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Yeah, good boy.

[ radio playing ]

[ cell phone rings ]

[ woof ]

Manny! [ whistles ]

Manny!

Oh, sh--

[ tires screeching ]

Oh, my God!

[ tires screeching ]

Mint?

No, thanks.

You didn't eat anything.

You know, I don't think I've been out for dinner

this early since the last time I went out with you.

[ chuckles ]

Sorry about this surveillance thing.

It just came out of nowhere.

It's okay.

No, it's not. You know, it's not.

I'm tired of my cop life cutting into my social life.

Funny, I didn't know you had a social life.

Real funny.

Come on, Vic.

You love what you do and you're great at it.

And you just wouldn't be you

if you didn't have a crime scene to investigate.

Why do you put up with me? Huh?

I don't.

That's why we haven't been out in 6 months.

And I want to change that. All right?

I want to change that starting by not being

a cop on call 24 hours a day.

I want you back in my life.

I can feel your heart pounding.

It's not my heart. It's not my heart.

[ cell phone vibrating ]

I'm sorry, I've got to...

[ dialing cell phone ]

VIC: This is Bruno.

When?

All right, where?

Have you called the M.E. Yet?

All right, look. Uh, close off the intersection

and I'll be there as soon as I can, okay?

[ hangs up ]

[ sighs ]

[ laughs ]

[ sighs ]

I'm sorry.

I'm gonna need some...

MAN: I'm gonna need you over here...

All right, what have you got?

We got a traffic jam in westbound,

[ indistinct ] eastbound.

You let him drive?

I asked you to come and get me!

Well, why isn't Megan there yet?

All right! All right! It's done!

[ sighs ]

You drew him a map?

Let's hope that helps with his driving.

Nothing-- hold on, I think Vic might be ready to--

WOMAN: Get someone else...

Never mind.

See you when I see you.

VIC: Why would a blind guy

try and cross an intersection like this by himself?

Suicide?

Now, we're still looking for another witness.

[ indistinct chatter ]

That's our best bet right there.

- The traffic cameras? - Yeah.

I want every image these things captured today.

Those things are only triggered by

a north- or a southbound car running a red light.

Yeah, so?

Well, you've got a westbound hit-and-run driver.

Even if that camera was triggered,

all you're gonna get is a blur.

Well, right about now,

a blur sounds pretty good to me.

[ cell phone rings ]

Excuse me.

Detective Bruno.

MEL: [ on phone ] Hey, Vic.

I didn't want you to worry what happened to me.

What's he doing here?

- He's giving me a ride home. - Look, Mel.

I'll just be a few minutes, all right?

Vic, we've been here before.

We know this is gonna take more than a few minutes.

[ hangs up ]

I'm sorry.

Sorry.

Cole!

Cole!

[ officers talking in background ]

[ thunder ]

JESS: Well, you're obviously working this.

I am not working anything.

Oh, come on, Mel. Look at you.

You've got Cole living here,

Vic wining and dining you.

I mean that's a great setup.

- Have a nice lunch. - Thanks.

That is not a setup.

Cole is just a friend.

Who happens to live here.

Who has a room here.

Vic is a friend...

Who would like to live here.

VIC: Hey!

MEL: Hi!

[ laughs ]

Hey. You here for lunch?

Actually, I'm here to apologize.

- What is that? - Oh, my God.

VIC: Now, I know there's no reason

for you to believe me, Mel.

But I'm serious.

I want you to take this

as a token of my sincerest apologies.

Not just for last night

but for all the other nights I screwed up.

Vic, you've never screwed up.

You really don't have to do this.

Just open it.

- A bullet? - Yeah.

But not just any bullet, Mel.

It's a 38-caliber slug

dug from the wall of the garage

of the St. Valentine's Day Massacre.

[ chuckles ]

Get outta here!

Yeah, get outta here.

I bought it online.

Um, and I got a certificate of authenticity.

Vic, I don't know what to say.

VIC: Say you'll have dinner with me.

Tomorrow night, 9:00,

Le Chardon.

Uh, no--no phones, no pagers, I promise.

I'm impressed.

All right, well.

