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JUST GET BACK, PLEASE!

WHOA, TAO, THANK GOD.

WOULD YOU PLEASE TELL THESE PEOPLE

TO CALM DOWN AND STEP BACK?

CALM DOWN AND STEP BACK!

YOU DON'T SPEAK CHINESE?

NO, I DON'T. I'M FOURTH-GENICAN.

WELL, YOU ALWAYS SOUND FLUENT WHEN WE ORDER TAKEOUT!

Clay: WHY OWN A 4x4 IF YOU CAN'T PERFORM SIDEHILL MANEUVERS

WITHOUT IT STALLING OUT?

NOW, IF YOUR TRUCK HAS A SQUARE-FLANGED INTAKE MANIFOLD,

YOU'D BE CRAZY NOT TO INSTALL AN OFF-ROAD CARBURETOR.

Brenda: MAMA, YOU REALIZE

RESTAURANTS IN LOS ANGELES SERVE LUNCH, TOO.

AND CHARGE $15 FOR A SANDWICH.

NO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHEN YOU AND FRITZ

WILL HAVE THE WEDDING?

OH, FOR HEAVEN SAKES, MOTHER,

WE HAVEN'T EVEN DECIDED IF WE WANT A CEREMONY -- AT ALL.

NOW, HONEY, DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY,

BUT IF YOU'RE EVEN THINKING ABOUT STARTING A FAMILY,

TICKTOCK GOES THE CLOCK.

COME ON, WILLIE RAE.

ONE THING AT A TIME.

I MEAN, THEY'VE GOT TO FIND A HOUSE FIRST.

THIS PLACE IS NOT BIG ENOUGH FOR A KID.

WELL, ABOUT THAT...

BRENDA, DON'T TELL ME THAT YOU TWO ARE GETTING MARRIED

BECAUSE YOU'RE PREGNANT?

NO, MAMA!

WHAT I'M TRYING TO TELL YOU

IS THAT I'M GOING THROUGH EARLY ONSET MENOPAUSE, OKAY?!

ISN'T THAT JUST -- JUST LOADS BETTER?

MORE COFFEE, ANYONE?

HELLO?

OH, YES, COMMANDER.

OH, NO, NO, NO.

UM, I'M BACK ON ACTIVE DUTY AS OF YESTERDAY.

THE VICTIM WAS A 33-YEAR-OLD CHINESE NATIONAL

WITH PERMANENT-RESIDENCE STATUS.

HER NAME WAS PING-MEI ZHANG.

SHE OWNED AND OPERATED EIGHT STARS TOURS,

WHICH, AS YOU CAN SEE, WAS PRETTY SUCCESSFUL.

SO, PING-MEI -- PING-MEI...

Tao: HER HUSBAND AND FATHER-IN-LAW ARE WAITING

FOR WHEN YOU FINISH UP HERE.

LIEUTENANT. CHIEF.

AND THIS IS A PRIORITY BECAUSE...?

EIGHT STARS WAS SHUTTLING AROUND

SEVERAL HIGH-RANKING COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICIALS

FROM THE MAINLAND.

Tao: PRELIMINARY EXAM SHOWS THE VICTIM WAS STRUCK

ON THE FRONT OF THE SKULL

WITH AN UNIDENTIFIED BLUNT OBJECT.

GIVEN HOW SHE FELL,

LOOKS LIKE SHE WAS ON HER KNEES WHEN SHE GOT HIT.

MAYBE SHE WAS ASKING FOR MERCY.

OR SHE WAS LOOKING FOR THIS.

LET'S FIND OUT WHAT'S ON THIS CAMERA, PLEASE.

WHO CALLED THIS IN?

AROUND 5:00 A.M. THIS MORNING,

PING-MEI'S HUSBAND AND HER FATHER-IN-LAW --

BOTH, UH, CHINESE NATIONALS --

THEY ARRIVED TO OPEN UP THE OFFICE, SERVICE THE BUSES.

HUSBAND DISCOVERS WIFE'S BODY. HE CALLS 911.

MR. SANCHEZ, HOW ARE THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS?

THE SON HAS BASIC ENGLISH.

THE FATHER ONLY SPEAKS CHINESE,

BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, CHIEF,

OUR TRANSLATOR'S IN MONTEREY PARK UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON.

OKAY.

MR. CHEN, UM...

I'M DEPUTY CHIEF BRENDA LEIGH JOHNSON OF THE L.A.P.D.

WE ARE SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

YES.

YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHO MIGHT HAVE WANTED TO HURT YOUR WIFE?

YES, LAST NIGHT WHEN I LEAVE, I SEE MAN DOWN THIS STREET.

HE WATCH.

WHEN HE SEE ME, HE WALK AWAY FAST.

I THINK MAYBE THIS MAN KILL MY WIFE.

DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT HE LOOKED LIKE?

BLOND, UH, TALL, NOT YOUNG, NOT OLD.

I'M SORRY, IS THERE SOMETHING

YOUR FATHER THINKS WE SHOULD KNOW?

MY WIFE IS DEAD.

MY FATHER FEARS THAT WE WILL BE KILLED, TOO.

HE IS OLD AND FOOLISH

AND FORGETS THAT WE LIVE IN A NEW COUNTRY.

MR. CHEN, UM, I KNOW THIS IS VERY UPSETTING,

BUT OUR -- OUR OFFICE IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER,

AND WE'RE GONNA START WORK RIGHT NOW

TRYING TO FIND YOUR WIFE'S MURDERER,

AND IF YOU COULD COME WITH US, IT WOULD BE A BIG HELP.

YEAH.

THANK YOU.

DETECTIVE.

LIEUTENANT, WHAT'S WRONG?

EVEN AMONG ASSIMILATED CHINESE,

THE RULE IS "HONOR YOUR PARENTS."

NO CHILD TAKES THAT TONE WITH THEIR FATHER

EVEN IN THIS SITUATION.

