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Oh, thanks.

Hey.

Do you mind if I join you?

No, not at all. Be my guest.

Is this Your regular stop?

Yep. Yeah, it is.

When I've got time, it is.

Well, I hate eating alone.

You know, I come here to pretend I've got people in my life.

Yeah, sure.

I come here For the huevos rancheros,

Actually.

Mm. Okay.

Here's the perfect morning then, All right?

You've got sun Coming through the blinds,

Coffee delivered in bed,

Maybe a toasted bagel With cream cheese,

And the new york times.

That sounds pretty good.

Um...

Oh, go ahead.

I'm still, uh, Trying to make up my mind.

All right.

I'll have the, uh, The huevos rancheros.

Yeah. Well, I'll have the same. Yeah.

That was easy.

So how are you doing On the bouncer-stripper thing?

Uh, pretty good. Still talking to witnesses.

Hey, you were going To grab that notebook

And look into That fight you broke up,

Weren't you?

Yeah, between curtis And the teddy bear man...

Um, I've got it Right here.

You do?

Um, yeah.

Teddy bear said Three or four times

That he was going to "Come back and let him have it."

That's a direct quote?

Mm-hmm.

Two people in the bar Heard him say it,

And I heard him say it, um, Two times again, so...

That's good. That's good.

Yeah. Anything from ballistics?

There may be something A little later on in the day.

Apparently, Forensics is done with the car,

So I'm just Waiting on that.

Good.

Well, if you need a hand,

You know, something else, Anything else,

You'll call me, right?

Yeah, mm-hmm.

Winston?

Ah, I was just coming To get you.

So what's this about? The death in custody?

Yeah, she just came in.

What are The circumstances?

May-ling zhang. She's 33.

She died On a hunger strike

At the vancouver women's Correctional center.

On a hunger strike? Do we know why?

She's a chinese refugee Off of one of those freighters.

What's she doing In a correctional joint?

Well, they're holding Some of the women over there

Pending Their immigration hearings.

That's what the whole protest

Is all about,

Being held In a prison cell.

So you got there, And she was dead in her cell?

Well, no.

She was in the infirmary When I got there.

This is her?

Yeah, this is her.

Patricia...

Pretty much wasted away, Isn't she?

Yeah.

I'm just doing The gross autopsy now,

But from what I'm seeing,

A simple infection Would have killed her.

Do you know how long Since she had a meal?

The prison doctor said About two months...

Two months?

How does it go that far?

Do I have the doctor's stuff In this file?

I got everything they had.

Yeah.

What about the warden? What did they say?

She said Everything was by the book,

Quote unquote.

Yeah, right.

An illegal immigrant dies On a hunger strike.

I can see just see Where my day is going.

It's on a dark, twisted Little road, too.

It would be good to know What kind of shape she was in

When she first got off the boat.

I'll contact The department of health

And see If they had a look at her

When they first got her.

Well, any history You can get...

But bring it to sunny.

I've got a lecture.

Sunny?

Please.

Oh, okay.

'morning, gentlemen.

'morning.

Oh, hey, uh, Congratulations

On being made permanent.

Yeah, Congratulations.

Thank you.

Where are we On the double shooting?

The exotic dancer And the doorman...

We've got A good suspect.

The stalker?

Yeah. He had a thing For the stripper.

Witnesses say

They heard him Threatening the bouncer.

Good.

Yeah, it's all about A teddy bear.

This guy got All bent out of shape

When she didn't appreciate His gift ideas.

Well, I always say

You never mess With a man's bear.

When did she Get made permanent?

Last week.

She's all right.

She stays out of the way, Lets us do our thing.

Yeah, we'll see How long that lasts.

People change When they get off probation.

Any day now, I expect to feel

One of her sharp pointy Little elbows

In my ear.

Good morning, helen.

Any calls?

Yeah, actually. A bunch.

Any I want to hear?

Uh, most Are about your hunger striker,

The may-ling zhang Death.

That was quick.

Yeah. Five reporters.

Reporters?

Mm-hmm.

Like sharks in a bathtub...

They're covering The hunger strike.

Death adds drama.

I'll get to them later.

There's a jun wong,

Who's an attorney representing Some of the other boat refugees,

And gina otaviani.

Gina? What did she want?

She didn't say.

Was it about ray early?

She didn't say, and because She's under the impression

That you're the boss Around here...

