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Damn it, Damn it!

Hi, helen. It's dominic.

Helen?

Whoa.

Hi. I'm in a black hole, So just-- the car.

Helen? Hello? Hello?

Helen? Yeah, oh-- no.

Helen?

Yeah, I'm in kind of A black hole here.

You can hear me? Can you hear me?

Dominic-- Oh, bye.

Just stop the exhumation, Helen.

Helen, yes, I can. Yes, I can.

I can stop the exhumation. I'm the coroner, okay?

The body's in the ground.

The body can just Stay in the ground Until I get there.

Why can't--

Look, just call the cemetery And tell them I'm Running late.

I don't think it'd be A big huge pro--

Okay, Frances and victoria,

1800 block of fran-- Well, it's on the corner.

No, the car's Just back here A little bit.

It's just down on-- Right on the same street, Frances.

Well, two blocks. 18, 17, 16. Around 16.

Just needs a jump. Don't have to tow it.

No, I'm not going to be there 'cause I'm going to walk.

It's not That far from here, So...

I can walk, helen, okay.

Just call the cemetery, Tell them I'll be late, okay?

Okay.

- hey. - hey.

Where was The car towed from?

Alley across from The police station.

Oh yeah? The downtown headquarters?

Yeah. It was in a loading zone.

They got the call About 7:00 this morning.

Yeah, I see The flat tire there.

Yeah, the tow driver Got it here,

Realized he must have Got a flat along the way,

Thought he'd better Change the tire

Before the owner got here To pick it up.

He came to the trunk For the spare tire.

- oh, watch out. That's his vomit there. - ugh.

Thank you.

Oh, no.

- is that laura maitland? - yeah, man.

Who's this car Registered to?

- uh, laura maitland. - that's her, That's laura.

We had surveillance on her. What the hell Happened to that?

I don't know, I don't know.

We've got to back off This right now.

You want to Call ident for us,

Tell them we need A forensic team Down here right away?

Okay.

Wow.

I don't know what the hell Is going on here.

Morris?

I'm sorry I'm late, eh. Sorry.

I know I'm late.

I've got the backhoe waiting.

I know. My car broke down,

And then my phone Was in a grey zone,

- and I just couldn't Do anything. Sorry. - okay, let's get started.

Okay. Morris?

Uh, this is a hard thing For you, okay.

- I know this is a hard thing. - [ cell phone rings ]

Sorry. One second. Just give me one-- Just... Yeah?

Yeah? Yeah, now it's working.

Yeah. Back that up?

Oh.

Could you just go on ahead? I'll be right there.

I've just got to deal with This one little thing, okay?

What-- What was that, now?

That was in the paper today, Or what?

- well, what did He say exactly? - [ backhoe engine starts ]

Could you just hold on One second?

I can't really hear you. There's a thing there. What?

I will personally strangle That son of a bitch!

He said what?

Oh!

I'm going to get What I can right here,

Do the whole car as is Before we get her Out of there.

Any first impressions?

First off, She was struggling Back here in the trunk.

You can see she lost a shoe,

But the other one, That's all scuffed up On the toe,

And there's this dent here In the trunk lid

Where she was kicking hard From the inside.

- she was alive For some time. - yeah.

No way of telling If she was struggling When she went in,

Whether the killer Went back in later, or what.

That bag is tight. It's cinched real tight Around her neck.

Yeah, it's got the drawstring, And it's knotted up there.

- tight enough to asphyxiate? - I don't know, leo.

- it's real tight. - no wounds on her?

Not that I'm seeing.

I'll move her After we get Our photographs.

Did you take a look In the car yet?

Yeah, a quick look-see. Go ahead, have a peek. Watch yourselves.

A couple of Empty water bottles, Take-out coffee cup.

Is that a purse On the floor there?

Yeah. I see that.

Hey, chick, We've got a purse On the floor here.

You want to go through, Find the wallet,

- see if she's been robbed? - yeah, as soon as I've Got my pictures.

- we're going to split. - all right.

- we had surveillance on her. - yeah, supposed to.

- well, what happened? - I don't know. I'm making a call.

- which one's The tow truck driver? - right here.

Hey, we're going To need you to show us

Exactly where You towed her car from.

So what's this?

I've got to read it In the damn paper That you're chicken, jack?

You think we ought To do this In public?