I gotta go.

Um, so tomorrow night, 9:00, Le Chardon.

- 9:00. - Yeah.

I need the car, Mel.

Why?

Yesterday at the accident, there was a car

on the corner where the man was hit.

I'm afraid to even ask how you got this one.

From the police computer system.

You broke into the police computer system?

Yes, Mel.

You say "yes, Mel" like you can just do these things.

I canjust do these things.

I know you can do these things,

but you're not allowed to do these things.

You do know that you're not allowed to do these things?

Can I borrow the car, please, Mel?

Just remember to forget everything

Nestov taught you about driving, okay?

Yes, Mel.

And remember everything

I taught you about driving, okay?

Yes, Mel.

Where are you going?

The car's registered to William Carter.

I found out where he works.

[ sighs ]

[ tires screeching ]

I'm sorry. I--I didn't see you.

Yeah, nice job, pal.

Where'd you learn to drive?

I'm looking for William Carter.

- Do you know him? - What you want with Billy?

William Carter.

Oh! Oh! All right! All right!

I hit the guy. I give up.

What the hell is that?!

What are you doing?

Who are you?

Vic brought Billy in for questioning.

You should have seen the song and dance I had to do

when he wanted to know how Ifound this guy.

You sang and danced for Vic?

No, it's just an expression.

Can you turn this when I tell you, Mel?

Sure.

Okay.

So, if Billy is alien-free,

then you got a bad reading at the sight?

That doesn't happen. More.

MEL: Well, it's a pretty busy intersection.

Maybe another life force passed through there.

And stopped in the exact same spot

the blind man was run over?

Okay, it's a long shot.

Enough.

But once, I heard about this guy--

Ernie something.

He got struck by lightning twice

on a golf course on the same hole.

What's that?

Could be what we're looking for.

Well, you can bet that Miles Andrews is gonna show up today.

- Who's Miles Andrews? - Oh, he's a back door hustler

with a lot of money to throw around.

Likes to try and run roughshod over public hearings.

Never heard of him.

Well, neither did anyone else on the council

until he showed up out of nowhere one day.

[ growling ]

I guess alien dogs aren't the only ones

we have to worry about.

Aus! Aus!

Platz.

Bleib.

Fuss.

I haven't heard words like that before.

Is that the way these creatures speak?

- The dogs? - Yes.

Uh, not exactly.

I mean, they understand it, to a degree, but it's German.

Metro Canine's gonna be very happy.

It's another language. I'll explain it later.

TRAINER: So, Stan Roberts.

He bought a dog from you.

Yeah, a seeing-eye Shepherd.

He came here for training. How's Stan doing?

He was killed by a hit-and-run driver.

Oh, my God! That-- that's terrible.

We need to find the dog.

Well, he-- he wasn't with Stan?

No.

WOMAN: That doesn't make any sense.

I mean, we train those dogs,

we ingrain them with commands.

Number one with a seeing-eye is never leave its master.

COLE: How did you send the dog to Mr. Roberts?

- What? - Did he pick it up

or did you deliver it to him?

I-- I don't know.

I mean, we-- we deal with a lot of animals here.

Could you please check?

Sure.

- The train? - Maybe.

[ dogs barking ]

Do you have dogs where you come from?

Yes, something very similar.

They don't have fur

and they don't have legs or teeth.

But they do sound very much the same.

That would be a barking snake here. Heh!

TRAINER: So, we shipped Stan Roberts

a 2-year-old seeing-eye Shepherd

on the 12th of June.

[ Cole whistling ]

I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you said.

Um, the dog was shipped on the 12th

on the 8:05 commuter train to Chicago.

Thank you!

Thanks!

[ dog barks ]

There you are. Easy now, boy.

Okay, easy now! Easy!

Good boy!

[ woof ]

Good boy!

[ barking ]

Easy, boy! Easy, boy!

Good boy!

Easy, now. Easy, now.

Good boy! Good boy!

Good boy! Easy!

[ blows whistle ]

[ dog whimpers ]

[ sighs ]

[ dog growls viciously ]

[ screams ]

Aah!

