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Who's Christy Carlson? Oh, you mean Allison Cavalli. I never shot a gun in

life. She lied, didn't she? And our friends here from Washington are deeply

concerned. This is the United States Coast Guard.

Did you have any luck finding Zhukov? It is Zhukov. Is that his name?

Zhukov is a KGB agent.

Kill him.

We had hard evidence.

You got no evidence.

What kind of evidence?

I'd like to see that evidence.

I don't wanna go home or go to bed.

Worked for me.

In part one of The Beautiful and the Dead.

I know something about that murder at the Motel Exotica. He had a Russian

accent. Did you see his face?

Yes. Turn to your left.

Off the record, Miss Zuhonen, did one of them seem close?

Yes, Zhukov. But I would never swear it was him. You're still not off the hook

with us yet.

Because I'm Russian?

Look, Mr. Zhukov, we don't care if you're Patagonian.

You're alibi.

last Friday night stinks.

When I got home tonight, I found a dead body watching my television.

I think it's a frame -up. I'm telling you, there was a body in that chair.

This is the first and only time I ever got a missing persons report with no

attached. Why don't you tell me all about her?

Well, it looks like we've picked up a tale here.

Well, let's find out who he is.

You know, why is it all of a sudden I get the feeling we're in a big time

A delegation from Washington just trooped in. We seem to have common

a certain Russian defector by the name of Leo Zhukov. We would also like to

suggest that you lay off, unless you have clear and plausible cause to

him. So, you reported a woman missing?

Yeah, yeah, I did.

What's her name?

Allison Cavalli. Thought you were working on the Humphreys case.

Well, we are, but we think they might be the same case.

But you don't know how she died? No.

Well, he was leaving that for the coroner, Captain. He didn't know the

going to disappear.

You Austin Cavalli?

Yes. You know who she is? She's my best, closest friend.

Christy Carlson. Well, she rented an apartment in L .A. under your name.

Why would she do that?

Was she hiding from somebody?

I'll have to ask that you two keep my identity to yourselves.

Next, you'll be asking me if I killed her.

Well, did you?

Hunter, it's Carlos.

The body you've been looking for just came in. But I think you're in for a big

surprise, pal.

And now, part two of The Beautiful and the Dead.

Under my man. Where is she?

Where's my favorite little vixen?

She's outside, Carlos. Where's the body?

Is it her?

Where'd they find her?

You live in the valley, right?

Sherman Oaks?

Sherman Oaks, huh?

By accident.

In the storm drain at Kemp and Ventura.

They were looking for a lost dog.

What's the surprise you had to tell me?

Well, she wasn't killed like you said, pal.

How was she killed?

Old -fashioned shot in the back.

22 caliber bullet entered, went through her heart, ricocheted off her rib, ended

up in her duodenum.

Automatic weapon, probably with a silencer.

Was there any evidence that she was running at the time she was killed?

For subtle and totally unreliable information of that kind, I refer you to

.E., who is not in at this point in time.

Well, this is a surprise that she was shot.

I need that bullet.

The ME sent it to the lab with, at my suggestion, your name on the tag. Okay,

good. Appreciate it. Thanks.

So, what do we got here?

She called the cab.

You get to the airport faster riding with us. I know.

But the cab driver won't accuse me of murder.

Was it Christy Carlson?

Yes, it was.

She's dead.

Yes, she is. Shot right in the back with a .22 caliber handgun.

I never shot a gun in my life.

Not even at a tin can.

Miss Humphreys, it's always the first time, isn't it?

All three of you? Just me, the airport.

Unless you've decided I can't leave the jurisdiction. That is the word, isn't

it? Well, you can pretty much do what you want, Miss Humphries.

But I'm still a suspect.

A suspect is somebody with motive, opportunity, and a lousy alibi.

You're a suspect.

Call my daughter.

She'll tell you I was in Palo Alto that day, all day with her.

I'm sure she will, Miss Humphreys. Driver, on the way to the airport,

of murder a couple times, will you?

Mike Harrison's been looking for you guys like crazy. He went back to his

office.

Hold that.

Mike, honey.

Really?

Okay, we'll get over there right away. Thanks, Mike.

Well, it seems as though Ralph called Big Mike.

