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Whoa, what's going on? Hold on, hold on.

Okay, what's going on? I haven't had a chance To look at him.

- you're heading out, huh? - we got another call.

- we got another call. - so?

We already had the guy On the gurney when he died.

You want to take A look at him?

Not out here in the middle Of the street, I sure don't. That's not an option.

What do you want us to do? We didn't want to dump him Back on the bed.

That'd have been an option. Let's put him in the back Of the ambulance.

I'll take a look at him Back in there, okay?

You understand What happened, right?

We were getting ready To take him to the hospital When he died.

Put him in the back Of the ambulance. I'll be right with you.

- we got another call. - I got you. I'm waiting For 'em.

- what's happening here? Were you at the scene? - yes, sir, I was.

There was a couple Of witnesses. They were Shooting up with him,

But they didn't Know what to do when He wouldn't respond.

- where are the witnesses? - upstairs. My partner's Looking after them.

Best news I've had All night-- get your Partner to stay up there,

- I'll be right with you As soon as I-- - all right.

Could you get the lights Off of my car?

- okay, thanks. Sorry, eh. - hey, no problem.

Hey, rick, ricky, ricky, Ricky, rick, rick.

Come on, answer.

Wake up!

Rick, it's sue.

It's susan.

I'm inside. Your door was open.

Rick, wake up!

That's kevin, and that's anne.

- this is the coroner. - how you doing?

I understand That you two Were shooting up

With the victim Earlier today, Right?

Do you know What you were shooting, Where you got it?

It's heroin. Bought it on the street, Pigeon park.

Which dealer? I'm not a cop. I've got To know which dealer it is

In case it was bad dope. Then I can get it Off there, eh.

I don't know nothing.

Is she with us? Were these people Checked by paramedics?

No, I don't think they did.

Wait, were you using The same needle, the same Product?

What's your name Again?

Kevin.

And the victim's name, What was the victim's name?

Uh...

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

You don't know...

But you were using the same Product and the same needle, Am I right?

- yeah, yeah, we did. - [ pager beeping ]

Okay, well, it's looking Like a hospital trip For these two, okay?

I want to see if you get The same paramedics Back here.

Take them down to the hospital And get them checked over.

I can't stay. Can you stay until That happens?

Oh, yeah.

Brilliant, okay. I'll be in touch.

Thanks, guys.

- hey. - hey.

You found me.

Yeah, sorry, I slept in.

It's all right.

I actually had a nightmare In the middle of the night,

Got up for an hour Just to deal with it.

What was it about?

Da vinci was police chief,

And there was a sudden Upturn in drug overdoses,

And the city-- oh, man--

The streets were literally Full of dead people.

It was like the plague. It was freaky.

You know, maybe it's because He's italian--

I associate the plague With italy, da vinci...

Could be. So how did it end?

So he asked me to help him Move a body out of the way

So he could show me something, And the arm came right off.

Woke up screaming.

What a night.

Bummer.

- how about you? - oh, I slept like a rock.

You're doing a lot Better than you were Earlier this year.

Yeah, it's been nice Waking up down there...

Salt in the nose, Rain on the roof. It's always a good day.

Hmm.

- this is it, huh? - this is it.

- the injection site? - that's it.

Handy For the dealers.

They just line up Down the block and wait For customers.

Yeah, well, looks like That's what they're Doing right now.

You guys just walked Right through it.

You guys heard anything About any bad dope Out in the street?

Nothing more than usual.

What does that mean? Have you or not?

No, I haven't heard A lot.

Well, if you do, let me know. I've got to be in the loop.

Yeah, no problem, yeah.

You know What I have heard?

Everywhere they set up Safe injection sites,

They attract more addicts From everywhere around.

Yeah, I've heard that, too. I just haven't seen any Good proof on that.

I think something like this Is going to get people all Nervous, all stirred up.

Other people can roll with it. It's an experiment. We've got To wait and see.

Good luck with it. I hope it's worth All the money.

Boy, me too. Maybe we can get more Uniforms out on the street

With all the money We save on health care With this program, eh?

Here's the guy To take it up with Right here.

Nice-- nice job. It's pretty close.

- nice to see you. - how you doing?

- good to see you. - you look great.

- thanks. - thank you.

A couple of our supporters There?

Yeah, I think that's kind Of what they said, yeah.

Anyway, you want to go And have breakfast up here,

Or do you want to go Down to my place, Down at vic's?

- vic's. - down to vic's. Okay with you?

- it's good for me. - okay.

