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I want to put someone inside the local
porn business.

You had any experience with hard stuff?

Not exactly, but I learned that.

Do you know the kind of work that Mary
Ellen was doing when she got busted? I

think she was working for you. You just
hung yourself, mister.

I'd say she put her life on the line.
Wendy was my niece.

Max, it's not worth it. It's murder.

Thank you.

Come here.

Oh, you didn't want to do that.

You make me sick.

Come here. Come here.

No, not for me. All right, little girl.
You want to play rough?

Well, then we'll play rough.

Stupid broad.

Wendy?

Oh, my God.

She's dead. You killed her, Lester.

Fuck you, stupid.

I don't know where is she.

All units in the vicinity of 18th and
Century. Report of a body left in the

alley. Suspect driving a late model red
sedan.

4 Adam 30 responding.

This is 4 Adam 30.

I'm in pursuit of a red sedan.

Send it back up to the alley.

Condor, this is 4M30.

Suspect abandoned the red sedan and
exchanged shots with me at the water

26th and Hill.

He escaped on foot. I didn't get close
enough to make an ID.

Yeah, okay.

The dead body that was dumped in the
car.

Let's take a look.

Oh,

no.

You know what?

Yeah.

She lives with Max Brodsky.

I think... She's his niece.

Hey, Hooker.

Just in time for the celebration.

Finally nailed these characters.

Max, I want to talk to you.

Yeah, something I can do for you, Hook?

It's about Wendy.

Wendy? What about her?

There's no easy way to tell you this.

Dead.

Dead?

What the hell are you talking about,
dead?

What are you talking about? She was
dumped out of a car.

I found her in an alley downtown.

I just came from there. An alley?

Downtown? I chased the subject, and I
lost her.

I've asked for the case.

I'll handle it.

Oh, God.

I've got this butt to look around for.

I wouldn't want to kill her. I mean,
she's just a kid.

Your partner would take care of the
bust.

Let me take you home.

No, no.

Thanks.

I'm okay.

Where was I, Hooker?

You did the best you could.

What could I do with a 17 -year -old kid
from Ohio with stars in her eyes?

Where'd they take her?

The morgue.

They have to do an autopsy.

I was here, and my niece... It's cop
Fife, right?

What a waste.

Let me take you home.

For what, Hooker?

Tell me that.

Come on, let's wrap this up, huh? What
do you think we're going to take again?

Go!

As soon as I heard she was dead, I
figured I ought to pull a file.

Where's Hooker?

He's breaking it to Max.

She's only 17.

A lot of creeps out there.

Sometimes I feel like I know every one
of them.

Did Max know about this, Nathanson?

He never saw the file.

But my partner and I figured he ought to
know what was going down with her. We

told him Wendy was getting in with a
pretty heavy crowd.

Running wild.

Drug solicitation, drunk, public
nuisance?

Sad story.

Yeah. How come no convictions?

We never pushed very hard.

It was Max's niece, you know what I
mean?

Poor guy.

Laysa. Hooker.

Haven't got enough to do on advice?

Show him the file, Stacey.

How many times did you bust her? Three,
four times. Why didn't you let somebody

know? Take it easy, Hooker. We did.

We told Max.

And? Max said she made her own choices.

Wouldn't listen to him.

What about juvenile authority?

They washed her face, put her back on
the street. Same old story. We did what

could.

Something else?

Forget it.

How's Max doing?

Max?

It hasn't hit him yet.

He said she'd run away, but I guess he
expected something bad to happen without

this. Max is pretty tough.

Maybe it won't get to him at all.

Oh, it'll get to him.

When it finally grabs Max.

They won't let go.

Have you talked to O 'Brien about taking
the case?

He's cleared it with homicide.

I want to find out who killed Wendy and
why.

Stacy, punch Wendy into the computer.

See if you can come up with any
contacts.

Jim, check your snitches.

I'll be up the street.

Red sedan shows vehicle to be stolen
from out of state.

Partial print lab picked up. Turned out
to be the owner.

Sorry, hooker.

Excuse me.

I need some information.

