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Like hell I'll calm down.

Do you know what this means?

I will handle the problem, Elliot. There never should have been one.

What kind of a business are you running?

I had nothing to do with this. Do you think I'd be here if I did?

Do you know what happens if the newspapers find out I'm renting one of

Draper's girls?

You miss your wife.

To hell with her. I'll lose my job.

Go home, Elliot.

It's taken care of.

Well, well, Heather.

My little entrepreneur.

I needed it for souvenir money for mine and Michelle's trip to Japan.

There won't be any souvenirs where you're going.

What, and he didn't pay?

It's a different kind of blackmail today, sweetheart. You're going to pay.

I'll tell her I will.

People like Elliot Hammond can make us all disappear.

I want to know everyone you took photographs of. I want to know where the

negatives are. And most of all, I want to know how you could be so incredibly

stupid. I'm not telling you a word.

She ain't breathing.

Just another day in L .A.

Anybody Be more than me Anybody

Makes me free Stop it

One ear left out, just another day

You want to borrow my eyeliner?

Every morning I wake up, I find strands on my shoulder.

Am I losing my hair? The only thing you're losing is your mind.

Come on, man.

You've seen my dad. It runs in my family. On my mom's side, Mom's the

bald as an eggshell. Really?

My uncle has every hair on his head he ever grew.

That's some tough luck, Blake.

Where are you going?

A date.

Just like that?

Well, I was going to wear my Oscar de la Renta, but I lent it to Madonna.

No, I mean, you look different.

Attractive.

What I mean to say is that you don't usually dress like this.

Well, that's because I don't usually change here, but I had to. Otherwise,

be late.

Anything he's actually worried about losing his hair? Oh, yeah, man. I

seed weeks ago. Little hints.

Brushing hair off his shoulder.

I got them tripping.

Why'd you have so much free time?

What about you, Lieutenant?

You ever worry about losing yours? I just keep it short enough I'll never

the difference.

Nice try. Any black and white or Pacific Blue units in the area? Report of a

body in the surf north of Light Guard Station 12. There's one PB -1

Come on.

No ID, no match on fingerprints.

She was only dead six to eight hours before beaching.

What was the cause of death?

Bloodstream was loaded with alcohol and cocaine, but a head injury is what

killed her.

I thought she took a fall before they dumped her in the water.

All right, take Chris and check all the boating activity in the bay last night.

Someone has to know she's missing.

All right.

Excuse me, officer.

Could you direct me to whoever's in charge?

That would be Lieutenant Palermo.

Thank you. Sure.

Aren't you, uh, Ellen Bracken?

Yes, I am.

You know, you were really good in that movie with Bruce Willis. The one where

you died in the beginning.

It was a small role, but pivotal to his motivation.

Will you excuse me? Sure.

Oh, and you were... Terrific in catfight.

Really terrific.

Actually, the costume was terrific. What was left of it.

Hey. Hey.

Who sent Chris Flowers?

The guy she had a date with last night.

She told Corey that he's got a great butt.

So what?

That's female ease before she wants to have this kid.

They're meeting at the Ocean Terrace tonight, man. Soft lights.

Rushing away.

Bet they skipped dessert.

Oh, by the way, you know, your hair looks much better today.

Much fuller.

You look good.

You filed a report?

No. It's only been a few weeks and this has happened before.

Miss Bracken, your sister's an adult.

I don't think I can be of much help if she's run up with a bad crowd.

The description of the dead girl you found on the beach this morning?

Matches Michelle's.

Okay.

I'm sorry for your loss, Miss Bracken.

It's not Michelle.

It's her roommate, Heather Robinson.

I can't believe Heather's dead.

I'm sorry, Michelle.

She was just too drunk to find her way off the pier.

I know you two were close, so no dates until you go to Japan next week, okay?

And don't worry, we'll find another girl to go with you, someone fun.

By the way, Mr. Singletary was very pleased with you the other night. You

on pleasing him like that, and you just might end up his permanent partner.

