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Okay.

Okay.

Now, this probably shouldn't Have happened.

Okay.

Who was driving what here?

Who was driving what here?

I was driving that one.

You were driving that one right Here?

And who was driving on the other One?

I was on that one there.

That's you over on that one There, okay,

And, you, did you see what Happened here?

No, but I'm the foreman.

I can tell you what happened if You'd like to know.

No, I've got to get it right From the horse's mouth.

But I've got to talk to you in a Few minutes

If you wouldn't mind hanging on For me.

Okay, now, you guys, I've got to Separate you.

Okay, now, you guys, I've got to Separate you.

Why don't you come with me and Show me what happened?

You stay with that constable,

And then I'll get to your Version in a sec.

And then I'll get to your Version in a sec.

Could you just kind of show me What happened?

Okay, beautiful.

Paul was marking the containers,

The container on that forklift.

- this container right here? - Yeah.

Okay.

I had just dropped my load,

I had just dropped my load,

And I backed up--

Is this your vehicle here? You Just dropped this load.

Is this your vehicle here? You Just dropped this load.

- okay, I got you. - yeah.

And I bumped into the forklift Behind me,

This one here.

You bumped into this guy,

The one he's marking.

The one he's marking.

Yeah.

Gotcha.

And then that one bumped a Little,

Right into the last one here.

Right into the last one here.

That bumped a little.

Okay, so you just dumped your Load,

Okay, so you just dumped your Load,

And then you just threw it in Reverse,

I guess, eh?

I didn't know anybody

Was right behind me that close.

Was right behind me that close.

You just basically...

Once you dropped your load,

You just threw it in reverse?

Yeah.

You didn't take a look behind You?

You didn't take a look behind You?

No.

No.

Did anybody, uh...

Did anybody, uh...

Did anybody move your friend Here

After he was struck?

No, just to check his pulse.

No, just to check his pulse.

Oh, you checked his pulse?

What was the story? Any pulse at That time?

No.

Shouldn't we put a blanket on Him?

Shouldn't we put a blanket on Him?

Yeah, we're going to put a Blanket on him. Come on over Here.

You still got the other guy?

- is he still over there? - yes, Sir.

Okay. You knew this gentleman Here?

Sure.

His name's switzer. Paul Switzer.

Okay.

I'm very sorry for your loss Here, sir.

I really appreciate

You helping me out right now, Especially.

Would you mind waiting for me in The coffee room

In case I have another question

In case I have another question

After I talk to the other guys? All right, thank you.

Um, I ran the deceased's name Looking for a home number...

Yeah?

Yeah?

And his record came up.

Record? He had a record?

He's associated with a biker Gang.

That's interesting.

Had been arrested for Trafficking heroin

A couple of years ago.

That's very interesting.

Very interesting.

Definitely probably shouldn't Have happened.

Definitely probably shouldn't Have happened.

Hey.

What do we know here?

The witness is mary rigby. She Was dating the guy.

When she got here, the guy here Assaulted her.

She fought back, so she says.

So that's her?

So that's her?

Yeah.

She's got some wounds.

Paramedic's just making sure

They're not too serious.

Let's go take a look.

Let's go take a look.

Look at that.

He looks like he's still alive.

- forensics on the way here yet? - yeah, should be.

- forensics on the way here yet? - yeah, should be.

- where are the lights here? - Right behind me here.

Blood all over the wall there, Eh?

He's got wounds all up and down The front of him.

Yeah, she really went at him.

What are her injuries?

She's got some cuts on her hands And arms.

Looks like he was standing There,

Looks like he was standing There,

Getting ready to make a drink, Huh?

You got a crack pipe on the Table here,

You got a crack pipe on the Table here,

Couple of rocks.

Has she been smoking?

Says no.

Says he started in on her after He couldn't get it up,

Then started punching her.

Nice little romantic rendezvous Gone wrong.

We'd better get her to give a Blood sample,

See what she's got in her System.

Yeah.

You can't operate like you used To.

You should have stayed in jail And done your time.

[speaking vietnamese]

[speaking vietnamese]

Everything was falling apart.

Do you know who killed will?

Yeah.

One of the cops that made the Arrest.

How do you know that?

I don't know for sure,

But I know they wanted him at The boat,

He went there,

And they were planning on Raiding him.

What about the dope?

There's half a ton missing.

I don't know.

The cops probably took it.

[speaking sharply in vietnamese]

This is your problem.

You set will up. You're Responsible.

You set will up. You're Responsible.

Well, I didn't think he was Going to get killed.

That doesn't matter.

What matters

Is I can't do business

With the police investigating Us.

I guess I came up and parked a Little close

- to the other forklift. - yeah.

I wasn't expecting him to back Straight up.

You didn't see him

Throw a look behind, to see if You were there?

- I don't know. - you don't Know?

What about paul?

He was directly behind you.

He couldn't see you?

No, he shouldn't have been There.

No, he shouldn't have been There.

Shouldn't have been there?

Wasn't he marking up the Containers for you?

Wasn't that what he was supposed To be doing?

Yeah. He'd just finished.

You couldn't hear him?

You couldn't hear him?

No, I was wearing my earplugs.

Oh, yeah, right. Right, right.

So, paul, like,

So, paul, like,

You knew him pretty well too?

Yeah, sure.

I worked with him every day.

Geez. That's pretty tough.

I'm sorry for your loss here.

That's about all I needed.

If you wouldn't mind waiting for Me

Just a few more minutes

Just a few more minutes

In the coffee room there,

And I'd have to ask you

Not to talk to the other guys, Okay?

I'm just trying to get

Some independent statements Here.

Some independent statements Here.

I'm not trying to imply Anybody's at fault.

What's going on here?

I'm sorry!

That's paul's wife.

Oh, for god's sake.

Oh, for god's sake.

[cop]: you can't go in there!

[ da vinci ]: you'll wait? Don't Take off on me.

Get your hands off of me.

Hold it, hold it!

Get your hands off of me!

Get your hands off of me!

Everything's fine, everything's Fine.

Everything's fine, everything's Fine.

- everything's fine. - let me See him.