Have any of you ever seen this girl
before? Her name is Wendy.

Is there a reward?

What'd she do?

No reward. She's dead.

What happened?

Murder. Dumped in an alley.

Look, I think I know her.

Yeah, she hung around a lot. When was
the last time you saw her?

Maybe a week ago.

Who'd she hang around with?

She had this friend, Janet, I think her
name is.

They were always together.

Miss Janet, where can I find her?

Yeah, I don't know.

She just hangs around.

Does she have a last name?

Not one that I know.

Sorry.

What do you think, Mr. Porton?

Well, I don't think we lost a superstar
in Wendy.

Lester, I think I'm going to hold on to
this just for future reference in case

you get out of line.

And Lester, this kid that flew the poop,
if the cops get a hold of her, we'll

all end up doing a hell of a lot of
time. She won't go to the cops.

She didn't want her parents to find out
about her.

Not to worry.

I took care of dumping Wendy's body, and
I'll take care of finding Janet.

She's a street kid.

Go to the halfway house.

Sooner or later, they all end up there
anyway.

That's a good idea.

I'll find her. I appreciate your
confidence, Lester.

But I'd appreciate a dead witness even
more.

Max. All that meanness builds up on you.

Okay. Sometimes it helps to let it out.
Max, I need some help.

All I've got is a first name.

Which is?

Janet.

She may have been the last person to see
Wendy alive.

There's nothing for me.

You know, Hooker.

She was a wild kid.

I thought she was getting her act
together.

I thought she and I were getting closer.

We got to get him, okay?

Max, you're too close.

Stay back. I'll handle him.

Stay back?

Wendy's my business.

The proper channels don't hold water
when the victim is mine.

Whoever did it, I'll find.

Leave it to me.

Trust me.

Then what?

They get seven to ten and some parole
board lets them out for being good and

the pen.

No way.

I'll say it again.

You're too close. You can't be judging
jury.

Back off.

Is that clear?

Wait a minute.

Why don't you put yourself in my
position and put somebody you love in

dumpster and see how you'd react? It
blow the lid off the city to find the

that killed him. Work with me.

We'll blow the lid off together.

I don't mind working with you, okay?

All you gotta do is keep up with me.

Hooker!

Watch Commander radioed you wanted to
see me.

How's the case going?

Well, Sheridan is checking the files on
serial killers and sex offenders.

Corrigan is squeezing the junkies and
the pushers to see if they know

Sounds like you don't have much. That's
what I want to talk to you about.

Yesterday, you were going to tell me
something about Wendy. I'd like to hear

now. You're not going to like it, but
I'll let you see for yourself.

You recognize her?

Plenty.

There's a VCR down the hall if you want.

It's run -of -the -mill porn.

I'll take your word for it.

You kept this from Max?

How do you tell a guy about something
like this?

After all, I mean...

I got a daughter.

You do too, don't you?

Wait a minute. I've seen that guy before
with Wendy and Janet.

He may make this easier.

Yeah? Hi, I'm looking for somebody.

Janet's her name.

Used to hang around with a girl named
Wendy. Look.

What's that supposed to mean?

Janet said she met Wendy here.

Well, then this must be the place where
she met her.

I want some answers.

Hey, you're going to have an extra mouth
to feed pretty soon.

Maybe you can use a little help. What
kind of help?

This kind of help.

Janet.

She was around when I first got here. I
haven't seen her for a week, maybe.

More?

She had a boyfriend.

His name was Nick, I think.

Nick. You know where he hangs out?

Heard he was working at one of those
porno theaters on 4th and Broadway.

Broadway and 4th.

You be around here somewhere, I'll go
find him.

Hey, look. Police.

Get up.

Come on. It's better.

Hey, I didn't do anything.

You lied to me, Nick.

You gonna arrest me for that?

Leave me my rights. I don't care about
your rights. You wanna hear my rights,

huh?

You know what that sound is, Nick?

Yeah. Where's Janet?

I don't know. Don't try to protect her,
toilet face.

I don't know where she is.