Now go on, you get some rest.

This is all of Heather's stuff.

I found these under the mattress.

What about Michelle?

Did a quick pass through her room.

Nothing.

You keep an eye on her.

If she's involved, I want to know.

Will you look at all these women?

Hello? And not one for TC.

You still trying to fix me up with Linda's friend? No, I'm just saying,

what will you do if you met the girl of your dreams? Come on, Victor.

Hey, you know, at least you wouldn't be sitting around like a geek watching this

other guy steal her heart away with flowers.

It shows.

Like a Broadway musical.

This is 1 -PB -1 responding. We're nearby.

He writes over Justin James.

They're all out of Rolexes?

Go.

William McKenna Jr.

17, first arrest, and guess what?

What? It's your turn. I call the last angry dad.

We have a lead we want to follow. As soon as we find out anything, we'll

you. It's just that they went everywhere together.

If Heather's dead... Let's not get ahead of ourselves.

Does the name Shannon Draper mean anything to you?

Only that she is the madam to the stars.

She paid off your sister's apartment lease two months ago.

Are you implying that Michelle is a hooker?

Let's not jump to any conclusions.

Where's my sister?

This is a police investigation, Miss Bracken. As soon as we locate your

we'll notify you.

Your dad's on his way.

Is this Alan Jenkins?

I'm calling on behalf of Officer Chris Kelly. She's needed on patrol this

evening, and she regrets that she has to cancel dinner.

Me.

I'm her partner, Officer Del Toro.

I'll tell her.

I got visitors with badges downstairs.

Detective? No. My cops.

Come

on

in. Let's talk outside.

Mr. Rayford, do you have any idea why we're here?

I'm praying that girl you found last night was not Heather Robinson.

I'm afraid she was.

I have several questions for you. The first being, why haven't you contacted

Look, officers, if I contacted you every time one of my boarders didn't sleep in

her own bed, we'd have to install a hotline between us. Ma 'am, we believe

Heather's death wasn't accidental.

Someone killed her? We're not sure.

That's why it's important to retrace her last steps.

Do you have any idea who she was with last night?

No, not personally, but I'm sure maybe one of the other girls might have known.

I'd like to speak with her old roommate, Michelle Bracken.

Certainly.

Michelle?

These officers want to ask you some questions about Heather.

Sure. Do you have any idea what she was doing at the marina last night?

She'd gone sailing with some guy a few days before.

Do you know his name?

Sorry, he didn't tell me. One last thing.

Ellen's worried about you.

She'd like you to call.

Tell my sister, if I happen to die first, don't come to my funeral.

If you think of anything.

What the hell do you think? Just what the hell do you think?

Thank you for calling me. Not a problem. See you both at the arraignment.

Now, if this is your first offense, you should be all right.

If you stay out of trouble. Oh, he will. Believe me, officer, he will.

Hey, message, Lieutenant. What up?

Ride with me for a minute. Sure.

Feel like doing a little undercover work?

Oh, man. How did Chris duck this one?

She was with me when I met Shannon Draper.

Okay, well, what about my backstory?

Who's going to vouch for me?

I would take care of that right now.

Lieutenant, are you sure I'm the right type for this? I think you're perfect.

Margo Reese, Corey McNamara.

Hi. How you doing?

So, you need a crash course in the good life?

I guess.

I busted Margo a few times.

I got her to change careers.

He encouraged me to start my own business.

I owe him a big favor.

And this is how you want to collect?

Sorry.

Sorry, Lieutenant.

Just one question.

Does this count as my continuing education for my sergeant's exam?

Only if you pass the oral.

Why? Sorry.

Officer Kelly, your lieutenant said you found Michelle.

Your sister is fine, Miss Bracken.

I take it she didn't light up at the sound of my name.

She lit up all right, but not in the way you'd want to see.

I've heard that Shannon sent some of her girls overseas.

We've heard that also, but... Please, you can't let her leave the country.

Some of those rich, fake, and foreign businessmen keep these girls as sex

slaves. We're looking into Shannon's business.

