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I got a street informant,

Told me She was with her boyfriend

When he gets a page To go meet a guy

Down by the foot of main street

And bring him A quarter ounce of coke,

And, um, the boyfriend says

He's got to go cut his product With some laxative

Because he knows this guy's Going to rip him off,

And she says, "What are you going for

If you know You're going to get ripped?"

And he said 'cause it's his protection.

His protection, meaning?

A cop, a member.

Her boyfriend's under the pier.

So where's Your informant now?

Out of town for a while.

Got on a bus Early this morning.

All right, well, Let's go have a look.

He's been shot 10, 11 times With a small caliber,

Probably a .22--

The arms, the legs,

Then probably kicked off The pier,

And he drowns.

That'd be sending Some kind of message,

Don't you think?

Yeah, something Along the lines of

"Don't water down my dope."

Hey, your informant Know anything

About who this cop could be?

Says not.

You don't question Anything your informant says?

So far, she's been solid On everything.

Yeah, no shots to the head.

No.

Shot in the limbs that way, That's not common.

I checked him For the pager.

It's not on him.

Could be in the drink.

Yeah, it's pretty deep All around here.

Good luck Finding it.

Got to take a look anyway.

How'd you find him?

I just came down

Looking for where she told me He was meeting the guy,

Saw the blood Up there on the pier,

Then just started Looking around,

Spotted him down here.

Tide washed him up The way he is now.

Well, we'd better Get the body out

Before the tide Comes back in again.

Okay, so let me Get this straight.

Your informant calls,

Says her boyfriend Hasn't come home,

And you came down here And found him,

Is that right?

Yeah, I was first On the scene.

Okay. Hang around For forensics,

But don't let the body get away.

Do you still partner With brian?

Yeah.

He's not Working today?

He's right behind you.

Okay, so both you guys Came to the scene this morning.

Yeah.

Hey, morning, brian.

Hey, thanks For getting on top of this

Right away.

Yeah, no problem.

Don't say we never Did nothing for you.

Suk, we got a call.

You need us anymore Down here?

No, I'm good.

Listen, I'll need To talk to your informant,

So if you could set That up for me...

I can try.

All right, well, You know where I am.

Excuse me, Mr. Da vinci.

Yeah?

Richard westerbrook. My wife, barbara.

Do you remember us?

Sure. How are you doing?

Do you mind If we sit down?

No, no, absolutely not. Please.

We, uh...

We understand

That there's been Another incident

Involving Glen moorehouse.

Yeah, that's right.

Well, glen, You might remember,

Is our ex-son-in-law.

Of course.

Well, we understand

That there's been Another fire,

And that he's lost...

He lost his second family, A wife and two kids.

That's right,

But, uh, we're investigating That fire right now--

Excuse me--

And I can't really discuss it With you.

I'm sorry.

But we just wondered About the fire

That took our daughter's life Five years ago,

If you've thought about

The similarities To that fire.

They weren't that similar,

And as I say,

As difficult as it is for me Not to answer your questions,

I can't, okay?

As I say, We're investigating,

And I can't discuss it.

No, of course not, because if You were wrong

About the fire That killed our daughter

And glen moorehouse Has done it again,

Set another fire

And killed his new family,

Well, then,

That would reflect badly on you, Wouldn't it?

Can I explain something to you?

Can I get the check?

I investigated the fire That killed your daughter

Very carefully, very carefully.

I was very careful, We were all very careful,

And in light Of this recent fire,

We are looking back at it,

Re-assessing the--

So you think You might've been wrong.

No, I didn't say that. No, no, no.

I'm not saying Anything.

I'm the type of person

That says things When they shouldn't,

And then I get into A lot of trouble with my boss,

So you'll have to Just accept my apology

And excuse me, okay?

I'm sorry.

You know, we came To a conclusion.

It was based Upon the evidence,

And the evidence Was very clear.

Right, okay, the evidence,

See, that's why We came here.

That's why we wanted To talk with you.

Do you remember roseanne carson?

Roseanne carson?

I think I do.

She lived Across the street

From our daughter's House.

She's a neighbor.

She witnessed the fire.

Yeah, okay...

Yeah, roseanne. Right.

Well, she called us.

Actually, she's the one Who told us about this new fire.

She read about it and called us.

She remembered something.

Did she say What she remembered?

Well, we think it's better That you hear that from her.

We think the right thing Is that you hear that from her.