I don't know where she is yet, huh? On
Saturdays around noon, we all get

together at the donut shop.

That's in the state.

That's good. That's good. Now, what if I
don't want to wait till Saturday?

I haven't seen her very much. She's too
busy.

She's a big movie star.

Movie star?

The kind of stuff they show here.

Her and her friend Wendy, they think
they're actresses or something.

Wendy? You lying sack of garbage.

Right over there.

Look.

Hey, sport.

I've had some conversation.

Come on, man.

No more.

You just tell me what you told him.

Or this will be nothing compared to what
I do to you.

My informer says it's a small operation.

Just a male and a female performer.

A couple of guys on a camera and the
lights. The girl is new. Probably her

time. That's what you said you wanted.
Yeah, that's what we want. Somebody

and new that we can scare a little into
helping us. What a way to make a living.

Their way or ours?

It's 19.

What's going to happen now?

We'll talk about that later. We'll get
there.

I know the night in jail might put Mary
Ellen in the mood to cooperate this

morning. We'll find out.

It's like Wendy. She's so young.

Fresh off the farm and in town one
month.

Think he could handle his taste?

A little walk and a little girl talk
does wonders sometimes.

Well, it's up to you.

Jim, check the tech to see if you can
find Max. I'd like to talk to him.

I'd like to help you, Mary Ellen.

If I do what for you?

Okay, everything in life's a trade -off,
right?

I'm learning fast, aren't I? But for
you, this could be the most important

of your life.

All the charges will be dropped for no
record.

The best is to get home to South Dakota
or wherever you want to go.

A whole new start.

I'd like to see you have that chance.

Can you really do that?

Word of honor.

What do I have to do?

Introduce me around as a friend of yours
from back home. Just arrived in town.

Looking for fun in the fast lane.

Interested in acting and not too bright.
Bunny, you just told me the story of my

life. The person who I really want to
meet is whoever started you.

The guy who put you in porno films.

Lester.

That's all I know him by.

I guess I was sort of fascinated by him
at first.

But... But what?

Well, there's something about him.

Something bad.

He sort of runs things on the streets
for the guys who produce the films.

All you've got to do is introduce me,
Mary Ellen.

Then you're out of it. We'll put you on
the bus ourselves.

How about it? What is it you're really
after?

Killer.

Someone who murdered a girl just like
you. Her name is Wendy.

God, I know a Wendy.

She helped get me this job.

You think it's her?

Afraid it is.

Now you know how badly we need your
help.

Please.

What do you got? Your idea about shaking
things up and pulling people in really

paid off.

I don't need to see a second installment
on Wendy's mistake.

One of our teams did a porn lab last
night, and among other things, they came

with a...

Small piece of film that you got to
save.

If there was more, it's probably been
destroyed.

Guy's face doesn't show on this.

Come here.

Come here.

All right, little girl.

You want to play rough?

Wendy?

Wendy?

Let's go.

Make our case.

You've got to find that negative.

Relax, Marilyn. You're doing fine.

You haven't met Lester yet.

He's spooky.

Maybe we should try another play.

No, this is where he hangs out.

You're every night.

It's like his office.

I bet there isn't one genuine ID out of
ten in that place.

Advice hit a laugh. They came up with a
piece of porn film.

Wendy was the star.

What's it have to do with the murder?

She was killed.

Right there in the screen.

No faces, of course. It was cut out of
the scene, but... I want this guy, Jim.

Marielle, where you been?

You remember Wendy, right? You hear
about her?

Oh, man, somebody killed her. It was on
TV.

Then it was her. Yeah, I heard.

But I was hoping that... I was getting
pretty scared for you, baby. I mean, she

was booked on a job just like you,
remember?

And pfft, nobody saw her after that. It
was like... Oh, it's okay, Gigi.

This is Stacy. She's a friend from back
home. Hi.

Hi, uh...

Well, you ladies can stick around here
if you want to, but I'm on my way to

visit a friend up in Frisco where it's
safer.

I mean, really, all the girls are
rocking in their socks. It's Gary time.

What do you think did it?

