Original subtitles

[ da vinci ]: yeah, this man Has got an octopus on his face.

That's never good.

[ shannon ]: no.

Boy.

Okay, I guess this Is turning out to be

Quite the popular Drop-off destination

Down here, eh?

[ shannon ]: Yeah, what is that,

Five or six This year already?

I haven't really kept count.

You got to watch Your step there.

You're going to be number seven.

Oh, jeez, Thanks, fellas.

You remember donna.

She's subbing in For rose,

Who's down in seattle

On that green river Follow-up.

Hey, nice to have you With us.

How you doing?

Good. Better than that guy.

Did you read that Article in the paper

About the bikers?

That's a big newsflash for you. Bikers control the docks.

Since caesar Already.

I don't understand The media in this town.

They got no teeth.

They've been Pussyfooting around that one

For years.

Somebody said you saw Some shell casings?

Shell casings, yeah. All around here,

But mostly around this Barbecue pit thing over here.

I'm going to go Take a look.

You're not going To help us

Get the squid off The man's face?

No, you can do that.

You can Do that.

I'll give you a hand.

Boy, oh, boy, oh, boy.

I never saw anything Like this in my life.

How did this happen?

I've never heard Of an octopus

Climbing on someone Before.

You know, Look at this here.

What?

This things only got Seven tentacles.

No, he's got To have eight.

Everybody knows eight.

Yeah, but he's Only got seven.

Two, three, four...

I wonder if he was Born that way

Or he lost it somehow.

Anyway, that's Pretty unusual.

I guess he wrote something Somebody didn't like.

Huh? Who is he?

Donna says He's a journalist.

Got popped Right behind the ear.

Well, that's great.

You know, I hope...

I hope you put a stop To all this unnecessary gun play

When they put a badge On your chest there, sir.

Well, I'll tell you What I'm going to do.

My first order Of business,

If I get that job,

I'm going to come back, I'm going to deputize you.

Always a sidekick, Never the man.

Story of my life.

Yeah, all right.

So, you got An id on the guy?

Yeah, lawrence Brownfield.

He's a journalist.

He's a journalist?

Yeah, apparently.

He had a press pass In his pocket.

Works for A new york paper

As a stringer, I guess.

Oh yeah? So, does he live up here?

Oh, no. He's an american, Lives in seattle.

Yeah?

Yeah, we put a call in To seattle homicide

And made them aware.

What about A tape recorder,

Notebook, something Like that? No?

No, we didn't find Anything on him.

We're calling this newspaper,

Trying to find out What he was doing up here

And where he was staying.

I want to check These casings out.

They're .22 caliber.

Seems to be quite a few of 'em All around here.

Most of 'em look like they've Been here for quite a while.

Oh yeah?

Yeah.

I can't tell

If the guy got shot Right here or not.

Who knows?

[ children shouting ]

Okay...

Morning.

Hey, marla. Thanks for coming.

This is rick's apartment.

What's the latest?

Well, we've been Canvassing

All the houses Along here,

Trying to find any Potential witnesses

Who might have Seen anybody

Going in and out Of the building.

There's a bit of a time line We're trying to establish,

And we're wondering,

Did you keep track of brian The night rick died?

That was the 13th?

The 13th, yeah.

Yeah.

Okay. Let's go.

Tell me that...

Here we go.

Ah. Okay. Here we go.

[ marla ]: yeah.

Yeah, we rode together From about 4:00 till 9:00,

I went To the hospital.

I had an informant That was laid up,

Wanted to see me, so... I went in alone,

And brian picked me up About an hour later.

Can I see that?

So between 9:00 And 10:00 there,

He was all On his own?

Yeah, far as I know, He was on his own.

I'm going to meet him for lunch In chinatown.

Should I get a hold of you On your phones or beepers or...?

Yeah. Meeting him For lunch? Excellent.

If he shows up.

Okay. Okay. Okay.

664 jhf.

You, uh... You looking for me?

Is this yours?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm, uh... Just visiting my mother there.

Your mother lives there?

That's what I said.

Neighbor complained

You're blocking her From getting out.

Oh, I'm sorry. I'm leaving right now, okay?

Cancel that.

Geez. Dominic.

How's it going?

Wanted to wish you good luck On your interview tomorrow.

I'm going in for mine In a couple of hours.

Well, good luck To you too.

I see you're all in drag, In the official drag.

It looks very good. Very law and order.

