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[music playing]

All right, kids, it's my first giraffe so bare with me,

all right?

Ah.

How about a snake?

Ow.

Hey, give me another chance.

I know I can do this.

How's business.

Ah, come on, August, don't be like that.

I mean, it's not that bad.

Not that bad? Not that bad?

Not that bad?

Huh?

Look at me, Mac, look at me.

I'm standing out here dressed up like a giant hot dog, pal.

I think you look great.

Hey, do I look like I'm in the mood to be patronized?

You know, this is all your fault, all your fault.

If you had just taken the commissioner's niece

out on a date, one little favor, then

I wouldn't be stuck out here in the park

dressed up like some giant wiener looking

for some serial flasher.

August, I just couldn't do it.

I mean, have you ever seen the commissioner's niece.

I mean, this is like a walk in--

well, you know what I'm talking about.

Hey, hey, hey, look, look, no, no, look, look, over there.

AUGUST: A little warm for a trench coat.

I think that's our guy.

Hey, ladies.

He's not having a very effective day, is he?

Hey, freeze.

Police.

Oh, jeez.

Hot dog, get off the field.

Come on.

Couldn't you wait until we got a little bit

closer before you yell freeze?

Hi.

Excuse me.

What?

Can't even get a squeal out of you?

Excuse me.

[laughs]

Why's that funny?

Ow.

Sorry.

WOMAN: That looks like it hurts.

You OK?

Hey, hey, this way.

AUGUST: I'm fine. I'm fine.

I'm fine.

August, August, over here.

Look, pal, fun's over. - Fun?

You call that fun.

I tell you, something's terribly wrong in the world

when a guy like me can't even make a woman scream.

Yeah, well, maybe you just don't have the right equipment

for this line of work. Huh?

It's easy for you to say, you've

already got a big wiener.

Hey, who did you tick off to get stuck in that suit anyway.

Why did you have to go and say that, huh?

It's a hot dog.

[theme music playing]

[siren approaching]

[police radio chatter]

CHASE: What have you got?

AUGUST: Sam Como, age 49.

Guy was sliced up pretty well.

Anything missing.

Couldn't be much.

Look at this.

Stack of hundreds, credit cards, and--

Apparently they weren't too crazy about his jewelry either.

Yeah, whoever did this guy certainly

wasn't looking to get rich.

I don't suppose we've got any witnesses.

Witnesses?

Make things too easy.

Right.

McNamara.

Wrap it up.

Bag it all up.

Sure thing, Brooks.

AUGUST: Just talked to Annie.

She said our stiff used to run a strip joint over in Van Nuys.

CHASE: Sam Como's Naked Venus, semi nude exotic dancers,

live, live, live.

AUGUST: Live, live, live, as opposed to what?

Let's find out.

[music playing]

[men catcalling]

Excuse me, where's the manager's office?

Over there.

August, does the name Kendra mean anything to you?

You know, well, I may be married, Mac, but I'm not--

Let's guess.

Dead.

Why do all you married guys say that?

You get married, and all of a sudden you

start staying things like I'm not dead.

That's because I'm not dead.

But you're married.

Yeah, but I'm not dead.

CHASE: But you're married.

AUGUST: But I'm very much alive.

Ow.

[knocking]

Come in.

Mr. Banks?

AL BANKS: Yeah.

I'm Detective McDonald.

This is Detective Brooks.

LAPD.

Oh, how you doing?

I was kind of expecting you guys.

Come in.

Sit down.

Thank you.

AL BANKS: You guys want a drink?

No, thank you.

We're on duty.

Oh, yes, sorry, I didn't think about that.

Sorry.

Mr. Banks did anything unusual happen here last night?

Well the owner was killed last night,

but I assume you know that.

Sam took off about midnight.

He does that a lot.

I closed up.

AL BANKS: Last time I saw him, he's heading out the door.

Are you a partner in this place, Mr. Banks?

No.

Manager.

And have been for about seven years.

Were there any problems with any of the customers

last night?

Last night?

Let's see, last night was Tuesday.

No, no problems.

Did Sam Como seem edgy?

Anxious?

