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Homicide thinks this may be Q. Trang.

She was grabbed last night outside of her parents' grocery store. Any

No, but we found a boot print above the water line. We made a cast.

I'm going to warn you, it's a really bad one.

Life wounds, huh? Yeah.

Same MMO as the little Saigon murder.

Looks like it may be ethereal, and it's all yours.

Take a look at this.

Forensics found it pinned to the girl's blouse.

Just like the other two, an army medal.

Vietnam, infantry.

Look into this.

Let me know what you find, all right? Yeah, all right.

Thanks, Blinsky.

And as I was looking down at them, watching them,

it

occurred to me that it was exactly how it felt then, when I did it.

When I killed her, when I killed all three of them, it was as if I was

somebody else, studying somebody else.

I thought, this is strange, but I felt like those

policemen down there must have felt very objective, really.

Noticing how it happened, even wondering why it happened.

But of course, you and I know why.

The one on the left is from the second murder victim. On the right is your DB

from the beach. They're identical.

Now, are we assuming that these hairs found on the victim's clothing belong to

the assailant? Yeah.

Then we're talking about a male, of course, Caucasian, short hair. You can

where the ends were trimmed.

Could be military.

Could also be a drugged -out punk or two, Charlie.

Okay.

When you get the DNA checks on the hair samples and the semen samples, give me a

call. Absolutely.

Thanks.

The forensics gave us the rush report on that boot print.

Army used your jungle boot, manufactured 1988.

But the entire series were rejects the Army never used.

Probably sold them off to Army surplus stores, Charlie.

Yeah.

I'll tell you what, Molenski. You call the Army Office of Government Issues in

the Fed building.

They'll know which stores got them. Right.

Hi, what can I do for you folks?

Yes, sir.

Sergeant Hunter, this is Officer Malinsky, LAPD. How you doing?

That's a beauty.

Yeah, it is, isn't it?

You know, I hand sharpen all the knives I get in here.

Customers appreciate that. Really?

Yeah. May I?

It's got a nice balance, doesn't it? Yeah.

So what can I do for you?

Looking for jungle boots.

Army issue, 1988.

Here you got them. Yeah, a while ago. I got them in last month.

A lot of people buy them.

I don't know. We could take a look.

Good.

When?

Well, let's see.

Hey, looks like 20, 30 pairs sold.

You know, the kids love these boots. I can't keep them in stock.

Do you have a permit for that gun?

Yeah, I do.

I'd like to see it.

I've been held up twice, you know? I understand.

You remember a Caucasian man with short hair buying these boots?

Oh, give me a break here. Half the guys that buy these boots got that kind of

haircut. Half the girls, too.

Look, this is a murder investigation.

It would help us a great deal if he could remember who bought the boots.

Well, I don't know. I'd have to go through all my bills of sales since I

them in, so... That's all right. We'll have a guy here in the morning for you.

think I can handle it myself.

Well, we are doing it for half a dozen other doors.

Yeah, okay.

I mean, I do like to keep on getting on with you guys.

Well, good.

Appreciate that.

Thanks for your time. You got it.

Thanks a lot. Sure.

What was that all about?

Hey, the guy seemed nervous. Yeah, he was nervous. You made him nervous.

Hell, he made me nervous.

Sorry.

We got an awful lot of work to do today. Come on.

Yeah, like chasing down sex offenders.

Hey, look.

I did my homework, Lieutenant.

Yes, I was persuasive, charming, and endearingly modest, if I must say.

How else do you get anything done in a bureaucracy?

Yeah. Yeah, I'm a damn good shrink, and you taught me everything I know.

Okay. Thanks, Lieutenant. I'll see you tomorrow.

What happened?

You look awful.

Thanks a lot.

Nothing happened. I was just confirming that we're on for burgers tonight.

Confirming? I'm supposed to be at your desk in 15 minutes.

Oh, good, because I'm starving. Oh, wait a second. I can go with you now. Do you

need to get anything from your desk?

Huh?

My desk?

No, why?

Joanne, what's going on?