WELL, FOR WHAT IT'S WORTH,

WE HAVE A SIMILAR TRADITION WHERE I COME FROM,

AND I CAN TELL YOU,

IT'S A LOT EASIER TO PREACH THAN TO PRACTICE.

PING-MEI SAY, "THIS IS SKYBAR."

OWNER IS CINDY CRAWFORD.

PING-MEI SAY, "THIS IS MEL'S DINER

"ON SUNSET BOULEVARD.

TELEVISION SHOW 'HAPPY DAYS' FILMED HERE."

PING-MEI ASK, "WHERE PEOPLE LIVE?"

SHE ASK, "WHO FROM FUJIAN PROVINCE?"

WHO FROM XIAMEN?

PING-MEI SAY SHE FROM PUDONG, SHANGHAI.

BUT HER HEART...ME...

CHEN REN-DI...

IS FROM XIAMEN.

PING-MEI SAY THAT I, REN-DI, AM HER LIFE.

SHE SAY I AM ALL THINGS TO HER.

SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. INTERVIEW ONE IS OPEN.

THANK YOU, DETECTIVE.

UH, MR. CHEN, I KNOW THAT YOU'VE BEEN THROUGH A LOT,

BUT TIME'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US

WHEN WE'RE INVESTIGATING A MURDER,

SO IF YOU COULD STAY JUST A SHORT WHILE LONGER

AND HELP US TO TRANSLATE SOME OF YOUR WIFE'S PHONE MESSAGES,

THAT WOULD BE VERY USEFUL.

CAN YOU DO THAT?

MR. CHEN.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

Provenza: COME ON, CHIEF.

THIS GUY AND HIS DEAD WIFE HAVE NO CREDIBILITY.

EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS THAT UP UNTIL 10 YEARS AGO,

MEL'S DINER ON SUNSET WAS A BEN FRANKS RESTAURANT.

SO SHE FUDGED THE FACTS A LITTLE.

YEAH, WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING

YOU AND GABRIEL WOULD KNOW ALL ABOUT, HUH?

KNOCK IT OFF! LIEUTENANT...

I DON'T WANT TO HEAR ANYTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS DATING THING,

FROM ANYONE, OKAY?

YES, SERGEANT.

LARRY LIN, OUR MANDARIN TRANSLATOR --

HE'S ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AWAY.

DO YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR HIM

OR JUST SEND HIM INTO INTERVIEW ONE WHEN HE GETS HERE?

NO, UM, SERGEANT. NEITHER.

I'D LIKE HIM TO WAIT HERE

AND CONFIRM MR. CHEN'S TRANSLATIONS.

THANK YOU.

OKAY, LET'S FINISH HERE, ALL RIGHT?

Woman: First saved message -- 7:19 P.M.

THIS IS PING-MEI FRIEND AN-LI.

AN-LI BUY NEW SHOES.

SHE THINK PING-MEI LIKE THESE SHOES VERY MUCH.

Woman: Next saved message -- 9:19 P.M.

THIS MAN SAY HIS NAME CHU YI.

HE THINK HE LEFT VIDEO CAMERA ON BUS.

HE WANTS PING-MEI CALL HIM.

OKAY.

Woman: Next saved message -- 9:33 P.M.

Man: Hey, hon. It's your wu ming.

I'm sorry, baby. I'm just leaving Long Beach.

Do me a favor, huh?

Since I'm running late, I'll pick you up at work.

Stay awake for me, huh?

MR. CHEN...

IF YOU COULD HELP ME UNDERSTAND THIS MESSAGE.

THIS WU MING -- DO YOU KNOW WHO THIS IS?

IT APPEARS THAT WU MING KNEW YOUR WIFE.

MR. CHEN, DID YOUR WIFE NOT GO HOME LAST NIGHT?

IS THAT WHAT HAPPENED?

APPARENTLY, YOUR WIFE WAS HAVING A RELATIONSHIP WITH ANOTHER MAN.

DID YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS?

I WANT A LAWYER.

????

RECEIVES RESIDENT STATUS.

THREE MONTHS LATER,

PING-MEI ZHANG FILES PAPERS FOR EIGHT STARS TOURS,

LISTING HERSELF AS THE SOLE OWNER.

EVEN THOUGH SHE'D BEEN MARRIED TWO YEARS BY THAT TIME?

SHE HAD THE BUSINESS IN HER NAME ALONE,

AND WE DON'T KNOW WHY.

IS THERE ANY CHANCE THAT SHE WAS BEING EXTORTED

BY ONE OF THE LOCAL GANGS, LIKE THE MAH CHING OR --

"MAH CHING GANG." JEEZ LOUISE, FOLKS.

HOW SIMPLE CAN THIS BE?

HUSBAND DISCOVERS HIS WIFE IS SLEEPING AROUND.

WHEN WIFE'S ON HER DAINTY LITTLE KNEES BEGGING FORGIVENESS,

HUSBAND -- POP! -- POPS HER ON THE HEAD.

DON'T TELL ME THAT A CHINESE MAN IS GONNA FEEL ANY DIFFERENT

ABOUT A CHEATING WIFE THAN ANY OTHER MAN.

MAYBE MORE SO.

IN MOST ASIAN CULTURES,

ADULTERY PROVES A HUSBAND'S WEAK CHARACTER,

AND THE SHAME REMAINS ON HIM EVEN AFTER THE DIVORCE.

NOW, IF REN-DI CHEN IS SUFFERING

THE SIDE EFFECTS OF CULTURE SHOCK --

TAO, IS CULTURE SHOCK LIKE A MENTAL ILLNESS?

IN THE EXTREME.

IT'S A PHENOMENON AMONG IMMIGRANTS

OR PEOPLE WHO FIND THEMSELVES IN A PLACE OTHER THAN THEIR HOME

OR IF THEIR ENVIRONMENT CHANGES SUBSTANTIALLY.

OH, YOU MEAN LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, UH, IN THE WORKPLACE.

YOU SUDDENLY FIND OUT THE PEOPLE AROUND YOU

ARE CARRYING ON A RELATIONSHIP.

