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Can you spare some change?

I'm awfully hungry. Come on.

Please?

Annie!

It's the cops. They're doing it for me. Where's Meg?

She's working the next block. We've got to find her. Let's go.

Hey, guys.

Do you have some ID?

Hey, son, turn it.

Pay a little Phil August here. He's from the State Department.

Mr. August, pleasure.

Sorry, James.

He's here on an aid mission.

I don't think we need any aid.

Oh, you don't. We do.

There's an international trade convention going on. The Peruvian

asked us to provide security for one of their trade ministers, and we need your

help. Is he in some sort of danger?

Oh, no, not at all. Just a matter of security.

Well, listen, I think you've got a kind of light case lower now. Why don't you

swing by and talk to this guy?

Uh, okay.

He's at the Renata Plaza.

His name is Carlos Griego.

Carlos Griego.

Mm -hmm. I'll get right on.

Good. Well, thank you, gentlemen.

I owe you one. Good, thank you. Okay. Take care, Phil. You bet.

I kind of like the sound of that. State Department owes us one.

Yeah. So how did the sweep go last night?

Novak and Fillion, certainly.

They gathered up about 40 kids or so.

Forty? Yeah.

God, the richest country in the world. We still have children to eat out of

garbage cans.

Yeah.

Will you keep me posted about this Griego thing? I got a meeting.

Okay, Captain. Yeah, thanks very much.

I'm sorry, I don't understand what...

I'm sorry, I don't recognize you. There were a lot of kids in here last night.

No, I don't.

Hey, Sergeant, maybe you can help me.

This lady's looking for a runaway daughter, and I'm having a tough time

to explain things to her. She's deaf.

Does anybody in here sign?

I do.

You do?

I do.

Hello.

My name is, um, Sergeant...

Chris...

Novak.

Danny.

Your daughter, her daughter Danny's been missing for three weeks.

You read in the paper that we were rounding up runaways.

Oh, oh, have you... Have you tried the

shelters?

Missing persons?

Juvenile authorities?

It's probably still out there on the streets.

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

There's nothing I can do.

I'll be right back.

Danny's picture in as many places as you can.

Leave this phone number. Someone may

be...

This is the second installment of money that he wants.

So far, I have gotten nothing.

This is the Colombians' money, Luis.

I'm not going to screw around with them.

I understand that.

We should meet with Titus Hall.

Give him the second taste of the money.

Luis, I want to see the guns.

You will.

See who that is.

Yes, may I help you? I'm Sergeant Hunter, LAPD. I'd like to speak to Mr.

I'm Carlos Griego.

Nice to meet you, Sergeant. Will you come in? Thank you.

This is my associate, Antonio de Perez.

Perez, how are you? And this is Mr. Luis Mendoza. Luis Mendoza.

May I offer you a cup of coffee, Sergeant?

Not for me, thanks.

So, what can I do for you?

We've been requested by your government to provide you and your people security

while you're here in Los Angeles.

Ah. Well, I realize that that is the usual procedure, but I don't think that

would be necessary at this time.

I see.

Well, that's up to you.

It is available if you want.

I realize that.

But I don't think I need security.

What I do need, Sergeant, a tractor partner.

Well, that is your business.

Mr. Griego, if the police department or myself can be of assistance, feel free

to call that number.

I sure will.

Thank you, Sergeant. Thank you very much. Have a good day.

This is all that we have?

No, time to be tough. We're in a recession.

Ma 'am, I was hoping for a hot shower and a real bed. Anything besides this.

What about a shelter?

Yeah.

They'll contact Judy and they'll try to send me home. No way.

Then what are we going to do?

There is one thing we can do.

What? You know what?

What we talked about.

We agreed we weren't going to do that.

Yeah, well, that was when we had some money. Things are a little different

Hey, look, if either one of you has a better idea, I'd love to hear it.

Who will do it?

All three of these nickels have different dates.

Whoever gets the 1983 is the one.

Look, Danny, it's no big deal.

How can you say that?

It is a big deal. Hey, why don't I just try to steal us some money?

