All language subtitles for T.J Hooker s05e13 Murder By law

Thank you.

That's all the national news for 633
exactly.

In local news, L .C. police say they're
now certain that the two mysterious

shotgun slayings in the last two weeks
were linked to each other. Both victims

were female attorneys and each was
murdered on a Monday.

Police are now checking to see if the
two women had any cases in common, but

there's also the growing fear that there
may be another serial killer in the

loose. We'll have more details when they
come in.

On the lighter side.

In sports news.

Hello? Someone there?

Miss McGowan?

Yes?

Miss Jean McGowan?

Yes, what do you want?

You're the Jean McGowan from the Public
Defender's Office?

Yes, look, I'm in a bit of a hurry,
okay? This will just take a minute.

I'll be in my office tomorrow morning at
9 o 'clock, okay? No, I can't wait.

There's something terrible, something
that's been eating me alive inside.

Listen, you nearly scared me half out of
my wits just now.

I'm going to have to insist it be
tomorrow morning. I'm running a little

okay?

No, it'll have to be now.

It'll have to be because of all the pain
you've caused.

What?

The gallon.

This is 4 Adam 30. I'm rolling. This is
16. Rolling back up.

4 Adam 30. 4 Adam 30.

187. Suspect driving a late model
metallic brown...

4 a .m. 30.

I have abandoned site and pursuing rest
of 17.

And the suspect was rather restored.

Flip through the chase and he or she got
away on foot and never got close enough

to get a good look.

You're not going to like this one.

It's Gene McGowan.

My God.

Where's Stacy?

I called her. She's on the way.

Number three, huh?

Another attorney.

Same M .O.? Got both barrels point
blank.

Body was found by the security guard.
Saw the van split from here but didn't

a look at the driver.

I'd like to catch the scum who did it
and give him a couple of barrels of his

own medicine.

Any witnesses?

None. Same as the other killings.

Two attorneys, now one from the public
defender's office, all women.

What's happening, Hooker?

I wish I knew.

Plus the two of them were.

How'd it happen?

Shotgun. Like the other three attorneys.

I'm sorry.

We grew up together.

What she ever did in her life was give
to others.

That's why she joined the public
defender's office instead of going into

practice. Well, I know one thing.

She'll have the whole police force
looking for whoever pulled the trigger.

I got zip.

Nothing from the snitches, nothing from
the streets.

So you're a big help, Karen.

You call yourself a psychiatrist and you
can't come up with answers about

anybody sick enough to pull a string of
murders like this?

What are you paying me for, right? Yeah,
something like that.

Hostile today.

I can give you some answers about cops
who pick on shrinks half their size if

you really want instant gratification.
Not funny, Karen. Not this time.

You're right.

Sorry. Hey, hey.

The women who were killed were
attorneys.

Each of the killings took place on a
Monday after the victims made an

in court. Now, that's quite a pattern.
Could be some sort of a fanatic.

Works himself or herself into some kind
of a rage and then strikes out in some

distorted sense of vengeance.

You mean like some kind of grudge? It's
possible.

What's he killing, Karen? A person or
what she stands for?

Symbolism? Well, there is a pattern to
what a psychotic killer does and how he

does it, but without knowing him.

I can only tell you he's probably
schizoid or paranoid schizoid. Up to

been a week apart.

Do you think he might hit again this
Monday?

Maybe. Maybe he won't kill again at all.

Why's that?

Well, the unconscious doesn't know
anything about numbers.

And if it is some kind of vengeance, he
could suddenly think it's complete at

any time. So the killer just quits,
disappears, and spends the rest of his

gloating over his victory and his power.

What happens the next time he sees a
woman attorney?

He could just smile to himself and think
about how he's already punished or

punish them all. That's great.

We don't want him to try again.

But if he doesn't, we may lose him
forever.

Even the stuff that wasn't burned in the
van came up clean of prints.

Nothing left behind. This guy is
careful.

You know, there may be one thing tying
the victims together.

What's that?

Marilyn Stewart, the first attorney who
was killed, went to the same law school

that Gene McGowan went to. They even
graduated the same year.

What about the second reading?

I'm still checking.

The captain has cleared it for us to
work with homicide. We'll be in the

and white. We'll report to O 'Brien.

What are we waiting for? Let's move on
this law school thing.

Now, you just back off for a minute,
Stacey. What do you mean?

You're too involved.