Hey, come on. It's me.

Nothing. Hunter and I are working on this rape -murder case.

A serial killer.

Yeah, the serial murders at the beach. I heard about that. Are you okay?

Joanne, you're obviously upset about this.

It's a tough assignment.

Well, how?

I mean, how is this different from any other murder case?

Joanne.

He's just so brutal.

Hey, Joanne, you know you're going to have to talk about this.

Hey, I've never been raped, okay?

Well, you obviously need to regain some objectivity.

Karen.

Why don't we just have dinner another night, okay?

Joanne, are you sure you don't want to go out and talk about this?

I appreciate your concern.

I do.

You're welcome.

It comes in the same amount, $2 .17.

Sorry, sir.

Oh, that's okay.

My mistake.

Thanks for adding it up again.

Oh, you're welcome.

Okay, John, let me see if I got this right now.

You, Mr. Paulson, and Mr. Sanchez left the bowling alley about 8

.30.

You went to the bamboo curtain for drinks.

From there, they dropped you off at your house about 1 .30 in the morning.

Is that about right?

You forgot the part where the cops rousted me out of bed tonight and

butt down here.

You can go, Mr. Herman.

Go out and get Mr. Paulson for me, please.

Listen, none of the people I work with know I got a prior for rape.

Yeah, so what's your point?

I made a mistake 11 years ago.

I gotta pay for it the rest of my life?

Yeah, Mr.

Paulson, right this way.

Your victim's paying for it for the rest of her life.

Anything?

Just a nice bunch of guys to get to talk to.

What's up?

The lab gave us a new wrinkle on this one.

All three victims were raped after they were killed.

What woke you up?

The call.

The call went from the open door.

He left the door open.

About what time was that meant to die?

Let me have a wave, Bill.

Yes.

Did you see my baby girl?

Did you see what he did to her?

Thank you.

Thank you.

How are you doing this morning?

Nick?

So you're the Patti Hiltry type, huh?

That's okay. I like that.

I'd really like to be left alone.

You just think you want to be left alone.

Find another stool.

What you really need is someone to provide you with a good time.

And I am that someone.

Is this your hand?

It sure is.

Ow! This is mine.

Get it out!

I'm going to call the cops.

9 -1 -1.

What is your problem, lady?

You think it's easy to be as precise as I am?

Most people are sloppy.

You know that?

About their work.

Of their lives.

Or their emotions, even.

Not me.

I take stock.

I study.

And only then do I act.

And there is a certain pleasure in the accomplishment.

Knowing I've done what I set out to do.

Right down to the last detail.

There is a certain pride in

all that.

Malinsky, I just got a complaint that you manhandled an insurance salesman.

the hell is going on?

The guy was a first -class idiot.

I could have arrested him for misdemeanor sexual assault.

Well, that would have been preferable to making him hit that table like it was

the Blarney Stone.

Look, Malinsky, you are one of 11 women in Metro Division out of 200 people. How

the hell do you think this is going to look?

Probably not great.

That's the understatement of the year.

Listen, is there something going on with you I should know about? I'm fine.

I am.

Look, I'm sorry.

Good morning. Hey.

Am I interrupting?

No, we're through. Good.

Found this pinned to the high girl's pillow.

Vietnam servicemen. Yeah.

So I contacted NCIC for court -martial transcripts from that period pertaining

to serial rape and murder.

This one seems to fit our pillow's pattern.

PFC Martin Heller.

Seven counts of rape and first -degree murder in 1968 -69 in Saigon. Yeah. So

far, all of our victims seem to have the same backgrounds as those in Saigon.

So what are you saying?

Heller's back on the street recreating his crimes? I don't think so, Charlie.

Why not?

Because he's in the Tascadero State Hospital for the criminally insane.

How are you coming with that?

This guy Heller.

I can't believe it.

Listen to this coroner's report.

The exact number of stab wounds was difficult to determine as the blade was

thrust repeatedly through the same area.

I had to stop reading for a bit.

Charlie told me what happened at the restaurant this morning.