So what do you want to hear? You want to hear The latest

From our friends south Of the border, or what The tourism board has to day?

Oh, boy. Let me guess. They're not exactly Thrilled

About the kind of press We've been receiving. Am I right?

Well, let's just say They'd like it even better

If every time The safe injection site Was mentioned,

It was also mentioned That we still have A beautiful city.

Well, we're bound to hear Stuff like that

For the next couple, Three years, anyway.

I know you're probably Not too big on this idea,

But it'd be good to find Some counter spin stories

And start putting those Out in the press.

You mean, "That sort Of tragedy that could have Been prevented

If something like this Had existed

"Before my kid got gripped By the evil heroin," that Kind of thing there?

That's right.

- I'm losing my appetite. - oh, gosh.

I hate it When I see that angle

Portrayed In the newspaper, Pertaining to this.

It makes the whole thing Feel so desperate.

Well, what can I say? People identify with other People's stories.

It'd really help if you Came up with a couple Of names.

Okay, let me work on it. What else?

You want to hear What they're saying In washington about the site?

Do I?

"State-sponsored suicide." I think that was the phrase.

State-sponsored suicide...

State-sponsored suicide-- I'm reading between The lines,

I'm hearing They're reacting To state sponsors.

Is that the case? Is the state in?

Well, let's see, let's see, The feds are in,

The province is in, And we're in, so...

We're in? Everybody's in? We have all the money?

Enough for a year.

A full year now, A real year?

- yeah. - oh, that's great.

That's awesome. Wow.

Okay, breakfast Is on me.

We've got top floor On the right here.

Young lady here says

She went up To visit a friend And found him.

I have her In the cruiser.

Hello, there.

- it's your friend upstairs? - yeah, uh-huh.

- you want to tell us About how you found him? - do you know angela?

She's a homicide detective. You know her?

Yeah, sure, I know her.

Can you call her And tell her

That sue is here And rick is dead?

Yeah, I can do that.

Is there anything That you can tell me?

No, I just came by For a visit, and his door Was open.

And when was that?

That was this morning, A couple of hours ago.

Did you touch anything In the apartment?

I might have. I sat on the bed And tried to wake him up.

Oh, gee, there he is. Please don't let him See me.

Take her around the corner. Be discreet.

Okay.

Hey, wait up.

Go on up, rose.

Detective curtis, vice. What's-- what's going on?

We're just going in To take a look. What's Your interest?

I've got an informant Who lives upstairs. Mind if I walk with you?

Yeah, I mind.

You can wait down here,

But we want to take Our little walk-through first.

What's the problem?

There's no problem.

We just want To take a look ourselves.

- okay? - okay, fine.

Excuse me.

- what's with him? - don't-- don't do that.

Don't do that. Okay, don't touch me.

I'm sorry, sir, I'm under instructions.

There's a young lady Named sue, in a cruiser, Asking for you.

She's around the corner. She found the body.

Okay. Around the corner?

Yeah, she saw that guy There and she freaked Right out.

- okay, I'm going To go find her. - yeah.

You want to take A walk with us And fill us in?

Yeah, I'll be in in a sec. I'm just going to check in On him.

[ mick ] : Hey, brian.

- hey, mick. - what's going on here?

-- if I know, man. I've got... I think My guy's up there.

They're shutting me out. What's with the attitude?

He's just an old warhorse, That's all.

So this guy upstairs, He's what to you?

He's an informant, Small-time dealer.

Mm-hmm. Okay. Any insights you could share?

Yeah, I've got some insights.

He's a... He's a bit Of a rip-off artist...

He probably tried it With the wrong people.

They're going to want To know that.

Yeah, they're going To want to know.

You saw, man, right? I'm trying to help him Out here,

And the guy's All... In my face.

Yeah, that's just Old school, right? You know What that's about.

So who's this guy?

His name's rick. He's got a girlfriend, Brenda.

She's -- up With the councilman,

A guy by the name Of jack pierce.

This guy pierce, He comes to me a while Back, right,

Says that this guy rick, He's putting the squeeze On the girlfriend,

Can I help him out, Check out his record.

Give me a sec here, I just want to...

I should be up there. This is-- this is Ridiculous.

Get some of this down here.

Is she in there?

[ knocks ]

[ car door opens ]

- hey. - hey.

You all right?

I think so, yeah.

You found him this morning?

- uh-huh. - that's rough.

So what happened? Did you Touch him? Did you touch The body at all?

No, I just sat on the bed, And I realized he was dead,

And I just ran And got out of there.