And if we get lucky, maybe we can get your sister out of there.

Should I go down and see if I... Absolutely not.

I know it's hard waiting.

But I'm just asking you to trust us.

Sorry I'm late, Alan.

Where's Alan?

He couldn't make it. How do you know?

We spoke.

You canceled my date?

You can still have one.

Of all the gall, how dare you?

Would you just sit down? Why should I? So we can talk. Talk all day long.

So we can talk now?

What gives you the right to interview with my wife, DC? I took a chance.

Maybe it wasn't the right thing to do. Maybe?

Maybe.

Red suit.

I can't believe you. I mean, this is so male.

You know what you are?

You are egotistical, pushy, manipulative.

Do you really think that I'd rather be with you than Alan?

Why?

and forgive you.

I know.

It's the worst thing anyone has ever done to me.

I know.

I really hate you.

I know.

Wasn't that bad, was it?

No.

It was that good.

We were that good.

Yeah.

So you're leaving?

That's right.

Well, that doesn't make any sense.

It makes perfect sense.

This isn't about us working together.

How do you know?

Because if it were, you'd be telling me about how this is bad for our careers,

or how if Palermo finds out, he'll transfer us, or how you don't want me

worrying about you every time you go after a perp. All these things are true.

Maybe. But you're more upset than that.

Are you really so afraid to be happy?

I be happy about losing my best friend?

That's not going to happen. Why wouldn't it, TC?

I mean, every time sex is involved, the friendship takes a nosedive.

Sex is one thing.

Love is another.

One of us has to think clearly about this.

Why? Why? Why? This is more than about thinking anymore. It's about how I feel.

About how you feel.

And how will you feel a year from now? Or two years from now?

When something happens and we break up. And then what's going to happen to us

then, huh?

Nothing. No friendship, no lovers.

It's all gone.

I don't know about you, but I am not willing to take that risk.

I'm doing this for the both of us.

Then you'll forgive me if I don't thank you.

Chardonnay, please.

I'm Michelle.

Cory. You don't look familiar.

Are you a former employee?

Actually, I'm hoping to become a future one.

If you don't mind me asking, how do you like working here?

What do you think?

Michelle. Be a dear and go help Cindy with her makeup. She still thinks she's

back in a New Jersey mall.

Nice meeting you, Cory.

Cory Summers.

I'm a big fan of Draper.

And Edgar seems to be quite a fan of yours.

Quite something to see him swayed by a few innuendos whispered in his ears.

Actually, I'd say the innuendos were pretty explicit.

So what can I do for you, Miss Summers?

Or is it simply the thrill of crashing a party that fills your needs?

I only have one need, and that's a lucrative career.

And I believe that I can be a very big asset to your already diversified

portfolio. What do you know about my portfolio?

Only that you like to buy young properties and watch them grow.

And that you're also into more riskier foreign sectors.

And everything is first class.

Well, except for this wine.

Terrible year for Chardonnays in California.

I don't hire strangers.

You rent skates from Margot Reese.

On my days off.

Margot and I used to work together.

Tandem skating.

That sort of thing.

I researched my prospective investments very thoroughly through Mr. Logan.

It worked.

Eddie Logan.

Corey Summers. Very nice.

New recruit?

That's up to you.

Convince Mr.

Logan of your earning potential and perhaps we'll talk some business.

You promised me you wouldn't go to Draper's. They wouldn't even let me in

door. They had no reason to. Explain to me again why you people allow that woman

to run her operation under your noses. Every time we tried to bust her, the

cases just seemed to disappear.

I'm sorry, but she has a lot of influential customers.

Nice. Miss Bracken, short of kidnapping interest, nothing we can do.

Michelle is not being held there against her will. Women like Shannon are

masters of manipulation.

They actually have these girls convinced they're going to marry one of these

men. Why do I get the feeling that you don't come by this knowledge from

researching a role?

I grew up poor, and I was tired of it.

So while I waited for my first break, I used this space to do something more

profitable than wait tables.

