I just stop you right there?

You know, if you have evidence That this could be foul play,

Then you should be talking To the police.

All right.

All right.

Okay, where are you?

Oh, no, I know Where that is.

All right.

Beautiful.

Now I've got A suspicious death,

And I've got no damn body To examine.

What am I going to do?

What did he say?

He thinks He has reason to believe

That, uh, he got poisoned.

Poisoned?

Well, listen,

Can I, uh, ask you a favor

Before you go?

No.

Really, I was wondering If I could use stuff around here

For my book.

What?

Yeah, I'm taking A novel-writing course,

So I'm writing a novel.

If you laugh at me,

I'm going to go to my desk And sharpen a pencil.

No, I think you should go ahead And write a novel.

I think It would be very interesting.

I'd like to read it.

I'll be number one To read that book.

Just don't make me look bad, Okay?

That's what erasers Are for, boss.

I'm kidding.

Okay.

We're looking for information

Concerning the death of a woman In the park across the way.

Oh, I heard About that.

She was living In a washroom.

Yeah. How did you Hear about it?

I don't remember.

Oh, one of the men who came in This morning, I think,

Said something.

Were you here Last night?

Oh, yes, every night I'm here.

Do you recall anybody last night Who came in late

That might have needed Medical attention?

No one needing Medical attention

That I can think of...

We only take men here.

Was it a man you're looking for?

It could have been a woman. We don't know.

Then you're in The wrong place.

You maybe could Check the church

At hastings and gore, At the corner.

They have a sanctuary there.

Okay, thanks.

Thank you. You want this closed?

Yes, thank you.

He was not a nice man.

I mean, I had people call me After meeting with him.

They'd say, "How can you be In business with him?

He's a pig, a liar."

So, what, You invested with him?

Yes.

A lot of money?

Most of my life savings,

Almost $100,000.

I had to remortgage This coffee shop.

So you think other people Who invested with him

Probably lost money.

Do you think one of these people

Might have been involved In his death?

Uh-huh. I know people Who have talked like that.

I mean, I think you should investigate.

That's what I am doing.

I mean, I wouldn't be surprised

If you found When you did the autopsy

That, uh, somebody Slipped something to him.

Well, you mentioned this Before to me, on the phone.

Why would you assume Somebody had poisoned him?

What did the autopsy show?

Just answer the question.

Why would you assume Someone had poisoned him?

Well, I heard people say

That they'd like to see him pay For stealing their savings.

Really? Anyone specific I can talk to?

I imagine his lawyer...

Okay.

I mean, there are several people Who have tried, besides me,

To sue him,

But I just think That something should be done

Before all of his money Is gone...

Okay.

Because there are people, People besides me,

Who are are owed a lot of money, A lot of money.

Okay.

What's the, uh-- What's that lawyer's name?

Uh, I have his card Somewhere inside.

Okay.

Did you do the autopsy yet?

Uh, no. No, not yet.

Okay.

Well, you let me know

When you find out What killed him.

Okay.

I'd like to thank you

For coming forward With this.

Mm-hmm.

I've heard a lot About this church

For a long time.

They have A little sanctuary for hookers.

It's got to be rough

If you prefer Sleeping on a hard wooden pew

To your day gig.

I was on shift at midnight.

Nobody came in after that.

What time do you usually Shut the doors?

Around 10:00, 10:30.

We don't have a strict policy.

It just depends

How many women have come in, Who's been working.

On how much space you've got, Basically?

Well, you might remember This one.

She was probably Complaining about a wound,

Or bleeding a bit.

Nobody like that came in Last night,

Not while I was on shift.

You're choosing your words Very carefully.

We try to offer these women A place

Where they don't need to worry About being harassed.

Oh, it's just for women here?

Right.

Well, would it be okay

If we went and took a look Where these women stay?

Maybe one of them saw

Who came in Last night.

It's a sanctuary.

Okay, is it possible Any one of them

Could come and talk to us?

How would that work?

All right.

Okay.

I don't know What it is.

Every time I come into a church,

I get sleepy.

I can hardly Keep my eyes open.

I like This nice big room.

Good acoustics...

I used to sing in the choir When I was a kid.

You look better Than the last time.

I feel better... A little bit.

I'm not sure this methadone Is any better than junk.

It's legal.

That's about all It's got going for it.

You've been on the streets The last few days?

Yeah.

I bet things Get tough

At the end Of the month, huh?

It's all bad.

I guess That's true.

Have you got a husband?

Nope.

Boyfriend? Old man?

Boy, you sure ask A lot of questions.

Just wondering why not...

I mean, the way you look,

I'd go for you myself If I was bent that way.

I'm flattered.

Seriously, How come you're not married?

I don't believe In the institution.