- is this your husband? - yes, It is.

- is this your husband? - yes, It is.

My condolences, and I'm sorry For your loss,

But if you can just wait a Little longer, I'll let you see Him.

No, I want to see him now.

No, I want to see him now.

Just stay with the constable. What I'll do is I'll...

I'll get paul into the ambulance And you can see him in there.

Would that be all right?

No, that's not all right. I want To see him now.

This was not an accident.

They killed him, and I want to See him now,

Before they do anything to cover It up.

Before they do anything to cover It up.

Are these the guys that did it?

- you finally got him, huh? - Get rid of these guys.

You finally got him, didn't you, You bastard!

You killed him!

You killed him!

Let's go. Let's go. Come on. Come on.

You killed him!

Just take it easy, okay?

Just relax.

Just relax.

Okay, look, maybe we'll go Somewhere,

Find a place that you and I can Talk,

Just for a second.

Look, we're right in the middle Of an investigation here.

Look, we're right in the middle Of an investigation here.

I promise you, nobody is trying To cover anything up.

Well, then, let me see him.

All right, fine. Come on.

I'll just have to ask you one Thing, okay?

Please just, uh...

Please just, uh...

Don't touch him.

What I'm going to do

Is I'm going to fold back

Just one corner of this here.

You remember your promise to me Now, okay?

You remember your promise to me Now, okay?

I'm just going to lift up one Corner of this.

All right?

Oh.

Carmine!

[ country blues playing ]

You want to make sure

You want to make sure

She didn't clean up the scene a Little bit

Before she made the call?

Yeah, will do.

Yeah, all right.

Hey, bring some luminol,

Hey, bring some luminol,

And grab me one of my cigars While you're in there, hey?

What do you mean you got sent Here?

What do you mean you got sent Here?

You don't know this guy?

Not before tonight.

I work for an escort service.

So, what happened after you got Here, mary?

So, what happened after you got Here, mary?

Well, everything was fine-- he Was all cheery and polite,

And then he asked me to start, So I started,

And he couldn't get it up, so he Got mad,

Punched me on the side of the Head,

And I fell down, and he grabbed Me

Like he was going to hit me Again,

So I kicked him, and he backed Off a bit,

And then I started for the door,

And he grabbed a knife

And he grabbed a knife

And tried to stab me,

And I tried to grab the knife, And I got it away from him,

And... And then he turned to get Another knife,

And... And then he turned to get Another knife,

And I stuck him in the back.

He's got two or three wounds on His chest.

He's got two or three wounds on His chest.

How did those happen?

I don't know.

I guess I got him a couple of Times.

I guess I got him a couple of Times.

What was the name

Of the escort service you work For?

West coast escorts.

West coast escorts.

Well, I don't know what we've Got here.

Looks to me like maybe we've got An accident,

Looks to me like maybe we've got An accident,

But then the wife's making some Accusations.

What's she saying?

Well, she's saying that the Deceased here

Well, she's saying that the Deceased here

Was involved with a biker gang,

And they might have killed him

Because he knew too much.

Knew too much about what?

Well, she doesn't know,

Because he didn't tell her.

Well, who was driving these Lifts here?

Okay, I got the drivers.

They're all in the coffee room.

There's a constable watching Them there.

So I don't know,

Maybe you want to start digging Deeper

Into that allegation

About the biker affiliations.

I don't know what you want to do With that.

Here's the workman's Compensation guy.

Maybe he can help us out here.

What's the story?

What's the story?

It looks to me like not a major Collision,

Just a good bump,

So he couldn't have been going Too fast.

But it was enough to kill the Guy?

Oh, yeah, easily.

Okay, so it's like they said?

Well, more or less.

More or less?

Well, here.

Well, here.

This guy's still in gear.

That's a problem? How?

Well, he's still in gear and the Brake's on.

Well, he's still in gear and the Brake's on.

He shouldn't have rolled back After the collision.

Unless the driver put it back in Gear

After the accident.

Yeah, he might have just thrown The brake on,

Like out of habit.

Yeah, I might put the brake back On

If I'd just had an accident.

Yeah, seems reasonable to me Too.

Yeah, seems reasonable to me Too.

Well, I'm still going to do a Full rundown

On all three lifts.

I don't like to hypothesize

Till I've seen the machines Inside and out.

Till I've seen the machines Inside and out.

Fair enough. Okay. We'll be in Touch.

Yeah.

Kind of a complicated way to go About killing somebody.

Kind of a complicated way to go About killing somebody.

That's what I thought.

Okay, now,

The coffee room where the Drivers are

Is straight down through there.

All right, I'll talk to the Drivers

And I'll let you know.

Okay, perfect. Thanks very much.

- carmine. - yes, sir.

Can I ask you something?

- who called the deceased's Wife? - that was me.

Okay. I seem to remember the Last time I saw you

Okay. I seem to remember the Last time I saw you

Was down on the waterfront,

And somebody called the vice Squad

On that homicide.

- that was you. - right.

- that was you. - right.

Okay, now, you've got to stop Doing that.

You can't be calling everybody, Okay?

I'm the coroner, I get the first Look,

Then we start calling people. That's how it works.

- yes, sir. Sorry. It won't Happen again. - really? Okay.

Well, I'm going to go home now, Okay?

- good night. - you're going Home?

I'm going home. I'm tired.

Um, okay.

Somebody from the narc squad

Just arrived,

Just arrived,

And they heard about the Deceased

Being involved in drug Trafficking,

So I guess they're interested.

Somebody from the narc squad?

Yeah.

Yeah.

They just heard about this?

It's the last time.

I won't call anybody next time.

I'll call your sergeant

And get your phone taken away.

And get your phone taken away.

That can happen.

Yes, sir.

Good night.

You don't want to talk to the Guy?

No.

No.

Rose from homicide's here.

Aw, not again.

Mr. Da vinci.

Oh, mr. Fellows. How you doing?

I'm on my way to an appointment.

I really haven't got time.

I really haven't got time.

Well, I'll just walk with you a Minute.

[ newspaper box door creaks ]

Okay.