It's probably About ray early then, eh.

She just can't-- Never let that one die...

She didn't mention him.

Remember, we found him hanging In the park.

He's the ex-convict.

She's trying to resurrect The son of a...

Uh, dominic...

Sir?

Your death in custody, May-ling zhang,

Do we have anything on that yet?

I'm just getting started.

I'm just looking

Into the disposition Of her remains.

I was wondering If she has any next of kin

Here in canada.

If she had, she would have been Ordering pizza with them

On saturday night,

Not starving herself To make a point.

Be that as it may,

We have to look at Sending her body back to china.

We still do that?

If she has any family there

Who are willing to pay for it,

Yes, we do.

Okay. Willing to pay for it...

So I'll phone The correctional center,

Set up a meeting with the warden For you?

Yeah, the warden. Yeah.

Yeah, thanks.

Ow!

You're breaking my wrist!

Angie, tell these guys To let me go.

They picked me up For no reason.

Just stick a sock in it For a second.

What's going on?

We picked her up For a break and enter.

Let me talk to her.

How are you doing?

A lot better Than you...

When did you start Doing b-and-es?

I wasn't. I was just Keeping six

While bobby Was in the house,

But I'm not Telling them that.

That's just for you, Okay?

They've got Zero on me.

Did they pick up Bobby?

No, he got away.

All right, let me see If I can deal with this.

Look, you don't have her In the house,

No stolen property...

We were just going to Rattle her cage,

See if she'd give up The boyfriend.

Let me have her. I'll take care of it.

Come on, the bust Won't stick anyway.

You're going to owe me one.

Come here. Let's get Your cuffs off.

Thank you, officer.

We appreciate it, Don't we, sue?

Yes, we do.

See you.

Your boyfriend Left you hanging.

What's he going to do?

Take care of himself, And let you do the same.

Do you want a cup of coffee?

I could use A few bucks, really.

Yeah? I think I've got about $30 on me.

Is that going to hold you?

That would be good.

What happened there?

I was just making some stuff On the stove.

You were high.

No.

Okay, yeah.

Yeah, okay. Come with me.

I've got a first aid kit In the car.

Sorry.

I didn't mean To make you mad.

You're not making me mad.

You're making me sad.

I look at you,

And I see somebody Who just refuses

To treat themselves With any kind of dignity.

Show me your arm.

That's nasty. That had to hurt.

Yeah, kind of.

Is that going to sting?

Probably.

May-ling was here For almost six months.

That's a half a year

Waiting For an immigration hearing.

You know how The appeal process goes.

It's endless.

So this hunger strike That may-ling was on,

When did that start?

Seven weeks ago Or so...

How many other refugee women Are involved with this?

We've got three In this institution,

But it's going on All over the province.

About 35 female refugees in all

Are on strike.

So the other three Women refugees you have here,

Where would they be right now?

In segregation.

Segregation? Because Of the hunger strike?

No, they were put there Before that started,

For their own protection.

They were having a hard time Coping with prison life.

Understandable, considering They're not criminals.

These women being here Is not my decision.

No, but I think It's your responsibility

To make sure they don't get Carried out of here feet first.

Do you want to blame me,

Or go to inquest

And spread some of it

To the bureaucrats Who put her here?

There's going to be an inquest. You can trust me on that.

You can also trust

That nobody At the top of the food chain

Will miss out On a seat at that table.

Good, Because believe it or not,

I feel terrible About what happened.

Okay.

Good.

So those other women You have here,

Those other refugees,

I need To speak to them.

Okay. How's your chinese?

There's no one here on duty Who can translate?

Well, I've got to see them Anyway.

The other women In segregation

Are here for various Prison violations,

Mostly drugs.

Okay.

The refugees Are kept in where?

These three here At the end...

We monitor them Around the clock.

The lights are on 24 hours,

Cameras in the corners Of the cells...

Can we start in here?

You're still Bringing them food.

Three times a day, But if they won't eat it...

You know...

I don't know...

No, no, no.

I don't like the way they look At all.

If they strung a rope Around their necks

Or slit their wrists,

I could stop it,

But starving themselves To death,

According to the courts, It's their constitutional right.

Well, I think The adjudicator deserves

To get a look At their condition, don't you?

I think their condition Is under control.

Nevertheless, Would you open the door?

Could you hold this? Thanks.

Is it okay?

Thanks.