At Jean's funeral, you were falling
apart.

You're damn right I'm involved.

She was my friend.

You're pressing, Stacey.

I thought Karen was the psychiatrist.

She's got the diploma. I got the
streets.

Jim.

You take the law school. Stacy, you go
back and work on the second victim.

I'll check in with the homicide boys,
trade information, and see if we can

up with anything that pushes us closer
to the killer.

Here we are.

Yes, I remember this.

My second year on the faculty.

88 in the graduating class?

Yes.

Smerlyn Stewart.

G. McGowan.

Mr. Petrelli, the second attorney who
was murdered was named Joanne Dowd.

I don't see that name here.

Dowd.

Joanne Dowd.

Yes.

Yes. Joanne Dowd was with us for two
years, and then she transferred to

school. And she'd been murdered, too.

I'm afraid so.

What the hell's the world coming to?

I think I better go over this whole
folder, Miss Petrelli, very carefully.

I need to have the names of the
graduates and any others who were in the

okay? Sure.

Frances Marie Driscoll.

Right. And Jessica Margaret Mitchell.

Right here.

Right. And Evelyn Marina, right? Right.

That's it.

88 in the graduating class, plus 14 who
transferred to other schools or dropped

out. Two died of natural causes and the
three victims, of course.

And if we're figuring right, we've got
47 practicing in the western states, 38

in California, and 26 in our vicinity.

That list comes down to 12 if we stay
with the premise that the killer's only

going after women.

You got addresses that go with those
names?

I got the feeling we're about to do some
legwork.

What do you think, Hooker?

All of them targets?

Is one of them pulling the trigger?

I don't know.

Karen said it could be a grudge.

It's hard to think of one of them
killing the others.

But somebody is.

Anything? Nothing. You?

Maybe.

One of the ladies remembered something,
a name that wasn't on our list, a

Rosemary Shea. Why wasn't it on the
list? She washed out in her first year,

a nervous breakdown.

According to the lady we talked to, it
was a bad scene.

This Rosemary Shea had totally flipped
out.

It was a violent personality, threatened
some people, even attacked one with a

pair of scissors.

No serious injuries occurred, but I tell
you, this Miss Shea sounds like a

definite wacko. Where is she now?

We're still checking, but there's more.

Apparently it was the group of student
reps, the women's council, that brought

Rosemary Shea's condition to the
attention of faculty advisors.

And she blames them for her washout.

Yeah.

Like Karen said, a grudge. Well, it
sounds like three of the names on that

council are dead.

Jean McGowan? Jean, Joanne Dowd, and
Marilyn Stewart.

Who are the others?

There's a girl living in the valley
named Catherine Mary Gomez.

And there's another living in Europe.
Who is she?

Evelyn Marino.

And then there's Jessica Margaret
Mitchell. The last one is the one you're

to see.

Frances Marie Driscoll.

All right, I'll take Driscoll.

And Gomez. You take Mitchell and see if
you can get a line on Rosemary Fitts.

Okay, we're on it.

Beautiful day.

Yes, it is.

They never seem to get tired, do they?

I was just thinking that. They play like
their lives depend on it. They do.

Struggle in youth is what makes strong
wings.

Wings?

When I was a boy, I found a chrysalis.
Do you know what that is?

Chrysalis. That's a shell that the
insect... Where it lives while it's

from one kind of a bug into another kind
of a bug.

Anyway, I dumped it in a jar until this
butterfly started to come out, you know,

and I could see it was having trouble,
so I broke it open.

Listen, would you excuse me? No, but
when it came out...

It just sort of flopped around real weak
like and then it died.

I found out later it's the struggle in
youth that makes strong wings.

I see what you mean.

Listen, I really have to run.

You must be Miss Driscoll.

Miss Frances Marie Driscoll.

No. I'm afraid she has us mixed up.

Happens all the time.

I'm Carrie Driscoll. Frances is my
sister.

I'm sorry.

About what?

I just figured you were Frances Marie
Driscoll. I was told she dropped a child

off here every morning for school.

That's true.

She's in Sacramento on business until
tomorrow.

I'm taking care of her little boy.

Look, is there something I can do for
you?

No, thank you.

I just need to see Frances Marie
Driscoll.

If she'll be back tomorrow, I'll see her
then.

We're just trying to cover all the
bases.

You do remember Rosemary Shea?

Yes, yes, of course I remember poor
Rosemary.

