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JERKS LIKE CHARLIE DON'T USUALLY COMMIT SUICIDE.

WHY ARE YOU SO SUDDENLY INTERESTED

IN POOR, DEAD CHARLIE?

ALL OF US CITIZENS OF L.A.'S DARK UNDERBELLY

REMEMBER CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TELL ME WHY

ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CASE IS WIDE OPEN AGAIN.

I SAW CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.

YOU GOT 5 SECONDS. START TALKING.

IF YOU WANT THE ANSWERS YOU CAME HERE TO GET,

PUT THE GUNS DOWN.

DON'T MOVE, HUNTER.

SOMEBODY CALL AN AMBULANCE.

IT WORKS FOR ME.

RELAX, WILL YOU, HUNTER?

EVEN IF WE DO COLLAR THE GUY,

NEW ORLEANS HAS HIM. THEY HAD DIBS ON HIM FIRST.

WELL, WE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO COLLAR THIS GUY.

HAVE YOU READ THE REPORT ON HIM?

HE SHOOTS FIRST AND ASKS QUESTIONS LATER.

WELL, LISTEN, NEXT TIME YOU VOLUNTEER

FOR ONE OF THESE ASSIGNMENTS, CHECK WITH ME, OK?

CHECK WITH YOU? WHY?

HEY.

RYKER!

IF YOU'RE STILL ALIVE, COME ON OUT OF THERE.

I GOT A TRUCKBOMB IN MY HAND, RYKER.

EITHER YOU GET OUT OF THERE

OR I THROW IT IN ON YOU.

GIVE HIM 5 SECONDS AND THROW IT IN.

Ryker: WAIT! I'M COMING OUT!

THROW IT.

NO! I'M COMING OUT!

SEYMOUR...

I'D JUST LOVE TO LET YOU RELOAD,

BUT THAT'S AGAINST THE RULES, YOU KNOW THAT?

McCALL AND I ARE TAKING YOU BACK TO NEW ORLEANS.

COME ON.

WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?

WE CAN'T LEAVE.

WHY NOT?

I SAW CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.

LOOK, HAVE YOU SLIPPED INTO

SOME SORT OF A SHOPPING COMA OR SOMETHING?

LISTEN TO ME FOR A SECOND.

I SAW THE GUY. I SAW WHITEWOOD HERE.

LOOK, ARE WE TALKING ABOUT THE SAME CHARLIE WHITEWOOD

THAT DIED 6 MONTHS AGO?

THE SAME GUY THAT WE LOATHED AND HATED ALTOGETHER.

YES, HUNTER, CHARLIE WHITEWOOD...

HE'S NOT DEAD. HE'S ALIVE, AND HE'S IN NEW ORLEANS.

LET'S TALK ABOUT IT ON THE PLANE.

COME ON.

THE WORLD IS FULL OF LOOK-ALIKES, McCALL.

WHAT CAN I TELL YOU?

YEAH, WELL, THIS LOOK-ALIKE RAN

WHEN HE SAW ME STARING AT HIM.

WELL, MAYBE HE HAD TO GO CALL HIS BOOKIE.

MAYBE HE DOESN'T LIKE GIRLS. DID YOU EVER THINK OF THAT?

YOU KNOW, CAPTAIN WYLER SAID...

CAPTAIN WYLER ASSIGNED THIS CASE TO ME,

AND PERSONALLY, I THINK IT STINKS.

HAVE YOU BEEN TALKING THIS OVER WITH HUNTER?

OH, YOU DON'T BELIEVE HER, EITHER?

OH, HE BELIEVES ME.

IT JUST TOOK A LITTLE PERSUASION...

ABOUT 2,000 MILES OF IT.

IS THAT RIGHT? YOU BUY THIS?

LOOK, I THINK WE SHOULD RESPECT HER OPINION...

LIEUTENANT, HERE'S THAT FILE YOU WANTED.

THANK YOU, CARTER.

SEE WHAT THIS LITTLE CAN OF WORMS

HAS TO OFFER US.

CHARLES E. WHITEWOOD, CRIMINAL ATTORNEY.

YOUR GUY HAVE A MUSTACHE?

NO.

CHARLIE WHITEWOOD HAS A MUSTACHE.

WELL, HE SHAVED IT OFF, AND HE BLEACHED HIS HAIR.

THE GUY YOU SAW WAS BLOND?

HE HAD BLOND HAIR.

ALL RIGHT, FACED A FELONY CHARGE:

OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE, NAMELY BRIBING A JUROR.

COMMITTED SUICIDE THE DAY AFTER HE WAS INDICTED.

LIEUTENANT, THAT BODY WAS CHARRED

TO PRACTICALLY NOTHING. NOW, CHARLIE WHITEWOOD

WAS A CROOKED CRIMINAL ATTORNEY,

AND HE WAS VERY SMART.

BODY IDENTIFIED POSITIVELY FROM DENTAL CHARTS.

HIS DENTAL HISTORY

WAS CONFIRMED BY HIS ESTRANGED WIFE.

LIEUTENANT, CHARLIE WHITEWOOD CROSS-EXAMINED ME

IN A DOZEN CRIMINAL CASES

WITH HIS FACE SHOVED RIGHT UP INTO MINE.

I KNOW THAT FACE.

NOW, WHEN THAT GUY IN NEW ORLEANS SAW ME,

HE RECOGNIZED ME,

JUST LIKE I RECOGNIZED HIM

BECAUSE IT WAS CHARLIE WHITEWOOD

WITHOUT THE MUSTACHE AND WITH BLOND HAIR.

WHEN HE SAW ME, HE RAN.

HE RAN BECAUSE HE WAS CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.