YOU MEAN LIKE THAT.

AND CULTURE SHOCK CAUSES IRRATIONAL BEHAVIOR.

ANYONE FEELING IRRATIONAL? SIR?

WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED ABOUT THIS WU MING FELLA?

Irene: TURNS OUT OUR VICTIM'S BOYFRIEND WAS MAKING A LITTLE JOKE.

"WU MING" IN CHINESE MEANS "MYSTERY MAN."

AND IF ANY OF THE EMPLOYEES KNOW WHO "WU MING" IS,

THEY'RE NOT STEPPING FORWARD.

UNSURPRISING CONSIDERING THEIR LEGAL STAT.

I FOUND ONE TOUR GUIDE WE COULD SQUEEZE FOR INFO

CONSIDERING SHE'S USED TO BEING SQUEEZED.

AN-LI WONG -- ARRESTED FOR PROSTITUTION IN 2004.

Willie Rae: YOO-HOO! YOO-HOO!

AM I INTERRUPTING ANYTHING IMPORTANT?

Brenda: OH, MAMA.

Y'ALL REMEMBER MY MOTHER, WILLIE RAE JOHNSON.

THIS IS MY FATHER -- CLAY JOHNSON.

HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

DADDY, IF YOU COULD JUST WAIT ONE SECOND.

ALL RIGHT, WE NEED TO GET A SEARCH WARRANT

FOR OUR VICTIM'S COMPANY,

GET SURVEILLANCE FOR OUR GRIEVING HUSBAND,

AND LOOK INTO ANYTHING RELATING TO THE MAH CHING.

MY PLEASURE.

Willie Rae: WELL, EXCUSE ME.

Y'ALL WERE SO NICE LAST TIME I WAS HERE,

I HAVE A LITTLE SOMETHING FOR YOU.

FRITZ, BRING THE BOX IN, PLEASE.

THANK YOU.

LIEUTENANT FLYNN, THIS IS FOR YOU.

OH, THANK YOU, MA'AM.

IT'S A PICTURE...

OF US.

AND FUDGE.

OH!

[ LAUGHS ] THANK YOU.

CAPTAIN PROVENZA.

WELL [CLEARS THROAT] "LIEUTENANT."

REALLY?

I THOUGHT FOR SURE YOU'D BE A CAPTAIN BY NOW.

DETECTIVE SANCHEZ.

BUT --

ARE YOU FEELING ALL RIGHT?

YES, MUCH BETTER.

THEN STOP LEAVING ME ALONE WITH YOUR PARENTS.

I MEAN IT.

Willie Rae: LIEUTENANT TAO.

I'M GONNA WAIT OUTSIDE.

ALL RIGHT.

SERGEANT GABRIEL.

THAT WAS A MUCH SHORTER DRIVE THAN I WAS EXPECTING.

WHEN YOU SAID WE WERE COMING TO CHINATOWN --

DID BRENDA LEIGH MENTION SHE'S INVESTIGATING A MURDER IN CHINATOWN?

AND HERE WE ARE --

JUST AROUND THE CORNER FROM WHERE IT TOOK PLACE.

IMAGINE THAT.

I'LL MEET Y'ALL BY THE BUSES.

HONEY, YOU PARKED IN A RED ZONE!

SHE KEEPS WEAPONS IN HER TRUNK, CLAY.

SHE PARKS WHEREVER SHE WANTS.

I'M GONNA NEED TWO TICKETS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANKS.

BRENDA, ARE YOU SERIOUS?

OH, HUSH. IT'S FOR THEM. THEY'LL LOVE IT.

MAMA [CHUCKLES]

FRITZ AND I HAVE BEEN ON THIS TOUR SO MANY TIMES.

WOULD IT BE ALL RIGHT WITH YOU

IF YOU AND DADDY WENT BY YOURSELVES

AND WE CAUGHT UP WITH YOU LATER?

IS THIS TOUR IN CHINESE?

THAT'S HOW YOU KNOW IT'S AUTHENTIC.

CLAY, JUST GET ON THE BUS, OKAY?

MOOD SWINGS.

I UNDERSTAND. DON'T WORRY.

YOU'RE STILL STRONG, VITAL, AND BEAUTIFUL.

HONEY, I'M SO SORRY.

I THOUGHT I KNEW HOW LITTLE SHAME YOU HAD.

NOW I SEE THERE'S A LEVEL BELOW --

A WHOLE SUB-BASEMENT OF SHAMELESSNESS.

I'M HORRIBLE, I KNOW.

NO, ACTUALLY, I'M KIND OF IMPRESSED.

WELL, WILL YOU HELP ME, THEN?

OVER HERE?

UH...

HELLO.

ARE YOU AN-LI WONG?

I'M DEPUTY CHIEF BRENDA LEIGH JOHNSON OF THE L.A.P.D.

I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS I NEED TO ASK YOU.

IT'LL JUST TAKE A MINUTE.

NO ENGLISH?

FORGET IT. BRENDA, LEAVE HER ALONE.

BUT I --

AFTER YOU ARREST HER BOSS'S HUSBAND,

I'LL GET FBI AND IMMIGRATION DOWN HERE.

THEY CAN HANDLE HER AND ANY DIALECT SHE SPEAKS.

WAIT, WAIT!

YES, MISS WONG. YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY?

WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW?

PING-MEI KNEW YOU HAD BEEN A PROSTITUTE?

PING-MEI VERY GOOD FRIEND. SHE UNDERSTAND.

SHE GIVE ME JOB.

I OWE HONEST LIFE TO PING-MEI AND PING-MEI HUSBAND.

AN-LI, PING-MEI HAD A FRIEND --

A MAN WHO CALLED HIMSELF "WU MING."

DID YOU KNOW HIM?

WU MING NOT FRIEND.

WU MING NAME IS CHRIS.

LAST NIGHT, PING-MEI CALL ME.

PING-MEI SAY SHE GO SEE CHRIS.

PLEASE, YOU NO SEND ME AWAY.