It's a ritual, you know.

It doesn't hold any significance For me.

I say you give me your word, That should be enough.

I bet you all my tricks Are married...

Well, some of them.

Some of them,

I'm probably the only attention They get.

Probably.

There are a lot of lonely people Out there.

Then there are the guys With the baby seats in the back.

You know, they come down With the child seat in the back.

Oh, now, that's sad.

That's actually what I wanted to mention to you.

There's this guy With a baby seat in the back.

I don't even know If it's his baby seat,

Or if he just puts it in there

Just so people think He's half human.

Oh yeah?

Yeah.

He always has dope.

Never has cash...

And he's mean, You said?

Yeah.

He likes to burn girls With things.

Cigarettes, matches...

Did he ever burn you With anything?

No, I just heard things About him.

He comes around. I don't go with him.

Okay, maybe next time He comes around,

You could remember To get a license plate number,

Or maybe name for me, okay?

Yep.

Sure, okay. I'll try to do that.

Are you hungry?

Mm, kind of.

Okay, we'll stop off At that little store.

Okay. Thanks.

Could you just Tell me how it is

That your mother ended up In a washroom?

Well, she just refused To live at home.

Why?

If I knew, I wouldn't be here.

Did she ever have An assessment done

By any Mental health professional?

Um, I don't believe she did, no.

But you are aware

She was living On the street, right?

I thought she was living In one of the shelters.

Oh yeah,

And the last time you saw her, When was that?

Um, about a week ago...

She came by. We had dinner.

You invited her to stay.

And?

Afterwards, I drove her back To one of the shelters,

And dropped her off outside.

What did you cook?

Sorry?

What did you serve your mother For dinner that night?

Uh, I think We had tuna casserole.

Tuna casserole.

I tell you What's perplexing,

Because I am perplexed.

I'm wondering, you know, How it is that--

I mean,

She was, by all accounts, A very intelligent woman,

You know,

And active, she was creative, She was still painting.

She spent part of every day Sketching, doing watercolors,

But at night,

What was she doing?

Rather than live With you in your home,

Which I'm assuming Is a very comfortable place,

Where I'm sure She has her own room,

You know, three squares a day, Loving company...

How many grandchildren?

Two.

Rather than that atmosphere,

What does she choose to do?

She's moving All her worldly belongings,

Packing them away in there In that washroom

In what has to be

One of the most dangerous, Notorious ends of the city,

And then night after night...

I know.

I couldn't restrain her.

I tried.

I'm sorry.

Wait a minute. What did you say?

You tried To restrain her?

Well, I tried to get her To stay at home.

Oh. Convince her...

Oh, the money.

Was your mother In the habit

Of carrying Large amounts of money on her?

No.

Did she have access To money?

I don't, um...

No, I don't think

That she had much In her account, no.

Okay.

Okay, well, again, My condolences.

It must be for you, I'm sure...

Well, it's a sad, unfortunate Situation.

So will there be an autopsy?

Yes, there will be,

And I'll let you know The results of it

As soon As I have them.

Good.

Thanks for being, um...Well...

Thank you.

Thanks.

Thanks for coming in.

Could you go and check Her mother's account,

See if she had Any access to money?

Yeah, all right.

And what's the word On that missing limo?

Nothing.

No word.

They're waiting for you In autopsy.

Well, at least they managed To hold on to one body today.

That's pretty good.

Thanks For talking with us.

Sure.

You spent the night here Last night, didn't you?

Yes. Uh-huh.

What time Did you get in?

Uh, just before 10:00

So I could get A place to sleep.

It's open Seven nights a week?

Uh-huh. Used to be Closed on sunday, but...

No rest for the wicked, huh?

You noticed somebody That came in last night,

Who might have looked A little hurt?

I was in the sanctuary Back there,

And she came in.

She was hurt.

You could see She was favoring her shoulder.

I, uh, was trading makeup With the other girls,

And saw her.

Did she say She'd been stabbed,

Or what?

I saw she was uncomfortable,

And I got her some water

To take a painkiller She got at the clinic.

She said she'd been To the clinic.

But she didn't say What happened,

How she got hurt?

No.

She was trying To get comfortable,

Find a comfortable position To sleep.

You know, when you're sore, And everything hurts,

And you're dead tired...

But...

You know, I assumed She'd been hurt by a trick,

Or a boyfriend.

She wasn't blabbing All about it.

What about a description?

Can you tell us What she looked like?

Well, big.

Big feet, big hands,

Maroon pumps, Matching nail polish...

What about anything That stood out

A little more than that?

Maybe her hair?

Color, length, Short, long, what?

She was wearing one of those Cheap, straight wigs,

Red.

I don't know What her own hair looked like.

She could have been bald For all I know,

And it was late.