AND YOU STILL HAVEN'T HAD

THE FULL 2,000-MILE TREATMENT YET.

OUR CASE LOAD ISN'T BIG ENOUGH.

YOU TWO GUYS WANT TO GO OFF CHASING CORPSES.

OK, YOU GOT 48 HOURS.

WELL, LIEUTENANT... NOW, IF THAT BODY

THAT WAS BURNED WASN'T WHITEWOOD'S,

THEN SOMEBODY WAS MURDERED,

AND IT WAS A CASE WE NEVER EVEN INVESTIGATED.

ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT 72 HOURS,

AND TELL THE NEW ORLEANS POLICE DEPARTMENT

TO PUT OUT AN APB ON THIS WHITEWOOD GUY.

SHE'S ALREADY DONE IT.

SORRY I GOT IN YOUR WAY. GO ON, GET OUT OF HERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO THANK YOU

OR TO TAKE A SWING AT YOU.

Hunter: I SAID I'D SUPPORT YOU.

I DIDN'T SAY I BELIEVED YOU.

WELL, DON'T YOU?

I DON'T KNOW.

YOU KNOW, IT KIND OF COMES AND GOES WITH ME.

WONDERFUL.

WE'RE IN AWFULLY EARLY THIS MORNING, AREN'T WE?

I'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 6:00.

I FIGURE OUR 72 HOURS BEGINS AT 8:00.

YOU WANT TO HEAR WHAT I GOT?

YEAH. OK.

THERE WERE 4 ADULT MALES MISSING

IN THE 10 DAYS BEFORE WHITEWOOD'S SUICIDE.

NOW, ALL THOSE CASES HAVE BEEN CLOSED EXCEPT FOR ONE.

THAT'S GEORGE KELLER:

AGE 50, 6'2", 180, HE WAS AN ALCOHOLIC,

AND HIS DAUGHTER'S STILL LOOKING FOR HIM.

INTERESTING, HUH?

YEAH. HOW TALL WAS CHARLIE WHITEWOOD?

CHARLIE WHITEWOOD IS 6'1", 170,

43 GOING ON 44.

LOOK, I'M GOING TO GO GRILL HIS DENTIST.

WHY DON'T YOU GO AND, UH...

WARM UP YOUR OLD RELATIONSHIP WITH ARLENE.

ARLENE WHITEWOOD?

WELL, HOW MANY ARLENES ARE THERE

IN YOUR LURID PAST, HUNTER?

WELL, JUST ONE. I STOPPED SEEING ARLENE

WHEN CHARLIE COMMITTED SUICIDE.

WAIT A MINUTE. WHEN CHARLIE WHAT?

THAT WAS A SLIP OF THE TONGUE.

YOU KNOW, YOU MUST REALLY THINK

I'M A NUTCASE, DON'T YOU?

LISTEN, YOU WANT ME

TO HANDLE THIS KELLER CASE BY MYSELF?

KELLER CASE?

YEAH, GEORGE KELLER.

HE'S THE GUY THAT BURNED TO DEATH

IN CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S CAR.

GEORGE KELLER.

THE CASE WE'RE ON FOR THE NEXT 72 HOURS.

YEAH, RIGHT. YEAH, DO THAT.

I'LL TALK TO YOU AFTER LUNCH.

UH, NO, I'LL SEE YOU AT THE MORGUE AT 5:00.

HIS DENTIST RETIRED TO SOME TURKEY RANCH OUT IN OJAI.

I GOT TO MAKE A TRIP.

5:00. MORGUE. GOT IT.

RICK.

HOW YOU DOING, ARLENE? YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW

YOU OR THAT HORSE.

WELL, I'LL TAKE THAT AS A COMPLIMENT.

WELL, IT WAS.

IS THIS AN ACCIDENT,

OR ARE YOU HERE ON BUSINESS?

WELL, I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO YOU.

MY RELATIONSHIPS WITH MY PATIENTS

IS NOBODY'S BUSINESS.

THAT'S THE LAW, INCIDENTALLY.

HE DEFENDED YOU IN A CRIMINAL CASE, DIDN'T HE?

AND THE JURY FOUND ME INNOCENT!

YOU WERE ACCUSED OF TAKING SEXUAL ADVANTAGE

OF A FEMALE PATIENT WHILE SHE WAS

UNDER ANESTHESIA, RIGHT?

SHE WAS A CRAZY FEMALE PATIENT.

AND CHARLIE PROVED MY INNOCENCE.

OH, CHARLIE? YOU KNEW HIM THAT WELL, HUH?

LOOK, I'M NOT GONNA LISTEN TO ANY MORE OF THIS.

NOT UNTIL YOU TELL ME

WHY YOU'RE ASKING ALL THESE QUESTIONS

ABOUT A MAN WHO COMMITTED SUICIDE

MORE THAN HALF A YEAR AGO.

YOU KNOW, FOR A FINANCIALLY SUCCESSFUL

AND HEALTHY MAN LIKE CHARLIE,

HE SURE HAD A MOUTHFUL OF BAD TEETH, DIDN'T HE?

WELL, MONEY CAN BUY YOU GREAT FALSE TEETH.

THE GOOD ONES ARE FREE. THEY COME WITH THE GENES.

HMM. DID YOU ATTEND CHARLES WHITEWOOD'S FUNERAL?

CHARLIE WHITEWOOD DIDN'T HAVE A FUNERAL.

HIS ASHES WERE SCATTERED AT SEA.

WELL, THANK YOU.

I THINK THAT I GOT EVERYTHING I CAME FOR.

NOW, WAIT A MINUTE.

LISTEN, YOU'VE GOT TO TELL ME WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.