Oh, with what? Your looks?

Please.

Meg's right.

It's too dangerous. Look, I'll see you guys later.

Danny, wait.

Objection. Take these.

We'll meet him inside.

Man, I'm gonna be glad when this thing's over.

You worry too much.

Yeah.

Worrying's what keeps me alive, okay?

Me, I don't worry.

Life is too short for worrying.

Yeah, well, you're an idiot, Luis.

Maybe.

We'll see.

Hey, man, where the hell is this guy, huh? Here!

How you doing?

So far, so good.

Sergeant Hunter?

Excuse me.

Mr. August?

Sergeant. Thanks for coming by.

The victim is a Luis Mendoza. I saw him earlier today at Griego's suite.

Griego's? Yeah, what do you know about Griego's?

Well, just that he's one of the senior trade ministers of his government at a

very high level.

Well, I've got to start my investigation. How do you want to handle

Well, first off, call me Phil.

Second, it's your show. You can run it any way you want. Just let me know what

you're doing.

I'll talk to you later. Okay, thanks a lot.

Linda?

Make sure you bag this, too.

Sure, you want me to put a rush on all of this? Yeah, if you would, please.

How about that wall? Let me see that wall again.

Yeah, this is a friend of Luis Mendoza. Who is this?

Like I said, I'm a friend of Luis. Is he there?

This is a terrible shock.

Luis was such an integral part of what I do.

What were Luis's responsibilities?

He was a liaison.

Liaison.

Did he have any business down at the wharf?

No, none that I am aware of.

Did he receive any personal threats on his life? Did he have any problems that

you know of? No, no, none.

Look, Mr. Griego, I said it before, but security offer still stands. I think he

ought to accept it.

Sergeant, I know that after what has happened, this may sound awkward,

but as I said before, no security is necessary.

Okay.

Once again, I'm very sorry about Luis.

Thank you.

Now that they've found this body, it may impact the deal. We must meet right

away. I'm searching Chris Novak. You called?

Thank you.

Are you sure it was your daughter?

That's good.

Then you know he's here.

There are other people who can help you find her.

But this isn't my job.

I do other things.

She's eight years old.

Very good.

Can you lip read?

A little bit?

Okay.

I know you're terrified.

I know.

Your baby.

If it was my little girl, I would be terrified also.

But I'm only one person.

What can I do?

It has nothing to do with your being deaf.

You are stubborn.

Okay. I'll do what I can.

Stubborn.

When did you learn to sign?

My freshman year in college. My roommate Abby was deaf, so I learned to sign so

we could talk.

She had a translator for class. She used to beg.

My eyes are my ears.

You can hear a bird sing, but I can hear him fly.

Oh, whatever happened to her?

She lives in Chicago. She's an architect with three kids.

Hey, that phone number you got off Mendoza belongs to one Leo Stiles. He

federal time for forgery, specialized in ID documents like driver's license,

visas, passport.

I'm Carlos Corrego.

I'm Titus Hall.

Where's Luis?

Luis is dead.

He's dead?

How did that happen?

He tried to steal my money. Now he's dead. That's all you need to know.

Given Luis's untimely death, perhaps we should postpone our business

arrangement. No.

I have to be out of this country in two days. The deal happens now. I want to

see one of the weapons.

It's the best the army has.

Lightweight, accurate, and powerful enough to take down anything, from a

a plane.

Your people won't be disappointed.

Now, where is the money?

I'm nervous.

I was assigned to Beirut in 83. That made me nervous.

Open up Stiles LAPD!

Have a warrant to search these premises?

I haven't done anything.

Given your background, I find that hard to believe.

Still, Mr. August is with the State Department.

What do you know about Luis Mendoza? I don't know any Luis Mendoza. Come on,

Stiles. You have an unlisted number that was in Mendoza's wallet. Now, come on.

Hey, what do we got here?

I was doing some work for him.

I work for lots of people.

So? You know Mendoza's dead?

He's dead?

Yeah. What do you know about that?

Nothing.

Nothing.

I swear.