You said you were going to get Back to me

You said you were going to get Back to me

About my stepdaughter's hit and Run.

I'm still planning to,

As soon as something happens.

To tell you the truth, nothing's Really happened

To tell you the truth, nothing's Really happened

Since we last talked on this. Sorry.

Well, time's been moving a Little slowly for me.

I'm sure that's the case.

I'm sure that's the case.

What is it you're waiting on,

If you don't mind?

Well, like I mentioned in the Office,

There are certain sensitive Aspects

To this case,

But they are going to come out.

They'll come out in time.

This is about the mayor, Obviously.

Not necessarily about the mayor, No.

I've been going over the court Transcripts,

Trying to piece this together.

I know you're a lawyer.

It must be very tempting to Re-examine this case--

It must be very tempting to Re-examine this case--

In one of the original police Statements,

The car thief is saying Something different--

So you got your hands

On the actual case file here,

Did you?

Did you?

Yes, I did,

And this monty wilson, the car Thief,

He's talking about a different Address.

I mean, he says he stole the car From east van,

Not the mayor's house.

Well, you know what?

I went down to 1410 east 5th.

I went down to 1410 east 5th.

- oh, you went down there? - Yes, I did,

And the woman who lives there, She works at city hall.

Am I getting warm here?

You're going to have to do the Math on this one yourself.

Okay?

You know, I'm starting to think

A little shove from the media

Will help get things rolling

In the right direction.

No, no, I strongly advise you

Against doing anything like That, okay?

At this point, this thing will Start snowballing so hard,

At this point, this thing will Start snowballing so hard,

You'll end up at a disadvantage.

I'm already at a disadvantage.

I understand. I understand.

If you--

You're keeping me in the dark.

Look, just trust me on this one, Okay?

Just for a little while longer, If you can.

If you can.

If you can.

Okay.

[ telephones ringing ]

[ telephones ringing ]

I can get him to call--

Hang on just a sec.

You seen the papers?

- why? - on your desk.

- why? - on your desk.

Oh, no.

Have a look. The phone hasn't Stopped ringing all morning.

[telephone rings]

Okay, don't put anybody through Quite yet, okay?

Okay.

Oh.

"Red light proposal gets federal Boost".

Front of the section. There you Go.

Front of the section?

See what lovely things can Happen

When you decide to hold your Tongue?

When you decide to hold your Tongue?

Not sure what one has to do with The other, but--

Okay.

Well, I just got off the phone With sanjay gohil.

Well, I just got off the phone With sanjay gohil.

He's on an early flight back to Ottawa.

Oh, yeah? What about isabelle?

Did she go?

I have no idea.

Sanjay says you should carry on Massaging the mayor without him,

And he'll make his presence felt From afar.

Okay. That's it?

Okay. That's it?

That's what you came in here to Tell me?

Yes, that, and nicely done.

Okay. Thanks.

Okay. Thanks.

So what's the problem? Something On your mind?

I'm pretty uncomfortable still

With the, um...

With the hit and run.

How so?

If I just stick to what I'm Doing

And back off,

Just do what I do here,

Just do what I do here,

What's to stop somebody else

From putting the simple math Together

On this one?

As long as it's not you, right?

As long as it's not you, right?

Well, it won't be me.

Look, whatever other people Decide to do,

That's going to be the mayor's Problem.

He's got mr. Norton on his side Now

To look after his affairs.

I'm sure he'll find a way to Wiggle out of this

And get back on top of the Polls.

What about the polls?

How's he doing there?

How's he doing there?

I haven't been really keeping Track.

He's got about a 55% approval Rating,

But there's no real opposition On the horizon,

But there's no real opposition On the horizon,

So it looks like clear sailing For him.

Okay.

I got reporters up the wazoo. What do I do about that?

Well, feel free.

Just stick to the topic at hand, Yeah?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Okay, go ahead.

Might as well start putting them Through.

Hey, how you doing? Dominic da Vinci here.

Hey, dino.

Where's bill? What, he's Avoiding me now?

Where's bill? What, he's Avoiding me now?

No, he's on a conference call

With the attorney general.

He can't get free.

What's it about?

Is there something I can help You with?

I'm two paychecks away from the Street.

I mean, what am I supposed to do Here?

Listen, it's okay. It's okay.

I talked with bill.

We got something

That might work out for you.

This better not be

That security job offer,

That security job offer,

All right?

I'm 35 years old. I'm a young Man.

I got another kid on the way.

I can't be patrolling a parking Lot

In the middle of the night.

No, no, it's nothing like that.

I talked to the president of the Union.

He's going to find you Something.

- yeah? - yeah.

- yeah? - yeah.

So I'm back on the job, or what?

- yeah, working for the union. - Okay, good.

So you go see arnie macleod.

He's expecting you.

He's expecting you.

All right, I'll check it out.

- all right. It's a great job. - Okay.

Hey, tell bill to call me.

I'm not going to take the heat On this alone.

I'm not going to take the heat On this alone.

What does that mean?

It means he'd better see I land On my feet.

It means he'd better see I land On my feet.

Hey, you go see arnie, all Right?

He'll take care of you.

Klochko!

Klochko!

Hey.

Oh, hey.

Hey, listen, is this a good Time?

I was hoping you might be able

I was hoping you might be able

To get me in to see him today.

Let's see if we can't squeeze You in.

Oh, thank you.

I appreciate you doing this for Me.

Yeah, listen,

Don't kiss his butt, all right?

Don't kiss his butt, all right?

Just come across all business.

Okay.

You gave me a good recommend?

Yeah, yeah. He thinks you're Golden.

I think he's alone.

I think he's alone.

Yes?

Hey. You got a minute for my Guy?

Hey. You got a minute for my Guy?

This is the homicide prospect?

Right. Brian curtis.

Sure. Bring him in.

Sure. Bring him in.

Brian.

So, chief.

Detective curtis. Good to meet You.

Have a seat.

Thank you very much.

Thank you very much.

Our mutual friend here

Has been singing your praises.

Oh, uh, well, that's good to Hear.

Charlie, thank you.

Charlie, thank you.

You bet.