Well, they were Willing participants

In illegal Human trafficking.

Willing participants?

Those refugees paid Thousands of dollars

To get on those boats, Didn't they?

Which makes them part Of a criminal enterprise.

I'm an adjudicator. I don't have a choice.

I have to detain them

While this is Investigated.

Imprisonment, Criminal enterprise...

It's detainment, Not imprisonment.

Yeah, but even detainment... Listen to that word.

It sounds like You're stuck in traffic.

Just have a look At these pictures.

This is their reality Right here.

I agree this isn't The best of environments--

No kidding. Look at this one.

Isn't this a little beyond A coroner's mandate?

No.

I've got the one woman dead Already.

I've got 35 more On hunger strike, okay?

I mean, my mandate, really,

Is involving Keeping people alive.

Well, I'm sorry, But they're being treated

The same as every other Illegal refugee who comes here.

Then I'll need all your files Of all the refugees detained

From all The different countries.

Bring me a warrant, And I'll see.

A warrant?

What happened to sanctuary, man?

That's the concept here.

Sanctuary.

Tell us About the teddy bears

Again.

I told you already.

You had a little time To stew about it,

About her rejecting you?

She didn't reject me.

Oh, but you bought her A teddy bear.

Where did you pick that up, By the way?

The flower girl...

They sell roses And stuffed animals

In the bars.

Okay, so you bought A teddy bear,

And then what?

You tossed it up on stage While lisa was dancing?

I handed it To her.

And then she dropped it there And forgot about it?

No, no.

She was dancing With it. You know...

Using it in her act?

Yeah, and kissing it, And...Like that, fondling it.

Yeah, she was making out With it.

Yeah.

Okay, so maybe you gave her The teddy bear,

So you're thinking Maybe you're the teddy bear,

And it's you That she's making out with,

And then she's done, The dance is over,

You're forgotten, And she's gone.

She finished her act,

And picked up her clothes And her rug and her shoes,

And was walking down the stairs,

When I guess the bear fell out And landed on the stairs.

I didn't see it

Until the next dancer Picked it up

On her way onto the stage.

The next thing you know,

She starts using it In her routine,

Doing the same thing, Only more coarse,

And I'm thinking That's not right,

So I ask for the bear back,

And then that's when the bouncer Suddenly got all over me.

He tossed you out.

He was unnecessarily violent.

You were going to come back And take care of him?

A couple of witnesses Heard you say that.

No, I said I was going to get back at him.

I was going to sue him, Not attack him, nothing.

Sue him for assault?

Right. He broke my nose.

I'm having equilibrium problems. I get dizzy all the time.

Are you still planning To sue the bar?

Uh-huh.

I didn't kill the bouncer.

You guys are barking Up the wrong tree.

You still don't have An alibi, do you,

About the night He got shot?

You were home, Sleeping alone.

There are a lot of guys Who sleep alone in this world.

Are you going To check their alibis out?

Well, well, well, Here you are.

Yeah, here I am,

Attempting To have my lunch.

You've been avoiding my calls.

If this is about Ray early,

If this is about Prisoner rights,

I just don't want To hear it--

It's about Your death in custody,

May-ling zhang.

I don't want to Hear about that either.

All I want to hear Right now

Is the sound Of these chicken feet here

Being sucked Down my throat.

Are you going to inquest on it?

Yeah.

Good, because I think this death Is a case of racial profiling.

Racial profiling, gina?

If these people weren't Visible minorities,

They wouldn't be in prison.

Don't tell me that thought Hasn't occurred to you.

That thought Has never occurred to me.

Oh, okay, I see.

We've got these chinese refugees In jail,

And you're just going to Throw away an opportunity

To bring their cause Into a public forum.

That's what I'm doing, Just throwing opportunity away.

There it goes. Goodbye.

Not interested In the bigger picture?

All I'm interested in Right now

Is who will win the win-four At hastings park,

That, and the fact That I promised myself

I'll just deal With one tragedy at a time.

Okay? Anything else?

Yeah.

I want standing at the inquest To address this issue.

No. Can't do it.

I've got a lot of ammunition On racial profiling

That you could use.

Don't want it.

Well, when race comes up, I'm here to help.

Those are the scariest words In the english language,

"I'm just here to help."

Well, you just let me know When you change your mind.

I won't change my mind.

Pleasure To see you, gina.

Always a pleasure.