And the Women's Council?

Yes, we made a recommendation to the
faculty about her, but that was a long

ago, and I can assure you there was
certainly no maliciousness in the

intent when we talked to the faculty
advisors.

What was the reason for talking to the
faculty advisors?

Rosemary Shea just wasn't capable of
handling the pressures of law school.

was headed for a breakdown, practically
a basket case.

We did what we felt was right for her.

And how did she feel?

Well, she was upset, angry.

Angry enough to kill?

Oh, are you trying to say that... I am
trying to catch a homicidal maniac

he kills again. Before he kills again?

Why are you asking me all these
questions about Rosemary Shea?

Because it's the only lead we have, and
we think it's a man because of the

shotgun ammo.

Isn't that a bit sexist?

Sexist?

The assumption that only a man could use
a shotgun. Give me a break, will you,

Miss Driscoll? It's been a long day.

Okay. What do you suggest?

Protection. Oh, Sergeant, I'm sorry. I
have a full court calendar of several

cases I need to amend. Don't you have an
associate who can fill in for you?

Of course, but I... Good. Then we'll
have a policewoman take your place.

Then you're assuming the killer doesn't
know me, I'm sorry.

And Rosemary Shea does. Yes, I know.

There you go. You can't have it both
ways.

I could try.

Rosemary.

Martin.

I didn't think you were due for a visit
until... When was it?

Next week sometime.

Wednesday. I just thought maybe we could
talk for a while.

On a day like this?

Martin, you should be off in the country
somewhere.

You don't belong here, Rosemary.

You belong out there where those others
have been all this time.

It's all right, Martin.

I'm happy here.

And what about you?

How is that new job coming along?

I lost it, I told you that.

Oh, yeah.

Yes, of course you did.

Well, not to worry, you'll...

Find another one. You're very good at
taking care of things.

I have been taking care of things,
Rosemary, for both of us.

All the pretenders are being punished.

All the ones who hurt you.

All the voices of evil.

Yes.

There's too much evil among us in this
world.

You're my only true friend.

Information. What city, please?

Downtown. I'd like a phone number and
address for a Catherine Gomez.

One moment, please.

I'm sorry, but there's more than one
Catherine Gomez listed.

Give me all of them, please.

It'll take a minute. I've got time.

Plenty of time.

Sixteen. I've got Frances Driscoll
tucked away for the night in her

house.

I've got three different addresses.

I'm Catherine Gomez.

I finally located her at her new job in
a law firm downtown.

What's your situation?

Jessica Mitchell is living in Detroit,
according to her mother.

Mother's going to phone her to have her
contact us.

Okay. I left word that I wanted to see
Gomez, and I'm just a few blocks away.

Good night, Marsha. Good night, Ms.
Gomez.

I'm here to see Catherine Gomez.

Oh, my gosh. She was in conference all
day. I have your message, but I didn't

give it to her, and she just left.

Miss Gomez?

Yes? That's Catherine Gomez.

Yes, do I know you?

No, no you don't, but I know you.

You're one of the pretenders.

What, what is this?

You should never have hurt Rosemary Shea
the way you did, Miss Gomez.

Now it's your turn to pay.

I'll call them in.

She was young.

25, 26 years old. No more than that.

Brown hair, dark eyes.

And he asked for your sister by name?
Yes.

Frances Driscoll.

Miss Frances Marie Driscoll.

He said it almost as if it was more for
his benefit than mine.

Miss Driscoll.

Yet you have a son.

Yes, he's adopted.

I'm a single parent.

You don't think Frances' son is in any
jeopardy? Well, up to now, families

haven't been a target.

But we shouldn't take any unnecessary
chances. This young man, are you

someone? No.

But he could have gotten my name from a
hundred different places.

If you're going to be suspicious of
everyone that I come in contact with,

got a big job on your hands.

This protection.

Are you going to accept it? If he
doesn't interfere with my normal

You're going to make this easier.

You have your job.

I have mine.

Carrie, I'm going to ask you to give a
description to a police artist.

Work with him on a composite.

What is it, Jim?

Catherine Gomez died an hour ago in
surgery at St. Joe's.

What's she able to say now?

Never regain consciousness.

What about Rosemary Shea? Did you turn
anything on her? She had a complete

mental breakdown six years ago. She was
committed to a mental institution,

Southwest State Hospital. Did you follow
up? We're headed there now.

Okay.

Stay with it.