[ door closes ]

I understand you've managed

To bring a couple of cold cases To conclusion.

To bring a couple of cold cases To conclusion.

Well, I provided a couple of Leads,

But joe finn deserves most of The credit

For sorting it all out.

Joe's a good man.

Joe's a good man.

Yes. Yes, he is.

You go back a long way with joe, Do you?

Yeah. Yeah, actually, he, uh...

He went to the academy with my Little brother.

Really.

He's a good man. He's one of the Best.

So what makes you think that you Can cut it in homicide?

Well, I guess I think I have Good instincts.

I really do.

I've spent a lot of time

I've spent a lot of time

Working both robbery and vice,

I've attended

At least half a dozen homicide Seminars...

The escort, what's her name?

Mary rigby.

Did she have any drugs in her System?

No, none, but the victim had Some in his.

He was pretty high on cocaine,

And he'd been previously Apprehended

For some erratic behavior,

Which somebody in the psych Ward,

They tagged it

As being a cocaine psychosis,

So, you know,

What she's saying

Jives pretty well with her Story.

Jives pretty well with her Story.

He smoked some rock and flipped.

And he would have been smoking Before she arrived,

- and continued while she was There? - right.

- and continued while she was There? - right.

Ident went over the scene,

And the blood seemed to Corroborate her story.

And she had some serious Defensive wounds.

Uh-huh.

It's looking pretty much as she Told it.

There's a little bump in the Road, though.

There's a little bump in the Road, though.

She was previously a suspect in An assault on another client

When she used to work for a Different escort service,

But charges were dropped.

But charges were dropped.

You're checking that out, see What's there?

- yeah, working on it. - [ cell Phone rings ]

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Hello. Mick leary.

Hi. This is lila.

How can I help you?

I'm sorry for interrupting you.

That's okay.

What can I do for you?

Do you have a few minutes?

Yeah, sure.

I wanted to give you my Brother's phone number

- and address. - that'd be good To have.

You know, I've been thinking About everything,

And I might have forgotten to Tell you something about will

- that might be important. - Uh-huh.

His friend who called the night Will was killed is ivan.

I don't know his other name.

Well, he called again the other Night, after you were there.

What was that call about?

He said he just called to say

He was saying prayers for will,

He was saying prayers for will,

But then he sounded nervous

And asked if the police had been Around,

And what did they ask, and what Did I tell you.

He's got something on his mind.

He's got something on his mind.

Yes.

Was there some bad blood between Them?

I think so.

I think so.

Why is that?

I think maybe I know something I Shouldn't know,

- but I don't know what it is. - Uh-huh.

- but I don't know what it is. - Uh-huh.

Ivan just said, "Don't tell them About us."

Meaning him and will.

Mm-hmm.

I don't want to stay at home Anymore.

I want to know if you can give Me protection.

You feeling the anxiety to that Degree, are you?

You feeling the anxiety to that Degree, are you?

Yes.

Well, I know we can probably Help you

Move to a new place,

Move to a new place,

But I don't know if you qualify For protection,

Other than what we would Normally do,

Which would be to put a couple Of squad cars

Outside the house for a little While.

No, don't do that.

They'll think I told you Something.

Anyway, I'm moving to a new Hotel today.

Anyway, I'm moving to a new Hotel today.

Why don't we start by taking a Little time

To talk about what it is you do Know

And why ivan might be nervous?

I can call you from my new place When I'm moved in.

Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Sounds good.

And you were going to give me Your brother's numbers.

Dale kassel says from Washington,

And I quote,

"This red light district Proposal

"This red light district Proposal

Is yet another example of Canadian policy

Making life difficult south of The border,

And canadians should expect a Strong negative reaction

And canadians should expect a Strong negative reaction

To this policy of indulgence."

Canadian policy making life Difficult?

I kind of like that. What's that From?

I kind of like that. What's that From?

The washington chronicle.

What else does it say?

"At a time

When we should all be working Together

To make the world a safer place,

The city of vancouver has Instead decided

To decriminalize everything Under the sun,

Reinforcing their already soft Reputation

Reinforcing their already soft Reputation

On everything from drugs to Terror."

Hold it. Is that right?

I wouldn't mind talking to What's-his-name there,

I wouldn't mind talking to What's-his-name there,

At the globe.

Yeah, well, I can see if he's Interested.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I don't know the names of who Threatened him,

But they were some of the Regular guys

He had to work with.

He had to work with.

Why would they threaten him?

Paul used to work the container Ships,

And those guys,

A lot of those guys take cash on The side

A lot of those guys take cash on The side

To help move a container, you Know.

No, I don't know. Sorry.

Well, you know,

A container of something comes In,

A container of something comes In,

And they make sure that a Certain crew

Are the ones to handle it.

Like, certain guys are sent

To handle a particular Container,

Steer it to a particular place,

Put it on the back of a truck, Whatever,

Get phony bills of lading.

They've got it all worked out.

All right, I understand.

He was tapped to be on that crew And he refused.

And you know that for sure?

And you know that for sure?

Of course I do. We talked about It all the time.

Your husband was arrested for Heroin trafficking two years Ago.

Tell me about that.

Tell me about that.

That was a screw-up with the Cops.

They thought that he was Involved with a deal, but he Wasn't,

And the charges were dropped

And the charges were dropped

A couple of hours after they Arrested him.

That's probably what started This whole thing.

How so?

Well, they all thought that he Was working for the cops.

They thought that's why the Charges were dropped,

- because he cut a deal or Something. - and as far as you Knew,

- because he cut a deal or Something. - and as far as you Knew,

- he hadn't cut a deal with Police? - of course not.

He would never.

All those guys were his best Friends.

All those guys were his best Friends.

So he wasn't working with the Police,

And he was never mixed up with Any bikers?

No, he was just a hard worker

No, he was just a hard worker

Trying to raise a family, coach Hockey.

- hey, dominic. - hey, leo.

- hey, dominic. - hey, leo.

You got something for me Already?

Oh, yeah, damn right, I do.

Hey, guess what I got on my arms Test.

They had you down there?

100%.

The instructor said I should be Teaching.