Worried about anything?

Hell, no.

I mean, Sam was a really easy going guy.

I mean, everybody liked Sam.

But-- he treated the girls like princesses.

I mean, they loved him like a father.

You know, we're a lot like a family around here.

Hm. A family?

Yeah.

Seems a little too warm and fuzzy for a joint like this,

doesn't it, Mr. Banks?

Mr. Banks, we're going to want to talk to the dances that

worked last night.

OK, well, you're going to want to talk to Monique

and Crystal and Sandra.

Look guys, is it all right if I bring them back

here for you to talk to them?

I mean, it's one thing when you guys, you know, were off duty.

But this investigation stuff kind of freaks

out the customers.

You know what I mean?

Fine.

[music playing]

Could I have a light?

Oh.

Thank you.

How lucky can a girl like me be?

I mean, it's not every day you get to be interrogated by two

gorgeous police detectives.

Oh-- thank-- thank you, Sandra.

Oh, so, Sandra, can you tell us what happened in the club

last night?

Not much.

Oh, we were a little short on dancers.

So I did a lot of extra moving and shaking.

I was on shift until 4:00 AM.

Did you see Sam Como at all last night?

Sure.

He always stopped by the dressing rooms.

He was always real concerned about us girls.

Like a father?

Maybe more like lecherous uncle.

You don't seem too upset by Como's murder.

Listen, honey, you've been in the nightclub scene

as long as I have, you seen it all.

If you let it get to you, it'll make you crazy.

Do you know of anyone that may have

had a reason to kill Sam Como?

No.

Well, he did have a big fight here a few nights ago, right

in front of everybody too.

Who did he have this fight with?

It was Crazy Johnny.

Word is Johnny wanted to by the club.

Sam wouldn't sell.

Crystal, does this Johnny have a last name?

Roman.

You can find him in one of his strip clubs.

Try the one over on Manchester.

He's a real impulsive guy.

Like I told you, Johnny doesn't play with a full deck.

So you think Johnny might have killed Sam over the club?

I wouldn't know, but they sure didn't

like each other very much.

And you girls were all together until 4:00 AM?

Yeah, you'd be surprised at who came in at that hour.

And after you got off?

Breakfast.

We always go to breakfast.

Hard to unwind after being assaulted

all night by testosterone.

Like I said, he didn't come back until midnight.

We didn't see him after that.

Monique, is that a bruise on your face?

Monique, hey, Monique, you're on.

Move it.

Thanks

Who roughed up Monique, Sandra?

Who knows.

Poor child, she's always getting herself into trouble.

[gun shot]

Stay here.

[screams]

Come on, Johnny.

We can work this out.

Work this out?

You take a swing at me and we work this out?

Huh?

Huh?

Police.

Ah, no-- no, you don't understand.

I love this guy like a brother.

I just put a bullet in the ceiling.

You want I should put one in his head.

Put the weapon down.

Now, don't nobody do anything stupid.

OK?

Everybody do what Johnny says.

Because A and I got a little business to take care of.

Now, I even suspect anybody coming after me,

it's going to break my heart on account that I may

have to blow his brains out.

[tires squeal]

[police radio chatter]

Go, go, go.

[siren blaring]

Dispatch, this is 1 William 13,

we're in pursuit of suspect, heading south on Sunland.

[sirens blaring]

[music playing]

Watch out.

Tire's flat, August.

Taxi.

Are you nuts?

What do you think you're doing?

Borrowing your car.

You can't take my cab.

[music playing]

Come on. Come on.

Come on.

What are you doing?

You'll see.

I'll see?

Yep.

[music playing]

Uh, oh, hold on.

AUGUST: Mac.

CHASE: Yeah?

AUGUST: I'd say that would be about $2.50 for the cab ride

and about $6,000 for the cab.

[music playing]

August, August, you got a quarter?

Mac, now is not the time, OK.

Johnny's in there.

What?

Hey, hey, fellas.

We need to talk to you, pal.

Hey, what do you think of my place?

I'd show you around but I think I'm a little safer in here.

You're under arrest.

Uh, relax.

I'm locked in here.