I think You're right too.

I'll call her today.

Yes, you'll call her, But will you listen to her?

I'm not sure What you mean there.

Well, mrs. Carson said

When you spoke with her The first time,

You treated her In a kind of

Dismissive manner.

Oh, I did?

She said That you confused her.

I confused her?

Well, I don't know what to say

About why she would go ahead And say something like that.

I really don't know, but...

Look, I sympathize With you,

But I really Have to get going.

If I get some More information,

I will call you.

You should've called us Right away.

We deserve That consideration.

Instead, we have to Hear it secondhand.

We have to read about it In the newspaper.

You're totally right.

You do deserve better than that.

I'm sorry.

This shouldn't Have happened.

Look, I do actually have to go.

I'll call you. I promise.

Sorry.

Come on.

So the doctor's Telling me

That he wants to test my wife For a bipolar disorder,

And I'm saying, "She's got alzheimer's.

What's the point?"

And he's telling me

There could be Other contributing factors

Which account For when she gets agitated,

And he wants to know

Did she ever Have mood swings before.

We're married.

Everybody has mood swings. You put up with it.

It's just an excuse To add some more drugs

To the cocktail

They've already Got her on

And ding the government For the cost,

Which comes Out of my pocket

And out of your pocket.

The healthcare system.

Gone insane.

It's being run By a bunch of monkeys

In a monkey cage,

You know what I'm saying?

Hey.

Hey.

What?

What'd I just say?

I don't know. Monkeys.

You dozed off there, you know.

Are you okay?

You've been looking A little ragged lately.

No, I'm okay.

It's just those pills The doc's been giving me

To make me Sleep better.

They give me Kind of a hangover.

You've got to Watch those things.

They're addictive.

No worries about that.

I don't like The way they make me feel.

Not at all.

So, what, You're not sleeping?

I had insomnia For a couple of weeks,

But I'm okay now.

Yeah?

Yeah, I'm fine.

It's all right.

This is it.

Here we go.

Oh, what's she doing here?

Relax. It's a robbery. She caught the case.

That's how it is.

Every time I turn around,

She's popping up.

Leo. Mick.

Rose. What's this?

I thought this was a homicide.

It was a robbery,

But now that the victim Died in the ambulance,

It is a homicide.

I got the call

Because I've been working

A string Of gas station robberies

Up and down this strip For a month.

Anything else you want to know?

Yeah. Who's dead, and who did it?

The victim's name Is gloria spender.

The shooter could be

One of the guys I've been chasing.

You think this one's connected To those robberies?

I don't know.

I'm looking for two guys, Natives.

It could be them. I don't know.

Do you know What time this went down?

About an hour ago.

They grabbed the cash, Shot the clerk,

Which is a wrinkle on my guys,

'cause they haven't Shot anybody yet.

We got any witnesses?

Uh, don't know yet,

But the owner Has a video surveillance system.

Maybe that'll help.

He's setting it up For us now

In his office.

Let's go inside,

And you can show us.

The victim Was behind the counter here.

The owner The one who found her?

Yeah, he was coming in For the shift change,

Saw the mess, And then he saw her.

He said it looked like

She'd been shot In the chest.

I confirmed that

With the paramedic In the ambulance.

I just got off the phone With him.

He also told me that When his team got here,

That she had a rag Stuffed on her chest

And a coat Under her head.

I asked the owner If he did that.

He said that's The way he found her.

All he did Was call 911.

The bullet?

Still in the cabinet?

Yeah.

Okay, we'll get ident Down here,

We'll start a survey, See if anybody saw anything.

I've already Done that.

Okay, we'll talk To the owner, then.

Yeah, okay. Let's do that.

He's in his office Back here.

And if I find out

Who it is That sent those westerbrooks

Down there where I have My breakfast in peace,

Am I ever going To give them a rocket.

Okay...

Now, why didn't she testify At the first inquest?

I can't remember.

It was, like, five years ago.

Well, um,

She was the neighbor

Who saw glen moorehouse Leave his house

The morning Of the original fire,

And you said that You had her statement,

So you didn't Need her.

I said that?

Mm-hmm.

Um, you've got something On your face.

I do?

Mm-hmm.

Other side. Other side.

Got it?

Yeah.

The westerbrooks

Seemed pretty satisfied That you did a good job

On their daughter's Investigation.

I remember you got A thank-you card at the time.

Well, no cards today.