I HAVE VISA. FAMILY HERE.

DID SHE SEE THIS CHRIS OFTEN?

ONE TIME, TWO TIME A MONTH,

BUT PING-MEI SAY SHE TELL CHRIS SHE SEE HIM NO MORE.

WE ARE GOOD PEOPLE.

PING-MEI'S HUSBAND -- DID HE KNOW ABOUT CHRIS?

DO YOU KNOW WHERE CHRIS LIVES?

CHICAGO.

OR MAYBE FLORIDA.

BUT PING-MEI SAY CHRIS ALWAYS STAYS AT SAME HOTEL.

PACIFIC REGAL. THIS ALL I KNOW.

THANK YOU.

PING-MEI HUSBAND, REN-DI, IS GOOD MAN.

GOOD HUSBAND.

REN-DI NOT KILL PING-MEI. I KNOW.

Willie Rae: IT WASN'T DIFFICULT AT ALL TO FIGURE OUT

WHAT THAT TOUR GUIDE WAS SAYING.

SHE'D POINT TO A MANSION AND SAY,

"CHINESE CHINESE CHINESE ROBERT WAGNER,"

OR "FRANK SINATRA CHINESE CHINESE CHINESE."

YOU OUGHT TO SEE AGNES MOOREHEAD'S PLACE.

THAT WAS A WOMAN WITH STYLE.

Y'ALL KNOW I HAVE THAT MEDICAL APPOINTMENT TOMORROW,

AND I'VE BEEN DRINKING WATER ALL AFTERNOON,

SO, UM, I NEED TO USE THE LADIES'.

WHY DON'T YOU SCOOT

AND I'LL CATCH UP WITH YOU IN A MINUTE?

SCOOT ALONG. SCOOT.

CHIEF, GABRIEL AND I PULLED HOTEL SECURITY TAPES,

AND SURE ENOUGH,

WE GOT PROM SHOTS OF OUR VICTIM AND MYSTERY MAN.

Gabriel: THE DESK CLERK IDENTIFIED HIM AS CHRISTOPHER CONROY.

HUH. [ CELLPHONE RINGS ]

OH, SORRY.

OH.

YES, DETECTIVE, WHAT IS IT?

I'VE BEEN LOOKING AT EIGHT STARS RECEIPTS,

AND EVEN IF THE BUSES WERE RUNNING 24/7 AT FULL CAPACITY...

WOULDN'T ACCOUNT FOR HOW MUCH EXTRA CASH

THEY'VE BEEN RUNNING THROUGH THE CORPORATE ACCOUNT.

How much money?

ENOUGH TO SUGGEST THAT MORE OF EIGHT STARS' TOUR GUIDES

MIGHT HAVE BEEN PROSTITUTES?

MAYBE. I MEAN, OVER THE LAST YEAR,

AT LEAST $200,000.

Thank you, Detective.

SORRY.

WE'VE GOT CONROY AND PING-MEI ENTERING THE HOTEL

AT 11:15 P.M.

AND LEAVING TOGETHER THIS MORNING AT 4:35.

AND WHEN DID MR. CONROY CHECK OUT? HE HASN'T.

AND DETECTIVE SANCHEZ SPOKE TO THE TASK FORCE

IN CHARGE OF DEALING WITH THE MAH CHING,

AND ACCORDING TO THEIR INSIDERS,

THERE'S AN EXPLICIT HANDS-OFF POLICY

TOWARDS EIGHT STARS TOURS.

SOMEONE WELL-CONNECTED WAS SPREADING CASH FROM HERE

TO COMMUNIST PARTY OFFICIALS IN BEIJING,

AND MR. CONROY JUST HAPPENS TO BE A MAJOR IMPORTER

OF CHINESE-MANUFACTURED CLOTHING.

EXCELLENT, SERGEANT.

WELL, IF MR. CONROY TURNS UP, UH, PLEASE FIND ME, DISCREETLY,

IN THE RESTAURANT.

THANKS.

CHIEF, IF YOU WANT TO BE INCONSPICUOUS,

YOU MAY WANT TO PUT THOSE AWAY.

THANK YOU.

THE FRENCH CAN ONLY DO TWO THINGS BETTER THAN ANYBODY ELSE,

AND WHAT'S IN THAT BOTTLE IS ONE OF THEM.

OH, DADDY, YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE.

NONE FOR ME, THANKS.

WHAT?

I'M, UH, ALLERGIC.

I LOVE A KIDDER.

WELL, WE'VE GOT SOMETHING SPECIAL TO RAISE

AND TWO SPECIAL PEOPLE TO RAISE IT TO.

TO MY BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL DAUGHTER...

AND FRITZ.

AS I MAKE MY WAY THROUGH LIFE,

I REALIZE MORE AND MORE THAT THE SECRET TO HAPPINESS

IS NOT, UH, WHAT YOU SEE,

IT'S WHAT YOU MANAGE TO OVERLOOK.

FRANKLY, LIFE SOMETIMES HAS A WAY OF FOOLING US.

I MEAN, WHAT WE EXPECT IN LIFE

AND WHAT YOU END UP GETTING ARE WORLDS APART.

LIKE, I USED TO BELIEVE

THAT A NEWER CAR WAS ALWAYS BETTER.

I DIDN'T WANT ANYTHING WITH ANY DENTS AND DINGS

AND NOT TOO MUCH WEAR, EITHER.

NOW, THE HAPPY MAN WILL LIFT THE HOOD --

HEAR, HEAR! BOTTOMS UP!

WELL, I'M NOT FINISHED YET.

YES, YOU ARE, CLAY. AND NOW WE REALLY NEED A DRINK.

OH!

SERGEANT GABRIEL, WHAT A WONDERFUL SURPRISE.

ARE YOU DINING HERE? JOIN US FOR DESSERT.

Gabriel: ACTUALLY, I'M ON DUTY.

UM, DID I INTERRUPT A CELEBRATION?

UH, WELL, WE WERE HONORING,

UH, BRENDA AND FRITZ'S, UH, ENGAGEMENT.