Take him down to the car and read him his rights. Wait a minute.

Wait a minute. You can't just do this to me.

Looks like Mendez orders some passports. Different names, different countries.

All with his picture, huh?

Looks like he was ducking somebody.

Yeah, but why or who?

Look, I think we ought to put a tail on Griego and his driver.

On a trade minister?

Sure, why not?

You know, Sergeant Hunter, I have a growing appreciation of your instincts.

Thank you so much.

Danny, okay?

You couldn't do it, could you?

That's great.

What are we going to do now?

I got scared, Meg.

I've never done anything like this before.

What do you think this is, Disneyland?

You're the one who wanted to get away from your home. You're the one who

to get away from your mother.

I don't know why I brought you here in the first place. Meg, leave her alone.

I'll get us the money.

Oh.

You gonna hook?

Huh?

You gonna put yourself through that?

Fine.

Fine.

I'll do it.

I'm sorry, Woody.

It's okay. Don't worry about it.

This car pulled up and this guy started talking to me and I... I just couldn't

do it. Hey, it's okay.

Look, this really isn't your thing.

Maybe you should think about going home.

You wouldn't even be here if Meg hadn't dragged you.

That's not true.

It was just as much my idea as it was hers. Come on, Danny.

Meg's been on the streets most of her life. She's here because nobody wants

It's the same for me.

That's not true.

I want you.

What are you doing here?

I just wanted to see if you were okay.

Yeah, I'm great.

Actually, I'm glad you're here, you know?

I can kind of show you how easy it is.

See, now the whole key to this thing is that you choose them, you don't let them

choose you.

Yeah,

you.

Get in. We'll go someplace.

No, there's a motel around the corner.

Give me 20 bucks. I'll pay for a room.

What about your friend?

Maybe we can have a party.

No, just me.

Whatever you say.

Park your car around the back.

I'll leave the door to the remote.

Thank you.

What is your name?

Meg. Meg.

It's a very nice name, Meg.

A hundred dollars be enough, Meg?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Good.

Because you're going to earn it.

Yes, you do.

What's going on? Let's get out of here. Come on.

She hasn't been here. At least we have no record.

Have you tried the shelters?

We've already been to five. They had nothing.

It's possible she came in, gave a false name and left. It happened.

Uh, Danny ran away with a friend of hers, Meg Harris.

Do you have any information on her?

I'm sorry. I have nothing.

If she's with someone else, that can be both good and bad.

Runaways usually group together for security, but if one gets into real

he can drag the others down with him.

Mrs. Collins, if Danny is found, would she go home with you?

Do you understand the question?

She doesn't know.

Thank you.

Yes? Sergeant?

Yes, she is.

Linda Conway from the coroner's office would like to talk to you.

This is Sergeant Novak.

She was found in a motel room on La Brea.

Her neck has been broken.

I know you've been working on the runaways, but I thought maybe you'd want

see her.

Are you sure it's Meg?

Okay. All right.

Thank you.

Barbara. Barbara.

Barbara.

Listen, we will do everything we can to find her.

I promise.

Excuse me, sir.

Have you seen that girl?

Who are you?

I was hired to find her.

He's taking a long time to buy a newspaper.

Maybe he's just passing the time of day.

No, he wants something.

By a little deaf lady?

Yes, sir, that's right. Right!

I told her where to look, but she couldn't understand me.

Looks like he's got what he wanted.

Who knows what I'm going to find out.

Dorsey says he was definitely looking for Danny.

You think Danny had something to do with Luis Mendoza's murder?

Yes, I do.

Well, think about what you're doing!

There's nothing to think about. I saw who killed her. I've got to go to the

police. Then let me go with you. You can't do that. They'll put you in

All right, I'll take my chances. No, I can't let you do that. She was my

I'll go.

They'll send you home.

You know that.

I'll run away again. I'll come back. I'll find you.

Maybe things will change. I mean, maybe we'll get jobs and stuff and have her go

home. Nothing's going to change, Danny.

Nothing ever changes.

I love you, Woody.

