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Tonight on Hunter.

I have a young girl about ready to give birth. I want to thank you so much for

everything you did for me tonight.

Listen, that's what we're here for, to protect and to serve.

Sometimes we even deliver.

What would you say if I named the baby Hunter after you? Name the baby Hunter?

That's correct.

Stupid moron. I'll take care of it. Gotta find that baby.

How you doing, Charlie?

Hey, still working? I thought you had Raiders tickets. I did, until Mr.

shot Mrs. Wellman, remember?

Oh, yeah, you should have given those Raiders tickets to Rodriguez. He's a

Raider nut. No, no, you see, what I should have done is this.

I should have given Rodriguez the Wellman case, I should have given you

Raider tickets, and I should have gone out with Barbara.

Ah, yeah, yeah, I see.

Whatever happened to her anyway?

She married Rodriguez.

Listen, I had a pal one time.

He had a really big red beard. I mean, really big.

Oh, wait a minute. Does this have a moral to it?

Yeah, I'll get to it.

Anyway, one day he shaved it off. Next time I saw him, I couldn't even

him. I said, why did you shave your beard?

He said, Charlie, I couldn't tell anymore whether I was wearing the beard

beard was wearing me.

I want you to think of this job as a big red beard.

I will, Charlie. Get me a razor.

Uh -huh. Good night. Good night. How about that, Miggles?

Please stand back, please. Thank you. Give her some room. Give her some room.

How are you, huh?

What happened? She pressed the button to walk and fell on the ground and grabbed

her stomach. I think she's in labor. I see. Okay.

We're going to get you a paramedic, honey. Would you stay with her, please?

Okay. You just relax, sweetheart.

Just relax. I'm going to get you a paramedic, okay?

People, stand back. Give her some room. Thank you very much. Get back.

William 56.

Go ahead, 56.

I have a young girl about ready to give birth at the corner of San Pedro and 2nd

Street. Need a paramedic? 1 William 56 requests a paramedic unit at the corner

of San Pedro and 2nd Street.

Come on through, folks. Come on through. Let me through.

No!

Would you help me spread this out?

Practice your breathing.

Practice your breathing.

That's right.

Okay. I better take a look here. Paul, I need the gloves.

Okay. Let me take a look here. I'm going to take a little look.

Keep breathing.

Breathe. All right. There we are. There we go. All right. Okay. Just take a

breath. Short breath.

All right. Short breath.

Okay. That's right.

Just relax.

That's right.

Officer, could you give me a hand down here? This baby's coming now.

Okay. Hold on. Keep breathing. Now we're going to push all at once. Okay, I'm

going to count to three. Bear down and push. You ready?

One, two, three.

Go.

That's a girl, Cheryl.

Good girl, good girl. Good, honey.

Good, Cheryl.

Bear down.

That's it. That's a girl.

That's it.

One more time. One, two, three. Bear down.

That's it. That's it. You got it. You did it.

Good. That's good.

Would you like me to take the baby to the nursery so you can get some rest?

no, thanks. I want to keep her here.

You're going to stay right here in Mommy's arms forever?

Now there's a picture for you.

Hi, come on in.

I picked this up for her downstairs.

Thanks. I'm so glad you came by.

Thanks very much.

I hoped I got the chance to meet you.

Sergeant Hunter, LAPD. Cheryl Donovan. Hi, Cheryl.

Hi.

So, where's the proud papa?

Oh, he's at work.

Well, how does he feel about everything?

He thinks it's great.

Great.

Listen, I want to thank you so much for everything you did for me tonight.

Hey, listen, you don't need to. That's what we're here for, to protect and to

serve. And even deliver.

Can I hold her?

Oh, sure.

Come here, baby.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my goodness.

Oh, my goodness. You want to be up here, don't you?

Oh, you want to be up there. Oh, what are you doing? This might be time, too.

Yeah. So what's your name?

I haven't figured one out yet.

What? No name? Come on. We've got to get a name for you.

I know. I know. I'm working on it, though. All right.

Yeah.

So, you're from San Diego, huh?

Yeah.

Hey, you all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

I mean, if there's anything you need, just let me know. I'll get it for you.

Thanks.

Hey, what would you say if I named the baby Hunter after you?

Sure, why not?

Yeah, why not?

I'd like that, wouldn't you?

Here he comes.