- [ pounds gavel ] - Mr. Andrews,

you are not the only one who wants to address this committee.

I respectfully ask you to step down.

Well, Ms. Elders, I do not believe that

I've been given adequate time to present my master plan.

We feel you have, sir.

- Thank you, Mr. Andrews. - My proposal will provide

better housing, more jobs, safer streets--

Please, step down, sir.

In replacement of a collection

of rundown, unsanitary fire traps.

Mr. Andrews, if this committee decides to accept

your hastily thrown together development plan,

- we will do so by-- - I can assure you, madam,

that there is absolutely nothing hasty about my proposal.

ELDERS: You are excused, sir.

- And over the next few days... - [ pounds gavel ]

It is my sincere hope and desire...

Mr. Andrews, either you will step down,

or I will have you physically removed from these chambers.

Thank you.

ELDERS: Thank you, Mr. Andrews.

May we have the next speaker, please?

MEL: People get attacked by dogs all the time, Cole.

COLE: Your police scanner came in very useful, Mel.

MEL: Are you getting anything?

COLE: Does Vic like you using it?

- No, he doesn't. - Ah!

There was a life force here.

Okay.

But a dog?

Maybe there weren't enough human hosts

on that train for all 218 fugitives.

So it went into a dog because it had no choice.

- Medderan. - Who?

Medderan was Zin's bodyguard.

A Vardian, he never left Zin's side.

He was probably the last one to go through the wormhole.

It has to be him.

And he winds up a trained dog? Now, that's ironic.

And every instinct he has drives him back to Zin's side.

Okay, but if he's been here since the beginning,

why hasn't he attacked before?

Zin probably didn't need him until now.

Right!

So he killed the blind man to escape.

Then the dog catcher so that he wouldn't be locked up.

And now he's free to carry out his mission.

Vardian's best friend.

Oh, it's just another expression.

We say man's best friend because a dog

will do anything to please its master.

Okay, Mel.

So, where do we look? It's a big city.

There are a lot of places to hide.

This might help.

MEL: Where did you get this?

From the pole inside before they took it away.

Cole, that's evidence!

Yes, it is.

[ sighs ]

Come on!

Come here!

Come on! Come, boy!

That's a good boy!

Yes! You're so handsome! Are you hungry?

Huh? I'll get you something to eat.

First, I'm gonna find out where you came from, all right?

That's a boy! You stay!

You stay! That's right.

[ unzips purse ] You stay!

[ sighs and dials phone ]

Yes. Oak Lawn?

The number of the animal shelter.

Thank you.

[ dialing ]

[ whispers ] You stay.

That's right... You stay.

[ growling ]

[ screams ]

ZIN: Good job.

How're you doing, my friend?

You deserve better.

Much, much better.

Be strong, Medderan.

I am indeed making progress on the transfer process.

[ whimpers ]

You won't be locked in that form for very long.

For now...

I can provide you with some of the...

small pleasures.

It won't be long.

I promise you.

[ Jess clears throat ]

Miller Lite.

1, 2 cases...

And 6 in reserve.

Who's the collector?

What?

I heard Cole mention it a couple of times.

Does he owe money to someone or something?

- Uh.. - Or it could be a code word

for one of his secret undercover guys.

You know what I bet it is--

that toll-free number-- you know, 1-800-COLLECT.

You know what your problem is?

You still haven't made that list. Now you've got Cole.

Stoleman vodka.

Half a bottle and 3 in reserve.

On the other hand, you've got Vic.

- Jess... - So, hypothetically speaking,

who would you say would be best in--

COLE: Mel.

Cole, it's not a good idea to sneak up

on two women when they're doing inventory.

- Okay. - Okay.

- What? - I need to talk to you.

Jess, would you mind checking the scotch inventory, please?

Done it.

Jess, would you mind double-checking

the scotch inventory, please?

[ whispers ]

Fine.

Thank you.

I analyzed the hair sample.

The element mercury has recently

been introduced into the dog's system.

- And? - I want to look for the animal

in an area where there's a high concentration of mercury.

- Okay. - Where would that be?

You're asking me?

You live here.