Oh.

They really Blindsided me.

I don't like that.

Did you go off on them?

Do we owe them a card now?

No, I did not Go off on them.

Okay.

They were just Very upset,

And I don't really blame them, Either.

They want to know If I made the right call or not,

And I'd like to know The same thing,

Quite frankly.

What's your take on this?

Do you think that There's a chance

That first fire Was not an accident?

No, you were right.

The first fire was accidental,

And the inquest jury

Came to The same conclusion,

Which makes The second fire

Just a horrible coincidence.

Right?

Right.

What are the odds on that?

Pretty poor.

That the time there, Along the top?

Yeah.

What's this here?

Yeah, okay, This is about 7:30.

I came in about 8:00.

This could be it.

Let me see.

Okay, yeah, That's one of them for sure.

Yeah?

I got four other Video surveillance tapes

With these guys On them.

Yep, and there's The other one.

I can't see Anybody's faces.

That's why they got The ball caps.

You been able to get an I.D.

On any of these guys?

No, not yet.

Look, she's getting him The cigarettes.

It's always the same.

The pack of cigarettes Gets the cash drawer open.

Now he's got A rifle here.

30-30, lever action. That's new.

They were using knives before.

He's yelling Something at her.

Yeah, like "Give me the money."

Why doesn't she Give him the money?

She's just standing there.

The other guy's yelling.

She knows to give him the money. Give him the money.

No, she's grabbing The rifle barrel.

Now, that's not A good idea.

Aw, geez.

He's pissed at his partner. Look at him.

Yeah.

Now he's trying To help her.

Too little, too late.

Yeah, now they Don't know what to do,

Take the money, Or what.

Okay, you can Stop it here, bud.

Yeah, okay.

We're going to need To take the tape.

God, that was terrible. It was just awful.

Why...Why didn't she just Give them the money?

Thank you.

Yeah.

I got a big file On these guys,

Plus the other Videotapes.

You're going to want To see those.

I'll get it all Together and find you.

Yeah. Fine.

There she is again, Angling in.

She gets a little opening, And she slips right through.

No, her interest Is legit.

She's a little weasel.

You leave your cooler Open a crack,

She'll be in there Stealing your lunch.

You told The westerbrooks

That you had Some new information

About that fire across The alley five years ago.

I, uh, Don't want to talk to you.

I told The westerbrooks

Everything I remember About the fire.

Please, you should just Ask them.

I'm sorry, I can't do that.

See, you have to tell me What you told them.

I have to hear it from you.

That's how it works.

You're not going to Yell at me again, are you?

I don't think I did yell at you.

You were very loud And abrasive.

Sorry. I won't get loud.

It was traumatic.

Okay, I promise I won't yell at you

If you just tell me What you remember

About that fire,

What you told the westerbrooks, Okay?

Please.

Well, all right, then.

Okay, thank you.

Okay, I've got your statement here.

Five years ago.

Can you tell me exactly

What you told The westerbrooks,

If you would?

Well, let's see.

The morning That the fire broke out

Was a sunday,

And I remember, at the time,

You asked me what did I see, Did I see anything,

And I said yes,

I saw glen Leaving his house

At about 10:00 in the morning.

Okay.

Well, that's according To your statement.

And then you asked me How I knew it was 10:00,

Was I sure, What clock did I check,

Did I need glasses.

Okay, sorry.

And I said I knew the time

Because I was on the way To my son's birthday brunch.

Oh, that's right, yeah.

You always have breakfast With your son

On your birthday.

His birthday.

I have to leave here by 10:00 If I want to be there on time.

Okay. Has any of that changed now?

Well, yes.

You see, it's The day, sunday,

And just last sunday,

We changed the time back.

Remember, We put the clocks back an hour?

Same thing happened Five years ago.

The day that the fire broke out,

I was an hour Too early

For my son's Birthday brunch,

And he wasn't even Out of bed yet.

Okay, well, I'm not Really following you here.

Well, I don't always remember To put my clocks back.

I have a lot of clocks.

I've got the vcr, The coffee machine, the tv...

I always get confused Putting the time back,

And sometimes, I forget to do it,

And last sunday, I forgot again,

And that's when I realized

That I was too early For my son's birthday brunch,

And I remembered, well,

I must have had the time wrong.

Okay, so, If I can put this in my words,

You thought it was 10:00

When you saw mr. Moorehouse Leave his home,

10:00 in the morning,

But it wasn't 10:00, It was 9:00

Because you forgot To change the clocks.