Dr. Hunter, please report to the nursery.

Will you look at this?

Oh, this is all from the best baby boutique in Los Angeles. That's right.

Are

you

having fun?

Let me tell you something. I've been wearing out shoes for this department

the last ten years, and nothing matches what happened to me last night.

You should have seen my bedside manner. No, you mean curbside manners.

That's pretty funny, isn't it? Let me just tell you not heads one thing. She

named the baby after me.

Not really.

Little Ricky.

No. The little girl, she named her Hunter. She named the baby Hunter?

That's correct.

And it's a lot better than Charlie or Dee Dee, isn't it?

Look, doesn't somebody have something to do around here besides blow smoke in my

face? Come on. Someone's got to be shooting somebody somewhere.

What's the mother like?

Well, that's an interesting question.

I think she's underage. I also think she's a loner. Really? She says she's

San Diego and that her husband is working.

What's he doing?

Well, see, I didn't ask, but I don't think she's married.

Did she say what she was doing up here in L .A.? Well, I can say I didn't ask a

lot of questions.

Other than being lonely, she seemed to be okay to me.

Maybe we should call juvenile home.

Well, see, now, wait a minute. See, I thought about that.

Opposite side of that coin is, look,

She's healthy.

Baby's fine.

And I just, you know, I just forget about it. She'll be all right.

Oh, yeah.

Well, let's hope so.

And thank you, doctor.

Here, have a cigar.

This must be your eighth one today. That's the most disgusting thing.

Calloway's Canteen. This is Angela.

Hi, Angela. It's me, Cheryl.

Cheryl. I had my baby.

It's a little girl.

Hey, that's great news.

So is everything all right?

She's gorgeous.

I'm going to keep her, Ange.

I've made up my mind, and I know in my heart that I'm making the right

Honey, why don't I come over to the hospital and we'll talk?

No.

I've really made up my mind.

But look, Ange, I want to thank you for everything that you've done for me.

I mean, if it weren't for you, I probably would have wound up throwing

the boulevard.

You'd be surprised at the things you forget as you get older.

I'll keep in touch.

Bye. Bye -bye.

Very eager to have a child.

It's just so frustrating to wait.

Every adoptive couple in the world feels like that. There just aren't enough

children to go around.

What about newborns? As a private attorney, I've had some success placing

newborns, but consequently the waiting list is longer than ever, and you still

have to have the approval of the birth mother, you have to have the approval of

a state -appointed social worker, and even then...

You still have to wait certainly a year before the child is legally yours.

You're saying this could still take several years?

I'm saying it might.

Isn't there any other way?

Hi.

Excuse me, it'll only take a minute, okay?

Angela, hi.

Uh -huh.

No, no, Angela, I'm afraid it's just not a realistic alternative, okay?

Look.

I'm in a meeting right now with some clients, and I'll get back to you within

the hour, all right?

Okay. Bye -bye.

Sorry.

Mr. Martin, do you really want to discuss the alternatives?

Please.

Good day, ladies.

Isn't this Cheryl Donovan's room? Oh, it used to be her room.

What do you mean, used to be? Oh, she left this morning.

What, did she check down? No, she just left.

Are you a relative?

No, I'm Sergeant Hunter.

Oh, you're the one who delivered the baby.

Yeah.

How would I find Cheryl Donovan?

You could check with the front desk.

Oh, would they have addresses nearest of kin?

Mm -hmm.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Is she getting any visitors?

There was a woman who came by. I thought she was the mother, but Cheryl said she

was just a friend.

Now, what about the men in her life? Any boyfriend?

Yeah, one of those muscle builder types was here.

I said, what are you going to do the right thing and marry the girl? He said,

none of your business, old man.

Hey, if I was 10 years younger, I'd have smacked him around a little. You know

what I mean?

You wouldn't happen to have any information on that boyfriend, would

an address, a phone number, anything?

No address, but I got his license number.

He used to park in my face. I had him towed away once. He didn't like it.

Tell me, how does a 15 -year -old girl afford a place like this?

She always had the money in cash.

When was the last time you saw her?

She came by around 5 o 'clock.

Gave me the keys, told me she was moving out.

Showed me her baby.

She was so happy.

Ever see this girl before on the right?

Yeah. She's the one who came around.

Really?

You think you might be able to show me that license plate number now? Sure.

Come down to my apartment.

