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Tonight, I'm Hunter.

You gonna make it?

It doesn't look good.

There's been a shooting in Chinatown.

Apparently, Chen walked right into a robbery in progress.

She got caught in a crossfire. Wish you did a damn good job.

Did a good job?

What's the matter with you, Hunter? You're incompetent, Rassel.

Chen acted properly. They're going to clear her.

What case is he working on? He's down in Chinatown, isn't he?

Chen did not shoot Leong. I'll bet my pension on it.

You take your best shot.

Do you want a part of me? Come on.

Danny, it's too early for all this noise. Hi, Officer Chin.

Why don't you get someone to help you? You're not a house dog.

You know, the mind plays a terrible trick on the body.

It does not tell it how old it is.

Oh, thank you, Miss Chin.

Hard work makes me appreciate the day's end.

Keep this up and you'll be appreciating it from the hospital bed.

Danny, stay here. That man had a gun.

You're a dead man.

Shut up.

Get over there.

Police, get over here. There's been a robbery, a shooting.

Three people dead.

Thirteenth on one way.

13, Sun Munway. 1 out of 9, you're followed. Code 3.

1 out of 13, assist. Code 2.

She gonna make it? Nothing like this.

Brennan!

What do you got?

Not a hell of a lot. Apparently, Chen walked right into a robbery in progress.

She got caught in a crossfire.

Any suspects?

Two Lindsay's. One down, the other running. Probably wounded.

Canine guys are doing a house to house now.

Who's on the job?

Your buddy Drasso's got it.

Did you notify the Chinja?

Not yet.

You want to do it?

Yeah, I'll do it.

Who's he?

This is the publisher.

Thomas Leung.

Took two hits and a ten ring.

Any witnesses?

There's one out in front with my partner in the car.

You know, Brennan said this was a robbery.

There can't be 50 bucks in this place, Josh, so I don't buy it.

You don't have to. It's not your case.

The suspects here are Lindsay's, and they steal to exercise influence.

Establish territory.

What do we have on the suspect who fled?

Well, he's exactly like this one here, except unfortunately he's alive.

Well, things must have happened awfully fast, otherwise she'd have activated her

rover.

Whoever she hit lost an awful lot of blood. He won't be very far.

But other than that, she did a damn good job.

She did a damn good job.

What does it matter with you, Hunter?

Hunter, you see, most of these broads can't even see over the windshield.

That's the result.

Yes? Hi, I'm Sergeant Hunter from the police department.

Are you Mrs. Chin?

Yes. May I come in?

Yes, please come in. Thank you.

Please sit down.

Mrs. Chin, there's been a shooting in Chinatown.

Sandra's been hurt, but she's alive.

Where is she? Is she going to be all right?

She's at Wilshire Memorial. It's a very good hospital.

Henry Chin, you must be with your daughter. She needs you.

Item four, one set of false teeth, uppers and lowers.

Yeah.

He bit her finger off.

Item five, one 357 magnet revolver, serial number

90711.

She got even.

Oh, the wonderful world of homicide.

Isn't it, though? Bye.

Hey, gorgeous.

What brings you down to the glass house?

False teeth.

What is this? Eggs and chorizo, chili verde burrito? What, are you working the

Hollenbeck division again?

Edie. Get out of here.

You're such a mess.

About 12 hours face down on a hot, dirty beer cooner has robbed me of my sex

appeal? Where's my classmate?

He's sitting in on Chin's shooting review board.

That's Drasso's case.

Yeah, I know, but Hunter's not above thinking that Drasso could hang around.

Oh, he ought to stay out of it. It was a good shooting. It won't take the board

more than ten minutes to rule it in policy, you know? Yeah, I know. That's

I think, but... Tell me something. You were at the academy with Hunter. What is

this thing with the bad blood between him and Drasso?

Drasso's beef.

He was our T .O.

He used to pick Rick as his opponent, probably because he was the biggest

recruit. Hunter spent a lot of time on his face eating dirt.

That doesn't sound like my partner.

Yeah, well, Drassel kept pushing it. One day, Hunter pushed back. Rick turned

him into a pretzel, humiliated the guy in front of the whole class.

Well, come on.

Drassel can't hold a grudge like that for 16 years.