You could see Where her beard was coming in.

She probably needed a shave.

She was a guy? A transvestite?

Yeah.

Okay.

Well, I can tell you right now

She's spent time In a hospital or a home.

Take a look At her wrists and ankles.

What am I seeing?

Chafing.

See?

Oh, god, you're right.

I must have missed that.

Also some deep Bruising...

That might be from restraints.

I've seen that patterning a lot

In elderly people Who have been restrained,

Either in old age homes Or a hospital.

She hasn't been in care.

Well, perhaps At home then.

So, uh, do you want to stick For anything?

No, no. I'm all right. I'm good.

Okay.

She said she'd been Attacked by a guy.

Did she say what with?

Scissors, she said.

Are you aware this Character was a man?

Yeah. It's pretty obvious.

I guess under a street light On a street corner,

She might fool some people,

But up close, forget it.

Did she say anything else About the assault?

She was just upset.

You ever see her around here Before,

Know any of her friends?

No.

I sent her over to the church, The sanctuary.

Yeah, we were there Already.

Listen, if she comes back To the clinic,

You want To contact us?

Call any time, All right?

Okay. Well, take care.

Thanks.

Good luck.

Cheers.

Want to head To the next block over,

Check the triage?

Okay, I talked To the bank

About the woman From the park,

Mrs. Wells.

Apparently, She owned the house

The daughter's family Lives in.

That's the mother's house?

Mm-hmm,

And, four months ago,

She took out a loan Against the house

For the daughter.

$50,000.

So the daughter's In the mother's house,

The mother's on the street,

And now the daughter

Has got 50 gs Of mom's money?

That's the story so far.

We should get that daughter Back again this afternoon...

And I need to talk To the family doctor

Before that happens.

What have you got there?

The police have a witness report

From one of the tenants In the apartment building,

Says she saw the guy drive off With the body in the limo.

A description?

A pretty good Description...

I'm starting to think

If I don't get a body down here By 6:00,

I'm going to have to start Letting people know.

One business day To find a missing body?

That seems reasonable.

What, give them Overnight?

Actually,

I'm going to have to, uh, take A quick meeting.

If anyone needs me, I won't be long.

Mr. Reynard?

Oh, hi.

Hello. Got a second?

Uh-huh.

I just got finished reading A police report

Describing the man

That drove away In that limousine

With your friend In the back seat?

Oh?

Description came in.

Um, no facial hair, 60, balding slightly...

He stole the limousine?

You.

You stole the limo.

Well...I tried.

I wanted to see Some action on this.

You cannot steal a body, sir, And then hold it for hostage.

Not hostage. Collateral.

I'm not bargaining with you.

Do you know The merchant of venice?

You're going to return That body immediately.

You see, in The merchant of venice,

Antonio puts up A pound of flesh

As collateral For a loan.

Now, do you know

Where that pound of flesh Was supposed to come from?

Mr. Reynard...

His .

You've got the whole body.

That's right.

Now you get the picture.

Mr. Reynard,

You know By holding this body hostage,

You're tampering With human remains.

That is a very serious Offense.

Well, I don't think It's that serious.

I don't think They put you in jail.

Oh, it's pretty serious. You can go to jail.

I don't think so.

What about the limo?

You stole the limo.

You go to jail for that.

That's true,

But then I have a feeling

That the limo company Wouldn't prosecute.

Well, whether They do or not,

I'm just here To tell you--

Come on through.

If you return The body,

Return the limo,

I can guarantee you

That things can be Worked out here, okay.

Did you speak To the lawyer?

I put in a call there, But he hasn't returned--

You see? I put in A hundred calls.

Look, I want to see Some action on this.

Look, if you think

A crime has been Committed here,

You should go To the police.

I put in calls There, too.

Nothing.

Okay, this is What we'll do.

I'll make sure somebody Investigates your complaint.

How about They investigate first?

What am I supposed to do?

I haven't even had a chance

To get mr. Finnegan Properly autopsied.

I had my life savings Invested with him,

And he lost it.

He took away my ability To take care of my family.

I don't know

If you know What that feels like,

But you feel impotent, Half a man.

That's difficult.

I totally empathize With you.

Now, really, Explain it to me.

How is stealing The guy's body

Helping you out here?

Well, as far As I understand it,

In order to have His estate executed,

You have to have a body To prove him dead.

See, that's not Actually true.

See, I've already Pronounced him dead.

I can have the Death certificate issued

Right now,

And that estate goes ahead And disperses that fortune

Any way it sees fit.

I don't think that's correct.

I think you actually Have to have the body.

I haven't got time For this anymore, okay?

You either return that body, Return that limousine,

Or I get the cops on the line

And get them down here And arrest you.