He's got something he wants to show us, but he doesn't want to talk to us over

the phone about it.

I've tried everywhere. I even tried missing persons up in San Francisco.

I found out you guys are homicide detectives.

I'm a little scared.

I've got something to show you. Just sit down.

Take a look at that.

Now, I hadn't developed that one yet when I saw you the first time.

Picture of Christie's for what? It's more the same, Ralph. Take a closer

Here, look at it under the light.

That's a picture of Zukov.

Sure is.

Maybe this will help.

I blew up just that part of the shot.

This is a little bit better shot. Can I take this? Yeah, sure. I got the

negative.

Who is Zhukov?

How long ago was this photograph taken, Ralph?

That was the last time I saw her.

It's probably the day she died.

What?

It was probably taken on the day she disappeared.

Thanks, Ralph.

He's in there.

Their lips are saying no, but their eyes are saying yes.

Doesn't make any difference, McCall. Tomorrow we get the troops in here and

a warrant for his arrest.

Yeah, what about that hard -nosed jerk from Washington that warned us to lay

off, huh?

Yeah, he's a jerk, all right, but he's got his job and we've got ours. As far

I'm concerned, the Zhukov character is a loose warhead.

It's late.

Let me take you home.

You need some sleep.

So do you, big guy. Come on.

Sergeant Hunter?

Harvey, quick, call an ambulance.

How you feeling, Hunter?

I'm all right, Gene.

How many fingers?

Are you kidding?

Well, how many fingers?

Let's see. I think there's about three in there.

Yeah, three. I'll go with three.

I do not believe you make only one print.

Where are others?

I swear.

They only made one of each.

Why would I make more than one?

But you did.

And I know it.

I didn't.

Please.

You've got the negative. That's all I've got.

Take two of these every four hours.

Oh, excuse me.

Were you in your jammies when they called?

Yeah, I was in my jammies.

I got dressed again. Are you all right? What happened?

I'm fine. Get in. You're driving.

Oh, are you going to take those aspirin without any water?

Yeah.

This is L -56.

Send a couple black and whites over to 3142 Park Terrace in Brentwood. Run a

code 3.

McCall and I are en route. L -56 out.

Three guys that jumped me took the picture. We gotta roll.

Tell me.

He's telling the truth.

Kill him.

I'm not Armenian, and I would prefer you speak Russian or

English when I'm present.

You will go back to your place and wait.

You'll be picked up within the hour.

What do you mean, picked up?

I have arranged for you to return back home.

But why?

Everything's settled.

This was merely a police case.

Now it's finished.

You are to return home tonight.

Before you make another mistake.

And expose me as well.

Did you send for an M .E.? Yes, sir. They should be here any moment.

They got the negative. The whole room's trashed.

How are you, Barney?

What have we got this time?

I don't know. Take a look.

Looks like he was killed the same way that John Humphreys was.

Yeah? Same spot?

Yeah, same place.

Probably the same stiletto blade.

What is it? What's happening?

It's okay.

Did you hear anybody, Mr. Lillian?

No.

Nothing.

Did you see anybody?

Did you see anybody new that you haven't seen before? Anyone at all?

Nothing.

Oh, I'm sorry.

You know, we're going to have to get a search for it if we're going after

Zhukov. We've got to find out where he is first.

Look, I don't care what you've got to do. I want a warrant issued for Zhukov

forever. Fiction of murder. Now get with it.

The else will be picked up.

You know, the Greater Russian Social Club is going to be locked up tight at 3

'clock in the morning.

I hope so.

Pull over here. Cut your life.

Stukov's got to be in that little thing.

You want to call for backup?

No, not yet. I want to see where he's going first.

What do we got in there?

We're going

to

check it out.

Just play it straight.

This is Dell 56.

Send a paramedic and a backup to the corners of Midvale and Pico.

There's been a car crash. Arrest the occupant. Dell 56 out.

This is Dell 56. He thinks we're in pursuit of a black stretch limousine

west on Pico Boulevard just west of Archer.

Request a backup. Code 3. Nope. Picks out.

You've lost the limo, Hatcher.

You've got to be headed for Coast Highway.

All right, what do I want to do? Go north or south?