But I thought it was 10:00,

And the clocks said 10:00,

And so that's why I told you that.

And nobody asked you About that,

About the time change?

No.

But I would have remembered If you had have.

Well, easy to forget. Everybody forgets that one.

I know I do.

Okay.

Yeah.

Now, can I just ask One more question?

And then I promise I'll go.

Okay.

Okay.

Why would you Have called the westerbrooks

And told them All of this?

And I have to hear it From them.

All you did Was wind them up, okay.

Well, because I know them, And I knew their daughter,

And then I read about The second fire in the paper--

I understand,

But all you did was, Really, wind them up,

Unnecessarily perhaps,

And then Now they're thinking boy,

"We didn't get A fair investigation," and...

Well, they feel cheated, Is what they feel,

Because They put their trust in you,

And look what's happened.

Their son-in-law's gone And done it again.

No, we don't know that.

See, that's the point here.

It might well have been An accident.

Yeah, well, What are the odds of that?

All right.

That's about it, Then.

Thanks for taking the time.

You're not certain, though, Are you?

You're not certain That you made this mistake

Changing the clocks Or not changing the clocks?

That's speculation On your part,

Speculation, Correct?

Yeah, I guess it could be--

Thanks. Okay.

You've been very helpful.

So far, I've got The meeting scheduled For tuesday evening.

I'm hoping That works for you?

Hey, sergeant, Can I have a word?

Rose, you know Jack pierce?

No, I don't think so.

Rose williams.

Jack pierce.

Rose works Robbery division,

Jack pierce, On city council.

Yep, you know what?

I remember You now--

The heat versus the street Softball team.

You hurt your ankle Trying to steal home.

Yeah. Yeah, that was me.

I remember I was supposed To be playing first.

I got injured And had to sit out.

Well, there's always This year.

Anyway, I've got to run.

Listen, if I can ever be Of any assistance, detective,

Just give me a call.

Whatever I can do...

And I'll see you At the meeting.

Great. Thank you.

Nice to see you again.

So, rose,

What can I do for you?

Uh, I was going To ask,

I caught a homicide This morning,

Part of a string Of robberies

I've been working--

Right, the Gas stations, right?

Yeah, yeah.

The couple of guys That I'm looking for,

They're involved,

And I'd like To stay on it.

You want to see it through?

Yes, I do.

Well, your sergeant thinks

I'm trying to poach you,

So I think we should just Let him keep you busy for now.

So you know, I'm ready for the move up.

I know. Just not yet.

Okay?

One other thing.

Mm?

Jack pierce...

Mm-hmm.

This councilman,

His name's ringing a bell About something,

But it's not about baseball. It's something else.

What's that?

Well, I'm not really sure About this,

But you're on Some kind of committee with him

Looking Into prostitution reform.

I didn't know It was common knowledge,

But yeah.

Yeah, well,

Evidently the drug squad's Been looking at a house,

Observing it,

A lot of coke going in and out,

You know.

A lot of hookers Work out of there as well,

And I heard

They got a councilman going in And coming out.

What are you saying, It's jack pierce?

I'm not 100% sure on that.

All I know Is that they got the guy

On a surveillance tape.

Do me a favor-- Find out who's got what on who.

If it's jack pierce,

I want to know exactly What the story is.

I can check it out.

Good. Let me know.

Okay.

I'll take a blt. Crispy up the bacon.

Okay.

What are you having?

Blt.

Yeah, sounds good.

No mayo.

Sure.

And a coffee.

Great.

Thanks.

Okay, so here's what I know.

These two guys Hit their first gas station

About a month ago.

Are you going To eat?

Uh, no.

Okay.

We'll take a look At what you've got.

The first one

Was just a grab-the-cash And get-out.

The second robbery Was a little more bold.

They stayed a little longer, They took the cash,

Took a couple dozen Cartons of cigarettes.

The next two robberies, Same thing,

Only they added The ball caps,

Tried to hide Themselves a little.

Did you get A better good look at them

On any of those other Surveillance tapes?

Yeah, like I said,

They were two Native guys,

One maybe 20,

The other one Maybe 35, 40.

I got their prints.

I just couldn't match them With anything on file.

There's no record Of them.

What about a car?

Anybody see them getting away In a car,

Or running away?

No.

So far, they've Been very lucky.