Okay, Why don't you stay In the car, lie down.

I have to go upstairs And take a look.

Uh... It wasn't this morning That I found him.

It was last night, About 11:00, 11:30.

I came by to score something, And that's when I found him.

Oh, gee.

You told the officer It was this morning.

I was scared.

Then I realized Probably nobody found him,

So I came back and called From the corner store.

Okay.

Stay put. Lie down.

I'll be back in a while To talk to you.

Hey, sorry you had To find him like that.

Keep an eye on her.

Bob.

- oh, hey, dominic, Got a minute? - for you, always.

So your interview With the police board Must be imminent.

It's imminent. It's next week, I think.

Have you considered What might happen

Given the remote possibility That you actually get the job?

The remote possibility, I've considered it, yeah.

Well, it's good to have A contingency plan.

So if you do become The next chief of police Of our fair city,

What can we expect?

Probably a sudden Rash of cardiac arrests The morning it's announced,

Followed by an exodus To ontario.

I think it'll be Business as usual For a while.

And who do I get To replace you in your Present capacity?

I gave you a list. You don't like anybody On there?

I don't know Anybody on the list,

And besides, I venture To say you're a hard act To follow.

Thank you. There's no point In starting a eulogy. I haven't left yet.

But we really should discuss Who's going to fill Your shoes, okay?

- okay. - what's happening With darcy charlie?

You know I lost That witness in that accident In the alley there.

- behind the dumpster, right? - behind the dumpster,

I got a call last week. I might have another witness.

- so the saga Continues, then. - the saga continues.

What's he saying?

He's saying he's been holed up For a few days with the flu At a girlfriend's place.

I think we're going to have To weasel out of him

Who exactly that is, And we'll check it out.

I'm sure He's got a theory Of what happened.

Oh, yeah, Yeah, yeah.

Remember Councilman jack?

Hmm, threw a little mud His way, did he?

Threw a little mud his way, Threw a little mud a lot Of people's way,

Including sue there, Your friend.

- what? - yeah, yeah.

Let's step Inside, though.

I feel like he can read My lips through the back Of my head here.

- thanks. - thanks.

So what's brian saying About me?

He's saying that you were Partying with rick last night In gastown.

A few different people Saw you.

He's lying. You don't believe him, Do you?

He's promoting A couple of different Scenarios

About who might've killed Rick. You're one of them.

I didn't do anything.

All I did Was find him like that.

Well, it's just a heads-up.

You need to retrace Your steps last night Before you went to rick's,

Find somebody Who's going to remember you.

Well, I had a regular john Last night,

But I don't think He's going to back me.

Well, I'll talk to him If you want.

I'm just letting you know That brian might try To push this

To where we can't protect you. You understand?

I hear you.

Okay.

You know how To reach us, right?

Call me anytime, Okay?

Yeah, I'll be fine.

Thanks for the ride.

[ sighs ]

Jack pierce.

[ annoyed sigh ]

Can we talk to you For a minute?

It's getting Pretty late.

- can it wait? - not really.

Why don't we get in the car And go for a ride? It won't take long.

A ride.

Can you give me a hint What this is about?

Yeah, it's about a friend Of your girlfriend's.

He was murdered Last night.

Rick?

Rick?

Yeah. Yeah, come on, Let's go.

[pierce ]: I never meant anything by it.

I just... I asked him,

Could he... Look up his records

And just see How many charges rick had,

You know, Just...How bad a guy He was, you know?

I guess I was really Checking out brenda's past.

I knew they had a relationship.

I was...

I was jealous,

Jealous and angry That brian was trying

To put the squeeze on me With the...

Framing me With the cocaine thing,

And I...

I just did something Really stupid.

I asked him...

I asked him, Could he just make rick Go away.

What did you mean by that?

I meant go away, Back to ontario,

Or wherever the hell He came from, that's What I meant.

You know what I think?

I think You should get yourself A lawyer

And tell him what you told us.

Tomorrow, We'll have another Conversation.

[ pierce ]: brenda's going To be pretty shook up That he's dead.

I'm already feeling jealous,

Because she's going to cry About him.

The poor guy's dead, And I'm still jealous.

[ mick ]: That's pretty low.

Weren't we just here?

Yep, last night.

Just last night?

Okay, I'm not crazy, Then, I guess.

[ chuckles ]

Wait a minute, I know these two.

These are the two From the other night. This is kevin and anne.

- yeah, that's them. - I thought I sent them To the hospital. Didn't I?