You got your six-guns? Got your spurs handy?

Huh?

You know, I just... I want you to understand

That there's No hard feelings here.

It's just about two guys Going for the same job.

Two guys going for the puck In the corner, that's all.

Well, I'm not sure

I really appreciate Some of the tactics

I've seen used So far in this, eh?

This whole thing With constable klochko.

Oh, hi, maria. How are you doing?

Do you need me?

Yes.

Okay, just give me One second.

The whole thing with Constable klochko

And stirring up all Those negative feelings

Around that o.D. There,

Making me sound Like I'm cavalier,

Actually saying that,

And I didn't really Appreciate that.

Things happen. You know that.

Well, it was a deliberate Attempt to smear me,

And it hurt me Where I live,

And it's a very Well-timed smear too.

And I'm sorry It happened.

Well, okay.

I just want to wish you Good luck in getting the job,

That's all.

Okay...

And then, you know, The whole thing that went...

The way it went down with lenny.

Him getting busted-- Excuse me--

On that Drinking and driving thing.

I can't forget How that went down

In a hurry either.

Look, I didn't want To get into this.

I just wanted To say hello

And clear the decks

So, in the event that We go head-to-head

In the future...

Sorry.

You know, If I'm the chief

Or if you're The chief,

It's not clouded By a bunch of past things,

But if you're going to hang on To these little things,

It's going to be a rocky road--

Little things? Little things?

I wish you wouldn't call Character assassination

A "Little thing," my friend. Okay?

The thing about life is, When you smear somebody,

It's almost impossible To unsmear them.

Of course, that's The whole point

Of using that As a tactic, isn't it?

I don't believe I ever Accused anyone of anything

During this.

Well, no. This is all Behind-the-scenes innuendo.

It's all a bunch of Statements you're making.

You're not actually Accusing anybody,

Or you'll raise Pointed questions.

You want To call this whole thing

A couple of guys going For the puck in the corner,

You want to interpret this As a game

That's gone a little Out of control, okay.

Good to know.

I'm glad to know that About you now.

It's all a game.

You know what?

What?

I was going to say That you'd make a good chief,

And if you got the job,

I'd be more than happy To serve under you,

But I'm going to change my mind.

Oh, so this is An early resignation offer?

You hear that? Okay, you're a witness.

Okay, I accept, So I win and you resign.

I'm going to change my mind

And say that you're Too much of a hothead

To take a position That demands a cool temperament.

And you know where Your head is, eh?

You know where your head is Perfectly well.

You know, you're Just out there

Trying to preserve

Your little status quo Bureaucracy,

You're just Chasing headlines,

Getting all your boys Positions down here,

On the downtown Eastside and all that,

But you...Your myopic Little eyes...

Excuse me.

Right in front Of them,

This whole city's Being ignored!

You've got the docks being Run by bikers down there.

That's some Serious--

[ passing car honking ]

You got your head up Your ass, my friend!

Where are you going?

Yeah, have an accident. Idiot.

Morning.

That guy drives me... Good morning.

Just getting a few Things off your chest,

I see.

Yeah, sorry. Sorry.

It's good to do that Sometimes.

It's better than letting Them stew, right?

Yeah, you heard What I'm saying!

Yeah, uh...I'm going To grab a coffee.

You want to Walk with me?

You mean want to have A coffee with me?

Yeah.

Yeah, okay.

Yeah...

I'm sorry about that, But you know,

That guy really Gets my goat.

Okay. Thanks.

That was the morgue.

Maria got The tox back on rick,

Found some Heavy sleeping pills

In his system

On top Of the heroin.

So he was pretty Doped, then,

When he was killed.

That would explain

Why he didn't put up Much of a fight, huh?

So where's brian Meeting marla?

Just up at The dim sum place.

I got a page from her A minute ago.

He just left,

So he's going to be by Any second here.

Okay, so what Do you want to do?

You want to wind Him up a little

When he gets here?

Yeah, see how He reacts.

Here he comes.

There you go. Thanks.

Hey. Hey, ange.

Hey, brian.

What are you doing?

We're just doing Some grocery shopping.

Hey, brian.

Oh, hey.

Good to see you. Actually,

I had a couple Of questions for you.

Yeah?

Yeah, I just heard

That you were Talking to sue,

Ange's friend...

Uh-huh.

And that, uh...

She might know a little bit more About rick's death

Than she's letting on.

Oh. Yeah, I was Just, uh...