You should see the way I was Grouping my shots.

You know what the secret it?

Love to.

I went a shot snooker for about Four hours,

Just to tune up my eyes and the Angles.

They said I should be teaching.

They said I should be teaching.

You mentioned that, about the Teaching.

Am I repeating myself?

Anyway, I got to the bottom

Of your little notebook here.

Of your little notebook here.

Great, great, great. So what's The story?

This thing is full of the names And numbers

Of various people who are under Investigation

By your dead private Investigator.

By your dead private Investigator.

That's one of the reasons your Name was in here.

One of the reasons? There's Another reason?

Yeah, all the people in here,

They're under the same account.

Yeah, a law firm, get this,

By the name of norton and Feldman.

Richard norton's paying people

To go through my garbage?

Apparently.

This little book, it's dynamite.

It's full of the names of people

That norton had under Investigation.

Well, like who, for instance?

- well, quite a few cops. - boy, There's a shocker.

A couple of very prominent People's wives.

A couple of very prominent People's wives.

- no kidding. - like the mayor, For instance.

She's in there, eh?

It could be a divorce action,

You know, check on who she's Stepping out with.

She was known to take a Boyfriend now and then.

Oh, yeah? There's another Shocker, eh?

Okay, so did you make a list, or Do I get the book back, or...

Yeah, yeah, you can have the Book.

- I'm done with it. - thank you.

So, what's the going rate for Something like this?

I don't know. 200?

200? All right.

Throw me some more work.

Yeah, walk with me.

So how'd you slip your charges?

I made a deal.

With who?

The feds.

What kind of deal?

I told them that will was going To do a big run.

That was it.

That was it.

Come on, what exactly did you Tell them?

That he had a boat full of weed

And he was going to make a run To the states

Sometime soon.

Sometime soon.

And how would you have known That?

You were in jail at the time.

Well, I heard it from somebody

That he was getting a big Harvest

From the grow ops.

He was buying up

Everything he could get ahold Of.

So they would have planned to do A raid on the boat?

Yeah, I guess they did.

Yeah, I guess they did.

And that's what happened? That's How he died?

He got killed in a police raid?

Come on.

Come on.

No, I think he was probably Killed

By someone trying to rip off the Load.

Yeah, and who might that have Been?

I don't know.

Come on, you must have been

Come on, you must have been

Hearing some rumors by now.

Rumors? Sure.

I heard rumors,

But you always hear about stuff Like that

After somebody dies.

Yeah, so what are you hearing?

The russians.

Okay.

Okay.

Do you know who? Which gang?

I know that him and ivan

Were arguing over money that Ivan owed him,

Were arguing over money that Ivan owed him,

But I don't know if that was it Or not.

Ivan.

Okay.

Any other police

Any other police

Been talking to you about this

Since will was killed?

Yeah, there was this guy, a Black guy.

He was around,

Asking the same questions you Are.

Asking the same questions you Are.

Who was he with?

I don't know.

I just know that he was on the Raid

With the cops.

What about ivan?

You know how I can get ahold of Him?

No, I lost touch.

Hello.

I'm sorry to disturb you.

My name is leo shannon,

My name is leo shannon,

I'm a private investigator,

And I'm working for the Coroner's office

On an accident investigation,

On an accident investigation,

And you work as a maid for the Mayor.

Is that right?

Yes.

I was wondering if I could, Uh...

I was wondering if I could, Uh...

Buy you a cup of coffee

And as you a couple of Questions.

Is this about my visa Application?

Is this about my visa Application?

Are you working illegally?

I have a temporary permit.

When does that expire?

When does that expire?

It's expired.

Well, I might be able to help You out with that,

But you'll have to answer a Couple of questions for me.

What about?

How long have you worked for the Mayor?

Six months.

Six months?

Do you remember the night he had His car accident?

Yes.

Uh...

Do you stay overnight at the Mayor's house?

Sometimes, yes.

Sometimes, yes.

Were you there that night?

Yes.

Do you recall, late that night,

An argument between the mayor And his wife?

Yes.

What was that about?

Do I have to answer?

Well, I'm afraid that you do.

Well, I'm afraid that you do.

But they're my sponsors.

Well, you have to answer.

Well, you have to answer.

I had a great interview with the Chief today.

I think we hit it off.

Yeah, that's nice,

Yeah, that's nice,

But I've been hearing all kinds Of bad about you,

And I've got to take care of a Couple of things.

Fire away.

Fire away.

I got a couple of statements From some people

That indicate you were using Drugs with them.

Okay, well, I worked a lot of Prostitution files.

There's a natural spill into the Drug scene there.

A couple of times, I got my butt On the line,

I got a gun to my head,

I got to establish street cred, Yeah,

I'd snort a line or smoke a Joint.

You can't fake it, so whoever Reported that

Was one of my informants

Or targets,

Or hell, maybe even another Member,

If they were doing a double Surveillance.

You want me to take a drug test? Is that what this is?

I'll take one right now.

I'll take one right now.

You're prepared to do that?

Sure, yeah. Pass me your mug. I'll pee in it.

Okay.

It's the rick prentiss case I Got a little problem with.

It's the rick prentiss case I Got a little problem with.

What's the hang-up?

You were working with him

On a drug sting on someone he Knew last year,

On a drug sting on someone he Knew last year,

And a half a kilo of blow Disappeared.

Yeah, that was some kind of bull With the narc squad.

They were trying to use some Undercover guy on rick.

They were trying to use some Undercover guy on rick.

He was my snitch at the time. They didn't tell me about it.

So I'm working rick,

And they're working rick with Some u.C.,

And rick, he decides to screw us All over,

And sets up for the blow to get Ripped out of his apartment

While we're all trying to avoid Stepping on each other's toes.

Tell me about the fink fund. We Got problems there.

Yeah, well, my sergeant was Always busting me,

Yeah, well, my sergeant was Always busting me,

Trying to get me to sign up my Informants.

He had this thing about Everybody

Getting signed on officially,

And I'm trying to tell him,

"You don't understand the Culture.

These people are not going to Put their name to a damn thing."