We'll have to push harder. Part of the M
.O. is out the window.

Catherine Gomez made her appearance in
court yesterday, but it wasn't Monday.

That may mean the killer is accelerating
his pace.

What about an APB in the car, Drew?

It's done.

The silver's a dead car. I got the first
two letters of the license plate before

he tried to make me a hood ornament.

How about a DMV computer cross -check?
Cover it.

It'll take a couple of days.

Hooker. I know.

Francis Driscoll, the ill -named left,
who could make an immediate target.

I'm going to stay with her.

Work on the composite.

Did you get a good look at him?

Good enough to put him away forever.

When we catch him.

Then you're familiar with Rosemary
Shea's case, Dr. Walton. Yes, I was

admittance the day she first came to us.

She's never been out of confinement?

No, not for the past four years.

Before that, she was in and out, oh,
about a half a dozen times.

Dating back to her first confinement?

Yes, that's correct.

Would you care to speak with her? She's
really quite harmless.

Yes, I think we would.

Martin? Hey, Doc.

Just up by for a visit.

Nice to see you.

Marilyn Stewart.

Stewart, you say?

And Joanne Dowd, Jane McGowan, Katherine
Gomez.

Do you remember any of those names, Rose
and I?

No.

No.

I can't say that I do.

Should I, Doctor?

Well, as I told you, these are police
officers trying to solve some terrible

crimes.

Those names are women you once knew.

We could use your help, ma 'am. Is that
right?

Oh, yes.

Yes, of course it is.

Well, I don't know them anymore.

Or do I?

They're all dead.

They've been murdered.

Well, then I will have to pray for them.

Yes.

Too much evil in this world.

I will pray for them.

Indeed.

Try that one.

No, that's not it. His nose was thinner.

Did you find anything?

Zilch. Rosemary Shea's been locked away
for the past four years.

Family and friends?

No relatives, no friends that they know
of. Just an occasional patient there

that she speaks to.

How's the composite coming?

I think we're getting close.

What about the one you were going to do?
We're working on it together.

You mean the guy you saw shoot Catherine
Gomez and the one Carrie saw in the

schoolyards, one and the same? Or a
reasonable facsimile.

That's it.

That's the one.

Are you sure?

Positive.

I think so, too.

Have you seen this man?

Not that I recall.

Stacy, get this on the wire.

Possible suspect should be considered
armed and dangerous.

Jim.

I'm not sure, but didn't we just see
this guy?

Is this the guy you saw hit Catherine
Gomez?

Yes. Where did you see him?

At the hospital with Rosemary Shea.

Yes, that's him.

Martin Novak. Yes.

And he was discharged?

That's the latter part of last year.

Before that, he spent some time with us,
but he was making such wonderful

progress, we thought he was fit to
return to society.

Where do we find him now, Doctor?

Bring me the file on Martin Novak,
please.

Paranoid, schizophrenic?

Correct. What about his family? A loner?

Illegitimate, maybe?

Oh, not maybe. In fact... With a need
for a father figure. A desperate need.

Sounds as if you've already seen the
file. Just working from type and with a

little help from our own consultant.
This guy's a time bomb.

Well, we're all human. We all make
mistakes. But everyone who's mentally

disturbed isn't a wacko about to
explode.

But this Novak, he knows Rosemary Shea
pretty well. Oh, worships her would be

more like it.

You see, it was Rosemary's friendship
which played a large part in what we

believe is Martin's recovery.

Thank you.

The biggest void in Martin Novak's life.

And he comes back regularly to see her.

Doctor, you know what we're going for.
Could Rosemary Shea have told Martin

Novak about her days in law school?

Certainly. She has occasional moments of
lucidity. And she could have told him

about why she had to leave law school.

And maybe mentioned the counsel that
brought her problem to the attention of

faculty. And feeling what he does for
Rosemary, Martin might have decided to,

um... Avenge the wrong he thought was
done. I mean, even if Rosemary never

she wanted anything done to Gene McGowan
and the members of the council, Novak

may have decided on his own to kill
them? Stacey, it's as simple as this.

Rosemary Shea meant everything to Martin
Novak.

Novak thinks that somebody ruined
Rosemary's life, so he decides to get

it was that hurt her.

Jim, you cover here.

Stacey, let's see who's home.

Hooker. It's all here.

A list of all his victims.

Here, the stakeout team posted around
the clock outside the suspect's hotel.