I'm off To see may-ling's lawyer.

Mm-hmm.

Thanks for the chat.

Oh, and by the way,

You might talk To the prison orderlies

Who were there When may-ling died.

I'm told the doctor Tried to force-feed her.

Enjoy those Chicken feet.

So the slug That caught the bouncer

Was a 9 mil Copper jacketed hollow point.

Ouch. That's going to hurt.

You've got shrapnel

Basically Taking the brain apart.

Do you still figure

The shooter Was standing here?

Yeah, that works for the driver.

Now, the windscreen...

Windscreen? That's An old british term.

You're not british, Are you?

Windshield. Excuse me.

No, uh, french, originally, By way of portugal.

You see--

Chick...The windshield?

Portuguese? Somebody's Been lying to you.

It's got the two holes there, Obviously.

You see that.

So the bouncer, When he gets ahold of the gun,

He's struggling,

A shot rips past him

Through The windshield?

Uh-huh, maybe like that,

So the slug I find That went through the woman

Is over in the door post.

It's in there at an angle, Over and down.

It came through the windshield This way.

Like the guy walked to the front To take a shot.

She's scrambling to get away. She gets it in the back.

Yeah, so we'd expect to find A 9 mil round

Here in the door post,

A cut nose, like the first,

Except it's not.

It's a different round.

It's a 0.38.

A 0.38...

A 0.38... Two shooters?

Mm-hmm.

That would be My first guess.

Two shooters, One here, one there...

That doesn't really work With the stalker idea we had,

Does it?

Unless he's got a buddy Helping him out...

Premeditated, two guys?

That's more along The professional line.

No, a professional Won't let a bouncer get his gun

And fire off a wild shot Through the windshield.

Did you find anything else In the car?

Not a damn thing,

Unless you want two tickets To a hockey game.

Force-feeding...

That fits with The cause of death.

Which is...

She drowned.

She drowned?

Mm-hmm.

They tried force-feeding her, But they got it wrong.

The feeding tube Goes into the lung

Rather Than into the stomach.

Is that an easy mistake To make, or what?

Well, force-feeding is tricky To begin with.

You know, first you have to take A long plastic tube,

Insert it through the nose Into the stomach.

If the patient Is sedated,

Or, like may-ling, Unconscious,

The gag reflex Is lost.

Then, you have the danger

Of the tube Going into the lung,

The food starts Down the tube,

You drown.

I just don't remember seeing Any mention of force-feeding

On the charts from the doctor Or the infirmary.

Do you?

Uh-uh.

No.

No mention Of force-feeding at all...

Next question?

We don't know it's two guys. It could be one guy.

You mean a cowboy with A couple of six-shooters?

Yeah.

Hey.

Hey, josie.

What have you got there?

Oh, we got lucky. We caught a bad guy.

Better Than we're doing.

What's forensics Got for you?

We're looking at two shooters, Maybe.

Yeah?

A couple of guns, anyway. Different guns...

That puts A new twist on it.

What are you Thinking?

Well, two guys Makes it look like a setup,

Somebody tagging Either him or her

At the bar.

Anything In his background?

No, nothing.

Oh, something Will come up.

Somebody'll come forward With something.

They're a lot more sophisticated In europe.

You can have a mistress. Nobody sweats it.

What are you Working on here?

She's dogging you.

You ask her out. I'm not interested.

A good-looking woman... She wants you.

Give it a rest, leo.

Lord forgive the young.

Oh, uh...

What?

The boss wants to see you As soon as you come in.

What's the dope On that?

I don't know.

I have no intelligence To offer you.

Not a clue?

He's been in there All day

Making phone calls,

But not through me.

Okay, I go in there, He shoos me out.

I'm out of the loop.

Ten to one I know What this is all about.

The united states

Was probably The ultimate destination

For those refugees, so...

No, I don't think

He'd be getting any pressure From the yanks on this one,

You know.

Oh, I need the warden

At that vancouver women's Correctional institute.

Okay. Yeah.

Oh, and the attorney

For some of the other Boat refugees

Is very anxious To talk to you.

Okay.

Come in.

Okay.

Close it, please.

I understand May-ling zhang

Was force-fed.

Where are you on that question?

Well, I haven't had a chance

To talk to anyone From the prison yet,

Not the warden or anybody,

But I'm assuming the doctor Tried to revive her.

That's within their purview, Isn't it?