I was just shooting My mouth off.

I mean, I don't really Know much about it.

Yeah? 'cause Somebody said

That you thought maybe I was protecting her.

Well, I mean, maybe I...

I said something Like that. I...

You know, No offense, ange.

It's just... You know me.

I'm always yakking, Right?

Yeah, whatever.

We were wondering what You knew about her.

Yeah, I mean, hey,

Maybe I was getting Sucked into her story, right?

I mean, maybe you know something I don't, hmm?

Well, it's... It's just that, uh...

I mean, she talks out of Both sides of her mouth, right?

I mean, in my experience.

She'd pretty much say anything For the price of a high, right?

So, uh... So she's...

She's looking

Like a pretty good Suspect now, huh?

Is that it?

You know, Maybe you could Do us a favor.

If you see her In your travels,

Why don't you Give us a call?

Yeah, absolutely.

Take it easy, brian.

Yeah.

Always do, huh?

So what do you Want to do?

I think we should Talk to sue

And get her to do Something for us.

The maid hasn't Been in yet, so...

Well, don't let anyone in For the time being.

We're just going to Have a look around.

I'll be at the desk If you need me.

Okay.

They own this hotel, You know.

Who? Who owns it?

The bikers.

Yeah.

You can go now.

They own a lot Of real estate.

Why not? It's A good investment.

Yeah, they do A good business here.

They make a good burger Downstairs there.

I've had their Halibut and chips.

Batter's very light, Not too greasy.

Yeah.

Nothing in here. Just a shaving kit

And a toothbrush.

Yeah. He's got a suit Hanging up there.

Nothing In the dresser.

Suitcase is open here,

Like he's been living out of it, I guess.

Got a cd here, some pizza.

When did he check in here?

Two weeks ago.

He's got a pocket Thesaurus

And a dictionary.

What the hell Is this?

There's something Under here.

Got a laptop Under here.

Huh.

It's chained To the bed.

We're going to have To get somebody

To get that off.

This looks like one of Those titanium locks.

He's got a family Photo here.

Wife and two Sweet kids.

Yeah, he's probably Got it there

So he can See their faces

At night When he calls them.

Yeah.

I don't know how these Damn things work at all.

Oh. What's this?

A little Bedside reading.

Thomas de quincey,

Confessions of an English opium eater.

Hey. Look at this.

Cigarette butts.

Got lipstick stains on them.

[ music blaring ]

Hey! Hey. Jan, you seen sue?

No, no, not today.

You haven't seen her? Listen, if you see her,

You tell her I need To talk to her, okay?

You have her Call me, okay?

It's very important That she calls me.

It's very important That she calls me.

You see her, you have her Call me, okay?

[ brakes screeching ]

What the hell's The matter with you?

Get your ass Out of the road,

I swear to god,

I'll get out of the car Right now

I'll come out and kick your ass!

Somebody help me.

[ honking ]

Somebody help me!

Help me!

Hey.

Yeah, so the maid Over there

Says she saw Your journalist

Going into the pub A few times,

But other than that,

He ate a lot of pizza In his room.

Okay. You'll want to go Check in the pub,

See if anybody in there saw him, All right?

All right.

Oh, hey.

No, not you.

You want to get The night man

Down here for us?

The clerk inside's got his name.

We'll be down at the only.

Got to to get Something to eat.

I'm starving.

You're always Starving.

[ shannon ]: That's right. Yeah.

Well, may I speak With him, please?

Hey! I was just Thinking about you.

So, good news. We got something On that journalist.

Already?

Yeah.

That's great.

I've been Reading the paper.

You're reading the paper?

You're taking A lot of heat

On that safe Injection site.

Oh, the safe injection site.

Yeah, well, people Just can't stand change.

It's true.

Can't stand it.

We'll get Back to you.

That was our Victim's editor.

Apparently, he was Working on an article

On the drug scene Up here.

B.C. Bud going Across the border,

Smack, heroin, The whole nine yards.

Okay.

Says it's one of our Biggest exports,

Way ahead of cattle, Timber, and wheat.

$7 billion a year.

That's $7 billion American.

That's what it is. Okay. Well, I hear bells going off.

What do you think's going on?

Well, it's nice to know What we're famous for

In the eyes of the rest Of the world.

What, the b.C. Bud?

He says he was working On something related,

You know what I mean?

But he didn't go into Any details about it,

Said he was going to Send him some copy.

Oh. Did he say who his sources Were up here, maybe?