I HAVE A RIGHT TO KNOW.

DOCTOR, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.

AND SO DO I.

I'LL SEE YOU AGAIN. YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.

LOOK, IF YOU'RE GONNA QUESTION MY RECORDS,

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING... YOU BETTER THINK AGAIN!

CHARLIE'S WIFE... HIS EX-WIFE... HATED ME,

BUT SHE TESTIFIED IN COURT

THAT HE HAD 3 PORCELAIN CROWNS

AND 2 IMPACTED WISDOM TEETH,

AND THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT MY RECORDS SHOW!

KNOCK IT OFF!

OK, RICK, I'LL MAKE YOU A DEAL.

FOR EVERY QUESTION YOU ANSWER,

I'LL ANSWER ONE.

WHY ARE YOU SO SUDDENLY INTERESTED

IN POOR, DEAD CHARLIE?

WELL...

MAYBE CHARLIE DIDN'T COMMIT SUICIDE.

MAYBE HE WAS MURDERED.

WHAT ELSE IS NEW?

I REMEMBER ASKING YOU THAT AT THE TIME,

WHILE YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE SO SURE THAT HE KILLED HIMSELF.

AND I BELIEVE I SAID AT THE TIME

THAT CHARLIE HAD COMMITTED A CRIME,

AND HE WAS FACING A DISBARMENT

AND 6 YEARS IN PRISON.

AND NOW YOU THINK HE WAS MURDERED. WHY?

THAT'S 3 QUESTIONS. IT'S YOUR TURN.

OK, 3 QUESTIONS.

MAYBE CHARLIE'S STILL ALIVE.

IS THAT A QUESTION?

WELL, SORT OF.

WELL, IF THERE WAS EVER A GUY

WHO COULD BRING OFF SOMETHING LIKE THAT,

CHARLIE WHITEWOOD WOULD BE THE GUY.

BUT NO, RICK, CHARLIE'S DEAD,

AND HE WASN'T MURDERED. HE CALLED ME

THE DAY HE DROVE HIS CAR OFF THE CLIFF.

HE WANTED TO SEE ME...

FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE, I WASN'T GOING TO LET HIM

TALK ME INTO DOING WHAT HE WANTED.

I SAID NO,

AND I'VE BEEN HAUNTED BY IT EVER SINCE.

OK... NO MORE QUESTIONS.

LET'S HAVE DINNER TONIGHT.

I'M A WORKING GIRL, RICK, INTERIOR DECORATOR,

AND I HAVE A CLIENT TONIGHT.

HOW ABOUT TOMORROW?

I'M FREE TOMORROW NIGHT IF YOU REALLY MEAN IT.

IT'S A DATE.

NO MORE TALK ABOUT CHARLIE?

NO MORE TALK ABOUT CHARLIE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT US.

NOW, THAT'S SOMETHING I COULD WARM UP TO

IN SOME VERY INTERESTING WAYS.

I'M NOT LATE. YOU'RE EARLY.

HOW'D YOU DO?

WELL, HE DIDN'T EXACTLY BREAK DOWN AND CONFESS,

BUT, UH, IT SURE MADE HIM NERVOUS.

Hunter: WHAT DO YOU MEAN? CONFESS TO WHAT?

YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN.

WELL, WHAT, I KEEP FORGETTING.

TELL ME.

YOU KNOW, YOU KEEP SLIPPING AWAY HERE, HUNTER.

I DON'T NEED THIS.

I GOT TO GET SUPPORT HERE, YOU KNOW?

SO, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

THE GUY FAKED THE DENTAL CHARTS OR WHAT?

I THINK THAT HE PROVIDED A DENTAL CHART

THAT MATCHED THE BURNED BODY,

AND THAT WAS A BODY THAT COULD NOT HAVE BEEN

CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S. THAT'S ALL I'M SAYING.

OH, MAN, DON'T DO THAT.

DON'T EVER DO THAT.

CARLOS, WE'RE CUSTOMERS. WE WANT SOME SERVICE HERE.

WELL, TOO BAD. I'M OFF DUTY.

IT'S 5:05 AND I'M OFF. GOOD-BYE.

CARLOS.

CARLOS.

CARLOS!

WE NEED HELP, AND WE NEED IT NOW.

WHAT...

ON MY OWN VALUABLE TIME, MAY I ADD,

CAN I DO FOR YOU?

REMEMBER CHARLIE WHITEWOOD?

HUNTER, ALL OF US CITIZENS

OF L.A.'S DARK UNDERBELLY

REMEMBER CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.

MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PEACE. GOOD-BYE.

YEAH, WELL, NEVER MIND HIS SOUL.

IS THERE ANY CHANCE

THAT THE BODY WASN'T CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S?

WELL, IF MEMORY SERVES ME, AS IT ALWAYS DOES,

THE SKULL, THE SPINE,

AND THE UPPER ARMS WERE MORE OR LESS INTACT,

WHICH INCLUDES THE TEETH,

AND THE DENTAL CHART LEFT NO ROOM FOR DOUBT

IT WAS CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.

CARLOS, IS THERE ANY POSSIBLE WAY THOSE CHARTS

COULD HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH? FALSIFIED IN ANY WAY?

IT CAME FROM HIS DENTIST DR. SPENSE.

ER, SPENCER.

I STAND CORRECTED.

WHAT ARE YOU GETTING AT? YOU GOT SOME REASONS

TO THINK IT WASN'T CHARLIE WHITEWOOD?

WOULD YOU BELIEVE ME IF I SAID I DID?

I'M AN ARTIST, DEE DEE, I'LL BELIEVE ANYTHING.