Oh, all of a sudden, You're concerned About public appearances?

I don't think We should be Arguing in public.

Well, good. Let's take it Out in the alley.

No, not when you're In your temper.

You're damn right I'm in my temper.

- I was going to call you. - and what, you misdialed

And got the editor Of the newspaper?

Would you like to hear My reasons?

You've got a reason For a 180-degree Reversal of your position?

You've got a reason For completely sandbagging me?

I will tell you Exactly the same thing I told the press,

And that is I can no longer Support an initiative

Which I've come to doubt.

And what brought on This sudden crisis of faith, Councilman?

- it's not important. - it's not important?

What matters is

That I can no longer endorse A red-light initiative

That in any way encourages Or facilitates the sex trade.

I realize that it Might improve conditions For sex workers,

But at the same time, It might encourage Young women

- to enter the sex trade. - oh, please, as if anybody

Willingly goes In the sex trade In the first place.

What's happened to you? This is not An individual problem.

These are displaced People here. It's A global problem.

I'm just expressing My individual personal Convictions.

Oh, I understand. Okay, I see.

Did you tell The newspaper, though,

That you live with A prostitute half your age?

No, because that would Sink you politically.

- you didn't tell them that, Did you? - no, I didn't.

- but if you'll excuse me, I've got a meeting to go to. - a meeting.

Hell is a meeting.

That's what hell is, A bunch of people sitting Around a table,

Yap, yap, yap For centuries

And doing sweet f.A. About it!

Go to your meeting, buddy. Go to hell!

I'm sorry.

Sorry for all the noise And upsetting your meals here.

- how'd things work out With the councilman? - not that good.

Brenda wasn't supposed To be there.

- isn't that what I told you? Isn't that what I told you?! - yeah, yeah!

Yeah, that's What I told you,

And you told me she was Going to be out of that house,

And I show up, And guess what? She's still there.

I tried to get her out. She couldn't go.

So I walk in And there she is.

- sorry. - sorry, my ass.

I'll tell you, You know what?

I do not want any trouble From her, okay,

- and you're going to make sure That doesn't happen, right? - okay.

Now, you explain to her

That if she mentions Anything about that To anybody,

I am going to Come looking for her.

I'm going to find her, Her little sister And her mom

And all her relations.

Do you understand me?

- yeah, I understand. - all right, get out of here. Have a nice day.

The tow yard got a call From the restaurant here. They load in early.

The car's parked Right where their trucks park, And they wanted it towed.

And it was parked right here? Which way was it facing?

- west. - exactly where?

- front end right here. - okay.

Well, thanks for coming down. I appreciate it.

- no problem. - all right. Hang on a sec.

All right, Let's get it taped off

And barricaded Both ends of the alley.

If you want to grab A couple other constables...

- you get the word? - yeah, just now. Where's the body?

It's over at the tow yard. Chick's going over it.

Okay.

Hey.

There was a message On my phone

When I got in this morning About an hour ago, From laura,

Saying she was going To meet me in my office As soon as I got in,

And that was going to be Around 8:00.

Yeah, well, Her car got towed away With her in the trunk, so...

She was supposed To tell surveillance

If she was leaving The apartment.

Yeah, they're On their way over.

- we're going to get That story. - you saw her?

Yeah, she was in the trunk, Handcuffed behind the back,

Plastic bag cinched Around her head,

No visible wounds On her yet.

So she came down here Bright and early To meet you.

Yeah, why wouldn't she just Come up to your apartment If she wanted to see you?

No, I go to the gym At 5:45 every morning. She would have missed me.

The call was placed At 6:30.

Okay, so she comes down here Hoping to catch you And she parks here,

So why does she park here?

Well, parking in front Of the station is restricted.

Yeah, well, Same thing here. It's the loading zone.

You know, what, She didn't see the sign?

Okay, let's say She drove herself Down here, gets parked,

Then she was assaulted And put in the trunk.

- this is the primary scene. That's for sure. - yeah.

What time was The call to you?

Uh, 6:30-something, :35 maybe.

And the restaurant Called the tow company Just before 7:00,

And they need about 15 minutes to get here,

So that leaves About a 45-minute window

For her to be assaulted And thrown into the trunk.

We got garbage trucks Coming through here Early this morning?

Yeah, that's right. Now, they come at 6:00,

So anything that's in the bins Now is there from after that. That's good.