Usually,

But I don't like the fact They kept it a deep dark secret.

It's ringing a distant bell Somewhere.

Yes, but it seems to me You have your cause of death,

Which was an accident During a medical procedure.

We'll see what comes up At the inquest.

Fine.

Well, when you have your list Of witnesses and jurors,

I'd like to see it, please.

Okay.

Excuse me, But am I missing something?

Did you talk to the adjudicator?

Oh. Oh yeah, Briefly.

Well, he's pissed.

That's too bad.

The way He explains it,

These people Are not political refugees.

They're what?

Economic refugees...

Oh yeah, that's right,

So if you've got money, You're invited in,

But if you don't have money In your pocket,

It's get out of here,

We don't want you.

Yes, but all of which Has nothing to do may-ling dying

From a medical procedure.

Please. I'm not hearing this, am I?

Am I hearing that we're allowing Another federal institution

To influence our mandate?

Our mandate is to determine How this woman died in custody,

And to get recommendations From the jury

As to how to avoid Such a thing

Happening again.

What is that smell? What is that?

Is that mendacity?

Is that That cheap political aftershave?

Look,

I can take this away from you Or not, dominic.

It's your decision.

My decision?

My decision?

If you take away my tools, How do I do my job, sir?

Try doing it

Without veering the inquest Off into an immigration issue.

I'll put it in a nice box,

I'll put a bow on there And everything,

And stick it on your desk.

Are you cool with that?

However it comes Is fine with me.

Just spell my name right On the card.

The warden's in victoria For the day.

Oh, no.

All right, uh...

Get me gina otaviani for me On the phone?

You're kidding me.

You want to talk to her now?

Yeah. Now.

Hey, guys.

Hey, mick.

Hey, josie.

Are you heading For the gym?

No, I'm just, uh, Going for a run.

Oh yeah? You want some company?

I've just got To grab my gear.

Yeah? Okay, sure.

Okay.

All right.

Hi.

Hey, leo. I didn't expect you here today.

I got off early. I thought we could brush up.

I can't see you today.

I'm giving a private lesson.

Sorry.

Why don't you book another time While you're here?

Yeah, sure.

Sure.

This is it.

This one here?

Yeah, it's up On the second floor there.

It's a pretty nice-looking spot.

It's small, But it's cozy.

Okay.

Well...

Take it easy.

Yeah.

Hey, uh, thanks for the run.

Anytime. It was good.

Do you want to come on up?

I have some beer In the fridge.

Really?

Yeah. Yeah, okay.

Why not?

Okay. You can park right there.

So, somebody got to you.

Nobody got to me, gina.

What are you Talking about?

It won't be An inquest.

It'll be a whitewash.

Look, this is not an Immigration issue, okay.

It's a death in custody.

Like I said, Somebody got to you.

I called you, gina. Do you remember that?

I called you As a courtesy.

Okay, okay, okay,

So a death In custody, then...

Let's talk about that.

I understand your autopsy Proved me right.

May-ling was force-fed.

Can I ask where you got That information?

I can't tell you.

Did force-feeding Contribute to her death?

The prison doctor

Had a right to try And save her life.

Not if she didn't Want him to...

Look, you need to talk To may-ling's lawyer.

You have to hear it From her...

If she'll tell you.

She might be saving it For the lawsuit.

Lawsuit?

I'll be happy to set up A meeting with her.

I think I'd better Handle this alone.

Oh, hey, Did you go to the adjudicator

And try to get the refugees Out of prison?

Again, There's no need to thank me.

No, I wasn't going to thank you.

I was going to ask you

To leave it alone.

What? I don't believe I'm hearing this.

The refugees on hunger strike Asked me to tell you that.

Are you getting this From their lawyer?

No, no, It was their idea.

She doesn't like it.

You remember in vietnam, The buddhists in prison there?

How did we get To vietnam?

The monks in prison there Went on a hunger strike.

Anyway, the u.N. Shows up To inspect the jail.

Guess what? No hunger strikers.

They hid them away.

And what's your point?

You put them out of harm's way, Who's going to care about them?

Well, I suspect They'll always have you, gina.

Yeah,

And that's the problem, okay,

Because I shouldn't have to be Doing this.

I should be out of a job.

My job should be redundant.

There should never Be a need

For a person Like me.

If your job didn't exist,

You'd find some way To create one just like it.