THAT'S A BIG HELP.

WOULD YOU CARE TO HEAR MY OPINION ON THE CASE?

I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING AT THE TIME

BECAUSE I JUST DIDN'T THINK ANYBODY WOULD LISTEN TO ME...

BUT IT WAS MY OPINION THEN, AND IT IS NOW,

THAT THE BODY WAS TOO WELL DONE.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN "TOO WELL DONE"?

I JUST HAD THE FEELING

SOMEONE HAD HELPED WITH THAT BURN JOB.

WELL, WHAT DO YOU MEAN "HELPED?"

I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE POURED

A LITTLE BARBECUE HELPER OR SOMETHING

ALL OVER CHARLIE BEFORE THE CAR BLEW UP.

WAIT A MINUTE, CARLOS...

THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MURDER, AND YOU DIDN'T SPEAK UP?

WHAT THE HELL'S WRONG WITH YOU?

WHO AM I, FOR GOD'S SAKE?

I'M NOT THE M.E.

I'M NOT EVEN THE THIRD ASSISTANT M.E.

NOBODY ASKS ME WHAT I THINK AROUND HERE.

WELL, DOES ANYBODY HAVE TO ASK YOU WHAT YOU THINK

ON SOMETHING THIS IMPORTANT?

WHAT IS ALL THIS ABOUT, ANYWAYS, HUH?

WHAT DO YOU GOT?

SUSPICION, CARLOS, JUST SUSPICION.

YEAH, AND NOW YOU'VE DEEPENED IT.

CARRY ON.

OH, HEY, LISTEN, WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR YOU,

GEORGE KELLER'S DAUGHTER CALLED.

SHE LEFT A MESSAGE,

SAID SHE'D COME BY AND SEE US ON THURSDAY.

WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME?

I JUST DID.

POLICE! GET OFF THE STREET.

LET'S GO. GET OFF THE STREET.

COME ON! GET HIM IN THE CAR!

THE POSSIBLE VICTIM'S LICENSE NUMBER

IS ONE-ADAM-DAVID-TIGER-849

Woman on radio: L-56, COME IN.

THIS IS L-56. OVER.

SERGEANT McCALL,

YOUR PARTNER'S LICENSE NUMBER WAS JUST CALLED IN:

A POSSIBLE 207 IN PROGRESS.

SERGEANT HUNTER IS THE POSSIBLE VICTIM.

CAR 71 IS IN PURSUIT

OF TWO VEHICLES GOING SOUTH ON 20th,

EAST OF BEACH BOULEVARD. OVER.

L-56 WILL RESPOND.

HEY, HEY, RELAX. YOU LISTEN TO ME,

YOU GOT NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

NOBODY WANTS TO PUT YOU AWAY.

DON'T EVEN WANT TO HURT YOU.

YOU HEAR WHAT I'M SAYING?

YEAH.

YOU GOT CERTAIN INFORMATION.

YOU GIVE IT TO ME,

YOU WALK OUT OF HERE WITH ALL YOUR TEETH

AND 30-40 MORE YEARS TO LIVE.

IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME WHAT I WANT...

I HAVE TO PUT YOU AWAY. UNDERSTAND?

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS TELL ME WHY...

AFTER CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S DEATH,

ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CASE IS WIDE OPEN AGAIN.

THAT'S IT?

I TELL YOU THAT, AND I WALK OUT OF HERE?

YOU HAVE MY SOLEMN OATH ON THAT, MY FRIEND.

EVERY 6 MONTHS,

THEY OPEN UP CASES THAT HAVEN'T BEEN SOLVED.

CHARLIE WHITEWOOD'S CASE IS 6 MONTHS OLD.

SO MUCH FOR SOLEMN OATHS, HUH?

YOU TAKE IT EASY, FRIEND.

I NEVER GO BACK ON MY WORD.

YOU PLAY IT STRAIGHT WITH ME,

I PLAY IT STRAIGHT WITH YOU.

NOW, I THINK YOU SHOULD THINK ABOUT IT...

AND TAKE YOUR TIME.

I TOLD YOU THE TRUTH.

Man: CHIEF!

THERE'S COPS BUZZING ALL OVER THE PLACE OUT THERE.

YOU KNOW THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THIS DUDE, BOSS.

WE BETTER GET OUT OF HERE.

OPEN THE DOOR.

Hunter: O...

098

A LICENSE NUMBER.

I THINK HE SAID ONE-LIMA-QUEEN-OCEAN-098.

DID YOU GET THAT?

YEAH, YEAH, THAT'S THE WAY I WROTE IT.

Man: THE CAR IS REGISTERED TO NICK BARTONI,

BUT HE REPORTED IT STOLEN AT 8:00 LAST NIGHT

JUST MINUTES AFTER McCALL FOUND YOU.

YEAH, NICK BARTONI. I KNOW THAT GUY.

WASN'T HE A BIG POWERHOUSE IN VEGAS DURING THE 50s?

LIVES HERE NOW, DOESN'T HE?

YEAH, THAT'S THE GUY.

THE CAR'S REGISTERED IN THAT NAME

AT 25811 PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY OUT IN MALIBU.

I WANT TO REALLY THANK YOU FOR COMING BY TO SEE ME.

THE CAPTAIN WOULDN'T HAVE COME BY TO SEE ME,

WOULD HE, McCALL?

WE'RE GOING TO GET THE PEOPLE WHO DID THIS.

THEY CAN'T GO AROUND BEATING ON MY GUYS.

AND NO WAY YOU CAN IDENTIFY THE FELLOW

WHO ASKED YOU THE QUESTIONS?

NO, IT WAS WAY TOO DARK.