My lawyer will be right over.

That wasn't a quarter's worth.

How would you know?

Put another quarter in.

Hey, my lawyer will straighten everything in an hour.

Why don't we just chat a while until he gets here.

I'll tell you everything you need to know.

OK?

Well, you know, I didn't mean to mess up like I did today.

All I wanted to do was make an offer on the Naked Venus.

But then when Al told me Sam got whacked,

I said to myself, Johnny Roman, now it's your turn

to get the Naked Venus.

Put another quarter in.

What's the matter?

Your quarters don't fit.

Jeez.

But Al started stonewalling me, you know.

I couldn't figured it.

Just started making me crazy.

So crazy you pulled a gun on him?

Hey, I'm a little high strung, OK, especially when you're

talking about my dreams here.

Do we really need to know what that is?

Destiny.

Ever since I was a kid I knew exactly what I was going to be.

King of the strip club.

Now you think about it, beautiful women taking off

their clothes, hour after hour, day after day, week after week,

and they all work for you.

Hey, I knew I was a man cursed with big dreams.

So let me get this straight.

You went to the Naked Venus to buy it?

The Naked Venus is the next step in my master plan.

Have you guys check that place out?

Hey, they got the best dancers in town.

No offense, baby.

You guys want to know where I'm going with this?

Can't wait.

I'm out of quarters.

You've had quarters all the time?

You've quarters all this time?

I see one of joints in every mall along every highway

in this country.

Playgrounds for the kids.

Beauty salons for the little mom.

And dad inside of one of my joints

taking a respite from the boredom of the interstate.

I'm talking a revolution in family vacations.

The McDonald's of nude joints.

So did you kill Sam Como or not?

What do you think?

I'm crazy. - Do you have an alibi?

Yeah, I had a hot date.

She's married.

We were parked up in the hills, enjoying the view.

Listen, you guys are never going to solve this one.

Oh, yeah?

And why's that?

Sam Como, the guy was a dirt bag.

Everybody hated him, his dancers, his dishwashers,

his wife, even Al.

That's why I got so hot when Al said

everybody was fingering me.

Hey, it doesn't figure.

Look, I'm no murderer.

You can ask Sam's wife.

I was with her all night.

Do we really want to put another quarter in this box?

Thought the girls were cute.

DR. MORECROFT: You too are lucky it was a Tuesday night.

Any other night of the week, and your guy

would have been at the back of the line.

I never noticed Tuesday was a slow homicide day.

There's no passion on Tuesdays.

Most people are too depressed to kill each other,

so instead they would kill themselves.

Is that a personal observation or scientific fact?

Are you insinuating my personal observations

are not meaningful detective?

Should we get started, Samantha?

Sure, this way, guys.

Put your foot in your mouth again, didn't you?

Here we go, Sam Como.

That bruising on the mouth and the wrists

indicate your guy here was probably bound and gagged.

There's a laceration up here in the forehead,

and he was stabbed six times, once in the left ventricle,

once in the throat, twice in the abdomen,

and twice not too effectively in the groin area.

Thought you said there was no passion on Tuesday nights.

Yeah, well, there's always some bozo out there that

doesn't know what day it is.

Have we got anything on the weapon yet?

Not yet, we're still running the tests.

But there is something really odd about the blood.

You see, primary exam revealed that the blood dried unevenly.

That would mean our guy was stabbed over a period of time.

You got it.

Well you know, maybe our killer

was moving real slow because it was Tuesday

and he was depressed.

You got to deal with this every day, don't you?

Unfortunately, it's part of the job description.

Look, McDonald, I have been dealing with dead humans day in

and day out for the last five years.

And it would behoove you to not take

my theories about days of the week just too lightly, OK?

Sorry.

I'll try.

Well, try a little harder.

I'll let you guys know when I get the blood test finalized.

Thanks, Samantha.

I think she's warming up to me.

Yeah, right.

I can hear the wedding bells already.

[music playing]

Ms. Como.

Yes

You're a hard lady to track down.

Well I try to keep a busy schedule.

I'm Detective Brooks.

This is my partner, Detective McDonald.