Uh, no, said he wouldn't Have any way of knowing

Who that might be.

Well, I mean, That's no surprise.

Those guys would Rather go to jail

Than give up One of those.

It's kind of like Giving up a good snitch.

Yeah, anyway, He said he was

Going to e-mail him Some pictures.

He said he had a digital Camera with him

And a tape recorder, one Of those little ones.

Oh, that's great.

We didn't find any camera Or tape recorder.

That's too bad.

There's nothing there?

No.

No, but he also said

That he had an Appointment with you

To talk about your Safe injection site.

With me? Interview me?

Yeah, and apparently you Canceled the interview

Because of your meeting With the police board.

No, no, okay, that sounds weird. I'll check that with helen.

I've got to take off.

I wish I could Finish off this...

Okay, I'll be on my cell, okay?

We'll catch you later.

So I guess we'll wait,

See what's what On the laptop.

That could take a while.

I've got to get Something to eat.

Nowadays they've got These computers,

They're so tiny,

They fit in the palm Of your hand.

Yeah, well, It doesn't matter

What kind of machine I'm using,

I'm still typing With just two fingers.

Hey, zack. What's going on?

Somebody stole my car.

I was parked right Around the corner.

I'm on hold to icbc.

They got my car, They got my computer,

They got All my accident reports,

They got everything.

They got my cell phone.

I'm totally screwed.

Oh, that sucks, man.

Hey, the beard looks good, Though.

Like it.

You guys got somebody

Who saw your journalist Last night.

You asked me To come find you?

Yeah.

Well, the night man, He came in,

He says he knows The witness.

Well, where's The witness?

Back at the hotel.

Okay, we should Get on that.

[ cell phone ringing ]

Yeah. Oh, I'm going to be Chewing on my fingers

In a minute here, You know what I mean?

Listen, Could you do me a favor?

Could you go in there

And get me A meatball sandwich...

Sure.

And then find me?

They got the computer Opened up.

They got it opened up?

All right.

Well, do you want To go do that

And I'll go talk To the night man?

All right.

All right.

Yeah, Meatball sandwich...

Hey, phil. Sorry, sorry For the rush meeting.

Sorry I'm late.

I've got my meeting With the police board

Tomorrow, my interview.

Tomorrow's the day?

Yeah. Any advice?

I gave you my advice A couple of months ago,

Told you to drop Out of the running.

And you didn't listen.

Okay, well, I know What they're going to ask me,

And I just want to kind Of run it by you.

Just give me One second, okay?

Probably what they're Going to ask me

What I'm going to recommend With in-department changes

And how I'm going to do them, And...

That's the old

"Are you going to rock The boat?" question.

Hey, excuse me, could I get Some huevos rancheros?

Have you had those? They're great.

You can't fall in the trap.

You've got to say that you're Going to study the situation

And make recommendations.

Okay, well, what I was Going to tell them...

Basically emphasize That I'm all in favor

Of this community policing Thing, right?

Also, I think that they've got To really start considering

Some fairly radical measures, Like, say,

Combining the police And fire departments--

You can't say that.

You've got to say you're Going to study the situation

And consult with them.

You think that there's A number of efficiencies

That might help deliver Better services.

You've got to be vague.

That's the language

That they understand And appreciate.

I don't know if I agree With that approach, phil.

I know you don't. That's why I'm giving you this advice.

You want to hear The sound of your own voice,

I'll shut up now.

No, no, no. I'm sorry, sorry.

Finish what you were Going to say.

I'm telling you,

You've got to tell them What they want to hear.

You won't rock the boat, right?

You have to present an image That says "Status quo."

I just thought I'd go in there And just, like, be myself.

Wrong. That's going to scare them.

How's it going to scare them?

You're a thoughtful man With complicated

And sometimes conflicted Opinions on the issues.

People right now Want the security

Of black and white Answers.

They do?

Law and order, Crime and punishment,

You know, The whole either/or dichotomy.

Gray is a terrifying color At the moment, okay?

I should just walk in there

And completely b.S. My way Through this?

Absolutely.

Your being frank And straightforward,

It might feel Refreshing to them

For about as long as The interview lasts, right?

As soon As that door slams,

They're going to take out Those long knives

And shove you in the back.

You've got to understand.

If you're selected, You've got to do what they want.

They're not going To select a man

Who they can't control.

Jack.

Oh, hi, dom. How's it going?