You told us to stick around Till the paramedics Came to take them.

Yeah, and you told me The paramedics came.

Well, no, I mean, The paramedics did come,

And then we got a call, So we had to leave.

- oh, so you didn't actually See them take them. - no, sorry.

This is terrible.

Here.

- you got any evidence Bags with you? - yeah.

Let's get the rest Of what's in there Tested.

Sure.

Is that a flap there?

Yeah, there's one down there. There's a flap.

We don't know If it's the right one, Though.

There's two here.

- well, let's just test Both of them. - all right.

- you've got it? - sure.

Do you know the names Of those two paramedics That were here?

I can find out Pretty quick.

Okay, see if we can Get them over here.

I wouldn't mind Talking to them.

Sure.

Remember how they were saying-- This guy was saying

He didn't know Who sold him his dope?

Yeah, I remember.

I'd love to know Who sold him his dope.

We looked them over. They were okay.

Their vitals were good. They were just coming off Their dope.

That wasn't What I asked you.

I asked you to take them To the hospital.

I didn't ask you To check them over.

We had another call, A vehicle accident on the Burrard street bridge.

The driver went through The windshield. It was A real mess over there.

But that's right On the way to st. Paul's.

You could have come, Taken your accident victim To the hospital,

Come back here and dealt With what I asked you to do, Couldn't you?

What were we supposed to do? They refused to go To the hospital.

We couldn't force them to go.

- okay, okay, they resisted? - yeah.

That's a perfectly Reasonable explanation. I'm satisfied.

The hospital is the last Place they wanted to go.

Can we start there next time. That's all I wanted.

- okay. - sorry about them.

I know, it's terrible. I'm sorry.

Hey, I think I might have a line on who Was selling them the dope.

Oh, that's good news.

Okay, let's go.

I got the same story You did.

Brian had a bad flu, Holed up with some girl Named wendy.

She's a clerk in traffic. I got her number If you need it.

Oh, good. Yeah, give it to me.

We'll check her out On the q.T., thanks.

So how's he doing?

What's his mood like Lately?

Down, depressed, quiet.

Not his usual effervescent, Ugly son-of-a- -- self.

So what's going on With this investigation Into brian,

This undercover thing?

Is that pretty much ground To a halt, or what?

What with rick being dead, Yeah.

Right.

Well, I'm assuming That you still need me To ride with him,

Let you know What he's up to.

Yeah, we're kind Of counting on that. Is that a problem for you?

Well, you're going To owe me, that's all I can say.

You have no idea What it's like riding With this guy every day.

I can imagine.

We appreciate it.

I'll be in touch.

All right, See you tomorrow. Thanks.

Thanks.

Councilman?

Yeah, councilman.

Kevin and anne... It's kevin and anne.

I just want to know, Do you know who sold them Their dope?

Yeah.

Will you tell me?

I'm not a cop.

Some guy in pigeon park, New guy.

I hadn't seen him Around before.

He's been there Every day for a week now.

Oh, okay.

Did you get your dope From him, too?

No, I've got My regular connection.

Would you maybe take a walk With me and you could Point him out to me?

- that's not going to make-- - I'm not looking to bust This guy.

I want him to step On his dope. That's all I'm looking for here.

He's obviously got Some bad dope, or he's Mixing up his packages.

He's got coke going out For heroin, heroin--

I don't know what he's doing, But it's got to stop. People are dying here.

He's not going to be there now Anyways. I saw him take off A while ago.

What about tomorrow? Would you go with me tomorrow?

No one's going to see you. Just point him out and go.

- yeah. - yeah?

Yeah.

Great, what room Are you in?

- room 401. - 401?

Don't knock too early.

- okay. Hey, thanks. - yeah.

No, I mean it.

Hey, hold up! Excuse me!

Hey, excuse me.

Gee, you don't hear me Yelling for you there?

Yeah, what?

What is the matter With you?

You know, you should be Careful, jumping in front Of me like that.

I've got big feet. I could have stepped on you.

I am trying to help you With your homicide, okay?

I have some information For you.

Yeah? Well, I don't have To kiss your -- for it, Do I?

Actually, yes. Why don't you just do that? Why don't you kiss my --?

- bend over And drop your drawers. - okay, whoa.

What is it? What do you got? Let's hear it.

The girl who found rick, sue, She's a hooker.

You know that, right? She's got a big habit.

Her and rick are tight, Really tight.

I heard they were out partying The night he got killed.

I thought it might be Something you might want To know.

Thanks, we'll pass it on To angie and mick.