So I assume you're here to talk to me about Sam's death.

Yes, actually we are.

We'll get right to the point.

Your husband had an insurance policy

naming you as a beneficiary.

Honey, that policy couldn't pay my rent.

I'm the one with the money.

So you bankroll Sam?

You got it.

My daddy was in oil.

You think that your husband was cheating on you, Mrs. Como.

Mm, wouldn't know for sure.

How long have you and Johnny been having an affair?

That Johnny just can't keep his mouth shut.

Mrs. Como, can you tell us where you were the night

of your husband's death?

Listen, I know where you're going with this, OK.

But in case you hadn't heard, Sam was a major jerk.

I fell for his line, financed the club, tied the knot,

and regretted it ever since the honeymoon.

But I didn't kill him.

You know, some of the girls thought he was very sweet.

Yeah, right.

A couple of years back, they tried

to talk Sam into putting them on a medical plan,

even start a pension.

Sam spread the word.

Those girls never worked the West Coast circuit again.

He got 50% of everything, calendars,

videos, personal appearance.

Sam was a mainstream pimp.

He didn't sell the sex.

Kept that for himself.

But he sold everything else.

He made himself off beautiful bodies.

CHASE: Want to play golf on Saturday?

Around 8 o'clock?

Sounds good.

Cool.

[music playing]

Well, Mrs. Como, what an unexpected pleasure

to see you here.

This place is turning upside down, Al.

First Sam, then Johnny pulls a gun on you.

What is that all about?

Well, you know, Johnny's always been a little bit crazy.

He may be crazy, but he's not homicidal.

I know Johnny didn't kill Sam.

Yeah, but, you know, Sam hated Johnny.

Don't be stupid, Al.

I know that.

It's why I slept with him.

You know, when Sam and I first married,

I really thought we were really going to be something.

Instead, all I became was bitter.

What was it that really happened in this club last night?

Well-- I don't know, Amber.

I can't really say I know what happened here last night.

I am not stupid, Al.

Don't forget it.

You know, Johnny wants me to sell him the Naked Venus

now that Sam is gone.

Well, why don't you sell it to me?

Since when do you have the money?

I've got investors.

I've got investors that are willing to give

you a good price right now.

Yeah?

Well, I'll have to think about it.

You know, Johnny really wants this club.

I just have to decide if he really wants me.

We're nowhere if she won't sell.

She'll come around.

She's going to sell to Johnny.

It's got to be our turn.

We're in this together.

OK?

Yeah.

All right.

WOMAN: You're on next.

They're waiting or you.

I'm thinking of leaving after my shift.

I'll be home soon.

Yeah.

Me, too.

Who were you talking to Monique?

My mom.

She wants me to come home.

Monique, there's no reason to go home.

I don't think I can be here anymore.

We are in this together.

Sandra

You're not leaving, Monique.

[music playing]

[kissing]

Mm, Johnny, that was fantastic.

You know what I was thinking, babe?

What?

My lawyer is worth every penny.

What?

Yeah, the worst they're going to squeeze me for

is some trumped up driving charges.

Johnny, what the hell were you doing roughing up Al in front

of a couple of cops anyway?

Don't worry, baby.

I've got that all cleared up.

Where are you going?

I got to meet one of the girls.

Hey, now that I'm running the show,

I got to keep them dancing, you know

keep an eye on the operation.

It's after midnight.

Come on, baby, you think I'm running around

on you is breaking my heart.

Look, it's business.

It's part of the job.

You and me, we're a team.

Hm.

I mean, that is what we wanted, no?

You're just like Sam.

Hey, don't say that.

You know I love you, sweetie pie.

See you later.

[music playing]

[explosions]

[foot steps]

What are you doing here?

[moans]

You have the rap sheet on Johnny Roman.

I sure do.

Roman bought his first club nine years ago.

Vice thinks the money came out of Atlantic City.

He's run a pretty clean shop since then.

Even does a Toys for Tots campaign every Christmas.

What about Al Banks?

He worked for Como in Vegas.

Como brought him to LA when he bought the Naked Venus.

- Amber Como? - Not a thing.