What are you doing still here? I thought you weren't home.

Hi, Charlie.

Oh, I've got a call on Cheryl's doctor, and I'm waiting for a DMV report on

Cheryl's boyfriend's car. Yeah, yeah, yeah.

You've been daydreaming, admit it. Now, let me guess, she's 7 pounds 6 ounces,

19 inches long, pretty blue eyes. And I've been trying to get a hold of

parents and mother in San Diego, but no one seems to be answering the phone. So

she is from San Diego?

Yeah. That's about the only thing she hasn't lied to me about.

Make the call, but go easy. Find out you're a grandparent for the first time.

It's a real shock to your system sometimes.

Yeah.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm fine. I've just been thinking about that little baby. Baby Hunter.

You know, round face and all.

Little sausage -like arms.

Make the call.

All right, Charlie. See you tomorrow. Good night.

Okay, darling.

Sweetheart, now listen to me.

You voluntarily entered into a legal contract to provide your services as a

birth mother, in exchange for which, for the last nine months, we've provided

you with food...

Clothes, medical expenses, a roof over your head, a reasonable spending

allowance.

Look, I'm going to pay back.

Darling heart.

When Angela found you, you were eating out of garbage cans.

Where are you going to find $15 ,000?

$15 ,000?

At least.

Look, I'll go to San Diego and I'll borrow some money from my mom and...

She's going to be so glad to see your little girl that she's just going to

you that kind of money even if she has it.

Hey, and the kid's mine, too.

And I think we should stick with the deal.

Look, you just want your stud fee.

I mean, look at her.

Don't you feel anything for her at all?

Well,

I do.

I mean, I never thought that I could feel anything for anybody.

I'm even starting to like myself.

Strictly business, babe.

I want my baby. It's not your baby. You gave it up.

Stay away from her. You crazy.

Cheryl, sweetheart. Cheryl.

I'll take care of it.

Gotta find that baby.

A DMV -fizzed car Cheryl's boyfriend drove was a 1988 red Corvette, license

number 2VFZ110. It's registered to a Randall Wayne Johnson. He lives in

I want to see if I can pop out there and catch him.

I'm going to go over to that lunch net where this photo strip was made. See if

can find this lady in the picture.

Talk to the doctor that wrote the prescription for Cheryl's prenatal

Got it. Sergeant Hunter? Yes, ma 'am. I'm Vera Donovan, Cheryl's mother.

Oh, hi. How are you? Come on in.

I know you said to wait for your phone call, but I couldn't just sit in San

Diego knowing Cheryl and her daughter were here.

Well, that's understandable.

Please say hello to Sergeant McCall.

And this is our captain, Charles, today.

But, Captain, do you think I might be able to use your office?

Sure.

Thanks, Charlie.

For over a year, I've been praying I would see my little girl again.

If I hadn't fought with her, she hadn't run off.

When Cheryl left, my whole life came to an end.

Every day for the last year, my only thoughts of what I would say to her when

she came home and how I would...

Please find her baby.

Find my little granddaughter. I guarantee you we'll do everything we

can to find her.

Okay?

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Don't use steroid.

Sergeant Hunter, L .A. Homicide.

Looking for a guy named Randy Johnson. You know him? Yeah, I know him.

Know where I can find him?

Did you try his house?

Yeah, he's not home.

Yeah, he just used that as a mail pickup.

Probably off with some babe.

He's got a new one every couple weeks.

Know what I mean?

No.

He's got lots of girlfriends.

Most of them pregnant.

Oh, what do you mean pregnant?

I mean, he's got three or four girlfriends, and they're all pregnant.

So if you're a homicide cop, who died?

Bill on the left.

My God, it's Cheryl.

You know her?

Yeah, I know her. What happened?

Thank you very much.

Well, we got a new shift.

It's not so bad.

Were you ever that sick?

No. I wasn't.

Not in the beginning, anyway.

Did you like it?

What, the soup?

Angela Wilder?

Mm -hmm.

I'm Sergeant McCall.

I'd like to talk with you about Cheryl Donovan.

Sure thing.

Hey, you better run along anyway, honey. You don't want to be late.

Okay, bye.

Uh, could we go down to the end of the counter?

I think it might be a little more private.

Sure.

So, what about Cheryl?

Cheryl was killed sometime last night.

Oh, my God.