When Officer Chen first arrived on the scene, she confronted the dead suspect,

Tommy Chung, who was positioned to her right front.

He was armed with a .38 caliber 4 -inch.

Polished steel revolver.

Officer Chen fired two rounds, striking the suspect in the upper torso. He died

instantly.

Now, the second suspect, Paul Kai, was armed with a .22 caliber automatic, and

he was positioned to her left rear.

He fired two rounds.

One we dug out of the east wall.

Unfortunately, the other one found its mark in the uncovered area.

just to the side of Officer Chen's bulletproof vest.

She spun to confront the suspect. She fired.

For two rounds found at Thomas Leung, the publisher, Paul Kai received another

round.

Danny Lemel, witness out in front, said that Paul Kai was hit in the upper

torso. Mr. Chairman, Officer Chen is a distinguished expert. The best combat

shooter this department has ever seen.

Are we to believe that Officer Chin fired two shots into Leong's chest, dead

center, while turning, all by accident?

I don't buy it. Sergeant Hunter, I must deal with physical evidence.

The coroner categorically specified that Thomas Leong was hit with two

9mm hollow point rounds.

My ballistic people say that those rounds came from Officer Chin's weapon.

I also believe this was not a...

What did you do with the five, Sergeant Hunter?

The coroner says that Thomas Leon, when he was here, had his hands above his

head like this.

Do I have to spell it out for you?

The witness, sir, says it was a robbery.

Mr. Chairman, Andrasso's witness is a Richard Wayne, a sleazeball bail

from Chinatown. I'd also like to know what he was doing there at 7 .30 in the

morning. Sir, he was down there placing an ad for his business.

And I do have the copy.

Sergeant Drasso has presented compelling evidence that robbery was the motive.

And besides, this board is interested in establishing whether Officer Chin used

proper tactics and good judgment. So, Sergeant Drasso, please proceed.

Mr. Chairman, I think these hearings should be halted until Officer Chin can

testify on her own behalf.

This board has an obligation to establish the facts and report them

delay. It's vital that we complete this review before the district attorney's

inquiry begins. Now, Sergeant Hunter, I have allowed your repeated outburst in

the interest of establishing a diverse point of view.

Mr. Chairman, I was present at the scene. These two gloves in this

I'd like to know who the hell was wearing them.

Sir, the paramedics that treated Officer Chin.

Polygraph Richard Wing is a liar.

Sergeant Hunter!

You're incompetent, Dressel.

Sergeant Hunter, get out of here.

Remove yourself from this hearing immediately.

Now, I believe we're ready to reach a decision.

There's a girl lying on a deathbed in a hospital trying to drive a stake through

her heart. I understand how you feel, but you've got to ease up a little bit.

Look, you can't take on the whole department. Yes, I can. I will not ease

All right, just try to relax, okay?

Look, maybe you're just acting a little prematurely. Chin acted properly.

They're going to clear her.

Why don't you let me take you to lunch, all right? We'll go over to Little Joe.

Hunter!

The drafts have really stuck it to her. The board just ruled Shin used improper

tactics, resulting in the death of an innocent man.

They felt she should have waited for backup.

Looks like they're going to try and nail her.

1 William 157, 1 William 156, come in.

157, go.

The DA called. Our court case is ready for trial. What's your ETA?

Tied up on surveillance right now. Stand by.

157, cover me for a little while until I can break it away.

157, you want your code too. You're his first witness.

156, you copy?

Hunter?

Richard, I bet you're surprised to see me, aren't you?

No, I knew you would come.

Hunter logic.

Because I was at the Leung shooting, I must be involved.

Exactly. You know, Vice tells me you don't get up before 12 now.

Vice cops.

They lie when it's easier to tell the truth.

The truth is, I had to be at the press before 8, or my ad wouldn't have made

paper. I see.

Now, what is it that you really want?

Did we see that guy?

Unfortunately, I don't know.

Is there a name to go with the face?

Yeah, Paul Kai.

Believe me, Sergeant Hunter, I want to help bring this gangster to justice.

The Chinese community has a great affection for Officer Chin and her

That's good to hear.

And Thomas Leon.

Of course.

My people are out looking to locate this bandit. You see, Hunter, this time I'm

on your side.

My mother.