Laura told us That when she was attacked

In the underground Parking garage,

There were Two assailants, right,

Daniel cousins, Who she ended up stabbing,

And another man, Who ran away.

That's right.

Well, there was no second man On the security tapes,

And you cannot Get out of that garage Without being taped.

It's impossible.

So there was no second man, Or she was mistaken About the second man.

Well, look at it this way.

If she stabbed daniel cousins The way she said she did,

With the knife That she said She was carrying,

He should have had Defensive wounds

On his forearms, On his hands, something.

- there weren't any. - what's that saying?

It makes me believe That laura assaulted him.

The knife that she said He was carrying,

The one that we found Under his body,

Well, there was similar one That rose saw in her apartment

When she was investigating The break-and-enter.

It's no longer In her apartment.

Okay. That does put A different skew On things.

I mean, keep in mind Her psych history.

She could have Made this whole thing up,

The initial break-and-enter, The sexual assault,

- the assault By daniel cousins. - wow.

Man.

I'm going to go over To the tow yard And have a look.

Yeah, okay. We'll catch up to you later.

You know, we had A load of people

Up and down this alley All morning,

But I'm going to Give the dog squad a call.

Maybe they can Pick up a scent From the car.

- it's worth a shot. - yeah, that's A good idea.

Hey, guys, I hate to tell you,

But you've got To get in these bins

And take A real good look, okay.

No, sorry, You can't come out here.

Sorry. This is a crime scene. You've got to stay back.

Yeah, I'm going To want to talk To anybody else

Who came into work with you Early this morning, too, All right?

Yeah, okay. There's just two of us.

Okay, I'll be in In a couple minutes To talk to you,

But you've got to stay out, All right. Thanks.

Hey, leo.

I think I've got An earring here.

Okay, take me through What you have.

Okay, her purse was upended In the front, on the floor, Gone through,

But nothing was stolen.

I also got A bottle of diazepam.

That's an anxiety medication.

It looks like A new prescription,

But there could be A couple pills missing From in there.

Yeah, she said She was taking medication To help her sleep.

- are these regular handcuffs? - yeah, same as we issue.

You can get them Just about anywhere.

Did you check Under her fingernails?

Yeah, it looks like A little bit of blood,

- a chipped nail, Maybe some skin-- - skin?

Like she was defending herself Against an attack?

Most likely, but I'm not Going to say that's What happened.

Are you getting Any usable prints Off of anything?

Oh yeah, Some good ones.

Could be the tow driver's, Though.

He opened the door, The trunk, all over it.

This seat's All the way back.

Yeah, I noticed that. She's about how tall?

5'7", 5'6".

Okay, she'd probably Have the seat forward then.

I checked for prints On the seat adjust,

- and there's A grease smear there. - what does that mean?

Well, underneath the lock, On the mechanism, There's grease.

They grease that sometimes If you've got a sticky lock.

The guy touches that opening Or closing the trunk,

He goes to drive the car, Adjusts the seat,

Leaves the grease On the seat adjust.

Yeah, but she was grabbed In the alley and put In the trunk there.

Well, maybe he was going To drive away with her In the trunk

When somebody Interrupted him.

A witness, Maybe somebody Going to work,

- somebody shooting up In the alley. - yeah.

Oh, oh, I also got Her cell phone.

Give me that Cell phone There?

It was under the seat.

I redialed The last number she called

- and got your Answering machine. - hmm.

- hey, angie. - hey, brian.

- how's it going? - oh, pretty good.

- what's going on? - oh, not much. How about you?

I heard you were looking At the east indians

For taking out Carla and danny zero.

You recovered A weapon, right?

We recovered a weapon, Yeah.

- well, I guess they got into Something over their heads. - well, that happens.

I tell you, that whole East indian scene,

You know, that's A hard one to penetrate.

Did I say I was giving up?

No, I'm not saying that.

I'm just saying Nobody's had much luck Over the years, that's all.

Yeah, well, You make your own luck. Anyway, take it easy.

Always do.

So what's going on? Are you still Sitting on the girls?

No, they're back Out on the street.

What happened There?

I guess the owner Of the escort service

Saw the charges against her.

She decided To cooperate with the crown, Pled guilty,

So they didn't need Brandy or carmen's testimony.

- so they're back Working? - probably.

What else are they Going to do? They've got habits to feed.