We've been unlucky.

No witnesses.

Okay, well,

We'll take a look At what you've got,

And we'll let you know.

Okay.

Well, take it easy.

You let me know If I can be of any help.

Yeah, if anything comes up, We'll give you a call.

Thanks, rose. Appreciate it.

Thanks.

You're welcome.

What?

Nothin'.

You know, She's just trying to be helpful.

You know that.

Nobody's just helpful.

Hey, dominic?

Yeah?

Hold up a sec.

I've got Something for you

On your fire victims.

What?

The mother, Mrs. Moorehouse number two.

That's the second Late mrs. Moorehouse?

There was carbon-based residue In her lungs.

A lot of smoke, Or a little bit of smoke?

Well, enough To indicate

She'd been breathing smoke For a while

Before the explosion.

That means there was A fire burning there

For a significant Amount of time.

Any idea what kind of fire?

Not yet.

I took a sample of residue From her airways.

We're checking it For any chemical makeup

That might give us An answer.

That makes things A little different,

Doesn't it?

Shot 11 times.

Apparently,

It was a drug deal Gone sideways.

The victim Was an ounce dealer

Who was trying to take A bigger position

In the market,

And the informant's Story

Is that her boyfriend, The victim,

Got a page To meet a customer

On the waterfront.

Whose informant is this?

Uh, suki taylor.

You met her the other day At the ovaltine.

She works vice.

The blonde with The dark roots, right?

With the roots, yeah.

Suki gave me All of this.

I'm trying To set up a meeting

With the informant,

But I don't want To go too fast.

She's nervous, right?

I don't want To spook her.

I understand.

What else?

Well, the victim Told the informant

That the customer He was going to meet...

Was a cop

That was in the habit Of extorting dope from him,

And that he was going To cut the product

Before he met with him.

Well, before we go Chasing down that road,

Let's see if we can Bring the informant

Into the fold

And offer her Some protection, okay?

What, uh, have you got Any other leads

Other than What suki's given you?

Just the ballistics.

Shot 11 times,

Then kicked Into the drink,

Probably died from drowning.

Ident is running the slugs

Looking for a possible match Against other crimes.

Nice and nasty, huh?

Okay, let me know.

So you said it was A gas explosion.

Yeah, that's right.

Okay, well,

There was enough smoke In mrs. Moorehouse's lungs

To indicate prolonged exposure To a smoldering fire.

Okay, we...

We know something Ignited the gas,

So if there was a fire Smoldering in the house

And it comes to spark Or flame,

Well, that Would have done it.

Well, okay,

But the next question I have to ask myself is this--

Why doesn't she wake up At the smell of the smoke?

Not everybody wakes up.

What about if the dog Had been there, though?

What?

If the dog's in the house And he smells the smoke,

He's going to make Some noise.

Oh, not necessarily.

It would have been lucky For mrs. Moorehouse

Had the dog been there,

But he wasn't.

You think

He took the dog Out of the house

On purpose.

I don't know.

I don't know.

Maybe,

But consider this, okay?

Given what we know

About the origins Of the first fire,

Also an explosion,

In light of the fact

That he had to get out Of the house

To let that gas build up,

We're looking At exactly the same scenario

In the secd house fire.

We've got the gas buildup, The fuse,

Whatever is smoldering there, It flames up,

And the whole thing goes up, Everything.

Look, we've only got The authority

To investigate This latest fire,

And you're bringing in Facts, previous facts.

I'm not comfortable With that.

I'm not ignoring the fact That I've got a guy

Who's lost his second family To a house fire

That has the same pattern As the first one.

I'm not comfortable With that anymore.

Okay.

Tell you what.

I'm going to take A long look

Into the evidence Again,

And I'll see What we've got.

And now you know About the lie there.

He lied about the timeline On the first fire, too,

And we know he lied

About what time He left the house.

There's a whole hour Previous to the fire

That's unaccounted for.

Yeah. Yeah, I got that.

Okay.

I really do Appreciate

You taking An extra look here.

That's my job.

Okay.

It's just too bad That dogs can't talk, eh?

So you talked to Your informant when?

About an hour and half.

What'd she say?

Doesn't want to come forward With anything else.

That's all she knows.

She did mention

She never actually Met the guy

Her boyfriend Was supposed to meet,

Doesn't know If he was a cop or not,

Or whether Her boyfriend

Was just blowing smoke,

As was His usual habit.