You would.

Wouldn't you?

Yeah, okay, You're probably right,

So do you want me To set up a meeting

With may-ling's Lawyer?

Probably right...

Do you?

Okay. Okay, good.

Set it up...

I will.

If you can.

Thank you, gina.

Hey, emilio.

What happened?

It was all busted up And torn apart like this

When I got here.

Kids on a party, Maybe?

I'm hoping so.

Anything stolen?

Not that I could tell.

They did do One good thing for us.

I was checking out

Where they were Messing around over here,

And I found this.

Oh yeah.

Looks like a metal box Of some kind.

Do we have bones in here?

I think so.

I didn't want to start Until you'd seen it.

Do you think Those other bones we found

Were with these In the box there?

Well, it's in The same dig site, so...

Do you think we're looking At a cemetery here?

Well, I checked With the local archives,

And they didn't have a listing For it,

But they didn't always Register cemeteries, so...

Okay, maybe it's some kind Of private burial plot, then.

Maybe. Yeah.

Someone's backyard...

So did you get anything On the bones?

What about origin?

The incisors are shovel-shaped,

Which is indicative Of first nations,

But also common to asians,

So I'm thinking first nations Or maybe chinese, japanese.

That would make sense From the age

And the area we're digging in, Japantown.

This tin box is intriguing, Though.

Yes, it is.

Okay, I'm going To get my camera.

I'm going to be Late for work again.

I might have been upstairs When that all went down.

I remember him kicking out The vietnamese guy,

But not the other guy With the teddy bears.

I wasn't here When he got kicked out.

That was a couple of weeks ago.

Did anybody hear this guy Threaten curtis?

Did curtis or lisa Say anything about that?

No.

There's a lot of action In the bar here, right?

A little hooking on the side,

Gambling, dope dealing...

There's no secret There.

Was curtis involved With any of that stuff?

No.

He was trying To get into the fire department

Or the police department,

Or one of those.

Okay.

Now, with lisa,

Were there any stalkers Coming by the apartment?

There was a night

A couple of weeks Before she got shot.

I came home, And the door was left wide open.

That was kind of weird.

Somebody had been in there?

Well, the door was open,

But lisa was asleep In the back bedroom.

It felt like Someone had been in the place.

You know, you get That weird feeling.

Did you happen to mention this To any of your neighbors?

No.

I think I Just forgot about it.

Okay.

It feels so weird, you know.

I keep feeling Like he's in here watching me.

I used to ask curtis To drive me home

When I felt like this.

Maybe you should get into Another line of work.

You think that's the answer?

You're in A line of work

That exposes you to people Who could be checking you out.

I get checked out On the way to work, at work,

On the way home from work...

You're a good-looking woman.

I've got to go And do my next set.

What do you think Could be done about it?

I don't know.

I've got to go.

Okay. Thanks a lot.

We'll be in touch with you, Okay?

Thanks.

You know, A funny thing happened.

I went by the dance studio The other night.

I didn't call And make an appointment.

I just was just hoping To, you know...

Hoping to see carla?

Yeah.

She was there,

But she kind of Caught me by surprise

Because she was dancing With another guy.

What's the problem? She's a dance teacher.

It just took me by surprise, You know.

What are you, jealous?

You are.

You are. You're jealous.

I hardly know This woman, you know,

And yet I'm projecting All these feelings onto her.

What the hell Is that about?

I don't know.

I don't know.

D?

Uh, this is jun wong.

She's representing Some of the other boat refugees.

Oh yes.

Thanks for coming down.

I would have come sooner,

But you haven't returned Any of my calls.

I'm very sorry. I've got no excuse.

So how can I Help you?

Well, gina otaviani told me

That you may have Some information for me

Regarding May-ling zhang's death.

I might.

It depends On what you'll do with it.

I understand The inquest

Is going to be A whitewash.

No.

No, that is not the case at all.

I give you my solemn word On that.

Okay, let's say I believe you.

All right. Well, here's my problem.

I mean, I'm pretty much thinking Right now,

Um, when you look At the evidence,

That the jury's Going to come back

And bring us a ruling Of accidental death

In may-ling's case,

So if you have Anything at all

That can lead us In the right direction...

Do you remember A number of years ago,

A doukhobor woman Who died in prison

On a hunger strike?

Vaguely. It wasn't actually my case.