Pretty good.

You look A little worse for wear.

What happened there?

Brenda moved out, and I...

Look, I feel I'm in a nightmare here.

I've got to meet with a couple Of homicide detectives.

I think you know them.

Leary and kosmo. You know them, right?

Sure, sure, yeah.

Put in a good word for me, Will you?

These are good people.

All you have to do there Is just talk straight to them.

Maybe they Can find a way

To help lead you Out of this mess here.

I hope so.

Yeah.

I took a hell of a wrong turn Somewhere, man.

We still Getting together later?

You still want To do that?

Yeah, please.

I've got to go in With the mayor.

I shouldn't be too long. I'll call you right after, okay?

Yeah. Yeah, yeah. Please.

Just talk straight to them.

I will.

Hang in there, jack.

Yeah, somebody was With him last night.

Gal, blonde hair.

Blonde hair?

About how old Was she?

I don't know. Late 30s, maybe.

Anyway, he came in With her

And they went up To his room.

What time was that, About?

9:15, 9:30.

About 20 minutes later, They came back down.

They came back down?

What did they do then, Or did you notice?

Him, yeah.

He had me call a cab, Which I did.

Her, I don't know. She went out the door.

She went out the door. They called a cab.

Do you remember Which cab company it was?

Yeah, sure. Yellow.

And did you ever

See this woman With him before?

No, uh-uh.

No, huh? All right, then.

Okay, thanks a lot.

Thanks for Coming down early.

Appreciate it. Really.

Hey.

Our guy from last night,

He took a cab From here,

A yellow cab.

See if you can track down The driver for us,

Will you?

Will do, yeah.

Hey. Hey. Is that My sandwich?

Geez, sorry, I forgot. Yeah, your sandwich.

It's a meatball, Everything on it,

And they said

You can pay them Next time you're in.

Oh, great. Thanks.

All right, I'm coming!

There's no ketchup.

...Free will, All right, already?

Did you just grab my ass?

Hey, hey. Come on. Calm down, now.

What's all this?

I'm in the pub there,

Asking if anybody remembers Seeing the reporter in there.

The bartender points her out,

Says they were talking A couple of times in there.

Her name's shelley ryan. I've seen her around.

All right, shelley,

You want to tell me About this gentleman

That you were with Last night?

Nothing to tell.

He was friendly, Bought me a drink.

He just walked up to you And started talking,

Out of the blue?

Yeah, he was friendly.

That's why you Went up to his room with him?

I didn't go Up to his room.

This guy mistaken.

Yes, you did. You went up to his room,

And you smoked a couple Of cigarettes.

Now, listen, I haven't had Any breakfast,

And I'm getting a little cranky.

He was asking About geography.

Geography?

Yeah, about The downtown eastside,

Where the drugs Are at...

You went Up to his room

To talk about The drug scene?

Yeah, he wanted To put me on tape.

He wanted My life story.

You must have been up there Quite a while, then, huh?

No. As soon as we got up there,

He got a phone call On his cell phone,

And he left.

Who was calling him? Did he say?

No.

And then What did you do?

I went home.

You went home?

Yeah.

All right, get a statement, Get her particulars,

And then find out

If she's in the system Anywhere.

Right. Let's go.

He's got a load of files On the computer.

He was writing All kinds of articles

For a lot Of different papers,

So it's going To take a while

To sort it all out.

Anything you can Tell me right now?

Well, yeah, a little.

One of the things he was doing

Was downloading A lot of information

On the vancouver docks.

The docks? Yeah.

What kind of information Was he interested in?

A lot of statistics,

Ship and container Traffic,

Customs reports, All that.

Did you find Any photographs

In his documents?

Photographs? No, I didn't.

Oh, but he's got...

I've got A list of phone numbers.

It's in the truck here.

Yeah, this is it here. See?

Da vinci's Is on there.

The mayor's.

That's the number

Of the union hall Down at the docks,

And he also had a bunch Of individual numbers,

A couple of them.

I looked those up.

One of them's A customs officer,

Carl moore.

The other one's A pizza joint.

Huh.

Watch yourself.

Did you find anything

That he'd been Writing recently?

You know, like, over The last couple of days?

Well, the last thing He wrote

Was some notes on A safe injection site,

But like I say,

There's still A bunch of files

We have To sort through.

Well, it's a good start.

[ mayor ]: so...Tomorrow's The big day, huh?

Yeah, I guess it is.

You'll do fine.