We found her body this morning.

I just spoke with her yesterday.

She was so excited.

What about the baby?

We don't know yet.

What was your relationship to Cheryl?

She used to come in here a lot.

Hang out.

We'd talk if it wasn't busy.

Sometimes I'd take her food so she'd get a nutritious meal once in a while.

When was the last time you actually saw her?

Last Saturday night.

She sat right here.

Well, did she seem depressed to you? Was she upset at all? No.

She was real happy.

Would you say that you two were close?

I guess.

I was 17 and pregnant once.

I didn't know how to take care of myself, and nobody else was there to do

me.

Cheryl was a street kid.

We'd talk about her problems back home, you know, parents that just don't want

to take the time to listen.

Yeah.

Look.

If you don't have any more questions, I really think I'd like to be alone right

now. I just have one more.

Do you know a Randy Johnson?

No.

Sorry.

Listen, I just want to know what you said to the lady cop.

She was asking about Cheryl. Why didn't you tell me she was dead?

I told you it was just an accident.

Angela, this baby is worth $100 ,000 to us. The parents are going to pick her up

tomorrow morning.

She's burning up. I never should have left her with you.

It's just a fever.

You'll make her well. You know what to do.

Damn right I know what to do.

Just in case you were thinking of maybe talking to the police, you ought to know

I do still have all the evidence from that little mess you made in San Jose.

Dominique committed suicide. I didn't have anything to do with that, and you

know it.

The police just might not see it like that.

My God.

You're sick.

Both of you.

Just shut up and do what you're supposed to do, and everything will work out

fine.

It's going to be all right, honey.

Yeah, Angie's going to take care of you. Don't worry about it.

We'll make her all well.

Yeah, I prescribed those pills.

I've been treating Cheryl.

Since she conceived.

How did she come to be your patient?

Through Felicia Green.

Felicia Green? Who is that?

She's an adoption attorney. She got my name off a referral list with the state

adoption agency.

What do you know about her?

Well, I've worked with her for a long time.

She's got a fine reputation.

She does a great job placing some of these kids in very good homes.

Now, Dr. Slater, she was planning on putting her child up for adoption, then?

Yes, she was.

You wouldn't happen to have the paperwork on her and her child, would

No. As a matter of fact, we've been waiting some time for it, but the

of Adoptions, it happened.

Isn't eight and a half months an awful long time to wait around to see who's

going to be paying the bill?

Well, I'll have to talk to my bookkeeper about that.

Sergeant, what does all this have to do with Cheryl's death?

Well, we're not quite sure yet.

Thanks very much for your time. We greatly appreciate it.

Is the possibility of getting Felicia Green's address up?

Certainly. Then what happened to the baby?

We don't know.

We're still looking.

What do you know about the father?

Nothing.

You see, in a case like Cheryl's, where the girl isn't married, the law says

that we only have to deal with the mother, and I don't have any idea who

father even is.

Do you know a Randy Johnson?

No.

Mrs. Green, why doesn't Dr.

Slater have the state adoption papers for Cheryl and her baby?

I see.

Sergeant Hunter, we're very well aware that the papers have not come through

Cheryl, which is the reason that I was picking up her medical expenses.

Oh, I see. Is that standard practice in these cases?

Cheryl needed my help.

And it is, after all, my job to try and see that these babies are placed in

homes where they'll be loved and well cared for. And I try very hard to keep

that goal in sight.

I see.

Well, do you mind if we send someone back here tomorrow morning bright and

to go through your files?

Not at all.

Thank you.

What do you think?

What do I think? I think Felicia's involved in this up to her neck. I think

knows exactly where that baby is. What's this?

William 56, go. Get yourself over to Our Lady of Mercy.

17th and La Quinta.

Somebody just dropped off a baby on the doorstep.

Leave your car here. Let's go.

The floor thing was brought here by a woman.

She ran away when I tried to question her. I summoned the paramedics before I

called you.

Is that her right there in the green?

Yes, that was her.

Thanks very much, sister.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I was wondering, do you know the baby's name?

Hunter.

Hunter Donovan.

We'll be praying all night for little Hunter.

Sometimes help.

Yes, Doc.

Thank you.

I'm going to go pick up Angela.

Yeah, after I drop you off, I'm going to go pick up Miss Donovan and head over

to the hospital. I'll be there if you need me.

