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Tonight on Hunter.

Do you think whoever entered here was looking for you?

I don't know. Tell me, what has happened to Luisa?

Luisa's been murdered.

She's covered with scars.

This young woman was systematically tortured.

Whoever cut up Alicia Martinez was the same man who tortured Luisa Gonsalves

years ago.

No!

We came to the United States because it was safe.

And a nightmare followed a fear.

Sorry. What's the big rush?

Oh, I have Denise Bragg over in burglary. It's her surprise birthday

want to wrap her gift before I...

Get home and have a change.

Check this out.

What is that?

Hey, listen, I had to shop a long time to find something this disgusting.

Denise and I have been giving each other gag gifts for years.

Are you and Denise friends?

Yeah. You remember that sweater she gave me last year for my birthday? That

purple thing with that dinosaur stuff on it?

She gave you that? Yes.

Well, you should wear it to the party.

Oh, boy.

He just reminded me.

Forgot to iron my dress.

I hope Louisa's still there.

Hello? Louisa, hi, it's Ziti. Yes, Miss Nicole.

Listen, I'm in a big rush over here at work, and would you do me an enormous

favor and iron that blue dress that's hanging at the back of my bedroom door?

Of course, there's no problem.

It's going to be great.

Thank you.

Suiza?

I heard what happened now, right?

Yeah, I'm not sure.

What was it, a burglary?

No, I don't think so. I looked around. I didn't find anything missing.

Amy checked.

There was no sign of actual assault either.

Sergeant, we're going to have to take this down to the lab.

Yeah, fine.

You think whoever entered here was looking for you?

You know, anything's possible, but I doubt it.

Why don't you tell me a little bit about Louisa?

She worked for me for, I guess, close to three years now.

She's kind of quiet.

Shy.

Anything else?

No, not really. I'm, uh...

We really didn't talk too much, only a couple of times over the last few years.

Any family?

I don't know.

Once when I called her house, her sister answered the phone.

What was her name?

I don't know. I don't remember.

Louise had worked for you for three years and you never talked to her?

So you say that you think I should have known her better after three years?

I didn't mean that.

That's exactly what you meant.

I didn't mean to do it. She came at me with a kitchen knife.

I'm sure no one else knows.

She didn't have a chance to talk to anyone.

The only one I ever saw her with was her roommate.

Look, I didn't mean to kill her. Look what she did to me.

Take off your coat. Let me see.

Sit down.

We'll have to clean it up.

Give you some sutures.

It's not that bad. I can get some bandages. No, look.

Without sutures, you will have a very bad scar.

Believe me.

I've seen many wounds like that.

Sit down.

You know, Pomo, I wanted that woman alive.

Now I don't know who she talked to about me.

You say she didn't talk to anyone.

But you can't be sure.

I must be sure, Pomo.

My life depends upon it.

Miss Gonzales?

Yes?

Uh, Luisa's sister?

I'm Maria, Luisa's sister, yes?

I was hoping I'd find you.

I'm Didi McCall.

Oh, McCall, you're the police officer that Luisa works for.

Yes?

There's been some trouble.

Should we go inside and talk?

Is Luisa all right?

What is wrong?

And I'm afraid she's not all right.

Was there an accident? What has happened?

Maria, I'm so sorry to have to tell you this.

Luis has been murdered.

I know that this is a difficult time, but I do need to ask you some questions.

Were you very close with your sister?

We shared everything.

Did she mention to you if she was having any problems with anybody?

Boyfriend, for instance.

She didn't have a boyfriend.

Her friends were all from the church.

Who was it of anyone that would have wanted to have hurt her?

No one at all.

Everyone loved her.

She was the kindest person on earth.

She never harmed anybody.

It's Alicia Martinez, our roommate.

Maria, what's wrong?

They killed Luisa.

Oh, my God, Maria.

How did they kill Luisa?

How did they kill her? What are you talking about?

What are you talking about, Maria? I don't understand.

What are you doing? What are you working on?

Lab boys came up with something real interesting. They found two types of

on my floor.

One's from Louisa.

The other one's probably from your bailiff.

She must have put up a heck of a fight to get a piece of the guy.

Well, I should call the hospitals, huh?

I already did. Nothing.

You've had a busy morning, huh?

Yeah, I have.

Listen, I want to apologize for the way I acted yesterday at my house.

Well, forget it. I was a little pushy. No, it was, uh... It was just, you know,

Louisa worked for me for a long time, and... I never made the effort to really

get to know her.

Well, don't be too hard on yourself.

I just... I should have taken the time.

We got a hunter.

Yeah, Barney, we'll be right down.

Barney wants to show us something.