So the bit about him Having to meet the cop

Might have been Bull.

Yep.

You should talk to joe tang In drugs.

He knew about the victim.

I can set it up for you.

Yeah, have joe Give me a shout.

I've also got to talk To your informant,

So you could tell her that We can give her some protection.

Well, I can tell her,

But I don't think I can convince her.

Well, then, Tell her the next step is

She'll get slapped With a material witness warrant.

I think That'll just scare her off.

She'll disappear.

She's not into testifying.

She just Won't do it,

So I'd rather, You know,

Reassure her everything's Going to be okay

And see what I can get from her Off the record.

All right, See what you can do,

But at the end of the day, I've got to know what she knows,

So we can work something out Or tell it to the court later,

And tell joe to give me a shout.

Will do.

Okay. Thanks.

I've been reconstructing The evening,

And I remember What I had for dinner

And what was on tv.

Good.

That's real progress, eh?

That's real progress Right there,

Don't you think?

Is anything else Standing out for you at all?

I remember cooking,

And thinking

I should take the top Off the stove

And check the burners.

I thought they needed cleaning.

I had trouble Lighting the stovetop.

You mean Trouble lighting the burner?

Yeah.

How were you having trouble?

Isn't it automatic?

It comes on when you Turn the handle?

They do,

But one of them was flitting, Not catching right away.

I reminded myself I'd better clean the stove.

Maybe it was just Dirty.

Uh-huh.

Okay.

Anything else?

I remember Going out on the porch

For a cigarette.

Oh, I wanted to ask you

About what kind Of, uh, cigarettes you smoke.

What's the brand?

I roll my own.

You roll your own.

Do you have an ashtray Out there on the porch?

Uh...I don't remember.

Well, you know,

Maybe that's all you're going To remember today, too.

You know, maybe tomorrow, You're going to...

Some of this stuff's Going to come back to you.

It's going to be bit by bit, Maybe.

It seems to be coming back Slowly.

That's good.

I had something I had to tell you.

What was it?

What was it?

I should check my notes.

My memory You have to worry about here.

It must be old age.

Oh, yeah, yeah.

No, I've got some good news For you, actually.

Um, it's about Your dog.

He's okay. He's back.

Oh, great.

He showed up the next morning,

And a neighbor has Been looking after him.

Oh, I was worried.

You never mentioned that dog

When we first talked.

No, I forgot about him.

Well, I guess You had a lot to deal with.

Anyway, That's the good news.

Your dog's okay.

Good.

Was he in the house

When the fire Started?

No.

I was watching tv earlier,

And he was scratching At the door

Wanting to go out,

So I decided

To take him out For a walk.

And what time was that?

Oh, midnight, I guess,

Around there.

And how long were you gone?

Well, I don't remember Anything about that.

I don't always go outside With him.

I sometimes I let him run

In the neighborhood At night.

Maybe that's why I was on the front porch

Having a cigarette.

I was waiting For him.

That cigarette,

Did you have that cigarette Before you left the house,

Or were you coming In and out of the house

Smoking the cigarette?

Do you remember that?

I don't remember.

I usually only smoke Outside on the porch,

So I doubt I came inside with it.

Okay.

Okay, okay.

That's about it.

Mr. Moorehouse, I just wanted to tell you

That I'm very sorry For your loss

And I sympathize With you.

Thank you for visiting.

Maybe I'll try and get back down And see you again.

I wanted to ask you, Do you know a mr. Steadman?

Yeah, I do. Why?

Well, he came by here

And wanted to know If I wanted someone to talk to.

I guess He lost his daughter

In a fire.

Anyway, he said you suggested He speak to me.

He's some sort Of grief counselor.

Yeah, I didn't know about that.

I'll have to Give him a call

And catch up with mr. Steadman.

Thanks for coming by.

Okay.

So what's Your interest

In the councilman's Extracurricular calendar?

Some kid I popped For a robbery

Had the councilman's watch.

She said the councilman Gave it to her.

I wanted to confirm

That the councilman Was maybe trading favors

For some action.

Sounds like It might be right.

It's right there.

Yeah, I see it,

In the middle Of the block.

That stucco thing with The blue steps.

It's, like, six or seven people

Living there,

Then you got The prostitutes

Coming and going,

The johns,

Junkies scoring dope,

Stolen goods For sale.

It's a regular One-stop shop

In the neighborhood.