I'D KNOW HIS VOICE, THOUGH.

YOU KNOW HOW LONG I COULD HOLD NICK BARTONI

ON A VOICE I.D.? ABOUT 10 MINUTES.

THAT LONG, HUH?

YEAH,

WHICH IS WHY I'M NOT EVEN GOING TO TRY.

I DON'T WANT YOU MAKING ANY MOVES ON BARTONI

WITHOUT ME KNOWING ABOUT IT.

HE IS VERY RICH, AND EVEN THOUGH HE'S RETIRED,

HE'S GOT A LOT OF POLITICIANS IN HIS POCKET

IN THIS TOWN.

HE COULD HURT THE DEPARTMENT REAL BAD

UNLESS OUR CASE AGAINST HIM IS AIRTIGHT.

DOES THAT GIVE YOU A FAINT HINT

AS TO WHY I CAME TO VISIT YOU.

YES. THANK YOU.

I LOVE YOU, HUNTER,

BUT I GOT TO PROTECT THE DEPARTMENT.

NOW, THEY'RE LETTING YOU OUT OF HERE AT NOON TODAY,

AND I'M GIVING YOU THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON OFF.

AND BY THAT, I MEAN OFF. YOU EVEN GO NEAR BARTONI,

I'M GOING TO HAVE YOUR BUTT IN A SLING.

ARE WE CLEAR ON THAT?

YEAH, I GUESS I COULD USE THE DAY OFF...

SO COULD MY HEAD, RIGHT, McCALL?

I'M HOLDING YOU RESPONSIBLE, McCALL.

WHAT TIME YOU GOT?

McCALL: I JUST THOUGHT OF ANOTHER REASON

WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BE DOING THIS.

YOU'RE OVERSELLING ME.

BARTONI IS PROBABLY SURROUNDED BY HEAVY MUSCLE.

HOW MANY GUYS DID YOU SAY HE HAD THERE LAST NIGHT?

HE HAD 5 OF THEM THERE.

NOW, THEY'RE ALL PROBABLY FROM OUT OF TOWN,

SO MY GUESS IS THEY WON'T BE THERE.

YEAH, YOU HOPE.

LOOK, ALL I WANT TO DO IS HEAR THE OLD MAN'S VOICE.

THAT'S ALL.

OK, AND THEN ONCE YOU HEAR HIS VOICE,

YOU'RE GOING TO TURN AROUND AND LEAVE, RIGHT?

NO, I'M GOING TO SHOW HIM MY .38

AND GIVE HIM 5 SECONDS TO EXPLAIN HIMSELF.

HUNTER, LOOK,

THE LIEUTENANT MADE ME RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU,

SO DO ME A FAVOR, WILL YOU? DO IT BY THE BOOK.

LOOK, I WOULDN'T BE IN THIS MESS

IF IT WASN'T FOR YOU IN THE FIRST PLACE.

OH, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.

WELL, AT LEAST NOW WE KNOW I DID SEE CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.

WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT?

WHAT DO YOU MEAN WHAT MAKES ME THINK...?

ARE WE BACK TO THAT AGAIN?

BARTONI WANTED TO KNOW

WHY THE CASE WAS BEING REOPENED. RIGHT?

NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN CHARLIE'S ALIVE.

AS A MATTER OF FACT,

BARTONI PROBABLY KILLED CHARLIE.

COME TO THINK OF IT,

THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.

YOU KNOW, DID YOU THINK

I SAW A GHOST DOWN THERE OR SOMETHING?

IF YOU TOLD ME

THAT YOU SAW CHARLIE WHITEWOOD IN NEW ORLEANS,

I'D BELIEVE YOU IN A SECOND... LIKE THAT.

I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY D...

UH, FELL FOR IT AGAIN, DIDN'T I?

EVERY TIME. YOU GO FOR IT EVERY TIME.

OW.

JUST BE CAREFUL, OK?

SURE.

SURE.

OK, HERE'S THE DEAL.

IF I'M NOT BACK HERE BY 2:25, COME GET ME.

YOU'RE GOING TO KNOCK ON THE DOOR,

AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE INVITED IN.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BREAK THE DOOR DOWN, RIGHT?

WHAT WAS IT MY GOOD FRIEND BOBBY BURNS SAID?

"THE BEST LAID PLANS OF MICE AND MEN."

HUNTER...

IF I DIDN'T HAVE A PERSONAL STAKE IN THIS,

I SWEAR I'D PUT YOU UNDER ARREST.

YEAH, I KNOW. NOW, GET IN THERE.

HANG BY THE PHONE, WILL YOU?

JUST BE COOL, ALL RIGHT?

YEAH.

IF YOU DON'T SHOW UP ON TIME,

I'M GOING TO COME IN THERE WITH 18 BACKUP UNITS.

MAKE IT 20. SEE YOU.

HOW YOU DOING, MR. BARTONI?

ARE YOU A NEIGHBOR?

MIND IF I TURN THIS OFF?

YEAH, I DO.

DO I KNOW YOU?

YEAH, WE MET LAST NIGHT.

AREN'T YOU THE GUY

THAT OWES ME 300 BUCKS FOR MY MEDICAL EXPENSES?

ARE YOU A COP?

YOU LOOK LIKE ONE.

THEN WHAT IN THE HELL ARE YOU DOING ASKING ME QUESTIONS?

YOU HEARD OF MIRANDA?

YEAH, I HEARD OF HIM.

WASN'T HE THE GUY THAT GOT OFF SCOTT FREE

AFTER MAKING A FULL CONFESSION?

WHY DON'T YOU GET LOST?

BEFORE I CALL SOME COPS THAT KNOW THE RULES.