Oolong, the very best from Canton province.

Okay, Richard, if you get a lion on Mr.

Kai, call me.

Oh, and one more thing.

If anything unfortunate should happen to Mr. Kai, such as malaria, diphtheria,

or the proverbial gunshot to the back of the head, I'm going to hold you

personally responsible.

Where the hell is he?

I think he got tied up on surveillance. Did he know he was supposed to be in

court? Well, not exactly. What is that supposed to mean? I think his radio's

shot. Oh, come on. I'm not kidding you. I couldn't hear him. I know he couldn't

read me. What case is he working on?

I think it was a follow -up on the Daniels murder. Oh, save it. He filed

case last week. He's down in Chinatown, isn't he? Well, that is one pissed -off

judge. She just issued a bench warrant for Hunter's arrest.

Uh, could you hold it a while until I catch up with him? Maybe he's got an

explanation. Captain, if Judge Rupp gets her hands on him, Hunter is going right

to the slammer, no matter what story you come up with. And in case you're

interested, he's right on the top of my list, too. I had to dismiss the case.

Excuse me.

Hey, Tom, what do you say we go and get a cup of coffee? Look, Dee, I'm sorry

about the warrant. When old run -em -up Rupp gets her nose bent, well, you

better keep Hunter out of sight till she cools down.

Look, don't issue the warrant until I can get him in here.

We're talking about my job.

Why don't we talk about friendship, Tom?

Why don't we talk about old times, like the Red Dog Grill?

Let's not.

Oh, come on, let's. Like on Thursday night after your bowling game, you slid

there with a perfect game in your pocket.

You weren't there.

I didn't have to be. You know how bowlers talk.

Now, let's see, there was you, there were two San Fernando cops, there was

backup drummer to the Go -Go's, and all of you guys got on a plane for Vegas to

go see the Follies.

How'd that fire start again, Tom?

Oh, you still have the bullet in you. You need medicine. You must see a

Have you seen this man?

Yes. He was the one who ran out, all bloody.

If you want to find him, ask Peter Kwan. He knows Chinatown.

He shoot Tim?

We think so.

Will she live?

I certainly hope so.

When you saw this man, did he have gloves on?

When he pushed me, I felt them on my face.

Rubber, like doctors wear.

Officer Chin was my friend. I want to help her. Good. You help me find this

Kai.

McLeon, I'm Sergeant Hunter.

I'm very sorry about your husband.

I appreciate your concern. Thank you.

And how is Officer Chin?

She's still on the critical list?

I'm sorry. I know her parents and share their grief.

Let's play along. There's still some unanswered questions about what happened

here.

I know about your concern.

Some in our community think you're trying to protect one of your own.

What do you think?

It's not what I believe.

It's the truth that is important.

Before your husband died, was there anything specific that he was working

My husband, by nature, was a secretive man.

I'm from the old China.

We don't ask questions of our husbands.

I do know the paper had problems with Lucy.

And their...

You do know the term?

Yes, we call it extortion.

Would it be possible for me to see your files?

Of course.

You do know the Asian Task Force detectives have already reviewed them.

Well, then I won't bother.

Once again, I'm very sorry about your husband.

Thank you for your time.

You never did know how to protect your back, Hunter.

You're driving me up against the wall, hot shot.

Why don't you do your job, draft, so I'll do mine?

Why don't you get off your crusade?

There's no mystery here.

It's one more good example of an inexperienced run cop.

Who got in over her head because she used bad procedures.

I feel sorry for her.

And I also feel sorry for Miss Leon.

You've never felt sorry for anything in your life.

Your radio's not working.

I'm not going to bother to ask you where you've been.

McCall's already given me that cockamamie story about your radio being

fritz, so, uh...

When she's finished trying to cover your butt, I'd like a shot at it.

Devane has just gotten reamed badly.

Dratho just filed a report against you with Dryden.

What do you make of this?

Now, Kai and Chung are wearing gloves.

Now, what if there was a third person who was wearing gloves? Will you shut up

and listen to me for a minute? There's a warrant out for your arrest.

Hunter, time's up.

Get in here and bring that file with you.

Do me a favor. Get a hold of the Asian task force. Have them get a line on a

Tong boss by the name of Peter Kwan.

I'll take the file.