Go north.

This is L -56.

Contact West L .A. Dispatch. There's a black and white headed west on Pico

Boulevard. We want their unit designation.

10 -4.

L -56, that unit is 17 out of 32.

I haven't switched to frequency 17, please.

17A32, come in.

This is 17A32.

This is L56. We're turning north on Pacific Coast Highway. We're looking for

black stretch limousine. We'd like you to go south. If you find it, call us,

do not overtake. Copy?

Count of four, how about you?

Yeah, and I swear one of them was Zika.

It's 4 a .m., and there's trouble in River City, pal.

What? Hunter, how did you get this name?

I'm a detective, remember?

Listen, I think you got a problem here.

A boat just left Malibu, and I think Zhukov was on it.

If he is, you're the one with the problem.

Now, get the hell off the phone. I got to call a coast guard. I've already done

that, Broder. Now, if you want to talk to me more about this problem, I'll be

my office.

Good night.

Hunter.

Sitting at your desk.

I hate that more than anything.

Any word from the Coast Guard?

Why is it everybody dumps on my desk? Nobody ever dumps on your desk. Why is

that? What?

I said, is there any word from the Coast Guard?

No.

No word. Did you have any luck finding Zukov?

No, he's gone.

What scared him? Why did he run?

He ran because we found a hard, solid piece of evidence that could have put

away for murder.

Yeah, and he took it with him.

What kind of evidence?

Photograph, showing him in the apartment of Christy Carlson, probably taken on

the day she was murdered.

You see, Zukov sent over a couple of muscle brains.

to rough me up and take the photograph, which they did.

He also got the negative by killing Ralph, the photographer.

He stabbed him exactly the same way he stabbed John Humphreys.

You got any coffee in this place?

Yeah, right over there. A little privacy. Right back to that thing.

I never heard of Christy Carlson.

Who is she?

What about Allison Cavalli?

No.

My partner and I were sent to Santa Clara because Humphreys called the U .S.

Attorney's Office and they called us.

That was around the time there was a whole slew of arrests being made for

espionage.

Those people were eyeballing the death penalty.

And Humphreys...

Well, he sounded scared.

Someone trying to make a deal.

Way out of some big trouble.

But when we got there, he did a switch.

Gave us some phony song and dance. We couldn't turn him around.

Well, I thought you said he had no connection with Zhukov.

I'm not allowed to discuss Zhukov with you or anyone else outside of my agency.

What agency was that?

You can't talk about Zhukov because he's a spy, right?

He buys high -tech secrets, prototypes, that sort of thing.

You two, I pray to God you can show strong cause for leaning on Zhukov.

Especially after you were given fair warning to knock it off.

Because if you can't, you and your immediate superiors are in deep, deep

Let's see now.

It went like this, right?

Zhukov is a KGB agent.

You knew that, but he didn't know that you knew it. Is that right?

If you would have told us that Zhukov was KGB, we would have stayed clear. But

you told us that he was a friendly defector. And I'm not telling you

different now.

This KGB crap, that's your scenario.

Are we on the same side here, Broder? We're not even on the same planet.

And let me tell you something else.

If Zhukov was KGB and he didn't know that we knew...

It'd be pure gold.

And scaring him into taking a powder would put you two on the wrong side.

Thanks for the coffee.

You better pray to God you can get another copy of that photograph.

Sounds like the only hard evidence you two, um, sports have had.

I don't want to go home or go to bed.

I know the answer.

What answer?

Allison Cavalli.

Want to hear it?

On the way home in a car.

Remember what Allison Cavalli told us about Christy and her man? That in a

or two, all her plans would be locked in. You remember that?

Yeah, so you think that she knew what Humphreys was up to?

No, but she was involved in it.

She knew Zukov, she had to. When Humphreys got scared, she got scared,

that's when she ran to Zukov.

Okay, then why would she do that?

To get her plan back on track, you know what I'm saying? And it worked, didn't

it? Because Zhukov upped the ante or something and kept Humphreys right in

at least long enough for Zhukov to get him down here until he could take him

out.

Yeah.

Yeah.

056, we have the Coast Guard on the line.

Patch him through.

Turn all three of them and their boat over to the U .S. Marshal.