You put a contract in front of Them, they flip, right?

So I kept jamming him,

Saying these people need the Money

That I'm paying them for the Intelligence,

That I'm paying them for the Intelligence,

But they're not going to sign For it.

That's just not going to happen.

So he thinks that I'm paying Half to the rats

So he thinks that I'm paying Half to the rats

And pocketing the rest,

You know, and then he starts Denying me the cash,

So now I'm on the hook.

I've got my snitches here, Right?

They got a bad dope habit, they Got to have their stuff,

So I issue a c-34-

I got the paperwork, it's all Legit--

And I bust a couple of dealers,

And I start paying off my Snitches in dope,

And then...

And then...

And then he's back on my case,

Saying that I'm using dope.

It's a vicious cycle. What am I Going to tell you?

Sue lewis tells me

You used to give her dope for Sex.

She wishes.

How many times have you heard That from a streetwalker?

She also told me you gave her a Knife to plant on somebody.

Yeah, and she probably told you I killed somebody.

Yeah, and she probably told you I killed somebody.

What am I going to say?

You want to polygraph me? Strap Me in.

Strap me in.

Strap me in.

It's harm reduction, really, Pure and simple.

It's harm reduction, really, Pure and simple.

Okay, look, if 50 construction Workers were killed

Basically because they're doing Their jobs,

Wouldn't we be trying to find Some way to make sure

That their jobs were more safe For them?

Prostitution is inevitable, is What you're saying.

Prostitution is inevitable, is What you're saying.

A fact of life.

You know, there's a number of Escort agencies

Functioning in this city right Now,

And actually, prostitution is Functioning quite well.

If they're licensed by the city,

They pay their taxes-- everybody Loves that--

And, to some extent, anyway,

And, to some extent, anyway,

The sex trade workers,

They know that the clientele has Been screened.

They know that the clientele has Been screened.

But let's face it,

What we got here is a street Situation

That's a virtual hunting ground For certain kinds of individuals

Who think they can just feel Free

To go ahead and abuse these Women

In a variety of horrible ways.

Our proposal is just trying to Address that.

We've just made safety our main Concern,

Followed by this program of harm Reduction.

What do you say to your critics, Then,

Who say that you're sanctioning Prostitution,

Who say that you're sanctioning Prostitution,

Inviting perhaps some to enlist In the trade

Who wouldn't otherwise seek it Out?

Well, I don't think that.

Well, I don't think that.

In my experience, I just don't Think

That prostitutes judge their Options like that.

I think they're forced into the Trade

And they're kept there

By poverty and addiction.

There's actually more options Here, okay?

The red light area offers health Contacts,

The red light area offers health Contacts,

Retraining, if that's desired,

Addiction services, which is Essential.

Addiction services, which is Essential.

What about the americans' Reaction to this,

Calling vancouver "An emerging Sin city"?

You know, for some idiot 4,000 Miles away to pass judgment

You know, for some idiot 4,000 Miles away to pass judgment

On the situation of the women Here,

With no concept of the Situation...

With no concept of the Situation...

It's inexcusable,

I think.

If I print that, that'll be the Story.

If I print that, that'll be the Story.

It kind of depends on how you Choose to handle things anyway,

Doesn't it?

Doesn't it?

Okay. Last chance.

There it goes.

So you think you got everything You needed there?

I think so. Thanks for this.

Great. No problem.

One more question, unrelated.

Okay. Shoot.

I wanted to ask you

About this incident with the Mayor.

What mayor incident?

The hit and run.

What hit and run, now?

There was a girl, a young girl,

Killed with the mayor's car.

You were the coroner on that, Weren't you?

You were the coroner on that, Weren't you?

Yeah, I was. Why?

I heard the sun's going to run

With a big story about a Cover-up.

I wasn't aware of that.

Of the cover-up or the incident?

Who's your source on that?

Who's their source?

Not sure. I'm not sure.

- so no comment on that, then. - No comment.

I got to get going to another Meeting too.

That was the mayor's office.

I had zero to do with the leak. Trust me.

Well, he's absolutely livid, and Norton's on the rampage,

Well, he's absolutely livid, and Norton's on the rampage,

So when you go over there,

Be prepared to see your red Light proposal

Strangled in its cradle before Your eyes.

- yeah, we'll see. - what the Hell happened?

You know what I think happened Here?

I think the victim's father--

The father of the young girl is A criminal lawyer--

And he put two and two together, Like I thought,

Going from the transcripts from The car theft thing.

Well, norton certainly has his Work cut out for him, then.

It gets worse.

How could it possibly get any Worse?

How could it possibly get any Worse?

Because I think that the mayor Could have killed that girl.

What?

The mayor.

The mayor.

How long have you known this?

Couple of days.

And you waited

Till after they made the red Light announcement

Till after they made the red Light announcement

Before you bothered to bring it Up?

I didn't want to hang him out to Dry.

I just wanted to make absolutely Certain.

I just wanted to make absolutely Certain.

So you're certain or you're not Certain? Which?

Pretty certain.

The kid pretty much admitted to Me

He did take the car

He did take the car

From out in front of the Girlfriend's place,

And he didn't check for any Damage, okay?

The damage to that car is all on The front left fender, okay?

The damage to that car is all on The front left fender, okay?

He got in the passenger side.

So he's saying he stole it after It was in the hit and run?

No, I'm saying that. He's saying That the damage

No, I'm saying that. He's saying That the damage

Could have maybe been there, and I'm thinking he's right.

Well, that's kind of a sketchy Premise, isn't it?

You know what I think happened?

You know what I think happened?

You know what I really think Happened here?

I think russ went to that party Down in chinatown

And he had a few too many,

And then he went over to see his Girlfriend,

And they probably had a few too Many more,

Then they got into a beef about Something,

"Why aren't you leaving your Wife?

"Why aren't you leaving your Wife?

Blah, blah, blah."

"I can't take it." he gets out Of there.

He's not paying attention, he Hits the girl,

He kills the girl,

He kills the girl,

And then he just freaks, he Panics,

He goes back to the girlfriend's Place,

Instead of handling it the right Way,

Instead of handling it the right Way,

And that's when the car got Taken.