No, no, it's not gonna work. I already spoke to angie's Partner.

I gave him the whole story, They're not going to do Anything about it.

- really? Why? - because she's angie's Snitch.

What is the matter with you? You don't reveal that.

You don't give up Somebody's snitch--

Angie has a reason Not to look too close at sue.

She's going to protect her, As we all would.

Anything else?

I'm trying to Help you out here.

I don't understand The attitude, I really don't.

Rick was a good source for me. I'm going to miss him.

Hi.

Look what I got.

- oh, great, thank you. - bagels...

- cappuccino. - oh, latte.

- okay, I'll have it. - no, it's okay.

- um... - I've got to go.

Okay, your meeting With the mayor has been Moved to tomorrow...

- tomorrow? - ...At his office for lunch.

Lunch? No, no. You know what he favors,

Is those little sandwiches With the crust cut off.

And willa edwards called Centerfrom the native .

She may have a witness For you for the darcy Charlie thing.

She does? That's great news. Maybe it's going to be a good Day after all, eh?

She said to call her As soon as you get in, So that's it for now.

Okay, I'll call her On my cell-- hey, maria, Maria,

Did you get that syringe And that flap I left you Last night?

You didn't get-- I left you a note. You didn't get my note?

Oh, I couldn't read it.

I have it here. I was going to call you.

Why can't you read that? No problem.

- well-- - look at that.

"Analysis," "Syringe."

Yeah, okay, This must be an "A" here,

And I guess That must be a "Y."

Yes, well..

Well, there might be some Residue we can pull off The syringe,

But the flap looks Like it was licked clean.

Well, just do What you can, I guess.

Does it have anything to do With the three o.D.S We've got?

Yeah.

Oh, yeah, That reminds me.

Can you do some blood work On those as well?

I've got This weird feeling About this one.

You want to foot the bill For full autopsies Or just the screen?

- just the drug screen. - what time did you drop This off, anyway?

- I left at 1:00 last night. - it wasn't that bad, 2:00, 2:30.

Did you get any sleep at all?

The usual, Like that three hours,

And then I wake up, And I wondered,

"Do I feel okay? Did I sleep at all? Should I stay up now?"

I don't even know anymore, It's like a dilemma,

And I walk around all day, Going, "How do I feel?

Do I feel good, Or do I feel tired?" And I don't even know.

Sounds like My sleeping habits.

Yeah?

I'll get this over To the lab.

Tell them to put A rush on it.

I'll tell them You said that and Listen to them laugh.

Dominic, Got a minute?

I already gave you one Minute, so this is going To have to be a second minute.

Right. Uh... Constable klochko, Remember him?

Oh, yeah, I remember him.

He's number two or three On my all-time son-of-a--- List.

That's the guy who said I messed up that o.D.

A couple of months back, Remember him?

Then I find out he's A friend of bill jacobs.

Well, you'll be happy To know that he's recanting.

He's now saying You didn't mess up The debra moyer o.D.,

That he was mistaken.

He's pulling the complaint?

Yeah, he phoned me up At home this morning, Woke me up.

- how he got My number I have no idea. - why is he doing that?

- I don't know. I thought you could tell me. - I don't know, it's bizarre.

He's putting that Out on the street, That sue's my informant?

That's what he told us.

Unbelievable.

Yeah, so tell me more About this brian.

What else do you know About him?

Yeah, okay, well, It goes back a ways With him.

I'm pretty sure He's been involved

In several murders Of his own informants.

We had a sting set up That involved rick,

Which we thought could nail Brian, or at least take him Off the street.

Now that rick's dead, We've got to find A new strategy.

We've got one angle We're still working.

Brian's been putting The squeeze on a councilman Named jack pierce.

We figure, you know, Pierce might be a way Back into this.

I know pierce. Da vinci had me look Into his girlfriend.

She's a stripper, ed To work at the number five.

Her name's brenda.

Jack's talking To his lawyer today.

We're hoping That he'll testify

If we can still put together Something on brian.

Maybe you should talk To his girlfriend.

If anybody can get pierce To do anything, it's her.

We've got to talk to her anyway About rick, so...

Okay.

Thanks for the heads-up About sue. I appreciate it.

Yeah, no problem.

Hey, I've got To tell you guys...

Guys like this brian, You know,

If you can't get him One way, there's Another way--

You might have to play On his side of the street For a while.

You know What I'm saying?

Yeah, yeah, I've thought About going down that road A few times.

See you.

What's the witness's name?

- john samuels. - okay.