- I don't suppose They thought about rehab. - I guess not.

I'm going to try And keep tabs on them When I'm out there,

- but, hey, you know How it goes with that. - yeah.

Well, if you run Into either of them,

You make sure You give them my number.

Any time they've got Something to tell me...

Well, you know brian wants To work them up as informants.

Yeah, well, I'd like To get to them first, so...

Yeah, okay. I understand.

- I'll let them know. - all right.

Hey, listen.

Did you ever Run into a young girl By the name of sue?

She used to work The mid track sometimes,

The kiddie stroll For a while there?

She's small, She's got long hair,

She knows brian Pretty good.

Yeah, maybe. It sounds sort of familiar.

- she's from upcountry, right? - yeah, from kamloops.

Okay, I know Who you mean.

She was working The kiddie stroll For about a year or so,

But I haven't Seen her there lately.

- I can ask brian. - no, don't do that.

Just give me a shout If you see her. I just need to catch up.

Will do.

Hey, brenda.

- how are you doing? - how'd you find me?

Oh, it wasn't that tough.

I just phoned around The different strip bars

And asked who was dancing. No big deal.

- you're bad news, You know that? - bad news?

You want to talk About bad news?

- have you seen this? - yeah.

Here, take a look. Come here.

See what kind of bull Your boyfriend's spewing Right now.

- yeah, I saw that. - you want to tell me What's going on there,

What the hell All this is about?

- I honestly Couldn't tell you. - you couldn't?

I guess he had A change of heart.

Well, you know What this does To my proposal

To get a red zone For the street girls.

It can't be good. I know that.

I lose jack, I lose Two council members, And that's it.

I go from a contender To a damn mutt.

You can bark all you want About a red-light district,

But even if you get one, You can't protect All the girls.

Come on, You know that.

You've got to change the laws, The federal laws,

Or you're running In circles.

You've got to get A head of steam up for that.

So you want to tell me What's going on here?

Like, who put the screws To your boyfriend?

Why would I know That?

Because you've got him wired Coming and going, brenda.

Give me a break here.

Are you asking me To find out What's going on,

- why he backed off The proposition? - yeah, I am.

That's kind of pathetic

After what you Asked me to do.

- do you remember Any of that? - yeah.

- you asked me to go away, To leave town. - yeah.

- do you remember any of that? Yeah, yeah, yeah. - I'm not proud.

- I'm asking for your help. - and now you're asking me To stay,

Work the councilman For you.

Forget it, okay. Just forget I asked. Forget it.

I didn't say I wouldn't.

Well, what are you Actually saying, then?

Just pointing out the irony.

Everybody needs a working girl Now and then. Am I right?

Well, someone threw it In the system there,

And I just want to know Who that is, brenda.

- I'll get back to you. - you will?

I know where to find you.

Okay. Thanks.

Just talking To the surveillance officers.

They say they were parked In front of laura's apartment

Up until About an hour ago,

And they Missed her leaving.

She was supposed to call When she was going To leave the apartment.

Yeah, well, That didn't happen.

They got her On the parking garage Videotapes

Leaving her apartment At 6:15.

Yeah. She called kurtz At 6:30.

So she makes the call Before she gets on the road.

- yeah. - presuming she had Her cell phone.

She did have one. The guy from the restaurant Says that he came out about 6:30

To dump some boxes.

Actually, he doesn't know If it was exactly 6:30, But around there.

He said when he came out,

He saw her sitting in the car Talking on the cell phone,

So there you go. She had one.

- that was probably The call to kurtz, then. - yeah, could have been.

Anyway, he comes out 20 minutes later,

Says she's Not in the car anymore. He doesn't see her.

He calls the tow company To come and have it lifted

Because he's got deliveries Coming and going, right?

So we're looking At a window now Of about 20 minutes,

From 6:30 To 10 to 7:00, right?

- yeah, yeah. - hey!

- I've got some Car keys in here. - all right.

Oh, here we go.

Bob! Bob!

Have you got A minute?

Yeah. It'll have to be quick. What's it about?

Jack pierce.

I saw the piece in the paper This morning.

Heard the commentary On the radio,

And I expect to see it On the evening news.

Too bad you can't Get coverage like that.

Well, that's the thing About the media In this town,

Is one guy Owns everything.

Yes, I think I've heard That rant before.