Yeah, and now the mayor wants to See me, does he? Face to face.

Yeah, and now the mayor wants to See me, does he? Face to face.

- yeah. - oh, boy.

Look, just be careful

What you say over there, all Right?

He'll have his lawyer present.

Sure, sure, sure. Yeah.

Geez, maybe you'd better make a Call out there

To sanjay and isabelle,

Let them know it's hitting the Fan.

That's my very next call, Believe me.

Hey, joe, you got a minute for Me?

I don't know if I do or not.

I don't know if I do or not.

I just want you to know I'm not Coming after you.

I'm okay with what's going on.

I just got a question regarding

One of the witnesses against Sue.

You're skating pretty close to The edge here.

Look, I understand, all right?

I just need to know how this Drug counselor

Got into the equation.

Got into the equation.

I mean, where the hell

Did he suddenly come from?

He counseled sue.

Yeah, I know, I know,

But there was some kind of plea.

But there was some kind of plea.

He made the statements against Sue

As part of a deal, is that Right?

He got a break on a sex offense, As far as I know.

What kind of sex offense?

What kind of sex offense?

He was getting some from some Kid,

Got busted, started negotiating,

And the thing about sue came up.

And the thing about sue came up.

All right, okay. Sounds legit Enough.

Now, if the meeting

With the mayor and norton

Comes up,

You are covered if you say

It was simply to explore some Last-minute ideas.

It was all about your selection To chief.

It was all about your selection To chief.

That's all, all right? Nothing Else.

Norton was only there to give Advice on how to handle

The announcement of the Appointment.

The announcement of the Appointment.

Have you talked to the mayor About this?

Yeah, I have him on the line Now.

You want to talk now?

- [ horn honks ] - he's here.

- [ horn honks ] - he's here.

This bastard is going to bust my Hump,

I just know it.

Tell russ I'll call him right Back.

Tell russ I'll call him right Back.

Mr. Mayor?

[ opera music playing ]

So?

So?

Yeah.

The press has got hold of it,

And they're going to blow it Right up, my friend.

And they're going to blow it Right up, my friend.

It's the father? He's doing it?

It's the father.

I tried to warn you.

I had no part in it. I hope you Understand that.

Just hope that you got your butt Covered in this one, bill.

- I just told you I had no part In it. - all right.

Well, you better batten down the Hatches.

This is no longer about

Whether or not the mayor has a Girlfriend on the side

And trying to cover that up.

I think the mayor killed the Girl.

I think the mayor killed the Girl.

Dominic, I had no idea.

That possibility never even Crossed my mind.

That possibility never even Crossed my mind.

Well, we know now, okay?

This particular mayor, this Idiot,

He's going to fight this thing Right to the end.

He's going to fight this thing Right to the end.

He'll go to his deathbed

Trying to fight his way out of This one,

And you got to know, bill...

And you got to know, bill...

This is it for him, okay? This Is going to ruin him.

It's going to bring him right Down.

Well, what does he know? Does he Know you've got something?

No, and I'm not going to tell Him,

And neither are you.

- you got that right. - yeah.

- you got that right. - yeah.

This is going to be very, very Ugly.

So we're going to be talking, Right?

- call my direct line. - okay.

- call my direct line. - okay.

- hey. - what?

Thanks for the heads-up.

Yeah, I kind of surprised myself On this one.

Yeah, I kind of surprised myself On this one.

You'd better get in there and Start herding your ducks.

- mr. Markos? - I can't talk to You people.

Sorry, I was just parking my car Here and I saw you.

Sorry, I was just parking my car Here and I saw you.

- you all right? - I'm on my way Home now.

Are you aware of the perjury Penalties

If you make false statements on The witness stand?

- I won't make any. - [ engine Turns over ]

Is your wife aware of your thing For the boys?

Is your wife aware of your thing For the boys?

Huh? Is she aware of your thing For the boys?

Because she's going to hear all About it, sir!

You won't be able to lie about That either!

You sandbagged the wrong man.

Don't threaten me, richard, Okay?

Don't threaten me, richard, Okay?

Your guy is going down

Whether it was me or whether it Wasn't me.

In this case, it wasn't me.

You didn't alert the press?

You're denying that?

Absolutely, I'm denying it.

Then who did?

It was probably the girl's Father,

And you can shoot

And you can shoot

As many messengers as you want Here.

It doesn't change the basic fact

That russ is not going to come Out

On top of this one, okay?

So all you can do

Is just try and limit the Fallout.

All right. Well, look,

Let's do whatever damage control We can,

But let me handle this.

But let me handle this.

We've got to keep a lid on Things.

Apparently,

It was the girl's father who Went to the press.

We know that for certain?

Well, I'm assuming. That's what I heard.

You saw the girl's father?

Yeah, I did.

What did you tell him?

What did you tell him?

Nothing he didn't already know.

Meaning what, exactly?

What kind of an inquisition will I be facing?

I don't know. I'm not a Reporter.

Look, russ, I'm just going to Tell you

What I told you six times at Least by now, okay?

If I were you,

I'd just come clean.

I'd just come clean.

I think we've got to do Something along those lines,

And it'd be better if it came as A preemptive strike.

Now, we can still make the late News,

Now, we can still make the late News,

So let's use this meeting

To hash out a statement,

And get it out there

Before tomorrow's papers.

All right, yes, I have a Girlfriend,

Yes, I was there that night.

The only reason I haven't talked About it

Was because I wanted to avoid Embarrassment.

Her embarrassment, not yours.

We can get your wife to agree

That you have an open and Understanding relationship.

She knows the script,

But we'd better get linda in Here.

Uh, yeah,

Could you track down linda davis For me?

Yeah, ask her to come in here.

Yeah. Thank you.

Dominic,

Can we rely on you to say the Mayor was upfront

Can we rely on you to say the Mayor was upfront

In your early inquiries?

Yeah, to my knowledge.

Yeah, to my knowledge.

You put a qualifier on it like That,

It's going to sound like what it Is-- a knife in my back.

I'm not paid to watch your butt. He is.