And that's fine,

And I'll call The reporters...

And then everybody,

They can enjoy the hunt For the missing body.

I'll have an espresso While we wait.

What do you want?

I want a meeting With the lawyer,

And I want a promise

Of a full investigation Into his spending,

Because I believe

That he bought Those stocks

While they were rising,

And then dumped them off On his clients

When he wanted To get rid of it.

All right, So I'll make that call myself.

I will call the police station.

I'll make sure they investigate Your allegations, okay?

That's all that I can ask.

Before I make that call,

Just show me You're acting in good faith.

Well, I'm not the only one. He stole from a lot of people.

Well, how many of you Are involved

With this plan To snatch this body?

Well, it wasn't a plan.

I mean, it was more

Of a spur-of-the-moment, Fortunate coincidence, you know.

The police officer Phoned the old number,

I went over there And identified him,

And then the idea Just kind of came to me.

Okay.

I need that body. Where is it?

My apartment...

Your apartment?

Yeah. The garage.

In the garage... Thank you.

Hi. Uh, yeah...

I'm going to call the hospitals,

Tell them to be on the lookout For anybody that kind of injury.

Yeah, with purple pumps.

Yeah, and maybe a red wig.

You see this guy?

The guy with The flowers there. He's been here all day.

Yeah I noticed him earlier

Did you talk To him?

No.

I'm going to Talk to him.

Excuse me.

Mind if I talk to you For a sec?

Sure.

You've been here All day.

Yeah. It's a park.

I won't hassle you. What's your name?

Dave.

I was hoping you'd help me With what happened here.

Did you know her?

No, I didn't Know her.

You just laid flowers At the door.

Yeah, well, Somebody dies...

You want to show me Your hands, please?

Show me your hands.

You can see My hands.

Interesting.

Leo, come here.

Roll up your sleeve.

Roll your sleeves.

Bit of an I.V. User, dave?

Shooting smack, Smoking crack?

I do little bit Of everything now and then,

But mostly needles...

What's going on?

I was just taking a look At dave's arms here.

Take a look At the nails.

Oh yeah.

How do you support Your habit, dave?

I work.

Put your hands on the table Here.

I want to take a look In your pockets.

You got any rigs In there?

No.

What do you do for work, dave?

You smash and grab? B and e? What?

I turn a trick now and then.

You turn a trick?

Okay, stand up, Turn around,

And pull up your shirt.

Oh, yeah, mick.

What?

What happened there?

I got cut.

Did you have Something to do

With this woman Getting killed?

Is that a yes?

Yeah.

You want to tell us about it?

I've got to Put the cuffs on him.

I want a cigarette.

You want A cigarette?

Yeah.

I'm not going Anywhere.

It's just procedure.

I'll tell you what.

I'll let you cuff them In the front.

Put your hands out.

I've got to ask you If you want a lawyer.

No.

Okay?

Okay, let's have it.

Tell the story.

Well, I was working Down on powell,

Just a couple blocks over, At heatley,

Right?

As a tranny? You work in drag?

In drag,

And I got a trick,

And I got in the car,

And then We pulled into the alley

Over there,

And we did the date,

And then the guy Doesn't want to pay,

So I got out Of the car,

And I kicked it.

Well, I guess he got Kind of upset about that,

'cause it was a nice car, And I kind of put a dent in it,

'cause he came back Looking for me,

And he found me,

And he started to get out Of his car again,

So I got real scared.

I thought he had, Like, a crowbar

Or something with him,

So I started running.

And he chased me Right up the street,

And I ran into the washroom door There,

But it was locked, right,

And then I see this light Coming out of the ladies',

So I try that one, And it gives a little,

So I shove again,

And, well, I heard this voice Saying, "Get out of here."

I just said, "Please, please, Let me come in,"

And so I shove again,

And I go in the room,

And I feel this thing, Like a knife,

Just stick me right in the side,

So I shoved her.

Did you Know her?

No.

What, you're not going to Arrest me?

If everything happened Like you said it did,

Then you didn't do anything Wrong.

You've just got to come And make a statement.

If everything you tell us jives With the autopsy report,

Then, well, it's an accident, Isn't it?

Yes.

Okay.

It was a nice touch With the flowers.

Come on.

We've got to go get a statement.

What? You wanted to see me?

Yeah. Your disappearing Body showed up.

You'd better take a look.

Why?

He's missing a few Vital parts.

Take a look.

Okay, So he took his pound of flesh.

That was pretty stupid, Mr. Reynard.

Desecration of a body Is a very serious offense.

He took my manhood, I took his.

If I see some action on this, You'll get those back.

Maybe somebody learned a lesson From this, huh?

Maybe they'll learn Not to take their life savings.

I doubt that.

I doubt that very much.