Just go on in there, Be yourself,

You'll do fine.

Be myself?

What's the matter?

You having some Last-minute regrets?

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

I'm pretty much ready For whatever happens.

Good. That's great.

Yeah.

I just wanted To wish you luck.

Thank you.

Yeah, And let you know

They're going to Grill you pretty good

About the downtown Eastside.

Downtown eastside?

There was a, uh...

A journalist Murdered last night

Down there, Down on the docks.

He was investigating

The biker angle Down there, eh?

Hmm. That's interesting.

Yeah. I think we've really

Stuck a hot poker In some people's eyes

With this Injection site.

No doubt.

Don't you think?

Yeah. So you think there's Some connection there?

I do think there is. Yeah, I do.

Hey, tommy. It's okay. Thanks for coming down.

Yeah, no problem. How can I help you?

We've got this reporter

Who was doing a story On the docks.

The one they found shot?

That's what He was working on?

Yeah.

Now, if you had a guy U.C. Down here,

And I'm not asking you If you do,

But if you did, he might Know something.

Well, if I did have Someone u.C. Down here,

I probably wouldn't Be hearing from him

On a regular basis, Right? So...

Not a lot I can Tell you right now.

Right, I understand, but If you do hear anything...

If I hear anything.

Okay. Thanks.

Anything?

S.F.A.

I told you he wasn't going To tell us anything.

I was just putting A bug in his ear.

Here comes Your new girlfriend.

Oh, ange, don't Embarrass me.

I can do that All on my own.

Hey, suk.

I might have Something for you.

I might have Something good.

That sounds good.

I'm cruising The east end

On a robbery report This morning,

And I run Into this constable

That I've been dating On and off.

Oh yeah?

You've been dating this guy? How's that going?

Uh, doesn't matter. That's not the point.

He tells me that he ran Into my old partner

This morning At his mother's house,

Meaning brian, and I say, "His mother's house?

"His mother's, you know, dead,

"And she never lived In vancouver.

She never left winnipeg."

Point being, he caught brian

Coming out of a garage In an alley,

So I said, "Show me," We go down there,

And the landlord's Taking out the garbage,

And I said, you know, "Who rents this garage?"

And she says, "Oh, a cop,

"But I think I'm going To kick him out,

'cause he's late With the rent,"

So I said, "Would you Mind showing me?

You know, I'm looking For some storage myself."

You want To take us there?

Yeah.

You know the story.

We've got thousands Of these containers

Coming in and going out Of here every day.

If we're looking at maybe One percent of them

Coming in, Going out--

Dope, contraband, Whatever--

We're not going To catch it.

Well, this was The kind of thing

That this reporter Was asking about?

Yeah, but I got the feeling He knew all about that,

That he was just baiting The hook, you know?

Did he catch what He was fishing for?

Yeah.

What he wanted was information On the unions down here,

On the bikers controlling The ports, all that.

He kind of wanted an insight Into how it all worked.

That's a black hole. What'd you tell him?

No port police anymore. What the hell do people expect?

It's wide open down here.

Do you remember what Time it was, about,

That you had this Conversation with him?

[ cell phone ringing ]

Um...I get on shift At 8:00 a.M.

So I guess this would Have been about 9:30.

9:30. So, was there a lot Of activity around then?

There was A ship unloading.

Yeah, there was Lots of activity.

So almost anybody Could've seen him

Talking to you, then?

Yeah, I guess.

Okay.

He was also Asking me questions

About customs officers Taking bribes.

Oh, you know something About that, do you?

Well, I told him

You hear about it happening All around the world.

Yeah. Okay. All right.

Hey, you guys found him

Over by the sugar refinery There?

Yeah, just down Under the pier there.

That's where guys Plunk at the seals sometimes.

On their lunch break.

The guys Take potshots at the seals.

There's lots of seals Around here lately.

Oh, my god.

[ shannon ]: Yeah, that's pitiful,

Taking shots at Defenseless animals like that.

How much Is the rent?

$100 a month.

That sounds Pretty reasonable.

How long has brian Been renting it?

About four years now.

We'd better back out And get a warrant,

See if we can get one On the qt.

Yeah.

Tell me how You found him.

In his bed.

What do you mean, In his bed?

Just lying there, Or what?

With the covers pulled up Around his neck.

His throat was slit.

Open the glove box there.

Go ahead, open it up.

There's something In there,

In the bag there.

Pull it out.