You'll have plenty of other things on your mind.

Chief Dryden has instructed me to initiate a personal complaint against

alleging obstruction and interference in Grasso's case. Look, Charlie, I

understand all of that. You don't understand!

I don't care what Dryden said. He can go pound sand.

But there's something I couldn't prevent.

You're being transferred to robbery.

Twelve on and twelve off. Robbery? Give me a... Come on, do something about it,

Charlie. I tried.

Grasso thinks that I'm covering for you. And he also thinks that you're thumbing

your nose at the system. That's why he locked you on this market stakeout so

that you'll stay out of the Chin case.

Let me tell you something.

Chin did not shoot Leon. I'll bet my pension on it.

You already have.

The fact that he's here is a miracle.

Oh, he loves his daughter, but there are so many obstacles between them.

I think I could speak with him.

Please, but don't be shocked by his attitude.

Dr. Dubin, they see you.

Mr. Chan, would you like some coffee?

Your wife has told me about your objection to Sandra's career choice.

My father objected to me becoming a police officer, too.

He objected vehemently.

He couldn't understand why. He wanted to know why.

So I thought back, and I remembered something that happened when I was a

I saw a cop risking his life trying to prevent a woman from taking hers.

And it was incredible.

It was the most unselfish act I'd ever seen.

And I think that that's what it was all about for me.

It was the idea of being of service.

I liked the idea of being able to help people.

That's what cops do.

Lord knows it's taken a while, but I think that I know

that my dad is real proud of me now.

Before I came to your country, I was an English professor in a university in

Shanghai.

During the Cultural Revolution, they branded me an enemy of the people,

me, and took me away from my family.

I was interrogated, beaten, and later indoctrinated.

My oppressors, the ones who beat me up, my enemies.

We're the police.

Everybody out of here. Let's go. Move it.

Let's go. Come on.

Out.

You're not Vice.

What do you want?

Mr. Kwan, I want your word you'll help me find Paul Kai.

I understand you're an honorable man.

You know Officer Chin?

Yeah.

I know Officer Chin.

She was the police officer that got gunned down.

Protecting your community.

You either talk to me, Kwan, or we're all going to go downtown and talk to

parole officer about what's been going on here.

I don't think...

Officer Chin shot Thomas Leong.

All right.

I'll help you find Paul Kai.

Had enough?

Guess not.

You want to tell me about Drafto?

It's obviously a lot more than just the incident at the academy.

Drafto was my patrol sergeant.

One night I busted a hooker in Hollywood.

She claimed I tried to feel her up, molest her.

Drossel believed her and encouraged her to take her complaint to internal

affairs.

What's the big deal? Every hooker makes that claim.

Right. Now you get an idea of what kind of a jerk Drossel was.

It took a polygraph test to claim her.

Can you imagine what it's like sitting there for two days answering personal

questions about your sex life?

Yeah, it's like that every time I go to visit my mother.

Look.

Why don't you just try to cool down a little bit and ease back? Something

break. The doctor said the chin's got a good chance. I don't consider 50 -50 a

good chance.

Now, that girl deserves to know that she's been cleared before they removed

bullet.

I don't recall. We were racing the clock. I could have tossed my gloves

I know that, but do you think these are your gloves?

I already told the other detective.

Hey, these aren't my gloves.

You positive about that?

Yeah, sure. We use Trinity gloves. They have a blue band around the wrist.

Those don't.

Beating a dead horse. No gloves were plucked.

McCall, you know better than to tamper with another detective's evidence.

Especially Grasso.

It's not tampering, all right? It's the window shopping. Why don't you go get

some coffee or something? You make me nervous.

But even if we find them, what's their evidentiary value?

I mean, the blood will obviously type to chin.

It's not the blood we want, Brian. We're interested in prints.

That's an interesting concept.

Prints. On the inside, it never occurred to me.

Yeah, it'll take time, but anything is possible.

You know, Hunter, if you had to pull robbery detail, you'd pick the beauty.

Could have been inside on top of a hot beer cooler.

Yeah, I'm real lucky, huh?

Hey, give me a rundown on the description of that vehicle, would you?

Green van, primer spots on the right side. Driver's supposed to be a female.

Suspect, salt and pepper.