He was there that night, Across the street.

He saw the cops Break up the needle exchange.

Did he see what happened To darcy charlie,

Or did he just observe The general melee there?

- no, he says he saw her. - great.

The best I could do was Get him to talk to you,

So you'll have To do the rest.

- that's no problem. - okay.

And that's him Over there.

- this gentleman here? - yeah.

Okay, I really appreciate This. I can't tell you How much.

I guess I kind of owe you.

I've finally decided To endorse your bid on chief.

- you did? - mm-hmm.

Well, I owe you twice.

You'll have To get it together Pretty quick,

Get a letter out there-- My meeting comes up in less Than a week to have any impact.

- okay, I'll get it out By the end of the day. - that is so great.

I guess we'll have To get together and Have a meeting,

And you let me know What it is you want, eh?

I've got to get The job, though.

Well, I'm counting on it.

Mr. Samuels, This is the coroner. I was telling you about him.

I'm getting something to eat. Are you hungry?

- uh, no, I don't have Much of an appetite. - okay.

If you don't mind, I wouldn't mind just walking A little while.

I've got a meeting To go to over there.

Sure, we'll walk. Let's walk.

- thanks again. I'll give you a call later. - okay.

- see you. - thanks again.

See you, yeah.

So what can you tell me About what you saw

At the... At the carnegie center

When the needle exchange Was raided there?

I saw those cops Hurt some people. I saw them hurt darcy.

- you saw them hurt darcy? - yeah.

Would you be willing To testify to that At an inquest?

- [ laughs ] - what?

You must have Some sorry -- case If you're counting on me.

Well--

Look, I've got No credibility.

I did eight years For killing a guy,

And I've been a thief And a drug addict Ever since.

I got addicted In prison.

That doesn't really hurt Your credibility with me.

- are we going here? - yeah.

Yeah, well, the reason I'm talking to you About it

Is I've got to make A bunch of things right.

Anyway, that's what They tell me if I'm going To stay straight,

But trouble is the idea Of testifying against cops Scares me.

I've got stuff that They caught me for,

And the stuff That they never Caught me for,

And I don't want them Looking too hard at that.

Yeah, well, I'm afraid There's not much I can offer In the way of protection.

Yeah, well, I wouldn't want Your protection if you could Offer it.

It's the whole point About sobriety, right?

Facing your demons?

Oh, yeah, yeah, It is, yeah.

Look, I'll tell you what.

I'll pray on it, And I'll let you know.

Okay, I'd appreciate that.

This is where I've got my meeting.

- yeah. - you want to come in?

You want to say A prayer with me?

I'd like to, I've got To go, though. I've got Stuff I've got to do.

- okay, well, Some other time, then, eh? - okay.

Well, maybe-- Maybe a quick one.

It wouldn't hurt.

That's her right there, Isn't it?

It looks like her.

Hello, brenda. It's brenda, right?

- yeah. - yeah?

I'm detective leary.

Detective kosmo Of vancouver homicide.

I was wondering If you just had a couple Of minutes for us.

- is this about rick? - yes, it is.

- you find out Who killed him yet? - not yet, we haven't, no.

We understand you and rick Were pretty close. Is that right?

He was my boyfriend, yeah.

That was how long ago?

- well, we never really Completely broke up. - really?

Because we understand now You're living with jack pierce. Is that right?

I was.

I just came by To grab the rest of my stuff.

- I moved out last night. - why is that?

No particular reason.

You know, we talked To jack last night.

- did he tell you about that? - yeah, he said.

Yeah, He had an interesting story About how brian curtis...

Well, you know brian curtis, Vice cop.

Yeah, I know him.

How brian planted some dope In jack's apartment

And put the squeeze On the two of you,

And then jack asked him To check up on rick for him, You know,

"You scratch my back, I'll scratch yours," Kind of thing?

Jack asked him to kill rick. That's what happened.

We talked to him about it. He says he didn't do that.

He's going to say that, Isn't he?

We were hoping maybe You could help us prove it One way or another.

Why would I do that?

For rick.

I'll think about it.

Appreciate that.

[ screaming ]

What's your name?

Huh?

[ screaming ]

Go ahead, go ahead and scream.

[ engine struggling ]

[ tires screeching ]

I thought we had An understanding.

I thought we had A relationship.

You find rick's body, And what do you do?

You call me first?

No, you don't Call me first.

You call that angie, --,

And then I get there, I get there,

And you run away.

You take off Like you're scared of me.

You make me look bad In front of everybody...