So how many times

You see the Councilman

Going in there?

Seven, eight times.

He gets his card punched One more time,

They'll give him A freebie.

And you got tape of him going In and out all those times?

Tape on every single visit.

And you're sure He's soliciting sex in there?

Could be soliciting votes.

Working the room.

Yeah, working it.

So what are you going to do With the information?

I don't know.

Bank it,

Cash it in on a rainy day.

The councilman's pro-dope.

Oh, yeah.

So the next time

He opens his yap About that stuff,

We'll sink His boat.

Does he ever come out With anybody?

He's got a girl He sees in there.

He usually comes out with her,

Brings her back A couple hours later.

You got an I.D. On the woman?

Yeah.

It's brenda something.

Brenda eberhart.

She's 19, 20.

She's still pretty new to it.

Is brenda living In the house?

No.

Do you know where They go off together?

No idea.

Okay, so they go out,

They come back,

But you don't know Where they're going,

You don't know the exact nature Of their relationship.

It could be something else Going on there.

You want me to tape the action Next time?

I can get a camera up in there, If you keep it to yourself.

You can do that?

Well, I can get it done.

I'll let you know If I need that.

All right.

You were talking About brian curtis

The other day,

Telling me he used to Shake down dealers

For their stash.

Yeah, he does that.

What about joe, His buddy in the narc squad?

You mentioned they were tight.

Yeah.

His thing is he busts you.

When you show up in court,

The weight is never what it was, It's always light.

So he skims before he signs it Into evidence.

Yeah, like,

If you're carrying five grams,

He takes three, And says you were carrying two.

Small time.

Now, what about Brian's partner,

Suki?

You saw her with Him the other day.

Yeah...

I don't know about her.

I don't know if she's into that.

I've never heard Anything about her.

Okay.

You know,

We had a murder Down on the waterfront

Yesterday.

You hear anything About that?

The guy got shot, like, 20 times And fed to the shrimp.

What else?

Nobody's going to Miss him much.

Except his Girlfriend, maybe.

Yeah, right,

Like she wasn't happy To see him go.

You know, I don't know her.

Total trash.

I'd like to talk To her, though.

Okay, I'll see If she's still around.

All right.

Uh, jack pierce.

I suddenly realized I'm on this committee with him,

And I don't know much about him.

What can you tell me?

Well,

Jack, he's been on council For five years,

And we've gone back and forth On this red light district issue

More times Than I want to remember,

But he's had some Perceptive arguments,

He's done his research, and He's rock-solid on the issues.

He's a bulldog.

Do you think we need him On the committee?

Well, without him, our chances

Of getting this issue On somebody else's agenda

Are pretty slim.

Well, then, I had Some disturbing news laid on me,

And I think You should know.

What?

Jack was caught On tape

By the drug squad.

Okay. That's news.

Well, he was observed Going into a known dope house,

And evidently prostitutes Work out of there as well.

Great.

Now, that could be All there is to it,

But it's enough

To screw Any credility

That this committee

Has been trying To establish.

Anybody else know about this?

A thing This delicate

Usually springs a leak Somewhere.

Well, that's just perfect.

That's just perfect.

Okay, well, if it's true,

If he's in that house For the action,

He has to pull himself Off the committee.

We can't have Him in there.

He's got to pull Himself out.

Well, I don't necessarily Want to dump him.

I just want to watch our backs.

Yeah, yeah, Yeah, yeah.

Okay.

Will you talk to him?

Yeah.

Okay.

I mean, it's perception I'm worried about, right?

You know how These things go.

Yeah.

[ knocking ]

Dominic, How are you?

Hey, jack, Look at that, Right on time.

You can't be A politician.

Here, take a seat.

So, what's the problem?

You said it was urgent.

Well, it's not Really urgent.

Let me just Grab the door.

Got to get the door, okay.

It's about Our red light committee.

Uh-huh.

Got some pretty good people On board there now.

You know, sergeant kurtz Over in homicide?

She's on board.

Okay, she's good.

And you're still On board?

Oh, yeah, On board.

And there's nothing--

There's no conflict

That's going to Prevent you

Sitting on this Committee at all?

No.

Why?

What are you Getting at?

I mean, this is Starting to sound

Like an interrogation.

No, you'll know A real interrogation

When that happens.

What?

Okay, I've heard some things I don't like.

You've been spotted

In a known drug house, A known brothel there.