There she is.

Danny, Danny, come on.

It's okay.

Please, please, come on. Get in the car. Get in the car.

I was giving some meals, but I'm all right.

I know you were worried.

And I'm sorry.

I'm always sorry.

You know what that means.

No matter what I do, it's never right. It's never good enough.

Sometimes, sometimes it's so bad living with you.

You don't let me breathe.

It is true.

You want me to be you.

And I can't.

To go with you, to talk for you.

It's too much. And then I feel guilty.

I know what you've been through.

And I'm sorry.

I'm sorry you're dead.

And I'm sorry that Daddy died.

But I can't be what you want me to be.

Can't you understand?

At least on the street, I'm free.

Nothing's going to happen to me.

I can take care of myself.

You leave Meg out of this. I'm not Meg.

I won't do the things that she did.

What's the difference?

I'm here.

And you found me.

He's your friend.

He said nothing will change.

I am a diplomat, Sergeant. I have immunity.

I am down here out of courtesy.

Sit down.

You're quite the courteous fellow, aren't you, Mr. Griego?

Now, tell me something.

Did you kill Meg Harris on purpose, or was it an accident?

Meg Harris?

That was her name.

That girl had a name.

I have no idea what you're talking about, Sergeant.

We have an eyewitness that saw what you did.

A 15 -year -old runaway.

Ah, a 15 -year -old runaway.

Very reliable.

Reliable enough.

Sergeant, I think I've shown enough patience.

I have an enormous amount of work to do.

Good day.

Mr. Griego.

You are a filthy murderer.

And I'm going to deport you.

What a system. A guy commits murder and walks around with total immunity.

You're right about Luis Mendoza. He was Peruvian, but when he was 16, his family

moved to Colombia.

And guess where they lived?

Medellin.

The cartel?

The war.

That's it. Textiles from Malaysia, electronics from Korea, and trucks from

Japan. That's all?

See for yourself.

Well, what about the outgoing ships?

Well, we got, uh, let me see, a couple leaving in a couple hours.

Yeah, where are they going?

Costa Rica, Ecuador, and Peru.

What's on that Peruvian ship?

Inspector, pardon me.

Woody? I'm Sergeant Chris Novak.

The juvenile officer told me that you were asking about Danny Collins.

Uh, yeah, we were friends.

I just wanted to be sure she was okay.

Well, she's safe, if that's what you mean.

Good. Um, that's good.

She shouldn't be on the streets.

They told me that you were arrested for shoplifting I Was hungry it was a way to

make some money anyway, it doesn't matter Nothing matters.

That's not true You and Danny both matter

How many crates are there? Five.

Open this.

Good. This concludes our business. Cops!

Look out, it's the cops!

Put the money in the car.

Right in the side of the truck. Get over there.

Don't move.

A lot of rockets.

Now we know what the Colombian drug dealers are going to fight the Colombian

army with, huh? Yep.

May I remind you of my immunity?

You can have your immunity, Mr. Griego, but we're confiscating your tractor

parts.

It's a courtesy we provide.

I'll escort you to the embassy, Mr. Griego. You're being deported

Yeah, you see, as soon as the Colombians realize that you lost their rockets as

well as their money, they're going to have a little chat with you. No, no, no.

You cannot do this to me. You have to arrest me and keep me here in this

country. You have to arrest me. You have to do your duty.

Arrest me.

Someone is here to see you.

What are you doing here?

What do you think I'm doing?

I was arrested.

I just wanted to say goodbye.

It's not goodbye. I'll see you again.

You are really something. You know that?

Don't you understand? They're going to send me away.

When I get out, I'm going to disappear.

How will I find you?

I don't want you to find me.

It's over.

You said that you loved me.

I would have said anything.

I needed you to survive.

I used you, Danny.

You and Meg.

And I'd do it again.

I don't believe you.

Meg was easy, Danny.

You were a little tougher, but you would have been hookin', just like her.

Why are you saying this to me? Because I'm trying to save your stupid life!

They told me your mother's here.

Go back with her or you'll end up like me.