Rich daddy's girl.

End of story.

AUGUST: So Johnny starts making nice to Sam's wife.

Then decides that she's the ticket to expanding

his strip club kingdom.

Amber's covering for Johnny or she helped him do it.

But why would it take him two hours to kill Sam Como?

I don't know, maybe it's--

[phone rings] excuse, me.

Brooks.

Yeah.

Thanks a lot.

Johnny Roman is no longer a suspect.

DR. MORECROFT: Six stab wounds, chest, abdomen, and groin.

Sound familiar guys?

That plus the fact that Johnny here died with all his money

and jewelry intact.

Yeah, well, according to Cragmire's report,

there was no sign of resistance at the scene.

There's no fibers, no follicles, no human flesh

beneath the fingernails.

Your guy went down clean.

Was Johnny tied up also?

No but both of the victims had wounds

in different measurements.

And the weapon?

It looks like it was the same weapon

used, just different degree of pressure and angle of entry.

So Johnny's murder was almost identical to Como's.

Except for one thing.

The blood dried evenly this time.

Well, maybe this time the killer was in a hurry, huh?

Yeah, maybe.

Oh, god, I hate Fridays.

What about Fridays?

Car accidents, homicides, heart attacks, you name it,

it always comes in on Fridays.

Hold it right there, guys.

Thank you.

You know, most people like Fridays with all

that TGIF stuff and everything.

Not me.

It just means a lot of extra work.

- August. - Yeah?

The girl that we interviewed at the Naked Venus.

AUGUST: Mm, hm.

What was her last name?

- LaSalle, I think. - This is her.

What?

This is Monique LaSalle.

Car accident.

CAPTAIN JENSEN: Yeah, good.

Well, get back to me.

Long Beach Police have got a cross-reference

on your Naked Venus job, one of their unsolved murder cases.

Her name is Star Chambers.

Found her beaten to death three months ago.

Body was found in Long Beach, but it seems that she was

a dancer at the Naked Venus.

And it just got even better, that phone call,

it's about Monica LaSalle.

We've got a witness.

Somebody saw her being chased at high speed by another car.

Looks like another homicide.

They ID the car?

Melitti is tracking the plates down now.

So what about our victim?

Which one, Captain?

Take your pick.

All right, on Monique LaSalle, her real name Cindylou Manors,

born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Father is an insurance salesman.

Mother is a housewife.

That's it.

Good family.

I made the call on this one myself, Captain.

Prior to yesterday, she had not seen her parents in two years.

Then her mother spoke with her twice yesterday

afternoon, said Monique was upset about something.

She was scared.

She wanted to come home.

Anybody know why?

Monique was vague.

Something about being in too deep and she wanted out.

[knocks]

Plates you wanted.

The car was a company car registered to--

Let me guess.

The Naked Venus.

Ding, ding.

Give the man a cigar.

The plot thickens.

[music playing]

Oh, jeez, Sandra, first Sam, and then

Johnny, and now Monique.

Al, come on, dreams.

Right?

Yeah.

Yeah.

Dreams.

Yeah.

Come on, Al, get yourself together.

You can do this.

All those years watching Sam get

what he wanted from the girls and you taking orders.

Going home alone every night.

Must've driven you crazy seeing us out there.

All that look and do not touch.

But now you could be the one who gets to touch.

It's your moment, Al.

Don't throw it away.

Listen, I never wanted it this way.

OK?

I never wanted it this way.

But this is the way it is, Al.

You can't change it.

[music playing]

[glass shatters]

Sandra, where are you?

Sandra!

Amber, what the hell you doing?

I was with Johnny last night.

You slut, get out of here.

[screams]

[catcalling]

Think that's part of the show?

I don't think so, Mac.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

Come on, break it up.

On your feet.

Calm down.

Stop screaming.

Johnny was going to meet her the night he was killed.

Is that true?

She just called me jealous because Johnny

had fight that night.

What makes you think Johnny went to meet her that night?

Because I found his date book.

She was supposed to meet him last night.

Hey, Banks, hold on.

We want to talk to you.

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Hang on.

Go to your quarters.