Hey, honey, I got a big fat idea, but
all I'm going to do is keep my mouth

and split.

You could come along.

Yeah, well, we kind of have some things
we got to do.

Right. Like building a stash. Know what
I mean? Oh, yeah.

We're looking for Lester.

You're looking for big trouble.

If you got any smarts, you'll hear what
I'm saying.

Dan's waiting.

I'm giving little Nancy my son.

I'm going in there. No, you're not.

You're going to let your partner do her
thing.

Lester, you scared me.

No need to be.

Lester takes good care of all his little
mamas.

But, Marielle, I thought we were close.

I believe you're holding out on me. Who
is this sweet lady?

Oh, this is Stacy.

She's from back home.

She just got in town and she's staying
with me right now.

Stacy.

You as good as you look?

Last I heard, I'm better.

All right.

Let me take care of these.

Got a table waiting for us right over
here.

Right this way, ladies.

Stacy.

A little concerned about your
girlfriend, Marielle.

Heard she got took down by the man right
in the middle of her scene.

Yeah, I suppose everyone heard about
that by now.

Don't worry about it, baby.

Big movie star paying arm and leg for
that kind of publicity.

I'll take care of it.

But, uh, Marielle?

She lost her wife.

What?

Leave. It's okay, Mary Ellen.

I just want you to talk to me.

You could use some of your brain.

And some of your good looks.

My looks haven't gotten me anything but
man trouble and empty bank accounts so

far. They could change if you wanted to.

I'm not looking for a handout.

I want to go over the rainbow, but on my
own.

I can act.

I just need a break somewhere.

Sweetheart, nobody starts at the top.

Very competitive business we're talking
about here, you know what I mean?

You got the faith, you got the body.

Maybe you got the talent, but you've got
to know somebody.

I just don't want to make the same
mistake you hear about others making

they come to this town.

Did you know the kind of work that Mary
Ellen was doing when she got busted?

Yeah, she told me.

And?

I think she was working too cheap.

Yeah, you'd be just fine in this
business.

Yeah, I think I got somebody I want you
to meet.

Lester, you're right.

I'm very impressed.

Lovely, honey, just lovely.

So you're an actress, huh? All I need is
a chance.

Well, I think I can provide you with
that chance, Stacy.

Honey, it all depends on your attitude
towards just how you expect to start

career in films.

She knows the score, Mr. Barton. All she
doesn't know is the money. Money, it's

no problem, all other things being
equal.

Tell me, kid, you had any experience
with hard stuff? And tell me the truth.

Not exactly. But I learn fast.

I'll bet you do.

But don't worry about it.

You have a sort of innocence, a
freshness.

I like that, honey. I like that a lot.

Would you mind waiting outside for a few
minutes? I'd like to have a word with

your future co -star, Lester.

Okay. Thank you.

Okay,

Lester. Now about the matter of the
missing witness.

Slime at the theater said that Janet was
going to be at a certain location at 12

noon. So will I.

She'll get taken care of.

Good.

Lester, that's a very special piece of
merchandise out there.

She wants to be a star.

Let's make her one. I'm all for that.

Excellent. That's settled. Now get her
out of here.

And Lester, I'm going to set up a photo
session for this afternoon around 5 o

'clock. I think that I'm going to select
her wardrobe myself. Maybe something in

a cheerleading outfit, a short skirt,
something all -American.

Yeah, my client will like that a lot.

I was never so glad to get away from
anyone in my life. Those creeps would

anyone the chills.

Now the only real tie -in we have is
what that girl Gigi said to you.

Lester set Wendy up in a job, and the
next time anybody sees her, she's dead.

So, Stacy has to go back.

She has to do more than that.

What you're going to have to do is get
in deeper.

Let's get at it.

ambulance.

Now!

Hang in there.

Come on, baby.

Hang in there.

Captain wants to talk to you.

Tell you right now what he's going to
say.

You're under suspension.

Sure. Let the good times roll.

I busted my butt for you.

Stacy put her life on the line.

You held out on me.

You knew about Janet all the time.

You kept her to yourself.

Wendy was my niece.