I don't know how to describe this on the phone.

I thought you should see it for yourselves.

She's covered with scars.

You can see these wounds were inflicted five, maybe six years ago.

After she was cut up, the wounds were allowed to fester.

This young woman was systematically tortured.

My roommate told me that I could find you here.

Is it all right if we talk?

Okay.

Our medical examiner says that he found numerous scars on Luis's body.

That was a long time ago.

Can you tell me what happened?

Why? That has nothing to do with Luis's murder. That is in the past. It is all

over now.

Well, I know, but... I don't want to talk about it.

I understand.

You don't understand. You could never understand.

I'm Father Benson.

Who are you, a friend of Louisa's?

I'm Sergeant D. McCall. I'm investigating her murder.

Luis' father was a newspaper editor who refused to keep silent about the

slaughter.

Luis' whole family, with the exception of her sister, were imprisoned and

tortured. Mother, father, two brothers, all killed.

Why wasn't Maria killed?

When the soldiers came, she hid under a bed. They simply didn't find her.

She was very fortunate.

You see, Guerrero used a specialist to torture his enemies, a military surgeon

named Mateus.

El doctor de la muerte.

The doctor of death.

Yes.

They say Mateus loved his work.

He would make long incisions in his victim's body and then pour acid into

wounds. It was like being eaten alive.

Then he listened to Mozart as his victims writhed before him in agony.

My God.

When Mateus was done with his victims, he forced them to reveal where they kept

their valuables.

Then he'd kill them.

He became quite wealthy.

Where's this Mateus now?

Dead.

Four years ago, there was a revolution in El Santiago.

General Guerrero was executed and Mateus died in a plane crash trying to escape.

Louisa must have been very strong to have endured that.

She lived through unimaginable horrors.

But I don't need to tell you about Louisa.

You knew her.

Alicia Martinez?

Yes?

Alicia, I'm Sergeant Hunter. No way to homicide.

My partner, Sergeant McCall, said you were a little too upset to speak with

last night.

Do you feel like talking to me now?

How can I help you?

Good, thank you.

Now, uh, Louisa must have told you what happened to her family in El Santiago,

correct?

Yes.

Father Solders came to her house and took her family away.

Not something she liked to talk about much.

Did, uh...

Louisa and Maria get along?

They loved each other very much.

Louisa worked hard to put Maria through school.

Now, was there anything that was bothering Louisa recently?

The night before she was killed, she'd been working at a party, and she came

home early, very upset.

After what was wrong, she wouldn't say.

She just talked about her family and how they died.

Yeah, what brought that on?

I'm not sure. She wouldn't say.

Who gave this party that Luisa worked at?

A woman Luisa used to clean house for.

Bernadette Lopez.

Oh, well, congratulations again.

Well, thank you, Mrs. Lopez.

We couldn't have put this deal together without you. Oh, it's my pleasure,

gentlemen. Let's just hope the dance floor will close the day after tomorrow,

okay? I certainly hope so.

Bye -bye. Terrific job as usual, Mrs. Lopez.

Thank you. Well, thanks again.

All right.

Miss Lopez, Sergeant Hunter.

My partner, Sergeant McCall. Ah, let's talk in my office.

Sit down, please.

You know, when I heard about what happened to Louisa, I was just stunned.

Such a shame.

What was Louisa doing at your party?

Uh, she was preparing and serving the food. However, I was disappointed.

I mean, she was usually very reliable.

Usually? What do you mean? I don't understand.

Well, shortly after my guests arrived, Louisa just disappeared.

And because of that, we were shorthanded all night.

Excuse me.

Yeah. Frank Vandergriff returning your call. Yes, okay.

Frank, hello, darling. How good of you to call.

Listen, are you still thinking about bidding on that Egerton Redondo?

Well, listen, sweetie pie, let me know what you decide to do. I mean, you know

how much I love working with you.

Okay.

Thanks for calling, Frank.

Where were we?

We were talking about your party.

Why do you think Louisa had to leave early?

I don't know.

I even asked some of the other help, and nobody had the slightest.

Think maybe she was ill?

Not that I know of.

Is it possible that one of your guests disturbed her?

Look, everyone there was strictly from the A -list. If there had been any

problems with Louisa, I am sure I would have heard about it. Yes, I'm sure that

you would have.

But if you don't mind, we would like to check your A -list.

I mind very much.

You know, I wouldn't be considered a very good hostess if I didn't protect my

guest's privacy.

Please hold on, Ms. Lopez calls.

Thank you very much.

We're talking about your guest list?

I'm afraid I haven't made myself clear.

I can't help you. I'm afraid I haven't made myself clear. This is not a

Miss Lopez.