Now I will spend the rest of my life feeling uncomfortable in my own skin,

thinking of my own worth as an hourly rate.

When we bring Shannon Draper down, your sister will be out of there.

That's all I can offer you.

You're not going to believe this.

You know that ugly brooch that Bill Jr.

pinched?

The owner says while he was out, another kid came in and tried to grab it. But

the clerk scared him away.

You have any idea why a couple of kids would be so interested in an old relic?

He has no idea why anyone would be interested.

In fact, he's thinking of lowering the price.

Even though it's worth twice the $2 ,200 he's asking for.

No way those kids would know it's so valuable.

Exactly. Then why are they trying to steal it?

And this was Heather's room.

We had a lot of fun in here.

I heard a little bit about her at the party.

She was supposed to go to Japan with me in a few days.

She was so excited.

What's in Japan?

Big time.

If I work it right, I can make ten times what I make here.

Shannon only sends her top girls.

What happened to Heather anyway?

Rule one, no discussing clients.

I understand. It's just that... Well, I have a real suspicion about being with

guys who've been trouble for other girls.

I'd like to avoid him if I can.

I'd owe you big time.

Ellie Hammond.

The politician?

He's on the city council or something.

A pretty big fish.

Please.

Big is a guy who owns his own country.

You'll have a shot at a couple of them.

Right.

You think I'm kidding?

No.

Tony!

Hey, Elliot.

It's been a while.

Yeah, my re -election party last spring.

So why the cloak and dagger?

Why didn't you come by my office or stop by the house?

I wish I could have.

How's Roberta? Fine.

Cut to the chase, Tony.

Dead call, girl. Very expensive, very young. My information tells me you were

there the night she was killed.

Your information's wrong.

Elliot, you're more than a man I respect. You're a friend.

If I think you're lying to me, we can do this now at the station and keep it

official.

I'm not going to stand here and tell you why a man like me sees a girl like that

when he has a wife like Roberta. It's not my business. The murderer is.

Were you on Draper's yacht that night with Heather Robinson?

Yeah.

So you're the judge and jury?

Yeah. Sort of a one -man gong show.

Well, how do you like that so far?

Packaging's great.

I always put a little more weight on the talent competition.

All right, then why don't you tell me what you want?

No, no, no. That's no fun.

You've got to take the lead.

Tell me what to do.

That works for me.

What do you say we take care of business first?

Yeah.

500.

Okay, baby.

It's your audition.

I want to place you under arrest.

Oh, man.

This is fantastic.

Okay, officer.

I stepped out of line.

Punish me.

Are you crazy? I'm a cop.

Of course you are.

Man, those handcuffs feel really real.

They are real, you loser.

Oh!

Great touch.

Hey, where's your nightstick? You gotta have a nightstick.

I am a cop, and you're going to jail. Oh, I don't know how you finally caught

with me. I've been on the lam for months.

Please, please don't hurt me.

Very creative, but I'm not really into three things.

Oh, you're going to like me, pal, because I play police a lot different

does. May I?

Be my guest. Come on.

$1 ,000 minus 40%.

And from the afterglow still in his voice, I would say Mr. Logan undertips

You have no idea.

So, why are we meeting up here?

Well, I thought you'd like to see if you had any decorating ideas for your new

room.

Welcome to the family, honey.

Hey. Hey.

You're going to go blading. Why don't you come by and get me?

I thought about calling you to go, but then I didn't think it would be such a

hot idea.

Why not? We've done it a million times.

Uh -huh.

Would you have gone?

Probably not.

I don't know why.

I know why.

Because this is all screwed up.

You know, because everything is weird. We're weird, Chris.

We can't be lovers because that would ruin our friendship, and yet we can't be

friends because we slept together.

We can be friends.

Fine.

Then have breakfast with me.

Maybe tomorrow.

I just need some time.

And you believed him? I've always known Elliot Hammond to be an honest man.

Yeah, except to his wife.

I know the circumstances are a little shady, but Elliot's not a killer.