When the paramedics brought her in, she had a running temperature of 101, which

isn't critical.

However, there was some respiratory distress, which is why she's in the

isolette. Yeah, but she is going to be okay, is that right?

Well, there's certainly no immediate danger. However, babies can dehydrate

quickly, which explains the IV.

But she's going to be okay?

She has every chance of a full and complete recovery.

We just have to keep a close eye on her.

And you are all set.

Yeah? How do I look?

Looks great.

Let's go.

Miss Donovan, I can take you back to the hotel any time you want.

Thank you, but I think I'm going to stay here for a while.

You don't mind if I stay with you, do you?

No, I'd like that.

must have liked you very much to name her baby after you.

Thanks for being her friend.

I'll be right back.

Charlie, what's up?

How's the baby?

Well, there's some concern, but they think she's going to be okay. Now, did

McCall find Angela? No, she's still out looking for her.

You were right to check into Angela's priors, though.

She's got a record as long as your arm up in San Jose. A lot of petty things.

DUIs, bad checks, possession of drugs for personal use, things like that. Not

very good friend for a runaway kid, is it? No, but here's the kicker.

On every count, her attorney was Felicia Green.

Felicia Green.

McCall and I talked to her earlier.

What about Randy Johnson?

He never came back to his place. Looks like he disappeared.

God, we've got to find him.

This came in the mail for you today.

It's from Cheryl.

Postmarked yesterday.

Is everything okay?

Yeah, I think everything's okay, Charlie. You go back in there.

You tell that baby to hang in.

They listen to you.

It has something to do with the tone of your voice.

I'm serious.

The doctors will tell you.

Anything you want me to tell her?

Just hang in there.

Okay, thanks.

Thanks, Charlie.

Hi. Hi. How's the baby?

They think she's going to be okay.

What do you got on Angela?

Preliminary shows that it was death by manual strangulation.

They found hair and fibers underneath her nails.

Here, take a look at this.

It's page after page of young girls, and most of them are pregnant.

Oh, my Lord. Here's Cheryl pregnant. She looks like a little baby.

She was.

Let me show you something.

There's a picture in here of a girl that was at the luncheonette when I went to

go interview Angela.

Name is Sally. Sally Thomas. The dress is on the back.

Sally Thomas.

She's pregnant.

If she knew Cheryl, maybe she knows Randy.

Maybe.

Mrs. Green introduced me to this guy, Randy, and we started seeing a lot of

other. And then she arranged for everything else.

She pays for me to live here.

I got $1 ,000 as soon as we were sure I was pregnant, and then after the baby's

born, I get $9 ,000 more.

A lot of girls do it for her.

I mean, it's better than being a hooker and getting all kinds of diseases.

After the baby's born, I'm going back home with my money and show everybody.

Then they'll see.

How old are you, honey?

Fifteen.

Fifteen.

Now, when Randy's not at the house, where does he stay?

At a great apartment Mrs. Green bought.

It's in Venice near the boardwalk.

Where exactly?

On Catalina Terrace, 269A.

Yeah.

Felicia Green, have a warrant for your arrest.

On what grounds?

Try complicity in the murder of Cheryl Donovan and Angela Wilder, for starters.

Angela Wilder?

Yeah, did you forget about her?

I have not seen her for years.

Right.

Save it.

Cuff her. I do think you should know that I will be suing both you and your

department for false arrest.

Will you go right ahead, honey?

Hire a lawyer.

Get one with some ethics.

Get her out of here.

Open up, police!

Hey, police!

How

you

doing? Good.

And she's doing great. They say she can go home in a couple of days. Oh, that's

great.

Okay, listen, I hope you don't mind, but I did some extra shopping. I got a

bunch of stuff outside.

That's very sweet of you, Sergeant.

I see you're getting a moment or another up.

A social worker from the California State Adoption Agency came by this

Look, Vera, if you want this baby, I think you can get her.

Oh, Sergeant.

How can I raise this baby after my failure with Cheryl?

There's so many things... Let me just tell you something.

This is an opportunity for you to take this baby and push ahead for the future,

you understand me?

That's what Cheryl would have wanted.

How do you know?

She wrote me this letter before she...

It's been a long time since I've taken care of a baby.

I don't know if I can be trusted.

I think Cheryl trusted you.

And I think I trust you, too.

Here, take your granddaughter.