The desk clerk says he comes and goes
about hours and sometimes disappears for

days at a time.

So where does that leave you? It leaves
me frustrated, that's what it is.

And since you're still a potential
target, it means you're still in danger.

You better listen when we tell you for
your own safety, you need protection.

I was listening the first time,
Sergeant.

Still nothing from the stakeout team.

Damn it, Francis, why are you being so
stubborn?

Go home and lock yourself in until this
is all over. Carrie, we have been

through this. I have a caseload that
won't quit and a lot of people who are

depending on me.

There is a suggestion that Hooker made
to you earlier.

You mean, have someone take my place?

Well, we're close enough in coloring.

And if Martin Novak only has a general
description of you or has never even

you, I could pass.

But what about my court cases? You can't
take my place there.

No, but she could be your shadow.

You're absolutely certain that this
guy's going to try to kill me, aren't

Well, it's a bet I wouldn't like to
take. But if I had to, I'd say you're in

hell of a lot of trouble unless you're
smart enough.

I object to the prosecution's obvious
line of questioning. They clearly have

been leading the witness, and frankly,
I'm appalled.

Objection sustained, Miss Driscoll. But
spare us the editorial comments, please.

Anything, Jim?

Zero.

Hrabowski and Wilson are the only
suspicious -looking characters I've

Hey, I didn't ask for this gig to begin
with, Corrigan.

I was going to go to the beach today.

You got anything, Wilkins? I haven't had
anything but occasional pickpocket all

day.

How come you get the inside job? How can
we get the pound of pavement?

Because you're the outdoor type.

Stay awake. This guy isn't shy about
poking his head into public places.

This court is adjourned until 9 o 'clock
tomorrow morning.

Everything looks clear out here, Hooker.

Anything from the stakeout team at
Novak's Hotel?

Uh, nothing.

Nothing here.

Stacey, I appreciate everything you do.
Oh, don't worry about it.

I'm sorry about the others, and
especially Jean McGowan.

Hooker told me she was your friend.

We stayed in touch after law school, and
I admired her. So did I. Thanks for the

pot. Hello.

I'll have a car brought out front.

It's been a long day, Hooker.

Mind if I stop in the powder room before
we hit the freeway?

No problem. Go with her.

Well, I guess that's preferable to you
going in there.

What a day.

Can you believe what that prosecutor's
trying to pull? Well, he seems to be

handling it fine. Oh, well, I'll suspend
him until I can find an opening I can

run in. Frances Marie Driscoll?

Yes, that's me.

I'm Frances Driscoll.

Which one of you is Frances Marie
Driscoll?

I just told you, I am. Now, what is it
you want?

Why didn't she answer when I said your
name?

It's a little hard to hear in here
sometimes, right, Stacy?

Yeah, yes, it is.

Look, why don't you go ahead to the car
and I'll find out what this is all

about.

No way.

Go on, go, Stacy.

Not another step.

Anything, Jim?

Just a whole lot of quiet.

How's it from your angle, Andy?

No movement in or out of the courthouse.

That shotgun isn't necessary.

You know, don't you?

You know why I'm here.

You came to see me. I came to see
Frances Marie Driscoll. Now, which one

is it?

Stacy and Francis?

They're okay.

Call an ambulance.

He

must

have slipped into this alley from
another building, then jimmied the

the ladies' room and entered there.

But what if we hadn't decided to go in
there just that time?

Probably planned to come out after.

But he saw you and Stephen coming right
into his hands.

It's hard to believe one person can have
so much hate in them.

Particularly when it wasn't his own.

He confessed to everything. Admitted
that he was killing to avenge what

to Rosemary Shade.

Surrogate killer.

In his own twisted mind, he was doing
what he thought Rosemary Shade would

wanted. Even though she never even
hinted to him that she wanted the

the council dead.

You think this confessional hold of a
court hooker?

Well, you tell me, counselor. You're the
defense attorney.

You mean I'm one of those damned
attorneys who defends the people that

I've seen people like Martin Novak
roaming the streets when they should

been behind bars.

His file shows a history of violence
going back to his teens, but slick

lenient judges, whatever.

He's received a slap on the wrist and a
ticket out for psychiatric examination.

I don't believe this. I was just nearly
killed and he's giving me a lecture.

Aren't you being a little hard on my
profession?

Why don't you buy me a drink?

Convince me that I'm wrong.

You're on.