Shannon her goon on the other hand will lose their business or worse before it

got out about the blackmail smells like motive to me Ellie says Shannon

destroyed the photos, but I want you to take a look see if there's anything

incriminating laying around.

There's plenty of that

So

how's the funeral emotional Lots

of crying. Lots of sweating. It's hotter than hell in the valley.

Did you find anything in Michelle's room? Besides a penchant for pastel

underwear? No.

She's clean.

Don't you think if she were in on the blackmail, though, she would have

something after Heather went swimming and then taken off?

Maybe. But greed has a way of dulling common sense.

I didn't see Heather's family there.

Heather was a foster kid.

In and out of homes with screwed up people.

Like a bad movie of the week, she always says.

Must be hard for you, seeing a room emptied like that, all trace of her

vanished, and me moved in.

Actually, her room was always kind of empty.

She didn't accumulate stuff the way other people do.

She was just so used to moving around all the time. Well, I hope you kept

something of hers to remember her by.

The only thing she cared about was this goofy stuffed bear.

What the hell do you want?

To talk?

Maybe I should go. Thank you. This is a family matter.

What the hell do you know about family?

I've barely known Corey a week, and she's already more family to me than you

ever were. That's what Shannon wants you to think.

And why shouldn't I?

Because she's got you selling self -respect for money.

Maybe I could take off all my clothes in front of lots of men and a camera, and

maybe then I could call it by a different name.

It's more than just a name that's different.

You can't even be honest with yourself.

Friends and the family, I guess.

Because if you ever stopped to think where I got all that money I sent home

every time Dad lost his job or Mom drank up the rent, you'd realize how I know

what this life will do to you.

Wow. Wow.

That's amazing.

How did they do that?

Oh, that's even more amazing.

That's got to hurt.

Nah.

Pretty impressive clientele, wouldn't you say?

Half of them make the councilman look like a secretary.

Corey, are you sure Michelle's not in on this?

I don't think she has a clue.

Heather was working with the loan. So what's our next move?

It's ruining an old friend's day.

What do you want from me?

I need your help nailing Shannon Draper.

So now you're blackmailing me too?

We're doing you a favor, Mr. Hammond. There's other ways we can do this, but

they'd be much more damaging.

So you're saying if I cooperate, this won't come back to haunt me?

We're saying the murder case and the pictures will go away.

Your conscience, I can't be.

Okay, explain to me again why he put the brooch back out where anyone can grab

it. So it could be stolen again.

The clerk said the second kid looked exactly like Bill Jr., only younger.

You're not with me, are you, T .C.? You want me to spell this out for you, man?

It is not a hunch. It is pure Victor Del Toro genius.

Check this out.

Hold it, kid.

I didn't do anything.

Hand it over.

If I do, will you let me go?

No. Now give it to me.

Now your last name wouldn't happen to be in a kennel, would it?

No,

no, no, no more explanations.

No reassuring smiles.

You want to play tough?

I'll play tough. What are you going to do, Elliot?

You're going to call a press conference and say you're being blackmailed by the

woman who supplies you with your sex objects the age of your daughter? If I

to. Well, you'd be lying. I am not blackmailing you. Really? Then who sent

this? The this you said you destroyed?

First of all, I thought I got all of these, including negatives.

Secondly, if I needed to squeeze someone, do you really think I would

with a squirrely city councilman?

You whore.

And you are a John, but by no means my most wealthy, my most powerful, or the

one with the most to hide. Think it through, Elliot. We are both being

This woman came to my office.

She gave me this and a note demanding $25 ,000.

What did she look like?

Late 20s, great body, dark hair, dark eyes.

Look right through you.

I appreciate you giving me a chance to explain, Officer Del Toro.

I like to keep your boys from having a record they don't deserve.

Are you upon the brooch?

Yeah.

My wife and I both work, but these boys, they just grow out of stuff so fast and

they eat so much. Is your wife's jewelry?

Her grandmother's.

It's an heirloom.