YEAH, WELL, I KNOW THE RULES, AND SO DO YOU:

KIDNAPPING, BATTERY, THREATENING A MAN'S LIFE.

YOU BROKE THOSE RULES LAST NIGHT, REMEMBER?

YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE ME GET OUT OF THIS CHAIR

AND GO CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

LET'S SEE, WHAT WAS IT YOU SAID LAST NIGHT?

UH... OH YEAH...

IF YOU WANT ANOTHER 40 YEARS TO LIVE,

YOU'LL TELL ME WHY YOU OPENED THE WHITEWOOD CASE.

I WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU WANT TO KNOW THAT.

YOU'RE OFFERING ME ANOTHER 40 YEARS?

I'LL TAKE IT.

YOU GOT A DINNER DATE TONIGHT?

I ALWAYS HAVE A DINNER ENGAGEMENT.

IF YOU WANT TO MAKE IT, YOU'LL TALK TO ME.

AND IF I DON'T?

I TOLD A VERY GOOD FRIEND OF MINE

I'D GIVE YOU 5 SECONDS.

HOW DOES 5 SECONDS SOUND?

HA! I HAVEN'T BEEN AFRAID OF GUNS

SINCE I'M 20 YEARS OLD.

MR. BARTONI, WHAT I'VE GOT IS DIMINISHED CAPACITY.

YOU KNOW WHAT THAT IS?

WHICH MEANS I CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE

FOR WHAT I'M ABOUT TO DO.

YOU'RE CRAZY.

YEAH, AND I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT

THE WHITEWOOD CASE, YOU GOT 5 SECONDS.

OK. ALL RIGHT. I'LL MAKE A DEAL WITH YOU.

I COULD CARE LESS

ABOUT YOUR DIGGING FOR CHARLIE WHITEWOOD.

I WAS ONLY DOING A FAVOR FOR A FRIEND OF MINE.

YOU LET ME CALL HER,

TELL HER I'M BEING THREATENED BY SOME NUTSO COP.

IF SHE SAYS IT'S OK TO TELL YOU

WHAT YOU WANT TO KNOW, GREAT.

IF NOT, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO KILL ME.

DOES YOUR PHONE HAVE AN EXTENSION?

MY EXTENSIONS HAVE GOT EXTENSIONS.

HERE'S YOUR EXTENSION.

HELLO.

MAGGIE, IT'S NICK.

ANY DEVELOPMENTS?

YEAH. REMEMBER THAT COP

I HAD A LITTLE CONVERSATION WITH LAST NIGHT?

HE'S SITTING RIGHT HERE

LISTENING TO THIS CONVERSATION.

YOU'RE PUTTING ME ON.

DO YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?

YEAH, WHO IS THIS?

NICK, WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON THERE?

ARE YOU AT HOME?

MAGGIE, THIS GUY IS BONKERS.

HE'S THREATENED TO KILL ME

IF I DON'T TELL HIM WHY I WAS ASKING ABOUT WHITEWOOD.

YOU GOT THAT, BABE? HE'S GOT A GUN,

AND I'M NOT TOO SURE THAT HE WON'T USE IT.

WELL, SHALL I CALL THE COPS?

ARE YOU NUTS?

HE'D HAVE THE JOB DONE BEFORE THEY GOT HERE.

NOW, SHOULD I TELL HIM WHAT HE WANTS TO KNOW,

OR SHOULD I TELL HIM TO GET LOST.

HEY, YOU, ARE YOU STILL ON THE LINE?

YES, I AM.

WELL, I LIVE IN THE COLONY.

I'LL BE THERE IN 10 MINUTES.

WELL, YOU BETTER COME ALONE, LADY.

NICK, I'M COMING OVER THERE,

AND I'M COMING ALONE, AS YOU KNOW.

I'LL LEAVE IT UP TO YOU TO CONVINCE THIS JERK

THAT I WON'T BRING ANYBODY WITH ME.

SO, CONVINCE ME, NICK.

CONVINCE YOU? HOW?

SHE'S AS NUTTY AS YOU ARE.

DIDN'T YOU RECOGNIZE HER VOICE?

NO, WHO IS SHE?

WILL YOU BELIEVE AVA FONTAINE?

Man: IF THERE'S A DEE DEE McCALL IN HERE,

YOU'RE WANTED ON THE TELEPHONE.

YEAH.

WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MOVE THAT PREEMPT TIME

BACK TO 2:40. I'LL NEED ANOTHER HALF HOUR

TO GET THE INFORMATION I NEED.

HUNTER, DOES SOMEBODY HAVE A GUN TO YOUR HEAD?

NO, I'M SITTING RIGHT HERE WITH NICK BARTONI.

WE'RE ALONE.

NOW, AVA FONTAINE'S ON HER WAY OVER HERE.

SHE'LL BE HERE ANY SECOND NOW WITH SOME INFORMATION.

AVA FONTAINE?

IS THAT SOME KIND OF A CODE MESSAGE?

McCALL, DO YOU WANT THE ANSWERS

TO CHARLIE WHITEWOOD OR NOT?

IF YOU DO, STAY THERE UNTIL 2:40. YOU GOT THAT?

HUNTER, IF ANYTHING BAD HAPPENS TO YOU,

I'M NEVER GOING TO FORGIVE YOU.

Man on P.A.: YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE.

THE AIRPORT SHUTTLE TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA

WILL BE LEAVING IN 10 MINUTES FROM OUTSIDE GATE 7.

SANTA MONICA AND CONSTELLATION.

ALL RIGHT. COME ON, BOYS. IN! IN!

STAY!