OH, WOW.

CONGRATULATIONS. THAT'S -- THAT'S GREAT.

THANK YOU, SERGEANT. WHY DON'T YOU JOIN US?

OH, I GOT A THING I -- NO, PLEASE, YOU MUST.

SIT DOWN.

SIT DOWN.

OKAY, UH...

Mr. Conroy's in room 901.

THANK YOU, SERGEANT.

NOW, IF Y'ALL EXCUSE ME,

THIS OLD CAR NEEDS TO MAKE ANOTHER PIT STOP.

MR. CONROY, I'M DEPUTY CHIEF BRENDA LEIGH JOHNSON

OF THE L.A.P.D.

THIS IS LIEUTENANT TAO.

IF YOU HAVE A MOMENT,

WE HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS WE'D LIKE TO ASK YOU.

ABOUT?

I'M A HAPPILY MARRIED MAN, MISS JOHNSON.

PING-MEI AND I AREN'T HAVING AN AFFAIR.

HOW WOULD YOU CHARACTERIZE YOUR RELATIONSHIP, MR. CONROY?

WHENEVER I'M IN L.A., WE GET TOGETHER...

FOR A NIGHT.

ARE YOU SAYING THAT YOU'VE BEEN PAYING PING-MEI

FOR HER SERVICES?

UH, WELL, WHEN I FIRST STARTED SEEING PING-MEI,

IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YES.

UM...LOOK.

THERE ARE A LOT OF YOUNG LADIES

WHO WANT TO COME OVER HERE FROM MAINLAND CHINA.

WHEN THEY GET HERE,

THEY HAVE TO PAY THE MEN WHO ARRANGED THEIR PASSAGE --

SNAKEHEADS, THEY'RE CALLED -- NOT VERY NICE GUYS.

NOW, I HELPED FREE PING-MEI OF THAT.

IS THAT A CRIME?

SHOULD I CALL MY ATTORNEY?

SO YOU CARE ABOUT PING-MEI.

WELL, YES, I DO. VERY MUCH.

ARE YOU A PHILANTHROPIST, MR. CONROY?

I'M AN ENTREPRENEUR... DETECTIVE.

MIGHT YOU KNOW HOW A YOUNG LADY FROM SHANGHAI,

WHO ARRIVED IN THIS COUNTRY PENNILESS,

MANAGED TO FIND ENOUGH MONEY

TO START A COMPANY AS LARGE AS EIGHT STARS?

I LOANED HER THE CAPITAL

FOR A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE BUSINESS.

IT'S LEGAL.

IT'S A LEGAL PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITY.

DOES PING-MEI'S HUSBAND KNOW YOUR PURSUIT OF THIS OPPORTUNITY

INCLUDES SLEEPING WITH HIS WIFE?

REN-DI IS MORE THAN SATISFIED

WITH THE LIFE I'VE MADE POSSIBLE FOR BOTH OF THEM,

INCLUDING ARRANGING VISAS FOR HIS FAMILY.

I HAVE A SOURCE THAT TELLS ME

THAT PING-MEI WANTED TO STOP SEEING YOU.

DID SHE INFORM YOU OF THAT LAST NIGHT?

YOUR SOURCE IS MISINFORMED.

WHENEVER PING-MEI WANTS TO RENEGOTIATE...TERMS,

SHE THREATENS TO WITHHOLD SEX,

WHICH, IN THAT SENSE,

MAKES OUR RELATIONSHIP NOT UNLIKE A TRADITIONAL MARRIAGE.

NOW, THAT'S THE END OF MY SATISFYING YOUR...

UNINFORMED, PURITANICAL CURIOSITY.

I'M NOT GONNA ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS...

UNTIL YOU TELL ME EXACTLY -- EXACTLY -- WHY YOU ARE HERE.

I'M SORRY TO INFORM YOU, MR. CONROY,

THAT THIS MORNING,

PING-MEI ZHANG WAS FOUND MURDERED

ON THE UPPER DECK OF ONE OF HER TOUR BUSES.

AND WE BELIEVE YOU MAY BE THE LAST PERSON

TO SEE HER ALIVE.

PING-MEI IS DEAD.

BUT...

WHEN I DROPPED HER OFF THIS MORNING, SHE WAS...FINE.

WHO ELSE ARE YOU TALKING TO?

WHERE IS HER HUSBAND IN -- IN ALL OF THIS?

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE PLANNED

FOR THE NEXT 48 HOURS, MR. CONROY,

BUT LEAVING LOS ANGELES WOULD BE A VERY BAD IDEA RIGHT NOW.

YOU KNOW, I ALWAYS GET IN TROUBLE

WHEN I TRY TO DO SOMETHING NICE FOR PEOPLE.

LUCKY FOR YOU, THEN,

I'M GUESSING THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN TOO OFTEN.

ONE GUY SAYS, "HOW CAN YOU SELL A TALKING DOG FOR ONLY $20?"

[ Chuckling ] AND THE OTHER GUY SAYS,

"YOU KNOW THE STORIES THAT DOG WAS TELLING YOU?

THEY WERE ALL A LOAD OF [BLEEP]"

BRENDA.

HOW NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

I'M SO SORRY TO KEEP Y'ALL WAITING.

I'M FEELING MUCH BETTER NOW.

WELL, THAT'S ALL THAT MATTERS.

WE'LL GRAB THE CAR AND GET YOU HOME NOW.

SERGEANT, IF YOU COULD KEEP WATCH HERE,

AND IF MR. CONROY SO MUCH AS BUYS A STICK OF GUM,

I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT.

OKAY? THANK YOU.

OH!

OH, I'M SO SORRY.

I-I JUST REALIZED I NEED TO MAKE ONE MORE STOP

AT WORK BEFORE WE HEAD HOME.

IT'LL JUST TAKE ONE MINUTE. I PROMISE.

GOOD HEAVENS, I THOUGHT YOU WERE SICK.