And I wanted that guy, Hooker. Now,
can't you understand that?

We had an eyewitness to the murder.

Janet saw it go down.

Now she's in the hospital.

In a coma.

And we don't know if she's going to pull
out of it.

Who's the guy?

She didn't have a chance to say.

Captain's waiting for you.

I just got off the horn with Nathan's.

They leaned on the film editor they
picked up. Told him he might end up an

accessory to murder.

And?

We volunteer the information that he
works most of the time for Arnold

Looks like we may have the tie -in. Does
Parton have a record?

Parton deals with the poor, but he's
kept his record clean.

He uses that wholesale garment business
as a front.

And that negative is somewhere in that
warehouse.

There's a heavy steel cabinet beside his
gun.

How do you feel about going back with
Lester?

I don't care.

I'm human.

We've got to lay a con on Parton.

And it all depends on you being able to
carry it off.

And on perfect timing.

here big your own personal movie studio
want to see the set

don't tell me i could start you're gonna
be very surprised at all the very good

things that you get come on

See, the way it works is you're the all
-American girl.

You're in your rah -rah outfit, your
little blue pleated skirt, and you're in

the park practicing.

And I am the big bad man that comes
along.

You ready for that?

What I'm ready for is the cash.

Yeah. Well, we have to go upstairs to
see Parton for that.

Okay.

Right. This way, sweetheart.

The camera crew?

Must be.

It has to be a fat operation.

And Lester must be the guy in the film.

Killer, right?

If he is, we've still got to prove it.

Stacy has eight minutes.

I picked this out for you myself, Stacy.

You're going to look delicious. Try it
on.

Look, downstairs is business.

But giving peep shows up here for the
hired help is out.

Hey, who the hell are you putting down,
you cheap tramp?

Lester, please, you heard our star. Now
go on downstairs and see if the camera

people are here.

I'll see you on the set, baby.

It's okay.

Why don't you go behind the screen and
try this out?

Miss Stacy, you have a natural modesty.

It'll show on the film. Honey, I like
that. I like that very much.

That's perfect, honey.

Just perfect.

That's the way Lester and I figured it.

Lester? What are you talking about?

I mean the act we just put on for you.

And I mean this.

It's the work print of Wendy's last
film. And we have the negative film,

you can't touch us.

But we can touch you.

Say for about a half a mil, the young
girl under 18 murdered in one of your

flicks.

What do you say?

There's no way Lester could get that
negative. No way.

Want to bet?

Yeah.

I'm going to call you bluff.

There could be anything on that film. I
want to see it.

Satisfied.

Max never showed in his office today,
but he was seen following Stacy out when

she left.

He's got to be here somewhere.

Get both of them operation.

Let's go.

You're the guy, aren't you?

Take it easy, man.

Who are you?

I'm Wendy's Uncle Max. Oh, God. Wendy.

I don't know no Wendy.

You got the wrong guy, man.

Hold it.

Take it.

Jim. Daisy, she must be upstairs.

This film gives us proof in living
color.

You just hung yourself, mister.

Put your hands behind your back.

Put them behind your back. Easy.

You doing okay?

Now I am.

Hold it! Stop! Breathe!

You got him?

Yeah.

You had to do it your way, didn't you?

What would you have done, Hooker?

Me?

I'd have done it my way.

Goodbye, showbiz. Hello, South Dakota.

I don't know what... I don't say goodbye
and good luck.

Give yourself a break this time. I will.

Thanks, Stacy.

Bye. Oh, for everything.

Oh, and I promise I'll write.

Bye.

Let's just hope she's too busy with
schoolwork to write.

What about Max? He's still improving?
Oh, Max is eating and arguing with

everybody. He's going to be fine. That
depends on internal affairs, doesn't it?

My friend at the chief's office told me
internal affairs is going to give Max

every break.

And Janet's conscious and improving.

So we've got our eyewitnesses and the
evidence.

Using an underage girl in a conspiracy
to commit a felony during which she's

killed adds up to a lot of trouble.

Ronald Parton and the sleazebags.

It adds up to murder one.