Now, we can take you downtown and question you there, or you can help us

now.

Choice is yours.

Okay, let me know when you find something.

Thank you.

I'm having R &I do an in -depth on everyone at Bernadette Lopez's party.

Yeah, well, I did a little checking myself.

Her friends are all the most important people in the L .A. Latino community.

Bankers, attorneys, developers, and not one of them can I connect to Louisa.

Sergeant McCall?

Father Benson.

Maria? We need your help, Sergeant McCall.

This is my partner, Sergeant Rick Hunter.

Father Benson, pleasure to meet you.

Maria. The county morgue won't release Louisa's body until we get permission

from the detectives who are investigating the case.

I think I can help you out, Father Benson. Follow me.

I'm sorry that I upset you yesterday at the church.

No, it is I who should apologize to you.

Father Benson told me about what happened to your family in El Santiago.

I'm sure it must be very painful for you.

Yes, it is.

While we're waiting, want to go get a cup of coffee?

Why are you lying to me, Alicia?

I don't know what you mean.

Ah.

You give me no choice, Alicia.

The finest instrument money can buy.

Please, I'm telling you the truth.

We'll find out, won't we?

I don't know. I think you do.

Please.

Please.

Well, what if Mateus faked his own death? What if the man is alive and he's

living in Los Angeles right now?

That sounds like a long shot to me. But it fits, Charlie.

That has to be the reason why Luisa left Bernadette Lopez's party early. It's

because she saw Mateus there.

It just doesn't make any sense.

Barney says that whoever cut up Alicia Martinez was the same man who tortured

Luisa Gonsalves six years ago.

How are we doing on the Lopez guest list?

We're tapped into NCIC, Captain. We should know something in a couple hours.

All right.

On the chance that you're right on this, I think we should give Maria some

protective custody.

Thank you.

I'm so glad I found you. I've been looking for you.

What is the matter?

Maria, we think that your life may be in danger.

Will you come with me now so that I can take you someplace where you'll be safe?

Give Charlie the call.

Okay.

I'll go take a look at your room.

How long are we going to be staying here?

Well, until we're sure that you're out of danger.

But from whom?

See you in a minute.

Charlie says that all government records on Mateus conveniently disappeared

before he supposedly went down in that airplane crash.

There's absolutely no photograph of this guy anywhere to be found. Guy knows how

to cover his tracks, doesn't he? Yeah.

Look, our only hope is Maria.

I'll talk to her. Good luck.

Maria?

Can we talk?

Maria, you know who Dr. Rafael Mateos is, don't you?

Yes. Why?

We think that he's living in Los Angeles.

Mateos is dead.

We think that he faked his death in El Santiago and that he assumed a new

identity.

That can't be.

We also have reason to believe that he did kill your sister.

And he killed Alicia.

Oh, God.

Oh, no.

Maria, you were there that night that he came with the soldiers and took your

family away.

Do you remember what he looked like?

No.

I couldn't see. It was too dark. I was under the bed. I couldn't see his face.

What? Did Louise ever describe his face to you? No, she tried to forget his

face. She only told me his name.

Maria, this is so important.

If we knew what he looked like, we... Isn't there anyone you know who can

recognize this man?

They'll kill them all.

He wiped out my whole family.

They'll kill everything I love.

Just when I was going to take her, the police got there.

They took her with them.

Tomo, I cannot count on you for anything.

What could I do?

Forget it.

Tomorrow I will finish this deal and we will be out of here for good.

Where are you going?

I have some details to take care of.

Please don't hurt me.

Roberto, no.

No?

Maria, what's the matter?

It was a nightmare.

It was horrible.

He was trying to kill me.

Who was?

I don't know.

I couldn't see his face.

It was a bad dream, Maria.

They're safe.

It was just a bad dream.

Yeah.

Captain?

We just got the breakdown on Bernadette Lopez's party list.

It seems that three of the men were from El Santiago.

We can rule two of them out due to age, but the third one... The third one's a

possibility. Eduardo Rodriguez.

Now, he arrived here from El Santiago about six years ago.

That's about the same time Dr. Mateo supposedly died.

That's right.

Pick him up. Right.

Oh, and call your partner. I think she'd like to go along.

Have a seat, Mr. Rodriguez.

I'm not used to being brought to police stations in the middle of the night.

Yes, sir.

What is it about?

Three days ago, a woman from El Santiago was working at a party held in your

honor at Bernadette Lopez's house.

Yes, yes, of course, I remember the party.

The day after the party, the woman was murdered.

We believe that she was killed by someone from El Santiago whose name was

Rafael Mateo.

Are you insane?

Mateus is dead.

Then you knew him?