I AM, MAMA, WHICH IS WHY I'M GOING TO THE DOCTOR TOMORROW.

EXACTLY HOW SICK ARE YOU IF YOU'RE GOING BACK TO WORK?

GOODNESS, MAMA, YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO

THAT IF I ONLY WENT TO WORK WHEN I FELT LIKE IT,

NOTHING WOULD GET DONE!

I THINK I WOULD LIKE A PROFESSIONAL OPINION

ABOUT ALL THIS.

COME ON!

OKAY, LOOKING AT EVERYTHING

WE CARTED OUT OF EIGHT STARS TOURS,

WE GOT A 2 GIG USB FLASH DRIVE,

DISCOUNT COUPONS...

CLEANING SUPPLIES, MECHANICS TOOLS, GAS RECEIPTS.

AND ANOTHER $100,000 IN CASH

MASQUERADING AS TICKET SALES

TUCKED INTO THE BACK OF AN INDUSTRIAL SAFE.

WHERE'S THE SEVENTH WRENCH?

EXCUSE ME, DADDY?

WELL, THE NORWICH TOOL KIT HAS SEVEN REVERSIBLE WRENCHES.

THIS IS ONLY SIX PIECES HERE.

LOOKS LIKE THERE'S NO 2-INCHER.

YEP. NO 2-INCHER.

THAT ONLY PROVES THAT SOMEONE COULDN'T KEEP TRACK OF THEIR TOOLS.

MAYBE, BUT LET'S GET A DUPLICATE OF THAT 2-INCHER

AND SEE IF IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE SKULL FRACTURE.

CHIEF, I JUST GOT AN ALERT FROM MasterCard.

15 MINUTES AGO,

OUR VICTIM'S HUSBAND PURCHASED A ONE-WAY TICKET

ON TRANS CHINA AIR.

THANK YOU, DETECTIVE DANIELS.

PLEASE CALL CUSTOMS AND GET ALL THE RELEVANT FLIGHT INFORMATION.

CHIEF JOHNSON, IS IT TRUE

THAT YOU HAVE A CAMCORDER IN EVIDENCE

BELONGING TO YI CHU,

DEPUTY UNDERSECRETARY OF AGRICULTURAL AFFAIRS

FOR THE PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA?

WELL, I KNEW IT BELONGED TO A YI CHU.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT BELONGED TO THE YI CHU.

MR. CHU SAYS HE CALLED REPEATEDLY

AND TOLD YOU THAT HE BORROWED THE CAMERA FROM HIS BOSS,

AND HE'S AFRAID TO RETURN TO CHINA WITHOUT IT.

IS HE ASKING FOR ASYLUM?

THIS MAY SURPRISE YOU, BUT IN SOME CULTURES,

SUPERVISORS ARE STILL SHOWN A MODICUM OF RESPECT,

AND EMPLOYEES ACTUALLY TRY TO PLEASE THE BOSS.

SO LOSE THE ATTITUDE,

SEE THIS GUY GETS HIS DAMN CAMERA BACK.

I DON'T NEED ANY MORE GRIEF FROM THE CHINESE CONSUL,

AND I DEFINITELY DON'T NEED IT FROM YOU.

PLEASE TELL ME I DID NOT JUST SAY ALL THAT

IN FRONT OF YOUR PARENTS.

CHIEF POPE, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU

TO MY MOM AND DAD -- WILLIE RAE AND CLAY JOHNSON.

YES, IT'S A [CLEARS THROAT] GREAT PLEASURE

TO FINALLY MEET YOU BOTH. I'VE HEARD SO MUCH ABOUT YOU.

HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU, TOO.

CLAY AND I WERE SO SAD TO HEAR YOU'D GOTTEN DIVORCED...

AGAIN.

THANK YOU.

I'M, UH -- I'M DOING MUCH BETTER NOW.

WELL, ENJOY YOUR VISIT.

WILL DO.

I EXPECT WE'LL BE SEEING YOU AT BRENDA'S WEDDING.

YOU TOO.

CONGRATULATIONS.

THANK YOU, CHIEF POPE.

Provenza: CONGRATULATIONS, CHIEF!

CONGRATULATIONS! THAT'S GREAT NEWS!

CONGRATULATIONS, WILLIE RAE, CLAY.

UH, AGENT HOWARD.

SO, HAVE YOU SET A DATE YET?

HEY, CHIEF, I'VE GOT GABRIEL ON THE --

OH! PLEASE, PLEASE, PUT HIM ON SPEAKERPHONE, LIEUTENANT.

HEY, CHIEF, CONROY'S ON THE MOVE.

All right, Sergeant,

PLEASE PERSUADE HIM TO JOIN US HERE AT PARKER CENTER

FOR THE DURATION OF HIS STAY.

Thank you.

YES, MA'AM.

MR. CHEN.

MISS JOHNSON, YOU SHOULD KNOW

I'VE ADVISED MY CLIENT NOT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

WELL, THAT'S CERTAINLY HIS RIGHT, MR. LANCE.

HOWEVER, YOU MIGHT ALSO WANT TO INFORM YOUR CLIENT

THAT WHILE WE'RE NOT READY TO CHARGE HIM WITH STATE CRIMES,

WE ARE PREPARED TO TURN HIM OVER TO A FEDERAL PROSECUTOR.

ON WHAT CHARGES?

MONEY LAUNDERING, TAX EVASION, AND PROSTITUTION.

OH. DIDN'T MR. CHEN TELL YOU?

HIS WIFE WAS A PROSTITUTE, AS NOW WE SUSPECT ARE ALL --

MY WIFE IS NOT A PROSTITUTE!

TAKE IT EASY.

UNFORTUNATELY, MR. CHEN, CHRIS CONROY BEGS TO DIFFER.

IN FACT, HE REPORTS HAVING SEX WITH YOUR WIFE

AS RECENTLY AS THE NIGHT BEFORE LAST.

OR PERHAPS YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THAT.

MR. LANCE...