Take a look inside. Check it out.

What's this?

That's the, uh, Murder weapon.

What are you going To do with it?

You were right there After he got killed, right?

I mean, Homicide talked to you, right?

Yeah.

Where'd you get this?

Well, maybe I got it from you.

You're not sticking me with it.

Whoa!

- [ door opening ] - let go!

What are you Doing? Shut up!

What the hell are you doing? You don't take off like that.

Okay!

Calm down! Shut up!

Shut up!

Calm down. Just...

Okay, calm down. Calm down.

Come on. Shh.

It's okay. It's okay, baby.

It's okay.

Here, come on, Get up.

Come on. Come on. Come on. Listen...

Now, listen to me, Okay?

Listen. Listen, okay? Now...Listen to me.

Now, you're Going to do...

You're going to do

What I tell you To do, okay?

'cause if you don't, Baby...

If you don't do what I tell you to do,

Then you're Going to get done

For rick's murder.

You realize that, Right?

Whatever it is, I'll do it.

Okay? Whatever it is.

I want you to...

I want you to take This knife,

And I want you to put it In the councilman's car.

Please just put this In the councilman's car.

Okay. Okay.

Okay.

[ sobbing ]

Okay, Now get off me.

You didn't have to Freak me out like that.

All you had to do Was tell me.

[ sobbing ]

[ knocking ]

Come on, shelley, Open up.

I know you're In there.

Yeah, I thought it sounded Like cops knocking.

What do you want?

It seems to me you left out Some important details

When last we spoke.

Oh yeah? I did? Like what?

Like you were A customs officer

That did time For taking bribes,

And you have heavy connections To the bikers down on the docks.

So?

So start over.

You and this journalist, You go up to his room.

What was that all about?

Well, he wanted me To find someone

Who could talk to him

About how things Work down there.

Uh-huh, and how did he know To be asking you about that?

He knew I'd done time.

So you didn't meet up with him By accident, like you said?

Okay, I heard he was Asking about me,

I got curious--

Oh, what's this? Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk.

Did you introduce him To somebody

To talk to Down on the docks?

What are you snorting?

Oh, what Do we got here?

That's what I was telling him. I couldn't help him out.

Oh, yeah, This is dope.

Take her downstairs, Put her in custody.

[ cell phone ringing ]

Come on, you can't Bust me for this.

No, no, we're Tossing your room.

Can I get my jacket, please?

I want you guys to go Up and down the hallway.

I want to know what she's Been up to. Anything.

Yeah. Yeah, no.

No, tell him To wait there.

We'll meet him At the dispatch. Okay.

That was our cab driver

Who picked up our reporter Last night.

Yeah?

He's going to show us Where he dropped him off.

His car's In the parking lot.

It's number three.

It's a burgundy Japanese thing.

It's open, so just, You know, hop in there

And pop the trunk And take the knife

And put it in where he... Where the spare tire is.

Just take the knife Out of the bag

And take it Out of the cloth,

And just...Stick it In there.

[ car doors slam ]

[ car alarm chirps ]

Is it done?

Done.

That's my girl,

And the winner Gets the prize.

So when are you Going to rat him out?

That's very good. Very good.

Very, very good.

Is he going to get Arrested soon or what?

Watch the papers, Read the news.

Okey-dokey.

Read the... Read the...Papers.

You know, I've been enjoying Working with you.

Yeah, me too.

I've been enjoying Working with you.

It's been Good for me.

So that's why you won't Take me up on the offer

To sleep On the couch?

What?

You worried that maybe We'll get into something

That'll spoil the partnership?

Yeah.

Yeah,

I was thinking Along those lines too.

Yeah?

Mm-hmm, but I promise I'll try And keep my hands off you

If you just want

A comfortable place To sleep.

No, not a good idea.

I don't think You'll be able to resist me.

[ laughs ]

You're right. I'll just drop you on the beach.

Appreciate it.

[ donna ]: He's heading for the docks.

[ shannon ]: yeah, Looks like it.

So, uh, where was I?

You were, uh, dating

A narcotics Detective.

I was past that part.

He was about to make A big bust on the docks.

Yeah, yeah.

They've got the whole Dock staked out, right?

It's, like, 2:00 In the morning.

They're off-loading This shipment.

They've got, I don't know,

20 cops watching The whole thing,

When all of a sudden, The lights go out.

What, on the whole dock, All the lights go out?

The whole docks.