[ gasps ]

[ crying ]

And I don't like that.

Huh? I don't like that. I don't like that At all.

You -- me.

You're -- me.

You're telling everybody

That I was with rick The night he died, And I wasn't.

Hey, okay, I can make that all go away.

The people who said They saw you with rick--

I was mistaken. They got it wrong. I can give you an alibi.

I can give you whatever it is That you need,

But why should I, huh? Why should I do that?

What have you done For me lately?

You killed rick.

You have a choice.

Now, it's either going to be You, or it's going to be The councilman,

But one of you is going To go down for rick's murder, You hear me?

Now, I can make that happen. You know that I can make that Happen,

So which is it going to be? You or him?

Huh? Come on. Let's hear it, let's hear it. You or him?

What do you want me to do?

That's better, okay.

Okay, I'm going To be calling you,

And when I do, I want you to go back

Into the councilman's Apartment--

It's okay, sweetheart, It's okay.

You are going To sneak in there,

You are going to hide Something in there for me And come back out,

And tell me where you hid it, Just like before With the dope.

You remember that? Is that a yes or a no?

Yes.

All right, turn around. Turn around.

[ keys jingling ]

See, everything's okay now. Okay, there you go.

I'll be in touch...

In touch. That's a good girl.

Okay.

Okay.

You know, three people Have o.D.'d using that Stuff you're selling.

Three people. You don't care about that?

Whoa.

I've been using the same Myself, okay,

And I haven't had Any problems with it. Yeah.

Well, then, maybe you're Selling-- maybe you're Selling...

Heroin to people Who want coke. Are you doing that?

No, man, it's just heroin.

Okay, well, All I'm asking you to do

Is just to stop selling it Just long enough

Until I can get it Properly tested.

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

Okay, then, I have to have you Arrested,

And I have to have you held Until I can get it tested.

That takes one, Maybe two weeks.

- who knows now? - whoa, wait a sec'.

It's just your regular. That's all you're going To find out.

- stop selling it. - I'm almost out, anyway. I've just got a bit left.

Let me buy it off you.

You want to buy it from me?

I'll buy it. How much altogether?

I'll give you what I've got For 200 bucks.

200 bucks?

Okay, I'll need A bank machine.

There's one over there.

Well, okay, Let's go.

One stroke across his throat Right to left.

That severed His wind pipe and jugular At the same time.

Would that take a lot Of strength to do that?

No, not necessarily.

It would depend on How sharp the weapon was,

And this looked To be pretty sharp.

Could you tell If he put up a struggle?

No, I don't think so. There weren't any Defensive wounds.

He had a lot of heroin In his system,

So he could have been asleep Or maybe unconscious When it happened.

Oh, and there's Evidence of semen Around the mouth.

I'll leave that to you To speculate on.

I'm having some Dna tests run on it,

And that should Tell us something.

Thank you.

Thank you, Doctor.

Anytime. Keep the change.

[ da vinci ]: Are you ready to come forward With any of this?

- I don't know. - huh?

Well, I guess- I guess I am.

I spoke to my lawyer.

It's... It's all Unraveling.

It's just all Unraveling.

Brenda left the apartment The other night

- in tears. - she took off?

Yeah, she accused me Of telling brian to...

To kill rick. It's a mess.

Boy.

I'm just In a tailspin.

So I guess this is probably A pretty bad time to ask you

To endorse my candidacy For the chief of police, eh?

Yes, yes, it would.

I mean--

Under any other Circumstances, I'd be happy to do it,

But right now, I'm afraid I'd sink you.

You've just been getting Led around by your --

This whole last year, Can't you see that?

Sure, you've done Some pretty stupid things,

You've said Some stupid things,

But, jack, honestly, I don't believe--

I don't think Many people believe You're the type of man

That's going to get Somebody killed.

Well, I appreciate You saying that.

No.

I know what it's like To get-- to be deluded, Get manipulated.

You know, you're-- When you're at your Most vulnerable state,

You fall for people's --,

Because you're lonely, You're in love, whatever--

Hey, dominic.

Hey, claire, look at that. I'm right ahead Of time, right?

- I'll be right in. - see you inside.

Okay, beautiful.

Prime example.

That's the mayor's assistant.

That's the mayor's Assistant.

You having a thing with her?

Only in my mind, Only in my mind,

But in reality,

Well...

I'd better get going, Or I'll be late to yet Another meeting

Where I've got to make A complete idiot out of myself.

Hey, thanks for the words.

No problem.