SINCE EIGHT STARS TOURS IS OWNED SOLELY IN PING-MEI'S NAME,

I THINK AN EXCELLENT CASE COULD BE MADE

THAT MR. CHEN HERE WAS UNAWARE

OF HER BUSINESS'S FINANCIAL IMPROPRIETIES.

IF MR. CHEN WILL COOPERATE WITH ME

IN INVESTIGATING THE MURDER OF HIS WIFE,

I SEE NO REASON TO TURN HIM OVER TO THE FEDERAL AUTHORITIES.

UM...

YES?

CONROY IS PING-MEI'S BUSINESS PARTNER.

AND HOW MANY BUSINESS PARTNERS DID YOU AND YOUR WIFE

AND THE OTHER TOUR GUIDES HAVE?

IT IS NOT LIKE THAT.

SO PING-MEI WAS NOT A PROSTITUTE?

WHEN MY WIFE FIRST COME HERE, LIKE ME, SHE HAS NOTHING.

AND SHE OWES MUCH TO THE SNAKEHEAD.

HE MAKE HER DO THINGS

TO PAY HIM BACK.

SHE HAS MUCH SHAME,

BUT SHE SURVIVE.

AND WHEN I FIRST MEET PING-MEI,

SHE IS READY TO BEGIN NEW LIFE.

SO WHY DOES SHE KEEP SEEING MR. CONROY?

HE MAKE PING-MEI PARTNER AND BRING MY FAMILY HERE.

CONROY TAKE MUCH FOR WHAT HE GIVE.

AND YOU CONTINUED TO SHARE YOUR WIFE

WITH MR. CONROY?

THAT'S A LOT TO OVERLOOK.

I COME TO UNITED STATES ON A SHIP!

IN A BOX!

I AM NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT I MUST DO,

BUT WE SUFFER MORE WHERE I COME FROM.

AND YOU NEVER TOLD MR. CONROY, "ENOUGH"?

ONE YEAR AGO, I SAY I WANT HIM GONE.

WE OWE HIM NO MORE.

BUT HE WILL NOT LET GO --

NOT OF PING-MEI, NOT OF EIGHT STAR.

AND NOW THAT I TALK TO YOU,

HE WILL KILL ME, SAME AS HE KILL MY WIFE.

ALL RIGHT, MR. CHEN.

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

XIE XIE?

MERCI BEAUCOUP. MUCHAS GRACIAS.

CHIEF, CONROY'S BEEN READ HIS RIGHTS.

ALL RIGHT.

LIEUTENANT, UM, GIVEN MR. CONROY'S ATTITUDES,

YOU UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU HAVE --

I GOT IT, CHIEF. NO NEED TO EXPLAIN.

WHAT ARE YOU, THE SECOND STRING?

SIT.

LET'S BEGIN WITH THE $100,000 OF UNREPORTED CASH

RECOVERED FROM THE EIGHT STARS OFFICE SAFE.

THAT BELONGS TO YOU, DOESN'T IT, MR. CONROY?

WELL, IF I SAY IT DOES, CAN I KEEP IT?

I'LL TAKE THAT AS A YES.

40-BIT ENCRYPTION. YOU WEREN'T EVEN TRYING.

WE HAVE EVERYTHING --

TRANSFERS FROM EIGHT STARS TO OFFSHORE ACCOUNTS,

CASH PAYOUTS WITH DATES, TIMES, PLACES.

BUT ALL THAT AMOUNTS TO, IF IT CAN BE PROVEN,

IS A SHORT STAY IN PRISON.

YOU'LL DO LIFE FOR MURDERING PING-MEI ZHANG.

I DID NOT KILL PING-MEI.

THAT'S NOT HOW IT LOOKS TO ME, MR. CONROY,

AND MORE IMPORTANTLY,

THAT'S NOT HOW IT'S GONNA LOOK TO A JURY.

BASED ON WHAT?

BASED ON WHAT YOU SAID YOURSELF.

THE VICTIM WANTED TO END YOUR RELATIONSHIP.

20 MINUTES BEFORE SHE WAS FOUND DEAD...

...PING-MEI WAS WITH YOU.

ALL RIGHT. I GET IT. NOW YOU LISTEN TO ME, OKAY?

HER HUSBAND WAS AN UNGRATEFUL BASTARD

WHO RESENTED EVERYTHING I'D GIVEN HIM -- GIVEN, OKAY?

HIS LIFE, HIS FAMILY -- EVERYTHING -- FROM THIS HAND.

NOW, FIND REN-DI.

YOU BRING HIM IN HERE!

THEN WE'LL TALK AGAIN.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, TWO HOURS AGO,

WE PICKED MR. CHEN UP

ON HIS WAY INTO THE TRANS CHINA AIR TERMINAL AT L.A.X.

WELL, THERE IT IS.

Flynn: WHAT THE HELL'S TAO DOING?

HE'S PRESSING THE GUY,

AND HE'S DROPPING THE RED FLAG ON THE HUSBAND.

THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.

HE WAS TRYING TO FLEE THE COUNTRY? WHY?

BECAUSE HE KILLED HIS WIFE. YOU KNOW IT.

YOU'RE USING REN-DI TO BUILD A CASE AGAINST ME.

HOW ARE WE DOING WITH TIME, CHIEF?

RIGHT ON SCHEDULE, LIEUTENANT.

AND, UM, WELL DONE. THANK YOU.

MR. CHEN,

YOU BELIEVE THAT THE PERSON RESPONSIBLE

FOR YOUR WIFE'S DEATH IS MR. CONROY.

NOT SURPRISINGLY,

MR. CONROY HAS AN ALTERNATE VERSION OF EVENTS.

THEREFORE, I THOUGHT THE SIMPLEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE WAY

TO GET TO THE TRUTH

MIGHT BE TO HAVE YOU BOTH SIT DOWN TOGETHER.

MR. CONROY, HAVE A SEAT, PLEASE.

SINCE YOU BOTH HAVE A DEEP ATTACHMENT TO THE SAME WOMAN,

I SHOULD THINK YOU'D HAVE A LOT TO DISCUSS.