Up and down the streets For half a mile,

It's pitch black, Nobody can see anything,

Everybody's scrambling, right?

When they finally Get down there

To make the bust,

Guess what.

No dope, no drug dealers. Dock's empty.

Can you imagine what kind Of network that takes

To pull something Like that off?

Yeah, well, you know,

That's what I've been saying.

Nobody's ever Going to figure out

How things work Down here on the docks.

It's too complicated.

There's got too many legs, Know what I'm saying?

You cut off one leg,

There's seven more that You didn't even know about.

So...

It's been going on too long And it's too big.

You want to fix it,

You're going to have to Start all over from scratch.

And that's not going To happen,

Because there's too many people Making too much money.

It's always about the money.

Yeah.

Yeah, I think I remember this place.

This is where... You told me to grow up

And realize that brenda Was probably dating

A few other 50-year-old men Besides myself.

Ah. Yeah. I think I recall.

Uh-huh. Hard to hear In here, I guess.

Hard to hear.

I wish I heard you When you told me

That maybe I shouldn't take A run at this police job.

I don't think I ever said that.

Yeah, you did, Didn't you?

No.

Well, you should have Said something,

Because it would have Saved me some grief.

I think you've got A good shot at it,

And that's what I said.

Here's a little something For your collection.

These are pretty serious Sleeping pills, jack.

Yeah.

Where'd you get these?

Friend of brenda's Sold them to her.

Friend of brenda's?

Mm-hmm.

What are you Doing with them?

Those are the pills I was going to take tonight.

Mix them into A nice cabernet

And say, "Arrivederci, Cruel world."

Well, what happened To change your mind?

You said you'd meet me later.

I actually Found myself

Looking forward to being Scathingly criticized

For being such A complete...Idiot,

And, uh... I appreciate

That you kept your word.

Well, here's to idiots.

Complete idiots.

It's starting to get Cold now, eh?

Yeah, I'm soaked.

I like it like this.

Well, I'm cold And I'm wet.

Now, why am I here?

Well, leo's got a theory.

He's also got a mickey of scotch To go with it.

Let's hear Your theory, leo.

Okay. Well, our friend The reporter,

Who was an honest, Ink-stained member

Of the once honorable Brotherhood of the pen,

Meets up with this Ex-customs officer,

Who sends him on A wild goose chase

Down to the docks here

And tells him he's going To meet up with somebody

Who's going to give him The inside dope

On who rules The docks and how.

All right.

We know this part because We found the cab driver

Who drove him Down here.

Right, right, right.

So I'm thinking He's, uh...

He's waiting Down here,

Out in the open,

Right in the light Here, right?

Maybe somewhere, I don't know,

Say he was right around In here somewhere.

Watch yourself.

Don't go Falling in there,

Because I'm not Juing in after you.

Don't worry.

I'm not going To fall in.

I haven't had that much To drink yet. Anyway...

Cheers.

Our guy Is standing here,

And he's looking down This way, I'm thinking,

Because he's expecting

Somebody to come From down there,

Either in a vehicle Or walking, right?

Okay.

Now, he's no yokel.

He knows he's on Dangerous ground,

But I'm thinking,

That's probably what he liked That about his job.

I think that's true.

I read about this guy. He was in afghanistan,

Chasing down The heroin stuff

In the '90s.

He was all Over the place.

Really? Well, okay. Well, there you go.

So he's standing Out here in the open,

And he's looking down this way,

And he doesn't see The little fish boat

Coming by here,

Running with the lights out, Just puttin' along,

Not making a sound.

Guy on the deck Picks up the .22,

Picks him off, over he goes, Into the drink.

He asked the wrong Question, huh?

He asked The wrong question

Of the wrong people At the wrong time,

And that, my friend, Is the general mess

That you're going To have to deal with

If you get the job.

Thanks for bringing That up again, leo.

Give me a hit on that, Will you?

Yeah.

Whoa.

How's it going? Good.

You going up For that interview

With the police board?

It's in five minutes, And I'm on time.

Oh, man. Good luck, pal. Hey, and thanks

For the drinks Last night.

Hey, you can call me Any time, man.

Don't forget it.

Dominic.

Not just yet.

They're just going to be A couple of minutes,

Then they're going To call you in.

Good.

Do you want anything?

A blindfold And a cigarette.

You're going To be fine.

Hey. Break a leg.

Thanks, claire.

[ clears throat ]

We're ready for you.

Okay.