Mercury-polluted neighborhoods

aren't generally something I keep on file.

WOMAN: [ on TV ] ...vicious attack that claimed

the life of councilwoman Jane Elders last night

has city officials concerned.

The quiet suburban neighborhood was the scene

of the second such attack in the last 24 hours.

Elders, a 3-term City Councilmember,

was found by a neighbor in her driveway

in what police are describing

as one of the most gruesome crime scenes

they've investigated in years.

MEL: Another dog attack?

We should check this out.

Mm-hmm.

MEL: While you're looking for information

on mercury purchases,

I'll see what I can find out about Jane Elders.

The records are on the 3rd floor.

I'll meet you in the Council chambers.

This committee stands in recess until 11:00 tomorrow morning.

- Councilman Prestin. - Yes.

I'm a reporter from the Tribune.

I just wanted to say that your words

on councilman Elders were very touching.

Thank you. She'll be missed.

Did she have any enemies?

You know a politician that doesn't?

Anyone who would like to have seen her removed

- from City Council? - I beg your pardon?

Were there any threats on her life

in the last few weeks?

She was attacked by some kind of wild dog,

not murdered.

- Well, we have-- - Let her rest in peace, okay?

Mel.

Do you know where 2644 3rd Street is?

No. Why?

There's an old battery factory.

They used high amounts of mercury.

This way.

I think we should keep an eye on Prestin.

Why?

Because he's holding something back.

How do you know?

Cole, I may not know how to move in hyperspeed,

but I do know when a man is holding back on me.

I'm going to track him.

I'm going to track the mercury.

[ whistles ]

Taxi!

This is a cab. You take it. I'm going to need the car.

Cole... you get in the back.

Okay.

And tell the driver where you want to go.

Okay.

And Cole, pay him when you get there.

Okay.

I'll see you later.

Yes, Mel.

MEL: [ on phone ] Hello?

- Hey, Mel. - Vic, hi.

Listen, I just finished my shift.

I'm going to take a quick shower,

and I can swing by and get you in about a half hour.

Swing by?

Yeah. We're still on for dinner, right?

Dinner. Right.

You forgot, didn't you?

Why don't I just meet you at the restaurant?

Oh, it's no trouble, I'll come and get you.

I, uh, have an errand to run.

It's probably better if I just meet you there.

You mind?

Fine. That's fine. Le Chardon at 9:00.

Le Chardon at 9:00.

You got it. I'll see you there.

[ hangs up ]

[ sighs ]

Le Chardon at 9:00.

This is 2644 3rd Street.

That'll be 137.50.

I think you must have calculated wrong.

You started with $1.90 on the meter.

It increases by $1.60 every mile.

We've traveled 32.8 miles. That means it's $54.40.

Meter don't lie, pal.

You know, I don't think you heard me.

The meter don't lie, pal.

$54.40. Thank you. I won't be long.

Yeah, guess what? I'm off duty.

I thought our discussions were over.

PRESTIN: Did you hear about Joan Elders?

ANDREWS: Yes. Unfortunate, really.

PRESTIN: Quite convenient.

You've already been handsomely

paid for your vote, Mr. Prestin.

PRESTIN: But with Joan gone,

my one vote virtually assures you

of getting what you want.

Yes. It does.

And wouldn't you agree that

guarantees come at a little higher market value?

Say 100,000... higher.

Of course, you could always find someone else

to put in your pocket in the next 10 or 12 hours.

Are you holding a gun to my head, Mr. Prestin?

I'm a politician, Mr. Andrews.

When you pass the rezoning ordinance,

and I'm guaranteed that I can begin the teardown...

You'll have your money.

That would be tomorrow.

[ cell phone rings ]

[ phone beeps ]

[ gasps ]

Can I get you anything?

I'm just going to give her a few more minutes, okay?

Thanks.

[ sighs ]

Come on, Mel.

[ cell phone rings ]

[ rings ]

[ rings ]

[ rings ]

[ rings ]

[ rings ]

[ ringing ]

[ hangs up ]

[ tires squeal ]

[ barks and growls ]

Oof!

[ Mel sighs ]

Prestin is taking bribes from Zin.