Three men are refusing to answer any questions until their attorney gets

So we can't talk to them now.

Well, that figures.

Do they have papers?

Well, they claim to be U .S. citizens. Maybe they are.

If Zukov, is that his name? Yeah. If he doesn't wash up on one of our beaches,

they won't be able to hold him. And the chances of you finding any fingerprints

on that boat are pretty slim.

A boat like that can do over 90 knots, can't it?

That's right.

Is there any reports of Russian ships in the area?

Three notifications today of special interest vessels on their way out of

You got a secure phone I could use in private?

Yeah, sure.

They could have rendezvoused with any one of those vessels.

The tanks were down to vapor when we picked them up.

Yeah, appreciate it. Thanks very much. Good luck.

We're not taking any calls, and you're taking me home.

Why? You've been sleeping all day.

Look, I need some sleep, okay? Take me home. That jerk from Washington is going

to hassle us tomorrow, and unless I get some sleep, I'm going to punch him out.

Oh, feisty, huh?

Little Benny Roos there?

Hey, listen, the thing is you're so feisty. How about you and I check into

Hotel Exotic? I've got a trunk full of apparatus back here. What do you say?

Oh, wonderful.

That sounds great.

Time out on that, though, okay? Let's do it some other time. I need to go home

and sleep in my own bed, disconnect the phone.

If you want to have a boring night's sleep, that's up to you.

That's what I want. Thank you very much.

And our friends here from Washington are deeply

concerned.

And should their concerns prove legitimate, the chief has authorized me

launch a full investigation into your handling of this case.

and the conduct of these three officers in the matter of Leo Zhukov.

Well, we'd just like to have a little light shed on what these concerns are.

Only a few days ago, in this office, I asked you, Captain, I asked you,

Hunter, and you, Sergeant McCall, to go easy on Leo Zhukov.

To lay off, were my exact words.

Unless you had clear...

and supportable cause.

Am I correct in that?

We had cause for everything that we did.

Oh, you have further information, evidence, other than the opinion of a

who refused to confirm that evidence under oath?

We had hard evidence linking Zhukov with Krista Carlson.

I'd like to see that evidence.

Well, so would I, but as you know, I lost it.

So, in other words, as far as we know, that evidence never really existed, did

it? Look, Hunter got attacked outside his own home by three professionals, and

the evidence was taken.

At the same time that was going down, the photographer was killed.

And that was probably by Zhukov, and he got the damn negative, all right?

You got no evidence.

Isn't that the bottom line?

It looks pretty bad, yeah.

Mr. Warson, what's really going on here?

Let me give you a damage report, folks.

Leo Zhukov was a KGB agent who didn't know we had him online.

A vital, second -level agent who was about to lead us to his top -level

at any moment.

Until you two...

fatally impacted our case action.

Anything to add, Captain?

Yeah. First of all, Lieutenant Finn was in no way involved in this case.

And secondly, Sergeants Hunter and McCall were operating at all times under

instructions.

Excuse, Lieutenant.

You too, Sergeants.

Just a second, you two.

I got a couple questions I want to ask you on this. Not right now, Ambrose.

We got a lot of things to do. Number one is to push this case right down

Watterson's throat. Isn't that right? Come on.

Where are we going?

Let me ask you a question.

How did Zhukov know that I had that photograph?

He had to have been at Ralph's apartment, right?

Now, just perhaps, maybe, one of those airheads at the pool, it's awesome.

What do you think about that?

I think it's worth checking out.

You know, it's wonderful what a couple hours' sleep will do.

Yep, it makes you whole.

So, what's the big deal?

Zukov wasn't there.

What do you mean, Zukov wasn't there?

When we went to see Ralph, the night he gave us those pictures? Yeah.

I saw somebody watching us as we came in. It wasn't Zhukov. It was the

Ms. Danilia?

She watched us go up those stairs. Now, you remember the night we went back

after Ralph was killed? Yeah.

We asked her specifically, did you hear anything? Did you see anyone?

Remember what she said?

Yeah, she said she hadn't seen or heard anybody.

But in fact, she had. She had seen us. That's right. She lied, didn't she?

You know, you ought to be a detective.

Yeah, that's what my mom always said.