Now, what about jack?

Well, it looks like

He's been sleeping With this prostitute, Right.

He thinks he's Converted her.

And so she's behind This turnaround?

I don't know, I don't know.

I just spoke to her,

And she's just as much In the dark as we are.

So what's Behind it, then?

Well, I don't know.

That's what I'm asking you.

Maybe he's getting squeezed In some back room

Down at city hall.

Well, that's possible, I suppose.

I mean, otherwise, He would have just Backed off his position

- and let it die quietly. - exactly, exactly.

Like, why make a big deal About this?

Why is he Calling the media

And making his resignation So public?

Maybe he's Positioning himself Or something.

Like, he wants To take a run At the mayor's office?

I just don't know.

Right, and this would be His first step

- on his political Platform. - could be.

How does this fallout Affect your committee?

I lose jack, I lose two other Councilors.

I'm right back at zero again, Just right back at zero,

So all I want to know From you, bob,

Is have I got your Public support on this?

No, I can't publicly stump For this. I'm sorry.

Just this one time. I need you on this.

No, what you need Is the umbrella Of the coroner's office,

And the only way I can guarantee you that

Is by denying That a red-light district

Is my official position.

In the meantime, You get to utilize All our resources

To keep this issue In the public eye.

Oh, no, back up, back up. Do I have this right?

You're saying You'll put up A smoke screen for this?

Yeah. Precisely.

Okay, yeah. Okay, thanks. I appreciate it.

All right, bob. I'll keep you informed, eh?

- [ beeping ] - what's this?

Yeah, there's nothing At the scene

To indicate She was attacked here. No witnesses.

Well, there was The kitchen staff.

They saw her when they Were taking out the garbage,

They saw her On her phone.

That was the call To you.

And the kitchen staff Would have heard

Sounds of the attack If it had occurred

- right in front Of their door. - it's 10 feet away.

They would have heard something, Screaming, yelling.

Chick told me That the driver's seat Had been adjusted back

For a driver Much taller than laura,

And there was a smear of grease From the trunk latch On the seat adjust.

Right, but the mirrors Weren't adjusted.

Maybe he adjusts the seat And gets interrupted,

Decides to leave the car Parked where it is,

Tosses the keys Down the alley somewhere,

But why he takes the keys With him, I don't know.

Again, there's no scent That the dogs Are picking up

Indicating there was Anybody around that car,

Except for the guy In the kitchen.

Yeah, but there's A lot of people up and down The alley all night long,

Scavengers and whatever.

Can we just look at this From another angle?

If laura wanted To stage this, What does she do?

She asphyxiates herself With a bag over her head.

All right, It doesn't seem

Like the most certain way To commit suicide, does it?

Not the best chance Of pulling it off, no.

Maybe she was just intending To escalate events,

Like staging Another incident,

Like the assault And the break-and-enters?

- and her death Was accidental. - yeah.

If that's the case,

She handcuffs herself Behind her back.

Once she starts to asphyxiate,

How was she planning To get the bag off

When it was cinched That tight?

Because she was Expecting to be found Before that happened.

She deliberately parks In the loading zone, right,

Thinking somebody's Going to come by,

And that's when she starts Kicking in the trunk, Making noise.

There was evidence Of that--

Dents in the trunk, And scuffs on her shoes.

If she was screaming Inside that bag,

Somebody would have Heard her.

No, not if there were trucks Going up and down the alley Picking up garbage.

Well, maybe one Of those drivers Saw something.

We should hear something From somebody soon.

Okay, sorry.

Where am I going?

Top of the stairs, First door.

It'll pass... It'll just Pass, that's...

Who's that?

He's a friend. He found her.

All right.

- where? - right up there.

All the way To the top, eh?

Yeah.

Hey. It's contained To the bathroom.

Okay.

In there.

Yeah?

Okay...

Hey, constable? Excuse me.

Is there a baby Living in this apartment?

Does the woman have a baby?

Because I'm seeing baby things All through here.

I don't know.

Could you go down

And ask the friend Who's downstairs,

Ask them what's the deal With the baby, okay?

All right.

Right away.

Oh, no.

You got a couple minutes To talk?

Please don't talk to me.

You're going to burn me.

Come on, sue,

Just stop and have A cigarette with me.

Thanks.

You look tired.

Really? What a surprise.