Hilda said that it would be okay for me to pawn the brooch.

She meant the one I gave her.

When she finds out, she's going to kill me.

This might sound crazy, but have you thought about buying it back, Mr.

That asshole beat cheated me.

I got 250 on Hawk.

He puts it in the window for 2 ,200.

Hey, I know it's not fair, but you cannot send in your boys to commit a

just to get even.

I offered him 550.

I offered him 650.

If the boys had got away with it, I would have sent in 800 in cash.

I can't afford more.

Couldn't you just try explaining what happened to your wife?

This is Hilda. If you want to leave a message for me or anyone else, keep it

short.

She sounds plain.

Where have you been?

Shopping. Shannon wants to see you.

Reception's good.

Looks like they took the bait. Why not?

Bait's attractive.

I shouldn't have crashed your date.

I'm sorry. I just couldn't help myself.

It's very flattering how you feel, TC.

But you broke rules.

And Alan wouldn't break the rules.

Who's Alan?

I dumped him.

I just wasn't myself with him.

He wasn't funny.

He didn't joke with me or tease me.

What are you saying?

Nobody can know.

Claire will find out. He'll separate us.

Just for the record, I don't care if we're separated on the job, as long as I

have you the rest of the time.

Just the same.

Let's keep things quiet until we know where it's going, okay?

Our little secret.

One last thing. What?

Never kiss me when I'm on duty.

Very unprofessional.

And distracting.

One more last thing.

What?

That rule does not apply when I'm off duty.

Understood?

There you go.

He listened to reason?

He listened to my reason.

And $6 .50 was enough?

He was willing to call it a deal.

But more importantly, he decided not to press any charges against your boys.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

If you don't buy rights, I should book you. There's a list of possible charges

and none of them are pretty. I know. I wasn't thinking very clearly.

You're right.

If you have to, I understand.

Just take care of your boys.

And make sure you get that brooch back before your wife finds it missing.

Isn't that about the ugliest thing you've ever seen?

It's pretty bad.

Have a good day.

Watch your back.

Come in.

Moving on, Corey.

You run a great place here, Shannon, but it's really not for me.

Oh, I am so sorry to hear that. And where exactly have we failed you?

Well, I had expected a better class of clientele, but... Oh, well.

Live and learn.

That is always a possibility.

Who's that?

City Councilman Hammond?

The gentleman you visited this morning?

Hmm.

He's ringing a bell.

Where did you find the pictures?

We searched everywhere for them.

I don't know what you're talking about.

And here I thought you were more clever than that.

Inside the stuffed bear.

Where are they now?

There's a lot of money to be made, Shannon.

What do you say we make a deal?

Okay.

You tell me where the pictures are.

And I'll make Edgar go away.

You killed Heather, didn't you? It was an accident.

The point is, Corey, I liked her. Where does that leave you?

All right.

All right, all right.

I'll show you.

Just please don't kill me, all right?

Got it. This is 1 -2 -V -4. On the move.

Go left.

You okay?

Pass me tomorrow.

Go find Michelle. Make sure she's safe.

Got it.

For a woman with so much style, you have to point your toes upon entry.

But you know what?

You can try again in 50 years to life.

What am I going to say to her?

I mean, after hello, I love you, I'm glad you're safe.

I'm just nervous with John.

He didn't have as much to lose.

Did you hear that?

What, the heartbeat?

Had to be yours because mine stopped ten minutes ago.

Chris,

you home?

I thought you were coming back. Well, till later. She lives here.

I'll be right out.

Next time, I play.

I rented us a couple of romantic movies.

He was a doctor. He got beat.

Hey.

Why is your window open?

Uh, why are you in my room?

Okay.

I'll go make popcorn.

Hi.

Wait, no. Please, just let me see.

Seems like you're getting dressed on that.

That's exactly what I'm doing. We always get there too late.

This fantasy,

it works for me.

Take a look around, just another day in LA.

Anybody,

see more than me.

Anybody.

They say it's free Someday

What if it's down Just another day