I'm not paid to watch your butt. He is.

Do you have any idea what's at Stake here?

Your red light district proposal

Is circling the top of the Toilet bowl.

You know, I can just say Whatever the hell I want to say.

The only reason I came down here Today, russ,

Was to look you in the eye

And tell you I didn't drop your Story.

I didn't drop your story, okay? That's it.

That's what this is all about.

I'm not part of this other Agenda.

Dominic, you can kiss your butt Goodbye.

Her name was alice fellows.

Her name was alice fellows.

- okay? - dominic, hang on.

Let's get back on-side here.

Let's get back on-side here.

[ door closes ]

Gee, russ, you can't go around Threatening people like that.

Gee, russ, you can't go around Threatening people like that.

As far as I'm concerned,

I was ready to come clean right From the start,

But on the advice of my lawyer, Which is you, I didn't,

But on the advice of my lawyer, Which is you, I didn't,

But only to protect my Girlfriend and my wife.

Wife first, girlfriend second.

And as for the coroner, when he Asked me about it,

I admitted, "Yes, I was at my Girlfriend's,"

And if he decided on his own to Keep that knowledge secret,

That's on him.

Do you have witnesses to that Conversation?

Do you have witnesses to that Conversation?

We were alone, in a bar.

It's his word against mine.

It's his word against mine.

Fine, but I think it's better

If you start eating a little Humble pie,

A public apology,

A public apology,

And you can toss a little blame My way.

That's what I'm paid for.

And that's probably not a good Idea.

And that's probably not a good Idea.

Now, the pads on the parking Brakes

Now, the pads on the parking Brakes

On the second forklift here

Are nearly completely worn,

So the brake could've been on or Off.

It wouldn't have made much Difference.

It wouldn't have made much Difference.

Plus, it's an ancient Transmission,

So it's possible

It could've slipped out of gear On impact

And shunted back into him.

This could've just rolled on Back by itself?

Do you see any indications

Of other mechanical problems at All

That might've helped us here?

That might've helped us here?

No, besides that, just your Usual wear and tear.

Yeah?

I'm still going to recommend That all three

Forklift drivers get Re-certified

Before they're allowed back on a Machine.

All right.

So just to clarify, then,

You're not seeing anything here

That's going to suggest anything But accidental?

No. That's what I'm writing up.

Poor guy just shouldn't have Been standing between the lifts.

Just comes down to that, eh?

Just comes down to that, eh?

Boy. Shouldn't have happened.

Think he's got it right?

Yeah, I do, actually.

Yeah, I do, actually.

Boy, I know one person

Who won't like that accidental Ruling-- the wife.

I'm not looking forward to Making that call.

I'm not looking forward to Making that call.

That's what I wanted to tell You.

The wife, turns out, was a Character witness

At one of the biker trials

In the '90s.

Oh, no. She was?

Yeah, her maiden name is Rousseau.

Her brother's name is tommy Rousseau.

He was one of the bikers that Got off

On the conspiracy to murder Charge.

Oh, I remember that case.

They found him a year later

In his garage with the motor Running.

The sister's convinced that that Was no suicide.

The sister's convinced that that Was no suicide.

Well, she might be right about That one, but...

Did you ask her about this?

Yeah, she said

Her brother got sucked into the Biker life,

That he was trying to escape,

That he couldn't quite make it Out,

And that they caught up with Him.

Well, that just sounds like Maybe she's transferring

What happened to her brother Onto her husband.

- what do you think? - I don't Think there's

- what do you think? - I don't Think there's

Any connection there with what's Happening here.

I just thought you'd want to Know.

You wouldn't mind making that Call to the wife for me, would You?

You wouldn't mind making that Call to the wife for me, would You?

Will you close my door?

Well, you've got a relationship With her.

I used to run a booking agency For strippers

Before the bikers ran us all out Of business.

That's when I first met mary.

Do you remember an incident

Where mary was arrested for Assaulting a client?

Yeah, I sure do.

That was my fault. I sent her Out.

That was my fault. I sent her Out.

What happened?

The guy wanted to try some Bondage thing,

She panicked, punched him out.

She panicked, punched him out.

I think the charges were Dropped, though.

That's right, they were.

Were there any other complaints Against her

Were there any other complaints Against her

While she was working for you?

None. She was a good worker.

Who's she working for now?

West coast.

West coast.

Well, they should have their License lifted,

And I'm not saying that because We're in competition.

They got a rep for being Careless with their people.

Really?

So how do you provide security

For yours?

For yours?

Well, if we don't know the Client,

The first time, I send a cover Person,

They wait around outside.

The girl calls at an agreed Time,

The girl calls at an agreed Time,

Once she's had a chance to get a Read on the john.

It's not a perfect system,

But it works 99% of the time.

But it works 99% of the time.

Didn't take me long

Didn't take me long

- to find out she's an illegal From the philippines. - oh, Yeah?

She's worried about getting Caught and getting sent back?

Yeah, sure she is.

You'd think the mayor and his Wife

Would've thought about getting Caught

With an illegal domestic.

You'd think.

You'd think.

You'd think this mayor seems to Think he can get away

With whatever the hell he wants.

The privileges of power, I Guess.

Anyway, she remembers

Anyway, she remembers

The mayor and his wife having an Argument that morning.

She gets up early to make the Coffee and the breakfast.

She's sure that's the morning After the hit and run?

She's sure that's the morning After the hit and run?

Yeah, yeah, the morning after.

She remembers she heard the wife Yelling.

She's got a pretty nasty mouth On her, apparently.

She's got a pretty nasty mouth On her, apparently.

Said she wasn't going to lie for Him anymore

And she thought what he did was Despicable.

Well, boy, that could encompass Quite a few different things.

Well, boy, that could encompass Quite a few different things.

But she thought she heard the Wife ask the mayor

- if he killed somebody. - What'd the mayor say?

- if he killed somebody. - What'd the mayor say?

Well, I don't know. She got a Little nervous then,

Apparently, and went back down To her room, which is in the Basement,

But she said the wife spent most Of the rest of the day drinking.

Guess I've got to go after that Wife.