Five -pin, six -foot, medium build. Arm was sawed off.

What do you got?

Nothing's false to one.

So, Hunter, how you doing on the chin case?

How does it look like I'm doing on the chin case? I'm in a van reading a

newspaper. They got you by the short hairs, huh?

Yeah, a couple of them.

Hey, it was inevitable.

Drasso and Dryden are golfing buddies.

How about some coffee?

No.

Units inside have got two problems headed your way. Salt and pepper team,

patties, 30 years of age, 5 '9", 160, jeans, tanker jacket, blacks,

about 35, 6 '1", 180, bareheaded khakis, Navy peacoat. Also be advised, mules

inside, probably at the snack bar. He has not, repeat, not seen the suspect.

Wait a second.

He's putting on a ski mask.

He just pulled a shotgun.

I'm coming in. Repeat, I'm coming in.

Paul Kai is still in Chinatown. Good. Where?

Look, I'm not sure, but go to the Hongling Herbal Shop. Talk to the

sure he'll know where Paul Kai is.

Good. Thanks.

Do you have anything for a gunshot wound?

I want to stop the bleeding.

You have Hunan?

Kai is holed up at the Shang Hua Apartments, two blocks down the street,

floor, room 709.

Lee, you and Paul go around the back. I'll go up to fire escape.

Keep going.

I want you to deliver this to the front door.

He's expecting it from the Hong Ning Pharmacy.

Wait a minute. I have to get dressed.

Open up.

i know you're hurt i want to get you to a hospital

i

don't want to hurt you paul throw the gun out

Who killed Leon?

Paul, who killed Leon?

Wait.

Wait.

Come on, Devane.

Your boy is grandstanding.

Back off.

Back off.

My boy found Kai while you guys were out looking for windmill.

Your boy was supposed to be working robbery.

His tactics were proper and well thought out. In fact, if they come here five

minutes later, Kai would have been gone.

Aren't you the least bit interested in getting at the truth?

Whose truth, Hunter?

Look, what happened between you and me a long time ago is forgotten

about as far as I'm concerned.

Now, Chin deserves to be judged fairly.

Before Kai died, he named Wing as the killer.

That's hearsay.

Wing used Chin's gun after she was shot.

Ah, now, I see you're gonna have to do a lot better than that, Otter.

But what do you have? You have a name dropped by a dying suspect.

It's gonna take a lot more than that to wrap this case up.

It's inadmissible, and you know it.

Now, you take your case to the DA, and if he files a murder charge against

Wang... I'll personally intercede with the board.

for something that would give Richard Wing a motive.

You're convinced Officer Chin didn't shoot him?

I admire your convictions.

My husband was like that.

Thank you.

I see another directory, please.

Hi. How about a little good news?

Great. Wing lied. He did know Kai and Chung.

Did a little bit of digging.

Guess who posted bail last year.

Did you find anything?

Yeah. Thomas Leong had just finished an in -depth study on Wing's criminal

activities. He's into everything. Extortion, money laundering, who named

Take a look at that.

This is great. Thank you.

Yeah, you're welcome. He's in Department 100.

Do you, um, want some company? You want to go fill up? No, I think I'll make

this a personal visit.

Thanks. Mm -hmm.

Devane told me I'd find you here.

You're still messing with my case.

Someone's got to do the work.

You take your best shot, and I'm going to clean your butt with this pavement.

I was 16 years behind that badge, Drasso. If it wasn't for that, I'd pound

head square.

Now, you know where I live. You know what time I get off. If you want a part

me, come on.

If you don't, shove off.

You made one fatal mistake, Richard.

Those gloves you discarded as your fingerprints all over the inside.

It's playing on the phone. She's had some further complications, Miss Chin.

They're taking her back into the operating room.

Dr. Lynch, extension 108, doctor's lounge.

Dr. Lynch, extension 108, doctor's lounge.

Honey, you're going to be all right, sweetheart.

Your father and I will wait right outside for you.

Just a second.

Cassandra? She's heavily sedated. I'm sure she won't hear you. I know that.

She'll hear me.

Sandy, the shooting review board ruled you acted within policy. They commended

your bravery.

The chief has recommended you for the Medal of Valor.

We love you.

Love you, darling. We love you. You'll be all right.