I've been up since 4:00 a.M.

Are you hungry?

Do you want Something to eat?

I want some money.

I need to score.

Come on. Get in. I'll get you something to eat,

And I'll give you something To tide you over.

Come on.

What time Did you talk to her?

About two hours ago now.

Okay, you called her?

Yeah.

Okay.

I saw her yesterday,

Brought over some groceries For her and the baby.

And what was her state of mind?

Yesterday? Or today?

Well, yesterday And then today.

Well, yesterday, She seemed to cheer up a bit.

Maybe that was 'cause I gave her a break

From being stuck with the baby All the time,

And then when I left,

She was looking Pretty grim again.

I called her Last night.

She was sleepy And didn't want to talk,

And then this morning, I called.

She didn't answer The first time,

So I called again,

And then She did answer,

And it was like

She'd already Done something,

Maybe to the baby.

What, she said Something like that, then?

Yeah, she said, "He's gone,"

And I said, "Who's gone?"

And she said, "The baby."

I said, "What do you mean?"

And she said that It was for the best.

For the best? She actually said that?

Yeah.

And you took that To mean what?

That she'd hurt the baby.

Why? Had she said Something like that before?

Had she ever talked About harming that baby?

No.

It was harm to herself.

She'd talk about Harming herself,

And I'd say, "You can't do that.

"You've got the baby.

He needs you."

Did she take that to heart?

Well, she did For a while.

Now, what about the father?

Was he in the picture?

No.

He's in the navy.

They weren't really Together--

A couple of weeks, You know,

And then he left And she was pregnant,

And she didn't Want him to know,

And it's not like She was in love with him.

Okay, let me just see If I understand this, now.

It sounds like She was pretty depressed.

Now, was that since The baby,

Or was that financial,

Or what do you think It was?

No, she was happy When she had the baby.

It was about money.

It was.

It was not being able To get a job.

She didn't have Her high school, eh.

She dropped out,

And then the baby came,

And she was trying To get some training,

But that wasn't working out For her.

Was there any family That might help her?

No.

Nobody.

Nobody except you, I guess.

We went to High school together.

Did you?

We used to go out, And we stayed friends.

I tried to do for her What I could,

But I've got a full-time job And a wife who's pregnant

Myself.

Do you know

If she was getting Any treatment

For the depression,

If she was seeing A therapist, a doctor?

No.

I told her she should, But that stuff costs money.

Yeah.

Yeah, the medication Can really be expensive.

Yeah.

Okay, well, you know,

I really appreciate You talking to me,

And I'm very sorry For your loss here.

It's pretty rough, hey.

I'm sorry

That I didn't come over Right away

When I talked to her This morning,

You know?

I was at work.

Okay, you have to excuse me For a second.

I'll be right back.

I just have to check With the paramedics, okay?

You all right?

Yeah. Yep.

What do you think?

Well, looks like The baby suffocated.

It's hard to tell How it happened,

But he was stone cold.

Okay.

I'm sorry I had To make you go up there,

But I needed you To take a look for me.

We tried not to disturb Anything up there for you.

Okay, thanks.

Well, I guess I'll grab my pictures.

It's looking like A murder/suicide here.

Listen, before you go Rushing off,

Can you just, uh,

Just make sure My friend here is okay?

Just go And talk to him.

I think he's all right.

Listen, I'm going to Have to go back upstairs

To continue.

If you need anything, Just ask this lady here

Or check With the uniform.

They'll call me, okay?

Okay. Okay.

Okay. Thanks.

I apologize For not treating you

Like I would Any other friend.

Okay. I accept.

I guess I didn't realize

What kind of A dangerous situation

I was putting you in

By talking to you.

Yeah, usually, You know, you're careful

About not meeting me Anywhere out in public.

You're cool that way.

I just was Really pissed

That you thought I was always lying to you.

Well, I've got to ask The questions.

Yeah, I know.

I've been trying

To get a break On these shootings

For a couple of months Now.

I don't think those are ever Going to be solved.

Okay.

Anyway, I'm not going to Press you for information.

I just wanted To check in on you

And tell you That I care about you.

I was worried About you

And wondering If you were okay.

I used to dream About flying.

Yeah?

They're pretty clumsy, Seagulls.

Yeah.

They always overshoot Their landing,

Got to go around, Try again.

I was thinking about maybe Going away for a while.