Look, I already got sued out by him. I don't need to hear it from you.

I still need to know what's going on.

Every time I look at you, you're somewhere else.

Kate.

Yeah.

When I was 14, uh...

My best friend was Marianne Delaney.

One night I stayed at her house and... She convinced me to go to the

movies to meet this boy.

We met at the movies.

We got pretty late.

We decided to take a shortcut.

It meant we had to go through this really bad part of town, but... Marianne

wanted to get home before her mom found out.

There was no moon that night.

It was so dark.

Suddenly, this car pulled up behind us.

We cut through this alley and a man got out.

He had a knife.

We started to run.

He killed her.

Dabbed her 25 times.

Did they ever find this guy?

Yeah.

He also raped her.

What did you do?

I just ran.

I ran.

I ran.

Joanne, are you all right to work on this case?

I

have

to.

Na na na na na na

Don't ever do that Jack.

You almost scared me to death.

I'm sorry baby.

I won't do it again.

Ever.

Did you bring them?

I brought them, Martin.

There'll be two of us outside.

You're here to talk about the girls.

Yes, I am, Martin.

There were seven of them, weren't there?

Well, if you include the Caucasians.

I prefer the Asian girls.

The Asian girls carry the Godhead.

They have a different...

Experience in death.

You know, you've been away 14, 15 years.

It's not easy to keep up with current style.

I'm not blind, Sergeant.

People like you don't come to me for nothing.

It was a big case.

Yes, it was, Martin.

Now there's someone out there doing it all over again.

Does it disturb you that there's someone out there doing what you did?

It's not possible for anyone to do what I did to them.

Why did you rape them after you killed the Martin?

First the ritual and then the

act.

Why wasn't that fact brought out in the trial?

Moccasins.

I like moccasins.

They have them in colors now, too.

Bright colors.

Who else knew about it, Martin?

Prosecution, defense, tribunal.

That's all.

But I knew.

They all knew.

I'm leaving now, Martin.

They'll screw it up, this copycat guy.

Oh, Sergeant?

Do you think bell bottoms will ever come back?

You're just like a little boy.

Nothing wrong with that.

But why do you like this thing so much?

It's just the first thing I ever remember doing with my dad.

So when do I get to meet him?

Who? Your dad!

You talk about him all the time.

He's just a really terrific guy.

I'd like to meet him sometime.

You will.

Maybe we'll go on a fishing trip together.

That would be great.

You know, I'm kind of jealous.

Really? I don't think I've ever talked to my dad about anything.

You can talk to me.

These days everybody knows about counseling for victims of violent

But the point is, was, I wasn't the victim.

Technically.

But you know what happens to family members when they see one of their own

killed.

Karen, I know what's broke.

But I don't know how to fix it.

Yes, you do.

You know the drill, but you just haven't wanted to do it.

Now, if you want to get clear of it, Joanne, you have to dig it up.

I think you're overwhelmingly angry about the whole thing.

You think you could have prevented it?

Do I think I could have prevented it? Yes.

Maybe I could have.

At 14, you're also still very angry with Marianne, aren't you?

Why should I be angry at her?

She's the one who got killed, not me.

Joanne, a lot of reasons.

Now, what's the first that comes to mind?

It was a dumb thing to do.

Going to the movies.

It was dumb staying out so late.

And that bastard.

We started to run.

And I shouted at Marianne.

But he grabbed her.

She grabbed her.

I just wish you wouldn't listen to me.

What you're feeling right now, after all this time, it's powerlessness.

It's a survivor's guilt, a rage.

And it's not just for the victim, honey, but it's for yourself.

I just don't quite know what to do with it.

Oh, Joy.

And you will always bet your bet from the corner.

Malinsky,

I ran every name down the stove field to hell or case.

One flag, good luck.

Jack Cody, J -A -G, assistant for the civilian law.

He was a prosecuting attorney. I think the Heller case made his reputation.

So what's the flag?

About six months ago, Major Cody went on a fishing trip with his son, Jack Jr.

The police ended up fishing the Major's body out of a lake.