Oh, that, that...

Man, that's funny.

What?

Well, you want to know What's going on there,

I'll tell you.

I've got a constituent.

She's got this daughter Who's stripping,

Getting into Some bad company,

Maybe some dope,

Maybe a little Hooking.

She asked me,

Would I be able To do something about it,

So, yeah, well, you know, Talk to the kid, that's all.

Why you?

Well, that's a good question.

I'm asking.

Because she thought I might have Some influence on the daughter.

We're old friends.

I'm an old friend of the family.

Is that going to Hold water?

Yeah, it'll hold water.

Okay, so there's nothing...

There's no reason I have to ask you

To step down From this committee?

There's nothing Illegal or untoward

That I should worry about Here, jack?

Nah, nah.

Okay,

That's all I needed to hear, Really.

I just don't Need to be

In the middle Of a storm

Down the road On this one.

It's taken me three long years

To get you To pay attention to me

On prostitution in this city,

It's taken me three years

To get you to sit On this committee,

And now I've Finally got someone

With a big enough Political hammer

That I maybe

Might Get something done,

Then I hear All this.

You're covered.

It's nothing.

Beautiful.

That's it, that's all?

Thanks for Taking the time.

All right, well,

I'll see you At the meeting.

Okay, nice to talk to you About it.

Take it easy.

Okay.

Dominic, do you have a minute?

Would you come in, please?

Shut the door.

You want The door shut?

Yeah.

Where are you on The moorehouse fire?

Well, we're at The beginning stages

On that one.

We decided just to Take a look back,

Take another look At everything.

So you think you Maybe made a mistake

On the first fire,

That it wasn't Accidental?

I don't think so, no.

We're just taking a look At everything.

Well, I hate to tie your hands On this one.

I understand the necessity For a re-investigation,

But I can't allow You to do it.

What?

That is, you can't do it.

I'm not really Following you here.

You had breakfast With the westerbrooks, right?

Yeah...

The westerbrooks Are now threatening us

With a judicial inquiry.

You talked to them?

No, their lawyer.

Oh.

Well, they were confident The first time around.

If they sent us a card, They were pretty confident.

Obviously, They've changed their mind.

Anyway, the real problem Is that in the first fire,

There was An inquest

And a ruling Of accidental.

If that fire Goes to inquest again,

We're looking at a Conflict of interest,

And you being a Potential witness

Against yourself,

Which we can't allow to happen.

So, are you asking me

Not to investigate That first fire?

I can't see How we can't not do that.

No, no,

I've asked homicide To take it over.

Oh, okay, that's good.

Homicide.

Yeah, I've got no problem With that.

Anything else?

No, that's it, thanks.

You know, The cemetery out at ravenhood,

That's the nightmare I told you it'll be--

Yeah, I'm painfully aware Of ravenhood,

Thank you very much.

Okay.

Door open or closed?

Leave it open, please.

I could use the fresh air.

Can you get morris steadman For me on the phone?

I've got to Talk to him.

All right, Am I setting a meeting?

Don't forget The cream and sugar.

Yeah, okay.

Hi.

Hey, how you doing?

Good. You need a menu?

No, just a thermos Of coffee.

Sure.

Thanks.

This seat taken?

No, go ahead.

You remember me?

Josie's sister?

Yeah, of course I do.

How are you?

Not bad, not great, Getting by.

Yourself?

Same.

I've been leaving you Messages.

I don't know if you got them.

Yeah, I got them.

I was expecting A phone call,

You know, just out of courtesy.

I know, I...

I apologize.

Here you go.

Keep it.

I thought You might want to talk to me

About a couple of things.

I need to set A few things right.

Okay.

Were you having an affair With her?

No.

Because I found something In her diary

That might indicate you were.

Can we talk about this Another time?

When?

I don't know exactly when.

It's just that I'm in the middle Of something right now.

My partner's in the car.

I really have to go.

Don't brush me Off again, please.

I will call you.

I'm going to take you At your word.

Did you get the Cream and sugar?

Ah, no. Let's just go.

What's wrong?

Nothing.

You look like You just dropped A pint of blood.

Let's go.

[ tires squeal ]

Watch where You're walking.

Hey, you know Who that looks like?

That looks like That josie's sister.

It is.

Here she is again.

Aw, geez.

Leo, come on, man,

She's not gunning for your job.

Hey, rose.

Hey, gentlemen.

Here we go again.

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