AND MAGGIE... AVA TO YOU AND HER MILLIONS OF FANS...

SAVED MY BACON YEARS AGO.

SHE LOANED ME $300,000.

AS YOU PROBABLY KNOW,

WHATEVER AVA WANTS, AVA GETS.

AND THAT'S THE WAY IT IS.

YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING?

YOU GUYS ARE GREAT.

COME ON.

GET UP!

GET OVER THERE!

YOU, TOO. COME ON! MOVE IT!

Ava: TELL HIM TO PUT THOSE GUNS AWAY.

PUT THOSE GUNS AWAY.

LISTEN, WYATT EARP,

IF YOU WANT THE ANSWERS YOU CAME HERE TO GET,

PUT THE GUNS DOWN.

OK, COME ON DOWN, MISS FONTAINE.

WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.

WELL, WHAT DO WE DO NOW?

FLIP A COIN?

WHY?

FIND OUT WHO GOES FIRST.

YOU CAN GO FIRST.

WHY?

BECAUSE THAT'S THE WAY IT WORKS.

UH... NO.

I DON'T LIKE ONE-WAY STREETS.

I WALKED ONE ONCE IN GOWER GULCH,

AND A GUY NAMED HOWARD WAS DIRECTING THE TRAFFIC.

I HADN'T WALKED A ONE-WAY STREET SINCE.

NOW, HERE'S WHAT I WANT. I'LL GIVE YOU

THE INFORMATION YOU WANT FIRST, OK?

BUT YOU SWEAR TO ME YOU WON'T BRING ANY CHARGES

AGAINST MY FRIEND NICK... OR HIS BOYS.

OK, GO AHEAD.

CHARLIE WHITEWOOD DEFENDED A CLOSE FRIEND OF MINE

TWO YEARS AGO,

AND WE BECAME VERY, VERY WELL ACQUAINTED.

CHARLIE FELL IN LOVE WITH ME.

HE GOT A LEGAL SEPARATION FROM HIS WIFE

AND MOVED IN WITH ME.

THEN, ONE DAY CHARLIE GOT INTO TROUBLE...

GOT CAUGHT RIGGING A JURY OR SOMETHING,

AND I WOKE UP ONE AFTERNOON AND FOUND CHARLIE GONE.

CHARLIE AND ABOUT $2 MILLION WORTH OF JEWELS,

BEARER BONDS, SECURITIES, CASH... GONE.

AND THE NEXT DAY, HE DROVE OFF A CLIFF.

THE WHOLE SAD, STRANGE STORY.

NOW, IT'S YOUR TURN.

OH, AND YOU HAVEN'T HEARD FROM HIM SINCE, HUH?

IS THAT A JOKE, OR DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS?

DO YOU MEAN, THAT'S THE ANSWER?

THAT CHARLIE WASN'T IN THAT CAR?

HE'S ALIVE.

WELL, I DON'T KNOW.

AW, COME ON NOW. WE MADE A DEAL HERE,

AND THERE'S ONE THING I WAS PRETTY SURE OF

AT THE BEGINNING, AND I STILL AM.

JERKS LIKE CHARLIE DON'T USUALLY COMMIT SUICIDE.

McCall: YOU'RE RIGHT. THEY DON'T.

AT LEAST CHARLIE DIDN'T.

WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?

AVA FONTAINE,

THIS IS MY PARTNER, SERGEANT DEE DEE McCALL.

SHE'S ABOUT 15 MINUTES EARLY.

YEAH, I KNOW, I COULDN'T WAIT.

I DIDN'T LIKE THE SOUND OF THAT PHONE CALL.

MISS FONTAINE, I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID,

AND CHARLIE WASN'T IN THAT CAR.

I SAW HIM IN NEW ORLEANS

JUST A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO.

HE IS ALIVE.

SORRY, AVA, I GUESS I STEERED YOU WRONG

ON THAT ONE.

I TOLD HER I FIGURED CHARLIE TOOK THE JEWELS

AND THE BONDS AND TRIED TO FENCE THEM.

THEN THE FENCE RIPPED HIM OFF AND KILLED HIM.

I'M GOING TO BE PUTTING A $50,000 REWARD

ON THAT CREEP'S HEAD,

SO DON'T STOP LOOKING FOR HIM.

WELL, UH, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO ACCEPT REWARDS.

YOU'RE PRETTY CUTE FOR A COP.

YOU OUGHT TO TRY MY RACKET SOMETIME.

TAKES EVEN MORE GUTS THAN YOURS.

SEND ME THE NAME OF YOUR FAVORITE CHARITIES.

YOU FIND CHARLIE,

YOU'RE A PAIR OF PHILANTHROPISTS.

HOW MANY BACKUPS YOU BRING?

6.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD.

OK, YOU GUYS, GET OVER HERE.

TAKE A WALK ON THE BEACH, HUH?

MR. BARTONI...

GET OUT OF HERE.

ALWAYS RIGHT ON TIME.

AND I REMEMBER YOU:

ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL AND READY.

I WAS JUST FIXING A DRINK. WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HEAD?

I FELL DOWN.

STILL TAKE SODA WATER WITH A TWIST?

I GAVE UP THE TWIST.

WELL, I'M MAKING MYSELF A MARTINI.

I MIGHT EVEN HAVE TWO,

SO WHY DON'T YOU SIT DOWN AND BE COMFORTABLE?

NICE PLACE, ARLENE.

THANK YOU.

PROBABLY DOESN'T COUNT WITHOUT THE BOOZE,

BUT WHAT'LL WE DRINK TO? US?

LET'S SEE. LET'S DRINK TO CHARLIE.

HEY, COME ON, THAT ISN'T FUNNY.