Don't do anything stupid On me, okay, jack?

Oh, I think I've filled my quota.

If you want to get together And kill a bottle of scotch, Call me.

- I will. - okay.

Well, listen, listen,

For what it's worth,

I think you're going To make a...

A pretty good Chief of police. I mean that.

Well, thanks, jack, But for what it's worth,

Your judgment Has been a little off lately,

So I'm not going to listen Too carefully.

You okay?

So...

If I said, "Open it a week from today,"

You think you could have it Up and going for then?

A week today?

Well, yeah, I'm just waiting for money At this point, really.

Yeah, well, like I said, That's all in the works, So...

So I could open it?

What about your search For a parent,

Someone to do a "There But for the grace of god" For us?

Oh, you really want To do that?

It doesn't sit that well With me.

Well, we have to counter The negative publicity.

I don't know.

I don't know if I want To put somebody through that.

Well, it's not Your choice, really.

- is it? - what?

You ask them, Then it becomes Their choice.

Oh, yeah?

All right, well, I'll keep my ears open.

Good.

Councilman.

I know, yes, I was supposed to call you,

But I was speaking With my lawyer,

And we're still considering Our options.

Did we give you The impression that You had any options?

Because you don't, really. You need to come forward With what you told us,

And talking to your lawyer Is not going to stop That from happening.

- are you arresting me? - are you willing To cooperate?

I wouldn't have told you About brian if I wasn't Willing to do it.

I just-- my lawyer says It's my word against his,

And you're going to need more To prove extortion.

Okay, but the wrinkle With that there, jack,

Is that right now, You're a suspect In a homicide.

You're aware Of that, right?

Yeah. Yes.

Well, from what brian Is saying,

You've got A pretty good motive.

Yeah, I know, but he's lying.

Yeah, we think so, too,

And maybe We've got a way

To prove that One way or the other

And also get him On the extortion.

Now, if we could do that, Would you help?

I just want to make it All right...

If I can.

Okay, so if we were To ask you to wear A wire on brian,

What would you say To that?

A wire?

Yeah.

Jeez.

You know, we may not Get brian.

Oh, don't say that.

Just telling you What I'm thinking, That's all.

We've got The councilman's testimony.

Come on, that right there Is going to help us out.

We believe he did that, But we don't actually know Brian's done anything.

Somebody had to see him Going into rick's apartment

Rick is his snitch, though. He's got every legitimate Reason

To be having meetings With him, right?

And when rick's dealing,

He's got people coming In and out of there All day, every day.

Any one of them Could have had The opportunity.

What happened To the new optimistic mick All of a sudden?

I'm just telling you What I'm thinking.

We might not get him...

Right?

It's not the end of the world.

How can you say that?

I mean, he's like His own little terror squad,

Killing people at will.

We think he's done maybe two, Three of his informants now?

Yeah.

Well, he'll get his.

It might not be us who gets him, But he'll get his.

You know what I hope?

I hope he steps out In front of a bus,

And, bam, Goodbye, son of a --.

That's what I hope.

Here's The coroner now.

Mr. Da vinci, This is joanne chavez, Kevin's mother.

- mrs. Chavez. - how do you do?

I just want to tell you How sorry I am For your loss.

Thank you... Very much.

Um, I--I understand

You were concerned About my kevin,

And...

What's this?

I mean, about how he died,

And I just wanted you To see this.

Uh... This letter Was delivered

By one of his street friends Early this morning,

And I don't want you To read it,

Or I don't want To read it to you--

There are some personal Things in it--

But I wanted you To know what it said.

See, my kevin And his girlfriend, anne,

They grew up together.

They went to grade school And high school.

You know, we always thought They'd get married, right?

Mm-hmm.

Anyway, they got Into the dope.

I'm sure that's a story You're-- you're Familiar with.

They tried to quit, But they could never seem To do it,

And... I guess that's just What this letter says,

That they... Just couldn't Fight it anymore,

And they didn't want To live like this, And...

So my kevin decided That he would...

Give a fatal...

A fatal dose of heroin To anne and then To himself,

And that's what he did, I guess.

I thought You should know.

Well, thanks... Thanks for telling me.

Um, I'm just gathering up Their things,

And I assume That's all right.

Sorry? Oh, yeah, sure, it's fine.

Okay, I'll let you know When you can claim your...

Claim the bodies, too.

Thank you.

Mrs. Chavez...

I was just wondering...

Well...

- what you just told me... - yes.

It was extremely moving...

And I appreciate that...

Pretty rough.

Yeah.