Yeah? Where to?

I heard hawaii Was nice and warm.

It is.

Yeah, I loved it.

I think maybe I'd like To try and quit dope.

Well, I can help you With that.

Yeah, I think maybe I'm ready for that.

Any time.

I can put in a word, Get you in a program.

Will you check that Out for me?

Sure.

I mean, I can do it

As soon as I get back To the office.

You won't have A street rat anymore.

I think I can manage.

Yeah, there's always more Where I came from, right?

[ beeping ]

And you've got To go.

Yeah, I've got to go,

But I'll make the calls To rehab,

And we'll get together Later today, okay?

Yeah.

Have you got my numbers?

Yeah. I'll call you Around dinner.

All right.

Are you sure You don't need a ride?

No.

She was taking diazepam For anxiety attacks?

Diazepam, yeah, That's right.

All right, I'll have them screen for that.

Can you overdose On that?

It's not impossible,

But you stand a better chance Of o.D.Ing

On a thousand different drugs,

All more readily available.

What we can see

Is there was a very tight seal On the bag around her head.

There's a contusion From the drawstring

Right around her neck.

That's going to keep The bag on tight,

Causing a complete Restriction of the airways.

That contusion needs Oxygen to develop.

Is that right?

Right.

She was alive long enough For that to show up.

So any other bruises

She might have suffered

Would show up as well.

They would, but I'm not seeing Anything else.

Minimal contusions Around the handcuffs,

No bruising anywhere else.

We usually see A lot of bruising

After a violent assault, right?

Yeah, it's unusual Not to see any.

I did find some grease On her left hand,

Which chick thinks Might have come

From the latch in the trunk.

He's trying to match that up.

So what about The broken fingernail?

Oh yeah. Take a look.

We scraped skin

From underneath A couple of those.

Which would indicate She did scratch somebody.

Yeah.

There's a razor blade Under the water

In the tub with her.

Looks like She probably used that.

Oh yeah.

Hey, was she on any medication, Do you know?

Well, I didn't see anything In the medicine chest,

So I don't really Think so.

Okay, how about Any other drugs?

Any sign of drug use

Or anything like that You could see?

No, I don't think so.

I don't think she was a user.

Of course, you guys Might turn up something there,

But I got no indication of that From the friend who founher.

Yeah, I was going to ask you About him.

Did he say How he got into the apartment?

He had a key.

He'd sometimes Do some babysitting here,

And I guess she thought

It was a pretty good idea To give him a key.

Okay, And when you talked to him,

How did he seem to you?

Anything odd Jump out?

He's pretty shook up.

I don't think he's involved In anything here,

Other than what he says He was doing,

Was helping her out.

Okay.

Pretty sad.

Well, I'll take a look At the baby now.

Okay, well, it's down In that little bedroom

Back there.

I've never had a baby death Before.

Okay, I'll go in With you, okay?

Thanks.

All right?

Yeah.

Where'd your witness go?

His wife came down To talk to him.

They went for coffee.

I told them it was okay.

It's okay, right?

Yeah, of course It's all right.

- all right. - thanks.

Hey, dominic.

How's it going?

I'm going through Her stuff, right,

And I found a check stub From social services.

With a baby and rent,

I don't know how the hell They expect anybody

To live on that.

Well, they don't.

They want you to go Find a job.

Going hungry is like An incentive, eh?

Yeah, only I'm thinking,

How do you go For a job interview

If you can't afford To get your hair done

And look your best?

They've got it -- backwards.

Yeah. It's all backwards.

Your witness is over here

Having a coffee, Apparently, okay.

Okay, I'm going to Go over and talk to him,

But I'm pretty much seeing Murder/suicide here.

What do you think?

Right. I think That's the call.

Okay, well, Body pickup's here.

Yeah, right.

I've got the baby autopsy To look forward to.

Yeah.

You'll be all right.

Hey.

Oh, hey.

Thought it was you.

Yeah. Hey, mr. Da vinci.

What are you, Living out here now?

Oh, yeah, I got a place Right around the corner.

Hey, way to go.

I've been looking Everywhere for you, You know.

What happened to you?

Oh, I had to go In the hospital.

I got hep, right?

Oh, okay.

- I'm sorry. - so anyway,

About my friend Who o.D.Ed, lamont?

Yeah, that's why I've been looking for you.