Well, she gave Specific instructions

That under no circumstances

Was she to receive Any medical intervention.

Mm. Oh yes.

I remember, She got her wish, and she died.

Which was her decision, And the courts backed her up...

So how does that affect May-ling's death?

She specifically instructed me

That she did not want Any medical attention

Or intervention

At any time.

Really.

Yes.

And the warden knew about this?

I told the warden myself.

What did the warden say?

She argued with me.

Well, she's the one Who'd be watching her die

A few cells At a time.

If may-ling refused help And they gave it to her anyway,

And she died As a result of that,

Then this could be A case of homicide.

Don't you agree?

This would have been

About two and a half weeks ago.

Your neighbor, sylvia, Down there,

She thought somebody Was in her apartment.

I remember.

I got up because I heard lisa, The dead girl,

Arguing with somebody In the hall,

Like lisa didn't want To let somebody in,

Or was kicking them out.

You didn't see who This somebody was,

Did you?

No, but you know, There was a police officer here.

I thought She was taking care of it,

So I went back to bed.

Did she have Somebody in custody,

Or was she By herself?

No. Just her.

This officer was a woman?

Mm-hmm.

I've got her card here Somewhere.

She came by earlier, About a month before that,

And asked me To keep an eye out for her.

Constable hutchins.

A good-looking Blond?

Yeah, that's her.

What was it She asked you to do for her?

She said They were keeping an eye

On a guy That used to go with lisa,

And the officer asked me To let her know

If he'd been around, how often, You know.

I guess He was being investigated

For something.

And this guy, the friend,

He was a big guy, muscular?

Yeah. Curtis.

I heard lisa call him curtis.

That's some good information.

Do you mind if we come in And take a statement from you?

Would that be All right?

Come on in.

Neither may-ling nor her lawyer

Ever instructed me Not to try and save her life.

They didn't?

Nobody said to you, at any time, No medical intervention?

No.

Are you sure about that?

Are you prepared To swear to that on the stand

At the inquest?

That's right, I'll swear to it.

Okay, it never Happened, then.

Can you explain to me why,

When I first came And talked to you about this,

Why you made no mention Of the fact you force-fed her?

There's nothing On the notes,

On the doctor's notes,

In the infirmary notes,

Nowhere, no mention, Not one word.

Can you explain that to me?

That was an oversight.

The doctor has since amended May-ling's medical chart.

We've got an oversight And an amendment.

That's it.

You're going to stick With that story?

I'm sticking with the truth.

What happened was an accident.

Oh, maybe it was, But you covering it up,

That was definitely Not an accident.

No good deed Goes unpunished, right?

What would you do?

Just sit back And watch the woman die?

I don't think so.

Now, if that's all...

No, no.

That's not all. No, no, no.

I want the doctor down here.

I want to talk to him.

I want the orderlies down here.

I want to talk To them, too,

Because I want to know All the events

That led To may-ling's death,

Who said what to who In the infirmary,

When they said it, Why they said it,

The whole truth.

Okay?

I'm waiting.

I want To do this now.

Get the doctor Down here.

Get the orderlies Down here.

The warden denies Any knowledge?

That's what she said?

That's right.

She's accusing may-ling's lawyer Of being a liar.

Yeah, it's pretty much her word Against the warden's

At this point.

Well, what about The force-feeding?

You said that contributed To her death.

From what I got From the orderlies

And the doctor Up there at the prison,

This was pretty much accidental, Gina.

They tried to cover it up.

I know, but that's A separate issue.

I'm going to deal with that In a separate fashion, okay?

Okay.

Okay...

Look, I didn't want To have to do this,

But there was A witness.

A witness? What do you mean, a witness?

One of the other women On the hunger strike

Was there

When may-ling told the warden

She didn't want Any medical intervention.

Why am I just Hearing this now?

Well, There's a problem.

Some people might think Her credibility

Is maybe a little questionable.

Why?

She got involved With one of the snakeheads

Who brought the refugees in.

It was how she paid Part of her ticket.

What, you mean She prostituted herself

For the passage over here?

Yeah, something like that.

Why didn't the lawyer Come forward with this?

She was hoping She wouldn't have to...

So?

What are you Going to do?

Well, I just don't know.

Assault causing homicide?

It might be.

You know, if may-ling Had requested

That they not force-feed her,

And then the warden Went ahead and did so,

And that procedure Resulted in her death,

Then yeah.