They haven't heard from the son since.

They list the cause of death as drowning? Yes, they did.

And they think Jr. did it? Well, they want to talk to him.

And he would have access to the old man's files?

Which means he could have known the victims were raped after they were

Every time, every single time I need you, you have pressing matters,

more important than I am.

Well, I have pressing matters, too.

I'm very, very busy just now. I can't say when I'll be able to explain it all

you.

I gotta tell you, I don't need to know what you think anymore.

Fact is, I'm getting real tired of you judging me all the time.

You're supposed to help me.

You can't just tune out like this.

I've tried to do everything right.

But now I'm in trouble.

It's pretty discouraging.

I gotta get out of this.

You gotta get me out of this.

You better get me out of this.

I'm so tired.

I'm so damn tired.

All of Heller's Asian victims were killed inside God.

His first worked in a camera shop.

So did Cody's. His second victim ran a newspaper stand.

Cody's worked in a bookstore.

Heller's third victim was a waitress.

Cody's sold hot dogs.

Are we ever going to be able to find this guy?

His fourth victim was a nurse.

Now, Cody worked in Minnesota as a lab technician, so we've taken his

and spread it out to all the labs in the local areas.

That puts number five in something like a clothing store.

We've blanketed all the small businesses in Little Saigon.

Those are neat.

Thank you.

We have other collars in the back.

I'm just bringing them out. Are they on sale?

Mm -hmm. Two for $25.

I'll take two.

One blue, one red.

Okay.

Excuse me.

9 -1 -1. Hello?

Hello? This is Bing Fu's clothing shop on Upward Street.

He sits here.

We just caught a break. A lab in the valley ID'd Cody from a photo.

They gave us an address on him.

Keep your head when everyone else around you is losing theirs, they say.

Well, I did.

I kept it.

And I got away, didn't I?

In the midst of them, completely surrounded by them, trying to rip me

I got away.

Oh, I was good.

I was flying.

I was fueled by the fear, not stopped by it.

So maybe I don't have to do the next one.

Maybe I can skip it and go on to the fifth.

Maybe I could hurt her.

I guess I could get into it.

But it... But this time... This time... Why

don't you hit me?

Go on. Why not?

You can always get into it. You're never afraid.

You're so smart.

Well, I got news for you.

You're not so smart.

Your big glory case was a lie.

Because he's still out there.

Heller's still out there doing it.

Jack? It's me, Laurie.

Jack, who's in there with you?

Open the door.

R21, Charles.

R22, Charles. You got the rear covered?

R22, roger. Roger.

Sergeant Hunter, LAPD. This is Officer Malinsky. Are you all right?

Yeah.

What is your name?

Lori.

Lori? Cody do this?

Yeah.

He was yelling inside the apartment when I got here.

He let me in.

And then he slammed me against the wall.

He hit me really hard.

I thought that he wanted to kill me.

And then he stopped.

Where did he go?

He asked me if I wanted a drink of water.

Like nothing had happened.

And I didn't answer. I couldn't answer.

And...

He threw the towel at me and told me to clean myself up, that I was a mess.

I'm a mess.

Then he left.

He's very dangerous.

We need to find him. Do you have any idea where he'd go?

Jack's not dangerous.

Come with me.

I'll clean you up a little bit.

Excuse me, Captain.

Sergeant Hunter.

Yeah, Joe.

Officer Lawrence on the phone for you. He said that Cody just called his

girlfriend's house and left a message.

Great. Tell him I want to hear that tape. I'll be right there. Thanks very

This guy's not going back to the clothing mart. And the attack on his

girlfriend? A lab tech doing medical research that correlates with Heller's

fifth victim, the Army nurse.

She's his lifeline, Charlie. He may not kill her, but he's definitely going to

go after her again.

You sure you want in on this?

Damn right I do.

want to.

You coward!

Hold

that

elevator.

Howdy.

So,

how's it going?

Fine.

Fine, that's it?

I guess it's what they call an ongoing process.

Well, for whatever it's worth, I think you did a great job on this case.

Thanks for letting me.