I've got some Answers for you.

He didn't o.D., You know.

What?

No. He was electrocuted.

Electrocuted?

You know he got Kicked out of his house?

Well, yeah. He lived there for a long time.

All his friends lived there.

Oh yeah?

Well, anyway, When he got kicked out,

He got back in there And got his tv and his bed,

He put them in the alley,

Then he ran an extension cord Back into the building,

Got the power out there.

He's lying there on his bed, He's watching tv,

It started to rain, And that was it.

He got electrocuted.

You're kidding me.

I'm sorry.

Oh...Wow.

I hope he was watching Something good.

I don't know About that.

So what about his body?

We've got that Down in the morgue.

Well, I want to see He gets buried properly.

That can get Pretty expensive, eh?

Oh.

What about cremation? What's that cost?

Well, that's A little cheaper.

Okay.

Maybe I can spread his ashes Over the water,

Maybe from lion's gate bridge.

Don't let anybody Catch you.

Oh, they won't see me, then.

I'm invisible.

I see you.

Sometimes you do, Sometimes you don't.

The autopsy Was non-conclusive,

So the question is,

Did laura stage a suicide To look like a homicide,

Or was she actually attacked By somebody in the alley there?

Personally, I'm leaning Towards her staging it.

She takes the diazepam, Suppresses her breathing,

Climbs into the trunk,

Closes that,

Pulls the bag onto her own head,

Gets the handcuffs on herself.

She could have done all that Easily in 20 minutes,

Easily.

My only question there

Is the grease From the trunk latch

On the seat adjust.

How does it get there If she's in the trunk?

Okay, well, She's taken the drugs,

So maybe she's a little groggy,

And she goes back To open the trunk.

That's when She gets the latch grease

On her hand,

And then she remembers

She wanted to move The seat back,

So she goes forward, Moves the seat.

That's how she gets the grease On the seat adjust,

And then she takes the keys, She tosses them in the dumpster,

And then she crawls Back into the trunk.

All right, all right. That plays.

So that only leaves us

With the skin Underneath the fingernails.

I mean, it would seem to me

That that Would have had to have come

From her Scratching somebody.

I don't know. Considering her mental health,

I don't think it's a stretch

To think that She might have staged that, too.

If she was going to go as far

As to stab Daniel cousins

In order to Substantiate her story

About being stalked,

She's probably Just about capable

Of doing anything.

What do you think, leo?

Well, we know

That her agenda Was seeking attention,

So in my opinion,

That's what she was trying To do here,

To escalate that,

And the scenario Just got out of hand

And went too far

And she died.

That makes it An accident.

Okay, well, I think we're all On the same page on this.

Laura staged it

To make us think She was attacked

By somebody Who was stalking her.

It's looking that way.

I agree.

Okay, so that's our call On this,

And I think we can move on.

All right.

I'll go write it up.

Three years already, huh?

Three years.

Time flies.

It used to.

I think it's better if You share it with someone.

Ah.

Have you got plans For dinner?

No.

You want to come over?

Yeah, sure. It's a special day.

I've got a friend coming.

A friend? Who is that?

Mr. Chan, the neighbor.

I don't think I know him, do I?

Oh, yes, you do.

He's the widower Around the corner.

He was a friend Of your father.

Oh.

Okay.

I need a hand up.

Oops.

- there you go. - yeah.

Okay, I'm going home.

Hey, leo, If someone called sue calls in,

Could you give her My home number

And tell her To call me there?

Yeah, sure.

Okay. See you.

Hey, leo.

Hey, rose. How are you doing?

Oh, not so good.

What are you working on?

Just writing up That laura maitland mess.

You heard About all that?

Yeah. What a shame.

Well, you called it.

Yep.

What's the matter? Why are you looking so glum?

You see this yet?

What is it?

I got a fax From winnipeg.

They arrested two natives Robbing a gas station.

They had our murder weapon In the back of the vehicle.

Oh yeah?

Well, they caught them.

I guess they'll be shipping them Out here

To face homicide charges.

Where's mick?

I don't know.

We're not communicating.

You want to talk About that?

I've got nothing to say.

He's the one Who might have something to say.

Okay.

Well, I guess I'm going to be going.

Hang on a second. I'm almost done.

You like that chair?

Yeah.

You want Some company?

No, I'm good, thanks.

You want a date?

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