I DID NOT KILL PING-MEI.

AND FROM WHAT YOUR DETECTIVE SAID, IT'S CLEAR WHO DID.

THAT PERSON... SHOULD PAY FOR IT.

I'M SORRY, MR. CONROY.

DID I JUST HEAR YOU THREATEN MR. CHEN'S LIFE?

NO, YOU DIDN'T.

BUT IF HE MURDERED HER,

I DO BELIEVE THAT HE SHOULD BE PUNISHED FOR THAT,

AND I THINK HE WILL BE.

MR. CHEN, I NOTICE YOU KEEP CHECKING YOUR WATCH.

I CAN TELL YOU DEFINITIVELY

THAT TRANS CHINA AIR FLIGHT NUMBER 204

HAS BEEN IN THE AIR FOR 30 MINUTES,

AND YOU ARE NOT ON IT.

NO. I AM NOT ON THIS FLIGHT.

BUT MY FATHER IS, AND SOON HE WILL BE IN SHANGHAI,

FAR FROM YOU AND FAR FROM CONROY.

THAT'S ENOUGH. NO, I NO TALK TO HER!

I TALK TO HIM! WHY WOULD YOU SEND YOUR FATHER TO SHANGHAI?

YOU TOLD US MR. CONROY WAS THE KILLER.

YOU TELL US HOW WE MUST RUN COMPANY.

WE WORK, AND THEN YOU TAKE MONEY!

YOU WANT PING-MEI, SO YOU HAVE PING-MEI!

BUT THAT IS NOT ENOUGH!

NO!

YOU MAKE MY FATHER SEE WHAT NO FATHER SHOULD SEE!

YOU COME AND GO IN FRONT OF HIM

AND DO NOT LET HIM LOOK PAST MY SHAME!

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THE HELL YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT!

MY FATHER SEES YOU WITH PING-MEI BECAUSE YOU WANT HIM TO!

AND WHEN MY FATHER ASKS PING-MEI TO NOT SEE YOU ANYMORE,

SHE SAYS SHE MUST,

THAT MY FATHER IS ONLY HERE BECAUSE OF YOU.

MY FATHER IS NOT WELL.

HE DOES NOT TAKE TO THIS COUNTRY.

YOUR FATHER STRUCK PING-MEI WITH THE WRENCH

AND MADE YOU COVER IT UP?

NO.

MY FATHER FEELS SORRY FOR ME.

BUT HE FEEL NO SHAME THAT HE KILL PING-MEI.

WHEN HE FIRST SEE YOU,

HE WANT ME TO TELL YOU THIS, BUT I SAY "NO!"

BECAUSE I KNOW IT IS CONROY THAT MAKE THIS HAPPEN!

THANK YOU, MR. CHEN.

Sergeant.

LET'S GO.

WHAT? THAT'S IT?

NO, H-HIS FATHER KILLED HER.

HE'S GONNA GO FREE? WHAT ABOUT EXTRADITION?

LET'S GO.

AND I PAID TO BRING YOU HERE.

Gabriel: TO THE RIGHT.

DETECTIVE SANCHEZ.

MR. CHEN.

I KNOW HOW YOU MUST FEEL.

DON'T BLAME YOURSELF.

YOU COULDN'T HAVE EXPECTED

THAT WE KNEW THAT YOU PURCHASED THAT TICKET

IN YOUR FATHER'S NAME

OR THAT, AFTER PICKING YOU UP AT THE AIRPORT,

WE LET YOUR FATHER GO THROUGH SECURITY

AND THEN PICKED HIM UP, TOO.

????

CHIEF, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO FIND A TRANSLATOR?

NO. THANK YOU, BUZZ.

I HAVE A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT IN 30 MINUTES.

BESIDES, I THINK WE UNDERSTAND WELL ENOUGH

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

I CAN READ THE TRANSLATION LATER.

FIRST, THE GOOD NEWS.

IT'S NOT CANCER.

Willie Rae: OH, THANK THE LORD.

MAMA, PLEASE, JUST...

SORRY. GO ON, DR. DIOLI.

OKAY, THE ULTRASOUND REVEALED POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN SYNDROME.

IT'S BENIGN GROWTHS ON THE OVARIES,

WHICH, I BELIEVE, IS CAUSING YOUR PERIMENOPAUSAL SYMPTOMS.

AND THE TREATMENT OPTIONS?

WELL, P.C.O.S. SEEMS TO BE RELATED TO INSULIN RESISTANCE,

SO THE FIRST THING THAT I WOULD RECOMMEND

IS THAT YOU CUT OUT ALL SWEETS, CANDY, CAKE.

NO.

YOU DON'T HAVE CANCER.

Dr. Dioli: THE MOST AGGRESSIVE APPROACH

TOWARDS REVERSING THE EARLY ONSET MENOPAUSE

WOULD BE AN OVULATION INDUCTION AGENT

AND A LAPAROSCOPIC PROCEDURE KNOWN AS OVARIAN DRILLING.

OVARIAN DRILLING.

OVARIAN...

DRILLING.

WELL, THAT DOESN'T SOUND TOO BAD.

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO

WITH MY WANTING MORE GRANDCHILDREN.

YOU DO THIS, AND I'LL STAY AND HELP YOU RECOVER.

WHAT DO YOU SAY, HUH?

AND THIS WILL STOP THNOPAUSE?

WELL, UNTIL IT WOULD OCCUR NATURALLY, YES.

SCHEDULE IT AS IF WE WEREN'T HERE.

OKAY, UM...

I CAN DO THE LAPAROSCOPY ON...

NEXT WEDNESDAY, 4:00 P.M.

UH...

UH, YES, LET'S --

NOPE. DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET MEETING.

UH, HOW ABOUT FRIDAY, 9:00 A.M.?

UH...HMM...

NO. PRESENTING A CASE STUDY.

TICKTOCK TICKTOCK TICKTOCK.

FINE, MAMA, FINE.

WEDNESDAY IT IS.

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