BESIDES, YOU SAID NO TALK ABOUT CHARLIE.

YEAH, I KNOW. I LIED.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, RICK?

WELL, I LIED TO YOU

ABOUT WHY I WANTED TO TALK TO ABOUT CHARLIE.

THE FACT IS, ARLENE, HE'S ALIVE.

I SAID THIS ISN'T FUNNY.

YEAH, MY PARTNER SAW HIM IN NEW ORLEANS.

ARE YOU HERE TO TAKE ME OUT TO DINNER,

OR ARE YOU HERE AS A COP?

WELL, THAT ALL DEPENDS ON YOU.

HOW?

WELL THE BODY THEY FOUND IN CHARLIE'S CAR...

HAD A LOT OF DENTAL WORK:

CROWNS, CAPS, THAT SORT OF THING.

YES, AND HIS DENTIST VERIFIED THAT.

AND YOU CONFIRMED IT.

YES. WHY SHOULDN'T I?

BECAUSE IT WASN'T CHARLIE.

YOU'RE IN TROUBLE, ARLENE,

AND YOU AND THAT DENTIST FRIEND OF YOURS

ARE ACCOMPLICES TO MURDER BEFORE AND AFTER THE FACT.

LISTEN, RICK, AND LISTEN GOOD.

I GOT ABSOLUTELY NOTHING FROM CHARLIE'S DEATH.

HE THOUGHT HE WAS GOING TO LIVE FOREVER.

HE DIDN'T EVEN HAVE AN INSURANCE POLICY.

I DON'T CARE IF HE KILLED HIMSELF,

IF HE WAS MURDERED, OR HE DIDN'T DIE AT ALL.

ARLENE, CHARLIE'S PROBLEM

WITH THE JURY TAMPERING SITUATION

STARTED TWO YEARS BEFORE HE DIED.

3 MONTHS BEFORE YOU TWO SEPARATED.

NOW, HE HAD JUST MET AVA FONTAINE.

NOW, SHE WAS LOADED

WITH ALL KINDS OF NEGOTIABLE GOODIES

LIKE CASH, JEWELRY, STOCKS AND BONDS, THINGS LIKE THAT.

ALL CHARLIE HAD WAS HIS REPUTATION

AND A LICENSE TO PRACTICE LAW...

WHICH HE WAS GOING TO LOSE

AS SOON AS HE WENT TO PRISON.

SO, YOU SEE, YOU AND CHARLIE HAD THIS

WHOLE THING WORKED OUT... BEFORE YOU SEPARATED.

AND THAT HURTS YOU, DOESN'T IT?

HURTS ME? WHAT THE HELL

ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? HURTS ME?

YOU ENJOYED OUR LITTLE AFFAIR

JUST AS MUCH AS I DID.

DON'T MOVE, HUNTER.

JUST PUT YOUR HANDS ON THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.

FINGERS TOGETHER.

HIYA, CHARLIE.

YEAH, YEAH, BACK UP.

GET BACK.

TURN AROUND.

GET HIS GUN.

BE CAREFUL.

WHERE'S YOUR PARTNER? OUTSIDE?

NO, SHE'S HOME WATCHING TELEVISION.

CALL HER.

TELL HER ARLENE WANTS TO MAKE A STATEMENT.

YOU NEED HER HERE FOR A WITNESS.

WHAT FOR? SO YOU CAN SHOOT US BOTH?

NO, SO I CAN KEEP YOU BOTH TIED UP...

IF YOU'LL EXCUSE THE PUN...

LONG ENOUGH FOR THE TWO OF US TO GET INTO MEXICO.

YOU'LL SPEND A COZY EVENING TOGETHER.

HOUSEKEEPER WILL FIND YOU ABOUT 9:00 AM

IF SHE'S ON TIME.

AND YOU CAN TRY YOUR LUCK AT TELLING THE WORLD

THAT CHARLIE WHITEWOOD IS STILL ALIVE.

GIVE HER THE NUMBER.

DON'T SAY ANYTHING WRONG,

OR I'LL PULL THE PLUG ON YOU.

AND I MEAN THAT BOTH WAYS.

WHAT'S HER NUMBER.

HERE.

HELLO?

YEAH, McCALL? I HIT PAY DIRT.

ARLENE WANTS TO MAKE A CONFESSION,

SO WHY DON'T YOU BRING YOUR TAPE RECORDER

AND GET OVER HERE.

WHERE ARE YOU?

2023 SAN RUO, PACIFIC PALISADES.

I'LL BE RIGHT OVER.

RIGHT.

GET YOUR HANDS AT THE BACK OF YOUR HEAD.

VERY GOOD, HUNTER.

I KNEW YOU'D BE REASONABLE.

HEY, CHARLIE, YOU'VE GOT MY GUN.

CAN I PUT MY HANDS DOWN?

JUST LEAVE THEM RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE.

THAT LITTLE SEPARATION WAS JUST THE FIRST STEP

IN A BIG SCAM OF YOURS, HUH?

POOR AVA.

SHUT UP.

IF HE MOVES A FINGER, SHOOT HIM.

YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME, ARLENE.

HE SHOT OUT YOUR TIRE. COME ON!

Hunter, on loudspeaker: PULL OVER, WHITEWOOD.

YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

JUST FINISHING UP THE PAPERWORK

ON ARLENE WHITEWOOD.

I JUST TALKED TO GEORGE KELLER'S DAUGHTER.

HER FATHER'S DENTAL HISTORY MATCHES THE CHART

THAT ARLENE AND THE DENTIST SAID WAS CHARLIE'S.

WELL, I GUESS THAT DOES IT.

CASE...

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