Well, I think it's about time we get ourselves a warrant for a misdemeanor.

I agree.

Specifying what?

One .22 caliber hand pistol with a sound suppressor. You know, I knew Zhukov

didn't kill Christy Carlson.

Long weapon.

Can I help you?

Yeah, we'd like to talk with you.

Certainly. What is it?

Well, you do remember us, don't you?

Of course, you are with the police.

May I ask what you wish to talk to me about?

Poor Mr. Skinner, perhaps.

Perhaps.

Can we talk about it out here?

No, I'm afraid we can't.

I don't understand why not.

Well, maybe this will explain why.

It says here the only thing you're searching for is a .22 caliber handgun.

I do not have such a thing.

Oh, well, then we can go inside and take a look and be sure of that, right?

I wish first to talk to my attorney.

Good, let's go in.

Oh, Mr. Dillion, hold the phone.

We'll make our search. If we find the gun, you'll be arrested.

Then you can make your phone call.

Thank you.

Go ahead.

Look for a gun.

You will not find one.

Yes, Sergeant Rick Hunter.

Send over a paramedic, a black and white, and an ME.

3142 Park Terrace, Brentwood, Code 3. Thanks.

I want to make a phone call.

I'm sure you do.

Tell me about Christy Carlson.

Why did you remove her body from my house?

Didn't you think anybody would find her?

Doesn't make any difference.

The bullet that killed her came from this gun. We'll be able to prove that,

thanks to you.

I wish to make a phone call.

Well, we're going to turn you over to a fellow from Washington, D .C. Very

unpleasant fellow.

The phone call will be up to him.

You're not going to like him much, Mrs. Denalian, but he's going to love you.

Ambrose, Hunter, do me a favor. Will you get a hold of Captain Wilder? Have him

find out where Watterson is.

I've got something very special he might be interested in.

Thanks.

Jerry, how you doing?

Hey, how you doing? Good.

Coming to Gorlin.

I'm going, and I'm late. I've got to get back to the airport. I've got 40

minutes to catch a plane.

Well, I don't think you have to rush. There is a flight to San Francisco every

hour, isn't it? I know, but I've got to get back. Listen, I left a letter with

Lieutenant Finn for you guys.

Does the name Ralph Skinner mean anything to you?

Yeah. Did he write you a letter? No, it was addressed to you, marked important,

confidential. Somehow it found its way to me.

Well, was it important?

Well, it better be. A bunch of fares, $89.

I'm kidding, but I didn't open the letter.

Did the envelope seem to have a photograph inside?

That's why I decided to bring it down instead of mail it to you.

Jerry, it's going to help us out a lot. Thank you. Well, good, good.

Sure is. You sure we can't talk you into staying for dinner?

Tell you what, I got ten days coming next month. I'll take you up on it then,

okay? Great.

Yeah. Have a good flight. Thank you.

Bye -bye. Bye.

Take care. Will do.

Bye.

And thank you. You got it.

That thing doesn't make one damn bit of difference.

The loss of Zukov was avoidable.

It should have been avoided.

There's more, Mr. Watterson.

Colonel Donnelly and KGB, we arrested her on first -degree murder. She was

Zukov's boss, the one you guys couldn't find.

I don't see anything here about KGB or anything about Zukov. Well, that's just

the way the arrest report reads.

Actually, she thought she could get a better deal by declaring her Soviet

citizenship, and she called the Soviet embassy, and there are a couple of

lawyers on their way here now from the embassy.

Is this woman in custody here now?

Yes, we have her downstairs.

I want to see her. You don't mind if Captain Weiler and I go along?

Well, I guess we can finally put this one to rest, huh?

Go back to our ordinary run -of -the -mill business of mayhem and murder.

You know what?

There's still something I don't get here. What's that?

We know that Zhukov killed John Humphreys and Ralph Skinner. Right.

And we know that Colonel Denalian killed Allison Cavalli. Mm -hmm.

So who was the guy that followed us back from Zukov?

You know, the guy that took his car over the L .A. River.

What? Who was that? Come on.

What? Don't you know who that was?

No, I don't know who that was. Who was that? You're kidding.

No, I'm not kidding. Who was that?

Who?