Yes, of course I knew him.

So what of that?

Look, Mr. Rodriguez, we're not accusing anybody as of now, but you did enter

this country the same time Mateus was reportedly killed in a plane crash.

And you do come from the same province as he. You're also, according to our

records, about the same age.

Oh, is that it?

You think I am that butcher? No way. What do you know about Rafael Mateos?

I am the expert in that department.

I know all about him.

The way he moved, what he looked like, how he walked, how he talked.

I studied him for days on end.

Is that right?

That's right.

I was a guest in one of Guerrero's prisons.

Dr. Mateos.

came to see me regularly.

Can you prove that?

Proof?

The proof is written in the blood of my family.

All of them died under the knife of Rafael Mateus.

If you don't believe what I am saying, believe this.

I am not Mateus.

I am his victim.

Look, I know that all the circumstantial evidence points to Rodriguez being

Mateus. But you saw the scars on Rodriguez's body. How could he be the

He has to be. Look, Rodriguez says that he made his money after he arrived in

the U .S., and that's true. It came from his sale of assets in El Santiago. It's

from the property that he stole off his torture victims.

But you're saying the guy had himself disfigured to establish an alibi. It's

sick. So is Mateus.

Look, somebody in Father Benson's parish must be able to recognize Mateus.

I'm going to go see him. All right, stay on it.

I'm gonna go talk to Maria.

Luisa.

Alicia. My family.

They're all gone.

Why am I still alive?

Is it so I can go on reliving this nightmare over and over?

you can't feel guilty because you've survived.

It's as if I was still under the bed, watching.

You know, that night when he came into our house, he stood right there.

I could have reached out and touched his leg.

And I was looking up into his face.

And I couldn't.

so dark is that why I am alive because I have to live with this darkness

we came to the United States because it was safe

and the nightmare followed us

here it's just never gonna stop it's just

never gonna

What about Maria Bonsalves?

If she hasn't said anything to the police by now, she never will.

I would feel a lot better if you'd tell me where we're going.

Trust me.

It's a place where people with enough money can disappear.

Sun, beautiful women, a corrupt government.

We'll be kings.

Are you taking that?

I'm a doctor.

You never can tell when an emergency might arise.

How many people have you operated on?

I won't count.

I only recall my most memorable case.

Including myself.

How could you score yourself?

Do you think I could allow anyone else to do it?

Those scars were my passport into this country as a political refugee.

They had to be perfect.

Now they are my passport out.

You can't imagine it, can you?

But I could imagine it perfectly.

The pain.

The exquisite pain.

Before I made each incision, I knew exactly how it would feel.

No one has a greater understanding of pain than I.

Everyone should know what their threshold of pain is, Pomo.

The outer limits of their endurance.

Would you like to find yours?

Come on in.

I know you're not going to like this.

Rodriguez has made reservations to fly out of the country.

He leaves in three hours.

I'm sorry.

We all know what this guy has done, and now he's going to get away?

Knowing is one thing.

Proving is another.

We need a witness.

Well, how's Hunter doing with Father Benson?

Nothing yet.

Captain, Maria Gonsalves saw Mateus' face. It was just at night, and she

couldn't recognize him.

Now, wait. Wait a minute. That's not right.

The Gonsalves family wasn't taken at night.

Alicia told Hunter it happened during the day.

in the day. Maria told me that it was at night. It was too dark to... Do

you have that flight information?

Sure.

Where are you going?

I'm going to go talk to Maria.

Tell Hunter to meet me at the airport.

Maria?

I have to talk to you.

Why?

What good will it do?

Just listen to me.

Sometimes when something very terrible happens in our lives, the mind blocks it

out.

And we don't remember things exactly the way they really happened. I told you

what happened.

Maria. You told me that when Matthias came to your house that it was night. It

was dark and you couldn't see his face, but it wasn't dark.

It was daytime and you did see his face. No, I couldn't see his face.

Maria, you were underneath the bed.

You looked up and you saw the man's face.

No.

Maria. It was dark.

Listen to me.

You saw the man who killed your parents and you saw the man who took Louise.

We're not going to hurt you. We're not going to let him.

You did see Matthias' face, didn't you?

Dr. McCall, what are you doing here?

There's somebody I'd like you to meet.

Maria Gonsalves.

I believe you knew her sister.

I thought we settled all of this last night.

Nothing has been said.

Is this the man?

It was you.

Is it some kind of joke?

It means nothing.

It's her word only.

Not anymore, Rodriguez.

Remember this man, Mr. Rodriguez?

He remembers you.

The Doctor of Death.

Does anybody stand back? We're police officers.

You all right?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Excuse me, please.