Have you talked to the witness?

No, I thought I'd see What you had to say first.

It's a long way

From attempting To save a woman's life

To homicide,

And I'm not prepared To go down that road with you.

Okay, so you won't pursue it.

No.

My interpretation is

The prison was intervening In a suicide.

We'll see What the crown has to say.

If they bring it back to me, Maybe I'll take a look at it.

Do you want your door closed?

Sure.

Okay, now, as I Understand it,

The reason for leaving china In the first place

Was you left

Because of the one child Per couple system, right?

[ interprets ]

I was pregnant With my second child,

And the government Would have forced me

To get rid of it.

Was her husband with her?

Her husband is dead.

I'm sorry,

So she was pregnant.

Did she give birth to the child Here in canada?

She miscarried Right after she arrived.

That's the reason the crown says She's not in any danger

If they send her back.

Is there any truth To that?

No. She would be severely punished.

How does that work?

Women like her Who are sent back

Are often imprisoned And tortured.

Being deported can be Like a death sentence.

Okay.

All right, Now, I have to ask you this.

About the snakehead She got involved with--

She was raped.

Right...

So liu--am I saying that right?

Yeah.

Liu, at any time,

Did you hear your friend May-ling zhang

Instruct her lawyer

That if she got sick, She didn't want any help?

She says She heard may-ling tell me that.

She did...

And was the warden present?

That's a yes, right? Okay.

Just one second.

Thanks very much.

Be right back.

What are you trying To get out of this?

Maybe I want To get them out of prison

Before any others die.

So you think if evidence Is discovered at inquest

That may-ling's death Is a homicide,

You'll get that?

Yeah. What do you think?

Well, unfortunately,

If you're looking for charges To come out of this,

I've got to tell you, I'm not seeing criminal intent.

Well, how's this for intent?

I mean, the prison officials

Absolutely refused to act On her expressed wishes.

Yeah, yeah, I appreciate that,

But what you have here Is a legal argument,

Not a crime.

I'm not sure I see it that way.

I'm pretty sure A jury and a coroner's inquest

Is not going to see it that way.

If I put her on the stand In my court,

And the jury Hears her testimony,

I guarantee you They'll come back with homicide.

Well, that's their prerogative.

Just don't expect The crown or the police

To get involved.

Really.

No.

Okay.

Okay.

Thanks.

We met her At the scene.

She was first member On the shooting?

She took the call.

And she did or did not mention She knew either of the victims?

No, she didn't say She didn't know them,

But she recalled later on Having met curtis.

She didn't mention she'd been To the victim's apartment,

Making arrangements With the neighbor

To let her know

About curtis' Comings and goings.

Pretty big omission.

Well, do you want to look At her weapon?

No, I don't want to spook her With that yet.

I think we need A little more information,

What the story is With her and curtis,

Whether they were dating or not,

If she was stalking curtis, Or maybe lisa.

We've got to get into All of that.

She's been working us, Working mick here,

Trying to get in on the case.

So you just want to keep Playing her along?

Yeah.

Well, I disagree.

I think you should jump to it.

Seize her gun,

Get her in For questioning,

And find out why She didn't mention

What she omitted.

I don't want her out there Spoiling a case,

And that's If we still have one.

So, grab the gun.

Yeah.

Okay.

Hey, what's going on?

Just doing a little catch-up On the case.

Oh yeah.

We've got to ask you A couple of questions.

Yeah, why didn't You tell us

You knew One of the victims?

I apologize for that.

You care to tell us about it Now?

I...I was embarrassed.

About what?

I was embarrassed That we had dated,

And here he was, you know, With a stripper.

Yeah, that can Make you look bad,

But it makes all of us Look bad.

Well, I'm really sorry.

I wasn't thinking about that, No.

I was just thinking What an opportunity it would be

To work with you guys on a case, And...

Yeah.

We'll have to ask you For your weapon.

You're kidding me, right?

We've also got a warrant To search your place.

Okay. All right.

Okay, um... Can we go inside and talk?

Um...If you want my gun, You can have my gun, you know.

You can look around If you want to.

It's just that I have a...

I have...Neighbors here, And friends, and...

Yeah, okay. We can talk inside.

Thank you.

You might want to call a lawyer.

No, I'm all right With it.

Josie...

[ gunshot ]

[ gunshot ]

She's dead, mick.

She's dead.