Zin wants some kind of rezoning ordinance,

and Prestin has guaranteed it to him for a lot of money.

What is rezoning?

He wants to develop land.

Zin comes all the way down here

and gets involved in real estate.

It doesn't make sense.

The land must have some significance.

Yeah.

We've got to find out what it is.

Yes. But first, Medderan.

He's changing his biological host on a molecular level.

When he attacks, the dog changes.

Changes? Into what?

- I'm not sure. - [ sighs ]

Whatever it is, I'm sure it's not good.

No. Not good, Mel.

- What happened? - Medderan.

Oh, my God. Come with me.

- But Mel, I have to-- - Come with me!

Is something wrong, Mel?

- Take off your shirt. - Why?

Because I need to clean the wound.

But I like this shirt.

Well, it's damaged. Besides, it's about time

we got you some new clothes, anyway.

Detective Bruno called earlier.

Dinner. Oh, I completely forgot.

He seemed very upset.

Well, I'll call him in a minute.

- Does that hurt? - I don't think so.

Prestin thinks he's holding all the cards.

Pushed Zin back into a corner, asking for more money.

You don't push Zin anywhere.

- Cole? - Yes, Mel?

- There's no wound. - I know.

I have the ability to regenerate small amounts of tissue.

Why are you rubbing me?

I'm not rubbing you.

Yes, you are.

It feels good, Mel.

I just wanted to make sure you were okay.

I'm okay.

You're okay.

- Thank you, Mel. - Hey.

Good night.

Good night, Cole.

PRESTIN: As for the motion before us,

to approve a redevelopment plan by Andrews and Associates,

for the slaughterhouse district--

After careful consideration, it is my belief

that the Andrews plan will work

to both preserve and rejuvenate the district.

And I hereby cast my vote in favor of rezoning

and granting Mr. Andrews approval

to begin renovation immediately.

Motion carried.

[ bang ]

[ crowd murmuring ]

[ whispers ]

Thank you.

Thank you very much.

It was a mistake.

What are you going to do?

Try to protect him.

Medderan will be nearby.

Sorry. This exit's not for public use.

We really need to speak with Councilman Prestin.

I understand. You're going to have to go around

to the main entrance reception.

We really don't have time...

to go around to the reception.

Excuse me.

[ car door closes ]

[ car alarm beeps ]

[ laughs ]

You son of a bitch!

[ growling ]

[ snarling ]

[ Prestin screams ]

Help me! Aah!

[ screaming ]

[ car horn honking ]

[ screaming ]

Help me!

Help me! Aah!

[ distant screaming ]

Medderan!

Uhh!

[ growls ]

Oof!

[ grunts ]

[ growls ]

[ grunts ]

[ growls ]

[ grunts ]

Ugh...

Oof!

- Cole! - COLE: Mel, stay back!

[ growls ]

[ Cole grunts ]

[ screaming snarl ]

Are you okay?

I think I need a new shirt, Mel.

[ laughs ]

MEL: I don't get why Zin was willing to murder...

to rezone a couple of old, rundown buildings.

Everything Zin does is for a reason.

You smell.

Thanks.

No. I mean, you smell different.

Are you wearing cologne?

No. Perfume.

Men wear cologne. Women wear perfume.

Do you like it?

Yes. I do enjoy the feeling it gives me.

I don't know why.

Pheromones...

Something men have a hard time resisting.

Do you think it's too much?

Too much for what?

Never mind.

- Hi. - MEL: Hi.

- How are you, beautiful? - Great.

Hey, Jess...

So, are you ready for a nice, quiet,

intimate, romantic dinner?

Absolutely.

Then, right this way.

COLE: Do all men have the same feeling

when they smell pheromones?

Good night, Cole.

Don't wait up, pal.

Hey, Cole. Oh, thank you.

I've been waiting all afternoon for this.

What's wrong?

I don't know...

- I smelled pheromones. - Sorry?

I smelled pheromones,

something men have a hard time resisting.

I knew it...

- She got you. - Got me?

You've got jealousy written all over you.

I do?

Deny it all you want, Cole, but I see it.

Where?

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