Go to your quarters now.

Let's go.

Come on

You get off of me.

[music playing]

Let's go.

Dispatch this is 1 William 13, we're in pursuit of suspect,

northbound on San Bernardino.

[siren blaring]

[music playing]

AUGUST: Mac.

CHASE: Yeah?

You're on the wrong side of the road.

know.

OK, just making sure.

August, this isn't like you.

What's not like me.

Well, you usually tell him to slow down

or watch out for this, watch out for that.

You're just too calm today.

I really don't like to talk when I'm praying.

Hang on, hang on.

Look out.

Hey, guys, watch it, I think I hurt myself.

AUGUST: Yeah, yeah, yeah,

Hey, I wasn't doing anything.

Save it, Banks.

I didn't kill anybody.

I swear to God I didn't.

Then why the wild ride, Al.

I didn't anything wrong.

Things were just getting too crazy.

I was going to go back to Vegas where

things are more civilized.

Come on, Al.

Cut the crap.

Al, a car registered to the Naked Venus

was spotted following Monique just

before she crashed and burned.

Oh, my god.

Listen, guys, we let all the girls drive the car.

Well that may be so, Al.

But you are the one who's going to go down on this.

I didn't do anything wrong.

All I did was help the girls try to buy the club.

They did the rest.

Oh, my god, she's going to kill me, too.

Who's going to kill you?

[music playing]

Hey, hold yourself together.

They picked up Al.

We'll be fine.

Then what are you doing here?

Go.

Ah, jeez.

So why didn't you yell freeze?

You yelled at me last time I yelled freeze

They were closer this time.

You know what?

From now on, you yell freeze.

[music playing]

[siren approaching]

I'm out of here.

Look out.

That's enough.

Hold on, ma'am.

Where you going?

There's no where to go.

It's all over with. - Stop.

Stop.

Get out. - What going on?

Somebody's chasing me.

Get out of here.

Hey, give me my car back.

Get back here.

Hey, wait.

Hey, she stole my car.

Suspect is headed east on 20th, approaching Vernon

She's a good little driver, August.

You saw her dance in there.

Excellent eye to hand coordination.

She's turning into the park, Mac.

[music playing]

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Get off me you idiot.

Get off her.

It's not that kind of party.

Birdie, what are you doing here?

Hey, hey, hey.

Relax.

It's not worth it, sweetheart.

Trust me, I've been there.

He wasn't playing.

He was doing the same thing to Monique that he did to Star.

You're talking about the dancer who

was killed three months ago.

Yeah, when they found her body, she was beaten to death.

Sam and Monique were in the storeroom.

He started hitting Monique.

All of sudden, I just filled with rage.

I thought my god.

It was happening again.

SANDRA (VOICEOVER): Sam went crazy because he wasn't getting

what he wanted from Monique.

Once we got him subdued, We didn't know what to do.

But then it occurred, we had no other choice.

It was either him or us.

He would have killed us for certain if we untied him.

So we took turns with the knife.

Took a long time.

We had to wait for each one to go on break.

SANDRA (VOICEOVER): And finally, Monique.

We all took turns.

So we were in it together.

It was self-defense.

Once he killed Star, it was either him or us.

And Johnny?

Why did you kill Johnny?

After we did Sam, I realized that no matter

who owned the club, we were still going to be slaves.

Now with Johnny out of the way, Amber would have

sold it to us free and clean.

Her only interest were the men.

I got sick and tired of working my ass off 14 hours a day

just to keep these guys rich.

Life is too short.

You never know when you're going to wind up dead in a ditch.

So you did it for the control, is that right?

Yeah, that's right.

Sandra, Sam was stabbed over a two hour period.

Johnny wasn't.

Can you tell us why?

I did it on my own.

I only made it look like we all did it.

SANDRA (VOICEOVER): I kept changing hands with the knife,

changing my position.

Crystal and Monique, they couldn't handle it,

I was the only one who stayed with the plan.

Monique was an accident.

I just wanted to make sure that she wasn't going to the cops.

Kind of ironic, huh?

All along I just wanted to protect her.

[theme music playing]

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